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Votes at a glance: committee advances multiple settlements, contract amendment and defers several items
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Internal Operations Standing Committee forwarded a set of contract and settlement items to formal session with recommendations to approve and scheduled bring-backs for several pending items, including an appointment to the Brownfield board.
The Detroit City Council Internal Operations Standing Committee on April 16 advanced multiple items to formal session, approved contract amendments, and postponed several agenda items for additional information. Most actions were recorded "hearing no objection." Below are the items discussed and committee outcomes.
Votes at a glance: - Line item 6.1 (Advanced Surgery Center LLC v. City of Detroit): Settlement request $12,500 — motion to bring back in 2 weeks; outcome: postponed for 2 weeks. - Line item 6.2 (Status of Council President memorandum re: uncapping events): Request for opinion — motion to bring back in 2 weeks; outcome: postponed for 2 weeks. - Line item 6.3 (Memorandum re: tax abatements for urban agriculture): Motion to bring back in 3 weeks; outcome: postponed for 3 weeks. - Line item 7.1 (Appointment — Crystal Rogers to Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority): Committee requested LPD to draft conflict opinion and confirm residency/board composition; appointment postponed to a date to be determined. - Line item 7.2 (Contract 6003045-A1 — CivicPlus LLC; contract increase $97,934.48; term through 10/08/2026): Motion to send to formal with recommendation to approve; outcome: approved to forward. - Line item 7.3 (Pioneer Lab Houston LP v. City of Detroit — DOT): Settlement $3,864 — forwarded with recommendation to approve. - Line item 7.4 (Premier Medical Movement v. City of Detroit — DOT): Settlement $5,000 — forwarded with recommendation to approve. - Line items 7.5 & 7.9 (Brian Walter $20,000 and Darnell Walter $12,500 — DOT): Combined and forwarded with recommendation to approve. - Line item 7.6 (City of Detroit v. Fort Iron and Meadow Co. and Frank Donardo Jr. — BSEED): Settlement $220,000 — forwarded with recommendation to approve. - Line item 7.7 (Curtis Ward and Rendell Ward v. City of Detroit — Police Dept.): Settlement $310,000 — forwarded with recommendation to approve; committee requested follow-up on officer discipline, driving privileges and training. - Line item 7.8 (Danielle and Arian Braziel v. City of Detroit — Police Dept.): Settlement $35,000 — forwarded with recommendation to approve. - Line items 7.10 & 7.11 (Requests for legal representation and indemnification — OutFront Media LLC, inspectors Harry Green and M. Awada): Committee moved to bring back in 2 weeks for additional questions; outcome: postponed 2 weeks. - Line items 7.12 & 7.13 (Requests for legal representation and indemnification for former TEO Jason Green): Motion to bring back in 2 weeks; outcome: postponed 2 weeks. - Line item 7.14 (Request for legal representation and indemnification for TEO James Coley): Motion to bring back in 2 weeks; outcome: postponed 2 weeks. - Line item 7.15 (Resolution — ASF recoupment lump sum cash option; reopen lump-sum cash option for certain retirees): Motion to send to formal with recommendation to approve; outcome: approved to forward.
All actions taken were committee procedural votes recorded as "hearing no objection" unless noted. Several items were combined when reported by staff because they arose from the same incidents. Items postponed reflect the committee's requests for written responses from LPD, the Law Department, or department staff as noted on the record.
