City Council - April 24, 2006

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. PROCLAMATION May, 2006, as Mental Health Month
4. PROCLAMATION Parents Who Host Lose the Most
5. PRESENTATION Ferndale Chamber of Commerce
6. PRESENTATION Proceeds from the Blues Festival
7. PUBLIC HEARING FYE-2007 Budget
   1. Consideration of Resolution adopting levy of Taxes, Water/Sewage-Disposal Rates and Solid Waste Fees for Fiscal Year 2006-2007
   2. Consideration of proposed Tax Rates and appropriate L-4029 Form
8. Call to Audience (Strict half-hour; excess of half-hour immediately prior to Call to Council)
9. 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. Receive information regarding implementing a program to charge user fees for deployment of public safety services for motor vehicle accidents and to refer matter to the City Attorney for review and recommendation, as submitted by Police Chief.
2. Authorization to allow Parking Meter Repairman to issue parking violation citations, as submitted by Police Chief.
3. Approval of License Agreement to utilize St. James Community Center as Polling Location for Precinct 6, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign Agreement, as submitted by City Attorney.
4. Approval to schedule Public Hearing on Monday, May 8, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., regarding Special Land Use Application submitted by the Terra Land Group L.L.C., for a Mixed Use Development to be located on the City-owned property at Academy and Hilton; and an Amendment to the Special Land Use Application submitted by the Terra Land Group, L.L.C., for a Mixed Use Development located on South Hilton at Webster; and direct the City Clerk to publish appropriate notices, as submitted by CDS Director.
5. Approval to appoint City Assessor to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board, as submitted by CDS Director.
6. Approval to close the City Hall parking lot on Saturday, June 3, 2006, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and authorize the use of the City Hall employee kitchen for the Senior Services Annual Trunk-N-Treasure Sale, as submitted by Recreation Director.

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

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

10. Regular Agenda
    1. Consideration of Progressive Metal Manufacturing Company Project and adoption of Resolution approving the Project Plan
    2. Consideration of adoption of Resolutions saluting Ferndale Youth Recognition Awards recipients
    3. Consideration to purchase undercover vehicle for the Police Department
    4. Consideration of adoption of Parks and Recreation Facility Naming Policy
    5. Consideration of Ferndale Fine Art Show and Food Festival
    6. Consideration of Parking Improvement Projects Contract
    7. Oakridge Park Update
11. Call to Council
12. Adjournment

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Ferndale, Michigan  48220
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