Votes at a glance: Escanaba council approves minutes, QPAD recreation contract, Act 51 additions and street-name changes

The Escanaba City Council recorded and approved several routine and substantive items during its Feb. 5 meeting. Key approved actions:

• Minutes: Council approved the minutes for Dec. 18, 2025 and Jan. 15, 2026 by motion and voice/roll call.

• QPAD Recreation contract: Council approved a contract to update the five-year recreation plan at a cost of $10,600, with payment to be made after July 1, 2026 and included in the draft FY 2026–27 budget. Administration said the current plan expires Dec. 31, 2026.

• Community Foundation unendowed agency fund: Council approved an agreement to establish a City of Escanaba Community Benefit Unendowed Agency Fund with the Community Foundation for Delta County to activate roughly $450,000 in funds for loan-based economic development assistance; the foundation will hold investments and the city will administer loans subject to council approval.

• Act 51 addition: Council approved adding a small gravel cul-de-sac in the Blueberry Ridge subdivision to the Act 51 street system to increase state funding eligibility; staff said inclusion need not precede paving and that future improvements would likely follow a special assessment process.

• Street name changes (Resolution 26-02): Council approved changing Power Plant Road east of Sheridan Road to 21st Avenue North and renaming Ordock Access Road to North 14th Street to regularize naming conventions.

Votes and roll call: The transcript records affirmative roll-call responses and no recorded dissents on these items; specific vote tallies beyond documented affirmative responses were not provided in the minutes-style transcript.

What happens next: Staff will implement the administrative steps associated with each approval (contract processing, foundation agreement finalization, street-map updates and recordation).