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Milan City Council approves summer events schedule, equipment purchases and multiple contracts
Summary
At a June 6 meeting the Milan City Council approved a consent agenda including traffic control for 3rd Thursday events, authorized purchases and contracts (including a front‑end loader and a Nature Park paving contract), and approved a grant request for resurfacing Ann Marie Drive and Michigan Avenue. The council postponed action on a DTE underground easement to June 20 and recorded two abstentions on a Tolan Square improvement agreement.
The Milan City Council approved several agenda items and contracts at its June 6, 2023 regular meeting at city hall.
Most notably, the council approved a consent agenda that included Traffic Control Order TCO‑2023‑09‑T, authorizing traffic control for the city’s 3rd Thursday events scheduled from June through September 2023, and Resolution 2023‑09 to increase base wages for department heads and non‑union employees. Councilmember Kerkes moved to approve the consent agenda; Councilmember Thompson seconded and the motion carried as recorded.
The council also approved Resolution 2023‑10 to request Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category B funds and commit to a maintenance program for resurfacing work on Ann Marie Drive and Michigan Avenue. Councilmember Baldwin moved the resolution and Councilmember Kofflin seconded; the motion was approved as recorded.
On capital and contract items, the council authorized a purchase of a new front‑end loader from AIS Equipment for a price not to exceed $122,000 (motion by Councilmember Nie; second by Councilmember Kerkes) and approved a bid from A&J Paving Company not to exceed $103,466 to complete the Nature Park project (motion by Councilmember Baldwin; second by Councilmember Thompson). The council also voted to engage the law firm Fink & Fink for City of Milan prosecution services and approved OHM’s proposal to prepare a Wellhead Protection Program grant application package for up to $3,500.
A Tolan Square improvement agreement between the Moving Milan Forward group and the City of Milan passed on a motion by Councilmember Wayne with Councilmember Kerkes seconding; the minutes record that Councilmembers Baldwin and Kofflin abstained and that five councilmembers voted Aye. (The meeting minutes also include a conflicting line that reads "Motion carried unanimously" for the same item; the council’s recorded tally indicates the motion passed with two abstentions — see audit notes.)
Councilmember Nie moved and Councilmember Thompson seconded a motion to postpone consideration of a DTE Electric Company underground easement (Right of Way No. 68125238‑68129161) to the June 20 meeting; the postponement was recorded.
The council approved bills payable and payroll totaling $289,359.80 on a motion by Councilmember Kerkes, seconded by Councilmember Thompson, as recorded.
Why it matters: these votes authorize near‑term capital spending, establish a grant request that could fund local resurfacing projects, and set operating details for summer community events. The Tolan Square agreement advances a downtown public‑space improvement while the DTE easement was deferred for further review.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda: motion passed (recorded as unanimous). - Approve May 16, 2023 minutes: motion passed (recorded as unanimous). - Consent agenda (TCO‑2023‑09‑T, Resolution 2023‑09, F&V Milan report): approved (recorded as unanimous). - Resolution 2023‑10 (TEDF Category B request for Ann Marie Dr. and Michigan Ave.): approved (recorded as approved). - Purchase: front‑end loader from AIS Equipment, ≤ $122,000: approved (recorded as unanimous). - Nature Park paving — A&J Paving, ≤ $103,466: approved (recorded as unanimous). - Engagement: Fink & Fink for prosecution services: approved (recorded as unanimous). - OHM proposal for Wellhead Protection grant application, ≤ $3,500: approved (recorded as unanimous). - Tolan Square improvement agreement: approved (recorded vote: five Aye, two abstentions — Councilmembers Baldwin and Kofflin abstained). - DTE Electric Company underground easement No. 68125238‑68129161: postponed to June 20. - Bills payable and payroll: $289,359.80 — approved (recorded as approved).
What the minutes do not record: the minutes list motions, movers and seconders and note results but do not include roll‑call vote details for most items, nor do they record the substance of citizen Roger Olds’s public comment. The minutes also contain a local inconsistency on the Tolan Square item (see audit).
Next steps: items postponed or deferred (notably the DTE easement) will return to the June 20 council meeting for further consideration. The council set the next regular meeting for June 20, 2023 (agenda deadline June 14).
