Chelsea: Council Mtg Synopsis 7-10-23

Call to Order

Mayor Pacheco called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States

Approval of Consent Agenda

Approval of Regular Agenda

Public Comments (available in person and via Zoom)

Presentation

Public Hearing

Council Business

Citizen Agenda Request – Issues with Organization of Chelsea Boards, Committees, and Commission (Rod Anderson)
Part-time Employee Wage Increase (Interim City Manager Doom)
Community Center Task Force Discussion
Set Public Hearing for Gestamp IFT Application (Clerk Sebestyen)
First Reading of Jake Brakes Ordinance (Chief Kazyak)
Utility Vehicle Purchase (Superintendent Bollinger)
Electric Department Building Expansion (Utilities Director Schmidt)
Purchase of Air Conditioning Unit for City Offices Basement (Utility Director Schmidt)

Non-Union, Salaried Employee Wage Increase (Interim City Manager Doom)

MOTION Mehuron SECONDED Ruddock to approve a 3% wage increase for non-union salaried employees effective as of July 1, 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Keaton SECONDED Mehuron to approve a 3% wage increase for part-time City of Chelsea employees effective July 1, 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Keaton SECONDED Feeney to set the public hearing to review the application for Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption for Gestamp North America for Monday, July 24, 2023. All ayes. Motion carried.

Purchase of Police Administrative Vehicle (Chief Kazyak)

MOTION Keaton SECONDED Feeney to approve the purchase of a 2023 Dodge Durango Administrative Police Vehicle in the amount of $41,830.00. All ayes.Motion carried.

MOTION Wiseley SECONDED Keaton to approve at First Reading Ordinance 183, an ordinance to add Article VIII. Use of Compression Brakes (Jake Brakes), to Chapter 30 Traffic and Vehicles, of the City Code. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Feeney SECONDED Ruddock to approve the purchase of the Kubota RTV with attachments from Motor City Kubota at a total cost of $51,165.86. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Keaton SECONDED Ruddock to approve quote #3 from Construction Design Services for the sum of $159,462.72. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Feeney SECONDED Keaton to approve the purchase of the new air conditioning unit from Haley Mechanical in the amount of $6,505. All ayes. Motion carried.

Wastewater Camera System (Wastewater Superintendent Freeman)

MOTION Mehuron SECONDED Keaton to approve $10,967.23 for the deployment of security camera system from SecurityPros. All ayes. Motion carried.

Staff Reports

Council Reports

CLOSED SESSION
MOTION Feeney SECONDED Keaton to go into closed session to discuss candidates for City Manager. All ayes. Motion carried.

MOTION Feeney SECONDED Ruddock to exit closed session and return to open session. All ayes. Motion carried.

Adjournment

Approved: July 24, 2023

This is only a synopsis of the Regular City Council Meeting. The minutes in their entirety may be viewed at the Clerk’s Office at 305 S. Main Street, Chelsea, MI or online at www.city-chelsea.org

Respectfully submitted,

Lyn Sebestyen, Clerk