City Council Minutes
The Regul
The regular Meeting of the Grandville City Council was called to
order by Mayor James Buck on January 9, 2006 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: Tom
Guinther, Treasurer/Finance Director; Dan Johnson, Assistant City
Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Ken Krombeen, City Manager;
Mary Meines, City Clerk; Vern Snyder, Police Chief; and Todd
Wibright, Acting WWTP Superintendent.
Council Member Maas gave the invocation; and
was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion made by Council Member DeWitt,
supported by Council Member Maas, to approve the January 9, 2006
agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.
Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported
by Council Member DeWitt, to waive the reading of the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of December 19, 2005 and to approve as presented.
The motion was APPROVED.
Motion made by Council Member Ponstein,
supported by Council Member DeWitt, that Fiscal Year 2005-2006 bills
totaling $471,003.52 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
Steve Kauffman, 3654 Ivanrest, asked if
benches or shelters could be placed at ITP bus stops.
ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS
06-002 Motion made by Council Member
Maas, supported by Council Ponstein, to approve Resolution No. 2708,
establishing a public hearing for City Council to consider public
comment and to discuss the Brownfield Plan for the Bosgraaf
Redevelopment Project of the former JL French site at 2950 Prairie.
The motion CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote.
Public hearing to be held on February 13, 2006 at 7:15 p.m.
06-003 City Council requested the Planning
Commission review the zoning of the 14 acre site located on the
northwest corner of Canal and 44th Street.
The Planning Commission recommended the property be rezoned
from C-5, Commercial Freeway Interchange, to OS-2, Office Service
District, to be consistent with the Master Plan. Assistant
City Manager Johnson gave an overview of the Planning Commission
review.
Bill Rietscha, Vice President of Facilities
for Spectrum Health, addressed City Council regarding the rezoning
request. Because of the
commercial growth in the area, Spectrum Health felt the property was
too valuable to continue to be used for medical purposes.
They are proposing to move the Spectrum facility to a site
located at the Wilson and M-6 interchange.
Mr. Rietscha indicated market value of the Spectrum property
will be reduced by over $2 million if the zoning is changed to OS-2.
A potential buyer is proposing a restaurant/retail
development on the site under the current C-5 zone designation which
is consistent with the other three corners of the I-196/Rivertown
Parkway interchange. Mr. Rietscha asked Council to remove the 5
acres from the rezoning proposal.
Chris Meyer, Counsel for Spectrum Health,
pointed out that Spectrum has relied on the C-5 zoning with regards
to the plans they have made for the future of their property at
Canal and 44th St.
Jeffrey Pitt and Dan Kukas, DAP Investments,
potential developers of the property indicated they have initiated
the process for a restaurant/retail development on the site and
asked that the property zoning remain C-5.
City Attorney Kraker indicated a Protest
Petition has been filed by the Spectrum property owners which
necessitates the need to have a 5-vote majority to rezone the
Spectrum property. He
indicated the Spectrum property may be removed from the proposed
rezoning, however, the Planning Commission did recommend the
rezoning of six parcels at 44th and Canal.
Mr. Kraker informed Council they are not compelled, by legal
requirements, to keep the zoning as is but may take into
consideration the factors raised by the property owners as they make
their rezoning decision.
Motion made by Council Member Ponstein,
supported by Council Member Gates, to introduce an ordinance to
rezone property on the northwest corner of Canal and 44th
Street from C-5, Commercial Freeway Interchange to OS-2, Planned
Office/Service District. The
motion CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote.
Motion made by Council Member Gates,
supported by Council Member Maas, to table indefinitely the
ordinance to rezone property on the northwest corner of Canal and 44th
Street. The motion
CARRIED.
06-004 Motion made by Council Member
Gates, supported by Council Member Maas, to remove from the table
Ordinance No. 274. The
motion CARRIED.
Motion made by Council Member Gates,
supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to adopt Ordinance No. 274,
repealing Section 13-13 of the Grandville Code of Ordinances.
The motion CARRIED unanimously by roll call vote.
06-005 CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported
by Council Member Sierawski, to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented in the best interest of the City.
Consent Agenda items included:
1.
Reports:
EMS/Fire (November), Treasurer’s (December)
2.
Minutes:
Planning Commission (December 7)
Downtown Development Authority (December 8)
Library Board (December 15)
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (January 4)
3.
Proclamation:
National Blood Donor Month
4.
Appointment:
Planning Commission
Jack
Bengtson – term expiring 7/01/06
5.
Resolution No. 2709:
2006 Poverty Exemptions
6.
Resolution No. 2710:
Establishing Grandville Board of Review
2006
Meeting Dates
7.
Resolution No. 2711:
Collection of Summer Taxes –
Grandville
Public School District
8.
Resolution No. 2712:
Collection of Summer Taxes –
Wyoming
Public School District
9.
Resolution No. 2713:
Collection of Summer Taxes –
Kent
Intermediate School District
10.
Resolution No. 2714:
Collection of Summer Taxes –
Grand
Rapids Community College
11.
Set Public Hearing:
Jireh Metals ID District (January 23 @ 7:15 p.m.)
Jireh
Metals IFT Certificate (January 23 @ 7:20 p.m.)
12.
Miscellaneous Purchase
Orders and Requests:
a. WWTP:
Wastewater Collection System Study
Moore
& Bruggink - $6,300.00
The
motion was APPROVED.
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORT
06-006 Motion made by Council Member
DeWitt, supported by Council Member Ponstein, authorizing the
purchase of office furniture for the fire department from Grand
Office Products in the amount of $1,677.00 in the best interest of
the City. The motion was
APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
06-007 Motion made by Council Member
Maas, supported by Council Member Gates, authorizing the emergency
purchase of a printer in the 59th District Court from
CDWG in the amount of $1,499.99 in the best interest of the City.
The motion was APPROVED unanimously by roll call vote.
COMMENTS
Comments were made regarding the next budget
work session, KDL article, Fairlanes Men’s Bowling Tournament,
Park & Rec Master Plan, and the X-Rite Grandville Property
Marketability Assessment prepared by Pollina Corporate Real Estate.
Council Member Sierawski expressed a desire
for the City to prepare and enact an ordinance regarding a
“no-knock solicitation registry”.
06-008 Moved by Council Member Gates,
supported by Council Member Gates, to adjourn at 8:46 p.m. The
motion was APPROVED.
Mary
L. Meines
Grandville
City Clerk
Approved
by City Council:
January 23, 2006
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