18th, 2026.

Mr.

Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Good morning, Councilmember Latitia Johnson.

Present.

Councilmember Gabriel Santiago Romero.

Member Santiago Romero did indicate that she would not be present today.

Clerk will so no.

Council President Pro Tim Collin Young II.

Here.

Madam Chair De Corm.

Thank you.

Having a quorum present.

We are now in session.

And good morning, Pro Tim.

Is there a motion on the minutes?

There's a motion to approve the minutes.

Excuse me.

Motion to approve.

Thank you.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And we are going to move into public comment.

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

Please raise your hand.

I see three hands in the committee of the whole.

If you are joining us virtually and would like to make a public comment, please raise your hand.

Public comment will be cut off at 1010.

My clock currently says 1008, so you have two minutes to decide.

You'd like to raise your hand to make a public comment.

We are going to get the clerk set for two minutes.

And we will start with the three gentlemen in the committee of the whole.

If you all please take your seat.

Hosting 24 community events doesn't mean they've heard anything we've said.

This tiger has not changed its strikes, no matter how fancy the brickwork or how much landscaping they attempt to plant in front of it.

Gleewa's statements are purposely deceptive, laughable, and I'm embarrassed for them.

Finally, we have learned that one of the Gleba board members has not been a resident of Michigan for nearly five years.

This calls into question hundreds of decisions that board member has participated in.

Thank you.

Who do we have next morning?

As I was canvassing, this gentleman's come down before.

He's a veteran, and that shouldn't pay fair.

I think it should be free or reduced.

Um but he came down to speak for himself.

Um 313 444 9114, 313, 444, 9114.

313, 444, 9114.

That number was made so you can remember it.

Um I've been praying.

Praying the Holy Spirit is nothing.

Some things are just out of your control.

And um to keep from being depressed, I suffer from major depression and other things.

I pray, I pray on the Holy Spirit.

I've had people scratch their head all day long, and some of them laugh.

And that's what I want.

I I don't I'm not praying to you or to you understand.

I'm praying uh mysteries.

And it assists me in in my daily um travels.

Uh, if you can join me, call my name and atmosphere.

My mom's show Marie Lyons at the rivers.

She's in uh there's a home.

Pray in the Holy Spirit tongues, unknown tongues.

Uh drink a lot of fluids.

I've been talking and communication with folks, and then go back into prayer or driving my car, just periodically through the day.

Please do it.

I ask you to do that for me.

Yeah, basuyara sanda shandokuyara sanda kyara basa.

It is in the Kyoto Boshondoku Yarabashandara Bashanda Kayara Basa.

It it is in the kid is in the Kyoto Wilson Koyarabasa.

It it is Shandara Basondo Koyaraba Sandah Rama Shandara Mason Dara Basa.

It it is indeed shandarabasa.

No weapon formed against me shall prosper.

Any time to rise up in judgment, thou shall condemn.

Touch not God's annoying through his servants coming.

Thank you.

It's come to my attention that there's no video on the television screen and on the internet.

I just want to mention channel 10.

Yeah.

Channel 10.

We'll get one of our one of my team members to reach out to media services.

We can proceed with public comment.

Okay.

Good morning, sir.

Yes, I'm Robert King.

US vet.

Uh I'm here.

Mr.

Cunningham brought me here.

Um I want to say that I feel that the regiment should ride the bush free.

And that's mainly what I'm here to say.

All right.

We appreciate you for coming down.

I was there.

And we do have a veteran's affairs uh department.

So we'll be sure to share your sentiments with them.

And we appreciate you and thank you for your service.

Thank you.

All right.

Um I do want to note that public comment was cut off at 10 10.

And Ms.

Jackson, how many hands do we have raised virtually?

Good morning.

Excuse me.

Good morning, madam chair.

We have 13 hands raised for virtual public comment.

All right.

Who do we have first?

The first caller is William M.

Davis.

William M.

Davis, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, Cabby Hurt.

Good morning, yes.

Okay, I think it should be a greater effort to keep more of our dollars in the city of Detroit.

I think it should be a greater effort to give uh city Detroit workers more points for promotion.

You know, you know, we we need to be doing more to help the people who live in the city.

Uh, we need to be doing more to encourage city Detroit workers to stay in the city.

Um, I know, like I said, during the time earlier in my career, especially during the time that Coleman Young Senior was in office, that you know, we used to be able to get four hours of comp time to be off to go shop in the city of Detroit on certain days at certain times.

You know, and all you had to do is bring back a receipt of money that you actually spent shopping in the city of Detroit.

I know y'all may not be doing things like that now.

I also I think that uh it should be greater.

You should get more points, you know, more points were currently being given for businesses in the city of Detroit when they do business with the city of Detroit.

You know, far too often uh some of our suburban friends, businesses, they have built in advantages and that they don't pay property tax, they don't pay uh the insurance in the side of the city of Detroit that we all pay here.

You know, so I think we need to equalize the playing field a little bit more, get more benefits to Detroiters, uh Detroit workers and you know, people who want to expand in the city of Detroit.

Uh, thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Owner Papa.

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

Uh good morning, through the chairman Abby Hurt.

Good morning, yes.

Uh, yes, Carolyn Hughes.

Um, Mr.

Um Bill, he he mentioned some things about um the retirees and um our money staying in the city.

I I I'm calling about 9.7 this morning, a surplus property that went for 50,000, that they now want to reduce the price because it was vandalized.

Um that I don't think that even makes a good sense.

So why would we do that?

Um, you guys you want to give these people, people with money breaks.

You want to talk about the big beautiful bill and how it's impacting um corporate America, but the big beautiful bill impacts everybody.

So does that mean we're gonna get a reduction in our taxes because of the big beautiful bill?

Um I I see advantages going to people outside of the city where I think we should be giving the advantage to the residents in the city, the seniors and the and the young people, the youth.

You have five million dollars of fur plus surplus ARPA dollars.

You have not given any money to the citizens who the ARPA dollars came for.

I think it would be a very good gesture to take that five million dollars and divide it between the youth and the seniors in the city.

I think you all have swindled enough of the ARPA money from the people.

We've got nothing but dirty dirt holes, uh, a lot of demolition.

You've turned you've torn down enough houses to fill Flint, and now we have a housing issue.

Please resolve some of the issues.

I know they say to black people, you have to wait, but I think we've waited long enough.

And let me thank the mayor for the deal for the young for the pistons to be shown for free to the residents in the city of Detroit.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is you matter.

You matter.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Yes, good morning.

Hello.

Good morning, yes.

Can I be heard?

Yes.

Can you hear me?

Hello.

I'm not sure if you're using multiple devices, Miss Warwick, but we can hear you.

I don't know why you can't hear me.

Can we come back to Ms.

Woolworth?

Oh, we just heard the feedback, so we'll come right back to her.

Who's who do we have next?

The 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.

Verner, president of DeSoda Elsewhere Block Association.

I want to start off by uh thanking uh pro Tim Uh Young for the wonderful celebration.

He sponsored for the mothers uh this past Tuesday on the 12th, the celebration.

It was really, really wonderful.

Want to thank his staff for uh especially for helping out the disabled and uh um seniors and they helped out anybody who needed it, but especially the seniors, and uh we had a great time.

If you are a disabled person or a senior who needs help in your home and you're not eligible for Medicaid, please contact the Detroit Area Agency for the Aging, DAAA at 313 446 444.

Again, 313464 and ask for the my choice waiver program that's MI choice waiver program.

You call and you don't get an answer after you've tried maybe about three times, no one returns your call.

Please speak to the uh operator and ask to speak to a supervisor.

This wonderful program is set up to help you get what you need to be able to stay in your home, and you can be eligible for Medicaid if you earn no more than 2900 a month, and they will come out, do an assessment and assist you.

Thank you for this time.

God bless all who within the sound of my voice.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Samsung SMG991U.

Caller, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning.

Can I be heard?

Good morning, yes.

Ms.

Betty Avon, I appreciate you letting us know that pro Tim Young had uh the program or whatever he had for the mothers.

I didn't even know anything about it.

And I'm sure a lot of us didn't.

Also, I wanted to speak on as I keep talking about the health the community.

What was it the community health corp uh passport form that I received, and I'm sure others have that we did not receive anything, and I feel that we should have what was promised to us in writing done and for real for the people that applied for it.

Also, they're talking about I know they keep saying that the kids and other people getting free bus rides.

Well, when my mom was living in 19 that when she passed 98.

God bless her soul, but she rode the bus free.

So now all of a sudden we have to pay 50 cents.

I know it's not much, but we're on a fixed income too, but especially when you're on Social Security.

They take 2002 out of your money, you know, for that Medicare and Medicaid insurance and whatnot.

So I feel that we should we seniors should be to ride the bus free.

Also, I want to speak on the uh the cent the oh the Davison bus used to come to down Davidson on Northeast Side and used to go all the way to Van Dyke.

They cut it off at Jose Campo.

We need to have that bus brand brought back.

That way we don't have to sit up there and wait on the six-mile bus or the shame bus.

We like to, I would like to have that Davison bus route brought back to go back to uh Van Dyke on the whole Davidson route.

Uh so that's about it.

Um thank you.

Pro Tim Young.

Thank you, Bantry.

I just want to say the Mr.

Activity.

I'm so sorry that you didn't know about my event.

I tried to promote as much as I could uh here multiple times.

I'm sorry that we missed you, but we'll make sure the next time we have events that I'll do a better job of promoting it so you can come because we definitely want you to come, and we know we always gonna have more fun when Mr.

Activity is there, so we so sorry you didn't know about that.

But we did promote it as many as many days as we possibly could, and our next event will make sure we're promoting so we can get you there.

And if you leave your email, uh, or you can call us at 313-224-4248.

That's 313-224-4248.

We will definitely take your questions then or issues.

Thank you, madam chair.

Thank you.

And before we proceed with general public comment, I'd like to call the 1020 discussion to order and recess it to the call of the chair.

I'd like to call the 1025 public hearing to order and recess it to the call of the chair.

We will now proceed with general public comment.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is Nini's friend.

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

Nini's friend.

Are you there?

All right, let's come back to Nini's friend.

Who do we have next?

The next caller is Blackbag.

Black bag.

Nini's friend.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Miss Jackson, let's try the next caller.

The next caller is legendary Detroiter.

All right, we are back to back to back.

Caller, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Can you hear me clearly?

Your two minutes have started.

Yes.

Okay.

It's up.

It's up.

You busted.

You are cheated in public official here in the city of Detroit, Michigan.

The County of Wayne, Michigan.

The state of Michigan.

Cheated in by Janice M.

Mumphrey.

Yes.

Over in District 4.

Here in the city of Detroit, Michigan.

And I'm Black Bag.

Meaning's friend.

Legendary Detroit or real.

Now you went to what did you say?

Penny High School, you're a graduate.

From Penny High School.

You also a cheated in public official.

Hey, Coleman.

President Pro Tem of the Detroit City Council 2026.

You're a cheating in public official too.

And I had much reverence for your dad.

He knew me.

Like knew who I was.

He had people looking to me.

Um you remember Kenneth Werner?

Warner, whatever his name was.

Well, I'm back outside now.

And I'm gonna turn the city upside down, make it shake, rattle, it's riling now.

It's already shook.

It's riling now.

I'm gonna make it rattle and roll out.

Cause Nimi gotta get what she wants.

She wants that tag of suicide, that false a double dollar sign, bogus a double dollar sign, tag of suicide up off her mama and Jeffrey Hudson, sister Wayne County Medical Examiner, and it's Rebecca McKay, commander of the homicide division, lying, and Michael Edward Duggan is a cheater, a liar, a fraud, and busted.

Oh, y'all busted.

Thank you.

And just to let you know, I graduated from Kettering High School.

I'm a pioneer.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is caller ending in 534.

Caller ending in 534.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Yes, good morning.

May I be heard?

Good morning.

Yes, we can hear you.

Can you hear me?

Yes, I can.

I don't know what happened before.

Um so uh member Johnson, I've learned about some corruption going on in the city solar uh project.

It's very disturbing.

Um also got a problem with the OIG's office that's refusing to investigate claims of fraud.

I keep asking the OIG to uh you know state provide some legal authority because they're telling me this stuff that is not written in the charter, and then I don't get an answer back.

I also wanna know uh if the city council would be willing to vote on land swaps for other people who are having their property taken, just like perfecting church got the sweetheart deal of getting 60 lots in exchange for only giving up about 38 lots.

So given you have a duty to treat people equally under the charter, and uh you can vote to approve this stuff, member Johnson.

Will you and the others uh um uh uh ask the city law department to allow swaps of land like was given to perfecting church?

And may I please get a response on that question?

I will uh give up the rest of my time so you can answer my question, or please answer it at the end of public comment.

It was so so interesting.

The other day, our member Callaway at Fall Committee talked about how some people take the time to go to these meetings and then they don't get a response, but some people do.

And I went to the meeting Tuesday night, and Mr.

Tate didn't want to allow a response instead he had security guards dragged me out of the meeting.

Well, what a first amendment for he is thank you, Miss Warwick.

I'd be happy to look into uh what you raised.

Um if you have someone, if you know of someone who is looking to swap land with the city, please let me know.

If there's a request, please let me know.

The next caller, the next caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, good morning.

Good morning, everyone.

Can you hear me okay?

Yes, okay, thank you.

Um last week agenda was gifted.

So I had looked up under leg to get last week agenda.

So the game is by email to me.

But this week agenda is collect.

So please never check.

The agenda.

The night before of the day of the committee meetings.

Because luckily that I knew what to do, but there are some people who may not know how to navigate the city website.

And the city website.

Please update it.

Whoever is the church of the city website.

If you have to speak about the coming up the agenda.

And I will be coming on that in a few minutes.

I will she won.

Did we think about what might happen in the future?

Because we never know when we might need a sensible housing.

I heard that it's gonna be a thousand times a second.

But it must be out the city equally.

Yes, but it's equally this move equally across the city we can about the showbooks I always speak about the shape of the showbooks make sure that they have the uh repent the shot up live and the alleyways and gang.

Thank you, Miss Maddox.

Um and I'm glad you were able to navigate the website to get the correct agenda last week.

Um if you have specific suggestions or um thoughts on what needs to be updated, I'm not sure if you were just referring to the agendas, um please let us know.

We we'd be happy to get that information to uh the department of innovation and technology do it.

All right, thank you so much.

And before we proceed to the next caller, Miss Jackson, I'd like to call the 1030 discussion to order and recess it to the call of the chair and we shall proceed with virtual public comment.

And we shall proceed with virtual public comment.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is Nicole.

Nicole, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, Nicole.

Are you there?

Let's come back to Nicole.

The next caller is Cicely McClellan.

Cicely McClellan, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak.

I just like to re-emphasize that the Glewar agreement was done under emergency management and it had no input by the legislative or the mayor of the city of Detroit at that time.

Much of what came out of that uh agreement was not to the benefit of the city of Detroit to have a 40-year lease automatically renewal, and the only way you can terminate it is for someone to violate the terms and agreement or maybe even the bylaws, but that means that it needs to be looked into extremely closely.

We have a multi-billion dollar asset that only the city of Detroit voters could have uh uh decided to uh to go into or to lease it out.

But in fact, it was done by emergency manager.

That lease is totally in it, I mean totally inadequate.

Uh the Hopps Institute did a study that was released in 2018, and it indicated that a water system of our size that uh should have had an assessment prior to any agreement.

You should receive approximately 218 million a year.

If there was going to be a lease agreement, we're receiving 50 million, and it's not 50 because Detroit is a paying 17, and so it's really 33 million.

That is a shame for a NASA.

And those resources could go a long way in supporting retirees.

It could go a long way in supporting the system here within the city.

It could go a long way in supporting affordability program.

Gliwa is paying pennies on an affordability program.

When I made a comment last uh week at the public hearing, one of the GLIWAR reps said that if uh an asset, uh the pumping station uh is uh or the lease agreement is terminated, then it will be restored to the city of Detroit.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Norrell Hemphill.

Norrell Hemphill, you have two minutes for general public comment peace and blessings.

My name is Attorney Norrell Hemphill, and I serve as a legal and public policy manager at we, the people of Detroit.

I want to lift what Miss Cecily McClellan was saying about the GLIWA agreement about the fruit pumping station and about water justice and inequity overall in the city of Detroit.

Right now, we do have a water assistance program called Lifeline H2O that is only serving 4,710 households.

We used to have a program called Detroit Lifeline Water Assistance Program that served nearly 30,000 households.

So we see that there's a large gap and a large need.

Um research done and uh information provided by the Detroit Water and Sewage Department says there's about 60,000 households that are low income and in need of a true water assistance program.

So we of course have solutions for these issues that we are seeing in the city of Detroit.

Um number one, we are looking for city council to support us in actually providing funds to DWSD for water assistance, and then also to help us put forward an ordinance that will codify water affordability and um ensure that Detroit residents have access to clean, safe and affordable water.

Um water is the lifeline of any city, is it is the lifelong of the people, and you cannot have any planning or economic development without water.

People need water, water is a human right, water is essential for all life.

So please, city council, if you can help us to codify water affordability in the city of Detroit for Detroit residents and citizens.

Thank you so much for your time today.

Peace.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is Nicole Johnson.

Nicole Johnson, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning.

How's everybody?

Good morning.

Doing well.

Can you hear me?

You do have an echo.

Forgive me.

Um I was calling.

For one, the delayed devotion that it seems like we have with this uh project that we're just not getting into it and that we didn't care.

And here we are in this nauseating cycle of doing stuff.

And I see that last year you tried to get ahead of it and tell the other citizens that there'd be more infrastructures coming around.

I'm just hoping that we can do a better job, and everybody else around the city doesn't have to have this problem when it comes to what's coming into their neighborhood.

Um, I still feel like we need to get rid of that um the architect.

If we can find somebody else who's willing to listen to us and do something better about it.

Um, our streets can't be cleaner over here.

The dust and the rocks, and when it rains and when they do block the streets when they're doing stuff over here, they can do better on this project when it comes to this particular corner where it's actually happening.

Um, along Connor, the trash best the Lantis collects alongside their fence line.

The fact that we have no bus stops on that street, not even anything to cover the people, and there are no garbage cans.

Can we do something about that?

Um, there's a project coming up on Connor in 94, and I'm concerned about the traffic flow.

So um, can we do a better job of letting the citizens know when it's coming and what's happening?

And then last but not least, Maharas Park.

I see that you made some tree cut downs over there, and I believe that we can do better.

I've been in touch with the historic department, parks and recreations, GSD, and most of the citizens in this neighborhood.

Um they're interested in us having that building back open.

You know, it takes about 15 minutes to get frostbite, and it's 40 minutes to that new beautiful dome that's down the street.

So um, if we can talk more about getting my hair better, that would be nice.

Have a blessed rest of your day.

Thank you.

Um, and would love to have additional conversations with you about my haras.

Um, I do want to share with you that the I-94 expansion project does have a neighborhood advisory council.

We do share that information in our e-blast uh when they have meetings, but they have been meeting for over a year now.

So I'll just make sure that you are connected to and aware of that information as it proceeds.

Thank you so much for calling in.

The next caller.

The next caller is calling user two.

Call in user two.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Can I be heard?

Yes, you may.

Good morning.

Um council member Johnson.

I sent all of you all from Councilmember Young, Kate, um, Campbell, um, along with um Budsman that I'm noticing that continuously they will not clean up the roads of parks.

Transit center, it is extremely filthy with human feces all over the ground.

They are allowing people to ride the bus with stolen wheelchairs from Henry Ford Hospital or DMC when these people can walk.

It's not like they're invalids because they're on drugs.

And when you ask the drivers to pull up the wheelchair so people can go through, they refuse.

There's an individual name, Cody that works in your D DOT customer service, becomes very combative.

She doesn't want to take complaints against drivers.

I'd like for your office, council member Johnson, to show me where that is allowed by federal and state law and without the ducking and dodging that sometimes your staff does.

Um, when I'm asking these questions, because I send pictures.

I'm seeing drugs being sold daily in front of 1055 Washington Boulevard, as well as Myers that's on Grand River.

Why is that allowed?

Working out glass shelter that has not been cleaned up.

And I would also like to know why haven't anything been done to protect uh renters who have to be retaliated against by owners.

Thank you, Ms.

Shay.

And any questions, concerns, issues that you have that you've raised, we will be sure they are provided to the council person who represents that district for a follow-up.

The next caller.

Madam Chair, we are going back to Nicole.

And Nicole Johnson was the same Nicole.

She did text me and let me know that was her on the other device.

Do we have any additional callers?

Madam Chair, that concludes public comment, noting that there was one hand raised after you cut off public.

Thank you.

All right.

That now concludes our general public comment.

And we shall move back to the agenda.

I'd like to call back to order the 1020 discussion.

The 1020 discussion is Michigan taxing jurisdictions regarding the Billinghurst apartments.

If there is anyone joining us in regards to the discussion, please raise your hand virtually, noting that no one is here in person for the discussion.

Do we have any hands raised?

We do not.

All right.

We will close out the 1020 discussion.

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

The 1025 public hearing is regarding the Brownfield Plan of the City of Detroit Redevelopment Authority for Billinghurst Apartments Redevelopment.

And it looks like we have three individuals that are joining us.

If you will please raise your hand if you are not being ported over as a panelist, noting that we have your names here.

Please introduce yourself for the record when you see yourself on the screen.

Good morning, Cora Kepler.

I'm the senior Brownfield Program Manager at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and for the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

Good morning.

Good morning, Ann Jameson with Jamison Development Consulting, uh consultant on behalf of the Billinghurst Apartments Development.

Good morning.

And good morning, uh my name is Scott Lowell.

I'm uh I'm uh the developer and builder.

Good morning.

Lake Shawcliffe, LPD, and also I can't engage my video.

I think the host has stopped.

Okay, we will work on that.

And is that everyone?

Very good.

Thank you.

All right, Miss Kapler.

Would you like to kick us off?

Uh yes.

May I share my screen?

Yes.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um, so the project we are presenting today is the Billinghurst Department's Brownfield Plan.

Um, I'd like to begin with an explanation of uh the Brownfield program and tax agreement financing.

Um, so a Brownfield plan uses tax increment financing or TIFF to reimburse developers for costs they have to pay to redevelop land and properties that would they wouldn't otherwise have to pay um as part of a development on an undeveloped site on the within the suburbs.

Um TIF is used to help level the playing field and encourage the redevelopment of contaminated, blighted, obsolete and historic properties within the city.

At its simplest, TIFF works by freezing taxes at its current undeveloped value.

And um those taxes continue to be paid by the property owner and received by all taxing jurisdictions.

Um the developer captures the increase in property taxes from the renovated property to be paid back over several years for costs they paid related to environmental cleanup, demolition, obsolete utilities, or housing costs.

Once the approved eligible activities under a Brownfield plan are repaid, the Brownfield plan sunsets and the full taxes for the property are received by all taxing jurisdictions.

Billinghurst Apartments LLC is the project developer for this plan, which consists of one parcel located at 69 West Willis, which is bounded by West Willish Street to the northwest and alley to the southeast, and adjacent lots on either side of the property boundary in the midtown neighborhood.

The property is eligible property because it includes um housing.

The developer will redevelop the currently vacant historic property into a mixed-use residential building.

The building on the property, commonly known as the Billinghurst Apartment Hotel, was constructed in 1922 and consists of a four-story hotel apartment building with a basement.

It appears to have been occupied between 1922 and the early 1990s when a fire occurred and has been vacant ever since.

The first floor will feature an approximately 3,348 square foot ground level commercial space.

And the second through fourth floors will consist of 31 apartment units, um, 30 one bedroom units and one studio.

Additionally, a two to three story addition will be added to the building to accommodate for an elevator, which will meet ADA compliance requirements and provide access to the upper floors and hallways that will have been configured to allow for wheelchair access, um, inclusive of turning radius and an exit staircase will be located on the west side of the building.

The addition will be set back slightly from the facade and will include the retail commercial on the ground floor, which will also be fully accessible from the street level.

Two of the apartment units will feature universal design elements and will be in compliance with ADA requirements.

Surface parking will be provided on adjacent parcels owned by the developer, as well as through arrangements with the neighboring parking operators for the 30-year duration of the plan.

No less than 20% of the units or one studio unit and six of the one bedroom units will be reserved for lease by occupants earning no more than 80% AMI.

The total investment for the project is estimated to be 9.5 million.

And the developer is requesting uh TIFF reimbursement of approximately 1,334, 787.

And those eligible activities include housing development activities inclusive of qualified rehabilitation costs, site preparation costs, and infrastructure improvements.

The developer is seeking additional incentives, which includes approval of a payment in lieu of taxes or pilot.

Approximately 40 temporary construction jobs are expected to be created by the project, and two permanent jobs are expected to be created directly by the developer.

Additional permanent jobs are expected to be created by the future commercial tenant.

A DBRA local public hearing was held on Monday, March 9th, and the minutes from that meeting were included in the submission to city council.

This concludes my presentation.

And I will turn it over to the development team to provide more information about the project.

Thank you.

Again, my name is Ann Jameson, and the developer here is Scott Lowell.

We've been working on this project for roughly two years, putting together the uh different pieces to help facilitate the redevelopment.

Um one of our goals and objectives here was to seek historic tax credits.

Um, so we have been we have received an approval of the part one and part two and are working um through that process um and have successfully worked through that process and realized approval.

Um, there are a lot of sustainability um components to this development.

Um, first and foremost, there will be um geothermal that really assists with offsetting the cost of heating and cooling for the residents.

Um with regard to the pilot, the majority of all of the units, all 31 of the units, um, are um basically targeted for uh households that are earning between 60 percent area medium income all the way up to 120 percent.

The majority um average of those um target area medium incomes and target rents are at 98 percent for this development.

Um Scott, if you want to add a few things on the history of the building and so forth, that would be great.

So sure thing.

Uh thanks, Ann.

And thank you, everybody.

Um, this this building uh there were maybe uh four of a very similar kind of building.

Uh there was another one at Alexandrian that it that had been demolished by Children's Center.

Um there's one over uh on Woodward, the Normandy.

Uh these were kind of gentlemen's hotels.

Um, one famous resident that we can kind of find uh that his name was uh Biggs Beaterbeck, and he was a musician that played at the Greystone.

Um that's about the uh history of note for that building, a very traditional central bathrooms.

Um, you know, just bedrooms.

Uh I mean, it wasn't like a Romata Inn or anything.

It was, you know, just kind of work traditional kind of workish type housing.

Um we got wind of it uh because there were uh at the time when Michigan had a film credit.

Um which you know certainly isn't any great film, and they were gonna blow up this building and it just didn't seem reasonable.

So we made Sumozi, who was uh you know, tireless advocate for the neighborhood, we got wind of it and were able to convince the director uh to uh to not do that and they did it using computers.

Uh and um so we we've been working at this a long time.

Uh we're very committed to the neighborhood.

Um everything we have is invested in the neighborhood.

We my wife and I grew up in the city, and um you know, we just were looking forward to providing uh housing and trying to pump up those census numbers that I read about in the paper this morning.

So all right, thank you.

Thank you.

Um they're here to here seeking a brown field um for the property located at 6971 West Woolley Street, formerly known as the Billinghurst Hotel, which was construction constructed in 1922 and um operated until sometime in the 1990s.

Um the developer will be seeking other incentives, which includes the payment in lieu of taxes.

The proposed um project consists of a parcel of 0.279 acres.

Um this vacant four-story mixed shoes residential building is 20,000 square feet, um, which consists of a ground ground floor commercial space and with the remaining floors consisting of 31 apartments.

Additionally there will be a two to three-story um addition constructed to accommodate a new elevator to meet ADA compliance and to provide better access to the upper level floors and highways.

Um additionally, the project um the project will be in compliance with ADA requirements and with two units um featuring universal divine design elements.

The total estimated cost for this project is 9.5 million.

Um 20 percent of the is the affordable component of this development, which includes um household incomes of 60 to 80 percent area median income, with one uh unit being a studio, and of the 31 bedroom apartments, six of them will be affordable.

The basis of eligibility for this project is that it includes a housing um property under the ground flow plan.

The DBRA will reimburse the developers for cost of approved eligible activities, but only from tax increment revenues generated and captured by the property.

No advances have been or shall be made by the city or the DBRA for cost eligible activities under this plan.

The eligible activities are estimated to commence with an 18 months of approval of the plan and complete it with within three years.

And thank you.

And that concludes my presentation.

Thank you.

And before we proceed to uh questions, I would like to take a brief recess to the call of the chair.