REGULAR MEETING OF THE MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, Michigan
March 9, 2009 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 February 23 special and regular and March 4 special City Council
meetings. TISDALE
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2. Adopting revisions of the City of
Midland Zoning Ordinance No. 1585 (Also see material sent in February 16 agenda
packet). BAKER
3. 2009 Sandow Area Sanitary Sewer
Improvement:
a. Hold Public Hearing of Necessity (Also
see material sent in February 16 agenda packet). MCMANUS
b. Resolution accepting
the Special Assessment Roll for the Special Assessment District and setting a
public hearing on the Roll (3/23).
DUFORD
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:
4. Introduction
and first reading of ordinance amendments:
DUSO
a. Sec. 21-70 of Div. 1
of Article II of Chapter 21 – Civic Arena fees.
b. Sec. 21-71 of Div. 2
of Article II of Chapter 21 – Golf Course fees.
RESOLUTIONS:
5. Accepting
an Easement Agreement for public water mains on private property: MCMANUS
* a. From Alpine Midland, LLC at the
SpringHill Suites site on T. Moore Drive.
* b. From Hotel Holdings Cinema, LLC at the
Holiday Inn site on Cinema Drive.
* 6. Directing the City Manager to prepare a preliminary report for a
Special Assessment District under the Shopping Area Redevelopment Act in the
Shopping Area Redevelopment District (Downtown). KULICK
7. Directing the City
Manager to prepare a report on the 2009 Sidewalk Improvement Program. MCMANUS
* 8. Approving the annexation request from Benjamin and Amanda Swinson
for property located at 7412 N. Perrine Road. BAKER
* 9. Approving revisions to the Parks Rules and Regulations. DUSO
10. Considering purchases and contracts:
* a. MDOT Cost Agreements for Traffic Signal
Control. MCMANUS
* b. Concrete and Masonry Repairs – Main
Pump House: Phase
I – Wastewater. BUSH
* c. Concrete and Masonry Repairs
Engineering: Phase II - Wastewater. BUSH
11. Setting a public hearing:
* a. Zoning Petition No.
557 – to rezone property at 6500 and 6501 Airport Road from Lincoln Township
zoning to Limited Commercial, Manufacturing and Research (LCMR) zoning district
(4/13). BAKER
* b. Zoning Petition No.
559 – to rezone property at 8506 Sturgeon Avenue from Larkin Township zoning to
Residential A-1 zoning district (4/13).
BAKER
* c. Zoning Petition No.
560 – to rezone property at 4674 E. Wheeler Road from Midland Township zoning
to Agricultural zoning district (4/13).
BAKER
* d. Zoning
Text Amendment No. 148A - to increase
the additional permitted uses by right to Article 22 – Limited Commercial,
Manufacturing and Research (LCMR) zoning district (4/13). BAKER
NEW BUSINESS:
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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