Riverview City Council approves consent agenda, adopts recreation fees and concurs with legal counsel on Williamson litigation

The Riverview City Council on May 4, 2026 approved a package of routine administrative items, adopted a new recreation fee schedule and, after a closed-session discussion of pending litigation, voted to concur with legal counsel’s recommendation in the Williamson v. City of Riverview lawsuits.

The actions were taken during a roughly 46-minute meeting at City Hall. Council members approved the consent agenda, which included contract extensions and professional services awards, adopted the 2026–27 Recreation Department fee schedule, and approved monitoring for the city’s OPEB corrective-action plan. The council also set a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 operating budget and five-year capital improvement plan for May 18, 2026.

Jeff Kugelman, director of the Riverview Land Preserve, opened the announcements portion with a project update: “Today started our 2026 spring gas collection and control system project,” he said, warning residents that drilling equipment and trenching for new pipes could cause loud noises and that surrounding communities, the county and state had been notified. Todd Dickman of the recreation department also announced an American Red Cross blood drive at City Hall this Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., saying residents may preregister at redcrossblood.org or walk in.

On procedural business, a motion to approve the April 20 minutes in condensed form was moved by Councilwoman O'Neil and supported by Councilmember Gagnaga; the clerk’s roll call recorded unanimous approval. The council then approved the consent agenda (items 9.1–9.6), which included: a three-year addendum with NTech Staffing Solutions for temporary services at the Land Reserve; a three-year fuel-services addendum with RKA; a CIS Level 1 cybersecurity assessment contract with Dew Point Inc.; purchase and installation of a council conference-room refresh with Thalner Electronic Laboratories (doing business as TEL Systems); approval of a special-events application for Childhood Apraxia of Speech of North America for use of Young Patriots Park on Oct. 3, 2026; and an item authorizing municipal and community credit contracts for fiscal years 2025–26 with the regional transportation authority.

A resolution to adopt the 2026–27 Recreation Department fee schedule was moved by Councilmember Gagnaga, supported by Councilman Williams, and passed on a unanimous roll call. The presiding officer provided background on retiree-healthcare corrective action and monitoring, saying the city filed a corrective-action plan in 2019 with the Michigan Department of Treasury and that the municipal stability board monitors compliance with Public Act 202 of 2017; Councilman Webb moved and Councilwoman O'Neil supported approval of OPEB correction-plan monitoring, which the council adopted unanimously.

Councilman Webb moved, and Councilwoman Gagnaga supported, a motion to call a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 operating budget, supporting tax rates and the five-year capital improvement plan; the hearing was scheduled for May 18, 2026.

During other business, Councilmember Pray encouraged residents to attend a May 7 town hall hosted by Rep. Debbie Dingell and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at UAW Local 3000 (22693 Van Horn) to ask questions about the Trenton dredging project and the Arkema property. “I would encourage our residents to go and ask whatever questions you would like regarding the environment and the actions going on with the Trenton dredging project, the Arkema property, and so forth,” he said.

The council recessed into a closed session at 7:12 p.m. to discuss pending litigation (Williamson v. City of Riverview) pursuant to MCL 15.268(8). After reconvening, legal counsel (identified in the record as “Randy”) recommended the council concur with counsel’s recommendation regarding the Williamson lawsuits and asked the council to formalize that concurrence: “May I recommend a motion to concur with the recommendation of legal counsel regarding the Williamson versus City of Riverview lawsuits as discussed in the closed session this evening?” Randy asked. Councilman Pray moved the formal motion, supported by Councilwoman Gagnaga; a roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval.

The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m. The next procedural step stated in the meeting was the public hearing on the budget on May 18, 2026.