OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
JANUARY 17, 2005

A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Harbor Beach was held on Monday,
January 17, 2005 at City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Mayor Swartz.

Present: Kleinknecht, Schelke, Semp, Wood and Mayor Swartz
Finance Officer Youatt and Engineer Bergdolt

Absent: None

It was moved by Semp, seconded by Wood to approve the minutes of the January 3, 2005 Council meeting as presented. Motion carried. 5 yeas.

It was moved by Schelke, seconded by Semp to approve payment of a bill from MDOT in the amount of $ 2,954.55 for the M25 project. Motion carried. 5 yeas.

Mayor Swartz presented framed Resolutions to former Mayor Ed Ramsey and former Councilmembers Fred Ahrens and Leonard Goniewicha.

OLD BUSINESS: The 2005 Committee and Commission appointments were presented by Mayor Swartz as follows:

Appointee Board Term Appointee Board Term.

Appointee Board Term Appointee Board Term.

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2005 City Committee and Commission Appointments (continued)

Council Committees - 1 year term

Jack Schelke - Adminstration, Negotiation, Police, Safety and Streets
Al Kleinknecht - Administration, Brownfield, DPW, Negotiation, Water and Recreation
Tom Wood - DPW, Wastewater, Water, Streets and Planning
Pam Semp - Police, Recreation, Wastewater, Safety and Ambulance

It was moved by Wood, seconded by Kleinknecht to approve the 2005 appointments as presented. Motion carried. 5 yeas.

NEW BUSINESS: It was moved by Semp, seconded by Kleinknecht to select Jack Schelke as Mayor Pro-Tem for 2005. Motion carried. 5 yeas.

Resolution # 2005-06, “Recognition of George Goodman, MML Executive Director,” was presented to Council. The Resolution recognizes the contributions of George Goodman and his
22 years of service as Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal League. It was moved by
Schelke, seconded by Wood to adopt Resolution # 2005-06 as presented. Motion carried.
5 yeas.

Resolution # 2005-07, “Detroit Edison - ISO 4001 Certification,” was presented to Council. The Resolution recognizes Detroit Edison, Harbor Beach Power Plant, for successful completion of
the ISO 4001 Certification process. It was m oved by Semp, seconded by Kleinknecht to adopt
Resolution # 2005-07 as presented. Motion carried. 5 yeas.

Engineer Report: Design engineering continues on the Sanitary Sewer Retention Basin project.
A preliminary plan needs to be submitted to DEQ by March 31, 2005. Final design needs to be submitted by May 31, 2005 with completion of construction by August 31, 2007. The new turbidimeters have been installed at the Water Plant and are in operation.

Finance Officer Report: The Planning Commission will meet this Thursday to review a proposal from JJR, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to provide a Waterfront Development Plan for the City. There will be Council Committee meetings held prior to the next Council meeting. The DPW Committee will discuss a mailbox replacement policy, the Administration Committee will review Zoning Administrator applications and the Negotiating Committee will discuss a request from the Finance Officer for a one-year extension of his contract. A meeting will be held with DPW Foreman Shedd, Engineer Bergdolt and Treasurer Montgomery regarding a sanitary sewer relining project for this summer.

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Council Reports: Mayor Swartz discussed with Council an unsigned letter addressed to the Michigan Attorney General requesting a review and ruling regarding the role of the Mayor and
Finance Officer in regard to the City Charter. Youatt recommended that City Attorney John Ferris be requested to attend the next Council meeting to clarify this issue.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

Tom Youatt, City Clerk