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Votes at a glance: Detroit Public Health & Safety committee actions, April 14, 2025
Summary
The committee approved multiple demolition and service contracts, deferred some items for further review, and scheduled bring-backs for several memos and ordinances. This roundup lists each agenda item and the committee's action.
The Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety standing committee took the following actions on April 14, 2025. Items listed are the agenda labels used during the meeting; amounts and contractors are included when stated on the record.
Approved and sent to formal/new business with recommendation to approve - 5.2: Authorization of new electricity easements at Jade Park (District 3). Outcome: approved, sent to formal/new business. - 6.1 (later relisted as 6.1 series in new business): Emergency demolition contracts approved and sent to formal with recommendation to approve: contract 3080475 (787 Detroit Next) $18,700; 3081901 (13634 Steel, Detroit Next) $15,900; 3081911 (emergency alteration/backfill, Adeammo) $78,083.34; 3082014 (4635 Chatsworth, Acela Bean Contracting) $19,134. - 6.6: Contract 3082571 (celebean) emergency alteration for commercial property, $15,284. Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.7: Contract 6004264 amendment #1 (Goodwill's Greenworks) extension through 03/31/2026 for PLD infrastructure scrap removal and sale. Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.8: Contract 6007015 (Jabez LLC) marine cleanup services, $300,000 (fire). Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.9: Contract 6006118 (Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance), one-year $90,000 for CHW certification. Outcome: approved, sent to formal (detailed discussion in separate article). - 6.11: Contract 6007030 (W3 Construction Company) construction at Russell Ferry Yard, $411,221. Outcome: approved, sent to new business. - 6.22: Resolution to permit Right Productions to install 32 banners on East Jefferson for Aretha Franklin AMP theater summer series. Outcome: approved, sent to new business. - 6.23: Petition of Henry Ford Health requesting various vacations for redevelopment projects. Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.24: Petition to vacate property for utility easement (Kinske Village Holdings). Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.26: Resolution requesting Michigan improve LLC registrations for owner identification. Outcome: approved, sent to formal. - 6.28 & 6.29: Resolutions—Workers Memorial Day local designation and Arab American Heritage Month recognition. Outcome: approved, sent to new business.
Deferred / brought back - 5.1: Contract 3082246 (emergency demolition at 5198 S Clarendon, Celestine) — brought back TBD due to DTE disconnection and related issues. - 5.3 & 5.4: Complete Streets project memo and records/intervention request at 131 Atkinson Streets — brought back in 3 weeks (adjusted to 3-week bringback due to recess). - 5.5: Memo relative to draft ordinance regarding DPD video release — law department and prosecutor requested more review; brought back in 3 weeks. - 6.5: Contract 3082503 for traffic delineators (Light Leo Enterprises) — initially moved to end of agenda for additional outreach; later approved and sent to new business after DPW/DDOT briefing. - 6.10: Contract 6006964 (Dee DeBuck Construction) removal/disposal of boats, watercraft, RVs and trailers, $525,000 over 3 years — deferred for one week for historical tow counts and vendor disposal-site information. - 6.13–6.19: Dangerous building and deferral recommendations for several properties (e.g., 2266 Franzworth; 3636 Buckingham; 40815 Bellevue; others) — committee concurred to defer per department recommendations. - 6.21: Legislative/LPD referral to law department; brought back in 3 weeks for further discussion. - 6.25: Memo on improving future senior citizen housing developments — bring back in 3 weeks. - 6.27: Memo requesting review/revision of honorary funeral ordinance — referred to law department and brought back in 3 weeks.
Minutes - Minutes from March 31 were approved as corrected on the record; the clerk's office said corrected minutes will be issued to committee members for verification next week.
The committee recorded multiple unanimous "hearing no objections" approvals on voice motions; where roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript, the committee recorded consensus outcomes instead of recorded roll-call vote counts.
