June 2, 2025 City Commission Action Summary

Published on June 03, 2025

At its meeting on June 2, 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 approved items F1 and F2:

  1. Public hearing to receive comments on an ORDINANCE to rezone all properties on Roskam and Millard Courts, and 736 East Crosstown Parkway from Manufacturing, Limited (M-1) to Live-Work 1 (LW-1) & Manufacturing, General (M-2). (Action Motion to adopt the ordinance)
  2. Public hearing to receive comments on an ORDINANCE to rezone 802, 814, 822 & 824 South Burdick Street and 107 and 115 West Vine Street from Live-Work 1 (LW1) to Downtown 3 (D3). (Action: Motion to adopt the ordinance)

Consent Agenda (G)

The City Commission approved items G1-8 and postponed item G9 until the June 16 meeting:

  1. Approval of a contract extension with K & B Asphalt for crack seal of city streets in the amount of $129,682.50.
  2. Approval of a contract with UNIQUE Paving Materials Corp. for asphalt patching materials in the amount of $278,960.
  3. Approval of a 36-month contract extension with Constellation New Energy - Gas Division, LLC for natural gas to heat selected City facilities in the amount of $825,000.
  4. Approval of a contract with Hoffman Bros., Inc for the replacement of water main on Porter Street from Kalamazoo Avenue to Ransom Street in the amount of $827,800.50.
  5. Adoption of a RESOLUTION approving an Act 381 Brownfield Plan for the Redevelopment Project at 234 and 238 E Michigan Avenue.
  6. Approval of updated bylaws for the Community Development Act Advisory Committee to align with the new Consolidated Plan.
  7. Approval of updates to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Citizen Participation Plan to align with the new Consolidated Plan.
  8. Approval of a temporary grading and public utility easement with Kalamazoo Valley Community College for sanitary sewer main as part of the John Street improvements construction project.
  9. Approval of a purchase agreement with Jaya Krishnan for the purchase of 510 Lawrence Street in the amount of $64,240. (Postpone until June 16, 2025)

Regular Agenda (H)

The City Commission approved item H1:

  1. Approval of a sole source purchase with Madden Fabrication for a Portland Loo restroom in the amount of $196,955. (Action: Motion to approve)
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