Two companies bent on opening businesses in Fayetteville will take their cases to City Council tonight and again Monday.

Group VI Corp. will appeal the city Planning Commission's recent denial of its plans to put a Valvoline oil change facility on Ga. Highway 314 at McIntosh Crossing, and Amoco Oil Company will ask the council to approve its development plans for a Split Second convenience store at Ga. Highway 85 and Ramah Road.

Planning Commission members approved of most of Amoco's development plan, but split 2-2 over the company's plan to build a shallow roof on a gas pump canopy for the store. The tie vote automatically sends the item on to City Council for a final decision.

Members of the planning panel were unanimous in denying a special exception for Group VI's Valvoline on property zoned for light commercial activity, but the company has filed a formal appeal asking City Council to overturn the decision.

The council will discuss its agenda items in a work session tonight at 7:30 p.m. and will take action during its business meeting Monday, also at 7:30.

Also on the agenda:

Discussion of a hazard mitigation grant to study flooding conditions on Ginger Cake Creek. The study identified projects that might relieve the flooding, but council recently asked that those projects be rebid after bids came in at twice the projected cost.

A proposed community warning system for severe weather. Fayette County and local cities recently banded together in seeking a federal grant to help pay for a system, but were unsuccessful.

A resolution adopting a proposed new merit pay plan for city workers. The new plan would increase the accuracy of evaluations in deciding who gets merit increases, officials say.

A new ordinance changing the time of City Council meetings from 7:30 to 7 p.m. Officials say the earlier meetings will be helpful to city staff members who live out of town and have to wait around in their offices for meetings to start, and students who have to attend meetings for civics classes also can get home earlier.