REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, Michigan
January 26, 1998 7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER - R. Drummond Black, Mayor
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL - R. Drummond Black
John S. Coppage
John W. Tysse
John R. Moolenaar
Marty A. Wazbinski
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
All resolutions marked with an asterisk are considered to be
routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate consideration of
these items unless a Council member or citizen so requests during the discussion stage of
the "Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as indicated". If there is even a single
request the item will be removed from the consent agenda without further motion and
considered in its listed sequence in regular fashion.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
* 1. Approve
minutes of January 12 regular City Council meeting. KOVACEVICH
PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS:
2. Retirements:
* a. Wayne E. Blossey - Building Department. HARGARTEN
* b. James H. Mercer
- Building Department. HARGARTEN
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
3. Barstow Airport
Master Plan Update. (Also see material sent in January 12 agenda packet.) DUSO
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS:
4. Second reading and adoption of an ordinance to amend: KOVACEVICH
a. Chapter 24 Article III & IV and adding Article V to the Traffic Code.
b. Chapter 21 - Rates,
Charges & Fees, by adding Article VIII - Parking Violations and Penalty Schedule.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS, IF ANY, BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. (Please sign up before meeting with City Clerk)
RESOLUTIONS:
5. Update
on Saginaw-Midland Water Supply Corporation Financial Statements & Auditor's Report.
BUSH
6. Renewal of
Bresnan Communication's Franchise Agreement. HALM
* 7. Authorization
to reserve Emerson Park for the United Steelworkers of America District Picnic. MCGUIRE
* 8. Consideration of
request from RE/MAX of Midland to place "open house" real estate signs on the
public right-of-way. DUSO
9. Consideration of
request by Local 14704 of the United Steelworkers of America to use the public
right-of-way on Saginaw Road, Sugnet Road and Orchard Drive. HALM
10. Acceptance
of property for parks purposes from The Dow Chemical Company. MCGUIRE
* 11. Acceptance
of a Partial Release of Right-of-Way Easement for the sewer relocation on Dyckman Street.
MCMANUS
* 12. Approval
of agreements with 3-S Construction pertaining to the 1994 South Dublin Road Improvement
Project. HALM
* 13. Resolution setting a
public hearing for the request from Cabot Corporation for an Industrial Facilities
Exemption Certificate within The Dow Chemical Company Industrial Development District No.
3 relating to construction of a fumed silica manufacturing facility including real and
personal property (2/23). DRYZGA
14. Resolution
calling a closed session to discuss specific pending litigation. HALM
NEW BUSINESS: