S. Fifth Ave. Development

Ann Arbor City Council (Jan 20, 2026): Council approves 350 S. Fifth Ave. development and financing actions, housing grant, staffing additions, and amends City Administrator contract

The Ann Arbor City Council met January 20, 2026. Major actions included approvals related to the 350 S. Fifth Avenue development (development agreement, transformational brownfield plan, $1,000,000 housing grant, and authorization to publish notice of intent to issue up to $35M in capital improvement bonds), adoption of multiple consent items (shelter contract, watermain change order, software subscriptions, solar project change order, solid waste container purchase, etc.), adding 2.0 FTEs to the Transportation unit with funding, prohibition of on-street parking on Catherine Street, approval of a retainer for participation in a fire truck pricing antitrust suit (Mayor recused), postponement of the Arbor South Brownfield Plan, and finalizing an amended employment agreement for City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr. (including a $20,000 annual increase retroactive to May 17, 2025 and a one-time lump sum equal to 3% of current salary). Council also held closed session for personnel/attorney-client matters and approved several ordinances on first reading.