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Residents and councilmembers raised two linked concerns: whether traffic diverted from 9 Mile is increasing volume on alternate roads such as Stevens and Topher, and how a long-term lane reduction or \"road diet\" on 9 Mile might affect businesses and emergency response. A public commenter, Jennifer Nicholas, asked whether traffic-volume studies had been done for alternate routes while the 9 Mile reconstruction is underway and whether agencies such as MDOT would evaluate traffic levels on those detour routes. She also urged residents to continue patronizing local businesses affected by construction.

Councilmembers said making the street safer is a priority and noted there have been pedestrian fatalities on 9 Mile in recent years; some councilmembers said traffic-calming measures are intended to prevent crashes in the first place, while others emphasized that emergency-response times and vehicle access are also critical and asked for a fuller assessment before permanent lane reductions.

City manager and public-works staff said they would continue to monitor construction impacts and public-safety concerns and will post updates on the city website. Staff asked residents to use the DTE contact number for immediate construction-related problems at Beaconsfield and to call city hall for additional information. The manager also noted a related demolition and new construction activity at the Sheetz site adjacent to the closure area.

Ending: The council did not take a formal action on a road-diet proposal at this meeting; members asked for additional information on traffic volumes and the potential effects on businesses and emergency response before any permanent change is considered.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Eastpointe City Council Regular Meeting - August 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported a DTE utility project closed Beaconsfield at 9 Mile Road without prior city notice and that the closure may last several weeks; residents and councilmembers expressed concern about diverted traffic and the possible business and safety impacts of a proposed road diet on 9 Mile.","taxTitle","Eastpointe City, Macomb County, Michigan","taxId",51167,"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},6135229,"Arts commission raises scheduling concern; council approves Urban Seed 'Art in the Garden' with conditions",4850,369000,5219000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573&start=369&end=5219","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573/thumbnail_369000.jpg","/articles/6135229/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Arts-commission-raises-scheduling-concern-council-approves-Urban-Seed-Art-in-the-Garden-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135229-3cf63766a215d2702d9233a66dd8b279/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156956&Signature=CWP0R9SR02d1xF-Ddfozvw~I~KFlIdl7ZYePmxC7nzbAMwjWrC0hMopv~5uIWnWv8B3JUFclIsTMK~UA7oeLQOahPSHQEioCaExdXoWnFWOLfe7GAA2GjwVEoRt0rItaKBW-LSAz0NI5WOg47RwFDDZZXzzUGPsNnz49kbfOHK~A6hF51Tx66xSLC7FrK7vYnWgaKjnN5844H6QqNgaGcC-EjuAcFt8GqP1859iIHf~GkIQDX38OCRhyWiTcDUw8zZJpTaZqG3LzeEJIhnZzMyPCLD63gIYqtZv7cdomDxoMuhG8Y8xp9S3Yf0vXkzMZS3J4gk4RpwL-actxG5pWRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wanda Moody, chair of the Arts and Culture Diversity Commission, told the council during public comment that the commission learned only by reading the agenda that Urban Seed had filed a special-event application to host an art show within about 36'37 days of the commission's long-standing annual city art show. Moody said the commission would have cooperated and preferred earlier notice to avoid potential conflicts.

Later in the meeting council approved a special-event application for Urban Seed's Art in the Garden event on Sept. 12, 2025, with a rain date of Sept. 13. The approval included contingencies that staff must verify before the event: food trucks must be properly permitted and inspected; tents larger than 10-by-10 feet must be permitted and meet International Fire Code 2021 Chapter 31 requirements; attendees must follow parking laws; the location of portable restrooms must be identified and shared with nearby residents; and the event organizer must confirm the parking-lot construction status.

Council discussion noted two related concerns: first, some members said the list of event contingencies has grown long and suggested streamlining the special-event process; second, at least one councilmember raised ADA-accessible restroom access as an issue and suggested the city should address deficiencies if a leased venue lacks accessible restrooms. The motion to approve the event carried on a recorded vote; the motion maker requested the listed permit-related items be completed by Sept. 5, 2025.

Why it matters: The Arts and Culture Diversity Commission expressed concern about calendar coordination for community arts events; the council's conditional approval allows Urban Seed to hold the event provided permit and safety conditions are satisfied.

What the council recorded: The motion to approve the Urban Seed Art in the Garden event, with the enumerated permit contingencies and a Sept. 5 deadline for compliance, passed by recorded roll call. Council did not act on any request to reschedule the city's annual art show; Moody said the commission would have collaborated if given advance notice.

Ending: Staff will verify the listed requirements with the event organizer and report compliance to the city by Sept. 5 ahead of the event date.","The Arts and Culture Diversity Commission said it was surprised to learn of an Urban Seed art show scheduled within about five weeks of the commission's long-standing annual city art show; council later approved Urban Seed's Art in the Garden planned for Sept. 12, 2025, subject to permit and safety conditions.",{"_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},6135232,"Eastpointe police honor officers and a citizen for life-saving actions and major investigations",944,853000,1797000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573&start=853&end=1797","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573/thumbnail_853000.jpg","/articles/6135232/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Eastpointe-police-honor-officers-and-a-citizen-for-life-saving-actions-and-major-investigations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135232-0733e1076e48a0341f8fb5d03234725d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156956&Signature=ekKGj0RLaC44-6vZyasLiZlCkEk3YaojxVd7Xs5~9xEntr0HcpvAhMeT1X91QvEKO53EjUWSYLjxt5no~YszMiZbivg3LT--Zp8Xwga0NkP5LoyxT97k00X50o3yxmy~7ROiJGdnLyGD9zJBNaBIj-Z5-sxSZD5qr0CcetBnouzF4JTI851bDiEwzGsvROzQcfB4gvxwGvFCkhxjb9cxPT1Pb18mel2Zg7dwxUC3kmLxQx98iwbHpAx7knqGg~n9M-XL81~5Ky3H35oTY6aUifuy5KO~AVrHvjfNy7ay160L8AS6XZpUGzNrvrh6jEhvhHu4WzhryRqAwPfFjIwX4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eastpointe Police Department presented awards and commendations at the Aug. 19 council meeting, honoring officers and a citizen whose actions the department said saved lives and advanced major investigations.

Chief Haines opened the presentation, describing unit citations, certificates of merit, police-commendation awards and life-saving awards given to multiple officers for incidents ranging from tactical entries that rescued a shooting victim to life-saving tourniquet and CPR applications at multiple scenes. The chief said arrests and evidence recovery in several cases led to felony charges; one incident described included coordination with license-plate readers and other agencies that resulted in arrest on homicide charges.

The department named or identified the following award recipients during the presentation: Detective Brandon Birkel, Detective Mark Polst, Detective Brian Showers, Detective Ryan May (not present), Officer Aleph Hussain, Detective (then-officer) David Welch, Officer Michael Malali, Officer Joseph Fonazza, Officer Cameron Kraszewski, Officer Kyle Oleski, Officer Kyle Severini and Officer Stefan Karpuk. The chief described specific incidents for each award, including dates and actions: a Dec. 22, 2023 barricade and shooting incident in which detectives secured the scene and rescued a victim; a July 3, 2023 Amber Alert response that assisted St. Clair Shores and Detroit-area agencies; and multiple life-saving interventions (tourniquets and CPR) reported between 2023 and 2024 that staff said directly prolonged victims' lives until ambulance crews arrived.

The department also presented a citizen's award to Defonte Pace for intervening in an incident at a McDonald's on July 10, 2025. According to the chief's remarks, Pace fired a licensed warning shot into the air to stop an ongoing stabbing, held the suspect at gunpoint until officers arrived, and helped prevent further injury. The chief said Pace is a licensed CPL holder and held the suspect until police took custody.

Councilmembers and the city manager offered public congratulations. Councilman Rob Baker, who could not attend, sent an emailed message asking the council to pass on his congratulations to the officers and the citizen; the email was read into the record. The council did not take any formal action during the presentation; awards were recognition items only.

What was said on the record: Chief Haines read incident summaries describing the investigative and medical actions, and said officers' efforts 'saved the life of the victim' in at least one shooting incident and supported felony-level charges in others. The presentations included dates and locations for the described incidents as read by the chief.

Ending note: The police awards portion concluded with council thanking officers for their service and an invitation for award recipients to take photographs in the lobby after the meeting.","Chief Haines presented multiple awards, recognizing officers for life-saving medical aid, investigative work that aided felony arrests, injury-in-the-line-of-duty, and a citizen who intervened at a McDonald's to stop a stabbing. Council members and the chief commended the actions at the Aug. 19 meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135237,"Council gives first reading to broad fee-schedule updates, adopts several amendments",2755,2017000,4772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573&start=2017&end=4772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573/thumbnail_2017000.jpg","/articles/6135237/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Council-gives-first-reading-to-broad-fee-schedule-updates-adopts-several-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135237-80d640053835e63459b7a70bb03c58c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156956&Signature=bjgYwqer5NydA2LJUxbYTOZM2mNd8yTW6c-CW-6pVkGqncjBdtiqv5v57jUfD2ixCPOHcvy2O8DcQzFDh4hPTBIh3qDLxZ01acijXcooGUslqVEsAoYy6I4Vq4Mwm4M6XeUtnxGW5-6mR-FsTYgbCeKh0GE~9AxEZqsf~FKlpv8t3zPpAe66nGCTX1pXN2csZxE~5iq0RVDlCeG0HW3kcgl~mmtlcdVwSFuW0F77yIJCQZSDb7cLutNEYa5QhtKLuWu1owSr5n2FUSL8Mzu2l1z44hThGMuqWWNH8EusoIwdpF8pYHzR1sUBFcuPpZMphqArmFDOQ8LB4gfA5NB3dQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eastpointe City Council introduced Ordinance 25-1250, a comprehensive update to the city's fee schedule, and completed a first reading on Aug. 19 with several amendments and directions to staff. Councilmembers approved motions to keep the vacant-structure registration period at one year (instead of six months), to remove a proposed progressive annual vacancy penalty, and to incorporate changes requested by the finance director. A second reading and potential adoption is scheduled for the regular council meeting on Sept. 2, 2025.

Why it matters: The fee-schedule revisions affect inspection, permitting and enforcement costs across multiple departments, and will change how the city charges for services such as site-plan reviews, building permits and vacant-property management. Councilmembers said the changes aim to match fees to the city's administrative costs while avoiding creating fines that are not already authorized by ordinance.

Council discussion focused on several themes. Members asked that any penalties be defined in the underlying ordinance rather than created by the fee schedule; that the fee schedule numbers mirror ordinance language; and that city staff justify new line items such as plan-review and mechanical/electrical permit detail. Building and code-enforcement staff explained that bringing more line items into the fee schedule allows fees to match the actual scope of work for modern projects (for example, household generators, solar systems and extensive rewiring). The council also debated how to treat long-vacant properties: staff said more than 100 commercial addresses are identifiable as vacant or misused, and argued for tools to inspect and remediate conditions that affect neighborhood safety and economic development. Councilmembers expressed concern about punitive, escalating fees that might drive owners to abandon properties and instead agreed to maintain a one-year registration interval and remove the progressive annual fee for now.

Council made several specific procedural decisions during the meeting: Councilmember DeMonaco moved to introduce the ordinance and set a Sept. 2 second-reading date; a subsequent amendment to keep vacant-property registration at one year and to strike the progressive annual fee passed on recorded roll calls; and a motion to incorporate the finance director's suggested changes (described at the meeting as cost-based language for several public-works items) also passed. All recorded votes on these motions were unanimous among the members present.

Staff and departmental clarifications included: building inspection staff said city employees now perform initial site visits and return inspections (previously contractors had been used); site-plan review fees are proposed at a base amount plus additional costs depending on plan complexity and number of review cycles; and certain public-works repair charges (overtime for water/sewer crews, concrete/street/sidewalk repair) were recommended to be billed as actual cost plus a 25% administration fee to avoid frequent fee-schedule changes when contractor rates change. The city manager's office told council it will reconcile fee-schedule figures with the ordinance text before second reading and will present the revised draft at the Sept. 2 meeting.

The council scheduled a second reading for Sept. 2, 2025; staff will return an updated ordinance that reflects the amendments and the finance director's adjustments.

For readers: this action is an introduction/first reading with amendments; no adoption or final fee increases take effect until after the second reading and any required publication or ordinance enactment steps.","The Eastpointe City Council introduced and gave first reading to Ordinance 25-1250 updating the city's fee schedule, voting to keep vacant-property registration at one year and to remove a proposed escalating vacancy penalty. Council also directed staff to incorporate finance director recommendations and scheduled a second reading for Sept. 2.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135219,"Council extends school resource officer agreement for one year; manager authorized to sign",44,4952000,4996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573&start=4952&end=4996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5676439-debfe056ea0af9e86497b8afe0d4c573/thumbnail_4952000.jpg","/articles/6135219/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Council-extends-school-resource-officer-agreement-for-one-year-manager-authorized-to-sign","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135219-56b5cbb0eb8e5237a3b5f9cea42d666c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156956&Signature=IfAXbiHRj3a-u08E-3czEMQDcObRImZDVK8G1F4AFeYL3-dOkrkw2snDIOGJj4LOAVm85eGyWcatzkKNdmR1EV34Vudx2Q65OXZXaTZUaE1fNtK2WvT~1Fz9cRVgGiE9STpwN8Bzo-1OOg0a51ZyqigKujG47COsUgSIwmR4HUmfQd677F~ceFrZYXfueW2OECcEDjYk9AjyGy5hVP5Adz--oz4s0FGsCrA9Mz~tw006O2zjWtNZbLkDZhl05nuJ05YDcA2JbL3fGvL-7VZXsruurQs0fFpxIb7FW6P7CvzJrfyFCjlpVe9DDFk98UQx-Nup0BzNotTcDXss86ZL0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eastpointe City Council voted on Aug. 19 to extend the School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement between the Eastpointe Police Department and the Eastpointe Community School District for one additional year and authorized the city manager to sign the contract extension on the city's behalf.

Councilmember DeMonaco made the motion to extend the SRO agreement for one year; the motion passed on a recorded roll call. The council did not amend the agreement text during the meeting and provided no additional conditions on the extension.

Why it matters: School resource officer contracts establish a funded policing presence in school buildings and define duties, schedules and cost-sharing arrangements between the district and the city. Extending the contract preserves the current SRO relationship for the coming school year.

What the council recorded: Roll-call votes show the motion passed with members present voting in favor; Councilmember Baker sent a message apologizing for not attending and asked that his congratulations be passed to award recipients earlier in the meeting. The manager was authorized to execute the extension and any necessary documents.

Ending: The contract extension takes effect for the upcoming school year; the city manager will execute the necessary signatures.","The council voted to extend the School Resource Officer agreement between the Eastpointe Police Department and Eastpointe Community School District for one year and authorized the city manager to sign the extension.","actionData","errors"]

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DTE closing Beaconsfield during 9 Mile reconstruction; residents and council raise traffic and business impacts

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Eastpointe police honor officers and a citizen for life-saving actions and major investigations

Council gives first reading to broad fee-schedule updates, adopts several amendments

Council extends school resource officer agreement for one year; manager authorized to sign