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Votes at a glance: key approvals, Aug. 26, 2024 Rochester Hills City Council
Summary
At the Aug. 26 meeting the council approved a conditional use for Deborah’s Stage Door, an EGLE-funded Hamlin Road sewer work plan ($150,000 not-to-exceed), tree maintenance and LED contracts, a $1.13M fire training tower contract, and appointed Stephanie Bennett to the Greenspace Advisory Board.
The Rochester Hills City Council took the following formal actions on Aug. 26, 2024:
• Conditional use — Deborah’s Stage Door (agenda item 2024-0365): Approved unanimously. Resolution authorizes a conditional use for a health, recreation and physical-education facility at 1954–1958 Starbat Drive with the six findings and two conditions in the packet.
• Eagle restoration grant work plan — Hamlin Road sewer extension (agenda item 2024-0407): Approved unanimously. Council approved reserving a not-to-exceed $150,000 for the sewer-extension work plan that includes PFAS pretreatment (carbon treatment and temporary storage during dewatering). EGLE approval of the remediation plan was pending at the time of the meeting.
• Greenspace Advisory Board appointment (agenda item 2024-0380): Stephanie Bennett appointed to fill the unexpired term of Peter Beitel through Dec. 31, 2024. Motion passed unanimously.
• Tree maintenance contract (agenda item 2024-0393): Approved a blanket purchase order with CHOP (Grand Rapids) for tree maintenance services, not to exceed $218,740 through Oct. 31, 2025.
• LED lighting replacement (agenda item 2024-0391): Approved a contract award to Tech Electric Company (Macomb) for $230,007.79 with a 10% project contingency ($23,070.78) for a total not to exceed $253,008.57.
• Design-build fire training tower (agenda item 2024-0408): Approved a not-to-exceed contract with AR Brower Company for $1,131,305; council was told budget overage will be covered by not purchasing a public-safety trailer ($165,000) and anticipated savings on Station No. 1 work ($66,000).
• Consent agenda: Included several routine purchase authorizations and blanket purchase orders for painting, fire-hose testing, fire-hose purchases, message-board rental, and telephone maintenance services; consent agenda passed unanimously.
All listed motions passed on voice votes with no recorded opposition during the meeting. Items referenced the findings and conditions described in packets; where packet language or council actions referenced specific findings, the council adopted those findings as the basis for approval.
