CITY OF
MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN
REGULAR
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
NOVEMBER
21, 2005
A
regular meeting of the Menominee City Council, City of Menominee, County of
Menominee, State of Michigan, was held Monday, November 21, 2005 at 12 Noon in
the Municipal Complex Council Chambers.
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, Mick, Organ, Plemel, Schloegel and Sorensen
ABSENT: Council Member Jasper (excused)
PRESENT: 8 ABSENT: 1
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Hudon
to excuse Council Member Jasper from the meeting. This motion was carried unanimously.
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Fernstrum
to approve the agenda for the meeting dated November 16, 2005. This motion was carried unanimously.
There being no additions or corrections to the minutes
of the regular meeting of October 17, 2005, the minutes stood approved as
presented.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Mayor
Krah opened the public hearing that was called for the purpose of hearing
citizen comments on the proposed Revolving Loan Fund loan to Enstrom Helicopter
Corporation.
No
one was heard.
A
motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded by Council Member Sorensen
to close the public hearing. This
motion was carried unanimously.
Mayor
Krah opened the public hearing on proposed amendments to M.O.C. 1:3.1 –
Compensation of Officers.
No
one was heard.
A
motion was made by Council Member Organ and seconded by Council Member Hudon to
close the public hearing. This motion
was carried unanimously.
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Mayor
Krah opened the public hearing on proposed amendments to M.O.C. 2:6.5 –
Dangerous Weapon.
No
one was heard.
A
motion was made by Council Member Fernstrum and seconded by Council Member
Plemel 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.
No
one was heard.
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Organ to
close the public comment session. This
motion was carried unanimously.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
The
following report was received:
City
Clerk/Treasurer Thomas DeNike reported that a total of 951 people voted in the
General Election that was held on Tuesday, November 8th and submitted
the following report on the results for the City offices on the ballot:
COUNCIL
MEMBER WARD 1: COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 3:
Donald
Mick 140
votes Carl Sorensen 222 votes
COUNCIL
MEMBER WARD 2: COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 4:
William
Plemel 123
votes Arnold Organ 179 votes
Ernest
Pintarelli 164 votes
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Buildings and Grounds Committee reported that they had reviewed Change Order #1
increasing the contract amount by $1,203.72 to Monosso and Son, Inc. for
cornice replacement at Spies Public Library and they recommended that it be
approved.
A
motion was made by Council Member Hudon and seconded by Council Member Organ to
adopt the foregoing report. This motion
was carried unanimously.
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COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Finance Committee reported
that they reviewed the claims for the month of October 2005 and they recommended
that checks be drawn on the treasurer in payment of the bills as follows:
General
Fund $ 310,503.78 River Park Fund $ 5,717.54
S/FINANCE
COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member
Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report.
This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Finance Committee reported that they had reviewed General Fund Designated Fund
Balances for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005 and they recommended that the
following amounts be approved:
|
|
JUNE 30,2004 |
INCREASE (DECREASE) |
JUNE 30, 2005 |
|
Condemnation
Fund |
$ 16,700. |
$ (13,713.) |
$ 2,987. |
|
Swimming
Pier Equipment |
1,100. |
-0- |
1,100. |
|
Equipment
Fund-Highway |
41,567. |
(41,567.) |
-0- |
|
Circle
Lane |
87,951. |
(35,929.) |
52,022. |
|
Fuel
Pump |
33,925. |
2,935. |
36,860. |
|
Henes
Park Pavilion |
5,199. |
(1,444). |
3,755. |
|
Landfill
Pump Maint. |
7,000. |
-0- |
7,000. |
|
City
Hall Maint. |
45,086. |
(45,086). |
-0- |
|
Alleys |
13,000. |
-0- |
13,000. |
|
Parks
Special Projects |
44,161. |
-0- |
44,161. |
|
Bricks |
3,751. |
-0- |
3,751. |
|
Water
Tower Imp. |
10,000. |
-0- |
10,000. |
|
Spies
Field |
32,131. |
-0- |
32,131. |
|
Henes
Park Project |
38,432. |
5,050. |
43,482. |
|
Rescue
Squad |
16,000. |
-0- |
16,000. |
|
Recreation |
8,827. |
1,302. |
10,129. |
|
Health
Insurance |
205,736. |
205,736. |
-0- |
|
Boat
Launch |
10,771. |
5,337. |
16,108. |
|
Engin.
Capital Outlay |
4,215. |
(4,215.) |
-0- |
|
Fire
Dept. Apparatus Room |
10,00. |
(10,000.) |
-0- |
|
Donations
– Flags |
200. |
-0- |
200. |
|
Donations
– DARE |
3,227. |
(884.) |
2,343. |
|
|
$638,979. |
$(343,950.) |
$295,029. |
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
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A
motion was made by Council Member Sorensen and seconded by Council Member
Plemel to adopt the foregoing report.
This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE
REPORT:
The
Finance Committee reported that they had reviewed a request from the Marina
Management Group for an amendment to their budget for a project that was
approved in the City Capital Outlay Budget, but was not accounted for in the
operating budget and they recommended amending their budget by $21,550.
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Sorensen
to adopt the foregoing report. This
motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE
REPORT:
The
Finance Committee reported that they had reviewed a the proposed 2005-06 fiscal
year deficit reduction plan prepared by the city manager and outlined in his November
7, 2005 memo and they recommended that the following expense reductions be
approved:
260-702 Clerk/Treasurer Wages $14,000.
260-703 Clerk/Treasurer Payroll Tax 1,071.
299-999 Library Transfer 9,000.
301-970 Police
Capital 45,000.
447-702 Engineer Wages 14,000.
447-703 Engineer Payroll Tax 1,071.
447-706 Medical Insurance 2,500.
447-725 Engineer Retirement 1,820.
TOTAL $88,462.
S/FINANCE COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Council Member Plemel and
seconded by Council Member Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Parks and Recreation Committee reported that they reviewed Application for
Payment #3 in the amount of $6,000.00 to Kakuk Construction, Inc. for the Spies
Field arch relocation and they recommended that it be approved.
A motion was made by Council Member Fernstrum and
seconded by Council Member Plemel to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
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COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Parks and Recreation Committee reported that they reviewed Application for
Payment #6 in the amount of $94,582.00 and Change Order #2 increasing the
contract amount by $5,425.00 to Kakuk Construction, Inc. for Contract 03-PK-04
Spies Field expansion/renovation and they recommended that they be
approved.
A motion was made by Council Member Fernstrum and
seconded by Council Member Plemel to adopt the foregoing report. This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The Parks and Recreation
Committee reported that they reviewed the cost breakdown from Kakuk
Construction, Inc. for the contaminated material removal from the west football
field at Spies Field in the amount of $8,765.55 and they recommended that the
additional amount be paid and that the city manager discuss the 15% mark up
charge in the amount of $1,143.44 with the contractor.
S/PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member
Sorensen to adopt the foregoing report.
This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Parks and Recreation Committee reported that they had reviewed the transfer
process of the Menominee North Pierhead Light Station under the National
Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 and they recommended that the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION/CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORITY
TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY
WHEREAS,
certain real property owned by the United States of America, located in the
City of Menominee, County of Menominee, State of Michigan, has been declared
surplus at the discretion of the General Services Administration, and the
National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. § 470w-7) and policies
promulgated pursuant thereto, more particularly described as follows:
Menominee Pierhead Light Station
The total acreage of property being request under this
application is .1 acre.
GAS Control # 1-U-MI-819
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WHEREAS,
the City of Menominee needs and will use said property in perpetuity for the
purposes as set forth in its application and in accordance with the
requirements of said Act and any regulations and policies promulgated
thereunder;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Menominee shall make application to
the National Park Service acting for the Secretary of the Interior for, and
secure the transfer to, the above-mentioned property for said use and subject
to such exceptions, reservations, terms, covenants, agreements, conditions, and
restrictions as the National Park Service and the Federal disposal agency may
require in connection with the disposal of said property under said Act and the
regulations and policies issued pursuant thereto.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Menominee has legal authority and is
willing and able to properly develop, maintain, operate, and assume liability
of the property, and that Anthony D. Furton, City Manager, is hereby
authorized, for and on behalf of the City of Menominee to do and perform any
and all acts and things which may be necessary to carry out the foregoing
resolution, including the preparing, making, and filing of plans, applications,
reports, and other documents, the execution, acceptance, delivery, and
recordation of agreements, deeds, and other instruments pertaining to the
transfer of said property, including the filing of copies of the application
and the conveyance documents in the records of the governing body, and the
payment of any and all sums necessary on account of the purchase price thereof
or fees or costs incurred in connection with the transfer of said property for
survey, title searches, recordation of instruments, or other costs identified
with the acquisition of said property.
S/PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member
Fernstrum to adopt the foregoing report.
This motion was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Personnel and Labor Committee reported that they had reviewed annual salary
adjustments for department heads and they recommended that the department heads
be given a 2.5% salary increase effective July 1, 2005 and that the recreation
director receive an additional $750.
S/PERSONNEL & LABOR 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 Personnel and Labor
Committee reported that they had reached a tentative contract agreement with
Local No. 604 Affiliated with the International Association of Firefighters
representing the union employees in the fire department. The tentative agreement provided for the
following changes in the existing contract:
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Language Changes:
1) Promotional language amended, effective date changed to
June 30, 2007.
Economic Items:
1) Wage increases as follows:
a) 2.5% first year retroactive to July
1st;
b) 2.25% second year;
2)
$1
increase in longevity each year of contract.
3)
Insurance
amendments as follows:
Effective
January1, 2006
a)
Change
to Blue Cross/Blue Shield Community Blue PPO Program Plan 2 in network, PPO
Program 3 out of network with 10/40 drug card co-pay.
b)
Premium
contributions by employee:
Family $5 per
week
2
Person $4 per week
Single $3 per
week
Effective July 1, 2006
Family $45 per
month
2
Person $35 per month
Single $25 per
month
S/PERSONNEL
& LABOR 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 Personnel and Labor
Committee reported that they had reviewed the arbitration panel’s findings,
conclusion an order related to the contract agreement with the Wisconsin
Professional Police Officers Association representing the union employees in
the Police Department as part of the Act 312 binding arbitration process and
they recommended to City Council that they ratify the order. The order provided for the following changes
in the existing contract:
Language
Changes:
1) Amended vacation request language.
2) Added safety committee.
3) Changed Police Chief to Deputy
Police Chief throughout contract.
4) Substituted Family Medical Leave Act
for maternity leave language.
5) Clarified temporary assignment
language.
6) Letter of Understanding for twelve hour
shift, outside of contract.
7) Change school liaison position from
salary to hourly.
8) Three year agreement.
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Economic
Items:
1) Wage increases as follows:
a) Year
1 - 2.5% effective January 1, 2005 (fiscal year impact 1.25%).
b) Year
2 - 2.8% effective January 1, 2006 (fiscal year impact 1.4%)
c) Year
3 - 2.25%
2) $1 increase in longevity each year of
contract.
3) One day off for death of grandparent.
4) One personal leave day, per year.
5) Pension
benefit multiplier may be increased from 2.50% to 2.75%; cost to be paid by
employee.
6) Field
training officer receives $.25 per hour for each Daily Observation Report
completed (occurs only during 16 week training period when a new person is
hired.)
7) $5 per
year increase in equipment allowance.
8) Changes
to the health insurance program as follows:
Effective
January 1, 2006:
c)
Switch
to Blue Cross/Blue Shield Community Blue PPO Program Plan 2 in network, and PPO
Program 3 out of network with 10/40 drug card co-pay.
d)
Employees
make the following weekly contribution to the premium cost of insurance:
Family $5.00 2 Person
$4.00 Single $3.00
Effective
July 1, 2006
Employees
make the following monthly contribution to the premium cost of insurance:
Family $45.00 2 Person
$35.00 Single $25.00
S/PERSONNEL
& LABOR COMMITTEE
A
motion was made by Council Member Mick and seconded by Council Member Organ to
adopt the foregoing report. This motion
was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Public Works Committee reported that they had reviewed Pay Estimate #4 in the
amount of $8,179.32 to Barley Trucking and Excavating, Inc. for Contract
05-RD-05, 15th Street Road Reconstruction and they recommended that
it be approved.
A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Mick to
adopt the foregoing report. This motion
was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Public Works Committee reported that they had reviewed Pay Estimate #4 in the
amount of $24,317.30 to Barley Trucking and Excavating, Inc. for Contract
05-RD-02, 23rd Avenue Road Reconstruction and they recommended that
it be approved.
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A
motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Mick to
adopt the foregoing report. This motion
was carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Henes Park Board reported that they had reviewed allowing dogs in John Henes
Park and they recommended to city council that dogs not be allowed in the park.
S/HENES PARK BOARD
A motion was made by Council Member Plemel and seconded by Council Member Sorensen to adopt the foregoing repo