[0:00] Will you please stand, please for the
Pledge of Allegiance?
[0:04] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the
[0:09] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:16] justice for all.
[0:19] Thank you.
[0:30] I'm sure the audience knows that we do
record our meetings now, and they will
[0:35] be on YouTube. So, I just wanted to let
you know that. Normally, the people in
[0:40] the audience will not be heard. Um but,
just in case, try to keep your side
[0:47] conversations very low because we'll be
picking you up if you don't. Uh but, if
[0:52] you are at the podium, it will pick you
up, also.
[0:58] So, let's move on to
the agenda.
[1:03] We have the agenda before you.
[1:11] We have a motion.
[1:16] Motion to approve the agenda as
presented. Support.
[1:20] The motion is supported. All those in
favor, say yes. Yes.
[1:24] » Yes. Opposed, no.
The motion carries.
[1:28] This time, I ask for public comments on
agenda items only. Do we have any public
[1:33] comments? Please raise your hand.
[1:37] Nope.
Okay.
[1:42] Seeing none, we will move to
communications.
[1:45] The first item under communication, the
first um
[1:50] number one is the charter that we always
get telling us what's changed on the TV
[1:55] channels.
[2:02] Item number two, the law enforcement
memorial
[2:06] service thing that you got is a flyer
that uh
[2:10] it's personally inviting
you to the greater thumb area fraternal
[2:15] order order of police puts this on.
Um it's going to be on June 6th
[2:21] [clears throat] at 6:00 p.m. and the
rest of the
[2:24] information is all on the flyer.
The packets are on our website, also.
[2:37] Item number three, planning commission
meeting
[2:40] minutes.
I want to make a correction for you.
[2:44] Okay. Uh
you misspelled is is Porzondek.
[2:48] One day, I'll get it right. You are d o
n d e k. One I will have that for you.
[2:54] That's also on the annual report.
Thank you.
[2:59] You think being with my last name, I'd
learn how, but
[3:07] Next item under communication, the
planning commission 2025 annual report.
[3:13] That is also in your packet.
[3:23] Did anybody have any questions on that?
Council members?
[3:35] Hearing none, we move on to the consent
agenda.
[3:39] » [snorts]
>> The first item under the consent agenda,
[3:41] number one, regular council meeting
minutes of April 6th,
[3:45] 2026.
[3:49] Any changes or corrections on those
minutes?
[4:02] Hearing none, under the consent agenda,
item number two, invoices.
[4:08] Any questions on the invoices? Please
raise your hand.
[4:14] Council Kish. I just have one question,
Mr. I just said
[4:20] Um under DTE Energy, have we ever
considered doing solar
[4:25] energy lights?
As in
[4:28] » Well, you know how the sun comes down
and Oh, so individual solar, not pulling
[4:33] solar panels. Okay, I I I just want to
clarify what you meant.
[4:36] Um I don't believe we've ever really
looked at that. I mean, it's something
[4:39] we could see if it's cost-effective. I
know that generally with those, there's
[4:42] a time frame that it would take for it
to be cost-effective, so we'd have to be
[4:46] to see if it would be worth it, but it's
something we can look into, but I not I
[4:49] don't remember having any conversation
about it personally, outside of a vendor
[4:52] trying to sell me one at a conference.
So, but it's something we can look at.
[4:57] And my other question was
[5:02] with the water solutions unlimited, it
says only supplies. What What is that
[5:08] for?
[5:11] One moment.
[5:18] It's for the 3705.
Mhm.
[5:21] That is chlorine for the arsenic plant.
So, I I thought we were doing
[5:28] um
[5:30] the other stuff.
Well, maybe I'm not thinking about Yes,
[5:34] the UV light.
>> is the active one, but we still have to
[5:36] keep the chlorine until it's
completely transitioned over. Plus, I do
[5:40] believe we have to keep some of the
backup, and I think it also may have use
[5:43] in other parts of the
as well, but the UV will be the main
[5:46] source of it, so.
>> And when will that actually take effect?
[5:49] I'm not sure when the I'm not sure. I
know the UV is the primary right now.
[5:53] We've been running stuff through it. I
will have to ask when that will be done
[5:56] with chlorine. So, if you want to ask
that question, I don't know.
[5:58] » Isn't the arsenic separate than waste
water? Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry, you're
[6:02] right. It's for the arsenic. I'm sorry.
I was thinking of
[6:03] » from the waste water. Yeah, that's for
the arsenic plant, so that's part of the
[6:06] water supply. So, we will always be
buying that for the water supply. You're
[6:08] right. I confused waste water with
water. I apologize.
[6:10] Okay.
>> Yeah, that's for Yeah, that we will
[6:12] always be purchased. All right, thank
you.
[6:14] Any other questions? Yes, Councilman. Um
I should probably know this one, but the
[6:19] Great Lakes Bay construction.
>> [snorts]
[6:24] » I think that's the bathroom down at the
DPW.
[6:26] » It is.
[6:31] It is. Yeah, it is for the bathroom down
at the DPW. It's there. The final
[6:35] payment. It's their final payment. Yep.
>> Oh, okay. Okay. And then um
[6:40] I had a couple more here. There was uh
more motors for a repair.
[6:58] Looks like over here.
For the grass truck, there were some
[7:01] repairs done on it.
[7:07] And then um
[7:10] Nucor Steel
Nucor Steel.
[7:14] You say anything? Mhm.
I'm sorry.
[7:18] That was to repair repair a water line
at the car wash on M-51.
[7:23] Oh, okay.
And then the problem solved?
[7:26] That was a
Problem solved? That Oh, yeah.
[7:33] That's another name. That is a well one
generator installation.
[7:40] We approved that a while ago. Okay.
Okay, did we Yeah, that was still
[7:43] generator for well one.
Yeah. Yeah, that was back in September
[7:48] that you approved that.
[7:52] I think that was all. Thanks.
Anyone else?
[7:58] Hearing none, we move on to the leader
department reports. The first report is
[8:02] the police report, and that is Chief
Brian Newcomb.
[8:06] Any questions on the police report? I I
did ask Brian, what What is the acronym
[8:12] TUSH for? What is the system TUSH? What
is your
[8:16] U U S H. Thank you. Sorry. Oh, no
problem.
[8:20] It is a fun acronym.
Any other questions [clears throat] on
[8:24] the police department?
[8:27] Okay.
[8:30] Next one is the fire report, and that's
Chief Randall Cap Ross.
[8:35] And he is not here, but we can try to
get someone to answer questions. Any
[8:39] questions on the fire report?
[8:51] Hearing none, let's move on to number C,
the code enforcement report, the final
[8:56] report, and John will pray.
Any questions on that?
[9:07] Yeah, I can just add one thing. Yes, go
ahead. Um Lisa, this will be his I think
[9:10] his last report. He does come in to do
this. Uh he will be around when we train
[9:14] our new person as the position is open.
I do have interviews scheduled this
[9:16] week. But, I'd also like to offer
condolences on behalf of Hopefully, he
[9:21] did lose a member of his family this
past week. So, he was unable to be in
[9:24] for a day to help us, so I'd like to
offer that publicly on behalf of uh
[9:28] uh us to him. Yeah, I believe it was his
his mother-in-law.
[9:30] » Mother-in-law. Father-in-law. So. And
he's leaving? Yes, he took another
[9:34] position. So.
[9:38] I do have five interviews scheduled,
though. So, we will hopefully get
[9:41] someone in place before blight mowing
season.
[9:45] I think it's a full-time job, so I can't
blame him.
[9:51] I It's all right. Okay.
I can't I how you missed it.
[9:56] » Okay, so let's let's move on. Uh
I need a motion to approve the consent
[10:02] agenda that's including the invoices. Do
I have a motion?
[10:06] Please read your motion.
[10:13] Motion to uh
to approve the consent agenda to include
[10:17] the invoices.
Support. We have motion and support on
[10:21] the floor. Any discussion on the motion?
Hearing none, all those in favor say
[10:26] yes. Yes. Opposed no. The motion
carries.
[10:31] » [snorts]
>> All right, we will go to the regular
[10:33] agenda.
Cultivate creativity uh mural host
[10:38] building application is number one and I
am going to turn that over to the city
[10:43] manager. Okay, so um as you can see the
parks and rec committee uh is looking to
[10:48] develop a application, excuse me, for
the cultivate creativity mural program
[10:53] which you've been seeing around town. Uh
this would put a mural on the
[10:58] What do you call that building? The
green building where the drinking
[11:00] fountain and the restrooms are or the
splash pad? Do we have a name for that
[11:02] building? We just call Rec building.
>> The rec building, thank you. I just call
[11:05] it the green building. Um so it would be
on that building. We have two options
[11:10] that the committee would like to discuss
exploring which either is a large mural
[11:14] or a medium mural. They would involve if
you were chosen, we would involve some
[11:18] cost about 10% of the cost not to exceed
$750 based on size.
[11:24] Uh obviously we would work with the
artist to make sure it is something
[11:26] obviously appropriate and friendly for
all of the city. So that would be
[11:30] something which would be
Look at me, I'm not artistic, but
[11:33] something that would be appropriate for
the parks area, kids playing or
[11:36] something. So they are requesting
permission to apply for the program for
[11:40] either a large or medium mural. Option
one is for large. Option two is medium
[11:46] or option three is take no action. And
uh I will admit I was not at the meeting
[11:49] when this was discussed, so I'm curious
if Mark is here. So I think only believe
[11:54] I can answer questions if there are any.
I know I basically know what's in the
[11:57] memo and what I've talked to with Gary.
Okay. We need to get a motion first.
[12:03] » [clears throat]
>> We have at this time I'd like to ask for
[12:05] before discussion any emotion on the
floor.
[12:09] Can I ask a question before a motion's
made?
[12:12] Uh as to
Um [snorts] does the motion have to be
[12:17] size specific?
Oh, they do need to know.
[12:22] Um they need to know by this 20th or
25th
[12:27] or sorry, the 20th. That is So can I
assume that the building will
[12:31] accommodate a large mural?
Because that's an option. Yeah, there's
[12:37] no dimensions here, so
Yeah.
[12:39] » Right, if if the building will
accommodate a large mural, that's the
[12:43] one I'm going to make the motion for.
But if the building can't support a
[12:47] large mural, then I need to make a
motion for a medium mural. Right. Well,
[12:52] you could combine that. You could use
your your large first and just say, you
[12:56] know,
large and if if
[13:00] » [snorts]
>> Uh if if it doesn't fit, uh you know, go
[13:02] to your small and that way you can cover
both. Okay. If you would like to do
[13:06] that.
>> So can I make that motion?
[13:07] » I need a motion. I will make a motion to
approve the submission of a host
[13:11] building application for the 2026
cultivate creativity public art project
[13:18] to install
a large mural on the green parks and
[13:23] recreation building as long as the
building will support that size. If the
[13:29] building will not support a large mural,
then my motion is to do a medium size
[13:36] mural.
Support.
[13:38] » Um yeah, I did finish the
green building and all that.
[13:46] May I suggest an amendment to that?
Let's do it.
[13:54] Give it to them.
What's your suggestion?
[13:57] My suggestion would be to the change the
language to be to install a large mural
[14:00] on the green parks and rec building at
Beets Park or medium if not sufficiently
[14:05] if not enough size.
[14:08] That way it's a little bit cleaner than
That's just a suggestion.
[14:13] You can put words in my mouth if you
want.
[14:15] No, thank you.
Then we have a second on that.
[14:19] Seconded. Okay.
[14:23] Can you say that again, please?
So option one and then at the end
[14:27] {comma} or medium mural if not enough
space if there is not enough space.
[14:47] Okay.
I got it.
[14:54] Do you want me to read it for you?
You can. Okay. The motion was to motion
[14:59] by Jill seconded by John to approve the
submission of a host building
[15:03] application for the 2026 cultivate
creativity public art project to install
[15:08] a large mural on the green parks and
recreation building at Beets Memorial
[15:13] Park or medium size if
there is not enough space.
[15:23] We have a motion and support. Now we
will ask for debate. Do we have any
[15:28] debate on this?
[15:32] I I think John needs to be
not debated but mentioned.
[15:37] She made the motion, I seconded it. I
think you need the word amended in there
[15:41] to show that it was changed after it was
motioned and I seconded.
[15:46] That's the only That's all I think is
that somewhere in there it needs to be
[15:51] amended.
[15:57] This motion amended to say Yeah. Or as
you started out motion made by Jill
[16:04] seconded by John as amended and then go
with the flow of your your verbage.
[16:10] Otherwise I don't think we're in in sync
with what
[16:14] the correct way is.
Mhm.
[16:17] But that's not really the correct way,
but we'll go with that one for now.
[16:20] Because that would have been the a uh
change to amended to to certain words,
[16:25] so go ahead.
[16:29] You want to leave it as is?
Or do you want me to read it as amended?
[16:34] Go ahead. Okay. Motion by Jill seconded
by John as amended to approve this
[16:40] as amended to approve the submission of
a host building application for the 2026
[16:45] cultivate creativity public art project
to install a large mural on the green
[16:51] parks and recreation building at Beets
Memorial Park or medium size if
[16:57] there is not enough space.
Okay.
[17:01] I had to follow my rules.
Any other questions
[17:05] by council?
Hearing none, all those in favor say
[17:10] yes. Yes.
Opposed no. The motion carries.
[17:16] Next item
purchase request and budget line item
[17:20] adjustment elections contracted services
uh that would be the clerk.
[17:26] Okay, so you've noticed in my clerk's
report that I keep stating the fact that
[17:31] the Mich- Michigan Association of
Municipal Clerks has a grant out there
[17:35] for up to $10,000
to help with the ADA compliance of our
[17:40] election day activities.
And I have applied for that grant and
[17:45] what I'm asking for is the approval of
the expenditure
[17:49] of the $8,537
to security lock services
[17:55] to complete the project on the back door
at the fire hall. There is going to be a
[17:58] push button handicap button. And then
with that there's going to have to be a
[18:03] budget adjustment in the amount to
increase the contract services under my
[18:08] election department general fund account
um in the amount of $8,537.
[18:15] So that would increase that total budget
line item from $3,000 to $11,537.
[18:20] [clears throat]
[18:22] Um the funds have not been released by
the state yet, but I have been approved
[18:26] for the grant.
So it'd be a in and out type
[18:29] expenditure.
This is a pay up front, right? Mhm.
[18:37] I make a motion to approve the
expenditure of $8,537
[18:42] to security lock services and to approve
an increase to a budgeted expense line
[18:47] within the elections department general
fund 101-262-801-000
[18:55] contracted services in the amount of
$8,537
[19:00] increasing the total budget from $3,000
to $11,537
[19:06] to be funded from the general fund.
I support.
[19:12] Did you get the support? I did. I picked
Heidi on that one.
[19:17] So I heard. We have a motion and support
on the floor. Any discussion on that
[19:22] motion?
[19:27] Once again, the motion that you are
voting on would be motion to approve the
[19:31] expenditure of $8,537
to security lock service and to approve
[19:36] an increase to a budgeted expense line
within the elections elections
[19:41] department general fund 101-262-801-000
contracted services in the amount of
[19:47] $8,537
increasing the total budget from 3,000
[19:51] to 11,537
to be funded from general fund.
[19:57] So, with that said,
we will take a vote.
[20:01] All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no?
[20:06] Motion carries.
>> [clears throat]
[20:10] » Okay, we are going to go down to number
three.
[20:14] At this time,
I would like to make the appointment to
[20:17] planning commission
uh me and John Riley. He will be taking
[20:22] uh Greg Hutchinson's place. So, uh Mr.
[clears throat] Riley Council Member
[20:27] Riley will also be the liaison and a
voting member to planning commission.
[20:33] So,
do
[20:37] do I have a motion of support to make
that appointment?
[20:40] And you have to state it, so.
Motion to appoint John Riley to the
[20:45] planning commission.
Okay. Support.
[20:52] We have a motion support on the floor.
Do we have any discussion on that
[20:55] motion?
Probably won't make any sense to debate
[20:59] it, would it?
>> [laughter]
[21:01] » I mean, you can say no, but
Well, some things are just not
[21:05] debatable.
>> [laughter]
[21:07] » All those in favor say yes, please. Yes.
Yes. Opposed, no? Motion carries.
[21:14] Okay.
The next item is we we need to
[21:18] reschedule that committee of the whole
that we had scheduled so that the fire
[21:22] chief can be here.
Um we we can do it at the the end of
[21:29] next week. We can do it anytime next
week or we can do it in the May. He said
[21:34] there's no no uh hurry. He just
appreciates being here.
[21:38] So, I'm looking at
um
[21:44] the 27th
or the 30th of April or we can go into
[21:53] like the 7th of May.
So,
[21:57] what are what's the desire of the
council?
[22:00] Let's start out with the first one, the
27th of April.
[22:05] Raise your hand if you can come.
If you can, now? Yes. And do you have a
[22:10] time?
Uh probably
[22:13] 5:30 or 6:00 6:00 even, probably.
Put your hands up, please.
[22:22] One, two, three, four. One, two. No,
three. There's only three of us.
[22:28] Okay, let's try the next one.
[22:34] The 30th
of May of April.
[22:38] Put your hands up, please.
[22:42] Okay.
We will be meeting at
[22:46] 6:00 on Thursday, the 30th of April.
[22:57] And we know Randy's in town this week.
>> Yes.
[23:00] Like I said he was. He he decided to
take a nice long one.
[23:06] Okay.
[23:12] The next item
[23:17] being number six, Cars and Crafts road
closure request, and I will turn that
[23:21] over to the city manager, and that
should also include the sidewalk, which
[23:25] he'll explain.
So, uh yes, so Mike the Mike the request
[23:29] every year to close the streets. Um
The what number one is East Sherman. I
[23:34] know we're supposed to be doing
construction on East Sherman. I'm going
[23:37] to work with the contractors best we can
to
[23:40] keep that at least portion
cuz it's the first weekend they're
[23:43] supposed to start at the end of May, so
Mike has already said we're we're going
[23:47] to have to work with them on that, so
we'll do our best with them. I I feel
[23:50] even if we said no, you can't use that,
I really wouldn't like the idea of a
[23:52] construction being off with that many
people around.
[23:56] So, we're going to work with the
contractors best we can on that, but if
[23:58] we do need to make an adjustment, we can
make an adjustment. And
[24:02] Um so,
they are requesting Sherman Street
[24:06] closed from State to Court on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. The side streets
[24:10] of East and West Lincoln, East and West
Burnside from State Street to the alley
[24:14] on Saturday.
And then State Street closed on Saturday
[24:18] um from Frank to Grant for the uh car
show. And in the request, they also do
[24:22] request use of the sidewalks. I do
believe they still leave the federally
[24:25] mandated space open in front of them,
but they do put a lot of the vendors on.
[24:29] So, the the request has been that
instead of the motion to approve the
[24:33] requested street closures, it would be a
request motion to approve the requested
[24:37] street closures and sidewalk use for the
2026 Cars and Crafts event. So, that's
[24:42] the
or postpone or take no action.
[24:46] I move to approve the requested street
closure and sidewalk use for the 2026
[24:51] Cars and Crafts event. Support.
We have a motion support. Now, we have
[24:56] questions.
I have a question. Yes. So, if they
[24:59] can't if they can't work with the
vendors and stuff on that part of
[25:03] Sherman Street, can they do it a
>> [clears throat]
[25:06] » street on the other side of Sherman
Street? Again, what they can and can't
[25:10] do, that'll have to be a discussion. I
can't say yes or no. We if but if the
[25:13] contractor is hell-bent on having that
under construction the first weekend in
[25:17] June, then me and the chamber will have
to see about shuffling, and we may have
[25:21] to do another side street, but it'll
basically would end up probably being
[25:24] like, you know, last minute like we
would if close the a street last minute
[25:28] like if we had a water main break, which
we can do things last minute like that,
[25:32] but
like I said, I'm Mike expressed a
[25:35] concern. I understand it, but my goal is
to try and tell the contractor, "Can you
[25:39] wait till Monday to do this part?" Cuz
it's just half of it's a block. And that
[25:43] part is part of the
Mike, nod me if I'm wrong. That's the
[25:46] resurfacing part, right? Okay. So,
that's the resurfacing, not the
[25:49] reconstruction. The reconstruction's
further down. That's where the water
[25:52] main work is going to be, and that's
actually the first thing they're going
[25:54] to do because we want to try and keep
the lanes open for the bus traffic up
[25:59] until the end of May. So, even if they
did start a little earlier than
[26:02] anticipated, they would start on the
water, which is on the northern side of
[26:05] the road away from the bus lanes.
So, we would try and keep that open
[26:08] traffic. So, again, we're going to do
our best. If a last minute decision has
[26:12] to be made to try and shuffle things,
we'll have to do our best and work with
[26:15] that if council has no objection to us
maybe having to move some things around
[26:19] and maybe close a little further back
from an alley if in the last minute we
[26:22] need to make that sort of decision.
So. Okay.
[26:26] We've always asked the
chamber in the past to please notify the
[26:33] businesses downtown that they're going
to be occupying their sidewalks because
[26:38] one time it didn't and it was a real
issue, so would you you know, we really
[26:42] need to make sure that they understand
that's part of it, too. I'll communicate
[26:46] that to the chamber. Thank you.
Okay, we have a motion and second. Do we
[26:49] have any more discussion?
[26:54] Okay.
Hearing none, all those in favor say
[26:56] yes. Yes. Opposed, no?
Motion carries.
[27:03] Parking lot maintenance bids, and I will
turn that over to the city manager. Uh
[27:07] so, as you know, we budgeted apparently
more than we need thought we needed for
[27:11] parking lot repair.
Uh we identified four parking lots for
[27:14] the first wave of this maintenance,
which is a little wall crack sealing,
[27:17] seal coating, and restriping.
Uh the four identified were the State
[27:21] Street City Hall parking lot, the
parking lot on South Elmer between Joy
[27:24] and North Adams, on Joy Street uh
between thrift store and the dentist
[27:28] office, and North Elmer across from
American Legion. We did price these out
[27:32] for bids per policy. We did receive
three bids. Uh the three bids were from
[27:36] Aztec Alt Asphalt Incorporated of Brown
City for 14,500,
[27:41] Hayho Asphalt of Mason, Michigan for
$14,666,
[27:46] and Yeager Asphalt of Carlton, Michigan
for 9450.
[27:50] It is our recommendation to award the
contract to Yeager Asphalt for 9450.
[27:55] Um we may do another small one for under
5,000 that I can approve, but again, we
[27:59] I think we we transcribed a number when
we thought it was going to be like three
[28:03] I think that we thought it was going to
be $3 per square foot when it was
[28:05] actually like 30 cents per square foot.
So, I think we may have transcribed a
[28:08] number in our math when we did that, so
we have a lot of money going back into
[28:11] the into that fund that we won't need to
spend, so.
[28:14] Um
so, that that is the request a motion
[28:16] for Yeager, and if not, you can choose
another one. I believe Yeager has done
[28:21] work here before. I believe actually
they were the ones who did the actual
[28:24] asphalt work when we repaired the
cul-de-sac off of um
[28:29] What's your street, Karen?
All right. Metal Drive.
[28:33] So, I believe they did the actual
asphalt work. So, they have worked in
[28:36] the city before.
>> [clears throat]
[28:39] » Do we have a motion?
Motion to award the parking lot
[28:43] maintenance contract to Yeager Asphalt
for the bid price of $9,450
[28:49] and authorize the city manager to sign
for all necessary documents.
[28:54] Support.
We have a motion support. Now, open to
[28:57] discussion.
[29:02] Hearing none, the motion is
motion to award the parking lot
[29:06] maintenance contract to Yeager Asphalt
for the bid price of $9,450
[29:12] and authorize the city manager to sign
all necessary documents.
[29:19] Ready for the vote? All those in favor
say yes. Yes. Opposed, no? Motion
[29:24] carries.
[29:30] Your regular agenda, number eight, the
2026 sidewalk construction engineering
[29:35] service. I'm sorry. Skipped.
Oh.
[29:39] I did I marked it off
and moved down.
[29:43] Okay. Number seven, council action.
Sorry about that. 20, 26, sidewalk
[29:48] special assessments postponed from
April 6th of 2026.
[29:53] So that would be city manager. Um, we
went over this last time. It's final
[29:58] approval of the special assessment as
presented. Um, I do would want to add
[30:02] one thing though. Um, the contractor,
because of the delay,
[30:07] has started to get in touch antsy cuz
they have their schedule. So if this
[30:10] isn't approved tonight, there's a
possibility we would lose the contractor
[30:13] and probably lose the job. So I would uh
respectfully request a final decision
[30:18] one way or the other tonight on this.
So the motion requested is to approve
[30:23] the special assessment as presented.
I move to approve the 2026 sidewalk
[30:29] special assessment as presented. Second
by Councilwoman
[30:32] We have a motion in support on the
floor. Do we have any questions on that?
[30:37] I have a question.
>> and Councilwoman Um, so [clears throat]
[30:40] we had some people that addressed
concerns. Um, were those concerns taken
[30:45] into consideration?
Um, no changes have been made since the
[30:49] last presentation. So as I stated
before, for the three people who had
[30:54] reached out to us, um,
one had adjustments made.
[30:58] The other two did not. Uh, the one who
was here, we went through the reasons
[31:02] why, ADA compliance, the ability the
inability to do that particular piece of
[31:06] concrete in the way that for grinding.
So that one does remain as presented
[31:10] from last time.
Okay. And what about the um
[31:16] the people that have the corner lots?
Your your request from last time, if I
[31:22] believe, was to avoid that in the future
so we don't have that situation. And
[31:25] when we do sidewalks in the future, that
will that will definitely be a
[31:27] consideration
for the next round. But that was, I
[31:31] believe, your specific request was in
the future to avoid that. Moving
[31:34] forward.
Okay. Thank you. Councilwoman And in
[31:38] order for that to be considered, do we
need to revisit
[31:42] What
>> we do it for the sidewalks? The the
[31:45] corner lots. No, that that would
basically be a decision of when me and
[31:48] Mike and Tom get together and say we're
going to do these streets, we don't do a
[31:51] street that intersects.
That'll just be something we say, "Okay,
[31:54] we're not we're only going to do this
street, not this street." And
[31:57] » for future. Yeah, for the future that
means that when Tom and I and Mike get
[32:00] together, we just know not to do that.
[32:04] I mean, is that
there's no like formal written way of
[32:07] doing it.
>> Oh, there's not. Okay. No, we have a
[32:09] policy that states the breakdown in cost
if it's done by the city or requested by
[32:13] the resident.
>> All right. We don't have to go over
[32:15] that.
>> that, you know, that's just basically
[32:18] that's learned from our experience and
do better next time. Okay.
[32:22] Makes sense. Any other questions?
Hearing none, the motion is to approve
[32:28] motion to approve the 2026 sidewalk
special assessment as presented.
[32:34] Ready for the call?
All those in favor
[32:36] » Um, we since it's special assessment, do
we need a roll call on this? We are No,
[32:40] I'm saying don't we I think don't we are
we required to for special assessment?
[32:43] » have a resolution. Oh, okay. I don't
know. I thought it was special
[32:47] assessment required. I I apologize.
All those in favor say yes. Yes.
[32:52] Opposed, no. The motion carries.
[32:57] Okay. And now we will go to number
eight.
[32:59] 2026 sidewalk construction engineering
services postponed from April 6th, 2026.
[33:07] Return that over to the city manager.
So General has put in their request to
[33:12] be our engineer of this as they've gone
for many, many years. I did correct it,
[33:15] it's 9500 so 99. Make sure you read it
correctly. So thank you, Rita, for, you
[33:19] know, correcting my typo. Uh, so they
would be the engineer to help assist
[33:24] with the contractor who's just again
final who's going to be working on this.
[33:27] They would just help supervise and make
sure everything's done right. So our
[33:30] request is to name Rowe Professional
Services as the engine for construction
[33:34] engineer for the 2026 sidewalk project
for the quoted price of $9500 and
[33:38] instruct me to sign all documents to
facilitate the engineering work.
[33:42] I'll make that motion to name Rowe
Professional Services as the
[33:46] construction engineer of the 2026
sidewalk project for the quoted price of
[33:51] $9500
and instruct the city manager to sign
[33:55] all documents
to facilitate engineering work. I'll
[33:59] support.
We have a motion in support on the
[34:02] floor. Do we have any discussion on the
motion?
[34:08] The motion is to name Rowe Professional
Services as the construction engineer
[34:12] for the 2026 sidewalk project for the
quoted price of 9500
[34:17] and instruct the city manager to sign
all documents to facilitate engineering
[34:22] work.
Moved.
[34:25] Ready for the call?
All those in favor say yes. Yes.
[34:30] Opposed, no.
The motion carries.
[34:34] At this time, we are going to
go to number nine, which is is the
[34:39] fiscal year 2026, 2027 budget proposal
in capital improvements programs
[34:46] and that will be turned over to the city
manager. So in trying to every year do
[34:51] this a little bit better, a little bit
more clear, and the last year or two
[34:55] I've done a PowerPoint presentation,
which you've all had to sit through, but
[34:58] I'm trying to make the meeting not as
long. So uh you did all receive the
[35:02] proposed budget uh for the year.
But what I've provided this year instead
[35:06] of me sitting here talking for half an
hour is I have presented to you this is
[35:09] a budget message from me. I have typed
in basically everything that's a major
[35:13] change or something that's a difference.
It's about 15 pages of me explaining the
[35:18] budget changes in detail and uh then
there's also at the end some of the
[35:23] specific requests that were from the
departments
[35:27] uh with their breakdowns and then some
of the specifics of what they're looking
[35:30] for. So in general, I will go over an
overview uh just for council's benefit
[35:35] and then again, there's a few pages of
homework for all y'all to do and when we
[35:39] have the budget hearings, you can come
back and hopefully this will take care
[35:42] of
most of the questions that we usually
[35:44] get asked. That's what I was trying to
do.
[35:46] And also this I believe the the clerk
has a copy of this that will go online
[35:50] so the public can view this as well.
Uh generally uh in the general fund, we
[35:54] are anticipating revenues of just over
$4.5 million
[35:59] and expenditures of 5.4 million.
Uh the
[36:03] net of that is 169 uh down 869 down. Uh
that does include uh though uh the if we
[36:11] were to obtain both grants for the two
parks and rec projects, that is about
[36:15] half of that cost.
And uh there is some uh one-time work
[36:19] that we're looking to do in the general
fund including replacing the roof at uh
[36:23] well number one, which in the report
there's some pictures that show the
[36:26] state it's in.
And uh some other projects. I know that
[36:29] we also have in the police budget the
requirement to have budgeted for the
[36:32] radios that we hope we never have to
buy, but the state says we have to
[36:35] budget for it.
And a number of items like that. So this
[36:40] if we this also again, assuming we spend
all expenditures, which we never
[36:44] actually end up doing, but uh that's
where it would be if that occurred. This
[36:48] also does include eight 1.5 million in
and out for the CDBG grant program.
[36:53] Again, that includes all of it going
out. There is some administrative cost
[36:56] that will probably go back to the city.
So again, all 1.85 1.5 million will not
[37:00] go out, but we budgeted for it all of
our budget just in case it does, but it
[37:02] probably won't.
Next up in terms of a general look at
[37:06] the major streets fund, uh that is uh
revenue of 707,000,
[37:11] expenditures of 914.
Uh the bulk of that is the Sherman
[37:15] Street project that we have approved and
uh like I said, the work will be going
[37:18] forward into the next fiscal year. That
is the major uh use of the major streets
[37:22] fund as along with our regular
maintenance that we do on the roads.
[37:26] Local street fund, uh 573 in, 612 out
uh for a loss of I'm sorry, it's cutting
[37:34] it off on my copy. I don't know if it's
38 or 58. I think it's 38. Yeah, 38
[37:39] based on quick math in my head. Uh that
is majority uh for the Howard Street
[37:43] project. That is also detailed uh as one
of the two multi-fund projects we have.
[37:48] The one I'm proposing is a multi-fund
project on Howard Street. Uh Howard
[37:52] Street was identified in the water study
as one of the high priority projects for
[37:57] the next five years, one of our top
eight uh that would require a 2-in main
[38:01] going to an 8-in main for uh increased
uh water usage and to make sure the
[38:05] system flows properly. It also would
involve a reconstruction of the road and
[38:09] some sewer line.
So it was a multi-fund project split
[38:13] between local streets, water, and uh a
little bit from sewer.
[38:17] Municipal streets, 20,000 in, 101 out.
There is no sidewalk project. We are,
[38:23] you know, looking at doing an every
other year program that is just
[38:26] basically regular maintenance costs uh
in the municipal streets fund. There is
[38:30] 5,000 for sidewalks in case we have a
one-off, which we every now and then
[38:34] have a one-off. So there is a little bit
of money for one-off. Plus there is the
[38:37] $10,000 uh from us to do another round
of parking lot repairs and the DDA is
[38:42] actually matching that with another
$10,000 to do parking lot repairs in
[38:45] downtown.
Uh speaking of the DDA, they look are to
[38:48] have uh 229 in.
Uh-oh.
[38:52] I'm losing my screen.
Uh 229 in and 172 out. They'd be adding
[38:58] 56,000 to their fund balance.
Drug forfeiture,
[39:03] always a $10 in revenue and no expenses.
So we just have 10 bucks sitting there.
[39:07] The debt service fund is an in and out
for fire truck payments of $101,734.
[39:12] » [snorts]
>> The bond fund, that is for our two SRF
[39:16] payments for sewer. This is the year we
are anticipating year one of two of
[39:20] double payments
uh which was explained to council when
[39:23] we first started this long fund journey
that we would have two years of paying
[39:28] two principal payments. This is number
one, next year will be number two.
[39:32] However, there's a possibility that
could change, which I will discuss when
[39:34] we get to the sewer fund. Uh the water
bond fund has nothing. Payback of the
[39:39] drinking water state revolving fund from
the 20 years ago has been completed.
[39:43] So, if we ever want to use that fund for
um a general bond for water if we or if
[39:47] we were if we ever get SRF, which right
now isn't foreseeable in the future
[39:51] because of the point system they have
done, which is heavily based towards uh
[39:55] abating lead in Michigan, which
obviously we understand why, but we
[39:58] don't have a lead problem, we have an
arsenic problem. So, unfortunately,
[40:01] we're not getting points for that.
Uh the fire fund, uh they are seek they
[40:06] are looking at 526 in revenue, 551 in
expenditures. They would use their fund
[40:12] balance of 24,000, and they would also
be receiving a influx from the general
[40:16] fund if they do complete all their
expenditures.
[40:21] Now, for the two fund ones, the sewer
fund, right now we are looking at 1.6
[40:25] million in revenue in, 2.1 of revenue
out for a net loss of 506,000. Again,
[40:32] when we began, we anticipated having 2
years of losses with double payments.
[40:36] However, as I did uh tell council
previously, due to a delay in
[40:41] finalization of the project, there is a
distinct probability at this point that
[40:47] the project will not be closed by the
time we would have to make the first
[40:49] principal payment in October, which
would push final payback year, but it
[40:53] would mean we would only have to make
one double payment instead of two, which
[40:58] again, that would push the final payback
date by a year, but it would put us in a
[41:02] better cash position because then we
would actually have a net positive of
[41:05] around
100 or 200,000 in the sewer fund for
[41:08] this year if we don't have to do that.
So, and if we do anything SRF comes in
[41:12] and out, so that would just be
a delay of payment for a year, which
[41:16] would have some interest implications,
but for our immediate cash flow, it
[41:20] would actually be slightly beneficial to
us in the short term for that. So, that
[41:23] is something which will be done based on
how the project goes because uh final
[41:27] completion I mean, substantial
completion is still scheduled for June,
[41:31] but there is the electrical work that uh
we have to do at the plant, which due to
[41:36] uh the parts coming in later, may not be
done till the fall. So, the project
[41:41] would basically be mostly done in June,
they'd clean up everything, and they
[41:44] would go dormant, come back in October,
September to do that work, and then we
[41:48] would close it.
So, it's not ideal, but it gets us
[41:53] completely done, and as my memo does
state, as of the estimate I received
[41:58] from HRC as of last Wednesday when they
finalize all this,
[42:02] right now, barring no other changes, we
are on pace to finish about $300,000
[42:06] under budget.
We were budgeted for 1.4 with a 6%
[42:10] contingency, which would push it past
12. However, their current estimate is
[42:14] we'll finish at a little bit un at 1 at
11.02
[42:19] million dollars. So, we'd be about
$300,000 under budget. Unless we find
[42:23] something else that is broken, but we
hope not at this late stage.
[42:26] Um so, that is what the sewer fund is
looking at. The only expenditure outside
[42:31] of normal expenditures like for the
[42:35] sludge removal is the uh money we'll be
using to line the sewer on Howard
[42:39] Street.
The water fund is the other one. Uh
[42:43] also, I'm sorry, for for the sewer fund,
we are requesting a 4% uh rate increase
[42:48] for inflationary purposes and to keep
track with the possible double payments.
[42:53] Water fund, we are asking for a 3% rate
increase on that one.
[42:58] This one is mostly the water-related uh
parts
[43:01] parts of Sherman Street, which has
already been uh approved, Howard Street,
[43:05] the proposed project, and well nine and
10. So, as you all will know, we are we
[43:10] were supposed to start today, but the
well 10 site is still too wet from all
[43:13] of our recent rains, so we're going to
have to wait till it dries out a bit to
[43:15] start drilling.
But once the drilling is completed and
[43:18] they have tested and made sure the wells
are actually productive,
[43:22] we will then have to connect those
new wells to the well houses into the
[43:26] system.
That is another fairly expensive uh
[43:30] operation. The estimate we had, and
again, all these numbers that I have in
[43:35] the in the in the report does say this,
that these are all based on early
[43:38] estimations. I don't want to use the
word guess, but you know, informal.
[43:43] There hasn't been any formal bid process
in any of this.
[43:45] Is that for well number nine, which was
recently taken out, so it has more
[43:49] equipment there, it would cost
approximately $275,000 to connect. And
[43:53] well 10, which was formerly well three,
which was taken out of commission much
[43:56] longer ago and has less equipment, would
be about $325,000
[44:00] to connect.
So, this is
[44:04] you know, they always say you have fund
balance for a rainy day. Well, with the
[44:06] water, unfortunately, we know it's been
raining quite hard, and so this will
[44:09] take care of
getting those two wells in service and
[44:12] finishing these two water-related
projects. I will say that we are
[44:17] still in a healthy position even with
this uh spending, we would still have
[44:21] well over $2 million in the bank in the
water fund.
[44:24] Um but we are kind of reaching the limit
of what we can do in cash without that
[44:28] significantly changing. So, I think over
the next year, um it would be it would
[44:32] behoove the council to have a discussion
of since the CRF uh sorry, the SRF and
[44:38] USDA, who says come to us when you have
$20 million of the work,
[44:42] are kind of not viable options about how
we should look at if we want to look for
[44:47] financing for some of these bigger
projects elsewhere.
[44:50] I will, you know, I've pursued
congressional earmarks, but that's a
[44:53] hit-and-miss thing. So, there is, you
know, doing our own bonding program.
[44:58] We've looked at bank loans, but the
interest is horrible. So, it's something
[45:01] that I think we're going to have to have
a very a very serious discussion about
[45:04] over the next year about how we're going
to do some of these bigger projects
[45:07] since it doesn't seem these easier
avenues of funding will be coming to our
[45:10] way.
Next up is sanitation. Um
[45:15] that again, 508 in, 587 out. We will be
using their uh some fund balance.
[45:21] We are requesting a 4% increase in the
rate for sanitation uh because right
[45:26] now, the the revenue from the residents
does not cover the contract.
[45:31] So, right now the contract price is
actually holding steady with the new
[45:34] terms we negotiated, so we're asking for
this inflationary increase to start to
[45:40] bring it to where the revenues from the
residents balance with the expenditures
[45:43] of the contract and some of the
administrative costs.
[45:46] The treasurer and I ran some numbers, we
think that cuz the contract goes up by
[45:50] 3% a year afterwards. If we do 4% for
two or three years, we should be caught
[45:55] up.
Depends on, you know, like if the new
[45:58] houses get built, they'll bring in more
people, if there are more or less
[46:00] residents, commercial usage. But that
way, cuz right now, and you'll see it in
[46:05] the you need look through the detail of
it, how much of the beginning revenue
[46:08] doesn't even cover the contract. So, we
do need to at least start to bend that
[46:10] curve, and then maybe some of the
administrative costs as well. So, we are
[46:14] asking for a 4% increase in the
sanitation and the garbage rates.
[46:19] Lastly, the equipment fund, 336 in, 331
out for adding to the fund balance by
[46:25] just shy of $5,000.
Uh we do have a few requests for
[46:29] purchases, uh replacement truck for DPW,
uh which is which has pictures detailed
[46:35] in the in the uh message,
a two new snow pushers, and then a
[46:41] replacement for the cold patch asphalt
machine, which from the pictures you can
[46:44] see is kind of in rough shape, and uh
it looks like it's about time to replace
[46:48] that. So, we can do those purchases and
still be um
[46:52] within the revenues from the year.
All told, the budgets uh is for 11.147
[46:59] million,
and uh expenses 13.882 million. Oh, one
[47:04] thing I forgot, because of the carryover
for the SRF in the sewer fund, it does
[47:09] have money to go in and out for that as
well, but that's
[47:13] I don't I don't think this
Tammy, correct me if I'm wrong, but I
[47:16] think it was 3 million in 3 million out.
I don't think that it is accounted for
[47:18] on the on the main list. I think we need
to fix that.
[47:22] Cuz it says
one it says 1.6 in, 2.129 out. Shouldn't
[47:26] that be four and five because of the 3
million we added? Because I got
[47:31] on the recap page.
Cuz I I got that number literally
[47:35] Wednesday at the 11th hour from HRC, so
that was like the last thing we added
[47:39] was that number. So, I think that the
recap wasn't updated for that. That cuz
[47:43] I was reading I'm like, man, I have to
So, yeah, that's another in and out. So,
[47:48] the the sewer fund, I will correct that.
That should say 3,623
[47:52] in, 5,129 out, but that assumes
right now, they said it's going to be
[47:57] slightly lower than that, should be
about 2.85, but I did round up just in
[48:00] case, and that is assuming we spend
everything that's left that
[48:04] they have, that's an estimate from HRC,
which again, we're trying to stay under,
[48:08] so but that'll be an in and out, and
whatever we spend will be accounted for
[48:11] from SRF reimbursements. So,
overall, that is the proposed budget for
[48:17] the 2026-2027
year.
[48:20] Uh
before I close, I'd like to thank the
[48:22] hard work of all of our department heads
for submitting this, doing the work on
[48:26] this, but especially Tammy, who
who cuz I did this myself before she got
[48:30] here that one year, I know she's
probably seeing Excel files in her sleep
[48:33] like I was.
So, I thank her for all of her hard work
[48:36] in putting the numbers in, doing all the
math for the wages and benefits and
[48:39] everything else.
So, again, this is a team effort. I know
[48:42] the the charter says the manager shall
present a budget, but this is a team
[48:47] effort, and quite frankly, she did more
of the hard work than I did. I just
[48:50] I tried to write it out for you guys so
you guys could have it all so you don't
[48:53] you don't have to take notes and
remember you have it in writing, so I
[48:56] encourage you take it home, read it,
highlight it, take notes,
[49:00] » [snorts]
>> and then when we come back to the budget
[49:02] hearings, hopefully they'll have
answered a lot of the I I tried to base
[49:05] my what I said on the answers
that you guys the questions you guys
[49:09] have asked over the years. So, hopefully
this will
[49:12] answer some of those questions before we
even get to the workshops. And if not,
[49:15] then we stand ready to um answer them
when we get there. But that is
[49:20] And also, the capital improvement plan
is included in this for your review. Uh
[49:24] that'll again be part of all this, and
we're
[49:27] So, that is the proposed budget.
Hope everyone uh
[49:32] enjoys their happy reading, and
Don't every Don't everyone thank me at
[49:37] once.
Thank you. You can stop. Jamie, when you
[49:40] need your L20
20 2049? I haven't got it from um Andrew
[49:46] yet. Okay. We'll have to have it
approved by the first of May for the
[49:50] machine. Okay.
[49:53] In this office. They hoped for it to be
by the end of May, but
[49:57] you know, [clears throat] we never
expect things to get there on purpose.
[50:00] Okay. Thank you.
[50:04] Hey.
[50:07] We will be At the next meeting, we will
be setting a workshop for the budget for
[50:13] the the council members
and the public.
[50:17] If not the public hearing, we just meet
the first workshop.
[50:22] Okay. Next item is item postponed, and
we have none.
[50:28] Then we're going to go to committee
reports. The first one's the EDC, and
[50:33] that is mine, and we don't meet until
next week.
[50:38] Um
Chamber of Commerce, that's the city
[50:42] manager.
Um basically, the biggest thing is we
[50:45] had the citizen of the year, which is
Jerry Bernhardt. I'm stealing this from
[50:49] you, I'm sorry. And Luke Jocelyn's our
junior citizen. I believe merit is given
[50:53] to Bobby from
Carol Rentel.
[50:57] Business of the year was
Meg Nabbitt.
[51:02] Was that the the the bed?
That No, wasn't the business the um
[51:09] Moose?
>> The Moose, that's right. And then the
[51:11] special tribute was the uh the the I
can't remember the name of the group.
[51:15] » Sleep in Heavenly Sleep in Heavenly. I
can't I do remember which one's
[51:17] business, which one's special tribute.
So, they won that. Um and also, the
[51:21] Chamber's new members began their terms.
So, we'll be electing our new officers
[51:25] at our next meeting. So, I'll report to
you at our next meeting who if we have
[51:27] any changed officers.
Okay.
[51:30] And I will work with them on the request
that you made about notifying
[51:32] businesses. Thank you for that.
The next item is the Downtown
[51:37] Development Authority, and that would be
Councillor Kish.
[51:41] Our meeting was postponed, and it won't
be until tomorrow.
[51:45] Thank you.
It wasn't It was Wednesday. Yeah, I
[51:48] know, right?
>> Next item, Fair Board, and that's
[51:51] Councillor Olde.
Um they had a meeting on April 6th, and
[51:58] uh updated on the change in the handicap
ramp accessibility ramp accessibility to
[52:03] the grandstands opening would be a ramp
and accessible by all. No steps.
[52:10] Um
they did talk about the change of the
[52:13] layout on the handicap ramp, and it and
the motion was carried.
[52:18] Um sewer water line upgrade grant,
they're working on that, and it's due in
[52:25] the middle of June, up to 100,000.
Um
[52:30] and anything else? The Garden Club is
going to use the community building the
[52:35] 8th, the 11th, and the 12th.
Um and I think that's about all unless
[52:41] you got something to add, Mr. Riley.
I wasn't there. I was here. Okay.
[52:47] Thank you. Fence looks great.
It doesn't, though. The fence looks
[52:51] great.
Next item, Park and Recreation, and
[52:56] that's Councillor White. Um our
meeting's tomorrow night. The spring
[53:00] cleanup for last Saturday was I don't
know if it was canceled, postponed, I'm
[53:05] not sure what the correct term is for
it. It didn't happen.
[53:10] I don't know. We have a meeting tomorrow
night. Like I say, I don't know if we'll
[53:13] get a a rescheduling of the spring
cleanup. Um
[53:19] you know, the leaves that are all over
the park will eventually be ground up by
[53:24] the lawnmowers. That's not the big
concern. The big concern is up close to
[53:28] the buildings and along the fences and
the the areas that I think
[53:35] the the the cleanup really makes it a
big difference in what the park looks
[53:40] like. So, hopefully we'll be able to put
something together for another spring
[53:45] cleanup. Um the the planting of the tree
for Arbor Day that should have happened
[53:51] on Saturday is going to happen on this
Friday, I believe at 11:00 instead of
[53:56] last Saturday. So, that that's going to
continue because we need to do that as
[54:02] part of our Tree City USA, but um like I
say, hopefully we can reschedule the
[54:09] cleanup and
and go from there.
[54:12] Okay.
Thank you.
[54:17] Pass over the planning.
It will no longer be vacant. Just go to
[54:21] County Board of Commissioners.
Do you have any report?
[54:24] » No, I have no report.
And the Zoning Board of Appeals, there
[54:28] was no reason to meet, so we'll skip
over that one.
[54:39] The next item on the agenda is the
mayor's report. I have my report in the
[54:44] packet, and it will also be seen on the
website.
[54:53] Manager's report.
It's also a written report, and that
[54:58] will also be on the website
site. But, I would just ask him if he's
[55:01] got something to add. Just to add
something that happened on Friday after
[55:04] I
wrote the report, the digester cover was
[55:07] lifted and placed in place.
So, the 5-year journey to replace that
[55:12] thing is complete. It was placed on
Friday. They brought the 500-ton crane
[55:16] and got it done.
I believe someone took drone footage, so
[55:20] if I ever get a copy of that, I will
show you guys.
[55:22] Did they Did they decide who's going to
pay for that extra?
[55:25] » No, they're fighting between them. I've
made it clear that that wasn't a city
[55:28] problem, so they're fighting between
themselves, and quite frankly, I really
[55:30] don't care cuz it's [laughter] something
they can they need to work out.
[55:34] So, it's not anything we built dust. At
least, that's the position I've made
[55:37] very clear.
[55:41] And the next item is the clerk's report,
and
[55:45] that is also in the packet and in
writing.
[55:49] Do you have anything to add? No, I do
not.
[55:58] And then we have the treasurer's report.
She has provided the
[56:03] a written report, also, and she's also
provided the uh
[56:10] quarterly report ending March 31st. So,
we still have another full quarter till
[56:16] expenditures to come.
[56:23] So, any questions on her report?
[56:28] Hearing none.
So, that was our second quarter.
[56:41] For the audience that's present, we will
be going into a closed session, at which
[56:46] time all the public would have to leave.
Uh
[56:50] at this time, I would like to change the
additional public comment up at the
[56:56] right [clears throat] now.
Um
[56:59] any
objections to that first before I
[57:03] Yes, sir.
[57:08] My name is Ken Dutton.
It's D U N T O N, not a double T.
[57:13] Some of you know me, some don't. Some
probably wish they didn't.
[57:18] » [clears throat]
[57:22] » I've done many uh
city council county
[57:27] road commission board meetings, which
some of you know.
[57:32] I get asked questions, and I ask
comments. Uh
[57:39] One of the comments, the city was in
had a contractor working in on
[57:44] our private road,
Lynch Street, and I
[57:48] was kind of curious what he did because
I don't remember that going through the
[57:51] condominium project. I know you have
sewer and water there, but and an
[57:55] easement, but I thought you still had to
have permission to
[57:59] use that road. And I know we pay for the
sewer and water, so it's
[58:06] What
What road is he talking about? I don't
[58:09] either. I'm not sure what you're talking
about.
[58:12] What's your address?
I'm on Oak Ridge Drive.
[58:16] On the Carol Golf Course. On Carol Golf
Course. So, the condominiums before the
[58:20] golf course back there.
>> I did that project for a client almost
[58:23] 40 years ago.
I don't know what I'm doing.
[58:27] I don't know what it is. I mean, I know
we do we have a lift station down that
[58:31] area, and I know we check it, but I
don't know what any specific project.
[58:33] I'd have to ask sewer or water if they
did a specific project.
[58:36] » You have sewer and water there, and
there's looks like to me like a lift
[58:39] station. Mike, do you know what it was?
No. No.
[58:43] Well, one of your city trucks was there
along with the contractor, but the one I
[58:46] stopped and talked to
uh was a plumber. He had no clue. SCADA
[58:50] upgrade.
Hm? SCADA upgrade. Yeah, the SCADA
[58:54] upgrade.
[58:58] They were doing that work
Saturday in front of the Walmart. That I
[59:02] was going to ask what that was.
>> from Walmart. Yeah, this is No, but it's
[59:05] the same company, yeah.
So, what were they doing? It's It's
[59:09] called SCADA. That's the the wireless
communications between
[59:14] the lift stations and
Well, they're in there tearing up quite
[59:17] a bit for several days, and
nobody's in our condominium association
[59:22] seemed to know what they were doing.
We own the right-of-way. It's not public
[59:27] right-of-way, so
I guess we were a little curious
[59:30] where they got their permit.
[59:34] And nobody there
the company seemed to know either.
[59:39] I had to complain that it wasn't cleaned
up too well afterwards and the
[59:43] one gentleman that was there said he
would call the city.
[59:47] And it's been cleaned up somewhat but
still not very nice rest of the way
[59:52] rest of the way as
people that keep our properties.
[59:59] The other thing
Can I
[1:00:01] I do have school principal that's two
doors from me and the district judge
[1:00:06] lives across the street so
don't give us too much trouble I guess.
[1:00:11] » [laughter]
[1:00:14] » My question when you come up 81 do you
guys handle take care of M81 through
[1:00:19] town here or you contract with the state
highway department?
[1:00:27] Right.
If you get a chance I will have you give
[1:00:31] your phone number to the city manager
and You have to speak up. I broke both
[1:00:36] my hearing aids this morning and it's a
little more difficult for me to hear.
[1:00:40] Before you leave you can give your name
and phone number to the city manager and
[1:00:44] I will have him call you back.
>> Okay. It won't be until Monday or
[1:00:48] Tuesday they'll make a way okay?
So
[1:00:52] thank you.
I work for the highway department so if
[1:00:54] it's or the road commission if it's
highway department I can
[1:00:58] work on that I think.
[1:01:08] Okay.
[1:01:12] So do we have any other comment public
public comments?
[1:01:20] Hearing none
I need a motion to go into closed
[1:01:24] session.
I make a motion to go into closed
[1:01:28] session. Geralyn
To enter
[1:01:33] closed session under MCL
15268
[1:01:38] meet consult with the city's attorney
regarding trial or settlement strategies
[1:01:43] in connection with the pending
litigation of the city of Caro and the
[1:01:47] LLC versus city of Caro.
Support. All right.
[1:01:52] Michigan tax Oops I'm sorry. That's I
need to take a breath. That is a long
[1:01:57] breath. Tribunal docket number 24-002195
[1:02:03] and 25-002150
[1:02:07] and the Caro Estates LLC versus city of
Caro MTT dockets numbers 24-002190
[1:02:17] and 25-002149
[1:02:21] for the reason that the open meeting
would have depth detrimental financial
[1:02:26] effect on the litigation or settlement
position of the city.
[1:02:32] Support. We have a motion to support
everyone understood the motion right?
[1:02:37] Roll call please.
Campbell Yes. Kish Yes. Ody Yes. Parker
[1:02:44] Yes. Riley Yes.
>> White Yes. Mayor Schneider Yes.
[1:02:48] We will now go into closed session. We
will excuse everyone else.
[1:02:52] Thank you for coming. You
[1:19:23] » Mhm.
[1:29:18] » Mhm.
[1:39:13] » Mhm.
[1:40:16] » Okay, here I go.
>> Okay.
[1:40:19] Motion to go to
I move to return to open session. And
[1:40:24] at
8:15. Support.
[1:40:28] We have a motion and support to
go back into open session at What time
[1:40:33] did you say? 8:15. 8:15.
Do we have a second?
[1:40:38] Oh, you had a second.
All those in favor say yes. Yes.
[1:40:42] Opposed, no. Motion carries.
Do we have a motion for the closed for
[1:40:48] the minutes?
Motion to approve the minutes as
[1:40:51] presented. In closed session.
>> In closed session. Support.
[1:40:56] All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no. Motion carries.
[1:41:03] Okay.
Do we have
[1:41:06] a motion before us?
Motion to proceed with litigation and
[1:41:11] settlement strategy as recommended by
the legal counsel.
[1:41:15] Second.
We have a motion and second on the
[1:41:19] floor. Any discussion on the motion?
Hearing none, let's do a roll call vote,
[1:41:24] please.
[1:41:30] Kish. Yes. Odi. Yes. Parker. Yes. Riley.
Yes. White. Yes.
[1:41:37] Antvel. Yes. Mayor Schneider. Yes.
Motion carried.
[1:41:42] Thank you. Now, we need a motion to
adjourn. Motion to adjourn. Support.
[1:41:48] All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no.
[1:41:52] There's a lot of Coke Coca-Cola's name
passed around after that motion.