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Votes at a glance: Ann Arbor City Council, Jan. 6, 2025
Summary
Summary of actions taken or moved at the Jan. 6 Ann Arbor City Council meeting, including approvals, postponement and other formal motions.
The Ann Arbor City Council took the following formal actions at its Jan. 6 meeting (motions and outcomes are drawn from the meeting transcript):
- Consent agenda approved with exceptions: The consent agenda was approved with the exception of CA3 and CA9 (consent was passed by voice for remaining items). (Consent agenda motion: moved by Mayor Cornell; second by Council Member Briggs.)
- CA3 (Beekman on Broadway site plan amendment / affordable units): Approved. Council discussion clarified this is a procedural amendment reflecting an earlier-approved site plan change; the amendment formalizes an increase from 15 to 21 affordable units (an additional six affordable units). (Mover/second: not specified in transcript excerpt; outcome: approved.)
- CA9 (Professional services agreement with NewGen Strategies and Solutions LLC, $1,728,000): Postponed to the administration committee for recommendation. (Moved by Council Member Briggs; seconded by Council Member Disch; outcome: postponed.)
- B1 (Fence ordinance / fee reimbursement policy amendment): Approved. The ordinance aligns fee reimbursements with percentage of affordable housing provided. (Moved by Council Member Disch; outcome: approved.)
- B2 (On-street snow parking / notification and exemptions): Approved. The ordinance sets a 12-hour notification before an on-street snow parking ban and authorizes the city administrator to publish exempt street lists. (Moved by Council Member Briggs; outcome: approved.)
- B3 (Addition of section 8532 to Chapter 105 — ban on pre-tenancy fees): Approved. The ordinance bans many pre-tenancy fees, caps a refundable application fee at $50, and requires refunds within 60 days if no lease is offered. (Moved by Council Member Redina; seconded by Council Member Harrison; outcome: approved.)
- DC1 (Legal services agreement with Dyke Magossett PLLC relative to specified litigation): Approved. Amount: $300,000. (Moved by Council Member Ackman; seconded by Council Member Iyer; outcome: approved.)
- DS1 (Fees for public sale of the city flag): Approved. City established fees for several flag sizes (example: large flag $65). (Moved by Council Member Disch; seconded by Council Member Guzzi Edwin; outcome: approved.)
Ending: Several items were approved on key policy issues (housing fee regulation, snow-parking changes, fee reimbursements tied to affordable housing percentage) while the higher-dollar municipalization study contract was postponed pending administration committee review and likely scope/legal clarifications.
