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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 20, 2026
Response to R-24-446 Resolution to Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County for Planning and Reporting of County Authorized Millages - 2025 Annual Report
City Administrator’s Report - January 20, 2026
INTRODUCTIONS
Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Update
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Paul Frolick - Catherine Street On-Street Parking (CA-4) (in person)
Chuck Ream - Comprehensive Land Use Plan (in person)
Alex Lowe - 319 S. Fifth Ave (Zoom)
Kathy Griswold - Pedestrians forced to walk in busy street (in person)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Appointments - Confirmations
CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution Approving a Contract with the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County for the 2025-2026 Winter Emergency Shelter and Warming Center ($222,000.00)
Resolution to Approve an Agreement for Joint Recreation Programs with Ann Arbor Public Schools
Resolution to Approve the 350 S. Fifth Ave. Development Agreement for PUD Site Plan SP25-0009 (350 S Fifth Ave) (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 6 yes, 0 no)
Resolution to Prohibit On-Street Parking on the North Side of Catherine Street from N. Division Street to N. Ingalls Street
Resolution to Approve Change Order No. 2 with Fonson Company, Inc. for the Westgate Watermain Replacement Project (Additional $220,884.97, Total Contract Amount $2,411,824.68; RFP 25-10)
Resolution to Approve Professional Services Agreements with The Mannik and Smith Group, Inc. ($275,000.00); Material Testing Consultants, Inc. ($275,000.00); NTH Consultants, Ltd. ($150,000.00); and Tetra Tech, Inc. ($185,000.00) for Geotechnical and Environmental Services
Resolution to Approve a Purchase Order with Toter LLC for Solid Waste Containers (not-to-exceed $150,000.00 Annually)
Resolution to Approve Adding 2.0 Full Time Employee Equivalents (FTE’s) to the Transportation Unit and Appropriate $87,500.00 to the FY2026 Major Streets Fund Budget (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Increase the Purchase Order with Lunghamer Ford, for Four Vehicles (Increase: $16,379.00, Total: $231,591.00)
Resolution Authorizing Water and Sanitary Sewer Capital Recovery Charges for 1155 Arlington Blvd.
Resolution Authorizing Water and Sanitary Sewer Capital Recovery Charges for 3455 La Salle Dr.
Resolution to Approve a Three-Year Software Subscription Agreement with SolarWinds via CDW Government, LLC for Network Monitoring and Security Auditing and to Appropriate Funding from the Information Technology Services Fund Balance ($174,607.59) (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve a Three-Year Software Subscription Agreement with EnergyCAP, LLC for Municipal Energy Monitoring Software ($120,701.53) (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve a General Services Agreement with Comprenew to Execute Sustainable IT Management and Household Electronics Collection Events ($110,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve Change Order No. 2 to the Contract with Melink Solar, LLC for Solar Installations at the Wheeler Service Center to Cover Additional Project Costs of $265,433.15 (Total Contract amount: $3,328,637.15) (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve a Grant Agreement with the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation to Support the Development of a Sustainable and Affordable Housing Project at 350 S. Fifth Ave. and Appropriate Funding ($1,000,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Resolution to Approve a Retainer Agreement with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. and The Sam Bernstein Law Firm for Legal Services to Support the City’s Participation as a Named Plaintiff in a Class Action Anti-Trust Litigation Regarding Fire Truck Pricing, City of Ann Arbor v Oshkosh Corporation et al., Case No. 25-cv-1973
PUBLIC HEARINGS (3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER)
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Resolution to Find the Ann Street Curb Cut at 201 North Main Street to be a Traffic Hazard and Approve Its Closure as Part of the Ann Street Improvements Project
Resolution to Approve a Transformational Brownfield Plan for 350 South Fifth Avenue
Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Plan for the Arbor South Project
APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting Minutes of January 5, 2026
ORDINANCES - SECOND READING
ORDINANCES - FIRST READING
New Business - Staff:
An Ordinance to Amend Section 5.19 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V (Bicycle and Vehicle Parking) CPC Recommendation: Approval (8 Yes, 0 No) (ORD-26-01)
An Ordinance to Amend Section 5.28.4 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V (Community Participation Requirements) CPC Recommendation: Approval as Amended (8 Yes, 0 No) (ORD-26-02)
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 55 (Zoning), Rezoning of 0.15 Acres from PUD (Planned Unit Development District) to R4C (Multiple Family District), 715-717 E Huron Street Rezoning, 715-717 E Huron Street (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 7 Yeas and 0 Nays) (ORD-26-03)
An Ordinance to Amend Section 8:532 of Chapter 105 (Housing Code) of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Unfinished Business - Council:
Resolution to Reappoint Maya Curtis to the Board of Review as a Non-registered Elector (7 Votes Required)
New Business - Council:
Resolution to Amend 2026 Council Calendar
Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Plan for the Arbor South Project
Resolution to Finalize Evaluation Report and Amend the Employment Agreement for City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr.
New Business - Boards and Commissions:
New Business - Staff:
Resolution to Find the Ann Street Curb Cut at 201 North Main Street to be a Traffic Hazard and Approve Its Closure as Part of the Ann Street Improvements Project
Resolution to Approve a Transformational Brownfield Plan for 350 South Fifth Avenue
Resolution Authorizing Publication of Notice of Intent to Issue Capital Improvement Bonds to Fund a Portion of the Development of 350 S. Fifth Avenue as Affordable Housing (Not to Exceed $35,000,000.00) (6 Votes Roll Call)
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 of Expired Permit of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Certificate of Coverage (COC) No. MIG760045: Morningside Broadway LLC for the Broadway 1200 Apartments Pool - Public Works, Sustainability
Communication from the State of Michigan Public Service Commission Regarding Notice of a Hearing for Electric Customers of DTE Electric Company in Case No. U-21772, Scheduled for January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM - Sustainability, City Attorney
Nelini Faulkner - Resignation from the Airport Advisory Committee
Communication from Renters Commission: Resolution in Support of Proposed Ordinance to Amend Section 8:532 of Chapter 105 (Housing Code) of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor.
The following minutes were received for filing:
November 18, 2025 City Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes
Park Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes for October 21, 2025
Park Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2025
Budget and Labor Committee Meeting Minutes of October 30, 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
Resolution to Approve a Retainer Agreement with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. and The Sam Bernstein Law Firm for Legal Services to Support the City’s Participation as a Named Plaintiff in a Class Action Anti-Trust Litigation Regarding Fire Truck Pricing, City of Ann Arbor v Oshkosh Corporation et al., Case No. 25-cv-1973
Resolution to Approve a Retainer Agreement with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. and The Sam Bernstein Law Firm for Legal Services to Support the City’s Participation as a Named Plaintiff in a Class Action Anti-Trust Litigation Regarding Fire Truck Pricing, City of Ann Arbor v Oshkosh Corporation et al., Case No. 25-cv-1973
Agenda Item
An Ordinance to Amend Section 8:532 of Chapter 105 (Housing Code) of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor
An Ordinance to Amend Section 8:532 of Chapter 105 (Housing Code) of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor
An Ordinance to Amend Section 8:532 of Chapter 105 (Housing Code) of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor
Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Plan for the Arbor South Project
MEETING RECONVENED
Resolution to Finalize Evaluation Report and Amend the Employment Agreement for City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr.
Resolution to Finalize Evaluation Report and Amend the Employment Agreement for City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr.
Passed on consent agenda