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)

• DEFEATED: An amendment to this resolution directing the City Administrator to pursue rehabilitation of the E. Medical Center Drive Bridge “as quickly as possible” and without any widening except for the purpose of expanding sidewalks. According to the amendment, the work would move forward with or without agreement (or financial support) from the University.
• A2ELNEL: E Medical Center Bridge Update (Feb 2022)
• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/design-options-for-widening-michigan-medicine-bridge-spark-debate-in-ann-arbor.html

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)

• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/its-a-battle-in-the-trenches-ann-arbor-continuing-to-fight-polluter-in-court.html

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)

• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/ann-arbor-council-shoots-down-deer-management-proposal-in-6-5-vote.html

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)

• Link to critique by local attorney Ralph McKee which was sent to all of Council: Critique of Salvatore Followup Report Re Tom Crawford
• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/this-is-political-theater-ann-arbor-council-argues-over-accuracy-of-investigation-report.html

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)

• On July 6, 2021 Council approved amendments to the local Unified Development Code to add a new zoning district: TC-1, Transit Corridor district. (Legistar)
• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/rezoning-of-226-acres-by-briarwood-mall-heads-to-ann-arbor-council.html
• https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/02/ann-arbor-council-divided-on-investigating-who-gains-financially-from-big-rezoning.html

A2ELNEL Voting Chart