Lansing (MI) City Council info packet for Jan. 6, 2011 meeting

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 10TH FLOORLANSING CITY HALL

124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUEAGENDA FOR JANUARY 6, 2011

TO THE HON. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL:

The following items were listed on the agenda in the City Clerk's Office by 12:00 p.m. onMonday, January 3, 2011, in accordance with Section 3-103(2) of the City Charter and willbe ready for your consideration at the regular meeting of the City Council on Thursday,January 6, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 10th Floor, City Hall.

I. ROLL CALLII. MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Election of City Council President and Vice President for the Year 2011

III. READING AND APPROVAL OF PRINTED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGSApproval of the Printed Council Proceedings of December 6, 13 and 20, 2010

IV. CONSIDERATION OF LATE ITEMS(Suspension of Council Rule # 9 is needed toallow consideration of late items. Late items will be considered as part of the regularportion of the meeting to which they relate.)

V. TABLED ITEMS(Tabled items, if removed from the table, will be considered as partof the regular portion of the meeting to which they relate.)

VI. SPECIAL CEREMONIESVII. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY CLERKVIII. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (Time, place, purpose, or definition of

event 1 minute limit)

IX. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERSX. MAYORS COMMENTSXI. SHOW CAUSE HEARINGSXII. PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS (Legislative matters consist of the

following items on the agenda: public hearings, resolutions, ordinances forintroduction, and ordinances for passage. The public may comment for up to threeminutes. Speakers must sign up on white form.)

XIII. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

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A. REFERRAL OF PUBLIC HEARINGSB. CONSENT AGENDA

1. BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

a. Election of President and Vice President of City Council for theYear 2011

C. RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTIOND. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEESE. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION and Setting of Public HearingsF. ORDINANCES FOR PASSAGE

XIV. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENTRELATED MATTERS

XV. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS; COMMUNICATIONSAND PETITIONS; AND OTHER CITY RELATED MATTERS(Motion that all items beconsidered as being read in full and that the proper referrals be made by thePresident)

1. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS

a. Letter from the City Clerk providing notice of the placement on file ofthe City of Lansings 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report forFiscal Year ended June 30, 2010

b. Letter from the Mayor re:

i. Board of Public Service Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2012

2. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, AND OTHER CITY RELATED MATTERS

a. Annual Summer Tax Resolution submitted by Okemos Public Schools

XVI. MOTION OF EXCUSED ABSENCEXVII. REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBERSXVIII. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR OR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTXIX. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENT RELATED MATTERS (City government

related matters are issues or topics relevant to the operation or governance of thecity. The public may comment for up to three minutes. Speakers must sign up onyellow form.)


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XX. ADJOURNMENT

CHRIS SWOPE, CITY CLERK

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in this meeting should contact theCity Clerks Office at (517) 483-4131 (TDD (517) 483-4479). 24 hour notice may be needed for certainaccommodations. An attempt will be made to grant all reasonable accommodation requests.


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THIS ITEMNOT AVAILABLE

AT THE TIME OF PRINT


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Chris SwopeLansing City ClerkJanuary 3, 2011

City Council President and Lansing City Council Mem bers10th Floor City HallLansing, MI 48933Dear President and Council Mem bers:On D ecemb er 29, 2010 my office received and placed on file the following:

City of Lansing's2010 Com prehensive Annua l Financial Repo rt for Fiscal Yearended June 30, 2010This document is available for review at the office of the City Clerk and on the City Clerk'swebsite (www.lansingmi.gov/clerk).Sincerely,

/V v.firis Swope, CM CLansing City Clerk

Lansing City Clerk's O fficeNinth Floor, City Hall, 124 W . Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695517-483-4131 TDD 517-483-4479 . 517-377-0068 FAX

www.lansingmi.gov/clerk [email protected]


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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR9th Floor, City Hall

124 W. Michigan AvenueLansing, Michigan 48933-1694

(517) 483-4141 (voice)(517) 483-4479 (TDD)(517) 483-6066 (Fax)

TO: City Council President A'Lynne R obinson and Council Membe rsFROM: Mayor Virg BerneroDATE: January 3, 2011RE : Resolution-Board of Public Service Budget Priorities Resolution-FY 2012

The attached correspondence is forwarded for your review and appropriate action.

VB/rhAttachment

Virg Bernero, Mayor

"Equal Opportunity Employer"


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BOARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE732 City Hall124 West Michigan AvenueLansing, Michigan 48933. . '.(517) 483-4455

. FAX: (517) 483-6082http://publicserviCe.cityoflansingmi.com

TO: Virg Bernero, MayorFROM: Janette TateSecretary to the Board of Pu blic ServiceDATE: December 13, 2010SUBJECT: Board of Public Service Budget Priorities Resolution: FY 2012

The attached resolution was adopted at the Bo ard of Public Service meeting heldDecem ber 9, 2010.Please forward this information to the City Clerk for placement on the C ouncil Agendafor January 3, 2011.Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.cc: Chris Swope , City Clerk


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Honorable Mayor and C ity Council President,

WHEREAS, safety and the adequate maintenance of and improvements to theCity's infrastructure is of critical importance to its citizens, and

WHEREAS, the .Board of Public Service is generally aware of the limitedavailable funds. due.to decreasing revenues,

BE IT THEREFORE R ESOLVED, that the Board of Public Service supports andrecommen ds the following budget priorities to the C ity Council for consideration w ith theCouncil's Budget P olicies and Priorities for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012.

1. The Board supports the use of an asset management plan which helpsidentify maintenance and repair priorities for the City's Street System. Funding levelsshould be increased to improve the implementation of local street maintenance, repairand reconstruction, including consideration of additional funding mechanisms such as amillage specifically devoted to local street maintenance and repair.

2. The Board supports the adequate funding for maintenance of the entirepublic rights-of-way, including removal of snow and debris from non-motorized trafficlanes; and adequate funding of the sidewalk gap closure program and sidewalk repairsconsistent with keeping safety a first priority.


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The., Board supports. the continuation and increased use of the SingleStream R ecycling Program by. funding additional community-wide education awarenessefforts.

4. As the Public Service Department generates savings through improvedefficiencies in service delivery, and. other areas, the savings would' be maintained withinthe Department of Public Service. These savings should then be allocated among thehighest priority projects of the Department. In addition, the Public Service Boardrecommends that additional savings, or portions thereof, within the City be considered

.for the highest priority projects identified by the Public Service Department.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED th is D ay of `D,EGe-lit,doO(OBOARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE


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Annual Summer Tax ResolutionOkemos Public Schools

A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Okemos Public Schools, Okemos,Michigan, was held in the Community Conference Room of the administration building on 13thday of De cember 2010 at seven (7:00) o'clock in the evening (P.M.).

The meeting was called to order at 7:14 in the evening (P.M.) by President Ronald Styka.Present: Deborah Baughman Amy Crites, Melanie Lynn, Andrew Saultz, Ronald Styka, JeffreyTheuer and Peter TreziseAbsent:

The following preamble and resolution were offered by member Peter Trezise andsupported by mem ber Deborah Baughman.

WHEREAS, this board of education by resolution of December 13, 2010 determined tonposea summer property tax levy to collect one-half of school property taxes, including 'debt servidesand sinking funds, upon property located within the school district, beginning with 1983 aiidlcontinuing from year to year until specifically revoked by the Okemos Board of Edu aion _

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:1. This Board of Education, pursuant to 1976 PA 452, as amended, hereby invokes for 2011

its previously adopted ongoing resolution imposing a summer tax levy of one-half ofschool property taxes, including debt service and sinking funds, beginning with 1983 andcontinue from year to year until specifically revoked by this board of education, andrequests each city and/or township in which this district is located (and in which a localschool district or city is concurrently imposing a summ er tax levy) to collect those summ ertaxes.

2. The Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, or designee is authorized and directed to for-ward to the governing body of each city and township in which this district is located (andin which a local school district or city is concurrently imposing a summer tax levy) a copyof this board's resolution imposing a summer property tax levy on an ongoing basis and acopy of this resolution requesting that each such city and/or township agree to collect thesummer tax levy for 2011 in the amounts specified in this resolution. Said resolution andthe request to collect the summer tax levy shall be forwarded so that they are received bythe appropriate governing bodies before January 1, 2.012.

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3. The Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, or designee is authorized and directed tonegotiate on behalf of this district with the governing body of each city and/or township inwhich the district is located for the reasonable expenses for collection of this district'ssummer tax levy that the city and/or township may bill under IVI .CL 380.1611 or MCL380.1612. Any such proposed agreement shall be brought before this board of its approvalor disapproval.

4. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they conflict with the provisions of thisresolution are hereby rescinded.

Ayes: Members Deborah Baughman, Amy Crites, Melanie Lynn, Andrew Saultz, RonStyka, Jeff Theuer and Peter TreziseNays: Members

Resolution declared adopted.

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The undersigned, duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Education of theOkemos Public School District, hereby certifies that the foregoing constitutes a true andcomplete copy of a resolution adopted by said board of education at a regular meeting held onDecember 13, 2010, the original of which is part of, the board's minutes. The undersignedfurther certifies that notice of the meeting was given to the public pursuant to the provisions ofthe "Open Meetings Act" (1976 PA 267, as ar tended).

Andrew Saultz, SecretaryOkemos Board of Educat

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