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Votes at a glance: Grand Haven council approves appointments, contracts and special assessments
Summary
Council approved appointments, the consent agenda, a zoning change second reading, special assessment roll No. 605, a conditional airport easement for community solar, a street resurfacing contract and an HDR task order; all votes recorded unanimously in roll calls.
Grand Haven — On Feb. 16 the Grand Haven City Council recorded unanimous roll‑call approvals on a series of routine and substantive items. Key outcomes:
- Appointments: Kevin Gankars was reappointed to the Construction Board of Appeals (term to 12/31/2026). Brian Saitama was appointed to the Construction Board of Appeals (term to 12/31/2026) and Donald Lumen was appointed to the Musical Fountain Committee (term to 06/30/2028).
- Consent agenda: Council approved the minutes (02/02/2026), a bills memo for $571,914.28, extension of a fertilization contract with Tough Turf Mole Busters ($48,205), a predevelopment grant agreement, and an award of a CCR‑related task order to HDR (initial figure noted; later a separate non‑CCR HDR task order was corrected and approved).
- Planning/land use: Council approved the second reading and final resolution to rezone 1500 Coimann Street from TI to PD for a mixed‑use development; the council also approved Special Assessment Roll No. 605 for the Principal Shopping District.
- Contracts: Council awarded a street resurfacing contract to Michigan Paving Materials Company (not to exceed $497,966). Council amended and approved an HDR task order for non‑CCR data collection in the corrected amount of $232,289; the city noted the Board of Light and Power will consider its reimbursement portion separately.
- Easement: Council approved a conditioned easement allowing the Board of Light and Power to pursue a community solar installation on airport property, conditioned on required FAA/MDOT approvals and compliance with federal grant assurances.
All recorded roll calls for the above items were unanimous (Fritz, Calio, Lyon, Dora, Maneta — recorded as yes). Several items were noted as contingent on additional outside approvals or further staff follow‑up.
