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WE ARE GOING TO GET THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE STARTED. AND BEFORE WE BEGIN,
[1. Resolution Approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for ACE Pyro, LLC for Special Effects at the Gillette Bridge in Connection with the wedding of Dr. Rashmi Juneja on June 20, 2026]
I'D LIKE TO SAY WELCOME TO THE URBAN LEAGUE'S YOUTH GROUP. WELCOME. GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND THAT YOU'LL BE SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US. SO OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR ACE PYRO, LLC FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE GILLETTE BRIDGE IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEDDING OF DOCTOR RASHMI JUNIOR ON JUNE 20TH, 2026. SO MOVE. SUPPORT THE SUPPORT OF. GOOD MORNING MARTIN. I THINK I HAVE PRETTY STANDARD. YES LIKE A 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FULLY MANNED THE WHOLE TIME AND WE WILL KEEP IT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. WONDERFUL WEDDING. FIREWORKS AT A WEDDING.[2. Resolution Approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for Image Engineering Special Effects D/B/A Image SFX for Special Effects at the Acrisure Amphitheater in Connection with the Machine Gun Kelly Lost Americana Tour Concert on June 17, 2026]
BEAUTIFUL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIREWORKS DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR IMAGE ENGINEERING. SPECIAL EFFECTS. DOING BUSINESS AS IMAGE SFX FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AT THE ACRISURE AMPHITHEATER. IN CONNECTION WITH THE MACHINE GUN KELLY LOST AMERICANA TOUR CONCERT ON JUNE 17TH, 2026. SO. MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD THE THE EFFECTS ACTUALLY BE, PLEASE? I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT WOULD THE FIREWORKS EFFECTS BE? OH, WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF THEM. THEY GOT A COUPLE HANDHELDS. WE GOT SOME JURORS. WATERFALLS, MINES. AND A FLAME UNIT. SO MOSTLY IT'S GOING TO BE STUFF ON THE STAGE. OH, YEAH. NO, THIS THESE ARE ALL CLOSE PROXIMITY FIREWORKS. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE AT THE VAN ANDEL, THEY'LL BE USING THEIR. BUT BECAUSE IT'S NEW AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION THE WIND IS GOING TO BLOW, WE'RE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE STAGE ALL THE TIME. OKAY, GREAT.THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU BOTH. ITEM
[3. Resolution to schedule a public hearing on July 21, 2026, for the 111 Barnett Street NE, 830 Fourth Street NW and 838 Butterworth Avenue SW Redevelopment Project]
NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 22ND, 2026 FOR THE 111 BARNETT STREET, NORTHEAST, EIGHT 34TH STREET NORTHWEST, AND 838 BUTTERWORTH AVENUE SOUTHWEST. REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SO MOVED. SUPPORT SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. YES.THANK YOU. THIS IS A MULTI SITE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE HAD AN EXISTING HOUSE THAT WAS VACANT AND AS WELL AS ADJACENT VACANT LAND. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW MULTIFAMILY REDEVELOPMENT OF 20 DIFFERENT UNITS. I WOULD CALL ATTENTION TO THE UNIT MIX BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY UNIQUE IN THAT THERE'S FOUR BEDROOMS AND FIVE BEDROOMS. WHICH WE DON'T OFTEN SEE. SO I JUST WANT TO CALL SOME ATTENTION TO THAT. FIVE OF THE 20 UNITS WILL BE SET AT 95% AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR THE PERIOD OF THE BROWNFIELD PLAN, WHICH IS 15 YEARS, AND THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE 5.5 MILLION. MOST OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES ARE UNDER HOUSING TIF, MEANING THE POTENTIAL RENT LOSS. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD CALL ATTENTION TO IS THE ASPIRATIONAL SUBTRACT SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION GOALS AT ALMOST 30% OR ONE POINT, ALMOST 1.5 MILLION OF THE ALMOST 5 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND YOU MENTIONED THE UNIT TYPES. DID YOU SAY 4 OR 5 BEDROOMS? I THINK IN THE MEMO SAYS TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS. SO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. SORRY. THREE. THERE'S THREE BEDROOMS AND FIVE BEDROOMS AND TWO BEDROOMS. SO NO. FOUR. YES. FIVE BEDROOMS IS KIND OF UNIQUE FOR US TO SEE. WONDERFUL. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER KNIGHT? ONE CAN YOU REMIND US OF WHO THE DEVELOPER IS ON THIS PROJECT? AND TWO IS THE FIVE BEDROOM. ARE THE FIVE BEDROOMS ANY OF THE ONES THAT ARE CONSIDERED? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO, BUT I WILL CHECK THAT. AND THEN IT'S RICKY. I I'M BLANKING ON HIS LAST NAME, BUT NEWER, NEWER, NEWER FACE.
YES. YOUR MICROPHONE, COMMISSIONER KNIGHT IT'S ON. PICKING UP. IS THAT. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WAS. THE QUESTION? IF ANYONE DID NOT HEAR IT WAS WHO THE DEVELOPER WAS. AND IF ANY OF THE FIVE BEDROOMS WERE THE ONES CONSIDERED IN THE LOWER INCOME BRACKET. AND YOU SAID, THAT IS AN EMERGING DEVELOPER WHO IS DOING THIS PROJECT, AND YOU WOULD CHECK AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE. YES. FIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR. QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? YES, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS THIS IS A SPREAD ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT SEPARATE PARCELS. AND HE'S JUST DOING THEM AS ONE BIG PROJECT TO GET ALL THE PLANNING DONE AT ONE TIME. WHAT HOW DID THAT EMERGE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND I WAS THINKING THAT WE NEED IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A BETTER AERIAL WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT. RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW
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THE ANSWER TO THAT. I WILL DOUBLE CHECK IT AND GET BACK TO YOU. YEAH. AND I'M LOOKING AT LIKE JUST THE ADDRESSES DON'T MAKE SENSE TO ME IN TERMS OF BEING CONTIGUOUS. SO THESE ARE PROBABLY SEPARATED. AND THE BARNETT PARCEL HAS THE HOUSE ON IT, WHEREAS THE OTHER TWO ARE VACANT. SO YEAH, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW. AND WE ARE JUST SETTING THE HEARING TODAY.YES. OKAY. YES. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RESOLUTION
[4. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for July 21, 2026, to consider an Amendment to the Brownfield Plan Amendment for the Redevelopment Project located at 701 Ann Street NW]
SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 21ST, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWNFIELD PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOCATED AT 701 AND STREET NORTHWEST. SO MOVED. SUPPORT SUPPORTED. MR. BERNERO. YES. GOOD MORNING. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE NEXT TWO ITEMS IN ADDITION TO THIS ITEM ARE ALL CONNECTED TO PROFILE FILMS. AND PROFILE FILMS IS IN OUR. THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROPERTY IN THE CITY, BUT ADJACENT TO THE 425 AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH WALKER. SO IT'S IT'S ONLY RELEVANT THAT IT'S ADJACENT. THIS IS A PROJECT IN THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. IN 2023, THERE WAS AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT WAS DEMOLISHED. THOSE COSTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDED IN THIS ASK, BUT THIS IS AN EXPANSION FOR THAT ENTITY TO THE TUNE OF A 97,000 SQUARE FOOT NEW INDUSTRIAL FACILITY THAT WILL HOUSE 55 NEW EMPLOYEES AND A COST APPROXIMATELY 53.7 MILLION. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS RELATED TO THE BROWNFIELD PLAN. SO WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND YOU CAN SEE MAJORITY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES ARE NOT HOUSING, RIGHT. THIS IS RELATED TO SITE PREPARATION ACTIVITIES. AND. AGAIN, CALLING SOME ATTENTION TO THE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS FOR OUR INCLUSION PLAN AT OVER 20%, ABOUT 7.2 MILLION OF THE 31.9 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE DAIS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING[5. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for July 21, 2026, to consider establishing an Industrial Development District for Profile Films at 701 Ann Street NW]
A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 22ND, 2026 TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR PROFILE FILMS AT 701 AND STREET NORTHWEST. SO MOVE SUPPORT, DO SUPPORT. WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS. I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? SORRY. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING[6. Resolution scheduling a public hearing to consider an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate filed by Profile Films for a $26 million project located at 701 Ann Street NW]
A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FILED BY PROFILE FILMS FOR A $26 MILLION PROJECT LOCATED AT 701 ANN STREET, NORTHWEST. SO MOVED. SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF. SAME ITEM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES.[7. Resolution awarding a contract with Ponstein Enterprises LLC dba Georgetown Construction for Reconstruction of Millbank from Giddings to Newcastle in the amount of $683,597 with total amount not-to-exceed $931,915]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH PONSTEIN ENTERPRISES, LLC.DOING BUSINESS AS GEORGETOWN CONSTRUCTION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF MILBANK FROM GIDDINGS TO NEWCASTLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $683,597, WITH TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $931,915. THEIR MOTION. SO MOVED. SUPPORT SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING, MR. IRVING. GOOD MORNING. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET, SOME REPAIRS TO CULVERTS AND THEN REESTABLISHMENT OF A DITCH FOR DRAINAGE. IT WAS. IT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND. SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO USE THE MICRO LAB PROGRAM. BUT GEORGETOWN DID COME WITH 4% MICRO LAB PARTICIPATION. GOOD TO HEAR.
SEE? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A RESOLUTION
[8. Resolution awarding a contract with Stedfast Construction, Inc. for WRRF Cold Storage Building Improvements in the amount of $111,875 with total amount not-to-exceed $288,770]
AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH STEADFAST CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE WORTH WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY. COLD STORAGE. BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $111,875, WITH TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $288,770. MOTION SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED. THIS IS REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF ROOF SIDING, SOME OUTDOOR ELECTRICAL COLD STORAGE, MEANING IT'S A NOT NOT A HEATED BUILDING. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. AND STORAGE IS AT A PREMIUM AT THE WHARF. SO JUST REHABBING AN EXISTING BUILDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED?[9. Resolution awarding a contract with Freedom Construction and Consulting for Improvements at Camelot Park in the amount of $1,056,572.84 with total amount not-to-exceed $1,428,840]
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH FREEDOM CONSTRUCTION AND CONSULTING FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT CAMELOT PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,056,572.84, WITH TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,428,840. SO MOVE. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED AT CAMELOT PARK. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN A SPLASH PAD, PICNIC AREA, RESTROOMS, OUTDOOR DRINKING FOUNTAINS. SO AN EXCITING INVESTMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THEIR OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY[00:10:04]
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS A PORTION OF THE FUNDING, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMING FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WONDERFUL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.[10. Resolution approving an increase of $3,596,029 for Grand River Revitalization – Lower Reach for a total not-to-exceed $29,578,130]
ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $3,596,029 FOR GRAND RIVER REVITALIZATION. LOWER REACH FOR A TOTAL. NOT TO EXCEED $29,578,130. SO MOVE. SUPPORT.MOVED AND SUPPORTED. SO AT FISCAL THIS MORNING, WE ACCEPTED 12.9 MILLION FOR THE NRC'S GRANT. THAT 12.9 MILLION IS BEING ADDED INTO THIS PROJECT. WITH THAT WHITE WATER AND THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS ARE REMOVING A PORTION OF THE DOLLARS THAT THEY HAD PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THE PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED. WHEN WE BID IT, BECAUSE WE WERE STILL WAITING FOR THIS GRANT. SO WE ARE STILL. WE ARE REMOVING A ABOUT SORRY, LOOK AT ME, I'M BRAIN FADING TODAY.
ABOUT $9 MILLION TO MOVE TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE UPPER REACH. AND SO THE NET INCREASE FOR THE LOWER REACH IS THE 3,596,000. YEAH. I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU ALL BRAIDED TOGETHER, DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND TO SPREAD IT AROUND. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES COMMISSIONER, JUST COMMENT ON YESTERDAY WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE LEONARD TO ANN TRAIL AND IT'S REALLY STANDING THERE. IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO ENVISION WHAT THE FUTURE IS LOOKING LIKE WITH ALL THESE CHANGES GOING ON ON THE RIVER. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORK. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
[11. Resolution approving an increase of $36,638 for East Riverfront Improvements Phase I for a total not-to-exceed $20,057,445]
MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 11. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE OF $36,638 FOR EAST RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS. PHASE ONE FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED OF $20,057,445. SO MOVE. SUPPORT SUPPORTED MR. IRVING AGAIN. SO AS A REMINDER, THIS PROJECT IS THE PATH BEHIND THE AMPHITHEATER ALONG THE RIVER. IT'S ADDING ABOUT 4.5 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE. AND THIS $36,638 IS FROM A REVITALIZING AND PLACEMAKING GRANT FROM THE MEDC SO THESE WERE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT I HAD FROM A SEPARATE PROJECT THAT THEY WANTED TO BRING FORWARD TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. I'M SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL IN[12. Resolution accepting utility easements at 2565 Irene Avenue SE and 2559 Linda Ave SE in connection with Irene and Linda WM Extension for a combined amount of $9,290.00]
FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12 IS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING UTILITY EASEMENT AT 2565 IRENE AVENUE SOUTHEAST AND 2559 LINDA AVENUE SOUTHEAST IN CONNECTION WITH IRENE AND LINDA W M EXTENSION FOR A COMBINED AMOUNT OF $9,290, SO MOVED. SUPPORT. SUPPORTED. THIS IS A WATER MAIN EXTENSION, SO WORKING WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WITH THEIR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANT, ADDRESSING AREAS WHERE THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT PFAS CONTAMINATION AND PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL ON WELLS. SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WATER MAIN IN CASCADE TOWNSHIP.[13. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and accepting a Public Utilities Easement for Blackhawk Site Condominium – Phase 3]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 13 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTING A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT FOR BLACK HAWK SITE CONDOMINIUM PHASE THREE. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT IN GRAND RAPIDS CHARTER TOWNSHIP AND OUR STANDARD PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT WHERE WE'RE EXTENDING WATER AND SEWER TO SERVE THESE CUSTOMERS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. YEP. SO WE ARE SET TO CONCLUDE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR OUR GUESTS THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS WITHIN, YOU KNOW, 15 MINUTES. BUT THERE WAS A TON OF WORK, YEARS OF WORK BEHIND SOME OF THESE ITEMS AND SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD, INVESTING IN THESE PROJECTS TO INVEST IN OUR WATER FUND, INVEST IN OUR WATER SYSTEM. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE HAPPENS IN THE CITY, NEW DEVELOPMENT, NEW AMENITIES, PARK UPGRADES, COMES THROUGH THE CITY AND TAKES A LOT OF WORK FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU GLEAN THAT DURING THIS COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL AS DURING KYLE. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL START AT 945 TODAY INSTEAD OF 10 A.M. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.