PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE


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COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM JAMES TATE, CHAIRPERSON
COUNCIL MEMBER FRED DURHAL, III VICE CHAIRPERSON
COUNCIL MEMBER LATISHA JOHNSON, MEMBER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD, EX OFFICIO MEMBER

Thursday, September 05, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

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

Mr. AliReda Jeafar

 Junior Assistant City Council Committee Clerk

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1.

ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3.

CHAIR REMARKS

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT

5.

10:05 AM - PUBLIC HEARING - RE: 

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-26, District Map No. 24, to establish a B4 (General Business District) zoning classification where a B3 (Shopping District) zoning classification currently exists for parcel identification numbers 17001183, 17001182, 17001181, 17001180, 17001179, 17001178, 17010006, and 17001100, commonly known as 7700 Harper, 7724 Harper, 7730 Harper, 7738 Harper, 7746 Harper, 7760 Harper, 6401 Van Dyke, and 7844 East Edsel Ford, on land generally bounded by Harper Avenue, Van Dyke Avenue, East Edsel Ford Service Drive, and Baldwin Avenue. 

6.

10:15 AM - PUBLIC HEARING - RE:

Approving an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Certificate on behalf of EBE Bethune, LLC in the area of 210 E. Bethune Street, Detroit, Michigan, in accordance with Public Act 146 of 2000 (Petition #2023-290). (The Housing and Revitalization Department and Finance Departments have reviewed the application of EBE Bethune, LLC and find that it satisfies the criteria set forth by P.A. 146 of 2000 and would be consistent with development and economic goals of the Master Plan.) 

7.

10:25 AM - PUBLIC HEARING - RE:

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-46, District Map 44 of the Detroit Zoning Ordinance to show an SD2 (Special Development District, Mixed Use) zoning classification where an M4 (Intensive Industrial District) zoning classification is currently shown on the area generally bounded by West Warren Avenue, the Jeffries (I-96) Freeway, Buchanan Street, and Grand River Avenue, more specifically depicted on the map below.  The proposed map amendment is being requested in order to bring the subject parcels into conformance with the City’s Master Plan of Policies and to protect the health, welfare and safety of the surrounding community by reducing intensive uses that are currently permitted. 

8.

10:35 AM - PUBLIC HEARING - RE: 

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-44, District Map No. 42, to revise the zoning classifications for certain properties within the area generally bounded by Bagley Avenue, then St. Anne Street, then West Lafayette Boulevard, then 16^th Street, then West Fort Street, then 22^nd Street, then Howard Street, and then 21^st Street to Bagley Avenue, from a combination of the R2 Two-Family Residential District, R3 Low-Density Residential District, B4 General Business District, M2 Restricted Industrial District, M3 General Industrial District, M4 Intensive Industrial District, and PD Planned Development District zoning classifications to a combination of the B6 General Services District and SD2 Special Development District, Mixed-Use zoning classifications and to repeal any development regulations for the existing PD Planned Development District zoning district.

9.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9.1

Status of Office of Contracting and Procurement

Contract No. 6005289-A1- 100% SLBA Grant Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Extension of Time and an Increase of Funds for Blight Remediation and Site Readiness Program Management Services. – Contractor: The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. – Location: 607 Shelby Street, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48226 – Previous Contract Period: May 23, 2023 through May 25, 2025 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through September 30, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $500,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (Contract held by Council Member Gabriella Santiago-Romero during the recess period of August 21, 2204)

9.2

Status of Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum relative to request for a draft ordinance to ban cannabis advertising on billboards. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.3

Status of Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to Update on Healthy Homes Grant Program. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.4

Status of Council President Mary Sheffield

Submitting memorandum relative to Sustainable Roof Policy. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.5

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Disaster Recovery Inquiries (CDBG – DR funds). (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.6

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Update on Contracts That Received Waiver Requests. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.7

Status of Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Detroit at Work Report. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.8

Status of Legislative Policy Division 

Establishing of a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone as requested by Left Field 2022, LLC in the area of 2300 Cochrane, Detroit, MI in accordance with Public Act 147 of 1992 (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.9

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to Requesting Legal Opinion as to the Nuisance Abatement Program (NAP) program constituting a constructive condemnation when administered by the Detroit Land Bank Authority as to privately owned property. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.10

Status of Council Member Coleman A. Young, II

Submitting memorandum relative to Request for a report on Transferable Development Rights. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.11

Status of Council Member Scott Benson

Submitting memorandum relative to Request for text amendments to the City Code and Zoning Ordinance. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/25/24)

9.12

Status of Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Request to Draft Historic Designation Advisory Board Review Ordinance. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.13

Status of Council Member Scott Benson

Submitting memorandum relative to Recommendation For The Down Zoning of Industrial Property that abutts The Joe Louis Greenway (JLG). (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.14

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to  Detroit Economic Growth Corporation American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Programs and Projects – Funding Plan. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.15

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Housing and Revitalization Department’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Programs and Projects – Funding Plan. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.16

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Planning and Development Department’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Programs and Projects – Funding Plan. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.17

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Programs and Projects – Funding Plan. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.18

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to Questions regarding DLBA NAP and Buy Back. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/18/24)

9.19

Status of Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Chapter 50 Text Amendment - 12621, 12625, 12627 Greenfield, 15775 Glendale, 16000 Fullerton and 12660 Mansfield. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 07/11/24)

10.

NEW BUSINESS

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

10.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005951-A1 - 100% Opioid Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for Drug Use Intervention Counseling Services (Quick Response Team). – Contractor: Families Against Narcotics, Inc. – Location: 12048 West Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48204 – Contract Period: May 30, 2024 through May 30, 2026 – Contract Increase Amount: $433,335.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,733,335.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005993-A1 - Revenue Contract – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Extension of Time for Lease of City of Detroit Owned Land for Vehicle Parking. – Contractor: Invest Detroit Foundation – Location: 931 Selden, Detroit, MI 48201 – Previous Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024 – Amended Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2024 – Contract Increase Amount: $12,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $24,000.00. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

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

10.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Request to Accept and Appropriate the FY 2024 Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant . (The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office has awarded the City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board (HDAB) with the FY 2024 Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant for a total of $39,250.00. There is no match requirement. The total project cost is $39,250.00.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

DETROIT ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION

10.4

Submitting report relative to

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Programs and Projects – Funding Plan. (Council President Pro Tem Tate requested that the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) provide a report to the Detroit City Council, listing DEGC’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)1 funded programs and projects. This report is our response to this inquiry.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

DETROIT LAND BANK AUTHORITY

10.5

Submitting report relative to

 City Council Quarterly Report, 4th Quarter FY 2024, Detroit Land Bank Authority.  (I am pleased to submit this quarterly report on behalf of the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) to this honorable body.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

HISTORIC DESIGNATION ADVISORY BOARD

10.6

Submitting report relative to

Summary of Public Responses to Proposed Locations for Secondary Street Signs, 2024 Application Cycle. (Per Section 43-3-53 or 43-3-62 of the Detroit City Code, the Historic Designation Advisory Board (HDAB) mailed requests for comment notifications to property owners and residents within 300 feet of nine newly proposed locations for Secondary Street Signs. Comment notifications also were sent to the Detroit Fire Department, Detroit Police Department Precinct Stations, Detroit Department of Public Works and the United States Postal Service. Recipients had twenty-one (21) days from the receipt of notice to submit comments or objections on a requested Secondary Street Sign location for the 2024 application cycle.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

10.7

Submitting report relative to

Detroit Land Bank Authority NAP and Buy Back.  (The Legislative Policy Division (LPD) has been requested by Council Member Mary Waters to provide a report regarding the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s (DLBA) Nuisance Abatement Program (NAP) and Buy Back Program.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

10.8

Submitting report relative to

Advisory Review: Effect of Ambassador Bridge Plaza Expansion on the adjacent Ste. Anne's Parish Complex Historic District. (Pursuant to Section 21-2-5 of the Detroit City Code, the Historic District Commission (HOC) shall be responsible for review and comment on any proposed "City-financed, licensed, permitted, authorized or contracted physical development project" that is "within or immediately adjacent to" a historic district.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.9

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 10347 Kercheval.  (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Dee & L Development Corporation, a domestic profit corporation (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 10347 Kercheval (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($16,800.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.10

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 11441 E. McNichols. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Lerrlyn Nelson (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 11441 E McNichols Rd (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.11

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 19500 Van Dyke.  (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from VDAT Property LLC, a domestic limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 19500 Van Dyke (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($14,750.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.12

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 4403, 4411, 4417 & 4429 Wabash and 4416 & 4424 14th Street. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Gardenside Land Company LLC, a domestic limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 4403, 4411, 4417 & 4429 Wabash and 4416 & 4424 14th Street (the “Property”) for the purchase price of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($119,000.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.13

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 11642 Van Dyke. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Ron Gonzales (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 11642 Van Dyke (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Two Thousand Three Hundred Seventy and 00/100 Dollars ($2,370.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24) 

10.14

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 2980 W Warren.  (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Jamel Ali (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 2980 W Warren (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Seven Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($7,000.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.15

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 5832 and 5828 Chene. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from Power Tower Church of God in Christ (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 5832 & 5828 Chene (the “Property”) for the purchase price of Six Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($6,000.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.16

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 9932 Roseberry.  (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from L Edwards Concepts LLC (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 9932 Roseberry (the “Property”) for the purchase price of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($1,250.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.17

Submitting reso. autho.

Ambassador Bridge Plaza Expansion Community Agreement & Related Approvals.  (The DIBC Bridge Company the Ambassador Bridge facility Project . That project requires a series of approvals submitted concurrently with this transmittal and resolution namely, a rezoning and a multiple street-and-alley vacations, encroachments, and dedications required to issue permits to build the proposed project Project Approvals.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.18

Submitting report relative to

Planning and Development Department's (PDD) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Projects, Programs and Priorities. (This reply is offered in follow-up to your memo of July 11, 2024, requesting 1) a list of PDD projects fully funded by ARPA, 2) a list of PDD projects partially funded by ARPA, and 3) any plans for prioritizing and funding these projects after the federal 2026 ARPA spending deadline.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

MISCELLANEOUS

10.19

Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Historic Review of Properties in District 1. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.20

Council President Pro Tem James Tate

Submitting memorandum relative to Properties Owned By Mr. John O’Brien and Brightmoor Scattered Homes. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

10.21

Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to Julie Schneider Housing & Revitalization Department. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 09/05/24)

11.

MEMBER REPORTS