City Council - August 10, 2009

AGENDA

FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, August 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

City Hall, 300 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale MI 48220

248-546-2384

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. PRESENTATIONS
   1. Dream Cruise Director
   2. Resolution Recognizing Diego Garcia
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5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
   1. Request to vacate alley between 217 Kensington and 1334 Bertha
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   2. Request for Special Land Use – First Baptist Church
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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. Public copies of the Consent Agenda may be viewed at the Library.
   1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 27, 2009, as submitted by City Clerk.
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   2. Adoption of resolution encouraging stores and restaurants to encourage customers to use reusable bags, as submitted by City Clerk.
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   3. Adoption of resolution encouraging property owners to take advantage of federal tax credits for energy efficiency, as submitted by City Clerk.
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   4. Approval to fill vacated Clerk Typist 2 position, as submitted by CDS Director.
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   5. Approval to dissolve Tree and Greenspace Advisory Committee, as submitted by DPW Director.
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   6. Approval of the Special Event Permit for the Ferndale Film Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2009 in the municipal parking lot immediately west of the permanent library building from noon until 11:00 p.m. and in Martin Road Park from noon until 10:00 p.m., as submitted by City Clerk.
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   7. Approval of amended fee resolution for FYE2010 to add a processing fee for Film Permit applications, as submitted by City Manager.
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   8. Approval of entering into an agreement with Kem-Tec & Associates, Eastpointe, per their proposal dated 8/4/2009, for boundary and topographic surveying for the Municipal Building Renovation & Expansion Project in the amount of $2,900, as submitted by City Manager.
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   9. Approval of the annual Oakway dues payment in the amount of $3,000, as submitted by Fire Chief.
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   10. Approval to purchase 275 electronic parking-meter mechanisms from Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. of Harrison, Arkansas, for $41,250, as submitted by DPW Director.
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   11. Approval of the low bid of $1,606,350 by Insituform Technologies USA Inc., of Chesterfield, MO, to install 33,339 linear feet of cured-in-place pipe, as submitted by DPW Director.
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   12. Approval of the bid of $139,369 of Michigan Outdoor Services and Construction, Inc., of Hazel Park, to replace sidewalk and handicap ramps from Woodward Avenue to Farmdale, Eight Mile Road to Alberta, as submitted by DPW Director.
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   13. Approval of the bills and payrolls as certified by City Manager to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance Committee.
8. Regular Agenda
   1. Appointments to Boards
      1. Leslie Coxon, Daniel Moyer and James Stange to the Environmental Sustainability Commission
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      2. John McQuiggin to the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors
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   2. Consideration of American Legion Hall Proposal for a minimum Five-year Lease, lease terms to include a combination of capital improvements and cash.
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   3. Consideration of Division & Department Creation, Combination and Adjustment Ordinance
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   4. Consideration to create Communications & Economic Development Director position
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   5. Consideration of contract between the City of Ferndale and Cobalt Community Research for Citizen Survey.
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   Consideration of Items Pulled from Consent Agenda, if any.

9. Council Appointee Report – City Clerk
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10. Council Liaison Reports:
    1. 8 Mile Blvd. Association (8MBA)
    2. Michigan Suburbs Alliance (MSA)
    3. South Oakland County Mayors Association (SOCMA)
    4. Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
    5. Transportation Riders United (TRU)
    6. Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3)
11. CALL TO COUNCIL
12. ADJOURNMENT