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Kalamazoo commission approves consent agenda including contracts, demolition and $50,000 grant
Summary
The Kalamazoo City Commission unanimously approved 13 consent-agenda items Monday, including multiple construction and testing contracts, an asbestos abatement and demolition contract, a custodial-services contract extension, a $50,000 grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation and reappointments to the zoning board of appeals.
The Kalamazoo City Commission on Monday approved 13 consent-agenda items in a single roll-call vote, authorizing multiple contracts, a brownfield plan resolution, a grant acceptance and several appointments.
Manager Risma summarized the items for approval. Approved contracts and amounts included a sole-source consulting contract with Maine and Meridian LLC (owned by city retiree Jeff Chamberlain) for specialized operational consulting at $42,000; a supplemental change order with Trace Analytical Laboratories Inc. for analytical testing services at $113,721.60 (with a related $36,495 budget amendment); a supplemental change order with R.K. Davis Inc. for work at the Kalamazoo water reclamation plant tertiary filtration project at $116,975.99; a remodeling contract with Olson Contracting for four restrooms at 415 Stockbridge at $118,500; a one-year custodial-services extension with Blue Cleaning at $191,131.65; a contract with Falcon Demolition LLC for asbestos abatement and demolition at 322 East Stockbridge Avenue at $255,000; and a contract with A-1 Asphalt Inc. for the 2025 asphalt patch repair project at $316,300.
The commission also adopted a resolution setting salaries for city commissioner appointees effective March 3, 2025; approved a brownfield plan for projects at 447 West North Street and 707 North West Edge Avenue; accepted a $50,000 grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation for the 2025 Downtown Ambassadors Program; appointed Jeff Chamberlain to the Utility Policy Committee as an outside consultant; reappointed Beth Vanden Humbert and Remy Harrington to the zoning board of appeals (terms through 03/31/2028); and approved minutes of prior commission meetings (Dec. 16, 2024 and Jan. 6, 2025).
Commissioner Hoffman moved approval of items 1–13; Commissioner Wilson seconded. Clerk Burling called the roll and recorded unanimous "yes" votes from Commissioners Hoffman, Prado, Wilson, Vice Mayor Jean Hess, Mayor David F. Anderson, Commissioner Cooney and Commissioner Bridal.
