A Regular Meeting of the Ferndale City Council was held Monday,
June 27, 2005, at City Hall, 300 East Nine Mile Road, Ferndale.
Mayor Porter called the meeting to order at 7:37 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 that the Regular Agenda be
modified to add an emergency request for approval of a Special Event
for New Ebenezer Baptist Church, as the event would be held prior to
the next Regular Council Meeting. No Council Member indicated
objection.
PRESENTATION Ferndale Chamber of Commerce
XXX. Bill Axtell, on behalf of the Ferndale Chamber of
Commerce, provided information regarding the activities of the
Ferndale Chamber of Commerce.
PRESENTATION June, 2005 Beautification Awards
XXX. Peggy Snow, Chair of the Beautification Commission, and
Mayor Porter presented Beautification Awards to the following:
Commercial: E-Z Storage, 181 West Marshall (present); Residential:
Marcus and Sonia Davis, 610 Pearson (present); Hildred L.
Fleming and Eric Johnson, 382 West Oakridge (present); Kaiser Sudan,
524 West Marshall (not present); and Eric Keller and Laurie Brown,
541 West Oakridge (present).
XXX. Call to Audience
1. Brian Batten, Fire Inspector, provided information on which
fireworks were legal and not legal.
2. Brian Cooley, member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board and the Beautification Commission, commented on fireworks,
bike paths on Hilton and Pinecrest, Beautification Awards
nominations, and also on the importance of safety gear being worn by
Firefighters.
3. Monica Crawford commented on fireworks and inquired about the
creation bike path on Hilton Road.
4. Todd Scott indicated support of the bike lanes on Hilton.
5. Kevin Fisher indicated support of the bike lanes.
6. Dante Lenzetta indicated support of the bike lanes.
7. Oneita Porter indicated support of the bike lanes.
8. John Hall indicated support of the bike lanes and commented on
the potential savings of gas and energy by riding a bike.
Mayor Porter left Council Chambers at 8:22 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Covey assumed the Chair.
Mayor Porter returned to Council Chambers at 8:23 p.m.
Consent Agenda
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilwoman
Weber, to approve the Consent Agenda, as submitted:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meetings held September
27, October 18, October 25, and October 27, 2004, and the Regular
Meetings held September 27, October 11, October 25, November 8, and
November 22, 2004, as submitted by City Clerk.
B. Adoption of Resolution approving a new Small Wine Maker
License for Gygabite, Inc., to be located at 22950 Woodward Avenue,
as submitted by Police Chief.
C. Approval of Agreement with Daniel Bean d/b/a Homestead
Construction Company regarding Reimbursement of Engineering Fees for
the Clark School Project and authorization for the Mayor and City
Clerk to sign Agreement, as submitted by City Attorney.
D. Adoption of Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute closing documents for the sale of Lots 11 to 20 of Bermore
Subdivision and Lots 145 to 153 of Hugo Scherer’s Subdivision to the
Terra Land Group, as submitted by City Attorney.
E. Approval of the Special Event Application from The Names
Project Foundation, Michigan Chapter for Volunteer Picnic, on
Saturday, July 23, 2005, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Martin
Road Park, as submitted by City Clerk.
F. Approval of the Special Event Application from First United
Methodist Church for Church In the Park, on Saturday, July 24, 2005,
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Geary Park, as submitted by City
Clerk.
G. Approval of the Special Event Application submitted by NPT
Breast Cancer 3-Day, LLC, for Michigan Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk,
being in Ferndale on City sidewalks on Sunday, July 17, 2005, from
12:00 Noon to 4:30 p.m., with a rest stop at Wilson Elementary
School, as submitted by City Clerk.
H. Adoption of Resolution requesting Reimbursement of Eligible
Mosquito Control Activity under Oakland County’s West Nile Virus
Fund Program, as submitted by DPW Director.
I. Approval of the bills and payrolls (as certified by City
Manager) to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance
Committee.
AYES: C, G, L, W; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
Regular Agenda
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to approve a Special Event by New Ebenezer Baptist Church
for a church picnic at Geary Park on Saturday, July 9, 2005,
subject to approval and classification of the event by the Special
Event Committee and submittal by the church of any appropriate
insurance and application for tent permit if requesting to erect
tents or moonwalks.
AYES: G, L, W, C; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
A. Appointment to the Beautification Commission
XXX. Moved by Councilman Lennon, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to confirm the Mayoral appointment of Susan Rowe, 159 East
Cambourne, to the Beautification Commission for a term expiring on
December 31, 2005.
AYES: L, W, C, G; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
B. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 992, which adopts
and enacts a new Code of Ordinances
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilwoman
Weber, to adopt Ordinance No. 992, which adopts and enacts a new
Code of Ordinances.
AYES: W, C, G, L; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
C. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 993, an amendment
to the Zoning Ordinance, regarding rezoning southernmost 40 feet of
the vacant City-owned property of Lot 11 of the Harrington Woods
Subdivision, from MXD to C-5
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to approve rezoning of the southernmost 40 feet of the vacant
City-owned property, Lot 11 of Harrington Woods Subdivision, Sidwell
No. 25-33-482-052, from MXD, Mixed Use District, to C-5, Non
Manufacturing Business Servicing District.
AYES: C, G, L, W; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
D. Discussion of the Hiring Process for a permanent Fire Chief
XXX. Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman
Covey, to authorize any member of the Ferndale Fire Department at a
level of Fire Sergeant or higher, should they wish to apply for the
position of Fire Chief, to submit their application to the Civil
Service Board for review; the Civil Service upon review will then
forward those to Council and to appoint Councilman Galloway and
Councilwoman Weber to serve on a Subcommittee to review the previous
history and the City Charter to set up the procedure for the
finalization once the applications come to Council.
AYES: G, L, W, C; MP
NAYS: None
MOTION CARRIED
Call to Council
XXX. Councilman Covey requested information from the Police
Department for the next Regular Council Meeting regarding any
increase in car theft.
XXX. City Manager Barwin wished Cable employees, Arianne
Faunt, and Del Schmidt "Happy Birthday" and thanked everyone who
commented about the bike lanes on Hilton and Pinecrest.
XXX. City Attorney Christ announced that the closing for the
City property that was on this Council Agenda would be completed on
Wednesday, June 29, 2005.
XXX. Councilman Covey requested that the Police Department
place a traffic monitoring device on West Maplehurst to address
speeding and that the City Manager complete research on making two
parcels of vacant land on West Oakridge into park land. He also
requested that an ordinance regarding the Employees Pension Board be
placed on the next Regular Council Agenda and that the Ordinance
Committee research an Ordinance of banning the use of glass bottles
for outdoor cafés. Councilman Covey inquired about the status of the
proposed Zoning Ordinance.
XXX. Councilwoman Weber commented on the Fourth of July and
its meaning.
XXX. Councilman Lennon commented on the bike path and the
traffic flow around the bike path. He requested that adoption of a
new fee schedule for the City Clerk’s Office be placed on the next
Regular Council Agenda. Councilman Lennon indicated that he was
pleased to see Minutes from the various City’s Boards and
Commissions in his packet and encouraged residents to call any
member of Council to discuss problems or questions that they have
regarding the City.
XXX. Councilman Galloway complimented the Department of
Public Works for their quick response to remove trees that had
fallen or were weaken by the recent storms. He congratulated his
mother on her retirement from the Ferndale Public Schools.
XXX. Mayor Porter commented on William Beaumont Hospital of
being the second leading hospital in the country in the acceptance
of Medicare patients and complimented the Department of Public Works
on their quick response to remove trees. He indicated that Garden
Fresh Salsa was expanding and staying in Ferndale. He also commented
on State Senate Bill 522, which would prevent local governments from
having any control regarding utilities in right-of-ways. Mayor
Porter indicated that Dr. Ben Carson, who was originally from the
Metro-Detroit area and now is the Head of Pediatric Neuro-Surgery at
John Hopkins, was featured in a Crain’s Business article about
encouraging the creation of a mass transit system.
XXX. Moved by Mayor Porter, supported unanimously, to
adopt a Condolence Resolution for Lorraine Sowerby.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
Mayor Porter adjourned the meeting at 9:06 p.m.
