Public Hearings Force Early Commission Meeting Monday

IRONWOOD, MI - Saturday, June 21, 2008 - The Ironwood City Commission is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 23, 2008.

Prior to the regular meeting, there will be several Public Hearings:

• 4:55 PM - A Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing to hear comment relative for a dimensional variance to construct a 24' x 32' garage requested by Gerald and Debra McGrath, 646 VanBuskirk Road, Ironwood for parcel number 27-52-52-23-482-040.
• 5:05 PM - A Public Hearing to hear comment relative for a dimensional variance to construct a 24' x 25' cement pad with an accompanying roof to accommodate a 10 dog kennel requested by Hope Animal Shelter.
• 5:15 PM - A Public Hearing to introduce Ordinance No. 467, Book 4 an Ordinance to vacate that portion of Cleveland Street North of Florence Street that bisects the property located at 1700 Florence Street of Assessor's Plat No. 13.
• 5:25 PM - A Public Hearing to hear comment relative to the results of Infrastructure Project Number MSC205046-ICE (North of US-2).

At 5:30 PM, during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission should be addressing several issues, begining with the Consent Agenda. Issues to be addressed in the Consent Agenda include:

• Approval of the June 9th Minutes of the Regular City Commission Meeting.
• Review and Place on File:
• Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Meeting Minutes of May 15th and Special Meeting of May 29th.
• Downtown Ironwood Development Authority Meeting Minutes of June 12th.
• Accept $10,000.00 Tony Hawk Foundation Grant for the development of the Hiawatha Rotary Skateboard Park, and authorize Mayor and City Clerk to sign same.

Consent Agenda items are NOT individually acted upon -- they are treated like one agenda item and approved as a group, without discusssion, unless a Commissioner or citizen requests to have specific items placed on the regular agenda.

The Commission is scheduled to address the following Agenda items:

• Receive and Place on File from Finance Director:
• Statement of Revenue & Expenditures.
• Monthly Cash Reports.
• Hold Public Hearing to hear public comment relative to the proposed hiking trail from Longyear Park through Riverside Cemetery North along the Montreal River.
• Consider authorizing construction of Part A of Phase 1 of a proposed hiking trail from Longyear Park through Riverside Cemetery North along the Montreal River.
• Consider awarding the bid to Signature Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jeep, Eagle in the amount of $20,731.00 for a new Police Package Crown Victoria for the Public Safety Department upon approval from USDA.
• Consider awarding the lowest bid to Wayne Nasi Construction in the amount of $53,000 for Memorial Building Facade Improvement.
• Update on MSHDA Facade Grants.
• Consider Resolution amending General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
• Consider approval of change order #1 for Fire Hydrant Replacement Project 08-02-W1.
• Manager's Appointment.
• Mayor's Appointments.
• Manager's Report.