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
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APPROVED: By resolution, Council directs the City Administrator to find an “Interim Solution” to cleaning up downtown. The recently renewed and expanded Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is funded to care for and improve downtown, but according to a staff memo, it will take them a minimum of 12 months to develop a cleanup program. This week’s resolution calls for a “periodic cleaning of the downtown by City employees” until the DDA can organize its own efforts. (Legistar)
APPROVED: A dedicated fund is established for $35 million in bonds. These bonds have been issued to fund a twenty-story, mixed-use building at 350 S. Fifth, adjacent to Blake Transit center. The building will include 330 units that will be affordable to low and moderate-income households, up to 80% of area median income. (Legistar)
APPROVED: The November 3, 2026 ballot will include renewal of 2.25 mil for Street, Bridge, and Sidewalk Repair and Replacement. The millage will cover resurfacing, reconstruction, preventative maintenance, and enhancements of streets, bridges, on-street bike lanes, sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks.The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will compensate the City for the cost of repairs within the Downtown Development District. (Legistar) (Legistar)
APPROVED: The November 3, 2026 ballot will include renewal of 0.20 mil for New Sidewalks. This millage was first approved in 2020 and has been used to build sidewalks adjacent to properties on the tax roll. Previously, property owners were assessed for the cost of new sidewalks to fill ‘gaps.’ The millage does not remove the obligation of new developments to build and provide new sidewalks. The millage does not pay for new sidewalks adjacent to redeveloped properties in the DDA district (from which the DDA collects TIF). A proposed change will allow use of the millage to construct new sidewalks adjacent to City-owned properties. By friendly amendment, the millage will also fund the construction of sidewalks adjacent to railroads. (Legistar) (Legistar)
APPROVED: Two parcels at 359 and 371 S. Wagner Road are rezoned from R1D (Single Family residential) to R2A (Two-family residential) in order to permit the construction of duplexes. A single family home is located on one parcel and the other is vacant. The existing home will be demolished to accommodate a duplex on both that parcel and the vacant parcel. (Legistar)
- The Planning Commission approved this rezoning in March 2026. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-march-3-2026/
APPROVED: Water rates will be increased. Every category of customer will see an increase of about 6% effective July 1, 2026. (Legistar)
APPROVED: Stormwater rates will be increased. Every category of customer will see an increase of about 3% effective July 1, 2026. Credit for offsets like rain barrels and rain gardens will also increase by about 3%. (Legistar)
APPROVED: Sewer rates will be increased. Every category of customer will see an increase of about 3% effective July 1, 2026. (Legistar)
APPROVED (first reading): A rate schedule for the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) for municipal solar arrays and homes in the Bryant Neighborhood PILOT program. Moving forward, City departments will pay fees to the SEU for solar installations and battery storage at City buildings: $14 per month for every installed solar energy kWDc and $14 per month for every kW of battery storage capacity. Customers in the Bryant neighborhood will pay a flat fee of $600 annually: $75 per month (April – September) and $25 per month (October – March). The SEU anticipates having 100-150 customers in the Bryant neighborhood, where the City would install solar arrays on homes as part of a PILOT program. (Legistar)
APPROVED (first reading): 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 (first reading): 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/
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