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Key committee actions (taken by motion or by unanimous 'no objections') included:

- Bring back line items 6.7 through 6.11 (budget calendar items) in one week for discussion of a possible earlier start to the budget hearings (committee moved to consider starting March 6).
- Bring back line items 5.1 (LPD fiscal review of proposed capital agenda) and 6.5 (policy review) in one week for further discussion.
- Receive and place on file line item 5.2 (memorandum from Council President Pro Tem James Tate regarding procurement ordinance questions).
- Bring back line item 5.3 (fiscal impact of procurement ordinance amendments to chapter 17) in one week so it can be discussed at the scheduled public hearing.
- Receive and place on file line item 6.2 (OCFO/Office of Budget report on fiscal impact of amendments to chapter 6 of the 2019 Detroit City Code regarding husbandry and beekeeping).
- Receive and place on file line item 6.1 (Property Assessment Board of Review update).
- Send line items 6.3 and 6.4 (NEZ certificates for 3414 Harrison and 2966/2970 Ashland) to formal session with recommendations to approve.
- Bring back line item 6.6 (LPD community outreach/ district community budget priorities forum report) in one week for discussion.

Most procedural actions were taken by unanimous consent; the committee did not adopt final budgets or ordinances at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Detroit City Council Budget Finance Audit 01-29-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the standing committee meeting members used unanimous procedural consent or motions to: bring multiple calendar and capital review items back in one week; receive and file several reports; and forward two NEZ resolutions to formal session with recommendations to approve.","taxTitle","Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan","taxId",48464,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6362552,"Council committee advances two Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificates for single-family infill homes",304,3818000,4122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c&start=3818&end=4122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c/thumbnail_3818000.jpg","/articles/6362552/Detroit/Wayne-County/Michigan/Council-committee-advances-two-Neighborhood-Enterprise-Zone-certificates-for-single-family-infill-homes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362552-0b51bc8983f69569cb15f9a1406e1534/orig.mp4?Expires=1776040139&Signature=R17dzG17qgRzIKYpMa1WarGqwhMUClyIwupk25sUnmq7ZWShrUsqY3O0I0evW4UqwbUPoOMQ5gjRj3GiS6M3BXqID9NgtiWYdhJKOGoAmAgsiJDa877SHA-~n3Eo~7KDwOuZGA5OyLWC8swRRvoeo6dt0TwLCfvBlRa8~QAs2sqed4F8C4k3LRVJSrAz1GBA6pKcyKFKFzdGyZNOGlxBq32v0Cki9QOZ~oVMoerLYkTTu7bc~FOZqukuEbZfGc-7Z-NULDr1ac8zO182apXpu0ERkuK8CSSsB7LVJKrN6S0WbQLE4qhvwtcS7vRXXgwak07uu-3iKus2R-otgR7OVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee voted to send two Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) certificate applications to formal consideration with recommendations to approve.

The first petition, for 3414 Harrison in North Corktown (District 6), proposes a 1,600-square-foot, two-story single-family house with an estimated construction cost of about $300,000 and a 15-year NEZ certificate. LPD/CPC staff described the lot as vacant and said the petitioner plans an energy-efficient prefabricated house with three bedrooms and on-street parking because the lot is narrow.

“Staff has recommended approval, and the resolution has been submitted for your consideration,” CPC/LPD staff Chris Gulak told the committee. Members had no further questions; the committee voted to send the NEZ resolution to formal session with a recommendation to approve.

The second petition covers two lots at 2966 and 2970 Ashland on the Far East Side (District 4). The applicant, Andrew Creamer of Nova Development Group, proposes two single-family houses as part of an eight-unit infill project using shipping-container design. LPD staff said two units are already built and earlier approvals covered two units in 2022; these two applications were resubmitted after a processing delay at the assessor’s office. Proposed unit sizes range from about 700 to 970 square feet, with estimated construction costs of roughly $175,000–$200,000, and detached garages off the alley for parking.

LPD staff recommended approval and the committee voted—with no objections—to forward the resolution to formal session with a recommendation to approve.","The committee recommended formal approval of two NEZ applications: a 15-year certificate for a new 1,600-sq.-ft. house at 3414 Harrison in North Corktown and 15-year certificates for two infill houses on Ashland in the Far East Side, part of an 8-unit shipping-container infill project.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6362556,"Property Assessment Board of Review ramps up training; council to consider member compensation and staffing",1220,2330000,3550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c&start=2330&end=3550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c/thumbnail_2330000.jpg","/articles/6362556/Detroit/Wayne-County/Michigan/Property-Assessment-Board-of-Review-ramps-up-training-council-to-consider-member-compensation-and-staffing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362556-d6ad2a65471e0061c221008925e802b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1776040139&Signature=emipnpNYjbbfEHT-tpJBGlNvjbM0UyVBa5OWdUCma~bC-vVQtHc8luKi18DZSabLkKP182sAEZMYYeniPYmIE1aFh-YOD9WcJPSUx2QvrL0gmc-j~nqt8PXgbBLzGBgrlcTGIUIBOvziBleAZWYTobGIWenWH2uHQAlIb4-sjsvXSNH6g4RGVDJFWMrD3S1MQhV3s4XsOC8U2zcwC4BllZ6E0dZfRCom7embu1MPyUGmdjay3iAMYkhTSxmLqiQ1vfM11-8h-mWmFE1Sb2UwLdt0dvul7Pc3wCKX~96psUSMzgkhKPRUqKA9sy0ilbY4g8LFpj2KPUgl9IdA-Hebbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Willie Donwell, director of the Property Assessment Board of Review, told the Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee that the Board is undergoing training and administrative reorganizing to prepare for the March Board of Review and ongoing appeals.

Donwell said board members have begun ethics training, swearing-in and will attend a State Tax Commission (STC) training Feb. 19; he also said the next MCAT class is in May in Westland. He described an expanded training plan intended to move “back to square 1” and give members practical experience ahead of the March sessions.

“We have to take the time to not just ... pass the test,” Donwell said, describing a program of staged trainings and practical applications, including an all-day poverty-exemptions training scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. the next day. Donwell said some Board responsibilities have grown and that city rules and compensation language have not been updated since 2010.

Councilmembers raised compensation and staffing questions. “The compensation is not there, and we are asking that they do more with limited funds,” Councilmember Santiago Romero said. She asked whether the Board could be supported by full-time staff or other structural changes and asked Donwell to propose options.

Vice Chair Young recommended producing an economic analysis that quantifies the Board’s impact—for example, foreclosure prevention rates and related economic effects—so council can evaluate resource requests. Donwell said the Board is procuring software funded by a prior appropriation and will use it to better connect applicants to other services.

The committee voted to receive and place the Board of Review update (line item 6.1) on file.

Donwell told members he will schedule one-on-one meetings with council offices to draft clarified policy, procedure and compensation language and will work with law, HR and LPD on options that the council can consider.","Willie Donwell, director of the Property Assessment Board of Review, described trainings and next steps for the Board and said he will meet with council members to propose updates to rules, compensation and support; council received and placed the Board’s update on file.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6362561,"Committee to seek one-week review of proposed earlier start to budget hearings",1232,731000,1963000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c&start=731&end=1963","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2167667-b62e29ea6e6044dbb59ae7e058879e5c/thumbnail_731000.jpg","/articles/6362561/Detroit/Wayne-County/Michigan/Committee-to-seek-one-week-review-of-proposed-earlier-start-to-budget-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362561-dee073109d850b8c177d33fd7c2375d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776040139&Signature=AmHEfO6CCxXFc6RzGw3Z0Ttx0zV1g~TNDbfikNtMT3zpLKVjbz5cJ0fdgOrqDrITM8oltv9kulLNvf6UbSmoa8wmjM34QemxYt0PVUShs2QRDPwujKZ5nrRXohlq9N-iM1xMEJBwRaxS1b7p2MyI6hAZlTvs3jISta4wvj7ZGTbLQPrw1h5ybeWal50otB2WZ1OIUafA-v-Akkkmn-dxNB0EyrciPn9M7D4bmqcCQn0I4sjyMVd91ZMQ0qdjpGeLkTrWn7qupZmZKCArXTWN7JZ2fiR9lWdRgyG7ikgOqlz~BYZZApDPipRfGj-~pBAyRuiGD13UbEbHz7cDA4luEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Detroit City Council Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee on Wednesday voted to bring back calendar items next week to consider shifting the start of the 2025 budget hearings to Thursday, March 6, rather than the previously scheduled March 12. The motion to return items for further discussion passed with no objections.

Committee members said the change would give the council more time to deliberate department budgets after Mayor’s delivery of the budget on Feb. 28. “We would start on 6th March, which would provide 4 additional days of budget deliberations,” Councilmember Benson said, adding the shift would provide “21% more time for deliberations.”

The move is intended to give council members—and Legislative Policy Division (LPD) staff—extra days to prepare and to spread department presentations over more sessions. “It gives LPD more time to start presenting those budget reports,” Benson said.

Staff and members raised scheduling conflicts and downstream impacts. LPD staff and the council clerk warned that moving the hearings earlier would affect CDBG/block grant scheduling. “If we change the schedule to start on 6th, it will greatly impact block grant,” Miss Barcliff told the committee, urging members to consider whether some block-grant hearings could be scheduled the week before. LPD and administration staff confirmed they were willing to support hearings beginning March 6 if the council so decides. “We are willing to have those hearings ... start on Thursday, March 6th,” Mr. Corley said.

Some members asked for more time to consult colleagues and committee chairs before a final vote. “This decision doesn't have to be made today,” Benson acknowledged; the committee agreed to return the calendar items in one week so members can review schedules and consult chairs of impacted standing committees, including Planning and Economic Development and Neighborhood Services.

The committee also asked staff to evaluate how moving the budget hearings would affect standing committees’ public hearings and to coordinate with the administration on CDBG timing. The motion brought multiple calendar resolutions back for discussion next week, and members said they will try to avoid changing the end date of the deliberations while adding the earlier start day.

The committee did not adopt a final calendar at the meeting; it only voted to bring the calendar items back for consideration in one week.","Members of the Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee agreed to bring back calendar items next week to consider moving the start of the 2025 budget hearings from March 12 to March 6 to allow more deliberation; staff and committee members flagged knock-on effects for CDBG/block grant scheduling.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee actions: calendar, procurement, capital review, NEZs and board update moved or placed on file

Council committee advances two Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificates for single-family infill homes

Property Assessment Board of Review ramps up training; council to consider member compensation and staffing

Committee to seek one-week review of proposed earlier start to budget hearings