May 15, 2023 City Commission Action Summary

Published on May 16, 2023

At its meeting on May 15, 2023, the City Commission took the following actions. You can watch the meeting online here. You can review the official agenda and detailed reports on each agenda item here. 

Consent Agenda

The City Commission approved items 1-10:

1. Approval of a sole source agreement with Alfred Benesch & Company for technical assistance with the implementation of Lucity, Central Square Enterprise Asset Management System in the amount of $115,476.
   
2. Approval of a one-year contract extension with Goodyear for tires and tubes for KDPS and Public Services in the amount of $128,000.
3. Approval of a purchase order with SWT Excavating, Inc. for the 2023 New Water Service Installation Project in the amount of $863,911.11.
   
4. Adoption of a RESOLUTION approving a request from the Downtown Development Authority to levy a tax rate of 1.9638 mills.
   
5. Adoption of a RESOLUTION confirming the 2023 Assessment Roll.
   
6. Adoption of the updated 2023 Emergency Operations Plan for the City of Kalamazoo and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the Letter of Promulgation
   
7. Approval for the City of Kalamazoo to rejoin the Southwest Michigan First Council of 100.
   
8. Approval of the Mayor's appointments and reappointment to the Civil Rights Board:
   • the appointment of Jen Hsu-Bishop for a term expiring on March 31, 2026.
   • the reappointment of Madison Lukeman for a term expiring on March 31, 2026.
   • the appointment of Cathryn Phason for a term expiring on March 31, 2025.
9. Approval of the following appointments to the Environmental Concerns Committee:
   • the appointment of Thomas DeWhirst for a term expiring on January 1, 2026.
   • the appointment of Rachel Jongle for a term expiring on January 1, 2026.
     
10. Approval of the minutes from the City Commission meetings on March 20, April 3, April 17, and May 1, 2023.

     

Regular Agenda

The City Commission approved items 1-5:

1. Approval of a one-year contract extension with Corby Energy for sanitary sewer rehabilitation by lining through the Cooperative Purchase National IPA cooperative purchasing program in the amount of $1,011,302. 
2. Approval of a three-year contract extension with Wayne County Appraisal, LLC d/b/a WCA Assessing for assessing services in the amount of $1,208,172.13.
3. Approval of the appointment of Aaron Powers as City Assessor under the provisions of Charter Section 51; and approval of a three-year contract extension with Wayne County Appraisal, LLC d/b/a WCA Assessing for City Assessor and Assessor of Record services in the amount of $394,523.87. (Action: Motion to approve)
4. Approval of a one-year term contract with Kalamazoo Oil Inc. for gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel fuel for the not-to-exceed amount of $1,100,000.
5. Adoption of a RESOLUTION approving a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation for the Whites Road watermain and roadway construction project, between Oakland Drive and Westnedge Ave., in the amount of $3,619,086.