January 26, 2009
A
regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, January 26, 2009, 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, Maureen Donker, Bruce Johnson,
Joseph Rokosz |
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Councilmen
absent: |
Hollis
McKeag |
Approval
of the minutes of the January 12, 2009 regular and January 17, 2009 special meetings
was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by Councilman Adams. (Motion ADOPTED.)
No
public comments were made.
City
Engineer Brian McManus presented the 2009-2010 Construction Project List. Dave Moeggenberg, 1302 Glen Road, spoke
regarding the petition for the Sandow Area Sanitary Sewers. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Donker:
WHEREAS,
a report has been received from the City Engineer listing the proposed
construction projects for 2009-2010 which includes projects petitioned by
property owners, projects recommended by the City Administration and others;
and
WHEREAS,
City Council has reviewed the proposed construction projects list and received
comments from interested citizens; now therefore
RESOLVED,
that City Council hereby approves said proposed construction project listing
for 2009-2010 and directs the City Administration to include funding requests
for the proposed projects in the 2009-2010 budget; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the report is
hereby directed to be placed on file in the City Clerk’s Office and at the
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and a map of the projects be placed in the lobby
of Midland City Hall. (Motion ADOPTED.)
City
Manager Jon Lynch presented a report on the 2009-2010 City Council Goals. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Donker:
RESOLVED, that the attached 2009-2010
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
Assistant
City Manager Jack Duso presented a request from the Midland Center for the Arts
for a new Dance-Entertainment Permit to be held in conjunction with a new Club
License to be located at 1801 W. St. Andrews.
The following resolution was then offered by Councilman Adams and
seconded by Councilman Donker:
Assistant
City Manager Jack Duso presented a request from the Midland Center for the Arts
for a new Dance-Entertainment Permit to be held in conjunction with a new Club
License to be located at 3417 W. Main Street (Midland County Historical
Society). The following resolution was then offered by Councilman Donker and
seconded by Councilman Adams:
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
RESOLVED,
that the request from Carpenter Street School PTO 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.)
The
following resolution was offered by Councilman Rokosz and seconded by
Councilman Adams:
RESOLVED,
that Traffic Control Order No. S-08-06 filed November 17, 2008 pursuant to
Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances to establish traffic control as follows:
That
East Park Drive shall yield to McGregor Street and that Sayre Street shall stop
for East Park Drive.
This rescinds resolution of August 25,
1980 (TCO S-80-05) as it pertains to the intersections of East Park Drive with
McGregor Street and Sayre Street.
is hereby made permanent. (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 13,400 gallons of diesel fuel from Karbowski Oil of Bay
City, Michigan for $20,858.44 executed by the Purchasing Agent on January 14,
2009, is hereby approved. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
Being
no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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Selina
Tisdale, City