Right Good morning, everyone. We will now call to order our formal session for Tuesday, January the 30th. And Mr. Clark if you could please call the roll councilmember
Scott Benson. Council member of red dirt Hall, the third council member Leticia Johnson present. Council member Gabriela Santiago Ramiro present, Councilmember Mary waters present councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway,
Councilmember Coleman Young the second council president pro tem, pro tem James tastes. Council President Mary Sheffield President, Madam President, you have a quorum.
Thank you, Mr. Clark. There being a quorum present we are in session. We will go straight to our invocation for this morning. Joining us we have Reverend Karnail Richardson from new prospect Baptist Church. Good morning, the morning and the floor is yours to lead us in prayer. Thank you, Madam
President. Let
us pray. Eternal God we thank you for this day. Thank you for allowing us to see it. Even in the midst of the snow and cold. We pray for this governing body in the city of Detroit that you would endow them with more wisdom. And light, more honor and grace as they conduct important matters that affect the residents of this great city. Bless this meeting, and all who will speak and express themselves and conduct business.
In Your name. Amen. Amen.
I write the Journal of this session of Tuesday, January 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 to
submit our two memorandums.
The two memorandums will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operations standing committee General reports
from various city departments.
The tenant reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee.
One report from the Office of contracting and procurement.
One report will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services Committee for Planning and Economic Development standing committee
for reports from various city departments before reports will
be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee
several reports from various city departments.
The seven reports will be referred to the public health and safety standing committee we will now move to the voting action matters under other matters. There are no items madam president under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials in agencies. Yeah, no, I
was Madam President.
All right. We will now call for general public comment and we'll cut off our public comment at the Kirkwood. No member Young has joined us as well as member Callaway work well so no. All right. Well to brown you have the floor you are first Good morning. Everyone has two minutes for public comments.
Good morning, Charles. Oh, come on here I'm concerned about they said that they're gonna rebuild the boat club on bail off. Now I heard that the costs are coming between 44,000,050 $4 million. I'm not in favor. They should tear it down and put something there that all Detroiters can enjoy all Michigan's can enjoy. Once they my opinion once they really leave that place is still gonna be a select few Detroiters or Michiganders be able to use that property. I have a plan that you know that everybody can use anytime they want to once they go and by law. That's one of my concerns. And another concern is people bringing their dogs to the Eastern Market shelters. I have witnessed last last summer where a child was in the mother's stroller and a dog came up and lifted it and face but people still bring the dogs under that they need to start enforcing that or penalize the people that comes there. Another thing that oh my oh my Frosty Orca. People are driving speeding up and down Oregon. Do not do not and burnout between Congress and Norcross and that's my another concern fire safety wise you know they just be in a hurry. I think it'd be just young kids doing that. What you know how that addressing is possible. that's it thank you.
All right. Thank you so much Mr. Brown and definitely would love to connect with you with with our team and make sure that we plugged you with the ribbon riverfront, the bill out Conservancy and the group that they had there that does receive input from the public regarding some of the changes that they're making on the islands. So we'll get your information and make sure that we connect you with the appropriate entity. All right, thank you, sir. I'm Betty. Lyons is next, followed by Miss Renita more.
I am here demanding justice for the return of my overpaid property taxes, which the city illegally took and still holds after all these years. By the way, where is this stolen money? Imagine the amount of interest that has accrued. I was enlightened of this thievery while watching TV during COVID. The person said Mayor Dugan owes the residents the return of their overpaid taxes. In my opinion. Mayor Dugan has a spirit of emelec master trickster using the shell game now you see it now you don't. His only interest is the benefits to himself, Dan Gilbert and his cronies. The city council have failed the residents. What is this whole Dugan has over you granting millions of dollars to Dan Gilbert and already millionaire when I Detroit resident for 78 years and a retiree was denied a reduction and my property tax. I asked did we have to go on a bread and water diet to qualify? I was told no rather a cracker and water diet This is not funny. Wake up Detroit in my opinion. You are being bamboozled and hoodwinked by Dugan, who is looting the store and leaving the Detroit residents to pay the bill. I want my money in cash not credit. Justice is justice.
All right, thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Miss Moore.
Yes, hello, how y'all doing? My thing is if you're moving from one hotel, flush with crap that was never happened. Like I was in a hospital Qatar had a scope due to all this. And I have a bag of pennies and a bag of silver on it disappeared. Nothing had been done about that. But y'all removed me because somebody lied. And said I was back behind the counter, which never happened. Okay, now y'all moved me to a hotel to have my sis rotated the dog on mice and roaches as well as the plumbing is messed up. And you can't do anything. No dresser drawers is dog on boarded up. Free or refrigerated. Not a frigerator would they have a freezer all these kind of thing. The top is a great color the microwave it up. You have to stay open. I don't use it because I don't know what all coming out of there is ridiculous. How y'all stupid change we from somewhere and put me somewhere where nobody should know registered me dope infested. Because dog on the postage always deaf running behind somebody. And y'all put me more and more harm's way. If not, right. I set myself some about it without coming down here and said okay, we've got fashion well, but nobody did nothing. And nobody said nothing. Anybody did nothing. And it's ridiculous. Now that we're about what when I moved from there, roaches. I'd take roaches and mice to where I gotta move to and then I'm gonna come down to RPI. They have never shot a letter to the owners, telling them what needs to be fixed. They should ever tell the time I was there. He told them two things that need to be fixed data, data been out there three times and you tell him he said to him, no letters, what needs to be fixed in the house. I want to move in. And there y'all have a sad moment where they might not know it needs to be done and fix the woman is trying to put me in her house.
Thank you, Miss Moore. And as always our office along with other members here stand ready to help you along with the housing department. And so we have referred you several times and we'll continue to work with you into whatever issues you are dealing with is resolved so sorry you had to come down but we will continue to connect with you and make sure that the appropriate departments can assist you with your housing, housing challenges that you're experiencing. Thank you Miss Moore. Mr. Shelton, good morning.
Good morning.
I see you have a line item on your agenda dealing with payments. There are cities across this nation that have made direct payments to residents who were
negatively impacted by COVID 19. They were residents who received as much as $500 a month and is slated to receive that amount for a whole year to help them pay their rent as well as other necessities that these impoverished residents of other cities. And if you look at the Brookings Institute website, you will see that most large cities or many large cities in the United States have spent as much as 90% of your ARPA funds in the realm of providing help for impoverished residents. It's no secret that the city of Detroit, it's probably the largest, most impoverished city in the entire nation. Duggan. He's sitting on ARPA funds. He talks about the unemployment and job he set aside $100 million for that. I don't know what he's waiting for. I went to the the website where Detroit works. They have a big in black letters announcement of saying that that program is closed now they're not accepting any more applications until further notice. So I don't understand that he's only spent $5 million in the last year, actual expenditures, but jobs and employment in this city is wracked with unemployment. Very Sheffield Councilwoman Marie waters, it Councilwoman Leticia Johnson. I gave you a packet and myself and brother Mr. Jackson put together we just don't come down here complaining. That is a very feasible plan to bring economic empowerment into this city.
Thank you, Mr. Shelton. Cunningham followed by Edith forte followed by Ronald Foster.
134449114 and on Facebook, retroactive fairness, I think people for free and for me last couple days, I was out of my sleeping medications and, and etc. And I'm used to taking them and I couldn't sleep for a couple days. And fellow phrenic is just disoriented and everything. So I want to go into Beaumont and but I just thank you for your prayers in the love. Appreciate it. Anybody in the building need need bus tickets to get home. I got some for you. And a group that attend and they treat me with a lot of love to transit riders unite it tonight the 30th 6pm they're gonna he had a d.he had a smart RTA DPM, the cue line, state representatives will be there. It shouldn't be a big event. In fact, they changed the location to a larger venue across the street. And I don't know if I could pass one of these as a scan so you can get on Zoom. Or you can go in person to this event. I don't know if you have it but can I hand this to someone to give to you guys of course
is a pretty big outfit and they do a lot of good work in transit. Um I just want to thank Coleman Young Jr. Thank you so much. I think your mom especially Yes, yes. Yeah. And I want to thank Councilman Johnson for the Schedule A coming right along and I'm thinking it will be a good encounter as was before
thank you so much Mr. Callahan. Mr. Foster I think I caught everyone's name foster followed by either forward or II if either for it was first followed by Mr. Foster.
Good morning, everyone. Morning. Good morning. Today I'm coming to speak about the reparation Task Force and how important it is. This is a monumental thing for our city. And it's very important that we get to work on that we do with speed and due diligence. My family came to Detroit in 1917. They have been displaced by each city policies where a property they purchase was taken from them. And then the last and then 375 came in and wiped that out. And then the most recent things are resident problem our residents and homeowners have had is the property tax over assessment issue. All of these things affect the generational wealth of our citizens and is a major cause of the poverty that's in our city today. And we have to keep working very hard to repair these issues to go out fundraise get those funds and make a plan and I'm just here for it. And I want to thank you guys for setting up that committee but we got to get to work. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Miss for looking forward to us hopefully serving after today. Or the reparations we appreciate you Mr. Foster.
Morning.
Today I want to talk about red tape. And then importance of cutting red tape. So as I started coming down here, the first day I inquired about was a building in my property and completely lied blighted. Their building is still blighted, and my community is still on so there was still no response says Damn, well, I could just go to the last six months within a five block radius I had one person killed in a car accident. One shot by police on 94. One shot over the weekend missing presumed dead I'm asking for resources in my community. I'm asking that the red tape be cut. These are the effects of poverty. Now while I'm down here advocating disruption is going on within this community. Not just my but across the city. You cannot continue to prioritize what you are prioritizing and punish and criminalize poverty. Poverty is not a crime. It's not a crime to survive. It's not a crime to find whatever means you have to put food on your table. Those are not crimes. I live in district to set up block clubs. Those block lists was shut down. By the administration. I didn't get harassed by several departments. So the administration I very rarely complain, simply because I'm used to it. This foolishness has to stop. We hold this body accountable. To use your voice. Use your power to get the resources that we asked for within our communities. And I'm talking about that 31.5% of poverty within the city that 200,000 plus people that are forced to be put in positions that jeopardize their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for their next meal. We have to do better and improving their quality of life for our citizens.
Thank you so much, Mr. Foster, Councilmember Callaway,
Mr. Foster, we appreciate you and first of all, happy new year. We appreciate your your activism. We appreciate we appreciate all that you do, bringing all types of issues to the public's awareness. You indicated that you lived in district two. Thank you for living in district two and choosing to live in district two. I have my staff member there behind you, Mr. rolls to assist you in any issues that you are having. Thank you Mr. Foster.
Thank you member Callaway, thank
you Madam Chair.
Alright, that will conclude in Person public comment and we'll turn it back over to our virtual callers.
Madam President, we currently have 19 Hands raised the first caller is d two.
Good morning. How are you?
Great. Thank you.
Great. Um, yeah. Oh, Doctor thing years ago or so. MDOT commission the federal government commissioned him to come up with a toll system for Michigan that would get us a lot of tax money. I don't know where we are with that. But 15 years I think somebody could have had a thought but now. I'm glad yesterday you guys gave some land away. I didn't hear any price. When you just gave it to him. Somebody wanted something they can we can just get laughed away. So we need to take care of that. You need to backspace that and get you know find out how much we're going to get to that land. They allow the state to go with allow we should not I don't know why we're seeing it on our agenda. No state should be handling that. Zero in Do we have a contract with a company called zero in because I got a letter they said that my information was leaked because I worked for the city. I need to know the city has a contract with them. Waste Management now. There if EPA has a program on their website, and matter of fact, Michigan would have to be certified to you know, because waste management was a federal program. So there are packers that have two sides. You know, guess what? That you guys had a little one just for the parks. Well you can get one to come down anybody street and you know, that way, the mayor doesn't have to raise our
garbage fee.
We already pay taxes, we pay for garbage and you pay another fee for that. So we are instead of doing that, why don't we just get those trucks that can take you know take you know take to you know instead of with the money we've been charged you should be able to afford the other thing who's getting all this benefit from the recycling. That should be a lot of money. The city must be getting that money. We need to find out who's getting that money. And do we have a contract is the city getting it we need to find out where the money's gone. Thanks a lot. Have a good day.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is hopeful.
Right, good morning.
Good morning. Honorable Council in through the chair. May I be hurt?
Yes, you can.
Um,
we've we've had some a lot of good questions. I hope the clerk is taking down the questions that the citizens are requesting of you. That is important. I like to turn your attention to 16.1 Could you explain to me this acknowledgement that you're professing to for the series and IP bonds to 1004. What exactly is that and can you you explain that to the citizens. The 1711 is a 3 million for a gun case backlog. Can you explain what exactly that is? Now, Mr. Shelton came to the to the podium and he asked you about all of this ARPA dollars that are going out $31 million for Jumpstart. We have all of these programs but all of these unemployed people and these people without housing, but we're spending Arper dollars on 16 That one through 16 that 28 On a Bateman of commercial buildings that many of which we don't own and Miss Laquanda comes to the table all the time and she has no answers. I don't understand why she's always on so unprepared for the questions that need to be answered. I like to know who owns Hart Plaza. It seems to me that if one company can give another company a $5 million contract, as well as getting $10,000 $10 million themselves. For a fountain at Hart Plaza. And I'd like to ask you Who owns Hart Plaza? I know we used to have the African American festival there. And then it mysteriously went to a parking lot at at the museum. And then we were the only ones that would charge for a festival that cater to the ADOS people. And how are we replenishing the general fund from all of the above.
Right Thank you Miss Hewes.
Madam Chair. Yes. The
next caller is Mary Maddox and Scarlett
here one second. Remember? Okay.
Thank you, Madam Chair. She asked me a question that I'd like an answer to before we move on. Who does all go after? Yes, I
would like to wait to take up that line item. Can we actually discuss that particular contract? I'll make sure that question is addressed. Okay. Thank
you very much. That's a very important question.
Our next caller please.
And that's caller is Mary Maddox and Scarlett.
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All right. Thank you as well miss Maddox.
Madam President, the next caller is Michigan Governor ignores black people housing.
Right. Good morning.
Good morning. Good morning, Council. Good morning. President. Thank you for all your help in passing the property tax reform ordinance. If anybody doesn't know by now, the Detroit administration overtaxed Detroit homeowners $600 million and 100,000 homes were illegally these are illegal taxes by the state's mandate. They they illegally taxed us under the state's rules and laws broke the state's laws in over tax that $600 million and in effect 100,000 homes were illegally foreclosed. So the Governor made her little speech but she never mentioned what happened here in Detroit. Detroit is the first this is the first time in history that Detroit passed the reparations mandate and now the you don't hear anything from the governor. She does ignoring black people. And so maybe black people need to ignore the Democratic Party. Now that the Democratic Party is with the gun with the with the President in creating genocide in in Palestine, then maybe we should ignore the Democratic Party and Joe Biden. We want the governor to make a mandate to pay us back our $600 million to find our 100,000 homes that was illegally foreclosed find those people and pay them back get them their homes back that's what we too can do. Governor Gretchen Whitmer since you want to ignore us, we're gonna tell you what we demand if you want our votes again and you want to keep all of the power in in the state. That's the Senate. That's the house and your office. You got to do right by
me thank you
the next caller is Ruben X. More morning
to the citizens taxpayers residents here in the city of Detroit. Somewhere I heard that the greatness in America was the right to protest for rights. I think everybody else has heard two famous words from Martin Luther King Jr. Mary Sheffield, as administrator of the Detroit City Council I put forth a petition to appear to present information of two confirmed cases to have absentee ballot fraud to the Detroit City Council and you as a member of the Detroit Election Commission should take notice of that. Now what we're going to have here today is a convening. of concerned citizens here in the city of Detroit to establish an institute the DCU that's the Detroit citizens union. We got to have an agenda. Three issues, prominent issues 20% of rip. City budget needs to go to the Detroit you, Detroit you for going to have a platform now to speak and raise their voices. The water the rainfall water tax here in the city of Detroit is one issue that has been prominently articulated to me by numerous numerous numerous Detroit citizens who are being subjected to this tax to schools in the libraries $442 million over nine years. Tax captured by the DBA will be addressed as well. We're gonna have a discussion. It's gonna be at an undisclosed location. I anticipate within 30 days the forming of the Detroit citizens union Jay Z Tate Jr. Can you see comments? Yeah, we'll be addressed. Meaning he hasn't got what she wants so the city can check.
next caller is Dolores or
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Good morning President Sheffield's staff and I'm Dolores or vice president of East Village Association and president of Cadillac Boulevard black club. I'm here today to support Edith for on her appointment as member of the reparations Task Force. I'm excited to hear that I've had a pleasure to work with Edith throughout the years and I know her to be an asset to anything that's put before her. She's been very valuable in our community. I appreciate her. And I'm happy to know that she'll be joining this task force and I know we'll get some things done. So thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak. God bless you all. Enjoy the rest of your day. Thank you.
Thank you, you as well.
The next caller ends in 299.
The morning caller 299.
Hello, good morning. Can you hear me?
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, great. Thank you. Good morning councilmembers into the city of Detroit. My name is Joyce Moore with the Virginia Pak community coalition with the district five My concerns are the following the test. We've got a millage is which is our property tax base be given to schools libraries, and more money in general fund for more cities. With approval from City Council on the state level the chip is being given to general contractors for for development, at which time they will make millions of dollars after the contract. We did not vote on our money to be diverted from the original purpose therefore this is taxation without representation. We need a new governor with no who will say no to test. Consider the next year as a gubernatorial who was loyal election. We need a governor to say no to tests if the candidate does not say no to tariffs, we don't need him. Because of our tax base being depleted by tests we now have increases these examples. No increase for the solid waste. I have asked for your help with 1657 Taylor, and there has been no responses to a land bank renege on their commitment to help this young lady next door to a great great great grandmother. Helping Women shift their lives ask for an update Oman Cassie Elena hookipa project was no response. If he does not complete the hurricane for piping. He should pay back the $6 million used for the check. Ria taxpayers should not be responsible for that debt. I yield my time. Thank you.
Thank you, Miss Moore.
And that's caller is call in user one.
Probably user one. Good morning
Good morning and happy New Year Council president. I have two questions to ask. I have sent pictures of powered up garbage has been in this church parking lot directly next to the Valero gas station. I've been complaining about it since September, that six months, your office and a few other offices that they will get general service to pick it up and they do not get it picked up in any aspect. It is snowing today. If it piles up, I'm asking that you please make sure that the bus stop near Northwestern High School gets fully shoveled. And I'm also wondering, why do you all keep the handicap doors locked off the rows apart parks transit center. I've sent pictures to all of the council members offices and constantly being ignored. I would like for you to show me when you're going to get this fix not that you're working with me. I need a definite date. Doesn't take a long time to get this done. We support you. We love you. Have a blessed day. I'll talk to you further in the week. Thank you
right thank you so much Miss Shay. And man I want to hear but we will continue to work with you. I know we talk with you pretty frequently throughout the week on phone and via email. And so looking forward to continuing to address all of the concerns that you raised with our office. Thank you for calling in. All right, our next.
The next caller is Steven whoring
All right, Mr. Murray. Yes, you can.
Okay, thank you. So I'm here to talk in opposition of tearing down the boathouse. This is a historic piece of Detroit property. And just for the last half decade, probably longer. I mean, the city has just obliterated historic buildings. You know, when you go somewhere like Europe, I was in London for about a month and novice, every building there has ranged from I would say some as old as the 1500s. You know, I would say probably, I mean there's probably only like five or 10 buildings that are older than 1910 are built before 1910. I mean, they cannot tear down the boathouse. You know, they gotta find some solution to rebuild it, whether it's I mean, turning it back into a boathouse. A community center, or even like a welcome center or bail aisle, I mean, first guy said, you know, that it was something that would be for the elite, I mean, if they turned it into like a welcome center. I mean, like most parts have I mean, that will be perfect for everyone. But I just want to say I hope this council does everything to prevent both paths from being demolished. And next stop. I want to say that Councilmember Tate did a really good speech about what's going on guys. Just like him, my views on it have changed. The only reason I spoke in opposite Shin to the resolution was it didn't mention a two state solution or condemn the mass attack October 7, that did I would speak in support, but
All right, thank you, Mr. Hari.
The next caller is Renard Matuszewski.
All right, good morning.
Good morning. Have you heard?
Yes, you can.
Good morning Madam President and good morning members of council. I'm a District Six desert and transit organizer with to try to prepare for and I just wanted to ask a simple question about the arbor expenditures with the that it has its own separate pool of funding with the do $1 million yet we haven't had any report out as to how that money has been spent. And I know that there is a time caucus or deadline that is ticking on all of these Arper funds. And I know that on the city side of things there's reporting and I think most of the money if not all of it has been encumbered. But what is going on with the DDOT expenditures with ARPA, which is $51 million. Other issue today, as the state of transit meeting is being held by true tonight at five was not sorry at 6pm. And for those who cannot join in person due to weather, you can join by zoom in there's going to be state representatives, local officials and transit officials there to update the public on their work for the year what they plan to do for this year. So it goes without saying go without saying that I really sincerely appreciate this body for working with the administration and the union to increase the wages is a good first step and direction though we should continue that and it should be sustainable. And should be a one off sort of bit. Because we have yet to see and I think there needs to be closer monitoring of the birth bus service. From this point on to see if this is parents ready on time schedules. So we have to make sure that the night is also compliant with the ordinance that was passed in 2018 that they have to report monthly on the pull out and on time statistics. Otherwise I have nothing else to say. Is that the balance of my time.
Thank you so much. Renard, if I can have a motion to have LPD draft a report on the expenditures for deedat relative to ARPA, and we can follow up with a memo as well too, but this is something that Renard raised and are Organizing for Action meeting as well. And so if there is a motion to do so please. Thank you pro tem and I will follow up with a memo as well in writing. Thank you. Our next caller please.
The next caller is Betty a Varner.
Good morning Miss Varner.
Good morning Madam President and to all within the sound of my voice My name is Betty a brown or president of the soda Elsweyr black Association aka diva D is dedicated E is for involving b is for believing and A is for always we believe in our community. I'm here asking that we continue to receive support for the cat from the council members when you get the Think of project when he gets to your to the council would you please support that project for revalidation for I think a corridor from Think of Illinois to think of and why AMI also asking that additional monies be put in the budget for allocated for the budget for seniors and people with disabilities who have their homes made handicapped accessible, including ramps and walk in showers, etc. We appreciate the monies that was allocated last year but there are so many people that need help. So we need more funding for that particular program. I'm also asking if you receive the link from DeSoto Ellsberg Blackall Association regarding our GoFundMe campaign, please open up the mail read our story. Please donate and share with your contacts and your network and circle. We are working hard in our area to improve and beautify our neighborhood. We have protests, multiple lights, and we have created that deeper park in the memory of our late vice president Gwendolyn Lanier so I thank you for this time. God bless all of y'all and continue to
All right. Thank you Miss Varner.
The next caller is Linda L. Morning.
Good morning. Can you hear me?
Yes we can. Good morning.
Thank you. I was calling on behalf of the City of Detroit went retirees. I know at one time last year, I think Councilman Dewar Hall and Councilman Young was working on something to try to help the retirees out and it's been 10 years we have not gotten a raise every bank continues to go up. So I was just hoping that you guys could do something to help the retirees. And also another concern was the overpayment of property tax. Somehow we should be made whole 10 years we overpaid property tax. Then last week, we get this assessment pi property pets assessment the value has gone up and of course they want more money. So somehow, we should be made hold the retirees and the homeowners should be given something back for the taxes we have overpaid. Thank you for listening.
All right, thank you so much for calling in. And I know that in this forthcoming budget, which will be presented to us on March the seventh. We are looking at how we could find some relief for our retirees and so please stay tuned in it. I think what is being proposed is a TIF check. Something similar to that. And so we're looking finally forward to in this budget being able to do something for our retirees and again, the mayor will present his budget March 7, and then we'll start going into our budget hearings following that in April to deliberate how we plan to move forward with propose help and support for our retirees. And I know member Doha would like to speak you have your task force as well. Okay, number Dora. Thank you, Madam
President. I think Madam President hit it on the head going into budget season. There's discussion for 13th Okay, 13th Check that has been discussed. But if you look at line item 6.1. From our office, we've also been working with LPD as well as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to get information for retiree data, as well as the use of ARPA funds. And we've been working in conjunction with member waters office as well was a co chair of the retiree Task Force. And please stay tuned. We talked to Mr. Davis, we will be talking and releasing our first date for our retiree task force meeting very, very soon. So thank you so much for your call. Thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you, Councilmember Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I just want to say I thank you for that. Question. I just wanted to say that me a lot of my colleagues and working with the administration, we were able to secure about 28 $29 million from the state of Michigan to be dropped directly into the general retirement fund. So we've already based on your questions that based on you asking, you have motivated me to get into action and get that done. And we'll be looking forward to seeing what we could do in order to have more funds be raised for the retirees? No, we tried to give as much as we could back to the of their pension for the police officers and firefighters. But I definitely think we need to do more for our retirees. And so we look forward to doing that and I look forward to working my colleagues in the budget. Make sure that we can get that done so we can be equitable and thank you.
Thank you member Yeah. All right. Our next caller.
next caller is Barbara Martin.
All right, good morning.
Good morning, Barbara Martin.
Madam President and looks like She lowered her hand we can move on to the next caller. Okay. The next caller? is Candace Jones.
The morning Miss Candace Jones.
Hello, how are you? Good.
Thank you. Anywho.
I was wondering how can you give free rent for the rest of your life and free bills for the rest of your life and New York City paperwork I saw at Michigan Detroit is the only place you can get it done. You'll get free food stamps, DHS free clothes from the church, free shoe. They don't have to fend for their sale. I want in on that program. I want free when I want free brill. I don't ever want to have to go to work. I don't want to never have to go to school. I don't ever want to have to do Detroit at work and have a career. I want free as well. I want free hotel and have other people pay for it. And the city approached me yay group. How can I get that? I want free for a lifetime to I want y'all to pay my rent for the rest of my life and never have to go to work and never have to pay a bill. How can I get in on that program with the rest of the people that's getting it in Detroit, Michigan right now. free rent free meals free hotel. They never have to pay for anything for the rest of their life. We all want to know how can we get in on that? All right. Any answers? I got down.
Candace, we were going to let you finish your your your public. That's it. I
find when I
go ahead. Okay, so I'm not sure what program you're referring to. But if you would like to provide us some additional information on what program is giving out all of these free things that you mentioned, I do know that we have programs to help people who are below poverty. The poverty level in our city that will provide some type of free type of programming. But if you would like to give us more details, please call our office and we will love to look into this further. So thank you so much, Candace, for calling in
the next caller ends in one to four
caller 124. Good morning.
Yes, good morning. May I be Hi.
Yes, you can. Good morning.
Yeah, well, I agree with one of the past callers like stop voting for Democrats and Joe Biden. When there are other candidates out there like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Dr. Cornel West. There are other candidates out there. And so it's very disappointing that we don't hear about this in our so called democracy. also call the White House and challenge the ex post with Mr. Dugan. And the President didn't tell the whole story. I think a tremendous amount of ARPA dollars are being spent. It's nice to have this button down at heart pies about five and a half million dollars. Let me put this in. perspective for everyone. A previous City Council sold off Herman key for originally infectious disease hospital for less than a million dollars. Now compare that to the fountain and it seems like the fountain do is just for like, tourists coming or the NFL draft pick or something like that. Also disappointed that now there's money to finally open locker Williams rec center. They didn't tell that to the President. Did Mr. Dugan. Also, vote no for the future of health situation because right now Henry Ford Health Hospital they just violated HIPAA. When I was over there after I got hit by a car. And the police didn't completely fill out the traffic accidentally form yet all information of mine got transferred without me signing a single paper. So if that's the future of how that's highly, highly problematic, also saying no to major contracting, they came out and did some sidewalk work in front of my house cracked my walk didn't do a good job on the sidewalk. They fixed. No one knows. Garbage contracts. It seems like that's just to hook up the developers so they can run around the city. And dump and get their stuff picked up. And also, the main key point 10 mental health training long.
All right, thank you, Miss Warwick.
The next caller is Tasha G
Good morning.
Hello. Good morning. Can I be hurt?
Yes, you can. Okay.
Hello, everybody. My name is Terry Porter. I'm a resident district five. First of all, I want to say that everybody is welcome in Detroit. But why are we allowing folks who just got here from the Bonilla and Huntington Woods dictate so much of what goes on in the city? We can even draft to these places recently. I mean, if you just got here I will only execute not take up so much space and be mindful and respectful of the black voices who've been here when nobody wants to be here. With that being said I wanted to comment on the CBA situation with the future health. It seems like there's a discrepancy between the NSC, what in the community what the NSC wants to in the community wants it? I will ask the council not simply take in a C CBA as a son of community support and buy it, but also take into account the residents from the impacted area who have asked for investments in affordable housing trust funds and benefits for seniors. I'd like to yield the rest of my time. Thank you.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Ruby Riley.
The morning Miss Riley.
Good morning. May I be hurt?
Yes, you can.
I guess I'm with the same old song again. And I'm sure it's not just me. It's plenty of a seniors that need our roof. And no one has gotten with me, as told me anything. I'm just I guess it's just like waiting too. Is it to just for the roof to fall and all the way plaster has fell. But no one has contacted me and I'm just trying to find out why is that no one won't contact me Skype business my city council person he hasn't called me told me anything that he can try to do and all his money that's been coming into the city. I'm sure that I can get a room so I need someone to contact me say something. I do appreciate Councilman at large. I guess it's been about two years ago I had apply for what the organization and they're finally decided to have me on some other issues and that is Councilman at large homie young the second they finally get in touch with me and they started to do with this city was going to do so I want to thank him on that. There was another city council person told me that he was going to make sure that I get a roof has been before they went on. Yeah, I went on some vacation. I'm not gonna mention your name, but I mean, I need to prove how to need to prove how to act sharp enough. If I can go back to work and work at 73 I would but I think I worked a long time I pay Texas been in my house since 1977. Been in Detroit since 1950. So I've been paying it to Texas and everything. So I need some assistance over here.
All right. Thank you, President for member Davidson.
Thank you. And yes, Miss Riley is one of my mini bosses and we have her on speed dial as she does my office as well. And so we're more than happy to continue to work with Ms. Reilly through her many concerns and issues. But if others would like to support and work with her, we welcome more efforts and energies to improving the quality of life for Miss Riley, but we do work with her on a regular basis. And my staff is very familiar with Miss Riley and her concerns and issues. Thank you.
Great, thank you.
Our next Madam President, the next caller is Miko a Williams.
The Morning.
Hi, good morning. Council members. May I be heard please?
Yes, you can.
Yes, I'm calling in regards to the reparation Task Force Council. I want to reiterate my comments from last week but also with additional information please. I heard that MR. NITA Bell is resigning as of yesterday or so and I'm very disappointed to hear if such a need to bail has tried to best she know how and much respected to her. I also want to reiterate my comments to get rid of Keith Dee Williams, the chairman of the task force, he needs to be removed or he needs to resign he is in the way he has derailing progress. There have been too many problems under his leadership and he must go and after made public comment last week, I started receiving a lot of calls from people in the city supporting this decision. I want to record breaker rotation for EDA Ford to be nominated on the task force. EDA Ford is a district five member she is very knowledgeable about black Detroit in our culture. I also want to make a recommendation for the two other seats for J mon Jordan, the city's historian and Kenneth Coleman, another city historian to be appointed to the board by President Mary Sheffield please make this happen. Even if they expressed interest or so there should be people knowledgeable I also want to make another recommendation for Barbara winder, the former charter Commissioner as she is aware of this, but it's just turning into a horrible horrible situation. We could fix this. I'm willing to fix this but the following recommendations need to be made Keith Williams need to be removed right now. He could be removed before the February 3 meeting. You don't have to get into it his intimidation and his cry baby tactics. He can't be removed and we can move forward. Detroit will rise from the ashes. I do believe in my neighbors and I want to share love and thank all of you for staying down in the fight for Detroit.
All right, thank you, Mr. Williams.
Madam President, the last caller is William M. Davis. All right,
Mr. Davis.
Good morning. Can I be heard? Yes, you can, sir. Okay, looking at the agenda, I'm especially interested in seeing what comes up with 6.1 and 6.2. As some people may not realize it, the Detroit general fund retirees now not only do we take a pension cut of 4.5 Also, we took a retroactive cut back to July 1 2013 of 2.25%. Awesome. Many of the newer retirees that came on at the Coleman Young became male had to 30 years after he became mayor you know, took a 15.5% cut for a total of 22.25% Cut it then not only that, you know we lost our medical, you know, can you imagine working someplace 2030 and 40 years and lose all the benefits that you earn? And over 3000 City three general fund retirees have died just during the time the duck has been there. You know from July 1, I mean from January 1 of 2014 to January 1 2020 for over 3000 people you know that has that in and of itself helps to destabilize the city of Detroit that in and of itself helps to continue to push in our people out of the city of Detroit. That in and of itself because historically city charter retirees have been the anchors of many communities. We have seen the chart retirees in every single district. We have seen Detroit retirees, families in every single district. We have federally chartered retirees and current workers in every district. Y'all need to do more, you can do more. Don't just listen to what the great white little father says. Do more help us now. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Davis. And Darryl Manning, you will be our last public comment. Good
resident Council. come before you today to ask for more time time. Raised one to save my building. Well, the corporate gun
is one time three to one hopper Avenue. The building is in pretty good shape. But we received this message on the last one said today clearances that we failed to provide blanked or clearances went down to get a blank clearance we were sent from that office to another office. And then that office here you got to pay all the taxes in the rear. But we have been to court and the buildings should have been put on vacant therefore we shouldn't have had to pay all those taxes right away. And that never happened. And then we received this Texas said you have 45 days to provide proof that you have 75 to $80,000 for rehabilitation of the building. And so now we're in the process of selling houses and other people trying to take loans and etc to come up with this money to facilitate what the city is asking and we've been paying taxes on this property for quite a while. It's on the east side of Miss Johnson. And Emma you heard my check before I love you. He's great. But I need to bring bring before the council because the east side of Detroit in that area has received very little assistance in terms of renovation. I mean, we're doing good all around the city but we stopped at KorVia and then come on down. So therefore we got a hold on our street right Hopper meeting to come up with a whole step and so then we get this kind of message that tells us you have one day now this just came out December 6 Now we have one day and it's supposed to be demolished today as I'm standing here. And well we're coming asking for is a little more time to sell some of the properties that we have. So that we can you know say to build and continue to uplift that area in the city of Detroit.
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Man for coming down and I'm sure we'll get some help while you're here in your in councilmember Johnson's district, so she wants to respond to you. Okay. Member Johnson. Thank
you, Madam President. And good morning Mr. Manning. Doing well. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming down. I know I've been working with you in regards to getting a deferral for the property because it was on the demolition list. So I can connect with you. And we'll have my team come out and connect with you already have your contact information. I'm not sure how long you're able to say today. But we'd love to work with you through the process so that we can understand thoroughly what's happening and work with you in the department to address it. Really
appreciate that and on the corner students. Yes, we will just sit and wait. Thank you. Okay,
thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mani. No worries. All right. That will conclude our general public comment and we will now go to our agenda for this morning. For the budget Finance and Audit standing committee from the Office of the Chief Financial Office, Office of Budget
holder resolution line item 16.1.
Member Doha.
Thank you Madam President. line item 16.1 is resolution resolution of authorization for the acknowledgement use of appropriation number 21004 for the 2023 series and IP bonds Move for approval line item 16.1.
Any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved on the Office of the city clerk City Planning Commission,
Councilmember Hall resolution item 16.2.
Councilmember DuBois.
Thank you Madam President. 16.2 is a resolution of authorization for a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate application for the rehabilitation of a vacant apartment at 90 and 100 Seward Avenue in the Woodward sewer neighborhood enterprise zone area. Move for approval of line item 16.2.
All right. motion has been made. Are there any objections? Objection? The clerk would note. I'm sorry.
Hopefully, it will say no.
Right there any other objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved.
request a waiver for line item 16.1 a 16.2. Madam President,
any objection to a waiver for 16.1 and 16.2? Hearing none that motion is approved. Are the internal operations standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement?
Madam President, there are two contracts for both today from the internal operations standing committee. First up we have contract number 60056141 2%. City funding to provide city wide secure document scanning and shredding services contract is Bluepoint international LLC, total contract amount $828,022 And this contract is for do it. The next contract is contract number 60058541 2%. City funding to ride probate law assistance in connection with the city obtaining clear titles to properties needed in connection with the Detroit City Airport improvement contract is Melbourne D Jefferson Junior PC, total contract amount $75,000. And this contract is for the law department. Councilmember Johnson two resolutions, line items 17.1 and 17.2. Noting that line item 17.1 was reported out of committee with recommendation to deny.
All right, thank you, Mr. Clerk, member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President. And there is a request to postpone line item 17.1 for one week. I'd like to make that motion.
Is there a reason why they want to go to the
administration? I'm not sure if anyone is here, but I received a message this morning asking.
Okay, Mr. Washington. Yes. Good
morning, Madam Chair and council. If we could promote my coma and Jim Glavine?
Right, Madam President, they have been promoted.
Thank you
all right. Good morning. Good morning. All right. Can you just speak to the reason we're postponing the contract for a week? Are we looking at possibly trying to see if a Detroit bass company can handle this work or what where are we at with this particular contract?
Or the chair? We're confident in our recommendation of the company that was selected? We're just working through trying to answer some questions. We got some questions this morning. I'm working through just want to make sure we answer all the questions and provide any information needed to get this important service approved.
Okay. All right. So we will bring it back in one week to allow for additional responses to council members questions. And thank you for coming on. Thank you Yeah, member Johnson. You already motion to postpone for one week. Any objections to postpone 17.1 for a week? Hearing none, that action will be taken. Member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval on line item 17.2.
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?
Hearing no objections the resolution will be approved.
Of course a waiver allows them 17.2
waiver has been requested. Hearing no objections. That action will be taken from the law department.
Councilmember Johnson eight resolutions line item 17.3 To 17 point team
member Johnson.
Thank you Madam President Move for approval on line item 17.3. Rule 17 point 10. These are various lawsuit settlement requests
any objections? Hearing none, the eight resolutions will be approved from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants.
Council member Johnson resolution number 17 point 11.
Councilmember Johnson
Thank you Madam President. Move for discussion.
All right discussion.
Thank you, through you to the administration. Is there anyone that can speak to this particular grant and the backlog?
Yes, through the chair. my apologies. We have Tim Stark online as well as Robert Schinsky
Madam President, they have been promoted. Thank you
right, Councilmember Johnson The floor is yours. I see. Mr. Starks. Can you hear us?
Hello, I just joined if there was a question, Would you be able to repeat it, please?
Yes. Mr. Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President. I just would like to know if you can share with us what we have here in line item 17 point 11 relative to the gun case backlog grant.
I'm not sure if you can hear me.
Miss the start. Can you can you hear us?
By the gym Chairman some difficulty hearing. Through the Chair I can probably answer answer the questions. So we've been working with the courts. For about a year and a half to decrease their gun case backlog in an effort to decrease gun violence in the city. Through those efforts, we've secured state money to help the courts further decrease their gun case backlog with with items that they've identified and we're a pass through to get the money to the courts.
Thank you, Mr. Schinsky. Can you provide maybe a little bit more detail around how the courts are going to utilize the funding?
Sure they're going to use it for overtime for personnel costs. They're going to have some capital purchases whether they're new new jury boxes or their portable court recording equipment. They're going to update their courtrooms at Third Circuit. They're going to purchase security went equipment, computers and other items for self help locations at 36 District Court they're going to introduce artificial intelligence video software. They're going to have legal self help kiosks and check in kiosks as well as other personnel costs and overtime costs so that they can keep working toward decreasing the backlog that was created during the pandemic.
Okay, thank you. And with that, if there's no further discussion, Madam President, I'd like to make a motion to approve line item 17 point 11.
Any objections Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved. Thank you. Thank you, sir. From the human resources department, Labor Relations Division,
Councilmember Johnson resolution 17. Point 12.
Councilmember Johnson
Thank you, Madam President Move for approval. This is the 2023 through 2027 labor agreement for the legal assistance local for 12 UAW.
All right motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections, the resolution will be approved. And if we can have a waiver on that item, motion, all right, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Under resolutions.
Councilmember Benson for resolutions, lands 17 point 13 To 17 point 16. Noting that line item 17 point 13 is on behalf of council presidentship for you.
As a member Johnson Benson Henderson, I'm sorry Councilman Robinson for approval. line item 17. Point 13 is in support of the appointments to the executive committee or reparations. line item 17. Point 14 is continuing the Detroit City Council's senior Task Force. 17 point 15 is a continuation of the Detroit City Council green Task Force 17 point 16 is a continuation of the trade City Council wealth generation Task Force. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the four resolutions will be approved. Under resolutions, Councilmember Johnson
two resolutions 917 point 17 and 17 point 18 Noting that resolutions were passed out at the table this morning.
Councilmember Johnson
Thank you Madam President. I'd like to make a motion to say in line item 17 point 17 back to committee.
17 point at
all right, so this is section. That's discussion, discussion.
Madam President. And let me let me clarify line item 17 point in 17 is the appointment of Harvey Santana, to the board of zoning appeals. I'd like to send that back to committee as we are reviewing. Just ensuring that Mr. Santana has the time to be able to devote to the board of zoning appeals.
All right is a discussion on that. Mr. Whittaker I see you joined us for that is it for this one or
was for them for 17
Okay. Next, we'll get to that next are any objections to sending 17 point 17 back to committee. All right, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. And 17 point 18 What we'll discuss
Madam President, I'd like to make a motion to postpone the vote on line item 17 point 18 with discussion. Okay.
Mr. Whittaker? Yes. This morning I was asked whether or not there might be a conflict of interest between Mr. Bowman's appointment to the BCA as he sits currently on the CAC in District Four. And we want to make sure that there isn't a conflict. We've done some research preliminary research this morning, and we don't really see a conflict, but we need to check with state law to make sure that there isn't a conflict under state law. And we want to make sure that we dot every I and cross every T before Council makes this point.
Okay. Discussion. All right.
Councilmember Benson to the Ethics Commission weigh in on this as well, in a lot of Parliament.
Madam President, I think it's always a good idea to run it pass ethics. But certainly, as you know, I don't mind anybody looking at it. I think I think you should make make sure before you make an appointment, that everybody is clear before the person sits. So similar to the board of ethics would also be a good idea. From what I understand member waters did run and pass law and didn't hear response but we will we will do our best to to check ethical issues as well. But you know, council wants to send it to the board of ethics before you make your appointment. That would be advisable as with
any discussion continue, what would the process be to what we need to make a motion for that or was your office be able to
get directed that we do and we'd be happy to do it on your behalf? Motion.
And this is discussion on the motion motion. Okay. Yeah, so member waters alright. So
I do want us to recognize that there are other people who sit on basically are two committees in the city. They've been appointed various committees, they sit on two I know because they've come through iOS. So I need us to keep that in mind. And then I want to ask if they will set to ethics before they received their appointment. I don't think so. But there you have it.
Thank you member waters. So there's a motion on the floor to send this as well to ethics or a an opinion as well. And
there is an official direction that we should do our research as well. Okay. Yes.
Is there any objection to the motion? Objection?
To objecting to the motion to move these to ethics, but not back to committee, Madam Chair. Okay. Thank you member waters. Um, uh, no.
All right, any additional objections? All right, hearing none, the assignment will be made for Mr. Whittaker. Thank you. All right. So there also was a motion on the floor to postpone 17.8 For one week, Hearing no objections. To 17 point 18 For one week, Hearing no objections that action will be taken under resolutions
resolutions,
Councilmember waters three resolutions nine and 17 point 19 To 17 point 21.
Councilmember waters
motion has been made. For approval and this is continuing the literacy Task Force, the minority business Task Force, the skilled trades Task Force. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the three resolutions will be approved for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are two contracts up for vote today from the Planning and Economic Development standing committee. First up we have contract number 6004904. A one one 2%. ARPA funding amendment number one to provide an increase of funds and an extension of time for the Jumpstart Workforce Development Program contract with Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation, total contract amount $31,508,208. And this contract is for housing and revitalization. The next contract is contract number 6005549. wants to present city funding to provide professional services to assist the city in updating the master plan of policies, contractors SmithGroup Inc, total contract amount $993,500 And this contract is for Planning and Development Council President proximity to resolutions 18.1 and 18.2.
Right Thank you, potentate, President
move approval of line items 18.1 and 18.2. Please, discussion,
discussion. Councilmember waters.
Thank you. I just wanted to ask because I have recently submitted something to LPD to provide a report regarding the Jumpstart program in particular. And we are you know, that's our program where he is right now. So and because I have received some complaints from folks in the community it says they're participating in programs and I'm talking about people who were who actually Childhood program, they are not getting paid the people who are participating are not getting stipends and that kind of thing. So this is why I wanted the status of the program. What are we getting the money if we're not putting into programs?
Madam Madam President, certainly we'll be happy to take any assignment give us and we'll do the best we can to get you the information you need. Please put it in writing. Oh, you said
but I just thought maybe you might have had some things off the top of your head you can say but by writing so
I don't have any table will if you've given us the assignment we're working to to get to the US. All right.
Number one is when we seek someone for administration is one as well. Mr. Washington who do we have one for this particular contract Jumpstart?
We have Terry wings online.
Okay, if we can please bring over ms waves?
Is Miss wings on?
Good morning city council members.
All right. Good morning, Miss Wayne's river waters I'll turn it back over to you.
Thank you, Madam President.
So good morning. Good morning. Yeah, I
just want to know if you can provide at least a quick status of the program because the feedback that I'm receiving from some people in the community is that is it is not working the funding the funding. Is not there night, neither for the folks who are joining the program, or for people who are participating in it because we're supposed to be provided stipends for folks who actually participate. So So what's going on? We out of money or
so thank you for I'm sorry, thank you for the question through the chair. We are currently not out of money. What we are asking for, however, is additional money to be able to pay for the stipends for the additional folks who have expressed an interest. So there were there was a budget to provide for about 1200 people to participate in the program. We had overwhelming interest. Over 3000 people expressed interest in the program, about 1800 were deemed eligible and those all sort of came through in the last three months of the year. Which is the reason for the request. As to folks getting their stipends. There are requirements that people need to meet in order to begin receiving their stipends, inclusive of signing paperwork, coming in to meet with a career coach. There's a checklist of sorts for for folks to receive their stipend. Everyone who has turned in all of their documentation has received their stipend and is receiving their stipend on a monthly basis. If there is anyone who has turned in their information and has received acknowledgement from us for having been registered in jumpstart and are not receiving a stipend, please refer them to our office we will do all that we can to immediately rectify the situation. I am aware of an issue with some of our jumpstart participants who are also enrolled in learn to earn who are receiving their stipends on a timely basis. And this has to do with our providers. For this program, those individuals get paid based on their participation in a program on an hourly basis. We rely on our sub recipients to give us those hours on a weekly basis. We're not getting that information from the sub recipients, which impacts our ability to pay the participants. The participants are receiving the Jumpstart stipend, they're not receiving the additional stipend. Once we rectify the situation and we're doomed handling this on a case by case basis with respect to the the additional program that they're in within jumpstart and get those hours from the sub recipient. We are making retroactive payments through the date of those our submissions, but we're not able to pay. It's like having a timesheet if we don't get the timesheet from the sub recipient, we're not able to pay the person. So there are a few individuals who are impacted by that. And sorry for the long winded response, but I hope that's responsive to your question. All right.
All right. So So you gave a pretty good response, but it was one of your partners slash providers or whatever, who will also that had some issues with the saying that that they didn't know if they could work continue with the Jumpstart program, because they weren't getting the money that people were not getting paid. And I'll discuss it with you but I'm just I'm just concerned that one of your partners would say that frankly
I am concerned as well through the chair I'm not aware of of what that is, and I'd be happy to discuss that further.
Okay, all right. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member waters discussion? Yeah, once I got a member such as Ms. Williams. How many in Detroit organizations do we have currently? Currently,
there are 16 and Detroit organizations,
okay to do some drop off because I know that's
correct. Two of them dropped off pretty early on.
Okay. And then can you just speak a little bit to the oversight of the programming that has taken place once the ideals get paid? i What type of oversight in the programming and training that they're offering to the residents? What is the oversight for the city on that on that aspect?
Um, through through the Chair, if I could just get clarification. Are you asking for oversight of the of the in Detroit organizations or oversight of the individual participants in the program, the
actual organization in the curriculum that is being provided as it relates to training, seeing that they are getting paid per participant? I'm just curious as to what is being done on our behalf to ensure that they are getting proper training and the skills that we're paying the ideos for.
Right so we pay the participants based on which we pay the participants in general, the participants can enter one of three tracks. Participants are going into the Learn earn track to get their high school diploma, there are about 500 or so. Excuse me, individuals who are in that track. They are in class on a regular basis, working towards their GED, about five of them so far in a relatively short amount of time have already graduated. So that's good news. We're monitoring them on a regular basis. Their ideas are in contact with them on a weekly basis. Our Career Coaches are in regular contact with them as well. There are about 1000 folks who are interested in going to training. About 500 of those individuals are currently enrolled in training and approved for going into training. The other 500 are currently in Career Readiness Training. Everyone in the program goes through Career Readiness Training is between two to six weeks of training to make sure that folks are up to speed on what it means to be a good and productive employee time management skills project management skills. All of those sorts of things. Once they're finished with training, they will move on to job placement. There are about 300 individuals who are ready for work right now. And about half of those individuals have been placed the other half are going through career readiness training as well and then will be placed into employment. It all participants are again regularly in touch with their in Detroit organizations depending on who those into Detroit organizations are and in regular contact with their career coaches.
Okay, thank you and then just the 600 additional participants that This funding will cover have already been selected from the ideos or is this. That's correction for additional Detroiters to access this program or sounds like it'd be cut off after this particular increase in funding. Seen it. The idea was I've already identify additional participants. That's correct, ma'am. Okay, and then just lastly, has there been any talk about long term of the program? I know that this goes into 2025 and then ARPA funding running out just long term. Has there been any talk on how we could continue something like this in our city? That's
a great question. Madam Chair. So this program is not necessarily meant to continue into the future, although we really appreciate opportunities that provide Detroiters the opportunity to both upskill and earn wages to get that Jumpstart. This program was made possible by way of ARPA dollars being available. I don't know that there are funds available, you know, in the future that could sustain an a significant program such as this.
Okay. All right. Thank you, Miss Weems and Member Santiago Ramiro. Thank
you, Madam President, through you to miss Weems. One question that I have is it sounds like we are on our way towards meeting our goals, but can you just ensure us that we are on track?
Well, so far we are on track. I think it's kind of really early to go again, almost over half of the participants in the program came into the program in the last three months of the year, an overwhelming amount of interest in a relatively short amount of time. I think that we're already seeing results with people who are getting jobs. We are also seeing results. I'm really pleased about the number of people who are interested in getting their high school diploma to further educate themselves, and the number of people who are interested in training. So there are the supports that are there for folks, and we're continuing to help them on their journey.
Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you all right. Thank you, Miss Williams. What before you leave, Councilmember young? Yes.
Thank you, Madam
President. Thank you, Mr. Gonzales. Good to see you. Um, I just wanted to ask you really quickly. Is there a requirement to prove that work hours after the program was completed?
I'm sorry, sir. Is there through the chair? Are there requirements to show work hours after completion of the program? Yes. So we haven't we haven't gotten to completion of the program yet. But what we are monitoring is job placement. We are also monitoring to determine whether folks maintain a job after three to six months and if they are enrolled in any of our federal programs, we're required to maintain contact with them for up to a year afterwards. So yes, we would be following up to ensure that folks are retaining those jobs.
Okay. And how was that proved made by the employee by the employer in job placement? We
asked for employer records. We asked for the participant to share with us wage records and that sort of thing and there's also opportunity for us to look that up on the back end.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you remember Yeah, yes, President potentate thank
you and then I'll read left to really released the floor Excuse me. Just had a question about kind of piggybacking piggybacking on member waters question to Director Williams, thank you for being here. We got all of our questions answered. But I know you indicated that there is a slight delay and maybe I heard it differently because I was typing some stuff as well, regarding the third party providers that are somewhat of a delay and again if you did explain, my apologies, I missed it. But what's being done to close that gap? Because as you as we all can assume that a lot of these folks are like, you know, many Americans. Detroiters, you know, really need that money ASAP, especially if you earned it. What's being done to close that that gap? If it's no if it's not the responsibility of it on the issue of the actual employee, but of the provider?
Thank you and through the chair, so there are no issues to my knowledge with anyone receiving their jumpstart stipend what is happening is with one of our skilled programs that provide for an additional stipend if that person is enrolled in a school program, so let's say the learner earn program to get your high school diploma we're we're paying up to $10 an hour up for up to 20 hours a week for somebody to be enrolled in that program. We require wage a timesheet from the sub recipient who is performing the services in order to make a payment because we don't know whether the person's work one hour zero hours or 10 or 20 hours as folks are making us aware that hey, I've been enrolled and I'm not receiving my stipend. We are directly contacting that organization to obtain those records. Because this issue has happened more than once more than twice and about, you know, maybe a dozen times out of the 500 people that are in the program, this particular program. What we're doing is a workaround. Now we're we're asking the participants to self certify, and we'll have the instructors sign off on it on a weekly basis to kind of work around the sub recipients issues because you're right. We don't want participants having to wait is through no fault of their own. We just need to get to someplace where we'll we're going to be able to receive the information that we need to be able to pay them and have some way of validating it. So
this the conversation in this work around will will cause no delay or will it decrease the delay because again, part of it also is we want to make sure that we have good ambassadors that are out there on the programs that we have and all it takes are you know 12 People who say that I had a horrible experience and 12 multiplies to 24 and so forth and so on. So are we talking about a complete elimination if everyone I guess duplicate efforts? Or if you're looking for the recipient to provide the information directly to you as well? Or are we talking about a reduction in the delay? We're
asking the recipient the participant to provide us the information if the participant provides us the information there will be no delay. Awesome. Thank
you so much. Thank you.
Any additional questions? All right. Thank you, Miss Wayne's for joining us.
Thank you.
No problem. President Pro Tem has moved for approval 18.1 and 18.2. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the two resolutions will be
approved by President. Yes, of course we're wavering on on those 18.1 and 18.2, please.
All right. A waiver has been requested. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and grants.
Council President both Tim Tate a resolution nine and 18.30 Tim site
when a president Move approval line item 18.3 Place
motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? And this is a grant application to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office. Gary No objections we won resolution will be
approved or President. Yes, of course. We're waiting in line in 18.3. Please,
a waiver has been requested, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. From the City Planning Commission. Council
President Pro Tem Tate and introduction of an ordinance line item 18.40. Tim
Tate. This is a rezoning for him. Move
approved but I didn't have the language. Put it up here at uda production
hope got it
but a president moved that the ordinance be read by title excuse me read twice by title ordered, printed and laid on the table My apologies.
Perfect Hearing no objections that action will be taken. From the City Planning Commission.
Council President potentate a resolution setting a public hearing not on 18.50 Tim take
President Move approval for date to be determined.
All right, Hearing no objections. That action will be taken on the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Council President potentate a resolution line item 18.60 Tim
take our president Move approval for a date and time of Thursday February 8 2024 at 10:10am Just
discussion really quick discussion. Yep, thank you. So this is moving forward a public hearing regarding the transformation of brownfield for the future of health development. And just for the public wanted to get a better understanding of kind of the schedule so that people could kind of be aware of where we are with discussions. I know the CBO has not come before Council yet. And I'm not sure to the administration or to the chair if we have a potential date and when we can probably foresee that coming as well to the table so that we could take that up into consideration as we discussed both the Brownfield and all of the other items. That we're discussing with Henry Ford hills.
The goal, Madam President, is to vote on these items. On February 8, we have a whole listing of items that have been presented to us the certificates districts, as well as all any Z's and we're looking to vote on these particular items again on February 8 in committee, okay,
so everything will be on the agenda February 8 in the CBO. At that time, will be a
believer we we don't have that one on the day. We before, but administration will be able to tell you Yep.
So let's go Washington, are you available?
Do know that the goal, madam president was to ensure that we voted on all of the items and at the same time in the same meeting in the committee to send all of the items to follow what
the CBO right. Okay. Mr. Washington.
Yes, Madam Chair. We do have Cora Kappeler from the EGC online
or a Keppler.
Good morning
Madam President, I do not see her online but she'd be under a different name.
Madam Chair, she was just I see she is a panelist there score.
Yes. Good morning.
Good morning. This is Cora capillary from the DGC and the Brownfield authority.
All right, good morning.
Um, it's my understanding that so the public hearing for the transformational brownfield plan for the future of health is scheduled for February 8. It's my understanding that all of the tax incentive items as well as the CBA will be moved out of committee together.
Okay, so I just was getting clarity on the actual sign CBA because from my understanding, they were we were still working on some I don't know if it was technical issues or whatever it may be, but there was no final signed document that has been presented to council. And so do we know when that document will be before us? It sounds like before the February 8 or one to February 8 date, we will have a signed CBA as well.
Yep, the CBA is not an item that the Brownfield authority is involved in or to someone from the mayor's office or from the Planning Department to speak on the CBA Madam Chair,
yes, yes,
we do have it we have a king on. All
right, Miss Kay
Madam President, she has been promoted. Okay.
Good morning. Good morning.
And so to answer your question about the first of all, Edwina King, Associate Director of Legislative Affairs equitable development, planning and development department to answer your inquiry about the CBO. We are currently in the process the cooling period, as per the law has concluded as of today. So we're currently in the process of obtaining signatures for the letter of support that along with the CBA and the CBO report will be submitted to Council this week via the clerk's office. Um, additionally, we will submit and it should appear on the agenda next week. At that time, and it's my understanding that all of those items will appear on the weary a meeting for Planning and Economic Development to deliver right by that committee, and then go forward from there. So I hope that answers your question.
It does. Thank you. I just wanted to make sure that that was clear for just the general public and those who have reached out to us to understand when the CB a community benefits agreement will be discussed and brought for council the actual signed document so February
February 8, and I just one other thing I wanted to note, as soon as it is submitted to the clerk's office, we also intend to post that information on our website as well that is dedicated to the future of health. All right,
thank you. Thank you both. And pro Tim, take you move these work. Okay, he has moved line item 18.6. For Approval, are there any objections? And then again, this is a scheduling of a public hearing. Hearing no objections, the resolution will be approved. And the housing and revitalization department
council president potentate a resolution line item 18.7.
potentate President move to discuss please line item 18.7. Yes. Pro Tem Thank you ma'am. This item here we're being asked we're asking this item to be referred or motioning this item will be referred back to committee. It was accidentally forward forwarded is really should be a receiving file, but it was forwarded as a action item. So we are seeking to send this audit item back to committee which allows us to dispose of it when it's supposed to be done.
All right. motion has been made any objections? Hearing none that action will be taken. And the planning and development department
council president pro tem tater resolution line item 18.8.
Pro Tem take
the president move approval of line item 18 point a place. motion
has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the one resolution will be approved for the public health and safety standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are 46 contracts up for vote today from the public health and safety Senate committee. First up we have contract number 600509 49%. ARPA and 51% bond funding to buy construction and open building agency contracts LLP construction services total contract amount $5 million and this contract is for construction and demolition. The next contract is contract number 6003607. A 100% bond funding amendment number one to run extension of time for 36 sidewalk repairs for proposal and demolition services contractors Guyana company total contract amount $2,253,014.40 And this contract is for construction and demolition is well. The next contract was contract number 60058241 2%. ARPA funding to provide improvements throughout three recreation centers. Williams Kimani and Lasky contract is this decimo LLC total contract amount $895,000 And this contract is for construction and demolition. The next contract is contract number 60058971 2%. ARPA funding to buy parking lot renovations for various DPD locations. country's major contract and Group Inc. total contract amount $4,216,000 And this contract is for construction and demolition. The next contract is contract number 60059131 2%. ARPA funding to provide installation of man traps at the fourth and 12 precinct precinct contractors Gandalf Inc total contract amount $500,000 And this contract is for construction and demolition. The next contract is contract number 60056251 2% Arper. funding to provide installation of new exterior cameras to Adams butzel and heileman recreation centers recreational centers contract is best network design LLC total contract amount $98,753.55 And this contract is was construction and demolition. The next contract was catching number 6004920 A one one 2%. City funding amendment number one to provide an extension of time and an increase of firms for fire suppression service for GSD and transportation contractors Johnson Controls fire protection limited total 100 mile $620,525.66 And this contract is a city wide contract. The next contract is contract number 60055871 2%. Grant funding to provide medical billing and coding services contract is at insurance LLC total contract amount $62,500. And this contract is for the health department the next contract was contract number 307121 200%. City funding to provide payment only for vehicle damage claims contract is enterprise FM trust, total contract amount $29,039.17. And this contract is for the health department. The next contract is kind of numbers 60056601 2% arpa funding to provide coal response mental health training course. Contract is the cardinal route to LLC total 100 mile $2,025,600 And this contract is for the police department. The next contract is country number 60058161 2%. City funding to buy pharmaceutical services dispense and delivery medicinal drugs to Detroit detention center, natural descript guide or x Inc, total contract amount $180,000 And this contract is for the police department the next contract is contract numbers 600576 500% Solid Waste funding, residential trash bulk yard, recycling debris collection and hauling for areas three and four contractors priority waste LLC total contract amount $87,761,352.84 And this contract is for public works. The next contract is contract number 60057661 2% Solid Waste funding to write residential trash, bulk yard recycling debris collection and hauling for areas one and two contracts waste management of Michigan Inc. total contract amount $122,945,186.98. And this contract is for public works. The next contract is contract number 6002858. A one one 2% major street funding amendment number one to provide an increase the funds for electrical design, geometric design and intelligent transportation system services. Patrick is ws P Michigan Inc. total contract amount $1,550,000. And this contract is for public works the next contract is contract number 6002696. A one one 2%. City funding amendment number one to provide increased funds for Deaf fluid and supplies constructor is straighter tire and oil Inc. total contract amount $687,236.05 And this contract is for transportation. Madam president line items 19 point 16 through 19 point 28 All abatement and alteration of commercial structures, contracts for the construction and demolition department. Also Madam President line items 19 point 29 through 19 point 46 all emergency demolition contracts for the construction and demolition department Council Member Santiago Romero 46 resolutions, line items 19.1 through 19 point 46 Noting that line items 19 point 1219 point 13 as well as line items 19 points his team unite team point 28. We're all reported on our committee with our recommendation.
All right. Thank you so much, Mr. Clerk and Councilmember Santiago Ramiro Thank you madam
presidents and yes, thank you always Mr. Clerk for going through all of our contracts. Motion to approve my than my main items 19.1 through 19 point 11.
All right motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections this only goes to 19 point 11 on some paper waters
that we haven't gotten to that yet. We haven't got to those Yeah, this is pharmaceutical services for 1911.
Madam Chair,
yes, number Callaway,
what line items again 19.1 through 99 120 11 through Eli's guess Yeah,
objection. Santiago Ramiro 19.4
game this is 19.1 through 19 point 11 Only one objection. Did you know councilmember Santiago neuro which 19.4 workable so no. Any other objections for 19.1 through 19 point 11
Yes, Madam Chair,
Councilmember Callaway,
if you could show me as a no on line item 19.9.
And 19 point 11
work well so no,
thank you.
Right any other objections? Hearing none, those resolutions will be approved.
Madam President. Yes, request a waiver for 19.6 There 19 points. 11.
waiver has been requested for 19.6 through 19 point 11. Any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. Councilmember Santiago Ramiro.
Thank you Madam President. Motion to discuss 19 points 12 and 19 point 13 These are both our trash hauling contracts.
Okay, discussion.
Thank you, Madam President. As we all know, we are being asked to approve pretty hefty contracts for trash bulk recycling and yard waste. In committee, we've had discussions around how to pay for this quite frankly, it's a lot of money. And one that we were told by LPD we could not afford in the long term. So we have been working with the administration to one get feedback from residents to hear whether or not they wants to see enhanced service for trash recycling bulk on a weekly basis. From what we've heard. It's a it's a yes. And then we also asked the administration to do some outreach and asked residents if they would be willing to pay an additional fee. A quiz quite frankly, we were originally asked to approve these contracts and have them be paid through our general funds. And through our solid waste funding, noting the solid waste funding would eventually run out. And we would potentially be in in financial issues with these contracts. So we have brought them out sweet and working with administration. They did some some outreach. And I would like for them to give us an update on the survey conducted on the payment options that they have put in front of us, and would welcome any other questions or ideas for my colleagues to see what we can do to afford this if this is something that residents wants that we can support.
All right, thank you, Mr. Washington.
Yes, for this item. We do have director Brundage as well as Steve Watson Oh my
okay, we can move both of those individuals are replaced.
Madam President, they have been promoted.
Alright, Director Brundage did you want to start off just kind of bringing us up to speed for those who may not be in committee or listen to the committee where we are today and what is being proposed? I
can do that. Brian Brennan, Director of DPW. I believe I heard. Member Santiago asked that we provided an update with regard to the outreach that has occurred over the last couple of months. Since this contract was originally put in front of council in November of 2023. One of the things that we heard from several Council persons was a need for us to really reach out to the public and give them an opportunity to weigh in on how important they felt it was to go from bi weekly to weekly collection of bulk yard waste and recyclables. Initially we held six community meetings which included two of the charter meetings that the mayor hosted. We had three downcast meetings as well as district to community meeting and what we heard overwhelmingly from the residents was that they were supportive, increasing the level of service to go from bi weekly to weekly bulk collection. We then recognize that the suggestion and request from councilmember Santiago Romero that we provide more outreach. So fortunately, we had over 58,000 residents in the city that had previously signed up for the solid waste text message alerts that they receive on a weekly basis. We sent for those residents that are that are receiving those alerts. We gave them the opportunity to participate in a survey and we asked them to really basic questions. One is it important for them to see the service level increase from the current level of bi weekly to weekly collection for both recyclables and yard waste? And two we asked them whether or not they would be supportive of a possible fee increase from the current $240 annual residential solid waste fee the residential I was trying to provide today of the 58,000 residents that have the opportunity to participate in the survey. We receive responses from 13,300 individuals and only over 70% of the residents have reinforced the desire for us to go from bi weekly the weekly collection of the solid waste services. We've offered this this number has been relatively consistent 44% of the residents of India for those that have responded to the survey indicate that they would be supportive of some type of fee or some type of a fee increase to help pay for that incremental difference in cost.
All right, thank you. Remember Santiago Romero. Thank you, Madam
President. And thank you Director as he mentioned the city did ask residents if they would be willing to have this enhanced service. I believe when we first did our outreach, there was not a mention of a fee increase, which is something that we should have on the table in this because it's something that we as a council need to consider. If Mr. Winn please go now into what these options are to pay with the increase. And then I've heard from some colleagues around some other ideas on how to potentially pay for the contracts that I would like to go into briefly after we've gone through some ideas that the administration already has regarding payments. Mr. Watson,
so through you, Madam President, I'm happy to go over the funding options. So where we started this discussion and from the proposal was using the general funds solely to pay for the additional cost from these contracts. That's where we started back in November. Revenues are rising and this way the growing economy and taxes could support the contract increase. That would have meant starting at about $8 million a year out of the budget and growing to $22 million a year out of the city budget by the year the contract as this body will recall, you know, when LPD reported on it, you know, they raised some concern with that because certainly this is a substantial additional cost and you know, might present various trade offs during the budget process if the general fund picks up the entire cost. As we review this and continue to discuss this both with the community and at PHS committee. We also wanted to talk about the other end of the spectrum which was well what if fees, were the only thing that paid for this, if we did that, then residents fees would go from $240 a year to about $350 a year by the fifth year of the contract. And and understandably that wasn't a very palatable solution either. And so were we less less left the discussion in PHS. Just just yesterday and is also part of today's agenda is well, what if we took a hybrid approach where we let our growing general fund taxes pay for a portion of the additional cost, and then residents would pay a portion of the additional costs through a fee increase and so the proposal that we net we have in front of us today is the general fund paying about 72% of the incremental cost and the fee increase paying about 28% of the cost is still bearing the larger share. But protecting that general fund budget with a little bit of an additional resource from a fee increase and the way that increase would work is starting this summer. If approved, it would be a $10 increase in the annual solid waste to be this summer and then another $10 The year after that and then another $10 in the third year. So from $200 currently to $250 this summer and then growing to $270 by 2026. And so I also want to remind folks that anyone who is eligible and receives a hope exemption they pay 50% of the solid waste to be they receive a discount. So any increase would also be discounted by half if this were approved, and the way that the solid waste fee is paid is it's part of the summer property tax bill with half due by August 15 and the other half due by January 15. That's how the current fee works and how this modified fee if approved would work as well.
Thank you, Mr. Watson, madam president through you. I see Mr. Coyle is on here with us as well. We took guidance from LPD and just if you wouldn't mind sharing with us as well. They worked on a short report around the fee schedule and they are analysis of this change. And so far, they are agreement that this is an option that is feasible, but wanted to allow you to share some more Mr. Corley, if you wouldn't mind.
You know President Good afternoon. City council. So we are really appreciative that 44% of the citizens from the responded to the survey is willing to pay in a fee. And the reason being is because in a general fund there are some budget pressures that's coming for there's about 25 labor contracts that will be expiring in three and a half years. And wages is about wages and benefits is about 60 to 65% of the budget operating budget. So that's going to be a weighty pressure on the general fund. So for citizens to be willing the pay increase on free garbage fee for weekly trash hauling services will be wonderful. And line item 20 point 10 represents the resolution of that waste fee. A modest increase, and I truly recommend that council vote on that line item as well with the trash Holly fees. Reason being because let's look at this as a total package. And if Council approves the increase in the money in the garbage coverage fee, then the mayor when he presents his budget on March 7, campers more holistic picture of how we pay for and provide the trash hauling services to enhance responding services and the administration may come up with some other budget efficiencies to maybe further reduce the costs a little bit of the trash money services. And then lastly, Councilman Benson asked, well, what's the opportunity costs involved with these enhanced transplanting services opportunity costs meaning what do you give up to provide a service that you wish to provide? And so we are saying that once you get those budget proposals from the mayor, annually over the next few years, especially by fiscal 2027, council will have a very good feel for what the budget pressures are, you know, because again, many of the labor contracts will be renegotiated by that time and so every year, we would look for the mayor and the administration to determine you know, what other alternatives maybe to pro the services of that other trash hauling services, and maybe provide some additional suggestions on reducing costs now, if Costco at any time is not satisfied with what the mayor is proposing in the budget, of course, you have that opportunity during the budget process to further look for trade offs, and you will have to revisit your council priorities as well. So we really thank you for considering the fee increase and in conjunction with the transforming services, and I appreciate it. Discussion.
We're still on special Member Santiago Romero is still here. Mr.
Corley. Thank you for that flag, Madam President. He did mention the resolution regarding the feast schedule proposal, which is 20 point time if you wouldn't mind I can motion to discuss Hamid consent as well. Thank you. So we're discussing all three items. Thank you, Mr. Corley. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. All right, continue discussion and member Benson
just wanted to make 10 forward as requested or suggested by Mr. Corbyn.
Thank you. All right. Thank you. Just I don't know if Mr. Corley or Mr. Brundage or Mr. Watson can just speak to if the city will maintain the option to reduce the level of service in the future based on utilization and other outstanding issues financially that we are foreseeing in the future. Can you speak to our ability to be able to do that? Mr. Brundage, or probably
Madam President, these are five year contract. And we certainly have to recognize that if these contracts are approved by city council, that both vendors they're going to have to acquire resources and have to purchase the equipment. They're going to have to hire staff with an expectation that they'll be able to provide the services for the entire five year length of the period. That being said, all contracts and I believe that the permanent director fantas Dalek also is also in person there. But that being said, any event that situations change, I believe that the city always has the ability to modify contracts and financial situations change but I believe that pandrol style is probably best but prepared to respond to that in more detail.
All right, thank you. In direct Australia, you can come down for the conversation just in case any other questions arise for you as well?
The chair, yes. The city has in its standard terms and including in these contracts, the legal ability to terminate in part or in whole, any contract. I want to distinguish that from the business decision of a city to ensure that we are good partners with our vendors.
Right, thank you. I see a couple of hands raise member Callaway followed by councilmember young
Thank you Madam Chair. Um, I think I heard earlier that that afternoon as the rector stole 55,000 residents were surveyed through over 600,000
I'm sorry, if I may through the chair. Remember Callaway 58,000 residents had previously signed up for the solid waste text alert system, which they receive a text message every week, the evening before their scheduled collection day. And it currently reminds them of the collection the following day and whether it's just trash being collected or the trash in addition to the biweekly bulk yard waste and recycling. We use that mechanism to reach out to as many residents as possible throughout the city. So those 58,000 residents that are previously opted into the text alert system were when they received their weekly alert. They were also given the appetizing opportunity to participate in our survey.
Okay, thank you, Mr. Brundage. So how many residents of the 58,000 who signed up for the app alerts were surveyed and what was the survey question?
To the chair all 58,000 residents that had previously signed up were given the opportunity to respond to the survey of those 58,000 they receive the notifications 13,300 As of this morning and actually respond we did receive we'd received 13,300 responses as of this morning. And the two specific questions and I may be paraphrasing I don't have the exact language in front of me but the first question was, was essentially whether you felt it was important for the city to go from bi weekly current level of bi weekly bulk yard waste and recycling service to weekly recycling, bulk and yard waste, as is conveyed through these contracts, and then a second contract. The second question is that any event that you were supportive of the desire to go from bi weekly the weekly box service, would you be interested or agreeable to a potential fee increase?
That makes me nervous. The two questions because we have over 600,000 residents in the city of Detroit. I heard earlier that 58,000 were surveyed. Now it's gone down to of the 58,000 who have signed up for the app with the regular alerts. Only 13,000 of the 58,000 were surveyed with two questions whether or not they were interested in getting weekly trash services. Who wouldn't want that? And then the second question was, would you be meaning amenable to paying an extra fee? They were not told what the fee would be. I have a lot of text messages and emails from older residents. I know that Mr. Watson said earlier that anyone who was interested and thought that they perhaps would qualify for a home exemption exemption in terms of having to pay half of what others are going to pay. I think we need to do more community engagement. I think more folks need to know that they may qualify for the discount because this is a five year contract. Why five years why not three, and then I heard earlier from Mr. Hall Director stall she said that the city has the ability to modify the contract. Well, the contractor has the ability to sue us if we try to change the terms of the contract at I would be concerned about that. If they're going to go out and buy all the equipment and hire new people. They're dependent on a five year contract. So I have concerns about the number of people who were surveyed and the lack of community engagement and also 13,000 people up 600,000 people who might be impacted. So and then also the length of the contract five years. Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you member Calloway. Member? Yeah, yeah. Yes, I'm sorry, Director,
if I may, through the chair just to respond to the one comment with regards to the length of the contract. And we certainly recognize that a five year contract is not the normal standard length of a contract that comes in front of the body. This would be the third time if these contracts are approved, that we've awarded five year contracts. The current contracts expire on June 1, and this is the last year of a five year contract. And the reason that we felt five years was the appropriate length of the contract. Is because we really felt that we had to recognize the level of capital and investment that the contractors had to endure prior to being in a position to provide the service of the contractors even to the current contractor Waste Management has been recommended is going to have to acquire additional equipment on the new company that we're recommending priority ways, is buying all new trucks in order to provide services under this contract. So we really wanted to recognize the fact that there was going to be a substantial level of initial capital investment in addition to the amount of hiring that would have to occur. And we felt that a five year contract was the appropriate amount of a contract time taking that into consideration.
Thank you, Mr. Brundage, Councilmember? Yeah,
thank you. Um, I don't know this go to Mr. Brundage, or Mr. Watson. Good to see both of you. Um, but here, let me let me preface this person a little bit of a statement and then I'll ask a couple questions. I understand that we want to have more money to be able to make sure that we finance this of the services and the people want the services. But I think whenever you start talking about increasing costs to pay them, people are gonna start to get a little bit concerned. And for me, I just don't feel comfortable raising fees which key if you don't pay can be used as a put in the can, if you don't pay this can become a lien that's put on your home. I don't feel comfortable voting for that, without at some point in time lowering costs somewhere else. The city shortly pay the highest property taxes, residentially in the country, the second highest property taxes in the country, commercially, the highest industrially and the highest for apartment buildings. I just don't feel comfortable raising this without lowering the costs somewhere else in the sea. Huge rain was one of the poorest cities in America. And I understand people want you know, extra services, will you start talking about fees. It's a little bit different. It's kind of like people who say I want to go to heaven, but I don't want to die. You know, or I want to be a swimmer but I don't want to get wet. It's not how it works. You don't want to be in shape, but don't want to work out. That doesn't work. Trust me. I tried it. So you know, I just want to make sure that we're honest with people about the consequences of this. And I want to ask, I think it's Mr. Watson. I want to ask, I know I don't think we're out of the woods yet turns of prohibitions, in terms of borrowing from the plan of adjustment, but because we're relying on tax revenue to be able to pay for this from the budget. Is there ways in which we can issue a tax increment CBS issue, tax anticipation notes, or maybe a revenue anticipation note in order to pay for this and short term borrowing? We can have that money wherever it is more money that we need, we could cover those costs.
So through madam president to member young so unfortunately, no, we would not be able to borrow for an operating cost. And ultimately, that's what we have here is the operating costs to pick up residential trash, which, as we've been discussing before this body today we need to ensure we have a sustainable funding source for and what we've proposed is a combination of fee increases and general fund tax dollars. To your point member young, you're not putting not asking for a fee increase to cover the entire cost but just just about 28% of it instead of the whole amount.
Okay, okay. Thank you. And I just want to ask Miss Stahl director stall, excuse me, and I apologize. I'm with a contracts is requested at procurements on it. The budgeted funds required to be on hand to cover the cost of the contract by law.
So, through the chair, when we see when we receive a procurement request, you are correct. funds should be committed in the budget to pay for that fiscal year. And then in future budget years, we would make sure with the Office of departmental financial services and budget that the that the budget can be supported. And, you know, with with these contracts, the administration did believe that it could be supported with a combination of the existing solid waste fees and support from the general fund. I think the administration felt that there were multiple viable options for funding these contracts. We were very careful about discussing the funding for these contracts. Before we move them forward to city council. And so now, you know the city as a whole needs to decide what is the best way to fund these
multiple options that include raising the fee are now
yes as through the chair as Mr. Watson described in the beginning there, they looked at how the administration would recommend how the contracts could be supported with retaining the solid waste fee as it is currently and with increasing support from the general fund and felt comfortable with that option and then there are other options, such as increasing the solid waste fee at different levels for you know, a hybrid option. And then, you know, obviously a swing in the opposite direction would be raising the solid waste fee to one amount that covers the entire contract amounts. So there are you know, different ways to support it and
yep. Okay. No, thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you. And Mr. I think this question would probably go to Mr. Brundage, but I just wanted to ask, as well is the costs are the increase costs of this or are there any cost that this actually contributed to that we're paying? Now what I mean by that is basically, is the cost of shutting down ghidra. Did that increase the cost of this contract that we're paying now for these services? Does that have an impact at all? It all called increased cost of landfill, refuse being dumped at the landfill, as well as the cost of increased recycling? Is that how much does that make up? This contract
through the chair
the the closing of the waste energy facility, and disposal costs had no direct bearing on the cost associated with this particular contract. The contractor for just collection from households and transferring other solid waste to a DPW designated location. So are there no disposal costs that are factored into the cost of these two contracts? So that separate decision had no direct bearing on the cost of the of these two contracts?
Okay, so So you're saying that you don't trash that we will usually have that we'll go through the ghidra plan. Now that that tracks has be picked up by private code to be transferred to a landfill that doesn't have any cost it turns Mickey cheaper in all or is it negligible
during the cheer
battle that doesn't have so costs because you know, now trash that you have more trash that you're picking up stuff into landfills before that may not necessarily be the case? Because you had the waste recovery plan?
Through the Chair, I guess I think I do need to clarify earlier response. What I was alluding to is the fact that the contractors that are providing services under these two contracts, they won't be taking the trash directly to a landfill that's located out of the city. They're going to take the trash to a transfer station. It's located within the city of Detroit limit so their costs directly related to transportation is not going to be affected by the fact that that the waste energy facility is no longer open. Now what may be indirect factor is the cost or the revenue that the city received through the conversion in the past of trash from converting it to steam and electricity. But that's a separate cause. And what I was trying to convey is that as a truck as a relates to the direct costs associated with this contract, the contract is as opposed to taking it to the resource resource recovery. Facility on i 75. And I 94. They're going to be taking it to a different location, but it's still located within the city of Detroit. So their transportation costs are different than transportation costs. It's not going to be impacted by the fact that the plant is no longer open.
Okay, thank you for that clarification. I'll pick him up which
you put him down.
Um, I just wanted to ask you, was the cost of increased recycling. Does that have any bearing on this contract at all?
The chair, it does have a bearing. It's one of the services that we're we're proposing to go from bi weekly to weekly collection service. So the the currently residents are receiving weekly trash collection, and then bi weekly collection of the other services for all of the services bought the ice and recycling that are going from current bi weekly to weekly collection, we did see a significant increase in the cost to provide those services on a weekly basis. Okay,
thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. That's alright. Thanks
for your questions. Thank you member young member Johnson.
Thank you, Madam President, to Director Brundage. So the texting reminders that are sent to residents. I believe when you sign up, you have to indicate your address. So I'm wondering if you can identify the number of households that are signed up in relation to the number of households in the city of Detroit, so we can have a better picture of how many people you're querying and then how many people that have responded. I also want to encourage you, if you all can change the language in the text message because I do receive them and it asks for you to take a survey relative to future waste hauling. If you can be more specific about the cost of the the potential increase, I think more people will respond. I did ask residents within District Four in our last monthly meeting, and people they weren't certain how to respond because they weren't sure what the additional costs would be. And so I'd like to ask if you can do those two things so that we can maybe have a better sense of where residents stand and how they feel about the $10 increase over the three years as Mr. Watson indicated. And then my question to you is relative to priority waste. There were some concerns about whether or not priority waste was a union shout. So can you speak to that?
CARICOM member Johnson, it's my understanding that at the time, the bids are placed out that the overwhelming majority of the priority wave employees were non union, but at that particular time, they were in the process of having internal both to decide whether or not they want to remain non union or to become unionized. I haven't heard the result of those votes or whether or not they're finalized or not. I can't say that our conversations with leadership I priority wages that they were going to be supportive of what whichever route their their employees wanted to go, that they were going to be fine. They were going to be supporting wanted to become a unionized shop, but they were going to let the employees make that decision, as opposed to them pushing them in one direction or the other.
vectorstar Through the Chair, my understanding is that priority has negotiated a contract and the rear load trucks will be union and a, if the if needed, we can request the vendor to speak to the item. I'm good. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member Johnson member excuse me a murder. Ha. Thank
you, Madam President. And just speaking relative relative to this contract Mr. Brundage? Can you tell Can you talk about the side streets as well? I know we were talking about increased services. Does this include side streets as well?
Or people can't remember their hub under the current contract. The current vendors they're only required to pick up solid waste debris that's in front of residential households door in front of vacant lot. They're on the same block where the houses are and so if on finance those current bi weekly BB a, they need a breather on a side street. They're not required to pick it up part of the terms of the current contract. We have addressed that in these in these new contracts. So now on those weekly as part of the weekly bulk collection as part of the weekly collecting of debris in front of vacant lots, if there's also debris that's on a side street, as long as there's less than two cubic yards of the contractor will be required to pick that debris up on side streets on those weekly bulk collection days.
Thank you. And that's good to hear. That is one of the reasons I'm supporting it after talking to and having conversations with residents and just open conversations of how would How would you feel if your bill increase, let's say $10 When that conversation was floating around prior to this, and some of the response that I got from community leaders who go and do the cleanups all the time, they say I spent more and trash bags cleaning up the blight in the couple of months in the summer, then the extra $10 was equivalent and 83 cents a month that I'll pay. And so in those conversations, talking to those community leaders who are out there, doing these cleanups on a constant basis, cleaning up the side streets where folks who don't have weekly boat pickup decide to dump a lot of their bulk there on those side streets. I've found through my conversations with community leaders that they are willing to pay the extra 83 cents a month the extra $2 on their summer tax bill because they are spending more and using their money to buy trash backs, community associations using their funds that they get from their members to clean up the neighborhoods and they are more than willing to support an initiative like that and that is why I am supportive going on the record saying I am supportive of that. I think if we want to take a step forward, particularly when we talk about ensuring our neighborhoods, our clean, our cleaner. It takes all of us it takes an investment from all of us to ensure that we are going in that route. I have folks that come to me all the time. That even posed questions about services that were done back in the day, such as street cleaning or street sweeping and things of that nature and so it is good to me to see that we are taking this step four I you know, I know a lot of my residents that I've spoken to particularly our community leaders are excited for an increase in services to ensure that our neighborhoods stay cleaner and maybe they don't have to get out there as much to do these cleanups on the side streets. Thank you Madam President.
All right, thank you member Doha. Member waters followed by mountain followed by Galloway
Thank you, Madam President, and I'll be quick I I was quite surprised when a number of people says we want this, but you support this. Those are the kinds of things that they said to me. Um I am looking forward to the day you know, sometimes I'm driving down the street and I see these piles of trash, now directed brandishes our telephone number, I can just call or email shoot it to say I've got a pile of trash right here. And we'll make sure that they pick it up the next week or this week or whatever. Because those are the kinds of things that I want to see either if it's on the street, either if it's if it's, you know, on a main street or neighborhood street. I want to see that happen. Is there I can call the community can call and just say this where this pile of trash is can you come and get it? Rector Brundage
chair member waters you know obviously you can call me directly at any time but whenever it's convenient for you, you know we do you know we encourage our residents when they illegally dam to breathe and utilize the improved Detroit application, but they can certainly call our office directly at 313-224-3901 so that that issue can be resolved very quickly. Those options are always available.
All right. Let me just repeat that number, Madam President 313-224-3901. I want to make sure the community hears it and writes it down. 313-224-3901 Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member waters, Councilman Robinson.
Thank you, for yourself to the administration. To me, I'm very supports. The wing Task Force has identified cleanliness of our city as being a major topic for a number of years now and then they are also very supportive. Um, one of my main concerns was that we not just throw money at the issue, but that we actually need to impact behavior as well as an attitude shift when it comes to the cleanliness of our city, how we engage with our taste. And so when it comes to people littering, throwing trash out of their car at will, as if the world was can that that has to be addressed and stop when we talk about educating people about taking their trash cans in in a timely fashion about not leaving litter to blow throughout our neighborhoods critical about illegal dumping how to properly dispose of your items, can you put batteries in with your solid waste? What are we doing about that and one of my Ask was to make sure that we're coupling these new Solid Waste Services with more enforcement from DPD with enforcement from BC and just education in general, about how we can impact our city to make it a far cleaner city. And as everybody knows people transit snow from the north of eight MT to illegal dump in our city as well. So it's not just our own residence, but our own residence. Also we have to take responsibility for our own actions also, and also engaged and so it's want to see what the administration is committing to when it comes to behavioral change and just environment change around solid waste and how we can make our city cleaner besides just Solid Waste Services increase.
Right, thank you, member Benson member Callaway.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
That was a question to the administration. Okay,
I'm here.
I'm here the question I'm sorry. Director Brundage, chair
member bank Benton. First of all, thank you for bringing that important component to our attention or or this part of the discussion today. We certainly recognize that increasing the level of service by itself is not going to eradicate all of the debris and litter that exists throughout the city. We certainly recognize that it's going to it's going to require the efforts of all of us working together. So we certainly recognize that, you know, and we're not proposing that, that we increase the level of service in lieu of required enforcement. You know, we were working with the Building and Safety Engineering department and committed to filming all of their current environmental enforcement positions that are vacant so that the appropriate level of enforcement can occur. They're also going to be including as part of their 2024 25 budgets, the metal requests are an additional person that's going to solely be solely dedicated to those types of nuisance related issues that we hear residents complaining about so often, such as, you know, people leaving their trainer at curbside long after the collection day and then individual is going to be solely dedicated the dose of environmental related nuisance type issues. We certainly recognize that, you know, the continued efforts, be seen and DPD are going to be needed on the enforcement side. But we also recognize the importance of educating our residents and getting more and more by participating in keeping our city keeping our city clean. So currently, I think they have $380,000 in the current budget for our keep Detroit claim efforts and this is a comprehensive marketing and education effort to again not only remind our residents of the importance of doing their part to keep the city clean, but also educating them on how to go about doing certain things like you know, putting your debris out in the appropriate manner or the evening before your collection day, those types of things. And that's going to continue and continue on until the 2025 2526 fiscal year. So we're committed and we certainly understand the importance and value of having necessary enforcement, as well as education being in conjunction with the increased level of service that the contract is going to be providing. Alright, Mr. Barnes, thank
you very much. I just want to say I'm glad to see that some of our residents also see the value and ease increased services and are willing to come out a little bit more money to offset the cost of these increased services and I asked him for 100% but a 20% of the increase contract value. I think that goes a long way to show how our residents really prioritize and agree with leaning in to how we can clean our city. Thank you. Mr. Callaway,
thank you, Madam Chair. I'm at $7 million is a lot of money over five years. I'm really uncomfortable with a lengthy contract. You said it's not that the normal way of us doing business in terms of entering such a lengthy contract so I'm very uncomfortable with that. It sure would be great to be able to hire do charters, we used to pick up our own trash. Back in the day. We privatize. We are privatizing everything but $87 million can put a lot of Detroiters to work if we bring it back in house. That's a whole nother conversation but that would be great. And then today, you know, we got to be real careful with these kinds of contracts because a lot of folks have gone to jail and are in jail because of trash hauling contracts and towing contracts, bribery and everything else. So I'm very uncomfortable with the length of the contract. And who are the principals of the company of priority waste the agents slash principals. What are their names? Mr. Brundage or through the
I believe that director Stob may have representatives from the companies with her today that can respond to your question directly.
Through the Chair, we do have Mr. Stamper online he would be here in person today but he has a cold and then he does have another representative that is here in person. You can speak to these I will say that both companies do employ Detroit residents and their proposal spoke to the efforts that they the continued efforts that they will make to continue to do so. And I believe Miss shantala Flores is also with us from waste management.
One of your yeah so my question is who are the principals and the agents of the company? The trash hauling company? I didn't hear those names. Did you did you say
Mr. Todd stamper is with us virtually with Priority waste and Miss Chantelle a forest is representing waste management.
These are the principles and the agents the owners of the companies are just representatives. Who are the owners through the Chair.
Yes,
owners.
Your chair I will have to look up that name. For waste management. Mr. Todd stamper is the owner of party waste and give me just one moment please.
You said you need a one moment for the other agency. Okay. And you I'm sorry.
Good afternoon. My name is Dan Vinay. I'm a representative of priority waste vice president municipal sales. Thank you all through the chair. I know that Todd stampers. Our founder and CEO have also asked for any names that he had additionally listed but he's our founding member and CEO of priority waste. And like I said he couldn't be here he's unfortunately ill
Madam Chair force for such a large contract of $87 million. I would think that the owner of the company would would be here just even if he was sitting in the audience you know, anonymously indiscreetly but not to be here to answer a simple question. It's just very concerning for me that this is a huge contract. And again, Madam Chair, the length of it is just very concerning. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, member cowboy. Thank you. President potentate.
Thank you, Madam President. A number of the questions that I had been asked. I will just know that I will not be able to support waste management. And part of the reason I've had a number of issues with I've gotten complaints from members of the community as well have voiced those concerns to Director Brundage who you know, to an extent is limited based upon the fact this is a contractor. But last year when it was going to be coming before us on November 21, I believe it was an issue with my boat not being picked up. Yesterday, I had yet another issue with my boat not being picked up. Horrific timing, but it is legitimately the same concern many residents have and I'm connected so I can raise the issue at the council table. But I didn't know that in good faith based upon my personal experience and it was just one little piece of luggage. It wasn't because I use it a lot is some cheap luck. It's thrown out. But nonetheless, it was one little piece of luggage that just sat there and looking real lonely on my my lawn right now. So I know that I will not be able to support that contract at all. Based upon that, Mr. Director Brenda's for that login to the north entity. Should I take that back to my backyard or will your folks come by and pick it up today?
That had been collected.
All right. Thank you so much again, appreciate that. All right. Thank you Madam President.
All right. Thank you broke down. All right, there is no Yes, Director star before we move forward.
Through the Chair. I want to note that waste management is a public company and we have been working with Chantal Flores who is the public sector representative and I would like to note that Mr. Stamper has been in person at every single committee meeting and today was the only day he was not able to make it due to his illness.
Right. Thank you. Alright, Member Santiago Ramiro if you would like to move forward with our contracts. Thank you,
Madam presidents. I really appreciate all of my colleagues for their questions and concerns. These are ones that I brought up during committee and every time with administration asking them to reach out to every colleague to ask and to get any questions answered. And frankly, there's does seem to be still a large concern around these contracts. I'm happy to bring them back into committee to get more questions answered to get more outreach done. Because, quite frankly, for me, my biggest concern is if we move forward with the option of raising the fee, which we haven't really discussed that we've only discussed whether or not we will approve this contract. I did tell administration that I voted to approve this too, to know how we're going to pay for it. And it sounds like we as a whole body still do not know how we support payments of this contracts. So Madam President, I feel as if I still am missing pieces. I don't know how we're going to pay for this. I hear my colleagues wanting more more outreach, and I'm trying very hard to work with administration to move this forward. But we need to all be working on this. This can't just sit on the committee this can't just sit on the chair. I'm doing my best. But I will not have residents pay for a higher fee if they don't know about it. And I will not approve a contract if I don't know how we're going to pay for it. So member council presidents if it's okay with you, I would like to send both of these items back to committee for further discussion and really encourage my colleagues to please reach out to me and my staff, and administration with any questions or requests that you have. We are making them but we need to be working on this together.
All right, thank you Member Santiago Amuro. And I support you know, postponing it for a week as well too. And similar to member John says point regarding the survey to Director Brundage, are you able to update that survey so that now we have numbers and figures as to what we are proposing for increase that can be posed to the residents based on your survey that you have out now I'm not sure if you can amend it based on what was raised already. And then I actually put some proposed fees that they can potentially see as an increase.
And I'm sure it is my understanding that the survey can be modified the past additional questions.
Okay, and just from a timing perspective, they'll be sent back to committee we're looking to have this done within the next you know, couple of days to within a week so that we can have this as a part of our conversation as well. Directly Brundage
manager I believe that direct install is gonna respond. Oh, you're doing this
right yes. Yeah. Through the Chair. We can make a modified modification to the survey that is currently out to add a question specifically about the proposed $10 increase. I just want to make sure that we're as clear as possible on what Council is seeking to make sure that we have because, as you well know, in order to make sure that our contractors are set up for success by the time the current contracts expire, they do need the time. And so I hear that, we want to make a modification to the survey. And I do want to also remind council that DPW has committed to hiring a quality control manager who will be focused on managing these two contracts specifically. And if there are other things that we can make sure to ensure for to ensure that council feels comfortable moving these forward.
Thank you. I think it will be helpful for me as well as if we can reach more people. The numbers that were mentioned today, and I think number Callaway really hit right on it. It's not a representative of the entire city and not even half, really of the city and so I know I'll get it out in my newsletter and make sure we do a poll and survey people which we did informally, but we didn't have an actual number to say, hey, and similar somewhat someone raises earlier. Yes, we're willing to pay more but we didn't know how much to actually give them so if we can just be creative all of us in our respective districts find a way that we can gather more data from more Detroiters because it's just not enough. To really get a sense of, you know, people want more service, but we need to know what the cost is and also make sure that the majority of people are polled. So I'm not sure if you guys can come up with more creative ways because typically those who opt in the Message System are probably more engaged Detroiters as well too. I don't even have our my phone and I consider me pretty engaged. But how do we reach the other residents as well too? And I'm not sure if you all can work on that. I know like I said, I'll do it through my newsletter, but we'd have to be more creative to reach mortgage writers. Member Callaway.
Yeah, thank you Madam Chair and to Mr. Braun. Just please don't make that hire just yet. That's kind of presumptuous of anybody to be hiring somebody based on something we haven't even voted on. So that's how we're treated as a body. So I would hope that you would put that hire on hold. I can't seem to get what I need in my district, but you can seem to find money to make a hire full on for someone that um, you know, we don't even know we're gonna need their services or not. And then I have another question. I don't know if we can ask answer this question. But there's a lot of illegal dumping going on in the city. You know, I have followed someone and then I called DPD. And they track them down in Warren, Michigan. So what are we doing? doing to get to the root of the problem which is illegal dumping? I have never seen one sign that says if you are caught illegal dumping, this is the fined $500,000 I mean, $500 $1,000 or jail time. Where are those signs? We have to as a city, send a message to anyone who is illegally dumping coming into the city, illegally dumping or living in the city illegally dumping? There are no penalties. And no we have the blight and all of that that's after the fact. We want to make sure people know that you cannot come into the city or be a member of resident of the city and illegal dump. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ranking Member Callaway, any I'm sorry, before I got to you remember President potentate.
Thank you, Madam President. And I understand where member Callaway is going with the need to not hire that staff number. But I'm going to ask that we do hire them because even without having the new contracts, they're falling down. And so I think that individual is needed today. Not just tomorrow, because literally, I'm sure I'm not the only office that gets those calls about trash not being picked up or, you know, fill in the blank. We've had some where we had this the nasty sludgy water splashing up and down the street and they've again dealt with that, but to have someone on site to be able to address that, I think will certainly be a benefit moving forward. If these new contracts go through and how they go through. But I think there's certainly that person, which I'm surprised we don't have now, I think is certainly needed. And I would certainly appreciate to have that individual being brought on sooner as soon as possible. Thank you. Thank
you. Protune. Yeah, and
the only way thank you madam chair and Pro Tem to your point. The only reason I brought that up because during last budget season, and 2023 I had I thought I had approved money according I have it on tape, Mr. Watson saying that we would have money to do a street design and Sherwood Forest at seven mile and I think is Parkside or will Dimir and then inch force. Then I speak meet with Mr. Brundage. She said it was not in his budget. So that's why I brought it up because now I have a personal issue with us finding money to do these types of things, but you can't find money for what you promise District Two in the budget. Of 2023. Mr. Watson, I do have that tape. Thank you, Madam Chair.
All right. Thank you. Thank you remember Callaway. Remember you were just super Santiago Amuro.
Thank you, Madam President. Just one more request if we are requested in the question for you and I request for the survey to include zip codes are some way for us to know where the folks are that are taking the survey. We weren't able to collect that information. We asked that question in committee, and we were told that we were not able to get information on the residents that were completing the survey today I heard difference. So just want to ensure that we are able to collect that information on at least the zip code in which the residents are living in that are filling out the surveys. And then if we're doing the survey text, I wonder director style is there a way to link that so that we can put it in our respective newsletters that we can all that way? We can all be working from the same data points instead of us creating our own surveys. Is that possible?
Yes, through the Chair. I just want to make a clarification. We could not backtrack to the responses already received to identify zip codes because that question had not been answered and we had discussed trying to get more information versus trying to get the number higher number of responses. And so we were trying to make a balance with the time that we had. And so yes, we can we can modify the survey to add additional questions but that would be for responses going forward. And then additionally, we can share the link just the thought process was that by specifically requesting of the people who had signed up for that text service, it was a way for us to help target the survey to people who actually received the service. So just explaining why we chose the route that we did. And yes, those modifications can be made with the understanding that we may get responses from people who don't receive the service and that it will be for responses going forward. So we may have a smaller number of responses.
Okay, thank you. Having a link to the survey that we are all working from would be very helpful, Madam presidents. They were able to get the survey out pretty quickly and the responses collected as well. Wondering what else is needed from this body for us to feel comfortable moving this forward? If we postpone this for a week, we can do that work for a week or do we send this back to committee? I know the administration is also very urgent around getting this through. But it's back to committee. It's the woman's body hearing level of the body is to send this back to committee. So with that, madam president, if there's nothing else regarding these items, I will be sending
them so I just want to reflect on the fact that this was a voting item in November of 2023. We brought this kind we send it back to committee to continue conversations to ensure that the administration, the community outreach, and it was from the public health and safety standard committee table that the recommendation came to do a survey which was huge, but I'm mistaken, we got about 70% response rate on the survey, which is a huge response rate when it comes to a survey. If you're gonna do his level of outreach, you're not going to get 100% You will rarely get 10% And we got 17%. So that's a very high rate of response. I support sending it back out. We also at a certain point have to have pencils down because we also are now on the clock when it comes to the ability to if this does fail in contracts will have to be rebid again, which also then puts us in a very precarious situation. About will solid waste be collected on June 2. Once these contracts expire there was hoping that we can get the lien it's the engagement by colleagues and administration, engaging my colleagues as well when it comes to getting questions answered. And the survey out again because we also are on the target. This needs to be used to happen. And time is of the essence if we're not going to support this. There needs to be new bids and then need to move forward as well. So thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Benson. Right. There's no other discussions. Councilmember. Santiago Ramiro has motion to move this item back to committee 19 point 12 in 13. Hearing no objections as well as 20 points, as well as 20 point 10 which is the resolution establishing the solid waste fee increase? Hearing no objections. Those will be sent to committee.
Venture. Yes,
yourself to administration. I strongly encourage you all to engage council members immediately regarding this contract and get their answers questions answered. This will be back in committee next Monday. This is also incumbent upon the administration to help move these contracts because they are critical. This is a core city service. If you don't agree with everything that's here, this is still a core city service and trash has to be picked up. Thank you.
Thank you. I also like to make a motion to request a cost benefit analysis of bringing the service back in house given the proposed increase in service and cost and we will follow up with a memo if I can please have a motion. So moved. Thank you Hearing no objections. Mr. Whittaker, if you all can note that as well. Discussion. All right. Thank you. Yes.
I just want to ask about your motion. That's saying that we would move from contracting the service out to the city providing that service and once again, the cost and the employees paying for the moment okay, I
just mentioned I just want to see a snapshot picture of it. Why don't we outsource it in 2013 When I first got here and with the cost benefit analysis would be now with the increasing costs and service
I was one understand what you were saying. That's my head. Thank you, ma'am.
Madam Chair. Yes, I like to join you on that request.
Okay. Thank you. We can add on member Galloway as well. All right, so we will continue moving forward Member Santiago Ramiro. Thank you, Madam
President. Just to note I also appreciate that request, it would be really lovely to bring this back in house. And as my Vice Chair mentioned, to the ministration please reach out to my colleagues. So people are asking from the very beginning. We've been trying our best to move this forward. I do not want this in committee, but I need to fill out a follow up the will of my colleagues as well. Moving us along I motion to approve line items 19 points 14 and 19 point 15.
motion has been made for 19 point 14 and 19 point 15 And I'll give everyone a minute just to get there.
Right, are there any objections to 19 point 14 and 19 point 50. Hearing no objections, the two resolutions will be approved. Councilmember Santiago Ramiro,
thank you Madam President motion to postpone 19 point 16 through 19 points 28. These are all various abatement and alteration contracts. I have been reached out by a few colleagues with some outstanding concerns. So we're asking for a one week postponement.
All right, are there any objections to postpone these contracts discussions? Thanks, discussion. Yes, potentate.
Thank you and it was raised at this table last week and has been raised prior to that as well about the fact that we could potentially use ARPA dollars or any dollars to go towards commercial demolition and not be able to recoup those costs. There should be some reasonable assurance that the costs would be recouped in some capacity. Otherwise, you know, we talked about this providing public benefit for private entities, that would be essentially what we're doing demolishing the building and not It's not like we would acquire the land he just ended up demolishing and keep it moving. That's not acceptable, especially when we start talking about ARPA funds that we know are geared towards providing above and beyond assistance that people need as a result of the heartaches and heartbreaks they COVID brought about. So I just want to make sure that at least for me, they will be responding to that and I'm again heard that at the table. That's a very important component to at least from again, me getting any approval for these particular contracts and those moving forward. Back Mr. President, thank
you pro town member waters.
Thank you. And thank you for that Mr. Pro Tem because I mean, I feel very strong about that myself. Using our pro Dallas for commercial demolition. And and I've said it time and time at committee and I've said it here at the table. And then two we've asked that that a list be presented to us each time in terms of ownership the city own it, is it privately owned we don't get that there was a commitment made that they provide those lists each time and it does not happen. And so, Member Santiago Romero, yes. So thank you for doing that because I was unknown, every single one of us. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member waters never Callaway. Thank
you Madam Chair and to Tim's point and member waters point. I today oppose any opera dollars being used to and I'm not speaking for them speaking for myself to demolish commercial buildings when we have folks coming in residence. And the reason why we have these are for dollars is based on the residents, our needs. Our community and the residents aren't benefiting. We have developers benefiting but not the everyday average individual and they're calling saying I want a roof I need this. Those are what the opera dollars they're supposed to improve the quality of life. And we're not doing a good job of that. So I oppose any opera dollars today and henceforth, being used to demolish any commercial buildings and city funding, whatever funding because if these buildings are owned by someone and they've walked away from these buildings, we should go after them. We should not be demolishing their buildings and then go after them for the money. We don't do a good job of in collections. We don't we have the state collecting taxes. For us because we weren't doing a good job. And we are certainly not doing a good job when it comes to recouping the money that we're spending ARPA or otherwise, for some of these developers, and they go from place to place in this city buying these buildings and for whatever and then abandoning the buildings and we're stuck with them. So thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to your leadership Pro Tem and your point of view, Madam waters, I agree with both. Thank you, Madam Chair,
Ranking Member Callaway as a member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. Well, you know, if you live with the land value tax, you can take some of these exact some of these delinquent land owners I'm just saying I'll just say
shame. Yeah
of course we knew Jung was gonna take take that. Right. Okay, so I'm hoping that the administration heard all of the concerns raised regarding these contracts and there's a motion to postpone them for a week. Not sure if anything would change unless you all come back with hopefully, responses to the concerns that were raised today. So Hearing no objections, we will postpone line items 1916 through 19 point 28. Councilmember Santiago Romero. Thank you,
Madam president's motion to approve 19 points 29 through 19 points. 42. Is there are various small 100% city funded emergency demolition contracts.
All right, a motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections to the remaining demolition contracts?
I started talking soon. Okay. 42. All right. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections? The resolutions will be approved.
request a waiver for line item 19 point 42. Madam President.
Okay, a waiver has been requested for 19 point 42. Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
Remember exactly brahmanda 19.37
knighting What was it 1927 3737? Right, any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. Remember Santiago Ramiro? Thank you
Madam President. Motion to discuss 19 point 43. Okay, through you to the administration. If the directors on to join us would like to ask one brief question. Regarding 19 point 43.
Mr. Washington. Yes, Madam
Chair, Director counselors online right.
Director, we can promote director counselees.
Afternoon lawan counts director of the construction and demolition department. All
right, thank you, council members.
Thank you, madam president through you. Good afternoon. Director Council. One brief question for 19 point 43. This is the contract that had not been demolished yet. There was some work to get done. I wonder if we have demolished this property since we last checked in? If not, this is one that I might send back to committee until it has been demolished.
Through the Chair this property is still has not been demolished. We are on a pause until we can get the actual clearance from DTE for the utility. Currently, they the private owner has established a service at this location and when that happens DTE will not issue a clearance or disconnect the power despite the condition of the property. And so it creates a problem for us to actually move in and perform the demolition work. Understood. Thank you, Director.
With that. i Madam President I'd like to send 14 point 43 back to committee until we have completed the demolition.
Right Are there any objections to send 19 point 43 to committee. Here we learned that action will be taken as a member.
Thank you Madam President. Thank you Director.
Thank you,
Madam President. Motion to approve 19 point 44 through 19 point 46. These are the remaining emergency demolition contracts.
All right motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the three resolutions will be approved from the legislative policy division. Madam
President, the clerk's office would like to note them items 19 point 48 and 19 point 49 are shown on the agenda in the name of councilmember Santiago Romero. However, they should be the name of council president ship for you. Councilmember Santiago Millford resolutions nine to 19 point 47 To 19 point 49. Noting that line items 19 point 48 and 19 point 49 are on the path of council president Schaeffer you
also Member Santiago renewal
if Thank you, madam president regarding 19 point 47 I believe it should be in the name of member Callaway. This is a proposed resolution on behalf of member Kaloyan.
Also no.
And then also councilmember Santiago mural we can remove 19 point 49 which was a resolution in support of Michigan Senate Bill 279. If there's a motion Can we please remove 19 point 49 from his agenda. So moved. Right Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Or you have discussion? Yeah, yes. Member Yeah.
So I'm going a little bit late and if you want to address this forgive me, but I'm looking at 9429 and I'm seeing that tax club attacks clears if out of date. That one 324
Okay, let me finish this and then we can put that out. No problem. Thank you for that. Remember, Madam Chair. Okay, remember Callaway? The
resolution of this. You said it was in my name because it's not in my packet. 19 point 47
Yep, nice clear now. I'm sorry.
Are we there now
we are on 19 point 47 And I think they were stating that this was on behalf of your councilmember Galloway. Okay.
Yes, ma'am to your thank you. This is a request make a statement. I'll submit it to the clerk but is request for resolution in support of the proposed Brittany Clardy act for missing and murdered black women and girls. In September 2023. Representatives Omar of Minnesota and Representative Coleman of New Jersey introduced the Brittany cardiac for missing and murdered black women and girls to establish an office for missing and murdered black women and girls within United States Department of Justice. Despite representing 12.8% of the population, black Americans accounted for 34% of missing adults. As Representative Omar said the crisis of missing and murdered black women and girls demands urgent action. This is not a piece of legislation is a beacon of hope for black women and girls across the nation. By creating a dedicated office we are not only addressing the alarming disparities in violence, but also reaffirming our commitment to ensuring that every black life is valued and protected. The proposed legislation is named after an 18 year old woman who was murdered in 2013. The family claims they were brushed off when they reached out to law enforcement when she went missing. Two weeks after she went missing. Brittany Clardy was found murdered in the trunk of her car, leaving her sister to wonder if she could have been saved had law enforcement acted earlier. So again, madam chair through you. I'd like for the LPA I'm asking LPD to draft a resolution in support. It's already been Yep,
it's already on the agenda. That's we're voting on it. Okay, thank you Madam ranking member. Callaway thank you thank you. Alright, so Member Santiago we're Bureau has moved 19 point 47 in 90 Point 48 for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections, the two resolutions will be approved.
Madam President,
yes,
thank you. If I may, if I can be added to 19 point 47 and 19 point 48 Right. If you remember Callaway, you
want to be added to both of our resolutions. Okay. And if we can, sure. The whole council would like to be added I think I don't want to speak for everyone to remember Galloway's resolution.
So no. Okay.
But I think it was for her it was for the whole council. Yeah. All right. We will now move to the new business agenda from the mayor's office.
young a resolution 20.1
will come back today
will not Thank you, man. I'll let you guys
know we're on line item 20.1. We've got to move for approval. Okay,
I move to approve loud 20.1.
Right motion has been made for approval and this is the approval of an event for opening day. Our various departments have approved the petition. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections. The resolution will be approved from the Office of contracts and procurement.
Madam President, there are two contracts up for vote today from the public health and safety Standing Committee on today's new business portion of the agenda both contracts for construction and demolition. First step we have contract number 600. Excuse me 5966 100%. City funding right ah back system services for City of Detroit facilities, contractor system Corp. total contract amount $2,625,000. Next contract is contract number 60059201 2%. ARPA funding to Brian major improvements to the fountain and Hart Plaza contractor is the waterworks waterguard EAC DBA fountains by waterworks total contract amount $5,582,000 Councilmember Santiago two resolutions not 20.2 and 20.3.
Member Santiago Romero.
Thank you, Madam President motion to
if we could just do discussion really quick for line item 20.3 Regarding the renovations or improvements to Hart Plaza in mr. Washington. Do we have someone along can just talk a little bit about the ownership of Hart Plaza? I know it was raised in public comment and just the overall improvements to the fountain at her Plaza.
Yes, Madam Chair. We do have director console after this as well. Okay.
Madam President, she has been promoted.
Alright, Director counts. Good afternoon.
Afternoon again lawan. Counts Director Oh, construction and demolition. The two questions and I just want to make sure that I have the two correct the first one is the ownership. Hart Plaza is indeed owned by the City of Detroit's recreation department. And then the second question was some general overview of what this improvement contract is for. And this is this work is not new work. It's work that was previously contracted and approved. Through this body. I want to say that was a September of last year. It was approved initially for a contractor named Limbach. And that company had subcontract to this existing company or this company and this contract which is water works. Water guard. I'm sorry, I always confuse it. And they were moving forward with performing the repairs for the fountain alone. What we were able to identify during the assessment period as a part of Lim box contract was that the work to do the repairs for the fountain was more than we had initially anticipated. The cost of the control work was more expensive than initially planned. And there was more underground piping work that was required than initially had planned. And so that work seemed to be um, that seemed to be that work was more expensive if Limbach was performing or self performing that work as opposed to having waterworks perform that work. Limbach understanding how, how important it was for this contract to be as cost effective as we could get it agreed to step away from that portion of the work and have the city contract directly with their subcontractor in order to perform it as as cost effectively as we could. And so that's exactly what this is. This is a contract for the subcontractor to contract directly with the city to perform those repairs of the fountain. And there will be an additional contract or an amendment that will come before you for limbaugh's contract to reduce their scope and dollar amount to account for the fact that we've removed this work from their contract.
Thank you for that. And when do we anticipate that the fountain will be up and running? Or function or maybe April? Or April? Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you. Any additional questions on this contract? Yes, member Callaway? Yes,
Madam Chair. I'm going to be a note on this Madam Chair. And this is just a comment on we're finding money to repair fountains and everybody loves Hart Plaza but we have a fountain at Palmer park this that was built in 1901. And it's a National Historic Landmark. Not Hart Plaza, but the mural fountain at Palmer Park and it's just sitting there rotting. And I hope that we can find it looks like we found opera dollars for this. If we can find some Arper dollars to preserve and restore and repair and fix and beautify it would be a tourist attraction. Because the first place you hit before you hit Detroit across eight miles is district to eight mile and Woodward. The last toll was at eight mile and Woodward in 1938. So I'm asking us to find money to restore the oldest fountain in this city built in 1901. Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you member Callaway councilmember young.
Yeah, this just off top my head just member Callaway would you like to also make a motion to see about just the analysis of the costs that will be for that fountain as well as the historic value that it has not just District Two, but the city of Detroit I think that'd be interesting not thinking also would help a lot of people want to raise money to fix that as well.
Because important issue you bring up would you like to make that motion through the chair? Well, I
want you to please and your district you are a member at large number one. Okay. Okay. Yeah,
I believe you can make that motion. All right.
You know what to say start calling number one. Hi. I would like to make a motion to be able to ask for an analysis for the cost and the history of the Palmer park or the Palmer Park fountain. I like to make a motion for the costs, the analysis and this historic value in the city of Detroit.
Right motion has been made at a spat. Okay, so he'll follow Maria follow with the memo said the administration are going to live up to the ministration to the recreation department. All right. Hearing no objections that action will be taken and member Young will follow up with a memo as well. All right, thank you Director counts, and these contracts have been moved for approval. 22 20.2 20.3 Are there any objection? Objection, madam. Chair. Member Calloway?
Yes, Madam Chair, if you could show me as a note on line item 20.2 and 20.3 Madam Chair, thank you.
Great the clerk would know. Hearing no other objections the resolutions will be approved. First away rolling on 20.3. waiver has been requested for 20.3. Hearing no objection that action will be taken from the office office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are two contracts for both today from the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee. Well today's new business portion of the agenda both contracts have a general services department. First up we have contract number 30714211 2%. City funding to provide electric compact utility vehicle vouchers is Chavez brothers management LLC. total contract amount $25,999.99. The next contract is contract number 60058881 2%. And blank funding to write private tree removal and trimming city why? Contract disgrace outdoor Services LLC total contract amount $1 million. Councilmember young two resolutions not as 20.4 and 20.5.
Councilmember Young,
thank you Madam President, I move to approve line items 20.4 through 20.5.
Any discussion discussion, Madam Chair, Councilmember Callaway,
thank you Madam Chair. line item 20.4. I had questions about it last week when it was in committee. I didn't know it says here this contract is 100% city funding. I thought it was a grant funded contract last week when it was in committee. Am I mistaken? Is there anyone through the chair who was here from GSD who can tell me whether or not I'm mistaken, that it wasn't on the agenda last week and committee as a grant.
Member Member Mr. Washington
I'm sure we do have Jenny Whitfield. Oh my.
Right Miss Whitfield,
we change it.
Yes. Good morning through the chair. This is genuine, the executive manager for the General Services Department.
Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, Miss Whitfield. Last week This contract was in committee and I thought it was a grant funded purchase. Now today it's before us as a 100%. city funded contract. Was I mistaken? Was it not? Last week as a grant funded project? Purchase?
Yes through the Chair for My understanding this was a grant purchase as well. I'm not sure if that's a clerical issue. If I could just get a little bit of time to just double check that I need to verify what's going on with this. But from my understanding it was also a grant funding.
For purchase Excuse me, madam
president. If I can just jump in. I'm looking at the items that were submitted. This initially was submitted as a city funding. However, we did get a correction letter, changing it to grant funding. However, it is not reflected on today's agenda, but it is we do have paperwork changing into grant funding, and the clerk will so note that it's reflected when we when it's voted on. Thank you.
Thank you, ma'am. Press this for line item 20.4. Correct. Yes. From my I just received information from the administration that's telling me that this is a grant from Eagle from the State Department recycling and organics Infrastructure Grant will be used to cover the cost of the free recycling carts for residents who opt into the curbside program and it will allow it will allow the administration to procure electric vehicles to continue expanding the public space recycling program. DPW has purchased two electric Ford lightning pickup trucks and a trailer which will allow them to tow the electric vehicle electric utility vehicle they plan to procure the E U V will be driven in the parks to collect recyclable materials
out that clarify some stuff. Thank you.
Madam Chair. I know what the grant is what the purchase is for my question was whether or not it was city funded this week. Last week was grant funded so that question was answered. Madam chair to miss Whitfield. The grant is $25,999 for one vehicle, and I know what the vehicle is for I know what the purpose is at read all the information but it's $25,999 to accompany in Boca Raton, Florida because I found the same vehicle that can be purchased for a little over 15,000 here in the state of Michigan. So my question to you miss whitfill is when we get these types of grants. Can the contracts and purchase purchasing department purchase these things directly? Or do we have to go to a middleman in Boca Raton, Florida when they're right here in Michigan? Saving about $10,000
Oh, Miss Miss Wakefield, you're muted.
Oh, I'm so sorry. Yes, through the chair to Councillor with no Callaway. For my understanding, this was of course competitively bid. So that would be a procurement question as far as who was invited and who actually submitted a bid for this this purchase, but as far as the submission, my understanding is that this was competitively bidding we have to move forward with the procurement process and what was brought before you
So Madam Chair, my question again is when we get grant dollars it's contract and procurement in a position to purchase items directly or do we have to go through a middle person like the individual, I know this was competitive competitively bid the company in bulk or return is getting grant dollars because they want to bid. There are companies in Michigan that I found that have this vehicle for a little over $15,000 And I brought it up at the meeting last week. It's probably neither here nor there, but my question is, Can contracts and procurement enter contracts directly with an individual or do are we required to go through a middle person? Because the middle person is in bulk of return? Can we buy this vehicle directly from a company in Michigan? That was my question.
So through the chair, again, to Councilmember Woodfield, Callaway, I would defer that to OCP. But as someone that used to work in OCP for any type of purchase that we generally have an estimate that it will be over $10,000 It needs to be competitively bid. So as far as your question and asking if it's a possibility to go directly to a company, I would say most likely no, we would need to follow the required procurement process of competitively bidding it but again, I will defer to OCP to address that fully.
Well, thank you Madam Chair. I was just concerned you answered it that this vehicle one vehicle $25,999 When it's here in Michigan, for a little over $15,000 Thank you Madam Chair.
Thank you member cowboy.
Right member young move these contracts for approval. Are there any other discussion?
Madam Chairman, Objection, or no online item 20
point any objections? on what's one member cabling is
20.4 Madam Chair for the company in Boca Raton, Florida. Right.
Any other objections aside from member Callaway? Reckless Oh, no. All right, hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved. From the legislative policy division, Councilmember
Santiago Romero. A resolution nine 20.6.
Member Santiago Amuro.
Thank you, Madam President. This is recognizing January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. It should also be in the name of member Callaway.
Move to approve. Councilmember Whitfield Callaway resolution 20.6.
Motion to approve. Thank you.
All right. motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved and I'm not sure if you would like to add this in the name of the council. If there's no objections, no objection to the home Council. Okay. Hearing no objections the purple note.
So no,
thank you mister quote. From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and
glints councilmember Santiago Mayor two resolutions, line items 20.7 and 20.8
number Santiago Ramiro motion to approve. motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved.
Thank you, Madam President's request a waiver for point a 20.7 and 20.8.
Right a waiver has been requested, Hearing no objections that action will be taken. From the Office of the Chief Financial Office opposite development in grants.
Councilmember young a resolution Lanham 20.9
Awesome member young
Thank you
better President Moodle approved line item 20.9.
motion has been made for approval in this is a donation of 5000 trees from the greening of Detroit. Any objection? Hearing none, the resolution will be approved. From the Department of Public Works I think we already took this line item up until before we moved to the referrals number. Yeah. You said there was an item that the taxpayer it seems like expired.
Did I think that item has been addressed though? From my understanding? Yeah, I think I think it's been addressed before I was told that item had already been addressed. I don't know there's one from administration will speak to that or not, though.
What item moving.
You here we go. line item 19 point 29.
Mr. Washington if you could just confirm that line item 19 point 29 that the tax clearance is valid and up to date.
Yes, Madam Chair. Their tax clearance is through January 4 2025.
Okay, thank you. For the President's Report, one standing committee referrals and other matters for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee.
Eight reports from various city departments.
The eight reports will be referred to will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee or the internal operations standing committee.
Five reports from various city departments.
The five reports will be referred to the internal operation standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee reports from various city departments. The two reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee.
Eight reports from various city departments.
The eight reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committees.
Eight reports from various city departments.
The eight reports will be referred to the public health and safety Standing Committee under the consent agenda.
There are no items Madam President.
All right. We will now move to member reports. Starting with council president pro tem tape negative All right, Council. Councilmember young Thank you.
I just want to say I think immediate Mike Bonner was here. This morning to kind of give you a recognition. Right. I think he took all of the men on negative
a report. Right. Thank you member young member waters.
To just quickly president, I just want to ask the community to put the next scale trade taskforce meeting on their calendar for February 28. Two to 4pm at Randolph center on Hubble and if they could just put that on the calendar. We would appreciate it. All three of us we would appreciate it right.
Yeah. All right. Thank you.
Very good meeting last week, by the way.
Thank you.
Thank you, member waters. Member Santiago Ramiro. Thank you,
Madam President. I just want to remind Detroiters that tonight's will be the continuation of the community benefits meeting at Huntington place doors open at 530 with food the meeting will begin at 6pm. We want to invite everyone for our next building power training series training regarding the city budgets. On Wednesday, February 7, next week at 6pm. We're going to be at IBEW joined by LPD. And Mr. Corley, our Mister Money Man and I'm really grateful for him and his work. And when I invite everyone on February 22. That's a Thursday from six to 8pm. We are going to be arcade in treats. So join us for a fun night of skating. Thank you, Madam President.
All right, thank you. Remember Benson
All right, thank you. Just want to number one, just say congratulations to the Detroit Lions for an excellent season. Bring shining a very bright and positive light on the city of Detroit in our expats and residents around the country and for the world. And so looking forward to what we have in store next year. In addition, Please save the date for Sunday February 25. At 9am. There will be a fundraising that I was to raise money for you cycling within the city of Detroit in addition today, although it doesn't seem like it is a special election on the northeast side of Detroit that transits the third and fourth district it is the 13th state rep district and please get out and vote today. The polls are open at the usual times from 7am to 8pm. So please get out and vote if you have already not done so. And you are an eligible voter within the 13. State House District. Thank you.
Thank you member Benson member Johnson.
Thank you, madam president just want to provide my condolences to the family of the trail. Minds. He was the 11 year old that was shot and killed in district for about two and a half weeks ago. I had the ability to participate in a candlelight vigil for him and just want to share with everyone that there is a fundraiser that's taking place on I believe Thursday, February 1, from five to 8pm at Royal skate land on Alta road. So when we'd like to provide support to the family, we would encourage you to do so we actually lived on the west side of Detroit and was visiting family at the time and so just want to continue to sin, thoughts and condolences to his family and just let them know that. We know that this happened in District Four and we continue to wrap our arms around the family to provide any support that we can to them. Thank you Madam President.
Thank you member Johnson. Member Callaway Thank
you Madam Chair. Hashtag take part in the on the clock tour kickoff event this Saturday February 3 From one to 5pm and Adams Bledsoe Recreation Center located at 105 100 Linden. They're going to have activities giveaways, water flag football game truck, game trucks, inflatables and football activities, ice skating, hustle lessons and more and of course our food trucks. So that is this Saturday on the clock tour kickoff event February 3, from one to 5pm. And then on February 12. My monthly coffee and conversation will be at lift six Alliance located at 7426 West McNichols, and that's at 8am. Again, that's my monthly coffee and conversation Monday, February 12 at 8am at lift six alliances located at seven four to six West McNichols. Thank you Madam Chair,
Ranking Member, Callaway council member or ha.
Thank you, Madam President. And first one I just thank everyone who joined us last night for our 11 D seven policy session. Special shout out to the Michigan Secretary of State Office who joined us to help educate our residents on policy relative to the Secretary of State I also want to let district seven residents know please join us Monday February the fifth for our redistricting meeting. This is our second redistricting meeting we will be sending the time as well as the link out via GOV Delivery for you to join us this is a very important district seven meeting for redistricting. Because we want your input we will be having a live poll relative to maps to see what district seven residents want to see for their maps and as we are approaching voting on these maps, the very next day or possibly soon thereafter. Your input is important so please join us Monday February the fifth. We will be sending out the details very shortly. Also on February the ninth please join us at the in harmony cafe and sweets, right on 12041 Dexter Avenue that's in harm eating cafe and suites. This is going to be our monthly coffee hour. We're going back on Dexter. So please join us there. We look forward to your participation. This will be from 930 to 11:30am on Friday, February the ninth that concludes my report. Thank you Madam President.
Thank you so much, Mr. Hall. Want to remind residents that the neighborhood beautification grant application is now active in life. And this is for all Detroit based black clubs, neighborhood association, profit organizations and faith based groups can go now to apply for up to $15,000 in grants to beautify their community. All of that information is at Wayne metro.org. You can also contact our office to help facilitate trying to get into the program and directing you to the proper organization to help with your application. Again the neighborhood beautification grant is open in life. They get closes at the end of February. So trying to get as many new black club in organizations I'm a part of that beautification grant. The state of transit is tonight again from six to 7pm at Tech town, you can also join virtually to get an overview on the state of transit here in our state, encouraging people to please join that virtually or in person at Tech town starting tonight at 6pm. The reparations taskforce will meet on Saturday. Just get the correct time Saturday February the third over at the Northwest activity center from two to 4pm. They will have a guest speaker Dr. Bernadette atta who na from the Property Tax Justice Coalition again the reparations Task Force public session will be Saturday February the third at the Northwest activity center from two to 4pm with special guest Dr. Bernadette atta who na. Our renters rights workshops continue throughout the city of Detroit. If there are any residents that are looking to form tenant, resident tenant councils within their communities or within their buildings, please contact our office or if you are a resident or a tenant that is looking for assistance in how to organize or to better understand your rights as tenants. Please contact our office and we will bring over a renters rights workshop where we facilitate a discussion and empower our renters throughout the City of Detroit's and that is all I have for member reports. Under adoption without committee reference, there are no items madam president under adoption, excuse me under communications from the clerk a
report on approved proceedings by the mayor.
That report will be received and placed on file under testimonial resolutions and special privilege.
Council President Pro Tem take two resolutions 31.1 and 31.2.
Also President Pro Tem Tate
two resolutions
and a president move approval of line items 31.1 and 31.2. Please.
All right Hearing no objections the two resolutions will be approved under resolutions in special privilege.
Councilmember Jung two resolutions lamps 31.3 and 31.4.
Member Yun.
Thank you, Madam President Move to approve line items 30.3 and 30.4 31.3 and 31.4 Excuse me.
All right motion has been made in Hearing no objections. The two resolutions will be approved. If there is nothing else to come before us this morning. Is there a motion to adjourn? All right. This meeting was stand adjourned, everyone have a blessed, blessed day.
