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CITY OF MUSKEGON
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 @ 5:30 P.M.
MUSKEGON CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
933 TERRACE STREET, MUSKEGON, MI 49440
MINUTES
The Regular Commission Meeting of the City of Muskegon was held at City Hall,
933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 27,
2022, Vice Mayor Willie German, Jr., opened the meeting with prayer, after
which the Commission and public recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Present: Mayor Ken Johnson, Vice Mayor Willie German, Jr., Commissioners
Teresa Emory, Rebecca St.Clair, Rachel Gorman, Michael Ramsey, and Eric
Hood, Interim City Manager LeighAnn Mikesell, City Attorney John Schrier, and
Deputy City Clerk Kimberly Young.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: No public comments were received.
2022-85 CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of Minutes City Clerk
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: To approve the minutes of the August 23, 2022 Regular
Meeting and the August 31, 2022 Special Commission meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the minutes.
B. Getty Street Study Engineering Agreement Public Works
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Staff is requesting authorization to enter into an
agreement with the cities of Norton Shores and Muskegon Heights to share the
cost of the Getty Street Traffic Study.
Conversion of four-lane roads, such as Getty Street, to three-lane roads have
been proven to be safer and to provide better access or non-vehicular users
with little or no impact to travel times when properly studied and executed. Staff
feels that Getty Street could be a great candidate for this treatment, and has
worked with Norton Shores and Muskegon Heights to solicit a study to determine
if the project should move forward.
Presented to you tonight is a three-party shared engineering services agreement
with the cities of Norton Shores and Muskegon Heights. The agreement
designates our staff as the lead contacts for the project, designates Muskegon
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as the lead agency for payment, and requires Norton Shores and Muskegon
Heights to pay their portions to Muskegon based on the centerline miles of Getty
Street in each community. The agreement has been reviewed by the City
attorney, and has already been approved by the city commission of Norton
Shores and Muskegon Heights at prior meetings.
Award to the consultant helping with the traffic study was approved at the
August 9, 2022 Commission Meeting. The agreement presented tonight has a
lower cost to the City than the original request, due to how the cast sharing is
split among the three communities.
AMOUNT REQUESTED: N/A (Approved 8/9/22) AMOUNT BUDGETED: $50,000
FUND OR ACCOUNT: 202 (Major Streets)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To authorize staff to enter into an agreement with
the cities of Norton Shores and Muskegon Heights to share the cost of the Getty
Street Traffic Study.
C. 30” Water Main Meter Public Works/Water Filtration Plant
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: A water meter is needed on the new 30” water main
near the Water Filtration Plant. Prein & Newhof have provided an agreement for
engineering services for the design, bidding, and construction phases of this
project.
A 30” water main was recently constructed from the Water Filtration Plant to the
Muskegon Channel. While the primary purpose of this water main was to provide
a second connection to the Muskegon County Northside water system, it also
serves the City of Muskegon’s water system.
An existing water meter near the channel measures all water flow into the
Muskegon County Northside water system, but it does not capture any water
used between the channel and the Water Filtration Plan. Installing a water
meter near the Water Filtration Plant will measure all the water flowing through
this main, both to the Muskegon County Northside system and to the City.
Metering this water as it leaves the Water Filtration Plant is critical to overseeing
water plan operations, managing the water fund, and ensuring regulatory
compliance.
As part of the Water Filtration Plan’s Reliability Study, Prein & Newhof
investigated two options for metering this water. Because of Prien & Newhof’s
familiarity with this project from their work developing these two options, we did
not solicit proposals from other firms. The proposal includes engineering services
during the design, bidding, and construction phases of the water meter project.
The construction portion of the project will be posted for bids and presented to
the Commission for approval at a later date.
This project is a budgeted capital improvement project for FY 2022-23.
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AMOUNT REQUESTED: $41,000 AMOUNT BUDGETED: $150,000
FUND OR ACCOUNT: 591-901-801-092034
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To authorize staff to enter into an agreement with
Prein & Newhof for a not to exceed cost of $41,000.00 for engineering services
related to the installation of a water meter near the Water Filtration Plant.
D. Interim City Manager Stipend City Manager
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Extend stipend paid for the additional duties being
performed in the Interim City Manager role.
The $450 weekly salary stipend is set to expire on September 30, 2022. It is being
proposed to extend the stipend for a one month time period, ending October
29, 2022 to allow time for the new City Manager to get settled into the position
with the assistance of the Interim Manager. If the Interim Manager is selected,
the stipend will cease once a contract is negotiated and accepted by the City
Commission.
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $1,800 AMOUNT BUDGETED: Included in salary line
FUND OR ACCOUNT: 101-10172-5100
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the weekly stipend as presented.
Motion by Commissioner Ramsey, second by Commissioner Hood, to accept the
consent agenda as presented.
ROLL VOTE: Ayes: Ramsey, German, Gorman, Emory, St.Clair, Johnson, and
Hood
Nays: None
MOTION PASSES
NEW BUSINESS:
A. New City Manager Selection – Next Steps City Clerk
SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The City Commission has carried out several steps of
the hiring process for a new city manager and has narrowed the candidate
filed to two remaining candidates. The City Commission will discuss and decide
what the next steps are in the process. The City Commission will also select a
meeting date and time to continue the process.
The Commission discussed the next steps for City Manager interviews and will be
inviting the finalists to give a presentation regarding Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI), Community Engagement, and Environmental Sustainability and
how to keep these in mind while continuing Economic Development. There will
also be questions regarding community policing and public safety. Finalists
interviews will be conducted on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Public Comments were received.
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ADJOURNMENT: The City Commission meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kimberly Young - Deputy City Clerk
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