REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MILFORD CIVIC CENTER
President Rusas called the meeting to order in the Milford Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. President Rusas led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT President Theresa Rusas; Councilmembers Jerry Aubry, Michael Glagola, Elizabeth Heer, James Kovach (7:32), Kevin Ziegler
ABSENT Councilmember Jennifer Frankford
ALSO PRESENT Ann Barnette, DDA Director; Bill Herman, Parking Authority; Doug Klingensmith, Milford Criterium; Jennifer Elowsky, Legal Counsel; Arthur Shufflebarger, Village Manager
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
CM-09-147-10 Heer moved, Glagola seconded, to approve the September 7, 2010, consent agenda as presented. Motion CARRIED.
Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of August 16, 2010
Council Approval Direct Debits
Council Approval Payroll, 08/18/2010
Approve Sewer Use Requests - 433 Riverbend – 1 unit
Remaining Taps – 91.6707
Transfers and Disbursements
| General |
$ 114,769.54 |
| Major Street Fund |
3,947.88 |
| Local Street Fund |
2,990.76 |
| Police Fund |
5,634.61 |
| Downtown Development Authority |
27,452.00 |
| Senior Citizen Transportation |
3,347.74 |
| Water/Wastewater Fund |
182,586.62 |
| Escrow Fund |
3,894.80 |
| Total |
$ 344,623.95 |
APPROVE AGENDA AS PRESENTED
CM-09-148-10 Heer moved, Glagola seconded, to approve the September 7, 2010, agenda as presented. Motion CARRIED.
PRESENTATION
DDA’s Bike Accommodation Plan Ann Barnette briefed Council on a bike and automobile road-sharing concept known as “Sharrows”. Ms. Barnette pointed out the benefits of a non-motorized plan. The cost to place sharrows in the roadway would be considerably less than creating additional bike paths. Adding sharrows would make motorists more aware of existing Michigan law which already allows bicycles to share the roads. The first phase would include General Motors Road, Main St. and Commerce Roads. Educating the public would be an important factor in this process. Council liked the idea and requested Ms. Barnette do another similar presentation that would be open to the public and would include cost, funding and DDA’s vision for placement of the sharrows.
NEW BUSINESS
Adopt Resolution of Appreciation 10-008, Keef
CM-09-149-10 Heer moved, Aubry seconded, to adopt resolution of appreciation 10-008 for Larry Keef. Motion CARRIED.
WHEREAS Larry Keef has served on the Village of Milford Planning Commission since March of 2001;
WHEREAS, during his tenure Larry Keef served on ad hoc committees; participated in Zoning Ordinance and Master Plan revisions and updates; and
WHEREAS, Larry Keef has always taken his responsibilities seriously and has been professional in the performance of his duty as Planning Commissioner, and has generously given his time and commitment to the Village of Milford; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that at their Regular Meeting on September 7, 2010, the Milford Village Council extends their appreciation to Larry Keef for his many years of service to his community and to the Village of Milford.
Designate Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate to MML Convention
Glagola stated he would be able to attend the convention.
CM-09-150-10 Heer moved, Ziegler seconded, to appoint Michael Glagola as Voting Delegate and Arthur Shufflebarger as Alternate Delegate for the 2010 MML Convention. Motion CARRIED.
Approve Authorization for Transfer of Client Files
This is occurring due to a change of ownership in the firm. The rates are remaining the same.
CM-09-151-10 Heer moved, Glagola seconded, to authorize transfer of client files from Connelly, Groth, Elowsky, Kelley, Pawlak & Seglund to the new entity Groth, Elowsky, Kelley, Pawlak & Seglund. Motion CARRIED.
Boardmember Appointment and Reappointments
CM-09-152-10 Heer moved, Glagola seconded, to approve 2010 Boardmember appointment and reappointments as follows. Motion CARRIED.
Appointment
Planning Commission (term to expire June 2012)
Chris Nicol
Reappointments
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (term to expire June 2013)
Thomas Welsh
Karen Dierkes
Jeffrey Heyn
Parking Authority (terms to expire 2013)
Gary Shelton
Jeffrey Heyn
Keith Hughes
Bill Herman
Set Public Hearing on October 4, 2010 for 2011 CDBG Allocation
CM-09-153-10 Heer moved, Glagola seconded, to set the 2010-2011 CDBG Allocation Public Hearing for October 4, 2010. Motion CARRIED.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Rusas asked if there was anyone who wished to address Council on an item that was not on the agenda.
Anthony Raimondo, 638 N. Main St., congratulated the Parking Authority on getting trash compactors in the downtown parking lots, removing the old dumpsters and creating more parking spaces.
Mr. Raimondo inquired what changes have been made since recent energy audit. Mr. Shufflebarger briefed Council on the grant that was awarded and the changing of the lighting systems in the three communities with energy efficient lighting. Mr. Shufflebarger stated the Village is receiving the bulk of the grant money and would extend the lighting changeover if additional funding became available.
Mr. Raimondo asked if the Village would consider doing a performance audit on its employees. President Rusas stated the Village has not done such an audit and felt the cost would outweigh the result since the staff is so small in the office. The current staff has already been reduced and the personnel are already cross trained in several areas. Rusas stated she would be willing to consider an audit if there was no cost to the Village.
Mr. Raimondo invited Council to his Meet-and-Greet on September 16.
MANAGER’S REPORT
Nothing this evening.
COUNCILMEMBERS REMARKS
Aubry asked why street sweeping was done on Saturday mornings, which is overtime.
Aubry inquired the status of the landfill. Mr. Shufflebarger stated they are still working on an agreement with the DNRE. Things are proceeding slowly.
Aubry asked if an officer has been assigned to go to the DEA as discussed during the budget/millage conversations. Mr. Shufflebarger stated the Police Dept. is aware of this, however there are personnel issues that do not allow a more experienced officer to go at this time. They will still consider this an option as staffing is returned.
Aubry commented on how soon political signs were going up and wondered if there were restrictions on length of time. Ms. Elowsky stated this may be controlled through Michigan Election Law.
Kovach commented on the companies filming in Milford and the effects this has on the merchants. He asked if the Village has a policy. Ann Barnette stated a majority of the merchants were in favor of the downtown filming. Council agreed guidelines should be put in place for future situations, to include deposits, notification to business owners, and payment parking. For enforceability, Ms. Elowsky suggested an ordinance be prepared.
Glagola asked if would be all right for Home Tour signs to be placed on private property longer than two weeks. A temporary sign permit would allow for this type of use.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Deborah S. Frazer, CMC
Milford Village Clerk | 
