City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

June 16, 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

Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo. Maurice Barnes (1) and Cheryl Krause (5) were absent.

Administration: Scott Kipp, Interim City Manager, Jill Domingo, City Clerk; Tom Mead, Finance Director and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney.

V.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Reid, Brown, Wheaton and French; Mayor Domingo and Interim City Manager Kipp.

VI.	PUBLIC HEARING/PRESENTATION

A. Swearing in of New Public Safety Officers

Tyler Collins

Eric Chard

City Clerk Domingo gave oath of office to Public Safety Officers Tyler Collins and Eric Chard.

Comments were received from Interim Manager Kipp, Mayor Domingo and Johnnie Collins, 915 N. Superior Street.

B. Public Hearing-Annual Levy of Property Taxes

Mayor Domingo opened the Public Hearing at 7:10 p.m.

Comments were received from Finance Director Mead.

Mayor Domingo closed the Public Hearing at 7:14 p.m.

No comments were received from the Council.

VII.	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.

VIII.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Special Council Meeting Minutes – June 2, 2014

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

presented. (5-0, vv).

IX.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.	Request for Approval Resolution #2014-08, To Set 2014 Millage Rates (RCV)

French moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution #2014-08, To Set 2014 Millage Rates as presented. (5-0, rcv)

B.	Request for Approval to Purchase a Skid Steer at a Cost of $8,000 (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French, Wheaton and Brown, Mayor Domingo and Interim City Manager Kipp.

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Approve Purchase of a Skid Steer at a cost of $8,000 as presented. (5-0, rcv)

C.	First Reading & Request for Approval Ordinance #2014-02 To Exempt Lincolnshire Townhomes From Taxation & Provide for Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members Brown and Wheaton and City Attorney Harkness.

Wheaton moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Ordinance #2014-02 To Exempt Lincolnshire Townhomes from Taxation & Provide for Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes as presented. (5-0, rcv)

D.	First Reading & Request for Approval Ordinance #2014-03 To Exempt Oak Meadows Townhomes From Taxation & Provide for Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes (RCV)

City Attorney Harkness stated this could be removed from the agenda as the ordinance did not need to be changed.

Comments were received from Council Member Brown, Mayor Domingo and City Attorney Harkness.

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Remove Approval of Ordinance #2014-03 To Exempt Oak Meadows Townhomes from Taxation & Provide for Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes from the agenda. (5-0, rcv)

E.	Request for Approval Board & Commission Reappointments

LaRose Bradley, Housing Commission, Term to Expire 12-31-2019 (RCV)

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Approve Reappointment

LaRose Bradley, Housing Commission, Term to Expire 12-31-19 as presented. (5-0, rcv)

Scott Allread, EDC, Term to Expire 7-1-2020 (RCV)

French moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Approve Reappointment Scott Allread, EDC, Term to Expire 7-1-2020 as presented. (5-0, rcv)

Joyce Spicer, EDC, Term to Expire 7-1-2020 (RCV)

French moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Approve Reappointment Joyce Spicer, EDC, Term to Expire 7-1-2020 as presented. (5-0, rcv)

F.	Discussion & Request for Support for New Club License for Friends of the

Bohm Theatre (RCV)

Comments were received from Council Members French, Wheaton, Reid and

Brown, Mayor Domingo, Interim City Manager Kipp, and Mary Slater, 517 E.

Michigan Avenue.

French moved, Brown supported, to Approve Support for New Club License for Friends of the Bohm Theatre as presented. (No vote taken)

French moved, Wheaton supported, to TABLE Request for Support for New Club License for Friends of the Bohm Theatre to the next meeting. (5-0, rcv)

G.	Discussion Regarding Merging DDA & EDC Boards

City Attorney Harkness stated the two boards should not be consolidated as

each board has different term expirations and may also create a conflict of

interest should litigation ever arise.

Comments were received from Mayor Domingo.

H.	Future Agenda Items

Mayor Domingo stated there will be an EDC update on the July 21, 2014 agenda.

Council Member Reid asked to have feral cats added to the next agenda.

Finance Director Mead stated the audit presentation will be on the next agenda.

Comments were received from Council Members French, Brown and

Wheaton, Mayor Domingo, Interim City Manager Kipp	and City Clerk

Domingo.

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

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to excuse Council Members

Barnes and Krause. (5-0, vv)

X.	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.

XI.	ADJOURNMENT

Brown moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Adjourn the Regular Session. (5-0, vv).

Mayor Domingo adjourned the Regular Session at 7:50 p.m.

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Date	Jill Domingo

City Clerk