Votes at a glance: July 7 Kalamazoo City Commission — contracts, appointments and minutes approved

At its July 7 business meeting, the Kalamazoo City Commission approved the consent agenda and a set of regular-agenda items. The motions below were taken and adopted by roll call unless otherwise noted.

Consent agenda (items 1–8) — Approved (motion: Commissioner Hoffman; support: Commissioner Wilson) - Item 1: Contract with EcoPatcher Inc. for spray patching — $130,000. Approved by roll call (recorded yes votes: Decker; Hoffman; Prado; Wilson; Vice Mayor Hess; Mayor Anderson). - Item 2: Contract supplemental/change order with Hurley & Stewart LLC for Burdick Street Improvement Project design — $184,640. Approved. - Item 3: 10-year contract extension with Emphasys Software for SymPro investment management program — $245,902. Approved. - Item 4: Contract extension with Consumers Concrete Corporation for ready-mix concrete — $586,050. Approved. - Item 5: Change order with Whiteman & Associates Inc. for water reclamation plant clarifier rehabilitation design — $669,430. Approved. - Item 6: Transfer of an EOD robot from Grand Rapids Police Department bomb squad to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Approved. - Item 7: Adoption of a resolution approving appointments for public safety chief of staff and consolidated dispatch authority governing board. Approved. - Item 8: Approval of minutes for meetings on May 12, May 19, June 2 and June 16. Approved.

Regular agenda approvals (selected items): - H1: Approve professional services agreement with Tetra Tech (Contract 1 pump station 5 & 14 water transmission mains) — $1,297,639. Motion made by Commissioner Decker; supported by Commissioner Perito. Approved by roll call. - H2: Approve contract with Peters Construction Company for utility improvements on Newton’s Court, Fellows Avenue and John Street — $2,488,541.77. Motion made by Commissioner Wilson; supported by Vice Mayor Hess. Approved by roll call. - H3: Approve professional services agreement with Tetra Tech (Contract 2 pump station 5 & 14 reconstruction) — $3,724,152. Motion made by Commissioner Decker; supported by Commissioner Prado. Approved by roll call. - H4: Adopt ordinance authorizing Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series 2025B, not to exceed $101,180,000. Motion made by Commissioner Decker; supported by Commissioner Hoffman. Approved by roll call. - H5: Adopt resolution to participate in negotiations to create the Kalamazoo County Event Center Assessment District Authority. Motion made by Commissioner Decker; supported by Vice Mayor Hess. Approved by roll call.

All motions listed were approved; recorded roll-call votes are shown where given during the meeting. Several items included brief commissioner remarks but limited public comment. Where the clerk read a recorded roll call, the names are included in the item listing above.