Detroit City Council Committee Meeting - June 18, 2026: Contract Approvals and Zoning Amendments
Detroit City Council Committee Meeting - June 18, 2026
The meeting covered a range of contract approvals, zoning amendments, and property sales. Key items included contracts for economic development, youth employment, and homeless services, as well as the introduction of zoning changes for two properties. The committee moved several items to the formal session with recommendations to approve, and set public hearings for zoning amendments.
Discussion Items
- Line Item 8.5 (Property Sale at 13100 & 13116 Kerchival): A motion to bring the item back in two weeks was approved without objection.
- Line Items 9.1 & 9.6 (Contracts for Property Management and Public Safety Headquarters): Combined and sent to formal session with recommendation to approve. 9.1: Amendment six to contract 6001511-a6, extension to June 30, 2027, increase of $1,470,000 for Detroit Building Authority. 9.6: Contract 6007947 for operations of public safety headquarters, total $2,554,890.
- Line Items 9.2, 9.4, & 9.5 (Economic Development Contracts): Combined and sent to formal. 9.2: Contract 6007959 for economic development services with Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), $2,141,489 through June 30, 2027. 9.4: Contract 600758 for annual operating agreement for EDC including programs like Legacy Business Space, Small Business Emergency Fund, Detroit Startup Fund, etc., $3,881,000 through June 30, 2027. 9.5: Contract 6006432-a3 increase of $150,000 for EDC operating agreement through June 30, 2026, for the NextUp 313 program (formerly BNext). Derek Head (DEGC) and Samuel Coons (HRD) confirmed the details.
- Line Items 9.3, 9.7, & 9.8 (Grow Detroit Young Talent and DESC Contracts): Combined and sent to formal. 9.3: Extension and increase of $2.5 million for Grow Detroit Young Talent through June 30, 2027. 9.7: Increase of $70,000 for skilled trades apprenticeship with DPSCD/DESC through June 30, 2027. 9.8: $1.5 million CDBG grant for Grow Detroit Young Talent through May 30, 2027.
- Line Items 9.9 through 9.18 (Housing and Homelessness Contracts from HRD and HHFS): Combined and sent to formal after discussion. Contracts include rapid rehousing, drop-in, emergency shelters, and permanent supportive housing. Key contracts: 9.9 (Motor City Middle Mission, $798,313 increase for after-hours/weekend outreach), 9.10 (Cast Community Social Services, $6 million for drop-in shelters), 9.11 (Neighborhood Services Organization, $980,426.94 for rapid rehousing through June 30, 2027), 9.12 (Volunteers of America, $991,250 through June 30, 2029), 9.13 (Neighborhood Services Organization, $410,000 through June 30, 2027), 9.14 ($587,240 through June 30, 2028 for year-round emergency shelters), 9.15 (Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, $2,348,960 through June 30, 2028), 9.16 (not specified in transcript), 9.17 ($434,600 through June 30, 2028), 9.18 (YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit, $284,080 through June 30, 2028).
- Discussion: Council Member Coleman asked about shelter capacity, turn-away rates, shelter-to-housing conversion rate, average length of homelessness, housing placement rate, and eviction-to-homelessness rate. Tara Lindser (Housing Stability Director) and Candace Morgan (HHFS manager) responded that the contracts fund existing beds, not new beds; the average length of stay in emergency shelter is 108 days; drop-in centers have been overcapacity, and new contracts will include hard capacity limits to prevent overcrowding. They committed to providing data on conversion rates and other metrics by end of day.
- Line Item 9.19 (Zoning Amendment for 11400 Connor Street and 11055 Glenfield Avenue): Introduction and setting of public hearing to rezone from R3 Low Density Residential to B4 General Business District. Director Todd explained the property will be used as a trade school (Aviation Institute) owned by the city airport. Sent to formal with recommendation to introduce and set public hearing.
- Line Item 9.20 (Zoning Amendment for 15321 Wyoming Street): Rezone from B2 Local Business and Residential to B4 General Business District. Sent to formal for introduction and public hearing.
- Line Item 9.21 (Termination of Springing Interest Agreement for Detroit Wayne County Port Authority): Sent to formal with recommendation to approve; brief discussion promised for Tuesday.
- Line Item 9.22 (Report on Detroit Community Outreach Ordinance): Received and filed.
- Line Item 9.23 (Property Sale of 16 Residential Homes by Reverter): Brought back in one week.
- Line Item 9.24 (Expansion of Central Business District Area Renaissance Zone): Referred to legislative policy division and brought back in one week.
Key Outcomes
- All combined line items (9.1/9.6, 9.2/9.4/9.5, 9.3/9.7/9.8, 9.9-9.18) were sent to formal session with unanimous recommendation to approve.
- Zoning amendments for 9.19 and 9.20 were sent to formal for introduction and public hearing.
- Line 9.21 sent to formal with recommendation to approve.
- Line 9.22 received and filed.
- Line 9.23 to be brought back in one week.
- Line 9.24 referred to legislative policy division, bring back in one week.
- Member reports suspended without objection.
- Meeting adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
We are back in session. And we are on line item 8.5. We're going to move as quickly as we possibly can, noting that the neighborhood and community services committee shall proceed as soon as we conclude. Line item 8.5 is property sale at 13100 and 13116 Kerchival. There's a request for a two-week bring back. Is there a motion? Motion. There's a motion to bring line item 8.5 back in two weeks. Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken. That now brings us to new business. Too many things in front of me. Beginning with line item 9.1. And without objection, I'd like to combine line item 9.1 and line item 9.6. Line item 9.1 is contract number 6001511-a6 100% city funding. Amendment number six to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for property management and real estate services contractor, Detroit Building Authority. Contract period through June 30th, 2027. Contract increase amount 1 million four hundred and seventy thousand dollars. And line item 9.6 is contract number 600 7947. This is 100% city funding to provide operations for the public safety headquarters. Total contract amount 2,554, $554,890. Is there a motion to send line items 9.1 and 9.6 to formal with the recommendation to approve? Motion. Hearing no objections, those actions shall be taken. Without objection, I'd like to combine line items 9.2, 9.4, and 9.5. Line item 9.2 is contract number. We actually had an amended an amendment that was provided to us. Pro Tim Young, I'm not sure if you received this physical copy. Yes. Line item 9.2 is amended and should read as contract number 6007959, 100% city funding to provide the economic development economic development services on behalf of the city of Detroit. Contractor, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, contract period through June 30th, 2027. Total contract amount 2 million one hundred forty one thousand four hundred eighty-nine dollars. Line item 9.4 contract number 600758, 100% city funding to provide annual operating agreement for the EDC and supplemental programs, including the legacy business space, small business emergency fund, Detroit Startup Fund, re retail attraction gap funding, the Green Grocery Program, and Construction Mitigation Fund. Contractor is the Economic Development Corporation. Contract period through June 30th, 2027. Total contract amount $3,881,000. And line item 9.4 is contract number 600 6432-83. 100% city funding to provide an increase of funds only for an annual operate operating agreement for the EDC. Contract period through June 30th 2026. Contract increase amount 150,000. Did you mean line item 9.5? Yes. Okay. Did I say six? You said four. Oh, yes. So line items 9.2, 9.4, and 9.5. Is there a motion to discuss? Motion. Discussion. Thank you.
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