CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
August
6, 2007
The
Cadillac City Council met in a regular meeting on Monday,
August 6, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Municipal Complex, 200 N. Lake Street , Cadillac , Michigan
.
COUNCIL
PRESENT: Baas, Dean, Dyer, Stevens, Mayor Blanchard
COUNCIL
ABSENT: None
Staff
Present: Stalker, McCurdy, Campbell,
Nelson
Mayor
Blanchard called the regularly scheduled Cadillac City Council
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
CONSENT
AGENDA
2007.135
Consent agenda approved
Motion
was made by Baas and supported by Dyer to approve the consent
agenda consisting of the minutes of the regular city council
meeting held July 16, 2007, the request from the Downtown
Cadillac Association to hang their Downtown Park It Market
banner over S. Mitchell Street August 13-20, 2007, and the
request from the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce to hang
their Greater Cadillac Business Expo banner over S. Mitchell
Street October 1–12, 2007.
Motion
unanimously approved.
COMMUNICATIONS
2007.136
Street closure for Moore fundraising event approved
Motion
was made by Stevens and supported by Dean to approve the
request to close Lake Street between Cass and Harris Streets
from 2:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on August 19, 2007 for a fundraising
event to benefit Anna Moore who is traveling to American
Idol auditions.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.137
Alley paving request referred to city manager, Resolution
No. 1818
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Baas to adopt Special
Assessment Resolution No. 1, file no. 1818, referring the
request from property owners to pave the alley running east
and west between Balsam and Sunnyside Drive in the 400 block
of Marble Street to the city manager for study.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.138
Ballot cast for MML workers’ comp fund trustees
Motion
was made by Dean and supported by Dyer to cast the 2007
ballot, as presented, for the Michigan Municipal League
Workers’ Compensation Fund trustees.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.139
Street closure for National Night Out approved
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Baas to approve the request
to close Lake Street between Cass and Harris Streets on
August 7, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for National
Night Out activities.
Motion
unanimously approved.
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORT
2007.140
Clam River Greenway engineering services approved
Motion
was made by Dean and supported by Baas to waive competitive
bidding and award the proposal from Wilcox Professional
Services of Cadillac for the not-to-exceed amount of $27,600
for the Phase III engineering services for the Clam River
Greenway project.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.141
Bid awarded for the 2007 Wastewater Treatment Plant and
Collection System improvements, Resolution No. 1819
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Baas to adopt Resolution
No. 1819 tentatively awarding the construction contract
for the Wastewater and Collection System Improvement Project
to Davis Construction of Grand Rapids, Michigan in the amount
of $3,663,976.00, contingent upon successful financial arrangements
with Michigan’s SRF Program.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.142
Placement of United Way signs approved
Motion
was made by Baas and supported by Stevens to approve the
placement of the 2007 United Way campaign signs at the corner
of Mitchell and Cass Streets (near the clock tower), the
corner of Lake and Cass Streets, and the Industrial Park
subject to the regulatory standards of Chapter 51, Section
5.191 (signs) of the Cadillac City Code.
Motion
unanimously approved.
City
Manager Stalker said talks are progressing with Haring Township
that would allow for the provision of sewer service to the
township on an equitable basis. In the meantime, Stalker
recommended a temporary agreement for wastewater hauling
with Wal-Mart as they are experiencing problems with their
treatment system.
2007.143
Temporary wastewater hauling agreement with Wal-Mart approved
Motion
was made by Dean and supported by Dyer to approve a temporary
wastewater hauling agreement, effective through June 30,
2008, between the city and Wal-Mart, miscellaneous file
no. 786.
Motion
unanimously approved.
2007.144
Construction engineering agreement approved for wastewater
project
Motion
was made by Dyer and supported by Dean to waive competitive
bidding for engineering, inspection and contract management
services for the Wastewater and Collection
System Improvement Project and approve a professional services
agreement with Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc. for a not-to-exceed
amount of $279,000, contingent upon final award of SRF funding
for construction, using monies available in water and sewer
funds.
Motion
unanimously approved.
MINUTES
OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
The
minutes of the Wexford County Airport Authority from the
meeting held July 17, 2007, the Cadillac/Wexford Transit
Authority from the meeting held June 21, 2007, and the Wexford
County Board of Commissioners from the meetings held June
20 and July 5, 2007 were presented for information only.
PUBLIC
APPEARANCES
Bill
Barnett of 915 Stimson Street thanked council for approving
the street closure for the fundraising event to assist Anna
Moore.
GOOD
OF THE ORDER
Council
member Baas reminded those present that Representative Pete
Hoekstra would be at the Farmers Market the following morning,
August 7, 2007.
ADJOURNMENT
As
there was no further business to come before the City Council,
the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Ronald
J. Blanchard, Mayor Janice
E. Nelson, City Clerk
