View the PDF version Google Docs PDF Viewer
AGENDA
CITY OF MUSKEGON
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2008
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
CITY HALL - 5:30 P.M.
i. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Oath of Office Ceremony- Muskegon County Clerk Karen Buie.
Ward I Commissioner Christopher Carter
Ward II Commissioner Clara Shepherd
Ward Ill Commissioner Lawrence Spataro
Ward IV Commissioner Steven Wisneski
3. Election of Vice-Mayor.
4. Setting Commission Meetings: 5:30 p.m. - 2 nd and 4th Tuesdays each month.
5. Setting Worksession Meetings: 5:30 p.m. - Mondays preceding the 2 nd Tuesday each
month.
6. Appointment of City Manager: Bryon L. Mazade.
7. Appointment of City Clerk: Ann M. Becker.
8. Appointment of City Treasurer: Derrick Smith.
9. Appointment of City Auditor: Timothy Paul.
1 O. Appointment of City Assessor and Deputy Assessors:
County Equalization Director Donna Stokes
Deputy Director Dan Vanderkooi
11 . Designation of City Fund Depositories.
Fifth Third Bank (Main Depository)
Huntington Bank
Comerica Bank
National City Bank
12. Designation of Firm to Act as Legal Counsel: Parmenter-O'Toole.
13. New Business.
14. Adjourn.
AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT POLICY FOR ACCESS TO OPEN MEETINGS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION AND ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES OR SUBCOMMITTEES
The City of Muskegon will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities who
want to attend the meeting, upon twenty-four hours notice to the City of Muskegon. Individuals with disabilities
requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Muskegon by writing or calling the following:
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Ml 49440
(231) 724-6705 or TDD (231) 724-4172
pb\AGENDA\2008 ORGANIZATION MTG
CITY OF MUSKEGON
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2008
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
CITY HALL 5:30 P.M.
Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Warmington at 5:30 p.m. Also present were
Commissioners Wierengo, Carter, Gawron, and Spataro. Commissioner Shepherd
arrived at 5:45 p.m.
Commissioner Wisneski was absent (excused).
The meeting opened with prayer given by Muskegon County Clerk Karen D. Buie,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
2008-01
A. Oath of Office Ceremony. Muskegon County Clerk Karen D. Buie gave the
oath of office to Commissioner Chris Carter, and Commissioner Lawrence
Spataro. The oath of office was also given to Commissioner Clara Shepherd at
5:45 p.m. ·
B. Election of Vice-Mayor. Motion by Spataro, seconded by Carter to elect Steven
J. Gawron as Vice Mayor.
VOTE: 5 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
th
C::. Setting City Commission Meetings: 5:30 p.m. - 2 nd and 4 Tuesdays each
month.
nd
Motion by Carter, seconded by Spataro to set City Commission dates for every 2
th
and 4 Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. with the November meeting being on
the 10th due to the I I th being a holiday.
VOTE: 5 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
nd
D. Setting Worksession Meetings: 5:30 p.m. Monday preceding the 2 Tuesday
each month. Motion by Carter, seconded by Spataro to set Worksession
meetings for the Mondays preceding the 2 nd Tuesday of each month at 5 :30 p.m.
VOTE: 5 Yeas 0 Nays Motion Passed
Commissioner Shepherd arrived.
E. Appointment of City Manager: Bryon L. Mazade. Motion by Carter,
seconded by Wierengo to appoint Bryon L. Mazade as City Manager.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
F. Appointment of City Clerk: Ann M. Becker. Motion by Gawron, seconded by
Carter to appoint Ann M. Becker as City Clerk.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
G. Appointment of City Treasurer: Derrick Smith. Motion by Carter, seconded
by Shepherd to appoint Derrick Smith as City Treasurer.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
H. Appointment of City Auditor: Timothy Paul. Motion by Spataro, seconded by
Gawron to appoint Timothy Paul as City Auditor.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
I. Appointment of City Assessor and Deputy Assessors: Motion by Carter,
seconded by Wierengo to appoint the County Equalization Director Donna Stokes
and Deputy Director Dan VanderKooi as the City Assessor and Deputy Assessor.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
J. Designation of City Fund Depositories. Motion by Shepherd, seconded by
Spataro to designate the following financial institutions as the official depositories
of the City Funds:
Fifth-Third Bank (Main Depository)
Huntington Bank
Comerica Bank
National City Bank
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
K. Designation of Firm to Act as Legal Counsel: Parmenter-O'Toole. Motion
by Spataro, seconded by Carter to designate the firm of Parmenter-O'Toole as
legal counsel for the City of Muskegon.
VOTE: 6 Yeas 0Nays Motion Passed
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
Respectfhlly submitted,
C···· . .
~\~ ~~'v"'\Q>vJLA,
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
CITY OF MUSKEGON
CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS
2008
City Hall Commission Chambers (Room 107)
5:30PM
January 8
22
February 12
26
March 11
25
April 8
22
May 13
27
June 10
24
July 8
22
August 12
26
September 9
23
October 14
28
November 10
25
December 9
**City Commission Worksession meetings will be held on the Monday
before each 2nd Tuesday City Commission meeting. The meetings will
begin at 5:30pm in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 933 Terrace
Street Muskegon, Ml.
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
CITY OF MUSKEGON
CITY COMMISSION WORKSESSIONS
2008
City Hall Commission Chambers (Room 107)
5:30 PM
January 7 (CRC)
February 11
March 10
April 7 (CRC)
May 12
June 9
July 7 (CRC)
August 11
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8
The meetings will begin at 5:30pm in the City Commission Chambers at
City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI.
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
2008-01 (j)
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CITY FUND DEPOSITORIES
THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, that
the following financial institutions shall be and hereby are designated as official depositories of
the City funds:
Fifth Third Bank (Main Depository)
Huntington Bank
Comerica Bank
National City
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 2008.
AYES: Carter, Gawron, Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington, and Wierengo
NAYS: None
ABSENTENTIONS: None
ayo
r,-: _---._..; \
\>. /\ .(),;
ATTEST"-.:S \"-,\\ l\ ~VI_,,\.,\\..;;.( <_.!_,j\,_ ..-,
City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
This resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Commission, held on January 2,
2008. The meeting was properly held and noticed pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of the
State of Michigan, Act 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
CITY OF MUSKEGON
\\
By: J_) i\"-.)"'-)\\· ' !) (
'•\J\.A)u\ 1 '..::i.Cc_ -\./\
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
2008-0l(k)
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING FIRM TO ACT AS LEGAL COUNSEL
FOR THE CITY OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to designate any other
member of the firm of Parmenter-O'Toole to represent the City of Muskegon in court and in all
other legal proceedings in such matters as the City Attorney shall, in his discretion, deem
advisable, from time to time. No additional compensation shall be paid for such services
unless same are of an extraordinary nature for which additional compensation is authorized in
advance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in any matter wherein the City Attorney, or his firm, shall
be unable by reason of a conflict to represent the City, the City Manager is authorized to use a
Special Assistant City Attorney to represent the City in such matter, and any expenses thereby
incurred shall be charged to the budget of the City Attorney, unless such services are of an
extraordinary nature as determined by the City Manager, and in such event additional
compensation may be authorized.
Adopted by the City Commission this 2nd day of January, 2008.
AYES: Carter, Gawron, Shepherd, Spataro, Warmington, and Wierenga
NAYS: None
ABSENTENTIONS: None
CERTIFICATION
This resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Commission, held on January 2,
2008. The meeting was properly held and noticed pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of the
State of Michigan, Act 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
CITY OF MUSKEGON
By:
7
Ann Marie Becker, MMC
City Clerk
Neighborhood
Associations
of Muskegon
Agenda
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
City Hall • Second Floor Conference Room (#203) • 4:30 pm
I. Departmental/Agency Reports
a. Planning/Zoning
b. Department of Public Works
Ted Russell - Recycle Program
c. City Clerk's Office
d. Community Policing
e. Community & Neighborhood Services
Lead Program
f. Leisure Services
g. Inspections Services
II. Action Needs
Planning Commission, City Staff, and
consultants will gather and a nalyze data and
info rmation o n the commu nity.
The second phase is where you ca n really make A dwrrcttc is n cru1tit•c,
11is11r1l hrainstorn1ing
a difference. This phase includes a public
exercise oflen 11sal in rhe
design and implementatio n cha rrette that m<1ster planning />roccss
will build on past efforts and help advance 1/wt hd/J.1 garner p11l,lic
them to fruition. The plann ing a nd design inp11t mid gcnerotc
team will lead this participato ry activity, id~<1, and sol11 Iions for n
which will span a period of rwo clays. The
charrerre will provide the opportunity fo r the
planning and des ign team to obtain a great
deal of public input regarding the preliminary
design and impleme ntation con cepts, quickly
commu n icate the input grap hically, a nd 7o !earn more, visit
develop the ideas. In this manner, concepts
can be ,·isualized and ernl uatecl by the public www.muskegon-mi.gov
so they ca n quickly unde rstand the potential
impact of proposed solutions.
The third and final phase is plan fina lization
and adoption. This process will co nsume more
than half of the time frame to co mplete the
plan and includes a n open ho use where the Jave the 1Jatel
public is welcome to come and review the fi rst
Community Input Charrette
draft of the plan update and discuss more ideas for the Downtown/Lakeshore
and concerns. Redevelopment Plan
January 30"': 9:00-12:00, I :00-3:00
How can you participate? January 31": 8:00-12:00, I :00-3:00
C itizen participation is strongly desired! A public presentation will follow on
You wil l have a number of oppo rtunities to January 31" at 7 p.m.
participate at various points in the process. The Second Floor of the Hilt Building
first opportu n ity is the two-clay charrette where (connected to the Frauenthal)
you can come to share your ideas a nd concerns 425 West Western Avenue
regard ing downtown and the la kefront.
Pla nne rs a nd landscape architects wi ll be o n
hand to listen to your ideas a nd create a \'isual
represen tation o f those ideas.
Additio na lly, you will be im·ited to the open
house where the various elements of the
p lan wi ll be prese nted. This will be a second
opportunity for yo u to voice you r thoughts on
the work completed up to this point and make
fu rther suggestions for the final plan.
Yo u can also ,·isit www.muskegon-m i.gm· and
post co mmen ts o n the process and lea rn abo ut
t1 pcoming events and meeting schedu les.
For additional information, to offer comments, and to be added to our mailing list.
contact Michael Franzak, Planner II at (231) 724.6982 or at mike.franzak@postman.org.
Planning Commission, City Staff, and
consultants will gather and analyze data and
information on the community.
The second phase is where you can really make
11imal !mlimtorrning
a difference. This phase includes a public exc1\_i-1c often used in 1he
design and implementation charrette that 111asti:'r pla11nh1g t1roc,;ss
will build on past efforts and help advance tlwt /djJs gmn,:r tm/1/ic
them to fruition. The planning and design inp11t rrnd gmailt.:
idt'!IS nnd so/urions fm !l
team will lead this participatory activity1
which will span a period of two days. The
charrette will provide the opportunity for the
planning and design team to obtain a great
deal of public input regarding the preliminary
design and implementation concepts, quickly
communicate the input graphically, and 1"0 fearn more, vfrif
develop the ideas. In this manner, concepts
can be Yisualized and evaluated by the public www.muskegon-mi.gov
so they can quickly understand the potential
impact of proposed solutions.
The third and final phase is plan finalization
and adoption. This process will consume more
than half of the time frame to complete the
plan and includes an open house where the
public is welcome to come and review the first
draft of the plan update and discuss more ideas
and concerns.
How can you participate?
Citizen participation is strongly desired!
You will have a number of opportunities to
participate at various points in the process. The
first opportunity is the t\vo-day charrette where
you can come to share your ideas and concerns
regarding downtown and the lakefront.
Planners and landscape architects will be on
hand to listen to your ideas and create a visual
representation of those ideas.
Additionally1 you will be indted to the open
house where the various elements of the
plan will be presented. This will be a second
opportunity for you to voice your thoughts on
the work completed up to this point and 11"1.ake
further suggestions for the final plan.
You can also visit www.muskegon,mi.gov and
post comments on the process and learn about
upcoming events and meeting schedules.
For additional information, to offer comments, and to be added to our mailing list,
contact Michael Franzak, Planner II at (231) 724.6982 or at mike.franzak@postman.org.
Sign up for City of Muskegon Emails