Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Minutes — May 4, 2026
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Council met May 4, 2026 in Larcom City Hall. Members approved consent agenda items, multiple utility rate ordinances, first-reading amendments for development and sustainability code sections, and resolutions to put several millages (street/bridge/sidewalk and new sidewalk construction) on the 2027 ballot with associated use-of-funds intent resolutions. Council also approved a downtown periodic cleanup resolution and established a $35,000,000 Affordable Housing CI Bonds Fund.
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- Approved Agenda as amended and added DC-1 Resolution Directing Periodic Cleanups of City of Ann Arbor’s Downtown (Enactment No: R-26-165).
- Adopted rezoning ordinance for 359 and 371 S. Wagner Road (R1D to R2A) on second reading (ORD-26-07).
- Adopted amendments to water, stormwater, and sewer rate sections on second reading (ORD-26-08, ORD-26-09, ORD-26-10).
- Approved first readings for amendments to the Unified Development Code (solid waste terms), stormwater management review, and Sustainable Energy Utility rate schedules (ORD-26-11, ORD-26-12, ORD-26-13).
- Approved Consent Agenda including special event and street closure resolutions, utility assessments, professional services agreements, and establishment of the 2026 Affordable Housing CI Bonds Fund with $35,000,000 appropriation (Enactment No: R-26-150 through R-26-164; CA-11 Enactment No: R-26-164).
- Ordered elections and determined ballot language for the 2027 Street, Bridge, and Sidewalk Millage and for the 2027 New Sidewalk Construction Millage (Enactment Nos: R-26-166 and R-26-168) and approved related resolutions of intent on use and administration of funds (Enactment Nos: R-26-167 and R-26-169; R-26-169 approved as amended).
- Held and closed public hearings on multiple FY2027 fee adjustments (Fire Department, Public Services, Community Services) and new Fairview Cemetery fees (Enactment Nos: R-26-192 through R-26-195).
- Held public hearing and completed action to adopt the Ann Arbor FY2027 City Budget and related property tax millage rates (Enactment No: R-26-196).
- Approved professional services and construction contracts related to airport taxilane paving, sidewalk gap elimination, and Bryant Neighborhood decarbonization roof work (various Consent Agenda items).
- Received and filed reports including the ICPOC 2025 Annual Report and City Administrator reports; referred multiple commission and board appointments and minutes for future action.
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