A2Council Meeting Summaries

Month: February 2022

Ann Arbor City Council: February 22, 2022

This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall. Members of the public can participate in public hearings and public comment either in person or via phone.

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

POSTPONED: A $1,299,999.25 construction contract with E.T. MacKenzie for replacement of a water main, street surfacing, and construction of curbs, gutters, and sidewalk ramps as part of the Third and Mosley Water Main and Resurfacing Project. (Legistar)

APPROVED: A $4,656,400 contract will support the replacement of inoperable valves and piping as part of the Barton Pump Station Valve Improvement Project. (Legistar)

APPROVED: Resolutions appointing 10 people to a newly established Renters Commission. (Legistar) (Legistar)

DEFEATED: In response to factual errors identified in an investigative report conducted by Jennifer Salvatore (published on Dec 7, 2021), a resolution asked City Attorneys to issue a legal opinion to Council by March 1, 2022. (Legistar)

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 22, 2022 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 22, 2022 Part 2
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 22, 2022 Part 3

Ann Arbor City Planning Commission: February 15, 2022

This meeting was held in person at City Hall.

Commissioner Sauve was absent.

APPROVED: Site Plan for 3874 Research Park Drive. Existing building will be demolished and five lots combined (16.9 acres) to construct a 130,300 square foot research/office building with access from three drives off of Research Park Drive.

Legistar and Video Links

Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=931695&GUID=EEFDC3A7-469E-459E-B684-9A70E275218D

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z2WV6O1ftLw

CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/6479

Meeting Length: 2h 8m

Ann Arbor City Council: February 7, 2022

This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall. Members of the public can participate in public hearings and public comment either in person or via phone.

Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary

APPROVED: A resolution regarding the re-building and expansion of the East Medical Center Drive bridge removing conditions that were added by amendment at the Oct 18, 2021 Council meeting. At that meeting, a majority of Council approved amendment language dictating that “The final design will utilize the additional width and capacity to facilitate and encourage multimodal travel (e.g. transit, carpool, bike).” That language was removed to preserve the original plan and financial agreement with the University: UM will pay for 50% of the cost of rebuilding and 100% of the cost of widening. (Legistar)

APPROVED: A $95,000 amendment to a contract with Bodman PLC for legal services relative to the Gelman 1,4 Dioxane contamination and related litigation. This is the eighth amendment to this contract. (Legistar)

DEFEATED: A resolution directing the City Administrator to strengthen public education on the topic of “reducing deer-human negative interactions” and “supporting biological diversity in natural areas.” The original resolution asked that the City Administrator report on advocacy for non-lethal deer management, resume funding for vegetation studies, and include “budgetary trade-offs involved in resuming funding for the deer management program” in FY 2023 budget discussions. The resolution was amended at the table to remove reference to the FY 2023 budget. A motion to postpone to the next Council meeting was defeated. (Legistar)

DEFEATED: In response to factual errors identified in an investigative report conducted by Jennifer Salvatore (published on Dec 7, 2021), City Attorneys would have been directed to oversee corrections and submit a corrected memo by February 21, 2022. (Legistar)

DEFEATED: This resolution asked for transparency regarding ownership of the 68 parcels recommended for TC-1 zoning changes by the City’s Planning Commission. The City would have compiled a “report of the individuals with an ownership interest in these sixty-eight parcels, and including, but not limited to, the entity name on the City Assessor’s record, the Registered Agent with the State of Michigan and the ownership information available from the County Register of Deeds.” Additionally, the City would have contracted with a commercial broker to assess – for each parcel – approximately how much they increase in value due to the rezoning. A report of this information would have been published by March 21, 2022. (Legistar)

A2ELNEL Voting Chart

Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 7, 2022 Part 1
Ann Arbor City Council Voting Chart for February 7, 2022 Part 2

Ann Arbor City Planning Commission: February 1, 2022

This meeting was held in person at City Hall.
Commissioner Abrons was absent.
Commissioner Hammerschmidt was absent.

APPROVED: Recommendation that City Council approve Transit Corridor district rezoning for 69 parcels at South State and East/West Eisenhower Parkway.

Legistar and Video Links

Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=931694&GUID=41EA0D57-A21B-4197-8273-CC579C3434AB

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZJQHdeRJ6as

CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/6422

Meeting Length: 1h 16m

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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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