Pres. Coenen called meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Council members present at roll call: Ballard, Coenen, Clark, Boelke, Shall, Sledz. Vacancy: Council Seat. Also present: Clerk Poulos, Jeff Yaroch, Frank and Laurie Parise, Bob Richter, Doug Hartline, Carol Homan, Amy and James Barzyk, David Jones, Stacy Sobotka, Doug Hartline, and Kevin Grand.
COUNCIL ACTION: The Village Council presented Jeff Yaroch with a Resolution (read aloud by Clerk Poulos) honoring him for his six years of distinguished and dedicated public service in the Michigan House of Representatives. Unanimously approved Agenda as amended: Removed appointed Commission Liaisons from New Business Item B. Heard and/or received the Treasurer Report for April, 2023, and the F & V Report for March, 2023 (verbally reviewed by Doug Hartline) and discussed briefly the recent Fire Inspection performed at the Sewer Plant, a DPW Report for April, 2023, the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2023; verbal reports from Trustee Boelke, Street Administrator Sledz, and Planning Commission Liaison Shall. Unanimously Approved the Consent Agenda as presented: RCM Minutes of 4/10/23 approved as presented; Payment of Bills totaling $108,398.30 as presented; the application from the Armada Lions Club for a Special Event Permit from May 19 – 21, 2023, for a four-corner fundraiser. Unanimously Approved: to appoint Jo Adair to the elective office of Village Trustee for a term ending with the next regular Village election, subject to the appointee meeting the qualifications set forth in Chapter II of the General Law Village Act; to appoint Lyle Ballard as President Pro-Tem for the Village of Armada, to a term ending November 25, 2024 (Ballard abstains); to appoint Steve Nikkel to the Construction Board of Appeals to term ending April 22, 2024, subject to the appointee meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 62.7 of the General Law Village Act, Act 3 of 1895; to appoint Robin Caruss to the Construction Board of Appeals to term ending April 22, 2024, subject to the appointee meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 62.7 of the General Law Village Act, Act 3 of 1895; to appoint Lyle Ballard to the Construction Board of Appeals to term ending April 22, 2024, subject to the appointee meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 62.7 of the General Law Village Act, Act 3 of 1895 (Ballard Abstains); to approve Quote #221298R from UIS-SCADA to perform Village Waterworks radio and telemetry operating checks and system maintenance at a total cost of $4,985.00 and allow the Water Commissioner to sign for the Village; to allow the DPW Supervisor to advertise the 1997 ODB Leaf Machine with Box for sale on Bid Corp with a starting bid of $10,000.00. Unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 p.m. A Complete text of minutes is available for public inspection at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours.
Michelle Poulos, MiPMC, CMMC
Armada Village Clerk
Publish: 5/3/23