City of Dearborn Heights, MI Dearborn Heights City Council Meetings, 29 Aug 2023

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From YouTube: 8/29/23 - Dearborn Heights Special City Council Meeting

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The Dearborn Heights Special City Council Meeting taking place Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 in the Dearborn Heights Council Chambers and via Zoom.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the special meeting of the Jan height city council. It is now being called to order today is August the 29th 2023 special meeting uh Madam, and this is right now 6:28 p.m. Madame clerk. Can you please take roll call.

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Yes, Dave ABD.

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Hassad Mo here Nancy Brer.

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Robert conston.

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And Tom wiel.

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Council chair, you have a quum.

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Thank you very much. Next up is our Pledge of Allegiance. This is going to be led by councilwoman Nancy Brier IED ALG to the flag of the United States of America.

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And to the for which it stands, one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all.

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Thank you, Council. One, no problem next up on our agenda is agenda. Approval Council, chair.

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Councilman I move that to De height city council, approve the agenda of the special meeting of August 29th 2023, as submitted second.

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Okay motion made by councilman, B and seconded by councilman conston. Is there any discussion on that hearing? None all in favor, please take I I any opposed the eyes. Have it motion carried next item on the agenda. Is public hearings and comment on agenda items? Only. Is there anybody in the audience that would like to comment on agenda items only okay see none next on Zoom. Anyone on Zoom that would like to comment on agenda.

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Item, okay, don't see nobody. Thank you. Next up is uh members of to the public. uh We will start with comments from uh council members. Any comments from Council Members Council.

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Chair councilman I'd like to just wish everybody Happy Labor Day weekend be safe and welcome back to school.

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Okay, happy Labor Day weekend. Thank you councilman anything else from the council members.

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Watch watch for our students running the their.

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And uh watch our driving.

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Thank you very much. Councilman councilwoman.

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I'd like us to consider getting working on our uh outdated. What is it I.

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Can't think of the name of it right now.

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Our Charter okay.

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Okay, that is definitely on the radar. I know. We've had conversations with the Corporation Council and the uh mayor. Any announcements from the city council.

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Or Administration yes, Council I have a quick question: there's um I've been getting a lot of calls and Communications and I don't know if this the right time to bring this up but quickly I mean if you're privy to this information is. Is the police chief back on duty? Yes or you know that yes or no.

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The the police chief was right was never off duty. He did take some time off, I believe it was Thursday, Friday, maybe Saturday uh and then had one of his uh deput, not his deputies. One of his um directors uh take over and then he's back on on Monday morning, all right all right. Thank you. Go up and running. Thank you.

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Any other questions. Okay, any announcements from Administration see none any public.

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Comments: okay, not quiet day today, and anybody on Zoom that has a public.

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Comment: okay, thank you before we go ahead and make the next announcement on the closed session. uh The motion um we're going to be in a closed session, we'll probably be there for good 25 to 40 minutes, maybe 45 maximum. So just give everybody heads up. When we do come back, we will be coming back to just uh close off uh the meeting. So it's up to members of the audience and members on Zoom if they'd like to wait but just giving you heads up, would probably be a good 40, 35 minutes. Okay.

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So next up is item number 15a.

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uh Council chair councilman I move that to De height city council, move to a Clos session at 6, 32 p.m. so the city council may discuss the legal case of Ali vers city of Debon Heights, which may include Miri chief of sta Hernandez Corporation, Council, fena and Shane R Nolan of Cummings MCL, Davis, andoo PCL is outlined in 15a. Second.

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Okay motion made by councilman, beun and seconded by councilman, conston Madam clerk, can please say, take roll call.

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Yes, Dave abdala.

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Nancy Brier.

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And yes, motion carries.

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Okay, thank you very much. Madam clerk at this point we'll go ahead and go into a close session and be back in 30 to 45 minutes. Thank.

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All right uh we're back to uh an open session, councilman.

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uh Council chair I, move that the dearbon height city council returns to an open session at 6:59 p.m. second.

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Okay motion made by councilman B seconded by councilwoman Brier any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please State, I I I any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on the agenda. Is action to be taken for the closed session.

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Council chair councilman I move that we uh concur with the advice of our uh corporation uh Council uh and the city's attorneys for the case of L Asti versus city of derborn heights. Support.

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Okay uh motion made by councilman conston seconded by councilman beun any discussion on that all in favor. Please stay I I any opposed the eyes have it motion carried next item on our agenda. Is item 16 motion to adjourn okay motion adjourned by councilman Bon, second, second seconded by councilman conston. Any discussion on that hearing. None all in favor, please stay I I any opposed you guys have it motion carried. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen and good night.