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Public Health & Safety committee approves multiple contracts, sends several to formal session
Summary
The committee advanced and approved numerous contracts on June 16, 2025, including demolition, stormwater, sidewalk replacements and a $1.55 million MDOT-funded autonomous vehicle pilot; some items were returned for clarification or tax‑clearance follow‑up.
The Detroit City Council Public Health & Safety committee on Monday approved a series of procurement items and moved multiple contracts to formal session or new business with recommendations to approve.
Key actions included approval of 7.1 (emergency demolition contract 3084267) and a set of ARPA construction/demolition items (7.3–7.5) that were sent to formal session. The committee discussed contract 6.2 (3083818) — an emergency demolition payment — and agreed to return it in three weeks pending tax‑clearance completion before payment.
A stormwater infrastructure management contract (6007080) for DWSD was introduced; DWSD staff said the contract will support EGLE permit requirements, concentrate on the Upper Rouge tributary and Near East Side, and estimated an approximate $3,000,000 spend over five years as part of a larger program.
The committee brought back sidewalk replacement contract 6006862 (three‑year contract for $2,000,875) for additional confirmations; OCP confirmed a performance bond of $2,800,000 for the major contracting firm on the record before the committee sent the item to formal session without recommendation.
Transportation items (7.15–7.19) were also advanced. Notably, contract 6007244, a $1,550,000 MDOT grant to expand a publicly accessible autonomous-vehicle shuttle pilot, was discussed; Tim Slusser of the Office of Mobility Innovation said the service — previously operated as a free public shuttle between Corktown, downtown and the riverfront — would be moved onto city contract and is expected to relaunch after the Fourth of July holiday.
Committee members asked OCP and LPD to correct clerical errors on a committee report for an environmental due‑diligence contract (7.2) and requested correction letters be filed with the clerk’s office before the items appear in the full council agenda.
