7:30 P.M.
Barber School Meeting Room
I. Call to Order
II.
Pledge
of Allegiance
III.
Roll
Call
A.Present: Filber, Fischer, Hall, Holland, Keller,
Palma & VanStrate.
IV.
Reports and Statements of Citizens:
V.
Consent Agenda
A.Approved
the payment of the bills in the amount of $ .
B.Approved the
minutes of the September 8, 2004 regular council meeting and the September 20,
2004 special meeting.
C.Approved the
First Baptist Church of Spring Lake closing Meridian Street from Exchange to
Summit from September 29, 2004 to June 2005 on Wednesday nights from 4:30 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. This request was intended to prevent pedestrian street crossing
accidents during their Youth Group program.
D.Approved a low
bid from Gorno Ford of Woodhaven, Michigan in the amount of $24,720.00 for a
replacement one- ton truck with salts spreader. This item was budgeted for $40,000. Gorno Ford received the state low bid for this year.
E.
Set a public hearing on a Groundwater Use Ordinance for October 18, 2004 at
7:30 p.m. This ordinance is necessary
to ensure that the Burnside property will receive MDEQ permission to be sold
for redevelopment. Grand Haven and
Muskegon passed similar ordinances recently.
Passage of this ordinance also ensures that the Village will receive the
right to build Lakeside Trail over this incomplete section. See attached letter. Also attached is the Grand Haven ordinance
that Spring Lake’s will be modeled after.)
F.Consideration
of a Motion to Set a Public Hearing on the Proposed Spring Lake Village
Design Manual for October 18, 2004 at 7:30 PM, or shortly thereafter. (This Design Manual was
recommended by the CBDDA after review at two meetings. This goal is the CBDDA’s
highest priority in the Downtown Master Plan.
Copies of the Manual were previously delivered to Council and
will be made available to the public.
The Manual will apply to all of the community, but is only
mandatory in the Core Downtown and in planned developments.)
G.Consideration of
a Motion to Approve a Proclamation Naming October As Spinal Health Month and
Authorizing Village President Keller and the Village Clerk-Treasurer to
Execute. (This proclamation is requested by Westra Chiropractic in cooperation
with Michigan Chiropractic Society and Governor Granholm.)
VI.
Report By the Village Clerk
A. Consideration
of a Public Hearing to Consider Conceptual Approval of a Planned Unit
Development for Redstone Development (for the Property Commonly Known as 702 East
Savidge Street) in Four Distinct Phases, including a Report and Contract
Between the Village of Spring Lake and Redstone Development
Subject: The Planning Commission
unanimously approved this planned development Conceptual Plan on September 28,
2004. This conceptual approval is a
recommendation to Village Council. Four
subsequent phases will need Planning Commission site plan recommendations and
eventual Council approval at a later date.
Significant
public input was received on potential residential traffic on Lake Avenue,
including a petition. The Planning
Commission received this information and indicated a traffic analysis would be
required prior to site plan approval of this phase. Such analysis will build in potential traffic resulting from
nearby redevelopments.
The
decision then became one of whether to leave seven-acre area zoned industrial
or change it to residential or some other use in the long-term. The Commission opted to accept the
developer’s request to plan for residential.
Additional
requirements were added to the Report and Contract to show the location of
12-inch trees and provide signage elevations.
Further, Village staff requested the rights to share the private parking
for public purposes involving overflow from Central Park and that the design of
Rotary Drive not detract, and potentially compliment, the Central Park
entrance. The Planning Commission added
a provision requesting compliance with the Village’s Design Manual.
The
final subject of conversation tonight is whether the Village would be wise to
institute a maximum density into the Contract. Following last night’s meeting I
discussed this matter with Village staff and the Developer. I recommend that we include criteria from
the Village’s Master Plan in the Contract.
Medium density is defined in the Master Plan as “residential development
from 5 to 6.9 units per acre”.
The
condominium project just east of Tanglefoot Park is 24 units on 3 acres for a
density of 8 per acre. The new
condominium project next to Shell is 24 units on 7 acres for about 4 per
acre.
Recommendation: Following the public hearing, the Village Council may now consider a motion to approve the Planned Unit Development (for Redstone Development for the property commonly known as 702 East Savidge Street) in four distinct phases, including a Report and Contract Between the Village of Spring Lake and Redstone Development.
B. Consideration
of a Motion to Approve Text Changes to the Zoning Code for the Purpose of
Enabling Office Uses in the Public (P) Zones
Subject: This text change was on the Planning
Commission agenda for September 28th. Their recommendation is denial on a 7-1 vote. No public attended. The primary concerns voiced were 1) Whether
it is wise to sell Village property; 2) Whether this sale would generate the need
to add onto the Municipal Services garage;
3)Whether this text change would result in office uses in Church
buildings; and 4)Whether this change represented spot zoning similar to what
former Councils turned down on the Masonic Temple building.
I
responded that this property is surplus as far as the Village’s future intended
use and that an office is a higher and better use. Such an office would restore
this historic landmark and place it back on the tax rolls. The Municipal Services Garage already needs
an expansion which re-sale of this property would help pay for (along with
$100,000 leftover from the Village Hall project) on land currently owned. In regard to the “public zone containing
churches”, I said this was unusual and should be changed anyway with some of
our upcoming zoning ordinance changes.
The Village Attorney confirmed that the requested action was not spot
zoning.
The
Municipal Services Garage expansion is needed because the crew currently stores vehicles and equipment outside in the
storage yard. This equipment is
difficult to thaw out and use in the winter.
There is no minimally-heated storage space available to the Village; it
is expected some will be included in the expansion. With the new anticipated equipment (snow blower this winter and
leaf truck someday), we will additional indoor storage.
The
Council’s options are to:
1. Accept
the Planning Commission’s recommendation and deny this text change;
2. Request
Planning Commission consideration of an alternative approach to re-zone this
area to straight office; or
3. Approve
the text change due to the reasons given above.
If
not approved in some fashion, the Village will need to return the bidders
security deposit and budget for renovation of the building. These expenditures would likely come from
the expected TIF funds when TIF sunsets and would delay funding for street
reconstruction or bike path projects.
Recommendation: Following the public hearing, the Village Council may consider a motion to approve text changes to the Zoning Code for the purpose of enabling Office Uses in the Public (P) Zones.
VII.
Report by the Village Manager
A. Consideration
of a Motion to Approve a Three-year Chamber of Commerce Economic Development
Contract and Authorization to the Village President and Village Clerk-Treasurer
to Execute
Subject: This three-year contract would cost $2,595
from October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005 and $2,652.25 and $2,708.9 in successive years. The Chamber is instrumental in assisting the
Village. They helped conduct the
Village Hall rededication process, the West End Redevelopment project grants,
new Spring Lake Farm and Garden Market and the new grant for the “Village
Place” east side redevelopment. The
Chamber is also leading the harbor dredging solution process.
Recommendation: The Council may now
consider a
motion to approve a Three-year Chamber of Commerce Economic Development
Contract and authorize the Village President and Village Clerk-Treasurer to
execute the contract.
B. Consideration of a
Motion by the Village Council to Set Priorities for the Grand Haven Chamber in
the Next Year
Subject: Up to five priorities are requested. The following ones are suggested:
1.
Assist the
Village with paperwork associated with the CDBG grant for the “Village Place”
redevelopment;
2.
Assist with
redevelopment of the property bounded by Mill Point Park and Tanglefoot Park,
south of Exchange Street;
3.
Continue and
grow the Spring Lake Farm and Garden Market success;
4.
Support the Spring
Lake Heritage Festival Board in potential new programs/linkages.
5.
Assist in
recruiting medical offices to the Village;
6.
Assist in the
permanent solution the Harbor Dredge/permanent compost siting needs.
Recommendation: The Chamber staff is reviewing these priorities and, if
agreeable, they are recommended to the Village Council to approve.
C. Consideration
of A Motion to Approve Annual Priorities for the Village of Spring Lake Manager
Summary:
Attached is a list of priorities we ran out of time to discuss after our Annual
Tour on September 20, 2004.
The
completed projects can be removed and the active ones continued with, or
without, amendments.
Recommendation: The Village Council may now discuss the
attached priorities and consider any amendments.
VIII.
Reports by the Village Council:
IX.
Statements of Citizens:
X. Re-Convene the Work Session (if necessary)
XI.
Executive Session to Discuss Potential
Property Acquisition
XII.
Adjournment