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Votes at a glance: Bay City Commission actions on March 3, 2025
Summary
The Bay City Commission adopted several ordinances and contracts on March 3, including a parks advisory commission ordinance, a streets reconstruction contract, and a resolution to solicit bids to repair Fire Station No. 5; one grant application was approved with an abstention.
Summary of formal actions taken by the Bay City Commission on March 3, 2025. This roundup lists each adopted motion or ordinance, the short description, recorded vote where available, and next procedural steps.
McKinley Avenue reconstruction contract — adopted The commission approved a city-manager recommendation to award a contract for the McKinley Avenue reconstruction project to Shaw Contracting, in the amount of $3,088,959.31. The motion passed on roll-call vote. (Mover/second: recorded in packet; vote recorded as adopted.)
Parks and Recreation advisory commission ordinance — adopted The commission adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 78 (Parks and Recreation) to establish a Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. Roll call recorded unanimous "yes" votes among commissioners present.
Notification after FOIA requests (resolution) — adopted A resolution that commissioners be notified after a FOIA request is answered (notification to commissioner after FOIA request regarding their information) was adopted on roll call. (Sponsor: Commissioner Prince.)
Bay Area Community Foundation grant support — adopted (abstention) The commission voted to support an application to the Bay Area Community Foundation for an Economic Development Fund grant of $14,000 to install lights along the 700 block of Midland Street. Commissioner Prince abstained from the roll call citing a potential conflict; the motion adopted with the remaining affirmative votes.
Working committee to study coordination of public safety services — adopted The commission approved a resolution to create a working committee to study and recommend actions for coordination of public-safety services. The committee is charged with producing recommendations and avoiding quorum issues in its meetings; the motion passed on roll call.
Station No. 5 roof and interior repairs — adopted (as amended) The commission directed the city manager to obtain multiple bids for repair or replacement of the roof and interior of Station No. 5 and to identify funding sources. The original resolution and an in‑meeting amendment to replace the text in full were approved; staff said preparing bid documents and a contractor walk‑through would likely require roughly a 30‑day period before bids are returned.
How to read the votes: The clerk conducted roll-call votes on each item. Where individual roll-call votes were given in the meeting record they are cited in the meeting minutes; the clerk announced adoption of the motions in sequence.
What happens next: Staff will proceed with contracting tasks, ordinance implementation and bid solicitations as directed. The city manager and department heads will report back as specified by each motion and include costs and recommended funding sources when available.
