Detroit City Council Formal Session, 10 a.m., Part 2
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whereas the replacement of the ACE vac systems, so it comes from that goes to that.
This is budget surplus. So this is right. So have a better than what we thought revenues.
Yeah, correct I believe, madam. Madam President, I believe somebody from the library maybe online or maybe the Oh, CFO may be available to get into deeper detail relative to this transfer. This amendment should I say?
You have been a member Doha maybe I believe
Mr. Watson may be online or mr. Washington. We will
promote those individuals. Why Watson, Mr. Watson, Mr. Washington if you aren't one line. Oh, here you are. Do you know if someone is on where this line item? Steve Watson Okay, Steve Watson. We will bring him over. Mr. Corley, so you're coming up as well.
Really quick, madam president, if I may. Again, just for clarification. This is not the 2324 budget. This is their last year's budget 2223
payment. All right, President where that's coming from the pond bems the library that does the lion's share of it also fined $1,000 from the state and insurance proceeds about 800,000 or insurance proceeds. Right. Thank you.
Questions. All right. Hearing no additional questions. A motion has been made for approval, Hearing no objections. That motion carries. Councilmember Derma
Thank you, Madam President. line item 16.2 is a resolution or authorization to repeal public act 436. Of 2012 move for discussion. For line item 16.2. Discussion member Doha. Thank you, Madam President. This was a resolution submitted by member Callaway requesting that LPD had drafted a resolution urging the legislature to repeal public eye for 36 of 2012. Just to know public act 436 and 2012 is the emergency manager law that was passed. And then we also from our office added an amendment as well as language to ensure that once that had been amended that the previous emergency manager pa 72 didn't kick in. And so I think this is a great resolution. I want to give shout out to member Callaway for her leadership on this relative to again urging the legislature to repeal the emergency manager law and I moved line item 16.2 for approval.
All right, thank you motion has been made. Hearing no objections that resolution is approved. Madam Chair
Thank you, member Hall for the amendment to my resolution. And it's absolutely necessary that this p a 436 be read. And I support the states of effort in doing that. And there are other municipalities around the state who have also put forth resolutions that have also been supported by their governments. So thank you very much. Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you so much member Callaway or the internal operations Standing Committee
on the board or Madam President.
I just have one more. I'm sorry.
I have line item 16.3. Go ahead. Thank you Madam President. line item 16.3 is a resolution of authorization urging federal regulators to secure Detroit financial institutions move line item 6.3. For discussion briefly.
motion has been made. Hearing no objections that resolution was discussion so sorry. Mr. Homma.
Thank you, Madam President. I just like to ensure that we give our members our flowers. This is a resolution that has come as sponsored by council member waters for again urging federal regulators to security toy financial institutions. After we have seen some of the debacle and things happening with financial institution in the news lately. Very good resolution as well. I move for approval for line item 16.3.
Madam Chair,
yes member waters I mean member
if we could go back underneath line item 16.2 Where it says approve a WC myself read up with the resolution and approved it. I did. What I'm not asking that my name beatitude on one
second member we are in the middle of a vote remember, counterclaims? Yep, one second. So 16.3 has been moved for approval. Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved. And member Callaway, can you go back to your
Thank you Madam Chair. So on between 16.2 and 16.3. There's a sentence that says I'm asking that my name be added to a paragraph in the body of the resolution. That's that's not true. There was just a miscommunication maybe on my part to Attorney Whitaker, so that can be taken away from or stricken from this line item. That's that was not my request. Okay, yeah, under underneath 16.2 Where says approved. I did approve the amendment to my resolution presented by or offered by. Okay, but I didn't. Are you all seeing what I'm seeing underneath? 16.2
And maybe I'm not 16.2 was the repeal of Pa 46. Thank you, Madam Chair. That Okay, no problem. Okay.
All right. request a waiver for line item 16.1 through 16.3. Madam president
check she she changed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. All right. Member door Hall has requested a waiver. Any objections to the waiver? Hearing none, that motion is approved for the internal operation standing committee for it from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there's one contract up for vote. Today from the internal operations standing committee is contract number 6001320. A one revenue amendment number one to provide an extension of time for auction services contract is Midwest auto auction, Inc. The original revenue contract amount is two to 7% of various auction items. And this contract is a city wide contract. Councilmember Johnson a resolution line item 17.1.
Council member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval.
motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that resolution will be approved.
And the law department
councilmember Johnson six resolutions, line item 17.2 17.7.
Councilmember Johnson
Thank you Madam President. Move for approval line item 17.2 through 17.7. These are various lawsuit settlement requests. motion has been made.
Hearing no objections. The six resolutions will be approved for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there's one contract up for a vote in the neighborhood and community services Standing Committee. It is contract number 60051131 2%. capital funding to provide construction services to build a new park on fourth and Charlotte contractors Michigan recreational construction, total contract amount is $500,000. And this contract is for general services. Councilmember we feel Callaway a resolution nine out of 18.1.
Council member Callaway right motion has been made for approval. Hearing no objections the one resolution will be approved. From the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee under unfinished business
council president pro tem take an ordinance noting a roll call line item 19.1.
Has an important fee and President a 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 das 56 district map number 54 to revise the existing zoning p one open parking zoning classification for the excuse me to the B for general business zoning classification for the parcel commonly known as 4423 Western Avenue, generally bounded by Michigan Avenue to the north western Avenue to the east, St. Stephen's Avenue to the south, and the city of Dearborn to the west laid on the table January 24 2023.
Carry No objections that action will be taken. Council President Pro Tem Tate
President move that the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken. President Pro Tem Tate
I move the ordinance be passed as submitted. There being a roll call
required with the clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember Jericho? Yes. Councilmember Jensen? Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero? Yes. Council President Pro Tem T Yes. Councilmember waters. Yes, Councilman Whitfield. Callaway. Councilmember young? Yes. Council President Sheffield. Yes. Councilmember Benson? Yes. Nine yeas, zero nays.
The ordinance is approved. President Pro Tem Tate moved the title of the ordinance equal sign Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are three contracts up for both today from the actual lease for contracts for both today from the Planning and Economic Development standing committee. First of all, we have contract numbers 6005121 revenue to provide a lease agreement for brush Watson East LDH a located at 301 admin place and three to one admin place. Contract is brush Watson East 2018 eliminates dividend Housing Association LLC. Revenue contract amount is $1,500. And this kind of is poor planning and development. The next group numbers 60048881 2% are pre funding to write operational and administrative support for the make it home program. A foreclosure prevention program. Contract is United Community Housing Coalition total contract amount $1,150,000. And this contract is for housing and revitalization. The next contract with contract number 30597871 2%. City funding to provide an agreement for the rental and installation of steel screens to secure homes rehab in the bridging neighborhood home swap program. Contractors Door and Window guard Systems Inc. total contract amount is $9,400. And this is for housing and revitalization. The last contract is contract number 30614121 2%. City funding right in agreement for the rental and installation of steel screens to secure homes rehab and bridging neighborhoods home swap program contracts Door and Window guards Systems Inc. total contract amount $15,540 And this contract is housing and revitalization. Council also President potentate have four resolutions nine times 18.2 to 19. Were four and just to give a quick explanation, line item 19.4 has two contracts associated attached to it. So it is in one line item whether there's two items, and we'll have two different resolutions just to let you guys know.
All right. Thank you. Actually a madam president stepped out. So member Vice Chairman. Thank you,
Mr. President Move for approval for line items. 19.2 To 19.3 First,
there's a motion to approve. Excuse me 19 19.2 through 19.3. Any objections? Seeing none that action shall be taken. Remember there Hall.
Thank you, Mr. President. line item 19.4. Move for approval for contract number 3059787. And contract number 3061412.
There's a motion to approve line item 19.4. Any objection objection. Mr. Clerk, please note one objection number Callaway purple. So no. All right, that action shall be taken. Thank you. Thank you.
Here no three resolutions approve from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and grants.
Councilmember shareholder resolution line item 19.5. There we go.
Thank you, Mr. President. line item 19.5 is a request to accept and appropriate the fiscal year 2023 blight elimination grant. Move for approval of line item 19.5.
As a motion to approve line item 19.5. Any objections? Seeing none that action shall be taken. The from the City Planning Commission
council members shareholder resolution law 19.6.
Member derbo Thank you, Mr. President. line item 19.6 is a resolution adopting a homeless solutions funding meeting scheduled for the Detroit City Council Planning and Economic Development standing committee expanded move for discussion on line item 19.6.
As a motion to discuss line item 19.6. Number zero.
Thank you, Mr. President, as we went through this in committee just want to have wanted to have the opportunity to open up for discussion. I know there were some questions relative to that I have not but wanted to take that opportunity to open up for members and if not, I would move this for approval.
Colleagues. Any questions concerns? Looks like there's none at this point.
Thank you, Mr. President Move for approval of line item 19.6.
Motion to approve line item 19.6. Any objections? Seeing none, that action shall be taken from the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Mr. President, these items have been moved to them the agenda nine out of 9.7 and 19.8.
We gonna go to 19.9. So from the historic designation, advisory board,
Council Member dirt Hall, two resolutions, line items 19.9 and 19 point 10.
Member drew home.
Thank you Mr. President Move for approval of line items 19.9 and 19 point 10 90.9 is to conduct a study determining whether Lubell store meets the criteria for historic designation. line item 19. Point 10 is to appoint Michael J. Robinson, property owner and a representative from the community as ad hoc members of the historic designation advisory board Move for approval for both.
Thank you there are motions to approve both 19.9 and 19 point in any objections. Seeing none those actions shall be taken. To clarify thing we're down in line item 19 point 20.
You are correct Mr. President.
Thank you Dr. Powers. I was advised Mr. Clerk and colleagues that we have a two o'clock executive session that I'm going to have to call and adjourn. So we will recess the formal session to the call of the chair would now like to call the two o'clock executive session
will Clerk please call the roll. Councilmember Scott Benson. Skyping. Tonight, Councilmember Fred Hall The third president, Councilmember Leticia Johnson present. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero present. Councilmember Mary waters. Councilmember Whitfield Callaway. Present. Councilmember Coleman Young. The second here is the President Mary Sheffield. Council President Pro Tem James Tate here. Mr. Chair, you have a warm
thank you. We have a quorum, which but we will return back to the formal session, adjourn recess. The executive session to the call of the chair. Now let's return back to the formal session with the clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember Scott Benson. Councilmember Fred Hall The third present. Councilmember Leticia Johnson present. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero present councilmember Mary waters present councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway present. Councilmember Coleman Young that second here. Council President Mary Sheffield. Council President Pro Tem James state your Mr. President, we have a quorum.
Thank you. We have a quorum, which means we're now in session, I believe. Mr. Clerk we're at 19 Point 20.
You are correct. And that item will be coming from planning and development department. Council. Member Hall to resolutions nine and 19 point 20 and 19 point 21.
Murderer home.
Thank you Mr. President line items 19 point 20 and 19 point 21 for 19 point 20 as a property sell of 16 900 East Warren and 19 point 21 is to transfer jurisdiction of 6410 6416 6422 6428 and 6430 for sale car to the Department of Public Works. Move for approval for line items 19 point 20 and 19 point 21
as motions to approve line items 19 point 20 and 19 point 21. Any objections? See none those actions shall be taken.
Mr. President,
numero Johnson.
I'd like to request a waiver on line item 19 point 20
as a request for a waiver in line item 19 point 20 Any objections colleagues? say none waiver shall be placed on 19.
Mr. President, I'd like to also request a waiver from 19 point 21.
This is a request for a waiver on line item 19 point 21. Any objections? They none there should be a waiver placed on line item 19 point 21.
Mr. President if possible, and I don't know if this is a proper motion, but I'd like to request a waiver for all items that have been moved with approval for the Planning and Economic Development Committee that we just moved. A little lower. I would like to request a waiver of all items that were approved through the planning Economic Development Committee for this formal session. Now
you're requesting waivers for all correct. Okay, Alex, there's a request for all approved items. Today in PE D all the items that have been approved thus far. Thus far. In this meeting for the PDD committee. There's a request for a waiver any objections colleagues? say none was action, shall we take? Thank you for the public health and safety and standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Mr. President, there are 10 cones up for vote today. From the public health and safety standing committee. First up we have contract number 60046 and 412 percent grant funding to provide vehicle purchases and ancillary services contract is Feldman Ford LLC total contract amount $2,912,832. And this contract is for transportation. The next contract is contract number 30633091 2%. City funding to Brighton mercy demolition for the residential property at 4356. Philip contractors SC Environmental Services LLC, total contract amount $16,650 And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 30633271 2%. City funding to provide an emergency demolition, but residential property at 2420 Electric contract is SC Environmental Services LLC. Photographic amount $15,750. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60050181 2%. bond funding to write proposal in residential demolition release three contractors selling been trucking and excavating Inc total contract amount $2,992,732.40 And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60050191 2% bond funding to provide proposal in residential demolition releases for contractors DMC consultants Inc, total contract amount $3,326,200.50. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60050161 2%. bond funding to write proposals in residential demolition. Release group. One set aside contract is SC Environmental Services LLC, total contract amount $3,155,307.75. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 30631931 2%. City funding to provide an emergency demolition for the residential property at 17158 Goulburn. Contract is inner city contracting LLC total contract amount $15,299. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60050171 2%. bond funding to provide proposal in residential demolition. Release group to set aside contract is SC Environmental Services LLC. total contract amount $3,084,140.85. And this contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 30613051 2%. City funding to provide and mercy demolition for the residential property at 7730. Kirkwood contract is in a city contracting LLC total contract amount $21,900. And this contract is for city demolition. The last contract was contract number 60050201 2% bond funding to write a proposal in residential demolition release group five contract is hammered total contract amount $3,377,849.30. And this contract especially demolition councilmember Santiago Romero tin resolutions 920.1 and 20 point 10.
Thank you, Madam President. I motioned to discuss items 20.1 noting that this was moved out of PHS with the recommendation to deny discussion. Thank you, Madam President. I wasn't sure if there was any other questions or comments wanted to be made by my colleagues. I see. My vice chair and my grandson, Mr. Benson,
or thank you and I just want to acknowledge the fact that this was voted out of committee with a recommendation to deny. As a direct result we're looking to purchase a number of vehicles including smaller SUVs, yet there is no commitment to ensuring that we are moving the city forward and compliance with his greenhouse gas goals and Siyad EVs and are looking at hybrids when we're looking at our ice vehicles. So what what we're doing is continuing to buy into dying technology and so I cannot support them in a very clear and so that's why, at least for my vote coming out of committee, this was a recommendation to deny. I'm hoping that my colleagues will look at how we enforce the city and how we comply with our own greenhouse gas goals when it comes to purchasing vehicles
All right, thank you member Benson. Any additional discussion? All right hearing John,
Madam Chair. We have a roll call on 20.1
on 20 Which ones did you move again? Remember?
Just 20.1 Just
20.1 20.1 All right roll call has been requested for 20.1 Motion for approval. Okay, motion has been made for approval with a roll call for 20.1.
Council member Johnson? No. Councilmember Santiago Romero. No. Council President Pro Tem tape no councilmember waters? Yes. Councilmember Whitfield Callaway? No. Councilmember Young? No. Council President Sheffield. No. Councilmember Benson? No. Councilmember Hall? Yes. Two days. Seven Nays. Motion fails.
That motion fails. Councilmember Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you, Madam President. And I asked for everyone's patience on these next items. I'm going to break them down based on contracts. So I to approve when items 20.2 20.3 20.7 and 20.9. These are all emergency demolition contracts.
All right. motion has been made any objections? Hearing no objections, those resolutions will be approved.
Okay, Councilmember Santiago Ramiro. Thank you Madam
President. I motion to approve when items 20.43 20.6 20.8 and 2010 noting that these are all on tracks for proposal and
motion has been made. Any objections? Object objection? Right. We could start with member waters. No on 20.4 Right member water through the known 20.4 member Callaway
on yes, if you can show me as a note on line item 20.4. Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you and if you can show myself as a note one 20.4
locals Oh no.
Hearing no further objections, those resolutions will be approved. Councilmember Santiago Ramiro.
Those are element items, madam president, was it Okay, thank you.
We will now move to the new business portion of our agenda from the mayor's office.
Madam President, the clerk's office like to note that line item 21.3 was actually moved to next week's agenda. So this item should not be on the agenda today, but it will be coming back next week. As a line item. So I'm requesting that line item 21.3 be removed from today's agenda. Discussion.
21.1. point 1.3 point 1.3. Okay, yes, number. Yeah.
Thank you, Madam President. I was wondering, the clerk is absolutely right. This is a mistake because it does not go to new business. But I was wondering, would this be an opportunity for me to make a motion to move this line item to new business to vote on today? Or is this something that we should wait till after we will move all these other items out and then bring it that's what your motion is? Yeah, motion was I'm wondering I want to bring a motion for to move line. Is it 21.3 point 1.3. But I'm confused on language I say I can say discharge right discharge out of where it is currently the move to new business,
move it out of committee moved out of committee. Yeah, it will have a motion to move it out of committee because it's in committee at this time.
Okay. I would like to make a motion to move and I don't want to 1.3 out of committee to new business.
Alright. Is there any discussion? Any objection? Yes. All right, we have one objection. Okay, what discussion is prototype? Yeah, I
think seeing that it failed in committee. I think it's imperative that there's a conversation and I know, I have not had the conversations about this particular item. And a big concern that if, if there has not been conversation with colleagues today, that at the same result will take place. I am supportive of the event. But I don't believe that has been socialized, at least according no one has communicated to me. My fear is that it will fail. Today, and that's my concern, but again, I support it personally myself. Thank you, Madam President.
No, I mean, that's excellent. I mean, you know, I don't like to count my eggs for their hat. For me, it's just the reason why I'm moving this. Again, I just feel the optics of this. I'm not talking about the voting, but just the optics of this. I think that you know, I don't understand why we're criticized or why there's so much incredible scrutiny. For people who are adults who are 21 years older from want to engage in the art of smoking cannabis that have the proper license to be able to permit excuse me, to be able to do that they're doing this in a tucked away area. I mean, I don't understand why we're having this. I just feel it's hypocritical the hypocrisy of our democracy, that we will be so hyper critical about people who are engaging in a product that's legal, why you could go to St. Patty's Day see people getting blue out in the street. I just don't understand it. I think it's just to me, it's just hypocritical I don't think it's good for business. I don't think it's good for what and which I know you are a strong advocate for which is the cannabis industry. But I mean, this is something that you know, you want to go through the process in order to get the votes. I don't want to torpedo this legislation, but I just think this is something that we shouldn't delay. This date is coming up shortly. And I think there's stuff that we need to move poststagged
Did you want to keep your motion on the floor? or what have you already made? Did you have anything else addition?
Yes, thank you, through you, madam president to whoever going to answer the question When? When is this event slated for
April? April, you money? I think Miss Fisher's issue on my
balcony. Yes, Madam Chair. Bethany Fisher is online.
Okay. We can look Bethany Fisher over.
Essentially I wanted to be saved because I think we have time still to get approved and allowing it to go through the process. But I just wanted on record. I have it but I want it on the record those who don't. That's fine.
You're muted, Miss Fisher. Sorry. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon.
So through the chair. It was my understanding that this one would actually be brought back next week through the chair. Councilmember young, I'd greatly appreciate you for pushing to get this approved. I just wanted to make sure that the producers are present and that also the homegrown Detroit department is available. And unfortunately once we were told earlier, we were moved to next week. I just told him that we will reconvene next Tuesday
Labor Day history I must be one orthopedic shoes. I stand corrected. I will withdraw
my motion.
Thank you member young and so was the request to remove this from the agenda. Committee. Okay. Remember you and did you want to make that motion to remove 21.3 from the agenda?
Be gradually I'll make a motion to remove 21.3 from the
motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, 21.3 will be removed from the agenda.
Madam president that leaves us with line items 21.1 21.2 21.4 and 21.5. Some of them are young for resolutions.
Number young American
Thank you Mr. President. I move to approve line items 21.1 21.2 C 1.4 and 21.5 point 1.4 yet again.
motion has been made any objections? Hearing none those resolutions will be approved
in the present request for waiver amount on 21.4.
waiver has been requested any objections? Hearing none that motion carries. President yes member Johnson request
a waiver on line item 21.2.
Only 1.2 motion has been made any objections? Hearing none that motion carries from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are five contracts for vote today from the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee. On today's new business portion of the agenda. All Contracts are for general services. First up we have contract number 6003465. A one 100% city funding amendment number one to provide an extension of time and increase of funds for rental tools and equipment. Contract is Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. total contract amount $85,893.03. The next contract is contract number 6005164 70%. Wayne County 30%. capital funding to provide driveway repairs and Rouge Park Buffalo Soldiers contract is Michigan recreational construction total contract amount $70,195. The next contract was contract number 6004861 87%. ARPA 8% Wayne County 5%. City funding to provide renovations at GreenView Wodsworth Park contract is Michigan recreation obstruction, total contract amount $634,950. The next contract is contract number 60051311 2%. Got capital funding to rise Stoeckel number one our improvements contract is Michigan recreational construction, total contract amount $500,000 The last contract is contract number 6005135 50% Bond 38% capital that grant funding right Irma Henderson Marina Marina design engineering services contract is SmithGroup Inc, total contract amount $650,000. I'm sorry, there's one more contract contract number 60051301 2%. capital funding to provide a new dog park at Palmer Park contract is Michigan recreational construction total contract amount $500,000 Councilmember young five resolutions, line items 21.6 and 21 point 11
Councilmember Yun
Thank you Mr. President, I move to approve line items 21.6 through 21 point 11
motion has been made any objections? Hearing no objections. The six resolutions will be approved
from the law department.
Councilmember Santiago, Maryland resolution number 21 point well,
Councilmember Santiago Ramiro Thank you, Madam President Move to approve 21 points while motion has been made for approval and this is for the standard agreement for the Detroit department secondary employment program. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and grants
council member young two resolutions nine and 21 point 13 and 21 point 14
As a member Yeah.
Thank you, Mr. President. I moved to approve line items 21 point 13 through 21 point 14.
motion has been made. Hearing no objections, the two resolutions will be approved on the General Services Department
councilmember young resolution line on 21 point 15.
Thank you, Councilmember Yang.
I move to approve. Thank you, Madam President. I move to approve line item 21 point 15.
All right. motion has been made. Hearing no objections, the resolutions will be
washed away run line 21 point 15.
a waiver has been requested Are there any objections? Hearing none that motion carries. The President's Report,
Madam President,
all right. Yes,
we did miss one. line item 21 point 16
under resolutions Yes. Councilmember
Santiago Romero a resolution line item 21 point 16.
As a member Santiago Ramiro,
thank you Madam President motion to approve 21 point 16
motion has been made any objections? Hearing none the resolution is approved.
All right. Is that it? Mr. Clerk?
Madam President, that's all I have. We do have the items that were moved to the end of the agenda. Sorry.
I couldn't hear you.
I'm sorry. We do have the items that were moved to the end of the agenda. If you want to go to those right now. Okay. First up, we have line item number 19.7 and 19.8 19.7
and 19 point
A and these are from the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Council President Pro Tem take
so we want to move for discussion
just being diluted by documents here so I'm not sure what number which number Mr. Clerk I'm sorry.
Nine 19.7 and 19.8.
Proposal line item 19.7. Move to discuss line 19.7 and 19.8 Please,
discussion. potentate.
So I'm got loaded with a whole bunch.
It's loaded up here. This is too much. Mean. You know this is is way too much. It's just and I don't want to be very clear. This is not anything new. Right? I've been very clear about what I was requested. And so it's not a surprise to anyone. But go right ahead. Miss Nicole sharara. Freeman. I know we have a packet here and a couple of documents that have been walked on.
Yes, thank you, Madam President. So thank you for allowing us to come back. We again wanted to be responsive to member requests from the table and so we have a very simple, we believe simple solution. What you have is a proposed amendment. To the community benefits agreement. It does three things. It includes the language from the Gilbert agreement. As you have requested council president. It includes the 350 Sorry, 350,000 every year for 10 years, as was included in the resolution that we brought before. So it's the same, same language. And it gives us a way to as you have requested, hold the developer accountable because it is an amendment to the community benefits agreement. So it includes the 30% commitment as you requested. Council President
Madam Chair through you, just Council through where they would change was very briefly, again, the donation to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, you'll find their F two in section A of the exhibit a and Councilmember Callaway we heard you loud and clear. And please note the language says shall thank you for that. Thank you for that information, and the compliance with executive order 2014 Dash five you'll find that at the end of the current second paragraph in the construction practices section further down in the agreement, so quite simple. And then given that these documents are excuse me, these commitments are documented in the community benefits agreement. We would propose as we provided to council a sidewalk on a resolution which would approve these commitments by virtue of their inclusion in Exhibit A of the community benefits agreement. Now that they are noted, filed with the cleric and would be part of the community benefits provision agreement before Council and the resolution still attends to the commitment of the administration to bring the affordable housing loan parameters and priority for longtime Detroiters on the 10 five three year basis to the Downtown Development Authority Board before we returned to you in May for any action on the certificates Thank you
Madam President, I just want to mention on behalf of the district right neck of the additional language as relates to 30%, the executive order language that was in the lead the Gilbert agreement is very consistent of what our original intent was that that language and so we appreciate that being brought to the surface to bring that clarification that in addition to the other language that already will stay stay agreed as to the 100 million so I just want to make sure that we are fine with that additional language being added to the agreement.
Thank you. You have anything additional important
remain present. I know. We are certainly getting long in this particular meeting. But this is important document I just requested if we could take a about a three minute recess to have an opportunity to actually read this document. Right now I just don't have an opportunity to read it.
Mr. Benson just suggested could we extend that to 10 minutes 10 minutes
is whatever the body would like.
Remember any additional council members comments?
A couple of days
and they say this Alright, so there's a motion to take a 10 minute break. 15 minute break. 1515 minute break. I appreciate you all changing the document if it still does not address the $100 million span portion it did you guys leave that that off and the third party agreement.
We we left the reference to the 100 million dollars as it was at the guidance of corporation council.
So through the Chair, Madam President, members of city council, nowhere in our ordinances is the word disadvantaged defined and so we really, really, really believe that the overall framework and the history around all of these discussions is going to end and all that all of these particular objectives had been had been are now going to be responsibility and enforce inside the community benefits agreement. We really do believe that the document has gone as far as it can based on the constitution of the state of Michigan. And so we are where we are and we think this is the appropriate place for council to render its judgment.
So the current community benefits agreement now as a target goal of $100 million for five different categories and disadvantaged businesses is one of them. Is that correct? Yes. So to in addition to that state that we want a percentage of that to go towards disadvantaged businesses, you're saying that will violate law. I'm saying that in a layer because it already says disadvantaged business,
right? That's right. And so yes, it is the specificity of the percentage amount that is going to create the vulnerability uh, we know that $200 million is a part of the overall spend, we know that you've got the executive order 2014 Dash five. We know that third that according to that particular executive order. 30% of those dollars are going to be set aside. We do know that the 100 million dollars is for an extended spin beyond construction. We do know that there is a consultant who buys by specificity has got to have experience dealing with both state and federal, Small Business and disadvantage programming. And so the lack of specificity around the percentage and the lack of definition around the word disadvantage in the constitutional environment that we are operating in simply is not going to hamstring us in terms of enforcing what we believe to be the intent of the legislative body approving this particular agreement. We know what it is that city council aspires to do. And I think that based on the framework of the language in front of you, you know, the extent of the developer's commitment, and because it's in the community benefits agreement, it is enforceable and it will be measured by this body.
What's in the community benefits agreement does not clearly indicate that any of the $100 million be allocated to disadvantaged businesses, not whatsoever. And not only does it also does not indicate a threshold or a spin target per year, which I've requested as well too. So in theory, I mean, they could spend $100,000,000.20 years out, right, we want to make sure that it's done commensurate with construction. So maybe every, you know, five years 20 million is spent per year. We've talked about the details of it. I think, for me again, I it has to be clearly clearly defined. I'm not asking for much but that is that is where I'm at. We can take a pause for the cause and allow us to review the language but
then I'm sure man, thank you Madam Chair, and I apologize. I had no intention to interrupt you but I hope this is helpful to the body. Again, this is us walking through the sort of legal mechanics in real time. Again, the the 100 million dollar spend is embedded in a section of the provision agreement called the construction and hiring practices. So it is necessarily a function of the construction spend. So would be within the five year development timeline for the 10 projects. I do hope that clarifies for the body, what the legal obligation is under that language from a time standpoint. Thank you.
Thank you. We will take a break for 15 minutes. Mr. Clark, is that all of our documents before us? Nothing else to come before us. We walk in the wall okay. All right. So we will take a 15 minute recess. And we will reconvene?