Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

Meeting Date:August 18, 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
Beautiful Battle Creek Awards
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 July 21, 2015
City Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting on August 4, 2015
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
June 2015 Ambulance Report
City Manager's Report for August 18, 2015
Resolutions:
192A Resolution reappointing a member to the Local Officers Compensation Commission.
193A Resolution authorizing a contract for a Toshiba custom medium voltage motor with Lakeland Electrical Motor Services, Inc., in a not to exceed amount of $78,250, plus pre-authorized shipping.
194A Resolution appointing Joyce Snow as Officer Delegate and Jonathon Merrick as Employee Delegate to the annual meeting of the Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS) to be held on October 8 and 9, 2015, at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids, MI.
195A Resolution authorizing a contract for Phase I construction management services for Airport fence replacement project from Schweitzer Incorporated, in a not-to-exceed amount of $3,680.00.
196A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for September 1, 2015, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the 2014-2015 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER).
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
Staff Report - Police Chief Jim Blocker
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING RESOLUTIONS
(Limited to five minutes per individual)
RESOLUTIONS
197A Resolution accepting the proposals of best value for Waste Water Engineering Services, Solids Handling, from Jones & Henry Engineers, LLC, and for Waste Water Engineering Services, Secondary Treatment, from Donohue & Associates, Inc., on an as-needed, time and materials basis, with contracted hourly rates per job classification.
198A Resolution accepting the lowest responsive, responsible bid for 2015 Skip Paving project from Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., in an estimated amount of $218,811.50, with unit prices prevailing.
199A Resolution setting a Closed Session on a Legal Matter immediately following the Regular Commission meeting August 18, 2015.
200A Resolution objecting to the transfer of a Specially Designated Distributor license.Added
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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