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Votes at a glance: Lincoln Park council approves IAFF deal, zoning contract, ordinances and event permits; tables used-car license application

5490119 · July 29, 2025

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Summary

At its July 28 meeting the Lincoln Park City Council approved a tentative IAFF contract, adopted a short-term rental ordinance, approved a new zoning-code contractor and several event permits, and tabled a used vehicle dealer application. A requested study session to hear the Lincoln Park Social Development Coalition failed.

The Lincoln Park City Council took a series of formal actions and votes at its July 28 meeting. The most significant items: approval of a tentative two-year contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), adoption of a short-term rental ordinance, termination of the city’s zoning-code rewrite contract with Community Image Builders and a new contract with Giffels Webster, and a set of special-event permits tied to the city centennial.

This “votes at a glance” summary lists motions and outcomes recorded on the meeting record. Where the transcript did not name a mover or second, those fields are left blank; roll-call votes are listed with responses recorded on the transcript.

Key items and outcomes

- Consent agenda approved (minutes; accounts and claims payable; CDBG subrecipient agreements; participation in residential rehab blight remediation; schedule a legal-opinion study session) — roll call: Nichols Yes; DuPree Yes; Baer Yes; Ross Yes; Salcedo Yes; Soar Yes; Mayor Tobin Yes. Outcome: approved.

- Application for new Class B used vehicle dealer and Class C used auto parts dealer license for Motor City Motor Works (881 Southfield Road) — motion to table until ordinance review passed by roll call: Mayor Tobin Yes; Salcedo Yes; Soar Yes; Baer Yes; Dupre Yes; Nichols Yes; Ross Yes. Outcome: tabled (indefinite, may be removed by council later).

- Renewal: All Star Auto Group (1579 Dix) — roll call all in favor. Outcome: approved.

- Tentative agreement with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): two-year cost estimated at $204,000; wage adjustments described in the proposal (firefighters and command increases, longevity pay for officers, sick-time accrual change, limited hiring of non-ALS staff with certification period). Roll call: Mayor Tobin Yes; Nichols Yes; Ross Yes; Salcedo Yes; Soar Yes; Baer Yes; Dupre Yes. Outcome: approved; mayor and city clerk authorized to execute the final agreement.

- Ordinance: Short-term rentals / lodging houses in single-family districts (third and final reading) — the council adopted the ordinance by roll call. Outcome: ordinance adopted (transcript cites amended codified ordinance chapters: 12.60.08, 12.1270.02, 12.96.02 as amended).

- Ordinance: Childcare centers — amendment to reduce outdoor play-area size requirement (first and second reading completed at the meeting; the revised language sets a minimum 1,200 square feet with reference to the state Child Care Organization Act 1973 PA 116) — roll call: item advanced by the council. Outcome: first and second reading given.

- Terminate contract with Community Image Builders (CIB) for zoning-code rewrite and enter contract with Giffels Webster to complete the rewrite for $40,650 (funds from ARPA and an MEDC grant) — roll call: all in favor. Outcome: approved; mayor and city clerk authorized to execute contract.

- Bridge inspections: award to Hennessy Engineering and Link Engineering Services to perform nine required inspections for $19,700 (funds from local and major roads accounts) — roll call: all in favor. Outcome: approved.

- Special-event permits approved for Centennial Gala (Sept. 20), Centennial Barbecue (Aug. 10) and Lighthouse Church picnic (multiple dates) — standard conditions (cleanup, no alcohol where noted, parking restrictions). Roll calls recorded as yes. Outcomes: approved.

- Study session request: motion to schedule a study session for the Lincoln Park Social Development Coalition on Aug. 25 failed on roll call (several council members voted no and the motion did not carry).

Ending

The council completed a mix of administrative, budgetary and zoning-related items and directed staff to implement approved agreements. The Priority Waste presentation earlier in the meeting generated extended discussion but did not produce a formal contract vote; council set a 60-day expectation for a status report from the company.