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March 10, 2009

AGENDA - CITY COUNCIL MEETING

  1. Call to Order.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance - Invocation by Daniel P. Greer, 3rd Ward City Councilmember.
  3. Roll Call.
  4. Adoption of Agenda.
  5. Presentations/Proclamations.
  6. Citizen Comments. (3-Minute Limit)
  7. Consent Calendar.
    A. Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of February 24, 2009, and special meeting minutes of March 2, 2009.
    B. Approval of the request to waive the disposal of surplus City property purchasing rule and to allow police canine, Beggy, to be given to Officer William Mills and his family as their personal property after Beggy's retirement from the City, in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief of Police.
    C. Approval of Traffic Control Order (TCO) No. 1994, installing traffic control for southbound traffic on Huron Street at Monroe Street, in accordance with the recommendation of the City Engineer.
    D. Approval of the revised 2009-2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program Timetable, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development Director.
    E. Approval of the 2009-2010 One-Year Action Plan Draft (5-Year Consolidated Plan), and authorization to disseminate the Plan for a 30-day public comment period, occurring between March 20, 2009, and April 21, 2009, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development Director.
    F. Approval of the offer to purchase the City-owned property located at 1514 TenEyck (vacant lot), in the amount of $400.00, waive a development agreement, conditioned upon the homeowner's combining this parcel with their current property, with a closing date on or before May 1, 2009, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), subject to approval and minor modifications by the City Attorney, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development Director.
    G. Approval of the payment of the Region 2 Planning Commission Invoice, in the amount of $9,296.01 for planning services for the month of February 2009, in accordance with the recommendation of the City Manager.
    H. Receipt and approval of the Deficit Elimination Plan for the Ella W. Sharp Park Golf Practice Center Fund #583, in accordance with the recommendation of the Finance Director.
  8. Committee Reports.
  9. Appointments.
  10. Public Hearings.

    Recess as a City Council and convene as a Board of Review.

    A. Public hearing on Special Assessment Roll No. 4173 for the operation of a meterless parking system in the downtown area.
    1. Resolution confirming Special Assessment Roll No. 4173.

    B. Public hearing on Special Assessment Roll No. 4174 for the operation of a meterless parking system in the downtown area.
    1. Resolution confirming Special Assessment Roll No. 4174.

    Adjourn as a Board of Review and reconvene as a City Council

    C. Public hearing to consider a Brownfield Plan for 225 N. Horton Street (former EDSCHA building), as recommended by the Jackson Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (JBRA).
    1. Consideration of a resolution approving a Brownfield Plan.

    D. Public hearing on the request from Cox Brothers Machining, Inc., to designate property encompassing 225 N. Horton Street as a Plant Rehabilitation District.
    1. Consideration of a resolution designating property encompassing 225 N. Horton Street as Plant Rehabilitation District No. 17.

    E. Public hearing on the request from Cox Brothers Machining, Inc., for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption for 225 N. Horton Street.
    1. Consideration of a resolution approving the application.

    F. Public hearing on the request from Cox Brothers Machining, Inc., to transfer an Industrial Facilities Tax Abatement for personal property from Blackman Township to 225 N. Horton Street.
    1. Consideration of a resolution approving the transfer.

    G. Public hearing to consider the approval of an application for a Public Act 328 of 1998 Personal Property Tax Exemption at 225 N. Horton Street.
    1. Consideration of a resolution approving an application.
  11. Resolutions.
    A. Consideration of a resolution regarding the request from the Jackson Convention & Tourist Bureau, that they be recognized as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining charitable gaming licenses.
    B. Consideration of a resolution agreeing to enter into an Option for Highway Drainage Easement to allow the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to place storm drainage across the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) property, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s).
    C. Consideration of a corrective resolution deleting Stencil No. 4-0525 from Assessment Roll No. 4141 for delinquent miscellaneous General Fund accounts receivable.
  12. Ordinances.
    A. Final adoption of Ordinance No. 2009.3, amending various sections of Chapter 2, Article VI, City Code to provide for a vested former member's annuity withdrawal option under the General Employee Retirement System.
    B. Consideration and adoption, with immediate effect, of Ordinance No. 479 authorizing and providing for the issuance and sale of 2009 Water Revenue Refunding Bonds.
    C. Consideration of two PILOT Ordinances providing Payment In Lieu of Taxes for two developments at the Armory Arts Project.
    1. Consideration of an Ordinance adding Chapter 24, Article IV, City Code, providing Excel-new Urban Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership be granted Tax Exempt status subject to a Payment In Lieu of Taxes.
    2. Consideration of an Ordinance adding Chapter 24, Article V, City Code, providing Excel-new Urban Two Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership be granted Tax Exempt status subject to a Payment In Lieu of Taxes.
  13. Other Business.
  14. New Business.
    A. Consideration of the request to approve the second and final renewal to the contract with Target Maintenance, Munith, Michigan, with an estimated value of $21,199.46, for the 2009 Private Lot Mowing contract, 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.
    B. Consideration of the request to approve a bid award to Truck & Trailer Specialties, Inc., Dutton, Michigan, in the amount of $76,372.00 for truck attachments for two (2) each single axle hook lift trucks, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Public Services and the Purchasing Agent.
    C. Consideration of the request to approve a bid award to Cross Lake Construction, Horton, Michigan, in the amount of $83,250.00, for construction of the Elnora Moorman Plaza project.
  15. City Councilmembers' Comments.
  16. City Manager's Comments.
  17. Executive Session to discuss a legal opinion.
  18. Return to Open Session.
    A. Consideration and approval of Oil and Gas Lease between West Bay Exploration Company and the City, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), and for staff to make minor modifications.
  19. Adjournment.