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- Agenda approval: Moved by Councilmember Higgins, seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein. Outcome: approved.

- Motion to go to closed session (attorney-client communications): Moved by Councilmember Suarez, seconded by Councilmember Bridal. Outcome: approved by roll call.

- Consent Agenda (including CA 7 after pull): Consent agenda approved. CA 7 (service purchase order with Coach's Catastrophe Cleaning and Restoration for sewer backups) was pulled for discussion and then approved; mover/second for CA 7 discussion: not specified in roll transcript; outcome: approved.

Ordinances and rezoning / land-use items

- B1 / Ordinance (first reading): Amend Chapter 55 (Zoning) and Chapter 57 (Subdivision and Land Use Control) regarding citizen participation. Moved by Councilmember Briere, seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein. Outcome: approved on first reading; companion resolution DS 15 authorizing summary publication of Ordinance No. 8929 was approved.

- C1: Rezoning and PUD (African American Cultural and Historical Museum, 1528 Pontiac Trail). Moved by Councilmember Bridal, seconded by Councilmember Teal. Outcome (first reading): approved.

- C2: Amend private street standards and lot accessibility (Chapter 47/Chapter 55/Chapter 57/Chapter 62 changes). Motion moved by Councilmember East Hopp (listed in record as East Hoepp), seconded by council member (not specified). Outcome: approved.

- C3: Amendments establishing the Ann Arbor Sidewalk Vendor program. Moved by council member (not specified), seconded by Councilmember Teal. Outcome: approved.

Public proclamations and civic recognitions

- Proclamations for \"Cigarette Litter Prevention Month\" and \"Recovery Month\" read and entered in the record; no formal vote required beyond entering proclamations.

Development and site plans (major votes)

- DB1: 42 North Site Plan, Development Agreement and Wetland Use Permit (15.32 acres, 1430 South Maple Road). Moved by Councilmember Lowenstein, seconded by Councilmember Teal. Outcome: approved (roll call vote after extended debate).

- DB2: Grace Bible Church development agreement (1300 South Maple Road). Moved by Councilmember Lowenstein, seconded by Councilmember Rapunzel. Outcome: approved (roll call).

- DB3: Hampton Inn site plan and development agreement (8.89 acres, 2900 Jackson Road). Moved by Councilmember Rapunzel, seconded by Councilmember Teal. Outcome: approved.

- DB4: MUCHA annexation (0.12 acres). Moved by Councilmember Teal, seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein. Outcome: approved.

Other resolutions, contracts, and budget items (DS / DC / D S series)

- DC1: Resolution recognizing Ann Arbor Gold Fastpitch as a civic nonprofit for charitable gaming license purposes. Outcome: approved.

- DS2: Budget amendment for purchase of Walter Hilton Trust property and purchase of development rights (dollar amounts in transcript); moved by Councilmember Bridal, seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein. Outcome: approved with required 8-vote threshold (9 members present).

- DS3: Vacate access easement and accept replacement access easement for groundwater monitoring wells (Walter Hilton Revocable Trust). Outcome: approved with required 8-vote threshold.

- DS4: Amendment #1 to contract with Ultimate Software Group, $75,000, for implementation of a staff scheduler system. Outcome: approved.

- DS5: Purchase order renewal for Ultimate Software Group maintenance and subscription fees (fiscal year amount recorded in transcript). Outcome: approved.

- DS6: Personal computer replacements contract with CDW (or similar vendor noted as See High Computer Products in transcript), $155,446. Outcome: approved.

- DS7: Services contract with L3 Communications Mobile-Vision, in-car audio-video solution for police, not to exceed $170,000. Outcome: approved.

- DS8: Accept donation portion of property at 2345 Huron Parkway to be added to Sheffler Park and appropriate funds ($15,000) for closing/due diligence. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- DS9: Street closings for the Big House Big Heart running event (September 28, 2008). Outcome: approved.

- DS10: Accept emergency management performance grant funds and approve grant agreement. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- DS11-DS14: A series of utility-easement acceptances and Swift Run sanitary sewer relief project easement recordings (locations and grantors listed in transcript). Outcomes: approved individually; several required 8-vote thresholds and satisfied that requirement.

Meeting minutes, nominations and appointments

- Minutes of the regular session (08/18/2008): moved by Councilmember Breyer, seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein. Outcome: approved.

- Nominations/appointments (Board of Appeals, Downtown Development Authority): nominations moved by Councilmember Higgins, seconded by Councilmember Anglin. Outcome: approved.

Adjournment and other procedural motions

- Multiple procedural motions to recess or take short breaks and to go into closed sessions for attorney-client communications and land acquisition were moved and approved by roll call as recorded.

Notes and caveats: When the transcript did not record an explicit mover/second or a full roll-call tally for a particular action, this summary notes the mover/second as \"not specified\" and reports the outcome as recorded in the meeting minutes portion of the transcript. For items that required an 8-vote threshold the transcript specifically recorded the vote-count requirement and the clerk's confirmation that the requirement was satisfied.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ann Arbor City Council Meeting ","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions and outcomes from the Ann Arbor City Council meeting, including consent items, ordinances, site plans and budget amendments.","taxTitle","Ann Arbor City, Washtenaw County, Michigan","taxId",5773,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6583979,"Council approves 42 North site plan after lengthy debate over wetlands, traffic and parking",4046,8534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3105008-f0da5d656c57fe21758c52c8a1cf1f10&start=8534&end=12580","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3105008-f0da5d656c57fe21758c52c8a1cf1f10/thumbnail_8534000.jpg","/articles/6583979/Ann-Arbor-City/Washtenaw-County/Michigan/Council-approves-42-North-site-plan-after-lengthy-debate-over-wetlands-traffic-and-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6583979-1377583dc1bd6fb1c1492bf5507df16a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442867&Signature=KfdKGHRSV5BEVQuh4j~NIYPP7QY6bt9BfLrPxHo9vJ9uTrrxIJQyy1zNc4tqW3s9Flqrby4PFyKLZSLrNgLZEm19xTN~4xE8YwadJDwuHarM2xsgxFAsjeDF~zneAxE3-t5gDRiBywS6O-Yzgv4I-Y0ygvdWoYNPGhrHBaiKKDbKyc2YZbFIKMTfXAy91~bSLHjS2NH06TtrYHg0LDY8XpaC51pfWjV9pW4JhjIaNBPzxHbio2Cgx8nbt3d7m~4bnYE4XIKQ~uotJjDjIHGpYAKt7IMi2NRdAZ6W5XHymRYGGGVqcfWLgAPsqFsoJtHbNXyfdzdHGXH4227-QTZ~4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ann Arbor City Council voted to approve the 42 North site plan, development agreement and wetland-use permit for a proposed multifamily development on 15.32 acres at 1430 South Maple Road.

The resolution (DB1) was moved by Councilmember Lowenstein and seconded by Councilmember Teal and passed following extended public comment and council deliberation that centered on wetlands mitigation, traffic-level-of-service concerns and the amount of proposed parking.

Matt Kowalski, city planner assigned to the project, and Laura Tree Moore Spears of Natural Area Preservation described the wetland mitigation approach. Planning staff and Natural Area Preservation said the site contains multiple small wetlands across three subwatersheds (Allen Creek, Mallett's [sic] Creek and Honey Creek), and the mitigation plan consolidates replacement wetlands in a single mitigation area. Planning staff pointed to Chapter 60 (wetlands preservation) and Section 5.213 subsection 5 as the code pathway allowing mitigation to be placed in a single location within the Huron River direct discharge area when on-site mitigation is impractical.

\"It's far more practical to combine them all into one mitigation area. You get better wetland function by having one large wetland mitigation area as opposed to trying to split it out into much smaller ones,\" Laura Tree Moore Spears said during the staff presentation.

Several councilmembers and neighbors questioned whether the mitigation would be effectively \"on-site\" after the Grace Bible Church parcel is sold to the developer (Wood Partners). Councilmember Breier (listed in the record as Brier/Briere) objected, saying the plan departed from the city's mitigation language and threatened public welfare: \"Since the site plan violates the City's mitigation language in the land use ordinance and the wetlands preservation ordinance, council cannot legally determine that the site plan complies with all applicable local ordinances. Therefore, this project with its present site plan, cannot be approved. And I will be voting no.\" Councilmember Suarez likewise said he could not support the plan and would vote no.

Traffic was a central issue. The council heard from the city's traffic engineering staff and from an independent peer review. The peer review used a conservative (worst-case) trip-generation basis; staff noted some earlier versions lacked adjacent-signal coordination in the modeling, which affected level-of-service outcomes. Pat (city traffic engineer) explained that when the broader signal network is considered (including nearby signals such as Oak Valley), the projected level of service at critical intersections is likely to remain at or near \"C\" rather than degrade to a \"D,\" and that signal timing adjustments could mitigate some impacts.

Parking drew heated criticism from several members. The developer proposed 494 parking spaces (roughly one space per bedroom under the proposed lease/bed model). The city code minimum is 1.5 spaces per unit; staff said the developer's proposal exceeded the minimum and no city code maximum exists. Councilmember Risto and others said the amount of parking drives impervious area and downstream stormwater and traffic consequences; Risto said he would vote no on that basis. \"There's too much parking,\" he said. Another councilmember characterized the proposed parking as \"an unreasonable request.\"

Councilmember Grady said he would vote yes, acknowledging concerns but concluding the project met code and that denying it would likely expose the city to legal challenge: \"I've given this project a lot of thought ... I have after enormous review of this record and discussion with others, reached a different conclusion. ... I will vote yes. I'm doing so reluctantly.\"

Despite the objections voiced by multiple councilmembers, the council approved DB1 in a roll-call vote. The related DB2, a development agreement with Grace Bible Church for property interests at 1300 South Maple Road, was approved on a subsequent vote.

Councilmembers and staff said they would monitor the development closely if built, and several expressed an interest in stricter enforcement of development agreements and code requirements. Some councilmembers also urged that the city review ordinance definitions (for example, the definition of \"family\") and other code sections that they said are inadequate for housing models the council is now seeing.

The project record includes references to state regulatory review; staff said the mitigation approach and final wetland design were coordinated with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The council directed staff to follow up on implementation steps and to monitor traffic signal coordination in the area.","The council approved the 42 North site plan and related development agreement for a multiunit project on South Maple Road after extensive debate focusing on off-site wetland mitigation, traffic impacts and the developer's proposed parking.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6583983,"Ann Arbor council adopts citizen participation ordinance to expand early notice for development projects",290,6235000,6525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3105008-f0da5d656c57fe21758c52c8a1cf1f10&start=6235&end=6525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3105008-f0da5d656c57fe21758c52c8a1cf1f10/thumbnail_6235000.jpg","/articles/6583983/Ann-Arbor-City/Washtenaw-County/Michigan/Ann-Arbor-council-adopts-citizen-participation-ordinance-to-expand-early-notice-for-development-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6583983-f4869a18c42ccfa8fe20099c3dc3002f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442867&Signature=Ic480yK0VDTi9jdsxjHzdTNcbR~h1xOd3vzmj1UE-JDQxtlvSwPklQrdFc466idk6x4EYZB95J~te7HNLor758exRHBWngzHa56~vyomYuL5IKnmjw8Z~-kZXFEAeBHl~QOQKAnnnnH7sn8Op-BhLRPNvNS~rqJ7HVPvC07Xf5vn2W2fp-Fgy9UV9bjU7VHu0~g8~hs8xVrk4oiyBq7J2vSBDwkTzQkNByoehTgr7P8C6IJkg8SGx1u-P92BGnDFCt8uRqE4B6ecZArC-tF~tPmfo37sdeIjcPp3bfauBsizGRwMKEG2vcA3v8dbzecDIcVg2uNBMzEcXZPnoYx9IQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ann Arbor City Council on first reading approved an ordinance amending Chapter 55 (Zoning) and Chapter 57 (Subdivision and Land Use Control) to add a citizen participation requirement that expands early notice and public involvement for developments that trigger public hearings.

The ordinance, moved by Councilmember Sabra Briere and seconded by Councilmember Lowenstein, calls for earlier notification of proposed projects, enlarges the mailed-notice radius from 300 feet to 500 feet for projects that require a public hearing, and requires petitioners to document early outreach and meetings with neighbors. A companion resolution authorizing summary publication of Ordinance No. 8929 also passed.

Councilmember Sabra Briere, who sponsored the change, said the rule is intended to involve neighbors before developers have invested heavily in plans. \"If it's a significant development that could have an impact on existing neighborhoods and surrounding properties, this involvement will take place before the developer begins working with [the] planning department,\" Briere said.

Supporters who filled council chambers said the change would reduce late surprises and improve outcomes. Marian Williams, a resident and speaker at the public hearing, said earlier notification could have prevented problems in a previous project she cited. \"After having been involved in a very difficult, rigorous, and lengthy process ... I hope that council will approve this amendment to the city code in order to implement a more positive and efficient process for citizen notification and participation early on,\" Williams said.

Margaret Wong, a longtime Ann Arbor resident and neighborhood advocate, said the city needs tools to preserve the community's human scale and design quality. \"This ordinance is an important step in that direction and must be implemented by the city with full commitment and sense of purpose,\" Wong said.

Connie Pulsipher and planning staff explained the ordinance applies to petitions that require any kind of public hearing (major projects such as PUDs and other petition types that already trigger hearings). Staff said administrative approvals that do not trigger a public hearing are not covered by this ordinance; developers whose proposals are processed administratively will not be subject to the same expanded notice and meeting documentation requirements. Planning staff also said the city is working to expand online access and to let residents opt in to e-mail lists for project notices.

Opponents raised no formal objections during the hearing; several neighborhood leaders and association presidents urged passage. Chris Crockett, president of the Old Fourth Ward Association, told the council that public involvement helps avoid \"unintended consequences of bad development we end up living with for decades.\"

Councilmembers emphasized the ordinance does not guarantee consensus on every project, but they said it should empower residents to provide input earlier in the planning timeline. The council adopted the ordinance on first reading and approved a companion resolution authorizing summary publication that will place the ordinance on the public record.","The Ann Arbor City Council voted to amend zoning and subdivision chapters to require earlier and broader public notification for developments that require a public hearing, expanding the notification radius and adding opt-in notice tools.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Ann Arbor City Council actions, meeting of early September 2008

Council approves 42 North site plan after lengthy debate over wetlands, traffic and parking

Ann Arbor council adopts citizen participation ordinance to expand early notice for development projects