Lincoln Park council approves union contract, park grant, playground surfacing and multiple city contracts

Lincoln Park — The Lincoln Park City Council on May 12 approved several routine and project-specific measures, including a two-year tentative agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (FOPLC), a $27,004 county parks funding agreement for community-center improvements, contracts for playground surfacing and police jail-floor epoxy, and a construction-management agreement tied to the city’s CDBG parking-lot rehabilitation work.

The approvals came by roll-call votes with all members voting in the affirmative on each listed item.

The largest personnel-related approval was a tentative two-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council that runs through June 30, 2027. The council document lists 3% wage increases in each year of the two-year term, added holidays (Juneteenth and the day after Thanksgiving), a $150-per-employee annual increase in the uniform allowance, a $1-per-hour detective differential, and an increase in on-duty death life insurance to $100,000 (on-duty only). City staff estimated the two-year cost at about $164,000, with most of that attributable to wages. The council approved the resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute the agreement.

The council also approved a funding agreement with the Wayne County Parks Division that allocates $27,004 to the city for improvements at the community center and ice arena. The text presented to the council says the county’s fiscal-year 2024–25 park millage fund has allocated that amount to Lincoln Park pending Wayne County Parks Division and Wayne County Commission approval; the motion authorized the mayor to sign documents to execute the agreement.

Parks work approved at the meeting included awarding a term contract for engineered wood-fiber playground surfacing to Superior Ground Cover Inc. The contract sets a unit price of $35.50 per cubic yard, with pricing held through Dec. 31, 2026. The resolution states funds will come from account numbers 101.7040.93500 and 249.050.75506 (CDBG parks).

The council awarded the police department jail-cell epoxy-floor project to CNS Construction Management. City staff said two bids were received: C and S Construction Management (CNS) with a base bid of $27,200 and Concrete Floor Treatment Inc. with a lower base bid of $18,881. City staff and the police chief told council that the police department could not clear the entire cell block at once and that Concrete Floor Treatment’s bid assumed a single continuous access window; staff said Concrete Floor Treatment did not provide a follow-up price for multiple mobilizations. Based on the solicitation specifications and the need to perform the work in separate phases, staff recommended awarding to CNS with a total authorization not to exceed $29,920, which includes a 10% contingency to CNS’s base bid. The council approved the award and funding from the building and grounds contractual services account (101263818000).

Council also authorized Hennessy Engineering Inc. to provide design and construction-management services for the CDBG parking-lot rehabilitation project tied to prior bid awards. Materials presented at the meeting contain two close but conflicting figures: a staff memo and earlier remarks referenced a total cost “not to exceed $106,600,” while the formal resolution text recorded during the meeting reads “not to exceed $100,600.” The council approved the Hennessy agreement as presented.

Finally, the council voted to waive special-event application and cost-recovery fees for the 2025 Memorial Day Parade organized by VFW Post 552, allowing parade funds to be reinvested into the event. The waiver resolution requires applicants to clean up debris and notes the special-event end time is 11 p.m. under the municipal code.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the roll calls): - Tentative agreement — Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council: outcome — approved (unanimous roll call). No mover/second specified in the record; resolution authorizes mayor and clerk to execute final agreement. - Wayne County funding agreement ($27,004) for community center/ice arena improvements: outcome — approved (unanimous roll call). - Playground surfacing contract — Superior Ground Cover Inc., $35.50/cu yd (term contract through 12/31/2026): outcome — approved (unanimous roll call); funds from accounts 101.7040.93500 and 249.050.75506. - Police jail-cell epoxy project — award to CNS Construction Management, not to exceed $29,920 (includes 10% contingency): outcome — approved (unanimous roll call); funds from account 101263818000. - CDBG parking-lot design & construction management — Hennessy Engineering Inc.: outcome — approved (unanimous roll call). Staff materials show both $106,600 and $100,600; the…