This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall.
Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary
DEFEATED: CM Ackerman reappointment to Planning Commission (defeated 6-5) (Legistar)
- State law allows CM Ackerman to serve on the Planning Commission until the Mayor nominates another Council Member
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/09/ann-arbor-council-divided-6-5-on-reappointing-colleague-to-planning-commission.html
- A month after this Council meeting, I wrote a post about this issue: Elections Have Consequences
APPROVED: $579,478 Lower Town Area Mobility Study (Legistar)
- This study was part of the FY20 approved budget for $649,478 ($579,478 plus $70,000 contingencies)
- This study was defeated when first proposed for $732,992 at Feb 19, 2019 Council Meeting (Legistar) – at the time it was an 8-vote requirement to amend FY19 budget
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/09/ann-arbor-to-spend-nearly-650k-on-lower-town-mobility-study.html
APPROVED: Public Release, redacted report about former HR Director Robyn Wilkerson (Legistar)
APPROVED: $73,710 for Sustainability and Innovations to purchase solar panels to be installed at Fire Station 6, 1881 Briarwood Circle (Legistar)
DEFEATED: Road Reconfiguration Pilot for Green Road, from Burbank Drive to Plymouth Road (Legistar)
- Note: a similar resolution was defeated at the Aug 5, 2019 Council meeting (Legistar)
DEFEATED: $27,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds for the DDA to expand Ann Ashley Parking Structure Expansion, including $5,000,000 for office space (Legistar)
- Note: This was brought back to the Oct 21, 2019 Council Meeting with a reduced cost of $23,000,000 and was also defeated (Legistar)
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/09/ann-arbor-council-rejects-4m-plan-for-new-dda-office-meeting-space.html
A2ELNEL: US versus THEM: The Guilty Pleasure
A2ELNEL Voting Chart
