City of Flushing
Minutes
A Regular Meeting of the Flushing City Council was called to order on Monday, August 12, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Janice L. Gensel, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and invocation.
Present: Richard L. Bade
John C. Gault
Janice L. Gensel
Chris A. Girard
Teresa K. Salem
Michael T. Szukhent
Absent: Jay E. Johnson
Others Present: Dennis J. Bow, City Manager
Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer
Edward G. Henneke, City Attorney
Absence – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to excuse the absence of Councilperson Johnson from the August 12, 2002 meeting.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Addition to Agenda – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to add B5 – Small Cities Resolution – State Shared Revenue, to the agenda.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Approval of Agenda – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve the August 12, 2002 agenda as amended.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
MEETING
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Elva Cook, 315 Sunnyside, addressed City Council.
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CONSENT AGENDA – Motion by Gault, seconded by Bade, to approve the consent agenda, City Council Minutes (July 22, 2002 Regular Meeting) and August 12, 2002 Council Bills List.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Flint River Watershed Coalition – Request to Conduct the Flint RiverFest in Riverview Park – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve the Flint River Watershed Coalition’s request to hold the Flint RiverFest in Riverview Park on Saturday, September 21, 2002.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Michigan Municipal League – Annual Meeting – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Girard, to designate Mayor Gensel as the voting delegate and Councilperson Bade as the alternate at the MML Annual Meeting September 11-13, 2002.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Municipal Employees’ Retirement System Annual Meeting – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to adopt the certification form with Joretta Roy as the employee delegate and Verna LaMay as the employee alternate to represent the city at the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System annual meeting and to authorize the City Manager, Dennis J. Bow, to represent administration.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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Community Development Block Grant Signature Cards – Motion by Gault, seconded by Bade, to authorize Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer, and Dennis J. Bow, City Manager, to request reimbursements from the Community Development Block Grant Program.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Small Cities Resolution – State Shared Revenue – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Girard, to adopt the Small Cities Resolution supporting the override of Governor Engler’s veto of State Shared Revenue distributions to municipalities.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
REPORTS:
Ron Campbell, City Architect – City Hall/Police Department and 309 E. Main Street Renovation - Mr. Ron Campbell, Architect, THA Architects/Engineers, provided a presentation encompassing an existing facilities evaluation (City Hall) and a space needs analysis for a new City Hall and Police Station. The presentation addressed the physical and code deficiencies of the existing City Hall; the feasibility the existing facilities can provide in housing the city administrative and police department functions; recommended development guidelines that would best insure the preservation and adaptive use of this historic community landmark; recommended development guidelines to be insure convenient and efficient delivery of city administrative services to the public; recommended development guidelines to best insure safe, efficient and convenient delivery of police services to the public; and developed general cost estimates for the specific items listed.
Michigan Municipal League Convention – Motion by Girard, seconded by Gault, to authorize Mayor Gensel and Councilpersons Bade and Johnson (or alternate) to attend the MML Convention held on September 9-13, 2002 in Dearborn.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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City Manager Contract – Motion by Girard, seconded by Gault, to delete the automobile lease reference from the city manager’s contract and allow for an automobile allowance to a maximum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars per month.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
ORDINANCES:
Nuisance (Noxious Weeds and Refuse) Ordinance Amendment – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to move to first reading the amendment to Ordinance No. 96 – Nuisance (Noxious Weeds and Refuse) Ordinance.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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BUSINESS:
Zoning Ordinance – Changes to the proposed Zoning Ordinance were discussed. Some of the issues discussed were: 1) Site plan requirements for preexisting sites, and 2) Historical structures and sites/nonconforming structures. First reading of the Zoning Ordinance will be at the August 26, 2002 meeting.
Adjournment – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to adjourn.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Girard, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjourn: 9:12 p.m.
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Janice L. Gensel, Mayor Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer