PROPOSED MINUTES
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2004, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL
A Regular Meeting of the Ferndale City Council was held Tuesday,
December 28, 2004, at City Hall, 300 East Nine Mile Road, Ferndale.
Mayor Porter called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call showed the following members of Council present:
Council Members Covey, Galloway, Lennon, Weber; Mayor Porter.
Absent: None.
XXX. Mayor Porter requested a moment of silence for those who
perished as a result of the Tsunami.
XXX. Call to Audience
No one came forward to speak during Call to Audience.
Consent Agenda
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meetings held June 7,
July 6, July 9, and July 19, 2004, and the Regular Meetings held
June 14, June 28, July 12, and July 26, 2004, as submitted by City
Clerk.
B. Approval to waive paragraph 14 of the City of Ferndale
Procurement Policy for the competitive bid process and approval of
the repair to the truck hoist at the DPW Garage, as submitted by the
DPW Director.
C. Approval of the Assignment Agreement of CHORE services to the
Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency and for the Mayor and City
Clerk to sign Agreement, as submitted by CDS Director.
D. Approval to refer the proposed Zoning Ordinance to the
Ordinance Committee for review and request that it be placed on the
February 28, 2005 Regular City Council Meeting for adoption, as
submitted by CDS Director.
E. Approval of the bills and payrolls (as certified by City
Manager) to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance
Committee.
AYES: G,L,W,C;MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
Regular Agenda
A. Appointment to the Plan Commission
XXX. Moved by Councilman Lennon, seconded by Councilman
Galloway, to appoint Sara Schillinger, 313 E. Marshall, to the Plan
Commission for a term expiring
December 31, 2007.
AYES: L,W,C,G;MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
B. Appointment of a representative to Community Media Network
XXX. Council took no action on this Agenda Item.
C. Consideration of Second Amendment to current Solid Waste
Contract
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, that pursuant to paragraph 14 of the City of Ferndale
Procurement Policy, Council waive the competitive bid process and
approve extending its solid-waste-collection contract with Great
Lakes Waste Services, at the itemized unit prices paid during the
final year of the current contract plus an additional 4% from July
1, 2005 through
June 30, 2006, and 4% from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007;
that the Second Amendment to the Solid-Waste Collection Contract be
approved; and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute
the Amendment.
AYES: W,C,G,L;MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
D. Consideration to rezone City-owned properties
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to rezone the properties known as North Hilton Parcel #1,
South Hilton Parcel #2 and Livernois Parcel #4 to Mixed Used
District (MXD) as recommended by the Plan Commission and memo
outlined in CDS Director Scheer’s memo of December 17, 2004, and
rezone Parcel #3, the east 89.31 feet of the City-owned Academy
Street property fronting on Hilton, to Mixed Used Development (MXD)
pursuant to the request of the City Manager as outlined in his
December 20, 2004 memo, as supplemented by the drawings and
attachments included with Ms. Scheer’s December 17, 2004 memo.
AYES: C,G,L,W;MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
E. Consideration to refer Chapter XIXA, Employees Retirement
System, of the Ferndale City Charter to the Ordinance Committee
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilwoman
Weber, to refer Chapter XIXA, of the Ferndale City Charter, to the
Ordinance Committee for review and recommendation.
AYES: G,L,W,C;MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
Call to Council
XXX. Interim Fire Chief Schmidt wished everyone a
happy and prosperous New Year and requested that those who celebrate
the New Year please do it responsibly.
XXX. Police Chief Kitchen wished everyone a happy and safe
New Year.
XXX. Deputy City Clerk Szalma wished everyone a happy and
safe New Year and announced that 2005 Dog Licenses were available.
XXX. City Attorney Christ announced his findings regarding
trains blocking grade crossings.
XXX. City Manager Barwin wished everyone a happy and safe New
Year. He thanked the Department of Public Works for their hard work
during the recent snow storm.
XXX. Councilman Lennon thanked the Department of Public Works
for their hard work during the recent snow storm and wished everyone
a happy and safe New Year and encouraged people to celebrate it
responsibly.
XXX. Councilman Galloway indicated that Christopher Dengate
wanted to be reappointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals and
requested that his reappointment be on the next Regular Council
Meeting Agenda. He also announced that Appointee Evaluations be
scheduled in January, 2005 and wished everyone Happy Holidays.
XXX. Councilman Covey announced that Michelle Wooddell
had indicated on her Board and Commissions Application that she was
interested in the Ferndale Community Foundation. He also announced
that he and Councilwoman Weber would set-up an account at Credit
Union One to deposits funds that were raised during this past year.
Councilman Covey requested that a Resolution be placed on the next
Regular Council Agenda to honor Robert and Dee LeGrand for the
volunteering they do. He thanked and congratulated the Goodfellows
for the work that they do. Councilman Covey announced that the New
Way Bar would host an "Open Blues Jam" on December 29, 2004, to
raise money for Midwest Aids Prevention Project (M.A.P.P.) and
Ferndale Youth Assistance and wished everyone a happy and safe New
Year.
XXX. Councilwoman Weber announced that former Mayor of Oak
Park, Councilman and State Representative Joe Forbes had passed
away. She wished everyone a Happy New Year.
XXX. Mayor Porter announced that a presentation of a plaque
to Maria Fernandez for the work she had done on Plan Commission be
on the next Regular Council Agenda. He thanked the Department of
Public Works for their hard work during the recent snow storm. He
wished everyone a Happy New Year and announced that Elementary
School students would say the Pledge of Allegiance at the next
Regular Meeting; was in needed of a soloist for the Star Spangled
Banner and will have an invocation to help guide Council for the
coming year. Mayor Porter announced that the Finger Style Society
would provide musical entertainment an hour prior to the next
Regular Council Meeting. He commented about a Resolution that he
received from another jurisdiction regarding the 12 Town Drain
Project.
Mayor Porter adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m.
