This meeting of the Planning and Economic Development (PED) Committee was held on January 22, 2026, with Councilmember Letitia Johnson presiding. The committee addressed multiple items including a historic district designation for the CPA building, a request to amend the intergovernmental agreement with the Michigan Land Bank Authority, and received public comments on a wide range of topics. The administration also provided an update on warming centers and homeless outreach during the severe cold weather.
Good morning, Councilmember Letitia Johnson. Present. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Council President Pro Dam Coming in Younger Second. Here. Madam Chair Derekorum. Thank you. Having a quorum present, we are now in session. And we are going to go to the agenda. And the first line item is in approval of the minutes. Is there a motion? Motion. There's a motion to approve the minutes. Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken. And for my chair remarks, I would like to cue up the administration to share information about warming centers and what we are doing to provide shelter for individuals that are homeless. So as we get to the end of the agenda, if we can have someone share that information with the general public, it would be greatly appreciated. As I was watching the news, I know there is a frigid code front that's coming back to us. So Mr. Washington, I see you there, but if we can just have someone cued up as we get to member reports uh to share that information, we would greatly appreciate it. Good morning. It will do, madam chair. Thank you so much. All right. We are going to move into public comment. If there is anyone joining us in person or virtually who'd like to make a public comment, please raise your hand. Please raise your hand. Public comment will be cut off at 10.06. Currently, my clock says it's 1004. Seeing no hands raised in the committee of the whole. Good morning, Miss Jackson. Do we have any hands raised virtually? Good morning, Madam Chair. There are nine hands raised for virtual public comment. All right, if we can set the clock for two minutes, and we can get started with the first caller. The first caller is Jadante Smith. Good morning. You have two minutes for general public comment. Good morning, may I be heard? Yes. Good morning. I have a question for um, I was actually preface by saying most Detroiters are on the menu, not at the table when it comes to a lot of decisions that are being made in the city of Detroit. I have a question for uh councilwoman uh Gabriela Santiago Mero. I was gonna say I appreciate the work that you did over in Core City um a few years back with the concrete crusher with the I think Moon O's Realty, wherever the owners were. I just want to know what the um because if you can answer now, it'd be great because I'm gonna call an email about it. Well, what was the zoning? What was the M4 laying down zone to? Because the same thing we would love to have happen with Kronos with their non-operating land um over next six-mile opponent next to their facility at 3405 Gaylord. We love to have the land down zone from N4 Um to whatever that the land that was downzoned in district six in the concrete crusher in Core City. We'd like to have that same down zoning.