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Minutes for 6/03/2008

APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE KENTWOOD CITY COMMISSION
HELD JUNE 3, 2008
Commission Chambers

Mayor Richard L. Root called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M.

Reverend Phong Pham of St. Mary Magdalen Church gave the invocation.

Commissioner Clanton 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: City Clerk Dan Kasunic, Engineering & Inspections Director Steve Kepley, Fire Department Administrative Assistant Nancy Shane, City Attorney Jeffrey Sluggett, Assistant Finance Director/Purchasing Agent Phil Tietz, Deputy Administrator Keith Van Beek and Police Captain Scott Yerrick.

Two (2) citizens and members of the news media attended the meeting.

Motion by Cummings, supported by Brinks, to approve the agenda.

Motion Carried.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Motion by Brinks, supported by Clanton, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
A. Receive and file minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on May 20, 2008.
B. Receive and file minutes of the Ordinance Committee Meeting held on May 27, 2008.
C. Payables for the City of $516,720.09, Roads of $145,675.93, Water/Sewer of $8,852.24, Taxes of $1,046.32, totaling $752,041.12.

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.

Motion Carried.

Motion by Coughlin, supported by Clanton, to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2008 City Commission Meeting.

Motion Carried.



PUBLIC HEARING:

Paladin Industries.
Mayor Root opened the public hearing to approve an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate in the City of Kentwood for Paladin Industries, Inc. located at 4990 West Greenebrooke Dr., SE; under Act 198.

After a brief presentation by Deputy Administrator Van Beek and Company President Larry Bell:

Motion by Cummings, supported by Coughlin, to close the public hearing.

Motion Carried.

ADOPT RESOLUTION 57?08 TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FOR PALADIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Motion by Cummings, supported by Coughlin, to adopt Resolution 57?08 to approve an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate in the City of Kentwood for Paladin Industries, Inc., SE; under Act 198.

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.

Resolution Adopted.

East Paris Reconstruction Project.
Mayor Root opened the public hearing to confirm active special assessments rolls ?A? and ?C? and deferred benefit charge rolls ?B?, ?D? and ?E? for the East Paris Avenue Reconstruction Project from 36th Street to Broadmoor Avenue.

Following a brief presentation by City Engineer Kepley:

Motion by Clanton, supported by Brinks, to close the public hearing.

Motion Carried.

ADOPT RESOLUTION 58?08 TO CONFIRM ACTIVE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS ?A? AND ?C? AND DEFERRED BENEFIT CHARGE ROLLS ?B?, ?D? AND ?E? FOR THE EAST PARIS AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FROM 36TH STREET TO BROADMOOR AVENUE.
Motion by Brinks, supported by Cummings, to adopt Resolution 58?08 to confirm special assessment rolls ?A? and ?C? and deferred benefit charge rolls ?B?, ?D? and ?E? for the East Paris Avenue Reconstruction Project from 36th Street to Broadmoor Avenue.

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.

Resolution Adopted.


BIDS:

APPROVE CHIP SEALING OF SELECTED CITY STREETS.
City Engineer Kepley spoke on the reduction of streets scheduled for work due to the amount of reconstruction projects currently being done.

Motion by Cummings, supported by Raha, to approve chip sealing of selected City streets at a total cost of $113,500.00 with funds from the Local and Major Street (Act 51) Funds for the Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2008 and 2009.

Motion Carried.

RESOLUTIONS:

ADOPT RESOLUTION 59?08 TO DROP MERISTAR SPE LEASING CORP. AS A CO-LICENSEE AND ADD MERISTAR SPE LEASING LLC AS CO-LICENSEE.

Motion by Brinks, supported by Clanton, to adopt Resolution 59?08 to drop Meristar SPE Leasing Corp. (a Delaware Corporation) as a co-licensee and add Meristar SPE Leasing LLC (a Delaware Limited Liability Company) as co-licensee as requested by Interstate Management Company, LLC (a Delaware Limited Liability Company) for a Class-B Hotel Liquor License at 4747-28th Street, SE (Hilton Inn).

Roll Call Vote: Yeas: All. Nays: None. Absent: None.

Resolution Adopted.

COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR:

Mayor Root-Spoke on the ridership of ITP.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M.


Dan Kasunic Richard L. Root
City Clerk Mayor