Drew Duncan

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.

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

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

Special Use Permit #2026.07 — rooming/boarding house at 613 Pearl Street

Recommendation of the 2027 Capital Improvement Plan

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)

He had pulled the item from the consent agenda with questions about why Oracle was chosen over alternatives

Adoption of Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 Strategic Vision

Adoption of ordinance amending Chapter 50, Article 4.1 — data center moratorium

Consent agenda items 1-3 and 5-8 (G.4 pulled)

Oracle cloud migration contract pulled and postponed (G.4)

Commissioner Slaby and I are concerned about the company connected to the contract; they have been in the national media with some of the things they've been doing with the data.

Approve Special Use Permit #2026.08 — Frat 15 LLC transitional residence

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

Preferred to adopt the policy as written and amend later

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)

Site visit raised expansion and solvency concerns

Amended Marihuana Social Equity Policy (K.1)

ALPR/Flock Contract Oversight Motion (new policy item)

Commission should vote on surveillance contracts

Consent agenda items 1-6 and 8-16 (G.1-G.16, excluding G.7)

H.1 — Purchase of 1517 South Park Street from Parktowne, LLC for $605,000

H.2 — Resolution setting election date and ballot language for healthcare charter amendment

Legally required to place on ballot, but he considers the petition outside-manufactured and will publicly say it was not citizen-led

H.3 (former G.7) — $20,000 for Northside Ministerial Alliance Anti-Gun Violence Community Carnival

approve a settlement in the federal and state cases entitled Dirk Adam v City of Kalamazoo in the amount of $125,000; and authorize the City Manager to sign all related documents on behalf of the City

approve the consent agenda requests and authorize the City Manager to sign all related documents on behalf of the City.

approve a professional service agreement with Tetra Tech Inc., for design engineering services for secondary clarifier rehabilitation at the City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant in the amount of

approve a contract with SWT Excavating, Inc for the Burdick Street (Emerson to Stockbridge) Water Main Replacement Project in the amount of $2,577,774; and authorize the City Manager to sign all rel

approve a contract with Utility Metering Solutions, LLC for the 2026 Water Meter Replacement Project in the amount of $3,038,791; and authorize the City Manager to sign all related documents on behal

approve a contract with LD Docsa Associates, Inc. for the Treatment Plant No. 25 Electrical Reliability Project in the amount of $11,227,000; and authorize the City Manager to sign all related documen

that the City Commission direct the City Attorney, in concert with the City Manager, to prepare alternative amendments to the rules and procedures concerning public comment. The alternatives should in

Consent Agenda (Items G.1–G.9)

H.1 — Tetra Tech design engineering for secondary clarifier rehabilitation ($1,500,000)

H.2 — SWT Excavating contract for Burdick Street water main replacement ($2,577,774)

H.3 — Utility Metering Solutions contract, 2026 Water Meter Replacement Project ($3,038,791)

H.4 — LD Docsa contract, Treatment Plant No. 25 Electrical Reliability Project ($11,227,000)

H.5 — Settlement in Dirk Adam v. City of Kalamazoo ($125,000)