AGENDA – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 10, 2012
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Invocation by Kimberly Jaquish, 2nd Ward City Councilmember.
3. Roll Call.
4. Adoption of Agenda.
5. Agenda Item Citizen Comments. (3-Minute Limit)
6. Presentations/Proclamations.
A. Presentation by the City Clerk of proposed City Reapportionment Plans.
1. Public Hearing on Proposed Reapportionment Plans A, B, and C.
a. Consideration and selection of a proposed plan; direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing the new ward and precinct boundaries.
7. Consent Calendar.
A. Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meetings of November 29, and December 6, 2011, and the special meeting minutes for December 8, 2011.
B. Approval of a contract amendment for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement/Upgrade Engineering Contract to Tetra Tech, Inc., Ann Arbor, in the amount of $14,800.00, and authorization for the City Manager to execute the appropriate document in accordance with the recommendation of the City Engineer/Director of Public Works.
C. Approval of Traffic Control Order (TCO) No. 2100, requiring all traffic at the intersection of First Street and Michigan Avenue to stop prior to entering the intersection, and westbound Michigan Avenue traffic required to turn northbound or southbound onto First Street.
D. Approval of Traffic Control Order (TCO) No. 2101, requiring all eastbound to northbound traffic on Michigan Avenue utilizing the slip ramp to Wildwood Avenue to yield the right-of-way to westbound traffic on Wildwood Avenue; and westbound traffic on Wildwood Avenue approaching the slip ramp shall be prohibited from turning left (southbound) into the slip ramp.
E. Approval of Traffic Control Order (TCO) No. 2102, that on the north side of Michigan Avenue from Steward Street to 150 feet east of Steward Street, parking shall be prohibited. From 150 feet east of Steward to 250 feet east of Steward, parallel parking shall be permitted, from 250 feet east of Steward to 35 feet west of First Street, angle parking shall be permitted. On the south side of Michigan Avenue from Steward to First Street, parking shall be prohibited.
F. Receipt with regret the resignation of Jonathan Greene from the JACTS Policy Committee.
G. Receipt with regret the resignation of Derek J. Dobies from the Human Relations Commission.
H. Receipt of a petition circulated by Anthony Raduazo to vacate a 124 foot long portion of a 25 foot wide alley running north and south in Hillside subdivision and referral to staff for appropriate action.
I. Receipt of the City Treasurer’s Quarterly Report for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
J. Receipt of the City of Jackson’s summary of revenue and expenditures for five (5) months ended, November 30, 2011.
K. Receipt of the CDBG and HOME Financial Summaries through November 30, 2011
L. Receipt of the Dangerous Building Report through December 31, 2011.
M. Receipt of a Complaint filed in the State of Michigan Court of Appeals by the County of Jackson, Michigan, vs. the City of Jackson, and referral to the City Attorney for appropriate action.
N. Receipt of a Complaint filed in the State of Michigan Court of Appeals by Jackson Coffee Co., and Klein Brothers, LLC, vs. the City of Jackson, and referral to the City Attorney for appropriate action.
O. Establishment of January 24, 2012, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold public hearings on the following Special Assessment Rolls for street construction:
1. Roll No. 3365 for street repaving on Loomis from Leroy to Argyle Streets.
2. Roll No. 3366 for street repaving on North Street from Cooper to Lansing Avenue.
3. Roll No. 3367 for street repaving on Mason from Mechanic to Francis Streets.
4. Roll No. 3368 for street repaving on Wilkins from Jackson to Francis Streets.
8. Committee Reports.
9. Appointments.
A. Approval of the appointment and reappointment of the Mayor and City Councilmembers to various boards, commissions and committees.
B. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Paul A. McWalters to the Building Code Board of Appeals for a three-year term, beginning October 14, 2011, and ending October 13, 2014.
C. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint Martin J. Griffin, Mayor, to the Building Code Board of Appeals for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014.
D. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint Cindy Collver to the City Planning Commission for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014.
E. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint John Polaczyk to the Downtown Development Authority for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2015, and to reappoint Donna Blake (Midtown Association Representative) to the Downtown Development Authority for a four-year term, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2015.
F. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Jeannette Woodard and C. Jean Weir to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term each, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014.
G. Item Deleted.
H. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Randy McMunn to the Jackson County Comprehensive Traffic Safety Project for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2013.
I. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Patricia Ann Davis-Dye to the Jackson Housing Commission for a five-year term, beginning October 31, 2011, and ending October 30, 2016.
J. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Elaine Crawford to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014.
K. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint Patrick Burtch to the JACTS Policy Committee.
10. Public Hearings.
11. Resolutions.
A. Consideration of a resolution recognizing End Hunger In Jackson as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining charitable gaming licenses.
B. Consideration of a resolution establishing receiving boards for elections held in the City in 2012.
C. Consideration of a resolution amending the existing ICMA-RC Section 401 Governmental Money Purchase Plan and Trust.
D. Consideration of a resolution amending the Community Development Block Grant budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 to reallocate Code Enforcement funds to the City Attorney’s office.
E. Consideration of a resolution approving a contract between the City and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in the amount of $8,615,721.00 (City’s share is $102,098.00) for reconstruction and widening work on West Avenue between Wildwood Avenue and Ganson Street; including storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and watermain replacement, and removal and replacement of structure R01of 38072 which carries West Avenue over the Norfolk Southern Railroad; all together with necessary related work, located within the corporate limits of the City, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s).
F. Consideration of a resolution recommending the United States Congress recognize the importance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the City of Jackson, the state of Michigan, the United States and our allies around the world by supporting funding for the F-35 program.
12. Ordinances.
A. Final adoption of Ordinance No. 2012.1 declaring an additional, temporary moratorium on the establishment of operations, and the issuance of permits or licenses for operations that relate to either the cultivation, dispensing, or use of medical marihuana in the City of Jackson.
13. Other Business.
14. New Business.
A. Consideration of the proposed Letter of Agreement between the City and the Police Officers Labor Council Supervisory Unit (POLC-S) extending the Collective Bargaining Agreement to March 31, 2012.
B. Consideration of the proposed Letter of Agreement between the City and the Michigan Association of Public Employees (MAPE) extending the Collective Bargaining Agreement to March 31, 2012.
C. Consideration of the request to approve a contract award for the West Avenue and Fourth Street traffic study to Hubbel, Roth & Clark, Bloomfield Hills, in the amount of $35,636.94, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s) in accordance with the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and the City Engineer/Director of Public Works.
15. Executive Session to discuss pending litigation.
16. Return to Open Session.
17. Non-Agenda Item Citizen, Council, and Manager Comments. (3-Minute Limit)
18. Adjournment.
© City of Jackson, 2012
