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St. Ignace City Council Meeting Minutes 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 Della- Moretta, Fullerton, Gustafson, LaLonde, Tamlyn-Massaway, Wyse, Mayor Grondin. Absent: None. Staff Present: Eric Dodson, City Manager; Prentiss M. Brown, Jr., City Attorney; Renee' Vonderwerth, City Clerk; Eugene Elmer, Assessor/Treasurer; Les Therrian, Superintendent of Utilities; Tim Matelski, Chief of Police; Paul Sved, Bldg. Insp. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 18, 2006 were approved as presented. Additions to the Agenda: None. 1. SMOKE -FREE POLICY: City Manager Dodson brought Council's attention to the correspondence in the packet from the Health Department compelling the City of St. Ignace to have a smoke free policy. He informed Council that the City has complied with a smoke free policy in public buildings and vehicles since 1994. In addition, City Manager Dodson stated that in the Smoke Free Ordinance that Mackinac County has passed, violators would be cited for a first offense with a warning, second offense $100 fine, third offense $500 fine and fourth offense $1000 fine and these citations would include private places as well. At this time, Councilmember Della- Moretta stated that he feels it is an exceptionally harsh exercise by this particular board over a legal behavior. City Manager Dodson stated that he will review the city's policy and make sure all buildings and vehicles comply with the smoke free policy. 2. FY 2007 BUDGET UPDATE: City Manager Dodson stated that 85 percent of the budget is complete and requested Council to consider changing the current process to incorporate a financial modeling method talked about at the MML convention. He explained that financial modeling is where you take goals and trends and put together assumptions for long-term forecasting as opposed to a year-byyear budget. 3. WATER/SEWER UPDATE: City Manager Dodson informed Council that 2002 was the last time the Water/Sewer funds had a positive cash balance, adding that the sewer fund progress is slow, but overall both funds are maintaining the projected course and doing well. 4. AUTUMN APPLE DAYS RESOLUTION: RESOLUTION The following Resolution was offered for adoption by Councilmember Gustafson, supported by Councilmember Wyse: WHEREAS, the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce requests permission to conduct Autumn Apple Days and Pumpkin Roll, and WHEREAS, this event requires the usage of the St. Ignace public sidewalks, and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 413 of the City of St. Ignace, "The Peddler's Ordinance", requires certain criteria be met in order for the event to be held. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the St. Ignace City Council has determined that the Chamber of Commerce does meet the criteria established in the various sections of the Ordinance No. 413, and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does approve the usage of the public sidewalks for this event on Saturday, October 7, 2006. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council approve the closure of Goudreau Street, from Ellsworth to N. State Street on Saturday, October 7, 2006, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Roll Call Vote: Yes: Councilmember Fullerton, Gustafson, LaLonde, Tamlyn- Massaway, Wyse, Mayor Grondin, Councilmember Della-Moretta. No: None. Absent: None. Resolution declared adopted. 5. RECREATION POSITION REPORT: City Manager Dodson informed Council that a total of 21 resumes were received for the recreation position, adding that approximately half are city residents and the other half are scattered throughout the state. Currently there are nine interviews scheduled to take place this week and an update will be presented at the next Council meeting. At this time, Councilmember Tamlyn- Massaway referred to the letter from the St. Ignace Hockey Association pertaining to their request for consideration of a heating system for the bleachers, inquiring if it is being looked into. City Manager Dodson stated that at this time costs are being researched. 6. MML CONVENTION REPORT: Mayor Grondin brought Council's attention to the new city flag which was presented for the first time in the parade of flags at the MML Convention, adding that he received several comments on it. City Manager Dodson informed Council that Mayor Grondin was the flag carrier for the ceremony which had tremendous participation from communities all over the state. In addition, City Manager Dodson stated that there were several valuable educational sessions, and he has the power point presentations available for Councilmembers that were not able to attend. 7. BOARDWALK PHASE IX BID APPROVAL: City Manager Dodson stated that three bids were received for the Boardwalk Phase IX project, which has a budget of $185,000. He informed Council that Maverick Construction bid $220,722 with bid bond, Tom Huskey Construction $206,330 with bid bond and Weiss Builders $150,921.64 with bid bond and that the recommendation from the City Engineer and DDA is to award the bid to Weiss Builders who was the low bidder. It was moved by Councilmember Gustafson, seconded by Councilmember LaLonde to accept the recommendation for the low bidder and award the bid to Weiss Builders for $150,921.64 subject to DNR approval. Motion carried unanimously. 8. BUS STATION PROJECT SCHEDULE: City Manager Dodson stated that a meeting is scheduled with MDOT for October 19th, after which the Real Estate Committee will meet and a recommendation will be brought to Council. Consideration of Bills: There were no considerations at this time. Public Comment: Gene Elmer requested Council to visit the area surrounding the lighthouse and bring recommendations back to him for consideration regarding future project planning.
The following bills were presented to Council for payment:
Mayor Paul Grondin Renee' Vonderwerth, City Clerk |
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