City Council

APPROVED 02/04/2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 21, 2019 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAYJANUARY 21, 2019, BY MAYOR RIX. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: City Planner Jeschke, Police Chief Teske, DPS Director Goetzinger, State Representative Jeff Yaroch, Jill Albin, Yvonne Markel, Sheri Miller, Care House; Lori Stephens, Macomb County Warming Center; Melissa Coleman, Turning Point APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2019, regular meeting as presented. All yeas Motion carried AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 1 of 6  APPROVED 02/04/2019 CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for December 2018 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for December 2018 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for December 2018 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for December 2018 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for December 2018 f) Receive and File Recreation Department Activity Report for December 2018 g) Receive and File Library Activity Report for December 2018 h) Receive and File Water Well Report for December 2018 i) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for December 2018 j) Receive and File Offense Count Report for December 2018 k) Receive and File Arrest Code Count Report for December 2018 l) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for December 2018 m) Receive and File Call Flow Report for December 2018 n) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for December 2018 o) Receive and File 2018 Year-end Police Department Statistics p) Receive and File 2018 Year-end Offense Count Report q) Receive and File 2018 Year-end Arrest Code Count Report r) Receive and File 2018 Year-end Call Flow Report s) Receive and File December 10, 2018, Library Board Meeting Minutes t) Receive and File January 10, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes u) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for December 2018 v) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated January 17, 2019, in the amount of $185,428.84 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion carried PUBLIC HEARING 1. FY2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds City Manager Moore informed Council that this year’s allocation is estimated to be $19,468.00. Of this amount, up to 25% may be used for Public Service Projects. $300.00 for county Chore Services is automatically deducted and comes out of the Public Service projects portion of our funding. The usable amount of Public Service funds is $4,567.00 and $14,601.00 for non-Public Service project. Non-Public Service projects are broken down in two components: “Bricks & Mortar” and Planning and Administration. Planning and Administration Projects have a 20% cap. CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 2 of 6  APPROVED 02/04/2019 Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to open the public hearing for the use of FY2019-2020 CDBG Funds at 7:06 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Melissa Coleman from Turning Point, informed Council that they were requesting $1000.00 in CDBG Funds. Turning Point is a Shelter Program that provides comprehensive services for victims of domestic abuse. Lori Stephens from Macomb County Warming Shelter, informed Council that they were requesting $3000.00 in CDBG Funds. Macomb County Warming Shelter provides emergency homeless shelter. They also provide meals and other services to assist the homeless. Sheri Miller from Care House, informed Council that they were requesting $600.00 in CDBG Funds. CARE House is a Child Advocacy Center in Macomb County. Care House is a child-friendly, family-centered facility that centralizes and coordinates the complex investigation, prosecution and treatment of child physical and/or sexual abuse. Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to close the public hearing for the use of FY 2019-2020 CDBG Funds at 7:15 p.m. All yeas Motion passes ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of FY2019-2020 CDBG Allocations Motion by Greene, seconded by Warn, to allocate $16,601.00 of the FY2019-2020 CDBG funding toward the installation of two (2) ADA self-opening door operators for the main entrance of City Hall in the amount of $13,700.00. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 3 of 6  APPROVED 02/04/2019 Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to allocate $4,567.00 of the FY2019-2020 CDBG funding to the following Public Service Programs: City of Richmond Parks & Recreation Department for the Senior Services Coordinator Position, in the amount of $3,167.00. Care House in the amount of $600.00 Macomb County Warming Center in the amount of $300.00 Turning Point in the amount of $500.00 All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Special Event Request/Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce/Winter Fest Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to approve the special event request to allow the Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce to place stands throughout town for ice carvings associated with the Chambers Winter event on Friday, February 15th. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Richmond Girls Fast Pitch Association (RGFA) Banner Request Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to approve the special event application from RGFA to have an across the road banner in conjunction with their registration to be displayed Monday, February 11th through Monday, February 18th. All yeas Motion passes RACC President Yvonne Markel announced that Chamber Director Jill Albin is retiring. 4. Consideration of Approving Resolution No. 2019-1/Contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the Division Road West City Limits to East City Limits Project Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to approve Resolution No. 2019-1 and designate the City Manager and the City Clerk as individuals authorized to sign the contract between MDOT and the City of Richmond. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 4 of 6  APPROVED 02/04/2019 5. Consideration of Approving Resolution No. 2019-2/Support of a County- Wide 911 Phone Surcharge City Manager Moore informed Council the funds generated by the surcharge would be provided to the various public safety answering points (PSAP) or dispatch centers based on the number of phone lines each PSAP is responsible for. If approved the City would receive $23,020.00 from the surcharge. Macomb County is the only county in Michigan that does not have a local 9-1-1 surcharge. Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt Resolution No. 2019-2: a resolution supporting increasing the County Wide 9-1-1 phone surcharge. All yeas Motion passes 6. Consideration of Appointment to the Personnel Board Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to appoint Kevin Misch to the Personnel Board to fill an unexpired term with an expiration date of December 31, 2020. All yeas Motion passes 7. Consideration of Callahan’s Kid Castle Plaque Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to recommend that the City Council approve the purchase from Laser Mark-It for the Nicholas Callahan Memorial Kids Castle at Gierk Park in the amount of $2,190.00 with the expense to be charged to the Capital Improvements Department in the General Fund. All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER None. COUNCIL COMMENTS Reindel – Thanked DPW for the great job they did cleaning up the streets from the recent snow fall. Misteravich – Noted that State Representative Yaroch was in attendance tonight. - Reminder that the MML Capital Conference is scheduled for March 19th and 20th. Rix – Informed everyone that Police Chief Teske was recently appointed to the Macomb CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 5 of 6  APPROVED 02/04/2019 County Chiefs of Police Executive Board. - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 1/23 – TIFA meeting at 7:00 pm 1/31 – MML Training at City Hall 6-9 pm 2/4 – Council meeting at 7:00 pm 2/9 – Good Old Winter Days 2/9 – Historical buildings open CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:45 p.m. All yeas Motion carried Respectfully submitted: Karen Stagl City Clerk CCM: 0/21/2019 Page 6 of 6