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Votes at a glance: Ann Arbor council approves library measures, zoning and nonconforming-structure changes; municipalization study rejected
Summary
A summary of council actions at the March 3 meeting including approvals of charter amendments to place library-lot measures on the ballot, passage of a rezoning and a development-code change, and failure to approve a municipalization study contract.
Key outcomes from the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on March 3:
- DC 3: Resolution to order election and determine ballot question to authorize sale/transfer of 319 South Fifth Avenue to the Ann Arbor District Library — APPROVED (roll call: 10 yes, 0 no; Briggs absent). Council instructed staff to provide additional public materials before the election.
- DC 4: Resolution to order election and determine ballot question to repeal section 1.4 of the city charter (removing special designation of the library lot for park use) — APPROVED (roll call: 10 yes, 0 no; Briggs absent).
- DC 1: Professional services agreement for a phase 2 municipalization study (NewGen Strategies and Solutions, $1,728,000) — FAILED on roll call (5 yes, 5 no; required six affirmative votes).
- DC 2: Resolution to authorize preparatory staff work for acquisition vote and litigation — FAILED (council discussion; no authority granted).
- CA 5: Construction contract for 2025 miscellaneous utility projects including the Harding–Wallingford intersection work — APPROVED as amended (amendment directed additional collaborative engagement on intersection design before final decision).
- B1: Ordinance rezoning approximately 0.6 acres at Dexter Road and Siebel Drive from R1C (single-family) to PL (public land/park) to restore a basketball court used by adjacent West Arbor residents — APPROVED.
- C1: Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code on nonconforming structures to reduce the number of projects requiring ZBA variance— APPROVED. The amendment specifies conditions under which alterations to nonconforming structures may proceed without ZBA review.
Other actions: Confirmation of appointments presented on Feb. 18 (Alice Owings to the Board of Review); consent agenda approvals (with CA 5 pulled for discussion and amendment); direction to staff on public engagement for the Harding–Wallingford intersection. The council also entered closed session under the attorney-client exception to discuss a written attorney-client communication dated March 2, 2025.
For details on individual roll call tallies, refer to minutes and the transcripts of the March 3 council meeting.
