St. Ignace City Council Meeting Minutes

Council

Proceedings

(Official)

The regular meeting of the St. Ignace City Council was held on Monday, April 4, 2005 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building.

The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Mayor Dodson with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Councilmember Gustafson gave the invocation.

Present: Councilmember Grondin, Gustafson, LaLonde, Tamlyn-Massaway, Mayor Dodson.

Absent: Councilmember Boynton, Wyse. (Excused by Council).

Staff Present: Gary L. Heckman, City Manager; Renee’ D. Vonderwerth, City Clerk; Tim Matelski, Chief of Police; Les Therrian, Director of Public Works; Phil Hinkson, Recreation Director; Paul Sved, Bldg. Insp.

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 21, 2005 were approved as written.

Additions to the Agenda:

5. City Manager Heckman – Information.

1. MACKINAC STRAITS HOSPITAL MILLAGE RENEWAL RESOLUTION:

RESOLUTION

To Endorse Support for the

Mackinac County Millage Renewal For Mackinac Straits Hospital

The following Resolution was offered for adoption by Councilmember Gustafson, supported by Councilmember Grondin:

WHEREAS, Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center will be seeking a County Millage Renewal for health services on May 3, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center is located within the City of St. Ignace and works closely with the City of St. Ignace, being one of the four members of the Mackinac Straits Hospital Authority and surrounding communities; and

WHEREAS, the City of St. Ignace offers a supportive relationship as necessary to provide universal access of cost efficient health care services to all citizens of the Mackinac County of Michigan; and

WHEREAS, the endorsement of the City Council of the City of St. Ignace would enhance the working relationship that mutually benefits the residents of the City of St. Ignace and Mackinac County.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Ignace City Council fully supports the Mackinac Straits Hospital in its County Millage Renewal Request.

Roll Call Vote:

Yes:Councilmember Gustafson, LaLonde, Tamlyn-Massaway, Mayor Dodson, Councilmember Grondin.

No: None.

Absent: Councilmember Boynton, Wyse.

Resolution declared Adopted.

2. MACKINAC COUNTY MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT RESOLUTION:

CITY OF ST. IGNACE

RESOLUTION

Resolution Adopting Agreement for Reciprocal Police Protection

with the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Department

The following Resolution was offered for adoption by Councilmember LaLonde, supported by Councilmember Gustafson:

WHEREAS, it is the mutual advantage and benefit of the County of Mackinac to render supplemental police protection for special events, or a local emergency which requires the combined forces of one or all of the municipalities involved, and

WHEREAS, under the provision of Act 35 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1951 as amended, (M.S.A. 5.4081 et seq.) an agreement of this type can be entered into, and

WHEREAS, all municipalities involved are geographically located in Mackinac County, and

WHEREAS, the City of St. Ignace and the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Department wish to join in such a mutual agreement, and

WHEREAS, the provisions of the agreement will be invoked only when it is deemed necessary, in the opinion of the local Police Chief, to request outside assistance because all local facilities have been exhausted and outside assistance is needed,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this agreement is hereby approved by the City of St. Ignace and the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign said agreement on behalf of the City of St. Ignace.

Roll Call Vote:

Yes:Councilmember LaLonde, Tamlyn-Massaway, Mayor Dodson, Councilmember Gustafson, Grondin.

No: None.

Absent: Councilmember Boynton, Wyse.

Resolution declared Adopted.

3. TRUCK PURCHASE REQUEST:

This item was tabled.

4. FISH CLEANING STATION PROPOSAL:

City Manager Heckman reviewed the proposal from the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club for the Moran Bay Fish Cleaning station. He added that additional grant requests are being sought through other agencies and the Sportsmen’s Club is requesting that the City provide the materials. At this time, City Manager Heckman presented and reviewed an estimated material list for Council’s approval, not to exceed $6495.00. He went on to explain that there is approximately $6500 in the Park Construction Fund budget for 2005, which would cover the costs, however the Sault Tribe has agreed to donate the block walls, which would reduce the amount of materials by $1200.

After discussing the issue, it was moved by Councilmember Grondin, seconded by Councilmember Gustafson to call for a Public Hearing at the next Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Consideration of Bills:

Councilmember Gustafson inquired into the bill from Manatron regarding the amount billed for the postage charge and requested that it be researched to see if it could be done at a lower cost.

5. CITY MANAGER HECKMAN – INFORMATION:

City Manager Heckman informed Council that petitions for Council and Mayor are due in May. City Clerk Vonderwerth stated that the Mayor and three Council seats are up for election in November and petitions are due by May 10 at 4:00 p.m.

Also, City Clerk Vonderwerth, on behalf of the Library Board, informed Council that the new Library will open on Saturday, April 9, with regular hours from 10 to 3 and refreshments served.

Public Comment:

Elgie Dow, Marcy North, and Donna Bassett came before Council to express their concerns regarding the water run-off problem in their area.

After hearing their concerns, it was the consensus of Council that the administration look at the various issues to come up with possible solutions and report back to the customers and Council with their recommendations.

The following bills were presented to Council for payment:

AHS Rescue 507.49

Air Source One226.23

Alltel29.89

Ameritech1052.70

Baraga Telephone Co.89.80

Commercial Equipment Co.515.00

Chemsearch225.05

Dennis Tech Supply20.51

East Jordan Iron Works, Inc.140.21

Edison Sault Electric Co.3896.04

Hydrite Chemical Co.1533.35

Industrial Marketing275.41

Kimball-Midwest1122.88

Krum Pump84.51

Lakefront Electronics168.57

Mackinac Plumb. & Heat. Co.98.11

Manatron, Inc.1307.12

Medtronic Emergency Response Systems274.31

Murray Sandler Skate & Rink Supply254.00

Mussio Janitorial Supplies141.28

NCL of Wisconsin, Inc.768.15

Office Depot203.49

Peterson Equipment, Co.205.31

Pomasl Fire Equipment701.44

R. S. Scott Associates2547.00

R. P. M. Automotive & Industrial Parts Co.265.00

Saf-T-Tec South, Inc.37.35

SBC Long Distance52.74

Scientific Brake & Equip. Co.99.28

State Chemical Manuf.217.89

State of Mich Corrections787.50

The St. Ignace News613.02

Grand Total$ 18,460.63

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Bruce J. Dodson, Mayor Renee’ D. Vonderwerth, City Clerk