Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

	Meeting Date:	Tue December 01, 2009 07:00 PM
	Location:	Commission Chambers City Hall
	Chair:	Susan Baldwin - Mayor
	Title:	Mary Smith - Executive Secretary

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE




PROCLAMATIONS/AWARDS 1. Proclaiming December 2009 as ''National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month''. Click for detail --> 2. Beautiful Battle Creek Award Click for detail -->




CHAIR NOTES ADDED OR DELETED RESOLUTIONS




PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA (LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL/PLEASE STAND SIX INCHES FROM MICROPHONE TO BE HEARD CLEARLY)




COMMISSION COMMENT REGARDING MEETING BUSINESS




CONSENT AGENDA Minutes: 1. November 17, 2009 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail --> Petitions, Communications, Reports: 2. City Manager's December 1, 2009, Agenda Report Click for detail --> Resolutions: 11. A resolution appointing and/or renewing members to the Post Franklin Neighborhood Planning Council. (NPC 1) Click for detail --> 12. A resolution re-appointing current members to the North Central Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC 2) Click for detail --> 13. A resolution appointing a new member and re-appointing members to the Coburn Roosevelt Territorial Wilson Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC 3) Click for detail --> 14. A Resolution re-appointing members to the Fremont Mckinley Verona Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC 4) Click for detail --> 15. A Resolution re-appointing members to the Urbandale Neighborhood Planning Council (NPC 5) Click for detail --> 16. A Resolution appointing a City Elector member to the Rental Property Hearing Board. Click for detail --> 17. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Neighborhoods, Inc., Board of Directors. Click for detail --> 18. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Battle Creek Unlimited Board of Directors. Click for detail --> 19. A Resolution appointing members to the Planning Commission. Click for detail --> 20. A Resolution appointing City Commissioners to the City Attorney Evaluation/Salary Review Committee. Click for detail --> 21. A Resolution appointing Mayor Susan Baldwin to the Battle Creek Area Transportation Study (BCATS) Policy Committee. Click for detail --> 22. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the City Commission Meeting Rules Committee. Click for detail --> 23. A Resolution appointing City Commissioners to the City Manager Performance Evaluation Committee. Click for detail --> 24. A Resolution appointing City Commissioners to the Travel Expense Committee. Click for detail --> 25. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Battle Creek Downtown Development Authority (BCDDA) as an ex-officio member. Click for detail --> 26. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Environmental Policy Study Committee. Click for detail --> 27. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Goguac Lake Board. Click for detail --> 28. A Resolution appointing a City Commissioner to the Public Transportation Committee. Click for detail --> 29. A Resolution appoints City Commissioners to the Tax Abatement Committee. Click for detail --> 30. A Resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $318,889 in capital funds under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Click for detail --> 31. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for 7:00 PM, December 15, 2009, on behalf of Covance Inc., on the application for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act Tax Exemption, in Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 4. Click for detail --> 32. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing for 7:00 PM, December 15, 2009, on a proposed Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate at the request of Covance Inc., for tangible personal property located at 55 East Hamblin Avenue in Industrial Development District No. 38. Click for detail --> 33. A Resolution setting a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, for the purpose of reviewing and receiving public comment on a Battle Creek, Michigan, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Brownfield Plan, Site No. 9, Lot 35 Project, West Dickman Road. Click for detail -->




PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS




RESOLUTIONS 34. Resolution approving a 'Performance Resolution For Governmental Agencies' required by the Michigan Department of Transportation for a City of Battle Creek gateway project in the State right-of-way. Click for detail -->




GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL/PLEASE STAND SIX INCHES FROM MICROPHONE TO BE HEARD CLEARLY)

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: 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; Citizens wishing to speak to a particular Resolution should raise their hands and wait to be recognized before speaking; Citizens will confine their remarks to matters currently pending on the floor, and be brief and concise in making their remarks; 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; 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: Deidre A. Laser Office of the City Clerk Post Office Box 1717 Battle Creek, Michigan 49016 269/966-3348 (Voice) 269/966-3348 (TDD)