A2Council Meeting Summaries

Month: February 2019

Ann Arbor City Council: February 19, 2019

This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall.

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

APPROVED: Waive employment restriction for Independent Community Police Oversight Commission for temporary City employees with 7 or fewer paychecks per year (Legistar)

DEFEATED: Resolution to ensure compliance with process for appointments to Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (Legistar)

APPROVED: Agreement for public/private, collaborative partnership between the TreeLine Conservancy and the City. The City will seek grants and other funding and retains ownership of the infrastructure, while the Conservancy provides support in consultation, advice, donations, and fundraising. (Legistar)

APPROVED: $546,924 for replacement of 73 street lights in parts of Fourth Avenue and Liberty Street (Legistar)

APPROVED: Site plan for 814-830 Henry Street (Legistar)

APPROVED: Direct City attorney to stay proceedings, consider alternative site plan for 2857 Packard (Legistar)

DEFEATED: $732,992 Lower Town Area Mobility Study (Legistar)

  • This was a budget amendment to the FY19 budget and required 8 votes​
  • The cost of the study was later reduced by staff negotiations to $649,478 ($579,478 plus $70,000 contingencies), added to the FY20 budget by Council on Mar 4 2019, and approved by Council on Sept 3, 2019 

APPROVED: $478,867 for Greenbelt purchase of Conservation Easement on the Lepkowski Property in Northfield Township (Legistar)

  • This purchase was initially defeated at the Jan 7, 2019 Council meeting​

A2ELNEL: Additional Thoughts (Feb 17, 2019) – Greenbelt Purchases

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 19, 2019 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 19, 2019 Part 2

Ann Arbor City Council: February 4, 2019

This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall.

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

APPROVED: $30,704 agreement with Washtenaw Community Mental Health for treatment services through Mental Health Court for 15th District Court participants (Legistar)

APPROVED: $45,801 agreement with Avalon Housing for case management services through Mental Health Court for 15th District Court participants (Legistar)

APPROVED: $135,750 agreement with Dawn Farms for drug abuse counselling and rehab services through Sobriety Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and Mental Health Court for 15th District Court participants (Legistar)

APPROVED: Special assessment district for new curbs, gutters, sidewalks on Scio Church Rd (Legistar)

APPROVED: $27,495 for additional study of water rates by Arcadis, to analyze alternative fee structures such as: eliminating the fourth tier, reverting to previous fee system, applying tiers to commercial classes, identifying other customer classes, or imposing flat rates (Legistar)

APPROVED: $27,495 additional fund to Stantec, to collaborate with Arcadis to analyze alternative fee structures for water rates (Legistar)​

APPROVED: Resolution in support of farmworker’s rights, boycott Wendy’s and other food service providers that do not participate in the Fair Food Program (Legistar)

APPROVED: Amendment to the city’s trespass ordinance, creating a process of citation rather than warrant. This procedural change is intended to prevent additional penalties for “failure to appear” when mailed notice is not received. (Legistar)

A2ELNEL: Additional Thoughts (Feb 3, 2019) – Snow Removal, Trespass Ordinance, Fair Food Program

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 4, 2019 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 4, 2019 Part 2

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My name is Elizabeth Nelson, and I believe that your local government should be accessible and transparent. Since 2018 , I have sent out a newsletter before every Council meeting with my summary of agenda items coming before City Council, plus news and events of interest to Ann Arbor residents.

After each Council meeting, I create and post voting charts so that you can easily see how Council voted, and update this website with meeting summaries that include links to the City’s Legistar website, CTN’s YouTube video, and articles published on MLive.