City of Bushnell Council met May 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
Mayor Robin Wilt called the meeting to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given.
Roll Call
Ald. Donna Coates - PAld. Jim Miller - AMayor Robin Wilt - PPublic Works Director Justin Griffith - A
Ald. Chuck Howell – P Ald. Christina Steelman - PCity Clerk Tashina Bradford - PPolice Chief Joe Fosdyck - P
Ald. Mike Howell – P Ald. Bruce Lorton – PTreasurer Dan Cortelyou - PStreet Superintendent David Raymond - P
Ald. David Norton –P Ald. Brent Glisan – PCity Attorney Elizabeth Duvall - P
Ald. M. Howell made a motion to approve the consent agenda, which include the following items;
1. Approval of Minutes from May 7, 2018
2. Approval of April 2018 Financial Report
It was seconded by Ald. Lorton. A roll call vote was taken and the results of that vote are as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye “
Ald. M. Howell “aye”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
1. Cortelyou advised he is approximately 1/3 of his way through reports. He is looking into items in our budget we can re-bid, looking at memberships paid out and advertisements to make cutbacks. He will schedule meetings with our committees to discuss what they need to look for to keep inside the budget. Ald. Glisan asked if we needed to hold off for 30 days for capital expenditures or go ahead, Cortelyou advised they can go ahead, but they council decided to wait for 30 days. Superintendent Raymond asked if summer help had been approved so they can move forward with hiring, Cortelyou advised summer help has been approved.
Recognition of Guests:
1. Carol Holland discussed this year’s Backpack 5k. She was seeking approval to go forward with the 5k scheduled for August 25th. Holland explained that the program served 50 children this year, which is up a little from last year due to serving a few Jr. High and High school students. Children receive 2 breakfast items, 2 entrees and snacks per weekend. They are given discreetly on Friday afternoons. This program only covers through the school year. The council agreed to allow the 5k to continue with the same routes as previous year.
Ad Hoc (Mayors Report):
1. Mayor Wilt has received calls from concerned citizens concerning a few properties needing cleaned up. Wilt will be working with the Economic Development Committee and the ordinance officer to see about what can be done.
2. Mayor Wilt advised that at the last council meeting there were questions concerning how households are chosen to be fixed up by WIRC. Wilt contacted Jeff Cozad from WIRC, who advised her that there is a survey targeting lower income families and WIRC makes the decisions based on that survey. Wilt advised there is a family in need of new electrical work and she is working with WIRC to see if they can get a loan through WIRC to help with that expense.
3. Judy Worthington attended the last meeting looking to have BNSF railway clean up their property next to hers. Wilt has contacted BNSF and advised them the property needs cleaned up, but with little response. Wilt’s next step is to reach out to Norrine Hammond to see if there in anything further we can do to hold BNSF accountable for maintaining their property.
4. Jeep Blitz is this weekend! Mayor Wilt advised that there are 276 Jeeps registered so far as opposed to 163 last year. 90 Jeeps registered for Thursday and 120 registered for Friday. Wilt advised there is a projected 457 Jeeps this year for Jeep Blitz! Wilt encouraged everyone to come out and see what the Jeep Blitz is about.
5. All Town Yard Sales are also this weekend. They will be held this Saturday and Sunday. There are 15 sales already registered.
Personnel/Finance/Budget:
1. Meeting will be 5/31 at 5pm at City Hall
Public Works – Street/Sewer/Alley:
1. Griffith is seeking authorization to solicit bids for the West Main Gas Line
Ald. Lorton made a motion to approve the solicitation for bids on the West Main Gas line. It was seconded by Ald. Norton. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye “
Ald. M. Howell “aye”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
Police/Liquor/ESDA:
1. Police Committee Meeting was held May 14th
*JoJo’s is seeking permission to have alcohol outside on May 24th from 11am – 10pm. The committee recommends to allow them have alcohol outside as stated.
Ald. Lorton made a motion to approve JoJo’s to have alcohol outside their building on May 24th from 11am to 10pm. It was seconded by Ald. Norton. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye “
Ald. M. Howell “nay”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
*Bushnell Food Mart would like to change liquor license to a class A license due to gaming parlor set up inside the store.
Ald. Lorton made a motion to approve Bushnell Food Mart to change their liquor license to a Class A license. It was seconded by Ald. Norton. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye “
Ald. M. Howell “nay”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
2. Next meeting 6/11 at 4pm at the Police Complex.
3. Rench is still working to get state funding for the Medication Takeback Program
Parks/Recreation:
1. Proposed dates for Movie-in-the-Park at sunset by Art of a Social Nature
*Sat. June 9th – Guardians of the Galaxy 2
*Sat. July 14th – Coco
*Sat. August 11th – Wonder
*Sat. September 8th – Despicable Me 3
Ald. Glisan made a motion to approve dates for Movie-in-the-Park for the proposed dates. It was seconded by Ald. Norton. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelmanabstain
Ald. M. Howell “aye”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
Real Estate:
1. Will speak with Justin Griffith and Jim Miller to work on next meeting.
Economic Development:
1. Ald. Steelman is working on 4 meetings per year plan. The 4 meetings are broken into Topics. The first meeting, or Topic, is Activity in Town. This will be held May 31st at 2pm here at City Hall. Steelman will have a guest speaker for May 31, Jock Hedblade, Executive Director at the Macomb Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
2. Steelman is working with the Chamber of Commerce, who will watch a webinar at the July 11th meeting. Steelman will solidify dates to have public viewings of these webinars. These webinars will be a topic that supports Economic Development.
Enterprise Zone:
1. Mayor Wilt appointed Jeff Rench to the Enterprise Zone Board.
Ald. Lorton made a motion to approve the appointment of Jeff Rench to the Enterprise Zone Board. It was seconded by Ald. Norton. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye”
Ald. M. Howell “aye”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
Attorney’s Report/Ordinances & Resolutions:
1. 2nd Reading ready to approve the 2018-2019 Budget
Ald. Lorton made a motion to approve 2nd reading to approve the 2018-2019 Budget. It was seconded by Ald. Steelman. A roll call vote was as follows:
Ald. Coates “aye”Ald. Millerabsent
Ald. C. Howell “aye”Ald. Steelman“aye”
Ald. M. Howell “aye”Ald. Lorton“aye”
Ald. Norton “aye”Ald. Glisan “aye”
Where upon Mayor Robin Wilt declared the motion carried.
Ald. Norton made motion to adjourn.
Ald. Steelman seconded motion.
Meeting was adjourned
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