Commission Work Session - 18 Nov 2024 - No Meeting Held

COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA COMMISSION CHAMBERS 4243 REMEMBRANCE RD. NW. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2024 9:00 PM Discussion Items Staff Reports 1. Police Department 2. Fire Department 3. IT Department 4. Community Development Department 5. Assessing 6. Clerk 7. Department of Public Works 8. Engineering - No Report Submitted 9. Human Resources 10. WIFC/ Recreation Department 11. Income Tax 12. Treasury/Finance 13. Kent District Library - Walker Branch Mayors, Commissioners, Managers Comments Public Comment Adjournment Page 1 of 53  CITY OF WALKER POLICE DEPARTMENT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM DATE: November 1, 2024 TO: Mayor Carey, Commissioners, and City Manager Schmalzel FROM: Chief of Police Keith Mankel SUBJECT: MONTHLY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT – OCTOBER 2024 After 27 years of dedicated service Sergeant Jason Frank has retired. Sergeant Frank has consistently demonstrated professionalism, leadership, and commitment to excellence during his career. Over the years Sergeant Frank has received numerous letters of recommendation and citations for outstanding performance. We wish Sergeant Frank well in his future. We held a training for all of department in-house trainers on the new requirements from PA1 of 2023. This training was to make sure that we are consistent with our trainings as they pertain to PA1 and the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards. The new requirements started in July of this year and thanks to Captain Heugel we have submitted all our training outlines to MCOLES. All the training courses submitted were approved and our department has met the Continuing Professional Education requirements for 2024. We also assisted Grand Rapids Police and the United States Secret Service with the visit of Vice President Kamala Harris. With the venue at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids our site security role was reduced some, however, we had a larger role with the motorcade on roadways in our city adjoining the venue. The department attended numerous Trunk-Or-Treat events throughout the city leading up to Halloween. The weather was nice for Trick-Or-Treat on Halloween with a lot of kids out in the neighborhoods. I am happy to report that it was quiet and there were no shenanigans reported. Captain Heugel attended the GRCC Advisory Board meeting in October. At the meeting it was announced that Director David Kok submitted his resignation effective January 3, 2025. The Advisory Board requested to be a part of the interview process for the new Police Academy Director, recognizing that GRCC is a vital training facility for West Michigan Law Enforcement agencies. Page 2 of 53 Patrol Patrol responded to a felonious assault with a handgun in the south district. Another driver was threatened with a handgun during a road rage incident. Charges are pending. Patrol responded to a suspicious situation at an apartment complex in the north district. When the officer arrived on scene, his cruiser was rammed by an unknow subject who fled the area. This incident is still under investigation. Patrol Officers and Special Response Team members responded to Plasan North America on a possible planned protest outside the business. There was a heavy police presence, and the protest never took place. Patrol responded to a hit and run traffic crash involving a pedestrian and a pickup truck. The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries from the crash. The Accident Investigation team conducted follow-up, located the suspect vehicle, and identified the driver. Charges were obtained on the driver of the pickup truck. Patrol drone pilots performed 2 drone deployments in the month of October. Road Patrol investigated 1416 offenses this month compared to 1244 last month. Patrol officers completed 117 crash reports during the month of October. Patrol officers conducted 379 traffic stops. Officers issued 217 citations with 277 total violations this month. Patrol officers made 132 arrests in the month of October. Investigations Patrol responded to a report of a stolen cell phone at a north district store. The victim accidentally left her phone in a shopping cart in the cart corral. The victim was able to track the phone to a parking lot at York Creek Apartments and recovered it. Video surveillance was obtained showing the suspect with the victim’s phone. The suspect shopped in the store and used her member account while checking out, which led to the identification of the suspect. A charge of Larceny was ultimately authorized for the suspect. A south district school was broken into by three juvenile suspects. Video surveillance at the school captured the three suspects and two of them were ultimately identified, interviewed, and confessed to the crime. Property stolen during the burglary was recovered and returned to the proper owners. The three juveniles were referred to the Kent County Prosecutor's Office-Juvenile Division for B&E Building with Intent charges. Patrol responded to a larceny from auto report in which the victim’s credit cards were stolen from inside their vehicle and fraudulently used at north end businesses. Detectives obtained video surveillance from the businesses and identified the two suspects. Although the suspects evaded detectives for interviews, felony charges of larceny from auto and possession of a financial transaction device were authorized for both. Page 3 of 53 Officers took a report of a retail fraud at a south district store. Detectives obtained video surveillance and were able to positively identify the suspect. Detectives interviewed the suspect, and he confessed to the crime. Charges of Organized Retail Crime and Theft Detection Device were authorized. A retail fraud involving price switching was reported to patrol. Detectives obtained store video surveillance and positively identified the suspect. Detectives then interviewed the individual, who confessed to committing the crime. A charge of Retail Fraud was authorized for the suspect. Detectives investigated a series of retail frauds committed by the same suspect. A white cargo van was used as his getaway vehicle. The suspect stole from eight businesses in Walker over the course of several days. Detectives reached out to area loss prevention employees and were able to identify a suspect. Using information from FLOCK and other agency reports, Detectives were able to get several felony charges authorized. Vice KANET Detectives were contacted regarding a narcotics investigation stemming from a trespassing complaint in the City of Walker. Walker Officers contacted an individual who had been asked to leave the area. The individual was arrested on their outstanding warrants and later found in possession of cocaine. The male was lodged at the jail and charged. KANET Detectives were contacted regarding a narcotics investigation stemming from a retail fraud complaint in the City of Walker. Walker Officers were dispatched to a local business for a report of a retail fraud in progress. The male suspect fled the scene and was apprehended by Walker Officers. The stolen merchandise was recovered, and the male was found in possession of methamphetamine. The male was charged with the Retail Fraud, arrested on his outstanding warrants, and faces possession of methamphetamine charges. KANET Detectives executed a search warrant in Plainfield Township. Detectives located 36 grams of methamphetamine, 448 grams of marijuana, heroin/fentanyl, 19 firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, and $570 USC. The investigation remains ongoing. Flock: Officer Searches: 983 Hot List Hits: 114 Suspects Identified: 2 Vehicles Identified: 4 Arrests: 1 Page 4 of 53 Training Mandatory in-service training for October 2024 was Medical First Responder updates and CPR recertification. All sworn members of the department attended the four-hour block training that consisted of American Heart Association video demonstrations of CPR and choking protocols, survival link lecture, policy review and practical CPR and choking exercises. The training also included a segment on the Electric Vehicle shut off tool. Fire Marshal, Kevin DeGroot, presented on the use of the shut off tool by police and fire personnel to prevent unpredictable movement by any full or hybrid electric vehicle in emergency situations. Two members of the department attended the fall 40-hour session of Kent County Crisis Intervention Team Training. The training is coordinated and facilitated by members of the Walker Police Department, GRPD, and KCSO and is available to all law enforcement and hospital security personnel in the county. Network 180 continues to be a fiduciary partner under an operating grant. The department was also able to send another member to a weeklong training through the West Michigan Criminal Justice Training Consortium to become a Force Science qualified instructor in use of force. We now have three officers who are certified as Force Science Use of Force Instructors and two additional who are certified as Force Science Realistic De-escalation Instructors. Axon held a three-day training course at the department that involved several department members from Command, Detective Bureau, Records, and Training Officers. The training covered updates in the newly purchased Axon fleet and body camera platforms, the new redaction software for FOIA purposes, and the new Virtual Reality Training platform. Community stakeholders also held training at a major facility in the City of Walker. Meijer Corporate held a fire drill training exercise that our road patrol took part in. Community Outreach and Engagement Community Outreach and Engagement Officers assisted with the investigation into threats at a local school. The school administrators were in direct contact with the Detectives formulating the best plan of action for the situation. Officer Glass assisted a local bank with robbery response training to ensure effective police response and safety for their employees and customers. Community events for the month of October included the City of Walker Pumpkin Bash, which was well attended, and the weather was perfect for enjoying the activities. Officer Glass attended the Scary Skate event at Walker Ice and Fitness Center, along with several other Trunk- Or-Treat events leading up to Halloween. Meijer Corporate hosted their annual Car Show and employee events which were attended by Cadets and Officers. Page 5 of 53 Career fairs popped up around the community in October at Walker Fire Station #2, Walker Charter Academy and GRCC. All the career fair events were staffed by Cadets and Police Officers. Community Outreach and Engagement Officers lent their assistance to both KCTC and GRCC assisting with basic traffic stop education and scenarios training with the students. Page 6 of 53 Walker PD -- (616) 453-5441 11/08/2024 11:31 AM Offense Count Report Page: 1 Report Criteria: Start Offense End Offense Officer 000254 ACC-PP ALL OCTOBER 2024 10/01/2024-10/31/2024 Offense Description OCTOBER 2024 000256 IMPROPER REGISTRATION/PLT 10 000315 DRIVING W/O OBTAINING LIC 9 000316 VIOLATION OF RESTRIC LIC 2 000317 DRIVING WHILE LIC NOT VAL 1 000618 LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT 1 000626 RECKLESS DRIVING 4 000904 DWLS/DWLR 10 1100-1 SEX ASSAULT-PEN CSC 1ST 1 1100-2 SEX ASSAULT-PEN CSC 3RD 2 1100-7 SEX CONTACT FORCIBLE 2ND 1 1300-1 NON-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 5 1300-1A DOMESTIC ASSLT-NON AGG 9 1300-2 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 2 1300-3 INTIMIDATION/STALKING 7 2100 EXTORTION 2 2200-1 BURGLARY-FORCED ENTRY 1 2300-3 LARCENY-THEFT FROM BLDG 2 2300-5 LARCENY-THEFT FROM VEHICL 9 2300-7 LARCENY-OTHER 11 2400-1 MOTOR VEH THEFT (UDAA) 7 2600-1 FRAUD-FALSE PRETENSE 3 2600-2 FRAUD-CREDIT CARD USED 8 2600-3 FRAUD-IMPERSONATION 6 2900 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 2 3000-2 RETAIL FRAUD-THEFT 45 3500-1 VIOLATION OF CONT SUBSTAN 2 3500-2 NARCOTIC EQUIP VIOLATIONS 1 3800-1 FAMILY ABUSE/NEGL NONVIOL 3 4100-2 LIQUOR VIOLATIONS-OTHER 2 4100-3 MINOR IN POSSESSION 1 4100-3 CI MINOR IN POSSESSION CIVIL INFRACTION 1 4800 OBSTRUCTING POLICE 6 4900 ESCAPE FLIGHT 3 5000 OBSTRUCT JUSTICE/WARRANT 32 5000-2 PPO VIOLATION 1 5000-3 COND BOND RELEASE VIOLATI 2 5300-1 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 21 5300-3 NOISE DISTURBANCE 14 5400-1A ACCIDENT HIT & RUN TRAFFIC 8 5400-1B ACCIDENT HIT & RUN PRIV PROP 6 5400-2 TRAFFIC-OUIL OR OUID 12 5400-3 TRAFFIC-TRAFFIC VIOLS 33 5400-4 TR-PARKING VIOLATIONS 1 5500-1A ANIMALS-OTHER 7 5700-1 TRESPASSING 15 6300 VAGRANCY 2 Page 7 of 53 Walker PD -- (616) 453-5441 11/08/2024 11:31 AM Offense Count Report Page: 2 Report Criteria: Start Offense End Offense Officer 000254 ACC-PP ALL OCTOBER 2024 10/01/2024-10/31/2024 Offense Description OCTOBER 2024 72000 ANIMAL CRUELTY 1 9000 D DRONE DEPLOYMENT 2 9000-1 BARKING DOG COMPLAINTS 8 9000-3 ANNOYING PHONE CALLS 2 9200-4 MENTAL HEALTH 19 9200-4A MENTAL HEALTH PICK UP ORDER 1 9200-4B MENTAL HEALTH SUICIDE (INCL THREATS) 19 9200-4C MENTAL HEALTH DRUG OVERDOSE (INCL FATAL) 1 9300-4 PARKING/ABANDONED VEHICLE 18 9300-7 TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE 6 93001 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 123 9400-2 FALSE ALARM ACTIVATION 54 9400-4 FALSE ALARM CANCELED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL 11 9400-9 FALSE ALARM NOT BILLED PER REVIEW 1 9600-1 BUILDING CHECK-DOORS OPEN 2 9700-6 ACCIDENT-ALL OTHER 1 9800-6 CIVIL/FAMILY DISPUTES 50 9800-7 SUSPICIOUS SITUATIONS 24 9800-8 LOST & FOUND PROPERTY 8 9800-8A LOST & FOUND BIKES 3 9900-10 WELFARE CHECK 48 9900-2 NATURAL DEATH 2 9900-3 MISSING PERSONS 8 9900-5 MEDICAL ASSIST 108 9900-8 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 49 9900-8B ASSIST OTHER AGENCY STOLEN RECOVERY 1 9900-8C ASSIST OTHER AGENCY VCSA 1 9900-9 GEN NON CRIMINAL ASSIST 62 9901-3 DIR PATROL-PROPERTY CHECK 2 9902-2 CLASSROOM/SCHOOL VISITS 1 99504 TOT OTHER AGENCY 3 99505 TRAFFIC STOP 379 99507 BOL 27 99508 MOTORIST ASSIST 24 9999-9 VOIDED INCIDENT NUMBER 8 ACC-DEER ACCIDENT-DEER 2 ACC-F ACCIDENT-FATAL 1 ACC-PP ACCIDENT-PRIV PROP (NOT HIT & RUN) 6 Totals: 1419 Page 8 of 53 Report By Violation From 10/1/2024 12:00:00 AM to 10/31/2024 11:59:00 PM Violation Code Description Count 82-26 CARELESS DRIVING 1 50-22 RETAIL FRAUD - THIRD DEGREE 9 82-26 DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT-LIGHTS 2 82-26 REFUSED PRELIMINARY BREATH TEST 5 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL-RAN AMBER LIGHT 1 82-26 IMPROPER LANE USE 1 82-26 RECKLESS DRIVING 1 50-27 TRESPASS 1 82-26 FAIL TO STOP OR YIELD FROM ALLEY OR PVT PROPERTY-ACC 1 82-26 NO PLATE 5 82-26 FAIL TO REPORT ACCIDENT 1 82-26 FAIL TO STOP AND ID AFTER PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT 1 82-26 OPEN INTOX IN VEHICLE-DRIVER 2 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE NOT VALID OR IMPROPER 1 82-26 SPEEDING, 1-10 OVER 22 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE SUSPENDED/REVOKED/DENIED 8 50-39 FALSE INFORMATION 1 82-26 DISOBEY STOP SIGN-ACCIDENT 1 82-26 FAIL TO YIELD 2 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE EXPIRED 1 82-26 VIOLATION OF CHILD RESTRAINT LAW 1 82-26 DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT-NO TAILLIGHTS 1 82-26 NO VALID PLATE 1 82-26 FAIL TO STOP WITHIN AN ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE-ACCIDENT 21 82-26 SPEEDING 16 -20 OVER 1 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE 1 50-87 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 2 82-26 DROVE LEFT OF CENTER-ACCIDENT 2 82-26 REG/PLATE VIOL-IMPROPER ATTACHMENT OR DISPLAY OF PLATE 2 * Results do not include warnings or voided tickets. 11/8/2024 11:36:49 AM Page 1 of 2 Page 9 of 53 Violation Code Description Count 82-26 IMPROPER LANE USE-ACCIDENT 1 82-26 NO INSURANCE/NO PROOF OF INSURANCE 47 82-26 OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED 1ST OFFENSE 10 82-26 DISOBEY POLICE OFFICER 1 82-26 SPEEDING, 11-15 OVER 3 50-6 OBSTRUCTING POLICE 1 6-19 MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL,CONSUMPTION,PURCHASE- 3 FIRST VIOLATION 82-26 REG/PLATE VIOL-EXPIRED PLATE 39 82-26 SPEEDING, 21-25 OVER 1 82-26 FAIL TO YIELD-ACCIDENT 13 82-26 OPERATING WHILE IMPAIRED BY LIQUOR-1ST 1 82-26 FAIL TO STOP WITHIN AN ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE 2 750.356D RETAIL FRAUD - 2ND DEGREE 3 82-26 CARELESS DRIVING-ACCIDENT 2 82-26 FAIL TO STOP FOR SCHOOL BUS 1 82-26 VIOLATION OF BASIC SPEED LAW 2 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE UNLICENSED-FAILED TO OBTAIN 7 50-22 RETAIL FRAUD 4 82-26 LICENSE-INSTRUCTION PERMIT VIOLATION 3 82-26 REG/PLATE VIOL-IMPROPER PLATES 9 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL-RAN RED LIGHT 4 * Results do not include warnings or voided tickets. 11/8/2024 11:36:49 AM Page 2 of 2 Page 10 of 53 Page 11 of 53 Page 12 of 53 Page 13 of 53 Page 14 of 53 Page 15 of 53 Page 16 of 53 Page 17 of 53 Page 18 of 53 Page 19 of 53 Page 20 of 53  CITY OF WALKER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers FROM: Jason Rottman, Director DATE: November 13, 2024 RE: October 2024 Monthly Staff Report Ticket Highlights 115 Service Tickets opened in the last 30 days for the City of Walker • Adding the county computer aided dispatch system (CAD) to additional fire computers Project Highlights • Redundant city fiber – Kenowa Hills received notice that the FCC gave final approval for the installation of this fiber run. The total amount of money from the state and the FCC is $1.8 million for the installation. Walker has budgeted $100k to pay for the materials needed to run our own line while the Kenowa Hills line is installed. • Library – Working with the library consultants on the Walker portion of the new library build and the systems Walker IT supports, such as the physical security system. • Smart Board – There has been a requests from a few departments for a Smart Board to assist with meetings, plan reviews and planning. We received the Smart Board this week, we are in the process of setting it up. We’ll work with the departments on a process for reserving it and where to store it. • WiFi upgrades – Budgeted in this fiscal year is an upgrade to all our buildings WiFi equipment. One of the goals of this project is to properly mount all the equipment and to eliminate the areas of poor WiFi that exist today. All the hardware is on order and meet with a wiring contractor to get a quote to run new wiring. • IT Processes – We are working to automate more backend activities such as patching and new setups. Also working on new proactive processes such as monthly checks on equipment. Page 21 of 53  MEMORANDUM TO: Walker City Commission FROM: Frank Wash, Assistant City Manager / CDD Director DATE: 11/4/24 RE: October 2024 - CDD Monthly Report BUILDING SERVICES Building Permits Number of Permits Fees Collected Permit Valuation Non Residential 16 $ 25,403.00 $ 3,100,933.00 Residential 20 $ 12,328.00 $ 1,756,126.00 Total 36 $ 37,731.00 $ 4,857,059.00 Plan Review Fees Building 16 $ 5,919.00 Electrical 3 $ 90.00 Mechanical 6 $ 344.75 Plumbing 2 $ 91.00 Total 27 $ 6,444.75 Trade Permits Electrical 33 $ 6,181.00 Mechanical 52 $ 9,851.50 Plumbing 19 $ 4,024.00 Total 104 $ 20,056.50 PLANNING AND ZONING SERVICES Planning Commission Total Fees Collected Escrow Fees Collected 1 $ 1,000.00 $ - Zoning Board of Appeals 0 $ - $ - Zoning Verification Letters 0 $ - $ - Zoning Permits 3 $ 150.00 $ - Building Code Board of Appeals 0 $ - $ - Mineral Mining Review Board 0 $ - $ - CODE ENFORCEMENT Total Resolved/Allowed Unresolved Abatement / Referral 28 24 2 2 Page 22 of 53 Category Detail Report 11/04/2024 ADDITION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00239 LOVE-BORDEAUX BATHSHEBA D3810 MARLBORO ST NW $703.00 $703.00 Total Fees For Type: $703.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 ANTENNA UPGRADE Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00252 2500 TURNER LLC 2574 HILLSIDE DR NW $350.00 $350.00 PB24-00258 FROST C L & SON INC 2020 BRISTOL AVE NW $313.00 $313.00 PB24-00261 COUNTY OF KENT 2780 BUTTERWORTH DR SW $350.00 $350.00 PB24-00262 A T & T MOBILITY LLC 430 CUMMINGS AVE NW $275.00 $275.00 PB24-00263 DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS 200 NORTH PARK ST NW $275.00 $275.00 PB24-00264 COX LEASING INC 3130 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR SW $275.00 $275.00 PB24-00271 AT&T MOBILITY LLC 4201 BURTON ST SW $275.00 $275.00 Total Fees For Type: $2,113.00 Total Permits For Type: 7 BASEMENT FINISH Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00259 VISSER DAVE BUILDERS 1531 BROWNING DR NW $300.00 $300.00 PB24-00265 CONAT ROBERT & KATELYN FAMILY 1025 TRUST SYDNEY DR NW $390.00 $390.00 Total Fees For Type: $690.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 CONDO 2 UNIT Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00253 JASON RIDGE INVESTORS, LLC 3794 AMBROSIA DR SW $1,696.00 $1,696.00 PB24-00254 JASON RIDGE INVESTORS, LLC 3788 AMBROSIA DR SW $1,696.00 $1,696.00 Page 23 of 53  Total Fees For Type: $3,392.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 CONDO UNIT Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00272 DAVE VISSER DEV LLC 2550 MEADOW RIDGE NW $2,321.00 $2,321.00 Total Fees For Type: $2,321.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 DECK Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00238 DANFORTH DOLORES & ROBERT2552 RUDGATE DR NW $180.00 $180.00 PB24-00257 EASLICK MICHAEL & CAROL 943 KENSINGTON NW $175.00 $175.00 Total Fees For Type: $355.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 DEMOLITION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00226 WALKER RETAIL INVESTMENT, LLC 3500 ALPINE AVE NW $150.00 $150.00 Total Fees For Type: $150.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00211 DAUS RYAN & ANN 3835 SYLVAN CT SW $750.00 $750.00 PB24-00221 DYKSTRA SCOTT R 624 4 MILE RD NW $250.00 $250.00 PB24-00246 BOUMA ANNA 948 KINNEY AVE NW $230.00 $230.00 Total Fees For Type: $1,230.00 Total Permits For Type: 3 Page 24 of 53 HOME DEMOLITION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00269 WARD JACK R & LINDA M 1700 WILSON AVE SW $150.00 $150.00 Total Fees For Type: $150.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 INTERIOR & EXTERIOR ALTERATION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00267 FOX NORMA & LAURA 2300 GLENVALLEY AVE NW $350.00 $350.00 Total Fees For Type: $350.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 INTERIOR ALTERATION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00244 NEW WEST MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL 2685INVEST NORTHRIDGE DR NW $864.00 $864.00 PB24-00245 3880 STANDALE LLC 3880 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW $203.00 $203.00 PB24-00249 SMITH 723 LLC 3393 REMEMBRANCE RD NW $863.00 $863.00 PB24-00250 ALRIG USA 4290 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW $3,725.00 $3,725.00 PB24-00273 VERWYS JENNIFER 1441 WINSLOW ST NW $165.00 $165.00 Total Fees For Type: $5,820.00 Total Permits For Type: 5 NEW CONSTRUCTION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00223 R D G WALKER LLC 2000 NORTHRIDGE DR NW $17,335.00 $17,335.00 Total Fees For Type: $17,335.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 SIDEWALK EXEMPTION Page 25 of 53 Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU24-00016 ZEGUNIS THOMAS EDWARD TRUST 935 HARDING ST NW $0.00 $0.00 Total Fees For Type: $0.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 SIGN Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU24-00015 INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP 4211 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW $100.00 $100.00 Total Fees For Type: $100.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 SINGLE FAMILY Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00251 BOSVELD MICHAEL 4620 FENWOOD ST SW $1,775.00 $1,775.00 Total Fees For Type: $1,775.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 SOLAR - ROOF MOUNT Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00241 DORAZIO GARY 1969 RUTHVEN AVE NW $238.00 $238.00 PB24-00247 MOORE LUKE & JILL 1437 TRINIDAD DR NW $236.00 $236.00 PB24-00248 HERDEGEN JOHN G SR 2739 POHENS AVE NW $206.00 $206.00 PB24-00255 EMANUEL BRANDON 451 CUMMINGS AVE NW $222.00 $222.00 Total Fees For Type: $902.00 Total Permits For Type: 4 SUNROOM Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB24-00270 KRIVE CHRISTINE M 523 CUMMINGS AVE NW $295.00 $295.00 Total Fees For Type: Page 26 of 53  Total Fees For Type: $295.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 TEMPORARY SIGN Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU24-00014 BURDO ENTERPRISES LLC 1100 4 MILE RD NW $50.00 $50.00 Total Fees For Type: $50.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 Report Summary Population: All Records Grand Total Fees: $37,731.00 Permit.PermitType Not = HIGHWAY AND Permit.PermitType Not = Electrical AND Grand Total Permits: 36 Permit.PermitType Not = Plumbing AND Permit.PermitType Not = Mechanical AND Permit.DateIssued in <Previous month> [10/01/24 - 10/31/24] AND Permit.PermitType Not = RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT AND Permit.PermitType Not = UTILITY BORING -W/S/E/G AND Permit.PermitType Not = STORM WATER - ENGINEERING AND Permit.PermitType Not = SOIL EROSION 5/5 Page 27 of 53  PLAN REVIEW FEES Nov/04/2024 Electrical Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 2945 WILSON DR NW PEL24-00288 00 $23.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 555 CENTER DR NW PEL24-00293 00 $30.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2000 NORTHRIDGE DR NW PEL24-00312 00 $37.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for Electrical Permits 3 $90.00 Mechanical Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 3116 NORTH WILSON CT NW PME24-00429 00 $20.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3385 ALPINE AVE NW PME24-00431 00 $29.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3410 WALKER AVE NW PME24-00450 00 $168.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2000 NORTHRIDGE DR NW PME24-00464 00 $90.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2111 WALKER CT NW PME24-00465 00 $18.75 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3393 REMEMBRANCE RD NW PME24-00466 00 $19.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for Mechanical Permits 6 $344.75 NON RES - ALTERATION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 2685 NORTHRIDGE DR NW PB24-00244 00 $173.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 3880 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW PB24-00245 00 $41.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE Page 28 of 53 3393 REMEMBRANCE RD NW PB24-00249 00 $173.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 4290 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW PB24-00250 00 $735.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for NON RES - ALTERATION Permits 4 $1,122.00 NON RES - DEMOLITION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for NON RES - DEMOLITION Permits 0 $ NON RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 2000 NORTHRIDGE DR NW PB24-00223 00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW$3,493.00 FEE Records Fees Totals for NON RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Permits 1 $3,493.00 Plumbing Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 2000 NORTHRIDGE DR NW PPL24-00199 00 $50.00 15% Plan Review Fee 3393 REMEMBRANCE RD NW PPL24-00216 00 $41.00 15% Plan Review Fee Records Fees Totals for Plumbing Permits 2 $91.00 Page 29 of 53 RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Permits 0 $ RES - ADDITION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - ADDITION Permits 0 $ RES - ALTERATION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - ALTERATION Permits 0 $ RES - ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Permits 0 $ RES - DEMOLITION Page 30 of 53  Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - DEMOLITION Permits 0 $ RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 4620 FENWOOD ST SW PB24-00251 00 $225.00 RES PLAN REVIEW FEE 3794 AMBROSIA DR SW PB24-00253 00 $215.00 RES PLAN REVIEW FEE 3788 AMBROSIA DR SW PB24-00254 00 $215.00 RES PLAN REVIEW FEE 2550 MEADOW RIDGE NW PB24-00272 00 $296.00 RES PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Permits 4 $951.00 WIRELESS COMM FACILITY Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 2574 HILLSIDE DR NW PB24-00252 00 $60.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 2020 BRISTOL AVE NW PB24-00258 00 $53.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 2780 BUTTERWORTH DR SW PB24-00261 00 $60.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 430 CUMMINGS AVE NW PB24-00262 00 $45.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 200 NORTH PARK ST NW PB24-00263 00 $45.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 3130 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR SW PB24-00264 00 $45.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE 4201 BURTON ST SW PB24-00271 00 $45.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for WIRELESS COMM FACILITY Permits 7 $353.00 ZONING PERMIT Page 31 of 53  Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for ZONING PERMIT Permits 0 $ Records Fees Grand Totals 27 $6,444.75 5/5 Page 32 of 53 Page 33 of 53 Page 34 of 53 Page 35 of 53 Page 36 of 53  11/04/24 Enforcements By Category BUILDING CODE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00291 3695 DEENA DR SW ABATEMENT 09/25/24 10/08/24 Total Entries: 1 CHICKENS Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00314 507 LANKAMP ST NW RESOLVED 10/21/24 10/22/24 Total Entries: 1 ENFORCEMENT OF CONDITION/APPROVAL Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00298 3165 ALPINE AVE NW REFERRAL 10/01/24 10/17/24 Total Entries: 1 FENCE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00295 2629 MILLER AVE NW RESOLVED 09/30/24 10/01/24 Total Entries: 1 IPMC Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00252 2428 ELMRIDGE DR NW RESOLVED 08/29/24 10/22/24 Total Entries: 1 MINERAL MINING Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00304 1331 PANNELL ST NW RESOLVED 10/08/24 10/31/24 Total Entries: 1 NOXIOUS WEEDS Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00278 1382 KINNEY AVE NW RESOLVED 09/17/24 10/03/24 EN24-00290 2541 ELDERWOOD DR NW RESOLVED 09/24/24 10/14/24 EN24-00308 2126 KINNEY AVE NW RESOLVED 10/15/24 10/31/24 Total Entries: 3 OBSTRUCTION OF ROW Page 37 of 53  11/04/24 Enforcements By Category Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00313 1636 WALDORF ST NW RESOLVED 10/17/24 10/17/24 EN24-00315 2640 ALPINE AVE NW RESOLVED 10/22/24 10/22/24 Total Entries: 2 OFFSTREET PARKING Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00299 3374 WEST RIVER DR NW RESOLVED 10/03/24 10/10/24 Total Entries: 1 PUBLIC NUISANCES Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00311 2126 KINNEY AVE NW PENDING 10/15/24 10/31/24 EN24-00246 1688 WILSON AVE SW RESOLVED 08/21/24 10/17/24 EN24-00292 1789 RYAN AVE NW RESOLVED 09/26/24 10/10/24 Total Entries: 3 REGULATED USE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00297 1207 PANNELL ST NW RESOLVED 10/01/24 10/01/24 EN24-00310 3066 3 MILE RD NW RESOLVED 10/15/24 10/31/24 Total Entries: 2 RV STORAGE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00293 3423 BONISTEEL ST NW RESOLVED 09/26/24 10/21/24 EN24-00296 2125 GAYNOR AVE NW RESOLVED 09/30/24 10/14/24 EN24-00300 4031 TALL TIMBER DR NW RESOLVED 10/03/24 10/08/24 EN24-00301 105 CUMMINGS AVE SW RESOLVED 10/03/24 10/08/24 EN24-00302 276 CUMMINGS AVE SW RESOLVED 10/03/24 10/17/24 EN24-00303 324 CUMMINGS AVE SW RESOLVED 10/03/24 10/08/24 EN24-00305 2518 ALPINE AVE NW RESOLVED 10/08/24 10/08/24 EN24-00307 185 CUMMINGS AVE NW RESOLVED 10/15/24 10/29/24 EN24-00312 1560 KINNEY AVE NW RESOLVED 10/17/24 10/28/24 Total Entries: 9 SNOW REMOVAL Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed Page 38 of 53  11/04/24 Enforcements By Category EN21-00128 2640 ALPINE AVE NW PENDING 02/23/21 10/22/24 Total Entries: 1 TRAILER STORAGE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00309 2126 KINNEY AVE NW RESOLVED 10/15/24 10/24/24 Total Entries: 1 Total Records: 28 Population: All Records Enforcement.DateClosed in <Previous month> [10/01/24 - 10/31/24] 3/3 Page 39 of 53  CITY OF WALKER ASSESSING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: Kelly Smith, Assessor DATE: November 13, 2024 RE: November Report from Assessing Rachel and Taylor continue to work on the usual tasks – 5-year reappraisal, building permits and fieldwork, processing and scanning documents (deeds, property transfer affidavits and principal residence exemptions). They will continue to work on these items until roughly mid-December – then these tasks will be put aside until mid-March, so that they can concentrate on the time sensitive tasks that roll around that time of year, which are conducting a personal property canvas (to get all the new companies on the roll and remove those that have left), processing personal statements, finalizing all the new appraisals on new residential construction, and our March Board of Review. Next week I will be attending my first Entire Tribunal Appeal at the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Since I have been the Assessor, we have settled all the Tribunal appeals, prior to them going to trial – this will be my first trial. It is for the 2023 appeal of Green Ridge Mall – they own 6 parcels, and they appealed all six parcels. Since then, both sides have got professional appraisals done and they have dropped three of the parcels from the appeal, but the three that remain are the big value parcels. Our appraiser will be there too, and for the most part, he and the appraiser on their side will be the main witnesses on the stand. My part should be small, but I still need to be there. This is costing us a chunk of change to cover the costs (attorney fees, appraisals and appraisers time at trial), but the amount of value in dispute was quite large, so we had to fight. From reading both sides’ appraisals, I feel that we have a good chance at winning, as the Petitioner’s appraisals are not as good as our sides – they used horrible sales comparables. I will keep you posted on this one. For our 2025 values, the final residential sales study is 45.03, which equates to raising the class +11.04%. Each neighborhood is studied independently, so some neighborhoods will get a larger increase and others will be smaller, but the average will be +11.04%. The Inflation Rate Multiplier (formerly known as CPI – Consumer Price Index) is +3.1% for 2025, less than the last two years +5.0%. I am waiting for Equalization to get me the studies for the commercial and industrial class, which should be coming soon. Once I get those, we will meet to discuss contentions and then they will get me the final studies for those classes. I will keep you posted on those numbers when they come through. Page 40 of 53  December Board of Review is coming up on December 10th, so Rachel is gathering any of those changes – should only be a small handful. Then preparations for the March Board of Review (MBOR) will begin. I am thinking that it will be another small MBOR, but only time will tell. Until next month… Kelly Smith, Assessor Page 41 of 53  CITY OF WALKER CLERK’S DEPARTMENT TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: City Clerk’s Office DATE: November 2024 RE: October Clerk’s Department Report PASSPORTS Quantity Cost Per Total Applications Processed 15 x $ 35.00 = $525.00 Passport Pictures 10 x $ 10.00 = $100.00 Total Passport Revenues for the month $625.00 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT The City Clerk’s office received Three (3) requests for copies of public records for the month. ELECTIONS The Walker Election Commission’s Public Accuracy Testing was Thursday, October 10th at 1:30 PM and was held in the City Commission Chambers. Early Voting was held for 9 consecutive days starting Saturday, October 26th and went until Sunday, November 3rd. The Early voting site was open to voters on those days from 8 AM – 4 PM in the City Commission Chambers. The Walker voter turnout for the November 5, 2024, Presidential Election pending State certification was: • 76.35% over all voter turnout. • 3,491 voted in person during the 9-consecutive days of Early Voting • 5,913 voted by an absentee ballot • 5,617 voted in-person on Election Day • 106 voters converted their AV ballot to in-person during Early voting. Unfortunately, there is not a report yet that allows us to generate the number of voters who converted during Election Day. BID OPENINGS There were no bid openings held in the City Clerk’s office for the month. LICENSING New Businesses Licensed for the Month: • SamBadgleyNails No new home occupation licenses were issued for the month. The clerk’s office immediately transitioned into the processing of business license renewals for 2025. The 2025 business license renewal applications were emailed on October 18th for those businesses who provided an email address. The paper versions were mailed out to businesses without email address on October 21st. Page 42 of 53 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers From: Gary Postema, Director of the Department of Public Works DATE: November 13th, 2024 RE: DPW Monthly Report – October 2024 BUILDING MAINTENANCE • The salt barn roof has been repaired and replaced • The astro turf has been installed in the courtyard • Certa-site was here for the annual fire system inspection • Had several set-up and tear-down in commission chambers • Modern office was in to quote the income tax department remodel • Met with Andy Eagan company about installing a slop sink at fire station 3 • Trane came in for routine maintenance on the SC Control unit SIGN SHOP • Replaced 20 road signs • Made 120 signs/stickers • Assisted on the parking lot paving project at WIFC • Organization/rearranging sign shop • CDL training with Kyle • Attended the American Public Works Association Michigan Road Scholar Program in Mt. Pleasant GARAGE Police • We had a few bigger repairs with the police car fleet. Car 5 had to have extensive front end suspension repair after being hit while on the job. • Car 1 and Car 4 hit each other they were both repaired by Riverbend in a very timely manner. • Car 12 was completed by Great Lakes Upfitting. We installed the shelf and inverter, and the sign shop did the graphics. It is now in service. We were very impressed with the build. • New Car 10 is currently at Great Lakes Upfitting getting built. Page 43 of 53  Fire • West Shore fire took care of some small problems we were having with programming the E-One Platform truck. • Engine 4 was in the shop for a good portion of the month due to some pump issues and waiting for a new air tank. We ended up finding one that was close and making it work with some different plumbing. • I have checked in with Chrysler on the Ram 3500 Abs problem and have not gotten any info on parts availability. DPW •New Peterbilt Truck 459 is being built by Truck and Trailer Specialties. It will be done at the end of November. • Equipment has been ordered for our new 2024-2025 Western Star Trucks and our chassis have been assigned vin numbers. • Winter prep is near completion pending a few trucks still being used for Summer Ops. • We received a new snow pusher for our loader. We will be sending our old pusher to auction in November. ROADS • Street Sweeping leaves. • Preparing equipment for winter. • Installed a sidewalk on Cummings Ave. North of Lake Michigan Drive • Storm Sewer Catch Basin Cleaning. (Vactor) • Road Patching. (mill n fills) • Mastic Road Joints • Crack Fill Road Joints. • Ditching • Topsoil and seeded a job on Angie North of Lankamp • Installed Gate at the end of Peach Ridge near North Ridge. • Leaf drop off. • Tree trimming and removing low branches obstructing the roadway. • Picking up a lot of trash that people have been dumping city wide. PARKS • Pumpkin Bash set up/tear down • Mowing/mulching leaves • Irrigation winterized at City Hall • Bathrooms have been winterized and closed for the winter Page 44 of 53  • Set up for early voting • DDA irrigation has been winterized RIGHT OF WAY • Permits/Plan reviews. o Right of way permits = 23 o Year to date right of way permits = 241 • MISS DIG o Normal Tickets = 235 o Emergency Tickets = 23 o Year to date Tickets = 2,883 • Design Tickets/As built requests o 5 o Year to date = 69 • Field Inspections o (5) Driveway/sidewalk inspections o (4) Storm Sewer/Culvert inspections o Editing and field verifying Storm Sewer GIS Data o Underground Utility o Restoration o Traffic and Work Zone Monitoring o Kinney Ave ROW utility relocations/restoration o Verifying water, sanitary sewer, and electric locations at City Hall for library • AT&T o Permit Review o Permitted project near Alpine, Kinney- Ongoing o Fiber optic service installs city wide • Comcast o Permit/Design Reviews o Pole Top maintenance City Wide • 123.Net o Permit Reviews • MCI/Verizon o No activity • Everstream Holdings LLC Fiber Optic o No activity • Metronet o Pre-construction meeting for future city buildout project • Consumers Energy o Pole replacements city wide o Permitted projects in Waterford Village and Lincoln Lawns ongoing • DTE Page 45 of 53  o Service installations, renewals, and upgrades city wide. o Installing pipeline anodes City wide o New gas main to complete Waterford Village Dr. - Completed • Independent Electricity Transmission Company (ITC)/Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) o Permitted project replacing towers and right of way crossings. o Locations: 3 Mile Rd – North Wilson – Fruitridge Ave – Northridge Dr.- Walker Ave. o Ongoing • Water/Sewer o N/A • Kent County Drain Commission o Ongoing work on the Walker Drain No. 4 Project o All work within Walker ROW is now complete, waiting on centerline markings on road patches o City Road Project meetings and updates with the Engineering Department • Assisted Parks Department as needed. • Assisted Road crew as needed. • Assisted Sign shop as needed OFFICE • Processed Right of Way permits • Daily Work Hours Approval in PubWorks • Prepared invoices for payment authorization • Prepared bid packages for Salt Barn Reroof and Street Paving • Reorganized permit filing system • Working with Ritter GIS, REGIS, and Walker IT on the City Works asset Management implementation project. • City Construction progress meetings and coordination with the Engineering Department. • The crew volunteered and competed at the APWA Midwest branch Snowplow Rodeo. • Staff attended the APWA Michigan Road Scholar Program in Mt. Pleasant. • We held our annual Snowplow meeting and training for our staff in preparation for the winter season. • Interviews for 2 DPW Maintenance positions. Page 46 of 53  CITY OF WALKER HUMAN RESOURCES MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers FROM: Shannon Bales, SHRM-CP, HR Director DATE: November 6, 2024 RE: Monthly Staff Report October 2024 Recruiting / Staffing: Current job openings include Public Works Maintenance (full-time), Fleet Services Technician Assistant (part-time), Police Officer (full-time), and Paid-on-Call Firefighter (always open). The following employee staffing changes happened this month: Chris Schoolman promoted to Right of Way Technician We interviewed for the following positions this month: Public Works Maintenance – 2 vacancies Fleet Services Technician Assistant – fill after promotion Current employment:  8 Elected Officials  121 FT Employees  75 PT Employees  22 Seasonal Employees  17 Paid-On-Call Employees Benefits: This month we rolled out 2025 benefit offerings to all employees and held a two-week open enrollment. We hosted four active employee meetings, one retiree meeting, and two one-on-one time blocks for employees to meet with representatives from Acrisure. The HR team was also available for one-on-one meetings during the enrollment period. We completed 215 employee renewals during this time. Other: A Personnel Committee meeting was held this month. Work continues on updating the draft of the Elected Officials Handbook. They also approved an edit to our holiday policy as it pertains to regular part-time employees and holiday pay. I will work with management to draft a policy to bring forward for review by the Committee to be effective for 2025. We will meet again before the end of the year to finalize the handbook update and attend to other policy business. Page 47 of 53  HR Department Staff Report (cont.) The State of Michigan Supreme Court made a decision in July that will revoke the Paid Medical Leave Act. The Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) will be effective February 25, 2025, and employers have been working closely with legal teams and various groups to get more information on the parameters of this bill. I have been attending as many webinars and discussions on this topic as possible in order to best create a policy for the City of Walker. I continue to work in PowerDMS taking various online trainings. We hope to roll the system out to all departments in 2025 where they will have access to all City policies in one place with improved tracking of updates and better overall compliance. Many other personnel and related activities were addressed this month. Page 48 of 53  CITY OF WALKER WALKER ICE AND FITNESS CENTER MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: Mary Kay Sherman DATE: November 12, 2024 RE: October 2024 – City Staff Report Rec Dept: • We got a lot of great feedback about the Haunted home display contest, thank you Mayor Carey for delivering the prize basket to the winner. • Michelle and Andrea attended the WMRPA quarterly meeting in Spring Lake and Grand Haven that included a tour of Sands County Park and workshop. • Working on researching and trying to put together a weeklong soccer camp for next summer. • Getting ready for the Let It Glow holiday light contest that starts later in November. • Veteran’s drive is going well, 12 local businesses have collection boxes this year to help with the drive. Fitness Dept: • Chad from The Center of Physical Rehabilitation was here on 10-24-24 • Personal Training is still going strong. • We had the Mich/Mich State Fitness Challenge in October and Mich State won the Challenge • We have begun our November Deals that run the entire month: o Buy 12 month membership and get 2 additional month FREE! o Tanning Punch cards are $10 off! o Personal Training – Buy 6 sessions and get one additional session free! Facility • Preparations for the Winterfest are underway. Decorations are going up for the event on Thurs, Dec 5 from 5:30-7:30pm. • Our facility will be closed on Thanksgiving Day Nov 28th and open regular hours the rest of the weekend. • Toys for Tots boxes are up and ready for donations! We are accepting donations until Dec13th! • As of November 1, 2024 we have 3288 active members at the gym. • We are working on scheduling and staffing open skate sessions for over the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Page 49 of 53 • Upcoming events to put on your calendars: o Walker Staff Skate on Fri, Nov 29th from 2-3pm. This is free to all of the City staff and their families to come skating and enjoy a cookie and hot chocolate! o Walker Winter Fest and Tree Lighting Dec 5 from 5:30 to 7:30pm o Senior Luncheon with all of our senior fitness members on Wed Dec 11th from 11:30-1pm o Blood Drive on Thurs Dec 26th from 1-6pm—Give blood and receive 2 Ice skating passes! o NEON New Years Eve Skate from 5-7pm—Ring in the new year at the WIFC!! o Mayor’s Cup Hockey Tournament Jan 3 & 4. Ice • Try Hockey for Free: We hosted a USA Hockey Try Hockey for Free event on Saturday November 2nd. We had over 20 participants show up and have a great time! We were able to add some new skaters to our Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Program from this event. Special thanks to Kenowa Hills Varsity Hockey who had a couple of players help me out on the ice and to Gillian for helping organizing and promoting the event to make it such a great success! • Cross Ice: We have added 6 new skaters over the last two weeks, bringing our group up to 24 participants! Already more than last year. Cross Ice feeds into our HAWK Hockey program so this is a great start to our season which began on October 11th. • Kenowa Hills Hockey: Kenowa Hills selected its varsity hockey team the first week of November. Looking forward to some exciting hockey ahead for this group! • Pro Shop: I met with Bauer and CCM reps last week in preparation for booking orders for the 2025/2026 hockey season. CCM order will be placed Mid November and Bauer in Early December Page 50 of 53  CITY OF WALKER INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, City Managers, Finance Director FROM: Cherie Roberts, Administrator DATE: November 14, 2024 RE: October 2024 Monthly Staff Report Individual Income Tax We are continuing to process paper batches of late returns, returns on extension and returns with provided missing information. Corporate/Partnership Income Tax We have a very small amount of corporate/partnership returns to be processed that were on extension or have losses that have been delayed for processing from our vendor's upgrade being adjusted. Other • Walker annual forms for 2024 and estimated and withholding forms for 2025 are in process and will be posted to the website by mid-December. • With employee additions, training is going well, and we are optimistic that our 2024 tax season will be efficient. • Digital archiving of returns is going smoothly. This addition will make return retrieval more efficient to assist taxpayers. Page 51 of 53  CITY OF WALKER Finance/Treasurer Department Staff Report November 2024 We have started preparing the 2024 winter property tax roll. The 2024 winter tax bill will include the millages for the Kent County Jail, Kent County Senior Services, Kent County Veteran Services, Kent County Zoo/Museum, Kent County Early Childhood Development and the Kent District Library. We will be finalizing the roll early next week and then forwarding the bills to the printer. The 2024 winter property tax bills are scheduled to be mailed on December 2, 2024. The financial audit for the City’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 has been completed and the final audit report has been issued. Doug Vredeveld will present the audit to the City Commission at their November 25, 2024 meeting. Using information from the audit, I have completed and filed the various required annual reports with the State of Michigan that are due within 180 days from the end of our fiscal year. These reports include the Act 51 Report (this report deals with our annual road funding revenues from the State), the Local Government Retirement System Annual Report (this report relates to the City’s Pension and OPEB plans), and the Status of Tax Increment Financing Plan report (this report is specific to the Walker DDA Fund). I will email a copy of the October 2024 bank balance report to you when it is completed. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me or stop in the office. Thank you. Submitted on November 12, 2024 by: Dan DeVries Walker City Finance Director/Treasurer 616.791.6852 Email: ddevries@walker.city Page 52 of 53  Walker Branch of Kent District Library Manager’s Report – November 2024 KDL System-wide Statistics • In October, 615,712 physical and digital items circulated. • 20,830 patrons attended 623 programs in the branches, and 9,168 patrons attended 131 outreach events. KDL Walker Statistics • 8,618 patrons visited the library in October. • 21,247 physical items circulated; this number includes all items checked out in the branch or renewed for more loan time. • 32 in-person programs were offered in the branch with 1,772 patrons of all ages attending. Library Update KDL Walker staff were excited to attend the Groundbreaking for the library expansion on Wednesday, November 6 at 1pm. The event started strongly with moving speeches by Mayor Garey Carey and KDL Director of Branch Operations Jennifer DeVault opened the ceremony, and Darren Schretter from Studio GC, and concluded with the Walker Commissioners and others breaking ground. We were happy to see so many community members and KDL and Walker staff in attendance! We're pleased to announce that we have received the 2024 Intellectual Freedom Award, presented by the Michigan Library Association. Established in 2023, the MLA Intellectual Freedom Award recognizes a library for the Board’s and Staff’s outstanding work to protect and promote the principles of intellectual freedom and the right to read. Programming and Outreach Our fall programming season is wrapping up this month. We will be pausing programming for our winter season to give our librarians time to prepare for the transition and move to the Walker Temporary Library in Standale. When we resume programming in March, we will hold smaller programs in the temporary library and will be holding larger programs in the community room at Walker Firestation 2 next door. We are grateful to the city of Walker and the team at Walker Fire Station 2 for allowing our librarians and our patrons to use the space! Page 53 of 53