Village of Laurium
Regular Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Present for Roll Call:
Bausano, Harrell, Junot, Lanctot, and Turner.
Absent: Rastello and
Zei.
Guests: Susan Harri,
Loretta Karvonen, Jon Koskiniemi, James Lemler, Joni Rozich, Edward Sever,
Edward M. Vertin, Jody Wetelainen, Daniel Zubiena.
The meeting was
called to order in the Village Council Chambers by President Harrell at 5:30PM.
A motion was made by
Bausano and seconded by Lanctot to approve the minutes of the November 11, 2003 regular council
meeting. Carried 5-0.
A motion was made by
Bausano and seconded by Junot to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2003 special council meeting. Carried 5-0.
A motion was made by
Junot and seconded by Bausano to approve payment of the merchandise accounts in the amount of $33,509.86 and approve the prepaid bills in the amount of
$44,620.13. Carried 5-0.
Finance: Sandra Poshak
is no longer eligible to serve as Deputy Treasurer. She moved outside of the village and therefore
no longer meets the qualification as a village resident. The state has not reached a decision yet as
to the amount of the cut in state shared revenue. They should have a decision by the end of the
week. A special meeting will be held on
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 3:00PM to discuss the budget.
Recreation:
Calumet Township will not be able to increase their annual donation this
year. Mention was made that not all of
the rentals at the arena are using their 1-½ hour time slot, just 1-hour of the
time. There are still a couple of open
times for rentals.
Public Safety – Police/Fire: Verification needs to be made to see if the FEMA Grant was
approved and if not, does it need to be approved by a certain deadline.
Streets/Equipment/Sanitation: DPW Group Leader Bruce Joosten is off sick until December
29, 2003 for a recurring back problem.
Adjustments have been made in the street department to reflect this
change.
Property/Building/Ordinance: Lanctot contacted Attorney Vairo regarding the Lyons
property on the 200 block of Hecla Street.
Vairo recommended following closely the City of Houghton’s ordinance for
dangerous buildings as a blueprint to use and adopt. If so, then the county prosecutor’s office could
get involved in enforcement which would also eliminate some of the cost to the
village. A board would need to be
maintained with engineers, village residents and council members. Vairo, Lanctot and Lyons will meet before the
next meeting about Mr. Lyon’s property. Inspections are difficult now with the
snow but a better fence needs to erected for security and liability purposes.
Beautification/Parks/Community Relations: No report.
New Business:
Helen Gorman submitted a letter of resignation as resident commissioner for the
Laurium Housing Commission. A letter of interest was received from Jerry
Ollanketo to serve as resident commissioner on the Laurium Housing
Commission. A motion was made by Bausano
and seconded by Junot to appoint Jerry Ollanketo as resident commissioner to
the Laurium Housing Commission. Carried
5-0. Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center is looking to refinance and the Laurium Hospital Finance Authority
needs to convene. This board was
established when KMMC built the doctor’s clinic to set up tax exempt financing. A motion was made by Bausano and seconded by
Lanctot to appoint
The meeting returned
from executive session at 6:30PM.
Present for Roll Call:
Bausano, Harrell, Junot, Lanctot, and Turner.
The meeting adjourned
at 6:31PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Patricia M. Golus,
Clerk
Village of Laurium