City of Saginaw, MI City Council September 28, 2026

At the September 28, 2026 Saginaw City Council meeting, council approved the consent agenda, which included a development agreement for the former farmers market site to support Saginaw Valley State University’s planned graduate health-professions school. Speakers described the broader Medical Diamond development, including a planned 45,000-square-foot Great Lakes Bay Health Centers behavioral-health facility and student housing; the health center said it was targeting a groundbreaking in the next calendar year. No project cost was stated. Council also approved a security-camera and facility-access upgrade for seven wastewater and stormwater retention basins. Staff said the video system would be integrated with the city’s existing security platform while keeping process-control systems isolated. Council separately approved a police investigations-unit office purchase, described as replacement of long-standing cubicles, with no amount specified in the transcript.

Council discussed an ordinance adding data centers to the zoning code, intended to establish local requirements and safeguards; the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote. It also approved several successor collective-bargaining agreements, generally covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030 and subject to final legal review. Public comment raised a proposed $639,000 revenue measure and possible uses, but no spending decision was made on it. A community development speaker cited a $1.3 million LEO grant and a police partnership contribution of nearly $1 million for the Bishop Marvin C. Prior Impact Center; these were reported as project support, not new council awards at this meeting.