City Council - March 26, 2007

C - COUNCILMAN COVEY

PROPOSED MINUTES

FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

A Regular Meeting of the Ferndale City Council was held Monday, March 26, 2007, at City Hall, 300 East Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. Mayor Pro Tem Lennon called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Lennon led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call showed the following members of Council present: Council Members Covey, Galloway, Gumbleton; Mayor Pro Tem Lennon. Absent: Mayor Porter.

XXX. Moved by Councilman Covey, seconded by Councilman Galloway, to adopt the following Resolution:

Section 10 of Chapter III of the Charter of the City of Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan provides that absence from five consecutive Regular meetings of the City Council shall automatically operate to vacate the seat of the member of the Council unless the absence is excused by Resolution setting forth such excuse and entered upon the journal; and

Mayor Robert G. Porter had cause for his absence from the Regular Council Meeting of March 26, 2007.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Mayor Robert G. Porter be excused from the Regular Council Meeting of March 26, 2007, for the reasons stated above, as provided by Section 10 of Chapter III of the City Charter.

AYES: C, G, GU; MPL

NAYS: None

ABSENT: MP

MOTION CARRIED

XXX. Mayor Pro Tem Lennon proclaimed April, 2007 National Child Abuse and Prevention Awareness Month in the City of Ferndale.

XXX. Presentation was made.

XXX. PASSED

XXX. Presentation was made.

XXX. PUBLIC HEARING WAS NOT HELD.

XXX. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD.

Moved by Councilman Galloway, seconded by Councilman Covey, to adopt the Resolution formally objecting to the renewal of the Class C Liquor License for 2007 for Posh, located at 22061 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale, Michigan, with the understanding that until the end of April, 2007, City Council reserves the right to send additional communications to the LCC.

AYES: GU, C, G; MPL

NAYS: None

MOTION CARRIED

1. Ken Seawell, on behalf of Citizens’ Plan for a Better Library, commented on the May, 2007 Ballot Proposal for the Library and encouraged voters to vote yes on the proposal.

2. Lloyd Smith commented on the success of the Spring Fling Dance.

3. Mary Trenner, City Librarian, thanked Council for posing for the Library’s Celebrity Reads posters and invited everyone to become a celebrity reader for the Library.

4. George Westerman announced that Affirmations has started their move from 195 W. Nine Mile to their new Community Center at 290 W. Nine Mile Road and that they will officially open Monday, April 9, 2007.

Mayor Pro Tem Lennon left Council Chambers at 8:23 p.m.

Mayor Pro Tem Galloway assumed the Chair.

XXX. Moved by Councilman Covey, seconded by Councilman Gumbleton, to approve the amended Consent Agenda as follows:

A. Approval of the Minutes, (Regular Meeting held March 15, 2007) as submitted by Deputy City Clerk.

B. Approval of Second Hand/Junk Dealer Application/License for Blockbuster, Inc., to sell used videos, as submitted by Deputy City Clerk.

C. Appointment of City Manager Bruner as the Alternate to represent the City on the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2007, as submitted by City Manager.

D. Approval to schedule a Public Hearing to consider Brownfield Plan for redevelopment of the Fresard Dealership at 21700-21800 Woodward at the

April 23, 2007 City Council Meeting, as submitted by CDS Director.

E. Approval of the bills, payrolls to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance Committee.

APPROVED

Mayor Pro Tem Lennon returned to Council Chambers at 8:25 p.m.

PASSED

Councilman Covey left Council Chambers at 8:31 p.m.

PASSED

Councilman Covey returned to Council Chambers at 8:35 p.m.

PASSED

XXX. DPW Director announced that yard waste can be placed at the curb beginning April 1, 2007.

XXX. Deputy City Clerk Szalma announced that there would be an Election held on May 8, 2007, and that the last day to register to vote would be Monday, April 9, 2007. She also announced that Precinct Inspectors were needed.

XXX. City Manager Bruner commented on a newspaper article that discussed suburbs having difficulties paying their bills. He announced that his brother-in-law has a jazz ensemble that plays Monday evenings at Howe’s Bayou.

XXX. City Attorney Christ announced that the Ordinance Committee had met recently and Council would soon consider Ordinances regarding zoning, motorcycles and signage.

XXX. Councilman Covey recognized the Strawberry Moon Bakery for their donation of organic pizzas during the Blues Festival Volunteer Night. He thanked Mayor Pro Tem Lennon for his efficiency in conducting this meeting. Councilman Covey commented on the Michigan economy. He also thanked Council for passing the Resolution regarding the Iraq War and Tom Zeraf for his work for the protest in Royal Oak against the War in Iraq. Councilman Covey requested a Resolution be placed on the next Regular Council Agenda to have the State House, the State Senate, and the Governor work together regarding the State Budget. He announced that he wanted Council to create a committee to make Ferndale more earth and environmental friendly and efficient in using energy.

XXX. Councilwoman Gumbleton commented on her experience at a meeting that State Representative Andy Meisner had to jump start small business groups.

XXX. Councilman Galloway announced residents can place brush and branches at the curb at anytime during the year to be chipped. He commented on a letter that Council had received from a resident.

XXX. Mayor Pro Tem Lennon encouraged people to clean up their properties and to report problems to the CDS Department.

Mayor Pro Tem Lennon adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m.