Good evening everybody. I'd like to welcome you to Taylor City Council of
July 7th. Uh maybe uh let's start with roll call to order at 7:07 7 o'clock or
6:30 I'm sorry. And can we get a pledge of allegiance
and leave us?
I alian to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all. [laughter] >> Roll call, please.
» Mr. Pats, >> here.
» Mr. Clark, >> here.
» Mr. Armstrong, >> here.
» Mr. Wallace, >> here.
» Mr. >> Here.
» Mr. Thomas [clears throat] >> here.
» Mr. Johnson >> here.
» Mayor Woolly >> here.
» Mrs. Bower >> here.
» Mr. Draone >> here.
» We have a quum. >> Can I get a motion to approve the
agenda? >> Motion to approve it.
» Support. >> Um, actually like to make a motion to
approve the agenda with amendments to item 6.4 4 amount not to exceed $222,000
and item 7.6 amount of $17,100. >> Support
motion by Mr. Walsh, report by Mr. Thomas.
Any discussion hearing? None. All in favor say yes.
» Yes. >> All oppose? Yeses have it. Motion
carried. Uh 4.2 motion to accept the minutes of
the meeting held June 16th 2026 and dispense with oral reading. May I get a
motion? >> Motion.
» Motion by Mr. >> support.
» Armstrong supported by Mr. Clark. Any discussion
hearing? None. All in favor say yes.
» Yeses have it. Motion carried. >> Number five we're going to go to mayor's
communication. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Item 5.1 is a
motion to approve the reappoint of the downtown development authority for 4year
term on July 7th, 23rd. Motion to approve
» supported by Mr. Thomas, supported by Mr. Park.
Any discussion hearing? None. All in favor say yes.
» All oppose. Yeses. Motion carried.
Item 5.2 is a motion to receive and file this two
fire department.
» Motion by Mr. Thomas supported by Mr. F. May we uh we go to do a square before we
approve or >> yes.
Oh, Mr. Mr. Chairman, I do think you have to approve first.
» All in favor? >> Yes.
» All opposed? >> Yes.
» Well, real fast app.
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» that I support >> that I supportitution of the United
States. >> Constitution of the state of Michigan.
» Constitution of the state of Michigan.
» The duties of the office of the office.
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right?
The duties of the office.
Mr. Congratulate. Appreciate it. Um, Mr. Chairman, also I
just like to let the residents know that with the storm damage that happened over
the weekend, um our crews in the DPW are going to be going through the
neighborhood. Um if people can bring the limbs that have fallen in their yards
and stuff like that, we're going to try to coincide with the trash pick up.
However, depending on getting it be that day, you have debris from the storm
related damage or something. Basically, the trees and shrubs and stuff like that
right now will be going around the city helping out with that situation. Also,
if uh if you're able to do it and you're in a hurry, our compost will be
accepting storm for the next couple weeks at no additional charge or
anything. That's all I have, Mr. Chairman.
» Thank you. Let's go move to six uh 6.1
consent agenda. This these are normal routine items that
we approve in in one one motion. So if I could get a motion
» motion to approve the set consent agenda >> support.
» Motion by Mr. Wallace supported by Mr. Clark. Any discussion on it?
Anything from the audience hearing? None. All in favor say yes.
» Yeses have it. Motion passes. We move on to the regular agenda. Uh
7.1. We need a motion to go into closed door session to discuss risk management
claims. >> Motion
» 2020. Support by Mr. Armstrong supported by
» Gerald. Mr. Thomas. >> Roll call please.
» Mr. Padz. >> Yes.
» Mr. Clark. >> Yes.
» Mr. Mr. Armstrong. >> Yes.
» Mr. Wallace. >> Yes.
» Mr. Thei. >> Yes.
» Mr. Thomas. >> Yes.
» Mr. Johnson. >> Yes.
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» Okay. Uh we're reconvening at 70:04 and we're going to the regular agenda. Uh
7.1 uh 7.2 2. Motion to approve final
settlement of risk management claim 20 306-20
as recommended by corporation council. May I get a motion?
» Motion.
» Motion by who? >> Supported by Ar Mr. Armstrong.
» Roll call. >> Roll call, please.
» Mr. Wallace. >> Yes.
» Mr. Yes.
» Mr. Thomas. >> No.
» Mr. Patz. >> Yes.
» Mr. Clark. >> Yes.
» Mr. Armstrong. >> Yes.
» Mr. Johnson. >> Yes.
» 6 to one. Motion carried.
7.3. Motion to approve. Final settlement for claim P6152400474
as recommended by corporation council.
» Moted by Mr. uh Thomas >> supported by
» Armstrong. >> Mr. Armstrong.
» Roll call, please. >> Mr. Wallace,
» no. >> Mr. Thei,
» yes. >> Mr. Thomas,
» yes. >> Mr. Pats.
» Yes. >> Mr. Clark.
» No. >> Mr. Armstrong.
» Yes. >> Mr. Johnson.
» Yes. Motion passes 5 to two. 7.4.
Motion to receive and file the first reading to amend code of ordinance city
of Taylor, Michigan by adding article six non-emergency response
cost recovery for lift assistant and other non-emergency response to chapter
22 of the fire prevention protection code
and protection of said code. >> Motion
» motion by Mr. Wallace. supported by Mr. Bats. Any discussion
hearing? None. All in favor say yes. >> Yes.
» Yeses have it. Motion carried. Uh 7.5 motion to approve change order
for project 2025-05 for work performed by cutting edge
restorations for siding gutters downspout timly front porch brick work
in amount of $2,975 funded through the community development
block grant rehabilitation account not to exceed program limit.
» So support >> motion by Mr. Armstrong supported by Mr.
Wallace. Any discussion
hearing? None. All in favor say yes. >> All oppose. Yeses have it. Motion
carried with 7.6. Motion to approve 0% interest deferred
loan for project 2025-11 for work to be formed by Optimum
Contracting Solutions for low quote for roof windows in amount of $17,100
funded through the community block grant reloation
account not to exceed program limits. >> Motion
» motion by Mr. Armstrong supported by >> Pats.
» Pats. Mr. Pats. >> Any discussion?
» Hear none. All in favor say yes. >> Yes.
» All oppose. Yeses have it. Motion carried. 7.7 Motion to approve 0% loan
deferred loan for project 2025-09 for work to be formed be be formed
performed by optimum contract solution for low quote for roof gutters entry
door storm doors in amount of $14,000 $14,425
funded through the community block grant rehabilitation account uh not to exceed
program limits. May I get a motion? >> Motion by Mr. Theiti.
» Supported. >> Supported by
Mr. Armstrong. Any discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor say yes. >> Yes.
» All oppose. Yeses have. Motion carried. 7.8. Motion to approve authorizing the
mayor to sign a purchase agreement on behalf of the city of Taylor for the
sale of set parcel for a total amount of $2,500 plus cost. Proceeds go to the
general fund. >> Motion motion by Mr. Pat, supported by
Mr. Clark. Any discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor say yes. >> Yes.
» All oppose. Yeses have it. Motion carried. 7.9 Motion to approve Motion to
execute 2022 sub recipient agreement for Wayne County
home buyers assist Assistance Program between the city between the charter of
Wayne County and the city of Taylor for home funding in amount of $239,966.
» Motion by Mr. Thomas. Supported by Mr. Patz. Any discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor say yes.
» Yes. >> Yeses have it. Motion carried. Uh 7.10
motion to approve Down River Bodyworks low bid for auto repair to police
vehicle 215 for a cost not to exceed $7,763
funded through the police repair and maintenance.
» Support Mr. Motion by Mr. Thei supported by Mr. Wallace. Any discussion? Hearing
none. All in favor say yes. >> Yes.
» All oppose. Yeses have it. Motion carried. Motion 711. Motion to approve
purchase of digital court notification system from legal notification services
sole source for amount not to exceed 13,644
funded through the federal forefeer justice.
» Motion. >> Motion by Mr. Clark.
» Support. >> Supported by
» Mr. Bats. Any discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor say yes. >> Yeses have it. Motion carried.
We're now into open business. Do we have anything that you need to No.
Nothing online. We'll take the audience first. Anybody from the audience?
» Yeah.
So, my name is Anissa Kaya and I live at 11009 Beachwood Court. So, I don't know
if you need to know that. So, I'm here I'm about um I'm here for something that
happened. So, um I'm here about the the loitering and the begging that's going
on on the streets in Taylor. So I was in the fast lane on telegraph going towards
north uh Vanborn and um there's always somebody begging in the middle of the
median which is dangerous and I know I have a brother who was a policeman for
25 years and he said that that is um impeding traffic. So the guy in front of
me so the light's green and the guy in front of me decides to stop and be kind
and give the um beggar money and I almost hit them rear ended them and so
whose fault is that? Well, the fault is to the homeless person because or to the
beggar because I'm not going to call them homeless because most of those
people that are begging on the streets look like able-bodied men. And I do have
empathy for veterans that are homeless and that they beg and stuff like that,
but this is ridiculous in Taylor. So, I almost hit the car in front of me
because he stopped to give them a donation. And I did call the police and
I did tell them about it. You know, they said, "Okay, thanks." You know, but the
thing of it is is that there should be no begging on in the median on the fast
lane on telegraph and we need to have a sign there. They need to say that
there's no loitering and there should be a fine if they're doing that. There
should be a fine if they're doing that. Um the other thing is um I don't know if
you guys have been to Detroit lately, but they they're taking pretty good care
of their begging situation. But when you get off at 94 and telegraph, it's
unbelievable the amount of beggars that are sitting
there at the the blue bridge on Telegraph that are begging.
I mean, I don't know about you guys, but I pay a lot of money in taxes in Taylor.
I have a big house. I pay a lot of money. But aren't we looking at property
value? Aren't we looking at our city should be cleaned up and we shouldn't be
having these problems in the city of Taylor? Ma'am, I'm gonna have the police
chief come up and and he can come out. But I I want to make a quick comment
real quick. >> I I agree with you. I I don't like them
there. >> They have a right to be there.
» But >> but but but it's not only Taylor, it's
Canon, it's Ingster, it's, you know, it's everywhere. And
» I don't I don't know what the solution is, but the chief will tell us what our
policies are. >> Hi.
» You want me to talk? Sure.
» Mr. Chairman, council, Mr. Mayor. Yeah, we agree. We all sit back and
everybody's doing this. Yeah, we would love to um not have any homeless, any
beggars in the city. Um and there are some things we do that in particular
area, they cannot be in that median. We chase them out multiple times a week. Uh
it's like pushing water. You push them out and they wait for us to leave. They
come back an hour later. So, it is a problem. It is dangerous and I agree
with you. Um the unfortunate thing is we do write them tickets for repeating
traffic as your brother told you. They don't show up. Um you can't get water
from a rock. It is what it is. They have nothing. They claim and it's a never-
ending cycle. We do have a program where we receive federal funding to try to get
these people into treatment. Our officers are out there. It's funded
again by uh the federal government where officers go out there and give them the
option to get into housing and treatment for maybe mental illness or substance
abuse, but unfortunately it's continuous. I will agree with you. Every
city I drive through uh has these people everywhere. So, it's a tough issue. Uh
I'm not sure that we can handle it on a local level, but we'll do the best we
can. We can redouble our efforts. >> So, my my my suggestion is I stopped
doing it years ago. I will give my money to a a a place before I'll give it to
those people. Uh and and we need to stop doing that. I I know we feel sorry for
them and our hearts go out to them, you know, because some of them look really
bad. You can tell they need it, but we got to stop because there's plenty of
places that they can go to get help that could use our money. So, people just
need to stop. >> Completely agree. And some of them are
as a grift where they live in a house together with five or six of them. They
have a car. >> Absolutely.
» It's parked around the corner and they're making hundreds of taxfree
dollars a day. If you have four or five people doing that, if they make three or
$400 a piece, you can do the math how much they're making. So, I would agree.
Um, I try not to give people money as well. If someone wants to give them
water or some food, you'll see that a lot of times they will turn that down.
So, >> thank [snorts] you, Chief. Go ahead.
offer.
» I'm sorry, I didn't catch that first part.
» Yes, we do. Surprisingly, yeah, we have put a number of people into treatment.
It tends to be a little bit less of the homeless, more of the ones that have
substance abuse problems. So, yeah, our our federal grant has actually done a
really nice job of getting some of these people into treatment. So, word's out.
Um, but we do run into the same ones a lot and they see us coming and they
start flagging us away. Hey, we already know. But, yeah, we will continue to uh
monitor the situation, do the best we can. Um, trust me, I I know it's
aggravating. I really I really do. And I I empathize, especially with the trash
being left there. I know our DPW has come out and cleaned up the mess a
number of times, so it's legitimate concern. So they put a sign there.
» Yeah, it's Yeah, sure they could, but the signs aren't going to help them.
It's already illegal to do where they're at. So you can beg. It's completely
lawful, but not in the roadway. That's where you run into the problem. The
center media there is not an area uh nor can they come out into the roadway and
do that. Those are all violations and we would write those as simply impeding
traffic. >> Still in fraction. Uh, Chief Blair, what
I disagree about, the people who are in the medians are part of the problem, but
the people who stop traffic their cars. So, would it be reasonable that if there
happened to be an officer in the area and they saw somebody holding up
traffic, you said you understand you can't get blood from a rock, but the
driver more than likely would be somebody who would feel compelled to
actually pay a penalty. Um, is that is is it illegal for them to hold up
traffic? >> Yes, it is. They're impeding the flow of
traffic as well. Um, I can't recognize any instance where we've actually done
that, but yes, it is the traffic. >> I mean, you know, whenever look how they
got kapone, anytime there's a problem we want to solve, but due to civil
liberties, we can't do it one way. There might be another way that would let
people know that I'll tell you one thing. You don't want to stop traffic
and Taylor by doing this because there are many wonderful ways that you know we
have to help people who need help and the programs that you're doing are are
very good too. Thanks. >> Yeah, we're trying. It's not perfect but
we are trying and um I agree your complaint is legitimate.
I'm charging them a when I get a garage sale since I get a permit to have a
garage sale
by a permit once a month. I don't know. All these don't be a deterrent of the
situation. You know,
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know that usually if they're there to make them clean up, but still it's time
on a regular basis and that's the >> Well, I I feel for the people giving
them because they're being kind and [clears throat] they care about them.
» Well, that's the issue. People down the river tend to be very generous.
» Yes. you know, and and you know, we just got to stop. Give it to the church. Give
it to the the fish and loads. Give it to those people so that we can help them
the the other way, you know. >> Well, maybe we have an article in the
newspaper and our
» I don't know. I mean, that's a suggestion. So, it just makes Taylor
look trashy, especially if you're from out of town and you're coming off a 94.
» Oh, yeah. Yeah. Well, >> and it's 275 in Ford Road, Canton area.
» Yeah, >> you know, same thing.
» Okay, thanks for listening. >> Anything else from the audience?
» Anything from the council? >> I can call Guido up for a minute. These
are questions for Guido.
» Good evening. status on Lang Park.
» Lang Park, uh, moving along very efficiently. The BMX pump track started
to get installed this week. Keep bumping this. I apologize. Uh, so the parking
lot should be taking place in the near future. Uh, the sliding hill is getting
shaped. They started that today. We met with England Civil. A lot of drainage
issues were identified. They're going to start installing the infrastructure to
properly move that water. I know people are really concerned about that. We did
say that the uh project was not completed, so just hold tight. So, those
items are all being addressed. Uh, hopefully within the next month and a
half, we're really at a place where the road can go in and, uh, the park can
open. Uh, so if you guys get a chance and want to take a visit, just let me
know. >> And second question I had was the pickle
ball courts at Heritage Park. >> Yes, sir. They asked that etched them
yesterday. So, Tuesday of next week, they'll start to put the uh paint uh on
them and striping them for pickle ball use, and the fence will go up pretty
quickly, and then the ashvault paths will be there to tie uh the walkways
into that so folks can uh they're accessible to the public.
» Are the residents responsible for their own equipment when they come in or
» uh they'll have nets and courts, paddles? Yes, we won't have paddles for
them. Most of those who play competitively and not competitively like
to have their own uh stick anyway, so I'm sure everybody has those. and they
are pretty uh they just like any other sport. There's the entry level level
models and then there's all pro models. >> Thank you.
» Yes, sir. You guys have a good night. >> Thank you.
» Anything else from the council,
» Mr. Chair? Yeah,
» I actually have a we had a question today on solic license
to the pest control. They do not have license.
However, they have contacted my office regarding applying for one just to let
residents know or if they show up at their door not they should be wearing
a piece of paper city have their license have their name on it. They are
individually background checked. So they shouldn't be sharing um council bonded
process and we do have most stickers in my office. I work with people all the
time they don't listen. I wouldn't mind working as I'm
lic and I know they don't. Um you remind
them for they keep coming back proper authorities. Um but just to let
people know that there is a not you should have a license to do so my
office. Um absentee ballots have been mailed out.
If you request one and have not received it, please let my office know. If you
want one, please reach out and we will tell you how to get one. Early voting
will start July 25th. It goes through August 2nd, 8:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. on
Saturday and Sundays and then 95 Monday through Friday. And also lastly, we're
holding our public accuracy test where we test the electric equipment on July
16th at 4:30 p.m. in the media center. you've never been. It's very interesting
to watch. My deputy clerk puts in a lot of work, a lot of effort, does an
amazing job explaining how it works, how the machines work, how we test them,
make sure they're accurate, and that there is no fraud. So, I don't think
it's a great opportunity for people to see um instead of making accusations, I
think the public advocacy test to see all the
hard work we put into making sure that you're safe. Thank you. Anything
else from the council? >> Hey chair, summer taxes are going out.
So I just want to know.
» So real one one other thing real quick. Uh you know we just had the holiday. We
had a big storm on in on top of that we had seven water main breaks. And not
everybody's going to agree, but I think uh I think our departments did a a
wonderful job. Not everybody's happy. I understand that. But as far as I'm
concerned, they went above and beyond to get things in order on a holiday
weekend. So, thank you to the departments for everything you've done.
» With that, I'll accept a motion. >> Motion to adjurnn.
» Motion by Mr. Wall is supported by >> Mr. Armstrong.
» All in favor? >> Yes.
» All opposed. The eyes have it. Motion carried. Thanks
everybody.