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Votes at a glance: Canton Township board actions on contracts, permits, appointments and consent items
Summary
At the meeting trustees approved multiple procurement items, permits and appointments including CDBG annual action plan submission to HUD, housing rehab contract, technology and engineering purchase orders, Ripple Fiber and AT&T Metro Act permits, recognition and several appointments.
The Canton Township Board of Trustees approved a number of routine and substantive agenda items during the meeting. The list below summarizes formal motions, reported amounts when provided, and the outcomes recorded on the meeting floor.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt 2025 Annual Action Plan (CDBG) and authorize submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): motion approved after a public hearing. (Agenda: public hearing / motion to adopt.)
- Approve CDBG housing rehabilitation contract to Optimum Contracting in the amount of $21,000 and authorize reimbursement of permit fees once work is completed and approved: motion approved (Agenda: G2).
- Receive and place on file the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) prepared by Plant Moran: motion approved (Agenda: G1). See separate report.
- Approve purchase of 20 Cradlepoint R1980 modems and antennas for fire from CDW-G for $34,042.80: motion approved (Agenda: G3).
- Authorize purchase order to Fishbeck for construction engineering services for the 2025 water main CIP (Carlson Court, Cherry Hill Road, Mott Road); Fishbeck selected based on price and project familiarity: motion approved (Agenda: G4).
- Authorize purchase order to Manekin Smith Group for construction engineering services for the 2025 Ridge Road water main CIP in the amount of $70,000: motion approved (Agenda: G5).
- Approve purchase order to Fishbeck for sidewalk gap and bridge design and associated budget amendment in the amount of $589,220 (sidewalks $453,420; pedestrian bridges $135,800): motion approved (Agenda: G6).
- Approve two Metro Act permits: a two-year Metro Act right-of-way permit for Ripple Fiber and an extension Metro Act permit for Michigan Bell Telephone Company (AT&T): both motions approved (Agenda: G7 and G8). Ripple will provide as-built drawings and must comply with township telecom ordinance.
- Approve Resolution 25 25-18 to create the Harvest Creek Planned Development District (18 single-family homes on ~7.1 acres): motion approved (Agenda: G9). See separate article.
- Introduce and hold readings of zoning ordinance amendments for outdoor dining (G10), tree and woodland preservation (G11), and signs (G12): motions approved for introduction (first reading).
- Approve recognition (Resolution 2025-19) honoring PTAG member Ted Kiernan for his service to the police transparency and guidance subcommittee: motion approved (consent/recognition item).
- Approve appointments: Dylan Wochenberg and Serena Fleming (CDBG Advisory Council); reappoint Bartley Patterson to Downtown Development Authority for a four-year term ending May 31, 2029: motions approved (Agenda: G13, G14).
- Consent calendar and routine business: approval of minutes (05/13/2025), payment of bills, and several consent items including contracts and purchase orders (traffic pole painting, Stryker monitor supplies, architecture services, sound and lighting for Liberty Fest, Dell computer adjustments, bulk rock salt increase): motions approved.
Several items were described in staff reports during discussion; in most cases trustees asked clarifying questions but took no amendments. Where dollar amounts were stated in the staff presentations, those amounts are listed above. If a specific tally of board member votes was not recorded in the public transcript, the meeting record shows the motions carried by voice vote.
