And welcome to the regular session of Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026.

We will now come to order.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Councilmember Scott Benson.

Councilmember Latifa Ganson present.

Councilmember Denzel Anton McCampbell.

Present.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Councilmember Mary Waters.

Present.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway.

Council President Pearl Tim Coleman A.

Yon the second.

Council President James Tate.

Here.

Mr.

President, you have a quorum.

Thank you.

We have a quorum.

Excuse me, which means we're now in session.

We will now begin the collection of public comment cards for those public commenters who would like to speak before the body this morning.

Please raise your hand for my team to come by and provide you with a comment card.

If you are online, raise your hand there.

We'll make sure we will put you in the comment section.

We will now get into our invocation.

We now have with us today, Miss Lisa Tensor, uh, interim executive director for Detroit Jews for Justice, who will provide this morning's invocation.

Thank you for being here this morning and opening up our meeting.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Thank you, Council President Tate and Council members for having me here today.

It is an honor to be here and deliver the invocation this morning.

My name is Lisa Tencer.

I'm the interim executive director of Detroit Jews for Justice, and I'm a Detroit resident.

Detroit Jews for Justice's mission is to advance racial and economic justice by developing Metro Detroit Jews as community organizers who fight for transformative policy change in deep partnership with our neighbors.

I would like to offer a kavana this morning, which in Hebrew means an intention or purpose.

Today happens to be the Jewish holiday of Purim.

It's often a bit rowdy, but it's not as simple as that.

There's a particular depth and undercurrent to the laughter heard on Purim.

The story of Purim tells of an evil advisor to the king named Heyman, who has a plot to kill all of the Jews.

This plot is spoiled after Queen Esther and Mordecai advocate for their people and save the Jews.

On Purim, we retell the story as satire to rejoice in our victory and the fall of tyrants.

To me, this story draws parallels to our beautiful city of Detroit.

There is laughter and joy felt deeply here because of the challenges that Detroiters have had to overcome.

So as an intention today, I hope we can all hold on to the playfulness and levity that comes from the small and big moments of triumph and progress.

May our spiritual resilience hold us in all the moments and demands of this work and of our lives.

May joy infuse itself into the chaos of the world and fuel us even in the most challenging of times.

Thank you for your leadership and service to the city.

Thank you.

So much, Ms.

Sensor.

We understand you're definitely welcome to uh continue to stay here and join us, but understand totally if you have a schedule that you have to attend.

But thank you again for providing this morning's invitation.

Uh the journal of the session Tuesday, February 17th, 2026, will be approved.

There being no reconsiderations or unfinished business.

Um before we go forward, we have a few uh updates and presentations.

Uh, we would like, I know someone should be here this morning to give an update on the Leland hotel.

I see Attorney Anderson coming on down.

I want to make sure we keep up to date on that particular issue.

It was a uh situation that was brought up in court, and there was a trying to close the loop.

Let me put it that way.

So we're trying to figure out where we are in that loop closure at this point.

Yes, through the chair Graham Anderson Law Department.

Um I'm joined by Jason Harrison here, who has additional details, but we don't have a lot of new information to share from last week.

Uh we have a court hearing on March 12th uh next week, where we'll uh hopefully have additional information to share, but I'll turn things over to Jason Harrison now, who has uh additional details for uh this body of the public.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Attorney Harrison, thank you for joining us as well.

Morning, Council President.

Good morning, council members.

Uh, just a brief update on the Leland Hotel.

Uh, is Mr.

Anderson indicated there is another court date next week on March 12th.

Sure.

Thank you.

There is a uh another hearing next week on March 12th, where the city will be asking the court to approve the tenant asset removal procedures, in other words, getting all their belongings out of the building.

Uh to date, we just sent over to the tenants union uh proposals for removing uh their their assets from the building.

Um they have until March 10th to object to those tenant procedures.

We will be uh filing our motion today with the court, so that the court will we hope approve the procedures that we have proposed.

But we did pursuant to the court's instruction last week when we were before U.S.

bankruptcy judge Maria Oxome, we did want to make sure we gave that to tenant unions council to give them an opportunity to comment on that.

Did want to assure City Council that they have until March 10th to object to those uh procedures, and again, we go back to court on Thursday, I believe it's Thursday, March 12th.

Uh to date, we have not heard from tenant unions council, but in fairness to tenant unions council, they just received the proposals yesterday.

We did want to know note also to the uh city council that we did include in there that each tenant will have uh essentially two hours to come in and grab their personal belongings because the movers are gonna be responsible for packing the whole apartment up.

But as we all know, we all have personal things that we have a personal attachment to.

So we did want to make sure that we offered somewhat of an opportunity for uh each tenant uh to come in for a subscribed period, prescribed period of time to have an opportunity to remove things that are most precious to them uh and to give few to give a few directions to the movers on how they want their uh their apartment packed up.

I mean, these are professional movers, they're gonna know how to do it.

But obviously, what we were trying to do here is include the tenants.

Uh, I did want to know for city council that the law department, and I believe HRD as well has been contacted by uh numerous individuals who claim that the tenants union doesn't represent them.

We're not trying to interject ourselves into that.

We're following the court's instruction, and that is why we sent the proposed removal procedures to the tenants union yesterday.

I don't think I have much else as far as an update.

Certainly we'll take questions if there are so just for the record, you mentioned the date of March 10th, and that is literally a week from now, week from today.

So I know we typically would have an update, so we very well may not have another update because you but we may know by the day.

Let me let me put it that way.

That's the deadline, the 10th, right?

For the tenants union to provide a response to you, and then you have a court hearing on the 12th.

Is that correct?

That is correct, and just a friendly amendment to that, council president, they have to object to the court by March 10th.

They can respond to us at any time, the law us being the law department and say, hey, we disagree with this proposal, we'd like to add this, and certainly corporation council mallet and myself as well as outside council Miller Canfield are waiting for those responses.

And perhaps this is something where we can stipulate to what the procedures are going to be.

But because the city council and as well as the administration has been very urgent about getting the belongings out of the building, we did have to file a motion with the court, and we'll be asking Judge Oxon for a ruling of that motion if there is no stipulation between the parties on March 12th.

Gotcha.

And and just uh one last question.

If in fact there is an objection uh by the 10th, is the city notified or do we find out uh on the 12th during the actual hearing?

No, you're absolutely correct.

City council president, the city will be notified through the e-filing system through the U.S.

bankruptcy court, tenant unions counsel.

If he does have an objection, because he's spoken with his clients, he must file that with the court, and we almost instantaneously receive it.

I suspect based upon the conversations that we've had with him thus far, uh, honorable council members, that we will likely hear from him before then.

Uh, we made that very clear when we sent the proposal to them yesterday.

We'd like to set up a call.

Let's see if we can work this out first.

But because it is so urgent, we wanted to have a backstop and make sure that the court has an opportunity to rule on March 12th.

Colleagues, questions, comments, concerns.

I think I saw Pro Tim's hand.

Coach.

Yeah, I don't know.

Please.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Sorry, but I don't know if you can answer because the case is going on the sensitivity of it.

But my question was has the HUD debt been paid that the city owes for the HUD vouchers?

Is Julie Schneider involved?

Are there other avenues that we could take through that route?

Because this is from my understanding, accepting vouchers from HUD and their federal requirements, the guidelines that they're supposed to adhere to, and they clearly are not and have been for quite some time.

Um I talked to the corporation council, he told me that there's no criminal negligence involved.

I from my facts, I kind of don't know if I agree with that yet or not, but I'm gonna go along with what he's saying.

But I just want to know is there any sort of solutions that we can look at in terms of HUD getting involved at all in terms of any options?

That is not through the chair, uh, council member Young, that is not come up in the bankruptcy proceeding.

Okay.

Uh, I would defer to HR, I would defer to HRD relevant to any uh HUD issues that are currently pending.

That's right.

Um, and as far as criminal negligence, um there's been no, at least at this juncture in the bankruptcy proceeding, nor in the state court proceeding that you may recall the law department filed in December of 2022 on the basis of public nuisance.

There hasn't necessarily been any indication of criminal negligence.

If there was, we clearly would have referred that uh to the prosecutor's office, but there's no question there has been uh an indication of a high level of public nuisance as the building is with disrepair for years, hence the filing in December of 2022.

No, you know, you're right.

I mean, this difference between what you know and what you can prove or what you feel and what you can prove in the case.

I understand that.

And I understand you have to prove that they knowingly did something and that someone either could get hurt like that or got hurt because of that.

I I've just listed these facts on feeling these things is just I I it's not something I necessarily prove, but just from what I've heard and what I read, I feel that it's going toward that level.

So, but I understand that, and I and I understand what you're saying.

So I just want to say thank you and I appreciate that and look forward to updates in the future.

Our pleasure.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Also very grateful for the work that you've done through the chair.

Just want to be very clear then next steps timeline.

We have to wait through this court proceeding for us to know when tenants can pick up their things.

Okay, just want to make it very clear because we're gonna be asked, and we're working with tenants.

We are talking to them, and that's gonna be the question.

When can we come in to grab our things?

The 12th is when we're gonna hear whether or not I guess can you go through that timeline?

Sure.

Then we can expect them to go back.

Sure.

Through the chair, council member Santiago Romero, the the court hearing wherein the city of Detroit is asking for approval of the removal procedures is March 12th, 2026.

Um, I I really don't want to give a timeline as to when the judge will make a ruling on that motion.

Sometimes it's the same day, sometimes it's the same week, sometimes it's the following week.

But I can tell you that uh bankruptcy judge Maria Oxhome has been very urgent about this case.

I suspect that the ruling is going to be swift.

I don't want to promise the same day.

From there, the tenant removal procedures that we have proposed that are codified within our motion, uh, essentially proposes that this will be accomplished within 30 days.

So we've given a 30-day timeline where HRD will be involved, where the tenant will be able to come in uh and essentially have a couple of hours to remove their their most precious assets.

Uh we HRD is still working through uh obtaining quotes.

You may recall that one of the issues was no electrical power.

Uh there was a walkthrough, I believe, this past Saturday.

We have obtained a couple of quotes.

Uh so council member Santiago remember we're moving as quickly as we can.

Through the chair, if I may add.

Um, as I've said to your staff, everyone else's staff here.

Wall moves slow.

Law moves very slow.

However, we are moving at light speed in the terms of uh legal work here and the judges, they understand the sense of urgency.

Uh we understand the frustration.

Uh, but in in the legal world, we're moving as fast as possible here.

Uh above, but so we appreciate that.

I appreciate you, council member.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

And wanted to note that the collection of public comment cards have now concluded.

Uh, Member Miller.

The floor is yours.

I just wanted to say to everyone that's sitting hearing the report, they're probably wondering like what's going on.

And I know you just mentioned that things take time, but I'm gonna say from my perspective, as a new person.

This started in December.

They have been set aside since December.

This is March.

And to not be able to have your belongings, our city is saying they're doing the best that they can do.

To me, is unacceptable.

This has been going on since 2019.

I've saw reports from 2022.

Uh, from just years and years of neglect from this building.

I've saw where they have failed inspections for years.

I want to know why the law department have never jumped in to shut them down for being noncompliant for not passing those simple tests.

And this is what's going on in our city.

But our law department did not take the stance to shut these horrible landlords down.

I mean, is there a procedure for that?

Or did you just now we're in court, we're waiting around, and we're just gonna say, okay, it just seems for me for this body.

I am I am just saddened that it seemed like this is status quo, like this is normal business.

So they've had failures.

It's been going on for years.

This is not nothing new.

This this landlord has been a slum lord for decades.

And what he does is he transfer names for properties here, then they add another name another property and they continue to flip, and then somebody else comes in.

We know the circle of what goes on around in Detroit, but we stand mute and act like it's not right for our residents.

This building hit over 300 people.

Now we're down to what three eight or something like that.

Because the ones that could afford to leave left.

But what if you had your medicine?

What if if you're a senior, you don't have a cell phone?

You're not, you don't have all your doctors listed.

You have a piece of paper like my grandmother, and she's flipping through a book about her appointment, and you can't even get it.

It's just I don't see the anger.

I don't see the passion.

I do not see that this is like it's going to continue to go on.

This is December.

It broke news in December.

We knew they were putting them out because DTE notified the city that they were tens of thousands of dollars behind.

Let's not act like it's about a transformer.

That is the part that upsets me.

It wasn't about a transformer.

They were coming to cut that electricity and gas off because the landlord had not paid.

And actually, the owner of the building has been dead for four years.

Nobody talks about the owner been dead for four years.

So who's been collecting the rent?

So now we have this entity because they flip entities around here to protect themselves.

It's not right.

And so the law department has to do better when there's failures over and over again, year after year, they have to get these people in court, have them removed and taken care of because it's not right to our residents.

Thank you for your report, though.

Through the chair, thank you, Councilmember Miller.

I just want to reaffirm to this animal body, there is a process for public nuisance lawsuits being filed.

That process was followed by the prior administration, hence a referral from BC with the multitude of correction orders that you mentioned.

We did file the lawsuit in December of 2022.

There was an agreement that was struck, which we call a consent agreement in the public nuisance division of the law department.

We felt that they breached that uh consent agreement, which is in February of 2025, and we did a reinspection, seeing if the consent agreement had been followed.

And hence that's why we filed a, or that's why we uh filed a motion to reinstate uh the case about six months later, during that six-month period between February of 2025 and uh August of 2026, uh, there were uh submissions to the administration wherein it was thought that a developer was going to buy the building.

Uh, the law department was instructed to not necessarily pause, but to give an opportunity for that due diligence period, as you know, council member Miller, when someone wants to purchase a property, there typically is a due diligence period where they can inspect the property, they can see if they really want it.

So between February of last year and August of last year, there was a due diligence period.

Otherwise, we would have filed a motion to reinstate sooner.

Uh, but I do want to just encourage you that there is a process.

You can see that process working and many of the other consent agreements and lawsuits that we're filing.

We have the Kefelinos Consent Agreement, where 110 properties are being corrected according to BC requirements and GSD requirements.

You see a lawsuit pending right now against real token, which is hundreds of properties, which this administration supports, uh which is currently before Wayne County Circuit Court, Judge uh Barry.

There is a process where we are actively filing this lawsuits, of which we have many pending right now, in which we press the issue as council member Miller's that it's council members you have indicated, uh, where we either ask that there be a prescribed period where they fix the building, if they're if they are not able to fix the building, that a receiver be appointed for purposes of temporarily taking the property under the auspices of the Wayne County Circuit Court judge, and that the building be fixed.

Um we we are very aggressive in this effort, but I appreciate and I will relay your comments uh the corporation council.

There was a three-year gap between that consent agreement and before we brought the case back up, 2022 was the agreement.

He shouldn't even have, I mean, I know there's a process, but what happened to 23 and 24 and then 25, which was just last year.

That's what I'm saying.

I don't want to debate it.

We don't have to go.

You done your job, but as the law department goes, there needs to be clear cut, precise direction when there's continued, I call it habitual negligence, and that's what it is.

And we have residents that's coming down here every day, every week looking at us.

Sure.

And we're just doing our job, but everybody has to do their job, and that means they have to be proactive and cities landlords down.

That's what I'm no, through the chair, and I just want to make sure Councilmember Miller, uh, the consent agreement was 2024.

It was not 2022, it was literally December of 2024.

The reinspection was in February of 2025.

We said, hey, you've breached this, and then there then there's that delay because there's an interested developer that would that the prior administration was very comfortable with.

Uh, and there was a four or five month delay where we didn't file our motion to reinstate until August.

And now, hopefully, to your point, we're moving very aggressively.

One debate.

All right, thank you.

Any further colleagues?

Uh, Member Santiago Romero.

I'm thinking, Mr.

President, to member Miller's quaint, just one final question.

Because what we're doing now, the urgency of putting together the money, getting the power started, getting the elevator started, getting people to their things was what we asked in January.

Could that not have happened in December or January?

Because this solution was discussed with our our fire marshal with HRD.

Like, why did it take this long?

Couldn't this have not happened any sooner?

Because we asked this to happen sooner.

Does it really take this amount of process and these court filings for us to get to this point?

I asked because this is incredibly frustrating.

And I wish we could have done this back in December and January.

Does it just take this long due to the court system due to the process?

Through the chair, thank you, Councilmember Santiago Romero.

In January, we are in a different point in the bankruptcy.

In January, the city of Detroit was relying on the representation made by what they call the debtor's council, which is the lawyer for the Leland Hotel.

Yeah.

We're in uh council member Santiago Romero, a 1.2 million dollar financing was represented, not just to the city of Detroit, but to the court, where it was in the 1.2 million dollar financing is for a couple of purposes.

One to make sure that the building is somewhat maintained during the bankruptcy process.

But two, and most importantly, so that the bidding procedures can occur.

And unless you have sufficient money within the bankruptcy, then you can't go move on to that next stage, which is the bidding procedures, which is we which is what we're all waiting on, right?

I mean, we want this building uh to be out of the hands of the current landowner because to council council member Miller's point, they just haven't maintained it for multiple times, multiple years before we all got here, most likely.

So unfortunately, it came to our attention in February and to the court's attention that they were having problems with the bankruptcy financing.

And what we're attempting to do now, and I think what the bankruptcy court is going to be looking for on March 12th from debtors council is whether or not they finally have their financing in place so that we can move to the sale procedures to the bidding procedures where the building will be auctioned off and all the creditors of which there's about four between 40 and 50 will be paid.

So the 60-day pause that you mentioned, Councilmember Santeo Romero was due to debtors' council somewhat fumbling the ball on their financing.

But to this administration's credit in the last couple of weeks, the City of Detroit decided to step in and to handle the asset removal procedures.

The asset removal procedures were previously going to be accomplished by debtors counsel under the 1.2 million dollar financing because that got fumbled in the last 60 days.

This administration has now stepped in in just the last 10 days since the last hearing and said, you know what, we're going to do it.

So again, you're right.

It's not something that we could have predicted.

I think both the judge and city of Detroit relied on the representations that were made by debtors council in January.

Those fell through.

They may still come about.

We'll see next week if this is going to stay in bankruptcy court.

I wanted to assure the city council uh that in the state court proceeding that I was responding to council member Miller on, there's a hearing set for the end of March where we will be asking for a declaration of public nuisance.

We will be asking for the appointment of a receiver just in case the bankruptcy falls through, which we should know in the next couple weeks.

Thank you.

Um thank you, Mr.

President.

Through you to member Miller, uh, we should we should talk about these things because these are systemic problems, and I think we need to work back to make sure that we have the protections in place, the funding, the support in place in case this happens again, because residents are the ones that are hurt the most, and those are the folks that I think that we're more worried about the most.

But that we can prevent that, I believe.

Um, so it's about working backwards and trying to understand these systems and how they're failing.

Um, so thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Our last comment on this uh particular matter this morning will be pro Tim Young.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Uh, do we have anybody from HRD who can speak at all?

Chelsea up top.

Okay.

Nesby.

Thank you for being here.

Will you get in?

Good morning to this honorable body.

My name is Chelsea Nevliet.

I'm chief of housing services in the housing and revitalization department.

Nebsor, uh, I just wanted to ask you.

Um does ether the does the Leland House senior residents do they have HUD vouchers?

Um, I just checked with the team.

We are unaware of any residents that have vouchers.

If your team is aware or if any of the residents that are here do have a housing choice voucher, please let us know.

But we I am unaware, and the team that just updated me is unaware of any vouchers at the property.

Okay, because usually when we have situations like this, that what what my team likes to do when there's situations like this, we like to call HUD.

If they have the issues in terms of how housing vouchers that are receiving for us, we call HUD.

And if they notice something that's going on with the use in the building, they threaten to take their funding away.

Usually that's when they get their acts rate.

And then the reason why I'm asking you is if they're taking um these vouchers, I know they're going to the bankruptcy court now, but if they're taking these vouchers, I just want to ask you what kind of let's let's say they have a vaguely lay on here.

What would be our options in terms of what in terms of HRD would do?

Can you just kind of walk me through what that process looks like and how you would hold them accountable?

Through the chair um to pro tem young.

If there are residents that have a housing choice voucher at the property, we would reach out to that voucher agency um and work on moving that that voucher, right?

So we would submit a request for moving the voucher through a raft packet that would allow us to basically port the voucher to a new location.

We would also make um make the report to the voucher agency and HUD pertaining to the issues that were happening at the Lee land.

Okay.

And you're saying you don't know to your knowledge because you looked, or because it's something that you looked into yet, or are you still looking into it?

Um, through the chair to pro tem young, um, my team has been providing case management services.

Part of that assessment is asking if there are housing choice vouchers that are within the property.

I do I am not aware, I've not been told that there are any vouchers.

If there is anybody here that has a voucher that we need to correct that, we will absolutely take that into consideration.

But as of right now, we do not believe there are any voucher holders at the property.

It sounds like that process is ongoing though.

Yes, yes, absolutely.

You know, what is there like an end date of when that process would end?

Um, through the chair um to pro tem young, we are committed to providing relocation case management um to every household until permanent housing is identified for that household.

So it is an ongoing, we do not have a time limit or we do not have an end time at this date.

We have relocated um 15 households to new permanent housing out of the 32 that we originally provided support for, and we will continue and are continuing working with the additional um households at the Leland.

No, well, I know you're finding housing, and I appreciate that.

That's a good thing.

But if you could just find out who has housing vouchers and when and when a consequence, if they even if they could, because I know they're in a bankruptcy court right now, but if they could come, if you can let me know that ASAP, I appreciate that.

Uh through the chair to uh pro Tem Young, absolutely.

I can have the team call everybody again today and ask that direct question and see if there's anybody with a voucher.

Because it says deserve justice for what's going on in that building.

Understood.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And um, as mentioned, certainly we'll certainly like to uh get an update as we progress this uh this case moving forward, understanding the constraints of our information sharing based on court actions, but um just be prepared to be back here next Tuesday as well, just for again another update.

Hopefully, we'll get a little closer to close up.

Thank you so much.

All right, colleagues.

Uh, before we move forward, I'd like to ask if we uh could move uh line item 19.8 for a vote.

That's thank you so much.

That line item 19.8 is a resolution uh sponsored by council member Gabriela Santiago Romero and joined by Pro Tim Colmony Young II in support of women in construction week 2026.

And we have a number of women in construction that are here this morning.

Uh, of course, this is women's history month, and we don't have to look too far back to understand the importance of these women who are doing great work today.

Uh, we'll be paving the pathway for women moving forward.

Uh, with that being said, colleagues, there's a motion for approval on line item 19.8.

Any objections?

Discussion with discussion, starting off with uh member Benson.

Uh Mr.

President, I see a number of ladies in the audience who represent that organization.

Will anybody be talking about the importance of that organization today?

Yes, I'm representatives from there.

Yep, I'm gonna get to that.

All right, thank you, Chair.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

But first, I wanted to open up to the sponsors of the resolution to give an opportunity to speak on it.

Uh member Santiago Ruma.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

And yes, today we are honored to present a resolution in support of women in construction week for this year 2026.

Um, myself and pro Tem Young, along with our madam umbudsman, uh, joined a panel recently uh to learn and hear directly from our ladies in construction um what it's like, what the what the challenges are, also what the opportunities are and how we can help really support our women in construction.

Uh so happy to be there and happy to support uh with the resolution today.

Um, and wondering to my pro tem if you want to share anything else.

Um, I would like for the organization when everybody's ready to share, and we can read out the resolution when it's time.

Um, but today just happy to celebrate women, women in construction, um, and share a little bit of NAWIC when it's time.

I know we have uh former group of exec uh Luan Counts, if you don't mind coming forward, or whoever is, I don't know if you're the president or if you're the spokesperson.

I believe you are.

We want to give you an opportunity.

Good morning.

Good morning to this honorable body.

Um we are very grateful to be here with this recognition.

Um, we celebrate WIC week, which is affectionately how we refer to it, um, every year, the first week in March.

Um, and so we look forward to intensifying our um exposure to the community to the fact that women, although we make up a very small percentage of the construction industry, we are here.

We are very successful, and we're continuing to encourage more women, um, young women, even all the way down to our little middle schoolers to get involved in the construction industry because there's a vast amount of opportunities that exist for them in this business, and why not come on, come on board and take part in that as well.

So happy wick week, everybody.

Thank you.

Any additional comments from colleagues.

Is that any additional comments from colleagues?

Mr.

President.

If you wouldn't mind, I would be happy to read the resolution and share a little bit more of uh the National Association of Women in Construction.

Uh so the resolution reads as the following founded in 1971, the National Association of Women in Construction in Detroit has distinguished itself for 54 years as the voice of women in construction in the city of Detroit.

The work done by NAWIC Detroit has benefited Detroit through community development and educational programs.

It has promoted the employments and advancements of women in the construction industry and the construction community.

It represents Detroit as a driving force in fostering community developments through renovation and beautification projects.

It promotes the skills of skilled trades, the careers in skill trade, and a positive vision for our future where everyone's involved.

Namek Detroits has sought to achieve successful results for our city and surrounding areas in a cooperative spirit with other organizations.

Now, therefore, be its resolved that the city council recognizes NAVIC Detroits and its money dedicated volunteers for its steadfast work on behalf and supports of women in construction and do so proudly proclaim that's the week of March 1st through the 7th in 2026 as Women in Construction Week.

Now be it finally resolved that the Detroit City Clerk's Office provides a copy of this resolution to the mayor and to city council.

Congratulations, everyone, until the end.

Congratulations.

I just wanted to say to Pro Tim Young and Member Santiago Romero, I am ecstatic about picking off women's week with women in construction as a laborer and a woman with hands that actually helped build the first Dodge RAM out of Warren Truck.

And as a amazing faithful unionist, I just want to say congratulations to you all on our new resolution.

You guys deserve this right here.

And it is an amazing contribution to the City of Detroit.

And I can actually continue to work in Detroit to build it piece by piece and make women of power.

I know y'all got the right arm thing, you know what that is, right?

Um I just want to say thank you for joining us today.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Member Johnson.

Love us.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

And it's great to see you all again this year.

Um I would like to ask my colleagues, um, member Santiago Romero and Pro Tim Young if I can join you on the resolution.

Absolutely.

Uh thank you.

Um, and I just wanted to ask if you can share with the community some activities that you all have going on this week.

I saw the uh bed bill um that took place.

Um I would love, love, love to join you all sometime this week uh just to get my hands uh busy moving because projects is is a thing that I really do enjoy doing um around my house, but would love to volunteer and um provide some support to the work that you're doing this week and beyond.

So through the chair, sorry.

We do have um all of our events are listed on our website, so you can go to Naywick Detroit.com um and you can see all of the we have something planned every day for the rest of the week.

And we do we kick it off every year with a charity bed build.

So we partner with an organization called Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Um, and their motto is no child should sleep on the floor.

And so our members have gravitated to that organization.

We make sure that we start our week week off with a very community-based activity, and then we roll into um we have a wellness event, which was yesterday.

Today we're here with you all the city council.

Tomorrow we do have a panel discussion um at the Carpenters and Meal Rights.

Um, and Friday, I can't think of what's on Thursday, but on Friday, we do have a poker crawl.

Um, we'll do that in Corktown.

So if you're interested in coming on out and having a good time with us, and then Saturday, we will be in Eastern Market.

Um, just spreading the information about NAWIC and trying to get more people to engage with the organization.

But NAWIC Detroit.com, that's where you can get all the information about the events.

Sign up.

It's free to join.

I mean, free to come out, um, and you don't have to be a member to participate.

Thank you for that.

And um, I'll make be sure uh that we share this information.

So on Thursday, it is the Build Her Empowerment Expo at the Northwest Activity Center.

Um and I say that because so prior to me becoming a member of this body, um, I started and ran a nonprofit community organization.

And one of our workshops was really just encouraging people to get involved in home improvement.

Um, and I know a lot of young women that went through some of the classes that we offered, and they continue to do work.

So I want to make sure that they connect with you all and continue to grow into this field of construction because I think it's important.

I think women are very detailed and do an excellent job in construction.

So we certainly do appreciate you and we recognize you.

So thank you for um doing the work that you do and being here this morning.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I saw two more hands, uh, member, excuse me, pro Tim Young, followed by Member Callaway.

Thank you.

Um before I begin, I just want to say Director Kells, you will be missed.

I kind of want to prolong this so you can't go anywhere.

I feel like I told you to lock the doors.

We can keep you here.

Um, I just wanted to say that this city will be forever grateful for the trails that you've placed for the paths that you have written for the thousands of women who will be in the business of masonry, carpentry, who will be engineers, who will be builders, who will finally shatter that myth that women are only meant to be in the kitchen, that you can build cities, you can build towns, you can build states, you can build nations.

And so I just want to say, on behalf of the city of Troy, and for everyone around you, thank you so much because of you and your work.

The future is in bright hands, and the future is female.

Thank you very much.

So thank you.

I appreciate you.

This honor is well deserved, but be not weary in your well-doing because there are thousands of women who are gonna come after you.

And when we say the city has achieved its best self, we can say what was the difference, and we can say it because the women in construction.

Thank you.

Dr.

Katrian, sorry.

Okay, uh, there's a request for a photo.

Oh, I'm sorry, you gotta finish the vote.

Any objections to line item 19.8.

See none that action shall be taken.

The request for a waiver using your campus.

Request a waiver.

All right, this request for a waiver of 19.8.

Any objections?

See none, a waiver should be attached.

Thank you so much.

Take a photo with them, stay where you all are, and we will line up in front of you to kind of move this on and keep you all collected together.

Okay, you can broke all the pairs.

One more, three, two more, and over here.

Thank you all.

Uh thank you for your patience.

I know sometimes we get criticized for having these moments where we celebrate folks before this meeting because we got a lot of heavy stuff that's before us, but I truly believe that it's important to make sure that we celebrate those times and celebrate individuals as well while they can absorb them, fill them, uh, and we have an opportunity to communicate with them.

So I'll give them one more round of applause for the instruction, please.

Thank you so much.

Okay, madam clerk.

There being no reconsiderations or unfinished business, we would proceed to the budget finance and audit standing committee.

One report from the office of the city clerk and city planning commission.

The one report will be referred to the budget finance and audit standing committee from the end for the internal operations standing committee.

Two reports from the law department, two reports will be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the neighborhood and community services standing committee.

One report from the Office of Contracting and Procurement.

The one report will be referred to the neighborhood and community services standing committee for the planning and economic development standing committee.

Of course, we'll be referred to the planning and economic development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee.

11 reports from various city departments.

11 reports will be referred to the public health and safety standing committee.

We'll now move to voting action matters under other matters.

There are no items, Mr.

President.

Under communications from the mayor and other governmental agencies and officials.

There are no items, Mr.

President.

Thank you so much.

We will now go to public comment.

We have a total of 17 in person and 16 individuals online.

We'll give everyone two minutes for this morning.

Uh public in public comment, excuse me.

And let's get that clock up team.

We'll start first with Zeke Williams, followed by Shar Williams, followed by Brother Cunningham.

Good morning.

Hit that button in front of me to the red turns green.

There you go.

There we go.

What up, though?

Good morning.

Okay.

I'm here today.

I'm gonna make it real quick.

Uh I'm on behalf of the neighborhood.

Uh we just had a terrible shooting um on the west side of Detroit, dealing with after hour spots.

Um, and for over the past couple of years in particular, um, we just had an issue.

You know, we we hear from a lot of residents in the city.

They tired of these places being open three, four, or five o'clock in the morning.

Um, and I keep telling people like these are residents, like we have these corner bars, and we got families that's raising kids right behind these bars, and they going out, they getting an artercations at late nights, and you know we just trying to do as much as we possibly can on the ground.

We can't talk about trying to clean up the city, and you know, you go to any other city outside of Detroit and they shut down at midnight in a neighborhood setting, you know.

So I don't have a problem with bars and all the rest of these places, but we gotta really rethink of how we are operating in our neighborhood at these late hours of time.

Um, and I know a lot of this is state uh law, and you know, I know state um, you know, uh uh lets the bars open to two o'clock or whatever, but the after hours we we gotta figure something out as uh a city, um, if we really want safer neighborhoods.

So for us, you know, we out here to stand on uh that business as far as figuring something out, working with city council to figure out some sort of ordinance uh that can be placed for these after hour spots because they are a true hindrance uh to our neighborhoods and to our communities, and I'm just you know, tired of the people continuing to come to us trying to find solutions.

We really need to start shutting stuff down within the neighborhoods.

I don't have a problem if it's outside of the neighborhoods, but we're people raising their families and raising their kids, four o'clock, you know, three is a bit assessment.

Thank you, sir.

Appreciate all the work you do.

Um, really thank you.

Thank you.

Hold on, hold on, Ms.

Williams.

Mr.

You can come back to the microphone.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um, I don't know if you're talking about the murder of Michael B.

Brown, the owner of Sloppy Chops, which I frequented.

Um, it's in District 2 on West McNichols, a loss to our community, absolutely a loss.

Wonderful young man, gone too soon, unnecessarily, tragically, father, son, brother, friend, community activist.

Um, and um that murder happened around 4:30 a.m.

Yes, had no business being open, and that's in a um a community where people live.

It's not it's not desolate over there.

So I'm going to ask um LPD if we could start if Mr.

Witterkurt through the chair could join um at the microphone.

No, member Callaway.

What we've done is during public comment, we allow public comment to happen.

We'll continue the conversation after I'm just going to put that ordinance into motion.

We'll start it.

We'll start it based on this.

You've inspired it.

And that's how these ordinances um come about from um residents like you.

So um, I will put the memorandum to LPD, but I want you to know that we hear you.

Um, and that, and I think the bar, um, suite 100 is on Schaefer.

And I don't know if that's District 7 or District 2, but wherever it is, it shouldn't be open at 4:30 in the morning.

So I'm hoping we'll shut them down.

Um, and I appreciate all that you do to make our community safer.

But we are going to take action.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Sha Williams, followed by Brother Cunningham, followed by Karen Likowitz.

Ms.

Williams.

Hello.

Um, this is for you coming in a second.

Your dad started the board of commissions for the citizens in 1974.

You looking at me like, okay, how could you allow this disrespectful stuff to take place on the board?

When you we have, I'm not talking about Dural Woods.

I'm talking about Williams.

He is an ex-offender with a fake name sitting on the board.

I'm sitting down with Valerie Camille upstairs.

It's another ex-offender, um, black woman with a fake name on the Detroit Police Department, but she's on the some way connected to the board.

This is not acceptable.

It was for the citizens because of stress and the big four and what they were doing prior before your father got it off.

So I suggest you put on your big boy underwear and act like your dad, because he was not a follower.

He wasn't nobody, he was the leader.

And that walk a bell is a part of the problem too.

You involved in some honesty, legal corruption.

It's unacceptable.

It's you all are poised.

That's the bottom line.

When you allow ex-offenders, chillers, and rapists, and murders on the Detroit police department.

That's not acceptable.

Period.

I've been complaining about this for quite some time.

And you all sit up here like it's nothing going on.

Period.

Ramiro.

Oh, yes.

That dumb three houses.

That dumpster, all that paper debris should be picked up.

How is it possible that you can afford the type of homes on a salary you make?

Oh, this is a real talk.

So you purchase these songs some type of way, stealing from the city of Detroit, and your people are moving in.

They are the Detroit police department with these fake names.

They're working at 1301 headquarters.

They working all over.

Just like the ex-offenders are working all over.

They come they hear the meat.

It's no secret.

You pay you approve that five million dollars.

You need your money back.

Have a great day.

Next speaker, Brother Cunningham, followed by Karen Lippwitz, followed by Donovan McCarty.

313.

Um I'm asking those for the next couple of days to pray in the Holy Spirit.

Chant, whatever you do, put my name in the atmosphere, Brother Cunningham and my mom.

Cheryl Marie Lyons, disabled registered nurse at the Rivers of Gross Point.

She did a lot for the community.

She no longer walks.

But myself, anyone doing something, you always get attacked by the enemy.

And all you can do is continue.

Detroit Department of Transportation is lackluster after 6 p.m.

during the week and on the weekend, especially.

We have done many, many bus ride-alongs.

Any candidate under the sound of my voice.

Any candidate under the sound of my voice or incumbent that wants to join the list of those that have done a bus ride along on Smart and D dot.

Um, just hit me up at that number.

313-444-9114.

That number is my cash up, that number is my Patreon, that number, put that in, you'll see articles written and Facebook.

Um, a lot of people have reached out for prayer and praying for me, or positive messages, text messages.

I really, really appreciate it.

And if they scratching their head, that's the prayer I want.

If they're laughing, that's the prayer I want.

For the next couple days, drink a lot of fluids and periodically do it throughout your day when you remember to do so.

Here it is, on the shandara massa.

Here it is in the Kyoto Shundo.

Here it is.

Thank you, Brother Cunningham.

The next speaker, Karen Lipowitz, followed by Donovan McCarty, followed by Betty Lyons.

Good morning, counsel.

My name is Karen Lipowitz.

I'm reading a prepared statement by Faye Warner, a Leland resident who's not able to be here today.

She writes, I'm sending the statement as a dedicated paramedic, student nurse, mother, and grandmother, whose life has been upended by the wrongful actions at the Leland apartments on December 10th, 2025.

I was forcefully dishomed without notice or access to my home, leaving behind over 45,000 in property, clothing, medical equipment, jewelry, irreplaceable family heirlooms, toys for my grandchildren, and sentimental Christmas gifts from their late grandfather.

The true devastation runs deeper.

This trauma has triggered severe, potentially permanent muscle movements in my body.

These are not mere twitches or tremors.

They're involuntary jerking spasms, myocronic-like movements affecting my arms, legs, and torso that strike without warning dozens of times a day.

As a student nurse training in neurology and psychosomatics, I recognize this as an acute stress-induced myoclonis, a condition where extreme emotional trauma disrupts my brain's motor ability and control pathways.

Picture trying to hold a stethoscope while you are trembling, tremoring.

These began immediately after the lockout, escalating as I endured homelessness, financial ruin, causing me to fail my pharmacology final, which followed my displacement and the grief of losing my ex's gifts to their grandchildren.

He passed while we were awaiting access to an apartment.

Medical literature confirms this.

Prolonged acute stress activated the basal ganglia and disright disrupts GABA inhibition, leading to persistent myocronic jerks that can become chronic if unresolved, sometimes lasting years or permanently, as seen in post-traumatic stress syndromes.

I have sought treatment, but without my nursing equipment or stability, relief is out of reach.

These movements impair my ability to work, care for my family, even perform daily tasks.

They are visible living testament to the harm inflicted.

Justice demands not just compensation for my suffering, but restoration for my thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning.

My name is Donovan McCarty.

I'm an attorney for the Leland residence.

I'm also the director of the Housing Justice Clinic at Michigan State University College of Law.

Last time I was here was February 17th.

You all demanded that Conrad Mallet and his team propose a solution to the residents' problem within 48 hours to get their things out.

We have no plan.

They do not have their belongings.

On the 24th, a week after that, the judge said to the city's attorneys, I'm surprised you don't have a written agreement for the court today to review.

She also said, I thought you had an agreement, and there's really no agreement.

Nevertheless, Mr.

Mallet came here and spoke to you.

And what he said is, and I quote, the judge accepted the plan as presented.

That's different than what they just said this morning.

He also said that the tenants, and I quote, that the plan was, and I quote, approved by the tenants union.

It was not.

The misrepresentations continue even today.

Uh they said that there's no way they can let anybody in this building.

This is a fire marshal's order.

It has nothing to do with the bankruptcy.

They can lift it whenever they want.

The stairs work, the folks' feet work.

They can walk up the stairs, they can get their belongings.

If it's cold, they can wear coats.

Next week it's going to be 70 degrees.

There's no reason they cannot get back in this building to retrieve their belongings other than obstruction.

They also are not cooperating with us.

They have not been communicating.

They sent us the plan on the deadline that they were supposed to send it at 4:30 yesterday.

The plan requires the tenants to have uh broad releases of their legal rights.

It also has an escape valve for them.

I don't know how much I can say right now because obviously we're still in negotiations, but my feeling is the plan is unacceptable to these tenants.

I would love more than two minutes, and I'm sure the residents would too, to speak with all of you and to get the same kind of back and forth that the city's attorneys have.

We're open whenever, and we can provide you with the truth as well as receipts.

Thank you very much.

Over 600 million dollars in stolen property taxes.

Illegally stolen by Dugan.

Belonging to the Detroit residents, stolen and hid, and no one gives a damn.

Yet I look on TV and see Miss Waters.

And that Romero trying to save those illegal residents that don't belong over here with ice.

I'm surprised at you, but you're not gonna take up for the people who belong to this money that you continue to deny us.

Also the people from the Leland and that other place with the three down elevators.

Why aren't you upset up here?

Pounding the death of how these people are being treated.

I saw Romero on Michigan Air Avenue talking to the news about this building.

She's gonna renew, and all the time you knew these people were going through hell, and you didn't do anything.

You never saw any urgency.

The ones with the uh elevators, you never saw any emergency.

You just stood there, evil as you are with Satan's demons, which you keep with you as long as you destroy babies, accept this perversion.

You are evil.

Oh, yes, you are, and you know it.

Yeah, that's the smile of Satan, all right.

They say he can trick folks.

So he has tricked y'all.

She thinks that you believe her, but you're gonna find out she's evil.

Thank you so much, China.

Satcha, thank you for the work that you do with the beginning.

I've been doing so for the number of years that you've been working in our community, both elected and unaliked.

Next speaker, Melody Richards, followed by Marcellus Bell, followed by William Thomas.

Hi, I'm Melody Richards with Alena House Tenants and uh Detroit Tenants Union.

Our demands are to restore the power, retrieve our belongings, and a right to return once the uh property is renovated.

Um, I was wondering about the 48 hour response that city council gave the city to respond uh about their actions.

Also, Comrade Mellon and Harris misleading the city council about the court proceeding on the 24th when we didn't get that uh the agreement until that particular morning, not written.

We did Detroit um Leland House had also had numerous break ins with windows busted out, leaving us with not knowing if any of our property that was um taken or any of our apartments was working into uh and also the HRD have not been helping us with any assistance.

We have been trying to get in contact with people, they have not responded.

We have had numerous questions for them, they have not responded.

Uh uh couple tenants supposed to have their deposit paid.

They're still waiting on a deposit.

Um, we're just asking for answers on what is going to be done about it.

Thank you.

Next speaker, Marcellus Bell, followed by William Thomas, followed by Stephen Rimmer.

Good morning.

My name is Marcellus Bell.

This is my last visit here February 17th.

The memorial break-ins and vandalism or the legal house.

Uh there's been change on the transformer price from 20,000 to 500,000.

Uh we need the power restore, we need a right to return.

We are uh belongings.

Like Melody said, HRD had says we're ungrateful, and uh they don't have to do this for us.

Um residents asked for clothing, size 34, and they'll get like a SAS 47 with no bills.

We asked for right, they say they'll give us rides.

We have to bomb her ass with each other to get here and get to work or catch the bus.

Um, we want an investigation on the transformer.

Uh we think it was sabotaged right before Christmas.

Um near the investigation on the redevelopment we were promised.

Our funds were supposed to be helping with the redevelopment.

Uh with um, so we want to reverse a return, but we would like to get our belongings today if possible.

Uh police, ambulance, fire department, with license we can go out there and get our belongings access, what's going on?

Um I have 20 seconds left.

I want to read what statement that we have for the judge, but I don't have enough time.

But we need um investigation, Rob Roach or the Hall of Shame.

This is it doesn't make any sense.

Thank you.

Next speaker, William Thomas, followed by Stephen Rimmer, followed by Princess Brown.

Good morning, man of the council.

My name is William Thomas, owner of Easy Dollar Act.

Allowing easy dollar ride to operate short haul, golf cart, rickshaw service in downtown Detroit.

Downtown is continue to grow as a vibrant destination for residents, workers, and then and visitors with attractions like Campus Marshall's Park, Kurt Plaza, and our thrive and restaurant and entertainment district.

There's a clear need for safe, convenient, and environmentally friendly, short distance transportation.

Easy Dollar Ride would provide low speed, street legal golf carts, rickshaw service, designated for short hauls, connecting parking structures, hotels, offices, event spaces.

These services will reduce congestion, support local businesses, improve accessibility for seniors and individuals with mobility mobility challenges and create local jobs.

Many major cities have successfully implemented similar micro mobility solutions and enhance downtown access without increasing traffic or emissions.

We are committed to operating under clear safety guidelines, proper insurance coverage, and full partnership with the city.

So we can demonstrate the value and service we'll bring to our community.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Thank you.

Seeing that we just received this.

I can have someone from my team connect with you to ensure that you are working through the process.

We can't approve anything, uh, even with the resolution today or tomorrow.

It's got to go through an official process.

I'm not sure if you've done that, but we will guide you in the right direction to see if this is even possible.

Yes, we have started the thank you for being here.

Thank you, S.

Next speaker of Stephen Rimmer, followed by Princess Brown, followed by Gary Hodges.

Morning, council.

So after clear direction from this council, the city didn't just delay action, it distorted the truth, and it continued today.

On February 24th, Conrad Mallet came back here and spoke of an agreement.

There was no agreement, nothing in writing, nothing negotiated, nothing signed.

And now Judge Oxhom has ordered the city of Detroit to file an actual plan with the court by today, March 3rd.

We only received this information yesterday.

I just got the email right now from our attorney.

This should tell you everything.

This is not confusion.

This is not miscommunication.

This is failure.

And let's speak about transparency.

In October 2025, Mayor, Mayor Sheffield had a fundraiser after Leland.

Renovations were displayed.

Optimism was sold.

Progress was implied.

So where is that leadership now?

This is affecting these residents physically, mentally.

They are they are struggling right now.

Y'all don't want to even look at me right now.

This is serious.

This is a defining moment.

You have authority, you have power.

Take control.

Take control of the building.

Eminent domain, not a lien, not nooses abatement, imminent domain.

When private ownership fails, the people, public power must step in.

And like I said, our ancestors did not fight for a seat at this table so power could be exercised timidly.

They fought so that power could be used boldly in the service of the people.

Next speaker, Princess Brown, followed by Gary Hodges, followed by Josh Moore.

Good morning, Council.

I'm Princess Brown.

I'm gonna beer away from my prepared statement to stand in solidarity.

I'm gonna look close to the mic so we can hear you, please.

I'm sorry.

I'm a little closer to the mics.

Okay.

Thank you.

Bearing away from my prepared statement to stand in solidarity with the Leland House residents and other residents in the city who have like me been evicted.

Rather, it was a legal eviction and unfair or just eviction.

It affects social determinants of health.

I can't imagine what these residents are going to.

I was fighting back tears, sitting up there listening.

It's unacceptable.

Now, me personally, I was illegally evicted from my home in 2024.

I was retaliatory evicted from my home in 2025.

In 27 days, I'm scheduled to close on a home in District 4, which I absolutely love.

11 days ago, my vehicle was stolen.

My Chrysler Jeep Prince Hierokee, second time in 10 months.

So now, after I just scramble to get my deposit, because I don't qualify for any assistance.

I'm in the working class that pays taxes in this city and pays a lot of taxes and gets nothing in return.

I qualify for no assistance.

So now I'm struggling to get my down payment for my house.

I have to struggle right now to get a down payment for another car or another vehicle to do the how the hell.

I'm a business owner in Detroit.

I'm a healthcare professional.

I've been before some of you all before.

Um, nice to see you all who I haven't been before, but I so look forward, harmful member Johnson to furthering this discussion with you.

Um I'm gonna try to read a couple of sentences.

I respectfully ask for your leadership and strengthening collaboration between the city and automotive manufacturers on anti-theft improvements, advocating for security solutions in high theft areas, addressing the insurance burden placed on residents after repeat victimization.

Elevating auto theft is a public, both the public safety concern.

Thank you.

Gary Hodges, followed by Josh Mann, followed by Ruben James Crowley.

Hello, how y'all grow up the door?

Look here.

This is real serious situation.

No, nobody talking about no pain and suffering.

They didn't give us enough time to get all our stuff out.

Enough time, you know.

They was rushing us out.

I live on the 19th floor.

You know what I'm saying?

So it was hard.

Went up there to get what I had to get.

I couldn't get everything because it was rushing us.

You know, but nobody talking about pain and suffering.

So I worked down the street when I was living at a link apartment.

Now I gotta catch the bus midnight because that's my schedule.

But nobody talking about pain and suffering.

Come on, come on, people.

It's not right, you know.

No vouchers.

Wow.

You know what I'm saying?

No uh no red, no nothing.

They they look out for nothing.

Ain't nobody heard nothing.

Who we supposed to talk to?

Just put BNR shoes.

You know, so if we get back in there, think about it.

They cut everything off.

It's cold.

So you know we have fool in there.

You know who went all in there.

You know, they was outside, they had to get warm too.

Rats, you know what I'm saying?

I ain't talking about no hood rats.

You know what I'm saying?

This is it's sad.

So we go get our stuff.

I got five thousand dollars worth of stuff in there, but I had to borrow money to get well back now.

Because half my stuff is in there.

I had to go buy stuff, bedroom set, TV, clothes, other clothes, all this good stuff to struggle.

Come on, P, we need some help.

Everybody needs help.

Every dollar count.

This cold out there.

We have we had no word like this besides last year, about 20 years.

Oh, this needs some help.

You know what I'm saying?

They ain't doing nothing.

They talking, but all over they talking to.

Talk to me.

I'm gonna know something.

Nobody'll know nothing.

They pointing the finger to blame game.

Like I say, only price you can blame is yourself.

Just look at the hardness.

Good morning.

Uh, so everybody up in here is adults, and most adults know how to navigate through buildings with no power.

We're educated enough to know how to use flashlights and see in the dark.

By the time these people get left back in their building, there's gonna be nothing left.

They're getting the leftovers, people are breaking in that building.

Um I got my ear to the streets, and I hear the rooms that got money in them.

I hear the rooms that got drugs in them, people that people been keeping stuff in those buildings for a long time.

And now you got these groups of young white kids called urban explorers going in there busting the doors down and gonna take the stuff.

So the longer that this takes, the less that they're gonna have.

Now these people are gonna get cleaned out.

That's not fair.

It's like, you know, if these kids can get in there and take pictures and do graffiti and get on the roof in a safe way.

Why can't the community get their belongings out of there in a safe way?

Because by the time they get in there, the money I'm hearing that's in there and stash in some of these people's rooms isn't fair for this to be circulating on the streets, and they can't even get in there to get their stuff.

I've been sending all types of pictures, Miss Miller, to the people that are supposed to be fixing this problem in front of my house with the traffic.

Ain't nobody got back to me.

I sent like over a dozen emails.

And uh, I was hoping to get uh some sort of feedback, but they say send it to the next dude, send it to the next dude.

I've seen a whole line of people, but nobody's responding.

Um also flock cameras.

I don't know if we're making any progress on that.

Uh also the other thing, city councils nationwide validate parking.

A lot of them do.

Detroit's broke.

Why aren't we getting ours validated?

And it's not validated for everybody that comes, it's validated for speakers.

So if we got speakers here, why can't we get our stuff validated?

Because it should be encouraged for people to participate.

And we are a broke city right now.

And it's like, yo, anything like that's gonna help us, and it's gonna motivate people to come down here.

People getting their places robbed, flock camera doing the surveillance.

It's like, come on.

I love Detroit.

I love Detroit.

Come up.

Followed by Charles Cut.

I'm sick of you not announcing Mr.

Room.

Your time.

Your turn begins to you caught her grandmother.

You caught Antonette Ivy.

My friend, and Sarah wasn't the right representative for the family.

Charmaine McCloud did it.

Joker.

Now her Angela Whitfield Callaway is in District 2.

You in District 1.

Your name is on that annex over at that.

Hey, say, no, man.

She has grandstander.

She's a liar.

And y'all cheated in.

Y'all cheated in.

I know what I'm saying is the truth.

You don't know what I'm saying.

Is it true?

Janice's been cheating in elections over 15 years.

That means all the city council, yeah, mayor, school board.

And the board of police commissioners, the same ones that stood and he needs way of getting what the F she won't.

Now, James, I'm sick of you, man.

I'm telling you.

You've been fronting.

Say what my name.

Now I'm gonna play games with chores and hours.

And here's got Vincent, the scoundrel.

Yeah, Scott, look up.

You won't look me in my eyes.

You can't do it, can you?

Can you grab me on the Santiago Ramiro?

Look me in my eyes.

I'm a two.

For real.

It ain't no joke.

And I did what I did, and I ain't ashamed of sugar honey iced tea.

Did you hear that calling?

Clearly.

Now, James, you never see the car.

Mimi's mine.

Sugar honey iced tea.

Supper.

Thank you, Lula.

Next call.

Next call.

Next uh speaker, Jadante Smith, followed by Charles Cousin.

I just want to say I have a water builder that's been going on for a full year.

Uh, from a leap to happen in my basement, water slipping off outside, and water department is refusing to give me a lead credit.

So I like to request a member from uh Councilman Young's office and uh councilwoman Water's office to meet meet with me in the mayor's office today.

Um I also want to say I have I have bills.

They're trying to use uh they're trying to use something that makes no sense.

They're trying to use uh the water drainage for you.

I have bills from years past.

My mother's the most excellent documentary, so I have all of this information about that.

Um also want to say it was a six-year-old shot in district three on Grass and Harper.

He's looking to that.

That's very egregious.

Um, I want to say it's very irresponsible to give Lewan Council shout out.

When District 6 has all of that contaminated dirt that was sprinkled down by Guyanga and she oversaw that dirt.

I also want to say Ali Abazid is not qualified to lead the city Detroit Health Department.

He led a team of five at the county.

He's not qualified.

Also, uh, councilwoman Miller, uh, you mentioned rezoning in Sincock and how the sprint trying to be taken away from the local level and state level, but yet you ignore 800 residents in district three, will maroon own concrete crushing uh facility, and the land is miszoned.

So we have 800 residents, seven businesses, and I will bring the people down here to talk about it.

Also, Mr.

Vincent refuses to meet with the residents about this issue.

Also, Gary Brown needs to be removed in fire.

He is terrible.

But everybody here who's been here for four years voted unanimously to down zone uh uh the the land over in district six, uh which was uh owned by Moonos, their crown, their concrete crusher.

Uh so I like that same uh representation for the district three residents who are often uh underrepresented.

Also, Perry Columbus Jenkins in District 4 needs assistance, uh, Ms.

Johnson.

He is dealing with this this hostile takeover from Detroit Land Bank.

We love some assistance from anybody up here who also could assist.

Also, uh the the Maroon family is running the city of Detroit, they are pushing the city of Detroit around all this property, not maintained nothing about it.

Thank you so much.

Next speaker, Charles Cousin, to be our final in-person public commenter.

Hello, hello, everyone.

Um is Charles Cousin.

Uh happy women's history month.

Um I love women, but two weeks ago, two lesbians uh set my house on fire.

So I'm looking for help from whoever.

My cash app is dollar sign outside the universe, and those ladies who are here earlier, uh, from the women in construction.

If anybody has their contact information, I know I'm not a woman, but I can use their help.

Um being from New York, I'm an avid public transportation writer, and the bus, the buses run whenever they want sometimes.

Uh, I propose that you guys make Brother Cunningham a commissioner, maybe for the D dot because they need one.

Um, and that's all I have to say.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now transition to our online public commenters.

Good morning.

Who's our first caller, sir?

Good morning, Council President.

Our first caller is telephone number ending in one six nine.

Caller ending in one six nine, the floor is yours.

Two minutes, general public comment.

Can you guys hear me?

Yes, sir.

I just want to say, um, you under the tone of my voice.

Thank you for praying for Brother Cunningham.

Better yet, thank you for actually doing something and helping Brother Cunningham.

Cunningham is very appreciated.

This quote is by the honorable late Reverend Jesse Jackson.

If there are occasions when my grape turn into a raisin and my joy bell lost his residence, please forgive me, charge it to my head and not to my heart.

Again, this quote is by the honorable late Reverend Jesse Jackson.

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost his residence, please forgive me, charge it to my head and not my heart.

Thank you for my time.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is owner Papa.

Caller, the floor is yours.

We have two minutes.

General public comment.

Uh, good morning, and through the chair, may I be heard?

Yes.

Um, thank you.

Um, we've heard some very heartfelt uh testimony this morning from residents, mostly black.

And um I'm I'm not sure where we're going in this city, but Miss Lyons is absolutely correct.

You cannot call evil good and good evil.

What Ms.

Romero has been doing, it's misappropriating our funds.

9.1 is probably indicative of that hiding of those funds.

Why don't we have the ethics board have their own attorney?

Because it has already been revealed through this Leland case that Conrad Mallet cannot be trusted to represent the people in an honest way.

Miss Miller, you voted for Conrad Mallet, and I would say to the current mayor that she doesn't have any vision.

In order to put the same people of your predecessors uh back into place when they have driven us into poverty to the representative of the 7th district.

Why are you submitting resolutions for Corktown?

Why don't you let the representative for Corktown represent themselves and resolution?

Miss Callaway, you are having a rules meeting after this meeting with no agenda.

And I know why there's no agenda, because this entire body refuses to follow their own rules that are written in the charter.

And instead, they offer up amendments.

Please do your job.

Just for point of information or clarification.

I'm the chair of budget, and that's the resolution in our committee.

I'm sorry, sorry, sir.

I just want to note for the general audience as you're reading our agenda.

I'm the chair of the committee that the line item came out of.

So I'll present the resolution.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And so we won't, so we won't let's people gonna say what they're gonna say.

This is their time to speak.

Because I know, trust me, I get a lot of we will have.

I know you didn't vote for him either, right?

But we're gonna have an opportunity to chime in about what they say and respond, but we're gonna do that afterwards because we'll be doing this back and forth all day long because there's a lot of misinformation that has been put out there today.

Um, but that's exactly what it is.

We'll let that stay at that moment.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is William M.

Davis.

William M.

Davis, the floor is yours.

You have two minutes, general public comment.

Uh, good afternoon, can we heard?

Yes.

Okay, I think a greater effort needs to be made to make sure that more females and more black and brown people are able to get into business in this city on uh are able to get into the different different trades that we have available.

Far too often, it's almost like uh oh boys' club, where you know, most of the people that get into some of these trades are usually don't look like us.

We need to make sure that more of the people in these trades are like uh that look like us, especially more of our tax dollars are going to people that look like us.

Uh, also, you know, we need to make sure that this city is fairly representing the people.

You know, far too often I could drive all over the city and I drive all over the city frequently, and I see buildings that are vacant.

I I see buildings that people live in but shouldn't be living in.

I see buildings that may not have heat, may not have uh air conditioning in the summertime, you know, buildings that at one time, you know, like I'm going back to the 70s and 80s, where a lot of more stuff was more regularly inspected, you know.

Especially, I guess in the last 12 years up under Mike Duggan, there was less need, you know, there was less urgency to inspect buildings to care about those because there was a greater need to tear down and destroy because a lot of structures, and don't get me wrong, there are a number of structures that needed to be torn down, but there was a number of structures that could have been saved, and more probably could be saved.

So we should be doing more than help the people to live here, and also separately, I don't think nobody's illegal on stolen land.

Have a good day.

Thank you so much.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is Veronica Smith.

The floor is yours, two minutes.

General public comment.

Good morning.

Veronica Smith from the Coalition of Property Tax Justice, subject, you unified messaging for our first 100 days campaign.

What do we want?

Property tax justice.

Who can give what we want?

Mayor Sheffield.

How do we get what we want?

The five pillars.

First pillar, make the MMA qualified individual as a chief assessing officer, ensure Detroit's chief property tax assessor has passed the Michigan master assessing officer examination.

Two enforce the property tax reform ordinance passed in 2023, upgrade the notice of assessment, clearly writing the mailing date, produce an annual independent assessment racial study.

Three, stop the over assessing lower valued homes mandate the assessment division to not use only warranty deeds in their ECF analysis.

Four protect owner occupied exemptions, five, return the money to over tax homeowners.

And on a different note, is my understanding that the NPOs, the neighborhood police officers are given yet another responsibility to monitor with a daily sign off sheet, the senior citizens building, which is a very much needed service.

My question is can those citizens' groups such as Detroit 300 and the other community action groups be given that responsibility and take the burden off of them already overworked.

Neighborhood police officers.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is Betty A.

Warner.

Lady A.

Verner, the floor is yours.

Two minutes, general public comment.

Good morning to all within the sound of my voice.

I'm Betty A.

Barner, the president of DeSoda Elsewhere Black Association.

I was all scheduled, uh or had my uh information to give out today to uh help the city residents as I was waiting in line to speak to the council.

I received a phone call from a family who is looking for help for their mother who has been bedridden since 2018.

She needs to uh go uh to have some type of medical procedure, and she needs an amulance.

And the problem is that uh they can't find any amulances to um take her for her procedure or her services because they say it's a non-emergency.

So I received the call asking did I know of any, and uh I don't.

So I'm reaching out if there's anybody within the sound of my voice that can help this family get their mother to um to have her uh medical services, her procedure, etc.

Please reach out to me.

There's multiple council people, uh staff that knows how to contact me.

Um also I was um watching a program, it's uh Miss Steel Broton's um feedback program yesterday, and there was a guest, a Mr.

Jesse Myers, and he has a program that assists uh residents of the city of Detroit.

His number is 313 800 8594.

He assists with major disasters, he provides food for um families and people.

He also, when funding is available, will help with um utility bills, mortgages, and rent.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Let's call it is Casey.

Caller, the floor is yours.

We have two minutes, general public comment.

Good morning.

Can y'all hear me okay?

The floor is yours.

Thank you.

Um, this is Casey Peller uh calling in as a resident of District 4 and with Detroit Disability Power.

Um, I wanted to start by thanking my friend and mentor Marguerite Maddox, um, who is uplifted several times recently about getting captions added to the recordings of public meetings and council proceedings, which have been added.

So that is fantastic to see um ensuring access to that information for people with disabilities who are not able to join synchronously.

Um, also want to support um the reauthorization of the disability task force and look forward to any more information on when that will be um starting so we can send that out to our members.

And also want to thank many of you more personally, um, especially council members Tate, Johnson, and Young, and many of you who have offered support um in resources and connections as my partner has been out of work since last summer.

He'll be starting as a carpenter's apprentice downtown tomorrow.

So we're very, very grateful and feel blessed for that work.

Um, and I also just want to voice support and solidarity for um all of the tenants of the Leland House and um thank you to the council members who are really putting fire under the feet of folks um working on this because it deserves more urgency.

Every single tenant in that building deserves more urgency than they have gotten.

Um, and finally, let's get ICE out of Detroit.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Let's call, please.

Caller, the floor is yours.

We have two minutes, general public comment.

Yes, good morning in um celebration of uh women's month and black history month forever.

I'd like to um uplift uh queen black queen hatch of soot who ruled in Egypt, properly called Kimet, and two 2575 to 2467.

Also want to say that the uh ancient Egyptians who are black people are known as Kemites, as we called ourselves.

We did not um we we were not people who were uh white or Israelites.

The pyramids were built by black people.

Henry uh support of the coalition for property tax justice.

Uh we want to make sure that you uh adhere to the hundred days hashtag uh hundred days uh um uh the next hundred days.

We want you to make sure you do that.

Uh we also want you to give the money back.

Where's the money?

We want Dana Nessel to give an opinion about how she's going to help us get our money back.

We need that information given to um our uh city council members.

We want either money or we want and we want uh tax um uh uh forgiveness.

Somehow you gotta pay us back.

And we would like for the council to make sure that you get this done in the next hundred days.

We want our money in the next hundred days.

Uh please look at hashtag um first hundred days.

Also, you need to also um homeowners, please appeal your property taxes.

We've all been illegally over tax.

So call the coalition.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is you matter.

General public comment.

Caller, are you there?

Caller, are you there?

Let's put that caller at the end of the queue and go to the next, please.

Okay, next caller is Bridget.

Caller, the floor is yours.

We have two minutes.

General public comment.

Um, hi.

I wanted to first express my appreciation um for the comments made by many of the um previous commenters.

Um, and I primarily stand in solidarity with the residents at the Lakeland's house.

Um the issue or problem rather of the city of Detroit being negligent and holdings on lords or landlords who do not keep up their properties to code is an issue that I have experienced myself.

Um, and uh somebody who works in public health and who has eliminated the negligence and abuse of landlord Jeffrey Cohen in Virginia Park, as well as I've been involved with the Detroit Tenants Union.

Um, I find this negligence um tolerance for disregard of social determinants of health absolutely unacceptable.

So I'm asking city council to show some basic comments.

Thank you.

All right, thank you for that.

Who do we have next to the queue?

Uh next in queue is one second.

Number in the end one two four.

All right, floor is yours.

Two minutes.

All right, floor is yours.

Good morning, may I be heard?

Yes, you may, two minutes.

Okay, thank you.

Well, this is the last caller.

Um there's so many efforts.

The law department spends its time on, and yet you hear regularly from residents who are not being treated well, where you've got some situations where people uh truly face some potential harm, but yet you let the land bank go after people's boarded up property, calling it a nuisance, harassing people, taking their generational wealth while you've got people who come to you with problems every day and unsafe living situation.

So please take care of the people in the Leland Hill Hotel.

Also, members young member and waters and um Miller.

I want to meet with you about BC not doing their job properly, not ticketing people properly, or give get proof that they've actually served somebody properly.

Um because if they haven't, the the tickets should be dismissed.

This isn't like there's nuclear uh waste on property.

So please respond, otherwise I'm being taxed without representation.

Member Young, it'd be really nice if someone would answer the phone when I call your office.

And I've been waiting for a meeting with you, member waters, for a very long time right now.

And I did meet with your staff, but they didn't get all the issues that I brought up.

And I have more since then because it's been well over a year.

So please, I only get to vote for three members.

Will you please respond?

And for everybody else, note if they don't respond, the disparate treatment some residents got thank you.

For for the record, our rules I state that we do not go uh back and forth with folks during public comment.

Just wanted to put that on the record.

Next caller, please.

Next caller is iPhone.

I phone, the floor is yours.

You know, two minutes to the Republic Comments.

Yeah, I I this is Sunday.

I was told that uh DTE owned most of the buildings around the Leland House.

So uh I also heard that they broke this concrete out on the sidewalk, and that's how the water got down into ruin the transformer so they could close that building down and take it over.

So anyway, about here's what I'd like to see.

I I I'd like to see approval voting where we can vote for more than one person so that when you have 11 people running for president or nine people running for mayor, if you might like a couple of them, and you got a better chance to get something you want and when you've got that kind of voting procedure.

Elections science dot org or just uh that's the official approval voting website, Center for Election Science or Social Scientists to do that.

Okay.

The other thing I wanted uh when I was trying to run as a write in, but they said I didn't sign a paper that I did, you know.

But I was trying to get where we would have uh the transcript, free transcript from Zoom posted on uh for this meeting up on the internet so that we could get uh people could read that at night instead of listening to four hours, and then we could do that.

Okay.

Uh then you could also uh open up chat so that we can connect with each other because maybe we can help solve our problems together without your help because it's too much.

You're overloaded, I'm overloaded.

We've got to figure out how to coordinate and work together.

And uh we're not doing it now.

It it's just uh a bunch of people complain, but no, we've got to have the rease.

Next caller is resident of 75 years.

All right, caller, the floor is yours.

You have two minutes, general public comment.

Caller, are you there?

When you can add it and turn this out with Sabbath.

Uh can I be heard?

Can I be heard?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, I was calling to um congratulate councilwoman at large, Mary Waters for the form that you put on Saturday.

Saturday.

I was very impressed.

I learned a lot.

That's why I challenge try to tell people don't send nobody in your place because you might miss something.

That was on the deed fraud.

They had a lot of panels up there.

Got a lot of information.

I appreciate it.

And uh, I would be looking into everything.

And I had talked to Mr.

Ted Phillips uh before that.

Uh about a month or so ago, and I was waiting on some information from him.

So uh I'm gonna proceed with you have one voice.

I'm going to proceed with that.

And uh, I was glad to see Joanna underwood and your staff McCouncilwoman Mary Waters.

They were very informative, very helpful with your uh what you put on the program you put on, and I would advise everybody.

I don't know if that's the last one.

I had a lady to come back here and to ask me for my information, which I tried to call her before I came.

So she wants to copy of my paper tell me she can't take it unless I'm with her.

But I I don't know if this is the last one you haven't, Councilwoman at large Mary Waters.

But uh, if you let me know, I can let other people know if you have another form.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Next caller, please.

Thank you for joining us.

You have two minutes, general public comment.

Morning.

Morning.

Carler, are you there?

Yeah, can you hear me?

Yes, good morning.

Good morning.

Thank you.

Thank you for your time.

Um, I'm the mind with the coalition for party tech justice, and I've been affected by the overtactation.

Our family has been deplaced displaced, and we just turn more.

So we want to have we want to have the 100 days implemented.

We want the tax ordinance fully implemented.

We want compensation for our property.

Mine in particular, because I'm not alone in it in this in the struggle.

My property was sold while we were in it, it was redeemed back to me.

And the court uh uh awarded judgment to Renaissance, all the documentation it has been forwarded, everything is in plain language.

There's no shadow of a doubt that we've suffered injustice.

So in solidarity, we we back all that the coalition for property tax justice has done and is doing, and for those individuals who are continuing to suffer because those who weathered the storm and were able to pay their taxes and remain in their home need to be compensated, and for us who homes were stolen.

Thank you so much.

Next caller, please.

Uh next caller will be going back to the you matter.

We heard from her earlier.

We didn't we heard from her earlier, Brandon.

Next caller, please.

Uh we'll be the end of the queue, sorry.

I'm sorry.

We'll be the end of the callers in the queue.

All right.

That takes us to the end of public comments.

Uh, from our commenters, colleagues.

Any comments that you would like to provide and start off with member McCampbell.

So the floor is yours.

Thank you.

Um, Mr.

President, I would just say that's some of my colleagues have outlined.

I I am deeply frustrated at how long it has taken to um get the Leland House residents with the intent is what they need and deserve.

Um, we're talking about housing here.

We're talking about a critical aspect of life, and as I'd stated before, it should have never gone to this point.

Um I you know we understand the things that go on with court, but to have folks who have their stuff in that building that is open to vandalism and the um and the urgency is not there as much as we want to stay in the court and wait no court cases.

There, it just seems like the urgency is not there.

We're talking about folks' lives here.

Um, as I mentioned before, and I don't know if we have to um get a motion on the floor for LPD or the administration to think about what is it the gaps that have us here right now.

Is there an additional level of inspection that need to happen to speed up the process of getting folks what they deserve to hold um landlords accountable for deplorable conditions sooner rather than later, but from 2022 to 2026 um plan uh what have you.

Um, this is just unacceptable.

So so I just want to name that.

And um, I know we'll hear from LPD in a second, so I do have a question on that.

I also want to note for we have had a number of very um horrific uh incidents of unlocked guns and unintended guns and and children being shot.

So I want to make sure that folks know that you can get a free gun lock from folks from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and also DPD precinct.

So please do share that information.

Um and there was a question about the disability task force.

I'm excited to get that started.

Um excited that Member Johnson will be joining me on that task force as well.

Uh Casey had a question on when we will once we get go through the resolutions as such, we'll have that date.

And lastly, as I mentioned, uh apologies, I'll wait to the end.

When you see someone's name on the agenda, most likely they're the chair of that committee and they are putting forth their resolution.

But for Ms.

Hughes, again, as I mentioned yesterday, please do call our office.

I um I would love to see more N and Z certificate requests come from District 7.

Um, so again, please call our office at 313 2242151 if you want to discuss this further.

Um, thank you so much, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, Member McCampbell.

Got the member Sasha Romero, followed by Member Waters, followed by Pro Tim, followed by Member Callaway.

That's you here.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

I just want to share briefly.

I am I was texting while you were speaking, trying to get the work done as quickly as possible for Leland residents.

And I think for us, next up is getting a meeting together with the tenants union with the law departments, uh, with Mr.

President if possible, because I'm tired of the runarounds, believe it or not, it's happening.

And I'm also very sick and tired of it.

We've been trying to fix this from the beginning.

Um, and that's what I'm and I'm always trying to do.

So that's what we're gonna do for next steps is get that together as quickly as possible.

Um, because I I'm getting sick and tired of the back and forth.

People need to get their things.

I believe we have the ability to do so.

Let's get that done.

Um, so thank you, Mr.

President.

That's what we'll be working on next.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, Member Waters.

All right, thank you so much.

Um first of all, I want to clarify that um Member Callaway, while she sits on the rules committee uh this time around, she's she's not chairing it.

So I want to take that pressure off of her.

Um I do plan to call a meeting uh uh today, yes, and take public comment only, and then we will reconvene um uh in another week or so to have a more official meeting.

And um, the other thing is that Ms.

Ruby, um, we will continue to monitor the D, the defraud uh cases uh with the uh Wayne County um register of deeds.

Um we uh currently helping people as they as they call our office, but if there's a need for additional um town home meetings, we certainly uh will do that.

Now, Mr.

President, I did want to ask if the uh the fire chief order can be lifted, even if it's just temporarily.

So that would be a question for the fire department.

Are you looking at them come before us at this moment, or do we have that question in advance?

Well, I mean, because the whole Leland issue came up today, and so I I just wonder because I mean, I I'm still kind of concerned about very concerned about people not being able to get their belongings.

Correct.

I really am.

So I don't know what the fire chief will have to say about about that.

I I'd like to know.

Looking for some direction.

Can he come online?

Okay.

Uh Mr.

Washington, do you have um someone from the fire department specifically, uh, preferably uh from member waters the fire commissioner available to talk about this issue of the uh Leland House through the chair?

If we can come back to this item towards the end, um, I'm not sure if the commissioner himself is available, but the fire marshal may be able to join.

Um, I just needed some time to reach out to him.

Okay.

All right, well, uh, just let us know when you're when when he's queued up, please.

We'll do.

All right, thank you so much.

And we'll bring that item back once he's available.

Uh, pro tem young.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Um part of me kind of doesn't want to do this because the reason why I'm became pro-temporary, so I can tell other people what to do.

But um, the reason why I'm here is because I know member McCampbell, you were talking about the uh committee for um people who have disabilities or disabled committee.

I just want to know if you if you can't find anyone else who is enthusiastically passionate about being on that committee, please consider your pro tempore to be on that committee.

Thank you, and that is all.

Thank you.

Um member Miller.

I wanted to let the record reflect that I did not vote for Conrad Mallet that was mentioned today.

I listened to my residents.

I received several emails, probably almost 100 and several phone calls throughout even my campaign.

And personally, I've had some issues with the law department and how they treat our residents.

So therefore, please stand corrected on that.

Secondly, I am a district five resident council.

If you come to my meeting, and you have issues with any other council person or any other issue in that district, you will not be addressed at this time.

I ask that everyone obey the protocol and deal with that particular representation.

And if they cannot get it resolved, I suggest you reach out to your pro Times and your at-large council people.

They are here to serve you, the entire city, and they are willing to do that if you get them the opportunity.

But right now in district five, there is 1,279 residents in foreclosure.

My attention is on foreclosure assistance, tax property assistance, because tax property foreclosure season, and defraud.

If I'm meeting with several people from district five, one meeting there was over 100 people that wanted to hear what we had to say.

They take precedence over any issue in another district because they're losing their homes.

It's disrespectful to come into a district five meeting assisted that to get my attention when we're talking about residents losing their house and in need of tax assistance because they're over taxed on their property, and people are being frauded every single day.

So I ask that you just be mindful and respectful to the reason that we're meeting.

Because I will quickly remind you why we're here.

After this season is over, we're going into budget season.

I am learning about budget.

Budget is very serious in this city.

That's why we're here.

So as I continue to be trained, which I had my third training last Friday, it is imperative that I know exactly what I'm doing and why I'm and how I'm going to represent District 5.

So with that being said, please be patient with the meetings.

I've had several people that want to meet.

We're not hiding from you.

We're not afraid of you.

We are actually ready to serve you, but there is a timing issue with my schedule right now.

So please be mindful.

If it is an emergency, if it is an emergency, we have staff that is willing to deviate to help anyone that is in an emergency situation.

And trust me, we will get to everyone as far as meetings and uh coming out to visit.

Our next agenda is uh community and associations.

We have met with some to get their needs, especially when it comes to budget.

So I just wanted to clear the air on anyone that want to call or come down.

This is where we are right now.

And feel free to reach out, but please understand that this is a serious season in Detroit.

The last day for the board of review is March 13th.

For people that need to have those properties reassessed.

So please allow us to do our due diligence and help our residents stay in their home and be mindful that that does take precedence.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Colleagues, any additional before we move forward in the agenda.

See none.

Under standing committee reports for the budget finance and audit standing committee from the office of the city clerk, city planning planning commission.

Council member McCampbell, a resolution line item 16.1.

Thank you so much.

Member McCampbell.

Motion to approve 16.1.

Thank you.

There's a motion to approve line item 16.1, colleagues.

Any objection?

See none, that action shall be taken.

For the internal operations standing committee from the Office of Contracting and Procurement.

Council member with Bill Callaway, new resolutions.

Line items 17.1 and 17.2.

Thank you, sir.

Contract number 6007 214, 100% homegrown funding to provide a research report for social equity and Detroit cannabis industry.

Contractor Regents of the University of Michigan.

Total contract amount 170, 343O.

Contract number 6007 175-A1.

100% grant funding, amendment one to provide funds only for legal representation to cover individuals at risk of losing their housing and or housing subsidy or voucher.

Contractor neighborhood defender service incorporated total contract amount 2 million 51,320.

That's for law.

Councilmember Whitfield Callaway.

Congratulations.

Thank you so much, panel clerk.

Line items 17.1 and 17.2.

Member Callaway.

Motion to approve both of those resolutions.

There's a motion for approval of line items 17.1 and 17.2 with discussion.

Pro Tim Young.

Yes, thank you.

I appreciate that.

Um I don't know whom exactly this would concern.

I was wondering if Mr.

Mr.

Washington can help me with this.

But the reason why I'm asking is about what is the purpose of doing this?

I mean, I can understand before I'm sorry.

From line on the 17.1.

The analysis.

If you can have somebody from the administration of cannabis affairs who can speak to this, I just don't understand what the purpose of doing this is with that 24% tax that's levied on it.

Because I don't know how many of these businesses truly are going to be around.

And let me say this, because it's the nominal rate is 24%, right?

But the law defines the wholesale price to include any taxes in the invoice price, which, oh, okay, I'm sorry, how are you doing?

Which basically means it's a tax that taxes itself.

So the effective wholesale tax rate works out to 32%, not 24%.

Then you add the existing 10% retail excise tax and a six percent sales tax, and the total estimated tax burden reaches around 51%.

This is according to Dickerson Wright, it's not according to you know Coleman Young's law firm here.

This is Dickerson Wright we're talking about here.

So I just want to know respectfully why are we doing this now?

I just feel like this is kind of like kicking someone when they're down here doing donuts in somebody's front yard after you won the contest.

Why?

Maybe I'm not sure.

Yes, please, please.

And if I may add, part of it is that I was asking for this as well.

This is something that we have gone on early on because we had worked uh as a sponsor of the legislation, worked extremely hard to ensure that our legacy detroiters had an opportunity to compete.

Um we're my office and no one who I'm connected to, we're pushing anyone in the direction of the industry or to consume either.

But the reality is we're here, and so we wanted to ensure that Detroit has had an opportunity to compete in this particular industry, and this survey, this study will provide a snapshot to determine if in fact it's working.

If we the all the hard work, the court cases, the lawsuits, if all of that made a difference as we move forward to potentially even alter where we are with our ordinance.

But at this moment, we have not done any uh quantitative uh study survey analysis, um, just empirical conversations.

That's really it.

Uh, and so we want to uh dig a little bit deeper.

So I'll just that that's my portion of it uh as the sponsor of the ordinance and supporter of this particular study.

But uh with that being said, we have um Megan Maslamani, uh, who is now over the particular uh program, give you an opportunity to introduce yourself to those who may not know.

And if I want to know you did this, Mr.

President, I would take a whole different tag.

I mean, I didn't know you were part of this, yeah.

So go ahead.

I'll sorry, but go ahead, man.

I'm sorry.

Through the chair, good afternoon.

My name is Megan Maslomani.

I'm the new deputy director of the civil rights inclusion and opportunity department.

I'm also serving as the interim director of the Office of Cannabis Affairs, and I have Mr.

Rodney Wilson with me today.

I'd just like him to have an opportunity to introduce himself, and then I'll follow up on council president's sentiments.

Uh through the chair, I'm Bradley Wilson.

I'm the project manager for the Office of Cannabis Affairs.

I've been there for about three years.

Um, we have been asking for the study for a while.

We do want to get these these results and these metrics so we can actually measure the impact that we have had and give us the opportunity to really reevaluate where we need to improve at.

So that was the objective to be hope to be achieved by this uh study.

No, I mean, like I said earlier, the president would have requested this.

I would have had a different tech.

But um, I I just wanted to say, yeah, I mean, because I understand what you're saying, and that may and that makes sense.

I understand this is prior to the I think the road package funding or you know, fully taking shape.

But I didn't this is important.

I just feel that if this was important in an industry that I could see being in existing, I just personally, maybe it's a doomsday scenario.

I just don't see this industry surviving as a whole.

And I understand that before it was oversaturated with product, oversaturated with things in nature.

And so that's part of the reason why they had a license because prices have been depressed because there was so much in the market.

I I think that's probably gonna change now with this tax.

But I just I didn't felt that with this tax, and now we're doing this.

I think it's appropriate, but I think it's kind of like you're just kind of scraping what's left of the people who survive because of this.

Hopefully, I'm wrong.

And if I am, I'll come back and eat humble pie and pro.

But I just don't see, especially a lot of the social equity, you know, licensed businesses surviving these types of costs.

I just don't want to turn.

And through the chair.

I also like to like that there's uh litigation going on about that tax specifically.

So rightfully so.

So I appreciate and congratulations.

I'm assuming you guys just put both your new positions.

So congratulations to you for getting that.

Look forward to working with you well in the future.

Oh done.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Discussion.

Thank you for the discussion, Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um, good morning or good afternoon.

Uh, thank you all for being here.

I did just want to ask whether or not the report will include evaluating the good neighbor program.

Good afternoon, Member Johnson through the chair.

Uh, we did receive your requests and your questions regarding the good neighbor plan.

We and we hope that this research and we encourage it to look at everything as a whole.

So we do have a scope of work, everything from beginning to end is included, and we'll touch on public health equity, the good neighbor plan, everything from how the ordinance was drafted to how programming was laid out for social equity applicants.

So it's a great way to assess where we came from, where we are, and what we can do differently moving forward if we do decide to open another round.

If litigation at the state level happens regarding the tax, if we still have dollars to spend to help our social equity licensees with programming and technical assistance, are we making the right decisions?

And we will look to this research to guide us to make sure we're doing what what our social equity licensees need.

We also did prepare answers to your questions, your specific questions regarding the good neighbor plan.

And Mr.

Wilson can speak on that if you'd like more.

All right, through the chair, and we also hired a new good neighbor plan auditor.

So Plunkin and Cloney will be taking over and doing the audit portion of the application.

Uh, but for the last renewal season, we had 353 Detroiters hired and 424,721 dollars and 54 cents donated to local charities.

Thank you for that.

Um, I am a detailed person, so I would really love to see how those numbers break down.

Um, and who was the beneficiary of those dollars?

Because one of the concerns that I have, and I've heard it in the community where um some of the owners of the establishments were creating their own nonprofit organization to fund those nonprofit organizations as opposed to providing support for the existing uh community organizations.

Um I personally have um a couple of community organizations that are looking for some support for uh different things that they're doing in the community, and they have a cannabis um establishment in there within their boundaries.

And so I'm just trying to understand where the support has gone.

Um, and so if we can include that in the evaluation, or if you already have that in in audit, I would love to see that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Any further colleagues?

Uh member Callaway, followed by Member Best.

Thank you.

Um Chair Tate.

Um, and I want to thank you to.

I think we brought this back maybe once or twice because the first time um it appeared um before internal operations, it was city funded.

And my um member Benson brought it to our attention that it should be funded through the homegrown funding.

And I want to thank him for being um just as detailed and um engaged in that entire um conversation.

So that's why it was brought back a second time because it's now going to be funded through um the 100% funded through the homegrown funding.

And we kind of um grilled you last week.

Uh I'm very comfortable with all the answers.

And I think I received some early this morning from you, Mr.

Wilson.

So thank you both.

You're doing a tremendous job.

I have my own viewpoints about this whole industry.

And those are my own personal viewpoints, but I want to thank you for providing all the information that we request.

And I want to thank Member Johnson, who also attended internal operations last Wednesday for this particular discussion that we had.

It was I think people like the word robust, but I think it was highly robust for lack of a but better term.

We also talked about the health impacts, and we also talked about the impact on our youth.

We we talked about that in depth.

And I brought that to your attention, which I didn't really have to, because you know that it's impacting our youth in a um not so positive way.

And we also talked about um children getting access or having access to um products, cannabis-related um products or products that contain THC.

I'm not that um um knowledgeable about it because it's not my interest, but when it impacts um our community and impacts our interest, then it becomes my issue.

Um so that being said, um, I want to thank you for um providing all the answers to my questions and for providing that level of comfort um and confidence that I was looking for.

So I have that moving forward.

So thank you so much.

Um, I don't know if this is the appropriate time or not, but I do have a memorandum, Mr.

Chair, for um LPD and law regarding, and I've already discussed it with law regarding an ordinance requiring adults guardians in a household to uh make sure that their products, their cannabis products and edibles are safely stored because we're getting quite a few um instances and reports where young people are getting access to these items and um having um not the best results and having to go to emergency.

So we're working on that now, and I'll put that in writing to law and LPD, but because of our conversations, um, this is going to be a result of that.

And so thank you so much for um being um for making sure I had all my concerns addressed.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, Member Benson.

Thank you.

Um, just the timeline for submission.

Do we have a timeline report should be completed and submitted back to city council?

Member Benson, through the chair.

Member Benson, are you talking about the research report?

Yes.

They've laid out um a proposed calendar, assuming everything goes as planned.

They are on the call.

I would I would ask that we address them and ask what they're thinking.

Um, because this contract has been coming forward a few times, the dates on the scope of work are not accurate.

I think they begin from 2023.

So uh Dr.

Catherine Heady, I believe that's how you pronounce her last name, is on the call, and she could give a little bit more information to this honorable committee session on the timeline.

All right, thank you.

Um absolutely we'll bring her forward.

Uh Mr.

Washington is uh Ms.

Keaty available Hendy, Dr.

Hendy, Dr.

Handy.

Thank you for joining us.

I don't know if you please introduce yourself for the record.

And Benson, if you can just uh repeat your question, please.

Thank you.

Thank you for joining us, good doctor.

Just uh question on the timeline for submission completion of the report to city council.

Yes, uh good afternoon, counsel.

My name is Catherine Hindi.

I am a research investigator in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.

Uh, the timeline that we've laid out is a year, in which the first third would be a policy analysis, the next third would be uh qualitative interviews with stakeholders around social equity, and then the final phase of the project would be to gather a stakeholder forum and bring together people to discuss what we had found and then present a receipt.

Then we would present a finalized report.

All right, thank you.

And then I'm not sure if this was discussed during committee, although I was there.

I don't remember this question was asked.

Will the reports include the demographics of ownership of the different retail and medical locations within the city of Detroit, including the demographics for the applicants as well.

That is an excellent question.

Um I would defer to the people in the cannabis affairs about how we will certainly be able to do for the people we interview, we will have demographics about that.

I don't know how much of the um city records and applications include that information, whether we'd be able to look at it.

I know that that is a really is an important question.

I've also been told it's very complicated to figure it out based on some of the applicant information.

Thank you, Doctor.

I understand that is a nuanced question, which is why I ask it here.

Thank you.

I'll let Mr.

Wilson speak on that topic through the chair.

Mr.

Wilson.

Uh through the chair.

So it is a review of IDs.

That's all we have right now to verify demographic data.

All 30 participants in this would have their demographic data don't so that we are choosing social equity licensees to participate in the study.

Um so we would know who our social equity licensees actually are and what their demographics are from that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Any further?

Oh, sorry, approach him.

Yeah.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

I also just want to say very quickly that uh being someone who is uh one of the most pro-cannabis uh people in sponsor the most pro-cannabis legislation when he was in the state and regulated the medical marijuana industry.

Very proud, not too bone or beep.

Um I also just wanted to say that this is something that passed with 76 percent of the votes.

It just seems to me that they were either regulatory hurdles that you know kind of made this industry not be what it was in terms of oversaturation, and now it seems like there's um the hurdle in terms of taxation.

And it is my understanding, maybe maybe this is not the right question to ask, but I'm just asking just from a legal perspective.

Don't doesn't it fall on us to be able to provide some type of leaf or some type of uh alleviation of the burden that we are putting on this industry?

I'm not saying I'm opposed to social equity.

Um I'm I'm for it.

I'm a big fan.

I just think the way in which we're going down now, and I just want to emphasize this.

I don't know, and hopefully I'm wrong, but I don't know how much of a business is going to be left of this.

I don't know if that's the part of the scope of your um of this report or not, but I think it should be for the University of Michigan or someone else, an economic analysis of how much of this business is going to be around.

I just don't see it.

Through the chair.

When this scope of work was initially set forth, the tax was not law yet.

It's law now.

So what this research can do is include information about how it's affecting our social equity licenses, what we can do moving forward, but also like Mr.

Wilson mentioned when we first began.

Uh, the state is actively working on this.

Our external stakeholder partners are spending uh we last heard hundreds of thousands of dollars on litigation to litigate this for people who are affected by this tax in Detroit and statewide.

So our radar is on it.

We're providing everything that we can provide.

However, I I know you said a legal opinion.

While we can't provide that from Creole, what we can do is still maintain programming, technical assistance, and any help that we can through the funds that we've collected uh to help the people that are licensed not go out of business.

So, what can we provide moving forward to and it doesn't need to wait until the we get the results from this research study?

We're actively working on that, we're actively working with council president's office to determine what our licensees need and how quickly we can give them that.

Can can we uh again maybe I shouldn't ask this, maybe I should ask a law, law department.

Excellent answer, by the way.

I'm not trying to dismiss it.

I just would it would it be possible for us to join in a beak is curious brief at all with the lawsuit that's going on or not, and why because I really feel that we have some responsibility of the burden here with how much burden can this industry take from government.

I think that that would be better answered by the law department.

Yeah, that's right.

And I think we're straying away from the actual uh contract before us at this moment.

Certainly understand what you're coming from.

Um thank you.

Thank you.

Member Miller.

Followed by member Calloway.

I just wanted to say on the record that I am 100% supportive of social equity.

That's what it was for.

That's the way it was rolled out, and that's the way it should have been for legacy Detroiters.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Miller.

From Callaway.

Thank you so much, Mr.

Chair.

I don't know if Dr.

Is it Query?

Um, is on the call, but I wanted my colleagues to know that we do have an African American woman from U of M a professor who is um co-sponsoring or co-leading joint leading with Dr.

Hindi.

So I wanted that to be noted for the record.

We had an opportunity to meet her last week.

And um, I'm just very, very proud of her young woman.

Um, and I don't know if she is available this morning, but an incredible, incredible um person.

And it was just great hearing from Dr.

Hindi and her last week.

But I think it's Dr.

Query, if I'm not mistaken.

Yes.

Her name for the record is Dr.

Melissa Cray.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, colleagues.

There's been motion, it's been a motion to approve line items 17.1 and 17.2.

Any objections.

Seeing none, that action shall be taken.

Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Um, member Calit.

Yeah, can we attach a waiver on um line item 17.1?

As a request for a waiver on line item 17.1 and 17.2.

And 17.2.

Colleagues, any objections?

Seeing none, waivers should be attached.

Thank you.

Uh clerk uh from the law department.

Councilmember Whitfield Callaway, six resolution, line items 17.3 through 17.8.

Member with Phil Callaway.

Um, thank you, Mr.

Chair.

These are various lawsuits and settlements.

Motion to approve.

There's a motion for approval.

Line items 17.3 through 17.8.

Colleagues, any objections.

See none, that action shall be taken for the planning and economic development standing committee under unfinished business.

Councilmember Johnson and ordinance noting a roll call, line item 18.1.

All right, member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I move to take from the table an ordinance to amend chapter 21 of the 2019 Detroit City Code History, Article 2, Historic Districts and Landmarks, Division 5, designated districts to add section 21-2-253, conductors protective assurance building, CPA building, historic district, and to define the elements of design for the district laid on the table, January 28, 2026.

Thank you, ma'am.

Hearing no objections, that action will be taken.

Member Johnson.

I move the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Councilmember Johnson.

I move the ordinance be passed as submitted.

There being a roll call required.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Councilmember Johnson?

Yes.

Councilmember McCampbell.

Yes.

Councilmember Miller.

Yes.

Councilmember Santiago Romero.

Yes.

Councilmember Waters.

Yes.

Councilmember Whitfield Calloway.

Yes.

Council President Pro Tim Young.

Yes.

Council President Tate.

Yes.

Councilmember Benson.

Yes.

Nine years.

That motion passes, Mr.

President.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

The ordinance is approved.

Councilmember Johnson.

I move the title to the ordinance be confirmed.

Hearing no objections.

That action will be taken.

Discussion.

With discussion, uh, Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Just briefly for anyone who might miss discussion in PED, uh, discussing the CPA building, which we just deemed historic.

I highly recommend you check it out.

There's so much history in the city of Detroit and this building before benefits before people cared, uh companies cared for their workers.

Um, this building made sure that they took care of workers that lost jobs that might have been farmed while at work.

Uh so check it out.

And thank you all so much for helping us place our our city's history.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

And I was just driving uh up the freeway and saw that the uh Southwest uh General Hospital is now completely gone.

Just changed that whole landscape over in that area.

Yeah, interesting.

All right, uh from the planning and development department, madam clerk.

Councilmember Johnson, two resolutions.

Line items 18.2 and 18.3.

Member Johnson, line item 18.2 and 18.3, please.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Move for approval.

Line item 18.2 is property sale at 12829 Linwood, and line item 18.3 is property sale at 18079 Conan.

All right, it says motion to approve line items 18.2 and 18.3.

Any objections?

Seeing none, that action shall be taken.

For the public health and safety standing committee from the Office of Contracting and Procurement, Madam Clerk.

Councilmember Santiago Romero, a resolution, noting that this line item was postponed from last week.

Formal session agenda, contract number 6007588, 100% city funding to provide general contracting services at City of Detroit facilities, contract Calasante Construction Services Incorporated, total contract amount 750,000.

Contractor Calasante Construction Services Incorporated.

Total contract amount 750,000.

That's for construction and demolition.

Councilmember Santiago Romero, a resolution.

Thank you so much.

Member Santiago Romero.

Motion to approve.

As a motion to approve line item 19.1.

Any objections?

See none, then action shall be taken.

From the Office of Contracting and Procurement, Madam Clerk.

Council Member McCampbell, five resolutions.

Line items 19.2 through 19.6.

Contract number 6005375-A2.

100% major street funding.

Amendment two to provide an extension of time only to accommodate the addition or work along Wolverine adjacent to Grand Circus Park.

Contractor Major Contracting Group Incorporated.

Total contract amount six million 348,000 335 and 46 cents.

That's for public works.

Contract number 3089584.

100% DWSD CIP funding to provide 10 utility hydrant trucks.

Contractor Bob Maxie Ford Incorporated.

Total contract amount 2 million 49,920.

That's for water and sewage.

Contract number 606963-A1.

100% public lighting decommissioning amendment one to provide repair and service on the ground cable for PLD assets.

Contractor Energy Group Incorporated.

Total contract amount 4 million 500,000.

That's for public lighting.

Contract number 3088921.

100% bond funding to provide emergency make safe after fire response at 1944.

McCormick contractor Adamo Demolition Company total contract amount 68, 977.

That's for construction and demolition.

Last contract, contract number 6007672, 100% blight funding to provide environmental instructional educational services and re-accreditation as applicable for staff, contractor, environmental testing, and consulting incorporated.

Total contract amount 200,000.

That's for construction and demolition.

Councilmember McCampbell, five resolutions.

Thank you, ma'am.

Um, member McCampbell line items 19.2 through 19.6.

Motion to approve.

The motion to approve those items with discussion.

Pro Tim Young.

Uh let member Benson go first.

Uh didn't I see member member Benson?

All right, thank you.

Um, through yourself to the chair.

I'm just looking at the location of the vendor, and I saw that only three people responded.

Just any feedback on why we could not get a Detroit-based contractor on this one.

Which line through the chair, which line item?

Well, excuse me, uh, line 19.6.

One sense, member McCamp.

Or if there's someone from the administration addressing yeah, the probably most appropriate for administration.

Mr.

Washington, do you have anyone available for the particular line item thing?

19.6, correct?

19.

19.6, the funding.

Mr.

Washington, anyone available for 19.6, sir.

Yes, through the chair if we can promote Rockel Harrington and Chris Jones.

All right, we'll pull them over.

Pulling them over now, there's a bit of a delay.

Mr.

Chair, if it's going to be an extended pause, more than happy to uh bring this back.

It sounds like they're in the queue.

It's just we're having I'm looking at the names right now on the screen.

All right, there we go.

Okay, Ms.

Harrington.

Uh, good afternoon.

Thank you for joining us.

Uh, do you need the question?

Well, uh, member Benson.

Just looking at the location of the vendor.

Um, just any feedback on why we weren't able to secure Detroit-based vendor for these services.

Through the chair, I do not have that information readily available right now.

From my understanding, however, it was a bid on which one was the best option, but I do want to confirm that and I can provide that to you later.

Okay, thank you.

When you say later, are you meaning later in this meeting or at a later date?

I will try my best to get it to you later in this meeting.

Thank you.

All right.

So I believe there was is there a request to bring line item 19.6 back at the end of the agenda, unless there's any additional questions on that item there.

Motion.

See no objections, we should bring back line item 19.6 at the end of the agenda that action shall be taken.

Uh pro Tim Yeah.

Thank you.

Yeah, I have a question for uh line of 19.4.

Um, Mr.

Washington, I don't know who in the public lighting department will be able to deal with this.

And my question is just is there like a gant chart or is it like a progress chart that we can see in terms of when this department is gonna be fully decommissioned?

Kind of feels like hotel california.

You can check out, but they never leave.

And so I just want to know like when is this going to be over?

When is the last day?

I'm not saying I don't like you guys over here.

It kind of feels like a Barbara Streisand tour.

This thing never ends.

Everybody said it's saying goodbye, Constantine.

How many times are we gonna say goodbye here?

How many times we're gonna go through me seeing a 4.5 million dollar contract for a department that's supposed to be decommissioned here?

Mr.

Washington, you have anyone available?

Yes, sir.

We do have Dan from the public lighting department online.

All right, we will promote him.

Oh, don't see him online.

Tell them to raise his hand, please.

19.4.

We can come back.

Or he can answer via email if you want.

Do you see him on the uh the screen team?

If not, then we'll give them an opportunity to come back.

All right, is there a motion to bring back line item 19.4 at the end of the agenda?

Motion.

See no objections.

We should bring back line item 19.4 at the end of the agenda to allow uh Dan to come before us as well.

Okay.

Any additional colleagues on those uh remaining items?

Any objections?

Seeing none, we shall line items 19.2, 19.3, 19.5 shall be approved.

Waiver on 19.3, please.

As a request for a waiver on line, colleagues, any objections?

Seeing none, a waiver should be attached for the department of public works, city engineering division.

Council member McCampbell, a resolution line item 19.7.

Member McCampbell.

Motion to approve line item 19.7.

As a motion to approve line item 19.7.

Any objections?

See none, that action shall be taken.

Uh under resolutions, madam clerk.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

We actually did this one earlier.

I'm sorry.

We did this one earlier.

This was the first one.

Oh, yes, we did.

We pulled out.

So I apologize.

We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda from the mayor's office, madam clerk.

Council President Pro Tim Young, three resolutions.

Line items 20.1 through 20.3.

Thank you, ma'am.

Pro Tim Young.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I move to approve line items 20.1 through 20.3.

Um to uh approve line item 20.

There's a motion, excuse me, to approve line item 20.1 through 20.3.

Any objections?

See none.

That action shall be taken.

All right, Mr.

President.

No, sir.

Uh you have further discussion.

Those were approved.

Yeah.

Ms.

President, yeah, I would like to add.

Is it time for the request a waiver?

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

I like to request a waiver on line items 20.2 and 20.3.

It's a request for a waiver on 20.2 and 20.3.

Colleagues, any objections?

Any none waivers shall be attached.

From the Office of Contracting and Procurement, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Santiago Romero, three resolutions, line items 20.4 through 20.6.

Contract number 6007687, 100% city funding to provide material handling services for public lighting department.

Contractor BMX, total contract amount, 156,000.

That's for public lighting.

Contract number 6007616, 100% FTA funding to provide D Dot shoemaker roof repair and replacement.

Contractor McDermott Roofing Incorporated.

Total contract amount 331,800.

That's for transportation.

Contract number 600714, 100% city funding to furnish car and light truck parts and service.

Contractor, Jefferson Chevrolet Company, total contract amount 90,000.

That's for transportation.

Council member Santiago Romero, three resolutions.

Thank you, ma'am.

Member Santiago Romero, line items 20.4 through 20.6.

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to approve those items, colleagues.

Any objections?

Seeing none, those items shall be approved.

Mr.

Waiver, Mr.

President for 20.5 and 20.6.

Request for a waiver on line items 20.5 and 20.6.

Any objections?

See none, waiver should be attached.

Mr.

Chair.

Um member Calvin.4.

There's a request for a waiver on line item 20.4, colleagues.

Any objections?

See none, waiver should be attached.

From the Office of Contracting and Procurement, Madam Clerk.

Council President Pro Tem Young, seven resolutions, noting that line items 20.7 through 20.12 were all postponed from last week's formal session, and they are all for the general services department.

Contract number 6007609, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal, contract Robles Tree Services, total contract amount 3 million.

Contract number 6007610, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal services.

Contractor PPM tree service and Arbor Care LLC, total contract amount 2 million.

Contract number 6007611, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal services.

Contractor Owen Tree Service Incorporated, total contract amount, 2 million.

Line item 20.10.

Contract number 6007612, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal.

Contractor, rainbow lawn and tree service LLC, total contract amount, three million.

Contract number 6007614, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal services.

Contractor Tree Service of Troy LLC, total contract amount, three million.

Contract number 6007607, 100% major street funding to provide tree trimming and removal.

Contractor Grays Outdoor Services, total contract amount 3 million.

Contract number 3090802, 100% blight funding to purchase three antenator trailers with arrow board display.

Contractor MDNSIXLLC doing business as American trailer mark.

Total contract amount $83,394.

Council President Pro Tim Young.

Seven resolutions.

So much Pro Tim Young.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The neighborhood and community services standing committee will hold a presentation this Thursday at 120 p.m.

Presented by the General Services Director Crystal Perkins regarding the tree trimming and removal contracts at 120 p.m.

This presentation was requested by Vice Chairman Benson.

Therefore, I move to postpone line items 20.7 through 20.12 for one week to allow that presentation to take place.

Any questions that anybody might have?

Because additionally, we will notice a forum in the event that any members who would like to attend.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And we have a number of questions that are still uh out as well.

So appreciate uh postponing that uh to the committee.

Uh with further discussion, uh member member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um, I just want to elevate a couple of things in regards to these line items.

One, um, I have concerns with the fact that there are so many um contractor or vendors that are not located here in the city of Detroit, noting that we do have Detroit vendors that are uh certainly capable of doing this work.

They've done the work for the city in the past.

Um, I also want to note that I attended a community meeting last Thursday, and it was shared with me that um some of these contractors are doing a horrible job.

Um, in particular, there was a lot of sawdust that was um left in not only on their property, but on the um adjacent parcel um next to their property.

And then I just subsequently received an email indicating that some of the vendors are leaving tall tree stumps for the residents to have to deal with.

And of course, that is something significant to deal with if they are left behind.

So I will be in attendance at the neighborhood and community services standing committee to address those issues with uh the directive, but just wanted to put that out there and um ask that they come prepared uh to respond.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Um Member Miller, followed by Member Santiago Romero, followed by Member Uh McCampbell.

As a member on the ILS committee, I would like to thank our chair, Pro Tim Young for allowing me to push for the investigation of this, but did not know that Councilwoman Vinson had already been investigating it.

And it was I'm proud to have joined him on this, these several contracts total over 20 million dollars for tree trimming when we are in the business of hopefully maybe providing some jobs.

I look forward to the the um meeting on the Thursday.

I was asked that they come with a proposal for how we can hire residents.

I have been informed by several block clubs and associations that they have been promised to have trees implemented.

So I'm curious if some of these trim trimming purposes is to go to the implementation of trees in our districts, because to actually uh plant a tree, it doesn't cause for a lot.

So I'm looking to see some jobs field.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Member Santiago.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Just as we're discussing trees, I will not be able to be there on Thursday, but I know a huge issue that we've heard of in district six is trees that are not dying or disease being torn down.

So to member Miller's points, we want trees, residents want trees.

We we know the importance of it.

So just um since I won't be able to be there, um, if this can be a part of the discussion, is how are we planning to not just remove them but take care of the ones that should not be removed?

Um, because that just becomes another problem.

Um, and um it's really sad to hear when the beautiful trees knock down that was perfectly healthy that residents want it um when we're putting money into removing the trees.

Just wanted to share that as well, that we have a better plan.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Member McCampbell.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I just want to echo what Member Johnson said.

We've also got reports of the uh tree services not being completed adequately and having to go back.

And I think this also lifts up as we time and time again have a conversation at the table around contractors and and the quality of the work and having to go back and then the cost of it and the need to if we can bring a lot of these services in the house, the accountability that exists there with the city.

Um, I just want to continue to lift that up.

And also, yes, um, you know, uh a very comprehensive plan on maintaining trees because as we know that extreme weather will continue um with freezing with wind and such, um having hearing a lot of concerns for residents of um overhanging branches and the the way that they could fall on houses and cars.

So just want to echo those echo those sentiments.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh member Callaway.

Thank you, uh Mr.

Chair.

I don't know if if we can include this in the conversation, but I've had several residents to call us with my office in the last couple of weeks regarding DTE, um hiring contractors or subcontractors to come out, cut down, cut back trees and alleyways, and just leaving um the branches and the stumps there.

So I don't know um what we can do about that.

We've called DTE and they said this once they cut them down, it's not their responsibility to remove what they cut down.

So I don't know um when um Ms.

Perkins comes on Thursday, I think there is if she can also address that as well, because we're having quite a few of those instances who occur in district two in our alleyway.

So um and the stumps, the the branches are there.

Um the trunks are there, just cut down, left there, and they go on.

So um hopefully we can have that conversation on Thursday as well.

Thank you so much, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

All right, Cox, there was a request to postpone the vote for line items 27.

Excuse me, 20.7 through 20.12.

Any objections?

See none, we shall postpone the vote for one week.

That leaves line item 20.13.

Is there a motion?

Ms.

President, yes, sir.

I move to approve line item 20.13.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.13.

Colleagues, any objections?

See none, that action shall be taken.

From the Department of Public Works Administration.

Council Member Santiago Romero, a resolution line item 20.14.

Member Santiago Romero.

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.14.

Any objections?

See none, an action shall be taken.

Request a waiver, Mr.

President.

A waiver being requested for line item 20.14.

Any objections?

Seeing none, a waiver should be attached.

From the Department of Public Works, City Engineering Division, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Santiago Romero, a resolution, line item 20.15.

Member Santiago Romero.

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.15.

Any objections?

See none.

That action shall be taken.

Request a waiver, Mr.

President for 20.15.

Thank you.

There's a waiver request for line item 20.15.

Any objections?

See none.

A waiver should be attached.

Thank you.

Thank you.

From the office of the chief financial officer, Office of Development and Grants, Madam Clerk.

Council President Pro Tim Young, a resolution.

Line item 20.16 through 20.20.

Actually, Mr.

President, there will five items.

It should be five resolutions and not one.

Okay, thank you.

Pro Tim Young line items 20.16 through 20.20.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

I moved to approve line items 20.16 through 20.20.

Thank you.

There's a request to, I mean, there's a motion, excuse me, to approve line items 20.16 to 20.20.

Any objections, colleagues.

See none.

That action shall be taken.

Pro Tim Young.

I would like to request uh waivers on line items 20.16 through 20.20.

Thank you.

Thank you.

There's a request for waivers for line items 20.16 through 20.20.

Any objections?

See none.

Waiver should be attached.

Under resolutions, madam clerk.

Council member Johnson, two resolutions.

Line items 20.21 and 20.22.

Um member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Move for approval on line item 20.21.

This is the 2026, 2027 community development block grant neighborhood opportunity fund appeals review.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.21.

Any objection.

This is the appeal.

See none.

The action shall that action shall be taken.

Yes, ma'am.

That's why I was pausing.

Yes, ma'am.

Okay.

Madam Clerk.

Council Member Johnson.

Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Move for approval on line item 20.22.

This is approving the public service allocations of the neighborhood opportunity fund community development block grant budget for fiscal year 2026 through 2027.

All right.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.22.

Colleagues.

I see uh director tie coming down.

Any objection as well.

With discussion with discussion, Rector Ty.

Mr.

Broom.

There were some adjustments that were made to this particular document based on the request from colleagues.

Public may not be aware.

We'll make sure that we kept them up to speed.

Closure, sir.

Most certainly.

Good afternoon, Mr.

President.

Honorable members of the city council.

Mr.

Gulak, I believe, is online and can go through greater detail if you like.

But per the direction uh following your deliberations at your Thursday session of the planning economic development standing committee expanded.

We have made uh HRD made the changes.

CPC staff reviewed them.

A sub subsequent set of changes were made in order to catch everything that your honorable body requested in order to seek even handedness uh and equity, I believe, as uh with some of the terms stated as it concerns the scoring in order to address those proposals that may have scored higher, but having been deemed as new proposals were awarded a lesser amount.

And uh HRD then also went through to strike a balance between any situation where there may have been entities that scored the same amount but were also scored, or rather awarded a different funding amount.

So the final chart that is before you uh shows in uh the blue the items which you've already acted upon in terms of those appeals, but then that chart goes on to address uh items.

Let's see.

I will that be that if I may, Mr.

Chair, Mr.

President.

Let me yield to Mr.

Gulach and get these specific item numbers here.

Uh, but I believe 515 um were among those that were specifically identity identified as those that had an inequity, and then subsequently we were able to find additional ones through the HRD review.

And again, if I can yield to Mr.

Gulak, he can give you those specific numbers.

All right, thank you, Mr.

Gulag.

The floor is yours.

Please introduce yourself for the record, and you may proceed.

Well, good afternoon, Mr.

Chair Chris Gulak, CPC staff.

Well, yes, HRD staff submitted a revised chart yesterday to city council, and uh staff reviewed it and um it does balance.

They they I think they had the decrease some slightly, I think decrease nine groups possibly, and then raise six groups uh to address council's request from last week.

So it does balance uh the the um what they added equals to what they subtracted.

So staff was recommending approval.

I believe we're also joined by HRD staff as well.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I'm not sure if I'm looking at the most recent document, but line 21.

Can anyone indicate whether or not that was addressed?

I know we also been joined by uh Ms.

Hester as well from HRD.

Good afternoon.

Thank you for joining us.

You can there's any information that you want to add and provide the floor is yours as well.

My apologies, Mr.

Chair.

I think I see it in a future column, a a column further to the right.

And if I may, Mr.

Chair failed to mention what we did was we populated the council column with the correction.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

Colleagues, any further on line item 20.22.

Seeing none.

See no objections on line item 20.22 that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any request for waiver?

Request to waiver on line item 20.21 and 20.22.

That's a request for waivers for line item 20.21 and 20.22.

Any objections, colleagues?

See none.

Waiver should be attached.

Thank you.

Under resolutions, madam clerk.

Council member with Callaway, a resolution line item 20.23.

Member Callaway.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

This is an amended resolution which will allow the mayor to present the 2026, the 2027 recommended budget and answer any of the council's questions on Monday, March the 9th at 10 a.m.

And the public health and safety standing committee on Monday, March the 9th, 2026 will begin at 2 p.m.

Motion to approve, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you.

There's a motion to approve line item 20.23.

Colleagues, any objections?

See none that action shall be taken.

I thank the committee as well for being flexible and moving the time.

Thank you so much.

Um Mr.

Chair.

Uh member Cal, I guess.

Waiver, please on 2020.

Yes, ma'am.

There's a request request for a waiver on line item 20.23, colleagues.

Any objections?

Seeing none, waiver should be attached.

Mm-hmm.

Uh member McCall.

Just want to note with this, uh, just for folks to know that um with this presentation that will begin uh by the revised committee schedule.

So moving forward, all this committee starts schedule at 10 a.m.

will now begin at 9 a.m.

And one hour only.

Yeah, one hour off for all committees, yes.

That's the hard part.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Uh, for the president's report on standing committee referrals and other matter matters for the budget finance and audit standing committee, madam clerk.

Four reports from various city departments.

Four reports will be referred to the budget finance and audit standing committee for the internal operations standing committee.

One report from the legislative policy division.

The one report would be referred to the internal operations standing committee for the neighborhood and community services standing committee.

Five reports from various city departments.

The five reports will be referred to the neighborhood and community services standing committee for the planning and economic development standing committee.

Five reports from various city departments.

Five reports will be referred to the planning and economic development standing committee for the public health and safety standing committee.

Mr.

President, um, along with the referrals for the public health and safety standing committee, we do have a walk-on to be referred to public health and safety standard committee from council member withdale calloway.

There's a is this the memo for the after hours establishment, Madam Clerk?

Yes.

All right, there's a walk on colleagues uh for that was mentioned earlier uh in the uh formal session.

Is there a motion, Member Calar?

To move this to walk this item on for yes, motion to approve, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you so much.

There's a motion to walk this item on for referral.

Any objections?

See none, that action shall be taken.

Madam Clerk.

So for public health and safety standing committee, Mr.

President, we will have 26 reports from various city departments.

The 26 reports would be referred to the planning, excuse me, the public health and safety standing committee under consent agenda.

There are no items, Mr.

President.

We'll now move to member reports.

Mr.

Chair.

Um, before we go into member reports, Member Johnson.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I'd like to request a waiver on line item 18.1.

That is the CPA building historic district.

There's a request for a waiver on line item 18.1, colleagues.

Any objections?

Seeing none, waiver should be attached.

Pro Cam Young, followed by Member Benson.

Yeah, I just want to say I know we have had some items that we postponed to the end of the agenda.

I just want to know that we deal with the items involving uh for me as public lighting department.

I know Member Benson had something too.

I forgot what it was.

I just want to know did we deal with that already?

Or are they available to you?

Yep, good catch.

Thank you for that.

I think it was 19.6 and 19.4, colleagues.

My apologies.

Um I didn't forget you, Mr.

President.

I was waiting until we get done with consent and then let you know that we do have to go back.

No, no, I appreciate y'all.

Thank you.

Um, but any additional waiver requests, colleagues.

See none.

Okay.

Um, while we're here, madam clerk, before we go into member reports, I think this is a good time now that we can pause for it.

Uh, do we have uh anyone available, Mr.

Washington, for line items 19.4 and 19.6.

If we can promote Eric Cooper as well as Raquel Harrington, okay.

We will promote them, pull them over.

We'll go first with uh 19.4.

Um was that yours or was that yours, Member Benson?

I was 19.6.

Okay.

I'm 19.4.

Oh, chim.

Yep.

19.4.

Can you repeat your question, please?

Sure.

Hello, Mr.

Hello.

I think it's director, Mr.

Cooper, if I'm not mistaken, sir.

Good to see you.

Hello, everybody.

Hello, Miss Harrison.

As well.

Uh, I just want to ask you very quickly.

Um, I wanted to talk about the decommissioning of the public lighting department.

I just want to know is there an actual timeline of when this will be finished?

You know, I kind of made a joke earlier.

This is kind of like uh Barbara Strike saying it's farewell tour, you know, we keep saying goodbye and she keeps coming back and having more and more farewells or it's kind of takes away from the purpose.

When is this going to end?

Um, do we have a gant chart or a progress chart or something we can follow to be able to determine when this is going to be decommissioned?

We're talking about four billion dollars here.

I just want to know how much money is this gonna cost total within this year for decommissioning to take place if that's your end year or whenever the end date is.

How much more money do you have left to spend?

How many more months or years is this gonna take for us to be able to decommission to the public lighting department?

Yeah, I think this one may be for Dan.

Oh, sorry, Eric.

I just like picking right in.

Yeah, uh he's here now though.

I'm sorry for us.

Please introduce yourself for the record, and I'm not sure if you need the question, uh answer or uh ask again, excuse me.

Good afternoon.

Um, I think I understand the question.

The I can't have the figures on at hand right now, but we do get reports from the energy group on how much is taken out and how much is approximately left to be done.

And through the chair, I would like to point out that this project is pretty well self-funded because all the cable and the wireless removed is then processed by Goodwill Greenworks and auctioned off.

And we average revenue around two and a half million dollars a year and expenses around one and a half million dollars a year, and the difference is being put aside for future uh decommissioning for other parts of the uh public lighting department unused assets that cannot that do not have value in them.

I can get you the exact numbers of what before you go further.

Hold on one second before you go further.

Please introduce yourself for the record.

We need to the clerks right.

I'm sorry, my name is Dan Voitzlevic.

I'm a TASS employee of the ODFS assigned to public lighting.

Okay, thank you.

Uh Pro Tim Any additional.

Yeah, I I'm not gonna uh uh attempt to pronounce your last name, so I'm just gonna call you Mr.

Dan if that's okay.

That's certainly I don't want to put you that.

So uh Mr.

Dan, um the line item of 19.4, it says decommissioning, but the teeter for 19.4 says provide repair and service underground cable for PLD assets.

Is DTE involved in the decommissioning of these grid portions?

And why not?

DT is not involved.

This is city owned assets.

DT we use them during the under EDSA, which is completed now.

Right.

Now they all revert back to us, and we uh recovering the cable underground cable and selling off the copper and lead in that cable and making that those condos available for third party uh fiber optic companies, they rent the space from us to render fiber optic optics.

No, absolutely.

I I was just wondering why were they not included in this since they're the ones that uh took over for the energy generation aspect, you would think that they would have some sort of part in the decommissioning, at least providing some sort of uh financial assistance as well in this part, and at least can also give us an update in terms of when this is gonna when this is gonna end because it's been a while, and it's a lot.

I mean, like you said, most of this is paying for itself, so I'm assuming the money that uh we're we're yeah, no, it's just right here public light decommissioning.

So, okay, 100%.

Okay, so that I just want to know why that is and when when will you be able to have a date set for when this will be finally decommissioned?

Do you have that?

I do not have a date.

I can tell you how much progress has been made and how much is left to be done.

Yeah, but the uh how much they can remove on any given day, there are multiple facets to it.

Some they can pull out a whole lot very quickly, other stuff they have to do a lot of work to pull it out, and you don't know how much it's gonna take to actually get into the facility and see what's actually there, what the condition of the conduit runs are okay, and so I also just want to ask is so when we're talking about decommissioning, that's not part of the grid.

This is part of the old grid that we used to use.

Yes, okay.

Okay, so it's part of the old grid that we used to use it.

So DTE is just wiped their hands at that.

Right, DTE is no longer involved with our grid at all.

Okay, because I still think since they're since the since it's transferred over to DTE, they should have some responsibility for that.

So uh, do you do you do you have an idea of how much is left to be done?

And can you send that to me in writing?

I can get that for you.

Okay, excellent.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

Excuse me.

Um, through the chair, so I had uh for this to you through Malik.

Yes.

Okay, very well.

I will do that.

I'll I'll have it to you by the end of the week.

Thank you, sir.

I appreciate it, Mr.

Dan.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

You're quite welcome.

Further discussion, line item nine 19.4.

Thank you.

Additional discussion.

Does the decommissioning funding include the decommissioning of Mr.

Sky Power Plan at all?

Through the chair.

That's what the money they're putting aside there be you want to call it profit.

The difference between the expense of the revenue is putting being put on aside for that for the uh Mr.

Sky decommissioning.

Is that still on in the budget to be decommissioned, removed, demolished as part of this?

Not to my knowledge, no.

Okay.

Do we have any plans for the ultimate decommissioning or removal of that structure?

I am not privy to the information.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Thank you.

Any further?

Thank you.

From 19.4.

Seeing none.

College, is there a motion for 19.4?

Motion to motion to move 19.4.

Approve.

Motion to approve 19.4.

I think there's a motion to approve line item 19.4.

Any objections, colleagues?

Seeing none.

That action shall be taken.

Thank you so much.

Now dropping down to 19.6.

Bring back our folks from services.

Harrington and uh I think it was Mr.

Cooper that was here earlier.

All right.

Good afternoon again.

Um member Benson, the floor is yours, sir.

All right, thank you.

Uh the question is regarding the lack of Detroit.

Um, our ability to get a Detroit vendor.

Just do we have any feedback on why that was, although does it mean that it was anything wrong or improper?

I just want to get some feedback on why we couldn't get a Detroit vendor for this contract.

Yes, absolutely.

So through the chair, we did receive a Detroit-based proposal, but after evaluation, um, to our knowledge of city review team, uh, the recommended vendor was determined to provide the best overall value and meet the full scope of requirement.

So that's why we selected the one that we did.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Colleagues, any further?

Seeing none, is there a motion for line item 19.6?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to approve line item 19.6.

Any objections?

See none, then action shall be taken.

All right, just cleaned up.

Um now we shall go to member reports.

Uh we should start with uh member McCample.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Just want to first thank um Member Waters and her staff for a great uh deed for town hall in District 7 last week.

Um, I believe we had over a hundred folks on Zoom and had um quite a few people in the room.

So thank you so much to Member Waters.

Um, and thank you to all the folks who came out and our panelists as well.

Um coming up this Thursday at 10 a.m.

We will have our coffee hour, our last one before budget season at Mary's Grill, located at 20804 Plymouth.

Um, so please do come out if you are a D7 resident.

Um, and also want to thank Lieutenant Taylor of the Detroit Fire Department for attending our coffee hour on Saturday um to talk about fire safety.

It was a very informative conversation.

Um wanted to know for folks that the Rouge Park Master Plan Community Meeting will be happening this Thursday and March on March 5th um at 6 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m.

at the Brennan Pools, which is located at 21415 Plymouth Road.

Um, so please do come out and engage around what's upcoming for Rooch Park, which is truly a gym of the city, the largest park in the city, um, right there in District 7.

Uh, and then I just wanted to know for folks that the Detroit Public Library, the Edison branch um has available 2025 tax forms for the city of Detroit and the Michigan Home Heating Credit and your 1040 as well if folks are in need of paper tax forms.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you, Member Callaway.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um, I want to thank the mayor um for um visiting um district two with our um vice president um Kamala Harris on Saturday at the vegan trap.

We had a wonderful time.

The vegan trap is a vegan restaurant on Livernoy at Northfolk, and it's owned by um my sorority sister, Jasmine, and also Kamala Harris's sorority sister.

And I um have known Vice President Kamala Harris for some years.

She was my sister's my late sister's roommate at Howard University.

But Madam Madam Mayor was surprised that I had that relationship with the vice president.

And it was she was pleasantly surprised.

So it was just wonderful to see Vice President Harris at Vegan at the vegan um trap vegan restaurant.

And we had a great, great turnout.

We had a lot of young women there under the age of like 10 who were inspired by our vice president and inspired by our Madam Mayor.

And she she shared stories about her relationship with my sister.

She would share stories with my sister, the late Dr.

Gwendolyn Whitfield, um about LA.

And of course, um, my sister would share stories about Detroit.

So that was a wonderful, wonderful reunion.

She's known my sister and my family for decades.

So she mentioned that Saturday morning.

I'm sorry, Saturday afternoon.

So it was wonderful, wonderful to have both of them in District 2.

And that was just a very, very sweet reunion.

DTE Energy will be hosting an in-person event to provide one-on-one support with payment assistant options, energy assistant referrals, and information about starting, stopping, or transferring service.

The event will take place at Northwest Activity Center at 18100 Myers Road on Wednesday, March the 4th from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m.

Then the City of Detroit's Office of Eviction Defense Public Meeting on the Right to Council program at the Northwest Activity Center on the 5th of March, Thursday.

Representatives from the United Community Housing Coalition, Lakeshore Legal Aid, Michigan Legal Services, and additional community partners will be in attendance.

And these are not for Detroit District 2 residents, it's for the entire city.

All residents are invited to these events.

Join me on Monday, March the 9th for our monthly conversation.

We've been doing these since 2022 and rack it up at 6530 West Outer Drive.

We will have representatives from DWSD, DPSCD, and the Detroit Land Bank Authority and more.

And then lastly, the City Health Department offers free lead testing to reduce toxic lead exposure among Detroiters, particularly our young children.

For more information, you can call 313-876-0133.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

Thank you.

Member Waters.

Well, first thing I want to do is to highlight our next skill trade task force meeting, which will be Wednesday, March 18th, 4 to 6 p.m.

at IBEW Local Uh Union 58.

That's at 1358 Abbott Street.

1358 Abbott Street.

Again, that's Wednesday, March 18th.

The task force is um uh co-chaired by um member Miller from District 5 and member by Campbell from District 7.

Our last one was a great one, and so we're trying to build on it this time to make sure that people come out and receive this most valuable information from our labor unions because they're there to help um educate people, tell them how they can come and work with uh labor on all of these projects that we have here in this city for sure.

Um I want to say to my colleague from district two, yeah.

When I was driving down Woodwood on Friday night, uh I saw this long line, extremely long lines for Kamala Harris, former vice president.

They were there to because they were having a conversation with uh Kamala Harris at the state theater.

It was long.

And so that was that was really, really nice.

I want to say congratulations to um member McCampbell for the award that he received last night at ICD.

Congratulations.

Um you know, when I was um sitting here in uh Ms.

Ruby, she called in regarding D frog.

Shortly thereafter, I received uh a text message from someone who's experiencing D frag.

And so the person, I mean they literally took their home at their family home.

Um, they have registered a quick claim deed against the property.

And um, so we're very, very uh upset about it.

And the second the same investment company also stole two properties in 2024.