Lincoln Park City Council on the evening's consent and action agenda approved several routine contracts and budget transfers by unanimous roll call.

Key votes included awarding a website redesign and hosting contract to Civic Plus for $45,518; extending the city's janitorial contract with Wilkins ProClean for two years to Jan. 31, 2027; authorizing payment for a police recruit, Sylvan Ray, to attend the Wayne County Regional Police Academy at a cost of $6,897 plus $1,250 for uniforms and books; contracting engineering construction services for a 2024 pressure reducing valve project with a firm identified as Hennessey (the record later refers to "Tennessee Engineers") for $26,269 funded by ARPA; and transferring $125,000 in ARPA funds originally allocated to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) placemaking project to an ARPA retention-basin improvement account after the DDA declined the placemaking proposal.

Staff explained the website bid process: the city received 10 bids, interviewed three finalists and recommended Civic Plus to modernize the platform and improve accessibility. A staff representative said the city will hold kickoff meetings with Civic Plus and involve council in design decisions. The contract is to be paid from account 285-000-818000prj2.

The janitorial extension keeps Wilkins ProClean's pricing unchanged for two years and covers cleaning at city hall and the Kennedy Memorial Bandshell.

The police academy authorization will fund training from Jan. 10 through May 8, 2025, with reimbursement through Michigan's Public Safety Academy assistance program; the recruit has agreed to sign a two-year service agreement with the department.

On engineering services for the pressure reducing valve project, council was told the work is funded by ARPA and would cost the city nothing beyond the ARPA allocation. The presentation included two inconsistent figures in the record: $46,269 (earlier) and $26,269 (in the final resolution). The resolution authorized the lower $26,269 figure.

Every motion was approved by roll call with all members voting yes.

Votes at a glance (motions approved):
- Website redesign and hosting contract: Civic Plus, $45,518. Funds: account 285-000-818000prj2. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Janitorial services extension: Wilkins ProClean, 2-year extension to Jan. 31, 2027. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Police academy attendance: Sylvan Ray to Wayne County Regional Police Academy, Jan. 10'May 8, 2025; cost $6,897 + $1,250 uniforms/books; funds from police training account 101-05960 and to be reimbursed through Michigan's Public Safety Academy assistance program; recruit signs a two-year service agreement. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Construction engineering services for 2024 pressure reducing valve project: authorized for $26,269, to be funded by ARPA (record earlier referenced $46,269; discrepancy noted). Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- ARPA transfer: $125,000 reallocated from ARPA DDA Placemaking Project to ARPA Retention Basin Improvement account after DDA declined the placemaking proposal. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

Clerk roll calls recorded the yes votes of council members Ross, Dupree, Baer, Nichols, Salcedo, Soar and Mayor Tobin for each item. No no votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded.