Kalamazoo City Commission approves contracts, development plan
Here’s an action summary from Monday’s Kalamazoo City Commission meeting.
The Kalamazoo City Commission met on Monday, March 18 and took the following actions.
- The commission approved a contract with Waste Management of Michigan to remove waste and recyclable materials from city properties. The contract is effective for two years and amounts to $103,283.23.
- The city also approved a sole source purchase with Applied Asset Management Consultants to align human and physical infrastructure assets for Wastewater. The $104,840 contract was also moved from the consent agenda item.
- Other contracts approved by the city commission include: Lyster Contracting Inc. for a roof replacement at the Water Reclamation Plant ($165,775), and Blue Cleaning for custodial services at various city properties ($184,014.99). The city also approved professional service agreements with Hubbell Rother & Clark, Inc for an MDOT traffic signal optimization project ($204,998.39), and Hurley & Stewart, LLC for professional design engineering services related to the Burdick Street Improvements, Reed Avenue to Lovell Street ($470,000).
- The city commission also adopted a resolution approving an amended development and tax increment financing plan for the Kalamazoo Downtown Economic Growth Authority. The plan is to help finance infrastructure improvements in the area.
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