PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

a. Presentation by Karol Wojtyla Park Committee

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. January 14, 2014 Council Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2014-004 – 2014 Hamtramck Labor Day Festival (Clerk)
2. Resolution 2014-005 – 2014 Hamtramck Labor Day Parking Lot Use (Clerk)
3. Resolution 2014-006 – 2014 Labor Day 5K Race Street Closure (EconDev)
4. Resolution 2014-007 – Authorizing K.W.P.C. Historical Preservation Plan (Karpinski)

OTHER ITEMS:

1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. Public Comments

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS

New Council Members: Please make sure you make appointments with Margaret Scanio to fill out the necessary paperwork provided in your orientation binders.

Have you given a picture to the Clerk’s Office yet?

ADJOURNMENT

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. December 17, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes
2. January 7, 2013 Organizational Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2014-003 – Resolution approving final site plan for the General Motors Logistical Center (planning)

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. Public Comments

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS

New Council Members: Please make sure you make appointments with Margaret Scanio to fill out the necessary paperwork provided in your orientation binders.

ADJOURNMENT

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

NEW BUSINESS:

Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2014
1. Resolution 2014 – ___ – Resolution appointing Titus Walters as Mayor Pro Tem to Hamtramck City Council (Zwolak)

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS

1. Seating for 2014 City Council

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. December 3, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. PUBLIC HEARING – to consider a proposed amendment of the Brownfield plan adopted by the Hamtramck City Council on August 23, 2011 for property located at 3300 Denton, Hamtramck, Michigan, in connection with the Hamtramck Recycling, LLC project.

2. Resolution 2013 -XXX Resolution to Approve Yule Alter at Karol Wojtyla “Pope” Park

3. Resolution 2013 -XXX Resolution in Support of the Emergency Manager Modifications To Employee Healthcare Benefits

4. Resolution 2013 -XXX Resolution to Set 2014 City Council Meeting Dates

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. Public Comments

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND OTHER BUSINESS

Clerk’s Office Notice: Council Keys need to be returned (Algazali, Gordon, Jankowski). A mailbox will be kept inside the Clerk’s Department for any correspondence that arrives.

Swearing In Ceremony: Set for Sunday, January 5, 2013 at the Hamtramck Library

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. November 12, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes
2. Appointment of Kathy Angerer as administrative official selected by the mayor to the Planning Commission.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2013 – 134 Resolution authorizing street closures and no parking signs for Hamtramck Recreation Department’s 18th Annual Winter Glow on December 7th, 2013

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. City Manager’s Report
4. Public Comments

Non-agenda items and other business

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. October 22, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2013 – (132) Appointment of Stanley Bunkley to the Hamtramck Historical Commission (Zwolak)

2. Resolution 2013 – (133) Resolution to establish a preliminary flag policy on Joseph Campau (Zwolak)

3. Resolution 2013 – (134) Resolution to permit a Nativity scene at Cardinal Karol Wojtyla Park (Zwolak)

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. City Manager’s Report
4. Public Comments

Non-agenda items and other business

ADJOURNMENT:

NOTE: Anyone planning to attend the meeting who has need of special assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is asked to contact the City Clerk’s Office at (313) 876-7700, 48 hours before the meeting. Staff will be pleased to make the necessary arrangement.

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements
a. Presentation by GM Summer Community Intern Project – Veterans Park
b. Presentation by Chris Webb of Engineering Society of Detroit

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. October 8, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2013-(130) Appointment of Omar Almasmari to the Income Tax Board of Review (Gordon)

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. City Manager’s Report
4. Public Comments

Non-agenda items and other business

DISCUSSION: Review of City Parking Ordinance

PRELIMINARY MATTERS:

1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of allegiance to the flag
4. Agenda approval
5. Proclamations/presentations/recognitions/announcements

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Agenda items (5 minutes allowed per person)
Non-agenda items (2 minutes allowed per person)

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items will be adopted on a single motion without discussion unless a councilmember requests separate consideration.

1. September 24, 2013 Council Meeting Minutes

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 2013-(128) Adopting City of Hamtramck Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan

2. Resolution 2013-(129) Adopting City of Hamtramck Title VI Non-Discrimination Plan

OTHER ITEMS:
1. Mayor’s Report 9/24
2. Mayor ProTem’s Report
3. City Manager’s Report
4. Public Comments

Non-agenda items and other business

Discussion on future appointment of new Income Tax Board of Review Member