Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

Meeting Date: August 19, 2014- 7:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers City Hall
Chair: David A. Walters, Mayor
Title: Prepared by Michelle Redman

INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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 Special Commission Meeting August 7, 2014
City Commission Minutes for Regular Commission Meeting August 12, 2014
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
City Manager's Report for August 19, 2014
Resolutions:
235 A Resolution appointing a new member to the Urbandale Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC #5). 
236 A Resolution appointing a new member to the North Central Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC 2). 
237 A Resolution appointing and reappointing members to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
238 A Resolution appointing members to the Youth Advisory Board. 
239 A Resolution reappointing members to the Dickman Road Business Improvement Board.
240 A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for September 2, 2014, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the 2013-2014 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER).
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
RESOLUTIONS
241 A Resolution of Intent to apply for State financial assistance for Battle Creek Transit for FY 2014 Small Urban Section 5339 Program under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended. 
242 A Resolution authorizing a contract for architectural services for Police Department renovations from Architecture+Design, P.C., in the estimated amount of $140,574.00.
243 A Resolution to authorize the City Manager to Execute the Big Marsh Drain Work Plan and other necessary documents to effectuate the Plan.
244 A Resolution accepting the lowest responsive, responsible bid for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicle from The Station, Inc., DBA Company Two in a not-to-exceed amount of $398,750.00.
245 A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Cooperative Mutual Aid Fire Control Agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forest, Mineral and Fire Management division.
246 A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Neighborhoods, Inc., of Battle Creek in the amount of $135,000.
247 A Resolution setting a Closed Session of the City Commission on a legal matter.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
(Limited to three minutes per individual)
COMMISSION COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
CLOSED SESSION
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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