July 11, 2005
A regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, July 11, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Mayor Black presided. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited in unison.
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Councilmen present: |
Drummond Black, Bruce Johnson, Hollis McKeag, James Myers, Joseph Rokosz |
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Councilmen absent: |
None |
Some of the agenda items were taken out of order at the pleasure of the Mayor. The original order of the agenda has been retained for the minutes.
Approval of the minutes of the June 27, 2005 special and regular meetings was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded by Councilman Rokosz. (Motion ADOPTED.)
2005 SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL
City Assessor Reid Duford presented the special assessment roll for the 2005 Sidewalk Improvement Special Assessment District. A public hearing was opened at 7:20 p.m., recognizing no public comments, the hearing closed at 7:20 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Myers:
WHEREAS, pursuant to due notice to all
interested parties the City Council has duly met and reviewed the proposed
Special Assessments to be assessed and levied in the Special Assessment Roll,
prepared by the City Assessor to provide such part of the cost of certain
sidewalk improvements on the "2005 SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT", as heretofore established, as should be paid upon the property
therein especially benefited and has heard and considered all objections made
to said Assessment and has made such corrections in said Roll as in its
judgment ought to be made, and the City Assessor being present at said hearing;
now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby
determine that it is satisfied with said Special Assessment Roll; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Council does
hereby determine that said assessments are in proportion to benefits received;
and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that said Special
Assessment Roll be and the same is hereby approved and confirmed in all
respects, in the amount of $24,228.00 and that the total estimated cost of said
improvements is $85,023.00, and the City at large cost is $60,795.00; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the amount of said
roll shall be divided into five annual installments with interest, one of which
is to be collected during the year of 2006, and one during each succeeding year
for four years thereafter provided, however, that pursuant to Chapter 20 of the
Code of Ordinances, each taxpayer shall have the opportunity of paying said
assessment in full without interest or penalty within thirty days from the date
of notification to pay the same; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the said roll shall be
filed in the Office of the City Clerk, and the Clerk is hereby directed to
endorse on said roll the date of confirmation, and that said Clerk is hereby
directed to attach the warrant to a certified copy within ten days, therein
commanding the City Assessor to spread the various sums and amounts appearing
therein on a Special Assessment Roll or upon the General Tax Roll of the City
for the full amount or in annual installments as directed by the Council; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Treasurer
shall notify by mail each property owner on said roll that said roll has been
filed, stating the amount assessed, that said property owner shall have thirty
days from the date of such notification to pay said assessment in full and
without interest or penalty, and that payments made thereafter shall be divided
into five equal annual installments bearing the interest rate of 4 percent; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that upon
the expiration of said thirty day period the roll shall be closed for
collection by the City Treasurer and forwarded to the City Assessor for
spreading said Roll on all unpaid assessments on the basis of five annual
installments with interest. (Motion ADOPTED.)
2005 SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; CONTRACT NO. 17
Assistant City Engineer Bradd Maki presented the 2005 Sidewalk Improvement Program Contract No. 17. The following resolution was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Myers:
WHEREAS, sealed proposals have been advertised and received in accord
with Article II of Chapter 2 of the Midland Code of Ordinances for the
installation of sidewalks at various locations within the City of Midland; and
WHEREAS, funding for the 2005 Sidewalk Improvement Program is provided
by the General Fund and Special Assessments; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the low sealed proposal submitted by JKS, Inc. of
Midland, Michigan, for the "2005 Sidewalk Improvement Program; Contract
No. 17", in the indicated amount of $73,670.00, based upon City estimated
quantities is hereby accepted and the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized
to execute a contract therefore in accord with the proposal and the City's
specifications; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Manager has
the authority to approve change orders modifying or altering this contract in
an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000. (Motion ADOPTED.)
2005 CUB STREET IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
City Engineer Brian McManus presented a report on the requested 2005 Cub Street Improvement and a history of similar requests for this street improvement. A public hearing was opened at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Paxton, representing the Kole family, petitioners of the project, spoke in favor of the improvement. Dean Schweigert, 5101 Cub Street, spoke in opposition of the improvement. The public hearing closed at 7:38 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Myers:
WHEREAS, the City
Council has given due notice of its intention to improve a certain street, said
improvement being more particularly described in a resolution dated June 27,
2005, said street being:
CUB STREET from Pheasant Ridge Drive to the end of the
cul-de-sac
and has heretofore
established one special assessment district designated:
“2005 CUB STREET IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT”
in conjunction
with said improvement and has heretofore given due notice it would meet on
Monday, July 11, 2005, for the purpose of hearing and considering any
objections or suggestions on the necessity of the proposed improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City
Council has met pursuant to said notice on said day at the time specified in
said notice and has heard and considered all objections and suggestions to the
proposed improvement; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Council finds and determines that the improvement of Cub Street is a necessary
public improvement, conducive to the public health and general welfare of the
people of the City of Midland, and that the Council proceed forthwith to make
said improvement in accordance with the report of the City Manager, and the
assessment district heretofore adopted for the same; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that
the detailed estimate of cost of said improvement is hereby approved in the
amount of fifty thousand four hundred dollars ($50,400.00) and the proportion
of the cost and expense to be borne and paid by the City at large shall be
eighteen thousand four hundred three and 20/100 dollars ($18,403.20) and that
all other costs and expenses of said improvement amounting to thirty-one
thousand nine hundred ninety-six and 80/100 dollars ($31,996.80) shall be borne
and paid by special assessment on all lands and premises in said “2005 Cub
Street Improvement Special Assessment District” heretofore established and
approved; and
RESOLVED FURTHER,
that the City Assessor of said City be and hereby is directed to prepare and
report to the City Council a special assessment roll for the:
“2005 CUB STREET IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT”
as heretofore
established by the Council, and to assess and levy upon the several lots and
premises in said district said sums of money in proportion to the estimated
benefits resulting thereto from said improvements, computed as near as
practicable on a front foot basis.
(Motion ADOPTED. Yeas: Black, Johnson, Myers,
Rokosz Nays:
McKeag)
2005 CUB STREET
IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
City Assessor Reid Duford presented information on the 2005 Cub Street
Improvement Special Assessment District Special Assessment Roll. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Myers:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the direction of the
City Council, the City Assessor of said City of Midland has prepared and
reported to the City Council the Assessment Roll covering and containing the
proposed Special Assessments assessed and levied, respectively in the “2005 CUB
STREET IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT” as heretofore established for
the proposed Street Improvement in said district, as designated in Resolutions
heretofore adopted by the City Council; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the said Roll be accepted by
the City Council and that it be filed in the office of the City Clerk for
public examination, and that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to give
notice pursuant to the Ordinance that the Assessment Roll has been made and
filed in the office of the City Clerk for public examination and that the City
Council of the City of Midland will meet at the Council Chambers in the City
Hall in said City at 7:00 o’clock p.m., on the eighth day of August, 2005, to
review said Special Assessment Roll at which time and place, opportunity will
be given to all persons interested to be heard; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Clerk give
notice of said hearing by causing a copy of this Resolution to be published
once in the Midland Daily News at least ten days prior to the date of the
eighth day of August, 2005, and that the City Clerk also give notice of said
hearing by letter to each property owner subject to Special Assessment by
reason of said improvement, the addresses of said property owners to be taken
from the latest Tax Assessment Roll in the City Assessor’s Office in accordance
with Act 162 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1962. (Motion ADOPTED.)
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 18 – TENDERCARE NURSING HOME
Assistant City Manager Jon Lynch presented information on Conditional
Use Permit No. 18 relating to an addition to Tendercare
Nursing Home. A public hearing was
opened at 8:00 p.m. Petitioner Richard Postema, of Richard Postema
Associates and representing Tendercare Nursing Home,
described the addition and spoke in support of issuance of the conditional use
permit. Fay Wood, 3501 Bay City Road,
encouraged City Council to include a clause that would specify a certain number
of care takers per beds provided by the facility. The public hearing closed at 8:04 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Johnson and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS, Richard Postema
Associates has submitted a request for a conditional use permit review and
approval for construction of a 6,154 s.f. building
addition on property at 4900 Hedgewood Drive, Tendercare, Midland; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has
conducted a public hearing in accord with Section 28.02(A) of the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Midland on said conditional use; and
WHEREAS, the
1. The water line is
relocated around the addition and installed prior to
construction
commencing.
2. The
Fire Department Hose Connection is relocated to the outside wall of the new
addition.
3. The fire hydrant is
relocated to the front of the site adjacent to
Hedgewood
Drive.
4. Adequate pedestrian
access is provided from the southernmost 4 parking
spaces
to the building.
5. Stormwater
detention plans are reviewed and approved by the City of Midland
Engineering
Department.
6. All parking spaces are
delineated by “box” style striping.
7. All site illumination
is fully shielded to prevent casting illumination off site.
8. A grading plan be
reviewed and approved by the City of Midland
Engineering
and Building Departments prior to construction commencing.
9. All signage meet the
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council finds the
request for the conditional use permit to be in accord with Section 28.03 of
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Midland, and hereby approves Conditional
Use Permit No. 18, in accord with documents provided and submitted at the
meeting of June 27, 2005. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
2005-06 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT – PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX AUDITS
City Assessor Reid Duford introduced a budget amendment to the 2005-06
General Fund budget to recognize $75,000 in State Grant revenue to help fund
contracted third-party personal property tax audits. A public hearing was opened at 8:55 p.m.,
recognizing no public comments, the hearing closed at 8:55 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Myers and seconded by Councilman Johnson:
WHEREAS, in accord with Section 11.4 of the Charter of the City of Midland, and after having given proper legal notice, and having conducted a public hearing on the proposal to amend the General Fund’s 2005-06 budget to recognize $75,000 in State Grant revenue to help fund contracted third-party personal tax audits, and $75,000 in related expenditures associated with contracted personal property tax audits; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the General Fund’s 2005-06 budget is amended to recognize $75,000 in State Grant revenue to help fund contracted third-party personal property tax audits, and $75,000 in related expenditures associated with contracted personal property tax audits. (Motion ADOPTED.)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Richard McCreadie, 2700 Washington, spoke in
opposition to demolishing the Civic Arena and encouraged the City to pursue
sale of the facility if there is no suitable City use for it.
SUBDIVISION
CONTROL ORDINANCE
Assistant City Manager Jon Lynch reviewed amendments to the subdivision
control ordinance and presented the revised ordinance for second reading. Greg Weckesser, of Weckesser Builders, spoke
in support of the revised ordinance and complimented City staff on an open and
inclusive process for revising the ordinance and implementing the changes. The following ordinance amendment was then
offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Johnson:
ORDINANCE
NO. 1603
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN BY AMENDING ARTICLES I, II, III, AND IV,
AND REPEALING ARTICLES V, VI, AND VII OF CHAPTER 23 THEREOF.
The City of Midland Ordains:
(The full version of the new
subdivision ordinance is on file in Council packet in Clerk’s Office.)
Section 9. This
Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its publication. (Ordinance ADOPTED.)
City Council recessed its proceedings from 9:12 p.m. to 9:20 p.m.
BENCHMARKING
REPORT
Assistant City Manager Jack Duso presented a report on benchmarking
strategies to help improve employee productivity and reduce the cost of City services. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Johnson and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED, that the attached report on benchmarking dated June 24, 2005 is hereby accepted and ordered filed in the Office of the City Clerk. (Motion ADOPTED.)
GENERAL
OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2005
Director of Fiscal Services David Keenan presented a plan to authorize
up to $11 million in General Obligation Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds to refund
series 2001 Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bonds. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Rokosz and seconded by Councilman McKeag:
WHEREAS, Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended, being the Revised Municipal Finance Act (“Act 34”), permits the City of Midland (the “City”) to refund and advance refund all or part of the funded indebtedness of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council tentatively determines that it is in the best interest of the City to refund all or a portion of its General Obligation Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2001, dated as of April 1, 2001 (the “Prior Bonds”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. Bonds of the City designated General Obligation Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2005 (the “Bonds”) be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) as finally determined upon sale thereof, for the purpose of refunding the Prior Bonds; said issue to consist of bonds registered as to principal and interest of the denomination of $5,000 or multiples of $5,000, be dated as such date as may be approved by this Council at the time of sale of the Bonds, numbered as determined by the Transfer Agent, and shall mature annually in such years as shall be determined at the time of sale. The title of the Bonds and the dates of principal maturities may be changed at the time of sale. The Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined upon sale, but in any event not exceeding an average rate of 4.5% per annum, payable on dates determined at the time of sale.
2. The proceeds of the Bonds shall be used to pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds and to secure payment of the Prior Bonds as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of the proceeds of sale of the Bonds the accrued interest and premium, if any, shall be deposited in the Debt Retirement Fund for the Bonds. From the proceeds of the Bonds there shall next be set aside a sum sufficient to pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds in a fund designated the 2005 Refunding Bond Issuance Fund. Moneys in the 2005 Refunding Bond Issuance Fund shall be used solely to pay expenses of issuance of the Bonds. Any amounts remaining in the 2005 Refunding Bond Issuance Fund after payment of issuance expenses shall be transferred to the Debt Retirement Fund for the Bonds.
The balance of the proceeds of the Bonds together with any moneys transferred by the City at the time of sale of the Bonds from the debt retirement funds for the Prior Bonds and any other available funds of the City, shall be invested in direct obligations of or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or other obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully secured by the foregoing (the “Escrow Funds”) and used to pay principal, interest and redemption premiums on the Prior Bonds. The Escrow Funds and the Cost of Issuance Fund shall be held by an Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agent”) in trust pursuant to an Escrow (the “Escrow”) which shall irrevocably direct the Escrow Agent to take all necessary steps to call any Prior Bonds specified by the City upon sale of the Bonds for redemption, including publication and mailing of redemption notices, on any date specified by the City the respective series of Prior Bonds may be called for redemption. The investment held in the Escrow Funds shall be such that the principal and interest payments received thereon will be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal, interest and redemption premiums on the Prior Bonds as they become due pursuant to maturity or the call for redemption required by this paragraph. Following establishment of the Escrow Funds, any amounts remaining in the debt retirement funds for the Prior Bonds shall be transferred to the Debt Retirement Fund for the Bonds.
The City Finance Director or designee is authorized, subject to final approval of this Council, to select an Escrow Agent to serve under the Escrow.
3. The Bonds shall be issued in the final principal amount determined upon sale and shall mature or be subject to mandatory redemption in the amounts determined upon sale of the Bonds. The Bonds shall otherwise be subject to redemption at the times, in the manner and at the prices determined upon sale of the Bonds.
4. In order to achieve the maximum efficiencies and flexibility of sale and lower interest costs it is hereby determined to offer the refunding bonds by means of private negotiation. The City Manager and Finance Director be and are hereby authorized to select and retain a bank or financial firm to underwrite the sale of the refunding bonds. The City Manager is authorized, subject to final approval of this Council to negotiate a Bond Purchase Agreement with the Purchaser.
5. The City Manager and Finance Director are authorized to approve circulation of a Preliminary Official Statement describing the Bonds.
6. The City hereby covenants to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”) and appoints the City Finance Director as its Disclosure Representative in accordance with the Rule. The City Finance Director is hereby directed to provide continuing and annual disclosure in accordance with the Rule.
7. The officers, agent and employees of the City are authorized to take all other actions necessary and convenient to facilitate sale of the Bonds including the purchase of the Escrow Funds by the Escrow Agent.
8. If applicable, the Bonds may be designated as “qualified tax exempt obligations” in accordance with Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. as amended.
9. All resolutions and part of resolutions insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this resolution be and the same hereby are rescinded. (Motion ADOPTED.)
REAPPOINTMENT OF
PLANTE AND MORAN AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Director of Fiscal Services David Keenan presented information on
reappointing Plante and Moran as the City’s
independent auditors. Fay Wood, 3501 Bay
City Road, spoke regarding the City’s efforts to save money. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Johnson and seconded by Councilman McKeag:
RESOLVED, that independent auditing services
are determined to be professional services within the purview of Section 2-19
of the Midland Code of Ordinances and, as such, do not require sealed
competitive bids; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that 2005, the final year
of the existing three-year extension with Plante and Moran, PLLC shall be
amended to include $5,000 for GASB 34 procedures, $2,500 for SAS 99
procedures, and $2,000 for report
writing; and
RESOLVED FURTHER,
that the public accounting firm of Plante and Moran, PLLC is hereby reappointed
as the City’s independent auditors for the fiscal years ended
RESOLVED FURTHER,
that the City Manager is hereby authorized to approve change orders in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000, for years 2005 through 2008. (Motion ADOPTED.)
GRANT APPLICATION
– VOTING EQUIPMENT
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS, the Midland City Council wishes to apply to the Secretary of State for a grant to purchase an optical scan voting system and related Election Management System (EMS) software to comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA); and
WHEREAS, the Midland City Council has chosen to submit a grant application for a new optical scan voting system in 2005; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the Midland City Clerk is authorized to submit said grant application on behalf of the City of Midland, Midland County. (Motion ADOPTED.)
DOG PARK
Director of Public Services Martin McGuire presented a report on a
$40,000 donation to the City of Midland for the construction of a Dog Park in Chippewassee Park.
Paula Jurado, 4623 Washington Street, spoke in
support of the park. James Reigler, 1905 Airfield Lane, spoke in opposition to the
park and encouraged the Council to table the item for further research. Fay Wood, 3501 Bay City Road, encouraged that
the purchase of a dog license be a requirement for use of the dog park. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Johnson:
WHEREAS, the Master Plan for Parks and Recreation includes an action
step in reference to a Dog Park; and
WHEREAS, staff has met with interested citizens and developed a
proposal to construct a nine acre Dog Park within Chippewassee Park; and
WHEREAS, a donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has offered to donate
$40,000 over four years to fund such a project; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission has considered the
proposal and voted 4-2 to recommend that City Council accept the generous gift
and authorize construction of the Dog Park; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby accepts the gift of $40,000 from
a donor who wishes to remain anonymous; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Dog Park project
in Chippewassee Park is authorized. (Motion ADOPTED. Yeas:
Black, Johnson, McKeag, Rokosz Nays:
Myers)
REECE COMMUNITY
LIVING ENDEAVOR – NON-PROFIT RECOGNITION
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOVLED, that the request from The
Reece Community Living Endeavor of the City of Midland, county of Midland,
asking that they be recognized as a nonprofit organization operating in the
community for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license, be
considered for approval. (Motion ADOPTED.)
MICHIGAN MAIN
STREET PROGRAM AGREEMENT
Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Christin O’Callaghan
presented a resolution to enter into an agreement with the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation for participation in the Michigan Main Street
Program. The following resolution was then
offered by Councilman Johnson and seconded by Councilman Myers:
WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Authority
has applied for and received approval to enter into the Michigan Main Street Program;
and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2005 the City Council
authorized the Mayor to sign a letter of support for the program; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation requires a Michigan Main Street Community Requirements and
Expectation Agreement to enter into the Michigan Main Street Program; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement has been reviewed and
approved by the City Attorney; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Manager is
authorized to execute the Michigan Main Street Community Requirements and Expectation
Agreement therefore in accord with the Michigan Main Street Program. (Motion ADOPTED.)
CELEBRATION DAY
EVENT
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED, that the request from the Downtown Development Authority to conduct a Celebration Day event on Monday, July 25, 2005, from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. in downtown Midland, is hereby approved subject to the following conditions:
;and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, that the
WASHINGTON WOODS
STANDBY ELECTRIC GENERATORS
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, assistance was sought
from the City’s Wastewater staff
to write the specifications, and to bid
and install two generators at Washington Woods, one at the east side and one at
the west side of the facility; and
WHEREAS, sealed bids for Bid No. 2865, Standby Electric Generators, have been advertised and received in accord with Section 2-18 of the Midland Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the bids have been reviewed by Wastewater staff and the low bid submitted by W.W. Williams, Inc. of Saginaw is rejected because the generator units do not meet the City’s specifications for sound attenuation of 69 dB(A) at a radius of 7 meters; and
WHEREAS, the low compliant bid was received from Bridgeway Power of Traverse City to provide one Cummins 85GGHG and one Cummins OTEC ATS model generator, and is sufficient to meet the City's specifications and;
WHEREAS, funding for the purchase of the generators has been provided by a Community Development Block Grant and was budgeted in the fiscal 2004/05 Washington Woods fund account #536-9120-912.97-25 – Capital Equipment, and will be encumbered; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the low compliant bid submitted by Bridgeway Power of Traverse City in the amount of $46,892.00 is hereby accepted and issuance of a purchase order is authorized. (Motion ADOPTED.)
BOOK ORDERING AND
PROCESSING SERVICES – LIBRARY
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS,
sealed bids were received in accord with Article II of Chapter 2 of the Midland
Code of Ordinances for book ordering and book processing services for the Grace
A. Dow Memorial Library in July 2002; and
WHEREAS,
the proposal submitted by Brodart Co. was determined
to produce the lowest net cost to the City for the purchasing and processing of
books for the library; and
WHEREAS,
Brodart Co. has agreed to extend the same discounts,
terms and conditions of the current contract into fiscal year 2005/2006; now
therefore
RESOLVED,
that the current contract with Brodart Co. for book
ordering and processing services for the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library be extended through fiscal year 2005/2006 in an amount not
to exceed $325,000 and the necessary purchase order authorized. (Motion ADOPTED.)
PERIODICAL AND
NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES – LIBRARY
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS, sealed proposals have been advertised and received in accord with Article II of Chapter 2 of the Midland Code of Ordinances for periodical and newspaper subscription services for the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library; and
WHEREAS, the proposal submitted by EVA Subscription Services is the lowest bid; and
WHEREAS, funding is available in the 2005/2006 Grace A. Dow Memorial Library budget; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the sealed proposal for Bid No. 2869 submitted by EVA Subscription Services for periodical and newspaper subscription services for the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library in an amount not to exceed $24,000 is hereby accepted and the necessary purchase order authorized. (Motion ADOPTED.)
FIBER ELECTRONICS
FOR THE M.Co.Net FIBER NETWORK
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS, City
Council previously approved participation in the M.Co.Net consortium in January
2003; and
WHEREAS, funds
have been budgeted in the 2004-05
RESOLVED, that the
City Council hereby authorizes payments to SKJ Corporation of Madison Heights,
Michigan in the amount of $174,169.42 for fiber electronics, and a purchase
order is authorized. (Motion ADOPTED.)
NEW BUSINESS
AVIATION ADVISORY
COMMISSION – BILTZ RESIGNATION
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED, that Midland City Council hereby accepts the resignation of George Biltz from the Aviation Advisory Commission. (Motion ADOPTED.)
AVIATION ADVISORY
COMMISSION – WOODRUFF APPOINTMENT
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Myers and seconded
by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED, that Nathaniel Woodruff is hereby appointed as a pilot representative member of the Aviation Advisory Commission to fill a term expiring June 30, 2006. (Motion ADOPTED.)
Being no further business the meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
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Selina Tisdale, City