OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
A regular meeting
of the City Council was held on Monday, July 25, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Black presided with all Councilmen present.
Approved final
plat of Broadhead Estates No. 2.
Accepted staff
report regarding sign enforcement issues.
Referred request
from the County Administrator for availability of City-owned properties as
potential jail sites to the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Aviation
Advisory Commission, and the W. Main Street Historic District Commission for
review and recommendation.
Amended the 2005
Dial-A-Ride budget submitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation to
reflect revised expenses and anticipated revenues.
Made Traffic
Control Order S-05-04 permanent – Clay Street shall yield to Hancock Street.
Authorized
execution of Labor Agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, Local
14009, for a four year period expiring June 30, 2009.
Authorized
execution of contract with C.J.'s Excavating, Inc. of Cadillac, Michigan for the
2005 Saginaw Road Water Main Replacement; Contract No. 11, in the amount of
$110,950.12.
Authorized
increase to existing purchase order to Easton Sports, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia
up to the amount of $50,000 for the purchase of hockey shop inventory items.
Authorized
increase to existing purchase order to Bauer Nike Hockey USA of Chicago,
Illinois up to the amount of $30,000 for the purchase of hockey shop inventory
items.
Authorized
issuance of purchase order to Sound Engineering, Inc. of Flint, Michigan for
the purchase and installation of a sound system at the new Civic Arena, in the
amount of $66,950.
Authorized
issuance of purchase order to Sugar Construction of Midland, Michigan for the
2005 Sidewalk Replacement Program, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
Waived competitive
bids and authorized the purchase of automated services for the Grace A. Dow
Memorial Library from the Valley Library Consortium for the 2005/2006 fiscal
year, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
Waived competitive
bids and authorized purchase of services for the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
from the Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative for the 2005/2006 fiscal year,
in an amount not to exceed $45,000.
Waived competitive
bids and authorized purchase of electronic on-line services and books for the
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library from Thomson Gale of Farmington Hills, Michigan
for the 2005/2006 fiscal year, in an amount not to exceed $55,000.
Authorized
execution of a three-year lease and preventive maintenance contract for a
second articulated wheel loader from AIS Construction Equipment Corporation of
Bridgeport, Michigan for the Landfill, in the total amount of $105,804 for the
term of the lease.
Authorized
issuance of purchase order to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. of Detroit,
Michigan for Ashman Circle Sewer Liner Repair, in the amount of $25,688.
Waived competitive
bids and authorized issuance of purchase orders to Granicus, Inc. of San
Francisco, California for the purchase of a turnkey streaming video system in
the amount of $17,950 and for a dedicated streaming video server in the amount
of $3,400.
Accepted gift of
$29,000 from The Dow Chemical Company to complete improvements on Swede Avenue
and Patrick Road and set a public hearing for Monday, August 8, 2005, at 7:00
p.m. to amend the 2005-06 Major Street Fund budget to recognize said gift.
Adjourned to a
closed session to discuss the purchase of real property.
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APPROVED:
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Selina Tisdale John
E. Duso
City Clerk
Midland, Michigan