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2026-11-06 - City Council Formal Session

Summary

  • Reportedly approved planning items 19.1-19.10, including a $298,400 contract with Detroit Revival Engaging American Muslims to plan a community land trust, with Benson casting the lone objection (Community Land Trust Planning Contract), CDBG and HOME-ARP awards, an obsolete-property certificate for 7601 Second and a Land Bank sale to Live6 Alliance.
  • Reportedly approved public health items 20.1-20.4, including demolition of the Madison/Congress bridge for the Joe Louis Greenway.
  • Fourteen "emergency demolition and fill contracts" (21.3-21.16) were reportedly approved over McCampbell's objection (Emergency Demolition and Fill Contracts); these are procurement items, not a declaration of emergency.
  • License-renewal ordinances (21.17-21.26) were introduced, with hearings reported for November 16. Four walk-on memos on the Renaissance Center / East Riverfront project were referred to Planning.

Built from a third-party public-meeting summary (Gratiot Labs digest of November 1-6) only. The official agenda and minutes were not available, so details are unverified and times and locations are as reported there.

Agenda

Reported items (third-party summary; item numbers as reported):

  • Planning items 19.1-19.10 approved: $298,400 contract with Detroit Revival Engaging American Muslims to plan a community land trust (Benson cast the lone objection); Community Development Block Grant and HOME-ARP awards; obsolete-property certificate for 7601 Second; Land Bank sale to Live6 Alliance; property sales, including 34 Smith St. to the VA.
  • Public Health items 20.1-20.4 approved, including Homrich's demolition of the Madison/Congress bridge for the Joe Louis Greenway.
  • New business: Cadillac Square Winter Markets and Turkey Trot permits (21.1-21.2); fourteen emergency demolition and fill contracts (21.3-21.16), approved over McCampbell's objection; license-renewal ordinances (21.17-21.26), introduced, with hearings reported for November 16; Gilbert Family Foundation grant application (21.27).
  • Walk-ons: four memos (three from Miller, one from Santiago-Romero) on the Renaissance Center / East Riverfront project, referred to Planning.

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