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Meeting Minutes for October 4, 2004
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OCTOBER 4, 2004
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Harbor Beach was
held on Monday,
October 4, 2004 at City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 1:30
p.m. by Mayor Ramsey.
Present: Ahrens, Goniewicha, Schelke, Semp and Mayor Ramsey
Finance Officer Youatt and Engineer Bergdolt
Absent: None
There were no corrections or additions to the agenda.
It was moved by Schelke, seconded by Goniewicha to approve the minutes
of the September 20, 2004 Council meeting, September 21, 2004 Planning
Commission meeting and the September 27, 2004 Recreation Commission meeting
as submitted. Motion carried. 5 yeas.
Bills for the month of September 2004 in the amount of $ 282,630.26 were
submitted to Council.
Also, Pay Certificate # 2 for J. Ranck Electric for $ 19,998.85 for Streetscape
electrical work,
Pay Certificate # 3 for John E. Green for $ 9,208.53 for Wastewater Treatment
Plant Improvement project and a bill from Kalin Construction for parking
signs for $ 2,035.00 for parking signs for the M25 project were submitted
to Council. It was moved by Ahrens, seconded by Semp to approve payment
of the bills as submitted. Motion carried. 5 yeas.
Citizen Comment: Huron County Sheriff Kent Tibbits was present to review
statistics for the Sheriff Department for the previous year and to answer
questions regarding the Department.
OLD BUSINESS: Resolution # 2004-22, “Office Lease Agreement, Huron
County Press,”
was presented to Council. The Resolution would approve a one-year, renewable
lease agreement with the Huron County Press to provide office space at
the Harbor Beach Visitor Center for
$ 200.00 per month in rent and also for staffing considerations of the
Visitor Center. It was moved by Ahrens, seconded by Semp to adopt Resolution
# 2004-22 as presented. Motion carried. 5 yeas.
Resolution # 2004-23, “First Amended Administrative Consent Order,”
was presented to Council.
The Resolution would approve extensions in time in the City’s Administrative
Consent Order with the State Department of Environmental Quality for submitting
preliminary plans (March 31, 2005), final plans (May 31, 2005), and for
completion of construction of a retention basin
(August 31, 2007). The Resolution also authorizes the Finance Officer
to execute the amended
Administrative Consent Order on behalf of the City. It was moved by Semp,
seconded by Schelke to adopt Resolution # 2004-23 as submitted. Motion
carried. 5 yeas.
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OCTOBER 4, 2004
OLD BUSINESS (continued): Change Order # 2 for the Wastewater Treatment
Plant improvement project was submitted to Council. The Change Order would
increase the cost of the project by $ 1,045.00 to cover roof repairs at
the plant to allow installation of the HVAC system. The new total contract
amount is $ 241,178.00, up from the original contract amount of
$ 232,900.00, or a net increase of 3.55%. It was moved by Schelke, seconded
by Ahrens to approve Change Order # 2 as submitted. Motion carried. 5
yeas.
NEW BUSINESS: Council reviewed a Condition Use Permit application submitted
by Zimco,
Inc., to install a wireless communication tower on property located adjacent
to Schock Road, owned by the Harbor Beach Community Schools. The reason
for the Conditional Use permit is due to the fact the property is currently
zoned R-2, Single Residential. Mayor Ramsey noted that the Planning Commission
has approved a Site Plan for this project and is also recommending Council
approval of the Conditional Use Permit. Greg Packer, 528 Schock Road,
requested that the communication tower be moved another 600 feet to the
west as he was concerned about the impact on his property value. Mayor
Ramsey stated there should be little or no impact on property value with
the proposed location. It was moved by Ahrens, seconded by Semp to approve
the Conditional Use Permit as submitted. Motion carried. 4 yeas. 1 nay
(Goniewicha).
Council reviewed a proposal from Detroit Edison to relocate utility poles
at the intersection of
Broad Street and M25 in order to improve the appearance of the downtown
streetscape project.
Cost is $ 4,350.00. It was moved by Goniewicha, seconded by Semp to approve
the proposal as submitted. Motion carried. 5 yeas.
Engineer Report: Updated Council on the Wastewater Treatment Plant improvement
project.
Also regarding the streetscape electrical project downtown. Wade-Trim
will assist the City with painting the garage at the old Coast Guard Station
site at the end of Pack Street as part of
“Make A Difference Day.” Approximately 18 Wade-Trim employees
will be painting on
October 23rd.
Finance Officer Report: Worked on negotiations with DEQ regarding the
amended Adminstrative Consent Order. State Senator Jim Barcia assisted
and supported the City with this issue. The M25 project remains on schedule
with anticipated completion around mid-October.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held upon completion of the project
with a date to be set at
tomorrow’s construction meeting.
Council Reports: None
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Tom Youatt, City Clerk
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