On today, Thursday, June 25th, 2026.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Councilmember Letitia Johnson present.

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Present.

Council President Pro Tempera Coleman A.

Young the second.

Pro Tim did indicate he would be running late.

Clerk will so note.

Madam Chair, you have a quorum present.

Thank you.

Having a quorum present.

We are now in session.

And good morning, Member Santiago Romero.

Is there a motion on the minutes?

Good morning.

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

We are going to move into public comment, general public comment.

If you like to make a public comment, please raise your hand.

Whether joining us in person or virtually, please raise your hand.

Public comment will be cut off at 1006.

If you are joining us virtually and would like to make a public comment, please be sure to raise your hand prior to 1007.

Prior to 1007.

Good morning, Miss Great.

How many hands do we have raised virtually?

Good morning, madam chair.

We currently have six hands raised for virtual public comment.

Thank you.

And did I see two or three hands in the committee of the whole?

Two.

If we can please set the clock for two minutes, we'll get started with the individuals that are joining us in person first.

Please join us at the table.

And we'll get started with the young lady first.

Once you are seated, please be sure your microphone is on.

Yes.

And you're free to start when you're ready.

Yes, my name is Pamela Brown.

I'm here re uh regarding uh the rezoning.

Um and I'm just looking for the SIA.

I'm part of the SIA association regarding the rezoning.

Um Greenfield Grand River area.

And um they have um I've been gone for a while because I had some surgery or whatever, but I'm just coming back, uh, getting back reinst uh, you know, about the rezoning.

I support the rezoning due to the fact that that's a um uh it's not supposed to be a zone two, but over the years they uh the companies have came in our neighborhood, and we went up to the zone four dealing with dynamite um concrete company, which we've had many years of trouble and non-compliance from them.

So um I was informed that they were gonna um make an attempt to have that area rezoned, and I do appro I I am voting for it to be rezoned because uh my family moved in that area in 1971.

Uh just moved mom out seven years ago after 50 years of residency, and I I live in the same area, and uh we've been fighting very hard, the SIA and I trying to get some type of um cleanup or something, especially from Dynamite Sement Company.

So the rezoning I totally in support of 100%.

All right.

Does that conclude your comment?

Yes, ma'am.

All right, thank you so much.

You are referring to the public hearing that we have at 1030 uh this morning, even though it's noted at 1030, it'll likely get started after that.

But we certainly do appreciate your comment.

Okay, thank you very much.

Thank you.

Uh good morning, Mr.

Cunningham.

What up, though?

Hello, and good morning.

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

That number was made so you can remember it.

I got a shout out, Councilwoman Miller's office, um, Mr.

Jerome Record.

Um, we went to G5G Word of Faith International Christians in the Youth Department together, and we have a 30-year reunion.

I can't believe this.

30 years.

And he sent me, he couldn't make it, but he sent funds and monies for me to attend a ticket and for me to just see folks who don't like me because of my life.

My, you know, it's not God's best.

But I know God loves me, no matter what how they interpretate the book.

Um, I like to uh say thank you to honorable councilman Denzel for his donation for free fare Fridays, which is tomorrow.

Um I can't give out bus tickets every day, can't afford it.

Um I'm doing almost a thousand dollars of bus tickets a month with what the entity uh covers half of those funds.

Uh and I take care of the other half through donations.

Um I've been getting cussed out attitudes.

I rolled my window up because I'm not finna get hit in the eye again, and somebody run off on me.

Uh it's very dangerous to being out there, but like I said, I I can only give out what I can give out.

Um, and um I know God is looking and God appreciates it and loves me for helping this people that usually are overlooked.

So um anyway, 313-444914.

If you want to do a cash up, you can also find my Facebook on there and my Patreon page.

If anybody wants to join me on a Friday, do the free fare Fridays.

It's really exciting, it's fun, and the people are outspoken.

And uh Detroit.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And I believe we have some individuals who joined us in person who would like to make a public comment.

Now is your opportunity.

Just want to remind everyone that general public comment has been cut off.

Good morning.

Please touch the base of the microphone.

The light will turn green, and you can begin with your public comment.

Uh, yes, good morning.

Um, distinguished council members.

My name is George Purdue, um, president of Schoolcraft Improvement Association.

And we're here today to um witness the um schoolcraft down zone final approval.

Um we were under the pressure that it was gonna start at 10:30.

The notice that we got today or last week indicated that the hearing would begin at 1030, and we were just informed that the hearing is is not to begin until uh 1230.

Is that is that correct?

We have two other hearings prior to that, so we have to conclude those other hearings before we get to that one.

So it's we we notice it at 1030, um, but it may happen after that.

Okay, so that that creates a challenge for us because we're we're here now.

But uh regardless of that, um, we just want to express our thanks for the uh down zone approval.

And um, you know, there's there's some irony here because even though the down zone will prevent um future uh heavy manufacturing from coming into our neighborhood, we're still faced with the um with the reality that the current or the present operation, which is the dynamite concrete crushing and recycling operations, is still um uh emitting fugitive dust.

And council member uh uh Gabrielle Santiago Romero, I think you you're familiar with the um fusive dust ordinance, and unfortunately uh we're faced with uh with a company that's not being held accountable.

And we've been told this by uh corporation council, uh BC director, and inspectors, BC inspectors, that they are being prevented from writing tickets or violations against uh this concrete crushing operations because they're under a consent agreement.

The the purpose of the consent agreement was to mitigate the fusitative dust that we're experiencing, and that has that hasn't happened yet.

Thank you so much.

You're the time has um just run out, but we certainly do appreciate you coming down and uh sharing your public comment.

Uh we'll certainly uh take a look.

I'm not sure which district, district one district one, okay.

Thank you.

We'll make sure we get that information to council president if he and his team don't already have that to uh look into that as well.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Daniel Pittman, and I'm following up with our president of the Schoolcraft Improvement Association.

Complaint to remove Dynamite Crusher Company.

The Schoolcraft Improvement Association requests that Dynamite Concrete Crushing Company be shut down and removed from the Greenfield Road site in Detroit, Michigan.

The concrete crushing company creates silica dust, which can damage the lungs of residents, covers the residential properties, lawns, and gardens with silica dust.

The homeowners' complaints to the schoolcraft improvement association pertaining to the dynamite operation and its piles of concrete are higher than the residents' houses, has been noted on a continuous basis.

Additional concerns pertaining to the elementary school children within the neighborhood.

Community health and safety is also a major concern.

The quality of life and health for the SIA community has been placed in jeopardy by the Dynamite Concrete Crushing Company, a company owned by Tony Cato, who is only concerned about making a profit by poisoning the air of a residential community comprised of adults, seniors, and children.

The research director Jeff Gearhart at the Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental organization, stated 100% of dynamite crusher emissions are impacting the SIA neighborhood and the city of Detroit is allowing the Concrete Crusher Company to remain in business.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

All right.

Who is first?

Our first caller is Owner Papa.

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

Good morning, and may I be heard?

Good morning, yes.

You've heard from the community about the quality of life that we have uh facing us.

And now you want to go with uh the solar project causing other problems in our neighborhood that you have not fully vetted.

Um you guys are spending 130 million dollars to get 31 million dollars of credits.

That's absolutely ridiculous.

If you don't get the credits, that's okay.

You can still get something, you can get energy efficiency, but giving certain people um improvements, it seems more like a bribe to give certain people improvement so you can get your project passed, but the entire community suffers.

Don't that meant that crusher is not just uh fugitive dust in one area, dust travels.

That's the reason why the United States says that Detroit has some of the worst air quality in the world, and you all just won't quit.

You won't stop.

We can't stop you.

On your agenda is 9.8.

It is a uh agenda to hide uh what you've been doing to the people and taking their properties, and that's what I don't like.

You heard those people come to you yesterday and say that the housing values had increased, but you heard two council members that told you that was a lie.

So everything that they say has to be held up with a grain of salt, and it's it's it's not good for you to not vet them and what they're saying.

They've already duped you once with uh um this uh starlight or whatever it is, and they knew all the time it was DTE.

I don't see how it is profitable for me if it's an advantage for me for you to do this, unless you're going to power our homes with solar power, and everybody is going to get the upgrades.

And will the buildings downtown be fit with solar or the same energy they're using now.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is Black Bag.

Black bag, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Uh Latitia Johnson.

I'm dealing with the situation over here on New Bern.

Gabriela Santiago Romero over in District Six.

I got a lot of uh problems going on with what you're doing over there.

Now, I'm gonna make this public announcement to everybody out here in the city of Detroit.

I'm on the ballot August 4th as a precinct delegate over in District 3.

That's got business district, the scoundrel.

The cheated in once.

Raquel Carsonetta Lopez.

You a cheated in public official, too.

She was cheated in by Janice and Winfrey.

Detroit City Court, chairperson of the Detroit Election Commission, who's on Zoom lying about the findings on the allegations of voter fraud by anonymous citizen report done by her.

She says he sent it to every member of council with Comrade Mallet Jr.

General Corporation Counsel sitting right beside her.

He also is a member of the Detroit Electorate Commission.

Now Gabriella, you came forward and said that you ready to report on May the 9th of 2024.

That's a lie.

You're a liar.

Now Miss Johnson, Letitia Johnson.

I invited you to come over to see the progress on Spring Garden.

You chose not to, so now I'm getting ready to turn up.

And I'm about to set everything straight here in Detroit.

Thank you.

The next caller.

The next caller is legendary Detroit.

Legendary Detroit are just spoke.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is please stop violating the city charter.

Please stop violating the city charter.

You have two minutes for general public comment.

Good morning, Miss Warwick.

Are you there?

Miss Gray, let's return back to Miss Warwick.

Our next caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Good morning.

You have the floor.

Okay, we the I thought may not know with the shit may hold.

And with the green thing, we're the area.

I just have that area a lot in the 80s and 90s.

And my great aunt, we didn't that area.

And we shut and pay not here.

And we we understand about the public safety and hear she's not here.

Okay.

We need to figure out a way to make it more exceptional.

We shouldn't.

That means you may show the equal to everyone standards.

Not just my standards.

But everybody's standards.

We are you full of them now.

I don't know.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm done.

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Maddox.

And if you uh if you have specific uh areas, because I did not catch the area that you were referring to in regards to the sidewalks and the um curbs.

If you can share that with our office, we'll make sure we get that information to the Department of Public Works.

Thank you.

Before we proceed with our next public caller, I'd like to call to order the 1020 public hearing and recess it to the call of the chair.

And who do we have next?

Our next caller is Cindy Dara.

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

Miss Cindydara.

Yeah, I'm here.

Uh okay.

Uh I just wonder when we're gonna get good government.

I this solar thing, solar uh is uh when you're putting them all in a whole bunch in one place, that's probably gonna be creating more fire hazards than if people just have uh things on their roof.

There is a way to do it with flat roofs that have a slope on it so that you don't have to use sandbags.

I didn't see anybody trying to do that.

And uh it's better than sandbags, but wait.

Uh did you hear me or not?

I had to push the unmute button again.

Oh, okay.

Um I have had trouble.

I've been sending emails for I get knocked off and have to go back on, and then by that time it's past the time to raise your hand.

I don't see why we have to have uh the time limit for if people want to give their public comment.

I don't see that you need to cut off it.

And I really think it's so rude to cut people off in the middle of their sentence, but uh that's why it's good to come down in person because you could finish what you had to say instead of having been cut off in it.

That the uh government is a total failure.

I call the Secretary of State about an election complaint that I never got an answer to, and I was told I was supposed to go to the board of canvasers, so this is uh you can't get any justice around here.

The department of election lied to me twice, and uh that's where the cheating is, by the way, but not the people voting, it's the people right.

Thank you.

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

And who do we have next?

Our next caller is call in user one.

Call in user one, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Can I be heard?

Yes.

Good morning, thank you, Madam Johnson and Member Young for being the only two that has been respectful and kind when speaking to me and not being arrogant and egocentric that is much appreciated.

I want you to know, Madam Johnson and member um young.

Is he there?

Is member young here?

He has not arrived yet, Miss Ms.

Shea, but we can relay any information you have to him.

Okay.

So when you call building and safety and you're trying to get a supervisor, they want to say that they don't have the time of Miss B and Miss Teresa, nobody has time.

And what I'd like for you to help me with, Member Johnson, again, why is it apartment building given certificate of compliance and they're still not up to code when residents make a complaint and bring it to you all, building and safety will go and tell who is calling, what days of the week?

Why is that jeopardy put on residents?

It's full of garbage.

And when they clean it, they just spray it down with water.

No bleach, no soap.

I want to know why.

I have notified that this would be in Romero's district, uh, downtown Detroit, Michigan, and Washington Boulevard in front of 1055, Washington Boulevard, where you can catch the Verner, Jefferson, Lynnwood, et cetera.

They allow to sell drugs there.

My final question is why is it the glass bus shelter at the Graham River Myers?

When did it become a policy that that's Myers responsibility to re thank you, Ms.

Shay?

I have noted all of your concerns, and we'll be sure the appropriate office receives them.

Before we proceed to the next caller, I'd like to call the 1030 public hearing to order and recess it to the call of the chair.

And who do we have next?

We are going back to please stop violating the city charter, noting there was one hand raised after you cut off public comment.

Thank you.

Caller, you have two minutes for general public comment.

Ms.

Warwick, are you there?

Going once.

Going twice.

Hear me.

We can hear you now.

Yes, ma'am.

Good morning.

Hello.

Can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you.

Okay, thank you.

Somebody lowered my hand on my other device.

Somebody lowered my hand on my other device.

This hand lowering stuff really needs to stop, folks.

It really makes us look like the Banana Republic.

It appears that we are.

Um, yeah, the election department won't hire me, even though I speak French, Spanish, sometimes English, and I should have learned Arabic when I had an Algerian boyfriend, but I blew that opportunity.

Anyway, so duly noted you got a privileged memo about the illegal nuisance abatement takings problem.

I've been telling you about that for years, but you guys just kept letting it happen, kept letting it happen.

It was so illegal.

And you are violating the charter with the solar insanity because you're not supposed to be dismantling encroaching upon neighborhoods, and that's exactly what you're doing.

And and that frankly, the law department and Miss Trisha Stein, in my opinion, committed not only probably fraud on you, but fraud on the residents.

Because they never told us a whole bunch of stuff, never really explained why you rushed the solar deal was to get the federal inflation reduction act renewable energy credits worth the millions in the millions in the millions.

And you didn't tell us about the bogus blight definition, the state law illegal, violates the constitution, that you can take a people's person's property simply because it was blighted in the past.

It was not blighted, excuse me, tax reverted in the past, or owned by the land bank in the past without more.

Without more.

That means a third of the city is per se blighted.

So you cannot eliminate the blight.

That's total fraud.

And your absolute lack of due diligence is astounding.

Because that solar fire, the warehouse that caught on fire in LA, they finally put the flames out.

But guess what?

It's still smoldering.

People are suffering toxic smoke.

And we all know DTE, y'all admitted they're not great corporate actors.

They don't handle things right.

And you're gonna do this in a residential neighborhood without an environmental.

Thank you.

That now concludes our general public comment.

And Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I just want to share with our residents from District One that came down.

Thank you for letting us know what's going on with Dynamite Concretes.

I was not aware of the issues and the fact that they have not been stopped.

Um, so I will be calling council presidents to check in to make sure that we do have a plan to address this, because frankly, operations should be seized until they address those problems.

Of course, this is easier said than done.

We have other bad actors in the city that should also frankly cease operations until they deal with their issues.

But I appreciate you bringing this up to us, and I'll be following up with that.

And just want to share um, Miss Shea, it does hurt a little to hear um that you believe uh there are no other offices on council that support you.

I see the emails that my team responds to you almost every single day.

Um, and please do continue to email us.

We will continue to respond to you as quickly as possible and connect it to the departments to address the issues that you bring up to us, and we appreciate it.

But just want to make a note that we are here, that we are happy to help.

And I encourage you to continue to email all the offices.

And I know that our office will be one of the first ones to respond to you because you are in D6.

We want to make sure that we are able to help.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you.

And I'd just like to share that the information I received in regards to the fire.

It was indicated to me that it the fire was likely started by subcontractors that were installing the solar panels on the roof.

It has created a very difficult situation for the firefighters to fight the fire, and that's why it is continuing to burn.

Certainly noting that any fire that continues to burn creates an air quality hazard, but noting that the solar panels themselves were not the issue, but the subcontractors that were installing the solar panels.

All right.

And if there is anyone present who's joining us for the 1020 public hearing, if we can please promote them, I believe they're joining us virtually.

The 1020 public hearing is to establish an obsolete property rehabilitation district on behalf of ADH Property 7 LLC in the area of 16215 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, in accordance with public act 146 of 2000.

And good morning.

Thank you all for joining us virtually.

Please introduce yourself for the record.

Justice Cook, Housing and Revitalization Department.

Morning.

Good morning.

Alton Williams, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.

Good morning.

Do we have anyone else joining us?

Good morning.

Good morning, Charlotta Hall, managing member of ADH Property 7 LLC.

Good morning.

Thank you for joining us.

Who would like to get us started?

I will.

Thank you.

To the chair, ADH Property 7 LLC is requesting the obsolete property rehabilitation district in the area 16215 East Warren Avenue, Detroit.

The legislative body of a local qualified governmental unit may establish a district on its own initiative or upon written request filed by an owner.

The DGC is present to answer any additional questions.

Thank you.

Thank you, Justice.

Madam Chair, may I share my screen, please, ma'am?

Thank you.

All right.

I think we can all see that.

So good morning again.

Today, Cash Only Bistro, led by Charlotte Hall is requesting the establishment of a PA146 obsolete property rehabilitation district.

PA 146 was enacted by the state of Michigan to promote the redevelopment of obsolete commercial and or uh commercial housing properties.

Per state statute, the value of building improvements receives a 100% property tax exemption from local mills, with the exception of DPS operating and state education tax.

The exemption may be approved for up to 12 years.

There is no reduction to the existing property taxes and the incentive benefits are not generated until after the completion of construction.

On April 27th, 2026, the Assessor's Office for the City of Detroit provided a letter confirming this project's eligibility for the PA 146 Oprah exemption.

The project is located at 16215 East Warren in the Morningside neighborhood of Council District 4 and is the site of the former McGuire's dry cleaners.

Cash only B straw is an 853,540 3,000 square foot commercial rehabilitation project.

The DGC has conducted its evaluation of the project as part of our evaluation.

We ensure that every project meets specific policy objectives.

Project should provide strategic benefits that align with the city's goals and initiatives, economic benefits that create opportunities for Detroit residents and businesses, and generate fiscal benefits for the city.

Projects should meet the butt for requirement, indicating that financially the project could not proceed without the incentive.

Cash only Bistro demonstrates strategic benefits by eliminating blight, reactivating a vacant building, and providing a new community amenity.

Cash only Bistro demonstrates economic benefits by creating 15 to 20 temporary construction jobs and creating at least 10 permanent FTE jobs.

Cash only Bistro generates a 12-year benefit of 162,047, which is approximately $13,504 per year.

Through the DGC underwriting review, we have determined that the project meets the BUT 4 requirements due to the project's inability to cover debt service payments without the incentive.

Through the DGC's analysis, we have determined that the existing annual taxes on the property are approximately $6,500 upon completion of the development project.

The new unabated property taxes are estimated to increase to approximately $11,200 with the abatement applied.

The total annual property taxes would be reduced to $7,900 per year.

This concludes my portion of the presentation.

I will now turn it over to the developer to discuss additional details about the project.

Thank you, Alton, and thank you, uh Detroit City Council and Madam Chair.

Again, my name is Charlotta Hall.

I am the managing member of ADH Property 7, which that's going to be the holding company.

We're going to operate cash only Bistro out of.

So as far as the site layout and parking, we are going to be located on East Warren.

We are going to develop four off-street parking spaces, which will be at the rear of the building.

The area will be designated for loading and delivery to maximize minimize traffic impacts on customers and neighboring businesses.

Additional parking will also be available through existing public street parking along East Warren and adjacent side streets.

The location supports walkability for near nearby residents, employees, and visitors.

So as far as the sustainability efforts, we are going to be using high efficient HVAC.

We're going to be using certain energy efficient LED lighting, as well as we're going to look at doing compost and food waste diversion programs to reduce landfill waste.

And we're going to use energy-rated star kitchen and restaurant equipment to improve energy efficiency.

We also are going to state that at least 10 permanent full-time jobs will be created upon stabilization.

We're going to offer career pathways and food service, hospitality, and management.

We will have a commitment to hiring Detroit residents at any time possible.

We're able to do so.

We're going to offer food safety and serve safe certification.

We will also have leadership and management development programs.

And most importantly, financial literacy and professional development resources will be provided.

We will seek to utilize a partnership with Detroit at work, which is located right up the street from our location.

So community engagement, we have presented these project plans and gather feedback through meetings held at local churches.

We have engaged community partners, which include United Children of Family Head Start and the East Warren Development Corporation.

Strong support for the redevelopment of this vacant commercial property on East War Corridor has been given to us because the building has been sitting vacant for quite some time.

Community stakeholders express support for additional dining gathering and economic development opportunities within the neighborhood because we do lack many places that we can sit down and have a meal.

Cash only Bistro will serve as a community gathering space while creating jobs, supporting local economic activity, and increasing investment along the East Warren Avenue Corridor.

Thank you again for listening, and thank you, Madam Chair and Detroit City Council.

Madam Chair, I think that concludes our presentation.

We'd like to turn it over to this honorable body with uh for any questions.

All right, thank you all so much for the presentation.

Um, noting that this is in District 4 and a continuation of the development that we've been seeing within the East Warren Corridor.

Um, I'm really excited to have this property before us.

Um, I do have a couple of questions.

Um, I know it was indicated that four parking uh spaces will be created behind in the rear of the building, and I do know that there are the Corville um pavilions that are in the area where people can also park.

Do would would the developer be required to go through a um a hearing for a variance or a waiver for the parking requirement?

I am not sure on that.

Charlotte, I know you went through the PPR process.

Did they mention anything about that during that process?

No, they did not.

They issued a notice stating that I had a right of use to uh put that put a restaurant in that space, and they did not give me any indication that I would have to do a variance for parking.

Okay.

All right, thank you for that.

Um, I do think as I've had conversations with the administration as we've talked about relaxing parking requirements.

I think it's important for us to come up with ways to provide parking so that it does not um spill over into the residential areas, uh, creating challenges for our residents.

So we'll continue to have that conversation to figure out how we provide additional uh parking within the corridor because we are seeing a lot of um what used to be uh vacant buildings becoming activated with um restaurants and and even residential as well.

Um my other question is noting that this was a dry cleaners.

Have you had to do a phase one to phase one or two uh environmental assessment?

Um if you have not done it yet, are you planning to do it?

Yes, madam chair.

Our phase one and phase two have both been completed, and um also the BEA has been filed with Eagle as well.

Okay, and do you have to remediate anything at the building as a result of the environmental testing?

So a recommendation was put in that I needed to do a vapor intrusion system, so that's what we're gonna be doing um during the development of the building.

Okay, all right, excellent.

And have you already identified your planned hours for the restaurant?

Yes, ma'am.

Can you share those, please?

So we're gonna be open from Tuesday through Sunday as far as the days of the week.

Um Tuesday, we're gonna be opening up um for lunch at 11 a.m.

and we'll be closing at 11 p.m.

And then on Friday, and well, that's gonna be excuse me, Tuesday through Thursday.

And then on Friday, we'll be open up at 11 a.m.

and we'll be closing about midnight on Friday and Saturday, and then Sunday, um, we're gonna be doing the 11 a.m.

to 10 p.m.

Okay.

All right, thank you so much again.

Appreciate your interest.

Um appreciate a Detroiter uh going through the process to um you know rehabilitate and and reactivate uh buildings within the corridor.

I do know that you have other businesses uh in the city of Detroit as well.

So thank you for um your continued support and and I hope that you have the ability to continue to grow in the work that you're doing.

Thank you.

So much, madam chair.

Any additional questions, comments?

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm also excited about uh this project redevelopment in our neighborhoods is always very fun um and needed.

I just have one question out of curiosity.

I don't think you mentioned um, and this is literally just out of curiosity.

The name of the restaurant being Cash Only Bistro.

Uh, why Cash Only Bistro?

So our restaurant is going to be blending food and finance.

So as you come into the restaurant, um you're gonna notice that our menu um as well as the environment, we're going to do wealth building strategies.

So you may be coming in to watch the pistons, watch the Lions game, but when that break comes in, you will be hearing a 15-minute presentation from anywhere of how to use uh retirement funds to purchase real estate tax-free to how to do a budget, how to use Quicken.

So our goal is to raise the income limits levels of the residents of the city of Detroit.

And our ultimate goal is to have one million millionaires.

So that's the reason why we picked Cash Only Bistro to get you thinking about how to increase your cash.

Amazing.

Well, thank you.

That sounds really exciting, entertaining, educational.

Um, help me plan for my future, please.

Um, with that, madam chair.

I motion to oh no, if there's more questions, that was my only question, Madam Chair.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Member Santiago Romero, before we motion, we actually have to go to public comment.

Um so thank you for that.

We will now open it up for public comment.

If there is anyone joining us who'd like to make a public comment specifically about the presentation we just heard, please raise your hand, whether joining us in person or virtually, please raise your hand.

Going once, going twice, going three times.

The collection of public comment has concluded.

Seeing no hands raised in the committee of the whole.

Yep.

Our first caller is legendary Detroiter.

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

Let's come back to this caller.

Our next caller is Owner Papa.

Owner Papa, you have one minute 30 seconds for general for public comment regarding the public hearing.

Thank you.

And through the chair, may I be heard?

Yes.

Good morning.

And good morning to you, uh, Miss Hall.

Uh bravo.

It's an excellent um idea.

Um you should add other things, but cash making money.

Um, that is what we need is our business ideas and a way to learn about how to handle money and finances.

Bravo to you on the um and kudos.

And um uh you've already been inquired enough from Ms.

Johnson, so I don't have any inquiries from you, um, but from to Mr.

Uh Williams.

This is the exact kind of project that we should be coming um and and seeing come through your uh DEGC.

You are asking for money on the on the uh budget, and so you work for the people who you're getting your money from, and this is a great idea, and it's a great way to um utilize our funds and our um depletion and our um uh general fund.

I think this will add to the economy in different ways.

So bring more projects that we can actually see tangible uh results for ourselves.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

You have the floor.

Yes.

Um not the gate cash.

Cash on them.

We are stability.

Run it making legit.

Shadow.

I'm again.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is Cindy Dara.

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

Yeah, uh, my uh concern is if that was a dryers, you know, uh cleaning place where they use a lot of chemicals uh for drying.

Uh we should use our uh our environmental uh thing that you changed or some I guess at the state the local level.

Now they're using the the uh thing to clean up the environment for development.

Well, here's a case where we've got Detroit was a big industrial place for years, and there's probably a lot lots more than the dirty dirt that it don't seem to be dealing with yep.

Uh and I'd I we'd like to know the details on how you're gonna deal with that too.

I've got some dirt, somebody jumped in my front yard and backyard.

I wanted to tested.

So I yeah, okay.

Now let me go back.

So I think that you should make sure that those chemicals are not on that property, either in the ground or or whatever.

And uh I just want to mention though about your hand.

I what I didn't raise my hand until I it was almost over the presentation.

Then I couldn't couldn't raise my hand.

I had to turn the phone off.

Thank you so much.

The next caller.

Uh our last caller is going back to legendary Detroiter.

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

Legendary Detroiter, are you there?

Going once, going twice.

Going three times.

Legendary Detroit, if you'd like to make a comment regarding this public hearing, please submit it to the clerk's office, and it will be put on public record.

All right, that now concludes public comment regarding the public hearing.

There were a few questions that I heard.

Uh, who would like to respond?

Hello, madam chair.

This is Charlotta Hall speaking.

As far as Miss Maddox's question goes, first I want to thank her for speaking up for individuals that have disabilities.

I want to make sure I did hear that correctly.

She wanted to know if it would be wheelchair accessible.

Yes, it will be.

We will be adhering to all ADA compliance um concerns.

And just to let her know, I am also uh individual that has a disability, so I understand the concerns with that.

Now, also with the cash, uh, with the cash only bistro, we accept all forms of payment.

The reason why I did cash only bistro is the name is the conversation starter because when I tell folks what's the name of the restaurant, that's the first thing they asked me.

Are you gonna accept cash?

So now I get to talk more about it.

So no, we will accept all form of payment just to let you know.

And I will also like to thank um the caller that went by Papa.

Thank you for um stating that this was an excellent idea and it's great for the economy.

That's what our wish would be.

Alton Williams and DEGC, as well as the support that I've been receiving from my city has been phenomenal.

Um, so thank you for acknowledging that.

We couldn't have gotten this done without their their assistance.

The last caller, um, please excuse me, I did not grab your name, but you were concerned about the environmental cleanup.

So we have been in contact with Eagle, which that is the state uh agency that handles environmental.

They have granted us funding to make sure that there is no uh contamination at the site.

Um, as of right now, the site has already been tested, and what was found in that particular space is below any type of um hazard that will cause any type of harm.

But in addition to that, we're gonna be putting a vapor intrusion system in just to make sure that if there's anything there, it will be pumped out and will not affect any of our uh customers that come into the building.

So thank you for that concern, but we are working with Eagle to make sure that the building is safe and will be safe for use.

All right, thank you for that.

Ms.

Hall, just want to hone in a little bit more on the accessibility of the building.

Um, Ms.

Maddox did inquire as to whether or not um the access to the building will if you will have an automatic door opener.

Yes, we will have an automatic door opener.

Thank you.

And she also inquired about the number of stalls in the bathrooms that are accessible.

So it will be two stalls in the bathroom.

One will be for wheelchair accessibility, and then we'll have a just a traditional stall for the women's, and then the same for the men.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you so much.

I don't have any additional questions.

I do just want to share that Ms.

Hall has attended our District 4 developer summits that we've had in the past.

I'm not certain that she needed the information, but I'm glad she was able to be there.

Um, even if it was to identify a new resource or a new opportunity that she could connect with.

And so I am delighted to see you going through this process and um to see where you are thus far.

And I know that you have so many other ideas that you'd like to uh open up in the city of Detroit.

So certainly looking forward to that as well.

Thank you so much.

All right, member Santiago Romero.

If there is nothing further, is there a motion on line item five?

Yes, madam chair, and great work on your summits.

Um and just what you're doing in D4.

Really proud and really excited for what's coming down the pipeline.

And yes, I motion to approve uh to send to formal session with approval our 1020 a.m.

public hearing.

Um, the obsolete rehab for ADAH.

There is a motion to send line item five, the 1020 public hearing to formal with recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you so much, and congratulations.

Thank you, madam chair, and thank you to the Detroit City Council.

All right, that now concludes our 1020 public hearing.

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

The 1025 public hearing is the establishment of an obsolete property rehabilitation rehabilitation development district for the property located at 1401 through 1417 Grasshead Avenue and 2326 through 2336 Russell Street.

And we have the folks from HRD and the DGC joining us.

Do we have a developer that's joining us as well?

Uh through the chair, Roger Buzz Majian and Kate Went.

Oh, I see that Kate's on the screen now.

Yes.

All right, please introduce yourselves for the record.

Justice Cook, Housing and Revitalization Department.

Uh Alton Williams, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.

Roger Basmajium, President CEO Bosco.

Pete Witch, real estate manager at Bosco.

All right, good morning.

Thank you all for joining us.

Who would like to get us started?

I will.

Thank you.

To the chair, busy D development LLC is requesting an obsolete property rehabilitation district in the area of 1401-1417 Grassha Avenue and 2326-236 Russell Street.

The legislative body of a local part of our government to unit may establish a district on its own initiative or upon the request for a buying on it.

The DEGC is present to answer any additional questions.

Thank you.

Thank you, Justice.

Madam Chairman, please share my screen, please.

Yes.

Thank you.

All right.

So today, 1401 Gratchett uh led by Roger Bosmajan is requesting the establishment of a PA 146 property rehabilitation district.

PA 146 was enacted by the state of Michigan to promote the redevelopment of obsolete commercial and or commercial housing properties per state statute.

The value of building improvements receives a 100% property tax exemption from local mills, with the exception of DPS operating and state education tax.

The exemption may be approved for up to 12 years, and there is no reduction to the existing property taxes and the incentive benefits are not generated until after the completion of construction.

On April 17th, 2026, the Assessor's Office for the City of Detroit provided a letter confirming this project's eligibility for the PA 146 Oprah exemption.

This project is located at 1401 Gratchett at the gateway of Eastern Market and Council District 5 and is the former Busy B Hardware Store right on the corner of uh Gratsit and Russell Street.

This project is uh my apologies.

1401 Gratchett is a 12.5 million dollar mixed use project.

Upon completion, 22,736 square feet will be reactivated to provide 17,5546 square feet of residential space, in which the developer is committing to four units at 80% AMI for the full term of the abatement.

And all of the units are currently under 120% AMI.

The development also consists of 5,190 square feet of commercial retail space.

The DGC has conducted its evaluation of the project as part of our evaluation.

We ensure that every project meets specific policy objectives.

Projects should provide strategic benefits that align with the city's goals and initiatives, economic benefits that create opportunities for Detroit residents and businesses, and generate fiscal benefits for the city.

Projects should also meet the BUT 4 requirement, indicating that financially the project could not proceed without the incentive.

1401 Gratchett demonstrates strategic benefits by providing new affordable units with the developer committing to 4% of the units at 80% AMI.

Eliminating blight, reactivating a vacant building, and providing a new community amenity are other ways that the project demonstrate strategic benefits.

1401 Grasshet demonstrates economic benefits by creating 60 temporary construction jobs and creating one permanent FTE job and also adding two new retail businesses.

1401 Gratchett generates a 12-year benefit of 408,110, which is approximately 34,000 per year.

Through the DGC underwriting review, we have determined that the project meets the BUT 4 requirements due to the fact that the project will not be able to cover debt service payments without the incentive.

Through the DGC's analysis, we have determined that the existing annual taxes on the property are $12,436.

Upon completion of the development project, the new unabated property taxes are estimated to increase to $89,447.

With the abatement applied, the total annual property taxes would be reduced to $34,957.

This concludes my portion of the presentation.

Thank you all.

Good morning, uh honorable city council members.

I'm Roger Basmaji, the president and founder of uh Bosco.

Uh Bosco is a 25-year-old company that's been headquartered in Detroit for the last 13 years.

I'm proud to say I'm also a uh Detroit residence as of three years ago.

Um, and we've done multiple very successful projects within downtown.

Now we're starting to branch outside uh to the rest of Detroit.

And um love to share some of the details of the project itself.

Um we can have the next slide.

Thank you.

Uh the project is located within the Eastern Market District.

It's it has uh 21 on-site uh parking spots, uh, which is a gravel piece of property right now that's gonna be developed into a proper uh parking lot with heartscape landscape and so on.

We're offering um our affordable units, uh, a discounted rate of 75 to park, uh, and the rest of the market rent uh rent uh units would be at 150.

We do have um off-street parking as well.

There's uh we're close to mass transit uh on Gratchett, and we also have uh arrangements with Eastern Market Corp for any um overflow parking that we would need.

Uh the building is uh designed with universal design standards and accessibility.

Uh in fact, uh given that we have 17 total units, three of those units will be ADA accessible, which is uh quite large in percentage uh compared to many other projects I've been involved in, which include you know wider hallways, doorways, uh ramping, uh bathroom fixtures that are um accessible and a lower and so on, all the accessible uh conditions, uh at least in three of our units, as well as being accessible for the uh accessibility for the retail spaces as well.

Uh as I said, there's total three type A units, which are set to be easily modified to fully ADA accessible, um, as well as uh our common areas, ramping uh from the parking spaces onto accessibility inside the building as well.

It's all been uh thought through to make sure that uh there's ADA accessibility for sustainability.

We are contemplating um several green spaces along the between the parking lot and the um and the building itself.

We have recycling plans uh for the building.

We have also we are trying to use any and every material in the building, uh which usually end up in um uh dump sites.

So repurposing the brick wood, flooring, tin ceilings.

These are these come with an additional cost, but we made a commitment to make sure we can recycle whatever was possible to recycle.

Uh beyond that, we have energy star um appliances in the in the units, uh, energy efficient windows, uh roof insulation, upgraded roof uh for additional um uh uh efficiencies.

We're creating one full permanent job from our end, uh, which would be the property manager.

We will have 57 um additional jobs that are being created by the two retail restaurant um tenants of ours on the ground floor and 60 construction jobs.

Um we have we have a very stellar record of hiring Detroit-based workers, Detroit-based contractors based on our other projects.

Uh, but we will be using um Detroit at work as well to fill in any other any needs that we might have with our subcontractors.

Uh for community engagement, uh we have um reached out to many of the businesses around the property, uh, let them know that what was going on, tried to get their support.

We've reached out to uh Eastern Market Corp, got their support, Tech Town uh to support the project as uh well as to provide us um with potential um startup businesses that could be located in the in the project.

We've reached out to residential uh the the community and the uh the residences in the community.

We've also had a community engagement last week that was very successful at Sacred Heart Church in uh in the district as well.

Madam Chair, that concludes our presentation.

Uh turn it back over to this honorable body for any questions.

Thank you.

Um so I will get us started.

Um so I appreciate you sharing that you will have two uh restaurants on the the ground floor because that was one of my questions because I don't believe it was included in any of the information that I reviewed as to what was taking place within the commercial space.

Um with that being said, two restaurants will draw a lot of people.

Um you talked about an agreement as it relates to parking.

Um do you have a set number of spaces that will be made available for the restaurant tenants?

Madam Chair, we are in discussions with Eastern Market Corp uh as far as the need, they said that they would provide and assist.

Uh we have not identified the number.

Uh I think as we get through construction and have our tenants sit at that table and identify what their needs would be, is probably when we will solidify this agreement.

Okay.

Um can you speak to the timeline for bringing the property uh online?

Madam Chair, um the construction will begin this fall.

Um we're shooting for October or so, and uh delivery would be early in 2028.

Thank you.

And um because you are adding a parking lot for the residential tenants.

Can you talk to me about any plans for stormwater management?

Um yes, madam chair, um, the stormwater management, the parking lot wasn't big enough to do any additional stormwater management other than the basics.

But beyond that, uh this is up for site plan approval if there are any other further suggestions.

Um through the planning department, we'd absolutely be happy to incorporate those in our project.

It is the interior landscaping, that's correct.

Okay.

All right, thank you so much.

Uh we will have a conversation with the planning department.

Uh member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Through you, good morning to our presenters.

Uh just had the same question regarding uh the ground level retail.

Um, but my other question is regarding units.

Wondering, is there a breakdown for the sizes of the units?

Through the chair, I believe they were in in the diagram uh that was presented by Elton.

There's a some of the square footages, so I believe.

I'm not sure.

I might have missed that.

So if we can see that again, that would be very helpful.

Or through the chair, if I may ask Kate Whit, our project manager to maybe answer that question.

I'm sure she's got that information on her.

Uh uh through the chair to council woman remember of Santiago Romero.

Uh I just shared the slide on the screen.

I hope you can see it.

We can now.

Okay, great.

Thank you so much.

Um, so that's something that I uh wanted to just make sure we got.

Uh thank you for sharing that.

Um, Madam Chair, that was my final question was the sizes of the units.

Um, and I will pull that from the presentation as well.

All right, thank you.

Um I did have an additional question that I wanted to ask.

Will um recycling be made available for the tenants in the building?

Is it in do they have will they have in-unit recycling um or just have the ability to recycle within the building?

Uh Madam Chair, the recycle um it's going to happen building wide at a central location within the building that the residences will um will dispose of their recyclables in into that area.

Okay, thank you.

And are all of the 14 units on one level?

Uh Madam Chair, the there's 17 units total.

Uh and uh no, the there's a second floor, large portion of them are on the second floor, but uh three of them are on the garden level, and we've made all three of those uh type ADA accessible units.

Okay, thank you.

All right, so 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 public hearing we just witnessed, please raise your hand.

Please raise your hand, whether joining us in person or virtually going once, going twice, going three times.

The collection of public comment has concluded.

Seeing no hands raised in the committee of the whole, how many hands do we have raised virtually?

Madam Chair, we have seven hands raised for virtual public comment.

All right, thank you.

We'll give everyone one minute, 30 seconds for public comment.

Who do we have first?

Our first caller is Cindy Dara.

Cindy Dara, you have one minute 30 seconds for public comment regarding this public hearing that we just witnessed.

Yeah, uh 80% AMI.

That's what uh I guess this is for people with more money, right?

80% of AMI, I think so.

Um the other thing I've always thought is that why don't you make every unit handicapped?

How much extra if you just planned on doing all that?

Then you can get people that uh they don't have to move later if they don't want to, because it they'll still be able to handle that situation.

So that's just a suggestion for this project.

They said they had wider hallways.

I don't know how important much wider hallways.

I I'm not sure how wide they met.

But uh it seems like the the main deal is uh the doors and and the and the uh bathroom and also uh I always like to have a uh I thought it'd be nice to have a kitchen sink that you could adjust the height to the height of the person.

But uh it seems like the the main deal is uh the doors and and the and the uh bathroom and also uh I always like to have a uh I thought it'd be nice to have a kitchen sink that you could adjust the height to the height of the person and where it's adjustable, but I don't know if they I never staying those.

I just thought that meant nice amenity.

That's about all.

I don't know why it's only 80 percent.

Why why did a hundred percent of AMI?

Why'd they pick 80?

Thank you, and just would like to make sure everyone is speaking with the appropriate terminology.

The um wording is accessible, it's focused on accessibility.

So if we can please keep that in mind, we appreciate it.

Who's our next caller?

Our next caller is please stop violating the city charter.

Miss Warren, good morning.

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

Good morning, Miss Warwick.

Hello?

Yes, can you hear me?

Yes, okay, thank you.

Okay, well, those yes, those eight allegedly affordable unit prices are astounding to me, like really, and also only one two-bedroom, and mostly one bed mostly one bedrooms.

Do we not want families to move into downtown?

Is that the problem?

Like, really.

Also, uh 21 units and only 34,000 something or other in taxes.

I just spoke to a gentleman who bought an older home.

He'd already been living in the city, moved out a bit, moved back with his wife.

This tax is shot from $760 to 10,000.

10,000.

Then fortunately, he did some rehab, got an NEZ, and it went to 7,700.

Then I he fought it, he fought it at the uh a tax appeal, so hopefully it's gonna get lowered.

But that's insane for one family, and yet you've got a successful developer here, and I think he's done some good stuff, so it's not you know, a knock at him.

But these people have the money to figure out some of the finances.

I I get it, you know.

If we all could get like a hundred and ten thousand dollars subsidy, like Richard Hosey of the land bank is getting for the Fisher body plants for a so-called affordable units.

Uh, the rest of us could fix up property too if we could get ARPA grants.

But back to the subject matter.

I mean, like these numbers are astounding to the regular Detroiter, and I why they can't pay this amount when other people pay exorbitant.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is black bag.

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

Uh yeah, councilwoman Letitia Johnson.

Now, this public hearing, the one that was just held, is just reminiscent of what I found to be happening in all across the city of Detroit.

Now we had these public hearings, this one in particular, where as uh Joanne just eloquently stated 10,000 dollars with the money that that's being spent on these uh projects is coming from taxpayers' money now.

Why would the taxpayers' citizens and residents of Detroit Michigan be authorizing this?

What I'm finding out is that the city council members that vote and approve these contracts and all these proposals are scoundrels now.

I say that wholeheartedly and emphatically because I'm telling the truth.

But you will approve or vote on the project, and that is the gist of what I'm saying.

Do not interrupt me when I'm making a statement because you throw me off.

Always correct you.

Thank you so much.

The next caller.

The next caller is legendary Detroiter who just spoke.

So our next caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, you have the floor regarding the public hearing.

Thank you.

But making it sensible.

And the learning.

Thank you for that.

Um be an elevator going up to it.

And they're gonna be a man up.

Yeah.

And what do you do?

And how many?

I mean, don't I guess it'll be from the yeah?

Do you um from the year unit and how many eighty-eight packing the bag is for the rest of it?

And the legislation and that's gonna be a very small door, but how many units I gotta be not me?

I mean thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is owner papa.

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

Uh good morning.

May I be heard?

Good morning, yes.

Carolyn Hughes, yes.

Um, I would like to ask.

It says the investment is 12.5 million dollars.

Is that the total investment, or is that the investment of the presenter?

And I would also like to know from Mr.

Williams when you do but for, do you include um a person's income in terms of whether or not their income or the amount of money that they possess could produce the same project without the benefits of all of these um uh redu reductions in general fund uh monies.

Um what's what was interesting is that your affordable square footage is given in averages, and a studio on average is 317 feet square footage, and uh a one bedroom is 474 square feet.

That doesn't seem um like that would be enough space uh for person.

And I'd like to know if busy B has any other what other projects have they are they engaged in uh and are they profitable uh thus far and how long have they had them?

Yes, and I agree, uh 80% AMI.

Um it does not include um most of the average citizens in the city of Detroit, and I think it's unfair to them to reduce general funds where social programs come out of uh for this project.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our last caller is caller ending in 534, noting there was one hand raised after you cut off public comment.

Caller ending in five three four.

I believe is Ms.

Warwick.

I already spoke, thank you, but I gotta thank you.

All right, that now concludes public comment, and we had various questions.

Who would like to respond?

Madam Chair, I'll I'll respond to the questions.

Um as far as the need of the abatement, I I just want to kind of clarify something of it.

The taxes that we are paying currently in as a vacant project is not going to go down.

It's the the upside of it.

And generally we uh wherever the need is, we ask for the uh if the need is, we ask for the abatement because the millage in Detroit is so high.

And when you start assessing a project that's spending a ton of money um uh at the new value, it just uh doesn't add up and you end up in the red uh because of the taxes that you're paying.

Now, once the abatement runs out, you know, it goes up to the full amount.

So there's a net gain overall.

Uh otherwise the project would not get off the ground, and all you have is the the dilapidated building in this condition staying this way.

Uh it's really not uh a big profit there for the developer.

I mean, we're working with very, very tight dollars uh to make these projects work because construction costs are so expensive.

Now I I'm just gonna randomly jump through the different uh um questions because sometimes they're related.

Uh the 12 and a half million dollars is the total investment, not uh uh R equity alone.

That includes loans and the equity uh in and the various uh funding sources in the equity stack.

As far as the 80% AMI uh comment, that's actually better than the 100% AMI.

There was, I think, some misunderstanding that maybe 100% is better than uh 80%, but 80% is lower, meaning that's more affordable.

In fact, the the project is from 80, a lot of it is uh currently affordable, even the ones outside of the ones that we're committing to hold affordable for the full abatement period.

In fact, we're committing to hold those affordable for the Mishta TIFF for about 30 years.

Um that's not to say the rest of the project um uh units are not affordable.

In fact, they're all under 120% of AMI, which is rare.

Uh that's in fact less than market.

So truly the whole project is affordable, but we're committing to hold those four for a very extended uh period of time.

Um as far as the accessibility questions uh that came in.

Um the second floor does not is yeah, the we are using universal design standards, but the second floor uh you cannot get a um a wheelchair up there because we do not have an elevator on the second floor.

That's why we committed to making uh three ground floor garden units that are fully accessible and uh for wheelchair and so on.

Um so when we say accessible, that also means getting from the parking lot to the units as well as accessibility to the retail spaces themselves in and out of the retail spaces and within the retail spaces.

As far as how many uh bathroom units in the retail spaces, we don't have that locked down, and that's going to uh we do have a requirement within our uh letter of intent that we're working with our tenants.

Uh they do they make more than enough accessible stalls uh and bathrooms, uh, and we're working towards at least with those, but they are the design of those have not been completed.

Um as far as uh there was a comment made about one bedroom.

In fact, the project has two two-bedroom units, not one bedroom.

But given the size of it, it's a pretty small project, it's not a huge project, so we could not fit any additional two bedrooms in there.

Um I think I might have answered all the questions.

Uh Elton, if I missed any, if you may assist me, please, uh, or Kate.

Uh yes.

Um, do you know for the accessible units?

Do you have side-by-side washer and dryers?

Uh yes, we do.

Okay.

Through the chair.

Yes, we do.

And I think that was it.

And um through the chair, if I may, um to respond to uh Carolyn Hughes' question, uh, the butt four takes into account the merits of each individual project.

So, you know, we don't delve into a developer's uh you know bank account or anything like that, because we're underwriting what's coming to the table for the project, the actual investment.

Um, and to uh the developers' credit, they they mentioned that the 12 and a half million is the total development cost.

And if I could just add uh a little more color to one more thing.

So I, you know, I I heard about the 80% AMI units, and I understand completely.

I just wanted to share that, you know, for context, um, 80% AMI for one bedroom.

The income is roughly uh $58, uh $720 per year.

That breaks out to about $30 per hour for the two bedrooms you're looking at.

It's a you know two persons sharing the the unit, you're looking at about 1750 an hour.

So I just wanted to break it down a little further to add um some actual income numbers to the AMI levels.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Um, Mr.

Bazmagian, I wonder if you can share.

I believe one of the slides did share other projects that you have in the city.

Madam Chair, uh, we've uh we've developed and are managing uh 607 Shelby, uh which is at the corner of uh Shelby and Congress, 220 West Congress, which were both those two projects were completed in 2018.

Uh we completely restored and the Harmony Club at 311 East Grand River, which was uh a social club that was falling almost falling down.

Um, and now it's a uh multi-event venue space for the community.

Uh we are I'm also part of the Paradise Valley Conservancy.

I'm a founder board member of that conservancy.

So there's a lot of projects that we do uh public projects where we just rebuilt uh Beeches Buck Park and Plaza off Grasshood, as well as we're tackling a um uh turning an abandoned alley into a usable activated alley between Grasshirt and Grand River.

Uh we have an apartment building on Broadway.

Uh that's 85 units that's uh going up uh um and should be delivered uh um in the beginning of 2027.

Uh by the way, I forgot to mention also that this project is also a historic um restoration uh project.

We're adhering to SHIPO standards and uh bringing back uh you know historic buildings are very difficult and very costly to redevelop.

Uh and the cheapest way would be to just demo it.

So but we've committed to saving this uh piece of history, Detroit history and restoring it to its original grand or uh a lot of costs go into that, uh, but we're here into SHIPO standards uh on taking that on.

Um beyond that, there's uh I'm sure I forgot some other projects, but um we have several projects that we've done in the city that's been very 751 Griswold's another one that we restored.

It's an Albert Kahn building.

Okay, all right.

Well, thank you for that.

Um, and I know that you indicated that the restrooms um at least within the retail space, um, had not been um laid out or what have you as of yet, if you will um as this project has to come back before this body for a certificate, if you can be sure to share that information at that time, we would certainly appreciate it.

Madam Chair, absolutely, I'll do that.

Thank you.

Uh any additional questions, comments, concerns.

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Just further questions for clarity.

Um, when talking about accessibility, um, there is no elevator.

When talking about accessibility, there is no elevator.

Can you just share again what type of units will be on the ground floor?

Through the chair, the units on the ground floor are fully accessible units.

Including the washer and dryer that was brought up instead of stacking them up and down so that people can reach it.

In fact, if you look at a lot of the developments, you don't see three within you know 17 unit project.

It's generally maybe one.

So we've gone over and beyond, and then to make all three of those units accessible.

Fully accessible.

Okay.

Thank you.

Appreciate that.

Um, madam chair, that was my only question uh that I had left for clarity.

Uh thank you.

Uh to to further clarify, can you share the size of those units?

Um, Madam Chair, absolutely we can uh Kate.

Can you please help me on this on the size of those three units?

Yes, through the chair, they are all being honest.

I'm struggling to open up the exact one for those three units, but they're all right around 470 square feet on the bottom floor.

I can provide specific numbers.

So they are the one bedroom units.

Correct.

Those are all three one bedrooms.

Okay.

I just wanted to make sure they weren't all of the studios.

Thank you.

All right, member Santiago Romero.

If there are no additional questions, is there a motion?

Yes, madam chair.

Motion to approve and send line item six to formal with the recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item six, the 1025 public hearing to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all so much for joining us.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

That now closes out the 1025 public hearing.

I'd now 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, 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 revise the zoning classifications from the existing M3 General Industrial District and M4 Intensive Industrial District Zoning Classifications to M2 restricted industrial district zoning classifications for certain properties generally bounded by Glendale Street to the north, Memorial Street to the east, Fullerton Street to the south, and Southfield Service Drive to the West.

And we have good morning.

I always forget your last name because it's different now.

Yes, payment and care.

Yes, it is.

And if I could be promoted again, I didn't wasn't able to click the button quickly enough before I sat down.

Yes, we will promote you.

And please just introduce yourself.

Yes.

Um Tim Marina Brewell City Planning Commission staff.

And Madam Chair, if I may share my slideshow.

Yes.

Okay.

Madam Chair, as you mentioned, um, this is a rather large down zoning.

Uh we've been calling it the SIA area downzoning.

And it is located in Council District One, as you heard earlier from the folks that came to speak about it today from the Schoolcraft Improvement Association.

Um, to give a better view of where it's at.

One site is at Southfield, just north of 96.

The other side is at Greenfield, just north of I-96.

This began with a memo, which was dated April 24th, 2024, um, from then council President Pro Tem, now Council President Tate, um, requesting the City Planning Commission explore downzoning the subject parcels.

These were generally within or adjacent to the area covered by the Schoolcraft Improvement Association or SIA.

What came from that was an initiative of the City Planning Commission to down zone 34 parcels altogether.

Five of those parcels are northeast of the Southfield Freeway Service Drive and Fullerton Street intersection, which are being proposed to go from M3 General Industrial to M2 restricted industrial.

Then there are 23 parcels at northwest of the Greenfield Road and Fullerton Street intersection, proposed to be taken from the M4 intensive industrial to the M2.

And six parcels northeast of the Greenfield Road and Fullerton intersection also proposed to go from M4 to M2.

And these shows the two sites a little bit better with the parcels laid out.

The public hearing on this was held July 25th of 2024.

The CPC did continue the public hearing, so it was a second noticed continued public hearing on September 5th, 2024, and also on September 5th, 2024.

The CPC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the downzoning efforts.

It does not show the Southfield, the five parcels near Southfield, but this shows some of the uses that are going on, which include the concrete crusher that you heard about earlier, some warehousing, there's a retail store in there, auto sales, and I'll get more into that.

Again, this is the Southfield in Fullerton site.

This is the site that most of the public comments were speaking to with the concrete crusher at Greenfield and 96, as well as other businesses in there.

And then we have Greenfield and 96 or Fullerton on the other side of Greenfield, showing the warehousing, the auto parts, and a transport company.

The community engagement on this, the community response has been overwhelmingly positive and in support.

A number of businesses did come to CPC staff with questions.

We addressed those questions along with members of Council President Tate's staff.

And the majority expressed either neutral stances or no stances once those questions and concerns were addressed.

More specifically, CPC staff presented at a community meeting organized by the SIA on June 20th of 2024.

The association is expressed full support of the down zoning.

Council President Tate's staff conducted additional community engagement, indicating that responses were strongly in favor of the rezoning.

And in August of 2024, CPC staff and again staff from Council President Tate's office conducted site visits to every business that we could get somebody to open the door for, or that had an accessible entrance that we could go into that wasn't gated.

I believe that we visited 11 businesses where we could speak to the owners of the businesses with additional businesses where we handed out the public hearing information and business cards to the employees to give to the owners.

Eliminating additional intensive manufacturing and industrial uses that could move into the area in the future.

Concerns over the concrete crushing facility possibly expanding, and an overall desire to protect the health, safety, and welfare of community members in the immediate vicinity.

Some of the concerns are we've had one business owner that contacted us following the public hearing, actually just yesterday, expressing some concern over the potential impact on property values.

Since there are fewer uses, particularly by right uses allowed in the M2 zoning as opposed to their current M4 zoning.

We did discuss it though, that same business owner did express support due to the impacts of businesses like the concrete crushing facility and the impact that has on their employees who work outdoors most of the day.

So while they showed concern, they were also in support of the down zoning as well.

The surrounding zoning for the area north, and this is the Southfield in I-96 site.

North of that site is both M2 and R1.

It's developed with single family residential and a religious institution there.

The M2 is, I believe that's part of the parking lot, if I'm remembering correctly, for the church.

East of the proposed rezoning is a planned development.

It's a multifamily residential apartment building.

South and west, or both freeway, so there is no zoning for those.

To the south again is the freeway, and to the west is R1, R2, and B1.

These are occupied with single family dwellings, and there is some vacant land there at the corner of Fullerton and Mansfield.

The neighborhood, when I say occupied with single family, it is a densely populated, many homes in that adjacent area.

Just to give an idea of some of the uses that would no longer be permitted, these are uses that are allowed in M3 or M4 and not allowed in the proposed M2, either by right or conditionally.

Just to point out some of the more intensive includes junkyards.

It includes the very high impact manufacturing or processing, the high impact and the high medium impact manufacturing and processing.

That's where things like the concrete crusher falls into that category.

Explosive storage, freight terminals, tank storage of bulk oil or gasoline, these are all uses that would no longer be permitted in these areas.

The current permits and uses in the area include the concrete crushing facility, carbonic gas storage, carbonic ice storage, manufacture of various automotive oils and fluids, a cell tower, truck repair garage, demanufacturing of home appliances, storage and sales of used cars, and a junkyard.

The future land use for this area includes both light industrial and neighborhood commercial, while it's surrounded by low density residential and neighborhood commercial.

One is whether the proposed amendment will protect the health safety and general welfare of the public.

Approval will protect by reducing the negative impact of high-intensity uses currently permitted.

Whether the amendment will have significant adverse impacts on the natural environment.

CPC does not anticipate that the proposed rezoning will have significant adverse impacts, but that the proposed rezoning could potentially have positive impacts on the natural environment by reducing again those intensity of uses in the area.

And for those other business owners or all of the business owners that are impacted by this, any legally operating business or use that is not going to be allowed once this land is rezoned, would be can able to continue operation as a legal non-conforming use.

So this will not cause anybody to have to close their business, eliminate any of their current operations as long as they are legally operating right now.

And our recommendation based on the public hearing results, contents of the reports submitted to this honorable body, and the approval criteria for map amendments.

The CPC respectfully recommends approval of the proposed rezoning of the subject sites from M4 and M3 to M2.

And that's all that I have for my slideshow.

All right, thank you so much.

I think it was pretty straightforward and detailed enough.

Any questions, comments, concerns?

Member Santiago Romero.

All right.

I don't have any either, so we will pivot to public comment.

If there's anyone joining us who'd like to make a public comment regarding the public hearing that was just shared, please raise your hand.

Please raise your hand, whether in person or virtually if you'd like to make a public comment, the hands are going up slowly.

Public comment will be cut off.

Momentarily going once, going twice, going three times.

The collection of public comment has concluded, and I believe I see five hands raised in the committee of the whole.

Ms.

Gray, how many hands do we have raised virtually?

We have nine hands raised for virtual public comment.

All right, we will stick with the one minute 30 seconds.

Um if you all would like to join us at the table for your public comment.

When you come to the table, please be sure to touch the base of the microphone.

The light will turn green, and you can begin your public comment.

We're going to get started with the gentleman, I believe it's Mr.

Brown.

Mr.

Purdue.

Yes.

Uh, yes, thank you.

Good morning, uh, honorable council members.

Uh, this is a great day.

Um, you know, my heart is fluttering because this uh this protects uh the community going forward uh in the future.

Uh so we're thankful for everything that has been done on behalf of the city planning department, the city council, uh President Tate.

You know, he's been right with us all along.

Um so yeah, this is this is good for us, you know.

And I'm sure there's some people that are gonna say some other things, however, currently, the future is is locked in, but right now we're faced with uh fugitive dust.

Just today, we took a video that was submitted to B seed.

Fusive dust.

Dynamite is under a consent agreement, and that consent agreement is supposed to mitigate fugitive dust.

It's not happening.

We've had meetings after meetings after meetings, uh, and we were told at our community meeting last week by two BC inspectors that they're disallowed from writing tickets because of the consent agreement.

So we're wondering what is the consent consent agreement supposed to do.

Where's the accountability?

How long is this consent agreement going to be in force?

There's a lot of questions about the consent agreement, and we need the council's support in finding out what what we do about it.

Thank you, Mr.

Purdue.

Thank you.

Who do we have next?

Hello, I'm the president of the Rosedale Park Improvement Association, and to keep it brief, I just want to echo and support everything that our friend here said.

So our neighborhood fully supports everything stated here.

Thank you.

That's where I got confused.

I remember Ms.

Brown.

Hi.

So piggyback off of what our uh president George Purdue just said, I agree with 100%.

Um I've been a resident, like I said, my family was moved in in 1971.

I left, I came back, and it has just been ridiculous.

Dynamite does not respect the residents, they've made promises after promise.

The Conrad Mallet made a consent agreement, and nobody's doing anything.

We live there, we breathe this dust daily, no not knowing what effect it has on our health.

And it's not fair, you know.

We um James Tate has been, he's been such a blessing to our community in District One.

He has done all that he can, but he's limited to certain things because of the uh agreement that was made with the um the dynamite uh semen company.

It's unfair, and it's you know, for people that's been in Detroit and been loyal.

I've been here 61 years, and it's unfair to us, and we vote for you guys to help us to do what's needed, and we need help.

But today with the uh down zoning situation, I'm overjoyed just like George said.

I am we have fought, fought, fought, and we're not going to give up, and we're gonna continue to fight until things are done.

It's not fair.

We all pay taxes, we're loyal to our community, and we need help on certain situations that we can't control.

We didn't ask for these things.

Thank you so much, and thank you so very much for taking the time out to listen.

Thank you.

Who we have next morning if you touch the base of the microphone, the light will turn green.

Sorry about that.

Good morning, madam.

Uh, I'm here.

Um from Sal's Auto Parts.

Uh, we're over at 12680, 12700 Greenfield Road.

The owner, he's opposed to the zone change.

My heart, I sympathize with these residents because that dust is way out of control.

Uh I have no idea what's going on, but literally, uh I feel bad for you residents because the dust that flies there all the time, it's completely uh it's insane.

We have asthmatic customers that come in as soon as they get out of their vehicles, they have to go and grab their inhalers because of all the dust and the debris that literally is flying and whatnot.

His position is that he doesn't feel as though he should be penalized because he's been in business there for well over 15 years, he's never gotten into any trouble, always abides by zoning laws and whatnot, and he feels that he's just being penalized because the business directly across from him can't follow directions and follow instructions and whatnot.

And out of curiosity, this is just for me.

Who pays?

I want to know.

Does anybody know who pays that street sweeper who all he does is all day just go up and down?

Literally, is that taxpayers?

Because if I was a taxpayer, I'd be furious.

Literally, there is a person who sits in a little street sweeper all day.

I'd love to be able to have that day, but respectfully, he just, you know, he's always been law-abiding and followed all the zoning regulations and whatnot.

Never gotten into any trouble, but now it seems as though because of business across the street.

Thank you, ma'am.

Appreciate it.

And we do have it in writing, if I may submit it to you.

Thank you.

Who do we have next?

Good afternoon.

My name is Liz Jacob.

I'm an attorney at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice and a Detroit resident myself.

I am here today.

I represent the Schoolcraft Improvement Association and have had the absolute privilege and honor of working alongside the Schoolcraft Improvement Association and literally dozens and dozens of residents in the neighborhood for the last two and a half years, who have gone to public meetings, who have spoken out and who have advocated so thoughtfully and so intentionally for their community's health and well-being.

I just want to uplift the community's support for the downzoning proposal, as you all heard from the the great introduction.

This has been a multi-year process, and the community has been there every step of the way.

So I just want to uplift the community leadership that has gotten us to this point.

Thank the city and council for taking this so seriously and recognizing downzoning is a root cause solution.

It allows us to move forward for the community and ensure we don't have other bad actors come in and negatively impact the health and well-being of the community.

So I applaud this downzoning step.

This is a really good step for every resident, every business, and every person who's in that community.

As an attorney who goes regularly to the community, I myself have to bring an inhaler because I have asthma and the dust pollution is so serious.

I developed asthma representing the community, and I've only lived in Detroit for the last three years, right?

It's cool craft and so many other communities across Detroit are bearing inequitable pollution burdens.

We can solve that by downzoning this neighborhood, and I'm excited to see that step.

And to uplift the community, we need to keep our eyes on the Green Valley concrete crusher.

That problem's not going away.

And we look forward to continuing to partner with the city on that.

Thank you.

We appreciate you.

We appreciate all of you for coming in and staying here.

We are now going to 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 regarding the public hearing.

Now I'm in total support of the community over there.

I'm a Detroit legend.

I'm considered out of circles.

I'm also a frequent visitor now over in that area.

I grew up in that area.

I know extensively where they talk about this fusitative dust that's occurring over there.

But this down zone proposal uh proponent.

Uh Detroit City Council President James E.

Tate Jr.

Uh I bring this to the attention of all the citizens, taxpayers, and residents.

It's going on all across the whole city of Detroit.

We have one over in District 3.

Um a proposed or mentioned concrete crusher.

Now, over in District 7.

That's uh City Councilman.

The district seven representative.

All these elected positions in Detroit have been cheated in by Janice Mumphrey.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is caller ending in 223.

Caller ending in 223.

You have one minute 30 seconds for public comment.

Good afternoon.

My name is Simone Sagovak, a district six resident and partnering in the Trucks Up Our Streets Coalition.

I'm commenting on downzoning for the named FAA area.

Downzoning is a critical step to protect residents and sensitive users that are trapped next to heavy industry impacts, like the trucking dust emissions noise and safety affecting everyday health and quality of life.

Hope the city's master plan and zone Detroit updates will fix these conflicts across the city.

So residents are not burdened to fight area by area.

I'm very concerned about the consent agreement affecting BC's ability to enforce the city's fugitive dust ordinance to protect residents from the dynamite company's significant fugitive dust impacts.

Residents are supposed to be protected and benefit equally under our laws, and I ask that this be investigating corrected.

Detroit is taking some positive steps toward cleaner air, like this one today.

And these are essential to a healthier Detroit residence health must be a priority for Detroit to truly prosper.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Please stop violating the city charter.

You have one minute 30 seconds for public comment.

Good afternoon, Miss Warwick.

Yeah, thank you.

Well, very politely, Sugar Law Center.

Where were you when the Detroit solar scam?

We needed your help.

That it would actually stop these noxious activities that you constantly hear, yet not all of you just voted for DTE in the solar farms.

And I have zero faith in the CPC, nor the CPC staff.

Um, because they were okay with just exempting uh industrial solar allegedly for this from the zoning.

Ms.

Warwick.

I need you to stay on topic, please.

Let's give her the rest of her time.

Madam Chair, Miss Warwick needs to unmute.

Can you hear me?

We can.

Yeah, very disgusting how you would mute me in the middle of this.

And that's what that happened at the CPC.

So this is related, and you have CPC pushing this stuff.

But I would like to know also low density residential.

That's what people in the solar areas, a lot of people wanted, but you bought them off with the Miss Warren.

Thank you so much for your comment.

We appreciate you.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is Blackbag, who has already spoken.

So our next caller is Cindy Dara.

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

Yeah, uh I think that's good to have that down zoning, but it doesn't solve the problem.

I mean, somehow we've got to do more than just uh decide after somebody's polluted the environment.

I don't see why, like for instance, you're gonna let that cement crusher won't be affected at all because it's existing business.

Well, you better see when they had the the uh oil sand stacked up on the river and it was blowing right into the river because that was more convenient for them to put that oil sand's waste up there, and then I think they moved it to the Rouge River where I saw, but I I don't know if it's there anymore.

But the point is that you can't just somehow they helped, and we need to uh to start making them catch the dust.

There's a way to make them spend money, construct something where they capture their own dust.

I worked on the incinerator and they didn't put any scrubbers on until they already finished, and people started complaining.

Then they had us out there working on the scrubber on one one of the incinerators, and the other two are still blowing out toxic dioxin on us.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet.

Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, you have the floor regarding the 1030 public hearing.

Are you there?

Miss Maddox.

Let's come back to Ms.

Maddox.

Our next caller is Owner Papa.

Owner Papa, you have one minute, 30 seconds for a public comment regarding the public hearing.

Um good afternoon.

I be heard.

Yes.

Thank you.

Um, Miss Warwick was talking about so and that's what this is about.

I would like to know when was this area made uh M3 and then M4.

I am all for down zoning, and I am an agreement that I don't see how this is going to help their problem if you don't um enforce um the fusitive dust law everywhere.

Um B said needs to come before you and tell you why they aren't writing tickets for this, and then um, because this is clearly a violation, and and while we can arrest children for truancy, we don't make people accountable for what they their jobs clearly require them to do.

Um of the reasons why we find ourselves in this position is because of decisions that people like you make.

Some of them, many of them are not conducive for a good life for the people who are here.

This woman is telling you she's been here since 71 living in that area, and she deserves some respect.

All of the residents deserve some respect.

And and if industry is going to be with people, they need to respect the people who they work around.

Um, first of all, we have plenty of vacant land where they can move to.

Please put your semic crushers and solar panels in our vacant land.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our next caller is caller ending in 534.

That is Ms.

Warwick, who just spoke.

Our next caller is Andy Godaris, representative Taleb's chief counsel.

I believe Andy Gadiris.

You have one minute.

Hello.

30 seconds for a public comment.

Hi, my name is Andy Gadaris.

I am a D1 resident and uh Chief Counsel to Congresswoman Taleb, who has been supporting uh the SIA and George in their fight to hold the concrete crusher accountable.

We're fully in support of the downzoning.

And just want to reiterate that this is really the bare minimum that we can do, and that this shouldn't be taken as some sort of mission accomplished moment.

Yeah, we had a meeting last week with corporation council and BC director along with George.

And we're told that the consent agreement is being complied with.

Thank you.

The next caller.

Our last caller is going back to Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, noting there was one hand raised after you cut off public comment.

Good afternoon.

You have the floor regarding the 1030 public hearing.

Yes, no.

Um be it.

I'm done.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That now concludes public comment regarding the 1030 public hearing.

And Madam Clerk, if you will please note that Pro Tempore Young has joined us.

Click with so note.

Thank you.

Um Mr.

Brule, I did hear um, I guess one thing at least that I'd like to clarify.

The property at 1268012700 Greenfield that opposed it.

Can you speak to how this impacts their business?

Yes, madam chair.

So they will be able to continue operating.

This is and I'd like to make clear this is not a penalty to those good actors.

This has to do with the future uses that could go on to those sites.

But they will be able to continue operating.

They are legally operating right now.

Um and I did speak, I believe it was the owner when we went door to door.

We did step in there.

Um they will be uh common non-conforming use, but this will not impact their current operations or how they are operating now or you know, from here on until they stop operations, and that goes for all of the businesses in the subject parcels.

Okay.

And I also wanted to point out they do uh the city does not pay for the street sweepers over there.

I know that was a comment, and I've heard it from actually somebody asked me that yesterday as well.

So those are owned and operated by this uh concrete crusher.

Thank you.

Anything additional you'd like to add?

No, madam chair.

Okay.

All right, thank you for that.

Um, and I do see that attorney Anderson stepped away, but I would like to request a copy of the consent agreement to have an understanding of what's included within it so that we can address enforcement or lack thereof that's concerning to me.

Uh member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Wholeheartedly agree.

I will request for the same information.

I have a call set up with President Tates after committee today to begin to understand a little bit more what's going on and what we can do because that makes no sense to me if they are continuing to operate and producing fugitive dust.

Uh so we will um also work on that.

Um thank you for asking about the business owner.

I am wanting to get clarity on that too.

So my last comment for for this discussion is um looking to CPC to help us down zone in Midwest.

Um, so I believe if you have not heard from us yet, we will be reaching out to you as well.

Um, over in 48210.

We have a lot of auto shops, um, a lot of industry that is also negatively impacting our residents around the greenway.

Uh so as we build beautiful green spaces, we need to make sure that they're healthy.

Um, so just a note, a flag for what's to come, um, another downzoning efforts that we would like your help on as well.

Um, but madam chair, that is my final comments on on this.

Not sure if you have anything else that you would like to discuss.

Uh thank you, Member Santiago Romero.

I do not um so we can you know be certainly supportive of the residents who are inquiring about um the concrete crushing facility to see how we can provide support to council president to um get this addressed appropriately for the residents and no additional questions.

Is there a motion?

Yes, madam chair, motion to send to a formal session with the recommendation to approve item seven of our agenda today.

There's a motion to send line item seven to the 1030 public hearing to formal with recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Again, thank you all so much for coming out, and I'm sure you will hear from council president um as things continue to move forward.

Thank you.

This now closes out the 1030 public hearing we will now proceed to unfinished business on the agenda beginning with line item 8.1.

Line item 8.1 is the status of council member Letitia Johnson submitted memorandum relative to a request for policy framework to refine the city's nuisance abatement property seizure and condemnation process.

Is there a motion to receive and file line item 8.1?

Motion hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.2 is the status of the planet and development department property sale of 16 residential homes by reverter.

There is a request for a two-week bring back.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.2 back in two weeks.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.3 status of council member Mary Waters.

Submit a memorandum relative to questions on issues impacting Detroit Housing for the Leland Real Token and Martin Luther King Park.

There is a motion a request to bring back line item 8.3 in two weeks.

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.3 back in two weeks.

Finally, in two weeks, hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.4.

Without objection, I'd like to combine line items 8.4 and 8.5.

Motion.

These I these items are line item 8.4 is to approve of the brown field of the city of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for 1728 Michigan Avenue.

And line item 8.5 is to establish a neighborhood enterprise zone as requested by Corktown Development Properties, LLC in the area of 1728 Michigan Avenue.

Is there a motion on line items 8.4 and 8.5?

Oh, sure.

What's the motion, pro Tim?

Motion to combine 8.4 and 8.5.

What's with that with that objection?

I did combine the two items.

How how would you like to move forward with the two items?

Oh we're on move.

I thought we were still combined.

I didn't know we were gonna motion discuss or is it too late for that?

Discussion.

Motion to discuss.

Um I think that this is a great um program.

I support it.

I just have some concerns still with uh certain members of labor.

If they want to come and speak to the progress, the things that they've done, because they've made a lot of good um well, I had I have a problem with the program originally.

I thought it was good.

I think what they're doing makes it even better.

I still think there's just some issues that I have with some unions and some labor that I like to discuss.

If you want to move this forward, that's fine.

Um I would I I'll probably it depends on how you want to do it.

I wouldn't recommend a motion to deny.

I probably recommend the motion to move it forward.

I don't know if I'm gonna support that just because the labor of the unions and what they're doing, but we do need to move this forward.

So at least the full body can explore this.

So, pro Tim, I hear you saying that you'd like to have further discussion about it.

I uh I I would.

I I I think we're like right on the cusp.

It's why they have a little bit more further discussion.

So I see we have um but I do think we need to move it forward.

I think to just keep holding it in committee, I think is problematic.

I'm not certain that the um there were plans to hold it in committee.

I I would ask that there not be.

Um and so we have several individuals who are here to discuss line items eight point four and eight point five.

I do see um some individuals joining us here in person.

If you would please join us at the table.

Um we also have I believe Mr.

David Howe and Derek Head who will be joining us virtually.

Um if you all would please introduce yourself for the record, you can touch the base of the microphone, the light will turn green.

Chance Daniel, developer on the project.

Good afternoon, honorable microphone.

Good afternoon, honorable city council members uh Nevin Shogar, consultant to the developer.

Good afternoon, thank you.

All right, pro Tim Young.

And and if we see Mr.

Howell or Mr.

Hayet, or if they have any questions for them, we can make sure they are queued up to um to respond.

Pro Tim Young.

Sorry, uh just a second.

Uh sorry, we we do have Miss Rush as well uh available virtually, if we could please move her over.

Okay, thank you.

Pro Tim?

Yeah, it it it let me be the first to say this too that I understand that um a lot of the this project is being funded by Miss Rush.

We're not having like LITEX or other such the um credits that we usually have.

So I understand the uniqueness of what this is and the impact and the commitment that she's making.

I just would really like to see if we could get certain unions to come over.

So but that but I do think we need to move this out um this week.

So that was the discussion I wanted to have first and foremost, but secondly, I wanted to ask a question.

Um, and I don't know if this would be to you or if this would be the DEGC, but I wanted to ask if we were to be able to provide uh certain task credits, and if we were to be able to provide or discounts, excuse me, if we were to be able to provide density bonuses, would this make this project more affordable?

So uh through the chair, uh thank you.

Um just if I could just take a second just to kind of um sort of frame the the discussion.

So this this is so this is a um as you mentioned a 32 million dollar private investment uh by Miss Rush, who who is online uh here today.

Um 60 total apartments uh of those 48 are market rate, 12 are affordable.

Um we we went back, looked at the uh you know the the programming of this project, and you know, in in wanting to um really offer the best possible uh project um you you know for uh and and really the most positive project for the city of Detroit and for Detroiters, um the the updates to the project that we made include deeper affordability.

So, you know, originally we had 80% AMI, we are now at 60% AMI.

Uh we've also extended the term of the affordability from 15 years to 17 years.

Um we've also um looked at the the workforce and the uh the the labor that will be um uh constructing the project.

Um and as you mentioned, it's it's all you know privately funded.

There's no light, CDBG, home funds, anything like that that would that would add uh prevailing wage conditions to this project.

Um and and so the the commitment that Andra and her family have made around workers and and the construction workers specifically uh is a 51% Detroit worker, Detroit resident um uh commitment.

And and so that would mean that if 51% of the of the construction workers, essentially of 80 out of the 160 were not Detroiters constructing this, then we would be subject to penalties and fines, and those would train future uh or train Detroiters to do skill drop skill trades jobs in the in the future.

Um and additionally, and this is just one one more sort of uh thing that we were able to to do, and I know that we have um we have uh Rebecca Labaugh from the housing department here as well.

Uh we're we're looking to uh include this in the choice neighborhoods initiative, and and I'll let maybe Rebecca speak to that.

Um but around the concerns uh with labor, um we had put this out maybe three or four months ago to basically to everyone.

Um so that was uh union, non-union labor.

Um, and uh and and so we had a number of folks come back and bid.

Um we have about 25% of the project being constructed by union labor.

Um that'd be local 1191, local 36, uh both of those are Detroit-based.

Uh we also have um you know other unions involved as well, and and I think that we have uh included those support letters um uh to to you and and your staff from the unions that that are working on this.

And and by and large, um, you know, we've been we've I would say almost been able to work with with everyone.

Um when I say almost, uh, you know, I know that the discussions that we've had specifically uh with the Carpenters Union, we've had extensive conversations with them.

Um and those date back, you know, to to basically April, May, June, um, and and uh and we've sat down you know for many hours with them uh to understand uh you know their their uh what their kind of wishes, desires, concerns may be with this project.

And you know, we feel like we have um we have sort of addressed those uh those concerns that they may have.

We've we went back and we interviewed all of the different subcontractors that are building this project.

So our plumbers, our electricians, uh drywall, finished carpentry, you know, across all the trades.

And what we found is that the majority of those folks are making between 75 and 95 dollars an hour to construct this building.

Um and and we're happy to share that information with you as well.

Um there was a specific concern that that union uh had mentioned around uh specific contractors, and we we made clear that we were not going to include any subcontractors in the construction of this project that we did not feel paid their uh their employees or took care of their workers uh sufficiently.

And that's why we did the research, and that's why we went back and and really pressed all of our subcontractors and trades to say, how are you paying your folks?

Are they are they getting workers' compensation?

Are they getting health care?

Uh all those different things.

So we so we actually have very detailed information.

Happy to provide that to you.

Uh we we looked into all of that about a month ago, and we've had that information readily available for the last couple of weeks.

Um, and so happy to share that with you.

Um, but I can I can tell you it's very reassuring.

And I'm sure when you see the information, you you'll hopefully agree.

Thank you.

Uh and for anyone else who'd like to weigh in, please note that we have a full agenda remaining that we have to get through within the next 28 minutes.

So I'm asking if you all, because we have had a public hearing regarding this item, if you have any new information to share to respond to any question, uh I appreciate it if you keep it brief.

Thank you.

I'm not sure if Miss Lebeau was going to respond to the choice neighborhoods, yes.

Good afternoon, Rebecca Labove, Housing and Revitalization.

Um as Mr.

Shokart described, we at the housing department have been working on trying to make progress on the market rate component of our choice neighborhoods housing plan in Greater Corktown for some time now.

We've had tremendous progress on our affordable and mixed income phases.

We have, you know, 180 units at Clement Kern that have started.

We have Left Field completed, which is 48 affordable and 12 market.

But we have had trouble with our affordable developers being able to deliver the market rate units just because of the resources that are needed.

So this development we found presents an opportunity for us to include this phase within our quote town housing plan for HUD because it's very important for HUD that we demonstrate the 20% of the units that we deliver our market.

So if we are able to deliver more market units as part of our housing program through this development, it allows us to do even more affordable on sites that we had been considering for market.

So it augments our delivery of affordable housing with choice neighborhoods funds because it provides the market component that HUD is looking for.

Thank you.

Anything else, Pro Tim?

No, I just wanted to ask Mr.

Head or anybody from uh DEGC just the question I had originally about if we were to have more density bonuses or if we were to be able to um if we were to be able to have uh other um tax discounts like LITEC and other such tax credits that would be associated with this program.

Would it be able to free up the capital that we have to be able to deal with the labor issue, particularly with the carpenters that they're making that are bringing up?

Uh good afternoon.

Well done.

Uh through the chair might address that question.

Yes.

Um so uh pro Tim, there are no uh DGC does not administer or uh work with uh my tech projects that would be uh Rebecca, but there are no additional uh incentives or sources of uh very low interest rate uh capital to uh assist in augmenting uh the capital stack to allow for uh increased costs.

I think the uh we've uh pretty much maximized all of the tools that are available to us uh with respect to the tax abatement and the uh TIFF.

Um we have pushed very hard to uh to walk alongside with the developer to investigate uh other alternative uh means of uh financing, there's just uh not any available.

With density bonuses um yeah, I I to the chair uh I am not familiar with any programs at the federal, state or city level uh that uh assist with creating density.

That says a lot.

All right, thank you so much, sir.

I I appreciate that.

Uh that's all.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Member Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh, thank you all for the work that you've done to um try to meet the concerns that we have.

Um, and I do want to also send us out of committee today.

Um, but before doing so, just for clarity, um, the affordable units are now going to be at 60% AMI.

Um, Miss Lebeau, can you just um confirm that although we're bringing this to a more affordable rate, um that will still stand, correct?

Even if we're going to on paper um have the um market rate housing be essentially moved over to this sites, correct?

Yes, through the chair.

Those uh 60% units that the developers committed to will still be codified in an afferability agreement um with the sort of follow-up and enforcement that we uh we use for compliance on um all of those inclusionary units that are created.

So that will still be a part of of this project, and those units will also count within the choice program.

Um, but the 48 market units are what's going to provide the most value from that perspective.

Okay, thank you.

And I'm grateful that developers are talking amongst each other to try to use these windows of opportunity to help other development projects in the neighborhood.

So very happy to have Leftfield now be all affordable and continue to create a mixed uh income neighborhood.

Um to move us along.

I I think um what would be best is to move this out without recommendation.

I am still hearing concerns from labor.

Um the wages that are being mentioned here, um, I'm being told are not up to par to labor standards.

Um, and quite frankly, um I am going to continue to ask that my office and council be included in these conversations earlier, sooner rather than later, because I promise you I'm only trying to help.

And the things that I bring up are things that we should address sooner rather than later, so that we can come to this table and approve things if needed, or really talk about the issues that are still left.

Um, so hoping that we can do that.

This is uh this is to everyone, DGC, HRD.

Um, what we're trying to do is make sure that we're doing our due diligence for the best projects and outcomes for residents, developers, everyone.

Um, and if we don't come to an agreement, at least we have gone through a process that allows us to ask the questions and try to make these projects better, which I believe at the end of the day for this one.

We did a little bit of just that, um, but not fully um, I believe, gotten to the points where labor is in support.

Um, so madam chair, if there's nothing else, I'm happy to make a motion to send eight points four and eight point five to formal without recommendation.

There's a motion to send line items eight point four and eight point five to formal without recommendation.

Any objection?

Hearing none, those actions shall be taken.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, madam chair.

Line item 8.6 is property sale of 10800 West Chicago.

There is a request for a one-week bring back.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.6 back in one week.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.7 is the status of the legislative policy division regarding the Buttsill Family Recreation Center.

There's a is there a motion to receive and file line item 8.7.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

That now brings us to new business.

And line item 9.1.

Line item 9.1 is contract number 6004886-a four, 100% city funding, amendment number four to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for renewal of staffing services to assist with workforce development contractor, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation contract period through June 30th, 2027.

Contract increase amount 665,000.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 9.1 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections.

That action shall be taken.

Line item 9.2.

Line item 9.2 is contract number 60074.

100% CDBGDR funding to provide preliminary engineering analysis for Northeast, Northeast Side, Joseph Campo, Stormwater Study Contractor, Limnotech, Inc.

contract period for two years, total contract amount 218,500.

Is there a motion to approve?

Motion to discuss or discuss.

Discussion.

Pro Tim Young.

Thank you.

I probably know the answer to this question already, but I'm going to ask it just because curiosity is killing me on this.

Um is this grant gonna be used at all in the Jefferson Chalmers area, or is it because it's a floodplain, they're not gonna make this type of investment.

Pro Tim Young, I can actually answer that question.

Okay.

No, this is specifically for uh the Brightmore um stormwater.

Is it Brightmore?

It's not.

Well, this is near Eastside.

Joseph Campo.

Okay.

So this is not there is a another study that's being done for the east side, the far east side.

Oh I I guess I kind of owned myself, didn't I hear?

All right.

Well, well, well, then well, let me we'll will allow me to allow me to rephrase and retort.

Uh are we going to have a or are we going to have a matching grant and study for the far east side?

And when should we expect to see that?

And are they gonna receive that money or is it gonna be rejected because they're the floodplain?

I believe we have the Detroit Water and Sewers Department who may be able to answer that question.

The Eastide Stormwater study is not in Jefferson Chalmers.

I have my hand on the Kool-Aid.

They know the flavor.

It's great.

It's great.

Great.

Madam Chair, I have attempted to promote Sinali Patel and Pamela Crump.

All right.

Who do we have from the administration?

Do we have Malik Washington or Brianna Sullivan?

Madam Chair Malik Washington is on.

However, um they have accepted the promotion.

Okay, thank you.

Good afternoon.

We have 16 minutes before the conclusion of the committee, but we do have a question.

Pro Tim Young.

Yes, hi, how are you doing?

Um I just wanted to ask you really quickly.

This grant that we receive on the Near East Side.

Do we have one match in the Far East side?

And uh, or would it be rejected because part of the area where this would apply would be in a flood zone?

Good afternoon.

Um through the chair.

Uh we also have a couple other members of our team on the call as well that have raised their hand to be a panelist.

Um, Barry Brown, who is a restored water engineer over this project.

Um, and I believe Deputy Director Sam Smolly's also on the call.

Um, but this specific study that's being funded through the CBBGDR funds are for um the East Side Joseph Campo area um that did experience flooding from the 2021 rain event.

Um, as council member Johnson mentioned, um, we are also conducting the east side flood resilience um, which includes areas that are just north of Jefferson Chalmers, as council member mentioned, to look at ways to redirect stormwater before it gets further um towards Jefferson Chalmers, and so that study is underway and actually wrapping up to be published.

Okay, excellent.

So we're so we're wrapping up that study.

Will we see funds like this go to that area after that study is done?

I'll just I'll just really try to make sure that we're gonna actually like match dollars with this stuff because a lot of times like we have these studies, we have these plans, and then it's like when it comes time for the money, you know, people start getting alligator arms here.

So just tell me, you know, we're gonna actually have batching funds with this project.

Yeah, so the chair uh this the study and the east side study that we're working on um are funded just for the the study portion, um, which is phase one really to analyze, investigate, check the feasibility of various stormwater management uh methods, see what solutions are the most feasible of the most cost beneficial, and then from there, um if we find solutions that we are able to move forward with, we start working on designing those from an engineering design standpoint.

Okay, and then we are seeking funding to support those projects.

So as this contract is um just under 220,000 that just supports the study.

The solutions that could be provided after the study is completed, could be millions of dollars, 50 million dollars, 100 million dollars worth of investment to do stormwater management.

So once we have those solutions, we then start aggressively chasing.

Okay, thank you.

I appreciate it.

Thank you, ma'am chair.

I'm done.

Thank you.

Colleagues, is there a motion on line item 9.2?

Motion motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 9.2 to formal with recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you all.

Line item 9.3, contract number 6007 eight four nine, 100% city funding to provide eviction prevention and rent collection initiative interagency agreement, contract or Detroit Housing Commission contract period through June 30th, 2027.

Total contract amount 350,000.

Uh, is there a motion to discuss line item 9.3?

Motion discuss.

Discussion.

Thank you, pro Tim.

I just do have a question.

I believe we have Ashley Franklin, who's here.

Madam Chair, I do not see Mr.

Franklin online.

Okay.

Colleagues, is there a motion for a one-week one week bring back for line item 9.3?

Madam Chair.

Mr.

Washington.

Yes, we do have DHC online.

Okay.

Who do who do we have?

Irene Tucker and Arthur Jameson, I believe, are online.

Ms.

Great.

If you can please raise your hand.

Oh, there she is.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon, humble body.

I'm not sure if this is for you or Mr.

Jemison.

I know the city provided some support to the Detroit Housing Commission.

I believe it was the end of last year.

I was wondering if any of those dollars could be utilized for this work to provide eviction prevention and rent collection.

Because I thought that's what some of the funding was for.

It was to address some arrears that individuals were in, just to make sure that everyone was caught up essentially.

So do we have, do you all have resources that have already been provided to do this work?

Through the chair, thank you.

That's a wonderful question.

So we did initiate the work, uh, it went through May uh 2025 to October 2025.

And at that time, the funds were spent to save 30 families from eviction.

But we had a big pipeline of individuals.

Um we looked at over 1400 accounts that were in arrear, and we were able to resolve at that time 300 just by working with them on various matters, but also giving actual funding to release um debt uh that was owed by 30 families.

We came back to the city after we uh went through those uh funds and asked for additional funding because of the pipeline.

We still had over 900 uh residents to get through their their files.

We also had another about 200 families that uh we were trying to really uh reach out and do outreach to help preserve their housing.

So the additional the 500,000 dollars have been um used totally, and what that did was definitely uh gave us the clearance to look at 1400 records, find viable uh families that could participate across all the districts, um, but the work was not completed at that time.

We saw that there was an additional outreach that was needed to help our families, and so the 350,000 actually uh is doing that.

Okay, all right, thank you for that.

Um can you also just include the mortgage voucher program that you all have within these conversations?

I know we've talked about this before, where um residents can utilize their voucher towards the mortgage.

I know you all had started to uh share that information with tenants.

I'd love to see more residents converting to homeownership, um, but I I do think there has to be a concerted effort that goes into that.

Um so as we are making sure they are aware of um eviction prevention and and making sure they're staying on top of paying their rent.

I think a caveat, a a carrot, if you will, that gives them the incentive to make sure they stay on top of that could be the the program where they utilize their voucher towards a mortgage.

So um I would love that to be incorporated within these discussions.

Yes, through the chair, absolutely.

Okay, all right.

I I will um certainly follow up with you all just on a maybe bi-annual basis just to hear how the program is going, how many people are applying, qualifying, and um actually moving into homeownership opportunities as we progress.

All right, thank you so much.

Colleagues, any additional questions?

Seeing none, is there a motion on line item 9.3?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 9.3 to formal with a recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, thank you, everyone.

Line item 9.4 is contract number 600 6838-82, 100% city funding.

Amendment number two to provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for services for the motor city match program contractor, the economic development corporation contract period through June 30th, 2027.

Contractor, the Economic Development Corporation, contract period through June 30th, 2027.

Contract increase amount 2.5 million dollars.

Colleagues, is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 9.4 to formal with recognition with the recommendation to approve.

Uh just noting that the contract period is through June 30th, 2028.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.5 submitting resolution authorization to authorize alterations in a PC zoning district at the Coman A.

Young Municipal Center to Woodward Avenue.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 9.5 to formal with recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Without objection, I'd like to combine line items 9.6 and 9.7.

Line item 9.6 is a petition of Louis Mondowano.

The CEO of GG's, uh, he is requesting a local historic district designation for GG's located at 16920 West Warren Avenue.

Line item 9.7 is the appointment of Louis Manduano, the CEO, uh, as a representative from the community as a board member of the historic designation at advisory board.

In connection to the proposed GG's historic district.

Is there a motion to send line items 9.6 and 9.7 to formal with a recommendation to approve?

Motion to approve hearing no objections, those actions shall be taken.

Line item 9.8 submit and report relative to the news's abatement property seizure and condemnation process.

We did receive the item.

Is there a motion to receive and file?

Motion receive and file.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.8.

I'm sorry, 9.9 is the approval of property transfer of 17288 Moran from the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

This is part of a prior agreement with FCA.

Fiat Chrysler Automotive.

Is there a motion on line item 9.9 discussion?

Motion to discuss.

Pro Tim Young.

Yeah, madam uh chair, if you know the answer to this, you can give it to me.

But I just wanted to ask questions about this regarding the issues involving um environmental concerns.

I know we've had some issues about this in the past.

I just want to make sure that we have a plan or we've made the plans necessary for us to be able to.

The air is breathable, the water is drinkable, and we are protecting people's public health when it comes to the environment and transfers.

And do we have the regulatory apparatus necessary if those laws, rules, or regulations are violated?

Uh thank you, Pro Tim.

Um I see we have Mr.

Trung who's here.

Yes, through the chair.

This is John Tronic Housing and Vertilization Department with the real estate division.

Um I only got part of the question.

Um, if you could repeat it, apologize.

Uh yes, no, no problem.

I just want to make sure that we have all the environmental apparatus in place to make sure that people's water is drinkable, their air is breathable.

We've had some issues about these type of property transfers in the past, had these issues about environment in the past.

I'm just trying to dive my eyes across my T's here.

Make sure everything is cop aesthetic.

And if we don't, do we have a plan to be able to do that?

I just don't want to get a whole bunch of calls, you know, about environmental stuff.

I've I've let me put it to you this.

We've had very intense fellowship in some of my community meetings about this issue.

It's all trying to make sure I get a hold of it.

Uh to the best of my knowledge, I mean this property is part of a property exchange agreement.

It's part of the FCA deal.

Right.

Um, it's you know, it's currently owned by the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

This and the series of other uh resolutions following this are broken up by project and district.

And so this is to um complete that contractual agreement uh from that property exchange agreement.

But I don't want to miss speak on what I I would feel that are a question maybe for BC and environmental affairs, but yeah.

Um are they available or should we just do or should I just bring this up with a full floor?

Pro Tim is totally up to you if you'd like to bring this back in a week to be able to get the questions answered.

I think Mr.

Washed is here.

Is somebody available, Mr.

Washington?

Through the chair.

We do not have a representative on right now, but if we bring it back at the end, we can try to get some other joints.

You won't bring it back in a week.

This is the end, my friend.

We have one minute for committee.

All right.

Well, then we'll bring it back in the week.

Uh motion to bring back line on 9.9 a week.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Without objection, um, line item 9.10 as just recently indicated is a property transfer between the city and the Detroit Land Bank Authority and for properties in District 1.

There's a request for a two-week bring back.

Is there a motion?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.11 is the property transfers between the city of Detroit and the Detroit Land Bank Authority for Properties in District 3.

Is there a motion to send line item 9.11 to formal with recommendation to approve?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.12 is proper property transfer for properties in district four.

Is there is there a motion to bring line item 9.12 back in one week?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.13 is uh property transfers between the city and the DLBA for properties in district five.

Is there a motion to send line item 9.13 to formal with recommendation to approve?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.14 is property transfers in district six.

There's a request for a one-week bring back.

Their motion.

Motion.

Motion to bring line item 9.14 back in one week.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

With with line item 9.15 property transfers between the city and DLBA for properties in District 7.

Their motion to send line item 9.15 to formal with recommendation to approve.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.16.

Property transferred between the city and the DLBA.

This is for Detroit Water and Sewage Department properties.

Is there a motion to send to formal with recommendation to approve?

Motion is to the formal recommendation to approve.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line item 9.17.

Is there a motion to remove line item 9.17?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Line line item 9.18.

Is there a motion to remove line item 9.18?

Discussion.

Without discussion.

Is there a no?

This is jokes.

Pro Tim Yeah.

Thank you.

Why are we removing this one?

This is a request from the administration to remove line item 9.18.

All right.

Motion to remove line 9.18.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Is there a motion to suspend member reports?

Motion is suspend.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And without objection, oh before before we adjourn, just very quickly, just want to share with my colleagues that um director Todd or Mr.

Gulat, we all have received council members have received the city council survey for the public service priorities, C D B G NOF uh funding for fiscal year 2027-2028.

The City Planning Commission is requesting that we respond to the survey by noon on July 2nd.

By noon on July 2nd.

So just wanted to share that with everyone.

And if there is nothing further to come before this committee, we shall stand adjourned.