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EXHIBIT 11 

REPEATED REQUESTS FOR MISSING SHERWOOD FOREST RESOLUTION AND 

OCTOBER 11, 2023, FIRST-HEARING DEFECT 

Exhibit 11 — Page 1 of 21 

Source Record: 

Combined City Council Formal Session and Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee transcript 

records for June 7, 2023; June 13, 2023; October 11, 2023; October 17, 2023; October 18, 2023; and 

October 24, 2023; November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee eSCRIBE 

Agenda Package excerpt; and Clerk archive / Detroit Legal News public-hearing notice excerpt. 

Short Title: 

Repeated Resolution Requests / October 11 First-Hearing No-Attachment Defect 

Purpose of Exhibit: 

This exhibit is offered to show that Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn was repeatedly placed on 

record notice that a resolution was required before the Sherwood Forest SAD renewal hearing process 

could properly proceed. Despite that notice, the October 11, 2023, first public hearing proceeded with 

No Attachments and without any identified Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, tentative 

assessment roll, Clerk-filed public-examination record, Administering Department report, land-

area verification record, or notice-supporting authority material available to affected Sherwood 

Forest owners before that hearing. 

Material Record Points: 

1. On June 7, 2023, Committee Chair Fred Durhal asked whether the item was merely a report or a

resolution, and whether another request or line item would be needed to set the public hearing.

2. On June 7, 2023, Assistant City Council Committee Clerk Cindy Golden stated that, to set the

public hearing, “we would need a resolution to do so.”

3. On June 7, 2023, Golden stated that no resolution was attached and that no document had been

attached in the form of a resolution.

4. On June 7, 2023, Durhal asked Horhn whether he had the resolution and whether it had been

submitted through eSCRIBE.

5. On June 7, 2023, Horhn acknowledged that the resolution had not been submitted and stated that

he “should have known better.”

6. On June 7, 2023, Golden explained the upload timing required for a resolution to appear on the

next Formal Session agenda.

7. On June 7, 2023, the Committee moved Line Item 8.4 to Formal Session with a recommendation

to approve pending attachment of the resolution.

8. On June 13, 2023, the Formal Session record still identified the item as “PENDING THE

RESOLUTION” and listed Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods resolution attachments, but no

comparable Sherwood Forest-specific resolution attachment.

9. On October 11, 2023, the first public-hearing record stated, “No Attachments.”

10. On October 11, 2023, after the first public hearing, Golden asked Horhn whether he would

provide the resolution for the matter to go before the full City Council.

11. On October 11, 2023, Durhal asked Horhn to provide a copy of the resolution before the next

Formal Session so Council could “lay eyes on it.”

12. The first combined Detroit Golf Club / Palmer Woods / Sherwood Forest resolution appearing

after the October 11, 2023, first public hearing was dated October 13, 2023. That document is

addressed separately in Exhibit 10.

13. On October 17, 2023, the Formal Session record shows that the matter was sent back to Budget,

Finance and Audit for a continued or additional public hearing.

14. On October 18, 2023, Horhn apologized for the prior week’s imprecise language and stated, “By

mistake I did not catch the Clerk in time.”

15. On October 24, 2023, the Formal Session record shows that Council approved setting the second

public hearing for November 8, 2023.

16. The November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit eSCRIBE Agenda Package identifies a 1:10

p.m. continued public hearing concerning Chapter 17 purchasing-and-supplies amendments, not

the noticed Sherwood Forest / Detroit Golf Club / Palmer Woods SAD second public hearing.

Tribunal Relevance: 

This exhibit is material because it shows that the October 11, 2023, first public hearing occurred after 

repeated record notice that the required resolution had not been submitted. The reviewed record does not 

show that a Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, tentative assessment roll, Clerk-filed public-

examination record, Administering Department report, land-area verification record, or notice-

supporting authority material was attached, filed, or made available before affected Sherwood Forest 

owners were expected to appear, review the matter, and object at the first public hearing. 

Golden’s October 11, 2023, post-hearing request for the resolution is material because it shows that the 

resolution issue remained unresolved at the time affected owners were expected to have already 

appeared and objected. Durhal’s request that Council be allowed to “lay eyes on it” before Formal 

Session is also material because affected Sherwood Forest owners needed a meaningful opportunity to 

review the same core authority materials before the hearing. 

The October 13, 2023, combined resolution did not cure the first-hearing defect because it appeared 

after the first public hearing had already occurred. As shown in Exhibit 10, a post-hearing combined 

multi-district resolution cannot retroactively serve as the pre-hearing Sherwood Forest-specific 

resolution, tentative assessment roll, Clerk-filed public-examination record, land-area verification 

record, or notice-supporting authority material required before the October 11, 2023, hearing. 

Exhibit 11 — Page 2 of 21

This exhibit is also material to Petitioner’s protest and waiver position. If the required Sherwood Forest-

specific authority-chain materials were not attached, filed, or available before the October 11, 2023, 

hearing, then Petitioner’s nonappearance or failure to protest at that hearing should not be treated as 

waiver, consent, acquiescence, or confirmation of lawful notice. 

The November 8, 2023, agenda record is material because it shows that the noticed SAD second public 

hearing does not appear in the reviewed November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit agenda package. 

The reviewed agenda instead identifies a 1:10 p.m. continued public hearing concerning Chapter 17 

purchasing-and-supplies amendments. This supports Petitioner’s position that the hearing sequence and 

notice record did not provide affected Sherwood Forest owners with a clean, traceable, lawful hearing 

process tied to the required authority-chain materials. 

Record Limitation: 

Petitioner does not ask the Tribunal to determine personal motive from this exhibit. Petitioner offers this 

exhibit to show the procedural sequence reflected in the reviewed record: repeated requests for the 

missing resolution; June 13 Formal Session action while the item was still marked “PENDING THE 

RESOLUTION”; the October 11, 2023, first public hearing with No Attachments; post-hearing 

requests for the resolution; the October 13, 2023, combined resolution addressed in Exhibit 10; the 

October 17, 2023, referral back to Budget, Finance and Audit; the October 18, 2023, second-hearing 

routing discussion; the October 24, 2023, action setting a second public hearing for November 8, 2023; 

and no reviewed November 8, 2023, agenda record identifying the noticed SAD second public hearing. 

Petitioner does not deny that Detroit later created or used combined multi-district documents. Petitioner 

disputes that those later combined documents were legally sufficient to cure the absence of a Sherwood 

Forest-specific resolution, tentative assessment roll, Clerk-filed public-examination record, 

Administering Department report, land-area verification record, and notice-supporting authority 

material before the October 11, 2023, first public hearing. 

Insert Behind This Cover Sheet: 

1. June 7, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee transcript excerpt showing the

missing-resolution discussion, Clerk timing explanation, Horhn’s acknowledgment that the

resolution had not been submitted, and pending-resolution action.

2. June 13, 2023, City Council Formal Session record showing Line Item 16.3 proceeded while

marked “PENDING THE RESOLUTION,” with Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods

resolution attachments but no comparable Sherwood Forest-specific resolution attachment.

3. October 11, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee edited transcript excerpt

showing “No Attachments,” Golden’s post-hearing request for the resolution, and Durhal’s

request that Council be able to “lay eyes on it.”

4. October 17, 2023, Formal Session transcript excerpt sending the item back to Budget, Finance

and Audit for a continued or additional public hearing.

5. October 18, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee transcript excerpt showing

Horhn’s “imprecise language” and “did not catch the Clerk in time” statements.

Exhibit 11 — Page 3 of 21

6. October 24, 2023, Formal Session transcript excerpt setting the second public hearing for 

November 8, 2023. 

7. November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee eSCRIBE Agenda Package 

excerpt and Clerk archive / Detroit Legal News notice excerpt showing that the November 8 

agenda did not identify the noticed SAD second public hearing and instead listed a 1:10 p.m. 

Chapter 17 purchasing-and-supplies hearing. 

 

Exhibit 11 — Page 4 of 21

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

June 7, 2023

Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee - June 7, 2023

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR

Line Item 8.4

Submitting report relative to: Request to Set Public Hearing Dates To Renew Special 

Assessment Districts for Sherwood Forest, Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods.

(REFERRED TO THE BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE ON 

6/7/2023)

Attachments

1. Special Assessment District Renewals.pdf

2. SAD Renewal.pdf

MOTION TO SEND TO THE FORMAL SESSION AGENDA WITH A

RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE (PENDING THE SUBMISSION OF THE

RESOLUTION)

(Motion made by YOUNG; all Committee Members were in favor; motion carried 3-0.)

Transcript Excerpt

BFA Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "Next, we will move to Line Item 8.4, submitting a

report relative to request to set public hearing dates to renew special assessment districts

for Sherwood Forest, Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods. Is there a motion to discuss

Line Item 8.4 discussion? Thank you, Member Santiago-Romero. Mr. Horhn is joining us,

our Assessor. Good afternoon. Can you tell us a little bit more about Line Item 8.4 and

setting public hearing dates to renew our special assessment districts for Sherwood Forest,

Detroit Golf Club, and Palmer Woods?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Thank you, Sir. Through the Chair, each of these

special assessment districts currently in effect in the City of Detroit are due to expire this

year. They were originally created by this honorable body in 2016. They have a seven-year

term. Under Section 44-3-221 of the Detroit City Code, to continue a special assessment

district beyond its original term, the steps to renew it are the same as it was to create it.

Each of the districts have started the first process, which is to submit petitions to the Office

of the Assessor verifying the majority of the residents want the district to continue. Those

petitions have been received by my office and we have reviewed and verified them. The

second step is the first of two public hearings, the first before this honorable body in which

members/residents who both support and oppose the districts have the opportunity to

present their arguments to City Council. Council can choose to vote to accept the petitions

and recommendations and forward everything to Committee of the Whole, they can ask for

another hearing, or they can reject them, but for cause. So, we are simply asking Council to

continue the process to take the second step in renewing the three existing districts, which

Exhibit 11 — Page 5 of 21

is a public hearing before this honorable body. Thank you, Sir."

Durhal: "And to you Mr. Horhn, is this just a report or is this a resolution to Mr. Corley or

Ms. Barcliff? Our action is to receive and file this report. Will there be another request or

line item coming before us to set the public hearings?"

Alvin Horhn: "My apologies, Mr. Chair. This was intended to be a request for your

honorable body to set a date for a public hearing. The City Clerk needs at least 10 business

days to receive the mailing labels from the Office of the Assessor and then to notify the

residents in the affected areas. So, this was a request to you to set that first date for a first

public hearing."

Durhal: "OK, to the Clerk, because I see we have it again on our agenda as a report,

submitting report relative to, this is not a resolution, so that is my question about setting the

public hearing?"

Assistant City Council Committee Clerk Cindy Golden: "To Mr. Chair, in order for us

to set the public hearing, we would need a resolution to do so. When this came on the last

agenda, we did have a resolution to set the public hearing."

Durhal: "OK, so is this a Scrivener's error? Possibly?"

Cindy Golden: "There was no resolution attached, so it was submitted in the form of the

title requesting to set a public hearing, but there was never a document attached in the form

of a resolution to do so. So that is why it was written out as a report."

Durhal: "Thank you, Madam Clerk. And to the Assessor, do you have that, has that been

submitted through eSCRIBE for the resolution, Mr. Horhn?"

Alvin Horhn: "My apologies, Mr. Chair. That has not been submitted. I was not aware that

I needed to submit the resolution before the date was set, and I should have known better.

My apologies to the Committee. I will make sure a resolution is submitted before the week

ends."

Durhal: "So with that, what I will ask for is a motion to bring back this Line Item 8.4 in

one week. And then at that point to the Clerk, when the resolution is attached through

eSCRIBE, will it be attached to this line item or will it come as a separate line item?"

Cindy Golden: "It is going to come as a separate item if this resolution is uploaded to

eSCRIBE between today by 5:30 p.m.; if not today, by Friday at 1:00 o'clock it can show

up on next Tuesday's Formal Session agenda, the New Business side, as a referral back to

this Committee."

Durhal: "To come back and possibly make it to next Wednesday's BFA agenda?"

Cindy Golden: "Unless we get it in time to place it on New Business, it would be your

decision to move it on to New Business for a vote and that way the public hearing could be

set that Tuesday."

Durhal: "Right, Mr. Horhn?"

Alvin Horhn: "I will work some magic, Sir, and get that done before 5:00 today."

Exhibit 11 — Page 6 of 21

Durhal: "OK, if not, please be in communication with our office so we are aware that

when Formal Session comes Tuesday if that has to be moved to New Business and voted

on by the entire Council."

BFA Vice Chair Coleman Young II: "Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do not have any questions

for you, Mr. Horhn, but thank you. I just have a question in general for maybe Mr. Graham.

I do not know if this would be to you or not, but there have been some questions about the

legality in terms of approval to form, in terms to the property tax reform ordinance. Are

you going to be there or somebody from Law to really kind of answer some of these

questions in terms of why it is not being approved to form, and in terms of whether it

encroaches on certain things that it is not supposed to encroach on? I just want to make

sure that we are having this discussion and everybody is there so we can answer these

questions, both from a legal standpoint, from a charter standpoint, and potentially from a

constitutional standpoint and a stay if necessary."

Law Department, Graham Anderson: "Absolutely, through the Chair, Graham

Anderson, Law Department. This is beyond my wheelhouse of expertise, but I can promise

you I will make sure someone from the Law Department who is familiar with this matter

will be able to speak on the matter next week."

Cindy Golden: "Thank you, Mr. Chair. The other option is we can move this item out

pending the resolution to be received by Tuesday if you like. That is also an option."

Durhal: "I am fine with that, noting that again, this is only to set a public hearing and we

will hear from the public about the special assessments in those areas. I am fine with

moving this out pending the resolution. I do not know if there is any objection for that. OK,

alright Mr. Horhn, we are going to do you a solid, you have to have that resolution by

Tuesday, so do I have a motion to send Line Item 8.4 to Formal Session with the

recommendation to approve pending the attachment of the resolution? (Young, motion.)

Hearing no objection, that action shall be taken. Line Item 8.4 will be sent to Formal

Session with the recommendation to approve pending the attachment of the resolution to

set public hearing dates to renew special assessment districts for Sherwood Forest, Detroit

Golf Club and Palmer Woods."

Exhibit 11 — Page 7 of 21

CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION

June 13, 2023

16.3 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR 

Budget, Finance, and Standing Committee Chair, Durhal, reso. autho.

Request to Set Public Hearing Dates To Renew Special Assessment Districts for Sherwood 

Forest, Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods. (PENDING THE RESOLUTION)

Attachments

Departmental Submission.pdf

SAD Renewal.pdf

Special Assessment District Detroit Golf Club Resolution.pdf

Special Assessment District Palmer Woods Resolution.pdf

Transcript Excerpt

Council President Mary Sheffield: "From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 

Office of the Assessor, Councilmember Durhal?"

Durhal: "Thank you, Madam President. Resolution item 16.3 is a resolution of 

authorization to request to set public hearing dates to renew special assessment districts for 

Sherwood Forest, Detroit Golf Club and Palmer Woods, moved for approval."

Mary Sheffield: "Motion has been made, any objections to the motion? Hearing no 

objections, the resolution will be approved to schedule a public hearing."

Durhal: "Request a waiver for Line Item 16.3."

Mary Sheffield: "Waiver has been requested, hearing no objections, that action will be 

taken."

Exhibit 11 — Page 8 of 21

EXHIBIT 11 SOURCE RECORD

OCTOBER 11, 2023, BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

PUBLIC HEARING

Edited Transcript Excerpt for Michigan Tax Tribunal Filing

Source Record

October 11, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee public-hearing

transcript excerpt for Line Item 5: Special Assessment Hearing for the Detroit Golf Club,

Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest.

Editing Note

This edited excerpt normalizes obvious automated-transcript errors in spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, speaker labels, and spacing. The name of Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn

is corrected throughout. Bracketed text identifies editorial clarification. No substantive

position is inserted into the quoted transcript text.

Record Points Shown by This Excerpt

- The October 11, 2023, public-hearing record states: 'No Attachments.'

- The reviewed attendance and public-comment summary identifies no Sherwood Forest

Association representative and no Sherwood Forest resident speaking at this first

public-hearing excerpt.

- Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn stated that the petitions had been received, reviewed,

and verified, and he reported petition percentages for Palmer Woods, Detroit Golf Club,

and Sherwood Forest.

- After the public-hearing presentation and public comment, Assistant City Council Committee

Clerk Cindy Golden asked whether Horhn would provide the resolution for the matter to go

before the full City Council, and Committee Chair Fred Durhal asked to receive a copy

before Formal Session so Council could 'lay eyes on it.'

Record Limitation

This excerpt is offered as a cleaned transcript/source excerpt. It does not replace the official 

City record, the full meeting video, the full meeting transcript, the eSCRIBE agenda package, 

the Council record, or any City-produced hearing notice and attachment records. Petitioner 

relies on this excerpt to show the procedural sequence reflected in the reviewed record, 

including the 'No Attachments' notation and the post-hearing request for the resolution.

Edited Transcript Excerpt

Date: October 11, 2023

Committee: Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee

Time: 1:00 p.m. Public Hearing

Line Item: 5

Exhibit 11 — Page 9 of 21

Subject: Special Assessment Hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood 

Forest

City Representative: Alvin Horhn, Deputy CFO / Assessor, City of Detroit Office of the 

Assessor

Attachments: No Attachments

Public Hearing Held: Alvin Horhn, Deputy CFO / Assessor. Michelle Story-Stewart, President 

of Palmer Woods Association, spoke at the table regarding questions raised during public 

comment.

Public Comment In Person: Jed Durkin, Chris Campbell, Jim Levandowski, Michelle

Story-Stewart, Anthony Kurt Ronald Foster, and Eric Watson.

Public Comment Summary Note: The reviewed public-comment list in this excerpt does not 

identify a Sherwood Forest Association representative or Sherwood Forest resident as speaking 

at this first public hearing.

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "Next, we will call back to order our 1:00 p.m. public 

hearing for the special assessment hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and 

Sherwood Forest. Joining us today from the Assessor's Office, we have Mr. Alvin Horhn."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the 

Committee. Alvin Horhn, Assessor for the City of Detroit. The purpose of today's hearing 

is to consider petitions for Sherwood Forest, Detroit Golf Club, and Palmer Woods to 

extend their current Special Assessment Districts for another seven-year term. This is 

allowed under Section 44-3-221 of the Detroit City Code, Continuation of a special 

assessment district upon its expiration. Detroit City Code designates the Office of the 

Assessor as the administrative body for these special assessment districts. That means that 

we are required to report to City Council that each of the districts meet the minimum 

requirements set by this honorable body to continue. That is the purpose of me being here. 

Today, each of the districts have submitted petitions. Those petitions were reviewed and 

approved by the City's Law Department. They are required to have at least 51% of the 

taxpayers - I am sorry, my apologies - 51% of the property owners in each area sign the 

petition. By doing so, they affirm that they wish the district to continue. Each petition has 

been submitted to the City. I can report that 73% of the property owners in Palmer Woods 

have signed the petition, 67% of the property owners in Golf Club have signed the petition, 

and 60% of the property owners in Sherwood Forest have signed the petition, so they meet 

the minimum requirements. In addition, each of the districts is required to affirm that they 

continue to be regarded as a designated neighborhood improvement organization; that I can 

confirm for each organization as well. In addition, by City Code, 60% of the property 

owners are required to be current with their taxes; that we can confirm is true as well. So 

they meet the minimum requirements set forth in the Detroit City Code for the continuation 

of each of those special assessment districts. This is the first of at least two hearings which 

must be held. This honorable body can hold the hearing, decide to forward a 

recommendation for approval today to Committee of the Whole, vote to simply forward it 

without a recommendation, say no and direct the Assessor to correct any deficiencies you 

might find, or hold another hearing at its own convenience. So that is the purpose of today's

Exhibit 11 — Page 10 of 21

hearing, Sir. The Assessor is confirming that they meet the minimum requirements to 

continue. Members of some of the organizations are here, and I am here to answer any 

questions that you and the Committee may have."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "Thank you, Mr. Horhn, and just for clarity for the 

public, can we define what a special assessment district is as well? I know there are some 

folks watching at home and other communities that do not have special assessment 

districts. Can we please clarify what that is for the folks at home?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Thank you, Sir. Through the Chair, there are 

several types of special assessment districts which are allowed, but this specific one is 

created under Michigan law and MCL 211.785, which allows a designated neighborhood 

organization, which is a geographic area within the city and has its own charter, to collect a 

fee for the purposes of snow removal, enhanced security, and mosquito abatement. That 

district will last for seven years and is renewable upon this honorable body."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "And if you can give me the percentage numbers again 

for the petitions for DGC, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Yes, Sir. Palmer Woods, 73% of the property 

owners approved the petition. Sherwood Forest, 60% of the property owners approved the 

petition. Detroit Golf Club, 66% of the property owners approved the petition."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "OK. Alright. And now I will turn it over to members of 

the Committee for questions. Chair recognizes Member Santiago-Romero."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero: "Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. 

Horhn, quick question. I remember having this conversation before as well regarding 

residents that do not want to be a part of this fee to be able to receive these services. I 

remember there was a way to have them not be a part of this. Am I remembering correctly?

Remind me if there are options for them to opt out of this."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Unfortunately no. It is a majority vote. If the 

majority votes to designate the area and impose the fee, that fee is collected by the City's 

Treasurer. It will go on the residents' summer property tax bill and, over a ten-month 

period, the money is turned over to each district for their use. There is no opt-out provision, 

I am sorry."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero: "Understood. Is there a way for there 

to be an opt-out option? I mean, I move into this neighborhood, I am talking for myself, 

even though as a Council member with this job, I struggle with my monthly payments as a 

young single person that does not come from money. So I can definitely understand the 

need for someone to have some relief. Is there a way for us to find relief for residents that 

cannot pay this additional special assessment district fee?"

Petitioner Note: Horhn’s reference to “Michigan law” and “MCL 211.785” is offered to 

show the legal-authority framing presented at the October 11, 2023, hearing. Petitioner’s 

position is that the governing Detroit SAD authority is MCL 117.5i and Detroit City Code 

Division 8, and that Detroit has not produced the authority-chain records required under 

that framework.

Exhibit 11 — Page 11 of 21

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "No, I am afraid not, no ma'am. The special 

assessment district is based on Michigan law. The concept is that the services need to be 

shared by everyone in the community. Each of the three organizations appearing before 

you today actually had voluntary contributions before the designation was approved, and 

what they all reported is that while everyone benefited from the services, relatively few 

people actually paid toward those services when it was a voluntary payment. The purpose 

of the special assessment district is to ensure that everyone who benefits from those 

services actually pays their fair share."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero: "Has there been discussion for there to 

be funding set aside to support residents that cannot pay the fee within the organization?

You may not know the answer to that question, but I am just wondering if among neighbors 

that has been discussed."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "We have had conversations with two of the 

organizations. The question has come up whether those who have been approved for HOPE 

applications - Homeowners Property Exemptions - are required to pay the fee. Our report is 

that it is up to the organization itself to make that determination. There is no provision one 

way or the other in either City ordinance or state law that defines that. So we have left it up 

to each organization to define that. Having said that, there is a provision under City Code 

that a fee is for a service and everyone has to pay their fair share of that fee. But based on 

the City solid waste fee, those who received HOPE applications pay less than the entire 

special assessment fee. So the organizations have that right, I believe. The designated 

neighborhood improvement organizations cannot say you do not have to pay anything, but 

they can reduce the special assessment fee based on their own criteria, I believe."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero: "Any other creative solutions that have 

been discussed within the organization to support the neighbors that may not be able to pay 

the fee? That is one. Have there been other discussions?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "I am not aware of organizations having them, I do 

not know."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "Mr. Horhn, when we talk about engagement, 73% of 

residents for Palmer Woods, 60% for Sherwood, 66% for DGC, how do we come up with 

these petition signatures? What does the engagement look like relative to folks signing 

these petitions? Is everyone aware, or are the residents aware of the special assessment 

district renewal campaign for petition signatures in the community?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "The number of petitioners is based entirely on the 

tax roll, the City's assessment roll at the time the petitions were taken out. Each of the areas 

has a geographic area, so they have boundaries. Those boundaries are defined on the 

petitions themselves. The Office of the Assessor pulls the address and name for every 

property within those boundaries, and we create the petitions. The petitions are then turned 

over to each of the neighborhood organizations, and they are required to hold public 

hearings and an informational campaign within their geographic areas to notify their 

members that there is a drive to renew the petitions."

Exhibit 11 — Page 12 of 21

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "And when we talk about increases or the cost of special 

assessments, can you give me an idea of what that looks like per year per resident in those 

designated areas?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "My apologies, Sir. That is the one thing that I did 

not bring with me, the dollar amount of each fee. I will say that there is a provision under 

the ordinance which, if for some reason enough funding is not raised by the designated 

neighborhood organization to cover the cost of the contracts - I will point out that the City 

has no involvement in contracts; the organizations are required to bid out the special 

assessment district contracts based on City protocol and City ordinance, but the City does 

not involve itself in the application or in finding a vendor - but getting back to the 

question, if for some reason the special assessment district does not raise enough money to 

pay off their contracts, the ordinance would allow the Assessor to raise the fee 15%, but I 

can assure the Committee before we would do that, we would recommend that this 

honorable body discontinue this special assessment district. Because if they cannot raise 

enough money, then there is not support anymore, or people are not paying their property 

taxes. Because the fee is part of your property tax bill, you cannot not pay the fee 

separately. The City does not allow you to pick and choose which line items on your tax 

bill you are not paying. We advise each of the committees to base their budget on what the 

percentage of tax collection is in the area. No area in the City collects 100%. It averages 

about 83% or 85%. So, each of the districts has been advised to base its special assessment 

district budget on 83% to 85%. We, the Assessor, say: here is your total; if everybody -

record homeowners - paid their property tax in the special assessment district, here is 85%

of the total special assessment district fees; base your budget on that. So, over the seven 

years since special assessment districts have existed, that has not been a concern. We have 

advised these three special assessment districts, along with University District, that before 

we would go to this honorable body and raise the fee, we would ask the Council to 

discontinue the special assessment districts."

Petitioner Note: Fee increases and tax-bill treatment are addressed in Petitioner's tax-bill exhibits 

and billing-correction exhibits. This transcript excerpt is offered to show Horhn's explanation that 

the charge is placed on the summer property tax bill, collected by the Treasurer, and turned over to 

the districts over time.

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "And if you can please get that information to us relative

to what the actual assessment fee cost per district is, it is just great to get a picture of what

that cost is for those special assessment services for residents before the end of this public

hearing. That would be great."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "I will send a text message to bring the numbers

down, Sir."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero: "I would like to see the fees and would

like to see if there is any change in the fees, but we will get to that point when we come

back."

Exhibit 11 — Page 13 of 21

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "OK, Mr. Horhn, you can hang around because I also

want to have the opportunity to have you answer some questions relative to residents. More

comments may be made during public comment as required for public hearings. We have

to do a round of public comment just to let members of the public know who are joining us

online or in person. Your public comment must be germane, specific to the special

assessment hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest. No

other public comment will be given or allowed. Again, it has to be germane to this topic,

which is the 1:00 p.m. public hearing. We will now open public comment for our 1:00 p.m.

public hearing. To participate and join us online, please indicate so by raising your hand."

[Transcript Excerpt Resumes After Public Comment]

Senior Assistant City Council Committee Clerk Cindy Golden: "Yes, so the public 

hearing that was presented today was just submitted as a public hearing in itself. If you are 

moving it forward for a resolution to go in front of the City Council Formal Session full 

body, through you Mr. Chair, Mr. Horhn, will you be providing us with a resolution?"

Petitioner Note: The resolution referenced in this exchange is material to Petitioner's

missing-resolution issue. The reviewed October 11 first-hearing record states 'No Attachments' 

and this post-hearing exchange shows Golden asking whether the Assessor would provide a 

resolution for the matter to go before the full City Council. Petitioner does not ask the Tribunal to 

infer personal motive from this exchange alone.

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: "Yes, the Office of the Assessor will provide the 

City Clerk with that resolution."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "And to you, Mr. Horhn and the Clerk, just so we are 

always clear when these public hearings come before us, is there a possibility to include the 

resolution at that time so we do not have to revisit it? Or is there a way, or is it necessary, 

to have that separation with just the public hearing, which is similar to a discussion, and 

then have the resolution presented again?"

Assistant City Council Committee Clerk Cindy Golden: "Typically, we do get them at 

the same time, but in this instance it was done kind of the opposite, where the special 

assessment renewal request document in itself was presented strictly to publish as the 

public hearing, and there was no other documentation at that time. So we were under the 

impression that this public hearing was for today only. However, because you are moving 

it out, as mentioned, I am requesting the resolution for you, Committee Chair Durhal."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal: "And Mr. Horhn, just for a matter of fact, if you could 

provide us a copy of that resolution so we can lay eyes on it before Formal Session on 

Tuesday, just to make sure that we are on the same page, that would be great because it still 

would have to be authorized on Tuesday in City Council Formal Session."

Exhibit 11 — Page 14 of 21

CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION MEETING

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR Special 

Assessment Hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and Sherwood Forest. 15.2 

Durhal, reso. autho.

Attachment: Special Assessment District 2nd Public Hearing Resolution.pdf

APPROVED; 9-0. TO SEND TO BFA FOR A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

City Council President Mary Sheffield: "From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,

Office of the Assessor, Council Member Durhal."

Committee Chair Durhal: "Thank you, Madam President, this is for a special assessment

hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and Sherwood Forest. It has been brought

to our attention that there is a required second public hearing that has to take place for Line

Item 15.2. Therefore, my motion is to send that Line Item 15.2 back to Budget, Finance,

and Audit Standing Committee for a continued public hearing."

Mary Sheffield: "Any objections? Hearing none, the motion is approved to send this back

to committee for an additional public hearing."

Exhibit 11 — Page 15 of 21

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

October 18, 2023

Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee - October 18, 2023

Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee SAD Discussion Requiring Two Public

Hearings

5.1 - Status of Office of the Chief Financial Officer / Office of the Assessor

Durhal reso. autho. Special Assessment Hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and

Sherwood Forest. (Brought Back As Directed On 10/18/23)

Motion to Move to Formal Session for the Introduction and Setting of a Second Public

Hearing. (Motion made by Young; all present Committee Members were in favor; motion

carried 3-0.)

Attachment: Special Assessment District 2nd Public Hearing Resolution.pdf

Committee Chair Durhal: "We will jump back to Line Item 5.1, which we brought to the

end of our agenda. Line Item 5.1, status of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office

of the Assessor, for resolution of authorization for a special assessment hearing for the

Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and Sherwood Forest. Do I have a motion to discuss

Line Item 5.1 very, very, very briefly?"

Committee Member Young: "Motion."

Durhal: "Thank you very much. If our Assessor, Mr. Alvin Horhn, will join us and tell us

the reason why? And from my understanding that these special assessment districts require

two public hearings, we sent it to Formal as of last week after the first public hearing and

now we had to refer it back, and if you could just shed some light on this very quickly, Mr.

Horhn."

Alvin Horhn: "Thank you, Mr. Chair. Through the Chair, my apologies for the imprecise

language last week, Mr. Chair. This honorable body approved it at the first public hearing.

By mistake I did not catch the Clerk in time. It was referred to Formal, Committee of the

Whole, for a vote. It needed to be referred to the Committee of the Whole for a second

public hearing. So that request needs to be to the Committee of the Whole to please

schedule a second public hearing."

Durhal: "OK, alright members, is there a motion to send Line Item 5.1 to Formal for the

introduction and setting of a second public hearing?"

Young: "Motion."

Durhal: "Hearing no objections, Line Item 5.1 will be sent to Formal for the introduction

and setting of the second public hearing."

Exhibit 11 — Page 16 of 21

CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

15.4 - City Council Vote for Setting Second Public Hearing Date

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR Durhal, 

reso. autho.

Special Assessment Hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and Sherwood Forest. 

Attachment: Special Assessment District 2nd Public Hearing Resolution.pdf

Approved 9-0 with waiver. Public hearing to be held November 8, 2023.

City Council President Mary Sheffield: "From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer /

Office of the Assessor, Council Member Durhal for a resolution Line Item 15.4."

Committee Chair Durhal: "Thank you, Madam President. Line Item 15.4, the resolution 

of authorization for the special assessment hearing for the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer 

Woods and Sherwood Forest. This has required a second public hearing. Move to send 

Line Item 15.4 for approval to set a public hearing on November 8 in the Budget, Finance 

and Audit Standing Committee."

Mary Sheffield: "Motion has been made. Are there any objections for the scheduling of a 

public hearing? Hearing none, the one resolution will be approved."

Exhibit 11 — Page 17 of 21

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

November 8, 2023

Record Review Note - The BF&A agenda did not list the noticed SAD second public 

hearing.

The October 24, 2023, Formal Session record set the second public hearing for November 8, 

2023. The Clerk archive / Legal News notice also identified a Special Assessment Hearing for 

the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest to be held before the Budget, 

Finance and Audit Standing Committee on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 1:10 p.m.

Petitioner reviewed the November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee 

eSCRIBE Agenda Package. The agenda identifies a 1:10 p.m. continued public hearing 

concerning amendments to Chapter 17 of the Detroit City Code, Finance, Purchasing and 

Supplies. The agenda does not identify the noticed Sherwood Forest / Detroit Golf Club /

Palmer Woods SAD second public hearing, public comment, testimony, or action on the SAD 

renewal on November 8, 2023.

Petitioner offers this record only to show that the reviewed November 8, 2023, Council record 

does not show that the noticed SAD second public hearing occurred on the noticed date.

1. It does not identify the Sherwood Forest / Detroit Golf Club / Palmer Woods SAD second

public hearing.

2. It does not identify public comment, testimony, or action on the SAD renewal on November

8, 2023.

Exhibit 11 — Page 18 of 21

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

To attend by phone only, call one of these numbers: +1 929 436 2866, +1 312 626 6799, +1

669 900 6833, +1 253 215 8782, +1 301 715 8592, +1 346 248 7799 - Enter Meeting ID:

85846903626

COUNCIL MEMBER FRED DURHAL III, CHAIRPERSON

COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN YOUNG II, VICE CHAIRPERSON

COUNCIL MEMBER GABRIELA SANTIAGO-ROMERO, MEMBER

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD, EX-OFFICIO

Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 1:00 P.M.

Ms. Christian Hicks, Assistant City Council Committee Clerk

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3. CHAIR REMARKS

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

5. 1:10 P.M. - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - RE: An Ordinance to amend Chapter 17 of

the 2019 Detroit City Code, Finance, Article V, Purchasing and Supplies, Division 1,

Goods and Services, Subdivision A, Generally, by amending Sections 17-5-1, 17-5-12,

17-5-13, and 17-5-57, to provide for additional definitions for the Division, additional

equalization credits and clearances, clarification and amendment to the bidding process,

and other technical changes, etc.

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.1 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Request for Fiscal Impact Report on

Responsible Contracting Ordinance.

6.2 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Request to Draft a Proportional Funding

Ordinance.

6.3 Status of Council Member Mary Waters - Community Amendments for Proposed Land

Value Tax Legislation.

6.4 Status of Council Member Mary Waters - Additional questions on Land Value Tax

Proposal.

6.5 Status of Council Member Mary Waters - Memorandum and questions regarding Detroit

Land Value Tax Proposal.

6.6 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Draft ordinance to amend Chapter 44 of the

2019 Detroit City Code, Taxation, Article IV, Personal Property Taxes, Real Property

Taxes and Special Assessments.

6.7 Status of the Legislative Policy Division - Review of the 2022 Annual Comprehensive

Financial Report (ACFR) for the City of Detroit.

Exhibit 11 — Page 19 of 21

6.8 Status of the Legislative Policy Division - Benchmark comparison of the City's 2022

ACFR with other cities.

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.1 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR - 60

Harper Limited Dividend Housing Association, LLC - Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT).

7.2 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / OFFICE OF BUDGET - Fiscal Impact

of Proposed Responsible Contracting Ordinance.

7.3 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK / CITY PLANNING COMMISSION - Neighborhood

Enterprise Zone Certificate Application for rehabilitation of a 16-unit residential apartment

building at 1775 Van Dyke.

7.4 Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Applications for construction of 9 condominium

units at the northeast corner of Avery and Merrick Streets in the North Woodbridge NEZ

area.

7.5 Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate Applications for rehabilitation of a vacant

apartment into a 42-unit building located at 100 Clairmont.

7.6 HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT - FY 2023-24 Budget Amendment

to Home Investment Partnerships Budget.

8. MEMBER REPORTS

Exhibit 11 — Page 20 of 21

CLERK ARCHIVE / DETROIT LEGAL NEWS NOTICE EXCERPT

The source image below is included to show the reviewed Clerk archive / Detroit Legal News 

notice material concerning the November 8 and November 15 SAD hearing notices.

Exhibit 11 — Page 21 of 21

EXHIBIT 12 

NOVEMBER 15, 2023, SECOND-HEARING NOTICE DEFECT 

Exhibit 12 — Page 1 of 10 

Source Record: 

November 15, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee record; November 9, 2023, Detroit 

Legal News publication / Clerk archive notice excerpt concerning the November 8 and November 15 

SAD hearing notices; Clerk archive / FOIA correspondence concerning located public-hearing notice 

records; and Exhibit 11 source records showing the November 8, 2023, second-hearing setting and 

agenda sequence. 

Short Title: 

November 15, 2023 — Second-Hearing Notice Defect 

Purpose of Exhibit: 

This exhibit is offered to show that the Sherwood Forest / Detroit Golf Club / Palmer Woods SAD 

second public hearing was held on November 15, 2023, after the second public hearing had been set and 

noticed for November 8, 2023. Exhibit 11 establishes the November 8 setting and shows that the 

November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit agenda did not identify the noticed SAD second public 

hearing. This exhibit focuses on the later November 15 hearing and Detroit’s nonproduction of a 

cancellation notice, rescheduling notice, renewed mailed notice, mailing-label transmittal, 

certificate of mailing, proof of first-class mailing, or other notice-supporting record showing that 

affected Sherwood Forest record owners were lawfully notified that the second public hearing would 

occur on November 15, 2023. 

Material Record Points: 

1. Exhibit 11 shows that the second public hearing was set for November 8, 2023.

2. Exhibit 11 shows that the November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit agenda did not identify

the noticed Sherwood Forest / Detroit Golf Club / Palmer Woods SAD second public hearing.

3. The November 15, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit record shows that the SAD second public

hearing was later held on November 15, 2023.

4. The November 15, 2023, agenda identifies Item 5 as the 1:10 p.m. public hearing for Special

Assessment: Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest.

5. The reviewed November 15 agenda package does not identify an attachment showing a

cancellation notice, rescheduling notice, renewed mailed notice, mailing-label transmittal,

certificate of mailing, proof of first-class mailing, Sherwood Forest-specific resolution,

tentative assessment roll, or Clerk-filed public-examination record.

6. Horhn stated on June 7, 2023, that the City Clerk needed at least 10 business days to receive

mailing labels from the Office of the Assessor and notify affected residents before the public

hearing.

7. The reviewed record does not identify a cancellation notice for the November 8, 2023, noticed

hearing or a rescheduling notice setting the second public hearing for November 15, 2023.

8. The reviewed November 15, 2023, hearing record does not identify a Sherwood Forest

Association representative or Sherwood Forest resident appearing to support, oppose, or

otherwise address the Sherwood Forest SAD renewal.

9. The November 15, 2023, second public hearing therefore proceeded without the reviewed record

identifying notice-supporting attachments for the changed hearing date or Sherwood Forest

participation at the hearing.

Tribunal Relevance: 

This exhibit is material because Detroit cannot rely on the November 15, 2023, hearing as a lawful 

second public hearing unless it can show that affected Sherwood Forest record owners received legally 

sufficient notice of that hearing date. A public hearing set and noticed for November 8, 2023, does not 

automatically become a valid November 15, 2023, hearing without a produced record showing 

cancellation, rescheduling, renewed notice, or lawful notice to affected owners. 

Horhn’s June 7, 2023, statement, included in Exhibit 11, is material to the November 15, 2023, notice 

defect. Horhn stated that the City Clerk needed at least 10 business days to receive the mailing labels 

from the Office of the Assessor and notify affected residents before a public hearing. Michigan’s special-

assessment notice framework requires notice of special-assessment hearings to be mailed by first-class 

mail to each owner or party in interest shown on the last local tax assessment records at least 10 days 

before the hearing, in addition to any notice required by publication or posting. 

The November 9, 2023, Detroit Legal News publication is relevant, but it does not itself prove mailed 

notice to affected Sherwood Forest record owners. A newspaper publication dated after the November 8, 

2023, noticed hearing date, and only days before the November 15, 2023, hearing, does not show that 

affected owners received legally sufficient mailed notice and a fair opportunity to appear, protest, or file 

a written objection before the changed hearing date. 

The November 15, 2023, record is also material because the reviewed agenda package and hearing 

record do not identify notice-supporting attachments for the changed hearing date or Sherwood Forest 

participation at the second public hearing. If Detroit held the second hearing on November 15, 2023, 

after noticing November 8, 2023, the record should identify the cancellation, rescheduling, renewed 

mailed notice, mailing-label transmittal, certificate of mailing, proof of first-class mailing, or other 

notice-supporting record showing that affected Sherwood Forest owners had a lawful opportunity to 

appear and protest on the changed date. 

This exhibit is also material to Petitioner’s protest and waiver position. If affected Sherwood Forest 

record owners did not receive legally sufficient notice of the changed November 15, 2023, hearing date, 

then Petitioner’s nonappearance or failure to protest at that hearing should not be treated as waiver, 

consent, acquiescence, or confirmation of lawful notice. 

Record Limitation: 

Petitioner does not ask the Tribunal to determine personal motive from this exhibit. Petitioner offers this 

exhibit to show the notice sequence reflected in the reviewed record: second public hearing set for 

November 8, 2023; November 8, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit agenda not identifying the noticed 

SAD second public hearing; later hearing held on November 15, 2023; and no produced cancellation, 

rescheduling, renewed mailed-notice, mailing-label transmittal, certificate-of-mailing, proof-of-first-

Exhibit 12 — Page 2 of 10

class-mailing, or other notice-supporting record showing that affected Sherwood Forest owners were 

lawfully notified of the November 15, 2023, hearing date. 

Petitioner does not contend that publication is irrelevant. Petitioner contends that the reviewed record 

does not show the legally required mailed notice to affected Sherwood Forest record owners for the 

November 15, 2023, changed hearing date, and that the November 9, 2023, Legal News publication 

does not itself prove mailed notice, cancellation notice, rescheduling notice, certificate of mailing, 

mailing-label transmittal, proof of first-class mailing, or lawful notice to affected owners. 

Insert Behind This Cover Sheet: 

1. November 15, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee edited transcript excerpt

showing that the SAD second public hearing was held on November 15, 2023, and that the

reviewed hearing record does not identify Sherwood Forest Association or Sherwood Forest

resident participation.

2. November 15, 2023, Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee agenda package excerpt

showing Item 5 as the 1:10 p.m. SAD public hearing and showing that the agenda then moved to

a separate 1:25 p.m. continued public hearing concerning Chapter 17 purchasing-and-supplies

amendments.

3. Thursday, November 9, 2023, Detroit Legal News publication / Clerk archive notice excerpt

showing publication for the November 15, 2023, 1:10 p.m. SAD public hearing and preserving

the contrast with the earlier November 8, 2023, notice date.

4. May 7, 2026, Lorena Beal / Clerk archive email excerpt showing that the located Clerk archive

records consisted of the Notice of Public Hearing and the resolution with roll call, without

identifying a cancellation notice, rescheduling notice, renewed mailed notice, mailing-label

transmittal, certificate of mailing, proof of first-class mailing, or other notice-supporting record

for the November 15, 2023, changed hearing date.

Exhibit 12 — Page 3 of 10

REVISED BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 - SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TRANSCRIPT 

EXCERPT

Editing Note:

This edited excerpt normalizes obvious automated-transcript errors in spelling, punctuation, 

capitalization, speaker labels, and spacing. The name of Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn 

is corrected throughout. Bracketed text identifies editorial clarification. No substantive 

position is inserted into the quoted transcript text.

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"We will now move into our agenda. I will now call to order the 1:10 p.m. public hearing for 

the special assessment of the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest. I 

believe we have Mr. Alvin Horhn, the Assessor, who is here joining us. Please join us at the 

table. All folks participating in this public hearing, please queue up. For members of the public 

to note, we will be taking one-minute public-hearing comments for the Detroit Golf Club, 

Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District. Good morning. Both of 

you, state your name for the record."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the Committee, Council President. Alvin Horhn, 

Deputy CFO and Assessor for the City of Detroit."

Deputy Assessor Cynthia Burton:

"Good afternoon. Cynthia Burton, Deputy Assessor over Operations and Policy with the Office 

of the Assessor."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the second public hearing to consider renewal of the special 

assessment districts for Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest. If this 

honorable body proceeds, then the final vote will be taken before the Formal Session of the 

Detroit City Council. This renewal is for seven years. Each of the districts has submitted its 

petitions. Those petitions have been verified by the Office of the Assessor. They contained the 

required number of signatures to move forward. We have followed their work as far as public 

hearings and outreach to the different citizens. Everything is in accord with the relevant City 

ordinances. We are asking this body to hold the second hearing and, if this body decides to 

move forward, as I said, then it will go to a vote of the Formal Session of the Detroit City 

Council to consider the renewal."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"Thank you, Mr. Horhn. Members, we have already had one public hearing on this, now our 

second public hearing. Are there any questions regarding the special assessment district for the 

Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest? OK, seeing none, we will go directly 

into public comment regarding our 1:10 p.m. public hearing."

Exhibit 12 — Page 4 of 10

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"Mr. Horhn will give an opportunity to respond. I hope you are taking note of some of those 

public-comment questions. Please proceed."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, I would like to say that the special assessment is a fee; it is not a 

tax. It is based on the services that each district determines that they want to include. Each 

organization is vetted to determine that they have a charter, that they have a written means of 

electing their officers, and that they have a proven track record of providing services in those 

areas. Each of these organizations approaches the City of Detroit. We do not go out and look for 

people to form special assessment districts. The first step starts with the Department of 

Neighborhoods. They vet the organizations to determine if they meet the minimum requirements 

in state law and City ordinance to serve as a designated neighborhood improvement organization. 

Once that determination is made, the Department of Neighborhoods hands the matter off to the 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Assessor's Office. We are then required to help each 

organization set up public hearings, determine that there is interest in the community, verify that 

the organization is viable, verify the petitions, and place the fee on the tax roll if the district is 

approved."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"The City will place that fee on the tax roll and collect it, and then we turn the money over to the 

organization. We vet the contracts to make sure that the money is being spent on the services 

provided under the organization's mandate, but that is the extent of our involvement. We provide 

the petitions. We verify the petitions. They are based on the assessment roll as of the time of the 

request, per state law. We verify that a majority of the established owners in the area agree to 

this. Even though state law says 51%, this honorable body has made it clear it does not want to 

see a petition that says 51% to 49%, so we work with the agency to make sure that there is clear 

support for the objectives of the Special Assessment District."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Each of the neighborhoods decides the services, not the City of Detroit. We place the fee on the 

tax roll, we turn the money over to the special assessment districts, and we vet to make sure they 

only spend the money on what they are supposed to spend it on. These special assessment 

districts are creatures of the neighborhood association. A majority of the neighbors want to go 

down this path. They agree to pay these fees and they agree to these services. Each one of these 

special assessment districts was voted on by a majority of the residents in the area. Per Council's 

requirement, it is a clear majority, not 51% to 49%. Each of these organizations, when they 

presented petitions, was over 60%; one was at 58%, one at 63%, and one at 71%. There is a clear 

majority of residents in these areas who support the creation of these special assessment districts. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

Petitioner Note:

This excerpt is offered to show the City representative’s statement that the charge is placed on 

the tax roll, collected by the City, and turned over to the districts, along with the petition-

percentage statements made at the second public hearing. Petitioner does not adopt those 

percentages as accurate. Petitioner separately disputes the legal sufficiency of the underlying 

petition, land-area verification, and calculation record.

Exhibit 12 — Page 5 of 10

Petitioner Note Continued:

The stated Sherwood Forest petition-support figure shifted from 60% at the October 11, 2023, 

first public hearing to 58% at the November 15, 2023, second public hearing, making the 

official calculation and authority-chain records material; Detroit should not be permitted to rely 

on oral percentage summaries in place of the official Sherwood Forest calculation worksheet, 

certified land-area calculation, or Administering Department verification record.

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"I am concerned, and I do understand that it is not the City's responsibility relative to how those 

services are getting rolled out, but it is our responsibility to ensure that those contracts are up to 

par. In that same vein, Mr. Horhn, I am hopeful when you have those conversations with those 

folks that live on Seven Mile, you provide this Committee with that information and how that 

dialogue has gone, because that could be very important to the decision that we make here as a 

Committee and then as a Formal Session body."

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Sir, they are within the boundaries. I actually do not know the answer to that. We will meet 

with the residents and with the governing board to figure out what is going on. As the Chair 

pointed out, they are collecting the fees from all the members. It goes in the tax bill. It is not 

voluntary. You get the money. So I believe it is the City's obligation to ensure that the services 

are being provided equitably to all the citizens."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"Another question. I know you mentioned the petitions were just the verifying of signatures. I 

know there is a process we have to go through with those signatures being verified via the Clerk. 

How do these petition signatures receive verification that they are indeed lawful and adequate, 

and the signatures of that individual?"

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn:

"Beginning with the petitions, they are verified by the Detroit Corporation Counsel Office. They 

verify that these petitions meet the minimum standards necessary to collect them. Under state 

law, the petitions are printed based on the assessment roll for that area. We literally draw a map, 

pull the owners of the properties off the map, and create a petition around it. We verify that the 

person who actually lives in the residence at the time the petition is created is the one who 

signed it. I will state that the law does not require the City, through the Assessor's Office, to 

knock on each door to confirm that you signed this. There is a bit of trust built into this process 

that each organization has taken due diligence to make sure that the person who answered that 

door is the person whose name appears on that petition. There have been instances where the 

person who signed the petition was not the owner of the residence. When we were made aware 

of that, we crossed the name out. We counted that as a no vote."

Committee Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero:

"Through you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Horhn, no other questions. I just really do want to emphasize the 

need for us to figure something out for Seven Mile."

Exhibit 12 — Page 6 of 10

Deputy CFO / Assessor Alvin Horhn: 

"I have heard that before, honestly, that some residents on Seven Mile do not believe they are 

getting the services that they are paying for. Those areas are within the boundaries of the 

specific districts. They should be receiving the services that everyone else receives. We will 

meet with the residents, understand what their issue is, and meet with the special assessment 

districts and emphasize that they are obligated to provide those services to each individual in 

that area, whether they voted for it or not."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"Is there a motion to send Line Item 5, the 1:10 public hearing, to Formal with the 

recommendation to approve?"

Committee Member Coleman Young II:

"Motion."

Committee Chair Fred Durhal:

"Hearing no objections, Line Item 5 to the 1:10 public hearing will be sent to Formal with the 

recommendation to approve."

End of Edited Excerpt:

This cleaned excerpt is prepared for readability and exhibit use. It should be reviewed with the 

related agenda, Legal News notice, Clerk archive, and FOIA records in the full MTT filing 

package.

Exhibit 12 — Page 7 of 10

NOVEMBER 15, 2023, BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT AGENDA PACKAGE

EXCERPT

REVISED

BUDGET, FINANCE AND AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 1:00 P.M.

Council Member Fred Durhal III, Chairperson; Council Member Coleman Young II, Vice

Chairperson; Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Member; Council President Mary

Sheffield, Ex-Officio.

Assistant City Council Committee Clerk: Ms. Jaleesa McIntosh.

Agenda Items:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Chair Remarks

4. Public Comment

5. 1:10 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - RE:

Special Assessment: Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest. (Alvin Horhn, 

Office of the Assessor)

6. 1:25 P.M. - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - RE:

An Ordinance to amend Chapter 17 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Finance, Article V, 

Purchasing and Supplies, Division 1, Goods and Services, Subdivision A, Generally, by 

amending Sections 17-5-1, 17-5-12, 17-5-13, and 17-5-57, to provide for additional definitions 

for the Division, additional equalization credits and clearances, clarification and amendment to 

the bidding process, and other technical changes, etc.

7. Unfinished Business

7.1 Status of Office of Chief Financial Officer / Office of Budget - Fiscal Impact of Proposed 

Responsible Contracting Ordinance.

7.2 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Request for Fiscal Impact Report on 

Responsible Contracting Ordinance.

7.3 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Request to Draft a Proportional Funding 

Ordinance.

7.4 Status of Council President Mary Sheffield - Draft ordinance to amend Chapter 44 of the 

2019 Detroit City Code, Taxation, Article IV, Personal Property Taxes, Real Property Taxes 

and Special Assessments.

7.5 Status of Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway - Requesting Adoption of 

Amusement Tax.

Exhibit 12 — Page 8 of 10

CLERK ARCHIVE / DETROIT LEGAL NEWS NOTICE EXCERPT

The source image below is included to show the reviewed Detroit Legal News / Clerk archive 

notice material concerning the November 8 and November 15 SAD hearing notices.

Exhibit 12 — Page 9 of 10

LORENA BEAL / CLERK ARCHIVE EMAIL EXCERPT

The source image below preserves the May 7, 2026, Clerk archive email excerpt identifying

the located archive records as the Notice of Public Hearing and the resolution with roll call.

Exhibit 12 — Page 10 of 10

EXHIBIT 13 

FOIA PETITION-RECORDS REQUEST, APRIL 2025 PRODUCTION, AND DISPUTED 2022 

SIGNATURE SOURCE 

Exhibit 13 — Page 1 of 21

Source Record: 

December 4, 2024, FOIA request for Sherwood Forest SAD petition records; December 11, 2024, 

forwarding email to Ivars Steins; January 22, 2025, follow-up email concerning FOIA Request No. A24-

10616; April 7, 2025, City of Detroit Law Department / FOIA response; representative City-produced 

Sherwood Forest SAD petition-record excerpt from the ninety-six-page OCFO production; and LARA 

corporate-status records concerning Sherwood Forest Association’s dissolution by operation of law and 

renewal of corporate existence. 

Short Title: 

Petition-Records FOIA Production / Disputed 2022 Signature Source 

Purpose of Exhibit: 

This exhibit is offered to show that Petitioner requested the Sherwood Forest SAD petition records and 

that Detroit produced redacted petition/signature records in response. The April 2025 production is 

material because those City-produced petition records became the source record from which Petitioner 

identified petition irregularities and later reconstructed the Sherwood Forest SAD petition-support 

record. 

This exhibit is also offered to identify the representative City-produced petition page containing 

Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature. Petitioner contends that the signature should not be treated as valid 

petition support because SFA Director Stefanie Esters obtained the signature by misrepresenting the 

document’s true purpose as a block-club list when Petitioner specifically asked what the document was 

and did not have his glasses available to read it. 

The 2022 timing is material because LARA records state that Sherwood Forest Association dissolved by 

operation of law on December 1, 2016, and remained dissolved by operation of law until it renewed its 

corporate existence on January 31, 2023. Petitioner therefore disputes Detroit’s reliance on a 2022 

signature collected by or for SFA during the period when LARA records state SFA had not renewed its 

corporate existence. 

This exhibit is offered as a production-chain, source-foundation, and disputed-signature-source 

exhibit. It is not offered as the full petition-validity analysis, the final reconstructed assessment roll, the 

complete land-area calculation exhibit, or the complete SFA corporate-status exhibit. 

Material Record Points: 

1. On December 4, 2024, Petitioner submitted a FOIA request seeking Sherwood Forest SAD

petition records.

2. The December 4, 2024, FOIA request sought copies of petitions circulated for renewal of the

Sherwood Forest SAD, the proposed yearly SAD fee increase to $300, and City Council

approval of the Sherwood Forest SAD assessment fee.

3. On December 11, 2024, Petitioner forwarded the FOIA confirmation to Ivars Steins after being

directed to do so.

4. On January 22, 2025, Petitioner followed up with Ivars Steins concerning FOIA Request No.

A24-10616.

5. On April 7, 2025, the City of Detroit Law Department responded to FOIA Request No. A24-

10616.

6. The April 7, 2025, response states that the request was submitted to the City of Detroit Office of

the Chief Financial Officer (“OCFO”) to conduct a search for the requested records.

7. The April 7, 2025, response states that OCFO submitted records to the Law Department and that

the redacted OCFO production consisted of ninety-six (96) pages.

8. The representative petition page produced by Detroit is titled “Petition to Authorize the

Creation of a Special Assessment District” and identifies the potential special assessment

district as Sherwood Forest.

9. The representative petition page includes Petitioner’s parcel/property row for Parcel No.

02004962.001 / 19130 Parkside and shows the City-produced petition source record containing

Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature.

10. Petitioner disputes the validity of that 2022 signature as petition support. Petitioner contends

that SFA Director Stefanie Esters obtained Petitioner’s signature by misrepresenting the

document’s true purpose as a block-club list when Petitioner specifically asked what the

document was and did not have his glasses available to read it.

11. The representative petition page does not identify Stefanie Esters or any SFA circulator /

representative on the face of the petition sheet. Petitioner further contends that the reviewed

City-produced petition sheets do not contain SFA representative identification, circulator

certification, or petition-circulation information sufficient to substantiate who obtained the

signatures and how Detroit treated those signatures as valid petition support.

12. LARA records state that Sherwood Forest Association dissolved by operation of law on

December 1, 2016, and remained dissolved by operation of law until it renewed its corporate

existence on January 31, 2023.

13. The LARA status record is material to Petitioner’s disputed signature because Petitioner’s

signature was collected in 2022, during the period when LARA records state Sherwood Forest

Association remained dissolved by operation of law and had not renewed its corporate existence.

14. The April 2025 petition production did not include or identify a City-certified 51% land-area

calculation, official Sherwood Forest calculation worksheet, Administering Department

verification record, Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, confirmed

special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, or Treasury transmittal authorizing later SMS/SWF

billing.

15. Petitioner’s December 4, 2024, FOIA request used the phrase “51% property owners’ signature”

to request the City’s petition records. Petitioner does not adopt that phrase as the governing legal

standard. Petitioner’s position is that MCL 117.5i and Detroit City Code Division 8 require

Exhibit 13 — Page 2 of 21

petition support from record owners of not less than 51% of the land comprising the actual 

SAD, not merely a count of property owners or residents. 

16. Petitioner offers this exhibit to establish the request-and-production chain for the petition records

and to identify the City-produced petition page containing Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature.

The detailed petition-validity, signer-validity, duplicate-signature, taxpayer-matching,

misrepresentation, SFA corporate-status, and land-area analysis is addressed in separate filing

materials and exhibits.

Tribunal Relevance: 

This exhibit is material because Detroit’s claimed 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD renewal depends in part 

on the legal sufficiency of the petition process. The April 2025 FOIA production supplied the City-

produced petition/signature records that Petitioner reviewed to test Detroit’s claimed petition support. 

The production is therefore relevant to the Tribunal’s review of whether Detroit can substantiate the 

petition component of the legal-authority chain supporting the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge imposed 

under Detroit’s claimed 2023 renewal of the Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District. 

This exhibit is also material because the representative City-produced petition page contains Petitioner’s 

disputed 2022 signature. Petitioner contends that the signature should not be treated as valid petition 

support because it was obtained through misrepresentation of the document’s true purpose and because 

the produced petition sheet does not identify Stefanie Esters or any SFA circulator / representative 

responsible for obtaining the signature. 

The 2022 signature date is independently material because LARA records state that Sherwood Forest 

Association was dissolved by operation of law on December 1, 2016, and remained dissolved by 

operation of law until it renewed its corporate existence on January 31, 2023. Detroit should not be 

permitted to rely on Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature as valid petition support without producing the 

official petition-validation, land-area calculation, DNIO-status, and authority-chain records showing that 

the signature was lawfully collected, lawfully counted, and lawfully used to support a compulsory 

special assessment charge. 

This exhibit also explains Petitioner’s timing and discovery record. Petitioner did not have the City-

produced petition records during the 2023 hearing process. Petitioner obtained the petition records 

through later FOIA production, reviewed those records, identified petition irregularities, and then 

pursued further record requests for the official calculation and authority-chain records Detroit would 

need to prove lawful special-assessment authority. 

The exhibit is also material because the April 2025 production produced petition/signature records but 

did not include or identify the corresponding City-certified 51% land-area calculation, official 

Sherwood Forest calculation worksheet, Administering Department verification record, Administering 

Department report, tentative assessment roll, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, or Treasury transmittal. 

Petition sheets alone do not prove lawful special-assessment authority for a compulsory charge imposed 

through the property-tax system. 

Record Limitation: 

Petitioner does not offer this exhibit as the final reconstructed assessment roll or complete petition-

validity analysis. Petitioner offers this exhibit to show the request-and-production chain for the petition 

Exhibit 13 — Page 3 of 21

records and to identify the City-produced petition records as the source basis for later petition and land-

area review. 

Petitioner does not ask the Tribunal to resolve the full signature-validity issue from this exhibit alone. 

Petitioner offers the representative petition page to show the City-produced source record containing 

Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature and to preserve Petitioner’s position that the signature was not 

valid petition support. The complete signature-validity, misrepresentation, SFA corporate-status, and 

petition-validity challenge is addressed in separate filing materials and exhibits. 

Petitioner does not contend in this exhibit alone that every petition defect is fully proven. Petitioner 

contends that the City-produced petition records required further review and that Detroit has not 

produced the corresponding City-certified 51% land-area calculation, official Sherwood Forest 

calculation worksheet, Administering Department verification record, Administering Department report, 

tentative assessment roll, confirmed special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, or Treasury transmittal 

sufficient to establish lawful authority for the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge. 

Petitioner further does not adopt the “51% property owners” phrasing contained in the December 4, 

2024, FOIA request as the governing legal standard. That phrase appears in the record because Petitioner 

requested the petition records Detroit was using. Petitioner’s legal position remains that the governing 

petition threshold is 51% of the land comprising the actual SAD. 

Insert Behind This Cover Sheet: 

1. December 11, 2024, email forwarding the City of Detroit Smartsheet FOIA confirmation to Ivars

Steins.

2. City of Detroit Smartsheet FOIA confirmation for the December 4, 2024, Sherwood Forest SAD

petition-record request.

3. January 22, 2025, follow-up email to Ivars Steins concerning FOIA Request No. A24-10616.

4. December 4, 2024, FOIA request for Sherwood Forest SAD petition records.

5. April 7, 2025, City of Detroit Law Department / FOIA response stating that OCFO searched for

responsive records and that the redacted OCFO production consisted of ninety-six (96) pages.

6. Representative City-produced Sherwood Forest SAD petition page from the ninety-six-page

OCFO production, showing the petition-record source, Petitioner’s parcel/property row, and

Petitioner’s disputed 2022 signature.

7. LARA corporate-status record excerpt stating that Sherwood Forest Association dissolved by

operation of law on December 1, 2016, and remained dissolved by operation of law until it

renewed its corporate existence on January 31, 2023.

8. LARA renewal / annual-report record excerpt showing the January 31, 2023, filing of delinquent

annual reports used to renew Sherwood Forest Association’s corporate existence.

Exhibit 13 — Page 4 of 21

Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Confirmation - Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request for NON-POLICE

RECORDS

From: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Date: 12/11/2024, 4:48 PM

To: Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

Hello Mr. Steins,

Krystle Shepheard requested I forward this FOIA request to you.

Kind regard,

Cletis Kendrick

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Subject:Fwd: Confirmaon - Michigan Freedom of Informaon Act (FOIA) Request for NON-POLICE RECORDS

Date:Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:59:58 -0500

From:Cles Kendrick <cbkendrick@a.net>

To:Krystle Shepheard <Krystle.Shepheard@detroitmi.gov>

Hello Krystle Shepheard,

Can you please check that this FOIA request has been received?

Kind regard,

Cletis Kendrick

-------- Forwarded Message --------

Subject:Confirmaon - Michigan Freedom of Informaon Act (FOIA) Request for NON-POLICE RECORDS

Date:Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:51:03 +0000

From:Smartsheet Forms <forms@app.smartsheet.com>

Reply-To:Smartsheet <do-not-reply@smartsheet.com>

To:cbkendrick@a.net

Thank you for submitting your FOIA request with the City of Detroit. A copy is included below

for your records.

Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Request for NON-POLICE RECORDS

Full Name of

the Individual

Making the

CLETIS KENDRICK

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irmation - Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request for NON-POLICE RECORDS

Exhibit 13 — Page 5 of 21

Request

Company

Name

Street Address

19130 PARKSIDE St

City

Detroit

State

Michigan

Zip Code

48221

Email

cbkendrick@att.net

Phone Number

+1 (313) 244-7249

Fax Number

Your Client or

Insured

(optional)

Is this a Media

Request?

NO

City

Department/

Agency

City Clerk, City Council, Dept. of Public Works, Legislative Policy Division of

City Council, OCFO - Assessor, OCFO – Office of Dept. Financial Services

Description of

the Record(s)

Requested

Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District Fee Homeowner Approval

Petitions

Property

Address (if

applicable)

(West Seven Mile/Parkside St/Canterbury Rd) and (Kingston Rd/Cambridge

Ave/Canterbury Rd)

Date Range of

Record Start

01/01/2024

Date Range of

Record End

11/30/2024

Litigation

Additional

Comments

from Requestor

Note:

Your

submission

serves as an

electronic

signature.

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(SAD) FOIA Request 12-04-2024.docx (21k)

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Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request A24-10616

From: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Date: 1/22/2025, 4:28 AM

To: Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

CC: dietjp@detroitmi.gov

Hello Mr. Ivars Steins,

I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to follow up on the attached

Michigan Freedom of Information Act request A24-10616, originally

submitted on December 4, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to

receive a response.

Thanks for all your help and let me know if further clarification or

information is needed.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

Attachments:

Extension letter A24-10616.pdf

375 KB

(SAD) FOIA Request 12-04-2024.docx

20.5 KB

Freedom of Information Act Request A24-10616

Exhibit 13 — Page 7 of 21

December 4, 2024 

To City of Detroit FOIA Coordinator, 

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, this formal request for the following records: 

Re: 

Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District Fee Petitions 

FOIA Request Is For Petition Records Of The Special Assessment District (SAD): 

➢Copy of all petitions circulated by the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association for the approval

of 51% property owners’ signature to renew the existing Special Assessment District SAD for an

additional seven years starting in 2024.

➢Copies of all petitions circulated by the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association for the approval

of 51% property owners’ signature to increase the yearly SAD fee to three hundred dollars ($300)

for mosquito abatement, snow removal from streets, and security services.

➢Copies of all petitions circulated by the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association for the approval

of 51% property owners’ signature to receive Detroit City Council’s vote to approve the Sherwood

Forest Special Assessment District Assessment Fee on the 2024 Winter Tax Bill.

The City of Detroit Departments with a copy of the requested SAD petitions would be: 

•

Office of the City Clerk

•

Office of the Assessors

•

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

•

Operations and Administrative Services

•

Detroit City Council

The requested records and documents will be made available for viewing verification by Sherwood 

Forest residents and the general public, this request is not being made for commercial purposes. 

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in 

advance of fulfilling my request, and I would prefer requested copies to be received electronically. 

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter, please feel free to contact me 

regarding the scope of this request if you have any questions. I look forward to receiving your response 

to this FOIA request within five (5) business days, as the statute requires. 

Kind regards, 

Cletis Kendrick 

19130 Parkside, Detroit, MI 48221 

cbkendrick@att.net 

Exhibit 13 — Page 8 of 21

April 7, 2025 

Cletis Kendrick 

19130 Parkside Street 

Detroit, MI 48221 

Sent Via E-Mail: cbkendrick@att.net 

RE: 

Freedom of Information Act Request No. A24-10616 Dated December 4, 2024 

Concerning City of Detroit Records Pertaining to Sherwood Forest Special 

Assessment 

Dear Mr. Kendrick: 

This letter serves as the City of Detroit’s response to the above-referenced matter. This 

response is being sent electronically. Your request was received at the City of Detroit Law Department 

Freedom of Information Act Section via facsimile or email, on December 4, 2024. Because your 

request was received by electronic transmission, pursuant to Section 5(1) of the Michigan Freedom of 

Information Act (the “Act”), MCL 15.235(1); it is deemed to have been received at the Law 

Department on the next business day, December 5, 2024. Thank you for your patience with this matter. 

Your request seeks: 

Your request was submitted to the City of Detroit Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

(“OCFO”) to conduct a search for the requested records. OCFO submitted the below referenced 

records to the Law Department and after review by the Law Department, your request is granted in 

part and denied in part. Pursuant to MCL 15.243(1), certain information has been redacted from the 

record as follows: 

Exhibit 13 — Page 9 of 21

MCL 15.243(1)(a) and (1)(b)(iii) 

Individuals’ addresses are exempt from 

disclosure 

The redacted record from OCFO consists of ninety-six (96) pages. Enclosed please find one 

(1) copy of same. Because this response is being sent electronically, no copying costs have been

assessed.

When contacting our office regarding this request, please include the request number listed in 

the subject line above. For your information, please note that a public summary of the City of Detroit 

Freedom of Information Act procedures and guidelines are at www.detroitmi.gov and specifically at 

https://detroitmi.gov/document/foia-procedures-and-guidelines 

and 

https://detroitmi.gov/how-do-

i/request-document/foia-freedom-information-act-request. 

Please note that pursuant to Section 10 and 10a of the Act, MCL 15.240 and 15.240a, a person 

receiving a written denial of a request or receiving a letter to submit the labor costs may do one of the 

following: 

1) Submit a written appeal to the head of the public body denying the request. Such appeal, if

submitted, should specifically state the word “appeal” and identify the reason or reasons

for reversal of the disclosure denial. MCL 15.240(1)(a) and MCL 15.240a(1)(a); or

2) Commence an action in the circuit court to compel the disclosure of the public records

within 180 days after the public body’s denial of the request, MCL 15.240(1)(b), or 45 days

after the public body’s request for labor costs, MCL 15.240a(1)(b). If a court finds that the

information withheld by a public body is not exempt from disclosure, or that the labor costs

requested by the public body exceeds the amount permitted, the requesting party may

receive the requested record and, at the discretion of the court, reasonable attorney fees and

/or cost. MCL 15.240(6) and (7), and MCL 15.240a(6) and (7).

Assistant Corporation Counsel 

City of Detroit Law Department 

Freedom of Information Act Section 

steinsi@detroitmi.gov 

IS/ 

Exhibit 13 — Page 10 of 21

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Exhibit 13 — Page 11 of 21

Subject: FOIA Request :: R174784-122525

From: MI LARA FOIA Center <michiganlara@govqa.us>

Date: 12/29/2025, 12:34 PM

To: "cbkendrick@att.net" <cbkendrick@att.net>

Attachments:

The_Portal

--- Please respond above this line ---

December 29, 2025

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of 12/26/2025, Reference # R174784-122525.

Dear Requester:

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has received your December 26, 2025

request for records and has processed it under the provisions of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA), 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq.

You requested the following, in summary:

“To: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau

FOIA Coordinator

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), MCL 15.231 et seq., I hereby request copies of

public records maintained by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (“LARA”) concerning

the corporate status of the following entity:

Entity Name: Sherwood Forest Association

Entity ID Number: 800804744

Entity Type: Michigan Nonprofit Corporation

Records Requested

I specifically request official LARA status printouts, certificates, or equivalent system-generated records that

confirm the corporate standing, dissolution, withdrawal, reinstatement, or lack of good standing of the Sherwood

Forest Association for each of the following calendar years:

2016

2017

2018

FOIA Request :: R174784-122525

1 of 3

12/30/2025, 8:58 PM

Exhibit 13 — Page 12 of 21

2019

2020

2021

2022

For each year listed above, please provide records showing:

Whether the Sherwood Forest Association was in good standing, not in good standing, administratively dissolved,

automatically dissolved, withdrawn, inactive, or reinstated;

The effective date(s) of any dissolution, withdrawal, or reinstatement;

Any status change notices, certificates of dissolution, certificates of reinstatement, or system status histories

reflecting corporate standing during that year;

Any LARA-generated status history logs or screens that document corporate existence or nonexistence during the

requested periods.

If LARA maintains a single historical status report that spans multiple years, please provide that record in full,

provided it clearly identifies the entity’s status during each of the years requested.

Form of Production

I request that all responsive records be provided electronically (PDF preferred).

If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific statutory basis for each denial as required by

MCL 15.235(5).

Fees

If fees are anticipated, please provide a written fee estimate in advance of processing.

This request is limited in scope to a single entity and defined time periods and should not require extensive search

or redaction.

Public Interest Statement

These records are requested to determine the lawful corporate existence and standing of a Michigan nonprofit

entity during periods in which governmental actions relied upon that entity’s status. The requested records are

factual, non-exempt, and directly related to transparency in governmental decision-making.

Contact Information

Please send all correspondence and responsive records electronically to:

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside Street

Detroit, MI 48221

Email: cbkendrick@att.net

Phone: (313) 244-7249

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me prior to denying or narrowing the request.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Cletis Kendrick”

Your request has been denied. Please see comments below.

FOIA Request :: R174784-122525

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12/30/2025, 8:58 PM

Exhibit 13 — Page 13 of 21

Comments:

LARA certifies that, to the best of the LARA’s knowledge, information, and belief, the requested information does 

not exist within LARA under the description given or another reasonably known to LARA. MCL 15.235(5)(b). The 

Corporations Division does not have any records that would specifically detail what you are requesting. However, 

in the spirit of cooperation, the based on a review of available information within the Corporations Division, the 

entity's status history is as follows:

Sherwood Forest Association (ID 800804744) dissolved by operation of law on December 1, 2016, for failing to file 

the 2014 Annual Report for two years consecutively. Sherwood Forest Association remained dissolved by 

operation of law until it renewed its corporate existence on January 31, 2023. Sherwood Forest Association 

renewed its corporate existence by filing the 2018 through 2022 Annual Reports and paying the annual filing fees 

and penalty fees for all the years for which they were not paid pursuant to MCL450.2925. MCL 450.2925 requires 

the last five years of Annual Reports to be filed when a nonprofit corporation is renewing its corporate existence 

afterbeing dissolved by operation of law. Thus, the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Annual Report forms were not 

required to be filed; however, the annual filing fees and penalty fees for those years were required to be paid.

The Corporations Division does not have system-generated records to state this information. However, you may 

use the Mi Business Registry Portal link in the FOIA Center to order a Certificate of Fact stating specific facts to 

be attested to by the Corporations Division. The Certificate of Fact stating specific facts is $20.00 for the first fact 

and $10.00 for each additional fact.

As to the denial of your request, under section 10 of the FOIA, MCL 15.240, LARA is obligated to inform you that 

you may do the following:

1) Appeal this decision in writing to Appeals Officer Adam Sandoval, Department of Licensing and Regulatory

Affairs, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing, MI 48909. The writing must specifically state the word “appeal” and must

identify the reason or reasons you believe the denial should be reversed. The head of the Department or her

designee must respond to your appeal within 10 business days of its receipt. Under unusual circumstances, the

time for response to your appeal may be extended by 10 business days.

2) Commence an action in the Court of Claims within 180 days after the date of the final determination to deny

the request. If you prevail in such an action, the court is to award reasonable attorney fees, costs, and

disbursements, and possible damages.

If you have questions concerning this matter, please email us at larafoiainfo@michigan.gov.

To review a copy of LARA’s written public summary, procedures, and guidelines, please

visit www.michigan.gov/larafoia.

Sincerely,

Caitlin Keene

LARA FOIA Office

FOIA Request :: R174784-122525

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Exhibit 13 — Page 14 of 21

Exhibit 13 — Page 15 of 21

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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

CORPORATIONS, SECURITIES & COMMERCIAL LICENSING BUREAU 

CORPORATIONS DIVISION 

: 

P.O. Box 30057 

Lansing, Michigan 48309 

NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS TO RENEW NONPROFIT CORPORATE EXISTENCE 

~ Date: 08/23/2021 

Technician: AV 

. 

ID Number: 800804744 

ursuant to the 

provisions of Section 922, P.A. 162 of 1982, as amended, for failure to file annual reports and/or 

pay required fees. The corporation must comply with the following requirements to renew 

corporate existence or certificate of authority: 

'[X] File the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 annual report(s) with $25.00 per report. 

"[X File the 2021 annual report with $20.00. 

Tranlnfo:d 

24791031-1 

0/10/21 

[J Remit $ 

for late filing of the report(s). 

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Chic: 

4333 

mts $50.00 

JULIE 

X Remit a total of $50.00 filing and penalty fees for the years 2014 and 2015. The reports 

are not required to be filed, but the fees are owed pursuant to Section 925 of the Act (MCL 

450.2925) in order to renew. 

XX Further remarks: Total amount due at this time: $195.00. 

[ 

RETURN THIS NOTICE WITH YOUR RENEWAL SUBMISSION 

Retum to: Corporations Division, PO Box 30057, Lansing, Mi 48909 

Make check or money order payable to the State of Michigan. 

To reserve the corporation name prior to renewal, you may wish to file an Application for 

Reservation of Name, form CSCL/CD-540. This form is available on our web site at: 

. The fee is $10.00. 

Exhibit 13 — Page 15 of 21 

LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program. 

Auxiliary aids, services and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Exhibit 13 — Page 16 of 21

778 

806p4 04744 

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CSCL/CD-333NP 

(rev. 09/2021) 

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

CORPORATIONS, SECURITIES & COMMERCIAL LICENSING BUREAU 

CORPORATIONS DIVISION 

P. O. Box 30057 

JAN 30 222 

Lansing, Michigan 48909 

NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS TO RENEW NONPROFIT CORPORATE EXISTENCE 

‘Date: 12/07/2022 

Technician: CB 

ID Number: 800804744 

ursuant to the 

provisions of Section 922, P.A. 162 of 1982, as amended, for failure to file annual reports and/or 

pay required fees. The corporation must comply with the following requirements to renew 

corporate existence or certificate of authority: 

: 

; 

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25304553-6 

01/27/23 

[J File the 

annual report with $ 

. 

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Aut: $100.00 

[J] Remit $ 

for late filing of the report(s). 

1D: 

BOOBOATAG 

XI Remit a total of $100.00 filing and penalty fees for the years 2014-2017. The reports are 

not required to.be filed, but the fees are owed pursuant to Section 925 of the Act (MCL 

450.2925) in order to renew. 

[J Further remarks: 

( 

RETURN THIS NOTICE WITH YOUR RENEWAL SUBMISSION 

Return to: Corporations Division, PO Box 30057, Lansing, MI 48909 

Make check or money order payable to the State of Michigan. 

Exhibit 13 — Page 16 of 21 

LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program. 

Auxiliary aids, services and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Exhibit 13 — Page 17 of 21

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CSCLICD-2000 (10117) 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

13-03 

NONPROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 

Due October 1 

File Online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

Identification Number 

J name 

Resident agent name and mailing address of the registered office 

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CAHIR AF04aTT A 

KIMBERLY TANDY 

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25304853-1 

01/27/23 

19405 RENFREW 

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1372 

fat: $25.00 

1D: 

B00BO4TAG 

DETROIT MI 48221 

FILED 

The address of the registered office 

JAN 312023 

19405 RENFREW 

con 

BNSTRATOR 

DETROIT MI 48221 

ORPORATIONS DIVISIO) 

= 

If no change in the address of the registered office and/or resident agent proceed to Item 4. 

1 

Mailing address of registered office in Michigan if changed (may be 

a 

P O Box) 

2 

Resident Agent if changed 

[9200 KINGSTON DET mI. 4922( 

[PHILLIP CMDWELL 

TT 

3 

The address of the registered office in Michigan if changed (a P O Box may not be designated as the address of the registered office) 

19200 KINGSTON DET. MZ. 43 22( 

4 

The purposes and general nature and kind of business in which the corporation engaged during the year covered by this report 

NON-PROFIT 

NE(6 HpoRIFOD 

KSS6CLATIN 

NAME and BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE ADDRESS 

me PHALLIP 

cAlDwELL 

TE 

19200 KINGSTON, 

Def hg 

HAM 

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“CRISTINA 

HOLT [9593 SHREWSBURY, | J 17 2 

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BLOYNT,_ Ie 52 Re, We DEL MT LEP 

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or formed to frovide bar 

are to a dentally underserved population, check the following box 

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sors 

= RudREw 

STEIN, [1331 CANTER. 

DELILE. 477221 

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WETED hE SHREWSKURY, Del nr £923 

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or mail your completed report with a check or money order payable to the 

Filing fee $20.00. 

State of Mhihvomn 

Retumnto 

Corporations Division 

P O Box 30767 

Lansing, MI 48909 

(517) 241-6470 

on a “5 or agent 

IRE § SURER 

"i 2) 2692 (33)537- 2 05 

If more space 1s needed additional pages may be included 

Do not staple any tems to report 

This report is required by Section 911, Act 162, Public i of 1982, as 

amended 

Failure to file this report may result in the dissolution of the corporation 

Exhibit 13 — Page 17 of 21

Exhibit 13 — Page 18 of 21

CSCLICD-2000 (10117) 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

NONPROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 

13-03 

YEAR: 2019 

Due October 1 

File Online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

Identification Number 

Corporation name 

1800804744 

[overwoon Forest assooTion 

Resident agent name and mailing address of the registered office 

KIMBERLY TANDY 

19405 RENFREW 

TranInfo:d 

26304853-2 

01/20/03 

Chik: 1370 

Ant: $26.00 

DETROIT MI 48221 

ID: 

B00B0ATA4 

The address of the registered office 

JAN 317203 

19405 RENFREW 

DETROIT MI 48221 

ABMINISTRATOR 

If no change in the address of the registered office and/or resident agent proceed to Item 4. 

1 

Mailing address of registered office in Michigan if changed (may be a P O Box) 

2 

Resident Agent if changed 

[9200 LINGSTON DET, mL. 49221 

 \HILLP chldivels TT 

3 

The address of the registered office in Michigan I] changed (a 

P O Box may not be designated as the address of the registered office) 

(4200 -INCSTON Jel. ME $F 22 

4 

The purposes and general nature and kind of business in which the corporation engaged during the year covered by this report 

ot: [REIT NEISHBIRIGOD ASSOUATION 

| 

NAME and BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE ADDRESS 

PILL CAHDWELL 

TL 19396 KIWESTIN DET. mT YFP) 

vara" CYRISTINA 

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Pessen 

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or formed to provide care to a dentally underserved population, check the following box. 

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curs 

ful: STE Ey 19331 CITERRINY DET. MT 4172 

Director(s) 

Direct MAND, A 

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STRATAHLD Der nx 48 22/ 

6 Report due October 1 

File online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

HH 

or mail your completed report with a check or money order payable to the 

Filing fee $20.00. 

State of Michigan 

Return to 

Corporations Division 

P O Box 30767 

Lansing, MI 48909 

(517) 241-6470 

Signature of authprized 

gfiger 

or agent 

Title 

Date 

Phone $3" 

TREVRER. 

| [3-22-3072 

|(313) 

$3 1-05 

If more space is needed additional pages may be included 

Do not staple any items to report 

This report is required by Section 911, Act 162, Public Acts of 1982, as 

amended 

Failure to file this report may result in the dissolution of the corporation 

Exhibit 13 — Page 18 of 21

Exhibit 13 — Page 19 of 21

¢ 

CSCLCD2000 (017) 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

13-03 

NONPROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 

Due October 1 

File Online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

Identification Number 

[sem name 

Resident agent name and mailing address of the registered office 

KIMBERLY TANDY 

TranInfo:3 

263045633 

01/27/23 

19405 RENFREW 

Chkd: 

1372 

Aut: $25.00 

DETROIT MI 48221 

10: 

800804744 

The address of the registered office 

19405 RENFREW 

JAN 31203 

DETROIT MI 48221 

on ADMINISTRATOR 

If no change in the address of the registered office and/or resident agent proceed to Item 4. 

1 

Mailing address of registered office in Michigan if changed (may be a P O Box) 

2 

Resident Agent If changed 

[200 

KINGSTON DET, ML. Yg2 

2 

PHILLIP CALDWELL 

TD 

3 

The address of the registered office in Michigah if changed (a 

P O Box may not be designated as the address of the registered office) 

[4200 KiNGsToN Der mz 72] 

4 

The purposes and general nature and kind of business in which the corporation engaged during the year covered by this report 

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The board of all other corporations shall consist of 3 or more directors 

res 

ANDREW STEIN 

19231 CANTERBURY Det. mi. 4522] 

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pm ANDA 

WETED, 55 17 SHREWSBIN Def. mL 45221 

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6 Report due October 1 

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HH 

or mail your completed report with a check or money order payable to the 

Filing fee $20.00. 

State of Michigan 

Returnto 

Corporations Division 

P O Box 30767 

Lansing, MI 48909 

(517) 241-6470 

Phone (Optional) 

Wr or agent 

"hen SUREN 

17 Bk) 2052 

(31%) 537-2005 

If more space 1s needed additional pages may be included 

Do not staple any items to report 

This report 1s required by Section 911, Act 162, Public Acts of 1982, as 

amended 

Failure to file this report may result in the dissolution of the corporation 

Exhibit 13 — Page 19 of 21

Exhibit 13 — Page 20 of 21

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

13-03 

NONPROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 

CSCL/CD-2000 (10/17) 

Due October 1 

File Online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

Identification Number 

[wen name 

Resident agent name and mailing address of the registered office 

KIMBERLY TANDY 

Tranlnfo:d 

26304583-¢ 

01/27/23 

Chkd: 

1372 

Aut: $25.00 

19405 RENFREW 

10: 

600804744 

DETROIT MI 48221 

 BILED 

The address of the registered office 

JAN 312023 

19405 RENFREW 

ABMINISTRATOR 

DETROIT MI 48221 

EORPORATIONS DIVISION 

If no change in the address of the registered office and/or resident agent proceed to Item 4. 

1 

Mailing address of registered office in Michigan if changed (may be a P O Box) 

2 

Resident Agent if changed 

19200 KINGSTON 

DET. MEH4723) 

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3 

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4 

The purposes and general nature and kind of business in which the corporation engaged during the year covered by this report 

pov (Rf neisibigpo) 

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NAME and BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE ADDRESS 

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The board of all other corporations shall consist of 3 or more directors 

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File online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

HH 

or mail your completed report with a check or money order payable to the 

Filing fee $20.00. 

Grate of Mtv 

Returnto 

Corporations Division 

P O Box 30767 

Lansing, MI 48309 

(517) 241-6470 

Signature a Thank 

' 

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1 27. 20 22 

335547. Un 05 

If more space 1s _L additional pages may be included 

Do not staple any items to report 

This report is required by Section 911, Act 162, Public Acts of 1982, as 

amended 

Failure to file this report may result in the dissolution of the corporation 

Exhibit 13 — Page 20 of 21

Exhibit 13 — Page 21 of 21

CSCLICD-2000 (10/17) 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

13-03 

NONPROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 

Due October 1 

File Online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

Identification Number 

[wee name 

Resident agent name and mailing address of the registered office 

KIMBERLY TANDY 

Tranlnfo:s SSIES OL 

19405 RENFREW 

Chk: 

137 

fat: 

$25.00 

DETROIT Mi 48221 

In Oy 

The address of the registered office 

JAN 312003 

19405 RENFREW 

ABMINISTRATOR 

DETROIT MI 48221 

CORPORATIONS RIVISION 

If no change in the address of the registered office and/or resident agent proceed to Item 4. 

1 

Mailing address of registered office In Michigan if changed (may be a P O Box) 

2 

Resident Agent if changed 

\4200 KINGSTON Der. m3. 49221 

PHLLIP Cadel 

IT 

3 

The address of the registered office in Michigan if changed (a P O Box may not be designated as the address of the registered office) 

A0 KINCSTN Der. mr. a 

4 

The purposes and general nature and kind of business in which the corporation engaged during the year covered by this report 

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] 

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The board of all other corporations shall consist of 3 or more directors 

coer 

| PDR STEN, (1331 CANTER BIR DET. mT. 44 721 

Director(s) 

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File online at www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline 

HA 

or mail your completed report with a check or money order payable to the 

Filing fee $20.00. 

Siate of chon 

Returnto 

~~ Corporations Division 

P O Box 30767 

Lansing, MI 48909 

(517) 241-6470 

ME 

Blt 

ersv er 

". 2-2 2. - 28%; 2 

| (31393 7- 2s 0 4 

tf more space is needed additional pages may be included 

Do not stdple any tems to report 

This report 1s a by Section 911, Act 162, Public Acts of 1982, as 

amended 

Failure to file this report may result in the dissolution of the corporation 

Exhibit 13 — Page 21 of 21

EXHIBIT 14 

FOIA REQUEST FOR ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT REPORT AND TENTATIVE 

ASSESSMENT ROLL 

Exhibit 14 — Page 1 of 15

Source Record: 

June 30, 2025, FOIA request seeking the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD Administering Department report, 

tentative assessment roll, petition-compliance verification records, and related pre-hearing authority-

chain records; July 1, 2025, City FOIA acknowledgment; July 17, 2025, Ivars Steins assignment email 

for FOIA Submission No. 2509361; September 3, 2025, City of Detroit Law Department / FOIA 

response and related transmittal; May 6, 2026, final request for production, inspection date, or written 

FOIA determination; and May 7, 2026, Lorena Beal / Clerk archive email identifying the limited Clerk 

archive records located. 

Short Title: 

Administering Department Report / Tentative Assessment Roll Request 

Purpose of Exhibit: 

This exhibit is offered to show that Petitioner requested the core records that should substantiate 

Detroit’s claimed petition verification and pre-hearing authority for the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD 

renewal: the Administering Department report, the tentative assessment roll, the petition-

compliance verification record, and related authority-chain materials. 

These records are material because Detroit’s claimed 2023 renewal required more than petition sheets or 

oral percentage summaries. Before lawful hearing notice, public examination, Council action, roll 

confirmation, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmission, or later billing could occur, the reviewed 

record should identify Detroit’s official pre-hearing verification and tentative roll materials supporting 

the claimed Sherwood Forest renewal. 

This exhibit is also offered to show the production problem created by Detroit’s responses. Petitioner 

requested the report-and-roll records. The City’s September 3, 2025, FOIA response stated that the 

request was submitted to the City Clerk for search and retrieval and that the Clerk’s redacted production 

consisted of twenty-six (26) pages. The later May 7, 2026, Clerk archive email identified the Clerk 

archive material located as the Notice of Public Hearing and the record Beal described as “the 

resolution sent by you with the roll call.” Petitioner reports Beal’s description only and does not adopt 

that description as proof that Detroit produced a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, report, 

tentative roll, confirmed roll, or billing-authority record. 

Material Record Points: 

1. After obtaining City-produced petition records, Petitioner requested the 2023 Sherwood Forest

SAD Administering Department report verifying petition compliance.

2. Petitioner also requested the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD tentative assessment roll.

3. Petitioner’s June 30, 2025, request specifically sought all writings pertaining to the City of

Detroit Finance Department / Administering Department “report and tentative assessment

roll” verifying the validity of the proposed Sherwood Forest SAD petition.

4. Petitioner’s request quoted the operative report-and-roll requirement: if the Administering

Department determines that the petition meets the requirements of the division, it shall submit a

report to City Council verifying the validity of the petition and shall obtain from the Board of

Assessors a tentative assessment roll for the proposed SAD, which it shall include with its report

to City Council.

5. On July 1, 2025, the City acknowledged that Petitioner’s June 30, 2025, request was deemed

received by the Law Department on July 1, 2025, and that the request was being handled by

Ivars Steins.

6. On July 17, 2025, Ivars Steins informed Petitioner that the request had been assigned

Submission No. 2509361.

7. On September 3, 2025, Ivars Steins transmitted the City’s response letter and redacted records

for FOIA Request Submission No. 2509361.

8. The September 3, 2025, City of Detroit Law Department response states that Petitioner’s request

sought writings pertaining to the 2023–2024 City of Detroit Finance Department “report and

tentative assessment roll” verifying the validity of the proposed Sherwood Forest SAD petition.

9. The September 3, 2025, response states that the request was submitted to the City Clerk to

conduct a search and retrieval of the requested records.

10. The September 3, 2025, response states that the redacted record from the City Clerk consisted of

twenty-six (26) pages of documents.

11. The reviewed production record does not identify a City-produced Administering Department

report verifying that the Sherwood Forest SAD renewal petition satisfied the governing petition

requirements.

12. The reviewed production record does not identify a City-produced tentative assessment roll

showing the proposed Sherwood Forest tax parcels, parcel shares, assessed costs, or land-area

basis for the claimed renewal.

13. The reviewed production record does not identify a City-certified land-area calculation

establishing that the Sherwood Forest SAD renewal petition satisfied the 51% land-area

requirement.

14. On May 6, 2026, Petitioner sent a final request seeking production, inspection, or written FOIA

determination for the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD Tentative Assessment Roll, the

Administering Department report verifying petition compliance, the Clerk-filed petition file,

and the confirmed Sherwood Forest Special Assessment Roll, including any Clerk endorsement,

confirmation date, or transmittal to the Board of Assessors, Treasurer, or Sherwood Forest

Association.

15. On May 7, 2026, Lorena Beal of the City Clerk’s Office responded that, on March 20, 2026, she

sent Amanda Kelly a PDF attachment with seven copies and copied Cindy Golden, and that the

copies contained all of the information located in the Clerk archive records.

16. Beal identified the located Clerk archive records as “Notice of Public Hearing” and the record

she described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.”

Exhibit 14 — Page 2 of 15

17. Petitioner reports Beal’s description of the located archive material but does not adopt that 

description as proof that Detroit produced a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, confirmed assessment roll, Clerk 

endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or billing-authority record. 

18. Beal’s May 7, 2026, email did not identify an Administering Department report, tentative 

assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, Clerk-filed public-examination roll, 

confirmed Sherwood Forest special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or 

billing-authority record. 

19. The absence of these produced records is material because petition sheets alone do not establish 

that Detroit lawfully verified petition sufficiency, prepared a tentative roll, made the roll 

available for public examination, supported lawful notice, or proceeded with lawful pre-hearing 

authority before the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD hearings. 

20. Petitioner offers this exhibit to establish that the core report-and-roll records were specifically 

requested and that the reviewed production record does not identify those records as having been 

produced. 

Tribunal Relevance: 

This exhibit is material because the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge imposed under Detroit’s claimed 

2023 renewal of the Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District depends on a valid legal-authority 

chain. Detroit cannot establish that chain through petition sheets, tax-bill entries, or oral percentage 

summaries alone. The Administering Department report and tentative assessment roll are the 

records that should show how Detroit verified the petition, determined the proposed parcels and 

assessments, obtained the tentative roll from the Board of Assessors, and supplied the pre-hearing 

materials necessary for lawful notice, public examination, and Council action. 

This exhibit is also material because the September 3, 2025, FOIA response did not identify the 

requested report-and-roll records as having been produced. Instead, the City stated that the request was 

submitted to the City Clerk and that the Clerk’s redacted production consisted of twenty-six (26) pages. 

The later May 7, 2026, Clerk archive email identified the located archive records as a Notice of Public 

Hearing and the record Beal described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.” Petitioner 

reports that description only. Petitioner does not adopt Beal’s description as proof that Detroit produced 

a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution or any substitute for the missing report-and-roll records. 

A notice and a record described by Beal as a resolution with roll call do not substitute for an 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, 

Clerk-filed public-examination record, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, 

or lawful billing authority. The relevant issue for this exhibit is not whether some resolution-related 

paper existed in the Clerk archive. The issue is that the reviewed production record does not identify the 

official report-and-roll records required to substantiate Detroit’s pre-hearing authority for the claimed 

Sherwood Forest SAD renewal. 

This exhibit is also material to Petitioner’s protest and waiver issues. If Detroit did not produce the 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, or 

related pre-hearing authority materials, then Petitioner’s later challenge is not a belated objection to a 

known and available roll. It is a challenge to a current charge imposed under a record sequence in which 

Exhibit 14 — Page 3 of 15

Detroit has not produced the pre-hearing authority records necessary to show lawful notice, lawful 

opportunity to inspect the tentative roll, lawful opportunity to protest, and lawful authority to continue 

billing the 2026 SMS/SWF charge. 

Record Limitation: 

Petitioner does not ask the Tribunal to infer from this exhibit alone that the records were never created. 

Petitioner offers this exhibit to show that Petitioner specifically requested the Administering Department 

report, tentative assessment roll, petition-compliance verification records, and related authority-chain 

materials, and that the reviewed production record does not identify those records as having been 

produced. 

Petitioner also does not contend that a FOIA production dispute by itself decides the legality of the 

special assessment. Petitioner offers the FOIA correspondence and Clerk archive response to show the 

record trail: Petitioner requested the core report-and-roll records, the City routed the request to the Clerk 

for search and retrieval, the City produced limited records, and the Clerk archive email later identified 

the located archive material as public-hearing notice and the record Beal described as “the resolution 

sent by you with the roll call.” 

Petitioner does not adopt Beal’s phrase “the resolution sent by you with the roll call” as a legal 

conclusion, as proof of a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, or as a substitute for the 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, Clerk-

filed public-examination record, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or billing-

authority record. 

Petitioner reserves the right to supplement this exhibit if Detroit later produces an Administering 

Department report, tentative assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, Clerk-filed public-

examination record, confirmed assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, billing-

authority record, or other authority-chain record. 

Insert Behind This Cover Sheet: 

1. July 17, 2025, Ivars Steins email assigning FOIA Submission No. 2509361, with attached email 

chain acknowledging Petitioner’s request for the City of Detroit Finance Department / 

Administering Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the Sherwood Forest 

proposed SAD petition. 

2. July 1, 2025, City of Detroit FOIA acknowledgment stating that Petitioner’s June 30, 2025, 

request was deemed received by the Law Department on July 1, 2025, and was being handled by 

Ivars Steins. 

3. June 30, 2025, FOIA request seeking all writings pertaining to the 2023–2024 City of Detroit 

Finance Department / Administering Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying 

the validity of the proposed Sherwood Forest SAD petition, including the quoted ordinance 

language requiring the Administering Department report and tentative assessment roll. 

4. September 3, 2025, Ivars Steins email transmitting the City’s response letter and redacted records 

for FOIA Request Submission No. 2509361. 

5. September 3, 2025, City of Detroit Law Department FOIA response letter stating that the request 

sought the report and tentative assessment roll, that the request was submitted to the City Clerk 

Exhibit 14 — Page 4 of 15

for search and retrieval, and that the City Clerk’s redacted production consisted of twenty-six 

(26) pages of documents. 

6. May 7, 2026, Lorena Beal / Clerk archive email stating that the Clerk archive records located 

consisted of the Notice of Public Hearing and the record Beal described as “the resolution sent 

by you with the roll call.” 

7. May 6, 2026, final request for production, inspection date, or written FOIA determination 

specifically requesting the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD Tentative Assessment Roll, the 

Administering Department report verifying petition compliance, the Clerk-filed petition file, and 

the confirmed Sherwood Forest Special Assessment Roll with any Clerk endorsement, 

confirmation date, or transmittal record. 

 

Exhibit 14 — Page 5 of 15

Subject: RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the

Sherwood Forest District 2023-2024 proposed SAD petition.

From: Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

Date: 7/17/2025, 10:46 AM

To: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Good morning,

I was informed that it has just been assigned submission no. 2509361.

Privileged and Confidential

Ivars Steins Esq. (he/him/his)

Assistant Corporation Counsel

City of Detroit Law Department

FOIA Section

313-500-8363

steinsi@detroitmi.gov

From: Cle
s Kendrick <cbkendrick@a.net>

Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 2:24 AM

To: Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

Cc: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>; Krystle Shepheard <Krystle.Shepheard@detroitmi.gov>; Devin Farrelly

<farrellyd@detroitmi.gov>

Subject: Fwd: Fw: [EXTERNAL] City of Detroit Finance Department report and tenta
ve assessment roll verifying the

validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-2024 proposed SAD pe

on.

Hello Mr. Ivars Steins,

May I please have an official response letter with a reference number from the City of

Detroit Law Department Freedom of Information Act Section, acknowledging receipt of

the FOIA request for the City of Detroit Finance Department's "report and tentative

assessment roll" which verified the validity of record homeowners signatures on the

petitions that approved Sherwood Forest District to become a special assessment

district.

Presently, this specific FOIA request is only deemed to have been received by the City of

RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-202...

Exhibit 14 — Page 6 of 15

Detroit Law Department Freedom of Information Act Section on July 1, 2025.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside

Detroit, MI 48221

cbkendrick@att.net

-------- Forwarded Message --------

Subject:Re: Fw: [EXTERNAL] City of Detroit Finance Department report and tenta
ve assessment roll

verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-2024 proposed SAD pe

on.

Date:Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:43:18 -0400

From:Cle
s Kendrick <cbkendrick@a.net>

To:FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>

Hello Mr. Ivars Steins,

May I please have an official response letter with a reference number from the City of

Detroit Law Department Freedom of Information Act Section, acknowledging receipt of

the FOIA request for the City of Detroit Finance Department's "report and tentative

assessment roll" which verified the validity of record homeowners signatures on the

petitions that approved Sherwood Forest District to become a special assessment

district.

Presently, this specific FOIA request is only deemed to have been received by the City of

Detroit Law Department Freedom of Information Act Section on July 1, 2025.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside

RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-202...

Exhibit 14 — Page 7 of 15

Detroit, MI 48221

cbkendrick@att.net

On 7/1/2025 9:50 AM, FOIA wrote:

This email serves as the City of Detroit’s response to the above-referenced

maer. Your request was received at the City of Detroit Law Department Freedom of

Informa
on Act Sec
on via facsimile or email, on June 30, 2025. Because your request

was received by electronic transmission, pursuant to Sec
on 5(1) of the Michigan

Freedom of Informa
on Act (the “Act”), MCL 15.235(1); it is deemed to have been

received at the Law Department on the next business day, July 1, 2025.

Pursuant to Sec
on 5(2) of the Act, MCL 15.235(2), the City’s response is due

within five (5) business days. However, due to the nature and the scope of your request

and the volume of the requests received by the City, we are extending the City’s

response deadline by ten (10) addi
onal business days in accordance with Sec
on 5(2)

(d) of the Act, MCL 15.235(2) (d). Therefore, your request will be granted, denied, or

granted in part and denied in part on or before July 23, 2025.

Your request is being handled by Ivars Steins. If you have ques
ons regarding

your request, or if you did not provide an email address in your request, please forward

it to Ivars Steins at Steinsi@detroitmi.gov to provide you a response more readily than

by regular mail or fax. Mail and fax are not preferred at this 
me since they both require

in-office support. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

From: Cle
s Kendrick <cbkendrick@a.net>

Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 2:28 PM

To: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>

Cc: Devin Farrelly <farrellyd@detroitmi.gov>; Krystle Shepheard <Krystle.Shepheard@detroitmi.gov>;

Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>; OCFO <OCFO@detroitmi.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] City of Detroit Finance Department report and tenta
ve assessment roll verifying

the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-2024 proposed SAD pe

on.

Cle
s Kendrick

19130 Parkside

Detroit, MI 48221

(313) 244-7249 Cell/Text

cbkendrick@a.net

Monday, June 30, 2025

RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-202...

Exhibit 14 — Page 8 of 15

City of Detroit Law Department Freedom of Informa
on Act Sec
on

Coleman A Young Municipal Center

2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500

Detroit, MI 48226-3437

(313) 224-4550

www.detroitmi.gov

FOIA SUBJECT: Division 7, Sec
on 5i of the Home Rule City Act, MCL 117.5i, Subdivision C,

“Establishment of District and Assessment”, Sec
on 18-12-130. Administering Department

‘report and tenta
ve assessment roll’ verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest

proposed SAD pe

on.

Dear City of Detroit FOIA Coordinator,

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom Of Informa
on Act (“FOIA”) (MCL 15.231 et seq.), this

is a request for disclosure of public records from the City of Detroit Finance Department.

In enac
ng Michigan FOIA, the Legislature “ensures public access to government records

and promotes transparency in government opera
ons.” Further, the Michigan Complied

Laws declares: “It is the public policy of this state that all persons are en
tled to full and

complete informa
on regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those

who represent them as public officials and public employees, consistent with this act; the

people shall be informed so they may fully par
cipate in the democra
c process.”

(Michigan Complied Laws, MCL 15.231, Public Policy, Sec
on 1, subdivision (2).)

The following records are requested:

a.

I am seeking all wri
ngs1 pertaining to the 2023-2024 City of Detroit Finance

Department ‘report and tenta
ve assessment roll’ verifying the validity of the

proposed Special Assessment District pe

on submied by the Sherwood Forest

Associa
on (DNIO).

“If, pursuant to Sec
on 18-12-128, the Administering Department (City of Detroit Finance

Department) determines that the pe

on and any supplemental pe

ons meet the

requirements of this division, it shall submit a report to the City Council verifying the

validity of the pe

on and including such other informa
on as the Administering

Department shall deem appropriate. The Administering Department shall obtain from the

Board of Assessors a tenta
ve assessment roll for the proposed SAD, which it shall include

with its report to City Council. The Administering Department shall provide the DNIO that

RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-202...

Exhibit 14 — Page 9 of 15

submied the pe

on a copy of the report and tenta
ve assessment roll.”

In the event there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges

in advance of fulfilling my request, and I would prefer requests be sent electronically.

Thank you in advance for your an
cipated coopera
on in this maer. I look forward to

receiving your response to this request within five (5) business days, as the statute

requires.

Kind regards,

Cle
s Kendrick

1 MCL 15.232 Definions, Secon 2, (l)(m): "Wring" means handwring, typewring, prinng, photostang,

photographing, photocopying, and every other means of recording, and includes leers, words, pictures, reports,

sounds, or symbols, or combinaons thereof, and papers, maps, magnec or paper tapes, photographic films or

prints, microfilm, microfiche, magnec or punched cards, discs, drums, hard drives, solid state storage components,

or wring transmied by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means of recording or retaining meaningful

content.

RE: City of Detroit Finance Department report and tentative assessment roll verifying the validity of the Sherwood Forest District 2023-202...

Exhibit 14 — Page 10 of 15

Subject: RE: FOIA Request Submission No. 2509361

From: Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

Date: 9/3/2025, 11:20 AM

To: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Good morning,

Please find attached the response letter and redacted records pursuant to your FOIA request. This response

is being sent electronically. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your patience

with this matter!

Privileged and Confidential

Ivars Steins Esq. (he/him/his)

Assistant Corporation Counsel

City of Detroit Law Department

FOIA Section

313-500-8363

steinsi@detroitmi.gov

Attachments:

2509361 - PGPD Response Letter.pdf

161 KB

2509361 Redacted.pdf

5.8 MB

RE: FOIA Request Submission No. 2509361

Exhibit 14 — Page 11 of 15

September 3, 2025 

Cletis Kendrick 

19130 Parkside Street 

Detroit, MI 48221 

Sent Via E-Mail: cbkendrick@att.net 

RE: 

Freedom of Information Act Request Submission No. 2509361 Dated June 30, 

2025 Concerning City of Detroit Records Pertaining to Sherwood Forest Proposed 

SAD Petition 

Dear Requester: 

This letter serves as the City of Detroit’s response to the above-referenced matter. This 

response is being sent electronically. Your request was received at the City of Detroit Law Department 

Freedom of Information Act Section via facsimile or email, on June 30, 2025. Because your request 

was received by electronic transmission, pursuant to Section 5(1) of the Michigan Freedom of 

Information Act (the “Act”), MCL 15.235(1); it is deemed to have been received at the Law 

Department on the next business day, July 1, 2025. Thank you for your patience with this matter. 

Your request seeks: 

Your request was submitted to the City of Detroit City Clerks Office (“City Clerk”) to conduct 

a search and retrieval of the requested records. City Clerk conducted a search for the requested records 

and submitted the below referenced records to the Law Department. After review by the Law 

Department, your request is granted in part and denied in part. Pursuant to MCL 15.243(1), certain 

information has been redacted from the record as follows: 

MCL 15.243(1)(a) and (1)(b)(iii) 

Individuals’ e-mail addresses and 

phone numbers are exempt from 

disclosure 

The redacted record from City Clerk consists of twenty-six (26) pages of documents. Enclosed 

please find one (1) copy of same. Because this response is being sent electronically, no copying costs 

have been assessed. 

When contacting our office regarding this request, please include the request number listed in 

the subject line above. For your information, please note that a public summary of the City of Detroit 

Freedom of Information Act procedures and guidelines are at www.detroitmi.gov and specifically at 

https://detroitmi.gov/document/foia-procedures-and-guidelines 

and 

https://detroitmi.gov/how-do-

i/request-document/foia-freedom-information-act-request. 

Exhibit 14 — Page 12 of 15

Please note that pursuant to Section 10 and 10a of the Act, MCL 15.240 and 15.240a, a person 

receiving a written denial of a request or receiving a letter to submit the labor costs may do one of the 

following: 

1) Submit a written appeal to the head of the public body denying the request. Such appeal, if

submitted, should specifically state the word “appeal” and identify the reason or reasons

for reversal of the disclosure denial. MCL 15.240(1)(a) and MCL 15.240a(1)(a); or

2) Commence an action in the circuit court to compel the disclosure of the public records

within 180 days after the public body’s denial of the request, MCL 15.240(1)(b), or 45 days

after the public body’s request for labor costs, MCL 15.240a(1)(b). If a court finds that the

information withheld by a public body is not exempt from disclosure, or that the labor costs

requested by the public body exceeds the amount permitted, the requesting party may

receive the requested record and, at the discretion of the court, reasonable attorney fees and

/or cost. MCL 15.240(6) and (7), and MCL 15.240a(6) and (7).

Assistant Corporation Counsel 

City of Detroit Law Department 

Freedom of Information Act Section 

steinsi@detroitmi.gov 

IS/ 

Exhibit 14 — Page 13 of 15

Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination —

Sherwood Forest SAD Records

From: Lorena Beal <beall@detroitmi.gov>

Date: 5/7/2026, 11:43 AM

To: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>, Amanda Kelly <kellya@detroitmi.gov>

CC: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>, Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>, Andre Gilbert

<gilbertand@detroitmi.gov>, Janice Winfrey <winfreyj@detroitmi.gov>, Jack Dietrich <dietjp@detroitmi.gov>

Hello Amanda, thank you for reaching out to our office. Back on 3/20/26, I sent you an aachment of a pdf file with 7

copies and CC'd Cindy Golden . The copies contained all of the informaon that were located in our archive's

records. Based on your concern, about the FOIA requesng 2023 records on Sherwood Forest, you may find the

informaon in the aachment above. 

1. Noce of Public Hearing.

2. The resoluon sent by you with the roll call.

Please let our office know, if you needed any addion informaon based on this maer.

Mrs. Lorena Beal

City Of Detroit

Office of the City Clerk 

Suite 204 CAYMC

Detroit MI 48226

Office (313) 628 - 2056

Fax: (313) 224 - 1466

From: Cles Kendrick <cbkendrick@a.net>

Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 9:19 PM

To: Amanda Kelly <kellya@detroitmi.gov>

Cc: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>; Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>; Andre Gilbert <gilbertand@detroitmi.gov>;

Lorena Beal <beall@detroitmi.gov>; Janice Winfrey <winfreyj@detroitmi.gov>; Jack Dietrich <dietjp@detroitmi.gov>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Producon, Inspecon Date, or Wrien FOIA Determinaon — Sherwood

Forest SAD Records

Dear Ms. Kelly,

I hope you are well.

I am writing regarding my pending FOIA request for records related to the 2023 Sherwood

Forest Special Assessment District renewal.

The City Clerk’s Office previously directed me to the Law Department/FOIA process. I now

understand from prior correspondence that the Law Department is awaiting records or a response

from the City Clerk’s Office. Respectfully, I am not submitting a new or expanded FOIA request.

I am requesting a final written status and production decision on the specific records already

requested.

To narrow the matter and avoid any ambiguity, I am requesting final action on the following

records:

1. The 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD Tentative Assessment Roll;

2. The Administering Department report verifying petition compliance for the 2023 Sherwood

Re: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Records

Exhibit 14 — Page 14 of 15

Forest SAD renewal;

3. The Clerk-filed Sherwood Forest SAD renewal petition file, including the original petition,

all signature sheets, all supplemental petitions, any petition summary form, and any

transmittal records showing receipt by the City Clerk;

4. The confirmed Sherwood Forest Special Assessment Roll, including any Clerk

endorsement, confirmation date, or transmittal to the Board of Assessors, Treasurer, or

Sherwood Forest Association.

Please provide one of the following within five business days:

A. Produce the responsive records electronically;

B. Provide a date and time when I may inspect the responsive records in person at the City

Clerk’s Office; or

C. Provide a written final FOIA determination stating, for each record category above, whether

the record:

• currently exists and will be produced;

• exists but cannot be located;

• existed but was destroyed or otherwise disposed of;

• was never created;

• is in the custody of another City department or office; or

• is being withheld, in whole or in part, with the specific FOIA exemption relied upon.

If the City’s position is that any of these records do not exist, cannot be located, or were never

created, please state that clearly in writing. If the records are held by another City department,

please identify the department or office responsible for custody and preservation of the records.

If the City is not producing these records or scheduling inspection, please treat this email as a

request for a final written FOIA determination sufficient to permit administrative appeal or

judicial review.

This request is intended to resolve the circular referral issue in which the Clerk’s Office directed

me to FOIA, while FOIA has indicated it is awaiting a response from the Clerk’s Office. I am

simply seeking production, inspection, or a final written determination regarding the official

Sherwood Forest SAD renewal records.

I am copying the Clerk’s Office because prior correspondence indicated that these records are

expected to be maintained or made available through the Clerk’s Office. I am copying FOIA/Law

because the Clerk’s Office directed me to the FOIA process, and FOIA is now the office

responsible for issuing the City’s final written determination.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside

Detroit, MI 48221

(313) 244-7249

cbkendrick@att.net

Re: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Records

Exhibit 14 — Page 15 of 15

EXHIBIT 15 

BEAL / KELLY CLERK ARCHIVE AND FOIA NONRESPONSE RECORD 

Exhibit 15 — Page 1 of 22

Source Record: 

December 15, 2023, FOIA request seeking complete official Sherwood Forest SAD renewal records 

maintained by or available through the City Clerk; Amanda Kelly’s March 16, 2026, FOIA status email 

stating that Law Department / FOIA was still waiting on the City Clerk’s Office; Lorena Beal’s May 7, 

2026, email concerning the March 20, 2026, Clerk archive transmission to Amanda Kelly; March 20, 

2026, seven-page Clerk archive attachment; Petitioner’s May 6, 2026, final request for production, 

inspection date, or written FOIA determination; and Petitioner’s June 1, 2026, deadline-preservation and 

request for final FOIA determination. 

Short Title: 

Clerk Archive / FOIA Nonresponse Record 

Purpose of Exhibit: 

This exhibit is offered to show the record sequence after Petitioner requested the official Sherwood 

Forest SAD renewal records that should have been maintained by, filed with, transmitted to, or made 

available through the City Clerk under Detroit City Code Division 8. 

This exhibit shows that Law Department / FOIA personnel treated the City Clerk’s Office as a source or 

custodian for responsive Sherwood Forest SAD records, that the Clerk archive material located was 

limited, and that Petitioner did not receive a final written FOIA determination producing or identifying 

the Division 8 authority-chain records necessary to support the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge. 

This exhibit is also offered to clarify the limited significance of the Clerk archive material identified by 

Lorena Beal. Beal stated that the Clerk archive material located consisted of “Notice of Public 

Hearing” and the record she described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.” Petitioner 

reports Beal’s description only. Petitioner does not adopt that description as proof that Detroit produced 

a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, Administering Department report, tentative assessment 

roll, confirmed special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or billing-authority 

record. 

Material Record Points: 

1. On December 15, 2023, Petitioner submitted a FOIA request seeking complete official Clerk

records for the Sherwood Forest SAD renewal.

2. The December 15, 2023, request sought records required by Detroit City Code Division 8 to be

filed, maintained, transmitted, or made available for public inspection through the City Clerk.

3. The request sought the complete petition file, petition summary, signature-collector

certifications, Administering Department records, tentative assessment roll, hearing notice

materials, mailed statutory notices, publication affidavits, public-examination materials, final

approval records, confirmed special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, reassessment or

redetermination rolls, and related Clerk-maintained Division 8 records.

4. On March 16, 2026, Amanda Kelly stated that Law Department / FOIA was still waiting on a 

response from the City Clerk’s Office and that Kelly had followed up accordingly. 

5. Kelly’s March 16, 2026, email is material because it shows that Law Department / FOIA treated 

the City Clerk’s Office as a source or custodian for responsive Sherwood Forest SAD records. 

6. On May 7, 2026, Lorena Beal stated that, on March 20, 2026, she sent Amanda Kelly a PDF 

attachment with seven pages / copies and copied Cindy Golden. 

7. Beal stated that the March 20, 2026, attachment contained all of the information located in the 

Clerk archive records. 

8. Beal identified the located Clerk archive material as “Notice of Public Hearing” and the record 

she described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.” 

9. Petitioner reports Beal’s description of the located archive material but does not adopt that 

description as proof that Detroit produced a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, 

Treasury transmittal, or billing-authority record. 

10. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a Sherwood Forest-specific 

Administering Department report verifying petition compliance. 

11. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a pre-hearing Sherwood Forest 

tentative assessment roll. 

12. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a City-certified 51% land-area 

verification worksheet or official land-area calculation supporting the claimed petition 

sufficiency. 

13. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a Clerk-filed public-examination 

record showing that the tentative assessment roll, plans, specifications, proposed term, estimated 

annual and aggregate costs, and estimated tax parcel share were on file for public inspection 

before the hearing. 

14. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a Sherwood Forest-specific 

October 11, 2023, first-hearing mailed notice record, proof of first-class mailing, mailing labels, 

mailing file, certificate of mailing, or mailing-vendor record. 

15. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify an October 11, 2023, first-hearing 

publication affidavit, posting record, or complete Clerk-filed notice-content record tied to a 

Sherwood Forest tentative assessment roll. 

16. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a post-hearing confirmed 

Sherwood Forest special assessment roll, a resolution confirming a final Sherwood Forest special 

assessment roll, or the Clerk’s endorsement of the confirmation date on a confirmed Sherwood 

Forest special assessment roll. 

17. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify delivery or transmittal of a 

confirmed Sherwood Forest special assessment roll to the Board of Assessors, Treasurer, or 

Sherwood Forest Association. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 2 of 22

18. The Clerk archive material described by Beal did not identify a Treasury billing-authority record 

authorizing the Treasurer to place the renewed Sherwood Forest SAD charge on the 2024, 2025, 

or 2026 tax bills. 

19. After Beal’s March 20, 2026, archive transmission to Kelly, Petitioner did not receive a final 

written FOIA determination from Kelly or the Law Department / FOIA Section producing or 

identifying the missing Division 8 authority-chain records. 

20. On May 6, 2026, Petitioner sent Kelly a final request for production, inspection date, or written 

FOIA determination and expressly stated that Petitioner was not submitting a new or expanded 

FOIA request. 

21. The May 6, 2026, request specifically sought final action on the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD 

tentative assessment roll, Administering Department report verifying petition compliance, Clerk-

filed petition file, and confirmed Sherwood Forest special assessment roll, including any Clerk 

endorsement, confirmation date, or transmittal. 

22. On June 1, 2026, Petitioner sent a deadline-preservation and final-determination request to 

Kelly, Steins, and the Law Department / FOIA Section. 

23. The June 1, 2026, request again sought final written determinations for missing Sherwood Forest 

SAD authority-chain records, including the official parcel-by-parcel 51% land-area verification 

worksheet, petition summary, signature-validity records, signature-collector certifications, 

deficiency / cure records, Administering Department report, City Council confirmation, Clerk 

endorsement, delivery or transmittal records, and Treasurer billing-authority records. 

24. The June 1, 2026, request expressly stated that public-hearing notices, publication materials, and 

combined resolution materials do not substitute for the official 51% land-area verification 

worksheet, Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, confirmed roll, 

Clerk endorsement, or Treasurer billing authority. 

25. Petitioner offers this exhibit to establish that the Clerk archive / FOIA record did not identify the 

Division 8 authority-chain records Detroit would need to substantiate lawful renewal, 

confirmation, transmittal, billing, and collection of the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge. 

Tribunal Relevance: 

This exhibit is material because Detroit’s authority to impose the current 2026 SMS/SWF charge 

depends on the City’s ability to prove the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD renewal authority chain. The 

Clerk archive record, as described by Beal, identified limited public-hearing notice material and the 

record Beal described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.” Those materials do not 

substitute for the official records required to prove lawful petition verification, tentative-roll preparation, 

public-examination availability, hearing notice, roll confirmation, Clerk endorsement, Treasury 

transmittal, or billing authority. 

This exhibit is also material because Law Department / FOIA had notice of the production gap before 

the 2026 charge. Kelly stated on March 16, 2026, that Law Department / FOIA was still waiting on the 

City Clerk’s Office. Beal later stated that, on March 20, 2026, she sent Kelly the located Clerk archive 

material and copied Cindy Golden. After that archive transmission, Petitioner still did not receive a final 

written determination producing or identifying the missing Division 8 authority-chain records. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 3 of 22

This exhibit is material to Petitioner’s protest and waiver position. Detroit cannot rely on Petitioner’s 

nonappearance or lack of protest unless Detroit first proves lawful notice of a lawful hearing process tied 

to the required tentative or confirmed Sherwood Forest special assessment roll. The Clerk archive / 

FOIA record did not identify the October 11, 2023, first-hearing mailed notice record, proof of first-class 

mailing, mailing labels, Clerk-filed public-examination record, tentative assessment roll, confirmed roll, 

Clerk endorsement, or roll-confirmation materials necessary to support waiver, consent, acquiescence, or 

lawful continuation of the charge. 

This exhibit also supports Petitioner’s current-charge theory. Petitioner is not asking the Tribunal to 

adjudicate a separate FOIA enforcement claim in this appeal. Petitioner offers the FOIA and Clerk 

archive record for the limited Tribunal purpose of showing that Petitioner repeatedly requested the 

specific authority-chain records Detroit would need to substantiate the claimed 2023 Sherwood Forest 

SAD renewal and the resulting 2026 SMS/SWF charge. The reviewed record does not show that Detroit 

produced or identified the Administering Department report, 51% land-area verification, tentative 

assessment roll, confirmed special assessment roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or billing-

authority records necessary to establish lawful authority for the current charge. 

This exhibit should be reviewed with Exhibit 6, Exhibit 11, Exhibit 12, and Exhibit 14. Together, 

those exhibits show the gap between what Detroit City Code Division 8 requires and what the Clerk 

archive / FOIA record actually identifies. 

Record Limitation: 

Petitioner does not assert from this exhibit alone that no responsive records exist anywhere in City 

possession. Petitioner asserts that the Clerk archive production, as described by Beal, identified limited 

records and did not identify the Division 8 authority-chain records required to support lawful renewal, 

confirmation, transmittal, billing, and collection. 

Petitioner does not adopt Beal’s phrase “the resolution sent by you with the roll call” as a legal 

conclusion, as proof of a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution, or as a substitute for the 

Administering Department report, tentative assessment roll, City-certified land-area calculation, Clerk-

filed public-examination record, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or billing-

authority record. 

If Detroit contends that the missing records exist, Detroit should be required to identify them, produce 

them, state the custodian, and explain why they were not included in the Clerk archive / public-

examination record or in the Law Department / FOIA response after Beal’s March 20, 2026, archive 

transmission. 

Insert Behind This Cover Sheet: 

1. FOIA Email and Source-Record Chronology Sheet. 

2. Petitioner’s December 15, 2023, FOIA request to the City Clerk seeking complete official 

Sherwood Forest SAD renewal records. 

3. Amanda Kelly’s March 16, 2026, email stating that Law Department / FOIA was still waiting on 

the City Clerk’s Office. 

4. Lorena Beal’s May 7, 2026, email stating that, on March 20, 2026, she sent Kelly the seven-page 

Clerk archive PDF and that it contained all information located in the Clerk archive records. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 4 of 22

5. March 20, 2026, seven-page Clerk archive attachment. 

6. Petitioner’s May 6, 2026, final request for production, inspection date, or written FOIA 

determination. 

7. Petitioner’s June 1, 2026, deadline-preservation and request for final FOIA determination. 

FOIA EMAIL AND SOURCE-RECORD CHRONOLOGY SHEET 

Purpose of Chronology: 

This chronology identifies the FOIA / Clerk archive source records attached behind the Exhibit 15 cover 

sheet. It is provided only to help the Tribunal follow the record sequence. The chronology is not a 

substitute for the attached source records. 

The source records begin on Exhibit 15 — Page 7 of 22. 

1. Date: December 15, 2023 

Record: Petitioner’s FOIA request to the City Clerk for complete official Sherwood Forest SAD 

renewal records. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Pages 7–8 of 22 

Record Significance: Petitioner requested the complete petition file, Administering Department records, 

tentative assessment roll, hearing / notice / public-examination materials, confirmed special assessment 

roll, Clerk endorsement, reassessment or redetermination rolls, and related Clerk-maintained Division 8 

records. 

2. Date: March 16, 2026 

Record: Amanda Kelly email concerning FOIA status. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Page 9 of 22 

Record Significance: Kelly stated that Law Department / FOIA was still waiting on a response from the 

City Clerk’s Office and that she had followed up accordingly. This shows Law Department / FOIA 

treated the Clerk’s Office as a source or custodian for responsive Sherwood Forest SAD records. 

3. Date: May 7, 2026 

Record: Lorena Beal email concerning Clerk archive records and prior March 20, 2026, archive 

transmission to Amanda Kelly. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Page 10 of 22 

Record Significance: Beal stated that, on March 20, 2026, she sent Kelly a seven-page Clerk archive 

PDF, copied Cindy Golden, and that the attachment contained all information located in the Clerk 

archive records. Beal identified the located information as “Notice of Public Hearing” and the record 

she described as “the resolution sent by you with the roll call.” Petitioner reports Beal’s description 

only and does not adopt that description as proof of a lawful Sherwood Forest-specific resolution. 

4. Date: March 20, 2026 

Record: Seven-page Clerk archive attachment described in Beal’s May 7, 2026, email. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Pages 11–17 of 22 

Exhibit 15 — Page 5 of 22

Record Significance: The attachment contains public-hearing notice materials, Detroit Legal News 

notice material, combined multi-district resolution pages, and roll-call material. The attachment does not 

identify the Administering Department report, pre-hearing tentative assessment roll, Clerk-filed public-

examination record, post-hearing confirmed Sherwood Forest special assessment roll, Clerk 

endorsement, Treasury transmittal, or Treasury billing-authority record. 

5. Date: May 6, 2026 

Record: Petitioner’s final request for production, inspection date, or written FOIA determination. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Pages 18–19 of 22 

Record Significance: Petitioner requested final action on the specific Sherwood Forest SAD records 

already requested and expressly stated that the request was not a new or expanded FOIA request. 

6. Date: June 1, 2026 

Record: Petitioner’s deadline-preservation and request for final FOIA determination. 

Source Pages: Exhibit 15 — Pages 20–22 of 22 

Record Significance: Petitioner stated that he had not received a final FOIA response and again 

requested final written determinations for the missing authority-chain records. Petitioner specifically 

stated that public-hearing notices, publication materials, and combined resolution materials do not 

substitute for the official 51% land-area verification worksheet, Administering Department report, 

tentative assessment roll, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, or Treasurer billing authority. 

Chronology Limitation: 

This chronology is not offered as a substitute for the attached source records. It is only a roadmap to the 

attached FOIA / Clerk archive records. The source records themselves appear at Exhibit 15 — Pages 7–

22 of 22. 

 

Exhibit 15 — Page 6 of 22

Cletis Kendrick 

19130 Parkside 

Detroit, MI 48221 

cbkendrick@att.net 

(313) 244-7249

Date: December 15, 2023 

Via Email & U.S. Mail 

FOIA Coordinator 

Office of the City Clerk 

2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 200 

Detroit, MI 48226 

Email: FOIA@detroitmi.gov 

RE: Freedom of Information Act Request – Complete Official Records for “Sherwood Forest Special 

Assessment District Renewal” (Division 8 – Snow, Mosquito Abatement, and Security Services) 

Dear FOIA Coordinator: 

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (MCL 15.231 et seq.), I hereby request all public 

records in the custody, control, or possession of the Detroit City Clerk related to the Sherwood Forest Special 

Assessment District Renewal, created under Detroit City Code, Chapter 44, Article III, Division 8. 

This request includes every record required by law to be filed, maintained, or made available for public 

inspection by the City Clerk under Division 8. 

REQUEST #1 — COMPLETE PETITION FILE (Sec. 44-3-193) 

Please provide a full and complete copy of every document relating to the Sherwood Forest SAD 

Renewal petition, including: 

1) Original completed petition (all signature sheets and all counterparts)

2) All supplemental petitions

3) Petition summary form (exempt parcel count, non-exempt parcel count, total area, total signer

land area, delinquency confirmation)

4) Signature collector certifications (as required under Sec. 44-3-192(c))

5) Unsigned petition form approved by the Administering Department prior to circulation (Sec. 44-

3-192(e))

6) Parcel lists used in preparing the petition, including:

a. Ward & item numbers

b. Record owner names

c. Parcel square footage

d. Exempt parcel identification (Sec. 44-3-217)

e. Geographic boundary description submitted with the petition

f.

All transmittal letters, emails, or documents submitted by the DNIO (Sherwood Forest

Association or successor organization)

REQUEST #2 — ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE 

CLERK (Sec. 44-3-211) 

Please provide all documents transmitted to the Clerk by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Office 

of the Assessors (Administering Department), including: 

1) Administering Department Petition Validity Report for the Sherwood Forest SAD Renewal

2) Verification of compliance with the 40% delinquency rule under (Sec. 44-3-175)

Exhibit 15 — Page 7 of 22

3) Tentative Assessment Roll for the Sherwood Forest SAD Renewal, obtained from the Board of

Assessors

4) Any deficiency notifications sent to the DNIO

5) Any responses or corrected submissions received

REQUEST #3 — HEARING, NOTICE, AND PUBLIC EXAMINATION MATERIALS (Sec. 44-

3-212)

Please provide all records required to be on file in the Clerk’s Office and all public-notice materials, 

including: 

1) City Council Resolution of Intent to establish/renew the Sherwood Forest SAD

2) All mailed statutory notices required under the Michigan Notice of Special Assessment Hearings

Act (MCL 211.741 et seq.)

3) Affidavits of newspaper publication

4) Plans and specifications for services required to be kept on file (snow removal, mosquito

abatement, security)

5) Estimated annual and aggregate costs

6) Proposed term of the district

7) Estimated tax parcel share, as required to be listed in the hearing notice

8) All public comments submitted to the Clerk

9) Council staff reports or Legislative Policy Division analyses provided for hearings

REQUEST #4 — FINAL APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT RECORDS (Sec. 44-3-213 & 214) 

Please provide all final approval documents and assessment roll materials, including: 

1) Final City Council Resolution approving the Sherwood Forest SAD Renewal

2) Resolution setting the confirmation hearing

3) Confirmed Special Assessment Roll – Sherwood Forest SAD Renewal

4) Clerk’s endorsement marking the date of confirmation (required under Sec. 44-3-214(b))

5) All reassessment or redetermination rolls prepared under Sec. 44-3-215

6) Any correspondence or internal documentation reflecting changes, corrections, or recalculations

FORMAT, DELIVERY, AND FEES 

Please provide all records in searchable electronic format (PDF, Excel, or original format). 

If any records are withheld, please provide a written exemption explanation citing the applicable 

subsection of FOIA. 

If fees will exceed $50, please provide an itemized fee estimate before processing. 

If any portion of this request is unclear, please process all clear portions without delay. 

CERTIFICATION 

This request seeks only records maintained by the Detroit City Clerk, consistent with the Clerk’s 

statutory duties under Division 8. 

Thank you, 

Please confirm receipt of this request. I look forward to your response within the statutory deadline. 

Sincerely, 

Cletis Kendrick 

Exhibit 15 — Page 8 of 22

Subject: RE: Fw: [EXTERNAL] FOIA Information of the “Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District

Renewal” Courtesy Follow-Up – FOIA Request Concerning Sherwood Forest SAD Records

From: Amanda Kelly <kellya@detroitmi.gov>

Date: 3/16/2026, 9:37 AM

To: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

We are s
ll wai
ng on a response from the City Clerk’s Office regarding your request, I have followed-up

accordingly. Upon receipt of addi
onal informa
on or record, we will provide an update.

Thank you for your con
nued pa
ence regarding this maer. 

Amanda Kelly 

Senior Assistant Corpora
on Counsel

City of Detroit-Law Dept.

Freedom of Informa
on Act Sec
on (FOIA)

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 500

Detroit, Michigan 48226

Email: kellya@detroitmi.gov

Website: hp://detroitmi.gov/law

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RE: Fw: [EXTERNAL] FOIA Information of the “Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District Renewal” Courtesy Follow-Up – FOIA Request ...

Exhibit 15 — Page 9 of 22

Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination —

Sherwood Forest SAD Records

From: Lorena Beal <beall@detroitmi.gov>

Date: 5/7/2026, 11:43 AM

To: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>, Amanda Kelly <kellya@detroitmi.gov>

CC: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>, Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>, Andre Gilbert

<gilbertand@detroitmi.gov>, Janice Winfrey <winfreyj@detroitmi.gov>, Jack Dietrich <dietjp@detroitmi.gov>

Hello Amanda, thank you for reaching out to our office. Back on 3/20/26, I sent you an aachment of a pdf file with 7

copies and CC'd Cindy Golden . The copies contained all of the informaon that were located in our archive's

records. Based on your concern, about the FOIA requesng 2023 records on Sherwood Forest, you may find the

informaon in the aachment above. 

1. Noce of Public Hearing.

2. The resoluon sent by you with the roll call.

Please let our office know, if you needed any addion informaon based on this maer.

Mrs. Lorena Beal

City Of Detroit

Office of the City Clerk 

Suite 204 CAYMC

Detroit MI 48226

Office (313) 628 - 2056

Fax: (313) 224 - 1466

Re: [EXTERNAL] Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Records

Exhibit 15 — Page 10 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 11 of 22

TO BE PRINTED IN LEGAL NEWS 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 2023 

NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING 

Special Assessment Hearing for The Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods and Sherwood Forest. 

Pursuant to the Michigan Open Meetings Act as amended, which authorizes the continued use of 

hybrid electronic meetings to provide virtual public participation in accordance with the requirements 

of MCL 15.263a(2), and in consideration of the ongoing and continuing pandemic, the Detroit City 

Council will be meeting in person at the City Council Committee of the Whole Room, 13% Floor, 

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center for it's Budget, Finance & Audit Standing Committee 

on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:10 pm and will provide opportunity for virtual 

attendance. 

Virtual public attendance is strongly encouraged as the meeting room will be subject to space 

limitations, pursuant to public health guidelines. For the safety of attendees and participants. 

the public is strongly encouraged to participate by means of one of the methods listed below: 

The Session may be viewed in the following manner 

1. 

Watch via television 

0oo®oo Comcast: Channel 10 

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ATT: From Channel 99, click Detroit, then Channel 10 

2. Watch online by using https://detroitmi.cov/covernment/city-council and clicking on Channel 

10. 

3. To attend by phone only, call one of these numbers: 

+1-929-436-2866, +1-312-626-6799, +1-669-900-6833, +1-253-215-8782, +1-301-715 8592. or 

+1-346-248-7799 Enter Meeting ID: 85846903626# 

4. To attend online: https://Detroitmi.gov/Online-CC-Meeting 

Public Comment: 

To participate at the time of Public Comment, please raise your hand within the zoom 

application. 

1. 

Telephone participants: Raise your hand by pressing *9 

Exhibit 15 — Page 11 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 12 of 22

2. 

Web participants: Raise your hand by clicking raise hand in the application or 

pressing 

a. 

Windows computer = [ALT] + [Y] 

b. 

Apple computers = [OPTION] + [Y] 

To be consistent with how Public Comment has been handled for in-person meetings: 

e 

You will be called on in the order in which your hand is raised 

e 

All time limits set by the meeting Chair will still be enforced 

. 

Any hands raised after the Chair ends submission of public comments, will not be able to 

speak at the meeting 

All interested persons are invited to be present and be heard as to their views. Persons making 

oral presentations are encouraged to submit written copies to the City Clerks 

Office CityClerkHelpDesk@detroitmi.gov via e-mail, for the record. 

With advance notice of seven calendar days, the City of Detroit will provide interpreter services 

at public meetings, including American Sign Language, language translation and reasonable 

ADA accommodations. Please contact the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity 

Department at (313) 224-4950, through the TTY number 711. or email crioladetroitmi.gov to 

schedule these services. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 12 of 22

CLERK ARCHIVE / DETROIT LEGAL NEWS NOTICE EXCERPT

The source image below is included to show the reviewed Detroit Legal News / Clerk archive 

notice material concerning the November 8 and November 15 SAD hearing notices.

Exhibit 15 — Page 13 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 14 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 14 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 15 of 22

Honorable City Council 

Special Assessment: Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest 

November 15, 2023 

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Page 2 of 3 

DETROIT 

WHEREAS, The Office of the Chief Financial Officer — Office of the Assessor, as the 

Administering Department, 

certifies that the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and 

Sherwood Forest Designated Neighborhood Improvement Organizations have submitted 

petitions in compliance with MCL 117.5i, containing the signatures of at least 51% of the 

property owners in the designate area in support of the creation of a SAD, and 

WHEREAS, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer — Office of the Assessor has 

provided to the Budget, Finance, and Audit Standing Committee of the Detroit City 

Council assurances verifying the validity of the petition and any other information that 

the Administering Department deems appropriate; and 

WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed SAD are as follows: 

For the Detroit Golf Club: 

That part of the East one-half of Section 10 and a part 

of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 11, Town I 

South, Range 11 East lying west of Woodward Ave, 

Detroit Michigan 

For Palmer Woods: 

That part of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 2 and part of the 

Southeast one-quarter of Section 3, T.1., S.R. ILE, lying west of 

Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 

For Sherwood Forest: 

The residential properties located south of Pembroke Ave. 

north of 7 Mile Road West (including homes on the north 

side of 7 Mile Road West from Livernois Ave. to Parkside 

St.), 

east of Livernois Ave., and west of the Woodlawn 

Cemetery. 

WHEREAS, the proposed fee for each Special Assessment District is as follows: 

Detroit Golf Club - $494 

Palmer Woods - $495 

Sherwood Forest - $300 

Exhibit 15 — Page 15 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 16 of 22

{Honorable City Council 

"| Special Assessment: Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest 

November 15, 2023 

Page 3 of 3 

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WHEREAS, the Budget, Finance, and Audit Standing Committee of the Detroit City 

Council hereby preliminarily finds that the tax parcels will be benefited by an amount 

proportionate to the tax parcel share; and 

WHEREAS, the term of the SAD is seven (7) years; and 

WHEREAS, due to the natures of the services being provided, a periodic redetermination 

of cost will be necessary without a change in the SAD boundaries, that redetermination 

of the cost will occur in April of each year; and 

WHEREAS, the services to be provided are an extension or expansion to services already 

provided by the City and are not a replacement for existing City-provided services; and 

WHEREAS, the Budget, Finance, and Audit standing subcommittee of the Detroit City 

Council held a public hearing at its October 11, 2023 meeting to support the hearing 

request; and a second hearing was held on November 15 which demonstrated community 

support for the SAD 

WHEREAS, the revised assessed cost may exceed by up to 15% the original assessed 

cost included in the resolution approving the district without further notice to residents in 

the SAD and 

NOW BE IT RESOLVED, the Budget, Finance, and Audit Standing Committee of the 

Detroit City Council hereby forwards with a recommendation for approval the petitions 

of the Detroit Golf Club, Palmer Woods, and Sherwood Forest Designated 

Neighborhood Improvement Organizations to continue with their respective Special 

Assessment Districts for seven years; and 

NOW BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a final vote to consider the petitions of 

Detroit Golf Club. Palmer Woods, and the Sherwood Forest Designated Neighborhood 

Improvement Organizations shall be held before the Committee of the Whole of the 

Detroit City Council. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 16 of 22

Exhibit 15 — Page 17 of 22

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Per motions before adjournment. 

Exhibit 15 — Page 17 of 22

Subject: Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest

SAD Records

From: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Date: 5/6/2026, 9:19 PM

To: kellya@detroitmi.gov

CC: FOIA <FOIA@detroitmi.gov>, Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>, Andre Gilbert

<gilbertand@detroitmi.gov>, Lorena Beal <beall@detroitmi.gov>, winfreyj@detroitmi.gov, dietjp@detroitmi.gov

Dear Ms. Kelly,

I hope you are well.

I am writing regarding my pending FOIA request for records related to the 2023

Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District renewal.

The City Clerk’s Office previously directed me to the Law Department/FOIA process.

I now understand from prior correspondence that the Law Department is awaiting

records or a response from the City Clerk’s Office. Respectfully, I am not submitting

a new or expanded FOIA request. I am requesting a final written status and

production decision on the specific records already requested.

To narrow the matter and avoid any ambiguity, I am requesting final action on the

following records:

1. The 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD Tentative Assessment Roll;

2. The Administering Department report verifying petition compliance for the 2023

Sherwood Forest SAD renewal;

3. The Clerk-filed Sherwood Forest SAD renewal petition file, including the

original petition, all signature sheets, all supplemental petitions, any petition

summary form, and any transmittal records showing receipt by the City Clerk;

4. The confirmed Sherwood Forest Special Assessment Roll, including any Clerk

endorsement, confirmation date, or transmittal to the Board of Assessors,

Treasurer, or Sherwood Forest Association.

Please provide one of the following within five business days:

A. Produce the responsive records electronically;

B. Provide a date and time when I may inspect the responsive records in person at the

City Clerk’s Office; or

C. Provide a written final FOIA determination stating, for each record category

above, whether the record:

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Exhibit 15 — Page 18 of 22

• currently exists and will be produced;

• exists but cannot be located;

• existed but was destroyed or otherwise disposed of;

• was never created;

• is in the custody of another City department or office; or

• is being withheld, in whole or in part, with the specific FOIA exemption relied

upon.

If the City’s position is that any of these records do not exist, cannot be located, or

were never created, please state that clearly in writing. If the records are held by

another City department, please identify the department or office responsible for

custody and preservation of the records.

If the City is not producing these records or scheduling inspection, please treat this

email as a request for a final written FOIA determination sufficient to permit

administrative appeal or judicial review.

This request is intended to resolve the circular referral issue in which the Clerk’s

Office directed me to FOIA, while FOIA has indicated it is awaiting a response from

the Clerk’s Office. I am simply seeking production, inspection, or a final written

determination regarding the official Sherwood Forest SAD renewal records.

I am copying the Clerk’s Office because prior correspondence indicated that these

records are expected to be maintained or made available through the Clerk’s Office. I

am copying FOIA/Law because the Clerk’s Office directed me to the FOIA process,

and FOIA is now the office responsible for issuing the City’s final written

determination.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside

Detroit, MI 48221

(313) 244-7249

cbkendrick@att.net

Final Request for Production, Inspection Date, or Written FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Records

Exhibit 15 — Page 19 of 22

Subject: Deadline Preservation and Request for Final FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Legal

Authority Records

From: Cletis Kendrick <cbkendrick@att.net>

Date: 6/1/2026, 3:20 AM

To: kellya@detroitmi.gov, Ivars Steins <steinsi@detroitmi.gov>

CC: Lorena Beal <beall@detroitmi.gov>, Andre Gilbert <gilbertand@detroitmi.gov>, winfreyj@detroitmi.gov, 

dietjp@detroitmi.gov, goldenc@detroitmi.gov, Alvin Horhn <horhna@detroitmi.gov>, tanya@detroitmi.gov, 

ericsonc@detroitmi.gov, burtoncyn@detroitmi.gov, donwellw@detroitmi.gov

Dear City of Detroit FOIA Coordinator, Ms. Kelly, and Mr. Steins:

This is a deadline-preservation and final-determination request regarding my existing

Sherwood Forest Special Assessment District records requests. This is not a new

FOIA request.

As of June 1, 2026, I have not received a final FOIA response from the Law

Department/FOIA Section or from the assigned handlers regarding the Sherwood

Forest SAD records requested in my pending FOIA matters, including:

1. My FOIA request concerning complete official records for the 2023 Sherwood

Forest SAD renewal, handled by Amanda Kelly; and

2. My May 1, 2026 FOIA request concerning records authorizing the 2024

Sherwood Forest SAD charges, handled by Ivars Steins, for which the City’s

acknowledgment stated that the response would be granted, denied, or granted in

part and denied in part on or before May 25, 2026.

No FOIA request number was provided to me in either acknowledgment. I am

therefore identifying these matters by date, subject, assigned handler, and record

category.

This correspondence seeks final action on the City records necessary to establish the

legal and administrative authority for the 2023 Sherwood Forest SAD renewal and the

2024 Sherwood Forest SAD billing and collection. The records include, but are not

limited to:

1. The official parcel-by-parcel 51% land-area verification worksheet;

2. The petition summary showing total district land area, valid signed land area,

and percentage of land receiving signatures;

3. Records identifying excluded, duplicate, invalid, non-record-owner, no-authority,

or unverifiable signatures;

4. Signature collector certifications;

5. Deficiency notices, cure records, or supplemental petitions;

6. Administering Department report verifying petition validity;

7. Tentative assessment roll;

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Exhibit 15 — Page 20 of 22

8. City Council confirmation of the special assessment roll;

9. Clerk endorsement of the confirmed roll;

10. Delivery or transmission of the confirmed roll to the Board of Assessors,

Treasurer, and DNIO;

11. Treasurer records authorizing the 2024 $250 Summer and $50 Winter Sherwood

Forest SAD charges;

12. Any assessment roll extract, parcel-level data, tax-system output, billing table,

internal directive, email, memorandum, or communication relied upon to bill and

collect the 2024 charges.

The Clerk’s Office has already indicated that the archive records located consisted of

the Notice of Public Hearing and a resolution with roll call. Those records do not

resolve the missing statutory authority records identified above.

Please provide a final written FOIA determination for each missing record category.

For each category, please state whether the City’s position is that the record:

A. exists and will be produced;

B. exists but is held by another City department or office, identifying that department

or office;

C. exists but cannot be located;

D. existed but was destroyed, transferred, or otherwise disposed of, identifying the

date and authority for disposition if known;

E. was never created; or

F. is being withheld, in whole or in part, with the specific FOIA exemption relied

upon.

If the City contends that any search remains incomplete after the expired response

deadline, please state the legal basis for withholding a final FOIA determination,

identify the department or office delaying production, and provide the date by which

the City will issue a final grant, denial, partial grant/denial, or no-records

determination.

If the City contends that a record already produced satisfies any category above,

please identify the specific record, the date it was produced, the producing

department, and the category it satisfies.

This clarification is necessary because the requested records are the records that

would establish the City’s legal authority to verify, approve, confirm, transmit, bill,

and collect the Sherwood Forest SAD assessment. Public-hearing notices, publication

materials, and combined resolution materials do not substitute for the official 51%

land-area verification worksheet, Administering Department report, tentative

assessment roll, confirmed roll, Clerk endorsement, or Treasurer billing authority.

Please treat this email as a request for final written FOIA determinations sufficient to

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Exhibit 15 — Page 21 of 22

permit administrative appeal or judicial review if the City is not producing the 

requested records.

I reserve all rights and remedies available under Michigan FOIA, MCL 15.231 et 

seq., and any other applicable law.

Kind regards,

Cletis Kendrick

19130 Parkside

Detroit, MI 48221

(313) 244-7249

cbkendrick@att.net

Deadline Preservation and Request for Final FOIA Determination — Sherwood Forest SAD Legal Authority Records

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