REVISED

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

"A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE PRESENT"

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COUNCIL MEMBER LATISHA JOHNSON, CHAIRPERSON
COUNCIL MEMBER GABRIELA SANTIAGO-ROMERO, VICE CHAIRPERSON
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE COLEMAN A. YOUNG II, MEMBER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JAMES TATE, EX OFFICIO MEMBER

Thursday, April 09, 2026 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

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

Uraina Clark

    Assistant City Council Committee Clerk

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1.

ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3.

CHAIR REMARKS

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT

5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

5.1

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to a request for Information on Relationship Between Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 03/26/26)

5.2

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to a request for Overview on Nuisance Abatement Program (NAP) Authority and the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA). (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 03/26/26)

5.3

Status of Council Member Scott Benson

Submitting memorandum relative to Codifying City Council's Appointment to the Land Bank Board. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 03/26/26)

5.4

Status of Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum requesting a resolution seeking recovery of costs. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 03/26/26)

5.5

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to NAP Suit Request-Leland House Apartments, 400 Bagley Street, Detroit, MI 48226. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 03/19/26)

5.6

Status of Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum requesting report on the Community Outreach Ordinance. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON ON 02/19/26)

6.

NEW BUSINESS

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

6.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007600- No Cost Agreement –To Provide Continued Hosting and Maintenance for Detroit Home Connect Affordable Housing Portal. – Contractor: City Wise Software LLC. – Location: 541 East Erie Street, Unit 305, Milwaukee WI 53202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract: $0.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26) 

6.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007787- 100% Grant Funding – To Provide Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and Supportive Services for Households Experiencing Homelessness at Scattered Site Market Rate Units. – Contractor: Wayne Metropolitan Community Action – Location: 7310 Woodward Suite 800 Detroit, MI 48202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract Amount: $5,408,466.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26) 

6.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007789- 100% Opioid Settlement Funding – To Provide Low Barrier Access to Health Care and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness. – Contractor: Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc. (CHASS) – Location: 5365 West Fort Street Detroit, MI 48209 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract Amount: $3,027,581.08 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

6.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Authorizing Alterations in a PCA Zoning District at 500 Woodward Ave. (The City Planning Commission (CPC) has received a request from Kevin Deters on behalf of Metro Detroit Signs for PCA (Public Center Adjacent) Special District Review of a proposed sign to be located at 500 Woodward Avenue – aka the Ally Building. This request is being made consistent with the provisions of Section 50-3-222 of the Detroit Zoning Ordinance.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

6.5

Submitting report relative to

Codifying City Council’s Appointment to the Detroit Land Bank Authority. (The Legislative Policy (LPD) has been requested by Council Member Scott Benson to provide a report on the most appropriate mechanism to secure the appointment of City Council’s selection to the Detroit Land Bank Authority Board be it through ordinance, amendment to governing documents, intergovernmental action, or another legally sufficient method.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

6.6

Submitting reso. autho.

Property Sale of 6046, 6052, 6058, 6064, 6070, 6076, 6082, 6088, 6200, 6208, 6214, 6222, 6226, 6232, 6238, 6242, 6250, 6256, 6262, 6266, 6270, 6274, 6280, and 6286 Widman Pl, Detroit, MI 48211 (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from VasFonKee3, LLC, a domestic limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), to purchase certain City-owned real property 6046, 6052, 6058, 6064, 6070, 6076, 6082, 6088, 6200, 6208, 6214, 6222, 6226, 6232, 6238, 6242, 6250, 6256, 6262, 6266, 6270, 6274, 6280, and 6286 Widman Pl, Detroit, MI 48211 (the “Property”) for the purchase price of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($146,000.00).) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

MISCELLANEOUS

6.7

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to a Request for Policy Framework to Refine City’s Nuisance Abatement Property Seizure and Condemnation Processes. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

6.8

Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to a Request for Information on Tax Foreclosed Property Transfers with the Detroit Land Bank Authority. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

6.9

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to the  Status of Future of Health Community Land Trust Funding. (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/07/26)

7.

MEMBER REPORTS