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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA 2004-12-20 REGULAR AGENDA 1,527th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia Monday, December 20, 2004 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 COLLECTION OF LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2005 Office of the City Clerk, re• forwarding a communication from the toy Secretary of the Board of Education requesting the City to continue to collect one-half of their district's taxes with the summer tax collection and the remaining one-half with the winter tax collection, commencing July 1, 2005 2 REQUEST TO APPROVE LOCATION AND SCHEDULE OF DATES AND TIMES FOR THE 2005 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS, AS WELL AS COMPENSATION RATES FOR MEMBERS Department of Assessment, re per the requirements of State statute, M S.A. 7 30 and Act 149 of 1984 3 REQUEST TO APPROVE QUARTERLY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS Department of Finance, re through the third quarter of the 2004 fiscal year 4 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED POLICY FOR AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) ARRANGEMENTS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS OF FUNDS FOR THE CITY OF LIVONIA. Department of Finance, re to give the City formal authority under State law to engage in electronic transactions 5 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN Livonia Employees Retirement System, re possible adoption of a resolution to review and monitor investments for losses suffered due to corporate fraud mismanagement and to pursue recovery of such losses through the class action litigation process when appropriate L - _ 4- Agenda for the Regular Meeting of December 20, 2004 2 CONSENT AGENDA , * 6 REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE 2004 FEDERAL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT. Division of Police, re. to be used to purchase hardware for the Mobile and Stationary Information System project, with matching funds to come . from the Federal Forfeiture account. 7 REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS AND FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE POLICE VEHICLES UTILIZING THE MACOMB COUNTY CONSORTIUM BID. Division of Police, re. for eleven (11) replacement vehicles provided for in the 2004/05 general fund budget. 8 REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS AND TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE SMALL DIAMETER WATER METERS, COMPOUND WATER METERS, AND FIRE LINE METERS AND TESTERS Water and Sewer Board, re from Invensys Metering Systems, Inc. for the 2005 calendar year with no increase over existing prices. (CR 15-02) 9 WAIVER PETITION Planning Commission, re Petition 2004-10-02-32 submitted by DeWulf Associates, on behalf of Bobcat of Motor City, requesting approval for the outdoor display and storage of Bobcat construction vehicles on property located on the south side of Schoolcraft Road between Merriman Road and Middlebelt Road (31231 Schoolcraft Road) in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 26 411, 10 WAIVER PETITION. Planning Commission, re Petition 2004-10-02-33 submitted by Byblos General Contracting requesting approval to demolish an existing gas station and replace it with a new gas station and carry-out restaurant with seating on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Levan Road and Raleigh Avenue (36421 Plymouth Road) in the Northwest % of Section 32 11 REQUEST TO EXTEND SITE PLAN APPROVAL. Planning Commission, re. in connection with Petition 2003-09-08-24 submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc., on behalf of The Village Shops of Wonderland East, requesting a one-year extension of the site plan previously approved by the City Council on November 5, 2003 pursuant to resolution #582-03 to construct a commercial development on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt and Merriman Roads (29859 Plymouth Road), in the Northeast % of Section 35 Agenda for the Regular Meeting of December 20, 2004 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Ilw MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEES 12. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE — Meeting of November 23, 2004 The subject of the possible conveyance of the property located at 38900 Six Mile Road to the Trinity House Theater (CR 33-03) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 13 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO, 543, AS AMENDED. Department of Law, re Petition 2004-09-01-11 submitted by Joel Elliott and Marty Kozyn, on behalf of the CB Swim Club, requesting to rezone property on the east side of Harrison Avenue (part of the CB Swim Club Site) between Lyndon and Oakley Avenues (28200 Lyndon Avenue) in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24 from RUE to R-2 (Rural Urban Farm — 1/2 Acre Lots to One Family Residential —70' x 120' Lots) Public Hearing held on December 1, 2004 14 ROLL CALL. Proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No 543, as amended, Department of Law, re Petition 2003-07-01-13 submitted by Eric D Zylinski, on behalf of Apple Crest Dental, P L.0 , for a change of zoning of property located on the north side of Seven Mile Road between Bethany Road and Victor Parkway (37500 Seven Mile Road) in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6 from RUFC to OS (Rural Urban Farm — 1/2 Acre Lots to Office Services) First Reading given by Councilmember Brosnan on December 3, 2003 15 SITE PLAN PETITION Planning Commission, re Petition 2004-10-08-19 submitted by Apple Crest Dental in connection with a proposal to construct a dental office on property located on the north side of Seven Mile Road between Newburgh Road and the 1-275/96 Expressway (37500 Seven Mile Road) in the Southeast % of Section 6 16 WITHDRAWING FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION REZONING PETITION 2003-09-01-17 Jim Barnas, President, Contracting Resources, L.L.0 , re. the request to rezone property located on the west side of Farmington Road between Five Mile Road and Lyndon Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21 from R-2 to OS (One Family Residential — 70' x 120' Lots to Office Services) First Reading given by Councilmember Knapp on January 14, 2004 17 REQUEST TO REVISE LANDSCAPING PLAN Planning Commission, re. in connection with waiver use Petition 2000-12-02-37 submitted by Victory Building Company for the Shay Estates Cluster Housing Development, located on the south side of Seven Mile Road between Parklane Drive and Fairway Drive in the Northeast % of Section 8, which previously received City Council approval on April 4, 2001 pursuant to resolution #215-01 Agenda for the Regular Meeting of December 20, 2004 4 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 18 REQUEST TO EXTEND SITE PLAN APPROVAL. Planning Commission, re. in connection with Petition 2003-09-08-25 submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc., on behalf of The Village Shops of Wonderland West, requesting a one-year extension of the site plan previously approved by the City Council on November 5, 2003 pursuant to resolution #583-03 to construct a commercial development on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt and Merriman Roads (30255 Plymouth Road), in the Northeast % of Section 35 19 SITE PLAN PETITION Planning Commission, re Petition 2004-11-08-20 submitted by Joe's Produce in connection with a proposal to construct an addition to, and renovate the exterior of, the commercial building located on the north side of Seven Mile Road between Farmington Road and Mayfield Avenue (33152 Seven Mile Road) in the Southwest % of Section 3 20 SITE PLAN PETITION Planning Commission, re- Petition 2004-11-08-21 submitted by the Ground Round in connection with a proposal to renovate the exterior of the restaurant located on the south side of Six Mile Road between Newburgh Road and the 1-275/96 Expressway (17050 Laurel Park Drive South) in the Northeast % of Section 18 NEW BUSINESS 4111, 21 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION. Department of Community Resources, re of Farmer Jack Gift Certificates in the amount of $500 00 from the Kiwanis Early Risers which provide relief to needy residents until permanent assistance through local, State and County agencies is approved AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION DATED- December 14, 2004 VAL VANDERSLOOT, 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.cl.livonia.mlus - under Government, City Council,Agendas.