City Council - March 16, 2005

AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. PRESENTATION Ferndale Public Schools
4. PRESENTATION Hazel Park Public Schools
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.

1. Approval of Small Winemaker’s License for Angel’s Cafe located at 214 W. Nine Mile Road, as submitted by Police Chief.
2. Approval of the bid from Lanier for photocopier with Service Agreement, as submitted by Acting Fire Chief.
3. Approval of extension of sick leave for Public Works - Grade 3 in the Water Department, as submitted by DPW Director.
4. Approval to schedule a Public Hearing on Monday, April 11, 2005, at 7:30 p.m., for Drinking Fund Water Revolving Fund Project by the MDEQ, as submitted by DPW Director.
5. Second Annual Combined Ferndale Fine Art Show and Food Festival – Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 2005

1. Approval to hold second Ferndale Fine Art Show and Food Festival
2. Approval to close street for the event
3. Approval to use Department of Public Works and the Police Department services
4. Approval to apply for Temporary Authorization for Liquor License

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

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

7. Regular Agenda

1. Reappointment to Arts and Cultural Commission
2. Appointment to the Brownfield Redevelopment Board
3. Appointment to the Civil Service Board
4. Consideration of Establishment of Fiscal Review Advisory Committee
5. Consideration of adoption of Resolution of Appreciation for Tom Swieboda
6. Consideration of filling Police Officer position
7. Consideration of One-Time Fee Adjustment for 2005 Dog Licenses issued during Rabies Vaccination Clinic with the Michigan Humane Society to be held on Saturday, April 9, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Hazel Park DPW
8. Authorization to market City-owned properties on Academy Street and South Livernois
9. Consideration of 2005-2006 Liquor License Renewals
10. Clarification on Effective Dates of Appointees Wage Increases

8. Call to Council
9. Adjournment