HUDSONVILLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
City Commission Minutes

November 5, 2007

Mayor Van Doeselaar called a WORK SESSION of the Hudsonville City Commission to order on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 6:20 P.M.

Present:

Mayor Van Doeselaar, Commissioners Brandsen, Jelsema, Kooistra, Redder, Ten Harmsel, Unema, City Manager Luben, and City Clerk Wiersum.

Absent: None

6659. Review of proposed DPW building. Don Postma and Dutch Besteman were present and reviewed with the Commission a draft of the proposed new DPW building. The next step in the building process will be to meet with an architect and have detailed drawings and specifications drawn up. The recommendations will then be brought back to the City Commission for review.
6660. Hudsonville’s 50th year as a City. Mayor Van Doeselaar discussed with the Commission the possibility of having some sort of event commemorating the fact that Hudsonville was incorporated as a City 50 years ago, on November 5, 1957. Some suggestions were to invite past Mayors and City Commissioners to the December 11 City Commission meeting. Another suggestion was to have a City breakfast or have an open house celebrating the event. The consensus was to move forward on inviting past Mayors and City Commissioners to the December 11 meeting.
Mayor Van Doeselaar convened the meeting at 6:55 P.M. for the 7:00 P.M. regular session.
Mayor Van Doeselaar called the Regular Session of the Hudsonville City Commission to order at 7:00 P.M., November 5, 2007. The Pledge of Allegiance was stated and Commissioner Brandsen gave an invocation.

Present:

Mayor Van Doeselaar, Commissioners Brandsen, Jelsema, Kooistra, Redder, Ten Harmsel, Unema, City Manager Luben, City Finance Director Sal and City Clerk Wiersum
Absent: None
6661. Motion by Brandsen, seconded by Redder, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of the following:

MINUTES & CORRESPONDENCE:

  1. Minutes of City Commission regular session dated October 9, 2007 with the addition of the sentence “When the City uses the church facility, the Tenant will be charged $50.00 a week less for rent.” to item #6626; and to change the vote for item #6644 to 5 Yeas and 2 Nays.
  2. Minutes of Zoning Board of Appeals meeting dated October 16, 2007.
  3. Minutes of Planning Commission meeting dated October 24, 2007.
  4. Minutes of Gary Byker Memorial Library Endowment Fund Trustee meeting dated October 15, 2007.
  5. Thank You from Hudsonville Girl Scouts.
  6. Hydro Designs – 3rd Quarter Cross Connection Control Program report
PUBLIC SAFETY
6662. Fire and Police statistical reports were received as information.

6663. Motion by Brandsen, seconded by Ten Harmsel, to approve the purchase from 5 Alarm Fire & Safety Co. two 6000-psi air tanks with hose connections to be added to our existing cascade air system for the cost of $1,996.68.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
PERSONNEL
6664. Motion by Unema, seconded by Brandsen, to authorize the creation of one new Senior Equipment Operator position and to promote John Crumb to the new position at a cost of $4,160 per year.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS
6665. Motion by Kooistra, seconded by Unema, to approve the rate increase for sewer commodity from $2.43 per 1,000 gallons to $2.88 per 1,000 gallons per the new rates assigned us from Ottawa County Public Utilities.
Yea 5, Nay 2 (Redder, Ten Harmsel), motion carried.
FINANCE
6666. Finance Director’s report for September 2007 was given.

APPROVAL OF BILLS
6667. Motion by Jelsema, seconded by Redder, to approve the payment of the bills in the amount of $448,519.54 and to confirm payment of bills paid between meetings and reviewed by the Finance Committee.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
6668. Motion by Jelsema, seconded by Redder, to approve Budget Adjustment No. 1 for the 2007/2008 budget for $13,800 adjusting Payroll Part-time and Professional Services.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
6669. Motion by Jelsema, seconded by Redder, to authorize the payment to Ny-Ko Excavating of $32,896 for the under drain project at the library.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
PLANNING
6670. Motion by Ten Harmsel, seconded by Redder, to approve Ordinance No. 07-261 to impose a moratorium on the issuance of permits for freestanding signs within the area of the proposed downtown master plan.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
6671. Motion by Ten Harmsel, seconded by Redder, to approve Ordinance No. 07-262 to impose a moratorium on the issuance of building permits within the area of the proposed downtown master plan.
Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried.
COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS
6672. Mayor Van Doeselaar again thanked Commissioner Jelsema and Commission Redder for their years of service to the City
ADJOURNMENT
6673. Motion by Ten Harmsel, seconded by Jelsema, that the meeting be adjourned at 7:55 P.M.
All aye, motion carried.

Jan Wiersum Mayor Van Doeselaar
City Clerk City of Hudsonville

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