City Council Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009

The Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of August 24, 2009 was called to order by Mayor James Buck at 7:00 pm.

The City Clerk called the roll. Present were Council Members Ken Gates, Randal Gelderloos, Steve Maas, Joshua Meringa, Carole Pettijohn, Dick Richards and Mayor James Buck. Absent: None

Also attending: Tammy Aue, Treasurer/Finance Director; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Mary Meines, City Clerk; and Dennis Santo, Police Chief.

Council Member Meringa gave the invocation; and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Gelderloos, to approve the August 24, 2009 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Meringa, supported by Council Member Richards, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 10, 2009 and to approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Gates, that Fiscal Year 2008-2009 bills totaling $12,571.99 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and authorize the Treasurer to pay the same. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Motion made by Council Member Gates, supported by Council Member Maas, that Fiscal Year 2009-2010 bills totaling $690,752.03 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and authorize the Treasurer to pay the same. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

PUBLIC COMMENT

A presentation of the 2008 Kent District Library Annual Report was made by Martha Smart, Director of KDL. Patrice Vrona, Grandville Branch Manager, gave an update of the 2008 activity at the Grandville Library. Scott Petersen, KDL Representative for Byron Township and City of Grandville; and Jean Iwema, Friends of the Grandville Library, were in attendance.

Steve Kauffman, 3654 Ivanrest, informed Council of the Clean Energy Townhall Meeting on September 1 at 7 pm at the Donnelly Center.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, to remove from the table Zoning Ordinance No. 204-CC. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, to approve Zoning Ordinance No. 204-CC, amending Ordinance No. 204-AS, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 204-BM, 204-BV and 204-BX, modifying the Parkway Place Planned Unit Development. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS OR PETITIONS

Communication was received from the Michigan Municipal League regarding designation of voting and alternate delegates to represent the City of Grandville at the 2009 Michigan Municipal League Annual Meeting on September 23, 2009 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo. Motion made by Council Member Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Maas, to appoint Council Member Gelderloos as the delegate to vote on behalf of the City of Grandville and to designate Council Member Meringa as the alternative delegate at the 2009 Michigan Municipal League Annual Meeting. The motion was APPROVED.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items presented under the Consent Agenda included: