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Votes at a glance: Lincoln Park council approves contracts, equipment purchases, ordinances and events
Summary
The Lincoln Park City Council on April 14 approved a package of contracts, purchases and ordinance actions, including engineering work for a state-funded road project, a monitoring contract extension, a stretcher purchase for the fire department, and new playground equipment at Ford Park.
The Lincoln Park City Council on April 14 approved a series of resolutions and motions covering engineering contracts, equipment purchases, parks work, contracts for regulatory monitoring and several ordinance and policy items. Most items passed on roll-call votes with no recorded dissent.
Key outcomes passed or advanced Monday night:
- MDOT LAP engineering services (Champaign Avenue, I-75 to Fort Park): Council approved Hennessy (Hennessy Engineers Incorporated) to provide construction management and engineering services for the Champaign Avenue MDOT Local Agency Program project, not to exceed $207,144.55. Funds were authorized from the stated capital account.
- HydroCorp DBPR compliance monitoring contract extension: Council authorized a two-year extension for HydroCorp to perform Stage 2 disinfection byproduct-rule (DBPR) compliance monitoring at two designated sites. The contract period cost was approved not to exceed $11,808; HydroCorp was described in staff reports as the sole local provider for that program.
- Stryker stretcher purchase for Fire Department ambulance: Council waived bid requirements and authorized purchase of a recertified Stryker Power Pro XT 6,500 stretcher from Bound Tree (Dublin, Ohio) at a price not to exceed $17,500, funds to come from the capital-improvement account.
- Ford Park playscape and surfacing: Council approved purchase and installation of a new playground structure at Ford Park from Snyder Recreation Inc., not to exceed $49,486, and separately approved borders and engineered wood-fiber surfacing for up to $12,502. Staff said the current structure is the city's oldest and uses pea gravel (not ASTM-compliant) as the base.
- Grounds-maintenance contract: Council awarded a three-year grounds-maintenance contract to United Landscape (low bidder). Staff reported the total for 2025 season work at roughly $286,211; the contract contains renewal/extension terms.
- Service-dog license fee waiver policy: Council adopted a resolution authorizing the city clerk to waive dog-license fees for service dogs that perform a quantifiable task for their owner, while requiring registration and proof of rabies vaccination. Staff clarified the dogs still receive tags and must be registered; emotional support and therapy animals do not qualify under this waiver.
- DUI ordinance amendment (third and final reading): Council gave third and final reading and adopted an amendment to the city's DUI/reckless-driving chapter (codified ordinance chapter 4-66) intended to align local procedure with state law and expedite local charging.
- Dangerous-building and code-appeals board ordinance amendment (first and second reading): Council amended the city code to specify state statute qualifications for composition of the dangerous-building and code-appeals board (Michigan Compiled Laws citations included in the ordinance language). That amendment was given first and second reading and will proceed according to the ordinance-adoption schedule.
- City-sponsored concert series (Tuesday Tunes and a pre-Thursday series): Council approved a city-hosted series of concerts at the Rinker Park bandshell to be funded by private donations and sponsorships; staff said the series has been vetted with city departments and that food trucks with proper licensing are expected to attend.
- Arbor Day proclamation: Council proclaimed April 25, 2025 as Arbor Day in Lincoln Park and affirmed the city's Tree City USA recognition.
Procedural notes: Several items were moved and supported without lengthy discussion; roll-call tallies for most resolutions recorded unanimous or near-unanimous support (council members Ross, Nichols, Salcedo, Baer, Dupree and Mayor Tobin registered affirmative votes on recorded items). Where staff recommended waivers of formal bid processes, the council recorded that those awards were made based on quotes, state purchasing sources or Sourcewell cooperative purchasing options.
What was advanced vs. final: The dangerous-building/code-appeals change was advanced via first/second reading; the DUI ordinance was adopted on third reading. Other items (equipment, contracts, playground work) were approved for immediate implementation and funding per staff recommendations.
