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Votes at a glance: council approves routine ordinances, purchase orders, concrete program and a telecom permit
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the council approved a second‑reading fees ordinance, multiple purchase authorizations and contracts (concrete program, engineering, janitorial, fire suppression maintenance, equipment), and granted a bilateral telecom right‑of‑way permit for Ripple (d/b/a Ripple Fiber). Most items passed unanimously.
Beyond the featured agenda items, the Rochester Hills City Council approved several routine and capital items as part of the consent agenda and new business on Monday. Most actions required no extended debate and passed unanimously.
Key votes and authorizations included:
- Innovation Hills fees ordinance: Council accepted second reading and adopted an ordinance to amend chapter 54 (fees) to add fees for Innovation Hills, clarify resident/nonresident permit language, and repeal conflicting ordinances. The ordinance becomes effective Monday, May 5, 2025, after publication.
- Concrete road and sidewalk replacement program: The council authorized a construction contract for the 2025 concrete program to Quality Construction Corporation (Pontiac, MI) for $2,848,488.50 and approved a 10% contingency of $284,848.85 for a total not‑to‑exceed project amount of $3,133,337.35. The council also approved construction engineering services for the project (Spalding DeDecker) in an amount not to exceed $398,053.
- Telecommunications right‑of‑way permit: Ripple Fiber LLC (doing business as Ripple) received council approval for a bilateral Metro Act telecommunications right‑of‑way permit; the carrier indicated its planned work for this application will largely use underground directional drilling conduit to pull fiber optic cabling rather than aerial pole attachments.
- Purchase authorizations and blanket orders: Multiple items on the consent agenda moved forward, including: - Fortinet email security system equipment and hardware maintenance, $52,115.60 (IT Solutions Group). - Annual support and software maintenance for the city’s Equalizer system, not to exceed $90,000 (BSNA Software). - Increase to the blanket purchase order for multifunction copier/scanner maintenance, additional $3,500 (Applied Innovations). - Two Ferris zero‑turn commercial lawn mowers, $29,003.93 (Midwest Power Equipment). - Engineering services for hot water system regulatory reporting, not to exceed $59,900 (Hillenbrand/Roth & Clark substitute: listed in packet as consulting contract). - Fire suppression system inspections, testing and maintenance services, not to exceed $118,500 (Shambaugh & Sons LP). - Janitorial services one‑year extension, not to exceed $180,000 (AmeriClean Inc.).
Council members said the items were routine and intended to keep city operations and capital programs on schedule. Where construction or neighborhood disruption is expected — for example, in the concrete replacement program and directional bore work for fiber — staff said residents will receive door hanger notices and project contact information.
All listed motions were approved without recorded opposition.
