Council splits on Emergency Demolition, 19610 Hoyt (Contract 3095434), 1–1

Receive and File: Butzel Family Recreation Center Parking Lot Transfer Memo

3 yes, 0 no

Approval of Minutes

3 yes, 0 no

Approval of Minutes

0 yes, 0 no

Status of Law Department — Chapter 17 claims ordinance amendment

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Legislative Policy Division — FY2025/FY2026 appropriations report

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member Latisha Johnson — Monteith Library capital improvements

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member Mary Waters — utility audit resolution

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member McCampbell — FY27 Mayor's Office budget questions

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member McCampbell — Auditor General claims award ordinance questions

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member McCampbell — October 8 FY27 discussion follow-up

3 yes, 0 no

Status of Council Member McCampbell — 2023 property tax reform RFI addendum

3 yes, 0 no

Approval of Minutes (October 28, 2026)

2 yes, 0 no

Sharon Parker — Board of Zoning Appeals reappointment

2 yes, 0 no

Josephina Ramon — Tenants' Rights Commission reappointment

2 yes, 0 no

Maria Muhammad — Property Tax Board of Review reappointment

2 yes, 0 no

Jacqueline Robinson — Property Tax Board of Review reappointment

2 yes, 0 no

Walk-on interviews: Tiffany Franklin and John George

2 yes, 0 no

9.1 — Tenants' Rights Commission stipends ordinance

2 yes, 0 no

9.2 — Angela T. Jones labor petition

2 yes, 0 no

9.3 — Detroit First Jobs and Opportunities Ordinance

2 yes, 0 no

9.4 — Virginia Park/Herman Kiefer $925,000 settlement

2 yes, 0 no

9.5 — Contract 6005144-A2, $2M workforce funding increase

2 yes, 0 no

9.6–9.14 — Quieauna Wilson lawsuit indemnifications

2 yes, 0 no

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

2 yes, 0 no

Approval of Minutes (October 26, 2026)

2 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Emergency Demolition, 19610 Hoyt (Contract 3095434)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 8618 Warwick (Contract 3095438)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 11433 Ohio (Contract 3095858)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 19316 Teppert (Contract 3095856)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 3146 Coplin (Contract 3095860)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 8532 Bryden (Contract 3095927)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Contaminated Dirt Sites — Site-by-Site Accounting (6.15)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Soave Enterprise Alley Vacation Petition x2026-099 (6.16)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Right of Way Construction and Restoration Memo (6.17)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Monteith Branch Library $2 Million Allocation (6.18)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Paid Bulk Collection Service Memo (6.19)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Fill Removal Increase, 2257 Edsel (Contract 3092646-A1)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Waive Privilege of Site-by-Site Accounting Memo (6.20)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Prop N and Contaminated Soil Remediation Memo (6.21)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Health Department Medical Vending Machines Extension (7.1)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

September Administrative Contracts Report (7.2)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Business License Ordinances, Chapters 18, 20, 32, 34, 36 (7.3–7.7)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

DDOT KPI Metrics Report Q2 and Q3 2026 (7.8)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Marijuana Ordinance Amendment for Substance Use Prevention Funding (7.9)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Traffic Safety Assessment — Greydale and Grand River (7.10)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Michigan Deed Fraud Legislative Bill Package Resolution (7.11)

3 yes, 0 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (yes), Gabriela Santiago-Romero (yes)

Emergency Demolition, 14218 Maiden (Contract 3095950)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 8824 Monica (Contract 3095437)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 2501 Belvidere (Contract 3095377)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

Emergency Demolition, 6117 E Seven Mile (Contract 3095928)

1 yes, 1 no

Mary Waters (yes), Denzel Anton McCampbell (no)

DTE Electric guardrail encroachment on Weir Street

9125 McGraw Ave, Detroit, MI

DTE wants to install a new guardrail encroaching on the easterly part of Weir Street near 9125 McGraw Ave.

Discussed — no decision yet

Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Certificate — 7601 Second Ave

7601 Second Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

An obsolete property rehabilitation certificate under Public Act 146 of 2000 for a property in the New Center area.

Discussed — no decision yet

Detroit Cultivator Community Land Trust - 9125 Cameron Street NEZ

9125 Cameron Street, Detroit, MI

A Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificate application for building one new single-family house in the Oakland-Caniff NEZ area, with a recommendation of approval attached.

Discussed — no decision yet

Babylon Investments LLC alley vacation at W. Chicago Ave

10300 W. Chicago Ave, Detroit, MI

A petition to vacate an east-west alley with an easement next to 10300 W.

Discussed — no decision yet

Vernor Highway Encroachments

2001 15th St., Detroit, MI

A petition to allow an existing building-mounted security camera, lights, and a blade sign with steel support arms that encroach into the Vernor Highway right-of-way.

Discussed — no decision yet

Cadillac Square planter encroachment (x2025-227)

25 Cadillac Square, Detroit, MI

A petition to install exterior planters, silva cells, and grates encroaching on the northerly part of Cadillac Square next to 25 Cadillac Square.

Discussed — no decision yet

Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments (Chapter 50)

A citywide text amendment to the zoning ordinance was set for public hearing, covering lofts, brewpubs, distilleries, body art facilities, animal care facilities, family definitions and dozens of technical fixes.

still under-review

Property Sale — 15028 W. Grand River Avenue

15028 W. Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48227

A plumbing company offered $2,400 to buy a city-owned property on W.

Discussed — no decision yet

Property Sale — 12160 Cloverdale Street

12160 Cloverdale St., Detroit, MI 48204

A tire repair business offered $9,150 to buy a city-owned parcel at 12160 Cloverdale St. for its operations.

Discussed — no decision yet

Transfer of Jurisdiction, Surplus, and Property Sale — 300 W. Congress Street

300 W. Congress Street, Detroit, MI 48226

A developer offered $245,000 for the city-owned 300 W.

Discussed — no decision yet

Soave Enterprise alley vacation (x2026-099)

Alleys bounded by W. Warren Ave. and Epworth St., Detroit, MI

Soave Enterprise asked the city to vacate alleys near W.

tabled (3-0) · still tabled

Monteith Branch library improvements

A $2 million allocation for the Monteith Branch library is being coordinated between Construction and Demolition and the Detroit Public Library; details return in two weeks.

What it means: $2 million allocated for Monteith Branch capital improvements.

Raised 2 times this week

Emergency demolitions of dangerous residential properties

More than a dozen homes across Detroit are slated for emergency demolition using bond funds, from Maxwell and St. Clair to Heyden and Greenview. These clear dangerous structures from neighborhoods.

What it means: Individual contracts range from roughly $15,000 to $35,000 each, all paid from bond funds.

Raised 2 times this week

Dangerous buildings and demolition costs

More than a dozen emergency demolition contracts — homes on Hoyt, Maiden, Monica, Fleming, Warwick, Coplin, Bryden and more, plus commercial sites on Belvidere and E. Seven Mile — are back before the committee for action, funded with bond and blight dollars.

What it means: The contracts together total roughly $400,000 in bond and blight funding.

Contaminated Dirt

The Law Department submitted a privileged memo on site-by-site accounting of contaminated-dirt removal sites. The committee directed drafting of a resolution to waive privilege so the full council can make it public, with a one-week return.

What it means: Residents near contaminated demolition sites and developers seeking clarity on cleanup costs.

Soave Enterprise Alley Vacation Petition

Soave Enterprise wants alleys near W. Warren and Epworth vacated with utility and public access easements reserved.

What it means: Soave Enterprise's adjacent development plans.

DDOT Third-Quarter Performance Metrics

DDOT leadership will present its Q3 2026 key performance indicators — the numbers that show how reliable your bus actually is. The presentation gives the committee and the public a picture of transit service quality across the city.

What it means: Bus riders and residents who rely on DDOT service get transparency about how the system is performing.

Right-of-Way Construction, Restoration and Compliance

Committee Chair Gabriela Santiago-Romero has put forward procedures governing how companies must restore city rights-of-way after construction — the rules that determine whether your street gets properly patched after utility work.

What it means: Residents get smoother streets when contractors are held to restoration standards after digging up roads.

Traffic Safety at Greydale and Grand River

Council President Tate asked for a traffic safety assessment at the Greydale and Grand River intersection; the item returns in two weeks.

What it means: Drivers, pedestrians, and residents near the intersection.

Emergency Demolition and Blight Contracts

Fourteen contracts totaling roughly $360,000 will demolish or remediate dangerous structures across Detroit, funded by bond and blight money. McCampbell objected to sending them as a package.

What it means: About $360,000 in bond and blight funding across the fourteen contracts.

Bus Stop Amenities and Infrastructure

DDOT leadership will present its Q3 2026 key performance indicators — the numbers that show how reliable your bus actually is. The presentation gives the committee and the public a picture of transit service quality across the city.

What it means: Bus riders and residents who rely on DDOT service get transparency about how the system is performing.

Business License Renewal Ordinances

Five proposed ordinances would move many city business licenses — fire safety, health, parking, vending, and lodging — from annual to every-two-year renewals. Public hearings will be set before the recess.

What it means: Businesses holding the affected licenses.

DDOT Quarterly Performance and Ride to Rise

DDOT showed ridership up 10% year over year, no summer service slump, and a peak week of 48,000 free student rides. A $1 million state appropriation keeps free student rides budget-neutral, and 200 benches plus 100 shelters are being installed.

What it means: A $1 million state appropriation is expected to offset the cost of free K-12 rides for the school year.

Resident petition alleging anti-union labor practices

City employee Angela T. Jones has petitioned to speak before council about alleged anti-union animus and unfair labor practices, pointing at the Labor Relations Division itself.

What it means: City employees seeking to air labor grievances before council.

$2M contract amendment for Detroit construction trades jobs

Amendment 2 to a contract with Detroit Employment Solutions Corp. would add $2 million to expand the pool of qualified Detroit applicants for skilled construction trades and other high-growth jobs, bringing the contract to $6 million.

What it means: $2 million more in city funding; total contract reaches $6 million.

Tax abatement term and accountability concerns

Angela T. Jones's petition alleges city management has engaged in widespread anti-union animus and unfair labor practices, including violations of collective bargaining agreements.

What it means: City employees if labor practices are addressed; union members broadly.

Detroit First Jobs and Opportunities Ordinance

Council Member Miller's proposed ordinance aims to steer jobs and opportunities to Detroit residents. It returns to the committee as directed on October 21.

What it means: Detroit residents seeking jobs and apprenticeships.

Objection to officer indemnifications

Nine officers and officials, including a retired chief, are seeking city-funded legal defense in the Quieauna Wilson lawsuit tied to a Porter/Burke shooting. The committee wants to discuss these behind closed doors before any decision.

What it means: The named officers and officials facing suit.

Skilled Construction Trades Job Training Contract

Amendment 2 to a contract with Detroit Employment Solutions Corp. would add $2 million to expand the pool of qualified Detroit applicants for skilled construction trades and other high-growth jobs, bringing the contract to $6 million.

What it means: $2 million more in city funding; total contract reaches $6 million.

Herman Kiefer property settlement

The city is scheduled to review a $925,000 settlement with the Virginia Park and Herman Kiefer development entities, which also involves the city receiving title to parcels through a covenant deed.

What it means: A $925,000 payment plus title to development parcels conveyed to the city.

Tenants' Rights Commission stipends and ordinance amendments

A proposed ordinance amendment would change the Tenants' Rights Commission, including member stipends, but the Law Department needs two more weeks — and the committee has a charter question about whether commissioners can be paid at all.

What it means: Renters seeking help with landlords and housing conditions.

Tenants' Rights Commission appointment process dispute

The committee is scheduled to revisit memos on paying Tenants' Rights Commission members stipends and amending the Tenants' Rights Ordinance. The commission is the body tenants turn to when dealing with landlord disputes.

What it means: Tenants who rely on the commission and the commissioners themselves if stipends are adopted.

Claims Against the City Ordinance Amendment

A proposed ordinance would route claims over $50 through the Law Department and let claimants appeal denials up to $5,000 to the Auditor General. It was held two weeks and will come back at the committee's last meeting before recess.

What it means: Caps the appeal amount at $5,000, affecting how residents pursue denied claims against the city.

Federal affordable housing changes

A resolution request on federal affordable housing policy changes came back with a staff memo. It touches how federal housing dollars and rules could shift for Detroit residents.

What it means: Detroiters who rely on or advocate for affordable housing programs.

Contractor Debarment and Business Integrity

Council Member Whitfield-Calloway sought background checks on companies receiving city tax incentives. A memo came back addressing how or whether the city screens incentive recipients — an accountability question for public subsidies.

What it means: Residents who want accountability over public subsidies to private companies.

Detroit Land Bank Authority quarterly performance

The committee was to review the Land Bank's latest two quarterly reports — the agency that manages thousands of foreclosed and vacant city properties. These reports track how quickly the Land Bank is moving side lots and vacant houses back into productive use.

What it means: Residents who want vacant properties demolished, sold, or returned to the tax rolls.

Section 108 loan usage questions

Council Member Mary Waters asked for answers about how the city is using Section 108 loans — a federal HUD borrowing tool for big development projects. The committee was to receive a memorandum with the responses.

What it means: Section 108 loans are federally backed debt the city is on the hook to repay, so usage details matter to the budget.

Sale of city-owned properties (three parcels)

Three city-owned parcels were up for sale: a $9,150 offer in the 48204 zip, a $2,400 offer on Grand River, and a $245,000 offer for 300 W. Congress downtown.

What it means: The three proposed sales would bring the city about $256,550 combined, plus future property tax revenue from returning parcels to private use.

Comprehensive zoning ordinance amendments

A sweeping rewrite of Detroit's zoning code could allow lofts and mixed residential-commercial buildings in more neighborhoods, make it easier to open brewpubs, small distilleries and body art facilities, and loosen rules on things like miniature golf parking and food catering. It also changes the 'family' definition to allow up to four unrelated people to live together — which could affect shared housing.

What it means: Developers, small business owners and residents wanting more flexible housing and business options across Detroit neighborhoods.

November 2026 cultural millage

The arts and history millage passed in Wayne and Oakland counties, giving the Charles H. Wright Museum and Detroit Historical Society dedicated funding for ten years — and residents free admission starting next month.

What it means: Every resident of Wayne and Oakland counties, who get free admission to the museums.

Butzel Family Recreation Center parking lot transfer

The city is transferring the rec center's parking lot from the Planning and Development Department to General Services. Miller is excited the lot stays with the rec center, which will also host a Neighborhood Opportunity Hub for east-side residents.

What it means: East-side residents who use the rec center and the new Neighborhood Opportunity Hub without needing to travel downtown.

Kronyx (Cronos) Concrete neighborhood conditions

Benson says the largest single downzoning in Detroit history — roughly 18 acres near Cronos — goes to public hearing November 19, converting heavy industrial land to lower-intensity uses. He pushed back on claims he's ignored the issue.

What it means: Residents of Cadillac Heights, Second Ebenezer Church and other nearby neighborhoods who want less heavy industry next door.

Butzel Family Recreation Center development

A memo requests moving the Butzel Family Recreation Center parking lot property from the Planning and Development Department to General Services. The transfer affects which department is responsible for maintaining the lot and how it can be used.

What it means: Residents using Butzel Family Recreation Center could see clearer maintenance responsibility for the parking lot.

Citywide PILOT program oversight

Council Member Whitfield-Calloway sought background checks on companies receiving city tax incentives. A memo came back addressing how or whether the city screens incentive recipients — an accountability question for public subsidies.

What it means: Residents who want accountability over public subsidies to private companies.

Auditor General claim award authority limit

A proposed ordinance amendment would cap the Auditor General's claim award authority at $5,000; the Auditor General has responded to Council Member McCampbell's questions about it.

What it means: Would cap individual claim awards by the Auditor General at $5,000.

Stockbridge Renaissance Center 600 Tower redevelopment incentives

Three linked agreements would set up a Renaissance Zone, a payment in lieu of taxes deal, and an income tax reimbursement for redeveloping the Renaissance Center. They all depend on later approvals, including a Transformational Brownfield Plan, so the tax implications for the city are still taking shape.

What it means: Developers and downtown stakeholders tied to the Renaissance Center redevelopment.

Community Land Trust Planning Contract

A contract would fund planning work to create or expand a community land trust in a neighborhood bounded by the Davison Freeway, Webb, the Lodge Freeway, and Linwood — a tool for keeping housing affordable.

What it means: Residents in the bounded area who could benefit from community land trust housing.

District 5 Bars Zoning Compliance

Council Member Miller asked BSEED to look into zoning compliance and neighborhood impacts of bars and the Two Birds business in District 5; the department's responses are on this agenda.

What it means: District 5 residents concerned about bar-related neighborhood impacts.

2023 Property Tax Reform Ordinance Implementation

Utility Audit Request

FY2027 Budget Implementation — Office of the Chief Financial Officer

FY2025 and FY2026 Council Budget Appropriations Follow-Through