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CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Agenda Response Memo and eComments - January 5, 2026
City Administrator’s Report - January 5, 2026
Memorandum from City Administrator - Response to Resolution R-18-291 - FY26Q1 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report - January 5, 2026
INTRODUCTIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTARY (3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER, 45 MINUTES TOTAL)*
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ENTER MEETING ID 942 1273 2148
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James D'Amour - 2857 Packard - The Enclave of Ann Arbor Development Agreement (CA-9) (phone)
Karen Wight - 2857 Packard - The Enclave of Ann Arbor Development Agreement (CA-9) (in person)
Anne Bannister - 2857 Packard - The Enclave of Ann Arbor Development Agreement (CA-9) (in person)
Chuck Kieffer - Collaboration with ICE (in person)
Alex Lowe - What we can and cannot do to improve safety (Zoom)
Jeremy Haley - General comment (in person)
Catherine James - Suppressed evidence (in person)
Henry Herskovitz - Holocaust education in the Ann Arbor Public Schools (in person)
Kathy Griswold - Opportunities in 2026 (in person)
Blaine Coleman - We are against military aid to Israel (in person)
Pwon Bailey - View of Ann Arbor from a lens that isn't political (in person)
Chuck Ream - Comprehensive Land Use Plan (in person)
Laura Sanders - Immigration (in person)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Appointments - Confirmations
Resolution to Reappoint Maya Curtis to the Board of Review as a Non-registered Elector (7 Votes Required)
CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution to Approve a General Services Agreement with Miller-Boldt, Inc. for the Large Water Meter Replacement Project ($104,040.00; RFP No. 25-46)
Resolution to Approve Amendment 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Miller Boldt Inc. for On-Call HVAC Services for FY2026 (Amendment $100,000.00; Total Contract $750,000.00)
Resolution to Approve Updated Schedule 26 to the Interagency Agreement for Collaborative Technology and Services for Data Center Services with Washtenaw County ($190,569.90 over a 3-year period)
Resolution to Approve a Three-Year Agreement with First American Payment Systems, L.P. d/b/a Deluxe Corporation (“Deluxe”) for Merchant Processing Services ($276,000.00)
Resolution to Accept a Sanitary Sewer Easement at 2260 Platt Road from The Grove at Veridian Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Accept a Water Main Easement at 2260 Platt Road from The Grove at Veridian Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Accept a Water Main Easement at Hideaway Lane Condominium from Trowbridge Homes of Hideaway, LLC (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Accept a Water Main Easement at 2000 Traver Road from Trowbridge Homes of Hideaway, LLC (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve the 2857 Packard - The Enclave of Ann Arbor Development Agreement (Planning Manager Recommendation: Approval)
Resolution to Appropriate Funds and to Amend the Public Services Area Transportation Unit General Fund Operations and Maintenance Budget to Support the Removal of Neighborhood Watch Sign Removals ($18,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER)
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An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 26 (Solid Waste Management) of Title II of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (ORD-25-35)
APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES
Council Planning Session of December 8 and Regular Meeting Minutes of December 15, 2025
ORDINANCES - SECOND READING
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 26 (Solid Waste Management) of Title II of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (ORD-25-35)
ORDINANCES - FIRST READING
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
New Business - Council:
New Business - Boards and Commissions:
New Business - Staff:
CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE MICHIGAN OPEN MEETINGS ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGY, PURCHASE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, PENDING LITIGATION AND ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS SET FORTH OR INCORPORATED IN MCL 15.268 (1) (C), (D) (E), AND (H).
CLERK'S REPORT OF COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were referred as indicated:
Communications from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Regarding Public Notice for the Proposed Reissuance Expired Permit of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Certificate of Coverage (COC) No. MIG760041 to the LA Fitness Maple Village for the LA Fitness Maple Village Ann Arbor Pool - Public Works, Sustainability
DDA Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 as Required by PA 57 of 2018
Solid Waste Regulations Update
The following minutes were received for filing:
Election Commission Meeting Minutes of October 10, 2025
Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes of October 2025
Council Liquor License Review Committee Minutes of September 4, 2025
Downtown Development Authority Meeting Minutes of September 2025, October 2025, and November 2025
Audit Committee Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2024
Greenbelt Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes for September 11, 2025
Commission on Disability Issues Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2025
Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2025
Council Administration Committee Minutes - October 14, 2025
Council Policy Agenda Committee Minutes - July 28, 2025
Council Policy Agenda Committee Minutes - August 25, 2025
Council Policy Agenda Committee Minutes - September 22, 2025
Council Policy Agenda Committee Minutes - October 27, 2025
The City of Ann Arbor Employees’ Retirement System Board Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2025
The City of Ann Arbor Retiree Health Care Benefit Plan & Trust Board Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2025
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
PUBLIC COMMENT - CONTINUED (3 MINUTES EACH - IF NECESSARY)
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REMOVED
Passed on consent agenda
Passed on consent agenda