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• Consent agenda approved (minutes and administrative receipts; Bigwater Creative Arts Inc. recognized as a nonprofit): Motion passed, roll call recorded as 3–0 (DeMour — aye; Nachtrob — aye; Murphy — yes).

• Oath of office administered to Ward 3 Council Member Joe Noftrop: ceremonial oath taken; no contested vote was recorded (oath administered on the record).

• Appointment to Parks & Recreation Commission: Council appointed Courtney Wilcox to the Parks & Recreation Commission (motion and second recorded; roll call recorded 3–0).

• Adoption of resolution regarding use of parking fund revenues (rescinding the 12/17/2018 direction and permitting parking‑fund balances to fund maintenance and reconstruction of surface lots): Motion adopted, roll call Nachtrob — aye; DeMour — aye; Murphy — yes (3–0). Details: see separate article on parking fund reallocation.

• Redevelopment Ready Communities (priority development sites) item: Motion to table the matter to the Feb. 17 meeting due to absent councilmembers; motion approved, roll call recorded as 3–0.

• 106 East Mitchell RFP/option to purchase: Council directed staff to terminate the city’s option to purchase 106 East Mitchell and allow prospective private buyers to negotiate directly with the owner. The meeting record shows council direction and staff acceptance to proceed; no formal roll‑call purchase vote was recorded.

All recorded roll calls on Feb. 3 show three members present and voting with two members absent. The transcript does not show recorded dissent on any of the above motions; where a roll call is not recorded in the transcript, the action is recorded as a council directive or staff instruction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 02.03.25","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken by Petoskey City Council on Feb. 3, including consent agenda approval, two appointments, adoption of a parking fund resolution, tabling of an RRC item and direction to terminate an option agreement for 106 East Mitchell.","taxTitle","Petoskey City, Emmet County, Michigan","taxId",53868,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6677395,"City Manager outlines 2024 achievements, projects and grants in State of the City update",673,315000,988000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29&start=315&end=988","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29/thumbnail_315000.jpg","/articles/6677395/Petoskey-City/Emmet-County/Michigan/City-Manager-outlines-2024-achievements-projects-and-grants-in-State-of-the-City-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677395-6a8e832307000c9e8596bdfb83860d86/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725974&Signature=AcLnUpw5rrwsWLgox9PuGUtPWkwyU~FgdXqoSb~hwugLqE0-eIPAsDSZ1LfENBstdYClo8uhZ136kt0Pj020-aYem0FTZ3Fq6XX-LA53jJyKl9BSL4EiRIOjddxnZWR7Zmz2PCkNStLAeA8vV5IX7FbvEJ6cWb4hke-KcHgBJQ8D0oVKLLUywh6wx1dhONhxuZSATW2RiwcyNXKMo69ZscxHDC8PJa0R7F6zdGlkvluF9gLMBgtsoc4YrM~uizUBN5SvWczIj6M4iq2G1vcB5G~wMZ6OqHJb1-lJXdJewLFjwjrr6L7w0sZpqU1Br4ll1eUUPq6sQrGSwZu40Ra~FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Shane Horne summarized Petoskey’s 2024 accomplishments and upcoming projects during the Feb. 3 City Council meeting, highlighting investments in parks, infrastructure, public safety and housing.

In parks and recreation, Horne highlighted continued engineering and design work on the Winter Sports Park all‑season pavilion and lodge improvements; the city completed a new lodge roof, windows and doors in 2024 and will begin a master‑planning effort in the first quarter of 2025. Slope restoration on the Little Traverse Wheelway was identified as a high priority; Horne said the city received a $1,000,000 Eagle High water infrastructure grant to support engineering and design with final engineering expected by March. Sunset Park improvements completed in 2024 included an accessible pathway, fencing, landscaping and new amenities.

Infrastructure work in 2024 included more than $2.3 million in city investments. The city used small urban grant funds to resurface East Mitchell Street (coordinated with Emmet County Road Commission) and completed a full reconstruction of Bayview Avenue including curb, gutter, sidewalks and water upgrades. Horne said undergrounding of electric utilities continues with roughly 78% of electric infrastructure now buried in the city; resurfacing and mill/repair work on the wheelway remains an annual capital priority.

Public safety continues as a unified Department of Public Safety. Horne reported the department’s 20 sworn officers handled 9,463 requests for service in 2024. Code enforcement closed the majority of 406 cases through voluntary compliance. Petoskey Public Schools and the department added a second school resource officer, with Officer Donovan assigned primarily to the middle school.

On housing, Horne described ongoing multi‑year projects that include the Maple Block mixed‑use workforce housing project (about 200 units), the Lofts at Lumber Square (about 60 units) supported with brownfield tax increment financing, and redevelopment of the former Hotel Del Rey (creating nine workforce units). The city received $500,000 in MSHDA grant funds for homeowner improvements and is partnering with Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity to serve income‑qualified homeowners. Planning commission work on zoning reform is supported by a $50,000 MSHDA housing readiness incentive grant.

Horne closed with a calendar of near‑term meetings and events, including upcoming zoning board and commission meetings, youth advisory council scheduling and Winter Wonderland weekend events Feb. 14–15. He invited questions from council; several members raised sidewalk clearing and winter maintenance concerns and said staff would follow up.

The presentation was informational; council took no formal action on the report at the Feb. 3 meeting.","City Manager Shane Horne presented Petoskey’s State of the City highlights Feb. 3, noting park projects, a $1,000,000 grant for wheelway engineering, over $2.3 million invested in infrastructure in 2024, buried electric lines progress and several workforce housing projects supported with brownfield incentives and grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6677401,"Petoskey ends option on 106 East Mitchell; two RFP bidders urged to negotiate directly with owner",1258,1928000,3186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29&start=1928&end=3186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29/thumbnail_1928000.jpg","/articles/6677401/Petoskey-City/Emmet-County/Michigan/Petoskey-ends-option-on-106-East-Mitchell-two-RFP-bidders-urged-to-negotiate-directly-with-owner","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677401-8518b1ba27e3a991191e49d0bd0d7257/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725974&Signature=E~tms3iCoY6G0~z3-OHhu9ijd8Ikhp0UuFdaG8V9eYylwyCQrrpDeNAGBzzIhyVF9lLX9avCZ0vjOvRKtDf3UboCUnHu44kuQUznz9APiCPrqNBmQP1aEISuUHYOmkaOj3Z-rF4cJf14LU8M011sKIQ4vzSxP-s29rRh0XgSbpYyVkMTopTGwrMp-An8wuM7tO0Z~0RqlKcmHEegFjhexa8QAyAeakFzE7EpeAs6Gnyh1t45vU4i~2AGI0Hs7VHfZvHUTR8LnguU2-KtzhcZ1XZgUpN7hco0BqocP3hYJRjy-~G7n8PEl0LiwVTuEIxLqxTq4JMPMCemON935bOTZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Petoskey City Council on Feb. 3 signaled it will not exercise the city’s option to purchase 106 East Mitchell and directed staff to terminate the option so private bidders may negotiate directly with the owner.

City staff had executed a 90‑day option to hold the property while soliciting proposals intended to preserve the building’s historic character. The option runs approximately through early March; City Manager Shane Horne said staff could ask the owner for an extension but recommended allowing prospective buyers to proceed with direct negotiations.

The city received two responses to the Dec. 17 RFP. Restore269 (represented in the meeting by Cody, an architect) proposed rehabilitating the main house, converting the space above the garage into two workforce apartments and relocating the bidders’ family to Petoskey. Restore269’s initial purchase price in the proposal was $300,000; Cody said he later indicated he could increase an offer to $500,000 and estimated roughly $1.2 million of private investment into the property’s restoration. Cody said Restore269 intends to pursue state historic tax credits and to keep the primary house as a family residence with workforce rental units above the garage.

A second submittal from James Group I LLC (representative name reported in the RFP materials) offered to purchase for $698,000 and proposed a larger mixed use concept that could include workforce housing, event space and additional structures; Council and staff noted that some of those concepts could face zoning or right‑of‑way constraints and that the state Department of Transportation controls a nearby bridge mentioned by that bidder.

Council discussion emphasized favoring a private partner willing to protect the building’s historic character. Councilmembers expressed concern about the city investing funds to acquire the property and instead encouraged the bidders to negotiate with the owner. City staff said the option could be closed early and that the owner and realtor would be informed so private negotiations can proceed; staff also said they would assist with permit and zoning review if a buyer advanced a proposal.

Public comment mirrored those points. Diana Guinee (address provided) asked whether terminating the option would allow local developers to contact the owner; city staff confirmed that an active option limited direct contact but terminating it would free the owner to negotiate directly.

Council’s direction to staff was recorded in the meeting as a directive to terminate the city’s option agreement and allow private negotiations. No formal purchase by the city occurred at the Feb. 3 meeting; staff said they will follow up with the owner and realtor.","After reviewing two proposals for 106 East Mitchell, Petoskey City Council directed staff to terminate the city's option to purchase the historic property and encouraged prospective buyers to work directly with the owner.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":46,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6677407,"Petoskey Council frees parking-fee revenue to repair downtown lots, rescinds 2018 direction",650,1171000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29&start=1171&end=1821","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216051-ab48db8ae7e13e024207222120dbcc29/thumbnail_1171000.jpg","/articles/6677407/Petoskey-City/Emmet-County/Michigan/Petoskey-Council-frees-parking-fee-revenue-to-repair-downtown-lots-rescinds-2018-direction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677407-8da227467d633a54d54636513dd025b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725974&Signature=lb0INhCyiAljBuDdMMONDJEcVmSvhxpmlwemTKa2s8oX99wWkbTdtsqFuAEpADhmtU2H1PXEGFa10LGoR4FeiB5qX1SkugP-ZVVMvsrEgL6N44osPaFgp-EQesIPBMXyLzK3SUBtH0b2-3CkarTH~awachfo1bTfaqXc8YKun5QglEtno6l~4BGSl971EaBF-hev5n2v3Tc8KfifMT1mpcL9-rUKjyRW-rxKTrrsu0ezXdA-LexjPCKEf9N41NHx7BF8GRcRimtomUtipx02ic6-GJOEv~jYWWqqcpxQVefO2obgSV7RKuUR367rV~Z8LjE0eKYhaxGhRWw8P29gmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Petoskey City Council voted 3-0 on Feb. 3 to adopt a resolution directing that revenues in the city parking fund be used for maintenance and reconstruction of downtown surface parking lots rather than being held for a future parking structure.

The council’s action rescinds a December 2018 resolution that had set aside revenues from meter-rate increases for a possible parking ramp. City Manager Shane Horne said council and the Downtown Management Board concluded the city does not currently have the resources or immediate need for a multi‑million dollar ramp and that the money is better used to sustain existing lots and related downtown amenities.

“ I think it would be best to always take care of what you have first,” City Manager Shane Horne said during discussion, arguing for incremental investment in lot reconstruction, lighting, landscaping and other infrastructure.

The downtown manager (name not specified in the meeting record) told council the parking fund balance is about $1,500,000. Council members asked whether using those reserves would simply shift routine maintenance costs away from the general fund; the downtown manager said the parking fund already pays for lot operations and additional beautification projects and that capital work planned for the next two to three years would require drawing on that balance unless the city delayed projects.

Council discussion noted the parking fund also pays for the trolley, wayfinding signage and other place‑making items. Councilmember Nachtrob said the remaining balance is insufficient to fund a ramp (which council discussed in 2018 as a $10–$20 million project) and described the resolution as clarifying how the funds should be used now that a ramp is not imminent. Councilmember DeMour added the change gives clearer direction to the Downtown Management Board.

The motion was made and seconded and the roll call vote was Nachtrob — aye; DeMour — aye; Murphy — yes. Motion passes 3–0.

Council and staff said the action will allow planned work on specific flat lots (including the Seville lot) to move forward through the city’s capital improvement plan over the next several years. City staff said projects will be phased rather than all done at once and that the council may revisit priorities as needed.

The resolution rescinds the 12/17/2018 direction and replaces it with the updated guidance on use of parking‑fund revenues. The council did not specify detailed project schedules or a precise multi‑year spending plan during the Feb. 3 meeting; staff said those details will be included in forthcoming capital budget materials.","Petoskey City Council voted 3-0 Feb. 3 to adopt a resolution rescinding a 2018 directive that reserved meter-rate increases for a future parking structure and to allow the parking fund to be used for maintenance and reconstruction of surface (flat) downtown lots.","actionData","errors"]

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