Economic Development Standing Committee for today, Thursday, October 30th, 2025.

Mr.

Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Good afternoon.

Council President Pro Tem James Tate.

Yep.

Councilmember Frederick Hall III.

Councilmember Letitia Johnson.

President.

Mr.

Pro Tem, there's a quorum.

Thank you.

We have a quorum, which means we're now in session.

We will now everybody's just popping up on the screen.

You're on your way.

But I'm glad they're here because we'll now like to call back to order the 1105 public hearing.

That is for a request for a commercial rehabilitation certificate for the Broderick Tower LLC in the area of 10 Withall Street and 1556 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, according to public act.

210 of 2005.

The parties who are participating, when you see yourself on the screen, please introduce yourselves for the record.

Good afternoon.

Good day.

Good night.

Uh consultant to the developer.

And that's it.

Do we have some other folks joining us?

Yes, we have the developer.

Ara, could you introduce yourself?

You're muted.

My apologies to everybody.

Uh R Drakson from TIR Equities Developer.

And sorry for the latent aisle O4 housing and revitalization department.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

All right, Mr.

Cook, floor is yours.

And if uh anyone else is going to join us, we'll allow them to do so as the presentation um progresses.

All right, thank you.

To the chair, Brad Tower RLC is requesting a commercial rehabilitation certificate in the area of 10 Whitegroff Street and 1556 Woodward Avenue.

This application is for a certificate, and this is the final public hearing currently scheduled in front of this honorable committee before a certificate may be approved and issue.

The DEGC and petitioners present to answer any additional questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Justice.

To the chair, may I share my screen, please, sir?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

All right.

So uh today we have come before this honorable body to request a commercial rehabilitation exemption certificate for the Broderick Tower project being led by the development team of TIR equities.

The developer will invest 45.6 million dollars to acquire and renovate the Broadway Tower located in the heart of downtown.

This renovation includes 125 residential units, with 25 of them being offered at 60% AI AMI and approximately 8,900 square feet of commercial space to include a fitness, uh wellness bar, a speakeasy lounge, and a bodega style market.

The commercial rehabilitation act provides a reduction on the future increase in property taxes as a result of the rehabilitation of commercial and residential properties, including new construction.

If you turn your attention to year zero, you'll see a small dark green bar representing the amount of taxes to be paid on the property.

This works out to be approximately 493,000 per year.

Moving on to year one, you'll see that this bar increases and that represents the total amount of taxes that we project based on the investment that will be made into the project.

Upon completion of the project, the assessor will reassess the property, and as a result of the improvements, the property's value will increase.

The owners will then be responsible for paying a piece of that increase in taxes represented by the till portion on the bar graph.

The total taxes that first year will be roughly $642,000, and the abated portion will be approximately 105,000, represented as the yellow bar on the graph.

Through the life of the abatement, the owner will pay the dark green and the till portion shown on the bar graph.

Assuming that they received the full term of the abatement in year 11, after the abatement has expired, they will be responsible for the entire amount of taxes, which is approximately $680.

$680,000.

The development is located in an existing commercial rehabilitation district that was established this month.

The developer before you today is requesting a certificate.

On October 15th, 2025, the assessor's office wrote a letter confirming that this project meets the eligibility requirements for a commercial rehabilitation certificate.

We have completed our underwriting and net fiscal impact analysis, and the project demonstrates a financial need for the abatement.

Based on this review, we recommend approval of the certificate for 10 years on this project.

That concludes my presentation, Mr.

Chair, and I will now turn it over to the development team to offer some more details regarding the project.

Thank you all.

Thank you.

You may proceed.

Hi, uh I'm Ari Garakshman from TIR Equities.

We're very, very excited about the prospect of renovating and bringing the Broadwick Tower back into its light.

We've been looking at this building for probably over 25 years, and the opportunities afforded itself at present.

We're excited about bringing 20% of the units to affordable at 60% AMI to the marketplace.

And we believe that that's going to be a great addition for affordable housing to the city.

Along with that, we're going to be redeveloping and repositioning the basement, the first floor, the second, third, and fourth floors of the building.

The basement will be a speakeasy.

The first floor will be a bodega that will serve prepared foods, fresh produce, fresh proteins, as well as light grocery and light um like living products like toilet paper and toothbrush, toothpaste and toothbrushes like that that you need in your apartment.

The second floor will house the sales and leasing office as well as a co-working space.

The third floor will be all fitness, so it'll be a 57 square 5,700 square foot fitness facility, will be wet and dry fitness, and the fourth floor will house our social and entertainment area for the building.

All of these amenities on the second, third, and fourth floor will also be a public facing amenity so that people can join as a member of the club to come and join the Broadway Club.

All of our residents in the Broadwick Tower, as well as our residents in the Elliott building will have access to the to the amenities and to the services that are offered there.

As it relates to parking, we have a parking agreement with Grand Circus Parking to provide parking as well as we provide value services at a cost to our residents.

We have an adequate parking for everybody in the building.

All the design standards in the new units that we're going to be redesigning and repositioning will also accommodate and also address all of the universal access design standards that are being presented.

The employment plan here will be approximately 35 construction jobs during the renovation, and then probably one job or one to two jobs extra post-construction.

We do know that there'll be a jobs in the fitness facility that'll be about five to ten people.

And we know that the restaurant will have, but those aren't related to our businesses.

So as it relates to other ancillary jobs created by what we're going to be redeveloping, the restaurant will probably have 20 people, the bodega will probably have seven people, the fitness facility will probably have 10 people.

And then I'm open for questions.

Did you want to pick up the uh presentation?

Um assumed that there's a little bit more.

Uh yeah, I think they're after our uh, I believe that uh Kyle from HRD has something to share.

Yes, myself and Eric have uh description of the affordability.

Yeah, absolutely.

So basically, what we have is uh so project tower, as you know, is the total of 125 units, which are 115 are occupied.

The renovation will be completed in multiple phases to modernize the building while keeping it fully operational.

Uh phase one will focus on the sub-basement through the fourth floor, which are currently vacant, converting into new commercial and retail space.

Initial work will include the demolition, uh mechanical electric plumbing structural upgrades.

And then once complete, the project will move upward through residential levels, completing three to five floors at a time.

Uh developer is committed to five studios, 10 one bedrooms, 10 two bedrooms, and 60% AMI as a part of the PA210 tax abatement for affordable units.

Current rents are ranging from 1060 to 4800 to keep it affordable for existing residents, whereas any future rents increases are limited to 3%.

Developer has set forth a strategy on how they plan to keep the building affordable, which includes strategically allocating units across floors to maintain a balanced mix of income levels, partnering with local housing organizations to identify and support qualifying residents and implementing proactive outreach and lease up processes to ensure compliance with displace um without displacing existing tenants.

Just to add for clarity for the to minimize any confusion, the current rent rate that Eric just listed is those are the rents that folks are currently paying, but that's not the range of rents that is considered affordable when we're talking 60% AMI.

That's much closer to the um much closer to the lower end, like the 1,000 number rather than 4800.

Was there something you all were looking to show us as well on the screen as you as you spoke?

Nothing beyond the any anything on the screen as you were speaking.

One thing I we got to keep in mind is that this is a public hearing, so it's designed for the public to understand what's being uh provided.

So maybe we should put up the slide that's number seven that shows the unit mix that shows both affordable and market rate units, and you can see the difference in pricing between market rate and the 60% AMI units.

That's slide number seven, also.

If you could share that, that'd be great.

Yeah, you can see you can send an email.

Thanks.

All right, Alton.

Yes, that is much clearer.

Well, you'll notice on the slide that it's detailed.

Hold on one second before you proceed.

Let's maximize that screen.

Again, this is a public hearing.

Uh folks need to be able to see the screen.

I can't read it off of my monitor.

Okay.

Much better.

Great.

So what you'll see on this chart is a breakdown of the unit types between affordable and market rate.

And what it shows you is the corresponding monthly rental amount for each of those unit types.

So as you'll notice on this, it goes from top to bottom from studios to two bedrooms, three bedrooms.

Uh, the first row is studio is about the average studio size is about 521 square feet.

It rents for approximately $1,600 at market rate.

The five affordable units that we'll be putting in place, same size will rent for approximately $1,060 a month.

On the one bedrooms, we'll have 33 market rate one bedrooms renting for approximately $2,200 a square foot.

I'm saying sorry, $2200 a month, and we'll have 10 affordable one bedrooms at $1,136 a month.

The two bedrooms are approximately $1,091 square feet in size.

Market rate is $2,800 a month currently, and the affordable 60% AMI rate for that unit will be at $1,363 a month.

That brings a total unit count of affordable units in the building at 20% or a total of 25 units.

Below that, you'll see a chart for the 2025 MISHTA income levels at 60, 70, 80, and 100% of AMI, and one person, two person, and three-person households.

We chose 60% AMI because we think affordability is very important in the city.

And it's one of the things that everybody is talking about that we don't have enough of in downtown Detroit.

That would end my part of the presentation.

Okay.

Uh Attorney Barclay, I guess they're passing it on to you now.

Okay.

And good afternoon.

You have Roderick Towers before you seeking a commercial rehabilitation certificate for property located located at 10 Withall Street and 1556 Woodward Avenue.

The developer is currently under contract to purchase the subject property from the owners of Withrow Woodward LLC.

The subject property is a 34-story mixed-use building that was built in 1928.

Floors one through four are used for commercial purposes and are currently mostly vacant and underutilized.

Floors five through 34 contain 125 apartment units.

The 10 Withrow apartment property is currently subject to a PA 146 Oprah tax abatement, which expires on December 31st, 2025.

Project Towers LLC will take the property subject to the 100% SEV at time of the purchase.

According to the assessors report, the commercial rehabilitation certificate will be held in advance by the state tax commission until the commission is provided proof of ownership transfer.

The renovations to the existing structure would include improvements to mechanical systems, the common area, and commercial spaces.

Additionally, the owner plans to renovate the apartment with new counter chaps, kitchens, and bathrooms.

20% of the apartment units will be affordable to households earning 60% AMI.

And the total estimated capital investment for this project is 45 million dollars.

The sources of funds for the project are through owner equity and permanent financing.

The project the project is estimated to create 14 FTE jobs and 20 temporary construction jobs.

The total value of this 10 year commercial rehabilitation tax savings is estimated at 1.3 million.

The total is estimated.

The project is estimated to provide the city of Detroit with a net benefit of 242,865 and a total net benefit for all impacting taxing jurisdictions at 737,626 for the come for the 10 years of the um abatement.

And that concludes my presentation.

Thank you.

All right, colleagues, questions, comments, concerns.

And the member Johnson, there was a few questions you had when it came before us the first time.

I just want to make sure your issues have been addressed before we uh move forward.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I did have an opportunity to delve a little deeper into the concerns that were elevated to me.

Um, I do want to say to the developer, I still need to connect you all with the individual.

I'm just looking to get confirmation from that the person who emailed me just to make sure that they're okay with me sharing their contact information with you all.

There were just some concerns about the increase in the rental rates based upon the size of their unit.

Um, and you know, some of the email was relative to the need for the additional amenities that are being added to uh the building.

I do understand that there were others from the building who expressed a desire to have those amenities added to the building.

So just want to be sure I get that contact information over to you all to be able to have a direct conversation.

All right.

Do you need anything from us to facilitate the contact?

I do not.

I do not.

Um, I will as as soon as I receive from them that they're okay with making that connection.

I will share their information with you all.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

We shall now go to public comment.

If there's anyone from the public who would like to speak on uh the 1105 public hearing again, that's line item eight.

That's the presentation that you just witnessed, just viewed.

Please raise your hand now.

There's anyone who would like to speak on line item eight, the 1105 public hearing.

Please raise your hand now.

Going once, going twice, going three times.

Collection of public comments have now concluded.

Ms.

Ramsey, how many callers do we have?

And who do we have first?

Mr.

Chair, we have five callers online.

Our first caller is test soil first, no more dirty dirt.

Caller, the floor is yours regarding line item eight.

Are you there?

Got a feeling it may be Miss Warwick, Miss Warwick.

Are you there?

We're gonna put her at the end of the queue and go to the next caller, please.

Our next caller is owner Papa.

All right, caller, the floor is yours regarding line item eight.

Good afternoon unto the chairman.

I'll be heard.

Yes.

Yes.

I I we've we've heard this whole um project before.

And let me let me let me say to you, part of the reason why we're in a crisis is because we spend our tax abatements and our dollars on projects like this.

You're talking about 25 units.

He doesn't even offer a three-bedroom at nothing other than market rate.

This is not a good use of our funds.

What it's doing is supporting private people's uh upgrades on my back.

105,000 and taxes abated.

I think that's utterly ridiculous.

Um from what I understood from the last time the project is 90 six the building is is basically field.

Um, and you've already got uh ARPAR money, and now you want this money.

I think that we need to fail focus on things that are actually going to help the um the uh housing crisis, and this is not one of them.

I think this is um not it's already fielded, so you won't be adding much to the crises and the lack of housing, and they have no three bedrooms, all of them are at market, and 60 percent.

I understand you have to make nineteen dollars an hour, and you've been informed that the majority of the people in the city of Detroit do not make that.

This is not a good project.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Our next caller is William M.

Davis.

William M.

Davis, the floor is yours regarding line item eight.

Uh good afternoon.

Can I be heard?

Yes.

Okay, uh, I didn't hear anything about storm water management, and uh, what type of drainage fees would they have to pay for this project?

I know I pay a substantial amount of drainage fee.

A lot of Detroit residents did.

Do they also get benefits with that?

And this does not really seem like as engaging or as good as the earlier one that I I supported.

Uh this one I don't think is uh a good idea.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Our next caller is iPhone.

IPhone, the floor is yours regarding line item eight.

Uh good afternoon.

Uh my question is uh in regards to the affordable housing units.

Are the people who uh would be eligible for those units?

Um does the cost of their rent include the utility bills, or are they responsible for the utility bills?

Uh uh what about parking?

Do they pay for parking, or is parking available?

Are they parking on the street?

And from the uh quotes for the affordable uh housing uh part, it doesn't seem like it's really affordable.

There's a big population of people that uh is being left out.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Our next caller is Marguerite Scarlet Maddox.

Marguerite Scarlet Maddox.

The floor is yours regarding line item eight.

Yes, thank you.

Um be eighty-eight and design.

We need both and god of the eighty eight excuse me, excuse me.

We need it uh in it in the hand uh uh side uh one machine both and light and is the rest wound and shot the apartment and they're gonna be rolling showers and there's gonna be anything for people that are death and hardest human like a flash light just in case of the fire or polling emergency or any type of emergency.

How are we gonna get out?

Everyone I'm done.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Next caller, please.

Mr.

Chair, we are back at Test Soil First.

No more dirty dirt.

All right.

Caller, are you there going once?

Carler, are you there going twice?

Carler, are you there going three times?

Unfortunately, we're going to have to move on.

If you would like to provide your comments to the clerk's office, they will be placed on to public record, and I believe that takes us to the end of our public comments.

I'm going to open up the floor and allow for the presenters to respond to the questions and concerns that have been posed.

Whoever would like to begin, you may proceed.

Yeah, I can begin with just saying that um I just to say the current taxes are still collected, uh, plus the increase, there's an increase as a result of the investment.

So you know, the embatement is on the future taxes, but if the project does not come to fruition, there is no uh there's no project, there is no increase in the taxes to capture.

So I just wanted to uh highlight that uh before the developer responds.

And thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um I'll tackle you know some of the questions around uh the affordable housing uh that came up.

So uh there was a question about the rates for affordable housing and whether or not those are inclusive of utility bills.

Um so Kyle and Eric from the housing department are on, and I I think they'll they'll agree with me that um that yes, they are inclusive of those uh utility bills.

Um and so the way that the affordability works is that for someone making approximately 40,000 a year, uh, which is which is the 60% AMI rate that these units are affordable for, that no more than 30% of their income can go towards housing.

And so it's all included within that that housing bucket is is how you come up with the rent uh for these units.

Um and so it's it's really important to note that of the 125 total units uh in the building, there's currently no affordable build uh no affordable units in the building today, but there will be as a result of uh this investment and moving forward.

Um there'll be 25 new affordable housing units in this building uh downtown at the 60% AMI rate.

Um, you know, in addition to uh the majority of those being um one and two bedroom units that are affordable.

Um there there's also going to be sort of uh jobs created as as the developers are mentioned uh in the lower levels of the of the building with uh the speakeasy, the bodega, uh, and these other tenant spaces.

So activating this this sort of corridor uh along Woodward Avenue um on the lower levels of the floor, um, it'd be accessible to the public for for some of these spaces.

Um, but those will create jobs.

Um and and you've committed to working with Detroit at work uh to help find uh Detroiters to fill those jobs.

Um so I think those were some of the questions on um on the affordable housing, and then I think if uh Aura would like to maybe tackle uh you know the the rest of the questions are you're on mute sorry about that my apologies to the chair.

Uh I just want to mention on the ADA units specifically that in a in creating the ADA units and accommodating ADA personnel or persons, we'd be having side-by-side washers as opposed to stack washers or and uh as opposed to all in one units, as well as we would be having rolling showers and the like for ADA units as it related to stormwater.

I'm not quite sure how to answer that question, considering that we're downtown and there really isn't stormwater management on the site per se.

Our water flows into the city's stormwater management system, but I'm not aware of anything specific to stormwater as it relates to our project.

I think that's I I don't have any other questions written down if there's other questions that you'd like me to address.

I mean more than well, more than happy to.

Yeah, talk talk again about how many units are ADA um uh accessible.

So right now we're going through that process.

I think right now we have four or five units that are ADA accessible.

So in the entire complex, the whole tower.

Okay.

And while he's searching for that uh Nevin maybe you can talk about the parking I know that was a question that came up as well.

Talk briefly about it where I was here before but uh want to refresher.

So so thank you Mr.

Chair um yeah so so on the um parking so the the the parking for all the residents is within a city of Detroit owned parking deck uh that's underground in in Grand Circus Park um so the the cost of the parking uh none of that goes to developer it's whatever the cost of the the parking is um that's you know completely uh paid for by the tenants and so uh so the developer the owner of the building does not collect any parking revenue um that being said for the affordable tenants for these new 25 uh affordable units that are gonna be in the building they will have access to discounted parking within that same parking deck that the the developer is committed to um to really paying out of his own pocket and um and so one of the things that we've tried to do is the market rate parking is um it is uh it is you know it's at a 275 dollars per month I think um and so we've engaged um we we've sort of reached out to um you know the the parking team at the city of Detroit to try to um see if we can if we can maybe negotiate uh you know a a better rate not only just for the affordable uh tenants but for the um uh but also for the market rate tenants as well and then if I could be heard to the chair yes the floor is yours uh the total number of ADA units currently in the building is three three different floor plates with one of each unit currently but I mean I this is now about redevelopment and that the whole point of what's before us today what so we're only anticipating three ADA units in the entire tower moving forward we haven't planned for any additional units but if that's uh necessary then we'll do so okay um so to HRD do you do you not think that that's a a concern um that's nothing that you raised only three ADA units throughout the entire tower and if it is and if then if the answer is no then please explain why I'll have to defer to the DEG C to the chair well housing revitalization referring to DEGC no during the setup um I'm not talking about the deal I'm not talking about the deal itself I'm talking about just the fact that we're looking at a a a a tower that has three total uh 88 units out of how many total units well there's 125 total in the building there'll be 20 that are there'll be 25 that are affordable post renovation.

Okay.

If somebody help us out I mean and if that's not a if that's not a concern then talk to us and tell us why and I'm looking for our HRD folks more so than the developer and and certainly DEGC.

I'll speak to that uh to the chair we understand that that's a low number and that council is looking for council and the city are looking for greater ADA accessibility I'm planning to be in contact with our team and with DEGC so that we can collaborate on making sure that more of these units are regularly checked to be accessible and it sounds like the developer is willing to potentially increase the number of affordable units so or very willing to have the future conversations and to continue that to continue to continue to make sure that that happens for future developments that come to this council.

Okay.

But we're here I mean the the the issue I I have is that this is now I mean I hadn't even thought about that question I thought it was much more than three to be honest with you I would have thought that with the number of units that are in total at the uh at the towers um today is the last day that we would have any as a committee uh a vote on this particular item so as we talk about maybe possibly could be moving forward today is this committee's last opportunity if we moved it out today to uh really have any discussion about this particular item well certainly once it comes to the full body they can always send it back to committee and based on the timing it it very well may die um but that's I'm just curious why that has not been even a question that has been raised by housing revitalization so uh there's also a question about the uh deaf and hard of hearing for notification for emergencies how how would those who are deaf and hard of hearing uh

Well, certainly once it comes to the full body, they can always send it back to committee, and based on the timing, it very well may die.

Um that's I'm just curious why that has not been even a question that has been raised by housing revitalization.

So uh was also a question about the uh deaf and hard of hearing for notification for emergencies.

How would those who are deaf and hard of hearing uh have notification if there's a sudden emergency that needs to uh take place and they have to evacuate the building?

We would have to accommodate that need in the units that they they're living in at that moment in time.

So there so from what I understand, there are things that are tools, there are resources.

I mean, there are tools and there are things that we can put in the units that would give them that ability to note when they have to evaluate evacuate the building.

I did want to address your one concern about the number of ADA units, but you can be rest assured that I commit to if there is a need for more of those units, then we'll convert the needed units over.

But right now, I think we're I think we are within building code for the number of ADA units within the building, but if there is a need and demonstrated need for more, then we'll convert those units over as needed.

Okay.

Umson any additional questions, comments, concern.

Is there a motion?

We can bring it back as a as a as a line item to allow for us to get a little bit more information about the ADA.

All right.

Um Mr.

Chair, I sense your hesitation.

Um and want to make sure that there are there is an opportunity to flush this out because it while I appreciate the willingness to do, um, I think it's important for us to identify what that is.

What are we doing?

Um, and so with that, Mr.

Chair, I'd like to make a motion to bring line item eight back in one week as a line item to allow for that conversation to happen.

Thank you so much.

There's a motion to bring back line item eight as a line item to allow for conversations to take place around ADA accessibility uh or accessible units.

Uh seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you so much.

Uh and we shall see uh have a conversation with you all offline and figure out how do we get a little closer to getting HRD to be a little bit more assistant uh in this area.

All right.

Thank you so much.

We shall now close out the 1105 public hearing.

And let's go to the agenda here.

And 10.17 together.

Motion to discuss, please.

So thank you so much.

Yeah, these items are all concerning uh uh occupied homes within the Detroit Land Bank Authorities portfolio.

Uh member uh waters have submitted uh a few items we would certainly we certainly need to take up and uh discuss and deliberate, but there's also a proposal that has come before us that has been presented as that's also on the agenda line item 10.17 from the Detroit Land Bank authority uh that also addresses this same concern.

So want us to have more time to uh discuss these particular items, and we're looking for a uh a day to be honest with you, where we can um set aside some of those uh items that we have yet to really have a chance to dive into before we wrap up this um session of uh city council this particular term.

Uh so uh Member Johnson, unless you have anything else to add, is there can we get a motion to bring back uh these line items for uh date to be determined?

Yeah, but it will be uh the goal is to get it done before we uh go into recess.

So move.

Thank you so much.

Uh Mr.

Clerk, there's a motion to bring back for a day to be determined line items 9.1, 9.2, 9.5, 9.6, 9.9, and 10.17.

See no objections that action shall be taken.

All right, dropping down to line item 9.3.

And if we can please take nine a point three and 10.16 together, member Johnson motion to discuss, please.

Thank you so much.

This is regarding the uh land banks MOU.

We've been working on for quite some time, and we finally got to the point where it looks like we've got at least everybody aligned uh for this temporary period uh as we go through a one-year um amend amended version.

Uh and that would be in line item 10.16.

And this is where we send in the actually get it all taken care of and put on one document.

Uh line item 9.3 was the memo requesting that it takes uh place and we're looking for that resolution.

Uh so member Johnson, is there a motion?

Motion if there's any additional to discussion, ma'am.

All right.

Is there a motion to receive and file line item 9.3?

So move.

Seeing no objections that action shall be taken.

Uh is there a motion to approve uh or any further discussion for line item 10.16.

Move to send line item 10.16 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Thank you, ma'am.

There's a motion to send line item 10.16 informal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.4 status of council member Mary Waters submitting memorandum relative to questions regarding outstanding city tax abatements set to expire.

Uh we have not received a response on this one.

Motion to discuss member Johnson, please.

Thank you so much.

To LPD, uh, I know this was sent over to you all.

Trying to see when we may be getting a response back on this particular item.

Mr.

Fair, can we request A to bring this back in three weeks?

You said three weeks.

Yes, please.

All right.

Member Johnson, uh, is there a motion to bring back line item 9.4 in three weeks?

So move.

See no objections.

That action shall be taken.

Try that drops us down in line item nine point seven.

Uh status of council member Mary Waters submitting memorandum relative to request for a resolution for Michigan Land Bank authority uh to alter the intergovernmental agreement.

I have on my agenda here receiving file, but I believe that we've dealt with this one already.

So it sounds like we we can actually remove this particular item.

Member Johnson, is there a motion?

Um move to remove line item 9.7 from the agenda.

Thank you so much.

There's a motion to remove line item 9.7 from the agenda.

See no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Moving along, line item nine point eight.

Status of council president Mary Sheffield submitted memorandum relative to BZA questions.

Uh is there a motion to receive and file line item 9.8.

So move.

As a motion to receive and file line item 9.8.

See no objections.

That action shall be taken on to new business.

Oh no.

Um do we deal with line item?

Yep, we dealt we deal with 9.9.

Yep.

Line item 10.1.

New business from the Office of Contracting and Procurement, submitting uh resolution authorization for contract number 6004492-A1, 100% city funding.

Uh, this is amendment number two to provide an extension of time and increase of funds uh to amend reporting requirements for management of ARPRA funded community development neighborhood beautification program, meaning grant activities.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve member Johnson?

Uh discussion, Mr.

Chair.

With discussion, Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um, I'm just wanting to clarify to be sure that this the increase in funds is for the FCA Stillantis neighborhood beautification grant, and also just want to be sure that the deadline has passed, or will there be multiple phases?

And we have some folks joining us from HRD.

Uh when you see yourself on the screen, introduce yourself for the record, you may proceed.

Afternoon.

Uh through the chair, Samuel Coons, community development specialist with HRD.

Good day.

Rico Rosal, Chief of Home Repair and Neighborhood Services, HRD.

Good day.

Gentlemen, you feel free to respond.

Go ahead, Mr.

Coon.

Sorry.

Sure.

Thank you, Rico.

I appreciate it.

Uh through the chair.

So to respond to the question about the additional funds.

It's for uh beneficiary grants for community groups in that area.

Uh they can apply for the grant and they'll receive funds from the Stillantis uh community benefits agreement.

And then for the second question in regards to when the application closed, um councilwoman, you're correct.

The application closed last Friday.

So we're currently reviewing the applications we've received, and we'll have a better sense, hopefully very soon of exactly how many applications we've received from uh the Warren Connor area specifically, and that'll give us a better sense of if we'll be able to spend the full amount in this round of the of the grant or if there will be a future round um for the Warren Connor area uh to continue to expend those funds.

Thank you.

Um so through you, Mr.

Chair, uh so the request is to extend it through June of 2027.

Are you indicating that that is just to be sure that if you need to have another phase to use the 198,000 dollars, you can do so perhaps next year?

The chair, so the extension of time is for our grant administrator, uh Wayne Metro.

The uh idea is that the applications we've received uh last week that we'll be able to have the grant administrator um execute the MOU and deliver those funds by next spring.

Um, and that then from that time next spring, those groups would have 12 months in their grant term uh to carry out their project.

And so the contract with Wayne Metro is being extended through 2027 to make sure that Wayne Metro can stay on as the administrator to uh evaluate those projects and close out those grants after that 12 month term.

Got it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Uh is there a motion for line item 10.1.

Motion to send line item 10.1 to formal with recommendation to approve.

As a motion to send line item 10.1 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Line item 10.2 stat uh submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6007525.

This is notification of emergency 100% city funding uh to provide legal assistance uh with an escrow account program developed for tenants living in real token properties that have code violations and unsafe living conditions.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Um discussion, Mr.

Chair.

With discussion, Member Johnson.

Thank you.

Um perhaps I missed the information that was provided by LPD, but I didn't see anything in the TEDA report for this particular line item.

I have it in front of me, but uh if we got someone from HRD, are you okay with HRD coming?

Yes.

All right, Miss Chelsea Neblet.

Please introduce yourself for the remote.

Yes, good afternoon, everyone.

Um, Chelsea Neblet, Chief of Housing Solutions and Supportive Services and HRD.

All right, talk to us about this particular uh request.

Absolutely.

So this is an emergency contract request um to support residents that are living in real token properties.

Um we are proceeding with a contract with the United Community Housing Coalition who is supporting tenants and escrowing funds to be able to provide legal protections.

Um we know that there's a ton of outreach that is needed as well as case management.

Not everybody is going to potentially be able to remain in their property, so we want to ensure that we have adequate support um for residents.

So the contract includes um door-to-door canvassing um as well as as well as mailers to households and a staggered case management over the next 12 months to ensure that residents that may need relocation support have the services and the support that they need.

Mr.

Chair, are you is that for me?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank thank you, Mr.

Chair, and thank you for that.

Um recognizing that we do have a fair number of real token properties in District 4.

Um, if you can just share information with us to provide two residents, uh it is something that we were actively doing uh just to make sure they knew and understood the escrow process and who might be able to usher them through it.

Um we would love to have that information and share it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

And I'm not sure how much we can talk about it because I know there is some litigation that has been involved, but um based on where we stand currently, you know, direct this to the law department where we stand currently.

Uh, do we suspect that um well, no matter what happens.

Why why do we believe that we we need to push this contract out to October 19th of 26?

And maybe I guess that's for both of you.

Again, understanding we are in litigation, and if things go the way we want them to go, prayerfully, we won't need that long of a of a time frame.

But why why are we looking at like a year from now?

Through the Chair Graham Anderson Law Department to Pro Temptate.

I don't have all the details, but I would imagine it's just due to the large scope of uh all the different properties at issue here that we'd rather um err on the side of longer than shorter.

Yeah, but the list I believe was originally in the 400s, and since then it's only expanded.

Speaking with the litigation team.

So this is something that even if everything goes our way, I could see tying up loose ends going on for an extended period of time.

And what we're we've dealt with United Community Housing Coalition in the past.

They they've I know done some work on the uh uh the right to council program so that these are uh experienced uh but people who who do very good work and we're comfortable working with them.

So does this only extend to the folks who are in real uh token properties, or does this uh provide an opportunity for those uh again if we get to the point where we realize it may not be necessary can these dollars be shifted uh to other residents um to to use for the same purpose, or is it solely for real token properties?

Through the chair, I cannot answer that with confidence.

I don't have the contract in front of me.

I haven't reviewed the contract.

I want to say no.

But uh I I would have to look at to review the full contract to to be able to fully make an informed decision on that.

Okay.

Um to the chair, uh this is just for real token, real token occupied properties, but I do want to take the opportunity um for um any residents that may be listening that don't occupy real token properties but do need housing um resources and assistance.

Um the best the best place to call to get resources and assistance is to call the Detroit Housing Resource Helpline.

That's 866-313-2520.

So there's other resources and support that are available.

Um so I just wanted to make sure I took the opportunity to say that.

Okay.

Thank you.

Uh member Johnson, any additional questions, comments, concerns?

Seeing none, is there a motion?

Move for approval of the line item 10.2.

Yes, ma'am.

There's a motion to send line item 10.2 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.3 submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6004032-a four.

Uh this is an amendment, second amendment for uh extension of time and increase in funds for housing resource website.

Can we get a motion to discuss, please?

Thank you so much.

Um we got some folks who are gonna be joining us for this particular item.

Got a few questions, and when you see yourself on the screen, please introduce yourself for the record.

Um to the chair.

Yes again, Chelsea Nevlet, Chief of Housing Solutions and Supportive Services and HRD, and I am joined by my colleague.

To the chair, Cynthia Elmore LeJune, division manager for housing navigation and inventory development.

All right, thank you both for joining us.

Um talk to us about the the the first of all, I'm looking at the the uh way that it's being funded.

It says 100% ARPA slash city funding.

I'm not familiar with that designation.

Typically it's one or the other, or there's a certain portion of city and ARPA funding that is utilized.

So talk to us about the funding source.

Absolutely.

So to the chair, um, the contract was originally supported through um our American Rescue Act plan funds.

This specific amendment amount is funded through um general fund dollars.

Okay, so how do we break that up so that the contract reflects that because right now it says 100% ARPA slash city funding?

And again, my uh all of my years here, we did have a breakdown percentage-wise of um ARPA or or the various funding sources.

Let me put it that way.

Um, to the chair, we can absolutely work um with the Office of Contract and Procurement OCP um to get that corrected.

Okay, thank you.

Uh and the other question I have is uh I guess what 10 point 3.

Yes, so 10.3.

I'm looking at it and it's requesting um the contract currently goes through December 31st of this year's, but the request for extension in time is um only about a month, January 31st, 2026.

Yet that increase is uh 191.

What is for a website?

Talk to us why the why do we need that much money uh applied to website management for one month?

Absolutely.

So um to the chair, so we are in the process um with exegee um the vendor of uh a pilot project is really exciting for a universal pre-application, so a common application.

So the HRD team has been working with the vendor as well as developers to have this pre-application to um try to streamline um housing applications as well as being able to apply for multiple housing options at one time.

Um so this amount allows us through the end of November to continue on um with this pilot and testing out this new application with specific developers.

Um we did release an RFP um in August uh that closed at the end of September.

We are going through um final process for reviewing, scoring and vendor selection.

So we do not anticipate an additional extension will be needed beyond the end of January.

Thank you.

So when do we think that new contract that would serve in this uh in the state of this particular um contract?

When do we think it will be in place?

Um to the chair, we're we're really close.

Um final conversations with the law department as well as OCP.

So are we anticipating?

So the goal is that this would oh, I'm sorry.

No, I'll just ask, are we anticipating January or are we anticipating a uh recess uh submittal?

To the chair um early January.

The goal is is first sessions back.

Okay, thank you.

All right, um, Mr.

Clerk, if you could know that we've been joined by member vice chair.

Michael Sonop.

Thank you so much, colleagues.

Any additional question, comments, concerns regarding line item 10.3.

Seeing none, is there a motion?

Move to send line item 10.3 to formal with recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.3 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.4 submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6006140-A2.

Uh, this is 100% ARPA funding.

Amendment number two.

This is to provide an increase of funds and amend contract terms, conditions for housing placement, education, employment, emergency health care, or other forms of public and private assistance for homeless or at risk individuals.

Colleagues, if we can get a motion to discuss on this item, please.

No move.

Thank you.

Uh and I believe we have someone who's joined us.

Thank you for being here.

Please introduce yourself for the record.

Again, uh to the chair, Chelsea Novlet, Chief of Housing Um Solutions and Supportive Services, and I'm joined by my colleague.

Hello to the chair, Tajma Vaughn, division manager for housing stability.

All right, thank you both again for being here.

So I'm looking at the the contract amount and the contract period, contract period from uh April 2024 through June 2026.

Uh so that we're still within the the time frame for the the contract, but we're looking at a contract um increase of eight hundred and forty-seven uh thousand six hundred and thirty dollars.

Uh why do we need what's it it appears?

I mean, we just look at the the numbers themselves.

Uh, that's a pretty pretty large increase for the the time frame.

Um 18 months, we we had 760,000 or so.

Um, but now we're looking at 847 uh plus thousand for for eight months.

What why this such a large increase in such a short period of time?

To the chair, thank you so much for that question.

Um so this work as um Tajma leads uh for HRD are it's new, it's a new scope of services in the Detroit Housing Services Office.

So um after the tragedy with the Williams Curry family in February of last year, uh the administration rolled out a seven-point plan to improve the city's response to to homelessness.

So um we are now going to provide case management services for households that are calling um the helpline as well as CAM that are doubled up that have minor children in the household that are stating that they are at risk of imminent homelessness, so within 14 days.

Um so Tajma's team um is going to be providing um in community site visits for to those diversion locations, right?

So maybe friends or families that the household are staying with um to try to stabilize the diversion situation, move to permanent housing and or have connection to emergency shelter.

And I'm actually gonna turn it over to Tajma um to talk about the the potential population to serve through these dollars based upon some data collected from the helpline.

Thank you, Telsey.

To the chair, we are um looking to provide direct services to families with minor children, household size averaging three to four, um, meaning there are multiple minor children in the household.

These direct services that will be provided are moving in storage requests, transportation um to view properties, diversion payments for the diversion advocate who is the hosting family for these families, um, along with additional resources to both the resident and diversion advocate.

So we're saying these are not services that we currently do, or we're adding additional um capacity with these documents.

These are to the chair, these are services that are provided um through other programs, but this will be the first that we are providing services to doubled up families.

Um, so where families may have been just one family with the head of household and a few children, there are two or even more households that are being served with minor children to one case.

Okay.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments, concerns regarding this particular item.

Mr.

Chair.

Um Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I'm not sure I understood what um was just articulated.

I had an opportunity to do a ride along with one of the vendors that we utilize now for some of this work and just um trying to help provide resources to individuals that are unhoused.

Um, can you help me to understand if there is additional work or if it's a specific target audience that um this particular contract is addressing?

Absolutely.

Um, through the chair to member Johnson.

So we we have a lot of tools right in the toolbox to to fight homelessness and provide housing related resources.

This specific population are households that are doubled up.

So they're not experiencing unsheltered house um homelessness, but they are housing insecure.

So they may be staying with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, um, and they are calling CAM emergency shelter to request shelter.

As we prioritize um households that are experiencing unsheltered homelessness, um, we do site visits, but we want to provide more intensive case management so that the households are doubled up, um, do not have to enter into the emergency shelter system.

We know that there are capacity constraints, and is you know, we always try to ensure that we are we are prioritizing those experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

So this is to really help with the capacity of shelter, keeping households that are doubled up in that doubled up situation with the additional case management and financial support um through our housing stability team.

So the difference would be unsheltered homelessness versus households that are doubled up with minor children.

Okay, thank you.

And I think I I understood it based on contextual clues, um, but I didn't know what doubled up was.

So to me, it's generational housing.

So if my um mother and my siblings and I were living with my grandmother, then you're providing resources to my grandmother, uh, but also providing support to my mother and my siblings to help us to identify housing for our family.

Okay.

Um through the chair to member Johnson, that is correct.

Yes.

So if a if a household calls, that imminent risk of homelessness is important.

So if if the household says, hey, I'm I'm with you know, mom, friend, grandma, whomever it may be, but I have to leave.

This is not a permanent solution.

Um, that is who would be eligible.

So that 14-day, that 14-day window.

But you are absolutely correct.

Got it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Colleagues, any additional.

Saying none, is there a motion?

I move to send line item 10.4 to former with a recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.4, the formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections that action shall be taken.

On to line item 10.5, submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6006216-A2.

100% ARCA funding to provide an increase of funds for program administration for the neighborhood opportunity funds program.

Colleagues, can we get a motion to discuss, please?

So moved.

Thank you.

Got a question on this one.

I'm looking at it, and it indicates that this contract is uh through December 31st of this year.

Um, but there is a request for additional funds.

And my question is what has led us to uh need these additional funds, uh, seeing that December 31st was the anticipated day uh from the origin.

I see Mr.

Rosal, if you introduce yourself again for the record, please.

Yes, sir.

Through the chair, Rico Rosso, Chief of Home Repair and Neighborhood Services, HRD.

Um we had an additional allocation of ARP upper dollars when council members had the opportunity to do that.

Councilmember Durhall provided uh that 352,368 dollar amount.

So what we would what it allowed us to do was to bring in uh 10 additional organizations through NOF ARPA, and uh we are going to award those dollars before the year is out.

So that's why there is an additional dollar amount, but not an additional extension of time.

Uh, we feel confident that we'll be able to uh get all of that all of those dollars, remaining dollars um given to the nonprofit organizations that are part of NOF ARPA.

All right, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional member vice chair.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, and and just so for clarity for the public, uh we were remember during the budget cycle uh and we were going through ARPA finding where each council member got a select amount of money.

Uh, this is where I chose to put my pot of money into in the NOF ARPA.

Uh it is still a competitive grant process uh for nonprofit organizations.

So I do want to put that on the record as well.

Um, but wanted to be able to again do some more uh if we could for uh organizations or nonprofits across the city.

So uh I think it is a very good item to push forward, and my motion is to send line item 10.5 to formal with a recommendation to approve, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, sir.

There is a motion to send line item 10.5 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Excuse me.

Uh yeah, 10.5 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Any objections?

Seeing none, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Absolutely.

Line item 10.6 submitting resolution uh contract resolution for contract number 600 6379-A3.

This is uh 100% ARPA funding amendment number three to provide an extension of time, increase the funds, and amend the contract terms and conditions for street medicine team uh for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

Colleagues, is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh, have no questions on this for Chaz.

Uh move to send line item 10.6 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

All right.

Uh there's a motion to send line item 10.6 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, and action shall be taken.

Line item 10.7, submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6006747-A1.

This is 100% uh city funding amendment number one is to provide an increase of funds for uh 222 beds for drop-in shelter services for those experiencing homelessness.

Uh colleagues, can we get a motion to discuss on this one, please?

So move, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

I know we are going to be joined.

We got it's the Chelsea Neblet show.

Uh-oh.

There she is.

I knew she was coming back.

Please introduce yourself for the record, ladies.

Good afternoon.

Uh Chelsea Netlet, Chief of Housing Solutions and Support of Services and HRD.

Thank you, Ms.

Lisner.

Good afternoon.

Uh Tara Lindsner, Housing Stability and Innovations Division Director in the Housing Revitalization Department.

Thank you.

Now my big question is we're talking 222, excuse me, 220 beds.

Um it feels like we're already at capacity in the buildings and the and the facilities that we're in.

Where are these 220 beds going to be actually housed and in what condition?

Are these open uh air spaces?

Are we talking about individual closed location?

Uh we're talking about um renting locations uh for folks give us a better understanding of what this looks like uh for 220 beds.

Uh to the chair.

So this contract is actually to add 185 beds to CAPS community social services.

They are moving a program out of their building.

It's actually scheduled to um be uh completely moved out on November 1st, and that is um on their second floor.

That second floor has 17 rooms that have a door that close.

Each room can have four beds in the room.

And so the um the proposal is to expand the drop-in center up onto the second floor um so that um particular families can go onto the second floor and have those private room spaces.

They will still have space on the first floor and on the second floor of the space on the first floor and the second floor.

Um will be a combination of uh open space with beds um as well as uh rooms um that have uh private spaces for for families as well, in order to get to those 185 beds.

Um and then they'll have an additional 10 beds for opens um to uh 195.

Um 195 spaces as well.

Okay, no.

I'm looking at the contract, and the language says 220 beds.

Now I did see the TEDA report and the information provided to us, and it did have the information that you indicated, Miss Linsner of 185s.

What's why the discrepancy to the chair?

I'm I'm unsure.

I'm going to work with OCP to get that to get that corrected.

Okay.

All right, so it sounds like new location, which will allow them to uh increase the number of beds that are available.

To the chair, it's at the same is that the same building.

They're just the second, right now they're not using the second floor.

There was a separate program at that location, and that program um has um has uh been relocated, and so it'll provide um much more space.

The goal is they'll actually have the third floor of that building as well.

Um, that um later on, I think they'll just need another month or so.

And so that third floor will also be utilized by the drop-in as well that has another 17 rooms um with doors, and so there'll be much more private spaces than what they currently have, which will increase um the overall uh quality of uh the drop-in experience uh for residents who are utilizing it.

Okay, and for those who uh who have children, are they typically placed in those spaces that are a bit more private?

Because I know that's one of the concerns of those who are unsheltered that I come across.

Um they don't want their just children just around anybody and in open space.

So walk through it, walk us through that particular process, if you will, briefly.

To the chair, so families will be prioritized for those private rooms um that um that and the families will be are I'm sorry, and the single adults will be um in the uh single women will be in the in the beds that are more congregate of nature, and so families will have a bit more space, and the children will have um be able to have uh door that closes so that they can get a good night's sleep.

Um, and so it will um it definitely allow um a higher um a higher quality of of stay for for families with children in particular.

Okay, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional for that particular line item?

Seeing none, is there a motion for 10.7?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Move to send line item 10.7 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

As a motion to send line item 10.7 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Line item 10.8 submitting resolution authorization for contract number 600690-I'm sorry, 100% grant funding.

Uh this is to provide public investment evaluation software system.

Um colleagues, I don't I don't I don't want to just walk and talk through this one and ask the question.

I I'm going to be asking the question.

Unless you have any additional questions, I would just ask if we can bring this back in one week so we can get that response.

So move, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you so much.

There's a motion to bring back line item 10.8 in one week.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken, and we will provide the questions to the department.

Line item 10.9 submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6007479.

100% city funding.

This is to provide uh homeless support outreach in the AM and PM hours, a contractor motor city mint and mission.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

No questions on this or move to send a formal with the recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.9 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.10.

Uh contract number 600750, 100% CDBGDR funding.

This is the request to provide management of the down payment assistance program.

Contractor National Faith Home Buyers.

And or approve.

As a motion to send line item 10.10 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See you no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.11.

Uh requests for contract uh approval for contract number 6007519, 100% CDBGDR funding.

Uh to serve the project manager to serve as the project manager for the Jefferson Trauma's flooding and flood planning mitigation study and projects.

Is there a motion to discuss andor approve?

Um Mr.

Chair.

Yes, ma'am, member Johnson.

Uh move to bring line item 10.11 back in one week to give me an opportunity to review the information.

Absolutely.

There's a motion to bring back line item 10.11 in one week for review.

See no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.12, submitting resolution authorization.

No, we did not deal with that one.

Line number 10.12, submitting resolution authorization for contract number 6007538.

Uh 100% city funding.

Uh colleagues, is there a motion to discuss, please?

So moved.

Thank you.

All right.

Uh to the department.

Uh, again, same question.

Um talk to us about this particular contract, please.

Walk us through it.

And then my other question is what happens?

What is being anticipated after June 30th of 2026?

Chair.

So this will provide uh 50 beds for uh families um in particular.

Uh single women can also utilize the space, but we're anticipating this to actually be a family site.

This location was previously a nursing home, so the location will provide uh spaces for beds or rooms with doors as well, so more private spaces for families in particular.

We do anticipate that this site will be mainly utilized as uh through the winter months.

And so this would be to help us with our surge capacity as um as it gets cold.

We anticipate that we would ramp the ramp this site down.

Um, if we are able to continue this location, um, we're really just anticipating that this would be dependent upon um next year's budget.

Um, but viewing this as a surge capacity for the winter months um in particular.

Thank you for that.

And I know as I see in the explanation of why this contract why this vendor was chosen uh partially was because uh they have achieved high exit rates uh to permanent housing.

Um explain what that means.

So I have uh a couple of stats here, but I would rather hear you kind of walk and talk through it.

Sure.

Uh to the chair.

So this vendor was selected through an open and competitive RFP process.

Um, they applied um for emergency shelter, um, emergency shelter beds, and were selected based off of their score.

Um, emergency shelter programs are all evaluated on exits to um permanent housing, how um how they work with our emergency shelter residents on resolving their um resolving their homelessness.

And so that could be a variety of different ways through connection with homelessness resources, such as rapid rehousing, um, which is a program that's only for residents who are in emergency shelter or living on the streets, um, permanent supportive housing, which is a more intensive intervention, um, housing for those who are chronically homeless, long-term homeless, um, or um housing choice vouchers, formerly known as section eight, as well as other kinds of affordable housing opportunities that may come up that they can help residents connect to.

Um, and then also reconnections with friends or families, if that might be um an option for um for the household um as well, as well as connection with workforce development, behavioral health support, um, whatever the household may need in order to regain stability.

That um those inform that information is all entered into our homelessness management information system or HMIS, a database.

Um, and so those case notes and those exit destinations are entered into there, and then our emergency shelters are all um are all evaluated based off of the data that's provided from there, um, including exit destinations.

Okay, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments, concerns?

Seeing none, is there a motion?

Move to send this item to formal with a recommendation to approve, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, sir.

There's a motion to send line item 10.12 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, then action shall be taken.

On to line item 10.13, housing and revitalization department, submitting resolution authorization for annual home, home ARP, CDBG, CDBG-C V, CD B GR, and CNI revised awards.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

These are all awards.

Uh move to send a formal with a recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.13, a formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.4.

Annual, excuse me, submitting resolution authorization for annual home, home ARP.

Uh CDBG, C D B G D R C N I and A H D and PNF.

New awards.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Same uh with this item, move to send a formal with a recommendation to approval.

There's a motion to send line item 10.14 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections that action shall be taken.

All right, line item 10.15.

Uh, colleagues, uh, can we get a motion to bring back this item?

I do have questions.

Um, because it did have just a kind of a blanket uh statement here, affordable housing activities.

And I'm looking to get more details and don't want to go through it at the table today.

I think we can get those responses.

And if there's a motion to bring back in one week, please.

So move, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you so much.

There's a motion to bring back line item 10.15 in one week.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

We have dealt with 16 and 17.

So we're dropping down to 10.18, submitting resolution authorization for city acquisition of property at 12101, 1211, and 12121 Strathmore Street.

Uh this is for uh 100.

So motion to discuss, please.

So move, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Um, so I know we have uh Mr.

Trung online.

Mr.

Trong, just trying to find out why this why this number is is so low.

And I don't know.

Yes, just uh Jack Trump, the housing revitalization department, the real estate division.

Uh the city acquisition um was presented as MP Detroit Fulton LLC.

Uh it's also known as North Point.

They are um uh the North Point that's cross street that redeveloped on the former AMC site.

Uh they initially uh owned these three parcels and approached the city um as they didn't have a use for it to see uh the general service department was interested uh in purchasing them for a nominal um you know dollar amount um as part of the park expansion.

Uh we worked the GSD and they agreed uh that they could use it for the park expansion.

That's where the the hundred dollar figure came from uh for the city's purchase price.

Gotcha.

I like a hundred dollars.

I'm just always curious is there something else that uh we may not be aware of, like some other type of agreement.

So uh sounds like this is cutting dry.

That's it.

There's nothing else attached to it other than what you just talked about today, correct?

That's correct.

All right, colleagues, is there a motion or further discussion for 10.18.

No, thank you, Mr.

Chair, and thank you for asking that question.

You know, uh as that being in D7.

Um, you know, we have similar questions, but noting that this is uh part of rebuilding that area on Plymouth and something we already do with.

Um I'm okay with this.

So move to send line item 10.18 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.18 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.19, submitting resolution authorization for city acquisition of property located at 3528 4th Street.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Move to send to formal with a recommendation to approve.

As a motion to send line item 10.19 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.20, submitting resolution authorization uh for transfer of jurisdiction for 16 parcels from PD to General Services Department and Detroit Parks in Recreation.

Also under GSD.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

The DP we don't see the DPR often.

No.

So uh move to send line item 10.20 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Thank you, sir.

There's a motion to send line item 10.20 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.21, submitting resolution authorization for a property sale at 3239.

Puritan.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Move to send line item 10.21 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

As a motion to send line item 10.21 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, then action shall be taken.

Line item 10.22, submitting resolution authorization for property sale by development agreement.

Uh part two of uh St.

Jean and the 140 terminal to Goat Yard Marine LLC.

There is a request for a two-week bring back as items uh as information still gets sifted through on this particular item.

Colleagues, can we get a two-week bring back on 10 point 22?

So I'll move, Mr.

Chair.

See no objections.

We shall bring back line item 10.22 in two weeks.

That action shall be taken.

Line item 10.23 submitting resolution authorization for property sale at 563 Harper Avenue.

Is there a motion to discuss and or approve?

Uh move to send this item to formal with a recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 10.23 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

See no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.24.

Colleagues, this is a property sale uh located in District 122501 Finkel Avenue.

Uh can we get a motion to discuss, please?

So move.

Thank you so much.

Mr.

Tron, we worked hard on this particular item.

Thank you all for getting it finally across the finish line.

Uh we did get it taken off the demo list.

Uh this is one of those items, it's an old car wash, and the nearby restaurant wants to purchase it and restore it as a car wash.

Um I think that's a little challenging to be honest with you, based on where it's located and the condition that it's in.

Uh, what I fear is that we may be selling the property that may end up in the in the the and remain staying in that current state.

Is there any uh talk, a discussion about any type of development agreement that will uh put some type of timeline on it because otherwise we could have demolished this building.

I just don't want it lingering and creating um uh uh uh uh a continued constant uh scourge of blight in that area for the folks in the neighborhood as we try to redevelop that community.

Uh to the chair, council member Tate, uh we did not attach the development agreement to it.

Um uh any car wash is a conditional use.

And I think as this body knows, um any time you know this deal is not by right, uh, you know, getting those approvals, which in this case is conditional approval, um, is a requirement closing.

We did not put a development uh timeline on that.

Um that's certainly something we could discuss.

I know that uh Mr.

Polk should be uh in the audience via Zoom and you know available if there's any additional questions or if you want us to rework this deal.

Yeah, let's talk offline.

I think it would be more productive that way.

I don't want to hold it.

My colleagues as it's been already been a long day.

Um and I think that we can uh address it uh more properly that way.

So colleagues, can we get a motion to bring back in one week line item 10.24?

So move, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you so much.

And we appreciate Mr.

Polk.

Uh he's done some great work with uh Brightmore family grill.

Uh not uh putting anything uh negative on him, just want to make sure that that property doesn't just sit and stay.

Um so no objections to the one week bring back on 10 20 10.24 that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Line item 10.25, submitting resolution authorization for property request uh for transfers of city owned land uh at the former uniral site to the city of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

Uh colleagues, we do have a uh public hearing on Uniroyal, uh, and I think it'd be most appropriate uh to bring it back on that particular day of November 13th.

Is there a motion to bring back line item 10.25 on uh November 13th?

So move.

See no objections that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

And Mr.

Clerk, I think we just cleared the board.

All right, colleagues, is there any member reports?

Mr.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I just saw Mr.

Ty pop up on the screen.

So I don't know if he had anything to really quickly before Director Ty.

The floor is yours, sir.

Good day.

Thank you so very much.

Good afternoon, committee.

Do not mean to, but long to extend the meeting any longer.

Just wanted to indicate as it concerns the unirol um uh site that the city planning commission will be holding a site plan review public discussion on this matter at our next meeting on the 6th of January.

I'm sorry, the 6th of November.

My apologies.

6th of November at 5 15.

So that if anyone is interested in getting any additional information at that time, with that of course we need to be uh forwarding our recommendation to your honorable body shortly thereafter.

Thank you, Director Todd.

All right, colleagues, uh is there a motion to suspend the member report?

So move, Mr.

Chair.

See no objections that action shall be taken.

Is there a motion to adjourn?

So move, Mr.

Chair.

No objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you so much for your patience and participation.

Lord willing, we'll see you back next Thursday.

This meeting is adjourned.