REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL

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

April 11, 2005 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER - R. Drummond Black, Mayor

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

Boy Scout Troop #724 - Midland Evangelical Free Church

ROLL CALL - R. Drummond Black

Bruce A. Johnson

Hollis H. McKeag

James S. Myers

Joseph M. Rokosz

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.

Information on each agenda item is available by clicking on the number of the item.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

* 1. Approve minutes of March 21 regular City Council meeting. DUSO

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

2. 2005 Downtown Economic Revitalization Public Improvement Special Assessment District Public Hearing of Necessity (Also see material sent in March 21 agenda packet): DUFORD

a. Resolution approving necessity of a downtown economic revitalization program and directing the City Assessor to prepare a Special Assessment Roll.

b. Resolution accepting the Special Assessment Roll and setting a public hearing on said Roll (4/25).

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

RESOLUTIONS:

3. Receiving and filing the City Manager’s Proposed 2005-06 Budget and directing the City Clerk to publish a notice of public hearing on the budget. KEENAN

4. Appointing George Biltz to the MBS International Airport Commission and the Aviation Advisory Commission and directing the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amendment to provide 3 citizen and 2 pilot appointments to the Barstow Aviation Advisory Commission. TOMION

5. Referring request to vacate E. Ellsworth St. from Haley St. to Third St., to vacate Lyon St. from E. Ellsworth St. to Buttles St., and to vacate Patrick St. from E. Ellsworth St. to Buttles St. to the Planning Commission, City Engineer and other departments for report and recommendation. LYNCH

* 6. Approving annexation request from Norman and Marinel Adams for property located south of E. Wheeler St. east of Liberty Dr. LYNCH

7. Requesting federal legislative support for the continuation of the Community Development Block Grant Program. LYNCH

* 8. Accepting six new streets into the City of Midland Local Street System. MCMANUS

* 9. Making Traffic Control Order No. S-05-01 permanent – that Stop control shall be removed for eastbound Bay City Road at Pershing Street. MCMANUS

* 10. Accepting donation from the Midland Softball Association. MCGUIRE

11. Receiving and filing the City Manager’s Report on the Annual Review of Class C, D, and Resort Liquor Licenses. DUSO

* 12. Approving request to conduct the Midland Time Trial Bike Race on Saturday, May 14. DUSO

13. Considering purchases and contracts:

* a. Parks Mowing Services. MCGUIRE

* b. Golf Course Chemicals. MCGUIRE

* c. One-Ton Dump Truck. MCGUIRE

d. Civic Arena Project Change Orders #2 & 3. MCGUIRE

e. Civic Arena Project Change Order #4. MCGUIRE

* f. Labor Relations Services from Keller, Thoma, Schwarze. WHITTINGTON

* g. 2005 Van Buren & Wilson Street Reconstruction; Contract No. 8. MCMANUS

* h. Payment to Midland County Road Commission for additional work done during the Saginaw Road Reconstruction project. MCMANUS

* i. Sungard HTE Software Maintenance. BIRCHMEIER

14. Setting public hearings:

* a. 2005 Sidewalk Improvement Program Hearing of Necessity (5/9). MAKI

* b. Zoning Petition No. 514 – to rezone property at 3705 Letts St. west of Sturgeon Ave. east of Perrine Rd. from Township Zoning to Residential D and Residential A-4 (5/9). LYNCH

* c. Zoning Petition No. 515 – to rezone property at 3721 Letts St. west of Sturgeon Ave. east of Perrine Rd. from Township Zoning to Residential D (5/9). LYNCH

* d. Zoning Petition No. 516 – to rezone property at 6201 W. Wackerly St. east of Stark Rd. from Township Zoning to Residential A-1 (5/9). LYNCH

* e. Zoning Petition No. 517 – to rezone property at 4412 Waldo Ave. south of E. Wheeler St. from Township Zoning to Residential A-4 (5/9). LYNCH

* f. Zoning Petition No. 518 – to rezone property at 4705 Isabella St. east of Sandow Rd. from Township Zoning to Regional Commercial (5/9). LYNCH

* g. Zoning Petition No. 520 – to rezone property at 6305 W. Wackerly St. east of Stark Rd. from Township Zoning to Residential A-1 (5/9). LYNCH

* h. 2005-06 Community Development Block Grant Budget (4/25). LYNCH

* i. Request from The Dow Chemical Company for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate within the Michigan Division Dow Chemical Company Plant Rehabilitation District No. 1, relating to construction of a market development plant at Michigan Operations (4/25). DUFORD

* j. Request from Dow Agrosciences, LLC for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate within the Michigan Division Dow Chemical Company Plant Rehabilitation District No. 1 relating to building improvements, machinery and equipment (4/25). DUFORD

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