[1. Resolution awarding a contract with Erhardt Construction for Improvements to Oxford Trail in the amount of $5,015,335.98 with total amount not-to-exceed $9,000,000]

IMPROVEMENTS TO OXFORD TRAIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,015,335.98, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $9 MILLION.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OXFORD TRAIL PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS, INC. AND THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS PARKS DEPARTMENT.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THE EXISTING OXFORD TRAIL.

IT STARTS ON WEALTHY, JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER.

IT TRAVELS SOUTH THROUGH BUTTERWORTH.

IT CROSSES OVER THE GRAND RIVER, WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON THAT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, YOU SHOULD GO. IT'S LOVELY.

AND THEN CONTINUES DOWN TO OXFORD STREET CURRENTLY.

SO OUR PROJECT WILL RECONSTRUCT THAT SECTION THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND THEN ALSO EXTEND THE TRAIL DOWN TO CURVE AND THEN DOWN TO HALL.

SO THAT WORK IS LOOKING TO START IN SEPTEMBER.

EARHART WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED REALLY QUICKLY SO THAT THEY CAN MEET THE TIMELINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNDING.

THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT IS CITY ARPA FUNDS AS WELL AS THE GREENWAY FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT REALLY IS TO CONNECT THE BLACK HILLS AND THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOODS TO EACH OTHER, AND THEN ALSO TO DOWNTOWN, AND HAVING THIS TRAIL EXTEND TO HALL IS JUST ANOTHER SECTION FOR US TO GET CLOSER TO CONNECTING THIS TRAIL SYSTEM TO ROOSEVELT PARK.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, THE PLASTER CREEK SILVER CREEK TRAILS CONNECT TO ROOSEVELT PARK AS WELL AND HAVE A COMPLETE TRAIL SYSTEM.

SO WE ONLY HAD TWO BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT.

HOWEVER, THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS THE MIDDLE BID IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO BIDS, SO THAT'S PERFECT. SO WE FELT REALLY HAPPY WITH THE COST THAT WE GOT FOR IT, AND REALLY EXCITED THAT EARHART ACTUALLY CAME A LITTLE BIT UNDER BUDGET FOR THAT.

AND THERE IS SOME MLB PARTICIPATION ON THIS PROJECT.

IT WAS NOT ALLOWED BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING TO TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE BID DISCOUNTS.

HOWEVER, EARHART IS STILL SUBCONTRACTING 15% OF THEIR WORK TO AN MLB.

AND I THINK THAT IS EVERYTHING I HAVE.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, SAY, LOOK AT MR. BERKMAN. GOT MISS ENRIQUEZ TO TO DO THE PRESENTATION ON THAT ONE.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS PROJECT.

THE THE STATE MONEY, THE GREENWAY MONEY THAT WAS ALSO ARPA DOLLARS FROM THE STATE OR WAS THAT ADDITIONAL? IT WAS IT WAS SEPARATE.

SO IT'S PART OF THAT $55 MILLION GREENWAY FUNDING.

BUT YEAH, I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF THAT WAS IF THAT WAS COVID DOLLARS THAT THEY GOT OR IF THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL SURPLUS IN THE BUDGET.

BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE GOT THE MONEY. SO EXACTLY.

HAVE THE MONEY, SO. OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANKS, GARY. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF OXFORD

[2. Resolution rejecting bids for Reconstruction of Oxford Street from Norwich Avenue to Godfrey Avenue]

STREET FROM NORWICH AVENUE TO GODFREY AVENUE.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE.

SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED, MR. BERGMAN. GOOD MORNING.

COMMISSIONERS. SO WE ARE SEEKING TO RECONSTRUCT THIS SEGMENT OF OXFORD BETWEEN NORWICH AND GODFREY. THAT'S A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 800FT.

THAT THAT WORK WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE SOME COMBINED SEWER SEPARATION AND SOME BRIDGE REHABILITATION WORK FOR THAT SEGMENT THAT GOES OVER THE OXFORD TRAIL.

WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS ON JULY 31ST, AND THE LOW BID CAME IN APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION OVER THE $1.9 MILLION ESTIMATE.

WE REVIEWED THAT WE BELIEVE THE THE PRICE IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR'S LIMITED CAPACITY AT THIS YET THIS FALL.

AND THERE WERE ONLY A FEW SELECT SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE BRIDGE REHAB WORK THAT WE HAD INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.

SO SINCE WE BELIEVE THAT OR WE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE SCOPE REISSUE A NEW BID PACKAGE IN THE FALL. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO YOU TODAY TO ASK THAT YOU FORMALLY REJECT ALL BIDS JUST TO CLOSE THE LOOP, SINCE WE DID RECEIVE AND OPEN THOSE.

AND THEN WE'LL RETURN TO YOU LATER WITH A NEW BID PACKAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR MR. BERGMAN. CAN YOU JUST REPEAT MY BRAIN? THE HOW MUCH IT WAS OVER.

IT WAS ABOUT $1 MILLION OVER, AND THE ESTIMATE WAS 1.9 MILLION.

SO A LITTLE OVER 50% OVER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[3. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and accepting ten Public Utilities Easements for Walnut Woods]

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTING TEN PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENTS FOR WALNUT WOODS.

SO MOVED. SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF MR. BERGMAN. THIS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 62 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOCATED IN KENTWOOD.

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IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF M-6, BETWEEN MIDWAY BETWEEN KALAMAZOO AND EAST PARIS, TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL VICINITY.

THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT COVERS THE INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAIN THAT THE CITY WILL EVENTUALLY ACCEPT, AND THEN ACCEPTANCE OF THE UTILITIES WILL GIVE US RIGHTS.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE EASEMENTS WILL GIVE US RIGHTS TO MAINTAIN THOSE UTILITIES ONCE INSTALLED. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A UTILITY EASEMENT AT TWO 20G STREET SOUTHWEST

[4. Resolution accepting a utility easement at 220 Graham St SW in connection with Water Main Relocation in Public Easement along Martin Luther King Jr. Street from US 131 to Buchanan Avenue for $19,800.00]

IN CONNECTION WITH WATER.

MAIN RELOCATION AND PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STREET FROM US 131 TO BUCHANAN AVENUE FOR $19,800.

SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MR. BURKMAN. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MDOT ON THIS UPCOMING PROJECT TO REPLACE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE MLK BRIDGE.

SO FROM REALLY THE EAST SIDE, 131 TO THE EAST, IT CROSSES A FEW RAILROAD TRACKS.

THERE'S AN EXISTING 12 INCH WATER MAIN THAT CURRENTLY RUNS UNDER THE LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND RELOCATED TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH THE NEW BRIDGE PIERS AND FOUNDATIONS. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, YOU APPROVED ENTERING INTO AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD TO FACILITATE THIS RELOCATION.

THAT'S JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS BRIDGE.

AND PAYMENT OF $19,800 FOR THAT EASEMENT WILL COME FROM THE VITAL STREETS FUND.

WE'RE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS THAT ARE BEING SOUGHT FOR THE PROJECT, AND WE'LL RETURN TO YOU AT A LATER DATE ONCE WE HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS TO ABOUT CONTINUING THAT WORK.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKMAN ON THIS ONE. IS THAT A PERMANENT EASEMENT.

YES OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RESOLUTION GRANTING A NOISE VARIANCE TO THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF

[5. Resolution granting a noise variance to the Michigan Department of Transportation in connection with Martin Luther King Jr Street bridge replacement east of US-131]

TRANSPORTATION IN CONNECTION WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT EAST OF 131. SO MOVED.

SO, YES. RELATED TO THE SAME PROJECT.

THIS IS YOUR THIRD TIME HEARING ABOUT IT, BUT I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY BE WATCHING.

AGAIN, MDOT PLANNING TO REPLACE THAT EASTERN PORTION OF THE MLK BRIDGE.

WORK IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR IN 2026, AND IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT IN ONE CONSTRUCTION SEASON, WORKING AROUND THOSE TWO ACTIVE RAILROADS THAT IT WILL BE CROSSING, MDOT HAS REQUESTED A NOISE VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS TO OCCUR ON UP TO 45 NIGHTS DURING NEXT YEAR'S CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS SLATED TO BE BETWEEN MARCH 30TH AND NOVEMBER 20TH OF 2026.

THE EXTREMELY LOUD OPERATIONS LIKE SHEET PILE DRIVING WOULD STILL BE PROHIBITED BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 7 A.M.. BUT THE, THE OTHER SERVICES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PERFORM WOULD BE PERMITTED AGAIN ON UP TO THOSE 45 NIGHTS.

YOU DID HOLD A A HEARING OF PUBLIC NECESSITY AT YOUR LAST MEETING AT AUGUST 12TH, AND THERE WERE NO COMMENTS MADE.

SO WE RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL GRANTING THIS REQUEST TO MDOT.

OKAY. QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM.

COLLEAGUES AND MR. BERGMAN.

JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE.

THOSE THAT WILL BE. IS THERE A CERTAIN KIND OF CIRCUMFERENCE OF THAT AREA WHERE THEY'LL BE NOTIFIED OF THAT AS WELL? YEAH. SO OUR OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND HOSPITALS LOCATED WITHIN 600FT RECEIVED NOTICE.

SO THEY DID RECEIVE NOTICE OF THAT HEARING.

MDOT HAS ALREADY HELD A A DESIGN MEETING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

THEY'LL ALSO BE HOLDING A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING PRIOR TO IT STARTING NEXT YEAR.

AND SO THAT SAME AREA WILL GET CANVAS.

THEY DID MAKE CONTACT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE APARTMENTS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THIS INTERSECTION OR THIS INTERCHANGE, AND WE'LL BE UPDATING THEM AS WELL.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU JUST DOING THAT OVERVIEW FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING.

AND A REMINDER TO ALL OF US.

SO THANK YOU. SURE. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES.

THE LAST RESOLUTION FOR TODAY IS A RESOLUTION SETTING TUESDAY,

[6. Resolution setting Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:00 pm, as the date the City Commission will convene a public hearing to sit as Board of Review to hear appeals on Special Assessment Nuisance Roll 8800]

SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025 AT 2 P.M.

AS THE DATE THE CITY COMMISSION WILL CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING TO SIT AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW TO HEAR APPEALS ON SPECIAL AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

NUISANCE ROLL 8800. SO.

MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED.

HELLO. FILLING IN FOR.

HI I'M LINDSEY POST, THE DEPUTY CITY.

THANK YOU. I'M FILLING IN FOR PAULA TODAY. SO ON JULY 29TH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COMMISSION ISSUED AN ORDER FOR THE ASSESSOR TO CREATE THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NUISANCE ROLL 8800. THIS WAS OF ALL UNPAID CHARGES FOR SERVICES OR CODE VIOLATIONS ISSUED BETWEEN JANUARY OF 2025 AND JUNE OF 2025.

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THESE CHARGES COME FROM HOUSING VIOLATIONS, YARD VIOLATIONS, RENTAL CERTIFICATIONS, AND BLIGHT MONITORING.

PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THESE CHARGES WERE ALREADY SENT NOTICES ON AUGUST 8TH.

IT INCLUDED THE AMOUNT OF THE CHARGE AS WELL AS HOW THEY CAN APPEAL.

THE APPEAL PERIOD IS CURRENTLY OPEN.