The table below shows items on the Ann Arbor City Council Agenda for its meeting on Aug. 6. 2015 as extracted from the public online Legistar system on July 22, 2015. Based on habit and practice of the City of Ann Arbor, these items will not be made easily visible to the public in a single published document until July 30--which is the Thursday before the week when the meeting falls. (Typically that is Monday, but in this case it will be Thursday, because the Council chooses to shift its Monday meetings to Thursday when an Election Day, always a Tuesday, falls during Election Week.) The items were extracted through simple search by date under the Legislation tab.
The Council meets on the first and third Mondays of the month. City staff are required by Council Rules to submit agenda items to the Council's Administration Committee at least 10 days before the next meeting. This requirement appears to be met by staff's uploading agenda items to the Legistar online system and then providing the Administration Committee members with that information through the Council's access point to Legistar.
Several years ago, an agenda-preview and discussion was one of the functional purposes of the Council's Sunday night caucus, held the evening before Monday Council Meetings. In practice, however, most Council Members rarely, if ever, attend Sunday night caucus. For roughly 90% of Sunday Night caucus meetings over the last five years, only one member of the Council has attended. Council Members still submit so-called "caucus questions" to staff--by sending individual emails to the city staff. Previously, those questions were assembled and vetted by the caucusing Members of Council.
This page thus demonstrates the proof of concept that the City Council could use standing working sessions--which are held on the off-Mondays from regular meetings--to examine, review and discuss the items on the agenda for the next regular meeting to be held seven days later. The working sessions could generate questions for city staff a full week before meetings, giving staff more time to give comprehensive responses. The discussion of the agenda items would also be recorded on camera--because the council's working sessions are routinely broadcast on CTN.
Link to Item | Item Type | Origin of Item | Date | Item Title |
15-0827 | Resolution, CA-7 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Two-Year Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Engineering Services with OHM Advisors for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per year (RFP #928) |
15-0826 | Resolution, CA-6 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Two-Year Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Engineering Services with Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per year (RFP #928) |
15-0815 | Resolution, CA-5 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Two-Year Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Engineering Services with Tetra Tech of Michigan, PC for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per year (RFP #928) |
15-0813 | Resolution, DS-3 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve Renewal of a Three-Year Support Agreement with Microsoft Corporation ($139,359.00) |
15-0810 | Resolution, CA-1 | Consent Agenda | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Amend the Contract with Doetsch Environmental Services, Inc. to Repair Sanitary Sewer Manholes on Zina Pitcher Place and Huron Street (amendment $20,544.23) |
15-0895 | Resolution, DS-1 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Authorize a Sole Source Purchase Order to Carrier & Gable, Inc., of Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Traffic Signal Materials and Supplies in the amount of $480,000.00 |
15-0879 | Resolution, CA-8 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Contract with Saladino Construction Company, Inc. to Provide Barrier Free Access to the Bandemer Park Rowing Docks for $68,734.00 and Appropriate Funds (8 Votes Required) |
15-0874 | Resolution, DS-2 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Award a Construction Contract with Saladino Construction Co., Inc. for the Miscellaneous Concrete Repairs Project ($285,275.00; Bid No. ITB-4393) |
15-0898 | Ordinance, (not on agenda) | First Reading | 8/6/2015 | An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the City of Ann Arbor By Adding a New Chapter, Cost Recovery for Hazardous Material Response and Technical Rescue Services |
15-0904 | Resolution, CA-9 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Partnership Agreement with the Michigan Recreation and Park Association, Accept a Grant for $38,000.00 and Appropriate Funds (8 Votes Required) |
15-0803 | Resolution, DB-2 | Introduced from City Commissions | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Amend FY 2016 Budget to Transfer $450,000.00 from the Ann Arbor Affordable Housing Fund to the Ann Arbor Housing Commission for the Swift Lane Project (HHSAB Recommendation: Approval - 9 Yeas and 0 Nays) (8 Votes Required) |
15-0936 | Resolution, CA-4 | Consent Agenda | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve July 9, 2015 Recommendations of the Board of Insurance Administration |
15-0927 | Resolution, DC-2 | Introduced from Council | 8/6/2015 | Resolution for Community Events Fund Disbursements from the FY 2016 Budget |
15-0914 | Appointment, MC-2 | Mayor Communication | 7/20/2015 | Appointments & Nominations |
15-0877 | Resolution, CA-3 | Consent Agenda | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve Changes to Traffic Patterns and Parking on Certain City Streets for the 2015 University of Michigan Student Move-In Program from September 3 - September 5, 2015 |
15-0870 | Introduction, INT-1 | To Be Introduced | 8/6/2015 | Washtenaw Housing Alliance and Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development: Washtenaw County Zero: 2016 Initiative |
15-0861 | Resolution, CA-2 | Consent Agenda | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Approve a Purchase Order to Cogsdale Corporation for Annual Software Maintenance and Support Agreement for FY2016 (NTE $80,000.00) |
15-0856 | Resolution/Public Hearing, PH-1 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution No. 4 - Confirming the Geddes Avenue Storm Water Special Assessment |
15-0855 | Resolution/Public Hearing, PH-2 | Introduced from Staff | 8/6/2015 | Resolution No. 4 - Confirming the Geddes Avenue Curb & Gutter Special Assessment |
15-0788 | Resolution | Introduced from Council | 8/6/2015 | Resolution to Appoint Two New Citizen Trustees and Restate the Terms of Appointment for the Trustees of the Employee Retirement System (7 Votes Required) |
15-0568 | Resolution/Public Hearing, PH-3 | Held in Council | 6/1/2015 | Resolution to Approve South Pond Village Site Plan and Development Agreement, 3850 East Huron River Drive (CPC Recommendation: Denial - 2 Yeas and 6 Nays) |
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