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morning, council president.
Thank you so much for joining us, sir. And of course to invocation this morning.
Yes, time. Father, we thank you for being so awesome and great. We thank You, Lord for this great body of the city council. Lord, we ask that you bless their minds and their hearts on today and be able to make decisions that will benefit the community as well as the city and Lord we ask that we have peace on today that we have harmony, that we find ourselves making decisions and integrity and compassion and compassion. And Lord we give you all the honor and praise in Jesus name we pray Somebody say amen. Amen.
Amen. All right. Thank you so much pastor paying for joining us. Feel free to listen in as long as you can. If you have to jump off we do understand but thank you for blessing us this morning with that beautiful invocation. Thank you. God bless you, sir.
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All right, those who are joining us virtually we will cut off public comment after our first two presentations. So please make sure that you raise your hand those who are here in person as well. Please make sure that you receive a public comment card as we will cut off public comment after our first two presentations. I will now turn the floor over to Councilmember Benson followed by councilmember Callaway for two presentations and I'm going to ask if we could do our pitchers at the end so that we can go down one time. Yep. Councilmember. Are we going to separate but just after both are done? Yep. Councilmember Benson the floor. Is yours.
And member Dr. Hall has joined us good morning.
If I can be joined by the Tim's family, please.
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So today it's an honor and a privilege to recognize a great educational leader within the city of Detroit and we're joined by his wife today, Miss HIMS. Behind every great man My wife tells me that a woman who rolls her eyes like to also say a great woman as well. So this is a Spirit of Detroit award and it is presented here with as an expression of the gratitude and esteem of the citizens of Detroit to Mr. Byron G. Mims, Detroit Public Schools community district retiree in recognition of exceptional achievement, outstanding leadership and dedication to improving the quality of life. Councilman Scott Benson the choice City Council celebrate Mr. Timmons for 32 years of service to dpscd and our community now just let that sink in. There are many people here who have not reached that age of 32 years. But here's stands before you someone who's retiring who gave that level of service to the children in the city of Detroit. 32 years of dedicated service to the children's city of Detroit over over the years he has served as an emotional impairment and math teacher. After his promotion to assistant principal at Fisher magnet lower Academy in the third district. He worked diligently to ensure the operations of the school ran smoothly by supervising and managing programs and working with the principal and staff to adhere to guidelines. As a mentor, teacher and leader. We appreciate you Mr. Tan for molding the next generation. May God continue to bless you in your future endeavors.
Thank you congratulate you.
And so if you weren't Mr. Tim, but just want to add so we met Mr. Tim's doing our work with our hats, gloves, socks, scarves and coats drives and Mr. Timmons was a critical component to our success as well as Miss Smith who was also a recent retiree and here today if you could wave your hand Miss Smith, all also a committed leader to the education and mentorship and leadership of our youth, but to make sure that all of the students and so even with 32 years he ensured that we were able to give 1000s of coats to the youth there at official lower middle school right there. In the third district. And one of the biggest metrics that hit me was when the principal told us that without our coat and hat drive, 90% of the children would not have winter coats. And so I just want you to think about that. Nine out of 10 children would not have the proper gear to go to school annually. And so Mr. Tim's and all the other things he did helped us to ensure that the children in that area were able to go to school and focus on education and not worry about being cold or feet being frosted and things of that nature. So it's critical and Mr. Tim's a few words. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman Benson. It has been a privilege and honor to work with you and your staff. And I want to thank you for coming into our school, become a community partner doing the things that are needed to make sure that our students are warm and safe. I want to thank my principal, Dr. Shakira green and also Miss Smith who had they have been amazing. They make sure that everything runs smoothly and and that they have the children at heart, the best interests of our students and I'm so grateful. I also want to thank my wife and my two kids and my three grandkids right. We now get an opportunity. My wife has retired also. So we get an opportunity to spend some time with them and travel a bit. So thank you, and thank you to the council. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you councilmember Benson, and congratulations to you, sir. And we now will turn the floor over to Councilmember Callaway for a special presentation.
Thank you, Madam President. And good morning, everyone. Before I read the resolution, I'm going to ask the family to stand and the friends of Colette Williams where you are if you could just please stand so we can all see you. Morning. Morning. We see principal Phillips over there from Cass tech. Okay, and if you all can be seated I'm gonna not read the entire resolution but Mr. Colette Williams was born to Horace Bedford Williams, and Lily Belle McCoy. And before I started, um, I have incredible policy analysts on my team, Brianna Williams and she is the daughter of Colette Williams so you're gonna amazing job and she just celebrated her birthday so Yeah, happy birthday again. Mr. Colette Williams was born to Horace Barrett Williams and Lily Belle McCoy and Dover Delaware on June 18 1957. He is one of 13 siblings. He first moved to Michigan with his family in 1958 Following the military assignment of his family to Selfridge Air National Guard Base. He graduated from Mount Clemens High School in 1976 and moved to Detroit in 1984. And whereas Mr. Williams for the past three and a half decades, has served as a photographer and businessman in the city of Detroit. He opened his first photography location on West McNichols in 1984. He started Motown portrait photography located on the historic avenue of fashion. In 1989, Motown portrait photography has photographed 1000s of school yearbook, pictures and class activities. his proudest endeavor is creating over 35 years of memories for parents and family members of elementary, middle and high school students and the Detroit metro area. Whereas Mr. Williams revitalize single handedly if I might add, single handedly revitalize the avenue of fashion, through its toughest times through his business endeavors, Motown portrait photography has done a phenomenal job in developing opportunities in the seven mile and Livermore area. He has created jobs for over 1500 high school students from all over the city with the success of Motown portrait photography, Mr. Williams. Invested right back into the avenue of fashion business community coming the largest property owner on the avenue of fashion and if I might add real quiet about it just real quiet about real quiet about it. Creating premium commercial buildings for lease and most recently founding Avenue community service a 501 C three nonprofit organization to advocate for and support business owners in that business corridor. And whereas Mr. Williams has established himself as one of the nation's premier photographers, he was commissioned to photograph South Africa's late President Nelson Mandela when he was released from prison. Additionally, yeah, absolutely. That's historic. Additionally, Mr. Williams has photographed Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris, civil rights icon Rosa Parks, and Secretary of State Colin Powell, among countless other celebrities. And politicians. Mr. Williams work is featured in Detroit's own Charles H. Wright Museum and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. And whereas Mr. Whitman's most satisfying accomplishments in his journey as a businessman and photographer is seeing the kids who used to work for him thrive. Many of them come back to visit him, and they appreciate the opportunity he gave them. Mr. Williams is an outstanding businessman in our city and a world class photographer who has truly served his community now, therefore, be it resolved. Councilwoman Angela Whitfield Callaway, the Detroit City Council and all Detroiters hereby commend Mr. Colette Williams on his extraordinary accomplishments. Mr. Williams, we celebrate you and honor you, and we thank you for all your contributions to the city and the avenue of fashion. And, sir, if you can just make your way to the podium if you'd like to share a few words with your family. Please join him at the podium. Mrs. Williams and your son and your daughter Mrs. Miss Williams.
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Good morning. Morning.
I want to thank the Detroit City Council member and Councilmember Callaway for honoring me here today. I also want to say thank you to by beautiful family, brands, mentors, and the wonderful people of Detroit whose strength and creativity inspire me every day. I open Motown portrait photography nearly 40 years ago, and the business quickly became a pillar in our community. I have since devoted my time to developing retail spaces along historic avenue of fashion and advocating for our community through an app through my nonprofit organization. Avenue community service. I will continue to work hard to see Detroit at his best. Thank you again Detroit City Council. And I have to say this is probably one of the hardest thing that I've ever had to do. Thank you.
Congratulations. All right. All right. I've never known
any of my colleagues want to say anything. But you've been doing some amazing things on the avenue of fashion. We really, really do appreciate you when things were down and out for a lot of the businesses you helped to, you know, grow with them up and offered opportunities to those who really couldn't go outside of the city and afford any real estate. You were able to negotiate and help them open up startup businesses and some of them are still there today. I know that to be true. I know that personally so I we appreciate you so much. I don't know if my colleagues want to say anything to you because I know maybe some of them know you. But Madam Chair Yeah,
I don't know him personally, but I've heard based on what member Callaway just read I know principal Phillips said that you were best friends, best friends. And so just congratulations on all that you've accomplished. And it's an honor to have you here to present the award on behalf of member Callaway. So we truly appreciate you. Thank you and thank you so much. All right. Thank
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All right. Thank you again to Councilmember Calloway constantly Robinson for those awards into both of the honorees. Thank you so much for your service and congratulations. And we will now proceed back to our agenda for this morning. We're going to cut off our public comment as well. And we will have a brief overview of the neighborhood Solar Initiative update and those who are with us can please come down and join us here at the podium.
And before you begin I know that just a few days ago, I think Friday there was an announcement of the first phase and then subsequent news articles came out and then we also have on our agenda two items that will be referred to internal operations. That are going to be taken up. And so this will have more discussion. And so looking for more of kind of a high level overview we have had several public comments. individuals come down just expressing their support in or not support for the project. So we wanted to get an overview on where things were. So thank you all for being here and just state your name and titles in the floor is yours.
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right, let's do it. How's it go? I'll use my inside outdoor voice. How's that? That is exactly what I was gonna say, Madam President. So I'm Trisha Stein. I am the mayor's Chief Strategy Officer. I have two of my colleagues here with me today in person, and one of my colleagues, virtually, who has joined us and we do want to provide an overview of the mayor's solar neighborhood project. So I'm just going to tee it up and then turn it over to my colleagues there are four items actually on your agenda today, two contracts and two resolutions that will be referred to various committees. So it's been a year ago that the mayor announced the Naver so the neighborhood solar project, it really is an endeavor to develop approximately 200 acres of city land or land inside the city inside the city of Detroit for clean renewable energy. And this is two outcomes that we really are hoping to garner from this initiative, which is one redevelop land, mostly that is vacant flood prone to blight. You haven't tribal. Alright, how's that? That is mostly vacant, prone to blight and illegal dumping. So these are areas that have seen decades of disinvestment. So that is the first goal that we are hoping to achieve with this endeavor. The second is to realize the city's climate change goals and really fulfill the promise that city council made in 2019 when it approved the greenhouse gas ordinance. So with that, I'm going to turn it over to a group executive Ray Solomon from the department neighborhoods to talk about the community engagement project that got us to where we are today. Thank you.
Good morning to the chair. So I'll take you back to the announcement thing believe it was at a charter meeting in District Three. The mayor suggested this program a way to use some vacant land that is traditionally overtime had been blighted. We opened up an application that very next day to show interest. We had maybe 70 Odd community groups and just individuals fill out the applications was only application which only asked Hey, can you have your team come over and give us more information. So from there, we helped start meetings and a lot of folks self disqualified. I got aside a lot and I want solo on my side. But fast forward. We drilled it down to 19 groups being a partner with our solar specialists to talk about filling out the application. How did you get into this program, which led to 10 would lead to to bagging now during that process, it was never been in Greek style. The mayor has been adamant about we're only going to go where the residents want so now that's how we currently have a finalist of eight finalists. So we've had over 60 plus meetings. We knock door to door and it's a two man team on the dawn. So we also acquired a company to help do lit drop for those that are not as savvy with phones and getting invites. So we actually went door to door knock doors and dropped flyers. Just wanted to make sure that we touched everyone in the area and what was most important the residents during our meetings. They designed the footprint for the solar away and they also design the footprint for the community benefits that will be received as a result to the program. Thank you now introduced to fair
there to cheer. I fear Russian with offices stainability. I've been working with this project mostly with the neighborhood so their partners who I wanted to make sure that you knew there are two here today from one from equal works and one from community communities power. But I really want us to talk about the economic benefits for the residents that are in the solar areas. So there are 21 owner occupied homes in the that are doing a voluntary buy in with the city within the 100 acres they will be receiving double market value or a minimum of 90k for their home. For residents who are in the boundaries in the community benefit boundaries, they will be receiving 15 to 25k in energy efficiency upgrades we anticipate that they that we will relate to about a 10 to 20% savings on their utility bills, which is amazing. I also wanted to highlight the equity fund which you'll see in the fact sheet which will allow us to pursue the voluntary buy ins and the remaining five areas of which there are 31 homes that would like that would have the option to purchase.
Just to continue with our update. There are two contracts that are on your agenda today that will be referred to public health and safety. public lighting department has entered into these contracts we've chose to developers. So while there will be six total solar neighborhoods selected, we are starting with three so we really want to get some lessons learned hopefully gain some best practices along the way and good developers will divide those six neighborhoods equally so the first developer is light star renewables. They're out of Boston, Massachusetts. They are a national leader on urban farming around solar. It's called Agra Rotax. So we're very excited but Tefera is leadership and with light star to be able to develop this technology here in the city. of Detroit and use our vacant land. Also for urban farming and solar arrays. They will be in the Gratiot Finley and the State Fair area. The second contract is DTE so local developer they have around 30 solar arrays around the state and they will be signed to the VanDyke Lynch neighborhood. And the developers will be responsible for doing the community benefits that tip Vera just mentioned. They will administer those in coordination with the Department of neighborhoods and the opposite sustainability will do assessments of the homes collectively together, we will negotiate what level of our community benefits what the scope of work looks like before any work starts that includes energy efficient appliances, roofs, windows weatherization, and then also they are responsible for negotiating a neighborhood agreement that they must get buy in regarding what the design of the green space looks like the fencing and the maintenance. And then these contracts are 35 year agreements once they start generating power. And inside that contract, they must decommission so take down all of the solar arrays and properly decommission them when the contracts expire. I see that we've also been joined by CFO J rising so I'm gonna ask him to come up and talk about the financing and how we are going to pay for this both for the upfront cost and the utility conversion funds and then also on an ongoing basis.
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thank you. Good morning, everyone. So I will just talk briefly about the sources of financing and how they structure the financing. may work. There's the upfront costs, which is the land acquisition, the site preparation, the demolition costs. There's a appropriation which has been ongoing for before my time from something called the utility decommissioning fund. We've we're suggesting repurposing that. But as a utility conversion fund. It was formed a number of years ago to pay for costs related to decommissioning Mazursky and some of the other power stations. Those plants had pretty much been already to the extent we didn't need to need to decommission them. Expensive expenses have been incurred. There's about $23 million left in this fund, of which $14 million would go for the upfront costs of support legal administrative costs, property acquisition and renovation and demolition site preparation for that purpose. We can also take another approximately $4 million of that cause, oh that fun to take care of the other five neighborhoods so that the people who are living in those neighborhoods on those sites are not kind of left in limbo waiting for the project to occur. without really any ability to sell their homes. So we offer them that same opportunity to sell their homes early, using the the utility conversion fund for that purpose and allow them to move as we wait to come back to this phase two. The phase three of the of the project. There's been an appropriation in this year's budget of a million dollars for purposes of paying the costs of actual delight star into DTE for the purposes of the operation of the project. So what really what we do is in this project, and it's done, I think indicated, is that we've hired someone to come in to construct and operate and sell the electricity. We pay a fixed price for the operation of that and the construction of the of the solar fields. And anything that we receive. They receive for sale the electricity credit is accredited against that price. But the net is what comes to us as a net as a liability. We expect that to be about about as a net price about $2 million dollars a year and after the reduction of services that lawn mowing, police run so everything we estimate that costs be about million dollars a year. So that will be more than likely in the 2016 budget. There may be some if the project finishes early in the 2015 budget 25 budget I mean 2026 budget will start to incur most of the costs because you don't start until the project is complete.
All right. Thank you. And lastly we will move to Cooperation Council so you have joined us virtually Good morning.
Good morning.
Thank you very much please excuse my physical absence concert President members of the council the what you're going to have in front of you the resolution of necessity most particularly is going to be the city council's declaration of a public purpose. I just want to read Madam President, just one whereas which I think will define for the audience and for the council members themselves. Exactly what we're doing today. The Solar Initiative is for the use, purpose and the benefit of the public through the generation of electricity, mitigating the worst impacts of the climate crisis and progressing toward the City of Detroit's renewable energy and climate goals. It is in the best interest of the public to facilitate the elimination of blighted parcels, thereby alleviating complex conditions blight and economic deterioration. This is what we are attempting, Madam President and members of the council to do. This is an effort to do two things at once, within the framework of a very positive very well articulated public purpose, which segues directly into one of the significant questions that will be before the council which I will speak to more thoroughly but the bottom line is this. The Solar Initiative is a public use, for which the city may acquire private property through its power. of eminent domain and because the Solar Initiative is a governmental function. It is exempt from the city's zoning ordinance. This is a public use a public function, a governmental responsibility, thus not private and thus not subject to zoning. What we have once we have the declaration of public purpose for the acquisition of the property, we also have the basis for the goal forward plan, not dependent or attached to the zoning ordinance. There's obviously much more discussion to come documentation to be supplied. But that Madam President, is the brief overview of what we've been working on this past year.
Right. And with that, Madam President, we are here to answer any questions. All right,
thank you so much for that overview and again, to my colleagues, this will be in committee this week in both planning, not planning but public health and safety and internal operations. So we just wanted to high level today. Any questions now that probably people like to ask or statements, concerns? Yes, Councilmember Jensen.
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you all for the presentation. I want to ask what did we learn when O'Shea Park was developed? I know Mr. Allen, you talked about you know, doing two or three neighborhoods initially and identifying best practices to move forward but have we learned anything from O'Shea Park?
Oh, say Park was DTE project and it did not come for community benefit. So I was on the ground working with that. And the very first meeting we had was with O'Shea Park and the mayor said what did we get right? What did we get wrong? And basically it was the benefits. We want a benefit factor to this now. To DTS credit. They did do some cleaning in the area. A lot of homes just got some weatherization. So some things were did but not to this extent where a minimum of 15 to 25,000 goes into the equity of your home
All right, thank you and I, when we had the brief discussion in iOS, previously, we talked a little bit about the community benefits, so I reserved that conversation until Wednesday. But the other thing I wanted to ask is, are residents able to get solar panels on their roof? Are they able to get anything as a community benefit as a part of this for them to reduce their energy use?
Yeah. to the President. To member Johnson, thank you for that question. This is something that we negotiated with our developers both contracts have a long list of energy efficiency upgrades. That a few of them that I mentioned, residential solar is absolutely one of those options. And that is something that we talked about that we need to get homes either solar ready, or if they're there and meet the homeowners where they are with that full assessment and coordination on the scope, if they're ready, and if they want, they too can get solar on their home or in their side yard to be part of this program and take advantage full advantage of the benefits that come and the lower energy bills that will result
Thank you. I look forward to greater conversation around implementation of that. And the community benefits package. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you so much, member Johnson. Councilmember Benson.
Thank you. I just want to say thank you all for bringing this to the city of Detroit and even having the willingness to take on the the damage that it takes to actually think through this and try to find a way to actually generate an offset our carbon footprint and to comply with our own law. You're gonna see the choice when it comes to our greenhouse gas reduction on it. So thank you that for that. Number one. I've got a question for LPD and CPC staff. And so I know as an urban planner, just looking at the zoning, just having a concern when it comes to how we're going to establish what could be considered an industrial use in residential areas and not go through the typical zoning process. And just want to talk to one of our CPC members to see what law actually authorizes the city to waive the state require with ARB and when it comes to zoning.
Madam Chair, yes, that was to LPD to Director tat.
Thank you, Madam President. Good morning to this honorable body. Through you madam president and member Benson. I will try to be brief, recognizing that this is a complex issue, and administration has indeed put a great deal of time in this. We have had conversations going back to the late fall with Miss thigh and corporate Corporation Counsel with regard to the project. We've also met with Bruce Coleman. And we are really an ongoing conversations as to the impact given your concern member Benson. We certainly agree that the implications here are significant as significant as the merits of pursuing the project itself, given all that is potential through it. With regard to the exemption, we are aware of two approaches legislation that was approved back in November state legislation that was approved back in November of last year does offer an out if you will an exemption? I don't believe that was this that Corporation Counsel was speaking to certainly I will leave it to him to speak more specifically to that provision. What I believe he was speaking to in his earlier comment was that the declaration of a public purpose in this instance would then allow for an exemption. We are researching the matter and we're not aware of such an take an approach being taken in the past or the merits of it, certainly, Mr. Whittaker, I think can speak a little bit more to some of the research that we have done however, we are certainly open to these sorts of discussions. what currently exists in the zoning ordinance is some level of exemption for DWSD facilities but by and large DWSD facilities as well as PLD facilities have historically complied with zoning across the city. So again, we're certainly interested in this further discussion over these next few months over what will in fact be necessary. We do have concerns which we raised initially with the administration as it concerns the legality and the precedents that may be being set by the action before you or as presented by Corp counsel. What I will say and I think again, member Benson at you as a professional planner, have alluded to the merits of the project decide the legality aside, not to diminish either. We are concerned about the impact, when you do essentially take what as you have characterized as an industrial use, given the scale of it and introduce it in this way without it being consistent with Sony, is the impact that that then has on the zoning ordinance has on the surroundings, the impact that that also on the master plan, given that our master plan does not necessarily speak to such facilities. And then and of course, given the fact that we are currently in the process of doing a master plan update. I think in general, the concern is for the imbalance if you will, that projects of this size of this scale might create again within zoning within our zoning and our master planning schemes. When O'Shea was put in, it was put in as a pilot, as I believe was indicated. And we have been working through our zoning consultant on advancement of that process. It was never intended that we would have a solar array or solar farm to continue to be a conditional use in a PR zone, the PR zone being Parks and Recreation. We only did it as a pilot because of dt ease desires. We have been working on ways of trying to advance this. And our zoning consultant for zoning Detroit did look at the possibility of smaller scale type facilities being implemented within or adjacent to neighborhoods. But by and large to your point remembered Benson facilities such as this this scale were seen as industrial uses and would be located in industrial districts.
Okay, great. Thank you very much and this coming to public health and safety really looking forward to having some robust conversations around how we engage a community, how we implement such a use and it sounds like there may be some state law that supersedes and preempts us from making the decision here. But even with that, we can still ensure that whatever is implemented is done with an intent to empower and lead with equity, just like we learned in Seattle. So really looking forward to hearing what your plans are and how you plan to do that. I also see Mr. Whitaker has stood up with something to say I am sure that
we have been asked to serious questions primarily by member Whitfield Callaway. And we prepared a rather extensive writing that we don't want to it will be a privileged writing so we don't want to preempt it. By much discussion today. I think Mr. Todd and Corporation Counsel has covered a number of the top was generally Of course we've taken a look at that we have a meeting scheduled for your for your information. We have a meeting scheduled with Cooperation Council and his team on Thursday for and then after that time, we will release our report to you. But as has been said today, this requires a lot of thought and consideration before you act and we want to give you as much knowledge as we can to help you make your decision. And
Madam President and I will end with this. And so with the zoning considerations, in addition to the community benefits that have been laid out, promises that have been told to my own bosses in the third district around the city airport. Back community has seen level of disinvestment since the 1980s. And so there have been promises made this is an opportunity to have promises kept. So really interested in what's going on how we plan to fund that will community benefits. Are they fair? And then is what we're planning to do fair to the rest of the community and will it add to the quality of life? So we're really interested in having those conversations and look forward to robust challenging questions being asked. So please be prepared. Thank you,
ma'am. Thank you, member Benson. Yes, member Callaway,
thank you. Thank you, Mr. Whitaker. And I hope we slow this train down. It's unfortunate we've done press conferences, and we've not agreed to anything. This is the first time we're hearing about it. In terms of a formal presentation, so to call have a press conference, like some decisions have been made. To me it's very, very premature. And inconsiderate and disrespectful to this body. I'm feeling disrespected. And to dangle a few carrots in front of people che is where I grew up. That's where I used to play. That's where my brother was on a baseball team and to put a solar farm out there with DTE signs on and saying stay out. And you left we left a slither a property for children. To play with or to swing playscape and a bench
because it
had tall grass and some light and perhaps some illegal dumping solar farms are not the answer to illegal dumping and blight and crimes. It's not after we put a solar farm in Novi, after we put a solar farm in the neighborhood smack in the middle of Birmingham, then come back and have that conversation with me. I grew up over there. Every time I go there. There's heartbreaking but those little black boys and girls have nowhere to play because we have a huge solar farm sitting there that's there for the next 20 something years that was only supposed to be a pilot. So absolutely today and forevermore until we put solar farms in Birmingham, Bloomfield West Bloomfield, and in Palmer Park, karma woods. They they're gonna tell you no. So on behalf of those who are voiceless, no you haven't been forgotten. It's being twisted. It's been twisted. You do we should not be putting solar farms in the middle of a neighborhood. I don't care if the properties are have been vacated. I don't care about empty houses. Let's build some housing, not solar farms. People need housing, not solar. Farms. So solar prime is not going to help one individual in that it's going to help the buildings down here and DTE. Let's build up our infrastructure. But solar farms solar parks, solar gardens, whatever you want to call it, is named by the it's it's known by the same name. It's not the answer to tall grass it's not the answer to blight. It is not. When we put it in your neighborhood and come back and have a constant conversation with me. You're not going to let it go in your neighborhood. You're not going to let it go on your neighbor because you don't care about those individuals over there. That's my opinion, and I'm entitled to it. I grew up over there when I went back. It's heartbreaking looks something out of Mars or I Am Legend. I encourage everyone to go over there and look at Greenfield and capital Street and tell me what you feel spiritually. When you go over there. What is it Doug do to your spirit? Man? It's horrible what they've done over there. It's horrible. And I'll continue to say that loudly. It's terrible what we've done over there because of some tall grass blight and illegal dumping and some crime. We still have illegal dumping. We still have blight. We still have crime in the city solar farms are not the answer. And I'll continue to say that. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you.
Thank you so much. Councilmember Calloway. Before I go the member hog operation Council. You had your hand raised. Ma'am.
I just wanted to say what LPD director Whitaker said we're meeting Thursday to continue the discussion. As Madam President. So with that, I'll leave it there. Okay, thank
you, Councilmember Doha.
Thank you, Madam President. And first let me say I appreciate the honorable council member from District Two encouraging people to come to the seventh district, particularly in that community that I represent. And one of the main reasons that we talk about engagement and the importance of engagement is knowing who the people are. We can talk about what happened four or five years ago, we can talk about when O'Shea stood there. Or we can talk about the future, which I think is more important. So as I can speak to this specifically, there has been a level of community engagement. The question was asked earlier, what have we learned from O'Shea is that DTE did not engage the residents over there as we are engaging the folks now, in that area. There are community groups that I win, who support the plan who have not door to door, talking to every resident of that affected area. And well we talk about those times and I agree I'd love to have more housing as well. But we don't have a magic wand and a gazillion dollars to put houses every vacant spot across the city of Detroit. So we got to get creative. And when we talk about getting creative, that also involves us thinking about the future thinking about
green and renewable energy and investing in that infrastructure as well. And so, you know, one of the reasons that I support this project particularly, is because yes, I have seen that area, and I was very pissed, to be honest, to have a conversation about solar that one of the first things I stated was what a young lady, one of our community leaders told me at a community meeting about the O'Shea solar field and what did not happen then, and what the comparison of what is happening now relative to the engagement, and that is one of the reasons I said Okay, well we let's look at this and on the fence literally, but I think this is different. I think we are talking about a private solar field, as opposed to something that the city the city will be responsible for. And so I don't want the narrative to get twisted in that way. Second of all, relative to our recreations and I'm thankful we got to come into district seven. So I just asked the respect that we speak about the residents of district seven, particularly those in that area. They have been engaged. All you have to do go up to Detroit impact go up to talk to many of these community groups that are engaging folks, right here in my district. Now I can't speak for district two. I can't speak for Palmer. I know you said put them in Palmer Park. I'm sure folks would love to do that as well. But in that area where folks right now look at their property and possibly work where could it go? And then look at this program that again came from Community Engagement folks were asked what would you like to see I would like more money to be able to fix my house. I would like 15 to $25,000 to put on my roof because I've been applying to roof programs and no one fixes roofs or nobody fixes windows or nobody fixes these things that will help my bill come down. I think we got to look at the benefit of each plan that exists. I think that is very important. But what I implore folks in the press conference even yesterday is that you talk to the neighbors of that surrounding community because they live there every day. Every single day. They see the Blight every single day and they shouldn't have I think I agree with you member Callaway. It is not the answer to blight. I don't think anyone is saying that. We got we have to tackle blight. We got to be tough on blight cleaning our communities up period. But I think there is an opportunity to revitalize neighborhoods in a way that we are moving forward and for the next generation. We can use the utility conversion file which came from decommissioned sites where we used to pollute the air literally pollute the air and utilize funds from that to create something renewable and more greener. I'm all for it. Thank you Madam President. Thank you number two. President Pro Tem Tate. Thank you Madam President. And I know that we have a meeting schedule a little bit later today. We've been doing a lot of conversation about the project. As you know, I'm not all of it. I'm not there yet. Still gathering information from my residents and I have some of the same concerns. It's been hell or the dimension at this table. Not a secret whatsoever. I've always wanted to make sure that our residents know exactly what they are agreeing to. And there has been I will say, especially in district one, a lot of community engagement with those who are affected and will potentially receive the assistance for energy saving products. But as we learn there are still people outside of those areas who are completely unaware of what's going on and what the process is. We had some of those who showed up at our last meeting. And I know that there isn't again and intense desire to touch those folks will be receiving those benefits. But we're a community and so I always say we can't just say you are important. You are the ones that deserve the information, but you all you don't matter catch up later on. There's got to be a larger conversation which we again plan to continue to have within district one and I understand that the proposed phase if you will, for district one is coming a little bit later, which would allow for those conversations, but you know, my questions still remain the same in terms of what does it look like? You know what does it look like from the outside for the residents? How do they have the ability to determine are we talking trees or or bushes that cover this solar garden because again, we look at the private installation over there, oh che it is not attractive whatsoever from the outside. From the freeway, you name it, it just looks like an industrial area period. And so those are questions that again in terms of what happens if in the midst of this, there is a change in the leadership in the White House. How does that affect this process? So a lot of these are questions that we still need to go through in addition to the question about the statement ability with the zoning said a lot of questions. I just want to make it very clear and put it on the record. I'm not sold on it at this point. Still gathering information, making sure that my constituents are even those who say I support making sure that they understand what they support it and for those who are living in the surrounding area just a block away because we heard that well no I live right in the next block Why did not know anything about this gotta increase that level of discourse. And the general vicinity. I'm willing to help do that. But I say that to say, while I'm willing, I'm still not there yet and looking forward to the conversations that we are going to continue to have. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you President Pro Tem Tate. Councilmember Young. Thank you before I begin, Madam Clerk, did you acknowledge me? So you acknowledge me, Madam Clerk acknowledge me. What's our question? Oh, no. Thank you. Appreciate that acknowledgement. Okay. So obviously, we're going to have more conversations about this as it goes on, because we're not voting on this today. So I just want to kind of give a brief overview while supporting it. So 30% of Detroit errs, are energy burdened. Currently, now 38% of that is our Latino community. And 45% of dads are African American. So everyone in industry, your story is burdened by the status quo, which is Latin for the mess that we're in. Now. They are paying more out of their pocket than they should be for the services of energy that's being provided. And from my understanding, the way this is crafted is with the minimum of $15,000 that the residence would qualify for in the areas where they're living around this. There was opportunities for for them not only to be to receive that money, but also to have energy upgrades so they can reduce their energy bill by 10% on the low, the 20% on the high, so that means there's more money for them to be able to spend on the things that they need food clothing. Um, I think 43% of the stage Detroit is Halliburton. That means they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. This is more money towards that goal, and I agree we should invest more in house, but I'm the type of guy I think we can do. Both. We can walk and chew cornbread at the same time. I think we're capable of doing that. And so I think that this is an opportunity for us, one to be able to hurt those that have been hurting from this tremendously. But also, this is an opportunity for us to be able to make sure that we have we deal with the issue of climate change. That not just us but our children and their children. afterwards. We will breathe clean air, beer, drink clean water. This is going to be something that's going to benefit us long term. And I also think the fact that you have 90 The people who are the properties that are directly impacted could qualify to receive $90,000 I think that's a big deal. I'm not saying it's perfect. Nothing is but I think that was putting us in the right direction in terms of climate. Change. I think he's putting us in terms of right direction, in terms of energy efficiency. But more importantly, I also think that if we don't do this, and we have the pipe in the energy, it is going to be a significant tax increase or pause the citizens and that's my primary concern. I think that the taxes are too damn high to see the trade. And I think that people have been overtaxed very long time. And the reason why we're doing this is because when we want to be energy efficient and achieve our climate goals, but we also want to make sure that we're not over taxing residents and that we're trying to keep money in their pocket so they can afford the things they need to afford, especially as costs are rising, not just in the city Detroit in the state of Michigan and across the country. So I'm a supporter of this. I look forward to having more conversations about this in the future. I agree with member of Callaway. We do need to be more transparent. We do need to have more conversations that like the biggest room in the world is a room to improve. And we all can make improvements. So I want to be able to do that. And we need to talk to our constituents and our residents as well and give them the hard settle of why this is important and why it's necessary. So I look forward to working with you I look forward to talk to the constituents about this in the future. But I think that for the greater good of Detroit, this legislation needs to pass. Thank you, Madam President. All right.
So we will end the discussion now understanding that a lot more questions in as was mentioned robust discussion. Did you ever hear my Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Waters, that is? Remember water.
Alright. So thank you, and good morning. Just a couple of questions. First, tell us how this is going to save residents money, you know, on their on their energy bills, and because there's nobody that wants that no more than that, hey, my bill is too high. Okay. So I want you to explain how that's going to happen. Remember Yun just talked about the whole property tax piece. I want to understand how that's going to be a savings and a residence needs to understand that as well. And then if the neighborhood director you recall early on I did ask that you have you have the residents to sign off on it. I kind of like to see a chart, if you will, indicating number of people by community who was in favor of it and in addition to that, that chart should probably at least in that list in that final column. What some of the concerns or as it relates to that, and then that gives all of us a clearer picture, neighborhood by neighborhood. And I know that's asking you to do additional work, but you know, it's worth it. It is worth it is certainly yes for me to understand. And so that I can better explain it. Because I'm not going to have it in my neighborhood. I can I can see that. However, you know we have to make sure that people understand how they're going to save on that energy bill and Lord knows we need to save on their energy on our energy bills. And just want us to simplify things so that people understand what they're getting into. I mean, we all win. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilmember waters. You want to respond, please.
And sir, just share? That's an excellent question. And I just wanted to share how that actually looks. So in our homes we are losing a lot of energy. For example, if you have your window open in your home, right and you've turned on the heat, money's going out the door basically. Well in our homes, we have cracks we have all kinds of things that are we're losing energy in our homes so that means that we have to pump more energy in and our our bills go up, especially in the housing stock in Detroit. We have homes that some homes are not made of brick, we have homes that have need all kinds of home repair. And so this is a pot of money where we can do ceiling we can do energy efficiency appliances to where you're lowering the amount of energy that you're using in the home. And that way you don't need to purchase as
much. So as a follow up, Madam President, all right, so So I get that you're going to offer people in that communities monies to make such repairs is what you're saying? Correct. So that's one piece of it. The other piece of it is what about the other communities go generally when you have solar is supposed to help everybody throughout the city? Yes. So can you address that part? Sure.
I know that one of the concerns I've heard in community is around I'm sorry, this okay. Is around why is the energy going to offset city buildings. And it's important to understand that there is Michigan legislation called Community Solar that would allow for a third party to benefit from a solar array off site. So all of this, the proposal here is to have city owned property that would then offset city owned buildings, right. And so we are still that's that legislation is sitting in, in you know in Congress right now. And so we we are in support of that of community solar. But until we see that legislation on an on the state level, we aren't able to provide that service and that's why we are doing the community benefits in the form of energy efficiency upgrades. So the solar benefits would have to come from the property owner. As current legislation says,
okay, okay. Just one other thing. Have you checked into why that legislation is not moving? And how much money was put into that again, was it by 369 billion or something?
Was it I don't have that number? Yes, we have been in communication with a number of community orgs and activists who are definitely pushing that issue. It's an issue we support. There, you know, honestly, there are there are very big people who don't want it to make make it happen. So as the as the actual.
Okay, all right. All right. All right. The conversation will continue later, I guess. But But thanks so much, man, President and thank you,
thank you, and just really quick. So the three neighborhoods that were chose, there was a 70% or 80%. What was the approval rate of those from the neighborhood that had to approve wanting this in their community? And it's a member waters point you do have like the names of how many were forward and against that that can be submitted to us as documentation because you can say one thing and then the community's like, oh, no, I didn't sign this and that. So what was the percentage for the neighborhood? It
was 100%. For those that that bought? Yes, and we will provide that and as as you suggested, for us to do a survey We absolutely did the survey. So we will tally those numbers and get the information you both are requesting as we continue
to compensate for the first three that are presented to council you're sending with 100% approval. The owner, I don't think you can
actually get some president that was the owner or the owner occupied, the ones that opted in to
Okay, so I just want to see the data as well too. I'm similar to pro tem I'm not completely sold on and I'm looking forward to the dialogue. I know district five was not included at all for my understanding. And so I would love to see some of the data and even with the proposal benefits that were sold to the community district five they still did not want solar farms or solo initiative in our district and I'm assuming as per phase two was well, is that correct? Correct, will not be included. Was there any other districts or just five?
So initially, to the chair, initially, we had applications from every district and like I was explaining a lot maybe didn't have 10 or plus acres or maybe there were a conflict between neighbors where I don't want it and I do want it and again, the mayor has been consistent. You know, we're not going to fight this if they want to move forward is how we move forward. But initially, we did have meetings with some community groups in five as well. I'm sorry, we did have meetings with community groups. And five as well. And they didn't agree. You know, the the nays outweigh the Yeah. So we moved on.
Okay. All right. Well, we thank you all for being here. Thank you so much for the update and we are looking forward to the ongoing conversations with you. I'd love to meet with you guys as well to go over all so thank you all for being here. Appreciate your time. Thank you Cooperation Council. Thank you, Director Todd, and we will now continue with our agenda for this morning. The Journal of the session of Tuesday, June 11 will be approved there being no reconsiderations or unfinished business. We will proceed to the budget Finance and Audit Committee for the budget Finance and Audit standing committee
for enforcement services departments
before reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit standing committee for the internal operation standing committee
to be put in the office of contracting and procurement.
The two reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services Committee.
The reports from various city departments.
The three reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the planning and development standing committee.
Yeah to be posted in the office of contracting and procurement.
The two reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee for reports from various state departments. The five 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 others Madam President,
under communications from the mayor and other governmental officials in agencies, there are no I was my president. All right. We will call for general public comments and everyone will have a minute and a half for public comment this morning. Richard NATO you are Carse.
Good morning. Council members. I'm here again to talk about Corktown parking. You're all there. You saw the problem. It's getting worse. We live right on Michigan and 23 km park. There's no parking. The city supposed to come up with solutions. We've been trying to work with them. You know, it's part of the Western Co Op town Association, where the problem with the people most affected by Michigan central Natha Trumbull area to Trumbull has the power. We don't get any callbacks in the city. They don't care about us. You guys are here to help the small people and I am suggesting that you guys have your own meeting and have a solution for the club cam. Parking one minute and one mile parking is great. That's that's what's the newest thing around the country. And club down could be the beginning of it. We could use it and Avenue A fashion and other areas. It's a cheap way of moving people around. It's a cool way. So she's just and the other thing I wanted to say we should have a definition of what it means to have community engagement. What is community engagement mean? I'm a leader I never get community no one calls me up we all call the people in Trumbull have the frescoes and Trumbull they haven't come to me they didn't talk to me what's going on? I think you guys need to develop what actually means community engagement, what percentage of the people should be there? And people probably should be communicated in many ways, including the churches and things like that for people who can't use different vendors. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Mr. Nedo. Theory Kuhnert followed by Miss Williams, followed by Betty Lyons.
Morning, Lawrence Kuhnert, an elected board member of the broadhead Association. My father Anthony Kuhnert, was a plank owner of the broadhead implored City Council for its historical designation. Please respect my father and all who trained and served at broadhead, please follow your preservation mission. The purchase agreement being discussed is subject to preservation requirements of art and architecture. Yet discussed plans are for destruction of 70% of the architecture adorned with the priceless irremovable art. It may not be apparent that this council never actually voted on this agreement, which was extended upon expiration without council consideration. Please deem contract null and void following your preservation mission and ensure a train station level restoration for a cornerstone of our nation's Arsenal of Democracy All right,
thank you so much. And Miss Williams is not here. Betty Lyons.
Y'all should listen to miss Callaway. Okay, last week, Mr. Tate mentioned the difficulty in changing laws with that defeatist attitude. Black people will still be slaves and three fifths of a man. The same lack of urgency and justice is shown in the thievery of and refusing to return over $600 million in overpaid property taxes to the Detroit residents and it's talking about money that's needed to black or the Detroit residents. This is it. Dugan and Dana nestle the main ones and I have an initial shame that those that have passed on and did not experience justice. So sad, so unjust, so unjust counsel and law or legal explain to us how senior citizens and retirees are required to prove financial eligibility for programs such as hope. But Dan Gilbert is running around spending 10s of millions and money grant money that is refused to the Detroit residents. I'm waiting for that answer.
Thank you, Miss Lyons for your public comments. And Michael Cunningham. That your whole name today Mr. Cunningham.
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okay. Everybody on the sound of my voice Good morning. And I want to thank the city council person that sent someone to the DDOT input meeting. I thank you the people. When you know the representative puts the information in the chat. People just feel like they're being heard. DDOT still not on time all the time. It's like 70% on time, which is getting better than what it was. So it seems like it is climbing this on the 27th We'll have a ride along with another government official. My hotline number is 313-444-9114 you want to join 313444914 I'm not going to tell you what time or what place right now. But if you hit me up, I will let you know. And also on Facebook retroactive fairness. Nope. I'm sorry. I changed it on Facebook. Expensive. vehicle repairs. That's what I put on there. Again, on Facebook, expensive vehicle repairs. I do a lot of outreach in the community. And it is very costly to do repairs on the vehicle and I buy bus tickets and get them out at the bus stops. So I'm still fundraising to keep that mission going. I'm doing the best I can. And I think city counts for all the work that they're doing in the community. And what you do at this table, sometimes you don't get the credit or the thanks. So anyway, thank you so much.
Thank you so much Mr. Cunningham. We appreciate you as well.
I got those flyers too for the 27th
Okay, perfect. We'll get get them from you. Miss more Miss Bernita more followed by Ronald foster to Heelys.
Good morning. I'm here because dealing with our system dealing with Section eight at low income houses and these landlords is not right. I was supposed to be in the buying program well in 2017 I almost two years and I ended up not ended up in the home that I wanted to buy. Okay, due to bullcrap stories that the system's told them. I didn't homeless until a couple years ago, and then pay $4,000 into the home I will be putting in another 40 home and another home where I have electrical plumbing doors all that these problems and nothing being done is not right and I lost a child from being homeless because of what this system then did to me cuz he wasn't able to come where he always came to me not right for me to have to keep going through these things. And I've been through a stroke because of this system. Our section eight and he worked with the landlords, right and let them get away with it. We shouldn't be compensated when we have to go through these aggravation and, and things that take a stone instead of them being able to get their money. That money should go to the tenants. There's in their big money was given for them not to you'd have to still keep in and nothing getting done. I'm going through a lot I have health issues. I have COPD I have grandstander got asthma. My basement not saying don't don't plummet down here is not right. It's ridiculous. Something needs to be done about our system.
Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. Moore. And as always, we will continue to work with you and if we can also make sure Miss Moore gets a copy of the flyer for our housing event Thursday, we will have a lot of service providers on site to address just the issue of housing and we'd love to have you there and to speak your voice to the system and what needs to be changed. So thank you Miss Miss Renita more. Mr. Foster, are you here? Okay. Effiong Effiong na followed by Maryland Fortner?
Yes, good morning. How are you?
Good. How are you?
Good morning. I'm thankful to be here. The council president and then the members. My name is effing NEA. Everybody calls me fe. Yes. And for those that remember the the World Expo that used to be at Cobo Hall 70s 80s voice book African World Expo. Yes. Yes. So. So that's why I'm here today. And this year's Expo is going to be the African World Expo trade and investment conference. And it's taking place at the DoubleTree hotel by by Hilton and, and I you know, Mr. Morton, right Yes, he's part of that. That Hotel. So so we are having the and then is on August 15 and the 16th. And basically, this year is going to be different because what happened was that I haven't been in Detroit for so long. And I'm an architect by profession and went to DOD practice for about 42 years, then retired. Then, after I retired, I started teaching, teaching so so so. So that has been what I've been doing. And that's one reason I've not really been able to come here Missouri temperament school. Better, basically good thing paying to have the expo. As I said, the different distances that the different this time was that I went to back to Nigeria, and I know talk to so many Nigerians in terms of business opportunities in the city, in Detroit and Senators.
Yes, your time, unfortunately.
Good. So. Okay, thank you very much.
We'll get the information will I let everyone have we'll get it out. To all of our districts to make sure people are aware of it. And however we can support you, Fe right. We will do that. Thank you for being here, sir. Thank you have a blessed one. Yes. Yes, member Dr. Hall.
Thank you, Madam President. Fe, I was just gonna say Good seeing you again. Council President beat us to the price but if you get that information, we will push that through. So in short to ensure that this year is conferences is huge. I had opportunity to attend a couple of them before I just very valuable information, good knowledge and bringing folks together to so thank you, Madam President.
Thank you Mr. Fe. Hold on one second before you leave. Councilmember Young.
Man, I'd agree. I just wanna say Good to see Don, good to see you, man. Just just wanna say, hey, we go back like four flags. Okay. Let's say hey to you. Good to see you. Give me the information. I look forward to talking to you. All right.
Thank you. Mr. EPI. Thanks for coming down. We're all excited and looking forward to it. All right. Thank you, sir. Marilyn Fortner?
Yes, I'm here today. I want to thank you all. And I really let my appreciation be shown. And for my son, family and friends, for passing of the ordinance of the door locking. Everyday my son comes to me and memory. MA You know, completus have walked in the gas station. He locked the door on me and alas my life. I can't think of how many times I've gone into a gas station throughout my years and I've never experienced something so traumatizing and tragic. On the clock lagging that gas station door, I'm a son. So I just wanted to be here to thank you all so much for the time and appreciation that you are putting into getting that ordinance passed. So no one ever experiences ever again. Thank you. Thank
you. Thank you so much, Miss Borden. And definitely keeping our prayers around you and your family. I had the privilege of knowing you Mr. Foreigner in Gregory Carlos personally and I told you at the funeral that this was something that we were going to do in honor of your of your son and so you've been so strong throughout this entire process every time I see you just our light and just inspiration. So we love you. We appreciate you and I'll continue to pray for you and your family. And we got a lot of work to do a lot of work to do in this read as it relates to gun violence. We're getting better, but we have more work to be done. But thank you for taking the time to come down and thank you to potentate for CO sponsoring the ordinance with me, and we're looking forward to passing it today.
Okay, thank you so much,
God bless you. All right. We will now go to all of those who have joined us virtually Is that correct? Yep. All right. We will move to the virtual
callers.
Good morning, Madam President. There were 29 hands that were raised before you would cut off public comment. And the first caller is phone number ending in 270. Good morning.
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.
The malfeasance and the skullduggery and the impropriety going on with the Detroit elections to go back for at least two decades, is well documented. And also the city of Detroit needs to counsel the contract with the accounting firm plant Moran. It is on public record that that Moran was not selected by the Detroit auditor general as the city charter mandates but was chosen by the old CFOs office whose financial reports are being audited. By plant Moran that's like allowing Jesse James to choose the Sheriff of the town where he's robbing the bank act. So that's totally improper. Also, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board reported in July of 2023, that there were violations
have a rule
and that Moran's work as well as conflict of interest with his clients, I can provide you with that official report, or anyone else if you would like. And so yes, plant Moran needs to be a contract needs to be counted. They've had it too long. Usually anytime accounting firm has.
Alright, thank you, Mr. Shelton. And yes, feel free to forward any documentation or information that you would like us to review? All right. Thank you, sir. And our next caller please.
next caller is election integrity RU.
Mr. Crowley. Good morning.
Can you hear me clearly?
Go? Yes, we can hear you. Good morning.
Larissa. Phil. The gig is up. Jared is where we gene Evan Walker co busted now. It comes to you. You wanted to be the leader. All right. It's time for you to leave. You got James Tate sitting right next to you in a second position. And then you got Fred your hall over there. Then you got Angela Whitfield Callaway down at the other end. And next to her is Scott Benson. Oh, these positions I'm talking about and been cheated in. Yours included? Because you ran unopposed got ran unopposed to at 2021 election the one where we found in all these fraudulent absentee ballots, yada. They did it to the advocate, Remo jacks. It did it to John F. Kennedy the third. There was no explanation but none of this nonsense. Now. We get down to the nitty gritty you marry Sheffield are not getting ready to be the mayor of the city of Detroit for the simple fact that too, and he was supposed to be able to city council as the president. According to on fraudulent ballots. This casts over in district five district one district to district three. district seven Agnelli you're supposed to be on the council with all his election fraud going on in the city of Detroit black bag group
All right. Thank you. And just so my colleagues know we did schedule a discussion regarding the integrity of the election process for Tuesday, July the ninth. We do have confirmed our Secretary of State Benson Jocelyn. Benson, our city clerk and also all voting is local Michigan, which was requested by one of our colleagues to be present during that conversation. So that will happen on Tuesday, July, the ninth and that will be during our formal session at the beginning to have a overview and update in discussion regarding the integrity of our elections process. Yes, Councilmember?
You know, that's excellent. And I appreciate that. I'm like I was something we had been talking about a long time. Before. I appreciate you responding. I also want to ask you Do we also talk to a loop in the attorney general at all? No, no, she also had some comments you want to say is that something that I need to reach out to?
We can participate? You can just give with your office offline. And if there's any entities that are missing this is to all of my colleagues that you would like President just let us know. And we'll reach out and make sure they're pressing if they're available when that date and time
Yeah, I didn't know if you hit like a fixed list and that was it or schedule,
our discussion, my discussions. We can have whoever you want present here. So we will get with you councilmember Young. All right, our next caller please.
The next caller is Margaret Maddox. Scarlett.
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The next caller is Mark am.
Good morning Council. My name is Mark. I'm a resident of District Six. And I am in support of the solar project. I think turning turning vacant land into solar neighborhoods. The great idea should provide clean energy should help our environment, bring benefits or community. I think this project is a first step towards a greener Detroit and I'm all for it, to be honest. So, yeah, I'm in support and I yield my time. Thank you.
All right, thank you.
Okay,
the next caller is Pedro Perez.
Good morning.
Morning. My name is Pedro Perez. I live in District Six. This solar pilot panel Initiative is a contribution to the production of a king earner his prey convert light alots in solemn farm to help the poor municipal buildings I support this project for air is held we all know the happened with abandoning all these use as properties. It is not only to recover this blight and loss, but we're also moving more and more toward to destroy everyone. Thank you and God bless you.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is William and Davis.
Mr. Davis, good morning.
Good morning can be heard?
Yes, you can.
I thank the city council, especially do get reimbursed on all these commercial properties being taken down. You know, we're spending 10s of millions of dollars on private property that the city should be reimbursed especially in so much the job have not reimbursed the Sydney Chuck retirees in over 10 and a half years for our continued hardships. Also, I think that if you're going to do these solar farms or whether you want to call them you should also look at and see if they turn down houses that people are living there. What are the facts on the property tax for the state of Detroit long term? Because I myself and others have asked the judge to give some type of credit to Sidney chard retirees and seniors. But you know ya could tear down houses don't think about the property tax but I won't do anything to help city chart retirees or seniors in general. Thank you.
All right. Thank you, Mr. Davis.
The next caller is prosecute contractors who poison Maura morning. Good morning.
Thank you for thank you councilmember Callaway and member waters. These solar panels all over the land is not going to help us get what we got to live up under a solar panel. We want houses, you could put them solar panels on our houses on our roofs fix our roofs Do you owe us over a billion dollars in 100,000 homes you just stole from us? I want to make sure that I highlight the fact that the attorney, the Inspector General Ellen ha found out that there were there were living and perhaps not her words but mine i mass poisoning in Detroit's all you gentrified. You come in in Detroit, Detroit is poisoned. This is how it's poisoned. The mayor and administration did all these mass demolitions and they paid contractors to put dirt into holes. Well, they put arsenic by according to the attorney, Inspector General arsenic, mercury and toxic materials. That's why we have the highest asthma rate in the United States because we're breathing dark air. That's when the wind blows that dirt flies all over the city and you know, you think you just poisoning the black people in the in the inner city you poisoning everybody. Mr. Duggan and the administrator. Matt's Iran needs to go to prison and out there.
Right Thank you.
The next caller is bacon
Terry be heard through the Chair. Yes, sir. Ken,
are you doing and once again, council members, I would like to thank you again for the time and being allowed to show up virtually. I am once again here as the president of the safer neighborhood associations to support the solar project. And I know a lot of people spoke to you today about the impact as far as for the city and stuff like that. And I asked you to also think about the impacts of the people. This 930 100,000 $930,000 impact to our homes. The people that are here are gonna allow us to keep the neighborhood that we have. I know that there are people saying, well, we want more housing. I want to keep the neighbors that I have here that they don't have to leave, and that this will impact for more than 30 years. The neighbors that are here fixing their houses or 100 year old houses will help our winter bills will help our summer bills. And these houses will outlast the cookie cutter houses that these developers like we had with Penrhos come in here and drop in our houses will outlast there's if we have the money to take care of it. And if you see another route to take care of my neighborhood at this type of money, please reach out to us and let us know because we have tried and as the Forgotten zip code for a 203 we fall through the cracks of many programs, because they either think we're Highland Park overnight in Highland Park. So if you see another way for us to do such a large impact and keep my neighbors in my neighborhood, reach out to us otherwise please move forward with the solar project because this neighborhood needs it to survive. Thank you very much. And I get by the rest of my time.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Steve broadhead.
Checking sound Yes, we
can hear you. Very good.
Honorable President Sheffield, President Pro Tem tait Distinguished Members. I'm Steve broadhead, Detroit Boyne born grandson of broadhead armory namesake Captain Richard Thornton broadhead and I thank you for this time with you this morning. On behalf of the broadhead family, are proud lineage of military service dating back prior to the Civil War, and the broadhead Association and all veterans. I'm here to oppose any extension of the parade company purchase and potential destruction of up to 70%. Their numbers not mine 70% of the WPA treasured artwork and architecture contained their end broadhead armory recognized by three historic preservation organizations at the federal state and city levels simply must be preserved. The property was a training site since 1893, both prior to and during World War One constructed in the late 30s To train naval and marine reserves up to and through World War Two Korea, Vietnam and on through the late 90s legendary heavyweight Joe Lewis's first fight happened there. That's over 330 plus years of Detroit and military history. broadhead deserves complete preservation and restoration similar to that of the train station and we offer the best option to expediently achieve this noble goal. Respectfully Steve broadhead.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Karen Winston.
memoriam is Winston. Yeah, hello. Yes, we can hear you. Great.
You know, you can smear lipstick on a pig. It's still gonna be a pig. It's not a pig with lipstick. But the thing is, I didn't hear anybody speak about the health aspects of living in an environment you know, we're talking about. He's tried to save money. It's led to look what happened and flat Mignon outside of the box, you know, so you gotta be willing that you personally but be willing money to come to you anyway, for all that energy efficiency. That's called the energy waste reduction. That's the cheapest thing that he could have done. You know, what's the give you the money to make your house, you know, energy efficient without spending that much money but they want to keep that money too. Now, here's the thing. Now work on the cladding problems. 30 years, we have powered all the downtown buildings. You didn't have anybody that knew what they would do on DTE came and took it from you now you want to come back and get involved in that too, gave it to him. Or let those two project managers handled it. What's his name? Brian Mack and Bo Taylor. They are not engineers. They have no business making decisions that you know took the city's assets. And now you because you also supply power to the board. All the pumps on the freeway all that was public lighting power. So then they worked in unison because you got a 42 foot drop from eight mile Wilbur to eight on the river so lose one buck. gonna flood
lipstick on a pig. Thanks.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Detroiters for Tax Justice.
Good morning.
Good morning. Mr. Hyman here. I want to speak first on item 20.7. Regarding the reduction in the administrative fees, charged to the library by the city of Detroit is for Tax Justice Boyd. The Finance Office months and months ago asking for an itemized listing of what those charges were. They were unable to give it and they're still unable to give it. I feel it kind of Cavalier that just after some quote unquote review, that they can just drop that to 48 You know, discounted by 42% which makes me think well, what is the $700,000 that they're charging witness to go to? So we're asking that there be an itemized listing of those costs that are charged to the library that has never occurred? We have boy had not gotten it, and even the things that they're saying that they're paying for now, doesn't come to $700,000 Human Resources, payroll management, that's one person there only less than 300 employees for the library system, allocation of software licensing costs. What is that? So that's the problem. The other thing is that I did hear Corporation Counsel say that the solar fields were for the public. Good. Please understand that. That means that anybody's property is at risk. We're eminent domain. Thank you.
All right. Thank you so much, and I will be sure to follow up via the original memo to request the additional information that was requested by you this morning. Thank you for calling me. next caller please.
The next caller is Samsung SM T two to seven you?
Morning.
Good morning. All right. All right. Can we come back to this caller please.
Okay. The next caller is Chuck for State Fair solar.
All right. Good morning. Yes, we can. Yeah, so
I'm in favor of the state for solar. I'm a resident of the state fairgrounds. I'm also a member of the State Fair Association and also the webadmin for State Fair together that org. I'm in favor of the failure of the state fair project, because in our region, and our area is only been foreclosures in our areas, and having some home sales that go to this project will help the comparable sales, our home values will improve. Also, it's better use than the dumping and grasslands. That that the tractors run over and spread all the garbage all over the place. So it's better than better use than having a large large area of dumping. And also on favorite because of the whole improvements the that are going to be doled out to the each of the each of the things I'm looking forward to having solar on my roof for having my roof work done. So that's all I just would say I'm in favor of it. And thank you for and I yield the rest of my time.
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Detroit ados.
Good morning Detroit ados.
Good morning and through the chair. May I be heard? Yes. We've had some conversations around the solar farms. But I've asked and had one request is that we involve the public health department. What health consequences could solar farms have in our community? And I know this administration, you know is pushing for this without even examining what it would do to the public, the general public. I don't think he cares and obviously, this council is not concerned with the amount of pollution and waste that it will bring solar panels and solar farms, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency created 250,000 metric tons of solar panel waste this year from 2016. That's how much it had. So we have to consider the waste that it creates. And before before we need to hear from the health department and why would we use our own money. This $24 million could be re allocated to help replace windows and roof for the people because the solar panels that you're talking about won't help the entire city. What is going to help us the downtown buildings. So I am not for solar panels. I don't care who's for it but till we have someone from the health department weigh in. Thank you.
All right. Thank you.
The next caller is Cindy Daraa.
Good morning, Cindy Daraa.
Good morning. I've been trying to volunteer for the recreation department. Hopefully that'll materialize soon. I wanted to pass out flyers to let people know about that. They've got libraries that go to and swimming pools, a few of them. But I know we got a grant from the metro parks I think to buy swimming suits kampsen and paid for swimming lessons for a lot of the kids. But really, it's only a token you need. If you look at the numbers, it's great. They're teaching all these kids how to swim. However, how many kids are there out there and and adults that don't know how to swim in the Great Lakes. And it's it's so I think I'd like to see the city provide more lessons. Open up the Williams open up home and young. We got swimming pools, then all the indoor rec centers are closed on the weekends and it's called it's pretty hot. A lot of times we'd like to be able to go swimming. We used to have 11 outdoor pools into our mall down toward Harmon down and put a motel pool in there instead of on like patent as which has 25 yard and it's got talents around the pool so you can fix the lights and the pipe
All right, thank you.
The next caller is Betty a farmer.
Good morning.
Good morning to all within the sound of my voice. Hopefully everybody's doing good. I want to start off by saying I'm Betty a brown and president of soda Elsweyr black association I want to publicly thank honorable council member Callaway for sharing the information for Mr. Marks abala the buyer who has agreed to support the event that we're going to have a rise Detroit neighborhoods today in honor of our late Vice President going to blend with near I really do appreciate you, Council Member. This will be a big help for us. And I'm going to do all that I can to build on that relationship. The event is going to be August 3, we are in need of would like to barbers but if we could get one barber to volunteer from the hours from 11 to three to cut children's hair, we looking for a hair braider we looking for monetary support for our we would like to have a food truck for our bounce house for our school supplies backpacks. This is going to be a family event and waiting patiently. Hopefully we will get our park community signed by my honorable council member their hall.
Madam Chair, all right, thank
you so much. Yes, Councilmember Callaway
thank you so much. Miss Vaughn. If you're still listening was my pleasure to offer marks obey his name to you. I know that he helps a lot of people in our city and donates to a lot of different elected officials. So I thought it would be very, very, very, very, very, very worthy cause that he would help you in the neighborhood where he's located. Thank you. Thank you Madam Chair.
Right. Thank you remember Callaway All right, our next caller please.
The next caller is Manuel.
Good morning Manuel.
Good morning Council. I hope you guys are all well. I was just wanting to pitching pitching on the electrical panel project. I am I think it's a good idea for the city. To be energy efficient, and to not have so many vacant lots. Sitting you know in the city of Detroit. I think it's a good opportunity and a good step towards like I said the city of Detroit vision thank you so much.
All right. Thank you.
The next caller is Steven hollering.
Can I be heard?
Yes, we can hear you.
Awesome. Thank you. So I'm pretty worn on the solar panel thing and I think there's good tension behind it. And you know, I think it's some neighborhoods, you know, I think it will work but there's some neighborhoods that you know, I really don't think it would work by you know, I don't like the idea of putting them in Ridsdale farms because that's a very up and coming neighborhood. You know, a lot of younger people move in there. And definitely, you know, a market to build homes, but some of the other neighborhoods that are mentioned that really aren't up in Maine and probably are empty mean by the year. You know, I think it might be a better match, you know, I don't know we have some bacon lamb there, you know, isn't people don't seem to show any interest in developing and I think that there's definitely good with that. But, you know, I think they should just avoid putting it in like, the more dance, you know, civilized neighborhoods, like, you know, Rosedale farms or you know, so last door, even though some of them out west side, you know, I think they should definitely put them on the ones that there's not much houses. But overall, I think there was good intention, but you know, I think there needs to be a little more you know,
all right. Thank you.
The next caller is iPhone.
All right. Good morning.
Good morning.
Yes, we can hear you here.
Okay, great. I'm just calling on behalf of the gray company hoping that we can get the extension and the the armory downtown on Jefferson. We we really we would love to have that building. I know. There was some opposition from Mr. broadhead. I I understand what he's saying. But the building has that vacant for so many years. It would be a great benefit for the parade company the riverfront. The veterans will also have an office in the building and just the entire community would benefit from the parade company being there on the riverfront. We do a lot of events downtown. So it would really be very helpful. If we could have that building. The building that we're in right now is in need of a lot of lot of repairs. And so just to be able to start fresh somewhere else would be very, very nice. So I do hope that Madam President and council would be consider giving the break copy and extension for that building. And that's all I have to say. Thank
you. All right. Thank you.
The next caller is Miko, a William
All right. Good morning.
Good morning. Can you hear me please?
Yes, we can.
Oh, good morning. Good morning. I hope you all had a great time at the fireworks last night. I woke up this morning and I got information about what really happened, why the parks were blocked. You all approve things without discussion, or even information from the people has given the event. We don't have proper security that you could have put it all those parks in places where people could were blocked out last night. I'm so sorry. I'm not going to I'm gonna hold you all accountable. Because all of the information that was provided that you all are to review and you are to approve that should have included protections and also inclusion of our residents that paid for those parks and pay for those places that we all you all won't give us back our taxation. So at least you can let people in the parks it should be no reason for the mayor's office to block all of those parks in places where people could view the fireworks the entire riverfront. I'd never seen New York, Chicago, or LA or anywhere block their citizens from public viewing and we had an international freedom festival. We used to have international free that was the whole thing about we had a carnival for the kids and we're supposed to do the fireworks for the kids. And you blocked out all the kids of Detroit from seeing the greatest show on earth. Dare you, you need to do better. And again, thank you Tony Michaels, Brenda Perrey company for doing a fabulous event and forward
right thank you.
The next caller is Colin user one.
Calling caller user one Good afternoon.
Can you hear me?
Yes we can.
Good afternoon, Madam President. I have some issues I want to bring to your attention the first is you have businesses and stuff like Detroit that are still locking people inside of their businesses and telling those wheelchair a walker that they can't utilize their handicap device while being in the store based on them being black. And I'd like to know what can this council do to stop the racism that is open in harmful in the city of Detroit this my first question. I sent a load of pictures over Father's Day weekend showing fecal matter all up and down hallways. That wasn't cleaned up for three days. So this was what we had to look at on Father's Day. I keep asking why Building and Safety doesn't make a mandate for this building to have carpet shampooed and it's never done. Instead you'll have inspectors telling owners or managers who they think it may be instead of getting the problem corrected after looking at heroin and other drugs being sold 24 hours, seven days.
All right. Thank you so much Miss Shea.
The next caller is phone number ending in 336336.
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon caller All right. Are we can we come back to this caller please.
Okay, the next caller is phone number ending in one to four
on a one to four Good afternoon.
Caller 124 Good afternoon
Good afternoon. May I be heard?
Yes you can.
Okay
first of all, I would like to say no on the extension for the broadheads armory. My understanding is they're still short millions on the project. And I agree that the historic Brodhead armory deserve the complete renovation, or at least you know, Central Station style. Destruction of 70% of the broadhead armory is unacceptable. Excuse me. It would be a violation of the city charter. People have a right to expect aggressive action that you're going to protect the assets of the city. There's plenty of vacant property as people were just upset about, you know, and so let's look at the vacant property before pushing people out of their homes, or pushing the military out of the broadhead. Armory when it was the city that wasn't maintaining it in the past and I get to the people to pray company I like prayed to but didn't fireworks. However, with plenty the bigger property and other place could be built and the built keep keep the historic building there now. They're building is needing repairs. So was this one, but the city had control that now. No one the purpose resolution that's not a settled question whether everybody agrees it's a proper public purpose to be quick.
All right, thank you Miss Warwick.
Okay, and we are back to the all hands have raised who raised their hand before you cut up public comment. So we are back to Samsung S M. T two to seven yield.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Caller Going once. Going twice and unfortunately we are going to in public comment and if you would like to submit your public comment to the clerk's office it will be a part of our public record. And that will conclude all of our general public comment for this morning and we will now proceed to our agenda
for the Planning and Development Committee under unfinished business council
president pro tem James Tate and ordinance noting a roll call line item 16.1.
President Pro Tem Tate president
I moved to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 50 zoning article 17 section 50 Dash 17 desk six and section 50 Dash 17 Dash eight maps number five and number seven to show an M to restricted industrial district and then S D to special development district mixed use zoning classification where a P D also known as planned development district and a m for intensive industrial district zoning classification are currently shown in the industrial portion of the former Research Park West rehabilitation project area bounded by the railroad on the north Trumbull Avenue on the east Edsel Ford freeway on the south and Rosa Parks Boulevard on the west laid on the table may 7 2024.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken discussion. Yes, member Benson
right. Thank you, yourself to either the chair or the administration. He just talked about the impetus behind this downzoning from him for to him to
let them to you went from okay to mr. Washington. We can have someone come on please for line item 16.1.
Yes, good morning, Madam Chair. Council. I do believe this might be for CPC. So I would defer to Mr. Top.
Are you coming up Mr. Bolger? Okay, you can come on up for this item.
A council member I'm sorry. The question had to do with down zoning of property. The impetus
behind this down zoning.
Yes, this this rezoning would indeed bring the permissible uses in much of that area from heavy industrial down to a light industrial level two will become m two property with the exception of a portion of it which would go to a special development district mixed use where there is the intention of eventually reusing an industrial building for loft purposes. We
talk about why we're doing this. Why by
the through the through the chair the reason for downzoning this property is twofold. For the properties of rezone PD Plan Development a lot department is informed us that there should not be property zoned PD where there is not already an underlying plan for it. The emergency manager abolished the development plans that went along with research park, so in fact, there is no underlying plan for it. When we look at the master plan or policies for this area. It indicates that the appropriate use classification would be light industrial, the current M for zoning for much of the property in that area. allows the building department to permit uses both classified as high intensity industrial and then also to consider uses that are very high industrial. The sense is that there's a disconnect between what the master plan envisions for the area and what the zoning ordinance actually allows. So this brings those two into a line.
Alright, thank you and I just want to thank CPC staff as well as P and D committee for bringing this forward. This is just another sounds like a another incidence where the city of Detroit is now aligning itself with modern planning principles. And reducing the amount of heavy industrially zoned property that we have in the city of Detroit and the sound that we just don't need the level of that portfolio of heavy industrials. Just want to thank you. This helps improve the quality of life for our residents. Thank you. Thank you.
Any additional questions? Right Hearing no objections that action will be taken. And from the Office of contracting I'm sorry, Protune. This president pro tem Tate,
president I move that the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken. President Pro Tem Tate I
move that the ordinance be passed as submitted. There being a
roll call required with the clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember call me on a second. Yes, that's the President Mary Sheffield.
Yes.
Councilmember Scott Benson. Yes. Councilmember Fred Erhard. A third. Yes. Councilmember Leticia Johnson. Yes. Council President Pro Tem James. Hey. Councilmember Mary water. Yes. Councilmember Angela? Whitfield Callaway. Yes. Eight. Yes, the motion passes. Madam President.
The ordinance is approved President Pro Tem state president
I move that the title of the ordinance be confirmed Hearing no objections
that action will be taken from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Awesome. President Pro Tem James Tate six resolutions. line item 16.2 through 16.7. noted that they are all contracts for the housing a revitalization department punch first contract this contract number 6006367 100% CDBG. Dr. 32 provide private sewer repairs. Contractor DMC consultants total contract amount 3 million. This contract is contract number 6006 to nine for 100% opioid settlement funding to provide all site behavioral health services in homeless shelters and warming centers. Total contract about 650,000 Less contract contract number 6006380 100% CDBG Dr. funding to provide private sewer repairs contractor Murphy pipeline contractors LLC total contract amount $3 million next contract contract number 6006369 100% CDBG Dr. Founded to provide private sewer repairs contractor LGC. Global incorporated total contract amount 5 million next time track just line item 16.6 Contract Number 6006368 100% CDBG Dr. funding to provide private sewer repairs contractor major contracting group incorporated total contract amount $3 million last contract is contract number 6001511 dash a for 100%. City funding amendment for to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for property management and real estate services. Contractor Detroit building authority total contract amount 9,750,000. Council President Pro Tem James take six resolution
Thank you Madam Clerk President potentate
president I move approval of line items 16.2 through 16.7 Please.
All right, a motion has been made any discussion on these items? All right Hearing no discussion in Hearing no objections. Be six resolutions will be approved. Yes,
of course for waivers on line items 16.2 16.4 16.5 and 16.6 place
All right, any objections to a waiver? Hearing none That motion passes from the City Planning Commission.
Also President Pro Tem James take the introduction of an ordinance line item 16.8.
President Pro Tem Tate president I
move that the ordinance be read but read twice by title ordered printed and laid on the tape.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the City Planning Commission.
Also President Pro Tem James Tate are resolution setting the public hearing line item 16.9.
President Pro Tem take the
president move approval of line item 16.9 for date to be determined please.
All right, Hearing no objections. The one resolution will be approved for the scheduling of a public hearing. From the City Planning Commission, council
president pro tem James Tate and introduction of an ordinance line item 16. Point 10.
President Pro Tem Tate and a
president I move that the ordinance be read but read twice by title ordered printed and laid on the table.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken. President Pro Tem Tate cuse me from the City Planning Commission
council president pro tem James Taylor resolution set in a public hearing line item 16 point 11. President Pro Tem state
president I move approval in line item 16 point 11 for date to be determined.
Right in 16. Point 11 Is the scheduling of a public hearing for the rezone for perfecting church and if there are no objections, the scheduling of a public hearing will be approved at a look at a date to be determined. For the historic designation Advisory Board,
council president pro tem James Tate or resolution line item 60 point 12.
President Pro Tem T President
Move approval on line item 16 points well, please.
All right motion has been made for approval and this is for the request of a historic designation at 32013203 Virginia Park and Detroit Michigan for a 206 Any objections? Hearing no objections the one resolution will be approved by the planning and development
department. For President Pro Tem James take six resolutions line item 16 point 13 through 16 point 18.
President Pro Tem take
on the president if we can take them separately please hit 16 point 13 through 16 point 18.
Madam Clerk? Yes.
We can take those separately if we can just pull out line item 16 point 14 Please for discussion. All right. Thank you. Item 16 point 14 That is the broadhead armory extension that came before Planning and Economic Development. We could have extension extensive discussion regarding this particular extension. And we do know that has been mentioned it was it is the subject of at least part of a ethics violation or it's a conversation that's being investigated in terms of how this property of this project is the development agreement was approved. Moving forward. We did have separate of opinion we both you and I submitted memos to both LPD and the law department and they both came back with different responses LPD indicated that this city council responsibility was to grant this extension of that was our desire. Law Department though came back with an opinion that indicated that it was within the wheelhouse of the planning and development department are having conversations with planning development department the jobs and economy teams and others, both privately and publicly. Same things were said during the committee. This item did move out without recommendation we were also absent of one of our colleagues and we want to make sure that that individual had their voice heard as well along this process. We also heard from the broadhead family and again want to certainly commend their legacy of military service. But we in my office in particular, we reached out to the family and they well first they reached out to us. We reached back several times for the plan. We kept asking for the plan, as well as the financials and we have yet to receive though we did get conversation in public comment and saying that there's a plan that's available, but we have physically multiple times called it made the request. I have not gotten any response and even said it during public comment during PD and still yet to receive anything from that particular organization's I just want to put that on the record as well as of right now we do not have another plan that is before us. I know it's also mentioned that you know this facility should get the train station treatment. And the train station treatment was It was basically ignored. For many years. And then there was a developer that that had a whole lot of money that came forward and wanted to redevelop and that's what happened and there was other things that happened of course in between there but it was delayed and then a lot of money was poured into it right now. We do not have another developer that is before us with a whole lot of money than I think that is the challenge with trying to Apples to Apples this one to the train station where both of them are definitely important parts of our city's history. I have challenges with the fact that it has been extended, or it was extended without City Council's approval based upon the opinion of the law department, excuse me the legislative policy division and I have, without a shadow of a doubt believed in what they have presented and provided us since I've been in this office and certainly appreciate it. So I'm from the standpoint that it is the city council's responsibility to approve this particular item not the arbitrary decision of the Planning and Development Director. When asked the question of jobs and economy director, if in fact this body decided to deny this extension, what will be the move for the administration? And candidly, to his credit, Mr. Stein, they don't indicated that the administration will follow the wheel with this particular body so I just wanted to again, put all of that out there as we go forward. And again, line item 16. Point 14 is now up for discussion. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, thank you President potentate in I just also want to say that I wholeheartedly believe that the extension should have came before City Council for approval. Based on the readings from Mr. Whittaker and just my conversations that that step was definitely missed. It should not have happened. You did just mention that the veterans did not show sufficient funds. And I guess one of the challenges that I faced with this project is that originally when the veterans did come before Council, and I didn't support it originally, unfortunately, because there was a lot of issues at the time. But the veterans, the reason why they shut it down was because they didn't have the funds and we're having the same problem with this project. Quite frankly, it's been three years and money has not been raised to the extent to move it forward. And my main issue is the city in some situations, kind of picking and choosing what projects we want to give this leniency and the ability to extend. And it's not quite fair. There's been several projects from minority developers in Detroit that I've loved board and they looked upon like, well, where's the money? They won't even entertaining if they can't show sufficient funding. They can't even they can't even be on certain projects. And so it's just a bit unfair to and I'm probably going to support this today. Let me just say that but I'm just going to be very clear that I will not support any more extensions moving forward, but it is a bit unfair, that in certain situations, the city will need to entertain projects or developers when they don't show sufficient funds to be able to to bid on certain projects. And I think that is unfair. The second thing I know pretend you mentioned that there's no project that's or developer that's willing to do it. We don't know they haven't. They haven't done the RFP. That's prime real estate off the riverfront. Yeah, that's the prime real estate off the beautiful riverfront where projects and things are moving. And we haven't marketed that project because we've been waiting on this one. So of course, there's no other from chance. We don't know we wouldn't know. So to the administration, I'm just curious. When was the last time we did an RFP, request for proposals for this project? I know mr. Michaels, you're here if you want to come down and speak to it as well. We don't want to just talk around you. We know you're here. Come on.
Yeah, have some questions for men.
But yeah, that was the big issue with the veterans. Oh, they don't have the money. There's nothing. They can't prove anything. But here it is. And you have had and show some funding and to your credit, I understand has been difficult. But you still had challenges window, and we still have a lot more to to to raise for my understanding. So I'm not sure if you want to answer the RFP question, mr. Michaels.
I do not answer the RFP chair. But I can tell you we're at $14.5 million. Right now. We have numerous requests out in the next couple of weeks. We can have some very good news. But that building's been empty for over 20 years. And here we are with a project that brings community kids summer camps of veterans office veterans events, and also cleans up a blighted building on Jefferson Avenue. And everything about this project is good, every single bit of it. It does great things for our city, our region and our state. So we are also going to be a summer camp. Largest summer camp group in all of Detroit right there with arts and crafts. The list goes on and on. And you know it everybody has the deck and you've seen it. It is a great project. We are working very hard we came out of a pandemic in raising the money as you know. But a lot of people right now are saying we're probably going to come in we're probably going to come in our current contributors are remaining private for the time being. Otherwise I would tell you we probably build momentum very fast. My guess is in the next few weeks, we could have something to share. There's no guarantee. We're working very hard to make this happen. Because we think it's the right thing for many reasons. And I put that list together.
Thank you. You didn't answer the question regarding the last time the city actually put out an RFP and and maybe this should be to the city, but I appreciate it. And I again, I'm going to support it today. But I want to be very firm in my position that, you know, it comes across a bit, you know, unfair in this situation where we've had other developers and other situations where there hasn't been extensions. And I just want to be very clear about the ability possibly, I mean, if it was marked me that it could possibly be another proposal that can come through that can offer what you're offering or more we don't know, because we haven't marketed so I appreciate that. Thank You mr. Michaels. And to Mr. Hasan, if you could just briefly explain the RFP process for this site. I know he said it's been vacant for 20 years. So when was the last RFP put out for the building?
Yes, council president so I can't say for certain but what I have in my notes, because because this predates me is that it was RFP three times I believe previously, going back all the way to like 2003 I think again in 2010. And then the last was in 2014. And I believe this particular agreement was entered into in 2021. So long after that.
Okay, thank you. And then the other question, I wanted to get clarity on is just the maintenance of the building. And from my understanding the city did initially put up some protection or try to secure the site. And we invested money in that I'm not sure if that's going to be recouped by the cost that you end up paying for the actual site but can you just talk about the maintenance has been sitting there now for three years. What has been done to protect that? That building?
Well the city did put the fiberglass up on the outside. We do not own it. There is a massive hole in the roof. There is water inside. It is destroyed. I mean the building is in horrible, horrible shape. And the minute we jump in, we are working with Barton Mallow, if we get this done, and we're going to begin our process immediately, we're also and we've hired a conservator. We are literally going to salvage every piece of art net building that is salvageable. So, that is our commitment. And we've worked steadily on it with Barton Mallow and our conservator and we worked for five years through the historical district commission. This has been a long process, and we are so committed because we think it's right for the city. And right for the people and right for
kids. Got you. And Mr. Hassan, do you know how much the money has how much the city has invested to preserving the structure today, since we went into this agreement and 2021
I don't have that number offhand. I just asked my team. So hopefully I can track it. Down for your council president. But to respond to a couple of things that mr. Michaels spoke to the opening in the roof. That is in fact true. The issue there is that is just too big to secure, and nothing to really attach to GSD has on multiple occasions secured the openings that it can with fiberglass. There continues to be a break ins occasionally and every time that happens, they go back and re secure the same.
All right, thank you. And then so just my last question you mentioned you have 15 To date, and fortune 514 five in the goal within the next year was 30.
The number to build is 45. And we get to 36. You can start we can we can we can go yeah, we can sign and go. Yeah. All right.
And then lastly, I'm just going to request we were going to do it via resolution but at least quarterly I know there may have been some conversations about reporting but quarterly progress not just to the committee but to the Council on fundraising goals or fundraising know what you've been able to achieve to date quarterly. I actually prefer the six month extension to be quite honest, but I'm sure it's gonna take some time to reach your your full amount but quarterly progress even if you didn't raise we want to know didn't or here's what you receive every quarter. Not a problem. It was a four times before the end of the year. Not a problem. Thank you. Member waters.
Thank you, Madam President. What she already asked how much it was going to take. That was going to be my question. But the second piece of it I want to ask how much I know that Senator Stabenow mentioned the fact that she had she was bringing some money towards the project how much is she talking about? And do you have it?
Yeah, Senator Stabenow secured 3.5 million for the project through a bill in fact, she had visited us twice. She came she checked out the project. And I'm just going to tell her she said this really needs to happen. This is magical for our city.
And has it been delivered. Uh,
we're in the process of working with the federal groups right now. There's been phone conferences and you have to fill out all the forms, but yeah, yeah.
Okay. All right. So, of course my main concern too, happens to be the veterans because they've been, we've been having conversations for months in fact that I believe since I got to council. Um, I know you say you have some space there. How much space are you allocating for veterans? Okay,
um, first of all, we are supported by the Detroit coalition of veterans. I sent the letter to each council member and the Michigan veterans group. It is a massive group of veterans. Number two, it is a large office. So they're going to have a couple of desks large meeting table, and they're going to have the key to the door. They're going to be able to come and go and have meetings in their office, which I have to tell you they were elated to have a place to go in to meet and meet up and discuss their projects. In addition, they're going to be able to hold a few large events in the building free of charge. Where they can have fundraisers, they can have various things going on, you know, and we fit it into our schedule of events. Also. We right now, we consult with them. No charge on their parade and I know Council, council Tate and council Benson talked to me at length about this probably five years ago, when we started this six years ago and we jumped on right away. And we've got them we've got media for them. We're helping them how to set up. They come in and thank us and it's a cool moment because that parade means so much to our great veterans. Alright, so
I don't know why. I can show you some of the ones that I heard from they're more concerned about the historic piece of of site, but I do want to ask you see if when I travel around this region, I see that even smaller cities have even a separate beautiful building when it comes to veterans. They do nice looking facility. So I want to ask you, I believe that there might be enough space for the veterans to build out there. Even a I'm not saying right away, but maybe a separate facility for them. Is that right? I'm
sorry, I'm not picking up the question.
I'm just talking about something more solid, more specific that we can do for veterans. Do you have additional space land, whatever so that we can expand for our veterans? Yeah.
We don't have additional land. I mean, it's 175,000 square feet in all, when we build the the two pieces, but what we are going to do there's going to be a historical piece to this building, where we're going to be honoring veterans in that building. We're going to have the Joe Lewis, the various training of the naval soldiers and so on. We are planning something pretty spectacular when it comes to honoring veterans in this building, but we don't have extra space, but we are able to do this office and give them the key and let them come and go.
Man President Um What about are they going to have at least separate floor to them sales or something?
Now there's not enough room to have a separate floor. Yeah, there's
a mezzanine right now that we're going to be rebuilding. Yeah, it's it's somehow held up, but we're going to be fixing that structure and they're going to have an office right up on that. Mezzanine building up. All right. Yeah. Okay. I kind of feel the same way. You know, I'm so torn about it. Because that, you know, I mean, they're both great projects. I mean for the veterans. The Korean company, that's going to be having making sure that the children have an opportunity. And so it's it's one of those things, you know, if you can raise this money within the next year, I can tell you, the veterans are going to be very happy. We we have this figured out and by the Veterans coming into my office and talking to us and saying, Okay, can we have a little bit of this? Can we have that? They were elated. And this was a very large group. And we want to make all veterans happy. I honestly I had an uncle just died fighting the four biggest wars I mean, and I walked into this project. We want everyone to be happy where the parade company, we bring people together. That's what we do. And we view this as 2.0. So we can bring people together on Woodward Avenue for 100 years, or the Ford fireworks last night, but we now have an opportunity to bring people together at our facility, kids and families and do things in a way that it's not offered in a lot of areas of Detroit. And I sat here today and I'm listening to some of the situations and improving our community. This is one of those things. This is one of those things to improve our community. And I appreciate everybody's comments and everybody's thoughts. Thank you Madam President. Council member Duvall, followed by member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. Good afternoon to you. Not going to beat you up too much. We had the opportunity to do that and committee and had some just really serious questions about it and I not standing anything that hasn't been articulated already today. I think our biggest fear is we don't want to come back a year from now and we've got another extension and that gets a bit daunting. did have the opportunity to talk to Senator Stabenow as well, was kind of put a lot into perspective as well. I have always been a firm belief that we do not send $1 back to Washington. It's difficult to secure funding from Washington. Particularly when we're talking about $3.5 million to help revitalize something in the city of Detroit. That being said, though, I know part of the reason that we're here and you know, you articulated that coming out of COVID was difficult. And then also there are like rising challenges. Supply chain. Can we just touch on that a little bit more? And then also what are some of the ideas just in case? We see you see yourself getting to that point where it gets difficult to redevelop? What are some of the ideas just ensure that that does not happen? Just in case there are rising supply chains and of course, that's aside from raising the money and unnecessary funding but we've even seen sometimes you can raise that amount of funding. And depending on how the economy's doing or whatever the case is the cost of development can rise. Can we talk about that a little bit? Well, we had priced out this project in the height of the highest costs, and working with Barton mallows procurement group, it was a year of nonstop meeting. So we believe that we're at the highest levels that it's going to be in fact, they're telling me that it's actually starting to come down. You know, so we said we actually, I will tell you we started at 38 million to do at all it went to 50 and then dropped from 45. They're telling me that it could probably come in same design everything we're doing closer to 4142. But I'm not buying that I built 150 restaurants, my past world, and I know that things happen along the way. So I'm keeping it at 45. As far as the fundraising coming out of COVID You had a lot of foundations, a lot of company foundations, private foundations are saying we're kind of on hold. We're seeing where this is going right now, not just our project, but everything we were in a pandemic. And that took a good year of our time, you know, but I kept presenting and so on. Now those groups that we presented to are showing great interest. I can't share who they are. But I can tell you, they're showing great interest. What we need is a momentum kick. And I think we have a very good chance of getting that soon. But again, there's no guarantee. But I hope I answered your question, Councilman you did, and again, that it's unpredictable, relative to development, what will be faced or what could come certainly knocking on wood that another pandemic doesn't come but maybe a major event, right? And so, just want to know that there's some contingency plan just in case that does occur. Three Madam President, my second question, just kind of revolves around infrastructure. I know you mentioned the roof. We know it's off right off of the riverfront. And sometimes there's some issues relative water, what is being looked at ensure the long term stability of the project when they when it comes into fruition? Right. Okay. The building itself so we are refurbishing the front of 37,000 square feet and as you saw on the deck, it is going to go right back to the original look. All of that all of that brick work is going to be completely redone. So what you're going to see is what you saw back in the 40s as far as the rest of it, we are salvaging every bit of art in the rest of the building. That is salvageable. As I mentioned earlier, we've hired a conservator. We literally searched in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago. We settled on a man right here Anthony cart satis. I always mispronounce his last name. I'm sorry. He's phenomenal. He's been in the building numerous times. With Barton Mello, and so on. And we have a pretty good target of what we need to do. I can tell you that some of the stuff is decimated. You saw in the pictures, it's dropping on the floor. It dropped years ago on the floor. But again, we're going to cut out everything the frescoes are going to be tough. They're going to have to be cut right out of the wall. And we're going to do our absolute best to do that. So did I answer everything? Partly partly on the infrastructure, but again, it sounds like it's gonna be a long journey. Trying to restore it, I will say because it's a historical site. And I know we talked about this a lot and Planning and Economic Development to try to rehabilitate and or preserves the historical aspects of a structure of that size. is costly, sometimes not able to do which kind of leads into my last comment, one of the reasons I'm supporting this, I am a firm believer, you know, that sometimes it's better to deal with who you know than what you don't know. And that being said, when we look at development projects, and we can talk about Lee Plaza, are we going to talk about many other development projects that have sat vacant in the city of Detroit, one was in my district, all the AMC sites that vacant for over 20 years. By the time these vacants or developer does come along and wants to rehabilitate it or redevelop it is already too far gone. And so some of even the historical aspects that are attached to it on it unable to be preserved, and then there are astronomical costs to restore it, or even redevelop on it, creating a browse field or whatever. And so, you know, what I will say is that is one of my reasons of supporting it. Again, I don't want to be here next year having the same conversation. But if you are pushing forward aggressively to get this funding if some of our folks from DC are believing in you sending funding down here to help support the project. We just want to see and get done. And so that's that's where I stand. So thank you for coming down today as well. Thank you Madam President. Council member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. Member Darryl Hall did ask one of my questions which was relative to financing gaps that may present themselves, the longer there's a delay. So you addressed it, indicating that what you're seeing right now is costs potentially coming down. But can you talk about a realistic timeframe when you anticipate having the dollars to be able to start moving forward? I understand this is a 12 month extension that's being requested. But you've had conversations over the last three years, presumably, with funders seeking to get the dollars to rehabilitate this property. What does a reasonable timeline look like to you to secure those dollars?
Well, it's hard to say. But I would hope that we get some good news in the next couple of weeks. That could come our way. If not, we've gotten a lot of requests out there and a lot of people very interested. I can't I can't give you a date. I would love to say tomorrow. i That's not what I do. I'd love to say two months from now. I'm not going to do that either. I would hate to take this full year because this is not easy. And we do a lot of things here in the city of Detroit. We're pretty busy group. And I've literally taken this on in a in a nonstop type of way to make this happen. I just can't answer your question. As far as how much exact time I just can't. I'm being totally honest. But
so can you speak to so you said you have 14 and a half secure? Yes, Senator Stabenow said there's three and a half available. So that gets us to 18
No the 14.5 and include Senator Stabenow is 3.5
hears about that, and does the 14.5 also include any proceeds from selling your existing building?
No, it doesn't. And that is another good part of all of this because all of a sudden our building has become a little more valuable due to its location and the logistics area that that mount Elliot spot has become. We can't make a turn without a truck having us backup. I mean, it is it's it's pretty vibrant right now with trucking, I have to tell you,
okay, all right. I look forward to the quarterly updates. So that will certainly give us a better indication idea of of how you're progressing. is interesting to me that we see a lot of the philanthropic community coming together to support other initiatives. And so I don't, I don't necessarily know that I can provide any assistance, but I know you have the administration that is working very hard on your behalf to get this project moving forward. And just look forward to the next quarterly update. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you member Johnson member waters
Thank you, Madam President. Just Just a quick one. We want to make sure that the veterans will have a sign out there so that people will know that they have an office there if this thing should happen to go through. And the other piece of it we like to see some sort of mark of their historic historical marker that, you know, the history Okay.
Yep, absolutely.
All right. Thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you, Councilmember waters member Benson.
Thank you. And thank you for your time here today. And and thank you for the work that the committee did. To bring this forward. And I come at this from very unique perspective. And so just historically, I remember playing basketball at broadhead armory as an active duty incident, the United States Coast Guard. We would PT at broadhead when it was still an active space for the United States Marine Corps Reserve unit out of that location, but look at a different I remember the deadly deck plate that was just off to the left. One of the basketball rooms that you ran too far you will find yourself impaled with six inch screws leave in emanating from this deck plate obviously something that was installed prior to OSHA or other basic workforce and workplace safety items. This is also a 94 year old building on the Detroit River. And so also just looking at what it takes to do development. And I know that everyone's a developer until it's time to cut a check. You all have leaned in here to say we're willing to take this on, though. I remember what it looked like when it was actively maintained. I've also done the tour to see what it looked like back in 2016 back in 2018. So I know the damage and the level of deferred maintenance that has just ravaged this property and the costs that it's going to take to rehab So good luck to you all on your ability to raise funds and actually construct and reconstruct this space. But also what was the key for me and your willingness to do this and the Veterans willingness to actually come to an agreement and support. This was your commitment and putting it in writing. They would have space at this facility. And what was key and critical for me was your willingness to take on the technical assistance. For me that was critical. The Veterans Day Parade, which has a long history here in the city of Detroit is also a has been financed personally by a number of the Vietnam veterans, some of which who have now gone on to glory since this first extension or first agreement on the development. And so for me it was how do we ensure that Veterans Day Parade and continue on and so having the veterans at that space, and then having them at a space where you have the parade company who does this for a living, providing the technical assistance was key and critical for me to have a level of confidence that the Veterans Day Parade would be able to continue beyond this generation that we're losing now. We're now in their 70s and 80s. Moving on to glory. So I support this. I will continue to support this. And if you're not able to make the mark when it comes to fundraising within a year, and just understanding how understanding how development works, you may not make that Mark and I will continue to support based on your commitment to the veterans community and just based on the difficulty of actually doing development in the city of Detroit and you all raising these funds, and I had the conversation with Senator Stabenow yesterday, and I so I'm glad that she has taken this on as well. And so I'm looking forward to what's going to come from here. I'm prepared to advocate for an extension, but I also need to see movement going forward and that you are doing the work and that you work continuing to raise the funds. So I'm going to pray for your your ability to raise the funds for the year but I'm also prepared to go beyond just knowing what it actually takes to do development and as nature and your commitment to the veterans community.
Well thank you and I was greatly appreciated. Our commitment to veterans is absolutely spot on. I mean, what we've done with the parade and had that office there, but when they pop in, I can have a conversation with them and talk about what else do you need, what else? What else is happening? That's the type of organization we are. We literally are committed to doing good. And that's what we do. So thank you very much. Thank you
all right, cool. Are you done member BENSON
Yeah, just one quick. Thank you. And so all right. So I'll take that to heart coming from a veteran. Thank you for your service member Betson.
Thank you member waters. And I just wanted to be clear that so there is some groups of veterans that are not fully supportive, because we have some in the district and I'm not mentioned veterans as a whole. There is a group of them that are vehemently against the project and has made it very known and they weren't too satisfied with the office. I'm not sure why we get we definitely talked about it. We tried to negotiate that and I know you did come and sit down with us and we had some great discussions. But I think as member waters mentioned, they wanted to keep the entire building for their for their use. So we appreciate you come in mr. Michaels. Good luck to you in this one year. And we're looking forward to the quarterly reports. Thank you. All right, sir. Thank you very much. Great event yesterday as well for the fireworks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you President Pro Tem tight
when a president Move approval line item 16 point 14, please.
All right. motion has been made to approve. Are there any objections when 16 point 14 Hearing no objections the one resolution will be approved by
President Yes. Move approval of line items 16 point 13 through 16.8. I probably should move them on to 16 point 13 through 16 point 18 minus line item 16 point 14 which we just
Thank you, Madam President. Um, I like to speak to the administration, Mr. Washington. I want to I have an issue on 16 point 13. From what I'm seeing that everything says that 42 development is the owner, but every will every time we have conversation with the administration. They're telling me that 42 development is the owner, but every step we will see documents it's showing that American sales and service is the owner and the last idle shows that have been housed but that's vacant lot. Now. Every public record has a different record. So I just wanted some clarity in terms of who actually owns this and just an update on the public record because every public record shows a different owner of record and not 42 development LLC. And then you want to talk to the address that
mr. Washington
may we please promote John Truong
All right, we will promote John Truong.
Good afternoon through Madam President. Through the Chair to address councilmember young. You Yes, I've been speaking with your staff today, Miss Calvert in regards to the taxpayer records with the one parcel showing let me see it was American rental sales. That's an oversight on my part. There were some title blemishes related to it. I did not verify whether the property transfer affidavit was properly filed. However, in regards to ownership in the transaction, vested ownership is with 42 development we have a Open title policy and commitment of first American title. There were some title blemishes that we worked through to make sure that the sale was fully insurable for the $850,000 purchase free and clear, so ownership records have been verified. The deal is insurable and marketable title is there if we were to move forward with the acquisition
chair to Mr. Trump. Thank you, sir. Good to see you sir. I just want to say though, because because you're telling me that 42 development is the owner and I'll take you for face value, but all the other documents are so are showing something different. And the reason why this is important is because if I'm seeing these documents, you know, the public is gonna see these documents. And so if we're saying one thing, and it's something else actual, and somebody else is actually true, that goes to the blemish on my record and attorney liability, and I've worked too hard for that to happen. So I just want to know, just for clarity and certification. You are telling me that 42 development LLC is the actual owner, not American sales and service even though that's what the document said. You're saying that they had some title issues and some other things that there was issues, you had cleared up those issues. And you're saying that even though the documents are saying one thing, in actuality, because of the work that you've done, is actually the owner ownership actually belongs to development LLC, right?
That's correct. What was shared from your office today that you know, they're correct in terms of the discrepancy is based on Detroit City personal viewer, as when, as well as the wayne county treasurer's on taxpayer information? All that is source from BS and a software which is the city assessor and many other assessors database. That is where kind of the genesis of the discrepancy started. I did share with your office, some of the logs noting 42 development but I think Furthermore, in terms of ownership, we verified with the title company as well as reviewing the registered deeds, which of course the title company and their title reviewers are going to analyze as they would insure this deal, but I can say with 100% certainty that fee simple title is vested with 42 development LLC. Okay,
and I'll do the chair. I also just wanted to ask so what you're telling me here is that II was it was there a mistake from the information that be SNA sent you that was corrected now? Was it I just want to hide exactly the origins of how this happened was there be through the through the title process or through the process that you're saying that you clarify some mistakes that was that they didn't own this? And then because the information wasn't present, the time that you find through the clearance that you did find the correct this? Was this just an error or was this a mistake on bSHS part? To make sure this doesn't happen again, yes.
Sorry, through the chair on to Councilmember young. I don't want to speculate as I don't you know, manage or control BSN a software typically, for instance, how that software's lead is that you know, if you transfer property a property transfer after David should be filed. Now that could be an oversight on my report on whether on date the owner properly filed it or not. However, there are records in BSN a software indicating a but it's a system that is managed by the city assessor and controlled by them. So I don't want to speculate as to what did or didn't happen. But in terms of you know, our process that alongside city law on whenever we're acquiring property is to open a title commitment to make sure because in my experience, not only on this one on many others and including city property, taxpayer records can be kind of messy. They're not 100%. And it's always to protect the cities that we're going to of course open and title commitment, and in this case with first American, make sure that we get insurable title to protect any assets and an investment that the city is making.
Okay, um, we just, I think we want to make sure that we postpone I'm gonna make a request, I just want to I'm just telling you this now, I think we should postpone this for one week too. So we can make sure that we get this clear we can get this done the right way. And so that our i's are dotted and our T's are crossed. So Amanda president, I am requesting that we postpone line item 16 point 13 One week.
Any objections? Hearing none, that action will be taken. President Pro Tem has already moved the remaining items excluding line item 16 point 14, the
president. Just before we go back to that, I think I want to I heard some of the things that Mr. Young was saying about 16 113 I don't quite understand the reason for postponement that real.
You want me to explain more?
Please, just simple and quick.
Well, the reason why I want to postpone this because I want to make sure one that we have the right information here, it seems from what I'm looking at that we're getting information that's showing multiple people that are owning this, or the information they're saying that 42 development LLC owns this, but from what I'm seeing it's American sales. And got an American sales and service. So I just want to make sure that what people are actually seeing on the property finder and what it who actually owns it is not matching up. I just want to make sure that what I'm not I'm not denying that what Mr. Trump is saying is true. I'm not saying I just want to make sure that we have that there's some clarity there. He was talking about the issues at the SNA in terms of their software, and in terms of things that he doesn't want to speculate, obviously because you don't know for sure it could be on his part. It could be on their part. I want to make sure they take the time to clarify those issues. They take the time to at least identify for certainly where those issues came from, and then maybe come up with a plan on how to actually solve it. So we're not here again, because the integrity of the bodies in question. If we're putting out information, you know, you know not necessarily intentionally but you know Miss Information there where it is and so that's why I'm asking for Okay, great.
All right, thank you man.
I just so we know this is the city acquiring this property to construct the seniors Yes, Senior Center.
And can we get it?
Right for sure.
I'm not trying to do that one. I'm not trying to torpedo this at
all. Okay. All right.
So we've already motioned and that was to postpone 16.3 or 20. And we will move forward now with the approval of the remaining items because 16 point 14 is still have a discussion, Councilmember Benson.
I'm 16 point 15. This is the purchase of the old strip club, by a community organizer or a nonprofit. Just questions regarding the documents signed the purchase and sale agreement. There are a number of recitals, which include dates, and unfortunately looking for the date, which would begin the clock I don't see it. Looking on the signatory signature page from the sides of space, as well as the space from Director Brian. There is no date the document was signed. And then there once a document is signed, that begins to clock ticking on a number of items that must be done by the by the purchaser including closing date which indicates outside closing date of May 2024, which has already passed just wondering what is the date that will be utilized? And then what are the other items that must be done to convey clear title for this property to the development team. Although in the case we'll be doing a quitclaim deed
Mr. Truong through the Chair, if we could elevate on Martha Butera with the neighbor and economic development team, as well as do back with the sides of space. I don't know if maybe anybody else would be a zoom I was having a hard time hearing councilmember Benson as well. I got bits and pieces of it.
We will promote those individuals and
we're doing it madam president. I want to ask about 16 points.
1716 points. 70.
Sorry, could Mr. Truong repeat the first time?
Martha Potier okay. And I apologize again if you could repeat the question is the audio is in and out for me.
No problem.
Can you hear me? Yeah. Alright. So looking at the the purchase agreement indicates a number of dates. A number of the items don't tie in so if you're looking in indicates that they have two years from the date of closing. Closing Date indicates an outside closing date of May 2024. That date has passed if you look at the actual signatory page, there's a date of 2023 there there's a requirement to complete and close within two years. And so just looking at where are these dates that tie? What is the actual date of the signature signatures for this document? And when can we look to see the deed being conveyed and there it is on page two outside closing date of May 120 24, which has already passed and so there's where are we with the obligations by both the seller and the purchaser on this?
They hear that yeah, through the Chair. I'm defer to Martha otehr has been leading this project with the neighborhood and economic development team.
Yes, sir. Good afternoon, honorable body. My name is Martha po ter I'm on the Neighborhood Economic Development team in the mayor's office. I'm joined here by the development consultant for the sides of space team do background Gray, and we're here to help navigate some of the purchase agreement stipulations as some of the time lines that we had originally set for the team had expired despite them making significant progress. We considered amending the purchase agreement but we're advised by our legal department that the city is able at its own discretion to waive any of these clauses. And so we are asking for approval to sell the building today and move forward with the date of construction being two years from the the actual close on the property.
So my question will be why not try and have accurate documentation to stipulate this. So if someone wins the lotto and leaves and we lose that corporate knowledge, you won't leave the development team hanging and there won't be questions that can be brought up in court versus having accurate timely documents to move the development project forward?
Sure, that's a great question. I think from our perspective, we are looking to put the development team in a position where they are able to stabilize and secure the building as soon as possible when they did a walkthrough with their contractor a few months ago, they found about three feet of standing water in the basement. The building itself requires a sump pump and Immediate Stabilization, interior demolition, weatherization against the elements which as as you know, because of the construction season, it's perfect timing to do so we're trying to convey the property to them as soon as possible, while still continuing to monitor their milestones. But your point is well taken councilman.
So then to the developer, the developer are no concerns with regards to not having timely accurate documentation to for your own protection and safety.
That's a question for the developer. Yeah.
Thank you, Council. Member. Our understanding was after the council approval within I believe July, we would be proceeding with the acquisition. So we have an amendment to the initial purchase agreement, dated December 1 2023. That extended the initial purchase agreement given the additional environmental and due diligence items that we we had to proceed with. Okay,
and then when will this body ever see accurate and timely documentation that properly reflects the agreements between the city and the developer as far as timelines as far as a date that something's approved something when something is signed? It's moving forward?
Through the Chair, I can try to answer that again. We were advised that amendments to the purchase agreement before you were not necessary. As the city can waive any of these stipulations at its discretion. We're happy to bring an amendment forward that better outlines the timeline that we are now working on, if that is the wishes of the council. So that
will be my wish I would make that motion but I don't want to do is stop the progress but I do want to do is make sure that we are documenting accurately. timelines, dates and purchase agreements, so there can be no confusion moving forward, which happens this is not an uncommon event in development north of the city of Detroit and is believed for the protection of all involved that we should have accurate and timely documentation and not waving here and then maybe waving there and then 10 years down the line. We do not have an accurate timeline of what went on and who is responsible for what.
Yes, sir. We'd be happy to bring that back
to discussion. Is there a motion needed for to request that from the administration or can this be done through yourself to LPD Madam President,
Mr. Whittaker, Director Whitaker.
Madam President, given the nature of the changes that you're asking for, I think that can be done immediately. And maybe you want to bring it back to the end and have them submit the document to you with the timeline to correct the timeline. And I don't think there's any other substantive matter. It's just the timeline. And
would that have to be a signed document or is it something that's be a quick memo indicating these are the accurate timelines and then signed by the administration or should
be signed? By whom? by all the parties,
but if you don't have the developers here, then you may have to postpone it a week. Okay, well, we are suggesting situation
well I think given their SCSU indicated this is not unusual that today's have to be altered after the body acts. But if you're assisting that you want to see that and the you know, in order to make the document, an executed matter, they would have to have time to do that. So I don't think they're all in the same place right now.
So look like for me, I would like to see a doctor they have to be today. I wouldn't see accurate documents, so that reflects you probably the
nature of the mountain president actually should postpone it a week and allow them time to do that then. Okay,
so if so, you're suggesting do it now. Don't do it later. Don't allow for a later date do it prior to the actual exit.
as I as I indicated, it has been done in the past where the dates have had to be altered because they were delayed coming and all of that came to Council for approval. So what if you if the body is insisting that you want the timeline stated so that you know that when you're approved, then that's going to take a week? Probably make
sure I'm clear then so I would like to have accurate documents. I think it has to happen now. But I would like to see for the protection of all parties involved, accurate documents as well as timelines, if we're, we're prepared as obviously to move forward without that documentation. But I would like to see that at a later date. Sooner rather than later,
I think is for them to indicate that they will give you that document as soon as it's executed. I see a nod of the head, but they probably should actually speak to them
through the chair Yes. If I'm clear. Councilmember Benson, you are requesting us to amend the PA and have the amended version for your review at next week's council meeting before executing Is that correct? Yes. Happy to do that.
All right. Motion to bring back lines 615 are this line item in one week? pending a true and accurate modify purchase agreement?
Right Hearing no objections we will postpone that item for one week. And customer waters did you still have a question?
And do madam president they are 16 point 17. Okay. I just want to Are any of these? I want to clarify any of these properties occupy. Do we know?
Madam President, if I may,
I'm ready.
to Councilmember waters question. No, these properties are not occupied. Item 16 point 17 is for a vacant industrial building and as well as the parcels that are coming from the parking lot. There is no residential and there is no occupant in the building.
Okay, thank you, man prison. All right. Thank you councilmember waters, and if there's no additional discussion and motion has been made to approve the remaining items. Any objections?
Here? 16 point 17 No. Okay,
the Kirkwood? No, Councilmember waters Uh, no, we're 16 point 17 or so. Nope. Madam President. And if you can show me as a note 116 point 16
Oh, so No, ma'am.
All right, thank you. The other resolutions before resolutions will be approved. Under resolutions
councilmember waters a resolution line item 16 point 19.
Councilmember waters. Thank you,
madam president was approval.
All right, motion has been made for approval and this is regarding the tenant empowerment package. Any objections? Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be approved
because her personal waiver in line 16 point 1416 point
14.
That's the broadhead arm ring.
Oh, okay. Waiver had been requested for the broadhead armory extension. Any objections? Judge tape, okay. Their motion does fail. And President Yes,
of course for waiver. I apologize on line item 16.1.
Please. Okay. 16.1 is I'm sorry, that was like That's okay. That was a downzoning item, Dr. Bolger that Dr. Beaudry came to speak on okay. Any objections? Hearing no objections that waiver will be attached. All right, thank you pro tem and moving along for the public health and safety standing committee. From the office of contracting and procurement.
Remember this and I resolutions not only that line item 17.1 through 17.6. Were all postponed from last week formal session, line item 17.1. Is contract number 600631 to 100% proposal and bond funding. Contractors Thomas trucking services total contract amount $146,475. That's for construction and demolition. Next contract is contract number 6006319 100%. proposal in bond funding to provide city the demolition relief group our eight contractors DMC consultants incorporated total contract amount $2,144,682.22. That's for construction and demolition. Neff contract line item 17.3. Contract Number 6006313 100%. proposal in bond funding to provide CDD demolition release group are to slash a s trial program. Contractor Thomas trucking services total contract amount $140,280 construction and demolition. Next contract contract number 6006320 100% proposal and bond funding to provide CDD demolition release group or nine contracted DMC consult consultants incorporated total contract amount $2,720,855.55 cent that's for construction and demolition. Next contract contract numbers 6006317 100% proposal and bond funding to provide CDD demolition release group our six contractor DMC consult consultants incorporated total contract amount $1,990,666.65 That's for construction and demolition. Next contract contract number 6006314 100% proposal and bond funding to provide C D D demolition releasable our three slash a s trial program contractor Thomas trucking Services Incorporated. Total contract about $138,390. As for construction and demolition, next contract and contract number 307 by 318 100%. City funding to provide any emergency demolition for the residential property at one by three three di LaSalle Boulevard contractor LED head construction LLC total contract amount $29,550 That's for construction and demolition. Next contract line item number 17.8 is contract number 600625 to 100% major street funding to provide aluminum sign Blake's contractor is Vulcan incorporated doing business as Vulcan sighs total contract amount $251,299. That's for public works. Next contract is contract numbers 6006224 100% city funding to provide a cash rewards program for tips that move cases forward and track those relevant incorporated total contract amount is zero. That's for police. Councilmember Besson nine resolutions
Thank you, Madam Clerk. Councilmember Benson
for approval.
All right motion has been made for approval in there is discussion. Councilmember waters.
Thank you, Madam President. I just want to clarify with someone regarding the trial program. Just a quick question.
The trial program Yes. Okay for the CD demolition for the most part from last week. Mr. Washington. Do we have someone who can come on please? Yes,
ma'am. Sir. We have director counsel online. Okay.
We will promote direct accounts
and Madam Chair we can also promote Tony limit and Kelly Traumeel.
Great, we will promote both of them emptying
Good afternoon lawan counts director of construction and demolition.
All right, good afternoon.
Member waters Yes.
Um, could you please explain to us that the trial program and tell us how many homes, how many garages or whatever that how many saw Thomas trucking services has demolished?
Through the Chair.
It's hard to hear I'm member waters. So I want to repeat the what I think is the question so I make sure I'm answering correctly. You were asking for me to explain the trial program which I can most certainly do. And then the other part of it was you wanted to know how many how many houses had truck Thomas trucking actually demolished
is my understanding. Let me see if I understand that correctly. There has to be five or more that you've Demolish. Or I'm trying to clearly understand this trial program and is not clicking for me
through the chair. Okay, I'm ready now. So right ahead. So the purpose of the trial program was to allow contractors who had not performed Detroit, who had not had the minimum requirements to perform demolitions in our current program. And so these are actually not even houses. These are garages for the most part, we had a group of about 60 garages, in which we were expecting these companies to go through the steps of performing a total demolition as they would on a house, but they had a much smaller scale. And that was because in order for you to be a part of our emergency demo program, you had to have performed at least five residential demolitions inside of the city of Detroit within the last five years. And if you were interested in being a part of our scheduled demolitions, which is going to be more like the proposal in properties, you had to perform 20 residential demolitions. Inside of the city of Detroit in the last five years. We understood that in order for that to happen, either you had to have been a part of our program in which you had access to those properties, or you had to been performing a significant amount of private demolitions across the city. So we established this way for us to be able to one see if you were able to execute the demos the way that Detroit executes them because we do demos differently than any other city in the state. And so we gave you these garages so that we can see if you were capable of ensuring that you were doing your notifications or executing the demos as far as requesting your scheduled times, you know, all of the steps that are required for you to perform a Detroit demo. We watched you were able to see you actually perform them on these garage locations. And so that was the purpose of it. To the best of my knowledge, I'm not aware of any and I can't really speak firmly one way or the other, but the assumption is that Tom is trucking and has not performed. Any demolitions inside of the ditch this side of the city definitely hadn't performed five in the last five years. That's why they are in would have been pushed into the trial program.
Madam President, so you don't know if Thomas tracking has performed it or not. That's number one. Number two. We have some other companies here as you know, who still need to complete the trial program. And so that's the kind of thing that's that's bothering me. When it comes to another company that's not located in this city we have not given the maximum amount of opportunities to those companies who are currently here in this city. Maybe they got in five garages and they need to reach the sixth one. And they can't seem to get there because they're not given the opportunity
through the chair to answer the first question is, I'm not familiar with Thomas's trucking experience because I was not a part of the review group. That's that's a function that takes place within my staff and so I'm not fully versed on every company that that's true. But that is information that I could get for you. I can let you know exactly what their experience was at the time that they were submitted for the review. The second part of that is, we did in fact have the first company who you're referring to as 3d wrecking. They did in fact get a contract in the trial program. They were given eight garages. They have since completed their aid, and they are free to submit to be included into our emergency program at this time. We have not received a request from them to be placed into that program. And there are some additional steps that they would have to complete in order to have their official certification to be entered into that, but I have already made way for that to happen. We're really in essence waiting for 3d wrecking to complete their or submit their request to actually be entered into the emergency demo program. The trial program, if they were interested in going to the next step, which would have been for the scheduled demos. You're right, they will still need to complete some more demos in order to hit their target of 20. And as OCP had explained, I believe in subcommittee this week, the process of winning the bids is the same as any other process any other OCP process in which contractors are responsible to submit bids and actually win them in order to get the work. Although the trial program was created to still have to win the bid, and that just wasn't the case their their cost was just higher than Thomas trucking as relates to these particular properties.
And so then finally, I just say, we make sure that we educate people about the next step, the next phase in terms of bidding if they've completed a certain part of the program. Now they can go and they can be it on other projects. Are we making that clear? To vendors?
Through the Chair, yes. All right. Thank you, Madam President.
All right. Thank you, Councilmember waters,
President.
Yes, President potentate?
Yeah, I would like to postpone the vote for line for one week. Again on line item 17.5. I had an opportunity to review this batch of items and our team went out and cross reference. Some it appears there may have been some issues with addresses and it's one of the properties actually where it's indicated, has a structure on it is actually a vacant lot. So like to have a further conversation with the administration on that and these are properties located in district one. And if I can only take point 17.5 Move, postpone the vote for nine out of 17.5. Please.
All right, and Hearing no objections that action will be taken, Madam President. Yes, Councilmember Johnson.
I would like to make a motion to postpone line item 17.2 and 17.4. There are a number of district four properties within both of those line items and I like to lay eyes on them. I am seeing some properties that appear to be in very good condition that are on this list. And so just want to cross reference the list and make sure that we're able to lay eyes on these properties. All
right, motion has been made to postpone 17.2 in 17.4 carry no objections that action will be taken. Right. And member Benson has already moved the remaining items for approval. Are there any objections? Madam President? Yep, and if you could show me as a no. One 17.1 17.3 in 17.6 Councilmember waters,
you know, or 17.1 17.3 and 17.6.
The Kirkwood note was on note, Madam President.
All right, and hearing no further objections, those resolutions will be approved. Thank you. Thank you guys. From the law department
possibly have a benefit and introduction of an ordinance line item 73 pointed
at a member Benson. Oh.
Discussion. Motion, a motion to cydnus back to the very person language change. We've had conversations with the controlling owners lobbying entity and they've suggested some language and working with DPD and my office, a lot of Parliament going back to modify that and to address their concerns.
I just discussion further President potentate.
Thank you, madam president with discussion. I was opposed to this particular ordinance last year and very curious about those changes. I had an opportunity to speak with a collection of convenience store gas station owners and they indicated that they really did not enforce this at all out of fear that their employees would be harmed and that they would cause additional troubles. When asked with the from the police department what the results were have not been able to see how this impacted I know that it always comes down to well we didn't see any anyone get hurt, right was it's bigger than that need to see a lot more detail. If we are in the point where we may create a flashpoint of agitation at the gas pump. And also we're going to start putting out these ordinances last year again, was a pilot. We should definitely have a strong support to move forward with an ordinance that is not going to be on the books. So just putting that out there for the police department and others in advance of going back to committee, but I definitely support member Benson's request to send back. Thank you, Madam President.
All right, thank you President Pro Tem tight and if there are no objections, we will send 70 point 10 Back to the committee. And this is in public health and safety committee. Hearing no objections that action will be taken. And we can also there's a motion to remove 17 point 11 from the agenda, motion, Hearing no objections that action will be taken from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer office of development grants. Customer basic
four resolutions line item 70 point 12 through 70 point 50.
Councilmember Benson, motion to approve. Alright, motion has been made for approval and this is the acceptance of various grants city grants. Are there any objections? Hearing none, the four resolutions will be approved.
First a waiver on all four resolutions.
All right Hearing no objections a waiver will be attached to all four resolutions. Moving now to under unfinished business.
Also president pro tip James Tate joined by Council President Mary Sheffield and ordinance noted a roll call line item 80.1.
President Pro Tem tea
my president I moved to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 31 of the 2019 Detroit city code offenses Article Three offenses against persons by adding section 31 Dash three dash five prohibiting the unlawful restraint of a patron against their will exceptions macarius liability and definitions in order to provide the public excuse to provide the public health, safety and welfare of the patrons of the city of Detroit businesses laid on the table may 21 2024.
All right, and Hearing no objections that action will be taken President Pro Tem Tate
or president I move that the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.
Hearing no objections that action will be taken in the Kirkwood? No, we would like the ordinance. We did hear from the family this morning. They were very grateful that we're moving forward with this ordinance today to reflect that the name be titled Gregory Carlos Samuel fourtner Kelly, that will be the name of this particular ordinance.
Madam president that you please repeat the name again get
His full name was Gregory R los Samuel fourtner hyphen Kelly.
Thank you. And
just want to also thank President Pro tems office who worked hand in hand with this provided a lot of insight to get this done and looking forward to moving forward. So thank you.
Thank you, Mr. President with further discussion. Yes, thank you. So the know we had some comment during committee but wanted to make sure that it was clear in the formal session that the goal of this particular ordinance is to ensure that we keep the thread outside the convenience store. So if there's a threat, keep the thread outside of the convenience store at the grocery store, or excuse me at the convenience store at the gas stations, liquor stores or party stores and I'm gonna make it very clear that this does not just simply apply to gas station parties or gas station convenience stores, but any entity any business that any commercial business that has their cash register behind a bulletproof glass and what we've seen is in the past, those unfortunately those times where we see individuals that have been locked into businesses, those situations where as we see Mr. Kelly and unfortunately being lost his life as a result of it. There are these other businesses that apply those that have the bulletproof glass around the cash register where the attendant appears to feel safe, but unfortunately, either threatened or endangered or has endangered the lives of patrons. And so there's still some work that we have to get done on this because state law does not allow us to completely barred these business owners from locking the doors period, even if it's suspected larceny, but what it does is indicate that for those if there's someone else in that location that is being unlawfully detained or detained, if they said let me out they have to let them out period. So we have to get some state laws that has changed to address the shopkeepers ability to contain those who are suspected of thievery. But that is a state law and we're gonna be working on that we have a resolution that's going to be coming forward as well. And as a matter of fact, we already approved it this body did so we got to do some work with the legislators to get it changed. But as the public has said, this is a first step and I'm looking forward to it and you know, again, condolences to the family, and all effective. Thank you Mr. President.
Thank you so much President Pro Tem tight and Hearing no objections that action will be taken Pro Tem tape,
I moved to the ordinance we pass as submitted. There being a roll
call required with the clerk please
call the roll. Council President Mary Sheffield. Yes. Councilmember Scott Benson. Yes. Councilmember Fred Hall, the
third. Yes.
Councilmember Leticia Johnson. Yes. Council President Pro Tem James Tate. Yes, Councilmember. Mary waters. Yes. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Calloway. House councilmember. Call me on a second. Yes. Seven yeas, zero nays motion passes. Madam President.
All right. The ordinance is approved. President Pro Tem Tate
moved to the title of the ordinance be confirmed, Hearing no objections
that action will be taken. Oh President. Yes.
Of course the waiver on line item 18.1.
Please write a waiver has been requested in Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
At 17.9
I'm sorry, what item 17.9 words What was that
cash reward 17
Okay, the cash reward 17.9. Any objections? Hearing no objections that action will be taken. Alright, under unfinished business know
that. Remember young two resolutions line item 18.2 and 18.3.
Councilmember Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I moved to approve line items 18.2 and 18.3. Right,
any objections? These are various city events. Hearing no objections, the two resolutions will be approved. First of all,
a reminder 18.3
motion has been made for a waiver and Hearing no objections a waiver will be attached to 18.3 from the Office of contracting and procurement
for member Bissen we have resolutions line items 18.4 through 80 point 15. Madam president noting that all that line items from 18.4 through 80 points here are all construction and demolition or territory strengths. I will read the contract number and the contract the Bronx. First contract up is contract number 6006201. total contract amount $2,112,011.55. Said
discussion. This is just for some labor saving. So not mistaken the administration is gonna make a request. I don't know if we need to read all of these if they're not going to be voted on today. Were to say a bit of time. Okay, what was the items are going to request will be 18.4 through 18.9.
Thank you, ma'am. Okay, including, okay, so 18.5 and 18.6 as well. I thought those were gonna still be voted on. Okay. So, if there's a motion to postpone 18.4 to 18.9 Gushan Yes. Councilmember
bells administration to state why. Okay. They want to do that.
Yeah, no, I also know that a couple of council members or colleagues also have concerns with these items and wanting to postpone as well. Yes. So, Mr. Washington if you want to provide anything additional?
Yes, yes, Madam Chair. The director did want to do some additional engagement with you all in the community as well. So that is why we're requesting postpone
okay. So, we will postpone Hearing no objections 18.4 to 18.9 Hearing no objections of items will be will be postponed and Madam Clerk you can proceed from that on that item. Okay,
so that brings us to the President's in line item 18.2, which is kind of track number 6006281 100% city funded to provide fire extinguisher maintenance services contractor is Gallagher fire equipment total contract amount $462,120. That's for construction and demolition. Let's turn track is contract number 6002458. Dash a one revenue agreement Amendment One to provide an extension of time for fair revenue sharing agreement between DV OT and smart contractor a smart total contract amount $0. That's for transportation. Let's go check his contract number 6006268 100%. City funding to provide nine commercial turnout gear dryers for the fire department or tractor r&r Fire truck repair Incorporated, total contract amount $80,784. That's for fire. Next contract is contract number 600638 100%. City funding to provide Property Management Services at Detroit Public Safety headquarters. Contractors Detroit building authority total contract about $2,930,172 And that's for police. Next contract is contract number 60040 or zero dash a one 100% opera funding Amendment One to provide an extension of time for community health courts, wraparound services, contractors Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation total contract amount 15 million that's for health. Next contract is contract number 307. By 761 100%. City funding to provide seven high volume air samplers to calibration units, contractors tissue environmental total contract amount $45,097 And that's for BC. Councilmember Benson six resolutions
after my Rubinson motion to approve. motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the six resolutions will be approved to waver on all six items. And I am going to check just one and that would be 18 point 13. The cargo note also not Madam President. The remaining items will receive a waiver from the Office of contracting procurement
costs remember Young's who resolutions line item 18 point 16 and 18 point 17. Both are contracts for the General Services Department for its contractors contract numbers 6005458 dash a 100%. ARPA funding Amendment One to provide an increase of funds for blight remediation services for commercial corridors. Contractor is Motor City preservation LLC total contract amount $1,462,381 last contract is contract numbers 6005848. Dash a want 100%. City funding amendment wants to add credit card processing services paycheck to existing agreement contractor is Vermont systems total contract amount $149,170. Councilmember young two resolutions.
Councilmember young
Thank you, Madam President moved to approve line items 80 point 16 and 18 point 17.
All right, any objections? Yes, President potentate
show me a no on line item 18 point 16 Please.
Also note manifested
the cargo note any further objections? All right, hearing none the two resolutions will be approved. Yes. Councilmember Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I'll request a waiver on line item 18 point 1618 point 17.
Any objections?
18.6.
Okay, there's an objection for 18 point 16. So that motion fails in the approval will be in place for 18 point 17 for a waiver. From the Office of Development and grants
forever, basically two resolutions line item 80 point 80 and 80 point 19.
Councilmember Benson rule for approval. motion has been made to approve to accept to city grants. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the two resolutions will be approved of course a waiver on both items. Hearing no objections a waiver will be attached to both line items from the Office of Development and grants.
Customer yo a resolution line item eight point 20.
Councilmember yen.
Thank you, Madam President Move to approve line item 18 point 20
motion has been made for approval and this is to submit a grant application for the skate park construction grant. Hearing no objections, the one resolution will be
approved both a waiver a line of 18 point 20.
Hearing no objections, a waiver will be attached to 18 point 20 from the General Services Department.
Councilmember young two resolutions line items 18 point 21 and 18 point 22.
Councilmember Yang
Thank you Madam President. I move to approve line items 18 point 21 and 18.1 t two
motion has been made for approval and this is the authorization of an easement at two city parks. Any objections? Hearing no objections the two resolutions will be approved from the legislative policy division,
Councilmember bez central resolutions line item 18 point 23 and 18 point 24.
Councilmember Benson motion to approve. Just want to make sure 18 point 23 Well, that's fine is should be on behalf of myself when I quote, purpose
or not, Madam President, especially. Yes,
at point 24 should be on behalf of member will Callaway as well.
18 point 24 Yes, correct. 18 point 24 should also reflect councilmember Callaway as well.
But also note Madam President.
All right motion has been made for approval and Hearing no objections. The two resolutions will be approved under resolutions
customer base on behalf of Castle President Mary Sheffield a resolution line item 18 point 25.
Councilmember Benson motion to approve. motion has been made for approval and this is a resolution of apology to the to the black residents of Detroit. Hearing no objections. The one resolution will be approved,
Madam President. Yes. I'd like to make a motion to reconsider the vote on line item 17.1 17.3 is 17.6. These are for the demolition trial program yet
to reconsider. Okay. Any objections? Hearing none. That motion passes to reconsider those items and if we can move those now for you want to discuss first member Johnson? No. Okay. We can move those again for approval that 17.1 17.3 and 17.6. You don't want to be voting. Madam Clerk?
Madam President, those were all Councilman councilmember. Benson. Three resolutions, line item seven 3.1 17.3 and 17.6.
All right, motion has been made. Are there any objections of the motion? You can show myself as a note one all three.
Waters no on all
three and member Johnson No. on all three.
Park with no no.
and hearing no further objections, those resolutions are approved. Yes, Councilmember Yoon,
this already passed and I support this but I'll look at the resolution of the Apology of black residents of Detroit. I totally agree with this. I just wanted to say that. Does that also I'm assuming because it's already been dealt with legally but does that also require us responsibility to be able to compensate? Their family at all financially?
I don't think it provides an obligation for us to compensate. I think that's why the reparations task. Yeah, this came from one of the members, Keith Williams, the chair at the Michigan black Democratic caucus who put this forward and wanted this before council but I think the conversations are still happening.
I don't have a problem with the I'm sorry. I mean, I don't have a problem, man. I'm pretty sure I'm problem with doing that financial, I just want to know Him. So you know, how much was that and just how we go about doing it. Let people know the technical aspects of how we would do that.
Yeah, this if that's what it was. This does not lay out any financial obligations. It just is not essential kind of apology and to recognize the harm that was caused to black Detroiters it
does this also this is I know that when they talked about in the federal government, that apology for slavery, it also meant that they this is not an admission of guilt or admission of responsibility from the federal government. Is that also the same here with the city because it was so weird that expose us to legal I don't think it would. I just want to know what that exposes the legal liability. I'm not selling the pose. Again. I just want to make sure just to know what to expect.
