City Council Meeting - Oct. 20, 2025

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City Council Meeting held Oct. 20, 2025; City of Berkley 3338 Coolidge Hwy Berkley MI 48072

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Meeting Agenda (pdf, 137 KB, opens in new window/tab)

Chapters

Call to Order - Order of Business (00:00:00)

CALL 40th COUNCIL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA MAYOR-LED MOMENT OF REFLECTION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT
Consent Agenda (00:03:10)

Consent Agenda 1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Matter of approving the minutes of the 40th Regular City Council meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025, and the City Council Work Session on Monday, October 6, 2025. 2. WARRANT LIST: Matter of approving Warrant List No. 1415. 3. MOTION NO. M-96-25: Matter of approving a budgeted purchase of a new Continental Cargo 10' Value Hauler Trailer from Truck and Trailer Specialties, Inc. of Howell, MI, in the amount of $5,900. This purchase is budgeted under account number 101-441-982-000 (General Fund) Equipment-Landscape trailer. 4. MOTION NO. M-97-25: Matter of approving an interlocal agreement with Oakland County Animal Shelter for services and disposal and authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreement. 5. MOTION NO. M-98-25: Matter of approving the appointments to various boards and commissions and hereby waving any conflicting provisions and adopted policy for reasons stated in the staff memo. 6. PROCLAMATION NO. P-27-25: Matter of proclaiming October 28, 2025 as First Responders Day. 7. PROCLAMATION NO. P-28-25: Matter of proclaiming November 2025 as Men’s Health Awareness Month.
Presentation (00:03:38)

1. RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS: Matter of receiving any recognitions or presentations from the Consent Agenda. 2. PRESENTATION: Matter of receiving a presentation on the Communication Preferences Survey Results from the Communications Director. 3. PRESENTATION: Matter of receiving a presentation on the Strategic Framework Quarterly Report: Q3 from the City Manager’s Office. 4. MOTION NO. M-99-25: Matter of authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Spalding DeDecker for Engineering Related Services.
agenda 5 (00:45:00)

5. ORDINANCE NO. O-09-25: Matter of considering the first reading of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Berkley, Michigan to amend Section 114-27 Authorization and Establishment of Workforce Housing Exemption of Article III, Workforce Housing PILOT of Chapter 114 Taxation, of the City of Berkley Code of Ordinances to clarify that annual shelter rent payments less than 10% are permitted, as authorized by provisions of the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966, Public Act 346 of 1966. MCL 125.1401, et seq.
agenda 6 (00:47:16)

6. MOTION NO. M-100-25: Matter of (approving or denying or postponing) a Workforce Housing Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for The Columbia.
agenda 7 (00:49:10)

7. RESOLUTION NO. R-19-25: Matter of recognizing that the City’s designated official newspaper, the “Daily Tribune,” is ceasing publication as of October 30, 2025, and that, therefore, until further notice, the City hereby designates the “Oakland Press” as the City’s official newspaper, effective October 31, 2025, for the publication of the City’s notices, ordinances, and other pertinent items.
Communications (00:51:18)

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