Dearborn City Council Meeting originally aired live on April 12, 2022.

Dearborn City Council meeting, April 12, 2022. The council considered multiple contracts and spending items, generally advancing them by unanimous-consent procedure. These included Michigan Avenue resurfacing work with MDOT for 2022–23; a sole-source shelving purchase from Library Design Associates for about $84,440; street and alley pavement replacement awarded to Zika/Zeniga Cement Construction; sewer repairs by Midwest Excavation; LED lighting upgrades by Wright Energy Solutions for $31,825; vacant-unit painting by Industrial Painting, capped at $69,860 per contract; and flooring services by SCI Flooring, capped at $119,700 annually. The transcript gives conflicting figures for the pavement contract ($3,596,914 in the item description and $3,759,621 as the reported low bid), so the amount is unclear. Other spending actions included a $28,919.72 extension of Ultimate Parking Management’s parking-deck contract through March 2023, a $182,000 renewal for indigent-defense services, and a $46,000 increase to workers’ compensation administration costs, bringing the stated contract total to $268,100. The council also approved budget appropriations of $350,000 for workers’ compensation expenses and $20,000 for election-language translation, and authorized two DPW positions for Dearborn Hills at approximately $120,000 annually, with projected savings of $178,000.

The council discussed proposed amendment Ordinance 22-1742 to the purchasing ordinance, which would clarify purchasing terms and bidder standards, add a preference for Dearborn-based and veteran-owned businesses, expand outreach to minority-, women-, and disability-owned businesses, and provide for liquidated damages. Council members discussed vendor outreach, bid evaluation, technology input, and reporting metrics; the ordinance received a first reading and was tabled. The council also passed the reckless-driving ordinance amendment by a 7–0 vote. No other major procurement policy was adopted during the meeting.