City Council - November 24, 2003

AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. PRESENTATION Street Signs to the City and the Library from the Friends of the Library

4. Call to Audience (Strict half-hour; excess of half-hour immediately prior to Call to Council)

5. Consent Agenda

All items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the items will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered at the end of the Regular Agenda.

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meetings held September 22, and October 13, 2003, and the Regular Meetings held September 22 and October 13, 2003, as submitted by City Clerk.

B. Adoption of Year 2004 City Boards and Commissions meeting calendar, as submitted by City Manager.

C. Approval of the contract with SMART for the Specialized Services Operating Assistance Program Third-Party Contract for the period covering October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Contract, as submitted by Recreation Director.

(Public copies of the Consent Agenda may be viewed at the Library)

D. Approval of the bills, payrolls (as certified by City Manager) to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance Committee.

6. Regular Agenda

A. Appointment to Plan Commission

B. Consideration of Howe’s Bayou’s request for Sidewalk Cafe application and parking modifications on Woodward

C. Consideration of Resolution regarding Internet Tax Non-Discrimination Act of 2003

D. Consideration of Resolution regarding the importation of prescriptions from Canada

E. Update on Holiday Displays

F. Consideration to select an official newspaper for publications of local City legal and general advertising for the remainder of FYE 2004, FYE 2005 and FYE 2006

G. Consideration of METRO Act unilateral right-of-way telecommunications permit with SBC for an installation at Huron and the I-696 Service Drive

H. Consideration of Resolution regarding 2004 Woodward Dream Cruise and appointment of representatives to the Liaison Board

I. Consideration to hire temporary replacement Police Officer

J. Consideration of monetary donation to the Ferndale Goodfellows

7. Call to Council

8. Adjournment