OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL
A regular meeting
of the City Council was held on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Johnson presided.
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Councilmen present: |
Bruce Johnson, Hollis McKeag, James Myers,
Joseph Rokosz |
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Councilmen absent: |
Thomas Adams |
Held
public hearing and approved amendment to the 2007-08 budgets for the Major
Street Maintenance Fund, Water Fund, and Wastewater Fund.
Received and filed
staff report on Bio-Fuels.
Received and filed
the Engineering Department’s James Savage Closure Report.
Authorized
execution of Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement with Charter
Communications by no later than August 29, 2007.
Authorized
execution of the City of Midland and Earl D. Bennett Construction, Inc.
Infrastructure Agreement – Letts Road.
Approved
annexation of property located at 8506 Sturgeon Avenue from Larkin Township.
Made the following
Traffic Control Orders permanent:
P-07-20 Parking shall
be prohibited on the east side of State, Mill, and Haley Streets from Indian
Street to Pine Street, and on the north side of Grove Street from State Street
to Fournie Street Monday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. between April 1 and October 1 annually.
P-07-21 Parking shall
be prohibited on Jefferson Avenue 200 feet north and south of the centerline of
Meadowbrook Drive.
S-07-05 Vehicular
traffic exiting the north and south parking lot access drive approaches at 405
Fast Ice Drive (Midland Civic Arena) shall stop for Fast Ice Drive.
Recognized the
Toni & Trish House as a non-profit organization in the community for the
purpose of registering with the Charitable Gaming Division of the Michigan
Lottery.
Accepted
resignation of Ann Beck from the Downtown Development Authority.
Confirmed appointment
of Susan Rabbage to the Downtown Development Authority.
Received and filed
the City of Midland quarterly financial statements for the quarter ending March
31, 2007.
Authorized
execution of contract with Central Asphalt, Inc. of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for
the 2007 Haley Street Reconstruction; Contract No. 12, in the amount of
$256,137.20.
Authorized
execution of contract with Pat’s Gradall Service, Inc. of Midland, Michigan for
the 2007 Union Street Sewer; Contract No. 11, in the amount of $22,853.
Waived sealed bids
and authorized issuance of purchase order to Tetra Tech, Inc. of Ann Arbor,
Michigan for the Wastewater – Treatment and Transportation Assessment, Bid No.
3039, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.
Authorized
execution of a change order to Dixon Engineering and Inspection Services of
Lake Odessa in the amount of $7,250.85, bringing the aggregate purchase orders
to $23,580.85.
Authorized
issuance of purchase orders to the State of Michigan’s selected vendors,
Snethkamp Dodge of Lansing, Michigan for the purchase of three police patrol
cars, two supervisor pickup trucks and three 4X4 pickup trucks with front
plows, in the amount of $163,100.16; Spartan Distributors of Sparta, Michigan
for the purchase of one wide area mower and one utility vehicle, in the amount
of $82,385.25; and Gorno Ford of Woodhaven, Michigan for the purchase of one
flatbed truck chassis and one aerial lift truck chassis, in the amount of
$45,121.00,
Authorized
increase to PO #22957 to Bay Aggregate of Bay City, Michigan for the purchase
of 22A limestone to be used for street maintenance and repair activities, up to
the amount of $32,000.
Authorized
increase to PO #23909 to Textron Business Services up to the amount of $60,000
for the rental of golf carts for use at Currie Golf Course for the remainder of
this golf season.
Set public hearing
for Monday, September 10, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. on the proposed amendment to the
2007-08 City budgets and financial working plans to provide funding for June
30, 2007 encumbrances.
Set public hearing
for Monday, September 17, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoning Petition No. 544 –
rezone property at 2009, 2021, 2025, 2105, 2111, 2113 Jefferson Avenue from
Residential A-4 to Community.
Set public hearing
for Monday, October 1, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. on The Dow Chemical Company
Brownfield Redevelopment Plan #4.
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APPROVED:
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Selina Tisdale John
E. Duso
City Clerk