Here are some examples of benefits under the $604 million total being put forth by the city and developers, a huge figure compared with other CBAs:
$90 million to operate one of the proposed projects, a medical research center.
Up to $55 million in infrastructure improvements, which are required for the development, per the agreement.
Making "reasonable efforts" to spend $100 million of its project costs on local and minority-owned businesses.
Getting developers to contract more with businesses owned by longtime Detroiters is a big deal for many City Council members.
Sugar Law's concern here, per its analysis, is that the spend is a goal, not mandatory.
$300 million in uncompensated care costs for HFH over 30 years after the hospital expands.
Sugar Law considers this an activity that HFH already needs to do under its status as a nonprofit.
HFH said in its statement that the list of benefits it's offering "builds on [its] history of going above and beyond the IRS requirements for nonprofit hospital status."
