City Council Minutes
The Regular Meeting of the Grandville City
Council was called to order by Mayor James Buck on November 28, 2005
at 7:01 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, DPW Director; Tom Guinther, Treasurer/Finance Director; Dan
Johnson, Assistant City Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Ken
Krombeen, City Manager; Mary Meines, City Clerk; Dennis Santo,
Deputy Police Chief; Vern Snyder, Police Chief; Harvey Veldhouse,
Fire Chief; and Todd Wibright, Acting WWTP Superintendent.
Council Member DeWitt gave the invocation;
and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by
Council Member Pettijohn, to approve the November 28, 2005 agenda as
presented. The motion was APPROVED.
Moved by Council Member Sierawski, and
seconded by Council Member Maas, to waive the reading of the minutes
of the Regular Meeting of November 14, 2005 and to approve as
presented. The motion was APPROVED.
Moved by Council Member DeWitt, and seconded
by Council Member Pettijohn, that Fiscal Year 2005-2006 bills
totaling $465,829.90 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
Fire Chief Veldhouse accepted a donation from
the Grandville Red Robin to the Grandville Fire Department in the
amount of $3,192.50. General
Manager Don DePew and Ryan Ward made the presentation.
Alan Dodds from WCET-TV reviewed the new
ticker system available to the City to scroll messages across the
screen.
Steve Kauffman, 3654 Ivanrest, informed
Council of his attendance at the WalMart showing on November 16.
ELECTION
OF MAYOR PRO TEM
Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by
Council Member Gates, to nominate Council Member Pettijohn as Mayor
Pro Tem. The motion to
elect Council Member Pettijohn as Mayor Pro Tem was APPROVED.
Moved by Council Member Sierawski, and
seconded by Council Member Gates, to accept the Mayor’s board
assignments for City Council Members for the next two years.
The motion was APPROVED.
PUBLIC
HEARING
Mayor Buck opened the public hearing at 7:18
p.m. to receive public comment on vacating a portion of Washington
Avenue. Assistant City
Manager Johnson presented the proposal to vacate a 66’ x 66’
area on the extreme north end of Washington Avenue.
The reason for the vacation is to accommodate a building
project at the DPW facility. No
public comment. The
public hearing was closed at 7:22 p.m.
ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS
Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by
Council Member Gates, to approve Resolution No. 2703, vacating a
portion of Washington Avenue. The
motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
Moved by Council Member Pettijohn, and
seconded by Council Member Maas, to approve Resolution No. 2704,
adopting the five-year Park and Recreation Plan for the City of
Grandville. The motion
was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
Moved by Council Member DeWitt, and seconded
by Council Member Pettijohn, to remove from the table Ordinance No.
204-BS. The motion was
APPROVED.
Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by
Council Member Pettijohn, to adopt Ordinance No. 204-BS, amending
Zoning Ordinance No. 204, adding Article 10-B, Mixed Use Planned
Unit Developments. The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call
vote.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Moved by Council Member Sierawski, and
seconded by Council Member Gates, to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented including:
1.
Reports:
Investments (October)
2.
Minutes:
Planning Commission (November 2)
Downtown
Development Authority (November 10)
Library
Board (November 17)
3.
Appointments:
Andy
Boldyreff, Board of Review
Term
expiring 12/31/2007
Bret
Groendyk, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Term
expiring 12/31/2007
The
motion was APPROVED.
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Finance Director/ Treasurer Guinther
presented the request to contract with Credit Bureau Collection
Services (CBCS) for the collection of past due accounts owed to the
city and court. He
indicated the city will have no obligation to CBCS if the debt is
not collected and the agreement may be terminated with 30 days
notice. Moved by Council
Member Pettijohn, seconded by Council Member Gates, to authorize an
agreement with CBCS for collection services.
The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
Deputy Court Administrator Mary Fenske
presented a request to fill the vacant Court Clerk position in the
59th District Court position.
Moved by Council Member Ponstein, seconded by Council Member
Pettijohn, to authorize hiring a replacement for the vacant Court
Clerk position in the 59th District Court.
The motion was APPROVED.
Moved by Council Member Pettijohn, seconded
by Council Member Maas, authorizing the purchase of ultraviolet
disinfection system bulbs, sockets, and wiper rings at the
Wastewater Treatment Plant from Dubois Cooper not to exceed
$40,500.00 in the best interest of the City.
The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
Moved by Council Member Gates, seconded by
Council Member Maas, to appoint Steve Kauffman to the Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority to a term expiring December 31, 2006.
The motion was APPROVED.
COUNCIL
COMMENTS
Comments were made regarding questions to the
auditors, Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 5, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at
the Library, downtown Christmas decorations, and fire department
response report.
WORK
SESSION
Finance Director/Treasurer Guinther began the
work session by reviewing the memo dated November 21, 2005 in
response to questions raised at the November 14, 2005 audit
presentation. Mr.
Guinther discussed issues regarding the cost of the audit, the
$1,500,000 General Fund reimbursement from Water Fund, MERS defined
benefit pension unfunded liability, the discontinuance of the
Emergency Preparedness Fund, and debt service requirements.
Jay Kilpatrick from Williams & Works
presented the draft results from the community survey.
He indicated 2,323 surveys were sent out and 420 were
returned (approx. 18 percent).
The next budget work session will be held on
December 12, 2005.
Moved by Council Member Maas, and seconded by
Council Member Gates, to adjourn at 9:20 p.m. The motion was
APPROVED.
Mary
L. Meines
Grandville
City Clerk
Approved
by City Council:
December 12, 2005
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