City Council - December 22, 2008

AGENDA

FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

CITY HALL, 300 EAST NINE MILE, FERNDALE MI 48220

248-546-2384

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. PRESENTATIONS
   1. Fire Department - Citizen Awards.
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   2. Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) – Awards presentation for Warm Hearted Cookie Challenge and Winterfest Windows Competition; Acknowledgement of Holiday Ice Festival volunteers; and Recognition of retiring DDA Board members.
       
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
   1. Consideration of a Special Land Use application submitted by Amneh Ftouni for outdoor sales/storage at 22500 Woodward (Mobil Gas Station).
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6. CALL TO AUDIENCE (Strict half-hour; excess of half-hour immediately prior to Call to Council)
7. 7. CONSENT AGENDA
   All items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. Public copies of the Consent Agenda may be viewed at the Library.
   1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 8, 2008, and the Special Meetings held December 12 and December 13, 2008, as submitted by City Clerk.
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   2. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting held May 29, 2007, as submitted by Deputy City Clerk.
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   3. Approval to purchase two (2) Motor Data Terminals (MDT) at a cost of $10,390.00 (from the drug forfeiture fund) from Motorola Corporation and the removal and installation of these MDT’s by Wireless Resources at a cost of $590.00, as submitted by Chief of Police.
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   4. Approval to authorize payment to R & R Fire Truck Repair of Northville, Michigan in the amount of $8,257.17 for emergency repairs to the 1989 Seagrave aerial ladder truck, as submitted by Fire Chief.
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   5. Adoption of Resolution authorizing Councilman Galloway to attend the National League of Cities Green Cities Conference and Exposition to be held in Portland, Oregon, from April 18-22, 2009, on behalf of the City of Ferndale, as submitted by City Clerk.
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   6. Approval of reappointment of Veronica Lujic to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for a term ending December 2012, as submitted by DDA Director.
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   7. Approval of the bills and payrolls as certified by City Manager to be paid subject to review by the Council Finance Committee.
8. Regular Agenda
   1. Appointments/Reappointments to Boards and Commissions
      1. Consideration of appointment of John Skok to fill the remainder of Susan Hicks’ vacant term on the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending December 31, 2010.
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      2. Consideration of appointments of Tom Macdonald and Kevin Vettraino to the Planning Commission for terms ending December 31, 2011, and Jason Arnold to the vacated term ending December 31, 2009.
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      3. Consideration of reappointment of Luke Forrest to the Plan Commission for a term ending December 31, 2011.
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   2. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 1063, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7, Business Regulation, of the Ferndale Code of Ordinances.
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   3. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 1064, an Ordinance amending Section 4.10 A. Permitted Uses, C-2, General Commercial District of the Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1004, to permit Massage establishments provided that they do not fit within the definition of an adult business, to Section 4.10 C-2 zoning districts.
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   4. Consideration of amendment to the Zoning Ordinance relative to permitting duplexes in R-1 zoning districts.
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   5. Consideration of Resolution requesting the City of Detroit to place a moratorium on water and sewer rate increases.
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   6. Consideration of Amendment to Council Rules of Procedure to require a public hearing before Council on all Special Land Use requests.
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   7. Consideration of Amendment to American Legion Hall Purchase Agreement.
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      Consideration of Items Pulled from Consent Agenda, if any.
9. Council Appointee Report – City Manager
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10. Council Liaison Reports:
    1. 8 Mile Blvd. Association (8MBA)
    2. Michigan Suburbs Alliance (MSA)
    3. South Oakland County Mayors Association (SOCMA)
    4. Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
    5. Transportation Riders United (TRU)
    6. Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3)
11. CALL TO COUNCIL
12. ADJOURNMENT