City Of Albion
City Council Meeting
January 22, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED
ROLL CALL
Betty Branche (2), Ken Waito (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), George Strander (6) and Mayor William M. Wheaton. Ron Gant (1) 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; Eric Sanchez, Economic Development Corporation Vice President; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer and Chuck Robison, City Attorney.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS
Comments were received from Council Member Strander and Mayor Wheaton.
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 Ken Kolmodin, 105 Irwin Avenue.
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – January 07, 2008.
No comments were received.
Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented. (6-0, rcv).
VII. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION
A. Request for Approval of Council Goals for 2008.
No comments were received.
Strander moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Council Goals for 2008 as Presented. (6-0, rcv).
B. Request for Approval of City Manager Goals for May 01, 2007 – April 30, 2008.
No comments were received.
Waito moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to Approve the City Manager Goals for May 01, 2007 – April 30, 2008 as Presented. (6-0, rcv).
C. Request for Approval for the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan (CAA) to Hold the 23rd Annual Walk for Warmth on Saturday, February 23, 2008.
No comments were received.
Branche moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan (CAA) Holding the 23rd Annual Walk for Warmth on Saturday, February 23, 2008. (6-0, rcv).
D. Request for 1st Reading of Ordinance #2008-02, to Amend the Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance to Add Civil Infractions for Failure to Pull Permits by Contractors Before Starting Work.
Comments were received from Council Members Zblewski, Strander and Waito; City Manager Herman; Code Enforcement Officer Tracy; City Attorney Robison; Lynn Reid, 306 West Chestnut Street and Joseph McFall, 116 Austin Avenue.
Strander moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve the 1st Reading of Ordinance #2008-02, to Amend the Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance to Add Civil Infractions for Failure to Pull Permits by Contractors Before Starting Work as Amended to Include “other persons” in Section (g)3b. (6-0, rcv).
E. Request for 1st Reading of Ordinance #2008-01, to Amend the Animal Ordinance.
Comments were received from Council Members Strander, Zblewski and Waito and City Manager Herman.
Branche moved, Waito supported, CARRIED, to Approve the 1st Reading of Ordinance #2008-01, to Amend the Animal Ordinance as Amended to Include “existing” in Section (b)2. (6-0, rcv).
F. Request for Approval to Set the Annual Spring Clean-Up by Allied Waste for June 2-6, 2008 and June 9-13, 2008.
Comments were received from Council Members Strander, Zblewski and Waito; Mayor Wheaton; City Manager Herman; Director of Public Services Markovich and Robina Quale-Leach, 422 Darrow Street.
No action was taken pending City staff verification with Allied Waste as to the availability of the first two weeks of April instead of the proposed dates in June.
G. Request for Approval to Accept the Public Improvement Report for Sidewalk Repair & Replacement and Place it on File in the City Clerk’s Office.
Comments were received from Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.
Zblewski moved, Waito supported, CARRIED, to Accept the Public Improvement Report for Sidewalk Repair & Replacement and Place it on File in the City Clerk’s Office. (6-0, rcv).
H. Request for Approval to Set the Public Hearing for the Citywide Fixed Cost Special Assessment of $50 Per Parcel for Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
No comments were received.
Krause moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to Approve Setting the Public Hearing for the Citywide Fixed Cost Special Assessment of $50 Per Parcel for Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. (6-0, rcv).
I. Discussion & Approval of the 2008 Tree Dump Schedule.
Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski and City Manager Herman.
Branche moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve the 2008 Tree Dump Schedule as Presented. (6-0, rcv).
J. Discussion/Action on a Calhoun County E-911 Telephone Surcharge.
Comments were received from Council Member Strander and City Manager Herman.
No action was taken pending further information.
K. Request for Approval of New 4-Year Contract With the Police Officer Association of Michigan (POAM).
Mayor Wheaton removed this item from the agenda at City Manager Herman’s request.
L. Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member(s).
Comments were received from Mayor Wheaton.
Krause moved, Strander supported, CARRIED, to Excuse Council Member Gant. (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 Strander, City Manager Herman, Code Enforcement Officer Tracy and Robina Quale-Leach, 422 Darrow Street.
IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. The City Manger requests an Executive Session under the Open Meetings Act (Section 15.268(c), P.A. 267 of 1976, as amended) for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement when either negotiating party requests a closed hearing.
Mayor Wheaton removed this item from the agenda at City Manager Herman’s request.
X. ADJOURNMENT
Krause moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Regular Session. (6-0, rcv).
Mayor Wheaton adjourned the Regular Session at 8:21 p.m.
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date Kerry Helmick
City Clerk