[00:00:04] THE TIME IS NOW 915. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. OUR FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR PYROTECHNIC [1. Resolution approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for Pyrotek Special Effects, Inc. for indoor special effects at the Van Andel Arena in connection with Ghost on July 28, 2025] SPECIAL EFFECTS, INC. FOR INDOOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE VAN ANDEL ARENA IN CONNECTION WITH GHOST ON JULY 28TH, 2025. SO MOVED SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. HELLO. HI. HI. ROY LAGRONE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, TOO. WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS REQUEST, AND WE RECOMMEND ITS APPROVAL. OKAY. WONDERFUL. COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE TODAY. SO THAT FIREWORKS SEASON IS ENDING ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY GRANT [2. Resolution approving an Alternative Water Supply Grant Agreement with the State of Michigan for Irene and Linda Water Main Extension in the amount of $2,124,965] AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN FOR IRENE AND LINDA. WATER MAIN EXTENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,965. MOVED SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS AREA, LOCATED IN CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN AREA OF INTEREST BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN DUE TO PFAS THAT WAS DETECTED IN DRINKING WATER WELLS. SO EGLE SECURED THE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS READ $2.1 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WATER MAINS SERVICE, CONNECTIONS TO HOMES, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ABANDONMENT OF 48 WELLS. THESE FUNDS ARE BEING AWARDED TO THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST THAT GRANT AMOUNT. SO NO LOCAL MATCH IS REQUIRED. CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED TO START IN 2026. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [3. Resolution awarding a contract with Diversco Construction Company Inc for LMFP East Lagoon Improvements in the amount of $370,000 with total amount not-to-exceed $513,970] ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH DIVERSE CONSTRUCTION, INC. COMPANY, INC. FOR LM, FP, S LAGOON. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $370,000, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $513,970. SO MOVED, SUPPORT, MOVED AND SUPPORTED. THIS IS OUT AT THE LAKE MICHIGAN FILTRATION PLANT, WHERE THIS CONTRACT WILL COVER THE DREDGING OF EXISTING EXISTING ALUM SLUDGE. THAT'S A RESIDUAL OF THE WATER TREATMENT PROCESS FROM THE EAST LAGOON. THAT'S ONE OF TWO LAGOONS OUT THERE. IT WILL BE DRIED AND THEN REMOVED FROM THE SITE, WITH NEW SAND INSTALLED AND THE REGRADING OF THE LAGOON BASE. DIVERS GO PROVIDED THAT BID IN THE AMOUNT OF 370,000. IT WAS OVER THE ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $210,000. BUT WE'RE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT AWARD TO GO WITH THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED OF $513,970 COMING FROM THE WATER SYSTEM FUND. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES. MR. BERKMAN. THIS ALSO INCLUDE ANY OF THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE. DIDN'T WE RECEIVE SOME STATE FUNDING FOR SOME OF THE LIGHTING STERILIZATION, OR AM I GETTING THAT RIGHT? SO YOU MIGHT BE THINKING OF THE ASH LAGOON, WHICH IS OUT AT THE WHARF SITE, THE THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, WHERE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING WAS RECEIVED FOR THAT PROJECT. BUT THEN ALSO AT THE LAKE PLANT, THERE WAS SOME SOLAR INSTALLATIONS. SO I'LL BE THINKING OF EITHER OF THOSE TWO. OKAY, THANKS. THANKS FOR THAT. SURE. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH C AND D HUGHES HUGHES, [4. Resolution awarding a contract with C&D Hughes, Inc., for Reconstruction of Plainfield Avenue from Fuller Avenue to I-96 Eastbound On Ramp in the amount of $959,684.10 with total amount not-to-exceed $1,600,000.00] INC.. FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF PLAINFIELD AVENUE FROM FULLER AVENUE TO I-96 EASTBOUND, EASTBOUND ON RAMP, AND THE AMOUNT OF $959,684.10 WITH A THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 11. 6 MILLION. SO MOVED. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. SO THE PLAINFIELD RECONSTRUCTION FROM FULLER TO THE I-96, OR THE I-96 EASTBOUND ON RAMP WILL INCLUDE NEW PAVEMENT, CURB AND GUTTER SIDEWALKS, ADA RAMPS, BIKE LANES, APPROACH REPLACEMENTS, AND NEW STREET TREES. THIS SHORT SECTION OF ROAD IS BEING COORDINATED WITH A MUCH LARGER PROJECT THAT MDOT HAS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON PLAINFIELD, FROM WHERE WE LEAVE OFF AT THE 96 ON RAMP UP TO AND THROUGH AIRWAY DRIVE. SO INVOLVES THE CITY, GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, AS WELL AS PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP. FOR THAT, THAT SECTION C AND D HUGHES PROVIDED THAT LITTLE BIT AMOUNT OF JUST UNDER $960,000, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 1.1 MILLION. THEY WILL BE UTILIZING AN 8.6% MLB PARTICIPATION RATE ON THE CONTRACT. MDOT BEGAN WORK ON THEIR SEGMENT IN JUNE. AND WE'RE WE'RE TARGETING AN EARLY AUGUST START FOR THIS PROJECT. WE WILL ALIGN OUR WORK WITH THEIR SCHEDULE, WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC AND WITH [00:05:01] THEIR COMPLETION. AND SO REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE AWARD TO SANDY HUGHES, WITH THAT TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $1.6 MILLION COMING FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND. THANK YOU, MR. BURKMAN. COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH WYOMING [5. Resolution awarding a contract with Wyoming Excavators, Inc. for Rotomilling/Resurfacing at Various Locations – Contract 2024-4 in the amount of $2,735,327 with total amount not-to-exceed $3,633,500] EXCAVATORS, INC. FOR ROTO MILLING, RESURFACING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. CONTRACT 2020 4-4 AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,735,327, WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $3,633,500. SO MOVED PART. SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR MULTIPLE ROAD SURFACE CONTRACTS THAT COVERS VARIOUS STREET SEGMENTS, THIS ONE LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF THE CITY AS PART OF OUR VITAL STREETS WORK. WYOMING PROVIDED THAT LITTLE BIT AMOUNT OF JUST OVER 2.7 MILLION, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 3.1 MILLION. I'LL NOTE THAT WE HAD FOUR VERY COMPETITIVE BIDS. ONLY $7,000 SEPARATED THE HIGH AND THE LOW. WYOMING WILL BE UTILIZING 11.7%. MLB PARTICIPATION RATE FOR THEIR SUBCONTRACTED WORK, AND IS ALSO A REGISTERED MLB THEMSELVES. CONTRACT WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. AS WITH ALL OF THESE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ADD LOCATIONS OR EXTEND THE CONTRACT SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S APPROVAL AND DESIRE. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO WYOMING, WITH THAT TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED OF 3,633,500 COMING FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND. GREAT. COLLEAGUES. QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. MORE SO JUST OUT OF CLARITY AND CURIOSITY. I'VE NOTICED THAT FOR A FEW OF THE REQUESTS, SOME OF THE TOTAL. THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT SEEM SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE PROJECT AMOUNT. SO IN THIS EXAMPLE, IT'S 1.1 MILLION MORE THAN THE PROJECT COST. AND THE ITEM THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH WAS ANOTHER $600,000 MORE THAN THE PROJECTED COST. SO THAT SEEMS A BIT HIGH. I KNOW TYPICALLY I THINK 10% IS CONTINGENCY, BUT CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY SUCH A GAP BETWEEN THE THE YOU KNOW, WHAT'S COMING IN AS EXACT REQUEST AND A NOT TO EXCEED? I KNOW THERE WILL BE SOME, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT COME UP INFLATION, BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LARGE GAP, RIGHT. YEAH. THE ITEM BEFORE WE DID ACTUALLY CARRY AN ALMOST 30% CONTINGENCY. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. 12% IS THE TYPICAL FOR THE FOR THE PLAYING FIELD ITEM. THERE WAS A SOME UNCERTAINTY OF WATER WORK RELATED TO A HYDRANT RELOCATION THAT WE STILL NEED TO COORDINATE. SO WE CARRIED A HIGHER, HIGHER CONTINGENCY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT THAT WORK AS WELL. IN THE SURFACE, CONTRACTS TEND TO CARRY GENERALLY THAT 12%. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS ON THIS ONE. EXACTLY. BUT THIS IN THIS CASE, WE COMMONLY WILL ADD WORK TO THE CONTRACT AS WE GO. IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL CURVE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED OR ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK OR CURB RAMP RELATED WORK, AND SO WE'LL CARRY A LARGER CONTINGENCY TO COVER THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $905,249 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE [6. Resolution approving an increase of $905,249 for Improvements to the East Riverfront Phase I from US-131 to CSX Railroad for a total not-to-exceed $18,875,445] EAST RIVERFRONT. PHASE ONE FROM US 131 TO KCS RAILROAD, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED OF $445, SO MOVED OR MOVED IN. SUPPORTED. COMMISSION AWARDED THIS CONTRACT TO OKAY ON MARCH 11TH TO INSTALL APPROXIMATELY HALF MILE OF TRAIL SEATING AREAS AND NEW GREEN SPACE OVERLOOKING THE GRAND RIVER ADJACENT TO AND BEHIND THE THE NEW AMPHITHEATER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ALSO INCLUDING WATER ACCESS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ALONG THE RIVER. BIDS WHEN THEY CAME IN WERE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER ESTIMATE, SO IN ORDER TO BRING IT WITHIN BUDGET, WE EVALUATED OPTIONS TO DECREASE COSTS. ONE OF THOSE INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE CATENARY LIGHTING. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU SEEKS TO ADD THAT TO THE PROJECT. WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS AT DRY TO IDENTIFY THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT'S NEEDED, AND THE DDA DID APPROVE THAT FUNDING AMOUNTS TO ADD THE LIGHTING BACK INTO THE PROJECT. ALSO NOTE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK TO IDENTIFY FURTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO BRING SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY REMOVED, INCLUDING SWING BENCHES AND PAVERS, BACK INTO THE CONTRACT AS WELL. SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FUTURE ITEM COMING BACK TO YOU, BUT THIS ONE WAS CRITICAL TO THE THE COMPLETION AND INSTALLING THE NECESSARY LIGHTING FOUNDATIONS. NOW, AT THIS STAGE IN THE PROJECT TO ADD THAT [00:10:02] LIGHTING BACK INTO THE PROJECT. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS INCREASE OF $905,249 TO THE PROJECT. THANKS FOR THAT OVERVIEW. AND COMMISSIONER PERDUE'S LAST QUESTION HAD ME MAKING SURE I WASN'T MISSING SOME ZEROS IN THAT. SO ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES FOR MR. BURKMAN? AGAIN, THIS ONE SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL COME BACK TO US. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THE PROCESS IS GOING, IF THERE IS ANY UPDATE ON IT, DOES THIS CHANGE THE TIMELINE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO. SO THE TIMELINE IS ON THIS ONE WITH MANY PROJECTS, BUT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE COMPLETE TO ACCOMMODATE THE OPENING OF THE AMPHITHEATER IN MAY OF 26, AND SO THIS PROJECT PROVIDES THE CRITICAL FIRE LANE EMERGENCY ACCESS AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE AMPHITHEATER. AND SO WE'RE STAYING ON SCHEDULE, BUT ADDING THIS ITEM IN NOW AS OPPOSED TO MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH WHICH WOULD OFFSET OR UNDO SOME OF THOSE CRITICAL PATH STEPS IS IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. TIMING IS EVERYTHING, RIGHT? YES. GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE COLLABORATION WITH TEAGUE AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN WITH OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HERE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN EXTENSION FOR AN AS NEEDED A BASTOS AND [7. Resolution approving an extension for for As-Needed Asbestos and Lead Abatement at Various Locations with no change in previously authorized expenditures of $3,000,000] LEAD ABATEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES OF $3 MILLION. SO MOVED ANOTHER ONE. WE JUST DID NUMBER SEVEN. WE'RE ON NUMBER SEVEN. WE JUST DID THE THE RAILROAD ONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. YES. SUPPORT. SUPPORTED. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE SUPPORTING IT. ALL RIGHT, MR. BURKMAN. THANK YOU. WE UTILIZE THESE CONTRACTS FOR AS NEEDED ASBESTOS, MOLD AND LEAD ABATEMENT SERVICES AT CITY FACILITIES. AND YOU JUST APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT FOR THIS AS NEEDED WORK AT YOUR JUNE 10TH MEETING. HOWEVER, THERE IS WORK THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT'S UNDERWAY AND WE STILL NEED TO COMPLETE. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO EXTEND THROUGH THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, THE COMPLETION OF THAT WORK. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH ARIEL WAY. [8. Resolution approving an Agreement for Areaway Abandonment with GR Civic Theater Inc. and awarding a contract with McGraw Construction Inc., for Areaway Abandonment at 30 Division Avenue in the amount of $432,864.98 with total amount not-to-exceed $844,020.15] ABANDONMENT WITH GRT CIVIC THEATER, INC. AND AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH MCGRAW CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR AREA ABANDONMENT AT 30 DIVISION AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,864.98, WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $844,020.15. SO MOVED SUPPORT, MR. BERKMAN. THESE ARE UNDERGROUND VAULTS LOCATED BENEATH SIDEWALKS, WHICH ARE HISTORICALLY USED FOR COAL STORAGE OR OTHER PURPOSES, AND THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS ALONG THE DIVISION AVENUE FRONTAGE OF THE GR CIVIC THEATER. ON JUNE 10TH, COMMISSION APPROVED A $527,000 COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS ABANDONMENT AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE STATE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, OR LEO. THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE WORK WILL INCLUDE REMOVAL OF THE AREA ROOF, WHICH IS THE SIDEWALK ITSELF, SURROUNDING SUPPORT WALLS, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RETAINING WALL, ESSENTIALLY REESTABLISHING THAT THAT BASEMENT WALL OF THE THEATER, FOOTING AND WATERPROOFING. THIS WORK IS BEING COORDINATED WITH OUR DIVISION AVENUE PROJECT THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. WE RECEIVED BIDS. MCGRAW PROVIDED THAT BID IN THE LOW AMOUNT THAT WAS READ OF 430, ALMOST $3,000, WHICH WAS UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY 453,000. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO MCGRAW, WITH THAT TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $844,020.15 THAT WILL COME FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, VITAL STREETS FUND, THAT MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT GRANT THAT I REFERENCED, AND THE DDA DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENT GRANT. THE CIVIC THEATER WILL ALSO BE CONTRACTING SEPARATELY FOR THE RELOCATION OF THEIR WATER AND FIRE SERVICE. SOME OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS LOCATED WITHIN THIS AREA, AS WELL AS THEIR FIRE PROTECTION LINES RUNNING FROM IT. INSTALLATION OF A NEW SNOWMELT SYSTEM AND THE FINAL NEW SIDEWALK. SO THIS RESOLUTION ALSO PROVIDES FOR APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CIVIC THEATER, COORDINATING ALL THE PIECES OF THIS ABANDONMENT. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT A BIT OF THE TECHNICAL HERE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ABANDONMENT, WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, FILLING IT IN. AND SO THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A VAULT CAN JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. EXACTLY. YEAH. SO IT'S IT'S OPPORTUNE TO REMOVE THESE WHENEVER WE CAN, ESPECIALLY WITH WORK HAPPENING ADJACENT TO THE LOCATION OF THE AREA. SO IN THIS CASE, WITH DIVISION AVENUE BEING ALL TORN UP, WE WERE COORDINATING MULTIPLE ABANDONMENT. [00:15:03] SO YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY ARE VAULTS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK. THEY'RE VERY OLD OFTENTIMES NOT MAINTAINED. AND SO THE SAFEST WAY TO HANDLE THEM IS TO JUST REMOVE THEM ALTOGETHER. AND SO WE REMOVE THE THE SIDEWALK, BREAK UP THE FLOOR, OR REMOVE THE FLOOR THAT'S UNDERNEATH FOR DRAINAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WALL REESTABLISHED WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE THE ENCROACHMENT OF THE ESSENTIALLY BASEMENT CAME OUT UNDER THE SIDEWALK, REESTABLISHING THAT WALL AT WHAT IS ABOUT THE PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN BACKFILLING THAT AND AND RESTORING THE NEW SIDEWALK OVER THE TOP SO THE VAULT CEASES TO EXIST. IS IT SAND THAT YOU FILL IT WITH? OKAY. YES. YEAH. GREAT. LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT [9. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and a Release of Easement, and accepting a Public Utilities Easement for Glenwood Development] AND A RELEASE OF EASEMENT. AND ACCEPTING A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT FOR GLENWOOD DEVELOPMENT. SO MOVED, MISTER BERGMAN. THIS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT INVOLVING 24 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND TEN TWO UNIT TOWNHOMES THAT REQUIRE WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICE DEVELOPMENTS. LOCATED IN GRAND RAPIDS CHARTER TOWNSHIP, SOUTH OF CASCADE ROAD AND WEST OF EAST PARIS AVENUE. SO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS ACCEPTANCE OF THE EASEMENT, GIVING US RIGHTS TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ONCE IN PLACE. AND THERE'S ALSO A RELEASE OF AN EXISTING EASEMENT THAT COVERS A SEWER THAT WILL BE RELOCATED AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. NO LONGER NECESSARY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A RESOLUTION. [10. Resolution accepting a sidewalk and utility easement at 501 3 Mile Road NE in connection with 3 Mile Road from Monroe Avenue to Plainfield Avenue Resurfacing and authorizing payment for $2,100.00] RESOLUTION. ACCEPTING A SIDEWALK AND UTILITY EASEMENT AT 501 THREE MILE ROAD NORTHEAST, IN CONNECTION WITH THREE MILE ROAD FROM MONROE AVENUE TO PLAINFIELD AVENUE. RESURFACING AND AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT OF $2,100. SUPPORT. MR. BURKMAN, WE HAVE OBTAINED THIS EASEMENT FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THREE MILE AND QUOITS. THIS IS WHERE A ROUNDABOUT IS PLANNED TO BE INSTALLED AS PART OF AN UPCOMING RESURFACING PROJECT ON THREE MILE BETWEEN MONROE AND PLAINFIELD. THAT WORK IS PLANNED FOR 2026. THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTS THE SIDEWALK AND UTILITY EASEMENT, AND AUTHORIZES PAYMENT OF $2,100 TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH WILL COME FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN EASEMENT AT BALL AND PERKINS PARK AND [11. Resolution approving an easement at Ball and Perkins Park and approving a Consent of Easement Holder at Greenfield Apartments each for $1.00, and approving a License at 1801 Leonard Street NE for $100.00 annually] APPROVING A CONSENT OF EASEMENT HOLDER AT GREENFIELD APARTMENTS, EACH FOR $1, AND APPROVING A LICENSE AT 1801 LEONARD STREET NORTHEAST FOR $100 ANNUALLY. SO MOVED SUPPORT, MR. BERKMAN. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE PARTS TO THIS RESOLUTION, BUT IT BEGINS WITH CONSUMERS, OWNS A NARROW STRIP OF PROPERTY FOR THEIR POWER LINES THAT RUN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF BALL AND PERKINS PARK. THEY'VE REQUESTED AN EASEMENT FROM THE CITY TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTROL VEGETATION ADJACENT TO THOSE LINES. A 40 FOOT MAINTENANCE AREA, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 40 FOOT PROTECTION AREA THAT ALLOWS FOR REMOVAL OF TREES AND OVERGROWTH IN THE EVENT OF DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS PROTECTING THEIR LINES. CONSUMERS OFFER TO PAY FOR THOSE EASEMENT RIGHTS. HOWEVER, PARK STAFF DEVELOPED A CREATIVE SOLUTION WITH A COUNTEROFFER REQUESTING A LICENSE FOR PARK PURPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A TRAIL ON CONSUMERS PROPERTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DIVIDING THAT CITY OWNED PARK. CONSUMERS AGREED WITH AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE TO TRACK THAT OF $100. CONSUMERS IS ALSO REQUESTING EASEMENTS FROM NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE GREENFIELD APARTMENTS, LOCATED TO THE SOUTH. THE CITY HAS UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS ON THAT APARTMENT PROPERTY, SO AS AN EASEMENT HOLDER, WE NEED TO ALSO APPROVE A CONSENT OF EASEMENT HOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS REQUESTED EASEMENT. SO REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT AT THE PARK. THE CONSENT OF EASEMENT HOLDER AT THE APARTMENT PROPERTY, AND FINALLY THE APPROVAL OF THE LICENSE AT 1801. LEONARD FOR THAT $100 ANNUAL FEE. THANK YOU, MR. BURKMAN. THIS IS MY WARD. AND I'LL SAY THIS. YOU JUST, LIKE, RECITED A LITTLE PARKS AND REC PLOT LINE. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I SEE MISS CLAYPOOL HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK, MISS ENRIQUEZ IN PARTICULAR, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OVER THERE, WORKING WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY. AND SO WHEN PEOPLE KIND OF SAY, WHY ISN'T THIS DONE IN ONE DAY? BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S REGULATIONS WITH UTILITIES AND, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT DYNAMICS. SO IT'S ANOTHER SMALL STEP IN THIS, IN THIS PROCESS OF IMPROVEMENT. SO THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? HI. HI. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 29TH, [12. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for July 29, 2025, to consider a Brownfield Plan Amendment for the Pleasant Hills Phase III project located at 539 New Avenue SW] 2025, TO CONSIDER A BROWNFIELD PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE PLEASANT HILLS PHASE THREE PROJECT LOCATED AT 539 NEW AVENUE SOUTHWEST. [00:20:03] SO MOVED. SUPPORT, SUPPORT. OKAY, MR. MONROE, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TIM A BREAK. GOOD MORNING. YES. MY PLAN. THIS IS THE THIRD PHASE OF HABITAT'S WORK OVER FOR CESAR CHAVEZ. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE FACILITY AT FOR THE TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING WITH 27 FOR SALE UNITS. THE. THE FIRST TWO PHASES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER THERE, AND WE'RE ALSO TO DELIVER 27 RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE UNITS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT CONTINUE. THE HOUSING WILL SERVE 80 TO 120 AMI. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO CALL SOME ATTENTION TO IS THIS PROJECT IS ALSO AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION. CONSIDERING THE $250,000 GRANT FROM THE LBF. SO THE LOCAL BROWNFIELD REVOLVING FUND TO HELP FUND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 16 OF THE UNITS PRICED AT 80%. AMI. I JUST WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES WITH THAT FUND, IN ADDITION TO THE EMERGING DEVELOPER WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN SEEING COME ACROSS THE DESK. GREAT. AND, OH. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS ANDREW AND HABITAT TEAM ARE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE. IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS, MR. NERO. WAS ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS THROUGH BROWNFIELD. AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? OKAY. I JUST FEEL THAT PEOPLE COME TO THIS MEETING. I SHOULD OFFER THAT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS FOR MISS MONROE OR HABITAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ADDING THAT EXTRA INFORMATION IN THERE AND BACKGROUND AND HOW THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS BEING USED. VERY EXCITING TO HEAR. AND I APPRECIATE THAT EXTRA INPUT. AND I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THIS WORK, AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO HAVE SOME NEW HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A BIG ISSUE ALWAYS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A RESOLUTION STARTING JULY 29TH, [13. Resolution setting July 29, 2025, as the date to consider a Major Amendment to a Planned Redevelopment District at 221 Trowbridge Avenue NE] 2025 IS A DATE TO CONSIDER A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AT 221 TROWBRIDGE AVENUE NORTHEAST. SO MOVED FOR SUPPORT. MR. CARLSON. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSION. THIS REQUEST IS TO MODIFY A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AT TROWBRIDGE, TROWBRIDGE. 221 TROWBRIDGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014 AND IS LARGELY COMPLETE, MEANING THE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE. HOWEVER, THE OWNERS SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS THAT THEN NECESSITATED WHAT WE CALL A MAJOR AMENDMENT WITHIN THE ORDINANCE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE MODIFICATIONS GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION. WHO ULTIMATELY MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COMMISSION OF APPROVAL. THE SPECIFIC CHANGES INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF SOME EXISTING INTERIOR SPACE INTO TWO ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 68 UNITS AT THE DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONVERT THE EXISTING LEASING OFFICE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY JUST UNDER 400FT², TO A GENERAL OFFICE, MEANING THAT IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO FOR LEASE TO THE MARKET VERSUS SERVING AS AN OFFICE USE FOR THOSE FOR THE LEASING OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN THE REQUEST ALSO INCLUDES THE WAIVER OF SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 69 PARKING SPACES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, SO WITH THE INCREASE OF TWO ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS AND THE GENERAL OFFICE THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR FOR LEASING, IT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL UP, BRING THE TOTAL UP TO SOME. WHAT WOULD IT BE? OH, SHOOT, I DID THE MATH WRONG. 108 WERE PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED OR PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED. PARDON ME, AND 69 WERE CONSTRUCTED. THE NEW TOTAL REQUIRED WOULD BE 112, AND STILL 69 SPACES WOULD BE PROVIDED. SORRY I DIDN'T STATE THAT VERY ARTICULATELY, SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. ALSO, JULIE SHERER FROM PROGRESSIVE AG IS HERE REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER, SO THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER. SHE CAN ALSO SUPPORT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. OLSON. COLLEAGUES, QUESTION ABOUT THIS ITEM. WILL WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS AFTER THE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? OR IS THIS THE TIME WE HAVE TO ASK QUESTIONS? SO WE DID NOT SET THIS UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE YOUR RIGHT TO DO SO, BUT IT'S SET UP FOR ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION ON THE 29TH. OKAY I SEE. SO MY I GUESS MY QUESTION IS LIKE IS IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE, THE, THE ZONING REQUIRING US TO DETERMINE THE PARKING SPACES AS PART OF THE PROJECT? THAT WAS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT 69 PARKING SPACES IS APPROPRIATE, DESPITE THE INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND OFFICE SPACE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. [00:25:01] THANK YOU, MR. CARLSON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A RESOLUTION STARTING JULY 29TH, [14. Resolution setting July 29, 2025, as the date to consider an ordinance rezoning the northerly 25.74 feet of 411 Fuller Avenue SE to the TN-TBA (Traditional Neighborhood–Traditional Business Area) Zone District] 2025 AS A DATE TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE NORTHERLY 2520 5.74FT WOW OF 411 FULLER AVENUE SOUTHEAST TO THE TN TBA TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD. TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AREA. ZONE. DISTRICT. HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED IN SUPPORT OF MR. CARLSON. YES. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THINGS APPEAR A LOT MORE COMPLICATED THAN THEY REALLY ARE. THERE IS AN EXISTING PARCEL AT 411 FULLER, AND FOR REASONS WE CANNOT FIND RECORD OF, THE PARCEL IS ACTUALLY IN WHAT WE CALL A SPLIT ZONING DESIGNATION, WHICH MEANS THE WHAT WAS AT THE EASTERLY 25 APPROXIMATE FEET OF 411 FULLER IS LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT, WHERE THE WESTERLY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, OR THE LARGER BULK OF THE PARCEL IS ZONED IN OUR TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AREA ZONE DISTRICT. WHEN WE HAVE A SPLIT ZONING DESIGNATION THAT IS LESS THAN IDEAL FOR ALL PARTIES, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP AROUND. AND SO THIS IS SIMPLY TRYING TO TAKE A FIRST STEP IN RECONCILING HOW WE WOULD DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY. THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TO BRING THE FULL PARCEL INTO THE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AREA, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN AND THEREBY ALLOWING THE FULL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. SO YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERING THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN AND OF ITSELF, ALTHOUGH THERE'S CERTAINLY DETAILS THERE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY AS A MIXED USE, BUT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE ANY REASONABLE REDEVELOPMENT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP FOR US. SO AGAIN, IT'S AN ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. AND DETAILS APPEAR TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN I HOPE THE EXPLANATION WAS. THANKS FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES. JUST, JUST JUST TO SAY THAT YOUR EXPLANATION WAS VERY CLEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMEMORATIVE DESIGNATION OF [15. Resolution approving the Commemorative Designation of the intersection of Madison Avenue SE and Alger Street SE as “Dr MaLinda Sapp Way”] THE INTERSECTION OF MADISON AVENUE SOUTHEAST AND ELDER STREET SOUTHEAST AS DOCTOR MELINDA SAFEWAY. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED IN. DID YOU SUPPORT IT? OH, SUPPORT. SORRY, MR. BURKMAN. THANK YOU. SO A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD FOR THIS AT YOUR JUNE 10TH MEETING. WE RECEIVED A REQUEST, YOU'LL RECALL, FROM PASTOR RORY MARSHALL AND LIGHTHOUSE FULL LIFE CENTER CHURCH TO DESIGNATE THE INTERSECTION OF MADISON AND ALGER AS DOCTOR MELINDA SAPP. DOCTOR SAPP PASSED AWAY FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND, DOCTOR SAPP FOUNDED LIGHTHOUSE FULL LIFE CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS INTERSECTION. SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THAT COMMEMORATIVE DESIGNATION. THANK YOU, MR. BURKMAN. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? I'LL JUST ADD I'LL JUST REITERATE WE HEARD FROM CURRENT PASTORAL LEADERSHIP AT THE CHURCH. I THINK DOCTOR MELINDA SAP'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN LINE WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS COMMEMORATIVE DESIGNATION HAVE BEEN MET. SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR LAST ITEM, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE [16. Resolution approving the Commemorative Designation of Umatilla Street SE from Madison Avenue SE to Union Avenue SE as “Amillier Penn Way”] COMMEMORATIVE DESIGNATION OF UMATILLA STREET SOUTHEAST FROM MADISON AVENUE SOUTHEAST TO UNION AVENUE SOUTHEAST AS AMELIA PEN WAY. MR. BERGMAN, I'M SORRY. I NEED TO CALL FOR A MOTION. I'M NOT HEARING A MOTION. I WON'T MAKE A MOTION EITHER, BUT I'LL OFFER SOME COMMENTS. SO WE HAVE TWO OF THESE IN FRONT OF US TODAY. AND THESE ARE NOT ALWAYS. THESE ARE NOT A REGULAR ITEM THAT WE HAVE. BUT IN THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR REGARDING YOUNG MAN AMELIA PEN, WE HEARD FROM FAMILY MEMBERS. WE HEARD FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ON THAT STREET. AND I THINK THIS ONE REALLY STOOD OUT TO US AS, HOW DO WE HAVE A BOTH AND HOW DO WE RECOGNIZE A YOUNG PERSON WHOSE LIFE WAS TAKEN BY GUN VIOLENCE? AND HOW DO WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE REALITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ON THE STREET AND LIVE IN THIS CITY? AND SO COMMISSIONER PERDUE AND I WERE ABLE TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AND SOME OTHERS ABOUT THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, GUN VIOLENCE IS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. IN THIS CITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WE WERE ALSO TALKING ABOUT JUST SEEING OTHER MEMORIALS THAT EXIST IN THIS CITY. [00:30:01] I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU LAST NIGHT, COMMISSIONER WAS DRIVING DOWN EASTERN EASTERN AND BURTON AREA, AND THERE IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL FOR INDIVIDUAL. ONE OF MY COUSINS, MANY YEARS AGO HAD A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL NEAR A BARBERSHOP ON HALL STREET NEAR DIVISION. AND SO I THINK THE QUESTION BECAME TO US, WHAT IS A MORE FITTING WAY TO RECOGNIZE AND TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY? AND SO WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS. YOU MENTIONED TO ME, COMMISSIONER, THAT JUNE IS JUNE WAS GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. AND WE SAID, HOW COULD WE CONNECT TO THOSE THAT WE KNOW THROUGH OUR EFFORTS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS? SO THERE THIS MOTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. SO THAT MEANS THIS WILL GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IT IT. I'M SORRY. YOU'LL GO. THANK YOU. I'LL GO OFF CONSENT LATER TODAY. BUT THERE IS A DESIRE OF THIS COMMITTEE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGNATION THAT COULD NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE MR. PENN, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE OTHER INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST YOUNG PEOPLE. BUT I THINK IT ESPECIALLY HITS HOME WHEN IT'S YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND TRY TO TIE IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE ACROSS THE CITY. SO WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND HAVE HAD IT WITH SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES. BUT WE DID WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FURTHER DETAIL AND ESPECIALLY TO FAMILY MEMBERS. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO CHAT AFTER THIS MEETING AS WELL. COLLEAGUES, ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD ADD? I'LL ADD. CHAIR. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WHAT BECAME REALLY CLEAR TO ME OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS IS THAT THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS WAYS, A MYRIAD OF WAYS TO HONOR THOSE WHO WE LOVE AND THE LIVES THAT WE'VE LOST. AND SO DOING THAT PRIVATELY, BUT ALSO COLLECTIVELY AS A COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO ONE THING THAT I WILL BE DOING, AND I THINK OTHERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF ASKING OUR MAYOR TO DESIGNATE EVERY SINGLE JUNE AS GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. SO THAT'S ONE STEP OF HOW MIGHT WE COLLECTIVELY HONOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BEEN BEEN CUT SHORT SO TRAGICALLY? SO THAT'S JUST A START. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW ELSE WE MIGHT DO THAT. AND A SEPARATE EXAMPLE. THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORS WHO ARE ORGANIZING TO HONOR FOLKS WHO HAVE DIED IN OUR CITY, WHO ARE BURIED IN OUR CEMETERIES BUT DO NOT HAVE FAMILY THAT HAVE CLAIMED THEM. AND THAT THAT MEMORIAL PUBLIC COMMUNITY PLANNED MEMORIAL IS TAKING PLACE THIS, THIS SEPTEMBER. SO THAT I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, LIKE WE NEED WAYS TO HONOR THOSE WHO WE'VE TRAGICALLY LOST. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL IN CITY LEADERSHIP TO TO DO A BETTER JOB OF DOING THAT GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. SO WITH THAT 948, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.