Two Contracts Pulled for Scrutiny as Livonia Council Sets Its August 31 Agenda
LIVONIA — 8/22/2026
In a 31-minute study session held immediately after a three-hour voting meeting, council routed six items to consent and flagged two — a $72,063 camera package and a $379,655 library elevator contract — for closer review. Planning confirmed the Book Five master plan will get a second hearing.
Livonia’s council took no votes Monday night at its study session — study meetings never do. But the meeting that set the table for the August 31 voting agenda showed the same procurement scrutiny that had just consumed the regular meeting, with Councilmember Eileen McDonnell pulling two of the eight items off the consent track within minutes of each other.
The study session convened at 8:00 p.m., directly after the 2046th Regular Meeting adjourned. All seven members were present. Councilmember Robin Persiconi led the Pledge of Allegiance, and President Kayleigh Reid presided. Every item discussed will be formally voted on at the 2047th Regular Meeting on Monday, August 31.
How a Study Meeting Works
No motions are adopted and no roll calls are taken at a Livonia study meeting. Its single function is to sort the coming agenda: items council considers non-controversial go to the consent agenda, where they are approved as one block; items a member wants debated individually go to the regular agenda. A member simply offers an item “on consent,” and absent objection from a colleague, that is where it lands. Any single member can pull an item to the regular agenda.
That is the only mechanism at work Monday. Six items went to consent. Two did not.
Significant Events
1. Two contracts pulled to the regular agenda
Councilmember McDonnell — who minutes earlier had cast the lone no vote against the Bennett Library ADA restroom contract and had argued at length that the library boiler bid was legally unacceptable — moved both remaining spending items off the consent track.
On Item 4, a $72,063.37 security camera award, Persiconi had already offered it on consent. McDonnell asked instead for the regular agenda and requested that staff email council the pricing sheets from each bidder before August 31. Her concern was not the total: it was whether every bidder had priced the same scope.
I just would like to be sure that each of the bidders bid the same number of cameras in the same scope of cameras.Councilmember Eileen McDonnell
Parks and Recreation Superintendent Michelle Koppin acknowledged that bidders had been permitted latitude at the pre-bid meeting — where the city specified a coverage area, a vendor might propose a 90-degree camera or a 270-degree unit — and confirmed that a council member had already found an error in the packet, which referenced the wrong number of cameras. She said bidders would be held to their final total regardless, and agreed to provide the breakdowns.
On Item 8, the $379,655 library elevator modernization, McDonnell asked a single question: which procurement source was used. Told by Engineering that the purchasing manager had identified it as a State of Michigan governmental contract, she replied that this sounded like MITN and asked that the item go to the regular agenda. The packet itself describes the vendor differently — as an approved Sourcewell pricing vendor, a national cooperative purchasing program, not a State of Michigan contract or a MITN solicitation.
2. Book Five will get a second hearing
The master plan notice controversy that dominated public comment at the regular meeting carried directly into the study session. President Reid asked Planning and Economic Development Director Mark Taormina whether the Planning Commission intended to redo the public hearing, noting that Commissioner Sam Caramagno had left her with that impression.
Taormina said he would need to confer with the commission directly, but that his understanding was that commissioners want an additional 45-day public comment period followed by another hearing. Reid said she would call Caramagno in the morning.
Resident Jim Vega had opened the session by clarifying his earlier remarks: the process council originally approved called for a 45-day comment window, a public hearing during that window, and then a final hearing at which all collected comments would be presented. None of that intermediate step occurred, he said, and the July Planning Commission meeting turned out to be the final reading.
3. A resident asks for a gas station modernization policy
John Schaefer opened audience communication with a policy proposal rather than a complaint. Referencing an earlier council discussion in which Costco committed to remediating its old gas station site when building a new one, he argued that Livonia’s smaller stations are routinely bought and remodeled — but that the remodeling expands the store footprint for profitability without touching the fuel infrastructure. He asked council to consider requiring abatement and pump modernization as a condition of any gas station remodel.
The request landed on a night when two of the eight agenda items were gas station and big-box rebranding petitions.
4. Steve King on process, cost, and a video in a private park
Steve King used his three minutes on three subjects. He called the regular meeting’s agenda too long, and returned to the boiler bid: that when an employee tells council a bidder checked all the boxes but the boxes were not in fact checked, the bid cannot be accepted. He said it took three people to explain the capital planning item, which he read as a sign of disorganization.
He then questioned the ADA restroom award approved earlier that night, saying no one on council had asked the simple question of what it should cost, and that $300,000-plus for a bathroom renovation was far above what a full gut and conversion should run.
Finally, he raised the Realtor.com ranking that put Livonia’s 48154 ZIP code sixth on its list of the nation’s hottest ZIP codes for 2026. The mayor and Livonia Public Schools Board of Trustees member Dave McFarland, a real estate agent, recorded a video celebrating it. King said the video was shot in Shoreham Park in his Coventry Gardens subdivision — a private park with two posted signs restricting use to residents. He called it trespassing, then said he would let it slide because the news was good.
5. A call for a professional conduct standard
Jerry Krasinski, returning from the regular meeting, framed the night’s procurement disputes as a governance question. Livonia is Michigan’s eighth-largest city with roughly 300 employees and a $76 million general fund, he said, and that scale carries an expectation of professional conduct and integrity. He said it had seemed several times that rules were being pushed aside to make something happen, and asked whether the city needs an ordinance setting a professional behavior standard for the administration — or for council and residents.
6. McCullough calls for a citywide walkability plan
Offering the night’s first sidewalk waiver on consent, Councilmember Brandon McCullough — a former engineering inspector who said flagging sidewalks was once his job — argued the waivers are a short-term fix to a long-term problem. Sidewalks that lead nowhere are ridiculous, he said, but so is the city’s habit of waiving the requirement on the grounds that no sidewalks exist yet. He suggested council begin looking at what it would take to build connected sidewalk networks in those areas rather than continuing to make the same exception.
The remark echoed resident Steve King’s comment at the regular meeting an hour earlier, when he told council it needed to decide whether Livonia intends to be a walkable city.
7. The projector never worked
Taormina was unable to display any of the visual material for the two sign petitions. He told council he had it working briefly and that the moment had passed, and presented both items verbally. The graphics finally appeared after council had moved past Item 2.
Complete Record of Agenda Items
All eight items were placed for action at the August 31 regular meeting. Items 1 through 7 appeared under the agenda’s departmental headings; Item 8 was the only item listed under New Business. Nothing was approved, denied, or tabled at this meeting, and no item was held in committee.
| # | Category | Item | Detailed Description | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | External Request | Sidewalk waiver — 15505 Auburndale Avenue | Request by Lamberto Smigliani of Lamberto Custom Homes, per his letter of July 21, 2026, to waive the sidewalk requirement for a new home at 15505 Auburndale Avenue. City ordinance requires sidewalks whenever a new home is built unless council waives it. Engineering reviewed the surrounding neighborhood and recommended the waiver due to the complete absence of sidewalks in the area, noting the city has no plans to construct sidewalks there in the near future. Staff confirmed that if sidewalks are ever installed on the street, the homeowner would be responsible for the cost. Councilmember McCullough used the item to argue for a broader citywide walkability plan rather than continued case-by-case waivers. | Offered by McCullough |
| 2 | Planning Commission | Sign Petition 2026-05-SN-01 — Amoco station, 29401 Seven Mile Road | Submitted by Bazo Construction for ground, wall and canopy sign replacements at the gas station at Seven Mile and Middle Belt Roads, northeast ¼ of Section 11, zoned C-2. The station, built in the 1950s, has cycled through Amoco, BP and Shell branding and is returning to Amoco. The item reached council because the site sits in one of roughly seven Special Area Development Control districts under Section 5.01 of the Zoning Ordinance, which adds a layer of review for exterior alterations to commercial structures; Taormina noted it also arrived as the result of an enforcement action. Work includes new illuminated Amoco channel letter canopy signage, dimensional bullnose fascia panels with integrated LED light bars, repainted canopy columns, updated stripe detailing and graphics, ACM fascia panels, a “ToGo” branded storefront image, and refacing the freestanding price sign with electronic fuel displays at about 39.39 sq ft. Planning Commission resolution imposes three conditions: adherence to the sign package, no LED lightband or exposed neon anywhere on site, and replacement of the existing pylon sign with a monument sign compliant with Section 11.07 (30 sq ft maximum, six feet maximum height, ten-foot setback). Pylon signs are prohibited citywide. Petitioner representative Sarah Mason said the owner would prefer to keep the existing sign structure to avoid further cost but would comply if required. | |
| 3 | Planning Commission | Sign Petition 2026-06-SN-02 — Target, 20100 Haggerty Road | Submitted by Kimley-Horn & Associates for five wall signs at the Target on the east side of Haggerty between Eight Mile and Seven Mile, northwest ¼ of Section 6, zoned C-2 and also within a Special Area Development Control district. The package removes the existing red Target and red CVS wall signs and installs a white Target sign oriented toward I-275, a ten-foot bullseye logo with 6’8” lettering totaling 368 sq ft on the front elevation, a relocated 35 sq ft CVS pharmacy sign, a new 77 sq ft drive-up sign with 24-inch lettering, a six-foot bullseye logo, and a 7.6 sq ft non-illuminated order pickup sign in opaque white vinyl. Planning Commission resolution #07-46-2026 recommends approval subject to four conditions, including no LED lightband or exposed neon, Planning Commission and council review of any additional signage, and — critically — that approval is contingent on the petitioner obtaining a Zoning Board of Appeals variance for excess signage. Representative Vito Cuccinelli of Kimley-Horn clarified that the petition covers five signs but one is existing. | Offered by Budzinski |
| 4 | Parks and Recreation | Award of bid — security cameras at three facilities | Presented by Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Michelle Koppin. Award of $72,063.37 to ASC Security Systems, 12137 Merriman Road, Livonia, to furnish, install, replace, relocate, configure and integrate security cameras at the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center, Botsford Pool and Clements Circle Pool. Twenty new cameras will be added and fourteen upgraded, replaced or relocated; all work integrates into the city’s existing Avigilon Control Center platform rather than introducing new software. The RFP was posted on MITN June 22, 2026 with bids due July 14 at 2:00 p.m. ASC was the lowest qualified bidder and is a Livonia company. Funded from accounts 208-755-987-000, 208-795-971-000 and 208-796-987-000. Persiconi offered it on consent; McDonnell asked for the regular agenda and for each bidder’s pricing sheet, questioning whether all bidders priced an identical camera scope. Koppin confirmed bidders had latitude on camera specification and that a packet error on camera count had already been identified. | REGULAR Pulled by McDonnell |
| 5 | Parks and Recreation | Award of professional services — golf course roof replacement | Presented by Michelle Koppin. Approval of $23,168.75 in professional architectural services from OHM Advisors, 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, for roof replacement at the maintenance buildings at all three city-owned golf courses — Fox Creek, Whispering Willows and Idyl Wyld — described in a recent facility condition assessment as being in poor condition. This is an after-the-fact approval: the services are already complete. Initial scoping was finished April 11, 2026 at $5,168.75, below the council approval threshold. That scoping was used to solicit Design-Bid Phase quotes from pre-qualified QBS firms on May 4, 2026: DAG $14,990 / 6 weeks; OHM $16,000 / 4 weeks; HRC $17,895 / 10 weeks; DLZ $27,986 / 12+ weeks. OHM was selected on timeline, references and experience, and its $16,000 proposal rose to $18,000 with added material testing — still within “receive and file” limits. Finance flagged the situation when the first scoping invoices arrived, because the combined total crosses the approval threshold. Also requests a budget amendment from the unexpended 409 Golf Course Capital Account, transferring $7,725 into each of accounts 409.000.974.101, .102 and .103. | Offered by McCullough |
| 6 | Engineering | Intergovernmental agreement — Middle Belt Road, Joy to Plymouth | An IGA dated July 24, 2026 between Wayne County and Livonia for improvements to Middle Belt Road from Joy Road to Plymouth Road. Total construction cost is estimated at $2,590,030, split 81.85% federal, 9.075% Wayne County and 9.075% City of Livonia — the city’s share being $204,387, against $225,000 budgeted. Scope covered hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing, concrete pavement repair, sidewalk ramps, permanent signing and pavement markings. This is also an after-the-fact approval: construction was completed by Ajax Paving in early December 2025, and the county has only now forwarded the agreement. Wayne County has additionally requested a $102,194 deposit check as a working capital advance, despite the work being finished; Engineering indicated the city would simply send the full amount at once. Funded from account 202-463-818-125 (Major Street Fund — City Participation in MDOT and County Projects). Reviewed as to form by the Department of Law. | Offered by Ptashnik |
| 7 | Engineering | Storm water agreement — True Community Credit Union | Acceptance of a Storm Water Facilities Maintenance Agreement from True Community Credit Union for the storm drain system serving its new branch at 36525 Plymouth Road, northwest ¼ of Section 32. The city required the proprietor to build the drainage system at its own expense; the agreement, signed by the credit union’s president and CEO, obligates the company to reimburse the city for any maintenance that becomes necessary. Engineering described it as a routine formality required for anything tying into Wayne County storm sewers, and has approved the storm sewer plans. Also authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement. | Offered by Brockway |
| 8 | New Business — Engineering | Award of contract — Bennett Civic Center Library elevator modernization | The only item listed under New Business. Award of a not-to-exceed $379,655.00 contract to City Elevator of Michigan, 815 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, for modernization and code upgrades to one passenger elevator ($179,250) and one service elevator ($200,405) at the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Road. The library was built in 1986 and runs about 65,000 sq ft including a 4,300 sq ft atrium. Work includes bringing elevators and wiring to current code and replacing the power unit, controller, cab and lobby fixtures, door operating equipment, hoistway wiring, electrical connections and fire alarm connectivity, phased so elevator access remains continuously available. Funded from account 271-778-976-000 (Library Fund — Civic Center Library), with the City Engineer authorized to approve minor adjustments. No competitive bid was solicited: the packet identifies City Elevator of Michigan as an approved Sourcewell cooperative pricing vendor. Engineering told council the purchasing manager had identified it as a State of Michigan governmental contract; McDonnell responded that this sounded like MITN and asked for the regular agenda. | REGULAR Pulled by McDonnell |
Vote Record
No votes were taken. Livonia study meetings are agenda-setting sessions; the clerk calls no roll and no resolutions are adopted. Every disposition above was reached by consensus — a member offering an item “on consent” and the chair confirming no objection, or a member requesting the regular agenda and the chair confirming no objection to that.
| Time | Item | Offered by | Objection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:11:26 | 1 — Auburndale sidewalk waiver | McCullough | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:16:50 | 2 — Amoco sign petition | Council member (name unclear in recording) | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:18:54 | 3 — Target sign petition | Budzinski | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:20:42 | 4 — Security cameras | Persiconi (consent), then McDonnell (regular) | Persiconi assented to the change | Regular, Aug 31 |
| 0:25:09 | 5 — Golf course roof services | McCullough | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:28:35 | 6 — Middle Belt IGA | Ptashnik | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:29:43 | 7 — Storm water agreement | Brockway | None | Consent, Aug 31 |
| 0:31:11 | 8 — Library elevator contract | McDonnell (regular) | None | Regular, Aug 31 |
Public Comment Timeline
Council set aside 30 minutes for opening audience communication. Four residents spoke at the opening; one more spoke on Item 5. No one came forward at the closing period.
| Time | Speaker | Subject | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:01:03 | John Schaefer (Brookfield Street) | Gas station remediation policy | Recalled a previous council discussion of Costco building a new gas station, in which remediation of the old station was raised and assured. Argued that in Livonia it has become common practice for small gas stations to be purchased and remodeled — but that the only thing being remodeled is the store footprint, for profitability rather than public safety. Asked council to consider a policy requiring that any gas station remodel include abatement and modernization of the pumps. |
| 0:02:20 | Steve King (Coventry Gardens) | Agenda length, procurement, project cost, and a video shot in a private park | Said the regular meeting agenda was far too long. On the boiler bid: there are bylaws and processes in place, and when an employee says a bidder checked all the boxes but the boxes were not checked, the bid cannot be accepted. Said it took three people to explain the capital planning item, which he read as a sign that cleanup is needed. Said no one asked what the ADA restroom project should cost, arguing that over $300,000 for a bathroom exceeds what a three-bedroom, three-bath home with an ADA-compliant bathroom would cost, and that a full gut and conversion runs $50,000 to $100,000. Then noted 48154 had placed sixth on a national top-ten real estate ranking, and that the mayor and a school board trustee who is also a real estate agent recorded a celebratory video in Shoreham Park — a private, residents-only park in his subdivision with two posted signs. Called it trespassing, then said he would let it slide because the news was good. |
| 0:04:52 | Jim Vega | Book Five master plan process | Clarified his remarks from the regular meeting. Said the process council approved called for Book Five to be released for a 45-day comment period, with a public hearing during that window for residents to speak, and then a final hearing at which all collected comments would be presented. Said the July Planning Commission meeting turned out to be that final hearing, and that none of the participants knew the document had been released or that a comment period had run. Argued the booklet is demographics and statistics rather than solutions, and that residents on community pages are already raising substantive questions it does not address — converting industrial sites to housing, rezoning Plymouth Road businesses for multi-unit housing, and what affordable housing actually means in Livonia. Noted the Planning Commission at one point had not approved a house under $400,000, that genuinely affordable stock exists south of Plymouth Road between Inkster and Haggerty and in the northeast section but requires sweat equity, and that the plan should address how the city helps residents find those resources. Also said the document's housing unit count is wrong — citing roughly 37,000 units rather than 94,000. |
| 0:08:01 | Jerry Krasinski (Bainbridge Avenue) | Professional conduct standards | Offered observations based on the regular meeting. Noted Livonia is Michigan’s eighth-largest city, with roughly 300 employees, a $76 million general fund, extensive purchasing of goods and services, and a large vehicle fleet — and that this scale should carry an expectation of professional conduct, integrity and etiquette. Said it seemed several times that council was willing to push rules aside to make something happen, and asked why those rules and processes were defined in the first place. Extended the same expectation to the administration, and asked whether the city needs an ordinance establishing a professional behavior standard — for the administration, for council, or for residents. Said what had happened within the previous few hours is probably not what the city wants going forward. |
Comment on Item 5 — golf course roof professional services
| Time | Speaker | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:25:41 | Denise Mica | Questioned the vendor selection. Noted the packet says the scoping work was used to solicit quotes for the design-bid phase from pre-qualified firms, and that OHM was selected on timeline, references and experience — but that DAG bid less. Asked what the RFP actually said, whether time was the deciding factor, and whether there was some incentive to go with the higher bidder, saying the document does not make that clear. Superintendent Koppin responded that DAG’s timeline was two weeks longer than OHM’s, and that with roof repairs the city needed the work completed before winter. |
Closing audience communication
President Reid opened the closing period for anyone who had not spoken earlier and for items not on the agenda. No one came forward, and no closing council comments were offered. The meeting adjourned at approximately 31:38 into the recording.
Council Member Updates Timeline
| Time | Member / Official | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00:36 | President Kayleigh Reid | Opened the study session, confirmed all seven members present, and noted the meeting sets the agenda for the 2047th Regular Meeting on Monday, August 31, 2026, where the items would be officially voted on. |
| 0:09:50 | President Reid / Mark Taormina | Book Five rehearing. Reid asked Taormina whether the Planning Commission wants to redo the public hearing, saying Commissioner Sam Caramagno had led her to believe so, and asking whether that was his own wish or something discussed. Taormina said he would have to confer directly with the Planning Commission, but that his understanding is commissioners want an additional 45-day public comment period and then to bring the item back for another hearing — a rehearing. Reid said she would call Caramagno in the morning. |
| 0:11:05 | David Lear, Assistant City Engineer | On Item 1, explained that ordinance requires sidewalks with any new home unless waived by council, that sidewalks would be out of place here given none exist on the street, and that if the city ever installs sidewalks the homeowners would bear the cost. |
| 0:11:26 | Councilmember Brandon McCullough | Walkability plan. Offered Item 1 on consent, then argued the broader point. Said as a former engineering inspector he was the one flagging sidewalks, and that sidewalks leading nowhere are ridiculous — but acknowledged the counterargument for connectivity and a bikeable, walkable city. Said this particular waiver makes total sense, but that rather than repeating the same excuse, it may be time to look at what it would take to put sidewalks into these areas, calling the waiver a short-term solution to a long-term problem. |
| 0:13:35 | Mark Taormina | Apologized that the presentation graphics would not display, and delivered the Item 2 briefing verbally — describing the site’s branding history from Amoco to BP to Shell and back to Amoco, the Special Area Development Control review trigger, and the Planning Commission’s single condition converting the pylon sign to a monument sign. |
| 0:16:30 | Council member (name unclear in recording) | Asked Taormina whether the Amoco petition would still need to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals for excessive signage; he indicated it would not. Said the renovations would improve that corner, noting the Shell had been looking weathered, and offered the item on consent. |
| 0:17:39 | Mark Taormina | On Item 3, clarified that the Target request is effectively for four new signs, described the rebranding and the I-275-facing and drive-up signage, and noted this petition does have to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals. |
| 0:18:54 | Councilmember Carrie Budzinski | Offered Item 3 on consent. Councilmember McCullough joked about whether he needed to recuse himself as an avid Target shopper; Budzinski replied she would not need the drive-up sign given how often she is there. |
| 0:19:34 | Michelle Koppin, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation | Presented Item 4, recommending ASC Security Systems at $72,063.37. Said the project is reviewed nearly every year, adds coverage in areas not previously covered, replaces old and obsolete cameras producing fuzzy images, and keeps everything integrated in the citywide system rather than introducing new software — 20 new cameras plus 14 upgraded, replaced or moved. |
| 0:20:42 | Councilmember Robin Persiconi | Said she loves the improvements and offered Item 4 on consent. |
| 0:20:47 | Councilmember Eileen McDonnell | Pulled Item 4. Asked instead for the regular agenda and requested staff email council the pricing sheets for each bidder before the meeting. Clarified she understood the bid tabulation; her concern was whether all bidders bid the same number and scope of cameras, given the possibility that one might have bid a 180-degree camera where another did not, with pricing adjusted accordingly. |
| 0:21:34 | Michelle Koppin | Confirmed there was discussion at the pre-bid meeting allowing bidders latitude — where the city identified a coverage area as potentially a 90-degree frame, some proposed a 270-degree unit instead. Confirmed a council member had found an error in the packet referencing the wrong number of cameras, said the math was correct for the cameras being purchased, that bidders would be held to their final total regardless, and agreed to provide breakdowns of all proposals. |
| 0:23:34 | Michelle Koppin | Presented Item 5, explaining that neither the scoping nor the design-bid service would individually have required council approval, but that because the services are related enough and went to the same vendor, the combined expenditure crosses the purchasing ordinance threshold — and that Finance flagged it when the first scoping invoices came in. Said she was bringing it forward for formal approval and proper documentation despite the work being complete. |
| 0:25:09 | Councilmember McCullough | Offered Item 5 on consent. |
| 0:25:16 | Councilmember Persiconi | Praised the presentation, saying that when she started reading the item she wondered why she had it, and that Koppin had done a phenomenal job explaining it. |
| 0:27:23 | David Lear | Presented Item 6, calling it an odd one. Explained the city is responsible for a small share of Wayne County major road work — 9.075% of the $2.59 million project, or $204,387. Said the county did the work last year and the city should have received the agreement before construction, but only just got it. Noted the county also wants a $102,194 advance as working capital even though the project is finished, and that the city would send the entire amount at once. |
| 0:28:21 | Councilmember Martha Ptashnik | Thanked Lear for trying to explain why county government does anything, and remarked on the specificity of the 9.075% figure. Said the improvement on Middle Belt between Joy and Plymouth was much needed, and offered the item on consent — noting the city obviously has to pay it. |
| 0:29:12 | David Lear | Presented Item 7 as a typical formality closing out an engineering project, explaining that the credit union must sign a storm water maintenance agreement so that if anything goes wrong they either fix it or the city fixes it and back-charges them — a requirement for anything tying into Wayne County storm sewers. |
| 0:29:43 | Vice President Patrick Brockway | Offered Item 7 on consent. |
| 0:30:08 | David Lear | Presented Item 8, requesting $379,655 for improvements and upgrades to the passenger and service elevators at the library — bringing them up to new elevator codes and refurbishing the cabins and power units. Said the low bidder was City Elevator, a State of Michigan contract company, and that the city was not required to go out for bids because they are an approved vendor. |
| 0:30:55 | Councilmember McDonnell | Pulled Item 8. Asked which procurement source was used. Told the purchasing manager had identified it as a State of Michigan governmental contract, she responded that this sounded like MITN and asked that the item be placed on the regular agenda. |
| 0:31:21 | President Reid | Confirmed Item 8 for the regular agenda, noted the agenda was concluded, opened and closed audience communication, and adjourned. |
What Happens Next
- Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:00 p.m. — Public hearing on the appeal of Petition 2026-06-02-15 (massage establishment, 33600 Seven Mile Road) and the Beaver Aerospace & Defense Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate at 36555 Amrhein Road.
- Monday, August 31, 2026, 7:00 p.m. — 2047th Regular Meeting. Items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 from this study session appear on the consent agenda; Items 4 and 8 appear on the regular agenda for individual debate. The tabled Bennett Library boiler award also returns.
- Before August 31 — Parks and Recreation to email council the per-bidder pricing breakdowns for the security camera project.
- Planning Commission — Book Five master plan expected to return for an additional 45-day public comment period followed by a rehearing.