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GOING TO GET TODAY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEETING STARTED. HAPPY BELATED LABOR DAY. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THE LABOR MOVEMENT OF THIS COUNTRY PAST,
[1. Resolution setting Tuesday, September 22, 2025, at 7:00 pm, as the date the City Commission will convene a public hearing to sit as Board of Review to hear appeals on Special Assessment Nuisance Roll 8808]
PRESENT AND FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, OUR FIRST ITEM THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION SETTING.TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025. THIS SHOULD BE 2026 AT 7 P.M. AS THE DATE THE CITY COMMISSION WILL CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING TO SIT AS BOARD OF REVIEW TO HEAR APPEALS ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. NUISANCE ROLE 8808. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO THIS IS FOR THE NUISANCE ROLE. IT. ON JULY 21ST OF THIS YEAR, THE COMMISSION ISSUED AN ORDER FOR THE ASSESSOR TO CREATE THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLE NUMBER 8808. THIS IS FOR UNPAID CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND CODE VIOLATIONS ISSUED BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE OF 2026. SO THESE CHARGES STEM FROM MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING VIOLATIONS, YARD VIOLATIONS, RENTAL CERTIFICATIONS, AND BLIGHT MONITORING. PROPERTY OWNERS WERE AFFECTED BY THESE CHARGES WERE SENT THE NOTICES ON AUGUST 14TH THAT INCLUDED THE AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF THE CHARGES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE APPEAL PROCESS. THE ROLE HAS IS AVAILABLE IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND HAS BEEN OPEN FOR INSPECTION. THE CITY'S CHARTER REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT A RIGHT TO APPEAL, AND THIS PROCEEDING TODAY IS TO SET THAT DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND, AND THIS WOULD BE TO HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL APPEALS. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MISS POST ITEM TWO. THIS IS A RESOLUTION
[2. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 22, 2026, to consider an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for 1956 Eastern LLC at 1956 Eastern Ave SE]
SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION REHABILITATION DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000 FOR 1956 EASTERN LLC AT 1956 EASTERN SOUTHEAST. SO MOVED. SUPPORT SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YEAH. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS TODAY. EACH ONE WILL BE TAKEN TWO AT A TIME. SO THERE'S THE DISTRICT AND THEN THE CERTIFICATE. SO THIS FIRST ONE IS FOR THE DISTRICT. AGAIN THIS IS A PROPERTY AT EASTERN AND BURTON. THIS IS TO REHABILITATE AN 800 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE THAT WILL RESULT IN EIGHT ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT UNITS. AND THE ESTIMATED INVESTMENT FROM THE FROM THE BUILDER IS $1.5 MILLION. THIS IS AN EMERGING DEVELOPER, MARY MALONE, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH QUITE A BIT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT PROJECT? I'M CURIOUS, JUST AS AN ASIDE, BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WAS IN THE EMERGING DEVELOPER PROGRAM AND IT WAS PAUSED. IS THERE ANY UPDATE ON THAT AND HOW THAT MIGHT RELATE TO THIS PROJECT? SO CURRENTLY, OUR OFFICE IS LOOKING AT OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THE EMERGING DEVELOPER PROGRAM. SO THOSE APPLICANTS THAT WERE IN THE QUEUE WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST ONES THAT ARE LOOKED AT FOR WHEN FUNDING OPENS UP AGAIN. SO SHE IS IN THAT QUEUE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS SPECIFIC ABATEMENT BECAUSE IT IS SUNDOWNING AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SEVERAL OF THEM TODAY BECAUSE WE THIS IS BASICALLY THE ABATEMENT THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP AND INCENTIVIZE THIS PROJECT. GREAT. AND I THINK YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HER SINCE, I THINK SHE SAID 2017. SO A LONG TIME. YEAH, A LONG TIME COMING. SO GLAD TO HAVE US HERE TODAY. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.[3. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 22, 2026 to consider an application for an eleven-year Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for 1956 Eastern LLC at 1956 Eastern Ave SE]
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE. COMPANION ITEM IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026. TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR AN 11 YEAR OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000 FOR 1956 EASTERN LLC AT 1956 EASTERN LLC. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. SUPPORT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION[4. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 22, 2026, to consider an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for 1024 MLK LLC at 1024 Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE]
CARRIES. ITEM FOUR IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000 FOR 1024. MLK LLC AT 1024 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STREET, SOUTHEAST. SO MOVED.SUPPORT. SUPPORTED. TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE. YES. SO THIS ONE IS TO REHAB A 505,300 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE THAT WILL CREATE A SPACE FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY, AS WELL AS FLEXIBLE AREAS FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING AND COMMUNITY USES. THIS IS THE DEVELOPER IS LATRICE HAMPTON, AND THEY HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR A FACADE APPLICATION FROM ONE OF OUR CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. THE INVESTMENT WILL BE ABOUT $1 MILLION, AND THEY HAVE A 20% GOAL ON THEIR INCLUSION PLAN. AND IT WILL ALSO CREATE EIGHT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT JOBS.
WONDERFUL. AND THE LAST PROPERTY ALSO APPLIED FOR A FACADE GRANT. OKAY, GREAT. SO YEAH, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE MOVING THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
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COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE SCROLL,[5. Resolution scheduling a public hearing on September 22, 2026 to consider an application for a ten-year Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for 1024 MLK LLC at 1024 Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE]
PLEASE? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A TEN YEAR OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2004 1024 MLK LLC AT 1024 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STREET, SOUTHEAST. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM[6. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for September 22, 2026, to consider an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for North Quarter Development, LLC at 2130 Plainfield Ave NE]
SIX IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND. WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY ON THAT DAY. TO CONSIDER AN OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000 FOR NORTH KOREA DEVELOPMENT, LLC AT 2130 PLAINFIELD AVENUE NORTHEAST. SUPPORT. SUPPORT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ONE IS WITH THE DEVELOPER, ANDREW STAUB. HE IS ALSO AN EMERGING DEVELOPER RECIPIENT AND IS NEIGHBOR TO THIS PROPERTY. SO HE LIVES NEXT DOOR. THIS WILL BE REHABILITATING A 3000 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE THAT WILL CREATE FOUR ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS. AND THEY WILL ALSO CREATE A NEW 1600 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT WILL BE WHITE. BOX SPACE IN THE COURTYARD WILL BE SHARED BY THE RESIDENTS, AND THIS WILL BE AGAIN, THOSE FOUR UNITS WILL BE AT 100% AMI. AND SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON THIS ONE IS THIS DEVELOPER HAS AN 82% GOAL ON THEIR INCLUSION PLAN, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST THAT OUR OFFICE HAS EVER SEEN. SO THEY HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED A MICRO LOCAL BUSINESS TO BE THE CONTRACTOR. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. THAT'S WONDERFUL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY[7. Resolution scheduling a public hearing on September 22, 2026 to consider an application for a ten-year Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, pursuant to PA 146 of 2000, for North Quarter Development LLC at 2130 Plainfield Ave NE]
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. COMPANION ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN WHICH IS A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A TEN YEAR OBSOLETE PROPERTY REHABILITATION EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO PA 146 OF 2000 FOR NORTH KOREA DEVELOPMENT, LLC AT 2130 PLAINFIELD AVENUE, NORTHEAST MOTION SUPPORT. MOVED IN. SUPPORT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE ON ITEM[8. Resolution requesting the Revocation of an Existing Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate Under P.A. 198 - Hudsonville Products LLC]
EIGHT THIS MORNING, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE REVOCATION OF AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE UNDER PA 198. HUDSONVILLE PRODUCTS, LLC. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. THIS ONE IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE RECIPIENTS OF THAT IFT ARE NO LONGER AT THAT ADDRESS. THEY HAVE SOLD THE PROPERTY AND THEY NO LONGER OCCUPY IT. SO WE ARE JUST CLEANING THINGS UP AND GETTING IT GOOD. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE THIS MORNING IS A[9. Resolution authorizing execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Commonwealth Development Corporation of America regarding the future conveyance of greenspace at 863 7th Street NW]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA REGARDING THE FUTURE CONVEYANCE OF GREEN SPACE AT 863 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. LAURA CLAYPOOL WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. SO COMMONWEALTH IS IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING ACQUIRING THIS PROPERTY FROM GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THROUGH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION AROUND THE UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT, THE ISSUE OF MAINTAINING PUBLIC GREEN SPACE IS SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT. SO THIS MOU FORMALIZES THE SHARED COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND COMMONWEALTH. ONCE COMMONWEALTH SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRES THE STOCKING SITE, THEY'LL CONVERT A DESIGNATED SPACE ABOUT SIX ACRES TO THE CITY, AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THAT SPACE AS PARKLAND FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE GREEN SPACE WILL PRESERVE A LONGTIME COMMUNITY ASSET, SUSTAINING SOME YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE USAGE, AND THE CITY WILL ASSUME LONG TIME, LONG TERM STEWARDSHIP OF THIS SPACE. THANK YOU. SO 0.6 ACRES. HOW LARGE IS THE SITE? IT'S ABOUT WHERE THE EXISTING PLACE STRUCTURE IS. SO IF YOU WERE AT STOCKING SITE, IT ENCOMPASSES THAT GENERAL AREA. OKAY. SO WE'RE KIND OF PRESERVING ABOUT THIS. YES. CORRECT. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. YOUR TEAM AND EVERYONE ELSE. I KNOW ONCE THAT SALE KIND OF MOVED FORWARD AT THE SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL, FOLKS WERE REALLY UPSET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT LONG STANDING ASSET. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT OUR INTENTION WAS TO WORK WITH THEM. AND I'M GLAD THAT THE DEVELOPER CAME TO THE TABLE TO DO THAT, TO ALLOW THAT. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER BELICHICK? YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. THIS IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAPPEN TO HAVE HAD A PRESENTATION BY THE DEVELOPER AT THE WEST SIDE CIA MEETING LAST FRIDAY. AND SO THEY DID HAVE SOME MAPS AND THINGS. SO IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE PART THAT THE THE CITY WILL BE TAKING OVER IS THE NORTH, THE, THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT WHERE THE EXISTING PLAY STRUCTURES AND FENCES ARE, THAT THE FRONT LAWN WILL BE KEPT GREEN SPACE. AND THAT'S[00:10:04]
SEPARATE FROM THE CITY ENGAGEMENT OR MOU, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR A HISTORIC FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE BUILDING. AND THEN THAT REQUIRES THE FACADE AND THE APPROACH TO ALL REMAIN THE SAME. SO THAT WILL BE GRASSLAND OR GRASSY LAWN. BUT THE GREEN SPACE THAT I THINK SOME OF THE COMMUNITY IS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT AND MAY NOT BE SOMETHING AS COMPLETELY IN OUR CONTROL, IS THE MIDDLE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE ALLEY. THAT HAS BEEN BASICALLY LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD SIZE WORTH OF GREEN SPACE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED INTO HOUSING AND PARKING LOTS. SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WORK ON WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THAT LAYOUT ACTUALLY GETS FINALIZED, BUT IT IS VERY EXCITING TO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE PLAYGROUND AND SOME GREEN SPACE THERE, AND THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED SO HARD ON THAT. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT WORK, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ADJUST BECAUSE WE NEED WE NEED THE NEW HOUSING AS WELL. YEAH, WE WERE VERY PLEASED THAT I THINK THE ENTIRE SITE IS ONLY THREE ACRES. SO TO BE DEEDED POINT SIX, I MEAN, THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE.AND SO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, COMMISSIONER. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[10. Resolution awarding a contract with J.Ranck Electric, Inc., for Installation of Gateway Signage at Various Locations in the amount of $1,198,991.50 with total amount not-to-exceed $1,700,000.00]
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ENGINEERING IS YOUR TURN. ITEM NUMBER TEN THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT WITH J. RANK ELECTRIC, INC. FOR INSTALLATION OF GATEWAY SIGNAGE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,198,991.50, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,700,000. SO MOVED. SUPPORT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING I KIND OF ENJOYED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAVING MORE ITEMS THAN ME THIS MORNING.VERY FUN. SO THIS ITEM FOR THE WESTSIDE GATEWAY SIGNAGE HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH STAFF AND WESTSIDE CIA. THERE WILL BE THREE GATEWAY SIGNS GOING INTO THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS ON THE WEST SIDE ON LEONARD, BETWEEN BROADWAY AND HAMILTON. AND THAT SIGN IS BEING BRANDED IN BLUE. THE WEST SIDE WORKED ON THEIR BRANDING AND THEIR COLORS FOR THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS DISTRICTS ON BRIDGE STREET BETWEEN MOUNT VERNON AND SUMMER. AND THAT SIGN WILL BE GREEN AND ON FULTON BETWEEN SEWARD AND LEXINGTON. AND THAT SIGN WILL HAVE SOME RED. SO A LOT OF IT WILL BE METAL, BUT THEY'LL HAVE A BIT OF COLOR JUST TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS DISTRICTS. AND I REALLY LIKE THE WORDS THAT THIS HELPS ESTABLISH THE VISUAL IDENTITY, MARKETING PRESENCE, AND OVERALL SENSE OF ARRIVAL IN THE CORRIDOR. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO AWARD THIS PROJECT AND GET IT MOVING.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT WORKING ON FOUNDATIONS. LIKELY THE FINAL SIGNS WON'T BE TILL NEXT YEAR, BUT GETTING THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. AND SO LOOKING AT THE DRAWINGS, I NOTICED THAT THEY ARE GATEWAY SIGNS AND THAT THEY DO CONNECT OVER THE STREET. SO I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING SIMILAR IN ANOTHER CIA DISTRICT, AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS FROM FIRE AROUND HEIGHT AND JUST EMERGENCY VEHICLES. SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT, DO YOU KNOW HOW THEY RESOLVED THOSE ISSUES AROUND DESIGN AND ACTUALLY HAVING THE CONNECTION OVERHEAD? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SAFETY WORK WITH THE GATEWAY SIGNS TO SET THE HEIGHT. I BELIEVE THE HEIGHT ON THESE WE SET WAS 16FT. PART OF THAT IS THAT THESE ARE MAJOR ROADS CONNECTING TO HIGHWAYS. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THERE COULD BE LARGE TRUCKS.
THE OTHER THING WITH THE SIGNS IS THEY CAN BE REMOVED. RIGHT? I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE MOMENTS WHERE SOMETHING VERY ODD MOVES ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE REMOVE POWER POLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO THEY COULD BE REMOVED SHOULD SOMETHING NONSTANDARD COME THROUGH. SO YES, THERE ARE STANDARDS THAT THEY MET THAT THEY SUBMITTED AND WERE REVIEWED WITH THE CITY.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. YEAH. I JUST FEEL SINCE I SIT ON THE WEST SIDE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, THIS WAS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION THIS LAST FRIDAY AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR FOUR YEARS. SO THE WEST SIDE CORRIDOR AUTHORITY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT AT ALL FOR THAT. FORMER COMMISSIONER JOHN O'CONNOR IS OUR CHAIR, AND HE'S GOING TO HE'S LOOKING AT THIS WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION, I THINK. BUT WE DID HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY IN BRINGING THIS BID FORWARD, BECAUSE WE HAD, AS THE BOARD DISCUSSED, THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WAS ABOUT 30% HIGHER THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED, AND WE WEREN'T SURE WHERE EXACTLY THAT WAS COMING FROM. AND A LOT OF IT IS THE PRESSURE ON THE TIMELINE. AND IN THE END, WE AS A BOARD DECIDED THAT RATHER THAN DELAY AND REBID, IT IS BETTER TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CONSTRUCTION COSTS WILL BE IN THE FUTURE, AND WITH THIS APPROVAL, HOPE WE WILL BE HOPEFULLY HOLDING. AND THAT'S THE GOAL, IS TO HOLD THE TIMELINE FIRM WITH THE WITH THE
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OVERAGES AND THE CONTINGENCIES ALREADY BUILT INTO THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE CAN HAVE THE FOOTINGS, THE FOUNDATIONS, THE STORM DRAINS DONE. THE ORIGINAL GOAL WAS OCTOBER 27TH, I THINK, IN THE BID, WHICH IS STILL PRETTY TIGHT FOR CONTRACTORS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, PLUS OR MINUS A WEEK OR TWO. BUT WE ARE REALLY AS A BOARD AND INTENDING IT TO BE DONE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE SIGNS UP WHILE THEY'RE BEING FABRICATED OVER THE WINTER IN INSIDE. SO IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD GO UP IN FEBRUARY, APRIL, MAY. MAY FOR SURE. BY THE END, MAYBE IN TIME FOR THE SOCCER STADIUM TO OPEN. YEAH, COOL. THANKS AGAIN FOR THAT CONTEXT. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 11 IS A[11. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and accepting a Public Utilities Easement for Lakewood Site Condominiums]
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTING A PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT FOR LAKEWOOD SITE CONDOMINIUMS. SO WE HAVE A MOTION SUPPORT SUPPORTED. THIS IS A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN KENTWOOD WITH A PRIVATE ROAD. AND THIS IS NEAR 52ND STREET AND WING AVENUE. AND THIS IS PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE PRIVATE ROAD AND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND THEN THOSE UTILITIES WILL BE MAINTAINED UNDER OUR UTILITY SERVICE CONTRACT. SO NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12 IS A[12. Resolution approving a Construction Agreement and accepting a Sidewalk and Utilities Easement for JARS Cannabis Development]
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTING A SIDEWALK AND UTILITIES EASEMENT FOR CANNABIS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. SO JARS CANNABIS IS AT 1947 ALPINE, WHICH IS NEAR ANN AND ALPINE STREET. IN ADDITION TO THE SIDEWALK AND UTILITY EASEMENT.THIS ALSO INVOLVES SOME WORK AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BECAUSE OF HOW THEY WANT TO LOCATE THEIR DRIVEWAY, SO THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH TRAFFIC SAFETY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ENTRANCE AND EGRESS ARE SAFE. AND THEN ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY TO IMPROVE THE SIDEWALK.
THE SIDEWALK RIGHT NOW IS VERY CLOSE TO TRAFFIC. SO TRYING TO MAKE THAT A MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY SPACE, WONDERFUL. SEEING NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
[13. Resolution accepting a sidewalk and utility easement at 915 Leffingwell Ave NE in connection with Leffingwell and Bradford Reconstruction for $1.00.]
MOTION CARRIES. OUR LAST ITEM THIS MORNING IS ITEM NUMBER 13, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A SIDEWALK AND UTILITY EASEMENT AT 915 LEFFINGWELL AVENUE NORTHEAST IN CONNECTION WITH LEFFINGWELL AND BRADFORD. RECONSTRUCTION FOR $1. SO MOVED. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. SO THIS IS THE ONGOING PROJECT WHERE CORWELL IS OUR PARTNER AND WE'RE PUTTING IN A PATH THROUGH THIS AREA. THIS IS AN AREA WITH QUESTIONABLE SOILS ENTERING A WETLAND. THEY JUST NEED TO EXTEND THE EASEMENT FOR FOR THE STRUCTURAL ANCHORING OF THE BRIDGE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. I MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE AD* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.