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Battle Creek City Commission approves zoning changes, recovery housing mortgage, ITS contract, and utility easement; holds FY 2026–2027 budget hearing

Battle CreekMay 19, 20262 min read

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At the May 19, 2026 regular meeting the Battle Creek City Commission held a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026–2027 budget and heard public comments, adopted zoning text amendments (Ordinance 12-2026) and a rezoning to T-3 Neighborhood Commercial (Ordinance 13-2026), approved a no-interest ten-year $862,000 mortgage to Recovery Services Unlimited, Inc. for a five-unit transitional recovery housing project at 614 NE Capital, authorized a permanent easement for Consumers Energy, accepted a not-to-exceed $1,250,000, three-year proposal from Trapeze Software Group (TripSpark) for ITS/CAD/AVL services, appointed a member to the Sustainable Battle Creek Committee, approved consent agenda items (including minutes and reports), recessed to closed session and subsequently approved settlements in Marshall v City of Battle Creek (BC0-23-59-01) and Shanks v City of Battle Creek (BC0-23-17-01). All listed motions passed unanimously.

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Held public hearing on the City of Battle Creek's proposed FY 2026–2027 budget; public comments included suggestions to reduce Code Compliance responsibilities and a note that the budget showed no funds for the Verona Well Field.
Adopted Ordinance 12-2026 (Resolution 382) amending zoning text (Chapter 1281 of Title Six) — approved unanimously.
Adopted Ordinance 13-2026 (Resolution 383) rezoning 14 Yuba St. (Parcel #8040-00-147-0), 175 Main St. and 169 Main St. (Parcel #0890-00-075-0) from MFR High-Density Multiple Family to T-3 Neighborhood Commercial — approved unanimously.
Approved consent agenda including minutes (May 5 and May 7, 2026), City Manager's Report (May 19, 2026), Review Committee minutes (May 12, 2026) and Ambulance Report (April 2026).
Appointed Megan Bertucci to the Sustainable Battle Creek Committee (Resolution 384) — approved unanimously.
Authorized City Manager to enter a permanent Easement for Electric Facilities agreement with Consumers Energy for Parcel No. 52-0390-00-365-0 (Resolution 385) — approved unanimously.
Authorized a ten-year, $862,000 mortgage with Recovery Services Unlimited, Inc. for operation of a five-unit recovery transitional housing program at 614 NE Capital; mortgage is no-payment, no-interest and intended to create affordable recovery housing (Resolution 386) — approved unanimously.
Accepted Trapeze Software Group, Inc. (dba TripSpark) as best value for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) services in a not-to-exceed three-year amount of $1,250,000 (Resolution 387) — approved unanimously.
Authorized a Closed Session on two legal matters (Resolution 388); after returning, approved settlements in Marshall v City of Battle Creek (BC0-23-59-01) and Shanks v City of Battle Creek (BC0-23-17-01) in amounts recommended by counsel — approved unanimously.

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