Welcome to Internal Operations Standing Committee meeting.

It is Wednesday, July the 15th.

If the clerk could please call the roll.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway.

Present.

Councilmember Scott Benson.

Still know that, Madam Chair.

Councilmember Reneta Miller.

Madam Sure, you have a corn president.

Thank you so much.

And I want to thank Peter for our word for today.

And again, in his just a closer steps 2010, this is the Royal Oak First United Methodist prayer booklet.

And we read from it weekly if we don't have someone to bring the revocation.

I'm sorry, the invocation, and this is the prayer.

Dear God, we give you thanks for all your blessings.

Teach us to be thankful in all circumstances.

Help us to remember we are blessed in many ways.

Amen.

Okay, is there a motion for the approval of the minutes?

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

And um the chair remarks.

Let folks know in District 2 that we are aware of um huge power outages.

And I'm going to ask one of my interns to please go and get the um wait a minute.

I got it.

So during my cheer remarks, um the Office of Councilmember Callaway has notified this morning, has been notified this morning of a power outage associated with a DTE substation in District 2.

Impacted communities across District 2.

Um, and there's several of them.

According to DTE, the outage is suspected to be the result of an underground cable failure.

DTE has established an internal incident command to manage the response.

DTE plans to deploy 14 large diesel generators to eight locations, which are currently being identified.

The generators will be used to restore power to affected households and businesses while crews investigate the cause of the outage.

DTE has not provided an estimated repair time for the re for the underlying issue, but anticipates restoring power through the generators by tonight.

Today has been designated as an extreme heat day.

DTE has identified customers considered most vulnerable and plans to contact them directly.

The company also plans to provide individual generators for customers receiving hospice care.

In addition, DTE will have community vans available for residents at Adams Butzel Recreation Center, which is located at 1050 Linden Street 48238.

And I'm also going to call DTE or have my staff to call DTE and ask them to make that service also available at the Northwest Activity Center, which is more um convenient for a lot of folks versus Adams Butzel on Linden.

So Ms.

JC, if you can make that phone call to DTE and ask him to set up the same services at Northwest Activity Center.

The Office of Councilmember Callaway will provide additional information as we receive it.

Thank you so much.

Public comment is now closed.

It is 1004.

Public comment is now closed.

Do we have anyone here in the committee of the whole who would like to make public comment?

If so, you can um please come to the seat closest to you and hit the base of the um microphone.

It'll turn it'll turn green.

We have someone here in the chamber.

And good morning.

If you can um right here.

And they've already pressed it for you.

It's already green, so it's ready for you.

If you could just introduce yourself and good morning.

Good morning.

Um my name is Charlene Brawless.

And I said 1331 East Caddenville.

Apartment 502, I mean 507.

I'm sorry.

Yes, ma'am.

Yes.

Um I have two comments right quick, but it's not gonna be long at all.

Okay, the first one.

Um, I had with the court owed this girl, well, from the building that I used to say in it um 1730, Southfield.

And I say that 1003 there.

But what it was though, a lot of the girls that they're getting up in these buildings, you know, that girl is young enough to be my daughter, my daughter pass.

But what I was getting at is that she said that I called her her name, right?

But I didn't.

I said, which you know, uh everybody there calling her out of her name anyway.

But I said, which she said, she told Hood that I called her a B, but I didn't.

So I went to court for it.

The judge was Dave Judge Sabree.

He was wrong because I'm trying to get this eviction off of me because I didn't have no eviction.

I didn't.

So how in the daylights when the judge told me to move out on the 16th of March.

This was in 2004.

He told me to move out.

He even had a lawyer call me and verified, and I told the lawyer that I'd be out of here.

Just like that, you know.

Do you know that ain't no way in the world?

How did the judge write that in for me to be out?

And I was already out because I got out on the 14th.

She went down and put eviction on me on the 15th.

Okay, Miss Brodus.

I don't know if we'll be able to resolve that here.

But what we'll do is um I don't know whose district you're in.

Sound like she's gonna come on this here.

Okay, so someone is on their way out from your staff from this is you this is Councilmember Renata Miller.

Someone from her staff is on their way to you right now.

So if you can move back into the position that you were, they're gonna come and talk to you.

Okay, thank you.

And and and yeah.

So, Miss Brodus, thank you for coming, but somebody's getting ready to come talk to you.

Take all that information.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Miss Brodus.

You're welcome.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Thank you, honey.

Anyone else here in the committee of the whole who'd like to make public comment?

If not, we'll go to the virtual callers.

Miss JC, how many callers do we have?

Good morning, madam chair.

This morning we have seven hands raised for public comment.

The first caller is if you can introduce yourself for the record.

The first caller is Betty A.

Varner.

Miss Varner, you have two minutes and good morning.

Uh good morning, madam chair, and to all within the sound of my voice.

I'm Betty A.

Varner, president of the Soda Elsewhere Black Association.

Uh respectfully asking the council when uh Mr.

Dabitch and his sons come to the council in regards to the mini market that he he wants to open up on uh Finkel in Wyoming.

Uh we're hoping uh my members and myself and also uh residents in this area was hoping that the council will uh support and let him get through the process with approval so that the mini market that he wants to open can become a reality uh as soon as possible.

We are a food desert, and it is needed in our area.

Also, we are uh having our annual event.

Uh our rise Detroit event, August 1st.

We're still in need of volunteers.

Uh it is gonna be free to the Metro Detroit area.

We're gonna be giving away school supplies, hygiene products, free haircuts, free hair braiding, bouncy house.

It's gonna be all type of family fun games.

It's also gonna be uh big with so we have some big wisp players, uh spades, checkers, dominoes, and just a day full of fun.

There's gonna be snow cones and it's gonna be popcorn and food.

We're still in need of volunteers to help us set up and break down our tents.

It's gonna be at 6451 Ellsworth.

That is at our Diva Community Park that we have created for our area.

So if you are able to volunteer, there are people on council, their council members who have my number that know how to contact me.

Please reach out.

Thank you for this time.

Thank you, Miss Varner.

The next caller is the next caller is Jadante Smith.

Mr.

Smith, you have two minutes and good morning.

Good morning.

And it's funny you saying good morning to me, Niger Wolf Kawa.

You called me pretty much a liar not so long ago, and I'm still not over it.

So around November 9th, 2025, I made a post about a house in District 4 that needed to be torn down.

I was talking about the land bank, the house is very badly fire burned.

Um, and it's open to trespass.

So you said I'm reporting this now to demolition in the land bank.

I said thank you.

I appreciate it.

Keep me updated.

Right.

So that is an idea that you did not have on your own.

That's an idea about boarding up and uh getting rid of blighted blighted abandoned homes, and it's right down the street from Night Precinct.

And I came up with in my live video, I believe.

I said that the Fred Police Department should be riding around.

It's right down the street from the police department.

They should be riding around reporting these issues to B seed, uh, the the demolition department and just to the city in general.

So that is an idea.

You definitely will steal ideas from me.

That's why you have a law degree, and you're not a lawyer because you couldn't pass that bar.

So also I like to say I I stand to sit, I'll stand behind the sentiments of Brian Walker, Bobby uh Johnson, and anybody else who's called in about um Arvin Walker.

I believe he should be arrested.

And if he is not arrested expeditiously, you're not going to hear the end of Martin Walker for me on this uh platform of city council.

Also, I have a pothole, a sinkhole into my street.

And I, as a black black club vice president, president, whatever, can't get anything done about this.

Uh houses that are unboarded on my block, and I've been around the city getting aboard up, can't get anything done about that.

Very disappointed to see that.

Also, to Scott Benson, to give credit to the police when citizens are risking their lives to make the district that you represent that you get paid 105,000 for the last 12 years.

It wasn't 105,000.

That's what you get now, but you don't do anything about is preposterous.

How about that, Scott Benson?

The police wouldn't have known that there was a gunman if there was not civilians to babysit this person in this building, make sure he didn't leave and point them out and a woman with her children to have the courage to come forward.

Scott Benson, you are a sad excuse for a human being, let alone a politician.

Have a great day.

You have a better one.

The next caller is the next caller is number ending in 534.

Caller ending in 534.

You have two minutes.

Yes, good morning.

May I be heard?

Yes, you can be heard.

Yeah, we have a problem with hand lowering.

I called into the meeting, raised my hand, and after I heard your voice, I checked again.

Somebody had lowered my hand.

Can we please make sure that stops?

Uh also, Member Miller, I would like to meet with you regarding the master plan update.

Uh someone from my black club told me he's been requesting repeatedly to meet with the master plan update people in our black club, and he doesn't get a response.

I also requested after I uh Miss Conarkey told city council they've been meeting with stakeholders.

I'm like, well, wow, that's interesting.

And then I asked, I wrote her and asked her who the stakeholders were.

She wouldn't tell me.

And then she said, Well, do you want to suggest some stakeholders like youth or senior citizens?

Which I am a senior citizen pretty much at this point.

And I said, How about the residents in the neighborhoods where they live?

We're the stakeholders.

And so there's very unequal treatment in this master plan update.

The people on the master plan advisory group for district five don't reach out to anybody to let them know what's going on.

And I just find this to be an extremely unfair process.

It's supposed to be inclusive and meaningfully inclusive.

The few couple meetings we got, sometimes they come out with short notice.

I missed one in December.

They don't even discuss what the current master plan is and whether we've achieved it.

And so, member Miller, would you please help us get the uh master plan uh people to meet with our block club?

So because uh they've been apparently meeting with other block clubs.

I also wanted to talk to you about a situation I discussed with Jerome Reed, and there hasn't been follow-up, and they also need clarity about whether people can have boards on their buildings or not, because there's a lot of people that have thank you, Miss Warwick.

And your hand was not lowered, but you're calling from multiple accounts.

The other account that you called from is you matter, and that hand is still raised.

Thank you very much for for calling then.

The next caller is next caller is owner Papa.

Owner Popper, you have two minutes.

Good morning, and through the chair, may I be heard.

You can be heard.

Thank you.

Um, thank you, Joanne Warwick, for your insight on many issues.

And today I would like to thank you, uh, councilwoman for your courage.

And uh now you see how you pay.

Um righteousness does not come without some heaviness.

Um if we had more righteous people on the board, the committee, the um council, we we would have different results because much of what you identified yesterday in 8.10 is existent in a lot of what they do, and I have pointed it out to the council in that the 18 houses that they want to sell for a hundred and eighty thousand dollars to write were involved in the solar initiative.

They were also bought and paid for by the city who says that uh Starlight or Starcast or whoever they are bought it, and I don't believe that.

And I would need an investigation into DTE the day after you uh identify that Conrad Mallet is not up to the task.

Conrad Mallet should not be holding the position that he holds, nor should Mr.

Whitaker who comes with Mr.

Graham.

All of these people need to be identified and removed.

We had a a cause, a target to help ensure the people in the city of Detroit.

And it turns out that we don't benefit from it at all.

The people who don't even live in the city benefit from it.

That's why they smash up cars and um drive drunk and do all kinds of things because why not?

It's on the city, it's on the people's tab.

So yes, I'm I'm very disgruntled with how our tax dollars are being spent, but especially how our federal dollars are being spent.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The next caller is the next caller is legendary Detroiter.

You have two minutes.

Carol Hughes, that was an excellent point you made about the federal dollars.

Now what we got here in Detroit is uh city clerk and chairperson at the Detroit Election Commission that's on Zoom lying about the findings on the allegations of voter fraud by anonymous citizen report on April 25th, 2024 at the uh Detroit Election Commission meeting.

Uh Mary didn't show up.

Mary Sheffield, uh new mayor of the city of Detroit, she didn't show up, but Conrad Mallet was right there sitting right beside her when she said she sent the findings on the allegations of voter fraud by anonymous citizen report to every member of council.

That would include you, Andrew Winfield Callaway.

You didn't get it, but you ain't said nothing.

And then to the mayor's office.

Michael Edward Duggan was the mayor.

He didn't get it either.

His office told me that they didn't know anything about the report.

On the 20th of May, 2024.

And then the law department and Conrad was sitting right beside her.

The law department said they didn't know what I was talking about.

The findings on the allegations of voter fraud by anonymous citizen report.

And Conrad was right there sitting beside Janice when she lied.

Baldface, blue face lied.

And she's an independent.

Now that brings me to this.

I'm uh 93rd precinct delegate.

Soon to be the third precinct Republican delegate for the state of Michigan.

And um, y'all TDN, y'all gotta go all y'all that's T D and gotta get their phone out of Nini's way.

Uh that's my word.

And today, I'm gonna do whatever it takes.

I'm with it.

W I T, whatever it takes.

The next caller is the next caller is Mr.

Foster.

Mr.

Ronald Foster, you have two minutes.

Oh, good morning.

Uh, through the chair.

A couple of things.

First, uh very happy to see some improvements, Mark.

I have advocated this is some sidewalks, and uh some new uh neighbors were nice and doing good things.

There's always room for approving.

I didn't want to take the time to acknowledge that.

Secondly, if you look at the word obituary, obituary is defined by people that speak about the good of someone, right?

As long as you are alive, you have to be able to accept criticism, feel pain, and all of the other things that make one alive.

So I think that's important.

Um I understand.

Thirdly, I'm not here to come down to destroy things or to mess people over.

Come to try to have perspective and inclusive perspective to open the minds and eyes up to the powers that be so that more people can have the results of these days.

And then lastly, when it comes out at DTE.

Oh my children, we enjoy going to Lavonia, right?

Who benefits most from DTE around the light sessions and everything else?

And so to continue to have our citizens losing power having other issues.

Where they um other jurisdictions are benefiting from these things and don't have the same issues.

I think that's a real issue there.

But uh, like a lot of the changes in the city improvements.

Um, you guys should keep those things up, continue listening to the community and um I have a blessed day.

Thank you, Mr.

Foster.

The next caller is the final caller is William M.

Davis.

Mr.

William M.

Davis, you have two minutes.

Uh good morning.

Can I be heard?

You can be heard.

Okay, I like to start off by wishing my grandson a happy birthday today.

Also to wish my brother happy birthday today.

Um to my sister.

My sister lives in your district, not far from a church I was at yesterday.

She's she lives on Harlow, and she's lost power three times in the last month.

This is crazy.

Um, I'm older than her.

In fact, I used to uh have investments in Detroit Edison way back when in the 1980s, back in the 1980s, Edison before they became DTE and what have you was talking about improving the infrastructures that about the need in the city of Detroit, you know.

Since that time, we've given them billions of dollars, billions of dollars, you know, continuously, and they have done a very poor job.

You know, perhaps we need to be looking at some type of way that we could sanction them for continuing to do deliver poor services.

I also, as always, I like to uh encourage everyone to listen to my sound of my voice to vote.

We need to make sure our voting numbers come up.

You know, we used to have uh have control, we used to have a lot of influence of who was you know who won the Michigan primary for president, you know, who won Michigan for presidential election, governor direct elections, US Senator election, you know.

Detroit used to have a lot of influence.

Detroit could regain some of that influence if we got more of our people to vote.

I'm sure both of you young ladies will encourage more people to vote.

Y'all have a good day.

You too.

Thank you for calling, Mr.

Davis.

Okay.

Um, seeing no other public comment, we will move to our um 1015 interview, which is the reappointment of Miss Teresa Dubos to the property assessment board of review.

Um, I believe she's here in person.

If you could please come forward and sit in the middle cheer.

And thank you for being here with us this morning.

We do have your resume in front of us.

And if you can just introduce yourself and um share with us why you'd like to be reappointed to the property assessment board of review, and good morning.

If you press that button, it's gonna turn green.

Okay, good morning.

Good morning.

It is an honor to be here before you all this morning.

I'd like to thank uh my councilwoman for um blessing me with the ability to continue to serve not only district four, but the citizens of the city of Detroit.

It is an honor to be here.

And I'm sorry, could you repeat your question again?

Tell us why you want to be reappointed.

I am a servant, and it gives me great honor to be able to serve the citizens of the city of Detroit.

And it I was truly blessed when councilwoman approached me about the position, because prior to being on the board, I assisted others outside of the uh privately at the board of review, so it allows me to expand on my experience outside of the board of review and to utilize my experience inside with the residents of the city of Detroit.

So it's great honor to be able to help people not only at the annual board of review with their assessments, but blessing people with the ability to be able to receive the tax exemptions.

Okay.

Um, I have a question for you.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Discussion.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Um often do you all meet, or are most of your work in is or is most of your work in the field meeting with residents?

We have monthly meetings, our monthly meetings, and we have our uh community outreach meetings.

Well not meetings, but community outreach.

And community outreach is basically done during the summer months.

What does that look like?

We'll go to maybe high open or to a center on the east side, but so on the west side, and we will have uh community fairs where there'll be other vendors.

Umne metro will be there assisting, they'll be actually taking applications, and then there will be a number of other vendors.

So we're there answering questions.

The assessors office will be there as well.

Do you all have a set schedule of those meetings and those outreach initiatives that you can share with the council on a regular basis?

I did not bring the schedule.

The meetings are the monthly meetings are on Thursdays at 11 a.m.

And they're via Zoom.

So can anyone join the Zoom call or do they have to be um a member of the board of review?

No, ma'am, it's open to the public.

And how would we find that Zoom link?

It's on the city's website on the board of review website.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

Um, I don't have any other questions.

Member Miller.

Good morning, and thank you to through the chair.

Good morning, Ms.

DeWolves.

How are you this morning?

I'm willing yourself.

I really don't have questions uh for you because I've seen your work.

I often, even before this position, filed the property assessments board of review.

I've been there many times.

I've referred numerous people to the board of review, and even though our city, for some reasons, um do not require our residents to go through the property assessment um phase first, they can jump through the board of review.

I encourage them to do both, but you have a passion for people.

Um not only do you know the process, you are thorough with the process, and you uh have empathy.

When our residents come before this panel, they're bringing their photos, they're bringing their receipts for everything they've paid for, and they just want to be properly dealt with.

And sometimes they're not heard.

So I just want to say thank you for the work you've already done, and I look forward to seeing you continue your service on the property assessment.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Is there anything you want to leave with leave us with?

I'm just here.

I am here to be a servant.

I am here to advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves.

Well, thank you so much.

And um, before I ask for a motion, I'm gonna um ask LPD is the resolution um attached or will it be prepared for next Tuesday?

Madam Chair, good morning, Edward King LPD.

The um resolution will be ready for next Tuesday's formal session.

Okay, thank you so much, sir.

Is there a motion to move line item six, which is the reappointment of Miss Teresa Dubos to formal with the recommendation to approve, um noting that the resolution um will be uh prepared by Tuesday?

Motion there's a motion to move line item six to formal with a recommendation for approval, noting that the resolution from LPD will be attached at that time.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Have a wonderful day.

Before you leave, um, Mr.

King.

Uh and madam chair, this item is related to item 8.23 on the agenda, and that item can be received and filed.

Okay.

All right.

8.23.

That is correct.

Okay.

Um, is there a motion before you leave?

Um, Member Miller, is the is there a motion to move line item, not move, but uh motion to receive and file line item 8.23?

Motion.

There's a motion to receive line item 8.23.

Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Boss.

Thank you very much.

You all have a wonderful day.

You too.

All right.

That moves us to line item seven under unfinished business, the status of council member Denzel McCampbell submitting a memorandum relative to rules for committee for community advisory councils.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Discussion.

Um Mr.

King or Mr.

Keller.

Yes, good morning.

Uh Phil Keller, LPD to the chair.

Uh, based on the discussions last week, we've drafted an ordinance amendment uh that would allow uh city council to adopt rules for CACs uh by resolution.

So um we we would suggest bringing this item back um probably after recess to to give that a chance to go through the process.

Okay, thank you so much, Mr.

Keller.

Is there a motion to bring line item 7.1 back after recess?

Motion hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Keller.

Line item 7.2 status of council member Renata Miller's memorandum relative to questions regarding the community advisory council.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Discussion.

Member Miller.

Thank you to the chair.

I did receive uh documentation from LPD regarding my question, which was really simple.

Um, the CAC members authorized to pursue grant funding.

And I just wanted to say for the record that um I just wanted to quote into the record that the city charter, the community councils are shall receive no appropriations from the city funds, but may accept donations or grants in accordance with state and federal law.

It also states that any grants received should comply with chapter 17 article uh article nine of the city code, which requires approval of both city council and the director of the office of grants management prior to filing the application for a federal state or other grants.

And once the funding is received, it would be held in a separate fund managed by the city and every expenditure for goods and services purchased by the city in its agencies must be made in accordance with the city code and subject to thorough review processes established by the office office of the chief financial officer.

Lastly, CACs are required to keep a record and account for all monies received and paid that the CAC is subject to an audit by the attorney general, is in the best interest to aid the CAC in navigating the procurement process for any donated fund to ensure compliance with our applicable laws and regulations as the CACs are acting on behalf of the city.

So basically, prior to soliciting a grant, you should be uh meeting with the Department of Grants.

And once you receive, if you do, the city will have jurisdiction over it, and it must be approved by the council moving forward.

Okay, thank you to the chair.

Thank you.

So I'm gonna ask LPD would that be um a receive and file motion?

To the chair, yes.

Okay, is there a motion to receive and file line item 7.2?

Motion hearing no objections that action shall be taken.

If the clerk can note that member Benson has joined us this morning.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

We are now at line item 7.3 status of office of contracting and procurement, contract number 6007 68, 100% city funding to provide a digital evidence management solution for body worn and in-car cameras via my deal contract, and this is out of this is for um Motorola solutions out of Chicago, Illinois.

Um they have two contracts before us today.

Um is there a motion to combine line item 7.3 and 7.4 for the purposes of discussion?

Motion.

And um, Mr.

We have Mr.

Millinder here from Do It, and we'll discuss these um in a combined fashion.

Good morning, Mr.

Millinder.

Morning.

How are you, sir?

All right, how about yourself?

Okay, if you could um press the button at the base of the microphone, it will turn green.

And if you can introduce yourself for the record, and then you can go through line items 7.3 and 7.4 with us today, and you might as well hang.

Um maybe you know, when you go back, you might as well stay because I think there are three other contracts on here for do it.

So I don't want you to have to keep going back and forth um to your office, but um, we will discuss 7.3 and 7.4.

Um, it's with the same contractor.

My name is Robert Millennium, director of public safety IT.

Um, these contracts before you today represent what we call the digital evidence management system for body worn cameras and in-car video.

Body warrant cameras today are used by four of the city departments.

Our public safety police department, of course, uses both the NCAR and body warrant cameras.

D dot uses it for their security team.

Um, general service security uses it as well, and animal control.

So, what we did is the reason why we did it, we originally this contract before you day is just an extension, it represents a continuation of contract 60403, which was the original conference contract that covered body war and cameras for the city of Detroit.

These two contracts cover the materials and the services provided under that contract.

We separated out the contract, so we have one contract to 60607969, which covers the purchase only of hardware related to body warrant cameras and all that, and 607968 is for the actual services provided for body warrant cameras.

So that's what we have before you today.

Okay, all right.

Thank you so much, Mr.

Millender.

Um, is there any motion for further discussion?

Or is there a motion to move line items 7.3 and 7.4 to formal with a recommendation for approval?

Okay, there's a motion to move line items 7.3 and 7.4 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Millinder.

Here, thank you.

Have one for the and I think there's a couple more on here for you.

So please hang tight.

All right, thank you, sir.

Um, we are now at line item 7.5, status of Office of Contracting and Procurement Contract 6007905, 100% city funded to provide legal representation for the city of Detroit.

The contractor is Shermita, Kilpatrick and Associates, PLLC, location in Auburn Hills.

This is a $15,000 contract.

Um is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

Um, I don't know if you're here for the law department.

If you can tell us what this $15,000 contract is about and why can't this $15,000 contract be um managed or awarded to a Detroit-based uh law firm?

Why are we out in Arburn Hills for $15,000?

Good morning.

Um to this honorable body, D Hill Law Department.

Um, I'm actually, those are wonderful questions, and I'm actually going to ask if we can bring this one back after recess, please.

Okay, thank you so much.

Is there a motion to bring line item 7.5 back after recess?

Discussion.

Discussion, member Benson.

Um question, why bring it back after recess?

Uh at this time I do not have information to answer this question, so I would appreciate if we could bring it back after recess when I will hopefully have more information.

Here's another question.

Should we be asking that of you or should that be going to somebody else to ask that question and maybe to attorney along or to procurement?

Then my next question is going to be I thought $15,000 was below our threshold.

Is that not the case?

I thought we would bump that up to $20,000.

It's $15,000 on contract, it seems really 25.

No, this is not to you.

Oh, I'm saying through the chair.

Mr.

King or Mr.

Keller, do we have the answer to that question or should we have someone from contracts and procurement procurement?

Uh to the chair, I I believe there's a different process for legal contracts, but I would defer to OCP.

Okay, Miss Sullivan, um, member Benson.

No, go ahead.

You were you were there, madam chair.

Um I'm there.

Okay.

Um Ms.

Sullivan from the administration.

Can you get someone on from um law and um contracts and procurement to answer the question for line item 7.5 that member Benson has posed?

Good morning.

Yes, we can.

Can we please bring this item back to the end of the agenda?

Thank you.

Is there a motion to bring line item 7.5 back at the end of the agenda?

Motion.

Okay.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

We'll bring line item 7.5 back at the end of the agenda.

We are now at um line item 7.6, status of council member Scott Benson's submitting a memorandum relative to a state planning program income eligibility requirements.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

Ms.

Member Benson?

All right, thank you.

Um is this to LPD?

I forget who I addressed this one to.

No, I think this was a legal review request for legal review.

Okay, Mr.

King or Mr.

Keller.

Uh again.

I'm sorry, you want to say your name again for the record?

Uh D Hell Law Department.

Uh, to the chair, can we also uh bring this back after recessing it some until we can kind of figure out what's going on?

Thank you.

Member Benson.

Was there going to be response from LPD?

Apologies.

Uh to through the chair to member Benson.

This was a memorandum to the law department.

I thought this was a request for an opinion.

Yes.

Our legal representative today.

Can we get an update today on this?

Uh, can you give me a moment to reach out?

Can we bring this item back to the end of the agenda?

Bring this back at the end of the agenda.

There's a motion to bring line item 76 7.6 back at the end of the agenda without objections, that action shall be taken.

Thank you.

We are now under new business line item eight.

Office of contracting and procurement submitting a resolution, contract number 600-6718-A as an Apple 1.

This is 100% city funding, amendment number one to provide an increase of funds for the purchase of network and voice equipment for various city departments.

Is there a motion?

And it's one point, it's an increase of $600,000, taking the total contract amount to $1.85 million dollars.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

If we could have Mr.

Millinder to please return to the table and tell us about this contract.

This contract before you today is related to our network and network and voice equipment purchased by the city of Detroit.

This company is a Detroit-based company, and we have seen an increase in network equipment required for, like when DPD took over, when DPD transition of the DDC to DPD control from Wayne County, I'm sorry, from the state of Michigan.

They removed all of the equipment there, all the network equipment, all the communications equipment, and all the stuff from the building.

We had to subsequently go in there and reinstall and build the network for the prisoner intake side of it.

So that's what this contract helped cover, as well as is used by multiple city agencies.

When new rec centers come online, we buy network equipment for that and voice equipment for that.

So that's what this contract is before you today.

It's what it was quiet for and it was being used for.

Okay.

And the original, sorry, one more thing through the chair.

The original contract was competitively bid out, and this company won by being a Detroit based company and providing excess service.

I think they've been a Detroit-based company for over 10-15 years.

Okay, thank you.

Um, Mr.

Millinder for the detention center, so is it properly wired now?

Does it have the capabilities that it needs to function?

It has a capabilities to function.

There's still additional stuff that we have to put in there from the cameras and all that, and we're working on that.

It was more of a funding that we had to slow down a little bit, but we are in the process of right now in this fiscal year providing additional equipment in there to make sure it functions correctly as a correctional facility.

Okay, hopefully that'll happen sooner than later for safety purposes, right?

Um is there any other um discussion on line item 8.1 from my colleagues?

Hearing none.

Is there a motion to move line item 8.1 to formal with a recommendation for approval?

Motion.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Millinder.

I think you should still remain right there, sir.

The next one is um do it as well.

Um line item 8.2.

This is contract number 6007 eight eight five.

This is 100 percent city funding to provide citywide cellular data and equipment utilizing my deal agreement.

Contract Verizon Wireless out of Basking Ridge, New Jersey upon contract uh contract period upon city council approval for a period of five years.

17 million dollars.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

Mr.

Millinder.

Through the chair.

I just want to make sure one thing we have clearly understand about this contract.

That's not $17 million being spent over five years just for cell phones.

That's $17 million is being spent for data communications within public safety vehicles, DTE vehicle, missable, municipal parking vehicles, DD vehicles, and all that.

That's what this contract encompassed today.

It allows us to provide communications to all these type of vehicles over Verizon's LTE network.

And what happened with this contract is just so you know, is that through negotiation with OCP, we receive one signature of this contract, we'll see we receive $759,000 of immediate credits towards our Verizon bill.

And we're gonna receive a savings of 1.18 million over three years.

I mean, over three years and 1.9 million over five years.

The city plan was reduced by 37%.

It was originally from the original conception of our first contract verizon.

I mean, I'm sorry, the actual voice plan was 4599 originally.

It has been reduced down to 2885, which is a 37 percent savings.

The actual voice plans reduced from 3599 at the original contract inception to today to $30, and which is a 17% savings.

So that's what we're seeing today with this.

And it's not the same, it's a needed service.

As you know, communications for all the stuff that we have to do and provide high-speed communications.

It also serves as a means for all what we do today when the police cars.

Okay.

Member Miller, discussion.

Can you list again what communications this will consist?

So you said police, municipal parking, what are the other ones?

Police, municipal parking, um, D dot, the D dot D dot, FIRE, EMS, Homeland Security.

Really, let's be clear.

Any department that requires data service with mobile data service when their vehicle can use this today.

Thank you.

Oh, no problem through the chair.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Anything else for my colleagues?

Member Benson?

What is an LTE network?

You were gonna through the chair, you were gonna ask me that.

It's basically it's a cellular-based network.

It's the actual communications media that is allowed that the LT network is just a cellular network, it's just a way of putting it in there.

It's actually an acronym specific name, and I will get the actual Pacific of that name to you.

But LT network is just a cellular network.

It's the actual what they call the communications over that network.

The communications media over that network.

So for 17 million over five years, and so we're like 3.4 a year, whatever that number is.

Why not just buy cell phones for everybody?

Why do we use it this way?

It's not just cell phones.

Remember, the LTE, the LTE is the communications that cell phones use as well as our data plans use.

So all this right there is going across to so in order for your cell phone to work.

I'm sorry.

I'm a lay person.

Okay.

So that the public understands.

All right.

I need them to understand why we're paying 17 million dollars over five-year period for what sounds like cell phones.

You've been the kids.

This is the LTE network.

I don't know what that is.

We're gonna find out the acronym later, but just so that everybody understands why we're doing this, why this is important, and where the value add is for our residents in the city of Detroit.

What's about 3.4 million a year?

Well, the value added is in whether it provides an application base.

When you're on a D dot bus today, eventually I don't think they're there, but eventually they're gonna have the ability for you to have Wi-Fi services on that DOP bus.

It provides you high-speed communication, so police when they pull you over, they're using that network to run the information about your license place to run the stop you there.

That may not be a value add for our but it's important.

So they so that they can get you on your way faster, they can get you on your way faster.

So the fire get to arrive at a location faster, is they have better community.

So let's talk about it in that.

All right.

So it helps you get it helps them get to you faster from an EMS standpoint.

When someone on your loved ones may be having heart issues and all those type of things, that network provides you the means to get that information back to the hospital.

So when you arrive at that hospital, they're providing the information to help your loved ones say get saved.

That's what this network does today.

It provides it.

You're not waiting.

So I have to run this information to you about someone about that from an EMS and a fire standpoint.

It allows me not to have to go call and hope you get the right information to a fire a fire vehicle to get there.

So that's what this network is providing us today and provides us with that.

Does this become our own proprietary network?

It's not our own proprietary network.

We share it.

You share in it, but we do, we get proprietary rights over that network.

We share with every other cell phone on there, but what they allow us to do, being a public safety entity, is public safety only, they give you proprietary service over that network.

So they say that when it's congested, this cell phone, this data network, this data service that's being provided, has the right priority over anything else on this network.

We use the same towers as any other cell phone does today.

Got it.

Okay.

Thank you.

It's very helpful.

Oh no, thank you for helping me out that as well.

And I will find out what LT is through the chair.

I appreciate that.

No problem.

Any further discussion from my colleagues?

LTE is long-term evolution.

Uh I want to see LTE on my phone every time.

Otherwise, you have a slow network.

So you want to see 4G, if you're using a 3G, it's really, really slow.

You need a 4G.

They even have a 5G going on right now, which is an even faster service.

I'm sure it costs more, but at the top of your phone, you should see the LTE.

Right.

Otherwise, you're probably using a um, what are those phones called?

Um track phones?

Something maybe the government phones, and like that.

You may not be LTE on top or a 4G, but since Mr.

My Council person wants to know that for the for the lay people, we we appreciate that service.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Um without further discussion, is there a motion to move line item 8.2 to um foreman with a recommendation?

Motion to approve.

There's a motion to move line item 8.2 to formal with a recommendation for approval without objections that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Mr.

Millender.

I don't Mr.

Millender, are you on for the next one?

Um HR and it says IT, is that you as well?

The chair.

No, I don't believe that's okay.

That's not you.

You're off the hook, Mr.

Millender.

Uh thank you.

You too, sir.

Thank you.

We are now at line item 8.3.

If we can have someone on from HR, um, while I'm reading contract number 6007 621, 100% city funding to provide an applicant tracking system for HRSIHR dash contractors government jobs dot com.

Uh DBA neo gov location is in um California.

This is a two-year contract.

City funding, 403,000.

Um is there um Miss Sullivan?

Is there someone on from um HR?

There is okay.

We have Mr.

Holmes on from HR.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

Um, Mr.

Holmes, can you um introduce yourself for the record and tell us a little bit more about this contract that is um line item 8.30 operations general manager policy planning and operations division of the human resources department as mentioned the contract that's before you is an applicant tracking system to enhance and improve the candidate experience from the entire life cycle.

So a citizen or candidate applies for a job through governmentjobs.com, which is NeoGov, and every step throughout that candidate process is encompassed in this software service as a system.

Um so we're asking for you to approve this contract.

We did have conversation last cycle.

Um Madam Chairperson, you may remember you asked us to put it out to bid.

We did exactly that.

And while we had some good candidates who responded, NeilGov was the premier product for our needs, and so we're hoping that you will consider this contract and approve it.

Um thank you, Mr.

Holmes.

I also know that Ms.

Trammell or Tremel.

Um, did you want to add to anything that Mr.

Marcus Holmes um has just uh provided?

Um good morning.

Um through the chair, Kelly Chmel, Office of Contracting Procurement.

Um, Mr.

Holmes did an excellent job um articulating with this contract um means and the importance of it.

I just wanted to note that we did not um it took us over a year to um evaluate search for potential um vendors, um, a lot of outreach done as far as pre-bid conferences um to try to encourage as many um local as well as state of Michigan vendors that could participate.

Um Neil Gov was the most liable candidate um based off of um their demonstrations as well as the proposal that they offered.

Okay, thank you, Miss Tremell.

Anything else um for my colleagues?

Any further discussion?

Thank you to um to both of you, Mr.

Holmes and Ms.

Tremel.

Is there a motion to move line item 8.3 to formal with the recommendation for approval?

Motion without objection that action shall be taken.

Thank you to both of you.

Thank you.

We are now at line item 8.4 under the law department.

Um settlement and lawsuit of Michael Butts and Gabrielle Young versus the City of Detroit against um DPD case number 25-011182, and is in Nancy, I as an Igloo.

File number L is in love 25-8029, RJB, police department and the total amount of $76,000, $38,000 to Mr.

Butts and his attorney, Pascal Toshman and Walker, $38,000 to Gabrielle Young and his attorney, Pascal Toshman and Walker, and full payments for any and all claims.

Is there a motion for discussion?

Motion.

Um I guess it would be the law department.

Did you want to give us some as much as you can about this particular um settlement, ma'am?

Uh D Hill Law Department.

I you are probably gonna get tired of me uh through the chair.

You're gonna get tired of me saying this.

I am I I don't have any information on this line item.

Okay.

Uh at this time, if you want me to find some more information prior to the end, I can no, it's pretty straightforward, not unless my colleagues have any questions.

Is there a motion to move line item 8.4 to form with a recommendation for approval?

Motion.

Thank you.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.5 in the lawsuit of Robert Gross versus Brenda Weathington and the city of Detroit, D dot in the amount of 450,000 case number 24-015738-inus and Nancy I is in Igloo.

File number L is in love 24-0139.

I'm sorry, 01399, CBA 2000, Department of Transportation in the amount of 450,000 in full payment for any and all claims which Robert Gross may have against the city and um city employees by reason of alleged injuries.

Is there a motion?

Motion to approve this in the formal.

There's a motion to um member Benson.

Um I'm gonna ask if we can bring this back if you don't mind.

Draw my motion.

Okay.

Um motion to bring back in one week.

Motion to bring back motion.

Okay, without objection, we're gonna bring line item 8.5 back in one week.

I I have quite a few questions about the bus camera video.

Thank you.

Without objection, line item 8.5 will be brought back in one week.

Thank you, Member Benson.

Line item 8.6 in the lawsuit of Mendelson Orthopedics, Q Taylor versus the City of Detroit, case number 2505048-inus and Nancy, in as an Igloo, file number L26-8231, Department of Transportation in the amount of $6,500.

Is there a motion?

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.6 will be moved to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Thank you, Member Benson.

Line item 6 8.7 in the lawsuit of Angela Cope against the Department of Transportation in the amount of $120,000 in full payment for any and all claims, including third first and third party no fault claims, which Angela Cope and AS Medical Group PLC may have against the city.

Is there a motion?

I received a motion to approve is into formal.

There's a motion to approve and sent to formal line line item 8.7.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.8 settlement in the lawsuit of Trust Street Advisors, LLC, versus the City of Detroit, the Detroit Public Safety Foundation, John and Jane Doe, case number 25-005370-CB.

File number L is in love 25-7939 EBG police department and the amount of $15,000.

Is there a motion?

Motion to move the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to move line item 8.8 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.9, settlement in the lawsuit of Archie Richie versus the City of Detroit.

And Jason Green.

Department of Transportation.

Case number 25-002653-NI file number L is in Love 25-00109 CB in the amount of $280,000.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.9 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.10.

Settlement in the lawsuit of Clinton Borders versus Liberty Mutual, Kevin Mitchell and the City of Detroit against the police department.

Case number 230-003295-NI.

File number L is in love 23-00160 CKM.

Is there a motion?

Motion just in the formal.

There's a motion to send line item 8.10 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

We are now at line item 8.11.

Settlement in the lawsuit of Demario Hill versus the City of Detroit.

Brian Edwards and Hawk Greer, case number 25, C as in CAP, V is in Victor 10245.

File number L is in love 25-789 against the police department and the amount of $30,000.

Is there a motion?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.11 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.12.

Settlement in the lawsuit of Destiny Harris versus the City of Detroit and the City of Detroit Department of Transportation in the amount of $11,200, case number $5-011436.

And I file number L is in love $5-8054.

In the amount of 11,200 is there a motion.

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.12 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.13.

Lawsuit against the Department of Transportation.

Eastbourne RX Pharmacy.

Delane O'William versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 25-012203-innocent Nancy Effes and Frank.

File number Ellison Love 25-8089 in the amount of $6,500.

Is there a motion?

There's a motion to send line item 8.13 to formal with the recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Settlement in the lawsuit of John Clark Davenport the third versus the City of Detroit and the Department of Transportation.

Case number 24-011863-NI.

File number L as in love 24-01262 and the amount of 100,000 dollars.

Motion to send a formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.14 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.15.

In Hush Hour in lawsuit of Daryl Edmonds versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 25010403-NI.

L is in love 25-8021.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.15 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none.

That action shall be taken.

Line item 8.16.

Legal representation and indemnification for detective Mark Thompson in the lawsuit of Ladonna Crutchfield versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 25 dash C as in CAP V as in Victor Dash 10514.

L is in love 25-7855.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send a formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.16 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.17 legal representation and indemnification for police officer Karima Yap and lawsuit of Ladonna Crutchfield versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 25-CV-10514.

Is there a motion?

Motion to send the formal recommendation to approve.

Motion to send line item 8.17 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none that action shall be taken.

Legal representation and indemnification for police officer Julian Shanty and lawsuit of Jason Powell McAlack or Mikalac versus the City of Detroit case number 25-CV-11257.

L25-7908.

Is there a motion?

In the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.18 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

8.19.

Legal representation and demnification for police officer Justin Williams and the lawsuit of Damon Ash versus the City of Detroit.

Case number 24-005852-NI.

L24-00936.

Is there a motion?

There's a motion to move line item.

I'm sorry.

Discussion.

Member Benson, sorry.

Oh no, no, no.

My colleague made the motion.

Okay.

Motion to move line item 8.19 to formal with the recommendation for approval.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Legal representation and the indemnification for Sergeant Jennifer Adams in lawsuit of Astley Looper versus the City of Detroit case number 25-CV-11145.

L25-7832.

Is there a motion?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.20 to formal with a recommendation to for approval.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.21.

Legal representation and indemnification for TEO Dorian Cox and the lawsuit of George Lee versus the City of Detroit.

Department of Transportation.

Is there a motion?

Motion is in the formal recommendation to approve.

There's a motion to send line item 8.21 to formal with a recommendation for approval.

It are there any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.22.

Placeholder for questions regarding cost recovery.

Um is there a motion for discussion on line item 8.22?

Motion.

Thank you, Member Benson.

Um Mr.

King or I don't know.

Um if these questions, I think this was law, and I do believe we I've gotten the answer to my questions.

So would this be a simple receive and file?

Because we did receive the report.

Yes, ma'am, that is correct.

Is there a motion to receive and file line item 8.22?

Motion without objection, that action shall be taken.

Now we are under miscellaneous line item 8.23.

Discussion.

This is the cost recovery has been a question by yourself and several other council members.

Do we need to have a larger conversation around this?

Um we do, Miss Member Benson, to your point.

The question the answers that we got back to um that we received were kind of lackluster in my opinion.

Um they really didn't go to um the heart of the matters regarding the city um ability um and interest in recovering the cost.

Um I'm not satisfied with the answers that we received, so we're gonna send some follow-up questions to um the law department, but there needs to be member Benson to your point, larger conversations around this topic.

So then here's my suggestion.

Is a conversation with the law department to see if they have an issue with removing privilege?

If they don't, then we can have the conversation.

We can remove privilege, make the recommendation for a college removal privilege, and then have a conversation in this committee around that.

If they do have a an objection to removing privilege, then we can have something in closed session to discuss the opinion.

But I also I believe that this deserves a larger conversation.

This is we're really I'm gonna leave that up to my colleagues who have voiced their concerns, but I'm interested in finding out more as well.

So my suggestion.

Is there is that a motion, Member Benson?

If you like to make a no no this really is a suggestion for yourself to have a conversation with the law department about removing privilege.

And if there's a opposition, I'm usually if they oppose removing privilege, I'm usually support that.

If there's an opposition, then we could have a conversation in closed session about the opinion.

If there's no opposition, then we can remove, ask our colleagues to remove privilege and then have the conversation right here in an open form to talk about it.

So it's really your suggestion to you of how you'd like to move forward with something like this.

Thank you so much, Mr.

Benson.

I mean, member Benson, what we'll do is uh my team and I will reach out to corporation counsel directly because our conversations and um exchanges have been with him, and so um I'll take that under consideration and thank you for the suggestion.

I think we do need to have those larger, broader conversation regarding this very topic that I've been talking about since 2022, and I'm sure other of my colleagues have been having the same um concerns and questions.

So we'll talk to um directly with corporation counsel to your point, member Benson.

Um, and at this time, is there a motion to receive and file line item 8.22?

Motion.

There's a motion to receive line item 8.22 without objection that action shall be taken.

And thank you so much, Member Benson.

Um we are now at miscellaneous line item 8.23, Councilmember Letitia Johnson submitting a memorandum requesting the re reappointment of Teresa DeBose.

We've already done that, so we can move on to line item 8.24.

Councilmember Chair, has that line item been disposed of?

Yes, it has.

We combined it with the earlier one we interviewed her.

We combined it uh with line item, I do believe um six.

So thank you so much, Mr.

Member Benson.

We are now at line item 8.24, Councilmember Mary Waters submitting a memorandum relative to establishing quarterly reports on the city of Detroit workforce.

Um is there a motion for discussion?

Motion um to the law department, Mr.

King or Mr.

Keller, what's the status is status of this um request from member waters?

Through the chair.

Ms.

Sullivan, we are on line item 8.24.

Did you want to speak to that?

Yes, ma'am, through the chair.

Through the chair, could we please bring this item back in two weeks?

Line item 8.24.

Yes.

This was directed to the HR department.

Okay.

All right.

Is there a motion to bring line item 24 back in two weeks?

Discussion, Member Benson.

And then to the clerk.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm sorry.

Uh D Hill Law Department.

I was gonna say, I think in two weeks you are going to be officially on recess.

That will be the 29th of July.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for that.

Thank you.

Member Benson.

Thank you.

That's forward looking for us.

Thank you very much.

Um, Madam Chair, I'm this my usual question.

Obviously, two weeks is not going to be maybe sufficient time, but we won't be here.

So Ms.

Opposite needs to come back.

Will this be done after recess when we come back?

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

So Member Benson, is there a motion to bring line item 8.24 back in after recess?

Motion.

There's a motion to bring line item 8.24 back in after recess.

Without objection, that action shall be taken.

Line item 8.24 will be brought back after recess.

Miss Sullivan, did you hear that?

Miss Sullivan's gone.

Okay.

Thank you, Member Benson.

We are now at it.

Okay, thank you, Miss Sullivan.

We are now at line item 8.25.

Councilmember Callaway submitting a memorandum relative request for resolution support of Senate Bill 1035.

And um motion for discussion.

Um this bill will allow a defendant uh convicted of a felony to petition the circuit court to order DNA testing of biological material identified during the investigation leading to the defendant's conviction and for a new trial based on the results of that testing.

This is um a good Senate bill.

I hope it passes through the House, and I'm hoping um that those folks who have been convicted of a felony um will have an opportunity to have all the DNA testing related to the investigation fully um identified and hopefully um um render favorable uh results for the defendant.

So that's why I support this bill and hope my colleagues will support it as well.

It's good, it's a good Senate bill, and I'm pleased um to be able to offer a resolution in support of the um Senate Bill 1035.

Um is there a motion for further discussion?

A motion, uh Mr.

King or Mr.

Keller.

Um, do you have any information on this?

Is this a receive and file motion?

Or are we still working on the resolution?

Madam Chair, can we have one week to work on this resolution, please?

Um, is there a motion to bring line item back in one week?

Discussion.

Discussion, member Benson.

You don't mind, you know my question.

Any words through through the chair to council member Benson?

Uh council member Benson, we would we're assuming that the chair would like to have this done prior to recess.

So we want to accommodate that the best way we can.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you, Member Benson.

And I um thank you, uh Mr.

King.

We would like to have it before recess.

Most of the language is there, you know, in the bill, so a resolution um hoping is forthcoming.

Thank you so much.

So is there a motion to move line item to formal with no?

You said a week, Mr.

King.

Is there a motion to bring line item 8.25 back in a week?

Motion without objection, that action shall be taken.

Thank you, Ms.

Member Benson.

We are now at members' report.

Um the chair.

I'm sorry, two other items we said we we would bring back, and that's what you're about to remind me, and that is line item 7.5.

Um, no, that was for after recess.

No, through the chair, you're right.

You're correct.

It's um 7.5 and 7.6.

Okay, so 7.5 and 7.6.

There's a motion to bring them back at the end of the um agenda.

We are there.

Ms.

Um Sullivan.

Through the chair for line item 7.5, we have Leonard Jones on.

Thank you, Member Benson.

We are on line item 7.5.

Mr.

Join Jones is rejoining as a panelist.

Mr.

Jones, you want to introduce yourself for the record and tell us about line item 7.5.

Yes, Leonard Jones.

Uh supervisor officer contracting and procurement.

Basic, basically, the the law department, this particular uh contract.

Um is with the law department for legal representation.

And under the ordinance, legal services are not compatibly bid.

Um, so this is the reason why we're bringing it in front of the council uh for your approval as well to get eyes on all legal representation contracts from the law department.

Uh regardless of the amount.

So that's why this $15,000 contract is in front of you guys right now.

Discussion member Benson.

So just so that I'm clear, because this was not bid competitively.

You bring it to us for approval, even though it's below the approval threshold.

That is correct.

Okay, thank you.

And then can we just talk about this contract then for $15,000?

This is at the rates identified, $425 an hour for the attorney.

That's only 35 hours of work.

So we only think this will be less than one week's worth of work for this law firm.

That particular question I cannot answer through the chair, can I answer?

I would defer it to the law department on a utilization of the firm.

And I'll often utilize them for the work that need to be done.

Um but it is a smaller, small contract for uh the representation of the bankruptcy issue, uh matters that's connected to the public nuisance cases that they have.

And so that's the information that I can provide at the time without the law department giving you more in-depth information on how they're gonna utilize the contract.

Okay, so I'm okay with letting this one go, madam chair, and I'll contact corporation counsel myself.

But I mean, just a contract this small, just it raises a red flag for me.

Just like why are we hiring somebody for why a new firm for 35 for 35 hours with the work?

Is that enough?

So I I will ask that question myself.

Yeah, thank you.

Thank you, Member Benson.

I do have a problem with the contract though.

Um, I'm gonna ask that we bring it back because why are we in Auburn Hills when we got so many law firms down here?

I don't understand it.

425 dollars an hour.

I get it, but for what cases specifically, and if you can't talk about it now, I'd like a full report on what we're spending um on a law firm for 425 dollars an hour for a what did you say, member Benson?

You did the calculations.

35 hours 35 hours of work.

Why are we I don't understand it?

So I I I'm not comfortable moving it forward.

So is there a motion um to bring this back in the week?

Further discussion for further discuss further discussion, member Benson.

And this is not a competitive bid contract.

So you could theoretically just place this with the firm in the city of Detroit, but I will that will be your conversation, madam chair.

Motion to bring back in one week.

There's a motion to bring line item 7.5 back in one week.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Um and Mr.

Jones, um, if you could find out more about this contract or the law department, um what is it about if it's just uh uh you know fifteen thousand dollars and the child get that answer for you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Member Benson.

Without objection, line item 17 7.5 will be brought back in a week.

Now we're at 7.6 status of council member Benson.

I think yes, a state planning program income eligibility requirements.

Member Benson?

Discussion, discussion.

Yourself to the law department.

Do we get an update on this one?

Uh through the chair to council member Benson.

Yes, we did get an update on this one.

I spoke to the drafter, and they need additional time.

Um, apparently the question is a little bit broader than they initially thought that it would be.

So I am asking um again for a bring back after recess.

Motion.

Okay, there's a motion to bring line item 7.6 back after recess.

Any objections?

Hearing none, that action shall be taken.

Thank you so much.

We are now at members' reports.

Um member Benson.

No report.

Zero reports.

Member Miller.

To the chair, I'd like to uh say for District 5, we will be having our coffee hour on July 24th from 9 to 11 a.m.

at Anthrology Coffee, located at 1948 division.

That's anthroogy coffee at 1948 division on July 24th from 9 to 11.

We're also having our monthly meeting at Helen Moore Rec Center at 11825 Dexter on July 29th from 6 to 8 p.m.

Again, that's the Helen Moore Rec Center at 11825 Dexter, July 29th from 6 to 8 p.m.

I encourage our residents to stop by either event morning or evening and spend time with the council person.

Feel free to sit down, have coffee or time to chat.

You will have much time to have a conversation.

And you don't have to worry about parking.

So feel free to join us at any of those times throughout the rest of the month.

And stay tuned for our monthly mandated council meeting.

Last month we met in District 6 at the IVEW, and we will have another one this month.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Look forward to having positive conversation moving district five further.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Member Miller.

Um, and I'm hoping that anyone who's been impacted by the power outage in District 2 regarding a cable with DTE, a down cable.

Please call our office at 224 224 4535.

I'm getting text messages, so we will be addressing this to the best of our ability.

But um, I want to read more information about this because this is very important, it's happening right now in real time.

Um there will be 14 again large diesel generators to eight locations.

Um, those exact locations are being determined right now.

Um folks are expected to be to be brought back to power first by these generators while they investigate the failure, and this is coming from our um state representative Regina Weiss from District 5.

Thank you, um Representative Weiss first by these generators while they investigate the failure, underground failures, unfortunately take time to locate and repair and repair power restoration not expected until late tonight via these large generators, which we mentioned earlier today.

We know that it's an extreme high heat day, and we are going to be reaching out to our most vulnerable customers.

Believe the goal is to have everyone power back up and running as soon as possible.

Update.

We have restored one circuit.

This is from DTE.

The Southeast section of Outage, more coming on in next two hours.

We will have two community van locations run at Crowell Rec Center and one at Adams Butzel.

And I'm asking to a third one to a third one to come online at Northwest Activity Center, and those community vans will be available from 11 a.m.

to 6 p.m.

today.

So for more information, you can call our state representative, Regina Weiss, or you can call our office at 224 4535.

Discussion, madam chair.

Discussion.

Member Benson.

Are you are you done with your um I have just a couple more couple more items and then I'll I'll come right back over to you.

Um we want to thank everyone for coming out to the city's construction and demolition department meeting at the Palmer Park community building regarding the historic mural fountain restoration project.

We are moving closer to having the fountain um restored and relocated toward the pump station, which is right there at six right around six mile Covington and Woodward.

We're hoping that when you're driving down Woodward from the suburbs, that you'll be able to see the fountain up and running.

Um, and that is the goal to make sure that that mural fountain um is up and running.

We've been talking about it since 2022.

We have some funding and seeking additional funding to make sure that um we have one fountain in the community.

Um Kansas City has over a hundred and something fountains throughout the city, and most of our fountains are located downtown.

So we want folks in the neighborhoods to have a destination fountain in the neighborhood at Palmer Park where they can come and have prom send-offs, and they can have wedding destinations and other celebrations at a fountain in the community.

Um, so thank you all for coming out.

Um, and then the Detroit Police and Fire Departments are teaming up for their public safety fund day on Saturday, July the 18th at 1441 West 7 Mile Road, and that will be from 1 to 5 p.m.

at the Palmer Park Ban Shell.

Everyone is invited again.

That is this Saturday from 1 to 5.

The police and the fire department are teaming up for public safety fund day for the entire family and all residents.

You don't have to be a district two resident to attend, it will be at our new band shelf.

Please join me and the Department of Public Works for a community conversation regarding traffic and pedestrian safety at Schaefer and West 7 Mile Road.

It's a very, very dangerous intersection.

We know that Seven Mile Greenfield and West Outer Drive are under the governance of the Wayne County, and they are going to be a part of those conversations because Schaefer is under the governance of the city.

So we're hoping that we will be able to come to an agreement with respect to calming the traffic and making it safer over at Seven Mile and Schaefer Highway.

We'll be at Greater Emanuel Church of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop Drew Sheard from 5 30 to 7 30 Monday, July the 23rd.

Everyone is invited to participate and attend.

Then lastly, join us at our fourth annual Detroit Human Trafficking Task Force, stomping out human trafficking awareness rally Saturday, July the 25th from 11 a.m.

to 1 30 p.m.

at Palmer Park at the Ban Shell, right next to the 12th Precinct, 1441 West 7 Mile Road.

The rally is free.gov.

Thank you so much.

And Member Benson.

All right, thank you.

And just want to acknowledge the extreme heat that we have running at least through Friday.

And then we're looking at thunderstorms and still high heat Friday through Saturday with some level of relief.

Consider 84 degrees and a level of relief.

But the city does have cooling centers.

And so please look to your recreation centers.

Please look to your libraries as cooling centers to get some level of relief.

And heat is a very dangerous situation, especially heat that doesn't cool off in the evenings.

So please look to the city of Detroit.

We have cooling centers for our residents, and we partner with the city of the library.

The Detroit Public Library also has cooling centers, its branches throughout the city of Detroit.

So please utilize those for your cooling to keep safe.

But we don't want to have our heat related fatalities or injuries because we did someone didn't go to one of the spaces that's available to them.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Benson.

If there's nothing else to come before this body, this meeting shall stand adjourned.

Thank you.