Joining us for the planning and economic development standing committee on today, Thursday, April 30th, 2026.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Councilmember Letitia Johnson present.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Member Santiago Romero did indicate she is on her way.

Clerk Risto Notes.

Council President Pro Tempera Colman A.

Young the second.

Pro Tim Young is on his way as well.

Clerk was so notes.

Madam Chair, you do not have a quorum present.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Although we do not have a quorum present, I do not want to delay.

Um so I would like to go ahead and get started with public comment, noting that my colleagues will be arriving shortly.

If there is anyone joining us who'd like to make a public comment, please raise your hand, whether in person or virtually, please raise your hand.

Public comment will be cut off at 10.08.

I do not see any hands raised in the committee of the whole.

Good morning, Aaron.

How many hands do we have raised virtually, noting that public comment will be cut off at 10.08?

Good morning, madam chair.

We currently have 11 hands raised.

Okay, and now we have two additional hands in the committee of the whole.

Um if we can set the clock for two minutes, we'll get started first with the two individuals here in the committee of the whole.

Please join us at one of the empty seats.

And if we can please be sure the microphone is on.

Do they both share that microphone?

Okay.

All right.

You have two minutes for a general public comment.

Who'd like to go first?

No, go ahead, go ahead.

We just want to um we had obviously, you know, for the for the closing for those slides, you know, the one we were gonna purchase.

And uh um we just hoping, you know, everything's gonna go well.

And we apply, you know, for six slides, you know, for those two street newbird doy.

This is uh that's what we're here for.

And my name is uh Nahel Kisap.

I'm with the parish council with the Frederite Notre Dame Church.

And this is Sister Maurice introduce yourself.

Yeah, I'm Sister Mary of the Cross from Van Dyke and Six Mike.

Give me one moment.

So are you done with your public comment, sir?

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Aaron, if we can reset the clock for sister, and now you may proceed.

I am Sister Mary of the Cross from Fraternites Notre Dame.

We're on Von Dyck and Six Mile in Detroit.

So we we we're going to purchase those land we need around our church.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming down.

All right, we can now proceed to our first virtual caller.

Our first virtual caller is William M.

Davis.

William M.

Davis, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, young lady.

Can I be heard?

Good morning, yes.

Okay, I like to start off by saying I think that this should be a greater effort for the city of Detroit for more of our dollars to stay in the city.

I think it should be a greater effort to rescind any and all emergency management um emergency orders from uh Kevin Orr when he was here.

You know, get everything associated with that off the books.

I think it should be an aggressive effort to um make sure we are better stewards of our resources.

You know, we have resources that other people control.

Um, like I just recently said, I was at uh Huntington Place for two weekends in a row.

Uh I think at the very least, since the city, the citizens of the city of Detroit built that convention center that we should get at least part of the parking.

We should get something.

You know, granted, other investments has been made in it, but we'll the original owners.

I think that we should be getting uh renegotiate our contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority.

Uh I think that we should be getting more true value for uh for our lease.

I think that we should be getting some money from the state of Michigan for the for their free lease of Bel Air.

I think far too often uh different entities have been taking advantage of the city of Detroit, you know, sort of like way with kids come back and just steal their parents' assets.

So hopefully we can start moving in the direction so we can have some true planning and economic development for the residents of the city of Detroit.

Thank you, young lady.

You have a great day.

Thank you.

You as well.

And I just want to note that public comment, general public comment was cut off at 1008.

Who's our next caller?

Our next caller is Betty A.

Verner.

Betty A.

Verner, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Uh good morning to all within the sound of my voice.

I'm Betty A.

Barner, president of the Soda Ellsworth Black Association.

Today wanna give information for those who might not have uh health insurance and need to have their eyes exam to have an eye uh exam or eye screening, or they're in need of dental services.

You can call 313 894240.

Again, 31394240.

You must have an appointment.

This is not a walk-in clinic.

There are four doctors at the clinic that see patients, and you would go to 10301 Woodward Avenue.

That's in Detroit.

I was told it is it's in the uh Woodward Claremount area.

Again, that address is 10301 Woodward Avenue.

The dental clinic operates Wednesdays through Fridays, 830 a.m.

to 2 p.m.

Again, that's the dental clinic operates Wednesdays through Fridays, 830 a.m.

to 2 p.m.

You would call 313894 to 240.

Again, 31394240 to get additional information in regards to the eye exams and the eye screenings or to make your appointment.

If you are not in need of these services, please share.

Thank you and God bless everyone.

Have a great day.

Thank you, Ms.

Verner, you as well.

And before we proceed to our next caller, Madam Clerk, if you will please note that Member Santiago Romero has joined us.

All right, who's our next caller?

Our next caller is Owner Papa.

Owner Papa, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, owner Papa.

Are you there?

Yes, I good morning and through the chair, Matthew.

Good morning, yes.

Yes.

Uh the first caller made very good points.

He's saying that it doesn't appear that we have anyone working on our behalf.

Um, it's almost like a fire sale that's going on in the city of Detroit.

There is uh there are they're on your agenda today, are six properties that are being sold for 14,000, six lots to a foreign entity.

So now even people in other countries can get in on this fire sale that appears to be going on in the city of Detroit.

The planning department has allowed, they have been involved in a lot of planning in the city of Detroit, but I don't see any planning in all areas of the city of Detroit, and we consistently accept um orders, um request from the planning department that appears to be very one-sided.

Um this is the planning department, and everyone in the city of Detroit should enjoy as as the Times magazine said, this boom that's been occurring in the city of Detroit, but it's it's not a boom being felt all over the city of Detroit.

And if you continue with the plans that you have, like changing the charter, um this text uh zoning, uh it's it's not conducive for the people in the city of Detroit if the people in the city of Detroit don't have a say so as to what you're doing in the city of Detroit.

Uh it's it's not conducive for the people in the city of Detroit if the people in the city of Detroit don't have a say so as to what you're doing in the city of Detroit.

Um I'm not sure what the planning department has plans to do, but I think the people in the city of Detroit have a right to know these plans.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And before we proceed to our next caller, Madam Clerk, if you would please note that Pro Tim Young has joined us, Clark was all out.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

And who's our next caller?

Madam Chair, the next caller is please listen to member waters caller.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, may I be heard?

Good morning, yes.

Okay, well, I'll help you out with your memo there, Member Johnson.

Oh, first of all, uh, member Santiago Romero.

I want to commend you for the staff that you've hired because almost all the time when I call your office, they answer, they're polite, and they're listening.

Contrary to some other offices I call, and they don't answer the phone at all.

So I really commend you on that since they know these are citywide issues and your compassion for the people.

Um why do you need to listen to member waters?

Because she was in the state legislature when they passed the Michigan Fast Track Land Bank Authority Act that allows for the creation of the land banks.

She's been telling you for years that the new sense abatement program is illegal.

I have been telling this council for a very, very long time also, but they didn't listen.

And now you got a big fat class action lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of Michigan, and you could be putting us on the hook, a liability for millions and millions of dollars.

But the the second amended and restated intergovernmental agreement that was signed by Kevin Orr in 2013, which you are still functioning under, says you're only allowed to let the land bank do things under the powers of the land bank act.

What is the land bank act specifically prohibited under the power section stated on page nine of this document, section 5.05?

Condemnation prohibited.

Pursuant to section 48 of the land bank act, the city authorities prohibited from exercising the power of eminent domain or con condemning property.

There's your answer right there.

Um let's see if uh LPD can figure that one out too.

You already have a process to deal with this.

It's the Department of Administrative Hearings.

You can't take some people's property through eminent domain payments compensation.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Cunningham.

Cunningham, you have two minutes for general public comment.

I just want to tell y'all how good God he is this morning.

313 4449114.

That number was a don't have a genny.

Um I prayed about a situation.

Um, Jenny, she said she's been home.

So you I had to pay for them all to help me.

As always, our main time, but I'll pretty unknown to approximately two and a half months later, she was fired.

And hard, because you can do that good or bad.

Karma, she got she got it, and I thought God, when things happen to me uh that are harmful, I talk to God.

Watch how you treat people.

Let's pick up the passengers.

And thank you, Councilwoman Johnson, for all you do.

Councilwoman Gabrielle Santiago, and everyone on this committee in the city council in general.

I'm going to buy some bus tickets right now.

Peace.

All right, thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Nini's friend.

Nini's friend, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Can you hear me clearly?

Yes, good morning.

Okay.

Let's just Johnson, you're a cheated in public official.

Along with uh Coleman Young the second.

And um Gabriella Santiago Romera.

Are y'all cheated in by Janice Winfrey and the Detroit Department of Elections?

That's Janice M.

Wentfrey, Detroit City Clerk and Chairperson of the Detroit Election Commission.

Along with Conrad Mallet Jr., the Detroit City Corporation Council.

Now they didn't send me a letter, both of them signature on it.

Cease and the cis letter.

So now what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna turn it up to 2026 and a half.

And we ain't even there yet, but I'm gonna do that right now.

Let's get Johnson 1443 Spring Garden is in District 4.

That's your district.

Now you haven't seen the house.

And your chief of staff, Gary hasn't seen the house.

And I've put forth it, they stripped the house.

And I know everything about it now.

So Letitia Johnson.

What I'm gonna suggest to you is that you take the time this morning, after you leave this committee hearing, to look into the matter, because that 29,000 that's already been spent has now increased.

We had to do some more work over there.

I won't get my money back.

So now I'm gonna be Mr.

Kenisha did not shoot herself.

I told y'all who did it.

Investigation is over with.

I'm back to business now.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Theo Pride.

Theo Pride, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Yes, uh good morning to this body, uh Theo Pride with Detroit People's Platform, uh, here in support of United Block Club Council and Miss Ethel and Carroll, who we've supported in their effort to uh negotiate community benefits with the developers of the McGraw Junction Industrial Project, uh, which will be here before you, I believe, uh seeking zoning changes and and maybe a brownfield.

Uh but uh just wanted to highlight that community for this project has been outspoken about the negative impacts here, uh namely environmental impacts, uh, truck traffic, air pollution, uh, as well as how this project drastically alters uh the spatial character and functionality uh of the neighborhood, cutting off uh travel routes and access to schools and other neighborhood resources and places uh due to the removal of several streets.

Uh concerns around whether the facility can and would be used uh as a ICE detention center was was also raised.

Uh so the developer has agreed to some plan changes uh and voluntary MOU that addresses many of these concerns, which is a uh great example of how we create more equity and these type of developments.

Uh just want to emphasize the importance of the MOU and make sure that there will be uh language there that speaks to a few very important things uh identified by United Block Club Council uh and the impacted community, uh particularly property that will be donated to the community to turn into community space and guarantees that the facility will not be used as a detention center.

Um again, just just want to highlight the importance of the MOU for the McGraw Junction project uh and the need for community uh to see and sign off on this MOU as soon as possible uh before approvals are given.

Uh thank you and have a good day.

Thank you.

The next caller Madam Chair, the next caller is legendary Detroiter.

I'm sorry, before we proceed to the next caller, I'd like to call to order the 1025 public hearing and recess it to the call of the chair.

My apologies.

Um who was the next caller again?

The next caller is legendary Detroiter.

Okay, I think that may be someone we heard from, but legendary yeah, it is me.

The next caller.

The next caller is Devin.

Devin, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning.

Can you hear me?

Hear me, hear me.

Good morning, yes.

And we're hearing feedback.

I'm not sure if you're on two lines.

Let's restart the time.

Devin, are you?

Is that you may proceed.

Good morning.

I was I'm getting feedback as well.

We can come back to you.

Thank you.

Karen, do we have any additional callers?

Yes.

The next caller is iPhone.

iPhone.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Well, good morning.

I'm calling in regards to 728 Michigan Ave.

My name is Bill Downing with the community builders.

We are a nonprofit developer helping to spearhead efforts of the Choice Neighborhood Initiative in Corktown neighborhood.

We're process advancing several affordable housing projects directly adjacent to the subject site with several hundred units of subsidized housing plan serving households from 30% AMI to 80% AMI.

First, I want to uh comment the development team and ownership team have been very proactive in communicating their intentions with our team and the surrounding neighborhood.

I've been more than willing to help out with support um support neighborhood impact efforts in the greater area, and we thank them for that spirit of collaboration.

I also want to provide my support for the development as a compliments the mission of the choice neighbors initiative and helps us realize the vision of a true mixed income community.

This project adds a benefit to the material and architectural aesthetic of the corridor and further achieves the goals of the neighborhood valuation criteria as outlined in the transformational development plan supported through the CNI grant program.

Like the development team on their efforts and the creation of this project.

Okay.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Cindy Dara.

Cindy Dara, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Yeah.

Uh yesterday I came home and there was this guy sitting on my steps with two uh canes and and two friends of his were there.

He was celebrating his birthday, and he was handicapped.

So he needed a ride home.

I gave him a ride over to Bell Ao where he lives.

But I took one of his friends with him to help him get in the house.

And he lived on the fourth floor with no elevator.

And he had he wasn't using a walker, but he had a cane in each hand.

And I think he was a little high.

He was celebrating his 60th birthday.

But uh I I wondered if I don't I didn't get to talk to him that much, but uh if he should be in a building where there's a elevator.

He's somebody that really needs an elevator, and I don't know how that could be done, but if he's in section eight, could he switch to a different section eight apartment?

And see, this is what to me is important.

If we want to have a community, we gotta care about each other and treat each other as humans, even though we've been mistreated in the past.

That's why I think Israel is uh what they're doing to Gaza is what what was done to them, and we don't want to repeat stuff like that.

But I I just feel like uh there needs to be something better that we can make.

And um, by the way, tomorrow is May Day.

Come down uh to Roosevelt Park.

That's by the old train station, Michigan and 18th at four o'clock.

Don't buy anything, try not to go to work.

May Day is an uh honor of the uh workers' rights where we got the eight-hour day, or we that's where they struck for it back in the 1800s.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Madam Chair, the next caller is going back to Devin Caldwell, and then we have Marguerite Madox.

Devin, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Sorry, sorry for the technical difficulties.

Um good morning.

I am a district six resident, and also uh work in Courttown, and I'm uh calling in today to give my support for 1728 Michigan Avenue.

Been very impressed following along with this uh project as it's uh made its way through the entitlement process and pursuing subsidies.

I know how challenging it it is to get um buildings and projects like this out of the ground these days.

Uh I think this is essential density for Michigan Avenue and um having a uh local co-working and and retail building myself in the area.

I'm I'm thoroughly excited for additional uh potential um patrons for our retail and office space.

I think that there's already the precedent for this height in the area, and I commend the development team for their high quality design.

I'm excited to see seventy-two new units in the area, and I believe that it's it's been thoughtfully done.

Um the more the Michigan Avenue fills in, I think is better for the entire city as a gateway to downtown.

Uh, and I look forward to hopefully watching this building um uh grow and and become a part of the Corktown community with us here.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

And before we proceed to Miss Maddox, I'd like to call the ten thirty public hearing to order and recess it to the call of the chair.

And we are now back at general public comment, and good morning, Miss Maddox.

You have the floor for general public comment.

Good morning.

Can you hear me okay?

Good morning, yes.

Okay.

Um the end of this about King Clamp Riders go on it down.

Um they did not stop they were they were standing right there on the corner and big not so we need to figure out a way to get these ladders for everyone's safety and in the past we drankation my question is sure that the young people want to watch a monitor not the wear in the air.

Why not sure that the young people want to lie?

Am I shouldn't take me not the real down here?

Um we did the I we I figured out of the way to make sure that everyone is finally the better person.

Okay.

So we want to be able to be comfortable.

And one more thing.

The shot and the driveway and the early.

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Maddox.

And I believe that now concludes general public comment, and I will start with a response to a couple of things that you mentioned.

We do have resources for improving alleys.

So if there are particular alleys that you would like for us to look into, please be sure to share that with our office or uh any district office or um at large council members so that we can share that information with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department as they proceed to addressing alleys.

Um because many of the alleys that have challenges with the concrete also have challenges with the pipes underground.

Um so if you want to share that with us, we'd be happy to get that information over to DWSD.

Um we've had some conversations about the mini bikes and scooters.

Um I think it's something that we have to continue to look into how we address so that everyone is being safe.

We know we've seen incidents of individuals um being harmed as a result of um law enforcement pursuing them.

Um, but it is something that the community has addressing and had issues with as well, so we'll continue to have that conversation with the police department to figure out a way to um provide support for the community and for those that um are looking for that type of entertainment.

Um I do want to say to I think it was Nini's friend to Mr.

Crowley.

Um I have certainly been to Spring Garden.

Um and I do know the property that you're referring to.

Our records indicate that it is owned by someone else.

If as previously indicated, I would encourage you to file a complaint with the law department for your specific concern to be addressed.

And to Ms.

Hughes, I would love to encourage you and any other resident throughout the city of Detroit to get involved in the community engagement that's taking place with as it relates to the master plan.

If folks are looking to provide insight, input, information on how they'd like to see their community plan for the future.

I certainly would encourage you to be involved in that process.

This has been something that several councils in the past had asked for, and members Santiago Romero and I were able to get the previous administration to proceed to move forward with updating the master plan.

So we encourage all of our residents to be involved in the district conversations that are happening.

Any additional responses?

All right, seeing none.

We are going to shift back to the agenda, and I am going to start first with an approval of the minutes.

Motion.

There's a motion to approve the minutes.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And now I'd like to call back to order the 1025 public hearing.

The 1025 public hearing is a proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code zoning by amending Article 17 zoning district maps, Section 50 17 6, district map number five to revise the zoning classification for four parcels commonly identified as 4814, 4830, and 4838 Trumbull, as well as 4827 Lincoln.

And we have here Miss Pervales from the City Planning Commission along with two other individuals.

If you all would please introduce yourselves for the record.

Through the chair, Mark Jones, pre-developments manager from the land bank.

Morning.

Kelsey Stewart, project manager at the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Good morning.

Good morning, Dolores Paris Laura, CPC staff.

Good morning.

Thank you for joining us.

And Ms.

Peralis, do you need to share your screen?

Yes.

I will be sharing my screen for a brief presentation.

All right.

Thank you.

And you have the floor.

You may proceed.

Thank you.

So this is for the proposed rezoning off of Warren and Trumbull through the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

The request is of the DLBA and the City Planning Commission to rezone the following properties located at 4830 and 4838 Trumble from a Plan Development to an R5 medium density residential.

4814 Trumble from a PD to a SD1, which is a special development district, small scale mixed use, and 4827 Lincoln from A PD to an SD1.

We are located in Council District 6, and this is just an aerial visual of the site indicating the various parcels.

As a brief background, um, this site is within the former University City to Urban Renewal Area, uh 1960s, 1970s redevelopment plan in the Woodbridge neighborhood.

University City 2 included plans for the Adams Field and the Mathai Athletic Complex, but community opposition halted uh this from having full execution.

The subject parcels were a part of parcel three intended for mixed-use residential and a community center.

However, only a portion of this plan was developed, which is now present-day Freedom House, and the rest has remained for vacant for over 50 years.

The proposed rezoning would be aiming for the DLBA to support small-scale mixed use and affordable housing aligned with pedestrian and transit-oriented development.

The development will be pursued through a formal RFP process jointly managed by the DLBA and the city's housing and revitalization department.

The rezoning would also permit Citadella Faith to continue church-related parking, a use that is currently not allowed within the current PD zoning.

The City Planning Commission is co-petitioning by including 4830 Trumbull owned by Citadel of Faith to ensure law consistency.

Again, the existing PD zoning restricts these parcels to its original university city plan, which was a community center and four to 600 units and a town garden mid-high-rise format.

The surrounding land use for the area is to the north, R5, which is developed as a religious institution, to the east, PD multifamily residential, to the south, PD developed multifamily residential, and to the west, R3 and SD1 developed as single family and two family homes as well as vacant land.

The future land use shows that the proposed rezoning site is located within the Jeffries neighborhood and is designated as low to medium density residential.

PNDD found that the proposed rezoning is generally consistent with the area's future land use designation.

Regarding engagement, um the DLPA had engaged Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corporation and the Woodbridge Citizen Council and prior to this coming as a rezoning.

A presentation was also had with the Woodbridge Citizen Council in March 2025 where concerns around parking availability were raised.

However, the DLB staff did clarify that parking and design details would be addressed post-RPE during that design phase.

Overall feedback from the community was positive, where it the rezoning would propose a would create a proposed solution for long-term vacancy as well as support future affordable housing in the neighborhood.

During the CPC hearing, a total of seven individuals spoke in opposition to the proposed rezoning where the support was in clear indication for Citadel of Faith acquiring these lots.

Commission requested additional engagement specifically with Citadel of Faith.

Additionally, nine letters of support were received, where eight were from neighborhood residents and one from the Woodbridge neighborhood development, a local nonprofit.

One letter of concern was received regarding parking specifically.

Engagement with Citadel of Faith began around July 11th, where the DLBA discussed the future of 4830, uh the DL DLBA portion of the parking lot and 4827 Lincoln, the parcel located behind the parking lot.

The land bank expressed a willingness to sell and provide um COF the information for the disposition team to get more information regarding the selling of the property.

Additionally, um the staff clarified that government governmental entities are not subject to adverse possession under Michigan law.

Regarding parcel availability and application status, 4827 Lincoln is available for purchase, and the application link was provided provided to Citadel of Faith July 23rd, 2025.

4830 Trumbull is a has is also available for purchase.

48 uh 40 uh 4814 Trumble is re will be released via RFP with an anticipated spring summer 2026 release in partnership with the City of Detroit HRD department pending this rezoning.

The expected focus for this specific um RFP will be mixed-use affordable housing development.

On the October 6th follow-up meeting that the DLBA had with Citadel of Faith, uh, the DLBA presented uh on the rezoning and upcoming RFP process.

They additionally reiterated purchasing pathways and eligibility requirements.

COF did reaffirm their attempt to pursue acquisition of all the identified parcels.

Additionally, COF indicated plans to apply for 4830 and 48 Trumbull and 4827 Lincoln.

The separate parcel for 4814 would also be sought after as well.

As of this hearing, the uh DLBA has not received an application from Citadel of Faith for the 4830 Trumbull or 4827 Lincoln parcels that are now currently available for purchase.

And with that, um planning considerations and recommendations based on the zoning approval criteria of section 50-3-70 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, CPC recommends approval of the proposed rezoning.

And with that, I will pass it off to the land bank for their presentation.

Through Chairperson Johnson to the committee.

Um, I just want to go over uh the work that we've been doing on this.

Um to um work on the pre-development to get this ready um for any future use at all.

We had to combine the parcels, we had to vacate the alley, and then we need to rezone.

Um, as was uh previously mentioned legally nothing can happen to these parcels until they're rezoned.

So even if it's gonna be a park, if it's gonna be parking lot, it's gonna be um mixed use.

It has to be uh rezoned to do that.

So when we um started this project, it was um early of last year.

If we go to the next slide, um we talked to Woodbridge neighborhood uh developments um early 25.

We went through the process as uh uh previously described, but even after we did um the um city planning commission, we still went back to the uh Citadel of uh uh faith um Rob Lynn and I presented to their um executive board of October of last year, and we made it apparent that we did keep two parcels out of our land combination.

The next one, please.

That's you can see in the map now the two ones closer to them are able to be applied on an application right now at any point.

Um and then the other one they can still apply for, but we are going to be aiming for affordable housing.

So if they want to do that as well, more than welcome to.

Um however, our goal is to increase affordable housing within the um Woodbridge neighborhood.

Um we've done all the steps between alley vacation uh lot combination, and our last step here is hopefully the rezoning for it just for any future use at all.

Thank you for time thank you.

Does that conclude your presentation?

Yes, and we are open to any questions.

Thank you.

I um so you actually answered my question during the presentation from the land bank.

Um I will turn it over to Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair, good morning everyone.

Just a few brief questions, uh, just for clarity.

Uh the letters of opposition, uh you mentioned the biggest concern was parking.

Anything else that was uh mentioned other than parking?

Uh, through the chair to Councilmember Santiago Romero.

Um the letters of concern, there was only one from a resident that cited parking where the land bank addressed that the issue of parking would be you know addressed during the RFP process, where current there are no plans or no site plans, nothing has been developed due to the fact that the loan the land currently is zoned a PD and no action has been taken thus far.

So any parking concerns would be addressed later down the road.

Um the additional um individuals that spoke in opposition were during the pup original public hearing, and they came from Citadel of Faith, where these parishioners indicated um support of the church acquiring all parcels and were in opposition of any um development or use of these lots.

However, um during further discussions, we did connect with further with parishioners as well as leadership staff, letting them know that regardless if it is a community lot, it turns into a park.

Any of these items, the rezoning does have to go through to allow for these opportunities where under the current current PD, even their church-related parking on their parcel is not allowed.

Um so making it very clear that any of these hopes and aspirations that they may have for these lots would have to go through the rezoning process and any um land sales, uh land acquisitions, things of that nature would have to happen after the process.

Okay, thank you.

And again, where we are now is we need to rezone to open up these possibilities.

Um we don't have anyone in particular.

I guess have we had any conversations with any particular developers?

Um I know it sounds like we're setting aside two of the of the parcels for the church.

I'm assuming for parking or whatever else that they might need once the rezoning happens.

Um with any developers for the remaining lots.

Through the chair to Miss U Santiago uh uh Romero.

Um we have not um this process is actually taking a really long time.

We submitted the application of April of last year.

So for us who even have guests when to talk to anybody or when to work with HRD, we we would have been wrong.

Um so um at this point, um, we just want to get um this next step, and then um I told Woodbridge Neighbor Development and also uh citizen council.

I live in Woodbridge, it's pretty easy, I see them all the time.

Like we will keep them updated.

Um they are very interested parties.

Um they are going to be requesting information, and we are completely okay with just saying this is our RFI process, this is what we're looking at, and um we'll be up front as much as possible.

Through the chair, thank you.

Um good to know that they are a part of these conversations.

As long as we're all a part of the conversations um at the table.

I I feel good.

Um, we're making decisions together, and if there's opposition, we want to talk that through, see what we're building.

Um, but um I'm in support of this.

I have no other questions.

I appreciate the presentation.

Um, but thank you, madam chair.

Thank you.

Um I do have a quick question and may turn into two questions.

So um when I Google the addresses, so we can see that a portion of one of the lots is being utilized by the church for parking.

Which address is that um I'm sorry, I can pull the slide back up just to show what that looks like.

And I believe it was the two 4830 Trumbull and 4827 Lincoln.

So it would uh be the uh 4838 um Trumble is their lot that they currently own, and then 4830 Trumble, um which they do not own.

So the currently they're using both of those for parking.

Yes, so the lot currently is split in ownership.

Um however, they are using both lots for parking.

Okay.

Um and so their lot is included within this, which used to be one larger lot that was owned by the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Uh through the chair.

So originally all these were individual parcels.

Um the land bank did acquire that 4830 Trumbull parcel.

Um how whereas the 4838 Trumble parcel is owned by Citadel of Faith.

However, uh they it was not a their original lot was not a part of the larger um parcels that were then later combined.

Okay, got it.

Um and so are we saying currently the the current zoning classification for 4838 is PD?

Yes.

And parking is not allowed.

No.

Okay.

Um and we it was indicated that 4830 Trumbull and 4827 Lincoln currently are available for purchase, but Citadel of Faith has not requested or put in any request and offer or anything.

Yes, ma'am, that's correct.

Okay.

All right.

I just want to um be clear and be sure, and when as we move forward, those two parcels will still be separate from the larger um parcel that will be.

I'm not sure if you're um combining all of them for sale or not, they will still be individual parcels.

Um Jefferson uh uh Johnson, um, we are not gonna combine any more.

Um we are done with the uh combination to this point.

Um we're gonna keep these on the side and hopefully we receive an application, honestly.

We don't want to offer uh uh small portion of someone's parking lot for sale.

That seems very silly.

Okay.

All right, thank you so much for that.

Um seeing no additional questions here, we will turn it over to public comment.

If there is anyone joining us who'd like to make a public comment in regards to the 1025 public hearing, please raise your hand.

Please raise your hand.

Umce, going twice, going three times the collection of public comment for the 1025 public hearing has concluded, and we do have one hand in the committee of the whole.

Aaron, how many hands do we have raised virtually madam chair?

We have five hands raised.

Okay, we'll give everyone a minute and 30 seconds for public comment.

And if you will please set the clock, we'll get started with the gentleman here in the committee of the whole.

All right, you have one minute 30 seconds.

Thank you so much, counsel.

Um, my name is Pastor Kerry, I'm the pastor of Faith Citadel Church, and uh so uh grateful for these conversations, and um totally understanding that to do anything with the uh property, uh the rezoning has to happen, that the previous uh designation doesn't allow any activities to happen.

So we are grateful for that and mindful of that, and we also are appreciative of the fact that this new rezoning is going to allow us to officially and legally uh have the parking uh that's designated.

Um my question is probably not directly connected to the rezoning, uh, is that the comments were made that the community engagement and all of that only had one major kind of concern, which was the parking, which they did address by saying it's gonna be kind of internal, but there were other concerns about traffic uh and about uh mobility, uh particularly regarding um the university, which is also kind of that same area and a lot of the challenges that the residents of Woodbridge are having uh with crossing across the street and those kinds of things.

Uh so it's a very narrow street, um, uh Trumble is and so to add that additional piece is beyond just a parking concern.

So I think that being mindful of the community's engagement in that is very important.

The last thing is that we have been caring for the property for 15 years as far as the entire parcels.

We've tried to actually acquire, but it's as they've mentioned their frustration and not wanting to buy each of these little parcels.

Imagine a church trying to figure out how to buy these parcels.

It's been almost just unimaginable and incredibly difficult and challenging.

Thank you.

Yeah, so we just desire that we can.

Your time has expired, but we we appreciate the uh two things that you raised, and we will ask for um the presenters to address the questions once we've concluded the collection of public comment.

Thank you.

All right, we will now turn to our virtual callers.

Who do we have first?

Our first caller is legendary Detroiter, legendary Detroit.

You have one minute, 30 seconds for public comment.

Now, in regards to this uh public hearing that you're having in specific, the land bank authority.

Now, I just heard what was spoken about by the uh gentleman, Pastor, you know, who came forward and spoke regarding this matter, and I commend him on his um persistence and getting uh a good thing done, but I also want to bring attention to the land bank authority.

Now the land bank authority is under the direction of Tammy Daniels, University of Michigan graduate.

Part of the people I call the alumni naughty, those are University of Michigan graduates in key positions throughout the state of Michigan, the county of Wayne, and the city of Detroit.

Key financial positions, the CFO of the Detroit Police Department, University of Michigan graduate.

Mr.

Crowley.

I need you to connect the please been stopped.

I need you to connect it to this public hearing.

If I'm allowed to continue, I should be those four seconds should be a lot of people.

You've spoken for more than four seconds thus far.

Please proceed.

Okay.

Well with this public hearing and all the rest of them, the a little 99 are for real.

It's not no making up.

Plan is in place.

Turn the Detroit into a non-majority black.

The next caller.

The next caller is please listen to Member Waters.

Caller, you have one minute, 30 seconds for public comment regarding the public hearing.

Yes, good morning, maybe heard.

Yes.

So um little it's kind of interesting how the land bank's been involved in this plan and actually did engagement with the community.

Contrary to how they secretly planned North End Landing in my neighborhood and didn't engage with the community until they decided to hand it out and roll it out.

So here's an example of neighbors being very disparately treated by that corrupt Detroit land bank that you need to get rid of.

And you should Google Tammy Daniels attorney, Farmington Hills and see what comes out about her past, her legal troubles.

Anyway, so uh you know I uh when you be sure when they said that they uh put notices on doors, how thorough was that?

Um I always uh highly am suspicious of the land bank, they've told lies before, like when they say they're the owner of last resort.

That's absolutely not true.

So when they tell you stuff, you should question what they've actually done, ask for proof that they've actually done it.

And um, but ultimately, I think that you should listen to the neighbors who live the closest and not just base it on race of the developer or or race of other people in the neighborhood, like I heard was part of the decision about North End Landing.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Cindy Dara.

Cindy Dara, you have one minute 30 seconds for public comment regarding the public hearing.

Uh uh, I will just say the parking thing is important, and I don't I don't know how you're gonna handle that.

But uh years ago, I'd like to know this is a tangential thing, but for the community, when um Cindy Urban got we fought to save the housing before they tore it down for Math High over there, and they promised we could use that facility.

Well, now she's dead or gone, and they've forgotten about their agreement.

Well, now she's dead or gone, and they've forgotten about their agreement, but the community we pay taxes to Wayne say and we gave up our land over there for them.

We ought to be able to use the strong pool and the gym and the workout place.

And um I don't know.

Uh I agree with Joanne.

I don't I doubt it didn't look like it got very responses.

And response was door to door fires talking to the people, not just putting it in their door and try to communicate.

You just gotta it's it's not gonna work the way you're gonna it's not the people it's the structure in the system.

We've got a pretty thank you.

The next caller.

The next and final caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Ms.

Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, you have the floor.

Yes.

Thank you.

Um my question.

How many?

Oh the the shower.

I dwell the early in the 80s in 90s and dive.

And that driving in the car.

That's that yeah, yeah, and my question.

How are we gonna be able to make it more accessible?

But people of my state university.

And he went who lead the most town house.

Um to the end of the street.

And again, thank you.

Thank you.

That now concludes the um public comment period.

And to the presenters, if you have any responses, you may proceed.

Um through Chairperson Johnson to the committee um as a Woodbridge resident, I can answer quite a few of these as my role as land bank and also as a resident.

Um the sidewalks in that area are terrible.

Um the gas lines were replaced, so like every other spots is asphalt instead of concrete now, and it is really dangerous.

Um, I agree.

Um, I really don't know what I can personally do about that, but she's right.

Um as far as the athletic fields.

Um last time I walked my daughter down there, the track was locked.

I do think it's unfair that Wayne State locks up their athletic fields.

Well, um that used to be Woodbridge and it got torn down for the urban renewal project.

Um as far as the past engagements um for the North End landing projects.

Um I can't speak to that.

That was many years ago, but our pre-development area is now there uh on purpose um to do community engagements.

You talk about our rezonings, you talk about our process.

Um, we have less structures and a lot more vacant land, so we're trying to make the vacant land more usable, and to do that, it's smarter to go out into the neighborhoods and to actually talk to residents about this.

Um as far as the street traffic and parking, um, that is a matter that Woodbridge absolutely loves to talk about, and I guarantee that's gonna be addressed in the process.

Um, that's their number one concern on our neighborhood Facebook page uh to the coffee shops.

Um personally, once again, we don't have an RFP or anyone in mind, so we don't know the actual answer yet, but that will 100% that'll get addressed.

And um, last one, I did not attend University of Michigan, so I didn't do that.

Thank you.

Um I I do want to uplift what uh the pastor mentioned in regards to the community engagement um and traffic mobility and um his question or concern about caring for the parcels.

Um so I know it was mentioned during the presentation.

If you all can just um restate that, if you can share um a little bit more information about the the church being able to purchase the properties um considering they have maintained it for 15 years and what that process looks like due to uh to the chair to or to the chair, apologies.

Um regarding the 15 year period of caring for these parcels, um, due to uh Michigan state law, the entity itself, citadel faith um does not have the ability to do an adverse possession claim.

Um it is not allowed, or we are not allowed to have any type of adverse possession claims under uh or toward government entities.

Um so despite the amount of time that they may have cared for the land, they are not allowed to uh seek an adverse possession claim due to that aspect, also due to the aspect of the 15-year period.

Um the period would need to be a little bit longer than that as well, even uh outside if it were not a government entity, for example.

Um, so due to those reasons, uh, regardless of the care and maintenance of the land, uh the church would not be able to uh approach this through adverse possession.

However, they do have the opportunities to purchase the land, which um Mr.

Jones will be able to talk a little bit further about um there are uh two parceles waiting for them to have like an application this point, and we really do appreciate as a resident as just a member of the overall community and of the entire city that they did take care of these um as at the land bank.

Um we do cuts, but not as much as probably a local resident would.

Um so as a residents, we do appreciate um the effort to help to maintain it, and we hope that you can apply for at least the two parcels that are there waiting for you.

Thank you.

Um, and I do just want to note that as we talked about traffic and mobility issues in the general area.

Um, we're speaking about rezoning um as a future project comes online on the land.

I'm sure that will be um topic of uh focus and attention for the developer for the city as well, um, just to make sure that those things are addressed.

Uh colleagues, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments, or concerns.

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Just want to uh thank everyone for calling in.

Uh, thank you, Pastor, for yes, bringing up the uh issue of just mobility and accessibility um in general.

Um so what I will be doing moving forward is reaching out, trying to make sure um that you are also aware of our next monthly meeting when we are in Woodbridge, um, so that we're able to have this conversation.

We can invite DPW, who really should be at these conversations.

City Council approved a budget that's supposed to replace all of our sidewalks, although the issues in Woodbridge really are DTE.

If they're replacing and not fully replacing the sidewalks as they should, those are things that we can follow up on as well.

And we have been uh so we understand those concerns.

Um, just want to share that as a follow-up.

Our office can make sure that we are having those conversations because as you mentioned, it's not the zoning, it's the planning in general as a whole.

So we'll go we'll go ahead and make sure that we are also um being a part of those conversations and moving that forward.

Um, but that is it for me, just on want to mention as far as the athletic fields.

We'll also reach out to Wayne State to see whether or not that can be open to the public.

That should be definitely so we'll do that as well.

Um, so thank you everyone for calling in.

I have my my to-dos.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments, concerns?

Seeing none.

Is there a motion on line item five?

Motion there's a motion to send a motion to send line item five to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Seeing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all so much.

Thank you.

Thank you very so much.

To stay up here for the next hearing, but I'll be able to do that.

I'd now like to call back to order the 1030 public hearing.

I'm sorry, before I do that, I'd like to close out the 1025 public hearing.

And now I'd like to call back to order the 1030 public hearing.

The 1030 public hearing is to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code zoning by amending Article 17 zoning district maps, Section 50-17-48, district map number 46.

And I will turn it over to Pro Tim Young.

I I just wanted to say that we're hearing everybody's concerns about the land bank, and I know that in the future we're going to be having the committee of the whole discuss this.

So it's not like we're not hearing about this.

Not like we're not going to fix it.

I just want everybody to know we understand this concerns with the we will be addressing those in the future.

So I just want to let people know we're not ignoring that we will do that.

And the hard work that you and the vice chair have done have gone towards doing that process.

So I look forward to that in the future.

The citizens of the city.

Thank you, Madame Chair.

Thank you.

All right.

Um I will turn the floor over to Ms.

Parales.

Morning, Madam Chair.

Um, I'm joined by my colleagues if they can introduce themselves.

Good morning, everyone.

Danny Washington, Front Executive Director of Northwest Goldberg Cares.

Isabel's uh here with Northwest Goldberg Care's architect.

Morning.

Good morning.

My name is Jordan Jagella.

I am the director of programming at Northwest Goldberg Cares.

Morning.

And then I have a brief presentation that I will be sharing with you all regarding this item.

All righty.

So uh this proposal zoning is for the Holland Mays um proposed rezoning off of 15th Street through Northwest Goldberg Cares.

The request is of uh Bradley Navries on behalf of Daniel A.

Washington and Northwest Goldberg Cares in conduction with the Detroit City Planning Commission to rezone the following properties off of 15th Street from R2 to R3.

We are located in Council District 5 and the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood.

As a brief background and purpose of this request, um Northwest Goldberg Hairs is a 501c3 uh nonprofit organization that was founded in 2017.

It's learning in the Holland Mays program began during COVID and has grown to a multi-day campsite style programming that is serving children currently between the ages of four and eight.

Um Northwest Goldberg Care now is proposing a 1600 square foot school style schoolhouse style center at the uh proposed um properties off of 15th Street to expand programming.

The building will feature a classroom, um, restrooms, kitchenettes, stop office, and a use of soft zone, as well as a conference space designed with universal um universal accessibility standards.

Uh the proposed site will be built where the current outdoor programming currently occurs.

Uh this is just a visual to the right on the proposed parcels that are being rezoned.

As again, as a brief background, CPC and the petitioner identified a few zoning challenges.

Under the current R2 zoning, the minimum lot size for a neighborhood center is 10,000 square feet, requiring a variance.

However, if rezoned to R3, the requirement drops to 7,000 square feet, and parking um compliance is more feasible.

Due to limited on-site parking, the petitioner will request a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals, citing ample street parking and an emphasis on walking and biking pending this rezoning.

CPC is serving as a co-petitioner for the rezoning of four parcels, one which is not owned by the primary petitioner.

Uh the rezoning is um is sorry, the rezoning request encompasses the entire block face to one ensure lock consistency and to avoid a spot zone.

Regarding surrounding land use, to the north is R2 developed as single family homes.

To the east is R3 developed as single family homes and residential vacant land.

To the south is R2 residential vacant land and a church across Marquette Street, and to the west is R2, developed as single family homes and residential vacant land across 15th Street.

According to the future land use uh map, the proposed development is located in the Rosa Parks neighborhood and is designated as low to medium density residential.

Uh PNDD did find that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the area's future land use designation.

Regarding public engagement, um, the city planning commission had a hearing on October 2nd.

Three public comments were received, all in strong support of the rezoning, in addition to two letters of support.

No letters of concern or opposition were received.

Regarding outreach door-to-door engagement with residents was conducted by the staff at Northwest Goldberg Hairs along um two residents along 15th Street.

Coordination with neighborhood patrol, and in addition to collaboration with engagement with Mazusa, a Northwest Goldberg-based nonprofit also occurred.

Regarding feedback, there was strong support for the rezoning and project vision.

Recognizing that the program already occurs on site.

Support for establishing a permanent structure to house outdoor-based programs as well as an interest in creating long-term community, creating a long-term community hub was also shown to have support by the community.

Regarding our the commission's direction and next steps, the city planning commission did request a preliminary plan review to occur with BC, which the petitioner did follow through with.

The PBR did take place on January 15, 2026, where BC was able to provide various notes on the site plan to allow for improvements to what was originally proposed back in the October hearing.

Further engagement with residents took place in December as well, where additional questions were answered via CPC staff and Northwest Goldberg CARES.

Regarding the planning consideration and recommendations based on the zoning approval criteria of section 50-30-70 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, CPC recommends approval of the re proposed rezoning.

And with that, I will be turning it over to our petitioner who will be sharing this brief presentation as well.

Thank you, Dolores.

So again, Daniel Washington, thanks so much for having me today.

A little bit about us.

I found a Northwest Gilbert Cares in 2017 as a child right there born on that block on 15th Street.

Really hopes to bring much needed equity amenities and resources to my neighbors and my family.

To date, since 2019, we've built seven beautiful public spaces.

The Hollamaze Literacy Park is one of them.

That's the site that we're talking about today to convert it into now a place that has a small facility on it.

And then we serve over 10,000 individuals a year.

By the numbers, we have about a 1.1 million dollar uh general operating budget.

Uh we have five board members.

Um there's more than 500,000 of projected first-time homeowner equity for homeowners that acquire property from us or homes from us.

We've invested over 1.2 million dollars in our public spaces.

That's across the seven parks that I've talked about.

We've acquired and rehabbed eight homes, um, and then we have been responsible for over 1.8 million dollars in uh private residential uh investment in our neighborhood.

True Pito from day one, we've taken a different approach.

Um, really looking at our public spaces as an ability to really serve our residents.

Um, at the time that I found the organization, we had a very meager operating budget.

So for us, it was really important to be creative and outside the box.

So what we did was start with the first park at the corner of Marquette and uh 16th Street, and that park was single-handedly responsible for saving six homes across the street from it.

How we got here.

I'm gonna turn this over to my colleague and our director of programming, Jordan, to discuss how we got here.

Thank you, Daniel.

Um, so in 2021, actually taking it all the way back in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We started our learn at the time it's called Reading in the Holland Mays program.

Essentially, at the time, because we weren't able to gather together, we live streamed um different board members, uh business owners, other people within our community to read, and we streamed it via Facebook Live.

Once in 2021, when we were able to actually safely gather in place, um, we started as an initial reading and kind of activity session.

We now work with two absolutely fantastic early childhood educators from Wayne State who've developed a full curriculum for our program that has now blossomed into a six-week, four-day-a-week essentially summer camp style program.

Um, the two sessions focus first on the history of Detroit, and the second is age-appropriate financial literacy, where at the end of that program we are actually able to open high-interest savings accounts for each child in the program.

Um, so we're very proud of that fact.

And we are, you know, really looking forward to the ability to hopefully be able to build a facility that can house this program as well as other um programs and events that our residents have requested over the years, including not just early childhood, but also full families as well as senior citizen programming.

So you might ask, why a schoolhouse?

A schoolhouse is just for us marketing language, it's not going to be an actual school, it's just a place that's going to be able to hold educational programs to be able to give people our residents an opportunity to get outside of the elements because again, all of our programs right now are held in our parks, which are outside.

Um, but at the end of the day, it's also going to be a hub for community connection.

It's going to close the gap in education, and it's going to allow for all-season programming.

So those are the three main reasons why this facility is necessary at this time in Northwest Goldberg's neighborhood, and then also in our organization's history.

This here is a site plan.

The site plan gives you um an overview of kind of what we're proposing here.

Um there are three adjacent lots that we're looking to activate or engage with.

Uh you have the I was called this darkish blue in the center.

That is what the facility will look like from an overhead view.

Um, to the right of it is the um existing home and the homeowner has been engaged, and then to the left of that, where there's another light blue triangle weirdy looking shape is also the other house that we actually are in possession of, and we are in the midst of rehabbing right now.

Um the facility is pretty much smack dab in the middle of the three.

Um, that was intentional to make sure that we allow for setbacks and make sure that there is ample amount of green space to also engage with our youngsters at this site.

This here are some perspectives.

Um, what I like to note and mention, Isabelle, if uh you like to share a little bit, um, this is perspective uh of the building, um, and we're really proud of the design because of its inspiration to the tulips that currently exist at our park.

Isabel talk.

Yeah, so um the the design of the building is intentional to kind of fit within the neighborhood.

It's a residential scaled structure that's comprised of five volumes, one larger volume that has this kind of traditional shed roof, and then four small breakout spaces, all kind of creating one in you know, large community space.

The um materiality of the space is or the the building is gonna be mostly a um kind of a weathering steel, we're really intended to use natural materials and highlight the tulip gardens in front, which kind of harkens back to the origins of the Holland Maze project and Northwest Coldberg Cares.

Um, you know, making sure that there's plenty of light and air to you know continue to have that spirit of meeting outside, but being protected by the elements is important, so we have quite a few different um penetration moments throughout the building, and um it's intended, you know, just kind of broken up here in a way which allows for there to be uh lots of light and volume, but also be able to kind of fit within the neighborhood and feel right in the space.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate your time.

Thank you, and that will conclude our presentation, and we are open to any questions or comments.

All right, excellent.

Thank you for that.

I was going to ask if the Holland Mays had anything to do with the Detroit Future Cities, Holland Mays projects that they used to support back in the day.

Oh, so good.

Glad to hear tulips are my favorite flower.

Um, so it's nice, it's nice to see um community spaces that really look beautiful.

I think people just underestimate or don't realize how calming they can be and how much they really um just provide a great sense of care and concern for the community.

So thank you for all of the work that you do.

Um we have mutual friends that um help keep me posted on the work that you all are doing.

So I'm glad to see you continuing to grow in the neighborhood and for it to be um a connection and tie to you and your upbringing.

Um that's always great to see.

Um I did just want to ask about the size of the facility.

Do you have square footage?

Ground floor.

Yeah, you know, our general square footage here is um it's approximately it's 44 by 53, and then it's got a few components, and so actually apologize that it's for uh 1,764 square feet generally for our footprint.

Okay, all right, very good.

Um that's a that's a good size, but not too large, it's almost probably the size of a house uh in the area.

Um I believe, Mr.

Washington, you mentioned because I was gonna ask Ms.

Peralis about the parcel that is not owned by the um petitioners here, but I believe you indicated that there has been engagement with the neighbor, and the neighbor is supportive of the rezoning.

Yes, yes, we have engaged with her.

Um we have from day one in her acquiring the home, we've been engaged with her, um letting her in on the trades and different things that she needs to rehab that house, and then even in this process, making her aware of it, text message conversations well as phone calls to inform her of the progress of the project, as well as keeping her abreast of all her tenants, letting them know that they're welcome and encouraged to come to the meetings.

We held a community meeting at the site of the location where two of the tenants actually were in attendance.

Okay, excellent.

And are you all planning to have parking on the site?

The goal is to not have parking on the site.

Um, our intention is to get a variance um to allow for street parking.

What we found is um the history of the program now going on four years.

We've never had any real major need for parking.

It's always been something that has just blended right into the street, right?

Um, it's a program that's offered during a certain amount of time.

Um, and again, it's a limit on how many people stay as we only have the educators and support staff that'll ever be there.

So you're looking at anywhere between five and six cars max that'll be there um long term.

All right, thank you.

All right, that concludes my questions.

Colleagues, any additional questions?

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Through you to our presenters.

My only question is do you ever talk about your work with other residents?

I know of a few block club members that are very interested in also utilizing parcels or lots in their neighborhood and turn them into parks into community spaces.

And I know that there's a lot of these already.

Detroit future city, there's books on this, right?

Maybe you've you've read them.

Um, but I think for residents for some they might be inspired seeing others others do it as well.

Is this something that you have the capacity that you've done in the past?

Because I can think of a few that I think would be really wonderful to connect you both just to hear from you and your experience um as they are doing something similar.

Um, I'm thinking about uh Warren uh Warren Avenue uh Midwest right now.

Yes, thank you.

We 100% would love to be connected.

Um we take people on tours, I would say during the not so cold months on probably a weekly basis.

Um we have shared plans for all of our previous parks.

We've shared budgets, quite frankly.

I've made introductions to funders.

I always tell people that I can't write a check myself because I don't have a foundation.

Um, but I'm happy to make connections.

So 100% yes, and that's something that we really like to be for lack of a better term, anti-gatekeepers, and if we can do a lot of hard work going into this that other people can then take and replicate in their community, we are 100% on board.

Okay.

I'd also just like to add that we did intentionally bring our 2026 programming calendar for you and your staff so that way in your constituents, your community.

So we will leave these with for you all.

And it has my cell number as well as my email address so that they can reach out at any time as well as your office.

Wonderful through the chair.

Thank you all so much.

Um, you might hear from Paul from Midwest Hireman soon.

Um, I know he's very interested in um building more parks, more third spaces in the neighborhood.

So thank you all.

That was my only uh question.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

All right, thank you.

We will now turn to public comment.

If there is anyone joining us who'd like to make a public comment in regards to the 1030 public hearing, please raise your hand.

Please raise your hand.

Going once, going twice, going three times.

The collection of public comment has now concluded.

We we do not have any hands raised in the committee of the whole.

Aaron, how many hands do we have raised virtually?

Madam Chair, we have six hands raised.

All right.

We're going to give everyone one minute and 30 seconds for public comment.

And who do we have first?

The first caller is legendary Detroiter.

Caller, you have one minute, 30 seconds for public comment regarding the 1030 public hearing.

Uh, yes, this is directly regarding the 1030 public hearing.

So let me explain clearly before you cut me off again.

Okay.

Now again, the land bank.

And this is what this public hearing is regarding what they're proposing.

Aaron, if you can pause his time for a moment, I want to clarify something.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

We will restart your time.

And if you have any comments in regards to the 1030 public hearing, that is a rezoning for various properties or parcels on 15th Street that are owned by the presenters and their neighbor.

You may proceed.

The acquisition of these properties.

Again, then they could clarify for me to make it clear to you.

I know what I'm talking about.

Now, 15th Street.

The area they're talking about, uh when I my name, Legendary Detroit, it has a meaning to it.

I've been, I'm a resident of every district in the city of Detroit, presently, currently.

So when you have a meeting, a public hearing, and it is related in any way, shape, or fashion form to the Detroit Land Bank.

Because they are the largest landholders in the city of Detroit.

I, as a citizen of Detroit, have the right to speak about the land bank.

And you don't have to pause your time again.

If you have a comment in regards to this presentation that we just heard, you may proceed.

I'm going to give you one more time.

If you are if you have a question or a comment about the land bank, you can always share that during general public comment, or you can reach out to all of our offices and share that comment.

If you have a comment in regards to this public hearing, we'll give you an opportunity.

And if not, we will move on.

Can you ask the present?

Can you ask the presenters how was the land?

And we're talking about in this public hearing acquired.

And where from you?

Thank you for the question.

The next caller.

The next caller is Owner Papa.

Owner Papa, you have one minute 30 seconds for public comment.

Thank you.

You went through the chair.

Carolyn Hughes, may I be heard?

Yes.

Bravo.

Very good project.

I like to see the gentleman who went back to his community and is making it better.

I would like to see more of that and more of the districts.

We have plenty of green space, space that we can make green space.

And I like the fact that they're reusing some of the facilities that are already there.

That's a good reuse of current facilities.

So bravo to the group.

Bravo to your submission, and I hope things go well for the project.

And I would like to know also is this open to the public and how do you get children or is this just for the community or or is there an enrollment into your program?

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Victoria Washington.

Victoria Washington.

I have one minute 30 seconds for public comment.

Thank you.

Hello, everyone.

My name is Victoria Washington.

I am a lifelong resident of Northwest Goldberg.

My daughter is almost 10 now and has participated in many and all of the programs that Northwest Goldberg Cares has put on.

So I am submitting my full support for the schoolhouse rezoning.

I think it's an amazing opportunity, as they already shared.

But it is a community center, a place where I know my daughter can not only participate but thrive in this environment with her friends.

I am a homeschool parent.

So having this in my neighborhood walkable, um, especially on such a beautiful property that they'd already invested so much money to uh create this amazing tulip garden with the 12 over 1200 tulips.

It just that alone in the pandemic was an amazing mental health boost for the community to be able to have something so beautiful to look at and to tend to.

So to add to this property um a community environment where early childhood education is uplifted, but also prioritizing the need to support our seniors, our neighborhood is rich in lifelong residents and seniors, and so I'm I'm just really excited about it, and um I just want to submit my volunteerism hours and grunt work when we break ground.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Ross Shaw.

Ross Shaw, you have one minute, 30 seconds for public comment.

Hi, can I be heard?

Yes.

Awesome.

Thanks.

Uh, my name is Ross Shaw.

I am a resident here in Northwest Goldberg.

Um, I uh have been uh in the two years that I've been here in Northwest Goldberg neighborhood, I've come to become very familiar with um Daniel and Jordan's wonderful uh organization that they run and am in full support of this proposed project.

Um, I volunteered uh my time with their summer programming and have seen firsthand uh the excitement and joy uh that they bring to the uh local uh youth and their programming.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller, the next caller is Nedra.

Nedra, you have one minute thirty seconds for public comment.

Thank you.

Good morning.

My name is Neja Hall, and I'm a resident who lives in Northwest Goberg.

I am really excited to see the continued development within my neighborhood.

The team at Northwest Goberg cares has done a phenomenal job with both the space and programming within our neighborhood, so to see the continued real investment in our neighborhood, I'm really looking forward to having a space to continue and grow the work already happening here and see how it continues to bring our community together.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller, Madam Chair.

The last caller before you cut off public comment is Margaret Maddox and Scarlet.

Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Yes, um I know the area and going to be more acceptable for everyone that we include people um with these abilities because they uh children in the area that needs to be connected to everything regarding to learning and the exact space is on the street to it but why not for people with these abilities that drive the area for making part the uh into the building and I heard the the gentleman say it earlier that they are wanted making a half in that area is the hat is it free and the ever my to get the wood out but I cannot get it out quickly so um that it is finally and have how many lessons be again have

Oh yeah, we're finally gang.

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Maddox, and you can always take your time.

All right, that concludes public comment.

And um, I'll give you all an opportunity to respond to the questions that were raised.

Yes, thanks.

Thanks for everybody for calling in and giving feedback to address Ms.

Maddox.

Um, we at Northwest Governor Cares definitely value every individual, um, including those with disabilities, um, so much so that the building will again be ADA accessible as well as have two ADA accessible bathrooms.

Um, we have done in the past programming.

We've partnered with Peak, um, which is the former employer of Jordan, our director of programming, um, who specifically work with individuals with disabilities to get them on bikes, and we have held that at one of our other parks um a couple years ago.

Um, we're always looking to find ways to address every population that needs help.

Um, and that would like to utilize our services.

So that's something we take seriously, and we really appreciate that comment.

Um, to the other comment, the first gentleman, sorry, my mind's all over the place, but the to the first comment to the gentleman about Detroit Land Bank um property, the sites that are under um the rezoning that we're trying to do were all but one acquired privately.

Um the one that was acquired was the last piece that was needed to be able to get us to this point.

Um, so one of the three lots that we're using um as a part of the rezoning and the combination was Detroit Land Bank Authority owned, and it took a bit of um convincing and of course offering something that was suitable to the Detroit Atlantic Authority to be able to get that last lot.

Um, but otherwise the rest of the parcels was all acquired on the private market.

It was not through the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Um, to the other individual that said support of the project but wanted to know how we go about with our programs.

Um we have, as I stated earlier, a programming calendar that we mail out to about 6,000 households, um, particularly Northwest Gilbert community as well as the surrounding communities, as well as this is available online, um, and we have a robust email and tech service that sends it out.

Um, I want to highlight the fact that despite us being intentional about serving the residents of Northwest Goldwork, we're inclusive from the entirety of all of our programs.

We serve more than 43 zip codes across Southeast Michigan.

Um we have people driving as far as Pontiac to take part and take advantage of our programs right here in little Northwest Goldberg.

So um I we pride ourselves in being inclusive, we pride ourselves on being accessible.

Um our programs are predominantly free, so there's no cost to the individual.

We make sure that there's zero barriers on that front, but we do know there's other barriers and other challenges to get to our programs like transportation, right?

Um things like that.

So um we are constantly working to try to see if we can get support to make those um barriers become less and less of a problem for individuals.

But when it comes to the learning and holidays program specifically, it's one that we have a growing waiting list, and we're constantly fighting with our capacity to try to add more kids to the actual program.

But registration opened about two months ago or so, and they are all at capacity at this point.

But if you go online to www.nwgbertcares.com, you will be able to find our programs pretty quickly at the top menu.

Um, and you'll be able to register your child or a loved one.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And you have a great memory.

You responded to all of the questions that I wrote down.

Um appreciate that.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments seeing none.

Is there a motion on line item six?

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

Thank you all so much for being here.

Discussion discussion pro Tim Young.

Is it too late for me to talk about the previous uh proposal?

Okay, all right.

We perhaps at the end of the agenda.

All right, no, I don't have a question.

All right, that now closes out our 1030 public hearing.

Keep up the great work and thank you for everything you all are doing.

All right, that now brings us to unfinished business, beginning with line item 7.1 line item 7.1 status of council member Gabriela Santiago Romero submitted memorandum relative to property sales and price consistency.

Line item 7.1 status of council member Gabriela Santiago Romero submitted memorandum relative to property sales and price consistency.

And with all right.

Is there a motion on line item 7.1?

Motion to receive and file.

There's a motion to receive and file line item 7.1.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Without objection, I'd like to combine line item 7.2 and 7.3.

Line item 7.2 is the status of housing, the housing and revitalization department.

To is that correct?

Yes, to establish a neighborhood enterprise zone as requested by Corktown Development Properties LLC in the area of 1728 Michigan Avenue.

In accordance with public ag 147 of 1992 and line item 7.3 the status of the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority regarding approval of the brownfield for 1728 Michigan Avenue redevelopment.

Is there a motion on line item 7.2 and 7.3 member Santiago Romero?

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Just wondering if we have anyone from the project.

If the project is still the same, I I believe I mentioned this last time.

If I didn't, um my suggestion would be that we move this out of committee without recommendation.

That is my suggestion based on the concerns that I had.

And if they don't change, that will be what I feel moving forward.

But that's those are my comments and concerns.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And I do see several people on the screen, but if we can hear specifically from the petitioner or a representative of the petitioner, please introduce yourself for the record.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

My name is Nevin Shoakar.

I'm a consultant to the developer.

Um if I may, could I could I address the comment around labor in the project?

Yes.

All right, thank you very much.

So we um we did go back and have uh lengthy discussions with our contractor, runish construction, um, you know, that we've uh engaged to construct the project at 1728 Michigan Ave.

Um roughly uh 20 percent of the of the trades um that we have in the project are uh union-based labor.

Um and I think roughly half of those are Detroit-based.

Okay.

Um and and so those trades are around uh the crane, earthwork, earth retention, uh, insulation, uh, and elevators.

Um and so we we looked at uh all of the bids.

We went um to many different uh union um contractors and and Detroit-based trades and and solicited multiple bids for uh almost all of the 30 uh trades that we have uh you know set to to construct the building.

Um and so where where we had competitive bids, we were able to select uh union uh labor.

And furthermore, uh if I could just just mention this point, um from the discussions with my contractor, um there um there's a number of union projects right now happening in the city of Detroit that are um that you know that are large uh projects, the Henry Ford Hospital, the U of Menter of Innovation, JW Marriott, uh the new soccer stadium, those large projects um have drawn uh tremendous amount of interest from union labor.

Um so smaller projects such as these, uh multifamily developments that range between 20 and 30 million, uh just don't have uh the length of time that that the union-based laborers are are interested in working on a project.

So on a larger project, they may spend six to nine to twelve months on a single project and staff up, uh, have apprenticeship and have other uh things that are that are more beneficial to the union on smaller jobs such as these, they're just not um you know, uh as desired.

And so um just to add to that point, there are um there are what are called target funds, so basically money that union uh trades have set aside where if they were not as competitive as another um as another trade, they could basically put money in from their union from from their dues that they receive to make that a competitive bid and to work on the project.

Um to my knowledge and to my contractor's knowledge, none of the union contractors have elected to do that.

Um so I I did just want to you know provide you with uh sort of the the full context.

I'm happy to address any questions.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Um, I I do have a question relative to the first point that you made in regards to um union laborers perhaps being busy and occupied on other projects.

Um is that to imply that you did not receive proposals from you union contractors when you bid out the work, um madam chair.

We we did specifically uh engage different union contractors as many as we could.

Um and and for for the for the ones that were interested in bidding.

Um, you know, we have we have their numbers, uh, but we did have a number of non-interested union laborers as well.

So we we went out and and put the project out to almost everyone.

Um and uh and in the event that we received uh a bid back, um, you know, we we we we looked at it and uh and we selected um you know the the most sort of competitive uh uh bids that we receive.

But in in a lot of cases, um the union contractors were just not interested in in going through the work to provide uh provide a number on a on a on a deal of this size.

Okay, all right, thank you.

Pro Tim Young.

Yes, uh, thank you for uh that uh explanation.

I just wanted to ask you, did you also talk to the carpenter mill rights as well?

Yes, yes, we did.

Uh we have um how'd that conversation uh we have bids back from so under the the carpenters and mill rights, there's a number of different union-based laborers.

I think we had three or four of those um those uh uh bids come back.

Um and um those bids were not as competitive as other bids that we received.

Okay.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

I appreciate it.

All right, thank you, Pro Tim.

Um Mr.

Shocar, I would like to request um information if you can provide or share Detroiters that will be working on the project.

I'm really interested in knowing how many Detroiters will be um helping to build the facility.

I know you indicated 20% of union labor, half of that um are detraiders, but I'd really like to understand what those numbers equate to.

And that certainly isn't something that I'm expecting right now, but um, if you can provide that, share that as much information as you have, uh, that would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, madam chair, I'm I'm happy to uh email that to your office.

Thank you.

Pro Tim Young.

Yeah, maybe I'm sure I just want to know, did you want to did you want to move this forward?

Did you want to move forward our recommendations?

This is um, I believe Member Santiago Romero has already she didn't make a motion, but I believe she said made a suggestion.

Uh and so I am I don't have any additional questions, but if there is a motion, I would be willing to entertain one.

You sure you just don't want to bring it back for one more week to get the information to get the attorney you just ready to, you just you just you just cocked it ready to go right now.

I'm I'm fine.

I have until Tuesday to uh receive the information.

I just want to give another opportunity.

You know, he might come back with something that might wow us, and you know, I just wanted to hope for the best.

But okay, that's what you want to do.

I understand.

Is there a motion on line item 7.2 and 7.3?

Motion that's that's without recommendation, right?

Make the motion, sir.

Okay.

Move line on 7.2 and say point three to formal session without recommendation.

Right?

There's a motion to send line items 7.2 and 7.3 to formal without recommendation.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all so much.

Certainly look forward to receiving the information that was requested.

Thank you very much.

That now brings us to line item 7.4.

Status of council member Letitia Johnson submit a memorandum relative to the status of the future of health community land trust funding.

Colleagues, is there a motion to receive and file line item 7.4?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 7.5 status of council member Letitia Johnson submitting memorandum relative to a request for policy framework to refine the city's nuisance abatement property seizure and condemnation processes.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 7.6 status of council member Gabriela Santiago Romero submitted memorandum relative to Board of Zoning Notices and Meeting Minutes.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 7.7 status of councilmember Mary Waters submitting memorandum relative to a request for information on relationship between Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Wayne County Treasurer's Office.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Noting that a response is line item 8.18.

Motion.

There's a motion to receive and file line item 7.7.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And line item 7.8 status of council member Letitia Johnson submit a memorandum requesting report on the community outreach ordinance.

Is there a motion to bring back in three weeks?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

That now brings us to new business and line item 8.1.

Line item 8.1 is contract number 600717, 100% city funding to provide housing accessibility assessments and recommendation report.

Contractor KMA LLC.

Contract period upon City Council approval for one year.

Total contract amount 2007 800 dollars.

Discuss discussion.

Discussion.

Thank you.

I believe we have Sophia Merchant, Keegan Mahoney, and Kelly Trammell.

Kelly Tremale, sorry.

Good afternoon.

When you see yourself on the screen, please introduce yourself for the record.

Good afternoon.

This is Keegan Mahoney from the Housing and Revitalization Department.

Good afternoon.

And uh while I was getting promoted as a panelist, uh I think I missed the question.

If it could be repeated, please.

I have not yet asked the question, but um just wanted to understand the reasoning for um this contract.

Yes, to the chair.

Uh so uh the housing and revitalization department uh often works with uh existing uh affordable housing multifamily buildings on rehabilitation plans and frequently uh there is a desire to increase the accessibility of uh units in those buildings.

Oftentimes when these projects are discussed in front of this body, there are questions uh both from the committee and from the public about opportunities to improve the accessibility of units.

Uh, oftentimes uh those uh those uh plans, uh those questions arrive uh late in the process.

And when it comes to accessibility modifications, the earlier those can be incorporated into project plans and project financing, uh, the more effective, the more efficient uh and the the lower cost it tends to be.

So this uh contract is intended to provide accessibility assessments as a pre-development service, so early on when a project is uh looking to do uh rehabilitation uh of a building.

Uh this is uh a team of inspectors, uh architects, construction experts, and accessible housing experts would do a thorough assessment of the opportunity to make accessibility modifications in that building everywhere, everything from the time you leave your uh enter the parking lot or get off the bus, walk up to the front of the building, into the entryway, through common areas, uh through hallways and into the units themselves.

What are the opportunities to increase accessibility as part of that building's rehab so that those can be incorporated into construction and financing plans uh for those buildings?

Awesome.

Thank you for that.

And I think this is extremely important.

I know many times at the table, we ask questions about existing structures and about them being accessible, and you know, it actually makes me wonder how when properties were developed, what were the requirements around accessibility, right?

Because we very rarely see an older building that already has baked in accessibility uh into it.

So really do appreciate and I appreciate you responding to the questions that were sent over.

I'm wondering if we can get um within the report some information that helps us with new builds as we talk about accessibility.

I know that you know they they typically um kind of just meet the bare minimum, the letter of the law, but if there are recommendations or things that we can um request, require be included in new builds, that would be really good.

Um and and that really was my request and and what I wanted to open up this conversation about just to make sure that things are already baked into development projects, and we don't have to always keep asking the same questions.

We know uh Ms.

Maddox is always making sure that universal design is something that is being considered and accessibility as a whole.

I think we just have to think about it from the perspective of an individual that's that is disabled, recognizing that there are varying levels and types of disabilities.

Um, so everything from getting into the building to accessing a unit to restrooms, uh accessible restrooms on uh the main floor in any um common areas, if you will, um, up to you know, how the kitchen is laid out, um washer and dryers, bathroom, utility access, things of that nature.

So if if we can also add some of that into uh this conversation and this contract to be able to be proactive and having those conversations with developers, um, I would certainly greatly appreciate it, and I think it's something that we should do.

Great.

That is uh absolutely something that HRD is is looking at uh to increase accessibility of new construction.

We can um uh uh add uh consideration for uh this uh consulting team to look at uh uh uh uh new construction plans as a part of of that uh contract scope if such a circumstance uh makes sense under this uh timeline.

Okay, all right, thank you.

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, madam chair, to your points.

Um we two are excited about this contract and thoughts similarly about the pre-design concepts, but um Detroit disability power um is an incredible organization doing a lot of this work already as far as accessibility um and mobility, and um I do believe that they already have some pre-designed concepts.

Um so maybe if we can reach out to them if we haven't already, um, as we're looking to see existing contracts and how to make them accessible, um, that we also include best practices from organizations that are here local doing the work because it sounds like they may not have already um done um some pre-design concepts for for uh accessibility as well for our buildings.

Just want to share that if we can include that as a part of uh this process and planning as well.

Thank you.

Absolutely.

All right, thank you.

Um I don't have any additional questions, but thank you for the information.

Um Tiago Romero, is there a motion to approve line item 8.1?

Motion.

There's a motion to approve line item 8.1 in center formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all.

Line item 8.2.

Submitting resolution authorized authorizing um tract.

This is an amendment.

What was submitted was contract number 6007393?

It was submitted with the wrong date.

So it was through June 30th, 2026.

And contract number 6007393 should have been submitted for approval through July 30th, 2027.

This is 100% CDBG DR funding to provide drop-in shelter emergency bed expansion for those experiencing homelessness contractor, Cast Community Social Services.

Total contract amount 750,000 dollars.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.2 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item eight point three.

Line item 8.3 is similar to line item 8.2.

Line item 8.3 contract number 600752100% CDBG funding.

This is a sub-recipient agreement to provide an additional 40 drop-in emergency shelter beds contractor.

CAS Community Social Services.

Previously stated that it was through June 30th, 2026, and it should have read through August 31st, 2027.

Total contract amount 500,000.

Colleagues, is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Discussion.

Discussion.

Pro Tim Young.

That corrected you just that bring uh observation correctly.

You just may uh ma'am chair.

Were you supposed to relay that to the clerk so that they made that correction before the it gets to the floor?

Uh pro Tim, that all of that information has been provided to the clerk's office, and it is on the agenda uh that stated that way.

So the clerk's office should have it.

I I should have known the clerk was on top of it.

I stand corrected.

Uh is there a motion on line item 8.3?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.3 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.4.

Line item 8.4 is contract number 6007 eight four one and contract number 3092407.

Contract number 6007 eight four one is to provide coordination of temporary restoration of electrical and elevator service at the Leland House.

Contractor, Detroit Building Authority, total contract amount 225,000 dollars.

Is to provide temporary restoration of electrical power at the Leland House Contractor Bayview Electric Company LLC total contract amount 75,000 dollars.

Colleagues, is there a motion to discuss line item 8.4?

Motion discussion.

I believe we have Eric Cooper, Hillary Edwards, and Chelsea Neblet joining us.

I specifically have a question relative to the funding process or how what what's actually happening here with this funding.

Good afternoon, please introduce yourself for the record.

Afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Um to the chair, Chelsea Neblet, uh, Chief of Housing Services.

Good afternoon.

Thank you for joining us.

Um, so can perhaps Mr.

Edwards can you help me to understand the contract to the Detroit Building Authority?

What is what is this particular contract for?

Through the chair, I believe this may be better suited for the department in terms of the actual contract.

I know it's for electrical uh restoration, but uh the department may have more detail relative to uh information you may be requesting.

So can you share um because I we didn't have anything um within the TEDAR report?

Um can you share the process to contract with the Detroit Building Authority?

Yes, this was an emergency contract to get the restoration started right away.

So we initiated the uh contract, then issue the purchase order, and now we're going through the process, the formal process relative to uh city council approval.

Okay, thank you.

Ms.

Neblet and Mr.

Johnson, I see that you joined us.

Is there anything you'd like to share?

Uh yes, madam chair, thank you.

Uh Anthony Johnson, let's say policy division just wanted to put it on the record that uh LPD staff did not receive our normal notification to review this contract, which is why it was not within the Teter report.

Um dependent on how this contract is voted upon, if it's approved or if it's not approved, uh we may be able to provide a report on on these contracts before uh formal session um next week.

However, we did not have the opportunity of beforehand for what Mr.

Edwards is saying now.

So just want you to know that, madam chair.

Okay, thank you.

Ms.

Neblet.

Can you help to uh provide some light?

I'm I'm trying to understand the Detroit Building Authority.

Um the necessity for them to be involved in this contract and what this 225,000 contract is actually for.

Um absolutely uh to the chair member Johnson.

Uh so I I believe that that law was up earlier to give an update regarding um the tenant asset retrieval, the personal belongings of the residents that were impacted by the leanland shutdown.

And so the contract with the DBA is to manage the temporary restoration um of both the electrical and the elevator contract, as well as to be able to um hire an elevator service to complete those repairs.

So the law department in negotiation with the Detroit tenant union um has the asset retrieval plan which allows residents um access to the building and certain time slots, and that's contingent upon having a working and operational elevator and temporary restoration of power.

And so it's related to the elevator and the project management that's needed to make sure all of the components, contractors and vendors um are working towards our very tight timeline goal in order to get residents back into the building.

Okay, thank you.

I'm just trying to understand the need for the Detroit Building Authority to come in to supervise or provide oversight of the process that which I still don't understand, but um we we do understand what's needed for the former Leland House uh tenants, and we certainly want to be sure that they can get access to their belongings sooner rather than later.

So I will certainly inquire um offline about the internal workings of this um to get a greater understanding.

So thank you.

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, madam chair, through you to the administration.

Um thank you for doing this work.

Just wondering um if this was to get approved today, next week, Tuesday, apply to waiver.

What does the timeline look like uh for this to happen and for tenants to be able to access uh their belongings?

Um uh through the chair to council member Santiago Romero.

So per the per the asset retrieval procedures um that were negotiated with the law department and approved by the judge and the Detroit tenant union, um uh tenants will be able to start to access uh pertaining to the elevator being operational and the temporary restoration starting this coming Monday, um, May 4th.

So the team has been working very diligently to ensure um that impacted households have the link, um, are signed up, and so the the retrieval period is May 4th through May 24th.

Thank you.

Through the chair, I see the law department has joined us.

Um I think we have a question around who's gonna pay for this at the end of the day.

Um, I know there was a request for me to make the owner, the new owner, whoever is the case to help us cover the cost for this, but wondering if you can remind us again if that's possible or or what we're thinking, um, who we're thinking is going to to to fit this bill.

Through the chair, good morning.

Thank you for the question, Councilmember Santiago Romero.

The city does intend to file administrative claim as it relates to the uh quite a bit of money that's been spent, I believe, to the tune of $900,000 with the court.

The good news is, excuse me, the auction procedures occurred uh this week, the 27th through the 29th.

Uh there was a successful bid for the building in the amount of three million dollars, which we were very pleased on, uh, as the uh council might recall, uh, the numbers were fluctuating at around 2.1 million.

So the more money that there is, there's the hope that the city's administrative claim for the $900,000 uh that the city will be able to name some of that money back.

Um obviously there's other secure creditors that have to be paying.

There's about between 40 and 45 of them, I believe, in this case, uh, based upon the bankruptcy filing.

But the city uh has made the court aware that they're filing the administrative claim uh and that claim will be filed uh for that dollar amount.

So I can't I can't promise or inform the city council as to how much of that claim will be paid.

This is part of the bankruptcy court's procedures, and over that period of time, once the uh sale is approved at the next hearing, which is on May 14th uh of 2026.

Excuse me, the next step will be for the bankruptcy court to begin determining how much money is going to be paid to which uh creditors, including the city of Detroit.

There's the chair understood.

Thank you.

Uh to that.

And are you able to share who the bidder was for the property?

I am sorry, council member through the chair of Santiago Romero.

I am not aware of who the successful bidder was because the bidding just concluded yesterday.

Uh, but again, we're very pleased that it was more than the 2.1 million, and we certainly can supplement the report that was filed with the city council last week with the name of the successful bidder.

And and just wanted to remind the city council that the sale still has to be approved before United States Bankruptcy Judge Maria Oxhome on May 14th, which is next week, and we will also come back and let the council, the honorable council, know uh that it was approved, hopefully.

Through the chair, thank you.

Um I just want to say huge thank you to the administration, fire department, HRD, everyone.

Um I do not believe the city wants to do this.

I I do not believe this is something that's uh they're having fun.

This is additional work, this is costing us a lot of money.

Um I believe this is open up, even opens us up to liability.

So thank you for doing something hard that we don't want to do.

I know we're doing it because residents asked, and because our office asked that we do so as well.

I want every single council member to realize that this could happen to you if we don't make sure that we are proactive and making sure our properties are taken care of.

I do not want anyone else to have to deal with this.

It is a terrible thing to know that we are ruining people's lives by preventing them from accessing their important documents, their basic things like clothing.

They have lost the ability to find proper housing.

Thank you, HRD, for the work.

I'm just I'm sharing this to say that I want us to be able to do better moving forward to learn from these lessons, um, and just share my incredible gratitude.

I know this is really hard, um, but thank you uh for doing the work.

Thank you, madam chair.

Thank you.

And um I I believe the administration is moving in the direction of being proactive in addressing these um apartment complexes.

So uh really grateful for the work that you all are doing.

Um we'll follow up with additional questions offline.

Uh member Santiago Romero, is there a motion to send line item 8.4 to formal with recommendation to approve?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all so much for joining us.

That brings us to contract number or line item number 8.5, which is contract number 600755, 100% grant funding to provide project management coordination and facilitation services to support the comprehensive zoning ordinance update.

Total contract amount 290,000 dollars, 290,537.

Uh, is there a motion to discuss?

Discussion.

Discussion.

Um, and I see we have several folks here in person um to just provide an update.

I'm interested in knowing if we have the information that we left off with with Zone Detroit to be able to continue and what this looks like.

So please introduce yourself for the record.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Good afternoon to you and Member Santiago Romero.

Marcel Todd, Director of City Planning Commission.

I am joined by Kamani Jeffrey of our staff, and I do believe that there is a representative from the housing and revitalization department on as well.

I will do this as quickly as I can.

As you alluded to, certainly we began the work on Zone Detroit, the update to our zoning ordinance going back to 2018.

It was intended then to really be as our catchphrase indicates, a refreshing and a rethinking of the ordinance, but more and more over the course of time.

We have really come to see that we are looking at more of a comprehensive sort of update to our zoning ordinance.

But again, we began our efforts because at that particular point in time there was not the interest in the outgoing administration to conduct that master plan update.

So we knew there were various items that needed to be addressed in the ordinance.

Now, however, thanks to your efforts as alluded to earlier, this council was successful in getting uh putting forward money, and then uh eventually the outgoing administration did undertake the update to the master plan under the planned Detroit project.

So now we are looking at a situation or so now this is essentially where we stand.

Um again, we learned any number of things in our initial update and made it very or our initial uh attempt to do the update to the ordinance, and certainly as everyone was affected by uh the pandemic, we began to change direction.

We began to see the need to do much more.

And um we find ourselves now in a situation where we have been able to work with the housing and revitalization department to secure a grant from the federal government pro housing grant that is allowing us to do a more focused look at the ordinance at issues of equity and all manner of issues around housing to really do a more thorough and comprehensive look at uh take a more thorough and comprehensive look at the ordinance and now also to align it with what will come out of the master plan update for plan Detroit.

So the contract that is before you is the first step.

Uh we are completing uh an amended contract, madam chair, to your question with our previous consultant to actually provide us with a draft to reflect what we had originally intended as also modified by uh again some of these uh new and uh or or or the different and somewhat unexpected things.

That is what we will use to socialize and re-engage with uh this honorable body, the commission, the our stakeholders here within the city and the and the public itself, and look then to take that through a second process.

Uh and the contract that is before you will uh bring in a consultant that will help us coordinate all of these efforts, coordinate the master plan work with uh the uh zoning work, with uh again re-engaging with community and uh serve to do some of the logistics that uh uh also uh serve to be a burden to staff and and the effort.

Subsequent to this, we will actually then come back to you with another contract to bring in another zoning consultant team to now uh consolidate, coordinate to reconcile all of these items uh into a new document, again, consistent with whatever the outcomes are from the master plan.

So that's the uh overview.

Uh Mr.

Chaffrey can certainly provide any additional information, should you desire, or again, uh can't see who is on from HRD.

All right, thank you, uh Director Todd.

I think that is sufficient.

Um I'm glad to see uh you all doing going through this process again.

I know there we've had some challenges in District 4 as it relates to zoning and just want to be sure that we are proactively addressing um concerns so that the community doesn't have to um you know just just go through everything that they have gone through that could have been addressed with I don't know if it's zoning um or enforcement, but I think I think that'll come out in the rents as we go through this process.

Um, but I certainly do see anticipate a number of residents from District 4 being engaged in the process.

So we'll certainly look forward to uh seeing what that engagement looks like.

Um I do want to ask you if you can share who the contractor is in this particular contract.

I will yield to Mr.

Jeffrey with the specifics.

We are happy to at least have uh someone who is quite knowledgeable, and though not Detroit based is Michigan based.

Thank you, uh Madam Chair.

So the uh project consultant for this portion will be progressive companies.

So they are based out of uh Grand Rapids, but they do have Detroit offices on Grand Boulevard in the Chroma building.

So they will be leading this portion of the effort.

Again, this is the project management portion, folks that are going to come on and help uh do some support for the staff and lead in this, and also help us ramp back up as we bring on the second consultant that Mr.

Todd uh alluded to, which will actually do the the actual drafting and zoning work.

Okay.

All right, thank you so much.

Uh Pro Tim Young.

Thank you.

Good to see you, my man.

Always good to see you and everybody here.

So good to see you, man.

Listen, I I just wanted to ask you uh really quickly.

Um, will this master plan will this also include um data centers, which include AI data centers, but this also include innovation in terms of housing and things of that nature?

You are are we already having that sort of discussion?

Because you know uh a duplex is is you know they're the same thing.

A duplex is a little bit different, you know, than a 3D print home or a container home, or um, or a modular home.

You know, it's kind of like you know, boxing and MMA are both, you know, combat sports, but they're both very different.

So will we have, you know, innovation zoning to accommodate to accommodate that?

We have, you know, there's data centers that uh process that basically are those that store process information that's digital, and then there's artificial intelligence data centers that are there to train and model and run artificial intelligence systems.

So you have one that's there for digital systems, and the other one that's there for artificial intelligence systems.

Will those differences be reflected in the zoning, or would you have one blanket zoning for all of that?

Through the chair to President Pro Tim Young.

Um interesting, Mr.

Young, uh the um American Planning Association's national conference was uh just held here over the weekend, beginning of the week, and there were any number of sessions on this.

So uh an answer in short is yes.

Uh we have undertaken uh with the administration and under the leadership of uh councilmember Benson, a task force working group that is going to be taking a look at this, following up on your honorable body's request for a moratorium on this topic in order that we can rightly and properly take a look at the ordinance and come up with that which is appropriate.

So, yes, we're gonna look at it and we're going to take a look at the four different levels or types of uh uh data centers to see what is appropriate for the city of Detroit and generally speaking where that might be appropriate in terms of the master plan.

The master plan, of course, is a higher level vision.

Uh, but to the extent that we're engaging on this particular focus topic, uh, there may well be opportunity to include it in some of the underlying policy.

Uh again, I do not want to speak uh on behalf of our colleagues at the planning and development department, but certainly we can carry forward your question and concern and then uh find out just how specifically or or to what extent that particular use or again innovation technology will be covered in the new master plan.

No, I no, I think that's a good thing.

And I and it seems to me that you're saying that the master plan be more of a general overview in terms of what will be allowed and what wouldn't be allowed.

And then what I'm talking about is probably going more into the weeds in terms of what that is.

And I I can and the reason why I was saying it is because I'm not saying that we do this, but I'm saying is because that way we can plan for, you know, there's lots of different, you know, data centers that we have, some that you can even you build underwater.

I'm not saying that we do that, but I'm saying that you could, and I think zoning is important because we might need to have zoning that says that cannot be allowed under any circumstances.

You know what I'm saying?

But if you don't address that, people could propose that and you start having even if we don't approve it, you start having these conversations that we should be having because we had the proper zoning, we could be able to determine that.

I I I also think it's important from there's some zoning that doesn't just talk about the area to side, but also talk about the the um and keep on you know, correct me if I'm wrong here, but also talks about where the performance of what this is and how it's supposed to perform, it cannot be here if it does not perform in this way.

And so I just wanted to know um I I don't I don't know if that's something that we would necessarily do or not do.

You know, I don't know if that would be like a floating or layover zoning or something of that nature to do that, but I think that we should definitely have those conversations more thoroughly, and also the distance.

We have 18 acres of 18 miles of land that's vacant, but where they wanted to build these data centers, you had a lot of people who were opposed to it for a lot of reasons, and I think we should respect that and find places where we can, you know, and then you have to decide what size it is, so you know how much land you need and you don't, because I think we have enough land where we could build something like this, you know, so we can have the jobs and opportunities.

I was one of the people that voted against the moratorium for that purpose.

But I think that that's something that you know the master plan can at least be able to define in a general sense, you know, where this is that it's allowed, or that or people decide it's not allowed, is not what we want to do.

You know, I would disagree with that, but you know, people have voted against me as you as you well know, you know, even though I told them not to, they should vote again, you know, in the past.

And so if they choose to do so, I recommend against it, but they choose to do so.

You know, we at least have those rules of roads, so everybody knows what it is, and everybody knows how it's regulated and what it is and how it works.

And so I I I think that that is um I think that's a really good thing overall in terms of data centers.

So I just want to kind of put I want to kind of bring that point out, and I just wanted to ask you um, are those things that you're looking at as well from a more granular look in terms of performance?

Are we looking at in terms of distance, or we're looking at in terms of buffer zones and how those things are to work?

And are we looking at even though I'm going more into operations, but there's been some zoning I've seen in terms of environmental concerns as well that you could have with that.

Is that something that we're also using this zoning for, or is this primarily just the traditional sense of how we know zoning to be in terms of space and design and size and things of that nature?

Through the chair.

So very quickly, the again the effort that we're taking undertaking right now with the data centers will be comprehensive.

We're looking at everything that you raised in order to determine what uh Detroit's role should be, what is appropriate for for Detroit as it concerns data centers as we know them today, and as it continues to be uh, you know, a growing and evolving uh land use type, that information will then also flow once again, also dependent upon how the uh planning and development department uh does choose to address it in the master plan.

Uh it will then come out in um uh that final uh zoning ordinance.

So we will probably we will be advancing an ordinance that will amend the current zoning ordinance in order to properly address data centers.

Uh and then there may be some additional adjustments to the zoning ordinance uh once we get through this larger effort of zone Detroit and again reconciling or uh marrying that with Plan Detroit, the master plan exercise.

So again, I can I can say uh yes, generally speaking, to all of your inquiries, we're gonna take a good solid look at it, and it will definitely look to be what is uh appropriate for Detroit, both in the now but also being more future looking.

And then, madam president I met is my final question.

Uh pro Tim, if I can ask you to have additional conversations with them.

Um Thank you, sir.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it because we we have 20 minutes to get through about 17 more hours.

I'm done, man.

Thank you, sir.

Um, thank you.

And it obviously sounds like pro Tim Young is going to be very engaged uh with the process as we move forward.

Colleagues, is there a motion on line item 8.5?

Motion.

There's a motion to send line item 8.5 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.6, contract number 600762, 100% grant funding to provide inspire inspections for f federally funded projects to meet HUD requirements, contractor, all American housing inspections, contract period upon city council approval for a period of two years, total contract amount 150,000.

Colleagues, is there a motion for discussion?

Very brief discussion.

Thank you.

Discussion.

Um we have Rebecca Labove, Kyle LaForey, and Raymond Green.

Um, I am really just trying to understand how we select how we identify the properties that will receive an inspection.

Good afternoon.

Um to the chair, may you please repeat the question?

Yes.

I'm just um wanting to understand how we determine or identify which properties will receive an inspection.

Sure, to the chair.

These inspections are required for properties that have home investment partnership funding through HUD.

So the city has a portfolio of about almost 200 projects that we have funded with home and we have active loans on those projects, and part of the requirement that HUD has for us when we invest those funds is that we ensure that they are compliant not just with the city standards for existing multifamily buildings, but also with HUD standards.

Um HUD standards used to be called REAC, and they've just in the last few years moved over to a new set of standards called Inspire.

And because of the size of our portfolio, we have the need for additional capacity to perform those inspections beyond what we can do in-house.

So we're looking for this contractor to inspect a sample of units at each of those properties on a regular basis as required by the HUD guidelines for properties with home funding.

Thank you.

Um, and you answered my next question, which was going to be if this is for multi-unit complexes.

Um, do you all know if we do anything similar with single-family homes that have vouchers?

If the city does, I know the Detroit Housing Commission, um, I believe they're required to do some annual inspections or bi-annual inspections.

Uh, and the reason I ask is because I've had residents raise concerns to me about the lack of an inspection being done for a single family property in particular and the condition of it, although they have a housing choice voucher or a section eight voucher that that they're using to rent the property.

Sure.

Um, to the chair where the vouchers are held by DHC as the voucher administrator, you know, they will be responsible for coordinating those inspections.

Um, in some cases, um, there might be a different housing authority um or MISHTA might be the voucher administrator, but um, from the city standpoint, um we we don't have federal inspections that uh we would complete for those projects if they don't have federal dollars through the city of Detroit.

Okay, all right, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments?

Seeing none, is there a motion on line item 8.6?

Motion motion to approve.

Motion approved there's a motion to send line item 8.6 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all so much for joining us.

And pro tem I'm not overlooking you.

I'd just like for you to turn your microphone on if you're making a motion so that everyone knows.

It's okay.

You do the wrong thank you.

That's my fault.

Line item 8.7 is the transfer of jurisdiction of five city of Detroit owned vacant land parcels to the Detroit Parks and Rec General Services Department for the Joe Lewis Greenway project.

Colleagues, is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.7 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.8, submit a report relative to the Leland House Limited Partnership Company Bankruptcy Chronology.

Case number 25-51190.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Motion.

There's a motion to receive and file.

Thank you.

Line item 8.8.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.9, submitting report and proposed ordinance to amend chapter 22 of the 2019 Detroit City Code.

This is for yes.

This is uh amending chapter 22 of the 2019 Detroit City Code of Housing by renaming Article 5, rental agencies to rental agencies and rental agreements, amending section 22-5-1.

Definitions, repealing section 22-5-4, refund of fees paid to agencies, adding a new section 22-5-4, rental application fees, pretendency fees, non-waiver, construction and relocating and amending section 22-5-5, refund of fees paid to agencies to refund of fees paid to agencies, refund of fees paid to owners or agents of rental properties to regulate rental application fees and ban pre-tenancy fees for rental properties in the city of Detroit.

Refund of fees paid to owners or agents of rental properties to regulate rental application fees and ban pre-tenancy fees for rental properties in the city of Detroit.

Colleagues, is there a motion to send line item 8.9 to formal for introduction of an ordinance and setting of a public hearing?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.10, submitting proposed ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code Zoning.

Article 17, zoning district maps to amending section 50-17-47.

District map number 45 to revise the existing R2 zoning classification to the B4 General Biz Business District zoning classification for certain properties within the area of West Warren 30th Street, I 94, and 31st Street to revise from the existing R2 to B4.

I already said that.

And to M2, restricted industrial colleagues, is there a motion to send line item 8.10 to formal for introduction of an ordinance and setting of a public hearing?

There's a motion to send line item 8.10 to formal for introduction and setting of a public hearing.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.11 submitting proposed ordinance to amend chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code zoning.

Article 17, zoning district maps by amending section 50-17-69, district map number 67 and section 50-17-70, district map number 68 to reside to revise the zoning classification from the existing M3 General Industrial District and M4 Intensive Industrial District 2M2.

Restricted Industrial District Zoning Classification.

Colleagues, is there a motion to send line item 8.11 to formal for introduction and setting of a public hearing?

Motion hearing no objection that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.12 submitting resolution authorization for the second extension of review period for proposed zoning ordinance text amendment.

This is the sixth general text amendment.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.12 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.13 without objection.

I'd like to combine line items 8.13 and 8.14.

Line item 8.13 is term is to terminate the Brownfield plan of the City of Detroit.

Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for the City Club Apartments Midtown Project and Line Item 8.14 is to terminate the Brownfield plan for the Eastwood Senior Leasing Project.

Colleagues is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.15.

Submitting report relative to the third quarter fiscal year 2026.

Quarterly report from the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Is there a motion to bring line item 8.15 back for a date to be determined so that we can schedule a discussion with the land bank?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.15 back for a date to be determined.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.16 is a request to transfer commercial rehabilitation certificate 2016-17 on behalf of Boulevard 2 in the area of 29052921 West Grand Boulevard in accordance with public act 210 of 2005.

Is there a motion to discuss?

Motion discuss.

Discussion.

Good afternoon.

Please introduce yourself for the record.

Justice Cook, Housing and Revitalization Department.

Thank you, Mr.

Cook.

And I'm not sure if anyone else is joining you.

I know I was interested in understanding who owns the Boulevard 2 and who owns the entity that the rehab certificate is being transferred to.

Oh, I see someone else on the screen.

Please introduce yourself for the record.

Good afternoon.

This is Bonabasaran Daikama on behalf of Boulevard 2.

Thank you.

I'm I did hear your name, but I didn't hear the statement that you made after.

I'm sorry about that.

I am representing the applicant, the new owner of the property, Boulevard.

Um Mr.

Cook, are you able to respond to the question?

Can you please repeat the question?

And the development team is here to answer that specific question.

Okay, so the question is just wanting to understand who owns the Boulevard 2 and who owns the entity that is receiving the transfer.

So previous owner, current owner of the property.

Yes, can you answer that question from the development team?

Ms.

Basara.

Sorry about that.

Yes, the original owner uh was Churning Grant LLC.

And then the new owner is the Boulevard 2 LLC, both are Delaware uh entities.

And uh the property was uh deeded to Boulevard to uh by little um by deed in lieu of foreclosure back in last quarter of 2025.

Okay, and Boulevard two is the entity um in receipt of the property now as a result of the foreclosure.

Uh correct.

Okay, and that's the reason for the transfer of the certificate.

Correct.

Okay, thank you.

Colleagues, any additional questions, comments?

All right, seeing none, is there a motion on line item 8.16?

Motion.

There's a motion to send line item 8.16 to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Line item 8.17.

Submitting resolution authorization to revoke the commercial rehabilitation exemption certificate for mural development LLC with an address of 1312 seward.

Is there a motion to discuss?

Motion discussed.

Discussion.

Thank you.

Very quickly, Mr.

Cook.

Can you share why this is being revoked?

To the chair.

Councilmember Johnson.

Um, this project is being revoked because they are seeking a pilot, and you cannot have two one project on two incentives once um parcel.

So that is the need for revoking the PA210 so the development team can move forward with the pilot.

All right, thank you.

Colleagues, is there a motion to approve line item 8.17?

Motion.

There's a motion to send line item 8.17 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Cook.

Thank you.

Line item 8.18.

Submit a report related to the request for information and relationship between the DLBA and Wayne County Treasurer's Office.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Motion.

Hearing no objections that action shall be taken line item 8.19 property sale of 8037 8043 8049 Neureenberg and 8122 8140 and 8160 Doyle for the in the amount of 14845 dollars is there a motion is there a motion to approve line item 8.19 motion to approve there's a motion to send line item 8.19 to formal with a recommendation to approve hearing no objections that action shall be taken without objection I'd like to combine line items 8.20 8.21 and 8.22 these are property sales or a property transfer in district one there is a request from council president uh for a one week bring back is there a motion line items 8.20 8.21 and 8.22 motion to bring back there's a motion to bring these line items back in one week hearing no objections that action shall be taken line item 8.23 is council member mary waters submitting memorandum relative to questions on issues impacting detroit housing which includes Leland Real Token and Martin Luther King Park is there a motion to refer line item 8.23 to LPD and bring back in three weeks motion hearing no objections that action shall be taken that now brings us to member reports member vice chair santiago romero thank you madam chair briefly district residents uh hope you can join us for our next office hours I will be joining um my team at equity alliance on Monday May 4th from 3 to 5 p.m and then again I'll be at Kemini rec center on Monday May 18th from 4 to 6 p.m please stop by to see me to see if you have any questions or ideas that we can work on.

We also have our main monthly meeting on May 9th from 11 a.m to 1 p.m we are going to be at Goodwill of Greeter Detroit.

We're going to hear about the master plan and regarding summer youth programming in district six we're also going to have lunch and just invite everyone to join us this Sunday is 5 de mayo in Southwest Detroit it's always a good time we're going to have our Cinco de Mayo parade you can meet us at Patton Park the parade starts at 12 it's a really fun time so come hang out thank you.

Thank you pro Tim Young Native report thank you and I just look forward to seeing residents come to the housing resource fair that we will be partnering with the Eastside Community Network on as well as Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Authority Health this Saturday May 2nd from 11 a.m until 3 p.m the location ah I gave the wrong address previously it is at their MASH location on Mac and Ashland 14711 Mack Avenue again that is Saturday May 2nd 11 a.m until 3 p.m on Mac and Ashland just one block from Mac and Alta Road for housing tools support and resources so we look forward to seeing you there this Saturday thank you all so much that concludes my member report if there is nothing else to come before this committee we shall stand adjourned with one minute left