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2026-09-22 - Fiscal Committee

Summary

Built from YouTube auto-generated captions of the City's combined morning broadcast of the Committee on Appointments, Fiscal Committee, Community Development Committee and Committee of the Whole, and the posted agenda. Names and figures are as captioned and may be misspelled; votes were by voice unless noted.

  • Approved a memorandum of understanding with Kent County for the FY2026 Justice Assistance Grant ($198,363). See Justice Assistance Grant Funds.
  • Approved a $150,000 agreement with Mel Trotter Ministries for the personal belongings storage program. See Mel Trotter Personal Belongings Storage Agreement.
  • Approved a $100,000 agreement with Muse GR, LLC for design, curatorial and project management services for the MLK community center placemaking project.
  • Accepted a $300,000 grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation for the Challenge Scholars program.
  • Approved three-year contracts for health, prescription, vision and dental insurance administration, with administration costs not to exceed $6,539,250. See Employee Health Benefit Administration Contracts.
  • Approved budget substitutions for the River Edge Trail (Leonard to Ann) to align City match with the state trust fund grant ($400,047.39, plus a separate $250,000 for the trail project), and $770,000 for the Market Avenue sewer abandonment.
  • Approved FY2027 Budget Amendment No. 3 (grants, bond appropriations and other items) and accepted the September 22 bid list. See FY2027 Budget Amendment No. 4 for the follow-on amendment.
  • Received and filed the Comptroller's warrant report (about $23.8 million) and the Treasurer's report.
  • Adjourned about 8:51 AM.

Agenda

  1. Memorandum of Understanding with Kent County for FFY2026 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds, $198,363.
  2. $150,000 agreement with Mel Trotter Ministries for the personal belongings storage program.
  3. $100,000 agreement with Muse GR, LLC for design, curatorial and project management services, MLK Community Center placemaking project.
  4. Accept a $300,000 grant and agreement with the Grand Rapids Community Foundation to integrate T2C Studio services with the Challenge Scholars program.
  5. Three-year contract awards for health (Priority Health), prescription drug (DisclosedRx), vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) and dental (Delta Dental) insurance administration, administration cost not to exceed $6,539,250.
  6. Budget substitution of $400,047.39 within the Capital Improvement Fund to align City match with the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant for the River Edges Trail, Leonard to Ann.
  7. Budget substitution of $250,000 for the Leonard to Ann Trail project.
  8. Budget substitution of $770,000 for the Market Ave Sewer Abandonment.
  9. Ordinance amending Section 1 of Budget Ordinance 2026-11 for Fiscal Year 2027 (Amendment No. 03).
  10. Bid list resolution for September 22, 2026.
  11. Comptroller's warrant report for August 25 to September 7, 2026 ($23,778,750.89).
  12. Treasurer's report for August 26 to September 8, 2026.

Sources

Note: The City's YouTube stream "Tuesday Morning Committee Meetings" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m25BPzxMfI) appears (from its title) to cover the morning committees of this day together.

Video

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