City of Dearborn Heights, MI Dearborn Heights City Council Meetings, 9 Aug 2022

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The Dearborn Heights City Council Meeting taking place Tuesday, August 9th 2022 in the Dearborn Heights Council Chambers and via Zoom.

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Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the regular meeting the dearborn heights city council being called to order at 6 00 p.m. Today is august the 9th 2022 regular meeting of the driven heights city council, madam clerk, and please take roll call.

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Dave abdallah here, hassan ahmad, absent moby dune here nancy breyer. Here, robert constand here ray muscat here tom lenson here, mr chair, you have a quorum. Thank.

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You, madam clerk, um just want to make a quick announcement that uh councilman hasan ahmad, unfortunately has been sick for the last couple weeks after his vacation.

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So he's not been feeling well, so, unfortunately, he's not able to join us, but I did speak with him he's doing well, just his family, a little he's doing better, let's say so, keep him in our prayers. uh Next up is uh pledge of allegiance, and I'd like to have that led by latonya.

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The flag of the united states of america.

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And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible.

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With liberty and justice for all, thank you very much to tonya gator.

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Next up we have agenda approval item number three council.

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Chair councilman, I know that the dearborn knight city council approved the agenda of the regular meeting of august 9th 2022 as submitted.

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Support okay motion made by councilman, supported by councilman constant. Is there any discussion on that hearing? None all in favor, please state aye aye those opposed the eyes. Have it next item on the agenda is approval of the minutes council chair, councilman muscat. I move.

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That the dearborn accident council approved the minutes of the regular meeting of july 26 2022, as outlined in 4a support.

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Okay motion made by councilman musketeer, supported by councilman b dune any discussion on that council chair councilman.

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I could be mistaken, did he say four, a or four b or a a or a yes minus four b? That's the next one.

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I'm so sorry, no problem. This was the regular council meeting and the next one is the special counsel. Okay, sorry about that. No problem, okay! So a motion made by councilman musket seconded by councilman bay dune, all in favor, please state aye, aye, those opposed the eyes have it. Next up on the agenda is item 4b council, chair, councilman, muscat,.

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I moved the dearborn knight city council approved the minutes for the special meeting of august 4th 2022, as outlined in 4b.

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Support okay motion made by councilman muskette, supported by councilman constand any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please state, I aye those opposed the eyes have it. Next up before we go to public hearings and comments on agenda items. Only uh councilman tom wenzel asked me if he could have two minutes two and a half minutes, and he wanted to make an announcement.

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Thank you. First of all, I'd like to uh tip my hat to uh uh alice. I had from hype. My one granddaughter is finishing up a basketball league there, what a class operation that is, and we're lucky to have a facility like that in dearborn heights. Yes, we do okay. uh Well, this is a little statement. I I thought I'd have to make of my family wanted me to make this thing, but it says no one has been more passionate about the golf course and banquet center getting open than me from the start.

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I wanted this facility to be a venue for all to honor and celebrate events such as ramadan along with others like cinco de mayo, juneteenth kwanzaa christmas, just to mention a few holidays observed in our community, a place where all cultures can celebrate and invite the community to enjoy and participate in their traditions. Thus, the phrase culture neutral- perhaps perhaps our denver, high city, denver heights community culture and relations commission could be based at warren valley, be a good idea.

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I participate in many events sponsored by the city and various commissions commissions such as the developer heights, community and culture relations. Commission. I don't just show up shake hands and take advantage of some photo opportunities. I participate in all these events that all these events have to offer. It's not just me that shows up. I bring my entire family, which consists of our five orphaned grandchildren that my wife and I have adopted. We bring them to these events and many many other community events throughout the city.

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I want our kids to experience the amazing diversity of our great city of dearborn heights. I don't see any other elected officials doing this on a regular basis, with the exception of our city clerk, my family and I have attended and participated in all june 19 celebrations sponsored by our community and cultural relations. Commission, even though it was very late at night, my entire family and I attended the first night of ramadan at the elite sports center to to experience one of the traditions of our many cultures.

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We have in the great city of dearborn heights every year in the spring and fall. I organize a creek cleanup and rain garden maintenance event. The large number of participants, probably about 80 percent, are arab, american, young men and women. Throughout the years we have established a mutual respect for each other, one that I hold dearly and close to my heart.

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With the help of a local artist. I designed a custom t-shirt every year for this event to honor the young ladies who volunteer for this event that probably wear their hijab.

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I had the artist illustrate the females where wearing these hijab. This is the t-shirt here, and this is the the only female on there. She's got her hijab.

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Recently, I honored, I was honored by the crossroad high school national honor society and made an honorary member of the national art society. The students who spearheaded this were mostly african-american and arab american descent. This is the award they gave me.

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I've been I've been accused of racism. That could be further from the truth. If someone has some evidence other than accusations, please bring them to my attention. Thank you. Okay,.

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Thank you councilman next up is public hearings and comment on agenda items. Only I'm gonna go ahead and go to zoom. First, uh please state your name city and street uh looks like barbara is down there. Can we let her on.

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You have two minutes ma'am.

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Can you hear me? Yes, we can okay.

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This is regarding the tree ordinance.

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I hope you enjoyed the hot weather we had last week, because the national oceanic and atmospheric administration predicts even hotter and more erratic weather due to global warming, which is why it is concerning that the tree ordinance is being changed to make it easier to remove healthy trees, not sure who you represent. As most people move to neighborhoods with.

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Areas as well as tree canopies removal of trees will decrease shade for homes and businesses, causing heat to be.

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Creating an urban heat island which puts our neighbors at risk of avoidable heat, related illnesses and deaths. There will be more air and water pollution as trees, filter our air and water and help store harmful carbon emissions. There will be worse flooding because water is.

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The u.s habitat.

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Wait: ma'am ma'am after loose flooding, you got cut off, I'm sorry we're working on on our internet connection, so I apologize. I have to lose flooding if you continue.

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I said worse: flooding, oh okay, as the water is absorbed by the roots of the trees. I sent you all this letter. Yes,.

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Okay, let's habitat for owls and hawks that catch rodents, thus worsening the rat problem. There will be higher use and higher bills for air conditioning. In addition, there will be no more noise as trees serve as natural, sound barriers. Is this what we want for our city? I suggest you eliminate the ability to remove healthy city trees from this ordinance, just because someone doesn't like them.

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It needs to be clear what consequences are for failing to comply with this ordinance? Are there civil or criminal charges? The current fine is ridiculously low. What if replacement trees are not planted? What, if they die, the required size of a replacement tree will take a long time to equal the benefit of a healthy removed tree like the song says, you don't know what you got till it's gone. Please reconsider and do not allow removal of healthy city trees and clarify and increase the consequences of non-adherence to thank you.

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Thank you very much, barb appreciate it. Next up is leslie windlass and leslie asked to have an extra minute, so she will have an extra minute go ahead, leslie extra minute. Yes, please.

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Wait hold on one second, I just wanted you to know. The extra minute was for my public comment at the end: okay, no problem um leslie, winless, annapolis street dearborn heights. I just wanted to comment on agenda item number nine, a for the cdbg action plan. I wanted to give kudos to director jamal I'm assuming he took the lead on this.

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I came to one of the earlier hearings and asked for them to have a separate hearing with the documentation translated into different languages and on the south end of the city, and he did all of those things. So I just wanted to give him kudos.

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Good job, thank you, leslie are we all set.

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I'll make sure leslie were you all sat okay, you gave us thumbs up. Okay, good anybody else. I'm zoomed, madame clerk, okay, hearing none in the audience. Anybody would like to speak on agenda items only, and this will be two minutes seeing no one one, two, three all right we'll go to the next item on the agenda.

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Thank you. Next item on agenda is item six fund transfers and current claims. Council.

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Chair councilman bayden, I move that the dearborn heights city council approved the current claim 6-1 to 6-70 as submitted support report. Okay motion.

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Made by council, they do supported by councilman musk any discussions on that.

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Okay hearing, none all in favor, please say hi hi, any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on agenda is item 7a consideration of bed city engineer, dib, council, chair, uh councilman, muscat. I.

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Move that the dearborn heights city council award a bid of the city wide water meter, conversion oversight, project to hennessey engineers for the amount not to exceed one hundred and two thousand nine hundred sixty dollars, as outlined in seven. A support.

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Okay motion made by councilman muscat, supported by councilman b dune, any discussion on that um I'd, just like to make a quick statement just for those in the audience or on zoom. um Actually, you know what, since I spoke with mr dibb, but it's probably much better to hear he's much smarter than I am.

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If you could just do me a favor just for the audience, so at least they're aware- and the reason I want you to do this is this- is pertaining to the water meters, and this is the next phase taking us getting us closer to installing the new water meter. So if you could give them, this was put together an engineer's way. So it's all engineer talk and I called them talk to them. Like yes, sir two people at.

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Explain it that way, please.

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Thank you, sir. um So this project consists, as we all know, that first this is a bond funded project uh that we identified years ago in the city that our water meters are outdated, are outdated and they're, not smart meters. There are accuracy issues all kinds of stuff maintenance issues. In fact the biggest issue is availability.

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They don't make them anymore and parts and things you know hard to find. So the um the project was funded by uh bonds and then the uh we. What we have done so far is the staff identified the technology that we're interested in what kind of technology we were moving into the uh the smart meter technology, so we've identified what we want the system to do, and the next phase obviously is is to implement the transfer.

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So we have to put an infrastructure in place, so the system will be is again a smart meter technology, meaning that we have uh the ability to read remotely.

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We have to install infrastructure in place collectors antennas and read the system uh remotely and uh in person, so we will have our people read uh remote, uh uh drive-bys um and remotely. So the idea is that the smart meters will be able to to collect data 24, 7 and report uh issues. uh Stopping uh you know, uh major leagues. If you have a toilet running continuously, it should help our citizen and um our city.

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I think you mentioned there'll be an app to the residents community. Ultimately,.

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Yes, so you can monitor 24. In fact, the the best part of that technology is the ability to track waste. So we currently have waste that goes on track, because you know we have to wait to see the bill two months later to figure out. You know. If you have issues, while the meters will be able to track that you can define perimeters and and and the head head and so in the office, you can define what what it is. You want it to do.

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So if you wanted to send an alarm to the head and uh if it detects uh unusual flow of hours, um things of that nature or if you are your average, is x and then you all of a sudden now you've got you know a swimming pool in your backyard or major flow in the winter. That's a detection, so they can be reported immediately. Not wait till you have your bill two months later, so that's the technology, we're headed towards uh we've.

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I that we uh uh interviewed suppliers that provide that kind of meter technology and now we're moving into the implementation phase. So there will be a um we put out. A public uh request for proposal identified what it is that we wanted to the the consultant to provide and we received um you know good. I believe we had couple bids, but some are real good bidders. They've done the exact same conversion to a sister city in taylor, michigan a few years back and and it was a successful transition.

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So obviously you have 38 000 meters, you don't just replace them overnight. You have to define areas that you need to work in, make sure the transfer in those areas have the ability to read. So you wanted to be able to read that. So it's it's a good project. We believe it's going to benefit our taxpayers and the city alike, and.

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I know you've done a lot of work on this and I thank you and good job. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you appreciate.

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Any other discussions.

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Director wait uh director.

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Good question councilman has a question for you.

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When this was originally proposed, I don't remember um a talk by you know that I guess asked me about these antennas. How many antennas do you expect.

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So, depending on the technology you decide on, so if the meters we select and by the way we're still going through the selection process on the meter itself, some of them, if you go like a rf technology, then you need less antennas, but you know rf technology versus cell. If you need cell, then you can use existing cell towers, so you have to decide on the technology and the meters we we're still talking to the suppliers. Now, um if we do, I'm leaning towards uh radio frequency rf antennas, and we only two to three max.

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Has there been any studies about the safety of our rf yeah because.

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Everybody's using it by the way, do they.

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Mean there's the it's a proven technology.

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It's not nothing new. Where else do they use that kind of technology with applications.

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uh The dte's been using them for years.

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Around here anywhere for what for what application? Smart meters- oh smart meters, the other cities- have been using it and they all use rf.

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Mostly rf few of them are using cell towers, but that is the cell towers are proving to be expensive because you have to pay for for those and there in some areas the coverage is not as good now we have to keep in mind, though, that when, if we decide to go with an rf, uh a bandwidth, it will be, you know, identified and licensed.

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So it's not just a arbitrarily uh frequency that we select it'll just be dedicated frequency selected. Only for this for this project.

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Is all that put into this into these packets? Okay, I.

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Didn't remember seeing that no, this is this is the oversight. This is the company that will provide yeah.

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Yeah implementation.

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So the the next phase, so the part, the first assignment they will get from us- is the we will assign the technology or the meter selection. And then we will work with the meter suppliers to figure out where and when and how many antennas we were not expecting more than three, oh really, not more than three. So we've looked at the the radiant. You know the coverage area.

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Then put it overlaid it, I did it actually over the map of d1 heights. The scale two to three is max. That's all we need.

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So we won't have any other interference from any other cities. In this thing, no, no okay,.

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Separate band okay and taylor, so dearborn and taylor have have done that the last few years and I've talked to both of them. Dearborn has um it was a different meter. They use but the same technology but they're still utilizing drive-bys as as opposed to read meters, so they drive by and then they can pick up that signal. um We will have that ability.

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We will have both the ability this way and the technology, so we wanted to make a jump to the 21st century, since we haven't done that since the 50s, our meters are very old, so we want to make sure that we have the ability to detect and gain.

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All right, thank you. Thanks a lot.

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Thank you director. Yes, sir. So motion 7a by city, engineer, deep made by musket and councilman muskay and supported by councilman beidoon. All in favor, please stay die. Those opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on the agenda is item 8a. This is under reports from mayor uh adam, a a american rescue plan, uh coronavirus, state and local fiscal recovery funds. Council, chair councilman.

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Constance, I move that the dearborn heights city council receive note and file the communication from the mayor regarding the american rescue plan, coronavirus, state and local fiscal recovery funds, s, l, f, r, f. The second portion of the s, l, f, r f in the amount of 12 million 157 231.50, was deposited into a designated arp bank account on july 21st 2022.

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The city of dearborn heights has now received a total of slfrf allocation in the amount of 24 million 314 thousand four hundred and sixty three dollars, as outlined in eight, a support. Okay,.

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Motion made by councilman constance, supported by councilman muscat. um This is I'm not sure if this is the mayor or the chief of staff can answer this. I don't know who's worked on this. It's just a curiosity thing with the funds that we received um and I went through the different michigan cities that receive different funds. At least from looking at the numbers.

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There doesn't seem to be a very clear rhyme or reason on how much different cities receive like, for example, and I'm just curious. I know you weren't the end decision maker on this, but and we got a pretty good amount, 24 million total. But you look at cities like, uh for example, lincoln park, which I know is smaller than us um and they received like you know: 20 million uh 19 million- something I'm just do you know what the formula they used in general, or was it just based on residents number of residents.

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It's it's combination of different things that actually federal government uh had had something you know formula and uh and that's what the numbers that they came up with I mean there are some cities, neighboring city, they got. You know five million, some didn't get any really. Okay, yeah, there's a lot of factors with it. Okay,.

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Thank you very much mayor. Okay, any other discussions on that council chair, councilman, wenzel.

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um I was wondering if our treasurer wanted to chime in and give us any information she might have on this at all that, do you have anything in your comment or opinion on this.

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The question the question has already outlined: when those funds come in they're deposited into a restricted account, it is only for those funds and then once our office audited, that account, which were reconciled, which we do under the quarter. Excuse me monthly basis, 45 days, we did notify within a week of noting that the funds were in the account we notified the administration and provided the backup that you have us and, as as the mayor had indicated, is the second payment.

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So that is that that's what we're receiving.

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Okay, this is a restricted account.

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Yeah there are silos or areas that are authorized for spending the funds in.

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So how much of the uh 24 million has been spent.

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2.2 million, then the council approved what was it for.

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That was the budget fund. We approved it.

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Yeah I said I did say that council approved it and that 2.2 million was approved by the council for general fund per the u.s treasury final statement. Final letter, the council body working with I would encourage working with administration, could go up to 10 million for general fund.

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So that's for lost revenue, but again the council body has already approved a budget that was proposed to you by the administration, so you've already accounted for those funds. I believe. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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This was the one councilman. If you remember during the budget hearings, we had uh our former comptroller david spudo. If you remember, he talked to us about it, he had the grass and we were short 2.2 million and, and that was added in there okay. So a motion made by councilman uh musket nope by councilman constance seconded by councilman muscat, uh all in favor, please stay die any opposed the eyes have it.

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Motion carried next up on agenda is item eight b annual, st liners festival bike and blade parade come to the chair, councilman b doom. uh I moved.

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That to the overnight city council, grant permission to saint linus catholic church to hold their annual saint lioness festival bike and blade parade on friday september 9 2022 at 5 pm, police chief hart and fire chief brogan have approved the route and will provide any service they may require, as outlined in eight b support.

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Okay, all right, you guys did it together here, okay motion made by councilman b dunes, supported by councilman constand. Any discussion on this.

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uh Council, chair, councilman cohen, this is a great event, my nephews and nieces go to every year. um I know I've seen many of my colleagues there thank you to our police chief and our fire chief for uh providing their services. Thank you. Okay,.

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uh Motion made by mr bae dune councilman bedouin seconded by councilman constand, all in favor, please stay die. Those opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on the agenda is item 9a. It's from cedd director jamal.

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You got to ask for it.

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Channel okay, councilwoman.

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Nancy breyer.

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Go ahead all right, I make the motion that the duberne heights city council approved the py 2022-2023 cdbg action plan known as ap and authorized the mirror to sign the sf424 sf424d and the other required certifications is attached to the ap.

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In addition, authorize a controller to amend the city, general ledger, gl line items for phone 103 account 960 community and economic development department cedd. According to the us treasury, slash hud, slash, dh, integrated disbursement and information system.

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Idis records, furthermore, authorize the cedd director to expend the dh slash cdbg funding according to the idis record and to approve the idis draw down vouchers to pay back the city general fund, according to applicable rules and regulations, also authorize the mayor and the comptroller or clerk to approve the necessary warrants and the treasure to issue payment and amounts not to exceed the balances of fund. Excuse me, 103 dash account 960 budgetary line items. According to city charter chapter eight section 8.9 is outlined in nine. Eight support.

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Report okay motion made by councilwoman breyer, supported by councilman muscat. Is there any discussion on that?

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Okay hearing none all in favor, please stay die any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on agenda is item b from chief of staff hernandez michigan municipal, I'm sorry, 9b! Stop at that 9b uh michigan municipal risk management, authority, mmrma property and liability coverage. E-Proposal council, chair councilman.

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Muscat, I move the dearborn heights city council approve and accept a renewal proposal. Q000-13513.

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Of the michigan municipal risk management authority, mmrma property and liability coverage e proposal for the period 712 2022 through 71 2023 and authorized chief of staff hernandez to physically sign or electronically sign, as may be appropriate. The proposed on behalf of the city additionally approved the payment of one million five hundred and ten thousand four hundred and forty seven dollars to mmrma for the city's annual contribution stemming from the city's approval and acceptance of this proposal, moreover, provide the mayor also authorizes any such payments as necessary expense.

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The city council authorizes warrants to be issued for the payments of amounts toward the city annual contributions, which the total amount of these payments not to exceed 1 million 510 477 dollars. By doing so, the city council is authorizing any such warrant and payment without prior authorization by city council, specific warrants and payment as permitted and consistent with the city charter section 8.9.

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Furthermore, with respect to the net asset distribution options, the city chooses to deposit its bank account one million two hundred and fifty six thousand six hundred forty nine dollars in the form of an electronic fund transfer authorized chief of staff hernandez to complete the net asset distribution distribution. Option form accordingly and authorized chief of staff hernandez to sign this form electronically or otherwise. On behalf of the city as a city member representative, as outlined in nine beings, support.

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Motion made by councilman, you need a break on this.

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Yeah I gotta take a break. Should we take a five-minute break yeah all right.

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Motion made by councilman muscat seconded by councilwoman breyer is any discussion on that.

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Chair chief of yes,.

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Councilman, oh um well, that was a long motion there and there's all kinds of stuff in there. um Once again I mean anything. That's that expensive that dimensions that much money you know I like to get our treasure. I mean she handles them. I get. Does she have anything to say on this at all or nothing at all? Okay, I just okay, I just okay. I want to make sure that everything is uh good with.

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Yes, councilman councilman. This is our our insurance that we do mm-hmm mra right and we do this every year. I.

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Think is that going? Is that an increase or is it about the same or how is it how's it great? Did you read it? Is that a one-time excuse me.

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Did you read the councilman yeah.

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Did it say it? That's this exact same thing: we paid last year. Oh there you go mayor, okay,.

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It's a slight increase yeah. It always increases just a little.

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um It is not a one-time payment. If you read the contract, it is typically paid in three installments. Okay,.

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One is 50 and then 25 more later on in like three months and then 25 percent again.

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So would it be uh to our advantage to pay it all at once or is? Is it higher if you paid in payments.

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It's up to you.

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Would it be cheap, not necessary.

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The contract would.

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Be cheap supposed to pay.

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It it's not cheaper.

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Okay, pay it all at once, because chief staff, two quick questions for you number one is on paid, what's not number to page but on uh first. Second, third, the fourth page end: it's not numbered, but it's under renewal for property and liability coverage. I want to get a little better understanding in regards to the retention fund allocation of two hundred thousand dollars. What exactly is that.

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Sorry, what page is.

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That again, um it's the fourth page, including the first page, so this page right here renewal. The second page is the back of it: renewal for property and liability coverage. I was the question I had is: there's a 200 000 amount which brings it to 1.510 million. It's called retention fund allocation. Can I get a little description as far as what exactly that is so.

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Our retention fund is uh the amount of money that is held within mmrma in order to pay for any claims that the city receives so instead of us paying checks every time we receive a claim. Mmrma settles those claims for us, of course, after approval from the council.

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Okay and in the second question I had, I noticed that the contract began beginning.

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Not up to 200 000 each claim is different than it is typically presented to a council member.

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No, no I'm saying the retention fund allocation is up like 200 000, that's the amount! That's on there.

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No, throughout the years we've had a bigger bank than that the minimum amount that you can have is um 10 percent. So.

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What is the 200 000 then.

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It's that 10, but we have more than that in our fund allocation. Okay,.

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And the second question I had is, I noticed the contract begins on july. The 1st it's it's backdated um is. Is there a any consequence from that? Was there a reason behind it? I'm just wondering why.

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I don't know why it has always been that way since I started here this year, we're actually two weeks earlier than last week with approving this. um It's simply a matter of when they give us the questionnaire and when the city fills it out and has enough time to put.

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It through, but no negative consequences.

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No, so our prior year's insurance carries through a few days until this is approved again. Okay,.

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No problem council chair, thank you very much.

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Yes, it may be based also it's an experience-based type of thing, so we don't know what the full experience is for the new premium period. Oh, I thought it's all right.

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And also council chair every year, there's new, uh there's changes and uh I mean like one year: they decided okay, so even canopy is like outside, like structure. You have to ensure so there's a lot of things like vehicles. You know any vehicle you lose, then you got to bring in another vehicle. So there's a lot of changes and also that what was the the biggest thing that they changed a few months ago.

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This year, the biggest thing they changed was um the amount that they would pay for any damage to a vehicle, that's 15 years or older. So in the past it was capped at 200 000, but there are a lot of vehicles, especially in our police department, uh dpw fire department that are valued at a much higher amount than two hundred thousand dollars.

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So they have now agreed that during the claim period they will review what the actual value is, depending on how much you've invested in it, the materials that are in it, and they would come to an agreement on what the current value of that vehicle would be to settle. That claim.

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Thank you very much appreciate it so motioned by councilman, muscat seconded by councilwoman breyer, all in favor, please stay die hi any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on the agenda is item 9c. Well, we have chief of staff hernandez again michigan municipal league on-site program, agreement, parliamentary procedure, council, chair councilman, b, dune.

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Sorry I moved that to the urban heights city council approved the michigan municipal league on-site program agreement and authorized chief of staff hernandez to sign the agreement on behalf of the city, in addition approve the payment of 1 500 to the michigan municipal league for the parliamentary program, training that will take place on tuesday august 16 2022, furthermore, authorize the mayor and the comptroller or clerk to sign the warrants and the treasurer to issue payment from the gl uh travel educational, 101, 101 960.000, as outlined in 9c, support. Okay motion.

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Made by councilman baedun supported by councilman constand, any discussion on that council.

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Chair, um mr mayor yeah, this is a training that we feel that you know everybody should have and uh we would like to have all the council members to be in that training, because.

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Are ready we're going to pay for this after this gets approved, so for all council members to be present for this training to to run a more efficient meeting, and also we're going to encourage some of the commission chairs uh to be president? I know latanya and also leslie uh requested to be in the uh this kind of training. So is that.

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There's a limit yeah.

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There's a limit, so just let us know in advance, so we can let them know because they're they pay. Whoever attends that we have to pay extra sure.

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And and I had an email sent out uh by our clerics and the council members- and I'm saying here publicly again- this is mandatory. So please please, please that's mandatory, but please be there. Yeah.

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A

Mandatory are you talking, you got to be there, okay, any other uh discussions on that.

A

Okay, hearing none all favor, please stay die hi any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 9d city engineer, dib, uh studio b, renovation, final, balancing change order, council chair, councilman constance. I.

K

Move that the dearborn heights city council approved the studio b renovation final balance, balancing change order in the amount of hundred and four dollars and fifty nine cents to barnett construction company services of michigan llc.

K

In addition, authorized the mayor and comptroller or clerk to sign the warrants and the treasure to issue payment, as outlined in 9d support.

A

Emotion made by councilman constance, supported by councilman muscat. Any discussion on that council.

F

Chair councilman.

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uh Tom once again,.

F

I'd just like to let everyone know in the audience and at home that I believe this is studio b, we're in right now right right. Okay, just let them know that this, this new console chambers is studio b.

A

Okay, thank you, councilman. Any other discussion on that you want come on up and, and while the director is coming up, just uh just want to remind you again our internet connection, I I know you're working on it, but uh specifically for people are getting on zoom they're, getting cut off and.

I

Yeah we're tracking this, but it's not equipment issue, it's more like internet service provider isp! That's that's the link between us so we're working on it. Okay,.

L

Who are you guys using? No, it's mostly zoom. That's the issue of zoom zoom yeah zoom is the issue.

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L

No, I'm saying this: that's a zoom issue. It's a zoom issue director.

B

Of technology has me writing down when it freezes up so that he can track it so and we are hardwired in so I don't really know.

I

Yeah but still you're, linked to a system.

B

Okay, he is working on it any.

A

Is my point any discussions on this? Oh.

F

150 000 change order is that correct, roughly seven dollars 17 000., I thought it went from the original bid from 17 000 from 1 500 to.

I

1, no, no we're on studio b. That's the next! Oh! That's.

F

Not that's the next question. I'm.

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To you be okay,.

A

All right, thank you. Okay, um all in favor, please state aye, aye, any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 9e city, engineer, dib, 2021, water, main improvement, change order number one.

C

Council, chair councilman moscow, I moved into dearborn heights city council approved the 2021 water main improvement, change order, number one for ann arbor, trail and highland avenue in the amount of 149 thousand two hundred eighty one dollars to d d, water and sewer in addition, approve the payment for the attached scope fee and authorize the mayor, comptroller or clerk to sign the necessary warrants and the treasurer to issue payment in in the amount not to exceed 1.

C

Four hundred sixty one dollars, as outlined in nine e support or.

A

Okay motion made by councilman muskat, supported by councilman b dune and discussion on that how to chair now, councilman.

F

Tom now, uh director, just for the uh because the people in the audience don't have this backup. Can you tell us what the okay.

I

So we currently have, we currently have a project for one one million, five hundred and thirty one thousand one hundred and eighty dollars to replace water mains in that area. So in the area of ann arbor, trail highland avenue and as we um are going through this project, we determined that seven additional crossing the conditions of the pipes going under uh the pavement we're in such dire needs of replacement, and we can either uh ignore it now and hope that will work or since we have the pavement open.

I

And you know the pipes exposed replace the crossings now at today's prices, because we're noticing that water pipes are increasing in prices daily. So we can. The decision was made to recommend doing the crossings today, while the pavement is down and the pipes are exposed, replace them now, as opposed to weight and and take a chance on seven crossings, and so the pavement will have to be crossed and replaced seven times. If we don't.

F

Can you get explain to us what a crossing.

I

Is so when you cross the pave the pavement from one street to another so going north of ann arbor trail? That's a pavement crossing in order to replace that section of the pipe you'll have to open, cut the street and replace pavement excavate, get to the pipe and replace it. So um normally we we base it on an expected life life expectancy of a pipe.

I

But um um you know when you were doing: where would you stop so we had a project and when we exposed that those sections they were in not too good of a shape, so um we figured we'll just for now. We save the cost and don't take the chance on coming back in the winter and doing emergency repairs, simple.

A

Hard thing to do: yep, yeah, just basically spending pennies now to save dollars later it.

I

Is ultimately our responsibility? So we're just you know: okay,.

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F

Thank you very much director.

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A

Yes, sir, uh so item nine e, um all in favor, please stay die any opposed the eyes. Have it next up on the agenda is item nine f. This is from uh ordinance enforcement, animal control director this room, purchase of fleet vehicle council, chair.

E

Councilman I moved that to the irvine heights city council authorized the purchase of a 2017 ford f-150 that is uh remaining from the previous lease agreement with enterprise fleet management. In addition, authorize the mayor to sign the necessary documents to complete this transaction as online and inf support.

A

Okay motion made by councilman beidou seconded by councilwoman breyer. Is there any discussion on that uh council chair.

E

Councilman go ahead, uh I you know, I read this, uh you know when I was going through this packet. I saw the emails exchanged between the director and the fleet management um and I believe, marianna jumped in on this, and they were able to execute this. So you know good job to everybody. On this look I know you know the men and women that work uh in this department.

E

It's not an easy department, um you know- and I know a lot of their equipment are really outdated and anything we can do to continue to you know provide for them. I think it's something that we need to focus on, and I know I've had conversations with our director and some of the staff there with the animal control truck. I know it's expensive, that's something that we really need to consider it's our animals uh and it's you know it's the safety of our employees.

E

So maybe in down the line, we could figure out a way, or maybe we can reach out to some companies that will maybe even donate half, but that's just something we can keep in mind and let them know that we're going to continue to fight for them. Thank you, okay. Thank you.

A

Councilman, um so all in favor, please state, I I any opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on agenda is item 9g from police chief heart transport, transportation, improvement, association.

O

Council chair, yes, councilwoman, go ahead. I'd like to make a motion that the devon heights city council approved the partnership with the transportation improvement association known as tia in addition authorized the mirror and comptroller or clerk to sign the warrant and the treasure to issue payment of 22 524.90 with 11 262.45 from act. 51 major streets, gl account 202 202, 895.000 admin in engineering and 11 262.45.

O

From act, 51 local streets, gl account 202 203 895.000 admin in engineering, as outlined in 90g support.

A

Motion made by councilwoman breyer, supported by councilman, constant and discussion on that council, chair, councilman, vadoon.

E

Thank you uh is our chief hard on. Yes, he is. I just had a couple of questions. That's okay,.

A

Hey hold on, let him on you, god.

J

There you go, can you hear me all right? Yes,.

E

Hey chief, thank you.

J

Thank you, and just so you know uh jim santilli, who is the ceo of tiaa and his director of engineering. uh Chuck keller are also with us uh on on the zoom call as well. Okay,.

E

uh Thank you so much hello, jim, how you guys doing uh chief, maybe it's the gym or to yourself. uh Maybe one of you guys can answer this. I just had a couple of questions. I think this is a great uh it's a great program. The only question I have is: what is the turn time on this? uh My second question I'll just ask you the questions you guys can jot them down and you can just respond to them.

E

My second question is: if somebody's to reach out regarding save from the city, um can they reach directly to tiaa, or do they have to go to the police department? Do they have to fill out a form? What are those necessary steps and then third, is there a dispute where, let's just say you know, tiaa said it's not necessary, um but you know some of the residents continue to fall in such a way. uh Could you could the department make its own decision rather than following the guidelines of what tia were to state.

J

um I'll, let jim handle the one about lead time, they're generally pretty quick once they collect the data in regards to the process and who will reach out to them. We need to develop a policy and procedure moving forward, uh mr dibb and chief of staff hernandez- and I were discussing this- putting something on our website like a button where someone wants to request some traffic.

J

You view some process.

A

Yes, after putting together I'm sorry, you got cut off. Please repeat that.

J

Okay, so we're working on a policy and procedure on how residents and or council members can request, uh stop signs or traffic control devices. So that way, there's no mystery to it. We put the information out to the public right away and I believe your last question was: um will we have the opportunity to weigh in or override uh recommendations from tiaa- and it's been my history with tia and jim correct me if I'm wrong but they're here to.

J

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A

You you got cut off after they're here.

J

Okay, they're here to provide the data analysis and the recommendations of the city council, and they will share the dangers of going outside of those parameters that the the risk that the city may assume on that jim did. I cover that fairly well,.

R

Yes, chief, that's correct again. uh What we'll do is and thank you for council members for having us on today, but uh what we do typically is we'll get a request from the city. Our engineering team will um review the location with the appropriate city, employee they'll, look at the crash data. They'll. Do data collection on there, depending on what type of data needs to be collected, then they'll analyze all the data and put together a recommendation.

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E

No because you can hear.

D

Everyone else on there I can throw the.

E

A

You still know: okay, there you go after you said data. You got cut off, I apologize. So can you finish what you were saying.

R

Right now, yes, we can okay uh yeah. So uh again, what we'll do is put together the report after we read the data and then um we'll send the report over to the appropriate city employee. If they need us to, we can attend a council meeting as well to go over what was done out. There answer any questions the citizens may have and again.

R

And then what you know requirements are, for instance, on the michigan manual uniform traffic control devices, for instance, a stop sign, just can't be put where you want to put it or a speed limit, just can't be set at a number that's desired. There are uh laws, regulations.

A

That um have to be met.

A

Okay, so you got one more question: god yeah.

E

The last question was yeah just return time, because I know, and one of the ones that you guys submitted was in may for the one for councilman ahmad and our turn time and I'm sure it's maybe because we were going to the contract and we had just received it. I just want to know what was the turn time on that one, since that was uh our first, that we actually did with you guys.

R

Chuck, can you maybe answer that question since you worked on it you're at view right now,.

E

And it doesn't have to be that specific. What.

A

Do you guys, usually in general, what is the term time from a time that I'm not I'm.

E

Not going to judge you on it, I.

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E

I'm excited for this program in general. I really am it's something. That's much been.

R

Much needed uh typically, you know what really depends I mean typically chuck will receive the request. He'll talk to the appropriate city employee, who made the request and then um usually within about a week or so he'll get the uh data collector. Okay,.

E

Yeah, I just didn't know if it was gonna, be three four months. That's what.

R

We do have delays or if uh traffic counts need to be conducted during the school, for instance. um If it's obviously summer time, then we would delay that once.

E

And I want you to know you're, probably going to receive a lot because uh well one I'm sure I have a lot on my list that I'm going to send over to the chief but and, like I said, I've had this conversation with this entire administration, and this chief and I'm sure many of us have said this. The city was built in the 60s we put, you know there were stop signs and then there hasn't actually been a study across the entire city.

E

uh So you there are streets where you can go 40 50 miles per hour on, because there's no other stop sign that slow anybody down.

A

Okay, thank you. um So the questions I have, I'm not sure. If it's, the chief or mr jim santilli um cost, you know I always analyze a lot of things, at least in my business cost versus benefit. So is there a benefit to this? I believe in my heart of hearts. There's a benefit to this obviously, and it would keep our men and women in the police department doing what they do best and then let these guys do what they do best.

A

My question or challenge has been cost versus benefit because to the best of my knowledge in general and- and please correct me if I'm wrong chief, you know, as far as I know, it's like, because once we vote based on the ones that we vote on it's four to seven to eight, maybe 10 12 of them a year that we vote on even 12, is, I think, a little liberal yeah.

A

I think 12 is even a little liberal, so the ones that come to us as a council to vote on after the police department does a study on them off the top of my head unofficial surveys, probably three to five of them. Would you say that's correct, uh councilman, yeah three to five of them, so with cost versus benefit based on those numbers and if we're asking for, let's use the be be up there with seven, be very liberal.

A

If we're having seven of them done at a cost of 22 500, it seems a little excessive. So can somebody clarify that, for me.

J

I I will just let you know that this just isn't for the police department that there's a benefit here to mr dibb uh in engineering. So it looks like maybe the screen.

A

He's coming up so maybe he can clarify that okay.

J

Good, so mr dibb um is going to also be able to utilize tiaa for traffic counts and other studies that need to be done for uh the economic growth that we're experiencing in the community right. So uh I'll. Let him speak on that. I can't see the the podium from from zoom here is mr dibb up there.

A

I

He is yeah okay, so um council chair, um as, as the chief indicated, um uh the process we we're trying to put together uh uh now. Is that not just the the requests? Don't just go to the police department? We have uh studies that are part of building and engineering that we process you know permits for and then later we find out that you know so.

I

I'm gonna give you example in the short time that I've been with the city, uh the car wash studies, the mosque, the beach daily crossing the riverside school, and what I have on my list now that I need to use tia for will be like the fort john daly starbucks um situation. I'm still you know, we still need to do a study on traffic because it's you know the distance, but.

A

That would be all inclusive within the 22 000.. Yes, sir, okay.

I

So I know what this is: ten thousand currently per study.

I

And so this is just not just for the police department for a stop sign in the neighborhood. This is more for a process that we put together for all of our traffic transportation needs. So before you issue like we have a decel lane on the fourth plaza, that's coming up, you know a situation now no left turns we have gully road. I mean I can come up with a list of of things that we need to do now.

I

We can elect to do them individually and hire consultants to do those or go through this, and I I have a retainer.

A

Absolutely I I do know um firsthand I've spoken with uh one of the sergeants in the police department about the concern on ford road. So I see what you're talking about there, uh for example, on ford road, a lot of people turning left on the south side of ford road. So if.

C

You're going towards.

J

A

uh It's time to be problematic, so I can see what a it would be done there. Okay, yeah.

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A

That, but no no, if it's including the stuff that you're doing and I do know, we usually pay five to seven thousand yeah, yes per item- and I you just mentioned three four of them right there. So, okay, no problem.

I

I don't believe so, chief is there a cap, I I don't believe so. No.

J

There there is not a cap that I'm aware of- and I did speak to mr santilla yesterday um from council chair pro tem, had asked a question over the weekend regarding city streets. Mr centilli does have great relationships with mdot and other road commissions throughout the region, and they work together on many projects.

J

So um you know this. I really see this as a win-win. These are experts. These are trained. uh You know and educated folks in the in the art and science of traffic engineering. uh We are not we're really good at the enforcement piece uh and education.

I

Yeah, so this is part of our our try trying to move the city into the I'm. Sorry, sorry, yeah.

A

So you said education, then you got cut off chief.

J

Really, you know looking to partner around some educational opportunities too, with tia. They have some some excellent traffic initiatives that they do, that we'll be also uh able to benefit from now.

A

You, as I understand that chief you've used them in the past in previous city, correct.

J

That is correct: okay,.

A

Yeah and you were comfortable, I had to put you on a spot, but you were comfortable.

J

Obviously comfortable, um you know our sheriff uh sheriff washington is a part of uh tia and, I believe, on the advisory council. So this isn't just an oakland county thing or a washtenaw county thing. uh This is a great regional program here and I have full faith in jim and his team. Okay, thank you. Chief.

F

um Council, chair, yes, go ahead, um mr d, but do you know if, uh like the equipment that they they need to do these studies is that they furnish all that equipment at no additional cost? No matter how much they need? Yes, sir? How many? How studies can they do at one time? Can they do I mean well this.

I

Is a very two: this is a good size organization. I mean, I believe, we're going to keep them busy, at least until we get to a point where we have a process in place. We are trying to move. You know our standards in the city of all departments into more of you know um higher standards. If you will I'm not saying that you know we were, but we want to make sure that everything we do is all inclusive and it's by the book.

I

So um my my part is to make sure what engineering is doing issuing permits is the same is cohesive, so the first thing we're going to do is come up with a master plan for for the for the traffic, at least the traffic device. So like, like we do street lighting, we have a street lighting for the plan for the whole city now, so we know what you know what units are available where and what coverage area we have same thing will go for the transportation part. So anytime a change is taking place.

I

We will examine what implication that change will have on the rest of the system. So that's that's the kind of so we just don't. You know, put a request and say slap, a stop sign or no left or no right. We it's part of a system. We wanted to have that standard in place. So when our people issue a construction permit they're taking that into account, so we can have that examined and say: okay. What is that going to do to my traffic flow speed limit breaking distance?

I

All the issues that you know, traffic engineer will look for.

F

Are these studies going to benefit the the wayne county in certain areas like curb cuts on county roads stuff, like that sure.

I

And mdot, so so I'm going to give you an example, so the traffic study that you guys authorized about three months ago like for for the uh for the school and we conducted the the riverside school traffic, we we have an exact solution for it. Now that's going to be expensive, but that is going over a city road, however, because of the use because you're dealing with schools and we qualify for a large percentage grant. So that grant requires me to use services like this to or in order to get 80 percent.

I

So it's a win-win situation: either we can pay for it or I can use this. This is the data that I need to provide for uh for for the government agency. To give me the money. Awesome: okay, good.

F

A

Thank you director. Thank you. So item 9g, all in favor, please state. I those opposed the eyes have it. Motion carried next item on the agenda is item 11a for mayor bazi's. Second reading of proposed ordinance, h22-03 council, chair, councilman constance.

K

I move that the dearborn heights city council moved at the proposed ordinance.

K

H-22-03 in orange for the city of dearborn heights, providing that the code of ordinances city of dearborn heights be amended by amending section 33-29 concerning permits for tree planning care and removal, as well as section 33-30 concerning tree protection, be considered red for the second time and become effective upon publication, as provided by law as outlined in 11a.

K

A

Motion made by councilman constance, supported by councilman bay doom before I go to anything next, you just give me a quick second um counselor, I'm sorry earlier, you want to say something: did you want to no.

Q

No, that's on an item you're all set on yeah yeah I'll I'll mention it to you afterwards.

A

Okay, no problem so motion made by councilman constand, uh supported by councilman bae doon. Any discussions on youtube, councilman, muscat,.

C

After going through this uh a few more times, um I've had second thoughts on this myself. I would like to see something more, like you know, pinpointing certain trees to be removed like the dirty ones like to sycamore trees, trees. You know large are so large that they pose a danger to the residents, the streetways um and a concrete breaking up uh just to remove a tree just because you don't like a tree or you know, I'm not I'm not in favor of this anymore. So that's my going to be my reasoning of my vote.

C

That's all I'm saying: okay.

F

Thank you, council, chair coach, chair. Yes,.

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F

Ahead, councilman, um I I hope that you know the council doesn't ignore the uh environmental impact studies and uh the lack of um of uh identification of some of these trees, these uh some on private property, some very large- I don't know if they call them heritage, trees or trees that are hundreds of years old.

F

um I think there should be more specific and I mean to cut down a 400-year oak tree just because you don't like it I mean then you'll be gone in 10 years or something I I just can't. I I've gone through this several times and it needs to identify more. Like councilman muska said you know, be more specific on some of these trees that they're allowed to cut down. We have to have some kind of regulation.

F

So that's why I'm going to be voting no on this just.

A

Here I I I'd like to add and remind everybody that they would still. Yes, I'm sorry, just just one. Second, I'd just like to remind everybody that no matter which tree in this particular ordinance, it would still have to be sent through dpw. There would still be a permit pulled et cetera, et cetera number two I'd like to remind everybody, although I do understand that environmental concerns, I don't want us to vote on this like there's going to be 400 trees per block taken down.

A

I think, if I were to guesstimate, maybe every two to three blocks, and maybe one tree taken down- and I also my personal belief- is if I'm in a home- and let's say I personally on my house- don't want a shade in front of my house. Okay, I mean I don't. I don't want a tree covering over my roof. I don't want a shade. I want a small eight-foot tree again. People will be putting a different tree, replacing the current tree in there to me. A resident should have the right to do that.

A

If that's what they sold, if that's, what they choose versus they move, they live in a home and they've got a huge tree in front of them. That's messing up their sidewalks or maybe dropping leads, or maybe dropping bark or whatever it is for whatever reason they they would like something nicer in front of their home to me. I think residents should have a right to do that and again we shouldn't talk about this. Like there's gonna be 800, trees, replaced per block.

A

I I think if we had one to three a month, it'd probably be too much, but that's my opinion. uh Let me go with gary and then I'll go with councilman constant, come on kerry. Okay,.

Q

um Council, chair just uh heard the direction of the council. I made the changes that were directed uh the only and, and my comments are not policy comments in terms of you know what should be done or not done, but I do want to note legally that there is the concern that I pointed out the last time in terms of essentially doing tree planting element with respect to this, that you're conditioning a permit upon someone doing that. That was part of the problem in the canton township situation.

Q

It's a little different, because this is not for a large development, almost a forest, but but it's. This is a situation where someone is still essentially being given a right to remove trees or to remove trees subject to the permit, but the permit. Essentially, the public service administrator dpw director has no choice but to give them the permit, provided they meet the conditions like it can be removed um safely and so on and so forth, and the tree planting thing and the tree.

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Q

Thing, I still have to say again is a concern.

A

Okay and the tree would be removed at the owner's expense and the new tree would be put in at the owner's expense.

Q

Right plus I put in some additional stuff about, they would have to agree to indemnify and hold the city harmless. We could require to make sure that they have a licensed insured contractor. So you know I really tried to make sure that that was covered right, councilman.

K

Constant, thank you, council, and I just want to remind everyone that you know this can be amended, but I've received over the years calls about trees, tree removal, dead, tree trees being trimmed more than anything else, and the the city can only do so much and uh city attorney. Gary miyatki brings up a good point about the canton township case: the requirements that a a landowner do certain things you know may or may not ask muster, but I I I think an update to our existing tree ordinances is long overdue. Right.

A

And and the one in canton um was, I don't know how many acres, but I do remember, it was a developer that took out all kinds of trees, and it was again, I don't know how many acres, but it was a huge plot of land full of trees, took them all down.

A

It was not like a resident with one tree in front of their home, and I want to also point out that, in addition to this, there's a situation with a lot of unhealthy trees throughout the city which, unfortunately, based on our budget based on number of people in our dpw and prioritizing, we can't take down so there are unhealthy and sometimes even deadly, sometimes even potentially dangerous trees are falling on people's cars that we don't have enough manpower, sometimes or it's not the top or the highest priority, based on other things available to us that we have to work with, and residents end up being stuck with it and they're waiting on a waiting list of one year, two years and sometimes even three years, with nothing happening so now.

A

This will give them at least with the way. I would like it the opportunity to be able to take that tree down, but.

Q

And and again those are policy issues. That's not the issue. The issue, though, with canton township again, I think there could be ways to try to distinguish it, but the underlying issue really was that the permit was conditioned upon tree plantings and replacement, and there was no individualized assessment done. Likewise in our ordinance, the same argument could be made that so the the the concern very well may carry over to this new ordinance.

E

Okay, thank you, chair councilman. We do thank you so much council chair and I want you to know that this you know. Unfortunately, you know stemmed really through because of the current situation that the city is in. uh Like many of you guys over here, I can tell you councilman musket councilman, constant councilwoman, breyer, councilman, thomaso, myself and council chair, including the mayor and mariana uh chief of staff. Every single one of us over here have received phone calls or have walked out of our house, and somebody stopped them about the tree issue.

E

It is I'm looking at a young girl who is right in front of me. I was driving. My car true story was walking her dog and she stopped me. I was on the way to a city council meeting and she said what are we gonna do about my tree. I said I don't know.

E

I sent an email to every single one of you guys about screenshots about residents that are literally bombarding my phone and I don't know what to tell them because there's a three-year waiting list me personally, I don't want you to bring it brought down, um but I think you know there are.

E

You know several trees in the city that are bad, that are destroying people's lawns that are destroying uh uh you know the sidewalks. uh There are people I I said I got a photo from her from a friend of mine where his in-law fell straight onto the floor. Her entire face was bruised up. I mean she should have kept your eyes open is what I really told her and and I'm I'm sorry, but you know you you see, I mean the trip was huge but and she blamed the tree.

E

I said it's not the tree, uh it's actually the sidewalk that was coming up, but it was really the route they brought it through. um It's a it's, a serious concern. Look, nobody here wants to see more flooding or or you know, I love birds. I got an african gray at home. You know, I don't want to see the birds not have a resting place anymore, but it's very unfortunate that we don't have the manpower we don't have the funding. I had this conversation with the mayor.

E

He told me it would cost close to five million dollars to remove and trim all the dead trees in the city. We don't have five million dollars well, the ones that are on the list. You mean correct five million dollars, that's where we would be stating, but I want you to know. Even if this is approved or not, um every tree that's removed should be replaced, and I hope you know that that's enforced. And secondly, I hope that the city doesn't feel because this is put together that we're no longer going to trim trees.

E

So if the dpw director is hearing this, I know you guys go above and beyond. Please don't stop trimming trees, and I would hope that the mayor would continue to make sure that they're going out there and they're still trimming out trees because they still need to be trimmed up and.

A

Let's not forget if this passes, if it becomes problematic in our city, like anything else, this is not etched in stone that would have a new ordinance, making the changes and tweaking it to a way that would be back to being okay. So, okay, any other discussions on this council.

F

Chair, that's someone but okay, um the last couple of statements by uh uh councilman uh they doing and yourself you're saying the things of dangerous trees. That's that language should be in here I mean that's. When you can look at something say: hey this tree is dangerous. It's busted on my sidewalk! Okay, you can remove it. I mean not just anything general. You know.

E

I agree and if you want to mend that- and we can I'm okay with that um me personally- the tree in front of my house is not big enough. I might I'll tell you straight up. My dte bill is up, but I don't. I don't have the same tree that my buddy, you know my neighbor a bulldog has he has a big tree and it gives them all the shade. I don't have it I'm a very small tree. I wish it would have been a bigger tree, but that's me that's my preference. Okay, anything.

A

Else would you.

E

Guys, council members, I think, marianna had her hand up.

P

Sorry, it was just in response to the comment of there should still be a rule as to what's a dangerous tree.

P

We do have that so again, what the motion says is that it will be determined by one of our dpw um staff members.

D

And they're the.

P

Only ones that get to determine when they're dangerous or not. So it's not up to legal counsel or yourself to determine that council.

C

If I may, but usually I ask these questions via email or phone calls, uh but it might it is, you know the ordinance. The way it is written doesn't automatically mean someone wants to cut their tree down, they get it cut down. There has to be something wrong and a reason why they want it cut down just because they don't want it doesn't mean they get to cut it down. If.

Q

They're willing to pay for it and pay the relocation fee and it's a healthy tree. They can end up having it removed. Thank.

A

You and the ordinance to where, if a tree is unhealthy, if a tree is unhealthy or if a tree is dangerous, if we're going in that direction, we already have that ordinance in place, and this is to change that ordinance. Where, if somebody look, I got a lady, for example, she's got three little kids. She's got a huge tree in front of her house. Dpw went over there to take a look at it.

A

The it keeps growing under her sidewalk kicks it up, she's got one handicapped child and she could not take it out and she's willing to take it out at her expense and put another tree in there to me. That's what she wants for the safety of her kids, it's not on her quote property per se, because it's an easement, but it's within her home's area. If you want to call it by using legalese to me, they should have a right to.

Q

Yeah, if I may just counsel chair just to distinguish when it is a healthy tree, the requirement and it's in the city right-of-way boulevard, then the person can remove it. They still have to get the permit, but they're going to be entitled to the permit, provided they meet all the other conditions, plus they end up paying for it and doing the relocation.

Q

If it is an unhealthy tree, then they would be able to get the permit, provided they meet all the requirements, but they don't have to end up doing the relocation planting because obviously you're not replacing a living tree you're replacing a dead tree. So they don't have that obligation. That's really the the only real distinction between okay. So I want to clarify.

A

That so, if it's a tree, that's unhealthy and well, no, that's where the dpw determines so they contact dpwdpw sends one of their their um individuals and they look at it and they say yes, it's an unhealthy tree, a resident may at that point based on my understanding of it may, of course you know the dpw person says yeah. This is a bad tree. Then it could be taken down at the city's expense and possibly replaced it doesn't have to be the resident.

Q

Right but, and if mr conrad is on, he might be able to um comment on this and correct this, but I believe this to be the case.

Q

They use an arborist, a person who's trained in trees to make that determination. It's not just you know. Well, it looks unhealthy to me. You know right.

A

Q

Actually, someone who's who's educated, and this is who makes that type of uh determination, correct.

A

Director conrad, you want to comment.

S

um Yeah, I mean you know my staff if they will go out and look at it and if they can determine you know on their knowledge that it's a good healthy treat they they will make that determination.

S

If they have question about it, um then we do have the availability of dearborn tree and their arborists to you know, help further evaluate the tree. So yeah we, yes, we do have the ability to you know, seek the knowledge of a certified arborist. If we need it.

A

But if they make a determination that that tree is unhealthy after a resident contacts, you guys you have the arborist take a look at it and they determine that. Yes, it's a unhealthy or possibly potentially dangerous tree, then at that point you would take it down, but the challenge has been with dpw, with all the different logistics of it you're how many years behind right now, as far as the number of trees that you have on your list.

S

We're not that far behind on dead and dangerous trees. um What we're far behind on is is our trimming. So you know our trimming.

A

You got cut off, wait, you got cut off after trim, you got cut off after trimming, so please repeat.

S

Okay, um we're really behind on our trimming in you know things that are like considered a priority two of five. You know they tend to stay on the list a long time, because the diseased and dying trees which are number fours and fives end up keeping them on the list longer than you know they should be so you know it's not that you know the list, isn't something that it's first on you know and then you you work your way towards the front of the list.

S

You know you could notify us of a tree. That is, you know, severely diseased and dying. You know this week and it could come down next month because it's going to take a priority over. You know a tree trimming, so I mean.

C

When people say they've been on a list.

J

For three years.

S

It's probably because their tree trimming is, is you know at a number two level, and you know it keeps them on the list that long it's you know not, because we don't have time to get to it. I guess we do.

S

I guess you could say that, but I mean we do prioritize our work and get the most dangerous stuff. First.

A

Okay, thank you director. Any other discussions on this hearing. None item 11a, just to repeat motion made by councilman constance seconded by councilman, bae dune, all in favor, please state aye aye, those opposed! No, no okay! Madam clerk, can you please take roll call.

B

Dave abdullah, yes, moby dune, yes, nancy breyer; yes, robert johnson, yes ray muscan! No in tam wenzel no motion passes 42.

A

Okay, thank you. Madam clerk motion carried next item on the agenda, is item 11b, mayor bazi's resolution of the city council of the city of darwin heights, affirming approval of the senior alliance 2023-2025 multi-year plan for aging services is.

C

This not on file. I'm sorry.

A

Is this a proof, okay, approval.

C

A

Council, chair, okay, councilman muscat. I.

C

Moved to the dearborn city council adopt the resolution of the city council of dearborn heights, affirming approval of the senior allowance alliance, 2023-2025 multi-year plan for aging services, as outlined in 8b support.

A

Motion made by councilman muskets, supported by councilman bethune any discussion on this. That.

C

Would be a lot of that for me for the agent.

A

um I I do commend the administration for continuing to work with this particular uh organization and and doing good things for the seniors, so good job. um Any discussions on this okay hearing, none all in favor, please stay die any opposed the eyes. Have it motion carried next item on that agenda is item 11c corporation council miyaki resolution proposing amendment of the dublin heights city charter regarding warren councilman, please of jailburn heights city charter regarding warren valley, golf course, council.

F

Chair councilman.

A

F

Wenzel, I recommend that the deborah knight city council adopt a resolution proposing amendment of the demon heights city charter to add a new section to be numbered, 18.21 approving ballot language designating purpose and proposed amendment providing publication, as well as text for publication and directing, as well as authorizing the city clerk to take actions necessary to submit proposed amendment to electors.

F

So as outlined in. Let me see.

A

Support okay motion made by councilman one selection. I had one word in there that was missed, approving publication just for the clerks, uh so motion made by councilman wenzel, uh supported by councilman musk. A discussion on that council chair, councilman, muscat,.

C

By approving this, does this stop the city in any engineering that may be necessary to alleviate flooding, and I'm asking this to our corporation council and our engineer by adopting this? Does this really stop us from doing anything? As far as that scope.

Q

Council chair, do you want me to answer what no.

C

Okay, thank you. Okay,.

A

You need speakers. Oh okay. Okay, any other discussions on this council of chairs councilman constance.

Q

You need to speak uh yeah. The uh the one thing I would recommend in terms of an amendment to the motion is that it also reflects uh that the certification uh paragraph be changed to tuesday august 9 2022 in the language on page three, it's july 26th, as far as what was the date today's date, today's date instead of july, the 26th.

A

In in in the actual uh certification, yep, okay and discussion on this councilman chairman.

L

Real quick uh I've gotten several calls from a few residents. Actually they mentioned. If we actually do anything with this, we have to do on every city property so we'll be requesting for the the city attorney to do this same. If this passes on every city property that is leased.

A

So this you know resolution proposal personally, I'm against it and the reason I am against it is this residents put people in elected office to make decisions on behalf of the residents.

A

If we're going to take everything back to the residents to vote on, then we would do something for this golf course. We would do something for the eaton center, we'll do something for the berwin center we'll do something something for the library we'll do something for city hall, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera and so to me. Residents put people in office to make decisions on their behalf, and then they go do what they do now when they need their input to the elected officials.

A

As far as the voting is concerned, obviously they have access to their elected officials. Let's talk about warren valley, specifically warren valley. Right now, for those of you who had the opportunity to read it from revive golf management, I don't know who read it or not, but different phases revive golf management and the current concessionaire once the uh the contract is completely signed.

A

They've got some plans for this particular golf course, and they've got some beautiful plans, some great detailed plans. As a matter of fact, I was very impressed.

A

I emailed them back telling them how impressed I was where it's it's a specific game plan on every specific thing happening on the golf course with that being the case where we go or where we are 10, 15 20 years from now 25 30 years from now, I don't know, but I tell you my personal vision for it right now, and I've talked to the mayor about it and he's, of course, also with the same type of vision, which is we're going to have golf there, we're going to have possibly pools there, we're going to have a restaurant there we're going to have a cigar bar there, there's going to be a bar there, you know, etc.

A

There's going to be, of course, a nice banquet center center there and and to me this is nothing but trying to stop future uh and we're not talking about houses, we're talking about use, construction and different uses that the city feels that are important to the residents, whether they are today, whether they are 10 years from now so 10 years from now, they may decide and I'm just throwing it out, I'm just using the hypothetical whatever it is that they want to put on that particular part of the golf course it is available.

A

We have 253 acres, it's not one or two or three acres. We have 253 acres, so whatever entertainment and recreational center that the city feels is needed, we will do there's nobody talking about selling it so to me, trying to block it from being sold in 20 years or putting it out for the residents to me it's putting stuff out there. That's just it's not at least it's not there. I've never had conversations about it.

A

My vision for it is to have a fusion of you know with this particular golf course things similar to the jubilee country club things similar to the uh fairling club for those of you that have visited with pools gyms. You know whatever things that the residents want, let's not try to put something out there to give residents the illusion that something's being done or something is in the works or secret meetings as they are called, etc. So I'm going to vote personally no on this council.

K

A

K

uh Thank you, council sharon. You make good points um any election that we put on the ballot is takes time and there's a cost on this issue someone's going to have to spend some money on educating the voters. What exactly means either before or against it's not.

K

We put a the city put a proposal to take the lives change. The charter take the libraries out of the recreation department, the first time it was on the ballot. It failed because voters, I think in large part thought we were creating another city department.

K

As council, chair and others have pointed out, you don't really put restrictions on property that you own, because it just reduces the value. There's no plans to for the city to sell the golf course and for any developer to develop the golf course and the city owns it. It would take a vote of the mayor and the and the council it would take.

K

It would take the the vote of the council and the mayor not vetoing any proposal uh before and as council chair pointed out, the the the government that the people elect make any decisions regarding the golf course.

K

We finally got a concession air contract in place. I think we need to proceed one step at a time. I think uh it's, it's uh quite a piece of property. Who knows uh we had a nice arena in the city. uh The then lessee came to us and said: look I I hockey is going out. I can't make any money doing this and we change the use of that of the ice arena property. So I I I think this is premature and I'm going to vote no yeah.

A

And, and even something I'd like to add so look, you know you're speaking of an ice arena, so, let's say five, seven, eight years from now the mayor, the council, whoever it is says you know what why don't we put in a nice ice rink, you know close to- I don't know beach daily in in warren avenue. You know that side of the golf course you know it's not used much hypothetically, I'm just using a hypothetical.

A

If that's what we choose, we can't do it based on this, but let's say let's say we lease it out. We decide subcontract it out to I don't know joe lewis ice arena, I'm just throwing names out here right now: okay and they're gonna run a nice ice rink and practice hockey or whatever the heck. It is I'm just saying, let's not handcuff ourselves, to think that we don't know what's coming in the future as far as what we can or can't do to it.

A

That's why you have a body of a city council to decide this in the future, and if this were something that you put out to the residents to vote on, then honestly, all of us should just resign. There's no sense to even have a city, council or mayor, because let's have everything go out to a vote to the residence, then we'll need a much bigger clerks department to have a vote on everything. That's why?

A

Personally, I'm voting against this, because I don't know what visions that there are for the development of this particular facility for the betterment and for the use of the residents. Thank.

L

You and council chair, if you guys got to do this with this, like I said, put every city property on the ballot. You know to vote, you can't lease it. You can sell it. The city hall, you know everything. You know, uh canfield.

J

L

So if you guys got to do something like this with this, do everything for them.

A

As an example, you mentioned city hall, council chair, we all know this city hall is obviously older, and I know we've had conversations you know of your. You know what comes up in the future, like, let's say, for example, like westland, for example, ended up using a circuit city and converted it into their city hall. We don't know, what's gonna happen, so why not put a limit on this particular building?

A

Where we can't sell it maybe one day it is, it does make sense for us to sell it and maybe build another one or move or whatever. I I just don't want to handcuff ourselves or put deed restrictions on ourselves on properties that we personally own sure wait. That's councilman once on. First.

F

Thank you, council chair. um I don't know what what everybody's afraid of by approving this, that uh you know that the voters. We don't think that the voters are smart enough to make the right decision. um The decision was made the other day to spend 2.5 million dollars. I don't think hardly any of the voters would have proved of um and they're counting on us. I didn't vote on.

F

I voted no they're calling us to make the right decisions for them and you're, comparing the golf course to the senior centers you're, comparing a couple acres to 250 acres. This is a major major investment, big piece of property for this that the city owns, and you could always change, you could say: hey, we don't want to sell it and then 10 years from now hey you know, city council wants to build a nice arena.

F

Like the council chair said, or whatever you got to vote, hey, do you want to change it and we put it up for sale for something I mean what what's? What's everyone afraid of? I mean you're, this isn't going to cost us anything. All it's going to do is make sure that it doesn't get sold unless the voters, the residents, the taxpayers of dearborn heights, say it's: okay, not just seven people that are going to be completely different five years from now. None probably none of us will be sitting up here. Ten years from now.

F

So we're gonna make a decision for eternity that the residents vote, that the residents have a say, don't don't don't put gag on the residence.

A

Okay, so I promised myself that I wouldn't answer you on some of your comments sometimes, and I let the first one go in the beginning of the meeting where he said: you're, the only one that goes to events and nobody else goes to events except the clerk, and I think you know I'll let it go, but I'm going to break my promise when you make a statement such as we believe the residents aren't smart enough. I I'm sorry. Maybe we put it under mine.

A

I don't recall saying that I don't recall, saying the residents aren't smart enough. Residents are smart enough to put people in elected office that they choose and then they leave them to make decisions on their behalf.

A

Do you know, did joe biden come up and say: hey I'm going to make a proposal that if the white house ever sold, it's got to go to the voters. Did uh you know detroit say if, if they're going to run, sell, joel sergarin that's going to go to the voters, I mean it. Just that's why you put people in elected office to make decisions on your behalf and the people and the residents have access to elected officials. I never once said they're, not smart enough.

A

I will not say they're smart enough, they're, not smart enough and I don't think they're, not smart enough, they're, absolutely very bright people in the city. So please councilman watch the words that you say because I'm trying to hold back, but this one I couldn't hold back anymore, because you're making statements that I said that I did not say. Thank you. Counselor.

E

Councilman next, thank you, council, chair, and you know. I know this is something um you know. Councilman wenzo has been just very passionate for, and I I do. I see your passion for councilman and I know you want to just see the best um and and overall and making sure that that the greenery stays and seeing what's best for for the for the community man and I respect it. I really do, uh but I also can see uh where our council chairs, coming in and putting deed restrictions on yourself.

E

uh Ultimately just isn't the best decision, but I can tell you something uh I if I'm up here or not in five years, I can promise you I'm always going to be in yearbook heights uh in five to ten years, and I'm I'm gonna make sure that I'm an anchor for your voice to telling you that one I'll make sure that there's no homes being built on this on that property, because I know that's something that I've stuck to my word at and being 32 years old.

E

I think at 42 of god willing I'm still alive, I'm going to have the same. If maybe it's 52 in 20 years, when the kind of you know this uh lease agreement with the easter brothers is over, but I can tell you that I'm gonna be a voice of anchor for you and I'm gonna make sure that uh my voice won't change on that, but putting a deed restricted on ourselves. I think, is extremely hard, but I want you to know I I I know you're, very passionate and or just saying.

E

Well, you know we're not gonna sell this property. Ultimately, what if the city goes into a situation where we're forced to solve it? You know I don't want to put us in that position, um and you know I I believe right now. We have 20 years before the city can look in any direction of wanting to sell this. If I'm not mistaken,.

Q

Well, to address a few a few points: one is no. The city can end up selling it, but isa brothers would end up having a first rider refusal, so it doesn't mean that the city is incapable of selling it based on the existing or the agreement which there are just a couple things before it can be executed um two.

Q

This is not a deed restriction. Just to clarify this is not a deed restriction. It's not an easy. This doesn't tell us that we can't, but it's it. It doesn't say anything in terms of building or not. Building the the city could end up building different things on the property if it so chose to do so or if it worked out something with ease of brothers, assuming everything is going to go forward as expected, and uh but we would just need to end up working that out.

Q

So it's not like a conservation easement that we were talking about before which I you know in my view, is, is not an appropriate approach and then the final thing just to clarify uh council chair, you said, I think, 253 acres, it's actually 200, just under 223 acres, more or less well. The county, of course got involved.

A

No, it's actually I mean the exact acreage is not the relevant, I'm just making a statement. We have a lot of acreage okay over 200. If it makes everybody feel better, we have over 200 acres. I just you know we keep putting all these blockages from from good things happening on that golf course, and that's a gem for us and- and I.

F

Love this we're not blocking anything council chair, okay, it's not blocking a corporation council. Is this blocking anything any kind of development or anything on the golf course.

Q

This does not block development on the goal.

F

Nothing that's right, it blocks nothing and- and that constitutes corporation council now, if if this doesn't pay us- um and uh so you know- I guess they could do it now, but um if this doesn't pass, the the administration could have the authority to put the land up for sale anytime. They choose.

Q

Well, the the administration wouldn't have the authority to end up selling the property that would have to be approved by the city. Council is about yeah.

F

Okay, well yeah, he could recommend it. The administration could recommend it it could. It could be put up potentially for sale at any time, potentially.

Q

It could be offered for sale, provided this body voted to allow that to happen right.

F

Right right, so seven people can make a decision for 62 000.. I don't know four people, that's all it takes four people, that's in check.

K

Multiple concerts.

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K

As we've discussed, there are other ways to accomplish sort of guaranteeing that there be no residential properties built. That's the case on that land, the way it's zoned, uh you know what the city will grant or not grant, building permits for, but and again, if this is on the ballot, it costs money to run the election, then it costs someone's going to have to inform the voters either way. There's got to be a committee for them to say this is what this means.

A

Okay, so we're going to go ahead and take this to a vote um motion on the table. I'm sorry, we are yeah. I know so much motion made by councilman wenzel supported by councilman muscat um favor. Please stay die hi hi. I I'm sorry. This is to approve this. Let's make it clear. It's all in favor of proving the motion to have it. Go out. Okay, go vote with the residents all favor. Please stay die, okay, uh uh those opposed no, no man, I'm cleared! Please take roll call. I.

B

Put my microphone on um dave, abdullah,.

E

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B

Robert constant, no uh ray muscat, yes in tamwensa,.

C

B

Motion plc 34.: I'm.

A

Sorry motion heated.

B

Motion failed. I'm sorry motion.

A

Failed defeated. Okay, I couldn't hear you okay. Okay, thank motion. Defeated uh next up on the agenda is members of the public, but let's start with comments from council members, council, chair, councilman, muscat,.

C

First, I want to say uh you know, and if this is in no reflection to what councilman wenzel said at the beginning of the meeting, I had some thoughts and I made some inquiries at the last council meeting. I said that mr wenzel did not offer halal food at one of his golf outings. I was incorrect in saying so and if anyone has any uh issues with mr wenzel, please don't have it direct those comments directly at me, because I was the one that made the mistake.

C

Okay, so I sincerely apologize to mr wenzel, his family and uh I'll take. uh I hope I take the heat instead of him. That's my first thing I wanted to thank you for okay, uh mr wenzel, uh as a as not only as a councilman, but as a man and a human being. I wish you would uh accept my dearest. Apologies, sir.

F

You don't need to apologize about that. No.

C

But yes, I did because I misspoke and I I need to stand up for what I do and what I do wrong, also not just for some of the good things if I've ever done anything good around here, but but anyway, um I'm watching the actions out there and I'm watching people turning around and looking at zoom on the screen. There I'd like to see a either a screen there or a screen over here. So people don't have to turn around and look I don't know if that's possible or not.

C

I do believe we probably have some more peg money available to do that and there should be no questions uh uh just to see the zoom part, not that okay put it on. However, you do it, but they need to be able to see it. Clearly, uh they've got people.

A

In front of them, you know what based on that, maybe keep that one, the agenda in computers or vice versa. However,.

C

But they need to have something to see the people on zoom and and do that, but anyway, uh the other thing is is our lease agreement and corporation council can can correct me. It's really not for 20 years, it's for 10 years with two five-year options which makes it 20 years. So uh it's really not 20 years.

C

I don't look at it at a time.

A

Brother's discretion.

C

Yeah so uh to me, it's it's ten years and then two five-year extensions am I correct that is correct? Okay, so it's not really 20 years so but anyway, um I also want to bring up the fact that you know we still have a lot of blight in the city, and I blame that on the residents themselves, because the city doesn't cause the blight. The residents cause the blight okay and if we don't have again, I'm going to say it again.

C

If we don't have pride in where I live, you're going to get what you got okay, but I do want to say another thing that you know I know the residents what they want. They want their city services, they want their streets, cleaned on. You know on a monthly basis or bi-monthly basis. They want their trash picked up. They want police enforcement fire, uh they want their services, and at this point in time and as a resident, I don't care where I get it from. I just want it.

C

Okay- and I mean if I got to go out and pay to get it done- let's go out and pay to get it done. Like you know, councilman baidu said about the trees, getting the trees, trimmed the residents deserve to get what they pay for and, like I said, I don't care where I get it from. I want my city services, but you know um so, but the other thing is is you know?

C

I've also received emails from people and comments made to me that I'm not as voiceless as I used to be on certain situations, but I can guarantee and you can ask the directors I have called- and I have emailed every two weeks on agenda items and asked questions pertinent questions that need to be uh to be answered and they're answering them for me. So I don't want to take up the time and and do that, so I just want to make sure everybody knows.

C

I'm still doing my homework and reading my my packets and I send these emails usually out on a sunday. So uh it's been read before before monday or tuesday and.

L

I vote for that. He bugs the heck out of me so yeah.

K

A

I want to uh not make a comment and I'd like to ask the administration specifically the mayor, uh mr mayor. Obviously we approved as a body the golf course uh to the isa brothers, but I want to get from you an update.

A

If you don't mind if you could update us and the residents as far as what's going on, what's happened since the night we did receive from revive a very detailed plan as far as what they plan on doing there and and again I'll mention again, I was very impressed with the fact that, within a day or two that tells you they didn't put it together a day or two. I think you had mentioned it at the last council meeting that they were already prepared to start the moment. We give the approval and they did.

A

We got the email from them from jason and again I was very impressed with their plan so but if you could bring the residents up to date as far as what is the latest, I know I spoke with mr alideeb as a matter of fact. I called them and why didn't go on and about to get an update from him on the estimate, and he was right at the golf course when I called him so that if either you or mr deb can give us an update as far as what's transpired since last tuesday.

A

And what can we expect between now in the next 10 15 days so since thursday? So.

L

You guys, thursday, I'm sorry thursday, so friday. Actually um the eastern brothers were they had a few people at the golf course in the banquet and there's, uh I believe, there's one chef trying to bring in like a five-star restaurant uh through the banquet hall. I mean downstairs so they're already in the planning phase already, so they can.

L

Obviously they can't touch anything in their until we sign the agreement, so the agreement we're still waiting on getting estimates, as you mentioned, mr dibb has been at the golf course for a few days since since friday, looking at the the bathrooms uh also the pumps, uh the panel- um the cart path, so they had a few people on the golf at the golf course uh walking it trying to get us some estimates. So we hope to have something by within the next few days. Good good. So we're we're more.

A

Deep in the update from you on the potential repairs certificate of occupancy repairs as a reminder for some of the residents in the contract, we had it capped, in other words, uh the city certificate of occupancy repairs not to exceed a hundred thousand dollars on the gulf side on the golf side, right, yep, and so um mr deep is going.

I

To say indicated mostly today and since the weekend was, was I spent the weekend trying to gather up all the needed. First, we identified the items that needed to be included in the cfo repairs for the uh for the field. Two was lined up. Contractors um licensed specialists in in those fields, so we have the electrical.

I

We found two additional electrical panels that supply the pumps and the condition of the pumps on the airfield. So that's the submersible pump that provides the uh the irrigation pond, which then supplies the irrigation to all the uh the greens as of this afternoon uh the. So we also have the cart pass. That's that's been completed, so we got that.

I

So what we had left to do uh are the um the plumbing part and the electrical, and today we had the electrical contractor, but before we can shut down the panel, the one that's leaning in the river, we want to make sure the pumps are actually working, so you can't kill the power and then try the pump. So this afternoon, as of late afternoon, the pump worked perfectly that submersible pump is actually life and well, and it was winterized. So, at least that part is good.

I

So now I move to um tomorrow we're going to have the um the actual yeah the irrigation pump and the panel that's leaking. So we also have the supply to the pump. The submersible pump is also leaning in the river, so we have two to consider.

I

I worked with the our building department, who issues the cfo to make sure that we covered all our bases for all. The items include included in the cfo, so we get prices for all the items. So there are no surprises later on and he's been out there daily uh director watland, so we're on track.

C

What time is that going to happen when they're going to be out there uh doing? You know, testing the irrigation so.

I

The the uh pump we were there, eight o'clock today the experts get the pump experts came in uh so they started. Basically, they spent most of the day on the submersible, the main pump that draws the river water into the the pond. Because again you can't draw from the pump because it's almost dry now- and I was surprised that we lost that much to evaporation. The pond is not full at all, so you can't draw from it.

I

You have to fill it first, so the the first step was to activate the pump the submersible pump in the river to fill the pond that worked out great, so the pump is in good condition, at least that one is. I.

C

Just don't want to know what time they're going.

I

To do tomorrow, they're, coming in tomorrow at nine okay, so it might be a couple hours before the fire, the the pumps, if.

C

You don't mind I'd like to be there. Please.

I

Thank you guys there. It was the party today.

A

And, and- and I'm just gonna um since you're up here, I'm just gonna give just a little bit of a at least a synopsis of what revived golf management is put together as far as the next steps. uh This was a part of the email that they sent over to us and I'm just going to give just the the headlines they're going to engage uh brown golf as expert agronom agronomy team.

A

Next they're going to complete the hiring of the local superintendent to report to brown golf director of agronomy next they're going to source out the equipment and they have specific game plan on each one of these, but I'm just giving you the synopsis next is charging the irrigation system, the next phase. After all that this was the initial takeover, the next phase is phase two.

A

That's the growing they're gonna start on that and in there they're gonna sod, the west greens uh 2.75 a after that they're going to work on the trees free work, that's hiring a tree service to take care of all the trees. Next phase is the mowing the airification practices after that is the overseed after that is chemical and fertilizer application, phase, three's maintenance, and this this is.

A

uh I think this is one I read I just want to make sure, but where they talked about what they wanted, like a like, a as as great of a golf course as we could have in the city and I'm just going to read their they're just our last uh two sentences. The last phase is the maintenance and that's maintenance. Efforts of the warren valley, golf course throughout the 2023 season will be driven by improvement. It will take all of 2023 into and into 2024 to get warren valley where it needs to be in time.

A

The goal will be to provide plane conditions that exceed expectations, while doing so in an efficient and fiscally responsible way. Efforts will continue to expand on a property's strength and invest in its weakness weaknesses. Thank you again for your time and the opportunity at warren valley golf course and he's available to answer any questions. So I just want to point out to the residents that there's a game plan in place. Yeah and between the engineering, the administration and so we're revived they're all over it. Absolutely and.

N

I

Working closely with them, so uh the first half of what he said he was going to do was already been done so between thursday and today. So uh this morning, before we got to the pump experts, the greens were sampled and they had they had a specialist take cores of of the of the greens to figure out. You know the damage and the extent of damage or what can be done so um quite a bit has already been done. uh The plan is good uh it just hopefully we get to the execution part.

I

I just want to make sure that we get to the signing so we're working on the estimates now, but the plan is in place.

A

Thank you. Thank you director.

A

Is there anything you don't do in the city other than just doing windows, you do windows, he does windows may.

C

A

Seen him do windows yeah.

C

Let's ask his wife.

A

Okay, any other council members have any public health sure that councilman.

K

um uh Good job on the election city clerk, uh we now have had our primary and we know who our representatives are going to be, including some new congressional representation.

K

um Our congress people we're going to they're going to be some new congress. People hold their feet to the fire, they make 174 000 per year, plus benefits, and I'm sure we saw a lot of ads a lot of people competing for those seats.

K

Those who won congratulations, but let's get to the job of giving our area good representation. um These are volatile times. We've got a lot going on a lot going on in the city, um I'm glad we finally got a concessionaire in the golf course we have to remember. We have to be statesmen and we have to discuss the issues not make things personal, not do any bullying.

K

You know there'll be a lot of issues, a lot of contention, that'll come up in front of the council and I just I think we all need to keep that in mind, including myself. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councilman. Any other comments from council members here.

A

Okay, so next up we're going to go to announcements from administration.

L

uh Thank you, council chair. um That was well put councilman constant. uh What you mentioned those uh well said say. I also want to compliment the clerk's office. um I tell you I was, I know the chief of staff called me uh around nine o'clock at night, 8 30 9 o'clock. The power went out during the election day, and uh so I came to the city hall around nine o'clock, and I tell you these guys are commend the clerk's office. They did an amazing job and dpw.

L

You know they came in. They brought the generators, I tell you there's uh it was chaotic, uh but they handled it. Well. There was a lot of the people.

L

A lot of people that work, the polls they were here and they were using their phones. You know for flashlight and, like I said it was very chaotic, but the clerk handled it very, very well and her staff. They were amazing, they never lost their composure, they were very professional. You know they kept it straight. Even though we had few people come in, they thought it was a conspiracy. We were changing votes.

L

You know, you know, the police department did an amazing job. They actually showed up to the city hall, because they, it was thing that some residents came in. They wanted to march in the city hall because they thought we were changing ballots, and uh so it was uh like I said you know, I commend the clerk and her staff. They did really an amazing job. Thank you.

L

A

You thank you, madam clerk and staff.

A

Any other comments from administration, ma'am.

B

Okay, thank you to the 150 plus precinct and absentee counting board and receiving board workers that made the august 2nd 2022 primary election, a success.

B

As you may know, this election brought an unexpected challenge, but with the dedicated staff that we have here in deborah heights, we overcame the obstacle with ease at approximately 9 9 30.

B

Well, after the polls were closed and thankfully, all of the absentee ballots were received and counted for in the qualified voter file, the city hall lost power. The whole area lost power. That's when the fun began cell phone flashlights came on phone calls started coming in to see if we needed help and in all the while workers remained calm at this time. I would like to thank the following individuals for their professionalism.

B

They always have demonstrated. In addition, with the exception of two, these members are full-time city employees who return to assist with the receiving board after completing their regular daily shifts under cell phone flashlights. The receiving board rocked it. Thank you to beth kovale, carrie mckinnon, sarah weekley sally ramos, her son carter, ramos, lisa hicks, clayton, lisa, mccaffrey, nadia, nordin and tara.

B

Brush shout out to our building and maintenance department supervisors, chris deshaun, who, when I contacted him, immediately, set up the generator mike blackburn for texting me to make sure that we were all set thanks to jeff goody and mark walentovich, for getting all the equipment set up at city hall and picking up the ballots at the av counting board and returning them to city hall. The building and maintenance department were all-stars.

B

It started the day before when they loaded all of the voting equipment delivered it to all the 27 precincts, as well as the counting board, and then the election happened, then, the next day on wednesday they're out there picking all the equipment up.

B

I understand that there is a shortage of laborers but and the highway department employees pitched in as well after phoning mayor bozzi, I'd like to thank him for his presence at city hall, ensuring that we had everything we needed to continue without missing a beat councilman b dune and dearborn chief of staff, zanibs and hussein contacted me as well to see where they could assist and our new director of technology. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you to mr david cooper.

B

He really helped immensely getting getting making sure all the technology was taken care of a big thank you to our crestwood high school honor society for their assistance at the polls on election day, and we always appreciate our police department's availability to assist us wherever needed. Even me, bringing me back to city hall at 3 30 in the morning.

B

Thank you to crestwood school district district, 7, school district, westwood and dearborn public schools, as well as saint sabina for hosting our polling locations. Don't forget, I didn't forget you, director, kathryn.

B

In addition, a special thank you to our library, director, mccaffrey for hosting the polling locations at caroline kennedy library and for agreeing to the relocation of precinct 20 to the john f kennedy, junior library, as well as his continued cooperation and assistance by allowing us the availability of the rooms at caroline kennedy for all of our election training and meetings and allowing the absentee accounting board to lose use the library chairs. They love those.

B

Thank you to our parks and recreation director, lauren cell for accommodating our polling locations at berwin and canfield, and a big shout out to mike keneger our recreation corps coordinator at the richard, a young center for always welcoming our absentee county board. Last but not certainly, not least, I am appreciative and extremely proud of the eff, a phenomenal office staff kathy dana george.

B

We couldn't do it without you.

B

Behind the scene, people that you do not see that really provide and get us to the point of election day. They are phenomenal, they're right here behind they're, not here now, but um that's where they send the majority of the time you might see them running up and down the halls if you're here at city hall, alanda, dennis marlene joanne art and karen and diane who run our absentee accounting board, um we also have our retiree jeannie north, who I brought back in helping out on election day in the clerk's office.

B

Thank you for making the dearborn heights clerk's office the best in the county in the state. Of course,.

B

I want to encourage our voters to get out there. Our pit crew is already kind of preparing you know for the november election. We had 17.76 turnout. I think we can do better. You know so encourage your neighbors to get out there absentee county board. We had more more ballots, go through the county board. No questions go ahead. Councilman all right. Thank.

E

You no no no go ahead. I want you to know that.

B

I'm waiting for my.

E

Come on bye, but I want you to know so yeah you met that one from dearborn he's the commissioner one of the election commissioners.

B

Absolutely yes, and he.

E

Absolutely was talking about you know, you know how hard you were just seeing the behind-the-scenes work that you put in and he said coming from, dearborn wow, your clerk does much better in dearborn heights than you know, and we all do I'm talking. This is something coming in from dearborn saying the dearborn heights clerk really goes above and beyond. So I really wanted to just kind of recognize you on that and what more cass was saying. So congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

L

Real quick, I'm sorry for also mr cooper I.t director. So as len mentioned, I'm actually shocked that he actually stayed he's still working with us. You know much abuse. We give him that day. You know we had. I mean he was trying to get there's so much stuff. That was wrong. That night, you know with uh connectivity, and so I I know most most of us were here past 1 32 in the morning, and so actually I told them. You know you can sleep in tomorrow, but obviously the the internet was down so marianna.

L

I call them seven in the morning. It's like no, you gotta get back to work because the internet was down. So thanks to mr cooper, you know he he really also stepped up. You know. So. Luckily we have a I.t director that helped us. Otherwise we would have been in really.

A

And more specifically, we're not sharing it with another city, so we have our own, which.

L

Is great and yeah he was here all night trying to make make sure that uh we have a good connectivity. Thank you.

M

L

M

Clerk just kind of summed up why we love our community, so much really great great people working together, really great job. Every everybody um council, men, council, chair pro tem, excuse me muscat. This is directly for you. This was not part of my what I plan to share with you tonight, but what I want to tell you is what you did tonight is very honorable, and I have a lot of respect for you. Thank you. Thank you for doing what you did.

M

um I also want to acknowledge councilman constand for what you said about being a statesman, about working together and being positive. Thank you. We all need that reminder. So I do appreciate that I wanted to thank you for asking questions and calling the treasury and having questions asked is very important. We always want to be available to you and we welcome your engagement as well as our residents. Our constituents you're very important to us, so we always want to be available to you and encourage you to reach out to us.

M

This is going to be the last time I'm going to talk about this next thing until december. So summer. 2022 taxes, the deadline- I know the deadline without penalty is monday august, the 15th by 5 pm. If you want to avoid the late fees, make sure you know, there's lots of ways to pay. You can go to the city website, the home page, it's right there. Thank you, chief of staff, for getting that on there for us lots of ways to pay. I mean we've talked about this before you can call it in.

M

You can use your phone app. You can pay in person, you can use a dropbox, you can go online and pay. You can go to dearborn federal savings bank, dearborn heights locations and pay, or you can pay at a kiosk lots of ways just pay, so you can avoid those late fees and then the last thing I have is. I want to thank the treasurer's office staff.

M

The front line has really been taken. It like we've, had lines out the door. um They are really thank you to my front line staff as well as the back office, because they continue to show up, continue to do the work and continue to serve with a smile, and we appreciate that they greet all of our residents with that energy and enthusiasm.

M

And thank you have a great night. Thank.

A

You, madam treasurer, and.

C

M

Checked registration.

C

M

Yes, it went to the bank.

N

um Hello, council, chair and mayor just wanted to talk about a quick event coming up uh saturday september 10th from 1 to 4 pm at carolyn, kennedy, library and john f kennedy, junior library we'll be having an open house coming out for a comedy magic show, drone demonstrations, giveaways, bounce houses, snacks, popcorn and more should be a great time so hope to see you there. Well, that's all for now, thanks for your time and see you at the library. Thank you. Thank you.

T

Who knew that mike had such an announcer's voice? You should make everybody's announcements.

A

I would call him a radio guy, hello.

T

To this body my name is latonya gator, I'm here to represent the ccrc community and cultural relations. Commission. I have three announcements to make three announcements to make the first I'll leave with positivity and gratitude first and then the second a little bit on the negative side. But I think it's important that this body knows that um so in june the ccrc, with great help from city administration and community members all over, we planted a pride garden at city hall to show support and inclusivity for the lgbtqia community.

T

It was really great and again I wanted to publicly thank everyone who was able to support that. Unfortunately, uh I believe it was used according to the video it was vandalized in july, and uh that situation was brought to derwent heights police department and it was posted all over. So I wanted to thank the police department for making that announcement on their websites.

T

I spoke with detective gondeck and chief hart, and it is the will of the commission that if those youth are brought to justice, that we wanted a voice in that matter, that we wanted it to be more of a restorative justice practice. We don't believe that youth deserve to have a criminal record over vandalizing the garden we are advocating that they receive some education, some support they can be held accountable for what they did and maybe do community.

C

Service make them rebuild, or even.

T

Community service, yes, um so just an update. That has not happened yet, but that is what we aspire to this past saturday. We replanted the garden again, and I wanted to shed some positivity to those who were able to support, uh donate and help us build it. So thank you, mayor bozzi, for coming. Thank you councilman breyer. Thank you so much tom winslow and his family. Thank you so much clerk lincenia. Thank you.

T

Treasurer lisa hicks clayton um chastity townsend, who was a dearborn heights community member, our state, rep aaron burns came of course me and leslie were there from the ccrc as well as other community members, uh not crochet. His name is rayden cayden. He is a new resident to the dearborn heights. Community he's also a member of the lgbtqia community. So it was really good to have his support there.

T

We had a community member by the name of thomas wesley and his wife kendall, who are from americorps, so we really had some incredible people out there in 90 degree weather helping us replant this garden, and lo and behold, I got news a couple of hours ago that it was vandalized again. Oh.

P

T

So we got cameras on it um from my source. um The camera footage was not working that day according to the power outage. But again I am here to share positivity because love and hard work and good spirits, overpowers any kind of ignorance, and so whatever we need to do to continue to promote that level of inclusivity.

T

That is what the ccrc will do. um My other announcement is that heather nicholson, bester, who is a ccrc member, has resigned. So I wanted to publicly thank her for her service and her dedication on the commission.

T

It also means that we have a vacancy on the ccrc. um As some of you may know, we do not make our own appointments. uh Five appointments come from the mayor two from city council, so with heather resigning. That appointment lies with mayor bazi.

T

Our next meeting now that we meet quarterly is on september the 1st at 7 pm at richard a young. Please, please, please! If you can make it please, please, please, if you are wanting to be on the right side of what we're doing with alleviating racism and discriminatory practices in our city, I constantly upload information on our facebook page. It is friends of the dearborn heights community and cultural relations.

T

Commission, I just uploaded a ton of information from the michigan department of health and human service as to how to alleviate any type of racism at a system level at an individual level. I ensure you that we all can do this work if we really try and do the work together. So thank you so much again for this administration and hope to see you on september 1.. I'm.

C

Sorry all your hard work out there, sorry and and no matter how someone feels or how I feel or any anything like that is criminal, and it should never happen to anything at any point in time. uh I don't care what people's opinions or are thinking are it just should not never happen. I'm.

T

You to the and michael catherine, because he works really hard with us to prepare and it's already a new environment.

E

Thank you, man, leslie.

A

Oh, I'm sorry is there anybody else.

B

You have two uh okay administration on zoom, no.

A

Problem so is iphone. Is that administration? I.

B

Think it's hassan.

A

E

D

Do you want me, okay, so.

A

D

A

From administration here I have.

O

Okay, I've got a couple announcements: um we have uh an august 25th south durban, high civic association meeting at seven o'clock till 9 pm, our featured speaker will be chief heart and we will talk about what's happening with the police department and update everybody with that, and we also hope to have someone come and discuss fraud and the things that are happening where they're picking on seniors, maybe in particular um with all these scams that are going on. So we hope to address both of those items at that meeting.

O

That's at 3335 south beach daily at 7 pm. We also have ecourse creek, it's the same location august 24th at 6, 00 pm and then on september 3rd, the rhs reunion, which is roosevelt high school robochell. Currently they will be having a reunion at the tyrone wheatley penn park from 10 am to 7 pm and everybody's welcome. We will have vendors there and the groups will be serving their own variety of foods. Thank you very much.

A

Thank you, councilwoman anybody else in administration. Here I'm hearing none or seeing none we'll go ahead and go to zoom, uh we'll start with the ladies first, uh our recreation. Do you know, ladies first, our recreation director kimberly lorenzell go ahead and I do have a question for you before you're done with god.

U

Okay, um I just want to let everybody know remind you about the picnic that we've got this thursday for the seniors for the council, people who want to attend. We welcome you to attend and also the other public officials.

U

I have a ticket at the end. We appreciate that as well.

A

Kimberly you got cut off after all, the other elected officials- oh.

U

Okay, um if you wish to bring a gift card for the raffle, we would appreciate that too as well. uh It starts at uh 10 o'clock and it should end about 2 p.m. It's at the camfield community center and it's um outside underneath the tent. So it should be an exciting fun time for everybody. We have.

D

An illusionist.

U

This time something different, so we're looking forward to it and then saturday we have our garage sale at the canfield community center. We have over a hundred vendors and it um starts at nine, am and goes until four pm. So hopefully we'll see most of you there to come through and see what you can find to buy.

A

Okay, kim just quick question for you um and I'm just throwing it out there. This is not uh a proposal, but just something to think about. I I know that dearborn just did their homecoming and I know it was a great success. I'm just throwing it out there, just maybe for us to consider changing uh our spirit festival to possibly name such as dylan heights homecoming. I just I I like the vibe of it much better, just something to consider I'm just throwing it out there. I don't know if I was ever considered.

U

Thank you, okay, um just so you know the one thing that I'm looking to do for the next spirit festival um is to re-establish the committee that we've had in the past well long time ago, um community uh members and things like that, okay great, um to get some different input like what you had just brought up. So okay.

A

Thank you very much director appreciate it next up uh iphone. Is that uh dearborn heights director? Yes, it is, god.

V

uh Good afternoon, on behalf of the city administration, and also on behalf of hud, I we appreciate your approval and the trust you put on us approving the action plan for the fiscal year. 2223 from the cdbg community block grant then show the trust, the legislative put in the administration of the city to allocate and use the funding in a proper way as an administrator for those federal funds.

V

Also, I thank you on behalf of hud for doing the best he can approving the allocation of these funds, given that in consideration at cedd, we are the administrators for the federal funds, uh heart funds and most of the mitigations of flood fund from fema any question regarding those funds.

V

uh Our office is open, our staff do their job and do it very well, we are proud of doing our job. We don't need no congregation. We don't need accept appreciation for doing what we're supposed to do. We represent the federal government and trying to reach out to the community using the fund allocated by the congress.

V

I assure you in the mail- I assure you most of you, know me long and short, our staff myself and our consultant and the people we are work with at the federal level. At the state level, we have a partnership relation with them.

V

If some of you call them, they will refer you back to me and they will refer you back to my office. I assure you that will happen. That's a confidence that you should be proud of.

V

The city should be proud of that. We need your lobbying as the public officials for the city of german heights. We do the end. I encourage you. I encourage you and I appreciate any one of you legislatively lobbying legislative to allocate and help us to get some funds. Do we need help? Absolutely we need help and you will hear from me about the help we need very soon.

V

uh In the other hand, uh trans uh share us how the alpha fund is allocated. The alpha fund allocated based on the hud cbpg cpd, which is community planning and development at hud. It's a division of what the formula they use to allocate the cdd funding used to allocate the alpha hunter and that in particular, very short. It's based on the level of the I'm not going to say poverty, but I can say the law and moderate income census drag in each state.

V

So for the city who are you know about 51 low and moderate income, usually most likely they receive higher than the ones who are not, and fortunately, unfortunately, the city of demon heights is at at 50 believed or not 0.9. We are not 51 to be considered as a disadvantaged city yet, and I hope will never be, and I hope if we become so, we can receive more funding.

V

Okay with that, I really appreciate all your uh what you do legislatively and the most important trust you put on us by uploading. You know the way we allocate it and we do and respond to uh mr leslie. We do.

W

V

When we put a public hearing out there, we put it to listen and to take it in consideration.

V

We do that as part of our job, not to please anybody, but to do what's correct and what's right- and we do this here- went all the way above and beyond the box outside the box, and did some community outreach for the most.

V

Sick of the night, which is arabic, so that's why we focus on arabic, not in spanish or others, because the study and discussing with heart and encouragement by heart is to take in consideration. You know if there is in another language.

A

You gotta wrap it up.

V

Okay uh yeah, I understand, but you let others congratulate each other and pat on their backs. I am here.

A

To you're doing a great job, there's no doubt about it,.

V

I understand, but please you know when I am speaking for the public, treat me the way you treat others. I.

A

V

A

But we have to limit, do we have.

V

To limit the time.

V

uh You know what we do in the city of dearborn heights in the community and economic development, with the advice of the mayor in coordination with legislators. We don't do it because we want the we do it, because it's what we're supposed to do right and you have a great job.

A

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Director. uh Next up is public comments. You will have three minutes come on up and state name, city and street. I'm sorry we do. We have yeah we're all set, let's see, yeah. She has an extra minute, two minutes. Four minutes.

H

My name is leslie winless and I live on annapolis street in dearborn heights michigan 48125 tonight, I'd like to address my elected officials on the topic of anti-black and racist rhetoric. I made the conscious decision not to address anyone in particular, because I don't want my message to be lost in the drama of who said what instead I'd like us to reflect on how we can do better moving forward. It's extremely important to me that my elected officials understand the power of their words.

H

I had an encounter recently with a dearborn heights employee that told me sticks and stones to insinuate that words don't hurt as adult. We should know better than this. If words didn't hurt, then there would be no outrage when people use racial slurs.

H

If words have no impact, there would be no songs that make you cry or speakers that motivate you to do better. There would be no need for a political campaign right.

H

The bible tells us reckless words pierce, like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing that's proverbs, 12 18 for those who want to fact check your words do matter, because, whether you like it or not, people look up to you and they follow your lead.

H

There would be no hitler without people blindly going along with his message because they viewed him as a leader which brings me to another recent encounter where elected officials told me that our city is diverse, that they themselves see no color and truly believe the narrative of racism in dearborn heights as a political tool.

H

Yeah special right at first, I thought: don't rock the boat, just continue to educate folks and then remember, but then I remembered the words of my ancestor zora neal hurston.

H

If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it so here I am today speaking in her honor, you must not just be colorblind, but you have to be seen now to miss the number of confederate flags flying around this city. I've never seen so many people so proud of losing in my life.

H

I'm guessing you also missed the multiple attacks on the pride garden on your way in every single council meeting.

H

Your eyes must be glued shut to miss the countless very public anti-black comments by one of your fellow council mates like the person who killed raynesha, mcbride she's never been charged or when an african-american athlete is fighting for the prophet of their own own name. They should be able to afford college if they can afford tattoos intentionally or not.

H

This person is co-signing the future slaughter of unarmed black teens who knock on the door for help and invalidating the concerns of athletes who killed themselves for their crafts for little to nothing in return, your cataracts must be really acting up. If you missed the memo that, on in february of 2013, the michigan department of civil rights went after the last 35 organizations in michigan that are still holding on to offensive names and mascots that negatively impact american indians.

H

Meanwhile, here in dearborn heights, we are proud to have the last team in michigan still named after the artwork. We have the loudest community bragging about their heritage, their history. Under this name news flash. It is not your heritage, it is not your history, it is not your name to defend it's, not your name to be proud of. It's not your name. To have this body still approves funds for this team using tax dollars annually against legal presidents. That advises you not to do that.

H

Would you be so silent if that racial slur was yours, one that impacted your culture, your heritage, your race? That's a rhetorical question, though, since I know you wouldn't be silenced. After all, I watched the meeting last thursday.

H

This isn't a narrative. This is our livelihood angel winless could one day be renisha, mcbride, collins, winless junior could one day be andrea anthony. You need to do better and be better if for nothing else, it's because my babies are watching and they get to inherit the city you're building.

H

A

You okay appreciate that anybody else in the audience come on up.

X

Mike blackburn up mike blackburn arnold street um is.

A

One second city, and then lastly, I always ask whoever works at the city, if you're, representing the city or on your.

X

Residence dearborn heights um just as a resident okay, is there any update on um anthony camilleri's destruction of property at the golf course and then in the investigation? I.

A

Can't comment on that I'll leave it to somebody from uh I'll leave it to the chief. If he's still on to comment on that, if that's what he's doing.

Q

Yes, that really should not end up being addressed uh publicly one we've identified someone by name uh two. It could end up having a negative impact on a pending investigation.

A

Well, like again, I was gonna leave it to the chief to comment where he wants to comment, but so I we can't comment on that.

X

Obviously, there's nothing is the investigation still ongoing.

A

I can't touch it. We can't comment on that. So yeah.

Q

If the, if the chief believes that he can make a response, that would be not potentially prejudicial he is still on, but.

A

I don't know how much he can say.

Q

That would not, particularly since an individual is identified by name.

A

Okay, chief, before you begin, if you do plan on saying something, did you hear what the corporation counselor recommended.

J

A

Can you hear me? Yes, we can.

J

Yeah, I'm not going to comment on it this evening. I appreciate the question, but it's not something that I feel is appropriate to do right now.

X

Okay, okay and uh one other thing, I want to collect uh correct to say clerk. um The election went off great, um but what she will never do is congratulate herself, because if it wasn't for a smart, competent, honest clerk, everybody below her could not do her job could not do their job. So I'll give a congratulations to city clerk fur.

A

And I'd also like to correct she said she was the best in michigan. I think the best in the united states.

E

Anybody else she said their offices not her, but she represents the whole team. She does she's the best in my opinion and she's a michigan state fan. Oh sorry, for her luck.

Y

Ghost parties fire for your loss, yeah championships, vince stratkowski, columbia, street um glad all the most of this golf course stuff is behind us. But there's one thing that I brought up in the past. Can you hear me? uh You gotta talk a little louder, but go ahead all right, I'm doing my best.

Y

One thing I have brought up in the past, and um this was regarding the fire department, fire and rescue. um I noticed dearborn had their miniature fire truck here during the spirit festival, um and I had brought up that. That would be a good idea to have one of those for this golf course since running a rescue squad out, there would most likely get stuck in the event or rain or anything like that.

Y

But I would like to see something in the budget or in this deal that you're working with as part of the equipment as for an emergency vehicle to be allocated towards that golf course, no matter what size you make it.

Y

I know the chief said in the past that they've never had any problems before, but you cannot predict the future.

Y

So if we could uh do something in that line, I'd rather pay for a fire truck or a fire rescue equipment out there, rather than pay for somebody's life.

C

Good idea, thank you. Okay,.

A

Thank you, vince anybody else in the audience come on up, sir.

F

Hey it's red, yeah, red red.

W

Bob davis, better known as red dearborn heights, live on loch lomond, just uh two things that happened in the neighborhood one was uh my neighbor was having a construction work done in her house and the contractor parked his big trailer in the driveway.

W

Well, someone came and stole it, but with the help of the neighbors and the dearborn heights police department, we recovered the trailer over on gully and cherry hill.

W

The trailer itself cost about fifteen thousand dollars, it's carlos construction and he appreciated all the help we got, and I appreciate the dearborn heights police and I commend him for the excellent job that they did and they got his trailer back and the guy you know, sold this guy. The trailer for three grand and said he'd be right back with the registration.

W

Well, if you're selling a trader, you're gonna have the registration with you right right, so the guy knew it was hot, but he got caught and he's out three thousand bucks. Do I have sympathy? No.

W

My last thing is priority. Garbage pickup there's only 18 houses on my street every time, they're leaving majority of the not majority of the time but like today. Why I'm bringing it up? I happen to be sitting on the back of my tailgate of my pickup and they came picked up garbage and I looked and they put the garbage in it, went all on the street guy got out and went like this got back in the truck took off.

W

So I I just said, and I I waved it down and said: hey he says I'll be back. I said all right, you know they got uh brakes, shovels on their trucks, to put it in and.

W

I just don't think priority is doing an a very good job, because I cruise the neighborhoods, I'm retired- and I see that around where there's a lot of garbage- and they don't pick it up when it falls out. Sometimes that's the responsibility, also the homeowner not properly putting their garbage in their containers.

W

They just throw it in there loosely. So if you have a windy day, of course, it's going to blow around so it's a responsibility.

W

And uh that's it! Okay and I appreciate your time and thank you very much all right. First.

A

Of all mayor, kudos, tarp police department, so good job.

W

Yeah excellent.

A

Job- and they also did a good job on- I know on an incident that happened on evangeline uh about a week or so back so good job to them. As far as priorities concerned um down your name and number I'll have a gentleman contact you for priority and make sure it gets taken care of whatever your issues are.

W

Oh okay, I appreciate that or email it to me. If you want yeah or we can look for another uh someone.

A

Else to come up, I I I think overall, if, if we base it on our last two three four weeks, I think they've drastically improved their customer service. uh I'm not.

W

Saying they're bad all the time, but.

A

W

Saying when a guy gets out and looks oh no, I agree, but.

A

I think come on yeah, but I think that's a secluded incident and, like I said I'll, make sure the gentleman contacts your.

W

P

And looks into that.

A

They've got cameras on their trucks.

W

I believe you, but I've also called priority too, when I've seen that happen, so I get on the phone and call them directly and when it happened once before in my neighborhood. Well, we'll take care of that, for you.

A

W

And took care of it personally, no problem, okay, thank you very.

A

Much thank you, sir. Thank you.

L

Closer to the door yeah, if this happens again just call our office, uh we'll make sure a manager sends that driver back and we've been very successful. If you call us the same day, yeah.

F

You know we'll make sure that driver gets.

L

J

N

Don't take care of it at the minute so.

L

They will they will. The manager is really on it.

W

Well anything I ever see, I I get a hold of you guys, quick or enough, and I know the right people to call and uh I make the right calls to do it and if you know I thought the guy was going to come back and clean it up. He didn't well.

W

You know, I understand that you know he didn't want to yeah.

A

Well, I think, red. I need you to work on getting out of your comfort zone and saying how you truly feel about things. Okay, because it seems like a little I'll. Tell you about saying how you feel about him.

W

Oh here we go, I know exactly what to say.

L

That's right, that's that's a good, that's right and he doesn't need a microphone either. Yeah.

A

That's always going to say the only one that the microphone works perfect on anybody else in the audience that would like to come up to speak.

O

David, I have a couple more comments.

A

Okay, glad councilwoman all.

O

Right I'd like to thank mike mccaffrey for his presentation last month on the little ridge schoolhouse in the nollen cemetery. He did a great job and then at our south germany, civic association meeting mr ali deeb, and he brought martin from wade trim. They had a fantastic presentation. We had it up on screen what the drone saw when it went down: e-course, creek and we've located over 100 spots, and it was a really great meeting. Thank you again.

A

Thank you. Thank you, councilwoman anybody else in the audience going once going twice born three times.

A

Somebody's got to say, I can't say it moving to adjourn. Okay, move to adjourn by councilman uh badoon support, supported by councilman muscat. All in favor, please stay die. Those opposed the eyes have it. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and good night.