1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:07,319 under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,360 » Thank you. Roll call. Madam clerk. >> Mayor Vagel, 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,960 » present. >> Council member Barman, 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,480 » present. >> Council member Gota 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,680 » here. >> Council member Gland Fox 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,359 » here. Council member Kennedy >> here. 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:25,359 » Council member ODay >> here. Council member Simmons 8 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:29,519 » here. We have quorum. >> Perfect. Changes or additions to the 9 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:32,960 agenda as presented tonight? City manager is not here tonight. Assistant 10 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:37,280 city manager Benson. Do you have any? >> I have none, sir. 11 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:45,280 » Any from the DIS? Council member Barman. >> Uh, your honor, can we add just a 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:48,160 discussion on the U Metro U internet being installed throughout our 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:54,640 community? Um, we can, but um, I just want to make 14 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:58,559 a statement that, um, I was looking into this today as myself 15 00:00:56,879 --> 00:01:04,640 as well, and the city attorney is actively looking into this, and once we 16 00:01:00,559 --> 00:01:08,080 have more information to discuss, um, we'll have more discussion in probably 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,400 in a future meeting to discuss this further. Do you still want to talk about 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,600 it tonight or would you like to wait till we have all the information? 19 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,520 » I'd like to still discuss it this evening. 20 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:19,880 » Very good. We'll add it under new business number two. 21 00:01:16,479 --> 00:01:19,880 » Thank you. Anybody 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,040 else? 23 00:01:24,479 --> 00:01:29,920 All right. Approval of minutes. We have one set of minutes to approve tonight 24 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:33,520 and that's from the regular city council meeting of December 16th, 2025. Do I 25 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,119 have a motion? >> Move to approve. 26 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:41,200 » Support. >> Any discussion? 27 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:45,759 I got move approval and support to approve the minutes of the regular city 28 00:01:43,119 --> 00:01:48,479 council meeting of December 16th, 2025. All those in favor, please signify by 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,040 saying I. >> I. 30 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:54,720 » I. Opposed. Motion carries. Uh correspondence. We 31 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:59,759 have one piece of correspondence tonight. That's the 2025 police 32 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:04,399 department review. Um does anybody have any questions for police chief about 33 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:06,799 that? Okay. Council member uh Grenella Fox. 34 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:10,720 » I don't have a question. I just wanted to say thank you so much for providing 35 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:14,239 that. A lot of great information. >> Thank you. 36 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:18,720 » Anybody else? Very good. That brings us to the first 37 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:22,160 call to the public. I'll read the rules to the call to the public. They are as 38 00:02:20,239 --> 00:02:25,120 follows. The public shall address the council during call to the public. What 39 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,560 shall be included on the agenda immediately after correspondence and 40 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,920 again immediately after new business. The first call to the public immediately 41 00:02:30,319 --> 00:02:35,920 after correspondence shall be limited to agenda items only. A person shall not 42 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:39,440 address the council in excess of 5 minutes unless the time is extended by a 43 00:02:37,599 --> 00:02:42,879 majority vote of council present. Persons wishing to address the council 44 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,239 shall identify themselves and their place of residence and shall state their 45 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:50,400 reason for addressing the council and all comments by the public shall be made 46 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:54,680 directly to the council. Do we have anybody of the first call to the public? 47 00:02:56,319 --> 00:03:02,239 Seeing none, I'll close the first call to the public. We'll move on. City 48 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:07,080 managers report. We have the fire report from November 2025. Any questions? 49 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:16,879 All right. And we have the police report from November 2025. Any questions? 50 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:20,000 All right. Consent agenda. All items listed under the consent agenda are 51 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,959 considered routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. 52 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:26,640 There'll be no separate discussion of these items unless the council member 53 00:03:24,959 --> 00:03:29,840 sole requests in which event the items will be removed from the consent agenda 54 00:03:28,239 --> 00:03:35,280 and added to the regular agenda at the end of unfinished or new business. Do I 55 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:39,040 have a motion? >> So move. to support. 56 00:03:36,959 --> 00:03:42,959 » I got motion of support to approve the consent agenda as presented tonight. All 57 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,640 those in favor, please signify by saying I. 58 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:49,920 » I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. We have no 59 00:03:47,599 --> 00:03:53,360 unfinished business tonight. So, we move on to the first item of new business and 60 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:57,360 that's a recommendation to adopt the charter uh city council rules of 61 00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:04,239 procedure in accordance with city car charter section 4.15H. 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:08,720 Do I have a motion? >> Very good. 63 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:12,959 Um this is just a um clear and professional way to introduce this item 64 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:17,519 to council out loud. It's written as a short script you can read or paraphrase 65 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:21,040 and it's following a recent municipal election. The city council has been 66 00:04:19,199 --> 00:04:24,960 newly constituted with the seating of newly elected members. As part of a new 67 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:28,800 council item, it is important for the council to formally adopt a city council 68 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:33,199 rules and procedures that will govern how meetings are conducted and how city 69 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:36,800 council conducts its business. Adopting the rules ensures that all members share 70 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:41,199 a common understanding of meeting conduct, order of business, roles and 71 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:45,759 responsibilities and procedural expectations in accordance with the 72 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:49,680 applicable laws and best practices. For that reason is recommended that the city 73 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:53,759 council approve consider approval of the city council rules and procedure at this 74 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:57,520 first official meeting. Doing so establishes a clear and consistent 75 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:01,958 framework for conducting meetings efficiently, transparently, and fairly 76 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:05,199 throughout the new council term. >> [snorts] 77 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:10,479 » And uh attached are the uh current city council rules of procedure which were 78 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:16,800 last adopted on March 12th, 2024. Any questions, discussion, council 79 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:21,120 member? Um gotcha. 80 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:26,960 » Thank you. Um I did notice on page eight of the document there is an issue um 81 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:34,240 where the subheading standing boards and commissions of council is. It wrote over 82 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:40,479 other language relating to like the residency requirement for board members. 83 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:44,880 So that should probably I mean I know what the rest of it said but that's not 84 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:50,639 written in the document. Okay. >> Um so I don't know if we want to add 85 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:52,639 that now or just have it adjusted. >> It's just a typo. Is that what you're 86 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,800 saying? >> It's not a typo. Like words are missing 87 00:05:54,639 --> 00:06:04,080 because they were deleted when the heading got put in. Okay. 88 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:08,319 » So yeah on page eight like the very top paragraph 89 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:12,044 » it says reading it the last sentence it says if the reason for appointment of a 90 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:15,039 particular individual then it has [clears throat] 91 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:20,479 co and then it jumps into standing boards of counsel. Um it should probably 92 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:26,639 read based on what I recall appointment of a particular individual is considered 93 00:06:24,479 --> 00:06:29,520 oh what was the wording considered pertinent 94 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:32,319 » pertinent. Yeah, we're on a business level like something like that. 95 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:36,160 » I'll see that's fixed. >> Yeah. So, I think we can approve that 96 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:39,680 with just that with that correction. >> Yep. 97 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:41,680 » Very good. Any other discussion, questions? 98 00:06:41,519 --> 00:06:45,919 [clears throat] >> All right. I got a motion and a second 99 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:49,360 to approve the uh recommendation to adopt the city council rules of 100 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:53,759 procedure in accordance with city charter section 4.15H. 101 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:58,479 All those in favor, please signify by saying I. 102 00:06:54,800 --> 00:07:03,440 » I. Opposed. Motion carries. New business item number two is a discussion uh 103 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:06,800 concerning the uh metro net connections. Um council member Barman, floor is 104 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:11,759 yours. >> Thank you. Um 105 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:14,800 first and foremost, uh I'm I we took some pictures today and I distributed 106 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:19,840 them to everyone just so they could see what I wanted to talk about. Thank you 107 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:26,240 council um and Gil for taking these pictures. But um 108 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:29,840 I I noticed this this uh installation a couple weeks before or going in before 109 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:33,599 Christmas and I reached out to city manager's office then to try to get some 110 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:38,160 more information on it. And then since then I've uh heard that they've also 111 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:42,800 installed one on Pontiac Trail on back and then since then I've also u realized 112 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:48,000 that it's the same company that's going up and down Lon Lake Road now. Um, and 113 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:53,039 uh, I'm glad that the city manager's office has decided to get the city 114 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:59,599 attorney involved in it. Um, but I want to, at least myself, uh, reiterate that 115 00:07:57,199 --> 00:08:04,000 I I mean, anything we can do to stop these installations from going in, 116 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:07,440 especially in our downtown where we're, you know, spending so much money on 117 00:08:05,199 --> 00:08:12,560 beautifification and landscaping and bearing power line power lines. to have 118 00:08:09,919 --> 00:08:19,919 something like this installed um which with almost no notice to the city I find 119 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:23,599 uh crazy. This piece of property that has been listed for sale since uh I 120 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:29,039 moved to the city is probably on marketable now with this installation 121 00:08:25,599 --> 00:08:31,599 right out front. Um, and I guess where I that's where I wanted to have the 122 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:38,479 discussion tonight is just to make sure that all of you are on the same page 123 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:42,479 that I am that like to direct our admin administration to do anything possible 124 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:45,920 to to stop these installations and particularly this one downtown to have 125 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:52,080 it removed. >> Yeah. I as far as uh removing it, I 126 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:56,000 don't know. I'm not a you know it's it's unsightly and I do believe correct me if 127 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:01,760 I'm wrong assistant city manager that the uh property owner was aware of this 128 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:07,200 before they um put this in >> uh no actually um in both cases both the 129 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:11,600 Pontiac trail installation and the Wixom Road installation no they did to our 130 00:09:09,839 --> 00:09:16,160 knowledge they did not receive any prior notice um we have been in contact I've 131 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:21,680 spec I've personally been in contact with the owner of the uh Pontiac Trail 132 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:24,616 Plaza um and he's had conversations with the road commission for Oakland County. 133 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:28,640 Both of these are in their right [snorts] ofways. So, they take the the 134 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:34,080 kind of primary place on permitting for um their right ofways as we do for 135 00:09:30,959 --> 00:09:37,920 city-owned road rightways. Um I've been uh I've been trying to get a better 136 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:41,760 handle on a downtown property owner. I've talked to their real estate broker. 137 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:45,200 They're aware of it. um we're bringing it to their um and you know trying to 138 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:50,320 get in front of the property owner as well to uh you know add to kind of the 139 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:55,200 the the push back against this installation. You know at a minimum 140 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:59,760 can can it be located in a more appropriate location? Can it be screened 141 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:04,640 better? Um under the the Metro Act that is a state law that preempts local uh 142 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:08,640 jurisdiction over some aspects related to telecommunications. 143 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:12,560 Um and this is what we need to work out city attorney. We may not be able to 144 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:16,480 fully prevent telecommunications installations, but we believe that there 145 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:19,760 are things that we can do to push them to approve them to screen them better 146 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:23,680 for better location. So, that's what we're actively working on is uh, you 147 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:26,800 know, being in contact with MetroNet, the city attorney's office, the road 148 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,959 commission for Oakland County, and the company that's installing these to see 149 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:35,519 what mitigation we can do. and most importantly, you know, helping these 150 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:38,800 property owners understand, you know, how to uh, you know, lodge their 151 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:43,600 complaints and and really have their their voices heard in this process, too. 152 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:48,399 And I think one of my bigger concerns is just going up and down all of Wixom 153 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:52,160 Road, basically from this installation down to Lunick Road is all flagged right 154 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:58,800 now. So, how many more of these are going in? Um and I and and 155 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:02,880 anything we can do. When talking to the city manager this morning, he seemed to 156 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:07,519 think that uh they did need his approval. Uh at least one of the 157 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:11,839 requirements he saw was they needed city manager approval in which he's going to 158 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:17,360 get confirmation from the attorney on. I just wanted to throw my support and 159 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:24,320 hopefully all of council support behind giving him whatever authority he needs 160 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:27,920 to attack this thing head on. Anybody else? Council member Gotcho. 161 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:32,320 » Thank you. Um, I do want to thank Council Member Bman for pointing these 162 00:11:29,839 --> 00:11:36,240 out to me. I haven't been out a whole bunch and usually it seems like when I 163 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:40,880 am driving through these areas, it's during night in winter, so they haven't 164 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:45,600 caught my eye until um, Council Member Bman pointed them out, and I 165 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:51,279 wholeheartedly agree. Um, not what our plans call for in the downtown area. Um, 166 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:55,920 it definitely makes that parcel very difficult to market, if not impossible 167 00:11:53,600 --> 00:12:01,360 and worthless, which is a bigger issue between them and the property owner if 168 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:06,639 they never gave notice. Um, you had mentioned RCOC 169 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:12,240 and this being permitted are both of them, the Pontia Trail one and this one 170 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:16,240 across from Reton, those would both be in within county rightway. 171 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:22,320 » That is correct. Have we spoken directly with RCOC about 172 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:26,959 whether permits were obtained for these and what that process looked like? 173 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:30,480 » I have personally had conversations with some members of their staff. That is my 174 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:33,120 understanding. I haven't seen copies of these permits. Tim might be able to 175 00:12:31,839 --> 00:12:36,480 speak to that a little bit better, but yes, my understanding is that they've 176 00:12:34,639 --> 00:12:40,240 been granted permits through the road commission 177 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:45,760 » and they have to like submit what this will look like when they do it and the 178 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:51,920 road commission still approves it. >> That that is my understanding. 179 00:12:47,519 --> 00:12:56,959 » All right. Yeah. We're going through a year-long process trying to get ballards 180 00:12:54,079 --> 00:13:01,440 to protect like pedestrians and cyclists. 181 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:07,519 a very like we've had a few accidents there. We have the data behind it. This 182 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:10,079 is a nuisance and they're just whatever. Do it. Put up. How many are there? 183 00:13:09,519 --> 00:13:13,120 » Eight. >> Eight ballards that look like crap in 184 00:13:12,079 --> 00:13:17,279 the middle of a property. >> Not even level. 185 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:21,920 » Yeah. So, I like I don't know what conversation we need to have with RCOC 186 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:26,079 because it seems to be like one project after another that doesn't meet our 187 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:30,480 standards or what we're hoping and they just keep passing it through. So, I 188 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:35,519 don't like I feel like we need to have a meeting with them to really bring up a 189 00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:39,760 municipality's concerns about why they're permitting projects that are 190 00:13:37,279 --> 00:13:44,880 going to be a detriment to county municipalities because that's kind of 191 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:49,200 where it's at. They put 5 in of asphalt over Pontet Trail and now every time you 192 00:13:47,279 --> 00:13:54,800 try to come to a meeting westbound on Pontia Trail, the manholes are a big 193 00:13:51,839 --> 00:14:00,639 seat area. it like there are giant issues that RCOC just continues to push 194 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:04,800 down the road quite literally because they don't care apparently. Um I know 195 00:14:03,199 --> 00:14:08,639 they're a little distracted with other ethical issues but hopefully they can 196 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:12,399 start caring about the cities that are in the county. Thank you. 197 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:17,839 » Council member Regal Fox. I >> I agree as well. It's an eyesore. I mean 198 00:14:14,959 --> 00:14:22,800 it's it is it's an eyesore. I don't know that there's a whole lot we can do about 199 00:14:19,839 --> 00:14:26,800 it. Just um I mean I hope there is, but I I'm not real confident that there is, 200 00:14:24,639 --> 00:14:32,240 but I I look forward to any other information that you bring forward and 201 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:35,440 advice we get from our council. >> Absolutely. It is it's our full intent 202 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:38,240 in talking to city manager Brown. He would have he would have preferred to 203 00:14:36,399 --> 00:14:42,560 have been here tonight. He is he's really not feeling well. Um, I I fully 204 00:14:41,199 --> 00:14:46,959 expect within, you know, the next meeting or two meetings, you know, we'll 205 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:50,800 be giving you updates as we go. Um, to your point, we're not 100% sure what 206 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:55,519 exactly we can require them to do, what they may agree to do, and and to council 207 00:14:53,199 --> 00:14:58,720 member Gotel's point. Um, you know, having a conversation with the road 208 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:02,800 commission's permitting department and having a better line of communication, 209 00:15:00,639 --> 00:15:05,519 that is also a priority for us here. Um, you know, in general, we like to think 210 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:09,680 we have decent line of communication, but clearly on right-of-way projects 211 00:15:08,079 --> 00:15:13,519 specifically, um, you know, there there's room for improvement there. So, 212 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:20,480 that's on that's part of this conversation as well. 213 00:15:17,199 --> 00:15:26,480 » Yeah. And I and I know that um as assistant city manager Benson has has 214 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:32,240 said um our city manager, assistant city manager Benson and our attorney are 215 00:15:29,199 --> 00:15:38,320 actively pursuing this and uh meeting with uh the road commission to see what 216 00:15:34,399 --> 00:15:42,480 we can do and to see if we can um have some type of alternative where we can 217 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:47,199 put these somewhere where they're not so uh not so much of an eyesore. So, like I 218 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:50,480 say, this is going to be an issue that's going on for a couple of weeks and 219 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:56,560 hopefully at the next meeting we'll get some type of update on this. Very good. 220 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:01,600 » I guess my only other followup would be is are 221 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:06,079 given Lon Lake is our road, would they have to ask for a permit to put one of 222 00:16:02,959 --> 00:16:11,279 these on Lon Lake from us? >> If yes, they would. 223 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:14,720 » And have they? >> They have. They've asked to put these on 224 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:18,800 Link Road. >> No, those are the only two large ones 225 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:25,320 like that. The other ones will be little little irrigation boxes. That's all that 226 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:25,320 will go in by. 227 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:33,920 » Okay. So, administration has a direction on how 228 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:37,279 council feels this should move on and we'll go from there. 229 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:40,240 » I just had one thing back. >> No, you've already you've already spoke. 230 00:16:39,199 --> 00:16:44,126 » Council member Gotfield. >> I missed a few meetings. I have some 231 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:47,759 talking to make up for. [laughter] 232 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:53,120 » Um, Mr. Sigma, will the ones that are are 233 00:16:50,959 --> 00:16:57,360 going to be on like will those have any of the Ballards as well or they're just 234 00:16:56,079 --> 00:17:01,440 boxes? >> Okay. Thank you. 235 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:04,720 » All right. Any further discussion? >> Nope. Thank you. 236 00:17:02,399 --> 00:17:07,679 » You You're very welcome. All right. That concludes the new business portion of 237 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:11,520 the meeting tonight. We move on to the second call to the public. I will not re 238 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:15,360 read the rules to the call to public with the exception of you can come up 239 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:18,480 and speak whatever is on your mind. Somebody would like to come up. Anybody 240 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:24,480 from the audience? Second call to the public. Speak whatever's on your mind. 241 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:28,240 All right, I'll close that. Move on uh to assistant city manager comments. 242 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:32,480 Assistant city manager Benson. Thank you, mayor. Uh just a couple notes from 243 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:36,480 uh city manager report. First and foremost, uh just a reminder that we 244 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:40,559 have the upcoming MML on-site training session for new elected officials, board 245 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:45,280 and commission members, and HOA board members, the uh everything's meeting uh 246 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:50,400 this Thursday, January 15th, starting at 6:00 p.m. Credit to uh city clerk Palco 247 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:54,000 for getting that all set up. Uh let us know if you're planning on attending. I 248 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:59,360 believe we're up to nearly 40 anticipated uh participants. This is 249 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:02,880 open to other communities, too. Uh so, Commerce, Wald Lake, and others. So, 250 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:08,000 should be a nice event and we encourage you to attend. Uh, one other note is uh 251 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:13,280 just giving an FYI to council about the retirement of Nancy F with HRC. Uh, some 252 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:17,280 of you I think some of you have met her before. She's attended some meetings. 253 00:18:14,799 --> 00:18:20,720 She's been uh retiring as a vice president. She's been involved in a lot 254 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:24,799 of infrastructure projects here and uh really been an influential member of how 255 00:18:23,039 --> 00:18:29,120 Wixon has grown. So, we just wanted to give you all that heads up and 256 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:33,039 congratulate her for uh her time. Um, replacing her will be Karen Stickle. U, 257 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:38,559 so you'll likely see her alongside Mike Darot at future meetings related to HRC. 258 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:42,000 Um, and then the last thing is, as you may know, uh, the city of Wixom is 259 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:48,320 sponsoring is a sponsoring community for the Lakes Area Youth Assistance and uh, 260 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:52,240 or Leia or Lia and they recently met they recently sent a very nice thank you 261 00:18:49,919 --> 00:18:56,559 letter to our DPW for sponsoring a child under the adopted child uh, event for 262 00:18:54,400 --> 00:19:00,880 Christmas. So kudos to DBW for everything you guys are doing and uh uh 263 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:04,720 being a part of the community. The last thing I'll say is uh just an update. 264 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:08,720 City council had previously made a motion to direct city administration to 265 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,240 work with the planning commission on our regulations relating to data centers. I 266 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:17,840 did want to give you an update that the planning commission uh discussed the 267 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:21,600 topic at their December 16th 16th. Yeah, December 16th meeting. Um we anticipate 268 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:25,600 having draft language in front of them at their meeting on the 21st. So, you 269 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:29,120 all will likely see a recommendation coming from the planning commission on 270 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:32,240 some proposed ordinance amendments in the coming months. Um, just given public 271 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:35,679 hearing notices and those kinds of things. Um, it does take a little bit of 272 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:39,520 time, but wanted to give you an update. They're active, they and we are actively 273 00:19:37,679 --> 00:19:43,520 working on it and um, we'll have updates as part of my monthly reports and if you 274 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:47,360 have any questions, I'm happy to try and answer them. 275 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:52,559 » All right. Any questions? All right. Seeing none. Thank you. Uh, 276 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:56,320 city council comments. Council member Kennedy. 277 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:59,679 » Um, I'm honored to be sitting up here and I 278 00:19:57,919 --> 00:20:04,559 look forward to serving the community as best I can. Thank you. 279 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:11,520 » Okay, Council Member Simmons. >> Yay. Well, uh, I am excited to be here. 280 00:20:08,559 --> 00:20:15,520 Um, I did want with this being uh, uh, my first meeting as I've been to 281 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:19,919 several, but being on this side of the table would like to just I think it'd be 282 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:24,960 nice to share some fun facts about myself. Um, so my husband and I have 283 00:20:23,039 --> 00:20:30,080 lived uh in Wixom for a little bit over nine years. We have two kids. Uh, one is 284 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:35,280 a senior at Walt Lake Western uh who just got his acceptance letter to 285 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:40,080 University of Michigan. So, go blue. And uh we have a a uh seventh grader at 286 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:44,159 Sarah Banks Middle School who just made the basketball team. So, good for her, 287 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:47,760 too. Um, I uh have owned and run a business, a small business in uh 288 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:52,400 Commerce Township now for the last 18 years. Started in Wixom. uh moved to 289 00:20:49,919 --> 00:20:56,880 Walt Lake and now in Commerce Township and I've served on the library board for 290 00:20:54,480 --> 00:21:01,120 the last six years. So, I'm excited to be here. Um I'm looking forward to 291 00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:06,480 serving with uh everybody here. Mayor, thank you for all of your support. And 292 00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:13,840 lastly, just want to uh from this side of the table say thank you to uh our 293 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:17,200 previous council uh for uh Tom Resnik and Peter Sharp. So, thank you, Mayor. 294 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:20,960 You're welcome. Little bit different view from that side to this side, right? 295 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:25,840 » Different. [laughter] >> Council member OD. 296 00:21:22,799 --> 00:21:30,320 » Um, welcome to our two new members. I look forward to serving with you now and 297 00:21:27,679 --> 00:21:35,760 I'm so happy to no longer be the rookie. So, um, and just wishing everyone a very 298 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:40,400 happy new year. >> Good. Council member Barman. 299 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:44,559 » Uh, just welcome to, uh, House Member Kennedy and Simmons. 300 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:50,640 Nice to have some some new people up here. and I I I too am looking forward 301 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:55,919 to serving with both of you. >> Okay, Council Member Gotcha. 302 00:21:53,520 --> 00:22:00,799 » Thank you. I um first wanted to also thank Chief Langmire for the annual 303 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:07,039 report. It's always nice to kind of get a year in review and looking ahead. Um 304 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:13,360 it's nice um that we're kind of promoting with it and a able to maintain 305 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:17,919 like educational opportunities for our officers and our staff. um adding 306 00:22:15,919 --> 00:22:22,880 cadetses and putting them through the academy and hopefully but I know we've 307 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:27,760 had a lot of turnover the last few years and those were folks who were with the 308 00:22:25,039 --> 00:22:31,919 city a very very long time almost their entire careers if not their entire 309 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:36,640 career and I think by providing those opportunities that we are hopefully 310 00:22:33,679 --> 00:22:40,559 it'll turn the current batch of officers into the same sort of people who are 311 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:45,039 around and I think that helps the city they get familiar with our neighborhoods 312 00:22:43,039 --> 00:22:49,039 and our neighbors and residents and build that rapport and I think it helps 313 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:53,440 keep us safer and hopefully that's a part of the uh statistics that you're 314 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:59,200 seeing as well that were alluded to crime being down in the city which is um 315 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:04,080 phenomenal news. I know um Nancy isn't here from HRC but I hopefully we can 316 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:10,799 share our thanks as well. I know she we've had a lot of growth with HRC over 317 00:23:07,679 --> 00:23:15,360 the last few years. Um wastewater treatment plant, roads, all sorts of 318 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:21,600 projects and um they've always been very helpful um with us and I know Karen has 319 00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:26,080 been um a part of their team with Wixom as well for a long time. So um 320 00:23:23,679 --> 00:23:33,520 congratulations to her on her increased responsibilities. So, um I also wanted 321 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:37,280 to thank our um newly retired members even though they left from photos 322 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:40,799 already. Um I was sad I wasn't at the the last meeting and also welcome our 323 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:44,320 new council members. I look forward to working with you. Thank you, Council 324 00:23:43,039 --> 00:23:48,480 Member Marin Fox. >> Thank you. I too would like to welcome 325 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:52,480 our newest members, um Kennedy and Simmons. I look forward to working with 326 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:56,480 you and if you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to any of us 327 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,799 because we'll help you in any way we can. 328 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:08,640 And then uh under the consent agenda, the senior commission meeting minutes, I 329 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:13,120 just wanted to just say they were talking about one of the issues was 330 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:17,039 space for donations and it would be great if we could find some space 331 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:22,159 somewhere for those donations because I think it's a good program. 332 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:26,320 I'm hoping we can find I don't maybe even if I don't know I don't want DPW I 333 00:24:24,559 --> 00:24:32,880 don't know if they have space but we can just find a little bit of space 334 00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:38,480 and then um regarding the Lakes area adopt a family adopt a child. 335 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:45,279 I didn't know that we did that here and I know we do it in my day job. Um, so 336 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:50,000 it'd be great if we could get maybe some families if council wanted to do that or 337 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:54,000 just get more information as we get closer to the holidays. 338 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,200 And [clears throat] then lastly, just happy new year to everyone. 339 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:01,520 » Thank you. >> Very good. All right. And I, uh, want to 340 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:05,039 welcome our two new members to city council as well, and I'm really looking 341 00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:11,812 forward to, uh, working with them throughout the next two years. Um, 342 00:25:09,679 --> 00:25:11,812 and [laughter] 343 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:20,400 uh I want to congratulate Nancy F too uh uh on her uh congratulations and wish 344 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:24,159 her the best of luck on her retirement. Uh I've been up here for 15 years now 345 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:28,080 and I've worked with her for that long and she's always professional. She's 346 00:25:26,159 --> 00:25:33,120 done a lot of good for the uh city of Wixom and I appreciate that. And um just 347 00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:37,440 a couple of housekeeping issues uh in the next couple of weeks. Look, uh, 348 00:25:35,679 --> 00:25:43,120 we're going to be doing the evaluation for the city manager. So, look for that 349 00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:47,039 in your, um, email or I may just distribute it at the next council 350 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:53,360 meeting. And then um if you guys could get with me uh fairly soon for the the 351 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:58,240 last two weeks of February, the first week of March um days that you're 352 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:02,559 available so we can have a goal setting meeting and that way we can uh do the 353 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:08,960 goal settings which will be one or two to three items of that you would like to 354 00:26:05,039 --> 00:26:12,159 see um in the city enacted and that'll give us time to go over those in a 355 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:17,520 meeting and then forward those to the appropriate uh department managers. and 356 00:26:15,039 --> 00:26:22,480 they'll be able to um look at that, try to implement it in the u in their budget 357 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:26,480 before we start the budget session on in April. And so with that, do I have a 358 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:29,840 motion to adjurnn? >> So support. 359 00:26:28,159 --> 00:26:33,360 » All those in favor, please signify by saying I 360 00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:37,159 » opposed. Motion carries. Thank you everybody. Happy New Year.