Mostly City Things

Mon Jul 6 14:53:07 EDT 2009

Hello Neighbors, 

I hope you had a good 4th. Here is a list of some things I received in my email. 

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Mulchfest II and Luna Lake -- This Coming Saturday, The 11th of July (Maybe Friday too - I'll find out soon). Once again we are asking for folks to bring wheelbarrows, pitch forks and Shovels to Prospect Park. We are getting another shipment of Mulch for the playground but will probably have enough left over to work on Luna Lake. It is my job to make you feel guilty when you don't help your neighborhood and city (especially if you have kids that use the park) so get to feeling guilty or avoid that guilty feeling by showing up. It is a lot of work but with enough people it goes pretty quickly. If we do have mulch available for Luna Lake and have enough volunteers we could use some weeders and mulch-spreaders there too. 

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Subject: SUMMER TAX BILLS 

The data for the summer tax bill that was recently mailed is incorrect, but the total tax due IS CORRECT. The Assessed value and Taxable value amounts were inadvertently transposed. The number under Taxable Value should be the amount of Assessed Value and vice-versa. However, the total due was calculated based on the correct taxable value. 

The revised tax bills will be corrected and re-printed by our vendor and mailed to all residents at no cost to the City. 

We apologize for any inconvenience caused. 

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CITY OF YPSILANTI 

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

YPSILANTI CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD SPECIAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS STATEGIC BUDGETING FOR EACH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY AS LISTED BELOW. ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT ONE SOUTH HURON STREET, YPSILANTI, MI 48197 : 

DATE: DEPARTMENT(S): 

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 POLICE 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009 FIRE 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 ADMINISTRATION (MANAGER, CLERK, PLANNING, HR, BUILDING, FINANCE) 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 PUBLIC SERVICES 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE, 1 S. HURON STREET, YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN. TELEPHONE: (734) 483-1100. 

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FYI on behalf of Mayor Schreiber: 

July 2009 

Dear Ypsilanti Neighbors and Friends: 

Last year the city of Ypsilanti passed a balanced two-year budget to meet its economic challenges. This year’s budget preserves city staff levels and provides funding for road repair and energy conservation improvements (see tables below), but it doesn’t address the reduction in revenues for the upcoming years due to the sharp economic downturn. 

Property tax revenues are expected to decrease by 8 percent in 2010, another 8 percent in 2011, and another 10 percent in 2012. State statutory revenue sharing (Michigan sales tax revenues distributed to local governments) is in jeopardy as state tax revenues drop. Ypsilanti’s police, fire, road maintenance, and administration expenditures will remain constant or increase as the city’s two highest sources of revenue decline. City council must make hard decisions that will affect the structure and delivery of services for years to come. 

To inform city council and the public of the restructuring options, city staff will make cost-reduction and service-delivery presentations for police, fire, administration, and maintenance services. The dates for the public discussion of options are: 

    • Thursday, July 9 – Police services 
    • Tuesday, August 11 ─ Fire services 
    • Tuesday, September 8 ─ Administration 
    • Tuesday, October 13 ─ Public services (road maintenance, etc.) 

All meetings will start at 7 p.m. in Ypsilanti city council chambers. I encourage everyone to attend these sessions. 

The hard decisions ahead should not overshadow the recent great strides made in the city of Ypsilanti. The SPARK East small-business incubator is training people, J. Neil’s Mongolian Grille and the Keystone Martini Bar are new downtown attractions, the Hope Clinic on Harriet Street is undergoing a $3.2 million renovation, and $850,000 in grants will restart demolition at the Water Street property this year. We must continue development so that Ypsilanti can stay on track as it transforms itself from an industrial city to a city of knowledge, culture, and entertainment. 

Best regards, 

Paul Schreiber 

Mayor, City of Ypsilanti 

Mayor at CityofYpsilanti.com 

734-277-5446 

2009-2010 Budget Year General Fund Revenues 	

Revenue Source 	

Revenue 

(Millions $) 	

Revenue 

(% of Total) 

Property Tax 	

8.9 	

59% 

State Statutory Revenue Sharing (variable) 	

1.6 	

11% 

State Constitutional Revenue Sharing (fixed) 	

1.4 	

9% 

Payments and Grants 	

1.0 	

7% 

Fees for Services 	

0.9 	

6% 

Appropriation from General Fund Balance 	

0.8 	

5% 

State Fire Protection for EMU (Public Act 289) 	

0.3 	

2% 

Total 	

14.9 	

100% 

2009-2010 Budget Year General Fund Expenditures 	

Service Description 	

Expenditure 

(Millions $) 	

Expenditure 

(% of Total) 

Police Field Service and Administration 	

5.2 	

35% 

Fire Field Service and Administration 	

2.8 	

18% 

Retiree Health Care, Capital Improvements, AATA Bus Service Contract, Recreation Facility Utilities 	

2.2 	

15% 

Building Inspection, Finance, City Manager, Planning and Development, Human Resources, City Council 	

1.7 	

11% 

Streetlights, Public Building Maintenance, Parks and Parking Lot Maintenance 	

1.1 	

7% 

Major Street Renovation (new this year) 

Cross Street, Mansfield, College Place 	

0.8 	

5% 

Water Street Bond Payment (new this year) 	

0.5 	

4% 

Legal Services 	

0.4 	

3% 

City Clerk and Elections 	

0.2 	

2% 

Total 	

14.9 	

100% 

City of Ypsilanti 2009-2010 budget available at: http://cityofypsilanti.com/services/fiscal_services/accounting_division/Reports/Budgets/index.html 

Ed Golembiewski 

Deputy City Clerk 

City of Ypsilanti 

egolembiewski at cityofypsilanti.com 

P: (734) 482-9741 F: (734) 487-8742 

Frances McMullan 

City Clerk
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