President would you like for me to do the invocation
Hello, can you hear
Mr. Corley I'm gonna pass along the information to President Sheffield about you doing the invocation I'll ask her
Okay, thanks Let us pray heavenly father we just truly thank you for another day that you have made and we're going to rejoice and be glad in it. And Lord, we invoke your Holy Spirit in life today. Let your knowledge and your wisdom and your understanding be City Council's portion. Bless everything that is said and done that there'll be peace, joy, that there be sound discretion. And though it is truly thank you for this blessing everything that's before this city. bless everyone. That's Dan participation and the name of Jesus. We just truly thank you. For what for what you're going to do in this session. In Jesus precious Holy Name. Amen.
Justice Justice Bolden was in court on January 1 of this year. He was appointed by Governor Whitmer making part of the first black woman to serve as a justice.
We ran down state university or the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
work at the state of criminal justice reform in Texas survivors and the Michigan State Representative she was a pillar of bipartisan legislation. Medically Frail prison reform package the revision of the wrongful imprisonment Compensation Act and also the confidentiality for survivors of domestic violence decades prior to taking office Justin Volgen developed a deep respect for the law and have extended her death of the law in her years as a criminal case attorney. Justice Bowden have also served as a judicial law clerk in Wayne County. Before the Honorable Judge John working. Not only is justice Kira here is only breaking historical barriers as the first black woman on the Michigan Supreme Court. She also makes a conscious effort to give back to her and that she served as a panelist at our annual State of New suppose you only came to me or her ability to see farms at a Michigan Supreme Court. Justice golden serves as a member of a woman's lawyer association of the National Congress of black women in Oakland County in Austin aka sorority. It has received several awards including the 2019 young women gifting as the time for the 2019 African American leadership awards emerging leaders in the 2021 legislative economic development Champion Award. As stated by Michelle Obama, there is no limit to what we as one can accomplish this guy here for me it was office of council president Sheffield in the assignment Council hereby celebrate your appointed as the first black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. What better way to honor for the woman's district woman all over the world are recognized. You and aren't you so grateful for your time?
So as many of you know I'm about
I just want to say thank you so much for
this on.
City council, and for all of you because I've been in campus position without you. And I just think about my seven month old daughter who doesn't have to grow up in a world where there has been no black woman on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Today boys and girls, they know that they can do it too. They know what they can try for. So I'm just going to be celebrating during this Women's History Month. Again, I thank you feel betrayed City Council is an acknowledgment and thank you to all of you for taking your time to listen.
Someone who's struggling still yet. Sorry. You are wanting to be more than that?
Someone.
You're lucky so it's probably my
first African American one Supreme Court Justice Congratulations.
Job. This session on Tuesday March the seventh
you'll be approved to proceed with a budget financial audit committee. Before moving on. We are the internal operations this report will be referred to the operations for the neighborhood services.
Reports
will be referred to the neighborhood committee for the economic development
reports very important
so reports will be required for planning with elegance meaning you have to the only action matters under other matters under communications for the
right people for you we have already in Person public
everyone will have one minute for public.
Charlie Walker.
Good morning
honorable council members. I stand before you today as the proud congressman for Michigan's 13th District over the last few years serving in the city of Detroit in the Michigan State House and now in the US Congress. Things about the people of Detroit and their neighbors are in need. They show up and when they see injustice, they speak up because that is the right thing to do. I stand here today with my neighbors activist and the people of Detroit to ask the city to reconsider this deal in front of you today. Let me make one thing clear. I support economic development and bringing businesses to the city but not at the expense of our residents. I believe in investing in it. operation we must ensure that resources are being used widely for the benefit of the entire community. Let us not put corporations over people we need to invest in affordable housing, health care education, we need to invest in helping residents avoid foreclosures and water shut offs. And we certainly should not be giving away hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to corporations who are doing just fine. I urge the council to reconsider this tax giveaway and remember that the people of Detroit elected you, not the billionaires we must prioritize the wealthy thank you
guys, even cancer students follow BlackBerry theory.
My name is Charlotte Walker COVID has been my
pain my whole
life I did not want to do.
Evening I would like to very quickly come up in the morning my name is Esther Delta. I am a lifelong resident of the city of Detroit live here supported here when everybody laughs and everything was falling apart. Senior citizens kept the city together and going and the neighborhood now, you have justification and redevelopment and senior secrecy in the way I live at the hammer hole apartments in downtown Detroit of 1545 Woodward Avenue, and we were told nine days before Christmas 2022 as they fed us the narrow mountains and coffee that we had 18 months before we were displaced. And they were given us enough time to find another place where they're going to be building new apartments and we can move over. Some people have lived in these apartments for more than 40 years. 20 years. I haven't lived here that long. But the placement would be a life changing event for me. It is
know American community developers.
displace
your response
Morning
Today I'm here as the technical part is building today developers came to us by December a burden they had on the station and we had to move to their new development Park which is not good. Or pay market rates and figures that they were asking
for if we can somehow
through the grace of God a section eight voucher that we
we have
developed way development. I will right here
I'm here on the
elbows building and I'm gonna live in downtown performing.
Now nine days before Christmas, we had a meeting and they told us that we can and we are here to get help from you. Is people paralyzed and now we just have a handle and that vote is
and that is and that
came out
and we need your help please help us to state
where we are.
You, those against you. We just have not heard you.
Thanks for your attention
Mr. Howell
for the longest time, wondering what they do with that upper body as many people are here we come every week
if we can get them out here by the city all the time, some time, you know, the folks to come out here we tired of people coming out on certain days to fight for money and they won't come back to fight one community with all the folks I've been fighting. They gave $7 million for some dog shelters but the people can't get no money over there by the crisis plan which they put in our backyard. If we can find out we voted to leave. Y'all got to do so for y'all supposed to be working for. I'm tired of coming out here. said the same thing but come on.
Hearing filler, John James because
I protect the opportunity. My name is Eric Jenkins construction. I'm here to speak on behalf of the community business agreement for the Detroit District Development. Unlike some of the other persons that just spoke about relocation and being displaced from their housing, this development has seven lots that are already owned by the Ilitch holdings. And what they're asking for is tax breaks and tax incentives to develop. The company is related to out of New York, large developers, they're talking about hotels, they're talking about mixed use businesses. They're talking about affordable housing. One of the issues that the 30 different shoe retailer spoke about and we're talking about apprenticeships I'm I started my coaching
career.
I worked under, you know taking orders from a young man things that we have cigarettes, that we have minorities that we have, like allowed people to give opportunity. I've started a four year apprenticeship. We're fitting an order putting us in a union I got an esthetician I worked at 13 different city trends a building inspector in the last 10 years
government center for Milan
I'm here with Ashley because this is a real opportunity and the
differences city of him.
He's a developer.
And these are real jobs and real jobs. It makes us a better city.
80,000 jobs
6011
Major jobs have
prevented wages union
take care of
mom and dad.
we ever want
to speak with the college
because we're not
so as you can see you didn't have any opportunities. If you didn't have a skilled trade, you didn't have to look at the status stack we could be doing a whole lot more. This is the seed and mobilize the whole world is here. So we're not retaining as long as yours is going to Chicago is going to get louder. It's going to heal. It's not coming back. Because a 30 to 45 year old had no reason to make a choice. There's no development and so you don't keep going if you don't have no development.
be hurt. Awesome. My name is Caitlin Park, business owner a taxpayer. I deal with refunds coming from PDD committee but overall in my opinion, I believe this bill is solid enough to have it perfect. You know, there'll be more affordable housing guests and there'll be more opportunities for business. Absolutely. But in business and government nothing is perfect. You guys have a hard job. I understand. But remember while we have a deal with the developer feedback rods is a slap in the face to the city and the economy. Most Detroiters want to buy and run down town and do not share the same views as the Detroit people's plan for me and other protesters. We saw that with proposal key the words proposal a matter of Detroit debris, which only got 30% of Detroiters voting for her so well yes
yeah.
Wait Shelton,
Detroit
will open it up to a slew of bosses embodies and this has happened a bunch of people come out here with construction that someone is not going to progressive city before it was shipped
an officer we have to lose
the station to my protein also prohibits you see with hash act of persons who have interesting quality housing credits these bonds get the issuing issue in touch with this his ways to build affordable housing.
You have to follow the process required establish immunity to publish no resolutions
contract
with the builder The
VA has issued bonds and hundreds of millions of parkinson bypass loan
deal team.
Presidents never ever get
the right to engage in the need to bottom dollar question and have
a back and forth to divine divine security you have you ever read was in order to establish contracts with these poor boys and not to come to?
You Oh, that was impressive to see. You know we weren't welcome back. Now you know what I'm planning on these people giving their money to all of us better, meaner disagree. That's what we're about.
This agreement with the election is great. The other just kisses back down here. People don't even know that. And also, I want to remind everybody felt better. Edison was alive. You have them out there. The Lions tigers, Redmond's pistons, and Ross out there in Auburn Hills. He came this close to getting the tiger and a lot of the MBA system.
I mean, the Tigers have renderings out admitted call me Uncle Bill. Don't call Joe Louis. They would have all been out. So
I'm supportive this deal.
create jobs and champion ideas 1000s of dollars for scholarships for the panel more the train is that make that look silly? On through everything. Thank you.
Thank you for
having I just wanted to say a few words here lest we forget. May is very important. People may 1 Loyalty date. May 30 is the Memorial Day first is loyalty date. A 30. Anyway, we're here today to ask that we be included in this development. We have 42 years down here in the city. designs and meetings seem to forget that our veterans are alive from Twitter. And 40 or 50 years, in particular with American Native American veterans in certain civil war. In other words to follow the young, the airman critical nibble of all soldiers because there's nothing here to dream we will be included in this development we can do.
Obviously, to create more housing for members of the city of Detroit, as well as opportunities for young people like myself. So not only
worked here, but you know, started
My name is Mark. Trade as well. I'm in support of the upcoming development project. I think I see a greater attraction or growth 3000 jobs, more opportunities, especially for those who are in construction. Simon's affordable.
City council totally
in support of this district.
And the reason why is because most people are not real estate professionals. Real Estate Professionals
here in Leeds not have seen what happened downtown it had been consumed
by somebody
still don't know
what the hell's going to
be. So please, everybody, just you know, get a support to get behind.
Like to say, support our compiler conservation supportive development in the University of Michigan
and we look forward and even some of our members now are looking forward to
moving into your apartment building.
So we support people and
like making aid for the tourists. People walk to church.
Council members come here on young guys. I've been in the HEPA holes for 39 years and at this time have been moved around with different issues from slaughterhouse to slaughterhouse over 400 some years, every time someone come up they want to do everyday jump versus their greed has caused misery. I've had a migraine headache ever since we found out most of the members in the building has gotten sick because it is and the young person please let me live and then they have reason to us safe and coming because I'm tired. of the drugs. While the house.
Yes sir, thank you.
So we call for for that we will agree to you for more to working with again 2244243244243. This
body has no legal authority to execute any contract whatsoever, any authority because they have not published notification that's in direct violation of Section 1.4 by the Michigan compiled laws, Michigan statutes Mr. laws that are governed by the Constitution of the State of Michigan, where you also are violating a 14th Amendment right to due process and my 15th Amendment right to vote us constitutional laws upheld by precedent my grandmother wants me to have a right to vote and you do not have the option to ignore the law was clear course but two actions either you place it on a ballot, publish a notice you don't have the option to ignore the law. The Creator asked him this mistake statute 124 Section One Two for many numerous violations and my constitutional rights. I want to leave y'all don't stop this
need to
measure ground skills and take out this tax capture. We can't get them done and it doesn't put pressure on 2017 include about anything he wants to do close take our money out of our schools, rebellion dollars out of the schools and only 75 point 6 million out of the libraries since 2017 When they admitted that if we can't get our own state, and local reps to do something we need to go statewide because they're taking the construction of taxes off of all construction material away from the state tax base. And maybe with some support, status, we can get our own people to do something about this. This is horrible. Horrible and a few maybe there's a way the city can actually pass them and try.
That senior voting on housing for tenants downtown Berkeley important public transportation available in shopping available to people living there for decades that aren't stable. And they recently told by the owners that three that's important. market rate housing. So we asked that we can be most political we can to prevent any senior that building from being displaced and will be asked for the City Council currently is efficient anything else to do to help to pass a resolution in support of all the seniors staying in that building? At least getting what are called Section Eight protection vouchers and what we really want is for that building to stay low income senior housing, go to market great because it's really important for cities to have
places.
What is the deadline
they're talking about building other housing less convenient location, more dangerous. Location.
The affordability increase
evening members
what the city council I grew up with. Alright, so I'm here on on on development. If we don't get developments down here we will get schooled in the long run because we got a lot of I'm going to construction minutes. So we don't get construction for our people to work down here. What are we gonna move to? You're gonna be long. I came back I moved back here and I stay downtown for on the bag. You know, I mean, I've been begging for 12 years doing construction. You know,
I mean, it's changed a lot since I left long time ago. Well, what I'm saying is, people gotta stop this drama about not bringing things here. If we got millionaires that live here that don't do here. You might as well get outside people to do it. Because sitting people was my daughter with millions of dollars and the ones that are doing it is putting a tail into it. So you're gonna wake up, or you're gonna stay lost in the sauce for real. Thank you
very much name is Davis Pannell
President
I've been there three years. And when I signed up for the department, no one told me about moving but they asked me was how long did I expect to be there? I told him to death film the park. And I'm not just speaking for him a whole departments are speaking for all seniors throughout the Detroit area. Because if it happens at him home, it's gonna spread all over
name is Luis Ramirez. I'm a lifelong Detroiter, DTS alum. Chad's worked my entire life in the city of Detroit watched it crumble from a world class city crumbled into despair which we have been in the midst of getting out of that despair for the last 1015 years. It is essential that we continue to redevelopment of downtown which is now further now we're talking Mr. Detroit. We're kind of getting out of downtown neighborhoods. caspo believe if we continue this redevelopment. We're gonna continue in three neighborhoods. It's gonna help everybody in the city so I fully support it's gonna be.
Morning
so I really support this. So I have a real speech. But I've been home for the night. And when I first moved here in oh four. I came on a
Friday and I went looking for a job that Monday when I got downtown. I thought it was a holiday, because it looked like everything was false. And my first
question was, did everybody get to work?
But it was empty, and it doesn't look like it looks today. I would have been showing DC. Atlanta, no one's ran back to Brooklyn. But since I moved here, I watched the development of this place in the only way this place can get develop is what I see is by people bringing business here. So how do you have a large city when you don't have business? I just have to see.
My name is
a member of IBEW Local
been born and raised in the city.
In high school I worked on at the Fox Theater, and I spent a lot of time in the downtown area. And I've seen where the city has came from back then. And I'm proud to say that I have worked in build buildings in the city. As I know that it's time to change. The city will continue to grow, it will benefit off the alarm. It starts from an infrastructure that works out and I'm just proud to be part of it and I look forward to being more involved in the process of unifying.
Work. Morning city council members. My name is Darrell Lewis, the IBEW Local 58. I live in green. So let's put Detroiters to work on construction projects in the city. Made in Detroit by Detroit because so many of us born and raised in Detroit, love Detroit and want to see I want to be to continue growth, continued positive growth of our city. We're in support of the district of Detroit. Thank you.
Good morning Trisha Krishnan. I am a wholly high graduate of four students. I got my start in 2014 at the district of Detroit job fair. I spent a year and a half working
at LCA. I've worked on affordable housing, two different projects. I've worked on the Wayne State Building the headquarters. Because of that I have
been able to put my daughter to college
and I hope this continues to that.
Support.
was in Detroit? I live in district five.
I may not come to city council meetings all the time. But I can tell you I'm still a part of my community. Out of the 10 houses left on my my little block on Perry and mount Eliot, more than half of my neighbors from my help directly because they're drying the gutters are filled with little trees sprouted, and I've helped them every time for a case of beer and whatever. So I can say that the city of Detroit needs more skilled trades people. The district Detroit will create jobs for more Detroit residents to get in the program. Our first punch apprentices make $21.61 After five months, they get health care. You know if there's a pension, there's an actual prospect to putting your kids through college. You know so I think my community needs
more good.
I will say great opportunities.
Resolution
I don't have the opportunity. Council members meeting. It's like everybody else. But that's our district Madam Chair, let her know like hey, what's what's going on and whatnot, but I'm in support of the actual building for the district and whatnot because it helps me it helps here. You know, it keeps us employed, you know, and it brings taxes to the city of Detroit. By bringing the jobs here because the workers actually pay city taxes, and it's going to help us all along well.
I hope you guys
electricity 38 years old I've been living in a city all my life Elementary Middle High School, apparently still live in district seven right now. Opportunities that new construction jobs have brought afforded me it's time to do a lot of things real home ownership. Like she said earlier, sending your kids to actual college. We want you guys to continue to bring work to the city. So that everybody gets to benefit from Thank you.
I represent the IBEW in the building trades afl-cio. We support the
union support.
But we're a different reasons because the investment in some people
we brought a few of our members so few of our brothers and sisters are here today. We could have brought more there outside working to build a city back then. These are the men and women have built the city. Without these people. You would not have one of the nicest downtown's and I think I think we got number one for the best riverfront that was that was the men and women in the skilled trades men and women. It had been said earlier that you've got skill you can go anywhere. If you invest in people here in Detroit, you retaining the talent here in Detroit. Don't let perfection be ruin road. There's a saying that it goes
don't let perfection road progress.
Hello, everyone. My name is Robin and
actually our
manager also opportunities Midwest region. Property and Project 21. Ambassador with the National Center for Public Policy and Research out of Washington. Well, we are here today in in agreement with district Detroit when I'm also in agreement when I was having housing and jobs or housing for seniors and jobs for the young people. We have to somehow work together on both the federal level and on the local and state level to make sure that we can have adequate housing. We can also move forward to have adequate jobs and also affordable housing right now in this country. We are having a huge deficit across all states with affordable so we have to do something more than together in order to come to your techniques as far as your tax credits. Your tax credits are coming from EDA and from the state to work together.
Morning district five this is the largest and works Community Benefit Agreements CBN deal. The CBA provides zero benefit for existing impact area residents who may be struggling and be impacted the most by the project. Most benefits are for future tutorials. schools and libraries must be made home the neighborhood advisory council. So again, why Baron contribution from the developer of the table during negotiations over the next 35 years no one of attacks last week late into the district Detroit will be 228 point 8 million for school and 5.7 million for Liberia D JC and law department reps have state
Good morning. My name is Robert Ross, Executive Director of the nation's history district one I also the senior pastor at St. Mark's was Assistant District Six. So I'm going to represent both districts district one and district six and speak on behalf of the families over 700 families that I see on an annual basis who are forced to live on the margins of society, as well as those that you've heard this morning. I'm sure you were not expecting those. We have a whole building to be talking about displacement development should not displace anyone. And yet we see that in
the field
we've also heard this morning that everyone has spoken. So how about Steven Ross and putting their money in if $12 million is considered to be their money, when we talk about over $800 million business deal and they'll receive over $800 million back? Well we call that as corporate welfare and that's what it should be much stronger.
Good morning.
I wanted to address a specific issue concerning our library. I brought up the committee and there appears to be some misunderstanding. The mayor is proposing about a 25% increase on the tax capture in 2024 in the budget that's before you that's that's what was given to the libraries the information given to the library by by the city in last year. And they're proposing to increase it another 100,000 every year thereafter. I'm asking you to not to line item that and put in there to freeze it at the same great this year. And I see a head shaking already. It's not a violation of state law, the local units of government decide what the rate is and what the assessments are. You're part of that decision making process. State law doesn't mandate a 25% increase on the library.
You will
have understand a whole library file to open save the library
Good morning
and I am taking
cooperation to control the corporation has also made in the past in order to get for more than ever we purchased a cheap man, genuine text and found a man and plumping support at night create and right out of the land. As a matter post, they should control development because I am I guess come
up against
post
$100
million dollars of tax and send it to billionaires who is not a good cooperation partner. I am not the government but I am against
as content
confrontation.
My name is Wade Hall.
I'm a resident of the
city council district.
I'm here to stay in District. Detroit is not a good deal.
That is the that is not a good
deal for Detroit.
Promises of roughly 12,000 jobs 6000 permanent
jobs is
is a promise
and there's nothing guarantee. But I'll go
down the rabbit hole around. I don't see the people that look like being in downtown Midtown or my relatives on Mondays on those jobs. They come out and they make a single
sale in the corner
because it baffles.
In our pockets not good enough
think the mandate as a general contractor is higher black and minority. We should not be mandated to give them our precious $10 for a promise for a project. Important are being asked to give too much. While we will be tomorrow.
Morning
I just wanted to
here representing
the city of Detroit schools and wineberry money when they give away money to billionaires and I really doubt that the young people who are workers here would agree with either giving a billionaire, our money for schools and libraries or then getting back down to to support terrible people.
The facts about tax cash, always Detroit for schools and library every other city across the state is banned from doing your tax captures are terribly racist. Structure
very disappointing. Everyone's expecting some
chain and the only thing you could do was choose today's documents and here after 15 years he
didn't do anything
here's an example. This
is Henry Street project right here. That's authorized to be the one forget about it. Today, this would be a low income family living with the pocket. The other deal they charge him 100 bucks a month who's gonna discount
this thing it's so fly
District
Two, I was here to talk about it. During your electrician I am a skilled trades worker that has a skill that can go anywhere in this country. I did not need to work in Detroit. I can literally get up tomorrow go somewhere else. But I've been in the city my entire life. I want to see this city prosper. I don't want to see the game. be displaced. I mean at some point I hope we can all make it to be blessed to be at their range age. But with that being said, we do need development of the city without development in the city. We're going to fall behind. When we look at all of the projects that happened before the Rena even those things did not exist 20 years ago. And now we got things that we can be proud of our families. So our hope
program manager at support. Now I'm representing hundreds of young adults program like this. And I hope you guys see my presence has been affected here. $167 million investment in Job, education, training, things of that nature will help build the city for the tournament super important for young adults like me, there's a value added complaint plans to city council. There's an opportunity for learning a lot of feedback as you guys have been here. So it's important to take that into consideration. At the end of the day, you know affordable housing is a key aspect of being fulfilled with this project. And so overall, I do thank you for your time and I do want to remind you guys that a rising tide does lift all boats at the end of the day. It's about impact. Intense so thank you very much.
graduated high school this is.
Other recent work
on demographics that came back when I came back from my son's lifestyle jobs like this help that not only does it give me the skills that I could take anywhere, but it pays me to learn so vote yes. On this project to ensure that we can
keep young people like me working
and our money in the city. And raise our children if
there's a caveat to a person that is being paid by the President.
Good morning
was part of my four year apprenticeship program
by these ideas provide
a pathway to financial stability. long term career long term. We're talking about ROI you are talking about putting taking every class and every candidate. And their young ones, these careers are sustainable in their families. So you think about these opportunities. I urge you all to vote yes, because this is what's going to keep the middle class up. Going to make sure that we're living in a city have opportunities to introduce skilled trades.
My throat last
week, again
went downtown. I'm able to I'm able to mess up as far as second rate from the seniors they should not remember this not telling people they've been here. So they should be in a state where they are not move. Not the prices go up. And look out for your singles. Okay,
so take our word understand that Monday.
Nobody came in and
get no development. When I
see work being done around it.
Not people look like me. It's the Mexicans not us. So can you see our people put to work? This feature after you out about no for that because I've seen this I purchased that and I I'm 72 years old. I don't live down there. I'm in my own home, but.
Morning Council My name is Carol Adams. We're here
what will happen
appreciate by support of
Facebook. I don't want to I don't want to be I understand that. This is exactly why you're here to make those decisions to look at things. I don't have anything against everybody be billionaires they can take any enforcement. They want to hear if the state wants to hear one
very diverse
company.
morning
this morning, I think that we are prioritizing the wrong things. There's nothing wrong with postponing this budget and while we can address the other 86% violence and mental illness is what our topic should be about. cannot attack violence and despair mental builders we must attack the conditions that breach this 1.5 billion along with other similar traits are the right programs that go into the lives of our citizens endorsed those programs. But I do not endorse putting all these resources to 14% of the city. And disregarding baby status. Our programs need to be rebuilt. And we need to invest and to directly instead of live and not buildings to live and not build.
What's better than
up to stop doing things. There are
so many things that I could speak on what's best for my whole team not just without
I want to say I do support trade bill. A couple of things going on this morning. Basic admission, redirection, defend plan and the project. Find out this is not to do with anything. Try to do this does not have anything to do with a play date. So I'm going to say people need to look at these young people. Young African American people, people I'm not saying I will send them out six months and talk to them people ask them about this deal about the jobs and job placement. It needs a career change, taking have all these violent balls to the city. People are scared because they're not being
project
that writers
and
I'm also a part of demographic with a weakness. And a lot of
a lot of people
migrated there from the trade so I am in support of leaving that.
The council is going to
respect
our seniors and work at the bar and I'm trusting that you're going to help them with solutions Thank you.
Few years
years
apprenticeship program I know residents
my program and our business owners in the city of Detroit. This is an excellent deal for city Detroit. Careers. This is the big game with any state in the United States. You could be playing the game of tax breaks and this and that. That's how big deals are put together. That's how this world works
Detroit
here see the senior citizens over here I see the young people.
Two different generations here.
See a bill for $800 million for Detroit for the city of Detroit on so much with this deal so much with downtown Detroit. This is what we need. Step into the future. I'm considering considering
not understand about the rest of the website. They weren't going to start here this is like
out here spread out
the way they been with me
my thing here and I'm here to ask for help because they are going to be I am
going to one LORD LORD and Matthew. I've been threatened
and taken to court.
I need some help. Now. Listen to this. My last thought by him stood out to me that I've worked for over the years. You might work for him because no one is listening to me. I've been taken advantage of
over and over and over again.
To settle I cannot settle I've worked hard to be where I am. You know I need some help. And I need to talk with someone. I can get something done. You're going
to build a home
are you in West Arbor ready to be rock? Oh My name is Reverend tooth. Rock. I'm the pastor First Unitarian Universalist Church on task corner. I live in work in President Sheffield district and I am in support of these hard working union people getting paid I just don't understand why illage can pay for itself.
The former program at the Detroit school formerly called a shutdown program and kick him out because there's no air conditioning in that building. Hundreds of millions of dollars are going to be diverted away from the school. My son needs his programming they can pay for their own.
I'm here
I believe this is the reason why many people
get employed at some point right? Because of Development Development,
because there were jobs in the city. That's why I'm here. I see Detroit I see the opportunity. I see where I can go to work
I can do something right so I'm just here to support it
I believe in this project because proudly serve brothers brothers beads, investment business generation, they would like to see this theory and support
to express my support for
this project is for great
interests of all different short answers durations that were built in times of greatness. Same thing recover. Fields meet we were thinking of our approach and our grows, we experience setbacks and interruption just our moments of growth our COVID Right. The troy moments is in full swing. This project is proof that 1000s of jobs, business offices have benefits from these problems on worthy tour Detroit's Onward, onward with your race.
President of Detroit here in support of the development downtown got a new bridge coming in over here all the gory outrage. You know, we get expected to double up
you know we got to have some kind of development something around
things that people
want to see. Now. I've been a resident of city for 40 years and I've seen nothing but the entire time that I've been living here. I believe our population have dropped down to about 28th in the country to where we were
with the top 10 I want to see us get back to that.
You know we need we need jobs. We need placement. We need
business we need a future and that's something that I'm not seeing in the city right now. But it's something
you have a great future.
Morning, city council. I've just wanted to
be here in support.
I think that we're in a unique position. We haven't been in this position since may have called me young with the mayor and President Jimmy Carter. President and Governor Milligan was the governor began. Now you got Mayor Duggan, and we got a Democratic governor. We got the house. We got the Senate. We got the Attorney General we got the secretary of state that this city council is in a unique position because the next two years and nobody gonna have to be like this. Man. We got to do work together. I read the Metro time talking about the energies really when you read the story is that this will do more than the last bill and it will fill in the gaps. We got programmed $100 million dollars to train people to be jobs.
Day to the chair. So is currently assistant sectioning. It's appalling by American. So it's not while it's in the same area that
we're talking about.
It was in retail and then had to develop developers looking to renovate the domain they've renovated. What they've requested from what's called an add transferable system. So at this point, it's only been requested when developers do that there are three options that already existing issued a Tenant Protection Manager and it'll to either stay in place or move to a positive their choice when they go to the destination where the transfer takes place. But what's part of the challenge right now is that that's what I just laid out is the process and the options that residents will have shouldn't be approved. what the plan is saying is it's an application process right now, nothing's been approved. And they are hesitant to say, here's exactly what's going to happen. And so doing that's, that's creative. I think that's that's creating uncertainty, the process of it requires, at its basis requires tenant protection. And if the developer isn't going to abide by that, that's when the application
starts to
get rid of scrutiny. So
developer understand. I understand what
you're saying. We're still
in an application process.
But here's what happens.
tenant protection vouchers. April 1 on the option of
location
protection voucher if they want to place your place. And so those conversations probably wouldn't happen for several months. And unfortunately, that kind of bureaucracy high unfortunately, it's so present. We have some communication. So is the developer
still uncertain? application.
So if people aren't here, and they do want to some of the residents are happy to see the application support you.
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Yes.
Can you see me
thank
you my name is Peter land and I'm a resident of District Six for over 35 years to try to come back to make money I've been here for 35 years. I'm also retired teamster, and I stand here as a member of the Democratic socialists of America. First off, I asked my union brothers and sisters in the IBEW and the carpenters and the plumbers to dig deeper in terms of what these tax abatements mean. They may mean immediate jobs for the next few years. But look at what they've done to us for the last 40 plus years. Think of both town and the history for it from there. Please look into that. This is extortion. They're asking for tax abatements In order to spend their billions. We're kissing ass of the billionaires in order to get developed Troy yes, we want to validate we want jobs, but it's how we get that development and that jobs and giving $100 million away when our citizens are suffering began downtown is a crime. I stand in opposition to district Detroit and organize again.
Downside a lot of money was common area. residents
do not support the district do.
I support young workers I support longtime and low income Detroiters like everybody else in this building. I'm a huge Detroit Pistons fan. And it's apt for this one because what I would say is I would compare the district's Detroit deal to existence which by the way this season have the worst record in the NBA. And it's an apt comparison because this is not a mediocre deal. It's a losing deal. And as I look upon the council right now, you have the power to make this deal better. You have the power to make this deal a winning deal for all Detroiters.
As as a lot of different speakers have spoken on the villages and other billionaires in the city have not faced.
A long time five years.
Deal is a fascinating part. We have in this case. Two families worth 4 billion and 8 billion respectively, who have not made their amassed wealth innocently has come at the expense of working people in the environment like millionaires who are now saying we will take our ball and go elsewhere unless you allow us to gouge a bigger case from the public good. Beam
10 What they will do is
reinvent downtown in the image of the suburbs while libraries close the educational system founders and neighborhoods struggle. It's a trickle down offer and the history is very clear. The trickle does not happen. There needs to be a limit on how much they take
yeah i i believe that it's bad. I believe that you know, like just don't believe that. The I've tried to put a banner up for open days. I'm trying to see if I can get you guys approval for this type of stadium,
opening day
and I just want to make sure I can get your approval really
Thank you.
President council members come before us as Vice Chairman as the natural district Troy in full support. Moving ahead with the project. There are there isn't time to really do this in depth. But you all have been well informed by the developers you've heard from the community. And in lieu of the fact that there is no other competing proposal that gives as much going forward and essentially constitutes promises kept as opposed to defer. I urge you to consider everything that you've heard and been presented over the last few weeks, even over the last few years. To go ahead, move this project forward. And let's do what we can for education economic development. And.
support economic development
order to pass an important
report
to the council, the council nation's taxation permanent and finally
into the city of
Detroit
who have always been overworked and underpaid in some way what they were saying. If you hold on without considering the rest of the city of Detroit, you will make us dismantle that five to four o'clock we will come to action
talk is going to speak for itself the homeless return the Hamsa which is people pulling back and forth and the young people and civic and everyone else who they have a great opportunity. I did not live in Florida so it was good now, if you leave a job and my job is to make sure I put a political tone like live the way they want to. I can point that that a character illness program, which I've dealt with that and I've read a lot of people doing the program, I think a program the day before Apple so we hit a pool the choices up let let them live. Given the opportunity to live no one has to go to the government for government assistance. I support this project
Thank you. I'm John
Wayne County Commissioner is going to but more importantly I am the representative. Councilman young on the net. What we did was listen to the community. We heard from residents we heard from business owners inside of this impact area. And what they demand for was access what they wanted was institutional change and to make sure that people get access not only to the housing, but also to the financial benefit. Of this development, then that wanted to make sure that we had transformational components in this agreement. As you've seen, we've set aside historical resources for residence and individuals across the city who to be able to gain access to one be able to live here. We have not only affordable housing component but we also have
requiring accepting
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are in person now, school.
Good morning, Madam President. We have 38 callers who raise their hand before you cut off public comment. The first caller on line is call in user one.
Morning
come back to
the next caller is Alison curd.
Good morning. Good morning Council. My name is Allison heard I am part of the Independent Business Association in Detroit and I am in support of this development process project for multiple reasons specifically, that we know that we need development we know that development drives our economic engine we know that development brings jobs we know that development brings other people or brings people in the community. We know that development. We know that development is a positive thing. We certainly don't want to displace the residents. So I think we there's some misinformation going on, and that we can make this work on all fronts. But if we don't have development, we won't have progress. So we are here. Those of us who are here participating in this conversation are here because we want our voices heard.
The next caller is Detroit affordable housing and homeless Task Force.
Good morning City Council. Can you hear me? Yes, good morning. He tried affordable housing and homeless Task Force represents the homeless, the home owners who are illegally overtaxed, illegally, foreclosed, evicted and overcharged renters. We are leaked legacy Detroiters who build Detroit's infrastructure. We vehemently urge you to vote no on district the choice. This is another welfare check for billionaire vulture capitalists who continue to suck resources from the city without an equal or fair return. The prior brownfield development Little Caesars and other illage pie in the sky ventures have netted few jobs and no affordable housing. Now they're back with the same lies and tricks blue smoke and mirrors we've been looted of billions of overtaxing and stolen homes. All that glitters is not gold we demand you make us whole don't fall put a banana in the tailpipe like the prior city councils have done think of the next generation and vote no on district Detroit. Thank you for your attention. Have a blessed day.
The next caller is Marcus Cummings.
Good morning counsel. Can y'all hear me? All right. My name is Marcus Cummings resident Schaffer seven, a large community association here in district two calling today actually in support of this development, and the reason I'm in support of this is I'm looking at it from a financial aspect right now. Multifamily home builder is up 36% 34% which is a 36 year high. So there are tangibles in this development. I remember not too long ago this region through the whole kitchen sink at Amazon and tried to get his headquarters moved here. And we see that it's actually gone up in smoke in Virginia. This has tangibles because we're talking about building hotels, housing and things of that nature and we need to get this done. Thank you
the next caller is Michael Lamott Cunningham Jr.
I'm actually here Yes.
You can hear us Hello, can
you hear me? Hello, everybody. Hello, everyone. I'm gonna stand noodle DTE I'm gonna stand mute on the district. Like I told you before the police, the mayor, billionaires and millionaires always get what they want. And I've been watching for years and you're wasting your time and your energy trying to find a rubber stamp rubber stamp. And rubber stamp. If you don't know your history, you're doomed to repeat it. So at any rate, 31344491143134449143134449144 subservience coming in for some Serbians Cunningham. Please ride the buses, private citizens. Please write the coaches and send me a text. Send me a text as you've been doing, about writing the codes after 6pm and on the weekend. And please pray for me and regards to S S D and Ms. Quick.
Thank you the next caller is Rochelle Stewart DPP
Good morning honorable body. My name is Silva Stewart with Detroit people's platform. The developers will be the end employee of the only 63 jobs. The project is 6000 jobs number includes 1200 temporary construction jobs with the remainder dependent upon potential future tentative hirings. The total public investment requested is 790 $797.75 million. That's 12 point 6 million for each of these 63 jobs. And man Job Proconsul there are no assurances or guarantees on 100 million spin with black brown and minority businesses. Please make the schools and libraries must be made whole. And please get these developers to add 30% of the area median income into these affordable housing because that would have an effect on people between $18,840 or less to be able to rent these properties. Please, please allow that in
the next caller is Rod Harmon
can you hear me? I'll take that as a yes. So again, my name is Rod Hartman ready to end and I'd like to just provide a little commentary on the necessity of investment in throughout the city of Detroit. Detroit needs signals that it's ready to continue to its growth plans. And introjection and there is something very significant about outside institutional capital coming to the city. It actually sends a signal that we are continuing our growth trajectory constrain our drill plans and that impacts not only the greater city center but every neighborhood because it provides black and brown Developers, Women developers locally traders who want to continue to invest in their businesses and make the city move access to necessary capital that is not always here today. And so these signals of large investment in development like district, like the district are quite significant. For the future of Detroit. Thank you.
The next caller is William M. Davis. Good afternoon,
can I be heard
Hello, can you hear me? Hello, can you hear me?
Mr. Davis? They can't hear you. It's just the audio is not great.
Oh, okay. Well, I like to start off by saying I'm calling in favor of the city of Detroit retirees in favor of seniors in favor of long term city residents. This deal can and should be better. Olympia development youth. They had a better Coleman Young and in that previous City Council at that time, negotiated a great deal a much better deal with Joe Louis Arena. So look at that arena deal. And y'all should ask at a minimum whatever was in that you should be getting at least a $2 per ticket. You know, rebate. You know for the city services. Y'all should be doing a whole lot more. Y'all should be helping the City Truck retirees. There's a whole lot more you could do this deal is not a perfect deal. This deal is a social deal. You know, people say well, this money is coming from state taxes. We pay state taxes. Detroit residents pay state taxes, we pay city taxes, we pay a whole lot but we get very little in return. But no for now.
The next caller is T G.
Hi, my name is Tammy I am with I am in District Six and I'm calling in favor of
the development for downtown Detroit. The reason that I am calling in favor of development of this is because there are jobs that are going to be developed from this plan. In addition, we go and we traveled to other cities all the time and spend our money in those cities when they have this great center of downtown. Instead we can be spending our money here in Detroit and having invest back into our communities and that people come to visit here and invest into our communities as well.
Thank you.
The next caller is Kim Hunter. Hi,
I'm Kim Hunter, lifelong Detroit in southwest Detroit. public money needs to be used for public good not to subsidize a couple of billionaires. Billionaires need to stay in their budget for their projects and not leech off a city where 40% of the people are impoverished and most of the children live in poverty. We're struggling to get out from under massive water shut offs, massive foreclosures, where the libraries and public transport systems are struggling focus the budget directly on the needs of Bitcoiners and not the delusion of trickle down from billionaires, especially Olympia that's failed on the last set of development projects that financial people these billionaires employee to tell you they need the money. These are the same accountants that keep these billionaires from paying the taxes they owe right now. You know these poor folks don't pay the taxes they owe right now. Don't go for the Okey doke. Keep public money and public hands for public
good.
The next caller is Betty a Varner.
Good afternoon. The first thing I want to say is I hope that there's a plan to help the seniors who are being displaced from their homes to find a decent, safe place to live. I am in support a district Detroit. It will bring affordable housing downtown funding for Detroit entrepreneurs. It provides jobs monies for public parks and public spaces. It provides training programs for Wayne State and for our Detroit students. It also provides help for Cass tech in regards to athletic field, there will be monies for skilled trade and education for Detroit residents. We need a thriving beautiful downtown Detroit. I was born and raised in the city of Detroit and I remember going downtown as a child to Detroit huts.
The next caller is Bill and Billy Hickey.
Morning. Good afternoon. My name is William Hickey. I'm a resident of the bright Moore section of Detroit. If your urge my council member Pro Tem Tate and all of you to reject this deal. I called this district discount not district Detroit when I spoke against it. During the Planning and Economic Development Committee a couple of weeks ago billionaires get tax discounts, while those of us who live in the other Detroit see our property taxes continue to rise getting little except a greenway here and a framework there. As a free press noted this past Sunday. These discounts rarely yield but they promised the villages were willing to pay $6 million in fines rather than make good on the hiring of the Detroiters they promised and building the Little Caesars arena. He's also depend on questionable productions of annual income of $70,000 a year annual salary for construction jobs. The discount for billionaires is bad business furthers the tales of to Detroit and is immoral. Use of public dollars in the poorest city in the country.
The next caller is Wren law session.
Good morning. History is repeating itself. And Scott Benson had the nerve to call himself giving us a history lesson. Well, if he knew his history, he wouldn't be one of the ones allowing history to repeat itself. For those of you who are going to pass a district Detroit deal, five to four like you always do Do you not realize that the fallout of all these lousy tax abatement deals is going to start showing up in the next mayor's turn and he or she is going to have to make painful and unpopular adjustments to get the city financially straightened out. Only the rich and the gentrifiers will be able to live here because the taxes will be sky high. Guess who will be blamed for that? Not the duck and regime. Everybody will blame the next mayor who are more than likely be black. History repeats itself oh and don't think that Coleman Young's name won't be coming off that building because in the near future all traces of black Detroit
the next caller is Anthony s
Good morning Council District Six I really enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day parade. Anyway, you know, Council Member waters, you're the only counselor I voted for up there and but last year, there was a resolution introduced to supporting Black refugees from the war in Ukraine which is a good however, there's a line I take issue with. I said where as the Russian Federation launched an illegal unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. And I take issue with unprovoked from 2014 to 20 2210s of 1000s were killed in the east of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government and I would cite the late Representative John Conyers, who said that we were arming Neo Nazis in Ukraine in 2015, the late representative Conyers so and then Councilman Benson about a year ago this week you used to donate armor to Ukraine, which I think is great body armor for everyone. But why not for Palestine, Yemen or Syria did the wrong country invade years ago? This week when our country illegal, unprovoked invasion of Iraq, and you go along with career politicians like our President Biden who voted for it? No, thank you.
Thank you. The next caller is Pastor Robert Preston Harris.
Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon to the council and shout out to district five. My council person the President as well as the honorable Coleman Alexandra Yong Joon. Want to highlight whenever we have TIF and the DDA in these products being used for for funding and financing. It just brings tons of heartburn here recently, in the last 20 years, but certainly at the outset under the guidance of His honor. Coleman Alexander young it was a driving force. We've seen legislation. The branch Council and the administration shift the boundaries of the TIF district in past decades. And here we are again with a bit of heartburn. I am in support of the project, but the application of this product tiff needs to be looked at and reset. We can't call it illegal when the product is available to be used. But we need to reset using this model. Thank you Thank you.
The next caller is Frank Hamer.
Yeah afternoon wait Detroit errs, do not live in a bubble. Although you would know at a city council comparison doors to the district Detroit Swindle. There's been no mentioned by climate Mayor Duggan nor by council about the negative impacts of this Ross illage boondoggle on our efforts to combat the growing climate catastrophe, the flooding, the droughts, the passive wildfires. This is a responsible, it's a betrayal of the youth. If we do nothing they will inherit an unlivable planet until we have guarantees of a development that is powered by renewable energy and is built sustainably the Council must send the billionaire's back to the drawing board. Detroit must take the lead in innovation for our collective survival. Don't take it from me. Listen to the UN scientists who just yesterday issued the most dire warnings yet, during World War Two Detroit was the arsenal of democracy today we must be the arsenal of survival. Thank you.
The next caller is calling user one.
Can you hear me? Yes.
Good afternoon. I sent the email yesterday. Madam President. I'm showing you videos once again and I'd like some answers to my question of what are you going to do that deals with the ongoing problems of retaliatory evictions. I've made a suggestion that DTS should have with their key offices that they already have in place whereas slips and money order payments. Does they're good for cutting off people's utilities. Why not? Make it assessable that they take money order payments, and I have not gotten an answer back. Finally, I also asked the question the why Julie Schneider has not to answer questions about this February.
Thank you.
The next caller is Tonya Myers Phillips.
Good morning honorable council members, Tanya Meyer spellings. I am calling in urging this honorable body to vote no today and reject this deal. This proposed deal is extractive and harmful to Detroiters. There is not enough enforceable language in that agreement to even consider voting on this today. We cannot trust PowerPoint promises. We need strong enforceable community benefits for the entire city. And this agreement is not it. They are trying to pressure you into making a bad decision that will bind us and our children for the next 30 years. Don't fall for it. Send this agreement back to the drawing board. They say they're the state deadline and they're waiting. But we've been waiting for the past 10 years and longer for Olympia to fulfill its promises. We need strong community benefits, like a contribution to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund things that don't displace our seniors and elders. This is our money. It should be our terms. If they don't like it, tell them to use their own funds. vote no. Thank you
Thank you.
The next caller is Carol Hughes.
Good morning, everybody. Miss Phillips hit every point that I would like to hit but I would like to also say to you today vote no on district detorri and send it back to be determined like you do everything for the citizens. Let's talk about a better benefits grid agreement and less have actual lawyers writing this up so we have strong language and a benefits agreement. I'm a little tired of seeing a cork towel on the agenda. It seems that they're pushed to the front of the line and they get all of the all of the new construction. They get all of the new everything. I think that that's a travesty. And I think even voting on the Olympia deal is a travesty as well. You have been informed that this particular party has defaulted. And you cannot make a contract with someone who has already defaulted. Please follow the law. If you expect us to go by the law. You go by the law. Thank you Thank you.
The next caller is Karen hammer.
Good morning. RGG Green Acres Woodward Civic Association board voted unanimously to save her public libraries. It's an equity issue for all Detroiters, a public resource and asset. We voted for five things. First, on our proposal L which taxpayers voted for in millage is so that 89% of the Detroit Public Library budget is covered. To keep the Detroit Public Library's public. Three keep the Troy Public Library Commission separate from city government for make the school board selection process for appointing the Detroit Public Library commissioners fully transparent and five, change the text capture law and support Senate bento Bill 1086 To free Detroit.
next caller is Halima Casals.
May be hurt. Okay, good. afternoon, madam president honorable body. My name is Halima casellas. I'm a mother artists lifelong Detroiter, Cass Tech grad living in D five. The best indicator of the future that we have is past behavior. I'm urging you to vote no Olympia and the illage family of companies have defaulted on several agreements with the city. The villages have left scores blighted properties downtown for decades. The Villages did not hire Detroiters or LCA as they said they would. They're using previous unfulfilled players repackaged in this deal. We need a reverse but for analysis to look at all of the compounded effects of their broken promises over these years. They are also being very deliberately with the LCA employees. As there's a SEIU petition for fair pay and fair working right now. Against LCA. We need you to take your time read the fine print. There's only 63 permanent jobs racial equity framework
the next caller is phone number ending in one to four.
Okay, the next caller is Susan Steiger, Walt.
Good afternoon. I am a 40 year resident of district one. And Councilman Tate I am also a retired retired physician I worked and lived in Detroit for more than 40 years. I am opposed strongly opposed to this. This bill because it it we need we need development in the neighborhoods. We need to support the schools with tax money
and the libraries. I might add that I'm a proud member of Metro Detroit, democratic socialists of America as well as active in my community we don't need the billionaires to get our money. Thank you.
The next caller is a Mara Hyman.
Good afternoon, council thank you. Talk Miska cells just did a pretty good job of recounting images. defaults on promises I'd like to discuss the related companies are on affordable housing. They currently have some housing that is rat Roach and mold infested which they have not done. Anything about telling the tenants that they don't have the capital to do the remediation. There have also been in very serious and bitter fights with unions around wages and time. They have also violated wage and labor standards and have been cited by the federal government. Their buildings also let ADA accessible facilities and they're currently or last year had suits filed by the affordable housing tenants because they use corridors you know like the really nice apartment has one address and then they have another address around the corner and also those
Thank you. The next caller is Linda Bowie.
Good morning. Can you hear me? Okay, I'm calling in today to ask you to vote no on district Detroit plan. I also sent an email yesterday to every council member and I hope you would consider it and take into account what I said. The images have been a bad business for Detroit and they're part of the problem with why Detroit has gone as far down as as it has. They have made promises that they have not kept. I do not support bad behavior and you should not either. So please consider the Detroit majority and vote no on this project. Thank you so much.
The next caller is phone number ending in 534.
Can you hear me? Hello?
Okay, great. I do not support district discount either. God will judge you City Council on how you to treat Detroit residents versus the billionaires. Yes, residents have been displaced from downtown and midtown. I have witnessed it over the years since I've moved back City Council. Why are you creaming this deal through during the busy budget season? That to me is legislative malpractice disrespectful to the residents. And we have not done your complete due diligence. Why haven't Chris Ilitch and Stephen Ross and their bankers taken time out of their day to come before the council and as Miss Halima caselle said but for the images sitting on their property, leaving it vacant, lower Woodward would not look so bad. Also, it looks like from a book I'm reading I mean that from the downtown Detroit partnership, there's plans to bring the World Economic Forum to Detroit.
The next caller is Bill Wylie Kellerman.
Afternoon members of council energy Well, Bill Wiley Kellerman. I'm a pastor retired from St. Peter's Episcopal Church and native Detroiter, educated in Detroit Public Schools and currently a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Michigan poor people's campaign. I appreciate the articulate voices who have spoken in opposition to district Detroit, the city DDA giveaway of public monies, including those which should go to the schools and libraries when these billionaires and developers come to you and say we need to make the numbers work they mean transfer $100 million to us for the for the privilege of making more profit and ending up with capital and real assets at the expense of Detroit taxpayers, homeowners workers, students, neighborhoods, rethink this budget and the tax captures tax stuff from Detroit Public Library, which only happens in Detroit.
The next caller is Dennis McGuire. Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Can you hear me? Good afternoon.
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Okay, can you hear me? Okay, I apologize. My name is Dennis McGarry. I'm the president of the union workers, local union, and I'm speaking on behalf in support of this project. I'm not speaking as a labor leader. Right now because I believed my brothers and sisters before me covered all that. Just speaking on behalf of someone with the love and a passion for the city. And with my job I got the opportunity to talk to a lot of people every day and one of the things I always preach and take into consideration for myself is when I'm faced with the decision. One of the best things I always tell people look at the look at the tunnel vision. So envision the city of Detroit and where you want it to be in envision projects like this is the steps to get us where we need to be. So let's not stop the progress. Let's continue it and let's get these projects like this going. So we can all have the city that we all want and love. Thank you
the next caller is Chris Gilmer Hill.
Hello, have you heard differences?
Hi, my name is Chris comer Hill. I'm a lifelong DC resident and member of the Detroit democratic socialists of America. So firstly, I'd like to speak in opposition to the deal as it currently is, because as we've heard today, it's not doing enough for Detroiters. We've submitted a couple of other comments that we hope can be read into the record today. But specifically, this isn't doing enough not just for neighborhoods, not just for seniors. It's also not really doing anything for say students downtown for young people who have come back to the city. This isn't doing anything for anybody except for the billionaire developers who are directly profiting. But you've already heard enough about that. And you have real proposals in front of you to make this deal better. So I would specifically urge Council to take all the time it takes to use those proposals to improve the deal to get whatever benefits we really can afford to troit and to not listen to these false urgent timeframes. There's nothing specifically urgent about this deal. Worst case the billionaire's can just wait another year. The only reason they're trying to rush it is because they want you to be a rubber stamp for whatever they want and we'd trust you to say
the next caller is Karen Winston.
Hello Can you hear me?
You said yes.
We can hear? Okay, great. Great.
Yeah, first of all, I like to speak in opposition of this downtown disaster project. Now I had a lot of local 58 electricians but and we also have a local 17 in Detroit. You didn't hear any of those guys making up for you now know why? Because they are the ones that restore the storm work. So if we had our own, you know, workers here, you know, we can get our own power restored a lot faster, but we gave up all of our overhead crews when you gave up your power company. So that's one thing. So yeah, we want to you know, we want to get in there. There's other electrical jobs and just inside wiring and so we need to get back in that. You know, in that elite overhead club. Also, the banks are failing. Why the heck what we want to know I don't have any more pension money for you to take to pay for some BS deal. You're gonna try to put together enough already. Now. We love to jobs, we've lost pensions, and nobody's been charged. Nobody's been prosecuted. Jesus Christ. What you're gonna do, be smart.
And the last caller who had raised their hand before you cut off public comment, madam president is Miko a Williams?
Yes. Hi, good afternoon. I am in opposition to the district discount. I do not support corporate welfare. The council has not summoned Stephen Ross and Christopher Elledge to this body and explain their plans and developments. They also have not addressed the Heimlich situation, which was before this body before in 2015 and has not been solved those seniors deserve better. And to the young people who were very disrespectful in the union. I hope when you don't when you get old. The future Detroit doesn't disrespect you like you just did those seniors. I do believe that a greater solution can be held by postponing or delaying the vote until Stephen Ross Christopher ilish. Take the time out of their day to come down to this body and present their plans with their bankers and cost analysis and such. Do your due diligence city council and also to member bits in your speech means nothing you should go to jail sanbo.
Yes, madam president that was the last caller who raised their hand before you cut off public comments.
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just a couple of things I wanted to say very briefly, because you heard so very clearly from the public their concerns about using Detroit taxpayer dollars, whether this project would take money from our schools or our public libraries and what it would in fact contribute to the city of Detroit residents at large in their entirety. And I just wanted to say very briefly that what you will hear next week as you said, will be the full presentation on how this project does not take one single cent from our schools or our libraries and in fact will be of significant benefit to them. The issue with the timeline and I want to just be frank about that is that we are against construction season. We are against the Michigan Strategic Fund. And while that is not the primary concern of this body, I know that this body is very concerned about the bigger picture economic conditions as they continue to shift in the United States that are visible in the news every single day. And really the opportunity to take advantage of construction season and keep costs contained. So I I will stop my comments there because you were very generous and inviting me back but out of respect for all we heard during public comment, Madam Chair, thank you for the opportunity to speak.
All right. Thank you and thank you to the development team for being here as well. CAC NAC members, for being here and to the general public and we're looking forward to taking this up next week. All right. As far as the details of go here, remember Yeah, yep.
Thank you, because you're free. I want to ask you a question about dates. This is also up against the Michigan Strategic Fund in terms of approval. That's part of the reason why
my understanding
the chair, yes, yes, it is. We have already missed the first deadline for submitting this project to the Michigan Strategic Fund. The Michigan Strategic Fund meets at the end of April. And the approval timelines assuming that they approve thereafter are what get us into construction season. So the importance of the April Michigan Strategic Fund date is so that we make maximum use of this year is construction season, which is for this project for groundbreaking on the first building already in jeopardy. It wasn't time after that second date. I'm sorry, sir.
What was the date was the second reguler I missed the first day why right? What's the what's what's the timeline for the second
the Michigan Strategic Fund is first and then that requires a 60 day consideration period and then the developer can close on their financing and that's what's required before they can then break ground. Thank you
right all right, thank you member Yeah. Um, prison Yes, broken. Up. I
have a walk on as well. And the reason I'm bringing it up now it's because part of the reason why we have not had an opportunity to deal with this particular walk on is because of the various deliberations we've had with district Detroit. And this is a reprogramming amendment. For the Community Development Block Grant annual action plans for multiple fiscal years. I certainly can wait until the end of the agenda to walk in on but I didn't know if it was okay for us to bring it up. Now as a result
of we can walk it on and take it out when we get to you Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, Tim. I write for the public health and safety standing committee from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are two contracts up for vote today from the public health and safety standing committee. Both are contracts for city demolition. First up we have contract number 3063187 100%. City funding to provide an emergency demolition for the residential property at 3661. E sworn contract is SC Environmental Services LLC. total contract amount $15,750. The next contract is contract number 6003856. A one one 2%. City funding amendment number one to provide an increase of funds and an amendment of scope to include soil sampling, testing and analysis of field material at previous demolition. Sites. Contract is professional service industries Inc. total contract amount $1,375,000 Councilmember Santiago mural two resolutions nine and 18.1 and 18.2.
Councilmember Santiago Romero. Thank you Madam President. Motion to approve 18.1 and 18.2 motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing no objections the two resolutions will be approved from the legislative policy division
councilmember Santiago male line item 18.3. Madam president note this is on behalf of council president Sheffield.
And, Councilmember I know we've talked if we can postpone this for one week. Yes, ma'am. I motion to postpone 18.3 for one week. All right motion has been made to postpone for one. Are there any objections? Hearing none, that line item will be postponed for one week.
The President will request
a waiver for line items 18.1 18.2
motion has been made for a waiver on 18.1 and 18.2. Any objections? Hearing none that motion will be approved. From the Department of Public Works city engineering division,
Councilmember Santiago Maryland's three resolutions, line items 18.4 to 18.6.
Council Member Santiago Ramiro Thank you Madam President, motion to approve 18.43 18.6 Motion has been made any objections? Hearing no objections, the three resolutions will be approved. We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda from the Office of contracting and procurement.
Madam President, there are three contracts up for vote today from the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee. On today's new business portion of the agenda. All Contracts are for general services. First up we have contract numbers 60049131 2% opera funding to write an install shelving for open records, contractors rd T ROI zeal storage systems total Patrick amount $389,652 next contract is contract number 60049261 2%. Grant funding through a nature center studies categorizing by three typologies to determine existing nature gaps at various parks throughout the city of Detroit contract its PE A group total contract amount $91,800. The last contract is contract number 60051021 2%. Capital Funding to Bri construction services for be unique. Park contract is Michigan recreational construction total contract amount $742,570. Councilmember young three resolutions nine and 19.3 through 19.1 to 19.3.
Councilmember yen
Thank you Madam President. I move to approve line items 90.1 through 19.3.
motion has been made for approval any objections? Hearing no objections be three resolutions will be approved. From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Development in grants.
Councilmember younger resolution line item 19.4.
Member Young.
Thank you Madam President. I move to approve line item nine. line item 19.4.
motion has been made any objections? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved from the General Services Department.
Councilmember young two resolutions law number 19.5 and 19.6.
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Thank you, Madam President. I move to approve line items 19.5 and 19.6
motion has been made any objections? Hearing no objections, the two resolutions will be approved. And if we can request a waiver one 19.5.
Thank you, Madam President. I like to request a waiver on 19.5
All right waiver has been requested. Any objections? The Hearing no objections to the waiver that will be approved.
Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to request a waiver for 19.4
motion has been made for a waiver for 19.4. Any objections? Hearing none, that motion is approved as well. From the legislative policy division.
Council Member Santiago Romero a resolution law 19.7. Members. I do also see that this item was submitted by councilmember Vinson
discussion.
Okay. It's been moved for discussion. Remember Benson?
Thank you, Madam President. This is actually a resolution that was in Chairwoman Santiago. murals. Our committee but it's actually a resolution submitted by my office this is resolution to encourage the city strongly encourage the city to set the target of Alice which is asset limited income constrained employed for Alice stability, which means that you are encouraging the city to prioritize developments that set income levels that put families at a stability level. And so when we look at a $15 an hour movement that is gaining traction, I believe at this point we're universally supportive of that level of minimum wage, but to put a family in the situation where they're actually saving money when they have the opportunity to take their family on a modest vacation every couple of years where they're actually able to provide above a level of hand to mouth sustenance. We need to be encouraging of that. And we recently saw a county rag on the fact that its most recent development a large for battery plant meets its goals of Alice stability, which is $45,000 per household per worker and so this is something that we should do in the city of Detroit. We've talked to the Jets team, they are supportive as a city, we need to be moving towards this. And this is what this resolution is about. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you so much, Councilmember Benson. And is there any discussion? All right, can someone please move this for approval? motion has been made for approval. Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved. waiver has been requested, Hearing no objections that action also will be taken.
Madam president is the clerk's office ensure that this is in the name of Councillor Robinson, please
clerk was so no.
Wait, before we go to the referrals. Mr. Clerk, do you? I think there's a couple of walk ons. So let's start with protein and then we'll go to Councilmember Young.
Madam President, we have the Wacom for reprogramming amendment to the Community Development Block Grant CDBG annual action plans for multiple fiscal years. Council President Pro Tem Tayto resolution
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President moved to programming amendment President sorry about that move to walk on the reprogramming and add two new business reprogramming amendments to the Community Development Block Grant annual action plans for multiple fiscal years from HR D.
Right. Is there any objections to walking this on for new business for vote Hearing none that motion is approved.
Council President Pro Tem Tayto resolution approving
Thank you, Madam President. I know that we reviewed it in our office and we had conversations with other members of staff from the committee, but I mentioned to our director Schneider Schneider that she and her team should communicate and work. Make sure that other colleagues who are not in the committee are familiar with this document. I'm not sure if that's happened, but I do know that director Schneider is available online if she's allowed to be moved over
director Schneider we can move her over
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Yes, we can hear you Director. Can you hear my
video is other way I can hear you. My video is failing on my screen so I can't see what's happening in in session, so.
Would you like me? Can you still hear me?
Yes, we can. Hear I'm talking about the reprogramming for CDBG if you can please give us up.
I can through the chair to the chair. What you have before you is a resolution to reprogram community development. From finger to allow the city and the department to meet three federal spending deadlines that we have upcoming. The first and most is in most. The first annual check is the May 2 timeliness check, which we may not have more than one and a half times our annual allocation in our line of credit at that time. The second is a seven year spending deadline. That will happen on June 7 And the third is another seven year spending deadline that will happen in the fall. And so we're asking for consideration and to reprogram dollars to allow us to meet all three deadlines and avoid potential recapture of those funds. I'm also asking for by taking this resolution today. It'll put us in a better position. For next year. The deadlines that will happen next year and get us in a stronger financial position.
Right Thank you, Director, council members. Any questions on this particular item?
Yes, member Callaway.
Yeah, thank you Madam Chair. I'm always feeling rushed when these things I haven't had a chance to read it up is there's always rushing around here. We're rushing to get through district Utah and we're rushing to get through the budget. All of this is coming on this council all at once. This I don't understand why everything appears in my first year on this council. Everything's rushed. We never have, you know, the opportunity to do our due diligence with reading. I'd like to read it. And I just got it this morning. So and while we it was presented to us this morning. We were you know, focus on district Detroit and all of our wonderful residents making public comments so I just feel rushed. I mean, I don't know if we can just bring this back because you're saying that we're up against some, I guess, some hard deadlines. I'm not sure but I haven't even had a chance to read where these transfers are happening and why they're happening. So I don't know if we can, you know, give us a little bit more time to read through it and kind of understand it. I don't know if that's possible with the deadlines. I'm not sure
right thank you remember Callaway prototype.
Yep. So through you to remember calorie one option could be to approve it today and that put a waiver on which would allow for you and your team to review it. And if you have any issues then raising those issues and reconsidering the vote so that gives, you know a certain amount of time for that review. So that's just an option just putting out there.
Member Santiago Romero. Thank you, Madam President. I just want to respond to the question that potentate asked regarding if our director reached out to us to give us a breakdown of this and she did. I just wanted to let you know that there was an effort to let us know about this. It looks like there are a number of acts that have been reached out to thank you. Any additional questions? I'm sorry, Director if you can mute your microphone. Some background noise. Alright, pro tem.
Madam president move approval of the walk on reprogramming walk on
all right, motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections objections? If the clerk would No,
remember Callaway purple so no.
All right, hearing no other objections that one resolution will be approved. In remember young step, so you want to you have a couple of walk ons as well.
Thank you, man President sorry about that. Um the walkers I have 2321 That's the petition of the Grand Slam group two abreast to request their annual Detroit Tigers Opening Day party 23.2 That's the petition of the H i One ll foundation. Request to host their annual 5k along the Detroit Riverwalk on April 1 2023. That's the honour of DVD officers Patrick had fallen officers Patrick Hill and Colin Rose 23.3 is a petition of angels share Inc. Request to host their annual Detroit Tigers Opening Day party on April 6 2023. And then 23.7, a petition to bookies Bar and Grill requests to host their annual Detroit Tigers Opening Day party on April 6 2023.
All right, thank you member young and there's a motion to walk these on to new business all right. Is there any objections to walk these one to new business? Hearing no objections that will be walked from one to new business.
Council member young for resolutions lineups 23.1 I'm gonna sorry. 23.1 23.2 23.3. And I believe it's 23.7. Sorry, sir. Councilmember young for resolutions.
Someone here to speak on it. Bethany.
You want to ask? Yes. Before we move this forward, Bethany Are you here to speak on this a little bit? Sounds to me Bethany.
Madam President, I'm promoting Bethany right now.
All right. Thank you.
Gail. Can you hear me?
Yes, we can.
Hi, good afternoon. I'm sorry. I just I'm leaving getting some emergency dental work done. I
apologize. I am definitely here for any questions that you all have today.
Right, remember? Yeah.
Yeah. Can you just give us kind of a little bit of a brief overview or a primer of what these
what these items are? And what they're pertaining
to the chair? Yes.
So these are the opening date events. For April the sixth I do apologize for the delay. I was put a little bit behind due to state of the city. But there should be for for opening day. So the grand slam the angel group, the one for the downtown Detroit partnership, and then bookies Bar and Grill and then the fill 5k. And that's just for their liquor licenses. They have to be approved today in order to ensure that they have all the proper licensing.
Thank you. Any additional questions? And obvious departments have recommended approval of the petitions? Member? Yeah. Would you like to move them for approval? Yes. All right.
Thank you, ma'am. Madam President. I would like to move on my idols 23.1 23.2 23.3 and 23.7. I'd like to move to approve those items.
All right, motion has been made. Are there any objections? Hearing none, those resolutions will be approved. All right. Is that it? Mr. Clerk?
Madam President, that's all I have.
For the President's Report, one standing committee referrals and other matters for the budget Finance and Audit Committee.
30 reports from various city departments discussion.
All right, the 13 reports will be referred to the budget Finance and Audit Committee. Yes, member Benson and I may
miss this was 23.5 Move for approval. No.
23.5 I don't think
it was 23.1 23.2 23.3 and 23.7. Is
that not part of the same issues while the others remove?
That's why I asked a question.
That wasn't brought to my attention. If we can ask Mr. Washington. Did you want to Madam President,
Mr. Washington, or do you want us to have Bethany come back on
Good afternoon. Council. Yes. If we could promote Bethany back over I believe that items shouldn't be included.
All right. Bethany. Are you still with us? If not, we can promote her again, please.
Yes, I'm here and yes, we also do need 23.5 Member Yeah.
Thank you, Madam President. I would like to request a walk on and to put 23 quest a motion to move line on 23.5 from the referral section of neighborhood standing committee to do business.
motion has been made. Hearing no objections that action will be taken.
Councilmember young a resolution line item 23.5.
Member Young.
Thank you, Madam President. I moved to approve line item 23.5.
motion has been made. Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved. All right. Thank you member Benson.
Y'all just get ready.
All right, Mr. Clark.
I believe we were referring budget items that we complete that
yes, we did. So now for the internal operations standing committee. To reports from the law department. The two reports will be referred to the internal operation standing committee for the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee.
Six reports from various city departments noting the walk ons of clinic 3.1235 and seven
right those reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services standing committee for the Planning and Economic Development standing committee.
Two reports from various city departments.
The two reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development standing committee for the public health and safety standing
committee three reports from various city departments. That three reports
will be referred to the public health and safety Standing Committee under the consent agenda.
There are no items, Madam President.
All right. We will now call for the suspension of member reports. All right motion has been made Hearing no objections we will suspend our member reports. Under adoption without committee reference. There are no items madam president under communications from the clerk or report on approved proceedings by the mayor. The report will be received and placed on file under testimonial resolutions and special privilege.
Councilmember Benson three resolutions, line items 30.1 to 30.3.
Councilmember Benson, motion to approve. motion has been made for approval. Any objections? Hearing none the three resolutions will be approved. And that will take us to the end of our business for today. Just a reminder, there is a 2pm closed session. And the Committee of the Whole Yes, yeah, yep. All right. There's nothing else to come before this body, everyone. Have a blessed day and this meeting will stand adjourned.
