Summary of City Commission Meeting Minutes – 9/23/2024

Summary of Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Commission held Monday, September 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Commission Room, 320 W. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan with virtual options.

Approve the agenda as presented. Motion unanimously adopted.

Received petitions and communications.

Approved items 6 thru 9 on the Consent Calendar.

Item #5 was removed from the Consent Calendar at the request of Commissioner Wingard.

6) Minutes of the closed session of the City Commission held September 9, 2024.

7) Designation of Marilyn Wixson as Deputy Clerk.

8) Resolution changing signatory authorized to transact business of the City bank accounts.

9) Warrants and payrolls.

Allowed Commissioner Wingard’s request that the minutes from September 9, 2024 be corrected to reflect his motion read “Approve the text changes with the exception of text changes regarding the requirement of a second story on a new development.”

Held a public hearing and passed, ordained and ordered published Ordinance 1101 an Ordinance to amend Title XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS, Chapter 110 GENERAL LICENSING, §110.27 Vendors of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances and approved the Resolution setting fees for same.

Held a public hearing and passed, ordained and ordered published Ordinance 1102 an Ordinance to amend Title XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS, Chapter 110 GENERAL LICENSING, §110.28 MOBILE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS of the City’s Code of Ordinances and approved the Resolution setting fees for same.

Prioritized and approved submission of City requests for fall 2024 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 2% allocations.

Held a Work Session Discussion on Proposed 2025 Operating Budget.

Adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.

Summary of Minutes of the Mt. Pleasant City Commission Meeting – 9/9/2024

Summary of Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Commission held Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Commission Room, 320 W. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Item #14, “Maner Costerisan Engagement Letter” was added to the agenda.

Approved the agenda as amended.

Received petitions and communications.

Approved the following items on the Consent Calendar:

3) Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Commission held August 26, 2024.

4) Received Fall 2024 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 2% funding requests from City departments. No action required at this time.

5) Received proposed 2025 Annual Operating Budget and set a public hearing for Monday, November 11, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. on same.

6) Resolution to amend 2024 Operating Budget.

7) Received proposed ordinance to amend Section 110.27 Vendors and to set a public hearing to allow for public input on said ordinance amendment for Monday, September 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

8) Received proposed ordinance to amend Section 110.28 Transitory Food Service Units and to set a public hearing to allow for public input on said ordinance amendment for Monday, September 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

9) Warrants and payrolls.

Held a public hearing and passed, ordained and ordered published Ordinance 1098 an Ordinance to amend Table 154.405.A District Standards: CD-4 General Urban, and CD-5 Urban Central Character Districts and related sections in Article IV: Building and Lot Plans & Standards, Article VI: Administration & Enforcement and Article VII: Definitions of the Mount Pleasant Zoning Ordinances.

Held a public hearing and passed, ordained, and ordered published Ordinance 1099 an Ordinance to amend Title V: PUBLIC WORKS, Chapter 52: WATER of the City’s Code of Ordinances to add a new section entitled Administration and Enforcement.

Held a public hearing and passed, ordained, and ordered published Ordinance 1100 an Ordinance to amend Title XV: LAND USE, Chapter 152: HOUSING LICENSING CODE of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Mt. Pleasant.

Approved the termination of the PRD Agreement for the southwest corner of Crawford and Broomfield as received.

Approved the Maner Costerisan Engagement Letter as presented.

Held a Work Session Discussion on Climate Change Response Plan Goals & Objectives.

Approved and entered into Closed Session pursuant to subsection 8(c) of the Open Meetings Act for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement.

Adjourned the meeting at 10:07 p.m.