City Council - July 12, 2004

AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 12, 2004, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. PRESENTATION Ferndale Public Schools Monthly Update

4. PRESENTATION Youth Delegate on NLC Conference held December, 2003

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

6. 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 for free parking for on-street meters on Nine Mile Road and Woodward in the DDA area on July 30, 2004, in conjunction with WDRQ 93.1 Free Parking Promotion, as submitted by DDA Manager.

B. Approval of contract with DVS Vending, Inc., to place vending machines in the Library and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign contract, as submitted by City Librarian.

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

C. Approval to refer Article III, IV, and V of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Electrical Code, Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code to the Ordinance Committee for review and recommendation, as submitted by CDS Director.

D. Approval of the bills, payrolls (as certified by City Manager) and City Attorney expense statements submitted Howard Shifman, P.C., and Beier Howlett, P.C., to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance Committee.

7. Regular Agenda

A. Consideration of Housing Improvement Program - Employee Assisted Housing - Michael Simko

B. Authorization to abate nuisance tree on Horton Street

C. Consideration to allow the Ferndale DDA to hold its Thursday on the Nine Art Gallery Walk on Thursday, July 15, 2004, and to close West Nine Mile Road for the event

D. Consideration of Revised Intergovernmental Agreement concerning Animal Control Services

E. Consideration of DRAFT ballot language for Headlee Amendment Override

F. Discussion of Regional Fire/EMS Services with the Cities of Royal Oak, Ferndale/Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, and Madison Heights

G. Consideration of adoption of Resolution and approval of Municipal Purchase Agreement with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., and Comerica Securities, related to Installment Purchase Contract for HVAC improvements to Municipal Buildings

H. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 979, which amends Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Temporary Signs

I. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 980, which amends Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Political and Expressive Signs

J. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 981, which amends Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the Library Board

8. Call to Council

9. Adjournment