City Council

APPROVED 02/17/2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 2020 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020, BY MAYOR RIX. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: DPS Director Goetzinger, Susan Styf, CARE of Southeastern Michigan APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2020, Quarterly Roundtable Meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2020, Regular Meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 02/03/2020 Page 1 of 4  APPROVED 02/17/2020 CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File November 21, 2019, EDC Meeting Minutes b) Approval of FY2020/2021 Council Goals and Objectives c) Receive and File January 22, 2020, TIFA Meeting Minutes d) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated January 30, 2020 in the amount of $ 169,191.21 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of EAP Proposal/CARE of Southeastern Michigan The proposal from CARE will provide the City with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP will provide short term counseling and other services to employees. Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to approve the proposal from CARE of Southeastern Michigan to provide an Employee Assistance Program to the City of Richmond at an annual cost of $26 per employee. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of WWTP Sludge Transfer Pumps The pumps are used to transfer sludge from the Secondary Clarifier to the decant tank and then from the decant tank to sludge storage. The current pumps are over 30 years old and in need of replacement. Motion by Reindel, seconded by Greene, to authorize the expense of $22,750.00 for the purchase of (2) progressive cavity pumps from Hamlett Environmental with expenses charged to the appropriate line items in the WWTP Equipment Replacement Fund. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 02/03/2020 Page 2 of 4  APPROVED 02/17/2020 3. Consideration of Macomb County Blanket Maintenance Permit Macomb County requires a blanket maintenance permit for DPW related activities in their right-of-way. Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to designate the Public Service Director and City Clerk as the individuals authorized to sign permit application between MCDoR and the City of Richmond. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Bid Award/Pierce Street Overlay Project Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to award the Pierce Street Overlay project to Astec Asphalt in the amount of $77,637.25 with expenses charged to the appropriate line items in the Local Street Fund. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Proposal to Evaluate and Optimize our VFD’s Council is being asked to approve a proposal from Suez to evaluate and optimize our variable frequency drive (VFDs). A primary function of a VFD is to reduce impact shock to the equipment and to the water system by slowly starting and stopping the wells when they run. Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to waive the purchasing ordinance requirements due to Section 64-53(d) and authorize the expense of $7,000.00 to Suez (Peerless Midwest) to optimize operating parameters at each well house VFD. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn, Allen) Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - After the next regular meeting, there will be a special meeting to discuss food trucks. - On February 24th, Council will have a joint meeting with the Library Board at 7:00 pm at the Library to go over the library design proposal. COUNCIL COMMENTS CCM: 02/03/2020 Page 3 of 4  APPROVED 02/17/2020 Rix – Thanked all of the City Departments and numerous volunteers who helped to make the Good Old Winter Days a success. CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Allen, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:21 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully submitted: Karen Stagl City Clerk CCM: 02/03/2020 Page 4 of 4