The Detroit Land Bank is a public authority dedicated to returning Detroit’s vacant, abandoned, and foreclosed property to productive use. Current programs include auction, side lot, community partnership and demolition.

There are about 150 full-time employees at the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Website: buildingdetroit.org

DLBA BOARD MEMBERS Erica Ward Gerson, Chair Richard Hosey, Vice Chair - Finance Committee Carol Walters, Treasurer - Finance Committee Patricia Pernell-Shelton, Secretary - Community Engagement Committee Miranda Morrow-Bartell, Community Engagement Committee

Meeting called to order at 10:06am. Minutes from the last meeting were approved. Public comments: In person contractor has concerns about property a church wants to aquire, increase minority contractor partnership.

Online public comments: Non-profit has had a great relationship until 2018. Property that has a purchase agreement and unoccupied, the non-profit can't secure the home and materials, appliances are being stolen. Because of the assessment office, the sale cant go thru because -

2nd public comment: Tharmond Ligon, spokesperson for non-profit organization that participates in the Land Bank lot purchasing program. He is advocating for a policy adjustment that prioritizes local/community organizations ability to purchase properties before auctions.

The concern is that community organizations are at a disadvantage when there are investors or spectators that can pay more. However, often communities are seeing investors that are not good property stewards and contribute to community blight.

New Business: i. Negotiating with American Community Council for property to complete solar project. 3rd request to transfer property for the project. Snarky comment: Wish they would get their act together. Approved ii. Resolution approved

iii. Approved (enter into a option agreement with Church of the Messiah to build 60 new units) iv. Sale 9 parcels on Marjorie St.

v. Agreement with MDOT for purchasing property for I-94 project.

v. Resolution approved vi: Consultant wages for Blight elimination Rounds 3 and 4 focuses on fourplex units and apartment units. Resolution approved vii: Audit review: Resolution approved Meeting going into closed session @ 11:04

Oops....vii was an agreement with another consultant that was approved (sorry) viii: Audit review: Resolution approved They still went into closed session at 11:06!

well dang....11:04am

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Meeting adjourned at 11:31 a.m. This concludes the Detroit Land Bank Authority Board of Directors meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2025. For more meeting coverage, check out documenters.org