Okay, it is 3 0 5 and I'm calling the meeting to order.
You take roll call.
Mayor Stone. Present. Uh, Mr.
Vicar and Mr. Jackson are excused. Uh, Mr. Wigan?
Mr. Zamora present. Mr. Petzel? Yes. Ms. Cavalier? Here.
We have a quorum there.
Thank you, Tom. All motion to excuse absent members.
Motion. Thank you. Michael. Second by Tom.
All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries.
Adoption of agenda.
So moved. Thank you. Oscar. Support by Tom.
All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries.
Audience participation. Thank you everyone for joining us.
If anyone would like to address the body, please step up
to the microphone and you'll have three minutes.
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You could introduce yourself and say why you're here.
Doesn't look like it.
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Come on up. Thank you.
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and I go to Warren Woods Tower.
And I'm Derek Ra. I also go to WAS Tower. And
These are my classmates.
Olivia
Ndu and Kayla Wheeler.
And we're here for Warren. Was Tower a part
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that we have for our leadership class?
And we are supposed to get community service hours
and this counts.
And so we are here to watch to get those hours.
Thank you for participating in
local government. It's important.
Welcome. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay. Seeing no other audience participation.
Um, approval of the minutes for November 5th, 2025.
Motion to approve.
Thank you. Oscar. Can I get a
second? Thank you. Tom.
That was just the informational meeting, right?
Correct. No, December was informational.
Oh, December, November was the last. Gotcha. Yep.
Full board. All in favor? Aye.
Any opposed? Motion carries. No old business.
New business. Um, for those who are attendance in December,
we had an informational meeting.
Thank you to all the department heads
that came to address these.
We'll still have you step up and speak to the items.
Um, we have a few faces who may not have heard.
If there's questions,
we'll still have an opportunity to discuss.
Thanks Steve. So item a request for funding
for painting services, uh,
for the Warren Community Center Conference Room, A
by Meridian Contracting group.
Thank you. Uh, Steve Campbell. Public service. Yes.
This is, uh, for, uh, payment for,
uh, for the conference room.
The city council's having done to have the paint, uh,
done in that conference room.
So this is the, uh, the cost we're requesting.
Uh, shoot, I don't remember which.
It was $4,180
for the painting of the conference room.
Thank you. Any questions or discussion on this item? Gina?
Motion. Thank you. Second.
Second. Oscar roll call. Stand
There? Yes.
Mr. Zamora? Yes. Mr. Peso? Yes. Uh, Mr. Wigan? Yes.
Mayor Stone? Yes. Motion passed.
Thank you. Thank you.
Uh, Jason. Uh, item B is a request for funding
for the Warren Community Center pool, HVAC repairs
with Johnson Controls.
You talk about this item.
Good afternoon. Uh, Jason Spill Parks and Recreation.
Uh, the Parks and Recreation Department is requesting, uh,
the downtown development to amount of 35,343 to purchase
and install, uh, variable frequency drive.
The E DS for the HVAC system at the,
uh, Warren Community Center.
This is sitting right above the pool area.
Uh, the current system is on its last leg
and very much need replacement.
Uh, prevent, uh, potential failure.
Um, parks rec will be utilizing the existing Johnson
Controls contract, uh, bid number.
Um, this will help,
this upgrade will help improve efficiency,
ex extend lifespan of equipment and the quality
and temperature of the control
of the airspace in the pool area available.
Any questions you may have?
Um, I just wanna share, I was at the community center over
the holidays and everyone was very pleased
with the air temperature.
Okay. And, um, having that be as comfortable getting out
of the pool, um, and not being chilly.
Any other questions or discussion on this item?
Most you Approved? Thank you. Gina.
Support. Support for Michael.
Ms. Cavalier? Yes. Mr. Wigan? Yes. Mr. Zamora? Yes. Mr.
Petso? Yes. Mayor Stone?
Yes. Motion passes.
Thank you. Okay, Tom?
Yes. Uh, my goal is
to have a, uh, uh, survey done
of all the businesses in our district as part of the
ongoing, uh, renewal.
And our ultimate goal is to update our,
our development plan.
And so, and one of the first steps is, uh,
to survey all of the businesses in the district.
Um, find out what they know about the DDA, what they,
they might expect from the DDA,
what they're looking for from the city.
And one of the main byproducts from this will will be, um,
a really solid, uh, email, um,
database list database of who's actually in these buildings.
'cause a lot of times we have the LLC
that owns the building, the landlord
that owns a shopping center, and which is good to know
and we want to deal with them.
But we also, when we're looking to make some information,
we want the businesses that are actually operating.
And so this is, excuse me, this will be the first step
in our development moving towards a
updated development plan.
So we haven't put it out to bid yet.
What we wanna do, we had two TA members, uh, appointed,
and now we just need 2D DA members to serve on the, the, uh,
engagement committee.
And that will basically, uh, help us with the RFP
to choose the winning, uh, bid,
and then to work with that committee on the development
of the survey, uh, moving forward.
So what I'm, what I need today basically is just two members
to, uh, volunteer to serve on the committee.
Do we have two volunteers?
Do we have any questions or discussion on this
before people volunteer?
I have a question. Yes, Gina? Um,
Tom, is it that the property owners that you're serving
or the businesses within those
Like occupants and tenants?
Both. Yeah.
And we will, we plan to have a, uh, a,
a dual uh, database as well.
So if we just want the property owners for whatever reason,
that's, that's one database.
The, as in Tom's case, there's 20 businesses
or something over there.
So we'd like their opinion as well if we can.
And, and it's, it's an arduous task to just get
to who's the right person and get their email and so forth.
So this will be of great help for, for both the DDA
and TFA moving forward.
If I have a couple follow up questions, is this limited
to the DDA district or is it a citywide survey?
This will be specifically for the DDA Antifa.
Okay.
I think it's a great opportunity when we look to continue
to fill board seats to have those,
and also really shout out the good work
and, um, the economic development
that is happening here in the community.
So this is a great step forward.
Hopefully Volunteers volunteer. Thank you, Tom, to
I volunteer? Thank
you. Michael. Michael?
Okay. I don't think we need a Mark. You need a formal
Motion? I don't,
I guess we could, Let's, let's do it. Do
A motion. Okay. Okay.
Um, can I get someone to make a motion
to appoint Tom
and Michael to serve on the subcommittee on Business Climate
and Community Engagement?
I'm happy to meet that. Thank you, Gina.
As you wanna second it. I'll second that. Okay. Uh,
Read the love. I
guess this would be all in favor, mayor.
It's satisfactory. Okay. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?
Motion carries.
Uh, town Center Consulting and Plant Moran. Real point.
Tom, can you talk a little bit about where this fits in, um,
town center development?
Yes. Uh, as most of you know, um,
we're moving down the, the, the road with our, our, um,
planning part of the, the downtown area here.
And Plant Moran has been our, uh, consultants along the way.
And the, the last contract actually expired,
I believe it was the end of 24.
Is that right? So while we were doing our other work this
last year, we haven't had much, uh, contact,
but now it's important and I'm kind of excited.
We'd like to bring Plant back on as our consultants
for the, the project.
And, um, our next step will be that they will be meeting
with, uh, our steering committee
and talking about, uh, the, the needs
and wants from the committee
and looking at where the gaps might be,
where costs might be helping us structure
our RFQ as it goes out.
Um, plant Real point. Uh, is it still real point? Yes, sir.
So, real point, um, is part of Plant Moran has, uh, access
to like thousands of developers.
So as we get the RRFQ done, they'll be able to get that
that out in a much further,
and then they'll help us do the evaluations.
Um, so Todd
and Andy are both here from Plant Moran,
if anyone has any questions.
Um, but what we're asking for today is, uh, to be able
to put them under contract to, um, in an amount not
to exceed 50,000 for the first phase of the project.
So just to kind of recap the last two years, I know a lot
of this happens behind the scenes.
I get a lot of inquiries from the community on where's the
status, are we making progress?
And so just to kind of recap, um, we re um,
instituted a steering committee,
representatives from council,
representatives from the administration,
several department heads, a couple, um, DDA members, uh,
for resident voices.
And we took a look at multiple footprints, um,
what the makeup of, you know, what people would like to see
that's uniquely worn that would, um, you know, reflect
what we have here as a town center.
But also, um, we did community outreach several sessions.
We launched a survey with over 500,
over 700 in the end, uh, community input, um,
that helped us shape what people are asking for,
what they'd like to see in the community.
Um, we looked at those footprints
and we came to a consensus on basically
what those pieces we'd like to see here look like.
And that gives us some great direction
to take it to this next step.
Any questions or discussion around this?
Yeah, I have a question.
The Gibbs Planning Group has been involved for quite a bit.
Are they still part of a team going forward
with Plant Moran or,
Yes. I mean, most
of their work is done, but yes.
Uh, the, the goal with, with that team was
to do the outreaches to take the information in
and then develop kind of a site plan.
We know it's gonna change as developers come in, um,
but give us something we can put in the
RFQ as kind of our goals.
And then, um, and so as that moves forward,
he will be available to help us, uh, comment on
what developers are asking for and so forth
Also gives us some data
and insights to provide, um, and to support.
This is not based in anyone's one sole vision idea.
It's been a, um, bringing voices together,
building consensus, um, and,
and trying to find a mutual agreement.
Yes. And
so Plant Moran's job here is to help with the,
the process of getting proposals, vetting the proposals,
making sure that the information is packaged, the
Yes, help us actually create our original RFQ or RFP
or RFI, whatever, whatever, whatever we decide do.
Mm-hmm. And Todd
and Andy, Todd used to be the city manager in Royal Oaks,
so he was very involved in Royal Oak's transformation of
with their downtown and their new city hall and so forth.
So I think that they're gonna be a great asset to us
answering questions
and knowing some of the challenges we're gonna be facing.
Yep. I, um, you know, I have,
I have complete confidence in, in the, in the team
and in in plant Moran.
Um, another follow up question.
Is there a, um, was the decision made
or is it still open to, you know, as far as the definition
of the site and looking at the placement of a, of a court
or a justice center?
Or is it just limited to everything else?
Yeah, I think that's all on the table. Great.
And so we'll be talking about
that at the steering committee.
Um, we had several conversations.
Todd and I, I spoke with the mayor just a couple days ago,
and, uh, I think it's all on the table at this point. Yes.
That, that seems to be a very wise approach. Yeah.
Any other discussion or questions?
Mary, just for transparency,
would you speak into the microphone board?
It would be a three year contract up to $50,000 a year
beyond that, come back to the board
for more funding if needed,
but we don't expect that the first year.
But since they're mostly vetting
what available studies there are,
Yeah. This will be hourly
rates primarily.
And so as as it ramps up, it'll get busier
and then there's a phase two
or three that they'll be much more involved once we pick
developers and we can get a different,
they'll have a different scope at that point.
And, and I, I also see in the, in the backup information
that they, this is part
of the collective procurement process with the state
of Michigan, I believe,
or so it's something that has been, you know,
follows procurement and
Yeah, we follow the procurement rules in
and plant Moran has adjusted their, uh,
proposed wages to meet the Michigan co-op, whatever that,
so we would, yes.
So we can, uh,
we can piggyback on the Michigan's, um, numbers.
Yep.
Yes. Councilman.
So I, I, uh, I'm not speaking for the council,
but I am speaking for myself as a council person.
Many of the constituents that I knocked on the doors of,
were not very interested in having a huge development here.
So I, I just want to mention that a little counterpoint.
It looks like, um, we're pretty much looking forward
to seeing what we can get developers to do,
and, uh, it looks like there's a overwhelming consensus
that we need to build out the city for the,
uh, future of the city.
But if anyone has any comments on that, why, why do we have
to have this?
Because I'd like to be, well, we've
Done outreach just recently to four.
Nice. We went to four different locations
and did public outreach,
and it was overwhelmingly excited about doing this.
Also during the master plan, uh, um, outreach,
it was about, on all the surveys, over 75%
of the people found this as to be one of the top priorities
for the city to build out a town center.
So overall citywide,
it's a very important economic development project.
Thank You. I'd like to speak to Yes.
We've, we've been on the same doors
and we've talked to many people.
I think one of the things that resonated
with me in the community
with hesitancy from community members was feeling either
uninvolved as if their voices weren't included.
And we made sure that in relaunching
that we had a very inclusive opportunity
that target every corner of the community as well
as having an online opportunity if they couldn't be there in
person, that they could still offer input on what
that design looks like, what it feels like, um,
and what they would be willing to come here for.
Um, and then these parcels have taken roughly 40 years
to consolidate and bring together.
And so, unlike most communities, when they, they step up,
um, a town center, it's, um, maybe a rolling development
or what is available.
And we can say that Warren, in, in putting this together,
it is approaching it with, um, a comprehensive approach
with very thoughtfulness on what's present,
what are the needs being met, you know, what ideas and,
and offers are entertained or considered.
Um, and one of the other pieces was
who was the demographic that it was targeted
for in the previous iterations?
And were current residents included in, in design
or was it solely the purpose of attracting new residents?
So which one, was it WhatsApp?
Was it the current residents or attracting new ones?
I think it's a combination.
Um, one of our, one of our main goals is for, um,
seniors to age in place.
Right. And when they sell these big homes in the
neighborhood, we want 'em to have them a, a quality option.
And as Mr. Gibbs put it, it's the first time in history,
20 somethings in.
Seniors wanna live in the same place.
And so that's what we wanna build the 2030 something in
seniors to live in a town center.
And that's kind of our goal.
Affordable housing is part of the
Yes, to some degree.
I mean, there is, the city has a lot
of affordable housing right here on 12 Mile,
so we're not looking to add too much more of that.
We're looking to attract the kids
that are working across the street, primarily
Uhhuh. Okay.
Um, but we were very intentional
because town centers do attract people,
but it's residents who come back for entertainment, social.
Um, our City Square is one of the big hubs,
social hubs for our community.
So we don't want to, we want to make sure that continues
to be a social hub and continues to reflect our community.
This will be uniquely worn.
Sounds good. Yeah, Gina, we'll
Have much more conversations as this moves down
because even though we kind of think we have an idea of
what we're looking for, once developers start coming in
and we start working with 'em, they're gonna have ideas
as well and bring best practices maybe
that they've used on other projects.
And so all of that will become more public meetings and,
and ultimately come before council.
Can Can you tell me what EM cogs, uh, role might be?
Uh, have they been, uh, involved yet?
Are they, are you looking forward
to getting them more involved?
Uh, just outta curiosity,
This Is regional.
Yeah. They, they help
with some regional grants on planning grants
and they'll help us moving forward.
We just got a big grant for the bridge on Chicago Road
through, so we're very active.
Mayor, I sit on, on the economic development, uh,
executive committee for semcog.
The mayor sits on the executive board of semcog.
So we're very involved with, with, that's their
Option. I think
Gina has something to add.
Um, I, I think that in, in a community, you know, one
of the, one of the great things about this community is how,
um, I think that we're one of the lar one of the communities
that's number one in the nation for longevity
of people in their homes.
Um, which is, um, great for stability,
but it's also with the way
that our state taxes are structured challenging
for revenue growth in the city.
And one of the big benefits of this project, in addition
to the community aspect is that, you know, this is a lot
of land that has been tax neutral forever
that will be moved to the tax roll.
And this is a huge opportunity for the city to, you know,
have some new revenue that would not otherwise be here.
Yeah. To the point of, I think this last study,
which was several years ago,
but I think the last study was two
and a half million dollars in additional taxes every year
and, and, you know,
$250 million a year in economic, uh, activities.
So, uh, we will certainly be doing new studies,
but, uh, it, it would be a big boost
for our city in a lot of, of areas.
And I wanna, um, address another point while we're having
this conversation because it was one of the narratives is
that sometimes people are worried
that investment in town center would be to the exclusion
of other areas of the community.
And what we've seen is a lot of economic development in
what I say, every corner of the community.
And so it's not this or this, it's this and this.
So, and I wanna be very conscious of
when we're talking in our community about this.
It's not this to the exclusion of others, it's this,
while we're developing TFA district opening new, um,
businesses, ex you know, reoccupying, you know,
corner commercial areas, there's a lot
of development going on inward.
Mayor, I'm so glad you said that
because I'm, I'm very interested in seeing a follow up on
the Van D**e corridor plan.
Yes. Thank You for your leadership on
That. Thank you
very much too.
All too happy. Thank you. Okay.
Don't wanna cut anyone off if there's more questions
or discussion on this, please.
If not, can I get some motions?
I'll make a motion. Thank you. Tom.
Support. Support by Michael. Roll call.
Okay. Mr. Pretzel? Yes. Mr. Wigan? Yes.
Uh, Mr. Zamora? Yes. Ms. Cavalier? Yes. Mayor Stone? Yes.
And, um, e Yes.
Renewal of annual membership
for Connect McComb, uh, Tom?
Yeah. Connect McComb is, uh, the McComb. Gotcha.
I'm sorry. Uh, is the, uh, McComb chamber.
And so this is just our annual, uh, dues
to belong to the Macomb Chamber.
Have a great day. Thank you guys.
So the dues are 7 25 for the year,
and we're just asking for the, the dues for the chamber.
Any questions or discussion on this item?
Motion to approve. Thank you. Gina.
I get support court. Thank you. Tom. Roll call.
Uh, Ms. Cavalier? Yes. Mr. Petzel? Yes. Mr. Zamora? Yes.
Mr. Wigan? Yes. Mayor Stone? Yes. Yes.
Okay. Item F Uh, eight seven. Seven seven.
Common boiler hot water. And rtu.
Steve, what do we got going on?
Hello again. Um, this is a request for, uh, funding to,
uh, re make some repairs
to the Brother Robert Activity Center.
Um, currently the, uh, hot water pump is not working.
The boiler system is not working,
and one of the compressors is down on one
of the, uh, rooftop units.
Um, basically this is just to make the building functional.
So once there is a decision made as to what's going
to happen with the building or who's gonna be occupying the
building, it will be ready to, uh,
to serve rather than waiting
and having to get those things repaired down the road.
Um, so we're requesting funding of $15,633
and 8 cents to Johnson Controls, uh, utilizing the current,
uh, HVAC contract we have with Johnson controls
for labor and material costs.
Questions or discussion on this item?
Question that. Good.
So this is to actually fix the problem.
This isn't to pinpoint and find out what's going on.
This is for the actual repairs?
Yes, it's for the repairs. Thank you. You're welcome.
Any Other questions or discussion on this
item? Do I get a motion,
Mayor? Yes.
You make a Motion to include the attorneys
with review, an approval review of the contract.
Okay. Is that included in the cost controls?
Yes. The contract.
Okay. So we'll do an approval contract. Yes.
Is that included in this cost? This is internal
Expert part of the approval. Mm-hmm.
Okay. So we want to add to the motion, the approval
and review of attorney of the, uh, contract.
I'll Make the motion with the added, uh, stipulations.
Thank you. Oscar, can I
get a support? Thank you, Tom.
Mr. Zamora? Yes. Mr. Petzel? Yes. Ms. Cavalier? Yes. Mr.
Wigan? Yes. Mayor Stone? Yes. Yes.
Thank you. Thank you. Approval of the list of bills.
So we have bills for January 7th
and approval of December, 2025 list of bills.
So we'll take those in that order.
Any out of the ordinary items on this
list or is it all routine?
Which page is the list? 66.
Thank you.
The December ones, Tiffany, what, where does that start?
That one is literally the last page.
Pardon me. I,
There we Go. I have a
question. Yes.
Um, and I don't remember which, which list it was on,
but it seemed that some of the,
some of the items on the list of bills may fall
for work on city buildings
or properties outside of the DDA district.
I saw the, the water garage referenced,
and I was wondering if the a DA plan is,
if the DDA is being asked to cover the entire
a DA review or if it's just within the DDA district?
No, I think Mark, you, you, uh, looked at those and,
and BA backed out some of those dollars,
did you Not on a couple of the invoices. I
Didn't think there was anything for a DA repairs.
I, there was, maybe it was on the December,
There's the infrastructure work that some of that is
outside of the DDA district where we said
that the DDA was going to front the cost on it
and then prorate it off to the other areas as
as appropriate once it's complete.
I don't think there was any,
There. There was, there was
one reference to the water
Garage.
Uh, could it have been the police plaza?
No, it said the water garage. The water department
Hall parking.
I'm looking through here.
Is it part of the Transition plan?
Chicago Pedestrian Bridge.
Mm-hmm. Um,
it's a long list of bills here.
Indeed.
It was in the a EW work.
December bills. We've got a couple of them on there.
Right. I see.
Standby generator
Falling down.
It's a little bit confusing
with the two months in here. Yeah.
There's one on December for Anderson.
Yeah, that one's I only, there's an a w one on
each each list.
Correct. And Tiffany,
You'll off hand know the page number
Of the list Of the A EW, not
Of the a e Ws.
The a EW is I'm right now on page
around 109 of 154.
Um,
let's see here.
And I was reading this late last night. So
Let's see.
Um, I'm seeing 104. I see a
EWI
Apologize.
It is actually, it's an, uh, Hubble Roth and Clark bill.
Okay. On page one 19 of 1 54.
It has the water garage on there in the amount
of $29,366
and 47 cents
for the a DA compliance plan for city properties.
So I I, and I mean, as, as a matter of consistency,
I'm not comfortable voting Yes.
For expenditures for DDA expenditures outside
of the DDA district.
I understand the, and support the fire departments.
And that's a decision that was made,
but is a, across the board.
I'm, you know, I'm not supportive of that.
Yeah, I'd have to look at that.
'cause I'm not sure that that's,
that's a cumulative billing.
'cause that's not exactly, I mean,
the actual totals there is 139,000.
We're paying 75 at this point on that.
But how much of
that is actually charged
I don't know that, that, I'll double check it,
but I don't know that that listing that says the wa
that shows the water garage is actually something
that was billed to the DA,
it might might be on their invoice, but I'll double check.
Like I said, those are cumulative numbers so
that those may have been paid elsewhere.
But I'll double check and make sure that there's no portion
of that for the water garage that the DDA is paid.
Can you provide a more detailed breakdown of that to the
Board? Sure. I'd have to go
back and look at the, no, go back
to the original billings and see where that, those fall.
But again, if you want to make sure that those, the subject
to review of that particular bill.
So I may not, if there's anything for the water garage
that's part of this billing, we won't pay it outta the,
I was gonna say on one 17, the total voice
of the invoice is 75,000.
Looks like there's a percentage breakdown by building,
and it does include community center, which is DDA
Civic Center South, which is DDA City Hall, which is DDA
police headquarters, which is DDA, Owen Jacks,
which is DDA through tfa. Correct.
Yeah. Correct. And Owen, Jack.
So one, one seventh of this, it looks like,
Well, in to Mark's point, that total is 139.
The bill's only 75.
So we don't know what has or not been paid.
Well, well, there was
Previous billings of 63,000.
Yeah. That may be part of, without looking at the,
We're gonna need him to do that backup.
I can't say which is Yeah. But
It, it appears that this is a progress payment
and the entire progress payment is
on the list of bills today. Correct.
It does appear that, that we are in that case paying.
So Mark, we just need to clean
that it looks like, and make sure we
Up breakdown This.
This is showing a total cumulative billing of 130,000,
63,000 of it's been paid previously.
That may not have all been paid out of the DDA.
That's what we need to know. Right.
That's what I, based on the fee schedule.
And, and I'm not a, a accountant,
so it looks like 5.28% of this is attributed
to the park, um, water garage.
Would you be amenable to
covering, do the math for me?
94.72? Well,
It might be paid Or a percent of it.
Well, it could be paid. What I'll do is I'll make sure
It might already be paid in the 63,000 we already paid.
Okay. The balance is only 75 grand.
So the other 63 we already paid might have been paid
by the water department or at least their portion.
So that's what he needs to find out for us.
How about a motion of up
to 75,000 609 44
representative of the portion that is, reflects the DDI
portion of this?
Does that language get closer?
It's, it,
I've been consistent in You are.
I agree with you. I think
you're right. I didn't catch that.
I, I, I have a hard time with the, the, the network
charges as well.
And for that reason, I'm gonna vote now
on the list of bills today.
Okay. Is that two separate votes
Or two separate? We'll
vote first on Decembers
and then we will vote on its, I'm sorry.
First on January's list of bills
and next on December's list.
Are there any other questions or concerns on that?
So you're gonna change the, the list of bills to reflect
that we're not paying for the water department.
I believe that the vote today is as is approved list
of bill contingent on controller's
approval, review and approval.
Yeah. Contingent on our, my review to make sure
that there's nothing being billed
for the water garage that paid up
And we'll get a report next month one way or the other.
Right? Absolutely. I have, I have to go back
and get the detail of the entire hundred $30,000
to see where, how that was.
Yeah. That's not all on this list.
And like I said, there probably are portions of this
that wasn't paid by that, paid
by the water division. Rather
I know our, our budget.
So you'll be able to get us
that information. We can forward it to
The, I have to go back with engineer
and get the breakdown of the total invoices that make up
the entire amount that's been Bill
and see how it's been paid.
But in any case, nothing related
to the water garage will be paid out.
Um, so it's a, a vote of three.
Uh, we'll take, take roll call.
Yeah, we need a motion. I'm sorry. Motion.
I'll make the motion for January.
List of bills subject to the control review.
Support. Support. That.
Okay. Mr. Petzel? Yes. Mr. Zamara? Yes. Mr. Cavalier? No.
Mr. Wigan? Yes. Mayor Stone? Yes, I passed.
Thank you. Um, the second piece
of this is December's list of bills.
Can I get a motion for approval?
Motion to approve You. Oscar? Second.
Second. Tom roll call.
Uh, Mr. Zamora? Yes. Mr. Patal? Yes. Ms. Valier? No.
Mr. Wigan? Uh, yes. Mayor Stone? Yes.
Thank you, uh, for the good of the order.
Emergency purchasing order for Brother Roberts roof repairs.
Is this separate? This is just a notice. Okay.
This was, was this emergency repairs? Yeah. Okay.
Steve, do you want Steve, can you speak to that? Yeah, yeah.
I wasn't sure if I need to speak to it. Uh, yes.
When we had the, uh, heavy snow rain, freezing rain,
big mix, one of the, uh, roof drains broke
and the, uh, water started leaking into the building.
It was leaking into the gym area,
which has the hardwood floors.
Um, due to the fact that it would've caused a lot of damage,
we moved forward with getting an emergency po so
that we could get that roof fixed as soon as possible.
So that's what this cost is for, was for that roof repair.
How much was it? Uh, you know what?
I don't have, I don't have that paperwork with me.
I didn't grab that one. Well,
The letter says not to exceed 2,500.
Right? I, I don't know what the final bill was.
Um, he wasn't sure trying to gauge
how long it was gonna take them to fix it.
So we did not to exceed 2,500.
So it should be 2,500 or less,
but I don't, I have not seen the invoice yet
for that repair.
Any other questions or discussion?
Everything's repaired and back up and
Yes, it's, it's all repaired.
No issues. I've been checking on it just
to make sure it's not leaking and
there's no other issues over there.
Just trying to keep that building functional
and prevent it from having any issues
that are gonna cause issues down the road
for functionality and use.
Thank you. And it's helpful
to have people in there almost daily to, to kind
of report when they see something Yes.
That is, uh, problematic that we can address quickly
before it deteriorates.
Right. Well, you know, same with the heat.
Like, you wanna make sure the heat's working in
case we have a cold snap.
You don't want pipes bursting.
It just ends up costing us more money in the end. So
Are there any questions, unprocessed
or procedure for emergency purchase
order questions
or concerns? Moving on.
Thank you. Thank you. Uh,
next DDA regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
February 4th at 3:00 PM right here.
Um, oh, I'm sorry.
I skipped, uh, during the good of the order, Tom,
did you wanna speak to new business in the area?
Sure, yes. Uh, at Tech Plaza we're opening, uh,
a nail salon, uh, with, uh,
very beautiful build out.
It's American Nail Center, it's next to Marshall's,
and they're having a grand opening event on the 15th mm-hmm.
Of January. So there's, uh, uh,
flyers up here if anyone wants them that, uh,
give you some more information.
Thank you. I'll be excited to see what investments there.
Anyone else wanna speak to? Yeah.
Um, at the Butcher Educational Center,
Macomb Math Science Technology Center,
they will be having the People's Choice Science Fair
on Wednesday, January 21st from six to 8:00 PM Um,
if you have never been there, it is something
that I would encourage families to bring young children.
Mm-hmm. And expose them to stem.
Um, what, what these students do at that school,
and I was at senior research presentations this morning, um,
is really an economic development asset in this community.
And, um, you know, there are, for people who aren't familiar
with M-M-S-T-C, it is the, the STEM center
for most of Macomb County.
So several high schools mm-hmm.
Kids have to test in and that's where they go.
And the People Choice Science Fair Award is,
or the Fair Science Fair is very fun
because the kids are showing their projects,
but all everybody who attends gets like, you know,
little butcher money
or whatever it is, and they get to vote.
And so it's very interactive
and it's, it's a great community.
And that's open to the public?
Yes, it is. Do, if You have a flyer
or something, you can forward it to us
and we'll get it to communications and
Yeah. I asked them if they have one.
It doesn't exist yet,
but it was in the newsletters. Excellent. Thank
You. We share the new, even just
data,
we can plug it into a graphic.
And I'd like to share as a proud alumni
of the Macomb Mathematics Science Technology
Center class of 98.
And I got an honor honorable mention for my lead
and drinking water at the, we were going down
to the Detroit Science Fair.
Yes. Back in the day. But it, it's a good time
and it's impress impressive.
The level that high school students are
engaging at just here in our community
Must if today was over my head,
And we wanna keep that talent here
and we have lots of opportunities for them to come
and reinvest in engineering, manufacturing, so many things.
What else is going on in
Worn Oscar?
You pulled out your skates for the tree lighting. Yeah.
Yeah. It was a good time. The ice was in good shape.
Uh, kudos to when they got the rink fixed
and good ice out there.
A lot of kids out there having fun.
Had to elbow my way through a couple places.
But, uh, it was a, it was a good event.
I think people had fun all around.
And I just wanna say, uh, class of 98 now. I do feel old.
Um, and the tree lighting went off spectacularly.
I think record attendance
and the drone show was a nice addition.
We really appreciate, um, parks
and recreation put on a good time
and it was enjoyed by all. Um, yeah.
Did, did you, um, I saw the, the pictures on Instagram
or LinkedIn or whatever of the,
the check presentation from some cog.
Yes. That was big news. Congratulations.
1.256 million.
And that will help connect, um, Chicago Road
to the community center, connecting the neighborhoods and,
and creating that safe, um, multimodal, uh,
pedestrian Yes.
Connection and hopefully start expanding that reach.
So that's gonna be a huge thank you to Tom. That was good.
Team and team, thank you to Tina and team.
Thank you to Ron and team,
all the, everyone who was involved.
It was a community affair and um, and we were a part of that
because we did, we were working with, uh, army Corps
of Engineers to get that study in early.
Councilman,
I'm really happy and I hope that goes through.
Uh, I was just hearing that at the state level, um,
the state is clawing back money from projects,
and I think this is federal money
that's going through the state.
Is there any chance that the city might be left in the lurch
and having to, uh, carry?
That is a great question. Councilman involved with this?
So the ca some COG funding is a different pot of money.
What we're hearing from State House
was those were earmarked appropriations
and the 2024 budget, 2025 budget that, um,
the house majority tried to claw back.
Uh, good news, uh,
attorney General Deel today issued an opinion, uh, that that
decision action does not stand.
Um, and so I will be anxious to see,
but the EM cog funding is separate from that.
However, how much, uh, parks
and recreation dollars were tied up in that.
And so we're hopeful that we can tie that, uh, down,
draw the funding down before it ends up in court
or gets drawn out.
So it opened the door again.
I'm glad you're on your toes.
Thank you. Um, a couple more things.
Um, I'll have my first community check-in of the year,
January 22nd, civic Center, south
6:30 PM Mark your calendars.
We do this monthly. It's your opportunity to ask questions,
get updates, and share your concerns.
We bring them back to decision making bodies
and make sure that you weigh in.
Our wonderful Warren Garden Club is hosting their first
meeting of the year, January 14th, uh,
5:30 PM at the Warren Community Community Center cafeteria.
Just because there's snow on the ground
doesn't mean you can't plan.
Um, and house plants seem to be the topic of the hour.
Um, and our winter warming drive sponsored
by Crime Commission is, um,
going on through the end of the month.
They are collecting for unhoused.
Populations help support our shelters that are providing,
um, housing nightly.
They're looking for blankets, clean coats, hats, gloves,
socks, uh, and those essentials we're collecting.
Um, here at City Hall, the community center, um,
Lincoln High School, Cono High School,
warms Woods Tower High School.
There's lots of opportunities.
Um, the holidays always remind me
of the generosity of our community.
Uh, but that doesn't stop at a new year.
Um, I also had the opportunity to join in welcoming Sheets,
um, who took a blighted community building at Pampas Lane,
repurposed it, reinvested in the community.
Um, check it out. It is something to be experienced.
Um, welcome to the Warren Next bite.
Um, it is at Bangladeshi, um,
food establishment at Stevens and Dewer.
Um, a fellow Fitzgerald alumni who stayed local
and reinvested in the community in his entrepreneurship.
Um, and so I always like to celebrate.
It's often understated when new investment
is happening here in Warren.
And I invite anyone who is part of this
to help elevate that.
Get the word out in the community.
People are investing and more.
And it looks like a lot of things.
So, um, thank you to our special guests.
It's important that our young people understand
how these decisions impact your lives.
And it's important to know that you have a voice
in these com in these situations.
Don't wait till you have, it's your turn to vote.
It doesn't start then. And with that,
there's motion do adjourn.
Thank you, Oscar. All in favor. Motion carries.
Have a good day. See you next month. Yep.