ERMA L. HENDERSON AUDITORIUM

CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

1340 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center [phone] Detroit, MI 48226

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1.

ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF JOURNAL OF LAST SESSION

3.

RECONSIDERATIONS

4.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

5.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON STANDING COMMITTEE REFERRALS AND OTHER MATTERS

6.

INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE:

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

6.1

Submitting report relative to

Report on the potential conflicts of simultaneous membership on a Community Advisory Council and the Board of Zoning Appeals.  (Council Member Scott Benson requested that the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) prepare a report on the potential conflicts of simultaneous membership on a Community Advisory Council and the Board of Zoning Appeals.)

6.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Reestablishing the Youth and Civic Engagement Task Force. (Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway requested that the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) draft a Reestablishing The Youth and Civic Engagement Task Force.)

6.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Reestablishment of the Detroit City Council Human and Sex Trafficking Task Force. (City Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway has requested the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) produce a resolution reestablishing the Human and Sex Trafficking Task Force.)

MISCELLANEOUS

6.4

Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Nomination of Frederick E. Russell Jr. To the City Planning Commission.

6.5

Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting draft Proposed Ordinance to amend Chapter 12 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Community Development, by adding Article XII, Tenants’ Rights, which consists of Division  1, Tenants’ Rights Commission, comprised of Section 12-12-1, Purpose; Section 12-12-2, Establishment; Section 12-12-3, Membership, term, and vacancy; Section 12-12-4, Duties and responsibilities; Section 12-12-5, Reporting and recommendations; 12-12-6, Staff assistance; Section 12-12-7, Funding; and Section 12-12-8, Meetings and rules of procedure; and Division 2, Verification Assistance, comprised of Section 12-12-21, Purpose; and Section 12-12-22, Promulgation of administrative rules; informational website, to advance the City’s goal of increasing both equity and transparency in the relationship between residential tenants and landlords.

7.

NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE:

MAYOR'S OFFICE

7.1

Submitting Mayor's Office Coordinator's Report

Petition of Marche du Nain Rouge (x2024-041), request to hold "Marche du Nain Rouge" located at Canfield between Cass and Second; Second between Canfield and Temple 7500 on March 24, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Set-up to begin March 24th at 8:00 a.m. complete by 11:00 a.m. with tear down to begin March 24th completed by 8:00 p.m.  (The Mayor's Office and all other involved City departments  RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.)

7.2

Submitting Mayor's Office Coordinator's Report

Petition of PAXAHAU, INC. (x2024-042), request to hold "2024 Afro Nation Detroit" located at the Brewster Douglas Event Fields on August 16th through August 18th, from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  Set-up to begin August 1st at 7:00 a.m. complete by August 15th at 10:00 p.m.  Tear-down to begin August 18th 11:00 p.m. completed by August 28th 11:00 p.m.   (The Mayor's Office and all other involved City Departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.)

7.3

Submitting Mayor's Office Coordinator's Report

Petition of Detroit Riverfront Events Inc. (x2023-353), request to hold "2024 Detroit Hydrofest" located at Detroit River by Belle Isle Park on August 23, 2024 beginning at 8:00 a.m. ending August 25th at 7:00 p.m.  Set-up to begin August 16th 8:00 a.m. complete by August 21st 7:00 p.m. with tear-down to begin August 25th at 7:00 p.m. complete by 6:00 p.m. August 29th.  (The Mayor's Office and all other involved CIty Departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.)

MISCELLANEOUS

7.4

Council Member Coleman A. Young, II

Submitting memorandum relative to the Status of all Parks in the City of Detroit.

8.

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE:

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

8.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005953 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide the Renew Detroit Home Repair Program for Roof Replacement and Related Construction Services for up to 25 Participant Households per Contract. – Contractor: Fortune Builders – Location: 417 Fox Hills Drive N, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $500,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

8.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005959 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide the Renew Detroit Home Repair Program for Roof Replacement and Related Construction Services for up to 25 Participant Households per Contract. – Contractor: Custom Built Construction, LLC – Location: 17344 W 12 Mile Road, Suite 201, Southfield, MI 48076 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $500,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

8.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005964 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide the Renew Detroit Home Repair Program for Roof Replacement and Related Construction Services for up to 25 Participant Households per Contract. – Contractor: Presidential Construction Inc. – Location: 16671 Eastburn Street, Detroit, MI 48205 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $500,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

8.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005990 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide the Renew Detroit Home Repair Program for Roof Replacement and Related Construction Services for up to 25 Participant Households per Contract. – Contractor: Professional Contracting & Consulting, Inc. – Location: 16970 Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48228 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $500,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

8.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005994 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide the Renew Detroit Home Repair Program for Roof Replacement and Related Construction Services for up to 25 Participant Households per Contract. – Contractor: 1-800-Hansons – Location: 977 E 14 Mile Road, Troy, MI 48083 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $500,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

8.6

Submitting report and Proposed Ordinance

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-28, District Map No. 26, to revise the zoning classification for the five lots commonly known as 11500, 11510, 11530, 11534, and 11542 Conner Avenue, generally located on the east side of Conner Avenue between Flanders and St. Patrick Avenues, from the existing PD Planned Development District zoning classification to the R2 Two-Family Residential District zoning classification and to repeal any development regulations for the existing PD Planned Development District zoning district. (FOR INTRODUCTION AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

8.7

Submitting report relative to

Legislative Policy Division Community Outreach Ordinance - District Community Budget Priorities Virtual Forum Report.  (On October 20, 2020, the City of Detroit enacted the Community Outreach Ordinance to demonstrate the city’s commitment to community outreach that promotes transparency and accountability and ensures community awareness on legislation, contracts, agreements, and resolutions related to various City-Wide Proposals and Neighborhood Class A-D Proposals as defined by the ordinance. A “City-Wide Proposal” includes all initiatives considered by City Council relating to the Mayor’s annual recommended budget, bond proposals, and City-Wide Non-Motorized Urban Transportation Plan, and City-Wide Park Improvement Plan, and ballot initiatives that are led by either the administration or City Council.)

8.8

Submitting report relative to

Community Benefits Ordinance Process Analysis for the Future of Health. (In November of 2016, the Proposal B ballot initiative passed with 53% of the vote, effectuating the enactment of the City of Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) Ordinance No. 35-2 16. The expressed purpose of this ordinance is to garner “outreach and engagement that promotes transparency and accountability and ensures development projects in the City Detroit benefit and promote economic growth and prosperity for all residents.” Subsequently, the ordinance was amended through Ordinance 2021-4.)

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

8.9

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale 13326 Fenkell to Bouncing Around the Motor City LLC. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department ("P&DD") has received an offer from Bouncing Around the Motor City LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Company (the "Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property at 13326 Fenkell, Detroit Michigan 48227 (the "Property") for the purchase price of One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000.00). Purchaser currently owns the neighboring parcel located at 13338 Fenkell and would like to acquire the Property to support her flourishing party and event planning business. The Property consists of a 2,004 square foot lot with accompanying commercial structure. The Property is within a B2 zoning district (Local Business and Residential District). Purchaser's proposed use of the Property is a by-right use and is consistent with the allowable uses for which the Property is zoned.)

8.10

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 4843 Bellevue to MGM Container Services Co. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department ("P&DD") has received an offer from M.G.M. Container Services Co., a Michigan Corporation (the "Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property at 4843 Bellevue, Detroit, Michigan 48207 (the "Property") for the purchase price of Thirty-One Thousand Six Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($31,600.00). The Purchaser has been in the trash removal and recycling business for 25 years. Purchaser would like to acquire the Property for use as parking lot for business vehicles and empty dumpster trailers. The Property consists of a 15,812 square foot commercial vacant lot. The Property is within a M4 zoning district (Intensive Industrial District). Purchaser's proposed use of the Property is a by-right use and is consistent with the allowable uses for which the Property is zoned.)

MISCELLANEOUS

8.11

Council President Mary Sheffield

Submitting memorandum relative to Future of Health Development Questions.

9.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE:

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

9.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3071861 – 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Commercial Property, 8239 Gratiot. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting, LLC – Location: 18715 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $90,213.34. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

9.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6004376-A2 - 100% City Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for the Cease Fire Initiative. – Contractor: Black Family Development, Inc. – Location: 2995 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202 – Contract Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $25,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,550,000.00. POLICE

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

9.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Resolution Urging The Michigan Legislature to Allow Animal Control Officers to Implant Dogs with Microchips and to Administer Rabies Vaccines.

9.4

Submitting report relative to

Munoz Real Estate, options for City Council. (Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero and members of the Public Health & Safety Standing Committee requested that the Legislative Policy Division collaborate with the Law Department and provide Council with recommendations or options for how Council may be able to address the situation involving hundreds of complaints and blight tickets issued to Munoz Real Estate a major landlord in the City.)

9.5

Submitting report relative to

Report on Cost Benefit Analysis for In-house versus Private Contractors for Proposed Enhanced Trash Hauling Services.  (During the City Council’s Formal Session meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, there was a robust discussion on the two proposed enhanced trash hauling contracts with Priority Waste, LLC and Waste Management of Michigan, Inc. that, if approved by the City Council, would increase the cost of trash hauling services by $12 million, from a $28 million annual cost to a $40 million annual cost in year one, and an increase in the cost by $15 million annually through year five of the proposed contracts.)

MISCELLANEOUS

9.6

Council Member Fred Durhal

Submitting memorandum relative to Addressing Concerns on Contaminated Demolition Sites in Nardin Park. (REPORTED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE ON 2/1/24 TO BE REFERRED TO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE?)

9.7

Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum relative to Requesting resolution declaring April as “Syphilis Awareness Month” in Detroit.

9.8

Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum relative to Requesting Resolution in Support of the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act.

10.

VOTING ACTION MATTERS

11.

OTHER MATTERS

12.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES

13.

PUBLIC COMMENT

14.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

15.

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

15.1

Durhal, reso. autho.

Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Applications for the rehabilitation of a building at 2150 Bagley Avenue into 14 rental apartments within the 2150 Bagley Neighborhood Enterprise Zone.  (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (The office of the City Planning Commission (CPC) has received two applications requesting Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) certificates for the rehabilitation of a building at 2150 Bagley with a total of 14 rental units.)

16.

INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

16.1

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003990-A1 - 100% City Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Extension of Time and Increase of Funds for HR Background Checks. – Contractor: Quick Acquisition, LLC dba Quick Search – Location: 10228 E Northwest Highway, Suite 69, Dallas TX 75238 – Previous Contract Period: June 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $22,890.00 – Total Contract Amount: $53,690.00. HUMAN RESOURCES (WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION) 

16.2

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006003 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide Infrastructure Equipment Replacement at Lyndon Data Center. – Contractor: Limbach Company, LLC – Location: 45 W Grand River Avenue, Suite 401, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $1,155,000.00. DoIT 

16.3

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005565-A1 - 100% Risk Management Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds and an Extension of Time for Legal Services for the City of Detroit in Connection with Tax Appeals for Marathon Detroit Refinery and MGM. – Contractor: Crossett Consulting & Legal Services – Location: 5182 Candlewood Drive, Fayetteville, NY 13066 – Previous Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $100,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $400,000.00. LAW (WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION)

16.4

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005952 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Legal Services. – Contractor: Rosinski Ethics Law, PLLC – Location: 9360 Park Avenue, Allen Park, MI 48101 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $50,000.00. LAW (WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION)

16.5

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005962 - 100% Grant Funding – To Provide Pre-Arraignment Legal Services for Indigent People. – Contractor: Misdemeanor and Felony Defenders, P.C. – Location: 440 Burroughs Street, Suite 618, Detroit, MI. 48202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through September 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $750,000.00. LAW 

16.6

Johnson, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005963 - 100% Grant Funding – To Provide Post-Arraignment Legal Services for Indigent People. – Contractor: Misdemeanor and Felony Defenders, P.C. – Location: 440 Burroughs Street, Suite 618, Detroit, MI. 48202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through September 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $1,244,925.00. LAW 

LAW DEPARTMENT

16.7

Johnson, reso. autho.

Settlement in lawsuit of Comprehensive Care Pain Mgmt. (D. Epperson) v City of Detroit; Case Number: 21-145197-GC File Number: L21-00268 (AA) (DDOT) in the amount of ($14,500.00) in full payment for any and all claims which Comprehensive Care Pain Management, P.C. may have against the City of Detroit and any other City of Detroit employees by reason of alleged injuries sustained on or about 03/11/2020. 

16.8

Johnson, reso. autho.

Legal Representation and Indemnification of Police Officer Ryan Kristopher Smith in lawsuit of Tony Cook v Ryan Kristopher Smith et al, Case No. 23-004210-NI; L23-00203 (BP) A37000 (Police Department) for Police Officer Ryan Kristopher Smith. 

16.9

Johnson, reso. autho.

Legal Representation and Indemnification of Former Transportation  Equipment Operator Brittnae Hardy in lawsuit of Stephanie Johnson v Brittnae Hardy et al, Case No. 23-012421-NI; L23-00562 (CLR) A20000 (Transportation Department) for Former Transportation Equipment Operator Brittnae Hardy. 

16.10

Johnson, reso. autho.

Legal Representation and Indemnification of Sergeant Serena Kelley in lawsuit of Dawn Wortham v City of Detroit et al, Case No. 21-12794; W21-00207 (JTM) A37000 (Police Department) for Sergeant Serena Kelley.

16.11

Johnson, reso. autho.

Legal Representation and Indemnification of Transportation Equipment Operator James Dodd in lawsuit of Maydeen Jofferion-Bishop v Christopher Banks et al  Case No. 23-007671-NI; L23-00423 (SVD) A20000 (Transportation Department) for Transportation Equipment Operator James Dodd. 

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

16.12

Johnson, reso. autho.

To Adjust the Fee Schedule for the Board of Zoning Appeals. 

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

16.13

Johnson, reso. autho.

Petition of Soil2Service Inc. (x2024-037), a nonprofit organization, requests resolution from your Honorable Body for a Charitable Gaming License.  (Be advised that the organization meets the criteria for such recognition as established by the City Council on May 15, 2012. Therefore, approval of this petition is recommended and an appropriate resolution is attached.) 

HUMAN RESOURCES/ CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION DIVISION

16.14

Johnson, reso. autho.

Request to Amend the 2023-2024 Official Compensation Schedule on behalf of the Human Resources Department, Classification & Compensation Division to include the pay range of $60,553 - $84,836 for the classification of Civilian Oversight Analyst – Board of Police Commissioners. 

REQUESTS TO SPEAK BEFORE CITY COUNCIL

16.15

Johnson, reso autho.

Petition of Rhuben J. Crowley, Jr. (#2023-348), request to speak before City Council to present information related to confirmed cases of absentee ballot fraud and fraudulent absentee ballots being cast in Detroit Elections. 

16.16

Johnson, reso. autho.

Petition of Rhuben J. Crowley, Jr. (#2023-351) request to speak before Council relative to presenting information both orally and with documentation as it relates to the Detroit Office of Inspector General's contention and assertion that the Michigan 2001 Revised Municipal Finance Act does not apply to the City of Detroit. 

RESOLUTIONS

16.17

Johnson, reso. autho.

Appointment of Scott Avery Boman to the Board of Zoning Appeals effective February 6, 2024 and expiring on December 31, 2026.

16.18

Whitfeld-Calloway, reso. autho.

Reestablishing the Youth and Civic Engagement Task Force.  

17.

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

17.1

Tate, A Proposed Ordinance

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-63, District Map No. 61, to modify an existing PD Planned Development District established by Ordinance 15-97, but only for the property commonly known as 10755 West Seven Mile Road. INTRODUCE

17.2

Tate, reso. autho.

Setting a Public Hearing on the foregoing ordinance amendment.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

17.3

Tate, reso. autho.

Property Sale 14316 Mack and 14320 Mack. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Krazy Pizza LLC (the “Purchaser”), a Michigan limited liability company, to purchase certain City-owned real property 14316 Mack and 14320 Mack (the “Properties”) for the purchase price of Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($18,250.00).) 

17.4

Tate, reso. autho.

Property Sale of 7304 Mack. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Elbow Lounge Inc. (the “Purchaser”), a Michigan for-profit corporation to purchase certain City-owned real property 7304 Mack (the “Properties”) for the purchase price of Four Thousand Forty and 00/100 Dollars ($4,040.00).) 

17.5

Tate, reso. autho.

Property Sale of 7631 Mack. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Heather Hurley (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 7631 Mack (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy and 00/100 Dollars ($2,870.00).) 

18.

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

18.1

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3071862 – 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property,15438 Mark Twain. – Contractor: Smalley Construction, Inc. – Location: 1224 Locust Street, Jackson, MI 49203 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $22,500.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.2

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005985 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide Abatement and Alteration of Commercial Structures Group 234. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting, LLC – Location: 18715 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $789,405.10. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.3

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005986 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide Abatement and Alteration of Commercial Structures Group 235. – Contractor: Adamo Demolition Company – Location: 320 East Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $944,179.50. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.4

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3072216 – 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property,14851 Parkside. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting, LLC – Location: 18715 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $25,730.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.5

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006019 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Emergency Ambulance Coverage for the City of Detroit. – Contractor: Hart EMS Medical Services, PLLC – Location: 5201 Rosa Parks Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through January 31, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $573,342.00. FIRE (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.6

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006020 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Emergency Ambulance Coverage for the City of Detroit. – Contractor: Rapid Response Emergency Services, LLC – Location: 29045 Airport Drive, Romulus, MI 48174 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through January 31, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $586,254.24. FIRE (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.7

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006021 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Emergency Ambulance Coverage for the City of Detroit. – Contractor: Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Michigan, Inc. – Location: 25400 W. Eight Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48103 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through January 31, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $590,205.00. FIRE (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.8

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005760 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Fingerprint Identification System Maintenance Services. – Contractor: ID Networks, Inc. – Location: 7720 Jefferson Road, Ashtabula, OH 44004 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2026 – Total Contract Amount: $275,863.00. POLICE (POSTPONED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION OF 2/6/24 AND BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2/13/24)

18.9

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3071135 - 100% City Funding – To Provide BolaWrap for the Police Department. – Contractor: Wrap Technologies, Inc. – Location: 1817 W 4th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of One (1) Year – Total Contract Amount: $32,083.44. POLICE (POSTPONED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION OF 2/6/24 AND BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2/13/24)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS

18.10

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Authorization to submit a grant application to the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition for the Maternal Child Health: Impacting Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Grant. (The Health Department is hereby requesting authorization from Detroit City Council to submit a grant application to the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition for the Maternal Child Health: Impacting Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Grant. The amount being sought is $54,000.00. There is no City match requirement. The total project cost is $54,000.00.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

18.11

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Request to Accept and Appropriate the FY 2024 Social Determinants of Health Hub Pilot Grant. (The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has awarded the City of Detroit Health Department with the FY 2024 Social Determinants of Health Hub Pilot Grant for a total of $115,000.00. There is no match requirement. The total project cost is $115,000.00.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEERING DIVISION

18.12

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Petition of DPW, City Engineering Division (x2024-010), request to dedicate land for the purposes of public Right-of-Way for what is now currently known as Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.request to dedicate land for the purposes of public Right-of-Way for what is now currently known as Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (The purpose of this request is to officially dedicate land acquired for the purpose of converting Myrtle Street into Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.  This resolution acts to officially dedicate parts of Martin Luther King Blvd.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

RESOLUTIONS

18.13

Tate, reso. autho.

Resolution Designating Detroit as a BEE CITY USA Affiliate. (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 02/05/24)

19.

NEW BUSINESS

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

19.1

Young, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6004029-A1 - 100% ARPA Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Light Duty Vehicle Leases. – Contractor: Bob Maxey Ford, Inc. – Location: 1833 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207 – Previous Contract Period: February 22, 2022 through December 31, 2024 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 30, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,840,896.00. GENERAL SERVICES (REPORTED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE ON 2/1/24) 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS

19.2

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Request to Accept an increase in appropriation for the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America — Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Grant. (The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded an increase in appropriation to the City of Detroit Health Department for the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America — Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Grant, in the amount of $860,192.00. This funding will increase appropriation 20780.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 2/12/24)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/ADMINISTRATON DIVISION

19.3

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

The City of Detroit to accept funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to permanently close to all traffic the railroad crossing located on Selkirk Street, between Mount Elliot Street and Foster Street.  Also, for the acceptance of funding to facilitate improvements to Selkirk Street for said closure.  (The City of Detroit  ("CITY") has negotiated an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation ("MDOT"), that will result in permanent closure to all traffic over the Selkirk Street railroad crossing located over the Consolidated Rail Corporation tracks, between Mount Elliott Street and Foster Street, within the City of Detroit. The Department of Public Works has surveyed railroad crossings within the City of Detroit, MI with respect to the safety of said crossings. MDOT has agreed to issue funding from the Local Grade Crossing Closure Program in the amount of $125,000 to the CITY, conditioned upon the closing of the Selkirk Street railroad crossings. Closing the crossing Selkirk Street at the Consolidated Rail Corporation right of way is indicated to be in the interest of the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the CITY.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 2/12/24)

RESOLUTIONS

19.4

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

In Support of an Increase in Public Education regarding City Waste Services, Recycling, and Littering.  (Council Member Scott Benson requested that the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) draft a resolution regarding this matter.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 2/12/24)

20.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON STANDING COMMITTEE REFERRALS AND OTHER MATTERS

21.

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE:

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE/CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

21.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Application for the rehabilitation of a vacant apartment building at 667 W. Alexandrine Avenue in the Midtown Neighborhood Enterprise Zone area. (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (The office of the City Planning Commission (CPC) has received an application requesting a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) certificate for the rehabilitation of a vacant apartment building at 667 West Alexandrine containing a total of 30 rental units.)

MISCELLANEOUS

21.2

Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting Resolution Calling on The United States Congress to Reallocate Funding from Military Operations and Divert it to Fund Social Programs to Benefit People in Our Community.

22.

INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE:

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCURMENT

22.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 2870456-A11 - 100% City Funding – AMEND 11 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Legal Representation for Post Bankruptcy Restructuring and Revitalization, Charter Commission and Other Matters as Requested. – Contractor: Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLLC – Location: 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Previous Contract Period: August 1, 2012 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $12,700,522.56. LAW

22.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6001126-A10 - 100% City Funding – AMEND 10 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Litigation Services to the City of Detroit in Connection with Labor Matters as Assigned by the Corporation Counsel. – Contractor: Floyd E. Allen & Associates, P.C. – Location: 3011 W Grand Boulevard, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48202 – Previous Contract Period: September 1, 2017 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,725,000.00. LAW

22.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6001653-A5 - 100% Risk Management Funding – AMEND 5 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Litigation and Appeal Support Services. – Contractor: Plunkett & Cooney, PC. – Location: 38505 Woodward Avenue, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 – Previous Contract Period: August 7, 2018 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,050,000.00. LAW

22.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003545-A6 - 100% Risk Management Funding – AMEND 6 – To Provide an Extension of Time and an Increase of Funds for CoD Legal Representation. – Contractor: Cummings McClorey Davis & Acho, PLC – Location: 17436 College Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152 – Previous Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 - Contract Increase Amount: $700,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $2,400,000.00. LAW

22.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005834 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Advice to the City in Connection with Evaluating the Constitutionality of a Checkpoint to Curb Gun Violence in the Greektown Area. – Contractor: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP – Location: 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20037 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $30,000.00. LAW

LAW DEPARTMENT

22.6

Submitting reso. autho.

Settlement in lawsuit of Robert Berry et al v City of Detroit, Marcellus Ball, et al   Case No. 20-014056-NO, File No. L20-00833 (CBO) Police Department, in the amount of $75,000.00 in full payment for any and all claims which Robert Lee Berry, Eugene Berry, and Mary Berry may have against the City of Detroit and any other City of Detroit employees by reason of alleged injuries sustained.

HUMAN RESOURCES/CLASSIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION DIVISION

22.7

Submitting reso. autho.

Request to Amend the 2023-2024 Official Compensation Schedule on behalf of the Human Resources Department, Classification & Compensation Division to include the pay range of $39,900 - $49,000 for the classification of Traffic Control Officer within the Detroit Police Department. (Recommendation is submitted to amend the 2023 – 2024 Official Compensation Schedule to include the following pay range adjustments, subject to City Council approval.)

MISCELLANEOUS

22.8

Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Appointment of Jannina Pena to Board of Review. 

22.9

Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Appointment Dr. Gloria House to Reparations Task Force.

23.

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE:

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

23.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003686-A2 - 100% City Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Hazardous Materials Testing/Surveying for Houses being Renovated by Bridging Neighborhoods for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project. – Contractor: Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc. – Location: 1343 Rochester Road, Troy, MI 48083 – Previous Contract Period: July 13, 2021 through March 31, 2024 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Original Contract Amount: $100,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION

23.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005993 - 100% Revenue – To Provide Lease of City of Detroit Owned Land for Vehicle Parking. – Contractor: Invest Detroit Foundation – Location: 931 Selden, Detroit, MI 48201 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $12,000.00. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

23.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Application for the rehabilitation of a vacant apartment building at 667 W. Alexandrine Avenue in the Midtown Neighborhood Enterprise Zone area. (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (The office of the City Planning Commission (CPC) has received an application requesting a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) certificate for the rehabilitation of a vacant apartment building at 667 West Alexandrine containing a total of 30 rental units.)

23.4

Submitting reso. autho.

2024-25 Community Development Block Grant/Neighborhood Opportunity Fund program schedule and Hearing/Appeals Notice (RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION). (As referenced in City Council’s annual 2024 calendar, the City Planning Commission (CPC) staff is requesting City Council, starting the week of February 26, 2024, schedule its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) discussions.)

24.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE

THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) ARE TO BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE:

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

24.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3072540 – 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 10258 Cardoni. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting, LLC – Location: 18715 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2024 – Total Contract Amount: $28,911.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003304-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 19 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A4/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,451,152.50. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003307-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 10 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A7/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,121,400.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003309-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 28 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A9/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,300,267.20. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003310-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 57 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A10/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,043,784.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.6

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003315-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 30 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A15/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,351,161.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.7

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003318-A2 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 2 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 29 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group A18/SA. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Previous Contract Period: February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,226,253.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.8

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6003665-A1 - 100% Bond Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Extension of Time for 52 Sidewalk Repairs for Proposal-N Demolition Services, Group B2/SA. – Contractor: Gayanga Co – Location: 1120 W Baltimore, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48202 – Previous Contract Period: July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $0.00 – Total Contract Amount: $3,054,850.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

24.9

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005589 - 100% City Funding – To Provide a Property and Evidence Tracking Software System to the Detroit Police Department.. – Contractor: Tracker Products, LLC – Location: 1102 Brighton Street, Newport, KY 41071-1522 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 28, 2027 – Total Contract Amount: $560,000.00. POLICE

24.10

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005659 - 100% ARPA Funding – To Provide Co-Response Mental Health Training. – Contractor: Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) – Location: 707 W Milwaukee Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $488,100.00. POLICE

24.11

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005917 - 100% Major Street Funding – To Provide Stainless Steel Strapping, Brackets and Hardware for Traffic Sign Shop. – Contractor: Dyna Engineering – Location: 2222 W. Grand River, Suite A, Okemos, MI 48864 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Term of Two (2) Years – Total Contract Amount: $190,112.00. PUBLIC WORKS

MISCELLANEOUS

24.12

Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting Resolution Calling on the City’s Administration to create a Department To Support Detroit Veterans.

25.

CONSENT AGENDA

26.

MEMBER REPORTS

27.

ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE

28.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CLERK

28.1

Report on approval of proceedings by the Mayor.

29.

TESTIMONIAL RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

29.1

Young, reso. autho.

Testimonial Resolution In Memoriam for  Clara Ruth Burks.

29.2

Young, reso. autho.

Testimonial Resolution In Memoriam for Joseph Anthony "Amp" Fiddler.