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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 Wednesday, January 3, 2007 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 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; Deb Evashevski, DDA Director; Paul Sved, Bldg. Insp. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 18, 2006 were approved as presented. Additions to the Agenda: 5. Councilmember Della-Moretta - inquiry. 6. Mayor Grondin - City Clerk roster. 1. SEALED BID OPENING FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLE: City Manager Dodson stated that at this time bids cannot be submitted because pricing on the new diesel models is not available, so this item will be postponed until the prices are available. 2. 2006 YEAR END MARINA REPORT: Gene Elmer updated Council on the status of the marina stating that the revenues are down for 2006 mainly due to the high cost of fuel which kept boaters from traveling. 3. WATER AND SEWER REPORT: City Manager Dodson stated that the Tribal housing on Mackinac Trail is scheduled to be connected on Thursday the 4th of January; however, the water line and tank installed by the Tribe will not be accepted by the City until it is completed. In addition, City Manager Dodson reported that the numbers are at the projected status for the end of December. 4. APPOINTMENT/ RECREATION BOARD VACANCY: Mayor Grondin appointed Emily Fullerton to the Recreation Board to fill the vacancy created by Miki Della- Moretta, and requested Council's approval. It was moved by Councilmember Gustafson, seconded by Councilmember Wyse to accept the Mayor's appointment. Motion carried unanimously. 5. COUNCILMEMBER DELLAMORETTA - INQUIRY: Councilmember Della-Moretta questioned Gene Elmer regarding the auxiliary lights at the lighthouse, inquiring if they are run on a photocell or a clock. Gene Elmer stated that it is a photocell. Councilmember Della- Moretta inquired if a clock method would be more economical and requested it be researched. 6. MAYOR GRONDIN - CITY CLERK ROSTER: Mayor Grondin presented Council with a copy of a roster of the city clerk's from 1883 to present; adding that he is currently working on the list of City Attorneys and will present it to Council when it is finished. At this time, Councilmember Gustafson inquired about the resolution included in the packet. City Manager Dodson thanked Councilmember Gustafson for the reminder and explained that a resolution is required by the bank stating signatories when a new account is opened. RESOLUTION The following Resolution was offered for adoption by Councilmember Gustafson, supported by Councilmember LaLonde: WHEREAS, the City has authorized the opening of a bank account specifically to be used for sewer system improvements through the State of Michigan's State Revolving Fund and the United States Department of Agriculture loan programs. WHEREAS, it is required that a limited number of authorized signatories be authorized for said account, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that City Clerk, Renee Vonderwerth and Deputy Clerk, Loni Brown be authorized signatories on the account. Roll Call Vote: Yes: Councilmember Fullerton, Gustafson, LaLonde, Tamlyn- Massaway, Wyse, Mayor Grondin, Councilmember Della-Moretta. No: None. Absent: None. Resolution declared Adopted. Consideration of Bills: Councilmember LaLonde inquired into the bill received by the State of Michigan regarding the contracted prisoner labor for two months. Clerk Vonderwerth stated that usually the bill is sent on a monthly basis, but in this case, November's was included with the December billing. Public Comment: There was no comment at this time.
The following bills were presented to Council for payment:
Mayor Paul Grondin Renee' Vonderwerth, City Clerk |
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