City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

March 19, 2007

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

ROLL CALL

Ron Gant (1), Betty Branche (2), Ken Waito (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), George Strander (6) and Mayor William M. Wheaton.

            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; Eric Sanchez, Economic Development Corporation Vice President; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer and Mark Robison, City Attorney.

MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Councilmembers Krause and Strander and Mayor Wheaton.

V.   PRESENTATION

A.         8^th Annual Essay Contest Presentation & Reading.

Tyana Spratley, Sumita Strander, Lexi Solis and Jamil Short (fifth grade students at Washington-Gardner Elementary) read their winning essays.

Comments were received from Mayor Wheaton and Joan Bowman, Governor’s Office West Michigan Regional Director.

VI.    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.

VII.   CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                 Approval of Regular Session Minutes – March 05, 2007.

No comments were received.

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

VIII. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.         Request for Approval to Award the Kennedy Street Reconstruction Work to Hoffman Brothers, Inc. at a Cost of $ 260,971.06

Comments were received from Councilmembers Zblewski and Strander and City Manager Herman.

Branche moved, Waito supported, CARRIED, to Award the Kennedy Street Reconstruction Work to Hoffman Brothers, Inc. at a Cost of $260,971.06  (7-0, rcv).

B.                  Request for Approval to Award Vegetation Removal Contracts:

1.                   Small Equipment Work – Lohrke’s Mowing

2.                  Large Equipment Work – John Hawkins Construction

Comments were received from Councilmember Zblewski, City Manager Herman and Code Enforcement Officer Tracy.

Gant moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Award the Vegetation Removal Contracts as Presented.  (7-0, rcv).

Request for Approval to Purchase Two Patrol Vehicles from Bob Frahm Chevrolet on a 3-Year Lease Purchase at $ 21,484.87 per Year.

Comments were received from Councilmembers Strander and Krause, Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.

Waito moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Purchase of  Two Patrol Vehicles from Bob Frahm Chevrolet on a 3-Year Lease Purchase at $ 21,484.87 per Year.  (7-0, rcv).

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

No action was needed as all Councilmembers were present.

IX.       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 Councilmembers Waito, Gant and Zblewski and  Reverend Fred Alexander Jr., 208 Watson Street.

     X.    ADJOURNMENT

Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the regular session.  (7-0, rcv).

Mayor Wheaton adjourned the regular session at 7:37 p.m.

____________                                             _________________________

date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        City Clerk