Order with a clerk, please call the role.

Council President Pro Tim Call Me Young II.

Here.

Councilmember Scott Benson.

I mentioned I.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Member Miller should be on her way.

Don't know that, Mr.

Sherry.

You have a quorum president.

All right.

Excellent.

Is there a motion to approve the minutes?

Motion.

Voters and men are any objections?

Very done, Miss, we approve.

Native chairmarks.

We will now go to public comment.

How many people do we have in the queue, Mr.

Bo?

Good afternoon, Mr.

Chair.

We currently have eight individuals with their hand raised for public comment.

All right.

Eight individuals with their hand raised public comment.

I'm seeing there is no in-person public comment.

We will now go to virtual public comment.

Public comment is now closed.

Public comment is now closed.

Public comment.

Is now closed.

All right.

Who do we have first in the queue, Mr.

Bow.

Mr.

Chair, the first caller is William M.

Davis.

All right, Ms.

Davis, floor is yours.

Two minutes.

Okay, good afternoon.

Can I be heard?

Yes, sir.

Okay, I think that we should be doing more.

You know, I like the fact the party at the polls uh is on the agenda.

But I think we should be doing something in each of the seven districts.

Uh encouraging more people to vote.

And perhaps we should even have a contest, of course.

I know both of you guys live in the east side, but I'm sure the west side will win, but you know, we should say you know, encouraging more people to vote.

Uh, because we should have a vote, a greater voter turnout than we do.

Because I'm very politically active, especially in the Democratic Party.

But we we need to have a greater voter turnout.

We need to help to determine our own destiny.

We need to be doing more to facilitate people to vote.

Of course, if more people was voting, it'd be more difficult for some people to say that uh there's an illegal uh voting going on.

But you know, we used to have a whole lot more people voting, and I think we probably would have even more people voting if we did something about the insurance rates for automobiles because we have a number of young people that probably can't really afford to use their Detroit address and they're using their their cousins' addresses in the suburbs.

But we're we're missing those dollars, we're missing uh those votes.

So hopefully y'all can come up with some scheme to encourage more people to vote.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We appreciate that.

We want to have east side west side unity, man.

We don't we don't have no division up here.

Who next we appreciate you, sir?

Love you.

Who's next to the queue?

The next caller is done.

All right, Ms.

Smith, floor is yours.

Two minutes, sir.

Good afternoon.

I want to give a shout out to you, President Pro Tim Uh Young.

Thank you for that meeting yes uh yesterday.

Sorry, I had to uh you know, threaten to protest outside your house, but I do take this this work very seriously.

Um also I want to say that I think a couple council members are taking my approach to what I'm doing very wrong, but it seems as if they haven't went out to Kronos um and seen the conditions people are living in.

Um, and it just hits a little harder when you've taken money from the people who own the facility.

Also to Councilmember Benson.

Um, if it will be personal with anybody, it will be personal with you because you are the person who has been a proprietor of District Three for the last 12 years, almost half of my life.

I'm only 30 years old, and you have known about this entity, the Maroon family.

You've taken the most money from them.

You have not been a steward of your community, and I've been doing uh department of neighborhood work, uh, district manager, if you will, work are all around district three because it seems to be neglected.

They are abandoned homes that are wide open, the homes that need to be demolished that are wide open.

You have real token uh residents, people living real token properties who are without assistance and relocation.

Um people living in deplorable conditions.

You have evictions happening where the houses are not up to code, we're breaking uh city ordinances, and so there's a plenty of plenty of other issues in district three where it seems the black residents, I just come on and say it have been um not gonna say bamboozled, but I feel like they've been uh not invested into properly.

District three is the most gentrified community in the city of Detroit.

I I love diversity.

I was just at an ice protest the other day.

I stand with all communities, but I would say that if black people have been here for the entire assistance since the inception of the city of Detroit, and we've been here, we've said through all of the different things, the economic downturns, the riots, all of the disinvestment.

We should be also um not praised, but invested back into, and I don't believe you've done that, Scott Benson.

And I think you're a terrible steward of your community.

I think you need to do a lot better than what you do as a city council member.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I like the work you do, Member Benson.

Who's next in the queue?

You must approach.

The next caller.

Cicely McCullum.

Go ahead, Ms.

McCullough.

Floor is yours.

Two minutes.

Thank you very much, Cecily McClellan.

With we the people of Detroit.

I'm just like, I'm sorry.

Give it for two minutes back.

Cecily McClellan.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to pronounce your name.

I'm sorry.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Again, Cecily McClellan, with we the people of Detroit.

I'd just like to reiterate my uh emphasis on the retirees of the city of Detroit with steadfastly losing retirees that are passing on.

We're probably since the bankruptcy over 4,000, and we just recently lost a very uh Vanguard of a person that was a fighter, Rudy Marco.

And so we want to make sure that emphasis are placed on any dollars that are available for the retirees to be um uh reinstated and made whole.

Addition, the uh lifeline program is no longer at the status that it once was.

It was servicing 30,000 people now is down to uh less than 5,000 people, and that's because of the dollars.

Uh we have uh it's been indicated that over 17,000 persons that was on easy pay because they've been transferred, many of them from the Detroit Lifeline, no longer are uh uh could not keep up with the easy pay payments.

And these are low-income residents to no fault of their own, uh uh could have afforded and was affording the Detroit Lifeline program.

It is imperative that the city consider an ordinance that will build in uh the necessity to have funding for our low-income and uh fixed uh income uh residents.

I also support the GOTV Get Out the Vote effort.

I don't think that this committee or any committee right now is putting the effort or the city on getting out the vote.

Detroit has been crucial in deciding the election, particularly democratic elections here in the state of Michigan.

There has uh been very little publicity, encouragement, um letting folks know that it's imperative.

This is one of the most uh consequential elections that we will have in this country, and it would be my hope that everybody can have the sense of urgency to make sure that you let your children, your grandchildren, and everybody encourage them to get out and vote.

That should be a part of your conversation every time you talk to somebody.

Well, thank you.

We appreciate you.

Who next in the queue, Mr.

Bo?

Mr.

Next caller is owner Papa.

Sorry, my jolly runner broke.

Uh floor is yours.

Two minutes.

Through the chair, Carolyn Hughes.

May I be heard?

Yes, Mayor, two minutes.

Um, it seems as though that the neighborhood's committee doesn't do anything but you know, promote um petitions for parades and things of that nature.

We have so many crucial things that are going on in the neighborhood.

And uh, we have Mr.

Benson who sits on the um environmental.

Let me tell you what they're doing in seven, and now they've just given over two islands.

I have no idea what they're for.

Everybody else gets to get answers except for people in seven because you're you're doing what you're doing the same way you did Miss Warwick and her area.

It's all secret, and they brought someone from over Corktown and brought them over to seven so that they can continue to uh decimate our area and gentrify it.

Um you should be more interested in what's going on in the neighborhoods than you are.

This is a horrible committee.

Um they are digging up our islands and putting in something that they don't even convey to the people in the area.

They're tearing down our trees, mature trees that protect our neighborhood.

You know, um, one of the environmental uh protections are trees because of the way they function.

And they're in our neighborhood tearing down all of our trees on our islands, and now we see that they're getting ready to do something else illegally.

Mr.

Brown can't tell me what is coming into my house, but he's using my my water uh funds to tear down islands in my neighborhood and cut down trees.

I don't know to whose liking and to whose request, but certainly I would like for this body to take that up.

They're in the 7th district, and I want Mr.

Brown to tell me.

I don't want another letter.

I want him to tell me what material I have coming into my house provided by the water department.

And I'm not asking anymore.

I'm demanding that you guys do some work.

Thank you.

We appreciate that.

Who do you have next in the queue, Mr.

Bo?

Mr.

Chair, the next caller is legendary Detroiter.

All right, legendary Detroit.

Floor is yours, two minutes.

Okay, Coleman.

This is to you.

You're a cheated in public official.

I'm not lying about sugar honey iced tea.

We just had a uh planning economic development committee.

You said on that too with two other cheated in Detroit City officials.

Uh Gabriela Santiago Romero and Letitia Johnson, District 4.

I'm a resident over in District 4 and District 6.

Coleman.

Just so you know, I'm Youngblood from the Brewster Projects in 1980.

Now last night I saw Dennis who knows me because I was a resident in Palmer Woods, Michigan as well.

I've been knowing Dennis for a long, long, long, long time.

Matter of fact, to be serious about it.

He's a Democrat.

He's with the DNC in some position or another.

They all cheated in.

I can prove and demonstrate at any given time.

And she cheated on Donald J.

Trump in 2024 at February 27th, 2024 presidential primary election.

And I'm not lying about sugar honey iced tea.

I know what I know.

And Dennis will vouch for me.

I'm a stand-up dude.

100 in Detroit, Michigan.

I'm a Detroit legend.

Yeah.

It's the truth.

Y'all gotta go.

Weene gotta get what the FC won't.

Call me.

So I'm getting ready to dump the black bag all over the whole city of Detroit.

You included.

And ain't nobody can say I'm lying.

All right, thank you for your time.

Who we got next to the queue?

The next caller is you matter.

All right, floor is yours, two minutes.

Go once.

Go it twice.

Going three times, gone.

Okay.

Uh you matter.

You can send your question right.

Oh you matter.

You matter.

We heard you.

We don't hear you now.

Go on once again.

You heard me?

Yeah, there we go.

Well, I can't hear you.

I can hear you.

You can hear me.

Okay.

Okay, hold on.

I just want to say.

I got Cindy Dara on the other line, and she was having a hard time getting on, and this heat is messing with my computer or something.

So can she speak on the other line since you're talking about parking by her area, please?

Okay.

Okay, thank you.

That's 534 since she was having trouble.

Okay.

So, Mr.

Benson, you know what?

People who had all those trees cut down in the solar areas, I bet you they are suffering in this heat right now.

Suffering.

Yet there are plenty of places like parking lots, like y'all saw at the IBEW.

Those were some impressive solar panels they put up there.

Those even move.

I watched them move in the parking lot to adjust to the sun.

So I really think y'all violated the charter, didn't do your due diligence.

You weren't supposed to be destroying the human physical and natural environment and encroaching or dismantling it in these neighborhoods, and that's exactly what this bad solar plan did.

I'm not saying don't do solar, but I still would like an answer to my question.

Is a tax pair?

Why did people in those neighborhoods in the solar targeted neighborhoods get housing upgrades when there was no community benefits agreement?

Why did they get housing upgrades and the rest of us didn't?

How is that legal when we're supposed to be treated equally?

The charter says you're supposed to ensure equality of opportunity for all persons.

So why did they get since you're Mr.

Green Task Force and can we attend your meetings?

Why did they get housing upgrades and the rest of us don't?

If you want to lower greenhouse gas emissions, you should everybody should have their house upgraded and roofs fixed and all of that.

May I please have an answer?

All right, thank you.

We appreciate that.

Who's next in the queue, Mr.

Bo?

The next caller ends in 534.

All right.

534.

Floor is yours.

Okay, go Cindy.

Okay.

I'd like to know why people come to present to you about the solar.

Couldn't even tell you how much uh rotating would cut uh solar panel that would catch more of the sun and follow the sun.

How much more that would cost?

It seems like you you're getting advice from people who don't they don't know too much about what you're talking about.

You could try uh get the whole renewable energy.

Uh Midwest Renewable Energy in Custer, Wisconsin.

It's about 45 miles uh east of uh oh shit.

I can't anyway, Stephen's client.

Yeah.

So he's refrained from swearing.

Yeah, but every every two have a have have a thing.

Now the best of parking.

I I years ago I tried to make a carport in my front yard, and they said no, don't have enough room between your houses to drive a car, so you can have a car park there.

I I'd like to have a circular drive so I can drive up and drive out when you're going to do the sidewalks that you've torn down all the time.

Peterborough.

Yeah, I don't are you gonna if you actually put parking meters on Peterborough.

Oh I don't know where I'm supposed to park because you didn't give any extra land when I tried to get the lot next door that I helped take care of.

And uh I've only got 14 feet across the back in my backyard.

It's gonna be hard for me to park anywhere.

And uh, of course, even I wonder where those people in Heather Hall are parking.

The one in the 10-story building right next to this vacant lot that you gave to Midtown.

And I think um I I still gotta work on that.

Uh there's uh water coming in from that lot since they they took the grass off and recreated it to make the water come toward my all right, thank you.

We appreciate that.

Who are you next in the queue, Mr.

Bo?

Mr.

Chair, the last caller before you close public comment ends in 659.

All right, 659, floor is yours.

Two minutes, six five nine six five nine.

Go once, six five nine.

Go a twice, six five nine.

Go a three times, six five nine.

Go a three times in a third, six five nine.

All right, six five nine.

You can submit your questions in writing.

Thank you, Mr.

Bo.

Is anybody else at the queue?

That was the last caller for public comment.

Excellent.

Thank you.

We will now move on to unfinished business line item 5.1 status of municipal parking department resolution to set a public hearing for the residential parking permit area.

The municipal parking department submitted a proposed resolution to schedule a public hearing for the establishment of the residential parking zones on 2nd Street and Peterborough Street as required pursuant to chapter 46 traffic in vehicles, article 6, article 2, enforcement division 2 residential parking permits of the 2019 Detroit City Code.

The municipal parking department requests the respectfully requests that the statutory required public parking be scheduled at your earliest convenience.

Their motion discuss line item 5.1.

Motion.

Here they would discuss line of 5.1.

Uh before we move on, uh I know Member Benson, I think uh Miller as well.

You guys had questions about this.

Were those questions answered to your satisfaction, or do we need to bring this back?

And everything was satisfied.

Uh like for the Ms.

Parking Department, come online, please.

Okay.

The director.

Mr.

Hutches, good to see you, sir.

Yeah.

Chair recognized Mr.

Benson.

Go ahead and ask questions, Mr.

Benson.

All right, thank you.

Uh Mr.

Hutchins, if you just kind of briefly let the public know, what are we trying to do here?

Why is this important and how this is future looking as well as present looking for the solutions here?

And it's identify the problem as well.

Through the chair, um, Councilmember Benson, this ordinance was crafted several years ago uh to address the ongoing tensions, parking tensions for residents in areas where there's potential uh potentially mixed use or um ancillary activities, such as uh activity that would come from arenas and sporting venues that would infringe upon the the normally available public access parking in residential areas.

Um it so in this particular area, it's in Northern Cass Park Corridor Um on 2nd Avenue between MLK and um and Charlotte, and on uh Peterborough between Cass and Third.

The issue is you have an area that in the past was not very developed, and it's now um redeveloping fairly rapidly uh with residential activity in areas that still have a lot of commercial activity.

So it becomes a challenge for residents to live in an area uh when they don't have parking, especially when that parking is affected by stadium activity.

So the whole purpose of this uh petition that was sort of like circulated by residents um to establish this residential zone is to put together a relief program through our residential parking plan that would allow for um that would allow for um I'm sorry, they would allow for uh residents to be get begin to get some type of relief, yet not um quelch the commercial and retail activity that's in the area.

Okay, and then what are we doing to protect the existing residents in the neighborhood, i.e.

the residential historic neighbors who may have some concerns about commercial parking in front of their homes.

So the the that's always a little bit of a challenge because what we all have to stand uh understand whether we're residential or commercial, public right-of-way is public right-away and it's a first come, first served basis.

So some expectations are not um things that we can address as a municipality when it's public right away.

However, what this ordinance does is it lets us limit somewise the ability to um to uh address uh reduce some of those pressures.

So if you're in a residential area, we can provide some type of reasonable support for you to be able to park within reasonable proximity of the place where you reside.

So this zone is designed to be able to support both the commercial and retail activity and provide some relief for residential activity that's being developed in the area.

It's a combination of about five uh four different zones along with metered applications to address the activity that's coming into the area uh based off of uh area uh events at Little Caesars Arena and the Sonic Lodge.

Um it but it it abuds with uh another set of zones that are in the Cass Park uh neighborhood that already are established with a very similar to focus.

Okay, thank you for that.

My pleasure.

Uh Mr.

Hutchins, uh, thank you so much, sir.

I appreciate that.

Yeah, I took the liberty of driving over there, and uh I've noticed that they have first of all, they have like a place that used to be an apartment building is abandoned now, and they have like lots that are there.

Now they're gated up.

I mean, wouldn't it just make more sense if we just partnered with the owner of that former building and those lots to open those lots up and allow people to be able to park there?

And the reason why I was saying that is because even though they do have some developments, they got a they got a great uh restaurant container story over there.

I can tell you many stories about uh me going over there at that restaurant they got down there.

Uh that I like the container restaurant, and they also have you know developing Chinese food, you know, loving some Chinese food they got over there too.

I don't really see that place being built out to its full potential.

And so I have a problem with us being able to put these zones out where we haven't even maximized the amount of traffic that we can have in that area.

Um also again, this I I don't I don't need to be the dead horse, but it's also why Romero wanted to do that streetscape, you know, for Asia Town over there.

Uh that's a different story for the day.

But I do think that overall, you know, we should be able to at least develop that out somewhat or have more small business development or have more economic development in that area first, and then we have the foot traffic, and we had the people coming in there at the maximum capacity.

Then we have this plan there.

You know, are we kind of putting the cart before the horse here a little bit?

Those are all great points.

Um municipal parking has addressed and examined each one of those points.

We have also coordinated with the group that is redeveloping the historic Chinatown issue.

The foot traffic on Peterborough already exists, it's already there.

We are already planning to install meters.

The plan that we're bringing forward when we have the public hearing addresses the current situation with the ability to adjust whenever that the uh the uh residential areas you use you you reference that are not developed are developed.

And you'll see when we uh show go through in detail the presentation that we and when we establish these zones, there's no zone that's gonna be established um of any substantial nature um when there's off-street parking uh for any of these residential zones, there'll be minor areas primarily for um them to be able to provide uh visitors uh uh a parking pass so they'll have to pay the meters, but meters are getting ready to be installed um all through the area uh to try to slow down the parking demand that's in the area behind the uh stadium traffic.

As you know, when you have large volumes of parking demand and you don't have meters, uh people flock to those areas, which causes other issues there.

So your point is all well taken.

Um we this the plan that we will present addresses both the current need and the future need at the same time with the flexibility to allow us to make the adjustments as the undeveloped residential units get developed.

No, I mean listen, I think if anybody could be able to sell this, it would be you.

So I'm gonna move this forward just out of pure curiosity, but not to sound like a hater.

I just don't see it.

I mean, I understand what you're saying, but I just don't see having this without having the proper economic development first.

I'm not saying there's not gonna be traffic, but I think it's not gonna be the maximum amount of traffic we would have if we had economic development over there.

I think that this is gonna be a bustling place, and I'm really excited about it.

I just don't think it's there yet, and I think that stuff like this could potentially take that away.

So that's all I understand what you're talking about in terms of the parking map there.

You're absolutely right, especially when it comes to the um to the game, and and I've been guilty of that.

You know, the game or you know, when pretty Ricky or whoever's in town, you're trying to get in there, you know.

I've done that.

You know, you park in a place where there's no um parking meter and things that nature, and so you know, and look it as you just heard, I'm gonna I'm gonna get it from Ms.

Dara, you know, because of that.

So if I'm gonna get it, I at least want to like get it where we're at our maximum capacity, you know, not where we have these empty lots of land that we have not developed in that area.

So I understand what you're saying.

I'm gonna move this forward.

You know, I you know, I'm I'm I'm not I'm not gonna fight against this, but we actually move this out.

I don't know if I'm gonna be so supportive.

All right.

Is there any discussions?

Yeah, go ahead.

Member uh Miller.

He said he's gonna get it from Ms.

Darrell, he's gonna get it from me too.

Oh, okay.

All right, Mr.

Um Mr.

Director, I'm gonna say thank you for the presentation.

That um we have to set in stone ahead of time before development comes, parking for our residents.

Those are the taxpayers that paid a numerous amount of money.

A lot of those historical homes, they've been around for 25, 30 years.

We have to have a place for them to park right now.

And even one of their slides you had that said they would get guaranteed parking after five o'clock.

So when you come home from work, you know where you're parking.

But as development comes and as newcomers come in, I'm sure they have investigated their investment where they're going to park and where they're gonna live so they know what they're gonna get.

So as future as future development comes, then we have uh program in place where we can add on and subtract it was very um thorough, but we do have to make sure our residents are satisfied.

They pay those high taxes and they complain as development comes, even as we bring in uh adaptive reuse and we're building out our corridors, they're sandwiched in and they've been there for so long.

We have to give them some grace and some mercy, and we have to have empathy for those people that pay those taxes because they're complaining.

So I know we appreciate development, but we have to with respect take care of our residents who've been here forever and who want to be able to come home and have their family come over.

It's sometimes your family may want to visit on Sunday after church, and there's not even a spot in front of the house for them to park.

But if that LCA games going on, everybody's in front of your house all day.

They pull their barbecue pits out, they have uh what do you call it?

Tailgating right in front of your own place.

And it's so disrespectful that we did not make that provision.

So as we continue to build, I just want to say thank you for your continuing planning because I had questions that regard it too.

Uh uh, Mr.

Chair, about how we're gonna prepare for the future.

But um, our director is so passionate, he's really passionate about what he does, and he is uh I cannot begin to tell you he's he's steadfast, and he has he he's ready for us, and this is one department that I can say I truly do respect and look forward to working with.

Thank you, sir.

Does anybody else have any other questions?

Comments or concerns?

All right.

Uh, do I have a motion to send line on 5.1 the formal session with recommendations for approval we put on to new business?

Motion made are any objections.

Here and then line of 5.1, we move the formal session with recognition for approval, we put on to new business.

We will now move on to line of 5.2, petition of Greek town neighborhood partnership.

Discussion, Mr.

Chair.

The chair recognizes member Benson.

And 5.1 is for the introduction.

In setting with a public hearing.

Yeah, yes.

This is the resolution to set a public hearing.

Okay.

For a residential partner.

Yeah, yes, yes, sir.

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you, Director.

We appreciate you, sir.

Uh, line of 5.2, petition of uh Greentown Neighborhood Partnership.

Request to hold the Monroe Street weekends on July 10th, 2026 from 6 p.m.

to 11 p.m.

on October 3rd, 2026 at Green Town, Monroe, between Bobian and St.

Antoine or St.

Antwine.

Set up will begin at 6 p.m.

on June July 10th, 2026, be complete by whoa.

Dr.

Powers, yes.

And Mr.

Chair, I'm sorry, I had trouble getting my audio and video turned on.

Um, because it this is for the um setting of a public hearing, uh introduction setting the public hearing 5.1.

The motion should be that it shouldn't be sent to form on the business for approval.

Okay, do I need to say it again?

Yes, you did.

The motion needs to be okay.

Member Vincent, member Vincent just made that motion.

That's satisfactory.

Yes.

Okay.

Motion made are any objections.

Here in the line of 5.1 will be sent for a public hearing.

Introduction in a public hearing.

Introduction in a public hearing.

Yes, sir.

All right.

Thank you, Dr.

Paris.

Appreciate you.

That's what you get paid the big bucks.

All right.

Um setup will begin at 6 p.m.

on July 10th, 2026, and complete by 7 p.m.

on the same day.

Tear down will begin at 6 p.m.

October 3rd, 2026, completed by 11 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion discussed?

Line on 5.2.

Discussion.

Discussion.

Any questions?

Chair recognizes Member Miller.

I just wanted to say after speaking with um Alexis Maxwell, the petitioner.

I am truly satisfied that the other blocks that are not finished with their development will have the opportunity to also be showcased somewhere along the uh festival.

Hopefully, probably somewhere near Antoine's.

I I I asked something like the old Taste Fest that we used to have in the Boulevard, where they would have the opportunity to come down and uh join in the festivities.

So with that, I I do support the festival.

Excellent.

Member Benson, questions?

Good.

Okay.

Uh is there a motion to send line on 5.2 to formal session with recommendations for approval, we put on to new business.

Motion.

Motion made already objections.

Here and line 5.2, we send the formal session with recommendations for approval, we put on to new business.

Line 6.1, petition to the city of Detroit Department of Elections.

Request to hold party at the polls from July 25th, 2026, 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

Same day.

As the city of Detroit Department of Elections set up will begin on July 24, 2026 at 8 a.m.

and will be completed by July 25th, 2026 at 9 a.m.

tear down will begin on July 25th 2026 at 5 p.m.

We completed by 10 p.m.

the same day.

Is there a motion to move line on 6.1 to formal session with recognition for approval?

We put on to new business.

Motion.

Motion made on any objections.

Here and line 6.1, we move the formal session with recognition for approval, we put a new business.

Line on 6.2.

Petition of the Susie G.

Coleman.

NWOH request to hold the Susie G.

Coleman.

Is it?

No, it is this.

Is this COVID or Cayman?

Madame Clerk.

I got COVID in the front.

Then I got Cayman.

It's supposed to be Coleman.

It's in typo.

I can correct.

Okay, if you correct that, thank you, man.

Clark, I appreciate that.

Detroit race for the cure for September 12th, 2026 at 7 a.m.

to 12 p.m.

The same day at campus.

It's got marshes too.

Oh no, you just got close together.

Campus marches for activities and a 5K walk in the city streets.

Center will begin on September 1st, 2026 at 12 p.m.

We complete by 5 p.m.

the same day.

Tear down will begin on September 12th, 2026, 11 a.m.

complete by 12 p.m.

the same day.

Is there a motion to send line on 6.2 to formal session recognition for approval be prone to new business?

Motion motion made are any objections.

Here and line 6.2 we move the formal session with recognition for approval.

We promote new business.

Line 6.3 Petition Detroit Free Press Incorporated request to hold the Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 16th, 2026 from 12 p.m.

to 4 p.m.

and October 18th.

That's my birthday, 2026 at Cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.

Senate will begin at 8 a.m.

on October 16th, 2026.

It'd be completed by 12 p.m.

on the same day.

Tear down beginning at 2 p.m.

on October 18, 2026, and complete by 7 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion to say line of 6.3 to formal session with recognition for approval?

We put onto new business.

Motion.

Motion made are any objections.

Here now line 6.3 be moved formal session.

Record dates for approval, we put onto new business.

Line 6.4.

Petition historic boss edit association request the whole the boss as the 5K run slash walk on September 19, 2026 from 8 a.m.

We'll have to say day at Void Park, 795 Longfellow Street, Detroit Bishky 48202.

So we'll begin at 6 a.m.

on September 19th and complete by 7 a.m.

the same day.

Today I will begin at 1 p.m.

on September 19th, 26th.

Completed by 2 p.m.

on the same day.

Then motion moves line of 6.4 to formal session with regulation for approval.

We put a new new business.

Motion.

Motion is there.

Are you objections?

Here in the line 6.4, we move the formal session.

Record dates for approval, we put on new business.

Line 6.5 petition of North Cask.

Request the whole Dally in the alley from September 12th, 2026, 11 a.m.

to 11 p.m.

Same day at Forest Avenue on Cass Avenue, 2nd Avenue for apprentice to warrant the at H shaped alley.

Setup will begin on September 11, 2026 for 5 p.m.

We complete it by September 12th, 2026 at 10 a.m.

Tick that will begin on September 12th, 2026 at 11 p.m.

and completed by September 13th, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Is there a motion to say line 6.5 to formal session with recognition for approval?

You put up to new business.

Motion.5 we move the formal session with recommendations for approval.

We put on new business.

Office of Contract and Procurement Contract 67827.

100% capital funding to provide park approved at Cash Park.

Include tree removal, concrete, pavers, new lighting, walkways, and playground equipment.

Contracted WCI contract is location 3278, Bellevue, Michigan.

The Bellevue, Detroit, Michigan.

48207.500,000.

Is there a motion to send line item 6.6 to formal session with recognition for approval be put onto new business?

Motion.

With discussion.

Motion with discussion.

Chair recognizes Mr.

Benson.

All right, thank you.

Is there somebody available from Parks and Rec or GSD?

We got Geral Harris and Tamiko Williams.

Thanks.

When they are promoted, they will be acknowledged.

Good afternoon.

Jarel Harris, Deputy Director, General Services Department.

All right, Member Vincent, go ahead.

Harris, thank you for being here today.

Just looking at Cass Park, not a large park.

Um 2.5 million dollars.

It seems like a large amount of money being invested in one space.

Just can you run through this?

And I've seen the itemized list of improvements here.

Let's see, we got uh money going towards new trees.

Uh 57 of them.

Um, I also understand there's some site work.

Can you just please talk about what we're getting for our 2.5 million dollars here?

Uh yes, sir, and uh through the chair to council member Benson.

Uh so Cass Park is about four acres.

Um, and while it says park improvements, what we're really doing is redoing the entire park.

Uh, so we're taking up all of the existing asphalt, all the existing concrete and the pathways.

Um, and we are putting down all new walkways.

Uh, we're putting down uh some permeable uh pavers.

Uh as you say that there are new trees going in, so we have 57 new trees that are going in.

Uh, we're doing a whole new playground, outdoor fitness equipment, new lighting, uh, new tables, chairs, benches.

Uh, so it really is a new park.

Uh, but because it's an existing park, we call it a park improvement, but we really are redesigning and rebuilding the entire park.

All right, thank you.

And then part of the description talks about tree removal.

Can you talk about that?

Typically, we like to see more trees, nice canopy.

It's hot as it can be outside right now.

Shade is your friend.

Why are we looking to remove trees uh from a parking reduce our canopy?

Uh, yes, sir.

Through the chair to member Benson, that is a great question.

Uh, there are a number of trees that exist at the park that are in poor health.

Uh, they are declining uh due to age and just uh just a state of disrepair for some of these trees, some have signs of disease.

Some have signs of disease.

So we do have to take some of the existing trees out.

Uh, but we are replacing um the trees that we're taking out with 57 new trees, all native species.

So we have a number of oaks that are going in, some elms are going in, uh, some sycamores are going in, so they will uh provide great shade as well as they grow and develop.

Okay, and then also looking at uh green stormwater infrastructure design and bill.

What are we looking for as far as GSI goes for Cass Park?

Uh yes, sir, through the chair, the member Benson.

So uh we're looking at doing a number of underground um uh retention uh to absorb some of that rainwater.

We don't like to have standing water at any of the parks.

Uh so a lot of it will be permeable pavers, uh permeable concrete, uh trenching that allows the water to percolate uh and then disperse back into the groundwater.

So um you won't see a lot of it above ground but underground uh will be uh pulling some of that rainwater down.

Okay.

And then looking at Robinia logs, five thousand dollars each.

What is a Robinia log?

And why can't we just use logs from the trees we're cutting down instead of uh Robinia log?

Uh that is a great question through the chair to member Benson.

Uh so we've installed them at some of our other playgrounds.

Um they they are logs that have been treated, they um don't splinter, they don't crack, um they're designed for kids to play on them safely.

And so if they were to fall or hit themselves, they feel a bit softer.

Uh and so not every uh tree or piece of wood is appropriate to become play equipment uh because of splintering and chipping.

And so these are the safest logs to use, and we've had great success with them at some of the other uh park spaces.

All right, are these are these real logs or these some other type of fiber that looks like a log?

No, they they are real wood, but they're just uh treated and pressed on the outside so they're softer and they don't splinter.

Okay, thank you.

And then was there any community engagement around a 2.5 million dollar investment and complete basically is essentially a gut rehab of an existing park?

Uh through the chair, uh yes, sir.

So we did about two years' worth of committee engagement with community members, neighborhood groups, Castech, which is right across the street.

We met with the students and the staff there.

Uh so we met with the historic district commission because it is also in a historic district.

So we've done extensive community engagement uh to help drive the design and the amenities and features that are are going to be installed.

Okay, thank you very much.

You're welcome.

All right, any other questions?

All right, hearing none.

Motion was made.

Are there any objections?

Okay, line 6.6.

We move to formal session with recommendations for approval, we put onto new business.

Line 6.7, 6790700% grant funding to provide Farwell Park improvements.

Contract of Michigan Recreation Construction, location 18631, Coded Detroit Michigan 48234 contract pretty point city council approval for a term of two years.

So contract amount 100,000 dollars.

Is there a motion to stand line on 6.7 the formal session with recognition for approval we put on to do business?

Motion, discussion on the motion, motion, discussion, and motion.

Chair recognize Member Benson.

Uh through yourself, um, is GST still present?

Mr.

Harris.

Yes, sir.

Go ahead, Member Benson.

All right, thank you.

Uh Mr.

Harris, let's talk about Farwell Park Improvements.

You all have been doing some good work over there.

In fact, the latest playscape is very impressive.

I'm very pleased to see what you all did there.

And the community is very, very happy with that playscape.

Looking at an additional 100,000 dollars of amenities at the park.

Uh, let's just talk about what are we getting to improve the quality of life?

And these are grant funded.

Where is this grant from?

Wayne County Park Millage.

I finally found it.

Yeah.

Uh through the chair uh to member Benson, yes, sir.

You're correct.

Through the park millage.

And so we are, as you stated, we've done a lot of great work at uh Farwell, and this these dollars will allow us to put in.

We need to replace uh some of the existing picnic tables.

There, they they've reached their useful life.

So I think we're replacing four of those.

Plus, we're installing um a few additional uh picnic tables.

Uh we're putting some new benches in and just doing some additional site uh improvement work.

Okay, and then being Wayne County Park Millage being the city park, is this the result of our county commissioner putting in advocating for us?

I know they get an allotment annually, they can put money, park money into the different parks.

Yes, sir, you're correct.

Oh, that's also fantastic.

Okay, and then when can we expect these to be completed in the work to begin?

Uh through the chair, Councilmember Benson, pending uh council approval, um, they can mobilize about two weeks after we get the official approval.

Okay, so if we get this done, we can start seeing people moving earth and installing new picnic tables and benches before August.

Uh through the chair, yes, sir.

That is the plan is to have them mobilized uh actually before July is out, ideally, and so that residents will have the chance to enjoy these additional amenities before the summer season is over.

Oh, fantastic.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Any other questions?

Any other questions, comments, or concerns?

None.

All right.

Motion made are any objections.

Here in a line six point seven move to formal session with recommendations for approval, we put on a new business.

Line six point eight.

Uh miscellaneous council member Denzel Anton McCampbell submitting a re memorandum relative to DACC data improvement commitments, time line and process review.

Is there a motion to bring back line of six point eight in two weeks?

Discussion.

Uh yes, we talked to uh member well, I talked to Member McCampbell's office, they said they want this brought back in two weeks.

Okay.

Okay, well, Mr.

Chair recognized Member Benson.

Are we waiting for information or do they want to be present?

I'm assuming they they want their way for information.

I have not heard exactly what they want.

All we know is that they want to bring this back in two weeks.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

All right, is there a motion to bring back line on six point eight two weeks?

Motion.

Motion objections?

Here then line 6.8 be brought back in two weeks.

We'll now move on to member reports.

Chair recognizes vice chairman Benson.

Happy independence day.

Go USA football.

Chair recognizes uh member miller.

All right, happy fourth of July, everybody.

And without gesture, neighborhood community service standing committee is now adjourned.

And uh happy birthday to uh