January 27, 2025 City Commission Action Summary

Published on January 27, 2025

At its meeting on January 27, 2025, the City Commission took the following actions. You can watch the meeting online here. You can review the official agenda and detailed reports and documents related to each agenda item (beyond what is provided below) here.    

Public Hearings (F)

The City Commission held a public hearing on item F1:

1. Public Hearing to receive comments on Establishing a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) between E Michigan Ave, S Edwards St, E South Street and Portage Street.

Consent Agenda (G)

The City Commission approved items G1-15:

1. Approval of a purchase from Trace3 through the MiDeal cooperative purchasing program for the purchase of a Cisco WxCC Contact Center Solution to support the City's 311 call center in the amount of $113,756.
2. Approval of the renewal of a cooperative contract with Salesforce for 311 Customer Relationship Management software licenses in the amount of $187,294.88.
3. Approval of a cooperative purchase through Oakland County from Arrowhead Upfitters for the purchase and installation of emergency warning equipment in the amount of $187,605.60 and approval of a budget amendment.
4. Approval of a sole source three-year agreement with VDA Labs for ZScaler Cloud Security Services for enterprise network protection in the amount of $211,884.95.
5. Approval of the purchase of four (4) Chevrolet Tahoe's from Berger Chevrolet through the MiDeal cooperative purchasing program in the amount of $213,912 and approval of a budget amendment.
6. Approval of the purchase of five (5) Ford Utility Interceptors from Gorno Ford through the MiDeal cooperative purchasing program in the amount of $243,555 and approval of a budget amendment
7. Approve a professional services agreement with AVB Construction, LLC for Construction Management Services for the 150 East Crosstown Renovation Project in the amount of $337,020.
8. Approval of the purchase of eight (8) Dodge Durango's from LaFontaine CDJR- Lansing through the MiDeal cooperative purchasing program in the amount of $363,608 and approval of a budget amendment.
9. Adoption of a RESOLUTION approving contract #24-5429 with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the West Main Street construction project from 10th Street to Drake Road in the amount of $725,400.
10. Adoption of a Michigan Liquor Control Commission RESOLUTION to recommend approval of an application from Desiderata, LLC for a Banquet Facility Liquor License to be located at 773 W Michigan Ave.
11. Acceptance of a Source Water Protection Program grant in the amount of $70,000 from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for the Wellhead Protection Program.
12. Acceptance of three Local Bridge Program grants from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for structural improvements to bridges spanning Portage Creek at Stockbridge and Lover's Lane in the amount of $714,400.
13. Authorization for the City Clerk to sign Election Coordinating Committee Agreements between the City of Kalamazoo, the Kalamazoo County Clerk, Comstock Public Schools, Kalamazoo Public Schools, Portage Public Schools, Parchment Public Schools, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency for the conduct of elections for these school districts.
14. Approval of the following appointments to the Environmental Concerns Committee: - the appointment of Reeta Chandler for a term expiring on January 1, 2028. - the appointment of John Eric Kreuzer for a partial term expiring on January 1, 2027. - the appointment of Mike Thomson for a term expiring on January 1, 2028.
15. Approval of the Mayor's reappointment of Cathy Phason to the Civil Rights Board for a term expiring on March 31, 2028.