VILLAGE OF FAIRGROVE

TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Synopsis of a Regular Meeting

Held on April 2, 2018

at 6:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER

A meeting of the Village of Fairgrove Board was called to order by President Wassa at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, in the Fairgrove Village Hall, 5005 W. Center St. Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan.

Roll Call

            Present Cathy Phelps, Troy McIntosh, Doug Stevens, and Tom Wassa

Motion #1. Motion by C. Phelps, supported by D. Stevens, to approve the agenda.  Motion carried (4-0).

Motion #2. Motion by C. Phelps, supported by D. Stevens, to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2018 meeting. Motion carried (4-0).  

Motion #3. Motion by C. Phelps, supported by D. Stevens, to approve the minutes of the March 26, 2018 budget meeting. Motion carried (4-0).

PUBLIC AND BOARD COMMENTS

The public discussed blight issues and roaming pets.

FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT

Chief Young updated the board on fire runs (6) for the month of March 2018 and put the fire run report on file.

Tornado Warning Testing will commence this month and will continue each month afterwards on the first Wednesday of each month at 1000 AM.  The test will continue until October.

Motion #4. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to approve the Chief’s registration for the 2019 Instructor conference and hotel expenditure for the 2018 conference.   (4-0)

Motion #5. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to authorize use of the fire hall for a Mother’s Day pancake breakfast and flower sale on May 12, 2018.  (4-0)

Motion #6. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to preapprove potential fireman candidate Ryly Coleman.  (4-0)

DPW REPORT

Motion #7. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to authorize the clerk to set a date and schedule Kappen for brush and leaf pick-up.  (4-0). The date for Brush and leaf pick up has not been confirmed but it has been planned for the last week in April.

Motion #8. Motion by C. Phelps. Seconded by T. McIntosh to purchase and install a new pump for the Shreeves Rd. lift station in the amount of $13,123. (RC 4-0)

Motion #9. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to test, evaluate, and reconfigure the Circle and Main St lift stations as proposed by Hydrodynamics for an estimated amount of $17,300 and evaluate and potentially replace the check values and pipes during installation.  (RC 4-0)

CLERK REPORT -none

OLD BUSINESS

Motion #10. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to approve the bid by Nicol & Sons for the McLuney Street project and include the middle manhole by not include the individual house connections. (RC 4-0)

NEW BUSINESS

Motion #11. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to accept the bid by Great Lakes Land Management for village lawn service for the year 2018/2019. (RC 4-0 )

Motion #12. Motion by C. Phelps, Seconded by T. McIntosh to appoint Kristin Nelson the Village Council  (RC 4-0)

Motion #13. Motion by D. Stevens. Seconded by T. McIntosh to approve expenses in the amount of  $45,117.58.  (RC 5-0). 

ADJOURNMENT

Motion #14. Motion by T. McIntosh. Seconded by D. Stevens to adjourn.  (5-0). 

Meeting adjourned at 8:08 PM.

H. Stark