Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Present.

House Member Denzale and Tom McCampbell.

Member McCampbell did indicate that he's running late this morning.

So his tardiness is excused.

So noted, Madam Chair.

Councilmember May Waters.

Present.

I'm sure you have a quorum present.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Given a quorum, we'll go into the agenda for today.

Is there a motion to approve our last minutes?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, our minutes from our last session will be approved.

Just want to remind everyone that today is our last public health and safety session before recess.

So member Waters, we are being requested for all items to go to new business unless we decide otherwise.

But just a note for us today as we move items along.

Other than that, we can go into general public comment for this morning.

I don't see anyone here in person for general public comments.

But if you are online, please raise your hand now for general public comments.

I'll be cutting off public comments in two minutes.

So please raise your hand now if you would like to make general public comments.

We will give everyone two minutes this morning.

And since we see no one here in public for public comment this morning, we will begin with the folks that we have online.

We do have the two minutes up on the screen.

Well, good morning.

Can I be heard?

Yes, good morning.

Good morning, Dr.

Denise Darnell here.

My city council member here in District 2, Angela Whitfield Callaway had a very successful meeting regarding traffic and pedestrian safety this past Thursday at Greater Emmanuel Church on Schaefer and West Seven Mile.

The Detroit 12th Police Um precinct, uh Detroit Department of Public Works, Wayne County Traffic Engineers, Wayne County Commissioner Angelique Peterson Mayberry, as well as Bishop John Schear and his leadership team all discussed additional safety measures to make sure that congregants would be able to leave the church safely without getting run over or putting their lives in danger.

Crossing Schaefer and Cambridge.

Those in the community expressed concerns about cars driving way past the speed limit, putting pedestrians in danger.

The bishop mentioned somebody actually did get run over in the recent past who miraculously survived.

I personally was very glad to see how productive this community meeting turned out.

There were a lot of commitments made on the spot by DPD.

And I think the bishop was pleased with what the city, county, and our council member with Phil Callaway was able to accomplish by simply bringing the community together with those who have the authority to take decisive actions.

We actually walked down to the intersection and while standing there, our car came speeding by, breaching the yellow line in order to get around another vehicle, and DPD immediately responded.

So we got to see firsthand the dangers that speeding cars can present to pedestrians.

Finally, I, Denise Darnell Brown, I'm on the August 4th ballot here in Detroit's area, eight-mile woodwork for District 203, delegate to the county convention and would appreciate considerations and vote.

I am volunteering because I believe everybody can do something.

Thank you.

God bless you and have a wonderful break.

Thank you.

God bless you, ma'am.

Who do we have next?

By the way, general public comments is now cut off.

Our next caller is William M.

Davis.

Good morning.

Can I be heard?

Yes, good morning.

I like to report uh a health and safety concern right here on my street.

Uh you know, we have a lot of tree debris that's been down since like July 3rd.

And I know on one of these committee meetings, it was we was informed that they're going to be coming around picking it up right on my block on Apple between Joy and Oakman.

There's a huge pile of wood and debris in front of my neighbor's house.

And the thing about this, right next to the fire hydrant, which will make a compromise if somebody's house caught on fire.

And also there's an elderly lady who lives there.

You know, she's like in our 80s or 90s, and you know, she frequently goes in and out, you know, in ambulance to get service.

You know, so I I think a greater effort needs to be made to get you know this debris up, you know, and some of us pretty big uh from the July 3rd.

And some of it's pretty big uh from the July 3rd.

Uh also I think in general, there's a lot of debris still out throughout the city, especially over here in District 7 that needs attention.

You know, so if y'all could help to facilitate, help to encourage the people that's supposed to be doing this to do something.

Uh also it appears like still, you know, I work for the water department for 34 years.

I've been retired since 2012.

But prior to the Detroit bankruptcy, we didn't have so many streets flooding.

We didn't have so much uh problems with you know maintaining the street lights and uh a number of things.

So I you know, some things have gotten better since the bankruptcy, but some things have gotten worse.

Hopefully, we can do more to help to improve the living standards for Detroiters, and hopefully we could do more to make sure our dollars are staying in the city more.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our next caller is D dot Mobility Access D dot Mobility Access.

If you can hear us, you're up next.

I believe that actually may be Brother Cunningham.

Can you hear me?

Yes, we can.

Good morning, honorable councilpersons.

Have a great recess.

And um, thanks for always being cordial.

Kindness is not always kind to me.

Um, you know, the life I uh uh live, people are not always that kind to me.

So I appreciate your kindness, council persons.

313 4449114, 313, 444, 9114, 313, 444, 9114.

The number was made, so you can remember it.

And forced subservience Cunningham on Facebook.

August 4, 2026, I believe it's eight days out for voting day.

And I'm getting a lot of calls.

Um, people want to know if it's the fixed line bus route, if the fixed line bus route and paratransit will be free.

The key part will paratransit and fixed line route be free uh for Detroit Department of Transportation on August 4th.

Uh, those who are doing early voting, you can get a free ride from Warriors on Wheels, Lisa Franklin organization 313, 251 577.

Again, 313 251 57.

And thanks for taking my text message, councilwoman.

Um, in regards to that flyer, hopefully it can be shared robustly so some people can get to the polls.

We want everybody to vote.

And I'm getting calls, people want to know fixed line route will be free, and disability para transit free August 4th.

It will be a good idea if they put it on their social media or some type of platform so the public knows, and I will disseminate the information once I'm told.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

We can confirm whether or not that will be free on election day and help let people know as well.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is Renard Monchenski.

Hi, good morning.

Can I be heard?

Yes, good morning.

Oh, good morning.

And I'm gonna thank uh Kelly Han for his uh reminder that the election is in eight days, and early voting is taking place now at the sites uh that our clerk's office listed.

So just be sure to exercise your early right to vote because other states have that, we're new to it, and this allows workers and people that cannot take time off on the election to have their voices heard.

And states that get rid of that and actually don't have that is a form of voter suppression.

So we worked hard to make sure that we can have early voting, mail and voting, and of course, your choice of voting in on election day.

And when you look at your ballot, don't just look at the um candidates from the parties, make sure you consider the proposals because these are very important.

Uh, I know there's a lot of misinformation and disinformation out there and uh from disprinal oops and things of that sort.

But for the proposal S, this is the memory that will invest in our Detroit Public Schools community district.

The old district is no more, the debt has been paid off.

I'm not actually sure what happens with our old records and everything, but that's another story.

Is the 18 mil tax, but it would not be levied on people on residents and renters that live there, only businesses as well.

So that's that case.

So people who own a rental home will not be impacted by this, but our most important residents in the city who cannot vote, cannot make decisions are children, and they deserve consideration.

So that's proposal S.

The Wayne County Transit Millage also all of us in Wayne County will decide on whether we will have public transit across all 43 cities.

And we know the reality that people that live in the city rely on the bus, both DIY and smart to get to where they need to go.

Everything is not available in the city, and then people in the city outside of the city want to come here as well.

So be sure to vote.

If we don't vote on this transit village, if it fails, there is no smart service.

There is no county service whatsoever.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Madam Chair, our next caller is Miss Marguerite Maddox and Scarlet, noting we have four more callers and two joined after the close of public comment.

Okay.

Miss Maddox, you're up next.

Miss Maddox, if you can hear us, you have been made a panelist.

You will just need to unmute yourself.

Miss Maddox, if you are speaking, we cannot hear you.

What we can do, Miss Maddox, since we have a few more folks online.

We can add you to the bottom of the queue and welcome you back if you're able to reconnect with us, but we can't hear you at the moment.

So Miss Maddox, if you can hear us, we are going to add you to the bottom of the queue and call back on you.

But we currently cannot hear you.

Uh so we'll come back to you, Miss Maddox.

Who do we have next?

Our next caller is phone number ending in 534.

Caller ending in 534.

Good morning, May I be heard.

Yes, good morning.

I am so grateful that Miss Alicia called me this morning.

She is in one of the solar taking areas.

She's very disturbed that she just got a legal document that she doesn't understand.

And I hope she successfully got into the Zoom.

She also knows two of the neighbors that got bullied into signing the deals.

And you folks really need to check out what the city is doing with the solar initiative, not properly informing people.

And I will help her out because it is not okay to go around offering people hundred dollar checks and not fully explain what's going on to take their use restrictions so you can build these solar farms for neglect often negligent DTE.

Now, folks, the way this has gone on has been so absolutely disgusting.

And so I pray that the chair and the vice chair of this committee will take a look into this because that Miss Alicia is willing to speak up about what's going on there.

And you've devastated some other people, not you necessarily personally.

But the dirty tactics that the city is using, not fully informing people, rolling over them with no right to counsel while you've got Zalfmer fund to the tune of 7.7 million dollars.

And they know these people don't have the resources to fight back, but they're also being misinformed, so they won't fight back.

So God bless Alicia and her family for reaching out to me, and then you can hear from them, and I will set up some one-on-one conversations so that you know that what I've been telling you is true.

So have the decency to look into this and not let residents of Detroit be rolled over by some callous people who were brought off by DTE or whatever motivates them to do this to Detroit residents.

And I'm sorry if I'm speaking in fight or flight, but I am just so appalled that the city is doing this to our next caller is phone number ending in 223.

Caller ending in 223.

Hi, this is Alicia.

I have been bamboo to sign papers, not fully explained to me about this solar panel crap.

I do not want this next to me.

I don't I didn't want it in a back in my home, but they do want it anyway.

I'm very unhappy about this because they lied to us.

They came around with these programs, and they want to take my house, and I don't want to move.

I don't want it next to me.

I need help.

They didn't explain anything to us.

So I feel we've been bamboozled out of our home.

I don't think this is a safe environment for these solar panels.

I'm just against it.

And people have been forced out of their home.

Maria was forced out of her home.

Her Miss Black, they all was forced.

And I feel like they were trying to force me out of my home with this hundred dollar check.

They told me I didn't have to go to court.

And I wasn't signing my house away or my land away.

And now I feel confused.

I need help.

Will I be able to get any help from you guys?

Um legal help.

You have you have a few seconds left to share your thoughts.

Um, and then we will be able to share um some thoughts as well.

So you've got about 20 more seconds if you have anything else you want to share with us.

No, because I'm just totally unhappy about this situation.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you for calling in.

Um, so member waters as is there, is she able to give you a call?

Because I think what we got to figure out is who she's been talking to, um, what she's being promised, and then making sure if she does not want to move forward that that she's able to navigate that process.

Member Waters.

Yes, and so I thank you, madam chair.

And I won't ask her a bunch of questions online, but I do want her to call my office and speak with um uh Santana Hill.

Leave your contact information, please, so that we can take a uh look in to this, because nobody is supposed to be forced out if they don't want to leave.

And that is just the bottom line.

So I don't I don't understand that.

Um, so please call us at 313 2363.

313 2363.

Thank you, madam chair.

Thank you, member waters.

Thank you for calling in, Alicia.

Um, please do call member waters uh to let us know about your situation.

Uh Ms.

Khan, who do we have next?

Our last caller is phone number ending in one two four before we go back to the top of the queue.

Caller ending in one two four, you're up next.

Caller ending in one, two, four.

If you can hear us, we cannot hear you.

Unfortunately, since we can't hear you, I believe we are going to Miss Maddox next.

Uh, if you are our caller ending in one, two, four, we will call back.

We will call back on you once we've heard from Miss Maddox.

Uh, but to move us along, caller ending in one, two, four.

We still cannot hear from you.

So we're going to add you to the bottom of the queue.

And I believe we can bring up Ms.

Maddox now.

Ms.

Maddox, if you can hear us, we're making you a panelist, and you should be able to unmute yourself and make your general public comment.

Oh, Miss Maddox, if you're speaking, we still cannot hear you.

Unfortunately, we are at the bottom of the queue now.

But you have been made a panelist.

You are muted on our ends.

We still cannot hear you, Miss Maddox.

Miss Maddox, unfortunately, I'm going to have to invite you to make public comment tomorrow during formal session.

It was so good to see you this weekend at the elections block party, Miss Maddox.

I'm sorry we can't hear from you.

Um, but hopefully we're able to hear from you tomorrow.

We will now go back to their caller ending in one, two, four.

If you can hear us, you've been made a panelist, and you should be able to unmute yourself.

Caller ending in 124.

You have been unmuted.

Thank you.

I already spoke, but now you know what I told you before.

It's true.

Thank you.

We will end general public comment then for this morning.

Thank you, everyone, for calling in and for making your comments.

Um, as we mentioned, Alicia, please do call member waters.

Mr.

Davis, thank you for calling in regarding the trees that still need to be removed.

Um, Director Brundage, let me know that there will be somebody to pick up the tree debris on Apple E.

And director, since you're listening, we're gonna also send you some notes on some tree debris um and uh garbage from Mortis City makeover that still needs to be picked up in some areas of the district.

So we'll send that over to you.

Thank you so much for always being responsive.

Um, and yes, reminder of election day coming soon.

Uh, we will make more reminders of that at the end of the agenda today.

But what I'll do now is move on to unfinished business under unfinished business 5.1.

This is contract number 309 to 101.

This is utilizing 100% bond funding to provide emergency demolition at 118 West Dakota.

Contractors DMC consultants, they're in Detroit.

This is for 28,350, and this is for construction and demolition.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss 5.1?

Motion to approve hearing no objections.

5.1 will be approved, sent to um business new business.

Thank you, member waters will be sent to new business with a recommendation to approve.

And um member waters, I was given a pro tip that I can if we have a motion, I think at the end of the agenda or at the beginning of the agenda now.

So uh member waters, if you wouldn't mind making a motion that we send all approved items to new business unless otherwise noted, okay, then we're good for the rest of today's session.

If you can motion, all right.

So motion to send all approved items to new business unless otherwise noted.

That motion would be approved.

Thank you, Dr.

Powers.

Thank you, Member Waters.

Moving us along five points two.

This is the grant application to the U.S.

Department of Justice for the reinvestments initiative grants.

This is the grants that will be used for drones for DPD.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss 5.2?

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, 5.2 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

5.3.

This is a petition of Amir requesting an easement.

Is there a motion to discuss?

Motion.

Thank you.

Member Waters for 5.3.

I know that this is something that member McCampbell had more questions on.

And I'm not sure if he has received the answers.

So I think in order to give him that time.

Unless you have any strong feelings, I think it's best to bring this back on September 14th.

Hearing no objections, 5.3 will be brought back on September 14th.

Um, if member McCampbell is able to join us, uh, we can confirm whether or not um he wants this brought back, or if we can move this out today.

Okay.

But for now, we'll leave it as that.

5.4.

This is a petition of Suave Enterprise to vacate um land.

Member Waters, is there a motion to discuss?

Motion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

I actually have more questions regarding um this request and would like to bring this back on September 14th as well.

Motion to bring back September 14th.

5.4 will be brought back on September 14th.

5.5.

This is a memo relative to request for a resolution to prioritize the demolition.

The demolition of of our city properties of the properties in the city.

Motion to receive and found.

There's discussion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

So this is the memo.

We did receive the resolution.

The resolution, I believe, is not attached.

Um trying to think we could walk on the resolution.

We do have it.

It's not a line item on today's agenda, I don't believe.

This is just the the memo.

Oh, one second.

Yes, it is attached, I was told.

So we can approve it.

Okay.

Thank you all.

Um, so member waters, if we wouldn't mind um just making sure it looks like it is attached in e-scribe.

Um the resolution for demolitions.

So for 5.5, if we can motion, we are walking on the resolution for 5.5.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, we are attaching the resolution to 5.5 regarding prioritizations of demolitions.

Is there motion to oh sorry?

Yes, Madam Clerk.

I'm looking at E-Scribe now.

I don't see the resolution at session, but I do see a resal request.

So if we could just get the resolution to our office prior to tomorrow.

Okay.

Through the chair, it's been sent to East Grab.

It hasn't been posted yet.

Understand the committee has it.

It's processed.

Okay.

There's been some delays recently on getting things posted on East Gribe.

Okay.

So everything as is still, is it still proper, Dr.

Powers?

We attach the resolution.

It is on E-Scribe.

It has not been posted.

It's processing.

LPD.

I think I think we've been through this before.

It's it's a new practice in my experience of this committee to not treat the resolution as part of the as part of the line item.

I see the line item as a as a as a uh subject matter.

And you've been provided with the resolution now, and the committee is free to act on it.

That that's my position.

If the committee insists on that on treating that one document as the only relevant part, then as has been discussed, you could walk it on.

You have it.

Okay.

So then we are we are okay.

Okay, great.

Um, and heard LPD.

I just want to make sure that what we are discussing is attached, is approved, moved through.

To me, it just seems cleaner that way.

Um, so we have attached the resolution to 5.5.

It is on e-scribe, it will be live.

Uh is there a motion to approve 5.5?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 5.5 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

Thank you, everyone.

5.6 is a memo relative to a request for resolution for the public hearings for a public hearing in Detroit.

Uh, whenever DTE asks for a rate height, this is for the Michigan Public Service Commission to hold a public hearing in the city.

This is a memo.

I don't believe we've seen the resolution just yet for this member waters, unless you've seen it.

I don't think so.

No.

Um this can be.

Through the chair, yes.

I sent it to the attached.

It's in the same condition as the other ones.

Ah, okay.

It for your for the committee's purpose, it's attached to an email that I sent you, and I've received it, but it has been posted yet.

Okay, and you're right.

That is the intent, of course.

It's supposed to be clean.

It's just that E-Scrib has been backed up for about four weeks.

Understood.

Okay, no worries.

So then let's do the similar process for 5.6.

Member Waters, is there a motion to walk on the resolution for 5.6?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, we will walk on the resolution requesting the Michigan Public Service Commission to hold a public hearing in Detroit.

Is there a motion to approve 5.6?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 5.6 will be approved.

Sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

5.7.

This is a memo relative to request for information on a heat mitigation plan at the Detroit detention center.

Uh we've been asked to bring this back on September 14th.

Motion.

Hearing no objections.

5.7 will be brought back on September 14th.

5.8 is a memo relative to fire work curfew violations.

5.8 and 5.9.

Uh these are both memos through member McCampbell's office.

5.9 is a memo relative to the railroad truck and tracks improvements in District 7.

Uh I do know Member McCampbell should be able to join us before the end of our session.

I'm gonna bring back to the end.

Yes, Member Waters.

Let's bring back at the end.

Thank you.

5.8 and 5.9 at the end of the agenda.

5.10.

This is a memo requesting a complete site by site accounting of every site that received contaminated or potentially contaminated backfill dirt.

This can be brought back on September 14th.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 5.10 can be brought back on September 14th.

The following memos can all be brought back on September 14th.

For 5.11, this is a memo relative to the dangerous buildings process.

5.12 is a memo relative to what type of services the newly formed Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety will offer.

5.13 is a memo relative to a request for reports concerning autonomous vehicles.

5.14 is a memo relative to a request for legislative options for restoring board of police commissioners over sight through ordinance and council actions.

And 5.15 is a memo relative to a request for report concerning hydrogen fueled buses.

All of these items can be brought back on September 14th.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 5.11 through 5.15 will be brought back on September 14th.

Under new business, under the Office of Contracting and Procurement 6.1.

This is contract number 6007962, 100% city funding to provide I/O4 gas monitors and maintenance uh key calibration, calibration, calibration, and testing services and related as needed supplies.

The contractor is MES service company.

They are located in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

This is for a two-year period of 400,000, and this will be for fire.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss 6.1?

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, 6.1 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

6.2.

This is contract number 6007922 utilizing 100% grant funding.

This is to provide a third-party medical billing and coding services for the health department.

Contractor is EA Insurance LLC.

They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This is a one-year contract at 62,400.

And again, this will be for the health department.

Is there a motion to approve with discussion?

6.2.

Motion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

We should be able to have Christina Floyd or Ashanti Booker with us to discuss.

If so, if we can please make them panelist.

Madam Chair, I am moving Ashanti Booker over to panelists right now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning.

If you wouldn't mind stating your name and title for the public.

Good morning.

My name is Ashante Booker.

And I'm with OCP.

Good morning.

Thank you for joining us, Miss Booker.

I was wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing with us the bidding process for this contract.

As you know, we are trying to bring things in house, and a third-party billing seems like something that we might be able to have here in Michigan.

So if you wouldn't mind just sharing with us how this bid process um went, uh the responses and the possibility of bringing this in-house, or at least into the states.

Well, I can't speak to uh through the chair.

I cannot speak to the um ability for the health department to bring uh the work in-house.

I I would leave that to them.

I from what I understand, this is a grant funded um uh project.

And so um they have outsourced it due to uh uh reasons you know of their own.

Um this was produced as an RFQ.

Um we received three uh uh responses.

Only uh two of them were responsible and responsive.

Um there was a city of Detroit based uh organization.

Um but I was not able to uh feel fields their reference.

So they were determined to be um an eligible for award due to that fact.

Okay.

Uh thank you, Ms.

Connor.

Assuming Christina Floyd is not on with us, um, because the remainder of my questions then will be for the health departments, um, are for the health departments.

Um, Mr.

Washington, do we have anyone from the health department to discuss six points two?

Oh, good morning.

Good morning through the chair.

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

Sure.

We can bring 6.2 back without objection to the end of the agenda.

Thank you both.

I will move us along then to Through the Chair.

Yes.

Apologies, Deputy Director Floyd has just joined if we're able to address the questions now.

Okay, thank you.

Is there a motion to discuss six points two?

Motion.

Thank you.

And then we'll wait for our deputy to join.

Yep, madam chair, she's been moved over to panelists.

Thank you.

Good morning, deputy.

Whenever you can, if you wouldn't, oh, if you're speaking, we cannot hear you.

Um, but if you wouldn't mind uh sharing your name and title for the public.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Christina Floyd, Deputy Director of Public Health for the HR Health Department.

Citizen Bottom.

Oh, Deputy, we can't hear you.

You're a little choppy.

Is this no ma'am?

You may it might be better if you're off screen.

If you want to turn your video off, maybe that'll help your signal.

Okay, there you go.

Is that better?

Slightly better.

Slightly better.

Um we can try to have this conversation and and we'll see how it goes.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, thank you.

It sounds like you ran out.

I I appreciate that.

And also uh hope you're staying safe.

Um, but just have brief questions.

This is regarding your grant funded contract for third-party medical billing.

If you wouldn't mind just sharing with us, um, one, do we always do this kind of billing through grants funded uh or through through grant funding?

So through the chair, the medical billing is for our programs that are able to provide uh medical services that can generate revenue.

And so for Medicaid like rates for uh your uh um private insurances, so for immunizations, uh our reproductive health and so on.

And so because those are grant funded, we do provide that uh uh payment for the uh service through grant funds to be able to then uh generate and recoup the funds that we're able to get from insurance companies as we medical bill.

Okay, thank you.

That makes sense.

I am wondering then, um, as you know, we're trying to bring things in house to the city and to the states.

Uh, this is a one-year contract.

Um, is there a possibility to try to get uh this medical billing services um closer to to home?

Uh that is uh something that we we can explore, but as of right now, we want to make sure that we have um everything in place that we need, especially with both our um our actual uh electronic health record system and the systems we have in place to be able to build correctly.

That may be something in the future that we can uh uh look to uh uh explore, uh, but we definitely want to make sure that we have uh a system in place uh before kind of making that uh leap into uh being able to bring it in-house.

Heard.

Okay, so we need to set up the system to be able to do this in-house.

Um we can work on that.

Uh, I know plenty of people that do medical billing.

Seems to be like a good job.

So I think it would be nice to do it here uh with our residents um or with local vendors.

Um those were my main questions.

Thank you so much, deputy.

I see no other questions.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Thank you through the chair.

Uh, have a great day.

You as well.

Is there a motion to approve 6.2?

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 6.2 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

I will move us now under the law department.

6.3.

This is a resolution requesting the official establishments of the ride to rise program for Detroit's uh K through 12 students.

Is there a motion to approve with discussion?

Motion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

I believe we should have Director Kramer on with us as a panelist.

If so, if we can make come into a panelist.

Madam Chair, he's been moved over to panelist.

Thank you.

Am I the right direction, madam chair, or am I sideways?

No, sir.

You are sideways.

Okay.

There we go.

Much more comfortable.

There we go.

Okay, now I can see you.

Okay, good morning.

Good morning, if you wouldn't mind stating your name and title for the public.

Robert Kramer, executive director of transit for the city.

Uh, good morning, director.

Thank you for joining us.

Um, we are discussing the ride to rise program resolution.

And I wanted to bring you in uh to just give us an update on how the program has been going so far.

Um I I've heard success and um where we are moving forward um given what we've learned about the program.

Absolutely.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Uh so the rise program started uh in the beginning of April.

And um with the um opportunity for students to show their ID and ride for free.

Since then, we've uh seen at least double the number of rides that students are taking.

Of course, this is available 24-7, 365, and is something that we see even in the summer months.

Uh student rides are continuing to track um significantly higher than they were before.

So we're excited and um uh energized by the results so far and really looking for uh the six-month pilot was um essentially the council's resolution that changed the fare to zero dollars temporarily.

And um in some analysis, kind of seeing how the program is working, consulting with the law department, kind of looking at opportunities for being in the sustainable in the future.

Uh, we actually believe that the best path forward to continue this is to allow the uh fair structure and ordinance to revert back to its original form, which uh officially has a student uh reduced fare uh for K-12 students to 50 cents per ride, 17 a month.

Uh, and we're prepared to uh implement a program that will actually help us track those rides.

So the experience that students would experience uh that would students would have on the bus would remain unchanged.

So they're still not going to be paying for uh any of their rides, but with the fair structure in place and a way for us to track the rides that are taken.

Uh we're then basically accounting and accruing those, and then uh have opportunities to be able to uh seek reimbursement through uh state or federal grants or for for uh through philanthropy.

And in this case, the good news is that um a few weeks ago in the uh state's budget approval for 2027, there was a million dollars specifically set aside to support uh Detroit rides um student rides to uh education.

So we have a funding source that's available.

We believe uh with law, we've got a uh system to administer this program so that students can continue to use public transportation for free.

Um and this is the um kind of state we're at right now, and just excited for the continued support of the council.

Thank you, Director.

This is very exciting.

Me and Member Waters are very happy to hear that we've got students on the buses um at double the rates.

Um and uh this resolution is is to continue to support that, um, which I am incredibly happy to support.

Um I just want to share um how nice it's been to see the people mover go free and just the impact that it's made on ridership.

Now seeing free rides for students and a doubling ridership really just I think emphasizes the need for us to make transit free in general.

We will continue to work to see what we can do.

Um, but this makes me excited to think that maybe we can again the idea of providing uh free rides in the summer um when the heat is high, when we have poor air quality, and if we're trying to reduce vehicles um to to reduce the impacts of of bad air quality, um maybe we can get the states to funds of free free buses in the summer as well.

We'll keep working on that, but thank you, Director.

Um member waters, any any thoughts, comments?

If not, I believe there was a motion to approve.

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, six points three will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

Thank you, Director.

Thank you.

Moving us along to the Office of Chief Financial Officer Office of Development and Grants.

6.4.

This is the grant application to the Michigan Departments of Environments, Great Lakes and Energy Eagle for the Michigan Brown Field Redevelopment Program grants.

Is there a motion to approve or discuss 6.4?

Motion to discuss discussion for discussion for 6.4.

We should have Anita Harrington online with us if we can.

Oh, yes, Miss Sullivan.

Through the chair, we are joined by Krista Rogers.

Okay, if we can make Crystal Rogers a panelist, Madam Chair, she'll be joining, rejoining as a panelist shortly.

Okay, thank you.

If you wouldn't mind stating your naming title for the public.

Good morning, Crystal Rogers, General Manager for Environmental Affairs, Building Safety Engineering and Environmental Department.

Thank you for joining us.

Member Waters.

Thank you, uh, Madam Chair.

So good morning.

Um, just a few questions.

One, I want to understand what um what contaminants uh we have.

I did couldn't find it.

Um then the five 191 um K.

Um what is uh response activity?

If you can just kind of explain that to us.

Um is this for an affordable housing project?

If so, what is it?

What would be the the AMI if if that's the purpose of it?

And then it says 136k uh for other experience uh expenses.

So what are those?

Okay.

Um we might need to bring Anita on.

I can tell you a few things.

This is for housing projects in um Southwest Detroit.

Uh a response activity plan is our is our response to the contamination in the soil.

So that will be the removal and replacement of the soil.

Okay.

Here is Anita.

Um if we can make Anita into a panelist.

Oh, there we go.

We see you now, if you wouldn't mind stating your name and title for the public.

Anita Harrington, Environmental Specialist Three with BC Environmental Affairs.

Thank you for joining.

Uh, I think Member Waters, did you want to repeat your questions?

Okay.

Well, I was I was asking what type of contaminants that we have.

Um, and just a better explanation for the 591k for response.

And uh Ms.

Rogers did kind of um refer to that a little bit, and then tell us about the affordable housing piece.

And 136k, other expenses.

What's what's other expenses?

Okay, yes, thank you.

Um so the contaminants of concern are mainly um semi-volatile and metals, and they are exceeding dermal contact.

So a dermal contact um barrier will be needed as well as excavation of soil, and then um the 136,000 other uh that generally I I'd have to go back and look for sure, but I believe what that is for is um additional like um operation and maintenance plans as well as um when the property train tra um is transferred, a baseline environmental assessment will be needed for the entities that um take on that the those pro those um the ownership.

Um and then you asked another question.

Oh, that it's uh it is affordable housing, it's uh 71 units.

Most of them will be um affordable units at 81 percent.

81 percent.

I'm sorry, 80 percent.

Um I forget the term apologies okay.

I don't think 80 percent is affordable, but okay if you guys say so.

Um thank you.

We can we can provide more details too.

Like I said, I I I'm just thinking off the top of my head, and I I can provide the additional information.

You certainly did provide some explanation.

If I need more, I'll ask uh Madam Chair here.

She's appears to be very familiar with the project.

Thank you, Member Waters.

Yeah, no, this is this is for a project in Corktown.

Um as you mentioned, uh we do have this is we've got a lot of mixed use pro uh projects coming into the neighborhood.

Um a lot of them are starting at 80.

Uh we are pushing for more to be at 60.

Um, and this is to support those efforts of of mixed use development.

Um, but I appreciate the questions.

I don't have any others, Member Waters, unless you do.

I'm good.

Okay.

There was, I believe, was there a motion to approve?

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, 6.4 will be approved, sent to formal with the recommendation to approve.

Thank you both for joining us.

Thank you.

6.5.

This is the public safety foundation requesting to accept a donation from Amazon Community Engagements.

With discussion.

Motion.

Thank you.

It looks like we should have uh Patty or Tyler with us to discuss this item.

Patty Kukula or Tyler Sarcy.

Uh Madam Chair, Miss Patty has been promoted to panelist.

Thank you.

And Miss Patty, we can't see you.

Oh, we see you now.

Hi.

Hi, good morning, everyone.

Thank you so much, Chair.

Good morning.

Thank you for joining us.

If you wouldn't mind seeing your naming title for the public.

Thank you.

I'm Patty Kakula, executive director of Detroit Public Safety Foundation.

Good to see you, ma'am.

We are discussing 6.5.

This is a recent donation request from Amazon for Occupying the Summer.

If you wouldn't mind sharing with us, do you know what specifically this is going to support?

Uh purchase of tennis shoes, I believe.

Okay.

Um any idea how many?

Uh 300 or so.

Um, I think plus.

Okay, that's awesome.

So we are purchasing tennis shoes.

This is going to be for Occupy the Summer.

Um, sounds like then for uh in events, or do you know if it's gonna be for for programming?

Um I'm actually waiting for the invoice and everything to to come, but it's programming, I believe there are um a lot of activities that you know they want to make sure that the kids can enjoy the recreation activities and have appropriate um you know means to have safe safe sports.

Okay, that's great.

All right, well, thank you for that.

In sight, uh is there motion to approve 6.5 motion, hearing no objections, 6.5 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

Thank you, ma'am.

You're very welcome.

Thank you today.

Have a good one.

Okay, bye-bye.

We are moving on under the legislative policy division.

6.6 is regarding a resolution opposing the usage of water resources for data centers.

We have already approved this, so is there a motion to remove motion hearing no objections 6.6 will be removed from our agenda.

6.7 is a resolution in support of the Michigan Senate bill 1035.

This is for expanding access to post-conviction DNA testing.

Is there motion to discuss?

Motion.

This is a resolution.

Thank you, Member Waters.

Oh, so then we are good to approve this.

This is a motion to approve.

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objections, 6.7 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve under miscellaneous 6.8.

This is a memo relative to a resolution in support of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

If there's a motion to approve, motion to approve hearing no objections, 6.8 will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

And 6.9 is a memo relative to a resolution in support of recognizing September 10th through the 19th 2026 as welcoming week.

If there's a motion to approve, motion to approve, hearing no objections, six points nine will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve, and for anyone wondering, Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th through October 15th.

Under 6.10.

6.10 is a memo through member McCampbell's office.

This is a request for information pertaining to the newly passed chapter 4 amendments on section 4-1-1.

We have been asked to bring this back after September 14th.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, 6.10 will be brought back on September 14th.

6.11 is a memo relative to a resolution request that BC'd do mandatory inspections of Munoz properties.

Is there a motion to discuss or member waters discussion?

Discussion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

This is the memo.

You haven't received the response, correct?

Right.

Okay, so we can just back after September.

Okay.

Through the chair, this is the exact same as the other two that's attached to that email message, and it has been sent to scrap but not posted yet.

So understood.

So you have it, but it's hasn't been officially on the website.

Correct.

I haven't seen it.

Okay.

So then member waters, if it has been, oh, it's a resolution.

Okay.

Okay.

So 6.11, we will bring back on September 14th.

Oh, I do see it.

Okay.

Okay.

Under 6.12.

This is a memo relative to requesting information regarding the violations at occupied properties owned by Munoz.

We've been asked to bring this back on September 14th.

Motion.

Hearing no objections.

6.12 will be brought back on September 14th.

This brings us to the end of the agenda.

We do have two walk-on requests, member waters.

We also have some that we a couple that we got to go back to.

Yes.

Yep.

Yes, we do.

So for the walk-on requests, let's do this first since we are still waiting for member McCampbell.

Um for the first walk-on request.

We should have Director Brundage who can speak on contract 600 800.

Um if there is a motion to walk on this contract.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, we will walk on contract number 600800.

Um with it being on our agenda, I do want to discuss just for us to hear what the contract is.

Discussion.

Thank you, Member Waters.

Discussion.

Do we have Director Brundage on with us?

Yes, we do.

Good morning, sir.

Good morning, Madam Chair.

Good to see you if you wouldn't mind seating your name and title for the record.

Sure.

Ron Brundish, Director of DPW.

Director, we are discussing the contracts uh to be walked on for major street funding construction services for Michigan Avenue Streetscape projects.

If you wouldn't mind sharing with us uh what this is, it is a six million dollar contract for public works.

Uh thank you, madam chair.

And first, I just want to thank you for allowing us to be walked on for consideration.

Uh as you indicated, this is a six million dollar streetscape project uh that'll go along Michigan Avenue from Campus Marshes uh to Cass Avenue.

Uh that portion of Michigan Avenue is under the jurisdiction of the city.

Uh this will actually be paired with a separate uh MDOT project uh that'll occur in 2027 uh from CAS all the way to uh I-96 uh for an additional streetscape project.

Uh this particular uh streetscape project uh will provide for uh new landscaping, uh busloading platforms, uh improved pedestrian crossings.

I will have protected bike lanes as well as upgrading the traffic signals uh and reconstructing the road as part of the project.

Uh one of the reasons that we've requested uh that this contract be considered uh before council goes on recess, uh, is because this footprint of Michigan Avenue between uh campus Marches and Cass uh, of course, is downtown, but it also is uh includes the uh the footprint of the Weston Hotel, uh which is going to be the main headquarters uh next April uh for when the final four comes into town in 2027.

So uh we're looking to get all of this construction work completed uh before the end of 2026.

Okay, thank you.

Just um wondering what the design process was for the new streetscapes.

I know there was a lot of engagement with MDOT for the portion in Corktown.

Do you know if there was any kind of engagement for this portion too?

Uh there was this particular because it is the streetscape uh project.

Uh we did have to go through the community outreach ordinance process.

Uh we did have two meetings, one in December of 2024, and then one in April on April 16th in 2025.

Those were the two community outreach, uh, two community outreach meetings required by the ordinance.

We've also had four additional uh community meetings uh that occurred in 2024 and 25 uh that all went into uh the ultimate design of this particular project.

Okay.

Okay, thank you.

I I want to make sure that we have uh those receipts in case someone uh doesn't want a bike lane and such, we we did provide opportunity for that feedback.

Um, I do want to be able to share that.

Okay, uh member waters, any questions for this contract?

No.

All right, is there a motion to approve?

Motion hearing no objections, we will approve contract 600800 sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

We have one last walk-on request, member waters.

This is um would need a motion to walk on the Paradise Valley encroachment request.

Motion.

Hearing no objections, we will walk on the resolution.

It's usually done through resolution, or we'll walk on the encroachment request.

The incre the encroachment has been on.

Um, director, if you wouldn't mind a brief discussion, member waters.

Thank you.

Director, if you wouldn't mind sharing um with us in the public, what's Paradise Valley is requesting.

Um chair.

Uh Paradise Valley is requesting uh authorization through an encroachment permit uh to install the enhancement in the East West Public Alley uh bounded by Grasship, Broadway, Grand River, uh, and Randolph Streets.

Um this particular uh project is part of uh multiple uh improvements and and placemaking enhancements uh that the Paradise Valley Conservatory is making uh in that area.

Uh the enhancements include uh not only improvements uh in public spaces in this particular alley, uh, but also be at Chris Park Park, uh the Brachett Plata, uh and again the alley that we just talked about.

Uh one of the reasons that we were we're requesting, uh we requested that this particular resolution we moved, uh be added on uh before council goes on recess, uh, is because uh the the uh Paradise Rally Association of Conservative uh did receive grant funding for the place making uh improvements that they're making to this particular alley.

Uh and they have a requirement for this particular for these grant funds, uh they have the funds uh uh all of the work completed uh before the end of August.

So we wanted to work with them.

They're doing great work in Paradise Rally, and if there's any opportunity at all for this encroachment permit to be approved, uh it would certainly be appreciated.

Uh, we did get author approvals from all of the city departments and and any impact of utilities.

Uh no one of course any objection to this particular encroachment permit request.

Okay, thank you.

Mr.

Doherty, good to see you.

Anything else that you would like to add regarding this request for encroachments?

Uh no, um, the director covered everything pretty well.

There is a maintenance agreement uh we've processed with the uh association, so they'll be responsible to maintain all the assets they place into the uh alley uh as part of the encroachments.

Okay, thank you.

Um so folks can look forward to decorative payments, looks like benches, um some overhead string lights, so really trying to um enhance this area.

Okay, thank you for that overview.

Is there a motion to approve the encroachment request?

Motion to approve.

Hearing no objection, this request will be approved, sent to new business with the recommendation to approve.

Director Brundage, will I have you on?

Um can I ask you a random question?

I I mean I'm gonna do it anyways, and um, but Paradise Valley just makes me think of of what has happened in cities when we when we bulldoze neighborhoods to build freeways, um, really what that's done in the impact to our neighborhoods.

Uh recently saw a video of I forget which city now, they built on top of their freeway.

I know that we have there's discussion around I-375.

Where are we in that discussion?

Is it still happening?

Um, because I know uh we did discuss about reimagining that freeway, um, but it seems like some other cities have built over their freeways.

Is this is it still being discussed?

Uh you might be better prepared to provide a more detailed response uh than I can.

And Rick, if you want to uh tackle that, if not, uh I think I can respond to some degree.

Um I I can certainly try.

I know uh the 375 um project uh from Grasshead South to uh the river to remove the below grade freeway and bring a boulevard up to street level, that that effort's uh well underway.

We're doing plan reviews with uh Emda to ensure that uh as that boulevard comes through, how it interacts with our streets is uh you know, we're we're able to weigh in and make sure that there's good consideration for uh accessibility, uh the ability to cross.

Obviously, with that work, there will be some land that will be developable out of the excess land from the freeway.

So that's uh all part of that effort, but it is a downsize project.

Like I said, it is from Grasshead South.

So the final phase uh grasshead north to where 75 uh curves uh west across downtown that uh that second phase still needs to be uh finalized.

Uh and I know downtown the trade partnership is working with MDOT on an effort to uh bridge across 75 at several points uh with uh more of uh streetscape style bridges and that to uh to uh improve uh connectivity uh from uh basically the large freeway all to all the way to uh 75, 375 interchange.

So though I know there's a lot of public input into those efforts as well.

Okay, great.

Thank you.

I I appreciate the the updates because we haven't heard anything.

I haven't heard anything.

Member Waters, and and thank you.

You know, I uh I have issues with that project, first and foremost.

Then the state has not uh done what they have been totally uh disrespectful of this of this body, in fact.

In fact, they've been making all of these plans.

The community is not engaged enough.

I live right there myself.

You would think that somebody would care about what I thought since I have to vote on this project.

So I'm thinking people who don't live in that neighborhood are making all of these plans, all of these decisions, and they're not keeping us in the loop.

Well, I just I just resent it.

So if you guys could just let them know, um, I mean I take issue with it.

In fact, I love being able to get on and off the freeway real fast.

So to tell you the truth.

So I'm I'm not a fan of the project.

Somebody's gonna have to show me something a little bit different, you know.

And I need the community to be excited about it, and I don't see that yet either.

So that that's my two cents worth, madam chair.

You know, you just had to get me worked up today about that.

Thank you, yes, director.

Uh madam chair, we can certainly reach out to M guy uh and request that they come to council when you guys return back to reset.

I'm gonna provide you guys uh an update on where things stand and you know what the current plans look like.

That would be most excellent, Director.

Thank you so much because we do not know what's going on.

I am being asked by the public because they want to provide input, and then we're seeing exciting new projects across the country.

So would like to know um how we can make sure that we are imagining our city with our residents.

Um Madam Chair, yes, Member Waters.

I I I have said for years when you're making plans that impact a an entire community, the community need to be get engaged at an intimate level.

I've always felt very strong about that because I basically feel as though you have outsiders in a sense.

I mean, even though some of some people might live in the city, but if you don't live in that community, I mean I have a problem with that.

I just believe that we should engage the community, and it is just really does not happen.

So I anyway, that's my two cents worth.

Thank you, Member Waters.

Thank you, director.

Thank you for letting me go on that side quest.

Um, and yes, would like to bring in m dot when we come back from recess to hear about that project.

Um thank you.

All right, thank you.

All right, thank you all.

Have a good rest of your day.

That was it for our walk-on request.

Oh, yeah.

We do have to go now back to five points eight and five point nine.

Um, so I tried my best to give member uh McCampbell some time.

Um, but I think what we'll do now is we will bring back 5.8 and 5.9 on September 14th.

Motion hearing no objections, 5.8 and 5.9 will be brought back on September 14th.

I believe council member McCampbell's walking in.

Oh, awesome.

Member Waters said too late.

Um Member McCampbell, we we are still here.

Thank you, Ms.

Khan, for letting us know.

I have a note here for 6.2.

Madam Clerk.

Did we already vote and discuss six points two six point two was moved to new business?

6.2 was moved to new business.

And if the clerk can please note we've been joined by member McCampbell.

Thank you.

Good morning, sir.

I know objection.

Um we are close to the end here.

Um, member McCampbell, I know you were dealing with um personal um uh issues this morning, but uh we did want to we did just bring back 5.8 and 5.9.

We can also discuss if you would like.

Um, but these are the memos regarding 5.8 was regarding a firework curfews.

5.9 was regarding the railroad tracks improvements in D7.

Thank you, madam chair, and good morning, everyone.

Um, if we could discuss 5.8 or much to discuss, all right.

We can discuss 5.8 and for 5.8.

Um, Miss Sullivan, who do we have to discuss 5.8?

Or uh before uh sorry.

The only thing about what I wanted to discuss about is that um 5.8 and 5.9, they're not on east.

They're not on each other.

Yeah, so wondering if we could get that um up there on eScribe if possible.

Yeah, I think so.

To was this worked on by LPD?

It wasn't, it was by the departments.

Okay.

So we have been discussing e-scribe.

There's a lag.

Um, not sure if this has already no response has been received.

It hasn't been uploaded to e scribe.

So maybe that's the case for this as well.

Um, same for 5.9 describe, uh, yeah, item received, not on e-scribe.

So we can just confirm with the administration um that this is already attached to e-scribe just to ensure that's the case, Miss Sullivan.

If you are on with us, um, would you happen to know if the appropriate departments for 5.8 and 5.9 submitted the responses to e-scribe?

Good afternoon.

Through the chair.

I do not believe these items were submitted through eScribe, but we can work with the clerk's office to get them attached.

Okay.

So there's a request to attach these to e scribe.

Uh madam chair.

Yes, vice chair.

With that, so we can make sure that it is good to motion to bring back 5.8 and 5.9.

Those motions have been approved.

Okay.

Yes.

Okay.

We brought those back for you.

You good?

Yep.

Cool.

All right.

So then is there anything else, sir?

We are at the bottom of the agenda.

We have not done member reports just yet.

Um, but we are here.

We did approve all of the items on the agenda.

We moved everything out to new business.

Um, everything was sent out with motion to approve.

Memos were brought back that have not been responded to.

Is there anything on the agenda that you want to change or discuss?

Hope I'm all set.

Okay.

For member reports, member waters.

No report.

Member McCampbell.

Um, no report.

All right.

For myself, just want to remind everyone that it is election day today.

Uh uh voting early has started.

I have already voted.

Um, please make sure you do by or on April 4th.

Um, April 4th.

August.

Thank you.

It is also August recess.

It's time for a break uh for all of us.

So if you are able to, I hope you're able to rest um this August.

Um, I know for our office, if you're gonna be looking for us, we will still be online.

We'll be offline the last two weeks of August.

Um, but we will be back on September, August 31st.

We're gonna be back that week um to get us started.

No, we won't.

We will be back September 7th.

We will be back that week.

Um, but city council will be back on the 5th, on the 8th.

I'm done, you guys.

It's been a long time.

Yes, Vice Chair.

Thank you, and thank you for bringing up that election day is August 4th.

Um, just if you just to remind folks, if you do have an absentee ballot, it is recommended that you drop it off at one of the many drop boxes across the city.

Um, and also please make sure you sign the envelope that you put your absentee ballot here.

Thank you.

Thank you.

There was also during public comments reminders that um buses will be free as well on election day.

There was a question though of if pair transit services will also be free for election day.

Um Miss Sullivan, I believe tomorrow council will also remind the public to vote.

If you wouldn't mind um letting us know as well what other transit opportunities will be provided, if pair transit will be will be free as well.

Um there was a question on fixed lines.

Um I I do know that D dot will be free, but wondering if you wouldn't mind confirming the other transit services tomorrow.

Through the chair, we can follow up with the department and follow up in writing with the response.

Okay, and if we could uh be prepared to share that with the public tomorrow, that would be great.

Okay.

Um all right, everyone, that is it for me.

Since there's nothing else before us, we are now adjourned.