Grant Fernelius

This Annual Action Plan for the City of Plymouth outlines the city's CDBG program activities for 2026, contributing to its 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan goals. The plan focuses on preserving housing stock, improving housing affordability, providing essential social services, and supporting fair housing. Key initiatives include offering zero-interest deferred loans for housing rehabilitation and first-time homebuyers, providing capital funding for residential public facilities for individuals with disabilities, acquiring property for a community land trust, and funding fair housing implementation. The overall objective is to address the housing and community development needs of the city.

This Energy Action Plan provides a strategic roadmap for the City of Plymouth to advance environmental stewardship through energy conservation and renewable energy for residents, businesses, and municipal facilities. The plan focuses on two main areas: Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and Renewable Energy, supported by fundamental strategies. It aims to achieve a 30% increase in community-wide energy savings by 2030, fostering a thriving community that conserves and utilizes clean and resilient energy to meet future needs and ensure a healthy environment.

The City of Plymouth's strategic themes, adopted in 2023, guide city staff and shape the focus of the city's work beyond day-to-day operations. These themes include reimagining Plymouth City Center to encourage redevelopment that supports commerce, art, recreation, inclusion, and community vitality. Another key theme involves articulating a vision for long-range redevelopment citywide, establishing clear expectations for projects, and partnering with developers to meet desired outcomes, considering impacts on transportation, public safety, and parks, and promoting community vitality through diverse housing options and attention to transit. Environmental stewardship is also a priority, with a focus on reviewing existing initiatives and discussing future policies that proactively support sound environmental practices. Additionally, the city aims to remain a city of choice by offering high-quality, cost-effective, equitable, and inclusive policies and service operations, along with strategic investments in its workforce.

The City of Plymouth's Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029 focuses on housing and community development needs. Key objectives include preserving and creating affordable housing opportunities (both rental and homeownership), promoting education and outreach services, and addressing the needs of underserved populations such as low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Strategies involve providing financial assistance for housing rehabilitation, direct homebuyer assistance, and support for local organizations offering social services and fair housing initiatives. The plan also emphasizes leveraging federal funds with state and local resources to maximize impact.

The City Council meeting included a Plymouth Forum, presentations and public information announcements, and approval of the agenda. Consent agenda items included approval of City Council minutes, disbursements, purchase of a mini pumper engine for fire services, an application for a standalone noise barrier program, a contract for a water treatment plant project, a donation for fire department equipment, street acceptance, designation of an engineer for a project, approval of a final plat and development contract, and a resolution authorizing alcohol for a private event. Other agenda items included a legislative update, public hearings, general business items such as a request to waive a waiting period for a property application, and reports and staff recommendations.