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Planning staff described the public-engagement process the administration used in drafting the ordinance and said the draft requires resident review through the citywide advisory council and neighborhood advisory committees. Emily, a planning staff member, told council, \"The community benefits provided reflect the scale of and are in proportion to the public support approved,\" and said staff would help the advisory bodies measure and assess benefit value.

Council members pressed staff for more detail on how tiers would be defined in dollars and how the city would ensure benefits matched the level of public subsidy or other support. Councilman in the 8th Ward asked, \"Where does it say that the community benefit will be, what the dollar value is?\" and said he wanted clearer, apples‑to‑apples guidance for comparing proposed benefits across projects.

Supporters said the ordinance would provide a predictable process to secure benefits such as jobs, local contracting and community investments when the city provides discretionary support to a project. Critics said the draft relied too heavily on an advisory council that the city has had trouble populating and that more specific standards would help ensure consistent outcomes.

After debate the committee voted to refer the draft back to the Legislative Affairs committee for further work; the roll call is recorded in the transcript as 7 yes and 0 no. Staff said they would return with more precise guidance on metrics, enforcement pathways and community-engagement procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","011325-Flint City Council Special Meetings","oneSentenceSummary","Council members debated a proposed community benefits ordinance that would require developers receiving public support to negotiate benefits plans. Staff described tiered review and resident-led advisory processes; council ultimately referred the draft back to Legislative Affairs for further work.","taxTitle","Flint City, Genesee County, Michigan","taxId",5770,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389485,"Council refers Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing ordinance back to legislative committee after members call for revisions",3625,3371000,6996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4&start=3371&end=6996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4/thumbnail_3371000.jpg","/articles/6389485/Flint-City/Genesee-County/Michigan/Council-refers-Fair-Chance-Access-to-Rental-Housing-ordinance-back-to-legislative-committee-after-members-call-for-revisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389485-8ffa6e18da74483d7437cc2cfa89c35c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172798&Signature=Ijud5bPw7wxfLyv2T~tPqhOaLZ3wAXjahWowQH~SYSQ2WcgX-Dvo0QXCTzapfkdhdXjJIM4p4EunuQP97-NCJJ3WU7KCTCPGeEVcSXTMZBGPRGhMZK4f6Llj8LORsQdQtD9Zwr~hQ26KWMZiqo1AyEO8Dp-ghNAJKPyQRBv5wNikS06hUJFyFyzW93rLTs7KeOea-VmHR80kOj4t5kQ8cdn2YSv1SnyTJEPHn26cTJP4v0K~vMo6~QOYgBFeoWmAUoeXN3ra60IL7gV5-2SoLf3ikxJR-YrVEgp5ty0QC9SZZzHdxEqPmYXrVm30jOJXUEHQzyQcZAebx581A~ZZZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members referred an amended draft of the Fair Chance Access to Rental Housing ordinance back to the Legislative Affairs committee after debate about language that would exclude people with certain felony convictions for set periods.

During public comment Arthur Woodson raised concerns about specific provisions in the draft housing ordinance that would bar applicants for convictions of violent or drug-related felonies committed within the last 10 years or imprisonment for felonies within the last five years. \"That exclude anyone for marijuana,\" Woodson said, explaining that drug laws have changed and a conviction years ago might be for marijuana.

In committee, Councilwoman in the 5th Ward asked city attorneys to clarify the draft’s language on page six and said she could not support the ordinance as written: \"That's a long time. That's not helping them. ... I can't vote on this ordinance right now as it's worded.\" Other council members agreed the item needed more work and suggested a working session with returning-citizen stakeholders to refine time frames and definitions.

After discussion the committee voted to refer the ordinance (240426.1) back to the Legislative Affairs committee; the roll-call vote in the transcript is recorded as 7 yes, 0 no. Committee members said the ordinance should be revised to avoid unnecessarily long bans and to incorporate input from people with lived experience and service providers.

No final ordinance vote occurred. Staff and proponents of the ordinance were asked to return with amendments that address council concern about the five- and ten-year bars and provide clarity about which convictions should be disqualifying and how exceptions or case-by-case review might operate.","Committee discussion over proposed 'Fair Chance' rental ordinance focused on provisions that would bar applicants with certain convictions for long periods. Council voted to send the ordinance back to the Legislative Affairs committee for further work.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389490,"Contested appointment to Hurley board draws council scrutiny; vote to advance to council splits 4–3",2484,3780000,6264000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4&start=3780&end=6264","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4/thumbnail_3780000.jpg","/articles/6389490/Flint-City/Genesee-County/Michigan/Contested-appointment-to-Hurley-board-draws-council-scrutiny-vote-to-advance-to-council-splits-43","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389490-5fe6c01c691887340a5b2bc2aeced7da/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172798&Signature=b0ReVteQpMGhkrFjLAU67eyOl8QC63hFuAwgi9v3rdafLzLrJ0GVQe6nNZYAgNZlbxgHLgwv0BYFcvY6lYT5u-j2la12iWGnrTe1uOf9DRGuGWPmi-eEszaQj2fgQqjqkskzhb1nUg1E0gJyw-1yrtSkM3zkNOZiJf5NQIJMB5hg-iWBnQAbYWxi-FAQaR2ZzZE9Z0QCuoYMEECpJwFaL-gyuhBYyTY8dyWwsN~QxbuSILD-NdDEgpcatFKEbH2SxhsmqQSpEkzTcpGNvs3KJoN5Gg7MyxtGbMWZs6sQaFHF-CSu5gePWYQMsu1Hlt~eWQ7s50rD10alapW~sZrUVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A city committee split over whether to advance an appointment to the Hurley Board of Hospital Managers after a contentious discussion about qualifications and the role of community advocates on hospital boards.

Jalil Carter, who said he has attended Hurley board meetings for years and runs a local conflict-mediation and veterans outreach organization, asked the committee to approve his appointment. \"One of the reasons I would like to serve on that board is because I've been, for the past three years, attending the board meetings and getting involved in issues that the regular everyday citizen doesn't get to hear about in the community,\" Carter told the committee, describing patient-advocacy concerns and citing cases he said he had followed at Hurley.

Council members debated Mr. Carter’s resume and the mix of professional and community perspectives desired on a hospital board. Supporters said the board needs community advocates who understand patients’ experiences; opponents said the record on the candidate and the usual qualifications for a hospital managers board raised questions.

A motion to advance the appointment (appointment 25008-T) to council passed on a roll call vote recorded in the transcript as 4 yes and 3 no. Several subsequent motions to send the nomination back to the Governmental Operations committee failed. The committee also advanced a separate Hurley appointment (Dr. Khalid M. Ahmed) to council by a unanimous vote earlier in the meeting.

The transcript records extended back-and-forth in which some members said they wanted a private conversation with the nominee before voting and others said such an approach could appear retaliatory. The committee did not make a final confirmation; the nomination will appear on the full council agenda for a final decision.","A nomination for the Hurley Board of Hospital Managers prompted prolonged debate. Jalil (Jalil/Julell) Carter spoke about patient advocacy and community oversight; the committee recorded a 4–3 vote to advance the appointment to full council.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389495,"Council postpones comprehensive-plan steering committee MOU after questions about appointments",1025,2575000,3600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4&start=2575&end=3600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4/thumbnail_2575000.jpg","/articles/6389495/Flint-City/Genesee-County/Michigan/Council-postpones-comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-MOU-after-questions-about-appointments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389495-7a9d3a45f7fb017c0e90a2184b904a69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172798&Signature=aN1NwgYHrO1gMsuEEech5RTI-3HGCE0MBbKu73REzZfpt8JIUs9msaog4oPqqjIVpiQCk696-F3vIx1tcfW9nvNXDCEskFOcwVBLrFslZbVASBqq23ncoSAB1z181abF8et0OMbo72B4MDJeDFHBjugOklbeeeicJvh5IJ0it3BPWXCt64bMdF-q56x42RxnzmT8zdEUkoIc2JOqoHevQfgfUrh~YaqywtTX8mugaeVQfr2vaDdX6kF3cczsAmNfUguMUl9ON0rjOfUQoimCiAGNiBUeeMz7Z6Btlwo89b13Sa4yA-Urw15br0OmESLpUcjpy9bRHlaOVpX-rbEyiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Flint City Council members voted to postpone indefinitely a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would set up a 21-member steering committee to update the city’s comprehensive plan, citing concerns about how steering-committee seats would be chosen and whether each ward would have a voice.

Planning staff member Emily told council the project team held 21 community meetings across the city and solicited applications; she said about 520 people participated in outreach and the planning office had received roughly 22 applications to serve on the steering committee. \"We asked all 520 who was interested in the steering committee...we have gotten...22 applications,\" Emily said in response to questions about how members were selected.

Several council members said they were concerned the mayor would control appointments and that the MOU needed clearer guarantees that each of Flint’s nine wards would have representation. Councilwoman in the 6th Ward told the city attorney and planning staff she wanted a clearer role in selecting a ward representative. The council later received an updated draft that staff said added language \"specifying that at least 1 member from each ward will be appointed with the goal of having equal representation.\" Emily said the revised version was prepared after earlier feedback but had not been circulated to the clerk before the meeting.

After a substitute motion to postpone the MOU indefinitely, the council voted 6–1 to postpone the document. The transcript records the roll-call result as: \"The vote is 6 yes, 1 no. This has been postponed indefinitely.\"

Council members framed the postponement as a need to ensure residents appointed to the steering committee are representative and that councilmembers have the opportunity to propose candidates from their wards. Planning staff said they would circulate an updated MOU with clarified language and the list of applicants for each ward so council could review candidates before the item returns to committee.

The postponement affects the timeline for the Imagine Flint comprehensive plan update and the steering committee work, which staff said would require volunteers willing to commit to multiple meetings over six to 12 months. No further council action on the MOU was recorded in the transcript.","Council postponed indefinitely a memorandum of understanding to stand up a 21-member steering committee for the Imagine Flint comprehensive plan update after councilmembers raised concerns about the committee appointment process and ward representation.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389500,"Residents and nonprofit pitch using ARPA funds to erase medical debt for Flint households",184,1544000,1728000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4&start=1544&end=1728","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113304-47556cdd79d9b044674f4e2116e6def4/thumbnail_1544000.jpg","/articles/6389500/Flint-City/Genesee-County/Michigan/Residents-and-nonprofit-pitch-using-ARPA-funds-to-erase-medical-debt-for-Flint-households","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389500-2097ec1883622fffdfff5535c2bb1898/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172798&Signature=Cy6uKjWewWrZjWdxVmmpgS3rVEGGsLBwSNvgCc~M-yCw-lu4P3otj4plbcsRfaC6ObkgD3DsQ-YN12g4LhGU48n-9fWFCJwqjqpnlYi65O8KwQcupMHFuxjQmsvoZf~LjFY1zNcF5qq1GGS4pXPUbvNG2ZLcyW-~G8Gntgus-6lwgec97-AlnYUpUhIixwiyPjJQnJj9WnuifDA2tLFKIUQKN1dXol3-w0KFa4DF-85rZVoLJ20iitGh2gTQ3oRkVieBqyXHbJPVTH50OVSKlHzxkyrVeeEtKkFjo4uYKKouRPqkI~Ya95S4U8Vf9l1NWaMgPLRAFzom7EzHufPvrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several residents and nonprofit representatives urged the Flint City Council to dedicate $50,000 in federal ARPA funds to a program that would buy and eliminate medical debt for eligible Flint residents.

Advocates, including Monica Villarreal of the Undo Medical organizing team, told the council that Undo Medical and partners had prepared materials answering council questions and that similar programs have been run by nearby counties. \"On average, for every dollar invested, Undo Medical is able to eliminate $100 in debt,\" Villarreal said, summarizing the program’s leverage. She also said the program would use state MDHHS budget allocations that municipalities can access and that Undo Medical would invoice the city for reimbursement under a contract.

Supporters at the podium described medical debt as a common driver of bankruptcy and a barrier to housing, employment and credit. Lisa Passburg and Linda Polley urged reallocating ARPA money, noting ARPA rules limit some infrastructure uses but expressly allow targeting underserved communities. Polley told the council, \"This is ARPA money,\" and argued that because much of Flint is in qualified census tracts the city is an appropriate candidate to use ARPA funds for medical-debt relief.

Speakers said neighboring jurisdictions have already used state and local funds to erase portfolios of medical debt and urged the council to act. No ordinance, resolution or vote on this proposal appears in the meeting transcript; the discussion occurred during the public comment period and the speakers left the proposal for council consideration.

Council members did not take formal action on the proposal at the meeting. Staff materials referenced by speakers (presentation folders and a fact sheet) were said to have been distributed to council members earlier. The city would need to draft a contract with vendor/partner terms, clarify eligibility criteria and document allowable ARPA uses before making any appropriation.

If the council decides to pursue a program like the one described, it could include contract terms requiring invoices and compliance reporting, the speakers said. Advocates asked for council direction to bring a formal resolution or contract for consideration at a future meeting.

Community advocates who spoke: Monica Villarreal (Undo Medical organizing team), Lisa Passburg (resident), Linda Polley (resident).","Several residents and nonprofit representatives urged Flint City Council during public comment to reallocate $50,000 in ARPA dollars to a partnership with Undo Medical to buy and eliminate medical debt for eligible Flint residents; no formal vote on the proposal was held at the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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