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Council Agenda

January 25, 2010, 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber

 

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PRECEDING SESSIONS:

• January 11, 2010 regular council meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1. Request from U. S. Graphite, Inc. for establishment of an Industrial Development District at 1510 East Holland Avenue, Saginaw, Michigan.

2. Community Development Block Grant-R program.

3. Community Development Block Grant program, Emergency Shelter Grant program and HOME program.

 

PERSONAL APPEARANCES:

REMARKS OF COUNCIL:

PETITIONS:

1. 10-01 from Father Reginald Salcedo, Founder/Treasurer of Happy Faces Foundation, requesting that Happy Faces Foundation be recognized as a nonprofit organization.

2. 10-02 from Timothy M. Lynch, Saginaw County Bar Association, requesting permission to erect a banner in the 500 block of Court Street from March 28, 2009 – April 28, 2009 for the purpose of celebrating Law Day.

 

REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS:

From the Council Boards and Commission Committee:

1. Consideration of reappointing JoAnn Crary, Thomas Darnell and Thomas Miller to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority with a term to expire December 31, 2013.

2. Consideration of reappointing Richard Carl Hahn to the Board of Examiners of Stationary Boiler Operators and Stationary Engineers with a term to expire December 31, 2013.

 

REPORTS FROM MANAGER:

1. Elizabeth Hansen, Chair, will review the Community Development Block Grant allocations.

2. Update on the Strategic Planning Session by Darnell Earley, City Manager. 

Recommended Actions:

1. Recommending approval of the NSP2 Consortium Funding Agreement, as requested by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the City Manager be authorized to execute it and all other related documents. 

2. Recommending approval of the lease between the City of Saginaw and The Sedona Building LLC for the site for the Weed and Seed program activities.  The City entered into a lease last year with The Sedona Building LLC to rent commercial space at 310 South Washington Avenue to serve as the site for Weed and Seed activities.  This proposal is a renewal of that lease.  All conditions are the same except for a 5% increase in the amount of the rent, as contemplated in the first lease.  The site consists of approximately 1,400 square feet and the cost will be $945.00 per month.

3. Recommending that the 2010 Single Lot Special Assessment Tax Roll transmitted herewith be filed in the office of the City Clerk for public examination; that the Council meet and review said roll at a regular meeting to be held Monday, February 22, 2010 and that the Clerk is hereby directed to post a public notice of said hearing.

4. Recommending approval of the insurance proposals with Chubb/Federal Insurance Company for Combined Building & Personal Property, Business Income and Extra Expense, Valuable Papers and Records, Computer Coverage, Flood, Earthquake and Animals in the Petting Zoo; with The Hanover Insurance Group for Crime Coverage; with Chubb/Federal Insurance Company for Equipment Floater & Bridges Coverage; with Cincinnati Insurance Company for Machinery & Equipment Breakdown Coverage, and Illinois Union Insurance Company/ACE for Storage Tank Liability Insurance effective February 1, 2010 to February 1, 2011, for a total cost of $287,733, and that I, and/or my designee, be authorized to execute any and all necessary insurance documents under the plans.  Further recommend that the City Manager or his designee be allowed to make adjustments to said policies, as necessary throughout the policy term, in removing and/or adding coverage on equipment, machinery and buildings, as the City acquires and/or disposes of same.  Funds are budgeted and available in the Self Insurance Fund (Other Services) Account, No. 677 1762 711 8006 ($119,889 will be expended from the fiscal year 2009-10 budget and $167,844 from the fiscal year 2010-11 budget).

5. Recommending increasing Blanket Purchase Order No. 38653 issued to Larry’s Auto Supplies from $9,500.00 to $17,500.00 to cover the costs of vehicle repairs due to aging fleet.  Funds are available in the Police Department’s Building Maintenance Division Supplies/Motor Vehicle Supplies Account, No. 101 3014 721 7312.

6. Recommending approval of the purchase order issued to Michigan Pipe and Valve and that payment be made to them in the amount of $4,730.00 for the emergency purchase of two 24” sleeves used to repair water main breaks.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Operation and Maintenance Parts & Supplies Account, No. 591 4721 861 7330 and will be accounted for in the Water Inventory Account, No. 591 0000 171 1130.

7. Recommending issuance of an annual purchase order to Jonnie-On-The-Spot, Inc. in the amount of $2,096.09 for the balance of fiscal year 2009-10 and $4,347.00 for fiscal year 2010-11 totaling $6,443.09 for both years for portable toilets located in various City parks.  Funds are budgeted in the Building and Grounds Division Operating Services Account, No. 101 7575 821 8005 for fiscal year 2010 and will be budgeted for in fiscal year 2011.

8. Recommending acceptance of the bid and issuance of a purchase order to Overhead Door Company in the amount of $6,735.00 for the supply and delivery of a new overhead door for the Kochville Pumping Station.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Operations Repairs and Replacement Account, No. 591 4730 861 9720.

9. Recommending acceptance of the low bid and issuance of a purchase order to Fisher Scientific in the amount of $7,906.02 for the purchase of a laboratory glassware washer.  The unit is a specialty washer to provide contaminant-free laboratory glassware for bacterial and chemical analyses.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Treatment Laboratory Equipment Account, No. 591 4730 861 9720.

10. Recommending reimbursement be paid to the Saginaw Midland Municipal Water Supply Corporation in the amount of $9,040.00 for repair pieces related to emergency raw water main repairs during the summer of 2009.  Funds are budgeted in the Water Operation and Maintenance Parts & Supplies Account, No. 591 4721 861 7330.

11. Recommending acceptance of the state bid and issuance of a purchase order to Gexpro in the amount of $18,912.00 for the purchase of 1,800 various bulbs for use by the Traffic Engineering Division.  Funds are available in the Traffic Engineering Street Lighting Parts and Supplies Account, No. 101 4620 791 7330.

12. Recommending that a purchase order be issued to Jack Doheny Supplies, Inc. in the amount of $19,432.09 for repairs to the sewer jet that is used by the Right of Way Division, Maintenance & Service Section to clean and maintain sewers throughout the City.  Jack Doheny Supplies, Inc. is the only authorized dealer in the state.  Funds are available in the Motor Pool Operation Motor Vehicle Supply Account, No. 661 4480 841 7312.

13. Recommending acceptance of the low bid and issuance of a purchase order to Monroe Environmental Corp. in the amount of $149,000.00 to rebuild clarifiers for the Waste Water Treatment Plant.  Funds are budgeted in the Sewer Operation and Maintenance Repairs and Replacements Account, No. 590 4840 881 9720.

 

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:

1. An Ordinance to amend §151.095 “Registration Fee Required,” §151.096 “Fee Schedule,” and §151.097 “Late Payment Fees,” and to retitle §151.095-151.098 from “Rental Housing Facility Fees” to “Non-owner Occupied Housing Facility Fees,” of chapter 151 “Housing Regulations,” of Title XV, “Land Usage,” of the City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances O-1.

2. An Ordinance to re-title and amend “Appendix: Rental Housing Registration Fees,” to re-title and amend §1, “Rental Housing Registration Fees” to “Non-owner Occupied Housing Registration Fees, and to add §2, “New Registrations” and §3, “Effective Date,” to this appendix, of Chapter 151 “Housing Regulations,” of Title XV “Land Usage” of the City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances O-1.

3. An Ordinance to amend Paragraph (C) of §70.03, “Rules and Regulations,” of Chapter 70, “General Provisions” of Title VII, “Traffic Regulations” of the City of Saginaw Code of Ordinances, O-1.

 

CONSIDERATION AND PASSING OF ORDINANCES:

1. An Ordinance to amend Paragraphs (H) through (K) of §110.26, “Stationary Boiler Operators and Stationary Engineers” and §1, “License Fees” of “Appendix” Fees” of Chapter 110, “General Provisions,” of Title XI “Business Regulations,” of the Saginaw Code of Ordinances O-1.

 

RESOLUTIONS:

1. Extending the Renaissance Zone time duration for Hausbeck Pickle.

2. Extending the Renaissance Zone time duration for GlobalWatt.

3. Recognizing the request from Happy Faces Foundation to be recognized as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining charitable gaming licenses.

4. Transferring the 2009 Class C Liquor License with Dance Entertainment permit at 1313 Bay St.

5. Approving the Community Development Block Grant Program Submission for program year 2010-11.

6. Approving the Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Program Emergency Shelter Grant Submission for program year 2010-11.

7. Approving the HOME Program Submission for program year 2010-11.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

Motion to go into closed session to discuss a pending litigation in a slip and fall case.

 

Darnell Earley
City Manager