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City of Allen Park
Council Minutes of September 8, 2003
Mayor King called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll Call showed present Councilpersons Babbage, Bowdell, Burtka, Rossman, Tertzag, Tucci and Mayor King. Also present was City Attorney Kruse and City Administrator Welch.
MOTION by Tertzag
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, to approve the Agenda for September 8, 2003 as amended.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Tucci
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, to approve the Minutes of August 26, 2003 as presented.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Babbage
SUPPORTED by Burtka
Resolved, that Claims and Accounts in the amount of $931,184.70 be approved for payment.
MOTION ADOPTED
Mayor King presented the Allen Park Late Bloomers Garden Club with a plaque in appreciation for their plantings at the Veterans Memorial in Champaign Park.
MOTION by Rossman
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, that the requests for Block Parties on Luana (9/20/03), Meyer (9/20/03) and Balfour (9/13) and the request for a Bottle Drive (APHA Huskies) be approved.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Tertzag and Burtka
SUPPORTED by Tucci
Whereas, in 2001, the United States International Trade Commission investigated charges that foreign steel exporters were illegally dumping their products into the American steel market; and
Whereas, this investigation resulted in the ITC finding that steel imports have caused serious harm to the domestic steel industry and recommended that tariffs be leveled against certain exported steel products; and
Whereas, President George W. Bush accepted the ITC findings and implemented modified tariffs of 30%, 24% and 18% over a three-year period; and
Whereas, the American steel producers and the United Steelworkers of America have been using this three-year period to launch and aggressive restructuring of the steel industry. Their efforts include consolidation, changing work rules, investing to upgrade technology and productivity, meeting the challenge of legacy costs and addressing global over capacity; and
Whereas, American steel producers are just now beginning to reap the fruits of these efforts and are returning the industry to strength an viability.
Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Allen Park City Council goes on record as supporting the fight to save our steel industry.
Be It Further Resolved, that the Council would like to encourage the President of the United States to keep the steel tariffs in place to allow steel producers and the Union time to complete the industry’s restructuring.
Finally, Be It Resolved that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States and United States International Trade Commission.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Babbage
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, that approval to bid for the Block Grant Project #2002-01-03 “Handicap Compliancy Parks”.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Babbage
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, that the Mayor and Council appreciates the efforts of the Public Safety Commission and the Administration of the Police and Fire Department to ensure that our employees have the best equipment available in the most effective manner possible.
Therefore, the Mayor and Council concur with the recommendation of the City Administrator as follows:
The cars currently driven by the Police Chief and Deputy Police Chief
will be place into road patrol service the next time new patrol vehicles are
needed.
In addition,
the Police and Fire Chief will review all future deployment of new vehicles
purchase with the Public Safety Commission.
The status of
current administrative fire vehicles will be addressed with the Public Safety
Commission at the time that there is a request to replace, reallocate or
purchase of those vehicles.
The Mayor and
Council value the input of the Public Safety Commission and the Police and Fire
Administration, however, the Mayor and Council maintain the sole right to
approve, reject, overturn or
designate the purchase, use or replacement of vehicles or any other capital
expenditure or other budget item.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Tertzag
SUPPORTED by Tucci
Resolved, to adjourn to Zoning Board of Appeals.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Babbage
SUPPORTED by Bowdell
Resolved, to approve the Height Variance for the property 6744 Kolb.
MOTION ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION by Tertzag
SUPPORTED by Tucci
Resolved, to reconvene as City Council.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Babbage
SUPPORTED by Rossman
Resolved, that Police Canine Officer and K-9 Callahan be approved to attend the Advanced K-9 Tactical Training Seminar in Alpena, Michigan from October 19 – 24, 2003.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Bowdell
SUPPORTED by Babbage
Resolved, that Fire Chief DeLoach be approved to the Fall Leadership Training in Gaylord, Michigan from October 23 – 26, 2003.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Burtka
SUPPORTED by Rossman
Resolved, to approve the purchase of a new Sewer Cleaning Machine (Vactor) and bypass the bid procedure, as this item is a “sole provider” item.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Rossman
SUPPORTED by Tucci
Resolved, to set a Public Hearing on October 14, 2003 for a variance request at 9880 Manor.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Burtka
SUPPORTED by Rossman
Resolved, that the issue at 15816 Dasher be referred to the City Administrator and City Attorney for immediate legal action.
MOTION ADOPTED
MOTION by Tertzag
SUPPORTED by Rossman
Resolved, to adjourn the meeting a 9:04 p.m.
MOTION ADOPTED
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Levon G. King, Mayor Beverly J. Kelley, City Clerk