26 will now come to order.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the role?

Councilmember Scott Benson.

Councilmember Letitia Johnson present.

Councilmember Zenzil McCampbell.

Here's the McCampbell.

Councilmember Renata Miller.

Councilmember Gabriel Santiago Romero.

Present.

Councilmember Mary Walter.

Present.

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Palloway.

Council President Pro Tim Coleman A.

John II.

And Council President James Tate.

You have a quorum present, Mr.

President.

Thank you so much.

There being a quorum present.

Uh City Council will now stand in session.

We will now begin the collection of public comment cards.

If there's individuals who would like to provide comments to this body, if you're in person, please raise your hand and someone from the team will provide you with one of those public comment cards to allow you an opportunity to uh speak before this body.

Uh, if you're at home, uh, you can also raise your hand, but you'll have to do so virtually.

Raise your hand, we'll place you in the queue as well.

I make sure you raise that hand soon because we will be cutting off public comments a moment, the collection of public comments, excuse me, momentarily.

We will now go into the introduction of our clergy, providing this morning's invitation.

We have none other than uh Pastor, excuse me, Apostle Oscar Jones, a co-founder and overseer of Greater Works Family Ministries, located uh at 9540 Brammo in City Council District One.

Uh, Apostle Jones has devoted much of his life to Detroit, including 28 years as an educator in the Detroit Public Schools before entering ministry full time.

For 34 years, his ministry has focused on strengthening families, mentoring young people, and developing leaders.

He also founded the youth educational academy, Kingdom Builders uh Institute and Restore the Roar, a ministry helping men embrace the purpose, uh embrace their purpose and responsibility.

His life reflects a lasting investment in Detroit from educating generations of young people to strengthening families and helping others discover their purpose.

Apostle Apostle Oscar Jones, the floor is yours, and thank you for being here this morning.

Thank you, Council President, Council President Tate and give it honor to God and to and to you, Council Tate, and to all the city council members on the staff here.

I think okay, good.

Thank you.

First time here to all of you and also to Mayor Sheffield and to all the people of this great city of Detroit.

It is a great honor to be here and to pray for you this morning.

You know, Romans 13 and I mean I'm sorry, first commitment first Timothy 2 and 1 said, pray for authority that we may live a quiet and peaceful life with all godliness and honesty.

And it is a great honor for me to pray, and I just thank God for you guys because you make decisions that's going to affect all of us, and we pray that you continue to do so with all godliness and honesty and integrity.

So with that being said, let's just open up with a word of prayer now.

Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank you for who you are.

We thank you for the city council members, for council member Tate, and for all the city council members.

I pray, oh God, that you would be with them, that you will cover them, you will keep them, and that Lord, if they will that you will be with them, that you will give them wisdom, knowledge, understanding, way above their years, God, as they make decisions for this the great city of Detroit and the surrounding areas.

Lord, we don't take this time for granted because all authority comes from you.

So Holy Spirit, we ask now that you would, as they lead this meeting, but not just this meeting, but as they lead this city, that they would lead this city into prosperity.

They would lead this city with all honesty and into what you have called them to do.

Now, Father, as we prepare now for this meeting, we commit into your hands and bless each of them that they will speak that which come from you and they will speak the heart that will cause this city to grow and flourish.

And we give you praise and honor in all things in Jesus' name, amen.

Thank you so much, Apostle Oscar.

We appreciate you dropping by this morning, providing that invocation to open up this meeting.

You're definitely welcome to stay, but certainly understand if you have a schedule you have to attend to.

Thank you.

All right, the journal of the session of Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, shall stand approved.

And before we move forward, we have a very special presentation by Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I'm going to ask Denise to please join me up here on stage if you wouldn't mind.

While Denise makes her way down, I just want to share at a most recent immigration task force meeting.

Denise Lopez Avila is a Latina from Mexico, who migrated to Detroit in 1993.

Denise has sat on our profit boards like Congress of Communities and has been a member of the PTA at Academy of Americas, where she serves local youth and families to help build stronger communities.