City Council Minutes

City of Inkster, Michigan
Regular Council Meeting
March 5, 2007

The Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan, assembled in the Council Chambers, Booker T. Dozier Recreation Complex, 2025 Middlebelt, on Monday, March 5, 2007.

Prior to the meeting, Council entered into Executive Session.

Moved by E. Hendricks seconded by Harris-Foster, that Council convene in closed executive session at 7:17 p.m. to discuss pending litigation in accordance with MCL 15.268 (e).

Present: Canty, Coleman-Richardson, Harris-Foster, E. Hendricks, M. Hendricks, Johnson, Mayor Hampton

Moved by E. Hendricks, seconded by Harris-Foster, to return to open session at 7:31 p.m.

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton II called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m. 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, Ronald Johnson, Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton II

Approval of Agenda

07-03-048 RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by M. Hendricks to approve the agenda as presented. Unanimously adopted.

Presentation

Public Participation

· Pauline Hill – Case Manager for Traveler’s Aid – an agency, which assists people in crisis through life skills, developed with the client. Helps children with the McKinley Act so they can attend any school if there is a homeless situation. There are no economic restrictions. Call 313.962.6740 for further information.

· Terry Johnson – Vacant land on John Daly between Yale and Notre Dame can be utilized as a Park. (Mayor stated that was the intent of land use).

· James L. Richardson III – Feels the $10 administrative fee for duplicate bills should be removed.

· Clarence Oden and Sonya Manners – Weed & Seed representatives to announce free income tax service at three locations if a household has an income of $39,000 or less. The locations are at Dartmouth Square, St. Clements’s Church and New Birth Baptist Church. Call 734.722.5146 for information.

· Police Chief Gregory B. Gaskin – Feels it is his responsibility to respond to a question raised at the Diaz Trial stating he was cohered to select an individual for Deputy Chief. Did not state such.

Mayor and Council Concerns

· M. Hendricks: Hopes citizens realize that everything in newspaper is not valid information. Captions have been placed on the wrong pictures.

· Coleman-Richardson: Contacted P&R regarding trash pickup. There is a communication problem with contractor’s personnel and tops from the trashcans are being thrown in to the street. How can a new cable server come into the city? The current franchise with Comcast is non-exclusive, other cable companies are allowed to enter the market. (City Manager will put together a summary of recent legislative seminar she attended)

· Canty: Asked who was collecting trash. Are Midwest and P&R the same company? (yes)

· E. Hendricks: Commended Jan Gay for drawing city seal. Still seeing set outs, is there a tracking system? (Archer V. Collins, DPS Director responded that if DPS is notified action is taken). Expressed a concern of a mess when weather clears. (Mayor Hampton: Set out at Blackstone and Avondale needs to be cleaned up. The set out may not be court ordered. What is the mandated size of dumpster size? City Manager will get information). Requested a policy be in place to ensure all council members get information requested from the city manager, city clerk or city attorney. (Harris-Foster objected to request.)

· Mayor Hampton: Announced northern flight patterns will change from metro airport, based on a 2002 lawsuit against airport by City of Dearborn, for two months (M. Hendricks feels the City of Inkster should consider a lawsuit – Add to Agenda). Asked City Manager to investigate a grant where low-income families are eligible for insulation monies. Announced the State of the City to be held on March 14, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Booker T. Dozier Recreation Complex.

· Commission of Aging Director should be changed from Tony Love to Ron Wolkowicz since it now receives funds from Parks and Recreation Budget. An amendment to the ordinance is needed. The Aging Commission will review and make recommendations.

Public Hearing

Consent Agenda

07-03-049 RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by Harris-Foster to approve the minutes from the regular council meeting of February 19, 2007. Unanimously adopted.

City Clerk

· No Report.

Boards and Commissions

Unfinished Business

07-03-050 RESOLVED by Johnson, seconded by M. Hendricks to remove reconsideration of Resolution 07-02-021 from Table. Nay: Mayor Hampton – Motion Carried

07-03-051 RESOLVED by Johnson, seconded by Coleman-Richardson to withdraw his motion to reconsider Resolution 07-02-021. Unanimously adopted.

Ordinances

First Readings

Second Readings

07-03-052 RESOLVED by E. Hendricks, seconded by Canty to adopt the second reading of an Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Inkster by adding a new Chapter titled “Blight Violations”, by which shall consist of Article I, Titled “In General”, Section 1 to 1.10, Article II, Titled “Administrative Hearings Bureau”, Sections 2.1 to 2.50, and Article III, titled “Violations”, Sections 3.1 to 3.3 effective April 2, 2007. Nay: Coleman-Richardson, Harris-Foster – Motion Carried.

07-03-053. RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by E. Hendricks to adopt Resolution adopting fines for blight violations under the Administration Hearings Bureau effective April 2, 2007. Nay: Coleman-Richardson - Motion Carried.

City Manager

Recommended appointing Lela Davis to the Downtown Development Authority Citizen Advisory Council.

07-03-054. RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by E. Hendricks to appoint Lela Davis to the Downtown Development Authority Citizen Advisory Council.. Unanimously adopted.

Requested Council to consider holding a special meeting to discuss the 2007/2008 budget between April 17 and April 27, 2007. Council selected April 25, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. and a follow up meeting on April 30, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. to be held at the Booker T. Dozier Recreation Complex Meeting Lounge Room.

Announced the Image Committee has suggested a change to the city logo. This decision is needed so construction can continue at the new building. Will bring it back to the table.

New Business

07-03-055. RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by E. Hendricks to amend the 2006/2007 budget for the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to include Carver Homes Infrastructure expenditures in the amount of $3.99 million for the Carver Homes/Annapolis Pointe Infrastructure amended as follows:

Revenue: 287.000.695.200 $3,990,000 (Bond Proceeds)

Expense: 287.401.974.100 $3,990,000 (Carver Homes Infrastructure)

Unanimously adopted.

07-03-056. RESOLVED by Johnson, seconded by Harris-Foster to authorize change order #1 to the contract awarded to Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for design phase of water main replacement of thirteen intersection of the Carlysle Road project. In the amount of $7,000.00 and the construction engineering in the amount of $18,300.00 plus a contingency of 15% ($3,795.00) a total amount of $29,095.00. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-057. RESOLVED by Harris-Foster, seconded by Johnson to award contract to Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. (SDA) to provide professional engineering services for 2007 Roads Project in the amount of $187.026.80 plus a contingency of 15% ($28,054.02) for a total amount of $215,080.82. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-058. RESOLVED by Johnson, seconded by Coleman-Richardson to authorize emergency expenditure to Lardner Elevator Company in the amount of $9,000.00 regarding compliance with State of Michigan correction order to mitigate elevator operation concerns. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-059. RESOLVED by Canty, seconded by Johnson to pay invoice L06-0516CH7 from CMP Distributors in the amount of $8,715.00 for 18 new bullet proof vests for the City of Inkster Police Department. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-060. RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by Harris-Foster to allow the City Manager to enter into a personal service contract to complete the budget. The hourly rate will be no more than $45.00. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-061. RESOLVED by Coleman-Richardson, seconded by E. Hendricks to pay invoice number V00000019 received from Alternative Service Concepts in the amount of $5,607.00 regarding file number P002-04-00100. Unanimously adopted.

07-03-062. RESOLVED by M. Hendricks, seconded by E. Hendricks to allow the Administration to hire an attorney on behalf of the City of Inkster on validity of FAA or any other governmental body who has jurisdiction over the Metropolitan Airport noise study. Unanimously adopted.

There being no further business to come before Council, on motion duly made by Harris-Foster and seconded by Canty and carried, the Regular Council Meeting of March 5, 2007 was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

Velida Gutierrez-Smith

Inkster City Clerk

ATTEST:

Hilliard L. Hampton II

Inkster City Mayor

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