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Votes at a glance: smoking-lounge licensing, budget meeting reschedule, and event restroom contract approved
Summary
At its meeting the Walled Lake City Council approved first reading of a smoking-lounge licensing ordinance, rescheduled its budget meetings to regular meeting dates and renewed a $6,390 portable-restroom contract for 2025 events.
The Walled Lake City Council voted on several routine and policy items at the meeting. Highlights:
Smoking-lounge ordinance (first reading) The council approved first reading of a proposed ordinance to require local business licensing and inspections for indoor smoking lounges (e.g., hookah bars, specialty retail tobacco stores that permit indoor smoking). The ordinance creates a licensing regime with annual inspections by police, fire and building staff and includes operational restrictions (hours, prohibitions on minors, gambling, alcohol and illegal drugs on the premises). The motion for first reading (Ordinance C-3704-25, as introduced at the meeting) was made by Council member Osenic (recorded as Ozenich in the packet) and supported by Council member Lublin. Roll-call votes on first reading were recorded as affirmative by Osenic, Woods, Ambrose, Fernandez, Lublin and Ackley.
Budget meeting rescheduling (Resolution 2025-08) Council approved Resolution 2025-08 to reschedule the fiscal-year budget presentation and adoption special meetings into the city's regular meetings: the budget presentation was moved from Monday, May 19, 2025 to the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025; the budget adoption meeting was moved from Monday, June 16, 2025 to the regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Council member Osenic and seconded by Lublin; the roll call was unanimously in favor.
Metro Environmental portable restrooms contract (Resolution 2025-09) Council approved a one-year contract renewal with Metro Environmental to provide portable restrooms for city events in 2025. Finance staff said Metro Environmental has provided prompt service and local responsiveness in prior years. The contract amount is $6,390 (the packet shows a modest $300 increase from the prior term). Council member Ambrose moved the resolution; the vote was unanimous.
Consent agenda and minutes Council voted to receive and file the consent agenda and to approve the regular council minutes of February 18; roll-call votes on those procedural items were recorded and carried.
Votes and procedure: Many items were routine and carried by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. Detailed roll-call tallies for each item are recorded in the official minutes and the city clerk's record.
