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Deputy Finance Director Amy Zareowski summarized the adjustments and said the amendment produced a favorable impact on the originally adopted budget. She cited reduced public safety expenditures (including a change to the K-9 vehicle expense and lower dispatch costs) and additional revenue from rental income as contributors to the positive variance. Zareowski said the council-approved adjustments allowed staff to move funds into the public capital improvement fund to prepare for upcoming projects.

Zareowski also described the newly created opioid settlement fund, noting it will receive prior-year and current-year settlement receipts that had been held in the general fund. Major local and infrastructure funds were adjusted to reflect year-to-date actuals; construction activity projections were realigned to preserve reserves for planned projects presented in the city's 2025-26 budget materials.

Council members praised the finance team for the work. No council member raised substantive objections. The council then unanimously approved a separate motion, M31-25, accepting the budget-to-actual report for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Staff told the council there are no significant concerns and that the quarter-end numbers are broadly in line with expectations as the city approaches fiscal year end.

Actions taken: Council adopted the third-quarter budget amendment (M30-25) and accepted the quarter-end budget-to-actual report (M31-25) in unanimous roll-call votes. The finance department was assigned to continue monitoring and to brief council as year-end results finalize.

Council members and staff noted that some figures presented verbally during the meeting were described imprecisely in the audio transcript; council materials on file with the city should be consulted for exact dollar amounts and line-item detail.

No new taxes or expenditures were adopted in these actions; adjustments reallocated existing resources and established a fund to account for opioid settlement proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Berkley City Council Meeting - May 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved M30-25 to amend the FY 2024-25 budget and created an opioid settlement fund to track settlement receipts; staff said third-quarter adjustments improved the general fund and moved funds into capital improvement reserves.","taxTitle","Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan","taxId",51882,"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},6248409,"Berkeley council approves first reading of workforce housing PILOT ordinance",560,1264000,1824000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3210875-8422b412574c3d37c9d0753c8d30d72d&start=1264&end=1824","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3210875-8422b412574c3d37c9d0753c8d30d72d/thumbnail_1264000.jpg","/articles/6248409/Berkley/Oakland-County/Michigan/Berkeley-council-approves-first-reading-of-workforce-housing-PILOT-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6248409-11d9167a09d757d05b963f6409de77e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191932&Signature=HKuUpVw5R4PSOTgTGy6HTRA-6YWqphsVvhzJ95wQK3PuphEHhkiYF7-h1~EzfmM7eUQpK0Z7t7pZnKszCMUuPF4szBjJZImS31F-dM737bGEiHyAHrs8fXEbBa4T9NWs0Hs6cL5R6l8GEd6jASgbUaszlix~wyw67BIf8irLkYYouLtS6aXUb1SkuYrKwWWHXXbesROTTJ0AnY0SMAILlOY73hvMBPHXVq4ty~w-UiZiNBn3coWFWrIDMrWh6qU08-EhcDeZQTqIkXB1~c51pwgl1fv8co0ke~1KSnSXDWtO6b6Z2bwTWNsmJlIS0Ouez12br1oxEbM7GO3Z-SQTew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY, Mich. — The Berkeley City Council on May 5 approved the first reading of O-6-25, an ordinance to add an article to Chapter 114 of the city code creating a workforce housing pilot that uses Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) agreements to incentivize housing for households earning up to 120% of area median income.

Community Development Director Kaplansky told council the state enacted the underlying authority decades ago and expanded, in recent years, the tool to allow use for workforce housing in addition to low-income housing. She described the program as a negotiated agreement in which a developer pays a set, negotiated percentage in lieu of standard property taxes for up to 15 years; other public benefits can be required as part of the negotiation on a project-by-project basis.

Kaplansky said the city's proposal focuses on workforce housing defined as households with incomes between 80% and 120% of the HUD-determined area median income for the metro area. She emphasized the ordinance only creates an option for the city and does not obligate the council to enter an agreement with any developer. \"The ordinance that's before you this evening allows us to, should it be approved, move forward with those negotiations with any interested developers. It does not require us to do that,\" she said.

Council members expressed support and urged caution about public misinterpretation. Council member Baker called the ordinance \"another tool in the toolbox\" and said each proposal would be negotiated based on project specifics, location and public benefits. Mayor Bridget Dean and Mayor Pro Tem Gavin also spoke in favor, noting the measure was the result of several prior work sessions and would be considered on a project-by-project basis by resolution if used.

Action taken: Council approved the ordinance on first reading in a unanimous roll-call vote. The ordinance will return for a second reading before final adoption. Any PILOT agreement would be negotiated individually and approved separately if proposed.

The council and staff said the program would be used to encourage multifamily housing at rental levels intended to be attainable to workers and families who meet the 80% to 120% AMI threshold. The ordinance sets the legal framework; specific payment percentages, term extensions and public-benefit conditions would be determined during negotiations for each proposed project.","Council approved first reading of an ordinance adding a workforce housing pilot (payment in lieu of taxes) to the municipal code, enabling negotiated tax-exemptions for development or rehabilitation of housing targeted to households at up to 120% of area median income.",{"_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},6248414,"Berkeley council tables Act 51 decertification resolution to clarify “vacate” language",444,813000,1257000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3210875-8422b412574c3d37c9d0753c8d30d72d&start=813&end=1257","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3210875-8422b412574c3d37c9d0753c8d30d72d/thumbnail_813000.jpg","/articles/6248414/Berkley/Oakland-County/Michigan/Berkeley-council-tables-Act-51-decertification-resolution-to-clarify-vacate-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6248414-e7ec428e66c51e53dffe77d677e4afa5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191932&Signature=kZR80HWo873cDSnayNS4sOqMWEjg4sXts-XJXj8vNgXnGp6TUS8Lw2Pl4QHmD-JiTABBB55CirSNZRk41OZdEDKSkJPch13LWt87WHAday~psF5FdaJdk1L1NnQJsKelC9pmyyK2x3YlEjdN19npWtqgmpnOeirkOVUaiFePSnJ6pOAB365CVbVySiW06uSJQD8ZZZ6pMln9fvEMK-LV7sCL1rwZ8w0N2DQB3oQdmhb~e40LZOwelyLez7p99dFX8~98ZTu6F6ghFRleFQX9lwT-mx88Z1th80t~ub486WXmJK0bjh8U5B1j5xdoqV0urbMWP0vVW2BnaDwm2gpTWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY, Mich. — The Berkeley City Council on May 5 voted unanimously to table resolution R0525 after discussion over wording in a Michigan Department of Transportation form that staff and the city attorney said could be read to \"vacate\" property rather than simply remove certain segments from the Act 51 road-mileage list.

DPW Superintendent Adam Wazniak told council the affected segments total about 700 feet across multiple locations and that MDOT had identified areas that are \"not technically through ways.\" Wazniak said the decertification is an accounting change for the Act 51 mileage list and that routine maintenance and services for the areas would continue without interruption. \"There should be no stoppage in that,\" he said.

The issue arose after MDOT flagged stretches that remained on the state's road mileage list though portions are private or are no longer through streets. Council members pressed for clarity about whether the paperwork constituted a legal vacation of public right-of-way. City Attorney Chris responded that the council's intent was not to vacate public rights of way but to correct mileage records for funding purposes; he recommended seeking MDOT's approval before altering MDOT's language. The council adopted an amended motion to table the resolution until the next regular meeting to secure that clarification.

Council members and staff gave several examples where maps show earlier, now-nonexistent roads extending into private property, including the Harvard and Henley area and a short section near Sunnydall and Rubina by the community center. Wazniak said some segments \"used to be a road there\" and were vacated years ago, but they had not yet been removed from the Act 51 list.

Council questions also touched on timing and funding. Wazniak said once the signed resolution is returned he will forward it to the state representative he has been working with; he characterized the processing as prompt if the paperwork is in order. When asked whether leaving a segment on the Act 51 list could jeopardize state funding, Wazniak said he did not know definitively but \"would assume so.\" The council did not adopt any change that would affect ownership or utility easements; staff confirmed existing water mains and sewers would remain in place.

Action taken: Council member Hennen moved to table the resolution until the next meeting to get clarity on the document's reference to \"vacate.\" The motion passed in a roll-call vote with all council members present voting yes.

The council directed staff to continue coordinating with MDOT and to return the item with clarified wording and any recommended edits that the state will accept.","City Council voted unanimously to table resolution R0525, which would decertify roughly 700 feet of roadway from Michigan's Act 51 road mileage list, until staff and the state clarify language that could be read as a property vacation.","actionData","errors"]

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