City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

June 01, 2009

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Joseph Domingo 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), George Strander (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

            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; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer; Nidia Wolf, Downtown Development Authority Executive Director and Mark Robison, City Attorney.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Strander, Zblewski and Krause and Mayor Domingo.  City Manager Herman and Director of Public Services Markovich spoke at Council request regarding the recycling dumpster pick-up schedule and the Spring clean-up and DDA Director Wolf spoke regarding the downtown mural.

A.         Proclamation – Donation of Property Management Funds to Habitat for Humanity – Robina Quale-Leach to Bob Armstrong.

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 – May 18, 2009.

No comments were received.

Gant moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented.  (7-0, rcv).

VII.     ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

            A.         Request for Approval for the DDA to Close Superior Street from the Railroad Tracks South to Erie Street on Thursday, July 2, 2009 from 3-9 p.m.

                        Comments were received from Mayor Domingo and DDA Director Wolf.

                        Strander moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve Closing Superior Street from the Railroad Tracks South to Erie Street on Thursday, July 2, 2009 from 3-9 p.m.  (7-0, rcv).

B.                  Board & Commission Appointments.

1)         Reappointment of Kerry Helmick to the Albion Building Authority Board for a Term Expiring 06/30/2012.

Comments were received from Council Members Bradley, Strander, Gant and Zblewski, Mayor Domingo and City Manager Herman.

Strander moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Board & Commission Appointments as Presented.   (5-2, rcv, Bradley and Domingo dissenting).

Council Member Gant made and then withdrew a motion to table the above item during the vote on the above motion.

C.                  Request for Approval of Resolution #2009-18, to Approve MDOT Trunk Line Maintenance Contract.

Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski, Mayor Domingo and City Manager Herman.

Krause moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2009-18, to Approve MDOT Trunk Line Maintenance Contract.  (7-0, rcv).

D.         Request for Approval for Friends & Family, Inc. to Use Holland Park for Their Summer League Basketball.

            Comments were received from Council Members Krause and Branche, Mayor Domingo, City Manager Herman and Marcus Ware, 911 Hall Street.

            Branche moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve Friends & Family, Inc. Using Holland Park for Their Summer League Basketball.  (7-0, rcv).

E.         Request for Approval of Resolution #2009-19, to Add Delinquent Utility & Abatement Costs to the Summer Tax Bills.

            Comments were received from City Manager Herman.

            Zblewski moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2009-19, to Add Delinquent Utility & Abatement Costs to the Summer Tax Bills.  (7-0, rcv).

F.         Request for 1^st Reading and Approval of Resolution #2009-20, to Transfer Property Between the City of Albion and the Albion Health Care Alliance.

            Comments were received from Council Members Strander and Krause, Mayor Domingo, City Manager Herman and Director of Public Services Markovich.

            Gant moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to Approve the 1^st Reading of Resolution #2009-20, to Transfer Property Between the City of Albion and the Albion Health Care Alliance.  (7-0, rcv).

G.         Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member(s).

No action was necessary as all Council Members were present.

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; City Manager Herman; Joe Jackson, 806 Maple Street and Phyllis Cramer, 417 Darrow Street.

IX.       EXECUTIVE SESSION

            The City Manager requests an Executive Session under the Open Meetings Act (Section 15.268 (e), P.A. 267 of 1976, as amended) to consult with the City Attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation.

X.         ADJOURNMENT

            Strander moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to adjourn to Executive Session.  (7-0, rcv).

            Mayor Domingo adjourned to Executive Session at 7:57 p.m.

            Krause moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Regular Session.

            Mayor Domingo adjourned the Regular Session at 9:02 p.m.

____________                                             _________________________

date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        Finance Director/City Clerk