A2Council Meeting Summaries

Month: March 2020

Ann Arbor City Council: March 16, 2020

This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall. The following 5 Council Members were absent due to COVID-19 self-isolation

  • CM Bannister
  • CM Eaton
  • CM Griswold
  • CM Nelson
  • CM Smith

5 CMs + the Mayor were present, giving the required 6 members needed for a quorum. All items requiring 8 votes for approval were removed from the agenda at the start of the meeting.

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

APPROVED: $2,334,383 agreement with Downtown Development Authority for First and Ashley Street Improvement project: road resurfacing, watermain upsizing and consolidation, stormwater improvements, crosswalk, streetscape, sidewalk enhancements, and restoration of two-way traffic on First and Ashley Streets (Legistar)

APPROVED: $20,347 for electric vehicle chargers for the City building department (to support 10 electric City vehicles) paid from FY20 Construction Fund budget (Legistar)

  • This will be the second purchase of chargers from Chargepoint this fiscal year and the total of these combined purchases will exceed the $25,000 threshold for City Council action. The first purchase was also in the amount of $20,347 for a combined total of $40,694.

APPROVED: $23,290.08 for lease of Solar Compacting Trash and Recycling Containers for use on sidewalks in certain high pedestrian areas (Legistar)

APPROVED: Proposed Fuller Court and Nixon/Traver Sidewalk Gap Project – Special Assessment (Districts #57 & 56). Estimated project cost ($650,000) will be covered by federal funds, local millage finds, and special assessment to property owners. (Legistar)

APPROVED: Matthew Horning appointed Interim Controller and Chief Financial Officer (Legistar)

APPROVED: Local Emergency Declaration (Legistar)

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for March 16, 2020 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for March 16, 2020 Part 2
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for March 16, 2020 Part 3

Ann Arbor City Council: March 2, 2020

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

CM Ackerman was absent
CM Smith was absent

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

APPROVED: Appoint Tom Crawford as Interim City Administrator (Legistar)

APPROVED: Reinstatement of Police Chief Michael Cox (Legistar)

APPROVED: Collective bargaining agreements with Ann Arbor Firefighters Union (Legistar) and Ann Arbor Police Deputy Chiefs (Legistar)

APPROVED: $811,524.50 for ramp and sidewalk repair, 2020 Sidewalk Repair Program (Legistar)

APPROVED: $90,350 for sidewalk levelling, 2020 Sidewalk Repair Program (Legistar)

APPROVED: $196,001 for sidewalk cutting, 2020 Sidewalk Repair Program (Legistar)

APPROVED: Site Plan and Development Agreement for “The Standard” at 405 South Main Street (Legistar)

 

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for March 2, 2020 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for March 2, 2020 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.

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