MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 24, 2017 CITY HALL, 300 EAST NINE MILE, FERNDALE MI :00 PM

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1 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL, 300 EAST NINE MILE, FERNDALE MI :00 PM COUNCIL PRESENT: COUNCIL ABSENT: Mayor Coulter Council Member Leaks-May Council Member Pawlica Mayor Pro Tem Piana Council Member Martin 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2 ROLL CALL 3 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to ecuse Council Member Martin's absence. Greg Pawlica (Seconded By) (Moved By) Raylon Leaks-May Motion to to approve the agenda as submitted Raylon Leaks-May (Seconded By) Page 1 of 5

2 4 PRESENTATION a) Judge Charles Goedert Judge Goedert invited everyone to attend an open house and ribbon cutting on Friday, August 11 to celebrate the completion of the city hall/43rd district court renovation at 111 E. 9 Mile Road in Hazel Park. b) Ferndale Beautification Awards Robbin Yelverton, Ferndale Beautification Chair, presented the July Beautification Awards. c) Dr. Dania Bazzi, new superintendent of Ferndale Public Schools, invited the public to a meet and greet on July 26. d) 2016 MiLife Health and Wellness Center Report Director of Human Resources Campos and Mark Manquen from Cornerstone Municipal presented the 2016 MiLife Health and Wellness Center report. 5 CALL TO AUDIENCE a) Jenny Marr, new director of the Ferndale Area District Library, invited everyone to a July 29 meet and greet, and announced upcoming events. 6 CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 10, 2017, as submitted by City Clerk b) Approval to utilize Stevens, Kirinovic & Tuker, P.C. for Ferndale s fiscal year end 2017 audit for an amount not to eceed $32,000 and an ACT 51 compliance audit, not to eceed $2,500, both to be taken from account , as submitted by Finance Director c) Approval of request to back fill the HR director position, as submitted by City Manager d) Approval of contract documents to approve the Garland Company Proposal for replacing the Water Department Pump Station Roof at a cost of $86,539, contingent upon the City Attorney s approval, and that the epense be charged to the Water Department Capital Outlay, , as submitted by Director of Public Works e) Approval of the proposal from Siemens for the replacement of the Kulick Center boiler control panel at a cost of $7,489.00, with the epense of $7, charged to facilities maintenance line item # , as submitted by Director of Public Works Page 2 of 5

3 f) Approval of the bills and payrolls as submitted by the City Manager s Office subject to review by the Council Finance Committee Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Greg Pawlica (Seconded By) Raylon Leaks-May (Moved By) 7 REGULAR AGENDA a) Consideration of W. Nine Mile Road TAP Grant with Oak Park Motion to in the matter of the West Nine Mile Road Transportation Alternatives (TAP) Grant that City Council APPROVE the cost-sharing agreement to be administered by the City of Oak Park with the following findings: Findings 1. The project aligns with City s Strategic Plan (Accessible Transportation Options, Strong Regional Partnerships), Master Plan, and Nonmotorized Transportation Plan (Seconded By) Raylon Leaks-May b) Discussion of Inclusive Housing Policy City Planner Lyons summarized the proposed Inclusive Housing Policy and was directed to pursue the net steps. c) Consideration of Harding Park Improvements Motion to approve the proposed Park Improvements and budget at Harding Park (1075 Mapledale), as recommended by Parks & Recreation Director. Page 3 of 5

4 Raylon Leaks-May (Seconded By) 8 CALL TO COUNCIL Parks and Recreation Director Wheeler noted a large turnout for the first Come Out and Play event, and announced upcoming events. Chief of Police Collins announced an August 12 commemoration ceremony for an Oakland County officer who was lost August 12, 1917 at Nine Mile/Woodward, noted they have requested that no commercial vehicles be allowed on Woodward on Dream Cruise Day, and indicated that a award recommendation would be coming for officers involved in the barricade situation last weekend. Human Resources Director Campos noted the last police contract has been settled. City Manager Lynch noted Ms. Campos had resigned and we were filling her position. CED Director Twardy noted he was hoping to have a Sustainability Planner hired by the end of August. Communications Director Sokol and Director of Public Works Cureton provided an announcement that 55% of recycling carts have been distributed and provided an overview of the benefits of recycling. Communications Director Sokol noted we are working to transition the newsletter into an adult and children recreation communication calendar. City Attorney Christ noted that municipalities are unable to limit times when fireworks can be used per state regulations. Council Member Leaks-May gave a shout out to Rouge, noting they are a great establishment with wonderful service. Mayor Pro Tem Piana announced upcoming MML Save Mi City events to learn about the municipal finance situation, gave a shout out to Long White Beard, and she indicated she was running for re-election in November. Mayor Coulter announced that Crystal Promire was having an event at White Castle on July Page 4 of 5

5 26, and noted Council had a work session earlier in the evening to deliberate changing our medical marihuana ordinance. He indicated no decisions made, and another work session would be coming in September. 9 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor Coulter adjourned the meeting at 8:46pm, Mayor Marne McGrath, City Clerk Page 5 of 5