Detroit



Committee of the Whole Room [pic]1340 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center [pic](313) 224-3443 [pic]Detroit, MI 48226

REVISED

ERMA L. HENDERSON AUDITORIUM

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT BENSON, CHAIRPERSON

COUNCIL MEMBER JANEE AYERS, VICE CHAIR

COUNCIL MEMBER ROY MCCALISTER, MEMBER

COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRENDA JONES, (EX-OFFICIO)

If interpretation or translation services are needed please call The Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity at least 3 business days prior to session. 313-224-4950

Mrs. Cherrie M. Wiggins

Asst. City Council Committee Clerk

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020 9:00 A.M.

A. ROLL CALL

B. PUBLIC COMMENT

C. 9:05 A.M. - DISCUSSION –– RE: Domestic violence in the City of Detroit. (Detroit Police Department)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Status of Council Member André L. Spivey submitting memorandum relative to EMS Promotional Criteria. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 3-2-20)

2. Status of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to 3rd District constituent concerts. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 3-2-20)

3. Status of Legislative Policy Division submitting reso. autho. Water Shut Off Draft Resolution and Ordinance. (On January 29, 2020, Council President Pro-Tem Sheffield directed the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) to draft: 1) a resolution calling on Governor Whitmer to prohibit mass water shut offs in order to prevent a public health emergency, and 2) an ordinance prohibiting residential water shut offs against Detroit residents who are unable to pay the full water rates due to poverty.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 3-2-20)

4. Status of Council President Pro-Tem Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to Request for LPD to Draft a Resolution Urging Governor Whitmer to Declare a State of Emergency for the Shutoff Related Water Crisis in Detroit. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 3-2-20)

5. Status of Citizen’s concerns with Development Agreement regarding tree planting in neighborhoods. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 3-2-20)

6. Status of Council Member Roy McCalister, Jr. submitting memorandum relative to 1601 Clark (Former YMCA Building). (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-24-20)

7. Status of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Utility Tax Information. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-24-20)

8. Status of Legislative Policy Division submitting report relative to Response to Questions Regarding Dynamic Parking and Price Gouging. (The Legislative Policy Division (LPD) provides the following memorandum in response to questions from Council Member McCalister, Jr., concerning the City’s regulation of private and public parking facilities.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-24-20)

9. Status of Council Member André L. Spivey submitting memorandum relative to the ability of the City of Detroit to impose vehicle immobilization as a penalty for individuals found guilty of various traffic violations stemming from them engaging in extreme reckless driving and halting traffic on local freeways. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-10-20)

10. Status of Citizen’s concerns with blight issues at 1601 Clark (former YMCA building) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-10-20)

11. Status of Council President Brenda Jones submitting memorandum relative to Constituent Complaint on Lack of A.D.A. Restrooms. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 2-10-20)

12. Status of Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to Emergency Key Box Systems (KNOX BOX). (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 1-27-20)

13. Status of Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to D-DOT Income Based Reduced Fare Ordinance. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 1-13-20)

NEW BUSINESS

MAYOR’S OFFICE

14. Submitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Firebird Tavern (#1233), request to hold “Firebird Opening Day” at 401 Monroe Street on March 30, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 11:59 PM. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

Submitting the following Office of Contracting and Procurement Contracts:

15. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6001344 - 100% Major Street Funding – AMEND 1 – To Provide an Increase of Funds for Cold Milling, Resurfacing, Removal and Replacement of Concrete Curb, Sidewalk, Curb Ramps, Drainage Structure Adjustments, Pavement Removal and Replacement, Pavement Markings and Other Miscellaneous Construction Services at Various Locations throughout the City of Detroit. – Contractor: Fort Wayne Contracting, Inc./Ajax Paving Industries, Inc. A Joint Venture – Location: 320 East Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through December 31, 2020 – Contract Increase Amount: $330,169.05 – Total Contract Amount: $11,898,629.53 PUBLIC WORKS (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

16. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6002670 -100% Major Street Funding – To Provide Steel Posts and Anchors for Street Signs. – Contractor: MD Solutions, Inc. – Location: 8225 Estates Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 26, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $174,120.00 PUBLIC WORKS (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

17. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6002718 - 100% Major Street Funding – To Provide U-Channel Sign Posts and Anchors for Street Signs. – Contractor: MD Solutions, Inc. – Location: 8225 Estates Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through March 9, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $158,400.00 PUBLIC WORKS (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

18. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6002477 - 100% City Funding – To Provide Preventative Maintenance of the Bus Wash System. – Contractor: Interclean Equipment, LLC – Location: 709 James L Hart Parkway, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through January 14, 2025 – Total Contract Amount: $906,500.00 TRANSPORTATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

19. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3040100 - 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 10151 Kercheval. – Contractor: Gayanga Co. – Location: 1120 W Baltimore Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48202 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through January 14, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $44,063.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

20. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3041142 - 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Following Residential Properties, 8716 Dexter, 3785 Edison, 3327 Hogarth, 10324 Orangelawn and 12953 Sorrento. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 24, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $129,755.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

21. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3041195 - 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 12590 Hampshire. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 16, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $15,950.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

22. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3041205 - 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 5409 Vancouver. – Contractor: Detroit Next, Inc. – Location: 1001 Woodward Avenue Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 3, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $13,960.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

23. Submitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3041671 - 100% City Funding – To Provide an Emergency Demolition for the Residential Property, 3755 Moore Place. – Contractor: Inner City Contracting – Location: 18715 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48223 – Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through February 16, 2021 – Total Contract Amount: $15,500.00 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

LAW DEPARTMENT

24. Submitting a Proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 31 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Offenses, Article XIII, Weapons, Division 1, Generally, by amending Section 31-13-1, Definitions, to remove the definition of “switch-blade or self-opening knife”; and Division 5, Knives and Darts, by amending Section 31-13-81, Sale, offering for sale, possession, use, or loan of cane swords, switchblades or self-opening knives, or umbrella swords, to remove any language that conflicts with the reveal of MCL 750.226a, which repealed the prohibition of switchblades or self-opening knives; and Section 31-13-85, Forfeiture for violation, to remove any language that conflicts with the repeal of MCL 750.226a. (FOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

25. Submitting a Proposed Ordinance to amend Chapter 8 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Building Construction and Property Maintenance, Article II, Building Code, Section 8-2-12, Addition of Section 117 to 2015 Michigan Building Code, Board of Examiners for Wrecking Contractors, by amending Section 117.1, Established; members terms; vacancies, Section 117.2, Promulgation of administrative rules; meetings, quorum; business to be held and conducted at public meetings; notice; public information, and Section 8-2-13, etc. (FOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

CONSENT AGENDA

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

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

26. Submitting reso. autho. Request to Accept and Appropriate the FY 2020 Formula Grant. (The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) with the FY 2020 Formula Grant in the amount of $6,104,854.00. There is a required State match for the award, from the Michigan Department of Transportation, in the amount of $1,526,213.00. The total Federal and State award amount is $7,631,067.00. There is no local match requirement. The total project cost is $7,631,067.00.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

27. Submitting reso. autho. Request to Accept and Appropriate the FY 2020 Specialized Grant. (The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Detroit Department of Transportation with the FY 2020 Specialized Services Grant for a total of $351,853.00. There is no match requirement. The total project cost is $351,853.00.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

28. Submitting responses relative to questions from Council Member Castaneda-Lopez regarding Garbage Pickup Noise Concerns. (In response to Council Member Castaneda-Lopez’s memorandum regarding noise concerns in the Brush Park due to GFL’s overnight garbage collection.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEERING DIVISION

29. Submitting reso. autho. Petition of City Engineering Division (#605), request to dedicate a public street: Atwater Street from Civic Center Drive to Renaissance Drive. (All other involved City Departments, including the Public Lighting Authority and Public Lighting Department; also privately owned utility companies have reported no objections to the public right-of-way into a private easement for public utilities. Provisions protecting utility installations are part of the attached resolution.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

30. Submitting reso. autho. Petition of City Engineering Division (#609), request to dedicate a public street: Rosa Parks Boulevard from West Grand Boulevard to Atkinson Avenue. (All other involved City Departments, including the Public Lighting Authority and Public Lighting Department; also privately owned utility companies have reported no objections to the public right-of-way into a private easement for public utilities. Provisions protecting utility installations are part of the attached resolution.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

31. Submitting reso. autho. Petition of City Engineering Division (#610), request to dedicate a public street: Dickerson Avenue from East Jefferson Avenue to Freud Avenue. (All other involved City Departments, including the Public Lighting Authority and Public Lighting Department; also privately owned utility companies have reported no objections to the public right-of-way into a private easement for public utilities. Provisions protecting utility installations are part of the attached resolution.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

32. Submitting reso. autho. Petition of 810 Complex, LLC (#1481), request to vacate and convert to easement the public alley between Oakman Blvd and Pasadena Avenue, bounded by Holmur Avenue and Dexter Avenue. (All other involved City Departments, including the Public Lighting Authority and Public Lighting Department; also privately owned utility companies have reported no objections to the public right-of-way into a private easement for public utilities. Provisions protecting utility installations are part of the attached resolution.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

33. Submitting reso. autho. Amended Petition No. 1352 – Vacation of Easements 7515 Elmhurst, Detroit, MI. (On February 4, 2004, your Honorable Body adopted a resolution approving Petition No. 1352 to vacate certain streets and alleys (the “Resolution”) at the former Tappan Middle School site. The site, now known as 7515 Elmhurst, is generally bounded by Elmhurst Avenue, 60 feet wide, American Avenue, 60 feet wide, I-96 service drive, and east-west alley first south of Burlingame Avenue, 50 feet wide (“Project Site”). The Project Site is approximately 7 acres of vacant City-owned land that is leased to the Michigan Statewide Carpenters and Millwrights Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund (“Carpenters & Millwrights Union”) for construction and operation of a new skilled trades training facility (the “Project”).) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

MISCELLANEOUS

34. Council President Brenda Jones submitting memorandum relative to WRAP Program Expansion Questions and Concerns. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

35. Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to a complaint of a dump site being maintained in a residential neighborhood at an abandoned property located at 17325 Strasburg. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

36. Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to a DDOT Low Fare Report. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 3-9-20)

37. Status of Citizen’s concerns with property located at 8930 E. Outer Drive. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION OF 2-11-20)

38. Status of Citizen’s concerns with holes in an alley and possible den of foxes and coyotes in the area of 6154 Hedge St. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF 3-3-20)

39. Status of Francis Lewis property issues with the construction of her porch. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION OF 3-3-20)

40. Status of Thomas Lewis falling tree on property. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION OF 3-3-20)

E. MEMBERS REPORT

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