Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

Meeting Date:December 1, 2015- 7:00 PM
Location:Commission Chambers City Hall
Chair:David A. Walters, Mayor
Title:Prepared by Michelle Kay Redman
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATIONS AWARDS
A Proclamation proclaiming the City of Battle Creek as the winner of the United Way Challenge of 2015 with the City of Kalamazoo. 
A Proclamation proclaiming December 16, 2015, to January 1, 2016, as "Holiday Season Impaired Driving Prevention"
PRESENTATIONS
Inspections Community Conversations update by Laura Otte and Amanda Lankerd.  (10 minutes)
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 Workshop on November 17, 2015
City Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting on November 17, 2015
Petitions, Communications, Reports:
City Manager's Report for December 1, 2015
October 2016 Ambulance Report
Resolutions:
12A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a Management Agreement between the Boys and Girls Club of Battle Creek and the City of Battle Creek. 
PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
Quarterly Budget Report by Finance Director Linda Morrison
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing public comment on Battle Creek's housing and community development needs.
A Public Hearing on behalf of Hampton Building, LLC, on the application for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act Tax Exemption, in Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 11.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
10-2015A proposed ordinance to amend the Vending Ordinance, Chapter 864, to eliminate the sunset provision and make clarifications regarding signage and types of entities as applicants.
PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING RESOLUTIONS
(Limited to five minutes per individual)
RESOLUTIONS
13

A Resolution approving an application for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate on behalf of Hampton Building LLC located at 32 West Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan in Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 11, and having an estimated cost of $1,700,000 for real property improvements.

14A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to implement the new rate schedule effective January 1, 2016, for the Hamblin Avenue and Michigan Avenue parking structures. 
15A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority (MLB) Grant Contract No. MLBBE-2015-09 in the amount of $152,000 and any amendments up to $250,000.
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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