Commission Work Session - 19 May 2025 - No Meeting Held

COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA COMMISSION CHAMBERS 4243 REMEMBRANCE RD. NW. MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025 6:30 AM 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 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 52  CITY OF WALKER POLICE DEPARTMENT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM DATE: May 12, 2025 TO: Mayor Carey, Commissioners, and City Manager Schmalzel FROM: Chief of Police Keith Mankel SUBJECT: April 2025 Police Department Monthly Report We are proud to announce that Cadet Tyler Peddie has graduated from the Grand Rapids Community College Police Academy and has successfully passed the State of Michigan licensing exam. Officer Peddie will now begin his field training as he works toward becoming a road patrol officer. Please congratulate Officer Peddie on this significant achievement and welcoming him to the next phase of his law enforcement career. We recently hosted a breakfast gathering with several of our retired department members who worked in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The event was organized as part of an effort to preserve and document the history of our department. After uncovering a collection of old photographs, we invited retirees to help us identify individuals and share the stories behind the images. It was a memorable and meaningful morning filled with laughter, storytelling, and a deep appreciation for the legacy of those who served before us. This month, I had the opportunity to attend the LEEF (Law Enforcement Executive Forum) Conference hosted by the Michigan Municipal League in Roscommon. The conference was well- organized and highly informative, with the primary focus centered around the challenges and best practices involved in hiring qualified new officers. It was encouraging to see that many of the strategies and key points emphasized throughout the conference are already being implemented here in the City of Walker. Attending this conference not only reinforced the value of our current practices but also provided useful insights and reaffirmed that we are following the best police practices. Patrol Patrol responded to a death investigation at an apartment complex in the north district. The male subject was found to have died from a fatal overdose of cocaine and fentanyl. Patrol officers initiated a vehicle pursuit in the south district. A short time later the vehicle crashed through the roundabout causing significant damage. The driver fled on foot and was apprehended and arrested on multiple charges. Page 2 of 52 In early April, patrol responded to a street takeover involving over 200 vehicles that made their way through the north and south districts. The group was not able to take over any intersections in the City of Walker. Members of the Metro Mobile Field Force Team were deployed to the Kent County Courthouse to assist with the security for the Christopher Schurr trial. Patrol drone pilots performed 7 drone deployments in the month of April. Road Patrol investigated 1309 offenses this month compared to1315 last month. Patrol officers completed 57 crash reports during the month of April. Patrol officers conducted 388 traffic stops. Officers issued 202 citations with 243 total violations this month. Patrol officers made 131 arrests in the month of April and responded to 129 medical calls. Investigations Detectives investigated a retail fraud in the north district. The suspect concealed over $300 worth of merchandise inside a garbage bag before fleeing the store. Detectives viewed surveillance footage and developed a possible suspect. A photo lineup was done with the witness, who confirmed the suspect's identity. Although the suspect's location is unknown, charges were authorized. A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured in the south district. The driver fled the scene. Detectives collected surveillance footage from several different cameras in the area to develop a description of the suspect's vehicle. Detectives then searched through hundreds of FLOCK images to find potential suspects. After many hours of investigation, a suspect was developed. Detectives located the suspect's vehicle and found fresh damage. The suspect was taken to the department for questioning, and he confessed. Charges were authorized. Detectives investigated a fraud incident in the north district. A company had been defrauded out of $5,000 worth of merchandise by a subject using stolen credit cards to order on a mobile application. Detectives were able to use information from the app to identify a possible suspect. Detectives obtained a search warrant for IP address information. The suspect was brought in for questioning and denied the allegations. There was enough evidence for felony charges to be approved. Detectives investigated a retail fraud in the south district. A suspect stole $500 worth of merchandise and fled the scene. Store employees recognized the suspect from previous incidents. Detectives discovered that the suspect had just been lodged at the jail on an unrelated case. The suspect was interviewed and confessed to the theft. Felony charges were approved. Detectives investigated a theft at an adult foster care facility in the north district. A manager of the AFC home noticed the personal accounts of the residents were missing a substantial amount of money. Detectives were able to identify an employee as a potential suspect. She was brought into Page 3 of 52 the department for an interview, and she subsequently confessed to stealing the money. Felony charges were authorized. Detectives investigated a retail fraud at a north district store. The suspect stole over $600 worth of merchandise before fleeing. After viewing surveillance videos, detectives immediately recognized the suspect from multiple prior cases. The suspect was interviewed, and he denied the allegations. Despite his denial, there was enough evidence to get felony charges authorized for both this case and an additional case that he was a suspect in. Patrol responded to a counterfeit complaint in the north district. Responding officers were able to find and detain the suspect, who had passed a fake $100 bill. Detectives responded to interview the suspect, who was from out of state. The suspect confessed to knowingly passing a fake bill and she was charged with Uttering and Publishing. Detectives investigated a retail fraud at a north district store. The suspect had stolen over $2,000 worth of trading cards. Using surveillance footage, detectives identified a potential suspect. FLOCK footage proved the suspect's vehicle was in the area at the time of the incident. Detectives attempted to locate the suspect, but his location is currently unknown. Felony charges were authorized. Detectives investigated a retail fraud in the north district. A male and female stole over $700 worth of merchandise and fled the store. Detectives viewed surveillance footage and FLOCK images. The suspect vehicle was identified, and eventually the male suspect was also identified. Detectives determined the male suspect was also involved in thefts in Wyoming and Kent County. The male suspect was eventually lodged at the jail on an unrelated crime, giving detectives a chance to interview him. The interview led to the male suspect being charged with felony retail fraud. The female remains unidentified. VICE KANET was called out to suspected narcotics located during a traffic stop in the north district. Detectives interviewed two of the three subjects in the car, who both admitted to having drug paraphernalia. Charges were sought on both for the paraphernalia. The white powdery substance located in the vehicle was tested and the result was baking soda. KANET was called to assist with a retail fraud suspect in the north district. The suspect was found to be in possession of crack cocaine and heroin. The suspect was arrested and lodged on felony drug charges. KANET was called out to a death investigation in the north district. Detectives investigated the death as an overdose. Upon arriving on scene, a plate containing two rolled up dollar bills and a line of an unknown powdery substance were located. The substance was tested to be a cocaine/fentanyl mixture. This case remains under investigation. Page 4 of 52 KANET detectives executed three search warrants on two homes and a business. The search warrants stemmed from an investigation into the sale/distribution of cocaine. KANET detectives seized a vehicle, $5,000, drug equipment, multiple firearms, suspected Molly, and over 6 oz of cocaine. Flock Officer Searches: 491 Hot List Hits: 269 Suspects Identified: 3 Vehicles Identified: 3 Arrests: 3 Training In-service training for April 2025 focused on online Medical First Responder (MFR) instruction. Throughout the year, MFRs are required to complete several virtual training modules, which will culminate in hands-on, in-person practical training later in the year. Additionally, several department members participated in specialized training in April, including Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, Coordinator training, MFR licensure training, and de-escalation training. The Field Training process began in April for a newly hired police officer. This five-month program starts with two weeks of in-house training designed to prepare the officers for their road patrol field training shifts. Community Outreach and Engagement Officer Harkema continues working closely with a South District AFC Home to reduce unnecessary calls for police service. He is also finalizing plans for the upcoming Metro Academy and will present these to parents and recruits during orientation nights. Recently, Officer Harkema attended the Special Olympics Michigan (SOMI) conference to explore how the Walker Police Department can begin engaging with SOMI initiatives. He also took part in the annual Walker Easter Egg Hunt, where he had the honor of leading the countdown to kick off the festivities. In addition, he has been involved in planning meetings to help relocate KDL Summer events to other city properties due to ongoing library construction. Both Officer Harkema and Officer Glass attended a meeting of the newly formed Walker HOPE Collaborative—a group of community leaders focused on creating long-term positive impact in the area. Officer Harkema is now serving as the lead for this important initiative. Officer Glass recently participated in a multi-jurisdictional bike rodeo event in Grandville, helping to promote bike safety and community outreach. Page 5 of 52 Officer Harkema has also been assigned to Field Force details for the Schuur trial. Meanwhile, both officers continue to address trespass issues in the North District, responding to complaints from business and property owners. These efforts involve issuing trespass notices and working alongside code enforcement to ensure properties are cleaned up after individuals experiencing homelessness move on. Page 6 of 52 Walker PD -- (616) 453-5441 05/13/2025 02:56 PM Offense Count Report Page: 1 Report Criteria: Start Offense End Offense Officer 000254 ACC-PP ALL APRIL 2025 04/01/2025-04/30/2025 Offense Description APRIL 2025 000254 NO REGISTRATION 1 000256 IMPROPER REGISTRATION/PLT 6 000315 DRIVING W/O OBTAINING LIC 1 000618 LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT 1 000622 FAIL TO REPORT ACCIDENT 1 000626 RECKLESS DRIVING 3 000904 DWLS/DWLR 14 1100-1 SEX ASSAULT-PEN CSC 1ST 2 1100-7 SEX CONTACT FORCIBLE 2ND 4 1300-1 NON-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 12 1300-1A DOMESTIC ASSLT-NON AGG 6 1300-2 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 1 1300-3 INTIMIDATION/STALKING 4 2200-1 BURGLARY-FORCED ENTRY 2 2200-2 BURGLARY-ENTRY W/O FORCE 1 2300-5 LARCENY-THEFT FROM VEHICL 3 2300-6 LARCENY-MOTOR VEH PARTS 2 2300-7 LARCENY-OTHER 8 2400-1 MOTOR VEH THEFT (UDAA) 4 2500 FORGERY-COUNTERFEITING 2 2600-1 FRAUD-FALSE PRETENSE 2 2600-2 FRAUD-CREDIT CARD USED 3 2600-3 FRAUD-IMPERSONATION 2 2600-5 FRAUD-WIRE FRAUD 1 2600-6 FRAUD-BAD CHECKS 1 26007 FRAUD -IDENTITY THEFT 1 2900 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 4 3000-1 RETAIL FRAUD MISREPRESENT 1 3000-2 RETAIL FRAUD-THEFT 31 3500-1 VIOLATION OF CONT SUBSTAN 2 3500-2 NARCOTIC EQUIP VIOLATIONS 1 3800-1 FAMILY ABUSE/NEGL NONVIOL 5 4100-2 LIQUOR VIOLATIONS-OTHER 1 4100-3 MINOR IN POSSESSION 2 4800 OBSTRUCTING POLICE 4 5000 OBSTRUCT JUSTICE/WARRANT 32 5200-1 CONCEALED WEAPONS 1 5300-1 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 21 5300-3 NOISE DISTURBANCE 15 5400-1A ACCIDENT HIT & RUN TRAFFIC 7 5400-1B ACCIDENT HIT & RUN PRIV PROP 8 5400-2 TRAFFIC-OUIL OR OUID 6 5400-2A OUIL-ZERO TOLERANCE 1 5400-3 TRAFFIC-TRAFFIC VIOLS 19 5500-1A ANIMALS-OTHER 10 5700-1 TRESPASSING 17 6200-1 LITTERING 3 Page 7 of 52 Walker PD -- (616) 453-5441 05/13/2025 02:56 PM Offense Count Report Page: 2 Report Criteria: Start Offense End Offense Officer 000254 ACC-PP ALL APRIL 2025 04/01/2025-04/30/2025 Offense Description APRIL 2025 64001 Commercial Sex Acts 1 7000-1 RUNAWAYS 1 72000 ANIMAL CRUELTY 1 9000 D DRONE DEPLOYMENT 7 9000-1 BARKING DOG COMPLAINTS 3 9000-3 ANNOYING PHONE CALLS 4 9100-1 DELINQUENT MINORS 1 9200-4 MENTAL HEALTH 32 9200-4B MENTAL HEALTH SUICIDE (INCL THREATS) 16 9300-4 PARKING/ABANDONED VEHICLE 14 9300-7 TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE 5 93001 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 57 9400-2 FALSE ALARM ACTIVATION 35 9400-3 FALSE ALARM WEATHER-EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES 2 9400-4 FALSE ALARM CANCELED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL 6 9400-9 FALSE ALARM NOT BILLED PER REVIEW 12 9600-1 BUILDING CHECK-DOORS OPEN 3 9800-2 MOTOR VEHICLE, INSPECTION 3 9800-6 CIVIL/FAMILY DISPUTES 59 9800-7 SUSPICIOUS SITUATIONS 9 9800-8 LOST & FOUND PROPERTY 4 9800-8A LOST & FOUND BIKES 1 9900-10 WELFARE CHECK 47 9900-2 NATURAL DEATH 1 9900-2B SUSPICIOUS DEATH 1 9900-3 MISSING PERSONS 2 9900-5 MEDICAL ASSIST 129 9900-8 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 36 9900-8B ASSIST OTHER AGENCY STOLEN RECOVERY 1 9900-9 GEN NON CRIMINAL ASSIST 63 9901-2 DIR PATROL-OTHER 1 99504 TOT OTHER AGENCY 8 99505 TRAFFIC STOP 388 99507 BOL 35 99508 MOTORIST ASSIST 23 9999-9 VOIDED INCIDENT NUMBER 15 ACC-DEER ACCIDENT-DEER 2 ACC-PP ACCIDENT-PRIV PROP (NOT HIT & RUN) 2 Totals: 1309 Page 8 of 52 Report By Violation From 4/1/2025 12:00:00 AM to 4/30/2025 11:59:00 PM Violation Code Description Count 50-16 DAMAGING,DEFACING,TAMPERING WITH PROPERTY GENERALLY 1 50-22 RETAIL FRAUD - THIRD DEGREE 5 82-26 REFUSED PRELIMINARY BREATH TEST 1 82-26 DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT-EXCESSIVE TINT 2 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE UNLICENSED-FAILED TO OBTAIN 1 82-26 LICENSE-DRIVE WITHOUT CYCLE ENDORSEMENT 1 82-26 MINOR W/BAC 1 6-3 PUBLIC INTOXICATION-CREATING A DISTURBANCE 2 82-26 FAIL TO STOP WITHIN AN ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE-ACCIDENT 9 82-26 SPEEDING 16 -20 OVER 1 750.356D RETAIL FRAUD - 2ND DEGREE 1 50-27 TRESPASS 1 82-26 NO PLATE 2 82-26 SEATBELT VIOLATION-FAIL TO WEAR-DRIVER 1 50-22 RETAIL FRAUD 1 82-26 REG/PLATE VIOL-IMPROPER PLATES 5 82-26 Operating While Using a Mobile Electronic Device 40 82-26 SPEEDING, 1-10 OVER 24 82-26 OPEN INTOX IN VEHICLE-DRIVER 1 82-26 SEATBELT VIOLATION-FAIL TO HAVE 4-15 YR OLD PASSENDER WEAR 1 82-26 NO INSURANCE/NO PROOF OF INSURANCE 31 82-26 OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED 1ST OFFENSE 4 6-19 MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL,CONSUMPTION,PURCHASE- 1 FIRST VIOLATION 82-26 REG/PLATE VIOL-EXPIRED PLATE 37 82-26 SPEEDING, 21-25 OVER 1 82-26 DROVE UNREGISTERED VEHICLE 1 82-26 FAIL TO STOP WITHIN AN ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE 1 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE-ACCIDENT 1 82-26 FAIL TO REPORT ACCIDENT 1 * Results do not include warnings or voided tickets. 5/13/2025 3:00:27 PM Page 1 of 2 Page 9 of 52 Violation Code Description Count 82-26 FAIL TO YIELD 5 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE EXPIRED 1 82-26 LICENSE-DROVE WHILE SUSPENDED/REVOKED/DENIED 12 50-9 DISORDERLY PERSON 1 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE 8 82-26 IMPROPER PASSING 1 50-87 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 2 50-7 ASSAULT 1 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL - ACCIDENT 1 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL-RAN RED LIGHT 3 82-26 FAIL TO YIELD-ACCIDENT 4 82-26 DISOBEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL-RAN RED LIGHT-ACCIDENT 1 82-26 SPEEDING, 11-15 OVER 3 82-26 SPEEDING, 31-35 OVER 1 * Results do not include warnings or voided tickets. 5/13/2025 3:00:27 PM Page 2 of 2 Page 10 of 52 Page 11 of 52 Page 12 of 52 Page 13 of 52 Page 14 of 52 Page 15 of 52 Page 16 of 52 Page 17 of 52 Page 18 of 52 Page 19 of 52 Page 20 of 52  CITY OF WALKER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers FROM: Jason Rottman, Director DATE: May 14, 2025 RE: May 2025 Monthly Staff Report Ticket Highlights 132 Service Tickets opened in the last 30 days for the City of Walker • Continuing to work with the PD on some issues with disconnects in the squad cars. We have narrowed down the issue to a problem with 5G functionality, we have it disabled as a temporary fix and that has helped for now. Working with Firstnet on the root cause of the issue. Project Highlights • Library – Continuing to work 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. • Fiber/Fruitridge – Continuing to work with Engineering, DPW, Kenowa Hills, MDOT and Turnkey (fiber contractor) on issues related to our fiber on Fruitridge. On 5/13 there was an outage when the line was accidentally hit. • Redundant fiber – Signed a quote from US Signal to provide a redundant fiber connection. Will be working on a project to setup the network for auto failover for this new connection. No update, US Signal/Turnkey is working on the construction plan for the new connection. • PD Server upgrades – Working with the PD software vendor, Core Technologies, and PD to upgrade the backend database server. The goal of this upgrade is to fix some longstanding issues the PD has been having, upgrade the software to use modern technologies and enable the use of more Axon integrations. • Physical Security – Adding a switch to the FS#2 community center entrance so that the handicap door will work for when that room is in use. Page 21 of 52  MEMORANDUM TO: Walker City Commission FROM: Frank Wash, Assistant City Manager / CDD Director DATE: 5/5/25 RE: April 2025 CDD Monthly Report BUILDING SERVICES Building Permits Number of Permits Fees Collected Permit Valuation Non Residential 2 $ 12,743.00 $ 1,695,000.00 Residential 11 $ 4,098.00 $ 442,150.00 Total 13 $ 16,841.00 $ 2,137,150.00 Plan Review Fees Building 3 $ 2,565.00 Electrical 6 $ 505.50 Mechanical 4 $ 164.75 Plumbing 0 $ - Total $ 3,235.25 Trade Permits Electrical 27 $ 8,260.50 Mechanical 38 $ 7,279.25 Plumbing 17 $ 2,742.00 Total 82 $ 18,281.75 PLANNING AND ZONING SERVICES Planning Commission Total Fees Collected Escrow Fees Collected 1 $ - $ - Zoning Board of Appeals 0 $ - $ - Zoning Verification Letters 1 $ 25.00 $ - Zoning Permits 6 $ 450.00 $ - Building Code Board of Appeals 0 $ - $ - Mineral Mining Review Board 0 $ - $ - CODE ENFORCEMENT Total Resolved/Allowed Unresolved Abatement / Referral 26 23 1 2 Page 22 of 52 Category Detail Report 05/05/2025 ABOVE GROUND POOL Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00044 SILVA LOUIS C JR 3821 EDINBORO ST NW $423.00 $423.00 Total Fees For Type: $423.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 ACCESSORY BUILDING Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00050 MARSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO 1207 PANNELL ST NW $512.00 $512.00 Total Fees For Type: $512.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 BASEMENT FINISH Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00055 KOSTERS HOMES INC. 1827 STRATFORD LANE NW $475.00 $475.00 Total Fees For Type: $475.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 DECK Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00039 GILL DAVID C II 2191 NOLVIEW AVE NW $250.00 $250.00 PB25-00057 WIERZBICKI JONATHAN & CELESTE 902 CASSANDRA CT NW $180.00 $180.00 Total Fees For Type: $430.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Page 23 of 52 Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00038 DEGROOT JAMES & JULIE 4091 CUMMINGS CT NW $550.00 $550.00 PB25-00047 BERRY JASON & NICOLE 2534 GARFIELD AVE NW $200.00 $200.00 PB25-00054 MILLER CHRISTOPHER & ANGELA 3135 OBRIEN ST SW $290.00 $290.00 Total Fees For Type: $1,040.00 Total Permits For Type: 3 EGRESS WINDOW Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00059 RUNYAN REMI & COATES THOMAS 726 KINGSBURY ST NW $158.00 $158.00 Total Fees For Type: $158.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 INTERIOR ALTERATION Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00048 VANDER STELT DAVID & MARCELLA 2320 KENOWA AVE NW $930.00 $930.00 PB25-00064 JADE PIG VENTURES-RIVER RIDGE 318OFFIC RIVER RIDGE DR NW $7,468.00 $7,468.00 Total Fees For Type: $8,398.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 RESTAURANT Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00046 ALPINE & 96 INVESTMENT LLC 3120 ALPINE AVE NW $5,275.00 $5,275.00 Total Fees For Type: $5,275.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 SOLAR - ROOF MOUNT Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PB25-00045 VERBURG TIMOTHY D 1479 KINNEY AVE NW $130.00 $130.00 Total Fees For Type: Page 24 of 52  Total Fees For Type: $130.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 Report Summary Population: All Records Grand Total Fees: $16,841.00 Permit.PermitType Not = HIGHWAY AND Permit.PermitType Not = Electrical AND Grand Total Permits: 13 Permit.PermitType Not = Plumbing AND Permit.PermitType Not = Mechanical AND Permit.DateIssued in <Previous month> [04/01/25 - 04/30/25] AND Permit.PermitType Not = RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT AND Permit.PermitType Not = ZONING PERMIT AND Permit.PermitType Not = UTILITY BORING -W/S/E/G AND Permit.PermitType Not = STORM WATER - ENGINEERING AND Permit.PermitType Not = SOIL EROSION 3/3 Page 25 of 52  PLAN REVIEW FEES May/05/2025 Electrical Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 3111 NORTH WILSON CT NW PEL25-00089 00 $58.50 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2574 HILLSIDE DR NW PEL25-00100 00 $154.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2574 HILLSIDE DR NW PEL25-00102 00 $109.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3300 ALPINE AVE NW PEL25-00103 00 $84.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2725 WALKER AVE NW AVE DC90 PEL25-00104 00 $38.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3120 ALPINE AVE NW PEL25-00109 00 $62.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for Electrical Permits 6 $505.50 Mechanical Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 3410 ALPINE AVE NW PME25-00124 00 $18.75 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3300 ALPINE AVE NW PME25-00133 00 $26.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 3410 ALPINE AVE NW PME25-00157 00 $32.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE 2574 HILLSIDE DR NW PME25-00160 00 $88.00 15% PLAN REVIEW FEE Records Fees Totals for Mechanical Permits 4 $164.75 NON RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 1207 PANNELL ST NW PB25-00050 00 $82.00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE Page 26 of 52  Records Fees Totals for NON RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Permits 1 $82.00 NON RES - ALTERATION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 318 RIVER RIDGE DR NW PB25-00064 00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW$1,448.00 FEE Records Fees Totals for NON RES - ALTERATION Permits 1 $1,448.00 NON RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Address Permit # Fee Description Amount 3120 ALPINE AVE NW PB25-00046 00 NON RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW$1,035.00 FEE Records Fees Totals for NON RES - NEW CONSTRUCTION Permits 1 $1,035.00 Plumbing Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for Plumbing Permits 0 $ RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Page 27 of 52  Records Fees Totals for RES - ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 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 - POOL/SPA Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Totals for RES - POOL/SPA Permits 0 $ ZONING PERMIT Address Permit # Fee Description Amount Records Fees Page 28 of 52  Totals for ZONING PERMIT Permits 0 $ Records Fees Grand Totals 13 $3,235.25 4/4 Page 29 of 52 Page 30 of 52 Page 31 of 52 Page 32 of 52  Category Detail Report 05/05/2025 BACKYARD CHICKENS Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU25-00022 THE BEKINS FAMILY TRUST 4120 MISSION ST NW $50.00 $50.00 PTU25-00023 MARTIN JASON & ASHLEY 3391 OBRIEN ST SW $50.00 $50.00 Total Fees For Type: $100.00 Total Permits For Type: 2 SIGN Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU25-00019 FRUIT RIDGE HCV LLC 3501 FRUIT RIDGE AVE NW $100.00 $100.00 PTU25-00021 EXCALIBUR HOLDINGS, INC. 4315 3 MILE RD NW $100.00 $100.00 PTU25-00025 MASKILL-STANDALE LLC 355 WILSON AVE NW $100.00 $100.00 Total Fees For Type: $300.00 Total Permits For Type: 3 TEMPORARY SIGN Permit # Owner Address Fee Total Amount Paid PTU25-00024 PERFORMANCE PLUS QUICK LUBE 4015 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW $50.00 $50.00 Total Fees For Type: $50.00 Total Permits For Type: 1 Report Summary Population: All Records Grand Total Fees: $450.00 Permit.DateIssued in <Previous month> [04/01/25 - 04/30/25] AND Grand Total Permits: 6 Permit.PermitType = ZONING PERMIT Page 33 of 52  05/05/25 Enforcements By Category FENCE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00168 3259 ABINGTON DR NW RESOLVED 06/13/24 04/01/25 EN25-00089 3395 BUTTERWORTH DR SW RESOLVED 03/19/25 04/11/25 Total Entries: 2 IPMC Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN25-00112 1300 WALKER VILLAGE DR NW RESOLVED 04/10/25 04/10/25 Total Entries: 1 LIGHT Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN25-00087 2129 WILSON AVE NW RESOLVED 03/18/25 04/01/25 Total Entries: 1 PUBLIC NUISANCES Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN24-00266 984 COVENTRY DR NW RESOLVED 09/12/24 04/28/25 EN24-00268 984 COVENTRY DR NW RESOLVED 09/12/24 04/28/25 EN25-00097 318 RIVER RIDGE DR NW RESOLVED 03/31/25 04/08/25 EN25-00101 2640 WEST RIVER DR NW RESOLVED 03/31/25 04/15/25 EN25-00103 66 WILSON AVE NW RESOLVED 03/31/25 04/07/25 EN25-00104 1408 SIERRA AVE NW RESOLVED 03/31/25 04/08/25 EN25-00108 3385 ALPINE AVE NW RESOLVED 04/03/25 04/03/25 EN25-00110 2983 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR SWRESOLVED 04/08/25 04/08/25 EN25-00111 4084 CUMMINGS CT NW RESOLVED 04/08/25 04/08/25 EN25-00114 765 KINGSBURY ST NW RESOLVED 04/10/25 04/10/25 EN25-00115 3568 ALPINE AVE NW RESOLVED 04/10/25 04/17/25 Total Entries: 11 REGULATED USE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN25-00086 2121 ALPINE AVE NW RESOLVED 03/17/25 04/21/25 EN25-00116 3632 GRAND BLUFFS CT SW RESOLVED 04/11/25 04/11/25 EN25-00117 4089 MISSION ST NW RESOLVED 04/11/25 04/11/25 Total Entries: 3 Page 34 of 52  05/05/25 Enforcements By Category RV STORAGE Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN25-00105 1303 GRANADA DR NW RESOLVED 03/31/25 04/07/25 EN25-00109 1524 SIERRA AVE NW RESOLVED 04/07/25 04/28/25 EN25-00120 1303 GRANADA DR NW RESOLVED 04/17/25 04/28/25 EN25-00123 360 CUMMINGS AVE NW RESOLVED 04/18/25 04/18/25 EN25-00125 1322 GRANADA DR NW RESOLVED 04/22/25 04/28/25 Total Entries: 5 SNOW REMOVAL Enforcement Number Address Status Filed Closed EN25-00040 4450 WEST GRAND BLVD NW PENDING 01/23/25 04/01/25 EN25-00055 3579 REMEMBRANCE RD NW ABATEMENT 02/13/25 04/14/25 EN25-00057 2221 KINNEY AVE NW ABATEMENT 02/18/25 04/14/25 Total Entries: 3 Total Records: 26 Population: All Records Enforcement.DateClosed in <Previous month> [04/01/25 - 04/30/25] 2/2 Page 35 of 52  CITY OF WALKER ASSESSING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: Kelly Smith, Assessor DATE: May 14, 2025 RE: May Report from Assessing That time of year again – all my monthly reports will sound very similar, as we are doing the same tasks throughout the spring, summer and deep into fall. Taylor’s main task is our 5-year reappraisal. She sent our questionnaires out to roughly 1500 homeowners. She is getting a great response. This questionnaire asks some basic stuff about their home - # of bedrooms, # of bathrooms, finished basement, wood decks, porches, pools, etc. She uses these questionnaires along with the aerial photos to determine if our records need to be updated/corrected. Taylor also works on the building permits monthly – putting them into our system, drawing/updating our sketches with the changes, and putting them into the fieldwork file (she helps Rachel with the residential fieldwork too). She also scans and files our documents. Rachel has a lot of stuff that she juggles – processing documents (deeds, property transfer affidavit and principal residence exemptions), appraisals of residential property (from changes due to the 5-year reappraisal, building permits/fieldwork, and from MLS listings), IFT applications, July Board of Review, residential fieldwork, and much more. I am mainly working on values for 2026 – which starts with the Land Value Study. I finished that study a few weeks ago, and now I have started on the next step – our ECF (Economic Condition Factor) Study. This study is done by each individual neighborhood – in commercial and industrial there is only one neighborhood in each of those classes, but in the residential class we have 74 neighborhoods, so the residential ECF Studies take a lot of time to complete. With an ECF Study, you take the sales in that neighborhood that have happened in the last two years (for 2026, we use sales from 4/1/2023 through 3/31/2025), then the sale price is compared to the current assessment and a ratio is calculated. Then these ratios from that neighborhood are averaged out – this gives us an average of how much our assessments are undervalued (or overvalued in a slower market) and that averaged ratio is applied to the entire neighborhood, creating the new values for 2026. I will be working on these ECF Studies for another month or so. Page 36 of 52  I also wanted to give you a quick update on our current Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals (which is my other focus this time of year): - Target Corp/Dayton Hudson – we are having a professional appraisal done on this one because we could not get it settled in negotiations. Waiting to see the outcome of the appraisal, but from a discussion I had with our appraiser (David Van Stensel) it sounds like it will be coming out supporting our current value, if not more. - Jessica Pakiela – this is a small claims appeal for her new home – no activity on this one yet. - MREIC Grand Rapids/Fed Ex – they just sent us some valuation evidence yesterday, so I will be going through that later today and we will get some settlement negotiations going – hoping we can get this one settled without getting an appraisal done. - Walker FF LLC/Fairfield Inn & Suites – no activity on this one yet. - Green Ridge Mall – this is the last one left from 2023 – we took this one to trial last November and we are still waiting for the judge’s decision. We should start getting new Tribunal appeals soon for 2025. I just checked their website, and I see no new ones yet for Walker, but that doesn’t mean that we will not get any – they have until May 31st to file an appeal, but sometimes that paperwork takes a while to get to us. Only time will tell how many new 2025 Tribunal appeals we get – I will keep you posted on these. Until next month… Kelly Smith, Assessor Page 37 of 52  CITY OF WALKER CLERK’S DEPARTMENT TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: City Clerk’s Office DATE: May 12, 2025 RE: April Clerk’s Department Report PASSPORTS Quantity Cost Per Total Applications Processed 48 x $ 35.00 = $1680.00 Passport Pictures 61 x $ 10.00 = $610.00 Total Passport Revenues for the month $2290.00 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT The City Clerk’s office received twelve (12) requests for copies of public records for the month. ELECTIONS As of now, there are no scheduled elections for 2025. The clerk’s office has successfully completed the precinct redistricting project. To provide residents with clear information about these changes and the rationale behind them, we have created a dedicated webpage. In May, new voter ID cards will be mailed to all registered voters, reflecting any updated information. Affected voters may notice changes in their precinct numbers and polling locations; however, the voting process will remain unchanged. To further assist residents in locating their polling places, we will disseminate additional information through social media and the elections webpage. BID OPENINGS Two bid openings were conducted in the City Clerk’s office. • WIFC Parking Lot Resurfacing Bid Proposal. The bid opening was held on May 16th at 10:00 am. Nine bids were received by the following companies: Reith-Riley Construction Co. Inc., Lite Load Services LLC, Wyoming Asphalt Paving Co Inc., Michigan Paving & Materials Company, A1 Asphalt Inc, Bob’s Asphalt Paving Inc., Superior Asphalt Inc., Black Gold Transport Inc, and TBD Construction Services Inc. • 2025 Street Tree Planting bid proposal. The bid opening was held on May 23rd at 11:00 am. Three bids were received by the following companies: S&L Landscape LLC, ProCare Landscape Management Inc., and Twin Lakes Nursery Inc. LICENSING New Businesses Licensed for the Month: New Home Occ. Licensed for the Month: • HQ Paint Company • Riverbend Lawn service LLC • Serena Joy Skincare • Optimus Fleet & Body Shop LLC • Optimus Energy LLC • Optimus Fleet Page 38 of 52 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers From: Gary Postema, Director of the Department of Public Works DATE: May 14th, 2025 RE: DPW Monthly Report – April 2025 BUILDING MAINTENANCE • TRANE was here preparing for ventilation projects in the Court offices and the Mechanics Garage • City Hall boiler work • Cleaning & other daily tasks • Seasonal staff interviews • Refinished/refurbished PD clerks’ door • Worked on multiple hardware replacements in the doors around City Hall • Worked on water heaters and other plumbing in the park buildings • Langerak Roofing patched a few roof leaks around the campus. • Installed and updated new roof access hatches at multiple city buildings. SIGN SHOP • Made 45 signs. Installed/replaced 20 • New ADOPT A ROAD signs installed for new sponsors • Ordered three board barricades • Working on the replacement of aged-out signs 12+ years old • Set up traffic counters for Engineering on Ferris at Alpine • CDL training with Alex • Started inspection of signs that were last inspected in 2023 • PD made and installed graphics on three cruisers • PD made several designs for a new heritage car • Road line markings, verified off daily logs that roads were painted correctly Page 39 of 52 GARAGE POLICE • We have been steady with police car services. • Car 6 went to the track multiple times in April. We had that in before and after every trip to inspect the tires and brakes. When training was completed, we went through the car and replaced the pads and rotors all the way around. FIRE • The new chief truck was upfitted with the lighting and equipment by Forge Safety (formerly Great Lakes Upfitting) • We have been working on fire truck repairs and ordering parts, only to wait for parts. The Fire truck industry is very slow at getting us what we need. • Platform -1 Went to Westshore Fire for some repairs to the aerial cradle. They had it for a few days, and they are also waiting for a new stow switch for it. • The tender 1 project is going well. The tank has returned from paint and is now installed back on the truck. Valves have been ordered, and while that comes in, we are working on other things on the truck, such as paneling and lighting. DPW • We have been helping organize the storage of snow equipment. We now have a designated storage area for snow equipment. • We attended the Apwa Conference in April with many great classes and saw some new equipment and technology that could be utilized in the future. • The garage purchased a new tire balancer for the shop. It works much better with the more modern design of aluminum wheels. It also has a wheel lift to help prevent technician fatigue. ROADS • Prep work at WIFC, replace curbs, and fix drains. • Sweeping major roads. • Grinding sidewalks. • Repairing manholes and catch basins. (cave ins) • Mastic on Vets. • Grind the stump from this winter's tree removals. Page 40 of 52  • Topsoil and seeded (stump removal) • Vactor(catch basin cleaning) PARKS • Grand Rapids Water Dept. turned on water to City Park bathrooms as well as DDA Irrigation • Park bathrooms were opened and portable restrooms delivered to English Hills, Lincoln Lawns, City Central North, and Harmon Parks • Attended the APWA Snow Conference • Easter Egg Hunt • Tyco roofing installed a new metal roof on the pavilion at Community Park • Marked out Soccer Fields and installed new nets for practices/games • Soccer season began • Canadian Goose nest and egg destruction was completed • Little League baseball/softball practices began • Met with the Eisenhauer family for a Library book box that was installed at Harmon Park in memory of their young son who passed away • Attended a playground focus MParks quarterly meeting with Michelle May • Our summer seasonal workers started RIGHT OF WAY • Permits/Plan reviews. o Right of way permits = 21 o Year to date right of way permits = 131 • MISS DIG o Normal Tickets = 829 o Emergency Tickets = 13 o Year to date Tickets = 2237 • Design Tickets/As built requests o 10 o Year to date = 49 • Field Inspections o (6) Driveway/sidewalk inspections o (2) Storm Sewer/Culvert inspections ▪ Editing and field verifying Storm Sewer GIS Data o Underground Utility o Restoration o Traffic and Work Zone Monitoring • Verifying water, sanitary sewer, and electric locations at City Hall for library Page 41 of 52  • AT&T o Permitted Project around Remembrance Rd. o Working through relocations for Fruit Ridge bridge project o Fiber optic service installs city wide • Comcast o Permit/Design Reviews o Permitted projects on 3 Mile Rd. o Pole Top maintenance City Wide o Comcast crews are surveying some of their existing underground city wide • 123.Net o Multiple permitted projects city wide o Restoration crews starting work • MCI/Verizon o No activity • Turnkey network solutions o Permit review for projects around Kinney and Remembrance • Metronet o Receiving paperwork to get ready for work • Consumers Energy o Pole replacements city wide o Aerial line maintenance city wide OFFICE • Processed Right of Way permits • Daily Work Hours Approval in PubWorks • Prepared invoices for payment authorization • Engineering/DPW website updates in progress • Paving program information into GASB file • Asset Management program (City Works) implementation • Fruitridge bridge construction coordination with MDOT and Engineering • Multiple pre-construction meetings with City staff, City of GR, and private developers for the upcoming construction season. • Event coordination with the Walker Rec Department. • Walker/KHPS Fiber network coordination with Walker IT, KHPS IT, and Turnkey Network Solutions. • Walker/KDL Library meetings and coordination. • Working on Performance Evaluations. Page 42 of 52  CITY OF WALKER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Darrel Schmalzel, City Manager FROM: Scott Conners, P.E., City Engineer DATE: May 15, 2025 RE: May Staff Report - Engineering We will provide updates on a few of our most significant work items below: 1. Summer Intern: Chase Gumbs began his internship with us this week. Chase comes to us from Carnegie Mellon University. He makes his home in Brooklyn but this summer he is residing in campus housing at GVSU as he works with our Engineering team on our sidewalk inspection program. We are excited to host Chase and his contagious smile this season. We look forward to his presentation to the City Commission in late July. He will be summarizing his work and the condition of our non- motorized network. 2. Walker Library: The construction is beginning to rise out of the ground as spring is quickly turning into summer. The basement of the new structure has been poured, and interior work is taking shape for the steel that will be arriving in a few weeks. We continue to work with our design team on the specifications for the Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FFE). This generally means all the tables, chairs, and shelving. The design and construction teams will be giving the City Commission an update on the project this Monday at the May 19th City Commission meeting. Page 43 of 52  Photo Courtesy of OAK Drone Footage 3. Fruit Ridge Over I-96: Construction is well underway on the interchange project. MDOT’s contractor, Kamminga and Roodvoets (K&R) has done an outstanding job over the first 6 weeks of construction. This weekend will be a tough one as the railroad will be closing down Fruit Ridge at the crossing just south of Irwin Seating. The new crossing will be 5 lanes wide and have arms that lower down to keep vehicles from passing when a train is approaching. MDOT’s Rail Safety division was able to come up with $400,000 to help coordinate this safety enhancement as part of the overall project. The actual work is being controlled by the Coopersville & Marne Railway. As the City Commission will remember, the job is being administered by MDOT staff. Our role is more advisory on the highway work. We are still trying to provide as much leadership as possible for the trail work along Three Mile Road and the widening of Fruit Ridge north of I-96 and in local right-or-way. The inspection of this work is by MDOT and their consultant but we are chipping in, to the extent possible. 4. Other Projects: a. Bristol Improvements – Three Mile South: We will have a recommendation for the City Commission shortly on the design firm for this effort. b. West River Drive and North Park Street Traffic Signal: The design is complete and we are working with some budget constraints to get this bid out and installed in 2025. c. Alpine Avenue and Hillside Drive Traffic Signal: We are working on one final easement for the new mast arm signal in the northeast quadrant of the intersection. Assuming that we get the budget worked out, this will be bid out with the North Park Street signal and built in 2025. Page 44 of 52  d. Maplerow Sidewalk: We are meeting with LRE to coordinate a field design of the new sidewalk. The grades in the area are very good for the sidewalk to simply be placed at the existing grade. This will allow us to gather 3 local bids and simply “stake” the sidewalk in the field as it is constructed. We should be able to save a significant amount of money with this approach. e. Watermain Looping: Watermain will be installed along O’Brien Road from Sunset Hills east to Maynard. This final phase of the looping project will take place in July. f. Richmond Street Center Turn Lane: We are beginning the process of design for a center turn lane on Richmond Street at M-11. While funding does not exist for improvements to the MDOT right-of-way yet, we are preparing our local roads for the eventual inclusion of a center turn land and signal at the intersection. Our improvements would stretch from Gordenshire to Deerfield. g. DDA Streetlights: Our contractor is wrapping up some restoration issues along Wilson Avenue and around some of the bases of 260 new sidewalk lights. We will also be turning approximately 60 of the lighting arms slightly to ensure that they are perpendicular with the street. The old bolt pattern on the concrete bases presented some challenges for the new poles. Additionally, we had a sample “beacon” light installed on one of the poles as a test. This light is in front of Fire Station #2. We fielded numerous comments from residents and DDA patrons that the new lights work too well at directing the light down to the sidewalk. The idea was that we may want to consider a way to expand the light vertically in some fashion to help highlight the DDA corridor at night. This sample installation should help guide the DDA in exploring this additional enhancement. Gary Postema snapped a nice picture of former NBA star, Chris Kaman, talking with me during our restoration visit. I was explaining to Chris about how the taller lights with less foundation depth were easier to tip over. He vehemently disagreed about the taller lights being easier to tip over. There are many other critical items taking place as we continue to work on existing and future projects. We remain busy with administering many of the behind the scenes program tasks like soil erosion, stormwater audit from EGLE, Act 51 compliance, asset management, FEMA floodwall certification, etc. And we are seeing significantly more private development projects begin to work through public utility design and review. The increase in residential units appears to be significant. Page 45 of 52 Please feel free to have Commissioners reach out to me directly at 616-791-6792 or sconners@walker.city if they have any questions on these high priority projects or any of the other tasks under our supervision. Cc: Frank Wash, Asst. City Manager Gary Postema, DPW Director Travis Mabry, P.E., Asst. City Engineer Jason Washler, P.E. P&N Dan Fredricks, P.E., LRE Brian Hannon, P.E., M&B Page 46 of 52  CITY OF WALKER HUMAN RESOURCES MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and City Managers FROM: Shannon Bales, SHRM-CP, HR Director DATE: May 13, 2025 RE: Monthly Staff Report April 2025 Recruiting / Staffing: Current job openings include: Facilities Operations Supervisor (Full-time), Police Officer (Full-Time), Fire Chief (Full-Time), and Paid-on-Call Firefighter (always open). We have made more offers of employment for Paid on Call Firefighters this month. Welcome Samuel Jipping to the team! MGT continues their recruitment efforts for our Fire Chief vacancy. The posting was live until the end of April. More details next month. We have filled the second Full-Time Firefighter position with Paid on Call employee Kyle Gilley. He begins full-time in June. Congrats Kyle! Leah VanSpronsen and Bryan Moore joined the DPW crew for the summer as seasonal maintenance. Welcome! We have a couple more seasonal employees coming on board to help with building maintenance in May, more details to come on that next month. Sara Rodibaugh transferred from the Clerk’s Office to the Finance Department at the end of the month to fill the vacancy of the Finance/Tax Assistant. Congrats Sara! Current employment:  8 Elected Officials  125 FT Employees  71 PT Employees  4 Seasonal Employees  16 Paid-On-Call Employees Other: Work continues on updating various policies due to changes in the Earned Sick Time Act (ETSA), Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) changes, and general updates including incorporating current practices. Updates will be ready for Personnel Committee approval in May and June Many other personnel and related activities were addressed this month. Page 47 of 52  CITY OF WALKER WALKER ICE AND FITNESS CENTER MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners and City Managers FROM: Mary Kay Sherman DATE: May 12, 2025 RE: April – City Staff Report Rec Dept: • Michelle and Jason attended the quarterly WMRPA meeting in Wyoming. Meeting was focused on parks. • Last Soccer game this Saturday, May 17. Season is going great! • 51 registered for the parade. Will be working on the line up and getting info out to all the participants. • 28 adult softball teams registered. They started practice on all fields and games begin June 2. Working on game schedules and scheduling umpires. • Still looking for volunteers/staff to help at the Memorial Day parade. • Park rental season is busy, lots of reservations! Fitness Dept: • Chad Morris from Center for Physical Rehabilitation was here April 2nd . Approx 50-60 members attended • Personal Training special 4-28/5-10 for Mothers Days. Buy 6 sessions and get 1 free • Aerobic Punch card special for Mothers Days. 10 visit for $55.00 • Personal Training is still going strong. We have around 100 members training. • Work will begin in May on the Steam Room Boiler replacement. While the steam rooms are down we will retile the men’s steam room Facility • The next scheduled blood drive is Wed, June 25th from 1-6pm in Meeting Room A • Roof repairs have begun on May 5th and will have them completed by May 27th weather dependent. • WIFC Parking lot milling and repaving began on May 12th and hopefully completed by May 19th. • Currently working with Trane to replace an air conditioning unit that is down. Also reviewing/renewing our contract with Trane for building mechanical services. • The EFIS wall on the upper roof was sealed and caulked. This project was completed on May 6th. • Mary Kay did the Walker Podcast with Nicole D which was released to the public on May 12. Page 48 of 52  • Steve Mulvey will be attending the NARCE conference for ice maintenance the week of May 12th. • Our facility will be closed on Mon, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Ice • HAWK Spring Hockey is winding down with the final week of practices and games ending May 18th • HAWK Fall Hockey Tryouts are the week of May 19th. HAWK will be adding Squirt AA, PWA, Bantam A, Bantam AA and potentially 2 JV Teams to our already set U16 Midget A team, the U14 Girls and U16 Girls teams. This will be the most travel teams HAWK has ever had • Pro Shop: Early June we will be sizing all the travel teams for jerseys, socks and HAWK gear. • Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey: Our next session will begin on Wednesday May 25th from 6-7pm. Page 49 of 52  CITY OF WALKER INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor, Commissioners, City Managers, Finance Director FROM: Cherie Roberts, Income Tax Administrator May 7, 2025 DATE: April 2025 Monthly Staff Report RE: Individual Income Tax Individual returns are being processed. We are up-to-date in processing complete and correct returns requesting refunds. Our online portal has experienced some issues and we are researching where these issues are rooted from. Corporate/Partnership Income Tax Corporate returns requesting a refund will be processed by June 15. Other • Due diligence letters have been sent to taxpayers with stale checks over $50 in preparation for filing the annual Michigan Unclaimed Property Report. This report will be completed by June 30. With the help of Finance Department, we have changed our due diligence to one-year for unclaimed property. • The Income Tax team has been working diligently trying to get the refunds out by June 15. Foot traffic at the counter has slowed down considerably making way for refunds to be processed. Page 50 of 52  CITY OF WALKER Finance/Treasurer Department Staff Report May 2025 The Walker Finance Committee met on May 7, 2025 to review a second draft of the proposed fiscal year 2025/2026 budget. The committee approved recommending this version of the 2025/2026 budget to the full City Commission. Therefore, we will be holding a public hearing related to the 2025/2026 budget at the June 9, 2025 City Commission meeting with the hopes of adopting this budget at that meeting. The end of the current fiscal year is approaching. As such, our department is working through a list of projects related to finance, treasury, special assessments, WIFC, and training matters. I will email a copy of the April 2025 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 May 13, 2025 by: Dan DeVries Walker City Finance Director/Treasurer 616.791.6852 Email: ddevries@walker.city Page 51 of 52 Page 52 of 52