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Minutes for 4/01/2008
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE KENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION
HELD APRIL 1, 2008
Commission Chambers
Mayor Richard L. Root called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
Reverend Cathi Gowin of St. Paul?s United Methodist Church gave the invocation.
Commissioner Raha led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call: Present: Commissioners: Sharon R. Brinks, Michael W. Brown, Robert Coughlin, Richard Clanton, Frank Cummings, Frank Raha III and Mayor Richard L. Root.
Staff Present: Fire Chief Jim Carr, Finance Director Tom Chase, Economic Development Planner Lisa Golder, City Clerk Dan Kasunic, Police Chief Rick Mattice, Fire Department Administrative Assistant Nancy Shane, City Attorney Jeffrey Sluggett, Assistant Finance Director/Purchasing Agent Phil Tietz, Deputy Administrator Keith Van Beek, Public Works Director Ron Woods and Recreation Director Charlie Ziesemer.
Four (4) citizens and members of the news media attended the meeting.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brinks, to approve the agenda.
Motion Carried.
ACKNOWLEDGE VISITORS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
County Commissioner Harold Mast announced his candidacy for re-election for District #12 County Commissioner.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Motion by Coughlin, supported by Brown, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
A. Authorize purchase of four (4) Police Department Vehicles from Signature Ford at a total cost not to exceed $87,600.00 with funds from the Property & and Building Fund.
B. Authorize the Mayor to enter into a three (3) year contract with Eccentric Entertainment, Inc. to provide carnival services for the City?s Independence Day event at a total cost not to exceed $15,660.00 with funds for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009 and with funds and contract amounts for the Fiscal Years ending 2010 and 2011 to be in accordance with the Commission approved budgets for those years, all funds to be from the Parks & Recreation Operating Budgets.
C. Authorize the Mayor to contract with Innereactive Media, LLC for marketing planning consulting services to assist in the development of a Parks & Recreation Department Strategic/Marketing plan at a cost of $13,750.00 including contingency, with funds from escrowed private donations made for Recreation Department purposes.
D. Authorize the purchase of a field inspection/pre-incident planning system at a total cost of $30,000.00 (including allowance for unexpected installation costs), with funds from the Fire Equipment Budget.
E. Resolution 31?08 to amend the Schedule of Fees to add a licensing fee for Transient Merchants Business Licenses as established by the amendment to the Code of Ordinances allowing transient merchants.
F. Receive and file minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting held on March 20, 2008.
G. Payables for the City of $394,014.01, Roads of $86,005.58, Water/Sewer of $238,873.94, Other funds of $60,660.91,Taxes of $2,167,681.38, totaling $2,947,235.82.
Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.
Motion Carried.
Resolution Adopted.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brinks, to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2008 City Commission Meeting.
Motion Carried.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS:
PRELIMINARY CITY GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brown, to receive and file the Preliminary City General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009.
Motion Carried.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Action Fabricators, Inc.
Mayor Root opened the public hearing to approve an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate in the City of Kentwood for Action Fabricators, Inc. to be located at 3890 East Paris Ave., SE; under Act 198.
Economic Development Planner Golder informed the Commission of the request to adjourn the public hearing until May 7, 2008 by Action Fabricators.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brown, to adjourn the public hearing until the May 7, 2008 City Commission Meeting.
Motion Carried.
Team Industries.
Mayor Root opened the public hearing to approve the establishment of an Industrial Development District and to set a May 7, 2008 public hearing date to consider the application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate for Team Industries, Inc.
Following a brief Presentation by Economic Development Planner Golder and COO Michael Waldschlager:
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brown, to close the public hearing.
Motion Carried.
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32?08 TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 33?08
TO SET A MAY 7, 2008 DATE TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FOR TEAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
Motion by Clanton, supported by Raha, to adopt Resolution 32?08 to approve the establishment of an Industrial Development District and adopt Resolution 33?08 to set a May 7, 2008 date to consider an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate in the City of Kentwood for Team Industries, Inc. located at 4580 Air West Dr, SE; under Act 198.
Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.
Resolutions Adopted.
BIDS:
PURCHASE OF THE STANABACK PARK PLAY STRUCTURE FOR THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
Parks & Recreation Director Ziesemer reviewed the memorandum dated March 19, 2008 regarding the purchase of a play structure.
Motion by Coughlin, supported by Raha, to authorize the purchase of a play structure for Stanaback Park from Play Environments, Inc. at a total cost of $17,682.00 (including installation) with funds from the Park Millage and a matching grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, as permitted under City of Kentwood purchasing rules and in accordance with the representations contained in K. Klingelsmith/C. Kane memorandum of March 19, 2008.
Motion Carried.
PURCHASE OF TWO (2) REPLACEMENT VEHICLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Police Chief Mattice reviewed his memorandum date March 26, 2008 regarding the bid process for the purchase of police vehicles.
Motion by Brinks, supported by Brown, to authorize the purchase of two (2) Chevrolet Impala automobiles from Berger Chevrolet at a total cost not to exceed $30,800.00 (including an allowance for the City?s standard vehicle preparations) with funds from the Property and Building Fund.
Motion Carried.
RESOLUTIONS:
ADOPT RESOLUTION 34?08 (RESOLUTION #1) TO PREPARE THE FINANCIAL FACT SHEET AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 35?08 (RESOLUTION #2) TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL FACT SHEET AND SET A MAY 7, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE HEARING OF NECESSITY FOR THE EAST PARIS AVE.RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FROM 36TH STREET TO BROADMOOR AVENUE.
Public Works Director Woods reviewed the procedure for establishing a Special Assessment District.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Brinks, to adopt Resolution 34?08 (resolution #1) to prepare the financial sheet for the East Paris Avenue Reconstruction Project from 36th Street to Broadmoor Avenue and adopt Resolution 35?08 (resolution #2) to prepare the financial sheet for the East Paris Avenue Reconstruction Project from 36th Street to Broadmoor Avenue
Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.
Resolutions Adopted.
ORDINANCES:
ADOPT ORDINANCE 7?08 TO AMEND CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1-3, SECTIONS 34-1 THROUGH 34-78, BY ADDING ARTICLES 4 AND 5, SECTIONS 34-79 THROUGH 35-105 AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 54-72 THROUGH 54-75 UNDER NUISANCES.
City Commissioner Brinks explained this ordinance had come before the Ordinance Committee twice for revisions and the document presented contains all the revisions requested.
Motion by Coughlin, supported by Brinks, to adopt Ordinance 7?08 to amend Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Kentwood, Michigan by amending Articles 1-3, Sections 34-1 through 34-78, by adding Articles 4 and 5, Sections 34-79 through 35-105 and to repeal Chapter 54, Article 3, Sections 34-72 through 54-75 under Nuisances.
Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.
Ordinance Adopted.
COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR:
Mayor Root-informed the Commission of a May 14th public meeting with five (5) other cities at the University Club from the urban Mayor and Managers Group with a presenter from the Citizens Research Council.
Commissioner Clanton-Reminded the Commission of the MML Convention on Wednesday April 2nd.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M.
Dan Kasunic Richard L. Root
City Clerk Mayor
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