Livonia Council Approves Five-Year Engineering Contracts, Drainage Project; Trinity Park Seniors Plead for Help Over Rent Hikes
LIVONIA — 10/1/2026
At the city's 2,049th regular council meeting, every roll-call vote passed 6–0. Council also sent the City Hall accessibility ramp to committee and heard the administration publicly defend its lifetime ban of resident Steve King.
The Livonia City Council moved quickly through a short agenda Monday night, approving a consent agenda of eight items, extending its pool of four outside engineering firms through 2031 and awarding an $84,689.40 rear-yard drainage contract on Westbrook Drive. Every vote was unanimous at 6–0, with Councilmember Eileen McDonnell absent. Council President Kayleigh Reid said McDonnell was at home recovering from surgery she had on Friday and wished her a speedy recovery.
The most emotional moments came from the podium rather than the dais. Three residents of Trinity Park, a senior apartment community on Middlebelt Road, told council their building is ending income-based rents. One resident said her rent will rise $163 a month starting in January 2027, with another $50 increase in 2028. Several speakers also returned to the long-running dispute over resident Steve King's lifetime ban from city recreation facilities, prompting a prepared rebuttal from Director of Government Affairs Aarica Smith.
The meeting ran about 53 minutes. After the motion to adjourn, President Reid said council would be back at 8:10 p.m.
At a Glance: Agenda Actions
Note: The packet provided to the public numbers the Law and Education Committee items as Item 9, the QBS engineering contracts as Item 10 and the drainage contract as Item 11. During the meeting President Reid said Item 9 had been moved to the next meeting and referred to the Finance and Budget Committee report as Item 10, the QBS contracts as Item 11 and the drainage contract as Item 12, indicating an amended agenda was used Monday. Both numbers are shown below.
| Item | Subject | Details | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | Regular Meeting Minutes of Sept. 14, 2026 | Approval of the prior regular meeting's minutes. Motion: Ptashnik; support: McCullough. No comments from council or audience. | Minutes | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Report (a) | Departmental Purchases Report, month ending Aug. 31, 2026 | Receive-and-file report required by Finance Ordinance 3.04.130(A) for purchases between $15,000 and $19,999. Five purchases totaling $86,953.19: Greenmead Historical Park farm fence on Newburgh Road, Nationwide Construction Group ($17,200); painting of Gyms 3 & 4, KV Painting LLC ($17,105); demolition of the Kid Quarters outdoor play area, Highland Services ($19,500); PowerPolicy Professional & PowerTraining software for Livonia Police, PowerDMS ($16,648.19); garage door replacement at the Glendale storage building for DPW, Jan Door ($16,500). Signed by Finance Director Benjamin N. Grier and Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan. Announced by President Reid; no separate vote was taken. | Reports from City Officials | RECEIVED |
| Consent 1 | Block party – Theresa Burgess | Halloween block party with trick-or-treating and music, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, noon to 10 p.m., on Brentwood Street between Meadowlark and Gita streets. About 75 people expected. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 2 | Block party and street barricading – Danielle Greason | Emerson Oaks subdivision Harvest Festival, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, 4–9 p.m., closing Emerson Court from West Chicago and Tulipwood from Emerson Court to Harrison Street. Event received a City of Livonia Neighborhood Grant; games, food and music for about 100 people. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 3 | Waiver Petition 2026-06-02-18 – Fogo de Chão S.D.M. license | Submitted by JP Howe, PLLC for Fogo de Chão Churrascaria (Livonia), LLC: waiver use to operate an S.D.M. license (packaged beer and wine to go) at the new full-service Brazilian steakhouse at Six Mile Road and Fox Drive, part of the former Comerica redevelopment that includes a Whole Foods Market. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on Aug. 11 (Res. #08-49-2026; motion Bongero, support Dinaro; six members present). Its findings were that the site can accommodate the use and that the license complements the restaurant, and its condition limits the approval to this applicant. Address discrepancy: the agenda lists 38888 Six Mile Road, but the Planning Commission confirmed on the record that 39000 Six Mile Road is correct; 38888 is the Buca di Beppo building. Attorney Patrick Howe said this is the chain's second Michigan location (the other is in Troy) and to-go sales are expected to be a small, accessory share of business. Resident Jim Biga had urged restrictions on third-party delivery similar to those Fleming's and Outback volunteered; Chair Ian Wilshaw noted those were voluntary. The packet is inconsistent on spacing. Planning staff found the nearest S.D.M. licensee (Fleming's on Fox Drive) beyond the ordinance's 500-foot separation, while the Inspection Department's letter said the site is within 1,000 feet of another licensed establishment and council would need to waive that requirement. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 4 | Waiver Petition 2026-07-02-19 – Hands of Time second-hand store | Waiver use for a second-hand/consignment store in the southern 5,400 sq. ft. suite at 19704 Middlebelt Road (northeast corner of Middlebelt and St. Martins; Subway occupies the north suite). Owner Megan Lewis said the business has operated since February and also runs an estate sale company; it learned of the waiver requirement through Inspection Department enforcement. Planning Commission (Res. #08-50-2026) recommended approval with five conditions: no outdoor sales, storage or display; approval limited to this applicant; parking lot repaired, resealed and double-striped at 10 x 20 feet; a three-walled dumpster enclosure built of materials that complement the building, with solid steel or fiberglass gates (staff noted the building's original site plan required one); and cleanup and permanent maintenance of landscaping. Commissioner Sam Caramagno sharply criticized the landlord's upkeep of the property. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 5 | Waiver Petition 2026-08-02-22 – Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens mausoleum | Megan Jones of Matthews Gibraltar Mausoleum & Construction Co., for owner Midwest Memorial Group LLC, requested approval for a 1,102.5 sq. ft., 21.5-foot garden mausoleum at the 53-acre cemetery on the east side of Middlebelt between Six Mile Road and Pickford Avenue, identical to and about 20 feet east of the mausoleum approved in 2020. Brick, stucco and polished granite crypt fronts; seven crypt levels. Jones said about 73 units, roughly 20% of the building, have been sold, consistent with a five-to-six-year turnaround for new construction. The Planning Commission (Res. #09-58-2026; motion Dinaro, support Bongero) unanimously recommended approval with five conditions, including sodding disturbed lawn and a one-year deadline to pull a building permit. Packet notes: the petitioner's first name appears as both "Meghan" and "Megan." The resolution cites a July 14 public hearing, but the hearing was held Sept. 1. Engineering lists the cemetery parcel as 17800 Middlebelt, with 17840 used for the maintenance garage; the packet's Inspection letter references an unrelated petition (2026-07-02-21, 28001 Seven Mile). | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 6 | Cooperative agreement with Livonia Public Schools – John Stymelski Veterans Park | One-year agreement letting the city keep operating Stymelski Veterans Park, 14305 Stark Road, owned by Livonia Public Schools since the 2000 land swap that allowed the city to build the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center on the former Bentley High School site. Runs through Aug. 31, 2027 for $1 per year. The city pays all utilities, maintenance and insurance ($5 million general liability), holds a right of first refusal, and either party may terminate with one year's notice. The school district may lease a portion of the property to a third party. Holding over without consent triggers $10,000 per month. LPS board approved it Aug. 31, 2026. The district offered only a one-year term. (The draft's effective date reads July 1, 2016, apparently a typo for 2026.) | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 7 | BS&A Software payment processing agreement | Treasurer Susan Nash's office switches card and ACH processing from Point & Pay, LLC (used since 2018 under CR 440-18) to BS&A Software, LLC, with Stripe, Inc. as the underlying processor. Resident convenience fee on cards drops from 2.8% to 2.65%; ACH (e-check) fee is $3.00 per transaction; 2.5% if absorbed by the city. No implementation, monthly or gateway fees; up to 15 Stripe card terminals free. One-year term, auto-renewing annually unless either side gives 60 days' notice. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Consent 8 | Storm water maintenance agreement – Baci Estates | Accepts the storm water management system built by Baci Development, LLC for Baci Estates on Parkdale Avenue east of Levan Road (Section 32) and authorizes the mayor and clerk to sign an agreement making the developer responsible for maintaining it and reimbursing the city for any maintenance it performs. | Consent Agenda | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Packet 9 (a–i) | Law and Education Committee meetings of Aug. 17 and Sept. 14, 2026 | Nine committee items: eight Law Department reports from Aug. 17 plus the noise ordinance item from Sept. 14. They cover gas station distance from bodies of water (CR 03-26); 100-foot buffer requirements (CR 05-26); 12-month car wash moratorium (CR 35-26); fees for non-emergency 911 calls (CR 51-26); blighted and vacant businesses on Plymouth Road (CR 107-26); data centers and zoning (CR 108-26); noxious weed/native plant ordinance (CR 128-26); updated lighting ordinance (CR 130-26); and the noise ordinance amendment (CR 253-24). President Reid announced the item was moved to the next meeting. | Unfinished Business | POSTPONED |
| Item 10 (as read) | Finance and Budget Committee meeting of Sept. 21, 2026 – FY 2026-27 proposed budget | Committee report from Chair Martha Ptashnik on the $235 million, 34-fund preliminary budget. See budget section below. | Unfinished Business | REMAINS IN COMMITTEE |
| Packet 10 / Item 11 (as read) | Extension of Qualification-Based Selection (QBS) engineering contracts | Five-year extension, through Nov. 30, 2031, of on-call professional engineering contracts with OHM Advisors (Livonia), Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (Bloomfield Hills), Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. (Rochester Hills) and Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (Shelby Township), originally approved under CR 336-21. Covers roads, bridges, sewers, water mains and signal work. Fees are capped by a percentage-of-construction schedule (for example, on local road reconstruction over $350,000, design runs 7–10% and construction engineering 13–13.8%; smaller jobs carry a 14% construction engineering rate and negotiated design fees), with materials testing built in. Firms that did the prior year's road repair program take a 0.7% design-fee reduction. Each project still returns to council for funding approval. Motion: Persiconi; support: Budzinski. | Unfinished Business | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Packet 11 / Item 12 (as read) | 2026 Rear Yard Drainage Improvements – Westbrook Drive | Contract for 380 linear feet of 8-inch HDPE storm pipe installed by directional drilling on Westbrook Drive south of Whitcomb Drive (Section 17) to address standing water complaints. Awarded to low bidder Dynamic Underground Group, New Baltimore, for $84,689.40 from Account 401-000-974-000. Other bids: Murphy Pipeline Contractors $85,493; Superior Excavating $95,670; D'Angelo Brothers $153,855. Dynamic's original bid bond was for a different project; the Law Department found the clerical error was not grounds to disqualify after Dynamic produced the correct bond dated Aug. 26. Second-low bidder Murphy Pipeline objected. Dynamic bid 11 working days versus the 8-day minimum. Work begins this fall. Motion: McCullough; support: Ptashnik. No discussion. | Unfinished Business | APPROVED 6–0 |
| Council motion | City Hall permanent accessibility ramp | President Reid moved to refer the permanent City Hall ramp project to the Committee of the Whole. The ramp's landing is not ADA-compliant, and Reid said fixing the landing would make the ramp steeper. She asked the administration to pause the project so council could discuss it. A temporary ramp is in place. Support: Ptashnik. | New Business | REFERRED 6–0 |
| — | Items denied | No items were denied. | — | None |
Significant Events
Trinity Park seniors face rent increases
Three residents of Trinity Park, the senior apartment community on Middlebelt Road, described the end of income-based rents at their building. They said the change affects about 40 seniors, many on fixed incomes and some in poor health, and that the waiting list for other subsidized housing runs two to four years. Residents said the change came by mailed letter. They described the timeline variously as three months' notice and six months to find another place to live.
Councilmember Carrie Budzinski said the administration has looked into the issue, noting the complex is not city, Livonia Housing Commission or HUD-operated housing. She said State Rep. Stephanie Young (D-Detroit), whose 16th House District includes southeast Livonia, is taking the lead and will be reaching out to the United Community Housing Coalition and Ted Phillips there to help residents.
Administration defends Steve King ban
Director of Government Affairs Aarica Smith read a prepared statement responding to repeated public comments about the lifetime suspension of resident Steve King from the Senior Wellness Center and Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center. Smith said:
- The Senior Wellness Center was a closed construction site, and security footage showed King moving a secured gate to enter; Livonia police independently corroborated the city's findings.
- The Parks and Recreation Commission, a five-member resident advisory board, imposed the permanent suspension through its appeal process, and King has exhausted his appeals.
- Permanent suspensions are not unusual: four in 2026 and 15 in 2025, including seven for trespassing in 2025.
- In 16th District Court, King pleaded no contest under a standard one-for-one plea to trespassing, a $50 maximum fine; an entering-without-permission charge, carrying up to $500 and 90 days, was dismissed.
- In 2025, the Law Department sent King a cease-and-desist letter for entering private offices and common rooms at Silver Village and Newburgh Village, the Livonia Housing Commission's senior complexes, and for aggressive behavior toward Housing Commission employees.
Smith said the decision was not based on King's political views or prior candidacy. Later in the meeting, resident Denise Mica disputed the process, saying King was not given a chance to speak at the commission meeting and that warning signs went up only after the incident.
Budget process underway
Ptashnik, who chairs the Finance and Budget Committee, summarized the Sept. 21 budget review:
- The preliminary budget covers 34 funds and $235 million in expenditures.
- Property tax revenue is projected at $79.8 million at 13.684 mills, a rate she called the second-lowest in Wayne County.
- General Fund revenue is $77.8 million: about $46 million from property taxes, $13.5 million in state revenue sharing and $5.7 million in charges for service.
- Assistant Assessor Jacob Laberatti reported value growth of 6.93% residential, 3.41% industrial and 4.79% commercial. Overall taxable value rose 6.41%, outpacing 3.4% inflation, and Livonia ranks seventh in Michigan in total state equalized value.
- About 80% of General Fund spending ($62.3 million) is personnel. The city has identified roughly $125 million in building needs.
- The budget includes $6.8 million in the Building Improvement Fund, $1.5 million to demolish the old senior center and courthouse, and $2.7 million for landfill membrane repair.
- Roughly 60% of revenue comes from property taxes, 17% from state revenue sharing and 23% from other sources. Ptashnik said only about 32 cents of each tax dollar stays with the city, about $1,400 a year (about $117 a month) for the average owner.
The public hearing is Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Ptashnik said council must adopt a budget by the Nov. 1 charter deadline, likely around Oct. 26 though that is not yet set. The mayor then has until Nov. 15 to approve or veto it, ahead of the Dec. 1 start of the fiscal year. Budzinski and Ptashnik clarified that no raises for elected officials will be included; the figure that appeared in the draft was an error, and council had voted down the compensation commission's recommendation last year.
QBS contracts and roads
McCullough and Ptashnik thanked City Engineer Todd Zilincik for additional data provided on the QBS program, with Ptashnik noting the city retains final authority over project scopes. Zilincik promoted the nine-member Citizens Road Advisory Committee's meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6:30–8 p.m., at the DPW complex, 12973 Farmington Road, where residents can weigh in on the 2027 road repair program's 51 segments. He said the city recently completed PASER ratings across roughly 374 miles of city roads.
Public Comment Timeline
| Time | Speaker | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Opening audience communication (non-agenda items) | ||
| 1:55 | Dolores Pollington, Middlebelt Road (Trinity Park) | Trinity Park is switching from income-based to market rents, affecting about 40 seniors. Her rent rises $163 a month in January 2027 and another $50 in 2028. She gave up places on two other subsidized housing waitlists to move there in May 2025 and called the notice period unreasonable. |
| 3:33 | Janice Dixon, Middlebelt Road (Trinity Park) | A resident of three and a half years, she said she felt subjected to elder abuse, including management opening her U.S. Postal Service mailbox. Tenants contacted State Rep. Stephanie Young and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's office. She said a Trinity Park board director, resident Herbert Miles, was hostile at an Aug. 13 meeting until Young asked him to leave, and that the Attorney General's office advised her to seek legal help. |
| 5:03 | Bonnie Provo, Middlebelt Road (Trinity Park) | A disabled resident living on $1,200 a month, she waited three years for the apartment and has lived there less than a year. She said tenants cannot afford the increase and are being forced to choose between rent and food. |
| 6:15 | Steve King, Country Gardens | He referred to a resident who broke down at the Sept. 14 meeting over a nuisance neighbor. He said she was ticketed for covering her chain-link fence with black fabric to block the view, and urged council to waive the $450 fee to appeal (he said "CBA," likely meaning the Zoning Board of Appeals). Citing a home he renovated on Ingram Street, he said the problem property has had issues for years and alleged its operator gets different treatment because a relative works for the city. He also asked council to revisit fence rules. |
| 8:38 | Christopher Martin (gave his residence only as Michigan) | He asked why his request for an agenda item on poor garbage pickup, with a request that Sam Caramagno appear, was not on the agenda. He called King's lifetime ban extreme. He also said a federal lawsuit filed by a woman he identified only as "Sarah" names the city and the council president, and asked City Attorney Eric Goldstein whether taxpayers would cover both. |
| 11:48 | Frank McDermott, Rayburn Street | He said King's punishment does not fit the offense, contrasting the $50 court fine with the lifetime ban. He suggested the ban was tied to King's leadership of the "Vote No" campaign that defeated Mayor Brosnan's $145 million bond proposal, and noted other people, including McCullough, crossed between the two buildings. He was stopped when his time expired. |
| Agenda-item comment | ||
| 41:29 | Elijah, Livonia resident (QBS item) | Speaking generally on right-to-repair, and acknowledging traffic signals are managed by Wayne County, he urged the city to require that contractors provide the tools and information needed for in-house maintenance, such as traffic signal repairs, to save money over time. |
| Closing audience communication | ||
| 45:16 | Denise Mica, Livonia | She questioned the $1.5 million to demolish the old senior center and courthouse while $40,000 approved for Alfred Noble Library work over a year ago remains undone. She also objected that the draft budget included raises for elected officials despite council's vote against them. On King, she said the Parks and Recreation Commission voted without letting him speak and that no warning signs were posted until after the incident. |
| 48:22 | Jerry Krasinski, Bainbridge (name and address partly inaudible) | Reviewing the budget line by line, he asked about deer cull funding, a near doubling of ice and snow removal supplies (from about $135,000 to $276,000), and a $10,000 miscellaneous account in the non-departmental budget. Ptashnik responded that the deer cull is in the DPW budget. |
Council Member Updates Timeline
| Time | Council Member | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 1:03 | President Kayleigh Reid | Councilmember Eileen McDonnell is absent, recovering at home from surgery Friday. |
| 14:45 | President Kayleigh Reid | Warned of scammers posing as city employees (verify at livonia.gov/directory). Budget public hearing Oct. 5; another public hearing Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. on two items not yet published; Citizens Road Advisory Committee Oct. 7. Announced new data on Item 11 and that Item 9 was moved. Congratulated Brockway on the St. Baldrick's fundraiser. |
| 16:19 | Vice President Patrick Brockway | The council team raised a little over $800 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation for pediatric cancer research; Reid noted he offered to shave his eyebrows for $100 and got $250 on the spot. |
| 16:59 | Robin Persiconi | Rotary Clubs of Livonia community spaghetti dinner, Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church; proceeds support Rotary International's polio eradication effort. |
| 17:51 | Carrie Budzinski | Livonia Kiwanis "Fill the Box" returnables drive at the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library auditorium, Nov. 2–6, to feed more than 100 Livonia families at Thanksgiving. Coffee hour Oct. 10, 11 a.m., at the Bennett Civic Center Library. The fence issue is already in the Law and Education Committee. Public Safety Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. on Flock license-plate cameras. Shared the city's findings on Trinity Park. |
| 20:39 | Martha Ptashnik | Explained the budget calendar and urged residents to attend the Oct. 5 hearing. Recognized the Livonia Police Reserve Officers appreciation dinner, attended with Reid and Clerk Lori Miller. |
| 22:46 | Brandon McCullough | Law and Education Committee meets Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. on e-bikes, adding the fence issue; City Attorney Eric Goldstein and Building Official Jerome Hanna told him the native plant and LED lighting ordinances are ready for review, and they will get their own meeting soon, and he will make sure a resident he named as Mr. Hauser and the native-plant group (transcribed "wild type," likely Wild Ones) are invited. Said existing ordinances already address Class 1, 2 and 3 e-bikes and he does not want a "Footloose" approach of banning everything. Congratulated his daughter Harper's hockey team on an undefeated championship in Cincinnati without allowing a goal. |
| 27:04 | President Kayleigh Reid (Brockway briefly chairing) | Moved to send the City Hall permanent ramp project to the Committee of the Whole, saying the fix could make the ramp steeper. McCullough thanked her and offered to help work with the administration on a permanent solution. |
| 49:32 | Carrie Budzinski | Clarified there will be no elected official raises; the draft figure will be corrected. |
| 50:28 | Martha Ptashnik | Added that it is the Local Officers Compensation Commission, not Civil Service, that sets elected officials' pay, and that the error has already been fixed. Invited residents to email budget questions. |
| 51:13 | Brandon McCullough | Had Zilincik repeat the road meeting details and recognized Planning Commission Chair Ian Wilshaw in the audience. |
Roll Call Votes
Times are approximate video timestamps for when each roll call was taken.
Present: President Kayleigh Reid, Vice President Patrick Brockway, Brandon McCullough, Carrie Budzinski, Robin Persiconi and Martha Ptashnik. Absent: Eileen McDonnell.
| Time | Motion | Moved | Supported | Ayes / Nays | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:31 | Approve Sept. 14, 2026 regular meeting minutes | Ptashnik | McCullough | Ayes: Brockway, McCullough, Budzinski, Persiconi, Ptashnik, Reid. Nays: none | PASSED 6–0 |
| 28:36 | Refer City Hall permanent ramp to Committee of the Whole | Reid | Ptashnik | Ayes: McCullough, Budzinski, Persiconi, Ptashnik, Reid, Brockway. Nays: none | PASSED 6–0 |
| 35:14 | Approve consent agenda (Items 1–8) | Budzinski | Persiconi | Ayes: Brockway, McCullough, Budzinski, Persiconi, Ptashnik, Reid. Nays: none | PASSED 6–0 |
| 43:20 | Extend QBS engineering contracts through Nov. 30, 2031 | Persiconi | Budzinski | Ayes: Brockway, McCullough, Budzinski, Persiconi, Ptashnik, Reid. Nays: none | PASSED 6–0 |
| 44:02 | Award Westbrook Drive rear yard drainage contract to Dynamic Underground Group, $84,689.40 | McCullough | Ptashnik | Ayes: Brockway, McCullough, Budzinski, Persiconi, Ptashnik, Reid. Nays: none | PASSED 6–0 |
| 53:05 | Adjourn | Ptashnik | Persiconi | Voice | ADJOURNED |
Upcoming Dates
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. – Public Safety Committee on Flock license-plate reader cameras.
- Monday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. – Law and Education Committee: e-bikes and fence coverings.
- Monday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. – FY 2026-27 budget public hearing, City Hall Auditorium.
- Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6:30–8 p.m. – Citizens Road Advisory Committee, DPW complex, 12973 Farmington Road.
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m. – Budzinski coffee hour, Bennett Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Road.
- Monday, Oct. 12 – Public hearing at 6 p.m. and next regular meeting, when the Sept. 28 minutes will be approved.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28 – Rotary Clubs of Livonia spaghetti dinner, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church.
- Nov. 2–6 – Kiwanis "Fill the Box" returnables drive, Bennett Civic Center Library.
Names and spellings were checked against the meeting packet and city sources. The transcript was auto-generated, so some speaker names and addresses, particularly for audience members, may be imperfect. Trinity Park residents gave addresses on the 14800 block of Middlebelt Road; the complex's listed address is 14866 Middlebelt Road. The first speaker's surname is transcribed "Pocklington" but has been reported as "Pollington" in news coverage of the rent change.