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1,529th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia
Monday, January 24, 2005
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
Communication from the Department of Law, dated January 12, 2005, re. Arthur H.
Buchholz v The City of Livonia and The City of Livonia Employees Retirement System,
Wayne County Circuit Court Case No 04-405168-CZ.
CONSENT AGENDA
1 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR WADE SHOWS TO HOLD
CARNIVAL AMUSEMENT RIDES AT FORD FIELD AND VETERANS' PARK
JUNE 21-26, 2005 DURING REFERENCED HOURS, A PERMIT FOR A
FIREWORKS DISPLAY BY AMERICAN FIREWORKS, INC TO BE HELD AT
1015 P M ON JUNE 26, 2005 AT VETERANS' PARK, AND AUTHORIZATION
TO USE AND LEASE THE FACILITIES AT FORD FIELD, EDDIE EDGAR
ARENA AND VETERANS' PARK DURING SPREE '55 Ken Rogman, President,
Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc., re same
2. REQUEST TO CLOSE STARK ROAD FROM THE FAMILY Y (14255 STARK
ROAD) TO LYNDON AND LYNDON FROM FARMINGTON ROAD TO STARK
ROAD TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 00 A.M JUNE 20, 2005 THROUGH 12.00 NOON
ON JUNE 27, 2005 (MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY), AND TO REQUEST
THAT THE CITY SEEK PERMISSION FROM THE WAYNE COUNTY ROAD
COMMISSION TO ALLOW THE CLOSURE OF FARMINGTON ROAD
BETWEEN THE 1-96 OVERPASS AND FIVE MILE ROAD FROM 8 30 P M
THROUGH 11 30 P M ON JUNE 26, 2005 (SUNDAY) IN CONNECTION WITH
SPREE '55 Ken Rogman, President, Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc., re.
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CONSENT AGENDA
3 REQUEST TO DISPLAY BANNERS ON FARMINGTON ROAD AND FIVE MILE
ROAD AND 4' X 8' SIGNS AT CITY HALL AND FORD FIELD FROM MAY 28,
2005 THROUGH JULY 1, 2005 IN CONNECTION WITH SPREE '55 Ken
Rogman, President, Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc., re same.
4 COLLECTION OF THE WAYNE COUNTY REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE AGENCY'S (RESA) TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2005 Office of the City
Clerk, re forwarding a communication from the Associate Superintendent of
RESA requesting that the City continue to collect 100% of their intermediate
school property taxes in the summer tax collection.
5 REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS AND TO
PURCHASE SIX (6) TORO ZERO TURN MOWERS UTILIZING THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN BID PROCESS Public Service Division, re with four (4) of the
mowers to replace mowers designated for trade-in
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED.
Department of Law, rePetition 2004-10-01-12 submitted by Thoroughbred
Properties, LLC, on behalf of Margaret Holley Estate, and Vincio Bonn and
Angela Bonin, for a change of zoning of property located on the west side of 40
Farmington Road, between Lyndon Road and Five Mile Road (14821 and 14829
Farmington Road), in the Northeast % of Section 21 from R-2 to OS (One Family
Residential— 70' x 120' Lots to Office Services)
Public Hearing held on January 5, 2005
7 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED
Department of Law, re Petition 2004-10-01-13 submitted by Leo Soave Building
Company, Inc., for a change of zoning of property located on the west side of
Farmington Road, between Fargo Road and Norfolk Road (20013, 20015 and
20019 Farmington Road), in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 4 from RUFA to R-3
(Rural Urban Farm — %Acre Lots to One Family Residential — 80' x 120' Lots)
Public Hearing held on January 5, 2005
8 LANGUAGE CHANGE. Planning Commission, re. Petition 2004-09-06-04
submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Council Resolution
#379-04 and pursuant to Section 23 01(a) of Ordinance No 543, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended, to determine whether or not to
amend Sections 18.29 and 18 49 of Article XVIII of Zoning Ordinance No. 543,
as amended, to amend certain regulations pertaining to fences
Public Hearing held on January 5, 2005
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9 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EFFORTS MADE BY GEORGE D GOODMAN UPON
HIS RETIREMENT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MICHIGAN
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. Offices of the City Council and Mayor, re same
10 REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF DON KNAPP AS THE CITY
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
LIVONIA EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TO DESIGNATE BRIAN
MEAKIN TO FILL THE VACANCY Gerald D Taylor, City Council President, re
to become effective immediately (CR 18-04)
11 REQUEST TO DESIGNATE JAMES C McCANN AS THE CITY COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CITY'S COMMUNITY TREE COMMITTEE
Gerald D Taylor, City Council President, re to fill the vacancy created by Val I
Vandersloot's election as City Clerk. (CR 133-99)
AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION
DATED. January 18, 2005 VAL VANDERSLOOT, CITY CLERK
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