Mayor Mike Duggan did not deny a report Monday that he’ll formally announce his plans to seek a second term on Feb. 4.

The Detroit News reported Monday that Duggan held a meeting Saturday with community leaders in which the mayor made it clear he will run for re-election this year.

On Monday, Duggan laughed off a question about whether he’s ramping up his re-election machine.

“One thing about scheduling an announcement on Feb. 4 is that’s the day of the announcement,” Duggan said while at a news conference about citywide reassessment of property. “We had a particularly resourceful reporter who managed to get what should have been a private meeting. But we’ll make the announcement on Feb. 4.”

Duggan's Feb. 4 launch is planned for the Holy Cross Samaritan Center, the same place he launched his 2013 campaign, which wound up with him winning a write-in vote in the primary and eventually defeating Benny Napoleon, who is now Wayne County sheriff, in the general election.

Attendees told The News that campaign signs were showed off at an invitation-only meeting of more than 100 community leaders at the offices SEIU Healthcare Michigan in Detroit on Saturday.

Duggan told attendees at the Saturday event that he wants a solid victory in the primary, The News reported.