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Minutes for 01/20/2009

APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE KENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION
HELD JANUARY 20, 2009
Commission Chambers

Commissioner Cummings called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.

Reverend Jerry DeRuiter of Kentwood Community Church gave the invocation.

Commissioner Brinks led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Roll Call: Present: Commissioners: Sharon R. Brinks, Michael W. Brown, Robert Coughlin, Frank Cummings, Frank Raha III.

Motion by Brinks, supported by Coughlin, to excuse Commissioner Clanton and Mayor Root with prior notification.

Motion Carried.

Staff Present: Finance Director Tom Chase, Information Systems Manager Bill Dudgeon, City Clerk Dan Kasunic, Police Chief Rick Mattice, City Assessor Deb Ring, Fire Department Administrative Assistant Nancy Shane, City Attorney Jeffrey Sluggett, Assistant Finance Director/Purchasing Agent Phil Tietz, Public Works Director Ron Woods and Recreation Director Charlie Ziesemer.

Six (6) citizens and members of the news media attended the meeting.

Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to approve the agenda with the following addendum: move item 7(c) transfer of liquor license to 12(a).

Motion Carried.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
A. Receive and file minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on January 6, 2009.
B. Receive and file minutes of the Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting held on January 12, 2009.
C. Receive and file minutes of the Safety Committee Meeting held on January 13, 2009.
D. Approve a three (3) year contract with ASTI Environmental for professional environmental consulting services to perform Brownfield inventory and assessment tasks eligible for funding through a $200,000.00 Hazardous Materials Assessment Grant awarded by the EPA.
E. Authorize Mayor to extend for two (2) years the City?s contract with Arrowaste, Inc. for City-wide trash removal services with funds from the department appropriate General Fund Operating Budgets for each fiscal year of this contract.
F. Approval of an additional $110,000.00 for engineering services for Kalamazoo Avenue Reconstruction and authorize the Mayor to make the necessary contractual changes.
G. Authorize purchase of copier and printer at a not-to-exceed total cost of $17,050.00 with funds from the Property and Building Fund budget.
H. Authorize the purchase of up to 600 tons of supplemental bulk road salt from North American Salt Company, at a cost of up to $27,540.00 with funds from the Major Streets and Local Streets Operating Budgets for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009 as allowed under City of Kentwood purchasing rules and in accordance with the representations contained in R. Woods/C. Kane memorandum dated January 14, 2009.
I. Payables for the City of $7,135,285.80.

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: Clanton and Root.

Motion Carried.

Motion by Coughlin, supported by Brown, to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2009 City Commission Meeting.

Motion Carried.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES:

TABLE THE TRANSFER OF A CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE FROM SAM?S BISTRO, INC. TO MIKITA ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR THE FACILITY LOCATED AT 1950-44TH STREET, SE.
Motion by Coughlin, supported by Brown, to table action to transfer a Class C Liquor License from Sam?s Bistro, Inc. to Mikita Enterprises, Inc. for the facility located at 1950-44th Street, SE until the February 3, 2009 City Commission Meeting.

Motion Carried.

RESOLUTIONS:

ADOPT RESOLUTION 7?09 TO AMEND A CONDITIONAL LAND TRANSFER CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF KENTWOOD AND THE CITY OF WYOMING (ACT 425 AGREEMENT).
Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to adopt Resolution 7?09 to amend a conditional land transfer contract between the City of Kentwood and the City of Wyoming (Act 425 Agreement).

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: Clanton and Root.

Resolution Adopted.
ADOPT RESOLUTION 8?09, A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE CITY OF KENTWOOD WATER DISTRUBUTION SYSTEM.
Public Works Director Woods explained in the 1980?s when the land was being developed the easement was made but never granted, this action is to correct the error.

Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to adopt Resolution 8?09, a resolution of necessity for the improvement to the City of Kentwood Water Distribution System for the Wyoming District in the Southwest ? of the Southeast ? of Section 28 and for acquisition of temporary grading permits.

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: Clanton and Root.

Resolution Adopted.

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS:

CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS OF NICK WASMILLER TO THE LOCC AND FRANK PENA TO THE PENSION BOARD.
Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to confirm the appointments of Nick Wasmiller to the Local Officers Compensation Commission and Officer Frank Pena to the Pension Board.

Motion Carried.

COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR:

Commissioner Cummings-Reminded the Commissioners of the retreat on February 6th.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 P.M.


Dan Kasunic Frank Cummings
City Clerk City Commissioner