All right, Reverend Patterson. Can you hear me? Okay, we can't hear you
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Good morning to
all right. Thank you for joining us this morning and the floor is yours to lead us in invocation for this morning.
Amen. Lord, we thank You today we thank you for this opportunity to be in your thank you for kindness, your grace, and your mercy. Oh God now oh god as these officials as these leaders as they meet, we pray to God that everything that will be done today let it be done decently and in order. We thank you God for what you're doing in the city. We thank you for building things up. Oh God, we thank You God that more than anything else, God impact families impact lives with the decisions that are made. In this room we give you glory, honor and praise in Jesus name. Amen.
Amen. Thank you so much, Pastor. Feel free to hang on virtually if you have to jump off we understand. But thank you for blessing us this morning. And you have an amazing day. You too. All right, thank you. The Journal of the session of Tuesday July the 25th will be approved there being no reconsiderations or unfinished business. We will proceed to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee,
one report from I'm sorry, one submitted one memorandum.
The memorandum will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operations standing committee
10 reports from various city departments.
The 10 reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee two reports
from the Office of contract and procurement.
The two reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee.
One report from the legislative policy division one report
will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee.
Same reports from various city departments.
The tena reports will be referred to the public health and safety standing committee. We will now move to the voting action matters under other matters.
There are no answers. Madam
President, under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials in agency. There are no question. All right before we call for public comment, I know constantly wonder how you would like to read and to record a resolution. And if you have not already raised your hand please do so now. We will be cutting off public comment after member Dr. hos. Presentation. Member Durva
Thank you Madam President. And good morning to everyone and to all residents who are even joining us virtually. As you know I chair the disability task force and this week is a great week. Now, personally, this is disability voting rights week. And so we wanted to take the opportunity today to recognize that from the council table, my office is putting forth a resolution for consideration of the entire body to recognize September 11 through the 15th of 2023 as disability voting rights week, I can tell you as a chair of the disability Task Force, it has been a tremendous honor. I have come to learn a lot about issues and barriers and the plight of a lot of our disabled residents. The City of Detroit currently has over 130,000 disabled residents that is a significant percentage of our population here in the city of Detroit. That being said oftentimes although we have great acts like the American Disabilities Act, to put policies in place to ensure fair practices, as well as accessibility for our disabled residents. We have to be mindful and keep in mind that we have a long way to go. One of those barriers that exists often is dealing with voting, which is a right that everyone should have the ability to exercise. And so a lot of discussion has happened through our disability Task Force about what voting rights look like for disabled residents, what accessibility looks like for disabled residents and through the task force. There have been conversations, even with the clerk's office to ensure that we are doing everything possible as a city to ensure access for our disabled residents when it comes time to vote and to make it painless for them to do so. So I will read this resolution into the record and then again, I appreciate you Madam President for allowing that. This is a resolution to recognize September 11 through September 15 As this disability voting rights week, whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, one in four US adults has a disability. And whereas the US Census Bureau estimates 20% of Detroit's population is disabled higher than the statewide average of 13%. And there are roughly 113,000 or more disabled Detroiters who are a voting age and whereas the disability community is diverse and disabilities may affect a person's vision, movement thinking remembering, learning, communicating Hearing, Mental Health and Social relationships. And whereas both Michigan and federal law established requirements for polling places which are meant to ensure that voting process is accessible to disabled voters, and whereas despite legal requirements, surveys of disabled voters in Michigan and across the US consistently identified physical and architectural barriers and polling places, technological barriers with voting systems and attitudinal barriers of barriers from poll workers. And whereas Michigan's largest voting district the city of Detroit has a duty to do everything possible to ensure that polling places are accessible to disabled voters who have the right to cast their votes privately and independent. And whereas the detours clerk's office has made efforts to accommodate accommodate disabled voters such as prioritizing the placement of polling places and buildings that are already ADA accessible and providing the option for curbside voting at polling places. And whereas disability rights activists have recommended further measures to expand voting access, including improved coordination mechanisms between local clerks and the Secretary of State so that the state can allocate appropriate resources clear labeling of assessable pathways at polling places, more training for poll workers on accessibility, and accessible voting booths at all polling locations that allow for private and independent voting. And whereas with the passage of proposal two and 2022, Michigan expanded voter access for all voters by among other things, providing early voting sites, expanding access to absentee voting, and providing ballot boxes across voting jurisdictions for voters to deposit their ballots. And whereas the Detroit cities clerk's office should consider ways to specifically reach out to the disabled community regarding the recent increased access to absentee voting as it is an effective and reasonably affordable method of accommodating many disabled voters. And whereas disability voting rights week is a time to recognize and protect the rights of people with disabilities to fully participate in the democratic process equally alongside non disabled people. Now therefore, be it resolved at the Detroit City Council hereby recognizes September 11 through 15th 2023 as disability voting rights week is passed through our committee, and I appreciate it again the time Madam President, and for all our disabled residents listening today and members of the disability Task Force thank you for your advocacy and helping to push the issues forward here in our city of Detroit to ensure that all of our residents have access. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you, thank you so much. Member Dora Hoff for that and looking forward to supporting that resolution when it comes before us next week, Tuesday for four vote but thank you for reading that into the record. And we will not cut off public comment and we will proceed to our general public comment and we will start with residents who have joined us in person everyone will have two minutes for public comment. KENNETH Holloway follow by Malik Shelton. Followed by Charles miles. Mr. Holloway just make sure your microphone is on. There you go. Good
morning. Good morning city cops. Down here. I took a break for a while to see if anything change over in my community, which had happened. father's birthday and just the fumes. The fumes is terrible still over there called ego yesterday. The guy came out and talk with me. They want to put sidewalk build sidewalk which we don't need over there, but they don't want to give us no money, you know to insulate our home from the fumes and which duck can lie to to us like he was going to take care of the homes over there that he can find for a home next door to me guy come out yesterday looking at an estimate about it because he was introgression shares on the market for $5,000 It's gonna take $50,000 to fix that house. So what they doing it land bank or whoever owns it is trying to sell the house what you need to be torn down. They wasted a lot of tracks dollar money, building buildings downtown with bonds and stuff they use not tax dollar for bonds and stuff, but they want to take care of us in the community, which we pay in taxes, and they said that we have to keep going through this. I don't want to stand you know, doesn't know what you know, he's not doing enough for the community. He's smiling for the camera, but he's not doing enough. You know, we need a new man for that. Because he's not funny. He's a billionaire, millionaire and billionaire. And it's sad that we have to go through that with him. You know he's not gonna do nothing for you to close up school unit closed down. So library and you expect families to move here. When I mean we live in a community we don't live downtown building going up for $4,000 rent, who can afford that the average person working can't afford that. The average person is on low income can't afford that I was purchasing on disability. Can't afford that. It's sad that it's like that. I went up to the minutiae mansion. He has some for the district for heat wave plenty of cases but I didn't take a picture with him because he ain't doing that.
Thank you so much Mr. Holloway for coming down and I know I remember Johnson is working with you. We also are going to have to Lynch has come before the council as a whole we were waiting for them to install the new piece of equipment that they were hoping would help improve some of the odors, which from the last report that I saw has not been working too well. So I was a little bit disappointed when I saw that as well in the paper. So they will be down. We're working with them and we will work with them Johnson's office as well to make sure schedule for them to come do a presentation update on where they are with trying to mitigate some of the concerns of community. Thank you so much. Mr. Shelton?
Yes, good morning. I'm here God who again, because it's come to my attention that we had dug into this. CFO has issued a unlimited tax obligation bond back in July. Why he would do that. It was good for the investors because the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in July. Two extended ahead raised them in 20 years. That's good for the bond investors but it's bad for the residents and taxpayers we have to pay day by day. Also, you all have a document that I wrote, maybe some of the reasons why he should have took that UT geo bond to y'all. I haven't heard that he did. So I have to say that he did not I don't see any resolution that y'all approved bond resolution. But that $25 million 2023 Series C unlimited tax obligation by that once his issue which he did back in July. It's been an issue. Once that unlimited tax obligation bond is issued, they can raise property taxes to an unlimited extent, as long as the increases tied to paying back the bond. And so there's various reasons Dugan has a history of using capital improvement infrastructure bonds, tax exempt, that's what that was, and spending the proceeds on whatever the hell he wants to spend it on. That he did with that question the FCA by $35 million of unlimited tax and litigation bond and he spent to expand a multibillion dollar corporation extensively. You're going to be the first ones to be interviewed for the jobs. Black folks don't have the jobs. Black residents don't have the jobs just like it has in sight. I've been over there several times. I don't see any black workers over here. We're gonna have some say. So again, I have that document. I hope you look at it and I hope you ask questions when the CFO has come before you ask him some questions about this. Thank you Well,
Michael as followed by Ronald Foster,
are y'all doing City Council? I'm down here on a situation of the zoning process in the city of Detroit. Can you hear me? Yeah, I'm down here trying to get the zoning situation approved in the city. I was told yesterday. I was they closed down three of my properties that put all the permits at the very beginning since 2017. And then it came to my attention yesterday that um, we don't have no records of this property since 1948 or 1968. They gave me these ridiculous numbers. And I'm like, you weren't even born in 1948. You weren't even born in 1968. But they still zoning people property in the city of Detroit as residential, I mean commercial properties as residential and office space Northland close down east land close down. Is no resume is no residential is no, retail is no nothing that you can expect that a little bitty build they can do if Northland and East land or none of these places can make a cape Mark Sears Amazon done took all the businesses from even don't companies, but the point I have is I did everything they asked me to do they still close me down. Then it was told to me that I didn't get the partitions. I want the neighborhoods tried to get the partitions. People kicked me off the porch told me they killed his home alone on a rings and I think it should be a better procedures then given the business owner of petitions to go out and get signed. Now, if they knew me like the city council person or mayor knock on somebody's door. Oh, the mayor at my house. I'll talk to you but a blind man walking the tour and knocking on someone's door. They don't let you I want to say that the only legit witness. Oh Joe, when does that go Don't open the door. So how they open the door for a black person. They think and I'm gonna do something. So I'm asking city council as a whole to change.
All right, thank you, sir. And I'm not sure where your property is located. Do you want to share that want to make sure if you don't want to share on one line, do you? You have three of them. Okay, so we'll get with you. Just to make sure that we can help you while you're here. And then if it's not in district five, we will connect you with your council member as well. To see how we can support you. Okay, thank you so much. Ronald Foster.
Good morning. This wanted to come up and say I appreciate the progress that's been done thus far, the projection and trying to get equality for Muni as a whole. We will say we have a long way to go. It's going to take a lot more transparency than that has been given to us for as far as the disability task for us. I'm very happy with that. One of the things I did want to ask and maybe consider is that education be included in it or lack thereof. As stated on the minutes and town hall meeting last night, one of the citizens stood up and stated that she felt like she needed a lawyer to understand what we're going to ballots there. So education is important when it comes down to voting people has to be able to understand what they're reading what they're voting for, and it needs to be determined and deemed as a disability. The other thing is I just like to encourage council people do not allow you ambition to blur your purpose. Your purpose is to hold allegiance to the community. Regardless of what you want to do personally. Keep that in mind at the forefront, I suppose to come down here quite frequently. I have a lot of opinions and suggestions to offer but all of your committees seem to be filled with loyalists or whatever else. So I asked you guys have some transparency about yourselves. If you value your community and what they say show it and other than that continue, just do what you're doing the positive that you're doing weed out the bad and I appreciate everything thus far. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Foster, John, love in the clerk window member Young has joined us
I just came down here to give you a little update on what Elon is doing because if people were acting like dumb kids and just letting them do whatever he wants to do to the city of Detroit, and that's unacceptable. Oh, what do we have here? 48 Adams right on Grand Circus Park. Oh, that's 2005 You can't even fix this building. Oh wait. We have another one here. Oh, we're gonna have housing for the hockey rink on Cass and Henry. Oh, they did something. They boarded up the windows. This was a commitment in the contract. But we don't want to get confused because we're helping illage forget the people. You're acting like kids on this thing. Oh, then the latest one is the ballpark Plaza. That's a real beauty. The problem is illage doesn't own the property. The city doesn't own the property. It's owned by this city in the Wayne County Stadium authority. They haven't had any meetings to give it to him. Somebody in there has a brain evidently and doesn't want to turn this over. It's going to be a nightmare of building that in the positive front of the ballpark. Nobody can get in traffic is going to be awful on Woodward. It's dumb. And that's how we're working. We're on top of this stuff. Oh, what about the did you know that they have an obligation to give 50,000 tickets to children of low income families in their signed agreement? Oh, you've seen those tickets passed out? You had them and pass them out to children low income families, haven't you? Oh, you don't know about that? Well is in their contract. But it's allege we just give him anything he wants. Because we're just council people. We're working for the people know that. You kind of missed the boat on that one. And they have a chance to see the $1 billion ballplayer in Cabrera.
All right. Thank you, Mr. La. Charles miles.
People that Alex.
All right. Thank you
Hi, my name is Charles miles. I'm here again and nothing has been done. For me. This is like eight years of stress. I've turned into documents. sure everybody should know. Talk to pretty much everybody's for your hair that said they can help I got none instead of getting harass now they attack me with you know like bills would they call it when they say you left and trash out or something like that they give you a ticket blight. Graffiti, there's no graffiti. I'm keep getting all these bills. So what's going on? I'm trying to figure out what's going on and you smell nice some answers. Eight years. Man coming out here. I paid the bill. Eight years ago. I'm still receiving bill saying that I owe money that's been paid eight years ago. What are we gonna do? Get any help here that I'm wasting my time I broke my paying for parking. So I'm gonna joke. What's going on? No answers.
I'm letting you finish your time. Well, thank you. I'm
here. Okay.
Thank you, Mr. Miles. I know remember Dr. Hall had Mr. Miles Did you want Did you want a response? Your council member who has been working with you would like to respond. But thanks, Councilmember Doha
Thank you, madam. Yolanda. Raise your hand. You're supposed to have a meeting with Mr. Dowell downstairs today, Mr. Miles. So so right now. So So, Mr. Don? Well, we all know from counsel who works to help folks stay in their homes. Is Waiting on you downstairs. Yolanda is right here. And so I hope that many times I will Yolanda will brief me after you meet with Mr. Dowell, who has been working on solutions to help get your issue resolved without going into the specifics of your issue. It is a very complex issue relative to your property taxes, which we don't talk about publicly. But we will follow up with you after your meeting with Mr. Dowell as well because we've been trying to get you the assistance that you need, even through the county which we've connected to true with some of those problems involve the county. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member Doha. Mr. Ford. Yeah, so
I'm a little sad this morning. And I'm sad basically, because the last time I was here, I gave you around 50 letters from the community about the real light and drag racing. And I was asked, where's this happening? What was happening? Oh, it's not just happening in one place, and also want it to give you some information to what's going on in other cities, and they'd handle it in this situation. You're not going to be able to handle it without some info from other places. I just wanted someone to give me a call. And let me talk to you and tell you what maybe you might want to track. children at risk babies at risk your wrist yourself, Could someone please just give me a call. Give me five minutes, two and a half minutes. Just to tell you what maybe you may track. My phone number is 586-918-3061 I'm gonna be sitting back in my seat. Someone, please contact me and just let me tell you that's all I need is five minutes. Please do that. Also, we're going to have a rally at Kennedy recreation center this Thursday. The people in the community about this problem, please. Would you just listen? All I asked is five minutes. All I asked is five minutes it may rectify some of this going on is happening everywhere. And we're not approaching it right. Please give me five minutes. God bless everybody. I'm not gonna be mad or anything. That's not me. But please give me five minutes. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Mr. Ford.
Bob karmic.
My name is Bob karmic. Good morning Council. I've been coming here since 2008. There's only three times as somebody said they would help me. That was Gabe Leland, in 2016. Scott Benson in 2016 and Johnson seven months ago. In that committee of planning development, Scott baesman said he had people there to help me 30 days later, and Gabe Leland said the same thing. 30 days later, they sold the property out from under me with breach without bringing me back. I asked for investigation on this. There is no lawsuit on it. Miss Johnson says she would investigate. I haven't heard nothing back in seven months. These poor people come here continuously and continuously continuously. Get help. They pay for parking. They need help. It ain't hard to help one person at a time. And not only that, you should be looking up and listening to care about what they say and Benson when looking at your phone these people tax dollars paid for you to be their situation Shana Kathy was in court yesterday. She is the whistleblower of make a date. She got fired because she went to Ohio G the city twit law department lied to the judge yesterday. This girl got fired for telling the OIG the truth. I've been through IG, though he ain't done nothing for anybody. I videoed her put her on TV for she would invest in a make a date. And he put it on TV. She had to do investigation, but she didn't do a thorough investigation. She didn't find out that Dugan was given his girlfriend money and grant money that's a crime. Then they erase the emails that's obstruction of justice data. Nestle's campaign was run by Mike Doug, Michigan one Democratic Party. She had a conflict she should stood aside just like she should afford her birth with Kim worthy humor. There should be investigation on that
All right. Thank you. Thank you, Sandy Daraa.
I just want to talk a little bit about the Constitution when I was a kid. I thought it was pretty straightforward until I listened to it in law school after I audited the class. So that thing is still okay. Yeah, maybe your sound is too low for this because I'm pretty close to the mic, but All right, so can you hear me okay? Yes, we can hear it right start over. We can hear you as well. It's important that I want to be cut short. Anyway, I would like you to start at a minute after I start speaking like you did for a young guy before me. But anyhow, the Constitution in the state that section it's Article Nine section 10 and 11. Are that state education fun to support so that we have a minimum level so we don't allow our students so far below financially for student not sure exactly what it is right now. That probably over $1,000. So if, at the end of that it says Now if you go and the next election, you vote for lesser millage, so you can get free welfare from the rest of the state taxpayers, then you don't qualify for this state aid. And so that's in Section 11. And then section Chen, is about how that sales tax. Everything over 4% supposed to go to education and I think 15% or something like that of the 4% goes to education. So when you start passing laws, you're not passing but you're you're representing and when you do the projects, the Brownfield that state legislature passed, I think is unconstitutional, simply because of all that and also because my basic right when I go and vote millage to add to my property tax which could put me in foreclosure and increase my taxes. Just support schools. I want it to go to schools and I don't think so.
Thank you, Miss Daraa Ms. Dara, that's your time. Thank you. Miss Daraa Thank you. Ms. Dara. you
thank you so much. Miss Dora. That's your time. Thank you Miss Dora. is really right. Riley here. We'll be right she's not okay. Mr. Crowley, and then that will be our last in person. Public comment.
I echo the sentiments of sidai. What she just said what Malik Stokes has just said, especially what Robert Carmack just said and your gait is lawyer Fink $5 million contract yesterday he was in the courtroom. Elders courtroom pulling legal maneuvers. In regards to miss Kennedy I was sat there and a witness it picked the jury dismissed the jury because she was in bankruptcy. Some nice, slick, slick though it was good. It was cold as it went through Callaway you hear me talking to you, Fred door haws up now. We get made. If you ain't appeal, we got to collect signatures on a 17 start on you. Scott, you already know you underway man. We're getting ready to wrap up the effort get both 1942 signatures put you want to recall when you gonna be on rica Callaway you up next after there and then we're gonna run it down the line to everybody. We got absentee ballot fraud happening here in the city. Mayor Sheffield your election commission I told you two confirmed cases now district three district to your said none about it. Nobody wants to talk about that your $35 million loan. No other municipal bonds no other public notices. And now we get absentee ballot fraud and you're still sit up there looking at your zombies. Well the people need to come together in a union because every elected official you got Willie build over the on the board of police commissioners violating the city charter three times in two minutes on a recording. Oh you're hurting, but y'all ain't done nothing about it. But if people got something they can do about it we can record all your every elected official and afford it's on the board of police commissioner's disappointing. We got to record Duggan, the mayor to get rid of down now they had covered up the whole murder of Tanisha Coleman it's in the hands of state police lini what what she wrote you're standing in the way you're gonna have to get out the way Are y'all because he deserved the game. But she asked
time that's your time. Your time. We also have been joined by Member Santiago Rivera, sorry about that. She has been here for quite some time. And if we can now move to our online public comment please.
Morning, Madam President. We have 15 callers who raise their hand on Zoom before you put off public comment.
The first caller is Joyce e Jennings.
All right, good morning.
Good morning, everyone.
How are you today? I'm coming to address some concerns that I have brought to city council before and a newer concern. I came before City Council in 2018 September of 2018 to acknowledge that I was sexually assaulted in my home by a contractor who had come to do work that in 2011 the city of Detroit had paid another contractor 660 $8,000 through the minor home repair program, and the contractor new never did the work. I never would have caught needed to call the contractor in 2014 who sexually assaulted me in my home. I formerly served as the violence prevention coordinator with Herman Kiefer. Before going to work for the mayor's office. A representative from sex crimes, told me that she knows I would formally work for the city and they needed help because their boss Sergeant Ward whose name is Robert board would intimidate women. I was not the only woman sexually assaulted in their home or place of being a person doing business by Warren Antoine Crockett, who is or was Judge Crocketts Branson and his father worked in internal affairs. Mary Sheffield, when you were running for office, the second time you came to a home where my mother prayed for you where we were living on Grand Boulevard in an apartment or a townhome, owned by Messiah house. I never would have had to be in that townhome if the work had been done on my home. The same week that you ran for office. My mother was not able to vote because she died. Eight days after my mother died I received a letter from the city of Detroit acknowledging there was a carbon monoxide leak from a hot water tank that was installed and never sealed and Messiah housing did not even have a certificate of occupancy in 14 years to even rent any of the properties that they own.
All right, so sorry to hear the situation I slightly recall who you are and if you could possibly just reach out to our office so we can have all of your contact information because I don't have yours. The number is area code 313-224-4505 or you can email us as well at council member Sheffield at Detroit mi.gov so that we can work with you offline to address some of the concerns that you raised but thank you for calling you. All right, our next caller please.
next caller is Miko a Williams. Yes. Hi, good morning Council dinamico Williams from hydrate Detroit. I wanted to give an update about the water shut off situation. After the subcommittee last week in the Detroit water and sewage department Customer Service Committee. We saw the results of the water shut offs that is 60,000 homes slated to be shut off. They're going after the rich and the fabulous those that are partying floods, eating at Jalen Sanders or the sugar factory downtown going to these concerts and shows them they're not paying their water bill or those that have. We also know that there are some homes that are not doing so well from COVID may have medical issues. I just saved a home that had a $5,000 water bill and it was from a grandmother who got sick and had heart problems through the two years and she was hit with COVID It is a dire situation. When you look at the heat map, you will see in the areas of districts where the most shut offs could be or where the heat map is and it is very important to know council members that your district managers and your staff should be working very hard to make sure that people are informed that there are resources and help out here. As I said before with the mayor's comment the other week. We just going to have to keep working towards legislation to implement the Joanne Watson water affordability plan. That is the real plan that will save the city money and save the city time and eliminate this situation permanently. I'm going to continue to work hard as much as I can with all of you. But we're going to have to come together on this all of us in the city of Detroit are going to have to come together to fight like hell for our water rights whose water our water and we're going to have to fix the water situation anyway we can and we can continue to do that today. Thank you so much for taking my comment. Have a great day.
All right, you too. Thank you. The next caller is property tax reform first. Good morning. Can you hear me everybody? Yes, we can loud and clear.
Good morning. Thank you so much for the two minutes. With this to hear on me at I was at the the press conference the mayor had regarding the flat tax and I want to let the public and everyone knows that this flat tax gives the illusions of a savings. There is no savings. We've been hoodwinked and bamboozled it's no savings at all. If you're constantly being over tax if you're over tax, and then they give you 17% off the overtax. Then you're being you're being bamboozled. Now we're being overtaxed and you have given me 17% off of the all of the illegal overtax, you got to stop the illegal overtax first mantium You gonna give me a savings of 17%? My comment next is to Mr. Young. I was at that, a press conference, where and I told him that during the disaster of 2021 June 26, my mom's house was affected. By but cuz I didn't own it. I would not be able to get famous help or nobody else's help. Mr. Yang told me if I did, I criticized him in public comment, and so he hasn't and will not be helping me get help with my housing issues, or even get repairs for my home. I hope none of you, counsel people are so shallow that you would not help us citizens because you don't like being criticized. When I was growing up, when a young person was cutting up around the corner, the neighbors would chastise that kid, Mama, and I wasn't there. But the other Mama was well I know the mama Mr. Young, and mama say knock you out. You shouldn't do that to us citizens. I pay you I pay your salary this is my tax money. Not know.
Thank you so much. Councilmember Young.
Thank you, Madam President. listen in. I said this when we talked last time. If you also bill, a you need to help from me all you have to do is call 31322442483132244248 That's 313224424 a call me and we could go from there. Thank you very much. Thank you members.
Thank you remember Yeah.
The next caller is Steven hollering.
Can I be heard? Yes, you can. Okay, so
I'm going to start this which I think is one of the biggest human rights issues. One of the most horrible things I've ever seen in labor is the bus drivers. they're still making 15 an hour The buses are late. I had a couple friends who were, you know, waited about the say two bosses didn't show up and you know, they had to take a taxi do that. Want to know that? You know, Mike, the mayor, you know, from a business perspective, I like my dog and what he's done with small businesses and stuff, but from a transit perspective and as a transit activist, he's been doing a lousy job with transit, you know, better than they paid but still doing a lousy job. And, you know, I don't know whose idea it was the start the drivers pay at only 15 an hour. It should be at least one two an hour. I know. I wish it could be 28 or 30. But I'm sure that's not realistic as our system is a lot larger than Ann Arbor. But still, I mean, this problem is it's not that hard. And, you know, I really believe this is probably the most pro transit Council of all the previous and next time I say, I was just so disgusted last week when our regular public commenter with the initials J. W. Joanne Waldwick. Told the council to go to a bar right white nationalists website Gateway Pundit to learn about voter fraud. in Muskegon. I just thought that was so disgusting. I mean, you know, and just all together, public comment has gotten on it. And you know, in Miami and LA, you know, people went here assaulted the council like they do they will be thrown right back. Right. Thank you.
Councilmember Young. Gosh, I'm sorry. I also forgot to mention that we had already helped. We had already helped you previously talked to the previous caller. Um, she already received $21,000 HRD for repairs on our home which was $6,000 over the cap to miss Ahmad, excuse me, and then receive an additional $6,000 for community health care, as it's all digital issues. So I just want to say we have helped you and I look forward to helping you in the future. Please call me again, if we want 3224424. We can continue that correspondence and I can continue that assistance. But I just want to make that clear as well. So we already told you to pass it look forward to help you further
in the future. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you remember you in. The next caller is William M. Davis. Good morning. Can I be heard?
Yes, you can. Okay, I'd like to start off by saying as it relates to I'm a precinct delicate for precinct 410 during the pandemic iboating location was moved from a half mile from McKenzie to Samson Weber. I think it's well time to move back. So people should not in my precinct have to go over three miles to go vote. Many of the people in my district are elderly or handicapped or have some disabilities. But yet, you know, it seems like we've been penalized because we are a high voting district. You know, so I hope somebody can do something about that. You know, cuz I'm Danny Webb it seems to be half deaf ears when we bring it up to her. Also separately, I would like to know why is it that the city of Detroit when I worked with him for 34 years, it was a fireable offense to do give somebody instructions to delete emails. You know, it seems like now that is a new culture where you know, y'all come down on whistleblowers, you know, by doing that guy encouraged police officers to see wrongdoing not to say anything. Guy should be encouraging whistleblowers you should be encouraging people if they see something No, something's wrong, you should be encouraging the elimination and reduction of corruption in the city. You know, it seems like in the past 10 years, corruption has jumped, you know, more questionable practices happen every day. And you know, action is needed. And the City Church should not be spending millions of dollars. You know, the FBI the whistleblower, thank you. Right, thank you.
The next caller is
Colin user one
all right. Caller user one Good morning.
Can you hear me?
Yes, we can. Good morning. Good morning, Madam President. I have two questions to ask. When did it become a policy in the city of Detroit when you are disabled? That you are told that you cannot come in with your walker? A scooter or wheelchair and that it has to be left in the front of the store? If you need to shop within your dollar trees and need to know why doesn't the city do something to protect those that are disabled? From having to go through that with quite a few of your businesses throughout the city of Detroit is the first question. The next question I need to know Council. President Xi I feel when did you consider making a law to stop businesses from locking customers inside of their business like the individuals that were locked in the gas station that lost their lives? Did you all ever pass a resolution to make it illegal to keep a business lacking customers and
let you finish your
time to shine and I'll respond. And finally, I'd also like to know when will you start making this holding DDOT accountable for now this school is back in there on the Dexter bus line. Making students have to wait two and three hours just to get home. That is becoming dangerous.
All right. Thank you, Michelle, and we are working president pro Tim's office in my office are working on that ordinance. Still just trying to make sure that it does what we are intending it to do and so we are actively working on that. And I still have the questions that you submitted to us that we're working on as it relates to not allowing people with disabilities into various locations throughout the city. We are looking into that as well. So we will follow up with you Miss Shay. And thank you so much for calling in. And
councilmember young you would like to respond as well. Thank you, Mayor because I don't want to respond to miss Shay. I'm supposed to respond to Mr. Davis. I'm gonna make it really quick. I'm sorry, I didn't do it earlier. But I just wants to congratulate the Mr. Davis on receiving the $22.9 million received from the governor for the General Services pensions for the city of Detroit. So I just want to say again, congratulations to Mr. Davis and all the work they've done Detroit retirees are receiving the $22.9 million from the governor for the governor in the state of Michigan for the General Services pensions. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you so much, remember Yeah. All right. Our next caller. The next caller is Carol Hughes
this morning, good morning, honorable body and through the chair. May I be heard? Yes, ma'am. A lot has been said today and much of it. centers around misappropriation of the funding that comes to the city 17 That 12 is a legal representation for a former police chief that ran for governor. I'm not sure why they would need my tax dollars to his legal representation but that that that case also includes the mayor. It also includes another party and the city of Detroit. I would like to do a deep dive on what this legal representation is. All about for this lawsuit. And why indemnification is added. The mayor is involved. Chief Craig, the former chief Craig retired is involved. Why would the city of Detroit offer legal representation indemnification for this case? I also would like to draw your attention to 16 that five well 16.2 through 16.5 which is interesting and their pilot programs in lieu of taxes and they seem to be having some other kinds of title now and they have a legal description they say and unit configuration change and it's not brought before the people. I'm not sure where these pilot programs are coming from. But I absolutely need to see who's getting these payment in lieu of taxes because this is taking away from the general fund. You've heard many people speak today about corruption. Please counsel, the warned that providing the the avenue for these people to continue to operate in this and this corrupt manner will also lead you somewhere where you don't want to go as
well. Thank you
the next caller is Marguerite Maddox Scarlett All right, good. Morning Miss Maddox. Um
so some enough about this month is this month is a good month
not certain the month
calendar and lie not like we oh, we need a van the city and I'm the Chevy drive. Were they looking to pipe in and the AG is good. Run down then, then people driving up on the sidewalk. People walking, working and there's people that are vertically
so really do something about Google's market ADV to make sure that nobody get hurt. And about you a winner the merge should everybody say concern should be our number. Already. Again. Thank you. Thank
you Miss Maddox. The next caller is Betty a Varner. Morning to all i This is Betty a Barner again here advocate for my community. I'm very excited about the work or I don't want to say new development but we are going to be able to have a streetscape as they call them on our pink a corridor from Finkelman living noise to think of NY Omi. I had a black club meeting Saturday on the night and the people who attended that meeting. Were very excited about the news because there has been decades has passed and there has been nothing, no major product projects done in our neighborhood slash community. At that meeting, we had a pastor who has joined our black club. We have a young lady who has purchased power of the F D stalla. A business well if that's the building, it was the FT Stella a business and she has purchase power, that deal team and she has joined our black club and we are working with the businesses to get them involved and what we are doing the majority of our members are seniors. And I continue to need to say this because it is not easy for us to do the work that we are doing. The majority of us have health issues and challenges. My oldest member is 91. And she continues to come to black club meetings. And I say that just to say this is the type of dedication that we have and asking the council to please support Alright, thank you so much Miss Varner. The next caller is Renard Munch Lansky.
Good morning Madam President and council can I be hurt as
you can. Okay, good morning members and members of the public My name is Renee miszewski. I'm an organizer with Detroit people's platform and also a resident in District Six. I was just curious about the several petitions that were placed in front of this body to speak about it 375 This is a really important development project despoil to change. district five in the area of the city of Detroit where I 375 is going to be turned into a regular Boulevard. I'm just not hearing anything from this body or any sort of like hearing about that project from the state or other officials to this party to talk about how this will impact Detroiters. I know this has the potential to impact over 100,000 rides over an area based on this 60 That routes that traverse through that area and without a plan to reroute the buses or any sort of communication to the public I find really uncomfortable. One of the petitions been submitted to you from Laney Hansberry who was actually historically was the city planner for the city of Detroit and is also a black historicist, who, you know, are taking care of the black historical sites across the city of Detroit. Given the historical question behind this, behind black bottom and Paradise Valley being destroyed for this highway, it behooves this council to really start to be more vocal about this is 375 project. So we're not just getting another Boulevard with fast traffic going through our city, but there are some meaningful and real conversations and policies and investment for black businesses and housing that is truly affordable for people with lower incomes as well. So I just asked somebody to look into this project, have a hearing and some sort of public hearing about this. So folks to know a
comment about this project. Alright, thank you for now, I just wanted to mention that they do have advisory and community meetings monthly. The next one that will be taking place will be Monday the 18th and that will be at the Horatio Williams Foundation, which is on Antietam Avenue, in district five at 3pm. If you want that information runner, we can send it to you but they do have monthly government advisory meetings and also community stakeholder meetings that kind of rotate throughout that area where the plan I 375 project will be. And then also in my memory ports. I was also going to mention that we also will be having the I 375 update before council as well too. So stay tuned for that. Thank you for calling in. All right, our next caller please. The next caller is phone number ending in 124. Morning caller 124.
Yes, good morning. It is like absolutely heartbreaking that Mr. Halliwell has come down once again, begging for the fumes from this Volantis plant to be addressed and that they got all this public money The Detroit News reported on July 26 of this year still anfis Post record 12 point 1 billion net profit and first half of 2023 I'll repeat 12 point 1 billion net profit in first half of 2023 So it seems to me that the government here could talk to that company and say you cannot treat our residents this way if you truly care about our residents. Next, I would like to say I agree that it appears this land value tax plan. It's another bamboozle project, it appears and it isn't in writing. It is not completely in writing in terms of the bill in the state legislature. It is not written yet. And folks the devils in the detail and why hasn't where's the priorities here of fixing the past over taxation first. That should be a red flag to everyone. Also, at least when the city tries to talk about this proposal, even though it is actually in final writing is as a bill. At least the city admits that the NE Z's have created inequity among Detroit neighborhoods. So that why not fix that in the first place. And we need to separate stormwater from sewer water if we get all this infrastructure money. I was a dumb manager no sidewalk contractor cracked my sidewalk, no response. And Mr. Herring has a very bizarre obsession with me. White Nationalist paper. Why don't you check out the hood is waking up in Gateway Pundit. The hood is waking up there. So white nationalists. Why do they have black people on and defend or interview somebody's name here? Right Thank you. The next caller is Briggs.
Good morning breaks are you there are number one funny? Alright, you sound far away. Briggs if you could talk into your microphone please.
There you go. Hello. Hello. Yes.
Okay. I was referred to this meeting by Mr. Cunningham. Also, he told me to give you a thanks, Councilwoman for actually riding the buses and seeing some of the difficulties that we citizens go through. Two things I noticed that there are new job workers being trained but the system is still failing us. The bus system is not showing up on time in a timely manner. It's about to befall and we're going to need the buses to be on time for work and to get to various places school is back in and things such as that. Nature. Also, I've noticed a disrespect with a lot of bus drivers towards the homeless community. Who, who sometimes majority of time does have a fear but are asked not to get on a bus maybe because of some of the properties that they hold in their hand. And they're being disrespected. These are very people that are our family members. There are our Detroit as themselves. We don't I'm not being paid or anything nor Mr. Cunningham to make these comments and address them because this is our city. I'm in now that will conclude
what I have to say Councilwoman like alright, sir,
thank you for calling me.
No problem. Have a good one, y'all. You too.
The last caller who raised their hand before you cut off public comment is coming him
Alright, Mr. Cunningham. Good morning. Go Good morning. Council President How you doing? Good.
How are you? Surviving and grateful. I thank everybody for their prayers. My mom is starting to get a little tumultuous my sister was in the hospital. She has two cute kids and my mom was in nursing home. What is probably all my always will be her legs on word, but she wasn't eating. And by any means necessary. I bring her fast food pretty much every day if I can afford it. But keep her in your prayers in your prayers everybody under the sound of my voice. She was a 30 year registered nurse for Wayne County Community College to raise four children without child support. She never talked bad about my father and she just kept on fighting
the fight of faith.
When she lost her husband and her son within the same week, she never cried. She said that she rejoice because she knew that she witnessed to them and they would see each other in heaven. My mother is a very strong woman. That's why I'm so loyal to her. My ally, and all she can do is pray for me now. But the fervent effectual prayers of the righteous availeth much so I'm ready. 1344491143134449114 and on Facebook forced subservience, Cunningham for subservience. Cunningham. I want you to see the stuff that's on the page. Almost 4000 people seeing the City Council President get on Detroit Department of Transportation coaches with a ride along. I think that's pretty much the most I've ever had somebody look at a video that's on my page. Also Councilman Scott Benton the ombudsman's office, Miss Wesley, and excetera I'm asking you to everybody get on the bus cold is coming after 7pm On the weekends, on the normal weekdays and on the weekends. The buses are and is worse. Whatever time you get on the bus. Don't be uppity. Don't be assiduity X questions are the people that ride the bus. They'll give you the truth.
Thank you so much. Right Thank you Mr. Cunningham. And that will conclude our public comment for this morning. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come down and those who called in virtually We will now go back to our agenda understanding committee reports for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee from the Office of
contracting and procurements. Madam President, there's one contract vote today from the budget finance notice and committee. It is contract number 6003729. A 312 percent city funding amendment number three to provide an extension of time for disaster recovery and management services contractors guide house Inc, total contract amount $6,288,790 And this contract is for Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Councilmember DeHart resolution line item
16.1.
Councilmember Doha? Thank you, Madam President Move for approval for line item
16.1. motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections
that resolution will be approved request a waiver for line item 16.1.
Madam president right away for has been requested, Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
office of the assessor councilmember Darryl Hall for resolutions number 16.2 to
16.5.
Councilmember Dubois Thank you Madam President, line item 16.1 Or sorry 16.2 through 16.5, our pilot for livid limited dividend Housing Association, LLC payment in lieu of taxes for the no skill development company and the assessments division, which are requesting changes to the legal description the unit configuration, there are four different ones move for discussion, brief discussion from line item 16.2
through 16.5.
All right discussion Thank you, Madam President. Through conversations with your I understand that a postponement has been requested for these to allow, madam president to have further conversation with the developer as well. And if I can, Madam President like to make a motion to postpone line items 16.2 through
16.5 For one week, any objections to postponing for one week? Hearing no objections that action will be taken. And thank you, Councilmember Hall. Thank you, Madam President. From the office of the city clerk
City Planning Commission, Councilmember Gerhart
a resolution Lanham 16.6.
Council member Doha. Thank you Madam President. line item 16.6 is a resolution of authorization for neighborhood enterprise zone certificate applications for the rehabilitation of a duplex at 1218 and 1247. West Euclid in the Herman Kiefer neighborhood enterprise zone area has been recommended for approval by the committee as well as the City Planning Commission for approval for line
item 16.6. All right, motion has been made to approve. Are there any objections to this resolution? Hearing none,
the resolution will be approved. request a waiver for line item 16.6.
Madam President, a waiver has been requested. Any objections? Hearing none that motion is approved. By the internal operations standing committee from the Office of
contracting and procurement. Madam President, there are two contracts up for vote today from the internal operational standing committee both contracts for human resources are so we have contract number 6003030 A two one 2% city funding amendment number two to provide an increase of funds and an extension of time to extend subscription agreement for HR applicant tracking of city wide job applicants and new hires contractors government jobs.com DBA Neil. Gov. total contract amount $742,681.24. The next contract is contract number 60054601 2%. City funding provide a variety of hybrid and remote role based certification prep and digital skill building training for employees. Contractors United training commercial DBA United training, total contract amount $644,180 Councilmember Johnson two resolutions, line items 17.1
and 17.2.
Councilmember Johnson Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to make a motion to postpone 17.2 for one week. There are some outstanding questions yet to be revealed. So with it. With that, yeah, just like to make a motion to postpone 17.2 for one week.
All right, motion has been made to postpone 17.2 Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
Councilmember Johnson Thank you, Madam President. I am not certain whether or not this line item came out of committee with a recommendation for approval or to deny to the clerk's office. Do you all have
President? If you could just give us a moment? I'm not sure.
Okay, thank you, Madam President. I'd like to make a motion to approve line item Move for approval on line
item 17.1. All right. motion has been made. Are there any objections to approving 17.1? All right, hearing none Viera, one resolution will be approved and yes, Councilmember
Young. From my understanding, Lando 17.2.
There was a recommendation to deny suada, we've already postponed 17.2 I think it came out with the recommendation. So I think yeah, 17.2 was what came out of committee
without recommendation.
I don't have a problem. All right, so we can proceed now
to the law department. Councilmember Johnson 17. Resolutions nine 17.3
To 17 point 19.
Councilmember Johnson. Thank you, Madam President Move for
approval. With discussion.
Councilmember Johnson. Thank you, madam president, if we can have someone from the law department come up and just speak to the legal representation and indemnification requests. I know that was a question that was elevated during public comment.
Good afternoon, or good morning.
Still everyone Greg Anderson law department. And I'm sorry, this this was which RNI request. So thank you. For you, madam president to Attorney Anderson. The specific question was relative to line item 17 point 12. But if you could just speak to the request for legal representation and indemnification, whether for a president or a former
employee of the city of Detroit, just speaking generally on that, of course. So the purpose of a representation indemnification is the law department as well as DPD looks at all the facts of the incident that took place and if the officer acted appropriately and in the proper manner. In litigations brought against them after reviewing all the facts in the law, a recommendation is made and if the officer acted properly, we make a recommendation that the city will represent this officer in litigation, specifically with 17 point 12 Regarding police chief, retired police chief James II Craig, I do not know the specifics of that. But if we can bring this back to the end of the agenda, I can reach out to litigation see if we have a handling attorney to speak on that matter if you would
wish. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted to provide that general information about legal representation and indemnification requests for employees of the city of Detroit. Thank you. Thank you. So with that, motion to approve line item seven 13.3
through 17 point 90 All right. motion has been made for approval. Any discussion? I see a couple of hands or is it just discussion? Okay. Hearing no discussion, motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections to action?
Councilmember Santiago Admiral, thank you, Madam President. objection to 17 points. 1117 point 12
and 17 point 19.
The clerk would note.
So no member young
objection to 17 point 12. Purple No, no, no any other objections? Okay, hearing no further objections, the 17 resolutions will be approved. From the office of the city clerk
councilmember Johnson two resolutions Lana's 17 point 20
and 17 point 21.
Councilmember Jensen. Thank you, Madam President Move for approval in line item 17 point 20 and 21 these are requests for
charitable gaming licenses. Right motion has been made. Hearing no objections the two resolutions will be approved. From the Human Resources Department classification
and compensation. Councilmember Johnston two resolutions Lanham 17 point 22
and 17 point 23.
Councilmember Johnson Thank you madam president Move for approval.
All right, motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved. From the Human Resources Department
Labor Relations Division. Councilmember Johnson resolution
line item 17
point 24.
Council member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President Move for
approval. motion has been made and this is for wage increases for our non union uniformed police executives. Any objections to the resolution? Hearing none, the one resolution
will be approved,
Madam President. Yes. I'd like to request a waiver on line item 17.1 and 17
point 24. waiver has been requested any objections? Hearing none,
that action will be taken down the president allowed to request a waiver for line item 17 point 22
and a 17 point 23.
All right waiver has been requested for 17 point 22 and 17 point 23. Hearing no objections that action will be taken. For the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee under
unfinished business. Council President potentate on behalf council president Sheffield and ordinance noting a roll call.
Vote him say Thank you Madam President and on your behalf. I moved to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 22 of the 2019 Detroit city code housing by amending Article Three inclusionary housing requirements by amending section 22. There's three there's two definitions section 22 Dash three dash three applicability exemptions, section 22 Dash three dash for council approval waivers and alternate meaning means of compliance section 22 Dash three dash five affordability requirements of eligible residents housing developments, section 22 Dash three dash six penalties for violations options to cure to Section 22 Dash three dash seven Detroit affordable housing development and preservation fund section 22 Dash three dash eight reporting requirements and section 22 Dash three dash nine administration and implementation for multi relation administrative rules to modify and add definitions to add exemptions to the article to modify the timing and contents of reporting requirements to expand alternative compliance options and set forward requirements to modify qualifying transactions and clarify affordability requirements to modify automatic Termination provisions to modify exploration or release of affordability provisions to modify income verification provisions to add provisions to minimize this placement of current residents to modify enforcement and compliance responsibilities to modify violations and penalties to clarify the cure period for non compliance to clarify which penalties shall be deposited into the Detroit affordable housing development and preservation fund to add budget amendment and negotiated settlement options to clarify and expand eligible activities to modify the developer excuse me to modify the department's responsible for promote you and here we go again, promote promote gating. I'm okay, you know, promote gating the mending administrative procedures to modify the department's responsible for the informational website to establish the department responsible for promulgating location and Transition Plan guidelines and to update language delete duplicative or obsolete language and make other technical revisions laid on the table July
18 2023. Thank you pro tem. Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
Council President Pro Tem Tate president and move that the ordinance be placed on the order of
third reading and considered read, Hearing no objections that action will
be taken home take a move that the ordinance be passed
as submitted. Before we move to the roll call. Is there any discussion? All right, just wanted to thank all of my colleagues for supporting this amendment. I know all of us are extremely passionate about the issue of affordable housing. And this proposed amendment will increase clarity for housing developers that are seeking tax abatements by codifying what has been at this point voluntary inclusions of affordable housing. It adds key clarification to more thoroughly defined terms and also prevent displacement. And just wanted to highlight three components that are extremely important and that one is income verification is now codified through the housing or revitalization department. To ensure that individuals incomes are being monitored, also codifies the compliance and enforcement of the ordinance will now be under HR D to ensure that we are enforcing and compliance with individuals who are saying that they're doing affordable housing are also in compliance as well as the housing and revitalization apartment. And it also adds a relocation plan for developers who are rehabbing occupied projects that they must submit a transition plan to minimize displacement. So just wanted to mention those three components and know that this particular ordinance is always open up for discussion as we're all trying to find ways to increase the amount of quality affordable housing for Detroiters. So, thank you to my colleagues for your support. And Madam Clerk there being a roll call required
may you please call the roll. Councilmember Johnston? Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero? Yes. Council President Pro Tem Tate. Yes. Councilmember waters. Yeah. Councilmember. We've Bo Callaway. Yes. Councilmember young Yes. Council President Sheffield. Yes. Councilmember Benson? Yeah. Councilmember girl? Yes. Nine
yeas, zero nays.
The ordinance is approved potentate. Madam President, I move that the title
of the ordinance be confirmed. Hearing no objections. That action will be taken. Thank you. All right. From the office of
contracting in procurements, Madam President. There's one contract up for vote today for the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee. It is contract number 6004886. A one one 2%. City funding amendment number one, to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for staffing services to assist with de SC Workforce Development contractors Detroit Employment Solutions support total contract amount $1,155,268. And this contract is for housing and revitalization council president pro tem Tatum resolution line item
18.2
protein tape president I move approval of nine
item 18.2 motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved. From the City
Planning Commission, council president pro tem Tate and introduction of an ordinance line
item 18.30. Tim take on the president I move that the ordinance be read twice by title ordered printed
and laid on the table. Any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken
from the City Planning Commission. Council President potentate a resolution setting a public hearing line item
18.4
Pro Tem take a president move to set a public hearing for date
to be determined. motion has been made for the scheduling of a public hearing, Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved.
From the City Planning Commission. Council President potentate a resolution line of
18.5
Pro Tem take the president move approval of line
item 18.5 All right motion has been made to approve and this is the 2024 2025 CDBG and oft funding priorities for public service. The funding priorities are number one, public safety, number two, education Number Three Health number for seniors. And number five recreation and I think that is the collective priorities for city council that we will take up during the CDBG and OSPF discussions.
Discussion protestation I'm sorry, so we did have a brief discussion and PE D about expanding the categories because the every year and we even had a confirmation from Mr. Ty that every year this is pretty much the same number of priorities, the same categories as well as the same sequence, if you will. But part of that I believe in what we surmise is that the categories are so broad. So when you start talking about affordable housing, where does that fall in? We've all said that this is a extreme concern of ours and it's a crisis in the city of Detroit when we talk about mental when we say health was mentioned where we've been talking about those with disabilities, does that fall into health or or does it fall into some other category as well that they are similar? So we're making a commitment in PD and working with a City Planning Commission and others to do a bit more fine tuning on these categories so that we can potentially even draw out more of the folks who are these types of assistance. But again, year after year, Mr. Tata confirmed, same sequence and of course, the same numbers are same category. So as we move forward, we're going to have additional conversations but for this year, these these are the items and this is the priorities that we have committed
to at this point. Thank you. Thank you. I see Director Todd has joined if you would like to add
anything. Thank you, Madam President. Good morning to you and the
members of this honorable body. Temp Tate's room unwanted to indicate that certainly behind bankruptcy and the new administration, the CDBG Community Development Block Grant and a web program of course, went some underwent some restructuring and we certainly believe that every five to 10 years it makes sense to go back and revisit the entirety of that program as suggested by council president pro tem and there are a number I think, changes that this onbuy has spoken to over the last two years or the last two rounds of CDBG and OOF review. And we think it would be appropriate to engage the administration in addition to this normal body itself, revisiting exactly what it is that you want to do and what you want to do. With priorities
and with the program itself. Alright, great. Thank you so much for raising their protest, and looking forward to taking that up during our CDBG hearings. So thank you so much, Director Todd. All right. Is there any additional discussion on this particular resolution? Right Hearing none, pro Tim has moved this for approval. And Hearing no objection is the one resolution will be approved.
Waiver will to request a waiver online
and 18.5 Please write waiver has been requested, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. From the historic designation
Advisory Board, council president potentate a resolution line item
18.60 Tim Tate and President move approval of line item 18.6
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved.
From the housing and revitalization department, council president potentate a resolution
918.70 Tim tape and President Move to approve line item
18.7. Please. motion has been made for approval and this is regarding CDBG grant dollars for disaster recovery. Any objections on approving this resolution? Hearing none, the one
resolution will be approved President Pro Tem request for waiver on line on an 18.7
Please. waiver has been requested. Hearing no objections that action will be taken. We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda from the Office
of contracting and procurements. Madam President, there are three contracts up for vote today from the neighborhood and community services and committee on today's new business portion of the agenda all three contracts are from the General Services Department. First up we have contract number 600. By 4521 2% state ARPA funding, provide video management services including materials and installation for various sections of the Joe Lewis Greenway contract is integral blue LLC sort of 100 mile $150,000 next contract is contract number 60055461 2%. City funding to provide the city wide light tree removal and trimming contractors limb Walker's tree and snow total contract amount $750,000. The last contract is kind of trick number 60055771 2% capital funding to provide design build services or Jane ball field Lightning Lightning so I'm sorry contractors. WCI contractors Inc. total contract amount $885,200. Councilmember young, three resolutions, lines 19.1
through 19.3.
As a member Yeah. Thank you, Madam President. I moved to approve line items 19.1 through
19.3. Right any discussion?
Hearing none a motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections, the three resolutions will be approved. From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office
of Development and grants. Councilmember Santiago mero three resolutions nine 19.4
through 19.6.
Council Member Santiago Romero Thank you Madam President. Motion to approve
19.43 19.6.
All right, motion has been made and these are all various grants awarded to the city of Detroit. Hearing no objections on the three resolutions
they will be approved. Madam President, if I could request a waiver for line item 19.1 I failed to do that. That is for the Joseph Louis Greenway
video management services. 19.1 there's a request for a waiver 190 8.1 This is for the Joe Lewis Greenway contract any objections? no,
and a waiver will be attached to that mine right. request a waiver in line item 19.3. a waiver has been requested for line item 19.3. Any objections? Hearing none a waiver will be attached to that line items were from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of Development and grants. Councilmember young are resolution
line item 19.7.
Councilmember yen? Thank you, Madam President. Move to approve line item
19.7. motion has been made any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved. from the General Services Department.
I'm gonna go to resolutions. No names 19.8
and 19.9.
Awesome member Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President Move to approve line items 19.8
and 19.9. motion has been made for approval and this these are both acquiring vacant parcels from Detroit Land Bank Authority or two city parks. Hearing no objections. The two
resolutions will be approved. Madam President. Yes. Councilmember Santiago De Muro. Thank you. May I request a waiver for 19.6 This is or the authorization to execute the automobile Theft Prevention authority agreements
and memos of understanding. motion has been made for a waiver. Any objections? Hearing none, a waiver will be attached to
19.6 a person bargained also request a waiver for line item 19.7.
That is the acceptance of the grant for the civil war for arts culture and entrepreneurship
capacity building. All right motion has been made Hearing no objections a waiver will be attached to 19.7. Worry. From the
request to address city council. Councilmember Johnson three resolutions, line items 20.1
through 20.3
All right, Councilmember Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. I
move for discussion. Right. So I know from my understanding the rules committee did have an opportunity to meet this past Friday and I know they are working to kind of clarify or strengthen the language around the current rule but not necessarily change it. However, whatever happens with that particular rule will not affect these petitions that are before us today, because they came prior to any rule change that will take place. So for my understanding, today, we are going to vote on these particular requests. If majority rules then the petition will go to the committee where the particular topic is assigned to. And so we can take these individually and vote them up or vote them down. If in fact it is approved. It will be referred to the committee that handles that particular topic for the chair. of that committee to address. Are there any comments or discussion on these particular petitions? All right, we can move them individually.
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval. Online at about 20.1. The petition for Milan Shelton to speak before city council regarding unlawful activities related to HUD section
108 bones and CDBG funds. All right, any discussion on this petition?
Discussion, Madam President, okay, yes. So I'll just to clarify what the voting format will be the same.
And it's not roadhawk Correct.
Unless someone request one I'm not requesting. Okay. But but wanted to just ensure what the voting protocol were for these specific petitions? Because I know
I think the last time we did one and that's why I say it again.
I'm sorry. I think the last time your neighbor girl down here. I'm sorry. I think last time we took a roll call.
That's why I'm asking just to clarify. The last one
is requested.
There's not one required and I'm not. Okay, thank you. I see
other discussion Council Member Santiago rimuru. Thank you, Madam President. I know right now we're discussing specifically this petition. But if I heard you correctly, from the Rules Committee, we're simply just going to vote on each petition. Was there any discussion around the kinds of petitions like do they have to come prepared, verified, you know, with a specific background on what they're speaking of not just coming to speak to us about whatever issue because to me there, it's a lot easier if they pass some requirements before they get to this table, wondering if that was discussed at all
during the Rules Committee. So I'll turn it over to the chair, but I know it was briefly mentioned and Mr. Whittaker wanted to go back and make sure that whatever they do bring to the council. That is something that we are currently addressing as a topic that is before us so that they have some type of context to what they're bringing before so it's not just random items. But Madam Chair, I know you want me to bring Mr. Whitaker up if Mr. Whittaker Okay. Mr. Whittaker Yeah, I know he's going to be refining that rule. Put a more specific requirements around it.
Your microphone director would be issued madam president or issue that member San Diego Romero just spoke about the qualifications to speak of my have or possess when they asked to address council was not mentioned. But if the council wishes to add at that requirement in because this you're giving special dispensation to the to the requester is not an obligation that they have that you have to report them the opportunity to speak to you. So you can put any, any requirement that you like in and if you want that and we'll be happy to include that as well.
You still have the floor. Thank you, Madam President. I would appreciate that. I am someone that wants anyone to come to council to speak. But for me, you there needs to be some kind of if you're going to come to speak to me about CDBG funds. It must be more than just research on Google and with friends and with colleagues you for me. They're just there are so many of us that care about so many things. And we have very little time to be able to allow for that. Where I don't feel comfortable just voting yes or no to anyone and everyone that comes here. I need to make sure that if you're coming before us, we're qualified to speak on whatever subject you're speaking on. And I don't want to feel like I have to vote yes or no for anyone and anyone that may not come prepared to speak on an issue. Those are just my thoughts. And if we can make that happen prior to a final votes, I would be happy to make
the motion to bring this back in one week. So that sort of thing is these came prior to so we will have to take these up separately regarding everything moving forward. Okay, all based on those rules. But I know some discussion came up and comedian I think it was consensus of the committee not to really change the rule. But if that's the direction of the council, we could ask Mr. Whittaker to make some changes as well.
Madam Chair, I know this is your committee. Yeah. Madam Chair, if I might. We've asked over and over for my colleagues to submit any recommendations they have to the Rules Committee, and we've received very just a couple so Member Santiago, remember I would respectfully request that you, you know, submit your your suggestions, your recommendations, I think they're wonderful. And we've had some discussions on Friday. We do need to refined it. But in terms of the three that are on the petitioners before today, we can't we're not we can't apply anything that we might change to this because we haven't changed anything. So whatever the rule is today, it has to be applied to these three petitioners, but certainly please, I would like for you to maybe submit them to me so I can look at it and we can have some discussions, but you're welcome to also come to our next meeting. I think it's going to be either the first or second Monday in October. We have to confirm that with LPD. But certainly, your recommendations and suggestions are always welcome. But in terms of today, these either have to be voted up or voted down because these changes wouldn't apply to these three they they came prior to the
discussion. Thank you, Madam Chair. All right. Thank you any additional comments? And Mr. Whittaker for my understanding you are working on suggested
language? Yes, we can review and certainly we take the
directions from the from the committee. Okay. Okay, thank you. Why do you think member Johnson moved it already for approval for line item 20.1. Any objections to 20.1 Objection. Member of Doha
Jackson,
council president pro tem take action member Scott Benson.
That motion is approved and that will go to be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee. Right because hood section 108. Is there are thinking of what committee this actually goes to I would think section one oh, wait typically
is in planning. If I may, Madam President. I think the proper committee would be planning an economic development standing committee because the CDBG funds, unfortunately I am part of either. I am a part of either committee whether
that was budget or planning so.
Okay, a question discussion. I'm thinking about the president, are they coming to speak to
council as a whole or committees? So what what was discussed in the committee and Mr. Whittaker if you want to come up how the rules are we are going to, I guess, interpret the rule was that we will vote here as a body and then refer to that particular committee. The chair has the discretion at that moment to decide how long that Petitioner would speak and when that Petitioner would speak before that particular committee.
That was the way I was, yeah,
that would be correct. Okay. All right. All right. If we can move the next item
20 Point to
thank you, Madam President Move for approval. All right, motion has been made. And this is a petition of Ramon Jackson to speak before the conference relative to MDOT to propose a
375 development discussion, Madam President. Yes. Thank you. And so even with this petition, I think this is one that brought up just our conversation. I know when we talk about it. 75, which is a you know, a conversation that is moving forward. I'm not sure relative to the content of what that discussion would be to Santiago Romero's point earlier. So if I objected, is not stating that and I don't want the petitioner to speak. But even with the process of what this project is in with me that that land has not even been transferred to the city of Detroit as of yet, from my understanding. I just think that that would be premature to even have the discussion on it because it is not solidified. So I didn't want to take the opportunity to put that on the record. But again, just drive home Member Santiago Ramirez point relative to what the content of these discussions will entail, even for members of the committee to be heard if we have not even reviewed the information on the prospective plan. And so again, that would be my objection. And the reason for my objection to this particular petition from this
resident, thank you, Madam President. Thank you member Doha.
Any additional discussion? Yes. I concur with everything. Remember, Vice Chair indicated right now we have absolutely no information to go on. It's just the statement. And for us, I always say I reiterate the bar to come in to speak out so outside of public comment should be said hi. And if we don't treat it as such, we're going to get all types of folks with just ideas things they want to get to us, which we often take whether it's again through email, phone conversation, one on one, you know in person, or even during public comment, we receive this information I just implore because I got to fill them in. A lot of these are gonna become NPD based on the work that we do, as the chair who's trying as hard as we can, and committee members to get through the voluminous agendas that we already have with multiple public hearings. I just asked that you know, I got one vote, that colleagues helping support us in doing just that. Getting through these voluminous agendas that have very high level information that we try to break down to the community and get them as a part of as a result of the multiple public hearings we have makes it a lot more difficult if it's, the agenda is and I'll say this, again, personally littered with folks who just want to give their comments beyond just the public comment. Don't have any statement of fact we've heard it Today we've been talking about voter fraud but not bringing any information whatsoever to the table. They'll come every week on their hands on the desk and be vehemently strong about their statement but providing absolutely no evidence whatsoever. Again, we may have relationships with folks we may have. These individuals may be important in their circles. But to come to the council table to present to the council, I believe the bar has to be higher than just I think this is going on. I suspect this is going to bring us some information and I would say provide that information in advance of the requests which allows us to better understand what potentially
will be brought to the table.
That will appear your request but again, as the chair of the planning economic development standing committee, I implore colleagues to assist us with moving forward with the agenda as we had thus far and keeping the bar extremely high. Not to exclude folks but keeping it high based upon the information that's being presented, not just ideas ideology
from the public. Thank you. Thank you proto.
Councilmember Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. So this particular line item for me, I think is premature, because we have not heard from the state or had any discussion about the I 375 project there and so I will not support this particular request because I do believe
that it is premature. Thank you. Thank you, member Johnson. In Director Todd, you are on I know we have been working with you to get a presentation here at the council and I know you want to update us on that. You could just
speak to that briefly. Certainly, Madam President, again, good morning honorable body with regard to this item we have reached out to the project manager at MDOT John Lauri over the course of the recess, and did also put in a phone call yesterday I based upon this morning's discussion and preparing a follow up email to him now and hope to hear something soon with regard to their availability so that we can look to coordinate with dishonorable body schedule. We've also contacted the involved city agencies, PD, and I'm sorry, PDD as well as DPW to alert them to be upcoming Committee of the Whole or formal
session discussion as well. All right, thank you Director tight and I am going to also note on this one as well as we are still waiting for a formal presentation before council before we had those discussions as well. All right, motion has been made for approval for 20.2. Are there any objections? All right. See member Doha.
Councilmember Johnson.
President Pro Tem take potentate objection, Counselor. Scott Benson. Member Benson and if you can show myself as a know as well. Madam President, then line item fails, that line item fails. And if we can move now to
20.3 Thank you, Madam President Move for approval on line item 20.3
with discussion.
All right discussion. So I just wanted to after I review the information. It appeared as though the individual was had a complaint that needed to be filed and I'm wondering if anyone can perhaps speak to the complaint in the direction that she even if she decided to speak before counsel, but to provide information on how to submit the complaint and who the complaint should be
submitted to. They'll never Johnson Thank you for raising it. We actually read the petition as well too and personally reached out to Ms. Harris. misplacement for my team we stopped her we call it we have not been able to get in touch with her we've left messages and to no avail. And I think we also reached out to was a BC BC as well to try to connect her with the appropriate department just to try to handle this offline as much as we could. But we have not been able to reach the petitioner. So just want to
make sure that that was on the record. Yes. Thank you, Madam President. And that's kind of driving home. For this discussion to that point. If you are the chair, and I believe at this time, I'm one of the only chairs that have taken up one of these petitions in their committee. If you're the chair of that committee, and that Petitioner comes you have to have the ability to be able to contact them to even set that hearing. So that communication is important as well. And I will just even employ the Rules Committee, and I will submit my officers submit some suggestions in writing as well, that maybe that process be outlined, as well. Maybe there's a timeline I think there is a time limit of 60 days or so. If I'm not mistaken. But even that process should be outlined. If someone is to come before that committee and speak, allowing the chair to be able to contact them, you know, set up their agenda as chairs have discretion over what the agenda is going to be and how it's going to look I think that is a very important point, as well. And so for me, even for this particular line item, it seems as if we can't get in touch with the petitioner and to move that forward, you know, and maybe haven't hang in that committee and you can't contact that. Petitioner will be a problem for the chair of that committee. And so, I would go I would probably be objecting objecting to this specific one just for the fact that that communication has not occurred for this actual petition.
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you MurderBot. Any additional comments or discussion? All right, hearing none, member Johnson move this for approval for 20.3.
Are there any objections?
The clerk would no see member Doha council member Johnson. potentate. Reaction councilmember Scott Benson. Councilmember Benson
Okay, so that
motion is approved.
Madam President, that motion passed so that will go to the public health and safety standing committee. If the cargo note this petition will be referred to the public
health and safety committee,
so no. All right for the before we move forward, member Dr. Hall you wanted to
and you had a motion, correct? Yes. Thank you, Madam President. And we had an opportunity to speak with the auditor general's office who had who had been requesting something that we had in the budget finance, audit standing committee. There is currently attorney client privilege or correspondence through LPD relative to the findings of the opinion of the correct interpretation of the usage and the assessment of the executive order compliance fees. And because that attorney client privilege exists, obviously is privileged and confidential. And the OAG does not have the ability to review LPD report unless Council authorizes them to do that. So today, I would like to make a motion for LPD to draft a resolution to lift the privileged and confidential information of of that LPD report. So it can be accessible not only just to the Auditor General, but as well as the
public. Thank you, Madam President. I remember they're hostile your motion is to
Can you repeat the motion? I'm sorry. My motion is for LPD to draft a resolution to lift the privilege and confidential information of the findings of the opinion on the correct interpretation of the uses in the assessment of the executive order.
compliance fees, record. motion motion has been made
in discussion. Member Benson. Thank you for yourself to LPD or in with Daryl Hall and he concerns from LPD on removing privilege
on this document. Through you madam president and member Benson. I've already had a discussion with LPD and Mr. Whittaker and they are fine with the report. And to be frank it was something that we had discussed during the discussion law had a obviously an opportunity to chime in and the Auditor General was able to view the law departments opinion and report because it was addressed directly to them. However, LP DS report is addressed directly to council therefore they cannot review that report. Unless we lift the confidentiality
and privilege clause that we have.
Thank you. Thank you. Motion has been made for the assignment to LPD. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken, madam president yes.
There is in item 10.9 that I would like request to move to new business. This is a resolution and supportive recognition of welcoming week which is this week. So we're just a little behind process wise and asking for this to be walked on for a vote today. You have copies for the clerk it's on our agenda item 10.9. It is it's to be referred but I am asking for it to be moved on. Walked on for new business to the clerk's office. Do you
have that? We don't have a copy in front of us but it is
on the agenda. So
if needed, we can get a copy. I have one
here in front of me. All right, a motion has been made to you want to get in pairs just so everyone can have a copy of it. If she hasn't we can pass on just so people have a copy. I think there's a motion to walk on to new business line item 10.9. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken.
And, Madam park we have a couple of referrals. Do you want to take these up really quick to be referred to
committees? Madam President, I would like to, I believe all these are for neighborhood I would like to defer
to Councilmember Young. Okay. Councilmember Yang.
Thank you, Madam President. I have a couple of events, all events, special events. These are a couple of instances for them that I like to refer. So I think I need to make a motion to refer these women's board first and then I can have to say what they are. Do I need
to say what they are first and then make the motion. Please say Okay, I'm gonna say what the offer so for one referral. Okay. We have three you have four police department, two things which are nice. That's duplicate storage. Yes and duplicate that area.
The first event that I want to refer is the request to hold the DPD is for the Detroit Police Department. Request to hold the DPD heart diggity dog events.
Do you want me to name the date and costumes? I think
the next one is the sofa stories. Detroit's is the walk with a mile and soulful stories to Detroit. And then the third and final one is Detroit riverfront conservancy to hold the 2023 harvest festival and
at the Dequindre Cut. Right motion has been made to add these two new business to be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. For the President's Report, one standing committee referrals and other matters for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee. Six reports from various city departments. The six reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operation
standing committee.
Nine reports from various city departments.
Seven femoral reports for various city departments.
How many seven? Okay, yeah, the seven reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee
for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee. Nine reports from
various city departments. The nine reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee reports from various city departments. The five reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee or the public health and safety standing committee 11 reports from various city departments. The 11 reports will be referred to the public health and safety Standing Committee
under the consent agenda,
madam president before we go to the resolution Mr. Clerk
Council Member Santiago Merrill a resolution line item 10.9 from today's agenda
I believe the copies are being passed on now.
Right, Councilmember
Santiago Remuera. Thank you, madam president in front of everybody is a resolution that was to be referred but we're asking for it to be walked on today for new business due to the tiny This is a resolution in support of recognition, September 8, through the 17 as welcoming week. I'd like to read through this briefly whereas Detroit is home at 240 1000 residents born in another country including myself and 19,000 children who have one or more immigrant parents, adding to the city's Beloved Community of longtime residents have many different racial and ethnic backgrounds. The Detroit immigrant community is diverse including a substantial and next community, a large population of residents of Arab descent, established Caribbean and African communities a growing community of Asian immigrants as well as migrant communities from around the globe. Immigrants enhance the fabric of our communities in many ways as artists, educators, volunteers and contribute to Detroit's economy as workers, business owners and consumers. Our city success depends on ensuring that all residents feel a sense of belonging in our neighborhoods and workplaces and new residents and new residents are a vital parts of our community. new residents are vital parts of our community, bringing skills experience and contributing to vibrant diversity we all value. Detroit is a certified Welcoming City and establishing an office of Immigrant Affairs. Value brings values to advance multicultural population and promotes public safety, health education, transportation, access, education and economic opportunities for all Detroiters. Welcoming week is an annual celebration to honor the the spirit of unity that brings neighbors together across the traits and during welcoming make Detroiters are invited to renew their commitment to core American values and take action in the spirit of building community regardless of where we are born, or what we look like Detroiters are united in our efforts to build a stronger city and by recognizing the contributions that we all make to create a vibrant culture and growing economy. We make our community more prosperous and more inclusive to all who call Detroit home. Whereas we come together to build communities where every resident has the opportunity to contribute their best and affirm that Detroit still stands as a beacon of freedom and opportunity. Now therefore be it resolved that the Detroit City Council recognizes December 8 through the 1720 23 is walking to meek and Detroit's Madam president I motion to approve. My name is 10.9 that has a new two new business.
I motion to approve. motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the resolution will be approved. Thank you. And that is it. Mr. Krown. mental prison. That's all I have. Under the consent agenda. There are no animals. Madam President. We will now move to our member reports in councilmember waters.
Thank you, Madam President. The first thing I want to say is that team waters histories submitted numerous questions as it relates to the land value tax we have yet to receive any responses and so we're asking for a report of the number of vacant lot owned by primary residents. We want to know that you will follow that up with with a memo we've submitted a number of questions and then we want to know the effects of the land bank on vacant property. How does this affect our overall revenue? We'll follow up with writing as required. See a lot of these questions. Madam President, colleagues, a number of them came up even more questions last night during our town hall meeting. One that was held by member Callaway and I standing room only people were there to listen there were people on virtually as well. And I know we haven't gotten to that land value tax yet issue here at the table. But I can tell you is one of the most important things that I don't have to do here at City Council. I just want to make sure that the residents are not harmed. I don't have any guarantees yet. Somebody's gonna have to show me that I need to be able to see that. I do I can say that this morning the state legislature and rolled about seven or eight bills, some of them related to the anti Z some of them the land, land, land bank, tax, Fast Track issue. Other general property tax issues. There are a number of things and still my staff and I will be going through every single one of those bills that have been proposed. Because we need to understand how all of that is going to affect this set up. I right now for me, I see this this this land value tax. I see developers benefiting from it. But I don't see how much residents are actually benefiting from so my colleagues if you can walk me through something and show me something different. At some point. I want to see it because I want to believe in and I know that our residents really do need the help. So LPD you guys you gotta help me with this. Because this is too critical. This has lasting effects on the residents of this city. So anyway, that's that's my report for now. You can probably see, get a little worked up about it. And I know some of y'all says, well, we've got this it's gonna help folks. I don't know yet. I need to see it. I need to believe it. I need to feel it. So
thank you so much, Madam President. Thank you member waters and I know you have been talking about this for quite some time and making sure that we have a discussion here at the table. And I just mentioned that we have three pending conversations that will take place before the entire body, one of which is the land value tax. So we're working with the administration are having a date where they can come and present not just for us, but for the general public to be educated on all that has taken place. I have to say personally I know that there were a lot of calls coming to our office about the NEC portion. That was a part of the plan that was proposed to be eliminated during the proposed legislation. And I was recently made aware that that portion has been now taken out of the bill. So there's a lot of things that are moving with this particular proposal that is impacting various neighborhoods throughout the city of Detroit. So we will have them here member waters because I know you will not allow us not to have them here to continue to educate both Council and the public because eventually we'll have to go to the voters and this is extremely important. So that is one of the discussions that will be coming before council. So thank you member waters for your work on that issue. And that that concludes your member reports. Okay, I remember younger
thank you so much, and I appreciate that. I'm gonna break this up. I wasn't gonna start with this, but I want to kind of address some of the things I heard here, member waters because those are some legitimate concerns from my understanding for sight loss. If you have four side lots or less that your taxes will not go up. But Jerry right now he will pay $30 It will go up to $67 for that. Let me also be clear though, we're talking about 100% tax increase on people who own abandoned buildings, a 50% tax increase on people who own proper parking lots and a 50% tax increase on people who own scrap yards. And I think what's interesting about this tax legislation is that we're actually listening to the public in the community when we're talking about taxing millionaires or billionaires or taxing people who are wealthier. That's what this tax actually does. And it's lowering property taxes for two to 17% for 97% of the citizens here in the state Kotori I think it's critical in terms of reform, for assesses and I think that's something that we have to do but I think we're gonna have to kind of walk and chew gum or walk in eat cornbread at the same time, as they like to say. And so I think it's very important that we have to do these things at the same time. Those are not mutually exclusive things. We are capable of doing two things at once. So I think it's just vital, particularly since right now that well after the rollback, it was 69 Mills is now 67 Mills, we're gonna roll this back to 53 If I'm not mistaken. And so we're actually talking about lowering property tax and it's actually being done in a more fair way. Because right now when you have assessments, what they like to do with it by the has to call comps, so when the assessor Ito goes out does assessment, they have to make a comparison between the houses next to them. And we all know that's not fair because the house is negative. It's been laid out laid out for years. You know, your property taxes are gonna go down then you have to go inside and look at the structure. And then you ask them to go inside and look at the interior the home worth compared to if you're making the assessment based on the land, it's more fair, more equitable process. And I think this is something that is actually helped a lot of people across the country where this implemented you also have to do something that's really good. Also, I hope they address some of the issues that you had. I know we're gonna look forward to have this discussion more and I look forward to having discussion more. As you can tell, I'm also fired. I'm gonna read about this a lot. So it's something I've been wanting to get out for a long time. So thank you for your indulgence. But yeah, and you know, this is something I've been working on since I was a state rep. So you know, it's very rare. You start something in the state legislature and you get to finish it on city council,
but you know, pretty excited about that.
So a little self, Pat right there.
All right, everyone, it is that time my at large
charter will excuse me our I was I was as I got carried
away there many waters farm at large charter made data you got low excited and large charter mandate btw counsel me is going to be to choose over 17 at 7pm at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. That's Tuesday, October 7 at 7pm Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Tuesday, October 7 at 7pm at the Charles H. Wright Museum, African American history, the address is 315 East Warren, so please save the day. I look forward to
seeing you
there. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you member young member Benson report thank you,
member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. So along the same lines of the conversation today. On Monday, September 18. District Four we are hosting our regular monthly meeting the topic of discussion will be the land value tax. So it will give district four residents an opportunity to come out and ask questions directly of the administration. But I also believe that there's another event happening that same day for the administration about the same topic. So we'll have a lot of opportunities to ask questions and get a better understanding of the land value tax. In addition to that, or I'm sorry, our event is taking place on Monday at 5:30pm. At the Samaritan center, the Kilpatrick room inside of the Samaritan Center at 5555 Tanner. And then on Saturday, September 30. Just want to share with people that we are hosting a Health and Wellness Fair at the East English village Preparatory Academy at Finney, September 30, from 10am until 2pm. So just encouraging people to come out. We are looking to have a very funny bit, but also want to make sure that we are caring for ourselves and our health and wellness. That concludes
my report. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Council Member, potentate. Member Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President. Just want to share with this just six residents that tomorrow we are going to have our monthly meeting we are going to be brilliant Detroit's at 5675 Larkin's we're going to hear updates from the health department's and we'll be joined by the greening of Detroit's we also have community office hours that we are continuing. This month we will be joined by the land bank and the health department and DPW our next office hour is going to be on Monday, September 18. At equity, equity Alliance from three
to 5pm. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember Callaway. Thank you Madam Chair.
want to invite everybody out on this Saturday at Palmer Park shed one we were having a picnic in the park. Everybody's invited and food will be provided. We'll have fast ready there. And we're just going to have a good time. We'll have some chairs there. But I do encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair just in case. We don't have enough. But I'm anticipating that we will. And that is going to be this Saturday from 12 to 2pm. Again at Palmer park near shed one. And then our virtual district two community webinar is this Monday, September the 18th at 530. You can call 224 4535 to get the registration information. Again. Our district to virtual community webinar will be Monday September the 18th from 530 to about 630 And we'll be talking about tax incentives with the Detroit economic growth Corp representatives. And then I want to thank everyone who came out yesterday to atmosphere of praise Community Center on Puritan for our monthly coffee, and a special shout out to Willie dunwell who also attended the coffee yesterday and yesterday was his birthday. So again, Mr. dunwell Happy birthday. And thank everyone who came out to the town hall meeting that Member at Large waters and myself hosted it was again standing room only which means the community still has a lot of questions about the land
value tax. Thank you Madam Chair. Thank you member Callaway protein. Okay, so again just wanted to mention the three forthcoming either committee of holes or presentations that will be before the city council and that will be the land value tax discussion. I 375 and still antas so we are in the process of scheduling all three of those to come before council for a public update. I also wanted to mention that this month is suicide prevention month and I was unfortunately on site at the very devastating in a fortunate situation. It took place in district five and still to this day, think about it every single day. I was just there yesterday at a tenant council meeting. This is at the Jeffersonians to address the situation that took place with the young lady Brianna, whose funeral services will be Saturday but really brought forward a lot of issues at the Jeffersonians to be quite honest, long standing issues that need to be addressed. And so I have reached out to BC the administration housing revitalization to really bring to head what is taking place at that building. So I just want to stay for the record. Hope the administration is listening, that I will be really monitoring and trying to get answers on a lot of the issues that are taking place over at the Jeffersonians but with that being said, I just want to recognize that this month is Suicide Prevention Month. Want to give out a number help is available. There is a suicide and prices lifeline number that people can dowe for help. It's anonymous you simply dial 9882988 If you know anyone that may be in need of support, counseling, support or help you can dial 988 There also is a one 800 Number and that is 1-800-273-8255 And I think we are also working on planning to have the crisis intervention team come out during our last formal session to give an update as we close out Suicide Prevention Month. I also wanted to mention that we are organizing our annual coat drive in hoodie drive in warm clothes for the winter drive. That will take place sometime in October so we will get back with more information. We are still planning our gun buyback with the Detroit Police Department in Wayne County Sheriff's Office we did have to change the date, but more information will be forthcoming and our renter rights are still moving forward throughout various senior buildings in district five with the Detroit people's platform. If anyone is interested, please contact our office if you would like a workshop in your particular building. Again, our renter rights workshops are ongoing throughout various buildings in district five, please contact our office if you will like a workshop at your building. And that is all I have for member reports. And so we can move back
to our agenda. Madam President,
if I may give my member report.
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for last. Thank you. I appreciate it. Go ahead, member draw.
So good afternoon to everyone. I just wanted to take the opportunity to kind of piggyback off of some discussions relative to the land value tax. Our office will also be doing outreach to our community doing educational portion to update our community about what the language means. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that these bills come through the state legislature. And there are proposals from the state legislature that have been introduced by Representative Stephanie young representative Karen Whitsett, as well as representative of Alabama far ahead co sponsored by Representative Tyrone Carter. Those bills were introduced this morning. And are to be enrolled or have been enrolled and will be read on first reading today. That being said, though, this is a very popular issue that has been discussed over numerous years. And I just implore everyone to read the facts relative to the legislation and see how surrounding communities who receive bigger tax breaks and I can say this being in the state legislature, their tax rates are lower than the residents of the city of Detroit. Really take the opportunity to understand how equitable this could be for our residents. So we can have the same type of tax equity that other municipalities around us all the municipalities with the exception of Hamtramck enjoy. That being said though, in that same vein, I want to take the opportunity to say that I have visited a press conference yesterday for the city's first appointment of the first director for urban agriculture. Mr. Fear was not or effectively no as tea. This came through some of the same discussions relative to the land value tax about urban farming and urban farmers in our community. And it's good to see that we are taking a step forward and really addressing that, particularly for our black urban farmers who are here in the city of Detroit who provide food to communities to residents and try to work what in some areas of our city are considered a food desert. So I look forward to having those discussions with her as well. To connect our community to our urban farming I do want to invite all of our district seven residents who are upcoming coffee hour this Friday and McDonald's September 15. It is located at 13676 Grand River that is the McDonald's off of Grand River River in the shirt by the second precinct it will begin at 9am Again, that's this set this Friday, September 15 which is a shout out to also my beautiful wife who's celebrating her birthday. I'm not gonna say the number but please join us for coffee for our coffee hour. This is an opportunity where we can discuss things such as policy, land value tax, one on one and get a chance to spend some time with you do want to say that our policy session number eight This is our eighth policy session that we are hosting will take place Monday September 18, beginning at 6pm. We have changed our location to our district office. We have been operating a district office out of St. Suzanne. Since we came in office. We were in the basement of St. Suzanne. But we are live to Jefferson as we are moving on up we got to our own classroom in there and our own space. So that will take place Monday September 18 at 6pm at St. Susana coding in Cody room Excuse me. That address is 19321 West Chicago and the topic of discussion will be the Declaration of Independence. This policy session we have already been through the US Constitution and state constitution and city charter. We've talked about our courts on our judicial system. We had the honorable Bill mechanical there to talk about 36 District Court, but this one we're talking about the Declaration of Independence. please join us for that discussion. And finally, I just want to give a quick shout out to my team who has been working hard in the district attending all those community meetings, and I had the opportunity to attend the west out of drive Civic Association last night I appreciate their support and the questions that they asked and engagement in the community. Other than that, that concludes my report.
Thank you Madam President. All right. Thank you remember Durva All right. There's nothing else to come before us also just wanted to recognize parents blessing his birthday this past Saturday. Happy
belated birthday caring.
Active belated? All right.
All right. Under adoption without committee reference.
There are no items madam president under communications from the clerk, a report on our food proceedings by the mayor. The report will be received and placed on file under testimonial resolutions is special privilege. There are no items Madam President. All right. There is nothing else to come before this body. This meeting will stand adjourned everyone have a blessed and amazing week. The meeting is adjourned. bears
