Tuesday May the 30th and if the clerk will please call the row customer Muscat present customer face to heart the third costume Leticia Johnson cost me with Gabriela Santiago Romero. Cosmo maybe waters present. Coffee my answer will feel Callaway present
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Pro Tem James Tate
and Casa President Mary Sheffield president. We have a quorum present Madam President.
All right there being a quorum present. We are now in session and we will go straight to our invocation for this beautiful morning. And joining us is elder Tish Walker from new Missionary Baptist Church located in district five. Good morning.
Good morning, Madam President. Good morning to everyone. We all bow our heads and prayer, Eternal God our Father, all wise, all knowing and all loving father you are. First let me say thank you on behalf of all of us who have gathered here today. Thank you for your many been abundant blessings and immeasurable blessing that you have as bestowed upon us. Thank you for life itself for the measure of health, that we need to fulfill our callers our purposes in our assignments in life. Thank you for the ability to be involved in useful work and for the honor of bearing appropriate responsibilities. Thank you for the freedom to be to embrace you, Lord, thank you for loving us in spite of ourselves from your boundless and gracious nature, with love. In the Holy Scriptures. It is says that the citizens ought to obey the governing authorities that you have established, oh God, those who have promote peace and order and justice. You said, oh god that the government shall be upon your shoulders. And so Lord today I pray for our mayor for the various levels of city officials specifically today, but this great assemble city council and for our council president, the Honorable Mary Sheffield and the citizens of Detroit dot today we are asking that you would graciously grant them wisdom to govern amid the conflicting interests and issues of our day. I see some welfare and true needs for our people have keen thirst for justice and righteous and righteousness Oh God, confidence in what is good and fitting. Give them the ability to work together in the spirit of unity and harmony, even when there may be disagreements or challenges. Oh God, we pray for that personal peace in their lives and joy in their tasks. Father, dispatch your angels around each home that is represented here today. Oh God, give them personal protection and ability in you. I pray for the agenda set before them today. Please give them assurance of what would what pleases you and what would benefit those who live Oh God in our city, oh God, even even in our nation. Oh God, God, we thank You for this beloved city of Detroit. Sweet Holy Spirit. Continue to lead guide and expose us to our truth. Hold us in your grip. We bind the hand of the enemy. And it is in your son's most blessed name of Jesus we pray.
Amen. Amen. All right, thank you so much elder Walker, if you would like to stay on virtually please do so if you have to jump off as well. We do understand. Thank you again for that invocation. And I know you have some special guests that are joining us this morning. So Pro Tem if you want to introduce our our visitors. Thank
you madam president just wanted to let everyone know that we are in the presence of greatness this morning. These are the students of the student. Edison elementary student union. They're here so y'all getting round of applause and students. Can you stand up for a second, please? While the students please stand up. They're doing a tremendous job. We are so thankful for them being here today. They're being chaperoned by a number of folks at the school including teachers Shauna, Scott Chawan, excuse me. Chawan Scott, my apologies with the principal at Ellison Edison. Elementary is Miss Christina Christian so they're doing a tremendous job over there have wanted to give every they wanted to get an opportunity to see how this all works in action. to end with folks in this seat, and I have no doubt in my mind that sooner or later, we will have some of them sitting in this seat. So we're going to do our best to give them the experience that they deserve today. We also have a scavenger hunt for later on as well. So we're excited for them being here, y'all give them another round of applause, please. And welcome to you all.
Welcome. Welcome to you all in. Please feel free to come visit us anytime to see how your city government works. So thank you both to him for allowing them to be here. We're going to cut off our public comment and we have two presentations for today starting with councilmember de Rojas actually, first he's president, would you like to go first? I know you said you need to remember Hall, the floor is yours.
Thank you, Madam President. And good morning to everyone. Today I have the esteemed pleasure of honoring someone who is amazing as made an impact in so many people's or children's lives as we talk about students. Dr. Denise Davis cotton the founder of the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, otherwise known as DSA if she could please join us up here at the table.
And just to briefly describe what Dr. Cotton has meant to so many students who have grown to be successful adults I'm including included in that is just an understatement. When she founded that school for final performing arts it has taken Detroit public schools to new heights relative to the arts. A lot of you may remember that a proud graduate of the Detroit High School in a finding of find a performing arts was Alia, the late great Alia and so many others have come from there. And so we are in the business of giving people their flowers while they can still smell them. Recently, DSA celebrated their 30th anniversary. School has been open for 30 years, and it is all because of her wonderful vision and wanted to honored her today with a testimonial resolution. Whereas Dr. Denise Davis cotton the director of the Florida Center of pain, she is an esteemed professional and educator and author of losing my mind over education finding my way back to me, in which he shows the discord between the preparations of her educational journey along life's landscapes, what she discovers and what needs to happen to reignite the educational spirit. And whereas Dr. Denise Davis cotton is the Milken foundation internationally recognized educator, Mr Ghanian of the year and past president of art school network in which he made historical contributions to education and the cultural renaissance. She is the founder and served as the first principal of the Detroit School of Arts DSA. So you also has received two keys of the city of Montgomery, Alabama, as well as the Congressional Record recognition by the 106 Congress, and she is recognized as a distinguished alumni of Alabama State University. And whereas Dr. Denise Davis continents dream of teaching performing arts to inner city school children evolved to the founding of what many believe an icon of cultural education throughout this country. Through Dr. Denise Davis cotton's leadership, academics and arts are not only recognized but also revered. As a result of her vision. She provides strong comprehensive arts integration programs promotes creativity, imagination and innovation and designs educational curriculum that prepares and educates a workforce for the creativity and innovation and paradigms. Whereas Dr. Davis cotton hails from Montgomery, Alabama and is dedicated to promoting achievement through science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics steam initiatives, thus providing a balanced intellectual spirit that includes divergent thinking and creativity. she interacts with corporate, cultural, collegiate and community institutions to help prepare learners to enter multiple aspects of the creative industries and other professional arenas upon completion of high school through arts integration, and workforce development trainings. She has established her reputation as an extremely capable, effective community and civic leader as well as a international national representative for a balanced education. And whereas Dr. Davis cotton is thorough, efficient, and knows the reality of establishing priorities to benefit the mission of promoting arts integration and professional development, training schools and communities. Her enthusiasm, innovativeness, and genuine concern for education are exemplary. Her demonstration of the highest level of professional commitment and competency allows her to share with others her belief in the importance of arts integration in schools, thereby garnering the distinct honor as a woman of vision, keen insight and action and where As Dr. Cotton has led by example for others to emulate, thereby earning the inevitable Reb reputation as an educator who truly cares about children, learners, teachers, artists, schools and community. She holds and earned a doctorate from Wayne State University and Education Specialist Certification or certification excuse me from Wayne State University and Master of Arts from the University of Montevallo and a Bachelor of Science from Alabama State University. Now therefore, it be resolved that Councilmember Schrader Hall and the members of the Detroit City Council take a great pleasure and honoring Dr. Denise Davis cotton for his steadfast commitment, stellar achievements and invaluable contributions for the outstanding and dedicated service to Detroit and their students. Thank you for your exemplary service. We wish you well we pray for you. And thank you for everything that you have now for me, and so many others. God bless you.
Madam President, if she may say some words. Dr. Cohn, you have to press read.
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Joe Hall and members of the city council. Detroit is my second home. I was raised in Montgomery, Alabama, and Detroit was so fortunate to give me the understanding of what it means to be a leader, to be an educator, and to keep hope alive for all children in this city. Today, we graduate another class of DSA, I come back every year to greet the ninth graders and graduate the 12th graders. Detroit is my love. Detroit is a city that has given me an understanding of what it means to propel the mission of ensuring that all peoples use their whole brain critical and creative. And I want to thank you for this time, and honoring the students of Detroit School of Arts. And I want to thank the mayor, because I remember when we first built the new DSA on the grounds of Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He was right there to make it happen. So we've come a long way. And we've come a long way to go. And I want to say to the young people who were here at Detroit Edison, I remember when Detroit Edison was being formed. And Dr. McGriff and adoptive Senator tour, Robinson asked me to help with designing that school. And I did it because it is my duty. It is my passion. And it is my mission. So I thank you for the gift of education. I thank you for the Spirit of Detroit. And I thank you for your leadership and uplifting the children, the adults in the seniors of this city. Thank you. Thank you.
Madam President, I'd be remissed. If we could just say a few comments from colleagues, I know. This is a member of Santiago Romero's district, District Six, although as my alma mater and I know she has been to the school and been with the students on many occasions as well. So if we can open it up to colleagues for some comments, Madam President, I'd appreciate that as well. Thank you.
Thank you, member Dr. Hall, Councilmember Santiago Amuro.
Thank you, Madam President. Hello. Good morning. Thank you so much for being here. Remember, Dr. Hall talks of the school often and tries to show off on his What is it Claire that?
Oh, no, not the clarinet No, no.
On his musical skills, his ability, which is really exciting, and apparently he gets as well. So it's, it's I love hearing how us as adults still take what we learned in school, I did choir, I did show choir at Mercy High School. I know that that member there has also very creative and talented and just thank you so much for what you do. I have visited the school and visit often. We try to work on some of the parking issues that we have there. But thank you so much for what you do for your students, for our students. For all of us. I know that we take these lessons with us everywhere that we go. So thank you so much. And thank you remember Dr. Hall for highlighting the work that she's done. Thank you.
Councilmember Callaway,
Dr. Davis Cardin. It's good to see you. I see you. And thank you for touching the lives of my family. My daughter graduated from DSA in 2010 Sydney Callaway I remember sitting and just Want to thank you for being an inspiration to her and inspiration to my other three? Because she was the she's the oldest. And I want to thank you for your dedication to education, excellence. And that school has not been the same. Since you left it, we want to say that it is but it isn't. And you know that. But I want to thank you for all that you poured into the students year after year after year after year, and having such vision of what it could be. So it's good seeing you, God bless you. And Montgomery, Alabama is better for you. We miss you, Dr. Davis cotton. Thank God bless you. And Sidney says hi.
Any additional comments? Oh, yes, Councilmember water.
All right. So thank you, and good morning. Your your positive reputation certainly precedes you. I just want to say thank you so very much for all that you do about a week ago. So I was driving by that school, and I had my nephew in the car with me, he was like, I'm gonna go to this school next time, you know. But but we have something in common, in fact that we both hail from Alabama, the state of Alabama. And, and as you said that I thought I feel the same way. There's just something about this city that just kind of bring gives you the freedom to become a leader, that kind of thing. So I could certainly relate to that. When I heard you say that. Alabama, I certainly have a number of family members, my sister is a graduate of Alabama State University, as well. So thank you for all that you do on behalf of these young people a lot allowing them to just floor with their talents and they kind of think so. You are so very much appreciated. And thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member waters. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam President. If we could, I don't know if we want to wait till after member Callaway is presentation. We can take pictures as well. Or if we'd like to take a now it's up to you. Okay,
we can allow member Callaway to do her presentation and then we'll do the pictures at the end. Is that okay? Yes. Okay, thank you so much, Dr. Cotton, we appreciate you. And let's give her another round of applause. All right, and then we'll turn the floor over now to Councilmember Callaway.
Thank you Madam Chair. And this is a day so meaningful for me as a city council person. Education is my first love when I went to Spelman College, I had a dual degree and English and secondary education and did my teacher student teaching in in Atlanta. And I thought I was going to which I did, I did a little bit of teaching then went into administration education, but my first love is education. That's all I know. And it's all known since I graduated from Spelman is education. And I'm an educator at heart. So when you talk about education, you know, it's my passion as well. And I know that's my ministry to make sure that we uplift education, excellence in our city, and don't settle for less because everybody wants access, equal access to a quality education. And that's what I'm all about. And so when I saw Dr. Davis cognitives brought back so many memories. And I would be remiss if I didn't say my daughter's class, the class of 2010 2020 10. So, Dr. Cotton, you made such a big difference in my life. And you allowed me to see what I could expect with three more following Sidney going to high school, and having four high schoolers all at the same time. So thank you, Dr. Davis cotton. But that being said, I know that this is Teacher Appreciation Month, but 30 days is not enough to say we appreciate our teachers. We think the parents do a good job. But teachers do an even greater job, because they're psychologists, they're social workers. They're mediators, they're judges. They're protectors. They're everything that sometimes parents are not and they fill the gap. Teachers fill the gap every single day. And I'd like to acknowledge some of those teachers today. And they could come forward perhaps Miss Ellison. One at a time Miss Ellison does she here Miss Mrs. Ellison is a third grade teacher at the bomb diggity bomb Bagley and you all we'll find out what that means later, when you meet the that incredible principal who has his floral jacket on and his rhinestone shoes on always representing. So he wears a lot of Looking at his students due to Mrs. Ellison as a third grade teacher at Bagley Elementary School. And then we're going to close that school and hopefully share a little bit about that Mr. frosh. dpscd was going to close that school in my district. But you fought Mr. frosh, and we'll hear from you later to keep it open. Mrs. Ellison has been an educator for 43 years. She started her career at a Child Development Center, located at tabernacle, Missionary Baptist Church, and we all know what tab is. Later in her career. She became an education coordinator for the United children and families Headstart program. Mrs. Ellison has conducted professional development for teachers perform administrative duties and assistant with licensing centers. Mrs. Ellison served Detroit Public School District as a kindergarten teacher, Annenberg facilitator, and reading first literacy coach before serving as a third grade teacher at Bagley Elementary School. Mrs. Ellison was nominated Teacher of the Year for the 2018 and 2019 school year at dpscd. receiving recognition from the Skillman Foundation and the Michigan Chronicle for her career accomplishments. For many years, Mrs. Edits. Ellison's third grade Begley class of scholars, has earned the highest academic scores in the district. Third graders Mrs. Ellison is retiring from dpscd At the conclusion of the school year. Mrs. Ellison, congratulations on being an outstanding education leader. The students are going to miss you, and so will their families and so will the community. God bless you, Mrs. Ellison.
I would just like to say thank you for this honor. I appreciate all of you for recognizing me by humbly I say this, it was the mission that the Lord gave me to do to do my best with the children he saw. Beyond who they were, he sees them as jumps. And through his eyes, I was able to see the potential and all kids that I work with. And they have the ability all children to learn. And so when you serve the Lord, and you do as well, then great things can happen. So I thank you all.
Thank you Miss Melissa. Thank you, Mrs. Ellison. Miss McConnell. Mrs. McConnell serves as a mathematics teacher at John Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and technology. Miss McConnell services third graders. She has 31 years of teaching service and has previously served as Assistant Principal principal and the private school sector. Miss mechanical is a Detroit Public Schools community district academic games Program Director at dpscd math be coordinator, a proud member of the dynamic Bagley instructional leadership team and has served as Director of Curriculum and Instruction in the private school sector. Consistently. Miss McConnell's third grade students have the highest scores at Bagley, her strong leadership, exemplary classroom management and highly effective teaching skills help her students reach academic excellence. Congratulations, Miss mechanical, on being an outstanding education leader.
I just want to thank you so much, whether this is a honor and a privilege, this is what I do. This is what I love and always teach and help students to be better individuals and productive members of our society. Because they have to understand they're going to be leaders and take over what we've been doing. So I want to be one who instructs them to do the best that they can at what they're doing. Thank you so much for this honor.
Thank you, Miss McCollum. Miss Merritt, Adrienne Merritt, also a Bagley Elementary School Bagley in the house. Miss Merritt has 25 years of teaching service in Detroit Public Schools community district teaching elementary and middle school scholars. Miss Merritt third grade students consistently ranked the highest academically in ELA at badly, Miss Mayer has years of experience leading professional development for teachers. She has a Michigan administrators certification along with a plethora of plethora sorry, of teaching awards and acknowledgements. She is a natural leader and offers dpscd Teachers strong systems of support and academic guidance. She is a master of data. I need your help him office, master of data and a highly effective educator. Congratulations, Miss Merritt on being an outstanding education leader. I love data. So we need to talk.
We will talk. Thank you very much again, for this honor. It means a lot because we're not all as teachers, we're not always recognized. We're not appreciated or respected many times. So it is certainly an honor to be appreciated and honored today for just loving loving kids and wanting the best for them and educating them to the best of our ability. So I do appreciate this honor.
Thank you. Thank you, Miss Smith.
Now I'm going to ask Mr. Hunter, Janice, Janice, Janice to come forward. And I consider him my son to have a very, very close relationship with Hunter. It's like a son, to me, has been in my family for a number of years. Wherever we are, he is whatever we participate in, he's there. And I just want to thank you for being such a wonderful son that I share with your mom, Marla, can you stand, she allows me to call him my son. Marla. There she is okay. And we share him. I loved you, Hunter. And I'm so glad that you pivoted your career and became an educator. Hunter has worked in education in Detroit for just five years. But in those five years, you have done some powerful things you've impacted some students and I have seen firsthand because you invited me to your classroom last year for two days. And your students were most the most engaged I've ever seen, and I am an educator. You hold a bachelor's Arts degree in economics, not education, but economics from Denison University and a master's in education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. you began your career with the educational nonprofit city here. And that's where you met my daughter, Candace. And you all are like brother and sister
where you lead a team of AmeriCorps members at Mason Elementary Middle School, in Detroit Public Schools community district, following City Year. You work for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on his educational programming partnerships, and the Detroit harmony initiative. And you all we'll find out why that's important in a few minutes. A program aiming to create a universal high quality music education opportunities for every Detroit student leaving no student without an instrument. Hunter then transition to full time classroom teaching after obtaining his master's degree, teaching high school students at Marygrove Detroit Public Schools community district on a beautiful campus. During his time at Marygrove Hunter has taught 12th grade engineering and design and AP economics you see how that went full circle economics and created the senior internship Capstone program during which every senior engages in a local service learning internship and design project. Congratulations, Hunter, on being an outstanding education leader. And I love you very much from the bottom of my heart and I'm so glad that you pivoted your career. And now it's education touching the lives of so many students. God bless you for thank you Hunter. Thank you and you make a mean key lime pie.
Thank you very much. I hear when you say those things are it's one of the highlights of my life so far. Thank you. I can't appreciate I can't say how appreciative I am of the support you've, you and your entire family have given to me and the dedication that that you've shown and that many on the council, I've seen you all in action to just at Marygrove, we have a philosophy of, you know, it takes a village, as has been said already with education and creating a love of education and opportunities to learn as much outside of the classroom as in the classroom. And that's something that I've striven to bring to my students and I wanted to give them a shout out, we are graduating our very first class of seniors from the school at Marygrove tomorrow night. And starting a new school in the district on the Marygrove campus and District Two has been a a monumental challenge. And it's one that many people have risen to, and I'm honored to be a part of it. And I am so honored and grateful for the recognition. I'm kind of blown away by the recognition today being so early on in my teaching career. So thank you very much. I love you and your family so much, and I'm so grateful. Thank you
when this young man comes to the microphone, please check out his shoes. I mean, you might need sunglasses, because they're just glistening. Mr. frosh, Minister. frosh, Pastor. pastor's kid, my friend. You're amazing.
Thank you, counsel.
You're amazing. I've known you a long time young man.
Yes, ma'am.
And when I found out you had become the principal Bagley. I knew you're going to turn that school around. And I hope my colleagues will one day hear about that story and maybe visit your schools so they can see what's the name of that classroom that's so electronic and has all these new things that only your classroom has it in the state of Michigan. What is it called?
Yes, ma'am. That's the John J Bagley Virtual Reality stim lab.
Only one in the state only
elementary school with a full virtual reality curriculum in the United States.
I need you to say that again into the microphone, and I need you to amplify your voice say that again.
Yes, ma'am. The only elementary school with a full virtual reality curriculum in the metaverse in the United States. dpscd.
So I knew my colleague to the left arm member at large. Jung would get a kick out of that so young, I'd like to challenge you to meet me over there one day because I know you'll be fascinated with what you'll see in that classroom. Okay, yes, sir. Principal Victor frosh. Okay. Principal Victor frosh, Jr. has proudly served dpscd for 17 years. Mr. frosh has been a dpscd. Administrator for 13 years, and the proud prolific principal of the John J. Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and technology for just four short years. Principal Frost has dedicated his life to the Academic Advancement of young people in the city of Detroit. His charismatic servant leadership style has shaped young people at Bagley and it has turned that school into an academic institution rich into intellectual growth, exemplary customer service and award winning culture and climate. And 2022 principal frosh partner with x star.
Yes, ma'am.
What is x star?
x star is like a technology conglomerate in the city of Detroit that does anything technological. You've partnered
with them and neighborhood legal services, which is one of our partners as well. To create the Bagley Virtual Reality science technology, engineering and mathematics lab, where Elon elementary students receive academic lessons in the virtual Metaverse world. The elementary virtual reality program is the first elementary program of its kind in the country and is rapidly expanding. Principal frosh is the founder of the billionaire boys club. You got what is that?
It's a leadership group for young boys that focuses on righteousness and leadership,
righteousness and leadership, which teaches them the importance of having academic accountability and striving for personal growth through excellence and righteousness. Congratulations, my friend, Mr. frosh, on being an outstanding education leader. Thank you. Can you just stand up and just can you just stand up and kind of turn around for us a little bit? Look at that jacket. Look at that jacket.
A woman you put me on the front street,
I always put your own Front Street. Okay. All right. Thank you. Mr. frosh.
I'd like to thank the Detroit City Council. God bless each and every one of you. Thank you so much for your leadership in the city. Madam President, thank you very much for having me. I certainly Councilwoman Callaway, I love you. And I thank you very much for not only the priceless partnership that you have had with Bagley over the years, but for all of the things that you've done within Detroit Public Schools. Bless you, madam. And thank you very much. I'd also like to thank superintendent Nikolai Vitti. I had the honor to serve in his next level leaders cohort last year where I learned the importance of servant leadership, and the importance of being transformational. And all things academic. The John J Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and technology is a very, very special place. And I'm very, very proud and honored to serve there and to serve that community. The academic growth that we've made and the transformational things that we have done as a family that badly, really touches my heart, because it's a different place. We have virtual reality. And we have all type of mentorship programs. We have award winning culture and climate at Bagley. It's just really a warm and wonderful place. And it wouldn't be that way, without the fantastic dedication of the Bagley, teachers and staff that I serve with. So thank you very much, counsel. I greatly appreciate you. I am tremendously honored. And thank you Councilwoman Callaway, God bless you.
God bless you. Don't leave. And am I right? Was that school slated to be closed?
Yes, ma'am. It was, when? About five years ago, right prior to me becoming principal there. I did serve at Bagley as assistant principal for four years before transitioning to principal. Fortunately, with your partnership, and with the leadership of the Detroit community council, President Mr. Chris Johnson, we were able to get the community together to keep the school open. And since my principalship at that school, we have garnered over $3 million in updates and renovations through Detroit public schools, community districts, so they have fully embraced that school being open and have invested millions of dollars into Bagley and we are truly thankful. And we are truly blessed.
Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Young.
Thank you, ma'am. I just want to say first and foremost, my mother was a graduate of badly. She also was a reading tutor from the sixth to ninth grade, and she won the district Spelling Bee, and badly, as long as my family's is well versed with who you are, and all that you've done. I heard that you had also found that the billionaire's boys club. So you the reason why I'm seeing all those billionaire boys club shirts. Yes, sir. What's going out? To parties? I need to talk to you about that. Yes, sir. I just want to just say that the sign of a great person is when they give something to you that they can never pay you back. I feel that the city of Detroit can never pay you back for what you've given us unless you were all the guests. And I think it says a lot about Mr. Callaway. Yes, to have this caliber level of people that come up here. And also when we honored the Teacher of the Year, Miss Jackson, Candice Jackson, we also made sure that Councilmember Callaway, his name was including that resolutions, I was gonna let you know that as well. So I just want to say it's such a tremendous honor to meet you. Thanks. I'm so appreciative of all the work that you all have done. You are literally molding the minds for the future. And I think it's safe to say that we are all up here, it will achieve what we've achieved because we had great teachers such as yourself that influenced us, that molded us that guide us that shaped us that encouraged us to be our better selves. So I just want to say again, thank you so much. It's honor to meet you. I look forward to accepting that challenge, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you.
All right. Congratulations. You have one more. Okay. Councilmember Callaway Thank you Mr. frosh.
Mr Damien, Kyle crutch Can you come forward please?
I would not know who Damien is had it not been for my son, Hunter. So thank you Hunter for introducing me to Damian. This is a testimonial resolution for you, sir. Whereas, and he's also the cousin of this officer, where she, there she is your cousins. I didn't know that until today.
Damien Crutcher
is a native Detroiter who lives in my district, and a graduate of Cass Technical High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in music education from Michigan State University and a master's degree in conducting from the University of Michigan. Damon study horn with Brian Kennedy and Doug Campbell and conducting with H. Robert Reynolds. And whereas Damian Crutcher served as Director of Bands and orchestra as South field day through high school. After graduating from the University of Michigan under his direction, the Southfield Lathrup. ensembles including the Les thrupp symphony band performed in San Francisco, Chicago, the Bahamas, the White House, and Carnegie Hall.
This is amazing. Many of his students from Southfield Lathrup are currently professional musicians, music teachers and artists across the country. And whereas Damien Crutcher is currently the co founder and CEO of Chris shinda cushendall Detroit. crescendo Detroit is a nonprofit whose mission is to transform the lives of school aged children ages five through 18 in Detroit, by engaging kids in intense instrumental music, vocal music and dance programs that promote artistic excellence and character building. It is the goal of cushendall Detroit to create a neighborhood to college pipeline using the arts. And whereas Damien Crutcher is a frequent guest conductor and clinician throughout Michigan and Ohio. And he also serves as the conductor of the Farmington school band and the Detroit Symphony orchestras Detroit community concert band. And whereas Damien Crutcher has 25 years of experience as an innovative educator. He is a entrepreneur with skills in music and arts programs development, customer service Performing Arts and Business Administration skills. Now therefore, be it resolved. Councilwoman Callaway and the Detroit City Council and all Detroiters here brought hereby celebrate, Damien, Kyle Crutcher, a premier leader in his community, we celebrate and honor his contributions to our city. Congratulations, Mr. Crutcher.
Thank you, it's an honor to be here. Council member Callaway, thank you for supporting me and all the work that you do in our community. To the President. Thank you for keeping us abreast of everything on Facebook. I watch all of your stuff. Customer reducer Hall. Good to see you sir. A quick is one of my best friends. Dr. Davis, congratulations. It's good to be here. Today. i It's about my cousin officer brown. You know, my dad and my uncles were bricklayers in the city. And they worked hard. So they taught us hard work. And they set me up select go to college and do what I do. Currently, I'm working with the DSO with the Detroit harmony initiative, which is guaranteeing that any student in Detroit that wants an instrument will get a free and clear from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Say that again. Any student in Detroit that wants an instrument will get one free and clear from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. So
if there are any students at Edison member Tate who need an instrument for the teacher who exported those children from Edison if they want to instrument they can get an instrument good instrument. Mr. Pratt, y'all hear that
principal frosh, I'll be there to make sure to make sure that happens. Like I said, I started playing a French horn in high school at Cass tech and it changed my life. So it's just my duty. Now to do that for every single one of our students. And instead of Detroit, it's a it's a monumental task. Well, I've got a great team and I got great people behind me, my family, my sister, my brother, my church, so we're gonna make it happen. It's good to see you again. Miss waters, I met her the DSO. So you all keep doing what you're doing. It makes a big difference for all of us. I am, you know, 55 years old. I've been teaching for 33 years. And I need my city council's support to make all these things happen. So thank you so much. I love you all. appreciate all the hard work that you do you as well. Thank
you, Mr. Crusher.
Mr. Crusher before you leave, Mr. Hoff. Yes. Morning, brother.
Good morning, sir. So first, let me say again, thank you for what you do, obviously had the opportunity to spend much time with you, Mr. Quick, as well. And I think it goes, you know, understated, of the impact that our arts have on our children here in the city of Detroit. And, you know, when folks hear about the reach, particularly young African American men coming back and reaching back into this community and putting things into our kids, we have to highlight that so I think member Callaway, for that. But what just really want to again, articulate the importance of the arts. When I came up going through school, obviously, we had DSA, we always had vibrant bands and all of our schools, some better than others. DSA was better than others. I know your caste guy, but. But the point I'm making is, is that a lot of those opportunities afforded our children's scholarships. And now you look at music programs that are dying in our public schools. So for you to establish a program that goes beyond that. And reach out to the community to expose our children to the arts is just simply amazing, because you are providing opportunities for their futures. I am an accomplished musician, but I have played with the Detroit Symphony civic Jazz Orchestra. Right? But I don't do music now. I'm here at this table. Because arts leads arts also leads you to so many different avenues. Because it it teaches discipline and dedication. And so I appreciate all that you do. I want to tell you that sincerely I know Mr. Quick does shout out to him. He was my my conductor. But again, that is that is just simply amazing. Please keep doing what you're doing any way we can be helpful. And I know I speak for my colleagues as well. We would love to reach out and put that information out there so we can get deeper into the community and help a lot of other children as well.
That'd be great. It's also good to see you too. Miss Johnson. I didn't forget you from the DSO. Thank you all so much. It comes with the DSO we want to be a better partner to the state of Detroit. So come to the DSO let's keep in touch thank you all
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I'm looking at are you gonna know to wait a minute when people don't know pay I'll tell you this is my other laptop is the pink one that's on my desk. Okay Don't worry about it if you can see it and walk the water. The water. The water fill it up. Thank you, Kayla. All right. Again we appreciate both councilmember Dora Hall councilmember Callaway for those presentations and we are going to proceed now with our agenda. The journal the session of Tuesday May the 16th will be approved. There being no reconsiderations or unfinished business. We will proceed to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee,
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reports from various city department line items 8.1 through 8.3.
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agencies. There are no items, Madam President.
All right. We will call for public comment. Everyone will have two minutes for public comment. And we will start with Kenneth Holloway.
Good morning, everyone. I want to start off following Mr. T. May, may respond and I never get to respond because he responds afterwards, after we have today hang up on. He said that. I told him, but we pay your salary. He said he paid taxes. But you don't pay taxes to us. We pay taxes, you'll sound that you don't pay myself. You've been on here 18 years, or better, and wheat and bought plenty thanks for you with our tax dollars. So everything always say it and then we have to get up, you know, when he respond instead of letting us respond back. So anytime you respond, and next week, I'll come down and respond that you know behind that, the things, the things we need y'all to focus on for the residents. Y'all pay us no mind. But when it comes to corporate, y'all roll out the red carpet and get and get offended when we pointed out, which is sad. I've been fighting for it and been in probably in this city longer than some of y'all was born. Not you know, it's sad that I have to go jump through a hoop for Vendetta license a gentleman called me and he spoke on and I told them, I went down and film where they was talking about. He's supposed to get back with me, it's always something when the residents want something and try to do the right thing. It's sad, you know, and they wonder why the streets is like they are the people in the streets doing wrong, because we try to be right. And we catch hail trying to be right. And it's sad that we have to go through that. You know, I speak with my city council, I speak with you guys. And it's the same old, same old that I have to go to. And right now, it's frustrating. You know, we try to have to keep coming down here make it seem like we begging for the good positions in our city. When we come here when other people come here and get attacked out of money. I looked at this paper they've given away millions of dollars on this paper to people that don't live here contracts that people that don't live here, which is say thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Holloway. However, we can continue to support you with your vending license, please let us know sir. And yes, member Johnson would like to respond is Thank you, Madam President.
Mr. Holloway, I do have the list of locations that you submitted. For you to Vin, I am personally going to go to those areas just to take a look at the application and and make sure that we're communicating with BC so that we can identify location for you. Thank you.
Thank you. Okay, Mr. Shelton,
good morning Council and residents. I just like to start off by saying that very disrespectful to have residents out in the hallway. And this is a violation of the Open Meetings Act. I don't have time to go into it. But according to the Open Meetings Act, you cannot have resident you have to have space available for residents to attend. for the public to obtain to attend public meetings. There's just no if ands or buts about it. Mr. Doe Hall, you seem to think that something's funny when my colleague Mr. Holloway was speaking. So I'd like to ask you, and you don't have to answer now. But I'd like to put this on the record. You can keep drilling. Maybe you think this is funny. What sense does it make to spend our tax dollars as you see it to have Mr. Jeffrey or on off come over here from Miller Canfield and didn't have me and Mr. Jackson speak for 20 minutes and didn't have Mr. Aronoff speak for 20 minutes and didn't have to have the Corporation Counsel speak for 20 minutes and then you sit up there and don't have any questions for anybody even know what Mr. Aronoff said in his record completely contradicted? What Mr. John niglet, the deputy CFO have said, and you're saying same budget committee, and you didn't have one question at the very least you couldn't see it. Mr. arnoff. I have information that these bonds that you say do require notices. You're saying that they don't require notices. Could you explain that contradiction? You didn't have not one question. I guess you think that's funny to you think you must think it's funny for the city administration to take out too big and 1000s of loans of a majority black city. And then don't give us public notice for public meeting or right to referendum. So you can keep drilling into residency you grinning to the residents know what you did? Another thing $6 billion have gone through the city in the last two years to special fund general fund, opera funds and COVID care money. But every time I come down here, I can't come downtown for 20 minutes without a black person or black woman with babies, begging me for something. Thank you, Mr. Shelton. That's a shame. Thank you. And you are in violation of Open Meetings. Thank
you. Thank you, Mr. Shelton. Councilmember, Durga.
Thank you, Madam President. And so first, I will say this for the last time, you have had the opportunity to be in front of our committee, where you have not before you petition, you can walk out that's fine. But the grin, is because we have been over this issue multiple times. We have given this issue probably more credence than it needs. It has been in court courts have decided multiple times, that there is nothing happening with our bonds. And so we're not going to give it more credence than it deserves. We did not ask questions and other members of the committee not to speak for them. Because we had already had the opportunity to get the information that we needed, which was provided by our legal team who are very qualified to do so. So you can come here every day and push the issue for We appreciate it. I appreciate your passion. That's an issue that is very sensitive to you. But we are also not a court of law. We are the legislative body of the city of Detroit. And if you need to address those matters, which you have already done before. Again, this is not the proper venue to do such. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. Thank you member Doha. Mr. Foster? I'm so sorry before Mr. Foster is Jamesport. Make sure your microphone is on Mr.
White now. Again, hello, city council and all the good people around. I'm James four from roboton weekend committee. I hope you read my article on page 12 of the Detroit native sun. It's there all the time. But Detroit Council, police police commissioner, the mayor, to citizens of the city we take we commend you for trying to stop this red light running and drag racing problem that's going on. But I understand that you might have some opposition. But I brought 250 letters from proactive groups and respective citizens around and you have them there with you. We are behind you, to support you. For every move that you make. You might run into some opposition, but keep working. Because you're trying to protect our babies in the city. And the babies in the cities need to be protected. You notice I said the babies speaking of the cars that drive in the city, one half of them are babies, Anna, and I want to ask everybody in this room this if it's not about the babies, who is it about? And I'm gonna say that one more time. Remember this? If it's not about the babies, then who is it about you're trying to protect these babies and I have very bad in the city down here to support you because you're trying to help us. God bless you all. And thank you
as well, sir. Thanks for coming down. And Mr. Foster
morning. Just a few days today, I'd like to first start off say I appreciate you guys efforts and initiatives to address the conditions within our community by providing employment opportunities through trade skills, homelessness, through downpayment assistance and every other program. I can't say it enough. I appreciate everything that you guys are doing. Secondly, I do want to just reiterate the emphasis of not just a youth crisis in Detroit, but a National Youth crisis that has been outlined by the Surgeon General, I want to make sure that we can have some type of funding to provide relief for our children. In our community. We have to take some type of studies or whatever is needed to combat these. This crisis that we have dirt, religion divides people with spirituality unites. I believe all of our spiritual institutions should be sovereign from BC. within our community. We have a lot of our churches that rely on donations and offerings. and properties are continuing to be penalize and ticketed and different things like that that goes against morals and values in and of itself. These are charitable institutions, spiritual institutions that should be supported by all costs. Thirdly, I have five residents with demo community that are asking about the home repair grants and eligibility for those that we get more information. And for those who don't we repair grants that the mayor was talking about that he was talking about, then we'd like to get that information down for as a community we bought identified around 12 or so lots and we'd like to purchase those so appreciate your time.
All right. Thank you Mr. Foster and we will get that information from you so we can say shoes or black Jesus Jr. followed by Mr. Karmic.
Okay, I'm Mary Sheffield, you are being caught up in a trick bag. Now you were lying when you said everything was done, according to Michigan law. Jeffrey S. arnoff. came in here, Mr. Do a haul your committee. He came to your committee, he said the revenue bonds required notice as well as those other bars. You're having published no notice the clerk archives in the city clerk has no record of you issuing any instructions to publish any notice for the municipal bonds. Well, they didn't issue municipal bonds, but none of their contracts with authorities. They also require public notice. Angela Whitfield Callaway, your lawyer, you know better. You know the law. You haven't informed the council president and she's in violation of Michigan statutes and my constitutional law. My constitutional right, according to constitutional law 14th amendment due process 15th amendment voting rights, y'all. You You heard what I just said, violation of my rights, constitutional rights. My grandmother marched for those rights for me to have those rights. And to be able to come in here and say what I'm saying right now. And y'all you served you I didn't give me the opportunity to call for a referendum. Mary scheffau. You did it with Brenda Jones. And you were president pro till now you see that seat is empty. He got up and left because he knew what was giving me be said. Now 74 one is not a dangerous building. Scott. Benson. You add here in 2015. You put our building on a list to be demolished is not a dangerous building use the money to tear down that building which will cost in excess of 150,000 by my estimate is wrong. And you're criminals. And this is crooked and you're denying us usurping our right to referendum is criminal breaking Michigan State law as well as the United States Constitution. Mary Sheffield as your
time's right. Mr. Carmack?
Good morning Council. My name is Robert Carmack, I've been from the before. I found out that my attorney that I had on this criminal case I had where they said was no criminal case. got paid $300,000 by the city of Detroit without city council approval. How City Council not approve a $300,000 contract with the city 30 were Lourdes Garcia said he's got he could authorize up to $300,000 they paid this attorney within 90 days. And this turn is an attorney that represented me during a criminal case where he got this lawsuit right after in the middle of my criminal case where they had a fake scam on eight mo of a car lot. Were the same cop that got me when in this car lot grabbed that Arabic guy, shook him up, sent the SWAT team there and violated his violations. They settled with him for $300,000. My attorney bought a brand new mas Roddy was city tax dollars. And he did that just to throw my case to get me bound over on this others cases civil case the city suing the company, the LLC ain't even no good that I'm in the civil case we're and I in in. I mean, I filed the attorney grievance on let's see, though. He's lied to two federal judges. He's lied to civil judges. His law department you had Lawrence Garcia step away after he filed a criminal sued. You have Bucha child well, who tore my building down? The feds made him step away. This law department they even told me Chuck Rameez given to sub contracts now. This city is how about Burke's heavy announce who killed this kid yet? I give up. This city is a shame. You want to learn it?
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Kermit. Alright, that is all of our in person. Public comment. We will now go to our virtual callers.
Madam President, the first caller is Steven herring.
All right, good morning. Morning, usually not first. So I want to say it's no secret we are in crisis with the that firm moms probably over a year activist union leaders have bagged and protests for hire a pro drivers. And I'm going to get keep saying this, that 15 per hour per coach operator is disgraceful. And that's an understatement. Bus drivers are some of the most essential city employees and pay them about the same as a fast food worker and being add padding to say this disgraceful until we get that situation taken care of DDOT reimagined it's just the panacea. And what's also in your a knee is the E for people's platform is still growing around that low income bay or boondoggle. I mean, when this crisis is happening, I mean, you just can't talk about stuff like that, or proposals. Now I'm going to change the subject about Lyle, you need to find a way to control that traffic and make the entrance more biker and pedestrian friendly. The sidewalks near the bridge and the entrance. I mean, they're just deplorable. They're from below up. Absolutely horrible shape. And with traffic, no crosswalks near the bridge, it's adapt ramp, they really need to consider reconfiguring the way that I set it up. And also consider our free day, once a month there's wet and also you need to send a resolution to both lamp scene and you see for an assault rifle ban. I mean thoughts and prayers, they're doing nothing SANDAG because gun violence. I mean, we all know the city's just probably been the biggest victim of gun violence. Probably any city, I would say in the world.
All right. Thank you, Mr. Hurry.
Madam President, the next caller is William M. Davis.
Good morning. Can I be heard?
Yes, you can.
Good. Thank you. I like to especially ask that the city council look into make sure that the city of Detroit is not leaving any money on the table. It has to go back to the federal government. This listen to some of this stuff that's going on with you know, the debt and stuff in Washington. You know, especially troublesome being a city Detroit retiree that have not received one penny back in 10 years. Detroit has a lot of major problem. We just did a survey. And we asked city Detroit retirees who did they think was the worst mayor? The worst mayor came out to be Mike Duggan. The second worst mayor was Albert Colt, you know, Cabo for the 1950s. You know, so the chart is firing down, especially if you're black, or if you're a retiree, or you know, if you're a senior, you know, granted, the white population did jump, but the black population is steadily going down. You know, when Mike Duggan took office, the black population in the city of Detroit was over 80% Now, it's under that. And I think it's by design. You know, more needs to be done to help city Detroit retirees, what needs to be done to help seniors you know, before you know any money go back, guess should allocate maybe $100 million to home repair, and make sure that every single trade retired who lives in the city should be able to get their house fixed up. Every city charter retired he lives in the city shouldn't have to pay property tax. You know, there's a number of things that the City Church should be doing to help city retirees, but if money goes back, I will help some of the people that want to do a recall. They want to recall the mayor but they also want to be called a few Yeah, I have a great day. Thank you.
All right, you as well. Thank you.
The next caller is Miko a Williams.
Yes, I support The recall of Mayor Mike Duggan This is the worst Mayor since 2014. And I am a traumatized Detroiter, I have no house. I have no opportunity. I have no job. I'm not invited incepted downtown Detroit downtown Detroit segregated illage. County, Gilbert Ville. What is us? In great town or Broadway where we used to own Paradise Valley that's now abandoned to Gilbert ties? What are you doing? Like we really need a reset in the city of Detroit. We deserve opportunity. We pay the taxes. We are the ones that deserve it, the children and the grandchildren. I like what the man said if they had about the babies, then what is it really for city council? You'll sit here and you would please Stephen Ross and Chris silage and all these millionaires that come here and took our money and what are they doing for us giving it to someone else? The outside the gentrifiers those that don't pay the taxes and you only bring the people that pay tax. Denis Cal finos is a cook along with his wife, a thief Bob Kamek was right about Charles rainy and I am very concerned about these deals and opportunities for a scam artist. And you're going to end up explaining everything away. Making excuses and such and when voting time comes we will remember you did not support us on proposal. Pete You didn't support us when we wanted right the Council and Housing you would write the check. Now you would make Mike Duggan write the check. Some of you all are coddled you really need to think and pray to your god or whomever. What are you really doing and where your purpose is going in life. We know you hate poor people. It's just a shame. But you know what, shout out to GFW for this weekend picking up the trash and making sure the parks were presentable for Memorial Day so we can all barbecue and be with our families. Detroit was very lovely this weekend. Shout out to the citizens kisses in love.
Thank you.
The next caller is Cunningham the morning
Good morning Mr. Cunningham.
134449114 Let me pull off the freeway 3134449114313444914 I plead with you to listen to the message on there. So that important message 313-444-9114 is an important message for me and my mom. I am in dire need of a van. I do have money to purchase that fan. If anybody under the sound of my voice as a good repair person for a ban or selling a van I do good work in the community. I am good ground. I enjoy going throughout the entire city of Detroit. Being a blessing to folks as well as supplemented by disability. Also on Facebook for subservience, cutting em for subservience cutting in on Facebook. I want to thank the honorable Council Trump's president, Mary Sheffield for giving us two minutes to speak. And no matter what, she's always nice to the people. That's just an observation. And I do appreciate that. But again, my desire is to have a handicap accessible van. So I get my mother out of the nursing home on a regular basis, but just a need for a van. In general. It is greatly needed. I love you Detroit. I'm praying for you City Council and the mayor's office may not always agree, but I do thank you.
Thank you Mr. Kearney, who
next caller is Ken Winston. Hello,
yes. Good morning.
Yeah. Good morning. How are you today?
Good. Thank you. Yeah, great.
I want to speak on official on the audits on the past audits, especially on decommissioning and salvage of the materials and and the assets of public lighting department. We've never had a closure but that no one's ever owned up to why that was so just right and no And in collusion with the fact that the last contract that was passed, Mr. Weld letter stated that there had been no deconditioning, or there have been no salvage, there's been plenty. So we need to get a report on that. And this Lord Goodspeed, she was she did a lot of that. So she'd be a good person that can give us some information on that, as far as I thought it goes. The other thing is the lease options, we should have, we have an options of some of these vehicles. I haven't, I've only seen one or two auctions, the last five or maybe 10 years, these options are for, you know, vehicles that are not, the tolls aren't paying, you know, the fees aren't paid, or whatever we should be saying some police auctions and some accountability for those funds from those. Um, let's see, authorities. Now when we incorporate authorities, we're doing that for specific purpose. Okay, for instance, Detroit building authority, they were hired to monitor arenas. So we can't keep letting them take out bonds to do different things, because that wasn't their purpose. When they finished their purpose. They're out of here. That's the only thing we do. We started we don't start them to submit city workers or city funds, or to hire 501, C six C threes. No, they do what we had before they're out of here. Next thing is it doesn't make if you wouldn't build it for the city residents, and you surely can't build a funded for billionaires. That's a simple way to say is this legal or not? Would you do it for the people that don't have housing right now? Doesn't seem like it. So you know, let's think a little bit more about how we spend.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Brenda Hill.
Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Yes. And I'd like to thank everyone who does the righteous and good work for the city. And that's not everybody sitting at that table. Some of y'all are crooks. Some of y'all are misguided. Some of y'all are making big mistakes, that will affect generations. And that's my problem. But I would like to say Councilperson, Callaway, and everybody who's highlighting education, education in a city where the children are 60%. And poverty. Education is the only sustained way out of poverty. And as Councilperson, Callaway said, with so much conviction, that these teachers that she was highlighting how important they were to her family, and how important they are to other families, and other children, we have to have more highlighting of teachers and young man who was a conductor. He's got his bachelor's in music, and then in conducting, I know, this was the first time not only children, realize that could be a future for them. And there's like a pathway to that. I'm learning that today. And also, the parents out there. We have so much music in this city, and children who need the help and the guidance. So I thank you and everyone who's highlighting education. We also need jobs in this city. Coleman Young senior said there's not much that can't be rectified without a good paying job with a good paying job. And we have so many billionaires in this city and
All right, thank you, Miss few.
The next caller is Renard Minh sunsky.
Good morning. Can I be heard?
Yes, you can. Good morning.
Good morning, Madam President, council members. And we're coming on the heels of a really good weekend and one that was solid and celebrates those that have fallen for our country and our freedoms. My name is Barbara Shecky. And I represent the Detroit people's platform proudly as the transit justice team organizer since 2015. And I'm a longtime resident of the city as well. We're up here and went to school here. So just to get all that out the way I want to inform this council that the that in terms of the website page is not compliant with the public notification ordinance that this body passed in 2017 that is supposed to report and metrics related to performance related to the Detroit Department of Transportation. This is ridership one time performance weekday, average weekday, pull out am and then He pulled out pm this is like pulled out from the garages. So the last bit of statistics or data that they have is from March 2023 is May 30. And we're approaching June and we still don't have any performance metrics from that. That's just basic duty and, you know, function of department to do so. And I also want to say that me and many bus riders are going to continue under the transit justice team to advocate for a program for low income fares because those individuals that are homeless, returning citizens, and those are fallen on hard times and veterans who deserve reduced fares. If 32 cities across the United States have instituted instituted free fare service for their buses included Commerce City, California, way back in 1962. Then they see the value of public transportation and access to all people, regardless of means to do so. This city can show the rest of the country that it believes in equity affairs. If students and people can rally in San Francisco for reduced fares, why can we do so here? Thank you.
Thank you so much for now, and if you can send that information that you're stating is missing from the website, we will send that over to DDOT and make sure that they do add that to the website so please just email our office and we will get an update for you. All right, our next caller please.
The next caller is to hear a mod
the morning
Good morning Council. I'm on the thank you for allowing us to have two minutes and on behalf of the Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit Affordable Housing Coalition and Detroit affordable housing homeless Task Force. Were working to stop unconstitutional property tax assessments demanding compensation of Detroit residents who were over assessed or have already lost their homes illegally ensure homeowners who were illegally tax do not lose their homes. We are calling for each city council member to pass the property tax reform ordinance immediately waive the legal approval as to form process for the property tax reform ordinance. So I public hearing for the ordinance can be done. We have asked the mayor to stop continuing the billion dollar theft in the $600 million property tax over tax which He alone can cause has caused and continues and can stop instead of allowing for a public hearing or debate. The mayor's lawyers are refusing to approve the law as to form preventing it from being discussed at all. This is anti democratic. We are asking the council to move the ordinance forward for the sake of the people Council President Mary Sheffield you requested a resolution that called for Mayor Mike Duggan to punish Charles Ramey for authorizing a contract in violation of the city charter. The resolution was placed on her on Tuesday's formal session agenda, but removed Monday afternoon after according to the city's clerk, the Sheffield's resolution drafted February urge Duggan to discipline leaders of the law department for violating the city charter, which is a fireable.
Right, thank you so much.
The next caller is Carol Hughes.
Good morning Miss Hewes.
Good morning honorable Council and through the chair. Councilwoman, shuffle. May I be hurt? Yes, ma'am. Please be up on all of the citizens and yourselves. We are we are facing some some really trying times. Mr. Shelton has spoken of some illegal things that are going on with the bonds and I too have called your attention to the illegal rail sales under Jones, another council president at the meeting that he had the mandated meeting, Duggan admitted that the queue line was private and it always been private. And let me tell you miss Calloway. You are an attorney. And at some point you become conspirators and not just bystanders as you pretend to be innocent. Council members their hall it was disrespectful for you not to ask some questions. You should have some questions as to where our bond money is going because you are supposed to be fiduciaries of our funds. 10 dot 19 through 10 dot 20 has created some Metro funding so they can funnel Detroit grant money over to HIV, low income other in other areas I believe. And from the audit the HIV funds showed up. You tried to hide it, it was the fellow White who who these funds were under a grant for and it seems to be and through the audit that some things have happened. And now we have something called Metro funding. You guys are really slick and it's really disheartening to see that you participate in this kind of misappropriation of our funding. Also 17.4 is an example of minority getting the majority of money with the Choice Neighborhoods and I liked the way you put it. Choice. Yes, this is this is a choice that you make 10 that three, seven LGBT month while we have a black awareness, male de misma Romero's Please give it up, please. Thank you.
The next caller is Betty, a Varner.
The Morning, Madam President and all council members. I want to say that I'm in support of some type of strict ordinance or law that would have stiff penalties for any business owner, or their staff who would lock the doors of their businesses where innocent people cannot get out. And it should include where they could lose their license because they should know better. I also want to mention my black club, the soda Elsweyr black Association, we're going to be participating in their riots, Detroit neighborhoods Day event, which will be August 5, we are going to have a resource fair. And we would like to bring businesses and organizations who provide services that could benefit the residents of the city of Detroit, we want to bring those businesses and people to our neighborhood, it's going to be a citywide event. But these beads, things are needed, the information is needed. And my community and I'm asking council member Don Hall, Council Member waters and Councilmember Coleman Young, if they could use their network services, if they know of any businesses or organizations who would be willing to come and spend a couple hours with us and give out information in regards to the services that they offer. You could send that information to me that we will have a flyer that will be coming out in the near future.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Russ bulat.
All right, good morning, Mr. biller.
Madam President, it's showing that he is unmuted, but we can come back to him if you like. Alright. The next caller is Robert.
Good morning City Council. I'm gonna keep it simple and pass even though I got extra time because I anticipated but um, you know, I'm just listening in on other complaints going on, you know, the issue that you're dealing with, and the response. And, you know, my understanding of a video municipality, I understand we turned everything into business. But my point is, is you would like to think of the city as one big fat. And the thing I don't understand why is there no allowance of the continuous of certain children or certain family members in their rooms that constantly is punishment or have to go through all these hoops and loops, when you have other areas where things are readily available? And, you know, I actually had some to you guys a week ago, that ain't good for you. It's not good for anybody. You know, we, we we elect you guys At the end of it, and yes, you work as a body, but we need you guys to step up which individuality instead of just, you know hiding behind the body and stand up for what you believe in or you know, if you didn't believe in what you told us long to start, say it, because your actions are showing it at this point. Thank you.
All right. Thank you, sir.
Madam President, we can go back to rest of the lock and see if he is able to speak.
Now, can you hear me? Yes, we can.
Thank you. Good morning to all members of council. I want to talk about the concern that's been put out on social media, by some researchers about the prospect of a clawback of ARPA funds on spent ARPA funds. Congress has not acted yet on legislation for this. It may happen as soon as June 5. And so what I would like to urge City Council do would be to prioritize looking at the unspent funds, which is hundreds of millions of dollars, and coming up with an emergency. Even if it's a late night session, putting together a plan and committing before Congress acts for the expenditure of those hundreds of millions of dollars, hopefully working with the executive branch, but using your majority to set it as policy before the Congress acts. You could do additional funding for lifeline rates, you could do the right to counsel. We have millions of dollars that the library is owed from the city that has been ignored. We could expand low income housing, expansion of the dangerous tree removal. We take millions of dollars on tax captures a year from special needs children and the city of Detroit does, we could do something for those special needs. Through Wayne resa or on our own. There's a lot that could be addressed. And you know more than I do about some of the needs out there. And I hope that first and foremost, if you get if you're getting slowed down from the executive branch, or if you're going to be able to spend those monies and the clawback is about something in the more distant future. Please make a quick judgment about this. S ask your team to focus on this because so much is at stake. And after two years, it's unfortunate that we still have hundreds of millions of dollars uncommitted.
All right. Thank you,
Madam President. That was the last virtual caller. But I do you have one public comment that was requested to be read into the record. And I will start now. All awards presentations should be conducted at the end of Detroit City Council formal sessions. Anyone who attends from a session in person or virtually are there because the individual has a specific business or personal concern that they want the council members to act upon? No one should be forced to sit through awards presentations, prior to the business agenda at hand. Participation and awards presentations should be by choice. Anyone who wishes to participate will stay and that is from Linda Bowie de for resident.
All right, thank you. And that will conclude our general public comment for this morning. And we will now proceed to our agenda. Under standing committee reports for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer office of office of the assessor
councilmember young, three resolutions, line items 16.1 through 16.3.
All right, and I know the chair is present. So do we go to member draw?
Because they will move if I'm understanding president by member young they go in the name of the member that moves on which will be young.
All right. Council Member Yeah.
Do I need to request or move their name and put member all on or do I just say move to approve. That is what made sure I got the order right here. All right. Move to approve, Madam President.
All right. motion has been made to approve these three line items. Any objections? Hearing none, the three resolutions will be approved. From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Budget,
Councilmember young a resolution line item 16.4.
Councilmember young,
moved to approve lineup 16.4. Madam President,
motion has been made for approval and this is regarding the opioid settlement, appropriation requests for fiscal year 22. 22 and 2023. Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be approved discussion. Discussion. Yes, thank you,
Madam President. I would just like to say thank you to my colleagues for approving this budget appropriation. We all know that the crisis was unprecedented and unprecedented, and took a lot of our residents by surprise, and it is evident that the treatment and intervention is needed. For this very reason my office produce a comprehensive report identifying solutions for the residents of our city. And I am honored and pleased to share that a lot of our recommendations were used in the developments and plans for usage of the fines, and we look forward to seeing the continued improvements from these programs. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you, council member from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants.
Councilmember young a resolution line item 16.5.
Council member Young.
Thank you, Madam President Move to approve line item 16.5.
motion has been made for approval. And this is for a grant application for the protecting Michigan pension grant program. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be approved. And if we could request a waiver, please for this one. So Hearing no objections that motion is approved. From the office of the city clerk City Planning Commission.
Councilmember young a resolution line item 16.6.
Councilmember Young.
Thank you, Madam President moved to approve line or 60.6.
motion has been made. This is for any z certificate application for the construction of a new single family house at 2983. Rosa Parks in the breaks neighborhood enterprise area. Any discussion? Any objections? Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be approved.
Madam President requested waiver for line item 16.1 through 16.4 and 16.6.
motion has been made for a waiver, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. For the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee under unfinished business
council president pro tem James Tate in ordinance noting a roll call line item 17.1.
Council member Pro Tem Tate.
Madam President, I move to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit city code zoning by amending article 17 zoning district maps section 50 Dash 17 Dash two district map number one to revise the existing are to revise the existing zoning are three low density residential district zoning classification to the SD two special development district mixed use zoning classification for the property commonly known as 1451 Bagley street laid on the table January 24 2023.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of the Chief Financial Office Office of Development and grants. President that was missing on my agenda. So back to President potentate.
Yep. Thank you, Madam President. I move to the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken Pro Tem take
a move to the ordinance be passed as submitted. There
being a roll call required if the clerk will please call the row.
Shura Council Member Johnson. Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero. Yes. Council President Pro Tem Tate. Yes. Council member waters. Yes. Councilmember Whitfield Callaway. Yes. Councilmember young? Yes. Council President Sheffield. Yes. Councilmember Jensen? Yes. Councilmember Hall? Yes. Nine gays. Zero nays madam president that passes.
All right. The ordinance is approved. Pro Tem tait.
Madam president I move that the title of the ordinance be confirmed,
Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants.
Also President Pro Tem James take three resolutions line item 17.2 through 17.4% Going
in pro 21. The
President move approval of line items 17.2 through 17.4. Please.
motion has been made Hearing no objections. The three resolutions will be approved
from the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
council president pro tem James tait, a resolution line item 17.5, noting that this item was postponed from last week foremost session agenda.
President Pro Tem tait,
thank you, Madam President. Move approval of there's no discussion.
All right. Any discussion on 17.5? I know that there were some changes made from timber Did you receive? Okay. All right. Any additional discussion on 17.5? That everyone received? No. All right, so we can move in for discussion. And just allow Mr. Washington, Mr. Washington, if you can, please allow the developers who are representing this project to come on and just speak to what changes were made for this particular project? Yes, good morning,
Madam Chairman. Council, I believe the developer is being promoted, okay.
All right, good morning.
Good morning,
about Miss Kobelco.
Yes, through the Chair, if my colleague DeMarco and sorry, you could also be promoted.
All right, we will promote him.
Thank you. All right. Good morning, if you could just bring us up to speed on what has taken place and that we postpone this from last session, you guys, we're gonna go back and work on some numbers. So if you can just bring us up to date?
Absolutely. Through the Chair, if I may. We met with your staff. In the prior week, we reviewed the project, we went over what the studios look like and the amenities that are provided in that space with the bad luck and a lot of space. And in that discussion, what we further reinforced was our offer for reducing the rents by $100 in those studios for those studios that are being held for the for households, at 80%. Ami.
Alright, so you just reduced the amount for the affordable units. I also thought that there was some movement around the spread of the affordability in the project as well. That
originally Oh, sorry, my apologies. I was going to ask just to clarify that.
Yeah, for my understanding, originally, there was more units that were for the studio that were affordable. But the updated version would allow for one and two bedroom units to also be considered affordable as well.
So the affordability structure is still the same. So we still have we have the same pro rata distribution of units across our studios, ones and twos. But we understood the concerns that your office had regarding the size of the studios. And so we reduced the the per unit rent on the studios, which does end up creating an a deep because it's a lower rent. It's a deeper affordability, obviously.
All right, thank you. Is there any additional discussion on this particular project? It looks like so the overall change was just a $100 difference in the affordable units. That was? Yes, member Benson.
Thank you, um, the level of affordability discount that you provide another $100? How does that impact your pro forma? And then did the city provide any subsidy to make up for that additional discount?
It obviously has an impact on our it reduces our cash flow. So there's a negative impact to our project, but we have to look at what the overall package of support that we're getting to this point. object and our brownfield TIF is important to the project. We are looking at additional resources, specifically from the SBDC.
Okay, so did the city offer any additional subsidy to support the additional discount there?
They did not.
Did you request?
We haven't so we are talking to HRD. About whether or not there would be additional there would be other dollars available, but we don't have any commitment at this time. Or Thank you.
Alright, any additional discussion? Remember? Yes, Councilmember Callaway?
Oh, yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair, what's the impact of the cashflow?
So it's five studios. And so it's $500 a month to the project, and so if you so at $6,000 a year,
that doesn't sound like a huge impact to me. Thank you, Madam Chair.
All right. Thank you, member Callaway, any additional questions, concerns, comments? All right. Hearing none, thank you for joining us, and I do appreciate you working with us to try to change as much as you can. So we appreciate that. Motion has already been made to approve this particular line item. Are there any objections?
Objection? Number Callaway,
if you can show member Callaway, if you can show myself as a no as well, one 17.5. Waters. Councilmember waters,
No, Madam President.
Council member Johnson.
Member Santiago Romero. No. And you as well, member Johnson.
Alright, that line item fails.
Five Knowles in four years. line item failed, Madam President.
All right. Yes. Miss Pavelka? Yes, overhand race.
I apologize. I I was going to add, I didn't realize that there were still outstanding concerns. So this comment might be too late. I was going to ask if we could. We didn't realize that there were still concerns after our discussion, or we would have continued to hold discussions. Is it too late to have the project bought brought back to PD? Consider if we
is the project right now has failed, you can reconsider your vote. And after you reconsider the vote, then you could send it back to committee. That would be an option.
Motion to reconsider the vote.
All right, motion to reconsider any objection? Objection. Eight. Galloway, if the clerk would no member Callaway member Johnson object, so No, Madam President. All right. So that motion is approved to reconsider. And if we can now reconsider the vote for 17.5. If you can motion to send it to committee? No.
Right the motion now we're not really reconsidering the failure you what you're doing is now going to send it back to the committee.
Yep. That's what I just said. Yeah. I'm sorry. No problem. Thank you for listening in order. Photo.
President move to send this line item back to committee.
Motion has been made to send 17.5 to committee. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that motion is approved. Thank you from the housing and revitalization department.
Council President pro tip James take no resolutions. line item 70.6 through 17. Point 14.
President Pro Tem tape
the president move approval of line items 17.6 through 17 point 14 Please.
All right motion has been made. And these are various commercial rehab certificates for various projects. Any objections? Hearing none, the resolutions will be approved. For the public health and safety standing committee,
madam president before there actually it may be missing from your copy. But line item 17 point 15 and 17 points. It also belongs to President Pro Tem from planning department.
Yes, President Pro Tem Tate
President move approval of line items 17 point 15 and 17 point 16.
And these are both property sales. Are there any objections to the two resolutions? Hearing none those resolutions will be approved for the public health and safety standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement
councilmember Santiago Romero two resolutions, line items 18.1 and 18.2, which are both contracts. line item 18.1 is contract number 6005269 revenue to provide the removal and sale of surface public lighting materials contractor is removed recycle remarket, LLC revenue amount 40% of items sold, and that's for public lighting. line item 18.2 was contract number 6005270 100%. City funding to provide electric substation decommissioning services contractor Pro V Group LLC, total contract amount 500,000 And as for Department of Public liveliness Well, Councilmember Santiago Ramirez two resolutions.
Councilmember Santia it says councilmember Benson on the agenda. So I think number of bins and chair that day so
then councils to line items are in councilmember Benson's name. My apologies, no problem.
Councilmember Benson?
Motion to approve.
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved. Yes, Councilmember Callaway
quest waiver on line item 18.2.
All right, a waiver has been requested any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken from the law department.
Councilmember Whitfield Callaway and introduction of an ordinance line item 18.3.
Councilmember Callaway,
thank you Madam Chair. I move that the ordinance be read twice by title ordered, printed and laid on the table.
Hearing no objections. That action will be taken
from the law department,
Councilmember Whitfield Callaway a resolution setting the public hearing line item 18.4.
Councilmember Callaway,
thank you Madam Chair. I move to set a public hearing on the foregoing ordinance
amendment. Alright, remember Callaway? Did you have a date yet? We're still working it out. Still working it out Madam Chair. Okay. And this is a scheduling of a public hearing for the ordinance regarding cashless establishments. Are there any objections to scheduling a public hearing? Hearing none, that resolution will be approved for a date to be determined. We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda. From request to address city council.
Councilmember Johnson two resolutions line items 19.1 and 19.2.
Council member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval with discussion. All right. Discussion? I don't have anything I just wanted to open it up.
Discussion. All right. Discussion member Benson.
I thought we already had this. Why is this back on the calendar again? Because he's
resubmitted another one. Okay. So
if it's denied again today, how long can this continue? Is it just their right to continue to do that or at a certain point there is no material change? Do we have the ability not to place it back on the calendar. Mr. Whitacre?
Madam president until your rule change. Your rule doesn't doesn't allow for stoppage after a certain point. And we've discussed this in a meeting last week with with staff and some of the council president staff and determined that it would need a rule change in order to end repetitive petitions. But right now you don't have a rule that stops a person from reacting. So it was put back on and you simply vote. You're conscious on this as well. Thank you.
Thank you. Any further discussion? All right. Member Calloway. Did you move already for approval? Um, excuse me member Johnson. Okay. Motion has been made for approval or approval. Are there any objections? Objection? object if you can show member Benson Ember Callaway Oh, Tim, myself. Me Burdur ha.
Madam President, that's five noes four yeas says both items fail.
Okay. Those two resolutions fail under the consent agenda.
Mr. President? Yes, of course a waiver line item 1713 1713.
What was that member Benson if you don't?
Actually, I'm going to object a waiver. Thank you. All right. Under the consent agenda,
before you go to the consent agenda, the clerk's office we have requested 23 Walk on for special events from the neighborhoods department, as well as a walk on from member waters as well. Remember, young
Thank you, Madam President. Because we didn't have a quorum in last week's committee and neighborhood community services, the standing committee there were 23 Special Event items that were on the agenda. And so the administration will request that we move these 23 special items and various events to new business for a vote today because the dates are time sensitive. And I would request if we can either promote mr. Washington was full to to explain further from the administration.
If we can have someone from the administration Come on, please
don't know madam chair. Gail is running right now.
Good afternoon, honorable Council Gail Fulton on behalf of the administration.
All right. Good morning, Miss Fulton. If you want to just give us an overview update on the various events that we are moving to new business today.
Thank you, Madam Chair, the events you have to for yourselves for consideration. All have approaching start dates within the next two weeks, or require special approvals at the state level for liquor licenses, and other approvals for tents, generators, etc. And due to the circumstances last week, that's why they are before you today.
All right. Thank you, Miss Fulton. Remember, yeah.
I like to make a motion to move 23 items for various events on to new business.
If we could just at least read the title of what the events are
to you what you want. You only read the title of the all the events are. All right. No, no, no, it's no problem. Okay, the first event is a 2023 annual Juneteenth parade and celebration. The event date is from June 19 2020. So
just the title
to what so because they all got different titles what you want what you want me to do not the date time, okay. Oh, just the title. You always are. Okay. I was. I will say the days they can know when the date was okay. I was I had, I gotta read the title. It just helped me out Ganon which one was alright, so the next title is tour Detroit. Inc. The next title is this Detroit bike challenge. Bike Ride is when the office the mobility innovation, had to get that in their pants Transportation Innovation audits. Restore had to restore, recover and reunite the community. Glass Art Society Conference was warriors Detroit silkies hike. Men who cook I will never be a part of that. De AC executives Classic Car Show. The black market. Henry Ford Health slash we weren't we run 313 Community Juneteenth wall, river front run 2023 unveiling of MLK statute. silence the violence March and rally I'll make sure I didn't skip any. I did. Darn it. June teeth Jubilee. Each stroke Motor City Pride festival and parade okay, I don't know I'm just gonna say s s Peter and Paul no St. Peter and Paul Jesuit church Block Party sorry about that. Historic Indian Village Home and Garden Tour. Nine design plus home festivals of the arts 2023 for fireworks rooftop party presented by fort Juneteenth Freedom Fest. See 60th anniversary of the freedom walk. War on Drugs weekend. 2023 Metro Detroit Heart and Stroke Walk 5k. And that is Thank you.
But at least you know,
let him I'm sorry. Go ahead. Go.
President. Yes. Just for clarity to the second item that remember he called off he caught it. So detour Detroit Incorporated. That actually is the company name they have on a tour. De side. Okay, name of the event
toward the east side.
Do I need to say that again?
I think that's okay. Okay.
I can if you Okay,
or toward ease. All right, cool. All right. So motion has been made to add these line items to new business for approval. Any objections to add these to new business? Hearing none, that motion is approved. And Madam Clerk.
We have a another walk on for councilmember Young. Another Western council member, Councilmember waters.
Okay, member waters. This is a resolution honoring Mildred Gaddis. Is there any objections to walk this one session? Yes. Councilmember Benson.
No objection. We're just wondering if the process can be followed sitting this to committee, why can't this process be followed?
Is this being walked on to be referred to Committee or voted on it? That was being referred?
Okay. However, amendment Benson go ahead and make the motion to Oregon about it? Well, no, so
I believe there was a first at
least Yeah, I thought it was gonna be referred. I wasn't sure. So
my understanding was it was going to be voted on today.
Okay. Remember what I said about you bring some clarity. Let me share a resolution
and you know what, initially, that was the case. But you know, some conversation with with a colleague next door to me, I don't have a problem with referring it.
Okay, so motion has been made to refer this
to what committees are going to.
Okay, discussion really quick? Yes.
Thank you, ma'am. Is there like an event or something that's coming up where you need to vote on this right away? Is there something she gonna be it? Were you trying to present this? I just wanna make sure I get
to present it this week. That is that okay. Yes. That that's exactly
what a special event like it is? Yes. All right.
Councilmember Benson?
I don't believe that is an event would stop the TR from being presented. And if you look, we have about 1011 Tr is that are being approved today that were presented last week and have already been presented.
No problem. Madam President, I don't match toppling procedures. I do think that it differs when it comes to certain things, or certain people I do. That's number one. But number two, I'd also like to invite her to join us here at counsel as well. So go ahead and send through the process. Now have to come sit right out here. Okay, sure. Thank you.
Mildred get to come down and honor. So we are going to send this to not a committee, but maybe we could just add this as a referral for session.
It is go to when we take that we don't do that. If we can't send it to a committee.
We typically don't send testimonial resolutions to a committee. It's usually just on the agenda as the referral so we can just let add this as a line item to formal session for next week for a vote.
Okay. Okay. And it is in a squat. Okay, perfect.
So we will add that to the agenda for next week for a vote. There are no objections. That action will be taken. Alright, Madam Clerk? Madam Clerk, we're gonna move the 23 resolutions. Yes.
Okay. Sport member young 23. Resolutions.
Member Yeah.
Madam President, I moved to approve the 23 special abou 23 permits for special events and suits for special events and various special events.
motion has been made. Hearing no objections. The 23 resolutions will be approved. All right. Is that it? Madam Clerk? Yes. That's it. Any waivers requested for those items? No. I'm sure. Yes, Mr. Washington. Yes, ma'am. We
request waivers for those special events. All of them. Yes, please.
All right. motion has been made for a waiver for all 23 items, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Under the consent agenda.
There are no items. Madam President,
we will not call for a member reports. And we'll start with councilmember Young.
Negative report.
President Pro Tem T.
Report. Madam President,
Council Member Santiago Ramiro del report. Council member waters.
Thank you, Madam President, I just want to say that the mind noted Business Summit last week was really, really a success. People truly appreciated the opportunity to be able to engage with the state of Michigan, they said that they learned so much about the opportunities that were available. So they were but a great number in person, and certainly a lot more of them participating online on June 10, we have the Detroit land bank, the workshop, so that people will have an opportunity to come out and, and tell us whether or not they want to be in a position to purchase their homes that they're currently in the hole occupied. piece of it is so extremely important. So that would we don't have so many of our residents on the streets, Madam President and colleagues. I went to Alabama for my class when you in general ask me what year I'm not telling you. But that was that was really, really great. So. All right. So thank you, Madam President. And I know that we have the skill trace coming up the third Wednesday of this month. I think that it's very successful. And you know, a lot of a number of people are literally getting jobs as a result of participating in skilled trades. And so skilled trades is chaired by water, Sheffield and young. My noted business is chaired by waters, Callaway and Johnson. So we're making it happen. Detroiters. Alright, thank you, Madam President.
Thank you so much. Member waters. Council members Johnson.
No report.
Council member Benson. Councilmember DuBois.
Thank you, Madam President. I'll be very brief. Because there are a lot of no reports. Just want to thank my December residents. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend. On May the 2004 motor city makeover, they did an amazing job. In December cleaning up my team was out there helping all of them and I appreciate their dedication, again for helping keep the seven very clean. I also want to highlight our policy session for 36. district court part two, June 26, at 6pm at the row, Roy Allen senior building located at 4924 Joy road. Again, this is our part two, going over 36 District Court and our policy session. And then also I do want to give a shout out that on May 23, my team had the privilege of connecting with residents at at one of the churches in our district with the National Action Network and United Way of Southeast Michigan to learn how to get folks connected for free home internet, very good event. And we want to make sure that folks get connected. Last but not least, June one starts off Gun Violence Awareness Month, which will be a great month as well, myself Council President and President Pro Tem Chair of the gun violence task force. So we are looking forward to many events that will be happening throughout the month of June for Gun Violence Awareness Month. And that that concludes my report. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member Doha member Callaway,
no report them to you.
Thank you. So as number Doha mentioned, June 1 is the kickoff of Gun Violence Awareness Month over seven years ago, our office sponsored a resolution officially establishing June joining cities all over the country as Gun Violence Awareness Month. And so on Monday, June the fifth myself along with co chair, member Doha Council, President Pro Tim Tate will be at Gordon Park in district five kicking off with a press conference along with community leaders, victims, survivors, clergy If everyone just joining together to recognize June as Gun Violence Awareness Month and to also talk about what's needed next, so that we can continue to do our work to end gun violence in our city so that is Monday June the fifth at Gordon park at 10am. As we honor the victims survivors of gun violence and talk about solutions and what is next regarding gun violence in our city, I also would like to mention we are gearing up for our 10th annual occupy the corner Detroit Friday, June the 16th. This year, we will be giving away over 350 bikes, we will have carnival rides over 20 or so resources on site tons of events, games, activities, and of course special guests as we connect our young people with resources that will improve their quality of life. So Please save the date for our 10th annual occupy the corner of Detroit Friday, June 16 at 5pm at the Coleman Young playfield. Please save the date. And then lastly, just want to remind the traders that after 32 years, the Grand Prix will now be back on the streets of Detroit. And that is coming up this weekend and just want to encourage residents to get out get involved and to participate. A lot of the events are going to be free for the general public to attend. If you have any questions concerns, you can always contact us but there are various apps online if you just Google the Grand Prix to find out parking and how to accommodate your your travel to downtown Detroit but please get involved again a lot of the activities for the Grand Prix coming back to Detroit are free for the general public. Lastly, just wanted to mention that the reparations taskforce will be meeting again in person on June the third this Saturday at 2pm at the Wayne County Community College District Northwest Campus. Again that is the reparations task force will have their next in person meeting on Saturday June the third at WC three Northwest Campus. You can also view them online virtually if you are interested in attending. And due to the Mackinac policy conference committees this week, the budget Finance and Audit and Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee will be canceled for this week. Again due to the Mackinac Policy Conference. The budget Finance and Audit Committee in the neighborhood and community services standing committee will be cancelled this week. And that is all I have for my report. And so we can move back to our agenda under adoption without committee reference.
There are no idols Madam President,
under communications from the clerk
or report on approval proceedings by the mayor.
The report will be received and placed on file under testimonial resolutions and special privilege
councilmember Scott Benson Tim resolutions, line items 24.1 through 24 point 10.
Councilmember Benson motion has been made for approval. Hearing no objections, the resolutions will be approved. There being no further business to come before us this morning. Is there a motion to adjourn? This meeting is adjourned everyone have a blessed day.
