City Council Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Grandville City Council was called to order by Mayor James Buck on August 11, 2003 at 7:02 p.m.

The City Clerk called the roll. Present were Council Members Robert DeWitt, Ken Gates, Steve Maas, Carole Pettijohn, Stan Ponstein, Joe Sierawski, and Mayor James Buck. Absent: None

Also present:

Mike Chesher, DPW Director; Tom Guinther, Treasurer/Finance Director; Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Mary Meines, City Clerk; and Dennis Santo, Deputy Police Chief.

Father George Darling, St. Pius X Church, gave the invocation; and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member DeWitt, CARRIED, to approve the amended August 11, 2003 agenda as presented removing the June 30 Treasurer’s Report from the Consent Agenda.

Motion by Council Member DeWitt, and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 28, 2003 and approve as presented.

Motion by Council Member Pettijohn, and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, that bills totaling $68,580.11 for Fiscal Year 2002-2003 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and the Treasurer authorized to pay the same.

Motion by Council Member DeWitt, and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, that bills totaling $160,398.58 for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and the Treasurer authorized to pay the same.

None

City Attorney Kraker reviewed the language of proposed Ordinance No. 204-AZ indicating the wording under sub-section E to read "The foregoing requirements shall also apply to all uses to be located in the approximately 21,000 square foot building to be located generally in the area added to the Grand Pointe PUD by this amendatory ordinance." Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED, to remove from the table the proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 204 of 1994, to Amend Ordinance No. 204-AR, Approving the Grand Pointe Development PUD.

Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 204-AZ, amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 204 of 1994, to Amend Ordinance No. 204-AR, Approving the Grand Pointe Development PUD.

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 204-AO.

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 204-AO, an amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 204 of 1994, to Rezone Property from RR, Rural Residential, to RM-3, Moderate Density Residential.

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 259, Amending Chapter 3, Article I, Section 3-6(a) of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Grandville.

Motion by Council Member Pettijohn, and seconded by Council Member Gates, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 259 to Amend Chapter 3, Article I, Section 3-6(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grandville.

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED, to remove from the table proposed Ordinance No. 260, Amending Chapter 15, Article IV, Division II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grandville.

Motion by Council Member Ponstein, and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 260, an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 15, Article IV, Division II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grandville to Prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, Possession or Use of a Device or Object Designed or Used to Defeat or Remove Theft Detection Devices.

Assistant City Manager reviewed the rezoning request for 3040 Prairie and indicated the unanimous recommendation by the Planning Commission was to rezone the property north of Buck Creek to OS-1, Office/Service District which is consistent with the Master Plan. Bill Bowie, McShane & Bowie, was in attendance representing the applicant, Dr. Northway and stated Dr. Northway intends to keep the natural vegetation on the portion of the parcel south of Buck Creek. Fred Sobczak, 3060 Prairie, is opposed to the rezoning because he feels development of this property could create noise and additional traffic. Council Member Ponstein asked staff how many buildings, similar in size to the current building, could be built on this site. Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, CARRIED, to introduce a proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 204 of 1994, to Rezoning Property at 3040 Prairie (the area north of Buck Creek) from the Present R-3, Rural Residential District, to OS-1, Office/Service District.

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, CARRIED, to table the proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance 204 of 1994.

• Reports: DPW (2^nd quarter), EMS/Fire (July), Police (2^nd quarter), Treasurer’s (July 31), WWTP (July)

• Miscellaneous Purchase Orders and Requests

• DPW: Dump/Plow Equipment – Truck & Trailer Specialties, Inc. - $19,608.00
• Police: (2) Laptop Computers – Hewlett-Packard Co. - $3,956.00

Motion by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented in the best interest of the City.

Motion by Council Member Sierawski, and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote, to authorize the purchase of a printer for the City Clerk’s Department from CDWG in the amount of $1,728.65 in the best interest of the City.

Comments were made regarding sidewalk along Prairie to meet the Kent Bike Trail system, Kokomo Kafe liquor license transfer application, memo on West Nile Virus testing, DDA parking restrictions request, and closing of railroad crossings.

Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member DeWitt, CARRIED, to adjourn at 8:05 p.m.

Mary L. Meines
Grandville City Clerk

Approved by City Council: August 25, 2003

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