Flushing City Council
Minutes
June 9, 2008
A Regular Meeting of the Flushing City Council was called to order on Monday, June 9, 2008 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
George G. Kozan
Teresa K. Salem
Michael T. Szukhent
Absent: Mark F. Brock
Others Present: Dennis J. Bow, City Manager
Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer
Edward G. Henneke, City Attorney
Excused Absence – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to excuse the absence of Councilperson Brock.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Approval of Agenda - Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Salem, to approve the June 9, 2008 agenda.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
MEETING
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
The following individuals addressed City Council:
Terry Reechko David Lucas Elva Cook
1214 Coutant 420 Luce 1459 Flushing
Road
Bob Clement
257 Aberdeen Ct.
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Consent Agenda - Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve City Council Minutes (May 12, 2008 Regular Meeting), City Council Minutes (May 12, 2008 Closed Session), City Council Minutes (May 19, 2008 Special Joint Meeting), and June 9, 2008 Council Bills List.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Szukhent, Gensel
Abstain: Salem
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Flushing Summer Fest – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve the Flushing Area Chamber of Commerce request to hold the Flushing Summer Fest in Riverview Park June 11-15, 2008.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
REPORTS:
Lease Agreement Extension – Flushing Area Senior Center - Motion by Bade, seconded by Szukhent, to extend the lease agreement with the Flushing Area Senior Citizens Incorporated for the facility located at 106 Elm Street, Flushing, Michigan.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Summer Meeting Schedule – Motion by Gault, seconded by Kozan, to adopt a summer meeting schedule of Monday, July 14, 2008 and Monday, August 11, 2008.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
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2007-2008 Budget Adjustments – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve the 2007-2008 Budget Adjustments, as presented by the Clerk/Treasurer.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Capital
Improvement Program – The following
changes to the previously adopted Capital Improvement Plan were discussed at a
Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and Parks
and Recreation Committee:
Transportation
- The request to complete a downtown traffic
study, as well as a traffic light installation at McKinley and Main, have been
eliminated.
- The McKinley Street
pedestrian bridge was assigned a high-priority and immediate timeframe
designation.
- A
bridge was requested to be installed traversing the Flint River from the Henry
Street apartment complex to the Bueche parking lot.
Recreation
- A
pavilion roof and lighting over the ice rink, with benches, was designated a
low-priority and a medium timeframe.
- The
development of Somerset Park was designated a low-priority and low timeframe.
- A
new recreational facility, converting the DPW garage into a community
center/recreational facility, was designated a high-priority and an immediate
timeframe.
- Two
(2) trail links, east of the water tower, were added and designated as
high-priority and an immediate timeframe.
Aesthetics and Image
- The
item to provide a buffer between the downtown and Riverview Park was
re-designated as a low-priority and a low timeframe.
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Building and Infrastructure
- Re-striping the downtown
parking lots were designated high-priority, with an immediate timeframe.
- A
new ramp for the River Walk was added, for access from the river walk to Main
Street, and was to be designed with handicap accessibility. The priority was designated as high and the
timeframe was designated as medium.
Capital Improvement Program – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Salem, to approve the revised Capital Improvements Plan, as modified.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
City Manager Review – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to approve a 2% salary increase and an increase in car allowance from $300.00 to $400.00 per month for City Manager Dennis Bow, effective July 1, 2008.
Yea: Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: Bade
Motion Carried.
Michigan Municipal League 2008 Convention – Motion by Gault, seconded by Bade, to approve Council requests to attend the 2008 Michigan Municipal League Conference on Mackinac Island, October 1-4, 2008.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
BID/AWARD
PURCHASES:
2008 Sidewalk Bids – Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Gault, to award the 2008 sidewalk bid to Donaldson & Sons, Inc., Flushing, Michigan, in the amount of $4.99 for 4” remove and replace; $5.50 for 6” remove and replace; $3.90 for 4” new; $4.55 for 6” new; and $20.00/linear foot for curb cuts.
Yea: Gault, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: Bade, Kozan
Motion Carried.
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Closed
Session:
Purchase of Real Estate – 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, or the option to purchase or lease real property.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjourn: 9:02 p.m.
Reconvene: 9:33 p.m.
Purchase of Real Estate – Motion by Gault, seconded by Bade, to authorize the City Manager to pursue the purchase of real estate, as discussed in closed session.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjournment - Motion by Szukhent, seconded by Bade, to adjourn.
Yea: Bade, Gault, Kozan, Salem, Szukhent, Gensel
Nay: None
Motion Carried.
Adjourn: 9:35 p.m.
_____________________________ ______________________________
Janice L. Gensel, Mayor Nancy G. Parks, City Clerk/Treasurer