City Council Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010

The Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of August 23, 2010 was called to order by Mayor James Buck at 7:00 pm.

Present were Council Members Randal Gelderloos, Steve Kauffman, Steve Maas, Carole Pettijohn, Dick Richards and Mayor James Buck. Absent: Council Member Joshua Meringa.

Also attending: Kenneth Krombeen, City Manager; Matthew Butts, Assistant City Manager; Randy Kraker, City Attorney (arrived at 7:15 pm); Mike May, Fire Department Lieutenant; Mary Meines, City Clerk; and Dennis Santo, Police Chief.

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

Motion made by Council Member Gelderloos, supported by Council Member Maas, to approve the August 23, 2010 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 9, 2010 and approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, that bills for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 totaling $39,871.93 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 Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Gelderloos, that bills for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 totaling $412,217.81 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

Recognition of the Grandville Young Champions competitive cheer teams. One team finished as National Champion and the other team was runner up of their divisions.

Presentation by Josh Hansen of Network 180 regarding a new ordinance being adopted by local governments that addresses those who host parties where underage drinking occurs.

Chief Santo informed City Council that safe medical disposal receptacle is now available at the police department.

Kent County Commissioner Stan Ponstein indicated the Kent County Recycle Facility is now open; applications for various Kent County Boards are now available, and the Kent County Land Bank is trying to get going by the end of the year.

Donald Parks of the Grandville Wrestling Club asked for City Council approval of the charitable gaming license so that they can operate two “millionaire” parties per year as fund raisers.

Russ Ripma, 3965 Johnson Lane, extended an invitation to the Community Leaders Breakfast on August 24 at 7:00 am. He also expressed appreciation for including the Senior Center parking lot striping in the budget.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

City Manager Krombeen indicated in March 2010 Council approved a moratorium on medical marihuana for six months or until changes were made to ordinances to deal with the implementation of the medical marihuana act. The changes are not ready to bring to Council and since the moratorium is close to expiring, the City Attorney has asked that an ordinance be approved to extend the moratorium by an additional six months. Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve emergency Ordinance No. 283, extending the moratorium on the issuance of permits, licenses or approvals for the sale or dispensation of medical marihuana. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

City Manager Krombeen explained that in January 2008 Council approved a resolution declaring the intent to reimburse the City with bond proceeds for expenses related to the Clean Water Plant renovation project. Since the approval of the original resolution the estimated cost of the project has increased and the project description has changed. City Attorney Wyngaarden has prepared an amended resolution for the maximum bond amount of $4.8M. The resolution preserves the City’s right to reimburse itself with bond proceeds for costs paid prior to the issuance of bonds. Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve Resolution No. 2936, a resolution declaring official intent to reimburse project expenditures with bond proceeds. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items presented under the Consent Agenda included:

Reports: Police (2^nd Quarter), CWP (July), Investments (July),
Minutes: Planning Commission (August 4)

Downtown Development Authority (August 12)

Resolution: Charitable Gaming License – Grandville Wrestling Club
Appointment: Delegates to 2010 MML Annual Meeting – Dearborn

James Buck – Delegate

Randal Gelderloos - Alternate

Proclamation: Childhood Obesity Awareness Week (Sept. 20-27, 2010)
Miscellaneous Purchase Orders and Requests:

a. DPW: Water Tank Cleaning

H2O Towers LLC - $3,650.00

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

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

John Racek and Brian Hannon from Moore and Bruggink presented the recommendation to award the bid for the Clean Water Plant Expansion and Renovation project. Mr. Racek indicated seven bids were received on April 29. The bids were reviewed by the engineers and the recommendation is to award the bid to the low bidder Grand River Construction. Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, to award the Clean Water Plant Expansion and Renovation project to the low bidder Grand River Construction in the amount of $22,298,307 in the best interest of the City. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Motion made by Council Member Gelderloos, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve the Clean Water Plant Expansion and Renovation project budget of $25,575,000. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Assistant City Manager Butts explained the request for authorization of the special liquor license at Rivertown Sports, 2605 Sanford. He indicated the Grand Raggidy Roller girls will be holding four events as a fundraiser for Well House. Well House is a non-profit organization that provides support and housing for homeless men, women and children. Tammy Vanden Berg, Board Member of Well House, and Amy Zyke, Grand Raggidy Roller Girls, were in attendance to respond to questions. Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member Gelderloos, to authorize the Police Chief to approve the special liquor license for Well House for September 25, 2010, October 23, 2010, November 20, 2010, and December 11, 2010. The motion was APPROVED by a 5-1 roll call vote (Yeas: Gelderloos, Kauffman, Pettijohn, Richards and Mayor Buck. Nays: Maas. Absent: Meringa).

Motion made by Council Member Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Maas, to excuse the absence of Council Member Meringa. The motion was APPROVED.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

· Kent County Recycling & Education Center Dedication

· Bob Evans property

· West MI Clean Energy gathering on Aug. 27 and 28 in conjunction with the Metro Cruise

· Repair of sunken manholes

· U of M survey re: local governments struggling to provide services

· MML Silent Auction

ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Kauffman, to adjourn at 8:07 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: September 13, 2010

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