Now I'd like to call to order our public health and safety standing committee for today, Monday, January 12th, 2026.

Me, the clerk, please call the roll.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Present.

Councilmember Dinsdale and Time McCampbell.

Present.

Councilmember Mary Waters.

Present.

I'm sure you have a call on present.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Given a call, we'll go right into the agenda for today.

We did receive our minutes from our last session.

If there's a motion to approve.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, our minutes from our last session will be approved.

For anyone listening and wondering where that information is, you're always able to look at that at the city websites.

The documents are linked on the dates of the meetings.

So just a reminder.

Moving us along to chair remarks.

Happy New Year, everyone.

This is the start of a new term.

Looking forward to serving once again with my colleagues, uh returning and new.

Um, and today's agenda will be rather short.

Uh so happy to provide two minutes for public comments.

We'll go into public comment, general public comments now.

For folks that are here in person, please raise your hands if you are making public comments.

I see Mr.

Foster, Mr.

Cunningham, are you here for public comments?

All right, so we got two here in person.

I'll cut off public comment in two minutes.

So at 10.05, um, we will cut off public comments until then we'll get started with the folks that we have here in person.

We will begin first with Mr.

Foster.

I saw your hands up first, followed by Brother Cunningham.

There are two minutes on the screen.

And whenever you're ready, Mr.

Foster, you can go ahead and begin.

Um good morning through the chair.

Just wanted to uh briefly speak.

Um like that.

Congratulations, I guess moving forward.

I did watch the um investure, and I think that it's important to hold you all accountable and to a standard that both the Board of Police Commissioners, the city council, and the mayor raised their hand and swore to God that they will stand by and support the constitution of the country and of the state.

Those things have not been going on.

And so we want equality here.

You're not lying to the people, you're lying to whoever your spiritual provider is.

Okay.

And so I just want people to go back and rewind and watch it for themselves, the process of you all our leaders raising your hand and making that pledge.

Secondly, while you guys boast about voting and things, and I'm happy about the election.

I think it's important to understand that it was a 19% voter turnout.

I wore black purposely today for the 81% of the people who have not been heard.

And so 77% of 19% is roughly 15% of the people here.

Okay, so just mathematics here.

And so with the propaganda, we don't want this propaganda moving forward.

We want real actual results.

Um, I appreciate you all listening and thanks.

Um I personally um have moved on a lot.

I have other things to be doing.

But I did want to come down and speak to what it is that I've seen, the oath of office that you all take and are obligated to be um accountable to the consequences for violating oath of office, those back doors and uh and meetings that go on that it's not to the public are consequences of violating oath of office.

We want to hold you all to your office.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Foster.

Public comments is now cut off.

We're gonna turn it over to Brother Cunningham before we turn it over over to the folks that we have on line.

What up, though, Detroit?

Uh everyone on the sound of my voice.

Hello, what up, though?

Um, the ball was really nice.

I know you're very busy, madam chair.

Um, but that photo, if if you can if I can busy, so that's fine.

None of no text or bother you.

Um I really have started to believe in regards to Detroit Department of Transportation that the billionaires and millionaires of the powers that be have the puppet strings because it shouldn't be this hard to have buses that are clean.

It shouldn't be this hard for buses to be on time.

And I like to use the term gentrification on steroids.

It shouldn't be this hard for buses to be on time, and I like to use the term gentrification on steroids, gentrification on steroids, gentrification on steroids, meaning make it difficult, rent high, gas high, lights high, subpar schools, um, horrible transit.

All this is a recipe for gentrification on steroids.

It seems as though it's intentional that the bus system is bad.

Because anytime they want to do something like the Q line or anything that needs to be done, that's not for the poor black folks, the Latino folks that have been here, the natives, they can do it.

As long as it's not for the natives, they can do it.

It's okay.

It's quick, fast, no problem.

We can do it.

Q Line is free, sponsored by the state.

The people mover is free, sponsored by priority waste.

When when they want something, the powers of me, they can get it because they want to.

They have no care or concern about the natives.

I'm sick of it.

I pray about it, and I don't hold my tongue.

I've seen so many council coming in with fire, vigor, honesty, and once that money they change.

That's not Gabriel Santiago Romero.

That's not Councilwoman Waters.

That's not you, Councilman McCampbell.

But I've seen it over the years, and it's depressing.

313, 444, 9114, 313, 444, 9114.

313, 444, 9114.

That number was made.

Thank you.

Thank you, Brother Cunningham.

I sent over those photos.

Good to see you this weekend.

And I completely agree when we want to do something neat, we work hard at it.

Um, if you wouldn't mind helping push for a free transit um pilots for at least over the summer, we've been asking this since the beginning.

And I've been told that we would be short, one to I forget, maybe three million dollars.

Um, but as you said, those can be sponsored, and I think we should be creative around how we sponsor free ridership so people can use it.

The issue then is as you mentioned, the bus system is not great.

So we want to make sure that if we provide a free system that it works, it doesn't frustrate you.

Uh so we gotta do both at the same time.

So we'll keep doing that.

But thank you.

Thank you for coming down.

Thank you.

Appreciate you.

We will now turn over to the folks that we have online.

How many hands do we have online?

Good morning, madam chair and council members.

Before you cut off public comment, there were 10 hands raised online.

Good morning.

Thank you.

Who do we have first?

The first caller is number ending in 169.

Number ending in 169.

You're up next.

Hello, can you guys hear me?

Yes, we can.

Great.

I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for praying for Cunningham.

I have been really inspired by Brother Cunningham.

When me and Cunningham pray, God answers my prayers.

He always finds time to pray.

I believe God loves his flaws and all.

He's a powerful prayer.

You all under the sound of my voice should help Cunningham help people, especially pray.

Detroit Department of Transportation.

D dot improves.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness.

Only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

That quote was made by Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Thank you for my time.

Thank you, sir.

Have a blessed day.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is Jadante Smith.

Jadante, you're up next.

Good morning, Abby Hurt.

Yes, good morning.

Good morning.

Uh I was gonna say I like to ask that you guys could.

Well, somebody is hopefully could please initiate down zoning for Kronos.

Uh at some point, if you guys have conversations about the issues going on over in District 3, Six Mile and Connet.

Love to see a down zoning.

I will have a lot of voices coming out to talk about that.

Also, I'd like to ask if you guys can look at the homeless shelters and housing uh situation in Detroit.

It's very, very dire.

Also, Madam Mayor said that she will re reevaluate the solar farms and hope that she ceases the use of eminent domain to take people's private property to put up solar farms.

I think that's a very terrible practice.

Um, I like to also say we need more skill trades for young people in the city of Detroit, because these are opportunities for young people to get into high-paying jobs, specifically the middle class sector, um, without having to go to college.

It'll help decrease our violence, it'll help use put use to these uh these idle hands we have in Detroit.

Also, I want to say um that was a wonderful resolution to push out ice.

Uh council member uh Santiago Romero love to see that because ICE is coming into our neighborhoods um and terrorizing the community, uh, regardless if you're black, white, hispanic, whatever race, religion, creed you may be, ICE is a terrorist uh organization in my opinion in our neighborhoods.

Also, I guess I'd like to give a shout out to Cure Auto Insurance.

Um, doing excellent work in the city.

Um also like to say that we have um so many issues to tackle um in this in this city.

I know you guys can't handle everything every single day.

Appreciate you guys for at least listening to our concerns um and addressing them when you can.

You guys have your own plans, you have your own constituents that reach out with their own problems.

Um, but we do like to advocate for our issues and things that we have going on.

Tomorrow's gonna be a very interesting day at City Council.

Hopefully, I have a couple people who actually want to also support the down zoning of Kronos.

Um, but I'm looking forward to what you guys can bring together.

And also, Councilmember Santiago Mero, it was a wonderful um piece you put on Instagram about explaining all of the subcommittees.

Have a wonderful day.

Thank you, you as well.

Who do we have next?

Next is William M.

Davis.

Mr.

Davis, good morning.

Hello, good morning.

Hello, we can hear you.

Oh, okay.

Well, I like to start off by saying, I think more than well, I like to congratulate all three of y'all again.

Uh also I would like to see perhaps a better understanding as to why do we rent 100 Mac?

Why is DOT have a floor there?

Why do we have why do we have to pay for for people who have to pay the park when they go to the health department?

You know, I'm at least older than two other three of y'all.

And I remember you used to be able to go to Herman Keith and other health facilities throughout the city.

For you know, and you wouldn't have to pay the park.

You know, I I think this is like a very bad thing, is not good.

I think the health department should do a regular health assessment for the state of Detroit.

Uh I think that we need to be looking at more stuff to help the city of Detroit residents.

Uh, also, I think there's a concern that I hear from time to time, the fact that people do not know if the so-called ICE agents are actually ICE agents.

I think that's a way that since they don't have real IDs since they have their face covers, I think that makes it dangerous for people to not know if these people are actually agents or if they thieves or criminals.

You know, so we need to make sure that people should have to show their face.

People should have to notify the Detroit police department when they doing raids or whatever they call their stuff doing, which is basically illegal.

But I think we need to know like who has the lease for 100 Mac?

You know, what who you know who's negotiating these leases?

I think there's a whole lot more that could be done and a whole lot more savings that way I might be able to help the city chart retirees that many of us felt like I've forgotten.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Thank you, Mr.

Davis.

We can ask about the health departments.

And when it comes to ICE, um, I do have a lot more questions.

Um I'm being told that the city of Detroit does not have the amounts of ice that other cities do.

Um, and that just makes me wonder how many do we have?

How many federal agents are in the city?

Who are they?

And um, I know at the state level, Senator Ching with a few others are looking at policies so that federal agents, I believe all agents um cannot be covered with the masks so that they are able to be identified.

Um so thank you for the questions.

I have those as well.

Um, and please, anyone that has any others, um, let me know.

Who do we have next?

Next, we have owner Papa.

Good morning, and through the chair, may I be heard?

Yes, good morning.

Good morning.

Uh, yes.

Um, Mr.

Foster is absolutely right.

It's time for us to start holding you accountable for what you're doing.

This is your first, your fifth year as chairperson of the same committee, which is against the city charter.

If you're going to act in a lawless way, and when I say lawless, I mean against the constitution and against the charter.

How do you anticipate people are going to listen or do anything that you say when you operate in a in a in uh in a cloud of corruption and um disregard for uh the city charter?

So what makes you think people want to follow what you say when you are doing these things?

You were over this committee, public health and safety, and we have gotten a report where Detroit is the neediest city in this country.

Neediest because we have the most poverty-stricken children and adults.

You were over the committee that was doving out all of this ARPA money.

Mr.

Cunningham is complaining about the cleanliness of the buses.

Do you understand that the ARPA money came to make sure that the buses remain clean and the Rosa Parks Terminal is dirty as reported by people who call in?

These are these are health issues, um, Miss Romero.

And I know you're only interested in things that are associated with Hispanic people and what your problems are, but you are mandated to operate and do what you can for the citizens, all of the citizens, not just district six citizens, but the entire city.

Uh, in regards to uh organization called Saint Joseph Helpers.

Part of their mission is to help those in need to feel safe and secure in their homes.

The telephone number is 1-800-303-5075.

Again, 1-800-303-5075.

Some of the things that they do in the home is repair of leaky faucets, garbage disposals, exterior stairs, exterior railings, grab bars in the bath and shower.

They do generalized choice services, minor, electrical repair, they change light bulbs, smoke detectors, and the spring and fall, they do yard cleanups and other odd jobs.

They service basically all of the counties, Monroe, Wayne, Washington, uh Livingston, Oakland, and Macomb Counties.

Uh, they help seniors, veterans, those with physical challenges, those who just need a helping hand.

Also, uh DeSoda Elsewhere Black Association.

Uh, we are still working to improve our community.

We still need monies to revitalize our FICO corridor.

We have purchased additional lots for to expand our park.

We are uh in need of volunteers when the weather breaks and monies to help clear the land.

The goal is we need to have a land use hearing.

That's money.

I'm thinking about $1,500.

I was told, and we want to have a playground equipment for our children.

Thank you, Ms.

Werner.

Who do we have next?

Next is caller ending in 039 to our next caller.

Yeah, hey, Gabriela Santiago Romero.

The gig is up.

Now, this is Mr.

Root, and y'all busted.

Eating an election and covering up murder.

Mr.

Coleman, Isaiah White, and Kevin Simmons.

Public Health and Safety, right?

Cover up of the cover of the cover-up of the murders.

Murdered.

They weren't committed suicide.

Detroit police department's homicide unit is lying, along with the district.

Wayne County Medical Examiner Jeffrey Hudson.

That's Marco Post, Derek May, Captain Former Captain Derek May, and Jeffrey Hudson, liar.

Now, Conrad Mallet Jr.

is on the Detroit Commission.

Sat next to Janice Winfrey, Detroit City Clerk, Chair President of the Detroit Electric Commission on April 25th, 2024, when she lied about sending the finding on the allegations of voter fraud by an element citizen report to every member of council, the mayor's office, and the law department with the general corporation counsel sitting right beside her line, a double dollar sign.

And y'all busted now.

And I'm Mr.

Rue.

And Mimi got to get what she wants.

Gabriella Santiago, mayor, I came over in District 6.

That's not the grounds now to as well.

Is all the rest of the other districts?

What I'm about to do, turn a city upside down and then inside out.

It's mayor.

Mary Sheffield's father.

I thought I forgot about it, but now it's paid back time.

I'm missing Route.

AKA, it's real.

And it's all real.

Gabriella Santiago Romera, you're a liar.

You do not read that.

Thank you.

Who do we have next?

Next is Tahira Ahmad.

Miss Ahmad, if you can hear us next.

Good morning.

Yes.

Good morning.

I just want to thank Council Member.

I want to thank you all for your hard work.

Councilmember Callaway, thank you for what you're doing about human trafficking.

As we know, the biggest human traffickers started way back.

The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, trafficked and held hostage, uh, enslaved individuals, our ancestors, 600 of them.

And also uh Sally Hemmings, whom he helped held uh in um slavery and um raped her until she was an adult and she had six children by him.

The way we know is DNA.

So uh it didn't start, it didn't start here, it started back there.

So I'm I want to thank you for making it a priority for us to deal with human trafficking.

Secondly, I I wanna um I want to say this was awful that this woman was killed by the Ice ICE agents.

I am not for this.

This is horrible.

We need to find a way, uh, those people who are democrats, whoever Republicans, all of you find a way to reign in the powers of uh the convicted uh convicted uh criminal Donald J.

Trump and stop these ice, this this ICE uh uh um invasion of the uh of the cities.

I'm not for um sanctuary cities because he will pull federal funding from the people.

We are a welcoming city.

Let's work with that until we can get that fool out of there and then look at the sanctuary cities, but it we don't need more federal funding being pulled for black people who and and poor people and all people actually who are impoverished.

We don't need that right now.

We we can still enforce things with a welcoming city, as the mayor and others said.

The last caller before you cut off public comment is Susan Steigerwald.

Susan, if you can hear us right next.

Yeah, uh absolutely hi, it's the Steigerwald.

I've been in the city since 1975.

I'm a member of Democratic Socialists of America, and I am speaking as an individual.

I'd like to echo the gentleman who talked about the buses and how we really need to improve them.

I know that's something y'all are working on, as well as the portable housing.

I did want to focus my comments on ice.

Uh uh council persono.

I really appreciate that you're um taking the lead on this along with your other uh colleagues.

I think it's super important that we look at initiatives that have worked elsewhere, like unmask ice, and I understand the issues with the sanctuary city, but I think it's super important that we try to figure out how to keep ice out of the city because of the dangers that ice poses to everyone, not just our our immigrant neighbors who we must support, but also the rest of us, if we have the courage to demonstrate, we don't want to end up in the hospital or dead.

That isn't what the idea of free and uh civil protest is.

Uh again, uh, let us know what uh we can do.

We're gonna be following what you are able to do in terms of very simple things like unmasking and making sure ICE agents follow the law if they do unable to stop them from coming into the city.

But the plan would be ice out.

Thanks.

Thank you.

That being our last caller, we can go into the rest of the agenda.

Thank you all for calling in and hope to know more soon regarding what we can do.

Um limiting ICE activities.

Um, unfortunately, I I'm gonna say that we probably won't be able to, they are a federal a federal agency.

I do think it's important that we talk about this though, because if the if the thought is that we have agents in our city, ICE and our city to make us safe, that is not the case.

So can we argue that they are not keeping us safe that we need to keep them out of the city?

Um, don't know unless we have these conversations.

So want us to be able to have that.

Um we'll continue to ask these questions.

Um, thank you, everyone, for uh your concerns.

Um moving us along under unfinished business, uh, under new business, under new business under the Department of Appeals and Hearings.

6.1 is the dangerous buildings findings and orders for November 21st of last year.

And 6.2 are the dangerous build buildings findings and orders for December 12th of last year.

Uh they each have roughly 30 plus buildings that were discussed at our dangerous buildings hearings that we do have here in this committee.

Uh, we usually receive in file unless there are any other questions from my colleagues.

Um is there a motion to receive and file 6.1 and 6.2.

So move.

Hearing no objections.

6.1 and 6.2 will be received and filed.

Moving us along to the departments of public works city engineering division.

6.3 uh through 6.8.

These are a number of various petitions.

In this committee, we will be understood.

Um, so in this committee, we often will go over petitions where people are trying to vacate alleys, um, vacate streets for a number of different reasons.

We'll go through them today.

Um, but here's 6.3 through 6.8 are those requests.

6.3 is a petition of Karen Wiggins.

This is to vacate um with reservation of utility easements.

Um, this will be on the uh do this will be over by Park Grove and Grasship Avenue.

6.4 is a petition of station 626 LLC.

This is request for encroachments for landscaping and entry step and the installation of a new ADA ramp and new above grade lighting.

6.5 is a petition of the Monarch Holdings Group LLC.

This is for request of several encroachments for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations.

Four of them.

6.6 is a petition of CHN housing partners request for several encroachments for private storm sewer for the installation of a private storm sewer.

And 6.7 is a petition of outsource health.

This is for encroachment for an underground vault.

And 6.8 petition of SBS Buildings LLC, another petition to vacate for utility easement.

We do have, I believe, to the administration.

I believe today we're being joined by Brianna.

If you wouldn't mind letting us know if we have Mr.

Doherty on with us.

Good morning.

Through the chair, we do have Mr.

Doherty on.

He has been promoted to panelists, Madam Chair.

Thank you.

Good morning.

How are you doing?

Good morning.

Doing well.

How are you?

Good.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Mr.

Doherty.

Um, really just wanted to have you join us because we have a new member on PHS, um, member McCampbell, and want to, since it's a new term, just share with the public as well who you are and how we do this process together.

Mr.

Doherty, we have a number of requests that you know that are in front of us today.

Um, I know that there is a process to approve these.

See if we have any questions for you.

And if not, uh, I think that might be all that we have for today.

Sounds uh great.

So uh the public right away is owned collectively by the city.

Uh when people want to do work within that right-of-way to install items permanently, uh, we process encroachments for that action.

Uh uh so well, I guess we process them as encroachments as opposed to easement so that they are not a uh permanent uh encumbrance on the right-of-way.

So we do an encroachment that allows uh that that uh material to be placed in the right-of-way temporarily, and then if council decides that a future date it should be removed, we can inform the property owner to remove it, or if the ownership of the property changes and the use of the property changes, then those encroachments into our right-of-way can also be removed.

Uh so uh so that's uh one important type of petition we receive here pretty routinely.

And of course, if people want to vacate say the alleys behind their homes and move their fence lines uh back into the middle of the property, if they do that collectively, they can petition for it.

Similarly, if uh use of a road uh can be absorbed into a development or something like that, then the right-of-way can be um uh vacated for that purpose as well.

And often in those rights of way or utilities uh above ground, uh Detroit Edison, you know, DTE poles or uh telecommunication lines on those poles underground, you may have sewer or water main within those right-of-ways and obviously those assets we need to protect them.

Uh but if somebody wants to vacate and pay the cost to relocate them, they can uh go through that step as well.

And of course, the final thing you'll see every now and then is when somebody decides to donate or dedicate right-of-way to the city if they are building some new development and want to construct a new road or new alley, uh, they will uh come to us to transfer that property from their ownership to the public's uh ownership.

So we process all of those within the city engineering division, which is a part of the public department of public works, and we have uh uh links on within the city uh of Detroit uh website.

If you go to the department's page and click on uh the department of public works from there, you can find out how to process those petitions.

Obviously, if you're gonna uh vacate an alley for a whole block, we're gonna want to know that all the residents are in agreement or you know the bulk of the residents are in agreement.

We'll investigate to see if there are any uh garages that need to be that access the alley where we need to preserve that right of access and that.

So it is kind of a laborious process, and and of course, you all help us by informing the public and deliberating on this issues and deciding if it's in the public's interest to either allow somebody to encroach into the right-of-way, uh, vacate it or dedicate the right-of-way to us.

So uh obviously we like to partner with uh city council on this and and this committee to uh move these uh requests forward.

That's it.

Thank you, Mr.

Doherty.

I really appreciate that.

Um and I would just flag uh for us here when we vacate alleys.

I know that I'm always very um just want to confirm whether or not we've discussed that with the neighbors, uh, because often on the other ends on this side.

Um, and sometimes the alley might have been vacated years ago, and now we have new neighbors who may not like it, so we can discuss and we can figure it out what happened there.

Um, but just wanted to take the moment for all of us to hear and learn because this does impact um our our neighborhoods.

Um so thank you, Mr.

Doherty.

Um, to that end, I see here that we have alleys.

Um really two requests.

Um there is reservation to utilize um the utilities.

Were these discussed with the neighbors?

I'm assuming so, and there were no issues.

Correct.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Are there any other questions for 6.3 through 6.8?

Madam Chair.

Yes, Mr.

Vice Chair.

Uh so um thank you for that breakdown, uh, Madam Chair and Mr.

Doherty.

Uh through the chair, uh Mr.

Doherty on 6.3 and 6.8 on the uh request to vacate.

Just so I have an understanding.

I know for stated if the utility causes damage.

Is it is it correct?

Am I saying that other than the need to repair being on the uh utility repair service damage?

Is the owner of that um home or property responsible for repairing any other damage that may be caused by utility?

Uh no.

Uh the they once the right-of-way is vacated in a utility easement is reserved.

Uh the property uh transfers from the city to all the abutting property owners, typically with an alley if it's 20 foot wide, 10 will uh 10 feet will go to one property on one half of the alley and 10 feet to the other property owner.

So they could move their fence lines in, but with the reservation of easements, they can't build structures over the alley.

So if there is still a sewer underneath, uh, you know, obviously DWSD still needs to be able to get to that asset or if with DTE's uh overhead power poles, they're gonna come into the backyard and access them, and they can't have a shed or garage or something in the way that would restrict their access.

If you do build something illegally over uh over that easement, then the utilities have the right to just clear that obstruction and set it aside on the property.

So obviously we do try to be very clear with our petitioners of just what they're getting.

Yes, they're getting property, but it is still encumbered with that utility easement.

You know, a lot of the new subdivisions in the suburbs, those utility easements are written into the property, you know.

They uh you know, in townships and that they don't typically have alleys and that.

So when we're kind of retrofitting and working backwards by removing an alley, uh like I said, the only thing that we tell the property owner they can do is to place that uh fence on the property line.

Thank you.

And through the chair, um, just one more question on 6.3 and 6.8 for Mr.

Doherty.

Um, on I know you mentioned that neighbors um and have been notified.

Is there just so I know is there a process for adjoining and abutting property owners?

If just say if they're joining our abutting property owners sold their property, is there notification that someone who is purchasing that would get is that through the register of D's, or is there another way?

Yeah, the um so the city clerk uh once we vacate the right-of-way, uh then the city then goes on to the register of deeds and make sure that each of those uh uh individual parcel uh legal descriptions are modified to show that this extra 10 feet of property is now a part of their property and and it should also reflect that encumbrance of the easement that remains on their property so that uh any future buyer when they can buy it, they know that that back 10 feet that uh they can cut the grass, they can put their fence, but they can't build uh shed or a garage or anything over that uh land because of uh the conflict with the utilities that still have their rights.

Thank you.

And as far as uh the process, like I said, we do, you know, we get the petition, you know, we get uh signature of all the abutting property owners that are in uh concurrence, and then we don't bring it forward unless at least two-thirds of the property owners are in agreement.

And uh again, and then we uh also you know, we will uh field verify that there are no impacted garages that have access to the alley that we're limiting somebody's use.

We wouldn't bring that forward if we were doing that uh to the community.

So thank you.

And one final question, madam chair, and this is on 6.5 um regarding the installation of uh electric vehicle charging stations.

Um Mr.

Doherty, do you know uh will these uh charging stations be available for public use?

Will they be used in the parking spots that are on West Ground Boulevard there?

So uh for this one, typically when somebody places it in the right-of-way, it is adjacent to the curb, so it can be used for uh the public to use, there may be uh fees associated, and we do if there is municipal parking parking there.

Uh oftentimes these uh um uh charging groups will collect the uh work in concert with municipal parking to collect the uh parking fees in addition to the revenue needed for the charging and that uh I'm not quite sure, you know.

Uh I'm not that familiar with this particular case, uh, but we always uh reach out to municipal parking to ensure that uh they are in agreement uh with the uh change in uses there if they have any uh meters uh along it.

If there are no meters there, then uh obviously they they want collecting revenue, so uh uh so then the charging stations would just be uh um you know any fees associated would be for the cost of the charge.

Got you, thank you.

And one final question uh Madam Chair uh on the this aspect for 6.5.

Uh as I know you all went through and checked it out.

Uh there's no concerns over any um uh or access for the sidewalk or anything like that, Mr.

Dory.

Yeah, that's one of the first things, you know.

We need to maintain that six foot, you know, as far as uh ADA American with disabilities are we need to ensure that a six-foot-wide pedestrian path is uh preserved in all cases.

So uh anything that we add to it, we're gonna would be outside of that uh uh ADA compliant path.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Vice Chair.

Any other questions?

Hearing none, is there a motion to approve 6.3 through 6.8?

So move.

Hearing no objections, 6.3 through 6.8 will be moved to formal.

Is there a motion to send these to new business?

Thank you.

Hearing no objections 6.3 through 6.8 will be sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

Moving us along.

Under miscellaneous 6.9, this is a memo relative to proclaiming January 2026 as human trafficking prevention month.

We have been asked to bring this back in one week.

If there is a motion to do so, uh motion to bring back in one week.

Hearing no objections, six points nine will be brought back in one week.

This brings us down to member reports.

Member Waters.

No reports, no reports to our vice chair, member McCampbell.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and good after good morning, everyone.

Um, I am excited to serve on this committee and serve with my colleagues.

Uh, I just want to uh know for folks that uh definitely take public health and safety of our residents seriously and looking forward to talking about uh policies and solutions that uh really promote true public safety in the city.

Um just uh not only would folks being able to safely be in our neighborhoods and and be about in our city, but also as mentioned, um having quality access to uh uh health, um, transportation and such, and and as folks mentioned during public comment, really making sure that we do have that accountability in our city when it comes to people keeping folks safe.

Um, I also want to share um support of our madam chair as well for her actions and um figuring out what we can do uh with ice in our city.

Um, as already mentioned, uh ICE, I do not believe that ice keeps us safe, and we had a world where we did not have ice before 2003, and I believe we have to push for uh solutions that uh as already mentioned.

Um ICE not only when it comes to our immigrant neighbors, but when it comes to everyone living in Detroit, and um they have not been helpful in our community.

So looking forward to taking action to make sure that uh we have that increased safety in our city, looking at other places that have done this um to hold ice accountable.

So we'll uh be right there with you on that, madam chair.

And as was talked about public transit, we definitely need to improve our bus system.

Um, there are various things that need to happen, and I know that there are folks uh all members on this committee that have expressed and have worked uh to make sure that we do have an adequate and um exceptional public transit system in the city of Detroit.

So looking forward to continuing those efforts.

Thank you so much, madam chair.

Thank you, Vice Chair.

Looking forward to addressing those issues with you.

I would just like to share a poem.

Um last term I would share these um every so often and encourage anyone that likes poetry to continue to send that over to us.

Um, but today just want to give us an affirmation.

Um, and this poem is called affirmation.

I believe in living.

I believe in the spectrum of beta days and gamma people.

I believe in sunshine, in windmills and waterfalls, tricycles and rocking chairs, and I believe that seeds grow into sprouts and sprouts grow into trees.

I believe in the magic of the hands and in the wisdom of the eyes.

I believe in rain and tears and in the blood of infinity.

I believe in life, and I have seen the death parade march through the torso of the earth, sculpting mud bodies in its path.

I have seen the destruction of the daylights and seen bloodthirsty maggots prayed to and saluted.

And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all.

It can be broken down.

I believe in living, I believe in birth, I believe in the sweats of love and in the fire of truth.

And I believe that a lost ship steered by tired seasick sailors can still be guided to ports.

Thank you all.

With that, we are now adjourned,