March 12, 2012
A regular meeting of the City Council was
held on Monday, March 12, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City
Hall. Mayor Donker presided. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was
recited in unison.
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Councilmen present: |
Thomas Adams, J. Dee Brooks, Diane Brown, Maureen
Donker, Marty Wazbinski |
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Councilmen absent: |
None |
Approval of the minutes of the February 20, 2012
regular and February 29, 2012 special meetings was offered by Councilman Adams and
seconded by Councilman Brooks. (Motion ADOPTED.)
Department of Public Services Director Karen
Murphy presented information on Arbor Day.
The following resolution was then offered by Councilman Brown and
seconded by Councilman Brooks:
RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized to
issue the attached proclamation designating Friday, April 27, 2012, as Arbor
Day in the City of Midland. (Motion
ADOPTED.) Mayor Donker presented
Department of Public Services Director Karen Murphy with the proclamation.
City Assessor Reid Duford presented a
request from CPI Engineering Services, Inc. for an Industrial Facilities Tax
Exemption Certificate within the Expanded Design Craftsmen, Inc. Industrial
Development District No. 1 and the STOX Industrial Development District No.
1. A public hearing opened at 7:10 p.m.,
Tom Rajewski, President of CPI Engineering Services spoke regarding the
request. Midland Tomorrow Economic
Development Coordinator Carol Miller spoke in support of the request. The public hearing closed at 7:25 p.m. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Wazbinski and seconded by Councilman Brown:
WHEREAS, the
Expanded Design Craftsmen, Inc. Industrial Development District No. 1, was established by resolution of the Midland
City Council on October 12, 1989, and the STOX Industrial Development District
No. 1, was established by resolution of the Midland City Council on July 1,
1985; and
WHEREAS, CPI
Engineering Services, Inc., made an application dated February 3, 2012, which
was received by the City Clerk on February 9, 2012 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 the
total project cost of $1,381,000 which is for new real and personal property
with the same being located within the Expanded Design Craftsmen, Inc.
Industrial Development District No. 1, and the STOX Industrial Development
District No. 1, for an addition to connect to the building at 2300 James
Savage. The addition will allow for safe and efficient transportation between
buildings. The personal property
component of $131,000 is for manufacturing and building security equipment. The
project will create new opportunities to increase the small packaging business,
allow for cost efficient competition in the global market, and create 7 to 10
full-time positions within two years of completion;
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
March 12, 2012, as required by Public Act 198 of Public Acts of the State of
Michigan of 1974, as amended, and has given due consideration to all
information presented; and
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 an
industrial development district and/or 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
industrial development district and/or 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; and
WHEREAS,
the aggregate SEV of real and personal property exempt from ad
valorem taxes within the City of Midland, after granting this certificate, will
exceed 5% of an amount equal to the sum of the SEV of the unit, plus the SEV of
personal and real property thus exempted; 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 CPI Engineering
Services, Inc., considered together with the aggregate amount of industrial
facilities exemption certificates previously granted and currently in force
under PA 198 of 1974, as amended and PA 225 of 1978, as amended 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
CPI Engineering Services, Inc., for a new facility approval within the Expanded
Design Craftsmen, Inc. Industrial Development District No. 1, and the STOX Industrial
Development District No. 1, be and the same is hereby approved for a period of
12 years with an ending date of December 30, 2024; and that the Mayor and City
Clerk are authorized to execute the Public Act 198 Agreement submitted between
the City and CPI Engineering Services, Inc.,
pursuant to P.A. 334 of Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 1993. (Motion ADOPTED.)
No public comments were made.
City Engineer Brian McManus presented
information on the 2012 Sidewalk Improvement Program. The following resolution was then offered by
Councilman Wazbinski and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS,
the City Council has had under consideration the construction of concrete
sidewalks, to be financed in part by special assessment, located in certain
streets in the City of Midland, said streets being:
; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Manager is directed
to prepare a report which shall include estimates of the expense thereof, an
estimate of the life of the improvement, and a description of the district
benefited to enable the Council to decide the cost, extent and necessity of the
improvement proposed and what part or portion thereof should be paid by special
assessments upon property especially benefited, and what part, if any, should
be paid by the City at large, in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 20
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Midland, Michigan. (Motion DENIED. Yeas:
None Nays: Adams, Brooks, Brown, Donker, Wazbinski)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Wazbinski and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, a new metal recycling business (Superior Metal Recycling, LLC
or SMR) is being established on property adjacent to the west of the City’s
Landfill at 4203 E. Ashman St., and requires essential utilities, such as water
and electric, directly to the site; and
WHEREAS, the utilities must come from utilities established on the
Landfill property, requiring easements to construct, access, and maintain water
and electric service to the privately-owned site; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2011, City Council approved an easement to SMR for
a water main extension on the City-owned property at the Landfill; and
WHEREAS, the attached easement agreement will authorize Consumers
Energy Company to construct, access, and maintain an overhead electric line on
City-owned property at the Landfill, that will serve the SMR site; now
therefore
RESOLVED, that the attached Easement For Overhead Electric Line
Agreement from the City of Midland to Consumers Energy Company, for the
construction, access, and maintenance of an overhead electric line on
City-owned property at the Landfill on E. Ashman Street in Section 12, T. 14
N., R. 2 E., is hereby accepted, subject to document approval by the City
Attorney, and that the easement agreement is ordered recorded. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, Section 6-8 of the Code of
Ordinances allows that rules and regulations for the operations of the cemetery
may be approved by the City Council as needed; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission
has conducted a review of the cemetery rules; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation
Commission, at their meeting of February 7, 2012, voted unanimously to
recommend changes in the cemetery rules to the City Council; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the attached changes to the
cemetery rules are hereby approved.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, Section 15-250 of the City of Midland Code of Ordinances
directs the City Manager to cause an annual review of each liquor licensee to
be submitted to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, said annual review has been prepared and reports that all
licensees have complied with the provisions of Article VII of Chapter 15 of the
Code of Ordinances with the exception of one licensee who is in violation of
Section 15-253(9) of the Code of Ordinances by being delinquent in personal property
taxes due the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends that said licensee shall be
notified that a show cause hearing is scheduled for April 9, 2012 in accord
with Section 12-254 of the Code of Ordinances to provide the licensee an
opportunity to show cause as to why the City Attorney’s recommendation for
non-renewal or revocation of its liquor license should not be approved; now
therefore
RESOLVED, that in accord with Section 15-250 of the City of Midland
Code of Ordinances, the annual review of liquor licenses is hereby received and
ordered placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that a show cause hearing is hereby scheduled for
Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall for the
purpose of providing the licensee of Damon’s Grill an opportunity to show cause
as to why the City Attorney’s recommendation for non-renewal or revocation of
its liquor license should not be approved; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Attorney is hereby directed to notify
said licensee of the show cause hearing in accord with Section 12-254 of the
Code of Ordinances; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Attorney is hereby authorized to cancel
the show cause hearing for the licensee upon receipt of the delinquent property
taxes prior to April 9, 2012. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
It is the
consensus of this legislative body that the application be: Recommended for issuance. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, the Final Plat of Pinehaven Estates is in conformance with the
approved Preliminary Plat, and all requirements of Chapter 23 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Midland have been met; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby approve the Final Plat of Pinehaven
Estates, in accordance with Section 23-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Midland; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to
execute the contract for the required improvements; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to execute
the plat and record it on behalf of the City.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
RESOLVED, that Traffic Control Order No. S-11-10 filed December 7, 2011
pursuant to Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances to establish traffic control
as follows:
That traffic on Plumtree Lane shall stop for
Countryside Drive.
is hereby made permanent. (Motion
ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
RESOLVED, that the request from Travis Williams, Project Manager, seeking permission to hold a charity event called NCOA 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 27, 2012, utilizing the Rail Trail, using amplified sound and charging an entry fee, is hereby approved subject to the following conditions:
; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
RESOLVED, that the attached Easement Agreement from Airgas USA, LLC, to
the City of Midland, for public water mains on their private site at the
northwest corner of Saginaw Road and Discovery Way in Section 22, T. 14 N., R.
2 E., is hereby accepted and that the Easement Agreement is ordered recorded. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
RESOLVED, that the attached Easement Agreement from Midland Investment
Group, LLC, to the City of Midland, for public water mains on their private
Panera Bread site on Eastman Avenue in Section 32, T. 15 N., R. 2 E., is hereby
accepted and that the Easement Agreement is ordered recorded. (Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, sealed proposals were advertised
and received in accord with Article II of Chapter 2 of the Midland Code of
Ordinances for furnishing mowing services for various park properties within
the City of Midland; and
WHEREAS, the original bid period covered a
one year period with an option to extend the bid for an additional two years if
staff was satisfied with the results, and while sufficient funds have been
appropriated for fiscal year 2011-12, extension of the bid is dependent on
future funds being appropriated; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the Purchasing Agent is
hereby authorized to issue a purchase order to Lawns and Mower LLC of Midland,
MI in the amount of $12,000 for the purchase of park mowing services for the
remainder of fiscal year 2011-12; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the purchasing agent
is authorized to issue a purchase order in the amount of $30,000 for the months
of July through October 2012, provided that funds are appropriated in the
fiscal year 2012-13 parks budget.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
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,
City Council reviewed the process on December 21, 2009 and decided to continue
as it still provides a significant cost savings to the City; 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 12,801 gallons of Winter Blend diesel fuel from
Karbowski Oil of Bay City, Michigan for $38,774.23 executed by the Purchasing
Agent on February 23, 2012, is hereby approved.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, through maintenance efforts and in conjunction with the City’s annual Engineering Priorities, Wastewater staff have identified and inventoried stretches of sanitary sewer pipe that are faulty and are prime candidates for lining, rather than excavate and replace; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2012,
sealed bids for Trenchless Sewer Repairs, Bid No. 3405, were advertised and
received in accord with section 2-18 of
the Midland Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the pricing structure is such that the larger the diameter of the pipe, the higher the cost per lineal foot for the installation of the liner; and
WHEREAS, the low total bid for the specified sizes and lengths of pipe was submitted by Inland Waters of Brownstown, Michigan in the amount of $52,946.00; and
WHEREAS, the pricing is favorable, and is well within the
funding budgeted for the purpose of sewer linings in the 2011/12 Wastewater
Fund, account #590.9120.97.050 – Sewer System; now therefore
RESOLVED, that a purchase order to Inland Waters in the amount
of $52,946.00 for the lining of sanitary sewers of varying diameters and
lengths, is hereby authorized; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the
RESOLVED, that notice is hereby given that a
public hearing will be held by the City Council on Monday, April 9, 2012, at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, for the purpose of considering
the advisability of amending the Zoning Map of Ordinance No. 1585, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Midland, as set forth in the following proposed
Ordinance, which is hereby introduced and given first reading; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Clerk is
hereby directed to notify property owners within three hundred (300) feet of
the area proposed to be rezoned by transmitting notice on or before March 23,
2012 and to publish said notice on March 24, 2012.
ORDINANCE NO. ______
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1585,
BEING AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE LOCATION OF TRADES AND
INDUSTRIES AND THE LOCATION OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC USES, TO
REGULATE AND LIMIT THE HEIGHT AND BULK OF BUILDINGS HEREAFTER ERECTED OR ALTERED,
TO REGULATE AND DETERMINE THE AREA OF YARDS, COURTS, AND OTHER OPEN SPACES
SURROUNDING BUILDINGS, TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND FOR
SAID PURPOSES, TO DIVIDE THE CITY INTO DISTRICTS AND PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO PROVIDE A
DOWNTOWN ZONING WHERE A REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT PRESENTLY EXISTS.
The City of Midland Ordains:
Section 1.
That the Zoning Map of Ordinance No. 1585, being the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Midland, is hereby amended as follows:
215
State Street
LOTS 5, 6 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY 19 FEET OF
LOT 7 AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FEET OF LOT 3 AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FEET OF
THE NORTHWESTERLY 19 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 47, ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE CITY OF
MIDLAND, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN LIBER A OF PLATS AT PAGE 1 OF MIDLAND
COUNTY RECORDS;
AND
LOTS 13, 14 AND 15 AND THE NORTHEASTERLY 9.6
FEET OF LOTS 10, 11 AND 12 AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY 5 FEET OF LOT 16 AND THE
SOUTHEASTERLY 5 FEET OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 9.6 FEET OF LOT 9, BLOCK 47,
SUPERVISORS PLAT OF LARKINS ADDITION AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN LIBER C OF
PLATS AT PAGE B OF MIDLAND COUNTY RECORDS;
AND
THAT PORTION OF VACATED LARKIN STREET LYING
ADJACENT TO LOTS 5, 6 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY 19 FEET OF LOT 7, BLOCK 47 OF THE
ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN LIBER A
OF PLATS AT PAGE 1 OF MIDLAND COUNTY RECORDS.
614
East Larkin Street
LOTS 1 THRU 8 BLOCK 28 ORIGINAL PLAT OF
MIDLAND & LOTS 9 THRU 12 BLOCK 28 LARKINS ADDITION.
709
East Larkin Street
ALL OF BLOCK 47, ORIGINAL PLAT OF MIDLAND EXC
LOT 4, THE NE 100 FEET OF LOT 3 & BEG AT THE E CORNER OF LOT 3, SE 10 FT,
SW 58 FT, SOUTHWESTERLY 22.1 FT, SW TO PT 20 FT NE OF SW LOT LN, NW 19 FT, NE
100 FT TO BEG AND INCLUDING LOTS 9, 10, 11 & 12 BLOCK 47 LARKINS ADDITIONAL
EXC BEG AT SE COR OF LOT 12 TH NW 185 FT SW 9.6 FT SE 185 FT NE 9.6 FT TO
BEGINNING.
608 East Ellsworth Street
LOT 4, THE NORTHEASTERLY 100 FEET OF LOT 3
AND A PART OF LOT 2 DESCRIBED AS: THAT
PART OF THE NORTHEAST 100 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST 19 FEET OF LOT 2, LYING
NORTHWESTERLY OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING 10 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH CORNER OF LOT 2, THENCE
SOUTHWEST 58 FEET, PARALLEL TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 2; THENCE ON A
LINE DEFLECTING 24 DEGREES 16 MINUTES TO THE LEFT FROM FIRST DESCRIBED LINE A
DISTANCE OF 21.9 FEET, AND ENDING AT A POINT 77.9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF EAST CORNER
OF SAID NORTHEAST 100 FEET OF NORTHWEST 19 FEET OF SAID LOT 2, ALL IN BLOCK 47,
ORIGINAL PLAT OF MIDLAND AS RECORDED IN LIBER A OF PLATS, PAGE 1.
Be, and the
same is hereby changed to Downtown.
Section 2. All Ordinances or
parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent
necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
Section 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication. (Motion ADOPTED. Considered first reading.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, the City of Midland, Counties of
Midland and Bay, State of Michigan (the “City”) is authorized by the provisions
of Act 197, Public Acts of Michigan, 1975, as amended (“Act 197”), to create a
downtown development authority; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Act 197, the City
Council and the City duly established the City of Midland Downtown Development
Authority (the “Authority”) which exercises its powers within the Downtown
District designated by the City Council (the “District”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the
Authority’s Tax Increment Financing Plan and Development Plan No. 1 (the
“Plan”), for the Development Area described in the Plan on December 11, 1989,
as amended on December 16, 1991, pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the
City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions
of Act 197, the Authority has prepared and submitted to the City Council for
approval the amendments to the Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Plan
Amendments”); and
WHEREAS, prior to approval of the Plan
Amendments, it is necessary to conduct a public hearing in connection with the
consideration of such proposed ordinance as required by Act 197.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City Council hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Plan Amendments from the Authority and directs the City Clerk to
advise all local taxing jurisdictions of the Plan Amendments within the
Authority’s District by certified mail.
2. There shall be a public hearing on
Monday, the 26th day of March, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall in the City
of Midland to consider adoption by the City Council of an ordinance approving
the Plan Amendments.
3. The City Clerk shall cause notice of
said public hearing to be published in the Midland Daily News, a newspaper of
general circulation in the City, twice before the public hearing, each time not
less than 20 and not more than 40 days before the date set for the public
hearing. The notice shall be published
as a display advertisement prominent in size.
The City Clerk shall also cause the notice to be mailed by first class
mail not less than 20 days prior to the hearing to all property taxpayers of
record in the proposed authority district as shown by the most recent tax roll
of the City, and shall cause the notice to be posted in 20 prominent places in
the proposed amended district not less than 20 days prior to the date of the
hearing.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
The following resolution was offered by
Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilman Brooks:
WHEREAS, the City of Midland, Counties of
Midland and Bay, State of Michigan (the “City”), is authorized by the
provisions of Act 197, Public Acts of Michigan, 1975, as amended (“Act 197”),
to create a downtown development authority and to designate its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City has established the City
of Midland Downtown Development Authority (the “DDA”) and designated the
boundaries of the downtown district (the “District”); and
WHEREAS, the DDA has requested the City to
expand the boundaries of the DDA for the purpose of adding property to the
District to further encourage economic growth and correcting and preventing
deterioration in the business portions of the District; and
WHEREAS, a proposed ordinance designating
the amended District boundaries has been presented to City Council; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to conduct a public
hearing in connection with the consideration of such proposed ordinance as
required by Act 197.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City Council determines that it is
necessary for the best interest of the public to amend the boundaries of the
DDA pursuant to Act 197 in order to correct and prevent deterioration of
property value in the business district in the City and to promote economic
growth, and the City Council hereby declares its intention to amend those
boundaries.
2. The District subject to the
jurisdiction of the DDA as provided in Act 197 is hereby tentatively amended to
add the area described in Exhibit A hereto.
3. There shall be a public hearing on
Monday, the 26th day of March, 2012, at 7:00 o’clock, p.m. at the
City Council chambers to consider adoption by the City Council of an ordinance
amending the DDA boundaries.
4. The City Clerk shall cause notice of
said public hearing to be published in the Midland Daily News, a
newspaper of general circulation in the City, twice before the public hearing,
each time not less than 20 and not more than 40 days before the date set for
the public hearing. The notice shall be
published as a display advertisement prominent in size. The Clerk also shall cause the notice to be
mailed by first class mail not less than 20 days prior to the hearing to all
property taxpayers of record in the proposed authority district as shown by the
most recent tax roll of the City, shall cause the notice to be mailed by
certified mail to the governing body of each taxing jurisdiction levying taxes
subject to capture by the DDA, and shall cause the notice to be posted in 20
prominent places in proposed amended district not less than 20 days prior to
the date of hearing.
5. Consistent with applicable state statutes,
the first reading of the Ordinance Amendment will occur on March 26, 2012 and
to accommodate the mandatory 60-day comment period, the second reading of the
Ordinance Amendment and subsequent adoption will occur on July 9, 2012.
(Motion ADOPTED.)
Being no further business the meeting
adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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Selina
Tisdale, City