City Council - August 9, 2004

AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2004, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

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

4. PRESENTATION Hazel Park Public Schools Monthly Update

5. PRESENTATION Total Operations Preparedness Exercise

6. PUBLIC HEARING Special Land Use Amendment for 22500 Woodward

A. Consideration of Special Land Use Amendment Resolution for 22500 Woodward

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

8. 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 Special Event Application from The Word of Life Tabernacle to hold a Community Picnic on Saturday, August 28, 2004, from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m., at Wilson Park, as submitted by City Clerk.

B. Receive the Police Department Report for June, 2004.

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

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

9. Regular Agenda

A. Appointments to the Police and Fire Board

B. Consideration to fill vacant positions in the Water Department in Department of Public Works

C. Consideration of Second Hand/Junk Dealer application submitted by Blockbuster

D. Adoption of Resolution supporting a Constitutional Amendment to the Michigan Constitution of 1963, providing for the imposition of the death penalty in cases involving conviction for first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer

E. Consideration of METRO Act Unilateral Right-of-Way Telecommunications Application and Permit with AT & T

F. Consideration of request from Ferndale for Instant Runoff Voting to place Charter Amendment on November, 2004 Election Ballot

G. Budget Update

1. Library Restructuring

2. Headlee Amendment Override

H. Consideration of proposed ballot language regarding Employees Retirement System

I. Discussion of Police and Fire Services

J. Consideration of deeding vacated portion of Rosewood Avenue to property at 603 Vester

K. Discussion of existing Credit Card Policy

10. Call to Council

11. Adjournment

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meetings March 22, April 5, April 14, April 19, April 26, and May 24, 2004, and the Regular Meetings held March 22, April 12, April 26, May 10 and May 24, and June 14, 2004, as submitted by City Clerk.

#. Approval of Agreement with __________, to market North Hilton Property and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign Agreement, as submitted by City Manager.