Flushing public meetings in 2020
15 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council will hold a telephonic meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions. They will consider several resolutions authorizing debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements, award a construction bid, and address other administrative items. The agenda includes consent items, a public hearing, and various reports and ordinances.
- Resolution 2020-12-14C: $3.25 million debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements
- Resolution 2020-12-14D: $2.037 million debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements
- Bid award to LD Docsa for $4,697,000 for wastewater treatment plant renovation
- Purchase of one 2021 Dodge AWD police vehicle for $27,654 via cooperative bid
- First reading of a Cost Recovery Ordinance
Flushing Planning Commission
The Flushing Planning Commission will meet via teleconference due to COVID-19 restrictions. The agenda includes approval of minutes, a public comment period, and discussion of a possible sign ordinance amendment related to a Supreme Court case. No major decisions or public hearings are listed.
- Approve 2021 Planning Commission meeting dates for publication
- Discuss possible sign ordinance amendment regarding Reed v. City of Gilbert
- Public comment period (5-minute limit per speaker)
East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority
The East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority is meeting by phone due to COVID-19 restrictions. The board will receive financial reports for the period ending June 30, 2020, and consider approving its 2021 meeting schedule. Public comments are limited to five minutes.
- Receive financial highlights, revenue/expenditure report, and balance sheet for period ending 06/30/2020
- Consider approval of proposed 2021 meeting schedule
- Telephonic meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions
Flushing City Council Special Meeting
The Flushing City Council is holding a special telephonic meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions. The main item is a report on the City Manager's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (S.W.O.T.) analysis. The meeting also includes public comment and standard procedural items.
- Consider the City Manager's S.W.O.T. Analysis
- Public comment period (5-minute limit per speaker)
- Telephonic meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council will hold a telephonic meeting to discuss a new sign ordinance and federal CDBG funding for the Flushing Area Senior Center. The body will also consider establishing a defined contribution pension plan for police officers and appointing committees to review the city charter and meeting rules.
- Public hearing on the use of 2022-2024 Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
- Consideration of a new sign ordinance consistent with Reed et al v Town of Gilbert, AZ
- Subrecipient agreements with Genesee County CDBG to fund improvements to the Flushing Area Senior Center
- Resolution to establish a Defined Contribution (DC) Plan for Command and Police Officers hired after July 1, 2020
- Authorization for $25,660 engineering design for North Parking Lot and Alley improvements by Rowe Professional Services
Flushing Planning Commission
The Flushing Planning Commission is meeting via teleconference due to COVID-19 restrictions. The agenda includes electing a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and a ZBA member, approving the March 2, 2020 minutes, and discussing a Master Plan Open House. Public comments are limited to five minutes.
- Election of officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, ZBA member
- Approval of March 2, 2020 Planning Commission minutes
- Discussion of Master Plan Open House
- Public comment period (5-minute limit per person)
- Meeting held via Zoom due to COVID-19 (Executive Order 2020-165)
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council is meeting telephonically due to COVID-19 restrictions. Key items include considering an additional $2.31M USDA loan for wastewater treatment plant improvements, terminating a professional services agreement with SAFEbuilt Michigan, and appointing a new building official. The council will also hold public comment, approve minutes and bills, and consider several other appointments and requests. A closed session is scheduled for collective bargaining and pending litigation strategy.
- Consider authorization to seek additional $2.31M USDA loan for wastewater treatment plant improvements
- Consider termination of professional services agreement with SAFEbuilt Michigan, LLC
- Consider appointment of Robert Kehoe as City Building Official
- Consider request for 'We Back the Badge' march and rally on August 27, 2020
- Authorize professional service agreement with Rowe Professional Services for downtown parking lot design
Flushing City Council Special Meeting
The Flushing City Council held a public hearing on the 2020/2021 fiscal year garbage assessment and then adopted Resolution 2020-06-24 to set the garbage rates for that fiscal year. The council also re-enacted the June 8, 2020 vote to go into closed session due to a technological disruption of the Zoom meeting. No other substantive decisions were recorded.
- Adopted Resolution 2020-06-24 to adopt FY 2020/2021 garbage rates
- Re-enacted June 8, 2020 vote to go into closed session due to Zoom disruption
Flushing City Council Special Meeting
The Flushing City Council is holding a telephonic special meeting to address pandemic-related administrative and legal matters. The body will consider hiring Clarence Goodlein as Interim City Manager and adding him as a bank signatory. Additionally, the Council will vote on ordinances to temporarily suspend penalties for unpaid water bills and violations of the grass and weed ordinance.
- Consider employment agreement with Clarence Goodlein as Interim City Manager
- Request to add Clarence Goodlein as a signatory to Chase Bank
- Ordinance to temporarily repeal Chapter 53 (water bill interest and penalties)
- Ordinance to temporarily repeal Chapter 96 (grass and noxious weed ordinance)
- Hazard pay request for the Police Department
Flushing City Council Workship
The Flushing City Council met via telephonic conference on April 29, 2020, to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. The primary agenda item was a budget workshop focused on the 2020/2021 Budget Overview. No final budget decisions or votes were recorded in this agenda; the session was a working session to review the proposed figures.
- Review of 2020/2021 Budget Overview
- Discussion of 2020/2021 Budget by Department and Account
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council is meeting telephonically due to COVID-19 restrictions. The main business is a budget workshop covering the FY20-21 budget overview and a water/sewer rate discussion. The meeting also includes public comment, but no votes are listed on the agenda.
- FY20-21 Budget Document and Summary Memo attached
- Water/Sewer Rate Discussion with PowerPoint presentation
- Telephonic meeting per Executive Order 2020-48
- Public comment limited to 5 minutes per person
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council will hold a telephonic meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions. They will consider a hazard pay request from the Police Officers Labor Council, award a bid for the Seymour Road paving project, and engage a loan facilitation agent for a USDA bond. They will also vote on ordinances to temporarily suspend water bill penalties and the grass/weed ordinance, and discuss participation in the Genesee County CDBG program.
- Hazard pay request from Police Officers Labor Council
- Seymour Road paving project bid award
- USDA Loan Facilitation Agent engagement
- Ordinance to temporarily repeal Chapter 53 (water bill interest and penalties)
- Ordinance to temporarily repeal Chapter 96 (grass and noxious weed ordinance)
East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority
The East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority will hold a regular meeting with routine items including approval of minutes and expenses, a public comment period, and a resignation letter from Greg Bois. New business includes electing a chair and vice chair and adopting the 2020 meeting schedule, with two informational meetings required under PA 57 of 2018.
- Election of Chair and Vice Chair
- Resignation letter from Greg Bois
- Approval of November 18, 2019 meeting minutes
- Expense report as of February 29, 2020
- 2020 meeting schedule with two informational meetings per PA 57 of 2018
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council is meeting to handle routine business, including approving minutes and bills, and to discuss several community requests. Key items include a recommendation from the Neighborhood Improvement Authority, a request to dissolve that authority, and a dangerous building decision for 1570 Flushing Road. The council will also enter closed session for collective bargaining negotiations.
- Consideration of Neighborhood Improvement Authority recommendation and possible dissolution
- Dangerous building hearing decision extension for 1570 Flushing Road
- FY20 MDOT Safety Grant cancellation (Job Number 207459)
- Requests for street solicitation by Band Boosters and park use by Rotary Club and Women's Club
- Closed session for collective bargaining negotiations
Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a use variance allowing Sigma Nu Fraternity to use 1570 Flushing Road as a fraternity house in a single-family residential zone, citing hardship from fire damage and the property's history. The board also tabled an interpretation request for nonconforming use sections, then later removed it from the table and postponed it indefinitely. A condition was added requiring the dumpster enclosure to be screened with vegetation.
- Approved use variance for 1570 Flushing Road as fraternity house (5-0)
- Added condition: dumpster enclosure screened with vegetation (5-0)
- Tabled interpretation of Sections 153.1004/153.1005 (5-0)
- Removed interpretation item from table and postponed indefinitely (5-0)
- Approved minutes from April 22, 2019 meeting (5-0)