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Port Huron council approves wastewater-plant door, IT upgrades and $1 lot sale for workforce housing; master plan hearing set
Summary
Council approved three procurement items for wastewater and IT, sold a city lot to Michigan Community Capital for a 14-townhome workforce housing project, and scheduled a Feb. 10 public hearing on the comprehensive master plan. All motions passed on roll-call votes with unanimous support recorded.
The Port Huron City Council voted unanimously to approve several city expenditures and a land sale during its regular meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Accept proposal from Cyrus Mason Area and Restoration for $110,952 to install an overhead garage door and make hatch repairs at the wastewater treatment plant (moved by Council Member Moserat; second by Council Member Pemberton). Roll call: Archibald, Lamb, Mosrack, Payton, Pemberton and Mayor Ashford — all "yes." The manager said the cost will be split proportionally with township partners.
- Accept proposal from SHI International Corporation for $54,016.53 to replace and upgrade two data center host servers and switches (moved by Council Member Pemberton; second by Council Member Moserat). Roll call: unanimous "yes." City staff said the purchases were budgeted in the IT plan.
- Accept proposal from SHI International Corporation for $123,796.83 to replace and upgrade the storage area network (moved by Council Member Lamb; second by Council Member Moserat). Roll call: unanimous "yes." An IT presenter said the current systems were last upgraded in 2018 and were at "85 percent capacity, which means we're running out of room." He added the upgrade keeps the replacement cycle on schedule.
- Approve the sale of a vacant lot at 2921 25th Street to Michigan Community Capital for $1 to support construction of 14 townhomes in South Park (moved by Council Member Lamb; second by Council Member Pemberton). Roll call: unanimous "yes." City staff said the purchase agreement is required for the applicant’s MSHDA funding application and that the units are intended as workforce housing, with anticipated sales between $120,000 and $180,000 for households at specified AMI levels.
- Schedule a public hearing on Feb. 10, 2025, to solicit comments on updates to the comprehensive master plan (moved by Mayor Pro Tem Archibald; second by Council Member Lamb). Roll call: unanimous "yes." City staff said the master plan guides development and called for public engagement.
Context and staff remarks
City staff noted the wastewater-plant door work is needed to allow access for bypass pumps during screw pump maintenance and that the cost will be proportionally split with township partners. IT staff explained earlier upgrades and capacity constraints; staff said the IT purchases were in the approved IT budget.
On the lot sale, the city manager said the purchase agreement is required for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) funding application and that the city has been successful in securing MSHDA funding for other projects. Council and staff said timing was important because the funding application deadline is this week.
What the votes mean
All recorded motions passed. The lot sale advances a workforce housing proposal into the state funding process; the city said sale approval is a required step for the applicant’s MSHDA application. The IT and wastewater purchases are capital/operational upgrades the city characterized as budgeted items.
