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Commission approves vendor invoices, permits July 4 committee storage contingent on lease and OKs tree removal
Summary
The commission approved several routine payments including a $5,695 Seaborg invoice and a $39,494.38 Call Contracting invoice, granted conditional use of city property to the July 4 committee pending a lease, approved a tree removal for Rustic Brown Coffee Company with conditions, and passed budget amendments.
At a regular meeting, the Munising City Commission approved a package of routine actions: payment of two vendor invoices, contingent approval for a July 4 committee storage building pending a lease agreement, permission for a coffee-shop applicant to remove three city trees with conditions, and several budget amendments.
On the consent and procurement items, the commission approved the consent agenda and then approved a Seaborg Enterprises invoice for a dump-truck rental in the amount of $5,695 after a motion and voice vote. The commission then approved payment to Call Contracting Inc. of $39,494.38 (invoice 2514-02) for 75% completion of the listed work; retainage was discussed as not included in that payment.
Regarding the July 4 committee storage building, commissioners said the Zoning Board of Appeals had approved the accessory structure contingent on city commission approval and on a lease between the city and the committee. Commissioners clarified that the city must file the variance and that the variance paperwork should be in the city’s name; they approved use of the property contingent on a draft lease agreement.
The commission also granted Rustic Brown Coffee Company permission to remove three Norway maple trees on city property, with the stipulation that the company remove the stumps and provide stone for the site. Commissioners noted the business is the first new downtown building in decades and weighed aesthetic and parking considerations before approving permission.
Finally, commissioners reviewed and approved budget amendment items, asked questions about a $53,900 retirement/vacation payout line for the police department that appeared in the amendments, and approved the amendments as presented. The meeting then moved to the public comment period (four-minute limit).
Motions recorded in the meeting included the consent agenda approval, the city manager’s report, approval of Kathy Reynolds’ monthly report in her absence, the two vendor invoice payments, contingent approval for the July 4 committee storage building pending a lease, authorization for tree removal with caveats, and approval of budget amendments. All motions listed in the transcript were carried on voice vote; no roll-call tallies were read into the record during the discussed motions.
