Jun 02, 2026 Community Development Committee Meeting

[1. Resolution Approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for Pyrotek Special Effects, Inc. for Special Effects at the Acrisure Amphitheater in Connection with the Jelly Roll Concert on June 13, 2026]

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ON AND WE WILL START OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WITH OUR FIRST ITEM OF THE DAY, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR PYRO TECH SPECIAL EFFECTS, INC FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE AMPHITHEATER IN CONNECTION WITH THE JELLY ROLL CONCERT. JUNE 13TH, 2026. SO MOVED, MR. JENSEN. MORNING. ALL SUPPORT. SORRY, I'M DOING TWO JOBS.

SORRY. YEAH, I DID A FINE JOB YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S THE AMPHITHEATER. WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR ALL THE PYROS, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST YEAR, UNTIL WE WORK OUT HOW THINGS WORK THERE. BECAUSE CLOSE PROXIMITY, FIREWORKS AND AN OPEN STAGE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING. SO ARE THESE MOSTLY PA? I'M SORRY. MOSTLY PYROTECHNICS UP AT THE STAGE, NOT FIREWORK FIREWORKS. THEY'RE CLOSE PROXIMITY PYROTECHNICS. SO YEAH, LIKE WHAT YOU SEE AT THE DEVOS PLACE OR DEVOS AT VAN ANDEL ARENA. I'M GOOD. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. IT

[2. Resolution Confirming Uptown Business Improvement District Special Assessment Roll Number 8804]

WELCOME. SO I WILL MOVE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS SUPPORT. OKAY. THIS IS FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE UPTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AT THE REQUEST OF THE UPTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE PREPARED THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL NUMBER 8804, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT'S PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH OF 2025. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE THREE YEAR PLAN OR FIVE YEAR PLAN. I'M SORRY. PROPERTY OWNERS WERE SENT NOTICES ON APRIL 14TH AND NOTIFIED OF THE CHARGE AND THE APPEAL PROCESS. THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL WAS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS STARTING ON APRIL 20TH, AND THEN THE CITY COMMISSION CONVENED AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW TO HEAR APPEALS. ON MAY 1ST. WE HAD ONE APPEAL.

UPON REVIEW OF THE APPEAL BY THE CITY ASSESSOR AND THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE RECOMMEND DENYING THE APPEAL AND CONFIRMING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT RULE NUMBER 8804 IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,326.28 AND IF CONFIRMED, THIS ASSESSMENT WILL BE INVOICED ON THE SUMMER TAX BILL.

JULY 1ST. GREAT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK THE QUESTION WHAT WAS THE APPEAL? IT WAS THEY WERE JUST APPEALING THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IN THAT DISTRICT. OKAY. THEY THOUGHT PROPERTY TAXES OKAY SHOULD COVER THAT. SO. ALL REMIND THE PUBLIC WHY WE HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. DO WE? IS IT FOR THE STREET? YES. IT'S LIKE IT'S WEALTHY CHERRY LAKE. IT'S A CORRIDOR DISTRICT. IT'S FOR THE BUSINESSES. THE PLAN SPECIFIES EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, BUT GENERALLY IT GOES. AND THEN THIS WOULD GO TO THE BID OR THE DID OR IT'S THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT. SO THE UPTOWN BID. OKAY. YEP. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES. YOUR VOTE. I. THIS IS WEIRD. OKAY. IT PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE

[3. Resolution setting Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 2:00 pm, as the date for the public hearing for the City Commission to sit as the Board of Review to hear appeals on Special Assessment Downtown Improvement District Roll 8806]

THIS IS TO SET THE BOARD OF REVIEW AS JULY 21ST. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES. THANK YOU

[4. Resolution awarding a contract with C&D Hughes, Inc. for Rotomilling/Resurfacing of Streets at Various Locations – Contract 2025-5 in the amount of $2,901,380 with total amount not-to-exceed $3,834,000]

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SUPPORT. THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF OUR ROAD TO MILL AND RESURFACE PROJECTS. THIS USUALLY COVERS SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL STREETS IN WHICH WE REPLACE THE ASPHALT. WE FIX ANY SIDEWALKS AND BRING OUR ADA RAMPS UP TO COMPLIANCE. AND THIS PROJECT ALSO HAS 15.6% MICRO LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST SAY THAT THAT'S FANTASTIC. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THIS ITEM, BUT IN GENERAL, AT SOME POINT, CAN WE GET AN IDEA OF WHAT STREETS ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP FOR RESURFACING? AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CONSTITUENTS WONDERING WHY THEIR STREET HASN'T BEEN DONE, OR WHEN IN THE PROCESS IT WOULD BE IN THE PIPELINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

[6. Resolution approving an extension for Various Facilities Hazardous Material Abatement and Demolition Services with no change in previously authorized Expenditures of $1,500,000]

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ITEM SIX. SO WE'LL WANT TO STEP BACK TO ITEM FIVE. OH I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. SO THIS IS APPROVAL OF AN AS NEEDED CONTRACT. AND THERE'S NO INCREASE IN COST. THERE'S STILL ADEQUATE APPROVED DOLLARS TO FUND THIS WORK. AND THIS ALLOWS US ON SMALL OR URGENT PROJECTS TO BE ABLE TO CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH PRE-APPROVED CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE THEIR. CONTRACTS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH US, INCLUDING INCLUDING THEIR INSURANCE AND BONDING. OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS CORRECTLY. SO THE MOTION, THE MOTION WAS FOR NUMBER FOUR FOR FOR NUMBER SIX. BUT NUMBER FIVE WAS NEXT ON THE AGENDA. YES. SO YOU DID A SO MOVED BASED ON THAT ONE. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE. SO ARE YOU GOING TO. SO MOVE THE NUMBER FIVE IS IF WE IF WE CAN DEAL WITH NUMBER SIX. YEAH. LET'S DO LET'S JUST GO NUMBER SIX BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT WAS READ. THE MOTION WAS THERE. SO. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT I SPOKE TO WAS NUMBER SIX. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE ALL GOOD. THEN TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T. ANY QUESTIONS? CALL THE QUESTION. I, I ANY ABSTAIN SO MOVED. NOW WE'RE

[5. Resolution approving an increase of $122,290 for LMFP Backwash Check Valve Replacement for a total not-to-exceed $425,870]

SO MOVED. SUPPORT. THIS PROJECT TIES TO A RECENTLY APPROVED PROJECT WHERE THEY'RE CHANGING SOME CHECK VALVES. THE. THE PRICE CAME IN VERY COMPETITIVELY FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THIS WAS ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT THEY HAD CUT DURING DESIGN, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING, THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK INTO THE PROJECT. IT'S IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE LAKE MICHIGAN FILTRATION PLANT OPERATION. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS ADDITIONAL WORK THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE ADDED BACK INTO THE PROJECT, AND IT'S AN INCREASE. CORRECT? GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT WAS IT. CALL THE QUESTION. I, I ABSTAIN. SO MOVED. NOW WE MOVE TO NUMBER SEVEN. THE

[7. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed Surface Lot Services with no change in previously authorized Expenditures of $500,000]

[8. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed General Construction Services at Various Locations with no change in previously authorized Expenditures of $2,000,000]

[9. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed Concrete and Façade Restoration at Various Locations with no change in previously authorized Expenditures of $2,000,000]

[10. Resolution approving extensions for contracts for As-Needed Roof Asset Management with no change in previously authorized expenditures of $1,000,000]

NONE OF THEM ARE AN INCREASE IN COST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS IRVING. I AM GOOD, THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. SO MOVED. AND WE'LL GO TO NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY EXPLAINED THE RESOLUTION APPROVING AN EXTENSION FOR AS NEEDED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES OF $2 MILLION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I. ANY ABSTAIN. IT PASSES.

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MOVED. SUPPORT. CALL THE QUESTION. YES. I ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES. AND NUMBER TEN. THE RESOLUTION. APPROVING EXTENSIONS FOR CONTRACTS FOR AS NEEDED. ROOF ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT WITH NO CHANGE IN PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES OF $1 MILLION.

CALL THE QUESTION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT AND YOUR YES. AND WE ARE. I'LL VOTE YES. I ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES. THAT WAS. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. WE'RE DOING GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

[11. Resolution approving a Release of Easement and accepting a Public Utilities Easement in connection with 5591 Wing Avenue SE]

DURING CONSTRUCTION. THEY HAD TO MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE LOCATION OF THE UTILITIES.

SO THIS SIMPLY RELEASES THE PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED EASEMENT AND RELOCATES IT APPROPRIATELY WITH THE EASEMENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL THE MOTION. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[12. Resolution scheduling a public hearing on June 16, 2026 to consider a Speculative Building Designation requested by Honeycrisp Ventures for a $7.5 Million project located at 2210 Northridge Drive NW in the Walkerview Industrial Park]

SO MOVED. SUPPORT MISS ROMERO. GOOD MORNING. YES. THANK YOU. THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF TAXATION, PURSUANT TO THE 425 AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF WALKER. SO THAT IS AN AGREEMENT THAT MANAGES PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, THAT WE MIGHT BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO PURSUE VERSUS THE CITY OF WALKER. THIS PROJECT IS A SPECULATIVE PROJECT THAT'S BEING PUT IN PLACE OR BUILT TO SUIT BY HONEYCRISP VENTURES, WHICH IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A 900 ZERO SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES TO THE TUNE OF $7.5 MILLION OF INVESTMENT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TREASURY ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE FOR SPECULATIVE BUILDING DESIGNATION. THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY APPROVE AN ABATEMENT AT THIS TIME. IT JUST APPROVES THE ABILITY FOR A FUTURE QUALIFIED USER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT APPLICATION PROCESSES DOWN THE LINE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE NEXT ITEM, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR A USER DOWN THE LINE TO, TO DO A CERTIFICATE FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ABATEMENT. AND I KNOW THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M JUMBLING THIS A BIT, SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO YOU SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE SOMETHING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE A SPECULATIVE BUILDING DESIGNATION WITH OUR INDUSTRIAL FACILITY ABATEMENTS. WE KNOW THE END USER. AND SO IN THIS CASE WE'RE WORKING WITH HONEYCRISP VENTURES TO TO CONSTRUCT A BUILD TO SUIT BUILDING FOR AN UNKNOWN END USER. OKAY. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO IS THIS SO AM I TO ASSUME THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY LIKE A PIECE OF VACANT LAND THAT'S BEING LIKE A NEW BUILDING BEING DEVELOPED AND THEY'RE LOOKING SO BASICALLY THEY'RE LOOKING FOR US TO APPROVE THIS, TO HOLD THIS ALMOST LIKE AN OPTION, BUT LIKE IT'S AVAILABLE. YES. IF DESIGNATION. THE DESIGNATION IS AVAILABLE IF THE END USER THAT THEY DO END UP ATTRACTING WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO APPLY FOR. EXACTLY. DOES THAT HELP THEM IN THEIR THEIR FINANCING TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE OR BUILD THE FACILITY? I DON'T I THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT ATTRACTING THE END USER, BUT I WILL CONFIRM. OKAY. WELL, THIS IS UNUSUAL AND THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT TO US, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. I ANY OPPOSED. IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. 13 IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 16TH,

[13. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for June 16, 2026, to consider establishing an Industrial Development District for Honeycrisp Ventures at 2210 Northridge Drive NW in the Walkerview Industrial Park]

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THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT ALL WAS BECAUSE I REMEMBER THEY'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS COME BEFORE US. AND THEN THEY HAD THE EXPANSION COME BACK BEFORE US AGAIN. AND SO YES. AND COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE I HAD THAT TOO. AND I HAD THAT NOTED THAT AS WE GO FURTHER, WHEN WE GET TO THE RESOLUTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THE STATE IS VERY SPECIFIC, YOU HAVE TO DO THE DISTRICT AND THEN THAT EVEN IF IT'S IN THE SAME MEETING. SO YEAH. SO NO GOOD CATCH TO THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. CLEARING THAT UP. I'LL CALL THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY

[14. Resolution setting June 16, 2026, as the date to consider a Major Amendment to a Planned Redevelopment District at 2071 E. Beltline Avenue NE]

I WILL CLARIFY. SO THIS IS A ZONING AMENDMENT. AND IT DOES ALLOW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING IHOP RESTAURANT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING IN A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT LOCATION. AND, AND IN THE FUTURE, ALLOW FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR FUTURE USERS AND OR SOME SITE MODIFICATIONS. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S AN OR SETTING AN ORDINANCE DATE, NOT A HEARING DATE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL CALL THE QUESTIONS. WE'LL SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED. IT PASSES. THAT WILL BRING OUR MEETING TO 935 OF THE CLOSE. THANK YOU A

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.