REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL

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

 

November 28, 2005                                                                                                     7:00 p.m.

 

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER – Bruce A. Johnson, Mayor

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

 

ROLL CALL -             Thomas W. Adams

                                    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 November 14 regular and November 21 special City Council meetings.  TISDALE

 

PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, PRESENTATIONS:

            2.         Recognition of Lieutenant Stephen R. Kissinger as the 2005 Fire Fighter of the Year.  GARCIA

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

            3.         Request from the Apothecary Shoppe Pharmacies for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate within the Apothecary Industrial Development District No. 1 (Also see material sent in November 14 agenda packet).  DUFORD

 

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

 

 

RESOLUTIONS:

            4.         Referring the request from The Dow Chemical Company to vacate E. Ellsworth St. from State St. to Haley St.; to vacate Haley St. from E. Ellsworth St. to Buttles St.; and to vacate Mill St. from E. Ellsworth St. to Buttles St. to the Planning Commission, the City Engineer and other City departments for their report and recommendation.  LYNCH

 

            5.         Authorizing and directing the City Clerk to send a certified copy of the resolution encouraging State Representative John Moolenaar to oppose adoption of House Bills 5294-96.  LYNCH

 

            6.         Receiving and filing the 2006-07 Budget Preparation Schedule and directing the City Manager to set the necessary special meetings and public hearings.  KEENAN

 

*          7.         Approving purchase of water meters and accessories.  BUSH

 

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TO CONTACT THE CITY WITH QUESTIONS OR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

Citizen Comment Line:              837-3400

City of Midland website address:          www.midland-mi.org

City of Midland email address:  cityhall@midland-mi.org

Government Information Center:           located near the reference desk at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library