Agenda: Battle Creek City Commission

	Meeting Date:	Tue May 19, 2009 07:00 PM
	Location:	Commission Chambers City Hall
	Chair:	Mark Behnke - Mayor
	Title:	Mary Smith - Executive Secretary

INVOCATION 1. Minister Josh Hydrick of 20th Street Church of Christ. Click for detail -->

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE




PROCLAMATIONS/AWARDS 1. Beautiful Battle Creek Award Click for detail --> 2. Proclaiming the month of May 2009 as ''Older Americans' Month''. Click for detail -->




PRESENTATION 1. Presentation on 2009 Community Survey by Michael Vigeant, The Center for Research & Public Policy. (20 minutes) 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. May 5, 2009 Battle Creek City Commission Meeting Click for detail --> Petitions, Communications, Reports: 2. City Manager's May 19, 2009, Agenda Report Click for detail --> 3. Ambulance Report for the month of April 2009 Click for detail --> Resolutions: 133. A Resolution appointing a member to the Planning Commission. Click for detail --> 134. A Resolution appointing members to the Battle Creek Tax Increment Finance Authority. Click for detail --> 135. A Resolution appointing members to the Battle Creek Local Development Financing Authority. Click for detail --> 136. A Resolution appointing a new member to the Westlake/Prairieview Neighborhood Planning Council. Click for detail --> 137. Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget for the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) Click for detail --> 138. A resolution granting a limousine license to Dream Limousine to operate up to seven (7) limousines in the City of Battle Creek. Click for detail --> 139. A resolution granting a limousine license to Courtesy Limousine, Inc. to operate up to six (6) limousines in the City of Battle Creek. Click for detail --> 140. A Resolution designating the City Manager authority to apply and receive funding for Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants. Click for detail --> 141. A resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with MetroPCS Michigan, Inc. to permit the installation of six panel antennas on the legs of the City's water tower located at 311 Kellogg Street. Click for detail --> 142. A Resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration ( FTA ) for capital funds under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act ( ARRA ) of 2009 Click for detail --> 143. A resolution setting a public hearing for June 2, 2009, to receive public input on the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 General Fund and Special Fund Budgets. Click for detail -->




PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS




PUBLIC HEARING 1. Public Hearing on a proposed Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate at the request of Musashi Auto Parts - Michigan, Inc., for personal property located at 195 Brydges Drive in Industrial Development District No. 2. Click for detail -->

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES


05-09. Introduction of an ordinance to amend the zoning classification of the following described property from “O-1 Office District” to “C-2 General Business District” located on Grand Blvd., Parcel #7610-15-141-0, and N.E. portion of Parcel #7610-15-132-0, legally described as: RURAL PARK E 148.5 FT OF N 73.59 FT OF LOT 19 and RURAL PARK LOTS 12 AND 18, LOT 19 EXCLUDING NORTH ½ OF EAST 1/2.
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RESOLUTIONS 144. A resolution recommending the adoption of a Master Plan for site improvements at Hamilton Park. Click for detail --> 145. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to renew the City's property, inland marine, and auto physical damage insurance coverges with Allianz Insurance Company, for a one-year term beginning 6-1-09 at a cost of $189,982, based on current limits and values. Click for detail --> 146. A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a 2009 Restated and Amended Management Agreement enabling Cereal City Development Corporation (CCDC) to manage Kellogg Arena, the Rink, the Showmobile and assist with the management of Binder Park and various other facilities as their services are required. Click for detail --> 147. A Resolution adopting the final Transit Planning Study conducted by The Corradino Group, including authorization to implement '' short term '' service recommendations identified in the Transit Planning Study, effective July 20, 2009. Click for detail --> 148. A Resolution endorsing the Southwest Michigan Regional Sustainability Covenant. Click for detail --> 149. A Resolution setting a Closed Session immediately following the regular City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in Room 302A, City Hall, Battle Creek, Michigan, on a labor matter. 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)