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Home My WebLink AboutREGULAR AGENDA 9 9 09 AGENDA th 1,640 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia Wednesday, September 9, 2009 8:00 p.m. - City Hall Auditorium 33000 Civic Center Drive Livonia, Michigan CALL TO ORDER: INVOCATION: ROLL CALL: PRESENTATION OF MINUTES: AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS CONSENT AGENDA 1. BLOCK PARTY: Thomas Hall, re: to be held Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Country Club, between Wood and Grove, with a rain date requested of Saturday, September 19, 2009. 2. BLOCK PARTY: Leonard Schoenborn, re: to be held Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Blue Skies between Mallory and Bloomfield, with a rain date requested of Saturday, September 19, 2009. 3. PROPOSED BUS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT: Office of the Mayor, re: between the Livonia Public School District and the City of Livonia for the period September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010 for the storage, maintenance and repair of up to seventeen (17) City of Livonia transit buses. 4. REQUEST TO ADOPT A RETIREMENT HEALTH SAVINGS PLAN FOR NON- REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES HIRED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2009: Civil Service Department, re: same. 5. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ACCEPT THE 2009 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,274.00 WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED: Division of Police, re: same. 6. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE: Division of Police, re: pistol and rifle range systems and repair of existing equipment from sole source Advanced Training Systems (ATS) from budgeted funds. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2009 2 CONSENT AGENDA 7. REQUEST TO EXTEND BID WITH ALLIE BROTHERS, INC. FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS: Fire & Rescue, re: for uniforms and related uniform items for the period of May 1, 2009 through May 1, 2011 at prices bid in 2003. (CR 174-03, CR 335-05 and CR 186-07) 8. REQUEST TO AMEND COUNCIL RESOLUTION 12-07: Fire & Rescue, re: to amend the disposal of the second line Reserve Fire Engine Pumper RE-2 (1988 Pierce) and to donate it to Schoolcraft College’s Fire Training School. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: General Contractor for a new club house at Whispering Willows Golf Course. 10. REQUEST TO APPROVE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF LIVONIA FOR THE GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EASTERN QUADRANTS OF THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAYS I-96/I-275 AND SIX MILE ROAD: Engineering Division, re: with the City of Livonia participation estimated to be $9,600.00, or 2.5% of the total project cost. UNFINISHED BUSINESS MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEES 11. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Meeting of August 18, 2009 a. The subject of the maintenance of bank-owned and abandoned properties. (CR 183-09) b. Update on the subject of creating a northeast Livonia Redevelopment Authority/Corridor (located ½ mile west of Middlebelt Road to Inkster Road, between Seven and Eight Mile Roads). (CR 549-08) c. Review of all Ordinances as they pertain to noise. (Ref.: CR 344-05) 12. FINANCE, BUDGET AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE – Meeting of August 24, 2009 The subject of miscellaneous budget issues. (Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Pre-Budget Meeting) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 13. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED: Department of Law, re: to Chapter 4 (General Use Regulations) of Title 13 regarding preventing backflow of contaminated water or chemicals into the potable water system. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2009 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 14. ROLL CALL: Proposed amendment to the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended: Department of Law, re: to Sections 030, 050, 060, 070 and 120 of Title 13, Chapter 21 (Wastewater Discharge Control Ordinance) to reflect changes required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and implemented in Detroit by the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Industrial Waste Control Division Ordinance 08-05. (CR 390-08) 15. ROLL CALL: Proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended: Department of Law, re: Petition 2009-04-06-02 submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Council Resolution 209-09, to determine whether or not to amend Section 18.50A (Definitions Pertaining to Signs) of Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended, in connection with the regulation of electronic signs. (CR 209-09 and CR 333-09) 16. ROLL CALL: Proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended: Department of Law, re: Petition 2009-04-06-02 submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Council Resolution 209-09, to determine whether or not to amend Section 18.50H (Sign Regulations in C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4 Districts) of Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended, in connection with the regulation of electronic signs. (CR 209-09 and CR 333-09) 17. REQUEST TO WAIVE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT: Carla Talbot, re: in front of a newly-constructed home located at 14937 Santa Anita. 18. REQUEST TO WAIVE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Enrico E. Soave, Esq., re: to allow an outdoor tent event tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 at Doc’s Sports Retreat, LLC located at 19265 Victor Parkway. 19. REQUEST TO WAIVE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Steve Hunt, re: to allow a live band to perform in connection with a Retirement Party scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009 from approximately 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at 37760 Joy Road. 20. REQUEST TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: for a web-based service agreement for the period October 1, 2009 through September 31, 2014 for Recreation software. 21. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2005-03-08-05 submitted by EDCO Real Estate Ventures, L.L.C. in connection with a proposal to construct an addition and renovate the exterior of the service station on property located on the southwest corner of Wayne Road and Ann Arbor Trail (34901 Ann Arbor Trail), in the Southwest ¼ of Section 33. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2009 4 NEW BUSINESS 22. REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A FINANCE, BUDGET AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING AND TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Department of Finance, re: for the Annual Budget and for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2010. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION DATED: September 1, 2009 LINDA GRIMSBY, CITY CLERK In accordance with Title II of the American with Disabilities Act as it pertains to access to Public Meetings, the City Clerk’s Office of the City of Livonia, upon adequate notice, will make reasonable accommodations for persons with special needs. Please call (734) 466-2224 if you need assistance. Council agendas are available on the City’s website – www.ci.livonia.mi.us - under Government, City Council, Agendas.