City Council Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
GRANDVILLE CITY COUNCIL

2000-220 Regular session, August 14, 2000, in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor James Buck.

The City Clerk called the roll. Present were Council Members Robert De Witt, Kenneth Gates, Steve Maas, Scott Petersen, Carole Pettijohn, Joe Sierawski, and Mayor Buck. Also present were Assistant City Manager Dan Johnson and City Attorney Randall Kraker.

Other staff present:

Michael Chesher, D.P.W. Director
Tom Guinther, Treasurer/Finance Director
Vernon Snyder, Police Chief
Sharon Streelman, City Clerk.

The invocation was given by Reverend Archie Vander Hart, Hope Christian Reformed Church, and was followed by the pledge of allegiance.

Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED, to approve the August 14, 2000 agenda.

Moved by Council Member Sierawski and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, CARRIED, to waive the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting of July 24, 2000 and approve the minutes as presented.

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, that bills for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 totaling $284,024.91 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and the Treasurer authorized to pay the same.

Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member De Witt, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, that bills for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 totaling $228,606.86 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and the Treasurer authorized to pay the same.

PUBLIC COMMENT

State Representative James Koetje was present to comment on the successful election.

Karen Mitchell of DTE Energy Marketing spoke in regard to Detroit Edison and a choice of utility companies by January of 2002. City Attorney Kraker indicated resolutions will be forthcoming.

Mark Wibel representing Outback and Carrabba’s Restaurants and Scott Wierda of Rivertown Circle made presentations of the two restaurants who want to locate in Grandville. Liquor licenses were discussed and when additional quota license would become available. August Lenger of 4280 Redbush stated his feelings toward the excess of liquor licenses at this point.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

Moved by Council Member Petersen and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 242. Moved by Council Member Petersen and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 242, an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Grandville by adding Section 15-106 to Prohibit Embezzlement and to Provide Penalties therefor.

Moved by Council Member Petersen and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 243. Moved by Council Member Sierawski and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 243, an Ordinance to Amend Article II, Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Grandville, to repeal the Uniform Traffic Code and Amendments thereto, to adopt by reference the Michigan Vehicle Code by amending Section 25-26 of the City Code, to add Article VII (Traffic Control Orders), Article VIII *Pedestrians), and Article IX (Parking) to Chapter 25 of the City Code, and to Provide for Penalties and Sanctions for violations thereof.

2000-223 Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment was introduced by Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager. The Planning Commission had given unanimous approval, and is in line with the Master Plan. The rezoning request was from Rural Residential to Office Service-2 at 4657 and 4767 Wilson Avenue. Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, to introduce proposed Ordinance No. 204-AD, an Ordinance an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 204, the Zoning Ordinance of 1994, to rezone the following described property from the present RR, Rural Residential District, to OS-2, Planned Office/Service District. Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member De Witt, CARRIED, to table proposed Ordinance No. 204-AD.

2000-224 Acceptance of Savannah Court into the Grandville Local Street System. Jack Baar of Nederveld Associates was present. The Assistant City Manager explained that this is a site condominium project for 16 lots, planned residential development. Council Member De Witt had questions relative to acceptance of a condominium project’s local street into the City’s system. City Attorney Kraker responded. Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Petersen, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Resolution No. 2446 accepting Savannah Court as a full utility street into the Local Street System.

2000-225 Moved by Council Member Sierawski and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Resolution No. 2447, the 3^rd Resolution amending Special Assessment Resolution Special Assessment District

No. 138, Rivertown/Wilson/44^th Street Improvements.

2000-226 Moved by Council Member Pettijohn and seconded by Council Member Petersen, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Resolution No. 2448, the 2^nd Amended and Restated Bond Authorizing Resolution No. 2448, the 2^nd Amended and Restated Bond Authorizing Resolution, Special Assessment Resolution No. 138, Rivertown/Wilson/44^th Street Improvements.

2000-227 CONSENT AGENDA

Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED, to approve the Consent Agenda of August 14, 2000.

Reports: WWTP (July), Police (2^nd Quarter)

Minutes: Zoning Board of Appeals (July 19)
Building Authority (July 27)

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

2000-228 Police Chief Snyder presented the request for the purchase of two mobile radios. Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Petersen, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to award the purchase of two Kenwood Model TK-790HBK9FDI radios at a cost of $1,662.00 each and two antennas for a total of $3,369.00 in the best interest of the City.

2000-229 Treasurer Guinther presented the request to purchase computers for the Treasurer’s Office. Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to award the purchase of two CPQ Deskpro Computers at a cost of $1,186.00 each for a total of $2,372.00 in the best interest of the City.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

Relative to: Annual snowplow competition in the City of Wyoming

D.D.A. activities

Precinct Delegates

Wedgwood Park Restrooms

Rivertown Landscaping

Canal Avenue closing

Passage of Library proposals

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Council Member De Witt and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED, to adjourn at 8:45 p.m.

Sharon Streelman
Grandville City Clerk

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