the members of The audience would just allow me two more minutes, I
need to get some documentation.
Thank you for your patience.
I love saying
reassuring when you have members of public health to participate in government. And if you would just allow me this indulgence of just a couple of more minutes to make sure that the members of council have all the documents pertinent to tonight's meeting, I would greatly appreciate that
you I got an Email
on Friday, at 504, you
experiment You
I'm kind of COVID agreement, okay, so
yes, the agenda
is right after roll call. So this all right, would
you like me to pass this out now?
Yeah, and
I want to give folks a minute to see what they're sure
this is going under.
Sure
recording in progress,
so we would have to create
so under item should yeah, I want to
find out where they'd like to install this under administration, but we don't have a supplement for administer. Administration, unless we create one. So Madam, if you don't mind, you,
it. So we have to come out.
Okay, so I just need a member. Miss Banneker, I could talk to you for a second.
I You have the document for
recommendations for installation
after the closed session, so we would have a second
moving at the new item six. It's all contingent
upon members approval. I just want to make sure everybody has an opportunity to see this and read it before we get into
it. Yep, item six.
Those going to be five that closed session is a closed session. It is what it is. So Item six will be district, yep.
That will be the
I'm sorry, So tell me again. All Right, you
all right resolution that's working.
Well done. Okay, yeah, so this is thank you lost, yeah, I
make sure all members,
yes, they just pass it out. Okay,
I'm not I don't intend to rush them through it.
Ladies and gentlemen, again, I appreciate your patience. This is one of our last meetings for the year. The agenda is robust. We have a lot of business to attend to, so I do appreciate your patience as we make sure we have our agenda items sorted out here. I also wanted to make sure that members of city council had an opportunity to peruse the documents that they have in front of them, as we will be making decisions on these documents. I don't want anyone to feel rushed during this process. I
Yep, yeah, the agreement that was
stapled,
I just gave you the agreement that goes with
the resolution, cool, the EPA, absolutely. It just wears.
Should have known when I saw the guy sitting there, I'm like, okay, yes, I'm just, I'm just waiting on they brought us documents the last minute. I want to make sure members have an opportunity to get those questions asked and
also, okay, that's
that's why I need to know where the chief is. You guys are here to be sworn in today. Okay, that's cool. Just want to make sure I'm just waiting for Mr. Shaki to get back after consulting with the city's administrator. Then we'll go ahead and get started live in the last Five minutes before the meeting.
You Monday, all Day.
Do Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to call this meeting to order. This is the regular schedule meeting for the Highland Park City Council in person and virtual regular meeting scheduled for Monday, November the 18th, 2024 at 7pm Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?
Council president Robinson,
Councilwoman Manica here,
Councilwoman Martin here, Councilman Shafi here, Council President Thomas
here. Thank you. All accounted for at this point we will turn the floor over to members of council. You've had an opportunity to see the proposed agenda. There have also been documents presented to you at the last few moments to consider for today's agenda, I will turn the floor over to members of Council, and the Chair will entertain a motion to approve the agenda. Motion to approve so we have a motion on the floor but Councilman Shafi with amendments to the agenda, Mr. Shafi, would you please share with us the proposed amendments you have in mind? Yeah, okay,
so I noticed that we have on the council Street as a
secondary Street as a secondary name for Highland Park Street celebrating his and the First Lady's 50th
anniversary. I'm learning as to why is that under Council of affairs and that time under
community development, I
can answer, I can answer that question for you. Mr. Ashanti, as we inquired at the last meeting about honoring this member of our community, when I inquired as to where that would go soon as under the purview of city council, that is the appropriate place for that under Council affairs. It is not a matter of Community and Economic Development, because we are bestowing that honor. The council is completely and solely in charge of recognizing this citizen, and so it will go under our subhead of council affairs. So these are things that are the sole purview of city council. It's not under community development or under the city administration, because this honor is something that we bestow um
question under under Council affairs regarding the approval of a bond for the office of treasurer, I have a little question here. So I'm noticing that
everything uniformed, except for this particular
resolution. My question,
when you say uniform, Sir, could you be a little bit
more specific? Is
different? The print is different. Is
that a computer specific issue?
It could very well be. But my question is,
who wrote this resolution?
Can someone within the city's administration or legal department answer that question for Mr.
Sure. I could. Mr. President. We our office wrote it in conjunction with consultation with the city administration.
Yes, and
it's initial days approved.
Okay, so if someone tells me why this is
not under legal, then
let me I don't have a complete answer for that, but let me go ahead and pull the charter up and see if I can get that question answered. It's my understanding that the requirement for bonds is something that, again, is under the city council's purview. The requirement of of members, elected officials as well as employees of the city is specifically under the purview of the City Council President,
my only issue is, everything on this agenda tonight is pretty much under the purview of Council, because it all has to be approved by Council.
When we do these things that we're
in our industry must
be approved. By Council, so therefore everything on this agenda is under the preview of Council, and I'm trying to understand why is this particular resolution pushed always to the back in council affairs when it should be fine.
Okay, so on the board up there section four, eight of the Charter, the council may require any office or employee to give a bond to be approved by the city attorney, and such sums as council determines. Again, all of the decision making is not the city administrator. It's not the city administration. It says Council determines the bond shall be considered upon the faithful and proper performance of the duties of the office or employment. Consider all official bonds shall be corporate surety bonds, and a premium there thereof shall be paid by the city. The bonds of all officers and employees shall be filed with the clerk, except the clerk's bond shall be filed with the treasurer. Any officer or employee who was covered by the blanket bond needed to be bonded individually for the purpose of qualifying for the office. And so again, it says under four eight that this is the purview of city council. The council may require state
council president. I'm
not arguing that point. I'm so that.
I'm trying to understand why is it placed on the council legal. I'm just trying to understand why they push all the way things back. I mean, we have quite all. I'm simply saying is I think that this needs to be moved out of council affairs and moved into legal. It could be put under legal, A, B, C, D, E, now, now you didn't if you did make the point that council is required to do this. So my question is, if this is solely the work of Council, which council members or or what council member who decided to place this item all the way in the back at Council
Okay, so I'll attempt to answer your question. If I need assistance from other people in the room, I'll rely on those people to interject where I am incorrect in my statements. I am not aware of a situation where we have had a sitting elected official removed from office. I've lived here for 24 years, and this is the first instance that I've ever encountered and having conversations with previous City Council presidents, there has not been a single instance that anyone has brought to my attention that addresses a situation like this. The fact that this was introduced with a neophyte or unexperienced City Council was an issue to start with, but it required us to look deeper into the charter as a result of the previous treasurer being removed and having someone appointed, it fell upon the responsibility of city council. If you remember the initiation for the removal, the Swift removal of the treasurer came from Council. The decision to appoint someone in that rule, in that role, came from Council. All of the deliberating activity that is taking place on this issue of the treasurer came from Council. Therefore the logical assumption is that this will remain under Council affairs. This is our baby. Love it or hate it, whether we were all in agreement or not, the majority vote brought this issue to the floor as a result of members of council who made motions, who move forward with those motions, the vote is in the record of those people who move those initiatives forward. We were asked by the legal department at the time, they advised us not to move with the speed that we did, because there was still a lot of things that were undecided. The issue of a bond was one of those things. However, we chose to take a different path. Now we've arrived at this place right now. Legal has advised us. They have also provided recommendations based on the county and the state, as it relates to the Treasurer, they have advised us. We have ignored their advice. These are, this is all a council affairs issue. This is not the issue of legal. They're acting as advisors. They write the resolutions, they go out and do legal due diligence, and they provide us with the document that is sound, but this was not something that they wanted us to do. In fact, everything related to the Treasurer since the ouster of the treasure, the legal department has advised us against the action that was ultimately taken. So it is not, at this point opportune for us to take this thing that we created and then put it off into the legal department. This is, in fact, a council affairs. The record will show every action taken on the Office of the treasurer since her ouster has been initiated by members of council, the members who have made the motions, those who have approved it. They're all sitting here right now. This is a council affair. If you feel different, if you feel that I'm presenting some information that is somehow alternate from what the perceived truth is. I am open to entertaining. Okay? Yes, sir. No, no, I wanted to make sure that I explained it thoroughly. Was there something that I missed, and I thought I was making an appropriate explanation. This entire exercise has all been under the purview of Council. Therefore it should not be under legal because this is not a legal initiated activity. They acted out as our advisors. They provide us with a due diligence resolution. This is not under the city's administration. Again, they advised us against the actions that we took, not on one occasion, but on every occasion, and yet Council, through a majority vote, took a different course. And so the appropriate place for this to be is not under community development. It's not under the fire department, not under the Department of Water. It should be under Council affairs. Okay?
Emotional floor if the majority of the council members are fine with it being or wherever it is, then I can accept that decision as well.
Okay, so just so with your emotion, you that was for the approval of the agenda as it is. If I'm not mistaken, there was a document that was brought we I saw to you. Mr. Sharpie's motion is on the floor, right? Yes, go ahead, ma'am,
so were you? So are you not? You don't want it to be changed now, right? I,
I would like to move to legal and and places, 5e but if the council sees that, if the majority of you see that, it can stay where it is, and I'm fine with that, we got a long night
tonight. Yes, yeah, by poll. We don't necessarily need to vote on that by poll, leaving it at where it is in council affairs. Do I have any questions concerns dissent on that? Because Mr. Shopping's motion is still open, but we still have not considered the other items that were brought to us prior to the start of our meeting. Just want to make sure that before we move on with the agenda, we do have a walk on that was presented to us.
So before I no one seconded
it exactly. So the floor is still open for him too. So we have a second on the floor. So we have a motion made by Councilman a shopee to approve the agenda. As is that was second by council Pro Tem Robinson. Is there questions? Concerns, dissent. Miss Manica, please. I'd like to, I
guess it would be dissent, because I like to do the motion to add the add ons, to do some changes commending to the agenda.
Can you be specific to those that request to listen to the to the members who have made the motion to support it first? No, no. So we have a motion on the floor. But this is the deliberation period, there's a case you have to add these, if you would. I see your hand. Madam proton, what is your case to add these additional items? Ma'am,
I move to approve the agenda with adding, making, I'm sorry, I should say adding in administration as number six. And under that would be the resolution to approve execution of EPA community change grant partnership agreement with Highland Park urban development initiative to apply for up to $20 million in United States Environmental Protection Agency, community change
grant, just as a matter, just as a matter of record, do all members have the copy that was provided to us just recently for mister Basha, two motions on the floor? Yes, sir. But no, before we have a motion on the floor, your motion is solid. It's supported by council pro tem. This is part of deliberation. Miss Monica is making a suggestion that we that we alter that, or that we add to that motion that you made to approve the agenda as it is the addition of this resolution to approve the EPA and community change grant partnership, the floor is still open for deliberation on that. No, ma'am. I was adding this. This is, this is right, let's just vote. Okay, so we're just going to go so we're going to approve you. We're going to you just to approval of the agenda. Mister Shafi made a motion to approve the agenda as he is. He wants
to, what is your motion? Uh,
my motion is to move
the resolution
upon for the office of treasurer from Council affairs to legal identify and label it as five,
right? And then that was what I said, right? So man was adding to the agenda. So we go around saying yes, that means that it's being moved, right? Well, Mister,
what mister shapi said, and I asked the poll, he said, If members of council are fine with leaving it where it is that he was fine with leaving it it's still open, on the phone, he say that we're fine, yeah, we have to vote on them. We have to vote on it. That's why,
Mr. President, yes, if I can make a suggestion that you, you vote on Councilman Shafi is motion to move the the item from Council affairs to legal. Then after that, Councilman Manica can make her motion to add the add on item regarding the EPA change grant.
Everybody comfortable with that? Okay? So what we'll do is we'll go ahead and we'll take a vote on the approval of the agenda, as is, with the exception of moving Item 10 B up to the legal department, making it 5e Okay, and that's after we come out of closed session.
And then after that motion, if Councilwoman manicas Motion to add the add on item has a second, then you could vote on that also. Okay.
So we have a motion on the floor made by Councilman El shapi to approve the agenda, as is with one modification, moving Item 10 B, up to the legal department to make it 5e that's the bond issue. That motion was seconded by council Pro Tem Robinson, we have any more questions concerns the San Lucini movement on that. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on the approval of the agenda with that amendment? Council 10
Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, no. Councilwoman Martin, no. Councilman shocking, yes. Council pro 10 Thomas. Council
President Thomas, no, no, no. So that that motion, that motion doesn't carry. We're going to leave that under Council affairs, if the again. So we still need to get the agenda approved. The floor is open for a motion from members on the floor.
Councilwoman Manica, Mm,
hmm,
I move to approve the agenda with the following amendment, adding administration as number six with a under administration becoming a resolution to approve the execution of an EPA community change grant partnership agreement with Highland Park urban development initiative to apply for up to $20 million In United States Environmental Protection Agency community change grant for the renovation and restoration of the McGregor library. Okay,
so we have, we have a motion on the floor by Councilwoman Manica to modify the agenda by creating an item six under the administration, moving every other item down from item 736. 30 District Court down. The chair will offer a second to that motion. I'm sorry. Keep going. We
also will be changing. I would like to move the fire department up to make it number,
moving it above community Yes, so that will make it item eight. Eight. It was, it was state eight, the community development
will become. Community Development will be moved, move lower, so six, so 30th District Court becomes seven, prior to park. Department becomes eight, community development becomes nine,
water department becomes 10, yes, water department becomes 10, and then Council affairs becomes item 11, okay, the Chair will offer a second to that motion. We can open up the floor for deliberation, or we can go straight to the vote. Yes, sir. Councilwoman mannequin just added in
there. Yes, sir. She she added one, and she moved. She moved. Okay,
I got
no problem
with the resolution for the new resolution. Well, what do I do if I don't want to move?
Um, I guess, sir, that's that's completely within your purview. It's just changing the place in in the agenda, much into the same way that you have suggested. However, it maintains the fidelity of the line item. It is just a fire department, so it's just moving them around on the page. It's not moving one section one from one section to another, but it's within your purview?
No, that's an add on for today that that becomes item six.
Administration, it's just
668, it's only going to be that one item today, I believe. Yeah, up on the legal so we have a motion on the floor for Councilwoman Manica to approve the agenda with two modifications. The first modification is adding a line item for the city administration, as it relates to the resolution to approve the execution of the EPA change grant for the library, and also reordering the agenda, taking the line item for the fire department and moving it up in the agenda to obviously relieve the firefighters of their time, and then switching community and economic development to the subsequent item. There's a motion on the floor. It has been supported by the chair. Do we have any additional discussion on that, or can we go ahead and move to the vote. Hearing no comments. I'll just go ahead and call for the vote from the chair, from the clerk.
Council Tim Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin No. Councilman ashaki, no. Council President Thomas,
yes, the agenda has been approved. Please make notations on your agenda that item six has been added for administration, that the fire department has moved and moved above community development, and the rest of the agenda will flow as it is written here. Okay?
Okay, moving on to item for the approval of the proposed minutes for the virtual and in person, regular meeting for october 21 2024 City Council. What's your pleasure? Motion
to approve? Have a motion.
We have a motion on the floor by Councilman el Shafi, seconded by was that you miss medical miss, yes, by Miss Manica. And we had a member of questions,
yeah, one
question, yes, sir. The
the change that is made on one of her people, has that been been corrected in these minutes? One of your people that said they couldn't make it for the CDAC, right? And we changed it.
Yeah, right. It's always on here. Okay, yes, it's
been changed. It hasn't been
changed yet. I didn't bring the I did not bring the person forward yet. Oh,
okay, okay.
All right, all right, all right. Council President, okay, so we have a motion. We have a motion on the floor by Councilman El shapi to approve the minutes supported by Councilwoman Manica, Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on item four?
Council president Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashapi, yes. Council President,
Yes. Motion carries, Okay, ladies and gentlemen, this is the portion of each of our meetings where we set aside a bit of time for the mayor to come and address council as well as the public. If you would turn your attention to the mayor, we would greatly appreciate it, Madam Mayor, the floor is yours. Okay?
Alright, so
I only have a few things
so we can go and come back as you guys this Thursday, 6pm is the town hall meeting. You know, twice a year we have a state. We have the state of the city, and at the end of the year, we want to town hall. So on this Thursday, November 20, 6pm at the Rec Center, Tim Pickens is the town for homey. So please come out. Send some people come out and hear from the administration. This is the time that our administrators get to present all the things that they have done over the last three months and all the things they plan on doing for the next three months. So I hope to see you there. I want to take thank Troy Tony. This weekend, they passed out. I heard over 500 turkeys with fixings for everyone. So thank him for the service to the community.
Um,
I've seen questions about street fighter who have some news. Not it's not good. Don't start passing words. But I did have a meeting this morning, and there was a drive through the city. DTE, head guy and vice president came out this morning, and we rolled through the city so they could see that, when the lights was taken out, where they were taken out from, and how it's affecting various areas. Now, does that mean I want to put this on the record so I want nobody calling me saying, I said we going to get some street lights. That's not what I see. What I'm saying is they are looking at ways to see if they can help us restore lighting to the city. So that's one of the goals between now and next, next summer, is to see where we can go and how we can move to bring lighting back to the city. I know it's a concern, and it's a very good concern. It is dark in the city, but we're really trying to, you know, rectify that. Solidarity is working with us. DTE is trying to work with us. So I think that if, with those partners and other partners, we can try to do some things again. We have a grant coming for 30 solar lights. It's coming. We have not received it yet, so please stop telling people we got this money. We didn't, not yet, and soon as we receive it, you guys will know. The City Council will know, because they will have to vote to receive it. So we haven't received that, but there's 30. That's not a lot, but we're working. I just want you to know we hear you, and we're working towards trying to see what we can do. People have to know street lights cost money, especially the ones from DTE. That's the reason they were removed. Move as we grow this city. The more we grow the city, the more possibility of us putting more and more in. So that's where we're working with that. I am in the process of talking to it was a question this morning for me about lead in the water Damon. I've talked to him already. He's going to talk about that. That is not true. So please, he's going to let you know why those, some of the letters came out, and it's a requirement, and he'll be talking about that during his time. Okay, that's all I got.
Alright? Thank you, ma'am. Okay, this is the time that we turn over to citizens for citizens participation, if you can take a look at your agenda so citizens may speak for no more than two minutes. Imma set the timer for two minutes and 15 seconds, because this is Highland Park, and I want to ask people who want to speak on items on the agenda only, please feel free to come up to the podium, state your name, and I'll start the timer once you state your name.
Okay, there we go. Thank you. My name is Lisa stelarski. I am elected treasurer of the city of Highland Park. I was appointed in the spring to be interim treasurer after Janice Bibbs was removed from office, and I'm sorry, President Thomas, it's not true that the administration had nothing to do with what happened in the spring with my appointment. You see, it was the mayor. I attempted to get a $2 million bond, and it turned out to be very difficult to get a $2 million bond, and it was the mayor who voted down for me to have a lower bond. I suggested a sliding scale. I would start with 500,000 and see if I could get more. And she vetoed that. Subsequently, I did get a bond for a million dollars, and the city attorney did not return my emails when I asked them if they would put forward a resolution. So I don't really mind where this falls on the agenda, but I would appreciate you know, just acknowledgement of the actual record. I uh oh, yes. And one other thing in November for this particular meeting, it was the city attorney who brought a resolution to raise that bond to $5 million so I just want to make sure that we keep the facts straight. Thank you. Okay, thank
you. Ma'am. Jenny, as a citizen, would like to be heard on the agenda item, please.
And for the I know which item, Miss Solaris, but for those of you who I'm not familiar with as members of the community, if you could let me know which item me know which item you're going to
speak to good evening to the Honorable Mayor, City Council. My name is Harley, and I'm director of marketing, and as item, I was number seven. I guess it's been back to number nine now, but behind, we would like to purchase three lots behind the Highland, moving here, and that address is 133, Woodward Avenue. We've done a great job in cleaning that area up, and we hope you can get the support of the mayor and city council today for you know, purchase, personally, I grew up in Detroit. I live on Highland Park. I'm in my middle sevens, and I came to Highland Park when you had Sears and Roebuck and you had Holiday Inn, and it was just such a lovely place. And so we've worked very hard to clean up the community. Look forward to continuing an investment. If you have any questions,
I guess you'll agree, yeah, we'll get to what could you just tell us? You said you're the director of marketing for who now DMC. For DMC. Thank you, sir. Your name one more time.
Hardly. H, A, R, L, E, y, Brown. Thank you, sir.
We'll get to that well, we have an we have a conversation at that time. Okay, additional citizens that would like to
be heard. Good evening. I'd like to address line item number nine regarding the water, one of our favorite, favorite topics. My name is Joshua Lear, proprietor of city of trees, 501. C3, sorry if that's kind of close to the town slogan, but I would just like to suggest going out to Washington, DC to ask them for some money, as we have a perfectly beautiful, lovely, fertile, supple water what would you call that water pump on the north east side of town? I think it needs about 120 to $150 million to get it running again, but it sure would be cool to be self sufficient in a water capacity, especially since a lot of the lead ins to and fro people's homes are made out of lead. So even if there isn't lead in the water, there is some plumbing issues. So if anybody would be interested in joining me in that endeavor and trying to get out before the first of the year, my number is 651-269-7166, thank you.
Thank you, sir. Thank
as for the record, the veto was about the resolution that was written by Mr. Larsky, who put her own numbers in, who was passed to council member Robinson and was not approved by our legal department, and that's why it was vetoed. She admitted that she put she wrote it, which she did not have authority to write a resolution, because at the time, she still had not acquired a bond. So at that time, she was still not able to act as the treasurer. So the resolution was vetoed, because you cannot write your own resolution, decide what you're going to be able to do as a as as the treasure, what you would get. It has to go, according to the charter, to the lawyers, and they have to deem it sufficient. That's what the language says. And they did not return because they had written, she written it herself. Council Pro Tem walked it on. It had not been approved, and that's why it was veto, no other reason than that. That's my comment.
Thank you, ma'am.
Any additional citizens?
Good evening. My name is Norman Johnson. I stay at 150 Geneva. Oh, hello. Can you hear me? Yes. My name is Norman Johnson. I have an issue with the water problem because I have a how I have a property at 150 Geneva in my water line is broke for the service from the service line, and they is telling me that I have it's my responsibility to get it fixed. And now they, they telling me, Imma, have to wait to 2026
and 27 to get it fixed.
The man, what important I went to the water department, Mister Gary. I've been trying to get into contact. I can't never get in contact with mister Gary. I've been take I'm talking to miss Roberson. She's been contacting me and letting me know that she's been trying to contact them, and I guess, and giving her anything. The gentleman right there, I don't know. I forgot this man. I think that's mister Damon. I talked to him, they was telling me they it's my responsibility. And then they say they getting a program, a program going on, but it'd be like two or three years.
So let me get your address one more time. Ma'am, 150 Geneva. 150 Geneva. So this is the part of the it's broke at the service. This is the part of the meeting where we go then now you're just for the record. I'm glad that you had an opportunity to share that with us, and now you had an opportunity to put it out. And there people in the room that you might be able to have a conversation with after the meeting, but your your particular comment as it was not related to a specific line item on the agenda was probably supposed to go at the end or any open citizens comment. You didn't know that, which is why I let you go ahead and speak, because you because you want to go ahead and get it out at the beginning of the meeting. I appreciate that. But what I would encourage you to do is, if you haven't exchanged cards with these individuals, to probably do that you're you're physically here now. And as you know, being someplace gets you a whole lot farther than phone calls and emails. Sometimes
I have talked to Mr. Damon. I had seen him okay at the water department. Okay? Well, I
thank you for your comment. It's in the record now, and so hopefully someone be able to follow up with you soon at city council, where legislative body, we can receive this information, but the doers are in the room, so because
I've been getting ticketed my neighbor, she don't want to stay in there every time she want to make a complaint? Yes, ma'am, they could go down there and complain because she had the mirror come out to my house. Yes, ma'am,
but I want to, I want to stop you right there, and I want to say that the comment that you're making yes is important, yes, but it's just that you're making it at a different time in the meeting when we're supposed to have those type of comments. And I did want to make sure that I gave you an opportunity, because you're not, you don't come to a meeting on a regular basis, you probably don't know which citizens participation is which, and so I forgive me for having to move on within the agenda, but I do. Thank you for showing up tonight and sharing this information with you. We're going to do what we can to try and get somebody to have a conversation with you about what your response we're not in a position to tell you what your responsibilities are. Someone within the water department can delineate that so City Council doesn't so hopefully you can get more definitive information about what your responsibility is as it relates to your property. Alright, thank you for listening. My pleasure. Ma'am. Thank you for coming. Do we have additional citizens that wanted to speak on an agenda item, if I don't see any movement? So what I'm going to say here is we're going to close out citizens participation on the agenda, and we're going to move directly into, you know what? Mr. Shafi, thank you for that. Let me go ahead and you
I don't see any hands raised online. So we're going to go ahead and move on to Item five under legal first item for city council to deliberate on is item five A. That's a resolution to go into a closed session to discuss the collective bar bargaining and pending litigation. And after that, after item five eight, then we have other actions that we need to take. The the chair is open to entertain a motion from members of council as it relates to item five eight. We have a motion on the floor from Councilman shock. We have support from who wants to take credit for support that you miss Martina you miss so we have a motion from Councilman ashapi, supported by Councilwoman Martin, to go into the closed session. Would you please call the roll on that item? Ma'am. So the resolution that it I want to make sure to your point. So the resolution is to convene in the closed session, pursuing MCO 10, I'm sorry. One, 5.268, to discuss. So that's resolution to convene the closed session. I think that was the appropriate language for it. So we have a motion on the floor by Councilman Shoppe, supported by Councilwoman Martin, if you wouldn't mind calling the roll on that resolution, Item five, eight.
Jim Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashapi Yes. Council President Simon Yes.
Motion approved. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to convene it to a closed session. I cannot give you any definitive information on how long this process take. I can just tell you that We'll be back. It is 751,
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It is 8:36pm The chair would entertain a motion to reconvene the regular session of city tonight. City council meeting, we have a motion made by Councilman Shafi all those in favor. Motion reconvened at 8:36pm moving on to Item 5b under legal resolution for the Council to approve the tentative agreement with the Highland Park. Firefighters, local 335 city council, what is your pleasure on this item? Have a motion made by Councilman El shapi Second by Councilman Manica to approve the resolution related to the tentative agreement with the Highland Park. Firefighters, local 335 Madam Deputy, I'm sorry, Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Council
Pro Tem Robinson Yes. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashaki Yes. Council President Thomas
Yes. Motion carries moving on to Item 5c resolution to approve the settlement of pending litigation entitled house Powell versus the city of Highland Park et al Wayne County. Case number 23, dash 010283, city council. What is your pleasure on item 5c we have a motion to approve, made by Councilwoman Manica. Do we have support? Second by Councilman ashafi, questions concerns, dissent, I see no moving hands. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on item 5c
council president Robinson, no. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashaki Yes. Council President Thomas Yes.
Motion carries moving on to Item 5d resolution to approve the release and settlement agreement with the Wayne County Land Bank, city council. What is your pleasure on item 5d resolution approving the release and settlement agreement with the Wayne County Land rank. We have a motion on the floor by Councilwoman Manica, seconded by Councilman a Shafi. Madam Perth, would you please call the roll on item 5d? Council
President Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashapi Yes. Council President Thomas,
Yes. Motion carries. Thank you very much for that, members of council. So now we're going to move on to item six under administration, that is a resolution to approve the execution of the EPA change grant.
So indigent defense, so for in place of 30th District Court, we moved into one for Admin that made the resolution to approve the execution of the EPA change grant item six. That was the insert that was provided to us by Mr. Bottic. It starts off the resolution to approve the execution of the EPA community change grant. That's that's a new item six. And then we'll be moving on so Council, I'll give you just a moment to deliberate on that that we are now under administration. Item six, and that is a resolution to approve, let me just check these off and move these through Settlement Agreement. Okay, our new item six is a resolution to approve the execution of the EPA community change grant partnership agreement with Highland Park urban development initiative to apply for a grant up to $20 million United States Environmental Protection Agency, community change grant funds for the removal, I'm sorry for the renovation and restoration of the McGregor library. Forgive me, folks, I've been up since 430 so I'm gonna get a little woozy here. We have a motion on the floor to approve Item six A by council Pro Tem Robinson, seconded by Councilwoman Manica. I see no. Okay, we have so we have the motion on the floor, questions, concerns, dissent. Okay, so we have questions on Item six A. We have a resolution in front of us. Uh, the floor is yours. Mister Sharpe, he told that the
HP, yes, Council, Council, I'm
going to bring before you. Miss Harriet, she is the person who is over. Grant said for the HP, CD, so she she can answer all of your questions that you might have.
Yes. Ma'am, thank you. Ma'am, would you please join us up at the podium?
Miss Harriet Strickland, Miss Strickland, um, I'm concerned
about a little bit of
a language little
bit
of a language, because this is saying that it's going to be you, but I'm being told that it's going to be the city who is handling this one. Okay, so this line is changed. That's required by
which item, sir, show me where, in a in a text. Okay? On tonight, okay,
to be responsible for
unallowable what? Where are you reading from? Sir, just
okay, you're on the second page.
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are Roman numerals here, so be responsible for the receipt of federal funds, which will be remitted to the city and hell, and establish designated account. But okay, you have additional questions about that. This is Yeah, so, so, so
according to this, it's saying that they're responsible for the money. It doesn't say that the
city is
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responsible part for the grant
services, h, p, u, d, I shall also be responsible for the proper expenditure of these funds, and we will bear liability for unallowable costs.
That's true, but we're not holding the
fund. So under under under four, it says that you'll be responsible for the receipt of funds from the EPA, which will then be remitted. So you're receiving the funds, then they will be remitted to the city, correct, held in an established designated account, like all the other designated accounts that we have, am I correct all these sequester segregated funds? Yes. Okay, just, just want to make sure. So you're, you're just a channel. We
are just a channel. Okay, the unfortunate part is, if there's any misuse of funds that's held by the city, we are responsible. Okay,
I see your hand. Miss Manning, go for it. I
was going
to ask that the attorney explain
that line. Yeah, the funds are remitted to HP Udi, and then they are to turn those over the city for keeping of the funds and a designated account that's set aside for the partnership. It's a partnership. It's think of it as like a new entity with two entities, HP Udi and the city, and their responsibility would be to expend funds, expend grant funds for McGregor library. And as Strickland indicated, the way EPA has these agreements set up, if there's any sort of problem with the funds, then that would be the responsibility of the agency, HP Udi. So what is
actually saying is that they can just they are responsible for how they're spent or what they're used on, so we need a piece of drywall that that's that's what you're saying. So what will
happen with the virus once it's in the city's hands is that there are several, several new departments that has to be set up. That's why I said in the city's hands. So we have to have someone that is a procurement the procurement manager comes in to contractors, with those contractors being paid, and the procurement manager, we then say, hey, city of Highland Park, you need to pay this person a certain amount of money. So city of Highland Park writes the check where the accountants or all the funds. So if you look at it as us being the accountants, and that's where we're responsible and compliant to EPA, that's how that channel.
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up. So basically,
they basically check. They turn the check over to the city. The city send deposit fund for the line item that is specific to just the the funds for the library construction. They submit vendors after we
have our coming for you. What is it? Bids?
Construction, just like regular bids, you guys approve, then the people who is wins. When the bids will submit, they will submit their invoices or things, just like all the other events, and then they get paid. The city pay them, not
not hp, but hpgi is the accountant,
okay, responsible account. So they keep, they keep the records. And so we'll try, we have somebody to keep the records of how much money is spent, okay. If anybody ends up missing or misused, it is the responsibility of them not to
say okay. So I see a matter of protein going on.
The check will be received by then, and
it will be turned over. Okay, okay,
so then we're so, so, so look. So safeguard is, is that the check will be in our name and and noone but city of Highland
Park, right? Yes.
And it goes into the bank, just like a few other like guardian
ad litem, basically.
Is there any
form of site control for this bill?
Is there any form we have a site control? They will be doing the work. Okay,
we will maintain control of the
property. Yes. There was no selling this property. Property belongs to the city. It would stay in the city's hands, and it would be renovated by them, as they
and I must add that
about 95% of these funds are for restoration. 3.5 million is for the city, actual home improvement this is what EPA has I've worked with EPA very closely over the past several months putting this grant together. So we started out at a lower amount. EPA had us push it up and then push it up and say, hey, the 3.5 million that you still have to work with here make that available to the residents of the city of Highland Park to be able to apply for Home Improvement Grant. So if you need a new book, if you need a new heating, whatever you need for your home, that is a energy saving, environmental impact improvement, the city will have that money.
Yes. Matt, Madam Pro Tem had her hand raised first, but Miss, Miss Martin as well. Madam proton, okay,
so this resolution is stating that we already have
a partnership. It's to
apply for the grant is, is partners, is a grant partnership with the HP Udi, right? And that's what the resolution is for the EPA grant.
I'm going to read the noun. Therefore, it resolved that the city council approves entering to a partnership agreement so that the partnership Once created, so that right there that says Once created, so it hasn't been created already or hasn't been created,
it will be created upon yet. Uh,
Miss Martin, you have questions? Yes. Um, okay, first question
is, this was written today. I
don't believe so I received an email from director Clyburn on Friday, and George kindness, from our office, reviewed it and approved it, and I think he he put together the partnership agreement.
Okay, we're just getting it together, right? Okay, we're
just getting it today. Yes, you're receiving it today. I received it Friday, Friday afternoon. Yes, okay,
um, the grant. So how much is it going to be to renovate it? And what's the first thing we're going to
work on? The first step actually in the library supports innovation hands on, right,
right. So, okay.
So the process is that first we have to form committees. So if this is awarded by EPA, we have to form committees stakeholders of the community to have input with what the library will look like the next step would be to start the electricity work, the construction work. So it's a build up of building up the code. The next section will be bringing in the resources. So we do need to make as a requirement of APA, we have to make this library a Resource Center, which it was done to be originally when it was built, also, and the Resource Center means library literacy and then community services. But then it will and so we will actually start those services as well based on what the community's input is. And we have had some inclusion studies that were very consistent as to how they want to see the library reform. There'll be social services in the library as well on the second floor, it'll have the literacy component. So so far as building it out, the contractors would answer that, because I'm not a contractor, but it goes from building up workshops to have community input on how the library looks. The contractors coming in, building up the library, are we renovating the library, and then the opening of the library? We have three years so this, spin from EPA has to be done within three years, and once it's awarded, we have to start immediately. We have 120 days. Within that 120 days, we have to have a plan, which I've already submitted to EPA as to how we're going to put together the work the stakeholders, which are representatives of the community, to me and discuss the next steps of the library that helps answer
the grant, it will go in after you approve it. We can't apply for without the approval. No, no, no. I've been working on this grant over three months, but I can't apply for without the approval, and it has to go in by Wednesday.
That's my instruction.
The only portion that's rushed is getting in front of the Council for the partnership. Yes, yes, but yeah, with EPA just told me that the partnership agreement has to be in place before submitting, and that was about three weeks ago, so I had to wait for counseling.
Just got it on Friday.
So there's a grant application portion, and that application portion didn't include the partnership, okay? So the partnership piece was just the past two weeks. And
just for clarification, Mr. Contest from my office, received it before Friday, because he put together the agreement I did not receive it in my inbox. Asked to be walked on a council until Friday. So I just want to clarify that council. I received it on Friday,
so our last Council meeting was on the 21st it has been 12345, weeks since we would have had an opportunity to convene. So we haven't had a council meeting since the second since, I'm sorry, since the third Monday in October. It had nothing to do with my Strickland. Miss Strickland was talking about these dominoes fail, and we have not had a council meeting for the past five weeks, so there was no opportunity for us to have this partnership discussion until today. No, ma'am, I work every day. I work every day. So we have any additional questions on this, Miss Martin, does she answer all your questions for you? Did she answer them? Yes, sir. Okay, so
I agree with you that we've been out for a while, but in the future, if legal could be so kind when they get something on Friday, because we picked up our council package, if they get something on Friday that needs to be added in, we should have it that
week, if this wasn't
for the fact that this was the braver library. Y'all know how I am already about last minute.
I was nice to his point. If it's possible that we, and you don't have to give us the whole thing, if you could give us a heads up, yeah, if you could give us because, because there, there, there are some there, there is a bit of apprehension for members on council, because this stuff has to be digested. We, with every decision that we make, we run the risk of making one additional bad decision. Okay, so that's just so to make sure that everybody actually has it to digest. Also, members of council, remember that when the legal department gets a document, sometimes it's not appropriate for them to say, Hey, I just got a document that I might have to send you. They need to take the document and digest it, and if they've digested it over the weekend, mind you, there these are billable hours. Now, if you get something at five o'clock on Friday. And you're an attorney, your due diligence requires that you at least take this on Saturday morning with a cup of coffee and go through it before you say to your receiving client, hey, I have something for you, because it may have to go backwards, but understanding that Miss Strickland was made aware in the past 14 days, the attorneys were made aware within the last four days, and as it came to us, it became a walk on item for today, due to the nature, as Mister shapi said, due to the severity of the concern in the community for making your improvements on the library that came in this fashion. But to to his point, that is something that we have to kind of do something about, because it's been a sticking point for members Understood. Thank you. Yeah, over and over. So if you could, that would allay some of the concerns. And I'll just speak for the group, I'll take the liberty. When things are rushed to us, the perception is that they don't want us to look at it. They want us to just hurry up and go through and sign it. And anytime somebody gives you something quickly, just from my parents, if somebody wants you to rush and make a decision, the belief is that you'll probably make a decision under pressure that you wouldn't if you had time. So in order to get that concern out of the way, I understand just a little bit more time, this amount of protein,
the same perspective, you know, when you said that attorney needs the call to either look at it if attorney needs the same thing, the process eating that same that was
the that was the point I just made, to try and make sure that we had it. Yes, amount of protein. Can we keep in mind
that? Keep in mind that this development project has been on the agenda and removed from the agenda? Not rush? Okay,
so this grant is rushed. No, the partnership part is, is actually new. So I just point let's make sure we stay on track with the item on hand. We're on six A the resolution to approve the execution of the EPA change grant partnership agreement with the city of Highland Park and the urban development initiative to apply for, to apply for up to $20 million in the United States Environmental Protection Agency, community change grant funds for the renovation and restoration of the McGregor library. This motion was made by council proton Robinson, supported by Councilwoman Manica, Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on item six eight?
Council Pro Tem Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin No. Councilman Shafi, yes. Council President Thomas, Yes.
Motion carries. Thank you very much. So we're moving on to item seven. Thank you very much. Yep. So the motion was made by council pro tem, and it was supported by Councilwoman manico. Stand. Okay, so we're moving on to item seven. This is the resolution to accept the Michigan and Indigent Defense Fund grant, number E, as in Edward, 20250045, dash 00, from the state of Michigan. This is the approval of a resolution to receive a state grant. City council, what's your pleasure on item seven? We have a motion came from councilman, a shopping came from Miss Monica, yes, okay. City council, I don't see questions, concerns, dissents. If not, we'll go straight to the vote on item seven, Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on item seven? Council Pro
Tem Robinson Yes. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman shapi Yes. Council President Thomas Yes.
Motion carried. We're moving on to Item eight. That is the fire department resolution to approve the Highland Park Fire Department to apply for FEMA assistance for to firefighters grant for a new fire engine. City council. What is your pleasure on item eight? Turn up. That's right. Excuse me, that was, this is the one we had the the error on it, the nomenclature
to the title.
Yeah, it was a nomenclature error.
It should be resolution to approve the Highland Park Fire Department to apply for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Grant for firefighter turnout.
Okay, I'm going to do something just because, again, do we want to make sure that
so this letter came to us from the chief. I just want to make sure for full transparency, the chief sent us this document, and he said to the honorable city council, this letter is to bring to your attention an important matter regarding the fire resolution submitted despite an error in the heading the body of the resolution remains correct to accept the grant for $83,280 for fire gear. I must express my regret for this oversight. The city clerk and I spoke today and also carbon copied this email. This error was my fault. I was rushing and not double checking. I apologize for any potential inconvenience this may have caused. Please find the correct resolution nomenclature for the proper heading attached to this email. If that is sufficient for members of council, we have a motion to approve the resolution for make sure I read this right, so
it should be correct to apply
to receive
Michigan Department of Labor and economic opportunities for firefighters. Turnout.
Okay, are we good with that? We have a motion on the floor for Councilman El shapi to approve this resolution. I made the motion. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. He made it right. So I made the motion
with the amendment on
the change Correct. Okay, I'm sorry, Miss, Miss Manica, so Mr. Sharpe, while I'm comfortable, to offer your support, support. Okay, so the motion was made by Councilwoman Manica, supported by Councilman ashapi to approve the resolution. Item eight. You have clarity that you need. Man Of course, okay, so we'll go ahead and take your role on Item eight under fire department, if you would be so kind. Council
10. Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman ashapi, yes. Council President, Yes.
Motion carries Now, moving on to Item nine. Under the community development we have a, b, c, d, e, n, f, okay, so under Community Development resolution a, let me move make sure we get our papers all updated here.
Just a second. So we on the resolution. We're on the resolution to sell three vacant residential lots at 42
at we have both of these lots are at 4242 one and 42 two and 44 bears for two, DMC, Property Management, LLC, city Council. What is your pleasure on item nine, a,
yeah, those are two parts of the same parcel, part one and two. So we have a motion to approve, made by Councilman Shafi. We have support. Chair wall for support. The floor is open for questions, concerns, deliberation.
I'm sorry. President, yes, sir,
I have been by this property. They have done an outstanding job with NIV fields. They have put a brave new life. They have kept their word every step of the way. I cannot see me saying no to this particular item. They have done an amazing job. If anybody has been on video, they have done an amazing job over there with cleaning up that spot which looked horrible with trash and overflowing food out the dumpster. All of those problems have disappeared.
Alright. So this is, let me get this screen up to do The Share.
Yep, Madam proton, so this is the site
that he's purchased.
Yep, okay, so there is a error in our document that should be 42 let's get some clarification, because as I'm looking at it right now, I want to pull up addresses. Where's Mr. Clyburn, okay, sir, 42
is separated.
So the address 42 is split into two parcels right now, which is not uncommon. So we could probably look at the land grid. Let me pull up the land grid for and 52 but it's, it's 44 here.
Sometimes,
okay, just give me one second.
Isn't that so?
I Yes, please go right ahead. Miss Robinson,
my question was, are these locks already locked us fenced in, or are they additional?
Lots? Additional? Okay? What has been fenced in was it assessed right? They didn't go over what they already additionally had. So if you notice, they tore down. They fixed it, they put a fence. But part that they did, they left unfenced. So did is it accurately measured? Is our question? Is it accurately measured? Did we go back?
So this
is going to answer your question, Miss Manica, because regret does a pretty good job of survey work. So you see, excellent
job putting the fence in. Putting the fence, and so it was
already let me show you something that very rarely happens. You put in a request for an address, and it shows Beresford, and it has a parcel number that ends in 306 and another one that ends in 305 that is the same property. That red line that's showing 42 bears per it's not uncommon. There are people in the city who own a piece of property that has two different parcels in one address. There are lots of us that own property. Yeah. The other thing is that the city of Highland Park has some very what's the word that's appropriate? Interesting. Yeah, interesting alignments to interesting is another way of putting it. Some of the parcel layouts in the city are they harken back to when this was a village. You got the village of Fairview, you had the village of Greenfield. They all come together to make this weird city of Highland Park, where you got people on the in District Three, that part of their backyard is in Detroit, and their front yard is in Highland Park. It's very unusual. So the way that the city is cut that I'll zoom in on that. But again, as you when I just did the inquiry for 42 bears for it, it came up with two with two parcel numbers. So this will tell you who owns this. Am I logged in? It's not telling me, because I'm not logged in. So this is one Woodward Plaza, Wayne County Land Bank, Wayne County Land Bank, treasure, the city of Highland Park. Treasure the city of Highland Park. But this comes up as two pieces of property, two parcels, just based on the cut. Now we would have to get an assessor and a cartographer to go back and explain why some of these parcels are the way that they actually are. I can't, I won't even begin to try. So you said
when coming to the invite, then us.
So this is the Wayne County Land Bank
they first.
So that's right, it just hasn't been registered and regret. This is like Google Maps. It'll update in four to six months. So that means they own all of this, right? It's now a continuous piece of land.
So do they own a piece of the land as well?
Now that's just wherever I click it goes red. Okay, so this is, this is 40 bears for these are the two parcels that list as 42 again, when I put the search in, it tells me that there are two parcels. One ends in 306, the other 305 it's probably been that way for 100 years. So
if I'm not, if I'm looking at Turkey, that doesn't make sense to me. It doesn't make
sense to the assessor for the county as well. Ma'am,
it's 42 but you said that's Wayne
County. No, no, ma'am, listen, this says the city of Highland Park. It says the ownership treasurer of the city of Highland Park. It lists two parcel numbers. One parcel ends in 306, the second portion of that address ends in 305, okay,
it's not uncommon. So I just have two other questions.
Go right ahead. That is adding I've already said you they have a nice sized parking lot current for that area. I don't know if they actually need the other part. And so, you know where I stand is that we need housing because we need people to create revenue and the war, we just create spaces.
I see your hand, man, we're going to lose out on
housing. And then the other part, my second part, is they're asking to buy the alley, so I think they need vacate that.
So I did see that on
there. It wasn't just a lot, it was also,
I see you coming in, Mister County. Let me say this, though, sitting on the zoning board, we have commercial businesses there. There's a certain minimum number of parking spaces that they have to have in order to be in compliance with the zoning ordinance. If you look at that lot, can you get 50 cars in there. Think about a wedding. Can you get 40 to 50 something? That it's a question that, if it's to your point, do they need additional parking lot? The answer would be yes, because they have one event there, and the cars were parking on John R so that tells you that the that, the that, mind you, we also don't want to inconvenience the homeowners. Anybody
talk to the homeowners on that street?
Yes. But I also want to highlight this look at all these vacant lot, 12345678, yeah, vacant. So the so the neighbors. Again, if we go to the street behind it, the neighbors are few and far between. The one of the issues that the existing neighbors would have is that when people come to a commercial event there, they just come to get pizza that they are by. I'm just saying this is where Little Caesars is. If they just want to come and get a whole bunch of people wanted pizza due to the fact that we only have parking on the south side of the street. We are parking restricted on the actual thoroughfares, and we can't, you know, if somebody has a family reunion, we can't get two cars down Rhode Island. So the need for parking for this commercial establishment, to me, is dire. That's my opinion. Yes, sir.
So those lots will be used as green space to give a buffer between the parking lot and the resident I got you. So that's pretty much what that that last, okay,
which makes hell, and it makes a heck of a lot of
planning and everything like that. So they did put it in there because they're, you know, it's, you know, anxious.
And let's shoot, yeah, let me just draw when the question about the vacating, the street, the alley, if you look at this piece of alley in the back of their building, this is dead space. This is dead space. This is dead space, true, and you're correct. This is a dead space. And so I don't know what the criteria is. Who knows? Maybe it comes to the zoning board, but they will have to plead a case for vacating that they will have to show some justification, not used by waste management, only used by people for vagrant activities. People might dump there, believe it or not, that even though it's right off wood, where you might get some you might get a couple dozen tires back there. So the idea of vacating it for whatever purpose that they I don't know, whatever purpose they deem to fencing in, who knows? Maybe this would be where they put their garbage can, instead of putting it right there for it to spill out on the street. We don't know. We can't say Yes, sir. I
simply want to say this here, please. You know, for the last two years, I've
been very adamant of trying to get as much property as I could possibly get it.
But I'm realizing
something, we have to give a little bit of leeway here for businesses and developments in the city. You know what I realized we used to have city owned parking lots, and a lot of them still exist in the back of these buildings. Okay, you know, I'm saying that should be something that we should be thinking about redeveloping, as well as the downtown area grows, we need to repay those parking lots and give people room to park. But we have to make concessions here. I'm realizing if business is going to grow, if people are going to come into this city park, it is a premium, yeah, okay. And as this city grows, we have to make to give businesses an opportunity to survive, because if we don't, and we allow them to park on the street, it's going to constantly be a clash of residents versus businesses. And you know, the residents are going to win out, agree. Businesses are going to pack up at least say, hey, the way else to go? Agree. Agree. Okay, and this business here, this little season, a place here, I'm telling you, a parking over there at Carl. This would give them more room. It's just a couple of lots. Not like they're going down a whole block. It's just a couple of lots. It would give them more room to give less cars on the street. And anyway, the police have to come through there on the daily basis and make people move so their traffic can fall. We have to do something. Okay? I am the first one to tell you that. Oh, no doubt. I am all about residents getting Poppy, but I'm realizing if the city doesn't give some form of defective deal, we're never going to get any development in
the city. Agreed,
agreed.
I agree. Madam pro tem, I'm sorry she had her hand up for a while.
It's a buffer between actual parking lot and residents. It's a plan. I see you, Mr. Lackey, yes, right,
yeah, okay, yep, unusual. I see that, Mr. Lackey, I see your hand is up. Is that on purpose? That's accidental disregard. Okay, thank you so and we haven't, and we don't have any additional questions. Miss Martin. Miss Martin, I'm sorry, yes, you did. Please go right ahead, ma'am.
I mean, you know, so
you mentioned that's a great area, yeah. I mean, the the issue is that area is already negative space. That's number one, they're trying to go park. And at the same time, residents have complained that any event that has happened in that space, everybody's been down your street, blocking your driveway, they've had rendering issues. So it's really a great area.
I also think I agree with you, because I've been saying about Highland Park, we made their own parking. So again, I just want to know, if we gave it all the way, how are we going to create our own parking?
Well, well, we're not giving it away. This is just one instance we don't have. We don't have the kind of density. Yeah, we don't have the commercial density for for we don't have the type of commercial density that we would we would hope for. Just think about what's occurring just outside of us. We have over here with this development next to the the library that has a parking on the Woodward face, so there's parking available for that. But if we just move down the street right across from the gas station where the barber shop is, for years when I first moved here, if, depending on what time of day you came on Friday, you were parking up the street, you're parking up Highland because you couldn't find a place to park on the street. So it depends on where you actually are. Even as you move further north on Woodward Avenue, across on the west side of the street, you have businesses that have parking in front of them, everything from the auto parts store all the way up to where the bar is and so. So it depends on where you are in our in our areas that are dense. This the area that we're discussing right now is one of those critical areas because it's right next to the YMCA, which takes up such a huge footprint, there really is no room. So this is a unique case where it seems appropriate. You ready? Yeah, as we grow,
as we grow as the city and we grow, eventually we're going to have to come back to the table and rezone or rethink some of this non parking. Okay, it may get to a point at one time, a Highland Park had close to 50,000 residents in this city. Okay? Now I think it'll be a while before we get there again, but I'm pretty sure that we're going to get up to 20 to 30,000 Yes, very short, we may have to think about one sided parking down second or third street. That may end up being an option for us. Okay, cuz these this area, we have to make the test. People need to. I remember when the price of plant was here,
everybody screamed from berry Park
to Connecticut was filled with cars parked on that street, and the police used to come by and mark the virus to see how long they've been there. We accepted that program. We accepted that change because Chrysler brought $40 million worth of revenue into this city. We have to be realistic here, ladies and gentlemen, I know we love our little small town, but the fact of the matter is, you have to watch what's after here. Let's start it downtown, downtown, from downtown to court town. From court town to cash corridor. From cash corridor to Midtown. What a sense after Midtown? Hello. Development is coming, whether you like it or not, and growth is going to be painful, but we can adjust. We have to make these conceptions yet. I don't see anything wrong with giving this particular one incident to a thriving business that actually does pretty good business in the city of Highland Park. They always pay. They always pay. So we have to make those successes, and we have to be willing to be just a little bit
so that data is going to be open for the people that want to go to Little Caesars and the nail place and all those places right here, right it's going to be open? Yes.
He told me, I I purchased them to the tour of the other place. He told me not. He told me, not only will it be open for all of the businesses over there, but they're going to have a guard sitting at the gate to make sure that don't nobody bother the car. Is
that for that, or is that for the cafe that we're not mentioning, because we're talking about the event space, nobody's mentioned the other little place that has also been created. Now, if I
had to take okay? If I had to take an honest guest Miss Manager, I would say it's going to serve as the entire bill.
I see your hand madam pro tem. So let's get back. Let's get back to the order on the floor, and I'm going to call for the vote in a moment after madam pro town. Okay, so all
of this is good, and all this development and stuff. Do we have any community agreements? I see you say the community garden. So is that a great thing?
I don't know if we're I don't know if we're in a position to
start with that.
Instructor. He was
the first person.
You were not the person who
spoke. So, yeah, yes, just a second. Just a second. Hello, sir. I've seen you here before. Let me just show this to the residents. On the screen right now is the zoning map, if you notice that purple is transient oriented development, okay, the Tod allows for Tod allows for a lot of latitude on the part of the city. Transit oriented development includes a large umbrella of options for the city. You'd have to get deep into the transit oriented development um language to see that. But if you see this purple area in the map, this purple area in the map covers the area that we're discussing right now, that first block, that block of land right there, Beresford. This is all transit oriented development, meaning to Mr. Al shapi's point, these are the spaces in the future where we're going to have to try and create parking to support whatever mass transit is going to come up Woodward Avenue. So I just wanted to make sure that we have that discussion there. And to the point of the representation I am actually reassured that the business owners made sure that the people that they hired to speak to us look like us. I think that no, I'm saying it's if, if I were, if I don't play golf, but if I was trying to sell something to the golf course, I would want to have somebody who knew golf to help me communicate with people who play golf. It's important that shows that the whoever the business person is, is at least cognizant of the fact that if they are not in alignment with or have a close relationship with the community, that they make sure and go get somebody who can speak the community's language. I think that it's business appropriate. I don't think that that's a negative thing, right? I think that's business appropriate. You see that if I'm going to work with lawyers, I'm going to hire a lawyer. I'm going to work with somebody in the NFL. I'm going to go hire an ex NFL player. I'm going to work in a community like Highland Park. I'm going to go bring somebody in as my partner who can relate to the community, because that's the purpose of having a consultant, they build a bridge between the whoever the development entity is and the people that they're going to be servicing. It's my opinion only. I think it's absolutely appropriate, and I think it shows again that this is just my opinion, that the developer in question is at least being sensitive to the fact that this is an issue in our community. So yeah, I'm, I'm on board with it. That's just my opinion,
Mister President, if I may speak, if you would, sir, to address the issue, when the gate will be open and the guard house will be there for all the other businesses in that conflict, it will, uh, presently we have occupancy within somewhere between three to 404 90, and our parking lot only holds about 60 cars from 68 so we need to expand. To extend that to the first lot. Give us an option to have at least 100 cars that we can borrow, and then the other will expand again. For it's an option. So if there's an overflow, mind you, the benefit the banquet room is not every desk. You know. Banquet room is only when it is, you know, rented out. And so every day you will have for the other shop owners, they already their patrons to come in and park and safety, and any other issue is, I was there the other day, and there's a gas station that's across the street, and over there ask them to have a no lobing, because you go there and people come out and they ask you for money and things of that nature. So it's better that we have the people who patronize us to be in a secure area with lighting, and you, as he said, we see, you see, the lighting is there. We've cleaned up, we spent a lot of money, and we continue to work with Highland Park and have a partnership, you know, we want to invite the fire department, the police department, and our banquet room to come down and, you know, and have meetings and and just rebuild Highland Park the way it was before. As I said, I'm in my middle 70s. I used to come here and I was proud about I had some people that lived at 166, Massachusetts, the boys, Cleopas boy. And, you know, I I've seen it grow so I am about the, you know, investment that we have here. I'm hearing it about to clean up. And I hope that, you know, you all will, you know, support the expansion of it. And so we for the safety, you know, of the people, and not only that, for the, you know, you don't want to have all the cars lined up down the street that you had. So I'm going to, I'm going to, I'm going
to stop you right there. I'm going to wrap this up. We need to get into the boat, but I'm just going to ask for the people in the room. People in the room, about 60 people in the room. When you leave here, I want you to see how many. Just 60. Let's just say there's 60. Okay. It says about 25 people over here. Another 25 people over here. 10 of us on this side of the wall go and see how many cars are outside. Whole lot. A whole lot. Yes, ma'am. And so listen, if one of us had a baby graduating from Wayne State, getting a master's degree, it'd be this many people there. Let's let's keep it real. If it was a Homegoing service for my grandma, it'd be this many people here on a regular basis. So when you leave the building and you see the cars outside, that's what we're talking about. So with all of that deliberation taking place, I want to thank you very much for offering your contribution. I'm going to ask for the clerk to call the roll on item nine, eight. It's a resolution to settle three vacant residential lots at 42 parcel 142, parcel two and 44 bears brick to DMC property management. This is a motion that was made by Councilman el Shaki, supported by the Chair. Madam Clerk, would you call the roll on item nine? Eight?
Council President Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, no. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman shocking, yes. Council President time Yes.
Motion carries congratulations. We would ask if you would please be kind to
we have applied pressure, you have met the obligations that you said you were going to do, come back and talk to us again, tell us how well things are in the spring. Share with us your progress be an example for the community. We need a benchmark, so please come back on a regular basis and share your success stories with our council. All right. Thank you so much, gentlemen. All right. Moving on to Item 9b resolution to accept the grant award for Michigan State Department Housing Authority mission for the housing readiness incentive grant for the purpose of updates to the city of Highland Park zoning ordinance, city council. What's your pleasure on item 9b
Move to approve the resolution to accept the grant award from Michigan State Development housing authority for the housing maintenance incentive grant for the purpose of
updates. So we have a motion made by Councilman Manica, supported by Councilman Ashati with questions, the floor is open. Mister Sharpie, go ahead with your question. Oh,
what is this?
Okay. Okay. Is this money for you to do what you need to do? Yes, okay. So what do we do with exactly
so the the Mr. Housing readiness incentive grant is to make improvements specific to the zoning ordinance that encourage or allow diverse and additional housing options. Okay, so I hear a lot of stuff about, you know, wanting to build houses and rent houses. Zoning ordinance, which controls how those houses look, where they fit, set back this ordinance, complete grant page for the update so we can make sure that the regulations for the types of developments.
Yes. Madam proton,
so while you're implementing and amending Arizona ordinance,
Highland Park overwork. Don't
live downtown,
it is. So that's the zoning map up right here on the on the screen. So this blue area that is a consider a Highland Park downtown. Okay, that's one of the reasons why I want to put the zoning map we had already at the current master plan includes this map. Yeah, it's not over, though. Council President, well, it's, it's from, it's from Bartlett. So it's from the Joe Louis Greenway down all the way to the Davidson freeway that is considered our downtown. I don't see any reason why I'm just speaking from my position in the as a chair. I don't see any reason why we can't make those changes
separate. Yeah,
grant specific is for housing and housing related improvement. So if there is a Yeah, allow, like, mixed use types of elements, on what? Yes, those can be incorporated. Yes, until you do, I'm sorry. Okay, so do an exclusive study and improvement exclusively would be the outsiders, not necessarily.
So it's within the purview right now, the city council has the ability to amend the ordinance. We do? We have the ability, no, no hold on this is separate so to miss madam pro temps question. We have the capacity City Council has the capacity to amend ordinances. Yes, that includes a zoning ordinance. So if we wanted to do a study on increasing the the dimensions of downtown. That is something that the members would have to actively engage in and uncover those outcomes. Obviously, you'd be working in a partnership with CED, and you would definitely want to consult with McKenna, but that will be, that's again, that's us, that's Council, that's Council affairs. We can do that at any time. Doctor, how?
Okay, additional questions on this motion made by mom. Just
just one, quick one.
So you're going through and you're you're redoing everything. I want you to keep in mind that Howard Park is historical city, and certain areas in the city serving how is the that it doesn't fit the esthetics of those neighborhoods. Okay? I just want you to keep that in mind. Okay, no, I'm saying now and now, like the north end, it's more modern houses, more modern stuff can fit there. But when you get into places like like moss, East city, Louise, these are historical areas, historical houses. We want development or blend seamlessly into those historical areas. Okay?
Additional questions, or can we call for the vote? Okay, okay, ladies and gentlemen, so on Item 9b Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll resolution to accept the grant award from the Michigan State Department of Housing for the housing readiness incentive grant for the purpose of updates to the city of Highland Park zoning ordinance, if you'll be so kind as to call the roll council
president Robinson Yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin, yes. Councilman,
absolutely. Council President,
Yes. Motion carries. Thank you, Council, thank you very much. And could you email me? Could you get in my email? I want to go over the actual we might have to do a workshop on there's only one, because most people are not truly familiar with even though I made it available, you need to, sometimes need a translator.
Yeah, yeah, but let's, let's, let's go and get cracking right now. Okay, alright, so moving on to Item 9c resolution to approve the 2024, Highland Park building department fee schedule. Yeah, Mister Clyburn, stay right there. This is your whole show. This is your whole show. So we got the fee schedule in front of us. Have members had an opportunity to take a look at it? Okay? Well, we gotta get a resolution. We gotta get that approved so we have the foot the chair is open to so Miss Manica made the resolution to approve it. It was seconded by Mister al shamfi. Go ahead with questions.
Yes, real quick. Didn't we do this? Yes, that was for
the zoning. Okay, that was just because we plan in the zone. Okay,
yeah, okay. So this is the old
it's the total
fees, project manager.
Project Manager in the building partner, correct? Yeah. Thank you, ma'am.
Yeah, so I'm wondering, thank you, Madam Mayor, honorable members of council. I'm the director of building services for McKenna. So sorry. I will be the project manager for the building services that we're going to provide the city of Highland Park. Donovan will cover all the planning work, and I will be your go to contact person for anything related to building department. We did have the building official. Don Gill is here with us. He had some things to take care of at home, so we will find another opportunity.
Okay, you guys in the building on a regular basis now, or you're still working out of your office. Well, we are staffing the department full time. Okay, so you're in the building, correct? Okay, so I might have to just show it one day. Okay, appreciate that
the previous guy left. I mean, they cleaned the office out.
Okay, okay, so, so, again, this is a resolution to approve the 2024, Highland Park building department fee schedule. Miss Martin, please go ahead. Correct. Yes,
you consider doing a resident.
Oh, we'd be more than happy to Yeah, that'd be great.
I think that's an excellent idea, Miss Martin, because we're still getting to know McKenna. Mm, hmm. So it would be nice to introduce you to the whole community, give us, tell us what your capacity is, you know, I mean,
we are going to do that. The official day was November 1, that Monday evening. Office already doing the special purpose picking up, okay,
okay, sounds good, and I don't see any additional questions. We can go ahead and take a vote on item 9c resolution to approve the 2024 Highland Park building department fee schedule. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll on item 9c
council president Robinson Yes. Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman El shapi Yes. Council President Thomas
Yes. Motion carries. Thank you very much, gentlemen. So now we're going to move on to Item 9d the resolution to sell to vacant residential adjacent loud at 24 and 30 Highland to Tamara petaway. Miss Pettway here tonight. Yes. Okay, so Council, what is your pleasure on item 9d?
I move to approve.
So we have a motion on the floor from Councilman Manica to move to approve the sailor of the vacant residential adjacent lots to miss Pettaway, the Chair will offer support. Do we have any questions concerns, or can we go straight to the vote? Okay, so Mr. Sharpe, go ahead with your questions. Okay, so
you know me, I always come out, and I
always visit these sites.
So I'm concerned about the language. It says adjacent. That means Jason is essential. Okay, now I want, I want, I want to take you back to the middle of this year. So royal blue house is sitting on Louise, who wanted a lot that was right behind him, but it was across the aisle, and he said that was adjacent. We told him that was not adjacent, okay? And we denied him because it wasn't adjacent. Adjacent is to the right or to the left of right next to you on the same street. These lots are across the street and across the
Okay. So, so
you know, I'm concerned about the language of the Jason and I don't want to open a bad going here. I don't want to say no, but we need to fix this one here. Okay, I don't want to say no, but if we say yes here, then when does that leave? The man on Louise, he's going to feel some kind of way. So
he's coming back. Okay? So yes, yes to ourselves. Okay, okay, but this language, adjacent shouldn't be in it, okay, 24
Highland and 30 Highland, okay,
because we have done that as well. Yeah. So adjacent, so that is
okay. So
before I amend it, can you finish? If you have anything else? Yeah, so,
so, so we sell it for $1,000
it's two lots. What
are you planning on doing
with this particular box?
We plan on doing overflow parking, soft, green space between the new apartment building that's being built right now. We have several small businesses in our building. We have six small businesses in our building, and we always run into parking issues a couple days ago, yeah,
I'm surprised that y'all allowed to park on wood. Yeah, we,
you know. So what we would like to do is purchase those two lots and then have entryway through the back into our business as well. So we'll have front entry on Woodward, and then open up the back so you can enter the businesses from the backside as well.
Okay, so Park. Okay, so I didn't
even know mister per wave as I'm as I'm seeing you standing here right now. I'm thinking back when I used to get a haircut. I used to see you more often because I was one of those people who was trying to find parking on a Friday. Uh, it's just, it's just apropos that you are here doing this. Um, you and your family's historic commitment to business in the community is something that y'all was some of the first people that I came in contact with when I moved here that go and sit in that barber shop had a lot to do with how I felt about this community and staying here. So I am just I'm very pleased to see you here, and that's been an issue that every patron that has gone to the barbershop was like, man, we only had some parking in the back. So that's a wonderful thing. I'm actually glad that you're here. We have additional questions and concerns. Miss Manica, you wanted to you wanted to amend your motion as well. Miss Manica, go ahead, mister. Just do what's
one small thing and
and it's one thing I
accept everybody just
keep it work. Definitely, okay. Definitely take care, get business, take care
of your family and keep your work just all Yeah,
okay, old school, we got loans.
Yep. So yeah, Miss Manica, we are we do we want to ask for a language some So Miss Manica had made a motion. I don't know if you're gonna have to rescind it. We do the process in our original motion. Miss Al Sharpie, I made support from the chair, so I will leave the floor open for motions to be made on Item 9d so now I'm
making another motion to accept. The resolution to sell the vacant residential rocks at 24 Highland and 30 Highland
to Africa. Okay with the necessary correction, and that correction will be the removal of the word adjacent Yes. Okay, okay. Uh, so mister El shapi is taking the place of the chair and offering support. So we will go ahead and call the roll on item 9d It's the resolution to sell the vacant residential lots at 24 and 30 Highland to Tamara Pettway, go right ahead.
Councilman Robinson, no. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin, yes. Councilman shaffy, absolutely. Council president and Thomas,
Yes. Motion carries Congratulations, sir, Okay, moving on to Item 9e resolution to sell to vacant residential adjacent lot at 15 Grove, to the adjacent property owner at 17 Grove, high horse LLC, a Michigan limited liability company. So see Council. What is your pleasure on item 9e?
Are the Hello.
Good evening, ma'am. How are you good? My
name is Kelly Wilson on your high horse. I purchased 17 row,
and I'm going to turn it into a
affordable, shared living space for young one. And I want that the prophecy next door to to visit in and do a garden. Okay?
Additional questions, concerns for our applicant here today. Okay, Madam Clerk, could you go ahead and call the roll on item 9e
Council Robinson, yes. Councilwoman manager, yes. Council
hear me. I'm still thinking we stand on the motion from the last I'm sorry we it's a long day. We need to get a we have a motion from Councilman el Shafi chair, seconded by council pro tem, if you go ahead and call the roll on a resolution to sell to vacant residential adjacent lot at 15 Grove to the adjacent property owner 17 grove. Council
Pro Tem Robinson Yes, Councilwoman Manica Yes. Councilwoman Martin, no. Councilman AFI, yes. Council President Thomas, Yes.
Motion carries Forgive me, ma'am, it's been a long day. Thank you very much. Okay, last one under community development,
I'm sorry. What's your last name? Wilson. Miss Wilson. I'm like mister Shafi right now. I just ask that you please do what you say you want to do. We've never done the first part yet to go with.
Thank you.
Yeah. So last one in under item nine, a resolution to approve the sale of the commercial out of 15. Victor, the crescent property LLC. Crescent Property Group LLC, city council. What's your pleasure?
I Uh, okay, so we have a motion from Councilman O'Shea to approve the resolution to approve the sale of the commercial out of 15. Victor, he wants to approve it with questions. Do we have support?
I have a question. Are you asking for that approval? Because you just want to ask the question. I
got some questions.
Yes, ma'am chair, chair will offer support so that we can get this on the floor, so the motion is on the floor with questions. Mr. Go right ahead
and this goes to Carl too. Have we figured out?
Okay, yeah, yeah, that was
20. Okay, so it has the split, okay, alright, um,
what's the price tag? What's that? A new commercial lot for 15.
Okay, yeah, uh, yes. I madam, pro temp is 25 okay, um, yeah, so,
okay, so it's just a lot. It's just a lot. Yes,
that's probably assessor. Yeah, yeah, okay.
It so it's worth noting. Boy, I hate opening cans of worms. Um,
are you going to share this live with the Jason building the next video?
Yeah.
Okay, so let me just do this, because it's my job, okay? And I really, I'm not crazy about it, because I know there has to be an answer. So again, I just put in 15 victory, and they said it was fixed. So the new in February. Okay, that's, that's you already got. You already had me in February. It takes 10 to 12 months to get it fixed. Okay? Cuz I was scared of death,
the whole new booklet comes out. Okay, so a lot of you know you'll see a lot of the property sales that you don't see now, like, okay, stuff like that. Yes, February, the new stuff will take action, but it's done. So it does have its own parcel ID. Okay,
thank you so much for that. Because what I do, when I went to search, I was just like, what is it? 950 anyway? Thank you very much for telling me that it's on the rotation. That means within 10 to 12 months, it'll be done. So I don't have any additional questions. Members of Council, any additional questions from you? Yes, Miss Manica, go ahead. I'm sorry. Miss Martin, go ahead. More
of a statement. When is the city going to consider creating parking for the city to create revenue? Because once we once you get them 15. Now you going to have to get a person on the other side. Is it 20? Yeah, 20. And so now here we go, there's no parking for us, there's there's nothing for the city, and that's the downtown area. That's not down the street that that's the downtown area. And then go to the other side. I just want to know, cuz we've also
given away. I see a hand, Miss, Miss mana, proto, I'll get you. We give away all the So, no, I'm sorry. Then when she gets finished, go ahead and jump right in.
We don't have parking meters or no parking situation at all in every city that I know that I go and visit currently is getting revenue for parking, street parking, and then after that, it's on you. But when are we going to consider assets or things to bring revenue into Highland
Park? Got a point. It is being considered. The consideration is in place. So as we build out and build out our downtown, there are some other areas identified where we will be able to meter the parking for the downtown area, like behind the behind where COVID So that's, you know, the city is looking at that, okay, but right now we're not in a position to really do that, okay, you know, but it isn't. It is being considered. And as far as housing and all of those things like development bringing the income, that's why we brought in a planning firm to help us get ready, because we just can't develop right now. So with the housing research and zone, all of that stuff goes into play so we can develop and build houses and development so we can get just probably back on the tax roll to move down.
I do want to there is consideration. I
just been saying this, though, because
over 14 150 persons, personally, the county got 400 sold.
What are we doing with that?
Yeah, those things are being considered. Yeah, Madam
pro tem, please, the treasurer's
Go ahead, sir, Wait. A minute. Hold on, hold on one second. Madam pro tem, did you have any additional questions? Did you have any additional questions? Madam pro tem, you all set? Okay, Mister shapi, go ahead.
This question is my colleague, Miss,
Miss Van cook.
Do you think that the lot would be better served as as a city.
I travel a lot, I know a lot of places, and those businesses are big, they're booming, but guess what? They don't, they don't. They don't have to park a space in the back. Okay? They have a parking lot. Doesn't mean a city has a parking lot. And those businesses just hold their businesses. Some of them might have but they're not worried about
I agree. Let me just chime in before we call for the vote. I agree with the position of my colleague over here. To my right, to your left, because I go to Ferndale, Royal Oak Huntington woods, I go to those cities. I go all the way up to Pontiac or Woodward Avenue, and there are places to have parking in the back. However, this is how I would challenge that point of view. And it's not really a challenge. It's just another perspective that's in the Tifa area. And so we have to, we do have to create momentum, and we have to create the type of business density that would demand municipal parking right now. The only people who use that area to park here are the people who go to the block club meetings. That's it. That's it. So there's nobody using that space over there right now that would, at this stage of this process create a sense of urgency around getting municipal parking. However, because it is in the Tifa, I think that Mr. Clyburn will take to heart the comments about future revenue opportunities and maybe earmark some areas based on what we are also after a traffic study, because we have to, as we build municipal parking, we have to consider, where will the people land? When they come off the Davidson freeway, they use the service drive. Typically, they spill into the service drive right at Davidson and Woodward Avenue. Which direction would they turn? Would they go to the north of the south when they enter the city from six mile south into Highland Park. Where are the places that would draw people to pull over and park? Think about cakes and shakes right now. If you're going to cakes and shakes and you're coming from north to seven mile, you have to navigate where you're going to park. And you've already decided, I'm going to turn in this call to say, so that's that's your strategic way of going to a business that you that you patronize today, in the future, depending on what if there's a development right at the Highland towers changes the whole conversation. Once the Joe Louis Greenway is here, changes the whole conversation. In the future, we'll have more defining it's just my opinion. We'll have more defining information that will help us identify the best place for municipal parking and to mister clyburn's point, land is something we got a bunch of. So I mister Clyburn, I agree with my colleagues here to my right, yeah, but it's easy money. Well, Miss Martin and with what Miss Manick are saying, it's easy money, we already got the land. We all we gotta do is slap some concrete on and that's a way for us to make revenues. The only caveat to that is, right now, nobody's parking back there for any reason, other than to go to the firehouse. Red hots is gone. So there's really nobody parking on Victor, the bakery is gone. So first
of all, you have to travel the city to know that, not that you don't. Well, they are parking on they are parking wherever they need to park. And I live and I see it, I go to the temple meeting to go back to that so just to run already knew, you know, knows my opinion about it, so and anybody else who's asked that question, because it's just as simple, as easy as we finding the money to go ahead and Pay it and do something. But you know, that's my opinion, and again, it would bring revenue. There's a free parking on the other side with with Family Dollar, and they don't use all that. So parking is they are parking. People are parking, and they don't park where they want to park. The point is, are we going to are we going to are we going to get revenue for them parking there and going because things are happening in the city that we're not paying attention to every day, cuz it's already happening. And I'm not, I'm not. It's just any business. What I'm what I'm doing right now, is what's going to drive our city and move us forward. So it's not that I'm against the businesses or the development, is I'm trying to create situations that we bring revenue to Highland Park. Alright,
so you said we have a bunch of parcels in the city, but how much of that is really in our downtown? Okay?
Imma try to answer that question for you.
Okay, I'll see what we can do to get a clear picture of this. I've been talking about Reverend
COVID, but we can call for the vote. Yeah,
let's call. Well, okay, let's do that. We can do a study on that information. So let's go ahead and call for the vote on item 9f resolution to approve the sale of the commercial out of 15. Victor crescent, Property Group, LLC, uh, Madam Clerk, would you call the roll on item 9f
Council, protein Robinson, no
Councilwoman Manica,
no Councilwoman Martin, no three. Councilman
shocking,
I'm sorry. Imma have to go with no
Council President, yes,
I'm the only lone person that figured we should sell this to I'm sorry, sir. Um, I guess we there's a potential. We can see you here again. Alright. Thank you for that, members of council. We're moving on now to item 10 under the Department of Water. This is the first item 10, a resolution requesting the public advertisement for purposes of receiving construction bids for the water master meter project.
Let us go with continue. I
moved to, we're on 10 a right, yeah, they changed, right? I'm sorry. Resolution to request public advertisement, is
that the one wrong? Yeah, okay.
I moved to request. I'm sorry. I moved to approve the resolution request in the public advertisement for purposes of receiving construction bid for the water master meter project second
so we have a motion on the floor from Councilwoman Manica that is requesting the approval for this resolution. We are supported by council, pro tem, questions, concerns, or can we go straight to the vote? Go ahead. Mr. Shafi,
here we go. Yes.
So, I mean,
cuz the residents are definitely, they've been on my behind
the body, okay, so the short answer is, there was eight months of modeling and back and forth with glee, one to determine where these locations were going to go. Okay? So on top of doing that, that we had two parallel paths going, and they also were being designed. I know this was being done by us. This was being done by third parties. So if you're talking about from beginning to hey, we want to do master meters, and they're going to be in the ground until about 18 months. So there wasn't there. It's not like because the settlement was done in April, that we were dragging our feet the day, the day before the first of May came, we're in those meetings with Eagle and Glee will every week for seven months straight. So it's so it's not a situation where it could have been done three months ago or four months ago, actually, to get these in the ground and constructed by April of 25 is a is as a Herculean thief. So that's the answer to that question.
So are we?
Should we say that is a it's a major sheet. But how likely? Oh,
give a honey. Yeah, you know why? You know why? Because all hockey sticks don't break loose. That's, that's, that's real. We are honoring
our union of agencies
Absolutely. Okay,
alright, you're
pushing that training fast as we can. Put
everybody's busy paid, no problems, no editing, no everything
that's correct. Are
you back? Yes. Miss Margo, right here.
So with these leaders coming
in and does that mean that you
feeders coming in, and does that mean that the taxpayers?
Oh, I love that question. What it means? Imma tell you what it means. What I can tell you it means that for the first time since 2012 the plant shut down, we will actually be able to measure the water happening. That's what I'm going to say. That's what I know now. All kinds of conversation about bills going up, bills going down, I don't really know, because when we flip the switch, we gotta see how much water is coming across it. Because everybody heard talking about these leaks and all of this stuff, well that would be the first time that we know what the retail sales are. We know how much water is set. What we don't know is the difference between that and what we would say. So once we once these, once we flip the switch on the meters, we start getting some real readings, then we can start determining. Now my professional belief is that I know that our cons, that total consumption number that they have been talking about is going to go back. Now what we're going to have to fight is they know that we're putting new water main in the ground. They know we got meters, and so the benefit they were getting, they're going to be fighting us on the other end, trying to take the rate that we pay, that they send the hydro Park dollars, right? So they don't really want to see that, that that really the Delta go down, so we're going to be fighting that battle, but, but we can at least say no more black box about the water use and all that. That was the 10 years of of litigation that is now behind us, that we can say, Hey, we got the meters in the ground. We actually know using it. We know so I would love to sit here and say the bill is going down, but I was telling the story, and just like somebody else, Garrett, you said, you know that, right, I'm not going there tonight.
Yeah, alright, I'm ready any additional questions after Miss Martin, okay, so on item 10, a resolution requesting public advertising for the purpose of receiving construction bids for the water master meter project. Motion made by Councilwoman Manica, supported by council pro tem, Madam Clerk, would you call the roll on item 10 a council
Pro Tem Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin, yes. Councilman Yes. President Thomas
Yes. Motion carries moving on to Item 10 B, resolution permitting the city of Highland Park water department to submit a letter to Glee will requesting a periodic review and reopener of minimal annual flow volumes and maximum flow rates as provided in the water service contract between the Great Lakes Water Authority and the city of Highland Park City Council. What is your pleasure on item 10? So we have a request. So we have a motion made by who was who got it out first? Mister Shafi, supported by pro tem, supported by, okay, they ready to go home. Okay, so go right ahead. My
request is
absolutely, yeah, it's gonna be a real it's gonna be a bomb.
Okay, alright, on Item 10 B, resolution permitting the city of Highland Park water department to submit a letter requesting periodic review. We have a motion on the floor from Councilman shop be supported by council proton Robinson, if you will, call the roll on item 10 B. Council
Pro Tem Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes. Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman shaffy, yes. Council President Thomas Yes.
Motion carries moving on to item 10, city resolution permitting the city Highland Park water department to submit a letter to Egle and Glee will confirming the dates for 12 for commencing the 12 month meeting period after the installation of the three water master meters. City council. What's your pleasure? So move Council motion made by Councilman Manica, supported by pro Tim Robinson, that request, again, is copy of the letter we'd like to be CC, okay, alright, having heard, haven't heard consent from members, I'll go ahead and call for the vote on item 10 C,
that's real. Tim Robinson, yes. Councilwoman Manica, yes, Councilwoman Martin Yes. Councilman and shabby Yes. Council President Thomas, Yes.
Motion carries.
Thank you.
Thank you very much council for moving through the main agenda. We have citizens participation. Remember, council affairs is ours, so for citizens participation, I'm holding you to two minutes exactly. We still have another portion of our agenda to get through two minutes exactly, folks,
I don't see anybody coming to the podium.
Go right ahead, sir.
Thank you. I was kind of sweating it out earlier, but I got my composition now. So I know water is a soft subject in this municipality, but again, I will extend the invitation that I extended five and a half hours ago when this meeting started, that I will be personally going to Washington, DC, going to the House of Representatives, asking the EPA for money so that we can re establish The very cute, fertile, supple pump station that we have on the north eastern side of this municipality, every water quandary, issue, this, that, and the other thing that we have is because we're dealing with a conglomerate monopoly, crooked, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera situation. And we could, we could. We could have our own water forever. So again, I will extend the invitation. I will be going out to DC before one, 125, and just real quick as a as an aside, I was taking a walk through this lovely city, as I usually do, about a week ago, and I had the distinct privilege of ripping down 60 anti semitic flyers off of two city owned buildings. One was next door to the Sherwin Williams, and the other was Highland towers. I just like to bring that to the attention of the city, as I say, they are on city owned buildings, and I tried to properly report it here at the city hall, and the lovely man working the desk through the flyers down to the ground and said, I don't want your trash. So I made a report with the Highland Park Police Department, but that won't save my life. So I just wanted to bring that to the attention of Council and the citizens. If you see a flyer around town, that's it. Oh, there's my time. Sorry. Thank you, sir. That's
not how we do it.
Hi. My name is Brian Donovan, and I just wanted to say something about the agenda. It does seem like council should have its own section of the regular agenda that there doesn't feel like there should maybe be proposals in the council Affairs Section, I think that's time when Council is able to kind of talk about, generally, what's happening in their district or around the city. Thank you. Thank
you, sir.
Hello again. Lisa stelarski, I am the elected treasurer of Highland Park, and I would just like to offer, if anybody else would like, a copy of the two bonds that I did get in the spring that were offered to me, and also a schedule that I created of various local communities and how much their treasurers are bonded for. I have them right here so that you can understand a little bit better what's going on when we have our conversation during Council affairs. Thank you.
Okay, thank you, ma'am. And just for the record, it's a that's a conversation between the members of council. It's not. We won't be having a conversation with the audience. We're going to be having a conversation with the members of council. Okay, how you doing? Miss fry, I'm
alright. I wanted to say, well, it is Mike. Hello tonight. If you wait in the back, you couldn't hear. I didn't understand, like in the legal the Wayne County Land Bank, how much were they offering and how much did we settle for?
No, I think that's all going to be public information. I mean, I think once, once the case is settled, but right now, I don't think we're Liberty disclose that.
The attorney said, after the case is settled, Miss Friday become public information, but we can't discuss it until it's actually settled.
The settlement agreement with Wayne County Land Bank, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah, yeah, that
was a subject of closed session. Thank 100 foot.
They owed us 550,000
Oh, beautiful, but it still has to be under by the court.
Okay, yeah, thing I was thinking it was millions, but that's good. Thank you all. Y'all did a good job this evening. I really appreciate it. And have a good holiday. Happy corners, everybody you know, Mary, Chris and all that good stuff, because I understand we won't see each other next year. Great job. Have another meeting now on on that that land for that young man with crescent, he should have gotten that land, because you just voted for for another person to get four pieces of land in the parking is going to get difficult. And I think if you have a business in the city and you'll suffer through all the hard times. Why bring the new times up with the new ideas? And he only asked him for one parking lot. He should have gotten that parking lot. This city need meters. I've suggested meters 15 years ago, in the meter system, they will pay for nobody will have to pay the meters. They split the money with city in themselves. That is something that the city should look into. Get in parking meters. That should be a good thing, but however, those parking meters could be installed on those properties as well. Have a good Thank you, ma'am.
Okay, and I don't see anybody coming up to the podium, which is good, because we can move into Council affairs. So the very first item, I'm, I'm sorry, I have to, I got to go and get the folks online. Hold on, just one second, right now, we just, this is just for we. We wrapped it up and come on, ma'am, I'm sorry I have so Ma'am, if you you already told us what your issue was, is there anything additional that you were going to share with us?
But I haven't really heard anything about y'all saying trying to fix the pipes down I have to stay out of my house
so we can do it. I'm
living with relatives. Sometimes I'm staying in my car so I can keep an eye on my house, because they've been robbed, breaking in people's houses on robes, and so they tried to break somebody trying to break in her house.
So here's one of the most difficult things about sitting in this chair. We are the audience, but we don't necessarily have the tools or the capacity to solve the problems that the residents have. We make legislative decisions. We we vote on business items for the city, but we don't necessarily have the capacity. Members of this council will probably come out and visit you at your home. They'll help you as much as they individually can, but we don't have the authority for the leverage. In this instance, you mentioned the library that project has is 20 years in the making. We're just seeing that could get some answers. You
environmental issues, could get some
answers so Miss Matt approach him to that point, who will be the person to provide those answers for
her question,
is it both at the inside of the house, or is it broke at the curb?
Okay. Okay, so again and and we're the timer is about to run out, and I want to say that I still got the letters. I know everybody out here, they got a letter at home. They got the letters too, and the letters that came from the water department to talk about service line, get your letter or have reference to it, there was a delineation between what was the responsibility of the homeowner and where the city's obligation ended. Because I don't know your situation, because none of us know your situation, we're not in a position to even estimate. We're not engineers. We even if we eyeball it right now. I don't know if we could say this is a city issue or this is a issue with the residents, but every single homeowner in the city of Highland Park is grappling with the same scenario that you are potentially grappling with, where it comes in contact with our property, then we are responsible. And I do remember the letters that I received at my house that said, if you're a property owner and you have some sort of catastrophic failure of this line, it becomes your responsibility. They did offer some sort of, am I? Am I right to call it an insurance policy? It came it went all up and down my block. I'm sure it went all up and down other blocks as well. So again, it's very difficult for us to hear you like if you was drowning, I can promise you, everybody in here, whether we could swim or not, would jump over the side of the boat to pull you in. But in a situation right now where you're suffering, we don't have the capacity to render you any type of relief the fact that you're the point is, if I again, you in the water, I can't swim. I got a choice of but can you he's still a robot if I'm just saying we don't have the tools. I said at the very beginning, we don't have the tools. I'm sure all of us would love to have those tools. The five of us just do not. We don't have the tools. We have the ability to approve a resolution. Our power is in the pen. We vote up or vote down on something. If your issue came to the city, then the five of us could vote up or vote down on it. We don't have the authority to do anything other than as legislative members, to vote items up or down. The people who need to hear you are in the room, but that's the full extent of our capacity. And I'm I'm saying that not because I'm certainly not dismissing you. I just want to make sure you understand where we are, where the five of us are. There's very little that we can do to help we did. And unless somebody can tell me, unless there's a member in front of me, and then we're getting off of citizens comments, we're diverting from that process. If there's a member sitting here that is a member of city council that can tell me specifically what we can do or what you can do to address this citizens issued. And that's, that's kind of the cards that were dealt. The
citizens elected us. We're
here to help them. Okay, so again, what, what capacity do we have? How are we empowered? We
do that business. You can't do it. Okay?
Again, that's what I'm saying. So, ma'am, you need to go again. So, so we are up here right at the shopping center.
Alright? Thank you, ma'am, and again, I'm sorry that we can't do more for you.
I ask you the question, if it was broken on the outside or broken at the curve? If it was broken on the inside of your home, I would have came over personally, dug it
up and fix it. No,
it broke at the service line. Okay,
so man, what I'm going to have you do is we still have, we still have a major legislative issue. I'm going to ask y'all to go ahead and take your seat, do what we have to do on the agenda next may take a long time. We've gone over our time, and I do respect your issue, but I'm gonna have to move along in the agenda, because we still, we're gonna be here probably till midnight on our legislative issues. So I'm just saying. So I'm gonna close citizens comment for people in the room, and we're gonna move online. I have Yolanda waiting online to go ahead and be unmuted. Your hand is raised, Yolanda, could you go ahead?
Yes, good evening, Highland Park. Shout out to city council I thank you. Guys had a great meeting. I'm very excited about the sales of the property. My only concern and my only pause is when we're having city council members begging those people who want the property to do what they said. So my question is, is there not a timeline or any language in the contract that they enter in to purchase the property of a development time and then coming in and updating Council, still anything like that, because if not, then we'll have what like I have right now next door to me, a pit bull in a fenced in yard, right So, and that doesn't lend to any properties being sold down here on this in the six mile Hamilton area. So I just want to make sure when we're doing that we have that in in place, and I it, Can anybody answer if, that's, if we have that at all?
Yeah, there's a clawback. There's a clawback, um, clause. And I believe there are some, some basic statutory requirements, and,
and are those enforceable by by our city code Enforcer.
For that, we'd have to do a little digging. I will refer everybody in the meeting please take a look at the website. The city ordinance is there, the zoning ordinance is there, so you can go and get some of those. Also copies of the sales agreement should be online. Now I'm leaning in, hopefully I'm correct, and saying that all the paperwork that you would need for a land purchase is available on the website. You should be able to print
those out. Okay? So you say I'm printing them out and do my research. Yes, ma'am, go ahead. That
way you have definitive information, right?
I mean, I appreciate that, and I will do it. I bring it back up too, because that just doesn't make sense. But thank you. You all have a good evening.
Alright? Thank you, ma'am. So I'm going to bring citizens coming to a close, and we will move into Council affairs, starting first with the resolution to add Reverend Saint Richard a Smith Street as a secondary name of the Highland Street to celebrate his and the First Lady's 50th pastoral anniversary. So let me just say this first. I'll read this resolution into the record. This is the resolution to add, or we had a motion made by Councilman el shapi. I think it was seconded by council pro tem. Okay. I think it is for the sake of forgive my alarm here I want to make sure that that's all okay. Whereas the Highland Park City Council would like to formally recognize the contributions of Reverend Saint Richard a Smith to the city of Highland Park. And whereas Reverend Saint Richard a Smith served as pastor for the prayer temple of love cathedral and was a respected pillar of the community for over 50 years. And whereas Reverend Smith moved with the congregation of prayer, love temple of cathedral to their current location at 12375, Woodward Avenue in July of 1977 where he served the Highland Park community by working to maintain and beautify the city, providing guidance and leadership and maintaining peace on Highland during challenging times. And whereas Reverend Smith served as a Human Rights Commissioner and organized operation feed off, funded by Wayne Metro and fed the community for 25 years, and the church in the church, Church's activity center, Reverend Smith also organized the ptlc drug program, mental health counseling, homework help, and the ptlc education tutorial, computer programming for students K through 12th grade. Now, therefore it be, therefore be it resolved that the Highland Park City Council now declares Highland Street to now and forever be known as Reverend Saint Richard a Smith Street, and such honor shall be memorialized by the placement of a street sign indicating such on the corner of Highland Street at Woodward Avenue. This resolution had a motion has been made by Councilman Chris sheda el shapi, seconded by council Pro Tem Charmaine Robinson to enact this resolution. We have questions, concerns, hearing none. I just have one council president, yes, yes, sir, I
hope that in the future that we can honor all the great citizens of this community, and we can honor them while they're alive.
Yes, sir. Alright.
I say that because Bishop Evans has also been waiting for history to be renamed as well. Yes, sir. We honor those that are alive and honor those that fought for us and stood up for us, not that they had passed something. Amen, yes,
sir. Okay, so madam Yeah, Mm, hmm, Yes, Madam Clerk, if you will, be kind enough to call the roll on item 11. A Council
Robinson, yes. Councilwoman manager, yes. Councilwoman Martin No. Councilwoman, shocking
Yes. Council
President Thomas, Yes.
Motion carries. Thank you very
much. Thank you very much for that those words of encouragement. So moving on to Item 11 B, that's a resolution regarding the approval of the bond for the office of the treasurer. City Council, what's your pleasure on item? Council? President, yes, sir. I um, members, what's your pleasure on item 11 B?
No, let's, let's, let's go ahead. We are. We almost at 11 o'clock, y'all. So let's uh, so what? What are we doing with this resolution?
As the members know very well, Chair is not in a position to make a motion that is left to the four members on the floor.
I move to approve the resolution regarding approval of a bond for the office of the city treasurer, with discussion and
questions. Second,
so we have a motion on the floor from Councilwoman Manica, second by Councilwoman Martin. The floor is open for discussion on the resolution pending
floor for questions. Come back
in pardon you. Open up the floor for questions, Mister President.
I guess I think you know why I wish them God and this just simply doesn't go away.
Um, my concern and my question is, at this point, at this moment,
when this election is certified tomorrow,
what are the legal implications if this is wrong and incorrect, what's going
to happen? Does mister box?
Could you be more specific in terms of what's wrong or incorrect? So,
so I am, I am looking at some bonds. Okay, I we ask you to look into that. But my concern at this point is, we we've sold this out for so long. I mean, now that mr. Is duly elected and it will be certified one day, they changes got close to 3000 Okay, so my concern is,
if we mess around here
with this, this resolution at this time, does this put us in any form of legal Jeopardy, or Should we simply just allow the county to handle
it? Well, the council has the option of acquiring a bond for the office of city treasurer. The county is going to require a bond for the office of city treasurer right now, my understanding is that there's an insurance policy that offers offers some coverage, but but nowhere near the coverage that may be required for the amount of dollars that's handled by the office this the the county requires 40% of the tax levy, so that would be $5 million bond the county's going to require. So I think the thinking behind the resolution was that the city would also offer a similar type of protection, okay, for for the for the levy, for the revenues that are brought in. And this just concerns tax revenues. There are numerous pension fund revenues and all sorts of different revenues that aren't even contemplated by this, by this resolution, what the resolution would do is it would direct the administration to acquire a blanket bond, or increase the blanket bond to protect the city, and in the event that that blanket bond is not obtainable by a sufficient amount, then the treasurer would have to would obtain the the amount here of $5 million as far as a bond goes.
So, so, so
say that in this resolution,
yes, Councilman compromised,
and I'm willing to deal with it. Okay, if we can't increase our Brady bonds to cover, you know, both the treasurer and Tony, of course, who's Tony is still here,
correct? Okay, then
we can't increase that bond. Now I want to emphasize here. I want you to try extremely hard. Well,
that that's that. That's true. That is laid out okay in here, that that's the first order is to direct the city council to use its due diligence to acquire a blanket bond for the city treasury and Deputy treasurer positions, and that would be in addition to any bonds required by the county or other governmental unit. And if that is unable to be procured, then there would be the requirement to obtain the $5 million price. So
now one more quick question. So the county is required, that's $5 million Correct? Wait, I'm sorry, the county's portion. The
county is 40% of their
portion. Their portion is three or 4 million. Okay? So the county's five will be 40% of that, okay? Their amount only the city has nothing to do with the county. Yes, that's how that's between the county and
the Treasury. That's the percentage of dollars over.
It's over. It's over the $13 million
our total amount is 12 and a half million. That's all the money we collect for all jurisdictions. That's the city, the county, the school district, the libraries, Resa Wayne, all, every all the village on the tax. Okay, so the city collects all of that money and then it dispenses it to those various entities. Okay, so that's the total amount. So if
the total amount
of the money were to disappear, we would owe that money to all those jurisdictions.
Can I have a so I just want to make sure we put this in context again. We go back to the conversation that we had about moving this item on the agenda, and we go back to the source. Why do we even need to have this discussion? Our previous treasurer, who had been in her role for a number of years, was removed, was removed for a lack of her own personal financial acumen, she put herself in a situation where she could lose her elected position based on her own financial history.
She wasn't
the reason that Miss Bibbs is not here right now is based on Miss Bibbs personal financial situation and or history. It was a decision that she made as a personal, as an individual, to qualify for the house. So she made a poor personal decision in her own personal financial life that put her at risk of losing her appointed job, and let's remember lawyers, dentists, doctors have to give malpractice insurance a bond is an insurance policy This city handles 10s of millions of dollars, and I could not insure my new car for anything less than the value of the car, and I pay a premium that goes along with that, the city has agreed to pay the premiums. The issue is, what do you qualify for? And if there was a bond that could have been presented to the city by now, we wouldn't be having this discussion if we had, if the city has actually received a document, we wouldn't be having this discussion. So this resolution is asking for us, and I'm going to put this on the screen, because we're not making this up. And I would like Mr. Shop, he said, I wish this would go away. And I actually begged for us not to do this from the very beginning, and so here we are in a situation where somebody came and burned our house down, and now they're standing on a curb watching it smolder. That person is not in the room. That person shall not be named. They burn the house down for their own individual pleasure, and now the city is in turmoil over some BS, the charter says the council. It's right on the screen, the council may require, require, as a method of protecting the city,
a surety bond
to be approved by the city attorney in such some as City Council determines appropriate. If the amount is $12 million why are we getting a bond for anything less than the bare minimum county standard, which is 40% I don't understand, Madam, don't, don't, don't disrespect my meeting. Okay, you might be the treasurer, but you're not on city council, so it's not going to happen today. This is a conversation between members of city council. I would ask you, Madam Bailey, this lady is not a part of city council. Would you please ask her to sit down? This is not her meeting. We're not doing that again. You've already disrespected my city council on more on number of occasions, including going into a closed session. The beautiful thing about tape meetings is that there's a record. So like I said, before members of city council, the question at hand is, are we going to approve this resolution or not? I don't have any feelings, but just know our fine, our fiscal future is being observed by everybody in the state of Michigan. We're still in the consent agreement. We still have state oversight. This is the responsible thing to do, is to request a bond. We can't We can't even have a conversation about what the previous city council did or did not do. It's this city council and to mister El shapi point. I wish it could all go away, but Janice Bibbs was removed from her job because of her own personal financial decisions, and a bond will protect us from people's own personal financial decisions, their credit history, their financial background, will all be involved in the scrutiny that requires the approval of that bond. That's what this is about. Anybody, whoever is our treasurer, from now on, will have to get a bond. It just it is what it is, because that's the source of it. Miss bill still here. We wouldn't be having this conversation. We so we have to. We're not even in the same Yeah. Yeah. So, so let's call for the vote.
So you're telling me that the point that I was the point of reference that I was making about while we were deliberating on this and not necessarily relevant. So let's just call for a vote, just
So the resolution
must acquire a bond.
Winner. Bond.
The city is still going to pay. They're going to pay it regardless. I acquired two bonds. Ma'am. This is us. This is us. You can talk to people afterwards, but the deliberation process is among the five of us. Yeah, let's call for the vote on this item. So the for item 11 B, if you would take the roll on 11 B, this is the resolution regarding approval of a bond for the city of Highland Park treasury.
Council President, Robinson,
no Councilwoman manager.
Councilwoman Martin, no councilman. Shafi music,
I need a corner.
Can I get a corner to flip? Please? I
Sir, that's not a court that's a house facility,
excuse me. Yes, it really is.
Council
president yes motion carries I
He goes Sir
James and I. So
at this point, it is 1044 is 10:41pm. We have finished our agenda, we have the option. We have handled our council affairs, we can make speeches.
