[1. Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the West Michigan Regional Medical Consortium for the Federal FY 2024 DHS Grant Program]

STARTING OFF WITH NUMBER ONE HERE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE WEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CONSORTIUM FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR DHS GRANT PROGRAM. IS THERE A MOTION? SUPPORT. I MOVED SUPPORT. MORNING. WELCOME. SO WE DID TRIPLE CHECK THE YEAR. IT IS 2024 FOR THIS GRANT PROGRAM. AND THIS IS A STANDARD PASS THROUGH. SO THIS COMES FROM DHS THROUGH THE STATE POLICE, THROUGH THE WEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CONSORTIUM TO THE CITY. AND WE'VE DONE THIS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND IT'S FUNDED EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO IF THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY TRICKLE ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH, THIS IS WHAT THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR. AWESOME. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. IT

[2. Resolution authorizing a contract for an amount not to exceed $235,000 with Tower Pinkster to conduct energy audits of select City facilities]

CARRIES ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 235,000 WITH TOWER PINKSTER. AND THAT'S TO CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS OF SELECT CITY FACILITIES. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. I MOVED IN SUPPORT. WE HAVE MISS WILKINSON HERE THIS MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. AGAIN THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR A CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 235,000 FOR TOWER PRANKSTER TO CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS AT OUR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. THIS FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK PROGRAM THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CITY LAST YEAR. AND THIS ESSENTIALLY IS FOR THESE ENERGY AUDITS FOR MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IS THAT THEY HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES WE CAN PUT IN PLACE, WHAT COST SAVINGS WE CAN PUT IN PLACE IN OUR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, AS WELL AS TO REACH THE METRICS ESTABLISHED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AS WELL AS OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS FOR OUR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION THAT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES. I KNOW SOME OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, TWO WERE JUST MORE CURIOUS ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, PUTTING TOGETHER AN AGENDA PACKET, THAT'S ALWAYS A BALANCE OF BREVITY AND, YOU KNOW, GIVING A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, BUT ALSO PROVIDING SOME DETAILS. SO I THINK THERE WAS JUST SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COST. SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS ISN'T GOING TO PASS. I THINK I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HEADS UP THAT PERHAPS AT OUR MEETING LATER TODAY, IT MIGHT GET PULLED OFF CONSENT JUST FOR SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE THAT GOES. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES TOO, AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE. SURE, YEAH. I HAVE I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE. I THINK I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I KNOW IT'S A BEST PRACTICE. IF I'M RIGHT, MISS WILKINSON, I'LL GO BACK AND FORTH HERE WITH YOU. IF IT'S SIMILAR TO DOING THIS IN OUR OWN HOMES. RIGHT. CONSUMERS OFFERS THIS WHERE YOU GO AROUND, YOU'RE CHECKING LIGHT BULBS.

YOU'RE SEEING IF YOU CAN SAVE MONEY LATER ON BY MAKING SOME SIMPLE CHANGES. IT'S THE BEST PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY FOR CITIES. SO COULD YOU, MISS WILKINSON, JUST GIVE US MAYBE ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE, WHAT THIS INVESTING IN THIS WILL LOOK LIKE, IN WHAT A SORT OF AUDIT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR ENERGY USE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO TARA PINKSTER WILL BE PROVIDING AN EVALUATION OF ALL OF OUR FACILITIES DOING A WALK THROUGH. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT TESTING SOME OF THOSE APPLIANCES THAT ARE IN OUR FACILITIES TO UNDERSTAND OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL. AND THEN THEY WILL PROVIDE US A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAT WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR WHAT THOSE POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS WOULD BE, AND POTENTIAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS WOULD BE AS WELL. WONDERFUL. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION COMMISSIONER. THANKS.

HAVE A HOUSE FROM 1929. SO ABSOLUTELY. IT'S VERY HELPFUL, VERY INSIGHTFUL. YEAH I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. ABSOLUTELY. I'M CURIOUS TOO IS THE BUILDINGS ARE THEY SELECTED SOLELY BASED ON AGE OR IS THERE KIND OF LIKE A MATRIX OF AGE VERSUS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, BUILDING MATERIALS OR WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE 20 BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE OUR BIGGEST ENERGY EMITTERS. SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WE CAN GET THE MOST COST SAVINGS POSSIBLE.

COOL. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? JUST A THOUGHT. SO ALL OF THIS IS PAID FOR THROUGH THE GRANT THROUGH THE STATE? YES, MA'AM. I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT HERE. NOT THROWING, TRYING TO THROW A WRENCH IN ANYTHING. BUT I'M WONDERING, EVEN AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CAP PROCESS AND WE LOOK AT OLDER BUILDINGS, THAT. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT BUILDINGS BEYOND 2010 OR WHATEVER WE SHOULD EXCLUDE, BUT JUST WONDERING IF SOME OF THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLARIFYING THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT LIKE SERVING AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR OWN MUNICIPAL FACILITIES? I THAT'S WHY I SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO THROW A KINK IN IT. I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE FUNDING ITSELF. IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD THINK ABOUT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE CAP PROCESS AND LOOKING AT HOW BUILDINGS ARE BECOMING MORE GREEN OR ENERGY EFFICIENT,

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ESPECIALLY ONES THAT ARE OLDER LIKE OURS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANT IS A FORMULA, NONCOMPETITIVE GRANT FOR THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING PROCESS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR FISCAL SERVICES TEAM ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH OUR GRANT OFFICER AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY YESTERDAY TO CONFIRM THAT THIS FUNDING IS BEING PROCEEDING AS NORMALLY AND DISPERSED. SO WE SEE NO ISSUES WITH ITS DISPERSAL. THANK YOU. SORRY. ONE LAST QUESTION. AND THIS MONEY IS ONLY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE EFFICIENCY STUDY. IT CAN'T BE USED FOR ANY SORT OF ACTUAL REPAIRS OR EFFICIENCY UPGRADES BEYOND THAT. OKAY. GOT IT. THANKS. OKAY. WELL, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I'M ALSO AN EYE.

[3. Resolution authorizing an agreement with SAFEbuilt Michigan, LLC for inspection and plan review service support with a total amount not-to-exceed of $400,000.]

SO THE MOTION CARRIES, WHICH WILL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH SAFE BUILD MICHIGAN, LLC FOR INSPECTION AND PLAN REVIEW SERVICE SUPPORT, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 400,000. SO MOVE SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. THIS IS A ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT WITH SAFE BET TO HELP SUPPORT OUR INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS WHILE WE FILL SOME CURRENT VACANCIES AND SOME KNOWN UPCOMING VACANCIES DUE TO RETIREMENT. THIS WILL HELP US MAINTAIN OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THOSE THOSE NEEDS. AWESOME THANKS. QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES OR DISCUSSION? ALRIGHTY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE

[4. Resolution approving an agreement with GHD Digital for GovStack Website solutions platform for a one (1) one-year term with two (2) one-year renewal options for a cost not to exceed $150,000]

OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES THAT WILL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH G D DIGITAL FOR GOV STACK WEBSITE SOLUTIONS PLATFORM FOR A ONE YEAR, ONE TERM WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED 150,000. SUPPORT, MOVE AND SUPPORT. WE'VE GOT MR. GREEN HERE THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE. YES. HI COMMISSIONERS.

SO THIS THIS WILL BE TAKING US OFF OF OUR CURRENT PLATFORM AND MOVING US ON TO A NEW PLATFORM, WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP IN IN THE PHASE OF GETTING AROUND TO REDESIGNING OUR WEBSITE. AND SO THIS, THIS CONTRACT WILL, WILL THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT THE SPECIFICS, BUT WE ANTICIPATE SOMEWHERE AROUND $50,000. AND THEN FROM THERE IT'LL DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES, SOME USAGE, SOME AND SO FORTH. BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AWESOME QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE

[5. Resolution for Approval of Broker/Dealer Agreements to Participate in the Investment Competitive Bid Process – T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.]

MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL OF A BROKER DEALER, AGREEMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTMENT COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. THIS ONE'S FOR T ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT SERVICES INCORPORATED SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED I KNOW FIVE THROUGH SEVEN HERE ARE PRETTY SIMILAR. SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOCK THEM ALL OUT SURE WE CAN DO THAT DEFINITELY. WITH THAT COMMISSIONERS WE APPROVED RECENTLY OUR NEW INVESTMENT POLICY AS WE UPGRADED THAT AND CHANGED IT. WHAT WE DO THOUGH IS FROM TIME TO TIME, WE DO GO THROUGH AND REVIEW ALL THE DIFFERENT BROKER DEALERS THAT WE CURRENTLY WORK WITH. WE'VE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THIS, WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED FOUR THAT WE REALLY DON'T GET BIDS ANYMORE. AND SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, TO FOR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING YOU TO RESCIND THOSE APPROVALS. WE CAN TAKE THOSE OFF THE LIST. AND WE'RE ADDING THESE AS REPLACEMENTS. THESE ARE DEFINITELY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OUR INVESTMENT OFFICER, MR. LEVI BOLT, HAS ACTUALLY ENCOUNTERED AND VETTED THROUGH, WHETHER IT'S THE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS A CONFERENCE HE'S ATTENDED, I THINK THE PAST THREE YEARS. AND ALSO HE'S PARTICIPATED IN THE MICHIGAN INSTITUTIONAL FORUM AS A PANELIST. AND SO HE MEETS THESE DIFFERENT BROKER DEALERS AT THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, THESE MEETINGS, AND SO HAS THOSE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE FIXED INCOME BIDS TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND SO THROUGH HIS WORK WITH VETTING T ROWE PRICE, B OKAY FINANCIAL SECURITIES AS WELL AS STONEX FINANCIAL, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.

AND SO WE WANT TO REFRESH THOSE BROKER DEALERS. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONTINUALLY PLAYING IN THE MARKET AND ACTUALLY OFFERING THOSE BIDS TO US. SO THERE'S AN ADVANTAGE, AN ADVANTAGE TO MR. BOLT AS HE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCES AND AS A PANELIST. IT REALLY SUPPORTS THE WORK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN ACTIVE GROUP THAT WANT TO BID ON OUR WORK. AWESOME. THANKS FOR THAT. THAT CONTEXT, COLLEAGUES. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY TREASURER? IT'S JUST A TO THE STATEMENT THAT YOU JUST MADE. HAVE WE EVER BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE NO ONE WANTED TO? NO, NO, WE'VE NEVER BEEN. WE'VE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE NO ONE HAS WANTED TO AT ALL. WE JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE'RE AS WE'RE CASTING THE NET, WE CAST IT TO PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTIVE. AND SO REALLY, IT'S LIKE ANYTIME WE CAST THAT BID, IT'S WE'RE ASKING FOR A SPECIFIC PRODUCT AND THEY'RE COMING BACK TO US WITH THE PRICE. AND WE'RE AT WE'RE ACTUALLY PURCHASING THE BEST PRICE. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST YIELD. ON THE INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY TO FIT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

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WE'RE WE'RE CONTINUALLY GETTING TEN, 12, 14 BIDS OUT OF THE 30. NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THEY MIGHT PARTICIPATE IN US TREASURIES. THEY MIGHT PARTICIPATE IN MUNICIPAL BONDS. THEY MIGHT PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT ACTIVE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO BE PARTNERING WITH US. YEAH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO ESSENTIALLY WE'RE KIND OF JUST WIDENING THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL SUCH THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE THE MOST COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR WHOEVER, WHATEVER OPTION WE GO WITH IN THE END. CORRECT. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ASK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. IT CARRIES ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Resolution for Approval of Broker/Dealer Agreements in order to Participate in the Investment Competitive Bid Process – BOK Financial Securities, Inc.]

[7. Resolution for Approval of Broker/Dealer Agreements in order to Participate in the Investment Competitive Bid Process – StoneX Financial, Inc.]

AND THEN ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL OF BROKER DEALER AMENDMENTS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTMENT COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. AND THIS ONE IS FOR STONE X FINANCIAL INCORPORATED. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU

[8. Resolution Authorizing Payments to the Kent County Drain Commissioner for FY 2026 Maintenance Assessments for Knapp‘s Corner Drain not to exceed $500,000.]

COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO THE KENT COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR NAP CORNER KNAPP'S CORNER DRAIN NOT TO EXCEED $500,000. SO MOVED.

SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. DANIEL TABOR, STORMWATER MANAGER HERE WITH THE CITY. THIS IS A STATED AUTHORIZATION FOR MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS AND MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS TO THE KNAPP'S CORNER DRAIN DISTRICT UP IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CITY, NEAR THE DPW AND KNAPP'S CORNER SITE DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS REALLY JUST A PRIMARY REASON IS FOR THE PUMPING OF WATER OUT OF THE POND, AS THERE'S NO ULTIMATE OUTLET. SO IT'S A SAFETY FACTOR, MINIMIZES FLOODING RISK, AND REALLY JUST IS THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION AS WE WORK TOWARDS A MORE REGIONAL ULTIMATE OUTLET PROJECT WHERE WE BUILD A CONNECTION TO THE GRAND RIVER SO THAT WORK IS ONGOING. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS A MAINTENANCE AUTHORIZATION TO KEEP THE PUMPING AND THOSE ACTIVITIES GOING FORWARD. OKAY, GREAT. DO YOU KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AND THAT'S OKAY. IF NOT SORT OF WHAT THE COST SHARING ARRANGEMENT LOOKS LIKE BETWEEN US AND THE COUNTY? LIKE WHAT PERCENT ARE WE PAYING? WE ARE PER THE DRAIN DISTRICT AND DRAINAGE AREA. WE ARE 83%. 83% OF THE AREA THAT DRAINS TO THAT POND IS THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. SO THAT IS OUR ASSOCIATED COST. SO THE OTHER PARTNERS INVOLVED INCLUDE GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, KENT COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION, MDOT. SO THEY ALSO GET THESE TYPES OF BILLS FOR THE TRUCKING AND MAINTENANCE. AND THEY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE PERMANENT SOLUTION. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE ROAD COMMISSION ON ROAD DESIGN THROUGH THAT AREA. AND ALL THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR EXPERTISE. SO OKAY. AWESOME. QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COLLEAGUES. NOTHING. ALL RIGHT.