DHC Board of Commissioners

Detroit Housing Commission
Housing

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
10:00 a.m. EST

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Note-taking by Paige Rollins

DHC approves transfer of 36 vacant lots and 2 vacant houses to the DLBA for $1 each, in exchange for abandoned apartment buildings.

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Live reporting by Heather Alder

DHC approves the FY2023 audit, the 2024 schedule of meetings, a plan to build 200 mixed residential units at Gardenview Estates; and transfers 36 vacant lots and 2 vacant houses to the DLBA for $1 each, in exchange for abandoned apartment buildings.

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Here is a link to the DHC meeting information and zoom link: dhcmi.org/regular-board-…
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Board meeting notice: dhcmi.org/sites/default/…
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Agenda for the meeting: dhcmi.org/sites/default/…
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Meeting is still muted…people still coming in
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Here we go! 10:04 started all present except President Hosey (may join by zoom).
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Correcting previous meeting minutes…$13 million to $3,6 million and a few name corrections. They approved corrected minutes from December 14, 2023
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1st public comment portion- None. Action item time
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1st Fiscal Year Audit by Plante Moran- Lisa & Jenny with Plante Moran explaining audit process- &. Presenting findings-
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(Lisa & Jenny)
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Report accepted.. Lisa did want to point out some stuff about account estimates for pension liability…
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Annual schedule adopted for this year but can change as needed.
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#Juneteenth is now a holiday in the personal policy! Amendment passed with no questions or nays!!!
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Discussion on next action item regarding lead paint resolution & unit renovations-must relocate renters while renovating units. & movement of families. Approved no opposition.
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Next discussion of disposing of 8 acres of land near Southfield and Joy rd for residential housing developments.
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Commissioner Seybert ? 50 yr leasing…advised it was “typical”. Also clarifying process of further presentations when deal needs approval.
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Action item approved.
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Action item for approval contracts with 6 contractors for environmental and Geotechnical services- Discussion
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Passed
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Council Attorney Angela Diggs-Jackson presenting many action items…not at table hard to hear everything she is saying
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Discussion on transfer of property to Detroit Land Banks…
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Discussion on transfer of property to Detroit Land Banks…38 properties
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Discussion on transfer of property to Detroit Land Banks…they have list of properties…did not see anything with lists for the public for this meeting.
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Discussion on transfer of 38 property to Detroit Land Banks…board has lost. Public does not in meeting documents provided.
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Discussion on this processes for land bank transfers
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Approved application to transfer vacant land to Detroit Land Bank
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Approval of action item to start process of transferring vacant properties to Detroit Land Bank
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https://x.com/heatherpinthed/status/1750547228660252694?s=46&t=v6MOn-V8Ew4CxmgjaJrTmw
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Dept Monthly Reports
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All dept monthly reports done…last public comments
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Public comments
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Dr Bland— public comments — Harriet Tubman apartments- $30,000 to clean screens—hadn’t been cleaned for 5-6 yrs..resident 13 yrs at apartments—roaches, bed bugs, rodent. “We need to live in a pest feee building”.
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They advised they will talk with management company. Next comments Miss Levy—Detroit Documenters—ask for names of members CEO asked Miss Levy about Detroit Documenters- They are going around the table advising their names and positions. Nothing on screen with names either
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Next Miss Cornell- Villages of Parkside resident- Friends of Parkside- Updates of their activities, including feeding seniors and families, Christmas activities.
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Commissioner Seybert discussing possibility of expanding the board. Just posed question answer later.
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Commissioner comments done…staff comments done….adjourned.
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Adjourned 11:52
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Everybody enjoy these warm days of winter here in #THEBEST city, #DETROIT !!! UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING MY FELLOW CITIZENS!
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Detroit Housing Commission

www.dhcmi.org

(313) 877-8000

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In 1933, the City of Detroit established the Detroit Housing Commission (“DHC”) under the Michigan Housing Facilities Act. Throughout the DHC’s 75 year history, our mission has been to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for the low and moderate-income people that we serve. DHC is the largest owner of rental housing in the City of Detroit (“City”), providing approximately 4,000 housing units for seniors and families.

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