MINUTES

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

Thursday, November 07, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

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

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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

 

Mr. Glenn Kersey

Asst. City Council Committee Clerk

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1.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Tate, Johnson

ABSENT: Durhal

2-1 QUORUM ACHIEVED

 

2.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Johnson Motion to Approve; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson); Motion Carried 2-0 

3.

CHAIR REMARKS

public hearings on agenda

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT

1:30 - Richard Levin (Riverview Health), Ronald Foster, Cunningham, Reuben Crowley Jr, William M Davis, Carol Hughes, Karen Winston, Betty A Varner, Demeeko Williams, Marquerite Maddox Scarlett, Call In User 1, JoAnn Warwick, Malik Shelton

Durhal takes seat 3-0

Tate leaves seat 2-0; retakes seat 3-0

5.

10:05 - PUBLIC HEARING - RE:

Approving a Commercial Facilities Exemption Certificate, in the Area of 9602 E. Jefferson and 9636 E. Jefferson, Detroit, Michigan, in Accordance with Public Act 255 of 1978 on behalf of Little Village Marina, LLC, (Petition #2024-320) (The Housing and Revitalization Department has reviewed the application of Little Village Marina, LLC, and find that it satisfies the criteria set forth by P.A. 255 of 1978 and would consistent with development and economic goals of the Master Plan.)

Presentation: Richard Barr (Honigman LLP), Anthony Curtis (ECHO), Lakisha Barcliff (Legislative Policy), Marcel Hurt (Legislative Policy), Alton Williams (DEGC), Yvette Jemison (Housing & Revitalization)

Public Comment: Ron Foster, Carol Hughes, Karen Winston, Reuben Crowley Jr.,

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

6.

10:35 - PUBLIC HEARING - RE: 

To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps, Section 50-17-67, District Map No. 65, to modify and existing PD Planned Development District created by Ordinance No. 29-06, last amended by Ordinance No. 15-16, for the multi-block area generally bounded by Santa Maria Street to the north, the rear lot lines of parcels along Biltmore Street to the east, the alley first north of West McNichols Road to the south, and the alley first west of Lindsay Street to the west.

Presentation: Eric Fazzini (Housing & Revitalization), Greg Olson, Felicia Turner (Amandla Community Development Corporation), Marcel Todd (Legislative Policy), Johnson, Durhal, Steve Rothy

Public Comment:  Ron Foster, Reuben Crowley Jr., William M Davis, Karen Winston, Carol Hughes, Marguerite Maddox Scarlett, Steve Rothy   

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

7.

10:45 AM- PUBLIC HEARING -RE:

Establishment of a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone as requested by North Corktown Neighborhood Association and North Corktown Equitable Housing Initiative in the area of 2801 16th ST, 2819 16th ST, 2826 16th ST, 2827 16th ST, 2832 16th ST, 2838 16th ST, 2841 16th ST, 2844 16th ST, 2895 16th ST, 2822 17th ST, 2874 17th ST, 2882 17th ST, 2886 17th ST, 2890 17th ST, 2898 17th ST, 2906 17th ST, 2439 Butternut, 2433 Butternut, 2427 Butternut, 2811 17th ST, 2821 17th ST, 2831 17th ST, 2835 17th ST, 2841 17th ST, 2847 17th ST, 2853 17th ST, 2877 17th ST, 2881 17th ST, 2887 17th ST, 2527 Butternut, 2521 Butternut, 2517 Butternut, 2903 17th ST, 2893 17th ST, 2862 17th ST, 2828 17th ST, 2835 16th ST, Detroit, MI in accordance with Public Act 147 of 1992. (The Housing and Revitalization Department, Planning and Development Department and the Finance Department have reviewed the Master Plan and the neighborhood preservation and development goals of the City and find that establishment of the North Corktown Neighborhood Association and North Corktown Equitable Housing Initiative Neighborhood Enterprise Zone would be consistent with all of the aforementioned.)

Presentation: Kaci J, Jake Austermann Plante Moran), Lakisha Barcliff (Legislative Policy), Justus Cook (Housing & Revitalization), Trisha Talley (North Corktown Neighborhood Association), Johnson

Public Comment: Jeannine Estes, Marquerite Maddox Scarlett, Carol Hughes, Reuben Crowley Jr. 

Durhal Motion to Bring Back on JANUARY 9TH, 2025; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8.1

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Brentwood Apartments Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.   (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.2

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the 411 W. Lafayette Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.3

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Coronado Apartments Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.   (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.4

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Detroit Riverview Wellness Campus Brownfield Redevelopment Plan. (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.5

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Evergreen Estates Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.6

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Historic Book House, LLC 8469 East Jefferson Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.7

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Lofts on Griswold Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.8

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Old Madison Theater Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.9

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Palmer Park Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.10

Status of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority

Abolishment of the Village Park Apartments Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.  (At the regularly scheduled September 25, 2024 DBRA Board of Directors meeting, DBRA staff recommended abolishment of the Plan on the basis that the project has been completed and the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished in accordance with Section 14(8)(a) of Act 381. The DBRA subsequently adopted a resolution (Exhibit B) approving the abolishment of the Plan and authorizing the submission of a copy of its resolution to request that City Council adopt a resolution abolishing the Plan.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.11

Status of Planning Development Department

Authorization to Acquire Real Property at 3071 14th St from Christopher Burcham and Sale Real Property at 3344, 3352 and 3360 14th St to BUILDING I, L.L.C. (The City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) wishes to purchase certain real property at 3071 14th St (the “Acquisition Property”) from Christopher Burcham (the “Seller”) for the purchase price of Fifty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($55,000.00). P&DD has also received an offer from BUILDING I, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company (the “Purchaser), which is owned by Christopher Burcham to purchase certain City-owned real property at 3344, 3352 and 3360 14th St (the “Sale Property”) for the purchase price of Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($60,000).) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.12

Status of Council Member Mary Waters

Submitting memorandum relative to Resolution Request – Modifications to DLBA MOU on BuyBack Program. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Receive & File Memorandum; All in Favor (Tate, Durhal, Johnson); Motion Carried 3-0 

8.13

Status of Planning and Development Department

Property Sale of 222 Gratiot and 1255 Broadway. (The City of Detroit Planning and Development Department (“P&DD”) has received an offer from PMB Holdings LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Company (“Purchaser”), to purchase 222 Gratiot and 1255 Broadway and more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A incorporated herein (the “Properties”) for Two Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($236,800.00).) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Send to Formal Session with Recommendation to Approve; All in Favor (Tate,
Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.14

Status of Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to Blighted Commercial Properties. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/31/24)

Durhal Motion to Bring Back to Committee in 1 week; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0 

8.15

Status of City Planning Commission

Text amendment to Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning, to streamline and update the current set of landscaping and screening requirements that apply to a limited set of specific land uses and site features, and to modernize related fence and wall standards for nonresidential uses with the goal of proactively improving the appearance of commercial and industrial properties and corridors. (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/24/24)

Durhal Motion to Bring Back in 2 Weeks; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0

8.16

Status of Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum relative to Research on Legality of Restricting Marijuana Billboards and Potential Zoning Regulations. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/24/24)

Durhal Motion to Receive & File Memorandum; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0 

8.17

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 10/17/24)

Durhal Motion to Bring Back to Committee in 2 week; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal); Motion Carried 3-0 

8.18

Status of Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Requesting Historic Study for 2200 Michigan Avenue – CPA Building. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/17/24)

Durhal Motion to Bring Back to Committee in 3 weeks (January 9th); All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal);
Motion Carried 3-0 

8.19

Status of Legislative Policy Division

Request of Ibrahim Bazzi to amend Article XVII, Section 50-17-41, District Map No. 39 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Chapter 50, Zoning, to show a B4 (General Business District) zoning classification where P1 (Open Parking District) and B2 (Local Business and Residential District) zoning classifications are currently shown on one parcel commonly known as 6181 Cadieux Rd. and generally bounded by Harper Ave. to the north, Cadieux Rd. to the east, Berden St. to the south, and Harvard Rd. to the west. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 10/17/24) DENIAL

Durhal Motion to Bring Back to Committee in 2 weeks; All in Favor (Tate, Johnson, Durhal);
Motion Carried 3-0 

9.

NEW BUSINESS

10.

MEMBER REPORTS

Durhal