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Votes at a glance: Coldwater council approves routine business, several resolutions
Summary
The City Council approved the consent agenda and several resolutions on Jan. 13, 2025, including a street closure for Cultural Jubilee, additional library memorial funds, a memorandum of understanding to administer a church steeple grant, and an interagency range agreement with Branch County.
The City Council of Coldwater on Jan. 13 approved routine business and adopted several resolutions. Key outcomes and motions recorded in the meeting are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Approved in one motion. Items included minutes (Dec. 16), various advisory board minutes, BPU minutes and financial reports, city financial reports for November and a mayor memo regarding board appointments.
- Bills and accounts: Council approved payment of bills totaling $381,722. Council discussion noted large-ticket items in the run, including the monthly garbage contract with Republic, a $75,000 contribution to the school district for the aquatic center, fire and liability insurance to the Michigan Municipal League, and a Garfield Road drain repair.
- Resolution 25-01 (South Hanchett Street closure for Cultural Jubilee): Adopted. Lisa Renshaw, Cultural Jubilee committee member, described vendor layouts, entertainment on the Tibbits terrace and possible futsal competition; council approved the street closure for the May 17 event.
- Resolution 25-03 (Library memorial scrapbook funding): Adopted. The Library Advisory Board had previously approved $2,000; the council approved an additional $400 to cover final project costs (total $2,400). There was brief discussion to confirm photograph counts and unit pricing; council approved the corrected total.
- Resolution 25-04 (Memorandum of understanding with First Presbyterian Church): Adopted. Council authorized the city to act as fiduciary for grant funds related to a steeple study and to designate a city representative to administer the grant (Aaron V.C. identified in discussion); discussion included steeple recladding and illumination concerns.
- Resolution 25-05 (Interagency agreement for use of shooting range): Adopted. Council approved an updated memorandum of understanding with Branch County regarding use of a shooting range near the airport (location described as past Messenger Beach at an old gravel pit), noting the agreement memorializes existing cooperative practice and is not expected to obligate new city spending.
Routine procedure items including motions to excuse Council member Reskin and to approve the city manager’s report were also approved.
Where recorded votes or individual tallies were not read into the public transcript, motions were carried with no opposition announced at the meeting.
