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Council approves multiple contracts, grants and appropriations; schedules Rivertown business improvement zone hearing
Summary
At the March session the Detroit City Council approved a bundle of resolutions — including CDBG neighborhood opportunity fund allocations, supplemental appropriations, multiple contracts and a climate task force — mostly by unanimous consent, and scheduled a public hearing for a proposed Rivertown Business Improvement Zone.
The Detroit City Council approved a series of resolutions and contract awards at its March session, taking most items by unanimous consent after brief motions from council members.
Among the actions the council approved were the 2025–2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Opportunity Fund appeals and public service allocations; a fiscal year 2024–2025 supplemental appropriation and transfer request; multiple procurement contracts for demolition, abatement and services; and the creation of a Climate Disaster Recovery Task Force. The council also scheduled a public hearing for a proposed Rivertown Business Improvement Zone (BIZ).
Many votes were handled by voice and recorded as “hearing no objections,” a procedural form of unanimous consent used repeatedly during the session. Where motions were made, council members moved approval on the record and the clerk recorded the approvals.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - CDBG Neighborhood Opportunity Fund appeals and public service allocations (line items 19.21 and 19.22): moved by Council member Durhall; approved by unanimous consent. - Fiscal year 2024–2025 supplemental appropriations and transfers (line item 15.1): moved for approval (mover recorded as Councilmember Doha in the transcript); approved by unanimous consent. - Law department settlements (line items 16.1 and 16.2): moved by Council member Johnson; approved. - Extension of DROP program for Detroit Police Command Officers Association (line item 16.3): moved by Council member Johnson; approved. - Establishment of the Climate Disaster Recovery Task Force (line item 16.4): moved by Council member Johnson; approved; a duplicate item (22.5) was removed from the agenda after the resolution passed. - Multiple procurement contracts (selected): 6004378 amendment for trash‑outs (GTJ Consulting LLC); 6006958 tool bank operation (Motor City Ground School) — both approved; contract 6006976 for abatement/alteration of 15401 Grand River (Homrich Wrecking Inc.) approved ($2,599,740); contract 6006526 for medical supplies (McKesson Medical Surgical Government Solutions LLC) approved ($500,000). - Encroachment petitions and property sales (items 17.7–17.10 and 18.3–18.4): the council approved the sales and encroachment petitions listed on the agenda, with one postponement: line item 17.7 was postponed one week at the mover’s request. - Rivertown Business Improvement Zone: a walk‑on petition was presented and the council scheduled a public hearing to be held April 10; law department guidance was cited that a public hearing must be scheduled within a 28‑day statutory window.
The clerk recorded requests for waivers on several items (common on procurement and grant approvals) and the council granted those waivers by voice where noted. The session used the council’s regular consent and voice approval procedures for noncontroversial budget, procurement and event items.
