Regular Meeting Madison Heights City Council Madison Heights, Michigan June 12, 2017 A Regular Meeting of the Madison Heights City Council was held on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building at 300 West Thirteen Mile Road, Madison Heights, Michigan. Present: Absent: Mayor Hartwell, Mayor Pro Tem Bliss, Councilmembers Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott and Soltis. Deputy City Manager Marsh, Assistant City Attorney Sherman and Acting City Clerk Sanchez. None. The invocation was offered by Mayor Hartwell and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CM-17-155. Appointment of Acting City Clerk. Motion by Councilman Gettings, seconded by Councilman Scott, to appoint Romona Sanchez as Acting City Clerk. Yeas: Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Hartwell CM-17-156. Addition to the Agenda. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bliss to add the Agenda, under Reports, Item D-3, the Tentative Agreement with the Police Officers Union. Yeas: Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Hartwell CM-17-157. Addition to the Agenda. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Councilwoman Scott, to add to the Agenda, under Reports, Item D-4, the Tentative Agreement with the Police Command Officers Union. Yeas: Nays: Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Hartwell None 1 06-12-17
CM-17-158. Addition to the Agenda. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Councilwoman Scott, to add to the Agenda, under Reports, Item D-5, the Tentative Agreement with the Fire Fighters Union. Yeas: Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Hartwell CM-17-159. Addition to the Agenda. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Councilwoman Scott, to add to the Agenda, under Reports, Item D-6, the resolution to Opt-Out of Public Act 152. Yeas: Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Hartwell CM-17-160. Meeting Open to the Public. Gloria Moore, 27368 Dartmouth, Friends of the Madison Heights Area Seniors Citizens, will hold their meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Wilkinson Middle School. Also they will be hosting a picnic in August and anyone interested in participating should get in touch with the members. Roslyn Grafstein, asked if any of the council members have looked into SB 184? She indicated that the bill is an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for anyone who is purchasing or renovating their principle residence to improve accessibility. Councilman Corbett requested the City Manager s office to research SB 184 and if appropriate develop a resolution in support for Council to consider. Ms. Grafstein also inquired if Council was able to comment in anyway on the S.O.C.R.R.A. issue. She stated that she had been talking with Mr. Thomas who has stated that the matter is in litigation and he can no longer make any comments. She continued by saying that there is conflicting information depending on which news source one follows, therefore she asking City Council. Mayor Hartwell directed the question to Assistant City Attorney Jeffrey Sherman. 2 06-12-17
Mr. Sherman stated that she could go to Oakland County Circuit Court website to see the agreement that has been entered into with executory provisions with which S.O.C.R.R.A. must comply. At this time, there is no public allowed on the site until the safety issues have been corrected and approved by the Madison Heights Fire Marshall and Building Official. Only contractors dealing with the safety issues are allowed on-site at this time. There are a few other provisions in the agreement that must be followed. Ms. Grafstein, stated that her understanding of this is that in the past, contractors would bring their leaves a couple of times a year, and that for the most part that was all that was happening at S.O.C.R.R.A. A few months ago they wanted to allow the contractors and public to dump construction debris at the site and the City said no due to safety concerns with the site and building. Now, the contractors are not using the site, but are the leaves still going to be allowed at the site? Mr. Sherman indicated that this agreement has nothing to do with the leaves, it addresses the life safety issues at the site before the public will be allowed to use this facility. Mr. Sherman stated he would be happy to speak with her after the meeting if she would like to do so. Councilman Corbett stated that there was a very good article by C & G with comments by the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, which were spot on. CM-17-161. United Way of Southeastern Michigan Request to use Rosie s Park for Meet Up and Eat Up event on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Councilman Clark, to approve United Way of Southeastern Michigan request to use Rosie s Park for their Meet Up ad Eat Up event on June 28, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. no fee waiver is needed; subject to compliance with the Council s Policy on Uniform Insurance Requirements for Special Events. Mayor Hartwell indicated that the United Way would have volunteers in the neighborhoods a few days before the event, knocking on doors, canvassing the area around Madison Elementary and making people aware of the event taking place. Yeas: Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Hartwell CM-17-162. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Request to use Civic Center Park for the Light The Night Walk event on Saturday, October 14, 2017. 3 06-12-17
Motion by Councilman Clark, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bliss, to approve Leukemia & Lymphoma Society request to use Civic Center Park for their Light The Night Walk event on October 14, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and to waive the pavilion and damage deposit fees; subject to compliance with the Council s Policy on Uniform Insurance Requirements for Special Events. Councilman Gettings stated that we are extending the hours for the organization as the park usually closes at 10:00 p.m. Mr. Sherman indicated that this is a Light The Night Walk event and it doesn t usually get dark until later and council is able to extend until 11:00 p.m., although the scheduled event ends at 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. is clean up. Mayor Pro Tem Bliss stated that the Jaycee s used to run the haunted house and they had access to the park until 11:00 p.m. or later on a few occasions, therefore, it is not unprecedented and fits this use request. Yeas: Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis,Hartwell CM-17-163. 2017 Oakland County Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) Cost Participation Agreement. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bliss, seconded by Councilmen Scott, to approve the 2017 Oakland County Local Road Improvement (LRIP) Cost Participation Agreement in the amount of $37,716 for Whitcomb Sectional Repairs and to authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City. Yeas: Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Hartwell CM-17-164. Michigan Employees Retirement System (MERS) Delegates and Alternates to Annual Meeting. Motion by Councilwoman Scott, seconded by Councilman Corbett, to appoint Benjamin Myers and Destiney Bodnovich to serve as Officer Delegate and Officer Alternate, respectively; and to certify the employee s election of Terry Mc Gran as Employee Delegate to attend the 71 st Annual MERS Meeting on September 21-22, 2017. Yeas: Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Hartwell 4 06-12-17
CM-17-165. Tentative Agreement with the Police Officers Union. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bliss, to ratify the Tentative Agreement between the City of Madison Heights and the Madison Heights Police Officers Union, as presented. Yeas: Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Hartwell CM-17-166. Tentative Agreement with the Police Command Union. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by a Councilwoman Scott, to ratify the Tentative Agreement between the City of Madison Heights and the Madison Heights Police Command Union, as presented. Yeas: Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Hartwell CM-17-167. Tentative Agreement with the Fire Fighters Union. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by a Councilwoman Scott, to ratify the Tentative Agreement between the City of Madison Heights and the Madison Heights Fire Fighters Union, as presented. Yeas: Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Hartwell CM-17-168. Resolution to Opt Out of Public Act 152. Motion by Councilman Corbett, seconded by a Councilman Soltis, to adopt the resolution to Opt-Out of Public Act 152 and to comply with the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act by adopting the Opt-Out model as set forth by Public Act 152. Resolution to Opt-Out as Set Forth in Public Act 152 WHEREAS, PA 152, was passed by the state Legislature; WHEREAS, Communities are given essentially three options for complying with the requirements of the Bill, depending on the impact of the Bill on the employees of each public employer and the Employer; WHEREAS, those three options are as follows: 5 06-12-17
(1) Apply the Hard Cap (capped dollar amount each government employer may pay towards an employee's healthcare costs); (2) Adopt by majority vote the 80%/20% cost-sharing model; (3) Opt out of the cost-sharing model as set forth in the bill and revisit it the next year. WHEREAS, the City has elected its option. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Madison Heights has elected to comply with the requirements of the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act by adopting the Opt-Out model as set forth in PA 152. Yeas: Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Hartwell CM-17-169. Minutes. Motion by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Gettings to adopt the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on May 22, 2017 as printed. Yeas: Clark, Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Hartwell. Motion by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilwoman Scott, to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 22, 2017 as printed. Yeas: Corbett, Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Hartwell. CM-17-170. Re-Appointment to the Library Advisory Board. Motion by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Corbett to reappoint Lynne Bucciarelli and Jeffrey Scott to the Library Advisory Board for a new 2- year term to expire on July 1, 2019. Yeas: Gettings, Scott, Soltis, Bliss, Clark, Corbett, Hartwell. 6 06-12-17
CM-17-171. Mayor and Council - Comments. Councilman Corbett stated that his wife had a hip replacement on June 1. She is in rehab and is doing well and is looking forward to being home this week. Also, he wished Cheryl Printz a speedy recovery and looks forward to seeing her back in a couple months. Mayor Pro Tem Bliss expressed that he is really excited to have a new city website launching on June 15, 2017. The ITAC board worked very hard with our staff and our vendor to insure a better user experience that is streamlined. Also, he wanted to thank his wife Allison for all she does to allow him to serve the community as a councilman attending council meetings and many other activities. The couple celebrated their 10-year anniversary here in the City of Madison Heights. Councilman Gettings reminded everyone that the Festival in the Park scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2017. This is the 32 nd annual with fireworks and other activities. Also, wants to wish Cheryl a speedy recovery. Assistant City Attorney Sherman stated that his wife teaches visually impaired students and has been asked to teach a student this summer at Simonds Elementary here in Madison Heights. Assistant City Manager Marsh stated that today was the opening of the summer reading program. This year s theme is Build A Better World and it has a family component, there is a chance to win prizes and there is no cost to join. Councilman Clark had no comments this evening. Councilwoman Scott congratulated all the graduates from Bishop Foley, Lamphere and Madison High Schools, in alphabetic order. Special thank you to all those who have help her return from her hip replacement surgery and thank you to all those carried all her bags and such. She especially wanted to thank her husband for all his work to help her. Councilman Soltis had no comments this evening. Mayor Hartwell thanked everyone who participated in the Memorial Day parade including the City workers, volunteers and especially Councilwoman Scott who works on the broadcast team. Also, the items added to the agenda tonight are big items. They were Labor Agreements with Public Safety including, Police Officers, Police Command and Fire Fighter s Union. The City Manager s office and the City Council believe we have budget stability for next year and so we negotiated an agreement for one year extension with a 2% wage increase across the board. We think it s important that city employees pay a portion of their 7 06-12-17
health care so we adjusted the model with a 10% premium sharing for health care. Additionally, he thanked the employees for being diligent and coming to the bargaining table and our bargaining team for striking a deal quickly and efficiently. We do have other groups to meet with, but this is a good start. A resident, spoke about a large helicopter was hovering around houses on Brush near Cowan. She didn t think that was appropriate. She stated she spoke to others about it and they thought it was something related to drugs. She also stated that she didn t think that the helicopter was a good use of resources. She stated that she thinks the City is a wonderful place. Mayor Hartwell stated that the City of Madison Heights does not own a helicopter, and that the closest agency that does he believes is the Oakland County Sheriff s office. CM-17-172. Adjournment. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Brian C. Hartwell Mayor Romona Sanchez Acting City Clerk 8 06-12-17