001[Music] call this meeting to order. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance and the invocation following. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Dear God, please bless our elected officials. Grant them the wisdom to know and the courage to do what is right for all citizens. Amen. >> Amen. >> Roll call, please. >> Alan here. Leaffor, >> Mr. Ravich >> here, >> Ricks >> here, >> Schultz >> here, >> Warren >> here, >> Yelanich >> here. >> Motion to excuse councelor Lefor uh from tonight's meeting with uh uh business. Was it uh out of town? >> Out of town for work. Yes. Yeah. >> Motion >> support made in support.
002Any discussion on that? >> All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Approval of minutes for the regular city council meeting of August 18th. Is there a motion? >> I'll make the motion. >> Support. >> Motion been made and supported. Any discussion on those minutes? >> Being not. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Move on to audience comments on any non-aggenda items. I think you're all on the agenda tonight. So we will move on. >> Adoption of the agenda. Mr. City Manager. Any changes? >> No changes. City Council any changes a motion is in order for approval of the agenda as presented. >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion been made in support. Any discussion? >> Being not. All in
003favor of motion say I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. We move on to the consent agenda. Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Support. >> Motion made and supported. There's no discussion on the consent agenda motion according to our rules. All in favor say I. I >> against motion does pass. That brings us into items for consideration which we have six this evening. The first one being consideration of special event request rags cemetery walk. Mr. C manager. >> Council is scheduled to consider a request from the Richmond Area Historical and Genealological Society to host its 8th annual living history cemetery walk in the city of Richmond Cemetery on Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Sunday, September 28th being reserved
004as a rain date. Uh and the uh they are also requesting the placement of an across the road banner from Monday, September 15th through uh Sunday, September 28th. Uh this is a fundraiser for Rags and uh council has approved this in previous years. >> Thank you. Is there a motion before discussion? I'll make a motion to approve the request from Rags to conduct a cemetery walk in the city of Richmond Cemetery on Saturday, September 27th, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the use of the chapel for registration and direct the city clerk to apply to MDOT for the placement of an across the road banner from Monday, September 15th, 2015, 2025 through Sunday, September 28th, 2025. >> Support Mayday in support. Any discussion on this item? going on for a number of years
005now. Anything from the audience on this? Back to the table. >> All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. We move on. Item number two, consideration of special event request Richmond Plaza condominium development. Mr. City Manager. Council is scheduled to consider approving the condominium site plan review for the Richmond Plaza condominium devel development, which is an 18 lot commercial condominium development on 21.656 acres of property located adjacent to the east side of Main Street between Mountainville Lane and Lake Angela Drive, commonly known as the TSC Plaza. Uh commercial condominiums are fairly common. Uh many shopping malls are uh are commercial condominiums in which the individual retailer and office spaces are owned by the businesses that occupy them while the common areas of of the development are
006uh collectively owned by all the businesses uh that own the individual spaces. Uh this has been in front of our planning commission uh twice I believe in July and a uh August. Um they did uh during their discussions uh review kind of the pedestrian walkability of the site. Uh there is a condition uh on your motion tonight that uh at the point where they do go to develop the outlots uh that they would also uh place uh sidewalks uh along the front of the the development. Um but that would be triggered by the outlots going in. Uh there's four uh outlots shown. Uh there are not any pending uh developments for for those, but they're just being there for reserve for for future. Um the uh city planner is here if you have questions along
007with the uh applicant. Uh so our recommendation is for approval. Thank you. Anything to add to that at this point? >> Um nope. Um, I believe the planning commission uh went through as well as they could and it's pretty cut and dry as far as a condominium development. >> Definitely. And I would sorry just to add uh since the plan commission reviewed it the second time, we did get updated documents from from the applicant that uh cleared up some grammatical errors and added one of the uh uh attachments. >> Okay. Would you like to speak to this any of you? >> Very briefly. >> Yes. Please state your name and address who you represent. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. John Edy. I'm the attorney for the applicant. address is 48991 Jefferson Avenue, Chesterfield, Michigan. Uh,
008as stated, this is simply a conversion of what's already there. There's really no development. It's essentially a paper transaction tomorrow. Whether you approve this or deny it, it's going to be this run the same. It's going to be the same uh development. There are four proposed lots. Uh there are no plans to build on them now, but they are available for purchase uh in the future, but that would be the same as if it was a condominium or if it was as it's currently developed. If anybody has any questions, I'd be happy to answer or otherwise we ask you to approve. Thank you. >> If you could hang on a second. Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the condominium site plan review for the Richmond Plaza condominium development consisting of
00918 lots on 21.656 acres of property located adjacent to the east side of Main Street between Muttonville Lane and Lake Angela Drive. subject to the following condition. One condition, sidewalks and pedestrian access shall be provided from the terminus at the northern party, I'm sorry, northern property boundary to the entire commercial center when an out lot shall be developed within the Richmond Plaza condominium development during the site plan review process at the planning commission. Support discussion and if you have any questions, you can direct them to the gentleman at the podium. I can tell you the uh as as presented by the administration uh planning commission did go through this uh the first time as conceptual the second time is it's looking really good and uh we it all the questions were addressed and um the
010only concern uh that came out of this was you know eventually sidewalks where you know we've talked about it for years uh to have sidewalks along Main Street on that side also And uh it was the feeling that if uh those outlots are developed, then there should be probably a lot more pedestrian traffic out there. That's the time to do it. Anything else? We're good. >> Thanks so much. >> Thank you. Do you have anything to say? Anybody from the audience have comments on this? >> Back to the table. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Thank you. Item number three, consideration of special event request Richmond Moose Lodge Toy Run. Mr. City Manager >> Council scheduled to consider a request, a special event request
011from the Richmond Moose Lodge and Michigan Dressers Motorcycle Club to conduct the 38th annual uh toy run for kids on Grand Trunk between Maine and Howard on Sunday, October 5th. Uh the ride ride will begin and end on Grand Trunk. Uh the motorcycle club will also be utilizing the Moose Lodge for the event. This is the sixth year that uh they've worked here and uh held the event in Richmond. Uh in the past uh they have also had a small banner uh that goes out uh at Main Street uh on Grand Trunk and the applicants are here if you have any questions. >> Anything you'd like to bring up at this time? >> Very good. Uh we have a motion before discussion. I'll make a motion to approve the special event request from the Richmond
012Moose Lodge and Michigan Dresser Motorcycle Club to conduct their 38th annual toy run for kids, including the closure of Grand Trunk Avenue from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5th, 2020. >> Shouldn't that be 2025? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Typo. and they use the grand trunk from the moose lodge to shepherds for the reception following >> support. Motion made and supported. Any discussion on this item? That's what's happened in the past. It's always been conducted very well. Any any comments from the public? You guys are the only ones left. >> Back to the table. All in favor of the motion signify by say I. >> I. >> Motion does pass. We have a second motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve the banner request for a small banner promoting the Richmond
013Moose Lodge and Michigan Dresser Motorcycle Club 38 38th annual toy run for kids to be placed in the grass area near Grand Truck and M19 beginning on Friday, September 19th, 2025. >> Support motion made and support. Any discussion on this item? We've done that for a few years now, I believe. get the word out. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Hope you have good weather. >> Hate when it rains riding a motorcycle. >> All right. Uh, we have item number five is consideration of special event request. Richmond Oh, I went ahead of myself. Item number four is consideration of special event request. Richmond Moose Lodge trunk or treat. Mr. City Manager, >> council is scheduled to consider a special event request from the
014Richmond Moose Lodge to hold a trunk or treat event on Grand Trunk Avenue on Saturday, October 25th from 11 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The organizers h have asked permission to close off a portion of Grand Trunk in front of the Richmond News Lodge through Lane Street uh for the event from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to allow setup and tear down. Uh this is going on at the same time that there's a uh trunk or treat event at Backyard Living uh that's on private property there. Uh but uh they're asking to close a portion of the public street. >> Thank you. Would you like to address this at all? >> Hi, I'm Tammy Mscom. I'm the president of the Richmond Moose Lodge located at 68230 Grand Trunk Avenue in fabulous Richmond. Our um trunk or
015treat is in working in conjunction with Backyard Living. We've already um made a donation to use one of their sheds to pass candy out there. But we're doubling up and taking advantage of their popularity to get some kids to come across um as well. All they got to do is come up the sidewalk and down. But I just want to make sure it's safe. We also are very conscientious of our neighbors that um live in the apartment building next to us. We would not compromise their parking spaces. We'll probably only have about 10 or 12 cars and we'll make sure that we're not interfering with Mrs. Shepard's business. Um the um vinyl works next to us, they are closed that day, so we will not be interfering with their business or their customers as well.
016>> Good. Very good. I'm >> excited about it. Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the special event request from Richmond Moose Lodge to hold a trunk or tree event on Grand Trunk Avenue on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, 11:00 a.m. until 2 p.m. and also allowing the closure of a portion of Grand Trunk Avenue in front of the Richmond Moose Lodge through Lane Street from 10:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. >> Support made and supported. Discussion. Um, I don't know if you have a background brief. Um, the only concern that we had, uh, whoever, uh, John talked to, I think it was the person that, uh, petitioned this, maybe, um, you know, the city has had a longtime tradition with our own trunk and treat. And um it's one thing to have
017your own members, but there possibly an indication that if businesses, other businesses or other clubs would want to join in with the moose, we feel that that could hurt us uh the following week because you know how you guys have always participated in our trunk and tree. You know how expensive it is. Yep. uh to go after the businesses especially and and the groups that especially are participating that following Friday after your Saturday event. We are afraid we could lose some um to that. So is it the intention of staying with your members or is it going to be open to >> we would we had anticipated sharing the foot traffic with the folks that were participating at the backyard. um living. >> So yes, our own members as as well, but if we were
018setting it all up, we were we were participating with backyard living as it at first. Yeah. And then, you know, somebody had the great idea that well, we could bring our own all our because we're all old now. We all have grandkids now. They're old enough to go trick-or-treating. >> And um we were we probably have 30 of those all by ourselves. Um, our kids are all too big to play with anything we got going on at the moose lodge other than the uh frosty cold ones that are available. But, um, the, uh, idea was to share in with Backyard Living, participate with them. They've been most gracious in participating in our projects, our fundraisers, our golf outings. They're super nice people and we thought we we just like to do some business with the
019nice people. So, >> no, that's great. But I also understand it infringing on a project that's already in place. But um if if you need candy donations, we've got more than what we know what to do with. Even with the reserve we have for when we pass candy out at the firehouse. >> We got a lot a lot. So good. >> If you tell me where that donation needs to be dropped, I'll make sure it gets there. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was our only concern uh that was brought up. Um, we like to keep our traditions alive also, you know, but we also like our organizations like the Moose uh to continue to do things in our community too, like events like this, too. So, no, we appreciate what you guys do. No doubt about
020that. >> Anything else? >> All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. Against. >> Motion does pass. >> Hope for good weather. Item number five is consideration of special event request, Richmond High School homecoming parade. Mr. City Manager, >> uh the uh high school dean of students, Becky Borwick and uh Aria Spencer, the new student council adviser, contacted the city clerk with the request to hold the uh high school homecoming parade on Main Street. Uh the parade is scheduled for Friday, September 26th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The parade will line up at Festival Drive and continue on to Washington Street to Maine and travel south on Maine to Division where it will head towards the high school parking lot. Uh this is an ongoing uh request we receive every year from
021the school. >> Thank you. Is there a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the request from the Richmond High School to conduct the annual homecoming parade and direct the city clerk to apply to MDOT for permission to close M19 from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025 to conduct the annual homecoming parade. >> Support motion made and supported. Is there any discussion on this? Anything from comments from the crowd? Back to the table. >> All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. We wish the Blue Devils good luck on their homecoming. Item number six, consideration of establishing quarterly meeting date. Mr. City Manager. Council is being asked to schedule its next quarterly roundtable meeting. The roundt meetings provide an opportunity for the council
022to discuss specific areas of concern and detail in a workshop format without taking formal action on those matters. Uh then they are normally scheduled for the months of January, April, July, and October. Council often schedules the quarterly the same night as a regular meeting. Uh the two meetings in October are October 6th and October 20th. >> Thank you. Uh would council like to drop our rules and have conversation first on this >> consensus. >> Okay. Um I was talking to John uh earlier today. The sixth might be a little early uh in the month. Is would the 20th work? >> Yep. >> John, the 20th would be a good thing. >> Okay. All right. Uh and do we want to do it again at 5:30? >> Is that going to work for everybody? >> Yes.
023>> Mean there are some job changes here. Okay. All right. Does somebody want to make that motion? >> I'll make a motion to schedule the special quarterly roundt meeting of the city council on Monday, October 20th, 2025 at city hall beginning at 5:30 p.m. >> motion been made and supported. Any further discussion on this item? >> Be not. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. We move on to miscell miscellaneous matters from the city manager. I'm tongue tied tonight. >> Uh today the uh recreation director, rec programmer uh Jim Gatsinger and myself uh met with the owner of the company redoing uh the odd floors. Uh did a walkthrough. The project looks great. Uh but the owner uh wasn't satisfied with the final outcome of
024the finish. Uh so there was a light sanding today and tomorrow. Uh and then they'll do one more coat of uh sealant on top. So unfortunately uh the project is essentially done. They're just trying to get that top finish to look great. >> Very good. Uh moving on. Council comments. Michael. >> Uh nothing tonight. Thank you, >> Jimmy. >> Good luck to the good old days. >> It's going to be nice. Going to be cool, but it's going to be great for the people walking. So >> yeah, let's hope for good weather here. >> Nothing tonight. Thank you, >> John. Nothing really, Nick. >> All set. >> Um, just like to thank everybody, John, uh, your staff and and and DPW especially, uh, helping us out where we can't help ourselves on the committee uh,
025with uh, uh, their knowledge. That definitely makes it so much easier for us. But again, we appreciate uh, the good old days committee appreciates everything that the city does to help the committee uh, get ready for this uh, festival. Thank you. >> And we are ready. So, Everybody's moving in as we talk right now and uh we should be ready for the Thursday's opening. Um I think that's it. We go to the calendar today being Tuesday the 2nd. Uh of course we have the good old days uh starts on Thursday the 4th and runs through Sunday. We have a library board meeting on the 8th at 5:30 at the library. The 11th there will be a planning commission meeting at 7:00 right here at city hall. and the 15th will be the next regular city
026council meeting right here at 7:00. Um, is there anything else that we need to put on the calendar at this time? No. Moving on. Is there any other business to the city council at this time? If not, adjournment would be in order. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Support. >> Motion been made and support. There's no discussion on the motion. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Thanks for being with us. [Music]