City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

October 20, 2014

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 Mitchell, City Manager; Jill Domingo, City Clerk; Scott Kipp, Chief of Public Safety, Taurean Wilson, Recreation Director and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney.

V.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

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

VI.	CITY MANAGER/DEPT HEAD COMMENTS

A. Update on Target Market Analysis

City Manager Mitchell gave a brief overview of the MSHDA grant for the target

market analysis study of the downtown and adjacent neighborhoods for the

City of Albion and the City of Battle Creek.

VII.	PRESENTATIONS

A. Albion College International Students

Mayor Domingo read aloud and presented the Resolution of Honorary

Citizenship to the Albion College International Students.

VIII.	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.

IX.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – October 6, 2014

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

presented. (7-0, vv).

X.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.	Request for Approval Michigan Municipal League Dues for 2015 (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Member Barnes.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Michigan Municipal League Dues for 2015 as presented. (7-0, rcv).

B.	Discussion & Request for Approval 1st Reading Ordinance #2014-04, Finance Signature Authorization (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Member Wheaton and City Attorney Harkness.

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, Approve 1st Reading Ordinance #2014-04, Finance Signature Authorization as presented. (7-0, rcv).

C.	Annual City Leaf Pick-Up Schedule

Comments were received from Council Members French, Brown and Krause, City Attorney Mitchell, Chief of Public Safety Kipp and Mayor Domingo.

D.	Request for Approval of Study Session Dates for the 2015 Budget (VV)

Comments were received from Council Members Krause and French and Mayor Domingo.

Wheaton moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Study Session Dates for the 2015 Budget as presented. (7-0, vv).

E.	Request Approval S.A.W. Grant (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members Brown and Krause.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve S.A.W. Grant as presented. (7-0, rcv).

F.	Approval of City Council Meeting Dates for 2015 (VV)

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve City Council Meeting Dates for 2015 as presented. (7-0, vv).

G.	Update on Firekeepers Grant-Council Member Reid

Council Member Reid stated that we received the entire $35,000 that was

requested from the Firekeepers Grant.	These funds will be used to start

Phase I in the transformation of Holland Park. The total cost of the project is	projected to be $250,000. Council Member Reid thanked the committee and	all those who have supported the project. The committee will also be looking	at additional opportunities for grants to fund the project.

Comments received from Council Members Krause, French and Mayor

Domingo.

H.	Request for Approval of Contract with Revize Superior Web and Design for

Web Services (RCV)

Comments received from Council Members Brown, Krause, Barnes and

French, City Manager Mitchell, Mayor Domingo and City Attorney Harkness.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve Contract with Revize Superior Web and Design for Web Services contingent upon negotiating a warranty and a 30 or 60 day release clause with the City Attorney and Revize Superior Web and Design as presented. (7-0, rcv).

Future Agenda Items

No future agenda items.

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

No action was needed as all council members were present.

XI.	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 Hazel Lias, 12939 28 ½ Mile Rd, Mike Bearman, 11016 29 Mile Rd, Council Members Brown, Barnes and French and Mayor Domingo.

XII.	ADJOURNMENT

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

vv)

Mayor Domingo adjourned Regular Session at 8:03 p.m.

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Date	Jill Domingo

City Clerk