Votes at a glance: Bay City commission adopts agenda, approves traffic change, MDOT funding agreement and other routine business

The Bay City City Commission recorded a series of routine approvals and formal actions on Feb. 17. Key votes and motions are summarized below.

Adopt agenda — approved

The commission voted to adopt the Feb. 17 agenda. Motion to adopt carried unanimously as recorded in roll call (counted as eight yes votes in the clerk’s roll call). No additional detail was requested.

Consent agenda — approved

The commission approved the consent agenda, which included minutes and routine administrative items listed on the published meeting agenda. The roll call showed the motion adopted (clerk recorded the votes as eight yes).

Traffic control order — Marquette/State/South intersection — approved

The commission approved the city manager’s recommendation (Traffic Control Order 2025.2) to change the intersection of Marquette Avenue, State Street and South Street from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. Motion: moved by Commissioner Morris; second by Commissioner Rhunberg. The clerk called the roll and the motion was adopted.

MDOT funding agreement for Smith Street reconstruction — approved (vote recorded 7–1)

The commission approved Resolution 11 to accept an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation for a project that includes reconstruction work, with the city’s estimated share noted in the MDOT agreement. The motion was moved by Commissioner Morris and carried with seven yes votes and one no vote (clerk recorded the roll as seven yes, one no). The item will return with formal bid amounts and final contract numbers before expenditures are encumbered.

Adder of local streets to city system — approved

The commission adopted Resolution 12 adding Breaker Cove Street and Breaker Cove Boulevard to the city’s local street system, which places those streets on the city’s maintenance and snowplowing schedule. Motion moved by Commissioner Coakley and seconded by Commissioner DeWitt; roll call recorded the motion as adopted.

Discrimination-reporting resolution — approved

A resolution introduced by Commissioner Tenney regarding discrimination reporting was adopted after roll-call votes recorded in the meeting. The clerk recorded the motion as adopted.

Items received

The commission received minutes from Columbus Avenue and Midland Street management boards (motions to receive were adopted by roll call).

Notes on procedure and next steps

- For the MDOT-funded reconstruction, commissioners were told the engineering bids and firm costs will return to the commission for formal contract approval; the current approval is the agreement to participate in MDOT’s program and accept the city’s estimated share.

- Where votes were recorded, the clerk performed roll calls and the meeting minutes will carry the official tallies and motions as approved.

Supporting evidence from the transcript (select excerpts):

- Adoption of agenda: clerk roll call recorded “8 yes” on adoption.

- Traffic control order: commissioner Morris moved and commissioner Rhunberg seconded; roll call passed the motion.

- MDOT resolution: roll call recorded seven yes and one no.

Ending

These items were the principal formal actions taken at the Feb. 17 meeting. More substantive or contested matters (for example, negotiations with the bridge operator and public comments about shelter conditions) were discussed but did not result in final council votes at this meeting.