Regular City Council Meeting October 13th, 2026

Hamtramck City Council’s regular meeting, identified in the title as October 13, 2026 (the metadata timestamp is October 14), approved several spending and contracting actions. Council approved a police investigative vehicle purchase totaling $41,893, including equipment, funded with federal narcotics forfeiture funds. It also approved a $265,000 increase to the 2024–2026 utility pavement repair contract for pavement restoration following emergency water- and sewer-main breaks. Related construction-management services by Hennessy Engineers were increased by $20,000 after council amended the proposed $35,160 increase; the work is billed hourly. For a traffic study and signal design, council amended the proposed $100,000 amount to $50,000 and approved the resolution. Staff said construction costs would be developed after design and brought back for bidding and further approval.

Council also approved a FEMA equipment grant reported as $19,860.94, with the city match stated in the transcript as $195.54 from the fire department capital budget. It reconstituted the city’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and approved updated bylaws. Staff described expanded eligibility for brownfield incentives, including cleanup, demolition, construction, and affordable housing; applications would receive staff and authority review, with third-party financial or technical consultants used where needed, and final approvals subject to public hearings and council action. The meeting also advanced a light-industrial rezoning proposal to a second reading and public hearing. No specific vendors were identified for the vehicle, pavement restoration, traffic design, or grant-funded equipment purchases, apart from Hennessy Engineers for construction management.