The Grand Haven City Council recorded multiple formal motions and roll-call votes during its Nov. 4 session. The key outcomes are summarized below.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of the consent and regular agendas: Motion carried by roll call. Council members recorded votes in favor (Lowe: Yes; Fritz: Yes; McLaughlin: Yes; Manitza: Yes). The motion to approve the consent and regular agendas was moved and seconded during the start of the meeting and carried without amendment.

- Consent agenda (approved): The consent agenda included approval of regular meeting minutes of Oct. 21, 2024; approval of bills memo in the amount of $981,509.36; and ratification of an amendment to the Hart Solar Purchase Power Agreement as previously approved by the Board of Light and Power. The consent agenda motion was moved, seconded and approved by roll call (Lowe: Yes; Fritz: Yes; McLaughlin: Yes; Manitza: Yes). No abstentions were recorded in the transcript.

- Contract with Big Blue GH LLC to occupy the Municipal Marina commercial excursion dock: Council approved a resolution to authorize a contract with Big Blue GH LLC to occupy the city’s Municipal Marina commercial excursion dock and authorized the mayor and city clerk to execute the necessary documents. The contract offered a first‑year payment of $9,551 (the winning bid) and included annual CPI adjustments. The motion carried on roll call (Lowe: Yes; Fritz: Yes; McLaughlin: Yes; Manitza: Yes). Staff noted the dock needs repair and that staff and engineers are evaluating dock repairs and coordination with charter captains.

- Harbor Island task‑order procedures: Council approved a resolution adopting Harbor Island task-order procedures as previously approved by the Board of Light and Power. Staff explained the procedures respond to prior constraints created by an earlier BLP resolution and are intended to streamline future task orders and expenditures for Harbor Island remediation work; any expenditure tied to BLP funding will still be presented to both boards. The motion carried on roll call (Lowe: Yes; Fritz: Yes; McLaughlin: Yes; Manitza: Yes).

Votes recorded in the transcript used the council’s roll‑call format; the meeting transcript did not show any recorded no votes, abstentions or recusals for the recorded motions. Where a motion’s mover and seconder were named in the transcript, the article lists them; where only generic “so moved”/“second” occurred, the roll‑call outcome is summarized as above.