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MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE April 28, 2022 City Hall Auditorium Present: Councilmembers Litten, Bullock, Kepple, Baker, Rader, & Shachner Also Present: Mayor George, Director Leininger, Chief of Staff Storey, Director Corrigan, David Baas & Katelyn Milius of the Planning Department, members of the public, & Deputy Clerk Lascu taking minutes Start time: 6:14 p.m. Approval of the minutes of the April 25, 2022 Committee of the Whole Motion by Vice President Litten, seconded by Councilmember Bullock to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2022 Committee of the Whole. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. Minutes approved. Communication from Mayor George, President O'Malley& Director Leininger regarding resolution authorizing the negotiation of a development agreement based on the executed term sheet with CASTO and North Pointe Realty for the Downtown Development. (Referred to COW 4/4/22) Public Comment—Jesse Shedden— 1488 Marlowe—Mr. Shedden expressed concerns about traffic and parking related to the hospital site redevelopment. He stated that while density in a project is typically good, it could make it harder to live in the city. He concluded by applauding the planned plaza on Detroit and asked for the feasibility of building townhomes on the site to be examined. Chair Litten asked the administration to summarize the project's timeline and process moving forward. Director Leininger noted that Resolution 2022-14 involves the term sheet and serves as the starting point for the development review process. It sets markers on the negotiation for the development agreement and plan. The property was rezoned as a planned development due to the previous Carnegie proposal for the site. Mr. Leininger added that the planning process runs through the Planning Commission (PC) and Architectural Board of Review (ABR), with development agreement negotiations based on the development plan. Assuming Council grants authorization to negotiate with CASTO, the goal would be to kick off the planning process in May with a joint Planning Commission and Architectural Board of Review meeting, with neighborhood meetings to follow, along with separate PC and ABR meetings. Once all input has been received from the various neighbors, boards, and commissions, the development agreement will be created beginning in August 2022 and last through the end of the year. Construction would begin in 2023, with the Roundstone and Curtis Block being built first, along with the parking garage. Work would commence in a clockwise rotation around the site. 1