Wayne County committee approves intergovernmental park agreements, road projects and equipment purchases in omnibus vote

The Wayne County Committee on Public Services on [date noted in committee materials] approved items 2 through 14 on its agenda in an omnibus motion moved by Commissioner Badu and supported by Commissioner Palomares; the committee chair declared the motion carried.

The omnibus package included intergovernmental agreements, contract amendments, equipment purchases and a personnel appointment (item 13) that the committee approved as part of the same motion. No public comments were offered before adjournment.

Key approvals and summaries:

- Item 1: The committee received and filed the August 2025 report of complaint calls made to the county's call line (receipt; no action required).

- Item 2: Approved a cooperative agreement addendum with Allied Building Service Company of Detroit for construction and installation of a new waterline and for cutting, capping and backfilling an existing waterline to service the parent comfort station in Hines Park (cooperative agreement; details of contract amount not specified in transcript).

- Item 3: Approved Amendment 3 to a professional engineering services contract (DLZ Michigan) for rehabilitation, construction and traffic signal modernization at the intersection of Wayne Road and Ecorse Road in the City of Romulus. Staff said the project was delayed by unforeseen conditions and the contractor is seeking compensation for delay; staff reported traffic is open and the project is in closeout.

- Items 4 and 5: Approved Amendment 1 to a professional services contract with Great Lakes Engineering Group for two separate Sheldon Road bridge replacement designs (bridges over Sciota Drain and the Lower Rouge River in Cairns Township). Staff said additional scope was required to meet Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) submittal requirements tied to funding; amounts were stated as the same for both amendments but exact dollar figures were not detailed in the transcript.

- Item 6: Approved a cooperative agreement with McAlester Machinery Co., Inc., d/b/a Michigan CAT, for the purchase of four Caterpillar wheel loaders and four compactors. Equipment staff said the purchases will allow the county to retire or repurpose older loaders from 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 and that the rollers ordered will include two heavier rollers (CB 13), one CB 10 and one CB 7 finishing roller.

- Item 7: Approved Amendment 1 to a professional services contract with CBA Holdings to continue tire recapping, repair and roadside services on an as-needed basis; staff indicated the contract ceiling is up to $400,000.

- Item 8: Approved Amendment 1 to modify the unit cost for delivery and application of liquid calcium chloride used for dust control on graded gravel roads; staff said the overall amount did not change and the material is applied after grading to firm the surface.

- Items 9 and 10: Approved intergovernmental agreements with Sumter Township for improvements to Benote Park and with the City of Northville for improvements to Ford Field Park West. Staff said these are funded with commissioners' park millage monies.

- Item 11: Approved a three-year intergovernmental agreement (with two five-year renewal options) with the City of Inkster for construction and maintenance of roughly a 4.5-acre greenway trail from Justine Court West to Middlebelt Road along the Lower Rouge River. Planning staff said the city is applying for Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grants and will provide the majority of funding for this phase; the county is providing partial funding.

- Item 12: Approved an intergovernmental agreement with Van Buren Township for improvements to the Van Buren Township Lake House (park millage funding; specifics not given in transcript).

- Item 13: Appointment of Erica Smith as parks division director; approved as part of the omnibus motion (separate article covers the appointment in detail).

- Item 14: Approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Detroit for reconstruction of Hamtramck Drive from Tremblay Street to Joseph Campau. Staff described roughly half a mile of county-owned perimeter road around GM Detroit Hamtramck. The committee was told the project budget for the county segment is approximately $4,200,000, that city-hired designers (Fisebeck) prepared the design for the entire perimeter, and that construction management will be handled by GM Detroit. Construction is planned to start in spring with tentative completion in 2026.

Vote and next steps: Commissioner Badu moved and Commissioner Palomares seconded the omnibus motion covering items 1–14 (item 1 received; items 2–14 approved). The chair indicated the motion carried; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally for each item. No public comments were offered and the committee adjourned.

What was not in the record: Specific contract dollar amounts for several amendments (items 2, 4, 5, 11, 12) were not specified in the committee transcript excerpt. Staff noted MDOT submittal requirements drove additional design scope on bridge work, and project delays and closeout details were discussed for the Romulus intersection project.

The committee will forward approved items to the next Board of Commissioners agenda as required by county procedure.