Minutes
A Regular Meeting of the Flushing City Council was called to order on Monday, August 11, 2003 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
Jay E. Johnson
Raymond Peck
Teresa K. Salem
Michael T. Szukhent
Absent: None
Others Present: Dennis J. Bow, City Manager
Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer
Edward G. Henneke, City Attorney
Agenda Addition – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to add a Closed Session, to discuss the purchase of real estate, to the agenda.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Approval of Agenda – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve the August 11, 2003 meeting agenda as amended.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
MEETING
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
The following individuals addressed City Council:
Veronica Jajey Quentin Galerneau Elva Cook
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PRESENTATIONS:
Amy
McMillan, Director,
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Consent Agenda – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve City Council Minutes (July 14, 2003 Regular Meeting), City Council Minutes (July 14, 2003 Closed Session) and August 11, 2003 Council Bills List.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Johnson, Peck, Szukhent, Gensel
Abstain:
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Michigan Municipal League – Designation of Voting Delegate – Motion by Johnson, seconded by Bade, to designate Mayor Gensel as the voting delegate for the City of Flushing at the annual Michigan Municipal League meeting September 17-19, 2003.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Michigan Municipal League – Designation of Alternate Voting Delegate – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Salem, to designate Councilperson Johnson as the alternate voting delegate for the City of Flushing at the annual Michigan Municipal League meeting September 17-19, 2003.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) Annual Meeting – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, 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, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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REPORTS:
Summer Hours – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to reinstate the original work hours requiring City Hall to be open between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the work week of all salaried employees be established from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. effective September 1, 2003.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
ORDINANCES:
Rezone
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Ordinance 98 – Pollution Control – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to move to first reading the amendment, as submitted by the City Attorney, to Ordinance No. 98.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: Gensel
Motion Carried.
APPOINTMENTS:
Zoning Board of Appeals Position – Motion by Bade, seconded by Gault, to confirm Councilperson Johnson’s appointment of John Daly to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Yea: Bade,
Gault, Johnson, Peck,
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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Closed Session – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, that pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, compiled laws 15.268(d) to go into closed session to consider the purchase or lease of real property and to consider an option to purchase or lease real estate.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Johnson, Peck, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjourn: 8:40 p.m.
Reconvene: 8:58 p.m.
Purchase of Real Property – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to authorize the Mayor and Clerk/Treasurer to sign a purchase agreement to purchase said property at a price of $6,860.00.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Johnson, Peck, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjournment – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to adjourn.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Johnson, Peck, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjourn: 8:59 p.m.
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Janice L. Gensel, Mayor Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer