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.
CM Akmon was absent
CM Disch was absent
CM Harrison was absent
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Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary
APPROVED: Annual funding of the the Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) “Sustaining Ann Arbor Together” (SA2) grant program will triple to $300,000. The additional $200,000 will fund a new category of eligible recipients. Currently, local nonprofits and houses of worship (churches/synagogues/mosques) are eligible for SA2 grants in the City rights-of-way or on publicly owned property. Moving forward, local houses of worship and nonprofits will be eligible to receive SA2 grants for building decarbonization efforts. (Legistar)
- A staff memo explains: “Since 2019, the total annual grant program funding has been $100,000.00, which comes from the budget of the Office of Sustainability and Innovations.” Since 2023, OSI has awarded “over a dozen grants to eligible applicants” and that “[t]he Office seeks flexibility in how those rebates are allocated.”
- The money for an expanded SA2 program is going to come from $2.35 million that OSI budgeted for Home Energy Rebates in FY27. In its first year (June 2024 – July 2025), the Home Energy Rebate program provided 523 rebates adding up to a total of $676.533.44. A single household can claim multiple rebates so the number of residents who actually benefited from the Home Energy Rebate program could be fewer than 523.
- At their last meeting on May 18, 2026, City Council unanimously approved allocating an additional $500,000 to the Home Energy Rebate program: rebates of between $4,000 and $7,500 for individual residents and local businesses who buy all electric cars. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-may-18-2026/
- These grant/rebate programs are funded by Ann Arbor property taxes via the Climate Action Millage. The proposed expansion of the SA2 grant program will award funds toward the improvement of non-public properties that do not pay taxes.
- The SA2 grant program has a page on the City’s website: https://www.a2gov.org/sustainability-innovations-home/sustainability-me/for-families-individuals/community-grants/
APPROVED: An ordinance regulating solid waste containers will be amended to update terms. (Legistar)
- This was approved by the Planning Commission in March 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-march-3-2026/
APPROVED: An ordinance directing the review of stormwater management systems will be amended to clarify when the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commission (WCWRC) is responsible. (Legistar)
- This was approved by the Planning Commission in March 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-march-3-2026/
APPROVED (First Reading): An ordinance regulating Solid Waste will be updated with more precise terms. (Legistar)
- A staff memo explains that these changes “correct small oversights” related to changes adopted in December 2025. Those changes were approved at second reading in January 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-january-5-2026/
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