City Council Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011

The Grandville City Council Regular Meeting of January 24, 2011 was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Randal Gelderloos at 7:00 pm.

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

Also attending: Matt Butts, Assistant City Manager; Ron Carr, DPW Director; Tammy Hopman, Treasurer/Finance Director; Randy Kraker, City Attorney; Ken Krombeen, City Manager; Mike May, Fire Lieutenant; Mary Meines, City Clerk; Dennis Santo, Police Chief; Dan Steere, Deputy Police Chief; Harvey Veldhouse, Fire Chief; and Lynnae White, Fire Lieutenant.

Fire Chief Harvey Veldhouse 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 January 24, 2011 agenda as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Kauffman, supported by Council Member Maas, to waive the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 10, 2011 and approve as presented. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Pettijohn, that bills for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 totaling $374,569.11 as presented by the City Manager, be allowed and authorize the Treasurer to pay the same. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by a roll call vote.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Sandy LeBlanc reported on the Grandville Jenison Chamber activities.

Mike Cobb, 3362 40^th St., thanked Harvey Veldhouse for his dedication to the City of Grandville. He also thanked DPW for the ice rink.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

Motion by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Richards, to remove from the table Ordinance No. 287. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion by Council Member Pettijohn, supported by Council Member Richards, to adopt Ordinance No. 287, amending Section 17-63, Fireworks. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by a roll call vote.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items presented under the Consent Agenda included:

1. Reports: CWP (December), Investments (December)

2. Minutes: Park and Recreation (Nov 18)

DDA (Jan 13)

Planning Commission (Jan 5)

Planning Commission – Special Meeting (Jan 19)

3. Resolution No. 2950: Collection of Summer Taxes – Wyoming Public Schools

4. Proclamations: 2011 Business Person of the Year – William Schrader

2011 Non-Profit Achievement Award – Sunset Home Services

2011 Small Business of the Year – Info-Shred, LLC

2011 Medium to Large Business of the Year – Trivalent Group

Motion made by Council Member Maas, supported by Council Member Meringa, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

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

COUNCIL COMMENTS

· Thanks to Todd and Bill for the CWP report

· Appreciation to WCET for their dedication to Grandville in filming the City Council meetings

· Thanks to DPW for keeping the roads clear and for the ice rink

· Various expressions of appreciation to Harvey Veldhouse

Fire Chief Veldhouse thanked the Council for their support through the years of employment with the City of Grandville.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Council Member Richards, supported by Council Member Meringa, to adjourn at 7:32 pm to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, material exempt from disclosure, and collective bargaining. The motion was unanimously APPROVED by roll call vote.

Mary L. Meines

City Clerk

Approved by City Council: February 14, 2011

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