City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

July 20, 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), Thorland Bradley (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), George Strander (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.  Betty Branche (2) was absent.

            Administration: Mike Herman, City Manager;  Kevin Markovich, Director of Public Services; Kerry Helmick, Finance Director/City Clerk/City Treasurer; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer; James Hull, Water Department and Chuck Robison, City Attorney.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski and Mayor Domingo.

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.)

Comments were received from City Manager Herman, Linda Bis, 507 Irwin Avenue and Jim Pappas, Farmington Hills.

VI.       CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                 Approval of Regular Session Minutes – July 06, 2009.

No comments were received.

Zblewski moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented.  (6-0, rcv).

VII.     ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

            A.         Board Reappointments.

                        1)         Mike Tymkew, Sign Appeals Board, term to expire 08/05/12.

                        2)        Jan Shedd, Sign Appeals Board, term to expire 08/05/12.

                        No comments were received.

                        Strander moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Board Reappointments as Presented.  (6-0, rcv).

B.                  Request for Approval to Award Sidewalk Work to MK Restoration at an Estimated Cost of $ 141,135.

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

Gant moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Award the Sidewalk Work to MK Restoration at an Estimated Cost of $ 141,135.  (6-0, rcv).

C.         Request for Approval and Authorization for Mayor to Sign Letter of Intent to Participate in the Guaranteed Energy Savings Program with Honeywell.

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

            Zblewski moved, Bradley supported, CARRIED, to Approve and Authorize the Mayor Signing the Letter of Intent to Participate in the Guaranteed Energy Savings Program with Honeywell.  (6-0, rcv).

D.         Request for Approval of Energy Management Services Agreement and Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with Consumers Energy for Emergency/Backup Power Generation at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

            Comments were received from City Manager Herman.

            Gant moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve and Authorize the Mayor Signing the Agreement with Consumers Energy for Emergency/Backup Power Generation at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, Subject to the City Attorney’s Satisfaction with Amendments needed to the Contract to Safeguard City Interests.  (6-0, rcv).

E.         Request for 1^st Reading and Approval of Ordinance #2009-01, to Amend Zoning Ordinance Dealing with Definitions, Parking, Height Regulation and Wind Energy Regulation.

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

            Krause moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve the 1^st Reading of Ordinance #2009-01, to Amend Zoning Ordinance Dealing with Definitions, Parking, Height Regulation and Wind Energy Regulation as Amended to Exclude Proposed Section 30-169 Lot area, yard and height requirements.  (5-1, rcv, Bradley dissenting).

            Additional discussion ensued regarding proposed Section 30-169 with comments being received from Council Members Bradley and Zblewski;  Mayor Domingo; City Manager Herman; City Attorney Robison; Jim Hull, 301 Perry Street; Ron Rice, 910 Irwin Avenue; Mr. Pappas; Jane Bradley, 312 Arthur Street; Gloria Lopez, 411 North Clinton Street; Elizabeth Lane, Livonia and Robina Quale-Leach, 422 Darrow Street.

            Mayor Domingo inquired as the whether any Council Member wished to move Approval of 1^st Reading of Ordinance #2009-02, to Amend Zoning Ordinance Dealing with Height Regulation as Proposed in Section 30-169.

            No Motion was received.

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

No comments were received.

Krause moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to Excuse Council Member Branche.  (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 Zblewski; Director of Public Services Markovich; Frank Passic, 900 South Eaton Street and Linda Bis, 507 Irwin Avenue.

IX.       ADJOURNMENT

            Krause moved, Bradley supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Regular Session.   (6-0, rcv).

            Mayor Domingo adjourned the Regular Session at 8:47 p.m.

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date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        Finance Director/City Clerk