CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
August
20, 2007
The
Cadillac City Council met in a regular meeting on Monday,
August 20, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Municipal Complex, 200 N. Lake Street , Cadillac , Michigan
.
COUNCIL
PRESENT: Dean, Dyer, Stevens, Mayor Blanchard
COUNCIL
ABSENT: Baas
Staff
Present: Stalker, McCurdy, Adams,
Nelson
Mayor
Blanchard called the regularly scheduled Cadillac City Council
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
CONSENT
AGENDA
2007.145
Consent agenda approved
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Dean to approve the consent
agenda consisting of the minutes of the regular city council
meeting held August 6, 2007and the request from the United
Way of Wexford County to hang their banner over S. Mitchell
Street September 17 – October 1 and October 15 – 22, 2007.
Motion
unanimously approved.
COMMUNICATIONS
2007.146
Mayor designated to cast vote at MML annual meeting
Motion
was made by Dean and supported by Dyer to approve the request
from the Michigan Municipal League and designate Mayor Blanchard,
with Mayor Pro Tem Baas as alternate, to cast the vote for
the city at the annual meeting to be held September 19,
2007.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.147
Closure of Lake Street for Chestnut festival approved
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Dean approve the request
from the American Chestnut Council to close Lake Street
between Cass and Harris Streets for festival activities
to be held October 13, 2007.
Motion
unanimously approved.
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORT
2007.148
Bid awarded for Four Winns expansion project
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Stevens to award the bid
for the Four Winns Infrastructure Expansion Project to Pyramid
Construction Co. of West Branch, Michigan for a total cost
of $690,216.61 using funds primarily available through the
Community Development Block Grant awarded to the city and
a local match of $69,021.66, using monies available in 805-453-989.420.
Motion
unanimously approved.
APPOINTMENTS
2007.149
Cinco reappointed to DDA
Motion
was made by Dean and supported by Dyer to reappoint Bill
Cinco to the Downtown Development Authority for a four-year
term to expire August 16, 2011.
Motion
unanimously approved.
PUBLIC
APPEARANCES
Bill
Barnett of 915 Stimson Street requested that council direct
Wexford County not to lease 709 S. Mitchell, for use as
a transition house, because the use is not consistent with
the downtown goals.
GOOD
OF THE ORDER
It
was the consensus of council to cancel the September 3 rd
regularly scheduled city council meeting due to the Labor
Day holiday.
Council
member Stevens commended the Cadillac Jaycees for their
2007 Lakefront Days festivities.
ADJOURNMENT
As
there was no further business to come before the City Council,
the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Ronald
J. Blanchard, Mayor Janice
E. Nelson, City Clerk
