October 27, 2008
A
regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, October 27, 2008, at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Mayor Johnson presided. The
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited in unison.
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Councilmen present: |
Thomas Adams, Bruce Johnson, Hollis McKeag,
Joseph Rokosz |
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Councilmen
absent: |
Maureen
Donker |
Approval
of the minutes of the October 13, 2008 regular meeting was offered by
Councilman Rokosz and seconded by Councilman Adams. (Motion ADOPTED.)
Midland
Community Television Director Ron Beacom presented a report on awards presented
to MCTV in the Philo T. Farnsworth Regional Video Contest. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that Midland City Council hereby recognizes and congratulates Midland Community
Television on receiving two first place honors in the Philo T. Farnsworth
Regional Video Contest. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
City
Assessor Reid Duford presented information on requests from The Dow Chemical
Company and Dow AgroSciences, LLC for Industrial
Facilities Tax Exemption Certificates. Chuck
Thomas, Site Logistics Leader for Dow Michigan Operations, spoke regarding both
projects. A public hearing opened on
both projects at 7:21 p.m. Scott Walker,
Midland Tomorrow Executive Director, spoke in favor of granting both IFT
certificates. The public hearing closed
at 7:23 p.m.
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS, the Michigan Division Dow
Chemical Company Plant Rehabilitation District No. 1 was established by resolution
of the Midland City Council on September 25, 1978; and
WHEREAS, The Dow Chemical Company made
an application dated October 6, 2008, which was received by the City Clerk on
October 7, 2008, for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate relating to
approval of a new facility within said District; and
WHEREAS, the application for the
certificate is for approval of a new facility with a total project cost of
$4,500,000, which consists entirely of new personal property with the same
being located within the Michigan Division Dow Chemical Company Plant
Rehabilitation District No. 1, to convert an existing polystyrene train to
produce an alternate foam feed stock by making modifications to existing
equipment and installing new equipment and instrumentation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by written
notice, afforded the applicant, the City Assessor, and representatives of each
affected taxing unit an opportunity for a hearing on October 27, 2008, as
required by Public Act
WHEREAS, the application appears to
comply with the requirements set forth in Section 9 of said statute, as
amended, in that the proposed facility is located within a plant rehabilitation
district that was duly established within the City of Midland with the City of
Midland being eligible under said statute to establish such a district and with
the district having been established upon a request before the commencement of
the restoration, replacement or construction of the facility described herein;
that the commencement of this project did not occur earlier than six months
before the filing of the application for the industrial facilities exemption
certificate, that the application relates to a construction, restoration or
replacement program that when completed constitutes a new or replacement
facility within the meaning of said statute and is situated within a previously
established plant rehabilitation district that was established in the City of
Midland which was itself eligible under the statute to establish the district;
that completion of the facility is calculated to, and will at the time of the
issuance of the certificate, have the reasonable likelihood to create
employment, retain employment, prevent a loss of employment or produce energy in the community; now
therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Midland finds and determines that the granting of the industrial
facilities exemption certificate requested by The Dow Chemical Company
considered together with the aggregate amount of industrial facilities
exemption certificates previously granted and currently in force, shall not
have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the City of Midland
or impairing the financial soundness of any other taxing unit which levies an
ad valorem property tax in the City of Midland; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that said
application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption certificate from The Dow
Chemical Company for a new facility approval within the Plant Rehabilitation
District be and the same is hereby approved for a period of 12 years “after
completion”; and
RESOLVED FURTHER,
that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the Public Act 198
Agreement submitted between the City and The Dow Chemical Company pursuant to
P.A. 334 of Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 1993.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
A separate public hearing was held on
the Dow Agrosciences, LLC request. The public hearing opened at 7:24 p.m. Apart
from the earlier comments made under the previous public hearing, no further
comments were made and the hearing closed at 7:24 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
WHEREAS, the Michigan Division Dow
Chemical Company Plant Rehabilitation District No. 1 was established by
resolution of the Midland City Council on September 25, 1978; and
WHEREAS, Dow AgroSciences,
LLC made an application dated October 6, 2008, which was received by the City
Clerk on October 7, 2008, for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate
relating to approval of a new facility within said District; and
WHEREAS, the application for the
certificate is for approval of a new facility with a total project cost of
$7,700,000, which consists entirely of new personal property with the same
being located within the Michigan Division Dow Chemical Company Plant
Rehabilitation District No. 1, and being intended to utilize the currently
idled Building 1 at Michigan Operations for the production of agricultural
herbicide products by installing all necessary process instrumentation, piping
and equipment for production; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by written
notice, afforded the applicant, the City Assessor, and representatives of each
affected taxing unit an opportunity for a hearing on October 27, 2008, as
required by Public Act
WHEREAS, the application appears to
comply with the requirements set forth in Section 9 of said statute, as
amended, in that the proposed facility is located within a plant rehabilitation
district that was duly established within the City of Midland with the City of
Midland being eligible under said statute to establish such a district and with
the district having been established upon a request before the commencement of
the restoration, replacement or construction of the facility described herein;
that the commencement of this project did not occur earlier than six months
before the filing of the application for the industrial facilities exemption
certificate, that the application relates to a construction, restoration or replacement
program that when completed constitutes a new or replacement facility within
the meaning of said statute and is situated within a previously established
plant rehabilitation district that was established in the City of Midland which
was itself eligible under the statute to establish the district; that
completion of the facility is calculated to, and will at the time of the
issuance of the certificate, have the reasonable likelihood to create
employment, retain employment, prevent a loss of employment or produce energy in the community; now
therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Midland finds and determines that the granting of the industrial
facilities exemption certificate requested by Dow AgroSciences,
LLC considered together with the aggregate amount of industrial facilities
exemption certificates previously granted and currently in force, shall not
have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the City of Midland
or impairing the financial soundness of any other taxing unit which levies an
ad valorem property tax in the City of Midland; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that said
application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption certificate from Dow AgroSciences, LLC for a new facility approval within the
Plant Rehabilitation District be and the same is hereby approved for a period
of 12 years “after completion”; and
RESOLVED FURTHER,
that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the Public Act
Fiscal Services Director David Keenan
presented an amendment to the 2008-09 Special Assessment Revolving Loan Fund
and Local Street Fund budgets to provide budgetary authorization for the
Goldenwood Drive closure project. A
public hearing opened at 7:31 p.m., recognizing no public comments, the hearing
closed at 7:31 p.m. The following
resolution was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman
Adams:
WHEREAS, in accord with Sections 5.11, 11.4, and 11.6 of the Charter of
the City of Midland, and after having given proper legal notice, and having
conducted a public hearing Monday, October 27, 2008, on the proposal to amend the 2008-09 Special Assessment Revolving Loan
Fund and Local Street Fund budgets to provide budgetary authorization for the
Goldenwood Street Drive Closure Project; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the 2008-09
Special Assessment Revolving Loan Fund be amended to increase expenditures by
$6,000 to provide sufficient funding to transfer $56,000 to the Local Street
Fund, and that the Local Street Fund budget be amended to increase revenues by
$58,000 to recognize the incoming $56,000 transfer from the Special Assessment
Revolving Loan Fund, as well as $2,000 in outside contributions, and increase
expenditures by $58,000 to recognize the construction cost for the Goldenwood
Street Drive Closure Project. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
Assistant City Engineer Bradd Maki
presented a warranty deed for corporation from Ronald and Sandra Haughton for
additional right-of-way required to construct a
cul-de-sac at the end of Goldenwood Drive for the Goldenwood Drive closure
project. A public hearing opened at 7:37
p.m., recognizing no public comments, the hearing closed at 7:37 p.m. The
following resolution was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
that the attached Warranty Deed For Corporation from Ronald S. and Sandra S.
Haughton to the City of Midland, for the additional right-of-way required to
construct a cul-de-sac at the end of Goldenwood Drive, in Section 6, T. 14 N.,
R. 2 E., is hereby accepted and that the Warranty Deed For Corporation is
ordered recorded; and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, that said right-of-way shall be used for public street purposes. (Motion ADOPTED.)
Bud Geisert,
3706 Applewood, spoke regarding his concerns for
Midland’s lack of reliable power sources as demonstrated in a recent power
outage. Ingeborg
Geisert, 3706 Applewood,
also spoke on power outage concerns.
Geographic
Information Systems Manager Tony Foisy presented information on amendments to
Chapter 7 and Article XII, Section 21-60 of Chapter 21 of the Code of
Ordinances regarding Enhanced Access to Public Record and GIS Fees. Introduction
and first reading of the following ordinance amending Chapter 7 – Enhanced
Access to Public Records was then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by
Councilman Rokosz:
ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN
ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN
THEREOF.
The
City of Midland Ordains:
Section 1. Chapter
7 is hereby amended to read as follows:
ENHANCED
ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Sec. 7-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a policy for enhanced access
to public records in accordance with Act 462 of 1996 of the Public Acts of the
State of Michigan.
Sec. 7-2. Definitions. The
following definitions shall apply to this chapter.
a.
“Enhanced
access” means a public record’s immediate availability for public inspection,
purchase, or copying by digital means.
Enhanced access does not include the transfer of ownership of a public
record.
b.
“Geographic
information system (GIS)” means an informational unit or network capable of
producing customized maps based on a digital representation of geographical
data.
c.
“Operating
expenses” includes, but is not limited to, the city’s direct cost of creating,
compiling, storing, maintaining, processing, upgrading, or enhancing
information or data in a form available for enhanced access, including the cost
of computer hardware and software, system development, employee time, and the
actual cost of supplying the information or record in the form requested by the
purchaser.
d.
“Person”
means that term as defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, 1976
PA 442, MCL 15.232.
e.
“Public
record” means that term as defined in section 2 of the freedom of information
act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.
f.
“Reasonable
fee” means a charge calculated to enable the city to recover over time only
those expenses directly related to the city’s provision of enhanced access.
g.
“
Software” means a set of statements or instructions that when incorporated in a
machine-usable medium is capable of causing a machine or device having
information processing capabilities to indicate, perform, or achieve a particular
function, task, or result.
h.
“Third
party” means a person who requests a geographical information system or output
from a geographical information system.
However, a third party does not include a person for whom a fee
authorized under this ordinance is waived in accordance with an
intergovernmental agreement described in Section 7-3.
Sec.
7-3. Policy.
The City Manager may provide enhanced access for the inspection,
copying, or purchasing of a public record that is not confidential or otherwise
exempt by law from disclosure. Subject
to Section 7-4, a fee shall be charged in accordance with Section 21-160 for
providing enhanced access and for providing access to either the City’s
geographic information system or the output from the City’s geographic information
system. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the City Manager may provide another public body, without charging a fee to
that public body, if the access to or output from the geographic information
system is provided in accordance with a written agreement that contains all of
the following:
a. A statement specifying that the public
body receiving access to or output from the geographic information system
without charge is prohibited from providing access to the geographic
information system output to a third party unless that public body does both of
the following:
i. Collects from the third party a fee
described in Section 21-160, or waives that fee in accordance with the written
terms of the intergovernmental agreement.
ii. Conveys to the City that portion of
any fee collected that is attributable to the operating expenses of the City
from the geographic information system to the third party.
b. A statement specifying the public
purpose for which access to or output from the City’s geographic information
system is being provided.
c. A statement specifying the portion of
any fee collected under Section 21-160 and collected from a third party that
the receiving public body shall convey to the City.
Sec.
7-4. Charges related to a public
body for enhanced access. A public body that receives access to or
output from the City’s geographic information system under an intergovernmental
agreement described in Section 7-3 may collect from a third party to whom it
provides access to the output from the City’s geographic information system a
reasonable fee that includes both of the following:
a. An amount that enables the City to
recover over time its operating expenses directly related to providing access
to output from its system to a third party.
b. An amount that enables the receiving public
body to recover over time its operating expenses directly related to providing
to a third party access to our output from its system.
Section
2. This ordinance shall take effect
upon publication. (Motion ADOPTED. Considered first reading.)
Introduction
and first reading of the following ordinance amendment was then offered by
Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN
ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 21 THEREOF.
The City of
Midland Ordains:
Section 1. Article XII Section 21-160 of Chapter 21
is hereby amended to read as follows:
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) DATA FEES
Sec. 21-160. GIS DATA FEES
Fees for GIS data by the
City of Midland shall be:
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GIS Data |
Cost/Entire City |
Cost/Unit |
Updates |
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1. |
Pictometry
(oblique imagery) |
$25,000.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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2. |
Aerial Photography |
$3,500.00 |
$90/mi2 |
N/A |
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3. |
Parcels |
$1,500.00 |
$2/parcel |
$150.00 |
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4. |
Parcels w/data |
$3,000.00 |
$3/parcel |
$300.00 |
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5. |
Road Centerline |
$1,500.00 |
$3/segment |
$300.00 |
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6. |
Address Points |
$1,500.00 |
$3/point |
$300.00 |
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7. |
City Boundary |
$500.00 |
N/A |
$50.00 |
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8. |
Edge of Pavement |
$500.00 |
N/A |
$50.00 |
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9. |
Hydrology |
$500.00 |
N/A |
$50.00 |
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10. |
Building Outlines |
$500.00 |
N/A |
$50.00 |
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11. |
Transportation Lines |
$500.00 |
N/A |
$50.00 |
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12. |
Zoning |
$100.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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13. |
Land Use (Future and Existing) |
$100.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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14. |
100-Year Floodplain |
$100.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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15. |
Wastewater Network |
$3,000.00 |
N/A |
$300.00 |
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16. |
Stormwater Network |
$3,000.00 |
N/A |
$300.00 |
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17. |
Fire Hydrants |
$1,500.00 |
N/A |
$150.00 |
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18. |
Elevation Contours (2ft) |
$3,000.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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19. |
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) |
$3,000.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
20. |
Points of Interest |
$50.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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21. |
Parks |
$50.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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22. |
Miscellaneous Data |
$50.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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23. |
Tax Assessment Data |
$1,500.00 |
N/A |
$500.00 |
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24. |
Address Data |
$1,500.00 |
N/A |
$500.00 |
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25. |
Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) |
$1,500.00 |
N/A |
$500.00 |
Section
2. This ordinance shall take effect
upon publication. (Motion ADOPTED. Considered first reading.)
Assistant
City Manager Jack Duso presented a request from the City of Midland for a new
Resort Economic Development Class C License to be located at 1300 Currie
Parkway. The following resolution was
then offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman Rokosz:
RESOLVED,
the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute any and all documents required
by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission; and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to insert the City
Manager’s name and execute Form LC-4031 (Authorization Resolution) provided by
the Liquor Control Commission. (Motion
ADOPTED. Yeas: Johnson, McKeag, Rokosz Nays:
Adams)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman McKeag and seconded by Councilman
Rokosz:
WHEREAS,
the City has received notification that on October 1, 2008 the Liquor Control
Commission issued its order granting a new Resort Class C Liquor License to the
Currie Golf Course Complex; and
WHEREAS,
a $20,100 license fee must be paid to the State of Michigan in order to obtain
said license; and
WHEREAS,
certain modifications to the Currie West Clubhouse and Currie East Clubhouse
are necessary for the refrigeration and inventory storage of alcoholic
beverages as well as amendments to City of Midland policies regarding
consumption of alcohol in city parks; now therefore
RESOLVED,
the City Manager is hereby authorized to:
·
pay
the $20,100 license fee to the State of Michigan,
·
expend
the necessary funds to modify both clubhouses,
·
purchase
the necessary liability insurance,
·
and
prepare the necessary amendment to the City of Midland Parks Rules consistent
with the Liquor Control Act; and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, the City Attorney is hereby directed to prepare the necessary
ordinance to prohibit the possession and consumption of non-golf course
purchased alcohol at Currie Municipal Golf Course. (Motion ADOPTED. Yeas:
Johnson, McKeag, Rokosz
Nays: Adams)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS,
the City of Midland has contracted the services of Kezziah
Watkins in association with the 2008 budget roundtable process; and
WHEREAS,
the funding for costs associated with the 2008 budget roundtables was
encumbered from the 2007-08 budget into the 2008-09 budget on October 13, 2008,
and is currently available in the Tax Appeal Defense department of the 2008-09
General Fund budget; and
WHEREAS,
all costs related to the 2008 budgetary roundtables will be accounted for in
the City Manager department of the 2008-09 General Fund budget; and
WHEREAS,
a budget transfer is necessary to move the available funding from the Tax
Appeal Defense department to the City Manager department within the 2008-09
General Fund budget and because these two departments are located within
separate functions of the General Fund budget, transferring funds between
functions requires City Council approval; now therefore
RESOLVED,
City Council authorizes a budget transfer to move $53,000 from the Tax Appeal
Defense department budget to the City Manager department budget of the 2008-09
General Fund budget to provide funding for the 2008 budget roundtable process. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
RESOLVED,
that the request from Jim Malek, on behalf of Marty McGuire, Managing Director
of Dow Gardens, to conduct a fireworks display at Dow Gardens to highlight the
25th anniversary of their luminary walk on Saturday, December 13,
2008, is hereby approved subject to meeting the following requirements:
;
and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, that the
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS, the Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) filed an
appeal with the State Tax Commission (STC) stating that they had erroneously
over-reported their personal property for the 2005 and 2006 tax years; and
WHEREAS, METC amended their 2007 and 2008 filings to reflect this
allegation, however, the City of Midland did not accept these amended filings
and instead estimated the assessments and taxable values of the property; and
WHEREAS, METC subsequently appealed the 2007 and 2008 tax years to the
Michigan Tax Tribunal (MTT); and
WHEREAS, these matters are now pending before both the STC and the MTT;
and
WHEREAS,
the legal firm of Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner has been retained in assisting the
City of Midland in its defense of said appeal; and
WHEREAS,
the cost of said services is expected to exceed $20,000 and therefore approval
of the
WHEREAS,
sufficient budgetary funding exists within the 2008-2009 Legal Fees budget for
general tax appeal cases; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the above-referenced services are hereby determined to be professional
services within the meaning of Section 2-19 of the Code of Ordinances and do
not require sealed proposals; and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, that authorization for payment to the legal firm of Braun Kendrick
Finkbeiner for their assistance in connection with the aforementioned appeal is
hereby authorized in an amount not to exceed $75,000. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS,
the Landfill utilizes two articulated wheel loaders in its daily operations,
one primarily in the active fill cell, and one for site ground maintenance and
composting; and
WHEREAS,
the Landfill is at the end of its three-year lease of one of two Komatsu WA
380-5 wheel loaders; and
WHEREAS, through the cooperative
State of Michigan bid process, staff has
solidified an annual lease price of $52,092.97 for a three-year lease ($156,278.91
total lease) of a John Deere 644K wheel loader from the JDE
Equipment Company (JDE), of Traverse City; and
WHEREAS,
staff has examined the specifications and believes the John Deere 644K wheel loader unit offered by JDE to be suitable for
the Landfill’s intended purposes; and
WHEREAS,
the 2008/09 Landfill budget contains the necessary funding for the first year
lease payment of $52,092.97 in
account
#517-8110-811.94-11 - Equipment Rental, while funding for subsequent fiscal years
will be requested in those budgets;
now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the low compliant bid obtained from the cooperative State of Michigan bid
process from JDE Equipment Company, of Traverse City, in the amount of $52,092.97 per year for a three-year lease ($156,278.91
total lease) of one John Deere 644K wheel loader at the City of
Midland Landfill is accepted, and a purchase order for annual lease payments is
hereby authorized. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
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 12,500 gallons of diesel fuel
from Hirschman Oil of Reese, Michigan for $30,062.50 executed by the Purchasing
Agent on October 17, 2008, is hereby approved.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS,
sealed proposals were advertised and received in accord with Article II of
Chapter 2 of the Midland Code of Ordinances for Catch Basin Castings, Bid No.
3152; and
WHEREAS,
sufficient funds are included in the Operating Supplies line item in Street
Fund activities and the total amount of purchases will not exceed the funding;
now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the proposal meeting City specifications submitted by East Jordan Iron
Works, Inc. of Sunfield, Michigan for furnishing
catch basin castings and related materials at the unit prices contained in
their October 14, 2008 response to our Bid No. 3152 is hereby accepted; and
RESOLVED
FURTHER, that the City Purchasing Agent is authorized to issue a purchase order
not to exceed $36,000 in accord with this resolution, the proposal selected and
City specifications. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS,
the City has received $181,299.25 from the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
Program subsidy as a result of the Medicare Modernization Act; and
WHEREAS,
the City engaged the services of Part D Advisors of Plymouth, Michigan to
complete the subsidy application for the City for a fee of 30% of the subsidy
received; and
WHEREAS,
Part D Advisors provides expertise in the Medicare subsidy process and provides
great efficiency to maximize the City’s subsidy; and
WHEREAS,
the subsidy funds have been received and deposited in the Health Insurance
Internal Service Fund; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that the Director of Fiscal Services is authorized to issue payment to Part D
Advisors in the amount of $54,389.78 which equals 30% of the $181,299.25
subsidy received for the July 2006 plan year.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
WHEREAS,
Midland Equities, LLC by means of a letter dated October 13, 2008, which was
received by the City Clerk on October 14, 2008, has requested the establishment
of an Industrial Development District as described in said communication under
the scope of Act
WHEREAS, the decision on whether to establish such a district as a
condition precedent to industrial development assistance through property tax
incentives rests with the City Council acting in accord with the criteria and
procedures contained in Public Act
WHEREAS,
prior to such action by the City Council, a public hearing shall have been held
as required by Section 4(4) of said Act; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that a public hearing will be held before the City Council on November 10, 2008
at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
Being
no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
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Selina
Tisdale, City