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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT IS 823. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR FISCAL
[1. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Ready Rebound at a first-year cost of $95,000, for a three-year total cost not to exceed $285,000 for a concierge recovery navigation service for injured firefighters]
COMMITTEE MEETING HERE STARTED. WE'VE JUST GOT SIX ITEMS BEFORE US THIS MORNING. ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH READY REBOUND AT A FIRST, THE COST OF 95,000. THAT'S FOR A THREE YEAR TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED 285,000. AND IT'S FOR A CONCIERGE RECOVERY NAVIGATION SERVICE FOR INJURED FIREFIGHTERS. SO MOVED. SUPPORT WHO DID SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS PILOT PROGRAM. WE NEED TWO YEARS TO REALLY SEE THE BENEFITS OF IT. BUT WE FEEL THAT THIS WILL BECOME COST NEUTRAL IN GETTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS BACK TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND STRONGER TO DO THEIR JOB. AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT ROLLING OUT TO THE ENTIRE CITY. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT. YEAH, I WAS READING THROUGH SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THE PACKET. SEEMS LIKE A GREAT SERVICE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING GREAT. YEAH, JUST BETTER SERVICES FOR OUR INJURED EMPLOYEES. BUT THEN ALSO THE COST COMPONENT TO BEING ABLE TO GET THEM BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND FIRST AND FOREMOST HEALTHY. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT ONE. COLLEAGUES. YEAH. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, COULD YOU GIVE A LITTLE EXAMPLE OF WHO MAY USE THIS SERVICE. CERTAINLY. SO IT WILL BE WORK INTO EFFECT FOR ANY ON DUTY INJURY OR OFF DUTY INJURY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LIKE MOST OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE WORK. AND SO IF THERE IS A RESTRICTION DUE TO AN INJURY AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THE REGULAR WORK, THEN WE HAVE TO BACKFILL. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE NEED ON BIG RED TRUCKS EVERY DAY. AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO COME TO WORK, THAT INCREASES OUR OVERTIME EXPONENTIALLY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING PEOPLE HEALED UP QUICKER AND LIKE I SAID, STRONGER AS WELL TO RETURN TO WORK. THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. THANKS. ITEM NUMBER[2. Resolution approving the 61st District Court Appointment of Bria Q. Adderley-Williams as Attorney Magistrate]
TWO, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 61ST DISTRICT COURT APPOINTMENT OF BRICK ADDERLEY WILLIAMS AS ATTORNEY MAGISTRATE SUPPORT. I MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING.TO TURN THE OFF THE BOARD IS YOUR IS THE MICROPHONE ON? IS IT GREEN? IT IS NOW OKAY AGAIN ERIC SIMON WITH THE CAUGHT UP, OUR MAGISTRATE WITH THE 61ST DISTRICT COURT RESIGNED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. AND PER STATUTE, THE COURT CAN APPOINT A MAGISTRATE AND IT'S SUBJECT TO CONCURRENCE APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE DISTRICT COURT CONTROL UNIT. WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A FEW YEARS, AND IT'S DEFINITELY A FORMALITY. ONCE WE GET THE OFFICIAL APPROVAL, WE SUBMIT A LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER SIGNED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE, BECAUSE THE MAGISTRATE IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF JUDGE TO THE SUPREME COURT. THE SUPREME COURT REVIEWS IT, APPROVES IT, AND THEN WE GO THROUGH A TRAINING PROCESS. AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS APPOINTMENT? QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER. YES. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MAGISTRATE BRUNICK, WHO HAS BEEN A FABULOUS RESOURCE FOR US OVER THE YEARS, HELPED US NAVIGATE THROUGH A NUMBER OF CIVIL SUITS AND PARKING TICKETS AND WORKING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOLKS IN THE AREA. HE'S DONE A MASTERFUL JOB ASKING QUESTIONS AND EDUCATING HIMSELF ON OUR PROCESSES, SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MAGISTRATE COMING INTO THE 61ST DISTRICT COURT AND CONTINUING THAT ONGOING RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY A STRONG ONE FOR THE TREASURER'S OFFICE WITH THE DISTRICT COURT. YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT RECOGNITION. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MR. BRUNECK WITH ME TODAY. HE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I WILL PASS IT ON TO HIM. YEAH. PLEASE PASS ALONG OUR THANKS.
OH, WELL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
[3. Resolution Adopting the Grand Valley Regional Biosolids Authority FY2026 Operations and Maintenance Budget]
THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANKS. ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GRAND VALLEY REGIONAL BIOSOLIDS AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2026. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET. SO SUPPORT I MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. JAMES UTZ ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MANAGER AND I PRESENT TO YOU TODAY THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE GVPA FOR FY 26.AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THERE'S A SLIGHT REDUCTION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS IS DUE TO THE BIODIGESTERS DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. THEY'RE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF BIOSOLIDS THAT WE HAVE TO HAUL TO THE LANDFILL. AND ALSO SOME OF THE HIGH DOLLAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS THE REBUILDING OF THE CENTRIFUGES AND THE CLEANING OF THE SLUDGE TANKS WAS TAKEN CARE OF LAST YEAR. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANKS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. THANKS
[4. Ordinance amending Section 1 of the Budget Ordinance 2024-23 for Fiscal Year 2025 (Amendment No. 8)]
SO MUCH. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE'VE GOT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION ONE OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE 2024, DASH 23 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. SO[00:05:04]
MOVED. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING.THIS MORNING WE HAVE ALMOST 20 ITEMS ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS SINCE FEBRUARY WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A BUDGET AMENDMENT FREEZE AS FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, THE ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ERP SYSTEM AND JUST THE FY 26 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. WE KIND OF NEEDED THE NUMBERS TO JUST HOLD STEADY. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE BACKLOG. SO WE'RE CATCHING UP ON ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SO I WILL TRY TO MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THESE GIVEN THE VOLUME OF THEM. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A TRANSFER TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF 166,000. THAT PAYMENT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION ON MARCH 25TH. THIS WILL SIMPLY EFFECTUATE THAT TRANSFER. NOW ITEM NUMBER TWO IS FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE GRAND RAPIDS LAND BANK AUTHORITY. WE'RE GOING TO USE 32,000 OF FUND BALANCE FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FUND, JUST FOR SOME STARTUP FUNDING FOR THE LAND BANK FUND. ITEM NUMBER THREE, 61ST DISTRICT COURT. THEY DID RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION NETWORK IN THE AMOUNT OF $233,000. SO THAT WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE COURTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPECIALTY COURT ITEM NUMBER FOUR COMES FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. IT'S THE GOLF COURSE FUND. THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD PROBLEM. A LOT OF TRAFFIC, A LOT OF BUSINESS AT THE GOLF COURSE THAT IS GENERATING SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES. WITH THAT COMES SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS. SO WE'RE SIMPLY APPROPRIATING THAT REVENUE AMOUNT OF $60,000. NEXT ITEM IS ALSO FROM PARKS AND REC. IT'S FOR THEIR PARKS OPERATING FUND. WE'RE GOING TO APPROPRIATE $685,000 FROM FUND BALANCE, AS WELL AS TRANSFER ANOTHER 471,000 BETWEEN EXPENSE OBJECTS. THAT IS, TO COVER SOME EXPENDITURES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED THEIR FY 25 APPROPRIATION IN THE OPERATING FUND. THAT INCLUDES MAINTENANCE COSTS, FORESTRY OPERATING COSTS, AS WELL AS SOME PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT COSTS.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, ALSO FROM PARKS AND REC FOR THE RIVERSIDE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE DEPARTMENT DID RECEIVE A RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION OF $150,000 FROM A PRIVATE GROUP THAT WANTED TO THAT DID SOME FUNDRAISING FOR PARK SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT TO HONOR FORMER MAYOR BLISS BYRSIDE PARK. ITEM R SEVEN COMES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MICHIGAN JUSTICE TRAINING FUND. THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM THE SPRING 2025 LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRIBUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,000. THIS WILL SUPPORT TRAINING EFFORTS THROUGH THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS ALSO FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT FUND. YEAR END EXPENDITURES. THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPROPRIATE $18,000 FROM FUND BALANCE OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO ACCOMMODATE END OF YEAR EXPENDITURES. IT WAS DRIVEN BY UNANTICIPATED PURCHASES AND INCLUDES ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND AN UPGRADE TO THE FILE ON SOFTWARE SYSTEM. ITEM NUMBER NINE COMES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FEDERAL FORFEITURES FUND. IT'S A GENERATOR REPLACEMENT. THIS WILL APPROPRIATE APPROXIMATELY $35,000 FROM FUND BALANCE, AGAIN OF ONE OF THEIR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. THIS WILL OUTFIT THE VICE UNIT BUILDING WITH A NATURAL GAS POWERED GENERATOR TO PROVIDE BACKUP POWER. ITEM NUMBER TEN.
THIS IS FUNDING FOR RECRUITS STIPENDS. THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE ANTICIPATED FUNDING OF $100,000 FROM M COLE'S. THAT'S THE MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS.
THIS IS THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO THIS COVERS ACADEMY COSTS AND SALARIES FOR FIVE POLICE RECRUITS. SO 20,000 EACH. ITEM NUMBER 11 COMES FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. CO-RESPONSE TEAM. THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE AN AWARD FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. THE AMOUNT IS 250,000 AND THIS WILL SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO BE USED TO PURCHASE TWO UNMARKED VEHICLES SO OFFICERS CAN ARRIVE TO CALLS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE TRADITIONAL CRUISER, WHICH MAY RAISE SOME TENSIONS DURING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. ITEM NUMBER 12. THIS LAST ONE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS FOR THEIR FY 2025 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION. THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING TO UTILIZE 1.5 MILLION OF CONTINGENT ACCOUNT BALANCE, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE, AN ADDITIONAL $600,000 OF GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE FOR COST INCREASES INCLUDED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL 25 FORECAST THAT WAS PRESENTED DURING THEIR FISCAL 26 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AT THEIR REVIEW, THEY IDENTIFIED VARIOUS FACTORS AS DRIVING THIS REQUEST, INCLUDING
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OVERTIME, COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY CHARGES, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, DEPARTMENT WIDE TRAINING, PARKING, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE COSTS. ITEM 13 COMES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS FOR HEMORRHAGE CONTROL TRAINING KITS GRANT, SO THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE THE GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT $1,500 FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH FEMA. THIS WILL BE USED FOR HEMORRHAGE CONTROL TRAINING KITS KITS, WHICH SUPPORTS TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS. ITEM NUMBER 14 COMES FROM OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE MICHIGAN ENHANCEMENT GRANT FOR THE DIVISION AVENUE FIRE STATION. SO THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE AN ESTIMATED GRANT EXPENDITURE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $11.4 MILLION. THIS IS THE MICHIGAN ENHANCEMENT GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE DIVISION AVENUE FIRE STATION. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE $35 MILLION MICHIGAN ENHANCEMENT GRANT THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON MAY 7TH OF LAST YEAR. IT WAS DESIGNED TO CONSTRUCT BOTH THE KENDALL AND DIVISION FIRE STATIONS, AS WELL AS THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT FULL 35 MILLION UP FRONT, SO WE'VE BEEN APPROPRIATING IT AS NEEDED. SO YOU'LL ALSO SEE IN THE MEMO, UPON APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 24 MILLION OF THAT 35 HAS NOW BEEN APPROPRIATED. ITEM NUMBER 15 ALSO COMES FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THIS IS GRANT FUNDED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. SO THIS WILL RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE AN ESTIMATED GRANT REVENUE EXPENDITURE, REIMBURSEMENT OF ABOUT 1,000,005 FROM THE US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION'S PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THIS IS FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. THIS IS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PRE-ENGINEERED BURN BUILDING RELATED SITE WORK, AND TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. TOTAL PROJECT COST IS JUST UNDER 3 MILLION, AND THERE IS A 50% MATCH REQUIREMENT WITH THIS. SO AS SUCH, THE FEDERAL AWARD A MILLION FOR 75 REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH, AN EQUAL MILLION FOR 75. ITEM NUMBER 16 COMES FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THIS IS IMPROVEMENTS TO GRAND RIVER EAST RIVERFRONT. THIS WILL AGAIN ALSO RECOGNIZE ESTIMATED GRANT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REIMBURSEMENT OF $16 MILLION FROM THE GREENWAY GRANT AGREEMENT. THIS IS BETWEEN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS, INC. AND THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GRAND RIVER EAST RIVERFRONT FROM ABOUT FULTON STREET TO WEALTHY STREET, AND THIS WILL INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE RIVERFRONT FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE. ITEM NUMBER 17. THIS IS A BUDGET APPROPRIATION. THIS IS REAPPROPRIATING UNSPENT AMOUNTS FROM FISCAL 24 TO FISCAL 25. WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH THIS YEAR. TYPICALLY, WE BRING THESE REQUESTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. BUT WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO THIS YEAR WAS WAIT FOR THE FISCAL 26 BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS. WE STILL HAD DEPARTMENTS SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS LAST JULY, BUT WE WANTED TO GAUGE THOSE REQUESTS AGAINST THEIR FISCAL 25 ESTIMATE THAT THEY PUT FORWARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, TO JUST CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS REALLY THE NEED FOR THE CARRY FORWARD REQUEST. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT DID MEET THAT CRITERIA. THIS IS A STANDARD PROCESS. THOSE TWO ITEMS, 211,000 REQUESTED FROM HR FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION STUDY. AND THE SECOND REQUEST WAS 138,000 FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, OFFICE OF SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS IS FOR NEW BLEACHERS. THOSE WERE DELAYED DUE TO LONG LEAD TIMES FOR MATERIALS. UNFORTUNATELY, ITEM NUMBER 18 COMES FROM OUR COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT. THIS IS FOR THE FIREFIGHTER RETIREE HEALTHCARE FUND. THIS IS GOING TO APPROPRIATE FIREFIGHTER RETIREE HEALTHCARE FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 850,000. THIS REQUEST IS BEING DRIVEN BY HIGHER THAN EXPECTED CLAIMS AND OVERALL HIGHER COSTS. IN FISCAL 25. JUST AS A REMINDER, THE RETIREE HEALTHCARE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO MANAGE AND PROVIDE OPEB OR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THIS FUND HAS PAID OUT AGAIN LARGER THAN AVERAGE CLAIMS AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT UNOBLIGATED BUDGET TO PAY OUT THE REMAINING OUTSTANDING CLAIMS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. HOWEVER, JUST REST ASSURED THAT FUND IS HEALTHY AND THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANOMALY THIS YEAR. OUR LAST ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 19, COMES FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THIS IS THE CITY COMMISSION ENHANCED SUPPORT PILOT THAT WAS BRIEFED, I BELIEVE, BACK ON MARCH 25TH TO[00:15:03]
THE CITY COMMISSION. THIS WILL APPROPRIATE $40,000 FROM FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND. THIS IS THE FISCAL 25 PORTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION ENHANCED SUPPORT PILOT. THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT SUPPORTS THE LAUNCH OF THE PILOT INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. THIS INITIAL APPROPRIATION AGAIN COVERS THE PILOT RUNNING THROUGH THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WITH A SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT TO BE PROPOSED IN EARLY FISCAL 26 TO APPROPRIATE THE REMAINING 60,000 THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE FULL PILOT PERIOD. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PILOT WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF A TEMPORARY STAFF MEMBER AND 311 CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PROVIDE THE ENHANCED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, ALONG WITH A SIX MONTH CONTRACT FOR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES ADMINISTERED ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. THE LAST THING I WILL NOTE AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS THE CONTINGENT BALANCE. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE, AS A MATTER OF POLICY, ESTABLISH $1.5 MILLION IN OUR CONTINGENT ACCOUNT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST ON THIS BA WILL FULLY UTILIZE THAT REMAINING BALANCE, BRINGING THE ENDING CONTINGENT BALANCE TO ZERO. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT OVERVIEW. I KNOW THE AGENDA PACKETS GOT MUCH MORE INFORMATION ON ALL THOSE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY TOO. IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT TO READ SOME MORE, I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY SPECIFICS. JUST A COUPLE. I THINK I'LL GO BACKWARDS SINCE WE'RE ALREADY AT THE BOTTOM ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ENHANCED SUPPORT PILOT. I VOTED AGAINST THAT WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE. I'M STANDING MY GROUND ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY, AND I THINK IT'S A. NOT A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR WHAT IS WHAT'S BEING ASKED FOR. RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S THE WORK THAT'S BEING ASKED FOR AS US AS WE HAVE BEEN VOTED INTO THESE POSITIONS BY OUR COMMUNITY, IS TO DO THE WORK AND IT IS WORK. IT JUST IS RIGHT. AND SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WORK APPROPRIATELY. WE ALREADY HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM CITY STAFF THAT ARE HERE. I BELIEVE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN COMING FROM THE SECOND WARD, THAT 311 HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORT AND THEY'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TO REALLY SUPPORT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AND HOW WE WANT TO OPERATE. SO I, I WILL NOT VOTE ON THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN GOING BACK TO, I THINK NUMBER 12, IT WAS FOR THAT 1.5 THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AT THE AT THE END. AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S OVERLAP BETWEEN THAT ONE AND NUMBER TEN. THE EXTRA THE 100,000 THAT FOR THE STIPENDS FOR TRAINING COSTS AND ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE ACADEMY FOR THE CALLS. IS THERE ANY OVERLAP IN THOSE DOLLARS OR IS IT TWO VERY SEPARATE THINGS? ACTUALLY, IT IS TWO VERY SEPARATE THINGS. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS IN THE POLICE GRANTS FUND. SO THAT IS EXTERNAL REVENUES THAT WE RECEIVE TO SUPPORT THOSE FIVE POLICE RECRUITS, WHEREAS ITEM NUMBER 12 IS IN THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE. SO IF ANYTHING, ITEM NUMBER TEN HELP TO YOU COULD ARGUE, I SUPPOSE, REDUCE ITEM NUMBER 12 BY PROVIDING THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR TRAINING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. GOOD QUESTIONS. ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS. YEAH A POINT OF ORDER SO TO SPEAK, TO OUR COLLEAGUES. CONCERN FOR ITEM NUMBER 19. TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE'RE VOTING ON THEM IN TOTAL. IF SHE IS NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR ONE OR WOULD WE BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THEM? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I'LL TURN TO HER CITY ATTORNEY TO SEE WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS FOR THAT. WELL, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, SO YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT MOTION OR AMEND THAT MOTION. ONE WAY MIGHT BE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO NOT INCLUDE A. I THINK I'LL LOOK TO THE CLERK FOR SOME SUPPORT HERE TO SEE IF WE COULD PUT ON CONSENT A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THEN PULL OFF CONSENT. THAT ONE PARTICULAR ITEM I DON'T KNOW FROM A MEETING MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, IF HOW HARD THAT WOULD BE TECHNICALLY, BUT FROM A PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE STANDPOINT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY TO DO IT. IF THERE'S ONLY ONE PART OF THAT MULTI AMENDMENT PROCESS THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. SO YEAH. SO IN A MOTION CAN BE MADE TO AMEND THIS MOTION TO REMOVE THAT, TO REMOVE[00:20:01]
THAT ITEM. IF THERE'S NOT IF THERE'S NOT SUPPORT THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT WON'T PASS. SURE.SO THAT'S AND THEN THEN IF THAT MOTION DOES PASS THEN FISCAL SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO RE PUT IN THE ITEM WITHOUT THAT ITEM. SO IT CAN GO FORWARD. IT WOULD STILL I THINK THE WHOLE THING WOULD COME OFF CONSENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT IT'S NOT COMING THE WAY IT IS. YEAH. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF COMMISSIONER KNIGHT INTENDS TO VOTE NO ON IT, IT WOULD JUST COME OFF CONSENT FOR THE NIGHT MEETING AND THAT CONVERSATION COULD BE HAD AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING. SURE. OKAY, SO DO I. SO TWO OPTIONS. YOU CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT. CAN COULD COULD I CLARIFY SOMETHING. YES. SINCE THIS IS AN ORDINANCE IT WILL NOT BE ON CONSENT ANYWAY. SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANKS. SO IT IS NOT IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO MOTION CAN BE MADE THIS EVENING TO, TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE THE POLL BODY WILL DISCUSS IT BECAUSE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. SO I'D MAKE THE MOTION LATER. YES OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THE CURRENT MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO SUPPORT THIS AS WRITTEN. SO WITH THAT I'LL CALL THE QUESTION FOR THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES AND WE WILL DISCUSS MORE COMMITTEE THOUGH.
ALRIGHTY. OKAY. LAST TWO ITEMS HERE. JUST A REMINDER NEITHER OF THESE REQUIRE A MOTION. BUT ITEM
[5. Comptroller's Warrant Report for the period of April 15, 2025 through April 28, 2025 in the amount of $29,701,189.85]
NUMBER FIVE WE'VE GOT OUR COMPTROLLER'S REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 15TH, 2025 THROUGH APRIL 28TH, 2025. AND THAT'S IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,701,189.85. AND I WILL TURN TO OUR CITY COMPTROLLER. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE PERIOD REFERENCE CASH PAYMENTS WERE RELEASED TOTALING $29.7 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES $5.9 MILLION FOR PAYROLL RELATED PAYMENTS AND JUST UNDER $1.7 MILLION FOR INCOME TAX WARRANTS DURING THAT PERIOD. IN TERMS QUANTITY, 11,325 INCOME TAX REFUNDS WERE ISSUED AND 933 CHECKS AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS WERE ALSO ISSUED DURING THAT PERIOD. THESE FUNDS WERE ISSUED FOR PAYMENT NOT BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY COMPTROLLER'S OFFIC, AND NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CITY CHARTER. OKAY,[6. Treasurer’s Report for Period of April 17, 2025, through April 29, 2025]
WE WILL RECEIVE AND FILE THAT. AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE GOT OUR TREASURER'S REPORT FOR PERIOD OF APRIL 17TH, 2025 THROUGH APRIL 29TH, 2025. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, WITH OUR REPORT TODAY. JUST GOING OVER A COUPLE THINGS. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW ARE THE ONGOING TURMOIL IN TERMS OF OUR MARKETS AND TARIFFS AND INTEREST RATES THAT ARE ARE THEY COMING DOWN? WHERE DOES INFLATION LAND? REALLY? WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS WE HAD GOOD INFLATION NUMBERS THIS MORNING. WE HAD A DOW THAT WENT UP 1100 POINTS YESTERDAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAD THE US-CHINA NEGOTIATIONS DURING A 90 DAY PAUSE THAT DECREASED THE THREAT OF A RECESSION. YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT BANKS AND DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING AT THIS. THE ECONOMISTS MIGHT HAVE SCALED BACK THEIR OUTLOOK A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT A LOT. THESE ARE FLUID AND VERY DYNAMIC TIMES RIGHT NOW THAT AS THESE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND, WE'RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE'S PROBABILITY OR SUGGESTION THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE RECESSION ARE GOING TO BOUNCE AROUND TO JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IS BOUNCING AROUND. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S AN IMMINENT RECESSION COMING TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR. SO BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY FLUID SITUATION, AND THINGS CAN CHANGE VERY QUICKLY. IF WE WERE TO HAVE THESE TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON AND THEY RESULT IN A FAVORABLE MANNER, THEN THAT RISK OF RECESSION STARTS TO DIMINISH.BUT AGAIN, IT'S THE TURMOIL THAT'S OUT THERE THAT IS REALLY CAUSING EVERYTHING TO BOUNCE AROUND. SO WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING OUR PORTFOLIO AT A 3.16% INTEREST RATE. EARNINGS, $661 MILLION. WE'RE SIGNING DOCUMENTS TODAY TO GET THE BOND MONEY FOR THE SOCCER STADIUM AND AMPHITHEATER. SO YOU'LL SEE THE 661 WILL GO UP BY ANOTHER $127 MILLION, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE THOSE NEW BOND ACCOUNTS THAT WILL BE ADDED. BUT WE'RE ALSO MANAGING THOSE DOLLARS TO INVEST THOSE IN TIMES SO THAT THEY'LL BE READY FOR THOSE PROJECTS, TO USE THEM WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR DRAWDOWN SCHEDULES. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD INTEREST EARNINGS TO THAT AND HELP THOSE PROJECTS ALONG. AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW, IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR FUNDS ARE INVESTED WISELY. THEY'RE STRONG INVESTMENTS. THEY'RE LIQUID AS WELL. IF WE NEED TO GET MONEY, IF THERE'S A HICCUP IN THE MARKET, WE CAN GO GET MONEY WHENEVER WE NEED TO. THAT IS, OUR POSITION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOT THE MOST STABLE, STRONG INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THAT THERE IS IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND THE POLICIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
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AND SO WITH THAT REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE US ON OUR DAY. GREAT. THANKS. WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM WHEN IT PRESENTS ITSELF. BUT YES, LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY STILL.ALL RIGHT. I WILL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUE AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY TREASURER. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MEETING JP MORGAN SAYING A RECESSION, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOLKS WHO MAY BE WATCHING WHAT ARE SORT OF NONPARTISAN, JUST FACTUAL WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE MARKET WHO MAYBE AREN'T SO IN THIS WORK, AREN'T MAYBE FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS THEMSELVES AND JUST WANT TO KEEP UP WITH WHERE OUR ECONOMY AS A NATION IS GOING. SO AS I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO KIND OF DIAL IT BACK FROM AS A NATION VERSUS MORE LOCAL BECAUSE OUR OUR ISSUES ARE GOING TO BE OUR GAS PRICE HERE IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN GAS PRICE IN LOUISIANA AND TENNESSEE AND CALIFORNIA. EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THE COST OF LIVING ARE DIFFERENT, AS WELL AS THE DELIVERABLES AND OTHER DIFFERENT FACTORS. WHEN I LOOK AT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, I'M LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT IF WE'RE HEARING TALK THAT THERE'S POTENTIALLY A RECESSION ON THE HORIZON, WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS LOOKING AT OUR OUR PERSONAL FINANCES AND SAVING MONEY, MAYBE LOOKING AT TO CUT SOME OF OUR SERVICES. I MEAN, I WOULD BE IF I DID IT AT HOME. I'M LOOKING AT DO I NEED TO HAVE THREE STREAMING SERVICES OR CAN I SUFFICE WITH ONE? DO I NEED TO GO? YOU KNOW, AM I GOING TO GO OUT AND BUY A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW WITH INTEREST RATES THAT HIGH? OR AM I GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BAND-AID MY CAR ALONG FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS TO MAKE SURE I'M SAVING, YOU KNOW, 1000 OR 1200 OR $1,500 IN CASE I HAVE A REPAIR. I'M MAKING SURE I'VE GOT SOME EMERGENCY FUNDS SAVED UP AS MUCH AS I CAN. YOU KNOW, WE CAN GO INTO LOTS OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS ON PERSONAL FINANCE WHERE THEY SAY HAVE 3 TO 6 MONTHS WORTH OF EMERGENCY FUND SAVINGS JUST IN CASE. ONE, WHEN WE START HEARING THESE THINGS THAT THERE COULD BE RECESSION, IT'S WISE TO START TAKING STOCK OF WHAT YOU HAVE, WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE VERSUS WANTS. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT. MY QUESTION IS MORE OF SO WHO DO YOU LOOK TO GET FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT, LIKE A JP MORGAN? OR OF COURSE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO OUR DISCUSSIONS, BUT IS THERE AN APP, IS THERE A NEWS PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY THAT GIVES GOOD FACTUAL INFORMATION? AS THINGS LIKE TARIFFS HAVE WENT, THEY WERE HAPPENING. NOW THEY'RE NOT HAPPENING OF A GOOD NEWS SOURCE TO STAY ABREAST OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. THERE ARE SEVERAL AND I'M GOING TO SAY THERE'S A BLOOMBERG DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB. FOX BUSINESS DOES CNBC DOES. AND YOU CAN FILTER THROUGH THE POLITICS OKAY. YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK FOR THOSE STORIES AND THOSE NUGGETS. BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE A NEGATIVE TYPE. LET ME NOT NEGATIVE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE FALSE INFORMATION BECAUSE THEIR CREDIBILITY IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL ASPECTS HAS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESOLUTE THAN OUR NORMAL NEWS FEEDS. AND SO I WOULD LOOK TO THOSE, I WOULD LOOK TO OUR OWN PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE HERE. I WOULD LOOK TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, I LOOK TO BARRON'S, I'D LOOK TO SOME OF THOSE FINANCIAL PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THOSE MIGHT GET A LITTLE DEEP IN TERMS OF THAT. IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO FIND THAT UNBIASED INFORMATION. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD EVEN REACH OUT TO YOUR OWN BANKER, TO YOUR OWN BANK, TO YOUR BANK TO SEE IF THERE'S RESOURCES WITHIN FIFTH THIRD OR MERCANTILE OR JP MORGAN OR MACATAWA OR BANK OF NEW YORK, OR PNC OR BANK OF AMERICA THAT ARE HERE IN YOUR LOCAL AREA AND ASK THEM, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE WEEKLY NEWS FEEDS OR WEEKLY PUBLICATIONS THAT THEY CAN PUSH OUT TO YOU TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ECONOMY.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS ECONOMIC INDICATORS. AND YOU CAN JUST ADD YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO IT, AND THEY'LL COME TO YOU IMMEDIATELY SO YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT FROM YOUR BANKING PARTNERS. WONDERFUL. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION AND SOME GOOD, GOOD SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOURCES. ALL RIGHT. WELL THAT CONCLUDES OUR OUR SCHEDULED ITEMS HERE. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN OUR MEETING HERE AT 852. AND THEN JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE'LL BE HAVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.