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Meeting Name: Public Health and Safety Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/18/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Committee of the Whole Room
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15-3257 11. Communication or ReportStatus of Mayor’s response relative to the permit application by US Ecology to expand the toxic waste intake capacity at their facility on Detroit’s northeast side, in District 5; and the issuance of a letter to the Governor expressing the City’s opposition. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3258 12. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Senior Citizens Transfer Card. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3259 13. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Change Card. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3260 14. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Traffic Study and Possible Stop Sign Placement. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3261 15. Communication or ReportStatus of Council President Brenda Jones submitting memorandum relative to Parking Fees and Revenue. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3262 16. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Overgrown Brush on the Mt. Elliot Pedestrian Bridge. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3263 17. ContractStatus of Finance Department/Purchasing Division Contract No. WS-693 A - CIP Funded - To Provide Water Main Replacement at Various Locations in the City of Detroit - Contractor: Lakeshore Global Corp, Location: 7310 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500A, Detroit, Michigan 48202 - Contract Period: Upon FRC Approval through 730 Calendar Days - Total Contract Amount: $9,479,876.00. WATER AND SEWAGE DEPARTMENT (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3264 18. ContractStatus of Finance Department/Purchasing Division Contract No. ERI-01773 - 100% City Funding - To Provide an Animal Veterinarian - Contractor: Erica Hawker, Location: 1552 Woodhurst, Howell, MI 48843 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016 - Total Contract Amount: $24,000.00. HEALTH AND WELLNESS (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3265 19. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez submitting memorandum relative to Community Impact Fund. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3267 110. Communication or ReportCouncil Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez submitting memorandum relative to DWSD Resident Concerns. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3268 111. OrdinanceStatus of Law Department submitting report and Proposed Ordinance to amend Chapter 12, Article XI, of the 1984 Detroit City Code, entitled “The Building Code Administrative Rule and Regulations” (adopted by Ordinance No. 290-H, which ordinance, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 410-H, 515-H, 535-H, 556-H, 23-85, 15-88, 23-90, 9-91, 17-98, 12-04, and 02-07, and as modified by Emergency Manager Order No. 15 dated August 29, 2013, and Emergency Manager Order No. 33 dated August 21, 2014, is saved from repeal and incorporated by reference into the 1984 Detroit City Code by Section 4 of Ordinance 593-H and by Sections 1-1-7 and 9-2-1 of the 1984 City Code) by amending Section 12-11-19.10 of the 1964 City Code as such Section has been amended by Ordinance No. 15-88 and Ordinance No. 17-98 and as modified by Emergency Manager Order No. 33 dated August 21, 2014, to modify the standards and requirements for excavating the foundations and basements of demolished buildings to require that all foundations, basements, and concrete or masonry slabs be removed for all demolitions, regardless of lot siz   Not available
15-3270 112. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to request to line the Immediate Emergency Study Intersections in Indian Village. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-27-16)   Not available
15-3271 113. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Questions. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-27-16)   Not available
15-3273 114. OrdinanceStatus of Law Department submitting Proposed Ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the 1984 Detroit City Code, Handling of Solid Waste and Prevention of Illegal Dumping, by amending Article I, Division I, Definitions of Enforcement, to provide for additional definitions; by amending Article I, Division 2, Civil Fines for Violations, to provide for civil fines for bulk solid material violations and to establish criteria to be considered when assessing fines; by amending Article II, Division 5, Illegal Dumping to establish that handling, transporting or storing of bulk solid materials in violation of the provisions is illegal dumping; by adding Article V, Bulk Solid Material, Division I, In General; Division 2 Bulk Solid Material Facilities; Division 3, Carbonaceous Bulk Solid Material Facilities; Division 4, Outdoor Storage Of Bulk Solid Materials Other Than Carbonaceous Material; Division 5, Variances; and Division 6, Implementation and Compliance, to provide for regulation of storage and transporting, including loading and unloading, of bulk solid material, including but not limited to c   Not available
15-3274 115. Communication or ReportStatus of Council Member Scott Benson submitting memorandum relative to Fees for Sexually Oriented Businesses. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-13-16)   Not available
15-3276 116. Communication or ReportStatus of modifications to the Sexually Oriented Business ordinance. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-13-16)   Not available
15-3278 117. Communication or ReportStatus of Proposed implementation of food grading scales for restaurant’s operating in the City of Detroit. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 4-25-16)   Not available
15-3280 118. Communication or ReportStatus of Dangerous Building located at 20551 Lindsay (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 7-11-16)   Not available
15-3282 119. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Unity Baptist Church (#1168), request to hold “Unity in the Community - Back to School Rally” at 7500 Tireman on August 27, 2016 from 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm with temporary street closure on Tireman. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3283 120. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Greater New Straight Street Baptist Church (#1161), request to host “Detroit Dragway Reunion Car Show” at 20067 John R. on August 28, 2016 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3284 121. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Mack Alive (#1066), request to host “Mack Alive Parade and Rally” on August 27, 2016 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with temporary street closures. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3285 122. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Detroit Entertainment, LLC d/b/a MotorCity Casino Hotel (#1208), request to host the “American Cancer Society/MotorCity Casino Hotel Relay For Life” at the surface lot on Brooklyn and Spruce on July 26, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3286 123. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Blissful Weddings and Events (#1193), request to host the “Shaima Wedding” at the Westin Book Cadillac on August 27, 2016 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am with temporary street closure on Washington from Michigan to State St. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3287 124. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of MECCA Development Corporation (#1154), request to host “MECCA Street Fair” at E. Outer Drive btw. E. Warren and Chandler Park Dr. on August 20, 2016 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm with temporary street closure. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3288 125. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Kingdom Culture Church (#1151), request to host “Back to School Community Empowerment Rally” at 8809 Schoolcraft on August 20, 2016 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm with temporary street closure. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3289 126. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of University of Detroit Mercy (#1141), request to host “Detroit Mercy - Midnight Bicycle Tour” starting at 400 W. McNichols Rd. on September 16, 2016 from 8:00 pm to midnight with temporary street closures. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3290 127. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of North Cass Community Union (#1128), request to host the “39th Annual Dally in the Alley” on Forest & Second Ave. and H-Shaped Alley on September 10, 2016 from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm with temporary street closures. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3291 128. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (#1091), request to hold the “34th Annual African World Festival” at 315 E. Warren Ave. on August 19-21, 2016 from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm with temporary street closures. Set up is to begin on 8/17 with tear down on 8/21. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3292 129. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Woodbridge Pub (#1183), request to hold the “Woodbridge Merrick’n Summer” at Woodbridge Pub on August 12-14, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 2:00 am with temporary street closures on Merrick and Trumbull. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3293 130. PetitionSubmitting Mayor’s Office Coordinator’s Report relative to Petition of Sonora Missionary Baptist Church (#1212), request to hold “Sonora Missionary Baptist Church Back to School Picnic” at 7738 Sylvester on August 13, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm with temporary street closures. (The Mayor’s Office and all other City departments RECOMMEND APPROVAL of this petition.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3294 131. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. 3002333 - 20% State Grant, 80% Federal Grant Funding - To Provide Removal and Furnishing of Restroom Partitions in the Men’s and Women’s Public Restroom at the Rosa Parks Transit Center - Contractor: JCW Construction, Location: 155 W. Congress, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48226 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017- Total Contract Amount: $25,056.00. TRANSPORTATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3296 132. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. LLO-01831 - 100% City Funding - To Provide a Chaplain for the Detroit Fire Department - Contractor: Lloyd Hanton, Location: 142 Cherry Hill Pointe Drive, Canton, MI 48187 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 - Total Contract Amount: $14,876,00. FIRE (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3297 133. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. PO3002962 - 100% City Funding - To Provide Residential Demolition of 9268 Stone - Contractor: Homrich Wrecking, Location: Cadillac Tower, 65 Cadillac Square, Suite 2701, Detroit, MI 48226 - Contract Period: One Time Purchase - Total Contract Amount: $21,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3298 134. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. PO3002966 - 100% City Funding - To Provide Residential Demolition of 4064 Lemay - Contractor: Rickman Enterprise, Location: 15533 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238 - Contract Period: One Time Purchase - Total Contract Amount: $19,660.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3299 135. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6000227 - 100% Federal Funding - To Provide the Necessary Equipment and Services for the Implementation of a Successful and Financially Sustainable Bicycle Sharing System - Contractor: Shift Transit, Location: 845 N. State St., Ste. 1311, Chicago, IL 60610 - Contract Period: September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2018 - Total Contract Amount: $2,026,154.00. TRANSPORTATION (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3300 136. ContractSubmitting report relative to Response to request for an investigation into the City of Detroit’s contract with Breakthrough Towing, LLC and the process for terminating the contract as result of Breakthrough Towing, LLCs numerous noise and zoning violations. (This Honorable Body, through Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, has requested an investigation into the City of Detroit’s contract with Breakthrough Towing, LLC (“Breakthrough”) and the process for terminating this contract as the result of numerous noise and zoning violations issued to Breakthrough and/or its drivers.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3301 137. Communication or ReportSubmitting report relative to Demolition Standards and Land Use. (During the discussion of amending the City Code’s demolition standards at the Public Health and Safety Standing Committee on June 27, 2016, the Committee directed the Legislative Policy Division to report regarding implications of the proposed new standards for land use. This is the Legislative Policy Division’s preliminary report regarding this rather broad public policy question.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3302 138. Communication or ReportSubmitting report relative to Community Impact Fund. (Pursuant to the memorandum presented by Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez dated May 9, 2016, the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) has been requested to provide a report on the creation a community impact fund.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3303 139. PetitionSubmitting report relative to Petition of Metro Detroit Signs (#1205), request to erect 7 banners along Broadway St. from July 14, 2016 to December 12, 2016. (The Public Lighting Department has inspected requested poles and finds them to be structurally sound, and is recommending approval for Metro Detroit Signs to hang their banners on approved pole locations from July 14, 2016 to December 12, 2016.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3304 140. PetitionSubmitting reso. autho. Petition of Giffels Webster (#928), request for various encroachments within Woodward Avenue rights-of-way and the adjacent public alley rights-of-way. (The Department of Public Works - City Engineering Division and all other involved City departments and privately owned utility companies reported no objections.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3305 141. PetitionSubmitting reso. autho. Petition of Bedrock Real Estate Services (#736), request for approval of a permanent encroachment for potential public seating along the front of the building located at 1201/1217 Woodward, Detroit, MI. (The Department of Public Works - City Engineering Division and all other involved City departments and privately owned utility companies have reported no objections to the encroachment.) (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3306 142. Communication or ReportCouncil Member Andre Spivey submitting memorandum relative to Operations of Drug Rehab Facilities. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3307 143. OrdinanceCouncil Member Gabe Leland submitting memorandum relative to Fireworks Local Ordinance. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available
15-3308 144. OrdinanceCouncil Member Mary Sheffield submitting memorandum relative to Request to Draft an Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Activities at Chemical Facilities. (REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE ON 7-18-16)   Not available