Grand Haven City Council concluded its Dec. 1 meeting with a package of routine and substantive actions: adoption of an updated forest management resolution, approval to apply for a $50,000 predevelopment grant for Grant Street, an amendment and approval of the Nov. 3 meeting minutes to correct a recording error, and postponement of a multi‑jurisdiction LexisNexis memorandum of understanding pending additional contract information.

Votes at a glance

- Forest Management Plan (resolution): Motion by Dora, second by Lyon. Final roll call: Lyon Yes; Dora Yes; Fritz Yes; Sarah Calio Yes; Maneta Yes. Outcome: approved (5–0).

- Grant Street predevelopment application (resolution): Motion by Fritz, second by Lyon. Final roll call: Dora Yes; Fritz Yes; Calio Yes; Lyon Yes; Maneta Yes. Outcome: approved (5–0). Grant described as "up to $50,000" and requiring no local match if awarded.

- Amendment and approval of Nov. 3 meeting minutes (motion): Motion by Calio, second by Fritz to correct a line that had been misreported; roll call recorded unanimous 'Yes' votes and the minutes were passed as amended.

- LexisNexis MOU with Ottawa County and participating municipalities: Councilmember raised concerns about missing contract dates and references to the LexisNexis contract year; motion by Calio, second by Lyon to postpone until requested information (including the underlying LexisNexis license dates and attorney review) was provided. Final roll call: unanimous to postpone.

Other items: The consent agenda was modified at the start of the meeting to move the Nov. 3 minutes and item 11C to new business; the bills memo for $826,858.65 and the annual financial statements as presented by Bridal Veil Hafner LLC were approved on the consent agenda.

Council also received a public call urging adoption of the six‑year forest plan and a Musical Fountain post‑season update highlighting operational improvements, the procurement of brighter LED fixtures and development of new choreography software.

Next steps: Staff will pursue grant opportunities tied to the forest plan and return with grant progress updates as available; engineering scoping will follow if the predevelopment grant is awarded; council requested the LexisNexis item return once legal and contract date clarifications are provided.