[1. Resolution authorizing a contract amendment in the amount of $277,155.90 with Axon Enterprises, Inc. with one, one-year renewal option for a new total not to exceed $7,393,142 to provide 25 Officer Safety Plan 10 Plus bundles, and 10 Pro License bundles for the Grand Rapids Police Department]
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830. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR FISCAL COMMITTEE MEETING HERE UNDERWAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $277,155.90 WITH AXON ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, WITH ONE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $7,393,142. AND THIS IS TO PROVIDE 25 OFFICER SAFETY PLAN.
TEN PLUS BUNDLES AND TEN PRO LICENSE BUNDLES FOR THE GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED. MR. DAVIS HERE THIS MORNING TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. AS THE TITLE INDICATES, WE ARE AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH AXON AT. THE POLICE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THEIR STAFFING, STAFFING LEVELS. WE NEED THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AWESOME. THANKS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? I GUESS JUST FOR A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT. SO BACK WHEN THIS CONTRACT ORIGINATED, WE HAD I THINK IT WAS WHAT, LIKE 260 OFFICERS AT THE TIME.
BUT NOW WE'RE APPROACHING OUR FULLY AUTHORIZED AMOUNT. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE JUSTIFICATION OR THE NEED FOR THE ADDITIONAL COST IS TO COME FROM. RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. AWESOME. ALRIGHTY. WELL, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
[2. Resolution authorizing a contract with Sivil Technologies to provide a case and complaint management software solution in an amount not to exceed $22,500 with two, one-year renewal options (budgeted annually)]
THOSE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH CIVIL TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A CASE AND COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION. AND THAT'S AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $22,500. WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS BUDGETED ANNUALLY. SO SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO SUPPORT. WE'VE GOT MR. DAVIS ON THIS ONE AS WELL. THANK YOU. SO CIVIL TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR OVERSIGHT AGENCIES. THE BEAUTY OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS IT ALLOWS FOR FRONT SIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN A COMMUNITY MEMBER CONTACTS OUR OFFICE AND SAYS, HEY, WE WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT OR WE NEED TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK FROM THEIR SIDE AND SEE WHERE THE COMPLAINT IS IN THE PROCESS. GET REGULAR UPDATES. IT ALSO PROVIDES OPA WITH THE ABILITY TO TRACK THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE COMING IN. CIVIL HAS WORKED WITH US TO ALSO ALLOW OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT TO DO THE SAME. AS YOU KNOW, WE, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT, ALSO DEALS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS. SO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LOOK AND SAY, HEY, WHERE IS MY COMPLAINT IN THE PROCESS? WHAT'S HAPPENING? THIS INCREASES ACCOUNTABILITY, IT INCREASES TRANSPARENCY, AND IT REALLY RAISES THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY.AWESOME. THANKS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE, COLLEAGUES? JUST GO AHEAD. MR. DAVIS, YOU SAID THAT IT ALLOWS THE COMPLAINANT TO SEE ON THE BACK END WHERE THEIR STUFF IS, OR THIS OR THIS COMPANY IS ABLE TO SEE ON THE BACK END AND BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION IT ALLOWS THE COMPLAINANT TO. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THERE WILL BE IT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE THEY WILL GET A CASE NUMBER. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO OUR WEB PAGE, TYPE IN THE CASE NUMBER. WHEN THEY TYPE IN A CASE NUMBER, IT'LL SAY THE COMPLAINT IS IN THE INVESTIGATION STAGE. OR THEY'LL SAY THE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. AND, YOU KNOW, HERE ARE THE NEXT STEPS TO GET THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANKS SO
[3. Resolution accepting the continuation of a grant award of $1,121,067 from the Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) with a local match of $706,272]
MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'VE GOT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CONTINUATION OF A GRANT. AWARD OF $1 MILLION OR $1,121,067 FROM THE AUTO THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY WITH A TOTAL MATCH OF 706, $272. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. MORNING, MR. WIBLE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. THIS IS A GRANT WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR FOR THE AUTO THEFT PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT. THE GRANT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE A BUDGET YET. NORMALLY IT'S A 6040 SPLIT WHERE THE STATE PROVIDES 60% OF THE FUNDS.GRAND RAPIDS, KENTWOOD AND WYOMING WILL MATCH 40. IT'S SPLIT AS OF NOW AT 37 STATE AND 63% LOCAL, WHICH WE CAN ABSORB ITS SALARIES FOR OFFICERS AND THE SERGEANT FROM OUR TEAM THAT FOCUSES ON AUTO THEFT. GOT IT. OKAY. THANKS. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. THANKS. ITEM NUMBER
[4. Resolution approving a cost sharing agreement between the City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS), and the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) for production and distribution of We Are GR]
FOUR. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION OF. WE ARE SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. I GUESS I CAN PINCH HIT THIS ONE. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. THE. THIS IS JUST FORMALIZING THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE IN PRODUCTION OF THAT WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. I BELIEVE OUR SHARE IS GOING TO GO FROM 25,000 UP TO 32. AND YEAH, THAT'S THE OKAY. APPRECIATE. DO YOU KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD IT'S OKAY IF NOT LIKE WHAT THE PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN IS VERSUS I COULD GET THAT FOR YOU.[00:05:02]
I DON'T KNOW. JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. ALRIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'VE GOT A[5. Resolution approving Grand Rapids Public Schools K-12 Educational Television Authority (KETA) Grant Reimbursement - $37,484.02]
RESOLUTION APPROVING GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS K THROUGH 12 EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY GRANT REIMBURSEMENT. AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF $37,484.02 SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT.MOVED AND SUPPORTED. YEAH, I'LL TAKE THIS ONE. THIS IS JUST WE WE RECEIVED THESE FUNDS. IT'S THE REVENUE SHARING WITH OUR OUR CABLE PROVIDERS. SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE THIS MONEY FOR CAPITAL REINVESTMENT ON COMMS EQUIPMENT THINGS LIKE THAT. SO GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT
[6. Resolution authorizing a Budget Substitution of $830,000 for Park Capital Projects]
CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BUDGET SUBSTITUTION OF $830,000. AND THAT'S FOR PARK CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO MOVED. SUPPORT.ALL RIGHT. MOVED. WE'VE GOT MISS CLAYPOOLE HERE THIS MORNING TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE. GOOD MORNING. FISCAL COMMITTEE, LAURA CLAYPOOL WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION FOR A BUDGET SUBSTITUTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $830,000, BECAUSE OF SOME PERMITTING CHALLENGES IN THE LOWER REACH PROJECT OF THE RIVER. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE FUNDING THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR PARK REPAIR AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION, AND IT WILL BE RE-APPROPRIATED INTO THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 27, AND THEN THOSE FUNDS WILL BE APPROPRIATED TO OTHER PARK IMMEDIATE NEED PROJECTS. OKAY. SO ESSENTIALLY JUST KIND OF REARRANGING SHUFFLE THE SAME AMOUNT PUTTING IT JUST BEING PROJECTS, BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH INVESTING WHEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO. ABSOLUTELY. AWESOME. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
[7. Ordinance amending Section 1 of the Budget Ordinance 2025-11 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Amendment No. 2)]
THANKS. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. WE'VE GOT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION ONE OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 11 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AND THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. SO MOVED.SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED IN. SUPPORT. I'LL TURN TO MISS CLAIRE HERE ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THIS MORNING. SO I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY, YOU KNOW CALL OUT A FEW. THE, THE THE ONE THING I WILL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE THIRD WARD EQUITY INVESTMENT. WE HAVE THE FISCAL YEAR 25 MONEY WE'RE CARRYING FORWARD AND PUTTING IT TO WORK. SO INCLUDED IN THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE TWO CROSSWALKS. WE HAVE THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM PROGRAMING. OPA IS RUNNING AS WELL AS THE GROW 1000 ALLOCATION, WHICH I BELIEVE THE GROW 1000 ALLOCATION WAS 80,000. AND THEN WE ALSO CALL OUT THE MURAL AND CULTURAL TOURS IN THE THIRD WARD. SO THOSE INVESTMENTS FOR THE ON THE PARK SIDE WE HAVE SULLIVAN FIELD. WE ALSO HAVE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT INCLUDES SOME ALLOCATION FOR PROGRAMING, AS WELL AS AN ADDITION OF A POSITION TO BE STATIONED SPECIFICALLY THERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. TO HELP HELP WITH THAT LIFT. WE HAVE THE DOMESTIC COURT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPECIALTY COURT GRANT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT INVOLVES THE CITY COMMISSION IS THE SUPPORT PILOT. SO I'LL CALL THAT OUT AS THAT IS SOMETHING NEW. SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS MYSELF OR THE DEPARTMENTS ARE HERE. AWESOME.
THANKS. I DID NOT WRITE DOWN THE PAGE NUMBER, BUT THOSE ARE ALL THE FULL LIST IS IN THE AGENDA PACKET. YEAH. AGENDA PACKET I HAVE PAGE 19. OKAY. AWESOME. PAGE 19. IT IS. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT I AM HEARING AND SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED THE MOTION
[8. Bid List Resolution for September 23, 2025]
CARRIES. THAT WILL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE'VE GOT OUR BID LIST RESOLUTION FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2025. ZERO SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MISS CLAIRE. WE JUST HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE LIST THIS MORNING. FAIRLY ROUTINE IN NATURE. OKAY. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. AND THOSE ARE ON PAGE 65. I DID WRITE DOWN THAT ONE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.[9. Comptroller's Warrant Report for the period of August 26, 2025 through September 8, 2025 in the amount of $31,465,357.12]
THOSE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO OUR OUR LAST TWO ITEMS HERE.NUMBER NINE, WE'VE GOT OUR COMPTROLLER'S REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 26TH, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025. AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF $31,465,357.12. I WILL TURN IT TO MR. MAX BURNS. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MORNING. FOR THE PERIOD REFERENCED CASH PAYMENTS WERE RELEASED TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $31.4 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES JUST UNDER $6.1 MILLION FOR EMPLOYEE PAYROLL EXPENSE, AND JUST OVER $106,000 FOR INCOME TAX WARRANTS. IN TERMS OF QUANTITY, 339 INCOME TAX REFUNDS WERE RELEASED AND 1065 CHECKS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PAYMENTS ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS WERE ISSUED. THESE FUNDS WERE NOT ISSUED FOR
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PAYMENT BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CITY CHARTER. OKAY, THANKS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RECEIVE AND FILE THAT. AND THEN LASTLY,[10. Treasurer’s Report for Period of August 28, 2025 through September 9, 2025]
WE'VE GOT OUR TREASURER'S REPORT FOR PERIOD OF AUGUST 28TH, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. ZELENSKY. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, WITH A REPORT TODAY. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. MORE AND MORE FRACTURES IN OUR LABOR MARKET TEND TO ARE HITTING NOW. SO AS WE SEE JOBLESS CLAIMS ARE RISING 263,000 THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6TH. IT'S THE HIGHEST IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS. WE'VE HAD REVISIONS IN THE NUMBER OF NEW JOBS CREATED, DOWN OVER $900,000 OR 900,000 JOBS. AND NOW AUGUST GROWTH IS ONLY 22,000 JOBS. SO THERE'S SOME UNDERLYING CURRENT WITHIN THE LABOR MARKET THAT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ECONOMISTS. AND IT'S CHALLENGING FOR THE FED. THAT'S ONE OF THEIR MANDATES IS TO MAINTAIN FULL EMPLOYMENT. SO WHEN YOU START SEEING CHALLENGES IN THE LABOR MARKET, THEY'RE KEEPING VERY CLOSE EYE ON THAT. ALSO YOU KNOW WITH OUR LATEST INFLATION NUMBERS IT'S STILL HIGH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THEIR MANDATE IS TO HAVE 2%. BUT WE'RE STILL RUNNING AT 3 TO 3.1%. SO THEY'RE TASKED WITH TRYING TO MEET BOTH OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, THE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND TRYING TO GET INFLATION DOWN TO THEIR TARGET OF AROUND 2%. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TAKING THIS VERY CAUTIOUS APPROACH. WE DID SEE A 25 BASIS POINT REDUCTION IN INTEREST RATE LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS GREAT NEWS FOR THE FOR THE MARKET. WE'RE SEEING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN, BUT THEY'RE STILL TAKING THAT SLOW, CAUTIOUS APPROACH. WE STILL ONLY THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE POSSIBLY ONE MORE RATE CUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT AS WE'VE SHOWN BEFORE, IT COULD VERY WELL FLIP AS MARKET CONDITIONS CHANGE AS TARIFFS AND INFLATION NUMBERS CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED AS THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED, BECAUSE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 3 TO 6 MONTH LAG IN THOSE TYPES OF NUMBERS. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE FED IS STILL TAKING THAT CAUTIOUS, DATA DRIVEN APPROACH TO NOT TRYING TO GO TOO FAR, TOO FAST.BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE THEN OVERHEAT EITHER EITHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION. AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN EITHER. SO WITH THAT, OUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO RIGHT NOW IS AS OF THIS REPORT IS $796 MILLION, AND WE'RE EARNING 3.59%. OKAY. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RECEIVE AND FILE THAT. AND THAT
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