[1. Resolution awarding a contract with C&D Hughes, Inc. for Sidewalk and ADA Ramp Repair at Various Locations 2026 in the amount of 735,825.05 with total amount not-to-exceed $825,000]

CONTRACT WITH C AND D HUGHES INCORPORATED FOR SIDEWALK AND ADA RAMP REPAIR AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN 2026, WITH THE AMOUNT OF $735,825.05, WITH A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $825,000.

IS THERE A MOTION? THANK YOU. SO MOVED. SUPPORT MOVED IN.

SUPPORT, MISS IRVING? YES.

THIS IS OUR REPORTED DEFICIENCY CONTRACT.

SO WE HAVE OUR SYSTEMATIC CONTRACT TO FIX TO FIX SIDEWALKS.

THIS IS WHEN SOMEONE CALLS AND THERE'S A CONCERN OR A TRIP HAZARD, AND WE GO OUT INTENTIONALLY TO INSPECT AND REMEDIATE THOSE DEFICIENCIES.

WONDERFUL. ANY QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH CATSKILL REMEDIAL

[2. Resolution awarding a contract with Catskill Remedial Contracting Services, Inc. for Improvements to Ken-O-Sha and Plaster Creek Trails in the amount of $306,208.95 with total amount not-to-exceed $590,000]

CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC.

FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO KENNELS AND PLASTER CREEK TRAILS IN THE AMOUNT OF $306,208.95, WITH A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 590,000 SUPPORT AND SUPPORTED.

MISS ERVIN, DID YOU WANT TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ONE? SURE.

THIS PROJECT WILL BE SELF-PERFORMING ALL OF THE WORK.

THIS IS TIED TO SOME EROSION THAT WAS NOTED ALONG PLASTER CREEK ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO.

IT HAS TAKEN TIME FOR DESIGN AND ALSO PERMITTING THROUGH EGLE AND US FISH AND WILDLIFE. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS DONE.

AND THE BANK STABILIZED? ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE? IT IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION PROJECT.

SO WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING THREE MONTHS.

IT'S PROBABLY A SEASON.

THANK YOU. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER THREE THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT

[3. Resolution awarding a contract with Nagel Construction, Inc. for Traffic Calming at Various Locations 2025-1 in the amount of $258,200.50 with total amount not-to-exceed $450,000.00]

WITH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION INC FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

2020 5-1I MIGHT NEED SOME.

SO WHAT DOES THAT SIGNIFY? 2020 5-1 DISREGARDS A TYPO REFERENCING A CERTAIN CONTRACT.

OKAY, OKAY. VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $258,200.50, WITH A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 450,000.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED AND SUPPORTED.

ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? MISS IRVING? SURE. THESE ARE SEVERAL TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED THROUGH MOBILE GR.

THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM IN THE SECOND WARD AND FOUR IN THE THIRD WARD.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME BULB OUTS.

THESE ARE ALL FOCUSED ON SAFETY FOR ALL USERS AND SLOWING TRAFFIC IN AREAS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SPEEDING CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED UP WITH MOBILE GR.

WONDERFUL. HOW DO YOU ALL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PRIORITIZING WHICH INTERSECTIONS OR AREAS? I KNOW THIS IS A BIG TOPIC, BIG QUESTION FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.

COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GET TO THIS POINT.

SURE. AND I ANTICIPATE, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THIS QUESTION A LOT AND YOU ALL ARE REALLY DILIGENT.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I BROUGHT YOU THE FELLA THAT DOES THAT WORK.

SO THIS IS JOHN BARTLETT. HE'S OUR CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND HE'S GOING TO HELP YOU OUT. MR. BARTLETT, NICE TO SEE YOU.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. SO THIS IS SORT OF A TWO PART ANSWER.

SO THIS PROJECT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT CAME FROM OUR PREVIOUS ITERATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING.

SO NEIGHBORHOODS CAME TO US WITH CONCERNS ABOUT SPEEDING.

WE IMPLEMENT CERTAIN EASY TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS SUCH AS SPEED HUMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH AN ON CALL CONTRACT. SO THOSE KIND OF HAPPEN AS WE ARE AVAILABLE.

THESE TYPES OF DESIGNS REQUIRE MORE ENGINEERING TO MAKE SURE DRAINAGE AND GRADES AT INTERSECTIONS ARE MAINTAINED.

SO THEY GO THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS SORT OF A COMBINATION OF THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS OF THESE INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE DETERMINE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING OR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CIRCLES ARE NECESSARY, PUT INTO A PACKAGE TO SAVE COSTS FOR ECONOMY OF SCALE.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS.

WE ARE TRYING TO TRANSITION OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM INTO A PROACTIVE PROGRAM. SO WE'VE GOT A NEW EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT LOOKS AT WHAT WE ARE CALLING NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES. SO PROXIMITY TO BIKE FACILITIES, PROXIMITY TO SIDEWALK, PROXIMITY TO ELDERLY HOUSING, SCHOOLS, PARKS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AS OUR FIRST LOOK AT WHERE, WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BENEFIT FROM TRAFFIC CALMING OR LOWER SPEEDS, AND NOT JUST USING EXISTING SPEEDS AND COUNTS AS AS THE FIRST OR AS THE ONLY CRITERIA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THE FROM THAT PROJECT, WE WOULD AGAIN, RANK ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, AND THEN WE WOULD GO TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM, ALTER THE DESIGNS, AND THEN BE BRINGING PROJECTS TO YOU IN THAT MANNER.

AND THEN CURRENTLY THAT PROGRAM WOULD ANTICIPATE DOING THE TOP TWO STREETS OR NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN EACH WARD EACH YEAR SO THAT YOU WOULD SEE A BALANCE OF, OF THOSE TRAFFIC CALMING FUNDS BEING SPENT IN EACH WARD.

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THAT'S AN EXCITING TRANSITION TO BE MORE PROACTIVE WITH THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THAT THAT INITIATIVE WILL ROLL OUT OR THAT WE SHOULD BE? SO WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING DATA AND WE'VE GOT THAT SCORING MATRIX SORT OF IN PLACE NOW. AND SO WE SHOULD BE GOING OUT TO THOSE FIRST SIX NEIGHBORHOODS THIS SPRING. WONDERFUL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS? COMMISSIONER. I'M CURIOUS, THIS IS LIKE AN ENGINEERING QUESTION.

I THINK MORE THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AROUND BALL BELTS IN GENERAL.

WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? IF WE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAVILY ENGINEER OUR STREETS BUT WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS MAYBE MORE FLEXIBLE. SO THE BARTLEBAUGH SERVE TWO PURPOSES.

THEY DEFINE THE PARKING AREA, RIGHT? PEOPLE PARK IN BEHIND THE BALL BOUNCE, AND THEY ALSO SHORTEN THE CROSSING DISTANCE FOR PEDESTRIANS. WE SEE A LOT OF AREAS WITHIN THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING.

ILLEGALLY, ESSENTIALLY TOO CLOSE TO INTERSECTIONS.

THEY'RE NOT SEEING THE PROPER DISTANCE FROM CROSSWALKS, AND IT GETS VERY DANGEROUS WITH PEOPLE HAVING TO STEP INTO THE STREET AND PEAK OUT AROUND CARS. RIGHT. AND, AND IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE PEDESTRIANS.

SO ALTERNATIVES TO THE BULB OUTS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STREETS RIGHT NOW THAT DO NOT HAVE THOSE, RIGHT. AND WHERE THEY'RE MORE OPEN.

WE HAVE SOME AREAS, AREAS, NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHERE WE CAN NARROW THE STREETS AND THE CROSSING DISTANCE IS SHORTER.

BUT PART OF IT TOO WITH THE BULB OUTS, IS IT MAKES IT CLEAR TO PEOPLE AREAS WHERE THEY CANNOT PARK. AND I JUST THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE EDUCATION AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S NECESSARILY ILL INTENT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE OUR DESIGNS SPEAK TO PEOPLE.

SO THE DESIGN TELLS YOU WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO AND YOU'RE NOT IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO FIGURE THAT OUT ON YOUR OWN.

SO SOME OF THE CONCERNS WITH BULB OUTS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, WE DEAL WITH THE DRAINAGE AND THE STORMWATER, THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN.

MOST PEOPLE WHO FEEL THAT WE'RE TAKING AWAY A PARKING SPACE.

THE AREA WE'RE TAKING AWAY IS NOT LEGAL PARKING AND IT'S DANGEROUS PARKING.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE QUESTIONS WHENEVER PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS.

I'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC WHO JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THE TRAFFIC CODE AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO IN THE DESIGN, AS WE THINK ABOUT BULB OUTS WHAT WOULD BE THE SOLUTIONS IF WE WANTED TO ALSO CONSIDER ADA COMPLIANCE OR BIKE RAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH ON THE STREET LEVEL WITHIN THE BULB OUTS? YEAH, YEAH.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BIKE LANES, THEN THOSE ARE INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN WITH THE BULB OUT.

SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY PUTTING BIKES THROUGH THE BULB HOUSE BECAUSE TYPICALLY THOSE ARE DEFINING PARKING AND THE BIKES AREN'T RIDING IN THE PARKING LANE.

SO THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY COME INTO PLAY WHERE WE HAVE INTENTIONALITY WITH SPECIFIC BIKE LANES. WE, WE DON'T PUT A BULB OUT INTO THE BIKE LANE FOR ADA COMPLIANCE, WHEREVER THERE'S A CORNER, WE MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADA COMPLIANT. RIGHT? AND THAT IS A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT ALSO THAT ANY CROSSWALK, WHEN WE DO WORK ON A STREET HAS TO BE BROUGHT INTO ADA COMPLIANCE.

SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

ALL RIGHT. LAST QUESTION, I PROMISE.

IS THERE ANY GR MOBILE GR IMPLICATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE BIKE LANES, BUT COULD IN THE FUTURE? NOW WE'VE GOT HEAVY ENGINEERING THAT WE'VE JUST PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS OR ETC..

FOR INSTANCE, ARE WE DESIGNING THINGS NOW WHERE THERE ISN'T A BIKE LANE, BUT THERE WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE POTENTIALLY, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE REIMAGINING THINGS WE.

SURE. I JUST JUMP IN REAL QUICK.

I THINK THAT WHEN I HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT BULB OUTS AND THEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT BIKE LANES, I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING TO. LET ME SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THIS. BULB OUTS.

THE WAY THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THEM IN GR RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T HAVE A LITTLE CROSS THROUGH FOR A BICYCLE.

IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? OKAY.

HI, JOHN. JOHN. I'M GOING TO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING LATER. THERE'S SO MUCH INTEREST IN YOUR BODIES OF WORK, SO I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING JOHN TODAY.

I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE US BACK FOR SOME SORT OF BRIEFING ON THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY IN THIS COMMITTEE.

AND I THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND FOR US IN THE PUBLIC ON ALL THE MORE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF IT, MORE PUBLIC FAQ WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME BACK FOR THAT? THAT'D BE FANTASTIC. AND JUST ONE THING.

YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE THAT QUESTION. WELL, JUST I JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE. SO THERE'S A LOCATION IN YOUR WARD SPECIFICALLY.

SO LAKE MICHIGAN AND VALLEY, THERE'S A ROUNDABOUT THERE.

THIS LAST SUMMER THEY WENT THROUGH AND DID VALLEY AND WE CAME BACK AND REVISITED THAT INTERSECTION AND ADDED CURB EXTENSIONS TO THAT SPACE AND PUT THE BIKE LANES FROM THE LANES ONTO THE CURB, DESIGNATED SPACE BETWEEN BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS.

AND SO THAT'D BE A GOOD LOCATION TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT TYPES OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO FACILITATE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR THE. ABSOLUTELY.

AND JOHN WILL SHOW UP. HE'LL SHOW UP AND WALK THE STREETS WITH YOU. SO HAVE NO DOUBT HE MEANS THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY ON THIS ITEM.

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THIS I KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE COMING.

IN FRONT OF US. I KNOW IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE'LL TALK ABOUT EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN MAKE IN THIS AREA. INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AND ARE WAITING TO SEE THEIR INTERSECTION SHOW UP DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S NOT ON OUR RADAR.

ANY MORE COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE NOT, I WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR TODAY.

[4. Resolution awarding a contract with Katerberg-Verhage, Inc. for Improvements to Riverside Park - Mayor's Grove in the amount of $249,900 with total amount not-to-exceed $310,000]

A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH CARTER BERGER HODGE INC FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RIVERSIDE PARK MAYOR'S GROVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $249,900, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 310.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SUPPORT MOVED IN.

SUPPORT. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SURE.

THIS THIS PROJECT A PRIVATE CITIZEN GROUP APPROACHED PARKS AND WANTED TO FUNDRAISE IN HONOR OF MAYOR BLISS. THEY WORKED WITH PARKS AND LOOKED AT THE 2022 STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN PROPOSED AND PLANNED.

AND THEY SELECTED THIS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND NATURE GROVE IN RIVERSIDE PARK AND WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MADE A DECISION TO NAME THAT.

MAYORS GROVE NAMING REQUIRES THAT 50% OF THE DOLLARS ARE RAISED BY AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, AND THEY DID. THEY RAISED 150,000.

THEY ALSO RAISED SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY AND THEY CONTRIBUTED THAT TOWARDS MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK. SO AN EXCITING PROJECT.

WONDERFUL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR MAJOR GAS STATION

[5. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement for Meijer Gas Station - 3557 Patterson Avenue SE]

AT 300 OR 3557 PATTERSON AVENUE, SOUTHEAST.

SUPPORT AND SUPPORTED.

DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ON THIS ONE? SURE. THIS IS A SIMPLE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE 16 INCH WATER MAIN HAS TO BE MOVED FOR GRADING.

THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT OR A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND A

[6. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and a Cost-Sharing Agreement, and accepting two Sidewalk and Public Utility Easements, and three Public Utility Easements for Pleasant Hills Development]

COST SHARING AGREEMENT, AND ACCEPTING TWO SIDEWALK AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND THREE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS FOR PLEASANT HILLS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

MOVED AND SUPPORTED. JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION.

BOTH THIS AND THE NEXT ONE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS TWICE.

THESE ARE BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THE EASTERN TWO AND GRAND RIVER TRAILS EAST AND CONSUMERS ENERGY. WE NEEDED SOME POLES MOVED.

THIS FIRST ITEM IS MOVING THEM INTO AN EASEMENT OWNED BY THE CITY.

THE SECOND ITEM IS MOVING THEM ONTO PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THEM TO SUPPORT OUR TRAIL PROJECT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM SIX CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. COMPANION ITEM IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSENT OF EASEMENT

[7. Resolution approving a Consent of Easement Holder at 150 Ann Street Northwest in connection with Eastern Railroad to Ann Grand River Trails East]

HOLDER AT 150 ANN STREET, NORTH NORTHWEST.

IN CONNECTION WITH EASTERN RAILROAD TO AND GRAND RIVER TRAILS EAST.

SO SUPPORT MOVED IN. SUPPORT.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. Resolution granting a Utility Easement at 60 Ann Street Northwest in connection with Eastern Railroad to Ann Grand River Trails East for nominal consideration of One Dollar ($1.00)]

A RESOLUTION GRANTING A UTILITY EASEMENT AT 68TH STREET NORTHWEST IN CONNECTION WITH EASTERN RAILROAD TO AND GRAND RIVER TRAILS EAST FOR A NOMINAL CONSIDERATION OF $1.

IS THERE A MOTION? SUPPORT.

MOVED AND SUPPORTED, MISS IRVING.

IS THERE ANYTHING THIS TIES TO THE OTHER EASEMENT.

WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT. OH, SORRY.

THAT WAS OH THREE. OKAY.

YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY.

NUMBER NINE. NUMBER NINE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE CITY'S

[9. Resolution approving Decertifications from the City’s Local Street System (2025 Act 51 Street System Report)]

LOCAL STREET SYSTEM. A 2025 AT 51 STREET SYSTEM REPORT.

IS THERE A MOTION SUPPORT? MOVED AND SUPPORTED. ALL RIGHT, MISS IRVING.

YES. THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WHERE THEY TRACK OUR STREETS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ACT $51.

AND WE ALSO TRACK THOSE, AND WE RESOLVE BETWEEN THE TWO MAPS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROPERLY CERTIFYING ROADS THAT ARE STILL THERE.

WE HAVE ROADS THAT WE VACATE. SOMETIMES WE HAVE NEW ROADS THAT ARE ADDED.

SO THIS IS THE NORMAL ANNUAL REPORT.

SO QUESTION JUST IN TERMS OF PRACTICALITY AFTER WE SUBMIT THIS REPORT.

SO WE KNOW NEW STREETS WERE OPEN.

WE HAD A NET DECREASE OF 0.63 MILES.

HOW DOES THAT EQUATE TO KIND OF PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY.

DOES IT REALLY IMPACT ANYTHING FROM A PRACTICAL WAY? FUNDING WAY. IT DOES NOT.

YEAH, IT DOES NOT. I THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSE? ITEM NUMBER NINE CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A RESOLUTION SETTING MARCH 31ST,

[10. Resolution setting March 31, 2026 as the date to consider an ordinance rezoning 3113 Plaza Drive NE from the NOS (Neighborhood Office Services) to the MON-MDR (Modern Era Neighborhood–Mixed Density Residential) Zone District.]

2026. AS THE DATE TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REZONING OF 3113 PLAZA DRIVE, NORTHEAST FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.

SERVICES TO THE MODERN ERA NEIGHBORHOOD.

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MIXED DENSITY DENSITY.

RESIDENTIAL ZONE. DISTRICT SUPPORT.

MOVED AND SUPPORTED. ARE THERE STAFF TO SPEAK? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TYLER KENT, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR, CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE PROJECT IN FRONT OF YOU THIS MORNING IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM N O S TO M, O AND MDR TO FACILITATE ROUGHLY 30 NEW UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED OR AT ONE POINT WAS UTILIZED BY WHAT WAS CALLED, WHICH WAS A RENT A HOT TUB KIND OF SPACE THAT WAS THEN CONVERTED INTO A BREWERY AT ONE POINT. AND IT'S KIND OF USED ITS USEFUL LIFE AS IS, HAS BEEN LIMITED. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE POTENTIALLY 30 NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR RESIDENTIAL UNITS PLACED ON THIS PROPERTY.

THERE WITH, WITH THE OVERALL SITE.

THE, THE DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME ADDITIONAL HEIGHT.

UP TO THREE AND A HALF STORIES RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALLOWED AT TWO AND A HALF STORIES.

BECAUSE THE SITE IS CONSTRAINED BY AN EASEMENT ON THE FRONT PORTION OF IT, THERE'S A CELL TOWER JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF IT.

IT'S LIMITED ON THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE UNIT.

SO THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THOSE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT BACKGROUND.

I THINK COMMISSIONER KNIGHT WAS EXCITED ABOUT.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER.

NO. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.

AND THIS CAN BE ADDRESSED WHEN WE DO THE HEARING TOO. BUT SINCE WE'RE JUST SETTING A DATE FOR THIS, BUT THERE WAS IN THE NOTES SOMETHING ABOUT IF, IF IT WASN'T CHANGED, THERE WAS LIKE, IT WAS CONFUSING BECAUSE IT SAID 43 UNITS COULD BE BUILT THERE.

BUT THEN SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A TYPO AND THEN, OR IF IT STAYED. SO IF IT STAYED AS IT IS.

WHAT'S THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF UNITS? THE ADDITIONAL. YEAH.

THE ADDITIONAL. IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S 24 UNITS.

IT'S PROPOSED ON. OKAY.

MAYBE I READ IT WRONG. SO IT'S THREE STORIES, 24 UNITS. SO THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT WOULD GIVE THEM THOSE ADDITIONAL UNITS THAT CURRENTLY UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT LIMITING THE NUMBER OF UNITS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SURE. JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S A IT'S THE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT. THANKS, CLARK.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON NUMBER 11.

[11. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for March 31, 2026, to consider an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Certificate pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for The Gideon Project LLC at 801 Oakdale Street SE.]

RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 31ST, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000. FOR THE GIDEON PROJECT, LLC AT 801 OAKDALE STREET, SOUTHEAST. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED.

MISS. THAT'S ME. THANKS, CHAIR.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MIDDLE IN A WHILE. I'M USUALLY JUST ONE WAY. YES.

WE'LL GIVE ENGINEERING A BREAK FOR A SECOND. YEAH.

THIS ITEM IS COUPLED WITH ITEM 12, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT.

SO WE'VE GOT A DISTRICT AND CERTIFICATE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THIS IS FOR A PROJECT AT OAKDALE AND EASTERN, WHICH IS WHICH IS KIND OF FUN TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, WE WENT ON AN EMERGING DEVELOPER TOUR WITH COMMUNITY PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT. AND THIS PROJECT WAS ON THAT STOP ON THE TOUR. SO ANYWAYS IT'S FUN TO SEE IT COME IN.

THIS IS THE REHABILITATION OF FOUR CONNECTED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES BY CREATING TWO MAIN FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACES, A COMMUNITY SPACE AND TWO SECOND STORY APARTMENTS, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE REHABILITATED AND MADE AVAILABLE AT A RENT LEVEL, ATTAINABLE TO A HOUSING HOUSEHOLD EARNING 50% AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE ROUGHLY 2.1 MILLION, WITH 423,000 DEDICATED TO INCLUSION PLAN GOALS.

THIS IS TYPICALLY A BASE YEAR, A TEN YEAR BASE TERM.

THERE'S AN EXTRA YEAR GRANTED HERE FOR 11 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING COMPONENT.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME BEFORE US.

THIS IS GOING TO TOTALLY CHANGE.

THIS IS ABOUT A FOURTH OF THE DISTRICT AT OAKDALE AND EASTERN, AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO CHANGE THE LOOK, THE FEEL OF THAT DISTRICT AND SUPPORT OUR GOALS OF REVITALIZING OUR CORRIDORS, PARTICULARLY WITH LOCAL OWNERS AND LOCAL DEVELOPERS. SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS.

THIS PROPERTY CAME OR THIS PROJECT CAME BEFORE THE SOUTHTOWN CIA.

WE WERE ABLE TO, TO AWARD A FACADE GRANT.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FOLKS WORKING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR OFFICE FOR BEING PART OF THAT.

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ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS? I WOULD CHAIR, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. YOU MENTIONED THE 50%, BUT I WAS VERY STRUCK THAT THE.

THIS IS ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT 80% AM I.

SO THIS IS A, AN EMERGING DEVELOPER TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR PROGRAM.

AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN REVITALIZING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUILDING WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK OF AS MORE ATTAINABLE HOUSING IN BOTH UNITS.

SO THAT'S, I THINK, VERY ADMIRABLE.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 12 IS IS RELATED.

[12. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for March 31, 2026, to consider an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for The Gideon Project LLC at 801 Oakdale Street SE.]

IT'S A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 31ST, 2026 TO CONSIDER THE OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION REHABILITATION DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000.

FOR THE GIDEON PROJECT, LLC AT 801 OAKDALE STREET.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MOVED AND SUPPORT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. COLLEAGUES? IF THEY'RE THERE ARE NONE, I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. NONE OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

[13. Resolution scheduling a public hearing on April 14, 2026, for Programmatic Agreements with the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)]

THIS IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 14TH, 2026, FOR PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENTS WITH THE MICHIGAN STATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OFFICER. SO MOVED. SUPPORT.

MOVED AND SUPPORTED. HELLO, MR.. TUCKER. HELLO, COMMISSIONER. PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. THIS ITEM DEALS WITH PUBLIC NOTICE FOR OUR REQUIREMENTS TO ADHERE TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, WHICH REQUIRES US TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE HIS IMPACT OF FEDERAL FUNDS, PARTICULARLY HUD FUNDS ON HISTORIC PROJECTS IN THE CITY.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS SET FOR APRIL 14TH AND WILL LAST FOR A DURATION BETWEEN MARCH 31ST AND APRIL 29TH. THANK YOU.

WILL THERE BE? I LOOKED AT THE AGENDA PACKET AND DIDN'T SEE A TON OF SUPPORTING DETAILS FOR FOLKS WHO DID WANT TO LOOK OVER THIS AND ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT. WOULD THERE BE A PRESENTATION THEN. OR HOW DO FOLKS KNOW TO CONNECT THIS HEARING WITH WHATEVER MATERIALS AND INVESTMENTS THAT.

YEAH. ON APRIL 14TH WE WILL, WE WILL, WE WILL HOST THAT.

WE WILL HOST THAT OPENING, THAT, THAT OPENING MEETING AND WE WILL POST IT ON THE WEBSITE. IT'S ALSO POSTED IN L, VICE CHAIR O, AND M LIVE TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS THAT THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SPEAK.

IT IS ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. HEARING. NOW CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 14TH,

[14. Resolution scheduling a public hearing on April 14, 2026, for the draft FY 2027 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan (Neighborhood Investment Plan funding recommendations)]

2026 FOR THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2027 CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLAN.

FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.

SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED.

YES. THIS SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 14TH THAT DEALS WITH THE CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS DUE TO HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IN MAY, THIS PLAN OPERATIONALIZES THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLAN THAT YOU ALL HAVE RECOMMENDED.

YOU HAVE EIGHT OUTCOMES THAT THIS PLAN SUPPORTS AND THE.

THE PRESENTATION FOR THE ACTUAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BEFORE THIS BODY ON MARCH 31ST, AND IT WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTERS, AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS. THOSE FUNDS INCLUDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT HOME ESG, OUR OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND DOLLARS.

AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS SCHEDULED BETWEEN MARCH 31ST AND APRIL 29TH.

AND WE WILL BE BEFORE YOU ON MAY 12TH WITH THE WITH THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR FINAL APPROVAL ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THANK YOU. CLERK CAN YOU REMIND ME WHO'S ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE? UNLESS, MR. TUCKER, YOU REMEMBER COMMISSIONER BELICHICK COMMISSIONER ASSASSI AND COMMISSIONER KILGORE ARE ON THAT WORKGROUP.

WONDERFUL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. NONE OPPOSED.