MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

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

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COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN A. YOUNG WOULD PRESENT A TESTIMONIAL RESOLUTION TO DIRECTOR HELENE WEIR, CEO OF THE BOLL FAMILY YMCA IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT

HENRY FORD AND BRAIN CANCER AWARENESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD

COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM JAMES TATE

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT BENSON

COUNCIL MEMBER ANGELA WHITFIELD-CALLOWAY

COUNCIL MEMBER FRED DURHAL III

COUNCIL MEMBER LATISHA JOHNSON

COUNCIL MEMBER GABRIELA SANTIAGO-ROMERO

COUNCIL MEMBER MARY WATERS

COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN A. YOUNG II

 

Uraina Clark

Asst. City Council Committee Clerk

           

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1.

ROLL CALL

Present Members: Council Member Mary Waters, Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway, Council President Mary Sheffield

No Quorum 

Members: Scott Benson, Pro-Tem James Tate, Latisha Johnson, Gabriela Santiago- Romero and Coleman A Young, II - Absence excused 

 Public Comment taken and Meeting adjourned at 10:50AM due to NO Quorum. 

 

2.

INVOCATION

3.

APPROVAL OF JOURNAL OF LAST SESSION

4.

RECONSIDERATIONS

5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON STANDING COMMITTEE REFERRALS AND OTHER MATTERS

7.

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

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

MAYOR'S OFFICE

7.1

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 21, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Mayor’s Office. (Council Member Coleman A. Young II) 

AIRPORT DEPARTMENT

7.2

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 20, 2025 regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Airport. (Legislative Policy Division)

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

7.3

Submitting report relative to

Citywide Payroll Performance Audit Detroit Department of Transportation April 2025.  (Attached for your review is the “Citywide Payroll Performance Audit – Detroit Department of Transportation (March 25, 2025) of Raymond A. Roth III, CPA, CFE” and the report contained herein is the product of Stout Risius Ross, LLC. It notes a scope limitation relating to the above matter, and it is in conjunction with the Office of the Auditor General’s “Audit of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Controller - Payroll Division.” Also included as “Attachment A” is the Agency’s response to recommendations contained in the report.)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

7.4

Submitting report relative to

Monthly Financial Report for the Eight Months Ended February 28, 2025.  (The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) respectfully submits its City of Detroit Financial Report for the Eight Months ended February 28, 2025.)

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

7.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Application for the rehabilitation of a residential building at 8022 Kercheval into 2 rental units in the West Village 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 residential building into 2 rental units at 8022 Kercheval. Originally, the petitioner proposed 4 units, but has since reduced the number to 2 units. The subject request is for a 15-year abatement.)  

CIVIL RIGHTS, INCLUSION, AND OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT

7.6

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 21, 2025 regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the CRIO Department. (Council President Mary Sheffield)

7.7

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 31, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for CRIO. (Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero)

7.8

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 17, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity Department. (Legislative Policy Division)

7.9

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 24, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for CRIO. (Council Member Latisha Johnson)

DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

7.10

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation. (Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway)

7.11

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (Council Member Latisha Johnson)

7.12

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

7.13

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (Legislative Policy Division)

DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT

7.14

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 21, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Fire Department. (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

7.15

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 19, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026Proposed Budget for the Human Resources Department (Legislative Policy Division)

DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

7.16

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 27, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Department of Innovation Technology. (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

7.17

Submitting reso. autho.

Resolution Urging The State To Allow Uncapping Events.  (City Council President Mary Sheffield has requested the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) to produce a resolution urging the Michigan State Legislature to pass a law that would allow municipalities to phase in uncapping events such as property sales and expirations of Neighborhood Enterprise Zones.)

7.18

Submitting reso. autho.

Resolution Urging The State To Allow Uncapping Events.  (City Council President Mary Sheffield has requested the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) to produce a resolution urging the Michigan State Legislature to pass a law that would allow municipalities to phase in uncapping events such as property sales and expirations of Neighborhood Enterprise Zones.)

DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT

7.19

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 21, 2025 regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Police Department (Legislative Policy Division)

DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

7.20

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 19, 2025 regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Department of Transportation. (Council Member Scott Benson) 

7.21

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 20, 2025 regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Department of Transportation. (Council Member Latisha Johnson)

DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY  

7.22

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to questions sent on March 20, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA). (Council Member Latisha Johnson) 

 MISCELLANEOUS

7.23

Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting memorandum relative to Fiscal Impact Statement for Language Access Ordinance.

7.24

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to ARPA Funds Reassignment Request.

8.

INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

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

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

8.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6001653-A7 - 100% Risk Management Funding – AMEND 7 – To Provide an Increase of Funds Only for Reverse and Non-reverse Conviction Invoices. – Contractor: Plunkett Cooney P.C. – Location: 150 West Jefferson Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: August 7, 2018 through December 31, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $507,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $3,206,999.99. LAW

LAW DEPARTMENT

8.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Settlement in lawsuit of Biggsglobal LLC v City of Detroit; Case No. 23-002473-ch, File No. L25-00085 (VI) Demolition Department, in favor of Biggsglobal, LLC and its attorneys, Hall Makled, P.C., in the amount of ($15,000.00), in full payment for any and all claims which Biggsglobal, LLC may have against the City of Detroit and/or any other City of Detroit employees.

8.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Settlement in lawsuit of Shakyra Williams n/f Cortez and Sklar Dorsey v City of Detroit and Antonio Currie, Case No. 23-3245-NI, File No. L23-00558 (CBO) Police Department in the amount of ($32,000.00) in full payment for any and all claims which Shakyra A. Williams may have against the City of Detroit and any other City of Detroit employees by reason of alleged injuries sustained.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

8.4

Submitting report relative to

2025 1st Quarter (January 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025) Report. (Greetings from the Office of Inspector General. It is my pleasure to present the 1st Quarter Report for 2025. With the new year, we have decided to tweak the look and feel of our Charter-mandated quarterly reports. The hope is to make the reports more approachable for readers. Rest assured; the reports will continue to detail all the activities of our Office over the quarter.)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY DIVISION

8.5

Submitting report relative to

Memorandum regarding appointments to the Board of Directors of The Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.  (City Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway has requested the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) to provide the answers to various questions regarding the appointment process for members of the Board of Directors of the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (the Board).)

9.

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

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

HISTORIC DESGINATION ADVISORY BOARD

9.1

Submitting report and Proposed Ordinance

To amend Chapter 21 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, History, to establish the Rosa and Raymond Parks Flat Historic District and to define the elements of design for the district by adding Article II, Historic Districts and Landmarks, Division 5, Designated Districts, Section 21-2-252, Rosa and Raymond Parks Flat Historic District. (FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?)

10.

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

10.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3082557 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Alteration for the Commercial Property, 5200 Ivanhoe. – Contractor: Salenbien Trucking and Excavating, Inc. – Location: 985 East Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48207 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $20,935.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

10.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3083020 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Backfill & Site Restoration for the Commercial Property, 5200 Ivanhoe. – Contractor: Salenbien Trucking and Excavating, Inc. – Location: 985 East Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48207 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $23,103.30. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

10.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3083051 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Backfill & Site Restoration for the Commercial Property, 2841 Cochrane. – Contractor: Salenbien Trucking and Excavating, Inc. – Location: 985 East Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48207 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $19,514.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

10.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 3083207 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 8726 St. Cyril. – Contractor: Detroit Next, Inc. – Location: 1001 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $14,800.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

10.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No.6005921-A1 - 100% Environmental Affairs Grant Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for Residential Redevelopment of Vacant Parcels in North Cork Town Neighborhood. – Contractor: The Community Builder, Inc. d/b/a TCB Affordable Housing, Inc. – Location: 185 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA 02116 – Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through September 11, 2026 – Contract Increase Amount: $250,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00. BSEED

10.6

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007098 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Plumbing Parts and Supplies. – Contractor: Atlas Plumbing Supply Co. – Location: 3439 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract Amount: $120,000.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

MISCELLANEOUS

10.7

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to Request to Draft Air Quality Awareness Week Resolution.

10.8

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting memorandum relative to Request to Draft World Asthma Day Resolution.

10.9

Council Member Latisha Johnson

Submitting a memorandum relative to requesting LPD to draft a resolution for a voluntary special needs registry.

10.10

Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero

Submitting Resolution to Recognize May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

10.11

Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway

Submitting memorandum relative to Request for a resolution concerning Mental Health Awareness Month.

11.

VOTING ACTION MATTERS

12.

OTHER MATTERS

13.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES

14.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Noted that there's technical issues with zoom virtual comment could not be heard only in person public comment.

If you have public comment please submit to the City Clerk's office. 

In the Committee of the Whole: Betty Lyons, Melissa Love, Danielle Mertiz, Ann Golay, Ann-K, Member Durhal Present   Karen Washington, Mr. Galant, Allison Bone, Carlos Canty, Ronald Fosterm Dante Smith 

2 minutes given

15.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

16.

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

16.1

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3078931 Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Properties, 1116 & 1126 Waterman. – Contractor: Detroit Next, Inc. – Location: 1001 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $52,000.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

16.2

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007114 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Vault Toilet Cleaning Services. – Contractor: Benkari Mechanical, LLC – Location: 18427 W McNichols, Detroit, MI 48219 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract Amount: $270,000.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

VIRTUAL : NICK PAYNE

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

16.3

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3082973 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 13652 Steel. – Contractor: Detroit Next, Inc. – Location: 1001 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $16,000.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

16.4

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3082975 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 2506 Algonquin. – Contractor: Gayanga Co – Location: 1120 W Baltimore, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48202 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $18,680.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

16.5

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006905 - 100% Major Street Funding – To Provide Road Design Services. – Contractor: Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. dba, Fishbeck – Location: 1001 Woodward, Suite 860, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Period of Three (3) Years – Total Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00. PUBLIC WORKS (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

16.6

Santiago-Romero, reso. autho.

Contract No. 3082978 - Notification to Council – 100% Blight Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 9903 Mendota. – Contractor: DMC Consultants, Inc. – Location: 13500 Foley Street, Detroit, MI 48227 – Contract Period: Notification of Emergency through June 30, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $32,400.00. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 04/21/25)

MOTION: SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION WITH RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE; (CM WATERS) MADE THE MOTION; ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE IN FAVOR ; MOTION CARRIED 2-0; CM BENSON WAS ABSENT

17.

NEW BUSINESS

18.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON STANDING COMMITTEE REFERRALS AND OTHER MATTERS

19.

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

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

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

19.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006935 – A1 - REVENUE – AMEND 1 - To Amend the Locations for the Removal and Sale of Scrap Metal for Various Departments Citywide. – Contractor: Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. – Location: 3400 E. Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48207 – Contract Period: April 4, 2025 through April 3, 2027 – Revenue Rate: 55 to 85% of American Metal Market Commodity Prices. CITY-WIDE

19.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6006419 – A1 - 100% Capital Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for the Construction OAG Office Renovations. – Contractor: Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority – Location: 2 Woodward Avenue, 1316 Coleman A Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: June 21, 2024 through December 31, 2025 – Contract Increase Amount: $220,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $763,600.00. AUDITOR GENERAL

19.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Request to approve corrections of the termination provisions of four (4) contracts related to the Retiree Protection Trust Fund. (The purpose of this memorandum is to request approval of corrections to the termination provisions the following contracts by the City)

DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT

19.4

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 19, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 
Proposed Budget for the Detroit Fire Department (DFD). (Council President Pro Tem James E. Tate Jr.) 

HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT

19.5

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 24, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD). (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

19.6

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 17,2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Housing & Revitalization Department (HRD). (Council President Mary Sheffield)

19.7

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 19,2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Housing & Revitalization Department (HRD). (Council President Pro Tem James E. Tate Jr.)

DETROIT LAND BANK AUTHORITY

19.8

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) (Council President Mary Sheffield)

DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT 

19.9

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 24,2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Police Department (DPD) (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

19.10

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 26, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Department of Public Works. (Council Member Scott Benson)

19.11

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 26, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026
Proposed Budget for the Department of Public Works (DPW) (Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway)

19.12

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 26, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Department of Public Works (Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway)

DETROIT TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION

19.13

Submitting responses relative to

Responses to your questions sent on March 25, 2025, regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget for the Detroit Transportation Corporation. (Council Member Coleman A. Young II)

20.

INTERNAL OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

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

LAW DEPARTMENT

20.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Settlement in lawsuit of Markquel Steward and Leah Temar Williams v Officers Markya Swaizey, Dana Ford, Jeremy Miller, Case Number: 23-006491-No. File Number: L23-00435 (RJB) (DPD) (A37000) in the amount of ($125,000.00) in full payment for any and all claims which Markquel J Steward and Leah Temar Williams may have against the City of Detroit and any other City of Detroit employees by reason of alleged injuries sustained on or about May 21, 2021.

21.

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

21.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Petition of Barney McCosky Baseball Basketball League (#2025-080), request to hold "Barney McCosky Baseball Kick-off Parade" on June 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM at McCabe Field. Set-up will begin at 8:00 AM on June 7, 2025 and be completed by 9:00 AM the same day. Tear down will begin at 2:00 PM on June 7, 2025 and be completed by 3 :00 PM on the same day.  (The Mayor's Office and all other involved City Departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) 

21.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Petition of The Parade Company (#2025-082), request to hold "2025 Ford Fireworks, Hart Plaza and VIP Rooftop Party" on June 23, 2025 from l 0:00 PM until 11 :00 PM the same day on The Detroit River, Hart Plaza and Center Garage.' Set­up will begin at 7 :00 AM on June 22, 2025 and be completed by 6:00 PM June 23, 2025. Tear down will begin at 11 :00 PM on June 23, 2025 and be completed by 2:00 AM on June 24, 2025. (The Mayor's Office and all other involved City Departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) 

21.3

Submitting reso. autho.

Petition of Imagination (#2025-079), request to hold "Ford Pro Fleet Event" on May 13, 2025 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM on May 14, 2025 at Michigan Central Station. Set-up will begin on May 06, 2025 at 6:00 AM and be completed by 8:00 PM on May 12, 2025. Tear down will begin on May 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM and be completed by May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM.  (The Mayor's Office and all other involved City Departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.)

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

21.4

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6007088 - 100% Major Street Funding – To Provide Construction Equipment Maintenance and Repair Services. – Contractor: ALTA Construction Equipment, LLC dba ALTA Equipment Company, LLC. – Location: 5105 Lorraine, Detroit, MI 48208 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval for a Term of 3 Years – Total Contract Amount: $700,000.00. GENERAL SERVICES

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

21.5

Submitting reso. autho.

Authorization to submit a grant application to the Michigan Public Service Commission for the FY 2025 Renewable Energy & Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement & Development Grant.  (The General Services Department – Office of Sustainability is hereby requesting authorization from Detroit City Council to submit a grant application to the Michigan Public Service Commission for the FY 2025 Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development Grant. The amount being sought is $1,580,336.00. There is no City match requirement. The total project cost is $1,580,336.00.)

21.6

Submitting reso. autho.

Authorization to submit a grant application to the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for the FY 2025 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative. (The General Service Department is hereby requesting authorization from Detroit City Council to submit a grant application to the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for the FY 2025 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative. The amount being sought is $500,000.00. There is no City match requirement. The total project cost is $500,000.00.)

22.

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

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

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

22.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Authorization to submit a grant application to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office for the FY 2025 Certified Local Government (CLG) Training and Continuing Education Grant. (The Historic Designation Advisory Board (HDAB) is hereby requesting authorization from Detroit City Council to submit a grant application to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, for the FY 2025 Certified Local Government (CLG) Training and Continuing Education Grant. The amount being sought is $1,500.00. There is no City match requirement. The total project cost is $1,500.00.)

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

22.2

Submitting report and Proposed Ordinance

To amend to amend Article XVII, Section 50-17-49, District Map No. 47 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Chapter 50, Zoning firstly to show an R3 (Low Density Residential District) zoning classification where a PD (Planned Development District) zoning classification is currently shown for sixteen lots on Yosemite Avenue and Riviera Avenue in the vicinity of Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Joy Road near Grand River Avenue, and secondly to show an R2 (Two Family Residential District) zoning classification on two lots on Humphrey Avenue where a PD (Planned Development District) zoning classification is currently shown in the vicinity of St. Paul AME Zion Church on Dexter Avenue between Lawrence and Humphrey.  (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THE SETTNG OF A PUBLIC HEARING?)

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

22.3

Submitting corrected reso. autho.

A Corrective Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of 3071 14th St from Christopher Burcham and Sale of 3344, 3352 and 3360 14th St to BUILDING I, L.L.C.   (On November 12, 2024, this Honorable Body adopted a resolution (“Resolution”) authorizing the purchase of certain real property commonly known as 3071 14th St (“Acquisition Property”) from Christopher Burcham (“Seller”) for the purchase price of Fifty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($55,000.00). The Resolution also authorizes the sale of real property commonly known as 3344, 3352 and 3360 14th St (“Sale Property”) to BUILDING I, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company (“Purchaser”) for the purchase price of Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($60,000.00). The Resolution contained typographical errors as to the purchase price of the Acquisition Property and as to the purchase price of the Sale Property. The purchase price of the Acquisition Property should have been specified as Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00). The purchase price of the Sale Property should have been specified as Fifty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($55,000.00).)

23.

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

23.1

Submitting reso. autho.

Contract No. 6005323 – A1 - 100% Grant/City Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for System Software Services for UAVs and Additional Departments. – Contractor: Skydio, Inc. – Location: 3000 Clearview Way, Building E, San Mateo, CA 94402 – Contract Period: June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026 – Contract Increase Amount: $120,000.00 – Total Contract Amount: $416,716.00. FIRE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEERNG DIVISION

23.2

Submitting reso. autho.

Petition of Develop Detroit 1346 Gratiot, LLC, (#2025-047), request to dedicate a portion of land, commonly known as 1358 Gratiot Ave., for the purpose of increasing the width of the right-of-way in the public alley to a 20.5 foot width.  (All other city departments and utilities have reported no objections to the proposed right-of-way dedication.)

MISCELLANEOUS

23.3

Council Member Fred Durhal, III

Submitting memorandum relative to Request to Draft Ordinance Amendment Regarding Food Truck Operations on Private Property.

24.

CONSENT AGENDA

25.

MEMBER REPORTS

26.

ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE

27.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CLERK

27.1

Report on approval of proceedings by the Mayor.

28.

TESTIMONIAL RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGE