REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, Michigan
May 12, 2008 7:00
p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER – Bruce A. Johnson, Mayor
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL - Thomas
W. Adams
Maureen
Donker
Bruce
A. Johnson
Hollis
H. McKeag
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 April 28 regular and April 28 and May 5 special City Council
meetings. TISDALE
PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, PRESENTATIONS:
2. Midland
Blooms Day – May 17. RICHART
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
3. Zoning
Petition No. 549 – to rezone property at 215 Fast Ice Drive from Agricultural
to Limited Commercial Manufacturing and Research (Also see material sent in
April 14 agenda packet). BAKER
4. Request
from The Dow Chemical Company for an Industrial
Facilities Exemption Certificate within the Michigan Division Dow Chemical
Company Plant Rehabilitation District No. 1 (Also see material sent in April 28
agenda packet). DUFORD
5. Request
from New-Tech, Zeigler Enterprises, Inc. for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate within the MSARI Holdings Industrial Development District No. 1
(Also see material sent in April 28 agenda packet). DUFORD
6. City
Manager’s Proposed 2008-09 Budget (Also see material sent in April 28 agenda
packet). KEENAN
7. 2008-09 Community Development Block Grant Budget (Also see material
sent in April 14 agenda packet). BAKER
8. Amendment
to the Equipment Revolving Fund budget for the purchase of a 6-person truck for
Water Department (Also see material sent in April 28 agenda packet): MURPHY
a. Hold Public Hearing
b. Accept bid for replacement truck
PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF ANY, BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. (Please sign
up with City Clerk before meeting). This
is an opportunity for people to address the
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS:
9. Second
reading and adoption of an ordinance to create a Corridor Improvement Authority
in the City of Midland (Also see material sent in February 11 agenda
packet). BAKER
RESOLUTIONS:
10. Approving
Site Plan No. 276 – Wilcox Professional Services, LLC, on behalf of Members
First Credit Union, for an expanded parking lot and an additional curb cut
located at 400 Dartmouth Drive on 0.9 acres.
BAKER
11. Receiving
and filing the timeline for paying the tax appeal refund to MCV for the years
2001 through 2007. KEENAN
* 12. Authorizing
execution of a deed for the sale and transfer of City property located at 309
E. Grove Street to Midland County Habitat for Humanity (4/5 vote
required). BAKER
* 13. Approving the proposed 2008-09 Fiscal Year Saginaw-Midland
Municipal Water Supply Corporation budget for the Capital Improvement and
Emergency Repair Fund. BUSH
* 14. Approving request from American Legion to sell poppies in the
public rights-of-way on May 15 and 16.
DUSO
15. Considering
purchases and contracts:
* a. Change to existing PO for General
Engineering - Landfill. BUSH
* b. Diversion
Chamber Rehabilitation – Wastewater. BUSH
NEW BUSINESS:
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