September 8, 2008
A
regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, September 8, 2008, at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Mayor Pro Tem Adams presided. The
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited in unison.
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Councilmen present: |
Thomas Adams, Maureen Donker, Hollis McKeag,
Joseph Rokosz |
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Councilmen
absent: |
Bruce
Johnson |
Approval
of the minutes of the August 25, 2008 regular meeting was offered by Councilman
McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
City
Assessor Reid Duford presented a request from Faulkner Construction Company to
establish an Industrial Development District.
A public hearing opened at 7:11 p.m.
Chad Christiansen, Falkner Construction Company, and Jess Atwell,
Economic Development Manager for Midland Tomorrow, both spoke in support of the
request. The public hearing closed at 7:14 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS,
Faulkner Construction Company by means of a letter dated August 13, 2008, which
was received by the City Clerk on August 15, 2008 has requested the
establishment of an Industrial Development District with the proposed district
being described as follows:
A PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22 T14N-R2E, CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND
COUNTY, MICHIGAN, BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS; BEG 1,064.4 FEET EAST OF THE
NORTH 1/8 POST ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 22, THENCE EAST 253.3 FEET, MORE OR
LESS TO THE WEST LINE OF BAYLISS STREET; THENCE NORTH 345.13 FEET TO THE SOUTH
LINE OF THE FORMER MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE WEST
253.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO A POINT DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE SOUTH 351.25 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
; and
WHEREAS, Faulkner Construction Company is the
property owner of more than 75% of the SEV of the industrial property within
the proposed district; and
WHEREAS,
the request for the establishment of the proposed district is in connection
with a probable future replacement facility or new facility, the construction,
acquisition, alteration or installation of which has not commenced at the time
the request was filed; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council of the City of Midland has caused written notice by certified
mail to be sent to the owners of all real property within the proposed
Industrial Development District and has held a public hearing on September 8,
2008, to afford the owner and any other resident or taxpayer of the City of
Midland an opportunity to be heard on the petition of Faulkner Construction
Company for the establishment of this Industrial Development District; now
therefore
RESOLVED,
it appears and it is hereby determined that the applicable criteria contained
in Section 4 of Public Act
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the above
described property is hereby established as Faulkner Construction Company
Industrial Development District No. 1 within the meaning of said Public Act
No
public comments were made.
City
Clerk/Community Relations Director Selina Tisdale presented a report on the
2009-10 Budget Roundtables. The
following resolution was then offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Donker:
RESOLVED,
that Midland
Department
of Public Services Director Karen Murphy presented a staff report on fuel
economy and alternative fuels in relation to city vehicles and equipment. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that the City Council hereby receives and files the staff report, dated
September 2, 2008, on fuel economy and alternative fuels for use in city
vehicles and equipment. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
Assistant
City Manager Jack Duso presented the First Amendment to the Water Service
Agreement with Water District No. 1 of Midland County. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Donker:
WHEREAS,
it is necessary to amend the Water Service Agreement with Water District No. 1
of Midland County in order for Lee Township to receive funding for its water
distribution system from Rural
Development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by modifying the Assignment
clause of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is also necessary to extend the due date of construction of the twenty-inch
(20”) transmission main to June 30, 2009; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the First
Amendment to the Water Service Agreement with Water District No. 1 of Midland
County. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that in accord with Section 4 of Act 197 of 1975, the Downtown Development
Authority Act, the City Council confirms the
appointment of Keith Winter as the Resident Representative to the Downtown
Development Authority to fill an unexpired term to expire May 1, 2011. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that the City
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Purchasing
Agent is hereby authorized to conduct an auction to sell the surplus equipment
at the Municipal Service Center on Saturday, September 20, 2008.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
Recreation
Director Marcella Post presented a donation from Fast Ice for improvements at
the Midland Civic Arena. Greg Hancock
spoke in support of the donation and improvements. Ann Ward, Competitions Chair for the Midland
Figure Skating Club, responded to Council questions. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Rokosz and seconded by Councilman Donker:
WHEREAS, the Fast Ice organization has
offered to donate $7,100 for 11 additional electrical circuits and eight light
fixtures on the mezzanine level of the Midland Civic Arena and the labor to
install these items; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation
Commission at their meeting of September 2, 2008 unanimously recommended that
the City Council accept this generous gift; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby
accepts the generous gift from Fast Ice for improvements at the Midland Civic
Arena. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that upon the recommendation of the administration, the City Purchasing Agent
is authorized to requisition and issue purchase orders for snow and ice control
salt through the State of Michigan’s Extended Purchasing Program, with prices
to be determined by a competitive bidding system, in a total amount not to
exceed the FY 2008-09 budgeted sum for this purpose. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS,
City Council adopted a resolution on December 17, 2007 that allows the
Purchasing Agent to purchase full tankers of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel
exceeding $20,000, and seek approval for the purchase at the next City Council
meeting; and
WHEREAS,
the volatility of the fuel market does not allow for staff to follow the usual
sealed bid process for purchases exceeding $20,000; and
WHEREAS,
staff instead uses a competitive bid process whereby fuel vendors fax in prices
that are valid for a particular day with the bid awarded to the lowest priced
vendor; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the requirements for sealed proposals for the purchase of fuel are waived
due to the volatility of the fuel market; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the purchase of 13,400
gallons of unleaded fuel from Mansfield Oil of Galion, Ohio for $41,286.74
executed by the Purchasing Agent on August 27, 2008, is hereby approved. (Motion ADOPTED.)
Being
no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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Selina
Tisdale, City