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Sorry about that. This is the day that the law has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it. So, thank you all for being here. Madam Clerk, if you can please call the roll board this morning.

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costume to answer the with field, Carlyway, present.

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You have a poem present.

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Madame President, alright there being a form we are now in session.

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And we will go straight through our invocation for this morning.

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We have joining us, the president of the council, the newly elected president of the council of Baptist pastors, Mr. Reverend Richard White, joining us. Good morning.

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So glad you are with us if you can lead us in prayer this morning.

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in the best range, all those who come to believe in the best who they

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have. You have

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problems in your words and never leave us, not because they're the best. Your grace

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doesn't brought us safe thus far and your grace will lead us home. We thank you for making

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each of us every person who you need, every sister of our great city, every city and your

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own image with dignity and commitment. We thank you for the calling that you have given

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and every one of us to be good stewards of your creation

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to love our neighbors as our citizens.

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I thank you this morning of God for these

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your servants, of man, of city staff,

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city council members.

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I give thanks for the way of service they have chosen

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to take up on behalf of all of us here.

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is human beings, carrying the birds, carrying joy and hope,

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That's something that you alone can hold us together with God in your love and peace.

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Help those Lord to trust you more, more than our demons and our homes and even our

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time's wins.

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May be leading on your everlasting arms this morning in the spirit of unity and togetherness

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that you may lead in God as an all-out of things.

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God in your world you make clear your expectations for those who sit in places of authority.

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And our instructions as we serve for your glory once says mankind he has told each of you what is good and what is the Lord requires of you to

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Adgesely to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God now God continue to bless us and keep us and bless the deliberations of this meeting this day.

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It's only you can. It isn't Jesus name. We pray. Amen.

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Amen. Thank you so much, Reverend.

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Why don't you appreciate you and again, congratulations to your new position, and wish you

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the absolute best that you want to hang on and listen to the session. Please do so.

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And if you have that, don't fall for you. Understand. Thank you so much for blessing us this morning.

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Thank you. I'll give you all a lot of reasons that God bless. Thank you, sir.

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So we will now cut off our general public comment.

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And now turn the floor over to Councilmember Durhaugh for the purpose of a presentation.

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Thank you, Madam President, and good morning to everyone.

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So today is an opportunity to recognize history here in the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan.

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As many of you know in this past election cycle,

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Speaker Joe Tate was elected as the first African American speaker of the House for the state of Michigan.

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the opportunity to serve in the Michigan legislature as well as a couple of my colleagues who sit on council.

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We cannot explain to you what a tremendous honor it is to serve as speaker of the House.

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And then have an African American speaker of the House represent us particularly from the city of Detroit.

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So I am one that believes of giving folks their flowers while they can smell them, recognizing

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there accomplishments as they still partake other accomplishments that have yet to be seen.

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But I know personally, Speaker Joe Tate, I can tell you, upon leaving the Michigan House

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of Representatives back in 2018 when he was coming in his first term, I knew he was sharp,

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I knew he was ready to serve the folks from the first day.

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I often tease him because I remember some of my first interactions with them.

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The speaker will ask a ton of questions, which is indicative of someone who takes their

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job, their career, their goals very seriously.

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And I can also tell you, and member waters can attest to this, that it is not easy to become

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the Speaker of the House, it is not easy to become an African-American Speaker of the House,

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and it is certainly not easy to become a Speaker of the House from the city of Detroit.

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And so today, I wanted to honor him and give him his flowers, I want to read this testimonial

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resolution for Speaker of Joseph Jotate, Michigan House, Representatives, 10th District.

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Whereas Joseph Tate was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of four children,

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His father, Coleman Senior, was a Detroit firefighter, and his mother, Deborah, was a Detroit

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public school teacher, and through their actions, they taught him that service is giving

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back to others and your community is important.

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His life has been shaped by teamwork, commitment, and community.

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The value of service was taught to him by his parents.

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And whereas Speaker Tate decided to run for office as part of his deep and lifelong commitment

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to public service, Speaker Tate made his mark on and off the field at Michigan State University.

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University, earning the University's award for community service and leadership in 2003 for

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involvement with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program and reading to local school

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children.

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And where I speak or take spent time in the NFL, playing for the Jacksonville Jaguar as

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Atlanta Falcons.

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And St. Louis Rams, the not the lion's though.

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After graduating from MSU in 2004, he returned to East Lansing for a Master's degree in Canesiology.

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In 2009, he decided to join the United States Marine Corps where he served two tours in Afghanistan.

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And where I speak or take, returned to Michigan after leaving the Marine Corps with a honorable discharge.

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He then earned both a MBA and masters in environmental policy and planning at the University of Michigan in 2017.

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Before joining the legislature, Tate helped small businesses grow their capacity as a program manager for the Detroit Economic Growth Corps.

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Upon graduation, Speaker Tate began his first campaign for the State House, a decision that would lead him to become Michigan's first ever African-American Speaker of the House in 2023.

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And where I speak or rotate was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives for

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his first term, beginning in 2019, telling from the second district which encompasses

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part of Detroit and its northern suburbs.

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Speaker Tate is serving his third term and now represents the 10th House District, a diverse

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community that covers Detroit's northeast side and the communities of the village of

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Gross Point, Shore's Gross Point Woods, Gross Point Farms, Gross Point City, Gross

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Point Park, and part of Harper Woods.

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And where a speaker Joe Tate is now holding the gavel and setting house priorities in a legislative term in which Democrats have the majority for the first time in over a decade,

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speaker Tate's policy priorities include uplifting Michigan families, protecting the rights of all people, ensuring workers are value and investing in a world-class education system, a strong infrastructure and a thriving economy.

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And where I speak or take stated, he wants to bring a very thoughtful and deliberate approach

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to the leadership role, the House is a consensus-building organization, and that is something

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I will continue working toward trying to get people from different backgrounds who are independently

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elected to come together to improve the quality of life for all Michiganers.

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We stand on the shoulders of so many and now we have a real opportunity to put Michigan

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values into practice, whether it's kitchen table issues, making sure families can put food

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on the table or investing in education and child care.

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We will use this chance to make those values a reality quote from Speaker Tate.

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Now therefore, be it resolved that the Honorable Council member Fred D'Rauda and members

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of the Detroit City Council hereby express their deepest admiration, respect, and gratitude

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to Speaker Joseph Jote for his commitment and genuine care and strong sense of public service.

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Thank you, Speaker Tate.

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And Madam President of Speaker take the joiners at the podium to say a few words.

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Yes, please.

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Just make sure you press the button at the bottom of the microphone.

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Here we go.

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Good morning.

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Madam President.

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Good morning.

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Members of the Council.

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I'm really honored to be here today.

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As member Der Hall said, frankly, I stand on the shoulders of giants.

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So we have member warriors here, member young, and obviously member Der Hall, I wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for the work that you all have done.

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And even those that came before us.

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So those names are a long list to include, you know, Tommy Stallworth was Thomas, you know, Mayor Young.

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But know that the work that we're doing in the house, we want to make you proud.

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and we want to let you all know too that it is your house, we want to work in partnership,

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we want to make sure that we are putting people first, we're putting Detroiters first.

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And we thank you for that future partnership that we will happen, that will occur.

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My door is always open, please feel free to reach out.

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As we move forward, as well too, and also want to give a special shout out to my council member,

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Councilmember Johnson, and thank you so much.

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Thank you, Member Derhal, and thank you, Madam President.

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And, Speaker Tate, before you sit down, I'm sure Council members have some comments that

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they would like to make, and then we're going to do a short photo, Member Derhal as well.

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Member Young.

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Speaker Tate, my name is, what's happening with you, man?

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Listen, as one son of Detroit, who will another one, as I see you, I am overwhelmed and

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wrapped up with the spirit of our ancestors who shed blood, sweat, and tears for us to

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for his hood, the Frédur Hall senior, to Basel Brown, to Tommy Stahlworth, to Almostahlworth,

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to the Carolyn Cheese Kill Factory, to Marcia Cheese, to Marcia Cheese, to Marcia Cheese, to Marcia

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Kill Factory, to my father, the honorable Coleman Young senior, the baddest man on the planet.

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In fact, that we, durationally, are the first generation to be able to have all the rights

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available to us as Americans, I feel that you represent as spirits and bodies of that

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work.

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I cannot be more proud.

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I know that expectations must be great, and, you know, being up there in

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Lancet, got a little bit of experience with dealing with it. But what I just

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wanted to say to you is be not weary and you're well doing, I appreciate the

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work that you're going to do. You are blazing a trail, you are light at the

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path, the generations that are going to come after you, and you are honoring those

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that came before you. So I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, it is my

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tremendous honor of blessing to see you in this position.

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I look forward to working with you as just always,

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I am just so incredibly honored and privileged of this moment

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in history.

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And I think we will all remember where we were when you were here

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and we presented you with this honor.

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So in the words of a great, well,

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law should not rest on the spirit of the majority,

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but the eternal foundation of righteousness.

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I look forward to following you in achieving that goal in that

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quest.

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Thank you, sir.

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God bless you.

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I wish you well.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam President.

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And congratulations to you, Speaker of the House Tate.

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We appreciate all of your sacrifice, all of your hard work.

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I remember being out on the campaign trail.

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Along with you during the time when you were running for this position, from one e-cider to another, I know that your passion and your commitment is rooted in the city of Detroit and look forward to doing all of the hard work with you alongside of you behind you to make sure that we address the things that you're dealing with in your very own community and in the city of Detroit.

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So remember, Der Hall read off the list of cities that you now represent is such a diverse district for you.

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I know that you have a lot going on and a lot to address, but I know that your passionate commitment being a Detroiter is certainly rooted in the city of Detroit.

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I cannot imagine what you've had to go through in-lancing to be in this position, but it speaks volumes about the leadership that you bring and what your colleagues say about you.

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And so I think you should certainly look at that as a badge of honor.

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We certainly do appreciate you and everything that you will bring to this position.

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And now you have more time to spend and landing to do it.

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So congratulations again, and thank you.

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Thank you, madam.

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In the additional, yes, no water.

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So thank you, Madam President, and good morning, speak or take.

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Board is also my state representative.

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As one who served in leadership and Lansing, I've got to take my head off to you because

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I know. I know what it takes to become the top guy. You know, you are that top guy.

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And people wonder, well, you know, why is she so anxious, anxious to be in Lansing

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on the night of the state of the state? You know, oh, I was, I was like, I'm, I'm, I'm

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go. I'm going to get there soon, rain, snow, sleep, whatever the case might have been.

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Because it was historical, you know, first African-American speaker of the house, first time

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Democrats control the entire body, you know, on the house side and the Senate side, it was magical

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and it was worthwhile there being there. So I just want to say congratulations to you. I remember

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the first time that we met. It was even before you became state representative. We sat there

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at a friend of ours house and we had dinner. You know, little that I know, there was this quiet

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guy sitting there, who had later become, come speaker of the house. So I am thrilled about that

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and I'm certainly willing to work with you if you need me to hit the streets any parts

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of the state because I know how to do that, you know, I just travel across the straight

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the state to help out candidates. I'm there, I'm Mr. Speaker. So don't hesitate to call on me,

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okay? That's not be calling on you. Thank you so much. I'll be half of this whole body here.

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You know? All right. Thanks a lot, congratulations. Thank you very much. Thank you so much,

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members. And just let me say I echo all of the sentiments from my colleagues. I am personally

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inspired by which you've accomplished and I only use taking that position, but to be able to

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what you actually do in the position. As member Waters mentioned, we have a unique opportunity,

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momentum that we've never had before, and with you at the helm of that leadership leading that,

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I believe that we can do great things, and so just continue to push for it and lead us the best way

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that you can. And so I'm glad that member Durha led this presentation today to give you your flowers,

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So that we can see you and congratulate you and we appreciate everything that you're doing.

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So thank you for being here and if you don't mind, speaker tape we're going to all come down and do a quick photo with you.

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And again, we wish you the absolute best in looking forward to the partnership with Council and you as well.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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So, colleagues, if we can come to the floor.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I have a present.

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Do you look?

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If I can just say one last thing, just to articulate the significance, 1857 is when the Michigan

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House of Representatives started. It wasn't until 1893 that we had our first African American

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member of the House of Representatives, which was William Ferguson. So close to 200 years later,

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that's how long it took for us to get an African American speaker of the House.

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So I just wanted to put that on record.

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I'm really how important this is, particularly for our people

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and the city of Detroit.

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So again, thank you, John, I wanted to say thank you again,

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personally and look forward to working with you.

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Thank you, thank you very much.

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All right, again, we want to, let's give another round

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of applause to our speaker.

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Speaker, thank you so much again for being here.

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Yeah, take it.

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Good, good, good, good.

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It's eight, sir, in the house.

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And again, thank you, Mr. Durha, for the recognition.

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we will not proceed to our agenda. Just a couple of housekeeping things. Again,

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during public comment is the opportunity for you all to make your comments. Outside of that,

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when we are conducting business, if there are any disruptions, loud, outbursts, etc., we will

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the officers remind you not to make those.

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Police, or outburst, and at that time, if you continue, if that persists, you will be escorted out of the auditorium, so that we can proceed in a fashion that is respectful to this body and the work that has to be done before council.

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And so we will proceed now to our agenda, the Journal of the Session of Tuesday, January 31,

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2023 will be approved, there being no reconsiderations or unfinished business, we will

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proceed to the Budget Finance and Audit Standing Committee.

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For the Budget Finance and Audit Standing Committee.

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Three reports, some very city departments.

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The three reports will be referred to the Budget Finance and Audit Standing Committee for

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the Internal Operations Standing Committee.

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Six reports from various city departments.

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The Six reports will be referred to the Internal Operations Standing Committee.

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For the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee.

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One report from the General Services Department.

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The One report will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee.

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For the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee.

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Eight reports from City Department.

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very city departments. The eight reports will be referred to the public health and safety

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standing committee. We will now move to the voting action matters. Under other matters.

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There are no items of Madam President. Under communications from the mayor and other government

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to officials in agencies. There are no items of Madam President. All right. So we're going to now move

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to our general public comment. I'm going to turn the chair over to council president,

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I do have to step away personally for the home going home going services for

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Ariel Anderson, who was a student at MSU.

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Her funeral services are taking place now in district five at Zion Hope.

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Missionary Baptist Church, so I do have to step out and present a testimonial on behalf of this body.

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And so I will be right back, but I will turn the chair over to President

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Proton Tate, just so people are aware why I am stepping out, but we'll be right back.

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All right, so with that being said,

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a program, thank you so much and we will proceed

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to our public comment.

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Thank you, Madam President,

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and please send them our regards as well.

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We have this body.

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We do have a number of public comments today.

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I think we have 71 that has been recorded,

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both in person as well as one line.

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So we are going to provide everyone one minute

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for public comment today.

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A general public comment, one minute.

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And we will start off with the folks

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who are in the auditorium.

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leave you been notified. So we'll start off with number one over with, over with.

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Following Mr. Over with, we will have Bob Carmack. Following Bob Carmack, we'll have Keith

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Holloway. And if you can take your position because we're going to do our best to move swiftly,

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but make sure we allow you an opportunity to get your message across in your one minute.

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Councillor interjecting.

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I'll explain.

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Are you an innocentver?

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You got your one minute.

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Hold on one second.

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Hold on one second.

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Hold on one second.

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Hold on one second please.

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This is not how we do things here.

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We've done the moment of silence for the young lady.

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We also have a council president heading to the home-going service on our behalf as well.

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We also have and our hearts and prayers out to each and every one of those victims.

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We continue to pray for their families.

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We have one minute.

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The floor is your serve.

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Okay, for the first five seconds, I want to take my head off to Mr. Malik Shelton and Mr.

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Ramon Jackson, because they are the ones that brought it to my attention about the biggest municipal barn

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for all case in the history of the United States of America.

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The city is corrupt, and you are some BS Blackface political figures to allow this to take place.

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Now that little joke down stairs on the 11th floor, Mayor Michael E. Doug in front of me

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off in front of everybody, so our Mercedes. And this goes out to the honorable senior judge,

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Bernard Freeman, Bernard, I know you'd be an honorable man. What's going on here in the United

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States of America in the city of Detroit is the biggest barren fraud case in the history

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United States of America, and these people sitting up here are BS Blackface political figures

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who are complicit with the mayor of the city.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker, Bob Carmack, following Mr. Holloway, will be restaurants,

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morning accounts.

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And again, if you will, everyone, if you can please line up so we can, again, try to

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Mr. Carmack will be Mr. Hallaway, and then it will be

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Respaline. Mr. Carmack, you're going to begin.

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Good morning, Council.

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I'm here on Riverside Park. I think it's a bad deal and so forth for the citizens and

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Southwest Detroit. I feel that it's still still be a park.

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And that's, you know, the vote that was on it when it got amended through.

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You might as low votes or it may help just a little bit.

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The vote that was on it during that period of time was done by a different council and so forth.

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That council had a lot of problems with it, where there was some corruption on votes, some corruption on many of those members are gone.

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Six out of nine are gone.

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How do we know that somebody didn't get paid off on that vote on Riverside Park to amend it?

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What you need to do is start over work with the community, work with the people, right?

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and try to resolve this.

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That's all I got to say.

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Thank you.

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Next up, Mr. Keith, Kenneth, excuse me, how

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the way following will be crossed the line after

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the rest of the line is Mr. William Davis.

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Good morning.

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I'm here again, which you know, who I am, for

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them to allocate some of that

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opera fund over there on the east side for the

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films and the fixing up on home.

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I've seen on the news yesterday a lot of Southwest trying to get

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up a fund for a part which trying to get it for our health.

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You know, and it's sad that we can't get nothing up a

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fund over there to fix up our homes and insulate it like they

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need to be and let us have our own contractors because when they

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gave us the money before they gave us 15,000 to fix our

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home up and we had to use the contract for kickback, you know, and

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said, you know, so I'm going to keep like I said, I got to keep coming down here to something

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get going, where we can get to money for our community, what we smell in films and in

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hell in that in our lungs and stuff. So that's what I have to say. Thank you.

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Following Mr. William Davis will be Roshan Long, you can line up please.

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It's a blood

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on the Brownfield, the Detroit district plan, it repeatedly has said that the school...

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District will be in reimbursed by the state that LPD reported that, and apparently that's based on what the city is saying.

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It's not true. The school board and a testimony at Neighborhood Services Committee said it isn't.

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They do not get reimbursed. I just reconfirmed that with the school board president.

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So if you vote for that, that's 4 million a year for 35 years, 132 million lost from their school district.

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It's also money lost from, and I've seen this reported that the library will get $400,000, $460,000, but it'll lose $4.7 million.

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So those have to be really laid out when neighborhood service, when the neighborhood department of neighborhoods reported yesterday, they reported the money going to the library, but they didn't report the money being taken from the library.

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Finally, on thank you for the 3.5, please refer to it as a subsidy talk to the director before you

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thank you.

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Following Rooshan Long will be Diane Midget before you start the clapping on Meckon.

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I take, so this is for information, probably City Council members.

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We'll receive it.

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It's William Davis, the floor's yours.

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Good morning.

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The Detroit National Action Network and focus hope is inviting all to this next Tuesday,

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February 28th, when 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4,500 openable of our, we have an affordability

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connectivity program. There's a credit that many Detroiters currently do not have the

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proper internet available, but there's programs available that are federal funds to assist in that.

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So we all should be pushing this. So we're going to be doing that for five hours and next Tuesday.

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Detroit now always in China encouraged us to bridge the digital divide in the city and also we're going to be registered in people to vote

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We I'm voting numbers are dismoin this city of Detroit

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We need to get our numbers up higher. We need to change a whole lot of what's going on in this city

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So we're going to be having the program

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What people if we have people experts to help them sign up for the credit?

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We're going to have a number of internet providers and

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And also my last two seconds, do more for city retirees.

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Thank you.

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Following this Diane,

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Mitchett will be Jacob Bowden.

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Well, you have the floor.

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Good morning council members.

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Honorable council members.

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Some of you, I know.

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Thank you.

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I know.

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Do you want to do a council member?

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Do you want to do a council member?

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Do you want to do a council member?

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Mary Waters.

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I'm coming on behalf of my family.

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They're on the home at 3589, 28th Street.

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It's been in our family for over 60 years.

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In May of this past year, the land bank came out and posted a notice on the house that we

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are already in the process of rehab.

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A grandmother was 97 years old.

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She passed away, the next family member moved in two years later.

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She passed away, it was a small fire upstairs in one of the rooms.

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We have put in over $12,000 in this house and now they have made a part of the nap program.

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We have not been able to make any progress with the land bank.

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They should not be threatened.

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My aunt is 88 years old.

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The family is under a whole lot of stress with this issue.

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We have done everything we can by reaching out to our council person

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to the council at large who has raised a question.

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Why was this house even putting in?

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You have.

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You want to.

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Quickly.

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Just.

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Ma'am.

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Miss.

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for you leave we have member waters who wants to address your comment.

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Yeah good morning I just want to say quickly that I believe we're almost there

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with with that issue I spoke to the director of the land bank just a couple days ago

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and so so stay tuned I'll be giving you a call okay okay thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Following Jacob Bowden will be Jennifer Jerojerojeroj.

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Hello, I don't go wild again. I'm glad I'm glad to be here but not in this way

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It's not much you know you're Mike a little close to me. I'm a 68 year old woman

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Live and I lived in Detroit on my life and I'm here about my grandmother's home 35 at 89 28th Street

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I have done all I can

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I'm still working on the home

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You all sent out their inspector on November and he said everything was okay

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But every time I come down here, you know, they say it's not on the list.

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But then I hear something different.

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Now I get a note pasted on the door two days before they come to court.

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You know, and then I missed the court date because I didn't get the letter into it.

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It was a post dated into the 17th and we was due to be here on the 20th.

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So I was late, but I did come down here on the 23rd and the 27th.

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and dropped some papers in a box upstairs like they asked me to do, but we haven't heard anything

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back from the land bank and we just keep in the rest and I'm just trying to work on the house.

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I would like to say my grandmother's home.

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Following a Jennifer Gerou will be Tim Moore. It's about

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in four years. Good morning. I'm Jacob Alden, a resident of Hubbard, Richard. Regarding the

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essential land transfer at West Jefferson, the mayor's office is asking to close this deal

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as a matter of keeping its word as an institution. However, it's also very obvious

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we need the time to renegotiate an old deal that probably lacked in some integrity in order

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to protect real people from corporate greed, bullying, manipulation, and those improperly gaming,

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either financially or politically. So yes, protect the institution,

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Vote clean clearly, cleanly, without personal agenda, and please deny this deal.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Following Tim Moore, we will have Jessica Trevino.

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Let's go.

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All right.

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Thanks for pronouncing my name correctly, too.

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I'm going to make sure you can time this up.

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All right.

451
00:36:20,340 --> 00:36:20,560
All right.

452
00:36:20,660 --> 00:36:20,940
Great.

453
00:36:20,940 --> 00:36:21,900
Good morning, City Council.

454
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,640
My name is Jennifer Drew, and I live in Howard Rashard, which is one of the most vibrant, diverse,

455
00:36:26,820 --> 00:36:28,280
and growing communities in Detroit.

456
00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:58,260
And yet here I am to advocate on behalf of my community, on behalf of our community and urge you to vote no on this land transfer at West Jefferson at Riverside Park until we have community protections in place agreed upon and in fact we have over 1000 signatures on a petition advocating for this very same community protections being placed last night we held it very successful rallying, which maybe you saw on the media and which we were advocating for these community protections before the transfer is approved.

457
00:36:58,940 --> 00:37:04,620
following this a mayor and a D.I.B.C. issued statements claiming that they want the integrity

458
00:37:04,620 --> 00:37:10,980
of this deal to be honored. Well, this was a 25-15 deal, the issue is that there was no

459
00:37:10,980 --> 00:37:15,580
integrity in this deal, not with an actor that has made it known that it would like to displace

460
00:37:15,580 --> 00:37:21,520
at least 20% of our community. And we have the receipts for that. So I urge you all to make this

461
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:29,700
right today in 2023. Please vote no. Thank you. Following Jessica Trevino will be Rubin Romero.

462
00:37:30,850 --> 00:37:32,670
To more, the floor is yours

463
00:37:36,540 --> 00:37:45,020
sir. Hello. Hello. My name is Tim Moore. My company is UIN Urban Information Network. We are

464
00:37:45,020 --> 00:37:52,180
keepers of the culture. We are the oldest operating Internet TV platform in the nation. We have 19 affiliate cities

465
00:37:52,180 --> 00:37:59,580
with headquarters in Detroit. My family operated the pizza place at Cobo Hall for 35 years until they kicked us out. During

466
00:37:59,580 --> 00:38:06,600
that time, we employ trained and inspired hundreds of the Charters, no tax incentive, no community

467
00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:14,140
benefit agreement necessary. I like to offer our Detroit affiliate, DET, ICTB.com to broadcast

468
00:38:14,140 --> 00:38:18,900
your public access channel so you can reach more Detroiters. We represent the city, we're in

469
00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:23,880
the community much more than a five TV network without here. Now, who do I talk to to make that happen?

470
00:38:24,460 --> 00:38:27,380
We're one thing, you can certainly send an email to Council members.

471
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,580
Senator, all the council members, I'm sorry.

472
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,040
Senator, all the council members.

473
00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:35,760
You can send it to all, or you can just begin with Council President Sheffield.

474
00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,980
Okay, we'll begin potentially looking at what that process will look like.

475
00:38:39,420 --> 00:38:39,900
Thank you.

476
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:40,940
All right, thank you so much.

477
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:46,820
All right, following Ruben Romero will be Roman Blancart,

478
00:38:47,180 --> 00:38:49,280
apologize if I mispronounce your name.

479
00:38:49,580 --> 00:38:49,860
Mr. Vino.

480
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:52,320
Good morning, Council members.

481
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:55,980
My name is Jessica Trevino, a lifelong Harvard research resident.

482
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,440
This is not about a park.

483
00:38:58,940 --> 00:39:00,720
Please don't confuse the issue here.

484
00:39:00,900 --> 00:39:03,560
We love the park, but we love our neighborhood too.

485
00:39:04,020 --> 00:39:08,140
This is about protecting a community that has somehow survived

486
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,940
after more than 40 years of abuse at the hands of the bridge company.

487
00:39:12,420 --> 00:39:15,040
We are finally at the cusp of thriving.

488
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:20,080
There is over $2 billion of positive investment coming to our neighborhood.

489
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:26,180
more green space housing and innovative technology. All walking distance from our homes

490
00:39:26,180 --> 00:39:31,520
we're really excited about that. We are hardworking people and we want to enjoy what's coming.

491
00:39:32,300 --> 00:39:38,780
We don't want the DIVC to encroach into our neighborhood and move their truck plaza over.

492
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:45,460
Please consider the damage that will come to our neighborhood. We need protection.

493
00:39:45,460 --> 00:39:47,800
We need a community agreement.

494
00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:52,480
Our future depends on you voting no on this land transfer today.

495
00:39:52,820 --> 00:39:53,800
Thank you so much.

496
00:39:54,660 --> 00:39:55,620
Thank you.

497
00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:58,820
Following Roman Blancar would be Sergio Garcia.

498
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,260
It's a remaro of the floor of yours.

499
00:40:04,130 --> 00:40:04,690
Hi.

500
00:40:05,050 --> 00:40:06,550
My name is Ruben Romero.

501
00:40:07,710 --> 00:40:10,710
I live on St. Ann's in the Harvard Shard community.

502
00:40:12,490 --> 00:40:16,250
I just want to say council members, family and friends,

503
00:40:16,250 --> 00:40:23,230
I met my community where community at D.I. B.C. Detroit International Bridge Company

504
00:40:23,230 --> 00:40:31,170
is trying to destroy my house is on one of the houses that is in their way of advancing their

505
00:40:31,170 --> 00:40:41,410
wall. We as a community should be standing up for each other here. I'm asking you as a city council

506
00:40:41,410 --> 00:40:50,810
on this vote to vote no for this land trip to bad deal for us. We ask you to stick up for us.

507
00:40:51,110 --> 00:40:56,410
To stand up with us against the bridge. I thank you all for listening to me.

508
00:40:57,670 --> 00:40:59,530
I still got 10 seconds, but thank you anyway.

509
00:41:00,570 --> 00:41:01,750
Thank you so much.

510
00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:07,220
Following Sergio Garcia will be May, Mendoza.

511
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:11,920
Good morning, honorable city council members.

512
00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,980
This is regarding the potential and transfer and as it was stated before this is not about a park.

513
00:41:17,120 --> 00:41:22,960
We all love our parks. This is about this is about the consequences that the deal made in 2015

514
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:28,020
will have on the health and well-being of a neighborhood on Detroiters.

515
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:33,340
Politically you are better placed than anyone else to understand the history and dynamics in place

516
00:41:33,340 --> 00:41:39,280
that have permitted the bridge company to act above the law for decades to be a neighbor without ethics

517
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:48,460
And engage in the premeditated destruction of neighborhoods whose residents are being sacrificed to build personal and corporate wealth.

518
00:41:49,060 --> 00:41:52,940
The 2015 deal does not need to be approved today.

519
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:57,100
It is not legally obliged that you approve it today.

520
00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:02,320
Detroit must send a clear message to people and corporations that this is 2023.

521
00:42:03,060 --> 00:42:07,980
This is an era where Detroit residents health and well-being comes first.

522
00:42:07,980 --> 00:42:13,680
You are the gatekeepers of our thriving and a healthy future. Please do not approve

523
00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:15,880
This land transfer bill

524
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:17,700
Thank you

525
00:42:20,260 --> 00:42:23,260
Main and those are is Blanca arenas

526
00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:25,080
cigar seal

527
00:42:25,780 --> 00:42:27,100
Hi, how are you?

528
00:42:27,820 --> 00:42:35,280
Thank you for having me here. I definitely want this park to be made. I don't know. Maybe it's just a little bit more. Yeah, yeah, that's okay

529
00:42:37,180 --> 00:42:42,400
I really want this part to be made, I really enjoy it, I really have a nice time there.

530
00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:44,780
My oldest son definitely loves the place.

531
00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:50,780
I would like to see it become a better project, a bigger project, it's definitely something

532
00:42:50,780 --> 00:42:56,800
that we can have in the sea of Detroit, someone who recently moved in, it's a beautiful

533
00:42:56,800 --> 00:43:03,660
city, it has something to bring to the world, everybody is looking to it and definitely

534
00:43:03,660 --> 00:43:10,960
these places are something that we as citizens can go can spend time there, but also the people

535
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:16,360
who comes here for tourism can come and have a really nice place to see instead of what the

536
00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:22,480
media sent to them and say that Detroit is these or that, right? We can find something beautiful inside

537
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:28,400
the city, something to do here, something else beside maybe going to a place or something like that.

538
00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:31,880
That's all I wanted to say, thank you so much.

539
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,320
Thank you.

540
00:43:33,500 --> 00:43:38,380
Following Blanca Arrinas will be Jamie Arrevalo,

541
00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:39,400
Arvalo.

542
00:43:39,580 --> 00:43:41,120
I'll apologize again if I'm mispronounced.

543
00:43:42,380 --> 00:43:42,440
Excuse me.

544
00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:44,140
Good morning.

545
00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:46,560
I'm sorry for my English.

546
00:43:47,180 --> 00:43:48,140
I speak in Spanish.

547
00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:49,440
I'm sorry.

548
00:43:51,300 --> 00:43:51,980
Well, I'll help you

549
00:43:51,980 --> 00:43:54,820
because at the project of the Parque River site,

550
00:43:54,820 --> 00:44:01,200
I would like to be able to bring my future baby with space where it can be

551
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:05,920
to recreate and there are also more places like this and a place

552
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:09,400
a beautiful project like this that can read our young children

553
00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:14,900
in the streets where they can recreate and book the drugs and everything

554
00:44:14,900 --> 00:44:18,580
that there are in this society.

555
00:44:18,900 --> 00:44:21,480
Then I support the party.

556
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:23,100
Thank you.

557
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:24,240
Thank you.

558
00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:27,900
Following Jamie, Arvello will be Carlos Arvello.

559
00:44:28,580 --> 00:44:30,400
Blanca, floor shorts.

560
00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:31,800
Good morning, everywhere.

561
00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,280
I'm here to support the Ravi's Riverside Park

562
00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:39,620
because it's a very place to the Detroit children's.

563
00:44:39,620 --> 00:44:44,400
And we can work with the family all afternoons

564
00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:47,300
or weekends in every day.

565
00:44:47,460 --> 00:44:52,640
Or it's a good place to ride in a bicycle with the family

566
00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:59,780
and etc. So I'm glad I'm alive and I want to best place to my family and my kids.

567
00:45:00,660 --> 00:45:05,580
¿Oraguirse de Detroit? Entonces, este paro es help de Detroit City de Beloved Me.

568
00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:06,900
So, thank you.

569
00:45:07,020 --> 00:45:11,160
Thank you. Following Carlos, Ávelo, Arvelo,

570
00:45:11,420 --> 00:45:14,060
¿will be Alejandro Lopez?

571
00:45:15,500 --> 00:45:19,760
I mean, good morning. I'm going to hablar en español, Spanish, my.

572
00:45:20,740 --> 00:45:28,720
El parque reverse-eyed la verdad es inspirador, después de que pase, después de que pase con la enfermedad del COVID.

573
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:34,700
el deporte ha sido mi mayor aliado y cada mañana pasó con mi hermano a jugar un poquito de

574
00:45:34,700 --> 00:45:39,640
el pasque de la verdad. Es inspirador al momento de ver esto y me gustaría que se

575
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:46,900
ha completado el proyecto porque fomenta lo que se le porte la sana convivencia y en realidad

576
00:45:46,900 --> 00:45:54,160
es también es inspirador porque permite escribir muchas historias en sobre todo. Yo creo más

577
00:45:54,160 --> 00:46:01,640
que nada más o por lo que está por venir, que se tenga más de este deporte.

578
00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:07,500
Y bueno, lo único que puedo decir es que es para mi inspirador y me gustaría que se

579
00:46:07,500 --> 00:46:08,320
terminar el proyecto.

580
00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:11,520
Y es esto a lo que puedo hacer.

581
00:46:12,420 --> 00:46:12,780
Gracias.

582
00:46:16,140 --> 00:46:17,420
Gracias, muchas gracias.

583
00:46:19,130 --> 00:46:20,700
ALEANDRA OLEO PAS,

584
00:46:20,820 --> 00:46:21,240
¿qué tal?

585
00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:22,280
¿Qué

586
00:46:26,060 --> 00:46:28,500
tal?

587
00:46:28,540 --> 00:46:28,980
¿Qué tal?

588
00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:30,080
¿Qué tal?

589
00:46:32,710 --> 00:46:34,110
Bueno, ¿qué tal?

590
00:46:35,230 --> 00:46:35,450
¿Qué tal?

591
00:46:35,450 --> 00:46:36,270
¿Qué tal?

592
00:46:41,610 --> 00:46:43,330
¿Qué tal?

593
00:46:43,330 --> 00:46:50,450
de los días, como lo ha dicho anteriormente, jugamos todos los días, obviamente, vas a que

594
00:46:50,450 --> 00:46:56,130
vol, hace desde cuando estuvo la pandemia, pues fuimos severamente afectados por esta

595
00:46:56,130 --> 00:47:02,410
enfermedad y el deporte, como lo repitió en mi hermano, fue por así un gran aliado sobre

596
00:47:02,410 --> 00:47:09,810
nosotros, ¿no? Este proyecto lo consideraba algo especial para Detroit, ya que en este

597
00:47:09,810 --> 00:47:14,550
después necesita que la gente práctique más deporta y sobre todo

598
00:47:14,550 --> 00:47:19,790
pues este proyecto pues pueda ayudar a la comunidad de Michigan y sobre todo a los latinos

599
00:47:19,790 --> 00:47:30,870
que en sobre todo que nos queda muy cerca pues puede ser o sea una una necesidad para poder

600
00:47:32,270 --> 00:47:38,190
sobre todo jugar y tener una recreación para las personas y para las futuras que

601
00:47:38,190 --> 00:47:39,470
Gracias, gracias.

602
00:47:39,890 --> 00:47:40,410
Gracias, gracias.

603
00:47:40,770 --> 00:47:42,210
Mr. Chair.

604
00:47:43,430 --> 00:47:43,810
Member Calo.

605
00:47:44,110 --> 00:47:44,330
Gracias.

606
00:47:44,330 --> 00:47:45,270
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

607
00:47:47,810 --> 00:47:48,990
I don't speak Spanish.

608
00:47:49,810 --> 00:47:50,850
I don't understand Spanish.

609
00:47:51,650 --> 00:47:53,670
And it will be nice if we had a translator here.

610
00:47:54,010 --> 00:47:56,810
So I can understand what these residents are saying.

611
00:47:57,990 --> 00:48:03,030
We've had three residents that come here to that microphone and speak in Spanish.

612
00:48:03,430 --> 00:48:07,110
I just asked my colleague, did he understand what they were saying?

613
00:48:07,250 --> 00:48:08,170
He's I don't speak Spanish.

614
00:48:08,170 --> 00:48:10,270
y yo les voy a buscar y me dijo que yo no me voy a salirple como solo.

615
00:48:10,370 --> 00:48:11,510
A cuando no estoy bajo la cara,

616
00:48:12,010 --> 00:48:12,590
si...

617
00:48:12,590 --> 00:48:13,290
hay una gran puerta del Removergo de la T mogul,

618
00:48:13,290 --> 00:48:13,510
en la cual se puede tener el gegenérita,

619
00:48:13,550 --> 00:48:14,350
entonces no estoy furthera.

620
00:48:17,970 --> 00:48:19,190
¡Ela alante,

621
00:48:22,410 --> 00:48:22,410
Liverpool,

622
00:48:22,410 --> 00:48:24,510
si, si, si...

623
00:48:24,510 --> 00:48:26,050
Dios, si, si, si, si, si, si...

624
00:48:26,050 --> 00:48:30,510
¡Sandido, si, si, si, si, si, si...

625
00:48:30,510 --> 00:48:30,810
Si, si, si, si, si, si, si, si, si.

626
00:48:31,050 --> 00:48:34,890
Si, si, si, si.

627
00:48:34,890 --> 00:48:36,710
La delante de los kilómetros de esta semana,

628
00:48:36,710 --> 00:48:37,070
con lo que está,

629
00:48:37,070 --> 00:48:37,650
la verdad.

630
00:48:38,010 --> 00:48:39,130
Gracias, muchas gracias por tanto,

631
00:48:39,290 --> 00:48:40,450
hoy hemos hecho que

632
00:48:40,450 --> 00:48:42,390
recuestriendo la transdalera

633
00:48:42,390 --> 00:48:43,950
es posible que todos los

634
00:48:43,950 --> 00:48:44,790
Councilores, de los que

635
00:48:44,790 --> 00:48:45,690
hacen la próxima

636
00:48:46,070 --> 00:48:46,690
de alguna manera de

637
00:48:46,690 --> 00:48:47,170
hacer este particular

638
00:48:47,170 --> 00:48:48,150
sesión.

639
00:48:48,210 --> 00:48:49,730
Y eso no podría haber

640
00:48:49,730 --> 00:48:50,030
no haberá

641
00:48:50,630 --> 00:48:50,710
un poco de

642
00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:51,190
qué

643
00:48:51,810 --> 00:48:53,030
los Councilores.

644
00:48:53,190 --> 00:48:53,650
Así que, si vamos a poner

645
00:48:53,650 --> 00:48:54,510
todo eso hacia los

646
00:48:54,510 --> 00:48:54,950
los.

647
00:48:56,450 --> 00:48:57,490
Muy bien,

648
00:48:57,730 --> 00:48:58,350
un poco.

649
00:48:58,850 --> 00:48:59,150
Entonces,

650
00:48:59,610 --> 00:49:00,830
nosotros vamos a

651
00:49:00,830 --> 00:49:03,870
muchas veces la parte de Sontiago al Romero y que

652
00:49:03,870 --> 00:49:04,970
los hablará al final.

653
00:49:05,130 --> 00:49:05,990
Gracias, Mr. Pacim.

654
00:49:06,330 --> 00:49:07,310
Muchas gracias, Mr. Pacim.

655
00:49:07,650 --> 00:49:09,390
Este es lo mejor que se hace.

656
00:49:09,850 --> 00:49:10,330
Ha parecido y eso se hace tiempo de darse

657
00:49:11,050 --> 00:49:15,030
y la participación de terme de la軍 étrusa.

658
00:49:15,250 --> 00:49:16,950
Es decir, estaría en la hecka de la days.

659
00:49:16,950 --> 00:49:17,030
Estoy insumido a Season 4 y el tiempo.

660
00:49:17,030 --> 00:49:17,290
Y como yo ya v دough,

661
00:49:17,710 --> 00:49:19,550
qué tienes translación contra los einemores,

662
00:49:19,690 --> 00:49:21,210
sin ser un zoom en el nésdico,

663
00:49:21,510 --> 00:49:22,830
pero que los niños hoy se 있고요

664
00:49:22,830 --> 00:49:24,130
en la internet muy inneicable.

665
00:49:24,130 --> 00:49:26,510
Estoy damos que Pentagon estaba siendo

666
00:49:26,510 --> 00:49:26,810
pítocada,

667
00:49:26,810 --> 00:49:29,490
y我也 va a dar un punto importante para que

668
00:49:29,490 --> 00:49:30,410
y también aguantados.

669
00:49:30,750 --> 00:49:33,210
Porque la vez se termina,

670
00:49:33,210 --> 00:49:33,830
está muy bien.

671
00:49:34,330 --> 00:49:36,070
Pero esta es la crazy.

672
00:49:36,390 --> 00:49:39,370
Que me pueden devar a salvar el país,

673
00:49:41,050 --> 00:49:42,030
pero estoy haciendo un hevo de día.

674
00:49:42,810 --> 00:49:42,970
Es ayer.

675
00:49:43,090 --> 00:49:45,390
Me gusta que no puede ser verde.

676
00:49:45,390 --> 00:49:46,430
Pero como los hechos,

677
00:49:46,430 --> 00:49:47,830
no se ha llamado de la forma.

678
00:49:48,230 --> 00:49:48,630
No ha sido de melanchata.

679
00:49:48,630 --> 00:49:50,850
Es también que se haga.

680
00:49:53,530 --> 00:49:53,730
¿Dueso?

681
00:49:54,130 --> 00:49:54,530
Gracias.

682
00:49:55,110 --> 00:49:55,590
Gracias.

683
00:49:56,730 --> 00:49:57,130
Gracias.

684
00:49:58,190 --> 00:49:58,590
Gracias.

685
00:49:58,810 --> 00:49:59,470
Gracias.

686
00:49:59,470 --> 00:50:03,450
en todos tus

687
00:50:03,450 --> 00:50:06,150
a transferirse y otras personas,

688
00:50:06,310 --> 00:50:07,650
no le explique,

689
00:50:07,650 --> 00:50:09,130
no, no le explique y tengo

690
00:50:09,130 --> 00:50:09,250
protest results en mi

691
00:50:09,250 --> 00:50:09,650
mi caso,

692
00:50:09,870 --> 00:50:11,190
tengo aquí en mi caso de

693
00:50:11,190 --> 00:50:12,030
un poco de enlojamiento en este

694
00:50:12,030 --> 00:50:12,610
áreas.

695
00:50:13,370 --> 00:50:14,630
No, eso es que ahora es

696
00:50:14,630 --> 00:50:15,830
una primera vez cómo

697
00:50:15,830 --> 00:50:17,550
todo eso es que yo dos uno

698
00:50:17,550 --> 00:50:18,190
y tenemos que estar honestamente

699
00:50:18,190 --> 00:50:18,730
y no hay que tener

700
00:50:18,730 --> 00:50:19,910
cosas que usamos

701
00:50:19,910 --> 00:50:20,170
que existen

702
00:50:20,170 --> 00:50:21,650
transletters que lo quiero

703
00:50:22,490 --> 00:50:23,730
meineramızero son mis

704
00:50:23,810 --> 00:50:24,430
Entonces.

705
00:50:25,170 --> 00:50:25,910
Muchas gracias, Mister Chair.

706
00:50:26,030 --> 00:50:26,330
Gracias,

707
00:50:27,130 --> 00:50:28,030
thank you.

708
00:50:29,030 --> 00:50:29,650
Good Walker,

709
00:50:29,650 --> 00:50:30,730
Hola, Mayor Carmen

710
00:50:30,730 --> 00:50:31,270
Munoz,

711
00:50:31,270 --> 00:50:31,890
Argentina,

712
00:50:31,890 --> 00:50:34,670
de Jürgen Sen, es el Lopez de Floor George.

713
00:50:36,840 --> 00:50:36,980
Gracias.

714
00:50:37,720 --> 00:50:38,540
Good morning.

715
00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:40,280
I live in District 6.

716
00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:43,780
Pibisipar, es el proyecto que se encuentra a lota de work,

717
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:44,780
a un sacrificio.

718
00:50:45,740 --> 00:50:47,060
A sacrificio que es la verdad,

719
00:50:47,260 --> 00:50:48,600
emulating, a invalver.

720
00:50:49,340 --> 00:50:51,140
Son de la fina de work,

721
00:50:51,360 --> 00:50:51,820
que es interesante,

722
00:50:52,140 --> 00:50:53,640
y es un estilo de vida.

723
00:50:54,420 --> 00:50:57,180
Let's not let it get lost in the wind.

724
00:50:57,740 --> 00:50:59,540
We are tired to finish this project.

725
00:50:59,540 --> 00:51:05,100
¿Cómo es algo que no llevarás a私?

726
00:51:05,500 --> 00:51:07,120
Este es un Boom, es una cuestión de rescución.

727
00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:11,680
Es una mano de música y síennen tus personas,

728
00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:15,080
eso… ybands, un arma,

729
00:51:15,080 --> 00:51:21,460
greeted a nosotros a lo hevo tomando sus tarpresas y contentes relacionados a las cosas.

730
00:51:22,180 --> 00:51:25,520
No está en el 삼árale.

731
00:51:25,720 --> 00:51:26,400
No tiene shrinking.

732
00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:27,060
¿En qué WhatIW como lo hizo bien?

733
00:51:27,060 --> 00:51:27,720
No si quieroしい.

734
00:51:27,720 --> 00:51:28,460
soy Park.

735
00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:29,780
Thank you.

736
00:51:30,020 --> 00:51:31,120
Thank you.

737
00:51:31,340 --> 00:51:32,700
Following Jay Jergenson,

738
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:34,520
we'll be Ramón Jackson.

739
00:51:36,260 --> 00:51:37,240
Very kind of news.

740
00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:38,560
Buenos dias, todos.

741
00:51:38,780 --> 00:51:39,880
Good morning, everyone.

742
00:51:40,180 --> 00:51:40,980
Council members.

743
00:51:41,740 --> 00:51:42,980
Thank you.

744
00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:45,320
Madam, it's Councilwoman Callaway

745
00:51:45,320 --> 00:51:46,300
for bringing that up.

746
00:51:46,620 --> 00:51:47,820
I'm Mary Carmen Muños.

747
00:51:48,380 --> 00:51:49,340
I'm the Executive Director

748
00:51:49,340 --> 00:51:50,740
for La Séd, Latin Americans

749
00:51:50,740 --> 00:51:52,360
for Social and Economic Development.

750
00:51:52,780 --> 00:51:55,820
The oldest Latino advocacy agency in Detroit.

751
00:51:55,820 --> 00:51:59,360
Gracias, Councilwoman Callaway,

752
00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:00,600
por ver una vez en una de las delito.

753
00:52:00,860 --> 00:52:04,480
A mí me he hecho de hablar de que me respondré

754
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:08,020
y me he toado un poco el trabajo para que se va a dar a día.

755
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:11,340
Y de las llenas de hoy se ha observado.

756
00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:14,460
La que sea aquí,

757
00:52:14,780 --> 00:52:20,600
se me gusta hacer algo que es un número de años de unos años,

758
00:52:20,940 --> 00:52:22,340
que sí.

759
00:52:22,340 --> 00:52:24,160
de este pasado.

760
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:41,660
To a fantastic youth after school youth program in summer program, which would definitely benefit from the finishing of this project, which has got us yes, and thank you again, chairwoman Kellaway.

761
00:52:42,100 --> 00:52:43,020
Thank you.

762
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:46,820
After Ramon Jackson will be Mr. Malik Shote.

763
00:52:47,240 --> 00:52:49,300
Good morning, council is good to see you again.

764
00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:55,880
Today is 221, 23, and it's math, and I was here today to brag about the math that we put together.

765
00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:59,820
We need to have a copy of our recently completed report.

766
00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:05,280
We now know, every time I spoken with Council, and when I spoken with other elected officials

767
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:08,000
or public officials, they want to know what the ask is.

768
00:53:08,380 --> 00:53:14,320
We now know what it will cost to solve the cost of climate in our community, and it's $1.5 billion.

769
00:53:15,060 --> 00:53:18,920
I was here to brag about the report today, but I think that what I've heard from my neighbors

770
00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:23,520
and other parts of the city requires us to step back and really take a look at the environmental

771
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:28,700
health of what's happening in our city, whether you're downwind from Stalantis in the

772
00:53:28,700 --> 00:53:34,320
scourge of the bridge or have sewage in your basements or your canals, we have got to

773
00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:41,320
start taking care of the environmental health of our citizens. We see black and brown people

774
00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:48,180
who are being literally dumped on, whether it's bad air, raw sewage, gross point park just

775
00:53:48,180 --> 00:53:53,220
had their extreme emergency release valve to dump sewage approved

776
00:53:53,220 --> 00:53:54,280
bite-mingle.

777
00:53:57,880 --> 00:54:01,730
Following the lead shelter to the micro-coller.

778
00:54:03,150 --> 00:54:12,750
Um, urban quality and the LPD department issued a report full of lies that got about 15

779
00:54:12,750 --> 00:54:19,150
municipal bonds refunding and revenue bonds that they're stated that don't require

780
00:54:19,150 --> 00:54:22,970
statutory notices issue to the residents.

781
00:54:23,290 --> 00:54:25,650
notices are a fundamental right.

782
00:54:25,890 --> 00:54:29,650
They are attached to due process, which is a 14th amendment right.

783
00:54:30,290 --> 00:54:36,670
It's easy to disprove the LPD report that revenue bonds and refund and bonds

784
00:54:36,670 --> 00:54:37,970
are going to require notices.

785
00:54:38,630 --> 00:54:45,130
So also, John Nagley came here and said the city of Detroit had under a billion

786
00:54:45,130 --> 00:54:46,710
dollars and debt.

787
00:54:46,710 --> 00:54:53,050
We haven't had under a billion dollars in debt in 50 years that's full of lives, and it also

788
00:54:53,870 --> 00:55:02,210
Contra-dec a recent report. He just published three weeks ago saying the city of Detroit had 2.2 billion in bond debt

789
00:55:02,470 --> 00:55:07,750
500 million dollars from last year and five billion dollars in overall debt

790
00:55:08,310 --> 00:55:11,410
Let's get to the flow of this. We're going to get to the bottom of this

791
00:55:13,170 --> 00:55:16,370
Followed Michael Cola will be shone another cop

792
00:55:19,690 --> 00:55:25,230
First of all, we just left Melicanfield the law firm bond council for the city of Detroit.

793
00:55:25,490 --> 00:55:27,130
We just left there before we got here.

794
00:55:27,570 --> 00:55:29,390
They looked at us like we were Martians.

795
00:55:29,930 --> 00:55:37,310
They had no idea of whether information came that was in an LPD report that Melicanfield said that we funding bonds

796
00:55:37,310 --> 00:55:46,070
and not required some type of public notice and that revenue bonds do not require a notice of intent as well as a right to refer random

797
00:55:46,070 --> 00:55:48,790
for the residents and taxpayers of this city.

798
00:55:49,410 --> 00:55:57,050
Fred Duhall, cats off the bag, just like you gave John Nagley all that time to blow smoke

799
00:55:57,050 --> 00:56:02,310
at your committee meeting, I'm asking you to give myself and remote Jackson.

800
00:56:03,290 --> 00:56:08,590
You can give us half the time that you gave John Nagley to address you at your committee meeting.

801
00:56:09,490 --> 00:56:12,150
Can you make that happen for us?

802
00:56:13,390 --> 00:56:14,650
I'm asking you.

803
00:56:17,180 --> 00:56:18,460
Remember, dear, huh?

804
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:21,900
Well, before we do that, I want to allow you to complete your time.

805
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:23,120
OK.

806
00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:24,440
Remember, dear.

807
00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:27,620
Thank you, President Pro Temen.

808
00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:29,100
Good morning, Mr. Sheldon.

809
00:56:29,160 --> 00:56:29,560
Good morning.

810
00:56:30,900 --> 00:56:35,460
So we've heard that issue before us in the committee.

811
00:56:36,460 --> 00:56:40,060
We recommended and sent your letter, not only to LPD,

812
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:42,280
but we sent your letter to law.

813
00:56:42,420 --> 00:56:44,160
We're awaiting a response on that.

814
00:56:44,500 --> 00:56:46,580
We're also going to bring Miller Campfield to the table

815
00:56:46,580 --> 00:56:51,860
to discuss that. If you are requesting time to speak in front of the committee, then I need

816
00:56:51,860 --> 00:56:56,940
you to submit that in writing as a letter for that discussion and we can bring it up for

817
00:56:56,940 --> 00:56:58,500
discussion, but submit it in writing.

818
00:57:03,680 --> 00:57:04,720
Do I ask you to have time?

819
00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:06,400
Mr. President, thank you.

820
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:14,500
Okay, because something must be done, because we can easily disprove all the lies that John

821
00:57:14,500 --> 00:57:16,660
to your commitment.

822
00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:18,160
Thank you so much.

823
00:57:18,580 --> 00:57:20,280
Following Mr. Nethercourt, Sean,

824
00:57:20,480 --> 00:57:21,280
Nethercourt, excuse me,

825
00:57:21,480 --> 00:57:23,180
will be Charles Miles.

826
00:57:24,580 --> 00:57:25,360
It's the coldest floor.

827
00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:26,840
Good morning, Council members.

828
00:57:27,620 --> 00:57:28,560
I'm Michael Kohler.

829
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:29,620
I live on Southwest.

830
00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:30,820
I'm charred.

831
00:57:31,220 --> 00:57:33,840
I have for the past 45 years.

832
00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:37,740
Now, I've had to put up with a lot of things

833
00:57:37,740 --> 00:57:39,480
that the ambassador brings us.

834
00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:50,480
They've lied to us, they've cheated us out of property, they've closed streets, illegally, nothing is ever done about that.

835
00:57:51,860 --> 00:57:59,020
Not, not they want to, not they want to close even more of state ancestry, which is a bistro.

836
00:57:59,920 --> 00:58:05,140
And it's just now right, because they closed it.

837
00:58:05,540 --> 00:58:07,700
They've closed other parts of Fort Street,

838
00:58:08,420 --> 00:58:10,560
23rd Street, Holly, illegally,

839
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:15,020
and they've taken the public roads from us to you.

840
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:19,500
So I want to say that

841
00:58:26,670 --> 00:58:29,910
when I say they lied to us and cheated us.

842
00:58:34,180 --> 00:58:35,680
Thank you.

843
00:58:35,740 --> 00:58:36,700
Thank you so much.

844
00:58:40,690 --> 00:58:41,490
Is this a song?

845
00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:44,700
Good morning.

846
00:58:44,700 --> 00:58:50,980
My name is Sean Nethercott and I have lived in Hubbard Farms since 1988 and had a business in Hubbard,

847
00:58:51,240 --> 00:59:00,480
R.S. since 1998 and in that time I've seen the Detroit and the Detroit Ambassador Bridge destroy houses on West

848
00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:09,180
ground Boulevard 25th, 24th, 23rd, 22nd, 21st Street, 14th Street and 13th and 12th Street.

849
00:59:09,180 --> 00:59:13,980
they have taken hundreds of houses to the detriment of our community.

850
00:59:14,380 --> 00:59:19,840
They have consistently delivered community deficits instead of community benefits.

851
00:59:20,420 --> 00:59:25,640
The truck plazin now encroaches on St. Anne Church. The Detroit's founding church

852
00:59:25,640 --> 00:59:32,560
and the second oldest congregation in the United States. I think it is well past time

853
00:59:32,560 --> 00:59:37,380
that the Detroit International Bridge delivered community benefits instead of community

854
00:59:37,380 --> 00:59:44,080
deficits. And what I'd like to see is no more encroach on St. Anne Street, no closing of that street,

855
00:59:44,320 --> 00:59:48,460
turning the property within Hubbard Rashard back to residential use.

856
00:59:50,390 --> 00:59:55,570
All right. Thank you so much. Charles Meyers. Charles Meyers.

857
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:24,420
Well, my name is Charles Miles. I'm here again on behalf of my property taxes that's been paid since 2016 issues. I have a document that I have given to pretty much everybody in the whole city county building and the way in county treasures office and it clearly states that my taxes were paid by the city of Detroit.

858
01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:37,380
But I still receive yesterday, just yesterday I received the email from someone out of a commanding young juniors office, threatened me.

859
01:00:37,640 --> 01:00:45,420
Well, to me it was a threat to get on a payment plan by, you know, like the 24th of this month and put down 60%.

860
01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:52,160
And this totally disregard that I've submitted all I've given everybody a copy of this.

861
01:00:53,500 --> 01:00:58,660
that I paid the taxes, that I got, I got receipts, pretty much everybody here know about

862
01:00:58,660 --> 01:01:03,500
this. So why is nothing happening? I've been here.

863
01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:08,980
All right, thank you so much, Mr. Miles. And I think you were here, but at one time, I think

864
01:01:08,980 --> 01:01:15,100
a line item your issue for a committee. If we could, did you submit any information for us today

865
01:01:15,100 --> 01:01:18,960
that we can have so we could follow up with you? Do you have anything for us that you can leave

866
01:01:18,960 --> 01:01:21,680
with our, my team here.

867
01:01:21,680 --> 01:01:22,520
Yeah, we are on my receipt.

868
01:01:22,620 --> 01:01:24,380
Okay, and we will follow up with you

869
01:01:24,380 --> 01:01:25,400
to see if we can get a resolve.

870
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:27,720
Mark, working with a council member, young as well.

871
01:01:28,580 --> 01:01:29,740
All right, thank you so much.

872
01:01:31,060 --> 01:01:32,040
Let's see here.

873
01:01:32,120 --> 01:01:32,620
Wishing names are.

874
01:01:32,660 --> 01:01:33,060
Men well.

875
01:01:33,740 --> 01:01:34,560
Okay, go right ahead.

876
01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:35,580
Good morning council.

877
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:38,140
I'm just here on behalf of the Riverside Park.

878
01:01:38,620 --> 01:01:40,180
I would love the park to be completed.

879
01:01:41,260 --> 01:01:43,000
I'm a member of District 6.

880
01:01:43,400 --> 01:01:45,640
I'm actually a licensed realtor.

881
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:48,480
And the benefits of the park

882
01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:54,820
have been enormous, just because not only for district six members, but for all these

883
01:01:54,820 --> 01:01:58,600
choices around, you know, east side, whether it's west side, it doesn't matter.

884
01:01:59,800 --> 01:02:03,860
It's a beautiful park, and I would really love the completion of the park.

885
01:02:05,200 --> 01:02:08,040
And just like I missed when you said, it's been eight years.

886
01:02:08,660 --> 01:02:10,700
I think it's finally time for the deal to be completed.

887
01:02:11,100 --> 01:02:11,760
Thank you.

888
01:02:11,940 --> 01:02:12,140
All right.

889
01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:13,240
Thank you.

890
01:02:13,700 --> 01:02:14,220
Mr. Landing.

891
01:02:14,220 --> 01:02:20,120
Good morning, Council members, Council President Sheffield.

892
01:02:21,540 --> 01:02:22,940
I was here last Thursday.

893
01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:28,240
There was an overwhelming demonstration of support for the park.

894
01:02:29,360 --> 01:02:33,020
There seems to be an overwhelming opposition to the park this morning.

895
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:38,840
And that's okay, but my time respected.

896
01:02:39,580 --> 01:02:48,020
That said, I just want to encourage you to resist the temptation, to succumb to a flammatory

897
01:02:48,020 --> 01:02:54,440
rhetoric, unfounded accusations, and a campaign of misinformation, and uphold the integrity

898
01:02:54,440 --> 01:02:59,960
of a decision that was made by City Council eight years ago to do this deal.

899
01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:01,200
Let's finish it.

900
01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:02,200
Let's get it done.

901
01:03:02,580 --> 01:03:03,640
Let's move on.

902
01:03:03,640 --> 01:03:10,940
I could go a lot longer, but time does not permit there is a long history to be dealt with here.

903
01:03:11,440 --> 01:03:15,040
There should be based on facts in terms of what has happened.

904
01:03:15,740 --> 01:03:22,120
I encourage you to uphold the work of this body as it pertains to the agreements made.

905
01:03:22,460 --> 01:03:22,720
Thank you.

906
01:03:22,760 --> 01:03:24,080
Thank you.

907
01:03:25,600 --> 01:03:25,880
All right.

908
01:03:26,020 --> 01:03:26,900
Is it Gloria Rosa?

909
01:03:29,220 --> 01:03:29,860
Good morning.

910
01:03:30,700 --> 01:03:31,480
I'm sorry.

911
01:03:31,480 --> 01:03:59,640
I have a horse horse this morning because of the weather, but anyway my name is Gloria Rocha and so for some of you new members might not know that Riverside Park through the Planning Commission, I'm in sorry to the Parks and Rec Department and the Mayor's office and the City Council held several community meetings in 2015 to talk about Riverside Park.

912
01:03:59,640 --> 01:04:14,600
Oh, to just to get it going, and they selected, they asked the community to elect people to this committee to serve on it and to guide the direction of the park.

913
01:04:15,260 --> 01:04:27,220
The city council, Rakan, in fact, Gabby was her representative on this committee and the mayor and seven other community members were part of this.

914
01:04:27,220 --> 01:04:33,800
And we've been working. We said 18 months, it's been seven years, and we're still working on this committee.

915
01:04:34,600 --> 01:04:39,720
Of course, Gabby left us by police vote yes. Thank you.

916
01:04:40,020 --> 01:04:45,280
All right. Thank you. John Love, followed by Michelle George, followed by Sam Mother.

917
01:04:53,970 --> 01:05:00,250
The unfortunate thing is that this microphone is placed, so nobody can hear what they're saying.

918
01:05:00,870 --> 01:05:02,890
That's the unfortunate thing about this.

919
01:05:03,030 --> 01:05:07,190
It's just disrespectful to do this and then on top of that,

920
01:05:07,270 --> 01:05:09,830
you got the burglar alarm that goes off,

921
01:05:09,890 --> 01:05:12,370
that's louder, and you've cut the time by 30 seconds

922
01:05:12,370 --> 01:05:13,490
without any notification.

923
01:05:14,710 --> 01:05:18,230
It's impolite, or I might as well talk about the rest.

924
01:05:21,470 --> 01:05:24,370
Carrera, Mick, the baseball player,

925
01:05:24,950 --> 01:05:28,330
get a quarter of a billion dollars in salary,

926
01:05:28,330 --> 01:05:34,290
And they can't provide the tickets to the 50,000 children of low-income families that they're

927
01:05:34,290 --> 01:05:40,790
obligated in the least that they've signed because nobody enforces it because illiterate has problems.

928
01:05:41,390 --> 01:05:41,890
It's an insult.

929
01:05:42,270 --> 01:05:46,450
You all know about the 50,000 tickets involved in that distribution.

930
01:05:46,850 --> 01:05:51,850
I'm sure, but I doubt it because they don't do it.

931
01:05:52,090 --> 01:05:53,310
And it's an insult to you.

932
01:05:53,310 --> 01:05:59,830
It's an insult to the city, and it's insult to any kind of basic decency, and this is

933
01:05:59,830 --> 01:06:00,330
too.

934
01:06:01,130 --> 01:06:02,110
Thank you, Mr. Law.

935
01:06:06,750 --> 01:06:07,370
Good morning.

936
01:06:07,690 --> 01:06:11,950
Council President Chef Theo Protem, this honorable board, Happy New Year.

937
01:06:12,750 --> 01:06:17,330
Just want to hone in on my one minute, just want to hone in, we have missing children in

938
01:06:17,330 --> 01:06:17,930
the city Detroit.

939
01:06:18,150 --> 01:06:19,710
I've brought this up at the Mayor's meeting.

940
01:06:21,070 --> 01:06:24,850
Canton, Southfield, we got a lot of missing teenagers, so we'll be dealing with that.

941
01:06:24,850 --> 01:06:29,830
Um, we want to stop the tax captures on the library and block any takeover schemes.

942
01:06:30,290 --> 01:06:35,730
Um, now one of the things I want to bring up is I to be well to make this quote.

943
01:06:36,110 --> 01:06:37,330
Uh, woman that dealt with lynching.

944
01:06:37,470 --> 01:06:41,770
I to be well said, the way to write wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

945
01:06:42,050 --> 01:06:46,310
The land bank, I'm representing my friends and family with this house.

946
01:06:46,530 --> 01:06:49,030
The land bank, how did her house get into the land bank?

947
01:06:49,030 --> 01:06:50,850
The land bank should cease to exist.

948
01:06:51,150 --> 01:06:54,030
And I know council member Young, if your daddy was here.

949
01:06:54,030 --> 01:06:58,150
Your father, he would not allow that lamb bake here, and I know you fought against it as well as

950
01:06:58,150 --> 01:07:04,750
Council President. So how did the lamb bake get in his house? They've spent over $12,000 in this home,

951
01:07:04,890 --> 01:07:09,080
and me being a member of National Action Network, we will be setting light on this. Thank you.

952
01:07:09,870 --> 01:07:10,550
Thank you, Mr.

953
01:07:14,860 --> 01:07:25,900
Butler. Good morning, Honorable Body. My name is Sam Butler, with the Hubbard

954
01:07:25,900 --> 01:07:29,980
the transfer of 385 West Jeff Jefferson will have negative consequences.

955
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:36,040
What's this for our neighborhood? Including plaza expansion, blockbusting and resident displacement.

956
01:07:36,980 --> 01:07:42,260
Their eventual hope to expand the plaza is not, I probably, this has been stated fact.

957
01:07:43,220 --> 01:07:48,280
Under the leadership of President Sheffield, and member Santiago Romero, we've been talking with the

958
01:07:48,280 --> 01:07:54,840
D.I.B.C. and those talks are making progress. I genuinely feel like we are close to a deal.

959
01:07:54,840 --> 01:08:01,180
But a vote to transfer the land today would undo all of that hard work.

960
01:08:02,040 --> 01:08:06,660
So, all we are asking is that you give us more time that we can complete the land transfer.

961
01:08:07,160 --> 01:08:12,980
All we are asking is that you not transfer that property today without a community agreement in place.

962
01:08:13,760 --> 01:08:18,220
We have a petition that has been signed over a thousand times.

963
01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:21,800
A thousand signers that are asking you to not transfer.

964
01:08:22,120 --> 01:08:23,040
Thank you so much.

965
01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:24,840
Thank you.

966
01:08:27,560 --> 01:08:28,280
Attorney Perkins.

967
01:08:29,400 --> 01:08:29,640
Good morning.

968
01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:30,240
Good morning.

969
01:08:30,580 --> 01:08:31,660
Please, a son of a body.

970
01:08:32,460 --> 01:08:33,100
My name is Tyler.

971
01:08:33,100 --> 01:08:38,750
So Perkins, I want to thank your city councilwoman Angela Calaway for introducing me to

972
01:08:39,300 --> 01:08:40,420
asking me to come down.

973
01:08:40,880 --> 01:08:41,940
I do want to.

974
01:08:42,220 --> 01:08:44,980
I just have something that I want to share with.

975
01:08:45,100 --> 01:08:46,540
On to whom can I give this to you?

976
01:08:47,060 --> 01:08:47,100
Okay.

977
01:08:47,100 --> 01:08:51,800
And these are what we call purpose rules on police stops.

978
01:08:52,500 --> 01:08:56,460
It's born out of what we have, a lot of tragedy that's come out of it.

979
01:08:56,700 --> 01:09:02,240
What we're trying to do is educate the citizenry about what to do and getting safely,

980
01:09:02,500 --> 01:09:06,000
not only for the police officer, but definitely for the person who's participating or

981
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:08,020
getting that ticket or getting pulled over.

982
01:09:08,360 --> 01:09:10,700
So I want to share this with your body.

983
01:09:11,180 --> 01:09:18,380
I know that I have an order to give to Ms. Councilwoman Calibay who's going to a school.

984
01:09:18,720 --> 01:09:25,640
I want people to give them out. We just got these out. There's a barcode on it, and the barcode will list, and we all

985
01:09:25,640 --> 01:09:30,180
contact the lawyer if you have a complaint. You have to need some follow-up or some guidance.

986
01:09:30,680 --> 01:09:33,640
That's it. And I appreciate the opportunity to talk to you. Thank you.

987
01:09:33,640 --> 01:09:33,740
Thank you.

988
01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:38,400
Appreciate you Mr. Perkins. We will make sure every council member will get the copy. Thank you.

989
01:09:43,980 --> 01:09:44,860
by Candace.

990
01:09:47,600 --> 01:09:48,080
Thank you.

991
01:09:48,180 --> 01:09:49,400
Can you hear me?

992
01:09:49,780 --> 01:09:50,580
That doesn't sound like it.

993
01:09:51,700 --> 01:09:56,760
Yesterday I went to see Riverside Park on my way to the demonstration.

994
01:09:57,020 --> 01:09:59,140
I thought it was going to be there, but it was on St.

995
01:09:59,140 --> 01:09:59,920
Ann Street.

996
01:10:00,580 --> 01:10:02,960
On right next to the wall, east of the wall.

997
01:10:02,960 --> 01:10:13,240
And so I just wanted to say that the pot holes around the railroad tracks, those aren't

998
01:10:13,240 --> 01:10:17,060
any worse than all of the speed bombs she put all over the city.

999
01:10:17,740 --> 01:10:18,660
It slows people down.

1000
01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:19,380
I don't really.

1001
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:23,480
It didn't seem like it curtailed people going to that park and it is.

1002
01:10:23,640 --> 01:10:31,220
I didn't even recognize that years ago I went across and landed there with an

1003
01:10:31,220 --> 01:10:37,920
And years ago, Maddie Maroon put up a sign saying,

1004
01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:42,220
keep out home land security.

1005
01:10:43,100 --> 01:10:44,240
That was a lie.

1006
01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:46,480
That wasn't Homeland Security sign.

1007
01:10:46,500 --> 01:10:49,520
That was his sign he put up trying to take

1008
01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:51,940
over part of our parked way back then.

1009
01:10:52,300 --> 01:10:56,260
So you won't know this because it's not in your minutes

1010
01:10:56,260 --> 01:10:58,080
because you don't keep minutes.

1011
01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:06,500
And I re-listen for an hour and I have re-listened to the planet.

1012
01:11:08,620 --> 01:11:09,080
Ms. Dara.

1013
01:11:12,100 --> 01:11:16,380
Ms. Dara, that's your time.

1014
01:11:19,540 --> 01:11:23,020
Ms. Dara, that's your time.

1015
01:11:24,960 --> 01:11:25,700
Ms. Dara,

1016
01:11:28,300 --> 01:11:31,260
thank you so much Ms. Dara, that's your time.

1017
01:11:31,260 --> 01:11:37,980
Ms. Dara, we have to be respectful to everyone that is here, everyone receives a minute for public comment.

1018
01:11:38,340 --> 01:11:44,060
So if you want to continue Ms. Dara, we will, we will have to escort you out of the auditorium, Ms. Dara.

1019
01:11:45,620 --> 01:11:46,420
Ms. Dara,

1020
01:11:49,290 --> 01:11:49,890
Ms. Dara, Ms. Dara,

1021
01:11:55,720 --> 01:12:00,900
thank you so much. Candace, can you for not your last name? I'm sorry, Ms. Candace.

1022
01:12:00,900 --> 01:12:02,900
Okay, thank you.

1023
01:12:04,060 --> 01:12:06,040
And then lastly, we have Jerome record.

1024
01:12:07,340 --> 01:12:09,180
Hello, my name is Candice Tamaclo.

1025
01:12:09,480 --> 01:12:11,000
And this is Angela Blocker, Lloyd.

1026
01:12:11,360 --> 01:12:13,640
We are the founders and skating directors for

1027
01:12:13,640 --> 01:12:14,940
Joining Detroit Skating Academy,

1028
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:17,540
where the first black female on figure skating club

1029
01:12:17,540 --> 01:12:20,080
in the state of Michigan and the only figure skating club

1030
01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:21,260
in the city of Detroit.

1031
01:12:21,800 --> 01:12:23,880
We skate at the Jack Adams Memorial Ice Arena,

1032
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:25,820
which is a part of the Adam Puzzle Rec Center.

1033
01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:27,960
And currently we are off of the ice,

1034
01:12:28,180 --> 01:12:30,340
due to machinery issues at the rank.

1035
01:12:30,840 --> 01:12:36,600
This is the the second time in the last 60 days that we have been off the ice for a total of three weeks.

1036
01:12:37,580 --> 01:12:40,380
Both Angela and I have started skating at Jack Out's back in the 90s.

1037
01:12:41,200 --> 01:12:44,800
And while a lot of renovations have been done to the center and to the rank.

1038
01:12:45,020 --> 01:12:49,480
Little has been done to update the machinery to keep the ice frozen throughout the season,

1039
01:12:49,720 --> 01:12:52,720
especially during peak season, which is usually September to May.

1040
01:12:53,320 --> 01:12:59,600
We're here to ask for those funds that those funds be allocated to that center because it is the only ice arena in the city of Detroit.

1041
01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:06,620
And we are trying to introduce figure skating to Black and Brown youth in the city, and it's difficult when we don't have ice.

1042
01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:11,860
And when a lot of these skaters can go out to suburbs.

1043
01:13:13,960 --> 01:13:14,920
Thank you.

1044
01:13:14,920 --> 01:13:17,260
Thank you for all the work that you all do.

1045
01:13:17,600 --> 01:13:21,880
I was there at your opening that you all had along with Councilmember Calaway.

1046
01:13:21,900 --> 01:13:23,540
I think others attended as well too.

1047
01:13:23,900 --> 01:13:24,900
It's truly support the work.

1048
01:13:25,020 --> 01:13:29,060
It was just amazing to see the young girls out there at one of the ice.

1049
01:13:29,700 --> 01:13:33,980
learning how to ice-gate, and so I definitely want to make sure you all have the opportunity to

1050
01:13:34,720 --> 01:13:37,040
open the eyes for young people in this arena.

1051
01:13:37,560 --> 01:13:39,960
And so what we can do, Mr. Clark, if you can line item.

1052
01:13:40,240 --> 01:13:42,060
This is at the Adams Blitzos Center, great.

1053
01:13:42,600 --> 01:13:48,460
If you can line item, that particular rec center for a status update on the machinery that was mentioned today,

1054
01:13:48,620 --> 01:13:50,780
and then we could follow up with the department as well too.

1055
01:13:51,040 --> 01:13:51,280
Thank you.

1056
01:13:51,320 --> 01:13:51,520
Okay.

1057
01:13:51,700 --> 01:13:52,380
You both are great work.

1058
01:13:52,380 --> 01:13:52,900
Madam Chair.

1059
01:13:53,820 --> 01:13:54,900
Ladies, Madam Chair.

1060
01:13:55,380 --> 01:13:59,000
Ladies, ladies, if you could come this way, this is my chief of staff.

1061
01:13:59,160 --> 01:14:00,100
We want to get your information.

1062
01:14:00,320 --> 01:14:07,760
I want to give you my information as well because that is in district to my district that I represent on this council, which makes you exchange information with Ms. Bailey.

1063
01:14:08,280 --> 01:14:10,660
Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Recker.

1064
01:14:11,360 --> 01:14:19,400
Good morning, everyone. I just want to say hello to this distinguished council on a robotic distinguished guest and constituents of the city Detroit.

1065
01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:24,200
My name is Jerome Recker. I am the government affairs manager for Comcast.

1066
01:14:24,200 --> 01:14:27,560
My territories are Wayne County, McCone County, and St.

1067
01:14:27,660 --> 01:14:28,240
Claire County.

1068
01:14:28,980 --> 01:14:31,700
Just here today, I provided you all with some information

1069
01:14:31,700 --> 01:14:34,000
about our internet essentials program,

1070
01:14:34,400 --> 01:14:36,840
which is high speed internet for eligible families

1071
01:14:36,840 --> 01:14:38,620
at low monthly prices.

1072
01:14:39,140 --> 01:14:41,540
When you couple that with the federal subsidy,

1073
01:14:41,860 --> 01:14:43,460
the Affordable Connectivity Plan,

1074
01:14:43,780 --> 01:14:45,340
we're able to offer free internet

1075
01:14:45,340 --> 01:14:47,140
to individuals in the city of Detroit.

1076
01:14:47,720 --> 01:14:50,180
So I want to be encouraged that we all work together

1077
01:14:50,180 --> 01:14:53,320
as a community to manage digital divide,

1078
01:14:53,320 --> 01:14:59,200
Comcast will be supporting national action network on February 28th at Hope Village

1079
01:15:01,020 --> 01:15:07,740
To more or less sign people up for Internet Essentials and help people connect to the Internet affordable connectivity program.

1080
01:15:07,800 --> 01:15:11,400
But thank you all for your time today and you all have a good day. Thank you.

1081
01:15:11,400 --> 01:15:12,760
Thank you. You as well, Jerome.

1082
01:15:13,080 --> 01:15:14,320
Madam Chair, Madam President.

1083
01:15:15,120 --> 01:15:15,660
Madam Chair.

1084
01:15:16,600 --> 01:15:18,000
Madam Chair.

1085
01:15:18,040 --> 01:15:18,420
Madam Chair.

1086
01:15:18,420 --> 01:15:19,320
Madam Chair. Thank you.

1087
01:15:19,460 --> 01:15:19,980
Madam Chair.

1088
01:15:20,500 --> 01:15:20,660
Madam Chair.

1089
01:15:21,140 --> 01:15:25,600
Thank you. I believe Member Kelly has a response to this comments.

1090
01:15:25,900 --> 01:15:26,780
Are you going to let us hear?

1091
01:15:26,780 --> 01:15:27,240
I do.

1092
01:15:27,240 --> 01:15:40,220
Member Calaway. Yes, this is like family standing there. I went to school with his parents and it's just a blessing to see you young man and hope village is in my district as well. So I'd like to talk to you to my

1093
01:15:40,220 --> 01:15:51,880
My policy analyst will get your information, but it's a pleasure to see you. Thank you. Yeah, his his parents went to school with my with my older brother. They went to burns Cadillac and

1094
01:15:51,880 --> 01:16:21,460
Yes. Yes. Yes. And they were four or five years older than me, but I remember your parents and they came to my father's home going. Yes. And I think I saw you there too. Now it's the first time I met you. So it's a pleasure to see you until your parents. I said hello. I will. Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you so much, Jerome. I look forward to working with you. Thank you. All right. I remember Santiago remirile. Thank you, Madam President. Now that we've concluded the in-person public comments. You weren't here, but I didn't want to briefly share and thank member Caloay for

1095
01:16:21,460 --> 01:16:26,100
Technology in the need for us to have Spanish translation. I would also urge Arabic translation

1096
01:16:26,100 --> 01:16:32,600
We have a high population of Spanish and Arabic speakers, and I have been asking for translation services again since I got here

1097
01:16:32,600 --> 01:16:38,800
It is nice to not be the only council member asking for the services. I did want to let members know what was said

1098
01:16:38,800 --> 01:16:44,580
Though from the it was about four or five people that came in all of them were asking that we support the park

1099
01:16:44,580 --> 01:16:48,100
Which I support and I do want to speak to you all directly

1100
01:16:48,100 --> 01:16:49,880
I'm very excited to see you guys in the next video.

1101
01:16:49,880 --> 01:16:51,460
Thank you so much for coming to our side.

1102
01:16:51,540 --> 01:16:52,420
I'm with you guys.

1103
01:16:53,020 --> 01:16:55,240
I'm very grateful that we're here talking to our

1104
01:16:55,240 --> 01:16:57,120
I'm going to support you.

1105
01:16:57,460 --> 01:16:59,020
I'm going to help you.

1106
01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:00,200
I'm also going to help you.

1107
01:17:00,260 --> 01:17:01,420
I'm going to help you.

1108
01:17:01,420 --> 01:17:03,620
I'm going to help you.

1109
01:17:03,860 --> 01:17:04,700
And for you.

1110
01:17:05,280 --> 01:17:07,180
No, I don't know if you can see this photo.

1111
01:17:07,560 --> 01:17:10,080
But this photo is the guidelines.

1112
01:17:10,600 --> 01:17:12,300
And this photo is for the point.

1113
01:17:13,120 --> 01:17:15,100
And now what we're experiencing is what you're experiencing.

1114
01:17:17,720 --> 01:17:22,260
And a lot of those families with this association is coming up.

1115
01:17:22,340 --> 01:17:25,300
And so I'm showing that to you they're the ones.

1116
01:17:25,840 --> 01:17:25,880
And so I'm showing that I'm sharing it with you.

1117
01:17:25,880 --> 01:17:26,620
I'm sharing it with you, you'll, and that's it.

1118
01:17:28,860 --> 01:17:29,920
I'm sharing it with you, you.

1119
01:17:30,980 --> 01:17:32,940
I'm sharing it with you, and you're sharing it with people.

1120
01:17:33,040 --> 01:17:34,880
I'm sharing it with you.

1121
01:17:35,180 --> 01:17:38,200
I just told my residents that I'm here in support of them.

1122
01:17:38,420 --> 01:17:39,060
I support them.

1123
01:17:39,300 --> 01:17:42,280
I support the park, but we are breathing next to these bridges.

1124
01:17:42,380 --> 01:17:43,840
It's contamination and pollution.

1125
01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:47,100
And what we're fighting here today is not the completion of the park.

1126
01:17:47,380 --> 01:17:52,060
It is the health and will be of our residents of everyone that comes to visit Riverside Park.

1127
01:17:52,240 --> 01:17:53,240
So I am with you.

1128
01:17:53,460 --> 01:17:54,280
Let's finish this park.

1129
01:17:54,360 --> 01:17:56,040
Let's protect our residents as well.

1130
01:18:03,470 --> 01:18:04,910
But I think that's also a thank you madam president.

1131
01:18:09,520 --> 01:18:09,540
All right.

1132
01:18:09,660 --> 01:18:11,920
Thank you so much councilmember Santiago Romero.

1133
01:18:12,420 --> 01:18:14,220
Yes, member young.

1134
01:18:15,060 --> 01:18:15,880
Thank you, madam president.

1135
01:18:15,880 --> 01:18:19,880
I just wanted to say it's brought to my attention that they have interpreters on Zoom.

1136
01:18:19,980 --> 01:18:20,980
They've been on Zoom.

1137
01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:21,360
Yeah.

1138
01:18:21,580 --> 01:18:21,780
Correct.

1139
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:31,220
So for my understanding, every session, they are on from the top of the year, they are on.

1140
01:18:31,660 --> 01:18:34,540
We've never had them actually physically in person.

1141
01:18:35,680 --> 01:18:40,080
And so I don't think we can look into whether or not they are available in person.

1142
01:18:40,380 --> 01:18:42,360
But again, council members can also request as well.

1143
01:18:42,520 --> 01:18:44,980
I know money was allocated for us to have that.

1144
01:18:45,840 --> 01:18:46,000
Yeah.

1145
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:47,280
Right.

1146
01:18:47,380 --> 01:18:48,180
And staff can see a reason.

1147
01:18:48,420 --> 01:18:48,760
I'm sure.

1148
01:18:48,880 --> 01:18:50,900
All right. So we will continue to look into that and work on that.

1149
01:18:50,900 --> 01:18:54,000
Yes, I did receive a message from Ms.

1150
01:18:54,180 --> 01:18:59,600
Gell Fulton and we can have a person here in the auditorium, a live translator.

1151
01:19:00,080 --> 01:19:01,060
Thank you, Madam Chair.

1152
01:19:01,400 --> 01:19:09,440
Okay, and we can just talk offline and make sure that we coordinate and get it set up so that it's done.

1153
01:19:09,780 --> 01:19:11,760
I mean, it's no fighter, no tension here.

1154
01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:15,200
I mean, you all want to make sure everyone can hear this.

1155
01:19:15,200 --> 01:19:20,320
But I was just letting everybody know that I received a text message from Ms. Gell Fulton from the administration saying

1156
01:19:20,320 --> 01:19:25,080
we can have a live translator here in the auditorium in the future if we request sounds good.

1157
01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:28,940
Thank you. I'm thinking about myself or council members can make sure that we request that

1158
01:19:29,700 --> 01:19:34,380
to make sure that is in person moving forward. All right. All right. Thank you all for those who came

1159
01:19:34,380 --> 01:19:39,120
down in person. We're going to now move over to our virtual public comment.

1160
01:19:40,620 --> 01:19:45,400
And so those who are joining us virtually, Mr. Are you written by a company hands do we have?

1161
01:19:50,320 --> 01:19:55,440
We cut out the concept, the first car is owner, 18 and 007.

1162
01:19:59,960 --> 01:20:01,280
Do you want me to have a phone?

1163
01:20:02,480 --> 01:20:02,900
Good morning.

1164
01:20:04,280 --> 01:20:08,270
Good morning, thank you so much for your time to be safe.

1165
01:20:09,730 --> 01:20:13,110
I want to feel the jeff to your secretary's situation.

1166
01:20:14,050 --> 01:20:19,590
My dad is my favorite part of the view of a wireframe, my dad is loved.

1167
01:20:19,950 --> 01:20:22,490
My dad's love work, I'm attached to him as well.

1168
01:20:23,710 --> 01:20:28,970
I'm going to bring it in the stalling and I'm going to talk a little about what we're going

1169
01:20:28,970 --> 01:20:33,370
to do right now to have a finish and I'm going to show you who's going to have a

1170
01:20:33,370 --> 01:20:36,390
time to try it and I'm going to allow that to work today.

1171
01:20:36,610 --> 01:20:39,230
So, is that that to come to me for me part?

1172
01:20:40,590 --> 01:20:40,870
All right.

1173
01:20:40,950 --> 01:20:42,090
Thank you so much.

1174
01:20:43,670 --> 01:20:44,550
Thank you.

1175
01:20:49,420 --> 01:20:52,060
The next call is coming

1176
01:21:07,460 --> 01:21:08,560
up through the center.

1177
01:21:09,340 --> 01:21:11,680
You're sad for me, we're sad that

1178
01:21:19,070 --> 01:21:23,880
I'm just in the end and you're happy with this.

1179
01:21:24,300 --> 01:21:24,740
This is the same thing.

1180
01:21:32,370 --> 01:21:33,430
I was pointing at them all

1181
01:21:35,860 --> 01:21:39,040
and you were nice, very,

1182
01:21:41,730 --> 01:21:46,010
you know, you offered it and I took it so I appreciate it.

1183
01:21:46,130 --> 01:21:50,830
313 444-914, 4 subservient, cutting him on Facebook.

1184
01:21:51,830 --> 01:21:55,830
And it is a non-mistallicin and a non-mistallicin Facebook to look.

1185
01:21:55,830 --> 01:22:01,090
Um, but I do they took my seven minutes what what happened what's going on?

1186
01:22:02,030 --> 01:22:06,310
Four seconds now. Um, anyway, thank you so much everybody. Have a good day.

1187
01:22:07,710 --> 01:22:08,670
Thank you.

1188
01:22:09,510 --> 01:22:14,270
All right. Thank you, Mr. County Ham, and we will get those to you as soon as we receive them.

1189
01:22:15,530 --> 01:22:17,270
All right. Our next caller, please.

1190
01:22:18,290 --> 01:22:19,810
Yes, our caller is Amara Hyman.

1191
01:22:26,280 --> 01:22:29,860
Morning, council. Thank you for allowing me to speak on

1192
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:42,820
Item 19.8 Councilperson Whitville Cowboys resolution for the $3.5 million subsidy from the DDA to the Detroit public libraries. I'm

1193
01:22:42,820 --> 01:22:52,660
registering my support of that and the interim until tax captures the library and schools are eliminated from tax captures.

1194
01:22:52,660 --> 01:23:03,420
Also item number 24.3, again, a council person with built counties, request for a report on tax abatements, gradics and 2017.

1195
01:23:04,300 --> 01:23:07,560
I would like to also know the status on that report.

1196
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:12,080
And I am a resident of district six and an avid bike rider.

1197
01:23:13,320 --> 01:23:22,240
The Riverside part is the only bike-friendly access to the river on the west side of Detroit.

1198
01:23:22,240 --> 01:23:29,940
So it's really important for us to have that. And actually, Maroon is a bad actor. I don't know why you keep working with him.

1199
01:23:32,090 --> 01:23:32,650
Thank you.

1200
01:23:35,800 --> 01:23:36,120
Thank you.

1201
01:23:36,120 --> 01:23:38,400
This collar is Jose Del Troso.

1202
01:23:57,900 --> 01:23:58,620
Good morning.

1203
01:24:04,200 --> 01:24:04,620
All right. All right.

1204
01:24:04,880 --> 01:24:08,280
If we can go to the next collar and that that is collar, please.

1205
01:24:11,180 --> 01:24:13,500
The next collar is Raccoto.

1206
01:24:19,720 --> 01:24:21,820
Yes. Good morning. Good morning. You hear you?

1207
01:24:21,820 --> 01:24:24,940
Yes, my

1208
01:24:28,620 --> 01:24:43,700
voice and my voice and the night we go there in replay and we are I called last week about it and what is my son and we want to have the reverse airport please many shirts and please that is not

1209
01:24:45,420 --> 01:24:47,500
Okay thank you so much

1210
01:25:10,240 --> 01:25:11,160
Good morning.

1211
01:25:11,880 --> 01:25:12,120
Good morning.

1212
01:25:13,980 --> 01:25:14,300
Oh, yes.

1213
01:25:14,400 --> 01:25:18,980
Actually, it tickles me the political flip flop that, uh, Councilwoman Tom Kaggle Emerald said

1214
01:25:18,980 --> 01:25:21,740
that she was for the park when we all know that she's been against it.

1215
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:25,440
That being said, also the three residents that have spoke Spanish.

1216
01:25:26,480 --> 01:25:30,040
I guarantee that if they had a spoke against the park, she would definitely

1217
01:25:30,040 --> 01:25:31,200
would have translated immediately.

1218
01:25:31,220 --> 01:25:33,980
That being said, I'm for Riverside Park.

1219
01:25:33,980 --> 01:25:40,840
My name is Tomas Markis Markis, long time resident of D6, Western class of 86, go Cowboys,

1220
01:25:41,540 --> 01:25:46,340
let's get this part done, stop stalling, let's make it happen, that's all I gotta say.

1221
01:25:50,960 --> 01:25:57,700
Thank you. Okay, thank you. The next caller is organizing recalls.

1222
01:26:04,030 --> 01:26:08,310
That's why we love you councilwoman Callaway. We are against

1223
01:26:08,310 --> 01:26:11,930
I'm in others, our guest is Riverside Park.

1224
01:26:12,070 --> 01:26:13,650
We are against the district Detroit.

1225
01:26:13,910 --> 01:26:16,750
We are against the 600 million dollar looting

1226
01:26:16,750 --> 01:26:19,850
of black people's homes and wealth.

1227
01:26:20,010 --> 01:26:23,730
We are against the illegal foreclosures making thousands

1228
01:26:23,730 --> 01:26:26,110
of people in Detroit homeless.

1229
01:26:26,390 --> 01:26:27,470
We are against all of that.

1230
01:26:27,690 --> 01:26:29,510
Joe, loving you are not your father.

1231
01:26:29,710 --> 01:26:31,350
So stop trying to act like it.

1232
01:26:31,350 --> 01:26:33,190
You do the opposite of Poland young.

1233
01:26:33,790 --> 01:26:36,930
And also, if we're going to be recalling folks,

1234
01:26:36,930 --> 01:26:45,130
go start with Scott Vincent, a call 3-1-3, 4-2-3, 1-0-7-6. We're ending corruption with

1235
01:26:45,130 --> 01:26:50,150
you, Scott Vincent. The FBI is still investigating you, and we don't need that. So the number

1236
01:26:50,150 --> 01:26:59,110
again, if you want to join our recall organization, is 3-1-3, 4-2-3, 1-0-7-6. We're going to start with

1237
01:26:59,110 --> 01:27:05,230
you and we're going to work our way up. The people who are against the Riverside Park, you need to

1238
01:27:05,230 --> 01:27:11,450
We'll join together and work together to get rid of these people who are not working in our interest.

1239
01:27:13,690 --> 01:27:16,070
Thank you.

1240
01:27:16,850 --> 01:27:19,990
The next caller is phone number ending in 079.

1241
01:27:26,550 --> 01:27:27,150
Good morning.

1242
01:27:28,530 --> 01:27:29,430
Good morning.

1243
01:27:29,950 --> 01:27:35,570
Thank you for allowing me to speak and thank you for all the council members service to the community.

1244
01:27:35,570 --> 01:27:41,050
and it's resident. I just called in to speak out and support the Riverside Park. I've been

1245
01:27:41,050 --> 01:27:45,530
listening to the part of my life well over 30 years. The transformation is phenomenal.

1246
01:27:46,990 --> 01:27:51,670
We just want to see it completed. It's paying too far to stall on it now. So we need to get the

1247
01:27:51,670 --> 01:27:57,110
deal done so we can get our part finished and move on. No disrespect to anything else upon the agenda.

1248
01:27:57,770 --> 01:27:59,510
But let's get it done. Thank you.

1249
01:27:59,510 --> 01:28:02,930
All right, thank you.

1250
01:28:07,040 --> 01:28:09,520
The next caller is Frank Cho.

1251
01:28:19,820 --> 01:28:22,620
Please vote for the land transferring complete the Riverside Park.

1252
01:28:22,620 --> 01:28:27,760
Do not let bureaucracy prevent the land transfer to be complete in the bases of the wanting nothing to be done there.

1253
01:28:27,800 --> 01:28:29,040
Against the progress of Detroit.

1254
01:28:29,820 --> 01:28:34,740
And a petition that's referencing her that their referencing is full of signatures from hipsters or from an armor.

1255
01:28:35,120 --> 01:28:35,740
It's a lie.

1256
01:28:36,100 --> 01:28:37,640
This is a good deal for Southwest Detroit.

1257
01:28:38,700 --> 01:28:43,920
Also, congrats to Joseph, Ellen, Tatum, become speaker, you along with Mr. Benson, Ms.

1258
01:28:43,940 --> 01:28:45,920
Callaway, you're an inspiration to all of us in Detroit.

1259
01:28:46,580 --> 01:28:49,160
Mr. Mayor, you speak Spanish, you really miss a shot there.

1260
01:28:49,420 --> 01:28:52,620
To interpret for your people, you really show the lack of initiative to help.

1261
01:28:52,900 --> 01:28:56,020
And by the way, this is your job, you're a public servant, you're paid by our tax dollars.

1262
01:28:56,660 --> 01:28:58,720
As a Hispanic council member, you really drop the ball there, huh?

1263
01:28:59,100 --> 01:29:07,620
But anyway, shame on you and please, both yes and the land transfer, and also maybe try to, you know,

1264
01:29:09,780 --> 01:29:23,620
Thank you and we are trying to work on the audio just so you all know we are trying to work on lowering the audio because it is a bit loud and so my staff is out there working with IT now to try to lower the audio both for those who are here in listening online.

1265
01:29:24,860 --> 01:29:26,980
All right, thank you our next caller please.

1266
01:29:26,980 --> 01:29:30,060
The next caller is Betty A. Varner.

1267
01:29:38,800 --> 01:29:40,420
Yes, good morning.

1268
01:29:41,080 --> 01:29:43,500
Good morning, honorable council members.

1269
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:45,740
My name is Betty A. Varner.

1270
01:29:46,640 --> 01:29:49,360
I'm born and raised in the city of Detroit,

1271
01:29:49,660 --> 01:29:50,860
President of the SOTLs,

1272
01:29:50,940 --> 01:29:51,880
or Black Association.

1273
01:29:52,700 --> 01:29:56,200
But I'm here today to advocate for singers

1274
01:29:56,200 --> 01:29:59,960
and disabled people as seen the council members too.

1275
01:30:00,370 --> 01:30:11,490
Support and assistance in having money is included in the budget to help us be able to stay in our homes.

1276
01:30:11,610 --> 01:30:17,130
Help us to make our homes handicapped accessible, including walking showers.

1277
01:30:17,750 --> 01:30:26,230
Walking showers are considered a luxury, but it's not for seniors and disabled people. It could be a safety and health issue.

1278
01:30:26,230 --> 01:30:32,070
So we asked him for your support, I appreciate all the work that all of y'all are doing.

1279
01:30:32,930 --> 01:30:39,450
I work hard in my community, I've been in my community in the same neighborhood for over 50 years.

1280
01:30:39,910 --> 01:30:47,810
So I've taken on this mission because I've seen how hard it is to put singers to get some fresh.

1281
01:30:49,650 --> 01:30:51,230
All right, thank you.

1282
01:30:52,740 --> 01:30:53,600
This

1283
01:30:55,800 --> 01:31:06,360
is home. This is about saving our people, saving our life-long residents, saving our

1284
01:31:06,360 --> 01:31:14,760
multi-generational families who have lived here in historic homes for over a decade, okay?

1285
01:31:14,760 --> 01:31:22,640
And we have to be guaranteed protections, this must happen.

1286
01:31:23,420 --> 01:31:30,320
The must vote no on the land transfer until the people are protected continue to stand with the people.

1287
01:31:31,300 --> 01:31:37,820
And this means, please, we're begging you, we're on our knees. This is home.

1288
01:31:37,820 --> 01:31:41,580
And do not allow D.I.B.C to take over.

1289
01:31:42,060 --> 01:31:48,880
This is a promise that they were not to move the wall that they built decades ago.

1290
01:31:50,400 --> 01:31:53,560
And so this is how we have to do it.

1291
01:31:53,720 --> 01:31:56,620
Unfortunately, you have to vote no on this.

1292
01:31:56,680 --> 01:31:57,980
I'm finishing this part.

1293
01:31:58,200 --> 01:31:59,640
President Sheffield.

1294
01:32:00,160 --> 01:32:01,480
Council member Colleway.

1295
01:32:01,680 --> 01:32:02,880
Coleman, please.

1296
01:32:05,040 --> 01:32:06,820
All right, thank you.

1297
01:32:06,820 --> 01:32:19,940
the next caller is Susan Shurkey. Hi, my name is Susan Shurkey. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay. I live in

1298
01:32:19,940 --> 01:32:27,540
Hubbard Rashard with my husband. We've poured our hearts, labor, and money into our property to make it our

1299
01:32:27,540 --> 01:32:36,660
retirement haven. We love our neighbors and the diverse walkable area, which is poised to become one of the city's

1300
01:32:36,660 --> 01:32:56,620
tools, a community strengthened by Ford's mobility innovation district and the Brook on Bagley development. I cannot wrap my brain around the paradox of the city's development vision versus the bridge companies plan to expand their reach in our neighborhood.

1301
01:32:56,620 --> 01:33:19,620
Residence must have council support right now. Please vote no on transferring 3085 West Jefferson until a CBA is in place. You are no vote provides residents with needed leverage to bring the bridge company to the negotiating table. Thank you.

1302
01:33:21,120 --> 01:33:21,680
Thank

1303
01:33:24,270 --> 01:33:24,830
you.

1304
01:33:24,830 --> 01:33:27,250
The next caller is Ruth Johnson.

1305
01:33:39,510 --> 01:33:40,690
Good morning, Johnson.

1306
01:33:52,420 --> 01:33:52,600
All right.

1307
01:33:52,720 --> 01:33:52,920
All right.

1308
01:33:53,080 --> 01:33:55,680
Let's come right back to Miss Johnson, please.

1309
01:33:56,860 --> 01:33:57,240
Yeah.

1310
01:33:57,620 --> 01:34:01,500
Unfortunately, for some reason, it's not allowing me to allow her to talk.

1311
01:34:01,900 --> 01:34:03,440
I'm not sure if it's a Zoom issue.

1312
01:34:06,120 --> 01:34:06,340
So.

1313
01:34:06,340 --> 01:34:06,560
Okay.

1314
01:34:06,760 --> 01:34:10,100
Let's come back to Miss Johnson and try again.

1315
01:34:14,230 --> 01:34:17,790
Then the next caller is Keith Rogersson.

1316
01:34:17,790 --> 01:34:23,770
My name is Keith Rodgers and I'm the Chairman of the 25th Street Bee Block Club in District 6.

1317
01:34:24,070 --> 01:34:34,250
I'm calling on the part because I live within the impact area of the FCA land deal traded properties at 363564 Toledo.

1318
01:34:34,510 --> 01:34:41,870
Properties which DIPC have contiguous and active violations on.

1319
01:34:41,870 --> 01:35:01,070
And these community benefits agreements are really important for us to see to it that in our community that we are engaging with a lawful group with a with an entity that is

1320
01:35:01,070 --> 01:35:04,250
following state and city regulations.

1321
01:35:05,210 --> 01:35:07,910
They've been a bad operator in this area.

1322
01:35:08,590 --> 01:35:12,230
And it's really important for the community to have a say

1323
01:35:12,230 --> 01:35:14,730
in these interactions with malfeasant entities.

1324
01:35:15,330 --> 01:35:18,850
And it's also, you know, it needs to be called out

1325
01:35:18,850 --> 01:35:21,590
that council members, the state rep,

1326
01:35:21,890 --> 01:35:24,150
and less said, taking money from this district.

1327
01:35:26,940 --> 01:35:28,840
Right. Thank you.

1328
01:35:29,780 --> 01:35:31,980
The next caller is Minister Erflunt.

1329
01:35:33,580 --> 01:35:35,440
Can you hear me counsel?

1330
01:35:36,380 --> 01:35:37,340
Yes, we can. Good morning.

1331
01:35:38,800 --> 01:35:44,900
Yes, I look forward to this council's resolution supporting the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act.

1332
01:35:45,540 --> 01:35:48,960
Has it been a resolution of ordinance banning assault weapons?

1333
01:35:49,840 --> 01:35:57,020
In regards to today's agenda items, there are 10 agenda items for legal services for police officers.

1334
01:35:57,020 --> 01:36:06,780
reject all of them if they are especially similar to 19.10. This officer had 56 citizen complaints

1335
01:36:06,780 --> 01:36:14,760
for previous contacts with internal affairs. She turned off and the incident as being sued.

1336
01:36:15,260 --> 01:36:22,160
She turned off her body-worn camera, chased down the citizen in the parking lot, called her various names

1337
01:36:22,160 --> 01:36:23,900
that are not on her birth certificate.

1338
01:36:24,300 --> 01:36:27,720
And then Taze, and then filed a report lying

1339
01:36:27,720 --> 01:36:29,900
about why she was detained.

1340
01:36:30,780 --> 01:36:33,400
Do not rely on the Board of Police Commissioners.

1341
01:36:33,400 --> 01:36:36,300
They concentrate the vast majority of their resources

1342
01:36:36,300 --> 01:36:38,440
on handing out awards to officers

1343
01:36:38,440 --> 01:36:40,880
and creating and entertaining discussions

1344
01:36:40,880 --> 01:36:41,840
on crime data.

1345
01:36:43,960 --> 01:36:45,940
Thank you.

1346
01:36:46,780 --> 01:36:49,120
The next color is James Garrison.

1347
01:36:57,030 --> 01:36:57,570
Good morning, Council.

1348
01:36:58,550 --> 01:36:58,870
Good morning.

1349
01:36:58,870 --> 01:37:05,510
My name is James Garrison. I am a citizen of Detroit. I reside in Harvard,

1350
01:37:05,690 --> 01:37:11,750
Rishard. I have for 30 years. For 25 years, I've been a homeowner here. I've seen

1351
01:37:11,750 --> 01:37:20,970
the decimation that Detroit Bridge Company has placed on many of the properties in this area.

1352
01:37:21,390 --> 01:37:27,050
They buy residential properties. They are not in the development of residential properties.

1353
01:37:27,050 --> 01:37:29,790
they buy residential properties, they let them.

1354
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:40,800
Deeteriorate until they are condemned and torn down, leaving nothing but open field. We need to protect

1355
01:37:40,800 --> 01:37:49,530
this community that I choose to live in, that I brought my mother into a home to live in, so that

1356
01:37:50,460 --> 01:37:57,840
I can live the rest of my days here. We need you to afford us those protections. We need to vote no

1357
01:37:57,840 --> 01:38:01,500
on the land transfer until we have those protections

1358
01:38:01,500 --> 01:38:02,460
from you.

1359
01:38:03,930 --> 01:38:06,170
Thank you.

1360
01:38:06,450 --> 01:38:11,550
The next caller is Irmina Rodriguez.

1361
01:38:13,090 --> 01:38:13,870
Thank you.

1362
01:38:13,870 --> 01:38:15,750
My name is Irmina Minnie Ramirez.

1363
01:38:16,410 --> 01:38:19,350
I'm a lifelong resident and still work in Southwest Detroit

1364
01:38:19,350 --> 01:38:22,090
as president of fourth-present community relation.

1365
01:38:22,770 --> 01:38:23,730
Council right now.

1366
01:38:23,870 --> 01:38:25,610
I support my Riverside Park.

1367
01:38:25,690 --> 01:38:28,290
I have been on the Riverside Park Advisory Council

1368
01:38:28,290 --> 01:38:34,090
since 2015. We have worked City of the Church with the City of the Child Landscape in Architect

1369
01:38:34,090 --> 01:38:39,610
and with other community representatives since 2015. We gathered what the community wanted.

1370
01:38:39,830 --> 01:38:46,330
We kept multiple phases of intense programming and environmental remediations. It's now a

1371
01:38:46,330 --> 01:38:54,390
vibrant urban riverfront park and resource. It's a gem of a park. Let us finish. I support both

1372
01:38:54,390 --> 01:38:57,650
Yes, Perivicite, let's finish it.

1373
01:38:57,670 --> 01:38:58,550
Thank you.

1374
01:38:58,790 --> 01:39:00,370
Her allow me to talk.

1375
01:39:00,670 --> 01:39:02,050
All right, thank you.

1376
01:39:05,560 --> 01:39:08,860
The next caller is Ruth Johnson.

1377
01:39:13,800 --> 01:39:14,380
May I be heard?

1378
01:39:15,140 --> 01:39:17,840
Yes, the morning Ms. Johnson, we can hear you.

1379
01:39:18,280 --> 01:39:21,600
Thank you, Ruth Johnson, from Community Development Advocates of Detroit.

1380
01:39:22,240 --> 01:39:30,160
I asked a city to appropriate $12 million for this fiscal year, 2223, and 27 million

1381
01:39:30,160 --> 01:39:33,300
for the next fiscal year, 2324.

1382
01:39:34,360 --> 01:39:40,800
How the city spends public funds, the people's money, reflects how well the city is fulfilling

1383
01:39:40,800 --> 01:39:43,520
is legal, financial, and moral obligations.

1384
01:39:44,420 --> 01:39:50,160
Unfortunately, the city has not fulfilled its obligations to fully fund and actively implement

1385
01:39:50,160 --> 01:39:51,800
the right to council ordinance.

1386
01:39:52,620 --> 01:39:58,300
Five months have passed, and the office for eviction defences not fully open are made public.

1387
01:39:58,300 --> 01:40:05,580
The legal and supportive services provided under ordinance have not been provided to the

1388
01:40:05,580 --> 01:40:12,800
2000 Detroit households per month that are subject to eviction proceeding. And the

1389
01:40:12,800 --> 01:40:20,100
70 Detroit households per week that are evicted. We must act now for failure obligations.

1390
01:40:21,000 --> 01:40:22,880
Thank you.

1391
01:40:22,880 --> 01:40:24,180
Thank you, Ms. Johnson.

1392
01:40:25,970 --> 01:40:28,970
The next caller is Robert.

1393
01:40:35,720 --> 01:40:38,000
Hello, my name is Robert Show.

1394
01:40:38,620 --> 01:40:40,220
I represent justice for Benito.

1395
01:40:41,040 --> 01:40:43,820
I have a couple comments and where I request.

1396
01:40:45,000 --> 01:40:50,780
My comment is that we stop spinning money.

1397
01:40:51,500 --> 01:40:57,560
Tax payer money on things that don't benefit the taxpayers of legacy and the taxpayers of now.

1398
01:40:57,920 --> 01:41:02,020
We're doing too many things to wet ifs and wet how and whatever in the future.

1399
01:41:02,020 --> 01:41:07,040
we need to start looking at how we can show up what we have going now to secure our future.

1400
01:41:07,600 --> 01:41:14,280
And my next thing is, I don't support any money for the illicit or any of that kind of stuff

1401
01:41:14,280 --> 01:41:21,880
at all. We have everything that they need here. They've already grown beyond a monster in the process

1402
01:41:21,880 --> 01:41:27,780
of our tax giveaways and things that they need to put their own money forward. And my request

1403
01:41:27,780 --> 01:41:30,440
is that I'll be kept in the loop in the update

1404
01:41:30,440 --> 01:41:34,660
as to what's going on with the resolution that you guys sent through.

1405
01:41:34,860 --> 01:41:38,780
I would like to be involved in any parts of it.

1406
01:41:38,800 --> 01:41:40,060
Thank you.

1407
01:41:41,640 --> 01:41:42,520
Thank you.

1408
01:41:48,970 --> 01:41:49,430
Morning.

1409
01:41:50,650 --> 01:41:51,670
Can you hear me?

1410
01:41:52,010 --> 01:41:53,030
Yes, we can.

1411
01:41:53,190 --> 01:41:53,570
Good morning.

1412
01:41:57,320 --> 01:41:58,620
Good morning.

1413
01:41:59,000 --> 01:42:00,720
The hips were the

1414
01:42:03,150 --> 01:42:03,470
hips.

1415
01:42:03,470 --> 01:42:03,990
Just

1416
01:42:21,050 --> 01:42:27,070
today about the world of class,

1417
01:42:32,490 --> 01:42:35,990
the reality of the reality of the past

1418
01:42:39,640 --> 01:42:40,820
is

1419
01:42:47,120 --> 01:42:48,220
the magnificent

1420
01:42:50,490 --> 01:42:52,410
city.

1421
01:42:53,390 --> 01:42:54,370
But we cannot,

1422
01:43:07,940 --> 01:43:08,400
the school

1423
01:43:10,680 --> 01:43:23,530
remember that today about the school is because the city is a city.

1424
01:43:33,570 --> 01:43:40,430
All right. Thank you Ms. Maddox and thank you as well for your time as well.

1425
01:43:42,680 --> 01:43:46,340
The next caller is phone number ending in 534.

1426
01:43:49,730 --> 01:43:51,270
Yes. Hello, may I be heard?

1427
01:43:52,010 --> 01:43:52,950
Yes. Good morning.

1428
01:43:54,310 --> 01:43:57,470
Okay. In the first, the person who said,

1429
01:43:58,330 --> 01:44:02,470
Mimdha Gabi Cave in Wenzha, a lucha pada su hente.

1430
01:44:03,650 --> 01:44:04,270
Okay, everybody.

1431
01:44:04,530 --> 01:44:06,190
I've got it, my shortened poem.

1432
01:44:06,510 --> 01:44:08,650
Rosa's a red violets are blue.

1433
01:44:08,850 --> 01:44:10,810
Hey, all Detroit City Council members,

1434
01:44:10,970 --> 01:44:12,630
I hope Hubbard reshared residents

1435
01:44:12,630 --> 01:44:14,430
and their health matters to you.

1436
01:44:14,650 --> 01:44:16,550
You're a co-equal branch of government.

1437
01:44:16,750 --> 01:44:19,250
You control most land sales in the public purse.

1438
01:44:19,670 --> 01:44:21,590
So please slow down this land,

1439
01:44:21,590 --> 01:44:23,150
they'll negotiate in good faith.

1440
01:44:23,310 --> 01:44:26,590
So Hubbard reshared residents don't end up prematurely

1441
01:44:26,590 --> 01:44:33,950
cancer or in a hurts. If we're going to have counsel representation by district, then please remember

1442
01:44:33,950 --> 01:44:39,490
respect your colleagues, wishes, otherwise please find another job. How about in a restaurant?

1443
01:44:39,870 --> 01:44:45,790
Go watch dishes. I'm tired of hearing and watching residents, desires, and please be disrespected.

1444
01:44:46,270 --> 01:44:52,530
Yet the millionaires and billionaires never seem to get rejected. Remember, Mimdha Gabi,

1445
01:44:52,530 --> 01:44:57,610
Lucha para su hente, entonces es siempre para respetar a sus residentes.

1446
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:04,990
Thank you. The next caller is Carol Hughes.

1447
01:45:14,720 --> 01:45:39,180
Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Good morning. Good morning. Honourable body and chairperson and fellow citizens may I be heard. Yes. Yes. Ms. Calloy, councilwoman Calloy, I wish you would show the same kind of energy that you did for Ms. Romeras and her people that you do for the 80% plus people who speak English in this country or in this city.

1448
01:45:41,040 --> 01:45:44,240
15.1 is a misappropriation of our funds.

1449
01:45:44,600 --> 01:45:48,260
We, I learned how to ice-gate it, but so center,

1450
01:45:48,380 --> 01:45:49,900
and that was back in the 60s.

1451
01:45:50,100 --> 01:45:51,860
So we're taking giant steps backwards.

1452
01:45:52,340 --> 01:45:56,340
That 230 million dollars of surplus is our money

1453
01:45:56,340 --> 01:45:59,700
to be distributed the way we want it distributed.

1454
01:46:00,360 --> 01:46:02,420
It should be distributed during the budget season

1455
01:46:02,420 --> 01:46:04,500
to fund those things we want to fund.

1456
01:46:04,820 --> 01:46:07,900
I'm sick of funding his pie and the sky projects,

1457
01:46:07,900 --> 01:46:09,940
where we don't see any progress.

1458
01:46:10,820 --> 01:46:13,100
So vote no on 15.1,

1459
01:46:13,460 --> 01:46:15,120
appropriating our money over to the mayor.

1460
01:46:15,440 --> 01:46:19,980
19.1, this Maddox has told you, Miss Calaway,

1461
01:46:20,260 --> 01:46:23,020
Councilwoman Calaway, that that is not a good deal for us.

1462
01:46:23,140 --> 01:46:26,480
We keep it in Riverside or in the area where you

1463
01:46:26,480 --> 01:46:27,640
not a city council member.

1464
01:46:30,350 --> 01:46:31,690
Thank you.

1465
01:46:33,680 --> 01:46:35,880
The next caller is me go A Williams.

1466
01:46:37,080 --> 01:46:38,220
Good morning council.

1467
01:46:38,220 --> 01:46:42,160
I would like for Riverside Park to be finished.

1468
01:46:42,300 --> 01:46:51,800
I wrote my bike around their last summer and it is a beautiful sunset view for Southwest Detroit and for their residents to connect to the Riverwalk.

1469
01:46:51,900 --> 01:46:54,940
That will complete the Riverwalk span.

1470
01:46:55,580 --> 01:46:59,060
This council has made a commitment and it should be finished.

1471
01:46:59,540 --> 01:47:02,100
Number one, the public health and safety of Harvard Reshard,

1472
01:47:02,100 --> 01:47:10,240
residents and all of our residents matter, including the continuing threat of water shutoffs.

1473
01:47:10,700 --> 01:47:15,620
I just want to say to all the residents of the city of Detroit now is your time to go after

1474
01:47:15,620 --> 01:47:21,000
the CEO of the city of Detroit Mayor Mike Dougan and to start making him bow down and start

1475
01:47:21,000 --> 01:47:28,980
putting right to council funding as well as funding for the Lifeline Plan funding for all of our initiatives

1476
01:47:28,980 --> 01:47:35,260
from the arc from money all the way down to any money that's from the bonds or from this budget that is being proposed.

1477
01:47:35,660 --> 01:47:41,760
We have days and two of March 1st to really show up and thank you all to the residents for showing up today.

1478
01:47:42,040 --> 01:47:44,580
Thank you.

1479
01:47:46,340 --> 01:47:47,760
The next caller is Sandra.

1480
01:48:08,300 --> 01:48:09,300
Did you say Sandra?

1481
01:48:10,680 --> 01:48:11,140
Yes.

1482
01:48:12,100 --> 01:48:13,280
Sandra are you with us?

1483
01:48:19,640 --> 01:48:21,460
All right, we can come right back to Sandra, please.

1484
01:48:22,880 --> 01:48:25,620
The next caller is Robert Shimkowski.

1485
01:48:30,790 --> 01:48:30,890
Hi.

1486
01:48:32,910 --> 01:48:40,870
I'm in front of you counsel to say that I oppose the land deal without some

1487
01:48:40,870 --> 01:48:43,650
concessions for community benefits.

1488
01:48:44,730 --> 01:48:51,230
I've seen the land on a map where the bridge company owns property on

1489
01:48:51,230 --> 01:48:56,370
And I ask you why I do that own property, do they intend to live there?

1490
01:48:57,470 --> 01:48:58,430
I don't think so.

1491
01:48:59,130 --> 01:49:01,270
So there's some plan that we don't know about.

1492
01:49:01,510 --> 01:49:07,210
And I ask the council to not support the deal until we know what the plan is.

1493
01:49:07,550 --> 01:49:10,610
And there are some community benefits. Thank you.

1494
01:49:10,610 --> 01:49:11,910
Right. Thank you.

1495
01:49:16,680 --> 01:49:20,700
The next caller is Christine Swaff.

1496
01:49:22,160 --> 01:49:24,360
Hi, my name is Christine Sove.

1497
01:49:24,360 --> 01:49:31,560
I'm a co-chair of the Detroit Immigration Task Force, and I'm calling today to speak to item 16.2,

1498
01:49:31,840 --> 01:49:38,180
the Clark Hill contract. There was some information that was incorrectly shared previously in January

1499
01:49:38,180 --> 01:49:44,760
by Corporation Council that I wanted to clarify. This contract is not for serving

1500
01:49:45,720 --> 01:49:53,300
Afghan refugees and asylum seekers to assist with their paperwork. That work has been done

1501
01:49:53,300 --> 01:49:59,560
beautifully by a network of non-profit immigration service providers, including organizations like

1502
01:49:59,560 --> 01:50:04,560
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center, along with

1503
01:50:04,560 --> 01:50:10,820
pro bono volunteer attorneys. So the city has not provided financial assistance to help those

1504
01:50:10,820 --> 01:50:16,140
immigrants and refugees. The city could choose to do that, but that's not what this contract is

1505
01:50:16,140 --> 01:50:23,260
about. This is to assist middle to upper income employees seeking sponsorship to become employee

1506
01:50:23,260 --> 01:50:26,660
with the city of Detroit. Thank you.

1507
01:50:27,940 --> 01:50:29,880
Thank you.

1508
01:50:30,600 --> 01:50:32,660
The next caller is Karen Winston.

1509
01:50:39,040 --> 01:50:39,320
Hello.

1510
01:50:40,600 --> 01:50:41,500
Yes, good morning.

1511
01:50:43,020 --> 01:50:43,380
Good afternoon.

1512
01:50:44,480 --> 01:50:45,320
Real quick.

1513
01:50:45,620 --> 01:50:50,460
I think it's absolutely ridiculous how you guys are allowing

1514
01:50:50,460 --> 01:50:53,680
the man bank and others to steal senior,

1515
01:50:53,860 --> 01:50:55,580
especially senior citizens property.

1516
01:50:56,100 --> 01:50:58,860
I have a saying situation that the gentleman spoke over earlier

1517
01:50:58,860 --> 01:51:04,960
where I have paid property taxes yet, my property is still under threat. So what are we going to do?

1518
01:51:05,100 --> 01:51:13,100
I mean, you know, come, come, come young. He's often no help. We all, we get to the deadline. What are we supposed to do?

1519
01:51:13,260 --> 01:51:19,320
It's obvious there's a game of theft going on and if someone doesn't step in, then we're going to

1520
01:51:19,320 --> 01:51:23,780
be, we're going to be in college. We're going back to where we were, you know, during the days of early

1521
01:51:23,780 --> 01:51:33,780
organization. Our property is being taken. Our land is being taken. Nobody's doing anything. Somebody must stepped up. Michigan is the third most.

1522
01:51:35,700 --> 01:51:47,500
In the world, probably more, but definitely in this nation, we don't believe that it's not one bit. A lot of the problem is this is illegal. It's a separate entity. We gotta do something.

1523
01:51:47,500 --> 01:51:52,000
All right, thank you.

1524
01:51:52,140 --> 01:51:54,660
The next caller is Cynthia Casillas.

1525
01:52:04,020 --> 01:52:04,780
Good morning.

1526
01:52:04,900 --> 01:52:06,300
My name is Cynthia Casillas,

1527
01:52:06,600 --> 01:52:07,900
rather than a cover for Shard.

1528
01:52:08,720 --> 01:52:10,460
I have lived here since I was a child.

1529
01:52:10,820 --> 01:52:13,640
I have seen it vibrant with families and small businesses

1530
01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:16,340
until the DIPC purchased homes

1531
01:52:16,340 --> 01:52:19,160
and displaced the community in the 1990s.

1532
01:52:19,960 --> 01:52:22,640
I want my community to continue with the economic progress.

1533
01:52:23,340 --> 01:52:26,320
Welcome families and finding ways to improve

1534
01:52:27,060 --> 01:52:29,980
It's environmental health. I do not support the deal.

1535
01:52:30,000 --> 01:52:36,580
The ABC Land Transfer, please vote no and stand with the residents. How many times have we seen

1536
01:52:36,580 --> 01:52:41,860
millionaires by felt-in-tired communities for the good of the business? This is not the Department

1537
01:52:41,860 --> 01:52:47,180
of Transportation. How does this one individual has a power to this place, an entire community?

1538
01:52:48,100 --> 01:52:54,860
We elect you to protect us. Please do that. Thank you. All right. Thank you.

1539
01:52:58,560 --> 01:53:01,380
The next caller is Sandra.

1540
01:53:16,390 --> 01:53:17,350
Good afternoon, Sandra.

1541
01:53:27,960 --> 01:53:28,120
All right.

1542
01:53:28,220 --> 01:53:28,360
All right.

1543
01:53:28,400 --> 01:53:29,180
We have someone else.

1544
01:53:29,260 --> 01:53:30,640
We can come back again to Sandra.

1545
01:53:35,060 --> 01:53:37,440
The next caller is Frank Hammer.

1546
01:53:39,470 --> 01:53:40,510
Reading City Council.

1547
01:53:41,770 --> 01:53:44,230
I stand with Sandra Butler, president of Harvard,

1548
01:53:44,450 --> 01:53:46,270
Richard Residence Association,

1549
01:53:46,710 --> 01:53:48,250
and the residents who have spoken today

1550
01:53:49,390 --> 01:53:51,670
demanding the delay on the transfer

1551
01:53:51,670 --> 01:53:53,230
of the West Jefferson property

1552
01:53:53,230 --> 01:54:02,910
to the Maroon family, until the parties reach a community benefits agreement that will protect their neighborhoods from vacancies,

1553
01:54:03,410 --> 01:54:05,750
blight, and decreased property values.

1554
01:54:07,950 --> 01:54:13,950
I also, yes, they, I asked Jose Lemuse, I think I'm pronouncing his name,

1555
01:54:14,190 --> 01:54:20,130
of the mayor's office, if the city would require district Detroit to adhere to the Detroit

1556
01:54:20,130 --> 01:54:25,650
sustainability action agenda. I'm affirming a comment that was made earlier in public comment.

1557
01:54:26,350 --> 01:54:33,290
He answered with generalities. He said the specifics on construction are still being developed.

1558
01:54:34,270 --> 01:54:40,270
And having a perspective of sustainability and the sustainability agenda would be fantastic.

1559
01:54:40,870 --> 01:54:45,050
Translation. No, we have nothing in place. Thank you.

1560
01:54:45,050 --> 01:54:47,050
Thank you.

1561
01:54:50,120 --> 01:54:53,100
The next caller is Brenda Hill.

1562
01:55:00,800 --> 01:55:01,960
Good afternoon, Miss Hill.

1563
01:55:21,170 --> 01:55:25,630
Last year, the United States has come together with our allies and partners.

1564
01:55:26,310 --> 01:55:29,870
The extraordinary coalition was standing against Russia's aggression.

1565
01:55:31,110 --> 01:55:32,710
Work in front of us.

1566
01:55:32,910 --> 01:55:34,770
It's not just what we're against.

1567
01:55:35,510 --> 01:55:36,350
It's about what we're seeing.

1568
01:55:42,430 --> 01:55:42,790
All right.

1569
01:55:43,190 --> 01:55:43,290
All

1570
01:55:47,100 --> 01:55:48,080
right.

1571
01:55:48,160 --> 01:55:50,540
Are you this Brenda Hill's name?

1572
01:55:51,260 --> 01:55:51,760
Correct.

1573
01:55:51,760 --> 01:55:56,680
that was coming from her computer phone.

1574
01:55:57,040 --> 01:56:00,200
OK, is there anything any additional comments, Missile?

1575
01:56:07,660 --> 01:56:09,140
All right, if we can continue.

1576
01:56:15,030 --> 01:56:18,730
The next caller is Matt Hammark kneeling.

1577
01:56:35,640 --> 01:56:37,100
Hello, can you hear me?

1578
01:56:37,420 --> 01:56:38,600
Yes, good afternoon.

1579
01:56:39,540 --> 01:56:43,000
Hi, I'm a resident in District 6 in southwest Detroit.

1580
01:56:47,240 --> 01:56:47,580
OK.

1581
01:56:49,220 --> 01:56:50,120
Are you there?

1582
01:56:52,940 --> 01:56:54,140
Sorry, can you hear me?

1583
01:56:54,140 --> 01:57:20,120
Yes, we can. Okay, I'm a, I'm not sure which, what I miss. So I'm a resident and former educator and district six and also parents. And I am calling in an agreement with so many other folks who called to ask for a delay or a no on the vote for the land transfer before a community benefits is put in place into put the residents of district six above.

1584
01:57:27,310 --> 01:57:32,350
The next caller is phone number ending in 0 6 1.

1585
01:57:52,590 --> 01:57:53,450
Good morning, excuse me.

1586
01:57:53,590 --> 01:57:56,250
Good afternoon, caller 0 6 1.

1587
01:57:58,460 --> 01:57:59,940
Hello, can you hear me?

1588
01:58:00,400 --> 01:58:01,040
Yes.

1589
01:58:01,700 --> 01:58:02,020
Yes.

1590
01:58:02,020 --> 01:58:02,980
I'd like to support.

1591
01:58:03,180 --> 01:58:03,800
Good day.

1592
01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:04,460
It's a tragedy.

1593
01:58:09,160 --> 01:58:10,440
I'm calling.

1594
01:58:10,440 --> 01:58:12,300
I say city council.

1595
01:58:12,620 --> 01:58:13,800
People and planners.

1596
01:58:14,020 --> 01:58:14,660
Let me respond.

1597
01:58:18,620 --> 01:58:24,940
We've got a lot of intelligentsia in the city council, the police commissars office and the mayor's office.

1598
01:58:25,360 --> 01:58:30,900
Let's face that. Let's be responsible and stop this drag racing and red light running in Detroit.

1599
01:58:31,340 --> 01:58:37,040
This must stop. You got a lot to be greens there amongst you and you got a lot of ideas.

1600
01:58:37,420 --> 01:58:41,420
Why don't we put all this together and try to stop this.

1601
01:58:41,420 --> 01:58:47,780
and coming upon us to do this, put your ideas together and stop this 3,000 pounds of

1602
01:58:47,780 --> 01:58:53,440
reckless adults from running into our loved ones. City Council, you have money, you have

1603
01:58:53,440 --> 01:58:58,380
degrees, you have ideas. Why don't you put them all together with the police commissioners

1604
01:58:58,380 --> 01:59:03,460
and the mayor's office and stop this breadlight, break and red light, rain, and drag racism.

1605
01:59:03,760 --> 01:59:05,480
It's trouble. God bless it.

1606
01:59:06,900 --> 01:59:08,100
All right. Thank you.

1607
01:59:09,580 --> 01:59:12,020
The next caller is Sandra.

1608
01:59:14,840 --> 01:59:19,480
Thank you guys for dealing with me with this whole technology thing.

1609
01:59:19,480 --> 01:59:21,720
I'm trying to do this through the phone.

1610
01:59:22,100 --> 01:59:29,980
I am calling to ask you to please delay the land transfer until a CBO is in place.

1611
01:59:30,420 --> 01:59:36,920
We have to continue to realize that our residents in the city of Detroit are our greatest assets.

1612
01:59:36,920 --> 01:59:55,920
And we should not be destroying communities by allowing our rich billionaires to come in and disrupt a completely stable community with trucks rolling through and empowering the foundation of people's homes in our city.

1613
01:59:56,120 --> 01:59:59,520
We're working to work to keep our communities together.

1614
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:10,000
We support the resident in our opposition until a CBO is put into place. Thank you.

1615
02:00:10,580 --> 02:00:12,300
Thank you.

1616
02:00:18,770 --> 02:00:20,030
Right, our next caller, please.

1617
02:00:21,850 --> 02:00:34,370
My apologies, council president. I'm having technical difficulties on my computer. If Paris could please move over Jose Del Trasco, that was the last person who raised their hand before you could off public comment.

1618
02:00:37,280 --> 02:00:39,680
We have moved him over,

1619
02:00:42,140 --> 02:00:43,920
but right ahead, the floor is yours.

1620
02:00:55,780 --> 02:00:58,320
All right, Jose, the floor is yours for public comment.

1621
02:00:58,340 --> 02:00:59,400
You have one minute.

1622
02:01:10,670 --> 02:01:11,870
All right, going once.

1623
02:01:12,870 --> 02:01:13,730
Going twice.

1624
02:01:15,370 --> 02:01:17,990
And Jose, we're going to now end our public comment.

1625
02:01:17,990 --> 02:01:20,870
If you would like to submit to your comments to us and writing,

1626
02:01:21,070 --> 02:01:23,590
we'll make sure that they are submitted to the clerk and for the record.

1627
02:01:24,750 --> 02:01:27,850
All right, that will conclude our public comment for this morning.

1628
02:01:27,850 --> 02:01:33,530
thank you everyone who caught in and also came down for our general public comment. We will now

1629
02:01:33,530 --> 02:01:35,950
proceed to our agenda for today.

1630
02:01:41,370 --> 02:01:43,810
Understanding committee reports for the Budget Finance

1631
02:01:43,810 --> 02:01:49,010
and Audit Standing Committee from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of Budget.

1632
02:01:49,470 --> 02:01:52,890
Council member Derhal, a resolution line at a 15.1.

1633
02:01:54,590 --> 02:02:01,050
Council member Derhal. Thank you Madam President, line out on 15.1 is a resolution of authorization

1634
02:02:01,050 --> 02:02:09,670
for fiscal year 2022, 2023 supplemental appropriations and transfers, the administration is requesting

1635
02:02:09,670 --> 02:02:16,070
a fiscal year 2022, 2023 supplemental appropriations and transfers to address immediate

1636
02:02:16,070 --> 02:02:21,670
additional needs and to implement projects during the upcoming construction season.

1637
02:02:22,210 --> 02:02:28,190
Has come from the committee with the recommendation to approve, move for approval of line

1638
02:02:28,190 --> 02:02:29,810
on 15.1 member.

1639
02:02:30,330 --> 02:02:32,250
All right, and if we can move it for a discussion member,

1640
02:02:32,530 --> 02:02:33,830
Darha, discussion?

1641
02:02:35,050 --> 02:02:35,710
For a discussion.

1642
02:02:35,950 --> 02:02:37,010
Thank you to the administration.

1643
02:02:37,270 --> 02:02:39,190
Do we have anyone here?

1644
02:02:39,990 --> 02:02:44,190
I'll see Mr. Washington, someone online that can speak to this line item.

1645
02:02:47,200 --> 02:02:47,380
Yes.

1646
02:02:47,400 --> 02:02:47,920
Good afternoon.

1647
02:02:48,160 --> 02:02:49,200
I'm Madam Chair and Council.

1648
02:02:49,380 --> 02:02:51,840
We do have deputy budget director's feet.

1649
02:02:51,980 --> 02:02:52,600
Watch them online.

1650
02:02:53,560 --> 02:02:55,340
All right, and is there anyone who can speak,

1651
02:02:55,760 --> 02:02:58,660
particularly to the sidewalk replacement program?

1652
02:03:00,610 --> 02:03:03,390
I'm sorry Madam President, because you repeat the question.

1653
02:03:03,890 --> 02:03:09,410
Yes, if there's anyone from the D.P.W. that can speak to the sidewalk replacement program.

1654
02:03:10,650 --> 02:03:14,070
Yes, we do have Deputy Director Dio, I can get me on my.

1655
02:03:14,330 --> 02:03:17,450
Okay, you can move those two individuals over please.

1656
02:03:25,200 --> 02:03:26,680
All right, good afternoon Mr. Watson.

1657
02:03:27,940 --> 02:03:29,260
Good afternoon Madam President.

1658
02:03:29,760 --> 02:03:31,320
Thank you. Thank you for being here.

1659
02:03:31,320 --> 02:03:33,380
Just wanted to really quick question.

1660
02:03:33,380 --> 02:03:42,360
I wanted to speak to the public's concern regarding using this budget amendment to fund anything related to right to council.

1661
02:03:43,180 --> 02:03:51,620
I know that I have had conversations with the administration about possibly there being an additional ARPA amendment request that is forthcoming.

1662
02:03:52,060 --> 02:03:57,620
In the legal issues that we still have with using general fund dollars to fund right to council.

1663
02:03:57,620 --> 02:04:00,160
So if you can just respond to that concerned

1664
02:04:00,160 --> 02:04:01,800
that was raised by several residents

1665
02:04:01,800 --> 02:04:03,520
regarding this particular amendment.

1666
02:04:05,680 --> 02:04:06,380
Thank you, Madam President.

1667
02:04:06,480 --> 02:04:07,560
I'm happy to do so.

1668
02:04:08,020 --> 02:04:10,700
So yeah, so currently we're not allowed to use

1669
02:04:10,700 --> 02:04:13,720
general fund dollars for the right to council program.

1670
02:04:14,240 --> 02:04:17,320
As folks who are called last year during budget season,

1671
02:04:17,820 --> 02:04:21,620
we included authorization to use $6 million of

1672
02:04:21,620 --> 02:04:24,120
ARPA funds for the right to council program.

1673
02:04:24,280 --> 02:04:26,860
And as you stated, Madam President,

1674
02:04:26,860 --> 02:04:33,460
discussions are ongoing about potentially allocating additional dollars as the program has gotten

1675
02:04:33,460 --> 02:04:37,740
underway. So the reason why you don't see anything in this budget memory today is because the

1676
02:04:37,740 --> 02:04:42,560
budget amendment is operating general funds surplus, which we can't use for the right to council

1677
02:04:43,200 --> 02:04:47,940
program. All right, and do you know when the forthcoming budget amendment will take place for

1678
02:04:52,640 --> 02:04:57,520
I think this will be part of the upcoming budget process.

1679
02:05:00,740 --> 02:05:03,460
We'll be on March 3rd.

1680
02:05:03,960 --> 02:05:07,100
So, you know, the time is ripe now to be having those discussions.

1681
02:05:07,740 --> 02:05:09,060
OK, thank you.

1682
02:05:09,520 --> 02:05:15,000
And I just wanted to put that on the record because I definitely saw this as an opportunity to allocate money into right to Council.

1683
02:05:15,160 --> 02:05:15,820
But unfortunately.

1684
02:05:16,560 --> 02:05:17,680
Because of the legal issues.

1685
02:05:17,680 --> 02:05:23,400
And the opinion that was issued by our corporation council, we are not able to do so at the time.

1686
02:05:23,980 --> 02:05:27,800
And the other additional questions I have regarding the sidewalk program,

1687
02:05:27,960 --> 02:05:33,700
just wanted to be clear as to the prioritization of how this program were rolled out.

1688
02:05:33,700 --> 02:05:40,240
I know that we are going above and beyond what the city typically does in its current sidewalk repair program.

1689
02:05:40,240 --> 02:05:45,520
So if you could just speak to roughly how many additional sidewalks this 20,

1690
02:05:45,660 --> 02:05:46,360
how much is it?

1691
02:05:46,360 --> 02:05:51,240
20.5 million will cover and the prioritization of how this will take place,

1692
02:05:51,240 --> 02:05:54,460
but it's equitable among all city council districts.

1693
02:05:56,840 --> 02:05:57,840
Thank you, Madam President.

1694
02:05:58,100 --> 02:06:02,000
I'll turn it over to Mr. Dio Akanyami from the Department of Public Works,

1695
02:06:02,220 --> 02:06:04,300
who can speak specifically to that issue.

1696
02:06:04,860 --> 02:06:06,660
All right. Thank you.

1697
02:06:06,760 --> 02:06:09,020
Through the chair, Dio Akanyami,

1698
02:06:09,020 --> 02:06:15,500
Deputy Director of DPW, I also have Mr. Ron Brandy on the online,

1699
02:06:15,800 --> 02:06:17,060
he will bring him over.

1700
02:06:17,360 --> 02:06:19,900
I think he would like to do the honors as well.

1701
02:06:20,240 --> 02:06:20,440
All right.

1702
02:06:20,660 --> 02:06:23,360
We can bring over Director Brandage, please.

1703
02:06:27,320 --> 02:06:30,080
Excuse me, Ms. Dara, thank you.

1704
02:06:30,260 --> 02:06:32,700
We're trying to work on a sound as much as we can.

1705
02:06:32,820 --> 02:06:35,280
We still have some issues in the auditorium with the sound.

1706
02:06:35,540 --> 02:06:36,260
So, thank you.

1707
02:06:36,600 --> 02:06:37,040
No problem.

1708
02:06:38,760 --> 02:06:41,740
Director, Brenda, can we please move them over?

1709
02:06:43,000 --> 02:06:43,480
Thank

1710
02:06:45,880 --> 02:06:46,360
you.

1711
02:06:46,560 --> 02:06:47,600
Good afternoon, Council President.

1712
02:06:47,800 --> 02:06:49,380
Ron, run the directive, DBW.

1713
02:06:50,020 --> 02:06:50,500
Good afternoon.

1714
02:06:52,500 --> 02:06:54,520
All right, were you able to hear my question, director?

1715
02:06:54,760 --> 02:06:56,160
I did hear the question.

1716
02:06:57,160 --> 02:07:06,280
Originally, in our budget before this requested budget amendment, we had allocated about four and a half million dollars for sidewalk work.

1717
02:07:06,280 --> 02:07:13,440
which would have allowed us to replace about 15,000 flights of sidewalk citywide with the

1718
02:07:13,440 --> 02:07:18,700
additional $20.5 million that's being proposed. That'll bring this year's program up to a total

1719
02:07:18,700 --> 02:07:26,440
of $25 million which we feel will allow us to replace about 70,000 individual flags of sidewalk

1720
02:07:26,440 --> 02:07:29,960
throughout the city with this year's program. We're going to look

1721
02:07:30,000 --> 02:07:40,660
That prior to, obviously, work of current in all areas of the city, we've actually identified different categories, we're going to prioritize where that farming goes.

1722
02:07:41,140 --> 02:07:47,400
We're going to be looking at doing sidewalk rates, we're damage sidewalk health, education, the schools and schools and parts.

1723
02:07:47,960 --> 02:07:59,320
We are going to develop a program that allows for residential blocksteps to submit requests through their individual blocksteps to be considered priority.

1724
02:07:59,320 --> 02:08:05,440
We're going to give priority to request that comes from the disabled as well as our senior citizens.

1725
02:08:06,220 --> 02:08:11,040
We also have a program where all we work in a conjunction with the General Services Department,

1726
02:08:11,240 --> 02:08:15,520
I think, go through commercial corridors and do clean up a lot of those corridors.

1727
02:08:16,400 --> 02:08:19,100
We're going to identify about 10 miles of commercial corridors.

1728
02:08:19,680 --> 02:08:24,960
We're going to support their overall chain of reference by addressing, addressing damage,

1729
02:08:24,960 --> 02:08:48,720
I walk on those corridors. And then we also have to be cognizant of the fact that we do have residents that have submitted requests in prior years that we're just waiting on us to identify funding to address those those requests. So we do have an existing backlog that we're also going to give a level priority to also when we're deciding, you know, how we go about allocating this funding.

1730
02:08:49,340 --> 02:08:57,000
All right, thank you and I'm just glad that you mentioned the prioritization of senior citizens and those with disabilities.

1731
02:08:57,860 --> 02:09:06,480
I know that during the last budget season I actually raised this issue regarding prioritizing sidewalk repair and I thought that there was an issue with not being able to do that.

1732
02:09:06,780 --> 02:09:10,520
And so I'm glad that we have this additional funding to address those issues.

1733
02:09:10,520 --> 02:09:25,060
The only thing that I will ask is that as the program rolls out that we actually are a part of that, because it sounds like you're still incorporating and putting it together as far as how you receive input and how you prioritize the various requests.

1734
02:09:25,680 --> 02:09:31,260
And so this is a huge amount that we are appropriating to sidewalk repair more than we have done so before.

1735
02:09:31,260 --> 02:09:47,300
And so I just want to make sure that the requests are handled in an equitable way, right, that not certain districts are left out, people who have been waiting for quite some time, that they, that is a streamlined process that actually prioritizes individuals who have put these requests in in a fair way.

1736
02:09:48,320 --> 02:09:49,740
And thank you very much for that.

1737
02:09:49,740 --> 02:09:57,760
President for those comments and and of course, the input from council is going to be a part of the overall development of the program.

1738
02:09:57,760 --> 02:10:08,020
And once the funding is in place, you know, I look forward to being able to work with each of you individually and as a group, as we go about developing our program for this year.

1739
02:10:08,460 --> 02:10:21,680
And I think director Watson also alluded to the fact that in the past, we were limited with the fact that we only were able to allocate street funding money to or for sidewalk repair.

1740
02:10:21,680 --> 02:10:27,420
so we didn't have the latitude to address some of these situations that we'll be up to this year

1741
02:10:27,420 --> 02:10:29,900
what this general confunding being available to us.

1742
02:10:30,500 --> 02:10:36,080
All right. All right. Thank you so much. Director Brunnage for being here and looking forward to

1743
02:10:36,080 --> 02:10:41,660
working with you on the rollout of this particular program and also being responsive to the request

1744
02:10:41,660 --> 02:10:47,220
from council members if they submit additional concerns on behalf of their constituents as

1745
02:10:47,220 --> 02:10:49,680
relates to sidewalk repairs as well.

1746
02:10:50,100 --> 02:10:50,240
Thank you.

1747
02:10:50,460 --> 02:10:51,020
Thank you.

1748
02:10:51,040 --> 02:10:52,240
Yeah, many additional questions?

1749
02:10:52,760 --> 02:10:52,780
Yes.

1750
02:10:52,840 --> 02:10:53,740
Members, waters?

1751
02:10:54,520 --> 02:10:54,580
All right.

1752
02:10:54,600 --> 02:10:56,540
Thank you.

1753
02:10:57,000 --> 02:10:59,180
So good afternoon, Mr.

1754
02:10:59,320 --> 02:10:59,820
Vranditch.

1755
02:11:01,020 --> 02:11:02,380
I just want to ask you.

1756
02:11:02,960 --> 02:11:04,720
It seems to me that they certainly,

1757
02:11:04,940 --> 02:11:07,100
a lot of money is going to be spent.

1758
02:11:09,080 --> 02:11:10,520
Have you submitted?

1759
02:11:10,820 --> 02:11:14,220
Have you placed an RFP out there already?

1760
02:11:15,000 --> 02:11:17,160
Do we have a list of the

1761
02:11:17,160 --> 02:11:22,300
to our companies who are able and prepared to do all of this work?

1762
02:11:23,200 --> 02:11:28,980
Through the Chairman of Waters, we have finalized the beer documents.

1763
02:11:29,220 --> 02:11:30,440
We didn't put it out for beer.

1764
02:11:31,400 --> 02:11:36,880
We wanted to wait, of course, until the additional funding was approved by the accountable body.

1765
02:11:37,380 --> 02:11:41,400
We do anticipate putting beer south before the end of this month.

1766
02:11:41,920 --> 02:11:45,040
And we're just also anticipating that we'll have contracts and toys

1767
02:11:45,040 --> 02:11:58,080
When we're ready to begin our destruction season on and around mid-Aprough, we will have the, we are anticipating contracts that will give us the latitude and flexibility to make multiple awards.

1768
02:11:59,200 --> 02:12:11,420
And, you know, we reached out in the past to Detroit and especially black owned companies, you know, to participate in our program and our contracts will be structured this time to allow for that particular flexibility.

1769
02:12:11,420 --> 02:12:13,420
Thank you.

1770
02:12:13,420 --> 02:12:14,720
All right. Thank you, man. President.

1771
02:12:15,480 --> 02:12:16,080
All right. Thank you.

1772
02:12:16,860 --> 02:12:17,260
Member Benson.

1773
02:12:18,360 --> 02:12:20,160
All right. Thank you.

1774
02:12:20,180 --> 02:12:23,860
Thank you all for being here this morning to speak on this issue.

1775
02:12:24,140 --> 02:12:27,080
As well, also like a couple of questions regarding the sidewalk

1776
02:12:28,780 --> 02:12:29,300
appropriation.

1777
02:12:29,680 --> 02:12:33,620
Sure, our residents are going to be thrilled to know that they're going to be getting

1778
02:12:33,620 --> 02:12:37,360
new sidewalk, especially since typically the sea doesn't do that.

1779
02:12:37,360 --> 02:12:47,860
Can you just talk about the impetus behind the investment in sidewalks versus new roads versus any other item where DPW could see improvements or investment in our neighborhoods?

1780
02:12:49,400 --> 02:12:54,520
Through the chair, as was indicated earlier,

1781
02:12:56,640 --> 02:13:04,500
the city of Detroit or DPW, the city of Detroit, the DPW receives about $100 million a year in what we call street fund money.

1782
02:13:04,500 --> 02:13:10,860
And what those funds really represent are the city's portions of what we receive for the

1783
02:13:10,860 --> 02:13:13,540
state's gasoline and weight tax funding.

1784
02:13:14,400 --> 02:13:19,160
And that was the use of those funding, that the deputy for funding revenue source does have

1785
02:13:19,160 --> 02:13:20,020
some restrictions.

1786
02:13:20,620 --> 02:13:26,080
One being that you can only utilize those funds for activities for work that occurs in the public

1787
02:13:26,080 --> 02:13:26,760
right away.

1788
02:13:27,440 --> 02:13:31,820
And historically, the state is taking the position that even though sidewalks are in the public

1789
02:13:31,820 --> 02:13:38,340
right away because vehicles don't drive over the sidewalks, that funding source can't be utilized

1790
02:13:38,340 --> 02:13:39,640
to replace sidewalks.

1791
02:13:39,740 --> 02:13:43,680
So responsibility would go back to the city or to the individual property owners.

1792
02:13:44,060 --> 02:13:50,300
So we still have our funding, our normal allocation of free funds available for us to do

1793
02:13:50,300 --> 02:13:54,960
a work that we would normally program as relates to road improvements, bridge improvements,

1794
02:13:55,120 --> 02:13:57,660
et cetera, no work that occurs in the right way.

1795
02:13:57,660 --> 02:14:05,920
But this additional general funding our revenue starts to allow us to do is for the first time address some of our sidewalks,

1796
02:14:05,980 --> 02:14:10,660
and we can legally address with the restrictions there in place for the street class.

1797
02:14:11,200 --> 02:14:20,280
Okay, and just knowing that we have a number of challenges as well as ask and request for our general fund dollars.

1798
02:14:20,280 --> 02:14:27,660
This is going to make sure that we are positioning this program as this is a benefit of residency versus just an entitlement moving forward.

1799
02:14:27,820 --> 02:14:30,120
That is going to make sure that we manage expectations also.

1800
02:14:30,700 --> 02:14:34,920
It will be very difficult to try to match 20 million dollars a year moving forward.

1801
02:14:35,080 --> 02:14:36,000
It may become an expectation.

1802
02:14:36,260 --> 02:14:38,400
We are also keeping that in mind.

1803
02:14:38,700 --> 02:14:39,440
This is a great program.

1804
02:14:39,720 --> 02:14:44,340
Glad to see that many of our residents will see their property values improve using our general funds.

1805
02:14:44,340 --> 02:14:46,940
But also want to make sure that we are.

1806
02:14:47,900 --> 02:14:51,800
conveying this message that this is not an entitlement, but this really is just about

1807
02:14:51,800 --> 02:14:53,220
residency having as privileges.

1808
02:14:55,530 --> 02:14:57,330
I'm sure. Thank you.

1809
02:14:57,370 --> 02:14:59,710
All right. Thank you, member Benson.

1810
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:20,040
Director Brunner, just really quick, you said that there was a backlog of residents who have requested sidewalk repairs over the years that fall outside of what the city typically does. You know that number of hand, rustle and how if this allocation here will cover the existing backlog of residents who have been waiting for crisis and time.

1811
02:15:20,040 --> 02:15:49,220
Madam Chair, it's slightly not going to cover the entire background just to give an idea of the magnitude of the work that's out there. We've got about 3.1 million individual sidewalk flags throughout the city. And we estimate that about 15% of those are about 47,000, currently in need of repairing this particular time. I mean, you can earlier that with the funding that's going to be available for this year that we think that we can do about 70,000 flags.

1812
02:15:49,220 --> 02:15:56,300
That's the only going to represent about 15 or 16% of all of the existing damage sidewalk flags that are out there.

1813
02:15:56,420 --> 02:16:06,400
So we're not going to be able to go through this year's program and end up with everything that was in our background or everything that needs to be repaired, being completed as part of this year's program.

1814
02:16:06,860 --> 02:16:12,720
So we are going to make a big debt in terms of what was already out there with a fascinating return.

1815
02:16:12,740 --> 02:16:18,220
But we're likely not going to be able to address every request that we had previously received.

1816
02:16:18,220 --> 02:16:47,480
All right. Thank you. That was helpful. Thank you. Member Callaway. Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. This came up during last budget season. I think I know I asked the question about using permeable pavements or sidewalk. Have we thought about that? And there's another one I'm looking up now is called pervious concrete and then permeable. Have we thought about that? We have I'm sorry, through the chair. I remember, I found a way. We have utilized.

1817
02:16:48,500 --> 02:17:00,400
are permeable surfaces for some grain infrastructure related projects and generally the, you know, one of the things that we're trying to accomplish there is to

1818
02:17:00,400 --> 02:17:03,580
prevent water from going into the city's drainage system.

1819
02:17:04,300 --> 02:17:12,400
In the case of most of the sidewalks in the city, especially on the residential streets, we have a buffer between the sidewalks and the roads.

1820
02:17:12,400 --> 02:17:17,780
we have the, you know, the grass median area between the sidewalks and the roads. So we really

1821
02:17:17,780 --> 02:17:24,360
don't have as big of an issue with water transferring from the sidewalk into the city. So it's

1822
02:17:24,360 --> 02:17:29,160
just the most of it. We'll get captured by the grass. That's between the sidewalk and the street.

1823
02:17:29,460 --> 02:17:35,740
So while we we have done some projects, green infrastructure projects that involve, you know,

1824
02:17:35,780 --> 02:17:41,520
permeable, payment. We really haven't utilized that for the most part for sidewalk improvements.

1825
02:17:41,520 --> 02:17:43,960
I'm going to be a part of this year's program.

1826
02:17:45,490 --> 02:17:46,770
I'm a madam chair.

1827
02:17:49,450 --> 02:17:55,410
Ms. Dara, Ms. Dara, if you continue to disrupt the meeting, Ms. Dara, we will have to

1828
02:17:55,410 --> 02:17:59,450
escort you out, unfortunately. This is the time for City Council to conduct our business

1829
02:17:59,450 --> 02:18:03,770
now. We allowed you out of speak, so please, please do not disrupt the meeting. Please.

1830
02:18:04,130 --> 02:18:10,410
Thank you, madam chair. Mr. Brunbridge, I have one more question. With the permeable sidewalks,

1831
02:18:10,410 --> 02:18:18,190
we aware of the areas in the city that might be conducive to installing permeable sidewalks

1832
02:18:18,190 --> 02:18:22,590
because I mean I can show you some areas in my district you walk through with me before where

1833
02:18:22,590 --> 02:18:28,170
we have a lot of flooding on our sidewalks and spilling over near the driveway. So I'm wondering

1834
02:18:28,170 --> 02:18:33,070
with you know could you use our area district to especially green acres where we know there's some

1835
02:18:33,070 --> 02:18:40,390
flooding going on on the sidewalks spilling over into the driveway um driveway areas plugging up the

1836
02:18:40,390 --> 02:18:50,890
come out there to vacuum out the drains. So could you use a couple of areas just as an experiment or a test area to see if these pavements would work?

1837
02:18:52,230 --> 02:19:05,230
So I threw the chair member Calaway. We can certainly take a look at it. And again, I think if we worked identify a potential pilot project that we might want to consider with these funding.

1838
02:19:05,230 --> 02:19:08,130
And we're just, we're just a particular funding service.

1839
02:19:08,770 --> 02:19:13,390
Again, we would have to, you know, identify a location where we don't have, you know,

1840
02:19:13,530 --> 02:19:18,570
what's typical on our residential streets of this, at least where we have the grass and

1841
02:19:18,570 --> 02:19:20,850
access of buffer between the sidewalk and the street.

1842
02:19:20,950 --> 02:19:23,610
But we're certainly open to taking a look at it.

1843
02:19:23,610 --> 02:19:26,750
We do want to make sure that these dollars go as far as possible.

1844
02:19:27,170 --> 02:19:33,190
And allow us to address as many damaged sidewalk flags as possible because we know

1845
02:19:33,190 --> 02:19:38,450
the magnitude of what's out there. And obviously, as you can imagine, there's a cost to

1846
02:19:38,450 --> 02:19:44,250
install permeable. So I walk it's much more expensive than I know more concrete. So it would

1847
02:19:44,250 --> 02:19:49,150
have an impact in terms of the overall magnitude of work that we could perform this year. But we're

1848
02:19:49,150 --> 02:19:55,110
certainly open to maybe identify the location where a pilot project would really make a lot of sense.

1849
02:19:56,150 --> 02:19:57,990
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Brandtich.

1850
02:19:59,110 --> 02:20:02,530
All right, thank you so much, any additional questions?

1851
02:20:06,030 --> 02:20:07,610
Members Santiago Romero.

1852
02:20:08,250 --> 02:20:11,870
Thank you, Madam President, and thank you for the questions regarding sidewalks.

1853
02:20:12,590 --> 02:20:16,290
I just wanted to make a note that it would be really helpful to have a map.

1854
02:20:16,970 --> 02:20:19,790
Wherever these sidewalks are going to be placed or replaced.

1855
02:20:20,490 --> 02:20:26,910
Residents and 4217 feel as if they have not received a large amount of investment that they deserve

1856
02:20:26,910 --> 02:20:33,150
that they need and there is a need for South Africa as well. So completely agree with my colleagues

1857
02:20:33,150 --> 02:20:39,330
who are asking for transparency and for engagement in this part of this process. I see a lot of

1858
02:20:39,330 --> 02:20:45,230
money going into emergency demolitions. I know that part of this is for a survey, a blood flight survey.

1859
02:20:45,670 --> 02:20:50,950
But can you please explain to us a little bit more of the request for this much money for demolitions?

1860
02:20:53,860 --> 02:21:05,700
Through the chair to member Santiago Romero to the $13 million for emergency demolitions and happy to have the demo department come on on board if there are available as well to add some additional details.

1861
02:21:06,580 --> 02:21:21,940
But with this represents is as members will recall the city issued prop and bonds a couple years ago proposal and bonds to address land bank residential structures land bank own residential structures.

1862
02:21:21,940 --> 02:21:24,080
through both demolitions and stabilization.

1863
02:21:25,280 --> 02:21:28,420
Separately, we're using our American Rescue Plan ARPA funds

1864
02:21:28,420 --> 02:21:31,160
to address large-scale industrial and commercial

1865
02:21:31,160 --> 02:21:32,680
of light in the city.

1866
02:21:33,220 --> 02:21:37,220
And then that leaves further private residential structures

1867
02:21:37,220 --> 02:21:42,140
in the city that go through either an emergency demolition process

1868
02:21:42,140 --> 02:21:45,100
or the city council order demolished process.

1869
02:21:45,280 --> 02:21:49,380
That's also partnership with BC to address dangerous structures.

1870
02:21:49,380 --> 02:21:57,500
And so, in those cases, we have to use general fund money to do those projects because we

1871
02:21:57,500 --> 02:22:03,800
can't use the bond money and those are otherwise spoken for what we would use general fund money

1872
02:22:03,800 --> 02:22:08,680
here is to deal with those sort of emergency, like safety issues that there's a dangerous

1873
02:22:08,680 --> 02:22:15,320
structure or might be collapsing. You know, it goes through the the the the BC to the council

1874
02:22:15,320 --> 02:22:21,780
process to confirm those demolitions and we do seek recruitment from private landowners,

1875
02:22:21,960 --> 02:22:26,020
but it's still on the city's responsibility to address the immediate danger.

1876
02:22:26,540 --> 02:22:29,980
And so we need general fund dollars in order to do that.

1877
02:22:30,050 --> 02:22:52,650
Work, as it comes to do, as I know members are aware, numerous contracts come through for these types of demolitions through council. This just gives the demolition department the funding they need to continue the work through the rest of this fiscal year, as well as move forward contracts that will be done in the next few months for work that will occur over the summer.

1878
02:22:52,650 --> 02:22:59,150
for context right now, there is about $2 million left in the appropriation for the

1879
02:22:59,150 --> 02:23:03,550
activity, and we saw a lot of the fiscal year left, and that's why we're bringing this forward

1880
02:23:03,550 --> 02:23:09,450
now instead of waiting until the fiscal year 24 budget, which begins, which is the fiscal year that begins in July.

1881
02:23:11,490 --> 02:23:17,730
Thank you. Do we, if we do have somebody here from demolition and wondering, how much money we

1882
02:23:17,730 --> 02:23:20,530
have receipts from recoups fees.

1883
02:23:21,190 --> 02:23:25,110
So you're mentioning that we do have to go to residents,

1884
02:23:25,530 --> 02:23:27,550
property owners, to recoup some of that fees,

1885
02:23:27,750 --> 02:23:28,330
some of that money.

1886
02:23:28,710 --> 02:23:30,550
How much money are we actually recouping

1887
02:23:30,550 --> 02:23:31,870
once we demolish these properties?

1888
02:23:35,080 --> 02:23:35,920
I don't sure.

1889
02:23:36,680 --> 02:23:37,600
Yes, Mr. Washington.

1890
02:23:38,440 --> 02:23:41,280
We do have Nick Payne from a demo of the terminal line.

1891
02:23:44,310 --> 02:23:45,870
All right, we will move him over.

1892
02:24:00,060 --> 02:24:00,800
Good afternoon.

1893
02:24:01,740 --> 02:24:02,340
Good afternoon.

1894
02:24:02,600 --> 02:24:04,100
Can you just state your name and title, please?

1895
02:24:05,160 --> 02:24:07,740
Nick Payne, project manager, demolition department.

1896
02:24:09,760 --> 02:24:11,120
Council member for George.

1897
02:24:11,480 --> 02:24:12,340
Thank you, Madam President.

1898
02:24:12,920 --> 02:24:20,100
Mr. Payne, not sure if you're able to hear my question, but I'm wondering if you know how much money the city has been able to recoup in fees.

1899
02:24:21,200 --> 02:24:24,180
That we collect after demolishing properties.

1900
02:24:25,380 --> 02:24:27,520
I don't have that exact number on hand.

1901
02:24:27,540 --> 02:24:32,000
I know this is a process we're working on implementing and standing up right now.

1902
02:24:32,820 --> 02:24:45,500
Our initial plan is to start with commercial demolition properties that we have completed, privately owned commercial properties and then following that we're looking to possibly expand that to the residential side of our program.

1903
02:24:46,480 --> 02:24:48,280
Understood. Thank you.

1904
02:24:48,280 --> 02:24:51,020
Thank you madam presidents. I just feel.

1905
02:24:51,020 --> 02:24:53,640
And I have no other questions, just a statement.

1906
02:24:54,400 --> 02:24:57,860
I chair public health and safety, I go through the dangerous buildings here.

1907
02:24:58,540 --> 02:25:05,000
And unfortunately, there are many homes that I see that might just have a broken window.

1908
02:25:05,360 --> 02:25:07,580
Might just have overgrowth.

1909
02:25:08,740 --> 02:25:14,820
Some things that many families come to us asking us for a little bit more time to fix.

1910
02:25:14,820 --> 02:25:25,720
And frankly, I think you need a better process when it comes to holding residents accountable for how they maintain their properties and demolishing them is I believe not one of them.

1911
02:25:26,120 --> 02:25:36,540
So just I think I need more conversation with the demo department, more conversation with DC to understand how we can better help our residents who don't want to lose their properties to demolition from the city. Thank you Madam President.

1912
02:25:37,420 --> 02:25:39,200
All right, thank you councilmember.

1913
02:25:39,600 --> 02:25:41,380
Any additional questions? Yes, member.

1914
02:25:41,380 --> 02:25:57,160
Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. I understand that there are some dollars here for a public transit. I'd like to get a breakdown into where the funding is going. My understanding is that there is some funding for the people mover.

1915
02:25:57,160 --> 02:26:19,500
And considering the audit to general report that came out, recognizing that there is new leadership, I'd like to have a better understanding of why we see the need to invest in the people move or considering its ridership and what the plans are to improve ridership to justify this cause.

1916
02:26:21,320 --> 02:26:28,380
Through the chair to member Johnson, thank you for that question to take that the first part of it.

1917
02:26:28,520 --> 02:26:34,140
So the $19.9 million for public transit is really for two major items.

1918
02:26:34,920 --> 02:26:44,400
And so for context, we would normally use our state and federal grant dollars to pay for public transit capital expenses.

1919
02:26:44,580 --> 02:26:50,080
Those are dedicated dollars for those purposes, whether it's when we're replacing buses and things of that nature.

1920
02:26:50,080 --> 02:26:57,120
In this instance, there's two immediate needs that can only be funded with the city's general fund.

1921
02:26:57,300 --> 02:27:02,720
And so 13.3 million dollars on it is for the state fair transit center project.

1922
02:27:02,720 --> 02:27:05,120
That's ongoing upon eight mile.

1923
02:27:06,080 --> 02:27:11,740
So because of the additional preservation work that was added to the scope of the project over the past year.

1924
02:27:12,320 --> 02:27:20,720
as well as general inflationary pressures in the market place today as we're purchasing materials

1925
02:27:21,720 --> 02:27:27,300
as the contractors are getting to work on the facility that the cost has gone up, so the

1926
02:27:27,300 --> 02:27:32,400
$13.3 million is specifically for that project that is underway and on a tight-time table

1927
02:27:32,400 --> 02:27:37,800
if it gets finished. The additional $6 million, as you mentioned, is for the people mover.

1928
02:27:37,800 --> 02:27:53,060
And so with that represents is the people mover has submitted a grant application to the federal government for a total $32 million project to replace for other people movers rail cars, which are a pretty aged at this point.

1929
02:27:53,700 --> 02:28:01,200
And so if we're successful in that grant application, the federal government would pay the largest share of the state would pay a share too.

1930
02:28:01,460 --> 02:28:06,360
And even the people who are themselves would kick in $3 million of funding they had available.

1931
02:28:06,740 --> 02:28:11,300
But they came to us at the city and said, you know, subject to city council's approval.

1932
02:28:12,220 --> 02:28:21,680
If the city could make up the remainder of the required local match, which is the $6 million, it would go a long way to improving the rail cars.

1933
02:28:21,680 --> 02:28:28,560
of a lot of people move her. And I know as I was discussed at a recent BFNA committee meeting as well,

1934
02:28:28,860 --> 02:28:33,740
there's a lot of work people who are doing under its new leadership to ensure that we're investing

1935
02:28:33,740 --> 02:28:39,400
in those assets and the infrastructure around the people move her, you know, toe understood,

1936
02:28:39,760 --> 02:28:44,960
there's the audit that came up from the auditor general, appointed to several deficiencies. And

1937
02:28:44,960 --> 02:28:50,960
then over the past several years, those are actively being addressed both before and now under

1938
02:28:50,960 --> 02:28:55,260
the new leadership, they have a whole new leadership team there with a new general manager,

1939
02:28:55,700 --> 02:29:02,660
as well as a new head of finances as the people who have actually came from the city's

1940
02:29:02,660 --> 02:29:07,800
finance department. So a lot of changes are underway there to address the understandable

1941
02:29:07,800 --> 02:29:14,200
concerns that Council has from that report. And as we know, the people who are today

1942
02:29:15,120 --> 02:29:24,220
receive a six and a half million dollar general fund contribution for this operation. So they do you know function today with a certain amount of city support.

1943
02:29:24,640 --> 02:29:28,220
Just like the dot does just like public transit generally does nationwide.

1944
02:29:29,220 --> 02:29:40,420
And so this request today is the city helping to support this transit operator that's connected to the city with support for this.

1945
02:29:40,420 --> 02:29:47,160
this grant request, basically $6 million of city funds to potentially leverage, you know,

1946
02:29:47,160 --> 02:29:51,240
well, over $20 million of external funds to help us replace these rail cars.

1947
02:29:52,420 --> 02:29:55,880
Good, President. I don't want a second, Member Johnson still has a floor.

1948
02:29:56,060 --> 02:29:59,960
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Mr. Watson, for your response. I'm wondering if

1949
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:10,640
There is someone from the people mover, the new leadership who can give us a little bit more information about the changes. What are we planning to do differently?

1950
02:30:17,450 --> 02:30:23,210
Through the chair, I'm not sure that someone from the people mover was joining us today.

1951
02:30:24,030 --> 02:30:27,150
You know, I defer to Mr. Washington if there was someone on hand.

1952
02:30:27,150 --> 02:30:33,710
I do know we had a robust discussion at the BF and A committee a couple weeks ago on a lot of the reforms and we'd be happy to send

1953
02:30:33,710 --> 02:30:42,030
a comprehensive follow-up response on all their efforts. I believe there was also some responses included in the reporter report itself.

1954
02:30:44,490 --> 02:30:45,810
Mr. Washington, is someone on?

1955
02:30:48,630 --> 02:30:51,270
Madam Chair, I'm actually reaching out not to see if they can join us.

1956
02:30:54,270 --> 02:30:57,690
Ms. Dara, please, please, Ms. Dara. Are you done?

1957
02:30:57,930 --> 02:30:59,310
Ms. Dara, thank you, Madam President.

1958
02:30:59,550 --> 02:31:00,610
Who had their hair raised?

1959
02:31:00,770 --> 02:31:02,310
Remember, water's followed by Member Callaway?

1960
02:31:03,670 --> 02:31:04,950
Thank you, Madam President.

1961
02:31:05,690 --> 02:31:08,050
You know, I feel a bit rushed with this supplemental.

1962
02:31:08,750 --> 02:31:10,990
I feel a bit rushed with this supplemental.

1963
02:31:11,730 --> 02:31:17,610
And the reason that I do, I don't know why it's such an emergency that that we approved this today.

1964
02:31:18,610 --> 02:31:19,470
Number one.

1965
02:31:19,470 --> 02:31:29,470
Number two, city council has not had an opportunity to even discuss whether or not we want to read the rest of some of these

1966
02:31:30,290 --> 02:31:31,950
some of the C surplus dollars.

1967
02:31:32,830 --> 02:31:34,670
I mean, we need to do that.

1968
02:31:36,560 --> 02:31:40,460
And I'm just, you know, this thing just happened.

1969
02:31:40,740 --> 02:31:41,560
It just came up.

1970
02:31:41,600 --> 02:31:46,560
All of a sudden, it's a huge emergency that we get this done today.

1971
02:31:46,560 --> 02:31:55,340
I'm just, I'm bothered by that. I don't like it. One bit. And I think we need an opportunity ourselves.

1972
02:31:55,400 --> 02:31:59,760
It's our responsibility to take a look at some things and see if in fact,

1973
02:32:00,200 --> 02:32:03,940
you're more even more urgent needs that we need to address with this surplus.

1974
02:32:04,240 --> 02:32:07,920
I mean, hello, somebody. Hello.

1975
02:32:11,390 --> 02:32:14,310
Thank you, man. President, I'm not in favor of

1976
02:32:14,310 --> 02:32:20,010
that today. So, you know, I think we should bring it back. I think I think we need to discuss it.

1977
02:32:20,910 --> 02:32:28,370
I do. I was hoping we get to address this surplus during our budget deliberations. But now we're

1978
02:32:28,370 --> 02:32:32,010
asked being asked to just spend everything right now.

1979
02:32:35,480 --> 02:32:38,380
A motion to postpone this vote.

1980
02:32:38,920 --> 02:32:46,600
Madam President. All right. So, there's a motion on the floor and we can continue discussion on the

1981
02:32:46,600 --> 02:32:53,400
also had your hand raised. I know next week, there will be a thing for members that won't be present.

1982
02:32:53,540 --> 02:32:58,620
I know members probably do want to, but it's just kind of to keep that in your minds as well too,

1983
02:32:58,680 --> 02:33:02,580
but I do understand where you come from in the water. Yeah, remember Calaway? Thank you, Madam Chair.

1984
02:33:02,720 --> 02:33:10,960
Absolutely, support. Remember water's motion to postpone this. I feel rushed. We had to

1985
02:33:10,960 --> 02:33:17,980
walk on last week for district Detroit. I feel rushed. We're about to go into budget season. I

1986
02:33:17,980 --> 02:33:25,940
feel rushed and I received a binder with 800 pages. Then I received a binder just last night.

1987
02:33:26,580 --> 02:33:31,000
So I don't think we should feel rushed. We're talking about the people's money. And I'm one of

1988
02:33:31,000 --> 02:33:37,140
the people. And I feel rushed and I don't like that feeling. So I would certainly support that motion

1989
02:33:37,140 --> 02:33:41,560
postponing this. And I don't see why we can't postpone until after budget. That's

1990
02:33:41,560 --> 02:33:44,700
probably not going to happen, but that would be my recommendation as well. But I

1991
02:33:44,700 --> 02:33:49,520
absolutely support number of waters. Motion to postpone this because it is rushed.

1992
02:33:49,980 --> 02:33:53,400
How long has the administration known about this $156 million

1993
02:33:53,400 --> 02:33:56,920
serve plus and to get it last week? I saw it in the news for the first time.

1994
02:33:57,180 --> 02:34:01,260
You know, and to hear about it in the news, we should have known about about it before

1995
02:34:01,260 --> 02:34:05,840
the news learned about it. So I absolutely support that motion. Thank you, Madam Chair.

1996
02:34:05,840 --> 02:34:35,720
All right, further discussion on the motion. Member Durha. Thank you, Madam President. And while I respect colleagues motion, relative to to bringing this back, I want to articulate a couple of things. Number one, we heard this in the budget and finance audit subcommittee this past Wednesday members have been aware of the surplus we have been giving updates for the five months in each month or the months ending the fun status each month in the budget finance and

1997
02:34:35,720 --> 02:34:37,940
on it, subcommittee relative to our funding.

1998
02:34:38,560 --> 02:34:40,820
We have to have discussions, robust discussions,

1999
02:34:42,380 --> 02:34:44,100
particularly in the budget finance,

2000
02:34:44,340 --> 02:34:46,020
audit, subcommittee on this supplemental,

2001
02:34:46,640 --> 02:34:48,220
where we have multiple presentations,

2002
02:34:48,460 --> 02:34:50,420
multiple questions have been asked.

2003
02:34:51,140 --> 02:34:56,040
Relative to postponing this concern that I have is,

2004
02:34:56,040 --> 02:34:57,500
as Madam President has articulated,

2005
02:34:57,600 --> 02:34:59,820
we are getting ready to get into budget season,

2006
02:34:59,860 --> 02:35:02,320
where deliberations happen for our budget,

2007
02:35:02,400 --> 02:35:04,320
which will be robust discussions,

2008
02:35:04,320 --> 02:35:11,580
as well as, you know, that's not even mentioning our discussions and deliberations on CDBG.

2009
02:35:12,740 --> 02:35:15,800
So if we are talking about time and particularly, you know,

2010
02:35:15,900 --> 02:35:24,120
postpone it for a week where other members may not be here for who cannot articulate their stance or and or vote on this,

2011
02:35:24,180 --> 02:35:30,760
I just think, in my opinion, that would be irresponsible for us to do, that is my opinion.

2012
02:35:30,760 --> 02:35:37,220
The will of the body is the will of the body, but what I can say is these are discussions that have been ongoing

2013
02:35:38,020 --> 02:35:40,500
Relative to the surplus. This is nothing new

2014
02:35:41,100 --> 02:35:42,940
We have had a report

2015
02:35:43,700 --> 02:35:45,980
again a few months back

2016
02:35:45,980 --> 02:35:55,360
Relative to the surplus and dealing with the revenues that we have gained. We have also had a discussion in a revenue estimating conference which happened last week

2017
02:35:55,360 --> 02:35:58,200
so this information is not new

2018
02:35:58,200 --> 02:36:08,100
So I would be objecting to that motion to post-pone, although I do respect a request or a motion that folks would make.

2019
02:36:08,600 --> 02:36:14,920
But I think relative to some of these appropriations that happens, which is, by the way, not the entire fund balance.

2020
02:36:16,500 --> 02:36:25,020
I think it is very, I think it is important to understand that while we're moving forward, even into the budget season,

2021
02:36:25,020 --> 02:36:32,900
that some of the reasons that were expressed about funding the supplemental right now is to get a jump start on projects.

2022
02:36:34,300 --> 02:36:37,960
For this upcoming construction season, they have not occurred yet.

2023
02:36:38,380 --> 02:36:44,500
And so it would be my recommendation as a chair of the budget finance and art of subcommittee that we don't post on it.

2024
02:36:44,540 --> 02:36:50,840
Because we have had these discussions which have been very robust in nature at the committee level. Thank you Madam President.

2025
02:36:53,460 --> 02:36:55,820
Thank you, Mr. Watson.

2026
02:36:56,080 --> 02:36:57,220
You have your hand raised.

2027
02:36:58,380 --> 02:36:59,220
Thank you, Madam President.

2028
02:36:59,620 --> 02:37:04,600
I just wanted to add some additional context to the requested supplemental as well.

2029
02:37:05,700 --> 02:37:09,980
You know, kind of following the discussion that's been going on thus far.

2030
02:37:10,360 --> 02:37:15,080
You know, we were very purposeful in the size of this requested supplemental.

2031
02:37:15,680 --> 02:37:20,120
You know, as Member Durhal said stated, it does not appropriate the entire

2032
02:37:20,120 --> 02:37:29,980
prior to surplus, which was about $130 million, the remaining $73 million would be part of budget season and deliberations that will be on.

2033
02:37:30,000 --> 02:37:38,060
Going then, this specific amount was tied to, as was discussed earlier, immediate needs and opportunities

2034
02:37:38,060 --> 02:37:44,040
to get started early on things like sidewalk repairs, on dangerous tree removals, on neighborhood

2035
02:37:44,040 --> 02:37:50,720
park improvements. The State Fair Transit Center is that part of this already underway. If we were

2036
02:37:50,720 --> 02:37:56,360
to defer into the next budget cycle, all of these things wouldn't happen this season. As I believe

2037
02:37:56,360 --> 02:37:59,940
record-brunnage could add some additional context to as well.

2038
02:38:00,440 --> 02:38:04,260
And Blib already mentioned, he's about to issue the RFPs,

2039
02:38:04,440 --> 02:38:06,040
for his seasonal construction contracts.

2040
02:38:06,200 --> 02:38:09,740
So the opportunity is now to include this expanded sidewalk funding.

2041
02:38:10,480 --> 02:38:12,740
He wouldn't be able to do that if the funding is not authorized,

2042
02:38:12,820 --> 02:38:17,260
as he wouldn't be able to commit to those contractors.

2043
02:38:18,440 --> 02:38:22,400
On here, as well, is $60 million for the risk management fund.

2044
02:38:22,560 --> 02:38:26,080
I mean, that's there to make sure we have funding available to pay legal

2045
02:38:26,080 --> 02:38:31,240
claims as they come due over the past five years, we've been spending down our risk management

2046
02:38:31,240 --> 02:38:37,940
fund reserve on legal claims. And as I know, members are aware, as it's on the members

2047
02:38:37,940 --> 02:38:44,760
agenda every week, is there are legal claims that come due all throughout the year and we need

2048
02:38:44,760 --> 02:38:49,060
to make sure we have funding available to pay those claims as they come due between now and the end

2049
02:38:49,060 --> 02:38:54,180
of this fiscal year. And that's what this money will help do. There's another $10 million for the

2050
02:38:54,180 --> 02:38:59,760
higher reproduction fund. That's to help us shore up the fund to help us pay pension payments.

2051
02:39:00,000 --> 02:39:05,760
That's started in the next fiscal year. Again, these are all items that we've sized

2052
02:39:05,760 --> 02:39:11,780
156.5 million dollars to make sure we can do the work now rather than going through the next

2053
02:39:11,780 --> 02:39:16,480
budget cycle and having to wait in some cases until July. In some cases, not until the following

2054
02:39:16,480 --> 02:39:21,340
construction season, because the opportunity will be missed. And as a member of their all-stated,

2055
02:39:21,340 --> 02:39:31,680
There will still be $73 million a surplus to discuss during the next budget cycle, as well as an entire, you know, over a billion dollar general fund budget.

2056
02:39:32,560 --> 02:39:37,100
Again, for these items, we were specifically targeting items that doesn't need now.

2057
02:39:37,200 --> 02:39:40,420
In addition, there's $5 million for COVID response.

2058
02:39:41,460 --> 02:39:47,340
You know, we have to be able to continue our effort there through the health department through testing and vaccination, even if the, you know,

2059
02:39:47,340 --> 02:39:51,400
activity has gotten smaller in recent months.

2060
02:39:51,620 --> 02:39:52,260
It's still there.

2061
02:39:52,480 --> 02:39:53,920
The pandemic is still with us.

2062
02:39:54,060 --> 02:39:58,200
And want to make sure we have the funding available to pay our nurses

2063
02:39:58,200 --> 02:40:01,360
and contractors to ensure that we're delivering those much needed

2064
02:40:01,360 --> 02:40:05,340
public health services over the remaining months of this fiscal year.

2065
02:40:06,900 --> 02:40:08,240
You know, this is the end of my comments.

2066
02:40:08,300 --> 02:40:11,360
Just wanted to make sure I added that additional context for the request.

2067
02:40:11,640 --> 02:40:13,240
All right. Thank you so much, Mr. Watson.

2068
02:40:14,060 --> 02:40:14,180
All right.

2069
02:40:14,180 --> 02:40:23,260
So the parliamentarian reminded me that the only discussion that should take place is regarding the motion that was made, which was to postpone the vote.

2070
02:40:23,820 --> 02:40:30,340
So was there any further discussion when that motion to postpone the vote for one week? Yes, members Santiago Romero.

2071
02:40:30,600 --> 02:40:38,520
Thank you, Madam President. I just want to agree that this does feel a rather rush understanding that is my colleagues don't want to postpone that's fine.

2072
02:40:39,260 --> 02:40:44,140
I just wish that there would be more conversations amongst us in the things that we want to use with the surplus.

2073
02:40:44,760 --> 02:40:50,240
I do remember us asking for the usage of the surplus in the last budget process and we were told no.

2074
02:40:51,020 --> 02:40:54,700
So this is not seen to be in in equal opportunity here.

2075
02:40:55,400 --> 02:41:03,060
So if we are not to postpone this, I will be a note just needing more time to discuss and figure out how it is that we want to utilize these funds.

2076
02:41:03,240 --> 02:41:03,980
Thank you, Madam President.

2077
02:41:04,720 --> 02:41:07,220
Any additional comments? Yes, Member Johnson.

2078
02:41:10,620 --> 02:41:11,960
Thank you, Madam President.

2079
02:41:12,620 --> 02:41:18,040
So I know you indicated that there will be four members that will be absent next week.

2080
02:41:20,640 --> 02:41:24,060
And I believe those are the members that are asking for the most time.

2081
02:41:25,660 --> 02:41:25,720
Yes.

2082
02:41:29,020 --> 02:41:31,260
Great, great point.

2083
02:41:33,180 --> 02:41:38,320
So and unfortunately at formal session, we are not able to bring anything back in two weeks.

2084
02:41:38,320 --> 02:41:40,580
it has to be brought back every week.

2085
02:41:41,080 --> 02:41:43,800
So if we were to move, we should change, huh?

2086
02:41:44,160 --> 02:41:44,540
Possibly.

2087
02:41:45,580 --> 02:41:48,420
And so we will have to bring it back next week.

2088
02:41:48,420 --> 02:41:49,720
And I'm assuming that members,

2089
02:41:50,100 --> 02:41:52,300
everyone probably wants to vote on this particular line item.

2090
02:41:52,920 --> 02:41:54,780
So remember, water assist was your request.

2091
02:41:55,560 --> 02:41:58,040
Did you have any comments on how you would like to proceed

2092
02:41:58,040 --> 02:41:58,660
with your motion?

2093
02:41:58,780 --> 02:41:59,860
Are you want to keep it on the floor?

2094
02:42:00,720 --> 02:42:02,760
I don't want to proceed with the motion.

2095
02:42:03,340 --> 02:42:04,700
I can't say anything else.

2096
02:42:04,940 --> 02:42:06,420
But right here, I want to take on the topic

2097
02:42:06,420 --> 02:42:07,760
I'm bringing it back in one minute.

2098
02:42:08,240 --> 02:42:11,200
It's just that, you know, budget season is, we are about to

2099
02:42:11,200 --> 02:42:15,480
deliberate on budget, wasn't another week or something like that.

2100
02:42:15,660 --> 02:42:16,580
I mean, it was so close.

2101
02:42:16,740 --> 02:42:19,560
You would think the way that this was explained that it was like a

2102
02:42:19,560 --> 02:42:21,420
year off and that is not the case.

2103
02:42:22,020 --> 02:42:24,640
You know, so no, I'm not going to withdraw my motion.

2104
02:42:24,840 --> 02:42:28,880
It folks won't hire me want to, but I'm not going to withdraw that

2105
02:42:28,880 --> 02:42:32,900
one because I, I just believe that it should, we should be a little bit

2106
02:42:32,900 --> 02:42:33,680
more responsible.

2107
02:42:33,680 --> 02:42:43,820
I wanted an opportunity to deliberate on the surplus and all that kind of stuff and I'm not getting that opportunity to do that during budget season.

2108
02:42:43,880 --> 02:42:49,540
That's all I'm saying. I get what my colleague down there that I'm going to say, you know, that's stuff he's saying.

2109
02:42:50,240 --> 02:43:03,100
But I'm just telling you, I just think I just think we, I was looking forward to the opportunity Madam President to really really discuss that in detail during our budget deliberation.

2110
02:43:03,680 --> 02:43:24,560
I mean, and people have been asking us to say, hey, okay, take some of that surplus and do ABC with it, and so we're not getting that opportunity right now once again, we get things in the in the midnight hour and and we're asked to make a decision right away, and that is an effort to control us.

2111
02:43:25,660 --> 02:43:28,880
any additional comments? Yes, member, do you have any other questions?

2112
02:43:28,880 --> 02:43:35,940
I would like to move on. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. And just again, I articulate this is not the entire surplus.

2113
02:43:36,640 --> 02:43:48,760
So there will still be opportunity for the remaining funds to deliberate and negotiate if you will on the surplus funds that exist throughout the budget season.

2114
02:43:49,260 --> 02:43:52,400
So I just wanted to make sure that we articulated that as well.

2115
02:43:52,400 --> 02:43:54,080
I know it's about what is that.

2116
02:43:54,680 --> 02:43:55,040
It's a water.

2117
02:43:57,220 --> 02:43:58,720
It's beginning to be, you know,

2118
02:43:58,840 --> 02:43:59,080
okay, do.

2119
02:43:59,540 --> 02:44:00,800
Remember, why don't you want to respond?

2120
02:44:01,000 --> 02:44:01,680
And now I'm going to,

2121
02:44:01,680 --> 02:44:03,300
yes, okay, all right, Madam Fred,

2122
02:44:03,460 --> 02:44:04,500
that I'll be nice.

2123
02:44:04,880 --> 02:44:05,360
But anyway,

2124
02:44:06,520 --> 02:44:10,160
I know it was about 73 million dollars we get to,

2125
02:44:10,160 --> 02:44:11,360
kind of decide on.

2126
02:44:11,920 --> 02:44:14,140
And I hope that we'll be ready to do that.

2127
02:44:14,760 --> 02:44:15,200
So,

2128
02:44:15,800 --> 02:44:17,400
it seems to me that,

2129
02:44:18,180 --> 02:44:18,700
you know,

2130
02:44:18,700 --> 02:44:19,860
I have emotional and the floor,

2131
02:44:20,120 --> 02:44:22,200
so let's just get it done.

2132
02:44:22,200 --> 02:44:31,380
All right, so there's a motion to post-pone this vote for one week. Are there any objections to the motion.

2133
02:44:32,760 --> 02:44:42,320
And if you can note, remember, do I remember a young, any additional objections for one week postponing.

2134
02:44:42,320 --> 02:44:59,980
All right, hearing none, that motion passes to bring right night of 15.1 that and when we in I will just encourage my colleagues to please reach out you know to the administration to let them know of your priorities if you have any proposals to shift money. Once I receive this idea reach out.

2135
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:16,920
And you know, advocated for the various things that I want it, but I do understand also that we do have over 40 budget hearings that are forthcoming, where we can insert our desires in those budget hearings as well too. So, but I'll always support more times with thank you, member waters and looking forward to those discussions.

2136
02:45:18,400 --> 02:45:27,040
All right, so that line item will be brought back in one week from the legislative policy division council member Johnson, a resolution line item 15.

2137
02:45:27,880 --> 02:45:29,460
Council Member Johnson.

2138
02:45:30,280 --> 02:45:30,880
Thank you, Madam President.

2139
02:45:31,160 --> 02:45:31,820
Move for approval.

2140
02:45:32,880 --> 02:45:38,140
Motion has been made for approval and this is in support of the National Infrastructure

2141
02:45:38,140 --> 02:45:41,660
Bank Act of 2021 in the objections.

2142
02:45:44,000 --> 02:45:47,680
Hearing none that one resolution will be approved.

2143
02:45:49,000 --> 02:45:52,880
For the internal operations standing committee from the office of contracting

2144
02:45:52,880 --> 02:45:56,440
in pickier means. Madam President, there are five contracts

2145
02:45:56,440 --> 02:46:00,220
before vote today from the Trump operations standing committee. First up,

2146
02:46:00,220 --> 02:46:05,280
we have contract number six zero zero five five four. 100% city funding

2147
02:46:05,280 --> 02:46:09,800
amendment number 13 to provide an increase of funds only for legal

2148
02:46:09,800 --> 02:46:14,060
representation to the city of Detroit and in pending litigation

2149
02:46:14,060 --> 02:46:17,260
involving claims against the city for ongoing cases.

2150
02:46:17,260 --> 02:46:26,660
Contractors spink, breast, PLLC, total contract amount, 4,570,000 dollars, and this contract is for the law department.

2151
02:46:27,360 --> 02:46:34,000
The next contract is contract number 60303874, 100% city funding, amendment number 1.

2152
02:46:34,400 --> 02:46:42,940
To provide an extension of time and an increase of funds for legal counsel on immigration employee sponsorships for the city of Detroit.

2153
02:46:42,940 --> 02:46:49,400
country, there's Carkeel, PLC, total financial amount, $80,000, and this contract is for the

2154
02:46:49,400 --> 02:46:56,580
lot of apartments as well. The next contract is contract number 60404489, 100% city funding to

2155
02:46:56,580 --> 02:47:01,960
provide added functionality for the grievance, tracking system with the disciplinary action

2156
02:47:01,960 --> 02:47:08,980
tracking module to the existing HR system, including migration, implementation, technical support,

2157
02:47:08,980 --> 02:47:11,340
training and ongoing maintenance.

2158
02:47:11,820 --> 02:47:14,480
Contrary to this quantum information systems, solutions,

2159
02:47:15,080 --> 02:47:20,860
ink, total pounds of amount, 76, 766 dollars, and 676.

2160
02:47:21,320 --> 02:47:24,420
67 cents in this contract for human resources.

2161
02:47:25,140 --> 02:47:28,760
The next contract is contract number 600, 4216,

2162
02:47:29,020 --> 02:47:31,480
100% city funding of human number one,

2163
02:47:31,760 --> 02:47:34,380
to write an extension of time and an increase of funds

2164
02:47:34,380 --> 02:47:36,680
for the continuation of employee engagement.

2165
02:47:36,680 --> 02:47:43,280
contract, this guide house Inc. Total contract amount, $134,000, and this contract is for

2166
02:47:43,280 --> 02:47:51,100
him and resources. The last contract is contract number 600, 4656, A1, 100% city funding,

2167
02:47:51,360 --> 02:47:56,920
amendment number 1, to provide an increase of funds for the predilitation services, and connection

2168
02:47:56,920 --> 02:48:03,260
with condemnation matters relating to Detroit City Airport. Contract is Aloha, and associates

2169
02:48:03,260 --> 02:48:08,860
P.C. Total control mile, $250,000, and this contract is for the law department.

2170
02:48:09,340 --> 02:48:15,280
Council member Johnson's five resolutions, nine times 16.1 to 16.5,

2171
02:48:15,560 --> 02:48:20,840
noting that nine times 16.1 to 16.4 were postponed from last week's conversation.

2172
02:48:22,180 --> 02:48:27,640
Thank you. Council member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President. I believe there are still outstanding

2173
02:48:27,640 --> 02:48:35,080
questions for all five of these contracts. So move for discussion on line item 16.1.

2174
02:48:36,920 --> 02:48:41,040
16.1 discussion. Thank you Madam President.

2175
02:48:43,120 --> 02:48:45,020
I believe there is someone here from the law

2176
02:48:45,020 --> 02:48:45,580
department.

2177
02:48:52,800 --> 02:48:55,000
Good afternoon everyone grandend or some law department.

2178
02:48:57,600 --> 02:48:59,060
Thank you attorney Anderson.

2179
02:48:59,800 --> 02:49:05,500
So are we all set with this particular contract I didn't receive an update. I believe so.

2180
02:49:05,500 --> 02:49:10,460
Okay. All right. Thank you. Well, then motion to approve line item 16.1.

2181
02:49:11,680 --> 02:49:17,720
All right. Motion has been made for approval for 16.1. Are there any objections objection.

2182
02:49:18,600 --> 02:49:23,580
Right. The clerk would note member Calaway member Santiago Emerald.

2183
02:49:26,130 --> 02:49:29,930
Here you know whether objection the motion carries for approval.

2184
02:49:30,750 --> 02:49:39,930
member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President, move for the discussion, you know, move for approval online, I'm 16.2.

2185
02:49:42,170 --> 02:49:47,990
Motion has been made for approval for line item 16.2. Are there any objections? Objection.

2186
02:49:49,110 --> 02:49:56,070
And I think I heard member Calaway. Yes, member Santiago Romero. In the additional nodes.

2187
02:49:56,810 --> 02:50:00,650
Hearing none, the motion carries for approval.

2188
02:50:01,830 --> 02:50:02,390
Member Johnson.

2189
02:50:03,350 --> 02:50:04,110
Thank you, Madam President.

2190
02:50:04,230 --> 02:50:08,070
Move for approval online at him 16.3 and 16.4.

2191
02:50:09,150 --> 02:50:09,830
Discussion.

2192
02:50:10,350 --> 02:50:11,230
All right, discussion.

2193
02:50:11,850 --> 02:50:12,530
Member Waters.

2194
02:50:13,350 --> 02:50:15,090
Thank you, Madam President.

2195
02:50:15,230 --> 02:50:21,250
I'm never did receive responses to my questions on 16.3.

2196
02:50:23,300 --> 02:50:29,740
who I'd like to accept. We hope to respond this, which I'll do.

2197
02:50:31,920 --> 02:50:35,100
Remember water, I'm sorry. I can hear you. I said I'd like to accept we

2198
02:50:35,100 --> 02:50:40,500
postpone 60.3 until I receive answers to my questions. All right, Mr. Washington, I hope you're

2199
02:50:40,500 --> 02:50:46,400
listening. There were questions submitted. I'm not sure if someone is one and has received

2200
02:50:46,400 --> 02:50:50,960
remember water's questions so that we are not supposed to continue to postpone his line item.

2201
02:50:52,520 --> 02:50:54,700
I mean this has been on the agenda now for two weeks.

2202
02:50:56,140 --> 02:51:05,080
Yes, Madam Chair. I was not aware of those questions, but we do have HR online. We have Ursula Taylor as well as Kim Wagner in the Shante Booker.

2203
02:51:05,760 --> 02:51:07,180
Can move them over please.

2204
02:51:30,630 --> 02:51:31,750
Good afternoon, Ms. Taylor.

2205
02:51:33,630 --> 02:51:34,210
Good afternoon.

2206
02:51:35,190 --> 02:51:39,190
All right. If you can just state your name and title for the public please.

2207
02:51:39,630 --> 02:51:40,630
Yes, good afternoon.

2208
02:51:41,070 --> 02:51:44,630
My name is Ursula Taylor, human resources deputy director.

2209
02:51:44,630 --> 02:51:50,970
All right. Member Waters has submitted questions that you all receive. Member Waters questions and writing.

2210
02:51:53,870 --> 02:52:02,030
I apologize. I don't have any additional questions, but I would be glad to address any questions that you may have.

2211
02:52:02,470 --> 02:52:03,230
Councilmember Waters.

2212
02:52:04,330 --> 02:52:09,930
No, no, I just, I just, you know, the want them to respond to the ones that.

2213
02:52:09,930 --> 02:52:11,570
I submitted it wrong.

2214
02:52:12,210 --> 02:52:13,810
So there's anything that they don't have.

2215
02:52:13,950 --> 02:52:14,650
They have what?

2216
02:52:14,730 --> 02:52:18,030
He's just mentioned that she has not received any questions in right.

2217
02:52:18,390 --> 02:52:18,410
Really?

2218
02:52:20,590 --> 02:52:20,770
Okay.

2219
02:52:21,030 --> 02:52:21,210
All right.

2220
02:52:21,410 --> 02:52:23,250
So we won't go back and forth here.

2221
02:52:23,610 --> 02:52:25,270
But I would like to have this resolved.

2222
02:52:25,890 --> 02:52:26,570
Ladies, please.

2223
02:52:27,250 --> 02:52:29,970
By next week, Council Member Waters has submitted questions in right.

2224
02:52:30,920 --> 02:52:44,680
Member Waters, if you could recent those to the department again today, and we can please have the responses. I'm sure she wants them to write and you don't want to hear and verbally to do. She will like those in writing and so that we can move this contract out next week, please.

2225
02:52:51,130 --> 02:52:59,430
All right. Thank you so much for being here. Member Waters has requested that 16.3 be postponed for one week is there any objection.

2226
02:53:00,890 --> 02:53:05,370
Hearing none, 16.3 will be postponed for one week.

2227
02:53:06,190 --> 02:53:07,070
Councilmember Johnson.

2228
02:53:07,890 --> 02:53:11,430
Thank you, Madam President, move for approval on line item 16.4.

2229
02:53:12,530 --> 02:53:16,530
Motion has been made for approval for line item 16.4.

2230
02:53:17,050 --> 02:53:17,810
Any objections?

2231
02:53:18,790 --> 02:53:19,430
Objection.

2232
02:53:19,650 --> 02:53:21,610
The clerk would know, Councilmember Callaway.

2233
02:53:22,210 --> 02:53:23,130
Clerk would so know.

2234
02:53:23,230 --> 02:53:24,430
Any other objections?

2235
02:53:26,010 --> 02:53:27,550
Hearing none, that motion carries.

2236
02:53:28,470 --> 02:53:29,870
Council Member Johnson.

2237
02:53:31,390 --> 02:53:36,150
Thank you Madam President, move for approval online item 16.5.

2238
02:53:36,430 --> 02:53:38,130
Motion has been made for approval.

2239
02:53:38,310 --> 02:53:39,350
Are there any objections?

2240
02:53:40,230 --> 02:53:40,750
Discussion.

2241
02:53:40,770 --> 02:53:41,290
Discussion.

2242
02:53:41,530 --> 02:53:41,550
Yes.

2243
02:53:41,650 --> 02:53:42,890
Member Santiago Romero.

2244
02:53:43,210 --> 02:53:43,950
Thank you Madam President.

2245
02:53:44,610 --> 02:53:47,670
Our office did also submit questions to law.

2246
02:53:47,830 --> 02:53:48,030
Yes.

2247
02:53:48,510 --> 02:53:51,450
I'm one of the four that will not be here next week.

2248
02:53:51,610 --> 02:53:54,930
But I simply just will need the responses to the questions that I have.

2249
02:53:54,930 --> 02:54:07,190
And hopefully we get what we need and we can move this forward, but not request for another postponement, but we have not received at the answers to our questions yet, and I will be asking to postpone this by one week.

2250
02:54:08,410 --> 02:54:10,810
Any discussion on this particular motion.

2251
02:54:10,810 --> 02:54:10,810
All

2252
02:54:12,830 --> 02:54:36,630
right, hearing none, motion was made to postpone 16.5 or one week. And again, Mr. Washington, if you are listening, if we can please make sure that departments are responding to council members questions, so that we can move these contracts for motion has been made to postpone hearing no objections that motion is approved.

2253
02:54:37,670 --> 02:54:57,130
from the law department council member Johnson to resolutions line of 16.6 and 16.7 council member Johnson thank you Madam President move for approval these are two lawsuits settlement requests motion has been made are there any objections to the two resolutions.

2254
02:54:58,250 --> 02:55:02,150
Hearing none, those resolutions are approved

2255
02:55:04,610 --> 02:55:07,550
from the legislative policy division.

2256
02:55:08,430 --> 02:55:13,590
Councilmember Johnson, two resolutions, nine and 16.8 and 16.9.

2257
02:55:14,670 --> 02:55:15,510
Councilmember Johnson.

2258
02:55:16,170 --> 02:55:21,710
Thank you, Madam President, move for approval, line item 16.8 is to reestablish the Detroit

2259
02:55:21,710 --> 02:55:28,010
City Council Human and sex trafficking task force and also move for approval on 16.9

2260
02:55:28,010 --> 02:55:32,650
to re-establish the youth and civic engagement task force.

2261
02:55:32,970 --> 02:55:34,550
Motion has been made.

2262
02:55:34,970 --> 02:55:36,070
Are there any objections?

2263
02:55:37,950 --> 02:55:44,810
Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved under resolution.

2264
02:55:45,910 --> 02:55:49,610
Madam President, that is for appointments to the reparation task force.

2265
02:55:49,850 --> 02:55:51,670
I have been passed out to our council members.

2266
02:55:52,210 --> 02:55:56,330
At this time, I will defer to the Legislative Policy Division to direct your honor writing

2267
02:55:56,330 --> 02:55:58,030
on how you should vote.

2268
02:55:58,030 --> 02:56:00,490
Thank you.

2269
02:56:00,490 --> 02:56:01,330
Good afternoon.

2270
02:56:01,490 --> 02:56:02,150
Good afternoon.

2271
02:56:02,710 --> 02:56:03,510
Honourable body.

2272
02:56:04,150 --> 02:56:06,410
President Sheffield Edward King LPD.

2273
02:56:07,070 --> 02:56:13,270
You should have before you the ballot for a selection of the reparations task force.

2274
02:56:13,430 --> 02:56:17,070
There are 13 individuals nominated.

2275
02:56:17,630 --> 02:56:19,270
Nine seats available.

2276
02:56:20,090 --> 02:56:22,550
Will you please vote for all nine.

2277
02:56:22,810 --> 02:56:23,250
No plump.

2278
02:56:24,610 --> 02:56:24,910
I'm sorry.

2279
02:56:24,910 --> 02:56:27,530
Please, can you say that again, Mr. King, speak a little bit louder?

2280
02:56:27,630 --> 02:56:29,590
I'm sorry, can you please vote for all nine,

2281
02:56:30,090 --> 02:56:33,310
13 positions, 13 nominees, nine positions.

2282
02:56:34,190 --> 02:56:35,770
Can you please vote for all nine?

2283
02:56:35,770 --> 02:56:37,090
No clunking.

2284
02:56:37,470 --> 02:56:39,670
Okay, so council members are to select one name.

2285
02:56:39,930 --> 02:56:45,530
And if you can just clarify whether or not we have to select names

2286
02:56:45,530 --> 02:56:48,950
for each district or we can just select nine,

2287
02:56:49,890 --> 02:56:51,510
however we would like to choose.

2288
02:56:51,950 --> 02:56:54,370
Yes, you can just select nine names.

2289
02:56:54,370 --> 02:56:58,930
The top nine nominees out of the 13 individuals will be seated.

2290
02:57:02,060 --> 02:57:06,420
Okay, pro-tum will like his ballot back in yes, pro-tum the floor's yours.

2291
02:57:06,540 --> 02:57:12,400
Thank you, my president. Yeah, I was under the impression that we had to select from each district,

2292
02:57:13,300 --> 02:57:19,130
each council member had a nominee and we would, for instance, the two at large have one

2293
02:57:20,140 --> 02:57:24,660
individual that that they had nominated and I was under the impression because they only had one

2294
02:57:24,660 --> 02:57:46,600
that we automatically had to choose that one from the at large members, but what you're saying just for clarification is out of the 13 total regardless of where they come from within the city of Detroit in terms of districts nominations, we choose a nine, no less than nine out of all of the 13 correct.

2295
02:57:46,680 --> 02:57:50,740
That is correct. Thank you. May I have another on ballot please.

2296
02:57:54,020 --> 02:57:59,700
So yeah, and I think there may have been some confusion around this.

2297
02:58:00,180 --> 02:58:05,260
I thought originally the idea was that each council member would nominate two individuals.

2298
02:58:06,020 --> 02:58:11,920
But we would kind of defer to that council member, one, the appointment that they wanted in their particular districts.

2299
02:58:11,980 --> 02:58:15,880
So that we have someone from each council district that is represented.

2300
02:58:16,400 --> 02:58:21,940
And I'm not sure Mr. Whitaker, if you all pulled the resolution that we voted on that spoke to the process.

2301
02:58:25,500 --> 02:58:33,480
The resolution approved by council stated that each individual council member would nominate two people.

2302
02:58:34,600 --> 02:58:37,180
And out of those possible maximum 18.

2303
02:58:38,840 --> 02:58:42,060
As we see, everyone didn't submit two individuals.

2304
02:58:43,740 --> 02:58:48,280
The top nine would be selected out of that pool.

2305
02:58:49,780 --> 02:58:54,480
But it is at the council's discretion to handle this

2306
02:58:54,480 --> 02:58:58,180
in any way that they see that they like to.

2307
02:58:58,920 --> 02:58:59,160
Okay.

2308
02:59:00,900 --> 02:59:01,860
All right.

2309
02:59:02,940 --> 02:59:05,300
Additional questions for a proton?

2310
02:59:05,620 --> 02:59:07,040
Yeah, I like what it was, excuse me.

2311
02:59:07,060 --> 02:59:09,120
I like what he just said just now.

2312
02:59:09,460 --> 02:59:11,380
Attorney King that we could choose out of the nine.

2313
02:59:11,800 --> 02:59:15,880
I mean, I had an opportunity to review the videos, the interviews,

2314
02:59:16,420 --> 02:59:17,880
and some of them were stronger than others.

2315
02:59:19,140 --> 02:59:29,100
And, you know, without being cornered or pushed into voting for someone, simply because they satisfy a district.

2316
02:59:30,020 --> 02:59:32,960
I know that's what the, and I'm also a process, guys.

2317
02:59:33,240 --> 02:59:46,800
If what we have in the resolution states, what Attorney King is saying now, today, which was not my understanding, but if he's saying that, then I would like to honor the resolution, what was being said.

2318
02:59:48,360 --> 02:59:56,400
But I, again, that was a my understanding initially was that we would, you know, each, each district would have a representative.

2319
02:59:58,100 --> 02:59:59,980
But again, I've got two good ones that I believe.

2320
03:00:00,270 --> 03:00:04,470
I don't mind representing both of them, so I want to get both of them home next up.

2321
03:00:05,130 --> 03:00:08,850
Might be a little bias. Just for the record, I am not an attorney.

2322
03:00:10,190 --> 03:00:14,710
All right. Additional questions? Member water followed by Member Durha.

2323
03:00:14,850 --> 03:00:18,870
Well, just a comment. I kind of like the move we've done it.

2324
03:00:19,370 --> 03:00:24,010
Each person has a representative that they nominate it.

2325
03:00:24,010 --> 03:00:29,930
I feel very strong about that. I'm sorry it wasn't clear on the beginning, but I kind of like the way that it ended up.

2326
03:00:31,130 --> 03:00:45,310
And so, I don't want to revote, I like who I nominated, I voted for her, and I mean, that's, that's where I am, and I hope that we can all see that way, it just wasn't clear.

2327
03:00:46,410 --> 03:00:53,310
So, and I was hoping that because you originally said each council member would have an appointee,

2328
03:00:54,370 --> 03:01:01,350
but they were saying that the resolution didn't say that. That's interesting. I should have read it more.

2329
03:01:03,370 --> 03:01:08,130
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Member Waters. Yes, Member Dura.

2330
03:01:08,870 --> 03:01:11,090
Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted to clarify.

2331
03:01:11,090 --> 03:01:18,110
We are only selecting nine names correct through you, madam president. That is correct, sir

2332
03:01:18,850 --> 03:01:26,850
Okay, and so whether they're at large whether they're from districts nine names total is all we can select

2333
03:01:26,850 --> 03:01:29,050
That's correct. All right

2334
03:01:29,050 --> 03:01:31,570
All right, any additional question yes, member y'all

2335
03:01:31,570 --> 03:01:35,490
It's not a question statement. Yeah, it's statement. I mean, you know

2336
03:01:35,790 --> 03:01:39,550
I just don't like the way this process is enough in the first and I know I'm made it could be left out

2337
03:01:40,150 --> 03:01:46,310
You know what I'm saying, I mean, I thought we're going to do the regular rise to anybody to be included in that process.

2338
03:01:46,490 --> 03:01:52,830
That's what I thought is going to be an inclusive process. So just from a personal standpoint, I think the first why I paid to

2339
03:01:52,830 --> 03:02:05,150
Leeds an arc in the city Detroit National American Referecies Commission. I thought was a good pick and I wanted to be on the commission. That's why I did. So I mean, it is really is now,

2340
03:02:09,530 --> 03:02:09,530
but

2341
03:02:10,290 --> 03:02:20,290
And I agree, I agree with you every young and that is why the ballot before you actually distinguishes the different districts that we can see and vote accordingly.

2342
03:02:20,930 --> 03:02:29,650
I'm not sure members if you guys want to just have a consensus here at the table that we were moved forward with that process with the ballot before seeing that that is what we are.

2343
03:02:29,650 --> 03:02:33,430
We're in agreement with when we submitted our names.

2344
03:02:34,570 --> 03:02:35,590
I am supportive of that.

2345
03:02:36,050 --> 03:02:38,050
I have selected everyone who they recommended.

2346
03:02:38,530 --> 03:02:41,750
You're just an out-of-respect of the process and that is your district.

2347
03:02:42,330 --> 03:02:45,270
So I support member waters and I support my colleagues and

2348
03:02:45,270 --> 03:02:47,850
moving forward with the process that we had already laid out.

2349
03:02:48,970 --> 03:02:51,590
If that is the agreement upon among the members.

2350
03:02:52,130 --> 03:02:52,230
Yes.

2351
03:02:52,530 --> 03:02:52,870
Protense.

2352
03:02:53,790 --> 03:02:54,850
Thank you, Madam President.

2353
03:02:55,050 --> 03:02:59,410
But it sounds like there were certain members that did not follow

2354
03:02:59,410 --> 03:03:02,230
the initial procedure in recommending at least two people.

2355
03:03:03,110 --> 03:03:07,570
So it's almost like we can't pick and choose which avenue we want to accept.

2356
03:03:08,270 --> 03:03:11,570
Because the resolution, as Ray had said,

2357
03:03:11,630 --> 03:03:14,250
that each member should recommend two.

2358
03:03:14,310 --> 03:03:16,250
Up to, some people this didn't want to.

2359
03:03:16,490 --> 03:03:17,850
It's up to, it's up to.

2360
03:03:18,270 --> 03:03:22,030
Yeah, so some people just didn't want it to submit two people.

2361
03:03:22,270 --> 03:03:25,090
Yeah, like I always try, yes, some members didn't want to submit two people.

2362
03:03:25,270 --> 03:03:27,030
They knew who they wanted in their district.

2363
03:03:29,630 --> 03:03:42,050
All right, so council members, if we could make our selections and I think that there's an agreement to follow the process that we all have laid out, and we can submit our ballots.

2364
03:03:49,570 --> 03:03:50,850
Thank you.

2365
03:04:32,710 --> 03:04:35,310
Thank you.

2366
03:04:39,060 --> 03:04:39,820
I have to say.

2367
03:05:39,180 --> 03:05:49,820
Thank you, Madam President.

2368
03:05:49,820 --> 03:05:56,160
to that page, calling it on one name. Am I reading this right here?

2369
03:05:56,740 --> 03:05:58,180
That was stated.

2370
03:05:59,420 --> 03:06:01,320
I only got one.

2371
03:06:02,880 --> 03:06:06,700
The two would have been nominated for an interview.

2372
03:06:08,660 --> 03:06:12,140
Now we have 13 individuals to pick for nine seats.

2373
03:06:16,580 --> 03:06:17,300
All right.

2374
03:06:17,300 --> 03:06:18,180
All right.

2375
03:06:18,880 --> 03:06:20,540
I got to be one year now, I guess.

2376
03:06:20,860 --> 03:06:21,520
All right.

2377
03:07:28,000 --> 03:07:28,700
Please get out of the store.

2378
03:07:29,100 --> 03:07:29,840
I'm busy with this.

2379
03:07:30,370 --> 03:07:37,910
So, what happens if the two at large members don't have a representative? That's what I'm making for this one.

2380
03:07:38,550 --> 03:07:44,150
Is that the process will happen? The process will happen.

2381
03:07:45,770 --> 03:07:55,990
The process was designed that each council member could possibly have an appointment, but that didn't mean that it would represent a district.

2382
03:07:55,990 --> 03:08:04,430
Okay, you understand one. You could appoint someone who didn't live in a district or

2383
03:08:04,430 --> 03:08:12,370
district five-person person could appoint someone who lived in another district. Okay, so it was a city-wide appointment

2384
03:08:13,870 --> 03:08:20,270
But each council member got to nominate two individuals from a pool of city-wide

2385
03:08:20,270 --> 03:08:30,410
And then this is the process where they go and everybody, everybody from everybody from everybody's district won't be representing today.

2386
03:08:31,390 --> 03:08:33,890
Right, it will be whoever gets the most of the lives.

2387
03:08:35,270 --> 03:08:38,630
So there's the possibility that my pig cannot go over.

2388
03:08:38,810 --> 03:08:39,150
No, no.

2389
03:08:39,150 --> 03:08:41,590
No, no, no, no, no, no.

2390
03:08:41,590 --> 03:08:47,430
The way we just agreed upon your member will be selected and so will member waters member be selected.

2391
03:08:47,430 --> 03:08:58,170
Okay, because we're all going to defer to the council members nomination that came through the committee and so it should be a representative from each district and then it's who at large selections as well.

2392
03:08:58,610 --> 03:09:02,150
So we're all good. We're all good. You're all good.

2393
03:09:02,390 --> 03:09:08,650
Yeah, that person. All right, so we're good. We're good. You're good. Yeah, you're good.

2394
03:09:08,790 --> 03:09:12,970
All right, are you ready, Mr. Clark?

2395
03:09:14,210 --> 03:09:15,110
I am Madam President.

2396
03:09:17,430 --> 03:09:23,550
The results of the balance are as follows, Allen Venerable has six votes, Council Member Santiago

2397
03:09:23,550 --> 03:09:30,370
Merrill, Council Member Durhall, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Vincent, Council President

2398
03:09:30,370 --> 03:09:36,670
Proton Tate, and Council President Sheffield. Lisa Thomas has three votes, Council Member

2399
03:09:36,670 --> 03:09:43,610
Waters, Council Member Wefield Calaway, and Council Member Young. Jeffrey Robinson has eight votes,

2400
03:09:43,610 --> 03:09:45,070
Council Member Waters.

2401
03:09:45,670 --> 03:09:47,330
Council Member Santiago Romero.

2402
03:09:47,950 --> 03:09:48,830
Council Member Johnson.

2403
03:09:49,690 --> 03:09:51,110
Council Member Wifio Calaway.

2404
03:09:51,950 --> 03:09:52,870
Council Member Benson.

2405
03:09:53,870 --> 03:09:55,090
Council Member Tate.

2406
03:09:55,670 --> 03:09:58,250
Council Member President Chef Fio.

2407
03:09:58,670 --> 03:09:59,890
And Council Member Yell.

2408
03:10:07,440 --> 03:10:09,260
Comio Collins has nine votes.

2409
03:10:09,660 --> 03:10:10,800
Council Member Waters.

2410
03:10:11,720 --> 03:10:13,040
Council Member Santiago Romero.

2411
03:10:13,580 --> 03:10:14,700
Council Member Durhall.

2412
03:10:15,260 --> 03:10:16,080
Council Member Johnson.

2413
03:10:16,900 --> 03:10:18,400
Council Member Wifio Calaway.

2414
03:10:18,400 --> 03:10:25,540
Council Member Benson, Council President Potentate, Council President Sheffield, and Council Member

2415
03:10:25,540 --> 03:10:26,420
Young.

2416
03:10:27,660 --> 03:10:31,360
Toy New Reaves has a one vote, Council President Potentate.

2417
03:10:32,060 --> 03:10:38,260
Bernard Parker has eight votes, Council Member Waters, Council Member Santiago Romero, Council

2418
03:10:38,260 --> 03:10:44,960
Member Durhal, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Wifio Calaway, Council Member Benson, Council

2419
03:10:44,960 --> 03:10:48,020
President Sheffield and Council Member Young.

2420
03:10:49,180 --> 03:10:50,780
Gregory Hicks has nine votes.

2421
03:10:51,280 --> 03:10:54,320
Council Member Waters, Council Member Santiago and Emerald.

2422
03:10:54,920 --> 03:11:00,260
Council Member Durhal, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Wifield Calaway, Council Member

2423
03:11:00,260 --> 03:11:06,340
Benson, Council President Potentate, Council President Sheffield, and Council Member Young.

2424
03:11:06,940 --> 03:11:12,800
Maurice Weeks has seven votes, Council Member Waters, Council Member Santiago and Emerald,

2425
03:11:12,800 --> 03:11:14,520
counseling member Darhall,

2426
03:11:14,780 --> 03:11:15,660
Councilmember Richardson,

2427
03:11:16,360 --> 03:11:17,940
Councilmember Wolfio Kalaway,

2428
03:11:18,280 --> 03:11:19,120
Councilmember Benson,

2429
03:11:19,800 --> 03:11:20,820
and Councilmember President Chevy.

2430
03:11:21,820 --> 03:11:24,080
Mia Holmes has two votes,

2431
03:11:24,520 --> 03:11:26,040
Council President Pro שה me

2432
03:11:26,040 --> 03:11:27,360
wait and Councilmember Young.

2433
03:11:28,220 --> 03:11:30,640
Janis Hazel has eight votes,

2434
03:11:30,920 --> 03:11:31,880
Councilmember Wes,

2435
03:11:32,220 --> 03:11:34,060
Councilmember Santiago Romero,

2436
03:11:34,780 --> 03:11:35,860
Councilmember Darhall,

2437
03:11:36,280 --> 03:11:37,160
Councilmember Johnson,

2438
03:11:38,020 --> 03:11:39,520
Councilmember Wolfio Kalaway,

2439
03:11:40,060 --> 03:11:40,760
Councilmember Benson,

2440
03:11:40,760 --> 03:11:45,060
Council President Protum Tate and Council President Sheffield.

2441
03:11:45,440 --> 03:11:52,140
Erica Maria has two votes, Council Member Gerhal and Council Member Yonne.

2442
03:11:52,360 --> 03:11:58,740
Sydney Holloway, Calaway, I'm sorry, it has eight votes, Council Member Waters, Council Member

2443
03:11:58,740 --> 03:12:04,780
Santiago Romero, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Whitfield, Calaway, Council Member

2444
03:12:04,780 --> 03:12:10,620
Benson, Council President Protum Tate, Council President Sheffield and Council Member Yonne.

2445
03:12:10,620 --> 03:12:30,740
A need of bail has eight votes council member waters council member Santiago Amarro council member Johnson council member with field Calaway council member Benson council member T council president, I'm sorry council president protein tape council president cheffield and council member y'all.

2446
03:12:30,740 --> 03:12:42,280
All right, Mr. Clark. Yes. So just really quick, there's a couple of them that were only eight votes. And there's only one selection. So it should be nine council members that should have voted.

2447
03:12:43,520 --> 03:12:46,800
So for example, at large, need to bail, you said, eight.

2448
03:12:47,980 --> 03:12:49,600
It should be nine, right.

2449
03:12:50,100 --> 03:12:53,720
Council member Durha did not vote for that person.

2450
03:12:55,280 --> 03:12:59,560
I'm sorry, but I thought we had to vote. That's where we just agreed upon, right?

2451
03:13:01,460 --> 03:13:02,000
Okay.

2452
03:13:02,960 --> 03:13:03,500
Okay.

2453
03:13:05,060 --> 03:13:05,100
Okay.

2454
03:13:06,020 --> 03:13:06,560
Yes.

2455
03:13:06,800 --> 03:13:07,060
Pro 10.

2456
03:13:08,160 --> 03:13:08,760
I'm going to present.

2457
03:13:08,920 --> 03:13:12,440
We also had district 2's represented.

2458
03:13:12,640 --> 03:13:14,440
We only had eight as well.

2459
03:13:14,860 --> 03:13:16,370
And I may have heard for district 3.

2460
03:13:18,000 --> 03:13:19,860
Eight votes as well.

2461
03:13:26,640 --> 03:13:30,580
And it was told to us that we shall vote no less than nine.

2462
03:13:30,940 --> 03:13:33,000
That's again, we're going to follow the rules.

2463
03:13:33,540 --> 03:13:34,720
Because I had a whole list.

2464
03:13:34,760 --> 03:13:34,980
Yeah.

2465
03:13:34,980 --> 03:13:36,140
It's a little different.

2466
03:13:44,660 --> 03:13:46,400
Is everyone like it?

2467
03:13:55,640 --> 03:13:59,340
Madam President, if you'd like, I could give you the top nine names.

2468
03:13:59,760 --> 03:14:01,000
Would that help or no?

2469
03:14:01,380 --> 03:14:02,660
Would you have figured it

2470
03:14:05,190 --> 03:14:05,350
out?

2471
03:14:05,550 --> 03:14:06,470
Go ahead, Mr. Quarry.

2472
03:14:08,150 --> 03:14:11,770
Top nine names are Alan Binnerable, Jeffrey Robinson,

2473
03:14:12,370 --> 03:14:16,470
Camille Collins, Bernard Parker, Gregory Hicks,

2474
03:14:18,230 --> 03:14:23,270
Marries Weeks, Janice Hazel, Sydney, Calaway, and Anita Bale.

2475
03:14:32,940 --> 03:14:37,460
All right, so that is the, the nominations have been made.

2476
03:14:37,900 --> 03:14:41,340
And the resolution cannot be moved for approval with those names.

2477
03:14:41,400 --> 03:14:42,100
Thank you, colleagues.

2478
03:14:42,220 --> 03:14:44,180
Thank you to everyone who went through this process.

2479
03:14:44,600 --> 03:14:48,740
And excited to see the reparations task force.

2480
03:14:48,740 --> 03:14:50,840
I'll remember

2481
03:14:53,910 --> 03:14:57,130
Johnson, a resolution line of 16.11.

2482
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:18,380
16.11. All right, member Johnson. Thank you, Madam President, move for approval. Based on the names indicated by Mr. Clerk. All right. Motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections. Hearing none. The resolution is approved.

2483
03:15:21,510 --> 03:15:28,350
So Mo, waiver has been requested hearing no objections that action will be taken under resolutions.

2484
03:15:29,050 --> 03:15:34,870
Councilmember Johnson, three resolutions, line of 16.12 to 16.14.

2485
03:15:35,310 --> 03:15:38,250
Councilmember Johnson, thank you, Madam President, move for approval.

2486
03:15:39,110 --> 03:15:42,770
Motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?

2487
03:15:44,020 --> 03:15:54,900
Hearing none, the three resolutions will be approved, Madam President. Yes. I'd like to request a waiver online item 16.12 through 16.14.

2488
03:15:55,840 --> 03:16:01,560
All right. A waiver has been requested and these are just appointments to the historic district commission.

2489
03:16:02,340 --> 03:16:03,280
Any objections.

2490
03:16:05,680 --> 03:16:08,040
Hearing none that motion is approved.

2491
03:16:08,040 --> 03:16:13,320
for the planning and economic development standing committee from the mayor's office.

2492
03:16:13,620 --> 03:16:17,160
Council President Pro Tate, a resolution line out of 17 point.

2493
03:16:18,120 --> 03:16:19,200
President Pro Tante.

2494
03:16:20,700 --> 03:16:24,120
My president move approval line out of 17.1 please.

2495
03:16:24,260 --> 03:16:26,180
Motion has been made.

2496
03:16:26,720 --> 03:16:27,540
Any objections.

2497
03:16:29,920 --> 03:16:30,300
Discussion.

2498
03:16:31,600 --> 03:16:32,360
Discussion.

2499
03:16:32,360 --> 03:16:41,660
Yes, members, Santiago and you're welcome. Thank you, Madam President. I do see that there is a.

2500
03:16:44,000 --> 03:16:52,820
The properties are being deemed necessary to promote health safety and welfare to the public. I would just like to brief explanation as to how so.

2501
03:16:55,610 --> 03:16:59,810
This is for the Detroit regional convention facility authorization.

2502
03:17:00,450 --> 03:17:03,530
All right, Mr. Washington, if you can please come on.

2503
03:17:08,160 --> 03:17:12,340
Yes, Madam Chair, we have Luke Paulson, Bruce Goldman.

2504
03:17:14,600 --> 03:17:15,240
All right,

2505
03:17:18,600 --> 03:17:19,480
we will move him over.

2506
03:17:39,230 --> 03:17:41,810
Good afternoon, Council President and Honourable Council, may I be heard?

2507
03:17:42,290 --> 03:17:43,750
Yes, you can. Wonderful.

2508
03:17:45,350 --> 03:17:47,730
I think the invitation speak. I did hear the question.

2509
03:17:47,890 --> 03:17:50,050
Unfortunately, I think I need to defer to the law department,

2510
03:17:50,490 --> 03:17:52,910
because I have to believe that as language from the resolution,

2511
03:17:52,910 --> 03:17:55,810
and the law department included in order to affect

2512
03:17:55,810 --> 03:17:56,930
the property donations.

2513
03:17:57,650 --> 03:17:59,950
So this body could be briefly patient

2514
03:17:59,950 --> 03:18:02,170
as Mr. Goldman is promoted.

2515
03:18:02,170 --> 03:18:04,110
I'd be grateful for its grace.

2516
03:18:14,200 --> 03:18:15,980
Pairs, do we see Mr. Calminon?

2517
03:18:19,360 --> 03:18:22,760
Madam President, he was on and I tried to promote him,

2518
03:18:22,860 --> 03:18:24,480
but I do not see him any longer.

2519
03:18:31,080 --> 03:18:31,360
All right.

2520
03:18:32,080 --> 03:18:35,680
So what we can do, as he is logging on,

2521
03:18:36,060 --> 03:18:38,000
Council member, do you want to maybe just postpone this?

2522
03:18:38,180 --> 03:18:39,860
So are bringing this toward the end of the agenda?

2523
03:18:39,860 --> 03:18:46,780
If we can move forward with that, it's fine. You sure? Yes, I've got an information. Thank you. Okay. All right.

2524
03:18:47,200 --> 03:18:48,860
Madam President, he, he is on now.

2525
03:18:50,320 --> 03:18:50,720
Okay.

2526
03:18:54,090 --> 03:18:56,810
Remember, Council member, did you still want to hear from Mr. Baldwin?

2527
03:18:59,680 --> 03:19:02,560
If he would in mind explaining to us into the public.

2528
03:19:04,480 --> 03:19:07,540
Why this is necessary to promote the health and safety and welfare of the public.

2529
03:19:07,820 --> 03:19:09,600
Mr. Goldman, good afternoon.

2530
03:19:09,600 --> 03:19:11,600
I'm going to

2531
03:19:15,640 --> 03:19:18,940
start with having some difficulty with the log on soon.

2532
03:19:20,080 --> 03:19:25,420
So this is for the expansion of the invention facility.

2533
03:19:27,200 --> 03:19:32,500
The environmental analysis was done and it was determined that no effect on the city's liability

2534
03:19:32,500 --> 03:19:40,620
and the language from the city code addressing the waiver of costs and other components of that analysis

2535
03:19:40,620 --> 03:19:48,210
a required refining of public necessity and for the public good.

2536
03:19:50,120 --> 03:19:51,980
All right. Thank you so much, Mr. Goldman.

2537
03:19:53,280 --> 03:19:55,540
All right. Isn't the additional questions for this line item?

2538
03:19:57,260 --> 03:19:59,820
All right. Hearing none. Thank you, Mr. Goldman, for your time.

2539
03:20:00,160 --> 03:20:05,300
Motion has been made to approve 17.1. Are there any objections?

2540
03:20:07,360 --> 03:20:15,000
Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved on the City Planning Commission.

2541
03:20:15,000 --> 03:20:17,500
Thank you, Mr. Colby.

2542
03:20:18,180 --> 03:20:19,120
I'm going to say plenty of commission.

2543
03:20:19,840 --> 03:20:21,740
Council President Pilthum Tate, a resolution.

2544
03:20:22,000 --> 03:20:23,040
A lot of them 17.2.

2545
03:20:24,440 --> 03:20:25,740
President Pilthum Tate.

2546
03:20:25,940 --> 03:20:27,480
I'm going to present and move approval line.

2547
03:20:27,740 --> 03:20:29,460
Item 17.2, please.

2548
03:20:30,120 --> 03:20:32,140
All right. Motion has been made for approval.

2549
03:20:32,160 --> 03:20:33,320
And this is for our.

2550
03:20:33,860 --> 03:20:36,820
2023 2024 community development.

2551
03:20:36,920 --> 03:20:40,080
Black grant neighborhood opportunity fund program.

2552
03:20:40,260 --> 03:20:42,640
Schedule and hearings would start tomorrow.

2553
03:20:43,660 --> 03:20:44,240
Any.

2554
03:20:45,220 --> 03:20:45,640
discussion.

2555
03:20:47,260 --> 03:20:48,420
All right, hearing no discussion.

2556
03:20:48,600 --> 03:20:51,440
A motion has been made for approval for our schedule.

2557
03:20:52,800 --> 03:20:54,620
Mr. Todd, I do see you have joined us.

2558
03:20:54,620 --> 03:20:56,480
Did you have anything you would like to add?

2559
03:21:02,680 --> 03:21:04,160
All right, looks like he is frozen.

2560
03:21:04,500 --> 03:21:05,880
And colleagues, this is just the schedule.

2561
03:21:05,980 --> 03:21:08,120
I think there was a date change on Friday.

2562
03:21:10,000 --> 03:21:11,420
Okay, thank you.

2563
03:21:11,640 --> 03:21:13,360
All right, hearing no further discussion.

2564
03:21:14,060 --> 03:21:15,520
Motion has been made for approval.

2565
03:21:15,560 --> 03:21:16,620
Are there any objections?

2566
03:21:17,700 --> 03:21:25,000
Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved from the housing and revitalization department.

2567
03:21:25,340 --> 03:21:29,820
Council President Proton Tate, a resolution 917.3.

2568
03:21:29,820 --> 03:21:31,380
President Proton Tate.

2569
03:21:31,540 --> 03:21:35,580
President move approval of line item 17.3, please.

2570
03:21:35,900 --> 03:21:39,520
Motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?

2571
03:21:40,920 --> 03:21:49,440
Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved from the Planning and Development Department.

2572
03:21:49,660 --> 03:21:54,320
Council President Pro Temtate, a resolution, line item 17.4.

2573
03:21:54,820 --> 03:21:55,900
President Pro Temtate.

2574
03:21:56,520 --> 03:21:59,480
President, move approval of line item 17.4,

2575
03:21:59,480 --> 03:22:03,240
noting that the recommendation from the committee was to deny.

2576
03:22:03,900 --> 03:22:04,280
Right.

2577
03:22:04,620 --> 03:22:05,960
I move for a discussion.

2578
03:22:07,140 --> 03:22:11,000
I'm assuming that members would like to speak on this line item.

2579
03:22:11,920 --> 03:22:15,440
I think we've been joined by the law department, Mr. Maroon is here.

2580
03:22:15,800 --> 03:22:21,240
And so before we turn it over to the law department council member, did you have any remarks?

2581
03:22:21,420 --> 03:22:21,820
Go right ahead.

2582
03:22:22,000 --> 03:22:22,380
Yes, thank you.

2583
03:22:22,420 --> 03:22:23,620
Thank you so much Madam President.

2584
03:22:24,180 --> 03:22:27,320
And sorry to our PD committee members who have already heard the statement,

2585
03:22:27,540 --> 03:22:29,960
but I did want to share our efforts regarding the discussion.

2586
03:22:30,000 --> 03:22:30,200
The House of Patience, sorry and please comment, please vote for this meeting.

2587
03:22:30,200 --> 03:22:32,200
In principle, we don't have to accept the plan to transfer residents who live in Hopper,

2588
03:22:32,340 --> 03:22:36,040
for not directly next to Riverside Park and the Ambassador Bridge, hab been meeting with a

2589
03:22:36,040 --> 03:22:40,080
Detroit international bridge companies in September of last year, regarding the 35.

2590
03:22:40,540 --> 03:22:41,000
West Jefferson.

2591
03:22:41,460 --> 03:22:42,840
Her conversations had been promising.

2592
03:22:44,520 --> 03:22:45,560
They are mutually agreeable.

2593
03:22:45,880 --> 03:22:49,240
My president says to preserve one of the Detroit's oldest neighborhoods and protects fam.

2594
03:22:49,560 --> 03:22:51,360
The holiday home has to be reached.

2595
03:22:51,920 --> 03:22:55,540
In my office and I have been a part of these conversations to amplify frontline residents

2596
03:22:55,540 --> 03:22:59,760
concerns and to help work towards an agreement that would address the concerns of community

2597
03:22:59,760 --> 03:23:04,040
and their feelings that their neighborhood is being taken over and that their feelings regarding

2598
03:23:04,040 --> 03:23:08,900
their health and safety are in afterthoughts. Residents in the immediate community do not yet

2599
03:23:08,900 --> 03:23:14,180
feel an agreement has been reached that provides sufficient assurance to prevent land use changes

2600
03:23:14,180 --> 03:23:19,360
that would adversely impact their health and the fabric of the neighborhood. Further in alarming,

2601
03:23:19,680 --> 03:23:24,380
residents know that DIPC has plans to apply are more properties, displacing residents and

2602
03:23:24,380 --> 03:23:26,360
and desired to close the ancestry between

2603
03:23:26,360 --> 03:23:27,700
Lafayette and Ford streets.

2604
03:23:28,320 --> 03:23:30,380
The fact is that the DIPC has told residents

2605
03:23:30,380 --> 03:23:32,740
that they're likely to expand their customs plaza.

2606
03:23:33,280 --> 03:23:35,080
And the discussed LEA is stated to be

2607
03:23:35,080 --> 03:23:36,700
for a future second spans.

2608
03:23:37,180 --> 03:23:39,360
Therefore, for the final landswap to proceed,

2609
03:23:39,460 --> 03:23:41,140
the community is calling for an agreement

2610
03:23:41,140 --> 03:23:43,840
that includes one DIPC transfers

2611
03:23:43,840 --> 03:23:46,720
as properties on the ancestry to a community land trust.

2612
03:23:47,180 --> 03:23:49,820
Two, that DIPC transfers a handful of properties

2613
03:23:49,820 --> 03:23:51,940
that it's in the interior of Hubbard Rashard

2614
03:23:51,940 --> 03:23:53,300
to a community land trust.

2615
03:23:53,300 --> 03:23:58,140
and three, against he that the DIDC will enter into its own community benefits agreements

2616
03:23:58,140 --> 03:24:03,760
if and when there's a second span to be built. This is not whether or not I supports or

2617
03:24:03,760 --> 03:24:09,680
anyone supports Riverside Park. We all do. I love Riverside Park. I go there often and I was a

2618
03:24:09,680 --> 03:24:15,080
part of the advisory community advisory committee. But before we complete this deal of finalize our

2619
03:24:15,080 --> 03:24:19,320
world class park, we need to ensure a hoverboard shared residents have the world class protections.

2620
03:24:19,320 --> 03:24:24,480
This isn't about a park. By the way, if you were to go there right now, you could enjoy in all its

2621
03:24:24,480 --> 03:24:28,040
scoring whenever someone calls in to say we need to complete the park, but the really

2622
03:24:28,040 --> 03:24:30,020
things we need to complete a parking lot.

2623
03:24:30,300 --> 03:24:34,000
Yes, let's finish a park. Let's use the resources readily available to us.

2624
03:24:34,200 --> 03:24:37,280
And it's built something beautiful for Detroit, because we deserve nice things.

2625
03:24:37,520 --> 03:24:40,120
But we also deserve to live in healthy and thriving communities.

2626
03:24:40,560 --> 03:24:44,140
That ones that are bombarded by truck traffic, pollution, noise, and other

2627
03:24:44,140 --> 03:24:54,000
That's adverse effects to our residents in the impacted area that are that have been dealing with this and will continue to endure this if we do not settle on protections with the D.I. B.C.

2628
03:24:54,600 --> 03:25:05,880
We have a lot of investment coming to this area of the city. There is the rebirth of central station. There are hotels. There are apartments. There are residents being develops near restaurants being develops near the river.

2629
03:25:05,880 --> 03:25:12,840
We all want green spaces. These spaces should be safe, clean, and and help the environments. We all support Riverside Park.

2630
03:25:13,440 --> 03:25:23,800
But those that are calling in support of the park are failing to mention the current negative environmental impacts caused by the amounts of truck traffic that we received due to the ambassador bridge.

2631
03:25:24,300 --> 03:25:33,060
I have shared with my colleagues images of the current pollution due to bridge diesel fumes of the more than 10,000 trucks in the neighborhood.

2632
03:25:33,060 --> 03:25:38,000
I also want to note that the city needs to pass a truck route ordinance and a future

2633
03:25:38,000 --> 03:25:41,180
of just ordering to support the safety and residents of our city.

2634
03:25:41,720 --> 03:25:45,700
This is not just about the health and well-being of my residents and hubbiver Shardin's office

2635
03:25:45,700 --> 03:25:46,120
Detroit.

2636
03:25:46,740 --> 03:25:51,420
This is about the health and safety of all residents who visit the river across the city,

2637
03:25:51,780 --> 03:25:56,620
yes, including districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

2638
03:25:56,820 --> 03:26:00,900
This is about protecting visitors who come to our river and parks from across the states and across

2639
03:26:00,900 --> 03:26:01,560
the country.

2640
03:26:01,560 --> 03:26:11,140
There is a petition where we have almost 800 residents from across the city with cities of codes urging us to know unless we finalize an agreement with the IBC.

2641
03:26:11,920 --> 03:26:21,400
I wanted to be able to say today that we are close to completing a private community agreements, but unfortunately I believe we need more time and a more will in order to do so.

2642
03:26:21,400 --> 03:26:26,880
I am respectfully asking my colleagues to know on this land deal unless the IBC is willing to complete

2643
03:26:26,880 --> 03:26:33,520
our process that will yield the community agreements. The 2015 LEA is valid for 25 years,

2644
03:26:33,780 --> 03:26:37,700
meaning that the DIPC can continue to come to council to ask us to vote on this land swap

2645
03:26:37,700 --> 03:26:44,560
again, which I want to do, but only if we allow residents more time to negotiate in agreement with them

2646
03:26:44,560 --> 03:26:50,940
that's under their lives and well-being. How we vote on this matter will directly impact the circumstances

2647
03:26:50,940 --> 03:26:53,200
is in quality of life of my residents and everyone

2648
03:26:53,200 --> 03:26:54,520
who visits Riverside Park.

2649
03:26:55,040 --> 03:26:56,700
I am not here to fight a park.

2650
03:26:57,040 --> 03:26:58,900
I'm here to fight for the health and rights

2651
03:26:58,900 --> 03:27:01,420
to breathe clean air of every single person

2652
03:27:01,420 --> 03:27:03,320
that loves the traits who lives here

2653
03:27:03,320 --> 03:27:04,780
and who visits our beautiful city.

2654
03:27:05,120 --> 03:27:05,780
Thank you, Madam President.

2655
03:27:06,500 --> 03:27:07,560
Great, thank you, Member Council,

2656
03:27:07,600 --> 03:27:08,980
and Rosantiago, and Merrill.

2657
03:27:10,180 --> 03:27:12,100
So individuals who are here with us that will

2658
03:27:12,100 --> 03:27:15,540
like to come up as we start this discussion,

2659
03:27:15,800 --> 03:27:17,980
Mr. Maroon, not sure if you would like to come up at this time

2660
03:27:17,980 --> 03:27:18,980
to address the council.

2661
03:27:21,200 --> 03:27:25,360
And I think someone from the law department probably should be on as well.

2662
03:27:27,970 --> 03:27:29,950
And I'm Mr. Brad Dick, I do see you as well.

2663
03:27:30,070 --> 03:27:32,170
If you can just hold on for one second, please.

2664
03:27:35,800 --> 03:27:37,460
Just press the button at the on the actual microphone.

2665
03:27:38,460 --> 03:27:39,040
Good afternoon.

2666
03:27:39,260 --> 03:27:42,680
I am Crystal Park and some deputy director of the General Services Department.

2667
03:27:43,100 --> 03:27:51,180
And I'm just here to just talk a little bit background about the agreement between the city of Detroit and the the

2668
03:27:51,180 --> 03:28:05,720
The, in 2015, as we know, the City Council agreed for the exchange of roughly about 3.7, a 3.78 acres of land for about 4.71 acres of land.

2669
03:28:05,720 --> 03:28:11,200
And in exchange, we receive time-reality that's off the water.

2670
03:28:12,180 --> 03:28:18,700
Now, a lot of amenities have been added to this location because of the mariles keeping up

2671
03:28:18,700 --> 03:28:23,040
their part of the agreement, which is like the basketball courts, the soccer field, the rest

2672
03:28:23,040 --> 03:28:23,700
from facilities.

2673
03:28:24,380 --> 03:28:32,040
The completion does not only include the park and lot, but it also includes the boat launch,

2674
03:28:32,040 --> 03:28:45,080
a fisherman's war, including in the parking lot, but also bird metals with a fishing area, and then there's going to be place gates with some aquatic amenities as well.

2675
03:28:45,500 --> 03:28:50,660
So that's the second phase for the completion of the agreement that was done in 2015.

2676
03:28:50,660 --> 03:28:52,440
Thank you.

2677
03:28:53,600 --> 03:28:56,240
And Mr. Marone, you can also come up as well.

2678
03:28:56,440 --> 03:29:00,200
And I just want to thank all of the community members that have come down.

2679
03:29:00,620 --> 03:29:03,760
Also, remember, Sanchi Ibramero, your work on one this.

2680
03:29:03,760 --> 03:29:08,640
I know our office has been in some of those conversations trying to bring everyone together.

2681
03:29:09,200 --> 03:29:11,040
And I think that, yes, member young.

2682
03:29:11,220 --> 03:29:11,700
I see you.

2683
03:29:11,800 --> 03:29:11,900
Yes.

2684
03:29:12,480 --> 03:29:12,880
Yes.

2685
03:29:14,460 --> 03:29:15,520
She can come back up.

2686
03:29:16,120 --> 03:29:17,620
As soon as I finish all the work.

2687
03:29:17,820 --> 03:29:17,840
Yes.

2688
03:29:17,840 --> 03:29:18,860
Then you can have the floor.

2689
03:29:19,720 --> 03:29:34,720
Thank you. Thank you. I just wanted to personally thank the work that has been put into this today by our council member. Also, I know the bridge company has come to the table to try to negotiate some type of community benefits for the community.

2690
03:29:34,720 --> 03:29:53,740
I just want to state where I am that I am torn on the fact that we do have some legal obligations, obligations in this particular agreement that is before us, but I will say that I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement, because I've been in some of these negotiations with the bridge company in the community.

2691
03:29:53,740 --> 03:29:59,980
So I would like you to make your statement. If you can share some of the agreements that you all have reached it.

2692
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:10,520
Day, some progress that may have been made, and maybe some of the things that are also outstanding as well. As you make your comments and then we're young, we'll come back to the previous speaker.

2693
03:30:11,040 --> 03:30:22,280
Thank you. Matt Marine, council members, council president, thank you for the opportunity to request that you vote to complete the agreement on Riverside Park.

2694
03:30:24,680 --> 03:30:29,800
I, too, would like to see Riverside Park become world class.

2695
03:30:30,500 --> 03:30:34,040
It certainly sits right next to a world class bridge.

2696
03:30:34,260 --> 03:30:36,520
I think the two should go together quite nicely.

2697
03:30:38,970 --> 03:30:43,930
I need to bring up the history for a minute on Riverside Park in the agreement.

2698
03:30:46,210 --> 03:30:51,970
My company, my family, we were not getting along with the city very well at all.

2699
03:30:52,890 --> 03:30:54,210
There was lots of acrimony.

2700
03:30:54,210 --> 03:31:00,090
there was hard feelings. It was 2014, early 2015.

2701
03:31:02,610 --> 03:31:05,870
No cooperation, either way.

2702
03:31:08,000 --> 03:31:14,240
And an opportunity came up to deal with Riverside Park and otherwise dead park in the city.

2703
03:31:16,570 --> 03:31:21,290
And an opportunity for us to acquire three acres under the shadow of the bridge.

2704
03:31:23,770 --> 03:31:32,710
many things happened. I met with the mayor's office. I met with city counselors. We had a number of public meetings.

2705
03:31:34,210 --> 03:31:38,230
Many folks attended those public meetings and it wasn't always fun.

2706
03:31:40,090 --> 03:31:41,450
But we crafted an agreement.

2707
03:31:43,030 --> 03:31:51,430
An agreement that talked about all the items that me and my company had to do and had to do first.

2708
03:31:52,790 --> 03:31:57,430
As a business man, that was against all the training that I'd ever received.

2709
03:31:59,480 --> 03:32:06,040
But if you're going to break the cycle and develop a good relationship or start to develop

2710
03:32:06,040 --> 03:32:14,270
a good relationship, instead of one that was filled with anger and hostility, somebody's

2711
03:32:14,270 --> 03:32:15,510
got to step out.

2712
03:32:16,030 --> 03:32:19,230
So I decided to take the risk and do that.

2713
03:32:19,230 --> 03:32:24,210
And I went first, and City Council passed the agreement,

2714
03:32:26,250 --> 03:32:27,510
and I started work.

2715
03:32:29,030 --> 03:32:33,630
We conveyed, immediately, we conveyed five acres of riverfront property to the city.

2716
03:32:34,310 --> 03:32:40,290
We removed a tenant that was paying those good rent in a warehouse along a waterfront.

2717
03:32:40,830 --> 03:32:49,210
We demolished the warehouse. We transferred three million dollars to the city for the

2718
03:32:51,160 --> 03:33:01,840
We put 1,000 windows in the train station to the tune of $4 point something million dollars.

2719
03:33:06,090 --> 03:33:11,470
Selfishly that turned out good for me, sold the depot to Ford Motor Company.

2720
03:33:12,450 --> 03:33:15,450
I think it turned out very well for the city too.

2721
03:33:16,550 --> 03:33:19,390
Fantastic for Ford. What a gem.

2722
03:33:21,630 --> 03:33:34,470
No one has any argument that me and my company haven't lived up to every item in the agreement.

2723
03:33:35,350 --> 03:33:36,690
We have honored our commitment.

2724
03:33:40,060 --> 03:33:45,360
What I'm asking you today to do is to honor the city side of the agreement.

2725
03:33:46,100 --> 03:33:47,180
I've done my part.

2726
03:33:48,720 --> 03:34:02,840
Now, I realize that there are other matters, and there are always be other matters in the city that my companies or the bridge company is involved with that have nothing to do with Riverside Park.

2727
03:34:04,840 --> 03:34:18,700
And I pledge to you that there are good positive outcomes to be had in those other matters, whether it's Hubbard Rashard or 14th Street or some development in an east side district.

2728
03:34:18,700 --> 03:34:22,320
I pledge to you that I will work with you on those things.

2729
03:34:25,010 --> 03:34:35,490
But I made a mistake in allowing Riverside Park agreement to be held up in exchange for talks on another agreement.

2730
03:34:37,210 --> 03:34:48,150
And I think that the question that needs to be asked is why would I enter into a new agreement until this agreement is honored?

2731
03:34:49,290 --> 03:34:51,990
I've been to a number of city council meetings.

2732
03:34:53,090 --> 03:34:56,590
And I know if the shoe was on the other foot,

2733
03:34:57,230 --> 03:35:00,090
and I was coming to you with a new proposal.

2734
03:35:01,970 --> 03:35:05,810
One of the very first questions that someone on council would ask

2735
03:35:05,810 --> 03:35:10,190
is has this developer completed all of the agreements

2736
03:35:10,190 --> 03:35:14,450
and all of the stipulations that they've already agreed to,

2737
03:35:14,450 --> 03:35:19,630
because if they haven't done that, we're not going to take up a new agreement with them.

2738
03:35:21,330 --> 03:35:30,970
I know that's the fact I've heard it countless times. So yes, I'm happy to engage in talking

2739
03:35:30,970 --> 03:35:36,650
about other agreements. I'm happy to do that. And I think there's some very positive outcomes

2740
03:35:36,650 --> 03:35:44,950
that can be reached. But I don't want to engage in talks of another agreement, while this one

2741
03:35:45,370 --> 03:35:52,630
is still outstanding in being held hostage. I need this agreement to be completed. The city needs

2742
03:35:52,630 --> 03:36:00,530
it to be completed. And yes, then we can get on with something else. But to threaten this agreement

2743
03:36:01,450 --> 03:36:13,670
directly or directly. And the city is obligation to make good on it. In hopes that I agree to something else or I get leveraged into something else is not proper.

2744
03:36:15,690 --> 03:36:21,290
And I believe there's so many good things that have already happened with the Riverside Park Agreement.

2745
03:36:22,250 --> 03:36:29,850
Park is not a dead park. It's a beautiful park. The $2 million would only do even more for it.

2746
03:36:29,850 --> 03:36:35,190
And I can build on that relationship with the city

2747
03:36:35,190 --> 03:36:39,190
that's not filled with acrimony and hard feelings.

2748
03:36:39,630 --> 03:36:41,910
We've accomplished some very good things together.

2749
03:36:43,450 --> 03:36:47,270
But I look forward to working on things

2750
03:36:47,270 --> 03:36:52,110
with whether it's Hubbard or Shard community or anything else.

2751
03:36:55,060 --> 03:36:56,860
But I need this agreement done first.

2752
03:36:59,540 --> 03:37:00,060
Thank you.

2753
03:37:00,800 --> 03:37:01,700
Thank you.

2754
03:37:02,680 --> 03:37:06,100
We can open it now for questions from our colleagues.

2755
03:37:06,520 --> 03:37:08,980
Members, not to have a referral followed by council member, yeah.

2756
03:37:09,340 --> 03:37:14,000
Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Unfortunately, it's not enough to just want to

2757
03:37:14,980 --> 03:37:17,860
say we're going to be able to pass this today and work towards an agreement.

2758
03:37:18,740 --> 03:37:26,960
There are still a number of things that the company is doing that is not favorable for community

2759
03:37:26,960 --> 03:37:29,980
members. One of those being illegal operations on parcels that are

2760
03:37:30,000 --> 03:37:43,620
Zone presidential or mixed use. There has been, I have been told that the, that the ambassador

2761
03:37:43,620 --> 03:37:49,340
ports court, which is operated by the moon still owe over a million dollars and unpaid bills

2762
03:37:49,340 --> 03:37:54,560
and drainage fees. So I understand that you may have done what you had to do for this agreement

2763
03:37:54,560 --> 03:37:59,040
that was made with the mayor, not with community, but with the administration, that you've

2764
03:37:59,040 --> 03:38:04,620
your due diligence on that ends but there is still a history and there are still many things that

2765
03:38:04,620 --> 03:38:09,520
continue to negatively impact residents where it's hard to believe your word to be able to move

2766
03:38:09,520 --> 03:38:14,880
this forward without an agreement and I'm sorry to hold as you say this hostage but is the only

2767
03:38:14,880 --> 03:38:19,920
leverage that we have given that this landfill is literally written for a second bridge another

2768
03:38:19,920 --> 03:38:26,360
span and when your company has told us you are looking to displace residents block bust and

2769
03:38:27,020 --> 03:38:47,260
So I understand that I'm working off of what I know to be true, the history of the company, the current status of how you manage to do business in the district and across the city and it being very hard to believe that if we were to pass this today would actually be working with us in coming up with any kind of protections for residents.

2770
03:38:47,260 --> 03:38:56,180
This isn't, unfortunately, something that we can take your word by, this is a process that I'm trying to follow to ensure protections for residents.

2771
03:38:56,920 --> 03:39:07,260
And are you saying then that moving today, you are not willing to continue to meet with residents for us to finalize in the agreement, you're hoping that council just built this up or down today.

2772
03:39:09,670 --> 03:39:10,530
Through the chair.

2773
03:39:10,570 --> 03:39:11,210
Through the chair.

2774
03:39:11,870 --> 03:39:13,530
council presidents to you.

2775
03:39:13,530 --> 03:39:13,990
Good afternoon.

2776
03:39:14,330 --> 03:39:15,350
Yes, Mr. Moron.

2777
03:39:15,590 --> 03:39:16,210
All right.

2778
03:39:17,690 --> 03:39:19,090
Always willing to talk.

2779
03:39:20,270 --> 03:39:25,910
But why would I enter into another agreement before this one is lived up to?

2780
03:39:26,290 --> 03:39:27,450
You wouldn't.

2781
03:39:28,910 --> 03:39:29,910
Thank you.

2782
03:39:30,310 --> 03:39:32,510
Member Young followed by Member Johnson.

2783
03:39:34,170 --> 03:39:35,930
We'd draw the one from this part.

2784
03:39:37,150 --> 03:39:38,550
Should we still come back up to you?

2785
03:39:38,550 --> 03:39:50,150
It's not, I appreciate it. Thank you for your testimony, Mr. Mayor. I just, first of all, let me say this. This is not the way I would come to this.

2786
03:39:52,330 --> 03:40:01,470
I personally think that if this is something that, when I was in somebody's needy, I was somebody's community wanting.

2787
03:40:02,170 --> 03:40:08,250
I think if there's something that shouldn't go straight up front in the deal, now I was there, I just can't want to tell us all that will happen.

2788
03:40:09,350 --> 03:40:11,610
From my understanding, you could correct me if I'm wrong.

2789
03:40:11,950 --> 03:40:15,410
You said yourself there was conversations previously.

2790
03:40:15,790 --> 03:40:18,470
I think there were some things that you did agree to.

2791
03:40:19,610 --> 03:40:21,890
I personally think because I'm okay.

2792
03:40:22,370 --> 03:40:31,190
The way I operate is if everybody can go home with a win, let's go home with a win.

2793
03:40:31,190 --> 03:40:59,190
And so I think there's an opportunity here for us to be able to at least at least put forth what we agree on, because from what my understanding was we were 66% of the way there, because you're not going to get everything like that's not how it works I agree with it, but I think that if we could at least go home with the community got some of what they wanted, we can make this a better day and what everybody could go home solving.

2794
03:40:59,190 --> 03:41:03,010
Is that something that you would be open to at all?

2795
03:41:03,610 --> 03:41:05,430
Councillor, I'm very open to it.

2796
03:41:06,510 --> 03:41:08,890
That's part of the right, and I go now.

2797
03:41:09,190 --> 03:41:15,830
And I can't, I can't present to you better evidence than the fact that in the Riverside Park Deal,

2798
03:41:16,550 --> 03:41:18,130
I did everything first.

2799
03:41:19,950 --> 03:41:28,550
So any hesitancy that I won't be interested in listening or making a deal with

2800
03:41:28,550 --> 03:41:31,050
covered or shard or some other matter.

2801
03:41:33,920 --> 03:41:37,460
Look at the evidence. Before the city did anything,

2802
03:41:37,980 --> 03:41:43,780
I transferred $3 million before the city did anything. I put in 1,000 windows in the depot.

2803
03:41:44,440 --> 03:41:49,100
Before the city did anything, I kicked out a tenant and tore down the warehouse.

2804
03:41:50,100 --> 03:41:56,500
I've done all these things first, so now you ask me if I won't, if I won't and good faith,

2805
03:41:56,500 --> 03:42:02,920
work on something after this deal is done. I will. I promise. I promise and I've got a good

2806
03:42:02,920 --> 03:42:10,920
track record now. But before I enter into a new agreement, I have to request that the city finish

2807
03:42:10,920 --> 03:42:18,120
it's part on the agreement that I already have. Because of my part. But I don't understand what you're saying

2808
03:42:18,660 --> 03:42:23,700
and I get that we're asking more than one individual group. And like you, I don't like with people

2809
03:42:23,700 --> 03:42:27,240
change to deal with the closing date. I can only surprise that like or on my

2810
03:42:27,240 --> 03:42:34,960
birthday. I get that. Good. But I just think it would be a mistake in my

2811
03:42:35,520 --> 03:42:42,120
mind if we didn't do everything we could at least need people have. Now again, I

2812
03:42:42,120 --> 03:42:44,480
do not understand what you're coming from. I understand you're coming from. I

2813
03:42:44,480 --> 03:42:47,700
understand this unfairly. I'm not saying this is fair to you at all. I get that.

2814
03:42:47,800 --> 03:42:51,280
You make a legitimate point. You've done everything that you were doing under the

2815
03:42:51,280 --> 03:42:56,640
Green. I understand this could happen before you got to this point. I'll just say it again.

2816
03:42:57,280 --> 03:43:03,220
Just from a perspective of it, she seems. There was two thirds of the way there. To me,

2817
03:43:03,500 --> 03:43:08,540
I went two thirds of stuff is better than the 100% or not. And let me say this. The reason why I

2818
03:43:08,540 --> 03:43:16,120
support this is because, why? The reason why I grew aside part, despite the people living the part,

2819
03:43:16,120 --> 03:43:21,120
is such a great attraction because the parking used to be a great attraction was

2820
03:43:21,120 --> 03:43:26,300
the lot. And what happened with when the state started managing managing the lot was

2821
03:43:26,300 --> 03:43:32,080
a crackdown by Michigan State police. And so a lot of people who were going to that park

2822
03:43:32,080 --> 03:43:37,680
and looking for refuge got arrested and got harassed. And so to avoid that, now they go to

2823
03:43:37,680 --> 03:43:43,920
Riverside Park and other local parks because of that. So this is the last refuge for a lot of people.

2824
03:43:43,920 --> 03:43:50,360
And this is one of the few things that we all as Detroiters and Mishganders and American do together.

2825
03:43:51,880 --> 03:43:55,720
And so I understand this negotiation, I understand this is different deal.

2826
03:43:55,900 --> 03:43:59,700
I just personally think that it's very rare we have opportunity,

2827
03:44:00,360 --> 03:44:04,240
but especially in politics when everybody can go home with someone.

2828
03:44:05,040 --> 03:44:07,960
And so I would just, I would just, I would just ignore.

2829
03:44:08,080 --> 03:44:10,880
I'm not saying you have to do it, I would just ignore it.

2830
03:44:10,880 --> 03:44:18,020
I'm all begging could at least reconsider and at least do a two thirds of the way before we go before we vote

2831
03:44:18,020 --> 03:44:20,180
and I'm done. Thank you, Member Young.

2832
03:44:20,260 --> 03:44:24,300
Councillor, you got me. I promise I will do it.

2833
03:44:24,600 --> 03:44:26,740
But if everybody goes home with something,

2834
03:44:27,500 --> 03:44:29,960
I'd like to go home with the first thing.

2835
03:44:30,160 --> 03:44:30,600
I got you.

2836
03:44:33,440 --> 03:44:35,160
Right? That's all.

2837
03:44:35,680 --> 03:44:37,400
Just to the Member Young's point,

2838
03:44:37,400 --> 03:44:42,720
And so there has been negotiations that have taken place, as relates to this agreement.

2839
03:44:43,320 --> 03:44:48,120
And I think it will be hopeful, maybe, to share, I mean, some compromises that have been made.

2840
03:44:48,120 --> 03:44:54,460
Some commitments that your company has made from my understanding, two out of the three proposals from the

2841
03:44:54,460 --> 03:44:56,060
Council member had been agreed upon.

2842
03:44:56,280 --> 03:44:59,980
If I'm not mistaken, one of which was you are willing to enter.

2843
03:45:02,620 --> 03:45:20,320
The second one was around down zoning some properties. And that there was just one outstanding issue that we have not been able to agree upon. And that is the transfer of properties around same industry, which were almost there. But we just can't get to that one part.

2844
03:45:20,320 --> 03:45:38,980
And so just to come in, you know, both of you, I mean, there has been some compromise on both ends, and I think so much to speak to some negotiations would have came out of that so that the public is aware that there has been some compromises in negotiations that have taken place today.

2845
03:45:38,980 --> 03:46:08,840
Council president, I stand corrected you're right, we have already agreed to some things. You're you're right even even without the completion of this agreement. So it first there was a concern that, well, what if you build a new bridge, well, we're not going to build a new bridge. Okay, but what if you do any ways? Well, we made an agreement already done on top of this agreement that says if we,

2846
03:46:08,980 --> 03:46:17,660
Before we do, there's a series of public meetings and community meetings that we'll have to deal with and deal with appropriately.

2847
03:46:18,160 --> 03:46:21,180
Before that could even take place, so that's already done.

2848
03:46:21,580 --> 03:46:31,140
And you're right, there's been other discussions where we've talked about where we've been asked to trade away some lots that we own.

2849
03:46:31,140 --> 03:46:33,080
in the Harvard research community.

2850
03:46:33,320 --> 03:46:34,880
And I think that's a possibility.

2851
03:46:35,960 --> 03:46:39,000
I think we're very close on that.

2852
03:46:39,400 --> 03:46:40,940
I think all those things are great,

2853
03:46:42,160 --> 03:46:45,820
but it's not proper to take the one thing

2854
03:46:45,820 --> 03:46:48,040
that remains out of the Riverside Park agreement,

2855
03:46:48,820 --> 03:46:51,660
the only thing that my company is supposed to get

2856
03:46:51,660 --> 03:46:53,880
and hold that up as leverage,

2857
03:46:54,960 --> 03:46:57,980
why can't we talk on even footing

2858
03:46:57,980 --> 03:47:04,700
about the next agreement after this one is done. Why is it necessary to hold up the first one?

2859
03:47:05,580 --> 03:47:10,820
Is leverage over those discussions? It's not proper. I don't want to use the word

2860
03:47:10,820 --> 03:47:16,840
legal or illegal around the lawyers, but it's not proper. I want to get this one done.

2861
03:47:17,200 --> 03:47:21,180
All right. Thank you. And before I know everyone probably has comments. I turned it over to council members.

2862
03:47:21,180 --> 03:47:50,240
But I just really quick wanted to hear from a corporation council again on, if we are to vote it down, and I just want to make sure I'm clear that if we are to vote it down today to require that they go back into negotiations that the court would then come back and say there was a breach of contract and order specific performance, which would mean that it would come back to us for a vote, but it would not say that we have to vote a certain way, right? We just have our obligations as council members to do our job.

2863
03:47:50,240 --> 03:47:53,520
So it would just be back before us again, for a vote.

2864
03:47:53,620 --> 03:47:55,820
Is that correct or if you can make my own process?

2865
03:47:55,980 --> 03:47:58,660
Council President Conrad Malik, Corporation Council,

2866
03:47:58,860 --> 03:48:00,040
I appreciate the opportunity.

2867
03:48:01,020 --> 03:48:04,260
This is an interesting moment.

2868
03:48:05,160 --> 03:48:10,120
The discussion that we have had regular is what would happen

2869
03:48:10,120 --> 03:48:13,020
if a judge orders specific performance.

2870
03:48:14,040 --> 03:48:15,780
Focus just on that.

2871
03:48:15,780 --> 03:48:18,960
What the judge would order is for this council

2872
03:48:18,960 --> 03:48:24,460
to place back on the agenda, the land exchange agreement for approval.

2873
03:48:25,160 --> 03:48:33,380
I doubt very seriously if the judge is going to order an outcome and take away the decision from the legislative body.

2874
03:48:34,320 --> 03:48:39,100
There is a different, however, set of circumstances that might arise.

2875
03:48:39,940 --> 03:48:46,140
Suppose, and I really really hesitate to bring this up, because I don't represent the bridge company.

2876
03:48:46,140 --> 03:48:48,160
They've got their own lawyers there.

2877
03:48:48,600 --> 03:48:51,780
But suppose the bridge company were on their different leadership.

2878
03:48:52,580 --> 03:48:55,100
Go into court and say, you're on a weak consider.

2879
03:48:55,400 --> 03:48:59,560
The moment that we're in, with the city to try to be in breach,

2880
03:49:00,480 --> 03:49:06,180
we believe that the city's consistent failure, consistent failure

2881
03:49:06,180 --> 03:49:10,660
to do that, which it is obligated to do based on the agreement

2882
03:49:10,660 --> 03:49:15,700
that it signed where every condition precedent has been met,

2883
03:49:16,260 --> 03:49:20,040
that the city is in breach, and rather you're honored,

2884
03:49:20,260 --> 03:49:23,600
then I'll speculate on the damages that we have suffered.

2885
03:49:24,740 --> 03:49:29,640
We want to, in fact, be returned to our original positions.

2886
03:49:30,420 --> 03:49:36,080
You're honored, we want restitution, and we want the return of that

2887
03:49:36,080 --> 03:49:38,000
which belongs to us.

2888
03:49:38,000 --> 03:49:40,920
Now, we're that to be the case.

2889
03:49:41,860 --> 03:49:45,480
I would present for the judge a very interesting opportunity.

2890
03:49:46,620 --> 03:49:51,080
One, the city would keep the 3.7 acres that has yet

2891
03:49:51,080 --> 03:49:53,540
to be transferred to the bridge company.

2892
03:49:54,460 --> 03:49:59,100
Two, the 4.7 one acres that the GSD,

2893
03:49:59,240 --> 03:50:01,400
Ms. Perkins made reference to.

2894
03:50:01,800 --> 03:50:04,100
The judge could order that be returned.

2895
03:50:04,100 --> 03:50:12,740
The interesting question that I've got and still don't know the answer to is what about the building that was torn down?

2896
03:50:13,200 --> 03:50:15,480
What about the tenants that were dismissed?

2897
03:50:16,080 --> 03:50:20,980
What about all the costs associated with making the land environmentally appropriate?

2898
03:50:21,600 --> 03:50:23,580
What about all of those costs?

2899
03:50:23,800 --> 03:50:29,840
In fact, how do you return the bridge company back to which original position?

2900
03:50:29,840 --> 03:50:52,220
And so on top of the question as to damages, on top of the question of restitution, then you have the judge then getting a list of all of the costs that the bridge company incurred and figuring out damages based on the statutes that exist in state of Michigan.

2901
03:50:52,220 --> 03:51:00,380
And something called the law of damages that is just a part and parcel of the restatement of contracts.

2902
03:51:01,020 --> 03:51:16,560
So this is an interesting moment. This is a moment where if a different decision by a different set of representatives from the bridge company was simply to say that the avenue chosen by the current leadership.

2903
03:51:17,560 --> 03:51:20,880
has not gotten us as far as we would like.

2904
03:51:21,440 --> 03:51:28,560
The city has shown regularly, regularly over the course of the last 14 months,

2905
03:51:29,080 --> 03:51:32,340
that it is not interested in completing this transaction,

2906
03:51:32,820 --> 03:51:36,760
and would argue to the judge that there is therefore been a breach

2907
03:51:36,760 --> 03:51:41,720
and recognizing the ineffectiveness of specific performance,

2908
03:51:41,720 --> 03:51:49,640
Then the bridge company, Mike Arke, that we simply would like to take our toys and go home.

2909
03:51:50,620 --> 03:51:54,560
Now, there, Madam President, I think you have a very, very different set of circumstances.

2910
03:51:55,340 --> 03:51:58,980
I think there, we have a very difficult position to defend.

2911
03:51:59,700 --> 03:52:11,700
And I think that the direct pathway out of all of these various hypotheticals is to recognize what has been said by Miss Perkins.

2912
03:52:11,700 --> 03:52:19,040
and to accept the fact that the bridge company has delivered on each one of the promises

2913
03:52:19,040 --> 03:52:26,200
that the land exchange agreement required. Every step that the agreement said should be taken

2914
03:52:26,200 --> 03:52:29,980
has been accomplished. We salute you, Troy.

2915
03:52:30,700 --> 03:52:39,280
Collectively, we are the ones who have failed to keep our word, seems to me that in order to not deal with

2916
03:52:39,980 --> 03:52:46,490
hypotheticals, there is a direct pathway forward. It does not require a speculation. You haven't

2917
03:52:46,490 --> 03:52:58,410
fund of you an opportunity in fact to close this transaction out, not in fact mix one opportunity

2918
03:52:58,410 --> 03:53:06,610
with another. And the idea that we would use this contract as leverage for one thing over

2919
03:53:06,610 --> 03:53:15,070
another, really. That is really not the way that you would expect a lot of partner to direct

2920
03:53:15,070 --> 03:53:18,690
that we do best less. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

2921
03:53:18,690 --> 03:53:21,610
Thank you, corporation council. I'm going to turn it over to members now starting with

2922
03:53:21,610 --> 03:53:27,810
member Durha, followed by a member Johnson was first. I'm sorry. I'm in a long day.

2923
03:53:27,990 --> 03:53:30,470
Member Johnson. Not intentional.

2924
03:53:34,490 --> 03:53:38,490
I have to have a question for Mr. Maroon. I appreciate

2925
03:53:38,490 --> 03:53:42,850
a corporation council's information. I'm not sure who you were just counselling.

2926
03:53:42,850 --> 03:54:12,650
But appreciate the information you provided. Mr. Maroon, so my ears perked up when you said something about something happening on the east side. And and would love to have conversations around that, but I am wondering because I was not pretty to what happened in 2015 because I was not here. So I'm trying to I think what happens is we do a disservice to ourselves.

2927
03:54:12,650 --> 03:54:19,610
by not bringing council members up to Steve who were not here to understand what transpired and where

2928
03:54:19,610 --> 03:54:20,470
we are today.

2929
03:54:22,770 --> 03:54:29,190
I'm pretty sure there was a plan that you had that you wanted to move forward on

2930
03:54:29,190 --> 03:54:39,030
as it relates to the land that you now want us to agree to provide to you. I understand that you've

2931
03:54:39,030 --> 03:54:46,150
a number of things and and so this is what's being held up. Talk about the plan for the land

2932
03:54:46,150 --> 03:54:52,390
because when we sit in the planning and economic development committee, there are numerous times

2933
03:54:52,390 --> 03:54:57,530
when I have asked for something to be brought back so that I could reach out to the developer to have

2934
03:54:57,530 --> 03:55:02,370
conversations with them to get a better understanding of their capacity and what they are planning to

2935
03:55:02,370 --> 03:55:04,490
do before we move forward.

2936
03:55:05,290 --> 03:55:08,430
So help me to understand where the plan is,

2937
03:55:08,790 --> 03:55:11,030
what are you planning to do with that land?

2938
03:55:11,670 --> 03:55:15,870
And I don't, I really am not interested in hearing about

2939
03:55:15,870 --> 03:55:17,870
if this happens that's going to happen,

2940
03:55:18,070 --> 03:55:19,890
but what are you planning to do with the land?

2941
03:55:21,410 --> 03:55:24,350
The land would be used exclusively for buffer

2942
03:55:24,350 --> 03:55:26,310
and maintenance of the existing bridge

2943
03:55:26,310 --> 03:55:28,070
between the park and the bridge.

2944
03:55:28,070 --> 03:55:35,710
It's a long narrow strip that runs from Jefferson Avenue to the river.

2945
03:55:37,870 --> 03:55:41,530
It's 200 foot wide. It's a runway.

2946
03:55:43,430 --> 03:55:45,750
So again, what are you planning to do with the land?

2947
03:55:45,770 --> 03:55:47,410
Because the land already exists.

2948
03:55:47,910 --> 03:55:54,570
So are you putting some tree you're doing something there for it's a clear buffer because it's already a buffer.

2949
03:55:54,570 --> 03:56:03,110
It is, right? It is. It's just that my company doesn't own it yet. That's all. It probably wouldn't

2950
03:56:03,110 --> 03:56:09,790
look much different than it does now, maybe we'd pretty it up a bit. And you can understand any

2951
03:56:09,790 --> 03:56:16,470
environmental concerns that residents have with with regards to that land counselor. Yes.

2952
03:56:16,470 --> 03:56:39,930
that that land is is somewhat contaminated there was a former Detroit gas gasification plant on that property as there was part of Riverside Park and DTE did a large cleanup there and I think the property is supposedly fine now.

2953
03:56:39,930 --> 03:56:43,970
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Member Johnson. Member Durha.

2954
03:56:44,930 --> 03:56:52,990
Thank you, Madam President. So, just wrapping my thoughts in my head about this.

2955
03:56:53,610 --> 03:56:57,930
Having to have the opportunity to represent a piece of Southwest Detroit at one time.

2956
03:56:58,890 --> 03:57:02,770
A lot of the residents down there know a lot of the groups down there.

2957
03:57:03,530 --> 03:57:24,530
And so one of the first things I want to do is applaud the efforts of member Santiago Romero, who, by some, I don't want to say with some miracle, there are things that are starting to happen also applaud the bridge company for taking a step to have these negotiations.

2958
03:57:25,450 --> 03:57:35,030
seeing that in the past, I know the relationship in that area has been unpleasant to say the least.

2959
03:57:35,590 --> 03:57:43,790
So it is great to see movement, a relative to addressing some of the concerns and issues of residents,

2960
03:57:44,290 --> 03:57:47,010
whether they'd be environmental or otherwise.

2961
03:57:47,890 --> 03:57:55,610
I guess my major concern that I have, and I've stated this even in committee, is obligation.

2962
03:57:57,750 --> 03:58:05,450
Since I've been here since we've been here from the beginning of this term, I have heard council members sit up here at Monish.

2963
03:58:05,450 --> 03:58:13,500
folks that we contract with for not meeting their obligations upon when we contract with them.

2964
03:58:13,740 --> 03:58:15,460
Get on the flip side of the coin.

2965
03:58:17,500 --> 03:58:23,860
When we have a contract such as such now or an agreement as such.

2966
03:58:25,520 --> 03:58:32,280
And hearing from corporation council, we have not met our obligation on an agreement that we have made.

2967
03:58:32,280 --> 03:58:41,680
my concern is the legal aspect that is connected to that. What if what if we are taken to court

2968
03:58:41,680 --> 03:58:48,380
based off that we have not met our side of this agreement. What if we are soon? What if there is

2969
03:58:48,380 --> 03:58:54,400
restitution? We sit up here. We talk about the millions of dollars we're spending on lawsuits.

2970
03:58:56,930 --> 03:59:03,510
What if that is added for that other law? So those are concerns that I think about relative to our

2971
03:59:03,510 --> 03:59:09,990
What message does it send, whether it's small business owners, whether it's small developers,

2972
03:59:11,110 --> 03:59:18,370
minority contractors, minority developers, what message are we sending as a body if we don't meet the obligations that have been met?

2973
03:59:18,630 --> 03:59:25,510
Now, I will say that most of us, six of us, had no opportunity to vote on this.

2974
03:59:26,790 --> 03:59:28,070
And I will say that.

2975
03:59:28,070 --> 03:59:31,530
So in some aspect, we have inherited this.

2976
03:59:32,270 --> 03:59:36,290
It was my hope, modern saying this issue for years

2977
03:59:36,290 --> 03:59:37,390
that by the time we got here,

2978
03:59:37,430 --> 03:59:39,150
we didn't have to deal with it at all.

2979
03:59:39,610 --> 03:59:43,410
However, I understand issues exist.

2980
03:59:43,950 --> 03:59:49,630
People have their own opinions on things that come before us.

2981
03:59:49,910 --> 03:59:51,810
But I think it's since a bad signal

2982
03:59:51,810 --> 03:59:53,510
when we don't meet our obligation.

2983
03:59:54,650 --> 03:59:56,830
Saying that though, I do think it's important.

2984
03:59:56,830 --> 03:59:59,230
for those discussions to continue.

2985
04:00:00,000 --> 04:00:07,960
I have urged both sides to discuss and say, hey, listen, try to come to some type of agreement

2986
04:00:07,960 --> 04:00:13,760
where everybody can meet in the middle and be happy. It has the hurt on both sides in order for

2987
04:00:13,760 --> 04:00:20,480
negotiation to happen. Nobody is going to get everything that they want. And I think those discussions

2988
04:00:20,480 --> 04:00:27,950
will happen. It's more light at the end of the tunnel, no pun intended. Then there has ever been.

2989
04:00:29,230 --> 04:00:40,830
But I am not willing to tie that to something that was already agreed upon, that I did not vote on by the way, but something that was already agreed upon.

2990
04:00:41,870 --> 04:00:51,970
That is what has been referred to as moving to go folks, stating that, okay, we'll do this for you and if you do these things, then you get this.

2991
04:00:51,970 --> 04:00:58,410
And then those things get done and then we say, yeah, but hold on one second, we want you to do this too.

2992
04:00:58,930 --> 04:01:01,530
And that's not to say that those concerns are not legitimate.

2993
04:01:02,250 --> 04:01:05,790
They very well are legitimate in a lot of ways.

2994
04:01:07,190 --> 04:01:12,170
But when you state that you are going to do something and then agreement and folks have agreed,

2995
04:01:12,610 --> 04:01:15,970
I believe that it is very important to honor that.

2996
04:01:17,710 --> 04:01:19,590
Trust works both ways.

2997
04:01:19,590 --> 04:01:26,110
Whether it's from our business community, whether it's from our residents, it does work both ways.

2998
04:01:27,090 --> 04:01:32,450
I am concerned, again, will continue to be concerned because I think the community raises a valid point.

2999
04:01:32,610 --> 04:01:38,830
But I've heard community leaders or community folks from both sides come down here and state otherwise.

3000
04:01:39,410 --> 04:01:46,330
Because, sir, and that I have about the park, I do believe it needs to be completed. I went down there and pop holes are all through there.

3001
04:01:47,350 --> 04:01:52,270
I'm also concerned about something that flows from my district to downtown, which is the Joe Lewis Greenway.

3002
04:01:52,350 --> 04:01:54,630
What does that look like relative to completion?

3003
04:01:55,810 --> 04:01:58,750
And we have not met the obligations that we have already.

3004
04:01:59,710 --> 04:02:03,030
I will continue to be supportive of member Santiago Romero.

3005
04:02:05,310 --> 04:02:07,330
And her, you know, and her,

3006
04:02:07,950 --> 04:02:12,990
I did to improve the residents, particularly her, but we're sorry, I'm very supportive of that.

3007
04:02:12,990 --> 04:02:21,110
But my vote is based upon keeping the obligation, just as if we make a commitment to the community, we need to do it such.

3008
04:02:22,230 --> 04:02:24,210
And so that is where that I am on that.

3009
04:02:24,490 --> 04:02:29,050
I did want to ask Madam President if I can't through you to Mr. Dick who is online right now.

3010
04:02:30,790 --> 04:02:34,170
About how this affects Joe Lewis Greenway and the time table.

3011
04:02:35,190 --> 04:02:39,410
I know we talked about this a little bit in committee, but just for full transparency of the public.

3012
04:02:39,410 --> 04:02:56,310
how that affects the completion of the part relative to dollar amounts as well, and if we are not able to complete this, and we're trying to, obviously, construction season is vastly approaching, what will hold, what will be held up relative to this part, what are other options?

3013
04:02:56,770 --> 04:02:57,990
Through you, Madam President, to.

3014
04:02:58,690 --> 04:03:00,930
Director Brad Dick of GSD.

3015
04:03:02,170 --> 04:03:04,830
Thank you, Council member, through the chair.

3016
04:03:06,110 --> 04:03:09,050
Well, we're looking at all those things right now.

3017
04:03:09,350 --> 04:03:17,110
You know, my biggest priority, of course, has been to to finish this park and complete the park as you stated it is full of possible.

3018
04:03:17,310 --> 04:03:21,850
It's a completed roads, parking lots, place gates, and such and need to be done.

3019
04:03:22,090 --> 04:03:26,070
Tars a Joe Lewis Greenway goes. The Joe Lewis Greenway is not a Connectory Versailles park.

3020
04:03:26,070 --> 04:03:30,570
if it's not completed, it's going to connect basically to a dirt road at this point.

3021
04:03:32,810 --> 04:03:38,610
And that is my only goal, and this is that everybody knows what was called in a parks person.

3022
04:03:38,770 --> 04:03:41,610
I love that what we offer our residents and the way we've grouped our parks.

3023
04:03:41,990 --> 04:03:45,930
I appreciate all the residents' comments before I moved into the East Side District 4.

3024
04:03:46,550 --> 04:03:51,830
I lived in South West, off Clark Park for many, many years, and I understand their concerns.

3025
04:03:51,830 --> 04:04:01,130
But I want to I'm glad the conversation is focusing on the park again and getting back to finishing this deal. So at this point right now

3026
04:04:01,130 --> 04:04:15,810
I we are analyzing how this would affect it, but at this point right now until the Riverside is done in the Joe Lewis would basically end at those possible areas that you see out there now. Thank you.

3027
04:04:15,810 --> 04:04:16,470
Thank you, Director.

3028
04:04:16,730 --> 04:04:18,490
And just a follow up really quickly, Madam President.

3029
04:04:18,630 --> 04:04:20,790
If I could just so I can clarify

3030
04:04:20,790 --> 04:04:23,450
because that's part of my decision too.

3031
04:04:24,550 --> 04:04:26,070
Our corporation council.

3032
04:04:28,910 --> 04:04:32,490
Again, because my concern is I don't want to say to get the suit.

3033
04:04:32,530 --> 04:04:33,530
That is my concern.

3034
04:04:34,250 --> 04:04:35,610
We get suit every day obviously,

3035
04:04:35,730 --> 04:04:38,690
but I don't want us to get suit for something

3036
04:04:38,690 --> 04:04:40,250
if we are clearly in the wrong

3037
04:04:40,250 --> 04:04:43,490
for not meeting the agreement, regardless of that.

3038
04:04:43,490 --> 04:04:49,950
Are you saying though, corporation council again, that there is a possibility we can be

3039
04:04:50,770 --> 04:04:56,470
to, too, there's a possibility that if we're ruled against obviously this issue remains,

3040
04:04:57,670 --> 04:05:01,030
that's something that can be ruled, but it could be possible that restitution will be

3041
04:05:01,030 --> 04:05:01,650
requested.

3042
04:05:02,690 --> 04:05:04,630
Madam President, through the chair, absolutely.

3043
04:05:06,410 --> 04:05:13,130
The rich company, certainly, I think would have very, very high quality legal council,

3044
04:05:13,130 --> 04:05:19,350
that might come to the same conclusion that I have as a relates to specific performance. I think

3045
04:05:19,350 --> 04:05:25,430
then they would talk to other lawyers about damages. I think they would then talk about the

3046
04:05:25,430 --> 04:05:30,170
presentation to the judge about the compensatory damages as well as restitution.

3047
04:05:32,730 --> 04:05:33,350
Thank you. Thank you,

3048
04:05:33,510 --> 04:05:33,950
Madam President.

3049
04:05:37,150 --> 04:05:43,350
Thank you, Madam President. And so I want to as the chair of planning and economic

3050
04:05:43,350 --> 04:05:49,090
development standing committee for last term and this term as well. I'm probably the most

3051
04:05:49,090 --> 04:05:54,890
responsible for this item lingering as long as it has. And part of it is because I wanted

3052
04:05:54,890 --> 04:06:00,090
to ensure that there was conversation between the community and the bridge company. I sat

3053
04:06:00,090 --> 04:06:05,490
across the table from that a couple of times, talked to them on the phone as well and said, look,

3054
04:06:05,750 --> 04:06:12,090
you guys got a bad, bad, bad reputation in the community. It is imperative for you to work on that

3055
04:06:12,090 --> 04:06:15,050
because I'm sick and tired of every deal

3056
04:06:15,050 --> 04:06:17,350
that comes before us dealing with a bridge company,

3057
04:06:18,230 --> 04:06:19,490
ending, you know, unfortunately,

3058
04:06:19,830 --> 04:06:21,430
like we are seeing here today.

3059
04:06:22,350 --> 04:06:25,150
And so I challenged him to, you know,

3060
04:06:25,350 --> 04:06:27,190
and his team has set down with the community.

3061
04:06:28,450 --> 04:06:31,970
I will commend him and his team for doing just that.

3062
04:06:32,550 --> 04:06:34,690
I have not personally, and as the chair,

3063
04:06:35,090 --> 04:06:37,870
I've taken myself out of the process purposefully

3064
04:06:37,870 --> 04:06:41,490
because I did not want to sway things any one way

3065
04:06:41,490 --> 04:06:44,050
or the other, though I have my personal feelings.

3066
04:06:44,990 --> 04:06:48,590
And I wanted the community and the bridge company

3067
04:06:49,150 --> 04:06:51,210
to actually have earnest conversations.

3068
04:06:51,410 --> 04:06:54,910
Hopefully, take politicians out of it, take all

3069
04:06:54,910 --> 04:06:56,290
those other stuff out with the community.

3070
04:06:56,290 --> 04:06:58,390
And I saw that actually take place.

3071
04:06:58,650 --> 04:07:03,210
So I don't want us to miss that sentiment.

3072
04:07:03,570 --> 04:07:05,230
And so I want to give a big shout out again

3073
04:07:05,230 --> 04:07:08,070
to the bridge company for those acts.

3074
04:07:08,890 --> 04:07:10,910
I also support my colleagues.

3075
04:07:10,910 --> 04:07:29,970
You know, as a district council member, I know the challenges of meeting the expectation of the residents that supported you, that voted for you, put you in office and expect you to get across the threshold of the things that they have that they hold so dearly, especially where they live.

3076
04:07:31,200 --> 04:07:57,640
I, you know, I voted to support again my colleague for a motion to deny in committee, and I stand with her today on that. And I do so based upon the fact that I want to ensure any event that this body rejects this deal that we can't get back to the table and come up with something that works on behalf of everyone. But I, I will agree.

3077
04:07:57,640 --> 04:08:08,360
Well, let me not say I will agree. I'll just echo the statements that I said during committee that there has to be a breaking down of the walls melting of the ice.

3078
04:08:09,120 --> 04:08:17,100
Because what I heard today, you know, still feels like it's very very cold and frigid though there has been some movement.

3079
04:08:17,100 --> 04:08:33,180
I think there's definitely an opportunity for some additional collaboration and cooperation because, you know, as Ben mentioned, this is not the only deal that's going to come before this body dealing with the bridge company, this is not the only deal that's going to come.

3080
04:08:33,180 --> 04:08:38,960
for this body that members Santiago Romero may disagree with.

3081
04:08:39,240 --> 04:08:44,360
But this one here today, I think, based on the conversations that I heard and where we are.

3082
04:08:44,580 --> 04:08:48,880
And it's frustrating a bit to only hear about where we disagree.

3083
04:08:49,460 --> 04:08:50,340
We disagree on this.

3084
04:08:50,360 --> 04:08:53,020
We disagree on this and to matter President's point.

3085
04:08:53,360 --> 04:08:54,500
What in the heck do we agree on?

3086
04:08:54,960 --> 04:08:56,720
And nobody's really talking about that.

3087
04:08:56,800 --> 04:09:03,160
We've got to like search and find all the things that we,

3088
04:09:03,740 --> 04:09:07,360
and build out. And that may be still some areas where we want to

3089
04:09:07,360 --> 04:09:13,000
agree. But at least we can have a true honest and earnest conversation and

3090
04:09:13,000 --> 04:09:17,120
and build on relationship that has unfortunately has a foundation of

3091
04:09:17,120 --> 04:09:23,480
pain, hurt, anger, mistrust, all those different bad words. But this is an

3092
04:09:23,480 --> 04:09:28,380
opportunity I believe in the event, whatever happens to that we have the

3093
04:09:28,380 --> 04:09:32,820
chance to build on this. And I don't want again to miss that moment as

3094
04:09:32,820 --> 04:09:43,980
You know, a council member who's been here for some time now, I remember what things were like when the request for the bridge company have communication with the community, it was, no, it's not happening.

3095
04:09:44,600 --> 04:09:59,440
That wasn't the case this time, hopefully in the event that this item is not approved by this body today is, you know, I am in full support of going against my policy before and getting more involved.

3096
04:09:59,440 --> 04:10:10,820
Because I do want to see this get across the threshold. I want this to be a win win for everybody. I want to make sure that any other deal that comes before this body is treated like any other.

3097
04:10:11,020 --> 04:10:16,000
You know, if it's something from the bridge company, it's like it, you know, any other deal that comes here. It's not automatic.

3098
04:10:17,920 --> 04:10:26,860
Consensus from folks calling in saying, no, thumbs down, don't do it. You're selling out the community. So I'm looking at this as an opportunity. I hope that.

3099
04:10:26,860 --> 04:10:33,620
we will have an opportunity to move forward with a situation that is a win-win for all,

3100
04:10:34,600 --> 04:10:39,600
but certainly understand the sentiments from the bridge company as well as those members of

3101
04:10:39,600 --> 04:10:43,760
the community who have voiced their concern as well. Thank you, Madam President.

3102
04:10:44,380 --> 04:10:48,620
Thank you, Pro Tem. Any additional comments on this line item?

3103
04:10:49,580 --> 04:10:50,460
Member Vincent?

3104
04:10:53,270 --> 04:10:55,610
Thank you very much, Madam President. Thank you, everybody, for being here

3105
04:10:55,610 --> 04:11:01,470
day as well. It's our security. They came out and my colleague for doing the heavy lifting to

3106
04:11:01,470 --> 04:11:07,410
give us this point. Full transparency as well. I sat on the planning, you know, development

3107
04:11:07,410 --> 04:11:13,570
standing committee when we have these debates a couple years ago. And for full transparency,

3108
04:11:14,210 --> 04:11:24,190
I also supported that deal based on the fact that the city needs to perform. And so, but this

3109
04:11:24,190 --> 04:11:29,890
also a very nuanced deal. This is not just cutting dry. You have a community that has been

3110
04:11:29,890 --> 04:11:36,330
harmed. There have been a gorgeous harms and there has been terrible behavior by one of the actors

3111
04:11:36,330 --> 04:11:43,330
here as well. But what you also have is that you have an actor who has gone first into the water

3112
04:11:43,330 --> 04:11:52,150
and has performed at a certain point our word has to mean something. But we also need to hear the

3113
04:11:52,150 --> 04:12:08,190
community and honor their request and so when I see the community come out when I see my colleague doing the heavy lifting doing the hard work and then when I get to the table I'm here that there are they are 66% of the way there so two out of three items have been agreed upon.

3114
04:12:08,810 --> 04:12:31,710
Now, if I were the same shoes, and this was my deal, I would feel a certain way, if I had performed, I had done my into the bargain, and then someone inserted themselves into the deal and said, hey, let's make some changes before you agree to the deal, not sure that's how we want to do business at the city of Detroit, but I also understand that the community has some concerns, and this is also a nuanced deal.

3115
04:12:31,710 --> 04:12:44,930
That's why I'm hoping is that we can get to a point where the community feels that it has protections it needs, but I'm also interested in what is that last I may be I missed it what was the last I don't know that was not agreed.

3116
04:12:46,030 --> 04:12:53,930
Thank you, member Benson. If someone can come up from my understanding, a member actually member sent you out of the remote speak to, but I think it's a transfer of properties around St. Ian Street.

3117
04:12:54,670 --> 04:13:03,750
Yes, and we do have somebody here from the community. If you would Madam President allow them to share what we have been discussing, if you would like.

3118
04:13:03,750 --> 04:13:06,290
to do it herself as well.

3119
04:13:06,290 --> 04:13:09,090
Sure, so Madam President, it is properties

3120
04:13:09,090 --> 04:13:12,730
along St. Anne properties in the inner

3121
04:13:13,350 --> 04:13:16,850
Hubbard-Wershard area, and then in agreements

3122
04:13:18,790 --> 04:13:22,070
for a voluntary community benefits process,

3123
04:13:22,550 --> 04:13:23,450
it was close to three things.

3124
04:13:23,650 --> 04:13:25,670
And we're trying to finalize the properties

3125
04:13:25,670 --> 04:13:26,510
that are being transferred.

3126
04:13:27,110 --> 04:13:29,510
Okay, and just for full transparency as well,

3127
04:13:29,810 --> 04:13:31,230
on the last time this came to this table,

3128
04:13:31,470 --> 04:13:33,030
my office submitted a memo,

3129
04:13:33,030 --> 04:13:38,930
hearing the concerns of the community requesting a resolution by this body that would demand

3130
04:13:38,930 --> 04:13:44,930
a community benefits agreement between the bridge company and the community in case there was

3131
04:13:44,930 --> 04:13:50,370
a second span bill by the Ambassador Bridge Company. So I'm in full support of having a CBA.

3132
04:13:51,130 --> 04:13:57,350
I also soon have to go back. I'm also in full support of us honoring our commitment and looking

3133
04:13:57,350 --> 04:14:02,790
at the property transfer agreement. There were two closings. We've already completed one closing.

3134
04:14:03,030 --> 04:14:09,050
Now was the time we prepared to complete the second, but there was some push back, I'm hoping that we can get to where we need to be.

3135
04:14:09,710 --> 04:14:14,370
So Corporation Council, when my main concern is not to hear my colleague about this, was a city's liability.

3136
04:14:15,650 --> 04:14:20,930
And so you've, you've opined on this, but I'm not sure if I missed it.

3137
04:14:20,950 --> 04:14:27,550
Are we currently in breach of the contract and this breach of proper work to use for this document in this process?

3138
04:14:27,550 --> 04:14:34,610
So through the chair, council person Benson, yes, and my judgment, we are in breach of the contract.

3139
04:14:34,890 --> 04:14:41,670
We have had 14 months to consider whether or not all of the things done by the bridge company.

3140
04:14:41,830 --> 04:14:45,210
In fact, meet terms of conditions they do.

3141
04:14:46,310 --> 04:14:57,530
So if you look at it directly, clearly we have reached the point where we have not been

3142
04:14:57,530 --> 04:14:59,710
a legal obligation.

3143
04:15:00,000 --> 04:15:07,100
That we have to bridge company. That is the classic definition of breach of contract.

3144
04:15:07,100 --> 04:15:16,280
Okay. And just as, and I have one more additional matter president, my concern as a city council person is that I need to protect the city as well.

3145
04:15:16,560 --> 04:15:21,580
And so I'm also very sensitive to our need to protect the city against risk and the liabilities.

3146
04:15:21,580 --> 04:15:34,240
My one last item is going to go towards park funding and so I've heard that this is about a park deal, this is not about a park deal, the documents I have performing that there would be requested for vote today is about a park deal.

3147
04:15:35,060 --> 04:15:42,220
But there's a $2 million outstanding from the second closing and this goes to Mr. Dick, I'm hoping we can hear from him.

3148
04:15:42,220 --> 04:15:47,820
What are the options to fund this park if we do not close this deal today?

3149
04:15:48,340 --> 04:15:50,940
We talked about ARPA with what other general fund opportunities,

3150
04:15:51,100 --> 04:15:52,440
members from grants out there.

3151
04:15:52,740 --> 04:15:57,220
What are the opportunities to fund this park if we do not close this deal and go to a second closing?

3152
04:15:58,260 --> 04:15:59,620
I think it counts number for the share.

3153
04:16:01,040 --> 04:16:05,720
We have many requests for many parks to be updated,

3154
04:16:06,040 --> 04:16:08,100
upgraded and renovated right now.

3155
04:16:08,100 --> 04:16:12,680
have a very long list of me. Those parks have been provided by this on

3156
04:16:12,680 --> 04:16:19,180
robotic. At this point right now, I have no funds allocated for

3157
04:16:19,180 --> 04:16:22,900
Riverside Park other than the $2 million that has been

3158
04:16:22,900 --> 04:16:28,320
was developed within 2015. If I had to take funds to complete

3159
04:16:28,320 --> 04:16:32,360
Riverside, which I believe has to complete it. Again, we've talked about the dirt road,

3160
04:16:32,560 --> 04:16:36,780
the pot holes, when cars dried down the road, there's nowhere to park, dirt

3161
04:16:36,780 --> 04:16:51,780
the water skate place people in the power of wash it every day. I need to finish that part. There is no other allocated funds. We'd have to take money from some other park projects and allocated toward Riverside. I need to complete that.

3162
04:16:52,760 --> 04:16:55,220
And so, and that's my answer.

3163
04:16:55,220 --> 04:17:04,640
All right, thank you, and I just have to say I'm also very sensitive to the fiscal implications here as well. There's an opportunity costs with not going to the second closing.

3164
04:17:05,300 --> 04:17:10,940
$2 million could fund an additional 18 tennis courts at far away recreation center.

3165
04:17:11,220 --> 04:17:18,500
My district was recently put a half million dollars there because those those tennis courts are in horrendous condition.

3166
04:17:18,500 --> 04:17:22,340
And I wouldn't run on them or allow my child to play on them, but we've been able to bring

3167
04:17:22,340 --> 04:17:23,720
half a million dollars there.

3168
04:17:24,280 --> 04:17:27,760
And so if you were to say, well, Councilman, we're not going to be able to complete or make

3169
04:17:27,760 --> 04:17:33,400
any additional investment in two for Will or in two, any of our other major parts of

3170
04:17:33,400 --> 04:17:34,400
Rick Center's in the third district.

3171
04:17:34,400 --> 04:17:48,480
I would have a significant concern as with my residents who I represent, but also we have to

3172
04:17:48,480 --> 04:17:54,260
that there could be some type of agreement and get to a space where people feel comfortable.

3173
04:17:55,020 --> 04:18:01,380
But as a city council person, I have to think about the city first in a situation and we're about our risk.

3174
04:18:01,560 --> 04:18:05,080
And so I'm hoping that we can get to some type of agreement and it sounds like we're close.

3175
04:18:05,820 --> 04:18:07,880
But I'm really hoping that we can get there.

3176
04:18:08,040 --> 04:18:10,840
And I want to ensure that we honor our work as well.

3177
04:18:11,080 --> 04:18:15,660
It is extraordinarily important that as a reputation for the city of Detroit,

3178
04:18:15,660 --> 04:18:17,700
we are seeing is honoring our work.

3179
04:18:17,920 --> 04:18:21,000
We cannot go back into the past where we didn't do that,

3180
04:18:21,080 --> 04:18:23,140
where we were the ones who were not honoring our work,

3181
04:18:23,160 --> 04:18:24,480
we were the ones who were moving into the goals.

3182
04:18:24,640 --> 04:18:26,780
We have to be able to commit it on our work

3183
04:18:26,780 --> 04:18:28,760
and to be able to do business here in the city of Detroit.

3184
04:18:29,100 --> 04:18:29,640
Thank you.

3185
04:18:29,720 --> 04:18:30,800
All right, thank you, Member Benson.

3186
04:18:31,820 --> 04:18:32,480
There's no question.

3187
04:18:33,520 --> 04:18:34,280
Yep, Member Waters.

3188
04:18:36,180 --> 04:18:38,060
Thank you, Madam President.

3189
04:18:39,620 --> 04:18:45,640
Well, this is one of those emotional times.

3190
04:18:47,460 --> 04:18:54,880
you know, for us. And I, you know, I, I have to go with everything major of my colleagues

3191
04:18:54,880 --> 04:19:03,400
of sad. I do. Um, started out, you know, with, remember young in terms of his pleading and

3192
04:19:03,400 --> 04:19:11,940
saying, can we, can we work something out? Um, so my first two questions, I think that they might

3193
04:19:11,940 --> 04:19:22,760
be kind of legal. I'm not really sure. But I want to know what would it take to build a bridge.

3194
04:19:24,900 --> 04:19:32,980
If I'm a rules wanted to build a bridge, what needs to happen? Who needs to prove that? Is it

3195
04:19:32,980 --> 04:19:40,900
the state only? Is it the federal government only? I need to answer to that question.

3196
04:19:41,720 --> 04:19:56,140
The second question that I have that I jot it down here is that how do we enter into a CBA if we don't have a related project?

3197
04:19:56,700 --> 04:20:06,420
I'm not sure if I said that right, but if you know, like for example now we've got district tour going on and folks are down there,

3198
04:20:06,420 --> 04:20:13,020
you know, the the net committee and and they're meeting and they're trying to work out some things to so forth.

3199
04:20:14,040 --> 04:20:21,540
We don't have anything in this instance all we have is the previous agreement and let me just say.

3200
04:20:22,640 --> 04:20:24,220
I sit on an alternate operations.

3201
04:20:25,620 --> 04:20:29,180
So and every day every week.

3202
04:20:29,360 --> 04:20:35,300
I gotta tell you I just hate approval one lawsuit after no we deal with a bunch of lawsuits.

3203
04:20:35,300 --> 04:20:49,800
You know paying out tax per year's dollars. Those are tax per year's dollars. And so if if it first I have a couple questions from Mr. Maruba not right now I want those two legal questions answer if so I could do that.

3204
04:20:51,050 --> 04:21:15,770
Operation Council. Yes, ma'am. Through the chair. Member Waters. The community benefits ordinance that was passed by this on a little body specifically. In conjunction with a development that meets terms and conditions of the CBO, a the developer can have a direct agreement with a community group that does not include the city of Detroit.

3205
04:21:15,770 --> 04:21:20,890
So the ordinance specifically speaks to that.

3206
04:21:21,790 --> 04:21:24,050
As it relates to building of the bridge,

3207
04:21:24,870 --> 04:21:26,890
that would require the federal government,

3208
04:21:27,090 --> 04:21:29,130
that would require the Canadian government,

3209
04:21:29,270 --> 04:21:31,350
that would require the state of Michigan,

3210
04:21:31,890 --> 04:21:33,750
that would require the Coast Guard,

3211
04:21:33,890 --> 04:21:37,770
that would require what's the other one.

3212
04:21:40,030 --> 04:21:41,090
Corps of Engineers,

3213
04:21:42,410 --> 04:21:44,390
and then you finally get to BC.

3214
04:21:45,350 --> 04:21:54,510
And Lord knows, out of all of the ones, I just listed BC might be the most difficult to get through, being just a little bit

3215
04:21:54,510 --> 04:21:58,510
physis just there in light of my friend, David Bell, not being here.

3216
04:21:58,990 --> 04:22:14,130
But the bottom line is, is that to me, I remember waters, the building of a second span, that would be such a extraordinarily public complicated years long process.

3217
04:22:14,130 --> 04:22:25,130
That is not something that would occur, that every member of this Honorable Body would not have years of notice that it was even being contemplated.

3218
04:22:25,850 --> 04:22:29,970
All right. Thank you, Madam President. Mr. Marou, get you. Come back.

3219
04:22:36,130 --> 04:23:05,790
You know, I've only met you once. Yes. And I think there was veal zone, my think it was. Because you know, you hear all of these things over the years and over rules, this one rules that, you know, and I think a lot of that I was doing the time that you're, you're five of the worst of in charge. Okay. And so, um, but when, but when I met you online, I said, hmm,

3220
04:23:06,490 --> 04:23:17,270
Boy, it is such a pleasure to be able to talk to a business guy such as the Maroon.

3221
04:23:17,510 --> 04:23:22,110
A lot of times most business people give off a whole bunch of air against and that kind of thing.

3222
04:23:23,130 --> 04:23:24,950
But you did not.

3223
04:23:25,230 --> 04:23:25,930
So that stops.

3224
04:23:25,950 --> 04:23:26,890
Let's talk with me.

3225
04:23:26,910 --> 04:23:27,290
Thank you.

3226
04:23:27,290 --> 04:23:31,470
And this is my very second time of coming face to face.

3227
04:23:31,870 --> 04:23:36,350
Well, you know, face to face will soon, but face to face here now.

3228
04:23:36,350 --> 04:23:58,110
So, and I take all of those things in the consideration, I was listening to you, respond to the questions, and I so want, because I'm a community person too, you know, I always want to see both sides of the issue, because we all need each other.

3229
04:23:58,110 --> 04:24:13,950
The businesses need us and we need them, you know, if we don't have marinara's coming in here, investing their monies, improve and things, so that citizens will have an opportunity for new development and new jobs and so forth.

3230
04:24:15,030 --> 04:24:18,350
So all of that's very, very important to me.

3231
04:24:19,630 --> 04:24:20,170
So,

3232
04:24:22,400 --> 04:24:34,700
I listened to my colleagues and I'm thinking, I'm not sure what type of motion, if there's going to be another motion here today and whatever, I'm not sure.

3233
04:24:35,580 --> 04:24:40,760
But I do want to ask you Mr. Maroon, because I heard you use words like,

3234
04:24:42,440 --> 04:24:53,340
positive, I pledge, I promise. You said that on the record? Yes. So I want to remind you that you're on old.

3235
04:24:58,660 --> 04:25:02,480
And I want to be as an at large member.

3236
04:25:03,360 --> 04:25:05,180
I want to help

3237
04:25:07,230 --> 04:25:08,650
fix this process.

3238
04:25:09,450 --> 04:25:13,710
I want to work with you in the community to make this happen.

3239
04:25:13,930 --> 04:25:17,690
It needs to happen to community needs a positive outcome.

3240
04:25:18,790 --> 04:25:22,750
And I want to ask you today, will you stand in here today?

3241
04:25:24,070 --> 04:25:29,530
Because I also get to say, well, you know, you need to show some, you know,

3242
04:25:30,450 --> 04:25:39,970
I've done my part, what are you going to do, but also her members say that you are too, you know, a third of a way there in terms of some other agreement.

3243
04:25:41,650 --> 04:25:47,520
So, are you going to be the type of person if you should get this today?

3244
04:25:48,300 --> 04:25:57,760
To walk out of here and ignore the community, are you going to keep your word that you may stand right here before this body?

3245
04:25:57,760 --> 04:26:02,660
because I want to not to work with you to make sure.

3246
04:26:03,000 --> 04:26:10,020
And I heard things like you didn't commit to the land over the places

3247
04:26:10,020 --> 04:26:15,320
over on the other side of CNN or the west side of CNN or something like that.

3248
04:26:15,900 --> 04:26:27,740
The community is afraid that you will expand and that it will cause some sort of

3249
04:26:27,740 --> 04:26:33,460
I need the gas on truth for you today.

3250
04:26:35,520 --> 04:26:38,660
One is, you can believe me.

3251
04:26:38,680 --> 04:26:40,800
My word means a lot.

3252
04:26:41,800 --> 04:26:44,960
I plan on doing a lot of important good things.

3253
04:26:45,180 --> 04:26:48,100
Not only for my business, but for the community in the city.

3254
04:26:48,520 --> 04:26:49,980
There's lots of positive projects.

3255
04:26:50,520 --> 04:26:52,560
And I can't afford to burn my own word.

3256
04:26:53,640 --> 04:26:55,020
I can't do it.

3257
04:26:55,200 --> 04:26:56,180
That's one thing.

3258
04:26:56,180 --> 04:27:08,340
Second thing is, I trusted the city when I agreed to that Riverside Park Agreement where I went first and spent money, property and effort.

3259
04:27:09,920 --> 04:27:16,520
I'm asking you to trust me and finish the city's end of the agreement.

3260
04:27:17,720 --> 04:27:29,540
And then we can move forward on other new agreements, but it's not right in the list of additional things that I'm supposed to agree to.

3261
04:27:30,420 --> 04:27:32,920
In the next agreement keeps getting longer.

3262
04:27:34,220 --> 04:27:40,840
At the same time, the agreement that's already been made and signed is held over my head.

3263
04:27:41,180 --> 04:27:42,200
That's not right.

3264
04:27:42,920 --> 04:27:45,060
that agreement needs to be done.

3265
04:27:45,840 --> 04:27:47,520
That chapter needs to be closed.

3266
04:27:48,180 --> 04:27:49,460
I agree with you.

3267
04:27:50,020 --> 04:27:52,280
There's many other chapters that need to be written

3268
04:27:52,280 --> 04:27:53,880
in a positive way.

3269
04:27:54,380 --> 04:27:57,200
But we got to finish the one that we already got.

3270
04:27:58,460 --> 04:27:58,900
Then, President.

3271
04:27:59,100 --> 04:27:59,440
Thank you.

3272
04:27:59,560 --> 04:28:00,440
Thank you.

3273
04:28:00,440 --> 04:28:00,820
Thank you.

3274
04:28:00,820 --> 04:28:00,880
Thank you.

3275
04:28:01,420 --> 04:28:02,200
One second.

3276
04:28:02,680 --> 04:28:02,940
I'm sorry.

3277
04:28:06,220 --> 04:28:07,260
Yes, yes.

3278
04:28:07,740 --> 04:28:08,660
No, no.

3279
04:28:08,660 --> 04:28:22,380
They're right there, as you were talking a little bit earlier, I received the text from somebody in the community, and they say it quite privilege.

3280
04:28:24,020 --> 04:28:24,740
You know what I'm saying?

3281
04:28:25,480 --> 04:28:30,020
I mean, that's what somebody said to me and I thought, well, I don't see, I said, well, I don't see that way.

3282
04:28:30,720 --> 04:28:36,900
You know, I don't respond to that because I received the text from someone.

3283
04:28:37,560 --> 04:28:39,360
How do you respond to that, Mr. Milo?

3284
04:28:40,660 --> 04:28:42,480
Well, so far, it's been all one way.

3285
04:28:43,720 --> 04:28:48,580
The improvements to Riverside Park, the demolition of the building, the kicking out of the tenant.

3286
04:28:49,540 --> 04:28:50,900
The windows in the depot?

3287
04:28:51,740 --> 04:28:52,740
Yeah, I don't deny.

3288
04:28:53,580 --> 04:28:57,180
But in the windows in the depot, when nobody was interested in the depot,

3289
04:28:57,560 --> 04:29:02,140
did add a little bit of rocket fuel to it and help get a name for the depot,

3290
04:29:02,340 --> 04:29:06,180
which attracted Ford Motor, and I benefited by that through a sale.

3291
04:29:06,180 --> 04:29:20,000
It's so far it's been all one way so the only privilege I'm asking for is the privilege to complete this agreement and finally get the part that I'm supposed to get in the end

3292
04:29:20,000 --> 04:29:22,000
That's the only privilege

3293
04:29:22,000 --> 04:29:29,260
So then finally, Madam President, I'll just sit so you're saying that need the City to act and good faith as well.

3294
04:29:29,260 --> 04:29:30,900
That's what you're saying.

3295
04:29:32,140 --> 04:29:37,860
But are you willing to do what I ask you earlier about sitting down?

3296
04:29:38,300 --> 04:29:41,420
Let us work through some things with you in the community.

3297
04:29:41,620 --> 04:29:44,220
Let's get them the way they need to be.

3298
04:29:44,760 --> 04:29:47,140
You want to reconcile that you will and to do that.

3299
04:29:48,080 --> 04:29:48,600
Absolutely.

3300
04:29:48,600 --> 04:29:56,940
And in good faith, we have been, but I don't, I made a mistake.

3301
04:29:58,380 --> 04:29:59,760
I got to get this agreement.

3302
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:11,420
Done, before I move on to the next one. Because otherwise, it gets held over my head in the list of demands, just gets longer each time.

3303
04:30:12,920 --> 04:30:18,140
We've got other issues that are unrelated to Riverside Park. Those need to be dealt with.

3304
04:30:18,840 --> 04:30:24,460
And I promise that we can deal with them. And I promise that we can come to mutually positive outcomes.

3305
04:30:27,380 --> 04:30:28,780
Thank you so much.

3306
04:30:28,780 --> 04:30:29,400
Thank you so much.

3307
04:30:29,400 --> 04:30:30,440
Thank you so much.

3308
04:30:30,540 --> 04:30:32,440
And I want to kind of try to bring this to a close.

3309
04:30:32,500 --> 04:30:36,280
Is there any additional questions or comments from council members?

3310
04:30:36,620 --> 04:30:37,160
Okay, I see.

3311
04:30:37,720 --> 04:30:38,820
Or five more years.

3312
04:30:41,760 --> 04:30:43,020
President Pro Temte.

3313
04:30:43,220 --> 04:30:44,400
Yes, I'm going to be really quick.

3314
04:30:44,440 --> 04:30:50,460
I know that there's we've been talking about getting the

3315
04:30:50,460 --> 04:31:20,380
It's a agreement. I know what we talked about in the past session of past council about including a international crossing in the community benefits ordinance or creating a amendment to do so. As opposed to again, here we are instead of asking for them to do such, is there option where council and I will ask this to the legislative policy division to do open work on this in the past, is there an option.

3316
04:31:20,460 --> 04:31:29,540
for council to create an amendment or create a separate ordinance that we put forward that would address

3317
04:31:29,540 --> 04:31:34,640
that concern. And to me again, I'm more trying to get to that kind of solution where we get

3318
04:31:34,640 --> 04:31:39,720
out the, I don't want to do it, I don't think you should, we should do it or it's, it's just mandate

3319
04:31:39,720 --> 04:31:50,940
and we just move on. Director, Mr. Whitaker. Certainly, that was a, that was a possibility last time

3320
04:31:50,940 --> 04:31:57,020
last term. The issue came up whether or not an award, and it's certainly, as Corporation

3321
04:31:57,020 --> 04:32:04,020
Council is indicated, the current ordinance doesn't really speak to it directly. Certainly,

3322
04:32:04,580 --> 04:32:10,820
parties can get together and there was some discussion even before there was a community benefit

3323
04:32:10,820 --> 04:32:18,560
ordinance that corporations and the community would come together trying to develop one before

3324
04:32:18,560 --> 04:32:24,460
an ordinance in place, but if you ask us to draft an ordinance, we do the best. We can't

3325
04:32:24,460 --> 04:32:29,520
to draft one. This specifically addresses a new graze in this context.

3326
04:32:30,780 --> 04:32:31,400
Thank you. Thank you.

3327
04:32:31,680 --> 04:32:33,360
Proton, say, remember young?

3328
04:32:36,600 --> 04:32:37,140
Thank you.

3329
04:32:37,140 --> 04:32:39,500
I'd like to greet you to a corporation council.

3330
04:32:40,960 --> 04:32:48,240
From my understanding, this agreement is basically contract law. It's O plus A plus C was

3331
04:32:51,140 --> 04:33:06,560
I think the question I have is one, where is the consideration and I would also say, secondly, as this was explained to me about the

3332
04:33:06,560 --> 04:33:12,660
The case of consequence is that we don't approve this, not only could the land that grew

3333
04:33:12,660 --> 04:33:15,700
side targets currently, but back to industrial use.

3334
04:33:16,060 --> 04:33:18,720
But there also could be a potential where the land that we should talk about on Jefferson,

3335
04:33:19,300 --> 04:33:22,640
could also, the judge could also decide to give that land to the board as well

3336
04:33:23,180 --> 04:33:24,740
if it feels that part of the contract.

3337
04:33:26,620 --> 04:33:28,840
So, remember young through the chair.

3338
04:33:29,380 --> 04:33:29,620
Yeah, right.

3339
04:33:29,880 --> 04:33:32,680
This, this is very, very basic contract law.

3340
04:33:33,540 --> 04:33:39,860
the consideration for the contract. In fact, has been the three million dollars as Mr.

3341
04:33:39,940 --> 04:33:47,980
Romero made reference to the transfer of the 4.71 acres to the city of Detroit that's already taken place.

3342
04:33:48,940 --> 04:33:57,000
The demolition of the building that was on the land prior to the conveyance, the environmental cleanup that was

3343
04:33:57,000 --> 04:34:00,440
on associated with the Chancellor of that land with the city of Detroit.

3344
04:34:01,480 --> 04:34:09,200
So the consideration has been met in exchange the city of Detroit promise that it would grant

3345
04:34:09,200 --> 04:34:17,280
back to the Detroit International Bridge Company, the 3.71 acres that is a part of the resolution

3346
04:34:17,280 --> 04:34:25,960
before you today. So the contract has been well designed, consideration was well documented,

3347
04:34:25,960 --> 04:34:33,460
all of the conditioned precedents to the second closing have taken place. And while it

3348
04:34:33,460 --> 04:34:39,280
is absolutely true that the discussions that we've been having are all speculative about what

3349
04:34:39,280 --> 04:34:46,400
damages the judge might award. Remember Benson has constantly pressed me to talk about the risks

3350
04:34:46,400 --> 04:34:55,400
associated that the city Detroit might encounter and they are considerable. Even if

3351
04:34:56,820 --> 04:35:00,760
Based on the circumstances and the conversations you've been having with the bridge

3352
04:35:00,760 --> 04:35:07,040
coming in today, that it is likely that these conversations are going to continue for

3353
04:35:07,040 --> 04:35:24,800
some time going forward. At a certain point, we're conditions to change. The fact that we are

3354
04:35:26,860 --> 04:35:27,660
Thank you.

3355
04:35:27,660 --> 04:35:27,880
Thank you.

3356
04:35:28,280 --> 04:35:28,800
All right.

3357
04:35:29,000 --> 04:35:30,080
So we are going to.

3358
04:35:30,220 --> 04:35:30,760
We're still more.

3359
04:35:30,760 --> 04:35:31,400
More comments.

3360
04:35:31,580 --> 04:35:32,700
And then I am going to wrap it up.

3361
04:35:32,840 --> 04:35:35,640
You all because I'm not sure if we're going to end up bringing us back or vote on it today.

3362
04:35:36,160 --> 04:35:37,400
So, you know, member Vincent.

3363
04:35:37,880 --> 04:35:38,820
Thank you, Madam President.

3364
04:35:39,340 --> 04:35:40,120
Just one last item.

3365
04:35:40,180 --> 04:35:41,900
And this is for the finance department.

3366
04:35:42,120 --> 04:35:45,700
So part of the second closing is going to be the consideration of $2 million.

3367
04:35:46,420 --> 04:35:50,380
We deserve today that we're putting in general funds into sidewalks.

3368
04:35:50,400 --> 04:35:51,960
What is my.

3369
04:35:51,960 --> 04:36:17,180
What's my level of confidence that we are not going to take the $2 million closing instead of putting it into a park put it into the general fund how was this money going to be booked by the city of Detroit on the accounting side so through the chair member Vincent this is going to be what the $2 million to be paid just like the $3 million that was previously paid.

3370
04:36:17,180 --> 04:36:34,800
this is going to be a restricted contribution for a restricted purpose. So there is no opportunity for this money to be spent for any of the purpose than the park and Riverside Park and I'm

3371
04:36:34,800 --> 04:36:50,080
Is there any other hand, before we just put just put a wider president, um, yeah, I was just, the, the whole ordinance thing that remember tape brought up, so this ordinance can be done, whether it's a yay or nay is that correct.

3372
04:36:56,920 --> 04:37:00,800
Yes, the ordinance simply would be an assignment to help the deal.

3373
04:37:01,700 --> 04:37:08,420
So it doesn't matter how you vote, you could go to the upper ground and still get the assignment.

3374
04:37:11,110 --> 04:37:17,670
Well, I get the assignment, I'm talking about in terms of what it really mean to this process.

3375
04:37:19,730 --> 04:37:25,270
Well, as I understand the ordinance request, it was to do an ordinance to

3376
04:37:25,270 --> 04:37:29,970
that would amend the CBF.

3377
04:37:32,360 --> 04:37:41,500
To include a bridge, if a bridge were to be built, it would have to have a community benefit screen of the tax.

3378
04:37:41,960 --> 04:37:44,800
This is what I wanted you to say, Mr. Louis, but thank you so much.

3379
04:37:45,100 --> 04:37:45,840
Thank you.

3380
04:37:46,340 --> 04:37:47,880
And yes, are you down member water?

3381
04:37:48,400 --> 04:37:48,560
Okay.

3382
04:37:49,240 --> 04:37:49,560
Okay.

3383
04:37:50,540 --> 04:37:53,280
So there's a motion on the floor to actually make that one.

3384
04:37:54,000 --> 04:37:57,420
To LPD, is there a motion to do so?

3385
04:37:57,420 --> 04:38:08,040
Motion has been made for LPD to make that request to amend the current ordinance to include the bridge language for a CBO process.

3386
04:38:08,640 --> 04:38:09,580
Are there any objections?

3387
04:38:11,360 --> 04:38:13,840
All right, hearing none that motion is approved.

3388
04:38:14,100 --> 04:38:21,710
Motion to in the debate.

3389
04:38:22,250 --> 04:38:25,050
Motion has been made to in the debate.

3390
04:38:25,450 --> 04:38:27,250
Any objections to the motion.

3391
04:38:27,250 --> 04:38:31,930
The council member Santiago Ramiro is an objection.

3392
04:38:32,810 --> 04:38:35,650
Here I know further objections that motion is approved.

3393
04:38:36,550 --> 04:38:40,090
And so there will be no further discussion on this motion.

3394
04:38:41,890 --> 04:38:43,610
Excuse me. Excuse me, Mr.

3395
04:38:43,810 --> 04:38:46,450
Excuse me. Excuse me, Mr.

3396
04:38:48,370 --> 04:38:49,010
Protemtape.

3397
04:38:49,250 --> 04:38:50,810
Did you move this for approval?

3398
04:38:52,650 --> 04:38:53,070
Yes.

3399
04:38:53,070 --> 04:39:00,550
Okay, motion has been made for approval, throw come Madam President at one second.

3400
04:39:02,370 --> 04:39:05,770
Okay, motion has been made for approval from line item 17.4.

3401
04:39:06,330 --> 04:39:08,510
Roll call has been requested, Mr. Chair.

3402
04:39:10,640 --> 04:39:11,580
Excuse me, Mr. Clark, lower.

3403
04:39:13,080 --> 04:39:14,940
I'll take Council Member Waters.

3404
04:39:18,070 --> 04:39:19,030
What is your call?

3405
04:39:19,230 --> 04:39:19,850
Member Waters.

3406
04:39:20,230 --> 04:39:21,050
Oh, yes.

3407
04:39:21,470 --> 04:39:22,910
Council Member, we feel cattle way.

3408
04:39:24,690 --> 04:39:24,910
Yes.

3409
04:39:25,950 --> 04:39:26,790
Council Member Young.

3410
04:39:26,790 --> 04:39:30,190
Yes, Council President Sheffield.

3411
04:39:31,050 --> 04:39:31,650
Yes.

3412
04:39:32,390 --> 04:39:33,790
Council Member Benson. Yes.

3413
04:39:34,650 --> 04:39:38,570
Council Member Durhall. Yes. Council Member Johnson. No.

3414
04:39:39,410 --> 04:39:41,590
Council Member Santiago Romero. No.

3415
04:39:42,450 --> 04:39:43,950
Council President Protentate.

3416
04:39:44,050 --> 04:39:44,150
No.

3417
04:39:46,320 --> 04:39:48,220
Six shades three nays.

3418
04:39:49,950 --> 04:39:54,030
The resolution is approved.

3419
04:39:55,430 --> 04:40:03,250
And thank you all for being here. Mr. Maroon, just wanted to make sure if you can come back

3420
04:40:03,250 --> 04:40:10,470
because the discussions are going to continue. And so we can just get some commitment to

3421
04:40:10,470 --> 04:40:17,010
the continued negotiations with the Hubbard Reshard community. And with that process, we'll

3422
04:40:17,010 --> 04:40:22,410
look up, look like, and possibly reporting out to this body, whether it be quarterly. And I want to

3423
04:40:22,410 --> 04:40:31,170
We're doing it safely, but I do want to have a update on the continued negotiations that you promise this body today that will continue.

3424
04:40:31,670 --> 04:40:33,490
So if you can speak to that as well.

3425
04:40:34,210 --> 04:40:36,150
And if we need to have you have formal, we will.

3426
04:40:36,430 --> 04:40:42,850
But I think it's important that even though the vote went through that we hold you accountable to your word, and I do believe that you will continue to negotiate.

3427
04:40:43,430 --> 04:40:48,530
But if you can give us an update on how this process will continue with your negotiations with the community.

3428
04:40:49,470 --> 04:41:00,510
I'm committed to do so, we'll go back to the ranch and regroup and figure out how to approach the councilwoman and the community appropriately.

3429
04:41:01,430 --> 04:41:16,390
All right, and so this was in planning and development committee and so if Mr Clark I would like in 30 days and update to the planning and development committee on what progress has been made and any meetings that have taken place.

3430
04:41:16,810 --> 04:41:18,830
And that time frame.

3431
04:41:19,210 --> 04:41:19,290
All right.

3432
04:41:19,470 --> 04:41:24,130
So we'll give a fine item for planning and development for update and we will be in touch and work with you guys.

3433
04:41:24,150 --> 04:41:24,970
Thank you.

3434
04:41:25,130 --> 04:41:26,090
Thank you.

3435
04:41:26,970 --> 04:41:27,370
Yes.

3436
04:41:28,070 --> 04:41:30,550
I just wanted to suggest men are pregnant to you.

3437
04:41:30,550 --> 04:41:32,830
Did you also have a committee in the hole in this as well?

3438
04:41:33,270 --> 04:41:33,670
Constantly.

3439
04:41:33,730 --> 04:41:34,650
You possibly can.

3440
04:41:35,510 --> 04:41:35,530
Yes.

3441
04:41:37,350 --> 04:41:38,150
All right.

3442
04:41:38,890 --> 04:41:42,570
Thank you for everyone who participated in that conversation.

3443
04:41:42,830 --> 04:41:43,450
And again, thank you.

3444
04:41:43,450 --> 04:41:51,970
So remember for your work one, the line item, and we will proceed, before we proceed, Mr. Clerk in Ms. Clerk, do you all need a break?

3445
04:41:52,350 --> 04:41:54,190
No, you guys okay? Okay.

3446
04:41:56,030 --> 04:42:00,230
For the public health and safety stand committee from the Office of Contracting and the Curement.

3447
04:42:00,670 --> 04:42:05,150
Madam President, there are four contracts up for vote today from the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee.

3448
04:42:05,150 --> 04:42:12,690
First up, we have contract number 306, 2724, 100% city funding to provide services to cover

3449
04:42:12,690 --> 04:42:19,910
back feel, for basement discovered during demolition at property 4550 Michigan Avenue, contract

3450
04:42:19,910 --> 04:42:27,230
is the inner city contracting LLC, total contract amount, 19152 dollars and 10 cents, and this

3451
04:42:27,230 --> 04:42:35,030
contract is for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 306, 2727, 100% city funding

3452
04:42:35,030 --> 04:42:41,190
to write services to cover back feel or basement discovered at residential property 1, 2, 1,

3453
04:42:41,290 --> 04:42:46,170
3, 0, wood, rural Wilson, contractors, and government company total counter-gammile, 35,

3454
04:42:46,510 --> 04:42:51,890
$200, and this contract for city demolition. The next contract is contract number 60,

3455
04:42:52,190 --> 04:43:01,550
0, 3, 8, 5, 4, 8, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1,

3456
04:43:01,550 --> 04:43:06,150
the site's contract is environmental testing and consulting ink total

3457
04:43:06,150 --> 04:43:09,370
pound to come out one million three hundred seventy five thousand

3458
04:43:09,370 --> 04:43:12,810
dollars and this contract is for city demolition. The last

3459
04:43:12,810 --> 04:43:17,270
contract is contract number three zero five nine four eight one one

3460
04:43:17,270 --> 04:43:20,590
two percent city funding provide an emergency demolition for the

3461
04:43:20,590 --> 04:43:25,570
residential property at two nine four four Lake view contract is

3462
04:43:25,570 --> 04:43:29,230
late sure global corporation total pound to come out twenty five

3463
04:43:29,230 --> 04:43:38,230
$25, from this contract, it's for city demolition. Council member Santiago Romero for resolutions, nine and 18.1 through 18.4,

3464
04:43:39,070 --> 04:43:42,590
knowing that line out of 18.1 was postponed from last week's formal session.

3465
04:43:44,630 --> 04:43:46,630
Thank you. Council member Santiago Romero.

3466
04:43:47,210 --> 04:43:53,870
Thank you, Madam President. I motion to postpone 18.1. There are a number of additional questions that we have regarding this item,

3467
04:43:53,870 --> 04:43:55,950
based on the information that was received.

3468
04:43:56,790 --> 04:43:59,830
So I would like to make a motion to postpone 18.1.

3469
04:44:01,690 --> 04:44:06,550
Motion has been made to postpone line item 18.1.

3470
04:44:06,550 --> 04:44:07,710
Any objections?

3471
04:44:09,490 --> 04:44:12,690
Erie now, we will postpone for one week,

3472
04:44:12,970 --> 04:44:15,050
line item 18.1.

3473
04:44:17,910 --> 04:44:19,110
Member Santiago Romero.

3474
04:44:19,510 --> 04:44:21,110
Thank you, Madam President and Motion to approve

3475
04:44:21,110 --> 04:44:24,090
one of them's 18.2 through 18.4.

3476
04:44:24,090 --> 04:44:28,950
Motion has been made for approval. Are there any objections?

3477
04:44:31,330 --> 04:44:32,450
Hearing no objections.

3478
04:44:33,550 --> 04:44:36,950
The four, excuse me, the three resolutions will be approved.

3479
04:44:39,850 --> 04:44:44,330
We will now move to the new business portion of the agenda under unfinished business.

3480
04:44:48,220 --> 04:44:51,580
Council member, we feel Calaway joined by Council President Sheffield.

3481
04:44:51,860 --> 04:44:54,960
And in order to know the roll call line on 19.1.

3482
04:44:57,440 --> 04:44:58,840
Council member Calaway.

3483
04:45:01,140 --> 04:45:08,840
Here with me, Madam Chair, this is my first time having this opportunity. So I'll need some guidance. Okay.

3484
04:45:11,080 --> 04:45:13,460
Am I reading? Yes, did you get a script member?

3485
04:45:13,860 --> 04:45:18,480
I did. So do I start with the script? Yes. Yes, me. Thank you.

3486
04:45:19,360 --> 04:45:28,240
This is exciting for me. And thank you, Madam Chair for working alongside the office of mobility and my team.

3487
04:45:28,240 --> 04:45:56,580
I move to take from the table and ordinance to amend chapter 47 of the 2019 Detroit city called transportation for hire by adding article 10 electric personal mobility devices division 1 generally section 47 dash 10 dash 1 definitions section 47 dash 10 dash 2 administration and enforcement section 47 dash 10 dash 3.

3488
04:45:56,580 --> 04:46:23,960
responsibility for violations, section 47, dash 10, dash 4, violations, administrative remedies, permit it, section 47, dash 10, dash 5, registry and reporting of alleged violations and section 47, dash 10, dash 6, abandonment, obstruction, removal storage and disposition, division 2, share mobility permit section 47, dash 10, dash 11,

3489
04:46:23,960 --> 04:46:42,560
permit required Section 47-10-12 permit fee, Section 47-10-13 permit term, effective date and expiration, Section 47-10-14, issuance of permit, Section 47-10-15 proclamation,

3490
04:46:42,560 --> 04:46:54,200
Promotion of parameters and minimum requirements for evaluation of shared mobility, permit applications and section 4710-16 application for permit division

3491
04:46:54,200 --> 04:47:11,840
3 responsibility of owners of shared fleets and operators of electric personal mobility devices, section 47-10-31 digital platform, section 47-10-10-32 customer support services

3492
04:47:11,840 --> 04:47:39,220
Section 47-10-33, identification, maintenance, and repair, section 47-10-34, deployment, section 47-10-35, geofencing, section 47-10-36, interference with other shared mobility, permitties, section 47-10-37,

3493
04:47:39,220 --> 04:47:44,420
Operator Education, Community Engagement, Participation, Immobility,

3494
04:47:44,520 --> 04:47:52,640
Elitative, Section 47-10-38, Data Sharing, Section 47-10-39, Insurance

3495
04:47:52,640 --> 04:48:00,620
Requirements, Section 47-10-10-40, Indignity, and Division 4 Technical,

3496
04:48:00,780 --> 04:48:03,720
Operational and Parking Standards for Shere Electric Personal,

3497
04:48:03,720 --> 04:48:07,280
with mobility devices, section 47-10-51,

3498
04:48:08,320 --> 04:48:12,040
applicability, section 47-10-52, construction

3499
04:48:12,040 --> 04:48:17,840
and maintenance standards, section 47-10-53 displays

3500
04:48:17,840 --> 04:48:21,000
of information, section 47-10-54,

3501
04:48:22,160 --> 04:48:26,880
geolocation, section 47-10-55 ability as a service,

3502
04:48:27,140 --> 04:48:32,320
assessability, section 47-10-56 remote or automatic

3503
04:48:32,320 --> 04:49:00,200
And capacity, Section 47-10-57 approved areas of operation restrictions, Section 47-10-58 temporary suspension of operations by Director, Section 47-10-59 operation and compliance with traffic laws and other safety requirements and Section 47-10-60 shared electric personal mobility device parking standards.

3504
04:49:00,200 --> 04:49:10,440
to require committing for making shared electric personal mobility devices available for higher and to establish technical operational and parking standards.

3505
04:49:10,940 --> 04:49:17,140
For such shared electric personal mobility devices laid on the table November 22 2022.

3506
04:49:17,220 --> 04:49:22,400
I move the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and consider red.

3507
04:49:22,400 --> 04:49:36,920
one second in the Calaway. So you stopped that late on the table November 20th, November 22nd, 2022. That's where you stop. Okay. Yeah. So hearing no objections that action will be taken. Is this a time member, not member, but Dr. powers that we can speak.

3508
04:49:52,030 --> 04:50:07,130
Okay, so can we discuss at this time. We can have discussion at this time. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

3509
04:50:07,130 --> 04:50:11,430
and our colleagues office on this ordinance,

3510
04:50:12,070 --> 04:50:14,670
which will bring regulations to the use and deployment

3511
04:50:14,670 --> 04:50:18,150
of e-schoolers and e-bikes here throughout the city of Detroit.

3512
04:50:18,930 --> 04:50:21,590
e-schoolers and other personal mobility devices

3513
04:50:21,590 --> 04:50:25,170
when properly regulated bring a green answer

3514
04:50:25,170 --> 04:50:27,650
to the lack of mobility options in Detroit

3515
04:50:27,650 --> 04:50:30,530
and this ordinance will allow writers to use devices

3516
04:50:30,530 --> 04:50:33,230
as freely as they did before.

3517
04:50:33,810 --> 04:50:35,990
The permitting process also allows the city

3518
04:50:35,990 --> 04:50:41,690
to establish equitable deployment standards for these devices, which should result in them being

3519
04:50:41,690 --> 04:50:44,730
available in more areas throughout the city of Detroit.

3520
04:50:45,290 --> 04:50:51,530
I have faith in the department and also DPW to enforce the terms and regulations of this

3521
04:50:51,530 --> 04:50:55,290
ordinance and continuously evaluate its effectiveness.

3522
04:50:56,090 --> 04:51:02,410
I fully support any policies that protect the city, keep our sidewalks clear, lower emissions

3523
04:51:02,410 --> 04:51:06,410
and contribute to the growing mobility options here in our city.

3524
04:51:06,730 --> 04:51:09,070
And I look forward to seeing the results of this ordinance.

3525
04:51:09,110 --> 04:51:14,610
And again, thank you so much to our colleague council member Calaway and working with you to get this done.

3526
04:51:15,110 --> 04:51:15,270
All right.

3527
04:51:15,510 --> 04:51:21,890
So member Calaway, if you can move it for the you already moved it to place it or the third reading and consider it.

3528
04:51:22,630 --> 04:51:23,070
Discussion.

3529
04:51:23,770 --> 04:51:25,290
Discussion member Vincent.

3530
04:51:25,650 --> 04:51:26,270
All right. Thank you.

3531
04:51:26,490 --> 04:51:30,030
I just want to say thank you to council president and to my colleague.

3532
04:51:32,550 --> 04:51:57,890
I'm also going to say thank you for the amendment, which will clarify and the amendment is in section 47 attack 10, 57 subsection alpha 2 in the public right away that contains a designated bicycle lane, the conditions of which are suitable for the operation of shared electric personal mobility devices such operations is authorized only in such bicycle lane is applicable.

3533
04:51:57,890 --> 04:52:03,650
So this really allows the operator to make a judgment and in the enforcing agent that if there

3534
04:52:03,650 --> 04:52:07,970
is a pre or some other instruction in that bicycle and you don't have to operate there.

3535
04:52:08,110 --> 04:52:12,510
So it's not particularly be more flexible and to offer no level of safety for those who

3536
04:52:12,510 --> 04:52:15,410
are taking our electric scooters throughout the city.

3537
04:52:15,550 --> 04:52:18,090
There's one of the thank you for that and thank you for that modification.

3538
04:52:18,750 --> 04:52:19,750
Thank you.

3539
04:52:19,750 --> 04:52:20,350
Thank you so much.

3540
04:52:21,770 --> 04:52:23,010
And councilmember Young.

3541
04:52:23,950 --> 04:52:24,330
Thank you.

3542
04:52:24,490 --> 04:52:26,710
I just want to say thank you.

3543
04:52:26,710 --> 04:52:29,670
and I'm proud of that as well as to how we can grant your nation.

3544
04:52:31,360 --> 04:52:40,040
I wish we would have had this conversation with I was having the tears, this would have made it a lot more easier, because I would have had a lot of questions about scooters, we should have had this, we would do a nap.

3545
04:52:40,220 --> 04:52:41,380
I just want to say congratulations.

3546
04:52:42,220 --> 04:52:46,920
The recalibular notice your first ordinance and wish you have any more to come and I appreciate supporting.

3547
04:52:47,220 --> 04:52:50,920
Thank you for your hard work on this. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

3548
04:52:51,500 --> 04:52:58,640
Member Durha. Thank you. Madam President, again, I wanted to just echo some of the comments in the plot.

3549
04:52:58,640 --> 04:53:04,160
dispenser at this ordinance, congratulations look forward to supporting I think it's a very good ordinance.

3550
04:53:04,880 --> 04:53:10,580
As we increase just and increase what we do like the other municipalities around the country.

3551
04:53:10,780 --> 04:53:15,700
You see scooters, I've been to DC I have opportunity to visit it a lot.

3552
04:53:16,340 --> 04:53:25,340
There are scooters laying all over the place in DC with no regulation and no, you know, no.

3553
04:53:25,340 --> 04:53:31,080
regard for the public and so I think this is a positive step and taking into a dress that

3554
04:53:31,080 --> 04:53:35,320
and again, I want to commend you as well as council president for pushing this forward.

3555
04:53:35,580 --> 04:53:41,180
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you. Thank you, thanks to my colleagues. I move the ordinance

3556
04:53:41,180 --> 04:53:45,140
be passed as submitted. They're being a wrote. Yes.

3557
04:53:51,450 --> 04:53:56,550
I did. I did. I did. Okay, you can do it again. Yeah, absolutely.

3558
04:53:56,550 --> 04:54:00,330
I move the ordinance be placed on the order of third reading and considered read.

3559
04:54:00,730 --> 04:54:05,010
Hearing no objections, that action will be taken, Councilmember Callaway.

3560
04:54:05,550 --> 04:54:07,430
I move the ordinance be passed as a minute.

3561
04:54:07,750 --> 04:54:10,630
They're being a roll car required with a clerk, please call the roll.

3562
04:54:11,150 --> 04:54:12,350
Councilmember, we feel Callaway.

3563
04:54:13,490 --> 04:54:14,990
Councilmember Young.

3564
04:54:15,810 --> 04:54:15,990
Yes.

3565
04:54:16,550 --> 04:54:17,710
Council President Sheffield.

3566
04:54:18,710 --> 04:54:19,030
Yes.

3567
04:54:19,510 --> 04:54:20,270
Councilmember Benson.

3568
04:54:21,550 --> 04:54:22,570
Councilmember Durhall.

3569
04:54:23,050 --> 04:54:23,110
Yes.

3570
04:54:23,810 --> 04:54:24,650
Councilmember Johnson.

3571
04:54:24,650 --> 04:54:42,610
Yes. Councilmember Santiago Romero. Yes. Councilmember Council President Prochante. Yes. Councilmember Waters. Yes. Nine years zero nays. The ordinance is approved. Councilmember Calaway. I move the title to the ordinance be confirmed.

3572
04:54:44,760 --> 04:54:52,280
Here are no objections that action will be taken. All right. Thank you. Thank you. And.

3573
04:54:52,280 --> 04:54:53,980
All right,

3574
04:54:58,050 --> 04:55:03,730
from the mayor's office council member young, a resolution line of 19.2

3575
04:55:05,880 --> 04:55:10,420
council member young thank you man president lose approved line item 19.

3576
04:55:12,580 --> 04:55:16,100
Motion has been made for approval and this is for an event.

3577
04:55:17,260 --> 04:55:18,160
Any objections.

3578
04:55:19,300 --> 04:55:23,060
Hearing none the one resolution will be approved.

3579
04:55:23,400 --> 04:55:25,760
From the office of contracting of the pyramid.

3580
04:55:25,760 --> 04:55:30,180
Madam President, there is one contract up for vote today from the public health and safety

3581
04:55:30,180 --> 04:55:30,800
standing committee.

3582
04:55:31,300 --> 04:55:37,300
On today's new business portion of the agenda, it is contract number 6000505050,

3583
04:55:37,380 --> 04:55:43,240
once a percent DWSD funding reimbursement through ARPA funds to provide full led service

3584
04:55:43,240 --> 04:55:46,500
line replacement at various locations throughout Detroit.

3585
04:55:47,100 --> 04:55:53,180
Contracts at five star energy services, LLC, total contract amount, $25 million, and this

3586
04:55:53,180 --> 04:55:54,800
contract is for water and sewerage.

3587
04:55:54,800 --> 04:55:58,800
Councilmember Santiago Romero, a resolution line on 19.3.

3588
04:56:00,920 --> 04:56:04,980
Councilmember Santiago Romero, a motion to approve 19.3.

3589
04:56:06,940 --> 04:56:08,880
Motion has been made for approval.

3590
04:56:09,740 --> 04:56:12,740
Any discussion on this particular line item?

3591
04:56:14,820 --> 04:56:15,620
All right.

3592
04:56:15,680 --> 04:56:19,040
Motion has been made for approval, and I see director Brown has

3593
04:56:19,040 --> 04:56:19,840
waited around.

3594
04:56:20,080 --> 04:56:20,660
We appreciate you.

3595
04:56:20,700 --> 04:56:23,040
I know we're looking forward to the discussions.

3596
04:56:23,040 --> 04:56:28,920
and other contracts that will be forthcoming related to the lead or placement program throughout

3597
04:56:28,920 --> 04:56:33,820
the city. But there's no further discussion or questions. A motion has been made for approval.

3598
04:56:34,020 --> 04:56:40,900
Are there any objections? Hearing no objections that resolution will be approved.

3599
04:56:41,100 --> 04:56:46,960
Madam President, yes, request a waiver. The waiver has been requested. Any objections?

3600
04:56:46,960 --> 04:56:51,460
All right, hearing none that motion is approved.

3601
04:56:53,440 --> 04:56:55,440
On the office of contracting in procurement.

3602
04:56:56,320 --> 04:57:01,380
Madam President, there is one contract up before both today from the neighborhood and community services standing committee.

3603
04:57:01,860 --> 04:57:03,660
One today's new business portion of the agenda.

3604
04:57:04,180 --> 04:57:07,460
It is contract number six zero zero five one zero zero.

3605
04:57:08,000 --> 04:57:12,140
One of the percent city funding to provide renovation services for civil services.

3606
04:57:12,140 --> 04:57:16,060
investor, Saber, Mahafi Parks, Walkway, and Boulders,

3607
04:57:16,420 --> 04:57:18,860
countries as Michigan, Recreational, Construction,

3608
04:57:19,380 --> 04:57:22,700
total country amount, $29,300, and this

3609
04:57:22,700 --> 04:57:24,140
contract is for general services.

3610
04:57:24,680 --> 04:57:28,260
Council member Young, a resolution line on 19.4.

3611
04:57:29,140 --> 04:57:30,060
Council member Young.

3612
04:57:30,880 --> 04:57:31,760
Thank you, Mayor President.

3613
04:57:32,520 --> 04:57:36,180
I'll move to approve line out of 19.4.

3614
04:57:36,980 --> 04:57:40,140
Motion has been made for approval in the objections.

3615
04:57:42,470 --> 04:57:47,530
Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved.

3616
04:57:50,780 --> 04:57:55,260
From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Development and Grants.

3617
04:57:55,520 --> 04:58:00,060
Council Member Young, two resolutions, 9 out of 19.5 and 19.6.

3618
04:58:03,750 --> 04:58:04,430
Council Member Young.

3619
04:58:05,510 --> 04:58:06,410
Thank you, Mayor President.

3620
04:58:06,550 --> 04:58:11,430
Move to approve line items 19.5 and 19.6.

3621
04:58:13,530 --> 04:58:16,390
Council Member Young has moved these four approval.

3622
04:58:16,390 --> 04:58:17,530
any objections.

3623
04:58:20,180 --> 04:58:26,640
Hearing none, the two resolutions will be approved. From the legislative policy division.

3624
04:58:32,260 --> 04:58:36,100
I'll remember Santiago Romero, a resolution line out of 19.7.

3625
04:58:39,340 --> 04:58:42,320
Thanks for member Santiago Romero. Thank you, Madam President.

3626
04:58:42,540 --> 04:58:47,320
I do believe that we have someone here from our fire department, T.C.F. He could join us here

3627
04:58:47,320 --> 04:58:54,480
at the mic. Our office works on our resolution urging the administration to adopt the mutual aid

3628
04:58:54,480 --> 04:59:03,020
a large system, also known as Babis, a mutual aid system that supports our fire departments

3629
04:59:03,020 --> 04:59:09,620
and I'm wondering if we can have discussion or a motion for discussion to hear from

3630
04:59:09,620 --> 04:59:14,960
RDC of the importance of Babis and why he's asking us to support this resolution.

3631
04:59:15,620 --> 04:59:16,480
Thank you.

3632
04:59:17,220 --> 04:59:17,820
Thank you, Council.

3633
04:59:18,360 --> 04:59:21,420
Through the chair, I actually have presentation for you guys.

3634
04:59:21,480 --> 04:59:22,480
Can I pass it out?

3635
04:59:26,960 --> 04:59:33,440
I actually have here, Deputy Chief Allen with me. He's a.

3636
04:59:33,440 --> 04:59:34,860
I'm a year's, you've been on the Department.

3637
04:59:35,400 --> 04:59:37,980
34 years. 34 years. I'm on the Department.

3638
04:59:38,840 --> 04:59:40,140
So, I want to talk to you.

3639
04:59:44,360 --> 04:59:46,560
I want to talk to you about what is Davis.

3640
04:59:47,000 --> 04:59:51,080
So, Davis is a statewide system for requesting mutual aid.

3641
04:59:51,480 --> 04:59:55,060
That's just if there's a big incident, we're able to go out and get the resources.

3642
04:59:55,060 --> 04:59:59,980
come in and right now we don't participate in that right now. So we're looking to you.

3643
05:00:00,000 --> 05:00:26,360
Do this, all 50 states has a form of this box alarm system. So there also has a statewide dispatch center that can coordinate bringing in outside resources or if we have to reciprocate and go outside and we can actually use our resources outside to and collect money back through this agreement. So it also has it's called Michigan Task Force 1.

3644
05:00:26,360 --> 05:00:31,160
Michigan has forced one of the technical rescue team that the state actually funds and they actually

3645
05:00:31,160 --> 05:00:35,940
set aside about a million dollars of appropriations for this technical rescue team. The steam can

3646
05:00:35,940 --> 05:00:42,600
do advanced search and rescue collapse and hazardous material things that are beyond the scope of

3647
05:00:42,600 --> 05:00:49,060
what we currently have. So let me get to the next page here. There are currently 32 divisions

3648
05:00:49,060 --> 05:00:54,980
and over 500 departments in the state that have joined this made us group.

3649
05:00:57,930 --> 05:01:01,130
So let's just talk about what Detroit Department rules are, right?

3650
05:01:01,550 --> 05:01:04,870
So our role as a day-to-day operations will not change.

3651
05:01:05,690 --> 05:01:09,490
We'll work with our normal box alarms that we work through and do that.

3652
05:01:09,490 --> 05:01:12,230
This is a meant for our large-scale incident, okay?

3653
05:01:13,290 --> 05:01:17,450
So when we call for a large-scale incident, this would be something like we just happen to Ohio,

3654
05:01:17,450 --> 05:01:21,230
right, the trained railmen, something that happened to Miami, the big building collapse.

3655
05:01:21,770 --> 05:01:27,150
This is, you know, has our resources taxed, so we need to reach out and say, okay, we need to

3656
05:01:27,150 --> 05:01:32,650
bring in these outside communities and help us and back build different areas. Um, we would they have

3657
05:01:32,650 --> 05:01:40,470
the capability of hazmat, hangar rescue, swift water, trench, collapse, tower rescue,

3658
05:01:40,470 --> 05:01:47,970
client space, and this is all through a type 3 use our task force also.

3659
05:01:50,050 --> 05:01:53,650
The next page would be the communication center.

3660
05:01:53,990 --> 05:01:55,150
It's based out of Ann Arbor.

3661
05:01:55,850 --> 05:01:56,990
It works statewide.

3662
05:01:57,590 --> 05:01:58,730
We have the radios currently.

3663
05:01:59,290 --> 05:02:01,910
So this helps us to be able to communicate better with all the departments.

3664
05:02:03,770 --> 05:02:05,970
And then last page is if you want to look up yourself.

3665
05:02:06,390 --> 05:02:08,490
There's some information you can go right to their website.

3666
05:02:14,090 --> 05:02:20,770
additional? No, it's basically it's just as insurance policy for us. Okay. Sometimes when I

3667
05:02:20,770 --> 05:02:25,910
resource sources are stressed out, we can call the people in there, they're, they're almost

3668
05:02:25,910 --> 05:02:31,990
immediately. So it helps the citizens as well. Very important. Thank you. Thank you for your time.

3669
05:02:32,270 --> 05:02:36,830
Thank you. And through the chair, this, this resolution will help us to initiate that. That's

3670
05:02:36,830 --> 05:02:40,930
all we're looking for as approval through further the council to prove that. All right. Thank you.

3671
05:02:40,930 --> 05:02:41,690
Thank you.

3672
05:02:41,810 --> 05:02:41,870
Right.

3673
05:02:42,090 --> 05:02:42,570
Councilmember.

3674
05:02:42,650 --> 05:02:43,430
Thank you, Madam President.

3675
05:02:43,710 --> 05:02:46,330
I motion to approve 19.7.

3676
05:02:46,650 --> 05:02:46,770
All right.

3677
05:02:46,850 --> 05:02:48,450
Motion has been made for approval.

3678
05:02:49,110 --> 05:02:50,030
Any objections.

3679
05:02:52,130 --> 05:02:52,990
Hearing no objections.

3680
05:02:53,450 --> 05:02:56,150
The one resolution will be approved.

3681
05:02:56,150 --> 05:02:56,630
Thank you.

3682
05:02:56,650 --> 05:02:57,410
Thank you.

3683
05:02:57,490 --> 05:02:59,370
Thank you so much.

3684
05:02:59,830 --> 05:03:01,810
I'm going to request a waiver on that.

3685
05:03:01,990 --> 05:03:03,390
Yes, Madam President request a waiver.

3686
05:03:03,610 --> 05:03:04,990
Okay, waiver has been requested.

3687
05:03:05,470 --> 05:03:09,070
Hearing no objections that motion is approved.

3688
05:03:09,070 --> 05:03:16,250
from the legislative policy division Councilmember Young, a resolution line out of 19.8.

3689
05:03:16,490 --> 05:03:17,830
Councilmember Young.

3690
05:03:18,210 --> 05:03:23,810
Thank you, Mayor President. I'd like to move to approve my item 19.8.

3691
05:03:24,070 --> 05:03:26,790
I'll also wonder if it's okay if I can ask papers on the item.

3692
05:03:27,070 --> 05:03:29,030
Okay, let's take up 19.8 first.

3693
05:03:30,270 --> 05:03:34,070
And there's a resolution reflect on behalf of Councilmember Calloway.

3694
05:03:35,050 --> 05:03:36,010
Mr. Clark.

3695
05:03:36,010 --> 05:03:36,510
And

3696
05:03:38,880 --> 05:03:48,060
this is a resolution urging the DDA to pay a subsidy to the Detroit public library in the amount of $3.5 million.

3697
05:03:49,240 --> 05:03:51,380
It should be in the name of Council member Caloan.

3698
05:03:51,600 --> 05:03:52,300
Yes, yeah.

3699
05:03:52,460 --> 05:03:53,380
Clerk will so no.

3700
05:03:54,300 --> 05:03:58,790
Great motion has been made any discussion?

3701
05:03:59,190 --> 05:03:59,490
Yes, yes.

3702
05:03:59,630 --> 05:04:00,490
Discussion member Caloan?

3703
05:04:01,770 --> 05:04:09,830
I'd like to read the resolution regarding the DDA to pay a subsidy to the Detroit public library in the amount of $3.5 million.

3704
05:04:09,830 --> 05:04:19,750
$5 million in the interest of time. I'm going to read really quickly, probably won't be as difficult as what I just read with the ordinance, not as many numbers.

3705
05:04:20,130 --> 05:04:27,630
Whereas the mission of the Detroit City Council is to promote the economic, cultural, and physical welfare of Detroit citizens through charter mandated legislative functions.

3706
05:04:28,270 --> 05:04:37,010
And whereas within the tenets of its mission, the Detroit public library enlightens and empowers people by providing diverse and dynamic pathways to literacy and learning.

3707
05:04:37,010 --> 05:04:52,770
The DPL website also states no matter what changes the library continues to adapt with the city to ensure that Detroiters needs are met with diverse collections engaging programs and enriching classes and where else despite their best efforts DPL has struggled.

3708
05:04:52,770 --> 05:05:02,610
By naturally, to fill its mission, given its heavy reliance on local property tax revenue, which has not kept pace with its operational and capital need.

3709
05:05:03,350 --> 05:05:09,030
DPL requires an additional stable and reliable revenue source to adequately, adequately fund its operation.

3710
05:05:09,330 --> 05:05:18,310
So it may accomplish the missions for which it was established and where is during its budget deliberations for fiscal year 2023 in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.

3711
05:05:18,310 --> 05:05:25,110
DPL plan to reopen 11 additional library branches in 2023 beginning July 1, 2022.

3712
05:05:25,790 --> 05:05:32,230
DPL determined it would need to use 3.1 million of its unassigned general fund balance to accomplish this goal

3713
05:05:32,230 --> 05:05:40,490
and whereas in addition with the reopening of the 11 library branches, DPL's administration anticipates funding shortfalls

3714
05:05:40,490 --> 05:05:49,550
a $3.2 million in 2024, $3.2 million in 2025, and $3.5 million in 2026. And we're asked

3715
05:05:49,550 --> 05:05:54,570
according to a recent legislative policy division report, a future funding shortfalls. If this

3716
05:05:54,570 --> 05:05:58,850
rate are covered by DPL's unassigned general fund balance to maintain balance,

3717
05:05:59,010 --> 05:06:04,850
budgets, the unassigned general fund balance, i.e. the rainy day fund of 26 million will be

3718
05:06:04,850 --> 05:06:09,830
depleted in almost nine years. And we're as the downtown Detroit authority was established for

3719
05:06:09,830 --> 05:06:16,490
on to Michigan Public Act 177 of 1975 as amended, which has been recodified and to public

3720
05:06:16,490 --> 05:06:24,010
Act 57 of 2018, Detroit's DDA, which was founded by Mayor A Young, Coleman A Young,

3721
05:06:24,170 --> 05:06:28,470
received funding for its program's number of sources such as grants, contracts, interest on

3722
05:06:28,470 --> 05:06:34,350
laws and capture tax increments, increases in property taxes that result from new investments

3723
05:06:34,350 --> 05:06:35,550
on approved developments.

3724
05:06:35,550 --> 05:06:39,790
these support private investments in business growth through loans, sponsorship,

3725
05:06:40,090 --> 05:06:44,710
France capital improvements to public infrastructure and additional programs designed to increase

3726
05:06:44,710 --> 05:06:49,770
economic activity in this designated area. And whereas, of course, you know, the DDA's resources

3727
05:06:49,770 --> 05:06:55,110
are lawfully derived from the capture of tax revenue that would otherwise go to DPL's general

3728
05:06:55,110 --> 05:07:01,510
fund finances, the DDA in providing grants and capital improvement funding could provide much needed

3729
05:07:01,510 --> 05:07:07,590
financial assistance to the DPL, particularly where DPL assets are physically located within

3730
05:07:07,590 --> 05:07:12,270
DDA's jurisdictional area. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Detroit City Council

3731
05:07:12,270 --> 05:07:17,510
urges the DDA who's mission is to design and implement innovative solutions that drive investment

3732
05:07:17,510 --> 05:07:22,370
create jobs in advance the economy of Detroit through public private collaborations to provide

3733
05:07:22,370 --> 05:07:27,390
a subsidy to Detroit public library in the amount of $3.5 million annually. Therefore,

3734
05:07:27,390 --> 05:07:29,970
finally be it resolved copies of this resolution.

3735
05:07:30,000 --> 05:07:41,000
We shall be provided to Detroit mayor, Mike Doug and Kevin D. Johnson, the President and Chief Executive Officer for the D.E.G.C. and the Board of Directors of the D.D.A. Thank you, Madam Chair.

3736
05:07:43,040 --> 05:07:43,640
All right. Thank you,

3737
05:08:05,050 --> 05:08:07,630
Madam. For this resolution. Are there any objections?

3738
05:08:10,130 --> 05:08:18,810
Actually, Mr. Quirk, we can remove this close session due to the next, I think next Tuesday, we'll miss us a members here and so we would like to reschedule this one.

3739
05:08:18,810 --> 05:08:22,190
So there are motion colleagues to remove 19.19.

3740
05:08:22,390 --> 05:08:22,930
So move.

3741
05:08:23,070 --> 05:08:24,650
All right, motion has been made.

3742
05:08:25,050 --> 05:08:25,790
Here are no objections.

3743
05:08:26,070 --> 05:08:28,610
We will remove 19.19.

3744
05:08:30,090 --> 05:08:32,270
Excuse me, 19.9.

3745
05:08:32,550 --> 05:08:33,010
I'm not a president.

3746
05:08:33,250 --> 05:08:33,910
You want to remove.

3747
05:08:34,290 --> 05:08:36,810
In under resolution, same thing with 19.10.

3748
05:08:38,800 --> 05:08:40,040
There are motion to remove.

3749
05:08:40,360 --> 05:08:40,980
Oh, move.

3750
05:08:41,100 --> 05:08:41,860
Here are no objections.

3751
05:08:42,020 --> 05:08:44,060
We will remove 19.10.

3752
05:08:44,340 --> 05:08:45,400
Purple, so no.

3753
05:08:45,660 --> 05:08:46,280
All right, yes, number.

3754
05:08:46,540 --> 05:08:46,940
Yeah.

3755
05:08:47,220 --> 05:08:47,720
Thank you, man.

3756
05:08:47,720 --> 05:08:54,820
I would like to request the waiver for the line of 19.2, 19.4, 19.5, and 19.

3757
05:08:59,730 --> 05:09:00,850
19.2.

3758
05:09:01,190 --> 05:09:03,430
That's the Ritterwalk in Bellevue.

3759
05:09:04,590 --> 05:09:04,990
I'll shortly.

3760
05:09:06,570 --> 05:09:07,690
19.4.

3761
05:09:07,690 --> 05:09:08,910
That is the provide.

3762
05:09:08,930 --> 05:09:11,110
Innovation services for Sylvester C.

3763
05:09:11,210 --> 05:09:11,370
Martin.

3764
05:09:12,130 --> 05:09:13,130
What way of voters?

3765
05:09:13,810 --> 05:09:14,710
19.5.

3766
05:09:14,890 --> 05:09:17,570
That's to request and accept and appropriate fiscal year.

3767
05:09:17,570 --> 05:09:28,650
1, 2, 3 projects help you to integrate the 19.6, it's requesting the request of staff and the appropriate strategic neighborhood fund grant for the West war open air Plaza project.

3768
05:09:29,610 --> 05:09:32,910
All right, motion has been made for a waiver. Are there any objections.

3769
05:09:35,170 --> 05:09:49,950
Hearing none, the motion is approved for a waiver measure. Yes, I'd like to request a waiver on line item 19.8 regarding the $3.5 million subsidy to the DPL from DDA.

3770
05:09:50,490 --> 05:09:54,250
All right, waiver has been requested for 19.8 in the objections.

3771
05:09:55,150 --> 05:09:58,050
Hearing none, that motion is approved.

3772
05:10:00,170 --> 05:10:06,530
For the President's report on standing committee referrals and other matters for the budget finance and audit standing committee.

3773
05:10:07,210 --> 05:10:08,850
Report some very city departments.

3774
05:10:09,650 --> 05:10:15,800
Those three reports will be referred to the budget finance and audit standing committee for the internal operations standing committee.

3775
05:10:16,490 --> 05:10:18,290
12 reports some very city departments.

3776
05:10:18,290 --> 05:10:26,290
The 12 reports will be referred to the Internal Operations Standing Committee or the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee.

3777
05:10:28,950 --> 05:10:33,810
Excuse me, Mr. Law, please. Excuse me, Mr. Laws.

3778
05:10:34,910 --> 05:10:36,590
11 reports from their city departments.

3779
05:10:42,420 --> 05:10:45,720
Mr. Clark, will committee, I'm sorry.

3780
05:10:46,060 --> 05:10:49,420
11 reports from their city departments for neighborhood and community services.

3781
05:10:49,680 --> 05:10:54,060
Thank you, those reports will be referred to the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee.

3782
05:10:54,060 --> 05:10:54,760
for

3783
05:10:58,980 --> 05:11:01,540
the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee.

3784
05:11:01,600 --> 05:11:03,440
Three reports from their city departments.

3785
05:11:03,540 --> 05:11:07,100
Those through reports will be referred to the Planning and Economic Development

3786
05:11:07,100 --> 05:11:10,140
Standing Committee for the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee.

3787
05:11:10,220 --> 05:11:12,540
11 reports from their city departments.

3788
05:11:12,860 --> 05:11:16,400
The 11 reports will be referred to the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee.

3789
05:11:17,040 --> 05:11:18,440
Under the consent agenda?

3790
05:11:18,880 --> 05:11:20,340
There are no items of Madam President.

3791
05:11:21,460 --> 05:11:24,960
All right, and I'm assuming a member reports will be suspended.

3792
05:11:25,880 --> 05:11:26,480
All right, motion.

3793
05:11:35,240 --> 05:11:39,280
I have a quick report that I have tonight.

3794
05:11:41,220 --> 05:11:42,400
Can I object.

3795
05:11:43,600 --> 05:11:44,620
Mack object.

3796
05:11:44,780 --> 05:11:46,700
I'd like to read something really quickly.

3797
05:11:47,100 --> 05:11:47,880
They've art.

3798
05:11:47,880 --> 05:11:50,480
The motion has been a was there.

3799
05:11:52,740 --> 05:11:53,280
Thank you.

3800
05:11:54,920 --> 05:11:58,060
I'm going to read just as fast as I did just before.

3801
05:11:58,520 --> 05:11:58,580
Okay.

3802
05:11:58,800 --> 05:12:02,660
Statement of Detroit City Council member Angela with the Calaway Concerned Property Taxes.

3803
05:12:02,660 --> 05:12:07,360
This year, I will seek a property tax reduction effect of July 1, 2023.

3804
05:12:07,700 --> 05:12:11,960
Currently, the City Detroit Property Tax Rate for Operating Expenses is over 19

3805
05:12:12,270 --> 05:12:12,540
Mills.

3806
05:12:13,020 --> 05:12:18,900
The average property tax rate for Operating Expenses for Michigan municipalities is closer to 9

3807
05:12:18,900 --> 05:12:28,520
I will seek a two-mill decrease each year for the next five years until the Detroit property tax for operating expenses and is comparable to most other

3808
05:12:28,520 --> 05:12:44,100
missed-again municipalities. This will eliminate one barrier to investment in our great city and may decrease the number of tax abatement requests from developers. I hope that the administration and my colleagues will join me in this endeavor. Thank you madam chair.

3809
05:12:44,100 --> 05:12:59,120
All right. Thank you, member Calo. All right. If there is nothing else to come before this committee under adoption without committee reference, there are no items Madam President under communications from the clerks report on approval proceedings by the mayor.

3810
05:12:59,120 --> 05:13:12,320
The report will be received in place on file under testimonial resolution and special privilege. There are no items Madam President there being no further business to come before this body this meeting will now stand adjourned.