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From YouTube: Dearborn Heights City Council Meeting 1/14/20 - Part 1
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The Dearborn Heights City Council meeting taking place Tuesday, January 14th 2020.
This meeting is divided into four parts on our YouTube channel, this is part 1 of 4.
See part 2 here: https://youtu.be/djKKVL56vpY
See Part 3 here: https://youtu.be/e5_wqhopuzk
See Part 4 here: https://youtu.be/ySbfZ8JQsUk
B
A
Thank
you,
madam
secretary.
Oh
you're,
probably
all
wondering
what's
this
guy
doing
up
there,
what
does
he
think
he's
up
to
and
why
did
he
grab
the
mic?
Just
to
let
you
know
the
first
meeting
of
every
even
year.
Is
the
council
reorganization
meeting
where,
as
the
council
will
it
elects
a
new
chairperson
and
a
new
chair,
Pro
Tem.
So
that
is
why
I'm
sitting
here
and
I
will
be
running
a
short
portion
of
the
meeting.
A
Thank
you
at
this
time,
I
would
like
to
open
up
the
floor
for
nominations
for
the
position
of
chair
person.
So
let
me
briefly
explain
the
procedure
and
the
process
we're
going
to
take
we'll
take
as
many
nominations
as
are
offered.
We
will
vote
I
will
ask
that
each
member
I
will
announce
the
person
asked
for
the
vote.
I
will
ask
that
each
members
stick
your
hand
out,
and
we
will
tell
you
the
votes.
A
Once
we
have
four
votes
that
person
we
elected
chairperson,
we
will
then
proceed
and
elect
the
chair,
Pro
Tem,
in
the
same
manner.
If
somebody
doesn't
get
four
votes
on
the
first
rung,
we
will
continue
in
that
manner
until
we
have
somebody
with
four
votes.
Are
there
any
questions
before
we
begin
the
proceedings
with?
That
being
said,
I'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
open
the
Florida
nominations.
Mr.
A
A
E
A
A
A
A
Bazi
makes
a
motion
to
close
the
nominations
seconded
by
Councilwoman
Hicks
Clayton,
all
those
in
favor
aye
any
opposed.
The
motion
to
close
the
nominations
passes
at
this
point.
We'll
do
it
in
order
of
nomination
I.
Ask
that
if
you
would
like
to
vote
for
Councilwoman
Denise
Miller
now
scheme
Maxwell
for
a
chairperson,
please
stick
out
your
right
hand.
A
A
A
I
A
A
So
sorry,
thank
you.
This
lady's
position
is
tough
folks,
you
got
to
remember
all
this
stuff
I.
Can
we
have
a
vote
to
close
that
nomination,
favor
say:
aye
aye
opposed
none,
Thank,
You
councilman
musket,
going
back
to
the
order
of
business.
We
will
be
voting
on
the
councilman
Bazzi
for
chairman
Pro
Tem.
Please
stick
out
your
right
hand.
A
I'm
seeing
five
votes,
the
councilman
wensel
councilman
Muscat
Councilwoman
Maxwell,
not
some
woman,
Hicks
Clayton,
is
council
person
desi.
Is
that
how
you
voted
if
you
did
not
vote
in
that
manner?
Please
let
me
know
at
this
point
with
that,
being
a
majority
of
at
least
for
a
councilman
bazi
is
elected
chairman
Pro
Tem.
Congratulations.
A
A
E
F
E
E
I
I
J
E
G
E
Yes,
but
so
long
counseling
services
for
thirty-one
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighty
eight
dollars
and
64
cents.
This
is
a
law
firm
that
has
not
been
approved
by
City
Council.
Yet
it
was
protocol
means
according
to
our
Charter.
It
would
have
to
be
brought
before
us
to
have
the
law
firm
approved.
Then
we
would
pay
the
building.
K
L
Council
Chair
of
the
Charter
says
in
this
is
section
five
point.
One
three
J
the
mayor
or
the
City
Council
may
retain
special
legal
counsel
to
a
pure
of
counsel
to
the
Corporation
Counsel
for
purposes.
Assisting
the
corporation
counsel
for
a
special
matter
and
for
such
limited
time
and
purpose
as
the
mayor
or
council
shall
specify
you're.
E
L
E
G
E
E
E
E
J
J
Unfortunately,
when
looking
at
those
numbers,
the
mayor
got
15.6
percent
last
year.
Now,
according
to
this
matrix
is
gonna
get
another
4%
we're
still
working
twenty
percent
less
hours
or
one
day
less
a
week
we
haven't
even
talked
about
going
back
to
five
day
workers.
Yet
the
mayor
cancer
simple
questions
every
month
on
a
simple
theme
of
concrete
repair.
Every
time
I
ask
that
question.
I
get
the
nice
I
came
after
that.
J
J
The
second
thing
is
on
agenda
item
9
e
duties
under
duties
of
the
city.
This
is
an
agreement
between
the
humane
society
in
the
city
of
Dearborn,
Heights,
section
3
duties
of
the
city.
It's
got
indemnifies
a
city
city
holds
the
Michigan
Humane
Society,
harmless
and
under
duties
of
the
Michigan
Maine
society,
their
duties,
section,
2.10
the
and
then
the
Humane
Society
indemnifies
and
holds
the
city
harmless
as
well.
So
both
parties
are
holding
each
other
harmless,
which
is
a
kind
of
a
unique
situation
where
there
a
an
independent
contract.
J
We're
working
for
the
city,
we're
paying
forty
five
hundred
and
eighty
one
dollars
a
month
flat
fee
for
basic
animal
care
for
up
to
ten
days.
Ten
days
now,
I,
don't
this
is
per
animal
or
how
that
works
out.
I'm,
not
an
expert
in
this
feat
in
this
field,
but
I
think.
Perhaps
we
need
to
take
a
look
at
that,
especially
here
listed
as
an
independent
contractor
for
the
city
of
Dearborn
Heights
and
how
these
fees
actually
work
out
and
how
much
we're
paying
I
don't.
This
is
a
standard
contactor
how
this
works
out.
J
But
if
your
animal
that's
went
out
by
somebody
else,
something
happens,
somebody
is
negligent
or
harmful
and
your
animal
dies
not
do
your
own
fault,
but
city
employee,
not
saying
the
city.
Employees
can
do
anything
or
if
to
Michigan,
means
Society
and
they're,
each
not
holding
each
other
culpable
who's.
Gonna
take
care
of.
Did
that
animal
goodness.
Thank
you.
E
E
But
it
looks
like
we're
paying
the
same
exact
amount
of
four
million
I'm;
sorry,
four
hundred
twenty
thousand
four
hundred
and
two
dollars
and
thirty
five
cents
twice:
okay,
there,
okay,
I,
got
I,
see
the
invoice
differences
so
they're,
okay,
yeah,
because
we
okay
invoice
301
to
Hyundai
and
invoice
number
301
three
to
five
I'm.
Sorry
just
wanted
to
clarify
good
good.
Yes,.
H
M
E
H
H
H
July
30th,
that
was
at
earth,
been
corrected.
Okay,
so
that's
fine!
Next
one
is
item.
I,
think
6-8
was
good,
I'm
good
on
there
and
on
item
number
621
director
Elizabeth
there.
She
is
I've
already
spoken
with
her,
but
I
think
for
clarification
for
the
council
members
and
for
the
audience.
I
had
a
question
as
to
why
the
workers
comp
in
this
particular
case
was
to
gardens
to
the
hospital,
and
it
was
a
bunch
of
other
workers
comps
in
there
to
different
organizations
and
I
was
asking
her.
H
N
So
there
are
six
invoices
related
to
workers,
comp
two
are
related
to
reinsurance
and
then
Mike
Mel
begins
B
and
four
are
paid
to
providers
such
as
Garden
City.
Hospitals
such
as
a
surgical
group
you'll
see
them
scattered
throughout
the
claims
and
alphabetical
order.
So
we
are
self-insured
so,
for
instance,
on
621,
which
is
the
claim
to
Garden
City
Hospital.
That
claim
was
for
an
employee
who
required
some
additional
services
at
Garden,
City
Hospital.
That
could
be
a
surgical
procedure,
some
testing,
so
it
is
based
on
a
2018
claim,
which
you
might
say
well.
N
Why
are
we
playing
this
almost
24
months
later?
Well,
sometimes,
if
the
first
responder,
for
instance,
goes
to
the
emergency
room
and
is
treated,
they
might
be
already
in
the
system
because
they
live
in
the
area
and
they
may
be
frequent
Garden
City
Hospital
or
owe
quitter
sorry
Beaumont
wherever
so
when
they
enter
the
system.
N
We
all
have
unique
identifiers
like
a
social
security
number
or
birth
date.
They
enter
in
the
employees,
name
number
blah
blah
blah
it
might
get
charged
to
their
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
plan
or
whatever
they
used
before,
when
they
were
just
a
private
patient.
So
for
workers
comp,
what
happens
is
it
gets
flagged
as
a
claim
to
BlueCross
BlueShield?
N
They
could
reject
it
and
then
they
end
up
sending
it
back
to
the
employee
and
saying:
okay,
we're
you
hurt
on
the
job
and
when
they
were
hurt-
and
they
say
yes,
I
was
hurt
on
the
job.
Then
it
goes
back
to
us
and
broad
spire
reviews
the
claim
and
then
they
deem
if
it's
an
appropriate
claim
to
pay.
So
in
this
particular
service
was
one
of
our
employees
who
got
injured
on
the
job.
N
It
was
nothing
that
could
be
handled
at
the
clinic,
so
this
claim
was
about
ten
thousand
eleven
thousand
dollars
and
it
was
played
directly
to
Garden
City.
So
it
is
reviewed
by
broad
spire.
Who
is
our
third-party
administrator?
They
make
sure
that
the
claim
is
appropriate,
that
the
correct
services,
it's
the
correct
employee
and
it
is
one
of
our
employees.
They
verify
that
because
sometimes
things
get
crossed
and
that's
the
case
for
all
the
other
ones
as
well.
Okay,.
H
H
This
would
be
for
rec,
create
I'm,
sorry
I,
just
to
make
sure
here,
four
directors
tell
me
again,
and
the
question
was
from
this
resident
we
had
like
in
this
case,
Holloway
leaves
and
wood
chips.
Most
importantly,
the
wood
chips
part
an
amount
is
5810.
The
question
the
resident
had
is
why
we
don't
use
them,
and
I
was
a
great
idea
why
we
don't
use
these
wood
chips
for
the
different
flower
beds,
etc,
etc
throughout
the
city
and
different
city
buildings,
instead
of
just
thrown
it
away
using
it
for
a
particular
purpose.
M
Do
use
some
of
them,
but
I
mean
we're
talking
mass
amounts
of
them.
Secondly,
the
chips
may
or
may
not
have
disease
and
I'm
with
the
different
types
of
trees.
Stuff
like
that.
So
these
are
basically
spoils
that
we
actually
get
a
pretty
good
deal
with
this,
because
they
actually
take
them
to
a
power
plant
to
help
power
that
so
we
do
have
some.
We
do
offer
residents
to
come
and
get
them
in
the
spring
and
summer,
but
towards
the
end
of
season
and
fall.
M
O
H
It
also
included
667,
the
one
would
but
so
long,
which
I
know
was
taking
it
out,
which
was
the
attorney
fees
for
the
mayor's
lawsuit
or
appeal,
but
at
6:38
this
is
one
with
four
professional
services
rendered
through
different
dates
for
our
cameras
to
wheel
and
shank.
A
couple
questions
I
know:
the
total
allotted
that
we
had
voted
on
was
up
to
seventy
thousand
dollars.
Correct
council
chair,
yes,
okay,
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
had
early
on
is
the
first
lawsuit
that
was
started.
H
Not
I
want
to
rehash
that,
but
I
went
through
this
a
couple
different
times.
Is
that
included?
You
know
my
opinion
was
we
as
a
as
a
city
should
not
pay
for
that?
First
lawsuit
now
to
rehash
the
original.
What
happened
but
I
could
not
find
where
it
is
or
is
not
included.
So
I
just
want
to
ask:
is
it
included
or
is
it
not
included,
because
I
went
through
that
two-three
times
personally.
E
H
Right
so
when
you
say
well,
I'm
talking
about
specific,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
the
days
was
sometime
last
year.
I
just
want
my
only
thing
I
want
to
make
sure
is
that
the
first
lawsuit
is
not
included
in
here
and
if
it's
not
clear
which
I
couldn't
find
it,
then
maybe
we
should
table
this
until
the
attorney
firm
can
clarify
that
for
us
just
to
make
sure
I'm.
H
Know
if
we're
back
to
April
I'd
seen
some
days
of
April
yeah
a
webpage,
there
was
something
April
I
seen
it
so
so
I,
don't
think.
I
personally
want
to
make
sure,
because
I
don't
believe
we
as
a
city
should
owe
their
and
if
they
can't
do
it
pro
bono,
great
no
problem,
you
know
whatever
happened
happened
but
I
just
don't
believe
we
should
pay
for
as
a
city.
So
if,
if
we
don't
know
for
sure
here
it
is
April
3rd
2019,
okay,.
E
E
G
H
H
There
was
yeah
because
my
concern
is
this
and
I
looked
at
this
and
I
know:
we've
taken
six
six
six
67
off
the
table,
which
is
the
fees
that
the
mayor
is
bringing
forward,
which
we've
decided
right
now
as
a
body
they
hate,
and
there
was
no
resolution
done
so.
Therefore,
we're
not
gonna
pay
at
this
particular
point
until
a
resolution
comes
forward,
but
a
concern
that
I
had
is
so
far
what's
been
spent
for
attorney
fees
for
this
audit.
H
Forty
seven
thousand
six
hundred
and
eighty
on
behalf
of
the
council,
which
we
had
allotted
up
to
seventy
thousand
and
then
for
the
mayor's
which
I
know
we're
not
addressing
it
today.
But
that
amount
is
thirty,
one
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighty
eight,
so
the
concern
I
have
as
a
resident
and
as
a
councilman.
So
far
we
have
right
around
80
thousand
dollars
spent
on
attorney
fees,
going
back
and
forth
back
and
forth
and
and
all
I'm
asking
for
is
as
a
council
and
as
administration
and
as
a
mayor.
H
Going
back
and
forth
with
this
thing
and
as
you've
noticed,
it's
been
I
think
about
five,
seven,
four,
five,
six
seven
eight
times
and
every
time
we
go
back
to
court
and
the
mayor
goes
back
to
court
that
we
go
back
to
court
and
this
thing
can
go
on
and
on.
I
know
we're
capped
at
70.
Who
knows
what
the
mayor's
fees
are
gonna
be
a
mayor's
attorney
fees
are
gonna,
be
I.
H
E
H
F
Two
points
and
just
echo
what
Coughlin
of
dog
brought
up
number
one
in
the
court
of
appeals
you
they
do
have
a
specific
procedure
where
you
can
have
a
settlement
conference,
so
we
can
settle
it
even
though
the
issue
of
the
granting
of
the
third
lawsuit
is
being
appealed
and
stayed
but
number
two,
the
filing
of
the
first
lawsuit.
The
reason
the
first
lawsuit
was
dismissed
is
because
it
was
never.
There
was
never
a
vote
and
authorized
by
the
council
so
and
if
nothing
else,
the
attorneys
for
the
City
Council
should
have
said
well.
F
Do
you
have
a
council
resolution
authorizing
this
action
because
it
didn't
exist
so
that
we
shouldn't
be
built
for
that
the
taxpayers
shouldn't
have
to
pay
for
and
I
just
again
to
echo
what
councilman
Abdullah
said.
So
we
have
a
budget
for
the
first
time
the
council
separately
of
$70,000
for
attorney
fees,
47,
almost
48
thousand
of
that
has
already
been
spent
and
I
mean
we
all
know
the
history.
There's
we,
the
council
contracts
to
have
an
audit
done
every
year
with
the
city.
F
E
G
M
Well,
I'll
definitely
be
doing
it
here
in
next
month
or
two
then
working
on
some
other
things
that
have
a
little
bit
more
priority,
a
being
the
lead
and
copper
issues
and
exceedences
we're
working
on
some
bit
specs
for
that.
But
we
will
definitely
have
it
here
to
the
council
before
the
cutting
season
begins.
Thank.
G
D
M
G
G
D
M
K
E
H
E
H
E
H
Additional
thing
I
want
to
add,
is
in
addition
to
the
fees
that
we're
paying
to
attorneys
for
the
counsel
and
attorneys
for
the
mayor,
but
we
also-
let's
not
forget
you
know.
We
have
counsel
me
a
few
that
we've
been
using
on
this
particular
item,
also
on
a
regular
basis.
Obviously
it
doesn't
have
a
specific
claim
right
now,
but
you
know
we
have
a
lot
spent
on
this
thing.
That's
all!
Thank
you.
Okay,.
E
L
L
The
second
thing,
I
would
also
note
is
that
mr.
Navman
will
have
fees
as
well
that
he
will
be
submitting
and
they
were
not
submitted
with
regard
to
this.
So
there
will
be
additional
fees
for
the
mayor,
and
the
third
thing
that
I
would
note
is
that
the
parties
can
end
up
settling
I
mean
I
would
recommend
that
they
do
so
through
counsel,
but
there's
nothing
that
says
when
you're
up
on
appeal
that
you
cannot
end
up
settling
people
settle
in
there
before
the
board
of
appeals.
Well,.
L
But
your
attorney
has
to
basically
follow
your
direction
and
if
you
ended
up
giving
the
direction
to
him
to
end
up
meeting
in
a
closed
session
to
discuss
this,
you
could
do
that.
Just
as
the
mayor
would
be
able
to
speak
to
his
attorneys
and
maybe
be
able
to
get
everything
wrapped
up,
because
obviously.
O
O
E
H
H
My
concern
inept
if
the
run
councilman
just
to
be
specific
and
with
due
respect
to
the
council
chair,
it
was
at
that
lawsuit
was
brought
forward.
The
first
initial
lawsuit
without
any
of
us
at
least
at
least
I-
know,
I,
wasn't
involved
with
this
or
I
know.
We
had
no
beating
on
this
and
I
know
yet
brought
it
forward
yourself
and
I'm
sure
there's
an
oversight,
but
nevertheless
it
was
brought
forward
yourself
by
yourself
without
the
authorization
of
the
council
to
go
sue.
E
F
E
E
I
H
I
E
H
About
this,
how
about
this
suggestion
and
I'm
just
picking
a
random
number
here?
We
pay
them
and
we
put
$10,000
in
escrow
for
put
$10,000
on
the
side
until
it's
clarified,
agreeing
that
way
and
then
we're
paying
whatever
is
told
to
them.
This
way
they
would
know
the
money's
there
we're
not
saying
we're,
not
gonna
pay
you
we
just
don't
want
to
pay
for
that.
First,
lawsuit,
I.