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Finance committee forwards bridge repairs, truck beds, violence-prevention grant and utility truck to full council
Summary
By recorded votes the committee moved four items to full council: MDOT bridge rehabilitation (city pays a 5% local share), purchase of four one-ton dump truck beds, acceptance of a DOJ youth-focused violence-intervention grant ($393,600), and sending a hydrovac truck procurement to council.
The finance committee voted unanimously in favor of forwarding multiple items to the full council.
Resolutions sent to council included: the city's participation in a Michigan Department of Transportation local agency project to repair two bridges (the city's share was described as 5% of total project costs); a purchase request for four one-ton dump truck beds (described in committee as roughly $24,000 per bed) to outfit water-service trucks; acceptance of a Department of Justice grant (about $393,600) to fund youth-focused outreach, de-escalation training and an evaluator agreement with Michigan State University; and a procurement for a hydro/vac excavation truck (quoted through MTech and described in committee as a Super Products Camel Max series vehicle, with trade-in discussions noted).
Each motion to send these measures to full council passed by roll call (committee recorded 7–0 tallies on each item). Committee discussion highlighted the grant's partners (Michigan State University, Flint Public Health Youth Academy and Power Initiative), the operational use of the dump beds to support cold-patch and water-service work, and the utility of a hydro-excavation truck to reduce large excavations and yard damage during service work.
Committee members asked for follow-up details on contract timelines, vendor make/models and trade-in valuations before final council votes.
Formal committee actions: - Resolution 260050 (MDOT bridge rehabilitation): motion sent to council (committee vote 7'0'00). - Resolution 260051 (truck beds for one-ton dump trucks): motion sent to council (committee vote 7'0'00). - Resolution 260052 (DOJ crisis intervention grant FY26): motion referred to special affairs for a brief presentation and then sent to council (committee vote 7'0'00 on referral; subsequent motion to send to council recorded 7'0'00 in committee). - Resolution 260053 (hydro/vac truck procurement): motion sent to council (committee vote 7'0'00).
