Village of Vicksburg Council Meeting, 7:00 pm, Monday, March 16, 2026. 126 N Kalamazoo, Vicksburg, MI 49097.

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Moment of Silence
• Roll Call
• Approval of Agenda
• Scheduled Appearances:
• Public Official Appearances:
• President Tim Frisbie Comments:
• Citizens’ Comments for agenda items only (3 min limit)
• Approval of General Consent Agenda
  1. Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting: March 2, 2026
  2. Warrant Reports: Total $ 280,219.70
  3. Event Requests:
  4. Correspondence – None

 

• Village Council Action Items:

 

• MCM Public Hearing for their request for an IFT Request;
  1. Motion, Support, and Roll Call vote to open the public hearing
  2. Presentation by Lance Zoerhof—Warner Norcross & Judd
  3. Citizens Comments
  4. Council Members’ Questions
  5. Motion, Support, and Roll Call vote to end the public hearing
  6. Vote on the proposed IFT Application

 

• Approve an RFP to be posted that will hire an Executive Search Firm to assist the Village Council in hiring a Village Manager by the end of the calendar year. Staff recommend a motion support and rollcall vote to publish the RFP.  Responses to RFP to be opened April 24^th and firm recommended by Village President at Council meeting May 4, 2026.

 

• Leja House Demolition Bid—memo provided by Frederick Construction as Owner Agent. Staff is recommending a motion, support and roll call vote to demo the Leja Park Farmhouse. The lowest bid is $38,785.00.  This will also prep the site for commercial – industrial development opportunities. Staff is recommending a motion, support, and approval for the Village Manager or his representative to enter into an agreement with Fredrick’s Construction to be the owner’s agent and award the contract and begin the demolition.

 

 

 

• Shredding Service Contract—Data Guardian. This is to securely shred all the documents within the Leja House. The actual price may be higher than the estimate due to many of the boxes being in the lower level of the property and have developed mold conditions that are very concerning. Anticipated cost is $7,500 – $10,000 due to the mold issue.

 

• Resolution Number 20260316-01. This resolution is required and supports the MiDNR Trust Fund Grant. The maximum grant allotted is $400,000.00 and requires a 50% match by the Village of $400,000.00. If awarded, the Village would be notified by the 3^rd quarter of 2026 and final approval in the 2^nd qrt of 2027. This $800K project would be phase 1 of a new park (pickle-ball courts, playground equipment, walking track).  The Village would be encouraged to submit a grant in 2027 for phase 2 of the park as well. This resolution is required prior to submitting a grant application for consideration. Staff is recommending a motion, support, and roll call vote to approve the resolution.  The grant application will be submitted by April 1, 2026.

 

• Update and request for approval Village Branding initiative: Presentation and request for approval on branding logo and tagline to move process forward. Staff is recommending a motion, support, conversation and roll call vote to approve branding recommendation.

 

• Village Manager Report (Mallery)
  1. Angels Crossing Clubhouse repair update
  2. Housing Study Presentation @ March PC meeting
  3. One on One 2026-2027 FY Budget meetings with Council: email will be sent to hold virtual meeting for initial input on FY budget preparations.

 

• Committees
  1. Tree
  2. Parks and Rec
  3. KATS
  4. Planning Commission
  5. SKCSA – Sewer
  6. SKCFA – Fire

 

• Citizens’ Comments for non-agenda items only (3 min limit)
• Village Trustee’s Time
• Village President’s Time
• Adjournment

 

Citizens may view Village of Vicksburg Governmental meetings live at:

 

https://www.youtube.com/@villageofvicksburggovernme7775