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          THE TIME IS NOW 915, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO ORDER. 
          AS ALWAYS, TIM HAS A LOT OF RESOLUTIONS AND I'LL JUST. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. 
          [1. Resolution approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for JDL FX, LLC for outdoor special effects at the Belknap Park in connection with the Breakaway Music Festival 2025 on August 15 & 16, 2025]
FIRST IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR JDL, LLC FOR OUTDOOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE BELKNAP PARK IN CONNECTION WITH THE BREAKAWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 ON AUGUST 15TH AND 16TH, 2025. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. WHO DIDN'T SUPPORT IT? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM OR. OKAY. WOW, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE RESOLUTION. 
          THANK YOU. CHIEF. YES. NOT A PROBLEM. LET'S SEE. YEP. BELKNAP PARK BREAKAWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL. 
          WE'VE REVIEWED THE PLANS. WE'LL HAVE INSPECTOR ON SITE, AND SHE'LL HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THIS. 
          OKAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS IN BELKNAP PARK, SO. YES WE DO. HAD THE. WE USED TO IT. THE OTHER ONE. NOW IT'S EVADING ME. BUT ANYWAYS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN HOT AND NOT AS MUCH RAIN. SO THESE ARE THINGS TO JUST BE MINDFUL OF AS WELL. YES THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 
          [2. Resolution approving an agreement with MDOT and authorizing expenditures in an amount not to exceed $640,105 for the local share of costs for Sidewalk Improvements in Fulton Street from Plymouth Avenue to Worcester Drive]
TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH MDOT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $640,105 FOR THEIR LOCAL SHARE OF COSTS FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AND FULTON STREET FROM PLYMOUTH AVENUE TO WORCHESTER DRIVE. HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT IN SUPPORTED. MR. BURKMAN. IS THIS YOURS? YES. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS PROJECT WILL INSTALL SIX FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FULTON, BETWEEN THOSE LIMITS OF PLYMOUTH AND WORCHESTER, ABOUT A HALF MILE STRETCH, INCLUDING ADA COMPLIANT CURB RAMPS. PROJECT FUNDING UTILIZES FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, OR TARP FUNDS, AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $474,000 WERE OBTAINED FOR THIS PROJECT. SO IT'S BEING MANAGED AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH MDOT. MDOT RECEIVED BIDS AND ANON PROVIDED THAT LOW BID OF $776,288, WHICH WAS BELOW THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 921,000. THE PROJECT TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 1,114,000. SO AFTER YOU DEDUCT THAT FEDERAL GRANT THAT I REFERENCED, AT LEAST 640,105 IS OUR LOCAL SHARE. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH MDOT FOR THE PROJECT AND THEN AUTHORIZING THAT LOCAL SHARE TO COME FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND. WE DID GIVE THE CONTRACTOR THE OPTION IN THE BIDDING SPECS TO COMPLETE THE WORK THIS YEAR, OR WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THEY'VE SELECTED TO DO THE WORK IN SPRING OF 2026, AND IT'LL BE WRAPPED UP BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, THE END OF JULY. OKAY, GREAT. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I GUESS I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY AREAS IN OUR IN DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SIDEWALKS. WHAT IS THE REASONING AND LOGIC? PUTTING THE SIDEWALKS HERE IS A IS A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK WIDE ENOUGH FOR MULTIPLE KINDS OF USE, INCLUDING MAYBE BICYCLES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF OR, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE PLAYING OR IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, FULTON'S VERY BUSY AND WE DON'T HAVE A BIKE LANE NECESSARILY THERE. AND YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS STRETCH AND NOT PRIORITIZING OTHER STRETCHES, COMMISSIONER. HOLD ON ONE SECOND, MR. BERKMAN. I DO I HEAR THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE, MR. BERKMAN, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A BRIEF RESPONSE, I WANT US TO FOCUS ON THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US TODAY. I DO THINK IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SORT OF THE PROCESS, WHICH KIND OF GOES INTO OUR OVERALL BUDGETING PROCESS, AND THERE IS A PRIORITIZATION PIECE, WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT I WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS AND I WANT TO STAY ON TRACK. SO IF YOU CAN SHARE A BRIEF AND THEN IF WE NEEDED TO DO ANY FOLLOW UP, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT IN TERMS OF PROCESSING AND PRIORITIZATION. SURE. SO THIS SEGMENT IS A SIDEWALK WITH NOT A MULTI-USE PATHWAY WITH. AND IT'S FILLING IN A GAP IN THE SIDEWALK NETWORK THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. 
          SO THERE'S ALREADY SIDEWALKS EAST AND WEST OF HERE THAT THIS WILL ALIGN WITH. WE DO HAVE PRIOR PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA WHEN SELECTING SIDEWALK PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, TRANSIT STOPS. AND SO WE DEVELOP A SCORING SYSTEM AND USE THAT TO RANK THOSE. BUT THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT WOULD BE MOST COMPETITIVE WHEN WE'RE SEEKING UNIQUE FUNDING LIKE THIS, WHICH IS TAP FUNDING. 
          WE'VE GENERALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING ONE TAP GRANT PER YEAR ON AVERAGE, WHICH HELPS US STRETCH THE LIMITED GAP FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR SIDEWALK INSTALLATION CONSIDERABLY. AND SO THOSE ALL WENT INTO THAT, BUT WE LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT EACH AT EACH CORRIDOR AND CERTAINLY WANT TO TRY TO FILL IN WHATEVER MISSING LINKS WE HAVE, WHICH THERE ARE PLENTY OF. THANK YOU, 
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MR. BURKMAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I. ARE YOU A YES VOTE? COMMISSIONER, I'M. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN AT THIS TIME. YOU'RE GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS ITEM? YES I AM. OKAY. SO IT WAS MOVED AND SUPPORTED, CORRECT, MR. CLARK? IT WAS. IT WAS MOVED AND SUPPORTED CALLING A QUESTION. 
          YOU'RE A YES, COMMISSIONER. I'M A YES. HEARING ONE ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER. AND TYPICALLY, COMMISSIONER, IF THERE IS AN ABSTENTION, WE WOULD I, I WOULD SAY IN THE PAST WE WOULD SAY WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE ABSTENTION JUST IN TERMS OF THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION. SO I'LL JUST SHARE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE REASON I'M ABSTAINING IS SIMPLY BECAUSE I AM STILL PROCESSING WHAT WAS SAID PREVIOUSLY, AND I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE A NEW DECISION IN THIS MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A 
          [3. Resolution awarding a contract with Kamminga & Roodvoets Inc. for Collindale Lift Station Improvements in the amount of $442,310 with total amount not-to-exceed $673,725]
RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH CAMMINGA AND VOTES FOR COLINDALE LIFT STATION. 
          IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $442,310, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $673,725. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOVED SUPPORT? MOVED AND SUPPORTED. MR. BERKMAN. THIS LIFT STATION IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COLINDALE AND O'BRIAN. THE PROJECT WILL RELOCATE AND UPDATE THE LIFT STATION'S CONTROL PANEL AND RELAY AND SUPPORT THE SANITARY SEWER THAT'S COMING INTO THE LIFT STATION. POOR SOILS IN THE AREA HAVE LED TO SETTLEMENT OF THE STATION, AND THE SEWER COMING INTO IT HAS DEFORMED AND DEFLECTED. YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN MARCH WE RECEIVED ONE BID FOR THIS SAME PROJECT, IN ALMOST DOUBLE OF WHAT THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS AT ABOUT $800,000. AND WE RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REJECT THAT BID SO WE COULD REEVALUATE AND BRING BACK A REDESIGNED PROJECT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE WITH TODAY. WE DID RECEIVE THREE BIDS AND ARE PROVIDED THE LOW BID OF 442,003 TEN, WHICH WAS STILL OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 345,000. 
          BUT LOOKING AT THE OTHER BIDS, WE FEEL THIS IS A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE AWARD TO K AND R, AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES NOT TO EXCEED $673,725 THAT WILL COME FROM THE SEWER SYSTEM FUND. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A 
          [4. Resolution awarding a contract with Diversco Construction Company Inc. for Reconstruction of Stevens Street from Steele Avenue to Randolph Avenue in the amount of $3,169,855 with total amount not-to-exceed $4,997,407]
RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH DIVERSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF STEVENS STREET FROM STEELE AVENUE TO RANDOLPH AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,169,855, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,997,407. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. 
          SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. SO THIS PROJECT INCLUDES WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND LINING AND WILL RECONSTRUCT THIS SEGMENT OF STEVENS FROM STEELE TO BUCHANAN, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT A QUARTER MILE. THE APPROXIMATELY 100 YEAR OLD WATER MAIN HAS REQUIRED SEVERAL REPAIRS IN RECENT YEARS. THERE'S A HIGHER COMPLEXITY TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO BORE AND JACK UNDERNEATH THE SILVER CREEK DRAIN AT FOUR LOCATIONS, WHICH IS ENCLOSED BENEATH THIS AREA. SO DUE TO THE DEPTH, WE'LL NEED TO DEWATER THE TRENCH, WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE CONTAMINATED. AND SO TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT BEFORE WE CAN DISCHARGE IT INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM, PROVIDED THAT LOW BID AMOUNT THAT WAS READ OF 3.17 MILLION THAT WAS UNDERNEATH OR UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 3.24 MILLION, THEY WILL BE UTILIZING A 2.9% MLB PARTICIPATION RATE ON THE PROJECT. SO SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO MAKE THAT AWARD TO DIVERSE GO AND AUTHORIZING THOSE EXPENDITURES IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $4,997,407, WHICH WILL COME FROM WATER SYSTEM AND VITAL STREETS FUNDS. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A 
          [5. Resolution awarding a contract with Franklin Holwerda Company for WRRF Ferrous Pumps and Piping Replacement in the amount of $489,900 with total amount not-to-exceed $776,520]
RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH FRANKLIN HOLWERDA COMPANY FOR FERRIS PUMPS AND PIPING REPLACEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 489,000, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $776,520. SO MOVED. 
          SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE FOUR PUMPS THAT AID IN THE REMOVAL OF PHOSPHORUS FROM THE WASTE STREAM AT THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY. THE CURRENT PUMPS, PIPING AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS ARE AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND STARTING TO FAIL, AND WE NEED THESE TO OPERATE PROPERLY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OUR COMPLIANCE WITH EGLE'S, NPDES, OR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. SO FHC PROVIDED THAT LOW BID OF FIVE BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED JUST UNDER $490,000, WHICH WAS 
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BELOW THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 731,000. REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT AWARD AND TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 776,520. COMING FROM THE SEWER SYSTEM FUND. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A 
          [6. Resolution approving a third-party agreement with Kimley-Horn of Michigan to conduct Phase 18 of the previously approved Michigan Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant for traffic signal optimization in the amount of $300,000.]
RESOLUTION APPROVING A THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY HORN OF MICHIGAN TO CONDUCT CONDUCT PHASE 18 OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY GRANT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED IN. SUPPORT, MISS SMITH. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A ONGOING PROJECT THAT WE HAVE CMAC OR CONGESTION MITIGATION AIR QUALITY GRANT. THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM AND WE GET THIS DONE THROUGH MDOT, OUR PARTNERS MDOT. THIS HELPS PROVIDE EFFICIENCY IN OUR SIGNAL SYSTEM. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT OFTEN INCLUDES SLOWER, SAFER SPEEDS IN OUR URBAN CORE WHERE THE AND IN SETTINGS WHERE OUR MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS ARE PRESENT. AND SO THIS IS ONGOING SIGNALS OPERATIONAL WORK. WE USE THESE FUNDS. WE LEVERAGE LOCAL MATCHING TO LEVERAGE THOSE THOSE BIGGER CMAC PROGRAM FUNDS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPES OF FUNDS. I DO HAVE JOHN BARTLETT HERE, WHO IS OUR CITY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER. IF THERE ARE ANY KIND OF MORE EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I KNOW SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT NOT NOT A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS. I HAD TO GO TO A LOT OF SCHOOL AND I'M STILL NOT. I WOULDN'T BE AN EXPERT IN IT. SO THANK YOU THOUGH. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE ALONG 44TH STREET. IS THAT CORRECT? DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE MANY, MANY, MANY LOCATIONS THAT EACH OF OUR CMAC FUNDS GO TO. OKAY. 
          IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, SINCE WE'RE STICKING TO THE AGENDA. SURE. SO IN YOUR PACKET THERE'S A LIST OF IT'S QUITE A FEW INTERSECTIONS. OKAY. I COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY. 
          OKAY. I JUST WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE WHAT WHEN I THINK OF THE URBAN CORE, I THINK OF NOT 44TH STREET. I THINK THAT IS MORE OF THE OUTSKIRTS OF OUR CITY. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M NOTICING. AND I HAD BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHEN I DID REVIEW THE PACKET. SURE. URBAN, WHEN IT COMES TO USDOT AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, URBAN IS A DEFINED DEFINITION. IT'S TYPICALLY HAS TO DO WITH YOUR POPULATION DENSITY AND THE GREATER REGION IN GRAND RAPIDS THAT COVERS MORE THAN JUST OUR CITY. THE OTHER THING ABOUT OUR CMAC FUNDING IS BECAUSE WE ARE THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER FOR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THIS AREA, AND THAT INCLUDES MANY OF THE OUTLYING AREAS OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY AND OUR PARTNERS AT MDOT. ALL OF THOSE PARTNERS WERE HELPING SERVICE OUR CUSTOMERS HERE. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU MIGHT SEE THINGS THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF GRAND RAPIDS URBAN CORE. AND THAT'S THAT'S A REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD QUESTION ABOUT LIKE HOW THAT'S DEFINED. SO THANKS FOR ASKING THAT. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YOU SAID YOU HAD A COUPLE. COMMISSIONER I THINK I WILL BE SATISFIED FOR NOW. THANK YOU. HEARING NO OTHER ONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 
          [7. Resolution approving an increase for Expansion of Grand Rapids Public Museum – Phase 1A in the amount of $4,152,828 with total amount not-to-exceed $12,156,530]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE FOR EXPANSION OF GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM. PHASE ONE A IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,152,828, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12,156,530. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. SO, OKAY. IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER THAT WAS SELECTED IN OCTOBER OF 2021 TO HANDLE THE WORK UNDERWAY AT THE PUBLIC MUSEUM? RIGHT NOW, THE PHASES INCLUDE EARTHWORKS, SUBSURFACE MODIFICATIONS, WHICH WE'RE CALLING PHASE ONE A, AS WELL AS SITE WORK ALONG THE RIVERFRONT THAT INCLUDES PATHWAYS, SEAWALL SITE LIGHTING AND OTHER WORK THAT'S RELATED TO SEPARATING THE CAROUSEL FROM THE MAIN BUILDING THAT WE'RE CALLING PHASE ONE. B MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY FUNDRAISING FOR PHASE TWO, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS, AND IF SUCCESSFUL, THAT WILL BE PHASED OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD STARTING AS SOON AS NEXT SPRING. BUT THEY'D LIKE TO PROCEED NOW WITH THIS ADDITION, INCLUDING A NEW ELEVATOR TOWER, WHICH WILL HAVE A BANK OF TWO ELEVATORS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE FACILITY, AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO PHASE 1A1B WAS DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT WAS GREENWAY FUNDED. AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE THAT SPLIT. BUT REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TODAY OF THIS INCREASE TO THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH, OKAY, FOR PHASE ONE, A IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,152,828, THAT FINANCING 
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WILL COME FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, AND THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL COMMITMENT FOR PHASES ONE A AND ONE B TO JUST OVER $22.3 MILLION. DALE ROBERTSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE MUSEUM, IS HERE TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS? I MEAN, YOU ARE RETIRING, SO PLEASE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO AFTER. I DON'T WANT TO MESS IT UP, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TALK. I THINK WHATEVER YOU MIGHT ADD, IF YOU WANT TO SHARE JUST A COUPLE OF PIECES, YOU'VE BEEN IN THE NEWS TOO, WITH THE EQUIPMENT IN THE RIVER. AND. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF PIECES, DALE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO. I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOME UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST. LIKE ALL OF YOU UP HERE, MANAGING MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIPS, OFTENTIMES WITH OTHER ENTITIES CITY OWNED, WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, MISS SMITH JUST TALKED ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. I APPRECIATE THIS YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM TODAY AND HOPE FOR ITS ITS APPROVAL TO MOVE THROUGH. SO WE HAVE WE ARE, FIRST OF ALL, JUST FOR THE CONTEXT, CORRECT. WE ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 1903. SO WE HAVE A SEPARATE OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT. BUT THE CITY HOLDS TITLE ALL THE LAND, ALL THE BUILDINGS AND ALL THE ARTIFACTS. SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS EXPANSION PROCESS AND OUR ATTENDANCE AND USE JUST CONTINUES TO CLIMB. WHEN THIS EXPANSION IS DONE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DOUBLE. FOR JUST AN EXAMPLE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE SERVE FROM ABOUT 35,000 TO 70,000 ANNUALLY. WHEN WE COMPLETE THE ANISHINAABE EXHIBIT RENOVATION. STREETS OF OLD GRAND RAPIDS, THE HABITATS. WITH ALL THE THINGS OUTSIDE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. WE HAVE ALREADY OUTGROWN THE ONE ELEVATOR THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS A SMALL ELEVATOR. AND WHEN WE GO BACK IN HISTORY AND SAY, WELL, WHY WOULD YOU ONLY HAVE ONE ELEVATOR? BECAUSE THE STAIRWAYS WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE ESCALATORS. AND SO THEY WERE VALUE ENGINEERED OUT, BUT THE ELEVATOR REMAINED SMALL. SO WE REALLY NEED THIS ELEVATOR. THERE ALSO ARE PLANS IN THE FUTURE AFTER I'M GONE TO BUILD A FOUR STORY TOWER ON THAT SOUTH END THAT WILL HAVE MORE CLASSROOMS, MORE LAB SPACE BECAUSE WE DO UNIQUE IN THE NATION, ACTUALLY PUT ARTIFACTS AND SPECIMENS IN PEOPLE'S HANDS. I KNOW OF NO OTHER MUSEUM THAT DOES THAT. AND ALSO ALLOWED FOR LACKS GALLERY TO BE EXPANDED. SO THAT ELEVATOR IS BEING DESIGNED TO SERVICE THAT TOO. SO THE SMART THING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND KRISTEN, IS THAT IF WE GOT ALL THE EQUIPMENT ONLINE NOW, ALL THE TRADES THERE, WHY NOT DO IT NOW AND SAVE SOME MONEY? SO I JUST THINK IT'S TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER. IT'S A WONDERFUL COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION. I THINK IT'S WISE FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED NOW BUT IS NECESSARY FOR THE FUTURE. SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR GIFT TO THIS CAMPAIGN. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW, MISS BEHRENS, YOU WORKED ON THIS CLOSELY BECAUSE I HAD ASKED YOU ABOUT THIS. I WAS LIKE, WHAT EVER HAPPENED ABOUT THAT ELEVATOR? I KNOW DALE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO. SO THANK YOU. AND ENGINEERING TEAM, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW YOU JUST SHARED SORT OF THE IMPACT. AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND OTHER PLACES TO VISIT OUR PUBLIC MUSEUM. AND I THINK WHEN WE TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IF I MAY, I JUST SAY I ALSO LIKE TO THANK KATE AND MARK WASHINGTON, THE CITY MANAGER, AND JUST THEY PUT IN A LOT OF TIME, MAYBE MORE THAN THEY WANTED TO DEALING WITH ME. WELL THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION 
          [8. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement for Brio Porter Hills Village]
CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR PORTER HILLS VILLAGE. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MR. BURKMAN. THIS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INVOLVES EXPANSION OF A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY LOCATED IN GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP. IT'S SOUTH OF FULTON, WEST OF I 96. THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT IS FOR THE RELOCATION OF TWO PUBLIC FIRE HYDRANTS AND WORK ON A PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER MAIN THAT WILL ALL BE WITHIN EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENTS. SO THIS IS JUST A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT ONLY. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A RESOLUTION 
          [9. Resolution approving a Release of Easement and accepting a Public Utilities Easement in connection with Wildflower Townhomes]
APPROVING A RELEASE OF EASEMENT. ACCEPTING A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH WILDFLOWER TOWNHOMES. SO MOVED. SUPPORT, MR. BURKMAN. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 44TH STREET, EAST OF ALMA AVENUE IN KENTWOOD. THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF EIGHT MULTI-FAMILY TOWNHOME BUILDINGS CONTAINING 33 UNITS THAT REQUIRE OUR WATER AND SEWER. ON FEBRUARY 25TH OF THIS 
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YEAR, COMMISSION APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTED A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT. SINCE THAT TIME, OVER THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION, THERE WAS A NEED TO RELOCATE A PORTION OF THE WATER MAIN, AND AS PART OF THAT, AN EXISTING STUB WHERE THE CONNECTION COULD BE MADE TO THE EXISTING WATER MAIN, WAS DISCOVERED AND DETERMINED TO BE A BETTER USE. 
          INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN A NEW TEE AND VALVE TO THE EXISTING MAIN. SO THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR THE RELEASE OF EASEMENT OF THE PORTION NO LONGER NEEDED, AND ACCEPTANCE OF A EASEMENT WHERE IT IS NEEDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A 
          [10. Resolution approving an agreement with MDOT and authorizing expenditures in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000 to support the Reconstruction of the US-131/Wealthy Street Interchange]
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MDOT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE US. 131 WEALTHY STREET INTERCHANGE. SO MOVED. SUPPORT MR. BERGMAN. MDOT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A PEL STUDY OR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY ALONG THE US. 131 CORRIDOR BETWEEN M-11 OR 28TH STREET AND CHERRY STREET, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT THREE MILES, AND SEEK TO INCREASE CITY CORRIDOR CONNECTIVITY ALONG THE WAY OF THAT AREA. THE SEGMENT OF 131 HAS THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC VOLUMES IN THE STATE OUTSIDE OF THE DETROIT METRO AREA. ABOUT 120,000 CARS PER DAY TRAVEL IT. 
          THERE'S VERY CLOSELY SPACED, SOME LEFT SIDED RAMPS, RECURRING CONGESTION AND HIGH ACCIDENT RATES AT SOME OF THESE INTERCHANGES. SO THE PEL WAS INITIATED IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS SEGMENT OF US 131 NEEDING MAJOR ROAD AND BRIDGE PRESERVATION WORK. OVER THE NEXT DECADE, AGAIN, THE PAVEMENT AND BRIDGES IN THIS FREEWAY ARE SOME SOME OF THE OLDEST IN OUR AREA. 
          MDOT IS NOW FINALIZING THE PEL WITH THAT REPORT DUE AT THE END OF DECEMBER. AND WITH THIS WE CAN BEGIN WORK THAT'S OUTLINED IN AN MEDC GRANT. THAT COMMISSION, APPROVED IN MAY OF 2022. THAT $10 MILLION GRANT AWARD WAS ORIGINALLY SOUGHT BY KENT COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND IS BEING ISSUED THROUGH THE MEDC. AS YOU KNOW, 131 GOES OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS SOUTH OF WEALTHY AND IT GOES OVER CHERRY IN THE RIVER WITH THE S CURVE. BUT IN BETWEEN IS WEALTHY STREET, WHERE IT GOES UNDER. SO THE GRANT WAS INTENTIONAL ABOUT LOOKING TO SHIFT WEALTHY TO BEING AT GRADE WITH US. 131 BEING ELEVATED OVER WITH THE GOAL OF RECONNECTING THE COMMUNITY THAT'S CURRENTLY DIVIDED BY THE HIGHWAY THROUGH THIS AREA. THE RECONFIGURATION WOULD SEEK TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND NON-MOTORIZED CIRCULATION ON WEALTHY, AND REESTABLISH SOME CONNECTIVITY ON THE LOCAL STREET NETWORK IN THE AREA. THE DESIGN AND NEPA ARE ENVIRONMENTAL. WORK FUNDED BY THE GRANT WILL BETTER POSITION MDOT IN THE CITY TO SEEK THE NECESSARY, NONTRADITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. CURRENTLY, THERE'S NO ESTABLISHED FUNDING OR TIMELINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERCHANGE AND BRIDGE, BUT GIVEN ITS AGE FROM THE EARLY 1960S AND CURRENT CONDITION, WE BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTMENT IS ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT DECADE. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. SO THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU APPROVES AN AGREEMENT WITH MDOT THAT AUTHORIZES 7 MILLION OF THAT $10 MILLION GRANT FOR MDOT, SHARE OF COSTS RELATED TO DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS OUTLINED IN THE MEDC GRANT. THE REMAINING 3 MILLION WILL STAY WITH THE CITY TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THINGS LIKE ADVANCED UTILITY RELOCATION AND ANY ADVANCED RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH THAT. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN REGARDING THIS ITEM. I HAVE QUESTIONS. YES, COMMISSIONER. 
          THANK YOU. THANKS, TIM. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS. THAT IS A REALLY TRICKY PORTION OF THE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAN YOU REPEAT, DID YOU SAY THAT AFTER WE AUTHORIZE THIS, IT MIGHT BE UP TO TEN YEARS BEFORE THE WORK IS ACTUALLY DONE? YEAH. THAT'S RECONSTRUCTION. THAT'S MDOT FORECAST. AGAIN, THERE'S NO ESTABLISHED FUNDING FOR THIS AND THIS WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME SORT OF NONTRADITIONAL FUNDING, A GRANT AND EARMARK TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS. BUT THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE, IT'S FROM THE 1960S OR IN THAT 75 YEAR RANGE, WHICH IS A TYPICAL LIFESPAN FOR A BRIDGE. WE KNOW THAT SOME SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IS NEEDED. AND THEN AS A FOLLOW UP, I REMEMBER MDOT CAME AND DID A TON OF ENGAGEMENT, MOSTLY LAST SUMMER, AROUND HOW PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO SEE THESE INTERCHANGES LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE FUTURE. DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE CIRCLED BACK OR PLAN TO CIRCLE BACK, OR IS IT TOO EARLY TO CIRCLE BACK WITH WHAT THE DIRECTION MIGHT BE? KIND OF TO ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT WERE ENGAGED AND KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING? YES. SO THAT WAS A STEP OF THE PROCESS. WAS THAT ENGAGEMENT? THEY 
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RECEIVED OVER 10,000 COMMENTS, ATTENDED MANY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, BACKYARD BARBECUES. I THINK EVEN JUST TRYING TO GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND INPUT, THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVES, NOT TO RECOMMEND ANY PARTICULAR ONE. AND SO THAT WILL BE FINALIZED IN A REPORT DUE END OF THIS YEAR. BUT THEN WE KNOW THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENT REQUIRED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND I THINK IT WILL BE MORE IT'LL BE EASIER TO GET FOLKS TO KIND OF WRAP THEIR MINDS AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING SPECIFICS OF A, OF A PARTICULAR INTERCHANGE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CORRIDOR, IT'S KIND OF MORE THEORETICAL, KIND OF PULLING, PULLING THOUGHTS TOGETHER. BUT AS YOU TEND TO, YOU KNOW, REFINE THE SCOPE AND GET FURTHER INTO IT, I THINK IT'S EASIER TO GRASP THAT AND EASIER TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC FEEDBACK. SO THERE WILL BE VERY ROBUST, INTENTIONAL ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN ONE LAST FOLLOW UP, BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW BUSY YOU KNOW, THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY ALREADY IS. WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY IN CHARGE OF IT. AND I'M THINKING ABOUT THE AMPHITHEATER AND THE SOCCER STADIUM COMING DOWNTOWN AND HOW MUCH MORE TRAFFIC WILL HAVE, HOW ARE THERE ALREADY? I'M CURIOUS JUST HOW THAT CONVERSATION OR CHALLENGE IS WEAVING INTO CURRENT CONVERSATIONS WITH MDOT, PARTICULARLY GIVEN SOME OF THE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS AND CONCERNS THAT YOU MENTIONED? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY, ANY REAL, TANGIBLE CHANGES AS THESE ASSETS COME ONLINE? OR IS THAT STILL A DECADE DOWN THE ROAD TO MANAGE OUR TRAFFIC FLOW DIFFERENTLY WITH SO MANY MORE VISITORS? SO TO THE POINT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THESE SIGNIFICANT ANCHORS COMING ONLINE WITH THE AMPHITHEATER, SOCCER STADIUM, WE WORKED WITH MOBILE GR TO OBTAIN FUNDING THROUGH GRAND VALLEY METRO COUNCIL TO LOOK AT AN UPDATE OF OUR DOWNTOWN CIRCULATION STUDY AND REALLY EXPAND THAT NET TO CONSIDER THOSE REGIONAL TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING TO OUR AREA WITH THOSE DESTINATIONS COMING ONLINE. AND SO THAT WILL WILL GET INTO MUCH SOONER IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, I WOULD SAY, IN TERMS OF LAUNCHING THAT ANALYSIS, THAT THAT CAN MAKE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR NETWORK AND ANY CHANGES. BUT CERTAINLY MDOT IS WELL AWARE OF THAT AS WELL. AND THIS THIS PARTICULAR WORK ON THE INTERCHANGE WILL WILL INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC STUDY IN AND AROUND THE AREA AS WELL, TO SEE HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE, YOU KNOW, GROWTH IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO ANY CHANGES, WHAT SORT OF IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE TO OUR LOCAL NETWORK. SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TO BE STUDIED FURTHER BETWEEN THOSE TWO, THOSE TWO FUNDING SOURCES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? NO, TIM, FOR AGAIN, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WHAT WOULD ARE WE TALKING LIKE 20 MILLION, 100 MILLION LIKE YOU'RE LIKE, I'M NOT GIVING A NUMBER OF WHAT THAT TOTAL NUMBER WOULD BE. THAT IS THE RISK. YEAH. NO. SO THERE IS A RANGE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE STUDY. SO TO PUT IT INTO CONTEXT AND AGAIN THIS IS A VERY LARGE LARGE SCALE PROJECT. AND ONCE YOU SAY A NUMBER IT TENDS TO LIVE AS THE NUMBER. BUT I CAN SAY THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING INTERCHANGE BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY COMPLICATED STRUCTURE. THERE'S MULTIPLE RAMPS THAT ARE ELEVATED. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ESSENTIALLY MULTIPLE BRIDGES. JUST REPLACING WHAT'S IN KIND WOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF $200 MILLION. AND SO FLIPPING IT INVOLVES ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, HIGHWAY WORK INVESTMENT NORTH AND SOUTH OF THERE, WHICH WOULD ONLY, YOU KNOW, DRIVE THAT COST FURTHER. 
          OKAY. WELL, TO COMMISSIONERS POINT, I THINK WITH THE OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE, HOPEFULLY THERE WOULD BE SOME DESIRE IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE A FURTHER INVESTMENT. THAT IS WHEN YOU'RE TURNING TO GO NORTH, WHEN YOU'RE COMING WEST AND YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE TIME WHO'S COMING FROM THE EAST, IT'S A LITTLE SCARY. SO, ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY 
          [11. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for August 12, 2025 to consider a Noise Variance Request by the Michigan Department of Transportation in connection with the Martin Luther King Jr Street Partial Bridge Replacement Project east of US-131]
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2025 TO CONSIDER A NOISE VARIANCE REQUEST BY THE BY MDOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MLK JUNIOR STREET PARTIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT EAST OF 131. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MR. BURKMAN. SO A DIFFERENT BRIDGE THAT'S PLANNING TO REPLACE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE MLK JUNIOR STREET BRIDGE. FROM THE ON OFF RAMPS THAT ARE ON THE EAST SIDE OF SO ON NORTHBOUND 131, THOSE ON OFF RAMPS EAST OVER TO GENERALLY BUCHANAN, ABOUT A $30 MILLION PROJECT FOR THAT PARTIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WORK IS PLANNED TO OCCUR IN 2026, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THAT IN ONE CONSTRUCTION SEASON, WORK AROUND TWO ACTIVE RAILROADS THAT GO BENEATH THE STRUCTURE. MDOT IS REQUESTING A NOISE VARIANCE FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS TO OCCUR AT NIGHT, UP TO 45 NIGHTS BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. 
          THE CITY'S NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE PROHIBITS MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BETWEEN 10 
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P.M. AND 7 A.M, EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND THOSE ARE REFERENCED IN IN THE ORDINANCE. BUT MAJOR HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY CITED. SO THAT BRINGS US TO YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THE PROCESS TO APPROVE A VARIANCE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING OF NECESSITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TO SCHEDULE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, AUGUST 12TH AT 2 P.M. HERE IN THIS ROOM, NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 600FT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IN ADVANCE OF THAT HEARING. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN 
          [12. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for August 12, 2025, to consider a revised amendment to the City of Grand Rapids Brownfield Plan to include the 280 Ann NW Redevelopment project located at 280 Ann NW]
FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2025, TO CONSIDER A REVISED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS BROWNFIELD PLAN TO INCLUDE THE TWO 280 AT AND NORTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOCATED AT 280 AND NORTHWEST TO HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED FOR MR. NERO. THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 22 BY THE BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND CITY COMMISSION. 
          IT STALLED AND HAS THE SAME SCOPE AND IS COMING BACK AT THIS TIME. THE REASON IT STALLED IS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING TO ACQUIRE THE RADISSON HOTEL NEXT DOOR, WHICH THEY ANTICIPATE A PHASE MAYBE DOWN THE LINE HERE. BUT THE IMPORTANT POINTS HERE ARE THAT THIS IS THE SAME SCOPE. 
          SO WE'VE GOT 44 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH A NEW FOUR STORY BUILDING BEING ADDED ON TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND 22 IS WE HAVE HOUSING AS AN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY. AND SO THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTER. SO THE ORIGINAL ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BROWNFIELD PLAN WERE 701,000 ROUGHLY. WITH THOSE TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES, DEMO LED ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND SITE PREP. AND NOW WE HAVE HOUSING AS AN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY. AND WE HAVE ALMOST 4.2 MILLION INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD REIMBURSE. SO IT'S QUITE YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE IT'S QUITE DIFFERENT. AND THE PROJECT TOTALS 11.7 MILLION AND RANGES FROM 1 TO 2 BEDS OR I'M SORRY, STUDIOS AND ONE BEDS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. NERO. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 
          [13. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for August 12, 2025, to consider an amendment to the City of Grand Rapids Brownfield Plan to include the Breton Meadows Redevelopment project located at 4325 Breton Road SE]
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2025, TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS BROWNFIELD PLAN TO INCLUDE THE BRETTON MEADOWS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOCATED AT 4325 BRETTON ROAD SOUTHEAST. SO MOVE SUPPORT MR. NERO. YES, THIS IS AT BRETTON AND 44TH. SO IF YOU CAN PICTURE THE OLD GROCERY STORE THERE, WE'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH THAT GROCERY STORE AND ADD SEVEN MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT BUILDINGS ACROSS 168 NEW APARTMENTS. THIS IS THE ONE THAT HAS 1 TO 2 BEDROOMS, AND THIS IS TOTAL 28 MILLION IN ELIGIBLE OR I'M SORRY, TOTAL PROJECT CAPITAL COST. I'M SORRY, 28 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. AND WE HAVE ABOUT 14.8 OF THAT IN HOUSING AND TRADITIONAL BROWNFIELD ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE PURSUING HERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. QUICK QUESTION, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THE PROJECT AND THE LOCATION. THIS IS KIND OF RELEVANT TO MOBILE GR TWO. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE INTERSECTION ALONG 44TH STREET, BECAUSE THAT'S THE BORDER BETWEEN GRAND RAPIDS AND KENTWOOD. JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN, PARTICULARLY MAYBE ANYTHING CROSSING 44TH STREET. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I CAN FOLLOW UP ON IT. I'M NOT SURE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY. SO WE CAN DOUBLE BACK ON THAT AND HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. AND THEY'RE BUILDING A COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          KENTWOOD IN THAT KIND OF IN THAT CORRIDOR I BELIEVE. SO THERE'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT 44TH STREET CORRIDOR, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO REVITALIZE THAT AND REDO THAT. SWEET. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION 
          [14. Resolution setting August 12, 2025 as the date to consider an ordinance rezoning the easterly +/-60 feet of 1356 Kalamazoo Avenue SE to the TN-TBA (Traditional Neighborhood–Traditional Business Area) Zone District]
CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A RESOLUTION SETTING AUGUST 12TH, 2025 AS A DATE TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE EASTERLY PLUS OR -60FT OF 1356 KALAMAZOO AVENUE SOUTHEAST TO THE TBA TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AREA. ZONE. DISTRICT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MR. WILSON? YES. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSION. THIS IS ANOTHER EXISTING PARCEL THAT HAS TWO ZONED DISTRICTS ON IT. AND SO AS WE DISCUSSED, I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, THOSE ARE JUST INHERENTLY CHALLENGING FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE, TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW TO DEVELOP A PROPERTY AROUND THAT SPLIT, ZONING, THE HISTORY OF THAT AND THE WHY IS PRETTY UNCLEAR HERE NOR THERE. THE GOAL, OF COURSE, IN RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING 
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COMMISSION, IS TO BRING THIS PARCEL INTO A SINGLE UNIFIED ZONING DISTRICT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AREA, WHICH IS A MIXED USE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT COMPORTS WITH THE OR SUPPORTS THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN AND WOULD ULTIMATELY FACILITATE A MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WOULD THEN BE MOVING FORWARD, AND THE OWNER WOULD BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON THAT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. COLSON HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. THE APPLICANT WAS HERE. 
          I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY I DIDN'T? I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YOU'VE BEEN SITTING DILIGENTLY IN THE MEETING. MY APOLOGIES. I DIDN'T LOOK UP. I'M SO SORRY. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, IT CARRIED. SO BE HERE ON AUGUST 12TH. THANK YOU. BUT GET YOUR 
          [15. Resolution Authorizing Assessor to Spread Nuisance Charges for Certain Outstanding Accounts Receivables – Roll #8800 Totaling $417,191.16]
PARKING VALIDATED. OKAY. OUR LAST ITEM BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ASSESSOR TO SPREAD NUISANCE CHARGES FOR CERTAIN OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. ROLL 8800, TOTALING $417,191.16. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED FOR MISS CAHILL. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS OUR SEMIANNUAL REQUEST FOR THE CITY ASSESSOR TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ASSESSOR TO BEGIN THE NEXT NUISANCE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL PROCESS. THIS INCLUDES 1298 INVOICES TOTALING THE 417,001 9116 WITH INVOICES WITH DUE DATES BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025, AND ONE OUTLIER FROM A RETURNED PAYMENT THAT WE HAD FROM OCTOBER. THIS ROLL IS ABOUT 30% THE LAST ROLL, 30% LESS THAN THE LAST ROLL. WE HAD AROUND 9% LESS THAN THE ROLL A YEAR AGO, REPRESENTS ABOUT 5% OF THE AMOUNT BILLED DURING THIS PERIOD, AND IS PRETTY MUCH OUR ROUTINE PROCESS. IF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL MOVES FORWARD, THEY'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO FORMALLY APPEAL AT THE BOARD OF REVIEW AS NORMAL. THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO STILL WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN NOW AND THE BOARD OF REVIEW. ALSO, OBVIOUSLY TO MAKE PAYMENT, IF THIS ROLL IS APPROVED THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEN ANY DELINQUENT INVOICES AT THAT POINT WILL BE ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PERCENTAGES AND THAT DETAIL. THAT'S HELPFUL. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. AND WITH THAT WE CAN GO
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