Good morning everyone.

We'll now call this committee on community development to order.

As you know, we're uh bypassing, so thank you, Travis, for helping us get the mics.

Um, so sorry for the delay.

We do have a number of items and a reminder that our community um or our um committee of the whole will begin at 9 45 as well.

So the first item is a resolution approving a fireworks discharge permit for strictly FX for indoor special effects at the Van Andel Arena in conjunction with Tate McCray on October 22nd, 2025.

So moved.

Support moved and supported.

Chief.

Good morning.

This plan has been reviewed.

We'll have someone on site, and we are good to go on this.

Great.

Colleagues, any questions?

Hearing none, all those in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Thank you, Chief.

Next item is a resolution to approve the project area, establish the project district area, confirm appointment of two additional directors to the board of directors of the Economic Development Corporation for the Beacon Hill at Eastgate project.

So moved.

Or moved and supported.

Ms.

Renero.

Hi, good morning.

Yes.

This project or this is uh Beacon Hill who wishes to finance uh project, a very sizable project through tax exempt or taxable bonds, uh, which will be issued by the Economic Development Corporation.

Uh this is for a project um seeking about 190 million uh to invest in their assisted living and memory care operations at roughly uh Boston and Plymouth.

Um I just wanted to call some attention to uh the EDC and how you know how it operates, right?

So the EDC doesn't necessarily capture TIFF or any uh millage it or level levy any millages.

Uh this is one of its primary functions to help uh issue private activity bonds on behalf of certain uh qualified entities.

And so um we don't see this often, but we have seen Beacon Hill in this capacity before with previous expansions.

Uh so this uh this is just following the letter of the law in Act 388 of 1974 to appoint two special directors uh which are temporary to the process, as well as uh uh put forward a project area and project district.

And I have uh representatives of the project, including our bond council here, um, if we have any questions.

Questions, colleagues.

Miss Barrens gave us a little preview of this at our committee of appointments as well, so that was a good overlap.

Um hearing no other questions, all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Thank you.

Thank you for being here.

Um item number three is a resolution setting August 26, 2025 is the date to consider an ordinance rezoning the northeasterly 1,916 square feet of 1364 Leonard Avenue Northwest to the TNT BA Traditional Neighborhood Traditional Business Area Zone District.

Do you have a motion?

So moved.

Or Mr Colson.

I'm sorry.

No, no, you're fine.

Good morning, everyone.

Uh yeah, Ms.

Turklson is not here today.

I'm Tyler Kent and the system director.

Um are interrelated.

Um so the property owner at 1362 Leonard recently purchased the property, the property zone TNTBA.

Um, as part of that purchase, uh they did a um they went out and did a uh survey of the property and found that the both the garage and the driveway of of the um of the existing home was actually located on the cemetery property.

It was also found during that survey that some of the few um stone the headstones for the cemetery were actually located on the residential property.

So we are in the process or they are in the process of um splitting those or going through and dividing those lots and rezoning those properties so that the appropriate uses are on the appropriate properties.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Kent, for sharing that.

Any questions, colleagues?

Hearing none, all those in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Motion carries.

Item number four, uh companion item is a resolution setting August 26, 2025 as the date to consider an ordinance rezoning the southeasterly uh 40.50 feet of 30, I'm sorry, 1362 Leonard Avenue Northwest to the MCN LDR uh traditional neighborhood low density residential zone district.

So moved and supported.

Any probably no additional questions since the last one didn't.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed motion carries.

Item number five is a resolution scheduling a September 23rd, 2025 public hearing to consider past performance detailed in the federal fiscal year FFY 2024 consolidated annual performance and evaluation report and future needs of housing and community development programs.

So moved.

Support.

Ms.

Bohatch?

Yes, good morning.

Uh so this is an item that we do annually to hold a public hearing about our uh programs that we allocate through the neighborhood investment plan um process.

This includes the community development block grant, the home investment partnerships, the emergency solutions grants, the justice assistance grant, and um also our opioid settlement funds.

So then there are also in this in terms of this report, we will also include some of the sort of specialty allocations that we received for home, um, the home um American Rescue Plan Act and also the state ARPA funds as well, and those um uh expenditures that we made um in 2025.

So this covers the period of July 1 of 2024 through June 30th of 2025.

Um and then the hearing also provides an opportunity um for uh the community to identify future needs so that we can um use that information in our future allocations and we will be updating our five-year consolidated plan so that information will also be included as part of that process.

Thank you, Miss Bohatch.

Questions, colleagues.

This is a typical item that we have.

So um all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Number six is a resolution confirming 2025 fiscal year 2026, downtown improvement district special assessment rule 8798.

Double support.

Miss Jasper, making her way up.

Good morning.

Hard in the dark.

Um at the request of the downtown improvement district board, the assessor's uh office sent out notices June the third and notified everybody in the district of their special assessment.

The city commission sat as a border review on July 15th.

We did not receive any appeals.

So this is to confirm that special assessment role for the downtown improvement district.

Any questions for Miss Jasper Hearing none, all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Thank you.

Item number seven is a resolution approving design phase services with black and the act.

I don't know if I'm saying that right.

Um Veach.

Veech, okay.

Uh LTD of Michigan in connection with the North uh South UV disinfection replacement at the water resource recovery facility, and the amount of seven hundred and sixty thousand with a total amount not to exceed 942,401 dollars.

So move support.

Mr.

Berkman.

Good morning, commissioners.

So uh ultraviolet or UV disinfection is uh required step of our wastewater treatment process that happens down at the water resource recovery facility, and it's a condition, uh a requirement under our NPDES permit or national pollutant discharge elimination system program where we discharge um to the river that's administered by Eagle.

The existing UV systems that we have in place are at the end of their useful life and no longer supported with with parts or um major repair services.

So we issued an uh an RFP or request for proposals to um seek a consultant, a specialized consultant to help with these design services, the review committee uh comprised of engineering and ESD staff, um, selected Black and Beach to perform this design.

They've completed a number of UV projects and have uh designer that specializes in this particular system.

So we uh request your approval of this uh resolution that would authorize Black and Beach to uh proceed with design and bidding services and that amount of uh $760,000 with the total not to exceed of $942,401 coming from the sewer system fund.

Thank you, Mr.

Berkman.

Um, questions, colleagues, regarding this item.

I just want to commend everyone for working on that.

Um I did have the opportunity to tour the wastewater facility with um Commissioner Kilgore, and um this was one of the big items that they had pointed out to us.

So good to see it moving forward.

Thank you.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Item number eight is a resolution awarding a contract with Owen Ames Kimball Company for improvements to the community archives and research center in the amount of two million seven hundred and fifty-two thousand six hundred and seventy-one dollars with a total amount not to exceed of three million four hundred and thirty-three thousand and fifty-six dollars.

So moved for Mr.

Bergman.

So a fun fact only ten percent of the museums, two hundred and fifty thousand um archives and specimens or artifacts and specimens are actually on display at the Van Andel Museum Center.

Uh, the rest are preserved at the community archives and research center that's located at 223 Washington Street, Southeast.

Uh this project aims to provide community access to the entire collection, ensuring preservation of collections and creating engaging um spaces for people to uh interact with these objects.

Uh currently there are two floors of empty white box space at the CARK that will be built out with the new community entrance, reception area, artifact labs, classrooms, two large storage areas that exist will be remodeled to maximize collections, uh storage, and create versatile spaces that will support a variety of programming.

Seven bids were received for this work, and OAK provided the low bid uh of just over 2.75 million dollars, which was over the engineers' estimate of 2.5 million.

I reviewed the bids.

The bottom six of those seven bidders were all within 180,000 dollars of each other, so very close.

Um so we feel comfortable recommending um that the uh award be made.

OA OAK will be utilizing a 21% microlocal business uh enterprise participation rate.

Um so we request your approval of the contract award to OAK authorizing that not to exceed amount of three million four hundred and thirty-three thousand fifty-six dollars that'll come through the capital improvement fund with funding that has been raised by the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Thank you, Mr.

Berkman.

Questions, colleagues?

I just uh I guess tours are the theme of the day.

I did tour this the CARK recently too, and um I'm really excited to see about the the expansion.

I got to stand there.

It's really gonna be a very useful space for the public and uh act as a better way for us to do research too.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Item number nine is a resolution awarding a contract with Owens Ames Kimball Co.

for Paul I.

Phillips Gymnasium Interior and Exterior Improvements in the amount of five hundred and eighty-nine thousand two hundred and eighty-seven dollars with a total amount not to exceed of eight hundred and thirty-three thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars.

So moved to support.

Mr.

Berkman?

The Paul I.

Phillips Gymnasium is located at 726 Madison Avenue.

It's owned by the city and operated by the Boys and Girls Club, uh, but it's the city's responsibility to execute required capital projects uh on the facility.

This project will bring some much needed improvements to the facility originally constructed in the 1950s.

Work includes installation of a barrier-free ramp at the Madison entrance, uh parking lot reconstruction, remodeling restrooms, uh installing intercoms and remote entry systems at entrances, updating uh interior finishes and other components that have surpassed their useful life.

Um five bids came in.

OAK again was the low bidder on this project, uh, that bid amount of 589,287 dollars that includes two alternates that we're recommending be awarded as part of this.

Uh overall, it was below the engineers' estimate of just over $880,000.

OAK will be utilizing a 12% microlocal uh business enterprise participation rate on this project.

So seeking your approval of that award to them and that authorization of $833,525 will come from the Capital Improvement Fund facilities management line item.

Thank you, Mr.

Berkman.

Questions on this item, colleagues.

Hearing none, um, all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Item number 10 is a resolution approving a construction agreement accepting a public utilities easement and approving a release of a portion of easement for Forest Hills Aquatic Center.

So moved.

Or Mr.

Berkman.

Forest Hills Public Schools uh is installing an aquatic center on their property that's located north of Ada Drive, east of Forest Hills Avenue.

The construction agreement will facilitate the relocation of a public water main that's part of the project.

It's in the way of the building that's being constructed.

So this uh includes a release of easement covering the portion of the main that will be abandoned, and then the new easement covering the relocated main.

Thank you.

Um questions, colleagues.

Hearing none, all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Item number 11 is a resolution approving a construction agreement and accepting a public utilities easement for 5591 Wing Avenue Southeast.

So moved.

Support.

Mr.

Berkman.

This is for a single family residential development in Kentwood.

Uh private development will consist of four units that require our water and sanitary sewer service.

So again, seeking your approval of the construction agreement and uh acceptance of the associated easement, giving us rights to maintain those utilities.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

Our last item for today is a resolution accepting a sidewalk and utility easement at 1400 Buchanan Southwest in conjunction connection with Buchanan from Corinne to Hall Reconstruction and authorizing a payment of uh um $1,350.

So moved support.

Mr.

Berkman.

This is in support of a project we have planned for 2026 where we'll reconstruct this segment of Buchanan.

Uh sidewalk and utility easement was needed from the property that's located at the southeast corner of Buchanan and Stevens to accommodate the project design.

Um so we're requesting your acceptance of that easement and the authorization of that $1,350 payment amount to come from the Vital Streets Fund.

Great, thank you.

Any any last questions, colleagues?

Carrying none.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Item carries.

And with that, we can go ahead and adjourn our community development committee at eight, or I'm sorry, nine twenty-eight.