The Detroit City Council held its regular session on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, beginning with roll call (all nine members present), an invocation, and a Spirit of Detroit Award presentation to Renee B. Wallace for her leadership in community composting. The meeting then proceeded through committee referrals, public comments, and votes on numerous resolutions, contracts, and ordinances. Major discussions centered on the Leland House tenant relocation, emergency ambulance service contracts, and contracts for shelter expansions and housing inspections.
The regular session of Tuesday, May 5th, uh 2026 will come to order. Uh, Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Councilmember Scott Benson. Scott Vincent I. Councilmember Letitia Johnson present. Councilmember Denzel and Tom McCampbell. Councilmember Reneta Miller here. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero present. Councilmember Mary Waters. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Council President Pro Tim Coman Ayon II. Here. Council President James Tate. Here. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you, ma'am. We have a quorum, which means we're now in session officially. Um, before we uh go into the rest of the meeting, we will now like to begin the collection of public comment cards for those who would like to speak for this body, both in person as well as online. So if you're in person, please raise your hand if you have not received a public comment card. And again, you would like to address this body if you're online. Raise your hand and you will be placed in the queue. We will have public comment coming up very shortly. Um, but before we do that, as always, we start with the morning's invocation and providing the invocation for this morning. Uh, we have none other than Dr. Waverley Brumbury uh Senior, who is the proud pastor and founder of Refuge Temple Cathedral of His Glory Church of God in Christ, located in District 4 at 1227 Findlay Avenue. Superintendent Brumber, the floor is yours, sir. Good morning, everyone. Let us pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, we gathered in gratitude for the gift of this community and for all that serve within it, our mayor, our council members, our city staff, first responders, educators, faith leaders, and every resident of Detroit. Father, we ask you now in your son Jesus' name that you will guide us safely in this moment of this rich tapestry of culture, belief, and traditions that we are a strong city. Father, we ask you to fill this chamber with wisdom that our leaders may discern what truly deserves the good of your people. Father, we ask you that you will grant us strength in this difficult decisions and courage to act in integrity. Father, continue to bless us and make us whole. And Father, be so careful to give your name praise and glory. This is our prayer in Jesus' name. Let's all say amen. Amen. Thank you so much for the prayer and opening uh invocation. Uh Pastor, if you would like to stay, we certainly welcome you to do so. But if you have a schedule, we understand and appreciate your presence this morning. Uh Madam Clerk, the journal of the session of Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, will be approved. And before we move forward, I do know that member Callaway has a presentation, a very, very special presentation that she would like to provide to a very, very special individual that has um joined us and been part of a new number of our events um within the city of Detroit and the city council. So I will now turn the floor over to member Callaway. Thank you, Mr. Um, Mr. Chair, and good morning, everyone. Um, it is my honor and privilege to present a spirit of Detroit award to the woman who we call the Queen of Composting of District 2. She's probably known to be the queen of composting and recycling and green of Detroit, probably by the whole city, but I know for a fact in the district that we all live in, the three of us, we know we call you the queen of composting and recycling, um, protecting and making our environments much healthier. Yeah, you want to give her an applause for that.