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Okay. All right. Just wanted to make sure I was in the right place.

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Yes. It's still not working. Call the meeting to order.

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Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic

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for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

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Please call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman.

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Councilman Calvin.

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Councilwoman Cirilla.

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Councilman Hannah.

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Councilwoman Steck.

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And Councilman Sucka.

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Also with us this evening, our city attorney, Tom Kuzmia, and city engineer, Jesus

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Placencia. Our city assessor, Ted Galeski, and city treasurer, Todd Browning, have

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Okay, we have a presentation tonight from Joe Gruber regarding the site

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known as Beaver Park.

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Good evening, mayor and council.

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Good evening.

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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this evening.

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I understand that it's been brought to your attention, brought to our attention,

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that there are some concerns from residents in the neighborhood expressed over

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rumors of new residential apartments being developed.

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I don't have a visual presentation, but I do have some talking points.

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The area in question is what's known as Beaver Park.

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It's a vacant grass field on the north end of town, generally bound by the Ecorse

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Creek, River Road, and Gotter Road.

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Hopefully, this presentation sheds some light, provides some more detail.

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Hopefully, we clear up some facts, and hopefully, the residents, I believe, will be

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pleased with what we hear tonight.

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Number one, first and foremost, plain as day, black and white, there are no

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residential developments being planned or proposed at Beaver Park.

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Neither my office nor the building and engineering department have received any

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proposals for projects, houses, apartments.

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There's no land sales being considered at the moment.

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So we can state that pretty factually.

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We are not aware of any proposed projects for residential developments at Beaver

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Park.

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Looking back at it, it's understandable as to why some might think that there would

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be or have been. The engineering department was able to dig up some files dating

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all the way back to 1966, 60 years ago, the original proposals.

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Obviously, nothing has been built at Beaver Park since those early days of

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proposals. But again, that's reasonable.

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Beaver Park, as it's known, is zoned residential property.

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The city's zoning map shows that it's RA, single-family zoning district.

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The draft revised zoning map also shows the property as RA, single family, and the

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city's recreational master plan does not denote this area as an official city of

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Wyandotte park. So again, that makes sense that thoughts or talks or ideas of

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residential development are and always have been considered at Beaver Park.

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Additionally, and this is worth noting and considering, the 2019 master plan of the

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city does look at Beaver Park and does consider it for future land use for parks

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and open space. So it's something that the city has considered and has looked at in

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consideration for future land use.

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Not to get too technical, but there is a difference between zoning and what you're

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allowed to build where, and land use, which is more of a playbook that guides the

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city's vision.

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That same master plan also talks plenty and extensively about engaging with the

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community about developments, promoting new housing types, promoting new

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construction of housing, but also protecting and preserving the identity of

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neighborhoods. That's all taken directly from the city's master plan.

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So again, summary, first point, there are no residential development plans

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currently being considered for Beaver Park.

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Secondly, and this is worth noting, again, as to why there might be plans for

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Beaver Park or why there might be considerations for it, we have a really strong

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track record of redevelopment in this community.

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That dates back to the 1960s as well.

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Urban renewal, strict code enforcement, beautification, infill housing, building

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new houses in neighborhoods. These are all things we've been doing for decades, and

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we do a really, really good job of it in Wyandotte, and I think it's something that

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we're all very proud of and should be proud of because we have beautiful, strong

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neighborhoods. That being said, we also have a great park system.

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Our parks and recreation department works really hard.

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We have a great network of public parks and green spaces, and Wyandotte also prides

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itself on that. And together, neighborhoods, housing, parks, green spaces, I mean,

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these things really work interconnected.

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They work with each other to promote quality of life and development.

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So both are taken into consideration, and that's why you see it so much in our

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master plan as well.

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So wanted to clear that up. Another point of consideration for this presentation is

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what are we actually doing at Ecorse Creek, Beaver Park?

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And that is since 2020, we've been involved with what's called the Ecorse Creek

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Committee. So the City of Wyandotte has, along with the cities of

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Ecorse and Lincoln Park, worked together with groups of residents,

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elected officials from those communities, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy

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groups for planning, envisioning, and projects along the Ecorse Creek.

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So again, the Ecorse Creek comes off of the Detroit River, and it splits into two

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branches. It forms the natural boundaries between the cities of Ecorse, Lincoln

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Park, and Wyandotte. We are located on the south branch of Ecorse Creek, generally,

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which is actually technically referred to as the Sexton-Keuf soil drain by the

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Wayne County Drain Commissioners.

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But that committee, we've done some projects.

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There have been community meetings, community groups, a handful of community

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cleanups. I myself have participated in some of those community cleanups.

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I've gotten into a kayak and seen some people wading in the waters of

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Ecorse Creek, picking up trash in Wyandotte and Lincoln Park and Ecorse.

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I mean, it's a nice collection. I believe you were there as well, Councilman

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Calvin. You helped out some days. Mayor DeSanctis was there helping out some of

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those days, too. So cleaning up the Ecorse Creek, picking up trash along Beaver

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Park. But the Ecorse Creek Committee has also done a really good job at looking at

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projects and programs to enhance the creek, the natural environments around the

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creek.

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A lot of their efforts have focused more on the North Branch.

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We have not really invested a lot of resources to assist in any of the North Branch

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projects because, I mean, it's not in Wyandotte.

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But we support the group, and we support the organization and the collection.

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That brings me to the next point, which is that Wyandotte has been introduced to a

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variety of grant programs that we can apply to, to enhance this area.

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All of these grant programs are pretty much exclusive to natural habitat

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shoreline creek restoration, preventing erosion, getting rid of invasive species,

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which, if you visit the Ecorse Creek and you look up and down the creek, it's

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pretty much all invasive species being grown there.

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Not being grown, but growing there.

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Groups that are participating in this, again, in addition to the Ecorse Creek

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Committee, which is like a public agency group, the funding agencies are a

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combination of the Friends of the Detroit River, the Michigan EGLE, Environment

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Great Lakes Energy, NOAA, which is a federal organization, the National Oceanic

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Atmospheric Administration, and one group called the Great Lakes and St.

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They've helped bring some technical assistance and grants, but it's only been for

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planning, hiring architects and engineers to actually take a professional look at

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And again, all of these projects and programs that we're working on and what we're

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doing on-site, and probably what some of the residents have been seeing, groups of

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people walking around, they're environmental engineers.

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They're people looking at the site for improvement.

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Next point is, and this goes hand-in-hand with grants and grant funding, is that,

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yes, Beaver Park is generally known to at one time might have been a dumping

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ground. It might have been a junkyard of sorts.

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folks who've been around Wyandotte for a long, long time.

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And factually, there have been multiple environmental investigations done on-site.

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Recently, the DCC, the Downriver Community Conference, their

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Brownfield Consortium awarded the City of Wyandotte a grant, which we used to

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conduct a phase one and phase two environmental assessment, a BEA, Baseline

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Environmental Assessment This is stuff that we've done over the past years.

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I think the first one I have here shows it was from 1995 to 1996.

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Same environmental conditions were revealed.

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There's a presence of heavy metals on site, particularly on the north end of the

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site near Beaver Park. There's fill and junk in the ground.

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A lot of that stuff we saw and found on the shores of the Ecorse Creek itself.

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But nothing that causes an immediate concern for health and human safety.

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I'm not an environmental engineer, I'm not an environmental attorney, but based on

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the reports that we've seen, it's below ground, it's below grade.

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Hypothetically, if there was a residential development to be constructed there,

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they would have to deal with those conditions.

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By law, in accordance with the state of Michigan, in accordance with the federal

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government, they would have to do these things as constructors, builders,

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developers. But again, that's not what we're proposing.

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That's not anything that we're actively considering.

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So, that being said, right now we're focusing on the Ecorse Creek Committee work.

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The work with the professional engineers, the environmental engineers looking at

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the creek, enhancing the creek bed, protecting and preserving this waterway,

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invasive species removal, and hopefully the construction or installation of some

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nice walking paths or recreational enhancements for the community.

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Really preserving and enhancing what's known as Beaver Park.

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I don't think there's any proposed changes to the zoning.

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I don't think there's any proposed changing to the park's master planning.

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And it's just a reminder that, if we as a community were going to consider those

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things, we have a really good track record of thoughtful redevelopment that would

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reconcile both our residential zoning and our parks and green space master

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planning.

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We would have a thoughtful development process that promotes neighborhood growth

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and housing, as well as the preservation of our ecological habitat.

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These are things that we can do and have done.

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I think a great example is the McKinley Park neighborhood.

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This council is very familiar with the redevelopment of the McKinley School

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and the council that predates this one.

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Years of community organizations and community groups, McKinley Park,

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Save the Park, McKinley Park. Similarly, the Beaver Park wasn't really a park.

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It was a vacated school playground and vacant field that became

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a park in the identity in the eyes of the neighborhood, and this council recognized

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that. And this council, and the mayor and the council before, also recognized that

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that was really important to the community.

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So what we ultimately decided was a thoughtful redevelopment of the vacant space,

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the redevelopment of the school building, as well as the construction of an actual,

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now, City of Wyandotte Park, capital P Park, which will be McKinley Park, a new

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playscape, some recreational space,

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some courts, and a pavilion, and a really nice project.

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Beaver Park could be that, but it's a challenged site, just like the McKinley

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School was a challenged site. But we're a ways away from that.

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in summation, in summary, nothing planned right now in terms of housing.

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Yes, things are being talked about for enhancing the parks and the recreational

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space of Beaver Park, specifically through the Ecorse Creek Committee.

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But that's all still pretty conceptual too.

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We don't have any funding that's been awarded for grants to deliver any projects.

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We're still for planning and organizing.

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So I guess those are the major talking points.

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I can pause, break, or stop for questions if anybody has any.

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Very good presentation.

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Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it.

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We appreciate the information. And also, an interesting point, someone had told me

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that that site known as Beaver Park was originally considered for the

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construction of the Gabriel Richard High School back in the late 1960s-

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I heard that as well

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... before they chose the site in Riverview today.

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Yeah. Yeah, I heard that as well.

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Thought it was an interesting fact.

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Yeah, it was rejected because of the toxic stuff.

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Gabriel Richard wanted

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non-toxic sites.

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Okay. Great. And we appreciate the-

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Any other questions?

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... and your presentation, Jeff.

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Great job, Gil.

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All right. My pleasure. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay, presentations of petitions. We have none. Public hearing.

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We have the-

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The budget

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... budget. The budget, I'm sorry. Yeah. 2027 budget public hearing.

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Taking. We're going to take item nine-

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We're going to take number-

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... following the hearing. Sorry. I'm deferring to you. I'm just asking.

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Okay. Yeah, no, that's fine. That's why...

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The paperwork wasn't in order, and I wasn't prepared,

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Number nine.

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Yeah, number nine.

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This first and final reading of 1562, the 2027

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fiscal year budget ordinance. We all have copies of all of the elements laid out in

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budget. Shall this ordinance now pass?

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Mr. Mayor, do we need to close the public hearing before we take up that item, or

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Mr. Kuzmic? I just want to clarify if there is an opportunity for any public

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comment. Not that I-

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Yeah, no.

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Okay. Just making sure.

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Yeah, no.

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Okay.

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That's correct.

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All right.

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Is there any public hearing? Anybody got a comment on the budget for 2027?

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Being none,

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shall this ordinance now pass?

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Shall this ordinance now pass?

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Call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman?

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Yes.

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Councilman Calvin?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Cirulla?

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Yes.

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Councilman Hannah?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Steck?

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Yes.

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And Councilman Sucka.

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Yes.

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6-0, motion carries.

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Do we have to take number nine?

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Do number nine now?

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I thought that was-

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That was number nine.

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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That was number nine.

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Yep.

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The portion on the agenda was the public hearing part.

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I just moved it up

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in conversations seeing there was no public comment.

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Okay.

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So I presented the resolution in its six pages.

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We all have copies.

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So do we need to take a vote on that as well?

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I don't think we just did.

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We just did. Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Okay. We just did. We closed the public hearing session and moved to this, number

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nine. All right, there's no unfinished business at this time.

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Any persons having matters of immediate importance which they were unable to place

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in writing prior to the agenda deadline may approach the podium, and will have

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three minutes to address the mayor and council.

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Good evening.

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State your name and address for the record.

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3366 12th Street.

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Wyandotte, of course. This is the homeowner, Amy McDill.

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I'm her brother-in-law. And so we're trying to get through...

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When she bought the home, how many years was it now? Four?

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Four.

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So approximately four years ago, we had an array of things to get through to

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satisfy the C of O, and ultimately, the C of A.

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One of the last things that we have to deal with is the guardrail around the front

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porch. So Jesus has gotten some of my photos,

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and it's just simply under the

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allowable measure. It's 24 inches tall.

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We see that as a problem throughout the whole area, but in our case, we have to do

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something to address this. I think it has to come up to a 36-inch minimum height.

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So we have an inspection for the C of A coming up on the 15th of

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October,

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which I postponed on a couple of occasions due to my work schedule, rain, life in

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general. So we are running out of time and certainly money.

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So my hope is that we want to address the handrail guardrail height,

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but can we ask for an extension on that item only until the new

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calendar year when we have warm weather?

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Like I say, we're physically running out of money, and certainly time.

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And that'll be the only thing of the C of A that will not be completed

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for October 15th.

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Mr. Engineer?

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Pardon me?

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Mayor and council, I just wanted to let everyone know that Chris had already

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reached out to me via email and provided pictures with

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measurements of the guardrail. I had already outlined to him in the email how to

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proceed. That item should not come before council, but he does have the right to

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appeal the height requirement to the Building Board of Appeals.

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That was explained to him, so I don't think this board should vote on it.

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And any extensions for his certificate should also go through the engineering

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department.

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Absolutely.

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Well, is that another $200 expense to us to be able to go in front of that board as

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I did for the off-street parking?

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I believe the office already told you the answer to that.

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They did not.

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And from memory, I don't have it in front of me because I don't ever handle fees,

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but I don't think there is a fee to go before the building board.

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But

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I don't want you to hold me to that because I don't ever handle cash and payments

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for any of the meetings.

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Yeah. So for the off-street parking, it was very clear that what we had to do, pay

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a $200 fee, and then explain our point of contention with the off-street

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parking. Which that was satisfied.

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We were able to negate all of that for Amy's particular home.

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However, what I was told, and the reason that we're here tonight, is because when I

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made the phone call and talked to,

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I want to say, I didn't bring her name with me, but one of the gals.

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There's three gals that answer when you call the engineering line.

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She had said, "This is the place that I need to go to have this next discussion."

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So nobody had ever mentioned, other than when I had a petition about the off-street

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parking,

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what was mentioned by one of the individuals was, "You could probably have that

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handrail

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grandfathered in." Well, we'd love to do that, but I think we're going to move

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ahead and repair it. I just wanted to extend the length of when it needs

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to be inspected. Because, as I say, we're running out of time and money.

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So that decision is not going to be made here tonight.

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I would suggest that you get with the city engineer, particularly regarding the

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extension, and then you can find out if there's a fee to go in front of the

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Building Board-

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Building Board of Appeals

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... Building Board of Appeals.

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So Building Board of Appeals.

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It was outlined in the email I had sent you on the 21st.

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I'm sorry. Say that again?

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The Building Board of Appeals was outlined in the email that I had sent you on-

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Okay

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... September 21st.

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Okay, very good. All right, I think that's all that we have for now.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Stay well.

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Mr. Mayor, Council, thank you for this opportunity.

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Carlo Castiglioni, 5301 Russell Street, Detroit.

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I'm not pretty, but I'm all you got right now. Don has moved on to better things.

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I'm now the Town River Community Engagement Liaison for you all, and I'll leave my

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cards with you. I know you have a big agenda tonight.

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Please give me a holler if you need anything, and on behalf of Ray Washington, we

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thank you all for your work.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much for being here and introducing yourself.

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Good evening, Mr. Mayor and City Council.

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Donovan McKinney,

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4365 Otto Drive, Detroit.

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State rep now, but will soon to be, once the November election happens, your

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congressman in the 13th district.

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So just wanted to introduce myself formally to the body as well as to the community

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who's here. If you ever need anything from our office, we'll be available and

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accessible.

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As well as I'm excited to work with you all.

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Because Wyandotte, we have 20 communities, 20 cities that we will represent soon,

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starting in January. And I wanted to make sure that Wyandotte knows that we're

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going to be representing you guys pretty well.

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So whatever your needs are, whether it's from our community or from you guys as

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local officials, please let me know. We are here to serve.

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So thank you so much for your time.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much. In the book.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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All right.

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Nobody else? Let's go to the consent agenda.

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On this evening's consent agenda, there's three items: approval of City Council

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minutes from September 14th, 2026, a citizen communication from Mr.

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M. Naven, and the City of Wyandotte holiday happenings.

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Madam Clerk, I'm going to move number two to the new business, and the resolution

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coming forward for number one is to receive and place on file, if there are no

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exceptions noted by my council colleagues.

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And number three as well, receive and place on file the information

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provided about the City of Wyandotte holiday happenings.

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I second the motion.

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Any comments, questions from my colleagues on those? Anybody from the public?

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If none, clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman?

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Yes.

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Councilman Calvin?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Cirilla? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Sex? Yes. And Councilman Setta?

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Yes.

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Six yes, motion is carried.

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Okay. In number two, there's a communication we all received from Mr.

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Michael Naven. My resolution coming forward is to refer communication from

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Michael Naven to the city engineer and the police department for review and report

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back to the mayor and city council. Mr.

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Naven has put a lot of information and suggestions in this communication, so I

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think it was best to forward it and to see what their department heads have to say

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about this.

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Mr. Setta, are you suggesting a timeline for a report back? A month from now?

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That would-

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Two meetings from now?

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That would be just fine.

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I second the motion.

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Any comments, questions from the colleagues? Anybody from the public?

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If none, clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman?

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Yes.

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Councilman Calvin?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Cirilla? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Sex? Yes. And Councilman Setta?

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Yes.

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Six yes, motion carries.

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Okay, number four.

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Number four.

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Number four? Number four is brought to us by Special Events Coordinator, Heather TD

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Champlin,

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regarding the Vote Ready Wyandotte event.

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This event will be held October 23rd, 2026, and it will provide Wyandotte residents

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with clear, accessible information about how, when, and where they can vote in the

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upcoming election. The event can help residents better understand voting options,

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important deadlines, registration requirements, and what to expect on election day.

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Ms. TD Champlin is asking council to support this event and send along needed

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paperwork to the Special Events Coordinator, Department of Public Service, Police,

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Fire, and Rec Department.

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Resolution coming forward, the council approve the use of city property for the

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Vote Ready Wyandotte event to be held on October 23rd, 2026,

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and that all the proper paperwork be in place for this event.

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I second the motion.

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Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

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I just want to add, it is listed in the agenda item that there will be food.

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We will also be giving out information on all the upcoming trunk or treats as well.

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So take your kids out and get them a lot of candy while you figure out how to vote.

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Okay. Anybody from the public regarding this item?

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If none, clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman?

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Yes.

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Councilman Calvin?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Cirilla? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Sex? Yes. And Councilman Setta?

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Yes.

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Six yes, motion carries.

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Number five is brought to us by Human Resource Specialist Ann Gowdy.

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A resignation has occurred within the 27th District Court.

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This position is deemed necessary to provide effective services to the public.

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As such, Brandi Bumstead is recommended. Hiring procedures were followed, and Ms.

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Bumstead possesses the qualifications and has been recommended for hire.

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Resolute City Council, the council approve the hire of Brandi Bumstead as a

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full-time

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court clerk, typist one at class code 27A within the 27th District

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Court.

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I second the motion.

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Any comments, questions from the colleagues?

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Anybody from the public regarding this item? If none, clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilman Alderman?

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Yes.

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Councilman Calvin?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Cirilla? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Sex? Yes. And Councilman Setta?

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Yes.

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Six yes, motion carries

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Item six is brought to us by City Engineer, Jesus Plascencia.

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The Department of Public Service will begin leaf collection services on Monday,

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October 26th, 2026.

492
00:27:36,324 --> 00:27:41,754
Mr. Plascencia has included a 2026 collection schedule and map indicating the dates

493
00:27:41,784 --> 00:27:46,495
and areas of collection. He is asking council to adopt a resolution to concur with

494
00:27:46,524 --> 00:27:49,434
the 2026 leaf collection schedule and map.

495
00:27:51,415 --> 00:27:55,794
Resolution is to receive this communication placed on file, and also resolve that

496
00:27:55,855 --> 00:28:01,044
the council authorize the city clerk to publish the 2026 leaf collection schedule

497
00:28:01,134 --> 00:28:06,475
and map in the "News Herald" and other newspapers and other public

498
00:28:06,534 --> 00:28:10,314
distributions, including cable TV, Facebook, and the city's website.

499
00:28:10,734 --> 00:28:11,544
I second the motion.

500
00:28:12,084 --> 00:28:14,274
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

501
00:28:14,394 --> 00:28:16,674
Anybody from the public regarding this item?

502
00:28:19,734 --> 00:28:24,834
Bill on 4093-17. Just a question. We have a lot of road construction going on in

503
00:28:24,864 --> 00:28:26,844
the city. My street is being tore up right now.

504
00:28:26,874 --> 00:28:28,434
They're finally fixing it, which is great.

505
00:28:30,444 --> 00:28:30,774
Any

506
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:37,614
special things for us that are tore up and will probably not be back together in

507
00:28:37,674 --> 00:28:39,204
time for these collections?

508
00:28:40,314 --> 00:28:43,674
The street will likely not be completed in time for the collection.

509
00:28:43,734 --> 00:28:49,134
However, the contractor has been helpful in the past in collecting those, at least

510
00:28:49,194 --> 00:28:51,324
the asphalt paving contractor.

511
00:28:52,584 --> 00:28:54,294
But I can gather you some more info.

512
00:28:54,774 --> 00:28:55,074
Okay.

513
00:28:55,134 --> 00:28:56,484
I'll go over it with DPS.

514
00:28:57,114 --> 00:28:57,294
Okay.

515
00:28:59,094 --> 00:29:03,534
I know there's a lot of projects going on, and that was just a question for people

516
00:29:03,564 --> 00:29:05,784
getting their leaves from their trees. Thank you.

517
00:29:05,844 --> 00:29:06,264
Thank you.

518
00:29:06,324 --> 00:29:07,165
Thank you.

519
00:29:08,454 --> 00:29:11,784
Anybody else on this item? Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

520
00:29:11,844 --> 00:29:12,684
Councilman Alderman?

521
00:29:12,774 --> 00:29:12,984
Yes.

522
00:29:13,225 --> 00:29:14,034
Councilman Calvin?

523
00:29:14,094 --> 00:29:14,394
Yes.

524
00:29:14,424 --> 00:29:16,734
Councilwoman Cirullo? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

525
00:29:16,794 --> 00:29:17,064
Yes.

526
00:29:17,364 --> 00:29:19,944
Councilwoman Steck? Yes. And Councilman Setta.

527
00:29:20,034 --> 00:29:20,574
Yes.

528
00:29:20,634 --> 00:29:22,194
Six yeas. Motion carries.

529
00:29:23,904 --> 00:29:27,834
Item seven is brought to us by Heather Zieger, Customer Assistant Supervisor.

530
00:29:28,554 --> 00:29:34,524
On Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, Municipal Services is proposing to host a

531
00:29:34,584 --> 00:29:37,524
free paper shredding event from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

532
00:29:37,975 --> 00:29:42,984
in the City Hall parking lot. Ms. Zieger is asking council's approval for Municipal

533
00:29:44,904 --> 00:29:49,374
Services to host a paper shred day on October 3rd, 2026.

534
00:29:51,114 --> 00:29:55,554
City Council approves shred day on October 3rd, 2026, between 9:00 a.m.

535
00:29:55,644 --> 00:29:57,984
and 12:00 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot.

536
00:29:58,314 --> 00:29:59,184
I second the motion.

537
00:29:59,245 --> 00:30:03,415
Any comments, questions from my colleagues? Anybody from the public on this item?

538
00:30:03,624 --> 00:30:05,245
Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

539
00:30:05,454 --> 00:30:06,264
Councilman Alderman?

540
00:30:06,324 --> 00:30:06,534
Yes.

541
00:30:06,834 --> 00:30:07,824
Councilman Calvin?

542
00:30:07,915 --> 00:30:08,184
Yes.

543
00:30:08,245 --> 00:30:10,614
Councilwoman Cirullo? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

544
00:30:10,644 --> 00:30:10,884
Yes.

545
00:30:11,274 --> 00:30:13,794
Councilwoman Steck? Yes. And Councilman Setta.

546
00:30:14,245 --> 00:30:14,514
Yes.

547
00:30:14,874 --> 00:30:16,495
Six yeas. Motion carries.

548
00:30:18,054 --> 00:30:22,824
Item eight is the 2026 fiscal year budget amendments brought to us by

549
00:30:23,995 --> 00:30:27,355
Robert Scheidtowski, Deputy Treasurer Assistant Finance Director.

550
00:30:28,824 --> 00:30:32,124
Budget amendments are required to meet general fund and special revenue fund

551
00:30:32,215 --> 00:30:37,644
obligations. Mr. Scheidtowski is asking council to adopt the resolution concurring

552
00:30:37,704 --> 00:30:42,384
with the Deputy Treasurer Assistant Finance Director's recommendation of the 2026

553
00:30:42,774 --> 00:30:44,334
fiscal year budget amendments.

554
00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:50,725
City Council hereby concurs in the recommendations of the Deputy Treasurer

555
00:30:50,814 --> 00:30:55,194
Assistant Finance Director and approve the necessary 2026 fiscal year budget

556
00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:57,654
amendments as outlined in the communication.

557
00:30:58,734 --> 00:30:59,424
I second the motion.

558
00:30:59,814 --> 00:31:01,704
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

559
00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:03,804
Anybody from the public regarding this item?

560
00:31:04,225 --> 00:31:05,754
Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

561
00:31:05,814 --> 00:31:06,654
Councilman Alderman?

562
00:31:06,745 --> 00:31:06,954
Yes.

563
00:31:07,225 --> 00:31:08,034
Councilman Calvin?

564
00:31:08,094 --> 00:31:08,514
Yes.

565
00:31:08,544 --> 00:31:10,855
Councilwoman Cirullo? Yes. Councilman Hannah?

566
00:31:10,884 --> 00:31:11,215
Yes.

567
00:31:11,245 --> 00:31:13,644
Councilwoman Steck? Yes. And Councilman Setta.

568
00:31:14,034 --> 00:31:14,304
Yes.

569
00:31:14,694 --> 00:31:16,044
Six yeas. Motion carries.

570
00:31:16,734 --> 00:31:20,124
We've already taken the budget ordinance on nine. If you could proceed to 10.

571
00:31:22,014 --> 00:31:24,954
Item 10 is brought to us by Paul Lemains, General Manager.

572
00:31:27,234 --> 00:31:32,454
Operating and capital budgets for electric, water, and ConneX for fiscal year 2027,

573
00:31:32,784 --> 00:31:37,134
as approved by the Municipal Services Commission on 9/15/2026. Mr.

574
00:31:37,344 --> 00:31:41,725
Lemains is asking council to adopt a resolution concurring with the Wyandotte

575
00:31:41,784 --> 00:31:43,284
Municipal Services Commission

576
00:31:44,784 --> 00:31:47,394
as recommended by WMS Management.

577
00:31:49,915 --> 00:31:55,044
Resolved by City Council, we concur with the Wyandotte Municipal Service Commission

578
00:31:55,105 --> 00:31:59,904
in approving the electric, water, and ConneX operating capital budgets for fiscal

579
00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:04,134
2027 as recommended by WMS Management.

580
00:32:04,704 --> 00:32:05,454
I second the motion.

581
00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:08,064
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

582
00:32:08,154 --> 00:32:09,924
Anybody from the public regarding this item?

583
00:32:09,954 --> 00:32:12,804
Paul wanted to maybe make a couple remarks about the budget. He's here.

584
00:32:13,824 --> 00:32:15,444
Paul, did you want to say anything or- Yeah ...

585
00:32:15,864 --> 00:32:17,245
does anybody got any questions for him?

586
00:32:17,304 --> 00:32:18,834
Hey, did you come out and, you know-

587
00:32:19,644 --> 00:32:20,605
I appreciate that

588
00:32:20,694 --> 00:32:22,225
... I didn't want you just to pass-

589
00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:24,654
I appreciate the recognition for being here.

590
00:32:24,715 --> 00:32:25,105
Yeah.

591
00:32:25,225 --> 00:32:28,014
I am certainly open to answering any questions that you might have.

592
00:32:28,434 --> 00:32:30,654
Yeah. Now we've all got copies of-

593
00:32:30,684 --> 00:32:30,774
Okay

594
00:32:30,774 --> 00:32:34,284
... the budgets. Is there anything in there that you might want to point out to the

595
00:32:34,344 --> 00:32:34,824
public or to the council?

596
00:32:34,855 --> 00:32:36,924
I'll speak specifically to electric.

597
00:32:37,404 --> 00:32:37,794
Okay.

598
00:32:39,715 --> 00:32:42,745
We spent about three months on a four-year rate plan.

599
00:32:43,465 --> 00:32:49,374
The impact per month for a residential customer that uses 700 kilowatts an hour is

600
00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:54,984
about $8 a month. However, the rates are 13% to 16% less than what

601
00:32:55,044 --> 00:32:56,454
DTE is currently at.

602
00:32:56,995 --> 00:32:57,294
Good.

603
00:32:57,384 --> 00:33:03,144
So electric, we've all read for the last year and a half about how we have

604
00:33:03,204 --> 00:33:05,605
infrastructure needs to address.

605
00:33:06,504 --> 00:33:10,674
We again took about three or four months working on not only a condition

606
00:33:10,734 --> 00:33:14,725
assessment, probably about a year working on the condition assessment, but we took

607
00:33:15,355 --> 00:33:18,415
a lot of time working on developing rates in a four-year plan.

608
00:33:19,434 --> 00:33:24,415
For a residential customer that uses five T gallons, the increase per month would

609
00:33:24,444 --> 00:33:25,674
be about $6.

610
00:33:27,174 --> 00:33:31,975
And I can tell you that that customer, including the fixed charge, will spend about

611
00:33:32,004 --> 00:33:36,984
$33 a month on water, and that is extremely

612
00:33:37,044 --> 00:33:40,614
competitive and beats a lot of the surrounding communities.

613
00:33:40,674 --> 00:33:41,754
I know there's been a lot of

614
00:33:44,215 --> 00:33:48,024
information that has been publicized about surrounding communities and their rate

615
00:33:48,084 --> 00:33:53,004
increases. And even with water, we take into account about 12 different

616
00:33:53,064 --> 00:33:57,654
communities, not only surrounding Wyandotte, but downriver as well.

617
00:33:58,344 --> 00:33:58,554
And

618
00:34:00,415 --> 00:34:04,314
it's really to address an aging infrastructure with the water department.

619
00:34:06,054 --> 00:34:07,044
I do have a question for you-

620
00:34:07,044 --> 00:34:07,105
Sure

621
00:34:07,105 --> 00:34:10,314
... if you don't mind. While we're on water infrastructure, two things I noticed

622
00:34:10,374 --> 00:34:12,145
that I really enjoyed about this budget.

623
00:34:12,924 --> 00:34:16,464
Could you speak a little bit to ongoing lead line replacement, if you could?

624
00:34:16,525 --> 00:34:20,454
And also, our state grant that we received in 2021 to mitigate PFAS-

625
00:34:20,544 --> 00:34:21,234
Absolutely.

626
00:34:21,294 --> 00:34:21,654
Thank you.

627
00:34:21,924 --> 00:34:27,475
So we are required by November 1st of 2027 to verify all the

628
00:34:27,534 --> 00:34:33,025
remaining unverified service lines in the city, and that is a huge capital

629
00:34:33,084 --> 00:34:38,334
expense in the water budget for all of '27 in one month.

630
00:34:38,364 --> 00:34:40,824
You'll see it for one month in the fiscal '28 budget.

631
00:34:41,964 --> 00:34:46,944
Unfortunately, that's one of the few capital projects for water that I

632
00:34:47,904 --> 00:34:53,154
and my staff have not come up with an offsetting either grant or appropriation for.

633
00:34:54,054 --> 00:34:56,184
So that's going to take place,

634
00:34:57,594 --> 00:35:02,664
if you heard Justice of the Tax speak at the meeting where we approved the bid, it

635
00:35:02,694 --> 00:35:07,314
will require two roughly six-by-12-inch holes to be

636
00:35:09,084 --> 00:35:13,254
taken at each house where they have to verify the service, and we will go forward

637
00:35:13,314 --> 00:35:19,044
from there with the replacement. The current state appropriation, a

638
00:35:19,074 --> 00:35:23,634
federal appropriation we have, which is 5.7 million, we're still working on that.

639
00:35:23,994 --> 00:35:28,344
We budget roughly $10,000 per house on average to do the replacement.

640
00:35:29,094 --> 00:35:33,864
We've had the contractor out here for the, the contractor that was bid relative to

641
00:35:33,924 --> 00:35:35,334
the state

642
00:35:37,284 --> 00:35:41,454
appropriation has been out here for well over a year now, and they've been doing

643
00:35:41,514 --> 00:35:42,564
the work. So

644
00:35:45,054 --> 00:35:47,214
the carbon grant, we've had it since '21.

645
00:35:47,334 --> 00:35:50,784
We've had to do several pilot studies as required by EGLE.

646
00:35:52,404 --> 00:35:55,614
I want to say we're close to the end of those pilot studies, but whenever I say

647
00:35:55,674 --> 00:35:59,364
that, there's another pilot study that has to be done.

648
00:35:59,964 --> 00:36:01,704
We have Barr Engineering that has been doing that.

649
00:36:01,764 --> 00:36:06,324
They have a test filtration system set up at the filter plant to test the various

650
00:36:06,414 --> 00:36:07,105
types of

651
00:36:08,605 --> 00:36:11,994
carbon additives that they would potentially place in the filters.

652
00:36:13,344 --> 00:36:15,025
Fabulous. Thank you. I appreciate that.

653
00:36:15,355 --> 00:36:15,534
All right.

654
00:36:15,684 --> 00:36:15,684
Thank you.

655
00:36:15,744 --> 00:36:20,244
Could you talk briefly about the ConneX budget, formerly known as Wyandotte Cable?

656
00:36:20,424 --> 00:36:20,544
Right.

657
00:36:20,934 --> 00:36:24,984
There's been a lot of changes there over the last few years, and there was some

658
00:36:25,044 --> 00:36:30,864
debt assumed to make the changes. How are we doing in that area?

659
00:36:30,924 --> 00:36:36,384
So it's actually Wyandotte ConneX, okay, because Wyandotte ConneX connects the dot.

660
00:36:37,741 --> 00:36:43,649
We changed the name to Connects because that utility is now more of

661
00:36:43,710 --> 00:36:48,210
a connectivity utility and not what I would deem an old-school cable utility.

662
00:36:48,570 --> 00:36:51,480
Our video is definitely declining. People are cutting the cord.

663
00:36:52,230 --> 00:36:55,770
However, the internet business is extremely strong for us.

664
00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:01,351
We did go out to bond for the project in July of 2020.

665
00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,520
I sat in the basement at my house during COVID, and we took the bonds to market.

666
00:37:05,790 --> 00:37:08,160
Actually, we did not take them to market. They were directly placed, I'm sorry.

667
00:37:08,221 --> 00:37:10,741
The electric bonds in 2015 were taken to market.

668
00:37:11,610 --> 00:37:16,530
We have a goal currently to have the project completed by the end of this calendar

669
00:37:16,590 --> 00:37:22,530
year. We're about 86% completed right now in the service drops for

670
00:37:22,590 --> 00:37:27,360
fiber to the homes. And currently, the big part of the project are the MDUs, which

671
00:37:27,390 --> 00:37:30,540
are your condo complexes and your apartment buildings.

672
00:37:32,221 --> 00:37:37,530
Okay. Well, thank you, Paul. I appreciate you coming forward with a few remarks.

673
00:37:37,770 --> 00:37:42,601
Our community takes great pride in our public utilities, and I think it's important

674
00:37:42,630 --> 00:37:43,440
that they see you up here.

675
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:45,241
Okay, great. Thank you.

676
00:37:45,300 --> 00:37:45,900
Thank you very much.

677
00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:46,560
Thank you.

678
00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:50,250
Okay, is there a second?

679
00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:50,491
Yes.

680
00:37:50,580 --> 00:37:51,750
Any comments?

681
00:37:53,010 --> 00:37:56,160
Comments from the council? Nope. Anybody from the council?

682
00:37:56,221 --> 00:37:57,810
Anybody from the public on this item?

683
00:37:59,370 --> 00:38:01,110
Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

684
00:38:01,410 --> 00:38:02,190
Councilman Alderman?

685
00:38:02,250 --> 00:38:02,430
Yes.

686
00:38:02,940 --> 00:38:03,780
Councilman Calvin?

687
00:38:03,870 --> 00:38:04,320
Yes.

688
00:38:04,351 --> 00:38:05,340
Councilwoman Zerella?

689
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:05,670
Yes.

690
00:38:06,060 --> 00:38:06,900
Councilman Hannah?

691
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:07,200
Yes.

692
00:38:07,650 --> 00:38:08,491
Councilwoman Steck?

693
00:38:08,550 --> 00:38:08,730
Yes.

694
00:38:08,790 --> 00:38:09,870
And Councilman Sucka.

695
00:38:10,410 --> 00:38:10,890
Yes.

696
00:38:10,980 --> 00:38:16,590
Six yeas, motion carries. Item 11, brought to us by City Engineer Jesus Placencia

697
00:38:16,650 --> 00:38:17,101
regarding

698
00:38:18,330 --> 00:38:22,860
810 Chestnut and 820 Oak Street property exchange. Mr.

699
00:38:23,310 --> 00:38:28,471
Placencia is asking city council to concur with the recommendation to approve the

700
00:38:28,530 --> 00:38:32,730
purchase agreements for 810 Chestnut and 820 Oak Street and authorize the mayor and

701
00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:37,230
city clerk to execute the agreements and any documents necessary to effectuate the

702
00:38:37,290 --> 00:38:38,851
simultaneous transactions.

703
00:38:40,980 --> 00:38:46,890
A proper resolution coming forward to facilitate the exchange of property

704
00:38:46,980 --> 00:38:52,830
at 820 Oak Street and 810 Chestnut Street between the Fraternal Order of

705
00:38:52,890 --> 00:38:56,550
Police Lodge 111 and the City of Wyandotte.

706
00:38:57,510 --> 00:38:58,290
I second the motion.

707
00:38:58,890 --> 00:39:00,960
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

708
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,540
Anybody from the public regarding this item?

709
00:39:03,780 --> 00:39:05,370
Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

710
00:39:05,430 --> 00:39:06,241
Councilman Alderman?

711
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:06,630
Yes.

712
00:39:06,690 --> 00:39:07,560
Councilman Calvin?

713
00:39:07,620 --> 00:39:07,920
Yes.

714
00:39:07,980 --> 00:39:08,971
Councilwoman Zerella?

715
00:39:09,030 --> 00:39:09,420
Yes.

716
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:10,320
Councilman Hannah?

717
00:39:10,471 --> 00:39:10,800
Yes.

718
00:39:10,860 --> 00:39:11,640
Councilwoman Steck?

719
00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:11,910
Yes.

720
00:39:12,300 --> 00:39:13,320
And Councilman Sucka.

721
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:14,221
Yes.

722
00:39:14,460 --> 00:39:15,991
Six yeas, motion carries.

723
00:39:17,790 --> 00:39:21,030
Item 12 is brought to us by City Engineer Jesus Placencia.

724
00:39:24,991 --> 00:39:30,090
In July 2024, the city sold a vacant property known as 2127 11th Street.

725
00:39:31,380 --> 00:39:35,340
Mr. Placencia is asking city council to approve the purchase agreement to sell said

726
00:39:35,370 --> 00:39:38,640
property to Tony Manzella in the amount of $10,000.

727
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:44,610
Proper resolution coming forward to concur with the recommendation of the city

728
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:50,369
engineer to sell the property formerly known as 2127 11th Street to Tony Manzella

729
00:39:50,369 --> 00:39:51,810
in the amount of $10,000.

730
00:39:52,109 --> 00:39:52,949
I second the motion.

731
00:39:53,310 --> 00:39:55,230
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

732
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:57,450
Anybody from the public regarding this item?

733
00:39:57,630 --> 00:39:59,370
Being none, clerk, please call the roll.

734
00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:00,360
Councilman Alderman?

735
00:40:00,450 --> 00:40:00,721
Yes.

736
00:40:00,780 --> 00:40:01,650
Councilman Calvin?

737
00:40:01,710 --> 00:40:02,160
Yes.

738
00:40:02,190 --> 00:40:03,210
Councilwoman Zerella?

739
00:40:03,270 --> 00:40:03,690
Yes.

740
00:40:03,750 --> 00:40:04,530
Councilman Hannah?

741
00:40:04,590 --> 00:40:04,800
Yes.

742
00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:05,910
Councilwoman Steck?

743
00:40:05,971 --> 00:40:06,390
Yes.

744
00:40:06,420 --> 00:40:07,530
And Councilman Sucka.

745
00:40:07,980 --> 00:40:08,250
Yes.

746
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,530
Six yeas, motion carries.

747
00:40:12,420 --> 00:40:18,120
Item 13, also brought to us by City Engineer Jesus Placencia on the demolition of

748
00:40:18,150 --> 00:40:19,200
various structures.

749
00:40:21,300 --> 00:40:24,480
Two bids were received at the August 10th bid opening.

750
00:40:26,130 --> 00:40:31,170
Mr. Placencia is asking city council to approve awarding the demolition of various

751
00:40:31,230 --> 00:40:36,991
structures to the Piso Development Group in the amount of $148,740.

752
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,900
Resolution being advanced as the council concurs in the recommendation of city

753
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:48,390
engineer to approve an award, bid file number 4912, the Piso Development Group of

754
00:40:48,450 --> 00:40:53,101
Wyandotte, Michigan, for the demolition of various structures in the total amount

755
00:40:53,130 --> 00:40:55,860
of $164,740.

756
00:40:56,370 --> 00:40:57,780
I second the motion.

757
00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,790
Any comments, questions from my colleagues?

758
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:03,330
I have a question for the engineer.

759
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:08,700
With these structures on here, do you know the approximate time from start to

760
00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:10,680
finish for the contractor?

761
00:41:11,550 --> 00:41:16,080
I could look that up. I don't remember it offhand. Let me see if I can find that.

762
00:41:17,610 --> 00:41:19,830
But I would think no more than six months.

763
00:41:20,670 --> 00:41:26,070
And I do want to state the last structure that you see there, 2127 11th,

764
00:41:26,730 --> 00:41:30,601
that was the previous agenda item. We did sell that.

765
00:41:30,660 --> 00:41:35,940
It's a partially built basement. If for some reason this contractor doesn't

766
00:41:36,030 --> 00:41:40,770
move within 60 days, I believe is when we asked him to have his permits certified

767
00:41:40,860 --> 00:41:45,960
or in hand, then we already have a bid item to demolish that.

768
00:41:46,860 --> 00:41:49,770
But I don't remember offhand, but I can look it up.

769
00:41:50,370 --> 00:41:52,620
I can find it before the end of the meeting.

770
00:41:53,370 --> 00:41:58,380
Yeah. No, it was just because we had an issue with the contractor that delayed

771
00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:03,120
things in the past. So as long as we're on top of it, I'm good. Thank you.

772
00:42:03,601 --> 00:42:04,980
I believe it's here in the agenda.

773
00:42:07,351 --> 00:42:12,991
I can't give you the page number because it doesn't show it on my end, but it says

774
00:42:13,140 --> 00:42:17,880
after the blueprints are submitted, estimate to build time for six months.

775
00:42:19,890 --> 00:42:20,851
That's for the new build.

776
00:42:20,940 --> 00:42:23,520
Oh, okay. I thought that's what you were asking. Sorry.

777
00:42:24,330 --> 00:42:24,660
No problem.

778
00:42:27,030 --> 00:42:30,810
You want to wait until you look that up and we can... Mr. Dolan?

779
00:42:32,070 --> 00:42:37,620
Philip Dolan again, 409317. So, before I start, are there some

780
00:42:37,650 --> 00:42:43,050
typos on this thing? Because I went online and looked at these homes, and today I

781
00:42:43,230 --> 00:42:46,380
drove through and looked at every one of these homes, and I don't understand why

782
00:42:46,410 --> 00:42:49,080
they're being demolished. There's a couple beautiful homes in there.

783
00:42:49,230 --> 00:42:54,991
There's a couple shakies, but as far as I can see, many of them are

784
00:42:55,080 --> 00:43:00,060
occupied. There's a few empty ones, but they look like they could all be rehabbed

785
00:43:00,150 --> 00:43:06,030
and kept on the rolls, because for decades, as the one gentleman who

786
00:43:06,089 --> 00:43:11,580
gave the presentation earlier, we are notorious for tearing down homes and then

787
00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:14,310
complaining at budget time we have no money.

788
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:20,370
You're taking eight houses out here and a garage that we are now not going to get

789
00:43:20,430 --> 00:43:22,800
tax money from. We're going to have vacant lots.

790
00:43:23,340 --> 00:43:26,280
Most of them that I looked at will not be buildable lots.

791
00:43:27,150 --> 00:43:30,690
So they'll be sitting there empty. We may split them between people.

792
00:43:31,170 --> 00:43:33,300
I talked to Mr. Galeski. I wish he was here tonight.

793
00:43:35,491 --> 00:43:41,400
Even a kind of rundown house brings us a lot more money in taxes

794
00:43:41,491 --> 00:43:46,800
than an empty lot that nobody's doing anything with or one that's split between the

795
00:43:46,830 --> 00:43:50,010
neighbors. This is ridiculous, and we've been doing this.

796
00:43:50,520 --> 00:43:55,050
You guys come back to us for millages because we don't have tax money. Why?

797
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:59,700
Because you tear down houses. We don't have the money anymore. We need to fix this.

798
00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:06,090
There are 11 lots right now on the city website that are buildable lots, 10

799
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:09,330
of which have been on for over 1,600 days.

800
00:44:09,991 --> 00:44:13,440
If anybody doesn't want to do the math, over four and a third years.

801
00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:15,780
The new one is about 100 days.

802
00:44:17,070 --> 00:44:22,320
We're tearing these things down. You guys, a few meetings back, voted to tear a

803
00:44:22,380 --> 00:44:26,160
guy's house down who said he had a contractor looking to buy it.

804
00:44:27,510 --> 00:44:28,920
Where's our tax dollars coming from?

805
00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:33,630
Because I want an increase in my millage next time, or you guys coming around for a

806
00:44:33,690 --> 00:44:38,040
special something or whatever to get us more tax dollars because you keep tearing

807
00:44:38,070 --> 00:44:42,030
houses down. Keep the houses up, rehab them, and get people in them.

808
00:44:42,601 --> 00:44:45,540
This is ridiculous. Why are we doing this?

809
00:44:47,010 --> 00:44:52,680
And we have a 50-foot rule on these homes now where most of the city has been built

810
00:44:52,770 --> 00:44:56,910
on 30 and 40-foot lots, and yet they didn't grandfather us in.

811
00:44:57,690 --> 00:45:01,410
So I know of four people right now, including myself, that will not improve their

812
00:45:01,471 --> 00:45:04,770
house because I'm not going to pay $250 to the zoning board.

813
00:45:05,790 --> 00:45:10,500
And if they tore down, just as an example, the house south of me and split the lot,

814
00:45:10,620 --> 00:45:15,150
I'd have a 60-foot lot. My neighbor south of me that would buy the other half, he's

815
00:45:15,180 --> 00:45:20,370
now got a conforming lot. I still don't have a conforming lot. So I can't build.

816
00:45:21,390 --> 00:45:24,450
I can't improve my money without going to the zoning board.

817
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:29,070
And I refuse to spend an extra $250 on a project, and at the time I wanted to do

818
00:45:29,101 --> 00:45:33,360
it, I was working afternoons, so I would have to take a day off and not get paid.

819
00:45:34,290 --> 00:45:37,800
But this is ridiculous to keep tearing down houses in the city and then come budget

820
00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:42,120
time, "Oh, we don't have any money." And then we come up with, "Please give us more

821
00:45:42,150 --> 00:45:44,580
money, citizens. We want to increase your millage.

822
00:45:44,790 --> 00:45:47,190
We want to increase this." This is crazy

823
00:45:47,766 --> 00:45:51,756
Keep these houses on the market, keep them filled with people, and keep the tax

824
00:45:51,786 --> 00:45:54,756
dollars coming in, because vacant lots don't do a thing for us.

825
00:45:55,056 --> 00:45:59,047
And we've got all those lots that are ready to be built on, and nobody wants to buy

826
00:45:59,076 --> 00:46:04,297
them. We had 13 until just a couple of meetings ago, when you guys approved three

827
00:46:04,356 --> 00:46:09,156
to be sold. But over 1,600 days, nobody was buying

828
00:46:10,386 --> 00:46:14,496
lots in here. They'll buy a house, and that's even slowing down.

829
00:46:14,616 --> 00:46:17,766
So please consider, do not tear these houses down.

830
00:46:18,096 --> 00:46:22,596
Get them fixed up and keep them on tax rolls, so we don't have to pay more money as

831
00:46:22,656 --> 00:46:24,516
citizens. Thank you very much.

832
00:46:24,756 --> 00:46:28,266
Thank you. Mr. Engineer, could you speak to the condition of these houses?

833
00:46:33,276 --> 00:46:35,196
Looking at that list that's before you-

834
00:46:35,406 --> 00:46:35,586
Yes

835
00:46:35,586 --> 00:46:40,746
... 2127 11th, again, that's a foundation with no house built.

836
00:46:40,806 --> 00:46:46,536
The builder walked away. 536 Bondi was order demolished for lack of property

837
00:46:46,596 --> 00:46:51,756
maintenance. The garage on 425 Elm, same thing, order demolished for lack of

838
00:46:51,786 --> 00:46:52,836
property maintenance.

839
00:46:54,336 --> 00:46:56,136
1006 Eureka,

840
00:46:57,606 --> 00:46:59,706
that person didn't pay their taxes.

841
00:46:59,797 --> 00:47:01,626
We acquired that property from

842
00:47:03,246 --> 00:47:06,036
Wayne County with the first right of refusal.

843
00:47:06,366 --> 00:47:12,096
And that home, the previous owner is still in there, and we are working

844
00:47:12,126 --> 00:47:12,936
through with our

845
00:47:17,376 --> 00:47:21,756
real estate attorney. He is in the eviction process with that gentleman, but he

846
00:47:21,817 --> 00:47:24,605
hasn't paid his taxes. He hasn't paid it in several years.

847
00:47:25,297 --> 00:47:28,056
That's why we were able to acquire that property.

848
00:47:28,776 --> 00:47:33,576
He hasn't reached out to the city to want to buy that one back either, so there's a

849
00:47:33,636 --> 00:47:39,547
loss of revenue there. 542 Ford Avenue, that's a city-owned building.

850
00:47:40,086 --> 00:47:42,306
It's been city-owned as long as I can remember.

851
00:47:42,336 --> 00:47:45,876
It's on Ford Avenue, the north side, right up against the tracks.

852
00:47:46,297 --> 00:47:48,726
They hope to build apartments or something out there.

853
00:47:48,786 --> 00:47:50,196
Of course. Yeah. Yes.

854
00:47:51,156 --> 00:47:56,106
I can't remember on the Goddard and Lincoln and 10th Street house, but I could

855
00:47:56,136 --> 00:47:58,896
provide those lot dimensions if council wants me to.

856
00:47:58,956 --> 00:47:59,586
Not a problem.

857
00:47:59,677 --> 00:48:00,006
I just don't remember the-

858
00:48:00,006 --> 00:48:03,606
I just want clarity that these lots were more valuable to be sold at lots at this

859
00:48:03,666 --> 00:48:04,927
point in your estimation.

860
00:48:05,526 --> 00:48:11,226
Yeah. The intent, as Mr. Mix always states, is to remove the dilapidated houses and

861
00:48:11,286 --> 00:48:15,547
improve our housing stock. That is the intent of the procedures that we go through.

862
00:48:16,236 --> 00:48:20,797
No doubt. And our housing stock in the state as a whole, but in the city, is aging.

863
00:48:21,246 --> 00:48:24,547
There will come a point where new builds are needed. So thank you.

864
00:48:24,906 --> 00:48:25,266
Thank you.

865
00:48:25,326 --> 00:48:27,246
And you said Elm Street's just a garage, right?

866
00:48:27,666 --> 00:48:28,356
It is just a garage.

867
00:48:28,416 --> 00:48:33,036
Just a garage. And the city's not in business to spend money and update houses and

868
00:48:33,096 --> 00:48:35,047
sell them. We can't do that, correct?

869
00:48:35,736 --> 00:48:35,976
Correct.

870
00:48:36,006 --> 00:48:37,146
We can't rehab a house.

871
00:48:37,626 --> 00:48:40,236
No, we don't. But we've had contractors who have.

872
00:48:40,506 --> 00:48:40,746
Right.

873
00:48:40,927 --> 00:48:41,436
Not for a profit, but we-

874
00:48:41,466 --> 00:48:45,276
And we've had city groups that have gone in and bought a house.

875
00:48:45,606 --> 00:48:50,677
The one right across from Yak is a beautiful house that the city people went in,

876
00:48:50,916 --> 00:48:53,526
got, rehabbed, and sold. So there's...

877
00:48:53,586 --> 00:48:55,866
But listen, you're not-

878
00:48:55,927 --> 00:48:58,776
Yeah, but Mr. Dillon, we're up here discussing this right now.

879
00:48:58,776 --> 00:48:58,776
Okay.

880
00:48:58,806 --> 00:49:00,005
If you can hold off a second, okay?

881
00:49:00,005 --> 00:49:00,486
Okay. I will.

882
00:49:00,996 --> 00:49:05,106
The one he's talking about was moved, and that was a Wyandotte Community Alliance,

883
00:49:05,166 --> 00:49:08,496
which the city bought a house. Sold it to them for a dollar.

884
00:49:08,916 --> 00:49:12,666
They went through them top to bottom, inside out, and put them on the market.

885
00:49:12,696 --> 00:49:15,636
The last one just sold on... It was a couple of years ago now.

886
00:49:15,696 --> 00:49:15,786
Yeah.

887
00:49:16,626 --> 00:49:22,536
On Poplar and 5th for $230,000. So that's back on the tax rolls where it

888
00:49:22,567 --> 00:49:23,916
had a lot more than it was.

889
00:49:24,547 --> 00:49:24,696
Mm-hmm.

890
00:49:25,776 --> 00:49:30,456
But my point is the city can't spend money to rehab and sell it for a profit.

891
00:49:30,726 --> 00:49:30,936
No.

892
00:49:31,236 --> 00:49:31,386
No.

893
00:49:31,416 --> 00:49:36,726
We can't sell a piece of property for any more than what we paid for the taxes from

894
00:49:36,756 --> 00:49:37,206
the county-

895
00:49:37,416 --> 00:49:37,567
Mm-hmm

896
00:49:37,567 --> 00:49:39,666
... or whatever we have into it to clean it up.

897
00:49:40,446 --> 00:49:40,476
Yep.

898
00:49:41,406 --> 00:49:46,086
So there's a house on 21st Street North of Northline that the city paid $21,000

899
00:49:46,506 --> 00:49:49,026
for. It just sold for $300,000.

900
00:49:52,297 --> 00:49:52,686
Thank you.

901
00:49:53,797 --> 00:49:59,436
I would like to say that the 1275 Lincoln is a beautiful home, manicured lawn,

902
00:49:59,826 --> 00:50:00,126
nice

903
00:50:01,416 --> 00:50:03,006
bushes, nice backyard in front-

904
00:50:03,036 --> 00:50:04,177
1275 Lincoln, where's that at?

905
00:50:04,686 --> 00:50:04,776
Huh?

906
00:50:05,016 --> 00:50:05,826
1233.

907
00:50:07,596 --> 00:50:07,776
1275 Lincoln.

908
00:50:07,776 --> 00:50:09,726
1275 Lincoln. Third one down.

909
00:50:09,906 --> 00:50:11,376
I got 1233 Lincoln.

910
00:50:11,406 --> 00:50:12,156
1233.

911
00:50:12,246 --> 00:50:13,776
Right underneath that is 1275.

912
00:50:14,916 --> 00:50:18,756
1275 is not on this agenda. It was pulled last time.

913
00:50:18,846 --> 00:50:19,206
Okay.

914
00:50:19,266 --> 00:50:20,586
We removed that one from the agenda-

915
00:50:20,766 --> 00:50:20,946
Okay

916
00:50:20,976 --> 00:50:21,996
... so it is not on here.

917
00:50:22,356 --> 00:50:28,146
There wasn't an updated list on the minutes when I went in this morning, so I have

918
00:50:28,177 --> 00:50:30,396
the one from last week before it got pulled.

919
00:50:32,106 --> 00:50:32,976
But yeah, like I said,

920
00:50:34,297 --> 00:50:39,126
there is things we could do. There are a number of things we could do with some

921
00:50:39,696 --> 00:50:43,626
city contractors or something to put these back online.

922
00:50:43,866 --> 00:50:47,256
I understand you got to get people out of certain ones and all that. That's cool.

923
00:50:47,317 --> 00:50:51,006
But to go through and just demolish them, to me, is a waste, and it's going to take

924
00:50:51,036 --> 00:50:52,116
our tax dollars away.

925
00:50:54,276 --> 00:50:54,966
Thank you.

926
00:50:56,466 --> 00:50:57,366
We got a motion and a second.

927
00:50:57,456 --> 00:51:02,076
We have a motion and a second. We have another person regarding this item?

928
00:51:02,346 --> 00:51:03,186
And I think we only have three-

929
00:51:03,306 --> 00:51:07,026
Regarding items in general with the properties that Wyandotte sells.

930
00:51:07,506 --> 00:51:09,036
John Chart, 505 Superior.

931
00:51:09,156 --> 00:51:13,386
We're only talking about number 11, John, or number 13, excuse me.

932
00:51:13,446 --> 00:51:13,956
Which is?

933
00:51:15,006 --> 00:51:16,386
Demolition of their structures.

934
00:51:16,416 --> 00:51:16,777
Demolition of their vacant lots.

935
00:51:17,047 --> 00:51:17,797
Demolition, okay.

936
00:51:19,146 --> 00:51:20,766
All right. I know you're talking about all your properties.

937
00:51:20,826 --> 00:51:24,636
Yeah. Nobody else on this item? Clerk, please call the roll.

938
00:51:26,136 --> 00:51:26,886
Councilman Alderman?

939
00:51:26,916 --> 00:51:27,277
Yes.

940
00:51:27,337 --> 00:51:28,116
Councilman Calvin?

941
00:51:28,177 --> 00:51:28,506
Yes.

942
00:51:28,536 --> 00:51:29,466
Councilwoman Cirella?

943
00:51:29,557 --> 00:51:29,916
Yes.

944
00:51:29,976 --> 00:51:30,816
Councilman Hannah?

945
00:51:30,876 --> 00:51:31,087
Yes.

946
00:51:31,146 --> 00:51:31,956
Councilwoman Steck?

947
00:51:32,016 --> 00:51:32,256
Yes.

948
00:51:32,587 --> 00:51:33,756
And Councilman Sutka?

949
00:51:33,876 --> 00:51:34,177
Yes.

950
00:51:34,416 --> 00:51:36,036
Six yeas. Motion carries.

951
00:51:39,516 --> 00:51:40,326
Oops, sorry.

952
00:51:40,596 --> 00:51:40,746
14.

953
00:51:40,807 --> 00:51:46,777
Okay. Item 14 is the final reading, number 1561, the ordinance amendment

954
00:51:46,956 --> 00:51:52,087
rezoning of 507 Biddle Avenue brought to us by City Engineer Jesus Plascencia.

955
00:51:53,797 --> 00:51:59,346
We have the final reading of the ordinance to rezone property known as

956
00:51:59,587 --> 00:52:04,896
507 Biddle Avenue from General Business District B-2 to planned development.

957
00:52:05,316 --> 00:52:08,136
On the question, shall this ordinance now pass?

958
00:52:08,916 --> 00:52:09,486
Call the roll.

959
00:52:10,297 --> 00:52:11,166
Councilman Alderman?

960
00:52:11,406 --> 00:52:11,646
Yes.

961
00:52:11,886 --> 00:52:12,666
Councilman Calvin?

962
00:52:12,756 --> 00:52:13,027
Yes.

963
00:52:13,297 --> 00:52:14,286
Councilwoman Cirella?

964
00:52:14,375 --> 00:52:14,766
Yes.

965
00:52:14,856 --> 00:52:15,696
Councilman Hannah?

966
00:52:15,756 --> 00:52:15,996
Yes.

967
00:52:16,235 --> 00:52:17,136
Councilwoman Steck?

968
00:52:17,196 --> 00:52:17,555
Yes.

969
00:52:17,616 --> 00:52:18,575
And Councilman Sutka?

970
00:52:18,906 --> 00:52:19,206
Yes.

971
00:52:19,506 --> 00:52:21,096
Six yeas. Motion carries.

972
00:52:23,946 --> 00:52:24,816
Bills and accounts.

973
00:52:25,656 --> 00:52:27,636
Bills and accounts this evening are in the amount of

974
00:52:27,666 --> 00:52:32,136
$4,557,293.36.

975
00:52:32,976 --> 00:52:36,277
Resolve that we pay the total bills approved for payment.

976
00:52:36,786 --> 00:52:37,476
I second the motion.

977
00:52:37,927 --> 00:52:38,856
Clerk, please call the roll.

978
00:52:39,156 --> 00:52:39,906
Councilman Alderman?

979
00:52:39,966 --> 00:52:40,206
Yes.

980
00:52:40,416 --> 00:52:41,376
Councilman Calvin?

981
00:52:41,436 --> 00:52:41,706
Yes.

982
00:52:41,826 --> 00:52:42,936
Councilwoman Cirella?

983
00:52:43,027 --> 00:52:43,266
Yes.

984
00:52:43,416 --> 00:52:44,256
Councilman Hannah?

985
00:52:44,316 --> 00:52:44,587
Yes.

986
00:52:44,856 --> 00:52:45,696
Councilwoman Steck?

987
00:52:45,756 --> 00:52:46,177
Yes.

988
00:52:46,206 --> 00:52:47,406
And Councilman Sutka?

989
00:52:47,496 --> 00:52:47,797
Yes.

990
00:52:48,337 --> 00:52:49,927
Six yeas. Motion carries.

991
00:52:51,876 --> 00:52:52,807
Reports and minutes?

992
00:52:54,846 --> 00:52:56,527
Received on place and file. We all have copies.

993
00:52:56,856 --> 00:52:57,186
Thank you.

994
00:52:57,246 --> 00:52:59,166
Okay. Councilman Calvin.

995
00:53:00,186 --> 00:53:05,316
Mr. Mayor, I just want to do a little blast for our

996
00:53:07,087 --> 00:53:12,277
volunteer organizations. I'm a member of Kiwanis 1000, and

997
00:53:13,087 --> 00:53:13,386
I know

998
00:53:14,616 --> 00:53:20,406
Madam Steck is also a member of Kiwanis 1000, and we are currently

999
00:53:20,466 --> 00:53:26,346
working on growing that club. And what we do in

1000
00:53:26,436 --> 00:53:32,376
Kiwanis is do projects for children and help children

1001
00:53:32,466 --> 00:53:34,807
in our communities and worldwide.

1002
00:53:35,976 --> 00:53:41,856
So if anybody would like to be a part of an organization that has been doing

1003
00:53:41,886 --> 00:53:42,966
this for many years

1004
00:53:44,376 --> 00:53:49,896
and just being out there and helping children, if they could get hold of me, I

1005
00:53:49,927 --> 00:53:55,837
would love to explain more about our club and what we do in the city of

1006
00:53:55,896 --> 00:54:01,626
Wyandotte and worldwide, and like to have them come join us in

1007
00:54:02,766 --> 00:54:05,527
those endeavors that we do for the children.

1008
00:54:06,666 --> 00:54:09,066
So thank you for that commercial time.

1009
00:54:09,966 --> 00:54:12,246
Okay. Councilwoman Cirella.

1010
00:54:12,966 --> 00:54:17,826
Yesterday, I attended the Sunday Socials in Wyandotte, and it was so fun.

1011
00:54:18,246 --> 00:54:21,066
I'm so happy that we have a program like that here at Wyandotte.

1012
00:54:21,096 --> 00:54:25,686
There's only a few left, so if you can make it, go on down on Sundays from 2:00 to

1013
00:54:26,136 --> 00:54:28,956
6:00. And that's all for tonight.

1014
00:54:30,156 --> 00:54:30,846
Councilman Alderman.

1015
00:54:30,876 --> 00:54:31,837
Nothing this evening. Thank you.

1016
00:54:32,376 --> 00:54:33,726
Madam Clerk.

1017
00:54:33,876 --> 00:54:37,566
Absentee voter ballots are out, and people are already voting.

1018
00:54:37,956 --> 00:54:43,536
So drop boxes are in city clerk's office, outside by Eureka and Biddle, or in front

1019
00:54:43,566 --> 00:54:45,576
of the police department. Vote early.

1020
00:54:48,036 --> 00:54:48,606
Mr. Mayor.

1021
00:54:48,966 --> 00:54:49,656
Mr. Engineer.

1022
00:54:49,716 --> 00:54:50,166
No, sir.

1023
00:54:50,226 --> 00:54:50,587
Wyandotte

1024
00:54:51,337 --> 00:54:51,756
Not yet.

1025
00:54:51,816 --> 00:54:53,226
Okay. Councilman Hannan.

1026
00:54:53,286 --> 00:54:53,826
Nothing.

1027
00:54:53,886 --> 00:54:54,666
Councilwoman Stech.

1028
00:54:54,756 --> 00:55:00,666
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The Wyandotte Museum's annual cemetery walk is coming up.

1029
00:55:01,116 --> 00:55:05,166
That will be next weekend, October 9th and 10th.

1030
00:55:05,527 --> 00:55:09,636
We are back at Oakwood Cemetery this year, so if you've been in the last few years

1031
00:55:09,666 --> 00:55:14,106
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, this is a chance to do the walk in a new location.

1032
00:55:14,797 --> 00:55:18,606
Please stop by the museum to buy tickets, and you might even see some people from

1033
00:55:18,666 --> 00:55:21,966
this horseshoe portraying a figure from Wyandotte's past.

1034
00:55:23,976 --> 00:55:26,346
Very good. Okay. Councilman Nick.

1035
00:55:26,436 --> 00:55:30,606
Just enjoy this beautiful fall weather in Downtown Wyandotte and patronize our

1036
00:55:30,636 --> 00:55:31,206
businesses.

1037
00:55:31,896 --> 00:55:37,446
Okay. I have a few items. Friday, the city was honored

1038
00:55:37,566 --> 00:55:43,476
to have a memorial service for a veteran by the name

1039
00:55:43,566 --> 00:55:49,356
of Vester Hicks Jr. He was killed in 1950 in the Korean

1040
00:55:49,536 --> 00:55:53,677
War, and he was brought back here to Wyandotte and Chopecks, and

1041
00:55:55,807 --> 00:55:59,646
VFW 1136 organized a memorial for him.

1042
00:55:59,677 --> 00:55:59,826
And

1043
00:56:01,686 --> 00:56:05,436
obviously, his dad died in '61, his mom's 1971.

1044
00:56:05,496 --> 00:56:10,807
All of his siblings are passed, but he had a good representation of nieces and

1045
00:56:10,866 --> 00:56:12,936
nephews there, and it

1046
00:56:17,797 --> 00:56:20,346
was a pretty neat ceremony, his memorial.

1047
00:56:22,027 --> 00:56:25,087
Family had no clue where he was at since 1950.

1048
00:56:25,146 --> 00:56:28,236
In '54, the North Koreans shipped

1049
00:56:29,646 --> 00:56:29,856
these

1050
00:56:31,206 --> 00:56:36,036
men and women that were killed over there in service to Hawaii, along with the

1051
00:56:36,096 --> 00:56:37,206
prisoners of war.

1052
00:56:39,036 --> 00:56:44,106
In this case here, he was unknown. And then in 2020, I think it was,

1053
00:56:44,946 --> 00:56:46,506
the government had a forensic

1054
00:56:48,516 --> 00:56:54,186
department, and his niece and a nephew gave their DNA,

1055
00:56:54,966 --> 00:56:57,846
and they were able to identify him.

1056
00:56:58,536 --> 00:57:02,047
So it was a moving ceremony. It really was.

1057
00:57:03,996 --> 00:57:07,866
Anyway, that's a long time ago, 76 years.

1058
00:57:07,956 --> 00:57:10,146
So anyway, and then

1059
00:57:12,036 --> 00:57:17,376
October 4th, this Sunday at 10:00, there's going to be a mass at Mount Carmel,

1060
00:57:18,006 --> 00:57:23,677
Our Lady of Staedtler, for Casimir Pulaski, whose statue is in Pulaski Park.

1061
00:57:24,606 --> 00:57:28,837
So that's at 10:00, and then they march to Pulaski Park and have a little ceremony

1062
00:57:28,896 --> 00:57:34,686
there. And then afterwards, there's a luncheon at Post 95, and what is that, 11th

1063
00:57:34,686 --> 00:57:35,076
and Elm?

1064
00:57:35,856 --> 00:57:36,216
And Elm.

1065
00:57:36,756 --> 00:57:37,116
Okay.

1066
00:57:37,356 --> 00:57:37,596
Yeah.

1067
00:57:37,656 --> 00:57:38,466
And then I got

1068
00:57:39,666 --> 00:57:41,226
a letter that I want to read.

1069
00:57:42,696 --> 00:57:44,946
Well, first of all, this one here.

1070
00:57:46,146 --> 00:57:49,746
Mr. Romans was up earlier talking about the different departments of the water.

1071
00:57:50,976 --> 00:57:55,446
Some of you may have noticed today there was a pop-up tent outside here that was

1072
00:57:55,506 --> 00:57:59,316
run by a third company and part of the EPA, and it was regarding

1073
00:58:00,606 --> 00:58:04,356
Get the Lead Out. And so they're going to be going around, and I'll read this.

1074
00:58:05,047 --> 00:58:08,286
"The Water Department, along with representatives from the EPA, will once again be

1075
00:58:08,346 --> 00:58:13,536
knocking on doors to identify unknown water service lines in the area of the north

1076
00:58:13,837 --> 00:58:19,596
side of Goddard, the North Drive, east of Electric Creek to the river.

1077
00:58:20,856 --> 00:58:26,587
Door knocking will be taking place Tuesday, September 29th through October 1st.

1078
00:58:26,646 --> 00:58:31,656
So if residents prefer to skip an in-home inspection, they can complete it and

1079
00:58:31,716 --> 00:58:36,936
submit an online survey by following the link supplied on the Help Us Get the Lead

1080
00:58:37,027 --> 00:58:40,837
Out page on the Municipal Service website, and that's

1081
00:58:41,047 --> 00:58:44,587
www.wyn.org, or call

1082
00:58:45,516 --> 00:58:51,366
734-324-4470 to schedule an appointment."

1083
00:58:53,826 --> 00:58:56,406
Comment. That's exactly where Beaver Park is.

1084
00:58:57,666 --> 00:59:00,036
The DCC rejected the Brownfield-

1085
00:59:00,246 --> 00:59:00,366
You're out of order

1086
00:59:00,366 --> 00:59:01,716
... and will not pay for that.

1087
00:59:01,986 --> 00:59:04,896
You're out of order. Right now, you're out of order.

1088
00:59:05,076 --> 00:59:07,386
100% of his stuff he said is wrong.

1089
00:59:08,316 --> 00:59:09,337
Officer, remove him.

1090
00:59:09,366 --> 00:59:13,116
And that's why they're doing the EPA thing. I've already filed FOAs on all of it.

1091
00:59:13,356 --> 00:59:16,956
I've already talked to DCC. They said they refuse to do the Brownfield.

1092
00:59:20,557 --> 00:59:20,706
All right.

1093
00:59:20,706 --> 00:59:22,116
Well, he's wrong. I can tell you he's wrong.

1094
00:59:22,177 --> 00:59:25,596
And there's a map, an actual construction map of condos.

1095
00:59:26,226 --> 00:59:28,866
Okay. I have another letter here that I want to read.

1096
00:59:28,866 --> 00:59:34,356
"The City of Wyandotte and the Wyandotte Municipal Service Department have been

1097
00:59:34,416 --> 00:59:39,307
made aware that there may be a letter and petition circulating to align the water

1098
00:59:39,396 --> 00:59:44,527
services provided by the department with the Great Lakes Water Authority, known as

1099
00:59:44,946 --> 00:59:50,527
GLWA, G-L-W-A. Wyandotte Municipal Services has operated the water services for the

1100
00:59:50,587 --> 00:59:54,696
residents and customers in the city of Wyandotte since 1889.

1101
00:59:55,297 --> 00:59:59,736
During this period of time, the water services rendered have been dependable and

1102
00:59:59,826 --> 01:00:05,047
cost-effective. The Wyandotte Water System received its report card from

1103
01:00:05,136 --> 01:00:10,956
EGLE in April of 2025 and continues to make progress at meeting the requirements.

1104
01:00:11,616 --> 01:00:16,266
Drinking water tests conducted for our system continue to meet and exceed all

1105
01:00:16,326 --> 01:00:21,636
regulatory requirements. The department has been able to manage the water system

1106
01:00:21,666 --> 01:00:25,087
and continues to make strategic investments within the system.

1107
01:00:25,837 --> 01:00:30,246
Municipal Services believes it can maintain a strong and independent water service

1108
01:00:30,307 --> 01:00:36,277
for the residents of the city. The Great Lakes Water Authority, GLWA, also

1109
01:00:36,366 --> 01:00:40,956
experiences substantial challenges in meeting utility service for their respective

1110
01:00:41,016 --> 01:00:46,566
communities. However, communities that GLWA services are

1111
01:00:46,596 --> 01:00:51,036
dependent on GLWA and lack the local control and local ownership that Wyandotte

1112
01:00:51,126 --> 01:00:55,236
residents and customers are afforded over their entire water system.

1113
01:00:55,956 --> 01:00:59,587
The Wyandotte Municipal Service Commission has and will continue to offer a

1114
01:00:59,646 --> 01:01:04,716
dependable and quality water service to the residents and customers of the city,

1115
01:01:05,587 --> 01:01:10,266
and any effort to cause the loss of the city's independence, local control, and

1116
01:01:10,297 --> 01:01:15,996
local ownership would be a grave error." And then this will be posted, too, just in

1117
01:01:16,057 --> 01:01:16,986
response to this.

1118
01:01:17,975 --> 01:01:19,866
No, it's a fair statement that needs to be said.

1119
01:01:20,196 --> 01:01:22,027
Yeah. So anyway.

1120
01:01:22,087 --> 01:01:24,366
Mayor, I have a question on the knocking on the doors.

1121
01:01:24,606 --> 01:01:24,876
Mm-hmm.

1122
01:01:25,626 --> 01:01:28,177
Is the city going to be working in conjunction with these groups?

1123
01:01:29,527 --> 01:01:33,096
No. It's a third party along with the EPA, and they're

1124
01:01:34,896 --> 01:01:37,326
identified wearing vests and clothing.

1125
01:01:38,557 --> 01:01:40,266
Mark, you've been working with them.

1126
01:01:40,297 --> 01:01:41,436
And the reason I say that,

1127
01:01:44,136 --> 01:01:48,936
last time one of our senior citizens had a knock on her door with two young

1128
01:01:48,996 --> 01:01:54,036
individuals in their 20s with no uniforms, no ID, no nothing, wanting her to show

1129
01:01:54,126 --> 01:01:55,116
them the basement.

1130
01:01:57,337 --> 01:02:02,016
We need some kind of identification to confirm all this before anybody knocks on

1131
01:02:02,047 --> 01:02:02,496
any doors.

1132
01:02:02,616 --> 01:02:04,716
The Get the Lead Out people are wearing high-vis vests-

1133
01:02:04,746 --> 01:02:04,927
Yep

1134
01:02:04,956 --> 01:02:07,656
... and big giant badges that say Get the Lead Out.

1135
01:02:07,686 --> 01:02:07,716
Yeah.

1136
01:02:07,746 --> 01:02:09,486
You cannot mistake them for anybody else.

1137
01:02:09,576 --> 01:02:12,816
Well, so were the last ones, and they didn't have a vest, and they didn't have any

1138
01:02:12,906 --> 01:02:13,206
ID.

1139
01:02:13,297 --> 01:02:15,246
Well, they might not have been part of this group.

1140
01:02:16,596 --> 01:02:18,547
Well, they might not have been. I'm asking.

1141
01:02:18,786 --> 01:02:19,206
Are they going to-

1142
01:02:19,236 --> 01:02:21,246
How do I know if they were or weren't?

1143
01:02:21,816 --> 01:02:24,036
Will we talk with the company that's doing the knocking?

1144
01:02:25,656 --> 01:02:30,036
They all have their identification and uniforms on.

1145
01:02:32,047 --> 01:02:32,886
Okay. I hope so.

1146
01:02:32,886 --> 01:02:33,696
They don't have a person-

1147
01:02:33,816 --> 01:02:37,476
Well, if somebody knocked on somebody's door, wanted to show the basement, the

1148
01:02:37,536 --> 01:02:38,706
lady's 90 years old.

1149
01:02:38,766 --> 01:02:39,876
She should never let them in.

1150
01:02:40,326 --> 01:02:42,606
I totally agree. But what do they do?

1151
01:02:42,666 --> 01:02:45,066
They call the police, they confirm, yes, they were legit.

1152
01:02:45,486 --> 01:02:45,516
No.

1153
01:02:45,547 --> 01:02:47,226
But they didn't have a vest, they didn't have ID.

1154
01:02:47,976 --> 01:02:52,686
I'm just asking, with this company, is the city going to confirm or have any

1155
01:02:54,547 --> 01:02:55,206
control

1156
01:02:56,646 --> 01:03:00,846
on them knocking on doors? Just confirming, making sure we got uniforms, making

1157
01:03:00,876 --> 01:03:04,177
sure we got badges, because whoever knocked on her door didn't have all that stuff,

1158
01:03:04,326 --> 01:03:06,186
and they were asking about water. They wanted to see water.

1159
01:03:06,216 --> 01:03:09,186
Well, it starts tomorrow. We'll make sure we ask that.

1160
01:03:09,516 --> 01:03:10,416
That'd be a great question.

1161
01:03:10,536 --> 01:03:12,726
If I may interject on this particular subject.

1162
01:03:13,087 --> 01:03:13,087
No.

1163
01:03:13,177 --> 01:03:13,566
Out of order.

1164
01:03:14,376 --> 01:03:14,527
Scott-

1165
01:03:14,557 --> 01:03:15,156
Out of order

1166
01:03:15,156 --> 01:03:17,346
... you're out of order right now. This meeting is over.

1167
01:03:18,246 --> 01:03:19,566
We're just making a public announcement.

1168
01:03:19,596 --> 01:03:23,616
He's working the best he can on it, Scott, with the municipal department.

1169
01:03:23,646 --> 01:03:24,277
He's doing good.

1170
01:03:24,307 --> 01:03:26,376
That's all I need to hear. Thank you.

1171
01:03:27,186 --> 01:03:28,866
All right. Any other business here?

1172
01:04:00,547 --> 01:04:00,726
Hearing

1173
01:04:01,956 --> 01:04:01,956
none.

1174
01:04:02,166 --> 01:04:03,307
Motion to adjourn.

1175
01:04:03,846 --> 01:04:09,246
Motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned. God bless Wyandotte.

1176
01:04:09,456 --> 01:04:13,027
Our next meeting is next Monday, October 4th.