Committee will be called to order with a clerk please call the roll.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway.

Councilmember Scott Benson.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Is it chair?

You do not have a quorum present.

Okay.

Both the chair, member Whitfield Callaway and Member Miller both have excused absences.

And Member Whitfield Callaway, the chair will be coming in in about 10 minutes.

So not having a quorum, we cannot take up any business, but we can take up our public comment.

And so what we'll do is have public comment and just a bit of housekeeping.

When we don't have a quorum, we can do public comment, but there can be no response.

And so we can just listen, FYI to our public commenters.

Do we have anybody in the audience in the gallery who would like to participate in public comment?

Anyone in the gallery going once, going twice, or there's no one in the gallery.

How many people do we have online for public comment?

Good morning, Vice Chair Benson.

We currently have nine hands raised for public comment.

Oh, fantastic.

Okay, and we're going to shut down public comment at 10.05.

And we are going to go with two minute public comments.

Two-minute public comments.

And shut down public comment at 1005.

And Ms.

Varner is our first person.

Yes.

Good morning, Ms.

Varner.

You have two minutes.

Good morning to all within the sound of my voice.

I'm Betty A.

Barner, president of DeSoda Ellsworth Black Association.

Asking everyone to save the date of April 18th, 2026.

That's on a Saturday.

It would be from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

We will be offering eye exams and eye screenings.

Also, the Detroit Community Health Connections and Corporation will be offering health services.

All the services are free for the Detroit Metro Area Residents.

You don't need an insurance card.

If you need the services, just show up and you will be service.

And these services are free for children and adults.

And the services will be provided at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

7-151co Avenue, corner of Monica.

Again, 7-1-5-1 Finco Avenue, corner of Monica.

That's a couple of blocks west of Livinois.

If you need these services, please come out.

We know that there are people who are struggling with their health insurance.

Even people who have insurance, say they deductibles have been raised.

Thank you, Ms.

Varner.

We're gonna go with we have one person in house, uh, Mr.

Smith, and we're gonna go with Mr.

Smith.

He has two minutes, and we're gonna shut down public comment at 10 05.

Mr.

Smith, you have two minutes.

Good morning, thank you.

I want to say uh that was a nice charter mandated meeting I went to last night.

I forgot to ask uh Madam Mayor for a meeting with the Detroit Ham Champion Coalition, so I'll be asking her for that tonight.

Tonight will be the district two uh charter mandated meeting.

Uh Pleasant Girl, oh not Pleasant Girl, it's gonna I forgot the church name of the church, but it'll be tonight at 7 p.m.

Uh good to see you, council uh member uh Whitfield Callaway.

I'll be in your district a little bit later, you know, asking some questions.

I want to bring up two people from District 1 who I forgot to mention.

I mentioned one of them last night, but John O'Brien, who is a notorious slum lord in uh district one, and also Elizabeth Simon.

They both own uh a combination of properties uh in the name of Brightmore Realty or something like that.

Um they are notorious for dumping in District One in the Brightmore area.

Um, and apparently John O'Brien owns homes uh that Faith Fowler, I believe, uh took the premise of where people were supposed to live in these homes for 15 years and become homeowners.

But there's a lady, she spent 15, she spent uh 27 years in a home.

She's paid 110,000 for a home in Brightmore, which the houses go for a third of that price, and she's gonna end up spending 170,000 and to become to own a home in Brightmore with the conditions she lives in.

Also, uh District 2 has Lobus Williams, who's a police commissioner, who has been cheated in.

He is uh he shouldn't have been in that position.

He should have made the ballot uh when it comes to police commissioner and uh Auntie Linda Bernard was definitely cheated out of her seat.

Also, there are some pervasive issues in district two.

I'll be bringing up later on in the charter mandated meeting.

And also uh Chronos Concrete.

Uh, there's a uh uh a report from LPD given in 2025 at the request of council uh woman and uh appreciator Mary Waters that says that any member of city council can uh initiate down zoning.

So we love to see some down zoning for Kronos.

They can down zone entire neighborhood that could be 10 acres, 15 acres, and that could also be considered a spot zone.

And so uh very interesting how the Maroon family is operating and the things that they've done in the city and the lawsuits that they've won against this city, and uh we need to hold them accountable regardless.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Smith, for your comments.

Um, who do we have next on the call?

The next caller is Cunningham.

Mr.

Cuttingham, good morning.

You have two minutes.

Mr.

Cunningham.

Mr.

Cunningham, are you with us?

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

313, 444, 9114.

That number was made so you can remember it.

That's my Facebook, my Cash App.

Also Patreon.

This is an urgent, urgent, urgent gas prices have increased.

And some folks have stopped their Patreon donation or um or regular cash app.

They were under the impression that being an ambassador for D is a paid position.

It is not.

And probably may always be poor, but your assistance helps me get around the city and do what I do.

Um and so I'm asking that you don't stop and those under the sound of my voice that you start assisting.

And just FYI, uh, I thank this councilwoman for not being a rubber stamp.

She has never been a rubber stamp, and I like that.

I appreciate that.

Uh also uh she's the one that I got the spirit of Detroit award.

She's the one that thought that this should have been done a long time ago.

Um, but I do appreciate her.

Hopefully, we can do another bus ride along.

And the prayer, the morning prayers begin again.

Um, the furb and effectual prayers of the righteous available much.

Doug is still not on time, and sometimes they don't show up.

So they need some prayer and they need some action.

Also, um I had a uh a training in Pittsburgh, and the equivalent to a bridge card there with the GO program.

Folks can that are lawyer can ride the bus half off.

We need to do something.

Actually, the bus fare, it shouldn't be bus fair if it's not adequate service.

The Q line is sponsored by the state.

The people who are sponsored by priority waste.

Thank you, Mr.

Caller.

Um, Mr.

Cunningham, our next caller is our next caller is William M.

Davis.

Mr.

Davis, you have two minutes, sir.

Good morning.

Uh good morning, could I be heard?

Can be heard.

Okay, I know y'all have a long day yesterday.

Uh I'm I want to first talk about um seven points for community advisory councils.

You know, I think they are a poor substitute for the citizen district councils.

I was uh on one in the 1980s for University City A Citizens District Council.

That's in the area near Wayne State.

Uh, but uh it was local residents that was on it, and we act actually had to get voted on by the community, you know, in geographical area.

But you know, because we was able to do more than what these citizens district council that as a citizen district council co-leader of that council, I was able to do more than what these citizens of advisory council do.

Uh it appears like uh when Archer came in, he helped to downsize them diminish them.

Uh, because like I say, we have a number of developments down.

In fact, for one development, uh Calamet, that's the development between uh third, the large force uh going south.

You know, we got over one-third of the state budget, you know.

So some of us was doing stuff, and I was working full-time and going to school full-time at Wayne State, and I was working on a rotating shift, so it was changing uh periodically.

You know, I I think we could do more, and I think it's a lot more experience in the city to do more, but we'd have to have the will to do more.

Um hopefully y'all will have a good day, and uh, hopefully I got some rest last night.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Davis.

And next caller is next caller.

Our next caller is Jacqueline.

Morning, Jacqueline.

You have two minutes.

Good morning.

I called yesterday regarding the lots, um, the empty lots on Tacoma.

I mistakenly thought that they were in um district four.

However, I learned from a telephone call yesterday that they are actually in Mr.

Scott Benson district of District Three.

So they will be contacting you, Mr.

Umson, regarding why those lots are unsecured and unfilled.

I understand that um you want clear bike routes and a schedule when the bike routes will be cleared.

However, if you walk down Tacoma and you see those eight vacant lots, I mean those eight holes that's in the ground, unsecured with that dirt that's across the sidewalk and into the street.

Maybe you should take a ride down there on your bike.

That is my comment.

Goodbye.

Thank you, Jaclyn.

The next caller is next caller is legendary Detroiter.

Legendary Detroiter, you have two minutes.

Legendary Detroiter, you have two minutes.

Go to the next caller, Ms.

JC and um legendary Detroit could go to the end of the queue.

The next caller is resident.

Resident, you have two minutes, and good morning.

Good morning, you heard?

Yep, you can be heard.

Good morning.

Yeah, I'd like to suggest something I've suggested in the past, and I didn't hear back from people, but in communities like Ferndale and across the nation, even in Arbor, they implement a program called No Mo May.

The reason they do this is to help the production of pollinators that we need for the plants to grow.

And so, you know, there's way more noxious things out there, like all the mowed over garbage, which is another issue I'd like to bring up also.

You know, people are get concerned about lawn grass.

I'm more concerned about garbage that I see constantly mowed over by city hired developers, and just the other day, the people who want to build North End Landing, that the developers they hire don't live in the neighborhood, were mowing over garbage again, but they get away with it.

Also, we need for the plan Detroit, the master plan meetings.

District 5 only got eight days' notice for a meeting happening tonight.

These meetings are district specific.

So can there can these meetings be recorded?

Can there be some kind of rerun for people who cannot attend those meetings?

Because eight days is short notice for a lot of people.

Also, I'd like to know, you know, I really question the unfairness of the side lot policy.

I have a number of neighbors who have been taking care of lots next to them, but they are prevented from buying them.

So I don't know how it can be legal that some people get to buy a side lot for a hundred dollars, but other people are being told, oh no, it's like 10,000, and you gotta give me a plan and proof of funds.

Since you're in charge of the legal department, can you ask how that's legal to treat?

Thank you, Ms.

Warwick.

The next caller is the next caller is Dr.

Denise Darnell.

Ms.

Darnell, you have two minutes and good morning.

Good morning and greetings.

Yes, this is Dr.

Darnell.

I live in District 2.

And as I was driving down Woodward South between Eight Mile and Wellesley, the bus shelter with glass enclosure, had about an 18-inch hole with shattered glass, two of those holes.

And the glass is on the street and on the sidewalk.

So I just thought I would mention that.

It was hard for me to put that in the app because I didn't have an address.

And also, I know that there's a lot of concern about our air quality.

I've heard other people talk about it.

It's been in the press.

And BC has uh excellent people who can get more information about our air quality.

Specifically, Julie Rowe, she's an environmental specialist, and I met with her in a meeting at district three.

And for those who want information about air quality, her numbers 313 716 2956.

And those are my comments.

God bless you all.

Dr.

Darnell, Dr.

Downell.

Please don't.

This is Councilmember Callaway, and I am your councilwoman.

I represent District 2 on the city council.

So I'm interested to get more information about where the location is of that shattered um bus shelter.

The glass that's on the in the street.

Can you give me the location?

Yes, it's going down Woodward South after you pass eight mile on your way to like Woodlawn Cemetery and Wellesley before well before seven mile.

So it's on the south side of Woodward.

And I just noticed it this morning.

I think it's been done recently.

Thank you so much.

And we we will make sure that gets taken care of.

Thank you, Dr.

Darnell.

The next caller is the next caller is Darren McCleskey.

Miss McCluskey, you have two minutes.

Hello, council.

Can you hear me?

We can hear you.

Great.

Okay, so um, I'm not gonna talk about solar this time.

I'm gonna stay away from that.

But um I lived in Detroit for seven years before moving out of the city.

Um, I've owned dozens of rentals, um, still own over a dozen rentals.

Um interact with the city and many different facets, uh, variety of levels of of government and whatnot.

Um, I've also started buying suburban rental properties, and I can say there's just a night and day difference between how the government responds to things, something like a tax appeal.

Um it's you walk in in another place and they have the form filled out for you.

In Detroit, it's you didn't have your form in, even though it says it has to be mailed in by a certain date and time, you didn't have it in by this exact time.

We're disqualifying you from everything.

Um, it's it's like the government doesn't want to serve in some sense.

Um, regarding like a blight fine in Port Huron, they'll actually have a phone call with you and talk to you about it and come up with a plan.

In Detroit, they just typically ticket the wrong address because they don't look up the correct uh most recent deed or or taxable address, they'll ticket the wrong address, and then they'll just garnish your your account.

They don't care.

So I guess what I'm where I'm going with all of this is it would be really great for the city to try to job shadow or maybe see what other communities are doing just to try to find best practices here and there.

Um, you know, Detroit's come a long way, but I'll obviously can still improve.

And I think it would be very a very good thing to be able to job shadow or kind of train alongside other communities to find out the best way to uh to govern.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

McCluskey.

Thank you, sir.

The next caller is the next caller is Tyson Gersh.

Mr.

Gersh, you have two minutes, and good morning, sir.

Hi, can you hear me?

We can hear you, Mr.

Gersh.

Good morning.

Thanks.

Good morning.

Um, I guess uh since I'm already on, I might as well say something.

Uh, my comments really more geared towards uh the next session.

Um but I think the BZA budget.

Uh I really hope council actually looks at it.

Um the caseload and the revenues make no sense.

Um, they don't explain each other.

Um the revenue tripling in fiscal year 24 makes no sense.

Um I don't I don't get why anyone even has to dig to figure this out.

Um, we should just the stuff should be so transparent.

And the fact that it's not transparent is what is allowing it to become a problem in the first place.

Um, you know, like the best defense or the best way to avoid kind of getting into trouble is to just create a system uh that that catches uh it immediately.

And if we just you know had transparent financials in the city, um, that wouldn't be an issue.

Um, I also and I know I'm like late on this for budget season, but I think the the city clerk's office is dramatically overburdened and um needs more resources.

Um laws place a lot of burdens on the city clerk, and in our city, uh, I mean, like just the record management obligations are so immense.

Um, we're not doing things properly.

There are better ways to go about it.

Um, but it it I think like we underestimate just how difficult the city clerk's office job is.

Um, and I'd love to see them get some more support.

Thank you, Mr.

Gersh.

The next caller is the next caller is owner Papa, owner Popper.

You have two minutes.

Uh good morning, and through the chair.

May I be heard?

Be heard.

Thank you.

Um, on your agenda today, Mr.

Benson has something that's quite ridiculous.

Some tracking of um something that goes on in your chamber.

Seems ridiculous to me.

Um, 815 is about a policy.

I thought that's what this body did, wrote policy and legislate it.

AI is not something that we want to incorporate on the basis of what this body says.

We want an entire group of citizens to determine how we go about incorporating AI.

If you understand AI, you know that it's it's difficult to control, and you must have people who have an agenda that is moral, and I don't see that happening with this body or this administration.

So I think we should stay away from AI unless we're going to change some council positions into AI positions.

I think um to replace councilman young would be a great start to um incorporating at least one AI into it, and then maybe we can get um real data from the council, and you can operate on a data basis because this body is not operating on the needs of the people.

We have open pits of dirty dirt that's spilling all over the city, and no one thinks that's important or um urgent.

We have lots of problems in the city that you all didn't address with the budget, and you don't address in your councils.

I think we need a new way of government.

Thank you.

The next caller is the next caller is black bag moving crowley.

You have two minutes, Mr.

Crowley.

You have two minutes, Angela Whitfield.

Okay, I gotta dunk the whole black bag out.

So this morning I want to talk about Bishop David Ellis, Michigan former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis Archer Sr.

I want to talk about Angela Whitfield Callaway.

I want to talk about 1905 by Moro Drive.

I want to talk about Greater Grace Church over on Shafer and Seven Mile, and that Oak Floor that's behind the pulpit of Bishop David Ellis's former church, and I want to talk about Coleman Young Senior, and I want to talk about a 45 year reputation in the city of Detroit four decades and a half of being stand-up 100 and uh in word in Detroit that's gonna call me a liar, a fake, a fraud, or none of the stuff that you said, Angela out your mouth, and I'm Nimi's friend, and Nini asked for some help with her mama.

Kinesha Coleman did not shoot herself.

I told y'all who did it, but y'all keep playing me like I'm some kind of punk.

So now I'm getting ready to demonstrate on you.

And tomorrow I'm going to demonstrate on Scott.

And I'm going to run down the line all the way to the end.

The next caller is the final caller is legendary Detroiter.

Legend.

Legendary Detroiter.

You have two minutes.

You can take you can turn him off.

We've heard enough from him.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

That ends our callers for the back to our agenda.

And good morning, everyone.

We've got public hearing.

Okay.

Yep.

So public comment is.

Yeah, it's over.

And we didn't have any in the audience, did we?

Member Benson.

Mr.

Smith.

Okay, so now we will move to there are no chair remarks.

Public comment we just had.

Now we have a public hearing that starts now and we're right on track.

Um this is the public hearing to amend and renumber chapter 18 of the 2019 Detroit City Code Fire Prevention and Protection.

Article 1 Detroit Free Press Detroit Fire Prevention and Protection Code by Amending Division 1 Composition Purpose and Scope of Code etc.

I'm gonna ask the parliamentarian, must I read all of this?

At least the whole thing one time.

Okay, I'll pick up where I left off.

Excuse me, madam chair.

Yes.

I don't think we approve the minutes.

Oh, okay.

Is there a um motion to approve the minutes?

Motion okay, there's a motion to approve a minute, approve the minutes hearing no objections that action will be taken will be taken.

There are zero chair remarks.

Public comment has been had, and now we will um start with the public hearing after I read it.

Is that correct?

Parliamentarian and thank you, Mr.

King.

Section 18 1-1 composition to make technical corrections necessary to update language from the 2015 NFPA to the 2021 NFPA and section 18-1-3 scope to make technical corrections necessary to update language from the 2015 N FPA to the 2021 NFPA.

And I'm I'm sure the folks who are here with us from the fire department will tell us what the NFPA stands for and adds factors which are considered prima facia evidence of compliance with this code by amending division two National Fire Protection Association Fire Code and amendment thereof section 18-1-21 adoption to make technical corrections necessary to update language from the 2015 NFPA to the 2021 NFPA and section 18.1-20 2022 amendments and changes by adding one dot 7 dot 12 dash one dot 7 dot 12 dot 10 comma 1.7 dot 14 comma 1.7 dot 15, comma 1.7 dot 17 dash one dot 7 dot 17 dot 3 comma 1 dot 14 comma 3 dot 3 dot 43 comma 3 dot 3 dot 44 comma 3 dot 3 dot 68 dash 3 dot 3 dot 68 dot 3 comma 3 dot 3 dot one 35 comma 3 dot 3 dot 198 dash 3 dot 3 dot 198 dot 15 comma 20 dot 1 dot 1 dot 3 dash 20 dot 1 dot 1 dot 8 comma and 20 dot 2 dash 20 dot 2 dot 2 dot 6 comma by amending 1 dot 7 comma and 1.7.7 dot 7 comma and by renumbering and making technical corrections to 1.7.7 dot 7 subsection 13 dash subsection 56 comma 1 dot 10 dot 3 comma 1 dot 10 dot 3 dot one comma 1 dot 10 dot 5 comma 1 dot 1 six dot one comma 3 dot 3 dot 199 dot 32 dash

1.16.1, 3.3.199.32 3.3.199.32 Capital A.

2, 13.1.14, comma, and 10.1.1 for the purpose of updating the division to incorporate the 2021 fire code as amended by amending division three, finishing, resurfacing and re-finishing of bowling lanes and reconditioning and resurfacing of bowling pens.

Section 18-1-43, comma, bowling lane resurfacing to make technical corrections necessary to update language from the 2015 NFPA to the 2021 NFPA by amending division 4, fireworks and pyrotechnics, section 18 165, comma, permit for public display fireworks or articles, pyrotechnic to make technical corrections necessary to update language from the 2015 NFPA to the 2021 N FPA and by amending division 9 storage handling and use of ethylene oxide for fumigation and for fruit and crop ripening section 8-1-161 purpose to update the purpose to act in concert with NFPA 55 compressed gases cryogenic craniogenic fuels cold chapter 14 storage handling and use of ethylene oxide ox oxide for sterilization and fumigation 2020 addition and section 18 164 permits to make necessary technical changes to make necessary technical changes for the purpose of updating the code to reference the 2021 NFPA law and fire department.

Y'all owe me lunch okay.

Now what's the next step after all of that?

And please I hope I never have to read that again.

So I I I'm sure they injured enjoyed me reading all of that.

So we'll ask the um DFD to come forward, anyone else who should be um making public comment, please at these three microphones.

Once you take your seats, you can hit the base of the microphone, it'll turn green once you're when it's your turn to speak.

So if you can please take a seat, introduce yourselves, and you can thank me for reading all of that.

You can thank me for reading all of that.

Good morning, madam chairs.

Thank you very much for reading all of that.

And I know I butchered some of those words, but you did that.

I did my best.

If you can all introduce yourselves.

I'm from the law department.

Hi, Miss Foski, good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning, council member.

My name is Damon.

My name is Damon Robinson, Chief of Fire Plans and Exams for Detroit Fire Department.

Okay, thank you, Chief Robinson.

Good morning.

And I'm Granville Nixon, BC Construction.

Morning, Mr.

Nixon.

Morning to you all.

Okay.

Um I'll turn it over to you from the law department, Miss Foskey.

Uh we're here.

Uh I'm here to uh introduce or address an ordinance that's been sponsored by council member Benson.

I'm not gonna go over this.

Can I stop you right there?

Mr.

Member Benson should have read this.

And I'm gonna ask the parliamentarian.

I'm just gonna give me a minute.

I'm going somewhere with this.

I'm gonna ask the parliamentarian.

Could I have deferred the reading of this to the sponsoring council person?

All right, thank you.

Thank you, madam parliamentarian.

Ms.

Foski.

Okay, I am here to address an ordinance that was sponsored by Councilmember Benson.

Um you did an excellent job of reading the summary, but to shorten things for purposes of uh making this easier on everyone.

This is basically a massive overhaul of revisions made to chapter 18.

The purpose of which is to uh bring the city's fire code up to date with the 2021 state of Michigan fire code and the 2021 building construction code.

I'm gonna stop you right there, Ms.

Foski.

If there's anyone who wants to make public comment virtually, public comment will end in two minutes.

And if you're here in the um in the committee of the whole, um, just let us know that you are here to make public comment only on this um on this issue.

Okay, thank you, Ms.

Foskey.

Um to continue.

I have uh the fire chief here and also Mr.

Hargraves.

Mr.

Nixon.

Oh, Mr.

Nixon, I'm sorry, uh, to address any substantive questions regarding how the ordinance will be administered, but as far as summarizing it in short terms, it's just a basic overhaul to bring it up to date.

The NAPA stands for National Association of National Association Fire Protection, correct?

National Fire Incorrect National Fire Protection Association.

Okay, National Fire Protection Association.

Yes.

And do you do you have like a is it NIFA or NEPA?

NFPA.

Okay, okay, got it.

Okay.

Thank you for that.

Okay, so I guess it'll be um Chief Robinson.

You want to take over from Ms.

Foski?

You want to add?

Uh yeah, no, there's not really much to add, just just basically, you know, piggybacking on what um what she said is this is just an update.

Uh we we are currently operating under the 2015 version of this code.

Okay.

Uh clearly that's very dated, and uh, we want to update this to 2021 to go in line with uh the building code that is has been that will be adopted with the city as well as what's been adopted with the state.

Okay, thank you so much, Chief.

And Mr.

Nixon, and good morning, sir.

Good morning.

Um, no, we don't um BC has reviewed the um ordinance, and um we're accepting everything in it.

We have no issues with it.

It's pretty straightforward.

So after I did all that reading, yes, it's straightforward.

It's straightforward, yes.

All righty, so thank you, three.

And um, is there anyone here in the uh committee of the whole that would like to make comp uh public comment on this issue or this ordinance um amendment?

Okay, uh Ms.

JC, do we have anyone on the phone who would like to make public comment based on this ordinance only?

We have any callers?

Good morning, uh chairwoman.

We have three hands raised to make public comment, and let me get that summer up for you.

Okay, and the three callers, please know you will only be allowed to make public comment as it relates to this amendment to this ordinance.

The first caller is the first caller will be number ending in 534.

Number um ended in 534.

You have public comment regarding this particular proposed ordinance amendment?

Caller 534.

Okay, you can move them to the end of the queue.

The next caller is a woman.

My apologies, my computer's moving quite slow.

I'm gonna allow them to speak now.

That's number ending in 534.

Okay, no problem.

Caller ending in 93 534.

You have two minutes to make public comment on this ordinance amendment.

Yes, ma'am, be heard.

You can okay, thank you.

Um, didn't hear too much detail about what's in there?

Um it sounds kind of complicated.

I wanted to know does uh does this have to deal with um how firefighters deal with electric vehicle fires, which I've observed on videos in red are very hard to put out.

And uh what about if the solar farms catch on fire?

Somebody told me about a solar firm.

Thank you so much, Ms.

Warwick.

Um, does this have to do with um EVs and fires and solar farm fires?

Uh indirectly it does.

It it by updating the code language, we are adopting what the national standards are for through NFPA for EV fires as well as uh solar fields.

So those standards are not specifically spelled out in the ordinance, but it references those code uh items.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you so much, Chief.

And Miss Warwick, you still have a minute and nineteen um seconds.

Ms.

Warwick.

Okay, if she comes back, um Ms.

JC, please allow her to come back in and we'll give her a minute and 19 seconds.

I want to make sure her question got answered.

The next caller is the next caller is William Emma Davis.

Mr.

Davis, you have two minutes to comment on this ordinance amendment only.

Hello, can I be heard?

You can be heard.

I was just wondering in general, why is it that the fire department doesn't automatically update its code or asked does it be updated whenever the codes change, be it for federal or state uh coding.

That's my question.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Davis.

And who would like to answer that question?

Please um say your name and answer the question if you can.

I think I'm gonna defer to the chief.

I know that uh this request has been pending and we've done our best to accommodate fire, but I can honestly say that they have been on top of this, but I'm gonna defer to him for more detail.

Chief Robinson, thank you, Ms.

Foskey.

Yeah, uh what I will say is you know, it it's our duty to review these codes every two years.

They are updated every three years.

Uh whether or not we as a fire department and we as a city adopt them, uh we do need to go through them uh pretty extensively to make sure that these new codes or new language that have been adopted aren't automatically um instituted in the city that may or may not benefit the citizens or uh visitors for the city.

So we want to just try to make sure that we are doing our due diligence that way.

So that's why they're not automatically adopted, but we are um tasked with reviewing these every two years to make sure that any new codes that are coming up are something that we might consider adopting.

Okay, thank you so much, Chief Robinson.

The next caller is the next caller is number ending in five three four.

Okay.

Caller ending in five three four.

You have two minutes.

No, I thought I was only supposed to get a minute.

No, we can listen, you you're gonna start.

We're gonna start you at two minutes because I interrupted you and I allowed the chief and Ms.

Fosky from the law department to answer your question.

So go ahead, Ms.

Warwick.

Well, thank you, and how refreshing to actually have a question of mine addressed when like ninety-five percent of the time what I say gets ignored.

So I commend you um member Callaway for actually addressing something I asked.

Um we residents get very neglected, and I'm not saying you have an easy job, but um so what are these standards for dealing with electric vehicles?

I've seen things about their special blankets that you throw over vehicles to stop the incredible heat.

Uh what happens if this stuff goes on something having forbid goes on at the solar farms?

The reason I'm concerned about this, well I have a neighbor who had a had a uh a vehicle and he bought a Chinese battery off Amazon and charged up.

It was just past its expiration date or the whatever get back date, whatever, return date.

And he he charged it and went tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, and he heard the funny ticking noise, and then he brilliantly moved it outside and then it exploded on his front porch.

So there's uh, you know, we gotta be really uh clear about the safety of all this technology that is supposedly clean but actually creates a lot of junk in the end of its life.

And um, so I'm just wondering if the fire department, how are they gonna be able to handle it if they're cutting off roads in these solar farm areas?

How are the emergency vehicles going to get to where they need to get to in case there are these fires?

And is that part of the plan?

Can that pretty please be addressed or is it specifically addressed anywhere in the legislation to the lawyer?

Thank you.

Thank you.

That's it.

Any other anybody else on the call, Miss Ms.

JC?

Thank you, Member Benson.

Final caller.

Thank you.

All right.

Anything else from um Mr.

Nixon, Chief Robinson or Ms.

Foski?

No, ma'am.

Okay.

Mr.

Graham Anderson, anything from the law department from your perspective?

And I think this is uh overdue ordinance that will benefit the citizens of Detroit.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Member Benson.

Thank you.

Um, just what one last time.

The major changes that we're seeing here as part of the update.

Can you just go over those again, please?

Yeah, the major changes would include obviously the the most major changes is updating the the the date or the the code uh year, which from 2015 to 2021.

Other changes that will be considered somewhat minor are pulling out some language from NFPA and putting directly into the ordinance so that it's a little bit clearer for all those that are involved in uh city government to be able to either write uh something or cite something from the code as opposed to going into the voluminous uh sections of NFPA, and then everything else are just changes to the code reference numbers, which Madam Chair kindly read to us.

Um so it's just a number of it's just it's it's a numerical change within the the ordinance itself.

But the language is still the same.

But it's really housekeeping.

Housekeeping, pretty much thank you.

I do have to ask, thank you, Member Benson.

What about the bowling alleys and the lanes and all that?

What why is that included in this ordinance?

What does bowling have to do with this particular ordinance?

Will the and the bowling lanes can somebody I was just curious when I read that?

I'm like, what does bowling pins the resurfacing of bowling pens and lanes have to do with the fire department?

So the products that are used for bowling alleys uh for the lanes and for the pens are uh can be highly flammable.

So um they they actually you know they actually use and in the past and and then in some other instances they use turpentine to stain these floors and things of that nature, and all of those are flammable products, so there is something you know special that we had to pull out and and kind of highlight for those particular occupancies.

Wow, I did not know that.

Thank you for that.

I did not know that.

Um, I don't have any other questions.

Member Benson, do you have any other questions?

Anything else you either of you want to add?

Okay, all right.

Well, thank you so much.

That completes that concludes our public comment and our discussion.

So we were able to handle line item six and I do believe line item seven, which was the discussion on the topic.

So thank you all so much and enjoy the rest of your day.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, so uh unfinished business line item 7.1.

That was the discussion on the proposed ordinance to amend and renumber chapter 18.

Through the chair, madam chair, yes, Mr.

Anderson.

I believe you still need to vote on uh item six.

Okay, which is a public hearing, madam chair.

Okay, so how do we do that?

Parliamentarian, what do we do?

What's the next step?

Um, is there a recommendation?

Madam Chair, motion to send to formal the this ordinance with a recommendation to approve.

Okay, hearing no objections, that action will be taken.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

You got to close out the public hearing as well.

Okay, and um the public hearing is now closed, and we will recall our regular meeting.

And if the clerk, you all can leave.

Thank you so much.

And the clerk, if you could call the roll again for our regular meeting, we're gonna return to the agenda.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway, President Councilmember Scott Benson.

I've been aye council member Renata Miller, Madam Chair.

You have a quorum.

Thank you so much, and thank you, um, Member Benson.

All right, line item 7.2 status of the law department.

Settlement and lawsuit of Lavon Hill.

We did bring this back um from March the 25th.

I'm gonna defer to the law department.

This is a four million dollar settlement.

Mr.

Anderson.

Through the chair Graham Anderson Law Department.

I believe all the outstanding questions were answered offline um and we're ready to move forward if this body is.

Yeah, um, member Benson.

No questions, no questions.

Is there a motion?

Motion to approve us in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to move line item 7.2 to formal session with the um recommendation to approve, hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

Line item 7.3 submitting a memorandum regarding a request for an updated report on boards and commissions, vacancies and term expiration.

This has also been brought back from March the 11th.

I'm gonna defer to LPD.

Mr.

King.

Good morning, madam chair.

Yes, sir.

Uh can we have one week on this item, please?

Okay.

Is there a motion to bring line item 7.3 back in two weeks?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 7.3 back in two weeks, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 7.3 will be brought back in two weeks.

Thank you, Mr.

King.

Line item 7.4, status of council member Denzel McCampbell submitting a memorandum relative to rules for community advisory council.

This was also brought back from February 2026.

LPD, Mr.

King.

Can we have two weeks on this item, Madam Chair?

Is there a motion to bring line item 7.4 back in two weeks?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 7.4 back in two weeks, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

King.

Line item 7.5 submitting a rim memorandum relative to follow-up questions on report on City of Detroit contracts involving data sharing with third parties.

This is being brought back as directed from February 2025-26.

LPD, Mr.

King.

Can we have three weeks from this item, Matt?

If your motion to bring line item 7.5 back in three weeks.

Under new business line item 8.1, Office of Contracting and Procure Procurement.

Submitting a resolution authorizing contract number 600 3874-A5- 100% sitting funding.

And this is the fifth contract change to increase funds and six months time extension for legal services from contractor Clark Hill.

Is there a motion for discussion on this one?

Mr.

Anderson, what is this about?

How much can you share with us?

Because this is an increase of 150,000, and this is the third contract change under an original contract.

Yes, through the Chair Graham Anderson Law Department.

This is uh the Clark Hill contract, which we've discussed in the past regarding um advisement that Clark Hill provides to uh our HR team, then the talent acquisition team for visas, um TN visas, H1B visas, and green card processing.

Uh they do additional work when it comes to providing guidance and documentation support regarding visa changes.

I know we recently it seems I was like I kind of was like I feel like we just spoke about this one.

We did because the gentleman from Clark Hill was just here.

So is this another contract in addition?

Because that one was $50,000, and this one is $150,000.

So how many contracts do they have for the so I'm I'm gonna I'm gonna ask I have a lot of questions about this because he was just here.

Yes, he was just here in March, and that I think was fifty thousand dollars to address the same issue regarding the HB1 visa holders and the employees that we have here in the city of Detroit.

Through the chair, that is correct.

I believe we um got a little late in the payment on this one on that previous one, and this one the increased amount is for a longer contract.

This goes until June of 2027.

So I believe that's uh the reason for the increase in time.

It seems it's about roughly $50,000 every six months.

I think that's kind of about the the the rate that it appears.

Uh speaking on your uh previous about the 50,000.

So that's that's where we're at at this time.

Uh but I I'm happy to answer any additional questions.

Okay, my questions are probably the same as they were earlier in March, but is there a motion on this one?

Motion to send the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.1 to formal with the recommendation to approve, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.2, contract number 600 6202-A1, 100% city funding, amendment one to add funding and one year time extension for ASL interpretation services contractor for deaf community advocacy network located at 2111 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan, Michigan.

Previous contract was from May of 2024 through May of 2026.

This is an amendment from to go through 2027.

Um is there a motion for discussion on this one?

Motion.

Can we have someone um through Ms.

Sullivan?

Are you here?

Someone from the administration.

I have a question about this, and I continue to ask about having this type of service here in Detroit.

We know a lot a lot of folks who provide these services, and why are we going out to Sylvan, Michigan?

Through the chair, we have Jackie Thomas in person and Leonard Jones online.

Okay, Miss Um Ms.

Thompson, if you could take the seat in at the microphone.

If there's a button at the base, you can press the you can press it and it'll turn green, and that means you can introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about this contract and good morning and thank you.

Good morning.

You're very welcome.

I'm Jackie Thompson.

I am our ASL interpreter specialist through the Office of Disability Affairs through CREEL.

Okay, can you tell us a little bit about this contract?

Um I've been here since we've had this contract and always ask why are we in Sylvan, Michigan when I know we have interpreters right here located in the city of Detroit, and did we think to bid this out?

Why are we extending that?

We have bid this out, and we have entertained other agencies.

We had a different agency, PHIS, who was that's who was on record for the original contact contract.

They were doing a partnership with DEF CAN.

They have um since backed out of the contract, and DEF CAN is now continuing that contract for us because they were partners with this other entity who was uh closer to Detroit.

She herself was also that PHIS was actually located in um Redford.

Okay, so PHIS was partnering with community advocacy, yes, but PHIS pulled out, correct, which left the entire contract to deaf community advocacy to fulfill.

Yes, okay.

And this is just gonna go through next May, and then you're gonna rebid it, please.

Okay, there will be a gap in services that want to get the board.

So this is why we were hoping to do that for now.

Okay, so this is like uh like an emergency type of situation, a continuation just because of the situation.

Okay, well, thank you so much, um, Ms.

Thompson, for coming forward to um answer all of my questions.

Um, member Wins, do you have any questions?

No questions.

Thank you for your due diligence, Ms.

Thompson.

And um, is there a motion on line item 8.2?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.2 to former with a recommendation to approve, and I don't hear any objections, so that action shall be taken.

Again, thank you, Ms.

Thompson.

Very well, and thank you, Mr.

Leonard Jones from I see you.

Thank you for being online, sir.

All righty, line item 8.3, contract number 6007 203-A1.

100% grant funding, amendment one to add time and funds to provide community outreach for eligible Detroit residents experiencing housing instability and or facing proceedings.

The contractor is United Community Housing Coalition.

This contract is from July of 2025 through March of 2028.

So it's an extension of time and an increase of 107,000 dollars.

Is there a motion?

Okay, there's a motion to approve line item 8.3.

Move it to formal with the recommendation to approve, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Member Benson.

The next item, line item 8.4, contract number 6007626, 100% construction code slash city fund to provide case management software system.

Contractor is Noble Child Inc.

Um e Noble Location 47519 Villa Terrace Court in Novi, Michigan.

This is a contract for five years, 2.3 million dollars.

Is there anyone on from appeals and hearings who can give us more information about this contract?

Is there a motion, Mr.

Chair, for discussion?

I mean, Mr.

Um Member Benson.

Motion to discuss.

Okay, there's a motion to discuss.

Do we have anyone on for good morning?

Miss Batula.

How are you?

I'm doing very well, madam chairperson.

How are you?

We're good here.

Good.

Good morning.

I just had a very brief comment I'd like to make, and then you know, welcome to answer any questions or or um other issues.

So and good morning, also to Vice Chair Benson.

So my name is Julian Pastrel.

I'm the director of the Department of Appeals and Hearings, DAH, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to this proposed contract today.

This contract represents a critical investment in modernizing DH operations to better serve Detroit residents and also our internal stakeholders to the city.

As outlined in the contract materials, this system will be a provided comprehensive, fully integrated platform that will cover all of DAH operations, managing Blight adjudications, administrative PLs, and related case activities.

The system will be transformational in several key ways.

There will be improved access for residents through a modern public-facing portal again to both of our divisions, administrative appeals and Blake Court.

There'll be streamlined case processing through intake to adjudication.

And while DAH is a strong supporter of the city's open data portal and other transparency measures, this will also enhance our transparency by providing easier access to tracking case status and accessing information again across all of our divisions.

We'll also have modernized data and reporting tools and integrate with other city systems to reduce duplication and improve our efficiency.

So this is again not just a software purchase, it is a fully operational upgrade that includes training, change management, and ongoing support to ensure success.

And it also supports our core mission, which is delivering services in a where that is f in a way, excuse me, that is fair, efficient, and accessible while improving the resident experience.

Again, I appreciate your consideration, and I I brought my materials.

I'm I'm prepared to answer your questions or bring back any information that you need.

Thank you so much.

Yes.

Thank you so much.

Um, Member Benson, do you have any questions?

No questions.

Okay.

And it's a motion for discussion.

I I'd like to ask a few questions.

Any motion for discussion?

Okay, thank you so much, Member Benson.

Okay, so how many licenses are attached to the software system?

Who have access to the software system?

What other departments that hold hearings have access to this software, and what system are you using now?

Okay, madam chair, uh, these are all excellent questions.

Want to make sure I I address each of them in turn.

So the current the proposed contract and the proposed uh number that you have before you for the 215,000 annual subscription and licensee fees, that is based on 65 licenses.

If we are using less than 65 less licenses, that cost will go down.

So who will be using licenses under the new system?

That would be my team, team DAH, which we have uh 19 people in my department.

So, and then the other licenses would be for B seed supervisors to be able to go into the system and say Inspector Um Smith is on holiday for these two weeks, so that the system will not schedule Inspector Smith for a court date during that scheduled time off.

Uh the the so the supervisors would be able to go in.

Similarly with DPD.

So again, it would not be full access for all B seed staff or DPD staff, these would be supervisor managerial roles, madam uh chair.

Uh, for other departments, this system would be bespoke to DAH.

Again, we are a very unique uh department in the city, adjudicating blight tickets and uh process and uh hearing administrative appeals from other uh city department decisions.

So this would again, it would have a new a new platform for people to be able to come in and look at the blight ticket information, look at the case information, and also give public-facing administrative appeal case updates and information.

I think the biggest highlight again will be that public facing portal.

And um, going into my last answer to your the the last part of your question is what system we are using now.

We are currently using our system is BETS, the Blight Enforcement Tracking System.

I am very proud to say that that system was developed in-house 20 years ago by a member of our my staff, um, and they have kept the system functioning and running uh during that time.

And where we find ourselves is that DAH core functions have expanded into the administrative appeal sector and and blight cleances and and again we um so the blight bets only covers our blight adjudications, and another issue that we're having is that being 2026, there's an expectation of when you go online, what a system will look like, how easy it is to navigate, what information is available.

And while BETS makes all of DAH's uh information very transparent, it can be difficult to search and and difficult to pull information for those outside of the city.

And the other thing I would like to highlight is um that the our current system is hosted on the city servers, so this also matches up with the city's uh cloud-based um policy, so it'll have enhanced security and other features getting us off of the um getting it off off the city uh prim servers.

Uh, another feature I would like to highlight is that um our reporting functionality, we are currently based off of a retired IBM system, and so there's not a lot of opportunity to expand how we're interacting with with all of the data that we have, and this new case management system will allow us to do that.

I mean, I could keep highlighting um, but I think I'll I'll stop there and and welcome other questions and comments.

Thank you so much.

Um what other cities um use this particular um software system out of Novae?

Are we their guinea pig?

Have they had any experience with providing this software to other municipalities our size, our situation?

I I would like to know that.

Thank you.

Uh Madam Chairperson, these are excellent questions.

Um, I'm glad I brought my materials.

So that was one of the the ratings when we did the evaluation was the experience, the quality approach, and capacity, quite frankly, again, you know, based on a city of of Detroit size.

So the vendor, um, the selected vendor and the proposed vendor was the highest rank proposal.

They were the only vendor um that had experience with other municipalities.

They had uh the uh in North Carolina case management for the statewide uh child welfare system, um, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health intake and referral systems, uh benefits management system for Elizabeth, New Jersey.

So you have statewide experience as well as local unit experience with very similar types of um needing to be able to create and track case files, needing to be able to upload information or in our case evidence, and having all of that information readily accessible to the public.

Well, the only one that I would be interested in knowing about would be Philadelphia, because North Carolina is yay big, and then the um city of New Jersey, Elizabeth, that's very, very small.

So that's no comparison to the population here in Detroit and the number of um the number of complaints I'm sure you receive, but okay.

Um I don't have any other questions.

If my colleague uh member Benson, if you don't have any questions, is there a motion?

Motion to send a formal recommendation to approve.

Okay, and thank you, ma'am.

Thank you very much.

All righty.

There's a motion for line item 8.4 to go to um formal with the recommendation to approve, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line law department, line item 8.5 settlement in the lawsuit of oral rehab services, LLC, Charmaine Steam versus the City of Detroit in the amount of 4,500.

Is there a motion?

Motion to approve.

Motion to approve.

Line item 8.5 hearing no objections.

That action shall be taken.

And it's in the formal.

And sent to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Thank you, Member Bitts.

Line item point 8.6 settlement and lawsuit of Sean Del Nore Dillon versus the City of Detroit fire department.

40,000 in full payment for any and all claims that he may have against the city.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send a formal recognition to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.6 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.7 settlement and the lawsuit of Marcus Alston, Antoine Hardy, Antonio Hardy and Lester Jones versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 21-11944, file number L2100755 AAA.

Um the police department in the amount of 350,000.

Is there a motion to discuss or move to formal?

Motion to approve and send a formal discussion.

Okay.

Discussion.

I'll just open it up for yourself, Madam Chair.

I'm gonna ask uh if Mr.

Thank you, um Member Benson, if Mr.

Anderson from the law department has any um thing he wants to add on this.

This is 350,000.

Through the Chair Graham Anderson Law Department, this was a uh difficult case.

Um I think we've seen the video on this one, and uh I believe that our litigators did a fantastic job putting this at 350,000 dollars.

The the damage could have been far higher.

So I I applaud our our law department.

It might not feel like a win 350,000 dollars, but but this wouldn't have surprised me if going to trial this become became 10 times higher.

So I I applaud our litigation team.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um, Mr.

Anderson.

Is there a motion?

A motion is in the form recommendation to approve.

All right, so motion to move line item 8.7 in the settlement of Marcus Austin and Toan Hardy, Antonio Hardy, and Lester Jones to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.8 settlement and lawsuit of level one physical therapy.

Darius Hyde versus the City of Detroit in the amount of 7700 dollars in full payment for any and all claims against the city.

Is there a motion?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

Okay, hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.8 will be going to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Line item 8.9 submitting a resolution authorizing settlement and lawsuit of Anderson.

Jerome Anderson AS and AS Medical versus the City of Detroit against the Department of Transportation and the amount of $87,500 in full payment for any and all claims that Mr.

Anderson may have against the city.

Is there a motion?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

Motion to send line item 8.9 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.10.

Settlement in the lawsuit of Tammy Wheeler against the fire department and the amount of $30,000.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send a formal recognition to approve.

Motion to send line item 8.10 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

Line item 11.81.

Board of Ethics submitting a report relative to their 2025 Board of Ethics Annual Report.

Is there a motion to would this be a receive and file, Mr.

King?

Yes, madam.

Chair.

Okay.

Thank you, sir.

Is there a motion to receive the 2025 Board of Ethics Annual Report?

Motion.

There's a motion motion to receive line item 8.11, which is the 2025 Board of Ethics Annual Report.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.12.

This is under legislative policy division, submitting a report relative to the proposed executive organization plan, which was submitted January 9, 2026.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Motion.

There's a motion to receive the proposed executive organization plan submitted January 9, 2026.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Receive and file.

Line item 8.13, submitting a report relative to the memo regarding remote participation of council member with the medical condition.

Is there a motion to receive and file that report?

Motion.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero submitting a memorandum requesting submitted language access plans.

Um LPD.

Madam Chair, this item was directed to the clerk's office and creo department.

You can bring this item back at a time determined by this body.

Okay.

Is there a motion to bring line item 8.14 back a date to be determined?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.14 back, date to be determined, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, mem Mr.

Um King.

Line item 8.15.

Councilmember Callaway submitting a memorandum relative to a request for policy concerning artificial intelligence in the city government.

Mr.

King.

Madam Chair, this item was directed to do it.

You can bring this back.

Okay, so we can bring this back date to be determined.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

Okay.

There's motion to bring line item 8.15 directing it to do it.

Date to be determined.

Thank you, Mr.

King.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.16.

Councilmember Scott Benson submitting a memorandum relative to tracking incidents during city council public comment.

Discussion?

Uh motion to discuss.

Or just to the law department.

Through the chair.

Um member Benson, can we have two weeks on this item?

Yes, you can.

Motion bring back in two weeks.

Okay.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.16 back.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Madam Chair, discussion.

Discussion.

Member Benson.

The LPD, what are your thoughts on this?

Um council member Benson.

Um we're we're discussing a method to achieve the results uh within within our office as we speak.

Okay.

Can you all include EPU in that as well, please?

Yes, that's part of the that's part of the discussion.

Fantastic.

Thank you.

Awesome.

Any other discussion?

Hearing none.

This item will be brought back in two weeks.

Line item 8.17.

Council President James Tate submitting a memorandum relative to a request for executive organization plan.

Modification.

LPD.

Yes, Mr.

To the Chair.

Phil Keller, LPD.

Uh the resolution for this item was walked on and approved at last week's formal, so this can be received and filed.

Okay.

Is there a motion to receive line item 8.17?

Motion.

Motion to receive line item 8.17.

Hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

We are at the end of our agenda.

Line item 8.18.

Council President James Tay submitting a memorandum relative to a request for resolution convening a legislative agenda work group.

Mr.

King.

Madam Chair, can we have two weeks on this item, please?

Is there a motion to bring line item back 18.18 in two weeks?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.18 back in two weeks.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

We are at members' report.

Member Benson, member report.

Okay.

Negative member report.

Oh no, I do have something.

We have something really big.

So I do have a member's report really briefly.

Um this Saturday, April the 11th at 11 a.m.

We will be um unveiling the secondary street name in honor of civil rights activist Viola Luizo, who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1965 for simply going down to Alabama and Mississippi to register black folks to vote.

She lost her life for doing so.

She left children behind and um was ever never ever able to see them grow up.

A couple of them will be with us on this Saturday at 11 o'clock.

We'll be there at Pembroke Academy at 1994 Mansfield on the corner of Pembroke.

And what's significant about the academy is where she was actually her funeral services were actually held at that location.

It was a Catholic church now converted into a charter school, and I say this often, and which is really where here in the city of Detroit, when you have stained glass, it's been there since the 40s when the school was built.

The funeral services occurred in 1965, but every stained glass is still intact, none cracked, none missing.

The chapel is still there.

The chapel was converted into the gymnasium.

So the property is in pristine condition.

I'm hoping everyone will come out.

We'll have a small reception.

Her family members will be there.

Our Secretary of State will be there, and some other dignitaries at the state level will join us on Saturday at 11 o'clock at Pembroke Academy on the corner of Mansfield and Pembroke.

I'm hoping you all will come back and um help us unveil the street name and will be called I do believe Viola Luizo Avenue or Boulevard, and it's long overdue.

So I hope you all will join us.

And then this uh Monday, April the 13th, we'll be at Jesus School, right across from U of D Mercy, off of Six Mile and Livernoy.

It'll be our monthly coffee and conversation at 8 a.m.

And again, that is at J Zoo School across from the University of Detroit Mercy, Livernoy, and Six Mile.

And that does complete my member's report.

Is there a motion?

If there's nothing else to come before the body, is there a motion to adjourn?

Motion.

There's been a motion to adjourn.

You all have a wonderful day.

Thank you.