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.
Mayor Taylor was absent
Council Member Cornell was absent
Council Member Ghazi Edwin was absent
Council Member Harrison was absent
Due to absences, a consent agenda item requiring 8 votes was postponed.
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POSTPONED: Due to absences, the purchase of parkland (requiring eight votes) was postponed to the next City Council meeting. The City would purchase a 0.26 acre property for $108,500. The parcel is adjacent to and would expand Furstenberg Nature Area on Fuller Road. (Legistar)
APPROVED: $2,500,000 (total, four professional service agreements) will fund design and management of capital improvements and extensive services for private developments including construction plan review and utility and road construction inspection. Contracts will support transportation engineering, civil engineering design, construction inspection, drafting, and surveying. (Legistar)
- From the agenda summary: “Many of the activities provided or managed by the City’s Engineering Unit are directly impacted by the intensity of construction activities, the condition of the City’s infrastructure, private development in the area, and many other variables.”
- The resolution approving these contracts includes explanation that “costs for work on private development projects will be recouped through fees charged to developers.”
APPROVED: The City will allocate $500,000 in federal grant money plus $500,000 in City matching funds to support the replacement of a refrigeration unit and other improvements related to ADA compliance at the outdoor Buhr Park Ice Arena. The total cost of the project is expected to be between $1,665,000 and $2,350,000 (Legistar)
APPROVED: After the dissolution of the Energy Commission and the Environmental Commission, a staff-led “Sustainability Commission” has been established. This resolution appoints Council Member Jon Mallek and Jenn Cornell to be liaisons to the Sustainability Commission. Before they were dissolved, Council Members Erica Briggs and Jon Mallek were liaisons to the Energy commission and Council Members Jenn Cornell and Jon Mallek were liaisons to the Environmental commission. (Legistar)
- City Council replaced the Energy Commission and the Environmental Commission with the Sustainability Commission on June 16, 2025. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-june-16-2025/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/06/environmental-sustainability-carbon-neutrality-focus-of-new-ann-arbor-commission.html
APPROVED: Plans for development and redevelopment are reviewed by the City fire department to confirm safety around emergency access (including aerial for taller buildings), hydrants, and storage of hazardous materials. This resolution will set a fee schedule for that development review. These fees have not been revised since 2008. Under the new schedule, most fees increase by 129% and some fees decrease by 15%. A new fee is established for a “special exception use with development.” (Legistar)
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