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IS NOW 916. APOLOGIES FOR MY DELAY. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
[1. Resolution approving a Watershed Plan Agreement and a Project Agreement with the Natural Resource Conservation Service; and authorizing the City Manager to approve documentation needed for Natural Resource Conservation Service Funding for the Grand River Revitalization]
COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. FIRST IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A WATERSHED PLAN AGREEMENT AND A PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE FUNDING FOR THE GRAND RIVER REVITALIZATION. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. IS THIS WHEN YOU, MR. MCCALL? YES IT IS. GOOD MORNING.
COMMISSIONERS. BACK IN 2023, THE CITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GRAND RAPIDS WHITEWATER, STARTED STARTED PURSUING FUNDING ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NRCS, FOR THE LOWER REACHES OF THE RIVER PROJECT. THIS WORK FOLLOWED EXPIRATION OF THE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED THROUGH NRCS, WHICH EXPIRED BACK IN 2023. IN ORDER TO OBLIGATE NRCS FUNDING, THEY REQUIRE US TO EXECUTE THIS WATERSHED PLAN AGREEMENT AND A PROJECT AGREEMENT. THESE AGREEMENTS OUTLINE THAT THE CITY WILL INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPA AND APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. IT ALSO PROVIDES THE FOR THE FUNDING THAT COULD BE AWARDED UNDER THIS PLAN. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT AMOUNT WILL BE AT THIS TIME, BUT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE HAVE APPROVAL FOR THIS.
THE PROJECT WAS ALSO ADVERTISED FOR BID LAST WEEK, WITH A BID OPENING ON JANUARY 13TH. SO GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES, MR. MCCALL. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. HEARING
[2. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Fashion Has Heart for use of the Veterans Memorial Park building]
NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FASHION HAS HEART FOR USE OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK BUILDING. SO MOVED. MOVED AND SUPPORTED MISS CLAYPOOL. GOOD MORNING. LAURA CLAYPOOL WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FASHION HAS HEART, THEIR GRAND RAPIDS BASED NONPROFIT THAT HAS BECOME A VALUED PARTNER IN ACTIVATING THE VETERANS PARK, HAS TRANSFORMED THE PARK BUILDING INTO A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACE THAT HONORS BOTH VETERANS AND THE COMMUNITY. UNDER THIS THREE YEAR AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTRIBUTE 15% OF NET OPERATING INCOME AND THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME GENERAL UTILITIES AS PARTNER. PARTNERSHIP REFLECTS THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING TO ACTIVATE AND ACTIVATE OUR PUBLIC SPACES.THANK YOU FOR THIS DESCRIPTION. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM. MISS CLAYPOOL? COULD YOU SHARE HOW MANY? IS THIS THE SECOND TERM THAT THIS IS IT. OUR FIRST LEASE AGREEMENT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. OKAY, SO THIS IS SECOND. OKAY. WE JUST CLARIFIED SOME THINGS AND CLEANED UP SOME LANGUAGE, SO. GREAT. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVATION I KNOW CERTAINLY DURING ARTPRIZE A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT YEAH YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY CAN CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD USE. SO QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE COLLEAGUES. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND YOU'LL STAY UP
[3. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Northeastern Little League of Grand Rapids for use of Huff Park]
FOR THIS ONE TOO. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH NORTHEASTERN LITTLE LEAGUE OF GRAND RAPIDS FOR THE USE OF HOUGH PARK. SO MOVED. SUPPORT.SO SUPPORTED. SO ITEMS TWO AND THREE ARE VERY SIMILAR. SO WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH NORTHEASTERN LITTLE LEAGUE FOR USE OF FIELDS AT HOUGH PARK. THIS AGREEMENT EXTENDS A DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS OF YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO INCLUSIVE BASEBALL PROGRAMING. NORTHERN LITTLE LEAGUE WILL MAINTAIN THE FIELDS, COVER THE UTILITY COSTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF THE PARK THROUGH ONGOING INVESTMENT AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. GREAT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, COLLEAGUES. I'LL JUST ADD, I KNOW THIS PAST YEAR I REMEMBER HAVING A CFR. THANK YOU. I REMEMBER HAVING A CFR THAT WAS ABOUT HOUGH PARK AND IT WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. IT WAS ABOUT PARKING. IT WAS ABOUT SOME OF THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS ABOUT JUST DIFFERENT FACILITIES. AND THERE WERE YOU AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THAT CFR, I THINK, I THINK THERE WAS LIKE FIVE PEOPLE ON THAT CFR.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THAT. THERE'S THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SWARM HERE FOR THESE DAYS AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF OPTIONS. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ITEM
[4. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Southern Little League for use of MacKay-Jaycee Park]
CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN LITTLE LEAGUE FOR THE USE OF THE MACKAY JAYCEES PARK. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.SUPPORT. SO VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. WE'RE. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE A THREE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN LITTLE LEAGUE FOR CONTINUED USE AND STEWARDSHIP
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AT MACKAY JK PARK, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT EXTENDS A VERY LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS INTRODUCED GENERATIONS OF YOUTH TO THE GAME OF BASEBALL IN A SAFE, INCLUSIVE AND PROGRAMED ENVIRONMENT. SOUTHERN LITTLE LEAGUE WILL MAINTAIN THE FIELDS AND FACILITIES, COVER UTILITY COSTS AND OPERATE CONCESSIONS DURING LEAGUE EVENTS, HELPING TO ACTIVATE AND CARE FOR THIS VERY WELL LOVED PARK. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, COMMISSIONER. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M JUST IT'S MORE UNIVERSAL QUESTION FOR FOR THESE LAST TWO ITEMS, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE LITTLE LEAGUES WOULD COVER THE MAINTENANCE, THE UTILITY COSTS. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT KIND OF THE THINKING OF PASSING ON THE COSTS IN LIGHT OF HAVING A MILLAGE AND WHERE WE UPKEEP ALL THESE SPACES. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, JUST KIND OF THE APPROACH OF THE DEPARTMENT, MAYBE HISTORICALLY OR NOW OF HOW YOU ALL KIND OF DETERMINE THAT. AND I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT MLK LODGE AND ACTIVATING THAT AND THE COST OF RENT OF, OF THAT SPACE. SO I'M KIND OF MORE BROADLY A LITTLE BIT, BUT CONNECTED HERE OF OUR PHILOSOPHY AND OUR APPROACH TO KIND OF CHARGING THE PUBLIC FOR, FOR USE. IN, IN LIGHT OF ALL THE PUBLIC RESOURCES WE HAVE GOING TO OUR, OUR PUBLIC PARK SPACES. SURE. SO BOTH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THOSE PARK SPACES TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THE PROGRAMING THAT THEY HAVE. AND WHEN I SAY DECADES LONG RELATIONSHIP, THE ONE AT MCKAY, JC, I THINK IS 50 PLUS YEARS OLD. SO IT IS A DECADE LONG RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE HAVE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM. AND DURING A CERTAIN PERIODS IN THE CITY'S GROWTH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD PARK SPACES THAT HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED AND WE'VE LEANED HEAVILY ON OUR PARTNERS TO CONTINUE TO ACTIVATE THOSE SPACES, ESPECIALLY WHEN RESOURCES WERE ESPECIALLY TIGHT FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'LL BE INTERESTED MORE BROADLY IN KIND OF EXPLORING THAT. I THINK WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IN LIGHT OF THE MLK LAW, ESPECIALLY AS I MENTIONED, AND ALL THESE SPACES, BUT OBVIOUSLY VERY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO OUR, OUR PHILOSOPHY ON HOW WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS. YEAH, I THINK WE COULD DEFINITELY AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, WE COULD SHARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT KIND OF LEVELS OF ARRANGEMENTS. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AS YOU SAID, I KNOW THERE WERE 2008, 2009 WERE REALLY LEAN YEARS FOR THE CITY. SO I KNOW JUST FROM MY, MY PREDECESSOR SOME OF THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT HAPPENED, BUT I'M SURE WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR THAT. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES.[5. Resolution awarding a contract with Hurst, Inc. dba Hurst Mechanical for HVAC and Hot Water Boiler Replacement at Police Administration Building in the amount of $783,495 with total amount not-to-exceed $1,183,850]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH HEARST INC. DOING BUSINESS AS HEARST MECHANICAL FOR HVAC AND HOT WATER BOILER REPLACEMENT AT THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $783,495, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,183,850. SO MOVED. SUPPORT, MR. MCCALL. YES. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF TWO EXISTING HEATING BOILERS, TWO DOMESTIC WATER HEATING BOILERS AND TWO HEAT PUMP BOILERS.THESE ARE ALL GAS FIRED. THE NEW ONES WILL BE POWERED BY STEAM AND THERE'LL BE STEAM TO WATER HEAT EXCHANGER. AND THIS IS THERE WAS A STUDY DONE KIND OF COMPARING GAS VERSUS STEAM.
AND THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST IT'S BEST FOR THE OVERALL CARBON FOOTPRINT AND ALSO LONG TERM MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY. AND IT DOES FALL IN LINE WITH THE CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. THE LOW BIDDER, HEARST MECHANICAL, WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID. THE BID WAS ABOUT 21%. UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. THEY'RE NOT USING ANY MLBS, BUT THEY ARE SUBCONTRACTING APPROXIMATELY $100,000 WORTH OF WORK. IT IS KIND OF SPECIALIZED WORK WITH HVAC. IT'S WHERE THEY'RE SELF-PERFORMING THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK. SO. THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. ON THIS ITEM I DO. CHAIR, I AM CURIOUS IF THIS THEN IS PART OF THE STEAM DISTRICT OR A WAY TO CONNECT OUR OUR BUILDING TO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. OR IF OR IF WE HAVE CONSIDERED THAT THROUGH VICINITY AND THE STEAM DISTRICT. YEAH, I'M PRETTY SURE IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO VICINITY. I MEAN, IF IT'S POWERED BY STEAM. SO I CAN CHECK INTO THAT, BUT I'M PRETTY CERTAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT WOULDN'T BE PRODUCING THEIR OWN STEAM. SO. QUESTION. YES THANK YOU CHAIR. WHAT WILL BE WHAT'S THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THIS INVESTMENT OF OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE THE THE HEATING BOILERS, HEAT PUMPS, THE NEW INSTALLATION OF THE STEAM PIPING. JUST CURIOUS, HOW LONG DO WE EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO LAST? I THINK TYPICALLY MECHANICALS ARE IN THE 20 TO 25 YEAR LIFE SPAN. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT HEARING. NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
[6. Resolution approving an amendment to grant agreement with the State of Michigan for construction of Fire Department Facilities]
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO SUPPORT MOVED IN SUPPORT OF MR. MCCALL? YES, COMMISSIONERS. THIS REQUEST IS TO AMEND AN EXISTING AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN MAY OF 2004. THE GRANT PROVIDED FOR A $35 MILLION GRANT TO CONSTRUCT THREE DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES 8 MILLION FOR THE FIRE STATION, 12 MILLION FOR THE DIVISION AVENUE FIRE STATION, AND 15 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THE FIRE TRAINING CAMPUS AT 850 PANEL. IT'S BECOME NECESSARY TO AMEND THE GRANT AGREEMENT TO COMBINE THESE INTO ONE GRANT BUDGET.CURRENTLY, THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE BUDGETS. THE FIRE STATION CAME IN UNDER BUDGET, SO WE'RE HOPING TO USE LEFTOVER FUNDS THERE ON THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS. AND THEN ALSO THIS WILL ALLOW A GENERAL ADMINISTRATION LINE TO BE ADDED TO THE GRANT BUDGET TO ALLOW FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINEERING TO MANAGE THE PROJECT. GREAT. THIS WILL NOT BE ANY INCREASE OR DECREASE TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GRANT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I SEE THE CHIEF SHAKING HIS HEAD IN THE BACK. PROUD OF THAT LINE. NOTED FOR THE RECORD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE. IT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GREAT TO SEE THESE PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHERE SOME STATE MONEY IS BEING CLAWED BACK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES. OUR
[7. Resolution approving an increase of $10,530 for the Rotomill/Resurfacing of Cherry Street from Sheldon Avenue to LaGrave Avenue and from Prospect Avenue to 100' west of Madison Avenue for a total not to exceed $672,500]
LAST ITEM TODAY IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $10,530 FOR THE RESURFACING OF CHERRY STREET FROM SHELDON AVENUE TO LA GRAVE AVENUE, AND FROM PROSPECT AVENUE TO 100FT WEST OF MADISON AVENUE, FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $672,500. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED FOR? YES. DURING CONSTRUCTION, THIS CALLED FOR A MANHOLE REPLACEMENT IN CHERRY STREET WITH A PRECAST MANHOLE. EXISTING UTILITIES DID NOT ALLOW THE PRECAST MANHOLE TO BE PLACED. THERE HAD TO BE QUITE A BIT OF UTILITY RELOCATION AND A CAST IN PLACE STRUCTURE TO BE PLACED. THIS RESULTED IN SOME ADDITIONAL COST TO THE PROJECT. ULTIMATELY, THE BIDS WERE A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WHAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY, BUT THE WAY THE SPLITS WENT BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PROJECT FUNDS, THE THE STREET LIGHTING SHARE INCREASED WHERE THE SEWER FUND AND STREET LIGHTING OR VITAL STREET SHARES DECREASED A LITTLE BIT. SO WE DO HAVE FINAL COSTS FROM THE CONTRACTORS NOW. THUS THE REQUEST TO INCREASE THE OVERALL, NOT TO EXCEED.GREAT. THANK YOU JEFF. QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES ON THIS ONE. HEARING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ITEM CARRIES. AND WITH THAT AT 929 IT'S OUR LAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEETING OF 2025. SO DON'T BE SAD. I THINK WE'LL BE BACK HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALL OF US AGAIN. I HAVE TO REMEMBER ON THE APPOINTMENT. SO THE MAYOR DID SUBMIT THE APPOINTMENTS FOR OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. BUT THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR TIME. AND AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES FOR MY TARDINESS. AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT
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