City Commissioner· 2023-2027
Alonzo Wilson
Kalamazoo
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- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 35:30
- Avg per meeting
- 2:44
- Segments
- 358
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Top issues during term (20)
Data center moratorium codified in zoning ordinance
None yet — no moratorium adopted; potential effects on utility rates and tax base were debated but unquantified.
Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 board input questioned
The Foundation for Excellence has invested over $200 million since 2017 in work tied to the strategic vision.
Flock license-plate camera transparency and contract
The policy itself has no cost, but it subjects contracts like the ~$100,000 Flock renewal to public review.
Gun violence and community safety response
$20,000 from the Commission Initiative budget, plus hotel-tax-funded county support for the youth sports center.
Green zoning and its impact on city parks
No direct cost yet — drafting the districts would be staff work, though land acquisition programs like Ann Arbor's have used dedicated millage.
Alleged selective enforcement against unhoused people
Commenters suggested redirecting part of the consent budget amendments toward shelters, bathrooms and charging infrastructure.
South side storm drain flooding
Unknown — fixing the storm system would require city investment not yet quantified.
Asylum Lake Preserve transfer to county
A $2.3 million endowment transfers to the county to fund lake operations.
Water system response to September boil water advisory
The water capital improvement program will fund both immediate fixes and longer-term system needs — costs not yet detailed.
Arcadia Creek Festival Place closure
A $4.8M federal grant with a $4.8M local match — existing City funds plus expected philanthropy would cover the match, but ongoing maintenance costs are still being studied.
County tree-clearing under Safe Streets for All
The plan itself costs little but unlocks federal and state grant dollars for intersection, sidewalk, lighting, and bus stop projects.
2027 Capital Improvement Plan review
Water and wastewater projects are funded by utility rates; general fund projects are bonded and repaid by taxpayers through general obligation debt service.
Historic district window material standards
Deferred maintenance costs fall on owners, with potential liability for unpermitted work.
Neighborhood flooding and storm drains
Repair costs unknown; speaker urged redirecting funds from development to storm drain fixes.
November 3, 2026 general election readiness
This election update has no direct impact on city spending or taxpayer dollars right now.
Winter shelter for people experiencing homelessness
The city put roughly $500,000 into the winter shelter and proposes similar funding in the FY2027 budget.
Healthcare Action Committee ballot question opposition
The packet claimed no cost to the city, but Hess and the City Attorney said staffing, meeting space, and administration of a new committee would cost real money.
2026 HPC Budget
The FY 2026 budget totals roughly $344 million, including street funding boosted to over $1.5 million from about $489,000.
Proposed federal changes to Section 106 review
In-house review avoids delays in federal home-repair funding for dozens of Kalamazoo households.
Duplex development on steep wooded Cork Street parcels
The project shrank from a potential 35 units to 10 rental units because of slope constraints, reducing housing the lots could provide.
Decisions during term (502)
Recorded while Wilson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda Items G.1 through G.17
Adoption of Ordinance Amending Article X of Chapter 2 — Employee Retirement System
Motion to go into closed session
Approval of a contract supplemental with Point and Pay for credit card processing.
Approval of a cooperative MIDEAL purchase from NearMap for Aerial Imagery in the amount of $20,548.19.
Approval of a sole source purchase with Michigan Security and Lock to install physical access control hardware that integrates with the City’s existing physical access control system at eight City sites and to purchase spare credential…
Approval of a sole source purchase with Michigan Security & Lock for Public Services security infrastructure improvements and maintenance in the amount of $150,000.
Approval of a contract supplemental and change order with Michigan Paving & Materials for additional local street quantities, drainage structure work, and related improvements, including a deduction for removing Myrtle Street in the amount…
Approval of a professional service agreement with Fleis & VandenBrink for Water Treatment Plant No. 22 wells 1-3 replacement design in the amount of $894,780.
Adoption of a RESOLUTION setting a public hearing on November 16, 2026 to consider the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the City of Kalamazoo.
Approval and acceptance of sidewalk easements from Joyce A. Wimbley and Vance L. Wimbley for sidewalks installed at 305 and 307 West Hopkins Avenue.
Approval of a Release of Easement and acceptance of a new Public Utility Easement from EPC TREVI LLC for water main installed as part of the Story Point memory care addition and cottages projects at 1431, 1450, and 1700 Bronson Way.
Special Use Permit #2026.07 — rooming/boarding house at 613 Pearl Street
Recommendation of the 2027 Capital Improvement Plan
Adoption of the formal agenda
Approval of the October 1, 2026 meeting minutes
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of September 16, 2026 meeting minutes
Appointment to Data Center and BESS Moratorium Working Group
Approval of minutes from September 15, 2026 meeting
Voting record (92)
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Consent Agenda Items G.1 through G.17
Adoption of Ordinance Amending Article X of Chapter 2 — Employee Retirement System
Motion to go into closed session
Consent agenda items G.1, G.2, G.3, G.5, G.6, G.7
Winter shelter grant — United Way/Continuum of Care ($450,000)
Elhorn Company liquid phosphate contract ($1,965,785)
First reading — ordinance amending Employee Retirement System
Resolution opposing Healthcare Action Committee ballot question
Oracle Cloud Migration Services contract (up to $220,000)
Adoption of Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 Strategic Vision
Purchasing Policy 70.5 amendment — Option C (K.1)
Consent Agenda Items G.1–G.16
H.1 MDOT Contract Amendment — Kalamazoo Avenue Construction Engineering
H.2 MDOT Railroad Crossing Agreement (26-5212)
H.3 MDOT Railroad Crossing Agreement (26-5213)
H.4 MDOT Railroad Crossing Agreement (26-5214)
K.1 Purchasing Policy Amendment — ALPR/Surveillance Technology
Opposed manufactured urgency; wanted a complete draft
K.2 City Commission Rules — Public Call-Ins and Speaker Time
Consent Agenda (Items G.1–G.5)
Radio Readiness Funds — $1,107,210 (H.1)
Central Treatment Plant Filter Media Contract (H.2)
Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (H.3)
General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds — $9.4 Million (H.4)
Arcadia Creek Stormwater Agreement with MDOT (H.5)
Data Center Moratorium (H.6)
Too many unknowns to rush
Amended Marihuana Social Equity Policy (K.1)
ALPR/Flock Contract Oversight Motion (new policy item)
Contract pricing below threshold felt improper