Community Development Committee - Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingGrand Rapids, MI · July 11, 2023
Agenda
City of Grand Rapids
Community Development Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 9:15 AM
City Hall, 300 Monroe Ave NW, 9th Floor, City Commission Chambers
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ITEMS
1. Resolution approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for Pyrotechnico for an indoor special
effects at the Van Andel Arena in connection with the Thomas Rhett concert on July 29, 2023
2. Resolution approving a Fireworks Discharge Permit for Pyrotecnico Fireworks, Inc. in
connection with the SpartanNash event on Wednesday, July 26, 2023
3. Third-party agreement with Progressive AE, Inc. to conduct Phase XVII of the previously
approved Michigan Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant
for traffic signal optimization in the amount of $300,000
4. Resolution approving option agreements and the eventual sale of 854 First Street NW, 914
Sherman Street SE, 546 Neland Avenue SE, and 1624 Lafayette Avenue SE pursuant to City
Commission Policy 900-63.
5. Resolution scheduling a public hearing for July 25, 2023, to consider a Second Amendment to
the Brownfield Plan for the Steelcase Campus Project located at 1151 44th Street SE
6. Resolution to amend subgrant award amounts for the $9,378,000 Revitalization and
Placemaking program grant
7. Resolution entering into a Professional Services Agreement with Freedom Construction and
Consulting Inc. for Construction Management Services in connection with the Replacement of
the South Intake Crib Chlorine Line at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant of $90,361 with total
amount not-to-exceed $178,035
8. Resolution awarding a contract with Lodestar Construction Inc. for the Reconstruction of
Milton Street from Carlton Avenue to Norwood Avenue in the amount of $577,726 with total
amount not-to-exceed $883,922
9. Resolution awarding a contract with Bazen Electric Co. for Central Clock Replacement at City-
County Building in the amount of $14,783 with total amount not-to-exceed $22,155
10. Resolution approving an increase of $387,816.30 for the Construction Contract for
Improvements in Turner Avenue from Fourth St, to Ann St. for a total not-to-exceed
$2,888,423.00
11. Resolution awarding a contract with Rockford Construction Co. for Construction Management
Services in connection with Improvements to Sullivan Field of $800,000 with total amount not-
to-exceed $1,200,000
12. Resolution awarding a contract with Universal Sign Inc for Wayfinding and Signage System
Replacement in the amount of $395,475 with total amount not-to-exceed $495,010
13. Resolution accepting easements and authorizing payments in a total amount of $8,530.00 for
Sidewalk Improvements in Collindale Avenue from Lake Michigan Drive to Burritt Street
14. Resolution accepting a Sidewalk and Utility Easement and authorizing a payment for
$25,000.00 for Reconstruction of Lake Eastbrook Boulevard from East Beltline Avenue (M-37)
to 28th Street (M-11)
15. Resolution accepting an Emergency Access Easement for no consideration and approving a
Partial Release of Easement at 975 Ottawa Avenue NW for nominal consideration of $1.00
16. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed Asbestos and Lead Abatement at Various
Locations with no change in previously authorized expenditures of $300,000
17. Resolution approving extensions to contracts for Utility Improvement at Various Locations with
no change in previously authorized expenditures of $1,900,000
18. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed Concrete and Facade Improvements with
no change in previously authorized expenditures of $1,400,000
19. Resolution approving an extension for As-Needed Surface Lot Services with no change in
previously authorized expenditures of $750,000
20. Resolution approving an extension of contracts for As-Needed General Construction Services
at Various Locations with no change in previously authorized expenditures of $1,000,000
21. Resolution approving an increase of $777,404 for the Grand Rapids Public Museum for a total
not-to-exceed $ 3,035,312
22. Resolution authorizing a change in funding of $146,000 from Parks Millage Funds to DDA
Funds for Improvements to Veterans Memorial Park Building
23. Resolution setting Tuesday July 25, 2023, as the date for the City Commission to sit as Board
of Review to hear appeals on Special Assessment DID #8780. - Add-On