Present: Cassar, Dzenko, Etter, Lorenz, Zubrzycki Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Martin, Clerk Dryden and Attorney Schultz

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1 A Regular Meeting of the Sylvan Lake City Council was held on Tuesday, opening at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Lorenz presided over the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Cassar, Dzenko, Etter, Lorenz, Zubrzycki Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Martin, Clerk Dryden and Attorney Schultz APPROVAL OF AGENDA Moved by Cassar, seconded Etter, to approve the City Council Agenda for, as submitted. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Dzenko, seconded Cassar, to approve the following items on the consent agenda as submitted. A. June 13, 2018, Regular Meeting and June 26, 2018 Study Session Minutes B. Disbursement Report, Payroll check # s , DD , EFT , STUB93-STUB95; and A/P check # s , EFT , , ACH , ACH ; TOTALING: $358, C. Acceptance of Public Works, Police and City Attorney Reports for June 2018 COMMITTEE REPORTS There were no reports. BRIEF PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mayor Lorenz opened the meeting to the public. 1

2 Joyce DeVries shared she has two big dogs and last week the city sent out an with the rules of dogs swimming and where they allowed only at the boat ramp or the canal. She knows a play area and a dog park has been discussed but turned down. She wanted to know what she could do to change the rules. Lorenz informed her she could start a petition to get support for whatever it is she is looking for. The City Manager provided examples of what the petition could state and asked her to give him a call. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Martin reported City Hall continues to be very busy. He mentioned last month, the building department is much more busy than normal. City Hall has had 18 approved zoning permits in a month and with that are many reviews, requests for information, and inspections. We also have to tell people they can t do what they want which is not always pleasant. A reminder that a zoning approval can take up to two weeks depending on what else is going on in City Hall and how complex the project is. It is also very important to provide all of the required information, plans, drawings, etc., when making application. Not having everything means you have to be contacted, wait for the information to be provided and then start the process over again. The annual Fire Works were fantastic again this year. A big thank you to the Oakland County Boat Club for all of the work that goes into this. He also thanked the Police Officers and Reserve Officers that come in for the night. They only had 9 officers total on duty this year, one called in sick. The crowd was very well behaved. They towed the average number of cars, around 10. Martin thanked Ed and Kathy Robbins for heading up the No Parking Sign removal group. He thinks there were a half-dozen or so volunteers that took down most of the temporary No Parking Signs. Then there were those that helped clean up the parks on July 4 th and Bryan from the DPW that came in that morning. The Annual Family Fun Day hosted by the Police Department was also a big hit as usual. Unfortunately, it was during the little heat wave. With a 100 degree plus heat index, it was too hot to spend much time outside. But there were still a lot of people that came out, they just didn t stay long. Right now there is part one of the Boater Safety Course hosted by the OCBC and shared with Sylvan Lake and being held by the Coast Guard Auxilliary. Tonight, the class is at the Boat Club and Thursday it will be here at the Community Center. The Primary Election is August 7 here at the Community Center. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It s too late to register for that election, so if you haven t registered make sure you do by October 9 to be able to vote in the November 6 th election. The annual Ice Cream Social will be August 16 from 6-8 p.m. here at the Community Center. This, along with the Memorial Day Parade and Fireworks are the three largest and longest events in Sylvan Lake. Watch for newsbytes for more information and how you can help. 2

3 Tax Bills were mailed the 1 st of July. If you haven t received it, please call City Hall. We generally don t have a City Council study session in July. A request came in to rent the Community Center the day it was scheduled for, which would have been next Tuesday. Martin allowed it to be rented. If council feels a study session is needed prior to the August meeting, one can be scheduled at everybody s convenience. The seawall is just about done. They went back and fixed up some areas on Lakeview and installed egg rock behind the boulders for stability They are almost done installing the wall at the end of Pontiac Drive. Martin thinks it looks excellent so far. He also has a quote to install a vinyl wall to replace the eroding steel wall on Ferndale. He will forward that to council and we can discuss it at the next meeting. This has not been the best year for Park Rangers and we are aware of that. We are looking for another one or two to finish the season. Being the end of the fiscal year, City Hall is gearing up for the annual audit. Dennise has been very busy with year-end financials and programs in addition to our regular work. We are well into our Water Asset Management Plan and General Plan. We will be working with the Engineers on that for the next several months. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Etter had residents come to him about bocce people attaching things to the newly remodeled outer building. He provided examples. This is the first Martin has heard about this, but he will look at it. Etter feels positive they can work out something for dog owners. Cassar welcomed everyone. Dzenko asked if the Sylvan-Otter group sent out donation letters for maintaining the lake. Cassar doesn t believe they have sent them yet. Dzenko expressed the fireworks were spectacular. Zubrzycki agreed the fireworks were great. He thanked Martin and the Police Department for doing a great job. Lorenz thanked OCBC and everyone who helped and those who helped fund them. He would also like to discuss a better area for dogs to swim. 3

4 ACTION ITEMS a. Oakland County Hazardous Mitigation Plan R Martin explained a hazard mitigation plan is done every five years. Oakland County and local jurisdictions have been working on this plan for the last year. Martin read the resolution. Zubrzycki asked what would residents see, as it pertains to Sylvan Lake? Martin stated this is for if something happens in our city, what do we do. It could be excessive heat/cold, ice, power outages, flooding, tornado and what happens and how city hall will handle it with other jurisdictions. Lorenz noted West Bloomfield Fire Department has a HazMat Truck. Moved by Dzenko, seconded Etter, to approve the resolution adopting the Oakland County Hazardous Mitigation Plan. Yes: Dzenko, Etter, Lorenz, Zubrzycki, Cassar RESOLUTION ADOPTED b. Purchase of New Patrol Vehicle P Martin provided comparisons for two vehicles, a Tahoe and Explorer. He recommended the Explorer. This vehicle will replace the 2011 Tahoe. Lorenz asked how many miles are on the current Tahoe and what is the plan for that vehicle. Martin estimated 90,000 miles and stated he will sell one or two of the 2011 Tahoes. Jim Smith asked what color the new vehicle will be because it is hard to recognize as police vehicle and not just another big SUV. Martin stated it will be black, but they added better graphics and overhead lights to the other vehicles to make easier to recognize, which the new vehicle will also have. Moved by Dzenko, seconded Cassar, to approve the purchase of a Ford Explorer Police vehicle at a cost not to exceed $29,000. Yes: Etter, Lorenz, Zubrzycki, Cassar, Dzenko MOTION CARRED E

5 c. Millage Proposal for November Ballot Attorney Schultz explained this resolution and ballot language has been discussed with the Assistant Attorney General and they are generally ok with it. The resolution explains currently the city levies two separate millages that were approved by the voters. The 2 mills for general operating and 5 mills for public safety. Both were limited to 10 years. One expires in 2019 and the second one expires in Council would like to renew the millages for 10 years and combine them into one. Schultz stated there are two proposals for Council to choose from. The first proposal repeals the two separate millages and combines them into 7 mills solely for public safety. The alternative proposal repeals the two millages and combines them into 7 mills and dedicates 2 mills to general operating and 5 mills to public safety. Council agreed to review the proposals and approve one at the August meeting. NON-ACTION ITEMS a. Security for Ferndale Park, Restroom and Boat Launch b. Seawall Replacing Sections on Ferndale ADJOURNMENT Moved by Dzenko, seconded Etter, to adjourn the regular City Council Meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m. Dennise Dryden, City Clerk 5