Romulus City Council Meeting 11-9-26

At the Romulus City Council regular meeting on November 9, 2026, the council unanimously adopted a 180-day moratorium on accepting or acting on new data-processing and computer-center applications in every zoning district. The resolution directs the Planning Commission to study definitions, approval procedures, and standards for impacts such as power and water use, noise, emissions, and infrastructure. Council also unanimously ratified the city’s participation in the 2026 Flock Safety agreement and allocation of public-safety funds. A resident questioned whether a December 2023 Flock order form changed the council-approved 2023 agreement from a two-year, $146,100 term to a five-year, $342,500 obligation; the city attorney said the March 2023 agreement was the operative agreement and that he had only recently become aware of the other order form.

The council approved several spending actions: a $25,253.78 Sourcewell-piggyback purchase of a commercial mower from Wayne Lawn and Garden; a $549,456.03 Sourcewell-piggyback purchase of a Super Products Camelmax vector truck for the DPW sewer department; and a $36,000 change order for Fire Station 4 renovations, using remaining grant funds under ITB 26-27-03. It also approved the $2,063,947.01 warrant. Separately, council approved North Point Development’s special land use for two large warehouse buildings at Romulus Trade Center North and vacated part of Henry Ruff Road for the project, subject to retaining a utility easement. The developer cited approximately 300 permanent jobs, projected $41 million in taxable revenue over 20 years, and a proposed $300,000 community-benefit payment.