• City Administrator presents the agenda response memo and eComments packet for the August 17, 2026 Council meeting. (item AC-1) Routine administrative communication summarizing staff responses to council and public questions ahead of the meeting.

• Mayor seeks Council confirmation of one or more appointments to city boards or commissions. (item MC-1) Routine appointment confirmations that determine who serves on city advisory bodies.

• Council approves submitting a grant application to the Washtenaw County Connecting Communities Grant program to fund replacement of the South Barton Pedestrian Bridge. (item CA-1) Approval would allow the city to seek outside funding for a pedestrian bridge replacement, potentially reducing the cost to city taxpayers.

• Council approves revised bylaws for the Ann Arbor City Planning Commission. (item CA-2) Routine update to the governing rules of the Planning Commission, already approved by the Commission itself.

• Council approves increasing a sole-source purchase order with Brown Equipment Company for sanitary and stormwater pipeline inspection equipment repair parts from $25,000.00 to $70,000.00 for FY27. — $70,000 (item CA-3) The purchase order is being increased by $45,000.00—a 180% increase over the original amount—to cover greater-than-anticipated equipment repair and parts needs for pipeline inspection.

• Council approves increasing a sole-source purchase order with Source One Environmental, LLC for sanitary and storm sewer pipe lining supplies from $25,000.00 to $50,000.00 for FY27. — $50,000 (item CA-4) The purchase order is being doubled from its original amount to meet increased demand for sewer pipe lining supplies and parts.

• Council approves purchasing two Bobcat units from Diuble Equipment Inc. through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract for $153,669.70. — $153,669.7 (item CA-5) Routine equipment purchase for Public Works operations procured through a cooperative purchasing program.

• Council approves a sole-source purchase order with Brown Equipment Company for three Timan Combi Snow Plow and Sweeper Attachments for $80,985.00. — $80,985 (item CA-6) Routine purchase of specialized snow removal and sweeping equipment for Public Works fleet.

• Council approves a $2,727,372.00 agreement with the Malletts Creek Drainage Board and Washtenaw County Water Resource Commissioner for lining a portion of the County Farm Park Branch of the Malletts Creek Drain. — $2,727,372 (item CA-7) This is a seven-figure intergovernmental agreement for a drainage infrastructure lining project at County Farm Park, which affects stormwater management in that area of the city.

• Council approves the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on August 6, 2026. (item A-1) Routine.

• Council approves disbursements from the Community Events Fund as allocated in the FY 2027 Budget. (item DC-1) Determines which community events receive city funding in FY 2027; organizations seeking event grants should monitor the outcome.

• Council receives the city’s quarterly investment report for the period ending June 30, 2026. (item E-1) Routine.

• Council receives notice of a Michigan Public Service Commission hearing on August 20, 2026 regarding DTE Electric Company rates (Case No. U-22124). (item E-2) Residents who are DTE Electric customers may want to participate in or monitor the upcoming rate case hearing.

• Council receives a Michigan EGLE public hearing notice regarding reissuance of an NPDES permit to Stellar Hospitality Ann Arbor, LLC for the Staybridge Suites pool. (item E-3) Routine state permit renewal for a hotel pool discharge; filed for public awareness.

• Council receives DIRECTV’s annual video franchise report dated July 29, 2026. (item E-4) Routine.

• Council receives notice that the Michigan Municipal League Annual Meeting is scheduled for October 7–9, 2026. (item E-5) Routine.

• Council receives a letter from Governor Whitmer confirming receipt of the 60-day notice for Ann Arbor’s citizen-initiated charter amendment proposal for the November 3, 2026 general election. (item E-6) Documents the state’s acknowledgment of a citizen-initiated charter amendment that Ann Arbor voters will decide in November 2026.

• Council receives a communication from the Michigan Attorney General regarding Ann Arbor’s citizen-initiated charter amendment proposal for the November 3, 2026 general election. (item E-7) Documents the Attorney General’s review of a citizen-initiated charter amendment heading to the November 2026 ballot.

• Council receives Governor Whitmer’s approval letter for Ann Arbor’s citizen-initiated charter amendment proposal for the November 3, 2026 general election. (item E-8) The Governor has approved placing the citizen-initiated charter amendment on the November 2026 ballot, clearing it to go before voters.

• Council receives state confirmation that the annexation of property at 2080 S. State St. from Pittsfield Charter Township (Daniels and Zermack Annexation) has been completed. (item E-9) The annexation of this property into Ann Arbor is now formally complete, which may affect zoning, services, and tax jurisdiction for that parcel.

• Council receives for filing the Local Development Finance Authority meeting minutes of April 23, 2026. (item F-1) Routine.

• Council receives for filing the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting minutes of April 22, 2026. (item F-2) Routine.

• Council receives for filing the Historic District Commission meeting minutes of April 2026. (item F-3) Routine.

• Council receives for filing the Historic District Commission meeting minutes of May 2026. (item F-4) Routine.

• Council receives for filing the City Planning Commission meeting minutes of June 16, 2026. (item F-5) Routine.

• Council receives for filing the Community Events Fund Committee meeting minutes of August 18, 2025. (item F-6) Routine.

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