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welcome everyone to this regular city
council meeting for Monday February 17

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2025 I'd like to note that uh neither
Ashley lch or Maria borma could be here

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this evening so our supporting staff
today is Melissa boss and finance

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director Emily green thank you for being
here would you please call the role L

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here Fritz here mlin yeah here manetta
one of

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here yes yes here here one of them
please rise and uh our invocation this

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evening is by Pastor Nathan stom of the
Grand Haven Church of God please rise

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and remain standing for the Pledge of
Allegiance Let's us pray Heavenly Father

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we thank you so much for this
opportunity that you have given to us to

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come together to do business for the
great City the Grand City of Grand Haven

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in Michigan Lord right now we pray that
your Holy Spirit would come into this

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place and lead us guide us direct us
Lord that as we make decisions that

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there'll be decisions father God that
you have already prepared for us that

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you have led us into that Lord you will
help give them wisdom each and every

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commissioner father God they have the
wisdom of your spirit to lead and guide

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this city to the best that it can be
father God I pray that you be with our

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mayor tonight help him Lord give him the
strength that he needs to do what he has

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to do tonight father God we thank you
for everyone that made it out here to

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this council meeting tonight that Lord
you will be with us bless us bless this

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city make this city the grandest city
that you can by your power and your

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grace we love you Lord for all that you
have done and all that you are going to

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do through this city through this
Council in your name we pray amen

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amen I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the

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Republic for which stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and

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justice for

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all now we have no appointments or
reappointments this evening brings us to

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the approval of the consent and regular
agendas can I get a motion for that

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please so moved and I'll second it
motion by low second by mcclaflin any

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questions or change I'm Sorry by Fritz
no second by Fritz

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um any changes to the

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agenda if none would you please call the
RO Fritz yes mlin yes L yes manessa yes

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okay it brings us to our first call to
the audience this is the first of two

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opportunities at this time members of
the audience May address Council on any

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item whether on the agenda or not those
addressing Council are asked to provide

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their name and address will be limited
to 3 minutes of speaking time Council

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will hear all comments for future
consideration will not have a response

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at this time those not physically
present who would like to call may dial

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in at 616 935 3203 who would like to
address

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councel M Davis 209 South Third Street I
guess I'd like to begin with a prayer

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two the Christian goes to to where
Christ is being

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crucified I'm going to make my proposal
to you and then I hope I have enough

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time to give some of the reasons I want
you to take measures to declare Grand

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Haven to be a sanctuary City or if you
need a euphemism a welcoming City many

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large cities in our state and throughout
the nation have so declared themselves

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but why should a small City do it if we
don't raise any trouble trouble they

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won't come after us we have many
migrants in this city by the

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way our
duty when something is going on such as

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being done by ice and if you need a
short course on that I would suggest

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that you see the Tuesday January 21st
issue of the Grand Haven Tribune where I

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at my own expense made a full statement
about what ice is doing I'd also call

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your attention to a letter from the Holy
Father a letter from the uh Bishops of

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of uh Michigan and a suit uh
against

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Ice uh that is joined by among others
lutherans menites methodists Quakers

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Presbyterians
unitarians uh and the Jewish Community

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uh I'm sad to report that in Grand Haven
after I wrote a letter to 27 pastors

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asking them to support measures against
ice only one uh was able to do that

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perhaps their conscience went in some
other direction on this matter I ask you

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to not let your conscience go in another
Direction I want you to get in touch

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with me within the next few days set up
a meeting where I can meet with you and

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and discuss what we have to do to go
about doing this thing and I think it's

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important that we do it as soon as
possible uh we must remember that what's

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happening involves all of us uh and if
people in small cities don't act we in

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danger of the same thing that people in
Germany in the 30s did when they didn't

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act the time to act is now and uh once
again the Christian is one who goes to

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where Christ is being crucified thank
you thank you thanks

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mayor who else would like to

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speak uh Oliver champine 540 D Avenue uh
I'll I'll Echo uh Max's previous

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statements I'm just going to read
something from the Pope Francis in his

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new book immigration and War are two
sides of a single coin it has been

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rightly said the greatest producer of
migrants is war war in one gu or another

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since climate change and poverty are
essentially the sick fruit of a BL war

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that man himself has declared against a
fair distribution of resources against

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nature against his own Planet moving on
though uh it's a pleasure to be here and

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I appreciate your time and attention uh
so I come here to iterate a statement I

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made a couple weeks ago the previous
meeting and while I do respect and impla

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the works of the Department of Public
Works uh I believe we can do and should

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do more for our residents humans are the
only bipedal mammals who are like

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exclusively on walking upright for
movement and as a species we've traveled

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and estimated 2 2 quadrillion miles
which is a lowend estimate enough to

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walk to Pluto and back over 400,000
times yet when winter arrives many

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cities priorities colleting roads for
cars while whilst neglecting the

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sidewalks and Pathways used by
pedestrians to me this is a diservice to

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our community it affects those who are
Line Walking as the primary mode of

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transportation those out with their dogs
our mail carriers and delivery workers

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and most critically the young and
elderly who need safe passage ensuring

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clear and accessible walkways is not
just a matter of convenience it's a

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matter of equity safety and public
health I'm worried that there even could

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be lawsuits in the future in fact this
is the issue issue is one of the main

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pillars of my campaign so I'm going to
announce that here today uh I'm running

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to fill the empty seat over there held
by Ryan cumins um and my idea first that

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I'm going to give to you is
accessibility and public transportation

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so we often hear about parking in the
city concerns about it but I'd argue

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that Grand Haven does not have a parking
problem at all it is a walking problem

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uh in a pursuit of our own convenience
and comfort we've de deprioritized

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walking enti
but the real issue lies in our drift

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away from physical activity the lack of
accessible and passable routes and the

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absence of a robust public
transportation system so this is just

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one of my many policy pillars that I'm
addressing but today I wanted to

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highlight it because it's affecting many
of our communities right now and just

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it's relevant and the coming weeks I
plan to come back with more but uh I end

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with if we really want a city that truly
serves all its residents I think we got

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to start rethinking our priorities so
I'll Echo Max statements again too

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thanks for yours thank you
who else would like to address

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Council see no on I'm going to close the
call to the

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audience at this point I'm going to
present a proclamation drafted by the

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human relations commission regarding
Black History Month in the City of Grand

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Haven so this is one of the things that
we attempt to do toh to address some of

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the diversity some of our appreciation
for all of our citizens in this

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community so human relations commission
has prepared this resolution for us the

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black history African-American Heritage
Month whereas it was the late great

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Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr who
had a dream of equality and shared

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Mutual acceptance of true freedom and
when this happens and when we allow

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Freedom we allow freedom to ring and we
let it ring from every village and every

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Hamlet from every state and every city
we'll be able to speed up that day when

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all God's childrens black men white men
Jews Gentiles Protestants and Catholics

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will be able to join hands and sing the
words of the old spiritual free at last

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free at last thank God Almighty we are
free at last and so it is that we in the

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City of Grand Haven Michigan does
proudly acknowledge and Proclaim that

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the month of February will henceforth
and forever be black history

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africanamerican africanamerican heritage
month and whereas Grand Haven vows to

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honor the many achievements and
contributions made to our Fair City by

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those citizens who are of African
Heritage in the areas of civic duty

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beuty economic growth and success along
with contribution to grow and help

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diversify the overall culture of Grand
Haven and whereas in the same manner

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that Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr
proclaimed his great dream for this

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nation from our nation's capital we the
collective unified body of Grand Haven

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do Proclaim our continued support to the
work and goal of that dream from for for

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from our own City Hall and
whereas as our growing city continues to

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diversify in its culture makeup it
becomes imperative that the City of

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Grand Haven continues and improves its
efforts to educate all members on the

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culture of our citizens of African
descent we commit to the cultural

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education and support of our citizens of
African descent as we raise awareness

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and do the work necessary to Route out
all Prejudice and discrimin

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discriminatory practices no matter what
form they may take and whereas now comes

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the time that the city of City Council
of Grand Haven calls on its great

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citizenry to come together hand in hand
as Dr King envisioned extending the hand

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of Brotherhood and friendship embracing
with love and dignity the citizens of

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our city of African Heritage we commit
to the dream of all people regardless of

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color or Creed truly being free at last
and whereas in celebrating the black

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history African African-American
heritage month we are committed to the

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support provision of advocacy for all
citizens of African descent so it may

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serve as an opportunity to strengthen
and the internal Alliance of this city

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with all its citizens equally as we
Foster Mutual acceptance for all and now

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therefore be it resolved that the City
of Grand Haven does hereby Proclaim that

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the month of February is now and
henceforth to be acknowledged as black

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history African-American Heritage Month
in support of all those of African

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Heritage who call the City of Grand
Haven home so thank you to the human

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relations commission we certainly take
this to Heart

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and now that brings us to our consent
agenda the consent agenda allow me to

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read this um item a approve the regular
council meeting minutes for February 3rd

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2025 Item B approve the Bill's memo the
Bill's memo in the amount of

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$739,500
120 item C approve a

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85t easement within Rick's Robinson Park
to Merit Network Incorporated van Miss

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Michigan for the purpose of conducting
fiber optic

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utilities and item D approve the
proclamation drafted by the human

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relations commission recognizing Black
History Month throughout the City of

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Grand Haven can I get a motion so moved
second motion by first second by

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mlin any questions on any item on the
consent agenda yeah I'm just questioning

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on the
um I think on our agenda the numbers on

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the bills memo
don't I have on and maybe I have

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739
5432 and then up on the screen it says

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739 054 91 I don't know if that was a
late change a typo okay so is this the

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correct one no the what's on the agenda
is a correct one okay oh oh so the slide

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is the one that's not updated okay so
we're we're correct okay okay good then

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what you read is correct my only
question all right but thanks for

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catching
that any other comments or questions on

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the consent agenda no please call the
role Fritz yes M

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Laughlin yes I said I'm sorry I I
speaking into the mic I apologize

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Melissa you're fine lello yes M I'm
sorry

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manessa yes

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[Applause]
all right that brings us to our first

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item of new business first item of new
business is consideration by city

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council of a resolution to award a
street resurfacing to award a street

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resurfacing a beach tree non-motorized
pathway contract to Michigan Paving and

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materials of Comstock Park Michigan in
the amount of

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$418,500 $892
7620 and authorize the mayor and city

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clerk to execute the necessary documents
the administration recommends approval

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can I get a motion so move second motion
by first second by

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mclin uh Mr Mike England is going to
briefly describe what this is good

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evening um so Leah from abam Marsh did a
lot of work on this for us her B her

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estimate was 54500
$54,000 we came in pretty low underneath

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the estimate and we're asking to do more
than the streets that were in her bid so

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we can get some more streets done at
this time okay well thank you that

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explains why you want the not to exceed
budgeted amount just to because we had

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it budgeted yep okay questions from Mr
England good work we get more roads done

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and get more more done that's
good very good doesn't always happen

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that way
uh any other questions no please call

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the rooll M llin yes Fritz yes Lo yes
manessa

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yes uh next item is a consideration by
city council of a resolution to approve

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a contract with Michigan Department of
Transportation for project contract

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number 24- 5496 the beach tree and
Robins traffic signal replacement and

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the not to exceed amount of $16,839.23

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and authorize the mayor and city clerk
to execute the necessary documents

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Administration recommends approval can I
get a motion so moved in support motion

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by low second by Fritz Mike would you
like to tell us what this one's about

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yes that's through the beach tree
traffic signal over there and um in

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Robins Road we were able to get a
participation grant for

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$326,000 um and then it came in a little
bit overestimate because of the fancy

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street light scheme that we use here in
the city so that's why it's we're

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requesting it to the extra money for
this

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one now the grant we got was through m.4
correct and so we're just making up the

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difference on the quote correct yep or
was that a percentage participation it

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was I believe it was a percentage
participation Emily am I correct yes and

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the total is 326,000 that were Grant
funds 326,000

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yeah and this is just
standard this this street light just

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going to be standard just like the the
remainder of in the city is that what

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you're saying it's the decorative the
the I believe the black decorative ones

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that we've been putting up around the
city down by c bar and all the other

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ones you put in got it thank
you I'm good any other questions

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no well I'm glad to see us get some
grant money to help us pay for these

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things get some of the money back that
we send into other other uh capitals

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around correct if there other questions
please call the roll hello yes Fritz yes

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mlin yes manetta
yes the next item is a consideration by

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city council for resolution to approve
an agreement for property assessment

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administrative Serv services with Ottawa
County for a three-year period fiscal

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years 2025 26 fiscal year 2026 27 fisc
year 20

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2728 with a three-year optional
extension and authorize the mayor and

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city clerk to execute the necessary
documents can I get a motion don't move

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support motion by mclin second by low
this is a uh something we've been doing

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for years using the city or using the
county assessing Department in Lou of

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the city doing it that's correct that
started the the original agreement

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started in 2011 2011 or 201 excuse me um
and uh has been a three-year extension

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since then and so this is just another
three-year extension um the current

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agreement start um runs through June
30th of 2025 and so it's time for us

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to sign up for another three years with
the county uh assessing Department okay

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and we save considerable money we save
considerable money yeah correct and we

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get a very professional result yes we do
yes any questions or comments

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no you please call the rooll M Laughlin
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yes last item of new business is a
consideration by city council of a

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resolution to award the custodial
Services contract toer a facility M

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maintenance in the amount of
$534 75 cents monthly and authorize the

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mayor and city clerk to execute the
necessary documents Administration

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recommends approval can I get a motion
so moved second okay motion by Fritz

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second by
mclin Mike you're back yes Derrick is at

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home taking care of his family um so
yeah dererk was able to get three bids I

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believe we right now we do have
Professional Building Services of Norton

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Shores they were the lowest bid and um
Derek is recommending approval of that

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okay and this is this was before us once
before the a little bit of clean up in

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the contract language which I believe
this reflects MH yes I believe so okay

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thank you any questions or
comments

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no okay well then would you please call
the roll L yes britz yes mlin yes maneta

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yes that's all our items of new business
it brings us to the report by city

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council any who would like to go first

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oh bman you

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didn't yes it is cold
outside I'm reporting cold and cold for

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a while yet but spring is coming soon I
hope other that baseball Tigers be

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starting pretty soon I think opening day
is with the Phillies so for them down

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there in spring training so
sco Tigers okay I'm good thank you I

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have nothing to report no um don't have
much of a report tonight either

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so and we don't have a report by the
city manager unless there's something

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Emily would like to contribute there is
something that I'd like to pass along um

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that Ashley wanted me to mention um we
have exciting internal Staffing changes

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to share our own Derek Gatos um has is
taking a new role with the city um based

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on our needs he will be the new project
management director and as he makes that

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switch we will be looking to hire a new
public um Works director and so we will

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need either one or two of you council
members um to participate in the

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interviews so she wanted me to ask who
can we count on to help

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participate I'm more than happy to I'm
good i' like these okay well well you

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both have your hands up I'll volunteer
okay I'm used to volunteering it's fine

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with me whatever yeah whatever you know
she needs I'm F don't matter anybody

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wants to do it no we just can't we can't
do three of us just because be a qu no I

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have some limited availability though
coming up so I'm I'm guessing that she'd

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want to get um right on this so correct
okay very good thank you so you get

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Kevin and Mike very good thank you thank
you guys yep no

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problem okay anything
else well then that brings us to our

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second call to the audience at this time
members of the audience May address

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councel on any item whether on the
agenda or not those addressing Council

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are asked to provide their name and
address will be limited to 3 minutes of

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speaking time Council he all comments
for future consideration will not have a

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response at this time those not
physically present who would like to

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call in may dial 616 935

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time uh I'm Don keot by the way

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uh three minutes go so fast and I really
want to impress on you the necessity

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that you get back to me on this proposal
and that we work together either to find

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out why it can't be done or why it can
be done and I'm hoping that you will

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contact me sometime this week to set up
such a meeting uh you may remember

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Pastor nealer uh in Germany had a a
statement that he made that you now see

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on many t-shirts it begins with the
lines I was not a Jew so when they came

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to the Jews I didn't do anything he goes
on I was not a Catholic so when they

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came for I was not a migrant I was not a
black person I was not a

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Muslim and he said finally when they
came for me there was no one to stand up

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for me we're all in this
together

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fascism
never

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stops um you should I I I wish I had
time to present to you all the things

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that I've done in researching this
matter and especially in researching our

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borders are Homan uh I think a good
bumper sticker would be Homan Ain't

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Human uh his desire to for example he
says that if you're in this country

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illegally you're a CRI criminal that's
not the case undocumented people are

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guilty of a civil offense not of a
criminal offense but already that line

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is being erased soon other lines will be
erased there are plans to get rid of Doc

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uh dreamers there are plans to go into
churches to go into schools to go into

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meeting places this will not stop until
we take the actions to stop it and the

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only way we can stop it
even in Little Grand Haven there is no

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Haven anymore the only way we can stop
it is to stand up and say not here not

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on our
watch

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uh
and what they're doing is not only

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illegal and unconstitutional it's
immoral it's terrorism and it is

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unspeakably
cruel the Christian goes to where Christ

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is being Cru crucified that's true of
all other religions too and even of

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those of us who don't have a religion
but it's our duty these are our brothers

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and sisters
um there's so much I I I wish I could

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say
uh there are by the way groups advising

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our migrants and when they know their
legal rights and are able to present

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them to ice ice backs up they don't know
their EV EV their legal rights hauled

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off so that's another kind of education
that we need to give we can really do we

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can not only do our
migrant members of the community great

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service we can make this community stand
up for

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something I look forward to hearing from
you thank you

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m uh Oliver champine 54d Avenue just

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going to Echo M Mac again and just say
one of my favorite fav quotes is if we

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don't do the impossible we will end up
with the unthinkable that's all I'm

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going to say thank
you anyone

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else well if no one else wants to speak
to council then I will adjourn the

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meeting thank you for

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