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Oh, this is all
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for a study session as well.
>> Yeah, it's a it's a formal meeting
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in this
>> you're bearded
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all comment and then basically end
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» that's a lot of people
It's
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» any absence in quorum. Any number less
than we adjourn to a later date. Thank
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you. Um
I refer you to available
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Oh, okay. All right.
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We're not going to
follow.
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All right.
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» So, Jason, is that flat electric or
battery?
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» Yeah, I was looking at that, too.
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I'll find out.
>> He's already got that search.
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» There's probably
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I was going through the
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There you go.
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My my brother's
doesn't he uses government Okay.
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» Okay.
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» And that little science
ready.
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He studied math
and his doctorate. It was
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first place without water.
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» Yeah.
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Yeah,
>> they kind of joke about my grandf.
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Apple has the Apple weather. This is
pretty good. If you click through a lot
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of them, it doesn't look like much, but
you click on it and it goes yellow.
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» It doesn't look like much.
>> Yeah.
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Sorry guys.
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on the corner just
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that's a different
>> Yeah. Yeah.
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in the nicest of things.
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» Hopefully, I'll call later.
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All right, I will go ahead and call our
study session to order. It is 6:44 p.m.
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If we can stand for the pledge of
allegiance.
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» I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
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for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and
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justice for all.
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Williams
here
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» Davis
and
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» here.
>> So our study session is to discuss items
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that are going to require action at our
regular meeting.
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So after our public hearing, we are
going to be asked to approve resolution
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2026
to approve the ground field plant.
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Um we got information on this last week
or last week at our last council meeting
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and we do have our EDC director here. Um
if we have any questions,
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do we have any questions for Miss Tyler?
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Great.
>> Speak during the public.
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» Next, we'll be asked to move approve
resolution 202613
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um to approve the EDC grant
uh for the CDBG funds for Beamer, Magda,
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and Dean. Um
city manager, you
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» Yes, ma'am, mayor, members of council,
and our public. Um, one of the agenda
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items tonight is to approve a um, an
agreement for any uh, construction of
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Demer Magna in Dean. Um there will be
another resolution after this on other
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streets that we have. But at this
meeting um during a regular session, the
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administration will ask for approval to
enter into a formal agreement approving
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the dollar amount specified for this
construction project. I welcome any
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questions or comments.
>> Any questions for city management?
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Right. Next, we're going to be asked to
approve resolution 202610.
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Uh this is to award the um project to
Concord Escav.
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» Uh well, you have the dollars. Yeah, go
ahead.
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» Uh, good evening, council. Uh, Concord
Escavating came in with the lowest bid.
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They came in at uh, 2,342,21,9.35.
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The overall project was slated for about
2.8 million. We got 2.5 from MEEDC for
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the complete reconstruction of uh Demer
Magnata Dean. So uh Concord, we've used
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Concord numerous times throughout many
projects. In fact, they've been working
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on the uh water project. Currently, the
ones on C Street now that'll be coming
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down through here in the next week or
two. So, um very pleased that they were
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able to uh secure that that bid for us.
on our package we were able to see the
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comparables along but was a submitted
event
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they come in
any questions
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» are we still on track timewise
>> June 1st
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we kind of stagger them a little bit
dean is going to be before that same
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with
be kind of last
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Next, we're going to be asked to approve
resolution 202611
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to award uh the project to quality
estimators
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concern.
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» Okay, this one is for
last place. Alvian Street
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» was a Dean Hogland.
>> Oh, yeah. Sorry. Okay.
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» Uh they came in at1,693,372.50.
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» Uh Quality is also another excavated
company. They're out of Marshall. We
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used them on several projects. They just
completed Barryian Street for us in
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South Ionia.
So
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we we're pretty happy that they came in
to us as well.
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» Is at any point in time broad?
Yes, it is. That's part of the water
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project that's going to be outside of
these contracts.
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And we had talked about because we're
only doing like a small block on
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Broadway and there's no way that we can
>> the lower part going down to where
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» we're going to try to do from State
Street all the way to Albian Street.
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» That whole area is really bad. The water
project is only a small block. Leaving
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really bad on the other side, really bad
on the other side over here. So that
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» there
walk
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with you.
>> No, I'm actually walking in this week
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with quality to see which curbs we're
going to be replacing, if they need it,
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sidewalks, so forth.
>> Yeah.
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» Next, we're going to be after resolution
2026.
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This is to award quality excavators from
the Albian Institute.
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» Yep. They came in again as the lowest
bid on this this contract. It was
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$1,835,61
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with60.
They believe they're going to start that
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April 6th.
So, April 6th for um
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Albian Street, April 6th for Beamer,
Magna, and Dean, and then June 1st for
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Dean and Holman.
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» It started about April 1. How long will
>> It's going to take several weeks. It's
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going to have a little bit of
overlapping. There'll be probably be
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about I think four weeks of what we're
thinking of overlap time. It just
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depends on the schedules for the paving
and for the curbs uh that need to be put
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back in.
>> Thank you.
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» Next, we're going to be ask ordinance
20262
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uh to amend our noise ordinance. Is that
correct?
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» Yes.
I see chiefs edging where
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» good evening. Um I talked with uh
attorney about amending this ordinance
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um kind of bringing it up to the date
with other municipalities. Um the
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verbiage in it um a reasonable person of
normal sensitivities
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um and our experience kind of
experiencing some instances where we
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have individuals in town who are
repeatedly calling 911. we fill
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excessively for noise complaints and
that are being unfounded. And so, uh,
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we've done, you know, neighborhood
canvases to check with other neighbors
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to make sure they're not experiencing
these same things. But just kind of we
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get the feeling and other municipalities
have had it too where we there's certain
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individuals in town we feel like they're
trying to weaponize the police
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department to attack their neighbor who
they have just a simple disagreement
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with. So um just kind of using this
verbiage so that we can go around with
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the neighbors make sure that they are
all not experiencing this particular
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issue that is being repeated repeatedly
reported to us and being repeatedly
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unfounded.
So what we've done is like chief said
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we've added in the language regarding a
reasonable person normal sensitivity
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such that somebody who might be hyper
sensitive to noise or someone who is not
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reasonable cannot then use the ordinance
to complain
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in unob circumstance. This is the exact
same language used in the city of eaten
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rapids. It's the exact same language
used in Virgin Township. It's used in
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many alities across the state. It's a
reasonable person standard instead of
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kind of a glac statement of solid 50
feet or 50 dB or
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» right because because 50 feet, you know,
different noises at different
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» times of day,
>> different decibels at different times of
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day regardless of the distance.
Any reasonability is a better state.
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somebody complaining about their
neighbors air conditioning unit
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continuously kicking on
that point to me is very amazing.
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» Yeah. Thank you. So in this how does how
does this change the way that your
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department still operate at all?
>> Um they'll still respond. It's more so
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if we get too many uh we've documented
how you know in certain situations where
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we can get 20 50 even over 100 calls. Um
and then the person who is being
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targeted in those situations will then
come to us. We want to file harassment
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complaint. And so in those
circumstances, we we could, you know, if
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they foyer the reports or the field
contacts or make a foyer request to
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dispatch about how many times they're n,
you know, this person's called 911 to
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their house. Um, but I mean, we'll still
respond.
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Um, but it's just more of an enforcement
issue where uh if we do our due
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diligence and investigate it and we find
that, you know, it's unreasonable, then
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we're not going to take action. It's not
that we won't go.
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» Okay. Thank you.
>> Any other questions for J? But if you
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don't take action,
>> just call the caller and explain it to
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them as best we can. We just agree to
disagree.
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» Do they ever make friends again?
>> Uh, sometimes. Just depends.
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» Okay. I'm just wondering would it be to
where they might carry it rather than
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» No, we haven't seen that and it's and if
we if there's any inkling of that we
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usually intervene before that ever could
get there.
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» Right. So given the time I do need for
public comment so
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» thank you.
>> If there's anybody in the gallery that
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would like to stand and address conflict
you may do so at this time. Dispense
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your name and address
three minutes of choice.
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See no movement. You have a motion to
adjurnn.
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All in favor say I. I. Oppos.
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