Village Council Work Session
October 18, 2004
Barber School Community Building
102 W. Exchange Street
Spring Lake, Michigan
7:00 P.M.
Work Session Discussion Items
Agenda Review
This is the opportunity to discuss any changes to the Agenda, which follows tonight, or to remove items from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Review of a Request from Spring Lake
Schools for Permission to Display Six Life Skills Banners on the Village's
Ornamental Light Poles Along M-104
The
Guidance Counselor at Jeffers School requested that the Village allow
installation of banners on six ornamental light poles. These banners
reflect school-wide themes this year.
A sample of one of
the banners is attached.
The messages
are: The message is Life Skills and specifically Tolerance;
Kindness & Caring; Respect; Responsibility; Honesty; & Perseverance.
The
alternatives are:
1. Do not permit these banners as it may set a precedent (at least
for other not-for-profit organizations);
2. Allow them at the entrance of Spring Lake at Fruitport Road
where the Village currently display banners; or
3. Allow them on the M-104 Bridge light poles where empty brackets
now exist.
If the
Council would like to proceed, I suggest that they be permitted for a three
month trial period initially. I
suggest that the applicant bear the out-of-pocket costs with in-kind
assistance from the Village.
Review of a Request to Consider Possible
Contracting with Spring Lake Township Regarding the Services of the Village
Manager
This matter came up
at the last Council meeting and was slated for discussion tonight.
Miscellaneous Announcements or Status Reports
o Joint Meeting with Planning Commission (November 8, 2004?)
o Design Adjustment on Wayfinding Signage (Better Knot)
o Rite Aid
o Lakeside Trail Gap Completion Engineer Selection
o Grand River Greenway and Harbor Steel Redevelopment Streetscape Engineer/Landscape Architect Selection Process
o Development Agreement with Oosting Construction
o Rental of Village Hall Space: $3/common area fee & $15/sf; negotiable?
Upcoming Agenda Items (Tentative)
November 1
Set a public hearing on Downtown zoning changes
November 15
Downtown Master Plan Zoning Changes
December 6
Public Dumpsters Behind Village Hall serving the former Rich's redevelopment and businesses on Savidge (permission to use Village property and build them)
December 20
TBD
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