Community Relations Minutes 10-13-2025

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     CITY OF MUSKEGON
             COMMUNITY RELATIONS
                COMMITTEE MEETING
                       October           13, 2025
   MUSKEGON CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
  933 TERRACE STREET, MUSKEGON, MI 49440

                                 MINUTES



The Community Relations Committee Meeting of the City of Muskegon was
held at City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan at 7:20 p.m.,
Monday, October 13, 2025.


ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Ken Johnson, Vice Mayor Rebecca St. Clair, Commissioners
Katrina Kochin, Willie German, Jr., Jay Kilgo, and Rachel Gorman. City
Manager Jonathan Seyferth, and City Clerk Ann Marie Meisch
Absent: Commissioner Destinee Keener


APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    A. Approval of Minutes City Clerk
To approve minutes of the August 11, 2025, Community Relations Committee
Meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the minutes.

Motion by Commissioner Kilgo, second by Commissioner Kochin, to approve
the minutes.

ROLL VOTE:     Ayes: St.Clair, Johnson, Kilgo, German, Gorman, and Kochin
               Nays: None

MOTION PASSES




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NEW BUSINESS
   A. Board Resignations City Clerk
To accept resignations of Steven Frantz from the Housing Code Board of
Appeals and Jay Wallace from the Downtown Development Authority.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To recommend the acceptance of the resignations.

Motion by Mayor Johnson, second by Commissioner Kilgo, to recommend the
acceptance of the resignations of Steven Frantz and Jay Wallace.

ROLL VOTE:   Ayes: Johnson, Kilgo, German, Gorman, Kochin, and $t.Clair
             Nays: None

MOTION PASSES


   B.   Board Appointments City Clerk
To make appointments to various Boards and Committees.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend the approval of the appointments.

Motion by Commissioner Kilgo, second by Commissioner Gorman, to
recommend the appointment of James Curtis to the Downtown Development
Authority/Brownfield Redevelopment Board.

ROLL VOTE:   Ayes: Kilgo, German, Gorman, Kochin, $t.Clair, and Johnson
             Nays: None

MOTION PASSES


Motion by Mayor Johnson, second by Commissioner German, to recommend
the appointment of David England to the Farmers Market Advisory Board.

ROLL VOTE:   Ayes: German, Gorman, Kochin, St.Clair, Johnson, and Kilgo
             Nays: None

MOTION PASSES


    C. Board Updates from Commissioners City Clerk

Housing Board of Appeals cases have not been taken to the Commission.
When HBA makes a recommendation, it needs to go to Commission
immediately. SafeBuilt cannot hold things at their discretion.




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Ribbon cutting event at the brand new Kruse Park Naturescape Playground is
October 15, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.


ADJOURNMENT
The Community Relations Committee Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.



                                     Respectfully Submitted,




                                     Ann Marie Meisch, MMC City Clerk




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