City Council Minutes

City of Inkster, Michigan
Regular Council Meeting
February 20, 2006

The Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan, convened in the Council Chambers, Booker T. Dozier Recreation Complex, 2025 Middlebelt, on Monday, February 20, 2006.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The invocation was offered by Pastor Stargill, followed by Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton II calling the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. Mayor Hampton, City Council and the public in attendance pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

ROLL CALL

Honorable Council Present:  Michael Canty, DeArtriss Coleman-Richardson, Wanda Harris-Foster, Ernest Hendricks, Marcus Hendricks. Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton II.

Excused: Ronald Johnson

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

06-02-049       RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by M. Hendricks to approve the agenda as presented.

PRESENTATIONS

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

PUBLIC HEARINGS

MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

E. Hendricks: There is flooding at Michigan Avenue and Middlebelt as well as Michigan Avenue and John Daly that needs to be taken care of.

M. Hendricks: Inquired of the water main at Helen and the catch basin project. M. Lakhani responded that work should be complete the beginning of May.

Noticed the 2006 road repair streets are collecting water. M. Lakhani stated the contractor is aware and situation will be corrected as soon as the weather breaks.

Mayor Hampton: Can land sale dollars be used to clean up Inkster Road (Carlysle-Annapolis). This could increase the sale of lots.

A moment of silence was called on behalf of Ed McNamara, former Wayne County Executive.

CONSENT AGENDA

              06-02-050.      RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by Harris-Foster to approve minutes from the Regular Meeting of February 6, 2006, minutes from the Election Commission Meeting of February 6, 2006, $12,263.12 to Milton Spokojny, City Attorney, for period ending January 31, 2006.

CITY CLERK

               06-02-051.      RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by Canty to authorize the City Clerk to sign and enter into a grant agreement between the City of Inkster and the Michigan Department of State for an upgrade to the qualified voter file infrastructure under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Title II, Section 251.

ORDINANCES

FIRST READINGS

SECOND READINGS

CITY MANAGER

NEW BUSINESS

           06-02-052.      RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by Canty to accept the in kind contribution, from the Inkster Police Motor Unit Association, of seven fully equipped Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

            06-02-053.      RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by Canty to authorize administration to apply for the SRF loan, and designate this meeting as a “Public Information Meeting” to inform the citizens of the improvements being considered, in terms of CSO Phase II and SSO Projects and the City’s intent to apply for State’s Revolving Fund (SRF) by the deadline of June 30, 2006. These low rate funds will be utilized (if approved) for the abatement of remaining CSO Outfalls, SSO’s and other corrective actions needed

            06-02-054.      RESOLVED by E. Hendricks, seconded by M. Hendricks to authorize payment of invoice 361957 in an amount of $4,000 received from MDEQ for municipal storm water annual permit fee.

            06-02-055.      RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by Harris-Foster to award contract to Power Vac of Michigan Inc. based upon proposal received from them, to clean and televise sewer lines and clean catch basins and manholes. The information will be needed to be incorporated into our construction and other projects like roads, CSO, SSO and corrective actions projects. Authorization is requested for an amount not to exceed $50,000.

            06-02-056.      RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by Harris-Foster to approve an application to purchase a non-developable city-owned lot, located on Ross, lot 121 of the Greater Dearborn Subdivision, tax ID: 025-01-0121-000, for $250 to Fannie and Kenneth Johnson, a married couple.

            06-02-057.      RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by Harris-Foster to approve an application to purchase a non-developable city-owned lot, located on Allen Street, lot 63 of the Burns Van-Alstine Subdivision, tax ID 44-014-02-0063-301, for $250 to Cornelius James, a married man.

            06-02-058.      RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by M. Hendricks to authorize DPS to extend the temporary agreement by entering into a two year and option year agreement with B & L Landscaping to perform weed and grass cutting services in accordance with the City of Inkster specifications for weed and debris removal at the direction of the Director of the Department of Public Service, at $0.0482 per square yard, subject to the approval of the City Attorney.

            06-02-059.      RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by M. Hendricks authorize staff to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) from qualified firms/individuals to provide professional environmental consulting services and other related professional services in connection with the preparation of a Community Relations Plan (CRP) for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant, that has been awarded to the City of Inkster.

06-02-060.      RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by Canty to authorize the City Administration to continue with its efforts to rehabilitate, design, improve, maintain and when applicable relocate city departments to the property located at 26215 Trowbridge, Inkster, MI 48141 in an amount not to exceed $874,300.

Councilman Canty requested the Administration to keep Council informed of the progress.

            06-02-061.      RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by Harris-Foster to accept the Budget Amendments Fiscal Year 2005/06.

CLOSED SESSION

Moved by Canty, seconded by Harris-Foster to go into closed session at 8:30 p.m.  

Moved by Harris-Foster, seconded by Canty to return to open session at 8:58 p.m.

            06-02-062.      RESOLVED by  Canty, seconded by  Coleman-Richardson to approve the Lease by and between Blue Dog Properties Trust, as Landlord, and City of Inkster, as Tenant with respect to Gulley Road Industrial Park, Dearborn, Michigan.

           YEAS:          Canty, Coleman-Richardson, Harris-Foster, M. Hendricks, Mayor Hampton

           NAYS:          None

           ABSTAIN:    E. Hendricks

           ABSENT:     Johnson

There being no further business to come before Council, on motion duly made by Councilperson Coleman-Richardson and seconded by Councilperson Harris-Foster and carried, the Regular Council Meeting of February 20, 2006 was adjourned at 8:59 p.m.

Velida Gutierrez-Smith
Inkster City Clerk

ATTEST:
Hilliard L. Hampton II
Inkster City Mayor

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