OFFICIAL
SYNOPSIS
MIDLAND
CITY COUNCIL
A regular meeting of the City
Council held on Monday, September 9, 2002.
Mayor Black presided with all Council members present.
Proclaimed September 11, 2002, as
Patriot Day in the City of Midland in observance of the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks against the United States.
Heard a presentation on the City’s
safety program.
Recognized Jeffrey Varner, a
forestry worker for the Parks and Recreation Department, as the sixth annual
recipient of the City of Midland Safety Leadership Award.
Held a public hearing and approved
Zoning Petition No. 493 rezoning property at the northwest corner of Wheeler
Street and Swede Avenue from Business A to Residential B.
Held a public hearing of necessity
on the “2002 Commerce & Eastman Water Main Improvement District” and
approved the same.
Accepted the special assessment
roll for the “2002 Commerce & Eastman Water Main Improvement Special
Assessment District” and set a public hearing on the roll for September 23,
2002 at 7:00 p.m.
Held a public hearing and approved
an amendment to the 2002-03 City budget and financial working plans to provide
funding for June 30, 2002 encumbrances.
Held a second reading of an
ordinance to provide payment in lieu of taxes for Adams Acres Phase I and
approved the same. (Yeas: Black, Currie, Griggs, Wazbinski Nays:
McKeag)
Held a first reading of an
ordinance to adopt the Motor Vehicle Code and its future amendments.
Approved Site Plan No. 215 for
Hidden Pines Condominiums, a 12-unit site condominium, on the north side of N.
Saginaw Road, west of Grandview Circle, south of Pheasant Ridge Drive and east
of Eastman Avenue. (Yeas: Black,
Currie, Griggs, Wazbinski Nays: McKeag)
Approved Site Plan No. 216 for
4005 Orchard Drive for a 20,000 square foot ambulatory surgery center to be
built on 2.25 acres at 4005 Orchard Drive. (Yeas: Currie, Griggs, McKeag, Wazbinski Nays: None Abstained:
Black)
Authorized City Manager and Fiscal
Services Director to take specified actions on the behalf of the City of
Midland in connection with the proposed refinancing of $11 million of
outstanding 1993 Saginaw-Midland Municipal Water Supply Corporation refunding
revenue bonds.
Approved a request from the ARC of
Midland to close streets in the downtown area on Thursday, September 19, 2002
from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of holding an Arts event.
Waived the competitive bidding
procedure and approved the award for occupational health nurse services, in an
amount not to exceed $25,792 for the 2002-03 fiscal year, to the MidMichigan
Urgent Care Center in Midland.
Authorized execution of a contract
with Johnston Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $90,154 for the “2002 McKeith
Storm Sewer and Street Reconstruction, Contract No. 22”.
Approved the purchase of health
care insurance consulting services from Saginaw Bay Underwriters for the period
of October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 at a cost not to exceed $50,642.
Received and ordered filed the
Phase 4 Storm Sewer System Update Report and set a public hearing on the report
for October 14, 2002 at 7:00 p.m.
Set a public hearing for September
23, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. on a proposal to amend the 2002-03 budget of the Service
Center Rental Fund.
Appointed Robert Granstra, Jr. and
Roy Green to the Cable Access Advisory Commission for terms to expire June 30,
2005.
Called for a closed session to
discuss pending litigation. (Yeas: Black, Currie, Griggs, McKeag Nays:
none Abstained: Wazbinski)
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APPROVED:
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Penny K. Kovacevich
City Clerk
Midland, Michigan