REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, Michigan
May 19, 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 the May 12 regular City Council meetings. TISDALE
PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, PRESENTATIONS:
2. Recognition of 22 elementary and middle school children for outstanding
work in creating posters for the 2008 Make Midland Beautiful Art Celebration. YUERGENS
3. Proclamation
of Recognition to the Midland High School Varsity Hockey Team and their Coaches
for an Outstanding 2007-2008 Season. RICHART
PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF ANY, BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. (Please sign
up with City Clerk before meeting). This
is an opportunity for people to address the
RESOLUTIONS:
4. Adopting
the City Manager’s Proposed 2008-09 Budget.
KEENAN
5. Approving
the issuance of limited tax general obligation judgment bonds for the purpose
of paying the unfunded portion of the tax appeal refund to the Midland
Cogeneration Venture for the years 2001 through 2007. KEENAN
* 6. Approving
Site Plan No. 278 – Wolgast Corporation on behalf of Central Property
Development – for a 50,000 sq. ft. building located at 2837 Schuette Road on
4.5 acres. BAKER
* 7. Accepting petition to close Goldenwood Drive and directing the City
Manager to prepare a report regarding the impact of the closure. MCMANUS
* 8. Accepting Father Fleming’s resignation from the Downtown
Development Authority. BAKER
* 9. Approving request to have a fireworks display at the Midland County
Fairgrounds on June 7. DUSO
* 10.
Approving request to conduct the Rock the Tridge event on
August 21. DUSO
11. Considering purchases and contracts:
* a. 2008 Eastlawn Drive Reconstruction;
Contract No. 1. MCMANUS
* b. Land Application of Biosolids –
Wastewater Treatment Plant (4/5 vote required).
BUSH
* c. Unleaded Fuel Purchase from May 7 (4/5
vote required). MURPHY
* d. Diesel Fuel Purchase from April 22 (4/5
vote required). MURPHY
12. Setting a public hearing:
* a. Conditional Use Permit No. 29 – to
consider a request by Renee Johnson for a group child day care in a Residential
A-1 zoning district at 6112 Partridge Lane on 0.3 acres (6/9). BAKER
* b. Zoning Petition No.
550 – Wolverine Bank – to rezone property at 1618 Dilloway Drive from
Residential A-1 to Office Service zoning (6/9). BAKER
* c. Request from Alloy Construction
Service, Inc. for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate within The Dow Chemical Waldo Avenue Industrial Development District
No. 1 (6/9). DUSO
* d. Request from Alloy
Construction Service, Inc. for approval of a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan
(6/9). DUSO
* e. Amendment
to the 2007-08 Wastewater Fund budget to increase appropriations by $115,441
from working capital for the purchase of parts for the Trickling Filter
(6/9). 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