City Council - October 11, 2004

AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2004, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. Oath of Office administered to new Board of Directors of the Ferndale Act 164 Library Board

4. PRESENTATION Ferndale Public Schools

5. PRESENTATION Community Media Network

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

7. 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. Adoption of Resolution of Congratulations and Appreciation to Dick Purtan and OLDIES 104.3 WOMC, as submitted by Mayor Porter.

B. Approval of Contract with Monaghan’s Towing Inc. (MTI), for towing services and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Contract, as submitted by Police Chief.

C. Approval of Letter of Agreement with Police Officer McCullough regarding the disposition of the K-9 Police Dog and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign Agreement, as submitted by Police Chief.

D. Receive the Police Department Report for August, 2004.

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

E. 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.

8. Regular Agenda

A. Consideration of transfer of 2004 Class C Liquor License to be located at 280 West Nine Mile Road

B. Taxicabs

1. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 984, which amends Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Taxicabs

2. Consideration of revised Taxicab Fees

3. Consideration of Checker Taxicab Application

C. Consideration of adoption of Resolution indicating opposition to a Michigan Constitutional Amendment Banning Same Sex Unions and opposition to State Proposal 2 on the November 2, 2004 Election Ballot regarding what can be recognized as a "Marriage or Similar Union"

D. Consideration of hiring present Part-Time Parking Enforcement Officer to Full Time position

E. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 985, which amends Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Civil Infractions

9. Call to Council

10. Adjournment