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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, August 21, 2023 07:00 PM 86 W CENTER ST., DOUGLAS MI

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1.CALL TO ORDER: By Mayor

2.ROLL CALL: By Clerk

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor

4.CONSENT CALENDAR

  1. A.Approve the Agenda for August 21, 2023

  2. B.Approve the August 7, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

  3. C.Approve the August 10, 2023 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

  4. D.Approve the invoices in the amount of $62,787.77

  5. E.Date Change -
    Ordinance No. 06-2023 - Ground-floor Residential Text Amendment - Public Hearing will be on the September 6, 2023 agenda. 

Motion to approve the Consent Calendar of August 21, 2023 – roll call vote

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

6.PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

  1. A.Gary L. Vandenberg - Letter

7.UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Special Event - Adult Halloween Parade

    Motion to approve the special event permit application from Hystopolis Productions and provide in-kind support for the 25th Annual Douglas Halloween Parade for Adults, to be held on Saturday, October 28th, 2023. - roll call vote

  2. B.Special Event - Out On The Lakeshore Fall Speedo Run

    Motion the approve the special event application from Out On The Lakeshore for the 1-Mile Fall Speedo Run on September 30th, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. - roll call vote

  3. C.Special Event - Douglas Elementary School Walk A Thon Parade

    Motion to approve the special event application by Douglas Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization to hold a Walk A Thon Parade on Monday, October 2nd, 2023, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. - roll call vote

  4. D.Ordinance No. 07-2023 - Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Second Read - Public Hearing

    Motion to open the Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 07-2023, Zoning Ordinance amendment, addition of Article 22; Signs. - roll call vote

    1.  Planning & Zoning Administrator Comments
    2.  Public Comments
    3.  Council Comments

    Motion to close the Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 07-2023, Zoning Ordinance amendment, addition of Article 22; Signs. - roll call vote

    Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 07-2023, Zoning Ordinance amendment, addition of Article 22; Signs. - roll call vote

  5. E.AED Discussion

  6. F.Second Interview - Lisa Nocerini 

9.CLOSED SESSION

Motion to enter into closed session per Sect: 8 (1)(h) of the Open Meetings Act, to discuss with the City Attorney material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state and federal statue. - roll call vote

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

10.REPORT ON CITY MANAGER AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER SEARCH

11.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

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

13.COUNCIL COMMENTS

14.MAYOR’S REPORT/COMMENTS

15.ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn the meeting.

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 Laura Kasper, Interim 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