Good morning everybody.

It is 8 30.

We'll go ahead and get our fiscal committee meeting here underway.

Item number one, we've got a resolution authorizing a contract amendment in the amount of 277,155 and 90 cents with Axon Enterprises Incorporated with one one year renewal option for a total not to exceed um 7,393,142.

This is to provide 25 officer safety plan, um, 10 plus bundles and 10 pro license bundles for the Grand Rapids Police Department.

So support.

Alright, moved in support.

We got Mr.

Davis here this morning to tell us about this one.

Good morning.

Good morning.

As the title indicates, uh, we are uh amending the contract with Axon.

If the police continue to increase their staffing staffing levels, we need the appropriate technology to be able to uh have accountability and transparency.

Awesome.

Thanks.

Any questions or comments, colleagues?

I guess just uh for a little more context.

So back when we this contract originated, we had I think it was what, like 260 officers um at the time, but now we're approaching our our fully authorized amount, and so that's that's where the justification under the need for the additional cost is to come from, right?

That's correct.

Okay.

Awesome.

All righty.

Well, hearing no other questions.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, the motion carries.

Item number two, we've got a resolution authorizing a contract with civil technologies to provide a case and complaint management software solution.

Uh that's an amount not to exceed $22,500 with two one-year renewal options uh budgeted annually.

So move.

Support.

All right, moved and support.

We got Mr.

Davis on this one as well.

Thank you.

So civil technologies provide uh case management software primarily designed for oversight uh agencies.

Uh the beauty of this technology is it allows for uh front side uh accountability as well.

What that means is that when a community member uh contacts our office and says, hey, we want to file a complaint or we need to navigate the system, they will be able to uh look from their side and see where the complaint is in the process, get regular updates.

It also provides OPA with the ability to uh track the complaints that are coming in.

Uh civil has worked with us to also allow our Office of Ec Equity and Engagement to do the same.

As you know, we uh the Office of Equity and Engagement also deals with human rights ordinance violations.

So community members who are involved in that process will also be able to look and say, Hey, where is my uh complaint in the process?

What's happening?

This increases accountability, it increases transparency, and it really raises the level of customer service that we're able to provide the community.

Awesome.

Thanks.

Uh, any discussion on that one, colleagues?

Just clarity, uh, Mr.

Davis.

You said that it allows the complainant to see on the back end where their stuff is, or this or this company is able to see on the back end and be able to give you the information.

It allows the complainant too.

So what'll happen is there will be it it's it's essentially like they will get a case number.

They'll be able to go to our webpage, type in a case number.

When they type in a case number, it'll say the complaint is in the investigation stage.

Or it'll say the complaint has been resolved.

And you know, here are the next steps to get that information.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

All righty hearing no other questions.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, the motion carries.

Thank you.

Thanks so much.

All right, item number three.

We've got uh resolution accepting the continuation of a grant award of one million dollars or one million one hundred twenty-one thousand and sixty-seven dollars uh from the auto theft prevention authority with a total match of seven hundred and six uh two hundred and seventy-two dollars.

So moved.

Support.

All right, move and supported.

Morning, Mr.

Weibel.

Good morning, commissioners.

Thank you for consideration of this resolution.

Uh this is a grant we receive every year for all the auto theft prevention and enforcement.

Uh the grant is a little bit different this year because the state doesn't have a budget yet.

Normally it's a 60-40 split where the state provides 60% of the funds.

Uh Grand Rapids, Kentwood, and Wyoming will match 40.

It's split as of now at 37 state and 63% local, which we can absorb.

It's salaries for officers and the sergeant from our team that focuses on auto theft.

Got it.

Okay, thanks.

Colleagues, any questions on this one?

All righty.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any oppose?

It carries.

Thanks.

We've got a resolution uh approving a cost sharing agreement between the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Schools, and Grand Rapids Public Library for production and distribution of we RGR.

So moved.

Support.

Moved and supported.

Um I guess I can pinchhead this one.

Yeah, that's fine.

Uh the this is just formalizing the agreement we have in production of that with the public library.

I believe our share is gonna go from 25,000 up to 32.

Um, and yeah, that's the appreciate.

Do you know off the top of your head?

It's okay if not like what the percentage breakdown is versus.

I could get that for you.

Okay, yeah, just cares.

Yeah.

All righty.

Any questions, colleagues?

Alrighty.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, the motion carries.

Item number five, we've got a resolution approving Grand Rapids Public Schools K through 12 Educational Television Authority grant reimbursement, and that's the amount of $37,484 and two cents.

So move.

Support.

All right.

Moved and supported.

Yeah, I'll take this one.

This is just uh we we received these funds.

Um it's the revenue sharing with our our cable providers.

So we're able to use this money for capital reinvestment on comms equipment, things like that.

Okay.

All right.

Any discussion?

Hearing and seeing none.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, it carries.

That'll bring us to uh item number six.

We've got a resolution authorizing uh budget substitution of eight hundred thirty thousand dollars, and that that's for uh park capital projects.

So move.

Support.

All right, move to answer.

We got Miss Claypool here this morning to tell us about this one.

Morning fiscal committee, Laura Claypool with the parks department.

What you have before you is a resolution for a budget substitution in the amount of eight hundred and thirty thousand dollars because of some permitting challenges in the lower reach project of the river.

Uh we were able to take the funding that was set aside for Anabuin Park uh repair after the construction, and it will be reappropriated into the budget for fiscal year twenty-seven.

Um and then those funds will be appropriated to other um park immediate need projects.

Okay.

So essentially just kind of rearranging.

It's a shuffle.

The same amount, putting it towards all the projects.

Being responsible with investing when we have the ability to.

Yep.

Absolutely.

Awesome.

Any questions, colleagues?

All righty.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, the motion carries.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Item number seven, we've got uh an ordinance amending section one of the budget ordinance uh two thousand twenty-five-11 for fiscal year two thousand twenty-six, and this is amendment number two.

So move.

Support.

All right, move to answer.

I'll turn to Ms.

Claren here on this one.

Uh thank you, Commissioners.

Uh, we have quite a few this morning, so I'm gonna briefly you know call out a few.

The the one thing I will call your attention to is a third ward equity investment.

Um we have the fiscal year 25 money uh we're carrying forward and putting it to work.

So uh including those investments are two crosswalks.

Uh we have the summer youth programming, um, OPA is running, as well as the Girl 1000 allocation, which I believe the Girl 1000 allocation was 80,000.

And then um we also call out the mural and cultural tour uh in the third ward.

So um those investments for the on the park side, we have Sullivan Field.

We also have the Martin Luther Um King Community Center.

That includes some allocation for programming as well as an addition of a position to be stationed specifically there at the community center to help help with that lift.

Uh we have the domestic court our domestic violence uh specialty court grant.

Um and then the other thing that involves the the city commission is the support pilot.

So I'll call that out as that is something new.

So if there are any questions, myself or the departments are here.

Awesome.

Thanks.

I did not write down the page number, but those are all uh the full list is in the agenda pack in case.

Yeah, agenda packet.

I have page 19.

Okay, awesome.

Yep.

Page 19 it is, thanks.

Um right.

Any questions or comments on any of those items, colleagues?

All right.

I am hearing and seeing none.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Those opposed, the motion carries.

That'll bring us to um item number eight.

We've got our bid list resolution for some September 23rd, 2025.

Service support.

All right, moved and supported.

I'll turn it back to you, Ms.

Clarem.

Uh we just have four four items on the bid list this morning, fairly routine in nature.

Okay.

Appreciate it.

And those are on page 65.

I did write down that one.

Questions or discussion, colleagues.

All right.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Those opposed?

The motion carries.

Uh that'll bring us to our our last two items here.

Number nine, we've got our comp trollers' warrant report for the period of August 26, 2025 through September 8th, 2025, and that's in the amount of 31,465,357 and twelve cents.

I will turn it to Mr.

Max France.

Good morning, Commissioners.

Morning.

Uh, for the period referenced, cash payments were released totaling approximately 31.4 million dollars.

Uh this amount includes just under 6.1 million dollars for employee payroll expense.

And uh just over 106,000 for income tax warrants.

In terms of quantity, 339 income tax refunds uh were released and 1,000 65 checks uh and accounts uh payable payments, electronic payments uh were issued.

Uh these funds were not issued um for payment by individuals in the city controller's office uh or in accordance uh with the terms uh of the city charter.

Okay, thanks.

We'll go ahead and receive and file that.

And then lastly, we've got our treasurer's report for period of August 28, 2025 through September 9th, 2025.

And with that, I will turn it over to you, Mr.

Klebensky.

Good morning, Commissioners.

Uh with our report today, I just wanted to point out some things that are going on.

More and more fractures in our labor market tend to are hitting now.

So as we see, uh jobless claims are rising uh 263,000 the week of September 6th.

It's the highest in almost four years.

We've had revisions in the number of new jobs created down over $900,000 or 900,000 jobs.

And now August growth is only $22,000 jobs.

So there's some underlying current within the labor market that's very concerning to economists, and it's challenging for the Fed.

That's one of their mandates is to maintain full employment.

So when you start seeing challenges in the labor market, they're keeping very close eye on that.

Also, you know, with our latest inflation numbers, it's still high, higher than normal.

Their mandate is to have two percent, but we're still running at three to three point one percent.

So they're tasked with trying to meet both of those types of things of full employment and trying to get inflation down to their target of around two percent.

Um it's difficult for them to do that, and so that's why they're taking this very cautious approach.

We did see a 25 basis point reduction in interest rate last week, which was uh great news for them for the market.

It we're seeing those types of things happen, but they're still taking that slow, cautious approach.

Um we still only think that there's gonna be possibly one more rate cut by the end of the year.

Um, but as we've shown before, it could very well flip um as market conditions change, as tariffs and inflation numbers uh continue to be impacted as they're implemented because that we're talking about a three to six month lag in those types of numbers.

Um but right now uh the Fed is still taking that cautious data-driven approach to not trying to go too far too fast because sometimes when that happens, we then overheat either either side of the equation, and we don't want that to happen either.

So, with that, our our total portfolio right now is it's of this report is $796 million, and we're earning 3.59%.

Okay, thanks.

Any um questions or comments on any of that information, colleagues?

All right, hearing and seeing none.

Always appreciate it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, we'll go ahead and receive and file that.

Um, and that concludes our our normal business here.

We'll go ahead and adjourn this meeting at 842.