IS NOW 916. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. [00:00:06] WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. FIRST ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR PYROTEK SPECIAL EFFECTS, [COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ITEMS] INC. FOR INDOOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE VAN ANDEL ARENA. IN CONNECTION WITH SHINEDOWN NORTH AMERICA 2025 ON APRIL 28TH, 2025. SO MOVED OR MOVED AND SUPPORTED. FIRE MARSHAL. BRANT. FIRE MARSHAL. OH, I GOT A RAISE. OH. I'M SORRY. I'M GIVING EVERYBODY PROMOTIONS TODAY, APPARENTLY. I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, JUST JUST A SMALL ONE THIS TIME, BUT YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE HERE. NO REAL CONCERNS. WE'LL PROBABLY BE DOING FIRE WATCH FOR IT, THOUGH. OKAY. ANY QUESTION, COLLEAGUES, REGARDING THIS PERMIT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER TWO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR PYROTECHNICAL FIRST INDOOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE VAN ANDEL ARENA IN CONNECTION WITH KANE BROWN ON MAY 9TH AND 10TH, 2025. SO MOVED OR MOVED AND SUPPORTED. OKAY, SMALLER VERSION, BUT STILL KEPT SAFE. OKAY, HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT ARTIST'S NAME RIGHT? OR I'M SURE I'LL BE TROLLED LATER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH WINDMULLER ELECTRIC, INC. FOR CITY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTER EAST BUILDING SOLAR POWER ARRAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $349,800, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $544,045. SO MOVED. MR. BERKMAN. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MORNING. SO THIS PROJECT WILL INSTALL A SOLAR POWER ARRAY ON THE EAST ROOF OF OUR CITY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTER THAT'S LOCATED AT 223 WASHINGTON STREET SOUTHEAST. THE ROOF WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR WITH THIS IN MIND. SO THE READINESS WAS PART OF THAT PROJECT TO ACCOMMODATE THE ARRAY. THE SYSTEM IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A PAYBACK PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, WITH AN OVERALL RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 28%. AN OFFSET EQUIVALENT OF 1.3 MILLION GALLONS OF GAS CONSUMED. WHEN MUELLER ELECTRIC PROVIDED THAT LOW BID AMOUNT, THAT WAS READ OF $349,800, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF ALMOST 432,000. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO WINDMULLER WITH THE THAT TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $544,045 COMING FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE FUND. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN? COULD YOU HIGHLIGHT JUST BRIEFLY HOW MANY PANELS THAT WILL BE? HOW MANY KILOWATT HOURS, ETC.? YEAH. SO THE THE ROOF SQUARE FOOTAGE IS ABOUT 20,000FT². ABOUT HALF AN ACRE. HOW THAT TRANSLATES TO PANELS? I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND, BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT. YEAH, IT'S MORE OF A CURIOSITY. AND BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A LARGER DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY, THE IDEA OF HOW MANY FLAT ROOFS AND THE STRUCTURES OF ROOFS WHEN WE'RE BUILDING THEM, HOW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE FOR PUTTING IN A RAISE AND ALL THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES THAT WE COULD BE THINKING ABOUT. SURE. SO SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. YEAH, I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH MILLER PIPELINE, LLC FOR REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. CONTRACT 2025 TWO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,941,498.50, WITH A TOTAL PROJECT COST NOT TO EXCEED $3,536,000. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE SECOND CONTRACT OF 2025. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF AN ESTIMATED 367 FULL LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT, SO FROM THE WATER MAIN TO THE METER PUTTING BACK COPPER WATER SERVICES. OTHER WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL BE ON THE CITY'S SOUTH SIDE, LOOKING TO BEGIN THIS SPRING WITH COMPLETION IN 2026. MILLER PROVIDED THAT LOW BID AMOUNT THAT WAS READ OF JUST JUST OVER $2.9 MILLION, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 3.4 MILLION. SO THIS IS ALSO ONE OF FOUR PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH A DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND LOAN THROUGH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $19 MILLION. OF THAT, AN ESTIMATED 4 MILLION IS ELIGIBLE FOR PRINCIPAL FORGIVENESS. SO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO MILLER WITH THAT TOTAL AUTHORIZED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF 3,536,000 COMING FROM THAT FUNDING SOURCE, AS WELL AS THE WATER SYSTEM FUND. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS FOR MR. BERGMAN. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT $19 MILLION THE STATE RECEIVES FOR US IS [00:05:07] FEDERAL FUNDING? I YEAH, I DON'T THAT COULD BE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP THAT I COULD PROVIDE WITH YOU ON THIS, ESPECIALLY IF WITH EXTRA PROJECTS COMING, YOU KNOW, 104, IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE A FUND LIKE THAT SET ASIDE. AND IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, AS AS WE GO THROUGH OUR BUDGETING PROCESS, THE PUBLIC MIGHT NEED TO REMINDER THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM WHEN WE PUT PROJECTS TOGETHER. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SAY IT'S THE DRINKING WATER FUND THAT WE'RE GETTING THE MONEY FROM FOR MILLION FOR FORGIVENESS, POTENTIALLY. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT AN ANSWER COMING. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A COMPLETE ANSWER FOR YOU. I CAN TELL YOU THIS. THAT THE DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND DOES CHARGE INTEREST ON THE LOANS THAT WE GET. SO THERE IS RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT THE STATE USES TO BE ABLE TO FUND FUTURE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES. THERE IS STILL A SMALL PORTION OF THE DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND THAT IS STILL TAKING IN FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT USED IT TO SUPPLEMENT IT, BUT A LOT OF THAT IS IS IS PRETTY MUCH DONE AFTER FISCAL YEAR 26. OKAY. SO FOR RIGHT NOW, STATUS QUO. YES. STATUS QUO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH DAN'S EXCAVATING SERVICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PERKINS PARK. 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF 382,000, WITH AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 547,000. SO MOVED. SUPPORT IS SUPPORTED. MR.. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PROJECT THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2017, WHEN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR SOME TRAIL CONNECTIVITY UP IN PERKINS PARK. NOW WE ARE COMING BACK TO ADD SOME PARKING SPACES AND TRAIL CONNECTIVITY TO THAT PARKING. ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE WOODED AREA OF THE PARK SPACE. AND ADDING SOME NATURE BASED PLAY PODS TO THE PARK AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE CONSTRUCTING THIS WORK THIS NEXT SEASON, WITH COMPLETION LIKELY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE PLAY PODS THAT YOU'RE IMAGINING? YEAH. THESE HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET OUR NATIONAL RECREATION PARK ASSOCIATION PLAYGROUND STANDARDS. THEY HAVE SOME NATURAL WOOD FEATURES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE DOWN IN PLASTER CREEK PARK. AND UP IN HOUGH PARK AS WELL. SO WE'VE GOT OUR SAFETY STANDARDS. WE DO? YEP. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANKS FOR THIS UPDATE. THANKS FOR TALKING THROUGH THE TIMELINE. I KNOW THIS PROJECT HAS TAKEN SOME TIME. 2027, 2017 WAS BEFORE I WAS ON COMMISSION. BUT KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR UTILITY, WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY, GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PARK. WORKING WITH FRIENDS OF GR PARKS AND ENSURING THAT WE CAN GET REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK GOING INTO THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THANK YOU DAVID. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MDOT FOR THE ROTO MILL RESURFACING OF MICHIGAN STREET FROM MARYLAND AVENUE TO LEFFINGWELL AVENUE, AND AUTHORIZING $1,691,630 FOR THE LOCAL SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BERGMAN. THIS PROJECT WILL RESURFACE ABOUT A HALF A MILE SEGMENT OF MICHIGAN THAT'S LOCATED BETWEEN MARYLAND AND LEFFINGWELL, REPLACING THE EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER REPLACING DRIVEWAY APPROACHES. BUT ALSO, WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL IN THE NORTH SIDE DITCH ALONG THE ROADWAY EDGE THERE WITH NEW STORM SEWER, ENABLING US TO ALSO INSTALL A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG THAT STRETCH. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR, TENTATIVELY LOOKING AT JULY TIME FRAME FOR A START, BUT THAT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED WITH THE CONTRACTOR FULLY. A $576,000 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM GRANT WAS OBTAINED. THOSE FEDERAL AID. SO THIS PROJECT IS BEING BUILT AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH MDOT, WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE THE MDOT AGREEMENT PORTION OF THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU. ESTIMATED TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT ARE JUST OVER $2.2 MILLION, WHICH AFTER THE GRANT RESULTS IN A LOCAL SHARE OF THAT AMOUNT THAT WAS READ OF 1.69 MILLION. SO SEEKING YOUR AUTHORIZATION OF THAT AMOUNT FOR OUR LOCAL SHARE, WHICH WILL COME FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND, AS WELL AS APPROVAL OF THAT MDOT AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. MR. BERGMAN. QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. AND THERE IS THIS PROJECT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. NO, THIS PROJECT THIS ONE WILL START. THEY'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY RIGHT AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY, BUT THAT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S MARYLAND. AND LEONARD, THERE WAS SOME UTILITY WORK THAT WAS HAPPENING. I THINK I THINK SO, YEAH. GOTTEN A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT IT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. [00:10:04] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE IN SCOPE AND AUTHORIZATION OF $766,660 FOR REPLACEMENT OF VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES AT MARKET AVENUE PUMP STATION, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,118,900. SO MOVED. SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED. SO VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES OR VFDS. ADJUST THE FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE. SO JUST THE POWER THAT GO TO RUN OUR PUMPS AND PUMP STATIONS. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO RUN THEM MORE EFFICIENTLY, SAVE ENERGY, REDUCE STRESS ON THE MOTOR. AT THE MARKET AVENUE PUMP STATION, THERE ARE FOUR PUMPS AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUR VFDS TO DRIVE THOSE. AND THAT PUMP STATION HANDLES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR NORTH AND WEST SERVICE AREA. THAT'S PUMPED THEN TO THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY. SO IT'S SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THE EXISTING VFDS HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND CANNOT BE REBUILT. SO IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, WE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT TO INITIALLY REPLACE JUST ONE OF THOSE VFDS OR VFD NUMBER ONE, THE FIRST SLOT IN THE TIME FRAME OF LEADING UP TO CONSTRUCTION. VFD TWO ACTUALLY FAILED. AND SO WE DIRECTED THE CONTRACTOR, OF COURSE, TO INSTEAD REPLACE THAT ONE. BUT WITH THE AGE OF THE REMAINING THREE VFDS AND THE PROBABILITY AND CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE GIVEN THEIR CRITICALITY WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACTOR IN PLACE WHO WAS THE ONLY BIDDER FOR THIS WORK AND CAME IN $40,000 UNDER THE ORIGINAL ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. THEY UNDERSTAND THE SITE CONDITIONS, AND AS A RESULT, WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE A REDUCED UNIT PRICE FOR THE REMAINING THREE VFDS. SO WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE THEIR CONTRACT, INCREASE THE AUTHORIZATION TO ACCOMMODATE THE SCOPE TO NOW REPLACE THE REMAINING THREE. THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $766,660, WHICH WOULD COME FROM THE SEWER SYSTEM FUND. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO JOIN THE WATER DEPARTMENT AT THE WASTE RECOVERY FACILITY AND SEE HOW SOME OF THESE AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THESE KINDS OF PUMPS AND HOW THEY ARE VERY CRITICAL AND VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WITH AGE THAT THERE NOT BEING REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IS THERE ANYTHING THE WATER DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO WHAT MR. BURKMAN HAS SHARED TODAY? NO. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CHECK. BUT YES, THIS IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL OUR PUMP STATIONS WORK AND DO THE CRITICAL WORK THAT THE CITY DOES BEST. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $164,979 FOR THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF PEARL STREET BRIDGE OVER THE GRAND RIVER. BURTON STREET BRIDGE OVER GRAND ELK RAILROAD AND HALL STREET BRIDGE OVER GRAND ROYAL GRAND ELK RAILROAD. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. YES. ON MARCH 11TH, YOU APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH MDOT FOR THIS PROJECT INVOLVING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WORK OVER THESE THREE BRIDGES. WORK LIKE SUBSTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND EPOXY OVERLAY SEALER, SOME CURB AND DECK, CURB AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT, DECK AND SIDEWALK PATCHING. WORK ON PEARL STREET BRIDGE ACTUALLY STARTED YESTERDAY. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE OTHER OTHER TWO ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT WORK. THE PROJECT INCLUDES $957,000 IN GRANT FUNDING THROUGH MDOT. SO AGAIN, IT WAS ADMINISTERED AND BID THROUGH MDOT. THE AUTHORIZED LOCAL MATCH FROM THAT MARCH 11TH ITEM OF 410,000 WAS BASED ON AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST. BIDS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED AND DID COME IN HIGHER THAN ESTIMATE. THE LOW BID WAS JUST UNDER $1.2 MILLION, WHICH WAS ABOUT $440,000 OVER THE ESTIMATE. THE SECOND AND ONLY OTHER BIDDER WAS OVER 2.1 MILLION, SO ANOTHER $915,000 HIGHER. SO WE WE BELIEVE IN THE LOW BID PRICE AND AND WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. BUT WE NEED TO CLOSE THAT GAP. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZATION OF $164,979, WHICH WOULD BE OUR LOCAL SHARE, AUGMENTED AGAIN BY THE MDOT GRANT, OUR LOCAL SHARE WOULD COME FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE INCREASE THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THESE BIDS? I MEAN, I'M GLAD WE HAVE ONE THAT'S RELATIVELY IN THE BALLPARK, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON? SO IN PARTICULAR, THE WORK ON THE PEARL STREET BRIDGE IS GOING TO REQUIRE WHAT THEY CALL AN OVER UNDER APPROACH. SO THEY'VE GOT TO GO OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE RIVER, COME DOWN AND COME UNDER THE BRIDGE TO PATCH AND DO SOME OF THE REPAIR WORK ON THE [00:15:04] UNDERSIDE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE SAW A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PER SQUARE FOOT OR PER SQUARE YARD, YOU KNOW, AREA UNIT PRICE INCREASE. AND, AND SO COMPARING THAT THOUGH TO THE NEXT HIGHEST, YOU KNOW, NEXT AND ONLY OTHER BIDDER, WHICH WAS MUCH HIGHER YOU KNOW, BELIEVE THAT THE PRICE IS APPROPRIATE, BUT THAT'S LARGELY WHAT DROVE THE INCREASE OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. I DID DRIVE THROUGH THERE TODAY ON MY WAY IN, AND I WAS SURPRISED BY IT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I'M NOT AWARE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON AT EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY. I'M SURE ALL OF US ARE THE SAME. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ACTUALLY PROGRESSING PRETTY WELL. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR THESE BRIDGES? YEAH. SO ON PEARL, THEY'RE WORKING CURRENTLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SO TRAFFIC HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTH. SO WE'RE MAINTAINING ONE LANE OF OF TRAVEL IN EACH DIRECTION. IT'S ESTIMATED TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS PER SIDE. AND THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN IT UP. THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERIOD OF TIME THAT ELAPSES BEFORE THEY CAN PUT THE SEALER ON, SO THEY'LL HAVE TO RETURN. BUT THAT DURATION SHOULD BE MUCH, MUCH SHORTER. BUT LOOKING AT EIGHT WEEKS FOR THIS INITIAL WORK, THAT WILL AGAIN REQUIRE TWO LANES TO BE CLOSED, BUT WILL MAINTAIN ONE LANE IN EITHER DIRECTION AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE TO THE OTHER BRIDGES. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AS WE TALK ABOUT ALL THESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET LIKE A 30 ZERO ZERO ZERO FOOT VIEW OF, LIKE, WHERE IN THE CITY EVERYTHING IS GOING ON? WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING OUR, OUR PROJECT HUB. THE THE INITIAL LAUNCH WAS TALKED ABOUT AT COMMISSION NIGHT OUT AT YOUR LAST MEETING. FOCUSING ON SIX PROJECTS, BUT LOOKING TO GROW THAT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A MORE EASILY DIGESTIBLE KIND OF READY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS METHOD OF BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND SEE WHAT ALL IS GOING ON. THOSE ARE PIECES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE TODAY, BUT THEY'RE NOT AS USER FRIENDLY OR READILY ACCESSIBLE. AND SO LOOKING TO COMBINE THOSE. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE FOCUSING ON HAVING YOU KNOW THAT AVAILABLE FOR THE SIX. BUT WITH THE IDEA OF GROWING THAT TO TO BE EVERYTHING. BUT WE'RE JUST STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF THAT. BUT WE DO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH INFORMATION ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. YOU KNOW, FOLKS CAN ALWAYS CALL 311. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION ABOUT EVERY PROJECT AVAILABLE WITH SCRIPTS THERE. AND THEN THEY CAN ULTIMATELY BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS WELL. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITIES OFTEN WILL SHARE IN NEWSLETTERS OR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. TO BE MINDFUL AND I THINK HAVE A PRETTY DIALED IN, AT LEAST THE ONES I'M A PART OF WITH WITH JUAN AND OTHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $37,620 FOR CITY. COUNTY COMPLEX LIGHTING SYSTEM UPGRADES FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $289,440. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. SO THE CITY AWARDED THIS CONTRACT IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR TO UPGRADE THE BUILDING LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BOTH CITY HALL AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING NEXT DOOR. THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED DUE TO AGE AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. AND THIS WILL BRING ALL THE CURRENT ALL THE CONTROLS TO CURRENT STANDARDS. RECONFIGURE LIGHTING ZONES TO REFLECT RECENT RENOVATIONS WITHIN THE TWO FACILITIES. DURING THE INSTALLATION THAT'S UNDERWAY, THERE WERE SOME AREAS NOTED IN THE COUNTY'S THE COUNTY BUILDING, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS THAT DIDN'T HAVE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROLS. SO THE SCOPE INCREASE WILL ADD NEW PANELS. A NEW CONTROL SYSTEM AND SENSOR TO THESE AREAS, INCORPORATING THEM INTO THE OVERALL BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WITH HIGH POINT ELECTRIC IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,117, WITH TOTAL EXPENDITURES NOT TO EXCEED $289,440. THAT FINANCING WILL COME FROM THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FUND. THERE IS A A CITY COUNTY SPLIT ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS LIKE THIS. IT'S IT'S ROUGHLY TWO THIRDS CITY, ONE THIRD COUNTY. I DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT PERCENTAGES, BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE. AND I SEE FACILITIES DIRECTOR PRINCE SHAKING HIS HAND FOR THE RECORD. YES. QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. SO THE SPLIT IS THAT BASED ON OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDINGS? WHO? WHAT? CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT? MR. PRINCE, I SEE MR. PRINCE COMING. HE CAN PROBABLY BETTER EXPLAIN THE THE HISTORY BEHIND THAT AND HOW THAT HOW THAT NUMBER WAS DERIVED. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YEAH. THAT SPLIT WAS DERIVED. WE LOOK AT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT BOTH BUILDINGS OWN, AND THEN WE SHARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE BUILDING. SO, YOU KNOW, THE KNOW, THE POWER, THE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTRACTS, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS BASICALLY DONE ON SQUARE FOOTAGE. [00:20:03] OKAY. AND TIM SAID, YEAH, IT'S LIKE 37.1% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO ANY PROJECTS THAT WE DO IN COMBINATION WITH THE COUNTY, THEY SHARE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE COSTS. SO BECAUSE IT'S UTILITY RELATED, IT'S DIVVIED UP LIKE THAT. AND IF ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO CITY HALL, WHICH WE OWN, IT'S 100% US. AND THEN I'M ASSUMING THEY OWN FULLY THE COUNTY BUILDING. THEY DO FROM THE PLAZA UP. THEY OWN THAT PORTION OF THE BUILDING FROM THE PLAZA UP. WE OWN THIS PORTION. THEN WE SHARE THE MONRO OF THE TUNNEL. YEP. THANK YOU. YEP. AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BELICHICK IS 217 PANELS ON THE SOLAR ROOF. SO I THINK IT'S 138KW IF I'M COMBINED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS FOR THAT. THANK YOU. NOPE. YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE MAJORITY OF ITEMS, MR. BERKMAN. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF 3 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS, FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF $7 MILLION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. SO WE HAVE TERM AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH FOUR CONSULTING FIRMS TO PROVIDE SERVICES LIKE SOIL BORINGS AND TESTING, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING. SO WE'RE TESTING PAVEMENT CORES OR CONCRETE SAMPLES ALSO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TESTING. SO THINGS LIKE ASBESTOS THAT WE WE CHECK IN OUR BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECTS. THOSE ARE AS NEEDED AGREEMENTS THAT WE THEN SEEK YOUR AUTHORIZATION FOR A TOTAL CAP, AND WE BILL AGAINST THAT TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECT BUDGETS. AND WHEN WE COME UP AGAINST OR NEAR THAT CEILING, WE COME BACK TO YOU LIKE I AM TODAY REQUESTING AN AUTHORIZATION INCREASE. SO WE DON'T IT'S DIFFICULT TO PROJECT OVER THREE YEARS OR BEYOND. HOW MANY OF THESE SERVICES WE'LL NEED. BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY PROJECT SPECIFIC AND THEY'RE DRIVEN BY THE THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE PROJECTS. BUT WE'RE NOW APPROACHING THE PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZATION LIMIT THAT WAS SET AT $4 MILLION. AND WITH THE FORECASTED WORKLOAD AND UPCOMING PROJECTS WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS. SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES THAT HAVE HIT AGAINST THIS PROJECTS, OF COURSE, LIKE 1500 SCRIBNER THE ASH LAGOON REMEDIATION PROJECT DOWN AT THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, FIRE TRAINING CENTER. THOSE IN AND OF THEMSELVES TOTALED ABOUT $2.3 MILLION UTILIZED OF THESE SERVICES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS, OF THIS INCREASE OF $3 MILLION TO OUR AS NEEDED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING SERVICES AGREEMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BERKMAN? HOW LONG HAS THIS AUTHORIZATION FOR? SO THE AGREEMENTS WERE ORIGINALLY, APPROVED IN 2020, THEY HAD A THREE YEAR TERM, SO IN 2023 THEY WERE AGAIN APPROVED FOR A SECOND YEAR TERM. THAT'S COMMON FOR WHAT WE DO WITH AS NEEDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. SO COMING UP LATER THIS YEAR, PRIOR TO THEIR EXPIRATION IN JANUARY OF 2026, WE WILL GO BACK OUT FOR ANOTHER SOLICITATION SEEKING QUALIFICATIONS FROM FIRMS THAT DO THIS WORK. I'LL NOTE WE WE WHEN WE DID THIS IN 2020, WE SENT OUT THE RFQ OUT TO OUR DATABASE OF FIRMS, WHICH INCLUDED OVER 180 FIRMS FOR SUBMITTED ON THIS. AND THOSE ARE THE FOUR THAT WE HAVE UNDER CONTRACT. THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. OUR LAST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 11 WHICH IS A RESOLUTION SETTING. TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2025 AT 7 P.M. AS THE DATE THE CITY COMMISSION WILL CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING TO SIT AS BOARD OF REVIEW TO HEAR APPEALS. SUPPORT SUPPORTED. MR. JASPER. GOOD MORNING. I'M PAULA JASPER. I'M THE CITY ASSESSOR. IN JANUARY, THE CITY COMMISSION ORDERED ME TO CREATE A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NUISANCE ROLL OF UNPAID CHARGES FOR SERVICES OR CODE VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER. AND THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF OUR CITY CHARTER THAT THE CITY COMMISSION SITS AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW TO HEAR THOSE APPEALS. SO THIS IS SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR. WE THIS CAME UP SOMETHING. A SIMILAR ITEM CAME BEFORE US AND MAYBE JANUARY, FEBRUARY SOMETIME THIS YEAR. SO IN JANUARY WAS THE HEARING ON NECESSITY. AND THAT WAS THE PROCEEDING TO GIVE ME THE DIRECTION TO CREATE THE ROLE OF THE UNPAID CHARGES. SO PROPERTY OWNERS WERE MAILED A NOTICE ON MARCH 20TH THAT OUTLINED THE AMOUNT OF THE CHARGE, WHAT IT WAS FOR, WHAT IT WAS STEMMING FROM, AND THE APPEAL PROCESS. [00:25:01] SO PROPERTY OWNERS CAN FILE AN APPEAL DIRECTLY WITH OUR OFFICE, OR THEY CAN COME TO YOU ON THAT DATE. AND THAT DATE, APRIL 29TH, WILL BE THE LAST DATE THAT THEY CAN FILE AN APPEAL. THESE CHARGES, ONCE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, WILL THEN BE PUT ON THE TAX NOTICE ON JULY 1ST. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE WAY THAT YOU DESCRIBED, WE TALKED ABOUT WANTING A PRESENTATION AT SOME POINT TO DIG MORE INTO HOW WE HANDLE NUISANCE AND CODE VIOLATIONS PATTERNS. WE MIGHT SEE IN ANY PROCESS OR OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE NAME OF ENSURING THAT THERE'S THERE'S FAIRNESS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN WE MIGHT THAT MIGHT COME BEFORE US? I THINK THAT IF I RECALL, I THINK THAT ITEM WAS PROBABLY BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE. BUT I, I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR MISS BEHRENS, IF YOU HAVE A THOUGHT ABOUT THAT REVIEW PROCESS OR I THINK WITH MISS JASPER AS THE ONE LEADING, YOU KNOW, THE REVIEW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING TO THE ALL THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES. SURE. I CAN COORDINATE WITH THE MANAGER AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THE VENUE AND TIMING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO YOU. HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY APPEALS AT THIS TIME THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING? I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE. LAST I CHECKED, BUT THEY CAN FILE AN APPEAL ALL THE WAY UP TO APRIL 29TH AND INCLUDING. YEAH, SHOWING UP AT THE MEETING. OR DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE FILED PAPERWORK? NO, THEY THEY CAN SHOW UP AT THE MEETING AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THE APPEAL THEN. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT FOLLOW UP. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AT 942. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.