Ann Arbor City Council Preview: May 15, 2023

 

Gentle readers, it's #a2Council night in Ann Arbor. Here's the agenda. 

The meeting kicks off with a minute, 5-item consent agenda. CA-1, CA-2, CA-3, and CA-4 are closures for the African-American Festival, Jaycees Summer Carnival, Townie Party Run, and Townie Street Party, respectively. 

There are no public hearings on the docket, and there is one ordinance first reading tonight. C-1 is the first reading for the 721 South Forest PUD. This is a great project because it replaces a mid-rise apartment with a high-rise. 

On to the resolutions. DC-1 is reappointments to the environmental commission. DC-2 is on reappointments to the Greenbelt Advisory Commission. DC-3 is on appointments to the Independent Police Oversight Commission. DC-4 is for reappointments of non-electors to boards and commissions. 

Continuing, DS-1 and DS-2 are on fee adjustments. DS-3 is the big one, the FY24 Budget. Lots of the public comment will be on this tonight. Finally we get to DS-4, a resolution Directing the City Administrator to Designate Southeast Area Park as the 2024 Bicentennial Park. 

And that's all there is. Looks like the meeting could be pretty short. What items are you most looking forward to seeing? Hopefully we will see you there. The CTN stream starts at 7 pm. Make sure you follow the action on the #a2Council hashtag or on a2mi.social. 

Ann Arbor City Council Preview: May 1 2023

 

Happy May Day gentle readers. Here's the #a2Council agenda and here's Michelle Hughes's preview. 

The evening kicks off with a modest, 11-item consent agenda. It's basically road construction contracts all the way down with two collections of delinquent fees and taxes. 

There are 5 public hearings on the agenda this evening. PH-1/B-1 and PH-2/B-2 are on changes to the water rate and stormwater rate. PH-3 is on updates to public services fees. PH-4 is on a resolution to approve fee adjustments. PH-5 is the big on, it's on the resolution to approve the budget. 

There's one ordinance first reading this evening. C-1 is an ordinance authorizing the sale of $40 million in bonds for the water supply system. 

There are three more resolutions on the agenda tonight. DC-1 is a resolution updating the updating Council's Policy Agenda Committee. DC-2 is a resolution to approve a farm lease on the Maisel Property. DB-1 is a resolution to dissolve the Brownfield Review Committee. There's going to be a lot of public commentary on this one I suspect. 

And that's all there is. What items are you most looking forward to seeing? Hopefully we will see you there. The CTN stream starts at 7 pm. Make sure you follow the action on the #a2Council hashtag or on a2mi.social.