VILLAGE OF ARMADA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008
7:30PM
Pres. Ballard called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. All rose for Pledge of Allegiance. Present at roll call: Ballard, Clark, Stork, Coenen, Guse, and Wolak. Absent: Boelke. Also present: Clerk Poulos, Treasurer Adair, Jeff Bahorski, Karl Krueger, David Stork, Richard Weinand, Matt Fahr, Susan Bertram (Rowe, Inc.), Jim Cuneo, Ed Serwatowski, Don Eison, Tom Ermgodts, and John Paterek.
AGENDA, APPROVAL OF
MOTION by Stork, seconded by Clark, to approve agenda as presented.
All Ayes CARRIED
CITIZEN COMMENT
DDA Chairman John Paterek informed Council that the DDA Board unanimously approved a payment of $17,000.00 towards the Main Street Bridge due to its location in the DDA, a portion is located in the DDA boundary. He will present the official DDA minutes to Council and the Treasurer so the transfer of money can be done, which Treasurer Adair stated would be sufficient if clear and no resolution would be necessary.
A moment of silence was observed in memory of Chief Joseph Golembiewski who recently passed away.
GENERAL BUSINESS
MOTION by Clark, seconded by Stork, resolved to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented.
All Ayes CARRIED
Approval of RCM Minutes of 5/12/08 approved as presented.
Approval of RCM Minutes of 5/19/08 approved as presented.
Payment of Bills totaling $25,192.96 approved for payment as follows:
1. General Fund $ 14,718.49
2. Water Plant Fund $ 0
3. Water System Fund $ 3,973.35
4. Sewer Plant Fund $ 258.75
5. Sewer System Fund $ 980.22
6. Major Street Fund $ 1,492.90
7. Local Street Fund $ 1,312.62
8. Municipal Street Fund $ 2,456.63
9. DDA $ 0___
Total $ 25,192.96
Treasurer's Report approved for filing.
Departmental Reports received from Building, approved for filing.
Correspondence approved for filing
2. MAIN STREET BRIDGE CHANGE ORDER
Street Administrator Stork submitted a Change Order for the Main Street Bridge repair in the discounted amount of $4,125.00 for additional concrete work. She stated that this is a discounted rate since the contractor was pouring cement at that time. The work consisted of removing existing asphalt and grass 4”deep and installing 4” thick concrete sidewalk with 60 linear feet of concrete face.
MOTION by Stork, seconded by Coenen, to approve Change Order #1 in the amount of $4,125.00 from Pro-Line Asphalt for additional concrete work.
Ayes: Stork, Coenen, Clark, Ballard, Guse, Wolak
Nays: None
Absent: Boelke CARRIED
President Ballard announced that Susan Bertram is leaving Rowe Incorporated to pursue another job out of state. He thanked her on behalf of the Council for the years she spent as the Village Engineer.
OLD BUSINESS
1. 2007/2008 STREET PROJECT
Street Administrator Stork presented Council with two motions for consideration regarding budgetary construction estimates provided from Rowe Incorporated (on file). She reviewed this proposal with Council discussing costs for both with or without curbing at the intersections of Franklin Street which includes Colonial and Torrey. She stated that, on the high end, costs for the Colonial and Torrey soft spots, Hollweg and Franklin are approximately $505,250.00. She also submitted a schedule of payments which show that the project could be paid off on a seven year bond. She explained that this proposal is also taking out all curb and guttering except for the intersections and moving a sanitary sewer from a driveway on Franklin. Stork also stated that when she spoke to Benzinski’s office, when the project range was around $220,000.00, she was told that the Village was bondable at that time. She explained the motions submitted, one to allow the Treasurer to investigate a bond and the other for Council to approve the project pending the Treasurer’s findings. Trustee Guse raised several objections which included stating that he will not approve putting another bond on the Village and does not believe that Council is ready to approve this project. Wolak agreed stating that he was uncomfortable with his vote at the last Council meeting. Coenen stated that he would like a street done this year. Stork stated that a street cannot be done this year without a bond. A lengthy discussion followed with all sides being discussed at length.
MOTION by Guse, seconded by Wolak, to postpone this item for thirty (30) days to the July 14, 2008 Regular Council Meeting.
Ayes: Guse, Coenen, Wolak, Ballard
Nays: Stork, Clark
Absent: Boelke CARRIED
No further business.
Meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Michelle Poulos, Armada Village Clerk