City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

February 17, 2015

CALL TO ORDER

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

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

III.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. 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 and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney.

V.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes, Brown, Wheaton and Krause and Mayor Domingo.

VI.	PRESENTATIONS

A. Sarah Kelly, Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator/New Recycling Partnership

Sarah Kelly, Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator gave a brief update on the new

recycling partnership between the City of Albion and Calhoun County. The new

recycling center opened on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 and had

approximately 100 vehicles go through the center. The center will be open on

Wednesday’s from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This

will be a staffed facility and will unload recyclables from your vehicle. Flyers are

available for information on what type of items the center is able to take. They ask

that items are somewhat sorted and that paper is kept separate. Also removing

the labels from aluminum cans also helps to speed up the process. One of the new

items the center is able to take is vinyl siding.

Comments were received from Council Members Brown, Krause and Barnes; City

Manager Mitchell, Albion College Intern Danielle Nelson and Mayor Domingo.

B. Dominick Silvio-Wow Cable

Dominick Silvio from WOW Cable gave a brief presentation on WOW Cable with

the following highlights:

Customers who previously had 2mg are now automatically upgraded to 4mg

30 mg service will be available in March

Lines that are down will be taken care of in March

Rate increases are due to programming costs

Payment pick up centers will be reviewed

Comments were received from Council Members Wheaton and Brown and Mayor

Domingo.

C. Albion Community Choir

Krause moved, French Supported, To Remove Albion Community Choir from the

agenda. (7-0, rcv)

D. Amy DeShon-Festival of the Forks

Krause moved, French Supported, To Remove Amy DeShon-Festival of the Forks

from the agenda. (7-0, rcv)

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

Comments were received from Alfredia Dysart-Drake, 1016 S. Superior; Dominick Silvio, WOW Cable and Karen Eagen, 601 E. Broadwell.

VIII.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – February 2, 2015

B. Approval Special Council Session Minutes-February 2, 2015

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

presented. (7-0, vv).

IX.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.	Boards & Commissions Appointments & Reappointments (VV)

Gregg Strand, Initial Appointment, Planning Commission, Term to Expire 12-31-17.

Brown moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Gregg Strand, Initial Appointment, Planning Commission, Term to Expire 12-31-17 as presented. (7-0, vv)

B.	Request Approval Resolution # 2015-07, Create a Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Parks & Recreation (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French and Brown, City Manager Mitchell and Mayor Domingo.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution # 2015-07, Create a Citizen’s Advisory Committee as presented. (7-0, rcv)

C.	Request Approval Resolution # 2015-08, Approval of the Albion Public Safety Department to Participate in the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm Division (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members Wheaton, Brown, Krause, Barnes, Reid and French; Chief Kipp and Mayor Domingo.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution # 2015-08, Approval of the Albion Public Safety Department to Participate in the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm Division as presented. (7-0, rcv)

D.	Request for Approval Resolution # 2015-09, Approve Contract with Abraham

& Gaffney. P.C. for Fiscal Year 2014 Auditing Services (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Member Brown, City Manager Mitchell

and Mayor Domingo.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution # 2015-

09, Approve Contract with Abraham & Gaffney. P.C. for Fiscal Year 2014

Auditing Services as presented. (7-0, rcv)

E.	Request for Approval Resolution # 2015-10, Approve Contract with Hull for

Continued Engineering & Consulting Services for the Albion-Sheridan

Township Landfill for Activities Required in the Operation and Maintenance

Plan for Monitoring Years 16 through 20 (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French and Wheaton, City

Manager Mitchell and Mayor Domingo.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution # 2015-

10, Approve Contract with Hull for Continued Engineering & Consulting

Services for the Albion-Sheridan Township Landfill for Activities Required in

the Operation and Maintenance Plan for Monitoring Years 16 through 20 as

presented. (7-0,rcv)

F.	Discussion/Approval Festival of the Forks Site

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Remove Discussion/ Approval

of the Festival of the Forks Site from the agenda. (7-0, rcv)

G.	Request for Approval of the City of Albion Title VI Non Discrimination Plan and Designation of City Manager as Title VI Coordinator. (RCV)

Comments were received from City Manager Mitchell.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, Approval of the City of Albion Title VI Non Discrimination Plan and Designation of City Manager as Title VI Coordinator as presented. (7-0, rcv)

H.	Request for Resolution # 2015-11, Professional Services Agreement with

Plante & Moran, P.C. (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes, French and Brown, Finance Director Mead and City Manager Mitchell.

Brown moved, French supported, CARRIED, Approve Resolution # 2015-11, Professional Services Agreement with Plante & Moran, P.C. as presented. (7-0, rcv)

I.	Request Approval for Authorization for City Manager to Enter into Lease Agreement for a New Copier (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Member Brown, City Manager Mitchell and Mayor Domingo.

French moved, Barnes supported, CARRIED, Approval for Authorization for City Manager to enter into lease agreement for a new copier as presented. (7-0, rcv)

J.	Future Agenda Items

Council Member Barnes would like a Liaison Report for Albion Housing on the next agenda.

Council Member Barnes would like an update from the Planning Commission on the city’s master plan added to the next agenda.

Council Member French would like the Honeywell project added to the next agenda

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

No action was necessary as all members were present.

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

Comments were received from Mike Bearnan, 11016 29 Mile Rd; Council Members Barnes and French and City Manager Mitchell.

XI.	ADJOURNMENT

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

vv)

Mayor Domingo adjourned Regular Session at 8:35 p.m.

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Date	Jill Domingo

City Clerk