City of Ann Arbor  
301 E. Huron St.  
Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
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Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Monday, April 27, 2026  
7:00 PM  
Work Session - This meeting will be broadcast live on CTN Cable  
Channel 16, ATT Channel 99, and online at a2gov.org/watchCTN  
Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second floor, City Council  
Chambers  
City Council  
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CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Christopher Taylor called the Work Session of the Ann Arbor City  
Council to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Guy C. Larcom, Jr. Building, 2nd  
Floor Council Chambers, 301 E. Huron Street.  
ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL  
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Present:  
Mayor Christopher Taylor, Councilmember Lisa Disch,  
Councilmember Jen Eyer, Councilmember Travis Radina,  
Councilmember Cynthia Harrison, Councilmember Chris  
Watson, Councilmember Dharma Akmon, Councilmember  
Jennifer Cornell and Councilmember Jon Mallek  
Absent:  
Councilmember Erica Briggs and Councilmember Ayesha  
Ghazi Edwin  
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WORK SESSION  
SEMCOG Presentation  
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26-0665  
Jordan Roberts, Public Services Area Administrator; Skye Stewart, Public  
Services Chief of Staff; and representatives of SEMCOG were in  
attendance to present City Council with a grant award of $1,600,000.00.  
Received and Filed  
Water & Sanitary Utility Study Findings  
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26-0666  
Skye Stewart, Chief of Staff; Troy Baughman, Systems Planning  
Engineer; and Molly Maciejeweski, Water Treatment Plant Manager;  
presented the City's Water and Sanitary Utility Study findings to City  
Council. A copy of the presentation is on file in the City Clerk's Office.  
Received and Filed  
Housing Commission HUD Funding  
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26-0667  
Jennifer Hall, Housing Director, was present with members of her staff to  
provide an update on HUD funding. A copy of the presentation is on file  
in the City Clerk's Office.  
Received and Filed  
Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Rate Setting  
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26-0668  
Shoshannah Lenski, SEU Director, provided an udpate of the SEU's  
work. She also presented information on the proposed rate setting for the  
Utility. Ms. Lenski noted that the rates would officially be approved by  
ordinance in May along with the City's budget.  
A copy of the presentation is on file in the City Clerk's Office.  
Received and Filed  
Downtown Service Team Discussion  
WS-5  
26-0669  
Maura Thomson, DDA Director, presented a proposal regarding a  
potential new Downtown Service Team. Ms. Thomson presented options  
for creating the team, that included an internal City team or hiring a  
consultant, Block By Block, to perform the work. Representatives of  
Public Services and Human Resources were available to answer  
questions.  
A copy of the presentation is on file in the City Clerk's Office.  
Received and Filed  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Councilmember Cornell, seconded by  
Councilmember Eyer, that the meeting adjourn. On a voice vote, the  
Mayor declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at  
9:16 p.m.  
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City Clerk's Office  
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Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
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