October 15, 2020, Neighborhood & Community Services Standing Committee, 1:00pm
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The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The council may convene for special meetings at the call of the mayor or at least four members of council. Areas of responsibility for the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee include, Budget, Finance and the Auditor General.
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Begin live tweet of @CityofDetroit @CityCouncilDet Neighborhood & Community Services Committee for public benefit & for #Detroit #Documenters @city_bureau @wdet @CitizenDetroit @Detour_Detroit @freep
08:58 AM Oct 15, 2020 CDT
The meeting agenda can be downloaded here: https://detroitmi.gov/events/october-15-2020-neighborhood-community-services-standing-committee-1000am
Members of the committee: Council Pres. Pro Tem Mary Sheffield, Chairperson
Council Member (CM) Andre Spivey, Vice Chairperson
CM Raquel Castañeda-López, Member
Council Pres. Brenda Jones, Ex-Officio
Relevant tags for this meeting: @MsMarySheffield @CouncilmnSpivey @Raquel4Detroit @iam_brendajones @CityCouncilDet @CityofDetroit
Resolution to rename Stewart Park as Sidney Barthwell Sr. Memorial Park. In 2019 @GreeningDetroit led volunteers to plant 60 trees, images here https://www.greeningofdetroit.com/stewart-park
Resolution to submit grant to the Tony Hawk Foundation @skatepark for $140k Built to Play Grant https://skatepark.org/ Approved without objection.
Public comment. Mr. Cunnungham: encourages people to vote against POTUS and encourage connections to vote “by any means necessary.”
@MsMarySheffield @CouncilmnSpivey promoted upcoming City Proposal N info meetings. FMI check their respective social media sites.
Meeting adjourned at 10:14am. End live tweet. #Detroit #Documenters @city_bureau @wdet @CitizenDetroit @Detour_Detroit @freep
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Detroit City Council
The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Council is responsible for the creation of local laws—called ordinances. Additionally they pass resolutions, motions, and the proposed city budget. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The council may convene for special meetings at the call of the mayor or at least four members of council. Areas of responsibility for the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee include, Budget, Finance and the Auditor General.
City Council members are elected on the same cycle as the Mayor and will be elected in 2021. Seven members represent the seven council districts, while two members are elected at-large.