OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
A regular meeting
of the City Council was held on Monday, July 11, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Black presided with all Councilmen present.
Held public
hearing and approved the special assessment roll for the “2005 Sidewalk
Improvement Special Assessment District”.
Authorized
execution of contract with JKS, Inc. of Midland, Michigan for the “2005
Sidewalk Improvement Special Assessment District”, in the amount of $73,670.
Held public
hearing and determined the necessity of the “2005 Cub Street Improvement
Special Assessment District”.
(Yeas: Black, Johnson, Myers,
Rokosz Nays: McKeag)
Accepted the
special assessment roll for the “2005 Cub Street Improvement Special Assessment
District” and set public hearing on said roll for Monday, August 8, 2005, at
7:00 p.m.
Held public
hearing and approved Conditional Use Permit No. 18 – Addition to Tendercare
Nursing Home.
Held public
hearing and approved 2005-06 General Fund budget amendment to recognize $75,000
in State Grant revenue used to fund contracted third-party personal property
tax audits and to increase expenditures accordingly.
Held second
reading and adopted ordinance to create a new Subdivision Control Ordinance.
Accepted and filed
a report on benchmarking City services.
Authorized up to
$11 million in General Obligation Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds to refund
Series 2001 Sanitary Sewer General Obligation bonds.
Reappointed Plante
and Moran, PLLC as the City’s independent auditors for the fiscal years ended
June 30, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Authorized
submission of grant application for purchase of Optical Scan Voting
Equipment.
Accepted gift of
$40,000 and authorized construction of Dog Park in Chippewassee Park. (Yeas:
Black, Johnson, McKeag, Rokosz Nays:
Myers)
Recognized The
Reece Community Living Endeavor as a non-profit organization.
Authorized
execution of the Michigan Main Street Community Requirements and Expectation
Agreement with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Approved request
from the Downtown Development Authority to conduct a Celebration Day event on
Monday, July 25, 2005.
Authorized
issuance of purchase order to Bridgeway Power of Traverse City, Michigan for
the Washington Woods Standby Electric Generators, in the amount of $46,892.
Extended contract
with Brodart Co. for book ordering and processing services for the Grace A. Dow
Memorial Library through fiscal year 2005-06, in an amount not to exceed
$325,000.
Authorized
issuance of purchase order to EVA Subscription Services for periodical and
newspaper subscription services for the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, in an
amount not to exceed $24,000.
Authorized
payments to SKJ Corporation of Madison Heights, Michigan for fiber electronics
for the M.Co.Net fiber network, in the amount of $174,169.42.
Accepted
resignation of George Biltz from the Aviation Advisory Commission.
Appointed
Nathaniel Woodruff to the Aviation Advisory Commission to fill a term expiring
June 30, 2006.
DETAILS ON ALL
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Summary contains
only City Council action. Discussion
items by citizens are not included.
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APPROVED:
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Selina Tisdale John
E. Duso
City Clerk
Midland, Michigan