City Council

APPROVED 01/20/2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 6, 2025 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025, BY MAYOR RIX. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Schultz, Warn Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk McCallister, DPW Director Goetzinger Visitors: Breanne LaPorte (Commercial House) APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Schultz, to approve the minutes of the December 16, 2024, 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 CONSENT AGENDA CCM: 01/06/2025 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 01/20/2025 a) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated January 6, in the amount of $351,373.53 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 Special Event Request/Commercial House/Bibs and Brews Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to approve special event request from Commercial House for their Bibs & Brews event on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm, with vendors, Chili Cook-Off and outdoor music. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Purchase/Street Sweeper Motion by Schultz, seconded by Warn, to authorize the expense of $289,500 for the purchase of an Elgin Pelican with autolube from Macqueen Equipment with funds charged to 404-442-981.000, DPW Equipment Replacement; Vehicle Acquisition with a delivery date scheduled as early as January 2025. Discussion on motion: Councilors asked about specifics of the new machine as compared to the City’s current model. DPW Director Goetzinger provided more thorough information about the unit. No other comments were received. All yeas Motion passes Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to amend line item 404-442-981.000, DPW Equipment Replacement; Vehicle Acquisition from $110,000 to $399,500. CCM: 01/06/2025 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 01/20/2025 Discussion on motion: Misteravich asked if the City’s current sweeper could be sold or traded in. Administration was uncertain how much we will receive, so it was not included in the background brief. No other comments were received. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Soil Borings/Main Street Water Main Replacement Motion by Allen, seconded by Schultz, to authorize the expense of $12,825 for soil borings on the Main Street Water Main project by G2 Consulting Group with expenses charged to the appropriate line item in the Water Fund. Discussion on motion: Mayor Rix asked about the possibility of finding contamination and the expense associated with correcting the issue. City Manager Moore indicated it would be the City’s financial responsibility to correct any issues found. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Approving City Office HVAC Repairs Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to award City Hall Rooftop AC Unit Replacement project to Tony’s Heating & Cooling in the amount of $206,460 with expenses charged to the appropriate line items in General, Major Street, Local Street, TIFA, Sanitary Sewer, and Water funds and request that the TIFA Board consider their portion of the project. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Board Appointment/Library Board Motion by Allen, seconded by Schultz, to appoint Heather McCallister, to the Library Board for a two (2)-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2025. CCM: 01/06/2025 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 01/20/2025 All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER All upcoming projects have been bid out. The advertisement has been posted for Architectural Services for the library’s expansion/renovation. A follow up will take place within six (6) weeks. The demolition of the newly acquired property was published in the local newspaper. RVFD and RPD intend to utilize the property for training until the demolition is complete. COUNCIL COMMENTS Misteravich clarified the article that was published in the Voice pertaining to the upcoming Water Main Replacement; the water main will be installed outside the roadway, which will minimize the disturbance to Main Street. Rix noted that not all of the streetlights and GFI outlets have been working. DTE is responsible for the outage and have been contacted. This has been an ongoing issue that hopefully will be corrected. Mayor Rix announced the Calendar Events: 1/7 Recreation Board Meeting at 7pm 1/9 Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled 1/13 Library Board meeting at 5:30pm 1/14 Cable Commission meeting at 6:30pm 1/15 EDC meeting at 7pm 1/20 City Council Quarterly meeting at 5:30pm 1/20 City Council meeting at 7pm 1/22 TIFA meeting at 7pm Upcoming Special Events: 1/18 Library puzzle competition (10am), $5 per team 1/24 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive - Richmond Twp. Hall (11am- 5pm) CCM: 01/06/2025 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 01/20/2025 1/25 Library craft supply swap (11am-1pm) ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Allen, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:34 pm. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully submitted: Heather L. McCallister City Clerk CCM: 01/06/2025 Page 5 of 5