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City of Taylor Council Minutes MINUTES The regular meeting of the Taylor City Council was held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the Taylor Municipal Building at 23555 Goddard Road, Taylor, Michigan. Council Chairman Charley Johnson called the meeting to order. Present: Also Present: CCR: #4.161-26 CCR: #4.162-26 CCR: #4.163-26 CCR: #4.164-26 CCR: #4.165-26 CCR: #4.166-26 CCR: #4.167-26 CCR: #4.168-26 Charley Johnson, Christian Armstrong, Chris Clark, Williams Patts, Gerald Thomas, Dan Wallace, Ron Thiede Mayor Woolley, Clerk Bower, Treasurer Dragone Sr., Corporation Counsel Plato, Council Secretary Swain Unanimously to approve Agenda Unanimously carried to approve acceptance of minutes of meeting held 4/7/26 & dispense w/ oral reading Unanimously carried to approve merging Customer Assistance Center w/ Building Department effective 7/1/26 Unanimously carried to amend CCR#6.220-25 for Apollo Fire blanket purchase order increase in authority by $20,000, funded thru General Fund, Fire Depart- Repair & Maintenance Unanimously carried to approve DTA Leatherworks, sole source, to purchase custom leather suspenders for all members as part of their uniform in amount NTE $6,000. Funded thru General Fund-Fire Depart-Uniform account Unanimously carried to approve renewal of Police One Academy Training & Grant Module, thru Lexipol, LLC., for cost NTE $7,610, funded thru General Fund Police Contractual Services Unanimously carried to approve Pentiuk, Couvreur & Kobiljak, P.C., lowest qualified bidder, for Community Development Legal Services, amount NTE $185/hour, & authorize mayor to sign contract. Funded thru Community Development Block Grant account Unanimously carried to approve setting CDBG Public Hearings for 5/526, & 6/16/26, to receive suggestions, proposals, ideas & comments from interested citizens & parties concerning proposed use of Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 5-yr Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2026-2030 & Action Plan for Program Year 2026-2027 CCR: #4.169-26 Roll Call Vote CCR: #4.170-26 CCR: #4.171-26 CCR: #4.172-26 CCR: #4.173-26 CCR: #4.174-26 CCR: #4.175-26 IP; C. Patts CCR: #4.176-26 CCR: #4.177-26 CCR: #4.178-26 CCR: #4.179-26 Motion carried to adopt 2nd reading of Case #26-03 (ZC) - 8715 Telegraph -An ordinance to amend Appendix A of the City of Taylor, Michigan Code of Ordinances, regulating the development & use of land to conditionally rezone parcel #60-027-99-0004-004 of SW 1/4 Section 9, T.3S., R.10E, City of Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan from B-3 (General Business) to I -1 (Light Industrial)(ZC). The property consists of approximately 2.25 acres and is located on the east side of Telegraph Road between Wohlfeil and Mary street AYES: Johnson, Wallace, Clark, Patts, Thiede, Armstrong NAYS: Thomas Unanimously carried to approve MI Custom Signs, low quote, for monument sign at Animal Shelter in amount NTE $46,548. Funded thru Act 179 Capital Outlay Unanimously carried to accepting and signing the attached Grant Agreement between the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the City of Taylor, as detailed in the attached agreement Unanimously carried to approve attached special license application (MLCC) for 2026 Taylor Summer Festival Unanimously carried to approve Kent Communications, Inc., (KCI) low bidder, for printing & mailing of Early Voting notification mailer in amount NTE $3,780, funded thru General Fund, Clerk's Office, Election Supplies Unanimously carried to approve United States Postal Service in amount NTE $12,000 funded thru General Fund, Clerk's Office, Election Supplies Unanimously carried to approve issuance of Solicitor's Permit to Renewal by Andersen for door-to-door solicitation of window & door quotes thru 4/ 21/27 Unanimously carried to approve issuance of Solicitor's Permit to Home Genius Exteriors for door-to-door solicitation of roof inspections thru 4/21/27 Unanimously carried to R&F March 2026 Budget Performance Report Unanimously carried to R&F March 2026 Paid Invoice Report Motion carried to approve to direct Corporation Counsel to draft ballot proposal to amend City of Taylor Charter, Chapter 15, Section 15.2, Section 15.3 & Section 15.4(a). IP; N. Dmitruchina Roll Call Vote AYES: Johnson, Wallace, Clark, Patts, Thomas NAYS: Thiede, Armstrong CCR: #4.180-26 Unanimously carried to approve to direct Corporation Counsel to draft ballot proposal to amend City of Taylor Charter, Chapter 5, Section 5.2 CCR: #4.181-26 Unanimously carried to approve adjournment at 7:24 p.m. _______________________________________ Cynthia A. Bower