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
#. Adoption of policy to require an indemnification
Agreement for Sidewalk Sales, as submitted by City Clerk.
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#. Adoption of Records Retention and Disposal Policy, as
submitted by City Clerk.
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#. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No.
__________, which amends Chapter __________ of the Code of Ordinances
regarding Garage Sales.
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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.
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#. 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.
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