MINUTES

BUDGET, FINANCE & AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

(Expanded to include all Nine (9) City Council Members)

Monday, March 11, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

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

To attend by phone only, call one of these numbers: [phone], [phone], [phone], [phone], [phone], [phone] - Enter Meeting ID: 85846903626

With advance notice of seven calendar days, the City of Detroit will provide interpreter services at public meetings, including American Sign Language, language translation and reasonable ADA accommodations. Please contact the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department at [phone], through the TTY number 711, or email [email protected] to schedule these services.

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD, EX-OFFICIO

 

Ms. Glenn Kersey (A.M.)

Assistant City  Council Committee Clerk

Ms. Jaleesa McIntosh(P.M.)

Assistant City Council Committee Clerk

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1.

ROLL CALL

BENSON, DURHAL, JOHNSON, SANTIAGO-ROMERO, WATERS, TATE, SHEFFIELD (7)

MEMBER YOUNG ENTRED AFTER ROLL CALL (8)

2.

10:00 A.M. - BUDGET HEARING

2.1

DEGC/DDA/EDC/LDFA

(Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Downtown Development Authority, Economic Development Corporation, Local Development Finance Authority, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget, and Office of Contracting and Procurement)

MOTION TO ADD THE DETROIT LEGACY BUSINESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION(Motion made by SHEFFIELD; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

MOTION TO ADD EDUCATION  INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION(Motion made by BENSON; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

MOTION TO ADD CROSS TRAINING INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION(Motion made by JOHNSON; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

MOTION TO ADD PROJECT DATA INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION(Motion made by DURHAL; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

MOTION TO MOVE DEGC THE CLOSING RESOLUTION(Motion made by SHEFFIELD; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

3.

11:00 A.M.  - BUDGET HEARING

3.1

MUNICIPAL PARKING

(Municipal Parking, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget, and Office of Contracting and Procurement)

MOTION TO ADD DISCOUNT MARKETING LANGUAGE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION(Motion made by SHEFFIELD; All Committee Members were in favor; Motion carried 8-0.)

4.

1:00 P.M. - BUDGET HEARING

Present (5): Benson, Johnson, Santiago-Romero, Sheffield, Tate

Absent (4): Durhal, Waters, Whitfield-Calloway, Young, 

Quorum Achieved

4.1

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE

(City Clerk's Office, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget, and Office of Contracting and Procurement)

Discussion: Janice Winfrey (City Clerk), Andre Gilbert (Deputy City Clerk), Sheffield, Santiago-Romero, Johnson, Chris Maduka (Elections), Duhal, Waters, Young, Tate, 

Young takes seat 6-0; leaves seat 6-0; Benson leaves seat 5-0; Waters takes seat 6-0; Durhal takes seat 7-0

5.

2:00 P.M. - BUDGET HEARING

5.1

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS

(Department of Elections, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget, and Office of Contracting and Procurement)

Discussion: Janice Winfrey, Sheffield, Whittaker, Waters, Johnson, Benson, Chris Maduka, Durhal, Daniel Baxter (Election), Tate, Santiago-Romero, Young

Benson retakes seat 7-0

Tate motion to send Capital Needs for the Department of Elections Building to Executive Session; All in Favor (Benson, Durhal, Johnson, Santiago-Romero, Tate, Waters, Sheffield), Motion Carried  7-0

Tate motion to send 2 million dollar for Elections Department to Executive Session; All in Favor (Benson, Durhal, Johnson, Santiago-Romero, Tate, Waters, Sheffield), Motion Carried  7-0

Tate Motion to send Emergency Contracts Discussion to Executive Session; All in Favor (Benson, Durhal, Johnson, Santiago-Romero, Tate, Waters, Sheffield), Motion Carried  7-0 

Young retakes seat 8-0; Waters leaves seat 7-0; Waters retakes seat 8-0

6.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Joyce Jennings, Reuben X, D2 Victimized Overtaxed Senior, (responses by Analine Powers (Parliamentarian), David Whittaker (Legislative Policy), Irvin Corley (Policy Analyst)), William M Davis, ADOS Detroit, Betty A Varner, Reparations Justice...(response by Young), Steven Hawring, Malik Shelton, Detroit Disability Power, Connor, Mr. Foster, Ruth Johnson, Kasey, Detroit Disability Power 2

Young leaves seat 7-0

Tate motion to send 3 million for ADA improvements to Executive Session;  All in Favor (Benson, Durhal, Johnson, Santiago-Romero, Tate, Waters, Sheffield), Motion Carried,  7-0.

response by Irvin Corley