City Council Minutes
CITY OF GRANDVILLE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010
The
Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of June 28, 2010 was called
to order by Mayor James Buck at 7:00 pm.
Present were Council Members Randal Gelderloos, Steve Kauffman,
Steve Maas, Joshua Meringa, Carole Pettijohn, Dick Richards and
Mayor James Buck. Absent: None
Also
attending: Kenneth Krombeen, City Manager; Matthew Butts, Assistant
City Manager; Tammy Hopman, Treasurer/Finance Director; Mary Meines,
City Clerk; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; and Dennis Santo, Police
Chief.
Rev.
Tom Pier-Fitzgerald, Grandville United Methodist Church, gave the
invocation; and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member
Richards, to approve the June 28, 2010 agenda as presented. The
motion was APPROVED.
Motion made by Council Member Meringa, supported by Council Member
Gelderloos, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular
Meeting of June 14, 2010 and approve with corrections. Corrections
to the minutes of June 14, 2010: under “Comments - Acknowledgement
of Police Department awards mentioned in the Annual Report”. With
the corrections, the motion was APPROVED.
Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member
Gelderloos, that bills for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 totaling
$176,555.00 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 2009 Kent District Library Annual Report was
made by Cheryl Garrison, Interim Director for KDL. Patrice Vrona,
Grandville Branch Manager, gave an update of the activity at the
Grandville Library in 2009. Scott Petersen, KDL Trustee
representing Byron Township and the City of Grandville, and Joan
Parker from the Grandville Library Board were also in attendance.
Ann
and Joe Thompson, 3743 Chanute, addressed City Council regarding a
drainage problem on their property.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Finance Director Hopman presented an amendment to the Retiree Health
Care Fund of the FY 2009-2010 Budget. Motion made by Council Member
Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Richards, to approve
Resolution No. 2930, amending the FY 2009-2010 budget. The motion
was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items
presented under the Consent Agenda included:
-
Reports: Investments (May)
-
Minutes: Planning Commission
(June 16)
-
Miscellaneous Purchase Orders
and Requests:
a.
Motor Pool: 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
Berger Chevrolet - $26,413.40
Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member
Richards, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented in the best
interest of the City. The motion was APPROVED by a 6-1 roll call
vote (Gelderloos – yes; Kauffman – no; Maas – yes; Meringa – yes;
Pettijohn – yes; Richards – yes; and Buck – yes).
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City
Manager Krombeen explained the necessity for approving the emergency
repair of the anaerobic digester at the CWP. Motion made by Council
Member Kauffman, supported by Council Member Maas, to retroactively
approve the emergency purchase to repair the CWP digester cover by
Allied Mechanical in an amount not to exceed $8,500.00 in the best
interest of the City. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll
call vote.
City
Manager Krombeen indicated the proposed Health and Hospitalization
Administrative Policy was revised since the last Council meeting.
Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member
Gelderloos, to approve the Health and Hospitalization Administrative
Policy as presented. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll
call vote.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
·
Recreational fires – should get comments from Fire
Chief
·
Planning Commission Special Meeting on June 18
·
Congratulations to Matthew and Melanie Butts on the
birth of their daughter, Natalie
·
4th of July Celebration
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Council Member Meringa, supported by Council Member
Gelderloos, to adjourn at 8:32 pm to Executive Session for the
purpose of discussion of pending litigation and collective
bargaining. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.
Mary L. Meines
City Clerk
Approved by City Council: July
12, 2010
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