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2026-09-08 - Community Development Committee

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; the committee's vote results were not read, so nothing below says an item passed. The portal has no minutes document for this committee.

  • Six resolutions scheduling September 22 public hearings on obsolete property rehabilitation districts and exemption certificates for 1956 Eastern LLC, 1024 MLK LLC and North Quarter Development LLC. See Obsolete Property Exemptions and Districts.
  • A resolution requesting revocation of an existing Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate for Hudsonville Products LLC. See Industrial Facilities Exemptions.
  • A hearing date for the Special Assessment Nuisance Roll 8808 Board of Review.
  • A Memorandum of Understanding with Commonwealth Development Corporation of America about conveying greenspace at 863 7th Street NW. See 863 7th St NW Multifamily.
  • A $1,198,991.50 contract (not to exceed $1,700,000) with J.Ranck Electric for gateway signage. See Gateway Signage Contract.
  • Easements and construction agreements for Lakewood Site Condominiums, JARS Cannabis Development and the Leffingwell and Bradford reconstruction.

Agenda

  1. Set a public hearing to sit as Board of Review on Special Assessment Nuisance Roll 8808 (the agenda text gives the date as September 22, 2025, which appears to be a typo for 2026).
  2. Schedule a September 22, 2026 hearing on an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District (PA 146 of 2000) for 1956 Eastern LLC, 1956 Eastern Ave SE.
  3. Schedule a September 22 hearing on an eleven-year exemption certificate for 1956 Eastern LLC.
  4. Schedule a September 22 hearing on an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for 1024 MLK LLC, 1024 Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE.
  5. Schedule a September 22 hearing on a ten-year exemption certificate for 1024 MLK LLC.
  6. Schedule a September 22 hearing on an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for North Quarter Development, LLC, 2130 Plainfield Ave NE.
  7. Schedule a September 22 hearing on a ten-year exemption certificate for North Quarter Development LLC.
  8. Request revocation of an existing Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate (PA 198), Hudsonville Products LLC.
  9. Memorandum of Understanding with Commonwealth Development Corporation of America on the future conveyance of greenspace at 863 7th Street NW.
  10. Contract with J.Ranck Electric, Inc. for gateway signage at various locations: $1,198,991.50, total not to exceed $1,700,000.
  11. Construction agreement and public utilities easement for Lakewood Site Condominiums.
  12. Construction agreement and sidewalk and utilities easement for JARS Cannabis Development.
  13. Accept a sidewalk and utility easement at 915 Leffingwell Ave NE for the Leffingwell and Bradford reconstruction ($1.00).

Sources

Note: The City's YouTube stream "Tuesday Morning Committee Meetings" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR9VUV-7_8g) appears (from its title) to cover the morning committees of this day together.

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