REGULAR COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
A
regular meeting of the Menominee City Council, City of
The
Honorable George W. Krah called the meeting to order and led the pledge of
allegiance to the flag.
PRESENT: Mayor
Krah;
Council Members Fernstrum, Hudon, Jasper, Mick, Organ,
Pintarelli, Schloegel, and Sorensen
ABSENT: None
PRESENT: 9 ABSENT: 0
A
motion was made by Council Member Schloegel and seconded by Council Member Hudon
to approve the amended agenda for the meeting dated February 15, 2007. This motion was carried unanimously.
There
being no additions or corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting of January
15, 2007 the minutes stood approved as presented.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor Krah opened the public
hearing that was called for the purpose of hearing citizen comments on proposed
three year capital program.
No one was heard.
A motion was made by Council
Member Jasper and seconded by Council Member Sorensen to close the public
hearing. This motion was carried
unanimously.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
Mayor Krah opened the public comment session called
for the purpose of hearing citizen comments on agenda items only.
Mark Allgeyer, on behalf of Stateline Pallet,
A motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded
by Council Member Schloegel to close the public comment session. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMUNICATIONS:
The first item under
communications was the application from SFK Pulp Recycling,
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Mr. M. Andre Bernier, President
and Chief Executive Office of SFK Pulp Recycling,
A motion was made by Council
Member Mick and seconded by Council Member Fernstrum to receive the application
and place it on file. This motion was
carried unanimously.
Next was the application from
SFK Pulp Recycling,
A motion was made by Council
Member Schloegel and seconded by Council Member Hudon to receive the
application and place it on file. This
motion was carried unanimously.
The final communication was the
application from SFK Pulp Recycling, U.S., Inc. for a new industrial facilities
exemption.
A motion was made by Council
Member Jasper and seconded by Council Member Mick to receive the application
and place it on file. This motion was
carried unanimously.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
Mayor Krah presented the “State
of the City” report for 2006.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Finance
Committee reported that they reviewed the claims for January 2007 and they
recommended that checks be drawn on the treasurer in payment of the bills as
follows:
General Fund in the amount of
$311,560.23
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Fernstrum and
seconded by Council Member Organ to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Finance Committee reported that they had
reviewed amendments to the 2006-2007 Operating Budget and they recommended that
the following amounts be approved:
City Manager:
101-172-702 Wages $ ( 6,500.)
101-172-703 Payroll
Tax (
497.)
101-172-706 Medical
Insurance (
1,305.)
101-172-725 Retirement (
1,060.)
City Clerk/Treasurer:
101-260-706 Medical
Insurance (
1,893.)
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Complex:
101-265-706 Medical
Insurance (
248.)
City Attorney:
101-266-706 Medical
Insurance (
1,018.)
Police Department:
101-301-706 Medical
Insurance (
8,144.)
Fire Department:
101-336-706 Medical
Insurance (
7,298.)
Building Inspector:
101-371-706 Medical
Insurance (
678.)
Animal Control:
101-430-706 Medical
Insurance (
678.)
Recreation Department:
101-751-706 Medical
Insurance (
151.)
Parks Department (Cherney):
101-756-702 Wages $ ( 14,899.)
101-756-703 Payroll
Tax (
1,139.)
101-756-705 Workers
Comp Insurance (
242.)
101-756-706 Medical
Insurance (
5,387.)
101-756-725 Retirement (
1,074.)
$ (
52,211.)
General Fund Transfer Out from 101-299-999 to
Cemetery Fund 209-0.0-699
$ 4,000 to
correct the June 30, 2006 deficit in the Cemetery Fund.
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Organ and seconded
by Council Member Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Finance Committee reports that they had reviewed
the millage for Spies Public Library and they recommended to City Council that
they levy one (1) mill for Spies Public Library through the annual operating
budget process.
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
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A motion was made by Council Member Fernstrum and
seconded by Council Member Mick to adopt the foregoing report.
AYES: Jasper,
Krah, Mick, Organ, Pintarelli, Schloegel, Sorensen, and Fernstrum
NAYS: Hudon
This motion was carried.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Judicial and Legislative/Personnel and Labor
Committee reported that they had reviewed the lease agreement between the City
and the M&M Yacht Club that has expired and they recommended extending the
current agreement through September 2008, that the M&M Yacht Club pay $500
per month rent, property taxes, and that capital improvements, as approved by
the City, may be made in lieu of the rent.
S/JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE/PERSONNEL AND
LABOR COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Schloegel and
seconded by Council Member Jasper that the M&M Yacht Club provide City
Council with their response to the proposed lease by March 26, 2007. This motion was carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded
by Council Member Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Judicial and Legislative/Personnel and Labor
Committee reported that they had reviewed current contract negotiations with
the Police Union and Fire Union and they recommended authorizing the City
Manager and City Attorney to negotiate on the City’s behalf, with the Director
of Police/Fire Services in attendance, and that they provide updates to the
committee on progress.
S/JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE/PERSONNEL AND LABOR
COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded
by Council Member Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Judicial and Legislative/Personnel and Labor
Committee reported that they had reviewed the payment in lieu to City employees
who opt out of health insurance coverage through the City and they recommended
that the following policy be adopted:
P-07-01
POLICY ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU
OF HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
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The City Council of the City of
TERM: The program will operate on an annual basis,
with the program year running from July 1 through June 30 of each year.
OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD: The City will
provide an annual open enrollment period for employees who wish to enroll in
its health insurance coverage, with this period being the month of April.
Those employees who sign up for the City’s health insurance coverage during
this open enrollment period will have their coverage become effective on the
following July 1. This open enrollment period will apply to all, current
employees unless they experience a significant event as defined under federal
law. Newly hired employees will have the option of signing up for
coverage at the time of their employment.
An employee participating in the City’s payment in
lieu of health insurance coverage program who wishes to leave it and enroll in
the City’s health insurance plan must wait until the City’s open enrollment
period to do so.
PROOF OF COVERAGE: An employee wishing to enroll in this
program must provide the City Clerk with evidence of other, existing health
insurance coverage prior to enrolling. Once enrolled in this program,
employees must annually provide the City Clerk with evidence of other, existing
health insurance coverage during the month of April.
MARRIED EMPLOYEES: If two employees marry while in the
City’s employ, this will not be treated as an “opt out” from the City’s health
insurance coverage and neither employee will be eligible for the City’s
payment in lieu of health insurance program.
CHANGE IN FAMILY STATUS: Employees
participating in this program will be subject to the same family status
categories (single, two-person, family) found in the City’s health insurance
plan(s), and their monthly payments will be based upon health insurance
premiums for these categories.
If, during the course of the year, an employee’s
family status changes, the employee is responsible for notifying the City Clerk
of this change in a timely manner. The employee’s payment in lieu of
health insurance coverage will be adjusted either upward or downward based upon
this change. Failure to notify the City Clerk in a timely manner of a
family status change will result in either the loss of additional payments that
could have been received or a charge to the employee for excess payments that
should not have been made.
MONTHLY PAYMENTS: Monthly payments to employees under
this program will be based upon existing premiums being paid under the City’s
health insurance plan(s). The City will periodically review these
payments in relation to changes in health insurance premiums. Current
payments in lieu of health insurance coverage are listed below for the City’s
existing health insurance coverages:
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Plan Teamsters Plan
Family Two-Person
Single
Fiscal
Year
Coverage
Coverage
Coverage
Coverage*
2007/2008
$397.55
$344.68
$150.23
$343.66
2008/2009
$461.93
$391.62
$172.59
$354.15
2009/2010
$526.31
$438.56
$194.95
$364.64
*Under this plan, the monthly premium is the same
regardless of the type of coverage.
CHANGE(S) IN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: If the City elects
to change health insurance carriers and/or negotiates changes in health
insurance coverage that result in lower, monthly premiums than those used to
calculate payments indicated above, payments in lieu of health insurance will
be adjusted accordingly.
S/JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE/PERSONNEL AND
LABOR COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Sorensen and
seconded by Council Member Mick to adopt the foregoing report.
AYES: Jasper,
Krah, Mick, Pintarelli, Schloegel, and Sorensen
NAYS: Organ,
Fernstrum, and Hudon
This motion was carried.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Parks and Recreation/Buildings and Grounds
Committee reported that they had reviewed the offer from Cub Scouts Pack 4071
in Menominee to formally adopt
S/PARKS & RECREATION/BUILDINGS &
GROUNDS COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Organ and seconded
by Council Member Fernstrum to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Parks and Recreation/Buildings and Grounds
Committee reports that they had reviewed the possible use of the facilities at
Spies Field by an adult amateur football team, the M&M Timberjacks, that
may be forming in this area, and they recommended to City Council that they
approve the idea and to begin the process to develop an agreement for use of
the facilities.
S/PARKS & RECREATION/BUILDINGS &
GROUNDS COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Organ and seconded
by Council Member Mick to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
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COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Parks and Recreation/Buildings and Grounds
Committee reported that they had reviewed the status of the Spies Field
Committee and they recommended that the following resolution thanking this
group be adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a task force was formed in 1996 by Mayor
Laurie Stupak to address the issue of the crowded fields and outdated
facilities at the Spies Field Complex, and
WHEREAS, the task force became known as the Spies
Field Committee and has met diligently on a regular basis since its formation,
and
WHEREAS, the Spies Field Committee has achieved its
purpose and attained its goal of helping the City of Menominee construct the
finest sports complex in the history of this community, and
WHEREAS, the Spies Field Committee has determined
that with its purpose accomplished, it should now dissolve,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Menominee
City Council on this 19th day of February, 2007, that the Spies
Field Committee is formally dissolved, and that on behalf of the City of
Menominee and its residents, the Menominee City Council officially thanks and
recognizes the members of the Spies Field Committee for their years of service
and dedication in assisting with the renovation and expansion of Spies
Field. “The Tradition Continues ...”
S/PARKS AND RECREATION/BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Organ and seconded by Council Member Hudon to
adopt the foregoing resolution. This
motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Public Safety/Public Works Committee reported
that they had reviewed a request from the Spirit of LaSalle Cruise Line to
improve approximately 100’ to 200’ of sidewalk on
S/PUBLIC SAFETY/PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded
by Council Member Fernstrum to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Special Projects/Community Relations Committee reported that they had reviewed
the nominations for the Community Service Awards for 2006 and they recommended
that this award be given to Donna Williams and the Menominee County Historical
Society.
S/SPECIAL PROJECTS/COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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A
motion was made by Council Member Sorensen and seconded by Council Member
Jasper to adopt the foregoing report.
This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The MIDC reported that they had reviewed the
Stateline Pallet loan from the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and they recommended
accepting payment of the principal in the amount of $45,000 as settlement of
the loan.
A
motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded by Council Member Sorensen
to adopt the foregoing report. This
motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Planning Commission
reviewed the proposed three (3) year capital improvement program and they
recommended that the following list be approved:
YEAR 1 - 2007-2008 FISCAL YEAR
$
AMOUNT FUNDING SOURCE
1) Street Construction $
1,153,500 Bond Funds/Street Millage/
MDOT/MSHDA
2) Water Main Replacement $ 555,625 Bond
Funds
3) Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement $ 527,900. Bond
Funds
4) Sidewalk Replacement $ 30,000. Gen
Fund/Spec Assmts
5) Waterfront Redevelopment Study $ 28,000. General
Fund/Grant
6) City Hall Parking Lot $ 25,000. General
Fund
7) Municipal Buildings Energy Study *
General Fund
8) Municipal Buildings Energy Improvements * Bond Fund
9) Engineering Software Upgrade $ 6,000. General
Fund
10) Resurface Campground Roads and Site Pads $ 85,000. Campground
Reserves
11) Ordinance Codification $ 6,000. General
Fund
12) Fire Engine Replacement $ 100,000. General
Fund
13) Fire Department Kitchen Upgrade $ 10,000. General
Fund
14) Police Patrol Vehicles (2) $ 48,825. General
Fund
15) Police Computer Hardware Upgrades $ 2,500. General
Fund
16) Library Exterior Signage $ 10,000. Library
Foundation
17) Library Front Steps Repair $ 25,000. Library
Fund
18) Street
19) DPW Garage Roof Repairs $ 20,000.
20) Parks Riding Lawn Mower $ 15,000. General
Fund
21) Parks Athletic Fields Striper $ 5,000. General
Fund
22) Water Meters $ 20,000. Water/Sewer
Funds
23) Water Distribution Backhoe $ 50,000. Water
Fund
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24) Computer System Internet Access $ 4,500. Water
Fund
25) Emergency Generator $ 20,000. Sewer
Fund
26) Lift Station Pump Replacement $ 40,000. Sewer
Fund
27) Cemetery Riding Lawn Mower $ 8,000. Cemetery
Fund
28) Cemetery Expansion (Phase I) $ 25,000. Cemetery
Fund
29) Cemetery Records Laminator $ 5,000. Cemetery
Fund
30) Cemetery Intake Area Sheet Piling $ 35,000. Cemetery
Fund
31)
32) Marina Inner Wall Electric Upgrades $ 4,500. Marina
Fund
33) Marina Life Ring Holders $ 5,600. Marina
Fund
34) Marina Telephone System Upgrade $ 3,000. Marina
Fund
35) Marina A/B Dock Painting $ 5,800. Marina
Fund
36) New
37) Marina Consultant for Dredging Plans
&Permits $ 15,000. Marina
Fund
38) Water Plant Air Conditioning $ 10,000. Water
Fund
39) Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements $ 555,000. Bond
Funds
40)
41)
Sub-Total $
3,702,750.
* Costs to be determined.
YEAR 2 - 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR
$ AMOUNT FUNDING SOURCE
1) Street Construction $ 710,000 Bond
Funds,
MDOT/Street Millage
2) Sidewalk Replacement $ 40,000. Gen
Fund/Spec Assmts
3) City Hall Parking Lot $ 30,000. General
Fund
4) Engineering Software Upgrade $ 13,200. General
Fund
5) Ordinance Codification $ 6,000. General
Fund
6) Fire Engine Replacement $ 100,000. General
Fund
7) Police Patrol Vehicles (2) $ 51,250. General
Fund
8) Library Humidifier System $ 8,100. Library
Fund
9) Library Periodical Shelving $ 6,000. Library
Fund
10) Library Furniture Refinishing $ 3,000. Library
Fund