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Council Agenda

December 8, 2008 6:30 p.m. Council Chamber

 

PLEASE NOTE:  There will be a Committee of the Whole meeting today beginning at 4:30 p.m.  Odail Thorns, Development Director, and Jeremey Newburg, President of Capital Access, will give a final report on the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan.

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PRECEDING SESSIONS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PERSONAL APPEARANCES:

• (A list will be provided on Monday after 1:00 p.m.)

REMARKS OF COUNCIL:

PETITIONS:

REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES:

APPOINTMENT OF BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS:

1. Consideration of reappointing Carl E. Ruth to the STARS Board with a term to expire December 31, 2011.

From the Planning Commission:

1. Explaining the Ordinance listed under the regular order of business that renames a portion of Veteran’s Memorial Park as the Lawrence H. McKinney Park.

REPORTS FROM MANAGER:

Management Update:

1. Darnell Earley, will give an update on the Andersen Water Park repurposing.

2. Tom Miller, Jr., Saginaw Future, will review the tax incentives for the City of Saginaw.

Recommended Actions:

1. Recommending that the 2009 Calendar Year Schedule for regular meetings and Special Strategic Planning sessions be adopted.

2. Recommending approval of the one-year contract between the Saginaw Police Department and Nextel/Baycom, for the purchase and service of ten cell phones for one of the Saginaw Police Department’s special units.  The cell phones will cost $39.99 each for a cost of $399.99.  The monthly contract service will cost $239.98 per month, for a total of $2,879.76 a year.  Total cost for phones and service is $3,279.75.  The Contract is subject to the approval of the City Manager as to substance and the City Attorney as to form.  Funds are available in the Drug Forfeiture Cell Phone Account No. 264 3040 731 8032.

3. Recommending that a purchase order be approved and issued to I.T.I., Inc. in the amount of $1,927.85 for telephone equipment maintenance agreement.  This agreement covers the telephone equipment located at the Maintenance and Service, Water and Sewer, and the Water Treatment Plant from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2009.  Further recommend that the City Manager or his designee be authorized to execute the maintenance agreements.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are available in the Information Services Operating Services Account No. 658 1720 711 8005.

4. Recommending that the Andersen Water Park Development Project Agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources be approved.  The Agreement has been approved by the City Manager as to substance and the City Attorney as to form.  Further recommend that the City Manager or his designee be authorized to execute the Agreement. 

5. Recommending approval of the Subscription Agreement with Meteorlogix and issuance of purchase orders to them in the amount of $2,688.00 for fiscal year 2009, 2010, and 2011 respectively for meteorological services for the Water Treatment Plant.  This service allows the Water Treatment Plant staff to track incoming storms and properly assess the need for emergency power generation.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Treatment Operation Subscriptions Account No. 591 4730 861 8068.

6. Recommending approval of an agreement with AY Consulting and issuance of a purchase order to them in the amount of $10,000.00 for data base management, maintenance and upgrades to a customized coagulation computer model used by the Water Treatment Plant.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Treatment and Pumping Engineering Services Account No. 591 4730 861 8002.

7. Recommending approval to increase purchase order no. 36258 from $22,243.40 to $25,210.70 issued to Satkowiak’s City Sewer Cleaners for the cleaning and televising of all sewers located on Genesee Avenue from Washington Avenue to Thompson Street.  The actual quantity of sewer that was cleaned and televised exceeded the original contracted estimate.  In addition, unanticipated debris such as tree roots, bricks and concrete were encountered and had to be removed to restore flow to the utility.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are available in the Sewer Surplus Repairs and Replacements Account No. 576 4840 881 9720.

8. Recommending approval of the Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. and issuance of a purchase order to them in the amount of $40,500.00 to provide professional services for the development and distribution of a 2008 Regional Consumer Confidence Report for the Water Treatment Division.  This report is a requirement of the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are available in the Water Operation and Maintenance Engineering Services Account No. 591 4730 861 8002.

9. Recommending acceptance of the low bid and that a contract be awarded to R. B. Satkowiak City Sewer Cleaners, Inc. in the amount of $57,984.00 for the Weiss Street Combined Sewer Outfall Sanitary Sewer Repair.  This vendor meets all requirements of the contract compliance provisions.  Funds are available in the fiscal year 2009 Sewer Surplus Capital Outlay Repairs and Replacements Account No. 576 4840 881 9720.

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:

1. An Ordinance to amend the Official City Map by renaming a portion of the park known as Veterans Memorial Park as the Lawrence H. McKinney Park.

CONSIDERATION AND PASSING OF ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS:

1. Declaring the City’s intent to amend the official City map by renaming a portion of Veterans Memorial Park as Lawrence H. McKinney Park, in the City of Saginaw.

2. Approving the request from SMG Food and Beverage to transfer the 2007 Class C Liquor License with Dance Entertainment Permit at 303 Johnson Street.

3. Approving the implementation of the Cathedral District Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and the development of a Neighborhood Preservation Plan for the Covenant Neighborhood.

4. Accepting and approving the offer to place a marker at Lawrence H. McKinney Park at no cost to the City.

5. Supporting House Bill No. 4048 and House Bill No. 4134 to encourage the State of Michigan Legislature to adopt legislation providing for no reason absent voting.

6. Accepting the terms of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Development Project Agreement.

7. Urging Congress and the President of the United States to provide needed financial assistance to the automotive companies.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

Motion to go into closed session to consult with its attorney regarding pending litigation on an employment case.

 

Darnell Earley
City Manager