Scott Benson.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Mr.

Chair, you have a quorum present.

Thank you, ma'am.

I'm uh clerk.

Um Member Miller is on her way.

She'll be running wait, but she's on her way.

Is there a motion to approve the minutes?

Motion.

Motion made are any objections?

Here, none of it is approved.

Chairmarks of it is my chief of staff and my mother and Ivy Calvert's birthday.

So happy birthday to her.

Uh, we have cake and cupcakes and chicken outside if you want it.

So I just wanted to say the best there is, the best there was, the best is ever gonna be, and the best chief of staff of my lifetime and ever.

Happy birthday to my mother.

Everything I have, hold, and am is because of my dear sweet angel mother.

All right.

We will now move on to public comment.

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

Bo for public comment?

Mr.

Chair, we currently have two individuals' hands raised for public comment.

All right, two individuals.

All right, uh public comment is now closed.

Public comment is now closed.

Public comment.

Is now closed.

All right, who do you have first in the queue, Mr.

Bo.

Mr.

Chair, the first caller is Betty A.

Verner.

All right, Ms.

Varner, floor is yours.

Two minutes.

Uh good afternoon to all.

Within the sound of my voice, I'm Betty A.

Brown, the president of DeSoda Elseworth Black Association.

Again, want to give a special thanks to you, Pro Tim, uh, for uh reaching out, having me to contact your staff, your loving staff who has helped me get going through this process of getting my uh property uh repaired.

Um it's not repaired yet, but uh I did speak to the director of BC and also uh project manager from the uh major contracting company did come out to my house.

So hopefully uh there's gone, they tell me there's gonna be a meeting, and hopefully the right decision is made and my property is repaired.

Also, I want to give a special thanks to your mom.

Happy, happy, happy birthday, and thank you for reaching out to me and assisting me through this process.

Uh Pro Tim, I love you and your team.

You got one of the best teams here in the city of Detroit.

And kudos to them.

I say it publicly.

They have really, really helped me, not just with this situation, but I received so much kind loving and uh respect when I attend your meetings, and I appreciate it.

Um we're still looking for uh assistance for uh for our event that's August 1st.

We are needing volunteers, we need people to help us break down our tents, etc.

Also, we have been blessed.

We're going to receive some uh additional school supplies and uh hygiene products, but it's gonna be really, really late, close to our uh event.

We are not complaining.

We really are blessed, but we're gonna need people to help us get the kids together that day, that morning.

So thank you and happy, happy, happy, happy, happy birthday again.

I wish you many, many.

Well, thank you so much.

We appreciate that.

Love you and appreciate you.

Thank you so much for saying that, Ms.

Varner.

Uh who do you have next to the queue?

Mr.

Bo.

Mr.

Chair, the next caller ends in 534.

All right, 534, floor is yours.

Two minutes, 534.

Good afternoon, may I be heard?

Yes, you may.

Thank you.

Happy birthday to your mom and chief of staff.

I'm glad Miss Betty Verner has that experience with your office.

I haven't quite had the same reception, but you know, like you said, there's always room for improvement.

Sometimes, you know, that's the biggest room.

Um I want to thank Member Miller for asking for more master plan update meetings, but uh two is not enough.

Again, uh the first uh uh uh uh D5 CAC member Denise Lyles was the first one at the Buttle Family Center that got up and said we don't want to plan other people's neighborhoods.

I want to or I don't want to plan other people's neighborhoods, they want to play my own.

Other people uh echoed that.

And so, and then my block club treasurer asked the put Master Plan people if they would meet with our block club, and they said no.

Yet they've been meeting with stakeholders.

Ms.

Miss Connecticut would not reveal to me.

She said, Can you suggest some stakeholders?

Like seniors or youth.

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

We are the stakeholders.

And uh few meetings that the rest of us have had, unlike the master plan advisory group, selected and elected, and the secretive stakeholders.

Or secret stakeholders.

They wrote reveal the stakeholders.

Um they didn't even explain to us what the current master plan is and whether it's been achieved and whether we'd want to change something.

So I also commend member miller for speaking up against the sixth tax amendment that should absolutely not be done.

It needs to be broken into smaller pieces, and none of that rezoning should be happening before a more inclusive, meaningful master plan update process that more meaningfully includes uh the rest of us residents, especially residents in the neighborhoods where they live.

I would also like help and um because I spoke with Mr.

Seit.

All right, well, thank you.

We appreciate you.

Thank you so much for your call.

Um, is that all the people we have in the queue, Mr.

Bell?

Mr.

Chair, that was the last caller before you were uh close public comments.

All right, thank you, sir.

We appreciate that.

We will now move on to line item five point one.

Submitting memorandum relative to the rent escrow process.

Motion to discuss line of 5.1.

Motion.

Um, is there any update on this at all?

Phil Keller LPD to Pro temperate young.

We are requesting this be brought back after recess.

We're just awaiting some information from the administration.

Okay, S.

Was there a motion to bring back lineup 5.1 after recess?

Motion.

Motion's been made.

Are there any objections?

Here in the line of 5.1, be brought back after recess.

Move on to new business mayor's office.

Petition of the Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Organization request to hold the 28th annual Caribbean and Cultural Festival on August 29th, 2026 for 3 p.m.

until 10 p.m.

on the same day at Mary Grove College.

Setup will begin at 1 p.m.

on August 29th, 2026, completed by 3 p.m.

on the same day.

Tear down will begin at 10 p.m.

on August 29th, 2026, and completed by 11 p.m.

the same day.

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

Motion.

Motion made or any objections.

Here in the line of 6.1, we move to formal session with recognition for approval, you put on a new business.

Lion 6.2 Petition of Detroit Auto Dealers Association request to hold the cars at the station.

Cats on September 11, 2026 from 10 a.m.

until 9 p.m.

on September 12th, 2026 at Roosevelt Parkslash Michigan Central Station.

Setup will begin at 8 a.m.

on September 10th, 2026, completed by 10 a.m.

on September 11, 2026.

Tear down will begin at 11 p.m.

on September 12th, 2026, and completed by 8 p.m.

on September 13th, 2026.

Is there a motion to send Lion 6.2 the formal session with record days for approval be put on to do business?

Motion.

Motion made or any objections.

Here in the Lions 6.2, we move the formal session with recognition for approval, be put on to new business.

Lyons 6.3.

Petition to Dr.

Ossian H.

Suites Foundation.

Request to hold the Dr.

Ossian A.

Suite Foundation's 8th Annual Open House slash community day on September 12, 2026, from 12 p.m.

until 4 p.m.

on the same day at the intersection of Garland and Charlotte Voice.

Senate will begin at 5 p.m.

on September 11th, 2026, completed by 10 a.m.

on September 12th, 2026.

Tear down will be in at 4 p.m.

on September 12th, 2026.

It'd be completed by 7 p.m.

on the same day.

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

We put on a new business.

Motion.

Motion made on any objections.

Here and Lions 6.3 we move to formal session with recognition for approval, we put on new business.

Request to hold the East Warren Development Corps on September 19, 2026 from 12 p.m.

to 9 p.m.

on the same day at 16835 East Warren.

Senate will begin at 8 a.m.

on September 9th, 2026 and completed by 11 p.m.

the same day.

Tear down will begin at 9 p.m.

on September 19th, 2026 and be completed by 11 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion to move line on 6.4 the formal session with recommendation for approval be put on to new business?

Uh motion.

Motion made are any objections.

Here and then line of 6.4 be moved to formal session with recognition for approval to be put onto new business.

Lionel 6.5 petition of Kayana Siemens, Taylor Harrell, and Rashawn Saunders request the hold for the love of the East on September 19, 2026 from 9 a.m.

until 4 p.m.

on the same day at Matrix Center.

G7 footprint setup will begin at 6 a.m.

on September 9th, 2026 completed by 8 a.m.

on the same day.

Tear down will begin at 5 p.m.

on September 19th, 2026 and completed by 6 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion to send line on 6.5 to formal session with recommendations for approval be put on to new business?

Motion.

Motion made on any objections.

Here in the line of 6.5, we move the formal session with recommendations for approval, we put on to new business.

On the same day at Palmer Park.

Set up will begin at 6 a.m.

on August 30th, 2026 completed by 11 a.m.

on the same day.

Take down again on 8 p.m.

August 30, 2026, completed by 10 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion to move line on 6.6 to formal session with recommendations for approval be put on to new business?

Motion.

Motion made on any objections.

Here in the line of 6.6, we move to formal session with recommendation for approval.

You put on to new business.

Line on 6.7.

A petition of IBEW Local 58 to request the labor hope, the Labor Day March on September 7th, 2026 from 7 a.m.

until 3 p.m.

on the same day at the Courttown neighborhood, Michigan Avenue slash Roseville Park.

Said it will begin at 5 p.m.

on September 6th and be completed by 9 p.m.

on the same day.

Tear down will be in at 2 a.m.

on September 10th 7th, 2026, complete by 4 p.m.

on the same day.

There are motion to send line of 6.7 the formal session with recommendations for approval we put on to new business.

Motion made on any objections.

Here in the line of 6.7 move formal session with recommendations for approval on new business.

Line 6.8.

Petition of Detroit Musics.

Request to hold the Fells Fest on September 19th, 2026 from 3 p.m.

to 7 p.m.

on the same day at 9,000 Oakland.

Setup will begin at 8 a.m.

on September 19, 2026, completed by 2 p.m.

on the same day.

Tear down beginning at 7 p.m.

on September 19, 2026, completed by 10 p.m.

on the same day.

Is there a motion to send line item 6.8 the formal session with recommendations for approval onto new business?

Motion.

Motion to be made on any objections.

Here in the line of 6.8, we move to formal session with recommendations for approval, we put onto new business.

Moving to office of contracting and procurement.

Contract period post city council approval for a period of five years.

So a contract amount 781,934 and zero cents.

Motion.

Motion made on any objections.

Here none, line 6.9, we move the formal session with recommendations for approval, be put onto new business.

All right.

Discussion chair recognized member Benson.

I could bring up 6.9 if I'm not mistaken.

Is that who we have here today?

They made their way up here.

Oh, you oh, did you want to speak to I thought I thought you guys to, but I'd like the public to know what's going on here?

Okay, I thought you guys were later on.

I thought you were gonna speak to 6.11.

Go ahead.

Discussion, Mr.

Chair.

Yeah, go ahead.

Discussion.

What do we have here?

What are you all doing?

Why is this important?

This is important to upgrade.

Microphone.

This is important to upgrade the infrastructure for broadcasts.

Tell us more about that.

Um we our system is aging and uh we have outages, we have things where the um captions don't work or um the picture is not there, and this will help us upgrade the system entirely.

I don't think it's been upgraded.

Uh it's been over 10 years since it's been upgraded.

What system are we talking about here?

So get so the public understand what we're doing.

This is also based out of troll.

We have a colleague who does not like to send money outside the city of Detroit.

So need to talk about that as well.

Just give us the information so we can make sure that our colleagues in the other offices have this.

So when we go to the table on Tuesday, it's not a big fight, although maybe a little one.

Okay.

Um, the infrastructure system for the city's for government cable channels 10, 21, 22, and 68.

The contract includes a new server infrastructure, broadcast automation, live streaming, video on demand, closed captioning, multilingual translation, backup and archival systems, software licensing, ongoing maintenance, and technical support.

Sounds like a lot.

It's a lot.

This is a close $800,000 contract over five-year period.

Yes.

So what are we getting for this?

Our money.

We get the support if it breaks, are they gonna give us a new one?

Yep, you do.

You get support if it breaks down.

You get ongoing service.

Ongoing service and support.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Ongoing service and support if it breaks down.

We get an upgrade, a total upgrade of the entire system.

Um, our infrastructure has been aging and we've been having issues um with playback and the automation.

Um so this system will help to make sure that it works.

Um, I know council have had concerns with their um council coroners.

We'll be able to upload lots more council corners.

We'll have to we will not have to delete some to put some up there, but it will be able to hold many more um of your council corners as well.

What's the current status of our infrastructure now?

Um, it's aging.

That's the current status.

It's aging, it breaks down a lot.

We have a lot of repairs come up each week.

We know you all have complained about the system, and we have been working hard to get those fixed, but we need the it's come time that we need to upgrade the system.

If we don't approve this contract, what happens?

Um, the system may fail.

Uh, and we know then, and then we may not be able to recover.

Um, it's already there, meaning that if it breaks down, it will break it down, and we will have to upgrade it.

So we're trying to avoid having the breakdown.

And the coach.

Will we have cable channel?

No, we go dark.

Yeah.

So without this upgrade, we would go dark.

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

I appreciate that.

Uh also I just wanted to say um Deputy Director Cochrane.

Thank you for joining us.

I just also wanted to ask you.

Also, the avoid the cost of that.

I mean, I'm assuming going, you know, it would be each cheaper for us to maintain or to build out for us to go dark and then have to rebuild, you know, that after we went dark.

I think the cost would be exorbitant.

Yeah, and if we if we go dark, we'll lose our peg funding.

Okay.

Peg funding.

Oh, that's important.

Yeah.

All right.

Um, motion was already made for that, so thank you very much.

Unless you're the only contract you're here for, correct?

Yes, correct.

Okay, you're not here for the okay.

I thought you were here for the right production.

My bad.

All right, thank you.

I appreciate it.

Okay, thank you.

Have a good day.

All right, Madam Clark.

We are now on line on 6.10, right?

Okay.

Um, you also been joined by the obudsman as well.

Is there a specific reason?

Okay, I just let me all like something we did or okay.

Oh, okay.

To Ms.

Calvert.

Uh, okay.

Yeah, make sure you get some cakes, cupcakes.

Hello, madam umbudsman.

Yeah, good to see you.

Make sure we didn't do nothing.

All right, uh.

All right.

Office of Chief Finance, the office of the chief financial officerslash office of development and grants.

Ummitting report, relative report submitting for all donated assets, accepted to improve existing city of Detroit parks and facilities for calendar year 2026.

Quarter number two.

The Office of Development and Grants in partnership with the General Services Department received authorization from Detroit City Council to accept donated assets to improve existing city of Detroit parks on a rolling basis.

There are no cat match requirements for these non-cash donations.

The resolution was approved on September 20th.

No, September 22nd, 2020.

The approved resolution only applies to non-cash assets that were valued under 25,000.

Do I have a motion saying line of 6.10 in the formal session with recognition for approval?

You pull on to new business.

Motion.

Motion or any objections here in the line of 6.10.

We move to formal session with regulation for approval, we put on to new business.

Yes.

This is a report.

Yes.

This may be receiving file.

Oh, we received a file.

This we don't oh okay.

I you you you know what it was.

I saw the size of it, and I thought because it was so voluminous, we'd have to report this afternoon.

Okay.

That's that's my fault.

Okay, so uh, do I have to withdraw them?

I said, Do I have to withdraw the motion?

Motion receiving file.

Okay.

I don't have to withdraw the previous one.

I can just say motion receiving file.

The motion had already been made.

Dr.

Powers, yeah, I was just getting ready to call you.

You it was misspoken.

It should have been a receiving file.

So it wasn't a proper motion.

You're fine.

Excellent.

Thank you.

Uh motion receive and file.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none.

Um motion line of six point ten be received a file.

Thank you, Ben and Clerk.

Thank you, Dr.

Powers.

All right, General Services Department.

Line of 6.11, amendment number four, professional services contract, the right productions.

The City Detroit General Services Department.

City submits for consideration by this honorable body the enclosed resolution to support the authorization to enter into amendment number four of the professional services contract with the right productions to continue the operation and management of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater located at 2600 at Water Street, Detroit, Michigan, 48207T RP has been a long-term operator and possesses technical skills and prior business knowledge to support the continued operation for and the improvements of the amphitheater for the benefit of the city of Detroit and the general public.

Is there a motion discuss line of 6.11?

Motion.

Motion.

I do.

So if anybody can come on, but I also would like to bring this back.

Just don't have a deeper uh dive in this.

This is a huge asset, which we never really get to talk about.

Um this is a major entertainment venue on the river owned by the city of Detroit.

And I think we need to have a greater discussion.

Um I understand this is an extension that will be for six years, but just coming today with the expectation that we move this out and approve it.

I'm just not comfortable with that.

I do want to know what what are we getting here and why the need for this uh four-year extension.

Ms.

Sullivan.

Through the chair, good afternoon.

We have Alex Weather up with us.

All right, Mr.

Weather up.

Go ahead, sir.

Motors.

There we are.

Good afternoon.

Alex Weatherup, Assistant Director of General Services.

All right, good to see you, sir.

You as well.

Um through the chair to member Benson.

Um, just kind of talking through what this amendment is.

So it is an extension.

It's a five-year extension.

Um, it was going to expire in 27, so six years from now.

Um, and what we're doing is writing into the contract a uh schedule for uh regular maintenance items that we want to see performed uh regularly, as well as some capital improvements items uh with a schedule and when we expect them to be done, um, as well as some um increased reporting uh from them, um how many tickets are sold for each event, how much money you make and uh any other revenue.

And so um while we've been able to get this information in the past, this just explicates and kind of sets out better expectations of what we want and when we want it.

Um, and it also allows the the right productions is going to be investing in a new ticketing system and a new POS system that will allow them to better report out to us.

Uh so this amendment just covers all those um when we expect them to be uh occur and what we expect in return.

Okay, thank you.

So I'd like to have a conversation with our productions prior to this as well, then actually have a look at what our asset looks like before this one also, and then what's the plan for uh 2032 when this con when this proposed extension expires?

Uh we'll meet with our partners in law and procurement and determine if a rebid is in the best interest of the city or another extension.

Okay, thank you.

Yeah, all right.

Any other questions?

Okay, um motion has been made to bring back line item 6.11 after recess.

Are there any objections?

Hearing none, line of 6.11 be brought back after recess.

Thank you very much, Mr.

Weatherup.

All right, now we move on to miscellaneous council member Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Uh submitting relevant memorandum relative to motorcycle gatherings at and around Roosevelt Park.

There has been a request to bring this line item back after recess.

Uh is there a motion to bring back line item 6.12 after recess.

Motion, discussion, motion made, discussion, chair recognizes member Benson.

Uh, through your C administration, uh, this type of activity is something that my office is really being concerned about as well.

Who is uh going to be meeting?

Looks like this went out to the chief.

Just want to verify that the chief is responding and ensuring that there is a uh quality of life issue that's going to be addressed here.

Through the chair, we do expect the response much sooner than recess.

We just put that date due to the committee not competing until the 10th.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

All right, excellent.

Motion has been made.

Motion has been made, so we will now move on the line of 6.13.

Submit a memorandum requesting that the legislative policy division prepare an ordinance amendment to update the city's rental compliance ordinance to reflect the appropriate department responsible for administering rent escrow payments for tenants residing in rental properties that are not in compliance with applicable housing requirements.

Uh will the clerk please note that we have been joined by member Miller.

Uh, motion to discuss line of 6.13.

Discussion before we go there, Mr.

Chair.

Want to just discuss a message to uh member Gabriel Santiago Romero's office.

Please um alert this committee to the resolution to line item 6.12 once that happens.

That staff.

Thank you.

Absolutely.

All right.

All right, uh member uh the chair recognized member miller, you ready to discuss the line of 6.13?

Yes, thank you to through the chair pro Tim.

Good morning, everyone.

How are you?

I was at the retirees luncheon, and it was an amazing event to see all of our city of Detroit workers.

And I just want to give a special shout out to uh our retirees that continue to push for advocacy for the return of funds lost during bankruptcy.

Um according to 6.13 through the chair.

Um, I just want our colleagues.

This is a straightforward housekeeping amendment to ensure that rental compliance, the ordinance reflects how the city actually operates today.

The ordinance currently identifies BC as a department responsible for administering rent escrow payments.

But the responsibilities have since transitioned to the Health Human and Family Resources Department.

If our ordinances are outdated, it creates unnecessary confusion for residents who are simply trying to comply with the law.

All right, excellent.

Um you have any questions, comments, or concerns on this at all?

Okay.

Uh to LPD.

Uh, where are we with this?

And what would you request we do with this?

Yes, to pro temporary young, we're asking that this be brought back after recess, and we will provide a response shortly.

Excellent.

Okay.

Um is there a motion to bring back line on 6.13 after recess?

Function.

Motion made are any objections?

Here and now we will bring back line on 6.13 after recess.

We will now go to member reports.

Chair recognizes Vice Chairman Benson.

No report had to recess.

Chair recognizing Member Miller.

Tomorrow we're having a morning men mingle, which is July 4th, 24th at the Athrogan Anthroology Coffee Shop at 1948 Davis Division Street.

That's Anthrology Coffee at 1948 Division Street.

And on next week, we're having our district five community meeting on the 29th of July from 6 to 8 at Helen Moore Community Center.

That's at 11825 Dexter.

Again, that's our district five community meeting on the 29th of July at the Helen Moore Rec Center on Dexter.

Thank you to the chair.

All right, uh, everyone, I just wanted to say uh happy break.

You know, this will be the last neighborhood community services committee uh before we come back on break.

So always a pleasure to work with you all the professionals here.

Uh be safe and uh God bless and we will see you after recess and on Tuesday.

Tuesday will be the last day.

All right, without objection, neighborhood community service standing committee will now stand adjourned.