You Good morning, everyone. We Have a quack house today, and it sounds like it's for some good news. Sounds like it's for some good news. See a lot of familiar faces in the audience. And we will, I will not prolong things, and I will just say that the regular session of today, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 will come to order. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll council
member Scott Benson. Scott Benson aye.
Council member Fred duhar, the third present
council member Letitia Johnson. Present
council member Gabriel Santiago Romero.
Council member Mary Walters, present.
Council member Angela Goodfield, Callaway present.
Council member Coleman Young the second
house. President Pro Tim James Tate and Council President Mary Sheffield, you have a quorum. President, Mr. President,
thank you, ma'am. We have a point, which means we're now in session. We'll start with our invocation, and I believe Doctor Robin diet, Dan Diane, excuse me, more of First Baptist institutional church is here in person today.
Morning. Thank you for joining us in person. Good morning, and the floor is your horse. Now,
let us pray, Spirit of the Living God fall fresh on us. Spirit of the Living God fall fresh on us. We pause on this Tuesday, a day never seen before, a day that will never be repeated, to stop, to pause and to praise you for who you are. We thank you, oh God, for being the author and finisher of our faith, to being the Alpha and the Omega, a wonderful counselor, a mighty God, The Prince of peace, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the great I AM. We come on this morning to lift up the city of Detroit to you today, a city known for its vibrant energy and diverse communities. We thank you for the city and its leadership that put all their help and their trust in You. We thank you that you have allowed us to put you first in residence first. We pray for your continued peace that will reign through the streets, for unity, to bridge our differences and prosperity, to flourish in our neighborhoods. Grant us wisdom for our leaders, compassion to our neighbors and healing to those who are hurting. May the spirit of hope and resilience guide us as we face challenges, but yet also celebrate successes. We ask You for Your protection over this city and your blessings to flow abundantly upon all who call Detroit home. It is in the name of Jesus that we rebuke and cast out every spirit operating against this city right now and command all adversities to flee in this place. In your powerful name, the righteous are claiming this place because we know that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and that every tongue that rises against us shall be shown to be wrong. I declare in this moment that the godly city and the righteous prevails here in Detroit. We command the spirits of poverty and violence, anger and hate, lying and immortalities and any wrongdoing to leave this city in the name of Jesus. We plead the grace, the joy, love of Jesus around the city, and declare angels are kept all around us. We claim Psalm 91 for our city, and we pray for every leader according to First Timothy Chapter Two, we pray for the mayor. We pray for the City Council and all who are in authority. We ask you right now, Lord of the harvest, to send forth laborers in every neighborhood, to let your light so shine through every neighborhood, school, storefront and church. Let the gospel permanent every part of this city and break through every area of darkness. We thank You, Lord for revival in this space. We ask that all things come through faith and that assurance that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us in the mighty name of Jesus, spoken by one who has faith and enough to transform this city that we expect it, we receive it and we thank God for it in Jesus name and all that agree say, amen, amen.
Amen. Thank you. Dr Moore, you are welcome to stay with us and certainly see this great presentation that's going to take place right after Madam President, it allows for that to happen. She is now here. You need
to leave for a funeral. Okay? And I scheduled it to come behind this, but to say that I support all of you, yes, may God continue to bless you as you travel through the neighborhoods. Lift up the name of Jesus one more time and watch what what God would do because eyes have not seen and ears have not heard, what Detroit
out to member Callaway, who has a presentation before we do so for those who are joining us virtually, please Make sure you raise your hand at this time, we will cut off public comment after this presentation. To EPU, if we have anyone that is standing in the hallway, can we make sure they are able to come in just for the presentation? We don't want anyone to feel left out, and so we can maybe try to get people in. We didn't realize it would be this crowded today, so we do apologize. We would have went to the auditorium, but we do want to allow as many people to come in for the presentation.
Okay? Member Callaway, I turn it over to you.
Thank you, Madam Chair, if we can have and thank you so much. And good morning everyone, if we can have someone bring Miss Steele to the front.
And Pastor Moore is my soror. I wanted to greet her, especially this morning, but she left before I could say good morning. But she is a precious friend and a sorbor. So again. Thank you, Madam Chair and good every good morning, everyone. This is probably I've given out quite a few testimonial resolutions since I've been on this council, some inspire me more than others, but this has been one that has just reading your bio and all that you've accomplished. MS, Steele, Hughes was just amazing. So it gives me great honor to do so this morning, the Detroit City Council testimonial resolution Gina Steele Hughes, whereas Gina still Hughes, moved to Detroit from Windsor in May of 1984 beginning a remarkable journey that would span 28 years of dedicated service to the Detroit Fire Department. Her calling to serve others was ingrained in her from a very early age. Growing up, she was deeply influenced by her mother, Freda Steele, a dedicated nurse, and her father, Eugene Steele, Ontario's now listen to this, y'all Ontario's first African Canadian firefighter in Windsor.
Their commitment to helping others shaped her own path, blending a passion for care and protection that would define her career. Her commitment to the department began in 1986 when she joined the Fire Academy through perseverance, sleepless nights and unyielding determination, Gina graduated at the top of her class, setting the stage for a long and distinguished career. Her early success is a testament to her drive and set the tone for her future. And whereas, after completing her training, Gina's dedication to excellence led her to make history as the first woman adjunct instructor at the Detroit Fire Academy.
Her groundbreaking achievement set a precedent for future generations of women in the fire service. Following her time at the academy, Gina worked as a firefighter at engine house number 17, bravely serving the people of Detroit. And whereas, in April of 1988 Gina was detailed to the chemistry lab where she became an evidence technician and expert witness for arson cases, further demonstrating her expertise and commitment to justice and safety in the city, her dual role of fighting fires and assisting in investigations marked her as a truly unique asset to The Department and and to the city, and whereas, in 1989 Gina was assigned to fire operations and later selected to join the research and development department, where she rolls through the ranks from Lieutenant to Chief, dedicating her expertise expertise to the department's success, she also became the first woman to sit on a DFD Union Committee paving the way for women in leadership. After 28 years of service, Gina retired as chief of research and development and 2013 leaving a legacy of grit and dedication. Following her retirement, retirement from DFD, she pursued a second career as a veterinarian.
Just amazing. You're amazing.
Retire. Retiring in 2021
after caring for animals
and whereas Gina's greatest joy in her life is her family as a proud mother and grandmother, she embraced the role of grandmother to Amelia I rain Hughes in 2021 joyfully teaching Amelia life lessons how To swim, sign language and piano. Yes, Amelia, you're smart.
Yes,
despite her health challenges, Gina's strength and unwavering spirit continue to inspire everyone she encounters now. Therefore, be it resolved, Councilwoman Callaway the entire city of Detroit Council and all Detroiters here brought, hereby celebrate Gina still Hughes for her years of service, her groundbreaking accomplishments and her continued dedication to her Family and Community. God bless you, and we love you, and we appreciate you all that you've done thank you.
And we also have a bouquet of flowers for you from the City Council. We want to make sure you get those as well. Yes, ma'am, just hold on to it. So
that being said, Okay, I'm sure she was yes, absolutely. And if we just make sure button, make sure that her microphone is Yup, just press the bottom up. Yep. We'd like
to hear from you, yes, please. Miss Gina.
Just want to thank thank you very much. It's hard to be humble when you hear all those things and you're appreciated. And I want to thank everybody. All these peoples behind me are my people. Some flew in somewhere from across the border. They got up to come to see this. And I just want to thank Thank you, everybody the
fellow hiding behind the glass, but I just want to thank everybody for coming.
And this is, of course, who are you? Who are you?
Thank you. Thank you. All right, I'm not sure if colleagues have anything to say. I also see state rep cavanaughs Here, I say she has flowers as well. Yeah, we want to recognize her and thank you for being here. Thanks, Senator. I'm sorry say Senator Yes.
Just, just got that bump up, yes.
All right, pro tem, I know this in your dish, your district, when it comes to
Deputy District, Deputy
District Manager, but it's even beyond that. You know, Gina, we had just a bit of a relationship, as we, you know, professionally over time, in my time with the police department, and you have always been just, you know, tremendous. I mean, look at the look at the folks behind you. This we have never and I'm saying in the times that I've been here, and I'm in year 15 now, I have not seen this type of response for a testimonial resolution in my time here. And I'm looking at Kerwin, and Kerwin has been here longer than me, and he's shaking his head the same way, right? So that shows that impact. And as I mentioned, you know, though, still is the deputy district manager in district one, as I said, we have a great relationship. It's more than just the relationship. From a professional standpoint, you've raised a great young man,
and that
Bond began even prior to him joining the city of Detroit. So when he came on this side, I knew that he was going to continue that legacy of public service that you started. And he's doing so in such a magnificent way. He's touching people in ways that it is just amazing to see his growth over time. And I, you know, he had run for office before, and it was little challenging, but now he's here and able to make that true impact, the impact that he's looking to make. And I'm looking forward. I'm going to say it right now. I'm looking forward to those years where he is, you know, Senator, he is state rep, yes, whatever it is, because
he's putting in the work,
and he's got it in his DNA. So and then Amelia, look at her, not, not afraid of anything. So I know it's again, passing down through the through the bloodline and the DNA. So just thank you for for all of your service in the city of Detroit, thank you for your heart and your soul. We love you. We are here with you. We support you. And whatever we can do along this journey, we're going to make sure we do it for you and with you. God bless you.
Member durha, thank you. And first, good afternoon to you, or good morning to you. I'm sorry, just wanted to say thank you. Obviously, a tremendous amount of affection for you. You served in the time of even when my dad was there and you guys are running around here, I was, well actually probably I was running around here as a little kid, but I always remember him saying, you want to meet somebody tough and sweet, and that's you, someone who has sacrificed so much here for the residents of the city of Detroit, dedicating your life to public service. And oftentimes folks don't appreciate that enough, the sacrifice away from your kids, the sacrifice away from your family, and you caring for other people's families, particularly during tough times here in the city of Detroit, when we talk about being on the fire department, I mean, I it's just absolutely amazing. So I'm glad you got your flowers today, because really, we owe a lot, a tremendous amount, to you. So we love you. And obviously this young man, as Pro Tem has stated, is the future. I think that's what we all live for, to be able to pass on to the next generation those values and the importance of public service. So thank you for even doing that. God bless you.
That. So we appreciate you so much. And I don't know if this is inappropriate or not, but I think all of us here together, we should put up scholarship together for other young women who are aspiring to achieve what you've achieved. We can talk about it offline, but I'm just planting the seed here, because all these people, we can come together and put a scholarship together named the Gina Steele Hughes scholarship. And I think we can do that right. I think we can do that. That's the least that we can do. How we do that, I don't know, but all these good minds here we can, I think we can do that. So I'm going to leave that up to your son. I'm sure we can work on it together. You have my information. I'd like to work with you on that. Okay? And again, thank you so much. I don't know if you want to say anything
through the Chair. Yeah,
I'm not going to talk just I want to say thank you. This is a weird space for me. You know, in these arenas, we wear the masks of what this job entitled. I'm sitting here today as a father and a son, so I don't want to I just want to say thank you. Thank you for the opportunity to thank you all for honoring my mother. Everybody who came, thank you as well, who traveled. You lived an amazing life. You are loved, and you're, in my opinion, you're too humble, accomplished a lot, and it's important that you stand on what you've been able to get accomplished, mom. So just thank you all. Thank you.
And I need to say this to you, young man,
God talks about children who honor their parents, and you've done that today. Yes, you've honored your parents, and God said he'll make your life long on earth when you honor and obey your parents, and you've demonstrated that obedience and that honor and love and respect and reverence for your mom, and I know you're passing it on to your daughter, so God continue to bless your life richly, and May he make his face shine upon you and give you all the desires of your heart. And that's from my heart to yours. Amen.
So if you don't mind, we'll come down and do pictures with you, Miss Steele and your your family, okay, All right. Thank You.
Open, Yes,
all right, thank you again. Council member Callaway for the presentation for Miss Gina Steele Hughes. We appreciate that into all that came down, beautiful presentation,
and we will now proceed back to our agenda.
The Journal of the session of Tuesday, March the 25th will be approved. There being no reconsiderations or unfinished business. We will proceed to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the budget Finance and Audit. Standing Committee 75 reports from various departments.
These 75 reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operations, standing committee
for reports from
various city departments. The four reports will be referred to the internal operations, standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services. Standing Committee by reports from various city departments. Five reports will be referred to the neighborhood and community services, standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development, standing committee
that reports from various city departments. Mr.
President, yes. Line
item 10.1, actually should be sent to it is a GSD contract, so it should be sent to neighborhood community services, not PD,
okay, the clerk would know, excellent. All right, so the four reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee, 20
reports from various city departments.
The 20 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, under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials and agencies, there are no items. Madam President, all right, we will call now for public comment, and we have roughly 50 total residents. And so we're going to do for now, we're going to do a minute for public comment, and public comment is now cut off as well. The clerk would note we've also been joined by member young and Member Santiago Romero. All right, starting with Miss Barbara Beasley, let's just make sure your microphone is on. A second, we're going to make sure your microphone is on.
Thank you. Thank you so much. I appreciate this opportunity to share on behalf of district three and number of residents who have significant health issues because of the Chronos cement facility. We have had wonderful support from our EPA coming out of Chicago, visiting us, supporting our efforts to ensure public health. However, as you know, they've they're gone. We need you. We really need you to be supportive of people living in areas with industrial pollution, toxic dust. There are many, many families in my community with young children who are particularly susceptible to diseases and having their lungs harmed because of toxic dust. There is noise the situation. Those who live in that environment find it unbearable.
Vote in our support. Thank you. Thank you so
much for being here. Thank you.
All right. Miss Moore,
hello. This is the third time that I've been made homeless due to the system. The first house I was in I posted, what is 5285 three mile drive, then they put me in. I was homeless for some years on the street. Then they put me in the second 40 house and the third 40 house, and then I had somebody would post, been helping down here. They had the nerve to my Oh, you picked them. What you do? That's on you. That's not right to me, because I'm not an inspector. The inspector that came out here failed the house. And I told them I did not want it. They tell you, you got to give them a chance. Why do you have to give anybody a chance to slip and do, uh, re inspect the house? When you, when you hear the inspector saying this, fail, I didn't want wanting, but they told me, I had to have that. I had to give them a chance, and that's not fair to me. I'm homeless now, and I moved my stuff out, and I'm trying to find somewhere to go. I'm here and there, and don't make no sense that I'm going through this again, a third time due to the system. It's ridiculous that I'm constantly going through this. I'm in the buying program. I'm trying to do everything that I'm supposed to do, but I'm being the one railroaded.
Thank you so much. Miss Moore, and while you're here, let's make sure we connect you with the appropriate people to ensure we can get housing and assistance for you. Miss Moore. Okay, thank you so much for coming down. Thank you.
Sharon Buttrey,
are you able to hear me?
I can't tell if that microphone is on. There
we go. I think that's right. Here we go. Good morning. Honorable council members. My name is Reverend Sharon Buttrey. I'm a board member with the Detroit Hamtramck Coalition for advancing healthy environments, and I live about a mile from the crown. Pronouns, Kronos concrete mixing plant at 3405, Gaylord, and we're here today to ask you to shut it down. This 43 acre site in District Three does not belong in a residential neighborhood. Crown enterprise destroyed the sunny side neighborhood to create this environmental tragedy, the dust, noise and truck traffic created by this company make unbearable living conditions. Silica dust is a result of concrete mixing and causes silicosis, which is a deadly disease. Many residents are elderly, and many are too sick to be here today to testify in person, hundreds of the residents nearby are legacy Detroit homeowners, and many are new immigrant families trying to create a good life for their children. And what about the children? We believe public health is your responsibility, and your response today is about life and death for these children. Thank you. Okay,
thank you so much. Council member Benson, yeah.
Okay, so just for those who are coming in to speak on that topic after you all are done with your comments, member Benson, who represents that district, would like to respond so we're not ignoring you all. We're going to hear from you first, and then we'll respond after we get through public comment. Okay, so thank you for coming down. Miss Crawford. Yes,
I'm
a resident of there, near the Chronos. I've been last year I've had three sinus infections due to the air over there. So, you know, I got a big garden going on. Y'all talking about the Greenway coming in and over there, that way, where my neighborhood is. It doesn't make sense to promote health with the Greenway, and then the Kronos is killing everything, so you need to move it. It needs to go, okay.
Thank you. Thank you for coming down. David Byrd, yes,
my name is David bird. I own a commercial property, which I'm restoring the area. But I also have connection with the neighborhood, the neighbor, neighboring people. My background is environmental chemistry. In particular, I deal with water quality, air quality issues, and how it affects the individuals, and what they call the exposure limits for for individuals in this particular neighborhood, there's five children I know of that are within 100 feet of this emissions point. There's several elderly people in this same neighborhood, and the reason I mentioned that is the plant produces silicon. Silicon is similar in terms of what it does into the lungs as asbestos, similar to asbestosis. You can't remove it from your lungs once it's there. And what we're talking about are invisible particles about two to 10 microns, which is like 100 the size of a normal human hair, so we can't see this. This is a health concern, and it's concerned with respect to the
thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Thank you.
Mr. Shelton, followed by Mr. Cousin
Yes, Malik Shelton, there needs to be a emergency housing and homelessness crisis declared in this city.
Also,
I took a ride in the EMS truck. It was a nightmare. It was like going through a gauntlet. There also needs to be an investigation about the condition of these EMS trucks. People are going into these trucks, these EMS trucks, to go to the hospital. Some of them have suffered all kinds of trauma, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, car accidents. I have no that was the worst ride I've ever been in my life. I could feel every rock, every crack, every crevice in the streets. It was a nightmare. It was an outrage. Also, Mary Sheffield answer this, why isn't city charter section seven, Dash 201, being followed? You have this memo about health that I read. A lot of your questions could have been answered if the city charter section 7201, is being followed, no one wants to say anything about it. It's not being followed. I can't get an answer.
Mr. Shelton, I will look into that particular section that you referenced that on happened in front of me, and I'll make sure I know you email and call our office that we can sponsor
investigate these EMS trucks. Okay,
thank you so much Mister shelter.
We will move to mister cousin. Hello. Firstly,
I want to shout out brother Cunningham for his continued work in the community. Also, I want to elaborate on the last conversation I had about DDOT I had actually had a pleasant experience with a operator by the name of Dana, and it just brings me to just say that, you know, we should definitely give them more incentive, maybe like gift cards or or something. You know, she greeted everybody with a smile, and she didn't like leave anyone behind, and she definitely made everyone's day. Thirdly, I want to commend you, Miss Sheffield for standing up for Charles Brooks with the whole land bank situation. You know, like I said before, at the last meeting I spoke at, they're violating people's constitutional rights by sending out goons taking people's property without giving them the right to due process, which every citizen of America is entitled to. So hopefully, you know, we can stop all these illegal seizures. Hopefully sometime this week,
thank you. Thank you so much, Mister President.
Cast member waters, thank you
Good morning, sir. Thank you for coming out to speak. We have in place what we call a nuisance abatement program. It allows the land bank too often to go after private property owners, and yes, I'd like to see it gone. Thank you, Madam President,
Miss Betty Lyons,
yes, Miss Betty Lyons,
I beg to differ. You are ignoring us. I have come over here for over a year, and I still have no answer to where that over $600 million of overpaid property taxes. There's no answer yet. Go to Mexican town, and he brags about millions of dollars and how he's so proud when he needs to answer our questions. He needs to be here and for that presentation today. Why wasn't he here? That was an insult and disrespect. And where is that lawyer who? What's his name? Conrad mallet. He needs to investigate Dugan, but he seems to be under Dugan thumb as well, and only does what Dugan says, and I thank you, Miss Callaway. There's some questions I wish I could ask, but thank you,
Miss Lyons. Melissa love,
good morning to whom it may concern. I'm Melissa. Love did not vote November 2020, or August, 2024 election, and y'all know I did not vote, and I won't be silenced, and justice will be served, if it's God's will, the truth will be exposed, even while y'all silent, there is hope in God, and I will continue to fight for my identity back until the truth get exposed. Y'all corrupted officials are the reason Detroit has been suffering lack of resources and living in poverty generation after generation. All Glory to God for for meeting Ramon Jackson. If it wasn't for me to meet him, I'd be in the dark getting robbed with no gun. The exposure first will happen in the spirit now the exposure has been exposed in the physical if I was y'all, I'll be quiet too. I always stood in my truth, and I won't be stopped. Now God said, vindication is here, and it's time for the righteous to win. Whatever happens in the dark will come to light, and the light have arrived.
Thank you. Aaron mccutchey,
followed by Miss Williams, followed by Mr. Foster,
good morning Council.
The solar neighborhoods are not on the agenda today, but I'm still here. Crown enterprises with the concrete crushing plant owned 21 acres. Surprisingly, that's the same amount that you guys need for a solar neighborhood. Wouldn't that be great to not have to rezone a residential area, you could actually maybe not issue permits for concrete crushing put solar on that site that's already there. Miss Sheffield. I think it's really important to know where you stand with the solar neighborhoods. You voted against it, you voted for phase two, and then you voted against the funding for the nine homes that were purchased last week, I'd like to also mention the notice of just compensation came up for phase 230, $500 it was $2,500 per lot. For phase one, there's only been an increase of less than 1000 homes added to the data that's being analyzed. The only way to increase $1,000 by adding less than 10% of homes is if the average sales price is $10,000 per lot, it's basic math and CFO, even the new CFO should know that. Thank you so
much, Miss. Miss Williams, good
morning. All About Mr.
Can you guys hear me? Yes, we can hear okay, this is for you, Madam President, I just found out recently that Detroit police department, they are recruiting officers that's been in prison,
illegal
boss identification. You all are. They are creating a new identity for these people. It's very unfortunate if somebody go to prison and then you give them a new identification, a new ID, to become a police officer. And it's a lot of people that's on these forces. Detroit Police Department and fire department do not have citizenship, but they created them new identities, social security cards, birth certificates, driver's license they are on the Detroit Police Department and the fire department. I've been saying this for a long time about officers that live in these facilities and with these fake identifications and
fake IDs, fake
everything.
Thank you. Miss Williams,
Mister Foster, followed by Whitney Clark, good morning, President.
Just first thing we're getting close to the elections here, you have to have some debates and other things to present in front of the people, so that folks who have opportunity know what and make informed decisions on their votes. Secondly, I come down here quite a bit. I appreciate City Council making themselves available to listen to complaints, but the Constitution says that people have a right to redress, petition government for a redress of grievances. Redress means remedy or set right an undesirable, unfair situation, remedy or compensation for a wrong or a grievance. Grievances are formal complaints about perceived wrongs or violations of policies. The planks are informal expressions of dissatisfaction or concerns we or I'm simply asking that you are putting process in place, a grievance process for the people to petition government. You
Good morning. I just wanted to come down again. My name is Whitney Clark. I'm a resident here in district five, and just continue to speak truth to the issue that we're facing here in housing in the city, and so I wanted to just continue to raise that and try my best to connect those dots as to how these are all intertwined, the solar farms we're talking about, the over taxation, we're talking about landlords not being held into compliance. We're talking about corporate ownership of single family homes, which is one of the reasons that the, you know, everyday workers are being priced out of the housing market. We're talking about education that does not prepare our children to be competitive out of high school. And so these are all connected and intertwined. And so I pray and hope that all of these different coalitions organizations come together during this time, because it appears as though we only are heard, we only have power. When we come together, there is common ground and there is overlap with a lot of our concerns. So thank you again.
Applause. Good morning, Council. I want to say thank you guys. I'm Joanne Manny, the owner, one of the owners of granny farm, a small grow marijuana Growth Facility in Detroit. I want to give a few thank yous out today. One especially give a thank you out to President Pro Tem, James Tate, who spearheads the initiative for marijuana in the city of Detroit, he's been doing an awesome job, and as a matter of fact, we would not be in business if it wasn't for council member Tate, because initially we were denied our application to build a facility. After speaking to President Pro Tem James Tate, and he looked at all of our documents. He made a call for us to get be have a meeting before the board planning department, and once we presented our information, we were approved. Want to give a thank you out to council member Scott Benson. We're in his district. Also want to thank Mary council member Mary waters and Coleman a young because when they first came on, it was a law presented before them. They did not vote until they were more informed about the marijuana situation. Thank you guys for doing an awesome job up there. You
Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes. This is Aziz Conker. I am 84 year old attorney. I have lived in your in your district for 55 years. I used to own the old Packard complex until Mr. Kwame Kilpatrick took it away. That's a long story. But to make it short, I am here to present my book to you. And I'm one, one book short. I already passed it around. This is a 40,000 year history of the British of the history of the inventions and contribution of all the all the intellectuals of the world. And you will see that I have not found white supremacy in any of the places other than the colored people. They are the ones who invented most of it. So this is the book that describes how the British Empire used Bengal as a as it as a place to produce opium and sold opium throughout the world and including China.
Thank you very much.
Thank you. Thank you. I'll be I'll be seeing it sooner. I have other things to talk about your campaign, you perhaps have Miss Victoria to contact me. Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you again, sir. You
Yeah, down here about two things, this, jobs and amenities, development, assemblage, where the several lots behind the four houses I control over New Bern have been moved at the land bank. And my understanding is by called by Michael Edward Duggan, the mayor of the city of Detroit, when I just left them downstairs and I stayed one block away from the Coronavirus facility. We down here today to demonstrate that we want that place to be shut down, not they gotta leave. They didn't give us no public notice that they was going to be there. They just popped up to start. They got the whole block, and I hear his plans for a concrete Crusher. Now, we got trucks running all up and down this, pedestrian streets, residential streets, the kids out there playing. I done, took pictures and videos of it. Now we need to have this situation dealt with, and then I need to find out about this jobs and amenities development assemblage that all the people I talk to downtown, I mean downstairs on the 11th floor, they don't know Jack, sugar, honey, iced tea. About it? Do any of y'all know anything about it?
Mr. Crowley, I try to let you go over a tad bit to finish your statement, but that's your time, sir, you will.
What do y'all know anything about property or the program to work with you? Miss Andrew Bashi, hey, my mother won a garden back there. Mr.
Crowley. Mr. Crowley, I thought I was next. I'm sorry. Dedante, followed by Andrew Bucha, you're correct for
young people, especially from your district. Good morning. I want to talk about Kronos, that crushing factory is very terrible in that neighborhood. It's creating toxic dust. I also want to talk about, even though he stepped out, James Tate's office, I emailed his office twice about this park bench for a mother who has a murdered son who would do giveaways in this park, Oakville Park in district one, like that's kind of ridiculous. Also want to talk about, even though this is not a council matter, but it's still the city of Detroit matter the land bank specifically about the nuisance and abatement program, and the fact that the ombudsman office in 2019 or produced a report that said that this the nuisance abatement program should not be going after Detroiters like Charles Brooks, who like Charles Brooks, who has revitalized a neighborhood that was dilapidated, and specifically Ray Solomon going out and going at this man telling me he needs to have a development plan and he needs to have a timeline, which is ridiculous. Feel like that's very unbecoming. Also, the City of Detroit's social media department has been very, very unbecoming and very rude on the internet, they're weaponizing that department. Also, I want to say I'll be emailing all of your offices about different issues in all of your districts, even at large members. I feel like I don't get a lot of responses when I come here. So I'm gonna start sending emails. I'm gonna follow up on these emails publicly and make sure I say what I said. Emails.
Thank you so much. Dante Bashi, good
morning. Andrew Bashi, I'm a staff attorney with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, and I represent residents in the area of McNichols and Conant. We're a crown enterprise owned by the maroon family, operates the KRONOS concrete facility. I'm speaking today to urge immediate action in this area, specifically three things. One, initiate the process to down zone the area from m4 deny any request to by crown to acquire the roadways in the community that would allow them to drastically expand the impact of their facility. And also to create a development plan worthy of residents. We want a plan that aligns with nearby Bangla town, Joe Lewis Greenway and iconic businesses like the original buddy's pizza, your predecessor, your predecessors, and actually, some of you on this council, have enabled the situation. Gave the Maroons almost 140 parcels in that neighborhood as part of the Chrysler plant swap. It's time to do right by the residents of this community.
Thank you so much. All
right, and Mr. Cunningham,
good morning. Everyone. 313-444-9114,
that number was made. You can remember it and on Facebook. Not enemy. Two words, not enemy. I want to thank both folks for the bus tickets. Council members stated they're going to do some later on, but the people the busses are lackluster, and it just brings them a little bit of joy. If their busses are half an hour later or what have you, it just brings joy to the people. And I want to ask everyone in the sound of my voice to ride the coaches, no matter if you're just a little person like me, or maybe someone of stature. I would love to ride the coach, which I've been doing that with candidates, and also not just candidates, have been doing so with elected officials. And I'd like to continue to do that. Just do it on your own. I know that Councilman Gabriel Santiago Romero be on the bus often getting to work and things. So I admire that, and I think that's a good thing. Also, with council member deer Hall, maybe we can still do that. That second arrival on the first one was good. So just reach out everybody. Prayers. Thank you, Council President, thank you always good
seeing you. Thank you, Mister Cunningham, pleasures, Brian, thank you, sir. Okay, that will be all of the in person. I'm not sure. Vincent, did you want me to turn it over to you now online too. Okay, I just didn't know if some of the people here may leave, because we have about 30 or 40 plus hands online. Okay, okay. So just, okay. I just do Okay, all
right, and thank you for that. And so I want to make sure that everybody understands that my office has been engaged in this process for a number of years now. So it's also, it's very clear, it's critical that we have the facts when it comes to the history of the KRONOS plant, the KRONOS plant, which is located in m4 district, a historically m4 District, which directly abuts residential, which is not an optimal situation. And so my office has been working to down zone in the city of Detroit, property, residential properties that are abutted by heavy industrial because what it does, it gives you the right to pollute next to a residential neighborhood, which is what you see going on now. But it is critical that people understand that Kronos is there because the city of Detroit, the administration Mayor Duggan cut a deal when we did the Jefferson North plant to trade property. So this was not a city council deal. This was a city of Detroit deal that was cut on the 11th floor. And make that very clear, and so Kronos opened illegally in 2023 my office worked with BC to shut them down so we're very aware of what's going on with that plant. But unfortunately, a concrete crusher is a by right use in an m4 District, which is why it's critical that we down zone property in for zone property that a bunch residential so you don't have situations like this, as was correctly identified, the Joe Louis Greenway now runs along this area by bifurcating the KRONOS plant from other residential and other industrial uses, as well as institutional uses like second Ebenezer. Currently, we've been we've requested a down zoning for all m4 property that abuts residential and abuts the Joe Lewis Greenway city wide. The first opportunity to do any down zoning will be done in this area, and we are currently meeting with stakeholders. So I want to make it very clear this is not new to us. We are very aware of this in the third district, and we have shut the plant down when it was operating illegally. But unfortunately, it is a by right use. We are currently meeting with the stakeholders, and if you have these type of concerns and issues, you should also direct us to the administration, which put the deal together to have a concrete Crusher in the neighborhood. Right now, city council is dealing with it. We are dealing with it on the legislative side, as far as entitlements in zoning, and we are working to down zone heavy industrial uses that abut residential city wide, and we've done that successfully, and we continue to have meetings with stakeholders in that area now. And so I appreciate everybody coming out today, but I do want to make sure you are armed with the facts and the timeline of how we have been engaging and working through this process. Thank
you. All right. Thank you. Council member Benson, discussion. Member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President, through you to my colleague. Member Benson, would you happen to know if they have a fugitive dust plan that has been approved by
BC yet? So that is a question that would need to be asked to the administration. Okay, I do not know that answer that
question. Mr. Washington, madam president, if we can ask Mr. Washington, if we can have someone from the administration confirm whether or not we did a dust plan? Because, if not, that is a very easy way to shut them down, because you must have a plan in order to be able to conduct business in the city. Mr. Washington, Can you are you want?
Madam Chair, yes, could you please repeat the request I heard fugitive dust plan?
Yeah, go ahead. Thank you, Madam President, Mr. Washington. This is councilmember Santiago Romero, asking if you wouldn't mind getting someone from BC to confirm whether or not crown has a fugitive dust plan. I know that b seed has been going around to different businesses that produce fugitive dust. This one absolutely does. So we want to confirm whether or not they have a plan.
Yes, Madam Chair, I'll reach out now and try to have a response by the end of public comment. Thank
you. Thank you, Madam President, all right, thank you. Okay, so we will now proceed with public comment.
Good morning, Madam President, there were roughly 30 hands raised before you would call public comment. The first caller his phone number ending in 169
All Right. Caller 169 Good morning.
Caller 169 Good morning. Good
All right, if we can come back to caller 169 please.
The next caller is Alexi s 22 ultra
Good morning.
Yes, good morning.
You know what's sad. I've been coming down there for years talking about the fumes over here on Chrysler, and we inhaled all these fumes. Now everybody else is on the bandwagon talking about the fumes over there, where they stayed. But nothing was done. We inhaled all these fumes. My city council, Letitia Johnson, and yes, I do have your phone number, and I endowed it. Get nothing done over here about that. You know, it's sad that everyone else can complain about their feelings, but I've been coming down there, and none of y'all done nothing about it over here, where we live at we inhaled it. We got we got sick behind it. We got problems that's going on, and all of a sudden they want to say, we fixed it. Yeah, you fixed it after we done got sick. We don't know if that's gonna cause cancer for us, but y'all didn't shut them down, and y'all let Duggan make plans and get money and then push you.
Member. Johnson, thank you, Madam President. Mr. Holloway, thank you for acknowledging that the issue has been addressed, and we did get an additional $3.3 million in home repair to help with keeping the environment from coming into your home. And so, you know, this is something that I inherited when I got here. It has always been a focus of mine to do everything that I could to help the residents in that area, and we will continue to we are now working with the health department to look at a health assessment for residents in that immediate community. Thank you. Thank
you so much.
All right, our next caller, please. Next
caller is Mikko a Williams.
Mika Williams, good morning.
Yes, hi. Good morning. I was on the Zoom looking at your budget proceedings, and I have to admit and address Mr. Coleman Young that you may want to be careful what you say in the presence of hot mics just period, because your comments yesterday are a little concerning. Also, Scott Benson, you say that we can't have a Escalade thinking attitude with Jeep Liberty thinking that is very offensive, as you always been, a corporate sellout for years. You can fix that Cronk, that that Crusher plant, and you can regulate them. Stop giving us excuses. And to this council, we have asked you, I know I've been asking you for a youth budget, and you just won't do it. You don't listen to the people. Obviously, you are influenced by others, and it needs to be a clean sweep, like an enema performed throughout that body. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Mr. Mika Williams,
the next caller is Kevin Westbrook.
Mr. Westbrook, Good Morning, Good
Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you. Oh,
good morning. Hi. I called in to say, I appreciate Council President Mary Sheffield one. Thank you for such great, excellent attendance. You show up to work on time, punctual every day. Thank you so much for that citizenship. Your positive contribution to the city and community is outstanding. Thank you for such great leadership and your citizenship is outstanding. Sounds like report card. It should be. Your performance is so proficient. Her leadership, champion of people, champion of progress, champion of prosperity, but your performance is so proficient that yesterday, I just want to say her leadership during the budget hearings show, while Wall Street was screaming and hollering because they didn't know what to expect when those tariffs came, she sat there with a balanced budget for this city. Her performance is so proficient, and it's only a minute to go, but, I mean a minute, but the details I'm for you. Keep up the
Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Westbrook.
The next caller is Mrs. Mayberry.
Mrs. Mayberry, good morning.
Good morning, good morning.
Everyone. I would just wanted to speak about the flag to be is it still going to be flown on a flag day, or will we have it on Juneteenth day? If not, I would like to know, because I would like to have the people of the city of Detroit to be informed on on that. Also, I would like to know President Mary Sheffield, they haven't broke the ground on the Martin Luther King Memorial Park. I would like to know if it's going to be done over the summer months and and so forth. I know it's going to take some time. And also, I would like to know if we could have every drive through restaurant in the city of Detroit to have a trash can so that people can drop their trash in those barrels, so that our city can stay a little cleaner. I'm tired of all the litter, especially because I live on a busy street and they just drop. Thank
you so much, Miss Mayberry, and we will get the status of the park and are still working with the administration on the Juneteenth events that are forthcoming. Thank you, Miss Mayberry, and we do have someone on from BC to give an update on the fugitive dust. So let's pause really quick for public comment. And Mr. Washington, who do we have on you?
Mr. Washington,
you see him on Okay, Mr. Washington, are you there?
I Okay, so let's
come back again. Yes, I mr. Washington, mentioned crystal Rogers should be on from BC to speak on this.
If she's on, we can move her over Rogers.
You see crystal Rogers? Okay, we will promote crystal Rogers. I
Okay, Miss Rogers needs to accept the promotion the panelists, oh, he just did. Okay.
Good morning. Yes. Christa Rogers, good morning.
Good morning. I'm sorry I've missed the question. Member
Santiago, thank you, Madam President, good morning. This is Member Santiago Romero. We have a number of residents from the third district complaining about fugitive dust coming from crown the crown plant, and wondering if they have a fugitive dust plan, we passed this ordinance to mitigate the dust that we have in our industry throughout the city, and wondering if they have an approved Plan. Yes, they do,
and to my knowledge, they are, they are operating within, you know, within the current ordinances, they, yeah, I'm sorry. They do have a plan. We have reviewed it and accepted it. We will continue to work with them to reduce emissions.
You were working with them to reduce emissions, meaning that they currently are producing a number of emissions. I have not
been able to substantiate any emissions when we have gone for inspections.
Understood. Okay. Thank you. Through you, madam president, to member Benson, we can work through something through committee, whatever you would like. This is just very close to my heart, given we've got a maroon concrete facilities in in Southwest, and very much want to make sure that we have healthy communities across the district. So not sure what I can do about the health plan.
So through yourself, Madam Chair, thank you for that, Madam Chair, for PHS. And so we continue to work through this. This is why we've been so adamant about down zoning when it comes to heavy industrial and extra residential, for this very reason. And so we know there is more attention on this. And so we continue to work through this. They've been shut down before for non compliance, and there is continued non compliance, or non compliance. In the future, they will be shut down again, but we continue to work through the process. And so unfortunately, that process is not always immediate after really is immediate, but we continue to work through it, and we're in the down zoning process now. So we will come back to our colleagues when we need support and help, but we have to get through the process and meet the stakeholders to get to the point we can make recommendations. And we do know that there's going to be a request for street closures in the near future and an expansion so we are well aware of what's going on and how to handle this to ensure that the public health, safety and welfare of our residents are prioritized.
Thank you, Madam President, thank you. Yes, thank you, Madam President, thank you member. Benson. Last thing that I'll share is I know that when we passed the fugitive dust ordinance, there was a desire to do more, and I know that we needed the equipment to be able to do so. I'm grateful that BC is working on air monitors and making sure that we have the equipment to do such moderate monitoring better. So this is good to know. Thank you folks for coming down, for letting us know what's going on, because now we get to go back and look at our ordinances as well and try to make those stronger. Thank you, Madam President,
discussion, remember Benson and they're in. I'm asking my staff to get contact info, especially contact info for any residences that live in that area, but there's a leader of the group that came down today like to get that information as well. Thank you.
Alright, thank you. Thank you all for coming, and we will continue to work with member Benson. Okay, we can go back to our public comment. Excuse me, um,
Madam President, oh, I'm sorry, yes,
I would like to encourage our residents, if they see fugitive dust, they can report it at the email address of dust at Detroit mi.gov that's D, U, S T at Detroit mi.gov as well as calling the phone number 313-628-9994,
again, that's 313-628-9994,
thank you. Okay, thank you so much for that. Okay, alright, we will go back now to our public comment.
The next caller is to hear Ahmed.
Alright, go right ahead.
Yes. This Toi here, I'm in with the Coalition for property tax justice. We demand City Council adjusted systemic over assessment of properties worth less than $50,000 by passing a resolution asking that Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabri Hawk the foreclosure of homes worth less than $50,000 in February 2025 the University of Chicago released a study analyzing Detroit's 2025 assessment at Roe, and they found that the city continues to illegally inflate the value of the lowest value homes. We want to also Eric Sabri to extend the deadline for the foreclosure refund. If you were, if you were foreclosed for taxes, 2020 before after 2020, or before 2020 you are entitled to a refund. You can call 833-421-8123, and today is the deadline, so pick up your reparations today, or get
this a form of reparation.
Thank you.
The next caller is, we see you.
We see you. Good Good morning.
Good morning. And through the Chair may be heard. Yes, you
can no Miss Tara is not reparations, it's following the law. I hear I hear a lot at the table, and my attention has been turned to you, Mr. Councilman Vincent. You all sit at this table and I watch you daily change ordinances around to businesses. You need to get with the planning department and ask them, how did they plan this, and did they change the ordinance or the designation after this was planned? The woman who came in, Miss Rogers, the question to her is, where is the plan? Councilman Benson, and what are the numbers? Because if I'm seeing the dust, the monitors absolutely pick up the dust. And you were told by the state that they have monitors that are all around the neighborhoods that you could use. You didn't have to spend any money. You could have gotten numbers from them. We need to see numbers from Miss Rogers and the plan. Thank you.
All right, thank you.
Our next caller is Steven Holly. Can I meet
her? Yes, you can. Awesome.
So, you know, like a lot of transit activists, I'm disappointed. You know, we weren't able to get the 16 million, but at least satisfied we could get 20 million from the mayor's office. You know, I feel like, you know, I have a lot of respect towards the Double D dot campaign, don't get me wrong. But you know, I feel like, if they didn't get a lot of these, you know, far left groups like people's platform or DSA, which have personally attacked the administration and spread misinformation we woulda had, or the activists would have had better luck getting that 16 million. But you know, it is what it is, and at least 20 million will do some good, not as much as 36 million, but at least some good. And I stand with the residents. The Kronos plan is eyesore. It's a disgrace, and
the next caller is Steven Rimmer, can I be heard?
Yes, we can hear you. Good. Good morning. Hello. Council
president Sheffield, Stephen Rimmer, here Detroit Tenant Association, I'm seeking update on right renew with good cause protections. If folks aren't familiar, that's a ordinance that will obligate landlords to renew a lease of a tenant that has done nothing wrong. It'll also provide protections for tenants on month to month lease. We've been a long conversation with President Sheffield's office. Last we were told that we have a draft from Detroit legal department on March 13. It is now April 8. We sent our emails. We haven't heard anything. President Sheffield, I know you're really busy, especially running for mayor, but people right now are being unjustly evicted day after day because you could you make some time to support Detroit tenants. Share the updated language with the Detroit Tenant Association, and let's get this passed. Thank you all
right. Thank you so much. And Mr. Rimmer, as you know, we have been in the budget deliberations for the last four weeks, roughly. The last that I do know is that the ordinance was assigned to the law department, and I will make sure my team follows up to see if a draft has been produced, and we will be getting with you all to go over what that ordinance looks like. So again, the assignment was given to law department, and of course, the last few weeks, we've been on pause because we've been focusing on the budget. So looking forward to having those discussions now that we are done, and providing you a copy of the draft ordinance once we receive it. Thank you, Mr. Rimmer, you
our next caller. The next caller is Pamela McLean.
Pamela McLean, good morning.
Yes, good morning. I am retired executive commander Pam McLean, and also the appointed liaison to the newly established Women's Commission. I first want to thank the honorable Detroit city councilwoman, Angela Callaway, as well as the entire Detroit City Council for bestowing a testimonial resolution upon my sister, my friend, the enumeral inevitable chief, Gina Steele Hughes, my sister. I have known her for over 35 years, and I wanted her to know how proud I am and congratulate her on a job well done. Her and I both know too well that in the 80s, the road to many firsts were marked by racism, sexism and misogyny never easy, but it was done all with style, grace, and she never complained. But even with all her outstanding and indisputable accolades, her greatest accomplishment is her wonderful son, Steele, who, along with the rest of their family, wanted to ensure that his mother's name, her name, Chief Gina Steele Hughes shall never be forgotten. It will go down in the annals of Detroit.
Madam Chair, yes. Member Callaway. I don't know who should this should go to. I'll just through the through you to the attorney from LPD, if we can take a look at naming one of the precinct, one of the fire houses, or, I don't know what you call them, after Gina still Hughes, I'd like to I'll send you a memorandum just to look into it, but through yourself. To you, sir, I'd like to look into having one of the fire houses or the Academy, I don't even know where that is named after Gina still Hughes, and I will send you a memorandum by the end of the day. Thank you. Thank you. Madam Chair,
thank you member Calloway,
Okay, the next caller is William M Davis.
Mr. Davis, good morning. I
Mr. Davis, good morning.
Good morning. Mr. Davis, good
okay, let's come back to Mr. Davis, please.
The next caller is Betty a Varner,
Miss Varner, good morning.
Good morning to all within the sound of my voice, honorable council member, Tate, this is to you. I know you're not my council person, but my daughter has a issue, and it's she's in district one. She's reached out to your office about the same issue. It's a flood. Her basement flooding. A few years ago, she called twice, nobody responded. She had a recent incident from this last water problem we had, I mean, this rain we had. I call Monday, and I know you've been on your budget or whatever, because I've been right there with y'all, but I left a message Monday voicemail. I haven't heard anything. My daughter is here now. I'm going to give her a few minutes to ask for your help. Well, she needs help. She don't want to speak, but if you could call me, and then I can give you her number or have somebody call, because she has a ongoing problem with the flood.
All right. Thank you so much. Pro Tem Tate, thank you, Madam President.
Miss Varner, thank you. I'm not sure what happened, because I know we've been dealing with a number of folks who have floods and flooded situations over the past week, past year, honestly and even longer than that. So I will get your phone number from my colleague in district seven, so that we will be able to connect and see what can do to provide assistance to your daughter, noting that again, we don't run the department, but we will work to do everything we can to address her situation. So apologies if she made the phone call and no one called back, I will absolutely check into that as well. So if she can, please let us know what time she called, to best of her ability, so I can do an investigation in the office as well. So take it very seriously. Thank
you. Okay. Thank you so much. Pro Tim, our
next caller, please. Next caller is Tara Brown for Brown.
Good morning. Thank you, Council? Um, I'm I'm calling in because we are still having an issue with homelessness. I know the mayor put out a seven point plan. However, Barb Poppy and Associates was paid half a million dollars for a strategic plan that is struggling to be rolled out. We need an update on that. We also need some oversight on these homeless shelters. Again, there are people living in that shelter on grass shit. And I have requested the records for it. I have not heard back, but yeah, just from what I have gotten, it needs some attention, and not just the zoning board approval. Those people are not all professionals. They don't necessarily know what they're doing. And you all need to be taking a look at it, and it's it's hard to understand how all the information needed for oversight is right there in your building, from the top floor to the bottom floor, and somehow or another, either you all don't care, or you're just not paying attention. Somebody needs to look into that. Thank you.
Okay, thank you.
The next caller is Kyle. All
right. Good morning. Good
morning. Council. Can I be heard? Yes, you can. Great. Thank you. I'm here to stand with Mr. Charles Brooks, Jr, who is a gentleman who has completely revitalized his neighborhood on the east side. First of all, we need to abolish the land bank. The land bank is a private entity that is acting on behalf of the city, and they're truly terrorizing citizens of Detroit, everything from moratoriums on side lots to holding side lots for certain businesses to overcharging nonprofits like the downtown youth boxing gym for their side lots, the nuisance abatement program also needs to be abolished to be holding citizens to a standard that's higher than what the land bank does with their list of blighted houses. I've had houses in my neighborhood SIP lighted for longer than 2345, years. They're open to they're open and have been burnt down. And then I have neighborhood managers come by, and I have to point those out to them. There's blight piles all around land, bank houses. And yet you go to Mr. Brooks and Ray Solomon, and you're also your social media.
Thank you so much.
The next caller is Shoshana Shakur. All right. Good
morning. Good morning. Can you hear me
now, you sound very far away, okay. Can you hear me now, nope, you still sound very far away. Okay,
alright,
that's a little bit better. All right, thank you. We go, Yep. Thank you. I
am an advocate for the Coalition for Property Tax Justice. Today, I want to remind city council members that the city of Detroit, whose residents were once majority home owners, are now majority renters. This injustice occurred largely due to the $600 million death of the city's over tax assessment for property owners between the years of 2009 and 2015 not only were homeowners over tax many of them lost their homes due to foreclosure. These were legacy homes belonging to Big Mom and Big Daddy, grandparents, parents, Detroiters who labored through racism, oppression and unbearable conditions. This unjust practice of over assessment, it continues and it leads to foreclosures. We need the City Council to pass the resolution encouraging wayne county treasury to haunt the foreclosures for properties worth less than 50,000 Thank you. Thank you.
The next caller is you matter.
You matter. Good morning. You
you matter. Good morning, may I
be heard. Yes, yeah, I wish the city would stop putting out this false narrative that everybody in the targeted solar areas is okay with that and but you know this city, especially department of neighborhoods, uses the district managers to go find people that will help push their narrative, and then they ignore other people. And I know in terms of the land bank, everybody know, Mary Sheffield, Scott Benson and James Tate all voted for this version of the land bank. It runs around taking people's property when they don't take care of their own property. I warned Mary Sheffield not to vote for it, but she went ahead and did it anyway. Then she and the rest of the council voted for secretly made development plan north and landing. I'm calling it Mary Sheffield's betrayal, her own staff tried to tell me that the local black club voted for it. Well, they're so out of touch they don't even know that's true. So, you know, look at these people who've been here for a while and before.
All right. Thank you so much. Miss Warri.
The next caller is Karen hammer.
Karen hammer, good morning.
Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay, the cut off
for voting on the mayor's budget was last night. I didn't make that so my comment is to reform, inform everyone listening, homelessness would be prevented by what I am about to say right to council is the free legal counsel for scheduled rental evictions. This Detroit law exists, and in 2024 over 20,000 Detroiters faced eviction. All the money for the right to council from the city should go to the right to council immediately. The 2526 budget for the city needs to match the number of Detroiters that are being evicted, the city's millions of reserve money make it possible and necessary to use ARPA budget surplus grants and One
Thank you, Miss hammer.
Next caller is Russell on lot.
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Yes, good morning. I want to first endorse what can you hear me?
Yes, we can. It's a little static, but we can hear you. There you go.
I want to first endorse the Coalition for Property Tax Justice. Call for the resolution to Eric Sabri to stop foreclosures under $50,000 there's so much, so many problems in the assessment process going on. We can protect people by not doing those foreclosures. Secondly, on the KRONOS matter, the biggest threat of the KRONOS project is their plans to close the streets and turn the acres, and probably 40 acres of land, into concrete crushing that we're going to have the same problem as they have at i 96 and Greenfield area in the Schoolcraft area, please don't allow them to close the streets or expand that crushing operation. Thank you.
Okay, thank you.
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The next caller is phone number ending in 337
All right, good morning.
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All right, what was the caller? The last four digits.
The last three digits were 337337, caller, 337,
okay, let's come back to this. Caller, please.
Okay, the next caller is Matthew comment,
good morning.
Good morning. Can I be heard? Yes, you can Hi. Alright. So I'm calling. I am in on the live on Jerome Street by the KRONOS facility over here, and everybody has mentioned stuff about the facility itself, but from where I'm at, it's the fields across the street from us that's one of the biggest problems here, is that everything's been clear cut. The trees have been cut down, the houses are down. There's no ground cover on any of this right now. And anytime the dust picks up here, all of that dust blows into the house as well. So that's a major problem here. My child cannot play in his own yard. We cannot have our windows open in the summertime because of the dust from that field comes in here, the chemical that was used to kill everything. I'm not sure what it was, but when I asked the people what they were spraying. They said that you can't buy this. It will kill everything forever. It is poison, and because of their dust mitigation, now the storm system is overwhelmed and our my basement is now flooding because the streets Stay well.
Thank you, sir for calling in. The
next caller is Veronica Smith,
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I'm okay, let's come back to this Caller, please.
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Good morning.
Good morning.
Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay,
amazing. Calling on behalf of several residents located directly across the street from the townhouse restaurant. We're at a private resident directly across the street from the townhouse. The issue is in regards to the noise violation. I can give the owner's name if necessary, but we've tried to amicably ask them to turn the music down, et cetera, et cetera. Had personal conversation with the owner, who shared with me, in specific, very arrogantly entitled, indignant and in a very rude manner, that he not only owned the townhouse, but he owned prime and proper and many more establishments that he would do whatever he felt he wanted to do that we could call the Detroit Police Department, Mayor, City Council, or Dan Gilbert, he would leave his music and his strobe lights as loud and vigilant as possible. Employees there are. It vibrates our windows in this building.
Okay, if you don't mind, we'll connect you. I know that's Council Member Santiago Romero's district. Also very familiar with the owner of that location as well. So if you call our office, we can make sure we connect you to the appropriate individuals. And the number is 313-224-4505, be 22445053132244505,
and we can see how we can intervene to support in any way possible. Okay, thank you so much, and our next caller, please.
Next caller is Chris Gilmer Hill, good morning.
Can I be heard? Yes, you can Good morning. My name is Chris Gilmer Hill. I'm calling in as a lifelong resident of the city's Second District, and I'm calling in armed with the fact that our city council does have the power to do more about these concrete crushers and the fugitive dust that's plaguing our neighborhoods. We know that this problem is not solved places like Kronos or SRM concrete, or any of the other ones are just visibly putting out concrete dust. If you're driving along seven mile from where I live in district two, just to the freeway over in District Three, you drive past a huge swath of concrete dust that spills out of the SRM concrete facility and all over the street in front of the businesses on either side, our city council has the power to enforce or to strengthen ordinances, to demand that those are enforced and to ensure that these concrete crushers are no longer a problem in our city. I'd like to thank councilmember Santiago Romero for starting that process of demanding accountability. I'd like to urge that if these laws need to be fixed, the council should be prepared to fix them, whether now or next year, when we have a better Mayor. Thank you. Thank you.
The next caller is Renard manski,
all right. Good morning.
Good morning, Madam President, can I be
heard? Yes, you can. Good
morning, and my name is Renard ski. I'm a District Six resident, Legacy Detroit and lifelong, and I'm transit organizing with the Detroit people's platform. Sorry if I sound kind of different, healing. I was really sick over the past two weeks. However, it didn't slow down my resolve when it comes to double D dot and in this type of work, sometimes when we organize, we do get wins, but we might not get everything we want. However, I think it was very momentous to hear so many voices in support of public transit. So my deep gratitude is based activists of all the organizations. And I'm not a divisive person. I don't care what your ideological is, but if your values align with justice, racial justice, civil rights and making sure that our transit service, all public services work, you're in our life, mind, simple as that, and I want to thank everyone for taking their time in this campaign.
Okay, thank you. Bernard,
the next caller. Sonia Brown, okay,
so may I be heard.
May I be heard,
as I just spoken with my councilman, I believe several of my issues will be resolved soon, but one of the issues that I am still concerned about is our homeless population. We have to do something. These evictions that are adding to the homeless populations, that's creating a greater status of what we have yet to fix needs to be resolved. We need to add more resources out here for parenting our young ladies that are being dismissed out of these hospitals and things with these babies with no parenting resources, no advocates to aid in these children. It's unacceptable. We're losing too many of our babies to parents that are not capable of parenting. We need to have something to follow up on without other than just CPS and again, we definitely need to do something about our homeless population. Too many generations are being evicted out in these streets, and we know why, the over taxations, the ROB of the land, all of this, I think
the next caller is Cindy Dara.
Cindy dar Good morning,
Hello, can you hear me?
Yes, we can, yes, we can hear me.
Can you hear me? Yes, I can't hear you, but wait a minute. I gotta get the volume up. That's what's wrong. Okay, I asked one question, Are you meeting tonight with the citizens? Can you answer me that
Miss finish your public comment, but we do not have an evening council meeting tonight.
Okay, all right, I need help getting my signatures for city clerk. I want a better election system. If we can get approval voting, we've got 10 people running for mayor that's going to split the vote, and it'll allow gaming from people have a lot of money put extra opponents to look like their opponents and sound like their opponents, so they can split their opponent's vote off. Well, that's one of the things. But there's a lot of things I'd like to see done to improve our democracy here, and that's basic if we're going to get some of these problems solved. I think I'm, I'm interested in making the political system better. So help me. 31341451813134145181,
I live at Peterborough, but in cash and second, 492, Peterborough, so you can drop something in my
alright. Thank you, Miss Darrah,
okay, we are now back to the four callers who did not respond last time, and the first caller is phone number ending in 169
Hello. Can you guys hear me? Yes, we can.
Great, great. I just want to say Cunningham is a is very remarkable. Um, it's surprising to know that Cunningham does not get paid for his good deeds. Um, I bet each and every one of you to the sound of my voice would have given up a long time ago. How would that be? Get your foot off his neck. Karma is real. Karma is very real. City council persons, elected officials, bosses, authorities, clergy, little people like him. Don't let karma play you again. Fix your karma by helping Cunningham. First off, he needs a new van. He needs bus tickets. He needs prayer. Back
up off him. Thank you for my time. Thank you.
Okay, the next caller is Mr.
Davis.
Mr. Davis, good morning.
All right. Mr. Davis, going once,
going twice.
All right. Mr. Davis, please submit your public comment to the clerk's office for public record, and we will continue to our next caller.
The next caller is phone number ending in 337
caller, 337 Good morning.
Can I be heard? Yes, you can. Thank
you for a second chance. I don't know what happened to my phone, but I could not unmute This is Pat Bush, resident of district three. I wish to add my voice to Detroit Hamtramck Coalition for healthy environments against the KRONOS and cement crushing factory. It is no joke that Kronos, or otherwise known as Crown development, is a major contributor to political campaigns, but the residents have a voice, and we are watching city council, and we are asking that you do what the Great Lakes environmental firm has asked you to do for this, we are asking for health reasons for our youth as well as our seniors. It is no joke to put a Joe Lewis Greenway next to cement crashing.
Okay, thank you.
And the last caller for public comment is Veronica Smith,
all right. Smith, I
Veronica Smith,
good morning, everyone. I'm sorry I couldn't get a muted the first time around, I am calling for the coalition Property Tax Justice, and I'm asking once again, the city council address the property tax over assessment and implement the property tax ordinance reform ordinance by one addressing the systemic over assessment of properties worth less than $50,000 by passing a resolution asking Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabri to halt the foreclosure on homes worth less than this value, vote on to send properties worth less than $50,000 to the Board of Review. And lastly, what is the status of the 2024, assessment ratio study produced by I a, a, i, excuse me, I A, A, O, thank you.
All right. Thank you so much. That study is complete, and the coalition has a copy of it, so I hope that Professor Bernadette will send it to you all. That study is complete, and now that we are to budget, it should be referred to council as well, and we will move accordingly. So that study is complete, okay? That will conclude all of our public comment, and we will now go back to our agenda, understanding committee reports for the budget Finance and Audit. Standing Committee under resolutions,
Council Member waters a resolution, line item 16, 17.1, noting that this line item was reported out of the budget, Finance and Audit, standing committee without recommendation.
Council. Member waters. Member waters, thank you, Madam President, Move for approval with discussion.
Okay. Discussion. Member. Member waters,
well, since it was sent out of
budget without recommendation, I want to understand why. I guess, if they care to share discussion,
yep,
member Darrah, thank
you, Madam President, and through you to member waters, I think this is a great resolution. I just had a couple of issues with the language that is in here. And we were checking on some stats, particularly the University of Chicago study as well. But if you are willing to amend some language, I am fine with that. There is a line, and whereas, I think this is the third whereas. And I understand the teeth, I understand the teeth, but the language extreme legal violence, I think, is a bit strong. And then on the finally resolved, or, I'm sorry, the resolve before the finally the before the finally resolved demands. And so those were just two, two minor issues that we had with the language. But again, if you are willing to push it forward as is, that's fine, madam president,
yes, I have a problem with I wish you had told me about it when it was in committee about that language, because it could have been done. Because I want this move today.
We can simply just a minute here at the table. If that's No, it's
fine by me, go ahead with your language and amend
it. Yeah, through you, through you. Member waters and first, let me state I would have told you about it at committee, but it is in our committee, so we would hope that the resolution would have somebody representative from your office there to talk about it, because we had it during we had it during a few we had that in there for a few weeks for you. But again, I think it's a great resolution, and so it's just those minor tweaks. So the third whereas, where it says to pay property taxes is an act, or, I'm sorry, the county taking a person's home for failure to pay property taxes is an act of extreme legal violence.
I don't know what you are amenable to,
but I would want to see I want to get it done. Okay,
so I would just strike legal violence, okay? And I am amenable to whatever you would like to replace right there by still trying to keep the spirit
of your resolution,
how about inhumane treatment discussion?
I love you. I'm trying to work with you. Remember
Darrah Hall, please? I, you know, I just okay,
and through you just just the discussion of one of the reasons why I'm asking that member waters, because I guess yes, the county treasurer can push forth the moratorium, which we would like for them to do. But I don't want to state that when the county treasurer takes an act and then they're acting under the law, that they're committing an act of, again, extreme legal violence or inhumane treatment, okay? Because that that may not necessarily be their intention. They're just following the law, okay? And so I am comfortable with, you know, you know it is, is it's, you know, it's an act, or is something that's unfortunate, or whatever the case may be.
And if you're amenable to that, then I'm fine.
I'm amenable to it. I need you to go ahead, offer up the amendment member, der Hall. The point is, I want to get this to the treasurer. I
agree. That's why we moved it out of committee and did not keep it in there for the land and
so. So go ahead with your language. So I moved here. I'm giving you permission. Thank you,
ma'am. So I moved to strike is an act of extreme legal violence from the third whereas of this resolution and put the counties taking a person's home for failure to pay property taxes is unfortunate and can cause displacement or homelessness. Okay,
I like the word homelessness. Thank you.
That is, that is my motion
discussion member young,
remember business, raised his hand before me. I think he
did. I did. Please proceed. Okay,
yeah, I didn't want to pass through that, all right. I just wanted to say, from my understanding, I might be wrong, but pay as you stay. I don't think that exists anymore. That that that program. I know the other ones do, but I think, Hey, stay
no, he mentioned it was winding down. He was winding down.
I think they were sitting down. I don't think it's ended yet. Did it? No, oh no. You know
it was supposed to end. But then it got extended, because the Okay, remember,
Benson, did you have something still?
I just wanted to say, I think I'm glad both the council persons are able to have this conversation. I hope that we can continue to work closely with treasurer Sabri and just appreciate the ability to work through language that I believe would be accepted as a constructive criticism and urging to the county treasurer.
Thank you. Alright, thank you. Member Benson, probable, constructive criticism. Any objections to the friendly amendment to the wording the resolution for the third whereas, okay, hearing none that action will be taken. Discussion. Yes, this
is also where it can be very helpful to work with. LP, when
resolutions? Mm, hmm, yep, that's true,
okay, and then the last resolve, the resolve before the finally resolved. We wanted to change that from demands to urge. Is that we are urging? Is that okay? Member waters, okay? Is there a motion to change the word from demands to urge? Motion Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Okay? Now, member waters, if you want to move the resolution as amended,
Madam President, and move approval
as amended.
Mr. Whitaker, yeah, I just, you know, after you vote, I have a comment
after we vote. Okay, member young,
I just want just, just, just state. You know, it might still be out. I might still be around. It's limited. The pay as you stay program is being sunset. So I don't know if you want to keep that language in there as a program for something that we know is coming to an end or not. I just want to let you know that program is coming to an end this year.
All right, it's okay for now. It hasn't ended yet. Okay.
Okay. Hearing no objections. The resolution will be passed as amended. Mr. Whitaker,
the actual amendments. Do you want our our office, to make sure that that it reflects the way in which you vote, or you or should member waters.
Member waters, thank you, Madam President, please do so, sir, be
happy to thank all right.
All right, under resolutions,
Council Member waters on behalf of Council President Mary Sheffield, a resolution line item 17.2 noting that this line item was reported out of the budget Finance and Audit, standing committee without recommendation,
Council Member waters,
right? I know we want to move it for discussion. And yeah, thank you. And I know it came out of committee, I think without recommendation as well, and in light of some of the budget deliberations and understanding the approach of how to address proportional from my understanding, there was some colleagues that wanted a little bit more time to discuss this resolution, and so I am open to hear from you all if we want to send this back to committee or remove it from the agenda until more discussion is able to take place.
Yes. Member, Benson, all right,
thank you. Um, I was one of the ones that was interested in having more conversations about this. I didn't want this to be rushed through during the budget process. I wanted to be a little bit more a little bit I wanted to be more deliberative about this and have a conversation on how to responsibly move forward with setting a baseline and a mandatory funding process for those oversight
institutions and offices. Thank you. Thank
you. Member Benson, member Pro Tem Tate, thank
you, Madam President. I do support the wrapping up of the proportional funding and to the point where we added some language in the closing resolution that indicated this body support certainly open, you know, by all means, of any conversation as we move forward. But I think we have had discussion meetings, and would hope that we can come to a conclusion very soon on this particular item. But I am in support of wrapping up to get to the TEF that's been in that has been identified by the various agencies. Thank you.
Thank you. Pro Tem council member young, I think
it'd be more prudent instead, if we kick it back to committee that we just postponed this for a week, have those conversations, have those discussions, and then next week, and we're ready to get voted out. Okay, any
other any additional discussion?
Yes, would it be helpful if we undertook to have the resolution rewritten to match up with what you did during your budget process, because you're operating with a with a resolution that doesn't even reflect that so very helpful. If that would be helpful, we'll be happy to undertake it if we get so direct, yep,
is there a motion to us to direct mister Whitaker to amend and redo another resolution based on the approach that we took during our budget deliberation? Motion,
discussion, okay? Discussion member young
and, you know, maybe this is just me being, you know, the bizarre, slow kid in the class here, but I just always thought that it was important to make sure that policy and appropriations were on separate tracks. I don't have a problem with this reflecting that. But usually those two things were separate. The language that you had for the policy was one thing, and then the language that you had for the appropriation, the actual revenue, were different. Are you saying that in order for this to operate in its best possible way, with the way in which we intend to be crafted, those two things need to be merged together, and that's why we're doing this.
Our policy statements in the resolution probably won't change a bit, okay, but, but what we attached to the resolution was a way, and we we text the formula to the resolution. And and I think, given what happened in budget deliberations, that was altered a bit to this ramp up, and we want the resolution now to reflect what you've done in your budget. You can change it again if you want, but, but right now, at least, you should be operating from from what you've done recently. That's the thought, Okay,
thank you.
Discussion member durho,
thank you. And just very quickly, I'm okay with us, I guess postponing this for a week to allow for that amended language, what I would ask, because it is not going back to committee to actually be heard for the second reading of that, that we make sure that we discuss that here, when it comes back next week, the formula specifically for the public and for those who did not tune in to our budget hearings, that would be my ask, if it is not to go back to committee to allow for transparency and the discussion of the formula for the public. Thank you.
Discussion member Benson, alright, thank you. I want to see if my colleague will be open to a modification of the motion to actually send this back to committee, because what we're now asking to do is do committee work in formal session where the discussion and an in depth conversation is more appropriate at the committee level, and then ask the chair to ensure a quorum is noted. The budget has been passed, the sort of Damocles is no longer above our head. We can be more deliberative as we move forward. The budget has been passed. So the raise, the increases are there. I would like to take more time and be more deliberative through this process versus trying to rush it through in one week. We don't have a and time sensitive issue before us right now, so I would suggest that it go back to committee. Do the committee work there, and then bring it back once it's ready. Discussion
member Darrah, thank you. As a chair of that committee, I'm not opposed to that either, and if that is the will of the body, we would love to have it go back to committee, to have that discussion, allow and allow council members to weigh in. I think at the time, our thinking was we wanted to be able to have that prudent discussion during the budget, because these departments were going to be affected by the decisions we made and the budget that we passed, I wanted to have that opportunity to maybe even at that time, call maybe a special session if we were needed, if we had needed to vote on that resolution prior. And that's one of the reasons we sent it out without recommendation, not stating that we were against it or not, but just giving the opportunity for other council members to weigh in. So I know member young, I don't know if he made a proper motion to postpone it for a week, but what I would, what I would like to do is to make a motion to send this back to committee with the and Mr. Whittker, you'll have, you guys will have the updated Rezo send this back to committee to afford discussion.
Further discussion, right? Any of Yes, more discussion. Pro Tempe,
thank you. Just wanted to know what, what is the portion that, what do we have to discuss that we have not, thus far, not saying that there is no need, but I'm just trying to understand the nuances of because we did have a pretty decent sized discussion during the budget period. So Through you, madam president, to members who can outline what we need to finalize outside of what we put into the closing result. Yesterday.
Discussion, yeah. Member Benson, I like to have
a more in depth conversation about the actual formula, the long term viability, how this works moving forward, we had conversations regarding the immediate part of ensuring the funding, but the formula, for me is what was not discussed at a detailed level, the kind of level I would expect to have in the committee, And a non rushed conversation about the formula moving forward, which is something that will become an ordinance and be set in stone, although it is a malleable stone, because it can still go through the process, but a malleable stone that doesn't often happen at this table. Alright? Thank you.
If it does, in fact, go back to committee, I would hope that we will, you know, wrap it up soon, so that we can have some finality seeing that there. This has been kind of hanging for a while, and it's having conversations as a body, not putting any blame on anyone at all. This is, you know, what happens when you are charged with the taxpayers dollars. We should take the time that's necessary to go through it, as we have thus far, but just hoping that we can execute the process sooner rather than later, not have it hanging too much longer. Thank you. Member,
Benson, I agree
with the pro tem. Time is always of the essence. I also believe in a deliberative process as well, to take the time to do an in depth analysis, and then come back to this body with a recommendation
discussion. Member, member, Darrah,
and as the chair of that committee, I do plan to put it on the agenda expeditiously, passes formal today, or if the motion passes formal today and it goes back before I make the rest of that statement, let me ask Mr. Whitaker, how long do you all right? Thank you, sir. So so we can plan to add that to the agenda tomorrow as well. Member Benson, if you are available to put on the agenda a discussion just specifically for this line item, and take both of those together, and they are not at the microphone, but I see our oversight agencies are here. I would hope that you would be available for that discussion tomorrow, to have that with member Benson, as well as other members of our committee. And so with that, I believe I have made a proper motion to send this back to committee. Madam President, okay,
any objections.
Hearing, none that item will be sent to committee.
Madam President, may I have a waiver on 17.1
Okay, waiver has been requested for 17.1 hearing, no objections that action will be taken for the internal operations, standing committee from the law department. Council
Member Santiago Romero, an introduction of an ordinance. Line item 18.1,
Council Member Santiago Romero,
thank you, Madam President,
I move that the ordinance be read twice by title order, printed and laid on the table, Hearing no objections that action shall be taken from the law department. Council
member, Santiago Romero, a resolution set in a public hearing. Line item 18.2,
Council Member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President. Move for approval with discussion. Okay, thank you, Madam President. We will set the public hearing. TBD. Want to make sure that I go around to each of my colleagues talking about the language access ordinance that will be before us soon, and we will then set the dates. Thank you. Okay, any objections to the scheduling of a public hearing? Hearing, none that action will be taken. Thank you.
All right, from the law department.
Council member Johnson, six resolutions, line items, 18.3 through 18.8
council member Johnson, thank you, Madam President. Move for approval. These are various lawsuit settlement requests,
any objections,
hearing, none the six resolutions will be approved
from the Office of Development and grants.
Council member Johnson, a resolution line item 18.9,
Council Member Johnson, thank you, Madam President. Move for approval. This is an authorization to submit a grant application to Bloomberg Philanthropies for the fiscal year 2025, global mayors challenge grant.
All right, hearing Yes. Remember member Callaway, thank you.
Is there anyone on from do it? Just want to know a little bit of about this million dollar grant. Or, I guess would be the CFOs office. What is the purpose of the grant? No, it's no city match. But just curious that's, that's great money, great grant. Don't have to pay it back, don't have to match it. But would just like to know what is the project,
Mr. Washington, yes. Madam Chair, we do have cat Hartman from do it online.
Okay, we will promote her. I
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
All right. Member Callaway, go right ahead. Thank you. What's the purpose of the grant? How will it be used? Million dollar grant is called the the Mayor's Challenge Grant. How will, how will it be used?
So we are through the chair. Excuse me. We are using this money to extend all of our work for the enterprise data warehouse. So we want to build a multi dimensional, unified view of every property in the city of Detroit. We want to be able to serve our residents more effectively, utilizing integrated data to do so. So this will enable a multitude of potential projects. The question will be, what? What do we want to tackle during this time? We will have the opportunity to choose a prototype. Some of the ones that have been chosen are related to
right of way, permitting,
property tax revenue, rental compliance. But there's, there's, it will enable a lot of different things. And I can go into more technical detail if that's useful,
can you provide something in writing so we can read sure what's going to be involved with this particular grant. I think is great. It's a million dollars, and we don't have to pay it back. We don't have to match it, as I indicated earlier, but I just want to read more about what you're going to do with these grant dollars, because what I've discovered sometimes grant dollars and ARPA dollars are earmarked for one thing and then they're used for something else. So I know with grants, you are required to use what what it's being given to the city for. You have to use it for that purpose. But if you could provide something in writing, I'd like to read more about the the global Mayor's Challenge grant
through the chair. Happy to, we can bundle up the draft application and send it over.
Okay, when might I get that through the chair?
Through the Chair? I can, I can send that along to, should I send that to Malik? But I can do that right after this discussion. Yep, that'd
be great. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you,
ma'am, thank you.
Thank you, Madam President, thank you so much. Really excited about this project. Big supporter of the data warehouse. I just wanted to ask you, are we going to be using online analytical processing through this at all,
through the chair. So the goal is to start exploring more sophisticated analytical and statistical techniques. So we have built a foundation to integrate all of this data so that we know what is happening at any given spot in terms of in the city, in terms of administrative data. So now we will start to explore how to process that and actually be able to garner insights on what to make decisions about, or to improve operations with respect to more informed permitting systems or property revenue generation, whatever it may be. But the short answer, I suppose, is yes. Okay,
excellent. Thank you. I appreciate that.
Additional questions.
All right, hearing none. A motion has been made to approve 18.9 any objections. Hearing, no objections. The one resolution will be approved
from the Human Resources Administration Division I,
remember Johnson. Thank
you, Madam President. Move for approval. This is to implement the 2024 through 2027 labor agreement between the city of Detroit and the Emergency Medical Services Officers Association
All right, any discussion,
any objections,
hearing, no objections. The one resolution will be approved from the Human Resources classification and compensation division.
Council member Johnson, three resolutions, nine items, 18 point 11 through 18 point 13.
Council member Johnson, thank you, Madam President. Move for approval. These are various requests to amend the official compensation schedule for
different positions.
Okay, are there any objections to amending any of these? All right, Hearing no objections. The three resolutions will be approved.
Madam President, yes, ma'am, I like to request a waiver on line item 18 point 10.
Okay, any objection to a waiver for 18 point 10,
hearing none that action will be taken
for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement council president
pro tem James Tate, a resolution, line item, 19.1, contract number 6006537, dash, a one, 100% city funding. Amendment One, to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for temporary emergency shelter services for homeless city residents, contractors, Detroit rescue mission ministries, total contract amount 200,000 that's for housing and revitalization. Council president pro tem James Tate, a resolution
Pro Tem Tate, Madam President, I move approval of line item 19.1, all
right. Discussion council member, young
administration,
yeah. Mr. Washington,
Yes, Madam Chair, we do have Tarah linster as well as Elizabeth Ayanna Johnson online.
Okay, we will promote both of them.
Right again, remember, yeah, I see Terry Windsor. He's online. I ms
Linser, good morning
through the Chair. Ms Linser,
okay. The reason why I had you on here is I just wanted to ask you, do we have an analysis or a five year or 10 year scenario of of these homeless shelters that we're building, how much are they going to reduce the homeless shelter the homelessness issue? I think it's 27% of the city, last on my check is homeless in the city of Detroit. Do we have a analysis of how of how much that number is being reduced with these shelters that are being built. Do we have a analysis of how much per dollar this actually would decrease, not just homelessness, but also the investment that that dollar would give towards homelessness problem that we invest in. And also I just want to know, do we know how much the homelessness problem will cost the taxpayer currently in building these shelters, how much taxpayers would save long term in being able to do that? I think this would really help long term, in showing us the investment that we're making, so that the public can see that with this investment, we are reducing these numbers by this amount. We're reducing the homeless situation by this amount. At the same time, do we have an analysis like that at all, either through the either through this contract, or through HRD, or any other State Department that I'm not thinking of at the time.
For the chair Yes, Tara livesner, homelessness solutions director in the housing revitalization department. So emergency shelter doesn't end people's homelessness outright, what it does is provides a safe place for them to stay, so that they're not having to sleep outside and the elements once in emergency shelter. What ends their homelessness is different types of affordable housing, different types of homelessness programs such as rapid rehousing, supportive housing, or permanent supportive housing programs, that is, or reconciliation with family or friends so that's what ends their homelessness, emergency shelter.
Plan that we have, our five year strategic plan and addressing homelessness calls out the number of emergency shelter beds based off of their analysis that they believe that we need to have online as well as the number of other types of supportive housing, like Rapid Rehousing or permanent supportive housing, as well as other types of affordable housing that we need so that people can exit out of flow, out of the homelessness system, out of emergency shelter and into housing. And then finally, I'll just say that when we have emergency when we don't have emergency shelter available for folks, people end up using other places, right? They'll end up using going to the emergency room, using ers, using using, you know, transit centers for shelter, and using other locations. And so definitely, when we can prevent people from feeling like they need to go to the emergency room because they need someplace safe to say that definitely saves taxpayer dollars if that individual is, you know, on, you know, state insurance or doesn't have insurance. And so there is definitely a benefit to the community to have these, to have these resources. But I don't have an
exact dollar amount for you right now.
Okay, is there a way in which you could get that, or is that stuff that you'd have to figure out and you want to get back to me on
through the Chair, I would need to, I would need to
get back to you
on that. Okay, that's no problem. Thanks.
Thank you so much. Ms Christian, okay, yes. Member. Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President. Through you to HRD, good afternoon. Just quick question, we are investing more money into our shelters, and I agree with you, this is a way to make sure that people are safe while we find them housing. But wondering if we are able to also enhance our shelters, we have heard some disturbing stories of there being violence or rapes or shelters not having good food. Is there a way for us to receive these reports, see what's going on and see what's needed to make sure that we're able to address those issues?
Certainly, so I can when, when we receive complaints about food or building conditions, if it's a building condition, we contact B seed for them to go out and do an inspection. They, I can't remember, actually a situation where they don't go out that same day, or at least the following day, depending on what time we get the complaint. The same thing with food conditions, we deploy the health department, who is very timely in their response and their inspections, to go and make sure that the that the food is meeting the city's, you know, the city's health and safety requirements as well. We also have a grievance process that residents who feel like they have been grieved and they don't feel like they've been able to resolve that issue with through the agency, can file that those grievances are then investigated outside of criminal, anything criminal, we obviously go to the police department, but anything that's not criminal comes to us. We talk to the resident, we talk to the shelter, and then actually, it goes to the Detroit continuing care agreements committee for to decide whether to substantiate or not substantiate, and then we decide on corrective actions that need to go along with that, that being said, I believe there's also been conversation about helping to improve the physical structures of buildings as well, especially for those shelters that have been impacted by The flood of 2021 or 2023 and so there's also thinking through how we can also improve in the the
building infrastructures as as well.
Okay, thank you. I appreciate that, and we will continue to connect with you if we do have any other concerns. Thank you. Thank you. Any additional questions for line item, 19.1 any objections to 19.1
hearing none the one resolution will be approved.
And thank you to Tara lenzer, you all can jump off now. Thank you so much from the housing and revitalization department. Council President, pro tem James Tate, no resolution nine. Item 19.2
pro Tim Tate, Madam President, I move approval of line. Item 19.2
please. Alright. Right,
19.2 is the reprogramming of the CDBG annual action plans for multiple fiscal years. Are there any objections to 19.2
discussion? Yes. Council member Vincent, thank you for yourself to the administration. Can you just give a brief description on the communications attempted to alert these organizations that their money was in jeopardy, and I'm looking at $200,000 to Operation get down from 2019 obviously, is 2025 and that facility is no longer active. But that's that was a huge hit. They had had the public facility rehab, if they could have maintained that facility, just hoping that we're making every attempt to alert these organizations that their funding is in jeopardy. Although six and seven year old funding doesn't bode well for those they can't
properly manage and spend the federal dollars.
Mr. Washington,
Yes, Madam Chair, we do have director Schneider online. All right, we will promote director i
Good afternoon. Julie Schneider, director of the housing and revitalization department, through the council president's chair to council member Benson, so for the particular item that you mentioned operation, get town had stated.
Being reprogrammed here they are several years beyond when the term of their contract was, and so as each of those contracts for neighborhood Opportunity Fund or one year, our teams are working closely with those entities on final billings, making sure they have, I believe, 90 days after the end of a contract to provide any final Billings. But those contracts have been inactive for for for years, and those entities would not have, are not able to bill under them past their contract and period of performance. So there's, there's quite a bit of communication that does happen, but it happens during the period of contract
to make sure that people
are able to submit bills, either during the period of contract or slightly after all. Right, thank you. And then just, I mean, another one looking at GSD parks for $880,000 so hoping that even internally, we're working closely with our own I'm glad to hear that we are communicating with these grant recipients. Thank you. Thank you.
There is a motion for line item 19.1, any objection, once again,
seeing none that action shall
be taken. Mr. President, that's line item 19.2 19.2 My apologies, line item 19.2 see no objections that action shall be taken. Can I get a waiver on line item 19.2 please. There's
a motion for a waiver on line item 19.2
any objections, a waiver should be attached. Colleagues, can we also get a waiver for line item 19.1 as well? So moved, there's a request for waiver on line item 19.1 seeing no objections, a waiver should be attached.
For the public health and safety standing
committee from the Office of contracting and procurement. Council Member Santiago Romero, three resolutions, line items, 20.1 through 20.3 noting
that all three items were postponed from last week formal session. Member
Santiago Romero i
Thank you, Mr. President, motion to
bring back 20.1 in one week. There are still some pending questions for this item. There's a motion to bring to postpone for one week the vote for line item, 20.1
Excuse me. Mr. Chair, yes, ma'am. Parliamentary. If there's different action on
each one of these, it's best to do them separate.
I'm not sure. Ma'am, what are you referring to?
She said, postpone, right? Yes, ma'am, is she postponing
all three? No, ma'am, just then she needs to do them separate.
Mr. President, if that's the case, I am doing them
separately in person with 20.1 and asking that we bring back 20.1 in one week. She did. She didn't move them. She didn't move them all. Okay, I'll take direction if I'm doing it wrong, because I'm just doing it the
way we've been doing it. So there's a different direction. Please guide me. We talked about this last week. If you're going to do them in a block, 20.1 to 20.3 then, for example, I move to postpone 20.1 through 20.3 but if you want to postpone one and approve the other two,
you should not
lump them together. Just take them separately. But I thought that that appeared to be what we were doing, because she, because the clerk, she she just introduced that these are the items that would be up for consideration. But nothing was moved. My colleague didn't move those three and then pull one out. The clerk just indicated that these are the three that would be considered within this particular block, but no movement was made. My colleague only said that she wanted to move that one that was 20.1 to bring back in one week. We have not discussed at all those other two that the clerk indicated would be available to discuss, but
we have not discussed or moved those other two. Only line item, 20.1 Okay, again, if you're going to do something different, even though she has not gotten to 20.2
what I'm trying to say is 20.1 20.1
she's postponing it. What I'm trying to explain you can't do something different to each motion when you lump them together. But the clerk said,
line item 20.1 through 20.3
so the proper way,
just to let you know, the proper way would be,
Mr. Chair,
I move to postpone 20.1
through 20.3
but she only wants to post. Do you follow? So I hear you, but I'm not following an understanding. So if, but she does not. So give us the scenario if, in fact, she wanted to do what she was looking to do, and
just move line item, 20.1 for
because that's been just deal with 20.1 that's,
that's what we were doing. We
at a later time, what would be the proper motion? Though? Proper motion would be to take them separate, 20.1 Mr. Chair,
I move to postpone
20.1 for one week. And that's what just took place? Yes, ma'am, all right, so any objections, no objections, then it is approved. Yes, ma'am, then the next item, 20.2 Mr. Chair, I move to commit this to committee. You're doing something different, or I move to approve 20.2 either you're going to approve them all, reject them all, postpone them all when you give them like in a block. If you're not, then just take them like you normally do. Line item 20.1 postpone line item 20.2 approved.
Line point 20.3 refer back to committee. Do you follow me? If you so, my problem is, are you saying that the clerk should not introduce the items that are available because my colleague only moved
for to line item 20.1 she didn't block
them up. The clerk did 20 points. That's where we're trying to figure out that's the point. So the clerk should in the event, because we're probably going to have this happen quite often. I mean, this is a complete sheet sea change from what we've done in the past. So what would be the direction for the clerk? Because it wouldn't be the colleagues. Colleagues are pulling one by one. What direction are you giving to the clerk? Because the clerk is
the one who in the way it was described, group them, not my colleague. Okay,
I'm not in authority to give any instruction to the clerk.
No, no, I'm saying, what advice would you give to me to give to the clerk. I would say, do each line item separately, unless
the chair, the chair
and the clerk sets the agenda. Mr. President,
yeah. I know part time you've been I'll go to Mr. Whitaker, yeah, I would say, proceed as you have been, been, been operating. I think it was consistent with your past practice to have the council member introduce the item as she did. I think, I think the parliamentarian is trying to say, according to Robert's Rules, things should be done in a progressively should be done in the manner which is listed here, and taking one item at a time if the if the proceeding items won't take the same course. But that has not been your practice, and you can proceed
the way you've normally done done things. Madam Chair, okay,
remember Calloway, were you down 13? I'm sorry, yeah, I think it's more offline conversation, because I know there, yeah, there are some items, some some elements of Robert's rules that we have deviated from as as a body, and that was something that we had agreed upon. So again, I'm not sure sounds like it's something new, or we're reverting back to solely Robert's Rules only. But in the past, we have had some deviation. So as I mentioned, I would prefer us to talk offline. If we continue this way, let's continue this way, because right now, I don't know we're going to solve exactly, or
we have a better understanding as a body on what way we would want to go, and yes, go right ahead. Just for correction, I agree with what member Tate said, but just for your knowledge, according to your rules, according to council rules, when your rules are silent, then Robert Rules of Order prevail. And I also would like to let you know that maybe you might want to amend your rules and state this in your rules, because the only thing I can go by is
the rules of order for the Detroit City Council, and Robert rules to order.
Okay, okay. Mister waterkin, okay. Remember? Callaway? Yeah. Madam Chair, I support what the what the parliamentarian saying. You know, sometimes you continue to do something and we're doing it wrong. I'm not saying we're doing this process wrong, but if we are doing it wrong. You become accustomed to doing something wrong, then in your head, you think it's right because you've been doing it wrong for so long, that doesn't that doesn't make it right. So maybe we need some additional training from the parliamentarian, but I'd rather see us in compliance with our rules, which we don't. We don't comply. I mean, we, you know, we relax our rules during the budget season when we did not abide by our own rules to listen to public comment when we were supposed to. So we routinely violate our own rules, and we routinely violate the Robert Rules of Order. So it would be my hope that moving forward, maybe we can get some proper training for those of us who need it. I would definitely welcome it in terms of how these meetings should proceed, but just because you've been doing something and sets a precedence and sets a pattern does not make it right. So I thank you for speaking up, and I thank you for your for your guidance, because you are the expert. You're the license certified parliamentarian. I think you're the only one who's licensed and certify, I think you are it. So I think we need to respect that expertise and that experience. And maybe moving forward, we can just, you know, get better at what we're doing and
agree to comply as often as we can. Thank you, Madam Chair, so I just want to be clear though, as well, you know before she got here. And I do expect everything that you know you are seeing as well, Madam parliamentarian, but Doctor powers also gave us guidance, and she is licensed in I believe her judgment as well too. Huh, your your microphone is on, and so is Ed King, and that was how I was trained, and how Doctor powers told me to move forward with the agenda when I first got here, and again, that was 12 years ago, and things may have changed, and maybe there's a different direction, but that was always the way that she said was in order and was done, right? So I don't want to make it seem as if we're out of order either, because I don't think anything has been proven to date that we are out of order not abiding by Robert's Rules. So I would like to talk with both of you all offline, go over the Roberts Rules and look at it, just to make sure that it could probably be done both ways. I think so I don't necessarily know that one is actually out of order and one isn't. I mean, it could maybe be done both ways. So if we can talk more
about this offline and just ensure what's
best for the body, moving forward. Madam Chair, I just have a quick comment. Madam Chair, it would be great if we can just have a session, a training session. It could be voluntary. I mean, I would love to come. I want to get better at what I'm doing in terms of being in compliance with the rules, because I am the chair of the Rules Committee, and I've seen us violate them, and I even spoke up about it. So it would be great moving forward for those of who, those of us who want the additional information and training you know maybe could get with LPD, since we do have three folks who are licensed and certified, according to Mr. Whitaker, Mr. King Dr powers and Miss redmont, I would love that additional
training. So thank you, Madam Chair Doctor, thank you so much. Yeah, okay, no, I just want to have a quick comment, yeah. And I remember when, when I first arrived and when we were moved to reconsider our vote, we were going through too many unnecessary steps. I remember that too, and in order to bring it back to to an actual vote, and and I knew that it was Robert rules, but we were doing it that way, but ultimately somebody got a Revelation says, Oh no, you can do it that way. And so I want to thank you, Madam parliamentarian,
for
making sure that you pointed that out to us early on. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yes, ma'am,
Council's rules these accounts, I just want you to understand that these are Council's rules, and council has in its rules that Robert's Rules of Order, newly revised? Is there parliamentary authority? Just so it's in that's isn't your rules? So you are saying that if we don't have a rule, if Council does not have a rule for a situation that arises, then Robert rules or order, got you issue authority, okay? And when customs, According to Robert, comes into conflict with what is written, customs fall to the ground. Gotcha. However, with what mister Whitaker said, I concur that, since you are accustomed to doing
it a particular way, continue until there's a change. No, I want to get clarity, though. So the grouping of them together is you're saying is
not the practice of Robert's Rules. That's violating,
okay, dealing with three separate motions, one second, please. Uh huh. So, so you're saying that is
not violating Council's rules is violating Robert's Rules of Order
when we group them together.
Yes, ma'am, okay. And Mr. Whitaker, just just to get clarity, are you in agreement with that as well?
Because if that's the case, we shouldn't go based on custody, based on robbers. You need to put in. You need to what would be best is to amend the rules. Understand, I'm told to go by Council's rule for sure. And this is what I'm going by, not my rules, Council's rule for sure. And council
rules mentions Roberts,
of course, that's your rule, not mine. Yeah. Okay, Mister Whitaker, Madam President, what my comments were regarding custom and practice is the way in which you do normally, you don't get involved with parliamentary issues when things are going in an orderly fashion. And I think the way in which Council has conducted this part of its session, I think it's been clear to the clerk what the decisions have been made on every item. There's no confusion with the body and really no confusion with the public. It may not be in accordance with Robert's Rules in every occasion, but your custom and practice is clear. And I think legal and accurate, so I don't think it would be any reason, that was why I spoke. I don't think it would be any reason to deviate from your custom and practice in this
particular incident with the way in which you're conducting your votes, okay? And then, Madam parliamentarian, you'll be able to and I can get with you offline, just provide where
in the Robert Roberts Rules of Order, it does indicate there is no grouping of items.
Okay. Madam Chair, okay. When you want your apples with your apples and your oranges with your oranges, you don't want an apple thrown in there with
the oranges. Are you following?
Okay, but you'll still reference we're
in the Roberts Rules. Okay, just so that I'm clear as well too. Okay, member dura, thank you. And just just brief discussion. So the way, very familiar with parliamentary procedure as well the way Robert's rules work, unless a council or a body or organization has adopted in their bylaws, quote, unquote, that Robert's rules will supersede their own rules. The bylaws prevail over Robert's Rules and those customs and so I guess what needs to be figured out, particularly from our rules committee, and that's the legal standing, by the way. So, so what needs to be figured out, and our rules committee, if we are saying that we are accustomed to doing this as this body, how we have particularly been reenacted, then maybe Robert's Rules or just put in the specific rules that our rules prevail just to cut just to codify our rules as a council prevails over Robert's Rules because the way Robert's Rules stand, anyway, any organization, when they utilize those rules again, their rules will prevail, unless otherwise stated, That Robert's Rules prevail. So I think that's a further discussion between the council and the Rules Committee, if we like the way the flow is going right now. We just have to make sure that we are saying in our rules that
Roberts Rules will not
prevail. Our rules, Madam parliamentarian, Madam Chair, that's the way that it is currently. Is now, yeah, but when Council does not have a rule for a particular issue, then you refer to Roberts and that is in your rules. And I said that, yeah, okay, okay.
I mean council rules take
precedence over. Roberts,
yes, right. You said that. Yes, you did. Okay. All right, so we're going to move forward. Or do you all, yeah, no, um, do you all want to take them in one by one? Or do we want to go back to how we've done it and continue the rest of this session until we come to
an agreement on how to move forward. Yes,
yes. Member Benson, stop
flying about how make modifications forward if so needed, I would Okay, suggest okay and this discussion
very quickly, yes. And just to know, Robert, oh, I'm sorry. Members Johnson permit, thank you, Madam President. I am in agreement with member Benson. And the one thing that's intriguing to me is, how do you know if, if we do group them together, how do you know that a council member won't extract one line item to make a motion that would be different from the other line items. That's that's the part that's intriguing, and we can have that conversation later as we identify how we want to move forward.
I'll say in perpetuity in addressing
this. Thank you, Madam President, okay, thank you so much. Member, Darrah, you still have something? No, I was finally say us proceeding the way that we proceeding Robert's Rules not legally binding amongst this organization so or somebody so. It's not a legally binding thing. It's just for procedure wise. So I don't we can proceed how we've been doing it, but I would say to the parliamentarians point, it is recommended that we come away with the come out with a standard, standardized way
in which we hold session as well as committee. Thank you. Okay, all right. So member, Santiago Ramiro moved line item, 20.1 through 20.3 and then I stepped away. No, ma'am. She did okay. She Okay, let me go back right? I stepped away. So the clerk called 21.1 to 20.3 Council Member Santiago and Merrill asked for a postponement on 20.1 okay.
Are there any objections to postpone 20.1
hearing none that action will be taken and going back to member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President, motion to approve 20.1 and 20.2
we just postponed 20.10 I'm so sorry. I meant
20.2 and 20.3 okay, okay, is there any objections in approving 20.2 and 20.3 Hearing no objections.
The two resolutions will be approved
from the Detroit Police Department. Council member, Santiago
Romero, one resolution, line item, 20.4 member, Santiago Romero, thank you. Motion to approve this is to transfer a firearm to a retired detective. Okay, Hearing no objections. The one resolution will be approved. Madam President, motion for a waiver for 20.3 this is the staffing services for the public lighting department for public lighting, all right, Hearing no objections. A waiver will be attached to that item
from city engineering division Department of Public Works. Council Member Santiago Romero,
two resolutions, line items, 20.5 and 20.6 council member, Santiago Romero, thank you. Motion to approve these are both requests for
utility easements.
All right, any objections,
hearing, none the two resolutions will be approved
under resolutions. Council member
waters, a resolution line
item, 20.7
council member waters, thank you, Madam President, Move approval. This resolution is in support of state legislation on gun safety training.
Hearing. No objections,
the one resolution will be approved waiver line of 20.5 Hearing no objections, a waiver will be attached to line item 20.5
we will now move to the new business portion of the agenda from the mayor's office. Council member young for resolutions, line items, 21.1 through 21.4
council member young discussion, yes, you have
somebody from the administration? I just want to ask, well, do we have somebody from DVD, the administration? I need to ask some questions.
Mr. Washington,
Yes, Madam Chair, um, and this is regarding which line item number again,
line item 21.1,
okay, um, we do have Miss Fife online. I'd have to
reach out to DPD to see if someone can respond to this special event. Okay,
so should I just move forward? We can
have that conversation maybe later. You want to postpone or add them to any of the agenda? Yeah, yeah, I think it probably better. Maybe we could, because
are they? Are they online right now? Miss Washington? Probably not, right. No,
through the chair. If we can postpone it to the end, I can reach out to DPD, okay, okay, the motion to postpone. Yeah. Is there a motion?
Though? I'd like to make a motion to postpone line on 21.1 to end of the agenda. Just 21.1 for all those just 21.1 Okay, Hearing no objections, we will postpone to the end of the agenda. Line item 21.1
and council member young, would you like to move forward with the other items? Yes.
Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to move forward line on 21 two through 21.4
to approve. Yes, I'm sorry,
I like to move to approve line items 21.2 through 21.4 All right, a motion has been made. Any objections to these resolutions? Three resolutions,
Hearing no objections. The three resolutions
will be approved. Request waiver line 21.2
any objections to a waiver on 21.2
hearing, none that action will be taken
from the Office of contracting and procurement council member, Santiago Romero, six resolutions, line items, 21.5
through 21.8
noting that line items, 21.5 through
Madam President, the First 320, 1.5 Through 21.7
were all postponed from last week, formal session.
Oh, my apologies. That's 21.5 through 21.8
were all postponed from last week. Okay,
are you going to read off the contracts or
Yes, Madam President, my apologies.
I went totally blank.
Contract number 6007051,
100% city funding to provide third party rental inspections for single family and two family homes, contractors, prospections, LLC, total contract amount $2,119,275 that's for BC. Next contract is contract number 60070, by two 100% city funding to provide third party rental inspections for single family and two family homes. Contractor, the inspection group, doing business as Detroit inspection group, total contract amount, $3,656,205
that's for BC. Next contract line item 21.7,
contract number 6007047,
100% city funding to provide third party rental inspections for single family and two family homes. Contractor, custom built construction, LLC, total contract amount $2,119,275
that's for BC. Contract Number 6007048,
100% city funding to provide third party rental inspections for single family and two family homes. Contractor, safe built Michigan LLC. Total contract amount, $4,235,625 that's for BC. Next contract line item, 21.9,
contract number 3082563,
DPD slash, municipal parking department, Toi management, to provide a Toi management slash, dispatching, software system contractors, professional Account Management, LLC, total contract amount $213,191.50 cent. Next contract is contract number 6006992, 100% special revenue funding to provide toe management, slash dispatching, software system contractor, professional, account management LLC, total contract amount 455,000
that's for municipal parking, slash
police. Council member young
six resolutions, I'm sorry. Council
member, Council Member Santiago
Romero, my apologies. No worries. You ready to say motion, thank you, Madam Clerk. Member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President, motion to approve 20.1 through 20.8 Okay, and if we can move those for discussion, I know member Callaway
had postponed these for one week last week, and maybe still awaiting some responses. Yes, ma'am, 21.5 through 21.8 these are third party rental inspections for single family and two family homes. I have a lot of questions, a lot of concerns that we all know this is very important and critical work. I have not had an opportunity to talk to Mr. Bell, but there I have located for folks who can do the work. They're in Detroit, and I just, I just cannot see how we could be comfortable with sending $3.6 million to Westerfield, Ohio, and another $4.2 million to Athens, Michigan to perform inspections on houses in Detroit. I cannot, for the life of me, believe there's not anyone in Detroit other than the one company they did locate to perform this work and the other company, they're getting 2 million a piece in Southfield. So I just need to have more in depth conversations with Mr. Bell and contracts and procurement to see if some of these contracts could be divided up and awarded to possibly because I went to the Michigan Home Inspection list in Lansing and I found four inspectors based in Detroit. It matters to me. And these are not ARPA dollars. These are not grant dollars. These are city dollars. It says city funding, and that's over $12 million worth of contracts. We know how important this work is. It's critical. We want these homes inspected or be off or not. So I'm asking that we I'm making a motion to bring this back in one week after I've had an opportunity to talk to folks in contracts and procurement, and Mr. Bell directly and Madam Chair, it would be great if we can establish a home inspection Academy for some of our students coming out of high school. They may not want to go to college, they may want this skill, and they can make a good living at it. We all a lot of folks have bought homes, and you know when you have to have your home inspector, how much that inspector charge you sometimes 345, $100 for two or three hours worth of work. This is a good opportunity, and we can establish our own in house, home inspection training academy, and we can start right here in Detroit
in 2025, we
just have to have the will to do it. Thank you. Madam Chair, thank
you member Callaway. Madam Chair,
yes. Mr. Washington, yes. I just wanted to note that Miss Andy Taverna is in the room for this contract
as well as the office. The office of contract
and procurement is online as well.
Okay, did you want? Yep, that would be, I mean, we're going to bring it back in a week, if they will allow me, I can meet with them later, today or tomorrow. But I've
said, I think I've expressed myself, okay, yes, all right. Member Johnson, thank you, Madam President. I know member Calloway is interested in meeting directly with you all. I would like to ask a couple of questions, if I may today, because I did ask a couple of questions last week that we just kind of left hanging. I did receive responses from Mr. Verna, but I just want to get a better sense of why we are not doing the inspections internally, why our BC inspectors are not and then when you look at doing an inspection of a property, it's all very subjective. And so the individual I've seen it, I've seen it. I've been to Properties in my district, and had to come back and say, Okay, wait a minute. The inspector needs to come back out, right? And so I do believe that it is very subjective. I know that there is state code that has to be followed, but how do we know that folks are actually following the code? And so I want to get a sense of how do we standardize things to make sure the properties that are being inspected are up to code, and that we have a standard, which is basically state code that we are looking for these property owners to adhere to. And I think it gets a little bit more difficult when you have vendors, contractors from multiple agencies that are doing the work, as opposed to
inspectors that are working for the city of Detroit. Would you all mind coming up so we can do
Hi Andy Taverna, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the City, Dave Bell, Director of BC,
Mr. Bell, would you like to start by discussing why we don't do these in house? Yes, through the chair. The reason why we don't do it in house is because the in house inspectors are focusing on the rental complaints, and the apartment buildings and
the outside contractors have more capacity, and in terms of standardization of the inspection criteria, we do think about that a lot. I really appreciate the question, because it's one of our main focuses. So what we've done is try to define in very specific detail what each of our inspection points entails. We're also developing a photo guide so that property owners and tenants can see what a passing photo looks like, what a failing photo looks like. And then the third thing we're doing is monitoring the results of each inspection, and every time there's a failure of any inspection point, the inspector does submit a photo to the city, so we're monitoring those in real time, and discussing, as we need to, is this appropriately a failure? Is this appropriately a passing rate to get at exactly the point that you're making? How can we
standardize as much as possible? What is a process that can be subjective? All right, thank you for that. To director Bill's response. So are we not able to build capacity within the department with these contracts? So these inspections have to happen? Will they happen annually or every other year?
Can you speak to that, and why not hire
more inspectors to address this particular area through the chair we we are fighting with the trades for inspectors. Housing inspectors are we're fighting with the carpenters union, the other the bricklayers Union and other unions for these inspectors. And so these companies already have these inspectors on board, and with them handling the one and two families,
we can then focus on residential
complaints and apartment buildings.
Okay, all right. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President,
can you explain what you what you mean when you say you're fighting with the unions that may not have come out right, but we're, we're looking, we're trying to get the same pool of people, and the the carpenters, the skilled trades, are trying to hire people, and we're trying to hire people. And so we are our inspectors have their journey persons, and so we're the trades folks are trying to hold on to their people, and we're trying
to find people that have that skill.
So they're holding on
to them and you're not able to give them. Is it pay? What's the reasoning behind? Um, it could be the pay.
I do believe the trades folks make a little bit more than the inspectors, okay, and then roughly, how many inspectors
would you need to to achieve what we're doing here with these contracts,
I don't have that number, because these, I mean, this one is 4.2 million, yes. So I'm just curious how many
inspectors you would need, and what the pay would be to pay the inspectors, the housing inspectors, I believe, are at
roughly $60,000 a year, plus benefits, okay,
but again, do you don't know roughly how many inspectors you would need to
take on? I do not have that number, but I can get it, ma'am. We're expecting about 12, roughly 12 inspectors through these contracts. What I would point out, though, is that another benefit of working with a third party is that those companies can really ramp up and down very easily. So if we get, for example, a big wave of inspection requests in the summer when a lot of rental properties turn over and have move outs and re inspection before a new tenant, it's easier for those companies to ramp up really quickly, because they have inspectors who work on other areas, as opposed to the city, where we tend to have slightly more fixed staffing. The other there's one other small point that I would like to make on these contracts, which is the dollar amount is the maximum that we might expect to spend over three years, and that maximum would only be achieved if all estimated rental properties in the city are all suspected rentals do come into the system, the actual amount that we pay will be based on the number of inspections that are completed and to member Callaway, if I might. We did a request for quotes on this, on this scope of work, of course, we did quite a bit of outreach and engagement around that. I believe our pre bid conference had over 75 people on it, we ultimately got at least 10 plus bids. I believe it was 12 was the final number. There were, we look at every, every quote in compliance with the procurement ordinance, which includes equalization credits for Detroit based companies. And these were the companies that came out of that evaluation. So I just wanted to really emphasize to that we also placed significant priority
on working with Detroit vendors, but we also have to follow our own procurement processes. So I just want to go back to the Union portion. So are these individuals trained and are these union Contractors? Are the individuals that we're contracting through here have the same education and skills as if they were going through a union. Because oftentimes what I see is that, oh, it's cheaper to go this way, right through this contract, because we don't want to pay for the skilled trades that these individuals are going through, but you pay for the training that they go through. They have the skills that they are acquiring. They're represented by unions, and we have to stand by those individuals. So I'm just curious the contractor here,
what speak on that, are these individuals through? Are you as a unionized I don't know if it through, through a chair. I don't know if it's unionized, but I do know that these and these
individuals do have the qualifications to perform these inspections. Okay, so I would, and I'm glad we're bringing it back, because I want to look into it again a little bit more as well, too, because you mentioned that some of the fight that you're dealing with with the unions, and it cost more to acquire those
individuals, but sometimes you have to pay more to get quality.
So through the Chair, Madam Chair, and I should not have said, fight with
the unions. We are,
I misspoke. I misspoke.
We are trying to get the same pool of people, and we may have to pay, pay more to get them, because sometimes it's quality. It really is. You know, those who individuals, who go through those trainings, the apprenticeships and those programs. And I talk with them all the time, they get the skills in the in the preparation that is needed to provide a quality of service that oftentimes may be better sometimes to just contract it and outsource it out. So I will want to see a cost benefit for both, just
to kind of compare the two, to see what that would be. Madam Chair, yes. Member Callaway, excellent, excellent, Madam Chair, thank you. I'd like to see us bring an in house. I'd like to see us hire some of our own. I'd like to see us establish what I alluded to earlier, our own inspect, Home Inspection Academy for Young folks. We can start right there. This is $12 million and one company is in Westerville, Ohio, which is three hours away from Detroit. Are they hiring Detroiters? Are people coming in from Western Phil Ohio? Are they going to live here? Are they going to commute? I just need more information. Then you got Athens? Athens is almost three hours away from Detroit. It's in Athens, Michigan. I cannot believe that we cannot find folks who can do this work in the city of Detroit. I went on the website, and there are three inspectors who are, you know, headquartered in Detroit. And I know you've done your due diligence, but we got to do our due diligence, which is checking what you say you've done. That's our job, checks and balances. We have to check these contracts make sure we're getting, you know, the best for the dollar, because these are all it's 100% city funding, $12 million and, um, 3.6 is going to Westerfield, and 4.32 is going to Athens, Michigan. That's probably the only contract they got for the whole year. Where the heck is Athens? So I just cannot, for the life of me, support this. We can take this. $12 million the exam is $225 they can get the training. They can go online and take the test. Then also, if you're a vet, if you are a veteran, through the chair to member waters, they will reimburse you through your GI Bill. We can start help helping veterans to become home inspectors in this city, and have our own academy. I cannot support $4 million going to Athens or 3,000,000.6 going to Western Phil Ohio, and that's three hours away. So, Madam Chair, I will move, after all the other questions from my colleagues, that this be brought back in
a week or more. But I know it's a week at a time, so another week. Madam Chair,
thank you. Member Callaway, Council Member durho, thank you very much. Good afternoon. Director Bell, I know you mean no slide at the unions being operates. Operating engineer yourself, but my question goes these folks that are working, because those are really good questions that colleagues are asking, Are they apprentices, or are they already journeymen? Because you have to
have, I'm sure there's specific requirements to be an inspector in the first place, the through the chair, the inspectors for these companies, I don't believe I dealt very seriously that they are apprentices, sir, I believe that these are just people with inspection
and experience. I don't have the details on the experience of each person. Okay, so we are to bring this back in a week. Can we do a little bit more digging to find out where they are in the process? Because that will give you the idea of where their training came from. You know, if you got to know the difference between being an apprentice or a journeyman, it'll let us know, though, where they are in that process, what their experience is, and we can kind of help track down kind of where their training has come from. What I will say, though, we do want skill in skilled and trained workers on all of our projects here in the city of Detroit, as you and I have had multiple discussions about, but it is, but it is interesting to know that this is only scratching the surface right. The real issue is, because we talk we're talking about the symptom, and we're not addressing the disease, the real symptom is to build that pipeline. We've got a print, you know, Arps, apprenticeship readiness programs like Access for All, and wist and so many other programs. And we need to be taking these workers and plugging them into a direct pipeline, even if it is not to work on some of the jobs here, but maybe even to become inspectors that we can hire here as the city, and that way we don't have to compete. Now, the biggest issue, as you stated, is that you also got to be able to pay them. And I think we've got to become more competitive in that sense. But I'd be interested to know where they where they are, and really, you know, I'm seeing this contract, if you can also get the information of what their hourly rate, because that's information that we can request, what is their average hourly
rate that they're paying these
inspectors, so we can have a great comparison. Madam Chair,
thank you. Yep, I saw member waters, followed by member Callaway. Oh, well, thank you, Madam President, mine is real, really, really quick to members callaways point where she talked about training in house. You know, we just passed that new skill trades program. We reestablish the program that was here a couple of decades ago so that people can receive their apprenticeship, apprenticeship training right here in the state of Detroit. And I certainly encourage BC to take a look at that program, because then we'll be able to capture some of the people that you mentioned, member Callaway for such a program. So I just wanted to point that out, it's something we literally
just did last night.
So thank you, Madam President Calloway, thank you Madam Chair. You don't have to be an apprentice or journeyman to be a home inspector in the state of Michigan. You don't need a license or specific certification, but home inspection training and certification can enhance your credibility and business opportunities. Consider completing a training program, passing the national home inspectors exam, which is $225 in the state of Michigan. If you're a veteran, your GI Bill will cover it. No state licensing required. Training and Certification, while not mandatory, is encouraged. You take the exam. It's called the national home inspectors exam. You can take a course at McComb Community College. I think we need to look at training our own. I cannot support $12 million I just can't do it. And I think this is, this is, you know, a day that we really gotta look at making sure our young people are coming out of these high schools who may not want to go to a four year, two year college. We can help them by establishing, and maybe this is, you know, something I can work on with the law department, whoever I need to or with mister with mister Bell, but establishing an in house inspection home home inspection training academy, offering young people an opportunity to get the skill and then use the skill by going in their communities in This city, instead of from Westerville, Ohio, and inspecting homes, and it's a skill, and then they may want to be instructors later on and mentor. We have to start building up our own
people in the city of Detroit. That's That's it for Thank you, Madam, Chair,
member Calloway, Council Member young followed by council member Benson. Thank you. Listen. I just want to know why wouldn't we want union apprentices where we could get through to the apprenticeship training program. Remember waters already mentioned that, and I just want to know they already have the test houses built for training inspectors, and we can just talk to John Park, because I don't even know why we wouldn't contract with
the union as well. On top of these contracts that you already had,
it's through the chair. It's something to consider, sir, and we'll be looking at it excellent. Remember,
I might I apologize, Madam President, go ahead. You wanted to respond, yeah, if I might add just a little bit of context, we're absolutely happy to work with council on long term staffing and training pipelines. Very much appreciate the suggestions there. I did just want to highlight the administration has been working towards launching the new rental ordinance that council approved last October. We were aiming to launch the new inspection system may one city wide which is dependent on these contracts, which continue the status quo of how rental inspections are currently done in the city. So absolutely happy to talk to every office individually, answer any and all questions work on what the medium and long term plan is. I just wanted council to know that as these contracts are brought back multiple times, that we're likely going to need to delay the launch of a new inspection system that
we think is going to be pivotal in improving rental
housing quality here in the city. Madam Chair, thank you member, Benson was next. All right, thank you, and thank you, Mr. Taverna, for bringing that information up. And so what I wanted to say is that it seems like these contracts have brought to bear and to the forefront a very critical issue, and that is actually managing the process in house versus outsourcing. But I believe this can be done on two tracks, because the other issue is a public health and safety issue that has to be addressed. And now what we're looking at 80,000 rental properties in the city of Detroit, 70,000 of which have not been inspected. And the reason we have, one of the reasons that we have a rental inspection ordinance, is the young lady less than a year old, who crawled into a hole, into a home, fell through the first floor into the basement, into a pool of human feces and urine and drowned. That is the issue that we're trying to solve for and these contracts allow us to do that if we want to immediately establish a inspection Academy. It would take time. We would also need to turn down these contracts and further postpone the ability to start inspecting these rental properties, 70,000 of which, out of 80,000 are not in compliance. Which leads to the ability and the danger of more children and more vulnerable residents in the city of Detroit, of falling through holes, of injuring themselves, of not being located in quality, safe housing. So we need to look at both. If we want to turn this down, then we need to vote this down if we want to establish a training academy that can be done on a separate, simultaneous track, but we wouldn't be able to start inspecting homes in a meaningful level anytime soon. But we have to think about the problem that these contracts are attempting to solve, and we can have the conversation about how to bring this type of working house. But for me, this came out of committee. I understand the need to not have small children fall through holes, into raw sewage, into one's rental home, and I understand that we need to move forward on this. I'm hoping that if we bring this back, that we don't continue to bring it back and bring it back in perpetuity, that we actually look to have a vote and then vote these down, if that's the will the body, but vote them up so we can start to have a much better compliance rate with our rental portfolio in the city of Detroit of 12 and a half percent. 12 and a half percent compliance in our rental property is unacceptable. These contracts are here to help us do much better. I wish we could do it faster and had more inspectors and the numbers that we receive, but we could do about 5000 more a year, which gets us to another 12 and a half percent after two years, which then means we have 60,000 units that are not in compliance, versus the 70,000 that we have. Now. It's slow, but it's steady. And while we do this, we could start the conversation about having and bringing these type of services back in house, but at a certain point we have to start talking about the issue at hand that is a public health and safety and the dangerous conditions in which people live because they are living in unqualified on unapproved housing in the city of Detroit. And so I'm hoping that we're looking forward and looking at how we can help our residents who are the most vulnerable, especially our babies who have been injured and died as a direct result
of living in housing that was substandard, basically slump. Thank you.
President, Madam Chair,
Imma, let y'all decide who goes first. Remember? Well, okay, yeah, I'll be I'll be quick, because member Benson touched something in my heart, of course, when he talked about the little girl who fell through the floor, her name is Kamiya Davis, and you can see her photo on the 12th floor. And every time that think about these housing issues, of course, I think about about her. I do want to understand from procurement, though, how they came up with all these folks and nobody right in here? I just, I don't get it. I mean, I want to know who, who was invited. I want to know how many people responded. I think we need to know those kinds of things.
All right. Thank you. Are you able to get that information to us?
Sure, yes, ma'am, we can provide that. Thank you. All right. Member Callaway. And lastly, Madam Chair, I I have a motion to bring it back in a week. And we, we've allowed landlords to consistently be out of compliance. We know that it's been decades, and we just didn't get here overnight. It's always been a public health and safety issue. We know who the bad players are. We know them in our communities. We have seven districts and two at large. We know where they are, so this just didn't happen overnight. I'm absolutely supportive of the ordinance and supportive of this work. What I take issue is we need to do something about not having to go to Westerfield, Ohio to find folks. Are they coming in? And no, and I have a list of questions that I'm hoping you capture some of them so I don't have to repeat it. Are they coming in? Are they commuting? Are you going to live here? That's a three hour drive, or are they going to hire Detroiters to do the inspections, some of the guys that I have listed here. So I just need more information, and we can run on both tracks, establishing our own home inspection training academy. But also take a look at these contracts, one in Detroit, one in Southfield, one in Athens and one in Westerfield, Ohio. So you know, I'm not trying to hold it up, because I know this work is critical, but it's been held up because we've been out of compliance. We've allowed our landlords to be out of compliance for decades. So this is, you know, it's been an emergency. It's has been an emergency way before I joined the Council. So anyway, that is my
motion that we bring it back in a week, because I can go on and on and on about this,
and I watched the motion discussion on the motion for member young. I just wanted to say the carpenters and millwrights, they already had the test houses built, already for training inspectors. I would also recommend that we have John Perkins from the carpenters mill rights to come down here and speak to us about the
training center that they have available. I think these are things that we should really talk about. Thank you. Alright, looking forward to those conversations, and so we will move on the motion to postpone for one week, 21.5 to 21.8
any object.
Remember Benson, that the administration will have the answers to the questions
asked timely fashion,
up or down. Thank you. Any objections Hearing none 21.5 through 21.8 will be postponed for one week. Member, Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President, motion to bring back 21.9 and 21 point 10 in one week. Okay, thank you. Member Santiago Romero, any objections to bring back 21.9 and 21 point 10 in one week? And these are two items that are requested for one additional week. Hearing no objections, we will bring 21.9 and 21 point 10 back in one week
from the Office of contracting and procurement. Council member young two resolutions, line items, 21 point 11 and 21 point 12. Contract number 6004353,
dash, a one, 100%
IPA slash, UT, geo slash, capital funding Amendment One to provide an extension of time only for fleet vehicle uplifting services. Contractor, Canfield Equipment service incorporated total contract amount, 12,249,363 and $249,363.40 cent. That's for general services. Next contract is contract number 6007081, 100% city funding to contract with the wholesale food distributor to supply pre packaged slash convenience food and refreshments for all recreation centers in the city, contractor, Atlas, wholesale food company. Total contract amount, 210,000
that's for general services.
Council member young, two resolutions. Council member Young, thank you,
Mayor, President, Move to approve line items, 21 point 11 and 21 point 12,
hearing, no objections. The
two resolutions will be approved. Yes.
Mayor President like to ask for waivers on line items, 21 point 11 and 21 point 12, any objections to a waiver.
Hearing, none that action will be taken
from the Office of Development and grants. Council Member Santiago Romero, one
resolution, line item, 21, point 13. Council Member Santiago Romero, thank you. Motion to approve. These are donations of 16 chairs for our fire stations, our fire houses. Okay, any objections Hearing none that one resolution will be approved
for the president's report on standing committee referrals and other matters. Madam President, if
you would like to go back to your left, up. Line item 21.1, yes. 21
through 21.0 that was just 21.1 member young, yep, we were waiting on someone from DPD. Mr.
Washington. Do we have someone available for 21.1
Yes, Madam Chair, we do have Assistant Chief Franklin Hayes online. Okay, we will promote
Assistant Chief,
Assistant Chief Hayes through the Chair, good afternoon, to see you, sir, listen, I always wanted to ask you, this is an event where you're going to have a lot of people that are going to be out there, uh, particularly our Latino community, um, what instances? What guarantees can you provide to me, that this will be a place where the police department won't, one, won't be working with or two, there won't be deportations, or mass deportations, of
folks who will be targeted at this event.
Through the Chair and speaking with Chief medicine, he's made it adamantly clear that there will be no coordination with ice or other federal partners. The safety plan that we have in place will ensure that all that attend. I believe this is the 60th anniversary or annual Cinco de Mayo parade. We will be there just again, as in the concern of just the safety of everyone that's attending, but there will be no immigration or enforcement mass deportations, and the other instances or areas of concern that you mentioned that is in not
in any way the focus of dpds presence down there that weekend, excellent. And I know this sense that when I'm getting ready to ask you, but are there intelligence of other federal agencies that have been deputized by the federal government to engage in the detaining for the purposes of deporting of our undocumented worker community. Is that something that might potentially go on at all? Or are you telling
me that that that is something that will not happen at that site, to the best of your ability, through the Chair of the Detroit Police Department and and from the seat I sit in is is unaware and is not committed to any set actions. In addition to the senior leadership the Detroit Police Department, myself and chief medicine will be present during the parade this year as well, to ensure that the members of Detroit Police Department are there in capacity that I shared with you before, simply to make sure that all enjoyers of the event and patrons of the event
can do so safely and unharmed in Any way Excellent. Excellent. And I know last time there was a some issues involving some arrests that took place. I know, I know that these kind of vary based on people's behavior and people's attitudes, but I just want to make sure that this is an event that you know as much as we possibly can, especially with the sensitivity was going on this area now, and what's going on federally, that we could kind of just have an atmosphere of fun, we have atmosphere of celebration, because that's what this is. And
so I really appreciate that. Appreciate your service. Thank you. That's it question. Member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam President. It's also to to that note, member young, we have been working with the police the special events southwest Detroit Business Association to put forward guidance on permitting, because that really was the biggest issue. Why you saw all the arrests and shutdowns of businesses is because of the concerns around or the the lack of proper permitting, and thank you so much for asking those questions. And just want to offer up. This is a great example of an opportunity to work together as a council office and at large, we could provide you what we've been working on in the support that we still need, because definitely would need that. So just want to flag. This is a perfect example of ways that we can work together
closer when it comes
to these issues. Thank you, Madam President, all right. Thank you.
All right. So member young, would you like to move forward for line item 21.1, thank you, Madam
President, I like to
move to approve line item 21.1
All right, any objections,
hearing none. That action will be taken. Request a waiver. Madam President, Hearing no objections, a waiver will be attached to 21.1 Madam President, yes, request a waiver for 21 point 13 as well. These are the chair donations. Okay, Hearing no objections, a waiver
will be attached to 21 point
13. Thank you. Okay,
for the president's report on standing
committee referrals and other matters for the budget, Finance and Audit. Standing Committee
four reports from various city departments before reports will be referred to budget, Finance and Audit for the internal operations. Standing Committee four reports from various city departments before reports will be referred to the internal operations. Standing Committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services. Standing Committee, four reports for the mayor's office, before reports will be referred to the neighborhood and community services. Standing Committee for the Planning and Economic Development Committee, nine reports from various city departments. Nine reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee, nine reports from various city departments. The nine reports will be referred to the
public health and safety Standing Committee
under the consent agenda. There are no items madam president under adoption without committee reference. There are no items Madam President, under communications from the clerk, a report on approval proceedings by the mayor. The report will be received and
placed on file under testimonial resolutions and special privilege. Council President,
pro tem James Tate,
a resolution. Line item 32.1
pro Tim Tate, Madam President, move approval of line item 32.1 president, after this we, we
jump past, I forgot. We did not do member reports. Okay, so we'll just do it. Yeah, I don't know why it was skipped. I was going to go to it after this. Okay, Hearing no objections. That action will be taken
and we will now call for member reports. Pro Temp
report,
no motion to suspend.
Oh, any objections to suspend? Objection,
okay, okay, two objections. So that motion does pass to suspend, darn it. Alright. Well, thank you everyone, if there is nothing else to come before us today. This meeting is there a motion to adjourn, fellowship, this meeting.
