City of Dearborn Heights, MI Dearborn Heights City Council Meetings, 10 Jan 2023

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The Dearborn Heights City Council Meeting taking place Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 in the Dearborn Heights Council Chambers and via Zoom.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, it's right now at 602 p.m. uh Welcome to the January 10 2023 regular meeting at the Dearborn Heights city council. uh Madam clerk can please take roll call. Yes,.

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Dave Abdallah here Hassan Aman, here Moby Doon, here Nancy Breyer here Robert Kasten is absent. Ray Muscat.

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Wenzel is absent. uh Mr chair, you have a corn, okay,.

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Thank you very much. Ma'am clerk next up is our Pledge of Allegiance and that's going to be uh led by our new state representative, Aaron Burr.

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The United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you and congratulations again.

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Next up on our agenda is agenda. Approval item number three Council chair.

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Councilman move that to Dearborn Heights Dearborn Heights city council approve the agenda of the regular meeting on January 10 2023 as submitted seconded okay.

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Motion made by councilman be doing and seconded by councilman Ahmad. Is there any discussion on that hearing? None all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it motion carried next type. Next up on our agenda is approval of minutes, councilman.

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Ahmad I move that the Dearborn Heights city council approved the minutes for the special meeting of December 13 2022, as outlined in 4-8. Okay,.

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Motion made by akanson, Ahmad and seconded by councilman Bay Dune. Is there any discussion on there.

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Council, chair councilman, we are just to ask the clerk to make recognize that uh councilman constant is here. Thank.

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Thank you. Any discussions on this hearing. None all in favor, please State aye, aye aye, any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next up on our agenda is minutes from the regular meeting of December 13 2022. Council, chair.

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Councilman we do I moved at the Dearborn Heights city council approved the minutes of the regular meeting of December 13 2022, as outlined in 4B seconded okay.

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Motion made by councilman they Doon second by councilman, Ahmad and discussion on that hearing Nana all in favor, please State, aye aye, any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next up on our agenda is public hearings and comment on agenda items only you will have uh two minutes. Please come on up to the podium state, your name Street and City. Please.

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Is that good enough for you.

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Dearborn Heights, thank you. I have two issues. I would like to know why treasurer Lisa, hex Clayton is asking the chair to read a letter she sent to the council. I would like to hear from her personally.

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What's the reason. This is something you know for the first time, I see happening in the last 20 some years in the city, so if she can be kind enough to explain to the public why she wants you to read this letter. The second thing from the audit report I noticed the police salaries. They are down over one million dollars.

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That means we lost so many police officers.

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If the chief of police would be kind to tell us how many police officers we are short in the city and what is the effect on the safety of our residents and why this huge amount of money is less than last year.

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Okay, everybody would like to answer this. If not.

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I do know the police chief I I, don't.

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Know if he's on, maybe the mayor can answer it if he, since he is the chief.

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And I do know that I've spoken with the police chief about it multiple times. They are definitely actively and aggressively looking to add additional hires, but definitely on his radar that actually myself yeah.

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That is a big concern for lots of residents because you have 10. According to the mayor, 10 people- that's we have almost 10 percent of the force is not working so I appreciate that if we can really aggressively start looking to hire people because Ray I saw that you make me nervous every time you raise that. Thank you.

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um Just just a little bit uh sorry I just want to let you know that I do know that not only are they aggressively looking here locally, but I tell you without getting into details they're going into other states now so they're. Definitely it's definitely on uh Chiefs nmares radar to do more hiring and as far as um the treasurer. Yes, the question for the treasurer I, don't believe, I see her online here.

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No, she has she's in class, but she, if she comes on she said she might come on Zoom if she does come on I'll see if she can answer you during that particular um question that particular uh item.

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God sir Mohammed Jani from North Evangeline Street, Dearborn Heights um I, have also two issues I'd like to bring up um my first issue, I'd like to understand a little bit better. It's my understanding that when the Planning Commission is uh picked or assigned it's, it's the mayor's people that picks them isn't that is that correct, correct, okay,.

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Well, I mean the mayor appoints, and then the council approves it. Okay,.

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So is there criteria to picking these people I mean? Do you guys lay out a one through five point criteria that they have to meet before they get picked and approved? No.

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There's something for the mirror days: okay, then mayor is there. Is there points that you go down the line architect, Builder, Etc, et cetera, etc? For people that are sitting on this commission? Can you elaborate on that for me for a little.

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Bit well, some of the ones that were on the council, I mean on the commission before some of them remained.

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And I'm not talking about before talking about now the people that are being approved tonight. Let's say the eight people that are on the agenda that are supposed to be approved.

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Do they meet a criteria that the city has there's.

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So it could be your first cousins there's.

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No I can't assure you I, don't have any relatives I said, but it could be. No. No, but I. Don't have it's nepotism and I. Don't have any cousins any family member that work for.

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The city or on the committee I didn't say you did I'm.

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Asking but I want to elaborate, since you mentioned it, I'm telling you I don't have to be.

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Your best friends, I, don't have could be business associates. Well, you don't have a criteria I'm trying to understand how you pick people to be on this commission. If they don't meet a criteria, they should meet a criteria. I mean Common. Sense tells you when you're hired for a job, you have to meet certain criteria. You go in for an interview whatever it is. My second thing I'd like to bring up because I got less than 30 seconds. Is the police I want to piggyback what this gentleman spent Mr said earlier?

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It's my understanding that we're running on a skeleton crew with the police. It's really bad I hear Through the Grapevine there's only maybe two at night running the whole city I mean the people in the city need to know- and this is a very, very serious issue that needs to be addressed. I understand you're, reaching out to other cities, as you explain chairman, uh chair Council, but really this shouldn't have gotten that far. Why is there an exodus of police?

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What's the something had to go wrong and it really needs to be looked at deeply because this city is not covered and I'm very concerned as a 16-year resident that we're running on a skeleton crew, and the only answer is we're searching outside now, I mean these officers who have left us, didn't they leave with a two-week notice one month notice.

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Why wasn't it addressed, then I mean we're all jeopardized.

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The best I can tell you is there's things being worked on on a weekly basis. Okay, you have to just trust me on this one on a weekly basis in a department, if not a daily basis to to to make changes for the better.

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Happens: we're running on a skeleton crew. Something happens in this city. This city is going to get nailed with a lawsuit because of the situation that we are in, for whatever reason it occurred, it's going to be exposed.

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But it's on everybody's radar.

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Also chair I'll, just say it on this and thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Thank you. I will tell you. uh This is not just happening in Dearborn Heights, believe it or not. It's happening in our neighboring communities and just hear me out for one minute: Dearborn Heights, okay, guys guys.

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Just on TV, okay,.

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Still saying it's about how bad it is in their cities,.

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Okay: okay, look at the news: Okay councilman, guys.

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With all due respect, I appreciate that and I I hear you there's a national shortage right now and I hear you. But again, as my point is this, it didn't just happen. Correct these police officers have have left us gave at least two weeks or month notices. We should have been on top of it a long time ago, but they have been okay, but.

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What has been done, but you know what people need to know. Council chair people need to know absolutely. Okay, people need to know absolutely. They have been looking for police officers. Not just this month was last year and a year before that and a year before that, you even heard Lee Gavin when he was a police. He said they're having a hard time filling shoes in the police department. Nobody wants to be a cop anymore anywhere and go to any City. You want Mr, Department, okay and call him up and ask Mommy.

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I hear you I hear you Ray yeah I hear you, but they.

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Are in other cities, they're, not they're,.

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Not I'm tiring they're, going to other cities all.

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Right, so what does that say? Why are you leaving guys, okay, I, don't want to get rude but you're perfect. Thank you.

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For your information, Mr.

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Muscle School, you will name Street.

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And City Vincent Columbia Street Dearborn, Heights Michigan.

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It can't be personal, you got to respond to things that are on the agenda. Well,.

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I'm, responding to a comment made by Mr musk on the agenda on the agenda. Okay, uh Schoolcraft College is starting a new season on July 23rd of all their new Cadets, there's approximately 30 of them. The problem is Mr. Muscat officers don't want to work in Dearborn Heights because there's an issue there's an issue. Obviously here they're being hired everywhere else, but here.

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Where are those police officers from other cities? Okay, guys that have left other cities.

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Everything is got.

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Coming out, you know what you're getting your information from the wrong Source.

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Okay, councilman I'm gonna take a recess, otherwise.

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Yeah everything is beautiful,.

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Okay, things that few people are saying about our time: okay, next.

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Up our Police Department used to be good, Vince. Obviously, there's an issue with the administration: okay, how's that getting out of line now next up, I'm gonna have people removed I'm, trying to keep it calm. Please. Thank you. Next up.

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I, don't have anything to say about the police I'll play Merrick Street Dearborn Heights um regarding um 9e the street lights item in the South End great love. It I would love to see more analysis of those that whole neighborhood. It's really dark at night time. It does not feel safe to walk on your own Street. Take out your trash in the winter. The whole area needs to be looked at um last year. At the February 8th meeting there was an approval for the new lights.

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The LED ones did those ever get installed because they don't look any different. Yeah.

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Well, mine needs to be yellow another LED mine.

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Are not has that has the whole city been done. So if you yes.

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And if they send us an email that, if you have a hedgers I'm sorry Council chair, they sent us an email that if there is a neighborhood or there are one or two lights that have not been replaced, you can reach out to Ali deep. We all received the email. I can tell you from from most part driving down Annapolis I've noticed it driving down. John Daly I've noticed it, but if your street hasn't been taken care of reach out to Ali deep sure, your.

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Answer two: we would need to reach.

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Out to correct.

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Okay awesome um regarding eight e, which is the Martin Luther King Day event, I'm really excited about that, but I will say compared to last year. I am a little sad that we aren't Crossing Telegraph I, understand the safety concerns, but to be completely honest as a white woman.

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I think that the visibility of events like this is really important to create the environment where we can discuss these issues so that we can say like we're, going to make signs right who's going to see the signs just on that little stretch of Annapolis only the neighbors that live there, probably and the people that happen to drive by when we crossed Telegraph. It inconvenienced people for five minutes, but they saw what was going on.

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They probably looked it up on the news afterwards, maybe that inspired them to learn more about Martin Luther King, that's the kind of thing that I think that we do need more of, and it feels a little bit like we're going backwards by restricting it to a smaller footprint and then in regards to 8A the grant. What projects is that being utilized? For it said it was a covid grant, but there wasn't details about what the specific projects were for that.

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I have follow-up questions depending on what the project is before. It's voted on.

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We've got about eight seconds after.

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Can I ask him.

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um This is a grant from 2020.. This is a public assistance grant for FEMA. It is a reimbursement for the expenses that we had in kovich during the pandemic for our employees, so over time that our police officers fire department had so this money has already been spent. This is just a reimbursement that the government is giving us back from the additional expenses we had in 2020. there's another one coming for 2021, but they're, always about a year behind in the reimbursements.

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Thank you, Mariana.

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That's awesome, I'm really really excited and glad that we are getting that and that's what I was hoping it was for so great awesome. Thank you all right. Thank you.

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Anybody else public comments on agenda items coming up doctor.

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Good evening, everyone Abraham de Baja Kenmore Dearborn Heights Michigan. uh Thank you Council chair for giving me an extra two minutes. um I appreciate you so touch base on one.

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On um so I just want to touch based on some agenda items, particularly this Planning Commission. um If you guys have been following anything to do with the residents. For the last, like two years, we've had major issues with this Planning Commission, that's been appointed by the mayor, um we'll get into some specifics about that, but again to touch base on one of the residents. There is no criteria for a Planning Commission member again, there's no like Engineers. There's!

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No, you know real estate agents brokers, um anyone there that would have any kind of insight on what should be and should not be done in the city of Dearborn Heights again, other cities have Council voted elected officials that put the Planning Commission in check. We don't have that here in the city of Denver, Heights I'm, not sure why that is supposed to talk about that about a month ago. I never heard back from you.

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Hopefully I will this time, but we need our city council, our elected officials, to keep the Planning Commission in check again um this resident here, Mr Mayor, nothing personal. You specifically appointed a commission member who was a sub-partner of a previous owner for the car wash I specifically told you, hey, you're, pointing so and so who's. Basically with the car wash he's a previous partner before he sold it, he said no technically, they sold that piece of property, their business partners, but not for this specific car wash.

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Not only did he get appointed by this commission or this Council, he was actually the one that co-chaired and voted yes on the car wash being built.

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There's other Planning Commission members who have very close ties with the mayor, so I need you guys to please that who you guys appoint to the Planning Commission. This is one of the only commissions that you guys have no say in it. They can technically build strip club after strip club in the city under special land use approval, without any of you guys. Having any say to it, you guys are our elected officials.

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You guys are technically, can lose your seat if you guys upset the residents, but we're not allowed to speak in the commission members.

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There is technically even the criteria that they come up with nine criteria, no problem, one criteria: I have you here about the basis of need: City attorney, Planning Commission, Council they've gone through like five of them in the last two years, because they keep getting fired or don't show up for some reason to back the residents up. He said based on need it's technically in a capitalistic Society, it's a vague term. You could technically build any business.

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You want as long as capitalistic correct and we leave it up to the commission members you're talking to a pharmacist, you're talking to people that are own. You know, like clubs, you guys own people, that oh no one has a background in this. Oh leave it up to you. Another thing he said: wait, trim weight, trim, came they're being grilled by the residents. He says, I'm, not sure. If I'm prepared to answer these questions tonight, I didn't bring my material. If way, trim is not answering our questions, but you guys still voted yes on it.

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We trim chip specifically stated I. Don't like the car wash idea, it's a horrible plan. Does it meet some of the criteria? That's up to you? Okay again, this does not happen in any City other than Dearborn Heights.

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We still have the residents have about forty thousand dollars in attorney fees, fighting the city of Dearborn Heights for the old planning commission's ruling. Now the residents got ruled against and we had to appeal it for another 20 grand. Why?

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Because you guys have people that sit on this plane and get appointed by the mayor who have connections with the mayor, correct that you guys have no say or backing. So again, it's extremely frustrating I'm going to give you guys a whole lecture about it. There's no need to do that. Last thing is the planning exactly like the Starbucks with the car wash the plans have been changed, I've emailed you is this yeah attorney for I've emailed you four times you haven't responded to me the planning this is ongoing litigation I'm, advising anyone not to.

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Don't got to respond I'm asking why that's fine you guys! The Starbucks is a separate legal counsel, sign I've.

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Reviewed no one's gotten back to me, no one's being rude to you.

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No one's got to respond.

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To your turn, respond to me.

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Okay, you responded to my journey. Question. Is Starbucks Mr councilman Muscat, the Starbucks when it was built, you guys approved plans for it, but they were changed when it was built, correct, okay, the car wash was approved with the plans that were given to them. Since then, there's been significant changes to the way it's being built, these ordinance, which we've actually given to all the residents here that cannot be approved by the building commission or the administration. It has to go back in front of special to the Planning Commission to reapprove the changes.

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Are we going to reinvent the wheel, we're not going to go back to the same thing same thing: that's happened to Starbucks happening with the car wash. We won't stand for it. Please make better decisions or get your own Planning Commission members that you guys want you guys get half the mayor, gets half and then there's checks and balances. If you guys don't want to go and follow the other City Rules, where Council has to approve special Planning Commission meetings, that's a good alternative!

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You keep the residents happy, you keep the checks and balances to the mayor and it's a done deal. Okay, that's good! Okay!.

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Anybody else in the audience that would like to speak on agenda items only.

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Ariana is our chief of staff, but if you don't mind announcing, if you're speaking as Chief of Staff or as a resident I'm.

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Speaking as chief of staff on behalf of the treasurer who is not here today, so I just wanted to announce that she is not here today and that the backup for her agenda item, which is item number 9A, has been updated. So we are advising everybody to follow the backup that has been amended in the agenda, which does not include the communications that were previously mentioned in a public company. Okay,.

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We did update that on our website as well.

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Yeah we received the email from the clerk. Thank you anybody else in the audience that would like to speak on agenda items only hearing, none anybody on Zoom that would like to speak on agenda items. Only Madam, chair, I, don't see nobody. Do you see anybody.

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Just get promoted and can't no, no I don't see anybody on there.

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Okay, well, that ends our public comment. Section next up is item number six fund transfers and current plans. Sure councilman, Muscat I.

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Moved into Dearborn Heights city council approved current claim six one through 642, as submitted.

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Support motion made by councilman mosque and supported by councilman constant. Is there any discussion on that hearing? None all in favor, please State aye aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it motion carried next item on agendas: item 7A consideration of bids Council, chair, councilman, Bay, Doom,.

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I moved at the Dearborn Heights city council award the bid for technical rescue equipment to technicalrescue equipment.com in the amount of five thousand eighty eight dollars and fifty cents of this total. The Federal afg grant will cover four thousand five hundred seventy nine dollars and sixty five cents. In addition, authorize the mayor and comptroller or clerk to send the necessary warrants and that the treasurer to issue payments for the remaining balance of five hundred and five thousand eighty five cents from the fire. Afg Grant account number 101, 335-940.

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Zero eight zero, as outlined in seven eight second.

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Okay motion made by councilman Bay, Doon and seconded by councilwoman Breyer. Is there any discussion on that.

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um Go ahead, uh and you know I just want to kind of you know. I know cheap broken, always kind of does this. They find grants that are able to cover the back end for the taxpayers for the residents they do a great job at it, and I also just want all the residents to know that. Yes, this first grant is covering 400, and you know forty five hundred dollars, the other five hundred and five dollars is being covered by an additional Grant. After speaking with Chief Brogan.

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He explained that to me, so this is actually costing the city zero dollars. So thank you to the fire department for always going above and beyond absolutely.

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Anything else on item 7A hearing, none all in favor, please stay high, any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 8B fire chief program bid award, Council chair, councilman constant, go ahead, I.

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Moved at the Dearborn Heights city council award the bid for hoses nozzles and appliances to Municipal Energy emergency services in the amount of 87 519.74 cents. Of this, the Federal afg grant will cover 78 767. In addition, the author authorized the Comptroller to return all the bid bonds to unsuccessful bidders. Furthermore, authorized the mayor and the Comptroller clerk to sign the necessary warrants and the treasury to issue payment for the remaining balance of 8 751.97.

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From higher afg Grant account number 101 335-940.

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Is outlining 7B and a quick comment? uh Council chair? This is much nicer clerk than when I was on the council in the old days that we had a look at it and the City attorney said we sent the motion wrong. Sorry.

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Support absolutely motion made by councilman, constant and supported by councilman Muscat. Is there any discussion on that hearing? None all in favor, please State aye. Those opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 8A public assistance grant acceptance, Council chair, uh councilman, Ahmad, I.

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Move that the Dearborn head city council accept the public assistance grant from the state of Michigan an amount of 1254 243 51 cents and authorized the mayor and cleric to sign the grant agreement on behalf of the city. These funds will be tracked in GL, Public Assistance covet.

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101.000635-002, as outlined in 8-8 second motion.

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Made by councilman, Ahmad and seconded by councilwoman Breyer any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please State Eye, any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on that agenda is item 8B payment of summer winter taxes for city-owned property. uh Let's give this one: councilman Breyer got all.

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Right I recommend the motion that the city or the Dearborn Heights city council approve the payment of summer and winter taxes for the following: city-owned properties, 24045 Courier, 24095, Courier, 8286, Lenore, 5449, Pardee and 8402 Nightingale, and the total amount of fourteen thousand seven hundred thirty dollars and three cents. In addition, authorized American, comptroller or clerk to sign the necessary warrants. The treasurer to issue payment from GL account 101-200-949-000.

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uh City-Owned properties, as outlined in 8B, support.

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Motion made by councilwoman Breyer and supported by councilman constant any discussion on that Council.

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Yes, councilman.

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Thank you Council chair. Just we need to explain to the public that uh when the city buy properties the first year, we have to pay the taxes before they go in front of the review board and be exempt by Council. Chair I would like to maybe try to amend uh this motion and remove the penalties. So we don't have to pay penalties. I mean we're paying ourselves, but as a council body, we're able to amend this motion and remove the penalty from the payment.

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Well, let me have because Chief of Staff.

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I further investigated that, with the treasurer in our finance meeting, you can also remove the admin fee. The one percent admin fee so.

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So it's you know, they give you a grace period.

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I I councilman ahmad's point is well thinking. Council.

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Yeah they they.

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Only become tax exempt after December 31st. That's when the exemption.

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I think councilman has a great idea, plus the the admin fees uh I, don't know if we, if you would like to ask councilwoman buyer, to amend a motion if she'd like to on that.

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I'd like to amend the previous motion to remove penalties and admin fees. Thank.

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You okay and motion made by councilwoman Breyer. Second uh councilman Council would like to approve the amendment. Okay, second, about councilman, constant uh on with the new Amendment from councilman all in favor, please State, aye, aye aye, any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 8C board of review appointment, Council, chair councilman.

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B Doon uh I'd uh gonna do this uh that the Dearborn Heights city council concur with the mayoral appointment of Mrs Nicole Miller to the board of review a term to expire in January of 2024.. The appointment is to replace Mr Dana parish is outlined in 8C.

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A second okay motion made by councilman Bay, Doon and seconded by councilman Ahmad. Is there any discussion on that Council, chair councilman? We.

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Do are these the same Millers that live next door to our Mr musket? Yes,.

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This is probably one of the greatest appointments made in the history of Dearborn, Heights I. Think Mrs Miller was my former lunch monitor I've known her since I was a young man, so I like to believe I'm a young man but I truly love Mrs Miller. So, if she's on there congratulations on this appointment, this is the daughter. This is the daughter, even better yeah she's, an attorney yeah for anybody. uh That's uh uh wondering so! Congratulations to Mrs, Miller's, daughter, okay,.

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Miss all right so motion made by councilman, B, Doon and seconded by.

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Councilman Ahmad all right any other discussion on that. Okay, all in favor, please State, aye aye any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item D Planning, Commission appointments, I.

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Don't think anybody wants to read this year was that thank you.

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There's more underneath: no, he said he doesn't think anybody wants to leave it go ahead. The Denver Knight city, council, okay, so motion by councilman consequence how.

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To prove that Dearborn Heights city council can occur, the mayoral reappointment of the following individuals in the Planning Commission uh Mr Ken Vegeta Mr Jim Jomar Mr, Ali Berry. This is Dr Ali s, Mackey Ms, Jill, muslinski, Mr, Hassan, Sab, Mr, Saif, al-sanad and Miss Lisa, farins ochanski, all terms to expire, 2026 outline 8D.

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Okay motion made by councilman constant seconded by.

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Is there a second from all of them, yeah? Okay? So if there's no second, it fails. I just want to make sure it's clear. So is there a second okay, wait, guys.

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And I'm clear is that correct, okay, so motion.

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Fails yeah I speak about something well.

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Okay, that's why I said, even though it failed? Oh okay! Well some of these guys seconded to have a.

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Discussion on it, if there's no second discussion, he's.

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Coming afterwards right right, a discussion on it cannot happen unless it's a second I.

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Don't know I mean it's on the agenda. You can have a discussion.

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Right, that's what I'm aware so.

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There a second.

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All right hear none motion defeated.

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Okay, I'll say what I need to say: yeah.

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Okay, next item on the agenda is item e community and cultural relations. Commission, Martin, Luther, King, Jr Day, walk councilman, councilman, Muscat, I.

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Moved into Dearborn Heights city council Grant permission to the community and cultural relations commission to hold the Martin Luther King Day walk on Monday January 16th 2023 from 1am 1 P.M to 3 P.M is outlined in eight years.

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Okay motion made by councilman Muscat seconded by councilman Ahmad any discussion on that this.

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Is a great honor for Martin Luther King.

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Yes, it is one.

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Of the greatest men that this country has ever had absolutely.

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And I'd like to commend the community and cultural relations commission uh for putting this together. They put this together last year, I went on the walk um and I was honored to be a part of it, and and I commend the leadership for putting this together, because um this man deserves much more there's not enough that we can do so I I'm honored to have been a part of it. Thank you any other discussion on that here in none all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed the eyes have it.

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Motion carried next item on agenda is item 9A Treasurer, Hicks, Clayton, Municipal disclosure, annual filing Council, chair Council,.

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Will be doing I'm with the Dearborn Heights city council receive no and file the updated 2023 Municipal disclosure annual filing report, as outlined in 9 8. motion.

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Made by councilman Bay Doom seconded by councilman musque and discussion on that from.

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The email that we received from the treasurer she mentioned something about the Michigan homeowners assistant fund, so I gave her a call and I guess she did. uh This is uh an agency that helped people with um like assistant funds, for um taxes and so on and I think she did mention that she did. um Thank you. Counselor.

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Okay, no problem so I'll go ahead and read the comments from Treasurer Hicks Clayton.

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um Please note that the treasurer and pfm and pfm I'm sorry submitted the annual disclosure without the city of German Heights annual audit, which we have now since the audit has not been completed as of the filing deadline. I'll skip on that. In addition, the 2021 property tax collection likely due to economic hardships, face by Faith by families, pfm and Department of Treasury, did confirm that they are seeing this trend in tax collections for 2021. in June, 2021 Governor Whitmer uh introduced the Michigan homeowners assistant fund m-I-h-a-f.

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This program includes federal funds from arpa which assists with property taxes for struggling families. After assessing summer 2021 collections of property taxes. Excuse me, Treasurer Hicks Clayton brought forth the mihaf program recognizing the needs of our residents. It was requested to be reviews. I'm, sorry reviewed for consideration by the city council, but was removed from the agenda. Cdbg has a program which also uses federal funds, but not taxes, which would be the reason it is my recommendation to review the mihaf program and offer tax relief.

A

Support to the families of Dearborn, Heights I will add something to the treasurer's Commons I spoke with the chief of staff and administration is definitely working on something, but there's a little bit more Logistics to be able to completely launch this program. If you'd like to speak more on that.

O

um Sorry I just wanted to verify that um we do have assistance for various organizations within uh the rap program as well as cdbg, so individuals that are in need that would qualify for my have should reach out to both of those programs which would cover the same items that the might have program would cover. I also wanted to note that the reason she was providing that explanation was because, when the audit wasn't completed, the numbers were lower than usual. They were at 85.

O

They were back to 96 now, so we're back in the regular range of tax collections slightly lower, but not that significantly right.

A

The norm is 99, so Council sure Council.

F

So, are we signing up with this program or the city not.

O

Right now there are other Financial priorities that we have at the moment and we do have resources available for the residents immediately if they do need to seek assistance.

F

We cannot apply right now. Let's.

O

There's a lot of financial priorities that are taking place right now. There are resources available for the residents at the moment. While we continue to work on the audit and finalizing some Financial issues that we're going through.

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Ramp program, other assistance for people who pay their water bills and it's now called the Great Lakes water authority and it's a they're available to any Wayne.

A

County Roosevelt, okay, thank you. Any other discussion items on this now I I personally would like to make a suggestion. Like we've done. This I've done this in the past, where I suggested in the past on this particular item, unless it absolutely has a date deadline.

A

First I'd like to set up a study session for this and for the audit and bring in uh I can't think of the firm young, something and something thank you, bring them in and maybe have the treasurer here, have our Administration here and have a study session for the council members so that we could go over a lot of the numbers.

A

The concerns things that need to be changed, things that need to be worked on and, most importantly, for the future, because remember this is up to 2022 uh I, believe uh June 31st, if I'm not mistaken. So if the council members are okay with that and if we're okay as far as deadline wise Madam clerk I'd like to suggest that we do a study session for this, if that's okay, would you guys be? Would you guys do this to this and to the audit?

A

We'll do a study session, I've done this and I've recommended it in the past, and we did it and I for myself found it very valuable that you're bringing in experts in that particular field, the ones that worked on it and they will tell us what things that they're concerned about and everyone, including the administration, will know what things that we need to continue to work on for the future. None of us are accountants.

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It'll be open to the public. Absolutely, let's do it.

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A

Idea: okay, so I'd like to well somebody had to I'd like to motion. Can somebody motion to send this back? Who motioned this one.

B

A

Want emotionally send us back to Administration.

E

Back to the administration, until we have a study session support, I I seconded.

D

A

Few seconds yeah so motion made by councilman Bay Dunes seconded by councilman Muscat, uh all in favor, please State, I I. Those opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on the agenda is um used. Car moratorium, Council, the chair, I.

D

Moved into Dearborn Heights city council extend the moratorium on used. Car lots in a city for an additional period of 180 days has outlined a 9B soccer.

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Motion made by councilman, Bay, I'm, sorry, councilman, mosque and seconded by councilman constant. Is there any discussion on that all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on the agenda is item 9C Chief of Staff Hernandez National opiate settlement year, two payment allocation, Council, chair councilman, thank.

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You I moved it to the overnight city council, approve the except to approve and accept the national opioid settlement year, two payment allocation to the city of Dearborn Heights in the amount of eight thousand four dollars and twenty cents, as outlined in 9C. Second,.

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Motion made by councilman Bay Dunes, supported by councilman constant, any other discussion on that or any discussion hear none all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried. Yes,.

G

The 21st century Japan, but there are kudos to the city to getting our share of this, and uh you know: there's been National class actions against the health insurers.

G

They have to pay the money to some beneficial group, so we're always getting our share of it and that's good good.

A

Thank you any other discussions on that. Well. uh Motion. Carry next item on agenda is item d uh building and engineering director watlin Council chair, hey Nancy; let's go with councilwoman Nancy.

Q

Okay, I make a recommendation at the Dearborn Heights city council approve the purchase and payment of the HP t2600 multi-function plotter for the building department, in addition, authorized Amer, comptroller or clerk to sign the necessary warrants and the treasurer to issue a one-time payment for the HP I believe that's Hewlett-Packard, T, 2600, multi-function plotter out of account number.

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101-371-981.000 future payments out of account number.

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101-371-818-3 or dot zero, zero, zero for monthly services and supplies. Furthermore, authorize the mayor and clerk to execute the proposal on behalf of the building department is outlined in nine D. Second, second,.

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Okay motion made by councilwoman, Breyer and seconded by councilman Muscat any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed you always have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item e 9 e Council, church I.

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Moved to Dearborn Heights city com, Council approved the master agreement for an additional street light to be added to the existing DTE Street lighting agreement for the cost of one hundred and twenty three dollars for installation. An additional estimate, annual cost of 171 dollars, as outlined in 9e.

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Motion made by councilman musket seconded by councilman, Ahmad and discussion on that all in favor, please say aye aye, any opposed guys have it motion carried next item on the agendas item: ninef construction, I.

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Moved at the Dearborn Heights city council approved the disposal of 1 2007 in International, Rescue Squad via sale to R and R truck repair in exchange for 2500 and credit towards future truck repairs, as outlined in nine Dash F. Second,.

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Okay motion made by councilman and seconded by councilwoman Pryor any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please State aye, aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried item 9g fire chief program request to join food, truck inspection, Consortium, Council, chair councilman,.

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Muscat I moved at the Dearborn Heights city council approved the request of the fire department to join the Western Wayne County Fire Department food truck inspection Consortium has outlined in 9g support.

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Okay motion made by councilman musca, it's supported by bidoon any discussion all in favor, please State aye, aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on the agenda is item nine age, comptroller King fiscal year, 2000.

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2022 financial statement order, give.

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It to Uncle Bob, please all.

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You councilman.

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I move that the city council to concur with our comptroller Ms King, the Dearborn Heights city council, approved the fiscal year 2021 2022 financial statement. Audit report is outlined in nine eight.

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Thank you motion made by councilman, um constant and seconded by councilwoman Breyer, a.

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Discussion Council.

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Chair councilman Muscat.

D

Are we going to get a presentation from the Auditors on what the findings were as we have in the past? This.

A

Is this and the one from the treasurer I feel should be put to a study session? So if whoever made the motion can amend that I would highly recommend, you will amended to I.

G

Want to see someone else.

A

Provide provided provided that again, there's no issue, Madam Clerk or controller King. As far as dates is concerned. Okay, uh you had a question.

D

Well, I: my question was: were we going to be given a summary of the like? We have in the past where the Auditors came in and gave us a summary right, uh because we're approving this now without getting that summary, we usually we have the summary before we vote on, at least in the past we have so I was just wondering.

D

I mean it's going to be a while for a whole summary right with questions and answers.

T

We are prepared to give you a summary I, don't know how long that would take or how many questions you may have so, depending on what the time frame is, if you wanted to just do it in a study.

D

Session, that's totally up to you.

A

And because there's no date deadline for approving it, then we could do the study session and just add it back on to received on file. Would that be okay.

G

I recommend we vote on it, we'll get the uh summary and to the layperson. You know the key is the Auditors. Did the audit? There was no significant finding.

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Were no significant findings.

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G

We can get the explanation you just unless you're an accountant. You look at the findings and their most significant findings. So let's approve it.

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I would I would concur that? Yes, okay,.

A

Everybody comfortable well I'm, not we're going to vote on approving it, but it actually it's received no one fire from it. Yes,.

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A

Okay, so motion made by Council um who made the motion okay motion made by councilman, constant seconded by councilwoman Breyer. um In this case it's going to be approving receiver, so it's approving well. It says that the promotions to.

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Approve Council chair, we have always accepted or approved the audience. Okay,.

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We've all we always.

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Session prior to doing that.

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So whatever you guys are comfortable.

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With I'm sorry.

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Everybody's got that got an audit report that final, so I sent the draft form the one before it was approved or before it was uploaded. So everybody should have the audit. You know it was sent to every council member right.

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So so you guys have had a chance for at least you know a week or so to review it. You know so again. You know we can still do a study session to have the auditor come in, but we you know you can approve it because there's no significant finding right. That's that's!.

A

The last page for those pages.

D

Look at page 11 and yeah.

T

And I have spiral bound copies for you as well. I brought them today. Okay,.

A

Thank you. So the motion is to go out and approve it all in favor, please say: hi hi, those opposed the eyes have it motion carried we're still going to have a study session, so Madam clerk. If you don't mind, I know who spoke with you, I.

B

Think we're looking at January 31st right now. The.

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Next open case.

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That would be the next.

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Regular meeting that's correct: okay,.

A

Just to make sure I know we're gonna need the Auditors here, I'm sure you'll be here, I'm sure the treasurer will be here. Is there anybody else that you recommend be here just to help just clarify some things for some of the council members plant.

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Moran Brian you'll.

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Be here, okay, perfect, beautiful! Okay! Thank you very much. Thank you appreciate it all right. Next item on the agenda is uh item 11 ordinances and resolutions. 11A councilman.

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Go ahead, I move that to city council renew the business license for Fetchers on the beach at.

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You're on the wrong one, we're.

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The chair, 1180.

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I moved at the Denver Heights city council approved the Wayne County annual 2023 permit package, permanent performance resolution for annual maintenance, pavement restoration and special events to be performed on the Wayne County Road right of ways in our jurisdiction during 2023.

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In addition, authorized the DPW director Mr Conrad to sign the documents on behalf of the city as outlined in 11.

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Okay motion made by councilman, constant and seconded by councilman B Doon. Any discussion on that here. None all in favor, please State aye, aye, aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on the agenda is item 11b.

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I moved at the Dearborn Heights city council approved the Michigan Department of Transportation amdad annual 2023 permit package and performance resolution for annual maintenance, pavement restoration and special events to be performed on on that road rights of way in our jurisdiction during 2023. In addition, authorized DPW director Conrad to sign the documents on behalf of the city as outlined in 11-b. Second.

A

Any discussion on that here, none all in favor, please State aye aye any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on that agenda is new business item 13A Council, chair councilman,.

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Muscat I moved into Dearborn Heights city council, renew the business license for veterans on the beach at 5127, South, Beach, Daily and boneyard at 70 10 North Telegraph, as outlined at 13A. Second.

A

Okay motion made by councilman Muscat seconded by councilman B Doon any discussion on that quick discussion. If you haven't been to the Boneyard, go there pretty good yeah.

G

Who used to hang up yeah.

G

And fetches on the.

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Beach and fetches on the beach is another good one. Good food.

G

A wife of Jack O'reilly, the former Dearborn mirrors all right. Oh nice,.

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Okay, all in favor, please State aye aye, any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 14 comments from Council Members, Council chairs, councilman, Muscat.

D

I want to say something about the non-support for the uh the board that we went through until I. Believe city council gets power restored to them on matters pertaining to that I don't want I, don't want to have anything to do with it. To be honest with you to me, council is the last resort when things go bad, everybody points the finger at the council. We are the elected people and we have to respond to the constituents of this city and right now we're not we're not.

D

We have no control over what goes on in the city, zero, okay and and being on the elected official. We got all of us. Every one of us have got chunks taken out of our rear end over not just a car wash but a whole lot of other things going on. Okay and it's time the buck stops, and we have to restore that back to city council I, don't know who changed it. Why they change it, but special land use has to come back to council before I approve any appointments. Okay, that's.

A

The way I feel now I I emailed.

A

um Actually we pulled it up actually I had the Madam clerk email, the study session, that we did on that specific subject and if you guys recall, uh River, Oaks, Riverside, Riverside Riverside at Riverside. So if, if council members want to be brought up to date, watch that video it's on YouTube, even residents can watch it.

A

Of course, watch that video I'll bring you up today as far as a different discussion that went on uh if it's a direction and that's why I told you guys last time when I sent it out to all you guys if it's a direction that council members want to move towards, then obviously would have to do a new study session just to be able to see.

D

If that's the direction, I, don't think that a study session is needed. I think emotion should be posed on the table. I I can do something for the next council meeting and have it approved and have our Corporation Council change the ordinance and be done with it. I asked for our former Corporation Council to do it and I didn't have any resistance from council members and it never got done so I'm tired of this of the talking and the study sessions. Okay,.

A

Okay guys, but one of the issues, one of the issues on the table is, if you have a commission in place and you've appointed them and approved them by their mayor's Administration and by the council. We've concurred if they're going to go back with every single subject coming back.

D

Nobody said: no, it's not every single one. Second, one second,.

A

If every single subject is going to come back to the council, that's going to obviously be problematic, not to mention it's going to do what uh Powers the funeral costs they have. So if we go in that direction, it would have to be with some sort of conditions. As far as what items come back to council, instead of almost.

D

Across the board, I just say: special land use is the big one and and I'm sorry, but um we've I've been to these meetings before I've heard the arguments of pro and con I. Don't think the engineer was get his due diligent just look at the traffic flow at Ford, Road and John Daly, okay, um it's horrible! It's.

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Worse and it it's to the point where we make Canton Ford Road and can't look silly, okay, um it's bad enough! It takes you 15 minutes to go from Outer Drive to Telegraph and then from Telegraph to Inkster, another 15 minutes at five o'clock in the afternoon, okay and and heading east. In the morning time you better stay out of the right hand, lane you better stay out of the right hand, lane and and things are getting approved and getting changed and getting approved.

D

And nobody knows why so I'm sticking to my guns on this and anyone who disagrees that you can disagree, but I'm not going to stop something. That's legal right.

D

I'm not talking about any particular business.

A

So name addresses or anything like that.

D

No I'm I'm, not I, just said a Ford Road.

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A

Just advising that we don't discuss it. Okay and again, I'll repeat for those council members that are taking this into consideration, I I would suggest you watch that particular video, because it'll it'll clear up a lot of things because I know some newer council members also. Okay, any other comments from council members, councilman Robert, consequad.

G

Thank you, Council, chair and again I'll congratulate you, the council's running pretty smoothly Things Are things are done and, let's just remember, they're always competing in, but this is a big city, so the state law has a procedure and we follow and councilman must get. His writing can be changed. It goes first to The Experts.

G

They put the site plan, the city engineer: is there the architect for the development? He says a b c and d and uh I recall, for you know one particular development. There was a lot back and forth, but the alternative is the property doesn't get developed where the height shopping center sits.

G

That was a drive-in theater and a camp years ago before it was before Lyle Van Houten was near the Borman foods that owned farmer, Jack filed a lawsuit in circuit court and they were able to get that property rezoned and that's what brought us the Heights Shopping Center. There was a lot of discussion and it flooded residential property. So there's the burner around it, the storm water drains into a retention pond after.

D

A long battle after the house is flooded. They ended.

G

Up redoing it but Rick Reynolds, councilman musket.

D

And ozone have been here a long time, but.

G

The point is that property is now revenue for the city is 20 times what it was and you know sort of that. So it's the best use of the property. But when it comes to us it's after reviewed by experts, recommendations so forth and so on. Okay,.

A

Thank you, councilman.

G

And by state law, the the the Layman the city council for the, for example, left out of it, because then everybody's lobbying, their councilman and we can go around and around and it's that way with liquor licenses with other different things. Okay- and there are exceptions, Cara washes special uses.

F

Councilman Council chair, thank you I also in support at least I know. There's eight people on um eighth member on the board, at least six people to come from uh like experience from a background, and you can have two from the public um I mean like any other uh board you're on. At least you have.

F

You know, six people that comes with experience and two people from the public, so I'm really I would like to see some criteria before we appoint somebody on any board in the city uh I also um a week before the holidays, I had the chance to volunteer with uh with trustee Leslie windlass and another crossing guard and couple of schools. After we heard from residents about the traffic and uh I was honored. That I was accompanied with the chief of police chief heart. Just thank you very much.

F

Chief the police department and the fire marshal and um I mean I learned a lot. I do advise the city council too, because you're going to be voting on something about the traffic pretty pretty soon so I advise you guys to just be there in the field and have a feeling to what's going on because after I've been there to answer with you I, don't think. There's one solution that fits all every school has different issues. uh Definitely we need pain. Definitely we need signage, but every school has different problem and there's no one solution.

F

That's gonna fit every every school and, uh to be honest with you, I do remember when the chief was talking to us. It starts with us. I mean the way that people are driving the way the parents were behaving I think it starts with us, so I hope the parents I mean to see a parent dropping their kid from the far Lane to go, dropping onto cross to go across different cars to go to school. I mean that's, not something safe, so it starts with us. uh Definitely the city is working on it.

F

The engineering and the traffic are working on it. We're going to see something soon, but I do please. If you can do um your work and maybe be in the field and just got a sense before you go on something coming up soon, uh Happy New Years everyone and thank you very much Johnson, sir. Thank you.

A

Any other comments from Council Members.

E

Council, chair Council will be doing I'll keep it brief. Since I know, you've asked us too, um first and foremost, Council, chair kind of just to piggyback I know several times. You've asked, even when appointing somebody onto these commissions just to give us a quick biography. What's going on, who is this individual I'm sure these individuals are very nice? You know great people that want to put their best foot forward in the community, uh but I think.

E

Ultimately, the council should at least get a background check of not a background check, but just who, who are we in supporting of uh because I feel like many times it was blind for myself I'd like to know that I believe I know most of these people here on this Planning Commission and they're all amazing individuals from a to z.

E

um uh My second thing is I know that uh councilman Ahmad, the police chief fire chief guys are our trustee Mrs Leslie, when this one, above and beyond putting out volunteering time at the cross guard at the schools in the South End I actually just want to commend you and tell you. Congratulations! That's true leadership. In my my uh my eyes, I mean seeing that and seen that you took time out of your day to go out and put your best foot forward with the help of the police chief and the fire chief.

E

Thank you to our fire department. That really was like I I was so proud of you. It was a proud moment. Congratulations on that. Thank you for doing that for the city of Dearborn Heights, then moving into 2023 just want to congratulate everybody. Let's pray for a happy healthy, prosperous year. I know we have a lot of uh work that has to be done here in the city and I know that uh we're the administration, the council.

E

Everybody wants to move forward, so uh we're here to work with the residents at home and, finally, just remember that when you're dropping off your kids at school, just be patient, just be calm a moment of patient during a moment of anger, we'll save them a thousand moments of regret. Thank you. Thank.

Q

You Council chair Nick,.

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Yes, councilman.

Q

Not to be repetitive but I agree with both Mr Muscat and Mr Ahmed very important items.

A

Q uh next up is announcements from Administration.

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B

I haven't announced.

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B

Absolutely okay: um next Tuesday there will be a special meeting that begins at 5 30.. It will strictly be a closed session. I just wanted to announce that so that your audience is aware. We will hold the special meeting in within that they'll just be a closed session and.

A

I think we have to say: what's.

B

About yeah, okay, we will have an agenda. One of his one of the items is Union negotiations and the other one is leased properties. As you, council members will recall, we did have a training session with the Michigan Municipal league and I spoke with the Michigan Municipal league today to clarify we have always had um our closed sessions within a special meeting. Okay, at that training session Coco, the parliamentarian said that we could do it to motion to do it uh prior.

B

So when I was talking to Michigan Municipal league today, the woman I spoke with said that our state law is very open, are very thorough on the open meetings act, um but that, um but that on the closed session, it's not so much so to contact your Corporation Council, which I did today and um prior to this meeting. I spoke with Corporation Council and he did share an email that was sent to Mariana regarding that back in November.

B

um But it's the clerk's office, I I, you, as you know, I, think that our whole office is a team, so we discuss and I I bounce the idea of family. Yes, we are yes, we are, and I spoke with Dana, who was the prior Council secretary in Deputy clerk now George and was in the conversation, and we think that it's logical and more transparent to start. The meeting has a special meeting as we always within, and have that close fashion closed.

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Obviously, within the open meeting, so that's why we're just announcing it today so that everyone's aware of it and we can be ready for next Tuesday. Okay,.

D

For years, thank you, ma'am that was done for years of having closed sessions in.

B

A study session.

D

Before the meeting, without any.

B

Oh yeah, it wasn't. Even it was a study session, correct.

D

Right and they went into full session and.

B

They just did it yeah.

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Going to take the vote when we do the open meeting next, that's.

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Correct right, that's.

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Now so that people will know- and this way it's all okay, yes, George- for as long as I've been in the office, I said in others know we have foyers well, this way, all of that information is going to be on the date that it actually occurs.

A

And and I can tell you guys, as a council chair the primary reason for this. These are all formalities that we have to all follow, but the primary focus on my end, for this is one of my personal pet peeves- was we'd, be having a regular council meeting and then we'd go into a closed session.

A

Meanwhile, the audience and on Zoom well, that was before Zoom, but the audience would be just sitting there, not knowing how long our meeting in a closed session is going to take and it'd be sitting for an hour or two sometimes three, and they have no idea when we're going to finish. We don't even know when we're going to finish and then we'd come back and have some very frustrated.

A

Members know that they sat for three hours only had to have us come back and say: okay now we have ended our closed session, going to an open session and meeting a journal and- and that was a little irritating because I'd be irritated, so we're just doing them on off days, but we're making the announcements. So we can follow the formalities as.

G

Quickly, this is.

G

Your city I had the habit of the voted and closed session. They came out and then said we voted a b and c, and that was a big violation. You discussed it as we do and says we discussed a b and c and we decided and we go yes. No, yes,.

A

Thank you, councilman, any other announcements from Administration come on up and earlier I was commanding the um the leadership of the council. This is one of them here. So thank you for.

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Putting thank you.

A

Okay, uh walk together, appreciate.

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That good evening city, council, mayor and City Administration, my name is LaTanya Gator, Dearborn, Heights, Michigan Wayne County, here to speak on behalf of the Dearborn Heights community and cultural relations. Commission, as chairperson I have three announcements: a three announcements. Sorry, but first I want to thank the city council for approving our walk route. We are hosting the MLK Day walk of service, as councilman Muscat said on January the 16th 2023 to begin at Annapolis, High School to end at party Elementary School we're starting at 1 pm we're ending at 3 P.M.

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We will have a warming, Refreshments donuts and things to keep our participants warm and happy. We will have an art station for those who want to create posters. We will have guest speakers there, which is a bit of a Twist in what we did. Last year we will have Dearborn Heights, 37 superintendent, Dr Weeks guest speaking. We will have NAACP Western Wayne president Gina Wilson Stewart there and we will have Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra, Harris Bowden, also as a guest speaker. So we welcome you all out to come.

V

We want everybody to get there safe and sound, but again we want to Echo the true message of MLK Day. On that event. Thank you. My second announcement is that the CCRC drafted a anti-racism anti-discrimination resolution.

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We did forward that to City Administration in December, with the request that it be given to corporate Council to make sure that it is legally permissible, because we want that language to be tight and then our hope is to read that to the city council to be considered for adoption, so we're hoping to get to work on that anytime, soon and again, whatever process, we need to take to make that official we'd be happy to do it.

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The last announcement is that we will possibly have at least one voting member position and open on the CCRC, since one of our members have been inactive since the summer and then, of course, kudos to you, Council, chair Abdullah, for serving on that commission as ex-officio, but with your resignation, we'll also have that position open uh very soon. Both of those are May oral appointments, so we hope to get those filled. So we can continue the Dei work for the city. Thank you.

A

Any other announcements from Administration.

A

Fernandez hi.

O

Right um I have a clarification question. um There is a Planning Commission meeting scheduled for this Thursday. So I, don't know what the legal consequences of those are. Was it canceled.

G

In other words, if.

O

If there's no members and residents have paid to get this review by planning, what are the consequences of that Etc? So I don't know if the clerk can verify when the next meeting is and the Corporation Council can verify what the consequences are. With regards to that.

A

Probably best practice for that is to have clerks this. We don't have to rush into this right now between yourself and the Corporation Council. If you guys can look into it and maybe make an announcement on our website tomorrow, just confirm.

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It's due in two days, so it's time it's of the essence and if a vote is necessary, then we may require to have another special meeting before that meeting to make sure it's happening within 24 hours. Okay,.

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Another note I have news with regards to American Rescue plan act funds. um There is a survey available right now on the website. It's very brief. It's to get the opinion of our residents on what the top priorities are for the funds that we have available. Our management company is running that survey and looking for input from the residents. So we encourage everybody to please tell us what their priorities are. With regards to our American Rescue plan funds, there's a little description there about what each of the categories are.

O

You can hover over it and it will give you a little description of what those are and it will just ask you to prioritize which areas you're most interested in. We will then have a public hearing about those responses as well and hear the public in person as well, um hopefully, it'll be available to the public for about a month for it. Thank.

A

You any other announcements from Administration hearing, none I, don't think. There's anybody on Zoom for that next up is public comments. You will have three minutes. Please come on up I'm.

E

Sorry, what about elected officials? Sorry.

A

No well I'm I'm gonna have her go up during the public comments. um I talked to her already I talked to this neighbor. Already, uh let's have you know, you want to come on up yeah.

Q

First, come on up I, don't know if I even want us she's here, you're.

E

So busy they got so much going on. I mean I, sorry that we stuck you guys through it all, but.

W

Good evening, everyone do you need my name and address for the.

A

Record: okay, not just Street, only.

W

Not three numbers: okay, certainly um Aaron Burns, Queen, Street, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124.,.

E

You guys do them in Dearborn. We.

W

Do yes, we do former council member, um so yeah. This is all all very familiar to me as well, but thank you all so much um for having us tonight good evening. uh Council, chair, Abdullah, honorable council, members, mayor, bazzi and I know clerkson. He almost here as well. My name is Erin Burns I am the new state representative for house district 15..

W

um Thank you. Thank you and the new District encompasses all of Dearborn Heights, with the one exception of Precinct 8 and the majority of the West End of Dearborn, so I'm here tonight with my constituent, Services director, Misha Assi, who will introduce herself as well and again. Thank you all for having us. We really appreciate your time and all of the work that you do as a former Dearborn city council member I, know how important the local work is. So I really applaud you all for that, and thank you for having us tonight. I'll.

W

Be brief. I just wanted to kind of introduce myself and misho as well and wanted to share with folks that our office in Lansing is now up and running. We have a fabulous team and we're really excited we're going to be starting our first day of session in Lansing tomorrow and then from there. We will be in Lansing Tuesday through Thursday and we'll be home here in the community all other days of the week and we're really excited.

W

We have a wonderful team and we are really looking to be active in the community and be present. So you can expect to see our team at meetings and events throughout town and again we will be present as much as humanly possible, so I think we're really passionate about public engagement and service to the community. We look forward to working hand in hand with all of you and now that I think everybody's kind of getting back in the swing of things and back in action with the New Year.

W

We will be reaching out to schedule meetings with, of course, all of you if we haven't yet and again, we look forward to working with you and I think gauging the needs and hopes and concerns of all of our residents. So.

A

Can you give us a phone number in case somebody needs to reach your office if you.

W

Don't mind absolutely.

W

Yes, so I'd be happy to I. Think the easiest thing to do would probably be to share my email address, because that's where everything will be funneled through and my email address will be Aaron e-r-I-n Burns b-y-r-n-e-s at house.mi.gov, so that is my email and that also gets shared with misho and Brooke. Who is our legislative director? So that's the best way to reach our team and everything will be kind of funneled in that direction.

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W

Yep we'll share that in just a moment and I'm also happy to share I always give out my personal cell number so I'm happy to share that as well. You guys don't want I gave it out on all my campaign, literature, so it is out there um and I'll share it. um It's 313-850-7720 and Misha will share our office number in just a minute. She'll kind of go over that point of contact info a little bit more as well with everyone and I'm happy to answer any other questions.

W

um If there are any and then I'll turn over to Michelle in just a moment. Certainly, yes, thank you. So much I miss the point. So a question about legislative priorities, I'll start by talking about I, think some concrete District needs and then I'll go into that kind of legislative policy component.

W

um So I know we were talking with councilman Ahmad the other day and I said you know the first thing when anybody, you know asked me about my district I, always say: Dearborn, Heights and Dearborn, and for the heights we know. Funding for e-course Creek cleanup is huge, councilman, Breyer I know that's near and dear to your heart. So that's the first thing that I mentioned, and then we also know that funding and support is needed for a new fire station, and so those are the two things that I always mention right off.

W

The bat folks I hope are not tired of hearing that, yet in Lansing, because they're going to continue to hear it so I'll be driving those points home and again, we want Community feedback, we'll be scheduling, Coffee hours and attending events and scheduling our own to meet with folks to gauge some of those additional needs. Those are two I think concrete kind of financial asks that we'll have on behalf of the district in Dearborn Heights, specifically in terms of legislative priorities.

W

We have a really exciting day in Lansing tomorrow, I think caucus-wide and folks will see that as press releases roll out in the morning, I can't share anything just yet.

W

But it's going to be a very exciting day on Wednesday I think a lot of things that will be really kind of kitchen table issues for residents and for folks across our state will be addressed and then, in terms of our office, there are a variety of things that we're looking at addressing climate change, again: kind of tying that back to Ecorse Creek and also the Rouge River, the flooding that we've seen in our district and really throughout a variety of areas in our state.

W

That will be a key priority for us, so we'll be doing a lot of work with folks who will be on the energy committee. That's really important as well, and so that's something that we'll be looking at we're. Also looking at pay Equity. We want to make sure that all of our residents, especially folks from Identity backgrounds that tend to be underpaid, are not dealing with those issues in the way that we've seen in the past.

W

So that's really critical as well, and then for myself as a longtime educator, I'm coming off of 10 years at the University of Michigan, certainly making sure that our schools, our kids, our teachers, have the funding and the resources they need not only to get by but really to thrive. We know that that is something that's critical for success and then socioeconomic Mobility, later in life as well.

W

So many many things that we have on our plate, but we're always open to adding more so as we're speaking and as we're kind of talking about some of these initial priorities. Again, we will be really present and active in the community so that our residents, our elected officials, are informing our priorities. So we have a deep bench and a really talented team, and so we look forward to adding more priorities as we go.

G

Thank you, yeah, um do you know your committee assignments yet and you're going to work on getting Dearborn Heights in Dearborn right, our share of the state shared revenue and I'll mention in everybody, as he gets a letter from the state of Michigan.

C

G

Got laid off, they got money from unemployment right. The system is spitting out. You know forty thousand dollars whatever and you're supposed to be able to go on the web. It's a nightmare former director uh uh Jeff donofrio's from Allen Park on fire yeah um that people can contact your office best via the website.

C

G

And then your staff will help the constituent free of charge, try to work out this mess correct and find out if they do owe their money back. Certainly,.

D

You didn't know you had another staff member.

W

I know I know a former former representative. Yes very knowledgeable, I appreciate that your phone number here, which is.

W

Thank you, councilman constant. um So to answer your first question: we don't have our committee assignments yet and for folks, at home or in the room who may be watching, representatives are typically assigned when you're in the majority, which, as a Democrat now I, will be I'm very fortunate. In that sense, we are looking at having four to five committee assignments per representative and we will be made aware of those committee assignments this Thursday, so we don't know yet.

W

We have submitted our preferences and so we'll see um kind of where those trips fall, but we'll know on Thursday and we'll be sharing updates, as we have that information on social media with folks so more to come on that.

G

Once the council are the caucus, our.

W

Caucus chair is representative, Amos, O'neal, yep and then councilman I know you also referenced um unemployment and yes, there will be information on our website and our staff will be happy to assist any residents who.

G

May need that in regarding correct, your office is in direct help, Medicaid coverage. Yes,.

E

W

E

Randolph's, a good friend of mine by the way I've already. Let them know that you're on your way there and fabulous so he'll, be reaching out to you. uh That sounds good I guess.

W

Thank you so much.

A

I'm sure you said you also want to say something.

W

Yes, I don't want to keep you all too long. I can. Let me step aside Amisha if you want to introduce yourself sure.

X

Yeah good evening, everyone, my name, is Misha on North Franklin Street in Dearborn, but I'm closer to Dearborn. Heights I just want to share our contact information, our website house.mi.gov- and this is the best way where you can sign out, sign up for updates and newsletters and also I'm gonna, and you can always attend the sessions online on that website.

X

um In the phone number for our office.

X

517-373-0847 I'm gonna, repeat it one more time.

X

517-373-0847 and like also via email, is one great way to email us Aaron Burns at house.mi.gov. Thank you. Thank you. Thank.

A

You Mitchell and thank you thank you. Stay representative.

D

Appreciate the state representative, please say hello to my good friend, Darren camilleri. When you see him.

W

Tell him I said hello. Thank you. I will thank.

A

You anybody else for public comments come on up.

A

Crestwood High School anybody coming up.

A

You guys are going to get graded on this, so.

N

You don't come up, it's not so bad. Oh.

G

You're gonna walk up and say something you guys are doing good.

N

Come line up behind me.

A

If you come up, I'll call you a teacher, make sure you get an A plus they're, saying.

D

We're getting it anyway.

N

Rachel Lapointe Merrick Street Dearborn Heights, um stick out. That was my goodness kind of better of me and being excited about our new state representative and all the great things she's going to do.

N

um While I was sitting here, I really quickly looked up planning commission requirements um our ordinance, but there's also a state law from 2008 about planning commissions, um which probably I'm looking forward to reading that, probably tonight or tomorrow.

N

um It does say, though, that a the membership of a Planning Commission shall be represented of the important segments in the community. This is reflected in our ordinance as well, such as the economic, governmental, educational and Social Development of the local union of government, in accordance with the major interests as they exist.

N

I will say that looking at our Planning Commission I don't know that that necessarily reflects all of the different aspects of our community I, don't think anybody's a low income person, maybe somebody that works, retail or restaurant I believe I've talked to you about this before Council, chair um I, don't think our Planning Commission does represent the community fully um our ordinance, also States and I'm sure the administration will be looking at this, that a member of the Planning Commission cannot serve in any other municipal office.

N

One of the proposed candidates who's currently on the Planning Commission Mr fajita who's, a great guy. We just realized he's on the CCRC as well now, I'm, not sure if that counts. As a an appointed office, a municipal office I well.

M

N

Definitions were not in that section of our ordinances. That would be something for legal to look into my sort of common law. Common sense definition of that as a resident would be that a municipal office would be any office in the city, because the Planning Commission is such an important commission and it is the only paid commission. They should not be serving the city in any other way, because that would be a major conflict of interest.

N

In my opinion, as a resident, I would hope that that would be the interpretation, but that would be up to them and I don't need like what I would want to hear from legal on that. No.

E

Offense to you, I had that from legal. Yes, I ran into this. If that's okay with you, it comes with chair I was on the council. I was on the CCRC. The question was I, wasn't allowed to serve with both I actually got. A phone call said that I had to step down from the CCRC, because I'm on the council and I get paid and I challenge our former.

N

That was a different situation from how this is written.

A

Though, that's official.

N

No there was, there was I understand the situation that you had and I I. Remember that pretty well. It is different from this one, because the way it's written and you're an elected official planning commission's appointed. So it's a difference between an appointed and elected. There were different parts.

C

Of the charters, we can talk about it more after, because I don't want.

N

To waste everybody's time on that discussion, thank you, but thank you. So, just for the definition purposes there is a definition for qualifications, but it's kind of Broad and it's just supposed to reflect the community. Thank.

A

You good job one up well, I'm, sorry, I'm, sorry, doctors.

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P

Commend you for having the courage to come on up. uh Thank you. Do I, have to say my name and address just your name Street. Only in City all right, my name's uh I'm Sammy debasy uh Berwyn, Street, uh Dearborn, Heights, Michigan, I'm.

G

Great and it's your.

P

12Th grade my dad is here.

G

President of the Jews Society yeah,.

P

G

Father was a PhD and your mother.

P

All right, I'm gonna keep it short, but our our teacher told us that if I get a selfie up close, we got extra credit. So can I just go, get a selfie.

A

G

Teacher is uh who's. Your teacher.

P

Yeah Crestwood High, School yeah, all right, I, don't know how far I should say.

E

We're gonna send this picture to Mr alheady.

I

I'll take a picture of you.

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E

Do you guys all come on you guys can all get extra credit councilman.

D

So take your job Dave.

D

Come on, oh Chargers, thank you.

A

Now I have an objection, I thought they came here because they enjoyed this and now I'm finding out the teachers forced them to come here. huh That's right! That's right! All right! Anybody else, uh doctor you had a couple public good.

U

Okay, uh my name and my street yeah, just name Street City, okay, my name is uh abbasaube and uh on 19 on Nightingale Street, Dearborn, Heights, Michigan I came here to thank you councilman for this opportunity to host us here, and uh we found this really interesting. At least me at least I'm, not sure if the rest of my schoolmates found interesting, but just a thank you for me. That's all I.

S

Appreciate you coming by.

A

Anybody else, okay,.

B

Wow they're walking up there is not a Planning Commission meeting. Okay.

A

So formal announcement, there's not a Planning Commission meeting this Thursday that it wasn't canceled, because what happened today, there is not one glad.

R

Sir, um a few things one, my name is Ali fawaz I live on Fenton, actually Dearborn Heights two I want to say how cool this was. um I, don't really have anything specific to say, I kind of wanted to do this to say that I did it good.

R

um This really was cool. It was awesome. I love! You man, it's my guy, see.

D

I get it he cheats on me a lot because he loves everybody.

R

Love Is in the Air um I actually do have a request. Can I take my b-real um right now your what might be real.

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E

You're not in school, you can do whatever you want in here as.

R

A

But do you know what a Polaroid is see.

R

I know what a Polaroid is. It's a uh okay! It's a picture.

R

Thank you, everyone um also just sorry I'm. So sorry, one more thing: you only got three minutes. I'm done soon. I'm only gonna reference. This because um I know how much my teacher, Mr kaderka shout out. He's he's very um he's very. How do I say Lively when it comes to this topic. How would is there? Is there a possibility in the future, for the city of Dearborn to have bike lanes, because it's very you're born Heights or Dearborn Heights different heights? Well,.

E

Detroit just got them, I think we're.

R

On our way, too, because all right, thank you, no I can tell him I asked. Thank you guys. You.

A

You could let the teacher know Mr kadurka, he taught my kids one of the best teachers in the most passionate teachers, I've ever met I used to always enjoy conversations with them right, a teacher, no he's a fun teacher. Yes,.

R

He is thank you.

Y

Hello: everyone, my name, is Mustafa Hassan I live in Wilshire Street I'm, a junior in Crestwood, High School. um So I was actually nervous to ask about this, because I thought, maybe you guys don't have like jurisdiction over this topic, but I want to talk about the school funding. I think some schools in Dearborn Heights might require a little bit more funding like personally for custard High School. The weight room is like it's about outdated. The weights are a bit old.

Y

It can use like some renew me if you can I, don't know if that's why, but when you man, yeah.

E

C

You can finish your statement continue.

Y

Yeah so like the new equipment, new equipment, the desks, maybe like fixing up some stuff for the school and that's about it. Well,.

A

Here's a good news for you. So, although we're not the jurisdiction that looks over that, but you've made it now public and the newspapers got it now. So now you've got you've given it publicity. So it's a start and then we have a former School Board member. Here she was on the school board. Our clerk so she'll make sure to make the right calls and.

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E

State route the State Rep will work. Maybe we'll ask our state rep for some funding for Crestwood High School, the.

D

Women not just pressed with all the schools.

A

As an example, sure I.

Y

Go to that school, so you got the process started. Thank you, I, don't know if this is like the place for it. I just want to say just in case it's always the place for it. Thank you.

A

Thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Come on up somebody in front of me in front of.

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Y

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A

Ladies first, we gotta go. Ladies first hello, hello,.

Z

Everybody, the last time I came in here, I got appointed, so I'm very excited to be back. I have some very exciting announcements about the seasons.

R

Z

Name is Madison: I live on Edgewood Street here in Dearborn, Heights I am a member of the CCRC I'm very excited to announce our new elected officers. We held this election at our last meeting, um Latonya Gator.

Z

She is our chairperson once again, foreign I'm very excited to announce that I am taking over as Vice chair and I'm also I'm, also keeping my chair as corresponding secretary, and then we, of course, have the lovely kanji Fujita as our secretary this year to thank the board and the mayor for my opportunity to be sitting on this commission. This is my second one in my 17, almost 18 years on this planet and I just wanted to say thank you all so much for the opportunity and believing that I deserved the spot.

Z

So I just want to say thank you guys and I hope you have a wonderful new year. Thank you.

E

I'm doing a great job.

A

Okay, I apologize to the Doctor, Who's, Next and you're next, okay,.

K

uh Abraham Kenmore Dearborn Heights Michigan, no, not on this one I'll be brief. I'm back to the Planning Commission thing. First thing: I want to thank councilman, Muscat, councilman, Breyer councilman, one so he's not here. I'm sure he's gonna hear it. I want to thank you guys for championing our rights as residents and really standing up for us, making sure that our elected officials are the final stay in the city of Dearborn, Heights I will say: I agree with councilman Ahmad.

K

um The criteria has to be there, I mean we can't have people on planet commission that has no checks and balances being appointed without background. So I think the first step is to produce some kind of criteria for our Planning Commission members and the second. um My personal recommendation obviously go back to you guys. You guys have nine commission members, um I love, Council, um Lisa I, think she should be the chair, be honest with you and then you have another.

K

Eight members um you have eight members I believe Council should pick four and administration should pick four and you guys should both agree on a chair and get over it done with. If, if it's not feasible, for um you guys to re-change the ordinance backs to how they were in 2007, where special land use comes in front of council I know, councilman would be doing mentioned, I think Council Ahmad mentioned it. I agree.

K

Nothing, not all planning decisions, especially if they have engineering planning Architects, should come to city council, but special land uses should again I've mentioned this for months and months and I've racked my brain around it again for the residents to know. Like gentlemen's clubs, you know pharmaceutical facilities, big box, retailers, those are all special land uses as it is now Planning Commission makes the final say without counsel. You guys have nothing to do with that, and that's in contrast to many major cities in the city of Michigan, so either keep Lisa is the chair.

K

You guys get four admin gets four or change the ordinance. I know we have a majority of the council, that's for it. Special land uses can be approved by planning, but you guys make the final save, because the way it is when we, the residents a thousand one hundred of us, stood in front of the Planning Commission. For this debacle on Ford Road, we specifically were told on record. You guys can review it by the council attorney. You guys can listen to the residents, but they have no say and they cannot sway your vote.

K

Look at the criteria if they meet they meet and councilman constant, said, they're spur and experts I. Doubt the experts. Honestly, if you read through some.

G

Of the stuff like wait, wait trip yeah.

K

Criteria, but when we trim says something like oh we're not really prepared to answer that, but they still voted on it 100 on the record, when count when attorney Harry said you know what that seems like a criteria, but it's a capitalistic, is there really a need? Like did the city actually say we need six car washes, there might be. Two car washes I'll leave it up to commission to decide.

K

These are very vague things and if they have detrimental impacts on your residence, you guys should be our elected officials and held accountable for it and I'll. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Mr I mean councilman um Abdullah for giving me extra time and I. Thank you guys very much and I gotta get going. Okay.

E

I know you said early on that you and I said we were going to speak. I believe I was walking out of Walgreens I said we'll have a conversation yeah you never followed up. I never followed up. I want to say that just so it doesn't make it seem like I, never returned your phone call or I didn't communicate back with you. I.

K

Mean, according to the attorney Council, you can there's still pending litigation. I can have a conversation with anybody. I want.

E

Okay, you want to call me.

K

So we'll talk about it later, but I guess councilman I must get I. Guess you guys. Gonna move forward is hopefully getting your own rights restored and that's what the residents.

E

Want the purpose of the conversation we need you back forth, I never received a phone call nor an email from that's fine. Okay,.

A

Come over I'll see that game.

A

Yeah he's next I'm. Sorry.

S

Hi uh Muhammad Murray Kingsbury Dearborn Heights Michigan, um we've been. This has been my primary residence with my parents for about 14 years now. uh I did a inspection to obtain a CO. This was eight years ago.

S

um I came into City Hall twice in December uh within a day of each other, and I spoke to a staffer at the building department. In regards to possibly doing changes on my title, uh removing either removing me or adding my mother onto the title, I was informed by the staffer that, if I do any changes, whether adding or removing a inspection will have to be done on the property. I came back the next day and the staffer that runs the assessors Department walked me over and witnessed the staff.

S

The same staffer tell me the same exact thing that you told me the previous day. um I was a little bit concerned because I felt like I, was misinformed. When I started, asking questions to people within the city. I came in and I spoke with the mayor.

S

Who then gave me the contact information of Eric, who runs the building department, I found out that the, if you're, only adding someone to the title that you will not need to do an inspection I was misinformed now I'm having to do another inspection, even though that this is a primary residence for my family and we have not moved so with that information and I do have a recording I recorded the conversation with the staffer. With that information, do you guys have the power to waive that.

A

Okay, so what I'd suggest, sir, in this particular case- because this is a specific case- I'd suggest that you give your name and number to the chief of staff and then she will connect you with the right person and have that looked into Council.

J

Chair, yes, I think he's talking about the fee because of uh just the way the way it was brought up so I know we had that conversation, we we talked to the Assessor and they pretty much told them. Basically, what was presented was something different, so he would have to go into that form and put down that they're, actually not changing ownership, they're just moving at Mom and putting his name on, but then what it was presented to the building department.

J

You know so they got like a different story or maybe the misinterpreted I, don't know what happened there, so they scheduled for an inspection. So he had to pay for the inspection. So he was told that and we cannot wave that fee because it was already. Let's.

S

J

The inspection yes, so that's.

S

Why I'm sorry? We have not done it yet so.

J

I'm trying to put the fee the fees already that's what I mean it was already it's there. So that's that's what Rick told you I talked to him today. He said he told you basically that you have to go in front of council, because when the money comes into the city, where something is already sent to the city that we cannot, he cannot wave it. He has to go on.

A

Fire. Okay, so are you saying mayor that this was based on miscommunication? It was accidentally implied to. He needs a city inspection in reality he doesn't and therefore he should get his money back. Is that correct? Well,.

J

Okay, so again I don't want to say nothing there's you know I think we should have a conversation outside here. That's what I said, but there was there was different stories that was from again I wasn't there, but from what I was told, you know something was said other than what's supposed to happen, and maybe he misunderstood the process. Okay,.

S

I I was gonna, say I. Have it recorded So Okay when I spoke with.

A

The Stafford councilman I don't want to do a trial.

C

A

Respect that and you're gonna have your right. Of course, if you don't mind, if you could give your name number and address okay to the chief of staff and she'll, make sure sure that she'll connect the white people in charge, okay interest for you and get back with you, okay, if it ends up where it doesn't have to be counseled, it'll have to be something we'll add on the agenda and I'll make sure I approve it and I will vote for them there. Okay, all right! Thank you.

G

uh Council chair young man, when you, when the deed was filed, the person who filed the Deeds needed to send into the Assessor's Office property transfer after David, because it was a transfer amongst family members for less than a hundred dollars. It's exempt.

G

If no one filed a property transfer after David, then, but you don't you get your legal advice from you know an attorney or you don't get it from the person at the desk, because so, if, if the house was sold, somebody bought it for eighty thousand dollars, it has to be reinspected to see of all in their person's name.

G

If your mother's living there you're living with her, you are put on the title, whoever recorded that deed should have sent to the assessor of the city, in this case German Heights, a property transfer after David I and then no no new inspection. We did that. If you wait, you wait to hear hear from the.

S

G

You don't go to the counter, I would suggest and ask because you'll get four different answers.

S

We did it the same exact day like I, went right over to the office and I told them here's what I'm trying to do, but did you file the property from the same exact day you did I.

J

S

You can see that you can see that when the deed was filed with Wayne County and when I came over here same exact day well,.

G

The city follows the rules so or leave it to the administration and.

S

I did speak with an attorney, so I did all before I did anything I asked all my questions and I have every every record uh conversation recorded so.

A

Because I knew.

S

Something like this was going to happen sure so.

A

If you do me a favor, if you take your actually I think earlier in the day earlier in the meeting, I seen Rick watland online, so I'm like yeah, he is online, so I don't know if he's heard it or not, but either way he's heard this at the very minimal he'll have access to recording of this. If you could give your name number and an address to the chief of staff right there or with their laptop and then she'll, make sure somebody will contact you and go look into it. Okay, thank you appreciate it.

A

You're very welcome.

A

Okay, come on up.

D

Can you pass them over to the clerk first.

I

Muhammad Jani uh Evangeline Dearborn Heights, while you guys are getting these um at first I'd like to adjust the uh the young people here from Crestwood. It's nice that they're here to visualize experience and see things live that happens in the cities that hopefully you'll stay in and raise families in and get involved, because you need to get involved because this all affects you and your futures. If you stick around um that being said again before I get into what I'm about to talk about, um I want different different topic.

I

The crosswalk uh months ago, city council, mentioned something I contacted Ray, and can you give me a little clarification of what's going on with the crosswalk Beach Daily.

A

uh They would be the best person to answer that for you who, oh.

I

City in City, please make it quick, because I still got to talk microphone.

A

No, no, we want spectacular.

AA

Okay, so the project is already designed and uh ready for construction funding is uh proposed for MDOT, and uh it's currently being reviewed for funding next construction season.

I

What exactly is going to happen? I'm not.

AA

Crosswalk, a digital I mean a full crosswalk with uh on demand beautiful yeah, both sides similar to uh you, have empty your point. Okay,.

I

So, on demand full walk up to the corner, they press the button press.

AA

I

Will come on and that's in front of the fire station? No.

AA

It's actually for the. There is a cold requirement. It's 200 feet from.

A

So it's the next entry to the.

AA

To the school Lawrence.

I

School Lawrence.

A

Street no to the um Stadium or.

D

Whatever football field further south than that football field,.

A

I

There's Wilson, then I think there's Lawrence.

AA

That's closer to the football field. Yes,.

I

AA

Feet south of Wilson of of uh um north or south, so it's it's. It was selected. It.

D

Was north of Wilson.

AA

Yeah, it's yeah, so it's actually. It's.

I

Angela Watson Wilson.

AA

Yes, Lawrence, that's weird! No, no.

I

We wanted it. No that's I wanted it. I wanted to add in front of the fire department. No.

C

That's why that's.

D

Why there is going to be a little bit for a little bit further south.

E

Florida towards the front entrance, rather than in the middle of both.

R

I

R

E

It's gonna be closer to the front entrance okay, because you can't have a stops like between the fire department and then right right. There there'd be two stickers.

AA

You know imagine that it was an emergency stop before the fire department. They cannot be used for pedestrian Crossing. It is designated as emergency vehicle only so we've we've designed it. We've actually done the survey and designed the proper distance or proper location for pedestrian Crossing, and it's already been reviewed by MDOT um and and the highly uh you.

I

Know very awful fun to speak to it, but I know there was rumors about the fire department being not stable.

A

Yeah yeah, that's also the separate, so is.

I

That going to come down, we.

A

Don't know yet we don't know yet it's been stunning.

I

Okay, so if oh I'm, sorry all right go ahead, if, if and when that goes down, is that going to possibly moved over to that particular crosswalk? No.

A

Yeah there's enough: it's then fire station is a whole separate situation. Okay,.

I

But at least we're going to get something yep.

AA

Will be state of the.

I

Art: okay: when do.

AA

You think it might be a company, the funding, so we're scheduled for funding by MDOT in the spring of uh 23. So that's we haven't.

I

Heard there coming up.

AA

It's coming up, yeah.

I

Okay, thank you, I needed that clarification, no problem um as I passed out to you, gentlemen, there's three items- and this is in section part of the um section 36-493 authority to approve site plans and I highlighted three things in this document that I sent presented to you guys I like it yeah I, would like you guys to really really take your time and review with us, because this is what's happening and it's important for us and hopefully for you, based on your guys's actions tonight, which pleasantly floored me I, appreciate what you guys did tonight and it means a lot to the residents um more than you can imagine, because uh the Planning Commission I, don't know how any way to say it was corrupt and that's my opinion and that's my opinion and that's how I feel about it and thank you for voting uh it down.

I

A

Thank you. Anybody else in the audience come on up.

L

Leslie winless Annapolis Street Dearborn Heights Michigan 48125.

L

um My comment today is just I wasn't going to speak, but I felt, like the topic of the resolution, was kind of um brushed over and I'm, not a fan of not addressing the elephant in the room and sometimes I feel like when we talk about diversity, Equity inclusion, things I, think everybody's on board when it's time to do the um events and the public stuff, which I think is, is all great I think we need. Both, though we need the resolution to pass the back end work in conjunction with the public events.

L

um So the resolution was put forth to you all for approval, because we are getting several community members that have come meeting after meeting, and this has been brought in front of you at least three times over this last year, related to the city continuously, funding programs in the city that have um racist mascots and it is impacting Native, Americans and Indigenous people who feel very strongly about it and they've come to several meetings.

L

They're only asking for you not to provide funding to the team until they change their name and for you to adopt policies that prevent businesses as well as groups, and we had a um Indian mascot that was on Van Born forever. That was an eyesore that I'm happy is finally down, but things like that should not occur in 2023 and I.

L

Think if it was people's personal re, um personal, ethnicity or race, I think it would be a little bit more action and I hate to say that, but I feel like it's being stalled yet again, because in their opinion, when they read our resolution, they said it at our meeting that they felt that it was a little bit watered down. So it was already watered down with the notion that it wouldn't get approved if it said the words that it really should say, and now it's still being installed.

L

So I just want to make sure that we understand that the resolution was brought forth because we've had several community members come up and talk about the things in the community that are against the indigenous people and Native Americans and I. Think that we should get a move on it, I really hope I see it on the next agenda. Thank you.

AB

Hi Angela Venegas, Dwight, Street, Dearborn, Heights Michigan, um not going to sell everybody's Thunder, already talked about the police department, um but I do feel I too feel that um you know we're very, very short staffed in our Police Department I. It's not just us residents that are affected. You've got to remember our officers, man, their safety. You get a big event that goes on and you don't have enough officers to cover things. It's just not us at residents. It's our officers and I have a question too about our drug enforcement unit. Why?

AB

Why would we ever get in rid of our drug enforcement unit drugs right now? It's it's an epidemic across this whole country, we're not immune to it here in Dearborn, Heights! So I just don't understand. You know and I I'd like to know. If we don't think we have a problem here, I'd like to know how many overdoses we have here in Dearborn, Heights I really would like would like an answer to that and then I'm going to give this to you. Lynn.

AB

I want to know if anybody here on city council has neighbors who Park on their lawn that they've lived, have they have to live next door that go ahead? You can pass that down to them um for years. I come up here, complaining about ordinance issues and that and um I realized our Ordinance Department has been issuing, has been issuing the tickets and the violations this this car was ticketed um February of 2022. there's a car that parks there all the time and that actually looks nice now Saturday.

AB

The car was towed out of there because there was so much mud. It was stuck and towed out. You see with the street, and everything looks like okay. Thank you. Thank you.

A

For just a second, if you could just do me a favor just make sure you don't mention I'm.

AB

Not not at all, no, no, no, no, no.

A

Or the picture, let's just keep it this.

AB

Doesn't yeah there's no dress or anything on it? It's a backyard. It's anyways. They were issued a violation in um February. It went to court in July and instead of addressing the issue and fixing the problem, what they do is they give them a compliance. Fine, what the heck is a compliance. Fine, they didn't comply with anything. We have an ordinance that says: you're not allowed to park on your lawn.

AB

So I looked up the word of definition of of compliance. It says the state of being in accordance and established guidelines or specifications of the process of or of becoming so so what did they comply with?

AB

You know, and if the Ordinance Department is doing their job and is getting to the courts and the prosecutor and they're not taking care of it, then maybe it's time that the prosecutor and the judges come here and address the citizens as to why they're not enforcing our ordinances. They took an oath when they were sworn into office and they're not upholding their oath.

AB

We deserve better and I was I was wondering on the golf course I'm all in favor of the golf course, but you know they were told that we were going to have regular updates on the golf course we haven't had any updates from anybody on city council or from the mayor's office, and you know, what's the money and everything being funded and then I also have another thing about Ford Road in all the traffic, all the garbage, all these strip malls it's a disaster head-on collisions continue, I've seen them.

AB

Somebody needs to pick up Ford, Road and Warren Avenue between beechdale and Inkster. It's a mess, there's parking lots that have broken lights that are sitting in there. If you go in front of the UPS Store I'm not lying, there's, probably 200 empty bottles. What's going on how come things aren't being taken care of? And if somebody can't do you guys need to start ticketing, people I, don't know it's. It's looking bad here. Really bad! There's construction barrels left on the roads, everything it's horrible needs to be taken.

AB

Care of man looks like a dump inside. Thank you.

D

E

Your stuff, please.

D

D

M

What okay, I'm sorry Vince, trapkowski Columbia Street Dearborn Heights good evening Mr chair members of the council, Mr Mayor uh first I'd like to say uh I'm, happy to announce that I've seen some progress over at Warren Valley Golf Course, there's some construction going on there. Finally starting to take shape.

M

However, I did notice that the Transformer has a brand new cement pad. uh It was fine and level the other day, but it has sunk. So it's starting to lean again, so maybe the they can take it. Look at that and get that straightened back out. I, don't know who the construction people are or whatever, but they should have had the better Foundation under there um also I like to bring up.

M

Some of these um lunch wagons that you have going on the food service, trucks and stuff, like that I know, you gave them permission to park on parking lots for a couple of days here and there, but it's really starting to look like a storage lot with all these food trailers and everything I didn't quite think. That was what we were expecting. So maybe they should.

E

M

Well, somebody needs to get out there and take a look at the license because there's food trucks up and down Ford Road, Warren Avenue.

E

There's one on Dearborn side at uh Ford, Road and Gully, but that's Dearborn. That's not.

M

Us okay, I'm talking about okay, well, they're out there mom, so go down Warren Avenue and take a look. Okay.

M

Also I'd like to know if it's possible to have Mr Isa come here and give us an approximate or an update on anything, that's going to be taking place or transpiring when the Project's supposed to be completed or anything like that. As far as the golf course goes, um I also I wasn't going to bring up our Police Department or anything like that, because I had other issues that I want to discuss here or bring up, but there is a class starting January 23rd at the Schoolcraft College with approximately 30 new Cadets.

M

So you can't tell me that there's nobody wanting to go into law enforcement. They may be going into a psychiatric program or whatever, but the people are there Mr Muscat.

M

So maybe our chief can call Schoolcraft since he has connections over there or says he does, um and it's very disappointing that we are losing officers and it's a very disappointing start to know that we are still losing dispatchers.

M

How do you run a department without anybody in it and why are they leaving I'd like the council to take a look at that? Why are these people leaving, and also your council members and your elected.

M

What have you done for the city in the last year or the last two years.

E

The question yes.

M

I'm asking a question: did it, you know what have you done to improve this city in the last two to four years.

M

And what is your plans? Do you have plans on approving the city.

E

I can have that conversation with you, I'll go through.

A

The council, social Squad well.

G

uh Quickly, Mr Gronkowski, who are the legislative branch of government, and you review the budget. We constituents call us. We talk to the apartment heads we, especially through the travel chair, advise the administration about. You know different issues.

G

Some grants, we're part-time worth of legislative brand, so I mean I, know I and councilman musket. You know we attend every meeting we, but our role is to get ordinances enacted to review the budget and you know not to we don't as this.

M

G

He was on the council used to say we're, not Ombudsman, so we can't call and say: hey my friend called on Main Street and the neighbor they're upset the neighbors driving on their lawn or their fences. We refer that to the administration. We follow the rules.

A

Okay, I'm, sorry Vince, but the time is up I'll. Let councilman be doing to answer you.

M

Quickly, I had another 15 seconds according to Mr muscle.

D

I had another 15. you've got about 10 seconds, okay,.

M

So the other thing, um no, you no! You got me off track here. Oh.

L

M

Was the um the tree ordinance um I got nothing against anybody tearing down trees or anything like that? But when uh you remove approximately three acres of trees and we're supposed to pay for a tree permit, because that money gonna go into the tree fund or is that uh what's going on with that or.

A

Is that or are they Acres of trees.

M

The I'm referring to the uh property on beach daily uh that the new mosque is going to be in the new mask. Yes, sir, thank you not beach daily. It's kind of it's like right down the road from your house right right uh is that two acres, three acres, you know I think it's five of them. Okay, so you wipe out five acres of trees at what maybe three four hundred dollars a tree.

M

We should be able to plant a lot of trees in this city, so it has that money gone into the tree fund or is that just gonna be wiped off the board.

A

That's a good question: they went through the formal process. I know that much but I mean nobody's gonna, know the specifics right now.

E

That's a good thing: I, don't even look into it!.

C

D

Let me know we discussed that you and I I believed you the other day and I'm. Sorry to tell you that I didn't follow up with it exactly then, but it was something that was on my mind and then things progressed here and it slipped my mind. I was discussing it I apologize.

M

That I don't expect an answer. Just like that. I know: you're, a very busy man, I know.

D

There's there's money in the tree fund and I I. We we talked about you and I, talked about what I like to see done with it, and uh but that's something that uh I'm just not gonna blurt out something that I got to talk to the administration about, and they can either tell me yay or nay, a good idea or not. A good idea and I can propose it to the city council to see what they say. Well.

M

Considering there was a little quite a bit of tree loss over at the golf course in the front there. Maybe some of that could go to uh the Landscaping over there making it look better. Also, that's why.

A

I had a little thing: it was not four or five acres of trees that were taken down, there's already a pre-existing building there. You just kind.

M

A

M

Square footage was right right. You know there was obviously a lot of trees back there and now there's nothing but I do know.

A

The proper pyramids and the proper process was gone through. I, don't know the specific song, but thank you. Thank you. Anybody else in the audience that would like to come up to sleep come.

M

A

Not sir I just want to make sure you're aware you have to say your name, your street and your City, because I.

H

Knew you're new at this. By now the whole city knows Rosemary Dearborn, Heights, okay,.

H

D

Look like the guy I know.

H

First, let me brag a little bit about my daughter. Since the kids are from Crestwood are here. She got early acceptance to Harvard School wow.

H

And I hope that, since you are Juniors and seniors I hope you get the same quality of education and I hope to see you on Ivy League colleges, because you are the future. That's right.

AA

H

Anyway, I don't know how many of you read the audit report and how far you went in the audit report.

H

The auditor is asking you to change the sum of the control policies which are in the controller's office in the treasurer's office, uh because there are accounts which are paying different accounts and there are money in the hundreds, maybe in the millions not being asked for and collected from agencies, maybe outside of the city, so that basically uh need to be taken. Care of and I. Remember when I was on, the console. I did put forward more than emotional resolution and you voted to accept it and you voted on it to amend the charter.

H

It has been more than a year and three months and I haven't seen anybody moved to bring it back to the table to amend the charter, basically to take care of these items, which it took an auditor from outside. To tell us we should do this.

H

It should have been the city council duty to bring resolution back, which was voted on and it was in detail how to establish it by how many members, and until today, you did not do that. I appreciate it.

H

If the council chair will bring it back to the table and establish the committee and take care of those deficiencies which are inside the audit report, because I remember, we hired a controller which I believe he said for a year in the city and since he didn't do his job, it cost the residents six hundred and ten thousand dollars. We had to bring other entities plant Moran in different entities to fix the problems which he didn't fix. It's on you, the city council, more than the administration. Even he was ineptism at pointman.

H

It's on you, it's not him! Thank you. Thank.

A

A

Anybody else that has a public comment, please, why.

AC

Not sir, my name is Ned apigian I live on Rosetta Street in the military, Hills subdivision, I, don't usually come and make comments that affect me personally, but I like to begin by two simple observations.

AC

Based on the comment: I heard the fee for the tree, inspection used to be sixty dollars.

AC

It's only to compensate the city for Frank to go out and look and see if your tree is dead or needs to be removed, and then, after the removal somebody's got to go from the city to see that the work was done. The fee has nothing should have nothing to do with putting money in the tree fund. It's insignificant. The sixty dollars doesn't even cost cover the cost of the city to go over there and look at your tree to decide whether it should stay or go.

AC

However, since we're talking about trees on in my subdivision on Bonaire and I know, the city doesn't have the time or money. There's a guy that bought a house there's seven City trees, zuhair you'll, remember you saw those I had a presentation once they're right on the curb he decided to trim City trees, I, don't believe the city did it. If you go under a Viaduct anywhere in metro Detroit, all you see is 15 16 feet clearance to trim trees, so vehicles or trucks can go underneath, not 50 or 60 feet.

AC

This guy trimmed seven City trees took the beauty off our street, but my reason I came today is I mistakenly didn't take my trash out on my trash day, which is Thursday. The reason is there was a holiday. Apparently the city didn't honor the holiday, so I thought I was missed following week. Is another holiday I don't take my trash out on Thursday, but on that day I see the truck coming on Thursday and I run outside.

AC

In my pajamas at least with one bag and I learned that the city the day is going, it takes me from last Thursday. I know the rule. You don't have to call Public Works I have priorities number my phone I called Thursday I got missed. Would you come I expected somebody to come? Friday, nobody came I called Friday expect somebody to come. Saturday, nobody came Friday, nobody came Saturday, I, wait till Monday, nobody comes Monday, I call again. I actually speak to human beings. I call today and today they got it. That is unacceptable.

AC

Thank you very much. Thank you.

D

Sir Mr pegan next time your trash is missed. Please give me a call what uh right here, Mr pigiam right. Oh next time you get that problem. Call me please that you're trash.

AC

uh I I, I, I, think I, I, wouldn't call the city or any I, certainly wouldn't call the councilman and say go get the garbage. Well, just give me a call if you.

D

Have that problem.

AC

Two weeks and five days is ridiculous, especially since I'm talking to people I'm not leaving now I agree.

A

Okay, anybody else in the audience see none anybody else on Zoom I, don't see any but Madam clerk. Do you see any.

B

You're not see any hands up console.

Q

Chair I missed an announcement I'm.

A

Q

I missed an announcement, could I do that. Please all right I'd like to introduce uh Tanya sterlini she's in the back row. She is the new president of the South Dearborn Heights civic association, our next meeting and uh Valentine peppers.

Q

Our next meeting is January 26, 7 p.m, at 3335, South, Beach Daily. Also, we have a new chair for the Ecorse Creek commission, Kurt Whitmore, and that meeting is at the same location. Three three South Beach Daily 335 South Beach DeLand Wednesday January 25th at 6, PM we'd like to invite everybody to come to any of our meetings. We do expect to have some decent speakers. Thank you. Thank.

E

You also Council chair just to piggyback on that. Congratulations, I believe she's, also the newly Trustee of the D7 School District. So congratulations never easy to do this job and I commend you guys for that. Congratulations.

A

um Just before we move to adjourn one last statement to the Crestwood uh young man here for their project, the students.

A

I just want to let you guys know giving coming to your own government. That represents you and making your voices heard will make a difference. The gentleman's gone now but Mr MJ originally came to the city council started. You know he had some concerns about people being able to cross on beach daily short version of the story through a lot of conversations and at Council meetings he was able to make the change and not there's going to be a crossing walk for Crestwood high school, so I just want to.

A

Let you guys know what you guys are doing. I know you're new at it, but you will make a difference one day, maybe one day you'll be sitting here. So thank you for coming back.

D

Council chair anything else: go ahead. I move to adjourn.

A

Support move to adjourn by councilman Muscat support by councilman a discussion hearing, none all in favor, please stay alive, aye those opposed the eyes Heaven good night. Ladies and gentlemen,.