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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, June 19, 2023 07:00 PM 86 W CENTER ST., DOUGLAS MI

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1.CALL TO ORDER: By Mayor

2.ROLL CALL: By City Clerk

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.CONSENT CALENDAR

  1. A.Approve the Agenda for June 19, 2023

  2. B.Approve the June 5, 2023 Workshop Minutes

  3. C.Approve the June 5, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes

  4. D.Approve invoices in the amount of $193,185.29

    Motion to approve the June 19, 2023 Consent Calendar as presented. - roll call vote

5.PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - VERBAL (LIMIT OF 3 MINUTES)

6.PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

  1. A.Robert Karns Communication

  2. B.Michael Ger - Communication

  3. C.Mark Newman - Communication From Planning

7.UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Ordinance No. 03-2023 - Rezone PPN 03-59-350-017-20

    Motion to amend Ordinance 03-2023, Request by Saugatuck Public Schools to rezone parcel
    # 59-350-017-20 from C-2, General Commercial to C-1, Village Center and R-5, Multiple Family Residential, removing paragraph four under the Preamble which pertains to lot splits. - roll call vote

  2. B.Resolution No. 20-2023 - Approving Bus Garage Lot Split

    Motion to adopt Resolution No. 20-2023, approving lot split parcel #03-59-016-088-00, Southwest corner of Fremont Street and Blue Star Highway parcel # 03-59-350-017-20, section 350. - roll call vote

  3. C.Resolution No. 21-2023 - Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget Amendment

    Motion to adopt Resolution 21-2023, which outlines the amendments to the City of Douglas annual budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. - roll call vote

  4. D.Resolution No. 22-2023 - Award of Wayfinding Sign Project

    Motion to adopt Resolution No. 22-2023, Awarding the Wayfinding Sign Fabrication and Installation to Praise Sign Company of Grandville, Michigan for the Blue Star Corridors portion of the Wayfinding Project in the amount of $24,780. - roll call vote

  5. E.Resolution No. 23-2023 - Environmental Consultant

    Motion to adopt Resolution No. 23-2023, accepting the proposal from PM Environmental in the amount of $55,000 for environmental consulting services related to the EPA Brownfield Cleanup grant activities. - roll call vote 

  6. F.DPW Equipment Purchase

    Motion to approve the trade in of the 2001 John Deere 4200 tractor and the two 2011 Holder C992 tractors and the purchase of two 2023 John Deere 3046Rs and attachments for $114,470. - roll call vote

  7. G.Special Event  Application - 4th of July

    Motion to approve the Fourth of July special event application submitted by the City of Saugatuck. - roll call vote

9.REPORTS

  1. A.Commission/Committee/Boards

    1. Planning Commission
    2. Kalamazoo Lake Sewer Water
    3. Downtown Development Authority
    4. Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority
    5. Douglas Harbor Authority
    6. Douglas Brownfield Authority
    7. Fire Board
    8. Community Recreation
    9. Playground Committee

  2. B.Staff Written Reports

    1. City Manager

10.PUBLIC COMMUNICATION – VERBAL (LIMIT OF 3 MINUTES)

11.COUNCIL COMMENTS

12.MAYOR’S REPORT/COMMENTS

13.CLOSED SESSION 

Motion to enter into closed session per Sect: 8 (h) of the Open Meetings Act, to consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure by State and Federal Statute. - roll call vote

Motion to exit from closed session and enter back into the regular session of City Council. - roll call vote

14.ADJOURNMENT

Please Note – The City of the Village of Douglas (the “City”) is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of this meeting or the facilities, are requested to contact Pamela Aalderink, City Clerk, at (269) 857-1438, or clerk@douglasmi.gov to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF DOUGLAS, ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN