City Council Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010

The Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of October 25, 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: Ron Carr, DPW Director; Tammy Hopman, Treasurer/Finance Director; Randy Kraker, City Attorney (arrived at 7:20 pm); Kenneth Krombeen, City Manager; Mike May, Fire Lieutenant; Mary Meines, City Clerk; and Dennis Santo, Police Chief.

Pastor Doug Wood, Grace Bible Church, 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 October 25, 2010 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Meringa, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 11, 2010 and approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, that bills for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 totaling $774,625.41 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

Russ Ripma, 3965 Johnson Lane, extended an invitation to the Senior Neighbors Community Leaders breakfast on October 26 at 7:00 am and the Senior Neighbors, Inc. fund raiser at the Grand Rapids Public Museum on November 9.

Johnathan Pope, Executive Director at the Visser Family YMCA, gave a presentation regarding the national transition to recognize the YMCA as “the Y”.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

City Manager Krombeen reviewed the proposed ordinance amendment relative to recreational fires and freestanding outdoor furnaces. City Council discussion followed. Council Member Meringa suggested additional language under Section 21-74 (c) (5) condition giving more authority to extinguish for public safety reasons. City Attorney Kraker indicated the ordinance is a police power regulation ordinance which gives discretion to the official on how it is enforced. Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member Gelderloos, to introduce Ordinance No. 285, as drafted to amend Section 21-74 incorporating suggested additional public safety language under (c) (5) (…nuisance, hazard, or risk to public safety), and adding Section 21-76 of the Code of Ordinances. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Motion by Council Member Kauffman, supported by Council Member Gelderloos to table Ordinance No. 285. The motion was APPROVED.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items presented under the Consent Agenda included:

Reports: DPW (3^rd quarter), CWP (September), Investments (September)
Minutes: Downtown Development Authority (September 9, October 14)

Planning Commission (October 6)

Zoning Board of Appeals (October 20)

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Gelderloos, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

CITY MANAGER REPORT

City Manager Krombeen explained that the agreement between Ottawa County Road Commission (OCRC) and the City of Grandville spells out the amounts and dates that OCRC will make payments to Grandville for the CWP renovation/expansion project and how Grandville will administer and account for these funds. Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to authorize the CWP Construction Payment Agreement between Ottawa County Road Commission and the City of Grandville. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Police Chief Santo presented a towing provider contract between Grandville and Hansen Towing. Hansen Towing has been the towing service provider for the City of Grandville and the City of Wyoming for the past several years. Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member Meringa, to authorize entering into a contract with Hansen Towing, Inc. for towing and storage of vehicles expiring December 31, 2012 in the best interest of the City. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

City Manager Krombeen indicated he has authorized the replacement of tires and rims on the aerial fire truck from Meekhof Tire in the amount of $3,058.00. Motion made by Council Member Meringa, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, to approve the emergency purchase of tires and rims on the aerial fire truck in the best interest of the City. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

· Extension of Buck Creek Trail Dedication will be held on November 3 at 9:00 am

· Thank you to the DDA for their involvement in the trail

· November 2, 2010 Election Day

· Peck St. Park

· Waste-to- Energy mortgage burning on November 10

· Happy Birthday to City Manager Krombeen

· Congratulations to Police Dept. for apprehending the robber at Belle Tire

· GVMC will be hosting Mitch Bean at Kentwood Library on October 28 at 10 am

· Transportation Lobby Day is November 30

· Trick or Treating is on Saturday, October 30 from 6-8 pm

ADJOURNMENT