OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
A regular meeting
of the City Council was held on Monday, March 6, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Johnson presided with all Councilmen present.
Held public
hearing and approved Zoning Petition No. 527 – rezoning property at 4600 Bay
City Road from Agricultural to Community Zoning. (Yeas:
Johnson, McKeag, Myers, Rokosz Nays:
None Abstained: Adams)
Held public
hearing and approved an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate for the Dow Corning Corporation.
Held public
hearing and approved an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate for the Dow Corning Corporation.
Held public
hearing and approved an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate for the Dow Corning Corporation.
Held public
hearing and approved the 2005-06 Dial-A-Ride budget amendment to increase
revenue by $108,426 and increase expenditures by $97,798 for the purchase of
two Dial-A-Ride buses.
Held public
hearing and approved the 2005-06 Community Development Block Grant budget
amendment by transferring $55,000 from “Zero-Interest, Deferred-Payment Loans”
to “Acquisition of Property” for the CHOICE Housing Program.
Approved Purchase Agreement
for the purchase of a house at 716 Gordon Street.
Held public
hearing and approved the 2005-06 Major Street Maintenance Fund budget
amendment.
Authorized
execution of Michigan Department of Transportation Contract No. 05-5520 for
BR-US10 Mill and Resurfacing Work and Adjacent Landscaping.
Held first reading
of an ordinance amending Section 21-71 of Division 2 of Article II of Chapter
21 – Golf Course fees.
Held first reading
of an ordinance amending Section 21-72 of Division 3 of Article II of Chapter
21 – Swimming Pool fees.
Held first reading
of an ordinance amending Section 21-73 of Division 4 of Article II of Chapter
21 – General Recreation fees.
Approved Site Plan
No. 250 – Baseball Park.
Directed the City
Manager to prepare a report on the 2006 Sidewalk Improvement Program.
Approved Purchase
Agreement for the sale of a CHOICE house at 113 W. St. Andrews Road.
Accepted an
Easement Agreement from Consumers Energy to vacate a 15’ private easement for
public utilities in connection with Harris Park Subdivision.
Approved request
from Genji Midland, Inc. to transfer ownership of a Class C licensed business
from Genji Japanese Steak House, LLC.
Made the following
Traffic Control Orders permanent:
S-05-16
Mammoth Pines shall stop for Letts
Road.
S-05-17 Letts Road shall stop for Sturgeon Avenue.
Received and filed
December 31, 2005, quarterly financial statements.
Named City Manager Karl S. Tomion as Transportation Coordinator and stated the City’s intentions to apply for Federal and State Financial Assistance.
Authorized City Manager Karl S. Tomion to enter into and execute all contracts of $20,000 or less with the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Authorized
execution of Michigan Department of Transportation Memorandum of Understanding
for the reconstruction of Rodd Street from Buttles Street to S. Saginaw Road.
Received and filed
the City Manager’s Report on the Annual Review of Class C, D, and Resort Liquor
Licenses.
Authorized the
placement of three directional signs to promote various events held within the
Downtown Development Authority District.
Recognized Crime
Stoppers as a non-profit organization.
Authorized issuance
of purchase order to Saginaw Asphalt of Carrollton, Michigan for the annual
purchase of bituminous materials, at a cost of $36.40 per ton.
Authorized issuance
of purchase order to Fisher Sand and Gravel, Inc. of Midland, Michigan for the
annual purchase of concrete.
Authorized execution
of contract with Central Asphalt, Inc. of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for the 2006
Sturgeon Creek Parkway Reconstruction; Contract No. 3, in the amount of
$351,159.40.
Set a public
hearing for Monday March 20, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. on the proposed 2005-06 General
Fund budget amendment.
Approved the City of Midland being a placemaking sponsor, providing staff and logistical support for the Project for Public Spaces.
Adjourned
to a closed session to discuss pending litigation.
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APPROVED:
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Selina Tisdale John
E. Duso
City Clerk