*REVISED* City Council Meeting

COUNCIL 03-16-26 – 030 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF GROSSE POINTE WOODS HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026, IN THE COUNCIL-COURTROOM OF THE ROBERT E. NOVITKE MUNICIPAL CENTER, 20025 MACK PLAZA DR., GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MICHIGAN. The meeting was called to order at 7:14 p.m. by Mayor Bryant. PRESENT: Mayor Bryant Council Members: Brown, Gafa, Granger, Koester ABSENT: McConaghy, Motschall Also Present: City Manager Como City Attorney Walling City Treasurer/Comptroller Schmidt City Clerk Antolin Director of Public Services Kowalski Director of Public Safety Kosanke City Planner Jankowski Director of Parks & Recreation Gafa Mayor of Grosse Pointe Park, Michele Hodges City Manager of Grosse Pointe Park, Nick Sizeland Presenter of “Growing Our Schools in Partnership”, Matt Kahl Motion by Koester, seconded by Gafa, that Councilmembers McConaghy and Motschall be excused from tonight’s meeting. Motion carried by the following vote: Yes: Brown, Bryant, Gafa, Granger, Koester No: None Absent: McConaghy, Motschall Council, Administration, and the audience Pledged Allegiance to the U.S. Flag. The following Commission members were in attendance:  Catherine Dumke, Senior Citizens’ Commission  David Bryk, Historical Commission  John Schulte, Planning Commission 1  COUNCIL 03-16-26 – 031 Motion by Gafa, seconded by Granger, that all items on tonight's agenda be received, placed on file, and taken in order of appearance, except Item #7 (Presentation) – “Growing Our Schools in Partnership”, which will be moved to Item #9 (Public Comment). Motion carried by the following vote: Yes: Brown, Gafa, Granger, No: Bryant, Koester Absent: McConaghy, Motschall Motion by Granger, seconded by Brown, that all items (6A-6F) on the consent agenda be approved as presented, except Item D1 (Purchase of Golf Simulator) which will be removed from the consent agenda for discussion. A. Approval of Minutes 1. Council 03/02/26 2. Committee-of-the-Whole 02/23/26 B. Items Received and Placed on File 1. Historical Commission Minutes 11/13/25, 02/12/26 Minutes Excerpt with Recommendations* *Recommendations requesting: 1) Seek additional bids to address exterior needs for Cook School 2) Add a new line item for yearly budget for maintenance and upkeep for Cook School 3) Approval for Commission 2026-2027 Budget in the amount of $3,074.00. 2. Tree Commission Minutes 12/03/25 C. Monthly Financial Report 1. February 2026 D. Bids/Proposals/Contracts 1. Purchase of Golf Simulator a) Memo 03/02/26 - Director of Parks and Recreation Gafa b) Quo3530 03/05/26 – Ace Indoor Golf 2. Public Safety Kitchen Renovations a) Memo 03/12/26 - Director of Public Safety Kosanke b) Estimate 03/11/25 – Relyon Construction c) Estimate #E2026-816 – 01/12/26 – Catlin Construction & Renovation, LLC 3. Fund 297 Creation and Budget a) Memo 03/16/26 – Treasurer/Comptroller – City Manager Como 2  COUNCIL 03-16-26 – 032 E. Proclamation 1. Vietnam Veterans' Day (March 29) F. Claims and Accounts 1. Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (AEW) - City Engineers - 2025 Sewer Rehabilitation by Full Length CIPP Lining - Proj. No. 0160-0495 - Payment Invoice No. 03 - Insituform Technologies USA, LLC - 02/27/26 - $3,000.00. 2. McKenna - Planning Services a) Invoice No. 22-064-50 - Planning Services - January 2025 - 02/26/26 - $6,617.50. b) Invoice No. 25-030-9 - GPW MSHDA Zoning Ordinance Update - January 2025 - 02/20/26 - $2,000.00. 3. Rosati, Schultz, Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C. - Legal Services - Invoice No. 1085249 - February 2026 - 03/10/26 - $9,067.68. 4. Tomlinson & McGrail, PLLC - Legal Billing - Invoice No. 379 - February 2026 - 03/06/26 - $1,441.50. Motion carried by the following vote: Yes: Brown, Bryant, Gafa, Granger, Koester No: None Absent: McConaghy, Motschall Item D1 (Purchase of Golf Simulator) was removed from the consent agenda for discussion. Director of Parks and Recreation Gafa provided an overview stating the proposed fee to use the golf simulator will be $25/hour for groups of 4-6 people and that it will pay for itself within one year. Motion by Granger, seconded by Brown, that the City Council approve the request to purchase a golf simulator for the Lake Front Park Activities Building. Motion carried by the following vote: Yes: Brown, Bryant, Gafa, Granger, Koester No: None Absent: McConaghy, Motschall Mayor Bryant read aloud the Vietnam Veterans’ Day proclamation. (March 29) 3  COUNCIL 03-16-26 – 033 The City Council recessed the Regular City Council Meeting and convened as a Zoning Board of Appeals at 7:27 p.m. Upon conclusion of the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, the City Council reconvened at 7:42 p.m. Under Public Comment, the following individuals were heard:  Michele Hodges, Mayor of Grosse Pointe Park.  Matt Kahl, provided a presentation of “Growing Our Schools in Partnership”.  Michael Bottigliero, 1610 Fairholme Rd., GPW.  Pat Gleason, 895 Beaconsfield Ave., Grosse Pointe Park Councilmember.  Colleen Worden, 20052 Fairway Dr., GPW.  Terry Collins, 1222 Harvard Rd., GPP.  Richard Schroeder, 728 Lakepointe St, GPP.  Blagica Bottigliero, 1610 Fairholme Rd., GPW.  Nick Sizeland, 1869 Severn Rd., City Manager of Grosse Pointe Park, also a GPW resident. Under New Business, the following individual was heard:  Councilmember Koester addressed the upcoming Memorial Tree Dedication Ceremony (April 1) and requested that City Council agree to postpone the ceremony to a future date to be determined due to the recipient’s family being unable to attend. Motion by Koester, seconded by Gafa, that the City Council agree to postpone the Memorial Tree Dedication Ceremony until a future, to be determined date, based on when schedules allow the family members to attend. Motion carried by the following vote: Yes: Brown, Bryant, Gafa, Granger, Koester No: None Absent: McConaghy, Motschall Motion by Granger, seconded by Koester, to adjourn tonight’s meeting at 8:18 p.m. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 4  COUNCIL 03-16-26 – 034 Respectfully submitted, _______________________ _______________________ Paul P. Antolin Arthur W. Bryant City Clerk Mayor 5