AGENDA – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 24, 2012
7:00 p.m.

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. Citizen Comments. (3-Minute Limit per Citizen)

6. Presentations/Proclamations.
    A. Presentation by Mark Kettner, Rehmann Robson, of the City of Jackson’s audit
report for fiscal year 2010/11.
        1.  Review of Management Letter.

7. Consent Calendar.
    A. Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of January 10, 2012.
    B. Approval of the request from the Center for Family Health to conduct their 35th Annual Groundhog Gallop on city streets near and in Ella Sharp Park on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  (Recommended approval has been received from the Police, Fire, Parks, Engineering, and Public Works Departments, and the Downtown Development Authority.  Insurance coverage has been approved.)
    C. Approval of the first renewal to the contract with A. Williams Cleaning Service, LLC, for janitorial services for City Hall, the Water Department, the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the Department of Public Works, and approval of a change order in the amount of $522.00 for additional cleaning in City Hall for a total annual contract of $40,452.00, in accordance with the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent.
    D. Approval of Traffic Control Order (TCO) No. 2105, to lower load limits on the Lewis Street Bridge to 26 tons for one unit (single truck or bus), 29 tons for two units (truck and trailer or tractor and semi-trailer), and 37 tons for three units (tractor, semi-trailer, and trailer), based on the recommendation from Great Lakes Engineering upon completing load rating calculations for bridges in the City.
    E. Receipt of the CDBG and HOME Financial Summaries through December 31, 2011.
    F. Establishment of February 7, 2012, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold a public hearing on the necessity of continuing the operation of the meterless parking system for the downtown area.
   G. Establishment of February 7, 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 Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Elwyn “C” Rider to the Ella W. Sharp Park Board of Trustees for a three-year term, beginning February 1, 2012, and ending January 31, 2015.
    B. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to reappoint Gerald Rand to the Local Officers Compensation Commission for a seven-year term, beginning February 26, 2012, and ending February 25, 2019.
    C. Approval of the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint Steven Duke to the Downtown Development Authority, filling a current vacancy, beginning immediately and ending December 31, 2015.

10. Public Hearings.
      A. Public hearing on the request to rezone from R-1 (one family residential) to I-1 (Light Industrial), property located at 2005 First Street. (City Planning Commission recommends denial.)
          1. Consideration of an ordinance amending Chapter 28, Section 28-32, City Code, to rezone property located at 2005 First Street (Parcel ID#3-320800000), from R-1 to I-1.
      B. Public hearing to receive citizen comments on housing and community development needs in the City for 2012-2013 Annual Action Plan.

11. Resolutions.
      A. Consideration of a resolution approving a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for Ganson Street pavement improvements from Wisner Street to Jackson Street, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate documents.
      B. Consideration of a “Resolution Pledging Limited Tax Full Faith and Credit in Support of City of Jackson Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 (Limited Tax General Obligation).”

12. Ordinances.  
      A. Consideration of an ordinance establishing a Registry for Non-Owner Occupied Structures and Units, and to revise various sections of Chapter 14 in order to update certain provisions.
      B. Consideration of an ordinance establishing wards and precincts within the City of Jackson, in accordance with the results of the 2010 decennial census of the United States, and to repeal Ordinance 452, which had established said wards and precincts in accordance with the 2000 census.

13. Other Business. 
  
14. New Business. 
      A. Consideration of the request to approve a proposed Lease between Jackson Affordable Housing Corporation (JAHC) and the City for a one-year term, commencing December 1, 2011, and ending November 30, 2012, with two one-year extensions at the City’s option, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), and for the City Attorney to make any minor modifications necessary.
      B. Consideration of the request to approve an Extension of Oil and Gas Lease and Order for Payment with West Bay Exploration Company, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), and for the City Attorney to make minor modifications to the documents and to take all action necessary to extend the Oil and Gas Lease.
      C. Consideration of the request to approve authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Employment Agreement with Patrick Burtch, Deputy City Manager/Community Development Director, and to further allow the City Attorney to make minor modifications.

15. City Councilmembers’ Comments.

16. Manager’s Comments.

17. Adjournment.