City Of Albion
City Council Retreat
August 09, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the retreat at 7:00 p.m.
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; Tom Mead, Deputy Treasurer; Eric Miller, Chief of Public Safety; Nidia Wolf, Downtown Development Authority Director; Rick Knapp, Assessor; Barry Hicks, Planning & Zoning Director; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer and Mark Robison, City Attorney.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION
A. Water System Reliability Study.
1. 4” Lines.
2. Water Storage Capacity.
3. Hydrant Maintenance.
4. Water Tower Painting.
5. Operator Certification.
Director of Public Services Markovich introduced Paul Romano, Jones & Henry Engineers, who presented the recently completed Water System Reliability Study to Council.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Gant and Strander, Mayor Wheaton, City Manager Herman and Director of Public Services Markovich.
B. DDA Items.
1. River Trail.
An update was provided by DDA Director Wolf.
Additional comments were received from Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.
2. Charrette DVD.
An update was provided by DDA Director Wolf.
Council viewed a DVD presentation created by the volunteer architects who participated in the Design Charrette.
3. Marketing Study.
An update was provided by DDA Director Wolf.
a. Downtown Catalyst Project.
b. College/Downtown Corridor Project.
Additional comments were received from Council Member Krause and Chief of Public Safety Miller.
c. Marketing & Signage.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Strander and Krause, Mayor Wheaton, City Manager Herman and City Assessor Knapp.
4. Brick Street & CBD Future Changes.
An update was provided by DDA Director Wolf.
C. Vacant Houses.
1. Demolitions.
2. Rehab.
An overview was provided by City Manager Herman.
An update was provided by Code Enforcement Officer Tracy.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Strander, Branche, Krause, Waito and Zblewski; Mayor Wheaton; City Manager Herman; Finance Director Helmick; City Assessor Knapp; City Attorney Robison and Robina Quale-Leach, 422 Darrow Street.
D. Public Safety.
1. Consolidated Dispatch.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Strander and Krause, Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.
2. Fire Authority.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Council Member Strander and City Manager Herman.
3. Fire Barn & Equipment.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Council Member Gant, Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.
4. Landlords & Drug Houses.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Zblewski, Waito, Strander and Gant and City Attorney Robison.
5. Curfew.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Strander, Krause, Waito and Gant and City Attorney Robison.
6. In-Car Computers.
An update was provided by Chief of Public Safety Miller.
Additional comments were received from Mayor Wheaton.
E. Dogs.
An update was provided by City Manager Herman.
Additional comments were received from Council Members Zblewski, Strander and Krause; Mayor Wheaton; Chief of Public Safety Miller and City Attorney Robison.
Council consensus was reached to schedule a study session for further discussion of dog-related issues.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the retreat. (7-0, rcv).
Mayor Wheaton adjourned the retreat at 10:15 p.m.
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date Kerry Helmick
City Clerk