Several controversial items on Monday’s City Council meeting agenda could draw a larger than normal audience.

A proposed ordinance to regulate noise in the city, which has pitted some residents against local bars and restaurants with live music, is scheduled for a vote on Dec. 13. Proponents and opponents of that proposed law are expected to attend.

In addition, the award of a bid to privatize some city landscaping and grass mowing services, and which would eliminate four city jobs according to city staff, could also result in a larger than normal turnout of municipal employees.

In past meetings when issues affecting city employees were considered, council chambers have sometimes been packed by municipal employees, often clapping and jeering during the meetings.

At a Monday meeting this week, when the landscaping bid issue was discussed with the possible outsourcing of other city services, former Mayor Jim Nix, his daughter and three other opponents of privatization spoke out forcefully against the proposals.

The council will also consider the purchase of a number of high-end vehicles for several city departments, including a new fire truck for the volunteer fire department.

The contract recommended for that purchase would not go the lowest bidder but to the second lowest bidder and a local company for $389,874, according to city records which set out the reasons for the recommendation.

Only two bids were received for the contract, although six other companies were contacted, according to records.