City Council Minutes

Regular session, February 25, 2002, 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 Kenneth Gates, Steve Maas, Carole Pettijohn, Stan Ponstein, Joe Sierawski and Mayor Buck.

Absent: Council Member Robert De Witt.

Also present were City Manager Ken Krombeen, Assistant City Manager Dan Johnson, and City Attorney Randall Kraker.

Other staff present:
Tom Guinther, Treasurer/Finance Director
Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Mary Meines, City Clerk
Richard Meyers, Wastewater Plant Superintendent
Vern Snyder, Police Chief

The invocation was given by Rev. Eugene Voss, Zion Reformed Church, and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED, to approve the February 25, 2002 agenda.

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED, to waive the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting of February 11, 2002 and approve as presented.

Moved by Council Member Sierawski and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, that bills totaling $665,353.66, as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and the Treasurer authorized to pay the same.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Tim Dykstra, candidate for State Senate, introduced himself to City Council.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 204-AT. Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 204-AT, an ordinance to amend Zoning Ordinance No. 204 of 1994, rezoning property located at 3849 Oakes Street from the present RM-2, Two-Family Residential District, to C-3, Commercial Highway District.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

Communication from Grand Valley Metro Council regarding the Preparation of a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) NPDES II Storm Water Permit Application. City Manager Krombeen indicated the permit is part of federal regulations for storm water management and that we will be required to comply with these regulations by March, 2003. GVMC did a study to determine if it was beneficial for West Michigan communities to ban together to comply with these regulations on a joint basis. The proposal before City Council is to allow GVMC to prepare the joint permit application on behalf of 16 communities and are asking for participation from the City of Grandville at a cost of $8,385. Moved by Council Member Pettijohn and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, authorizing participation in the MDEQ NPDES Phase II Permit Application at a cost to the City of Grandville of $8,385 per the Grand Valley Metro Council proposal.

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Reports: DPW (Jan.), EMS (Jan.), Investments (Jan.)
2. Minutes: Zoning Board of Appeals (Dec. 19)

   Building Authority (Jan. 29 and Feb. 13)
   Planning Commission (Feb. 6)

3. Adopt: Covenant for Racial Justice
4. Miscellaneous Purchase Orders and Requests

DPW: Leaf Bags

Mayor Buck commented on the background of the Covenant for Racial Justice.

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

WWTP Superintendent Dick Meyers explained his request to allow Moore and Bruggink and Buist Engineering to proceed with preliminary engineering of an emergency power system to be installed in FY 2002-2003. Moved by Council Member Maas and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to authorize preliminary engineering of an emergency power system including review of alternative methods for providing power to the wastewater plant.

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED, to excuse the absence of Council Member De Witt.

COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members re: possible budget meeting dates and the repaving of Canal Ave.

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Council Member Gates and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED, to adjourn at 7:42 p.m.

Mary Meines
City Clerk

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