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Votes at a glance: Battle Creek City Commission, Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
The commission approved the consent agenda and a set of resolutions including the capital improvement program and transit grant applications; it rejected a special-use permit for a marijuana retailer and approved a CDBG amendment for recovery housing.
The Battle Creek City Commission took the following formal actions on Jan. 21, 2025 (summary based on the meeting record):
- Consent agenda: Approved (items not itemized in transcript excerpt).
- Resolution 60 — Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2026–2031: Moved, supported and approved. (Staff cited the Michigan Municipal Planning Commission Act, PA 33 of 2008 as the statutory basis for preparing a CIP.)
- Resolution 61 — Acceptance of lowest responsive, responsible bid from Hackett Construction Company for interior finishes at the flight inspections field office in a not-to-exceed amount of $198,880 (plus authorized change orders up to 10%): Moved, supported and approved.
- Resolution 62 — Substantial amendment to CDBG annual action plan to move $297,860.50 to rehab 614 Northeast Capitol (recovery housing) and reallocate $200,000 from transit bus stops to minor home repair: Moved, supported and approved (see separate article for details).
- Resolution 63 — Special-use permit request for adult-use marijuana retail at 492 Capitol Ave SW: Motion moved and supported; the resolution "has not been approved" (commission declined to approve; Planning Commission had recommended denial).
- Resolution 64 — MDOT grant application (senior and persons with disabilities transportation) for $135,341 covering Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026: Moved, supported and approved.
- Resolution 65 — MDOT continuation operating funds for Battle Creek Transit ($229,995) and capital funds under the 5310/New Freedom program ($87,500): Moved, supported and approved; authorized city manager to accept and execute grant awards.
- Resolution 66 — Act 51 application for state operating and capital assistance for Battle Creek Transit (FY 2026): Moved, supported and approved.
The meeting record provided statements of motion and confirmation that each resolution was approved or not approved; explicit roll-call tallies were not included in the transcript excerpt. Where staff cited statutory authority, the transcript references the Michigan Municipal Planning Commission Act (PA 33 of 2008) and Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951 for transportation funding.
