Introduction:
Links to the video recording and the council packet are at the bottom of this post. Please note any errors or omissions in the comments. Anything noted in brackets was inserted by Clarkston Sunshine.
Agenda Item #1, Call to Order (video time mark 0:00:00):
Sue Wylie said okay, it’s 7:00, I’m calling the meeting to order.
Agenda Item #2, Pledge of Allegiance (video time mark 0:00:04):
Wylie said and if everybody would please rise, we will say the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Pledge said.)
Agenda Item #3, Roll Call (video time mark 0:00:24):
Wylie said next item on the agenda, number three, is a roll call. (To Angela Guillen), Wylie said if you would take the roll call, please.
Sue Wylie, Laura Rodgers, Al Avery, Gary Casey, Erica Jones, and Ted Quisenberry were present.
Amanda Forte was absent.
Wylie thanked Guillen.
Agenda Item #4, Approval of Agenda – Motion (video time mark 0:00:39):
Wylie said Item #4 is approval of the agenda. I need a motion to approve the agenda as it’s presented.
Motion by Jones; second Rodgers.
Wylie said any discussion.
No discussion.
Motion to approve the agenda passed by unanimous voice vote.
Wylie said the agenda is approved as it’s presented.
Agenda Item #5, Public Comments (video time mark 0:01:02):
[Though public comments can sometimes irritate the city council, there is value to both the council and the public in hearing them. While they can’t eliminate public comments entirely without violating the Open Meetings Act, your city council has occasionally decided not to acknowledge public comments during a city council meeting unless the person submitting the comments also appears at the meeting (in-person or electronically) to personally read them. In the past, members of the public have been cut off for exceeding the city council’s arbitrary three-minute time limit (it’s arbitrary because no time limits are required by the Open Meetings Act).
If your public comments were submitted to the council but not read, or if you tried to make public comments but your comments were cut short, please email them to clarkstonsunshine@gmail.com and I will include them in my informal meeting summaries either under public comments or under the specific agenda item that you want to speak to.]
(Wylie read the rules for public comments.)
Wylie said does anybody have any public comments? Okay. Well, somebody on council might. Item #6. There is no public comments.
Agenda Item #6 – FYI: (video time mark 0:01:33):
Item #6a – Clarkston Community Awards (page 3/23 of the council packet)
Wylie said Item #6, FYI, is Clarkston Community Awards. And the Clarkston, and I’m on the committee for the Clarkston Community Awards. The – it’s a very worthwhile organization if you’ve never been involved with it. It’s really interesting to see all the different things people within the community, both Clarkston and Independence and I think even Springfield, how they contribute to the community. There is a awards breakfast. It is Wednesday May 13th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. It’s at the Clarkston Community Church on Clarkston Road, right at the big bend. One of the things that’s very important for this to take place is we need nominations. Nominations are due March 20th, and they can be submitted to www.clarkston.org, which is the Chamber of Commerce. They take care of a lot of business for this. And there’s Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Youth of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Adult Youth Volunteer, Community Beautification, Community Enhancement, Community Collaboration. We’ve had many people from the city who have been nominated and actually won this award. So, it’s worthy. If you think somebody has done something standout to help the community, it’s worth, it’s worth nominating them and attending.
Jones said you know, I think the only other thing for the FYI would just be congratulations to Councilwoman Forte on the arrival of her new baby today. Avery said boy or girl. Wylie said boy. Brian. Rodgers said Brian Vincent. Wylie said I got a little bit of tidbits. She’s, last I heard, she was asleep. Jones said congratulations to the family. Sleep while you’re there.
Wylie said anything else for FYI.
No comments.
Agenda Item #7 – City Manager’s Report (video time mark 0:03:17):
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- 02-23-2026 City Manager’s Report (page 4/23 of the council packet)
- 03-09-2026 March Board of Review Meeting Announcement (page 5/23 of the council packet)
Wylie said Item #7 is City Manager’s Report, which is included in the packet about 2027 grant funding applications and the Board of Review status update. I’ll admit, does anybody have any comments or questions on the grant funding applications? Jones said no.
Wylie said okay, then the Board of Review, it will be the March Board of Review. It can, the 2026 Board of Review shall convene at the City of the Village of Clarkston here, March 9th, 2026. There’s a 2:30 p.m. organizational meeting and there’s valuation appeals, poverty exemptions, classification appeals, March 9th from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., March 16th from 3:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. And you can contact the Assessing Department at K-F-E-I-G-L-E-Y at villageofclarkston.org or at 248-410-7734 by March 16th for an appointment. Mail-in appeals are accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2026. All appeals must be accompanied by form 618-L-4035 Petition to the Board of Review. And there, if anybody has more questions, you can stop up here and pick up any kind of paperwork to get you started or call Kim.
Wylie said any questions or comments, Board of Review status update.
No comments.
Agenda Item #8 – Consent Agenda (video time mark 0:04:42):
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- 01-26-2026 Final Minutes, Regular City Council Meeting (page 6/23 of the council packet)
- 02-09-2026 Draft Minutes, Regular City Council Meeting (page 9/23 of the council packet)
- 02-17-2026 Draft Minutes, Special City Council Meeting (page 11/23 of the council packet)
- 02-23-2026 Treasurer’s Report (page 13/23 of the council packet)
- 02-18-2026 Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Period Ending 01-31-2026 (page 14/23 of the council packet)
The next is consent agenda, which includes final minutes of the January 26th regular meeting, draft minutes of the February 9, 2026, regular meeting, draft minutes of the February 17th special meeting, and treasurer’s report from February 23rd. I need a motion and a second.
Motion by Jones; second Avery.
Wylie said and does anybody have any comments or questions on the consent agenda.
No comments.
Motion to accept the consent agenda was approved by unanimous voice vote.
Wylie said the consent agenda is accepted.
Guillen said may I just make a quick comment. Wylie said yes. Guillen said I just wanted to, I was gonna say it after the manager’s report. We did get communication today from Julie [Meredith, Director] from the library [Clarkston Independence District Library] that the refurbishment of the little library outside in the park – Wylie said okay – (continuing), Guillen said is expensive. And so instead of refurbishing it, they’re just gonna build a brand new one. Wylie said wow. Guillen said so, I was asked to communicate to council tonight because they approved it originally as being put in the park for residents.
Wylie said okay, and is the library board? Guillen said they do have funds. Yep, they do have, let me go to the library, from the friends of the library. Wylie said okay. Guillen said yeah, to take care of that.
Wylie said great, all right, thank you. Questions, comments? Avery said that’s good. Wylie said okay. Avery said I was walking my dog this morning. The books were – Wylie said all scattered. Avery said no, they didn’t fall out, but the door was open, so I (unintelligible). Wylie said okay.
Agenda Item #9, Unfinished Business (video time mark 0:05:59):
Wylie said Item #9 is unfinished business, which there’s none.
Agenda Item #10, New Business (video time mark 0:06:01):
Wylie said Item #10 is new business, which there is none.
Agenda Item #11, Adjourn Meeting (video time mark 0:06:04):
Wylie said does anybody have anything else before we adjourn.
No comments.
Wylie said okay, I need a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Jones; second Rodgers.
(No discussion requested.)
Motion to adjourn the meeting passed by unanimous voice vote.
Wylie said we are adjourned. 7:08, that’s eight minutes.
Resources:
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- Link to video recording here
- 02-23-2026 city council packet