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ing trust fund to the ann arbor housing commission the fund transfer would support the west arbor portion of the renovation plan that would leave a 850 920 balance in the trust fund the trust fund s current balance stems largely from the council s decision late last year on dec 16 2013 to deposit into the trust fund the net proceeds of the sale of the former y lot two projects associated with the west arbor part of the aahc plan appear on the council s sept 2 agenda first the council will consider initial approval of rezoning for the 3451 platt road property from r1c single family dwelling district and r2a two family dwelling district to r4b multi family dwelling district that was forwarded to the council with a recommendation of approval from the planning commission however commissioners postponed consideration of the site plan for the five building 32 unit project amid concerns about the site s location in the floodplain and stormwater management the site plan may be able to catch up to the zoning approval because the council will need to give the rezoning a second and final approval at a meeting following the sept 2 session second the north maple estates site plan which requires just one council vote will be considered on sept 2 the rezoning required for the aahc project a 4 8 acre site at 701 n maple road has already been given final approval by the city council at its aug 18 2014 meeting the zoning was changed from r1c single family dwelling district to r4b multi family dwelling district the site plan which was shifted to the sept 2 agenda calls for demolishing 20 existing single family homes the public housing complex known as north maple estates and constructing an eight building 42 unit apartment complex with a total of 138 bedrooms a non aahc land development item on the council s sept 2 agenda is final approval of the rezoning of property necessary for an expansion of the gift of life michigan facility on research park drive the rezoning would change 6 55 acres from o office district and re research district to orl office research limited industrial district the site plan which also appears on the sept 2 agenda calls for building a three story 40 786 square foot addition to connect two existing buildings at 3161 and 3169 research park drive which are owned and occupied by the nonprofit even though the council rejected one proposed change to its taxicab ordinance at its aug 18 meeting which would have regulated all drivers for hire in the city initial approval was given to another change in the part of the ordinance that regulates rates so the council will be giving final consideration to that change on sept 2 the change would establish certain parameters to mitigate possible negative consequences to the setting of a very high maximum allowable taxicab rate under which taxicab companies might eventually compete those parameters include a requirement that a taxicab company commit to a single rate annually and that the rate be advertised in a vehicle with signage in letters one inch tall as an alternative to requiring all drivers for hire to be registered with the city and to affix commercial plates to their vehicles the council will consider whether to establish operating agreements with companies like uber and lyft the council s sept 2 agenda includes a resolution that would direct the city administrator to negotiate operating agreements with transportation network companies tncs in lieu of developing a local law the resolution does not define in specific terms what a tnc is in other business on sept 2 the council will consider a large contract with ultimate software group worth 250 000 for payroll software to cover the period as the city transitions to nuview a different software system another large contract to be considered by the council on sept 2 is with northwest consultants inc for 930 822 to do design work for the stadium boulevard reconstruction project from kipke drive to hutchins a smaller contract to be considered by the council as part of the consent agenda is with hinshon environmental consulting inc for additional facilitation services for the technical oversight and advisory group toag that group is overseeing and coordinating multiple wet weather related projects in the city the 10 000 contract amendment would bring the total contract value to 35 000 the council will also consider the confirmation of several nominations to boards and commissions including a reappointment of john splitt to the board of the ann arbor downtown development authority it would be splitt s third four year term on the board this article includes more detailed information about many of these agenda items more details on other agenda items are available on the city s online legistar system the meeting proceedings can be followed tuesday evening live on channel 16 streamed online by community television network starting at 7 p m the chronicle will be filing live updates from city council chambers during the meeting published in this article below the preview material click here to skip the preview section and go directly to the live updates the meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p m full story in it for the money our schools just as i very much like living in a community where we set our children to the task of building and working inside of ersatz air filled land whales i also very much like living in a community where we will name a school after a person because that person was good and faithful and kind by david erik nelson september 1 2014 at 9 am my son starts third grade at pattengill this week he spent the first three years of his compulsory education riding the big yellow bus to bryant elementary pattengill s k 2 sister school sorta kinda over by the municipal airport and town dump david erik nelson every day on the way home from the bus stop i d ask what he did that day at school invariably they d done nothing i d prod as directed by the school which specials did you have today did you go to the library did you have gym what did you get in trouble for did anyone fall out of a chair and basically get nothing he clearly demonstrated that he was learning things somehow he was reading ever more voraciously and suddenly knew perfect squares through 10 and what a rhombus was if the school accomplished that through long days spent sitting motionless and staring into space far be it from me to disrupt their zen practice nothing was after all getting results but as it turns out my kid is a damned liar they hardly did any nothing at all at that school full story sunday funnies bezonki the end by alvey jones august 31 2014 at 9 am full story new wellness center in the works august 30 action by ann arbor planning commissioners at their aug 19 2014 meeting will allow two projects to move forward a new modern lifestyle health spa on west liberty and a new location for the community music school of ann arbor commissioners granted special exception uses for both projects they also recommended the annexation and zoning of 2115 victoria circle a half acre vacant site west of newport and north of m 14 full story sept 2 2014 city council meeting preview august 29 the ann arbor city council s sept 2 agenda is relatively light and is dominated by land use and development issues many of them related to the ann arbor housing commission s extensive plan to renovate many of its existing projects separate from site plan and zoning issues the council will also be considering transferring 729 879 from the affordable housing trust fund to the ann arbor housing commission to support the west arbor portion of the renovation plan full story decision on sanctions shifts from shelton august 28 at an aug 27 2014 hearing judge donald shelton refused to grant two of three motions by plaintiffs in the footing drain disconnection lawsuit that was filed in february of this year on his last motion day before retirement shelton chose to deny a motion to disqualify the city attorney s office in its representation of the city shelton also declined to rule on a motion to reassign the case away from judge timothy connors who will be taking over all of shelton s civil cases after shelton s last day as judge on aug 29 shelton indicated agreement with plaintiffs contention that the city has misrepresented their position to the court but adjourned the motion on sanctions until sept 18 full story aaata preps to shift gears august 26 much of the aaata board s aug 21 meeting preparations began for the departure of ceo michael ford he s taking the job as ceo of the rta in mid october the board approved a resolution to establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a search in other business the board approved a procurement contract for up to 60 new buses over the next five years some of which will eventually support the expanded services which started aug 24 a decision on the choice of drivetrain clean diesel versus hybrid electric technology for 27 buses the aaata is ordering was left until as late as the board s november meeting full story push to program liberty plaza library lane august 24 liberty plaza was the focus of two items that appeared on the aug 19 2014 agenda for the ann arbor park advisory commission 1 extension of a fee waiver for events held at liberty plaza and 2 feedback in response to city council action which addressed liberty plaza and the potential park atop the library lane underground parking structure pac voted to form a subcommittee to study these issues based on increased programming at those sites and to report back to city council by october 2015 full story shelton to hear motions in fdd case august 23 the footing drain disconnection lawsuit filed against the city of ann arbor in late february 2014 has taken several procedural turns over the last six months with virtually no issues on the merits of the case yet decided the latest procedural issues now appear set to be decided on aug 27 2014 judge donald shelton s final motion day before his retirement the procedural issues include 1 a motion to disqualify the city attorney s office from representing the city due to conflicts 2 a motion to sanction the city attorneys for filing documents with statements that have no factual foundation and 3 a motion to reassign the case to a judge other than timothy connors full story column on taking time to hear august 22 from chronicle editor dave askins column so the real contrast on display at the aug 18 ann arbor city council meeting was not deer versus people it was corporations versus people what i observed on monday was a council that was at least on that occasion more interested in hearing from a corporation than it was from a person who lives here full story the 2014 bezonki awards a celebration august 22 continuing a tradition that began in 2011 the ann arbor chronicle recognizes remarkable people and organizations in this community with the 4th annual bezonki awards the 2014 bezonki winners were honored at an aug 15 reception ryan burns linh and dug song the finding your political voice program mary jo callan tom fitzsimmons and jeannine palms full story new citizen participation tools reviewed august 20 at their aug 12 2014 working session ann arbor planning commissioners gave feedback on new guides that staff have developed for residents and developers aimed at improving communication about proposed development projects the citizens guide to effective communication and developers guide to leading effective citizen participation meetings were drafted by planning staff based in part on suggestions from the planning commission s citizen outreach committee full story aug 18 2014 council live updates august 18 land use and development is set up to be a dominant theme of the aug 18 2014 meeting as it frequently is for many of the council s meetings an additional highlight will be initial consideration of a change to the city s taxicab ordinance in response to the entry of services like uber and lyft into ann arbor s market projects to be considered by the council include the state street village project the ann arbor housing commission s north maple estates proposal and the 121 kingsley west project full story county explores offering new id card august 17 a proposal to establish a county issued id card program is being reviewed by the board of commissioners who were briefed on the recommendations of a task force at their aug 7 2014 working session a county identification card would allow residents who don t have a driver s license or other government issued photo id to access services that require that kind of identification like renting an apartment or opening a bank account full story aug 18 2014 city council meeting preview august 14 land use and development is set up to be a dominant theme of the aug 18 2014 meeting as it frequently is for many of the council s meetings an additional highlight will be initial consideration of a change to the city s taxicab ordinance in response to the entry of services like uber and lyft into ann arbor s market projects to be considered by the council include the state street village project the ann arbor housing commission s north maple estates proposal and the 121 kingsley west project full story column parking oversight please august 12 what if on street metered rates were raised a dime and rates across other parts of the parking system were also raised by an equivalent percentage in this column chronicle editor dave askins encourages the ann arbor city council to use its sept 8 joint work session with the downtown development authority to ask the contractually stipulated work session would be a good opportunity for councilmembers to ask for metrics on ann arbor s public parking system requested information should include stats that indicate how well ann arbor s public parking system supports three different key user groups 1 downtown employees 2 retail transactional customers and visitors and 3 downtown residents full story county takes action on budget tax levies august 12 at their aug 6 2014 meeting washtenaw county commissioners took initial votes to levy two taxes that would generate revenues for economic development agricultural projects and support of indigent veterans they also approved allocations for six projects using 87 760 in act 88 revenues the board received a second quarter budget update with projections showing a general fund surplus of 211 920 for the year full story platt road housing project partially delayed august 10 ann arbor city planning commissioners took mixed action on a proposed ann arbor housing commission aahc property they sent the rezoning request for the 3451 platt rd property r1c single family dwelling district and r2a two family dwelling district to r4b multi family dwelling district to the city council with a recommendation of approval however commissioners postponed consideration of the site plan for the five building 32 unit project amid concerns about the site s ...