Internal Operations Standing Committee meeting.

It is Wednesday, February 18th.

And if the clerk could call the roll.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Calloway.

Present.

Councilmember Scott Benson.

We do have a notification that he will be absent today, so his absence is excused.

Clerk was so note.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Madam Chair, you have a corn present.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

We have invocation, and I do believe Pastor Cindy Rudolph from Oak Grove, AME in District 2 on Cherry Line at Pembroke.

And before we uh turn it over to you, um, Reverend Rudolph, how many years have you all been having that Friday fish fry?

Because I think I've been coming for the last maybe 16 years myself.

We had our 38th fish fry in September of last year.

So this year will be 39.

Wow.

And when is it going to be what date?

Or do is it gonna be a good one?

It's always the third Saturday, third weekend in September.

Um, so it'll be that third Saturday.

I don't have the calendar in front of me, but it's that third Saturday in September.

Okay, third Saturday of September, and I'm inviting everyone to go to um the fish fry at Oak Grove, and it'll be worth your drive, and it'll be worth your time.

So we are going to let you know exactly when that's going to be.

It is going to be the weekend of separate September the 18th.

That's the Friday, and then September the 19th is that Saturday.

So I am asking you to meet me over there that weekend at Oak Grove for the fish fry.

And it's how many years again?

This will be our 39th year.

And I don't think we have a glorious time every year.

And it's run by the men's ministry.

And it's run by the men's ministry.

Usually we see women preparing, but it's the men a hundred percent.

And I just want to thank you because um then this year will be my 17th year coming.

Absolutely.

So um, thank you so much and welcome, and we will turn it over to you, um, Reverend Rudolph.

Thank you so very much, Councilmember Callaway, and thank you for the wonderful work that you are doing for District 2 and beyond.

We're so grateful for your service, and certainly I greet um all of the members who are present.

We thank God for council president James Tate.

Uh, we thank God for you, Madam Chair, uh, my district two council member, and certainly for member Scott Benson, member Renata Miller, and all who are present.

Let us look to the Lord.

God, we thank you, we praise you, we honor you, we give you glory for who you are and for all that you do.

God, we want to thank you for the city of Detroit and for all who have stepped up to serve.

God, we thank you for our city council.

We thank you for our brand new mayor who is already hitting the ground running.

We thank you, God, for the ways in which Detroit is on the move because we have such good leadership.

Now, God, we just pray that you would be in the midst of this meeting, that you would govern all conversations, that you would get the glory, and that you would have your way.

Give strength and wisdom and courage to always do the right thing.

And God, for whatever you do and however you bless, we won't take any credit for ourselves, but we'll give you glory, and it's in Jesus' name that we pray.

Amen.

Amen.

And thank you so much.

And you're welcome to um continue to be on the call.

If not, we understand if you have to leave.

But thank you so much.

You are very welcome.

We have an Ash Wednesday service.

I've got to get going for that, but thank you for the opportunity.

God bless.

I have a question, Reverend Rudolph.

So you're you do that at 12 noon today?

12 noon today.

And then anything tonight.

Are you gonna have um the service tonight?

For no, just Bible study online tonight, but Ash Wednesday services at 12 noon today at the church.

Okay, thank you so much, ma'am.

Thank you.

God bless.

God bless you.

And it is um Ash Wednesday today, and um thank you for reminding me, Peter.

And also um, for cheer remarks, it is happy lunar new year, which is the year of the horse.

And why do I say that?

Because um Peter's son and his wife live in China, and they have a one-year-old son, his name is Louie, and I'm sure that's why I'm recognizing the year of the horse.

Thank you so much, Peter.

All right, is there a motion to approve the minutes?

Okay, any objections?

Hearing none, the motion to approve the minutes.

Um that action is taken.

All right, we will have public comment um cut off now.

Public comment is now cut off.

Miss Ellis.

Miss Ellis, public comment is now cut off.

Do we have anyone in the audience who'd like to make public comment?

If if so, please make your way.

Both of you to the two available microphones.

And you know, you two are seasoned and experienced.

Um at the public comment microphone.

So you know exactly what to do when you get there.

And good morning to you both, Mr.

Foster and Mr.

Cunningham.

Mr.

Cuttingham, I saw you first, so you'll take you can make your public comments.

You have two minutes.

Mr.

Cunningham.

313 4449114, 313, 444914.

313, 444, 9114.

That number was made so you can remember it.

Um that you can put that in and find me on Facebook, some articles that were written about me.

Um, and we'll what I do in the community through you all's help.

That's also my cash app.

Put that number in instead of the Cash App tag.

And also there's a message.

There's a hotline number.

You can we can pray together.

You can give me some advice.

I even get hate mail or uh some type messages, but it's fine.

I'm not worried about it.

So just hit it up.

313 444 9114.

And I want to do a bus ride along with you.

Or again, I'm in either bus tickets.

I pretty much have everything else.

So I say uh uh for the community, bus tickets, bus tickets, and more bus tickets.

If you can purchase some and give them to the people yourself, or just do it through me if you're uh shy type person.

Um I pray for you, you pray for me.

Uh call my name out in the atmosphere, Brother Cunningham and my mom at the Rivers of Gross Point um facility.

She did a lot in her life, and uh sometimes things can be up and down, so prayers are uh are vital, are vital.

Um join us again for another right along state, city, federal.

You can see all that on my Facebook page.

We have Sri on the coaches, we've had Mayor Duggan, we have the honorable councilwomen, um both of the the women on this uh council right now, and um yeah, get on the buses, they're not on time, and we need a sense of urgency.

Put some fire under the powers of B of D dot.

Thank you.

Thank you and more.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Cunningham.

Mr.

Foster, you have two minutes, sir.

Good morning through the chair.

Uh firstly, appreciate the invocation.

Uh it's very nice invocation.

I don't honestly think that a lot of pastors don't speak about Jesus and the teachings of them or speak and reference him enough.

But um, I was very happy to hear that.

Uh hope to have White and Fish.

Um to be in attendance one of these weeks.

So it's one of my favorites.

But I want to just say it is.

I come down, and I don't know any of you all personally, so it's nothing that I can say personally about you all, or have any type of emotional ties.

Right on beef with ladies or people and things like that.

When I come down, I come down to combat policies, laws, and um these laws I don't make.

So I'm forced to use the laws that were presented to me to present my arguments and to combat unjust laws as well.

I think that's important to understand.

Um I am happy with some of the changes, you know.

Um it's going to be uncomfortable, some things that I speak about.

But life is uncomfortable for some people, and so they have to have a voice as well.

You know, so part of the teachers of Jesus is to bear the affirmities of the week.

And so it's not to look down on them, it's not to ignore people, but they have to have a voice as well.

And that should not be met with any type of uh condemnation or retaliation or any of those other adverse adjectives.

Um I like a lot of the work that's going on with our ladies, you know, and moving forward.

I've been here for some years and and quite frankly, I've been vocal and supportive.

And so with these staff members and personal agendas with Mr.

Foster, I respectfully ask you all to uh speak with me.

Understand me, and remove your stigmas and your perceptions of me.

Thank you, Mr.

Foster.

Thank you so much.

Anyone else in um in the audience for public comment?

If not, we'll go to the virtual calls.

How many do we have?

Miss Ellis.

Madam Chair, we have eight people who have their hands raised for public comment.

Okay, and the first caller is the first caller is please stop nap and solar.

Okay, please stop.

Solar.

Matt and Solar.

You have two minutes.

Hello?

Can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you, Miss Miller.

Oh, okay.

Sorry, there was something on my computer there.

Um, yeah, it says please stab nap and solar scam.

Um so I agree with um uh the last uh public commenter.

Life is uncomfortable, and a lot of stuff that this government does makes people even more uncomfortable.

And I would love to meet with you, Representative Miller in person and tell you about all the hassles I've been put through because of this city's actions and inactions.

I've been on a lot of people's do not help last I'm most unfortunately.

Um regarding these law contracts, we need more information about what they're for.

We already have a law department.

Why is so much money going out for these law contracts?

Uh also, member Miller, one of the things I'd like help with is some uh untrues that the election department told about me as an apparent excuse not to hire me, even though I'm trilingual.

Um also for everybody, I just saw news that DTE was fined by a federal judge a hundred million dollars for violating the clean air act.

Well, guess who's gonna have to pay for that?

Of course, they they are appealing it, right?

And so this really doesn't go along with the Detroit solar scam.

That's what I call it, because um the city could have done solar nice instead of solar ugly, bullied people out of their homes.

Duggan would use his dime managers and some other people to craft false narratives.

Ding dong, I'm so glad he's gone.

And uh hope people are smart enough not to vote for that guy.

And I hope the DOJ comes and helps USDOJ comes and helps clean up our voter roles because Jocelyn Benson doesn't want to give them over, apparently.

I've heard, but um the other thing is um uh member Miller.

The uh master plan update process has been very non-inclusive and secretive and uh very unbecoming look for the city of Detroit.

That's why I did not support the planning director, although it started under the other one as uh very secretive.

Please stop.

Thank you, Miss Woolwick.

Our next caller is our next caller is our next caller is Betty A.

Varner.

Miss Varner, good morning.

You have two minutes, ma'am.

Uh good morning, madam chair, and to all within the sound of my voice.

I'm Betty A.

Barner, president of the Soda Ellsworth Black Association here advocating for my community.

I'm asking that the uh administration and the council work together to come up with money for our Finkel corridor.

Also, I'm asking that the uh council would consider advocating and putting money in their budget and the administration supporting it to have money to help um black clubs, associations, 501c3s uh to uh pay for that land use hearing that we are required to have if we would like to um put like playground equipment on vacant lots that we have purchased and uh are trying to beautify.

Also, uh I want to share some information in regards to DTE has a zero percent loan program for churches and small businesses.

It's 200,000 that you can receive to uh uh repair, do renovation on your commercial buildings, and the number you would call is 855, 748 2525 again, eight five five, seven, four, eight, two, five, two, five.

And back to my Finkel corridor.

There are businesses that are opening up.

We have one open up uh a few months ago on uh in the Finco uh Monica area.

There's a gentleman who's had meetings with the Finco uh business corridor in regards to opening up a business on Wyoming and Finkel where the um McDonald's used to be located.

So there's interest.

We need monies for our thank you, Miss Varner.

Our next caller is our next caller is number ending in zero three nine.

Caller ending in zero three nine.

Caller 039.

Yeah, Angela Whitfield Callaway, you're a TB and public official.

Jenny's been busted down.

54 affidavits in federal court.

54 of them.

So people that have showed up on the voting rolls and they swear up and down that they haven't voted.

You cheated in, and you know you cheated in, because I told you.

And that's why you stopped talking to me.

But go ahead and be like you want to be.

But I'm getting ready to do what I'm getting ready to do.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy the third.

JFK.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy the third is the first very first confirmed case.

Here in the state of Michigan, the county of Wayne, in the city of Detroit.

And that name I gave you.

Even in District 2.

Um member.

She did not vote.

She was 105 years old.

Her granddaughter told me out of her mouth that she didn't vote for you.

When she shows up on the voting roll, Sandra Smith is voting for Angela Whitfield Callaway in District 2.

Now ball game.

You think you are AKA?

Well, I know a whole bunch of AKAs.

I'm a legend.

Angela Whitfield Callaway.

I want to ask some of your sororities.

You'll find out about me.

I'm young blood for real, for real.

And I'm also real.

That's on the back seat of that black cuisine at Charlie Plaiser Apartments, Park and Garage.

At the age of 17.

Ah, it's up.

You busted, you wanted to play games.

Well, I spoke up for Bob Carmack, Robert Carmack, my NYGA, NYGA.

First, one of the first three members of the National Youth Generational Growth Association that I started.

Next caller.

Hallelujah.

The next caller is Owner Papa.

Owner Popper, you have two minutes.

Good morning, and through the chair, may I speak?

You can speak.

Thank you.

Um listen.

Yesterday was just an example of how this body disregards the law.

You promoted the Butch Hollowell to the position that you were not supposed to be, he was not even supposed to be voted on yet.

You have two interviews today.

One of the people who is elected must be a CPA.

That's what it says.

And so that's what you must follow.

And you're an attorney, and you took it out of committee.

You went out of step, took it out of committee to bring it to the table with two people you knew had dropped out already.

They had talked, you had talked about that at the table.

This is this is what I'm I'm speaking of is the the just the sheer disregard of any laws or ordinances that are in place.

You all seem to not bother.

It doesn't bother you to violate them, even though you have someone come from the church, and you know, you know, one of the things that the the Lord says is a saying is to lie.

And you go to the table and you commit these things, and then you don't feel any way about it.

You were told by the LPD that they all had to be submitted together.

All three names.

The public lighting authority has already taken all of the utility tax money that the people got from the utility tax refund.

21 million dollars to pay down their bond.

Um, we don't have a rec center in district seven, and it doesn't seem to bother anyone that we're, you know, if you look at what happened in district six, all of the the things that occurred, we should do it for every district so we can distribute the money in a more equitable and fair way.

And please do the survey.

Please have Creole do the survey on this.

Thank you, Miss Hughes.

Our next caller is the next caller is William M.

Davis.

Mr.

Davis, you have two minutes, sir.

Uh good morning, young ladies.

Can I be heard?

You can be heard.

Okay, I like to start out by saying uh I work for the city for 34 years, all in the water department at the wastewater treatment plant.

During the time I was there, I was uh the chief union steward and asked me, and I helped organize a UAW supervisor group, which I was dead chief steward until I got promoted out of it.

All during the time I was in the water department, you know, we have a standing rule that you know if you falsify the fish of documentation, you're gonna be terminated.

I'm amazed that even today that we have police officers that regularly falsify police reports, falsify, give false testimony, but yet nothing happens.

And don't get me wrong, I'm a strong supporter of the police, as you know, I was a former police commissioner.

In fact, my degrees on law enforcement and criminal justice administration way back when.

But I think we need to make sure that things are a little bit better and cut down a number of massive losses across all departments.

You know, especially if people falsify fisher documentation related to incidents or violating policies and procedures.

I think that way we could probably save at least 50 million dollars a year, and that make it that much more easier for y'all to start trying to repay the debt that y'all can never repay to the city chart retirees because this whole so-called recovery has and continue to be on our backs.

And you know, you should think about that.

The fact that thousands of city church retirees have died in the last 12 or 13 years.

And don't get me wrong, you know, there's over 4,000 have died.

Probably 2,000 would have died, but at least 2,000 probably would still be around if the city did more to help us.

You know, we you know, we commitments was made and commitments was broken.

This is an all evil process started by evil Republican governor Snyder, who wanted to decimate the city of Detroit.

And the city trait is decimated.

Have a good day, ladies.

Thank you, Mr.

Davis.

Our next caller is the next caller is Janante Smith.

Mr.

Smith, you have two minutes.

Good morning, maybe heard I just want to thank uh council member uh Councilmember Miller uh for her vote against Conrad Mellet.

Uh I talked to the burrow recently and she told me to tell you in person.

I told you in person I want to put it on the record.

Also, like I say, the Detroit City Detroit is not done with um federal investigations.

I think that there will be another one coming very, very, very soon uh about robbery.

Um also I want to give a shout out to uh Coleman A.

Young staff, and I appreciate you president pro temp president pro temporary uh young for your put your answer to my question up there give my answer my question answered by HRD about those contracts.

Also, I want to give a shout out to the staff member Maya.

We have had a uh the most search relationship, but she has been uh very pleasant the last time I spoke to her.

I don't know who spoke to her, but I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Thank you, Mr.

Smith.

Our next caller is our next is iPhone guest.

Wi-Phone guest, you have two minutes.

Uh this is Cindy.

I don't know where we got that name.

Am I unmuted?

Cindy Dara.

Can you hear me?

No, we can hear you, Cindy Dara.

Okay.

Okay, there's a water meeting today.

I think Great Lakes wants to raise our rates again.

And uh Cecily McClellan and and uh she came on and talked about it, but people need to go down to 735 Randolph.

I think it's at 130.

You can check uh the internet to find out, but uh you could go remote, but uh we don't need to keep raising the water.

And um anyway, I want to just mention I went to uh uh the recreation department's being run by general service and they're running it into the ground.

And um about a couple years ago, I was complaining about how they put this uh real slick floor down and looks real nice epoxy on the shower floor and Adam Swead.

So it's a slip hazard.

If if somebody falls, they could probably see the city because it's an inappropriate type flooring for uh where you're gonna have wet floors.

It should be rough concrete.

That's the cheapest and the best, as far as I know.

That's what we used, and and people had a lot of money to use that.

And I went and looked at the recreation equipment at um, and I've only seen it at uh young Coleman Young and uh at Patton, and it's inferior equipment.

You need to go over to Michigan Rehab Institute and talk to the trainer there.

cheapest and the best as far as I know that's what we used and and people had a lot of money is that and I went and looked at the recreation equipment at um and I've only seen it at uh yeah Coleman Young and uh at Patton and it's inferior equipment you need to go over to Michigan Rehab Institute and and talk to the trainer there she's there not every day but she's there every day but only limited hours on a couple days so call and find out when she's there and she can show you the equipment they have at Michigan rehab institute on John R and Martin Luther King and you need to get that kind of equipment that we need and to our centers you need to ask that workers quit you put that flooring down on the pool that's okay thank you Cindy Dara any other callers the final caller is calling user two caller user two you have two minutes can you hear me we can hear you happy wonderful year of the fire horse member calloway that's Gemini in Oriental astrology that's something I have familiarized myself over the last 30 years.

Thank you for bringing the wonderful year up I hope that you uh will consider introducing a bill to stop the innocent um people from having their stuff stolen um like the two ladies one off of Puritan in greenfield and I think the other one was off of grass it just needs to stop member miller moving forward I will only be addressing um Pro Tim Young and Kate your actions that you said last night was a lie I never pretend to be anyone else an email that I share with my aunt which is Mrs Hunt you lied and say that I'm doing two different identities because I didn't have a number for you to reach and I'm not interested in seeing you because I type everything I show pictures and videos and then you wait to after I'm off the phone to use your sarcastic remark your real ghetto and it's really appalling so I don't want to have no communications with you.

Don't make any smart remarks you're really disappointing but I'm not surprised I hope I don't have to sue the city for you defamating my character I don't have to change my name or pretend to be anything else my name is Shay and unfortunately I'm temporarily in your district soon to be moving and I can't the chair recognizes member Miller good morning everyone um I'm sorry you feel that way Miss Shay and I only address what the email stated which was Monet I received different emails with different names but I again asked you for your phone number to have a private conversation and you're talking on a telephone today so you do have a telephone you said you did not I am not rude I'm not ghetto but I do have a particular protocol which we follow which is name address and phone number and again you refuse to divulge that so I'm sorry that you feel that way but you call in every time we have public comment but you refuse to share your number so we can talk I've even given you my number and you still have not called but we will continue to go ahead and I will not um I'm not disappointed that you won't address me thank you and you have a wonderful day thank you thank you member Miller are there any other callers miss Ellis that will conclude public comments.

Thank you so much all right we will move it back to our agenda and we are at um interview for the reappointment of Rick Prius if you could come to the microphone in the center at the base of that microphone um you'll see a button and I don't know if we can continue without a quorum okay so do our recess to the call of the chair okay she's back okay all right all right Mr um Rick Prius you are interested in being reappointed to the public lighting authority board if you can introduce yourself and tell us um why you'd like to be reconsidered for reappointment to the public lighting authority board and the floor is yours sir and good morning thank you and good morning and uh thank you for allowing me to interview this morning uh honorable council members uh I have served uh in the city of Detroit uh for many years uh on this board uh the first phase of of uh putting together um the right people uh and assembling the the necessary assets to be able to turn the lights back on in the city of Detroit uh was a uh a yeoman's task um I'm an electrician by trade I I build uh very complex electrical systems um I'm uh system expert uh

Uh I have served uh in the city of Detroit uh for many years uh on this board.

Uh the first phase of uh putting together um the right people uh and assembling the the necessary assets to be able to turn the lights back on in the city of Detroit was a uh a yeoman's task.

Um I'm an electrician by trade.

I I build uh very complex electrical systems.

Um I'm uh system expert.

I understand the system that we're building here, uh what we had before uh and where we want to go in the future.

Uh we have uh a lot of great things that we accomplished here, both in what we built as far as uh assets for the city of Detroit, but also and for the residents, the convenience.

But there's some things that we need to now do and get beyond uh the the uh actual um investment in the infrastructure, but now look at uh how to uh uh increase some of the amenities.

Uh you probably have been through some of the areas in the city of Detroit where you know it's like wow, the lighting is really really nice in certain places where you know you have uh businesses that uh you want to have people walking and have uh um a more walkable area, uh more inviting.

Uh in fact, uh it's interesting because you know, when you have more light, you know, people feel more secure, more uh willing to walk longer distances, and uh it's it's interesting to note that we have some areas of the city that have now gone to the next stage where they they want the lights to be dimmed down because uh they their businesses are now occupying some of the the uh the streetscape, if you will, on some of the sidewalks, and they want to turn the lights down.

So it's it's an interesting scene, the full full spectrum of uh how things have developed in the city of Detroit, but we have a lot more work to do.

Uh council members, we have uh accomplished a lot, but um uh we are going to present to you uh a lighting plan uh for this next fiscal year, and uh we believe we have uh assembled, I think a very good plan for you guys to consider um and review and give us comments on uh that I think uh will address a lot of the things that have really um the this the residents that live in some of the older neighborhoods, some of the um the neighborhoods that have uh you know the only way to get to your your backyard or to your garage is through the alley, and you need some lights in those alleys, and uh and I think uh our plan addresses that.

I think the other thing that people were very upset about in the very beginning was uh the mid-block lights, which were uh taken down.

But you know, we think that we've we've addressed all these and uh put together a plan that I think uh addresses uh a lot of the concerns.

It's a work in progress.

We put together a really good team, and I I think uh uh being part of that you'll definitely see and feel the difference.

Okay.

Um member Miller, do you have any questions for Mr.

Prius?

No, I do not, but I've talked to Mr.

Prius over the years.

He is a union brother, and I have followed your work, and I have no um nothing to say but good things, and I'm happy to thank you.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Um, I have a question, a couple questions.

Um Bolt Taylor here was two, he was here two weeks ago, and I mentioned to him that the lights from um Puritan from Greenfield to Southfield Freeway are out.

Um and still are out.

Um I was over there maybe two days ago, and they're not on.

Really?

Um so if you all could take a look at that, he um made a promise, is on the record that those lights will be on on Puritan between Greenfield to the Southfield Freeway Service Drive.

And um they're not all all on.

Okay, and it gets very dark over there.

Understood.

Okay, and then also you um you indicated that we should look forward to increased amenities.

I think so.

What amenities are those?

Well, I mean, I I guess we would consider amenities only because we haven't had it in a long time as uh alley lights and uh some of the streetscape lights.

Uh you go into some of the areas where they're really um trying to bring in more businesses to some of these uh major thoroughfares.

Uh and you know the the businesses want people to feel comfortable parking their car and being able to walk to uh some of these different uh storefronts and so uh bringing more lighting onto uh the sidewalks is another thing that a lot of residents would like to see, and businesses also uh would like to see.

Okay.

Uh Mr.

Prius, do you ever does the public lighting um authority ever coordinate their amenities or the extra lighting with what's happening in the alleys?

There are several alleys in district two, and I think around the city that have art now and murals and new fencing and gardens.

So do you ever coordinate your lighting amenities to what's happening in the communities?

Absolutely.

I think that's one of the things that we do very well is to coordinate with uh the both the community groups and with the city of Detroit.

Um DPW, some of the other um uh historic neighborhoods also uh in coordination.

Uh there's there's a lot of moving parts, and there's a lot of different um uh competing, you know, uh ideas uh to come up with one plan.

Um you don't always get everything you want.

Unfortunately, we're s we we do have limitations on how much money we can spend.

Uh so uh to your question about being able to coordinate.

I think we do a very good job of that.

There's always room for improvement.

Um and I think uh with uh the the new people that are that have been uh brought on board.

I think you'll you'll have uh a renewed passion for that cooperation going forward.

Okay, and then um how many years have you have you served on the authority?

It's been seven years now.

Seven that I've been uh directly on the board, but uh um I work in this line of work, so this is what I do um for my you know um if you will uh my full-time job if you will.

Uh so this is the work I do.

Okay, the Chair neck um recognizes member Miller.

Oh, I just wanted to say I look forward to your expansion for the alley lights.

Me too.

I just wanted to remind you that that is a really big thing, the alley lights and city and hopefully I'll see you at the skilled trace task force meeting tonight.

I am one of the new representatives on that board to get our union uh young people or anybody that desire to have a trade tonight at four to six.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there, and we can have a more in-depth conversation.

Thank you.

Look forward to it.

Um my last question is um when I go to Berkeley, Birmingham, they have the lights draped from one building across to the other building, and the whole street is just beautiful.

It's Christmas all year long.

So how did that something the business owners have to install, or is that something they can work with you to get installed because they're beautiful?

Yeah, yeah, that that's a very good question.

Um I see some down here too, downtown.

There are there are um that's a that's something that we would we'd like to present, and you guys would give us your feedback.

We don't we're not gonna be presenting that to you guys, but you could definitely um counter with that uh with the business associations that that find that and I and there are there are different uh places in the city where they they have uh those those lights and it does it it it makes it feel um more inviting.

I've only seen them down here, I've not seen them in the neighborhood.

So um whatever we the alleys, some of the alleys downtown have that.

I don't see them in the neighborhoods, yeah.

I see them down here for sure for sure for sure.

But what we're doing down here, my goal is while I'm sitting on this council is to duplicate it in the community so we can bring that downtown, midtown, court town experience to the neighborhoods, right?

So if they don't want to have to come down here and park, they'll have that that experience in their own community.

Sure.

So that that's that's that's that's what I'm um advocating for, but I don't have any other questions.

Well, that's that I didn't want to say it.

Somebody got to say like this.

No, I saw that.

We would love to do more.

We and with your permission, we'd love to do more.

Yeah.

So if you just give us some ideas on how much that would cost, um, we can give you some um boundaries and just you know, throw it out there is maybe it's something that the community can um can um wrap their um their minds around and their um fundraising efforts around.

I don't know.

I just know it's just beautiful when you come down here, and not so much when you um you leave downtown court town and midtown.

I don't have any other questions.

Is there anything else you want to leave us up leave us with, Mr.

Pi Prees?

Uh no, uh I mean we're here.

Uh I I'm willing to come back at any time.

Um, you know, I am serve at the pleasure of the board, so you know um whenever you need me, I'm here at a at uh I'll be here tonight.

Uh so uh advocating for uh the skilled trades and advocating for residents getting into these trades.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for advocating um in that regard, and thank you for your willingness to serve.

And is there um is there a uh a motion to um to approve?

Okay, there's a motion to approve um this going to formal and it going to formal um attorney keller, is there a resolution already attached?

Because I didn't see it in on my agenda.

Uh there's not we need a motion to draft it.

We can do that before formal.

Okay, is there a motion for um LPD to draft a corresponding um resolution for this appointment?

Okay, any objections?

Hearing none, that action will be taken.

Thank you so much, Mr.

President.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

Through the chair.

Yes, madam clerk.

For a point of clarity, would I have that resolution before formal session?

Attorney Keller.

Uh to the clerk, yeah, that's correct.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

All right.

Now our next um interview is the appointment of David Bonner to the public lighting aboard authority board.

If you can have a seat at that middle um microphone, I think the microphone may still be on.

If not, you can press the button at the base.

And uh once you take your seat, sir.

You can introduce yourself.

Well, good morning.

Morning, sir.

My name is David Sheldon Bonner, and I was asked if I would be willing to serve on the lighting board.

Um so I'm excited about the opportunity.

Okay.

Can you tell us a little bit about your credentials?

I'd love to.

Well, let me let me begin by saying this.

Um I heard the one call in, and he mentioned about the parameters of serving, and he mentioned that the requirements were CPA.

As I read the language, it said in lieu of a CPA, that someone would or someone would be or serve in the capacity as a professional uh witness or expert.

So let me start with that premise.

I have a bachelor's of science degree in accounting, which I received from the University of Detroit.

I also have a master of business administration in finance that I um earned or received at St.

Xavier University in Chicago, and I have years of practice uh as a practitioner, and uh for the past 11 years I have been an associate professor of finance and business at uh Madonna University, which I teach financial standards, and I teach accounting and I teach finance.

And so I don't know if that would uh put me in the circle of uh a practicing expert, but I would I would think that it would, and that's why in full disclosure, I am not a CPA, but I have the credentials that I believe would could execute what is needed or required to uh serve on that board.

Okay.

All righty.

Tell us why you want to serve on the board, your interest.

Yeah, well, I'm always interested in serving in a capacity for the city, for the state, for the country.

Uh I think uh my history of volunteer service probably starts as far back as when I was 18 when I raised my right hand and I swore to protect this country or the constitution against foreign and domestic enemies, and I have had that that service um ever since.

And so this will be another chapter to serve my community to serve in the capacity um to help us to continue to move forward as I believe this great city is on track for.

We thank you for your service, your years of um service and your commitment and dedication to serving not only the country but um the city as well.

Um I don't have any questions for you.

I have your resume in front of me, and I'm you know, I um Magna Magna cum laudi um School of Management accounting from one of the most outstanding universities in the country, University of Detroit.

I would say so.

I would absolutely say so.

And Peter Rolls is shaking his head, he's also an alumna.

And um, so I don't have any questions.

I'm just um pleased that you are willing to serve, and you are a Detroiter, and um that being said, um the chair recognizes Member Miller if you have any questions for uh Mr.

Bonner Yes.

Um because the requirements were predicated upon uh the Sarbane's Oxley, and that's how we're here today because of Sarbanks Oxley.

But to tell the story of Sarbanks Oxley, it's a very interesting story, which starts with Enron and a one of the what we call back when I graduated from college, which was a big eight.

Um so we start with Arthur Anderson and how the conflicts of interest of the audit and them wanting to have advisory consultative services became a conflict of interest, and and so they were complicit and helping to this to um to discreetly hide um certain transactions that uh piled up and consequently ended in Enron's um falling into disrepair or filing for bankruptcy, and so uh having said that started a congressional hearing and it ended with Sarbanes Oxley, but it was tightened up in two, and that was in 2002, but it was further uh emphasized under in 2010 under the Dodd Frank Act.

So there's a lot of history there, and so to understand all that, it really just says, you know, governance and putting the right people in the right places is the right step toward making sure that that doesn't happen again.

And so now today C CEOs and CFOs have to really sign off on those audits because a lot of times people mistake and mistake audit as though that this is a complete sill of approval.

It doesn't.

It it it does and it's an attestement that we purport that what is on here could this could be true, but there's nothing that said it is 100%.

And so that's I think the public is not aware of what that CPA audit entails.

Thank you, Mr.

Bonner.

Member Miller.

Hi, Mr.

Bonner.

I was looking at your resume, it's um impeccable.

I was but I found the connection here.

I was looking at what you've done the last few years, and I picked it up from a Download University on this other form that I got this morning.

I didn't have it initially.

Um but that being said, um in the community, public lighting is so essential.

What is your approach?

What would be your approach to residents when they come in and say, listen, this is what they need.

A lot of times they're not heard, and a lot of times people put people in place who you know have to have to we have to address our our needs for our community.

So because I'm looking at this right now, I just got it.

Well, how would you well let's think of it this in terms of the externalities of public lighting and how that's a public good, and that public good, it extends to it it hits on a uh a lot of different levels.

And you know, when we talk about health, and we talk about the economics of certain communities being able to be sustainable and viable, it all pretty much boils down to what is the environment.

And so if we if we don't have adequate and suitable, sustainable lighting, and all of the things that go along with that, then things begin to fall apart.

But at the same time, as far as my bent on that, if serving on in that capacity, my my skill set would be looking at you know the finance of that, what new equipment would need to come in so that it can facilitate what I just mentioned, okay.

And how do we finance?

Do we go external?

Do we raise funds in the capital markets, or do we do it through the cash flows of let's say a state city count uh coffers?

So then that's where my expertise will come in.

My expertise would come in and looking at let's look at the the the cash flows, let's look at the internal rates of return, what do we need to do, how do what type of returns do we need, what type of interest rates are available, and how do we finance these projects?

So I would be more focused on the projects and how they would lend themselves to better um being able to let's just say equip us to facilitate the correct lighting in the city because it's all gonna come down to how we finance the projects and what type of equipment we get.

Okay, the reason why I asked the question because Councilwoman Callaway mentioned lighting in the neighborhoods, and when you sit on a board, you have to really be conscious of it's public, so the public need to be satisfied.

The further you go out, it's less light.

There's lights on one side of the street, and there's lights on on the other side of the street.

Sometimes on the freeway, the lights are on one day, then they're off another day, and our public really believes that they're trying to save money, so they uh compromise the the light.

People really believe this.

But we continue to filter from downtown.

Everything in Detroit is centered downtown.

I mean, everything, and by the time we get to the neighborhood, is less of everything.

So they pick up the scrap.

So sometimes when you're on these boards where a lot of money is going past, I often ask where do you see the biggest need?

How do we get our people satisfied with our um authorities and when we have this kind of type of money going out?

So we need people that are people conscious, neighborhood conscious on the board.

So that's why I was asking the questions.

And and and you can't it's it's let's just say in terms of mutual mutual exclusivity.

The one cannot happen out the other.

So if we don't have good equipment, and we're not we're unable to finance and go out to the marketplace to finance the kind of equipment, then the other side of the equation says that you won't have good lighting in those areas that you just mentioned.

Because if we have the right the proper equipment that we can afford and that we can see the uh the adequate cash flows of those where it makes sense to do this, um it really breaks down at that level.

Okay, because for me, lighting is safety.

It's safety.

Everyone has ring cameras, and coming from where I come from, a lot of times the police are asking to pull those rain cameras from residents, but they can't see the camera in the evening because there's no lighting on those blocks, and it's imperative that we have lighting so people can have a sense of safety and so we can identify any type of criminality going on in the neighborhoods.

That's why it's a good idea.

But imagine a world.

Imagine a world and here in the city where we have we we were able to go out and procure state of the art where we can get the right generators, where you can get things that can broadcast and get that electricity.

I think the guy that was before me could probably speak a whole lot better on that.

There he goes, raises his hand, and I guess he's approval what I'm saying.

But if we have something like that, then do we have this conversation?

Do we have this conversation that some people are getting light and others are not because we have the broadbandwidth?

And that's where I think that's that's where my expertise falls into.

That's how you can use me.

Anything else, Member Miller?

No.

Okay.

Um anything else you want to leave us with, Mr.

Bonner?

Um, no, I don't have anything else to add.

Um, but it was always a pleasure to come down before the city council and see where I can uh fit in.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you so much.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Yes.

And now we will go to our um to our inspector general Mirabou and his team as you present your fourth quarter year-end report.

If your team, if you and your team can make your way to the front.

Um yes, madam clerk.

Your point of clarity, do we have a motion for line items?

Okay, motion.

Is there a motion to um to move line item?

Line item 10 point, I'm sorry, eight.

Yes, line item seven.

Mr.

Bonner to formal with the recommendation.

And along with that motion, is there a motion for LPD to draft the appropriate corresponding resolution?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And thank you again, Madam Clerk.

All right, Mr.

Mirable and your team.

Okay.

Can I come on?

Well, there's the officer.

You can give them to her and she'll make sure we get them.

Thank you, sir.

You can introduce yourself and then we'll hear from your team if she can introduce herself.

We'll do good morning.

Uh Kamal Mirable, Inspector General, City of Detroit.

Morning.

And I do have a presentation, so if we could introduce herself before the presentation, I'm Beverly Murray.

I'm the manager of investigations and audit.

Pleasure to meet both of you.

Okay.

Mr.

Mirable.

Okay.

So just I think somebody needs to let her okay.

If Miss Ellis, if you could get give her name is Beverly Murray.

Miss Murray.

Miss Murray, as soon as you join the Zoom, please raise your hand.

Do you see Ms.

Murray?

Joining now.

Okay.

So Madam Chair, I'm gonna start while we get caught up directly by the time I finish my introduction.

We'll have the presentation up.

Okay, listen to the as stated.

I hope this will bring added transparency and awareness of our office.

The report was published on January 28th of last month, presenting with me as stated is Beverly Murray, our manager of investigations and audit.

Beverly is the second most tenured member of our staff and has been the architect of our quarterly report for some five years now.

She is brilliant and keeps me and the rest of our staff together.

I asked for some pretty drastic visual and otherwise updates to our reporting when I became Inspector General, and she didn't bat eye.

She might have rolled her eyes, but she got it done as she always does.

Whenever I can highlight my talented staff, I will do so.

We will not be reading every page of this report, just highlighting key sections.

Thank you again for the time.

Ms.

Maurice Working Yes, but how I can present it.

I believe so.

Looking for the present option.

Ms.

Ellis, is there anything else we can recommend Ms.

Murray can do to bring her screen online?

She's trying to share her PowerPoint.

We have it.

Madam Chair, Miss Ms.

Murray has been made a co-host, so she's able to share her screen.

Okay.

Okay.

Second most tax savvy savvy person in our office too.

Doing great.

Okay.

Um we're going to start with my message, which I lead off every quarterly report.

This report serves as both the fourth quarter and year-end report for our office.

The report is an opportunity to look back and reflect on the year that was for our office.

I will also take a moment in this message to preview our plans for 2026.

This was my first full year serving as Inspector General, and it's been every bit the challenge I knew it would be.

However, I I didn't seek this opportunity to lead this office because it would be easy.

We spent significant time refining our internal policies and workflows to improve efficiency and align with the governing standards from the Association of Inspector General's Greenbug.

These changes will assist us in preparing and passing our first ever peer review schedule for later this year.

I hope and believe we will pass our peer review, but I am confident that the changes we have implemented make us a better operating office of Inspector General.

We continue to prioritize staff training last year because we are committed to the continuous learning and professional development.

We attended training with both the Association of Inspector General and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, gaining valuable insight into our craft.

Members of my staff obtained three new AIG certifications.

Additionally, we held a mid-year and year-in internal office training retreats, focusing on areas of improvement specific to our office.

As in as in any endeavor, you must invest time and effort to hone the skills in the areas where you want to succeed.

I will let the stats contained later in this report speak for themselves.

However, I want to note the increase in complaints we received in 2025.

We close out the year with over 440 new complaints, uh far outpacing those received in recent years.

I attribute to our increased outreach efforts, both in the community and on social media.

We an endeavor to maintain and hopefully exceed the same level of engagement and continue to increase the number of complaints.

Finally, as always, I want to thank my dynamic team of professionals without whom none of the success of this office would be possible.

We look forward to another year serving the citizens of this great city of ours.

And so now we'll, Miss Murray will take us through the numbers.

So I'm gonna break down our complaint statistics in both the fourth quarter and the year end.

But before I do that, I just wanted to give you an overview of how we uh operate uh the complaints in our office.

So the we receive a number of complaints, and most of our investigations start in the complaint uh status.

So once we receive the complaint, one of our file managers will review it and assess whether it falls under our jurisdiction, and we'll then recommend that we take some uh action, which is either to initiate an investigation to close it with no action.

That usually happens when it's an anonymous complaint, we don't have enough information to move forward to close it with a formal referral, which is when we take the step to refer it to the appropriate agency or department, which usually happens if we determine there's a public safety issue, and we wanted to make sure we're ahead of that, or to close it with an informal referral, which is we provide the complainant with the information that they need to contact the correct department or agency.

So, based on those uh categories, what we had in the fourth quarter were 92 uh new complaints, where 59 of those were closed with the informal referral, where we gave the complainant the correct information.

Um closed with no action, four with formal referrals, and five uh new investigations came out of the complaints that we had last quarter.

Um for 2025, looking at those same categories, we had 453 active complaints in in 2025, where 319 of those were closed with a formal or informal referral, 92 with no action.

Uh 16 complaints were still pending at the end of the year, and then we had 26 that resulted in a new investigation.

Um, investigation for the fourth quarter, we had uh 38 pending investigations at the end of the year.

That included 42 prior investigations, five new investigations, and then we we closed uh nine investigations in the fourth quarter.

And for the year, uh we had a total of 65 active investigations, where we ended up closing 27 of those, and at the end of the year still had 38 of those investigations pending.

So I want to speak briefly about the complaints that we get in the ethos of our office.

As you all know, I'm a um old city council staffer, and one of the things that you know you spend any time at City Council is to serve the citizens, and you always pick up the phone.

So I've always directed my staff to pick up the phone, even if it's not an issue that we can own.

If we can help them, we will.

So that's when you see that informal, formal complaint.

We never just not say, hey, we can't help you and hang up the phone.

We do what we can to help the citizens of the city of Detroit.

Um in the report, the next area is investigative summary.

So the charter uh mandates that we report on what we've had going on.

So I'm not going to report on all nine investigations that were closed, but I cherry pick three that I want to um focus on and give you an idea of what you know we did in those investigations.

Um following that, we'll talk about uh our recommendations and what goes on to that.

But let me get to these um summaries.

So 24038 was the file name.

The OIG investigated a complaint that alleged that an OCFO employee abused her position by instructing city employees to meet with Wayne County employees in furtherance of their employment contract with Wayne County with her uh employment contract with Wayne County.

The complaint also alleged that the meetings were held during city work hours and that the employee personally benefit from from using city employees to facilitate outside work.

The investigation revealed that the employee arranged and conducted meetings with city and wane county employees during city work hours.

The investigation also revealed that the meetings were related to the employees' duties as a contractor for Wayne County, and that the employee remained clocked in with the city while performing these tasks.

Okay, can we just stop you right there?

That's a lot.

Yes, yes, and it's in the report.

There is a in the electronic version, there is a link to the actual investigation that you know anyone can share.

But just to let you know what happened with the case.

Further the well.

Based on the information in the evidence review, the OIG found that the employee abused their position and did not properly account for work hours spent arranging and conducting meetings with Wayne Counties on Wayne County's behalf.

Based on the OIG's findings, we recommended discipline for the employee for improper use of city service hours, employees, and resources in accordance with the city's disciplinary action policies.

So we'll talk later about the recommendations we made and the response that we got from the department.

I hope that employee was terminated.

I really do.

So I really hope that employee was terminated.

Because that's totally abuse of their relationship, their working relationship, and their employment with the city to go to Wayne County and work while she should or he should be working here, and then pulling resources and people, manpower, to the county to do county work.

So I I hope you said the C the OCF, whose office was this?

OCFO.

I hope that individual was terminated.

So our it sounds like it's grounds for termination, but I uh we're listening.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, so so you know what once again, all we can do is make rec recommendations, um, which we did in this case.

Um 250013.

Um the OIG received a complaint regarding misconduct and abuse of authority by several Detroit Department of Transportation employees based on the preponderance of evidence.

The OIG found that one, an employee and a supervisor engaged in undisclosed romantic relationship, with the lack of disclosure being a violation of executive order 2012 1.

Their actions contributed uh to service disruptions and a waste of city resources.

D DOT's management imposed lineate discipline, a minor suspension, despite classifying the offenses uh of the employee and supervisor as a class 4, inconsistent with DDOT's employee handbook, which mandates a 30-day suspension pending discharge.

Based on these findings, the OIG recommended discipline for all parties involved, systematic changes for DOT, including consistently enforcing fraternization policies requiring uh investigations, utilizing all available evidence and establishing greater oversight to ensure the disciplinary actions are uh proportionate to the offense and consistent with all policy.

So this was also a published investigation.

Um and we also uh sent those recommendations to the director of DI.

Um 2515, the OIG received an anonymous complaint, uh an anonymous complaint was filed with the OIG alleging that an employee and supervisor were involved in an inappropriate intimate relationship.

Uh this is another investigation.

The complaint alleged that this relationship led to favoritism and misuse of government resources for a private business and personal profit.

The OIG was unable, unable to confirm the existence of the personal relationship between the employees.

Furthermore, the OIG found that the business in question did not appear to be operational.

We did not find evidence that the supervisor was a partner in the business and did not find evidence of the government resources being used for personal profit.

The OIG was unable to substantiate allegations of the complaint.

While conducting the investigation, the OIG discovered that human resources did not have a form for employees to disclose personal relationships as required by executive order 2012-1.

The OIG recommend recommended that the city law department create or recreate the disclosure form required by the executive order and provided the disclosure form to human resources.

So the next portion of the um of the report, we talk about the open uh recommendations or closed recommendations that we made and how the departments responded to them.

We track that I think we're tracking for two years out for two years.

So uh the worst thing that can happen in in my mind, uh a department may not agree with us.

They might say, Mr.

IG, you got it wrong, so I'm not going to take the action that you recommended.

One of the things that I I I quite frankly can't stand if you ignore it, um, because then at that point you're not looking at the issues that we you know spent a lot of time and energy, and it's our job to do, and I think it's uh the job of the uh administration and those in charge to kind of look at that.

And like I said, if we're wrong, we're wrong, tell us wrong if you don't believe in this, but please uh look and respond and let us know.

So these are the open recommendations.

Um these are ones that we have not heard back um from the department.

So the first is 2308 um OCF and ODFS payroll.

Um it uh concerned a BOPC Ghost employee.

Um once again, we did not substantiate that, but we found some issues.

So the OIG also found that there was other city departments and agencies that could have corrected the issues discussed in the investigative report, but for the fact that the relevant departments lack lacked applicable policies and procedures.

For example, for at least two years, the city's Office of Chief Financial Officer and the Office of Department uh Financial Services ODFS provided monthly budget reports to the BOPC that flag the employees improper placement in the BOPC's budget.

However, the OCFO and ODFO ODFS did not have a policy or procedure for escalating the issue or alerting any other departments, even after it saw the monthly notes uh to the board went unaddressed.

Our recommendation was to develop policies and procedures that require job codes to be checked against departments approved budget and to ensure that payroll only processes payments to legitimate employees with job codes that match the budgeted positions that are already that are properly approved.

So we found that this person was working, but what the position that they were supposed to be in and get paid out of, they were not getting paid out of that position.

Uh OCFO ODFS flagged that continuously.

The department didn't do anything about it, um, and so it just maintained that way, and that's why we got the complaint that we got.

Um, but on September uh 16, 2025, we've been following up and to date we have not received a substantive response from uh OCFO, ODFS or payroll departments regarding the OIG's recommendation.

So that's when we have not heard from them.

Um 2308 OCFO ODFS that's been opened since um July 2nd, 2024.

Our recommendation was to develop a policy and process that requires formal escalation for the budget issues flagged by OCFO when the department agency repeatedly fails to address the flag issue.

So that just is the breakdown of that furtherance of that um investigation.

We've not heard back from that.

Um also OCFO, the OIG recommended discipline for the OCF.

So uh council um member, this is the one that you asked about.

The O the OIG recommended discipline for the OCFO employee for our improper use uh city work hours and equipment.

The OIG recommended reviewing and executing a new outside employment form related to their outside employment as the form executed in April 24 expired at the start of the new fiscal year response as of December 15th, 2025.

Uh OCFO has not responded to the OIG's recommendation.

And as far as we can tell, that person is still uh employed with the city of Detroit.

So now we're going to make sure we get on there.

So now we're gonna go uh to close recommendations.

These are recommendations that the department actually responded to.

Um the human resources, this is um 2500 nine um to human resources.

The recommendation was that the human resources department should review and updates its policies and procedures regarding background checks conducted during the hiring process.

HR should train um those responsible for conducting background checks on the updated policies and procedures.

Um HR followed the O followed up with the OIG by sending a policy outlining the process they have put in place for all background checks uh for the fire department hirings.

So this was the case just very briefly that someone got hired that should not have HR needed to work to make sure that those policies were updated and we did hear back from the department and they did update those policies.

So that that was positive.

The next um uh closed recommendation is 2500 15 also to HR.

HR should create a disclosure form to comply with executive order number 2012 uh-1 uh and consistently enforce the policies regarding the employee fraternization.

HR uh indicated that they will partner with the law law department and review executive order number 2012 1 and ensure that the decl disclosure form is comprehensive, legally sufficient and aligned with the intent.

Um so that was HR indicating that they would uh follow our recommendations.

Now, in regards to um the DDI case, 2325013.

The recommendation was appropriate discipline for the employees involved in line with the discipline outlined in D dot's handbook, consistent enforcement of DDOT's policies, including those involved in fragmentization and discipline, retraining employees involved in disciplinary actions to ensure um thorough complete review prior to imposing discipline.

Discipline uh for the supervisors of the employees for failing to impose appropriate discipline.

Um so I'm going to read the response that we got back from the director of DDI, and as you may recall this, this case did get some media exposure.

Um I think for the salacious nature of it, um, but I think that there were some huge underlying issues and we appreciate the department responding.

So this is their response.

Um D DOT acknowledged that the initial discipline issued to the employee was not proper.

However, stated it could not reissue discipline uh to correct a prior error.

However, the findings of the OIG report that were not subject of prior discipline will be investigated and if applicable, discipline uh discipline in accordance with the contract language and due process requirements.

D dot also uh redistributed the the policies regarding fragmentization to DDOT supervisors with a requirement that they acknowledge the receipt and their understanding of the policy as well as annual reminders of the policy requirements.

Dot is currently finalizing updated procedures for disciplinary investigations, including a formal checklist to ensure that all evidence is reviewed and infractions are properly uh classified prior to the discipline being issued.

DOT has also increased oversight, implementing a policy that discipline below the level recommended in the handbook be approved by the DDOT executive director.

Finally, D DOT initiated disciplinary proceedings against the supervisors for their failure to impose appropriate discipline on the employees.

Um and just one last example just to show you that that sometimes there is a mixed bag and in regards to our um recommendations.

This is from uh fire department, which we had a case uh for an employee for uh for overtime fraud.

Um our recommendation was discipline for the DFD employee for overstating his work hours and for the supervisors for approving the employees' time submissions without thorough review uh or proper documentation.

And this is the response that we got back from Commissioner Sands.

DFD demoted the DFD employee who overstated his hours, and that one of the supervisors was disciplined for his lack of attention to detail with the timekeeping.

However, DFD disagreed with the OIG's recommendation for discipline for the other named supervisor in the report.

DFD stated that the new payroll manager has been hired and the role um and that role performs bi-weekly payroll audits.

DFD has also made changes to their overtime approval process and manual submissions to create better safeguards for the department.

So I think that's it.

Um there are any uh questions that you may have, but that is um that is the gist uh of our quarterly reports that we do four times a year.

Um this one's a little larger because it is the uh annual where we give all the stats for the entire year.

Thank you so much.

Um Mr.

Mirable to your team, Ms.

Murray.

Um my questions can't be answered today.

I'll I'll get them to you.

Um I'm just concerned.

Um I don't know if this is the appropriate um space and time to get my to ask you my questions, but I'm concerned that when you make these recommendations, you you kind of you're dismissed.

They're they're not responding.

Some do and some don't.

So it should not be optional.

I think I don't know if that's an administrative something that has to be taken up with the administration, but when you take the time and the city's resources to do these types of um in-depth reports and investigations, and you make recommendations, that the recommendations should um at least be responded to, and if not adopted entirely.

So I don't understand why some have not even responded to the recommendations, and I don't know how a director of a department chooses not to respond.

So I'm I I don't know, they don't report to the city council, they report to the mayor, these directors.

Um a lot of them, if they're not civil servants, a lot of them are appointees that serve at the pleasure of the mayor.

And then we have our staff, but um for them to choose um how and when or not to respond is just unacceptable.

Um and um did HR ever get the form together, this the the disclosure form, updated disclosure form?

As uh through through through the chair.

Um is that something basic?

Yes, yes, and then what we were told specifically was that um all of the executive orders, every time there's a transition with a new mayor, um that mayor has to decide which uh executive orders.

I think I'm I'm stating what was received, which executive orders to move forward and adopt on their own.

So what was indicated that this would be included in that process with the recommendation to initiate and and start um making sure that that we absolutely implement that.

I mean that was a huge, you know, we weren't doing that, and you know what we saw beyond that specific case is that it opens up the city for a whole lot of um negative behavior um and and quite frankly just just some bad things happening.

So uh I'm hoping we've not heard back a final answer, but the answer we got that they were going to move forward on that, and hopefully we'll hear a final answer soon.

And another question does the city have um a set of uniform work rules?

They they do, they're and where can those be found?

Because I've I haven't I haven't found them, I haven't seen them.

They are called the universal work rules, um, and I think it should be on HR's HR's website.

Um, and they lay out those um those um areas that are common.

You know, one of the things that that you know, council members, is that that uh some of that discipline for the various departments are tied up in the various bargaining and union contracts.

So these universal work rules kind of cut across that, but you still see in some of those departments that have union contracts that also speak to how employees can be disciplined in the process um to that.

That was you know one of the issues that the DDOT director indicated and trying to do the discipline that they had to do.

They still have to reference those contracts.

Things um that they may be updated um policies and procedures, but if they haven't been approved by the contract, then the old um policies and procedures stay in place.

Yep.

Okay.

All right, and then my last question is background checks.

You mentioned what's did you see that was D FD with the background checks?

Because I thought so.

Does DFD have their own HR department, or do all of their hires come through our a the city's HR department?

Because I know the police department has their home their whole eight independent HR department, and I did not know that until just recently.

So I could be mistaken, but I believe they have an uh their own HR department.

They hire on their own.

I don't think I don't know if it goes through the city's HR department.

Do you know how that works?

Because if not, I'm gonna have some questions during budget.

Yeah, for DSP, I I think that they have a representative from HR, but I don't know if theirs is completely separate.

What's your recollection?

From that investigation, I don't believe that we found that it was completely separate.

The the concern that we had was from central HR.

There was an error in central HR that needed to be addressed.

So I don't believe it was completely separate.

I have a lot of concerns about um HR.

I I I have a lot of concerns, just basic HR responsibilities, just with the disclosure form, that's a given.

And then what about the job codes?

You have one person working over here, but report it out in a different job code.

That that was actually an issue with OCFO ODFS.

That would that was not HR.

And um, Madam Chair, if I may, I I will say that for the for the most part, HR is one of the most responsive uh departments that we have.

So we know that they are at the most, and I have I have my concerns.

So if they're the if if you're what you're saying, if they're the most responsible or one of the most responsible, then we're in trouble as a city.

Because HR, I mean it's lackluster in my opinion.

But I I know that they are reading our reports and we do get responses from from them.

Um and they are honest um in relation to the things that do slide.

They say, you know, hey, this this was an issue, and we're gonna correct it.

That's been by and large our experience with with human resources.

If you're saying that they're one of the best, then I mean that's like right here for me.

So I that's that's concerning for me if that's what you're saying.

I have to trust what you're saying based on your um interaction with HR.

Um, I just see and hear different.

Um so anything else?

Um, member Miller, the chair recognizes.

I have to ask a question.

I didn't get a chance to read the document.

It just came up on our agenda, I think at 951.

It would have been nice to have looked over this ahead of time and saw it.

I would like to love to have asked questions, but I can't because I haven't read it to go through the report, but thank you for verbally reciting some of your cases.

But I'm asking to the chair, is it always this way?

Um, this is a lot to take in to even say you have questions.

It's not fair to me, you or anyone else, because I want to appear to come out, be competent.

Yeah, so it so I through the um well because I didn't have it on my agenda, and then I got this beautiful packet here with all this information.

I would have liked to have, you know, um threw it ahead of time.

Through through the chair.

Yes, Mr.

Mirabal.

So we do submit our our quarterly report uh on the agenda.

We did support it uh report it in January when we published it.

So council gets that.

Um you you get it on the agenda, and then I also email you it.

And I know you all have goob gosh of information, and this is just one other report, but I am very, very serious about making sure that council has all of the reports um that we publish.

And and so much one of the things that I indicated that we would do differently is whenever we publish a report.

We had not been doing this for the individual reports that we published.

We will send them to council members directly uh henceforth to make sure that you see them because I know um the the water holes it is and all the information that you have to intake, but we did um we did provide the information to you uh probably about uh a month ago, and um, and we were supposed to be on the agenda, so I think it would have been there, but there was uh a mix up with the clerk's office.

So I apologize for that, but you have it now.

Okay.

No, I was just with a flag.

I know it's a receiving it's a receiving file.

I would have if I saw it, I would have written reference, but it didn't look this pretty.

It just thank you.

Um Madam Clerk, the chair.

Um, can we have the report as well for the clerk's office because we did not receive the report?

Yes, thank you.

You all would have gotten it back because it went through e-scribe.

You would have gotten it back in January.

Okay, so that would be my colleague.

So this is at the table for me.

Thank you.

Okay, so a question.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Mr.

Mirabeau, when did you send this actual document?

I know we have a physical copy of it today.

Did you send this to all of us in January?

And what was the date?

The 28th.

January 28th.

Yep.

Okay.

All right.

Anything else from um member miller?

Okay.

Um, is there a motion to receive and file this um presentation from the inspector general?

Motion.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

This um report it has um been moved and we have received and we're gonna file it.

I want to thank uh you so much for the opportunity, and we look forward um to coming back uh for our first quarter report of uh 2026.

Yeah, and and I have questions as well, and I'll get them over to you.

I'm just concerned about um directors not responding.

I mean, either way, just respond, just say received.

Yeah, just say reviewed.

Won't review, just just respond because this is a lot of work and for it not to be responded to.

So I don't know how we can help you, but we will endeavor to support you in that regard.

Thank you so much.

Absolutely.

Thank you so much for your wonderful work always.

Okay, we will go to line item nine, which is unfinished business, status of um office of contracting and procurement contract number six zero zero seven six four six.

This is a hundred percent city funding to provide legal services to the miller law firm.

Fifty thousand five hundred thousand dollars.

Um, and if they're a motion to discuss motion, um Mr.

Anderson.

Um this is a five, this is a half a million dollar contract.

And um, can you shed some light on what this is about?

Through the chair, Graham Anderson Law Department.

Um, this is regarding the Lafayette Towers.

Um, but what I want to do is ask for a one-week bring back on this matter.

I have a few questions myself that I want to uh get to the bottom too.

So if we could just get a whole one-week bring back, um, I think I should have everything uh answered for uh this body by then.

Is there a motion to bring this back in a week?

Yes, um I can make a motion or any discussion.

Did you want at least ask any questions you want?

No, I'm fine.

Okay, is there a motion to bring this back in a week?

Yes, I'm making motion to move bring it back in one week.

Okay, any objections?

None hearing none, that action shall be taken.

We'll bring this back in a week per the law department's request.

Thank you, Member Miller.

All right, line item 9.2 contract number 600 7184-a one 100% city funding amendment one to increase the funds and extension of time for parking spaces for city employees.

Um is there a motion to discuss?

Motion.

Um, did you want to discuss this, Mr.

Anderson?

Or is there someone here from human resources?

Because I understood I we were having a request to bring it back in two weeks.

Is that okay?

So we have a request to bring this back in two weeks.

Who's making the request?

Okay.

The administration is requesting a two-week bring back.

Is there a motion?

Motion to bring it back in two weeks.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.2, contract 6007184-A1 will be brought back in two weeks.

Line item 9.3 status of council member Angela Whitfield Callaway member random request for report concerning Rule 15.5.8 is being brought back as directed from um February 4th.

LPD is to the chair, uh, Attorney Keller LPD.

Uh, we submitted this report back on January 29th.

Um, so uh if the uh the members don't have it, we can recirculate.

Otherwise, it can be received and filed.

Or Dr.

Powers is also online to answer any questions.

Okay, Dr.

Powers, because I know the clerk is gonna want to copy.

I see your hand.

Okay, okay, okay.

Dr.

Powers, before um, we asked that we get another copy of it.

Dr.

Powers?

Uh yes, ma'am.

What would you like me to do?

I would like for you not to do anything right now.

I thought you were coming.

Oh, okay.

I thought you were coming on the screen to say something.

I know we just uh no, I I'm here only if you have some questions or if you needed me to um go over the report, but um if you have questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you.

Okay, I don't have any questions.

I just probably need to request another copy of it.

We'll go ahead and receive and file pending receiving another copy of the report.

I can email that to you today, ma'am.

Okay, if you can send it to everyone on the council be wonderful.

All right, so there is there a motion to receive and file line item 9.3 motion any objections?

No.

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.4, status of council member Scott Benson's uh report regarding legal and procedural opinion regarding bond issuance, and this is being brought back from January 28th.

I'll um refer or defer to LPD to the chair, I believe this is for the law department.

Okay, law department thank you, attorney Keller.

Through the chair, Graham Anderson Law Department.

I would ask for a one-week bring back.

I know this is council member Benson's uh request, so I don't know if there's uh discussion he'd like to have, so I want to give him that opportunity.

Is there a motion to bring back line item 9.4 back in one week?

I'd make a motion to bring back line item 9.3 in one week.

9.4, I'm sorry.

Yes, okay.

All right, any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.4, uh memorandum requesting a legal and procedural opinion regarding the bond issuance shall be brought back in one week.

Line item now.

We're on new business.

Line item 10.1, Office of Contract, contracting and procurement.

Contract number 600704, 100% city funding provide payment card industry compliance services, plant moran.

Um is there anyone from do it on who can tell us a little bit more about this contract for the administration?

Is there anyone on from um do it regarding line item 10.1?

Okay, is there a motion to bring this back at the end of the good morning and during the chair?

We have Robert Millender.

Okay, thank you, Miss Sullivan.

Mr.

Millinder Chair, this is also Lori Selinski would do it who can speak to this contract.

Okay, Miss Salinski.

Good morning.

This this contract is for services from Plant Moran or similar um vendor to help us through processes that we need to develop and compliance is required for any payment portal that accepts credit card payments.

The rules have changed with this particular compliance over the last couple years, and we need to become compliant.

What has changed?

The the government governing um entity, which is the payment card industry or PCI has changed the rules where previously, if you didn't actually accept credit card payments, you had a pass through.

You didn't have to, there was no compliance requirements.

But now for areas where we have we redirect a user from our city website to a third party who is accepting those credit card payments.

We now have compliance responsibilities.

And where are those third um party payments going to going to various areas?

Um so there could be through DivDAD or any payment processor, the there's processors for parking or um OCFO for property tax.

So there's there's a lot of it would be any payment processor that the city uses uses.

Okay, would any of their the information that you that the that plant moran is receiving from clients slash customers?

Is there a possibility for breaching or somebody getting this information?

What are the safeguards in place since we're dealing with um a second party and in some instances a third party?

Right.

Clant Moran would not receive any specific data regarding payments.

They're helping the city develop our processes that would allow us to make sure that to ensure that we're handling these payments properly.

Okay.

All righty.

Any other questions from my colleagues?

All righty.

Um thank you so much.

Um Mr.

Linsky.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

There's a motion to move line item 10.1 contract number 600704 for plant moran sixty-five thousand dollars for formal with a recommendation to approve.

Any objections?

Hearing none.

Action shall be taking.

Thank you so much, ma'am.

Now we are on line item 10.2 for the law department submitting a resolution authorizing a settlement and lawsuit of M1 Transportation LLC, Michelle Barnett versus the City of Detroit.

D dot in the amount of $18,250 in full payment.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

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

Are there any objections?

No.

There are no objections that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.2 settlement in the lawsuit of M1 transportation in the amount of $18,250.

All right.

Line item 10.3 settlement in the lawsuit of acupuncture health PLLC.

Lisa Mathis.

D dot again for the amount of $2,900.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

There's a motion to move line item 10.3 settlement in the amount of $2,900 for Lisa Mathis versus the City of Detroit to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Any objections?

No.

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Another D dot Settlement in the lawsuit of Anthony White versus the City of Detroit in the amount of $62,500.

Is there a motion for discussion or approval?

Discussion.

Um discussion.

Member Miller on line item 10.4.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, I thought you wanted to discuss it.

Motion to move forward.

Okay.

Motion to move the matter forward to formal with the recommendation to approve and the settlement of lawsuit settlement of Anthony White versus the city for $62,500.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Another D dot lawsuit.

And I'm hoping everybody will keep track of these numbers.

For the last four years.

Now I'm going into my fifth year on this on this particular committee.

And D dot is costing the city millions of dollars in lawsuit.

So I'm hoping Mr.

Kramer is listening.

This is the fourth one.

Line item 10.5 in the lawsuit of Biddle Pharmacy LLC, Renard McCann versus the City of Detroit, $9,000.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

Any objections?

No.

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.5 in the settlement of Biddle Pharmacy on behalf of Renard McCann in the amount of $9,000.

Line item 10.6 settlement in the lawsuit of Kraft George Thomas versus the city of Detroit.

Another D Dot lawsuit in the amount of $50,000.

Is there a motion to discuss or approve?

Motion to approve.

There's been a motion to approve line item settlement in the lawsuit of George Thomas Kraft versus the City of Detroit.

Marcus A.

Chester for $50,000.

Any objections?

No.

Hearing none of that action shall be taken.

Another D dot lawsuit.

Line item 10.7 in the settlement of Eisman Clinic, PC, Dahomey Abner versus the City of Detroit in the amount of $19,000.

Is there a motion to discuss or approve?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to approve line item 10.7 in the amount of $19,000.

Eisman Clinic PC Dahomey Abner versus the City of Detroit.

Any objections?

None.

Hearing none, that Matt that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.8.

Another D dot lawsuit and the amount of 4200 and the lawsuit of minim minimally invasive pain specialist, Renard McCann.

And um that was another lawsuit involving Renard McCann and line item 10.5.

This is line item 10.8 for 4200.

Is there a motion to discuss or approve?

I motion to approve.

Okay, there's a motion to approve line item 10.8.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Attorney Anderson from the law department.

Yes, sir.

I saw your hand raised.

Yes, Grim Anderson Law Department.

One thing I just want to point out to the public here, and and this is uh we we've talked about in the past, but it's been some time, so it's probably good to refresh.

And as you pointed out, Councilmember Callaway, if you look back at 10.5, uh it is the same gentleman whose name comes up in 10.8.

Now, this is from the same accident.

But what happens a lot of times is when an individual treats at multiple different medical facilities, instead of just having one lawsuit to figure out all their medical bills, what happens is each medical provider will pull their treatment and their bills out of the lawsuit, and then have their own attorneys represent their bills, their damages against the city of Detroit directly.

So this is something that has plagued the court system, not just in the city of Detroit, but all over the state of Michigan.

It's one of the issues we have with our no-fault system that we currently have in place.

So that's one thing I I do want to point out because it's easy to say, well, oh wow, this guy's just getting an accidents left and right, or oh, you know, this bus driver, wow, this is this guy, you know.

This is this is just one accident that we're getting multiple lawsuits out of.

And it's something that then you know we have attorneys having to fight multiple lawsuits out of one accident, and then you know, our judges are having multiple lawsuits coming out of one accident, and it's something that is just really inefficient, and it's a problem that is unique to Michigan that we are dealing with.

Uh, but obviously, we still want the best and most talented bus drivers making smart defensive driving out there.

Uh, but I I will stick up for D dot a little bit here, and we'll say this is a problem that goes beyond actual driving, and that this is something that uh the Michigan court systems are dealing with as a whole.

So I just wanted to highlight that for the public.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, attorney Anderson.

So far, um, we've approved in in the amount of um a hundred and sixty-five thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars in lawsuits against D D dot.

And I'm gonna start keeping track um starting today.

So um, and we get complaints about D D dot every single day.

Of course, we're getting complaints.

We had one this morning, mr.

Mr.

Cunningham, we had them last night.

We get them when they call in, we get them when they come in.

We get them when they write in.

We get them when we're out, you know, having lunch.

It's always D dot.

It's always D D dot.

So something has to change with D dot because people are not just complaining just to complain.

Because people are not just complaining just to complain.

It has been like that since since I have been on this council.

That is the department that gets the most complaints in person or over the phone.

It's D dot.

Just this morning.

It's D dot.

Call in.

It's D dot.

Some changes have to take place in D dot.

And I don't know what they are.

I don't know what they are.

But the people know what they are.

Number one, come on time.

Arrive on time.

Arrive on time.

Let's start there.

I'll say it's the member Miller.

It's the easiest place to get a lawsuit.

Sorry.

It's just like a normal thing.

We have to identify the route and is a slip and fall.

That's why they're on television all day long, every day.

Slip and fall, call me.

Call this number.

It's a slip and fall.

So we have to put blame where it is.

It's not necessarily D.M.s itself, but it is a quick fix to some situations.

And it's called a come up.

People can call it what they want to, but I'm always going to try to identify their problem, and that is a quick source for revenue for some people.

Through the chair, uh absolutely that that is something that it's not just the injured people that it's the quick source for.

It's some of these medical providers that they are completely basing their business around.

If you look, it's 80%, 90% of their clientele are people coming from car accidents.

And you know, they they and unfortunately, we as the city of Detroit, we have a target on our back that people will gladly they'll they'll get in a bus.

And I know corporation counsel has spoke about this before that there is so much fraud where people will say, Oh, hey, buddy, just kind of bump into the bus and I'm gonna take a dive and and then you know I'm gonna get paid, and oh, my physical therapist, he told me to do this, and I'm gonna make sure he gets paid.

But it but at the same time, as a former plaintiff attorney, I I don't want to take away from there are people who do get very seriously injured.

Driving is dangerous, and those people who are very seriously injured should be properly compensated.

And I know this body wants to make sure uh Detroit citizens who who are injured by alleged negligence um uh at our fault want to make sure that those people are properly covered.

But there is a lot of fraud as well.

There is a lot of um hustles out there as well, too.

Um we don't want to be blind to that.

Thank you.

Thank you for thank you for speaking at regarding that.

I know it's not really then around here, but no, honestly, they're on TV looking for cases every day.

It's costing the fall.

Absolutely.

Call me, I can do this, and and it's just exactly what it is.

It's even it's just a lot of fraud, even with seniors, just a television commercial, it just goes a long way.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you both.

Um, but I'll continue to advocate for the use of cameras and the use of litigation.

I would stop all of the settlements um because that's all we do is settle.

Um this one that's for um what $62,000.

Um, this other one for $50,000.

Easy, it's easy to settle $2,900, $1,500.

It's easy to settle instead of taking it to court.

But some of this, if if we just had cameras, I was told that we have cameras on the buses.

Are they working?

I asked that in 2024.

I asked that in 2023.

If we have the cameras, are they working?

If people are being injured, um falling out of their chair, or I I don't know, out of their seat.

If we had cameras working, like they should be working, if they're not working, I hope Mr.

Kramer and his team, Miss Whitfield are listening.

We should make sure that we inventory and survey every single camera and start pulling some of the footage.

Start pulling some of the footage and start, you know, fighting back on some of this because we do not only do we have a target on our back, but we we're called we're considered a cash cow around here.

So people buy houses off of suing the city and pay off their um their debt because they know we're not gonna litigate.

They they know we'll just settle because it's easier, I guess, to settle than to fight.

But boy, oh boy, if the city of Detroit's law department got a reputation for fighting.

If we just came out like, you know, top dog law, uh, came out fighting like you know, like we had some real backbone, like some pit bulls around here.

I bet you some of this stuff would stop because it's been going on since then forever when I was uh intern with with a former council person.

I couldn't believe it.

We just don't fight, we just settle.

And we need some um some fighting attorneys up there, I guess.

I don't know, or down there on the fifth floor.

Through through the chair.

Yes, attorney and then we're gonna move on.

There there is not to you know belabor the point, but we we we absolutely do have fighters, but but I understand your point.

And part of it uh I want to bring it back to the system here you you look at minimally invasive pain specialists here.

Yes.

If this lawsuit was a part of a hundred thousand dollar collective of medical bills, it it's one thing, but when they pull that bill out, then I would imagine they probably this was say forty-two, it was probably let's say ballpark, they were probably asking for about ten grand.

I'm not sure, but just realistically, it's probably ten to twenty grand they were asking for, and it ended up settling for 42.

It would likely cost us more money to bring this to trial than it would cost the citizens of Detroit more money to bring this low cost case to trial than it is to settle for 4200.

Now, of course, now we're talking fifty thousand dollars, sixty thousand dollars that that becomes a different discussion.

Um, but but that's part of the problem with that too.

Is is there are times where it's like, man, I know we could we could get you, but we'd end up spending more taxpayer money fighting and bringing this all the way to trial than just saying all right, here's 4200 instead of paying you know 15 grand to go to a trial.

Um so I I'll stop at that point.

I'll I'll I'll say we do have great fighters in the litigation department, but I I understand uh your concerns and your frustrations, council member.

And I'm talking about the 62500, of course.

I'm talking about the um 50,000.

I'm not talking about the 1900, and I'm talking well, actually, I'm talking about them all, but more specifically are the larger amounts that maybe if we just start fighting back a little more, maybe we'll have a reputation like a reputation for saying, Oh no, you're not gonna go to the city and get a dime from them because they're gonna fight you and they're gonna win.

All we should be doing around here is win-win-win in every instance.

We should have a whole mentality of winning, winning, winning, instead of people coming into the city and and and and um defrauding the city and and and not being honest, not being ethical, and not being truthful.

And we have people that work for the city that you know commit frauds against the city.

But anyway, um, we'll get there in the buy and buy.

I guess we'll get there.

Where are we?

We are now on line item 10.9.

Thank you, attorney Anderson, and thank you, member um Miller.

In the settlement lawsuit of Nicole Benjamin versus the city of Detroit for $135,883 and full payment for any and all claims have against the city, and this is for what department?

Oh, DPW.

Is there anybody on from DPW or um if you want to tackle this?

Um attorney Anderson 35 through the chair, I'll defer to DPW.

Okay, yeah.

Through the chair, defer to DPW.

Okay, if the administration can get someone on from um DPW through the chair, can we please bring this item back to the end of the agenda?

Is there a motion to bring line item 10.9 back to the end of the agenda?

Motion to bring back to the end of the end of the agenda.

Okay, hearing objections, that action shall be taken.

We'll be bringing line item 10.9 back at the end of the agenda.

Line item 10.10, um pendulore, Thomas.

I don't know if I'm pronouncing the last name right.

Um case number 23-001717-NO.

Um, in the amount of 35,000.

This is for alleged injuries.

And I don't see which department.

This is public works again.

Okay, public works.

So we do need them on.

And can is there a motion to bring this one back as well to the end of the agenda?

Uh motion to bring back at the end of the agenda.

Okay, thank you so much.

Um, we'll be bringing back line item 10.10 along with 10.9 to the end of the agenda.

Board of review line item 10.11, submitting a report relative to uh activities of property assessment board of review along with certain other scheduled meetings for the March board of review in accordance with state and local law.

Is this um gonna refer to a deferred to attorney keller?

Is this for a receive and file?

Line item 10.11.

To the chair, yes, this can be received and filed.

Okay, is there a motion to receive and file line item 10.11?

Motion.

Okay, any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.12, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Development and Grants, submitting a resolution authorizing request to accept and appropriate the state of Michigan fiscal year 2025 early voting grant um in the amount of 83,000 dollars, um 83952 and 75 cents.

There is no match requirement.

Is there a motion to um approve?

There's a motion to approve line item 10.12, which is the appropriation of a state grant of 83,952 and 75 cents.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.13, human resources classification and compensation division request to amend the 2025-2026 official compensation schedule.

Um for the assistant chief of training for EMS, the pay range of 74,244 to 127 490 dollars.

Is there a motion?

There's a motion to approve line item 10.13, which is a classification and compensation division for HR and for the assistant chief of training.

Any objections?

The action shall be taken.

Now we are with LPD, legislative policy division submitting a report relative to City of Detroit contracts involving data sharing with third parties, which we mentioned earlier today regarding which I had a question about Plant Moran and us paying $65,000 for third party payments when individuals come in and make payments.

So I don't know if this is similar to that, but this is a report on the existence of contracts with vendors that allow the selling and sharing of data with third party brokers and entities.

Is there a motion to approve?

Motion.

There's a motion to approve line item 10.14.

Um this is um request from um member Denzel Anton McCampbell on the existence of contracts with vendors that allow the selling of data.

Um any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.15 under miscellaneous council member Denzel McCampbell submitting a memorandum regarding reestablishing the disability task force.

Um is there a motion?

Motion attorney Keller.

Yes, to the chair.

Um, we're requesting one week for this item.

Okay.

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

Motion.

Okay, any objections?

Hearing none that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.15 re-establishing the disability task force will be brought back in one week.

Then last we have um line item 10.16.

Councilmember Denzel McCampbell submitting a memorandum regarding questions relative to the 2026 executive organization plan.

Um, is there a motion?

Motion there's a motion to uh approve line items 10.16.

These are questions from council member Denzel McCampbell regarding the 2026 executive organization plan.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

We are now going back to line items 10 point 9 and 10.10.

Do we have anyone on from DPW?

Through the chair, we have Director Am Brandich.

Okay, good morning, Mr.

Brundage.

How are you, sir?

Mr.

Brundage.

Through the chair, he is joining right now.

Give him one moment.

Thank you, ma'am.

Through the chair while we wait on the director, just a friendly reminder.

I I'm sure you are going to do this, Councilmember Callaway, but just a reminder to speak generally on uh the matters before and not into the specifics of these lawsuits.

You trained us well, attorney Anderson.

Thank you for the reminder.

You're you're very easy to coach.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Mr.

Brundage, Madam Chair, I do not see that he's joined us on Zoom.

Okay, we will um is there a motion to bring line item 10.9 and 10.10 back in a week.

Okay.

Um there's a motion to bring line item 10.9 and 10.10 back in a week.

These are two lawsuits um against the department of public works.

We just have questions before we move them out of um standing committee to formal.

They will be brought back in a week.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.9 and 10.10 will be brought back in a week.

And attorney Keller.

Yes, there is a motion to the chair.

Uh there's a motion on item 10.14 to approve.

Um that item should be received and filed.

Okay.

So um is Dr.

Powers available.

Do we have to do a reconsideration of our vote on line item 10.14 since we were supposed to have just a receive and file motion?

I think you should we do okay.

It's um so um parliamentary.

Do you want to guide us through the process?

Julie said okay.

Um, member Miller, is there a motion to reconsider line item 10.14?

Motion.

Okay, there's a motion to reconsider line item 10.14.

This is relative to the um request from uh member Denzel McCampbell regarding contracts involving data sharing with third parties.

Any objections?

Yeah.

Hearing done, that action shall be taken.

Now make the motion.

So the motion is there a motion to receive and file line item 10.14.

There's a motion to receive line item 10.14.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 10.14 will be received and filed.

Thank you, Attorney Keller.

All right.

We are now at members' reports.

Um I'll the chair recognizes member Miller.

Tonight is the skill trades cat task force with uh councilwoman at large waters, myself and Zelma Campbell uh are on that task for us.

It is tonight at 4 p.m.

4 to 6, and the address is 11687 American Drive.

It will be at the Carpenter and Mill Rights Training Center.

That is tonight from 6 to 4 from 4 to 6.

Also on Saturday the 21st, District 5 will who has uh brought the new home preservation and foreclosure prevention task force will presenting the fight against foreclosure at Butzel Family Center from 8 to 10 a.m.

That's 8 to 10 a.m.

at the Butzel Family Center, the fight against foreclosure.

Please come prepare to receive help.

Also on the 24th, we will have our second community meeting, which will also be at Butzel Family Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

on the 24th.

On the 27th, that's a Friday.

We will be having our first mingle morning mingle and coffee with council member miller from 8 a.m.

to 11 a.m.

at the Commons.

That's at the Commons on Mac and Van Dyke.

And on February 28th, it's a Saturday with Councilwoman at large waters.

We will host her for the D for fraud prevention at Considine Center from 8 a.m.

to 12 p.m.

We have a booked week for the end of February, and I apologize for trying to get everything in before budget.

I know once budget starts, I need all everyone in district five to be considerable to use patience and consideration because I will not be available from what I am told.

But my staff will graciously be attending your events and will be able to assist in any way necessary.

So once again, those are our dates for February.

I look forward to seeing anyone who is interested in the skill trades task force.

I am a unionist by trade my entire life.

That is what I have done with the UAW, and I look forward to um seeing you tonight 4 to 6 p.m.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Um, I want to um invite everyone, speaking of D D dot, everyone to their monthly community input input meeting.

I'll be on that one tomorrow evening.

It's Thursday, February 19th at 5 p.m.

The call in number is 312 626 6799.

The Zoom call in number is 1312 626 6799.

I have not attended one in a very long time.

I do plan to be on that call tomorrow night at 5 p.m.

And this is regarding D DOT services, fairs, routes, and more.

In celebration of Heart Month, we will be hosting a community walk at the University of Detroit Mercy McNichols campus at McNichols in Livernoy next Thursday, February 26th at 5 p.m.

We'll walk for about an hour, hour and a half, no more than two hours around their beautiful indoor track, and then we'll have some light refreshments at the end.

All ages and all fitness levels are welcome to join us.

It's just for fun, it's no pressure whatsoever.

It's just a fun walk.

So please come out and join us for our walk on the indoor track at the University of Detroit Mercy campus, West McNichols and Livernoy.

And then lastly, the early application period is now open for senior citizens' solid waste discount for the entire city.

All of us seniors, you get 50% off if you meet the requirements, and they're not very serious requirements.

They're very minimal requirements, so call 224 3560, and you can fill out your application to pay 50% of the discount of receive a 50% discount on your garbage collection fees now through April the 15th.

The application process is open now.

The number again is 224 3560.

That completes my members' report, but I did see attorney Anderson wave his hand.

Yes, Attorney Anderson.

Um through the chair, we do have one walk on.

Um if you'd be so kind.

We want to definitely go through the process and we respect the process.

Is this has to do with the airport, the French Road mini take project, and this will conclude all the property.

So we will move forward on top of that, which I know you will love.

One of our outside councils that we brought, and this will conclude their work.

Um so that contract will not be amended for further work.

So I I wanted to bring that to this body's attention.

I do have a copy for the clerk as well here.

Okay.

If uh you will allow it.

Yeah, um, I don't have um any issue with it.

Is there a is there a motion?

Motion to bring on motion to walk on to new business.

Okay.

There's a motion to walk on to new business.

The you want to repeat it, um attorney Anderson.

Is the settlement because we don't have it in front of us?

Yep.

Um, so yes, the city of Detroit versus uh Latino Latano pop properties.

Okay, alrighty.

Are any um objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

If you can make sure we have a physical copy when then the the next motion would be a motion to approve.

That was just to get it on the agenda.

Are there any objections?

None hearing none, that action shall be taken.

That um thank walk on will be on for new business next Tuesday during formal session.

Thank you very much.

And attorney Keller, yes, uh to the chair.

One more thing.

Uh Land item 10.16.

Yep, we're there.

Those were I believe that was approved.

Um I see there's no attachment.

Those were questions to the mayor's office, so I think that item should actually be brought back until the mayor's office provides responses.

Okay, so there's some responses that are um still pending from the administration, so we will have to probably have a um motion for reconsideration on line items 10.16.

Since we had a motion to approve it and move it to formal, is there a motion to reconsider line item 10.16?

Motion.

Any objections?

Hearing none, we will reconsider our vote on line item 10.16.

And um, is there a motion to bring this line item back in a week?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 10.16 back, which is the memorandum regarding the questions relative to the 2026 EOP.

Any objections?

None hearing on that action shall be taken.

Thank you so much, Attorney Keller.

All right.

Is there anything else to come before this committee?

All right, this committee shall stand adjourned.