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Votes at a glance: Jackson City Council approves software purchase, water main contract, MDOT trail contract and park renaming
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Jackson City Council approved multiple consent and new-business items including a BS&A cloud upgrade, a $4.307 million transmission main contract, a MDOT trail reconstruction contract, and renaming New Leaf Park as Griffin Park. All items passed unanimously.
The Jackson City Council on Feb. 11 approved a series of consent and new-business items in unanimous votes. Key actions, as presented in the meeting packet and voted on during the session, are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- BS&A cloud upgrade (software and services): Council approved a customer order form for a BS&A cloud upgrade with $135,275 in implementation costs and $148,340 for the first-year subscription. The city manager and finance director were authorized to sign the documents. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Hupp Morale transmission main contract: Council awarded a construction contract to Dunigan Brothers Incorporated of Jackson, Michigan, for $4,307,011.80. The city manager stated roughly $3.5 million of the project will be covered by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant and the remaining approximately $800,000 will be covered by water funds. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- MDOT contract for Martin Luther King Equality Trail reconstruction: Council approved a resolution to enter into a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation to reconstruct the Martin Luther King Equality Trail from Martin Luther King Drive to Merriman Street (and related segments as listed in the contract). Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Renaming New Leaf Park: Council approved renaming New Leaf Park to Griffin Park in honor of Michael Griffin, Marty Griffin and John Griffin, and asked the parks director to coordinate signage and recognition. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Appointment to youth council: The council added a mayoral appointment of Julius Bice to the youth council to the consent calendar and approved it as part of the consent items. Outcome: approved unanimously.
Procedure and context: Several items were placed on the consent calendar and passed without separate roll-call discussion. Council members briefly discussed funding for the Hupp Morale transmission main after a question about payment sources; the city manager explained the EPA grant would cover the majority with water funds covering the remainder.
No recorded 'no' votes or abstentions were entered on the listed items at the meeting. The clerk tallied and displayed each vote as unanimous.
