City Council Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of September 14, 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; Matthew Butts, Assistant City Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Mary Meines, City Clerk; and Dennis Santo, Police Chief.

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

Motion made by Council Member Gates, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve the September 14, 2009 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Meringa, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 24, 2009 and to approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Gates, supported by Council Member Maas, that bills for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 totaling $626,555.76 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.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS OR PETITIONS

Assistant City Manager Butts presented to City Council a site plan for the former X-Rite property from CWD for a Planned Unit Development. He indicated the plan was presented to the Planning Commission on June 3 for preliminary review. The site plan is approximately 41 acres and includes 390,000 sq. ft. of mixed uses. A public hearing was held on August 5 with only one person commenting on the plan. Planning Commission said the plan was well designed and met the Master Plan. They recommended approval of the site plan with 13 conditions (as indicated in the August 5 Planning Commission minutes) – five conditions have been achieved on a revised site plan, five will be address in the construction drawings, and three will be addressed in the development agreement or PUD ordinance. City Council will need to consider whether or not to approve the site plan, approve with conditions, or deny it.

Sam Cummings and Scott Wierda from CWD Real Estate, and Mike Corby from Integrated Architecture went over details of the site plan and responded to Council questions.

Mike Cobb, 3362 40^th St., expressed appreciation to the developers for bringing this project to Grandville.

Steve Kauffman, 3654 Ivanrest, asked if there is an agreement that will guarantee that the developer will actually build the project as presented. Scott Wierda indicated that CWD does own the property and that requirements will be addressed in the PUD Ordinance and the development agreement.

Council comments included:

· Gates – will the developer be contributing to 44^th St. median improvements - could the existing flagpoles be moved into the median - will a fountain be placed in the pond – asked which building will be built first – liked the proposed internal signage

- Mr. Wierda – market will decide which building will be built first

· Pettijohn – will it be too noisy for outdoor seating by the corner buildings - are there any “unique” tenants committed to this project – not sure she likes the LED signage

- Mr. Cummings - they do not have any agreements with any specific users but do have some interested parties

· Gelderloos – likes the overall project but would encourage the developer to use a variety of building products - will there be an easement for a south connector

- Mr. Cummings - the goal is to create an inviting place and something the City of Grandville can be proud of for a long time

- Mr. Wierda – if the development agreement calls for a connector to the parcels to the south they will allow for it

· Richards – love the plan – include more pedestrian crossings

· Maas – plan well received at Planning Commission – thoroughly reviewed – couldn’t have picked a better developer – many thoughtful features including bus stop, connection to Kent Trails, bike racks, etc.– good mixed uses – does what Master Plan set out to do – please to see project

· Meringa – familiar with the proposed development – comfortable with it – questions have been answered – great that CWD is involved in project especially considering current economic times – great job incorporating the ideals and principles of the Master Plan – included a lot of elements from Planning Commission discussions – great plan – will there be a light at the western most drive now or in the future

- Mr. Butts – the City’s traffic engineer, Pete La Mourie, has recommended not to install a traffic light right away but look at it in the future once the development is completed

Planning Commissioner Jack Bengtson was appreciative of the outstanding plan CWD has prepared.

Randy Zimmerman, General Manager of RiverTown Crossings Mall, is pleased with the plan but feels success of any development are the tenants.

City Manager Krombeen did receive a phone call from Tim DeHaan indicating he was unable to attend the meeting but does not mean he is uninterested. Mr. Butts reminded Council that this is a Brownfield Project.

Motion by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Meringa, directing City Attorney and City Staff to prepare the planned unit development ordinance and development agreement for City Council consideration. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items presented under the Consent Agenda included:

Reports: CWP (August), Treasurer’s (August)
Minutes DDA (August 13)
Miscellaneous Purchase Orders and Requests:

a. Assessor: Laptop

MNJ Technologies - $1,586.00

Motion made by Council Member Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Maas, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented in the best interest of the City. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

· Mayor’s Exchange with the City of Greenville

· 6^th Annual Grand River Clean Up – Saturday, September 19 at 9:00 am at Sixth Street Bridge Park

· Labor Day fatalities on I-196

· Professionalism of City’s police and emergency personnel

ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Council Member Gates, supported by Council Member Richards, to adjourn at 8:19 pm. The motion was APPROVED.

Mary L. Meines

City Clerk

Approved by City Council: September 28, 2009

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