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October 10, 2006

AGENDA - CITY COUNCIL MEETING

  1. Call to Order.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance - Invocation by 4th Ward City Councilmember Sarah Mead.
  3. Roll Call.
  4. Adoption of Agenda.
  5. Presentations/Proclamations.
    A. Larry Bosell, Fire Chief, City of Jackson Fire Department, will give an update on the Automatic Mutual Aid Program.
  6. Citizen Comments. (3-Minute Limit)
  7. Consent Calendar.
    A. Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of September 26, 2006.
    B. Approval of the minutes of the special City Council meeting of October 3, 2006.
    C. Approval of a City license renewal for the year May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007, in accordance with the recommendation of the City Clerk.
    D. Approval of the request from the Jackson High School Student Government to hold their annual Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 20, 2006, beginning at 6:15 p.m., with police assistance, and closure of Brown Street from Michigan Avenue to Williamson Street and Daniel Road at Wildwood Avenue. (Recommended approval received from the Police, Fire, Traffic Engineering, and Public Services Departments. Insurance coverage received and approved.)
    E. Approval of the final renewal to the contract with A-One Lawn Care, Jackson, with an estimated contract amount of $5,000.00, for City owned sidewalks snow and ice removal, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate contract document(s), in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Public Services and the Purchasing Agent.
    F. Receipt of Summons and Complaint filed in District Court by Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. City of Jackson regarding damage to a dwelling located at 200 W. Clark Street, and referral to the City Attorney for appropriate action.
    G. Receipt of the Community Development Department Quarterly Building Permit Report.
    H. Receipt of the Community Development Department's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Financial Report through September 2006.
    I. Receipt of notice of administrative changes to the Personnel Policy in the Occupational List of Class Titles upgrading the current General Foreman position in the Department of Public Services, and upgrading a MAPE position in the Water Department, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Personnel and Labor Relations.
    J. Receipt of the Dangerous Building Status Report through September 30, 2006.
    K. Establishment of October 24, 2006, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold a public hearing on the application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate filed by CertainTeed Corporation, 701 E. Washington Avenue (formerly 701 Liberty Street).
    L. Establishment of October 24, 2006, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold a public hearing on the application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate filed by Die-Namic Tool & Design, LLC, located at 147 and 155 Hobart Street.
    M. Establishment of November 14, 2006, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold a public hearing for an amended Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the property located at 1400 W. Monroe Street (Home Depot).
  8. Committee Reports.
  9. Appointments.
    A. Approval of the Mayor's request to recommend to Jackson County the appointment of Councilmember Andrew Frounfelker and Dave Taylor, Deputy City Assessor, to the Jackson County Land Bank Authority.
  10. Public Hearings.
  11. Recess as City Council and convene as Board of Review.
    A. Public hearing on Special Assessment Roll No. 4144 for delinquent miscellaneous Public Works Fund accounts receivable.
    1. Resolution confirming Special Assessment Roll No. 4144.

    B. Public hearing on Special Assessment Roll No. 4145 for delinquent miscellaneous General Fund accounts receivable.
    1. Resolution confirming Special Assessment Roll No. 4145.

    Adjourn as Board of Review and reconvene as City Council.
  12. Resolutions.
    A. Consideration of a resolution establishing the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, for Halloween trick or treating, and urging residents to turn porch lights on between said hours.
    B. Consideration of a resolution recognizing Great Lakes Hospice Foundation as a non-profit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license.
    C. Consideration of a resolution opposing the K-16 education spending mandate, State Ballot Proposal 5 of 2006.
  13. Ordinances.
  14. Other Business.
    A.* Receipt of the revised Community Development Department 2005-2006 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
  15. New Business.
    A. Consideration of the request to approve the low bid award to Wolverine Tractor and Equipment, Holt, Michigan, with a total cost of $137,055.00, for a front-end loader for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Sewage Treatment and Facilities and the Purchasing Agent.
    B. Consideration of the request to approve the second renewal to the contract with Synagro, in the amount of $0.0288 per gallon (approximately $100,800.00), for the hauling and land application of sewage sludge, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Sewage Treatment and Facilities and the Purchasing Agent.
    C. Consideration of the request to issue a purchase order to the Morton Salt Company, Chicago, Illinois, at their bid price of $36.24 per ton for 500 tons/early fill, and $36.26 per ton for approximately 4,500 tons/seasonal fill, with a total contract amount of $181,290.00, for the 2006-2007 road salt purchase, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Public Services and the Purchasing Agent. (Last year's renewal price was $30.02 per ton.)
    D. Consideration of the request to approve the low bid award to Ed Birkmeier Well Drilling, New Lothrop, Michigan, at their bid price of $362,500.00, with the City's portion of $261,000.00, for well plugging services, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Public Services and the Purchasing Agent.
    E. Consideration of the request to approve a Professional Services Agreement between the City and InfoGeographics, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan, with a not-to-exceed price of $59,990.00, for services related to the Storm and Sanitary Sewer GIS Geodatabase, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Public Services and the Purchasing Agent.
  16. City Councilmembers' Comments.
  17. * Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations.
  18. Adjournment.

 
* Item added, changed or deleted after Proposed Agenda printed.