Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

Meeting Date:May 5, 2015- 7:00 PM
Location:Commission Chambers City Hall
Chair:Deborah G. Owens, Mayor
Title:Prepared by Michelle Kay Redman
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATIONS AWARDS
A Proclamation proclaiming the week of May 3 - 9, 2015, as "Public Employees Recognition Week".
A Proclamation proclaiming May 2015 as "National Bike and Safety Month" and further proclaiming May 11-15, 2015 as "Bike to Work Week".

A Proclamation to proclaim the week of May 10-16, 2015, as “Police Memorial Week” and further proclaim Thursday, May 15, 2015, as “Police Officer Memorial Day”. 

CHAIR NOTES ADDED OR DELETED RESOLUTIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA
(Limited to three minutes per individual)
COMMISSION COMMENT REGARDING MEETING BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes:
City Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting on April 14, 2015
City Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting on April 21, 2015
City Commission Minutes for Workshop on April 21, 2015
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
City Manager Report for May 5, 2015
Resolutions:
110A Resolution accepting the proposal of best value for materials testing services from Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., on an as-needed, time and materials basis, with contracted hourly rates per job classification.
111A Resolution accepting the proposal of best value for Civil and Bridges Engineering Services from OHM Advisors on an as-needed, time and materials basis, with contracted hourly rates per job classification.
112A Resolution appointing a new member to the Fremont/McKinley/Verona Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC #4).
113A Resolution appointing a member to the Battle Creek Transit Local Coordinating Committee.
114A Resolution appointing members to the Tree Advisory Council.
115A Resolution authorizing the filing of a grant application with the Department of Transportation, United States of America, for grants under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended.
116A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign Contract #15-5090, Job #118258A and 102976, with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), to amend MDOT Contract #13-5672.
117A Resolution setting a public hearing for Tuesday, June 2, 2015, to receive citizen input on projects developed by Battle Creek Transit for FY 2015 State funding under Section 5339 Small Urban Program.
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
03-2015An Ordinance to amend sections 212.02(X) and 212.02(XVII)(1)(d) through (e) of the Rules of Procedure of the Battle Creek City Commission.
04-2015An Ordinance to amend various ordinance sections to bring them into conformance with Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Constitution eliminating perceived preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment or contracting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING RESOLUTIONS
(Limited to five minutes per individual)
RESOLUTIONS
118A Resolution adopting the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan and the 2015-16 Annual Action Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute required Funding Approval/Agreements with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
119A Resolution authorizing the City to loan $250,000 from the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant to the Battle Creek Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in order to complete an environmental response activity at the TODA America, Inc., property pursuant to federal EPA grant fund guidelines. The City Manager is authorized to sign all documents necessary to effectuate this loan including a Brownfield Cleanup Loan Agreement, and a Security Agreement, securing the repayment of the Promissory Note with the BRA, and as may be amended.
120

A Resolution approving Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program applications and submittal to the Michigan Department of Agriculture for Parcels: 0078-00-730-0, 0078-00-735-0, 0078-00-930-0, 0078-00-970-1, 0082-00-900-0, 0083-00-100-0.

 

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
(Limited to three minutes per individual)
COMMISSION COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Citizens who wish to address a specific issue on the floor may do so at any time after being recognized by the Mayor or presiding Commission. At the time for public comments, after being properly recognized, citizens may address the commission on any subject. Citizens will be subject to the following limitations:
  1. Citizen comments on any Resolution before the Commission may be made either before or after the Commissioners have had an opportunity to discuss the Resolution, at the discretion of the Chair;
  2. Citizens wishing to speak to a particular Resolution should raise their hands and wait to be recognized before speaking;
  3. Citizens will confine their remarks to matters currently pending on the floor, and be brief and concise in making their remarks;
  4. If a citizen becomes repetitive or, in the opinion of the Chair, takes an inordinate amount of time in making comments, that citizen will be ruled out of order and the Commission will continue with its business;
  5. Citizens should address all remarks to the Commission as a whole, and not to individual Commissioners.

These Rules will apply to comments by citizens during the Public Comment section of the Agenda.

The City of Battle Creek will provide necessary, reasonable, auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired, and audiotapes of printed materials being considered in the meeting, upon seven days' notice to the City of Battle Creek. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services, should contact the City of Battle Creek by writing or calling the following:

Victoria Houser
Office of the City Clerk
Post Office Box 1717
Battle Creek, Michigan 49016
269/966-3348 (Voice)
269/966-3348 (TDD)

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