REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL

City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, Michigan

February 9, 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 (Excused)

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 26 special, January 26 regular and February 2 special City Council meetings. KOVACEVICH

PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS:

* 2. Retirement of Larry L. Smith - D.A.R.T. MCGUIRE

* 3. Walk for Warmth Day - February 21, 1998 TISDALE

PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF ANY, BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. (Please sign up before meeting with City Clerk)

RESOLUTIONS:

4. Appointments of representative members to the Cable Franchise Committee. HALM

5. Resolution accepting and filing the amended 1998-99 Construction Project Priorities List. MCMANUS

6. Approval of annexation of property on the east side of Sturgeon Avenue north of Letts Road from Larkin Township, through the Joint Resolution Process. SCHROEDER

7. Approval of Site Plan No. 163 - new driveway to Eastman Avenue from the Midland Montessori School site at 5709 Eastman Avenue, conditioned upon proper signage to indicate one inbound and one outbound driveway. SCHROEDER

8. Approval of City Council's support of the Continuum of Care Plan for Midland County, including the City of Midland. SCHROEDER

* 9. Approval of 1998 Midland Armory Sewer; Contract No. 3. MCMANUS

* 10. Resolution accepting a gift of $12,000 from the Friends of the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library for the purchase of a new sound system for the library auditorium and setting a public hearing on the proposal to amend the 1997-98 Library Fund budget (2/23). ALSIP

* 11. Resolution setting a public hearing on the proposed revisions to the 1996 Sidewalk Special Assessment District and Special Assessment Roll (2/23). DRYZGA

12. Resolution calling a closed session to discuss specific pending litigation. HALM

NEW BUSINESS: