City Of Albion
City Council Meeting
February 02, 2009
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem George Strander opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED
ROLL CALL
Ron Gant (1), Betty Branche (2), Thorland Bradley (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), and George Strander (6). Mayor Joseph Domingo was absent.
Administration: Mike Herman, City Manager; Kevin Markovich, Director of Public Services; Kerry Helmick, Finance Director/City Clerk/City Treasurer; Eric Miller, Chief of Public Safety; Rod Ferguson, Recreation Department Director; Jill Domingo, Deputy Clerk; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer; James Hull, City of Albion Water Department; Joni Pinkham, Recreation Department Administrative Assistant and Chuck Robison, City Attorney.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS
No comments were received.
A. Proclamation – School-Based Health Center Awareness Month – Cindy Magness.
Mayor Pro Tem Strander read the Proclamation and presented same to Albion Public Schools Health Center Nurse Practioner Magness. Additional comments were received from Sam Watkins, Albion Public Schools student.
B. Resolution – NAACP Centennial – Robert Dunklin.
Mayor Pro Tem Strander read the Resolution and presented same to NAACP Albion Chapter President Dunklin. Additional comments were received from Mr. Dunklin.
C. Presentation – “Track Missing” – Chad Scott.
Mr. Scott was not in attendance.
V. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to agenda items and to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper protocol and decorum is required.)
No comments were received.
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – January 20, 2009.
No comments were received.
Krause moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented. (6-0, rcv).
VII. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION
A. Request for Approval to Appoint James Noble to the Board of Review with a Term to Expire on 12/31/2012.
Comments were received from Council Member Gant.
Zblewski moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to Approve Appointing James Noble to the Board of Review with a Term to Expire on 12/31/2012. (6-0, rcv).
B. Request for Approval of Resolution #2009-07, to Set a Policy for the Replacement of Damaged Mailboxes.
Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski and City Manager Herman.
Zblewski moved, Bradley supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2009-07, to Set a Policy for the Replacement of Damaged Mailboxes. (6-0, rcv).
C. Request for Approval of Resolution #2009-06, to Approve Ballot Language to Renew the Levy of 1.5 mills for Recreation for Three Years.
Comments were received from Council Members Gant and Bradley; Mayor Pro Tem Strander; City Manager Herman; Recreation Director Ferguson; Austin McDowell, 805 Maple Street; Liz Frazier, 124 ˝ South Park Street; Maurice Barnes Jr, 1508 Cooper Street; Norman Rudolph, 1326 29 Mile Road; Catherine Kerley, 710 South Eaton Street and Tom Hunsdorfer, 406 Elizabeth Street.
Gant moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2009-06, to Approve Ballot Language to Renew the Levy of 1.5 mills for Recreation for Three Years. (6-0, rcv).
D. Request for Approval of Council Study Session for Monday, March 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the Transportation Asset Management Report.
Comments were received from Mayor Pro Tem Strander and City Manager Herman.
Council consensus was reached to schedule the Council Study Session for Monday, March 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. for the Transportation Asset Management Report.
E. Request for Approval to Hire Rodwan Consulting Company to Conduct the Required GASB 43 & 45 Actuarial Valuation for Post Retirement Benefits - $ 6,800.
Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski, Mayor Pro Tem Strander and City Manager Herman.
Zblewski moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve to Hiring Rodwan Consulting Company to Conduct the Required GASB 43 & 45 Actuarial Valuation for Post Retirement Benefits - $ 6,800. (6-0, rcv).
F. Request for Discussion/Approval of Fee Charge for Copies of Traffic Reports.
Comments were received from Council Members Gant, Zblewski and Bradley, Mayor Pro Tem Strander, City Manager Herman and Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Zblewski moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Adjusting the 2009 Fee Schedule to Reflect the $15/Traffic Report Charge. (6-0, rcv).
G. Request for Approval of Resolution #2009-08, to Urge Governor Granholm to Call a Special Election to Fill the Vacant 19th District State Senate Seat.
Comments were received from City Manager Herman.
Branche moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2009-08, to Urge Governor Granholm to Call a Special Election to Fill the Vacant 19th District State Senate Seat. (6-0, rcv).
H. Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member(s).
Comments were received from Mayor Pro Tem Strander.
Zblewski moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Excuse Mayor Domingo. (6-0, rcv).
VIII. CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)
Comments were received from Council Member Gant; Mayor Pro Tem Strander; Robina Quale-Leach, 422 Darrow Street; Juanita Solis-Kidder, 319 Lincoln Street and Janice Best, 710 South Eaton Street.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Regular Session. (6-0, rcv).
Mayor Pro Tem Strander adjourned the Regular Session at 8:00 p.m.
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date Kerry Helmick
Finance Director/City Clerk