City Council Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Grandville City Council was called to order by Mayor James Buck on July 11, 2005 at 7:00 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 attending: Ron Carr, Acting DPW Director; Tom Guinther, Treasure/Finance Director; Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Ken Krombeen, City Manager; Mary Meines, City Clerk; Vern Snyder, Police Chief; and Harvey Veldhouse, Fire Chief.

Rev. Terry Burlingame, Grandville Baptist Church, gave the invocation; and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member DeWitt, to approve the July 11, 2005 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 27, 2005 and to approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Moved by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, that Fiscal Year 2004-2005 bills totaling $211,946.40 presented by the City Manager, be allowed, and authorize the Treasurer to pay the same. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

Moved by Council Member Pettijohn, and seconded by Council Member Maas, that Fiscal Year 2005-2006 bills totaling $7,095.40 presented by the City Manager, be allowed, and authorize the Treasurer to pay the same. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Judge Peter Versluis from the 59^th District Court introduced the new Court Administrator, Julie Fend.

PUBLIC HEARING

Mayor Buck opened the Hearing of Necessity at 7:24 p.m. to receive public comment relative to Special Assessment Roll No. 141, Viaduct Street-East Improvements. City Manager Krombeen reviewed the project and indicated City Council needs to determine the necessity of the project. A meeting was held with the property owners to address their concerns. City Engineer Bob Bruggink presented an exhibit map of the area of the proposed project and the areas of improvement projects to Viaduct that were completed in 1997 and 2003. Completion of this project will create a fully-improved neighborhood with City-standard streets. He indicated CSX will be upgrading the railroad spur crossings in conjunction with the project and at no cost to the City. The estimated cost of the project is $550,000 and approximately $100,000 will be special assessed to four property owners. The sidewalk will complete the gap from Sanford Avenue to Ivanrest Avenue. Bids will be opened on August 4 with project completion by early November. No public comment. The hearing was closed at 7:35 p.m.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

Moved by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Sierawski, to adopt Resolution No. 2690, a Resolution Determining the Necessity of Viaduct Street-East Improvements, Special Assessment District No. 141. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

Assistant City Manager explained the proposed Ordinance amending Section 12-49(5) of the Code of Ordinances as it relates to licensing of massage parlors and massagists. A request was received from a professional massage association to consider a modification regarding the licensing of massage parlors and massagists. The change will allow a licensing exemption to members of good standing in any professional organization that requires at least 500 hours of professional training and insurance coverage of at least $2 million per incident. Moved by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, to introduce Ordinance No. 271, amending Section 12-49(5), regarding licensing of massage parlors and massagists. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member DeWitt, to table Ordinance No. 271. The motion was APPROVED.

Assistant City Manager presented the rezoning request from Jodi Porter, 2918 Sanford Ave. Currently the property is zoned C-3, Commercial Highway, and is used in a residential manner. Ms. Porter is requesting to zone it to R-1, One-Family Residential, allowing her to refinance the property - the lender will not finance a non-conforming use. Rezoning of the property to C-3 was done by the City not the property owner and is consistent with the Master Plan. The Planning Commission has recommended zoning the property to RM-2, Two-Family Residential, because contiguous property is zoned RM-2. Rezoning this property will not prevent rezoning it back to C-3. Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Gates, to introduce Ordinance No. 204-BP, to rezone 2918 Sanford from C-3, Commercial Highway, to RM-2, Two-Family Residential. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote. Council Member Pettijohn recommended fees be established for this type of rezoning request.

Moved by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, to table Zoning Ordinance No. 204-BP. The motion was APPROVED.

Fire Chief Harvey Veldhouse explained the request to adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS). To be eligible for any Department of Homeland Security funding the City of Grandville must be NIMS compliant. NIMS ensures that emergency responders all have the same training, goals and expectations at the scene of an incident. Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Gates, to adopt Resolution No. 2691, a Resolution Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

CONSENT AGENDA

Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve in the best interest of the City the Consent Agenda as presented including the following items:

1. Reports: Treasurer’s (June 30 – Preliminary)

2. Minutes: Library (June 23)

3. Proclamation: National Night Out (August 2)

4. Resolution No. 2692: State of Michigan Amtrak Funding

5. Miscellaneous Purchase Orders and Requests

a. Fire: Automatic Emergency Defibrillators (3)

Medtronic Emergency Response Systems - $7,121.58

b. WWTP: Moyno Pump Parts – Universal Pump Co. - $2,100.20

c. WWTP: Ferric Chloride – Webb Chemical - $0.4288 per lb./iron

Polymer (Cationic) – Polydyne, Inc. - $400.50 per drum

Polymer (Anionic) – Polydyne, Inc. - $517.50 per drum

Hydrated Lime – CarmeuseLime, Inc. - $229.19 per ton

d. 2005-2006 Blanket Purchase Orders: DPW, Fire, Police, WWTP

The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.

COMMENTS

Mayor Buck reported on the activities of the 4^th of July and appreciation was extended to all who worked on the Celebration. Comments were made relative to cable correspondence and the MML Convention.

Moved by Council Member Gates, and seconded by Council Member Maas, to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. The motion was APPROVED.

Mary L. Meines
Grandville City Clerk

Approved by City Council: July 25, 2005

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