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Greenville council unanimously adopts two rezoning ordinances, approves property actions and administrative items
Summary
At its May 16 meeting the Greenville City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance Nos. 23-03 and 23-04 (rezonings), amended the Section 3 Policy, approved an RFP for 216 S. Lafayette and a purchase agreement for 208 S. Lafayette (not to exceed $150,000), amended the School Resource Officer agreement, accepted a resignation, and handled consent agenda financial items.
The Greenville City Council unanimously adopted two zoning-map amendments, approved a set of administrative items and authorized property actions at its May 16, 2023 meeting.
Ordinance No. 23-03 was adopted to rezone a set of parcels on First Street, Summit Street, Pearl Street and East Coffren Street from C-2 (General Commercial) to R-2 (Single and Two-Family Residential). Councilperson Lehman moved adoption, Councilperson Barrus seconded and the motion was unanimously adopted. Ordinance No. 23-04 was adopted to rezone parcels on South Lafayette Street, Benton Street, Union Street and East Oak Street; Councilperson Lehman moved, Councilperson Johnson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The council approved an amendment to the City of Greenville’s Section 3 Policy to update policy language per Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) guidance; Councilperson Lehman moved and Councilperson Johnson seconded the measure, which was adopted unanimously. The council also authorized issuance of a Request for Proposal for sale of the city-owned parcel at 216 S. Lafayette Street (motion by Councilperson Lehman, seconded by Councilperson Cunliffe) and approved a purchase agreement for 208 S. Lafayette Street in an amount not to exceed $150,000 (motion by Councilperson Cunliffe, seconded by Councilperson Johnson).
Council approved amendments to the School Resource Officer agreement with Greenville Public Schools (moved by Councilperson Lehman, seconded by Councilperson Johnson) and accepted the resignation of Norice Thorlund Rasmussen as Clerk–Finance Director as part of the consent agenda. The consent agenda also included payroll of $145,682.29 and accounts payable totaling $785,780.87 along with several meeting minutes and routine reports.
Toward the end of the meeting the council voted to enter an executive session to review correspondence from legal counsel; councilmembers entered at approximately 8:15 p.m., returned at about 8:32 p.m., reconvened and then adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
All motions recorded in the minutes for the May 16 meeting were adopted unanimously. Present, voting members were Mayor Jeff Scoby and Councilpersons Barrus, Johnson, Lehman, Cunliffe and Linton; Councilperson Moss attended virtually in a non-voting capacity.
