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Meeting Name: City Council New Business Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/23/2014 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location:
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14-1243 11. ResolutionLeland, reso. autho. Transfer of City-Owned Real Property to Michigan Land Bank. (PULLED FROM THE FORMAL SESSION ON 9-16-14)   Not available
15-0185 12. ContractBenson, reso. autho. Contract No. 2891323 - 23.47% Street Fund, 17.79% State, 49.38% Federal, 9.36% Other Funding - To Provide Construction Engineering and Inspection Services (CE&I) for Fourteen (14) MDOT Projects - Contractor: Parsons Brinckerhoff Michigan, Inc., Location: 500 Griswold St., Suite 2900, Detroit, MI 48226-5001 - Contract Period: Upon Receipt of Written Notice to Proceed through December 31, 2018 - Contract Amount: $2,158,222.34. PUBLIC WORKS (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 9-22-14)   Not available
15-0194 13. PetitionBenson, reso. autho. Petition of Midtown Detroit, Inc. (#385), request to hold “D’Lectricity” in Midtown along Woodward on September 26-27, 2014 from dusk to midnight. (AWAITING REPORTS FROM MAYOR’S OFFICE; BUILDINGS SAFETY ENGINEERING, FIRE, DPW-CITY ENGINEERING; BUSINESS LICENSE CENTER) (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 9-22-14)   Not available
15-0133 14. ResolutionSheffield, reso. autho. To extend grant agreement with the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources-Trust Fund Grant for improvements at Lipke Playfield. (An extension will allow the Recreation Department to properly complete the repairs and improvements to Lipke Playfield as stated in the original agreement.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE ON 9-18-14)   Not available
15-0134 15. ResolutionSheffield, reso. autho. To extend grant agreement with the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources-Trust Fund Grant for improvements at Patton Park. (An extension will allow the Recreation Department to properly complete the repairs and improvements to Patton Park as stated in the original agreement.) (REPORTED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE ON 9-18-14)   Not available
15-0230 16. ResolutionBenson, reso. autho. Waiving the attorney client privilege on the Legislative Policy Division Memorandum dated September 15, 2014, entitled Regional Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA).   Not available
15-0231 17. ResolutionCushingberry, Jr., reso. autho. Waiving its attorney client privilege on the Legislative Policy Division’s memorandum dated September 16, 2014, entitled Proposed Bankruptcy Settlement with Syncora Guarantee, Inc., only for the purpose of providing the document to the Law Firm of Jones Day for its consideration in regard to In Re City of Detroit, Michigan, United States Bankruptcy Court Case No. 13-53846.   Not available
15-0232 18. ResolutionSheffield, reso. autho. That the meeting of the Detroit City Council Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. is cancelled because a quorum of the committee will not be present.   Not available
15-0233 19. ResolutionSpivey, reso. autho. scheduling a Closed Session for Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., for the purpose of consulting with attorneys from the Law Department, the City Council Legislative Policy Division and any other indispensable parties to discuss privileged and confidential communications and legal memoranda from the Law Department dated September 22, 2014, entitled “P.A. 436 Transition Matters”. ROLL CALL   Not available
15-0234 110. ResolutionTate, reso. autho. Waiving the attorney client privilege on the Law Department’s memorandum dated September 19, 2014, entitled - Opinions requested by Council on the Great Lakes Water Authority.   Not available
15-0235 111. ResolutionTate, reso. autho. Waiving the attorney client privilege on the Law Department’s Memorandum dated September 19, 2014, entitled - Whether Kevyn D. Orr - Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit (“Emergency Manager”)has the authority to act on behalf of the Detroit City Council (“City Council”) and approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the Formation of the Great Lakes Water Authority should City Council vote to disapprove this action and whether members of City Council would be in violation of the Detroit City Code should they vote to approve this transaction.   Not available
15-0236 112. OrdinanceLeland, an ordinance to amend Chapter 14 of the 1984 Detroit City Code, Community Development, Article IX, Community Advisory Councils, Division I, In General; Creation and Dissolution of Community Advisory Councils, by amending Section 14-9-8(g) by creating the Community Advisory Council for District 7 in accordance with Section 9-102 of the 2012 Detroit City Charter, laid on the table October 21, 2014. (SIX (6) VOTES REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE EIGHTH DAY AFTER PUBLICATION) ROLL CALL   Not available
15-0237 113. PetitionSubmitting reso. autho. the Historic Designation Advisory Board, a study committee, to conduct studies to determine whether the historic Redford Branch-Detroit Public Library located at 21511 W. McNichols meets the criteria for historic designation and to issue appropriate reports in accordance with the Michigan Local Historical District Act and Chapter 25, Article II of the 1984 Detroit City Code. (Petition #414)   Not available
15-0238 114. PetitionSubmitting reso. autho. Appointment of ad hoc members of the Historic Designation Advisory Board in connection with the study for the proposed Redford Branch-Detroit Public Library, as a historic district. (Petition #414)   Not available
15-0239 115. PetitionLeland, reso. autho. Approving an Obsolete Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, on behalf of Live @ St. Regis, LLC at 3075 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI, in accordance with public Act 146 of 2000 (Related to Petition 2664)   Not available
15-0240 116. PetitionLeland, reso. autho. Approving an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, on behalf of 711 Alexandrine, LLC at 711 West Alexandrine, Detroit, MI, in accordance with P.A. 146 of 2000 (Related to Petition #294)   Not available
15-0241 117. PetitionLeland, reso. autho. Approving an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, on behalf of 751 Griswold Detroit, LLC at 751 Griswold, Detroit, MI, in accordance with P.A. 146 of 2000 (Related to Petition #118)   Not available
15-0242 118. ResolutionLeland, reso. autho. Approving an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District in the area of 6402 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, in accordance with P.A. 146 of 2000 on behalf of 6402 Woodward, LLC. (Related to Petition #350)   Not available
15-0243 119. OrdinanceBenson, an EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Chapter 19, Fire Prevention and Protection, Article I, Detroit Fire Prevention and Protection Code, Division 2, National Fire Protection Association Fire Prevention Code and Amendment Thereof, Section 9-1-22, Amendments and Changes, Chapter 28, Refueling, Section 28-2.8, Operational Requirements, by adding Sections 28-2.8.2.3, 28-2.8.2.3.1, 28-2.8.2.3.2, 28-2.8.2.3.3, and 28-2.8.2.3.4 to prohibit the dispensing of fuel into portable containers within the City of Detroit from Monday, October 27, 2014 at 12:00 a.m., through Friday, October 31, 2014, at 11:59 p.m., except for certain emergency situations for persons who are eighteen (18) years of age or older, and to provide that any person who violates Section 28-2.8.2.3.2, Prohibitions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished, for each such offense, by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both in the discretion of the court. (SIX (6) VOTES REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE AND IMME   Not available
15-0244 120. OrdinanceBenson, an EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Chapter 33, Minors, Article III, Regulation of Minors in Public Places and Adult Responsibility for Violations, Division 2, Curfew, of the 1984 Detroit City Code by adding Sections 33-3-14 and 33-3-15 to provide for a superseding curfew in the City of Detroit for all minors on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 6:00 p.m. through 11:59 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2012, from 12:00 a.m. through 6:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. through 11:59 p.m., and on Friday, October 31, 2014, form 12:00 a.m. through 6:00 a.m., and for limited exceptions for any minor: 1) accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian; 2) traveling to and from his or her place of employment; or 3) traveling to and from an education or training program during the specified periods. (SIX (6) VOTES REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE AND IMMEDIATE EFFECT; ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION) ROLL CALL (REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 10-6-14)   Not available
15-0245 121. ResolutionBenson, reso. autho. To accept and execute grant contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation Federal Project No. D-26-0027-3912; State Contract No. 2014-0960; FM 82-02-MP. (This contract provides funding for Airport Layout Plan Phase 1 (Runway Safety Area Study, User Survey, and Modification to Standards Evaluation) - Planning.)   Not available
15-0246 122. Testimonial ResolutionJones, Resolution in Memoriam for Ivory Lee Tilmon.   Not available