All right, the Regular Session of Tuesday, February the fourth, will now come to order. The clerk will please call the roll council member
Scott Benson,
customer friends.
Oh, before we proceed, um, you want to keep council member Benson and his family in our prayers. He will not be here today. He did lose his father in law this morning, and so we want to keep member, Benton and his family in prayer. And he did submit a memorandum that he will not be present this morning, so his absence is excused, but again, let us keep him in his family in prayer. Thank you.
Service. So no customer. Fred duha, the third present
customer, Letitia Johnson, present.
Council member gavidan San Jose Romero, present.
Council member Mary Walters, Council
Member waters also indicated that she will not be present this morning,
but it was so no. Councilman feel Callaway present.
Councilman Coleman, young the second here.
Council president pro tem, James Tate and
Council President Mary Sheffield, present. You have a quorum present. Madam President, all right,
there being a quorum present. We are in session, and we are going to have mister Kimani, Jeff Jeffries, Jeffrey, excuse me. Lead us in invocation for this morning. Good morning. Morning.
Madam Chair council members, Let us bow our heads to pray, Dear Father God, we just thank you for this day. We thank You that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. So we thank you for our elected officials, Lord, who carve out time and space to call on you for wisdom, to call on you for guidance. We appreciate you, Lord. We thank You, Lord. You say, If my people that are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and turn towards you, Lord, you said you will heal our land so we thank you as you continue to just heal the land, heal the city of Detroit, you continue to bind us together. You continue to continue to bring us together. Lord, we just thank you. We praise You. Lord, you said to pray that Your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So we just pray Lord, that we be able to have a peace of Heaven in the city of Detroit. Lord that you just continue to usher in your presence. Lord that when people look upon the city of Detroit, they'll see a piece of heaven. Lord, they'll see peace, they'll see joy, they'll see love, they'll see everything, every good and perfect gift that comes from above. And so we just continue to pray Lord that you put your spirit over us. Lord you say you gave us the spirit of love and power and of a sound mind. So we just ask that you help us as the city of Detroit, as the people of Detroit, to walk in power, to know who we are, to walk in love, to love each other as our own brother and sister, Lord and Lord, to walk with the peace of mind that you've given us in the name of Jesus and so Lord, just, I just ask that you just bless and keep your people. I just ask that you cause your face to shine upon us and be gracious to us. And I ask that you turn your face towards us and give us peace. We say these things in Jesus name, amen, amen.
Alright. Thank you so much. Come on. We appreciate that invocation, and we will proceed now to our agenda. We also are going to cut off our public comment for this morning, the Journal of the session of Tuesday, January the 21st will be approved. There being no reconsideration or unfinished business. We will proceed to the internal operations standing committee for the internal operations standing committee
four 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, six
reports from various state departments. The six reports
will be referred to the neighborhood and community services, standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee,
two reports from various state departments. The two reports will
be referred to the Planning and Economic Development, standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee,
10 reports from various city departments. The 10 reports
will be referred to the public health and safety standing committee. We will now move to the voting action matters under other matters, there are no items madam president under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials and agencies. There
are no items by the President. Okay, we
will now move to our general public comment. Before we begin public comment, I want to take a moment to remind everyone that this is a space for respectful dialog. We welcome your input and value your perspectives, but we do ask that all comments remain considerate and free of profanity, hate speech or derogatory remarks directed at members of the public, city staff or the city council. Let us all work to maintain an atmosphere of professionalism, incivility that reflects the dignity and respect that our community deserves. We will now proceed with public comment. I'm gonna go to them after when we get to the line item, yeah, let me get to the lineup. Um, everyone will have a minute and a half for public comment, and we will start with Miss Betty Lyons,
over $600 million of overpaid property tax belonging to the Detroit residents was stolen, coveted and spent. You talk about litigations for what to drag it out so we still don't get anything. How dare you? Attorney Conrad Malik should have been all over this on TV at demanding an investigation of this criminal act and injustice. Why is Romero running around on TV announcing she is assuring that the illegals note their rights? What about my rights? She listened to the demonic voice that told her that blacks are illegal, please. This is a lie straight from hell. Exorcism is available. Also. I want to give respect to Colonel Harry T Stewart, a Tuskegee Airman that passed away this past weekend, who, even after fighting for this country, got the disrespect that black blacks get to this day. So we need to do something about this and these illegal aliens
in Mexican town. Get them out of here
right again. We want to try to be as respectful as we can. We know that this is a very sensitive time for a lot of people, not just in Detroit in our country, and so let's try as much as we can to be respectful of everyone. Miss Renita Moore,
followed by Miss today Hankins,
know what? I am so tired of the system. Okay? I'm I went to RPI because the other day to see what was going on, because they hadn't gave me my voucher. Okay? They simply said, Oh, the landlord said you wouldn't let the people in. I called his worker, and she tells them he had them come in. I called him. He said, he ain't said that. Okay? They should be said, Oh, we got to go and investigate, if we'll give you a box. How did you take my voucher in the first place? Okay, the spec, the poster, came out at between one and 130 he come at 1030 I don't know. I called, let me say, when you gonna send back out? Okay, you say you're gonna send them back out between 10 and 1033 days later, then the next, what's called No. Y'all have them come at nine o'clock. Anyone showed you paper? Oh, this the time we got. No. You got the thing that you hook on the door. I got the paperwork in my purse with time. You simply said you're gonna have them come out so they're not doing they supposed to do. And you simply gonna tell me you gotta investigate to see if you gonna give put my vodka back on the witch car. I ain't did nothing wrong. Just the second time between CMA, RPI, they doing that, and the man came out to do the inspection the first time when they put me in the house, he said he failed that inspection. He came, they sent him back out. He said, y'all gonna What the hell you doing in here? Excuse My French, but that's exactly what he said, Because I wasn't supposed to be in there, but they acting the fool after they did something they have no business doing. It's not right. I need something done about this immediately. I gotta move because things are not right. You're not doing the work you're supposed to do.
Okay? Thank you so much, and we will continue to work with you. Miss Moore, because you're down here, so we'll continue to work with you. Miss Hankins. Yes, good
morning. Good morning.
I appreciate your assistant making sure that each of the council members got a copy of my handout today, so I'm just going to read it so to be in the record for people that are not here and may not get a copy of it, but I was in front of this body about three weeks ago asking for some assistance on what the subject matter is on the letter. And for the record, I did not hear from anybody on a city council, but there has been an update since then, and that's contained in the letter. So let me go ahead and read it. For the record, it's dated February 3, 2025, to Mike Duggan, Mayor city of Detroit, and Todd a better son, interim police chief, request for urgent follow up action on assault case in alleged Detroit Police Department misconduct regarding me tonight, Hankins, dear Mayor Duggan and chief medicine, we are writing on behalf of tonight, Hankins to request that you ensure the independent prosecution of the individual who assaulted her in July, including any post assault violations and potential law breaking involving Detroit Police Department officers. Transparency and accountability are essential to uphold public trust. Miss Hankins has also reported that Assistant Deputy Chief hope, the most senior officer she spoke with regarding her concerns, contract, contacted her directly on two occasions. This occurred despite her explicitly stating that the first call that such a contact was improper officer. Hope, I filed a complaint against her so she shouldn't have called me at all, and I know my time is up, so we request that the steps be taken to investigate that appreciate if you all thank you, copy this letter and send it to the mayor and and I will hear from you also. Thank
you so much. Okay, as my my team mentioned to you, we're going to actually take this and create a memorandum to the department as well to get official written response for the record so that we can have something that we can relate back to you in writing, okay? And so you should see that, and we're going to make sure that that's on the agenda as
well. Please follow this guideline, because I put them in here because of some of the things. Okay, thank you. Appreciate
you coming down. Thank you so much. All right, and we will move to miss Miller, Miss Jacqueline Miller, followed by Mr. Cunningham. I
came to complete my statement last week regarding Mrs. Santiago ramire Being on Mitch album show, implying that blacks who migrated from the South to the North did an immigration move. We were brought here illegally, and people move from the South to the North, um, for different and various reasons. I just wanted her to know that that that sparked something in me. And I want to just quote Kwame ture, who says, an organ organization with which claims to speak for the needs of the of a community must speak in the tone of that community, not as someone else's buffer. I'm appreciate the extra 30 seconds that you gave us. I also want to quote Mr. Malcolm X, I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or who it is against. I just want to say that she tried to clean it up, but I heard what I heard. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Mr. Cunningham, followed by Albert Richardson,
3134449, 31344491143134449114, that number was made so you can remember it on Facebook. Not enemy. Again on Facebook, not enemy. I want to thank an anonymous department who gave me two cases of hand warmers this morning. They hit me at that 4449114, number and I went down to the floor and picked those up right before I came and I thank everyone for donating and assisting and helping me help the people at the bus stops in front of you. You should see TR use year in review. And most importantly, I the Double D dot campaign. Um, and then you've, you've gotten emails, but it's a lot of organizations signed on, and they have me signed on, as well as brother Cunningham at large, transit advocate. And I'm forward, so please take a look at it. You have it in hard copy now, and you have it via email sent straight from them, the different orgs. I brought a gentleman here that I always encounter. He'll run up and want some hand warmers. Run up want some gloves. I don't know what they do with the gloves, but and bus tickets. I think it's Mr. Robertson or Mr. Richardson, but he has a piston jacket on. He'll be speaking less about the bus services, and he will be coming to the input meetings and the LA, CD dot meetings. Thank you, Madam President, thank you Council. Thank
you so thank you so much. Mr. Cunningham, good to see you. Applause.
Mr. Richardson, doing today, good. How are you, sir?
All right. I want to speak on behalf DDOT, lot of the several of the drivers, really bad attitude, even if you have fair, I have fair, yes, this happened yesterday. I have fair to get on the bus. And the lady won, let me on the bus. He called the police, and the police was officers that I knew already. It happened right outside here the world were bus. And this lady, she has a very bad attitude, you know, and it's a bus driver. I don't know her name, but every time she see me, she treats me very bad. I thank brother Cunningham for giving me bus tickets. He always made sure I got a bus ticket, you know. And I'm just doing my best every day. Just keep a good attitude and treat everybody with respect. And everybody deserves respect first and foremost, you know, and that's just all not, I just want to say that she need to be a little bit more respectful for the people, the citizens of Detroit, you know, I'm out here every day. I'm seen everywhere, but I thank you very much. Have a good day. All
right. Thank you so much, sir. We appreciate you,
Mr. Shelton,
followed by decrees Chisholm and then followed by Ronald Foster.
Good morning. Lee Shelton,
in 1977 the Community Reinvestment Act
was signed into law by President
Jimmy Carter, the late president. Jimmy Carter, this, this particular ad purpose was to stop discriminate, discrimination in loaning by banks that are in the community. We have several different banks in the city of Detroit that are not lending, and they're being
discriminatory in their lending practices
to the majority black residents of this city.
Laws are passed, but laws mean nothing unless they are forced. We've had several civil rights bills that were actually enacted for the purpose of empowering black people whose ancestors had been enslaved in this nation and who had been assaulted by various means throughout the centuries and the decades. We've had the civil rights bill of 1870 we had the 15th Amendment, which was supposed to guarantee black people the right to vote. We had the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 1960 1964 1960 1968 but still, our voting rights are being violated. They're being violated by the majority black city. Thank
you, Mr. Shelton,
think we had a gentleman before you Mr. Chisholm, Jack Keith, followed by Mr. Foster.
What up though?
Channel two, four and seven. Detroit Free Press. Detroit News talking about people, imposter and DPD, these people have been harassing me by some time. They can false allegations, and they also been victimized and abused me for 30 plus years out of talk to every law enforcement from the FBI, CIA, DEA state police, Wayne County Sheriffs. DPD, as nobody got back to me about anything about what's going on. I have made over 100 reports for a person to go through so much abuse. The state's supposed to pick it up and make sure this abuse will stop. Mrs. Sheffield, I don't know if you remember speaking to me some years back about what it is that's been going on, but I want to apologize to you if you do not remember, but I do, and I don't know what else to say and do. I've been, you know, I've been a law abiding citizen just my days of being Prince Wales, I've been trying to do the best I can, but I'm getting attacked by you all, lifetime after lifetime, and I'm never going to surrender or give up.
All right, thank you so much for coming down, and we are here to help in any way possible. So thank you, sir for coming down again, and then, Mr. Foster, you'll be our last in person. Public
comment, good morning through the president. Just want to give suggestions. First thing I will ask you all to refresh you guys on confirmation bias. I think it's important, and the job that you guys do that you continue to refresh yourselves on what that means, and get those courses. Secondly, humanity, it was good to see Mr. Richardson here. A lot of times, our citizens are invisible. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him and playing chess right across the street. Unfortunately for me, I lost, but it's a refresher that we have to be humane and humanity, this is not just about addressing issues, but it's about recognizing human beings and people. Thirdly, I was at the school and the children asked me, they say, We see you on City Council. We know how you feel about them. How do they feel about you? And so I went and pulled up our archive where, you know, you guys gave a spirit award, and to my dismay, I was erased off of there. A lot of my public comments have been doctored. And so you got to do a better job with free speech, which means I come down and speak freely, not paid by so those things are important, and that's embarrassing to the children in which I represent. And I ask you guys to address those issues with the Department of neighborhoods. Thirdly, I think there was some pretty good mayoral candidates, very good presentations. It's time for some debates.
Thank you all. Thank you so much. So Mr. Foster, really quick. Are you saying that someone removed your public comments from the replays? So
absolutely, I've been complaining for a while. Department of neighborhoods, I'm not sure if they felt embarrassed that day. They removed me visibly off of the video and a lot of my public comments throughout these times have been erased to tailor whatever type of agenda.
I want to be clear. These are replays, though, from the meeting that you spoke up
our cast,
Mister young, awarded the thing. They raised me up out of there just and
we're, are you okay? I will look into it, because that should definitely, should not be taking place. And so we will definitely look into it. Are you referring to city, not just city council meetings, but it sounds like some of the mayor's meetings.
Well, yeah, the city council meeting, the mayor's meetings, and then a few of these other agendas. And what I notice is it's all fall under Department of neighborhoods. Okay?
So we don't want to go back and forth, but we'll get specifically what meeting you're referring to, and then go back ourselves and work with whomever to see if, in fact, that was taking place. Yes, ma'am, thank you so much. Council member, Young, thank
you, man, President, I just want to say for the record, neighborhood, community service, standing committee was not involved, nor has ever been involved. Removing anyone's video. We take public transport, public transparency very seriously. We're sorry that you have that experience. We're willing to work with people in order to address the issue, but we had nothing to do with that, nor will we ever have anything with that, because we believe that no one will question your integrity when your integrity is unquestionable. Thank you.
We will now move to those who have joined us virtually. And how many callers do we have? And President Pro Tem Tate has joined us as well. Madam Clerk, Morning,
Morning. Good morning.
Madam President, for 20 people who had raised their hand before you would public comment, the first caller, phone number ending in 169 Good
morning. Caller, 169
Okay, can
you guys hear me? Yes.
Okay, great. Um, hello, everybody. Um, I just want to say thank you for praying for brother Cunningham. He really does fight this fight without getting paid, and I find that to be really amazing. Um, I seen on brother Cunningham's Facebook page a video of him last year entering his new apartment. It was fully furnished by a group called humble design. Um, before moving into his apartment a year ago, Cunningham was homeless 10 years. Yes, homeless for 10 years, and none of you all could even tell that he was even going through something. Thank you for my time.
All right, thank you so much our next caller, please.
The next caller, Charles miles,
Charles miles, Good morning.
Hello. Can you hear me? Yes, we can.
Okay. My name is Charles miles. I've been coming down there. As you all should know, I've been there several times. I showed last week the receipts I'm calling to find out. Have you came up with a solution? You seen the receipt. I explained to you how I learned where the issue came from. I have many more issues with these properties. You know, I never told you guys, maybe you want to look it up that since this, since this issue with my properties, I've had, I've been shot at at the property and by the tenant that that, that thought that I didn't own it because of these letters, these Four Chords of letters and all this, all this paperwork, this paperwork that's been inaccurate, and that that person, he served time in jail because of this countless times, of having to go to court about it, about this situation. So I mean, you got your treasurer came out and he said that it's been 10 years, actually it's been longer. So what are we going to do? And I've been down there at least three, four weeks, and you, you guys, never responded. I'm just asking what's going on. Can you please help me?
All right, thank you so much. Mr. Miles, and we did have our treasury, our county not our county treasurer, but the Mr. Patel came in to discuss your situation publicly, and we are still willing to assist as much as we can, but we know that there has been a lot of effort to work on your situation, and we will continue to do the best that we can to assist you, sir. Thank you so much. Mr. Miles, our next caller, please.
Next caller is Galaxy S 22 ultra. Good
morning. Good morning. Good morning. This is Mr. Holloway calling back, I didn't feel like coming down there for a minute taking the time out. But my thing is, I want to know, for all those that's running again, what different what? What's the difference that you would do for the community, not for the mayor? What difference would you make for the community to help the people in the community that we've been struggling and not getting our piece of the pie. Uh, it said that we have to go back and forth with the same same old things that we comes down there for, you know, a lot of us running, you know, I like Angela because she fight, she'll fight for her people, like the rest of the city council, need to be fighting this hard, too, for the black folks in the city of Detroit, we catching hell. You know, I've been down there time after time with this stuff over here on the east side and and all I hear is, Christ is going to come to the table, but never do. And when they do, they not talking about what's going on land bank. They need to be removed, which we know they ain't, because Doug and like them, you know, that's what he want. Y'all have to start having a backbone down there. We need backbones that go be on the city council, you know, like Ramon Jackson. We need a backbone like that, bro. He will stand up for what's right. That's what we need. If you're running for mayor, you need to you. You have to have a backbone. Thank you for taking my call.
Alright? Thank you so much.
The next caller is Melissa. Love.
Mister Andre Gilbert. Mister Andre Gilbert, you alive from the pit of hell. There's no way you could tell anybody that I walked in and voted. My vote has been stolen. I never walked in nowhere for the August 2024 election, nor did an absentee for the 2020 election. And before you open your corrupted mouth and say anything pertaining to my comment publicly, research first. I am the evidence, and my word is against all officials, until I'm proven wrong and I will fight for my identity back. This is only the beginning. Voter fraud is affecting our people, lack of resources, lack of contracts, and forced to live in poverty because of it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
The next caller is Ruben gray Crowley, Jr,
Mr. Crawley, good morning.
July 16, 2020,
now the suspect now. Suspect was dropped off at the fast food restaurant where she works at by her grandmother. Her grandmother was going to her house, which is seven to 10 minutes away from the job where she dropped the suspect off at. Now, before she got to her house, her grandmother's house, there was a call from the suspect at the fast food restaurant stating that she had to get picked up because she had to get back home because Kenisha shot herself. Except for there's one major, major, major problem. There doesn't seem to be any incoming call or text to the suspect's phone indicating that Kenisha shot herself. So how did she know that Kenisha shot herself? Well, the answer to that question is she didn't know that because Kenisha didn't shoot herself. Now, I didn't said it and demonstrated it numerous times, several different ways. Now we got to go into the cover up, the cover up of Kenisha Coleman's murder DPD case, two, zero, dash, 11112, that was done by the homicide unit of the Detroit Police Department, my word.
Marco busta, thank you.
The next caller is we see you.
Good morning. You
Good morning. We see you. Good morning.
Good morning and through the chair. Rapid hurt, yes, thank you. Through the Chair, yes, I think Mr. Foster raises an important complaint. Records are should be held accountable, and integrity must be held and records like election records and 2016 all of the votes in Detroit were thrown out because of integrity issues. And the problem with that is that we have a voting rights act that is still has some aspects of being, in effect, 22.6 please. It doesn't have to be me, but it should be citizens. And we should go by the census in terms of how many people are on this committee, and it should have some type of authority. Um, I'm looking at the Detroit land bank, and the Detroit land bank proceeds from property sales. That's, that's where we sell. The properties get sold in Detroit land bank gets the money we we repair them, we tear them down. This is, this is a system of slavery. You understand me, and when houses are foreclosed on, they go back into the Detroit land bank. So we'll never get rid of them, because we keep giving them a supply of houses that don't belong to them or do they you should be honest with the people. You were dishonest about the 13th check. I watched the man that came down and said that don't it is, this is not a 13th check, but that's what you told President.
Thank you, and nothing that I indicated was incorrect. Council did pass a resolution that previous Tuesday with the information that move forward the 13th check. So if you have any questions or concerns, just please reach out to my office. We'll love to talk through those concerns. Thank you for calling in.
Okay, our next caller, please. The
next caller is William M Davis. Mr. Davis,
good morning. Uh,
good morning. Can I be heard? Yes, we can hear you. You know, since I only have a minute and a half, my main comment has to do with the Detroit land bank. Item 8.2 on the agenda. You know, I think you need to thoroughly Look at that. Because just since the time the land bank been in existence, the city of Detroit, black population used to have one of the highest home ownership in the country. Now the city of Detroit, black population is mainly remnants. You know that something's wrong with that picture. You know, you can't say all these golden successes, but that's, that's a take back. You know, black people in the city of Detroit have lost generation of wealth, and that's tragic. The land bank, you know, I have to pay a drainage fee. The land bank doesn't, I have to keep up my property the land bank doesn't. Why is it? You know, it's like two different standards here. You know that, you know, the city attorney has spent over $100 million on the land bank that they officially talk about didn't spend 10s of millions of other dollars on, you know, cutting grass and doing other things related to it. I think the land bank has to continue to be a drain. I think a greater effort should be made to put these houses back on the tax rolls. Greater effort need to make sure that if they had all these houses and properties was back on the tax roll, my drainage fee wouldn't be so high, my property tax wouldn't be so high, you know. So I think the land bank has been and continues to be, a major failure. They continue to blight in the city. Thank you,
right? Thank you.
The next caller is Betty a Varner,
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Okay, thank you so much.
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Next caller is make BCA zoom tapes available again.
Okay, good morning.
Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay, great. Well, member Young, I'm glad you said we take public transparency seriously. And President Sheffield, you said we're here to help in any way possible. So putting that together, I'm requesting that this body direct the board of zoning appeals to return to its more transparent practices of emailing links to zoom recordings from the BCA, which they used to provide audio and visual. Then they said, Oh, we're only providing audio, and now they're saying we're not providing it at all. So why is that? That's not transparency? Member young and you it is possible, President Sheffield, to help us get access to those records again. So make the Zoom hearings available again, please. Also, I see the memo that member Young is asking about the bees, the charging for the transcripts. Well, first of all, this body never should have approved a bZA fee schedule that said court reporter transcript price per page without knowing what it is and that it can change. That's a due process violation, and $6.35 a page is absolute price gouging. That is not what the city is supposed to be about, and the BCA is not providing that service. It's the hired court reported it's providing
alright. Thank you so much. Miss Warwick, and I know there have been several emails sent about this topic, and we have been reaching out to the BCA, Mr. Rebron, and are definitely looking into the to the issue and the concerns that have been raised. Thank you for calling in MS Warwick and our next caller, please.
Next caller is Renard manchunski, Good
Morning, Morning,
Madam President, can I be heard? Yes. Hi. Good morning. My name is Rena Roski, with the Detroit people's platform along in the coalition with double DDOT, I sent an email out, and this is respectfully through the chair, to members young and waters, and I've yet to receive a response from them. And this is coming from a coalition of not just Detroit people's platform, but transportation writers united, warriors on wheels, Detroit disability power and other organizations that are dedicated to disability justice and transit justice in the city, we sent a one pager and a letter that's still you know, we're still waiting acknowledgement from this body. You guys tell us to email you all the time, but what use is that when you don't email us back or even acknowledge that we sent the email to your office, I find that very rude and disrespectful. I'm not impugning the chair on this, but we want to be heard, and we were simply trying to set up a meeting, so I didn't want to use my public comment to bring that to attention. You know, when I send an email, however, this is going to be a really important campaign, because do not reimagine is a wish list without a budget and without funding. And if this city is going to continue to try to grow and grow people, retain residents and attracting residents and keep young professionals in the city, it needs to make serious investments into DDOT to the point that it could get above 70% on time performance, because doing the same thing year after year generates the same results. Please respond to the email. Thank you. All
right. Thank you so much. Mr. Maski,
the next caller is Cindy Dara, oh yeah,
I just want to say that when the people lead, the leaders will follow. I used to have a bumper sticker like this. Now I'm concerned about what's happening on the national level. I heard on the news, I think that 500 people gathered outside somewhere, maybe in Massachusetts, protesting what's going on. We need the people out on the streets, I think, to so the leaders, if you can help us, get them out there to back up our current leaders that are local. This a friend of mine from Ann Arbor caught me yesterday. He was concerned about this fascist coup, and frankly, I've seen signs of fascism for probably 20 years. I used to have a postcard that had the 10 signs of fascism, and we had every one of them in this country. But and we need to fix our own local state. That's why this happened on the national level, because the local governments, county, city and state, have not been in the right corner to help the people. It's going to take a lot of problem solving, and we need to get people into office. We're going to have to organize to get what we want, what do we want, and get out there and demand it and demand new candidates, if we can't get these ones to support what we want. Present,
alright, thank you, Miss Dara yes
council member Young, thank you, Madam President, I just want to say to a previous caller, they are talking about going on with the board of zoning and appeals. I just wanted to say that the questions that you have are on the agenda that line item 24.4 so when I have those answers, I look forward to being able to submit them to you as soon as possible. So I just want to let the public know that. Thank you, Madam President,
right. Thank you our next caller, please. The
next caller is phone number ending in 076
Good morning.
Caller. 076 Good morning. You.
Caller, 076,
okay, can we come back to this Caller, please? Okay,
the next caller is Stephen Harring,
alright, good morning. Can I be heard? Yes, you can.
Okay, I'm in strong support of the Double D vac campaign. You know, I really think this need, I mean, we need to really increase the budget, even if it's not double, which it probably won't even like 2030, 50 million could do so much, so strong support of that campaign. And lastly, what happened a couple weeks ago? And I'm going to be as respectful as possible, these comments from that one speaker that comes every week are incredibly harmful, incredibly disrespectful and incredibly homophobic. And you know, it's fine if a council member wants to call me out after for calling our rude name, but not to condemn those comments are just wrong and just shows this city has a long way to go before we become a welcoming, exclusive city. So I just want to get that out.
Second, third,
what was I going to say again? Oh, you know, I'm just sick of this, all this voter thing. Ramon Jackson, it's all gibberish. It's all flat out gibberish. I mean, our elections are fair, and Andre Gilbert is a great clerk, very honest. Um, he swore me into one of the commissions, great. And what that lady said was just pure slander and jibber that's all
discussion council member, Young, thank you, Madam President, I forgot. I'm sorry it was 24.4 but it's also 24.3 if all in the questions involving for zoning and appeals. I just want to make that clarification. Thank you, Madam President,
our next caller, please.
Next caller is iPhone.
Good morning. IPhone, good morning. Yes, you can
hello again to everyone. My name is Whitney Clark, and I live in district five here in the great city of Detroit, Michigan. I was just calling in. I think I may have, I was trying to get down there. Wasn't able to and so I may have a friend there in council, or someone on the on the on the call. But I just want to just want to just say this really quickly, um, in the midst of everything that's going on, we have a lot of a lot of different challenges that we're facing here in the city. But I want to just to my to to a couple of you all that may be listening. I want to just remind you of all the great things that are about to take place in the city as a result of the work that we're about to do. We're about to come together, and if we can, we can solve the housing crisis and put forth a model that can be replicated throughout the entire country. I'm excited because I know that we're about to have an opportunity to expand the people mover all the way to Bell isle. We'll be able to bring it back up through the 375 now this is just an idea, but what I'm saying is that in spite of everything that we have going going on, yes, there's a lot to fight for, yes, there's a lot to debate over, and I'm excited about this upcoming election cycle, but nevertheless, we cannot lose sight of the vision, because it is this type of vision and this type of optimism that engages the next generation. And so while we're fighting and while we're going at it, and while we're building new candidates, whatever we're trying to do, I think it's important for us to remember the vision and the great opportunity that we have if we come together. My name is Whitney Clark. I live in the fifth district. Thank you so much for allowing me to give this comment.
Okay, thank you.
The next caller is Tahira Ahmad,
all right, good morning.
Good morning Council, Good morning President, Mary Sheffield, the housing crisis is caused by this administration and by city council, the housing crisis that we are facing now because of the $600 million illegal over taxes and 100,000 homes illegally foreclosed is caused by you guys, because you have not produced that study. You did a wonderful job passing the property tax reform ordinance. But where's the studies. Guys, come on now we need to study you said that Chicago University study saying that 72% of the low valued homes value from 35,000 and below were being illegally overtaxed. You said that was wrong, so all you had to do was produce the study that proved me wrong. You haven't produced it. What? Why are? Why are you hiding the evidence? Produce the study so we can get on with this. Because you're not going to solve the the housing prices that you created if you're not going to endorse and and and produce the study and the law. Agree with the law by producing the study and testing the Board of Review, persons on your Board of Review. I know I saw that with it. Willie Don Well, we understand that it's difficult because it's a new law, but you guys can do it. I believe in you. You You can do it or just quit. Please. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Miss Amada. Just really quick. The study is being conducted in the I, A, A O, which is the contractor entity that is conducting the study, did ask for an extension. They reached out on January the 21st to the assessor's office to request an extension, which was granted to them until February 5, which is tomorrow. So they have been working. We've all been eager to see the results of the study. However, they did ask for additional time. This is new data for them. This is something that I'm sure that they want to make sure they put their due diligence toward. This is going to bring forth a lot of great information for us relative to property assessments in Detroit. And so they did ask for an extension until February the fifth. Once that report is done, the course will come to the city council for us to review, and then we will have them come present to the full council. So I just want to make sure you are aware that the study has to move forward, but is taking them additional time to complete? Yeah, thank
you, ma'am president. I just want to say, I think when you're talking about the Iao, it was the International Association of assessing officers. I just wanted to say that for the record, and I just want to say I'm also very excited, looking forward to doing that in terms of their regression analysis and also the information that we'll be able to receive so we can provide the best and most fair possible task code for people who need it the most. And so I'm just really excited about what this is going to produce. I just want to make that clarity so everybody knows exactly what you talk about
exactly. And this was a part of the property tax reform ordinance that was passed that has an independent evaluator that comes in and re examines how properties are assessed, and they will provide their analysis to the great city council for us to review primarily focus on the lowest value homes in Detroit to ensure that those about those properties are not still being over assessed. Thank you. Sure you want to go ahead? No, I just want to say thank you. Thank you as well for you as member young, we appreciate you as always. Okay, our next caller, please.
Next caller is Miko a Williams.
Miko Hi, good morning. Yes. Dmiko Williams, resident, taxpayers, Legacy Detroiter, let me just say this off the RIP. Listen, when people come down here and make comments, is free speech. You may not like what they say, but it's free speech. I mean, I understand the rules and regulations and such, but you know, you can't restrict people's free speech. This council body has been one to do that for years, because they don't like certain people, because they don't like certain personalities and they don't like certain groups and organizations, but we do have a right to speak. I want to memorialize Deontay Aggie. I want a moment of silence for him after I get off the phone because he served. He's black excellence that served this council body for over 20 years, but when I first came down there getting involved in politics. Deontay was the first guy that welcomed me in. And I like his voice. I like the way he's presentable, he's professional, and also he keeps everything in line. We're never going to find anyone like him again. And also, you know, in regards to miss Santiago, Romero's political exploitation in her rabbit holes last week, including, now I didn't see her out there at that Mexican protest yesterday. Shows who's really standing with the people. And also, you know, the political forecast calls for recalls and also removals of certain Council individuals who have failed to do their jobs. One of them is being targeted, but the others are up for fair game, so just watch out. Thank you.
Thank you.
The next caller is Aaron mccowski,
good morning.
Good morning. All
right, all right. Can we come back to this caller? Please?
He is actually now showing is unmuted.
Okay, just have to unmute yourself. Caller, you have the floor for public comment. Good morning.
Okay, I will, I will come back to him. Okay.
All right, the next caller is Frank Hammer.
Okay. Frank Hammer, good morning.
Good morning President Sheffield, good morning Council,
good morning
as a long time resident of Detroit, I'm going to repeat something that says last week, Donald Trump's partner Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute in a recent speech applauding Trump's victory. White Christian nationalists applauded Elon's gesture, mimicking Adolf Hitler. Trump is giving musk in office in the people's house, the White House, Trump has already eliminated all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion standards in the federal government. Dr King foresaw this development 50 years ago. He stated, the segregationist goal is a total reversal of all reforms for the RE establishment of naked oppression, if need be a native form of fascism to a Council representing a majority black city that should be caused for alarm, it behooves each of us, or each of you to organize citizen Anti Fascist committees to educate your districts to the dangers confronting us and making plans for our common defense. Yesterday, activists organized A Day Without Immigrants, for immigrants rice days in south southwest Detroit. Will you join them?
Thank you so much, Mr. Hammer.
So we are back to two hands that had not spoken when we condemned there were a few hands that had raised their hand after you had cut off public comment. Next caller is phone number ending in 076,
caller 076 Good morning. Caller 076
Going once.
Hello, yes, good morning.
Hello, residents of Detroit. My name is Ramon Jackson. I heard a lot of y'all call with symptoms. Those are all symptoms of bad representation. You do not have to figure out that this body before us does not represent us. We have election, but in order to have a righteous election, it must be fair. Come out, galvanize with me and stop them from cheating so that we can put people in those seats that represent our interest. Quit fooling yourselves. They do not represent you. Mary been on the council over 10 years, Coleman and majority of them been on there going on four years, and you got James Tate been on there before Mary Sheffield got on there. It's been years. It's been billions of dollars. It's been resources. All my people that got housing problems, transportation problems, land bank problems, we can address that with righteous elected officials. If you vote for me on on council, I would immediately vote to eradicate all those issues. Let's move those people don't represent us quick, fooling yourself.
Okay, thank you so much. And that will conclude our general public comment for this morning.
Madam President, there was just sorry. One more hand. Darren McCluskey, he did not respond the
last time. He's the last public Okay, sorry about that. Okay,
the next caller is Darren McCluskey,
hi. Can you guys hear me now? Yes, we can. Okay, great. Thank you so much. Okay, so I was here last week and I spoke about the issues that I had with the solar farm. I was heard, but I didn't have enough time. Thank you for the extra 30 seconds this week. Again, I do not think the solar farm taking is at all a necessity. A necessity is something that is a requirement for public good, and it's it's bound in a geographic way, like a highway extension or something. You're just picking these farms anywhere you want in the city. And I have, personally, my company has settled, so I'm no longer a member of the lawsuit as it pertains to the Fern Hill address. But that does not mean there are still many people who, by the way, don't necessarily look like me. As a council member stated a few weeks ago, the Ortiz family is a long term Hispanic family in Detroit who lost their home. They've been there since 1959 they didn't put the home through probate. They probably don't know how to they received half of the assessed value. So again, the home was assessed at a valuation of 54,000 by the assessor of Detroit. They received $20,000 for their home. They don't know how to challenge it. I had to go through three attorneys simply to reach a mutually agreeable settlement. If someone's giving given a squatter is given a free attorney by the city of Detroit, these people losing their homes should be given one as well. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, that will conclude all of our general public comment for this morning. Thank you everyone for calling in and speaking here in person, and we will now move to our agenda. If there are no objections, I would like to take up a line item 19.8 which is a resolution recognizing February the seventh as J Villa day. We do have the family of J Dilla. That is here. They've been patiently waiting. And I know they wanted this to be done. They have an event today. And then also Thursday is the street unveiling that council approves. So that will be taking place on Thursday. And so there is no objections. I would like to move 19.8 for discussion, both All right, Hearing no objections will move for discussion and just a point of special privilege. If you wanted to come up briefly, I know we said you wanted to come up briefly.
And this
and we have the family of Jay dally here, daughters time on a Whitlow Jamia Yancy and then joy let Hunter. Are all here.
Good morning, everyone. Good morning. My name is Jamia Yancy, and I just wanted to come up here to say thank you to Council President Mary Sheffield, as well as the city of Detroit for recognizing my father's legacy, the influence he has had on the hip hop community, and declaring his birthday February 7, as J Dilla day. Words cannot describe how grateful we are for this declaration. For years, he has been celebrated for the entire month of February, all over the city, country and the world, and thanks to all that love and support, it is finally official. My sister and I continue to try to uplift and honor his name and legacy, and this is such a monumental step to help us continue on with the work he left behind. So thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Good morning. My name is Joy. Let hunter. I am the mother and manager of Jamia shariana Yancy, I am also the spokesperson and public relation development for the James DeWitt Yancey estate. I would just like to thank Council President Mary and the whole council president staff for making this happen for James DeWitt Yancey, as my daughter stated, he is celebrated all over the world and all over the country. He has a sign over in London, so we are excited to see everything happening for him here in his city, where he has raised it up. Thank you. Thank you.
Honored to be able to to sponsor this resolution, as well as the entire Detroit City Council to officially declare February 7 as J Dilla day, as was mentioned. He is a Detroit native. He J Dilla was a groundbreaking producer and artist whose innovative sounds shape modern music. He was a founding member of Slum Village. He helped define Detroit's underground sea, before collaborating with industry legends such as A Tribe Called Quest common Erica Badu and the roots and many others, he has inspired generations of musicians and producers, and his legacy is upheld by the J Dilla Foundation, where he does a lot of things throughout music, through music education, his music has been featured at the DIA his legacy has been spotlighted at the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, and his music has been a focal point for the Detroit Jazz Festival. So now therefore be it resolved that the Detroit City Council hereby recognizes January 7 as J Dilla day in the city of Detroit, February the seventh, which will be this Friday. All
right. Discussion, yes. Council member Young, thank you. Ma'am, present. Ma'am, I would just like to ask, is there a foundation for J Dilla, and how do we support that? Yep,
I just mentioned the J Dilla foundation. You want to come up to the microphone, yeah, how
do we support that?
Make sure the microphone is on.
Okay, so just to be clear, the J The James DeWitt Yancy foundation is ran by his mother. That doesn't have anything to do with the estate. So everything that we're doing is straight through the James DeWitt Yancy estate, which I stated that I am a spokesperson and public, you know, developer for the James DeWitt Yancey estate.
And then my final question would just be, I'm a huge fan. I listen to his Yancy instrumentals. You know, we're here all the time when I'm in the gym or wherever I'm going. Is there going to be any re release, or iTunes, or any platform of this music at all? Yes, we
do have some new stuff that's going to be developed at the state is going to be putting out. I actually was blessed. Someone gave me some music that was found up here. So me and the girls were just out in LA a few weeks ago having a meeting, so I took that out there, so they're going to, you know, see what it is, and hopefully it's something that we can use to put out.
Well, please let me just let me know. I'm kind of geeking out here because I'm a fan. So please let me know if you got any exclusive parties or releases or anything. Is there anything you want to tell the public? Please let me know. I can talk about this all day, but I'm gonna stop. So thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Good to meet you. Appreciate you. Thank you, members, I'm done,
alright. Thank you so much, and we can move now for approval the resolution for 19.8
are there, is there a motion to approve? Motion?
Hearing no objections. The resolution will be approved.
Yes. Can I get a wave on that?
Okay, Hearing no objection. A waiver will be attached. All right. Moving now to our standing committee report for the budget, Finance and Audit standing committee from the office of the city clerk, City Planning Commission,
Council Member, you have two resolutions, line items, 15.1 and 15.2 and it's on behalf of council member der Hall,
Council Member Young. All right, I
wasn't prepared give me a little flea flicker here. All right. Thank you. Man president, Move to approve line of 15.1 and 15.2
all right, a motion has been made, and these are neighborhood enterprise zone certificates for various projects. Are there any objections? Hearing? No objections. The two resolutions will be approved.
Madam President, yes, I'd
like to request a waiver on 15.2
all right, Hearing no objections. A waiver will be attached to 15.2 for the internal operation. Standing Committee from the law department. Council
member Johnson, 18 resolutions. Line item six, 16.1 through 16 point 18.
Council member Johnson, thank you,
Madam President. Move for approval. These are various lawsuit settlement requests and requests for legal representation and indemnification.
Any objections,
please show me as a no on lineup, 16 point 13, please.
The clerk will please note.
Clerk will So note. Madam President, discussion, I'm
finished the vote. Okay? Any further objections?
Hearing no further objections. The 18 resolutions will be approved.
Council member, Young, thank you, Madam President. Um, I don't know if we have anybody from the law department that's here that can address this issue, but I just want to ask it a little bit differently. I just wanted to know how, how does qualified immunity come into removing or us not receiving a lot of these lawsuits. I know, I know we received some of them, but I'm sure there might be more. Do we have a count of how many we don't have to deal with because of qualified immunity for officers
through the chair Graham Anderson law department to council member young to understand your question, make sure I have your under your question correctly. You're referring to qualified immunity for police officers, right? When does the city not see potential lawsuits because of that?
Hey, how many lawsuits have been taken off the table? And the reason why, the reason why I'm asking
that, is because we don't have a quorum, so we have, we do have to stop? Okay,
we'll have you to the bathroom breakers on. I'm not sure what we just we are. So do we know second?
Come on back.
Did you need us to recess if you had to step out for you? Okay, so we'll recess at the call of the chair briefly. Okay.
Okay, applause,
good, oh, wait,
okay, Yeah, you're good. It's Okay. Do
we have, Yep, he's gone for today,
so I can call it one out there talking. I
All right, we will call back to order our formal session for this morning. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Council
Council member, COVID young the second here. Council
President, pro temp, James Tate and council president, Mary Sheffield, present, you have a quorum. President by the President, all
right, we will go back to our agenda. And member young, you were asking our attorney question if you want to proceed, yeah,
I think we kind of are. I kind of already got my answer
to the chair for the public, yeah, for the transparency for the public council members. Young's question was regarding qualified immunity, and if qualified immunity, does this body still see the Rni? And the response is yes, the RNI request for representation and demonification for transparency of the public, that's still going to come across this body's desk. But the qualified immunity that might end the lawsuit, that we might not get a settlement because of that, but this body should still have to approve the Rni, as I was telling council member young perhaps, maybe when looking for a plaintiff's attorney, the they might not be able to find an attorney, because they might say, You know what, you're going to lose this case to qualified immunity. And of course, in that case, the lawsuit never gets filed, and it wouldn't come across this body's desk, but if a lawsuit is filed, this legislative body will see the R and I request Thank you. And I
just also just want to say for the record that's whether it's qualified immunity or whether it's blanking immunity, because that has been the conversation on the federal level that police officers blanking total immunity for for their opera, for their operations, that would still be the case. You would still get RNI regardless of whether you're exempt from something, from doing something, or
not, absolutely, regardless of the reason of whatever motion is potentially used to attempt to dismiss a case, the RNI is still going to come across this body's table. It will still be approved by this body, correct, correct, or denied, if that is the will of the body. Okay, thank you. Thank you.
All right. Thank you so much. Council member Callaway,
just noting my presence. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay, the clerk would know it
was so no,
alright. There are no objections to the 18 resolutions from the internal operations standing committee, then those resolutions will be approved. I'm noting Pro Temp Tate had one objection for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement
council president pro tem James. Take two resolutions. Line item, 17.1 and 17.2
contract number 6005993,
dash a two, revenue slash lease agreement amendment to provide lease of City of Detroit on land for vehicle parking contractor, invest Detroit Foundation, total monthly rate is 2000 that's for planning and development. Next contract is contract number 6006936, 100% capital funding to provide for rehabilitations of 2924 and 2931 garland Street, contractor, VR homes, LLC, total contract amount, 742,500 that's for housing and revitalization Council. President Pro Tem James Tate, two resolutions.
President, pro tem Tate, madam.
President, I'll move approval of line items, 17.1 and 17.2
Hearing no objections. The two resolutions will be approved
from the Office of Development and grants Council. President, pro tem James Tate. One resolution, line item 17.3
President Pro Tem Tate. President,
I move approval of line item 17.3 please, right
line item 17.3. Is an application for the Michigan State Historic Preservation grant, which will provide the restoration of 28 windows at the historic Redford theater. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections. The one resolution will be approved.
President, yes, request for a waiver in line item 17.3
please, Hearing no objections, a waiver will be attached to 17.3 Thank you. From the housing and revitalization department council
president pro tem James Tate, one resolution, line item 17.3
17, it's only I have 17.4
on mine, Madam President, my mistake is line item 17.4
Okay. President, pro tem TAFE, my
President, I move approval of line item 17.4
Hearing no objections. The one resolution will be approved, moving to the planning and development department. Council President,
pro tem, James Tate, eight. Rather, there's eight resolutions. Line item 17.3 from 17 point 12,
I think the numbers are off for some reason. So seven, yeah,
they are five problems, Madam President, this should be line items 17.5 through 17 point 12, yep.
Okay, thank you. President. Pro Tempe. President,
I move approval of line items 17.5 to 17 point 12, please. Okay,
these are various property sales. Any discussion on these items? Yes, Council Member Young, thank you, Madam President,
I want to just ask. I think it'd be better if we just postpone line at 17.5 for one week. I think it's such an important issue that all the members should be able to have the opportunity to vote on this. And so I just want to just hold this over for one week so we can have that discussion.
Okay, is there any objection from colleagues to postponing line item 17.5 and this is the authorization to acquire eight properties within the prospective solar sites. I think this is for the public lighting department. Is there any objection to postponing for one week? Okay, hearing, no objections. 17.5 will be postponed for one week. And are there any objections on the remaining items? Hearing, none. The seven resolutions will be approved for the public health and safety. Standing Committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Council Member Santiago Romero, 38 resolutions noting that line items 18.1 through 18 point 31 are all various construction and demolition contracts. We will go to line item 18 point 32 which is contract number 3080388, 90% fire grant and 10% city funding to provide practical training equipment. Contractors ever ready, first aid and medical supply. Total contract amount $107,841.15 cent that's for fire. Next contract is contract number 3079581, 100% grant funding to provide six night vision, rugged eyes, panning, goggles, storage covers, soft cases and fair spot flood lands and manuals, contractors, Night Vision Incorporated. Total contract amount $63,750, that's for Homeland Security. Next contract is contract number 6006806, 100% city funding to provide tailor services for Detroit police uniforms. Contractor Sonia designs custom culture LLC, total contract amount, 100,000 that's for police. Next contract is contract number 6004113, dash, a, two, 100% PLD decommissioning funding, amendment two, to provide an extension of time only for the maintenance and repair of PLD assets, contractor Energy Group incorporated total contract amount 2,250,000 that's for public lighting. Next contract is contract number 6006920, 100% solid waste management funding to provide 96 gallon trash containers and Liz contractor, auto environmental systems. Total contract amount, $47,088 that's for public works. Next contract is contract number 6006304, dash a one, 100% major street funding. Amendment One to provide an extension of time only for square tube, steel sign post and square two sign post anchors. Contractor, MD, Solutions Incorporated total contract amount, $183,905 that's for public works. Next contract is contract number 6002477, dash, a one, 100% city funding Amendment One to add time only to allow solicitation and award for the preventative maintenance of the bush bus wash system
contractor is
inter clean equipment, LLC, total contract amount $906,500 that's for transportation. Council Member Santiago Romero, 38 resolutions.
Thank you. Council Member Santiago Romero,
thank you, Madam President,
motion to postpone 18.1 through 18.3 there are various questions from colleagues that still need to be answered. Okay,
any objections to postponing those items 18.1 through 18.3 these are all of the proposal in demolition contracts. Right hearing. No objections. Those three items will be postponed. Council Member Santiago Romero, thank you,
Madam President, motion to approve 18 points for through 18.8
Okay? And just discussion really quick, and I was going to wait, but I see Sala being contracting is listed for some of these additional contracts. And I'm not sure do we have someone on from demolition, Mr. Washington, just curious about their actual physical, physical location and their hiring of Detroiters, I want to get clarity. There's two different numbers listed on various contracts that contradict each other. So Mr. Washington, do we have someone on who can answer those questions?
Yes and Good morning, Madam Chair and committee. We do have director groupies at Council line, as well as Shantae Bucha from procurement,
thank You. We can promote both of those individuals. Please. Applause.
Good morning. Lawan counts group executive, all
right, thank you. Director counts, I'm not sure if it's you or procurement, procurement that can answer the question relative to the status of the sailor being trucking, being a Detroit based business. Just wanted to clarify their actual physical location. I know it says 985 East Jefferson. When we looked that up, that is Jenkins construction site there. So are they sharing that space with Jenkins construction
through the Chair? Yes, they actually rent our lease space from Jenkins to be in that area. Okay? And
when did they get certified as a Detroit they're Detroit based, or Detroit headquartered,
they're Detroit based, okay? And I want to say I don't know the exact date that would be actually a question for Creole, but it's been within the last year,
okay, all right. And then on two different contracts, one list that they have a total employment of 88 and three are Detroit residents. And then on a different contract, it says something different. It says they have 40 employees, and 23 are Detroiters. And we just get clarity on what's the actual count here. What's accurate? Because each different contract has different numbers that are being reported
through the Chair. I'm not exactly certain what the numbers that you're looking at are referring to. I can't tell you that they do have they have a large operation that does not actually all the employees do not work inside of the city. They have a team of about 10 employees that are performing their Detroit work, and of those 10, three are Detroit residents. I think the numbers that and I don't know what the discrepancy is between the two. I do know that they have closer to 100 total employees in their company, but like I said, a large, significant portion of their work is outside of the city.
Okay, it would just be clear for us and for transparency, because it does reflect different things for different contracts. Again, it says employment of 41 says employment of 88 and then the number of Detroit residents are different for each contract. So it's a little bit confusing to get clarity on what you know, what is accurate and what is not, because it's a little concerning when I see 88 employees and three are Detroiters, that just doesn't look good. And so just to be clear, what's accurate and what's not. And so if that's not you, I'm not Mr. Washington, we have someone on for procurement or from LPD who may maybe analyze the contract that can provide clarity
through the Chair. I'm reaching out to procurement now, and they should be joining us momentarily. Okay,
Ms Wilson, good morning. Good morning. Ashley Wilson, legislative policy division, I was wondering if you could provide the contract numbers where the number of employees differ. Yep.
Line item 18.4 as 88 total employees. Three are Detroit residents. Line item 18.3
indicates,
I'm sorry, oh, I think I know what the difference is. So one of those contracts is prop in and the number of employees are listed differently because prop ends take into account only the employees working on the project, and how many of those are Detroit residents, while the city demolition encompasses the entire population. I mean not the entire population, but the entire the entire workforce, employee employment at that vendor. So 18.4 is a construction and demolition contract, and that basically is the total employment at style been in, while 18.3 is a prop and contract, and that only applies to the employees that will be working on the project
for that. Okay, yes, it's okay. So 18.4 is their total. I thought Miss director counts. May have mentioned a different amount of total employees for sale being not 88 but I just want to get clarity on this. This is important to me, and I think actually, I was the one that requested that we put the employment information relative to the hiring of Detroiters on these reports, and so I just want to make sure that is very clear, because they kind of contradict sometimes with different contracts. So I will follow up offline. I don't want to belabor and hold the agenda up, but just want to make sure that I'm very clear on what the actual hiring of Detroiters is for sale of being contracting. Okay, are there any other questions for these contracts? Okay? Hearing none. We postponed the first three. And so we did move 18.4
all the way down to
Madam President. I believe it was 18.4 through 18.8
to 18.8
are there any objections?
Hearing, no objections, those resolutions will be approved.
Council Member Santiago Romero,
thank you, Madam President, motion to approve 19. Excuse me, 18.9. With discussion. Okay, thank you, Madam President, just if we could, I believe this is regarding office based renovations, and last year, we all made sure to support renovations for the for the Auditor General. So want to just make sure we get some updates regarding that renovation. Not sure if we can hear back from our director of construction demolition or whoever can answer that question,
all right, we will see director counts is still on.
Through the Chair. I am still here. I do not have an update on the progress of that of the Auditor General's space at this time, but I can get that if you if that's what you would like,
but through you, Madam President, yes please, because this was something that was brought to our attention last year that we all supported to just want to make sure that the funds are there and that the renovations are coming
through the Chair will do. Thank
you. Appreciate that. No other discussion for me. Madam President, Madam Chair, Council Member
Calloway, we thank you, Madam Chair. We've been going back and forth since I've been on the council regarding the auditor general's request for office space. I mean not office space, but office renovations. And I'm going to ask make a motion to postpone line item 18.9 pending the answers to my colleagues questions regarding the renovations to their offices. They've been asking since I've been here, and now we are moving this one right along. Now they're asking for an increase so they can complete theirs on the fourth floor. So my motion is to postpone the the movement of 18.9
and bring it back in a week. Madam Chair,
any objections to postponing for one week 18.9 Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Thank you, Madam Chair. Council Member Santiago Romero, motion to
approve 18 points 10 through 18 points 27
All right, these are various demolition contracts. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections. The resolutions will be approved.
27 council member, Santiago Romero, thank
you, Madam President, motion to approve 18 points 28
motion has been made. Are there any objections to 18 point 28 hearing? None. The one resolution will be approved. Request a waiver. Madam President, there are no objections. A waiver will be attached to 18 point 28
member, Santiago Romero, motion to
approve 18 points. 29 through 18 point 31
a motion has been made. Are there any objection? Again? These are various demolition contracts carry no objection. Objections, the three resolutions will be approved.
Council Member Santiago Romero, thank you, Madam
President, getting towards the end here motion to approve 18 point 32
motion has been made for approval for 18 point 32 are there any objections?
Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be approved.
Request a waiver. Madam President,
Hearing no objections, a waiver will be attached to 18 point. 32
member, Santiago Rivera,
thank you. Madam President, motion to approve 18 point 33 33
through 18 points 34
Okay, discussion on those items. Member Young, thank
you, Mayor, first, I have a discussion on the line on 18 point 33 I'm a supporter of this technology, usually when it comes down to cracking down on criminality and keeping people safe. But I do have a concern about this in light of the recent political environment that we are in. I just want to know, is this something that's going to be limited primarily to stopping crime and going and going after criminality, or is this technology that's going to be expanded to be used to deport our to target and to deport our Latino community or Haitian community? I think that's a significant problem, and I kind of have a concern with this technology being used for that, because I understand there's penalties if we don't go along with the federal requirements for this deportation program that they're implementing. I just want to know is this, is the plan from this going to be used for that purpose, and especially since this is under homeland security as well. And do we have somebody online that can answer that? Okay, Mr.
Washington, do we have someone on please for this item, I just
want to say for the record, the Haitian community are legal citizens who are also being targeted for deportation.
Chair, if we can bring this item back to the end of the
agenda. Okay? No, no, no problem. And I also just wanted to say, even for undocumented workers, I think this is wrong, and I think this is dangerous for a lot of reasons, not just economically, but also just the inhumanity of it. So I just want to say this technology is being used for that purpose. I just want to go on their record saying that I am opposed to this technology being used for that. This is going to be used for criminality, to keep the city safe, that I understand, but this is going to be used to be targeting, you know, hard working American citizens been here, or for folks who have been brought over here because they were given amnesty in the 80s for the sheer purpose of exploiting their labor, that is something that I am opposed to. I just want to say it on the record. Thank you,
Madam President. All right. Thank you council member young. And if there are no objections, we will bring 18. We will postpone it to the end of the agenda, 18, point, 33 Hearing no objections, that action will be taken. And Council Member Santiago Rivera also moved 18 point 34 for approval.
Are there any objections to 18 point 34
discussion? Madam Chair, online item, 18 point 34 okay. I'm just you know, wondering whether or not there was a there are tailors, or seems to this, who live in the city, who work in the city, who have businesses in the city. We are going to East Point for our uniforms to be tailored. It's a two year contract at $100,000 it just baffles me when I see these types of contracts, they just move right through the process. And I'm just wondering if someone from contracts and procurement is on to let us, let me know whether or not there were other folks who could provide this service, who actually are located in Detroit to him some pants and make some alterations. We got so many, you know, folks in the city who do this work. I just don't know why we're out in East Point, and it says so big. So can someone from contracts and procurement come on and answer the questions, and why is it a sole bid?
Okay, Mr. Washington, do we have someone on?
And how many uniforms, Mr. Washington, do we have someone on for this item? Oh, you're muted, Mr. Washington, we can't hear you. Go ahead. Sorry,
my apologies multitasking for this item. We do have commander Stacey Alvarado Online.
Okay, we will promote her. I
Harris, are we able to promote? Okay,
good morning. Can you hear me? Yes,
we can hear you. Thank you. I'll turn the floor back over to council member Calloway,
yes. Thank you so much. And good morning, ma'am. I'm just concerned about a soul bid going to an East Point vendor for tailoring services for our officers uniforms. Two years, $100,000
yes, ma'am, through the chair. Um, I know that the Office of contracting and procurement did end up putting this bit out a couple different times, and the last time this was the sole vendor that put in a bid for the contract.
Thank you. Thank you, Madam
Chair, and to member callaways point, even though that was the sole vendor that put it in, I think we have to continue to do a better job at outreach to Detroit based businesses that do provide these services, and, you know, creating an easier pathway to put them in a pipeline to do business with Detroit. And so the the response is that this was the only sole contractor that that that bid is not necessarily the best answer. I mean, what are we doing to ensure that Detroit based contractors are getting access and being promoted to these potential services that are available in
Detroit? Madam President, I will share that information with OCP. Madam Chair, all right, yes. Member Callaway, thank you so much. Madam Chair, I'm going to make a motion to postpone this contract because I have have more questions. Madam Chair, we have cleaners in our city. They do tailoring for all of us. I don't go to East Point to get my things cleaned or tailored. I go right down the street on Warrington. They're there. The folks are here, doing the work every day for all of us. You know, I don't know if any of my colleagues go to East Point to get their things tailored. That's your business, but I doubt it. You know, we have people in our families who do these types of things to working out of their home. You know, we have the avenue fashion. They have professional tailors inside those businesses. So, you know, I definitely am going to ask that we bring this back in two weeks. So if the officers have to walk around with baggy pants for a minute insurance too big, they'll survive. So, Madam Chair, I'm asking making a motion to bring this back in two weeks so I can do my due diligence only one week, one week, and then hopefully
I wanted to bring it back again next week. We could but one week at a time. Okay, so one week today. Madam Chair, okay, yes. Hold on one second. Mr. Washington, discussion on the motion. Member Coleman Young, thank you, Madam
President. I just wanted to ask, this is kind of controversial, what I'm getting ready to say, but have we ever thought about, like, sole source? I mean, I'm just saying, like, you know, this is hypothetical, you know, I'm not trying to, you know, get involved in the contract procurement process. But like, hypothetically, if you were to sole source this out to, like, hot Sams or simply casual or, you know, tie square. I mean, we had the sharpest police suits, you know, saying, you know, I mean, don't fuckers would be on point. I just want to know, like, has that ever crossed your mind at all in terms of that, and why hasn't it? Please satisfy my curiosity.
Mr. Watchman, that wouldn't be Go
ahead. Mr. Washington, yes,
through the chair. We do have Chris Jones from procurement online, if he can be promoted.
Prince Jones. Chris Jones, yes. Chris Jones,
yeah. Director or Debbie,
moved over. Madam President,
okay, you only said okay. You want me withdraw. I do withdraw.
Okay. Mr. Jones,
Hi, good afternoon. Chris Jones, OCP, alright.
Have you been listening in to the discussion regarding line item 18 point 34 sir, I
have. I
have. Alright. Go right ahead.
So to answer the question this, this particular bid has been sent out three times to 330 suppliers in this area and around the country. We put it on social media. We personally contacted hot Sams and the various other tailoring companies in the city of Detroit. We did that because we sent it out two times without a response. So we personally contacted these, these tailoring shops that you guys are referring to, and they were not interested in bidding for whatever reasons they decided not to bid.
Yeah, I would just get ready to ask. I mean, just just, I don't want to, you know, put anybody in hot water. But just, do you have, like, an overwhelming like, reason why that is, like, if you did a poll, like, the number one reason you heard, what was that? And can you just, like, let me know why they said they just, they weren't interested.
They left through the chair. They left it at that they were not they were not interested in bidding. It could have been that their capacity, maybe they were busy. I'm not sure what their business reasons were, but they did not want to bid. Okay,
and have you thought of all of just sole source at all? Just you know you've been to business for a long time. We know you could do the work. We know you have it. Based on our analysis, we looked at your business plan and whatever we feel comfortable enough to allow you to have this being since you've been in the city, you legacy business. You've been here so long. Please take some of this work. Has that ever been in discussion at all, or is it just, we just going by the big process, and that's it, through
the chair that would be against the procurement ordinance, even
if you sold source, if you chose to sole source, I'm not saying that. I would just say that if you chose to do that based on, based, I'm not saying you just give it to just give it to, you know, you do your diligence, you go for the analysis, you look to see if they can do the work, and based on what you've seen from the Office of Procurement contracting, they could be able to do. And I'm not saying this deal particularly, it could be anybody. I'm just saying, Have you seen the Detroit business that you know could do it and decide to go that route? Or is that, or would you still not be comfortable with that legally? Because I understand you're under different you're under different legal requirements and strains than most departments. You're liable for that. I get that, but I just, I'm just asking, just out of curiosity,
through the charity thing, over $2,000 must be competitively bid. However, if we could not find a company able to do it, then, in some cases, we must sole source. But in this case, we were able to find a company, but the organizations that you're thinking about that we could have went to a sole source, we've already contacted them. We already they didn't have to do anything except just give us the pricing. That's all we asked for. Willing to participate?
No, thank you. So I appreciate it. That's to answer my question. I'll do it. Thank you. Member. Calloway,
yeah, thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Jones, can you forward my office a copy of the scope of work? And you said you 330 people were contacted, or vendors were contacted for this $100,000 contract. You said, 330 and around the around the world. Outside of the country may
have through the chair, mostly in the United States, but yes, 330 countries. Okay,
so if I can get that information, sir, and I'll send you some other questions that I have regarding this particular contract
through the chair, no problem. And if
you can send that to all of us, please, I curious to see it as well, and I do agree with postponing it for one week just to look into a little bit more. And also, I think I know you mentioned that they just didn't respond. But I think we have to start to dig a little bit deeper into some of the barriers and the culture that exists that prevents Detroit based businesses from wanting to participate in the procurement process, and so while they're invited to participate a lot, don't, because there's too many barriers to entry, and it's too difficult for Detroit based businesses to navigate the processes that are in place. And so just would love for us to go a little bit deeper to kind of really understand why Detroit based businesses are not bidding on these contracts, and hopefully coming up to with some solutions to reform the process, because for them not to want to participate. Clearly, there probably are some challenges there, and I would love to reach out personally to some of these individuals, to hear from them, to hear why, because usually there's two sides to it. So thank you, and I'm looking forward to that information. Madam President, Council Member Johnson, thank you,
Madam President. Just want to be sure that in the response that we receive, if we can also know and understand those that we did outreach to and what their response was. Because I'm really interested as well knowing that there are some tailoring shots throughout the city, so we just like to know which ones we reached out to and what their response is. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Thank
you. Member Johnson, but there's no further discussion. We will postpone for one week. 18 point 34
Hearing no objections, that action will be taken.
We also moved 18 point 35
no matter motion to approve 18 point 35 All
right. Motion has been made. Are there any objections to line item 18, point 35 hearing, no objections. The one resolution will be approved request
a waiver. Madam President.
Any objections to a waiver?
Hearing, none that action will be taken. Member, Santiago Ramiro, thank you, Madam
President, motion to approve 18 point 36 and 18 point 37
any objections.
Hearing, no objections, the two resolutions will be approved. Members, Santiago Ramiro, motion to
approve 18 point 38
any objections.
Hearing none. 18 point 38 will be approved. Request a waiver, Madam President, Hearing no objection, the waiver will be attached to line item 18 point 38 under new business from the Department of Public Works city engineering division.
Council Member Santiago Romero, three resolutions, line items, 18 point 39 through 18 point 41
council member Santiago Romero motion to approve these are all various encroachment requests.
Are there any objections?
Hearing no objections. The resolutions will be approved from the
Department of Public Works city engineering division I
we just found that Madam President,
from the mayor's office,
Council Member COVID Young to resolutions, line items, 19.1 and 19.2
council member young Thank you, Madam President, I moved to approve line items, 19.1 19.2
all right, a motion has been made for approval, and these are various city events that have been All approved by various departments. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections. The two resolutions will be approved
from the Office of contracting and peculiar
council member Young. Five resolutions, line items, 19.3 through 19.7 noting that they are all for the General Services Department. First up is contract number 6006913 100% city funding to furnish all fire vehicles, repair service, labor and or parts contractors, McQueen equipment LLC, doing business as McQueen total contract amount, 600,000
next contract is contract number 6006914
100% city funding to furnish all fire, vehicle repair service, labor and or parts contractor Bob Maxie Ford incorporated total contract amount 150,000
next contract is contract number 6006922
100% two, 100% major street funding to provide tree and shrub planting and maintenance services throughout the city of Detroit. Contractor the greening of Detroit. Total contract amount, 2,500,000
next contract is contract number 6006923,
100% 100% major street funding to provide tree and shrub planting and maintenance services throughout the city of Detroit. Contractor je Jordan landscaping incorporated total contract amount 2.5 million. Last contract is contract number 6006924, 100 100% major street funding to provide tree and shrub planning and maintenance services throughout the city of Detroit. Contractors, Premier group, Associates, LLC, total contract amount, 2,500,000
council member young, five resolutions.
Council member Young, thank you, Madam President,
I moved to approve line items 19.3 through 19.7
right motion has been made. Are there any objections to these line items discussion? Madam Chair, yes. Council member Callaway, thank you so much. Madam Chair, is there anyone on from General Services. I had quite a few questions regarding line item 19.3 and 19.4 regarding the repair of fire vehicles. $600,000 contract going to Grand ledge for them to repair. Our fire trucks don't understand that at all. And then 150,000
going to Bob Maxey in Detroit.
Both of them are three year contracts, and understand one of the answers was capacity. That's always the explanation or reason why we can't do business with Detroiters because they lack capacity. So how can grand ledge had the capacity, but Detroit does not. And then Madam Chair, so is anyone on because I have quite a few questions. I'm probably going to ask that we bring this back in a week from General Services, and I don't know if they'll be able to answer the questions. Ma'am,
okay, Mister Washington, I
Yes, through the chair, we do have Jarell Harris online.
Promote Mr. Jarell Harris. You
Is he on Paris?
Yeah, it's good afternoon to the chair drill Harris, Deputy Director General Services Department,
okay? Member Callaway, yes, good afternoon. Mr. Harris, thank you so much. I'll continue to have these concerns regarding these contracts going to the small municipalities like grand ledge. How are they able to get a $600,000 contract from Detroit
and then we give Bob Maxey $150,000
to perform the same services. I think you were on last week, and you said it was capacity. But I know I won't support the contract. I just don't understand why we don't have folks who work in our garages to work on some of these vehicles. We have outstanding mechanics in our own garages. I asked Mr. HARRIS a couple weeks ago regarding a multi million dollar contract going to another smaller city, no Livonia, a multi million dollar contract going to a staffing agency in Livonia to help us get mechanics. And I asked, what is our plan of action to grow our talent in house, we have mechanics. How do we get them in training programs so they will know how to work on these heavy duty types of equipment, like these fire trucks. Why are we centered to Grand ledge? I can't believe they would have the capabilities, and we don't. And that was my question then, and it's my question now, what is our plan to build our own mechanics capacity and skill set to work on our equipment?
Through the Chair to council member Callaway? That is a fantastic question, and we are taking a two prong approach. So we are absolutely hiring more mechanics. We have job fairs coming up to bring on more mechanics, and we are doing more training for the mechanics that we currently have to make sure that they can work on the heavier duty things, the fire trucks, the heavy equipment, and at the same time, we still have a need to get the vehicles out for service, which is why we are requesting that this body approve these contracts that allows us to send vehicles out that need to be repaired. I believe OCP can talk more in detail about how that process works and how we solicit vendors who respond. But what we did talk about what the capacity about Maxi, even though it is a company that is based here in the city, it is don't have the capacity to work on as many of our heavy duty vehicles and the fire fleet that we need to have repaired, which is why the other company got more on their contract, because they can work on more vehicles for us, because
they're probably not working on anything else but our vehicles in Grand ledge, and that's how they're building capacity, because we're helping them. Mister Harris, and then we had through the chair to mister Harris, you know, I complained about that multi million dollar contract going to a staffing agencies. It hadn't been open forever in Livonia to turn right back around Madam Chair and to my colleagues to help us get mechanics to work on heavy duty equipment. And then I found out that some mechanics retired and all that talent went out the door. I'm thinking we need to bring some of that talent back and set up a mentoring program so all of that skills and all that experience can be kept in house and built in our own offices, in our own garages. You know, I just don't understand why we're going to Grand ledge. We're part of their only customer, only client. But Thank you Madam Chair. Thank you mister Harris, thank you
for Callaway.
I there any additional questions or concerns with these line items? There was a motion to approve in any objections. Council member Callaway, thank you,
Madam Chair. I'll be an objection online. Item 19.3,
the clerk would note. Clerk will So note. Madam President,
hearing no further objections, the resolutions will be approved. That takes us to the end of the agenda, moving to the president's report on Madam President. You
had to go back to my item. 18 point 3318 point 3133
was bringing back to the end of the agenda. Thank
you. Mr. Washington, do we have someone on for 18 point 33
Yes, Madam Chair, we do have Jamal Island online as well As Commander Ian several
we will promote those
individuals. Applause,
good morning.
Good morning. Thank
you so much. I will let council member young ask this question regarding line item 18 point 33 go right ahead.
Yes. Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen for joining. I just wanted to ask you, particularly about the night vision goggles. I just wanted to ask first and foremost, if this is about using this in terms of missions, I can understand where you would need this in terms of dealing with, you know, criminals or the criminal element. I can understand that I have no problem with that. If this is something that's going to be used in terms of participating with ICE raids, that is something I have a significant concern about. And I understand the pressure on local governments from the federal government to be able to participate in that. I gave that and I get the administration desire to do that. That's that's not what I'm talking about. I just have a real problem with us spending money on technology that's going to be used to treat Detroiters in an inhumane fashion, in my opinion. And so I just wanted to know, is this something that's going to be used for that purpose? Because I'm seeing this coming out of Homeland Security, and so is this going to be used for the same purposes of carrying out these mass deportations of not just our undocumented citizens, but also our but also our citizens that are under temporary protective status, such as the Haitian community, which the events which the federal administration had expressed the desire to deport them as well? I just want to know, is this going to be something that's going to be used in that regard or not?
Well through the chair and Commander, I'll just just respond real quickly through the chair to Councilman young, this equipment was we have been trying to purchase this equipment for several months now. It went out to bid several, several months ago. Also, this equipment is designated for the Detroit bomb squad. They do not have this current capability at all. In fact, sometimes not even sending out the bomb robot because they can't keep a visual on it. So that's what this equipment is being used for, sir, and that's, and that's solely, right, yes, it's designated. These are grant funds designated through what we call our law enforcement terrorist prevention activity, uh, designated to the Detroit bomb squad for their usage.
Is there penalties if it is used for something outside of that, and if not, is there at least track so we can know that this is used for something other than what its initial intention is for.
We the through the chair, we are audited the state of Michigan, and through our fiduciary will come out to audit certain equipment that we purchase with grant funds, and it needs to be in use as is added as it is designated, sir, okay,
and we can get a copy of that as well.
Yes, with those artists, yes, when those things are published, we can definitely get a
copy. Yeah, I would appreciate that. Man. President, if I may, Commander, is there anything you want add to that at all? Sir,
good afternoon through the chair. The only access to these will be to our bomb disposal unit. And one of the reasons why they're important to the bomb disposal unit is low light or no light operations. And some explosives are able to be set off with a light trigger, and these will not set that off. And with these IR capable goggles, they will also expose those light sensors without triggering them, so we know what they're dealing with, but the only access to this equipment is for the bomb to the bomb squad for their use of bombs disposal unit. No,
actually, I think that's a good purpose, and I understand that. I'm not I'm not questioning that. I think that's the very good purpose, and they should have that. I just want to make sure that that's just what it's being used for, for those types of things. Whether the bond squad was for other such things, or you're using it for for local law enforcement, that's fine. I think once you start going into being it being used for to enforce these mass deportations. That's where morally and politically, I have a problem with that, as well as legally potentially. So I just wanted to let that express me know, but you answered that question. So thank you, gentlemen. I appreciate that. Thank you, Madam President, and I'm ready. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you all for being here, and member young 1833
for approval. Now, is
there a motion to move 18.33 for approval?
You can move it. Oh, sorry, okay.
You charted my head. I've already had a party part motion. All
right, Hearing no objections. We will move for approval, 18 point 33 All right. Thank you all for joining, and now we will proceed to our referrals for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee,
three, of course, from various city departments.
The three reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operations. Standing Committee, six reports from various city departments. The six reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services. Standing Committee
four reports from various city departments
before reports will be referred to the neighborhood and community services, standing committee for the Planning and Development Committee,
four reports from various city departments before reports
will be referred to the planning and development standing committee, for the public health and safety Standing Committee, and if we can actually remove line item 25.9
administration would like to promote that one
Hearing no objections. 25.9
will be removed from referrals and Madam Clerk. That leaves us with 10 reports, Madam President, from various city departments. Those 10 reports will be referred to public safety Standing Committee under the consent agenda.
There are no items. Madam President, all right, we'll call for our member reports. Member young
negative report. Member Santiago Romero, thank
you, Madam President, for District Six residents, want to invite everyone to join us for our monthly February meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, at 6pm via zoom and Facebook Live, we will hear updates regarding the fugitive dust ordinance and the truck routes ordinance as well. Also want to invite everyone to join us for our office hours this month, we will be joined by the property assessments Board of Review. We will be at the Clemente rec center on Monday, February 10, from four to 6pm stop by with any questions that you might have. Want to invite you as well to our building power training series. We are going to do our annual city budget one on one training at the UAW on Wednesday, February 12, at 6pm we do this everywhere every year, where we go over the city budgets, the budget process, and how to engage with it and advocate with us. And last something fun for everyone. We are going to have our second annual let's get the six at roller Cade on Thursday, February 20, at 6pm the first 250 residents that arrive are going to get free entry, skates, a pizza and a pop. We hope to see you there. We're going to be at in the Boynton community. Thank you, Madam President,
thank you council member, member Johnson, thank
you, Madam President, and Member Santiago Romero is testing me, because we do have royal skate land in District Four, but I haven't put on skates in a long time. So I just want to remind district four residents that we are hosting our District Four budget discussion with the one and only or quarterly on Thursday at 5:30pm it is a virtual session. So if you'd like to join us to hear about the entire process with City Council as it relates to the budget, and if you'd like to weigh in on how you'd like to see the budget utilized. Please join us. If you have not received the virtual link, please reach out to the office to obtain that. The office phone number is area code, 313-224-4841, again, 313-224-4841, and that is this Thursday, February 6, at 5:30pm virtually. Thank you, Madam President, thank
you council member Johnson president, pro tempore, okay and council member caliber.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon. Everyone next week. Please join us for our coffee and conversation on Monday, February 10 at the Johnson Rec Center located at 8550, Chippewa, from eight to 9am on February the 11th, DTE will be at the Northwest Activity Center at 18, 100 Myers, from 10 to 3pm for customer support regarding Bill explanation, energy assistance, referral, payment plans, etc. Again, that's February 11 at the Northwest activity center from 10 to 3pm DTE on Monday, February 17, from 530 to 630 we'll be hosting our district to virtual community webinar with Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabri the meeting information can be find found on my social media site, or you can call my office At two to 445, 35 join us in this month, the month of February. In recognition of American Heart Association, we are walking two miles a day. At the end of the month, we would have walked 56 miles, which is little over 4000 steps a day. So it's not that much. We will wrap it up on February 26 at the University of Detroit Mercy fitness center, which is located on the corner of Livernois and West McNichols. Again, walk with us every day, two miles. That's 4000 approximately 4000 steps a day. You can call my office if you want to know where I'm walking, and you can join me. We will be indoors at the University of Detroit Mercy Fitness Center on Wednesday, February 26 from 515 to 6pm on Thursday, February 27 we invite you to join us at our District Two town hall. It's all about the people's budget. Our very own Irv Corley will be there with us and his team, and that town hall. Location is 18, 405, Livernois Avenue, known as the Congressman Sri thanadar Community Center. Come out and learn more about your budget. Get some questions answered again. That is February 27 Thursday, from five to 7pm at 18, 405 Livernois Avenue, which is Congressman street than at ours Community Center. Thank you, Madam Chair, that completes my report. All right, thank you. Member
Calloway, yes. Member young, I just had a question.
Member Callaway, do you provide like golf cart or like a bus or a scooter for those two miles every day? That's that's a lot. You know what I'm saying? You got a skateboard or something, or what's going on was everybody just going two miles and
that's it? I'm just kidding. She'll probably walk in anyway, because it's about 4000 steps. Yeah, so up and down these hallways, you're probably getting
it in microtransa.
Do what you can.
We'll do our best. Yes, all
right. Thank you. Council member young and council member Callaway, just a reminder that the mayor will be presenting his budget to the Detroit City Council on Monday, excuse me, on February the 28th at 1230 again, the mayor will be presenting his budget to Council. This will be a public meeting on February the 28th at 1230 and then also the Detroit revenue estimating conference will take place on February the 10th at 1pm this is a virtual meeting for those who would like to learn more about the projections for the city's revenue and overall budget, again, that will be healed on February the 10th, at 1pm and that is a virtual meeting. All right, that is all I have. So we will move under our testimonial resolutions and special privilege,
Madam President, we will go with
under communications from the current adoption without committee reference.
There are no items for that, Madam President,
then under the communications from the clerk, we have a report of approval of 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, three resolutions, noting that line item 30.1 is on behalf of Council President Mary Sheffield. Line Items 30.1 through 30.3 council president pro tem James Tate,
pro temp taste, Madam President, move approval of the resolutions.
Motion has been made and Hearing no objections, the three resolutions will be approved under testimonial resolutions and special privilege.
Council member young, two resolutions, line items, 30.4 and 30.5
member young, rules approved one, 30.4
carry no objections. The two resolutions will be approved the roved. If there is nothing else to come before us this morning. Is there a motion to adjourn. All right, this meeting will stay in adjourn, and everyone has a blessed day.
