City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

December 1, 2014

I.	SINE DIE PROCEDURE

A.	CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Joseph Domingo opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.

B.	MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

C.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D. ROLL CALL

Maurice Barnes (1), Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Cheryl Krause (5), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

Administration: Sheryl L. Mitchell, City Manager; Jill Domingo, City Clerk, Scott Kipp, Chief of Public Safety, Tom Mead, Finance Director, Taurean Wilson, Recreation Director, Lauren Elster and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney’s.

E.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes and French and City Attorney Harkness.

F.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – Nov. 17, 2014

B. Approval of Special Council Session Minutes-Nov.17, 2014

Krause moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Consent Calendar as

presented. (7-0, vv).

G.	ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

H.	REORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL

1. Oath of Office

City Clerk Domingo administered the Oath of Office to incoming Council

Members Maurice Barnes, Lenn Reid, Andrew French and Mayor Domingo

and then presented the new Council to Mayor Domingo.

I.	CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Domingo called the regular meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.

J.	ROLL CALL

Maurice Barnes (1), Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Cheryl Krause (5), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

Administration: Sheryl L. Mitchell, City Manager; Jill Domingo, City Clerk, Scott Kipp, Chief of Public Safety, Tom Mead, Finance Director, Taurean Wilson, Recreation Director, Lauren Elster and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney’s.

K.	NOMINATION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

Council Member Reid nominated Council Member Brown

Council Member Krause nominated Council Member French

L.	ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

Reid moved, Brown supported, FAILED, to Elect Council Member Brown as Mayor

Pro Tempore. (3-4, rcv, Barnes, Wheaton, Krause and French dissenting).

Krause moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Elect Council Member French as

Mayor Pro Tempore. (3-4, rcv, Barnes, Wheaton, Krause and French dissenting).

Comments were received from Council Member Reid.

II.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S COMMENTS

No Comments were received.

III.	PRESENTATIONS

A. “Big Read” Program-Jessica Roberts

Albion’s Big Read begins in March 2015 when representatives from the Albion

Public Schools and Albion College begin to work closely with a selected group of

youth leaders (currently 7th, 8th and 9th graders) to prepare them to lead discussions

that will act as the town’s most direct and sustained engagement with Ursula Le

Guin’s coming of age fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea.

Programming will include five different types of events. There are as

follows:

1. Book Events

2. Community Connections

3. Recreation Events

4. Cultural Events

5. Service Projects

Comments were received from Council Members French and Krause and City

Manager Mitchell.

IV.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

No comments were received.

V.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A. Boards & Commissions Appointments and Reappointments

Betty Branche, Board of Review (Alternate), Reappointment, Term to

Expire 12-31-18

Brown moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Betty Branche, Board of Review

(Alternate), Reappointment, Term to Expire 12-31-18 as presented. (7-0, vv).

B. Discussion/Approval to Request a Collaborative Meeting with Officials from the

Albion School District, Albion College and the City of Albion (VV)

City Manager Mitchell suggested a “meet and greet” as a first step of starting

communications with the interested parties.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to organize a meet and great with

Albion School District, Albion College, and the City of Albion as presented. (7-0, vv)

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes, French and Brown, City

Manager Mitchell and Mayor Domingo.

C. Request Approval Semco Environmental Contamination Containment Agreement

(RCV)

Comments were received from Council Member Barnes and City Manager Mitchell.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Semco Environmental

Contamination Containment Agreement as presented. (7-0, rcv).

D. Request Approval Semco Road Right-of-Way Alternative Institutional Control (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French and Krause, City Attorney

Harkness and Mayor Domingo.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Semco Road Right-of-

Way Alternative Institutional Control as presented. (7-0, rcv).

E. Request Approval Recycling Contract with Calhoun County (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French and Barnes, City Manager

Mitchell, City Attorney Harkness and Mayor Domingo.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Recycling Contract with

Calhoun County as presented. (7-0, rcv).

F. Request Approval for Resolution #2014-13, 90-10 2015 Insurance Opt-Out (RCV)

Comments were received from City Manager Mitchell and City Attorney Harkness.

French moved, Barnes supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2014-13,

90- 10, 2015 Insurance Opt-out as presented. (7-0, rcv).

G. Discussion/Approval of Property Transfer from Calhoun County Auction

Comments were received from Council Members French, Krause and Barnes, City

Manager Mitchell, City Attorney Harkness and Mayor Domingo. It was the general

Consensus of the Council to not transfer any properties from the Calhoun County

Auction.

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, Not to Transfer any of the Properties

from the Calhoun County Auction. (7-0, vv)

H. Future Agenda Items

Council Member French requested information on the Ponderosa Building. City

Attorney Harkness stated this was a subject to be discussed in executive session.

I. Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member (s) (VV)

No action was needed as all Council Members were present.

VI.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

No comments were received.

VII.	ADJOURNMENT

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Adjourn the Regular Session. (7-0,

vv)

Mayor Domingo adjourned Regular Session at 7:43 p.m.

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Date	Jill Domingo

City Clerk