City Commission to Consider Library Millage Ballot Proposal Monday

IRONWOOD, MI - Friday, January 22, 2010 - The Agenda for the Regular Ironwood City Commission Meeting for Monday, January 25, 2010 was released today. The meeting will begin at 5:15 PM with a Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing. The Regular Meeting will begin at 5:30 in the Commission Chambers on the second floor of the Ironwood Memorial Building.

According to information received by the Chronicle, the BOZA Public Hearing is being held to hear comment on a Dimensional Variance request from Ironwood Area Schools, 650 West Ayer Street (Parcel #27-52-22-277-010) to allow a new addition onto the existing school and also allow a building to encroach on the side lot line setback by 4 feet. The agenda for the hearing is as follows: (1) Call Board of Zoning Appeals to Order; (2) Recording of the Roll; (3) Open Public Hearing; (4) Public Hearing; (5) Close Public Hearing; (4) Consider Action on the Ironwood Area School Dimensional Variance request; and (7) Adjourn Board of Zoning Appeals.

The Agenda for the regular meeting is as follows:

ROUTINE BUSINESS

A. Regular Meeting Called to Order. Opening Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance.

B. Recording of the Roll.

C. Approval of the Consent Agenda.* All items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of those items unless a Commission member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the General Order of Business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

Approval of Minutes – January 11th Regular City Commission Meeting.
Review and Place on File. (a) Ironwood Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November 4th. (b) Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Meeting Minutes of December 16th. (c) Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Meeting Minutes of November 19th.

D. Receive and Place on File from the Finance Director.

Statement of Revenue & Expenditures.
Monthly Cash Reports.

E. Approval of the Agenda.

F. Citizens wishing to address the Commission on Items on the Agenda. (Three Minute Limit).

NEW BUSINESS

G. Discuss and Consider adopting Resolution #10-002 Submitting Ballot Proposal for Carnegie Library Improvements.

H. Discuss and Consider approval of ballot language for the City of Ironwood to assess a new millage of an estimated .663 mills for 30 years for the purpose of paying the cost of renovating the Carnegie Library amount not to exceed $950,000.

I. Discuss and consider authorizing advertisement for bids for 2010 Street Centerline and Pavement marking.

J. Manager’s Report.

K. Other Matters (Five Minute Limit).

L. Citizens wishing to address the Commission on Items not on the Agenda (Five Minute Limit).

M. Adjournment.

RESOLUTION #10-002

CITY OF IRONWOOD

COUNTY OF GOGEBIC, STATE OF MICHIGAN

RESOLUTION SUBMITTING BALLOT PROPOSAL

At a Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Ironwood, County of

Gogebic, State of Michigan, held on the 25th day of January, 2010, in the Commission

Chambers at 5:30 P.M. prevailing Central Time.

PRESENT: _______________________________________________________

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ABSENT: _______________________________________________________

WHEREAS, the City Commission (the “Commission”) of the City of Ironwood,

County of Gogebic, State of Michigan (the “City”), has determined that it is in the best

interests of the residents and property owners of the City that the City improve, renovate,

equip and reequip the Ironwood Carnegie Library (the “Library Improvements”);

AND WHEREAS, the Library Improvements, as more fully described in the form

of the ballot proposal attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A (the “Library Proposal”),

are estimated to cost not to exceed $950,000 and issue the City’s general obligation

bonds for the purpose of paying the costs of the Library Improvements;

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to submit the Library Proposal to the qualified

electors of the City for a vote.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

1. The proposal set forth below Exhibit A shall be submitted to a vote of the

qualified electors of the City of Ironwood, County of Gogebic, State of Michigan, at the

School Election to be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 (the “School Election”). The

wording of the Library Proposal, in the form attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A, is

hereby certified to the City Clerk for submission to the City’s electors at the General

Election. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file this Resolution with the County Clerk

of the County of Gogebic, Michigan, by no later than February 23, 2010.

2. The County Clerk is directed to publish notice of last day of registration at

least once by no later than April 5, 2010, in a newspaper published or of

general circulation in the City. The notice of last day of registration shall be

in standard form.

STATE OF MICHIGAN )

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COUNTY OF GOGEBIC)

STATE OF MICHIGAN )

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COUNTY OF GOGEBIC)

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and a complete copy of a

resolution adopted by the Ironwood City Commission, County of Gogebic, Sate of

Michigan, at a regular meeting held on January 25, 2010, and that said meeting was

conducted and public notice of said meeting was given pursuant to and in full compliance

with the Open Meetings Act, being Act 267, Public Act of Michigan, 1967, and that the

minutes of said meeting were kept and will be or have been made available as required by

said act.

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Karen M. Gullan, City Clerk