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November 14, 2018

November 14, 2018

Municipal Stability Board

November 14, 2018

Meeting Minutes 

  1. Call to Order
    1. Chairman Eric Scorsone called the meeting to order at 10:33 a.m.
  2. Roll Call
    1. Members Present: 3
      1. Eric Scorsone
      2. Daryl Delabbio
      3. Barry Howard
    2. Let the record show that 3 Board members eligible to vote were present. A quorum was present.
  3. Approval of Minutes
    1. Motion was made to approve the minutes regarding October 17, 2018 board meeting.
    2. Motion moved by D. Delabbio supported by B. Howard, the Board unanimously approved the October 17, 2018 meeting minutes. 3 ayes, 0 nays.
  4. Public Comment
    1. No public comment.
  5. Correspondence
    1. Determination of Noncompliance Draft Letter – Kevin Kubacki provided the Board with the letter and reviewed the intent of the letter with the Board.
    2. Approval of Extension Request Draft Letter – Kevin Kubacki provided the Board with the letter and reviewed the intent of the letter with the Board.
    3. Withdrawal Request
      1. Saline Area Fire Department Authority –The Board received the corrective action plan at last month’s meeting. The Fire Department subsequently requested a withdrawal of their corrective action plan and followed up with an extension request.
  6. New Business
    1. Approval of 2019 Meeting Schedule (Resolution 2018-15)
      1. Motion was made to approve the 2019 Meeting Schedule (Resolution 2018-15).
      2. Motion moved by B. Howard supported by D. Delabbio, the Board unanimously approved the 2019 Meeting Schedule. 3 ayes, 0 nays.
    2. Receipt of Corrective Action Plan Extension Requests
      1. Kevin Kubacki provided the Board with the following 22 Corrective Action Plan Extension Requests:
        1. Saline Area Fire Department
        2. City of New Baltimore
        3. City of Davison (2 systems)
        4. Village of Union City
        5. City of Riverview
        6. City of Woodhaven
        7. City of Essexville
        8. Village of Lexington
        9. Mount Clemens
        10. City of Montrose
        11. City of Hastings
        12. Saginaw Housing Commission (2 systems)
        13. City of Flint (2 systems)
        14. City of Battle Creek
        15. City of Oak Park (5 systems)
        16. City of Wayne (2 systems)
        17. City of Crystal Falls
        18. West Iron County Sewer Authority
        19. City of Benton Harbor
        20. Dearborn Heights
        21. Bruce Township
        22. City of Milan
      2. Motion was made to receive the 22 Local Units’ Corrective Action Plan Extension Requests.
      3. Motion moved by Daryl Delabbio and supported by Barry Howard, the Board unanimously received the Corrective Action Plan Extension Requests. 3 ayes. 0 nays.
    3. Receipt of Corrective Action Plans
      1. Kevin Kubacki provided the Board with the following 51 Local Units’ Corrective Action Plans:
        1. Ogemaw County Road Commission
        2. City of Grosse Pointe Woods
        3. Tawas Police Authority
        4. Capital Region Airport Authority
        5. St. Clair Shores (2 systems)
        6. Charter Township of Bloomfield
        7. Vicksburg District Library
        8. Traverse City Light and Power
        9. City of Allen Park
        10. City of Dowagiac
        11. City of Berkley
        12. City of Midland
        13. City of Saginaw (2 systems)
        14. 41 B District Court
        15. City of Southgate (2 systems)
        16. Village of Romeo
        17. Crawford County Road Commission
        18. City of Port Huron
        19. City of Marine City
        20. City of Trenton
        21. Grosse Pointe-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority
        22. City of Norway
        23. City of Eaton Rapids (2 systems)
        24. City of Sault Ste. Marie
        25. City of Norton Shores
        26. City of Bay City
        27. City of Burton
        28. City of Marshall
        29. City of Rockwood
        30. City of Gladstone
        31. City of Westland (2 systems)
        32. City of Romulus
        33. City of Dearborn
        34. Richfield Township
        35. City of Madison Heights (2 systems)
        36. City of Clawson
        37. Village of L’Anse
        38. City of Centerline (2 systems)
        39. City of Marysville
        40. City of Rogers City
        41. City of Pontiac
        42. City of Ironwood
        43. City of Iron Mountain (2 systems)
        44. City of Gibraltar
        45. City of Lansing (3 systems)
        46. Grosse Pointe Farms (2 systems)
        47. City of Hamtramck
        48. City of Jackson
        49. Hazel Park (2 systems)
        50. City of Flushing (2 systems)
        51. City of Manistique
      2. Motion was made to receive the 51 Local Units’ Corrective Action Plans.
      3. Motion moved by Daryl Delabbio, supported by Barry Howard, the Board unanimously received the Corrective Action Plans. 3 ayes. 0 nays.
    4. Approvals and Denials of Corrective Action Plans (Resolution 2018-16)
      1. Kevin Kubacki was asked to review the 17 Treasury recommendations for approval or denial of the Corrective Action Plans (Resolution 2018-16) with the Board. Mr. Kubacki highlighted the local units that Treasury felt partially met the Board’s criteria as well as one local unit that did not meet the Board’s criteria. Mr. Kubacki addressed questions from the Board.
      2. Bay Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2 systems) – Approved
      3. Beecher Metropolitan District – Approved
      4. Central Michigan Health Department – Approved
      5. City of East Lansing – Approved
      6. City of Eastpointe – Denied
      7. City of Escanaba – Approved
      8. Village of Farwell – Approved
      9. City of Fraser (2 systems) – Approved
      10. Gratiot County Road Commission – Approved
      11. Marquette Board of Light and Power – Approved
      12. City of Southfield (2 systems) – Approved
      13. City of St. Johns – Approved
      14. Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation – Approved
      15. Wexford County Road Commission – Approved
      16. A motion was made to approve Approvals and Denials of Corrective Action Plans (Resolution 2018-16).
      17. Motion made by Barry Howard, supported by Daryl Delabbio, the Board unanimously approved the Approvals and Denials of Corrective Action Plans (Resolution 2018-16). 3 ayes. 0 nays.
    5. Public Act 202 of 2017 Corrective Action Plan Noncompliance (Resolution 2018-17)
      1. Kevin Kubacki was asked to review the Public Act 202 of 2017 Corrective Action Plan Noncompliance (Resolution 2018-17). Local units who failed to submit a corrective action plan within the 180-day time limit per statue should be evaluated for non-compliance in accordance with the Act. If the resolution is approved, a letter will be issued to those local units that have not submitted and are not in compliance. Local units have 60 days to address noncompliance with the Act.
      2. Mr. Kubacki addressed questions the Board. A motion was made to approve Public Act 202 of 2017 Corrective Action Plan Noncompliance (Resolution 2018-17).
      3. Motion made by Daryl Delabbio, supported by Barry Howard, the Board unanimously approved the Public Act 202 of 2017 Corrective Action Plan Noncompliance (Resolution 2018-17). 3 ayes. 0 nays.
  7. Public Comment
    1. No public comment.
  8. Board Comment
    1. No Board comment.
  9. Next Meeting
    1. Next regular meeting will be on December 19, 2018 at 10:30am.
  10. Adjournment
    1. Motion made to adjourn. Motion moved by B. Howard, supported by D. Delabbio, the Board unanimously approved the motion to adjourn.
    2. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.