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Detroit City Council Remembers Dr. Janice Chapman and Opens Public Comment – Oct 13, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BodyDetroit, Michigan
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, October 13, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Of Tuesday, October 13, 2026, will come to order.

0:05

Clerk, will you please call the role?

Speaker 2

0:07

Sure, Mr.

0:07

President.

0:08

Councilmember Scott Manson.

0:11

Councilmember Latita Johnson.

0:13

It

Speaker 3

0:14

was her clock.

Speaker 2

0:15

Councilmember Denzel and Tom McCampbell.

Speaker 3

0:18

Present.

Speaker 2

0:19

Council Member Renata Miller.

0:22

Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero.

Speaker 4

0:25

Present.

Speaker 2

0:26

Councilmember Mary Waters.

0:28

Present.

0:28

Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway.

0:32

Council President Pro Tim Colmine the second.

Speaker 1

0:34

Yeah.

Speaker 2

0:35

Council President James Tate.

Speaker 1

0:37

Here.

Speaker 2

0:38

Mr.

0:38

President, you have a form.

Speaker 1

0:40

Thank you so much, sir.

0:41

Being a quorum, which means we're now in session.

0:43

I didn't hear you earlier.

0:44

Madam Clerk, so I apologize.

0:45

I did want to note that Member Johnson didn't have memo indicating that she would be tardy, but she is on her way.

0:52

Clerk

Speaker 2

0:52

will so note, Mr.

0:53

President, thank you.

Speaker 1

0:54

Thank you so much.

0:57

These without objection, the journal of the last session shall be approved.

1:02

I wanted to um let everyone know that if you're here to provide comment to this body on any issue that you have before us, we will have a section called public comment.

1:15

You have two minutes or whatever that time frame is to provide comments, whatever that is that you would like to provide this body, we will have a section that's coming

Unassigned speaker

1:23

up,

Speaker 1

1:24

uh both online as well as in person.

1:26

So raise your hand now.

Unassigned speaker

1:28

Uh

Speaker 1

1:28

and someone from the team, if you're in person, will come by and provide a public comment card.

1:33

If you're in

Unassigned speaker

1:34

uh

Speaker 1

1:34

if you're online, if you're online, we also will put you in the queue as well.

Unassigned speaker

1:38

Uh,

Speaker 1

1:39

we will be cutting off the collection of public comments very shortly.

Unassigned speaker

1:42

Uh

Speaker 1

1:42

so please raise your hand um for the card or online cue.

Unassigned speaker

1:49

Um

Speaker 1

1:49

before we begin, I would like to uh start off with the uh mention of a very, very, very emotional and deep loss that we've had

Unassigned speaker

1:59

uh

Speaker 1

1:59

over the last couple of days, and that is with uh none other than uh Dr.

2:03

Janice Chapman.

Unassigned speaker

2:04

Uh

Speaker 1

2:05

she was a very strong uh individual who uh fought very hard to preserve, first of all, preserve um our historic structures, buildings, spaces in the city of Detroit.

2:19

And she was a true friend to the city of Detroit.

2:23

And I wanted to uh just provide just a little bit of a statement and then ask for a moment of silence and then open up for

Unassigned speaker

2:29

any

Speaker 1

2:29

of our colleagues as well, because over her 40-year

Unassigned speaker

2:32

uh

Speaker 1

2:32

history here uh in the city of Detroit,

Unassigned speaker

2:35

uh

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural████████████████████████████████████████40%
Public Comment█████████████████17%
Housing████████8%
Community Engagement███████7%
Public Safety██████6%
Code Enforcement████4%
Contract Management████4%
Blight███3%
Historic Preservation██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Detroit City Council Formal Session Summary

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Detroit City Council convened in formal session. The meeting opened with a roll call establishing a quorum, followed by a tribute to Dr. Janice Chapman, a longtime historic preservation advocate. The Council then moved to approve the previous session's journal and opened the floor for public comment.

Session Opening & Roll Call

  • Council President James Tate called the meeting to order at 04:00:00+00:00 (UTC) on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
  • The Clerk called the roll. Councilmembers present included Scott Manson, Latita Johnson (noted as tardy but en route), Denzel McCampbell, Renata Miller, Gabriela Santiago Romero, Mary Waters, Angela Whitfield Callaway, Tim Colmine (President Pro Tem), and James Tate. A quorum was confirmed.
  • The journal of the last session was approved without objection.

Tribute to Dr. Janice Chapman

  • Council President James Tate led a tribute to Dr. Janice Chapman, who he said served the City of Detroit for more than 40 years and led the historic designation advisory board for nearly three decades. He described her as

Meeting Transcript

Of Tuesday, October 13, 2026, will come to order. Clerk, will you please call the role? Sure, Mr. President. Councilmember Scott Manson. Councilmember Latita Johnson. It was her clock. Councilmember Denzel and Tom McCampbell. Present. Council Member Renata Miller. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Councilmember Mary Waters. Present. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Council President Pro Tim Colmine the second. Yeah. Council President James Tate. Here. Mr. President, you have a form. Thank you so much, sir. Being a quorum, which means we're now in session. I didn't hear you earlier. Madam Clerk, so I apologize. I did want to note that Member Johnson didn't have memo indicating that she would be tardy, but she is on her way. Clerk will so note, Mr. President, thank you. Thank you so much. These without objection, the journal of the last session shall be approved. I wanted to um let everyone know that if you're here to provide comment to this body on any issue that you have before us, we will have a section called public comment. You have two minutes or whatever that time frame is to provide comments, whatever that is that you would like to provide this body, we will have a section that's coming up, uh both online as well as in person. So raise your hand now. Uh and someone from the team, if you're in person, will come by and provide a public comment card. If you're in uh if you're online, if you're online, we also will put you in the queue as well. Uh, we will be cutting off the collection of public comments very shortly. Uh so please raise your hand um for the card or online cue. Um before we begin, I would like to uh start off with the uh mention of a very, very, very emotional and deep loss that we've had uh over the last couple of days, and that is with uh none other than uh Dr.

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