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St. Ignace City Council Meeting Minutes Council Proceedings (Official) The regular meeting of the St. Ignace City Council was held on Monday, July 17, 2006 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Mayor Grondin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Wyse gave the invocation. Present: Councilmember DellaMoretta, Gustafson, LaLonde, TamlynMassaway, Wyse, Mayor Grondin. Absent: None. Staff Present: Eric Dodson, City Manager; Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. City Attorney; Loni Becker, Deputy Clerk; Eugene Elmer, City Assessor/Treasurer; Tim Matelski, Chief of Police; Les Therrian, Director of Public Works; Deb Evashevski, DDA Director; Paul Sved, Bldg. Insp. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 3, 2006 were approved as presented. Additions to the Agenda: Councilmember LaLondeInquiry. Mayor Grondin - Information. Mayor Grondin - Proclamation. City Manager Dodson - Insurance. 1. REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: City Manager Dodson explained that the purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment regarding close out of the City of St. Ignace Downtown Improvement Project, which was partially funded through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and a Community Block Development Grant. It was moved by Councilmember Wyse, seconded by Councilmember LaLonde to set the Public Hearing for Monday, August 7, 2006. Motion carried unanimously. 2. PLANNING COMMISSION MASTER PLAN REPORT: Art Underwood, Chairman of the Planning Commission, referred to the executive summary included in the packet, stating that the Planning Commission found no major deficiencies in the plan and noted that a visual preference policy covering the city waterfront was recently incorporated into the plan to deal with recent proposals for use of public lands on the water. In addition, the planning commission also heard ongoing plans for a new joint-venture hospital and is recommending that the City establish a joint study committee with the county and other interested parties to determine possible future use of the existing hospital facility. It was moved by Councilmember LaLonde, seconded by Councilmember Wyse to accept the recommendation from the Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously. 3. 2006 BUDGET STATUS: City Manager Dodson updated Council on the current status of the budget stating that it is being closely monitored and requested Council's input on future expenses and projects for the 2007 budget, adding that he will provide them with a form to do so. 4. MARINA REPORT: Eugene Elmer updated Council on the status of the marina, stating that it is down 6% this year which is a statewide average due to fuel costs. 5. TENNIS COURT PROJECT UPDATE: City Manager Dodson requested Les Therrian, Director of Public Works to updated Council on his evaluation of the tennis court. Les Therrian stated that he and the City Engineer evaluated the tennis court, stating that the only way to fix it right would be to completely remove it and start over which would cost approximately $15 to $20 thousand dollars. However, the DPW can do a temporary fix by cleaning up the cracks and filling them which could be done inkind. Councilmember Tamlyn-Massaway stated that there are grants for projects such as this, adding that the kids are willing to do fund raising and suggested that a committee be established, including the kids, to start actively pursuing grants and fund raising to rebuild the court. It was the consensus of Council to have the City Manager and the City Engineer explore the costs and then appoint a committee. 6. CITY FLAG DISCUSSION: City Manager Dodson reviewed two bids received for a city flag, one from Heritage Flag & Banner and one from Mackinac Arts and Sign, adding that Sandra Clark director of History and Arts in Lansing has contacted City Attorney Brown and would like to be involved in the process. After City Manager Dodson explained that time is critical in order to have a flag for the MML Convention, it was the consensus of Council to have him bring back a design at the next meeting. Consideration of Bills: There were no considerations at this time. 7. COUNCILMEMBER LALONDE - INQUIRY: Councilmember LaLonde inquired into whether or not MDOT is going to put the local signs back up on their newly replaced sign poles. Les Therrian stated that the signs were not suppose to be there in the first place and MDOT will not be putting them back up. Secondly, Councilmember LaLonde asked City Manager Dodson if the difference in rates on the engineering bills he had inquired about at a previous meeting had been looked into. City Manager Dodson explained that the rates were set through a prior agreement which he is checking into. 8. MAYOR GRONDIN - INFORMATION: Mayor Grondin informed Council that the 40 purple ribbons put on the light poles downtown were donated by Relay for Life. 9. MAYOR GRONDIN - PROCLAMATION: At this time, Mayor Grondin offered the following proclamation: PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells which, if not controlled, can result in death; and WHEREAS, 11.68 new cases of cancer are estimated to occur in the City of St. Ignace in 2006, and approximately 4 city residents are expected to die from cancer this year; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society is a voluntary community based health organization in the City of St. Ignace dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem; and WHEREAS, Relay For Life is a "Celebration of Life" benefiting the American Cancer Society; and WHEREAS, Relay For Life is a community affair held throughout Michigan which presents an opportunity to dust off our campaign gear, slip on our walking shoes and network with business associates, family and friends. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Paul C. Grondin, Mayor of the City of St. Ignace, do hereby proclaim July 28 and 29, 2006 as "Relay For Life Days" throughout the City of St. Ignace, and urge its citizens to recognize and participate in the Relay held at the LaSalle High School Track. 10. CITY MANAGER DODSON - INSURANCE: City Manger Dodson informed Council that the insurance committee met with Tom Spencer to review the liability insurance policy and are recommending the renewal of the policy with MMRMA. It was moved by Councilmember Gustafson, seconded by Councilmember Wyse to renew the premium with MMRMA. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Comment: There were no comments at this time. The following bills were presented to Council for payment:
Mayor Paul Grondin Loni Becker, Deputy Clerk |
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