Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 19, 2025 07:00 PM Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center - Council Chambers/Municipal Court, 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

1.CALL TO ORDER

1. A.Administrative Memo: May 15, 2025

• 05-19-25 Pink.pdf (0.05 MB)

2.ROLL CALL

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.RECOGNITION OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

5.ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA

6.CONSENT AGENDA

A.      Approval of Minutes

• 1.Council 05/05/25

• 05-05-25 CC Minutes.DRAFT.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 2.COW Sitting as Finance Committee 04/28/25 with Recommendations

• 04-28-25 COW as Finance with Rec.pdf (0.41 MB)

B.      Commission Minutes Received and Placed on File

• 1.Citizens' Recreation Commission 04/08/25, Commission Minutes Excerpt 05/13/25

• Citizens' Recreation_April 8 2025.pdf (0.10 MB)
• Citizens' Recreation Commission 5_13_25 Excerpt.pdf (0.01 MB)

C.      Monthly Financial Report

• 1.April 2025

• April Financial Report.pdf (3.37 MB)

D.      Resolutions

• 1.Revised 2025 Resolution Adopting Poverty Exemption Policy and Guidelines
  a)  Email 05/05/25 - Assistant City Administrator Como
  b)  Revised 2025 Resolution Adopting Poverty Exemption Policy and Guidelines with edits
  c)  Revised 2025 Resolution Adopting Poverty Exemption Policy and Guidelines - Clean copy
  d)  Updated 2025 GPW Guidelines for Poverty Exemption

• Email - Sue Como - Poverty Resolution .pdf (0.01 MB)
• Revised 2025 Resolution Adopting Poverty Exemption Policy and Guidelines with Red Strikeouts-Unsigned.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Revised 2025 Resolution Adopting Poverty Exemption Policy and Guidelines -Clean Copy Unsigned.pdf (0.23 MB)
• 2025 City of Grosse Pointe Woods Guidelines for Poverty Exemption.pdf (0.28 MB)

• 2.Resolution Adopting Utility Billing Rates for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
  a)  Committee-of-the-Whole Sitting As Finance Committee Excerpt 04/28/25
  b)  Proposed Resolution
  c)  Exhibit A: Option 2: Increase to Commodity

• 04-28-25 COW Excerpt - FY 2026 Water-Sewer Rates Recommendation.pdf (0.07 MB)
• Resolution - Adopting Utility (Water-Sewer) Rates.pdf (0.04 MB)

E.      Claims and Accounts

• 1.Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (AEW) - City Engineers
  a)  Sewer System Evaluation - Invoice No. 157486 - Proj. No. 0160-0449 - 04/22/25 - $711.90.
  b)  Vernier & Mack Ave. Intersection Improvement - Invoice No. 157487 - Proj. No. 0160-0455 - 04/22/25 - $4,633.46.
  c)  2024 Miscellaneous Concrete Program - Invoice No. 157490 - Proj. No. 0160-0477 - 04/22/25 - $658.53.
  d)  LFP Boat Launch Parking Lot - Invoice No. 157491 - Proj. No. 0160-0480 - 04/22/25 - $4,951.26.
  e)  Ghesquiere Park Walking Path  - Invoice No. 157492 - Proj. No. 0160-0482 - 04/22/25 - $1,453.08.
  f)   2024-2025 General Engineering - Invoice No. 157493 - Proj. No. 0160-0484 - 04/22/25 - $1,420.40.
  g)  2024-2025 GIS Maintenance - Invoice No. 157494 - Proj. No. 0160-0485 - 04/22/25 - $681.10.
  h)  2025-2026 Rate Study - Invoice No. 157495 - Proj. No. 0160-0486 - 04/22/25 - $5,000.00.
  i)   Eng. Plan Review - Monteith Elementary - Invoice No. 157496 - Proj. No. 0160-0491 - 04/22/25 - $4,540.50.
  j)   Ghesquiere & Lakefront Park Bldg Reno - Invoice No. 157549 - Proj. No. 0160-0479 - 04/24/25 - $1,999.95.
  k)  Lake Front Park Boat Launch Parking Lot & Wedgewood Resurfacing - Proj. No. 0160-0480 - Construction Payment Invoice No. 01 - Al's Asphalt Paving Co. - 05/06/25 - $153,558.69.
  l)   Ghesquiere Park Walking Path - Proj. No. 0160-0482 - Payment Invoice No. 01 - Warren Contractors & Development Inc. - 05/06/25 - $85,729.95.

• AEW Invoices.pdf (2.48 MB)

• 2.Keller Thoma - Legal Services - Invoice No. 127613 - April 2025 - 05/01/25 - $612.50.

• Keller Thoma Invoice.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 3.Rosati, Schultz, Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C. - Legal Services - Invoice No. 1083423 - April 2025 - 05/12/25 - $3,843.20.

• Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler Invoice.pdf (0.27 MB)

• 4.York, Dolan & Tomlinson, P.C. - Legal Services - Invoice No. 292 - April 2025 - 05/01/25 - $5,169.99.

• York Dolan & Tomlinson Invoice.pdf (0.20 MB)

7.PRESENTATION

1. A.Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) - Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and Award of Financial Reporting Achievement (AFRA)

• GFOA - Cert of Achievement.pdf (0.07 MB)

8.PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. A.Proposed Rezoning/Site Plan for 20160 Mack Avenue
   1)   Letter 05/15/25 - City Planner Jankowski
   2)   Rezoning Application
   3)   City of Grosse Pointe Woods Internal Tracking Form
   4)   Legal Description
   5)   Memo 05/14/25 - Director of Public Safety Kosanke
   6)   Email 05/13/25 - Director of Public Services Kowalski
   7)   Site Plans (6)
   8)   1st Affidavit of Property Owners Notified
   9)   1st Affidavit of Legal Publication
   10)  2nd Affidavit of Property Owners Notified
   11)  2nd Affidavit of Legal Publication
   12)  List of Notified Residents
   13)  GIS Parcel Map - 500 Ft. Buffer
   13)  Petitions from Residents

• Final CC Packet_20160 Mack Ave. Site Plan Review_Packet for CC 05.19.25.pdf (1.36 MB)
• 25018_CitySubmittalUpdate_20160MackAve.pdf (8.51 MB)
• 20160 Mack Rezoning - Mailer Affidavit for 5-19-25 Public Hearing.pdf (0.18 MB)
• Affidavit of Legal Publication - Rezone 1st Notice .pdf (0.04 MB)
• 20160 Mack Rezoning - Mailer Affidavit for 5-19-25 Public Hearing Correction.pdf (0.17 MB)
• Affidavit of Legal Publication - Rezone 2nd Notice.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 20160 Parcels 500ft radius for CC Public Hearing 5-19-2025.pdf (0.08 MB)
• 20160 GIS Map 500 ft radius for 5-19-2025.pdf (1.14 MB)
• Signed Petitions Opposing Rezoning of 20160 Mack Ave.pdf (6.54 MB)

2. B.Proposed FY 2025-2026 Budget
   1)  Memo 05/19/25 - City Administrator Schulte/Treasurer/Comptroller Schmidt
   2)  Proposed 2025-2026 Budget Summary
   3)  Proposed Resolution
   4)  2025 Tax Rate Request L-4029 Form
   5)  Affidavit of Publication
   6)  Committee-of-the-Whole Sitting as Finance Committee Excerpt 04/28/25

• Proposed 2025-2026 Budget Memo.pdf (0.09 MB)
• #2 GPW 5-8-25 Affidavit.pdf (0.04 MB)
• 04-28-25 COW Excerpt - FY 2025-2026 Budget Recommendation.pdf (0.08 MB)

9.ORDINANCE

1. A.First Reading: Ordinance Amendment To Consolidate Six (6) Voting Precincts Into Three (3) Voting Precincts
   1)  Memo 05/16/25 - City Clerk Antolin
   2)  Current Precinct Map
   3)  Proposed New Precinct Maps (3) with Consolidations
   4)  Proposed Ordinance

• Memo to Council - Precinct Consolidation 2025-signed.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Voting Precinct Map Current w legend-voter count.pdf (0.33 MB)
• Precincts Voter Count-map.pdf (0.59 MB)
• Precincts State Reps-map.pdf (0.62 MB)
• Precincts Street Index-map.pdf (0.26 MB)
• Precinct Consolidation Ordinance Amendment Draft 5.15.25.pdf (0.03 MB)

10.NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC COMMENT

11.ADJOURNMENT

Paul P. Antolin, MiPMC

City Clerk

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC ACT 267 (OPEN MEETINGS ACT)
POSTED AND COPIES GIVEN TO NEWSPAPERS

The City of Grosse Pointe Woods will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired, or audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities.  All such requests must be made at least five days prior to a meeting.  Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Grosse Pointe Woods by writing or call the City Clerk’s office, 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236  (313) 343-2440 or Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) 313 343-9249

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