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Votes at a glance: Ferndale council approves liquor license transfer, PACE amendment, consent agenda, sewer contract and other items
Summary
At Monday's council meeting Ferndale officials approved a series of routine and non-routine items: a liquor-license transfer, an amendment to the city's PACE financing resolution, a sewer-rehabilitation contract, acceptance of a housing-readiness grant with a consultant contract amendment, and the consent agenda.
At its meeting, the Ferndale City Council recorded the following formal actions (roll-call tallies below are taken from meeting minutes and the transcript):
1) Excuse councilmember from meeting Motion: Move to excuse Councilmember Polica from the meeting. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Johnson: yes; Mikulski: yes; Kelly: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
2) Add presentation/resolution to agenda (honoring Jennifer Whitaker) Motion: Add a presentation and resolution regarding the death of community partner Jennifer Whitaker. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Johnson: yes; Kelly: yes; Mikulski: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
3) Table agenda item 8a Motion: Move to table regular agenda item 8a to the next council meeting and to disallow public comment on it at this meeting. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Kelly: yes; Johnson: yes; Mikulski: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
4) Approve agenda with amendments Motion: Approve the agenda with amendments previously made. Outcome: Approved by roll call (support and unanimous yes recorded).
5) Adopt resolution recognizing the life of Jennifer (added presentation) Motion: Move to adopt the resolution recognizing the life and service of Jennifer Whitaker. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Johnson: yes; Kelly: yes; Mikulski: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
6) Transfer of resort class C liquor license — Sidecar Ferndale LLC, 241 W. 9 Mile Motion: Approve transfer of a resort class C liquor license for Sidecar Ferndale LLC. Mover/Second: Motion made and supported on the floor (applicant and attorney in attendance). Vote: Approved by roll call (Yes recorded: Johnson, Mikulski, Kelly, Leaksmae).
7) Amendment to PACE financing resolution Motion: Approve amendment to the city's 2015 PACE financing resolution to reflect statutory changes and expand local program options. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Kelly: yes; McCroskey: yes; Johnson: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
8) Consent agenda (multiple items) Motion: Approve the consent agenda including minutes, drainage improvements contract (not to exceed $8,750), special event permits (Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day), position fill, mosquito tablets purchase ($11,374.44), annual water smart software renewal ($2,323,713.98), poverty exemption resolution, median repair payment (up to $5,000), police range cleanup ($10,303,100 — see note), proclamation adopting April as Autism Acceptance Month, and approval of bills and payrolls. Outcome: Approved by roll call (unanimous yes recorded). Note: large-dollar items listed on consent agenda are taken from the packet; meeting discussion did not detail all line items. (The police-range cleanup figure appears in the packet; staff should confirm the exact amount and budget line.)
9) Bid award: CIPP sewer rehabilitation (DVM Utilities Inc.) Motion: Approve bid award for CIPP sewer rehabilitation to DVM Utilities Inc. for $661,047 and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign following city-attorney review. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Johnson: yes; Mikulski: yes; Kelly: yes; Leaksmae: yes).
10) Acceptance of MSHDA grant and McKenna contract amendment Motion: Accept a $50,000 Michigan State Housing Development Authority housing readiness grant and amend the McKenna Associates contract for additional community engagement and zoning-code work in the amount of $35,000. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Kelly: yes; Johnson: yes; Mikulski: yes; Leaksmae: yes). Council debate focused on whether staff and the consultant exceeded the original contract scope before formal change orders were presented.
Procedural notes: Roll-call tallies in the transcript show four yes votes recorded for most items and one absent (Polica). Where specific mover/second names were not clearly identified in the transcript, motions are recorded as "mover not specified" but outcomes are taken from the roll-call record. Items on the consent agenda include several significant expenditures and proclamations; staff should verify packet figures for accuracy and confirm whether any consent items require separate public notice.
