morning, everyone. Good morning. Good morning. We will now call to order our regular session of Tuesday, November the 15th 2022. If the clerk will please call the roll
councilmember Scott Benson. Dress. Councilmember Friedlander Hall, the third councilmember Leticia Johnson, Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Councilmember Mary waters. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway.
Councilmember Coleman Young the second here,
council president pro tem James tape, your council President Mary Sheffield. President, Madam President, you have a quorum.
Thank you there being a quorum, that yes, we are now in session and we are getting some feedback, audio.
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All right. All right. We're gonna now go straight to our invocation for this morning. Morning. We have joining us pastor Damon Mosley from Bethel temple Baptist Church, pastor of Bethel
Baptist Church, versus God our Father we're thankful and grateful to you for this day. Recognize that we live right Oh God in the name of Jesus Christ. We will be guided by your wisdom. Discernment, that every decision that is made is never for a person. But always oh god for the people. Let that be no spirit of greed, hypocrisy, selfish ambition, no arrogance. Let it never be named among them. Father, let them be instruments of your peace. We live them before you today. We live our beloved city. We lift our mayor we lift this council we lift all leaders before you today. Oh God. You've told us that we ought to pray for those that are in authority, and we may live peaceable and quiet lives. So Father we do this in obedience today. Trusting oh god for your guidance and your wisdom. We recognize we cannot make it without you. But with you all things are possible. So Father, we pray that you lead direct and guide. All that is said and done. That ultimately Oh God, your will will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This is the bread now that I humbly submit, in the strong name of Jesus. Amen. Amen.
All right, thank you so much, remotely. If you would like to join us stay on during our session today. Please do so. If you have to jump off we understand. For those of us for those of you who are joining us virtually, and would like to make a public comment please raise your hand at this time as we will cut public comment off after our first presentation this morning. And at the Kirkwood note we've also been joined by member Callaway so now all right, I'm gonna now turn the floor over to console President potentate for a presentation.
Thank you, Madam President. Good morning, everyone and want to thank thank you for this opportunity to utilize one of those perks that people think we have so many of them. That perk today is being able to honor someone who is a phenomenal individual who's made a major impact in a number of lives around certainly in the city of Detroit, but around this country as well. That's none other than Mr. Jason. Wilson. If we can welcome Mr. Jason Wilson as we do with city council. If you could come forward please and take that so you and your wife as well and and her to have Chris up for as well. Some of you recognize him you see that phenomenal beard when I grow up I'm I'm working on it I'm working on. But this gentleman is very recognizable not just from his physical appearance, but by the work that he's done. Some of you if you're around my age, you might even remember him back in his previous life as a DJ in the city of Detroit part of the rap group chaos in Maestro you remember that? Yeah. But that was shortly what he what he's done since then is really created a lane for black men and boys to release the trauma that they have in their lives that we can tack on on a day to day and many times not know how to get rid of not know how to shed any of that pain that hurt. Can't do it by themselves and they need some assistance and what they get is that assistance through our brother here, Jason Wilson. He has been doing this for a number of years. And I'm just glad that the rest of the world is finally finding out the greatness that we have here in the city of Detroit. And today I would like to provide a testimonial resolution on behalf of this body. Some of you also have seen this work if you haven't seen a movie that was take you back. There was a YouTube video that went viral back in I think was 2016 he was tutoring a young man within his cohort and he was struggling. He was struggling this young man had done this technique numerous times but he was struggling because he just had the weight of the world on his shoulders that day. And the way that Jason walked him through that was nothing less than amazing and inspiring. We got like, what, three something million views just from that alone. There was an NBC show called This Is Us. They actually replicated one of Jason's videos and when he was instructing a young man to use his strength use all the strength that he has in him being part of that stream. They had to admit that they took that same directly from a video that Jason had done so again, the rest of the world is certainly catching up even more so now with the documentary and I'll talk about that in the testimonial resolution. But I'm just so again pleased and proud and thankful to have my friend and a tremendous individual here before us today. And thank you for joining us and it says hear the testimony resolution Do you have if you can make a prayer God, you know, I don't even so, Jason Wilson, Sharan Arthur author, excuse me and humanitarian, whereas Jason Wilson was born August 21 19 Seven in Detroit, Michigan. To Oliver Wilson. Let me add a Murray Crump Excuse me. They were divorced when he was six years old. Jason grew up in the state of Detroit later graduating from St Maarten deports High School. I'm a beanie grab and I'm not gonna hold that against him. Where he would later take up construction, a farm by his mother, a Christian vocalist and prayer warrior. Jason accepted the call over his life to soldier soldier and fight for men and boys struggling from past trauma. And whereas Jason Wilson is a faithful husband of 24 years over 24 years to Nicole Wilson and father of two beautiful children out let Alexis and Jason Wilson the second. Jason has more than 25 years of martial arts experience and has utilized his martial arts training to help young black males to overcome emotional battles that rage within them, combating years of unaddressed trauma. And we're asked Mr. Wilson is the founder and CEO of the union of faith based nonprofit organization that helps local youth and their families with life changing programs. Thrive against the ever changing challenges that so many are not equipped to face with and overcome alone. The union has effectively reached more than 15,000 youth and young adults through innovative programming, trauma informed care parental engagement and counseling. Wilson's methodology methodology teaches emotional stability instead of discipline, setting the children in his care on a pathway to becoming whole and healthy adults. And whereas Jason Wilson is an expert in emotional stability training in 2008, Mr. Wilson's heart for fatherless and misguided black boys inspired him to create and direct the cave of Abdullah transformational Training Academy also known as kata. While describing why he started kata Jason says at the time, it was a lot of boot camps and Scared Straight programs. And I quickly discovered that our boys don't need to be scared straight, they need to be healed. Over the years Jason has earned numerous accolades for his work. President Barack Obama awarded Jason with the President's Volunteer Service Award, and 2016 additional recent acknowledgments include General Motors African ancestry network inspirational award in 2017, the Chick fil A inspirational award in 2018 and for its African ancestry network, Community Service Award in 2019, just to name a few. In 2018, Jason Wilson signed with actor Lauren's fish burns, film company, gypsy skilling sent cinema gypsy to produce a full length documentary entitled cave of Abdullah, which had his world wide debut at the famed Tribeca Film Festival in June of 2022. The film was awarded Best Feature Documentary, Best Editing for documentary and first place Audience Award. Cave of dalam was picked up by ESPN Sports and Sports Network and Premiere to rave reviews in October of 2022. And whereas Jason Wilson is the author of the 2019 memoir, cry like a man fighting for freedom from emotional incarceration, and the 2021 inspirational book, Battle Cry, waging the and winning the war within both books we go on to be the best sellers on Amazon. The inspirational books guides men on how to unlearn societal definitions of masculinity and empower them with the mental and spiritual tools to freely live from their heart, rather than their fears. Haven't been raised by a single mother Jason recognize that these are the same tools that he needed as a young man and wanted to provide them to the next generation. And therefore be it resolved that the Detroit city council office of the president pro tem James Tate and the entire Detroit City Council hereby honors the valor and steadfast commitment to helping build generations of black men and boys around the world, particularly Detroit. Thank you for being what you did not see, but long for affirmation and encouragement. We're proud of your accomplishments, and thankful for your vision and your leadership. Now give him a round of applause
that was I'm going to share with you have had an opportunity to see this man's work. If you would like to say a few words The floor is yours now at this time for you, Madam President.
Yeah, any comments? Let me turn it over. Huge fan.
Me as well. Can you hear me? Great. First of all, I'd like to say this is just a great honor. As I'm hearing a councilman Tate just speak I started recalling the years when I was a young boy growing up on the west side of Detroit. My father was in the same city, but wasn't actively in my life. And as a result, you know, made some mistakes and often walk through my neighborhood alone just seeking for a man to teach me and that's why my heart drove me to martial arts. And as I sit here now, just recalling all of the young boys that will come by my house that even the drug dealers will drop their sons off to me, because they trusted me to mentor their boys and I had no idea what God was doing at the time. And to see all of it coming to fruition now, to be able to not only impact our boys in the city and even men, as Councilman Tay said is that is really moving. And this is a great honor. And I'm truly appreciative. We purchased the building this is my wife, Nicole. None of putting much. Without her nothing will pretty much happen because she's been a great support to me. And this is my assistant, Chris Norris. It's so important that we as leaders replicate ourselves and pour into the next generation. And not only that, but identify them before we get too old to identify them. And so if my time is up, I'm hoping he would take over but if you'd like to share we we purchased the building on 1129 Oakman to serve the community and I would love for my wife to share more about our nonprofit the union.
Just a humble thank you to the Council for this award and recognition for my husband. He deserves it. He's all that was stated in this resolution and more. He has the heart so many have the the skill sets to run a business or run an organization or be successful.
Jason has all of that. He has a heart he loves
those that God has called him to serve. And so this recognition and in recognizing the work that he has done for me as his wife, for me as his partner in our nonprofit organization, the union is just so appreciated. We've been doing the work for a while and so the union serves as our nonprofit which the cave of Adullam is under that umbrella as one of our most visible and impactful programs. We just purchased our building back in 2019 on Oakman Boulevard sits right kind of in between focus open and so and have been serving about 1000 Kids annually with prevention and mentoring life skills counseling programs. And so with the support of the city of Detroit and our community and you as a council. We are just so grateful and thankful to be supported in continuing the work that we do so I humbly thank you
all good morning. Morning. I'm so I just want to thank you as well, especially for just acknowledging Jason and the work that he's been doing over the years. I I still remember when I first started assisting him and just the way that you know he would teach and the things the principles that he instilled in, you know, the youth that we were serving it was changing my life, even in those classes, you know, and during those moments, and I remember I would always say to myself that, you know, the work that you know, Jason is leading. You know, in our training, it could truly transform. So much of our culture, and it can save so many lives. And so I'm excited and thankful that you guys are sharing the work that you know he and we are doing because as we can see our youth need it. Men need it and our families and communities need it, you know, and so I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for sure. Thank you.
Thank you, Jason, I know you have been we've seen you many of folks have seen you on Breakfast Club and Joe Rogan experience and other podcasts and other programming, but you're going to be coming up soon on. I think the Breakfast Club again representing the city of Detroit.
Yes, sir. Yes, Councilman, this Friday is tentative but Laurence Fishburne and I will be on a breakfast club and I can't wait to brag about my city. And I would like to thank the building department here because when we were renovating our building, I mean, great, great service listening assisting us. I had no issues with anything. So I definitely want to thank them publicly, because they really made the process and the transition so much easier.
And for anyone who can hear my voice if you haven't had an opportunity to see the documentary, it is still streaming on ESPN plus, take a look at it. It is again a phenomenal snapshot of the process that Jason goes through with these young men and see how they've transformed from beginning to end just through a couple of months. So thank you
at least if we can just come in the middle for a quick group photo Thank you
Mr. Clark. If you can also note, we've been joined by member Dr. Hall quite some time ago. And again, thank you to President Pro Tem Tate for that presentation. Our virtual public comment has now been cut off as well. And we're going to proceed now with our agenda. I'm sorry, before we do that we do have a federal lobbyists update. So those who are with us today if you can please join us at the table. Okay, so everyone is online. If we can move those individuals over as panelists please.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning. Is it okay to begin?
Yes. Do you have anyone else joining you this morning?
Yes. So today I have a Vicki cram Rodney Slater and Amanda Elias so it'll be four of us.
Okay, so we will promote,
bring those individuals over as panelists and you can begin with Washington.
Okay, thank you, Madam President, and good day to this honorable body. I'd like to thank you for your time. I am Stephanie Washington, the director of government affairs, and so today we'd like to give you an update as well as the Detroit residents are key legislation and initiatives that we've been working on at the federal level. So the goal today is to simply show you how your federal legislative team is working for you. So just a reminder to make you aware. We retained squire Patton Boggs in April of 2020. And that was to represent the city's interest at the federal level with the height of the COVID 19 pandemic and the onset of the COVID stimulus funding. So real quick, Squire Patton Boggs has been instrumental in assisting us with securing city dollars for arpa. So the 820 6 million was an effort, a collaborative effort, with squire Patton Boggs as well as the 30 million for the Choice Neighborhoods grant, which was HUD affordable housing, for Corktown and just many other things. So I just wanted to let those quick things up. And as we give the presentation, you'll see more, but joining me today is Amanda Elias Senior Policy Advisor. And from squire Patton Boggs Rodney Slater who is partner and former Secretary of Transportation and Vicki cram principal. So again, the government affairs team works extremely hard to to provide you regular updates and check ins at all levels of government and will continue to do so. So again, we are excited to be before you today to just kind of let you know all the things that are going on at the federal level and I will throw it over to Vicki cram and Rodney Slater to give the presentation. Thank you.
Thank you Stephanie. And thank you also for your leadership and the leadership of the mayor, staff and members of your team and working very closely with us. Clearly we've gotten our orders, listening to you and members of the mayor's team listening to the mayor and focusing quite I think successfully on some of the important matters of consideration for the city. We're going to get into the details of that we actually have a slideshow that we'll share with you. So that even if there are questions here but questions later that you'd like to follow up with us on that would be that would be fun with us. We'd like to also mention at the outset that one of our colleagues is not with us today but but I'm glad that that we have Vicki and and Amanda with us here. Let me just say that I'm I'm very familiar with Detroit I actually attended Eastern Michigan University some years ago, played football there gained two degrees in communications political sides and then returned to Arkansas for law school. But I've had an upfront and close opportunity to look at some of your infrastructure challenges over the years during my tenure as Federal Highway Administrator and also as Secretary much of the work involving the airport and some of your mini city streets and bridges in the light. And I think that Detroit is poised to really take advantage of the new bipartisan infrastructure bill. We'll get into some specifics. About that, especially as relates to i 375, the Joe Lewis project as well, and others, reconnecting communities. We also would like to frankly, explore with you as we look forward to this new found strengths that you should enjoy in the state of Michigan, with your governor, lieutenant governor and other elected officials having been reelected also with changes in the in the state legislature, which should be of benefit to us. So those are things that we would also like to explore. You also have some new members within the within the Congress, working with you to just enhance your relationship with them. Also very important to us. And we understand. Vicki was just sharing with me yesterday that many of you were here for the Congressional Black Caucus Week activities and that you got a chance to meet with not only members of your delegations, but members across the caucus and that two, very, very important and so we have enjoyed the opportunity to work with you in in years past. We look forward to our work with you going forward. And we think that there could be no better opportunity for the city of Detroit than having the Biden administration in office Biden, Harris administration, a strong congressional delegation with many members who will assume leadership roles and and also, frankly, enhanced relationships at the at the state level, and we'd be remiss if we didn't acknowledge that you've got many new members on the council and so, Madam council president and and pro tem, President Pro Tem taped, we're looking forward to getting to know all of you better as well. So with that, let me turn it to Vicki. And as I mentioned several films. One of our team members is not with us today, but we're very pleased to to join you and to give you an update. Thank you.
Thank you, Secretary Slater. I appreciate that. And good morning, Council President and members of the city council. It's wonderful to be here this morning, even if it's remotely I'm Vicki Kram and I co chair the state and local government practice at squire Patton Boggs which represents about 50 cities and counties of various sizes. Districts and we also represent to Governor's but of course our favorite client is Detroit to say we can have the next slide please. This is our team and the Secretary Slater mentioned Sarah Williams loans cannot join us today due to a a family emergency. And the next slide is just a little overview of our firm. And you can look at that at your leisure to move on to the 100 and 17th Congress, which has been an extraordinary congress with many many extraordinary achievements, starting with 2021 The American rescue plan which President Biden signed in March $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill to improve and extend the existing COVID 19 programs were cared to act in previous legislation. And then a year ago today, the President signed the bipartisan infrastructure law, which allocates one to $1.2 trillion to traditional infrastructure projects and of which 550 billion is new federal investments roads, bridges, mass transit, rail, airports, and broadband and then this year, Congress moved on to pass the chips and science Act signed into law in August and that provides the funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing floor semiconductors, and to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing through a variety of different avenues. And then finally, the inflation Reduction Act, which was signed in August of last year of this year, and which addresses climate change. Next slide. Please. Talk about each of these programs. Very briefly, just one of these bills very briefly. First of all, the American rescue plan $1.9 trillion price tag. It also as part of that provided $350 billion to eligible state, local, tribal and territorial governments to respond to the COVID 19 emergency and the consequent fiscal crisis. And Detroit received of that $350,826,000,000 In two tranches, and Detroit's been singled out for praise by the Biden administration for the use of its funds for community violence intervention programs. And as you well know, almost half went to restrain the city's budget and Justin fiscal shortfalls and the other half to the Detroit Future Fund. intended to make community investments. Next slide, please. Partisan law so again, this is a two year anniversary, but it has four more years to go. So there's still going to be a lot of opportunities for the city to receive funding. Through the second through these avenues. Infrastructure opportunities for transit for EB charging for rail for airports for roads, bridges and broadband. I want to particularly talk about the amazing ability the city has had to already extract funds from this through competitive grants $104 million infra grant, which is to realign ramps and the freeway near i 375, as the Secretary mentioned earlier, confirmed by 375 to a lower speed Boulevard install traffic calming measures and remove wheeling emerging areas long 375 And I 75. I removed 15 old bridges construct wider sidewalks and protect pedestrian crossings and will provide better access to jobs and safety. The city was also the recipient action Michigan do T was the actual recipient but we were the beneficiary of $24.9 million raise grant for the Detroit mobility and innovation corridor. This would reconstruct 1.9 miles of us 12 Michigan Avenue create a multimodal corridor in downtown and Corktown and transform an urban highway into a multimodal facility with state of the art improvements for bikes pedestrians and transit and then additionally, Detroit D O T also got 6.9 million in bus and bus facilities to buy battery electric buses and install charging equipment. And we have additional grants pending at D O T and are waiting the account outcome of that and this is just the first year for the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Next slide please.
build back better,
which turned into the inflation reduction act over the course this past year. So the build back better Act was intended as the social investment companion measure to the bipartisan infrastructure law. It was the hard infrastructure this was going to be sort of the softer people human infrastructure side of it. It sought to invest 3.5 trillion in social and environmental programs, including 150 billion for a range of measures to help make housing more affordable, including 24 billion to expand the Housing Choice Voucher Program. But over the course of the year midst negotiations and parliamentary procedures. Senator Joe Manchin ultimately pulled his support from the bill and then started as you can already sighs the climate and health care parts of the bill to be his major priorities for the bill and because the Senate is divided 5050 in this Congress, he had a lot of say in it. So despite being scaled back from its ambitious origins and losing the desperately needed affordable housing provisions, it still remains a landmark climate achievement. And this is the 10 year authorization so it has just been signed into law. It's being just beginning the implementation now. So this will provide many opportunities over the next decade for the city of Detroit. On this slide, I just want to talk a little bit about the health care provisions because we have other slides go into more detail on the climate change. But I wanted to note that the health care provisions were also significant negotiating lower drug prices for seniors setting a cap on prescription drug prices and and linking that to inflation.
drug costs to
$2,000 per year for those on Medicare and enhancing the Affordable Care Act.
Next slide, please.
So still talking about the inflation reduction at the IRA. We just wanted to point out a couple of things that are quite extraordinary about this bill. So shouldn't Detroit decide to transition to electric vehicles. There are now direct payments for the purchase of like medium and heavy duty electric or fuel, fuel cell vehicles and hybrid vehicles over 14,000 pounds. So as the city is a tax exempt entity, the IRA allows for the city to receive a direct payment from the Department of the Treasury for the purchase of EVs in lieu of the tax credit. So we don't quite know how this is going to work just yet. This is a brand new provision to create tax credits for tax payments. So we're looking forward to keeping you apprised as the Treasury Department develops the guidance for this. And the other thing I would just note is is that this terminates for vehicles acquired after December 31 2032. Next slide. Please. And this slide and the next two slides, so we can go through them fairly quickly. This one and the next one are are just showing great the breakdown of the vehicle tax credit. So next slide please. And again, the next slide after that, I think you all have copies of this so you can take a look at these in your own time. And then also again in the IRA the clean energy tax credit. So again, should Detroit decide to add clean sources of electricity such as solar energy storage. Facilities, the IRA allows for the city to receive in countless direct payments from the Department of Treasury for these for these additions in lieu of tax credits. And this is the 10 year extension for these clean existing clean energy tax credits with this added enhancement of being able to get the direct gains. Next slide please. Again, I'm still in the inflation Reduction Act. There's a lot here back but this is the first one here funding for Detroit to purchase cleaner, burning vehicles and electric vehicles. This is an existing program that received additional funding in the IRA and $60 million and will allow the city of Detroit to purchase again new cleaning vehicles, likely hybrids for EVs, and then there was also funding for billion dollars so significant funding for residents in affordable housing, and this is to fund projects that improve energy or water efficiency. Enhance indoor air quality or sustainability implemented zero emission electricity generation, low emission building materials etc. Energy storage, and this allows residents to make improvements to their energy and water efficiency. So we will be providing more information on this as the regulations start to roll out on the IRA. Next slide, please. And then this is a grant program. So it's not the tax program. It's this is our last slide. On the IRA. This is $3 billion for environmental and climate justice grants. This goes to the EPA and it's to invest in community projects from disadvantaged communities. These are three year grants for activities, the benefit disadvantaged and for things like air pollution monitoring, prevention, remediation, investments in low and zero emission and resilient technologies and mitigating health risks from urban heat islands. Extreme heat would heat or emissions and it is eligible activities are include partnerships between tribal organization or a local government or an institution of higher education and community nonprofit or a partnership of community based nonprofits. Again, this is brand new program. It's an EPA so we will be waiting for it to be for the regulations to come out and we will be keeping you apprised to this and how we can access this funding. Next slide please. Moving on from the inflation Reduction Act, I just want to touch on a couple of issues that we've also been working on and the importance of the city, the low income household water Assistance Program. This assists in paying arrearages and rates charged to households for drinking water and wastewater services. This program is administered just created by the bipartisan infrastructure law. It's administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, which sounds odd but it's because it is based on the very similar lowing Haji Assistance Program which is also run out of HHS. And this is something that we are working very hard to get additional funding for and also to make sure it is a is extended and made a permanent program. Next slide please. We also know that flooding is very important to the city of Detroit. This is very new. So this was announced on November 8, the Biden administration announced a roadmap to nature based solutions to protect and sustainably managed for restore ecosystems as solutions to climate change. And I want to focus a little bit on the urban flooding reduction which is you know green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales tree canopies and constructed with wetlands and on the right hand side of this slide you will see that there are some funding opportunities for this nature based solutions program. That one is there is funding in the inflation Reduction Act in financial assistance to underserved communities through the neighborhood access and equity grant program which can integrate the use of nature based solutions. This is a new program again, so we need to wait for it to be implemented and feed guidance, but it has to nificant funding and then also the Economic Development Administration is including nature based solutions in its investment priorities for environmentally sustainable development. So we will be looking to these two pots of funding. Next slide please. I'm almost done, I promise. So in the 100 and 17th Congress the Democrats brought back after a 10 year hiatus, the practice designating community project funding for particular projects. And so last year, requested and received $200,000 in community project funding for the Detroit means business program. And we also received $715,000 for the ceasefire Violence Reduction Program. So that was last year's funding, fy 22 That we should have in hand now. Next slide, please. So this is fy 23. This year, Congress has not yet completed the FY 23 appropriations process. The FY 23 fiscal year began October 1. It's not unusual for Congress to not get that completed by that deadline. So the federal government is currently operating on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government that FY 22 levels until December 16. Of course, with the election last week, Congress comes back this week in LindeX to complete the FY 23 process, and I'm taking up some other measures. So right now, there are a couple of things pending in the FY 23 process that we've been working very hard on. One is funding for the gentleman was Greenway 1.3 6 million can pending but we are very hopeful that they will complete the process in the lame duck session, and we will get this money and the million dollars for body worn cameras for the police department. We've also been working very hard. Neighborhood supplemental funding, the house put $100 million to two plus up existing Choice Neighborhood grants. And we received $30 million for the Corktown Choice Neighborhood grant. And so we are looking to try to access these funds. We want the 100 million dollars in the House bill but we also want a restriction removed from that funding that is included in the Senate Bill which prevents us from being able to access this funding. So we've been working very hard on this. And then the bill. The continuing resolution also continues the National Flood Insurance Program until December 2022. But we believe it will be continued in an omnibus appropriations bill for another year.
Next slide please. So these are
lame duck session as we mentioned, the FY 23 appropriations. The National Defense Authorization Act is always passed. It's been passed every year for the last 60 years. So we hope that will be passed the safe Banking Act which is legislation to protect banking institutions that provide services to legitimate cannabis businesses. Is was passed by the House. We think it stands a good chance it's a to actually attach to the DEA. We think it states stands a good chance of passing through this this year in the lame duck and then there's a permitting reform legislation that would advance or speed up permitting both for the inflation reduction next over renewable energy, but also for fossil fuel permitting. And then this week the Senate will vote to codify the rights to same sex marriage we're not sure if that's an pass. I think it might be. Next slide please. And of course the election. So this is out of date because everything has been changing and evolving. This was as of yesterday when we submitted it to you. The Senate obviously in in democratic control was Senate race outstanding. That's Georgia that will happen on December 6. And that will give would give whoever wins I mean, it's going to change the balance of power. So the Democrats remain control, remain in control. And the house doesn't this morning is to 17 for the Republicans, which means they're one seat away from the majority and to check out 205 for the Democrats and 13 seats outstanding as of eight o'clock this morning. Next slide please. So election takeaway, saw how the Republicans are one seat away from winning control of the House of Representatives, but of course the red wave did not actually happen as predicted, and voters delivered a different message. I think it suggests that America remains very divided and compromise won't be needed to overcome any kind of policy gridlock. And then I think we will just move to the last slide, which focuses on the 100 and 18th. Congress. And, you know, House Republicans will seek to undo some signature democratic wins. Can they compromise we don't know. But we certainly know that the Farm Bill was up next year, which has a lot of nutritional programs involved in it. The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization is up next year, which might potentially have some opportunities for us for Sydney Airport or other parties. The Environmental Protection Agency, its regulatory conveyor belt will continue to roll and it's mainly rolling back Trump era regulations. And of course, there are always unanticipated issues that come up, and we will be looking forward to working with you on all of this along with your wonderful team of Stephanie and Amanda, in the coming year, and I will turn it over to Secretary Secretary Slater for any last comments and then we can take questions.
Secretary Slater before you begin, I just like to also just give thank you to our Detroit delegation, Senator Stabenow Senator Peters Congresswoman to leave in Lawrence and we will miss Congresswoman Lawrence because she's the Vice Chair of Appropriations and has been instrumental in securing a number of the funding that we have. So I just want to say thank you to them and we look forward to working with the new dynamic that exists with the Detroit delegation. So just wanted to shout that out.
Yes. And Stephanie, so appropriate to mention your delegation. They have been tremendous, not only from their vantage point and positions of power, but also through their relationship with other members across the Congress. And that includes Republicans and Democrats, we should, we should acknowledge that. The only thing I would say is that, with so much focus on the environment and transportation, whether it's EVs or autonomous vehicles, or you know, just dealing with the climate and getting to zero emissions, that sort of thing that puts Detroit really at the epicenter of this ongoing debate and discussion and we would encourage you to lean in and take full advantage of this new legislation. And let us work with you to do that. Clearly you're poised to do it. I think that as Vicki has noted, we've taken some advantage of that at this point. But with the new Congress, you really want to hit the ground running, pressing on all points of importance to you. With that, I'd just like to maybe open it up for questions. You know, and, and we can respond to any questions that you might have and then if we need to come back, we can do that as well.
All right. All right. Thank you so much for the team and your presentation. And I know we also get updates from Miss Washington quite often that upstate upstate, excuse me, Lord Jesus that updates us on the progress that is happening on the federal level. So we appreciate you miss Washington, engaging us on all of the passage of bills and things that directly impact the residents here in the city of Detroit. So we appreciate you. We can open it up for questions, understanding that the dialogue can continue of course offline as well too, as we can work with you out as much as we want on our priorities that we have individually as well. So with that being said, Is there questions from council members, and we can start with councilmember Young.
Thank you so much. Madam President. Thank you so much for everyone for your wonderful testimony. It's good to see you guys. Again. I just want to ask you a couple questions really quickly. I just want to ask first and foremost, it comes to my understanding that this $24.9 million raise grant for the Detroit mobility innovation corridor is that part of Michigan central that they're building over there is with this money go towards that with this money also go towards the connected automated vehicle lane that they're building from Ann Arbor to Detroit as well or is this or is this kind of targets, all of that?
Okay, go on,
go through the chair. So it's not directly connected to Michigan Central. It's actually four. It's an MDOT project that would redo Michigan Avenue to create a center AV lane so while it may, you know benefit what what Ford's doing at Michigan central it's the money does not go to Michigan Central. It's a state project benefiting Michigan Avenue.
Okay, excellent. Excellent, excellent. Um, I also just wanted to ask you really quickly from my understanding, there has been a discussion about guaranteed income pilot from Barney Coleman. I just want to know do we know where that bill is in the process? Right now? Is that something that we would see through expect to patent out because we talked earlier about elections and a brilliant presentation? Do you think that's something that we might see more emphasis on in terms of passing that three month pilot on the national level? I'm not
familiar with that. intimately familiar with that. I am not sure that that is in the cards given the new makeup of of the Congress. Yeah.
I would say that as well, especially on the House side. Now there are some locales though, as you know, who are at least testing this, Washington DC being one but there are others. And they're using, you know, a collection of funds to do that. Maybe we could get some samples of how they have done it to give you some insight as to what you might consider but as far as it being a national program as Vicki has noticed, that's probably not Not likely.
Well, I'm gonna God is leading to here locally. So that's yeah, that's, that's that's why I'm talking to you about it. Now. I just want to know this is something that was going to happen is this something they were going to work out? And you know, and you know, how you know, I'm not on a national level not that'd be time but on the state level, from my understanding whenever you had something that actually we had a party that was coming into power, lame duck was like, if you were going to do something that was a priority, now's the time to do that because other guys are coming in and you're not gonna be able to do it. This is my final question. I want to ask you a question about the reparations piece from state or HR 40. From my understanding, it's 212. co sponsors. I think they need 216. If my math is correct, I don't ask are we gonna? Are they having any conversations at all? I know this is something that was very important. John Kerry has Android support to the Michigan delegation now as well, with Representative Lords represented to leave is this something where they've had a conversation with you or reached out at all? About this possibly being moved in? lame duck session this time? Means that we've never had this be co sponsors been this close to moving it.
Well, that's true. One that may be one that we'll need to circle back. I don't recall Vicky or Amanda that we've had any that Stephanie, what about you,
sir? I would say member young, that has not been brought to our attention. But what we can do is I know your your, you know, priorities and I know guaranteed income with member borders is a priority and in reparations for President Xi I feel in all of council so we can look into it, though. I have not had those conversations with the delegation.
Yeah. Okay. And we're happy to look into it. And I should say this, Councilman young, I mean, you're not a newcomer to this to this process. Come you come back, honestly. And here we offer a tip of the hat to you, your father as well and and the family so
well, thank you, sir. You know what I'm making man feel good. I appreciate that. Thank you. Hey, thank you very kindly. Thank you. I also want to ask you this question as well. We talked a little bit about the inflation Reduction Act, and particularly you talked about the issue of investing in the IRS. There was a pro publica study that came out and said that the most audited County were typically in the south and most of them were African American, and this was for AITC. So people who are poor, did they discuss or introduce legislation involving racial equity or justice? Or rectifying that issue at all? I'm not saying that we shouldn't invest more on the IRS. We should. I was just saying, if you have a system that's being used to target people who are poor people who are black, if you're honest, I think that is a major issue. And I think that I just want to know was that discussed at all this process? Were there any amendments to address this at all?
Yeah, you know, the thing that I remember on that, Vicki, and again, Amanda, your thoughts here, but I know that the objective here was to actually increase to increase collection on high earners, and also businesses, you know, a minimum tax for them, especially if they're at least, you know, a billion dollars and, and revenues and also to lower the taxes and I would think the attention on earners making less than 400,000 a year now that's my general recollection there. So I would think that it would probably ease the the the focus on your lower income earners, I would think,
right. And we should focus on people who make over 400,000 paying their fair share. We should I shouldn't just saying I just want to make sure that even though we're doing that didn't have we done anything, or is there any legislation to really take care of the issue? That we're reading about people who are being overly audited, who are in these areas that are poor, they're black, I looked at Wayne County, as we all know, as a majority minority population of African American people. And I think the average audit rates like 7.7 And we're like 8.1 for last time I look so we had that kind of issue, as well. We're above the national average. I just wonder, was there anything that drilled down to discuss that at all, and this is legislation? So
we're going to definitely, well, I we could, Stephanie, why don't you go on?
Oh, yeah. In member Yang, this probably doesn't directly answer that. Question, because I know where you're going. But I know, the Biden administration has been, you know, all for social equity. And you know, we secured the infra grant for i 375. And that is kind of a you know, just kind of a project that they'd like to make, right, wrong. We're wrong. Right. So I'm sorry. And, you know, the history of ai 375. And, you know, that's just kind of one step to that social equity question that you asked. So there is a, a energy there. To, you know, make these social equity programs available, because, you know, the Biden administration has has really lifted this up. What we can do, though, is continue to lift these programs up and speak with our Detroit delegation, and you absolutely will be, you know, a partner with us on that. And just see what else we can do to you know, kind of lift up the social social equity conversation and keep it consistent.
Thank you very much. Thank you for all your work. I appreciate you guys. Oh, it's good to see you guys. Again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for
any additional questions. Remember, Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President. No questions, but a couple of comments. Thank you all so much for the presentation, and for bringing up the environment. The EPA is here. Currently, and I've had the pleasure of meeting with them several times to address some quality of life issues, I'll say on the east side. And I know that we've been working with Eagle and working with Atlantis to address those issues. But I think we need some additional support. And so I just want to make sure that we have environment on our radar that we're making sure that as we bring industry into the city of Detroit, and we continue to see that it's a budding closely a budding residential, that we collectively put forward efforts to make sure that we can improve the quality of life for our residents who are in the vicinity of these facilities. And then also just want to talk about the water infrastructure, or I'm going to say just infrastructure issues that we have particularly on the far east side of Detroit. I know there has been a fair amount of support that has been provided from the federal government, but just want to make sure that we continue to move in that direction because I have a community in my district particularly that deals with a number a large number of infrastructure issues for the residents and it really is a result of deferred maintenance within our infrastructure and just wanted to elevate those two things. So thank you all so much, and look forward to working with you on those issues, as well as others. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you.
Member Benson.
Thank you, and thank you all for being here today. Just a couple of comments. And then one question, and I'm hoping that we want to avail ourselves to the airport grants for K dead I know that we recently approved our airport layout plan which makes us eligible for grants, then really interested in how the city is going to move forward with our clean vehicle tax credits and the clean energy tax credits as identified in the report. And for me, great interest is the low income housing water assistance program on page 12. And the you indicate that there's a pilot that is a bipartisan effort requesting additional funding for Lai Webb to institute pilot programs authorized for fiscal year 23 through 26, but not funded in the bill. So does that mean that we have the the language for the lie Whap but yet still don't have funding for that program? Can you just please explain that to me?
Correct. So the program was authorized, bipartisan and every program in the bipartisan infrastructure law also got an appropriation. So this does not have an appropriation this year. We've been working with the American Water Works Association and all the other national organizations including National League of Cities and the conference mayors to try to get this funded, if not this year, than next year.
Okay. And so is there a program in place now with funding or was the language is there we still have yet to get funding for LightWave? Is that what's going on?
It was funded in FY 22, but not in FY 23, which is going to be the year we're coming into is my understanding. Our colleague Sarah is the one who doggedly follows this and she is unfortunately not with us today. But she has been working with Gary and with DEP hostage, very very intensively to try to see if we can get this funded. So that the city can take advantage of the program.
Okay, and I'm hoping to that our local, the administration can help us with information on this, how it's working, or the metrics working nationally. Can we get Sunday expect to actually see a fully funded, live web program moving forward to help our low income residents because while we often get the call of this table for affordable water and sewerage services, the cities can't afford that that's a federal issue that needs to be supported by the federal government and has not to date although energy is I'm just hoping one day we can get to a point where the feds will see the need and bring those type of resources back to the city of Detroit. And we're looking forward to having a deeper conversation regarding the tax credits and regarding our City Airport and going after those grants. Thank you very much, Madam President.
Thank you, Benson. Member Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you all so much for being here. I too, have some brief comments that I'm hoping can become further conversations offline. Good to hear the President is satisfied with our Violence Intervention investments in programming, but we need to see violence prevention programs, funding that is preventing us from having violence in the first place. One and two, we need to see some serious investments in our mental health issues and crisises that we're seeing not just here but across the country. So wondering if there is any discussion at the federal level amongst funding both of these efforts?
I think there there is serious conversation about funding these efforts. The COPS program and Jody Byrne, law enforcement programs have a focus on violence prevention. One is the formula and the other is a competitive grant program. And mental health is an issue nationwide needs to be addressed and No. Senator center right now is trying to get some additional funding for mental health workers and training for mental health workers and pilot programs to get more people into the field to expand the capacity for addressing mental health issues. She's trying to do that in the lame duck session. So I think these are both areas of focus that we have on our radar for you and that Congress has on the radar and we will continue to work on trying to get as much of that funding as we can. Yeah.
And Vicki the the only thing I would add to that is council woman this may be an area where even if we can't get it during the lame duck, this may be an area where you get compromised during a situation where one party may have control of the House and the other the Senate and the White House. We still don't know what the split the opportunities that will necessarily create. And I can tell you I've had the experience of working with with both. And if you've got a White House that's really keen to those dynamics. You can actually potentially push through things that you couldn't move when you had full control of the you know, all of government, house Senate and the White House. And I remember President Clinton enjoy great success after losing the house. Now the good thing about this situation is that it's going to be very tight. I mean, you're just going to have a few votes separating the parties in the house much like Speaker Pelosi had during her tenure and if if it swings to the Republicans, you're gonna have to have leadership that skillful enough to manage that as she was, which will be quite interesting. And then on the Senate side, you will actually have the situation where Democrats can literally lose one member of the Senate and still have the ability to move legislation. So it's going to be a very interesting dynamic to see play out. And a state like Michigan, with its strong delegation at the federal, state and local level, could really be a beneficiary of that of that split. And our job is to help you figure out how you navigate that terrain. And
as a member, Mara, if I could just say also I applaud this body because I do know that and this administration does know the importance of the programs that prevent violence, specifically gun violence, and you know, supporting jumpstart to complement your support of DPD so we are well aware of you know, these types of programs that you'd like to see and we will continue to advocate for funding and initiatives and just policy that speaks to this as well. Mental Health. We know that's definitely very important. And I think you'll you'll, you know, we'll have conversations online but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised on an upcoming initiatives that we have to address mental health.
Yes, Stephanie, your your comments there actually reminded me of something I should have started off my comments earlier, congratulating the Council for recognizing Mr. Wilson, and his wife and family for all that they're doing. That was really a beautiful presentation. And we do need to lift up those individuals in our community who are doing great things, and we need to find additional funding sources for them as well. And I think that there may be some opportunities going forward to be have to be of assistance there. The last thing I'd like to mention is that our law firm actually has its own foundation. We fund the summer work of usually first or second year law students who will work with nonprofits or with governmental entities. That's the that's the requirement. They can't go into the private sector they have to work for a nonprofit or governmental entity. And we would like possibly to explore with you some options where that that might work that we usually leave it to the student and the and the end the law school to come up with with their project, but a lot of times that's just a matter of educating them about where possibilities are so that too is something that is right in line with how we as a firm operate as well.
Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. All right. There'll be no additional questions. We appreciate your time and we thank you so much for the presentation. And I know that we will all be in contact with you all as things move forward. And we will see you all soon. So thank you so much. And this presentation has been made available. I think it's online as well to miss Washington.
I will make it available. Yeah, I send it to clerk and everybody but yes, I will make it available online. Okay, yeah.
Thank you all. Thank you all for the great work. And you all have a great day. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you all. Bye bye. Bye.
All right. That will now conclude our presentations for today and we will proceed back to our agenda. The Journal of the session of November 1 2022 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 Committee.
Madam President, before we go to the budget finance audit committee, we do have a one reconsideration that was submitted yesterday. Okay. It is line item 19.1 on today's agenda and I did speak to the parliamentarian and she let me know that this should go first. Yes. Mr. Clerk councilmember Santa for Mara. A motion to reconsider line item 19.1 on today's agenda,
Councilmember Santiago Romero.
Thank you, Madam President. I move to reconsider the rope the vote relative to contract number 6004692 using 100% bond funding to provide proposal and demolitions for release group and five the contractor is celebrating trucking and excavating Inc. They're located at 9217 and Arbor Road in Dundee, Michigan. The contract periods upon approval through December 31st 2025. For the total amount of 3,040,696 with $64 Just for today demolition, which was adopted at the last session of Wednesday, November 9 2022. I move for adoption of the original above specified resolution.
Hearing no objections objection.
I was just going to say the last sentence was was inappropriate. Okay. Only motion has been made now
as for reconsideration. Thank you,
Dr. Powers,
and this is just the motion for reconsideration. Are there any objections objection? To the Parkland? No, no, no.
That objection is from councilmember Callaway for the record, thank you.
Oh, no. Okay.
In that action will be taken under considerations. reconsiderations
councilmember Sontag board. Member resolution line item 19.2.
Councilmember Santiago Ramiro read the same thing.
Last night, thank you, Mr. Clerk, I move for adoption of the original above specified resolution.
motion has been made. Are there any objections?
Objection? Councilmember Callaway?
You can so no, you can
show me as a no go so
no. Number waters No. Clever please. No, no, no. All right. That resolution will be approved. All right. Yes. Madam President, we can go back to
all right for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee reports from various city departments. That was five reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit Committee. For the internal operation standing committee
11 reports from various city departments.
The 11 reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee
six reports in various city departments.
The six reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee
14 reports from various city departments.
The 14 reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee
15 reports from various city departments
15 Is that correct? 14 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 items Madam President, under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials and agencies there are no one's mental president. All right. We will now call for public comment. And our if you can let me know how many callers we have one line
Good morning, Madam President. It looks like we have 27 callers online. It looks like my screen sharing has been disabled though. Okay, so I'm unable to do the timer.
Okay, we'll come back to you and start with our public comment in person everyone will have one minute for public comment, starting with Mr. Steven
Rimmer. Followed by Richard clay followed by Sameer Kareem one.
Good morning is the microphone and
if the green button is on then it is on? I can't tell. I can't tell that either. Mr. Whittaker is it is on. Thank you.
Good morning Council members. It will be no surprise to you that I'm here to talk about the transcript contract. I'm Steven Handschuh from the National Federation of the Blind. I hate to be a OneNote County. Later today, you'll hear from director Oglesby. And he'll tell you pretty much what he told you before we heard from him last night, yesterday afternoon at 330 to five and it was the same song and dance so I'm here once again to ask you. Please don't give Transdev a five year contract. We have been asking for two for one year. Maybe two. He has been acting like we've been asking for three the fact that we're willing to live with anymore thank you for your time and attention.
Thank you as well. Sir What's your name?
Good morning. My name is Steven Bremmer. Okay, writing.
Yes, I'm here on behalf of Detroit eviction defense Detroit Tennis Association moratorium now coalition and renters from all across the city of Detroit. Detroit renters and our allies fought for a right and won the right to counsel ordinates it has to be implemented by October 1 2022. It is now mid November and the ordinance has not been funded or implemented. In the meantime, the court has illegally evicted over 1900 Detroiters because of this we have a message for Detroit City Council chief judge or 36 District Court William mechanical and Mayor Mike Duggan. We are now giving notice of our public demands. They are we demand immediate stop of all legal evictions and 36 District Court. We demand you shut down 36 There's a conviction court and so the right to counsel ordinance is fully funded and implement it. Once again. I'm here on behalf of Detroit eviction defense Detroit tenants Association and moratorium now coalition and renters from all across the city of Detroit. I'm asking my fellow Detroiters who are listening to right now to join us in this action to demand an eviction or more demand and eviction moratorium. For more information about this action. I urge you to find us on social media at Detroit eviction defense destroyed tenants Association a moratorium now coalition demands through phone and email
the same amount of time Thank you. All right, Richard clay
Samir Kareem will be next.
No Yes, we can hear you. Good morning. Detroit City Council.
I'm here representing National Federation of blind to speak on a PR transit contract to let you know we need you to vote no on a five year contract for trans deaf vote yes on a two year contract for trans death. It makes no logical sense even with the resolution to give trans debt five more years because the resolution and nothing they've done is binding. There's no TIF to manage trans debt and make them act right they're not even acting right now with a $49 million contract on the table. No, five years, yes on two years and make them earn their money and their right to continue to be here. Thank you. All right, thank you. Amir green
Semir Corinne J Jorgensen, Carolyn Carter and Miss medoxomil follow behind that
she's good morning, Council. I'm like a bad pity. I'm gonna keep showing up. The Summit has been postponed and because the water in Fox Creek is low, many of the voters had their boats out of the water already and we were concerned about safety. So we postponed until the spring. Mark your calendars for April 28. I've got seven of you down two more to go. I have all nine reads. We just found out a couple of weeks ago that Glee was permit to dump raw sewage and Fox Creek expired in October and we are now mobilizing to act and to make sure that eagle changes the permit to include additional notification provisions. In the CDBG Dr. Action Plan draft that was submitted to HUD $10 million for flood protection in Jefferson Chalmers was removed and it had not been reallocated and we believe that the administration took that action simply to punish the residents for protesting to close the canals. In July a million dollars was transferred to the Detroit building authority to do a flood mitigation study and we have yet to hear what their action is. Thank you
Carolyn Carter.
Yes, thank you, city council for having me. My name is Carolyn Carter. I am currently living in a hotel with me and my daughter. I've been homeless since last year, August of last year, and then I am as of tomorrow we will be homeless again. And only this time we will probably be living in a car in this situation because in 2011 I lost my house. For my taxes being overly assessed. I've lived in several raggedy houses as well as apartments with a basement flood as well as electrical problems. I'm asking for house because I think that's what I deserve. I didn't cause myself to be in this situation and I'm tired of moving all over the place is not fair to me nor my daughter. When we talk about generational trauma. This is it for us. I need some help. And I'm tired of asking for it and I shouldn't have to I've worked very hard and I've been in the city of Detroit for 45 years. Any help. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you for coming down and if you don't mind you can. My staff is over here waiting and we can assist you and direct you with some resources while you are here today. Okay to see how we can support you
okay. And I also support the right for council. And we
and just to be clear, we've we've done our part we passed the ordinance we've allocated funding. We've also reached out to the administration to see about additional funding as well and so we are working extremely hard to get it up and running but there is a process that is not necessarily on councils and it's the administration now their responsibility to implement the actual ordinance. So we are working extremely hard to get it up and running. Okay, you know, thank you for that because it's so needed. Yes, it is. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for coming down. Thank you, member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I also just like to give her my number as well, ma'am. You could call me at 2244248 I'm gonna say it again. You call me at 2244248 I'll say one more time. 2244248 and we definitely want to ask somebody for my staff to help you as well. I'm counseling call me on the second.
Okay. Thank you Tanya Will's. alibi Renita Miller.
alibi by Ray Smith.
Introducing 14 101 for all Biet line Detroit for a 204 Yes, that is a very big call in room. This is the kitchen where the plaster is falling out. This is a copy of one of the mood issues in the house. There are three altogether. This is also a copy of the moon. That's one of the walls in the basement that has a copy of that stairwell where it has plaster falling straight down. Again, the walls This is the roof on the in the basement. This is a different kind of mold that's growing in the basement. There are three this is the picture of Paul the fireplace sick came inside my room. I couldn't breathe and you can see that there are issues with respect to how I hurt my home. This again is our Mo I am still homeless and I still need help.
Thank you. And again we appreciate you coming down if we can get that information from you. We will happily try to connect you with someone and some resources while you're here as well. And also your council representative Ray Smith. Followed by I'm sorry, what's your name
man? Renacer Miller
okay. You can go go first Miss Miller
morning Council My name is Renee Miller. I represent the elevation LLC, retail provisioning marijuana facility hopefully to open I have been in the city planning on August the eighth for a meeting August September the eighth even though they didn't have a quorum. I've also met with them on September 29. And the goal at that time was for the City Planning staff to offer direction presentations, recommendations and have community engagement in Doncaster. So I've all participated in and the goal was to increase the amount of available property eligible through zoning. They have given recommendations as of September 29. And it has set in the law department for the last seven weeks, seven weeks and I just gave $1,000 to the landlord at the property that I am the first of October and here we are watching the council last week before you go on holiday vacation to January and you have not made a decision because a lot of them have continued to hold this onus up. Please make a decision. They've already went at 2% waiver for people like me, you only need seven people to go on my own have a church removed on my own for months take pictures of a church that did not exist on a tax roll just to get this waiver to be at the second part and it's not fair that I'm doing the work in that city Detroit.
Thank you Please
make a decision.
Just one second please. Is not right. One second. If you don't mind. Just want one second president pro tem wants to respond.
Yep. So I know you say we should make just make a decision. I'm gonna say it's been seven weeks and a lot of what I'm what I understand, but but it has to first come from the law department to this body for us to make that quote unquote decision. So we're going to walk through I'm going to ask John to come over and get your information so we can provide you with where the process is right now where it's going. I did have a conversation with Corporation Council last week, as well as the mayor on this particular subject. And we'll talk to you offline about where where these things are right now, but it does not appear as if we're going to be able to approve these CPC recommendations prior to recess and it's not a vacation. It is recessed we're still
working, but the application process continues on. We're in the second stage coming up soon. So does it get approved after the three application process?
walk you through it. Thank you. Ray Smith,
Ray Smith, black battle group as a member of the focus group that really aggressive aggressively pushed for the Office of Disability affairs to address these concerns in terms of transportation and mobility. You know, what does Transdev do? For seven for 7% of this contract? What what are the main function? We just don't we just don't believe that they deserve a five year contract. Knowing that this is a new initiative, partner with the city of Detroit and transmit what needs to happen have the experience of dealing with issues of terms of mobility for people disabilities? So we understand that why would you approve five years, we suggest two years with additional maybe two years to see how they're going to form and also we want someone from our group to really help within matter process was on a volunteer basis or what have you, but we need to find out what it is that Transdev will be doing for this contract for 70% 30%. Okay, but 7% That's almost 100% We don't know what you're already doing.
Thank you and we will be discussing that contract later on in the agenda as well. Ruby Reilly followed by Lisa Franklin followed by Agnes hitch Hitchcock. Morning is Riley The floor is yours. Good morning.
My name is Ruby Riley. I just came down to give some accolades to a person I forgot to give it to I gave one to you. Councilwoman President Mayor Sheffield. Coma young a second. I'm sorry, I forget you. But your office did follow up with me about my roof. No, I love you. And so I just want to let City Council know that he also his office also helped me out and also since you are going on a vacation, I don't know if you are having anything to do with that my half program, but I'm getting the runaround because I've been putting in I put in my application originally January July, the 12th. And they keep asking me for more information. They keep losing my information. And I don't think it's fair because it's just that they seem like they're prolonging it, but I need some assistance.
All right. Thank you. Thank you Miss Riley and myself. I see member waters I know member Benson will all assist you before you leave though member waters has your hand raised and then by
waters All right. Well, thank you. Miss Riley. We will assist you with that
application name office.
All right. So you know shoot me a text like you know we do or or call Santana and we will not we will get help you complete that application has been completed. When I'm saying they call me I put it in a little bit. You need additional information. So we need to find out what that is. So that's all a part of completing the application. Okay, Chris. It's been they keep putting it off and they told me I thought I needed to rent a car on a car last week. And we got to miss Ruby. Okay, gotcha. All right. All
right. Thank you so much. Miss Franklin. It's least the Franklin Yeah,
you're haunted. You had your hand up. Okay. Yes. Good morning. Thank you. We say Lisa Franklin warriors on wheels and I'm here regarding the Transdev contract. We say notify and yes to two or three. They need to earn their keep. They've had six years already to prove that they can be fair to the ridership responsible for the ridership and they have not done that in six years, with $65 million into the paratransit with people's choice and train staff. That's $13 million a year stretched out over the five years DDOT has enough time to bring it all in house since they bought portion of it. In house in the next couple of years. If they prove themselves worthy, then fine give them an extension. If they had not proved themselves worthy. This gives the administration time to figure out how to do this. They'll still have plenty millions of dollars left to put into a system. So we say notify and please no more than three years to for them to prove themselves worthy. Did I just put in a scorecard system. Let's see how that works. Out.
Thank you Miss Franklin.
Agnes Hitchcock. I'm here this morning
on behalf of Detroit Black business. In your discussion, I heard you mentioned a demolition contract for someone from Dundee, Michigan. The people of the city of Detroit approved proposal and I guess my recommendations how it was approved. They're black businesses in Detroit, specifically 3d wrecking the Faro group and browns environmental who are not able to get through the restrictions. They're screened out. I'm asking you to stop voting on proposals and contracts. Until these people in the city of Detroit who pay property taxes in the city of Detroit have businesses headquartered. In the city of Detroit have an opportunity to participate in those projects and make money off the taxes that the people in the city of Detroit paid. So once again, I'm asking you to halt approving contracts for proposal and money until we can get this worked out. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Mr. Hitchcock. Bob karmic.
Yeah. I like to find out what's going on and a bit investigation of the criminal case that I had with Mr. Whittaker. I'm Mayor Duggan and so forth. Other documents that I gave him. You know, one of the things that we do is follow the constitutional law. I saw Mr. Pence on TV here just the other day. And what he said when the President knighted states called him he wanted him to not certified the boat. Well, he said to the President, we both took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States for America, people and Almighty God and then he said to his daughter, is does not take courage to break the law. But it takes courage to uphold the law. I'm just asked you to follow the law. I will state constitution. Mayor Duggan is broken. He charged me with false crimes. He is a criminal. I have filed an attorney grievance did take his law license, and five other city attorneys. Next up we'll be filing criminal charges on it. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Whittaker.
Madam President and to the whole council LPB has concluded our review of the documents we have submitted i a privileged document to your office's you should have the way you get back to your offices today. We've also approved a non privileged document. So we'd be happy to share that with Mr. Carmack at any time.
Okay. All right. Thank you Mr. Whittaker. Alright,
Miss Maddox the morning.
The disability community to se all contracts. We need an special session before you All members vote on the paratransit contact for all public who use all sidewalks for safety reasons. For PWD, we all need safe quality service. Scooters need to be removed or put some safety too. We need accountability for transportation
Oh and you get the two gentlemen behind me. Yes it and I kind of again because I stick around I'm being left behind by the garbage again, being to the curb.
I am back everyone thank you.
Thank you so much, Mr. Madox.
Appreciate you and again to those who can come down regarding transitive that contract will be coming up shortly after public comment. We can now move to our virtual public comment. Good morning, Madam
President. The first caller is stop wasting our taxpayer money.
Biden wouldn't be president if it wasn't for the Detroit boat Black Bolt. There wouldn't be a superpower in America if it wasn't for the crime of slavery. Top priority should be reparations. It's a debt old black people built America Detroiters have been looted $600 million illegally foreclosing black homes and forcing black Detroit's out we object to the corrupt demolition contracts, tearing down perfectly good houses and forcing Detroiters out hard approving prop and contracts until black contractors receive equity layer here construction $3.5 million uses a fake Detroit address 1660 Midland hemorrhage $3.3 million contract a non Detroit headquartered business we demand proposal in contract contractors contracts to be halted. Loyola Catholic High School is destroying Decent Homes in Detroit, causing a rat has it. The Charles H. Wright Museum, second largest US in the US.
Thank you
the next caller is d two victimized retiree. Hello.
Yes, good morning.
Yes. Good morning. Good afternoon. Yeah, couple things. Um, when we moved to Michigan Avenue, that's going to be I mean lobbyists. These federal lobbyist, we're talking about that. I've watched probably every council meeting ever, you know, for the last 510 years. I've never seen the federal lobbyists. I've seen lobbyist for the library on the state level. I've never seen federal lobbyists. That's one thing. I thought the mayor was the federal lobbyists. He's always there. And in Washington. Do we charge for mushrooms when we do our testing, you know, drug testing or just marijuana? When these 501 C threes are all these partners, all of our partners do they test. They drug test the people that they hire, we need to know these things because there's still you know, money that we could be have access to. We should have access to see one other thing Oh, the flooding our check zone well it might it flood you know, because that area of town floods pretty bad so risk management funds.
Thank you.
The next caller is Robert Polaski.
Good morning, Madam President.
Good morning City Council. My name is Robert Pulaski and represent the Wayne County Youth Council representing District 15 of Wayne County. I'm calling in regards to the Transdev contract that we have discussed on and off throughout city council and DDOT administration. All right. I have very mixed feelings about it. I feel like that it's just been thrown in front of the public, not to trash eat it. I think DDOT has done wonderful things for the citizens of Detroit and for the folks in Metro Detroit is just with Transdev. It's not feasible to just continue a five year contract. I think there's better agencies that could really provide a service. So I encourage city council to vote on a two year contract today until DDOT can find a contract in place to where it's feasible and they can provide the service that it needs. And I really would like to talk to Director Ogle speak about that and the last thing I want to make and I'll make this super quick is the vote on the Diablo rights. I'm happy to see the outcome of the vote that was yesterday and I look forward to seeing it being voted and recommend the today but thank you for the time and opportunity to speak. Thank you.
The next caller is phone number ending in 106.
Good morning to council. My name is Sharon Gooding. I'm a member of wild warriors on wheels. And I am opposed to the transcript contract for five years. I think it should be two to three years that would give an opportunity for complaints to be addressed. Frankly, I'd like to be there this morning in person, but I can't depend on Metro live transcript Metro live to get me there. I also think that and I believe that the organizations that represent the disabilities community Wow. National Federation for the Blind and Detroit Disabilities Network should be able to review that contract before it's signed. Thank you. All right, thank you.
The next caller is Elsie Bolger.
Good morning Council.
Good morning citizens of the joy
here we are once again.
Here basically responding to the shooting death of another Detroit citizen in distress by Detroit police officers. Yes, protect and serve seems to go out the window when it comes to our citizens in mental distress. We need a response that is properly handled. That means we need citizens that are concerned about citizens. We can no longer allow these things to continue to happen. We have yet to see the names of those officers in the death of quarter Burke. Here we are now with Keisha Miller. basically someone who caught people who call in regards to her actions. And then police came with guns out if you come in to help our citizens. Don't bring your gun help our citizens be there to protect and serve and not to kill. Thank you
the next caller is Alyssa Marie boys
Hello, good afternoon.
Hi, my name is Alyssa and I'm a member of DDP paratransit services in the city of Detroit. are an essential part of the lives of 250,000 Detroiters. Even a partial interruption of these services would have a massive impact on disabled individuals who are already twice as likely to have inadequate transportation as disabled as non disabled people. Every missed ride is a miss ride to work. The doctor to get food and to see family. We need the City Council to approve a contract to ensure paratransit services are not interrupted in 2023. We are asking city council to work with DD ot to renegotiate a shorter two year contract with the trans death bundle before the end of the year, scheduling a special session during recess for council to vote before 2023 And we want to see the contract. A transparent process is vital for all of us to feel better about difficult decisions like this Thank you.
Great, thank you so much.
The next caller is Casey.
May I be heard? Yes.
Thank you to the council.
My name is Casey masseter and the policy analyst with Detroit disability power and a resident of District Four. I'm here to comment on the transit contract as many of my colleagues are we need a city council to ensure paratransit services are provided across the city in 2023 and beyond. And we also need to keep a close watch on how the new pant paratransit system unfolds so that we can make sure that we're not only getting the quantity of services necessary, but also the quality that we deserve. Even with the new proposed scorecard system. We are asking city council to work with DDOT to renegotiate a shorter two year contract with the trans death bundle before the end. of the year to keep Transdev more accountable and we want to see that contract. A transparent process is vital for all of us to feel better about difficult decisions like this. Thank you for your time. Thank you as well.
Next caller is Ruth Johnson. Thank
you This is Ruth Johnson from sea dad. I implore the Dugan administration to take every action necessary to fully fund and fully implement the right to counsel ordinance. The city does not have the option of when or whether to follow the law. We're probably going to have snow this afternoon. And I have tears in my eyes when I think about the dozens. Hundreds of people have come before this council and other meeting public meetings talking about their housing issues that result in them being housing insecure living in their cars, living on the streets. Let us do everything now for this Council. Thank you. Thank you for all you've done but I asked you not to approve or extend any legal representation for people facing eviction during the recess. I also stand with words on wheels in Detroit disability power and other disability rights advocates for their demands for a paratransit contracts that are the way that they want let's work together not to continue to mistakes of the past but be guided by those people affected. Right, thank you.
The next caller is Renard mon Schinsky.
Hi, good morning. Can I be heard?
Yes, you can. Thank you. Good morning. Madam President and members of the council. My name is Renard rich Trotsky. I'm organizer of the Detroit people's platform transit justice team. We are also in agreement with warriors on wills national federation and applying other disability advocates on opposing the five year contract. We do not agree with that. Go back to the drawing table. approve a contract for two years with accountability and trading and ensuring that members of the ADA community are represented in staff and also in training of drivers as well. And we need to be able to see the contract as well. The thing is if we need to wait is convened a special session, then Sophia. In terms of the public health and safety committee, I want to thank all members for their support and passing the resolution for the DDOT Bill of Rights. And I urge to support this body to come to a vote and support to do that passenger Bill of Rights. Thank you so much.
Right Thank you.
The next caller is Colin user two
alright Colin, user to Good afternoon. Hello, yes, good afternoon.
Thank you for taking my call. Thank you, council president should feel I want to make quick comments. I still would like to be able to talk with you by phone to bring my concerns that's not been enacted on animals and owners not picking up after them causing a mess and I'd like legislation to be introduced so that owners of properties can be ticketed and not have to have tenants being retaliated against, with eviction for killing showing videos of what's going on in terms of transfer. We need new companies they're one of the worst. And you need to bring smart back so that they can pick up off of Michigan Avenue, downtown Detroit and off of Woodward other than the fast people need more reliable transportation as well. I thank you for all that you have done. I'm not getting
Thank you.
The next caller is Miko Mulholland
hi I'm a retired city worker and a member of bam. Within five weeks Detroit cops murdered both Porter Burks and Keisha Miller. The State Police handed their investigation report on the porter Burke's murder to Wayne County prosecutor worthy weeks ago, and they still have not been fired or charged. I urge City Council to pass the resolution calling for justice and for the council and for individual members of the council to contact news media to call for the cops in both incidences to be named fired and charged with murder and jailed. People who want justice should rally with us at Frank Murray. Frank Murphy Hall of Justice tomorrow at 430 and again at 4pm Saturday at the corner of Linden and Snowden. Thank you
Thank you. Next caller please.
The next caller is Rami a.
Hello, can you hear me okay?
You can awesome. Hello, my name is Rami Alvarez. I'm a lifelong resident of District Six. I'm here to support what others have said I would like City Council to approve a contract to ensure paratransit services are provided across the city in 2023. Add the capacity and scale that disabled Detroiters that rely on the services need and deserve. With no viable alternative on the table. It leaves those of us with disabled family members that use paratransit in fear and worry of how we'll make do until bureaucratic civil processes come around and provide. So I'm also here in support of a short 22 year contract with Transdev and nothing more to ensure that at least in 2023, there is a consistent support in in the kind of paratransit people have been people have been accustomed to. We also want to see the contract and finally I'm also here in support of the right to counsel as housing as the disability justice issue as well. Thank you so much.
Thank you our next caller please.
The next caller is Brenda Hill.
Morning. Good morning.
Can you hear me?
We can do morning? Oh yes.
I'm over 175,000 people voted in this past election. That was historic. And it showed that Detroiters can make a difference with their votes. We passed our legislation that protects women and girls health care for generations. We must now do the work to hold our elected officials accountable. I would like Gretchen to put shovels in the ground excuse me on mental health facilities and implement programs at the community colleges that will create more mental health professionals. As the previous callers spoke about two of our two of the least of us are dead at the hands of police and the police say they have done the right thing because of police power.
Thank you so much. next caller please.
The next caller is phone number ending in 270.
Callers Good
morning. Good afternoon. I'm Malik Shelton. I'm just calling in and again making the council and the residents aware that the Duggan administration issue a mammoth task job creation of approximately $240 million in all this all 11 2016 That's the day to date. Another one limited ties your nomination by totaling over $175 million day to date December the 13th 2018. Yep. And residents and taxpayers of the city of Detroit did not receive their lawfully required notice to taxpayers and electors have the intention to issue these bonds. And the right of referendum. They're on. I ask that the council requests the LPD division to issue a report on the balance
All right thank you.
The next caller is Carol Hughes.
May I be hurt? Yes.
Mr. Shelton was talking on a very important issue to the citizens in the city of Detroit. It's about our bond money and how our bond money is being spent and you all are the fiduciaries of that money and you should adhere to what he's asking you to pay. To do that it's not difficult to for the City Council to investigate this. I want to I want to also lodge a complaint about the minutes on November 7 for the for the innovation hearing. There were nine people that spoke on that hearing about the innovation contract or the innovation charter change at 18.1. And all of them objected to it. Now I see why Coleman Young is panting to have this past because the federal government has something to do with it. But the people also should have something to say about it, how was implemented what is what can be done and cannot be done. And I hope that you take that to heart.
Thank you. Thank you miss us.
The next caller is Justin Chung.
Hi my name is Justin Chung and I'm from the Civil Rights group and by any means necessary, I'm speaking on the police killing lately. But killing off Kasia Mueller, who lived near Meijer and pilgrim could have been avoided if Detroit Police Chief White had not defended the cops who shot poor the Berks 38 times refused to release the killer cops names and effectively conducting a cover up. Chief why has made it by doing that has made it clear absolutely to his underlings that they can shoot and kill people in mental health crisis in Detroit with impunity. Right now Mayor Mike Duggan and Wayne County prosecutor Kenworthy have been completely silenced on this outstanding police killing and they must take a position and condemn these killing That's racist police murder. Police Chief White must resign or be removed and we demand Q Murphy to
wait thank you
the next caller is Miko Williams. Yes.
Good afternoon Council. My name is Miko Williams. I am a resident in district five and I'm also an advocate with the arc Detroit. I am in full support of the disability community Transdev should only get a two year contract they should not get a five year contract. We haven't even seen the executives or the president Transdev show up before his body. And we also demand that during recess that we all see the contract. We all have a meeting before it's signed. Shout out to Fred der Hall for doing a meeting with us for the Disability Council. Also I would like to advocate for the right to counsel and I am calling for the police officers to be named identified and charged with murder of Porter Brooks and the young woman that was killed. Mental health is very important in Detroit should be providing services. There should be no reason to kill anybody under any circumstances and write the damn check
the next caller is phone number ending in 774.
Good morning,
afternoon.
Anyway, this Good afternoon. Listen, the law you are breaking is called the color of law. We are concerned proposal is that you hoodwink citizens on to get past was to help our Detroit micro businesses and new businesses also to hire Detroit residents. We have contractors that are certified to do the work yet they haven't been approved to work on the proposal as to why we are demanding that you shut it down and do what you said you would do. There's no rush to pay out this money. This is our tax dollars. Nearby Detroit headquarter businesses who live here who hire Detroit residents, the right to have contracts before you give it to Detroit based businesses that set up shop in our city in a hole in a corner somewhere yet.
They're really from the suburbs. Thank you.
Thank you and to all of the callers regarding prop in again, if you could provide the contractors that you are referring to who are not receiving contracts or having issues with capacity I would like to personally look into that myself. And so if there are particular contracts that you referring to or contractors that you're seeing are not being included in property and if you could please email that information over so that we can get it over to the demolition director to provide some information on that as well. All right, our next caller, please.
next caller is Stephen hollering.
Hey, can I be heard?
Yes. Good afternoon.
Oh, good afternoon. Um, I'm here to speak in opposition of the five year contract for Transdev I think a two year sort of trial contract would be fair to ensure seniors and disabled app Tran service for the next two years
and,
you know,
they keep up the deplorable job they've
been doing. I mean, I heard that men replace them. I also want to say I'm very concerned about the mental health crisis and how the police are currently handling it. I think instead of giving 8 million the ShotSpotter should give 8 million maybe to train cops how to handle mental health services because
currently it doesn't seem like it's working.
And I also want to congratulate
Fred Daryl Hall on getting married.
Oh, hold on. Any I didn't get the invite.
No. Face right. All right. Got got you have over dere Congratulations.
This is
and this is why madam president while I love public comments so much. But thank you.
Congratulations. Thank you.
All right, our next comment please.
next caller is phone number ending in three to nine.
All right, our next caller please.
Caller and again.
Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Good afternoon.
My name is Kate stanbic. I'm an organizer with BAM by any means necessary. And we're calling on this council to adopt the resolution that we that we've proposed that we've sent to you. That calls on Kim worthy to charge the officers who killed Porter Burks and Kasia Miller with murder. That statement that was read last Council meeting from Chief White was totally unacceptable. We don't need to hear another word about the cops have to kill people because we have a lack of mental health resources. When we all know how many white guys kill a bunch of people and then are captured with our are captured taken into custody, even taking the Burger King. We've seen this all over the country. And yet two days later after that statement was read. We have another murder of a young black woman in her own house on her front porch
the the video that came out that she was recording
live which is why it has become public.
Right Thank you
the next caller is phone number ending in 534.
Yes, hello, Mandy. Hi.
Yes. Yes,
Justice for Porter Burke. Keisha family and their traumatized loved ones and no on the trans Deb, five year contract, please listen to the most important stakeholders. And to the honoree Mr. Jason anytime a word. God bless you, you are doing God's work. And in terms of mental health. Let's clap back to Herman Keefer originally infectious disease hospital and have some actual facilities to have some real programs. I'm disappointed that I didn't hear the lobbyists saying they were pushing for HR 40. I didn't hear them talk about housing crisis. I heard them speak about affordable housing, but for those who know about 80% Ami, it's not really Detroit affordable. I heard the state has a $6 billion surplus so it's time to go to DC and to go to Lansing fix the overtaxation problem. Also don't do dig big demo bundle sets that the little people can participate. That's right. Thank you.
The next caller is over with.
Good afternoon Mr over with
Alright, alright if we can come back to Mr Oba with bliss
the next caller is phone number ending in 652. Hello, I'm a
passenger in the taxi cab who wants to talk and my hand was up since the beginning but put my hand down and his backup.
So here she is.
Again. Wait. Hello.
How are you doing today?
Great. Thank you. I am calling to
see I wrote Mr. Cunningham today. He's been great. And my name is Diane and I just wanted to talk about the bad bus service. You stand for two three hours waiting on a bus sometimes. And I think that's ridiculous. You know and people without means to get a car are stuck. Depending on this crappy bus system, we need a better bus system. We need we need better drivers with better attitudes. And we need to we need to better for the city of Detroit. We need to get strong together
that's all
okay. Thank you. We appreciate your comment. Pardon me.
The next caller is one plus D 2118.
Hello, yes, good afternoon. Good afternoon. How are you? Great. Thank you. Good.
I'm calling to say that once again we got another police shooting. And we still haven't got the names of the police officer that killed Porter Brooks and now Miss Miller school and it's like it's a it's like they have a thing while killed the mentally ill. As the mom said earlier video calling shows that she was on our porch talking with the officers at a bomb washer and kilter. These knees need these names to do the release they need to charge police commissioners needed found their precincts and everything. I don't like this because we're not safe. We can't trust the police. To come out to protect us. They're protecting themselves because I have no concern for the citizens and our needs. I can't call him on for help to see about my loved one because there's a chance to maybe be shot. These nice days to be released and something needs to be handled. taken care of right away.
Right away. All right, thank you.
The next caller is over with
I think Yeah, I heard. I heard I've
heard everybody who spoke this morning. Also heard Mr. Slater talking about the dynamic that exists in the United States Congress, House and Senate. Now Republicans
I'm gonna say it the show 10 year.
City traders night use the subpoena power granted counsel. That is the choice city chart or records that exist in city employees that existing city no dynamic tests for the police department. OCI border police. My investigation has uncovered the scope that is a corporate entity border police Commission's and OCI that this construct has done enough about that. Now we have these murders going up till something is done. It's going to continue
Thank you.
Next caller is Karen hammer Hello, good afternoon. It's
free hammer district to residents. Thank you Council Hello Detroit residents. New York voters last week passed the bond issue devoting a half a billion dollars for sustainable infrastructure. But the Democrats now in control of their our state. We need to do likewise and go big to address the coming climate catastrophe which is the scientific consensus hope the world leaders are holding the 27th climate summit. We're moving way too slowly to reduce carbon emissions both globally and locally. As they commit the city committed to construction at the fairgrounds with New Age materials. There's no evidence that's included in the specifications for the conversion of the dairy cattle barn into the new transit center. We cannot afford to take this issue casually especially if we want to avoid continuing flooding and drought conditions in our beloved Detroit. A solar panel powered green transit center is what we need.
Robotic Can you hear me?
Good afternoon.
Good. Thank you My hand got Lord and you got reraise either. We raised the thank you for acknowledging allow me to speak out of the body and everybody at home 3134449114313449114 on Facebook for subservience Cunningham mean you have inbox and you have listened is an answer. Look. The DDOT meeting last night to have it was impromptu. You're not gonna listen to the people they don't like Transdev they want some type of compromise but I hope you do listen to the Metro lift pastors including myself, Councilwoman Ramiro, I did send that email over as your staff requested. We need bikes bikes and more bikes and citizens we have bike lanes is getting cold outside is a great time to buy them on the offseason. I thank you for all those that have donated hand warmers are gonna be a blessing people at the stops. I'm a full go in support of the DDOT Bill of Rights. And again, I feel like it's just too much pressure and the city council just gonna rubber stamp trans Dev and trample over the
right thank you Mr. Cunningham.
next caller is Michelle.
Good afternoon Michelle. All right. All right.
If we can go to our next caller please and come back to Michelle.
Okay. The only other caller with their hand raised before you cut off public comment is Jason
Redman. Good afternoon Mr. Redman.
Mr. Rittman go on once.
Twice.
And we're going to go back to the previous caller and see if they're available. Ari.
That would be Michelle
All right. Michelle, are you with us? Yes. All right. Ready to hit the floor is yours. I'm calling regarding
the mental health situation. In regard my nephew partner partner Burks. We asked him for the release of the names of those officers. They know that on the hand on the police department that this is murder and it happened again. I someone just said I believe it was down. If Chief would have stepped up and done the right thing behind my nephew with those officers that want to happen with that young lady this week last week. I feel like it's gone way beyond the society of the citizens of the United States of America. With the police department taken forced into a matter of their own hands they coming out to kill. They are trained they should be serving and protecting our communities. They come in out killing mental health. People that suffer suffering for crisis with mental health and Detroit is a big thing. And no one is taking control of the situation besides when the family is calling for help.
All right, thank you so much, Michelle. And I'm just to clarify and state again, that I didn't personally reach out to the chief. I know we have several calls regarding releasing the names. Unfortunately, he did comment already that he cannot do so at the time until the investigation is complete. In the interim, though, in light of all of what is taking place. The into the issue of mental health is the conversation that I am having with DPD I know my colleagues are as well as how we can properly fund a crisis intervention unit and department within DPD is something that is a priority for myself and I know a lot of members. Remember Gabriela Santiago Ramiro has been talking about this as well. And so as we approach the budget season, I know this is something that will be a top priority for all of us. So we appreciate all of those who have called in today and will continue to work with you on to address the various concerns and issues. Alright, so that will now conclude our public comment for this morning. And now afternoon. We appreciate everyone for calling in and back to our agenda. Understanding committee reports for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer OFFICE OF THE YEAR assessor
councilmember Dara DeHaan. A resolution line item 15.1.
Councilmember Doha.
Thank you Madam President. line item 15.1 is a resolution a resolution of authorization? For mental place to limited dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership Payment in Lieu of Taxes otherwise known as pilot. The s&s Development Group has formed at Merrill plays too limited dividend Housing Association limited partnership in order to develop a project known as Merle place. This project consists of three story mixed income building containing 27 units located in an area bounded by Virginia Park Street on the north Jhansi last service drive on the east sword on the south and pole on the west. The project will include nine one bedroom, one bath and 18 two bedroom two bath apartments parking will be secured and closed and underneath the building on the first level, Move for approval for line item 15.1
motion has been made any objections?
Hearing none, the resolution will be approved. And the city clerk's office City Planning Commission.
Councilmember Hall resolution line item 15.2. Member der Hall.
Thank you Madam President. line item 15.2 is a resolution or authorization for the neighborhood enterprise zone certificate applications for the construction of two new single family houses at 3003 010 Ashlynn in the Far East Side and their enterprise zone area has been recommended for approval by the CPC. And this application again is for the construction of two single family houses at 3003 010. Ashlyn the petitioner had also submitted a Certificate Request for 2019 For Ashlynn, but had asked for it to be removed and brought back at a later date.
We move for approval for line item 15.2.
motion has been made any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved.
request a waiver from line items 15.1 a 15.2. Madam President,
a waiver has been requested. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that motion is approved for the internal operation standing committee from the law department.
Council member Johnson eight resolutions line items 16.1 through 16.8. Normally other line items 16.7 and 16.8. were reported out of committee without recommendation.
Thank you, member Johnson. Thank you,
Madam President Move for approval on line items 16.1 through 16.8 16.1 through 16.6 are various lawsuit settlements and 16.7 and eight are requests for legal representation and indemnification.
All right motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Right Hearing no objections. The eighth resolutions will be approved. From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants
councilmember Johnson a resolution line item 16.9.
Council member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval on line item 16.9, which is an authorization to submit a grant application to the Simon foundation for the Simon Foundation grant to support project Clean Slate
motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved. Under resolutions,
Councilmember Johnson resolution line item 16 Point team
member Johnson
Thank you madam president Move for approval on line item 16 point 10. This is the reappointment for District Six Board of Review member Rocio
Ocampo.
All right motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved. And we can request a waiver.
Yes, madam president a waiver for 16 wait time.
All right. motion has been made for a waiver, Hearing no objections that motion is approved for the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee under unfinished business
council president pro tem Tate and ordinance no ordinance noting Roll Call. Lanham 17.10 Tim Tate
and the President have moved to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit city code zoning by amending article 17 zoning district maps section 50 Dash 17 Dash 80. district map number 78 to revise the zoning classification for the parcel commonly identified as 7800 Pearson street from the existing PD planned development district zoning classification to the R five medium density residential district zoning classification and to repeal the regulations for development associated with the existing PD planned development district zoning district located on the tip excuse me laid on the table July 5 2022.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken. President Pro Tem Tate
I move that the order move that the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered re
Hearing no objections that action will be taken President Pro Tem Tate
I move that the ordinance be passed as submitted.
There being a roll call required with the clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember Johnson? Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero? Yes. Council President Pro Tem T Yes. Councilmember waters. Yes. Councilmember Whitfield? catalent? Yes. Councilmember young? Yes. Council President Sheffield. Yes. Council member Benson. Yes. Council member there Hall? Yes. Nine yeas, zero nays.
The ordinance is approved. President Pro Tem Tate
President moved to the title of the ordinance be concerned. Hearing no objections
that action will be taken.
Under Unfinished Business
Council President potentate and ordinates noting a roll call line item 17.2
potentate
by President I moved to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit city code zoning by amending article 17 zoning district maps section 50 Dash 17 Dash 19 district map number 17 to revise the zoning classification for three parcels generally located on the east side of John our road, commonly known as 1860218620 and 18532 jarred our road for the three parcels generally located on the side of East Golden Gate Avenue common commonly known as 2836 and three eight East Golden Gate Avenue and for the three parcels generally located on the north side of East Hillsdale Avenue, commonly known as 2533 and three five East Hillsdale Avenue from the M for intensive industrial district zoning classification to the before general business district zoning classification laid on the table October 18 2022.
Hearing no objections that action will be taking pro Tim tape
when the 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 to pro tem tape.
I'm moving to the ordinance be passed as submitted.
There being a roll call required with the clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember Santiago Romero? Yes. Council President Pro Tem tea. Yes. Councilmember waters? Yes. Councilmember Whitfield Callaway. Yes. Councilmember young? Yes. Council President Sheffield. Yes. Councilmember Benson? Yeah. Councilmember dirt Hall? Yes. Councilmember Johnson? Yes. Nine yeas, zero nays.
The ordinance is approved. Pro Tem tape.
Madam President, I move that the title of the ordinance be confirmed.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Under Unfinished Business
Council President Pro Tem Tate and no one has known him a roll call nine 17.30 Tim tape
when a president a move to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit city code zoning by amending article 13 intensity and dimensional standards Division One tables of intensity and dimensional standards subdivision II industrial districts section 50 Dash 13 Dash 83 m two district to increase the maximum height limitations for all other uses from 40 feet to 55 feet laid on the table October 25 2022.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken potentate.
I move that the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken President Pro Tem tape
I move that the ordinance be passed. as submitted. There being a roll call
required with the clerk please
call the roll discussion board. Member Benson
All right, thank you just wanted to say this is a great opportunity to support the residents of the city of Detroit and especially to reduce the need for heavy industrial and intense industrial uses at the end for level. This allows for what previously required in for zoning can now be done in the m two because now we've extended the height for the maximum height for him to uses. They no longer have to go into the aim for which will allow for a reduction in the need for heavy industrial uses when you really just want light manufacturing. So
thank you, colleagues.
Thank you for being a roll call required. The Clerk will call the roll.
Council President potentate
yes
councilmember waters. Yes. Councilmember Winfield Callaway. Yes. Councilmember young? Yes. Council President shift for you. Yes. Councilmember Benson? Yes. Councilmember Durazo? Yes. Councilmember Johnson? Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero. Yes. Nine yeas, zero nays.
The ordinance is approved. Pro Tem tape
and President are moved at the title of the ordinance be confirmed,
Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are five contracts up for a vote today from the Planning and Economic Development Senate committee all contracts for housing and revitalization. The first contract is contract number 60036261 2%. Grant funding amendment number two, to provide an and provide an extension of time only for repairs for occupied residential properties. For bridging neighborhoods. Contractors, CTI contractor services aliens see total contract amount $100,823.20. The next contract is contract number 60039021 2%. Grant funding amendment number two, to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds. For Roof Repairs for occupied residential properties for bridging neighborhoods. Contract is presidential construction, Inc. total contract amount $426,000. The next contract is contract number 6004886. wants to present city funding to provide staffing to develop grow and scale workforce development programs that better connect Detroit residents and employers contract is Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation contract amount $490,268. The next contract it's magic number 60048121 2%. City funding to provide staffing to develop, grow and scale workforce development programs that better connect Detroit residents and employers contracted Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation contract amount $174,732. The last contract is contract number 60043201 2%. Grant funding amendment number one to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds to continue supporting the city's cold blue team as a fiduciary paying for hotel slash motel accommodations, transportation furniture etcetera. Contract is weighing Metropolitan Community Action Agency total contract amount $510,000 How so President pro 25 resolutions? Lamps 17.4 through 17.8.
Thank you prototype.
President move approval of line item 17.4 through 17.8. Noting that we were expecting information line item 17.4 and 17.5. And those that information has been received.
Thank you. The motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?
Discussion?
All right, discussion Member Santiago Ramiro
Thank you, Madam President, I would just through you to pro Tang or to the administration. If there's somebody here that can describe to the public, what 17.8 will do what city what our city's Code Blue Team program is and what it does. I think it'd be very helpful. I think often we don't know of all the resources and services that we do provide and would like a do a brief description for the
public. All right, Miss Bolton.
Mr. Washington. Good afternoon,
Madam President. Malika Washington on behalf of the mayor's office. We can bring this back towards the end of the agenda. I'm having our representative join. Okay.
Move to bring back line item 17.8. And with the agenda
motion has been made Hearing no objections we will bring this back towards the end of the agenda. And Pro Tem has already moved the additional line items. Are there any objections to the motion for approval? Hearing none the four resolutions will be approved. Yes,
of course for a waiver on line item 17.4 and 17.5.
There's request for a waiver. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that motion is approved.
Madam president requests a waiver for 17.5 I'm sorry, 17.6 and 17.7.
motion has been made for a waiver. Any objections? Hearing none that motion is approved. From the housing and revitalization. Department.
Council President Pro Tem teeter resolution Latinum 17.9. Pro Tem tape
President move approval of line item 17.9.
motion has been made for approval any objections to the motion? Hearing none the one resolution will be approved. Yes.
Request for a waiver on line item 17.9. Please.
Right. There's a request for a waiver any objections? Hearing none that motion is approved. From the planning and development department.
Council President Pro Tem tape six resolutions nine and 17 point 10 To 17 point 15.
Pro Tim Tate and the president move approval of line items 17 point 10 through 17 point 15
motion has been made and these are various property sales discussion, discussion is that okay? Yes. Go ahead. Member Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President. As it relates to 17 point 10 just had a quick question through you to pro tem was it discussed what is being stored here? I believe for 17 point time This land has been acquired for storage, but do we know what the storage is?
Don't have that particular information. Maybe the administration has it? I'm not sure if
I have that. queued up yet mr. Washington. Yes, Madam Chair.
We have John trunk online.
We have moved him over as a panelist. He has been moved over Yes. Good afternoon.
This draft trunk the City of Detroit's housing revitalization department to answer the question regarding the storage on this site is currently being used by chemical scrap. There are scrap metal made of scrap metal the business were sold this property initially from Conrail as part of the negotiations for miles of rail line for the jolas Greenway with with a notification that there were encroachment issues and this was one of them. With the potential buyer currently operating on the site. We went in that original deal from Conrail knowing that this would be continued use of that scrap metal that sits on the land right
now. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you, sir. Thank you for that.
Pro Tem Tate has moved these for approval. Are there any objections discussion still discussion? Yes. Member waters.
Thank you, Madam President. I'm just wanted to let you know these LLCs that have purchased this property. Does anyone know the purpose? But there's one out of Illinois and 17 point 15. There's an LLC. There's the Michigan one is 17 point 13 and 17 point 12. So what's the purpose?
So to the administration
through the chair in terms of we pull up the item specifically about the Illinois LLC. That is Khomeini I'll have to see I forget. They operate in Michigan based demolition business their holding company is based in Illinois. They are the adjacent property owner. The land that they are seeking to purchase again was part of its northern side of actually the rail line that we're selling to Kimmel it's a two phase deal to the adjacent business owners. To the south is Kimmel with the scrap metal business and to the north is complaining. Part of this agreement is to sell adjacent land as well as for them to clean up the tires. We had purchased this land and is encumbered probably worth. We estimate about six figures worth the cleanup for tires. And we were selling to them under the plan that they are required to clean up the tires as well but that is their LLC is to answer that as to the Illinois company and they operate a demolition business on the site or rather they hold them there demolition equipment.
Right number cowboy.
Yeah, Madam Chair, through the chair who's going to monitor ensure that the tires are cleaned up since we're entering a contract to purchase and I would require them to clean them up before we transact the purchase but that's not how it's looking. I would require all of this cleanup to occur before you know the purchase occurs. So who's going to monitor whether or not that cleanup of the tires actually occurs? Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you member Callaway.
Through the Chair, our team within housing revitalization in coordination with the building's department be seated would monitor that compliance. Alternatively, if they do not hold the end of the bargain we would revert on the property
Madam Chair. Yes, member Callaway,
thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. I just like to, you know, perhaps moving forward, these things can happen before we transact purchases of properties. If there's an issue with the property, and there's blight, and there's, you know, a pile of tires because I know where that area is. I think that should occur before the transaction takes place. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Right. Thank you member Callaway. Any additional questions or comments?
All right, hearing none the six resolutions were Move for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the six resolutions will be approved for the public health and safety Standing Committee under unfinished business.
Councilmember young and ordinance noting a roll call line item 18.1. Discussion?
Right discussion member? Yeah. Thank you, Madam President.
The Transportation Innovation Zone is a pathway, a space if you will, for the incubation of middle of mobility innovators to design and create high level technology that is designed specifically to improve the mobility of individuals. There will be broad mobility innovations in the TOS. That helps the blind to see deaf to hear and those who cannot walk to be able to walk have all these events will occur through all of these inventions will occur through the development and creation of the technologically advanced products for use by the disabled. That will help people become mobile. Therefore the broad focus is on mobility. That is why Mr. Slessor chief of innovation and mobility spent so much time with organizations representing disabled communities prior to the introduction of this ordinance. Google's involvement in the TOS transition Transportation Innovation Zone gives the people in Detroit the access to a three to six month coding certificate. So that Detroiters who do not have a degree can participate in this high level technology at all the level necessary to participate in the design and development of these innovative mobility products.
That says ordinates through
the establishment of the regulation and permitting provides the pathway for these inventors to counter Detroit and make Detroit a mobility Technology Center. This is a new industry for Detroit and makes Detroit the epicenter of this new innovative technological development. The Transportation Innovation Zone ordinance provides a permanent pathway for innovative mobility innovators to create, design and develop their innovative mobility products in Detroit. It also provides a new industry for Detroiters to participate in at a high level. This is not about traffic or sidewalk congestion. And just one more point, Madam President and my colleagues, if I may, when I was in Lansing in the house, I passed public act 78 or 2008, which helped to create 10,000 jobs in movie production in Michigan. I know you remember when transformers and Batman movies were being filmed in Detroit, with Detroit residents as extras and actors and production staff. Now when the Republican governor came in and repealed that legislation, all those jobs and opportunities went away. Our current governor has established innovative leadership investing in Michigan by successfully driving collaboration among public private and philanthropic partners to advance the state's mobility ecosystem. The Office of future mobility and electrification supports a comprehensive statewide approach to help government education and the private sector succeed in growing the mobility industry in Michigan. Michigan is ranked number one nationally in the concentration of industrial and mechanical engineers, as well as research and development professionals at 3.5 times the national average. The state is also leading the nation in its approach to skilled trades, labor with a workforce of more than 250,000. That says provides for Detroiters to be a part of this new opportunity. Your support, your vision for Detroit will help to create a new industry for Detroiters. Thank you, and I want to thank my colleagues I want to thank Mr. President. We can open this up for discussion as well. But it came to my attention yesterday that I think Detroit disability power and others want to have a conversation with me about this. So I was wondering with your permission if we could bring this back in one week. We come back on Tuesday, and we can move it then. If you have any other questions you want to comment, please do. It's up to you as always, your project manager, but I just like to bring this back in a week so I can at least reach out
to them. Thank you. Thank you, man. Thank you remember young and your work on this. Colleagues. Is there any questions at this time? I know there was a memo with responses from member Galloway's office I would like to look at those as well and allow time for you to meet with the organization. And so there's a motion on the table to postpone for one week. Are there any objections to that? All right, hearing none, the motion is approved to postpone 18.1 for one week. All right from the Office of contracting and procurement. Madam
President, there are seven contracts for vote today from the public health and safety standing committee. First up we have contract number 60047311 2%. City funding to provide complimentary ADA paratransit services contract is trans Deb Services, Inc, total contract amount $49,213,192.13. And this contract is for transportation. The next contract is contract number 30599321 2% city funding to provide an emergency demolition for the residential property at 305 1/24 Street contract is gyang. The company total contract amount $34,950. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract numbers 230602691 2%. City funding to provide an emergency demolition for the residential property at 1543 4/14. Street contractors DMC consultants Inc, total contract amount $29,450. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 30603781 2%. City funding to provide an emergency demolition for the residential property at 8037. East Greg stale contractors DMC consultants, Inc total contract amount $33,100 And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 3060780 100%. City funding to ride debris removal services at demolition site located at 13809 Goddard contract is SC Environmental Services LLC. total contract amount $1,500. The next contract is contract number 3060948. Wanted to present city funding to provide and continue abatement and demolition services stopped due to severe flooding issues located at 1-299-431-3000 Houston Whittier contractors DMC consultants, Inc, total contract amount of $4,500 and this contract is for city demolition. The last contract is contract number 6004796 100% FTA funding to ride bus stop details contractors accurate form printing and graphics Inc. total contract amount $125,200 And this contract is for transportation councilmember Santiago mural several resolutions line and 18.2 to 18.8 Noting that 18.2 to 18.5 were postponed from last week's formal session. Mr. Clark, were you done? Yes. Sorry. Thank you. Sorry, 18.2 through 18.8. All right.
So we're going to separate these members Santiago renewal
and Madam president I motion to discuss 18.2
Thank you discussion. And if we can have those who are with us for this contract to be moved over as panelists please. Madam Chair, we
have director OSP and director strong online as well as Michael stately Okay. Greetings,
good afternoon. All right, Director Oglesby. Did you want to start with giving us an update? I know that there was a meeting that took place yesterday. Still To date, there still seems to be concerns among a lot of the residents particularly around trying to reduce the length of the contract. And so if you can just update us on where we are today. That will be great.
Yes. Lots to talk about of course. Yes, there was a we did have a meeting per the for the the board's request, we reviewed the resolution with the LAC and other stakeholders. The result was no change to the presented resolution itself, but there was other discussion about the the contracts and specifically discussion about transept. We did review the scorecard method that the staff has prepared and we are prepared to show it to you today if you'd like. Well, we can get into some other deeper discussion. But oh, all in all the meeting itself, the purpose was fulfilled, which was to create a resolution to be able to move forward.
In did you have anything additional that you would like to update us on?
Sure. We've been focusing on setting up the internal structure, which were on track, but we're still stretching to hire but we are moving forward and we expect that internally with our internal portion of approximately 30 employees. We look like it looks like we'll be there and I feel very comfortable there. I want everybody to remember that trans Dev is 70% of the future service with the appropriate setup time. And the result of the delays to this point makes it difficult for providers, any provider or any company to mobilize by the first of the year. So the concerns that are on the table right now. Our vehicle purchase new training and safety standards that were set in the RFP transitioned to DDOT staff for oversight, inspections and reviews and it limits the amount of time required by the RFP to mobilize so right now we're kind of in that zone of if we continue to move forward with discussion or negotiation we start getting into to an area where it would be very difficult to provide the transportation service that we have promised within this entire process. disapproval is not for transit to continue business as usual. We're requiring a complete overhaul as a provider which takes time we can't just go to transit and say Okay, move forward. Knowing that we have Thanksgiving and Christmas as additional issues from a timeframe standpoint that shaves off about three weeks not only internally for us, but for Delray, big star most transportation and people's we don't want to forget them additional and negotiate negotiations, eats up time I heard some comments from people having a discussion about three years. If you want to discuss that I can have the head of procurement assist me and getting into that in detail. But in short, moving forward with given the delays and the decisions puts us at high risk. We're entering the possibility of non compliance with federal regulation and providing adequate service. So I just wanted to kind of lay out where we are as we move forward.
All right. Thank you so much director into Director of Staff who could just kind of update us I know there's been a lot of requests today that we deny a five year contract but approve a two or three year contract however, we do not have a two or three year contract before us but what can be done, if anything that would allow us to maybe renegotiate or amend or enter into a new contract that you know response to the concerns and requests by community for a shorter length of time of a contract.
Through the Chair. We did request and receive three year pricing from Transdev. We know that the annual cost for the three years compared to the three years of the five year contract would be 311 to $330,000 more per year resulting in almost a million dollar increase for the three years. I believe that we can achieve the same outcome keeping the five year price which is lower overall. And because we have the termination clauses in the contract, whether for cause or convenience, and they're laid out in detail in article 11. And so I understand the thought to reduce to a three year but what we have before us is a significant price increase that DDOT cannot absorb and to negotiate would would take time pushing us out of dots window to launch on January one when the current contract expires. All right.
So I would I'm not sure if there's been discussions with budget. I know Chairman Dr. Hodges raised his hand but maybe thinking about absorbing that cost to satisfy some of the concerns and questions that had been raised from community. I mean, sometimes you have to pay more to get better service or to address issues that the city may have. And so $311,000 doesn't seem to be that much to be able to have that accountability. You know that we are looking for not only council but as a community. And so I'm not sure if someone from budget, or I know Mr. Corley is on but if those conversations maybe can take place within the next week to figure out a way that we could maybe honor this three year contract or route that has been raised several times
through the Chair, I may be able to address some of that anticipation of that request. I've had conversations with budget and it's indicated that that 311,000 which actually is a lot of money because that's above and beyond what was already approved by city council. So remember, we went from 10 point 2 million for paratransit to 15 million, and now we're going to we're possibly adding another 311,000 which will go directly to Transdev. It was indicated to me that it would have to be absorbed someplace and D dots budget. With that being said it would affect fixed route. And though I have not done the calculations that is a major blow on the fixed route side given that you hear the complaints about not giving enough money to the fixed route side of the house issues that we have with service today, which we are diligently moving forward with trying to create those improvements. That would definitely be a disservice to the fixed route side of the house. So we don't want to get to a point where we're robbing Peter to pay Paul, but ultimately, it would come out of DDOT and that is not a situation that budget would actually a handle that would be something I'd probably have to find.
All right, thank you Director star
through the chair
it is a you know, a million dollar increase to reduce the commit, you know, the number of years on the contract. And so that that would be
I I
don't think that achieves the outcome that that we would want in ensuring service.
I think it may lead to a you know,
increased challenge for the city's budget and we can achieve the same outcome like terminating the contract if necessary. But still maintaining the lower risk and lower cost to the city.
Yes, I'm through the chair if if I can add to that if we went with a three year approach, the cost would be almost $1 million more than what we would pay for those same three years and existing five year proposed contract. If we went with a three year approach, and later exercise the two year extensions to make it five years the overall cost will be $1.6 million. So if we ended up in the end, going with the five year situation after the three years we will have cost it will have cost the attack would have cost probably did at $1.6 million more than the contract council that has before them today, none of the additional monies allocated or identified in the DDOT budget and would have to come at a cost of our existing fixed route. Bus Service to address concerns over paratransit service quality, this proposed contract that you have before you this proposed contract has stronger provisions that we believe will result in improved service level going forward.
All right. Thank you Director. I see a couple of hands raised member durable.
Thank you Madam President and good afternoon to you. So obviously, we have had discussion. We have brought the director in front of the disability Task Force. I've had further discussions with different groups and there is some kind of explanation relative to the length of the contract. I wish I can understand had discussions with Detroit disability power, who are not necessarily always satisfied with the contract, but I think right now the concern is that we're at a point that because trans dev constitutes 70% of our service and we're at this point, we don't want to jeopardize losing that. That being said, though, when we talk about shortening the contract, and I can understand that consternation relative to trans deaf from discussions I've had with members of the disabled community, I understand their concern. I understand their concern about what if this contract or you know, these three folks that fall in transit that was basically like the fiduciary What a performance doesn't improve so I can definitely understand that sentiment. I wouldn't know that the additional $1 million is a significant increase to our budget, which would create you know, as we look through the budget, would create some difficulties through D that I don't think we want service sacrifice for anyone. What I will say though, I don't want it to look at I don't want it to be looked at as if it's at the cost of our disabled population and riders as well, because they deserve the same amount of service as everyone else, if not more relative to you know, the issue of paratransit. So, you know, I know members are probably going to chime in on this. I know we have one more session a week. And I know we talked about this you know I like to come to some happy medium I'm not I don't I don't use paratransit services. But a lot of folks that I've talked to do and they're may, may or may not be depending on what members want to do. Some folks that may want to say hey, maybe we put the additional funding no more for a three year contract because we don't have an opportunity to monitor that. I don't know what that looks like based on other members. But Madam President, you know, I just wanted to articulate those discussions. If that, you know, if members are comfortable bringing it back one we just sort of have you know, one more chance to discussion to see what we can do and see what the consensus is relative because it is going to cost us more if we cut it down from five years to three. But you know, just to have those conversations to see where members are see where the Office of Chief Financial Officer budget as well as DDOT to you know, see what we can do to maybe shift some things around. It's not also missed upon me. That budget season is rolling back around as well. And so relative to you stating what we put for $15 million in there it may be at the pleasure of this council to increase the dots budget to ensure that we are funding paratransit accurately, and that you can still have that same service on routes. And so, Madam President, I don't know what the will of the body is. I know if possible, you know, depending on what folks say I'll come back and make a motion to postpone in a week if that's appropriate. But I'm not going to make that motion right now because I'm sure other members want to chime in. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member Doha. Pro Tem tape.
Thank you, Madam President. Through you to Director Oglesby. No we have been my staff and your team has been in contact and I've been communicating with folks from the community as well disabled community about some of the concerns. Some of them have been addressed. Some of them are still kind of wide open in terms of their the information transfer, if you will, so I'm just want to go through a few questions that were sent my way to ensure that folks have the information that we received. And so I ask you, there's been a request for a trans dev to not solely do their own training but to utilize the local disabled community within that particular training. What is your commitment stance on that concern request?
Through the Chair,
I'll have I was in receipt of your answers. I'll have Mr. Staley addressed the first one and I can address the rest.
And having had some discussions with some members of the disabled community. We indicated that we were open to that I think it comes down to a matter of timing. With 46 days left before we have to launch the new service, the ability to formulate that training, and be able to deliver that training. In the next 46 days would seem to be a remote possibility. One of the one of the options that I offered was to be able to develop that for on a go forward basis for training that happens after the first of the year. And as a supplement to that also offer that we would we would have a system wide driver in service to begin to introduce some of that training from that was developed by members of the disabled community.
Has there always been before you go forward? Mike, my question is in terms of again, the communication. I know there was a meeting last night or yesterday took place and it sounds like something that's simple was not communicated to the folks who were on that particular in that particular meeting. Am I incorrect or correct in that assumption?
I believe that was reviewed during the meeting. Mr. Staley could answer that question. The meeting yesterday you're referring to correct? Yes, sir.
This is the meeting yesterday really focused on the resolution and the scorecard and and there was a there was a question that was posed about how viable It was to be able to do training in conjunction with the disabled community going forward. But the main focus in the meeting yesterday was on the resolution and the continuous quality improvement scorecard.
Okay, so it sounds like it was not directly addressed. So are we saying that? I mean, I heard we're open to it. Is there a commitment to it? I think that's what folks want to hear. I mean, I know Michigan State is committed and they've gone through utilize this disabled community for training. Are we committed to working with the disabled community as it relates to trans Dev and training, as opposed to just open to a lot of what you say hinges upon a vote?
Through the Chair, I can answer that question. Yes, we are committed. We're committed to work. With, with all that can help us to tell you the truth. We're at a point now where and I've said it before in our previous meetings, that I'll be reaching out to the ridership, to give us advice and to assist with training. In addition, when I was at a council member Darryl halls meeting was like a town hall meeting. I also stated it there. So clear, open discussion about the whole portion of training and RFP that we put in place and the requirements that we put in place are completely different. than what people are used to today. If we have the opportunity to move forward and simply exercise what we put forward. I truly, truly believe that people will understand and see and be happy with what we've provided. The RFP has been, the RFP has been a public record. People have requested, their proposals have been requested. We've we've given everything that we can today, but again, I can't express enough the fact that we are at high risk right now. Not only not only
with with dogs, if I may we I got that point. We have a short period of time here. So I just have a few more questions that I want to make sure that we hit the points on. So the other question from the community was in terms of the $40 the curve before it was 15. I was when I was $40. Can you explain the differential between the 15 versus $40 number as well as if trans Deb will be paid via by trip or by mile?
Through the Chair. Thank you. They will be paid by trip. The previous number was approximately $15 I believe it was 1562. The new dollar amount which had been discussed over the past 14 months is $40 going towards the service but it will not affect how much a rider pays. The rider will be paying the same amount.
That's $40 round trip. Correct. And again, we're not talking about what the rider is paying, but that's $40 round trip not one way two way that's
her trip.
Okay. All right. And then I know that there was also a concern about the number of vehicles that are utilized. I believe that currently we see about 70 Plus vehicles, and there was a commitment to 80 to 180 plus to 100 or so drivers, but the question was, what does that translate? Into vehicles? Can you talk about that please.
paratransit will need a range of 85 to 100 drivers to cover the span of service and up to 100 vehicles, including a spare ratio. That is what we are requested. That's what has been promised but due to timing that's starting to fall into jeopardy.
Why would they fall into jeopardy? Because the contract would not necessarily be approved by now or go into effect by now be in January.
Once a contract typically with any business wants to contracts approved. The company knows that they're going to be getting a contract therefore they can move forward with hiring additional drivers. Right now. I believe they're all on hold with a short timeframe between now and the first of the year trying to hire 50 operators. I know how difficult that is because I'm trying to do it on the fixed route side and we'll be turning to all of the providers from people's to Del Rey to Mo's to big star to try to pull off getting additional operators. So in the contract itself, it is typically assume that there's a two month mobility, not mobility, but a transition period. We're well into that which eats into operators. Once this is approved, those companies can move forward and start attempting to hire and hopefully they can work a miracle and get 50 or so operators or how many ever, ever the amount of operators that are needed in order to to move forward with the contract but right now, we're putting it at a point where they're not moving forward until they know if they have a contract or not. Okay and
after this question, I'm going to relinquish the floor Madam President, the question I have I mean, it sounds like they're almost setting up a I don't wanna say an excuse, but potential poor service on the on the very beginning of this particular contract and then you and the department will have to bear the brunt of they're not being able to hire enough operators. So we're talking about that right now. What does that look like? Just within a month? That's That's part one to that question, but to what does that runway look like where we hold them accountable to having the requisite amount of drivers or operators that has been indicated in the contract? Because otherwise, we can go down this pathway of folks losing faith in our paratransit service?
Oh, the only way through the chair, the only way that I can answer that is we've been trying to move forward with this for about a month or so now. We're on, I believe fourth week, plus, I don't know exactly which one, but the delay is putting the entire process in jeopardy. So it's not Transdev per se. It's not people's, the entire process. So in delaying the providers need the tools to do their job and need the approval in order to get those tools done. That's the only way I can answer that.
But we're a month delay. Are we giving them an extra month to ramp up to what they promised and committed? That to me it's fair it's it. We're saying it a month. Essentially, this body held it for a month. Well, we now are saying okay, we'll give you an extra month to ramp up to what you agree to is that, to me, that sounds like a fair premise. Is that unreasonable?
Through the Chair? It makes it difficult because currently, the way that Transdev operates versus the way we're requiring transit operate is completely different. They're going to turn into a provider, and they're going to hand over the controls to us on January 1, that is the goal. But if we don't have the tools to do our job which is the actual providers themselves, that makes it difficult, I believe what you're asking is if we move forward with Transdev as is it we're acquiring negotiations to as trans to to operate business as usual for another month or two in order to transition in other words, punted out, which I would pose that back to procurement, I would see some difficulties there especially if trans Dev has already been evaluated through the RFP process. As as, as the winning one of the winning providers. So again, I don't think it's as simple as just saying to trans to continue business as usual while we kind of make our decision.
Then we got lost in translation there. But again, I will relinquish the floor Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you, Tim. Is there any additional discussion from my colleagues? Yes, member Young.
Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. All those stars. Good to see you guys. And I just want to say I appreciate the work that you guys have done. I know this has been a long time, but this is just one of those things where, you know, it's kind of like that song by Kenny Rogers. You got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. And we're just at a precipice now where and I'm just speaking out loud. If I'm wrong, people could correct me. Where I don't think we're going to be able to get this through the way it's set and the way it looks now. And I understand why you want to have five years I get that I understand why you want to have it. I understand why you want to, you know set up with the contract and all that but if you're having people who are writing these services every day, who are disappointed, who are angry, who do not like the way trans Dev is operated, and they have come to you in good faith, and said that they're willing to negotiate this, but for a small account if a guy is willing to compromise with you and in politics that's starting to come more and more rare. And that's kind of funny cuz so this article compromise, but if a guy is willing to meet you halfway, you gotta go with him and meet him there. And I'm not telling you this to tell you what to do. Because I can't obviously, but I am encouraging you to think that if you really want this because like you said we are we are danger close to being in terms of in terms of violations federally, and that's not something we want. You're gonna have to be able to negotiate a little bit here. And I understand that it's a difficult thing to do. I understand it's very hard, but and I understand that we might have to pay more money and I can't speak for everybody else here but I can speak for myself. I want to do that. I want to take it and if you're saying that you're going to have problem fixed route then I want to do my job and look through the budget when budget season comes around and get you more money to the best of my ability. Okay, now my because the election is gonna be a little bit different, because we got people in the state that are Democrats, we might get some more money in transit. So I think that's a good thing we can look forward to but that's later down the line. But I'm willing to do that. And I want to take it on the chin, wherever it is, because that's my responsibility as elected official. So, I'm just telling you, I'm encouraging. I'm imploring that if this is something that you want to get through, you want to get this through now or as quick as you possibly can. We're gonna have to negotiate a little bit here. Thank you, Mr. President.
Great, thank you remember, yeah, through the Chair, if you'd like I can
address that. Sure. Thank you. Great. Understood. I understand the position and I've heard it from many folks. I just want to make it clear that it's not that we are saying we want five years at the very beginning of this process. We went through a long, deep presentation process back and forth and we actually discuss the difference between multiple years and came upon the five year portion. So five years was in the original RFP, that also people's apply to and one so the five years was there. Were not a point where we're saying we won't negotiate three years as a matter of fact, it was direction to go back and to find out what that would look like. And as Ms. You saw, explained, over a three year period, it's an additional million dollars that we don't have the money for. So it's not a matter of whether we want five years or not. It gets back to whether we can even afford the three and what the outcome would possibly be. So I just wanted to make sure that I understand what you're saying. But we did go and and negotiate. And transit did come back with a whole pricing structure which was three years with an additional potential of one in one totaling five if they were doing a good job. The reason why we are at the point that we are today and we're bringing it to you is because there's a little bit of confusion from the side of what was said at the last meeting. I do believe at the last meeting one of the questions was What pain will transmit feel I think people want to see some hurt or pain. I think it was, you know, for being a poor performer over a six month period of six year period. And as we move forward and we receive these numbers and we saw that the pain it wasn't going to be there. If we want to show if we wanted to show pain, reducing it three years and giving him an additional million dollars didn't seem like pain to me. Now. If that's changed, and the discussion is let's move forward and give them the additional $1 million. Then there it gets it becomes a budget issue. All right.
Thank you. Thank you remember, yeah. All right. Remember? Door ha Did you? I can't remember Johnson. Do you ever hear race? Member Johnson?
Thank you, Madam President. So I just want to understand, we talked about the increase in the contract, if we reduce it to three years, but we've also taken on an additional $5 million to be able to bring customer service in house. Are we able to utilize a portion of that $5 million to address the increase in the contract so that it's not hitting data, its budget.
Through the Chair, we have developed this, this model to the $15 million number. So there's no additional funding within that but I just want to clarify one thing. The additional $5 million wasn't just to bring it in house to tell you the truth. I believe only about a million of it is to bring it in house. The rest is distributed back into the contracts to provide all of the things that the people want it new vehicles, new training and safety standards, a transition to oversight, smoothly, inspections and reviews and all of the things that you've heard that have been a concern, so we're not only taking it in house, but on the other side. We're upgrading everything that everybody has been asking for, and that's where the $5 million
is. So the answer to my question is no. So Can Can you briefly talk about how complaints were addressed during the time Transdev had a contract for six years and how we anticipate complaints being addressed being different moving forward.
Through the Chair, I would like Mr. Staley to move forward with answering that question, please.
Thank you, Mr. Oglesby. Let me start with the new process. So customer complaints will come in through the DDOT customer service line. And as with any complaint that comes into the customer service line, those complaints will be directed at the at the appropriate department, within which they fall. We'll have a designated individual who will be responsible for our intake process. That will be the outreach direct service specialist. And then that person in turn will be working with either the manager for contracts who will have direct oversight responsibility for the performance and compliance of the service providers. So that if it's a driver issue, a vehicle issue, the manager of contracts will be able to follow up with that individual service provider to not only conduct a proper investigation, but also come up with a resolution or in some cases, disciplinary action or remedial training. If it has to do with how a reservation was taken, how a trip was scheduled, or how that trip was dispatched, then that outreach direct service specialist would be working with our manager for a customer service, scheduling and dispatching again to address that issue. It may be additional trainings required, it may be disciplinary action, some other action but as opposed to the way I understand it was done in the past six years is complaints came in to Transdev. And Transdev was responsible for the entire process. So not only intake, but investigation and resolution. As opposed to that that residing entirely within DDOT going forward Thank you.
So I stand with my colleagues who vet who expressed an interest in reducing the length of this contract. Hearing from the residents and individuals who utilize the service and recognizing that we've had numerous challenges with the quality of service. They're looking for assurances that that won't continue to happen. And certainly that that won't continue to happen for another five years. And so I want to implore you all as well, to go back and take a look at how we can manage a three year contract, recognizing the additional dollars that will be required. I also want to say because I had this conversation with Director stole a lot of times things come before us and you all have been working through this process for some time. It comes before us and we're asked to expedite things. And it's really not fair because we have a lot of concerns and a lot of questions that we want to get addressed. To make sure that we are providing top notch service to our residents. And it feels like we're being rushed. We're being hurried to do this when you've had the time to go through the process with a fine tooth comb and so I get frustrated by that. Personally, it happens a lot here. And I'd like to see things slow down so that we can increase the quality of services for our residents. And so that is that's all that I have. Thank you so much, Madam President.
Great. Thank you member Johnson. Madam Chair. Gives me Excuse me, excuse me. Excuse me.
Order please.
Okay, our first member Santiago Ramiro,
thank you, Madam President, through you to our directors. I wholeheartedly agree with my colleagues and support member halls. Motion to if he makes the motion to bring this back in one week. And I wholeheartedly agree with member Johnson often feels like we're left with ultimatums about decisions that have a great impact on our residents as it stands today. I would not be able to support this contract moving forward. It feels it feels uneasy to to not feel as if we have the proper clawbacks or consequences if transit does not. Service our residents told me that they should and the way that they and the way that that we know that they have. So I agree that there needs to be a compromise. I am willing to also support if it costs another million dollars. If it's going to provide better service. I think we should find that. So just agree with my colleagues and really thank everyone for bringing these questions up into ensure that we have proper service. Thank you Madam President.
All right, thank you, member Callaway then I see Pro Tem saying again and then back to member Doha.
Thank you Madam Chair. It's always good to have a plan B in place just in case plan a fails. And my question is Is Transdev the only company in the universe to provide this service? Because it seems like we are caught between a rock and a hard place. We want to satisfy our residents because we know they need these services. And on the other hand, they don't want this service but if they don't have this service come January, they're going to be here complaining so you know really and this is unfortunate for us because we are you know placed in a very compromising position. But my my rule of thumb is always have a plan B always and if there's another company that we can consider under emergency situation, I'd like for us to perhaps consider that. I just can't believe that Transdev is the only company that provides the services and six years and the people are complaining. And we're considering, you know, a $49,000,000.05 year contract. I can't fathom
that. Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you so much. Remember Callaway potentate?
No, I didn't have any major comments. I mean, I think what we've talked about and I don't think there's been any additional service changes that's been made. That's been brought forward, in addition to what the resolution that we've been provided as well as the contract is right now the shrinking of the time. So I know we're saying that if we're adding more money that we have better service, well, that's not what we're talking about. We're now talking about shrinking the timeframe not adding or taking away from any service. So I just want to make sure that we're very clear with that in our messaging when we talk to the community it's not about adding any additional services. It potentially is adding additional dollars for a shorter contract. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you, Roxanne. And member Doha.
Thank you, Madam President. And of course, we've had another robust discussion about this contract and relative to what we heard today, I think it will be responsible to postpone this for a week. I'm looking forward to having those discussions. I know there were a lot of questions asked of DDOT today. And we continue to have these conversations with folks who are allowed to our disabled community, particularly those that participate in our task force. So I would like to make the motion to postpone this for a week. And to that discussion to that noting that next week is our last week before we recess, and so hopefully we have something equitable I do understand the severity of this contract that it takes up 70% of our service and we cannot go into the new year without having this contract. But I will hope that again, we can come to that compromise within this next week. So Madam President, that is my motion that I put forward.
All right motion has been made. Any any discussion? Any objections? All right, line item 18.2 will be postponed for one week. That motion is approved. All right. Thank you, Director. Thank you to Director stall as well and we will be in contact with you all before next week's session. Member Santiago Ramiro
Thank you Madam President, I motion to approve items 18.3 through 18.8.
All right, motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolutions will be approved. And these are all demolition contracts.
From the Department of Public Works in city engineering division.
Councilmember Santiago mero resolution line on 18.9.
Member side Santiago Ramiro
Thank you madam president motion to approve we need an 18.9
motion has been made and this is to vacate. For a utility easement. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved. We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda under under reconsiderations. We already hooked this up. Correct. Okay, so we'll proceed from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are five contracts up for vote today from the public health and safety standard committee, public health and safety Standing Committee on today's new business portion of the agenda. First we have contract number 6004691 100% bond funding to buy demolition services for proposal in demolition release group M for contract is 100. contract amount is $3,316,431.40. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60046931 2%. bond funding to provide demolition services pro proposal and demolition release group and six contract is lead head construction LLC. contract amount is $3,517,119.44. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number of 6003114. What's your percent major street funding amendment number one to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for coal milling HMA resurfacing and miscellaneous construction on Connor from these Jefferson Avenue to Mack Avenue and the realignment of bike trails from East Jefferson Avenue to Chandler Park Drive. Contract is Fort Wayne contracting slash Ajax paving industries a joint venture total contract amount $2,682,460.80 And this contract is for public works. The next contract is kind of numbers 6004789 This is an amended contract 100% grant funding to provide dental clinical services to eligible persons within the city's service areas. Contract is my community dental centers total contract amount $191,388 And this contract is for the health department. The last contract is contract number 6004779 100% Solid Waste funding to provide recycling education and technical assistance services to increase recycling participation contract as Michigan Environmental Council total contract amount $126,000 And this contract is for public works. Councilmember Santiago Romero five resolutions landland 19.3 through 19.5.
Member Santiago rimuru.
Thank you
Madam President. I motion to discuss linens 19.3 and 19.4.
discussion.
Thank you Madam President. As it relates to 19.4 There was a president that called in with questions or questioning LED head construction and LLC and there were also a number of comments made regarding the size of our of our contracts which would make it difficult for our smaller Detroit based businesses to bid. So for myself, I'm asking that we bring back Landon 19.4 In one week, I would like to have further discussions with our director of demolition, just to get further understanding of Omri roll this out to get a larger picture of how our procurement is working. Because I want to make sure that we are giving these contracts to Detroit based businesses. And I know that we're working with smaller ones trying to grow their capacity but wondering what we're doing for those smaller companies that might also want to have their say in this work as well. So I'm going to ask to bring back 19.4 And then I do believe member Benson had some questions regarding 18.3 19.3. Apologize.
All right. We can continue discussion for 19.3 member Benson.
Er, thank you. I'm just having a conversation. We had a very robust conversation yesterday regarding the process for this contract to be initially approved for J Keith, a small black owned firm and then removed and then given to Hamrick and the JTS representative sent email to colleagues this morning and again, they plan to a protest. And so I'd like to bring this back in one week to get more information about that process for that contract moving from J keys over to Heinrich and just to ensure that we're being fair, especially to our or small contractors. Thank you.
All right, thank you. So there's a motion to postpone both 19.3 and 19.4 for one week. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. And Member Santiago Romero.
Thank you Madam President. I motion to approve laminins 19.5
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved.
Madam President. Yes. Just want to confirm I heard our our clerk mentioned 19.5 of what you read through 19.7 Correct. Okay, so just want to know, I'm okay with moving forward with approving 19.6 and 19.7 Okay.
All right. Motion has been moved. Made for 19.6 and 19.7. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved.
A waiver on lines 19.5 through
19.7.
Right, there's a request for a waiver. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken
from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are two contracts for both today from the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee on today's new business portion of the agenda. First up is contract number 60048061 2%. Grant funding to buy Hickel Park renovations to include concrete walkways, a softball field, playground equipment and a basketball court contract is Michigan recreational construction, total contract amount $475,652.63. And this contract is for general services. The next contract is contract number 60048711 2%. Capital Funding to bride G minor. Part renovations contractor is Michigan recreational construction total contract amount $255,800. And this contract is for general services as well. Councilmember young two resolutions, line items 19.8 and 19.9. Member Young.
Thank you Madam President. I moved to approve line items 19 point 11 Nazar 80 90.8 90.9 I got ahead of myself there.
Okay. Motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Very none. The two resolutions will be approved. President Yes.
First for a waiver analyzing the 19.8 Please.
Request for a waiver for 19.8. Are there any objections?
Hearing none that motion is approved.
From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and grants
Council Member Santiago Romero a resolution liner 19 point 10.
Member Santiago Romero.
Thank you, madam president a motion to approve 19 point 10
All right motion has been made and this is for the body worn camera policy and implementation grant. Are there any objections to the motion? Hearing none the one resolution will be approved from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants.
Councilmember young resolution law 19 point 11
member Yun Thank you Madam President. I move to approve Lighthouse 19 point 11.
All right. motion has been made for approval and this is for the American rescue plan act local parks and trails grant. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved. from the General Services Department.
Councilmember Jung resolution Lana 19 point 12.
Member. Yeah,
thank you, Madam President. I moved to approve line item 19 point 12
motion has been made for approval. And this is a transfer agreement for the Dexter Elmhurst community center. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved. And is there a request for a waiver? Yes,
request a waiver. Madam Madam President for line item 19 point well, not a map. This is a an amazing project and thank you to my colleagues.
Yes, it is. All right motion has been made for a waiver, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. From the legislative policy division.
Councilmember Santiago Romero a resolution Lana 19 point 13
Member Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President Move to approve lineitem 19 point 13
discussion? Yes, I noticed this on behalf of member Callaway
Yeah, so we can change the name from Ramiro. to Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. This is our resolution, and I'd like to pick homophone. thank my colleagues because this is the right thing for us to do is the right plan of action because as Michigan's largest municipality, we should have a significant say and determination of how to best regulate and monitor short term rentals. The proposed House Bill 4722 will be very restrictive in how the city handles classification, licensing, etc. And would weaken our opportunity to create a strong regulatory framework. Our team has been working diligently on this matter has had several conversations with stakeholders including the folks at Airbnb, on how to create a fair environment and short term rentals for all involved hope. I hope that my colleagues will join me in working together with our new house and senate on opposing and providing revisions to House Bill 4722. And thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you so much member Callaway, any other discussion? All right, just thank you for moving this forward. This essentially, I know for sure in district five we get a lot of calls concerns about a Council's ability to legislate and regulate Airbnbs. So thank you for moving this resolution forward. Are there any objections to the motion? All right, hearing none, that resolution will be approved.
Under resolutions,
Councilmember Santiago mayor or resolution line item 19
point 14.
Councilmember Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President. I move to approve and briefly discussed 19 point 14
All right discussion.
Thank you, Madam President. This resolution is recognizing November 28 as trans done trans Transgender Day of Remembrance. The mission of the City Council is to promote economic, cultural and physical welfare of Detroit citizens. And it is important for us to observe the honors in the memory of our transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti transgender violence. This year, and have been for many years. Transgender Day of Remembrance was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn and Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people that were lost in the violence sense Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, with 36 reported murders. Today in the United States, we are one of the highest we have one of the highest rates of murder of transgender people around the world and ugly reality occurring in our city and in our states, according to the Human Rights Campaign. For us, it is important to know that there has been legislation introduced throughout the country, including Michigan House Bill 6454 that seeks to undermine transgender people's safety liberties and health and is more important now than ever to stay on with and for our transgender neighbors and support them with that city council acknowledges the health of any community is important and in doing so supports this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. So thank you all to my colleagues. Really, this recognizes the importance of us being able to support them in the resources that I tried to generate our transgender community needs. And with that, again, I asked for approval of 19 point 14.
Right. Thank you so much, Member Santiago rimuru. motion has been made for Okay. Discussion member Benson.
Oh, to join you on that resolution.
Thank you, member Benson would like my colleagues like to all have this be the name of the city council,
according que so no, that will be on behalf of the entire council. Are there any objections?
Hearing none,
the resolution will be approved.
Discussion, Madam President,
yes, like to see if it's too late to add my name or request to add my name to 19.3 13 as well.
Yep, I was going to go back to and see if member Callaway didn't mind if that one was in the name of the Council. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like that. Okay. If there's no objections, we will also put the other resolution in the name of the council 19 point 13 was declared critical. So no All right. Thank you. Under resolutions,
Councilmember young resolution line item 19 point 15. Member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I moved to approve line item 19 point 15
motion has been made for approval and this is establishing the innovation of technology Task Force. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that resolution will be approved. Anything else Mr. Clerk before we refer
metal prison we did move line item 17.8 to the end of the agenda. Okay.
We can meld back up to 17.8 Yes,
ma'am. Do you also have like a walk on?
Okay. We can go up member cowboy. You have a walk on? Yeah,
Madam Chair. I have a an analysis of Transportation Innovation Zone memorandum that I'd like to refer to public health and safety. And I think we provided a copy of that memorandum to each of my colleagues. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Right. So this is a motion to be walked on to be referred to public health and safety. Are there any objections and everyone has a copy of it? All right. Hearing no objections this will be walked on and referred to public health and safety. So no. Yes member Yeah.
Thank you, man. Pres I'm gonna wait till you refer these 23.3 but I wanted to make a motion to move line item 7.1 to new business before on a date as well as 23.2 lie on 0.1 takes place this weekend. 37.1 7.1 and 23.2 LATAM 7.1 takes place this weekend is the CNS healthcare Turkey giveaway. Okay, and then land on 23.2 was the thanksgiving parade. Okay.
Colleagues, is there any objection to move in both of those line items to new business for vote? Hearing none, that action will be taken to move those to new business. Any additional items before we move forward?
I do have two items. The clerk's office has two items. And both items have been passed out to to IANA providing first of all is a memorandum which should be as a referral to P D. It is a community outreach report for the Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery program. So I'm asking that that item be referred to PMD and the second item is an item for a poor vote. This item was actually came out of neighborhood community services and community however, we did not have the resolution at the time that it came out. It was given to us later and it was mistakenly omitted from today's agenda. It is adoption of the city of Detroit Parks and Recreation strategic plan. So I'm asking that that item be walked on for a vote today. All right, is there
a motion colleagues? So moved. Right motion has been made and we will walk on the Parks and Recreation strategic plan and then also
we also received their pilot I'm not sure where it came from but it's a thing is a request for referral. So the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for Hubbard her Hubbard Werner Ltd dividend Housing Association payment in lieu of Texas pilot. So
can we just start with the referrals first madam Prez Lachlan that our referrals and then we'll take up the voting action item last. So what are the walk on referrals that you have?
So the referrals I have is our first stop is a referral from council member with Callaway and this is for analysis of Transportation Innovation Zone ti z. Then the second,
we've already voted to send that to committee Yep, so that's done.
The next one
will be for the community outreach report for community development block grant to be referred to PD Hi, is there a motion colleagues?
Some emotions alright motion has been made that will be walked on and sent to committee. All right. And the
last one I have is for BFA, and this is where Hubbard burner limited dividend. Housing Association LLC Payment in Lieu of Taxes pilot,
right. Um, is there a motion to walk this on and be referred to budget Finance and Audit? So moved. All right Hearing no objections that will be sent to committee as well.
And then lastly, Madam President, that's all I
had the Parks and Recreation. Yes, we vote on that.
No. Did we want to go to the 17.8 Or are we doing council member Yeah, a resolution and this is for adoption of the city of Detroit Parks and Recreation strategic plan.
Member Yeah.
Moved to approve the Parks and Recreation strategic plan.
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?
Hearing none, that resolution will be approved. mental prison
next up we have line item 7.1. On today's agenda council member young a resolution. Member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I moved to prove line item 7.1.
And this is for the can you just state the
Oh sure. This is a petition of the CNS healthcare request to host their annual CNS healthcare Turkey giveaway Connor location, Turkey and food giveaway on November 19 2022, from 10am to 1pm at 2900 Conner Street, we free turkeys and food supplies for the
community. Right. Our various departments have approved the event. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved.
Yes, member young members can get a waiver for last and the point one
motion has been requested for a waiver. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that motion is approved.
Madam president next up we have line item 23.2 on today's agenda council member young a resolution
member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. This is a petition of w d i v TV Detroit request to host their annual filming of the 2022 America's Thanksgiving direct Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24 2022, from 7am to 2pm with a live broadcast to provide nationwide coverage of the parade.
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?
Hearing none,
the one on one resolution will be approved. request for waiver. Yes. All right. motion has been made for a waiver, Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
Madam president if I may I do. Have one more refer. I mistakenly omitted. There were two items that were submitted to be referred to be a thing. And the second one is another pilot and this is for referral. And as well Hubbard Werner for limited dividend Housing Association, LLC payment in lieu of Texas and it's a pilot so asking that this item be walked on as a referral to BFA?
Is there a motion? So moved.
Motion has been made? Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. All right. Thank you, Mr. Clark. And then what was the line item that we postpone from earlier 17.8 17.8. And to the administration, do we have someone on who can respond to the questions that were raised earlier for 17.8?
Yes, Madam Chair, we have David Bowser online Okay. Buddy,
Mr. Bowser has been promoted for can just turn on your camera
Good afternoon.
All right. We're talking about line item 17.8. If you can just provide an overview of what exactly the services that will be provided under this contract.
Absolutely. So this particular contract is providing hotel stays. first month's rent and security deposit. You know, birth certificate application fees and other barrier removal items for residents who have been displaced either by eviction or by other housing issues across the city.
Thank you Member Santiago renewal.
Thank you, Madam President. To you to Mr. Bowser. Just just to confirm does this also align with our Community Health Core work?
Yeah, this was separate this this through the chair this aligns with the Detroit housing services work. So this is the bridge between the proud of the services that we're providing now. And the services that the Detroit Housing Services offers will be expanding greatly across the across the city.
Got it. Madam president through you to Mr. Bowser. Just one last thing. As I mentioned, there are a lot of resources services infrastructure of care that's already in place. There's just it seems to me if they are connected, I don't see how if we could please receive a outline, a graph that shows what all these programs are, what they provide, how they connect, just so that we can get a better sense of what resources services we already have. And and let residents know what we have available. Thank you, Madam President. All right. Thank you,
Mr. Bowser. Yeah, absolutely. We can
definitely provide that the I think the strength of Detroit housing services is going to be our network of referral partners. So you'll have the programs and the organizations that are already, you know, case managing residents who have been displaced, they're going to be able to refer in addition to your office's going to be able to refer residents directly to this particular program to get those needs met. So what we're doing
