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Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summaries

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For each City Council meeting, I provide links to the City's Legistar website, CTN's YouTube video, and links to my newsletters and voting charts that I publish on A2ELNEL.com. I list agenda items of interest from each meeting, along with Legistar links, articles I've written (highlighted purple), and articles published on MLive. Look for highlighted text to find votes on development, affordable housing, and the City's Sustainability and Innovations department.

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March 4, 2019

• Council Caucus resumed Sunday, March 3rd

• APPROVED: Direct City Administrator to include $649,478 for Lower Town Mobility study in the FY20 budget (Legistar)

  • The study was initially proposed for $732,992 in Feb 19, 2019 Council meeting as a FY19 budget amendment requiring 8 votes (Legistar) but was defeated

  • The study was reduced in cost to $649,478 ($579,478 + $70,000 contingencies) after staff renegotiations to adjust the number of public meetings and relocating project coordination meetings.

  • This resolution required only 6 votes because it is a direction to the City Administrator for the FY20 budget

  • https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/03/ann-arbor-to-add-650k-lower-town-mobility-study-to-2020-budget-proposal.html

• APPROVED:  $400,000 for stormwater control measures through FY20 Tree Planting Project  in the Huron River Green Infrastructure Drainage District (Legistar)

• TABLED: Approval of Articles of Incorporation, membership in the Washtenaw Regional Resource Management Authority (Legistar)

• APPROVED: Resolution to develop a solar access ordinance that would formalize a “solar easement” and “solar permits” to prevent shading for residents with solar energy systems (Legistar)

• Additional Thoughts (Mar 3, 2019) - Mental Health Millage Rebate