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Meeting Name: Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/30/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Committee of the Whole
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15-3022 11. ResolutionStatus of Planning and Development Department submitting reso. autho. Real Property at 8124 Michigan, Detroit, MI 48210. (Offeror intends to improve the properties, vacant lots, into a parking lot operable motor vehicles for their adjacent auto repair business. The proposed use is a by-right use within the designated B4/General Business zoning district, as per Section 61-9-76 (22) of the City of Detroit Ordinance.) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-23-16)   Not available
15-3023 12. Communication or ReportStatus of Council President Brenda Jones submitting memorandum relative to Workforce Development Report detailing the City of Detroit’s Workforce Development Plan in collaboration with any quasi-governmental bodies or non-profit organizations to ensure that Detroit residents are prepared for the new wave of construction and post construction job opportunities in the City of Detroit. (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-23-16)   Not available
15-3024 13. ContractStatus of Finance Department/Purchasing Division Contract No. 2915140 - 100% City Funding - To Provide Companies and Organizations to Assist them in Locating/Relocating in the City of Detroit and Create/Retain Jobs to the Low and Moderate Income People of the City of Detroit - Contractor: Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Location: 500 Griswold, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through June 13, 2017 - Contract Increase: $100,000.00 - Total Contract Amount: $1,112,833.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (Amendment #2 is for extension of time and increase of funds. Original contract period is July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 and original contract amount is $1,012,833.00) (BROUGHT BACK AS DIRECTED ON 6-16-16)   Not available
15-3025 14. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. 6000100 - 100% Federal Funding - To Provide a Detroit Inclusionary Housing Plan and Market Study - Contractor: HR&A Advisors, Location: 99 Hudson St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013 - Contract Period: Upon City Council Approval through June 30, 2017 - Total Contract Amount: $200,000.00. HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3026 15. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. ELI-01539 - 100% City Funding - To Provide a HRD and P&D Procurement Specialist - Contractor: Elizabeth C. Ayana Johnson, Location: 9000 East Jefferson, Apt 10-15, Detroit, MI 48214- Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 - $35.00 per hour - Total Contract Amount: $35,000.00. OCFO - OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3027 16. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. WES-01533 - 100% City Funding - To Provide a Procurement Specialist to Support the High Volume of Contracts and Requisition needs throughout the Departments, including Work on Vendor Outreach - Contractor: Wesley Norris, Location: 6725 Daly Road #250043, West Bloomfield, MI 48235 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 - $39.72 per hour - Total Contract Amount: $39,720.00. OCFO - OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3028 17. ContractSubmitting reso. autho. Contract No. JAM-01720 - 100% City Funding - To Provide a Director Assistant - Contractor: James MacMillen, Location: 217 West Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850 - Contract Period: July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 - $30.12 per hour - Total Contract Amount: $60,000.00. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3029 18. Communication or ReportSubmitting report relative to New 8th Precinct PD (Planned Development) Site Plan Approval. (STATUS REPORT) (City Planning Commission staff has received from SDG Architects and Planners on behalf of the Detroit Building Authority and the Detroit Police Department a request for PD (Planned Development District) Site Plan Review of the new 8th Precinct. The new 8th Precinct is sited for property along the south side of the intersection of Grand River and McNichols, which includes the Meyer store and other retail outlets. This site also includes a single story office building and a former library branch building which is now historically designated. Following some aesthetic and functional improvements these two structures will house the new 8th Precinct. The office building will host the precinct, while the former library will host police operations in the basement and community functions on the first floor.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3030 19. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. the Historic Designation Advisory Board to conduct studies to determine whether the Third Baptist Church/B’nai Israel Synagogue/Hayes Complex located at 578, 582, 590 East Ferry Avenue meets the criteria for historic designation and to issue appropriate reports in accordance with the Michigan Local Historic Districts Act and Chapter 25, Article II of the 1984 Detroit City Code. (Petition #2508) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3031 110. AppointmentSubmitting reso. autho. Appointments of Joan Whitfield and Albert Baker as ad hoc members of the Historic Designation Advisory Board in connection with the study of Third Baptist Church/B’nai Israel Synagogue/ Hayes as a proposed Historic District. (Petition #2508) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3032 111. Communication or ReportSubmitting report relative to Pending State Legislation Excluding Libraries from Tax Captures. (Council Member Mary Sheffield requested that the Legislative Policy Division (LPD) report on the status of pending State of Michigan legislation that would allow for libraries to be excluded from Brownfield tax captures. We have researched the issue and can now report on the status of the State Legislature’s pending library tax capture legislation.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3033 112. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Correction of Legal Description for Land Transfer Real Property located at 99, 101, 189, 301 and 319 Lenox. (By resolution adopted November 24, 2015 and May 10, 2016, your Honorable Body authorized the transfer of property to Lenox Waterfront Estates, LLC, based on a broad description of the property to be transferred.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3034 113. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 5590 Roby, 5547, 5579 and 5701 St. Aubin Detroit, MI 48211. (Offeror plans to maintain these adjacent vacant lots as a green space. The use is permitted as a matter of right in this M-4 zone.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3035 114. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 5644 & 5676 Merritt, Detroit, MI 48209. (Offeror plans to maintain these adjacent vacant lots as green space. The use is permitted as a matter of right in this M-4 zone.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3036 115. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 4478 Toledo, Detroit, MI 48209. (Offeror intends to maintain the property as gardening space. The proposed use is a by-right use within the designated M4/Intensive Industrial zoning district, in accordance with Section 61-10-78 of the City of Detroit Zoning Ordinance.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3037 116. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 9024 Linwood and 9044 Linwood, Detroit, MI 48206. (Offeror intends to maintain the property as urban gardening space. The proposed use is a by-right use within the designated B4/ General Business zoning district, in accordance with Section 61-7-78 (9) of the City of Detroit Zoning Ordinance.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3038 117. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 6423-6469 Russell, 1320-1340 Lyman & 1316 Milwaukee, Detroit, MI 48211. (Offeror plans to maintain these adjacent vacant lots as green space. The use is permitted as a matter of right in this M-4 zone.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3039 118. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Real Property at 9308-9332 Grinnell, Detroit, MI 48213. (Offeror plans to use these adjacent lots to expand the parking lot of their adjacent business. The use is permitted as a matter of right in this M-2 zone.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3040 119. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Correction Real Property at 18950 Woodward, Detroit, MI. (By resolution adopted November 24, 2015, your Honorable Body authorized the transfer of the referenced property to SM Park District, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company. The fee description contained in that resolution contained an error.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3041 120. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Sale to 655 Willis LLC of Surplus Property at 639/645/655 W. Willis, Detroit, MI 48201. (The Property is presently zoned SD1/ Special Development District - Small Scale, Mixed-Use according to the City of Detroit zoning ordinance. As per section 61-11-164 (4) of the City of Detroit zoning ordinance, the Offeror’s intended use of the Property for multi-family residential use combined in a structure with a ground-floor retail sales and personal service component is a by-right use.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3042 121. ResolutionSubmitting reso. autho. Transfer of Jurisdiction of Surplus Property Real Property at 7001 Kercheval, Detroit, MI 48207. (The Chief of the Police Department has declared the above captioned parcel surplus to the needs and requests that the Planning and Development Department assume jurisdictional control over this parcel so that it may be made available for disposition. The parcel is currently zoned R1 (Two-Family Residential District) and contains 7013 square feet (0.483 Acres) of land. The Planning and Development Department will facilitate the sale and development of this parcel.) (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available
15-3043 122. Communication or ReportCouncil President Brenda Jones submitting memorandum relative to request that Beaubien Street between Macomb Street and Clinton Street be assigned the secondary street name “Isaiah (Ike) McKinnon (REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 6-30-16)   Not available