HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1994-12-21 28592
MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVENTH
REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On December 21, 1994, the above meeting was held at the City
Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order
by the President of the Council at 8 06 p m Councilmember Jurcisin
delivered the invocation
Roll was called with the following result Dale A Jurcisin,
Fernon P Feenstra, Michael P McGee, Sean P Kavanagh, Ron Ochala, and
Gerald Taylor Absent Laura M Toy
Elected and appointed officials present Robert D Bennett,
Mayor; John Nagy, City Planner; Raul Galindo, City Engineer; George A
Weible, Assistant City Attorney; Joan McCotter, City Clerk; Karen A
Szymula, Director of Legislative Affairs; Michael Slater, Finance Director;
Robert J Beckley, Director of Public Works; William LaPine, Planning
Commission; and Daniel Piercecchi, Planning Commission
On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by Feenstra, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#866-94 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,286th Regular
Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, held December 7,
1994, are hereby approved as submitted
No one in the audience wished to speak at the beginning of the
meeting
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#867-94 RESOLVED, that having received a complaint from Mrs
Catherine Sullivan, 20285 Milburn, Livonia, the Council does
hereby refer the condition of the premises located at the Smith
Kellering Co , 29441 Eight Mile Road, Livonia, and whether this
business is in compliance with zoning regulations regarding
outside storage of materials in a residential district to the
Inspection Department for i 3 report and recommendation
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A communication from the Office of the Mayor, dated December 15,
1994, submitting the Annual Report for the City of Livonia for the 1993-94
fiscal year was received and placed on file for the information of the
Council
At the direction of the Chair, Item #3 was removed from the
Consent portion of the agenda
On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by McGee, it was
#868-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Director of Institutional Advancement of Schoolcraft College,
dated December 1, 1994, wherein a request is submitted to place
22" x 14" campaign signs advertising a Spring craft show to be
conducted on Saturday, March 11, 1995 and a Fall craft show to be
conducted on Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, 1995 at
Schoolcraft College, the purpose of which is to raise funds for
student scholarships, which signs are to be installed no earlier
than Monday, March 6, 1995 and removed no later than Monday,
March 13, 1995 for the Spring craft show and installed no earlier
than Monday, November 6, 1995 and removed no later than Monday,
November 13, 1995 for the Fall craft show, at the following
locations
Two signs Six Mile and Haggerty
Two signs Seven Mile and Haggerty
One sign Laurel Park Drive and Six Mile Road
Two signs Six Mile and Newburgh
Two signs Seven Mile and Newburgh
One sign Seven Mile and Merriman
Two signs Seven Mile and Farmington
the Council does hereby concur in and approve of this request in
the manner and form herein submitted, such signs to be located on
the right-of-way as close as possible to the sidewalk
A communication from Paul Maceri of The Michigan Group Realtors,
dated November 15, 1994, re a request to make City-owned land available
for purchase for the purpose of residential development was received and
placed on file for the information of the Council
#869-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the
lihrt President of the Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc , dated
November 30, 1994, wherein it is requested that the following
City streets be closed to traffic from 8 00 a m , June 19, 1995
through 12 00 noon, June 26, 1995
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Stark Road from the Family Y, 14255 Stark to Lyndon and
Lyndon from Farmington Road to Stark Road
the Council does hereby concur in and grant this request in the
manner and form herein submitted; FURTHER, the Council does
hereby approve the closing of Farmington Road between the I-96
overpass and Five Mile Road from 8 00 p m to 11 00 p m on June
25, 1995, the action taken herein being made subject to the
approval of the Police Department, Fire Department and Wayne
County; and to the extent possible, Spree is requested, in
conjunction with the Police Department, to do all things
necessary to alleviate traffic problems for the residents of
Stoneleigh Village Subdivision during the 1995 Anniversary
Celebration
#870-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the
Michigan Liquor Control Commission, dated August 19, 1994, and
the report and recommendation of the Chief of Police, dated
November 17, 1994, approved for submission by the Mayor, the
Council does hereby approve of the request from Pietro L Caruso,
stockholder in Caruso' s Italian Bakery & Deli, Inc , for transfer
of ownership of a 1994 SDM licensed business from Italian Bakery
and Deli, Inc , for a business located at 31236 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan 48154, Wayne County; and the City Clerk is
hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution
to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission
#871-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Chief of Police, dated December 5, 1994,
which bears the signature of the Finance Director and is approved
for submission by the Mayor, and having also considered the
report and recommendation of the Fire Chief, dated December 2,
1994, which bears the signature of the Finance Director and is
approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby
authorize the purchase of twenty-nine (29) replacement vehicles
to be assigned to the Division of Police and five (5) replacement
vehicles to be assigned to the Fire Division from Shaheen
Chevrolet, 3901 S Martin Luther King Blvd , Lansing, MI 48910
and Buff Whelan Chevrolet, 40445 Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, MI
48313 and Red Holman Pontiac/GMC, 35300 Ford Road, Westland, MI
48185, for the price of $455,305 35 (Police vehicles) and for the
price of $82, 815 00 (Fire Division vehicles) , the same to be
appropriated and expended from funds budgeted for this purpose;
FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine to authorize the said
purchase without competitive bidding inasmuch as it is based upon
the low Oakland County Purchasing Department bid and such action
is taken in accordance with Section 3 04 140D4 of the Livonia
Code of Ordinances, as amended
#872-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication
from the Department of Law, dated November 17, 1994, approved by
the City Engineer and the Finance Director and approved for
submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the
Department of Law to acquire a 27 foot strip of property, 132
feet in length, owned by Susan M Martin, which land is more
particularly described as follows
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The North 60 feet of the following described parcel
The North 660 feet of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the
NW 1/4 of Section 11, T 1 S , R 9E , City of Livonia,
Wayne County, Michigan, except the West 528 feet thereof
(Seven Mile Road right-of-way) Part of Tax Parcel No
042-99-0030-000
subject to the following conditions
1 That the purchase price shall be in the sum of $3, 564 00;
2 That the City of Livonia shall pay for the cost of title
work and any application costs in obtaining a discharge of
mortgage on the property in the sum not to exceed $300 00;
and
3 That the City's portion of the prorated City, County, County
Drain, School and Community College taxes shall be in a sum
not to exceed $136 00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a sum not to exceed $4, 000 00 is
hereby authorized to be expended from the $12 Million Obligation
Road Improvement Bond Issue approved by the electorate in 1989
for the acquisition of said Seven Mile Road right-of-way; and the
City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or
incidental to the full performance of this resolution
#873-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Department of Law, dated November 30, 1994, approved by the
City Engineer and the Finance Director and approved for
submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the
Department of Law to acquire a 27 foot strip of property, 135
feet in length, owned by Thomas Klosowski, Kenneth Magnotte and
Sophia Magnotte, which land is more particularly described as
follows
The North 60 feet of the following described parcel
The North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the West
1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, T 1 S , R 9 E , City of
Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, except the East 30 feet
thereof (Seven Mile Road right-of-way) Part of Tax
Parcel No 046-99-0041-000
subject to the following conditions
1 That the purchase price shall be in the sum of $3,645 00;
2 That the City of Livonia shall pay for the cost of title
work and any application costs in obtaining a discharge of
mortgage on the property in the sum not to exceed $300 00;
and
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3 That the City's portion of the prorated City, County, County
Drain, School and Community College taxes shall be in a sum
not to exceed $158 00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a sum not to exceed $4,103 00 is
hereby authorized to be expended from the $12 Million Obligation
Road Improvement Bond Issue approved by the electorate in 1989
for the acquisition of said Seven Mile Road right-of-way; and the
City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or
incidental to the full performance of this resolution
#874-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Department of Law, dated November 23, 1994, approved by the
City Engineer and the Finance Director and approved for
submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the
Department of Law to acquire a 17 foot strip of property, 68 feet
in length, owned by Jeffrey and Kathleen Daws, which land is more
particularly described as follows
The North 17 feet of the following described parcel
Lots 66 and 67 of Dohany Subdivision, T 1S , R 9 E , City
of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, as recorded in Liber 64,
Page 95 of Plats, Wayne County Records (Seven Mile Road
right-of-way) Part of Tax Parcel No 045-03-0066-000
subject to the following conditions
1 That the purchase price shall be in the sum of $1, 156 00;
2 That the City of Livonia shall pay for the cost of title
work and any application costs in obtaining a discharge of
mortgage on the property in the sum not to exceed $300 00;
and
3 That the City's portion of the prorated City, County, County
Drain, School and Community College taxes shall be in a sum
not to exceed $144 00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a sum not to exceed $1,600 00 is
hereby authorized to be expended from the $12 Million Obligation
Road Improvement Bond Issue approved by the electorate in 1989
for the acquisition of said Seven Mile Road right-of-way; and the
City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or
incidental to the full performance of this resolution
#875-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the City Engineer, dated November 21, 1994, approved for
submission by the Mayor, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution
159-94, and the City Engineer having ascertained the assessed
valuation of all property affected by the proposed sidewalk
installation project on the east and west sides of Newburgh Road
from Joy Road to Plymouth Road and on the west side only of
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Newburgh Road from Plymouth Road to Schoolcraft Road, the Council
does hereby refer this item to the Streets, Roads and Plats
Committee for its report and recommendation
#876-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the City Engineer, dated November 23, 1994,
approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby
authorize the release to Stonehouse Development Company, 33966
Eight Mile Road, Suite 102, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335, the
proprietor of Stonehouse Estates Subdivision, located in the
Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, of the financial assurances
previously deposited with respect to the General Improvement Bond
in the sum of $20, 000 00 ($5, 000 00 minimum cash) , Sidewalk Bond
in the sum of $28, 000 00 ($3, 000 00 minimum cash) , Grading and
Soil Erosion Control ($2, 700 00 cash) , Entrance Markers and
Landscaping in the sum of $15, 000 00 ($2, 000 00 minimum cash) ,
Monuments and Markers in the sum of $1, 385 00 (all cash) and
Street Lighting ($21, 344 80 cash balance) ; pursuant to Council
Resolution 947-91 adopted on December 4, 1991, and subsequently
amended in Council Resolution 73-93 adopted on February 10, 1993;
and the action herein being taken is for the reasons indicated in
the aforementioned report of the City Engineer that all these
improvements have been satisfactorily installed in accordance
with the rules and regulations and ordinances of the City of
Livonia
A report and recommendation from the Water and Sewer Board, dated
November 21, 1994, re the remaining areas without City water and sanitary
sewer and the proposed improvement plans (CR 264-94) , was received and
placed on file for the information of the Council
#877-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Water and Sewer Board, dated November 21,
1994, to which is attached a report from the Public Utility
Manager, dated August 19, 1994, submitted pursuant to Council
Resolution 264-94, with regard to the remaining lots and areas in
the City of Livonia which are presently without public water and
sewer facilities and what plans, if any, there are to provide
such facilities in the future, the Council does hereby refer the
information therein to the Water, Sewer and Waste Committee for
its report and recommendation
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Ochala, and Taylor
NAYS None
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Otnw:smotion by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously
adopted, i
#878-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the
President of the Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc , dated
November 30, 1994, which submits a request for approval of the
following items
(1) The issuance of a permit to Pugh Shows to conduct carnival
amusement rides at Henry Ford Field, as part of this year' s
Spree '45' celebration, on June 20, 21, and 22, 1995 from
2 00 p m to midnight and June 23, 24 and 25, 1995 from
12 00 noon to midnight;
(2) The issuance of a permit to the Anniversary Committee to
conduct a circus on June 20 - 25, 1995 at Ford Field;
(3) Authorization of the Anniversary Committee to conduct a
fireworks display to be held on Sunday, June 25, 1995 at
10 00 p m , which display will be fired by American
Fireworks, Inc , subject to providing liability insurance
for this event and subject to the City of Livonia and the
Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc being designated as
additional insured on their policy;
(4) Authorization of the Livonia Anniversary Committee to use
and/or lease the facilities at Henry Ford Field, Veterans'
Park and the Eddie Edgar Arena during the period of the
Spree '45' celebration in accordance with the fee/use grid
for events co-sponsored by the City of Livonia;
(5) A waiver of all fees prescribed by ordinance or law with
respect to items 2 and 3 above, as well as a waiver of all
vendors' license fees for community organizations and/or
groups authorized to participate in Spree '45' by the
Anniversary Committee;
(6) Authorization to place 4' x 8' Spree signs (may be
double-sided) on the following publicly-owned property from
June 10 through June 26, 1995
a Ford Field;
b Eight Mile Road facing West (Newburgh near Greenmead) ;
c Eight Mile Road facing East (Newburgh near Greenmead) ;
d Six Mile Road near Hubbard (Rotary Park) ;
e Seven Mile Road near Wayne Road (Edward H McNamara-
Bicentennial Park) ;
f Plymouth Road at Noble Library near parking lot;
Five Mile Road on island in front of City Hall;
h Seven Mile Road at Carl Sandburg Library;
i Senior Citizens Center at Farmington Road and Five Mile
Road;
j Senior Citizens Center at Plymouth Road and Shelden
Center;
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Sesquicentennial Park at Plymouth Road and Inkster
Road; and
(7) Authorization to erect Spree banner signs on utility poles
on or about June 5, 1995 and taken down on or about June 26,
1995 in and about the Civic Center complex;
the Council does hereby concur in and approve the foregoing
requests; and the City Clerk and all other appropriate City
officials and agencies are hereby requested to do all things
necessary or incidental to the full performance of this
resolution
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#879-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated December 6,
1994, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 540-94, and
communications dated December 5 and December 6, 1994 from the
City Clerk, the Council does hereby accept the bid of Business
Records Corporation, 155 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
60606-1719, for supplying the City with an optical scan system
for voting and vote tabulation and a voter registration
software/hardware system upgrade for the total purchase and
installation price of $323, 925 00 including trade-in, the same
having been in fact the lowest bid received which meets all
specifications; PROVIDED FURTHER, that the Lease Purchase
Agreement between the City and Business Records Corporation (the
"Contractor") for the purchase and installation of such election
equipment for the City (the "Project") is hereby approved
substantially in the form on file with the City Clerk and
PROVIDED FURTHER as follows
1) That the City shall incur the debt described in the
Agreement through execution of the Agreement by the officers
authorized below, which debt shall consist of the purchase
price of $323, 925 00, payable in ninety-six (96) monthly
installments of $3, 948 41, including interest thereon at a
rate equal to 4% The installments of principal and
interest shall be payable as set forth in the Agreement;
2) The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to execute the Agreement and deliver it to the Contractor,
substantially in the form on file with the City Clerk with
such additions, changes and modifications as shall be
approved by the City Attorney and the City's Bond Counsel;
3) The useful life of the Project is hereby determined to be
not less than ten (10) years;
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4) The Mayor, City Clerk and Finance Director are hereby
directed and authorized to execute such additional
documentation as shall be necessary to effectuate the
closing of the Agreement and the Assignment thereof;
and
5) The City hereby agrees to include in its budget for each
year commencing with the 1995 fiscal year, a sum which will
be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the
Agreement coming due before the next fiscal year and agrees
to treat the obligation under the Agreement as a first
budget obligation each year of the City In addition, the
City hereby pledges to levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable
property in the City each year in an amount necessary to
make its debt service payments under the Agreement, subject
to applicable charter, constitutional and statutory tax rate
limitations;
PROVIDED FURTHER, that the bid of Doubleday Brothers and Co is
hereby rejected for the reasons indicated in the attachment;
PROVIDED FURTHER, that Business Records Corporation shall buy
back the equipment at the City's cost in the event the system is
ever decertified
adopted, it was by Kavanagh, seconded by Ochala, and unanimously
#880-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated December 6,
1994, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 766-94, as well as
a letter from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, dated
September 7, 1994, and the report and recommendation of the Chief
of Police, dated September 27, 1994, approved for submission by
the Mayor, the Council does hereby approve of the request from
B J' s of Michigan, Inc for a new Entertainment Permit to be held
in conjunction with a 1994 Class C licensed business with Outdoor
Service (one area) , Official Permits (Food and Golf) and two
bars, for a business located at 36000 Seven Mile Road, Livonia,
Michigan 48152, Wayne County; and the City Clerk is hereby
requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the
Michigan Liquor Control Commission
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Ochala, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#881-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated December 6,
1994, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 767-94 with
respect to the proposed Transfer and Assignment of Interest in
Sublease Agreement Fox Creek Clubhouse Restaurant from JTL,
Incorporated to B J 's of Michigan, Inc and Proposed Amendment
No 2 to Sublease Agreement, the Council does hereby authorize
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the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, for and on behalf of the
City of Livonia, the Transfer and Assignment of Interest in
Sublease Agreement and Amendment No 2 to Sublease Agreement as
prepared by the Department of Law
At the direction of the Chair, the matter of the signage for Fox
Creek Clubhouse is to be discussed at the next Study Meeting, scheduled for
January 9, 1995
Kavanagh left the podium at 8 20 p m in order to avoid a perceived
impropriety regarding the next Agenda item
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Jurcisin, it was
#882-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated December 14,
1994, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 830-94 in
connection with a communication from the City Planning
Commission, dated November 7, 1994, which transmits its
resolution 11-185-94, adopted on November 1, 1994, with regard to
Petition 94-9-2-31, submitted by Edward C Brown, requesting
waiver use approval to remodel and expand a portion of an
existing building located on the northeast corner of Hubbard
Avenue and Plymouth Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 27,
which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby concur in
the recommendation made by the City Planning Commission and
Petition 94-9-2-31 is hereby approved and granted, subject to the
following conditions
1) That the Site Plan marked Sheet A-1 dated 12-8-94, as
revised, prepared by Roth Associates, P C which is hereby
approved shall be adhered to;
2) That the revised Landscape Plan, as submitted to the
Committee of the Whole on December 14, 1994, prepared by
Roth Associates, P C which is hereby approved shall be
installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy and thereafter maintained in a healthy condition;
3) That the Building Elevation Plans marked Sheet A-4 dated
12-8-94, as revised, and A-5 dated 9-28-94 prepared by Roth
Associates, P C which are hereby approved shall be adhered
to; and
4) That a greenbelt shall be provided between the curb and the
drive serving parking spaces located in front of the
principal building
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following
result
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AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Ochala, and Taylor
NAYS None
The President declared the resolution adopted
Kavanagh returned to the podium at 8 22 p m
Feenstra took from the table, for second reading and adoption,
the following Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6 OF THE ZONING MAP
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF
ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS
"THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING
SECTION 3 THERETO (Petition 93-12-1-19)
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Ochala, and Taylor
NAYS None
The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would
become effective on publication
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Ochala, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#883-94 RESOLVED, that the Council does, in accordance with
Section 23 01 (a) of Zoning Ordinance 543, hereby request that the
City Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and thereafter
submit its report and recommendation on the question of whether
certain property located on the north side of Seven Mile Road
east of Victor Parkway should be rezoned from PO III to a more
appropriate zoning classification, such as PO I
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Ochala, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#884-94 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby refer the
question of what means were used to approve the large "E" on the
Embassy Suites Hotel located on the north side of Seven Mile Road
west of Victor Parkway in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6, a
Special Area Development Control Zone, without the apparent
approval of the City Council, to the Planning Department and the
Department of Law for a report and recommendation
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Feenstra took from the table, for second reading and adoption,
the following Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27 OF THE ZONING MAP
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF
ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS
"THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING
SECTION 3 THERETO (Petition 94-6-1-15)
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Ochala, and Taylor
NAYS None
The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would
become effective on publication
Ochala left the podium at 8 29 p m in order to avoid a perceived
impropriety regarding the next Agenda item
Kavanagh took from the table, for second reading and adoption,
the following Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 33 OF THE ZONING MAP
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF
ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS
"THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING
SECTION 3 THERETO (Petition 94-8-1-17)
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, and Taylor
NAYS None
The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would
become effective on publication
Ochala returned to the podium at 8 31 p m
On a motion by McGee, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously
adopted, it was
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#885-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the City Assessor, dated November 22, 1994, approved for
submission by the Mayor, with regard to a request from Mr Joe
Durso, 15510 Farmington, Livonia, Michigan 48154, representing
Mr and Mrs Raymond Ronewicz, 19150 Flamingo, Livonia, Michigan
48152, and in accordance with the provisions of 1967 PA 288, as
amended, as well as Section 18 46 of Ordinance 543, as amended,
the Council does hereby determine to deny the request for
dividing Tax Item No 46 007 99 0125 000 into two parcels since
the same would be in violation of the City' s Zoning Ordinance and
law, as well as for the reason that the proposed lot split would
not be consistent with good planning and zoning practice
A communication from the Office of the City Clerk, dated December
5, 1994, re the tax rate notification from Clarenceville School District
regarding property tax collection for the summer of 1995 was received and
placed on file for the information of the Council
On a motion by Jurcisin, seconded by Feenstra, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#886-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Director of Public Works, dated December 5,
1994, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is
approved for submission by the Mayor, to which is attached a
report entitled "Geographic Information System Implementation
Plan" dated January 5, 1993, prepared by Ghafari Associates, Inc
and Request for Proposal with respect to a Geographic Information
System (GIS) for eventual use by all City departments, the
Council does hereby authorize the Director of Public Works,
together with the Finance Director, to do all things necessary to
seek proposals to develop and install a Geographic Information
System as described in the Request for Proposal in accordance
with the provisions set forth in the Financial Ordinance, the
same to thereafter be submitted to the Committee of the Whole for
its consideration
On a motion by Ochala, seconded by McGee, it was
#887-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Water and Sewer Board, dated November 22,
1994, which bears the signature of the Finance Director and is
approved for submission by the Mayor, wherein it is recommended
that the Council authorize increases to existing sewer connection
rates, the Council does hereby request that the Department of Law
prepare an appropriate ordinance amendment to the following
sections of the Livonia Code of Ordinances for submission to
Council
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1) Amend Title 13, Chapter 20, Section 050 to increase the
connection rate from $1, 000 00 to $1, 500 00 (and from
$500 00 to $750 00 for developer-built residential
sewers) ; and
2) Amend Title 13, Chapter 20, Sections 060E1, E3, F and G to
increase the $500 00 fee to $750 00/connection
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Ochala, and Taylor
NAYS Kavanagh
The President declared the resolution adopted
A report and recommendation from the Department of Law, dated
November 18, 1994, re a possible enhancement of fees for second requests
for lot splits for the same land and by the same owner was received and
placed on file for the information of the Council (CR 660-94)
On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by McGee, it was
#888-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Department of Law, dated November 18, 1994,
submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 660-94 with respect to
the possible enhancement of fees for second requests for lot
splits regarding the same land and the same owner, the Council
does hereby refer this matter to the Legislative Committee for
its report and recommendation
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, McGee, Kavanagh, and Ochala
NAYS Feenstra and Taylor
The President declared the resolution adopted
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#889-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the City Planning Commission, dated October 14, 1994, which sets
forth its resolution 10-168-94, adopted on October 4, 1994, with
regard to Petition 94-9-1-20, submitted by the City Planning
Commission pursuant to Council Resolution 365-94 for a change of
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zoning of property located on the north side of Six Mile Road
west of Inkster Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, from P
to C-2 , and the Council having conducted a public hearing with
regard to this matter on December 5, 1994, pursuant to Council
Resolution 755-94, the Council does hereby approve Petition
94-9-1-20 for preparation of the Ordinance for submission to
Council; and the City Planner is hereby instructed to cause the
necessary map for publication to be prepared indicating the
zoning change herein approved and to furnish the same to the
Department of Law and, upon receipt of such map, the Department
of Law is requested to prepare an ordinance amending Ordinance
543, as amended, in accordance with this resolution
On a motion by Ochala, seconded by Jurcisin, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#890-94 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Department of Law, dated November 30, 1994,
submitted pursuant to resolution 459-94 in connection with a
letter from Owen J Cummings of Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho,
P C , on behalf of Mr and Mrs Samuel Durante, dated October 4,
1994, which is approved by the Director of Finance and the City
Engineer, and is approved for submission by the Mayor, indicating
an interest in purchasing certain City-owned property at 9400 and
9408 Newburgh Road, the Council does hereby request the Director
of Finance do all things necessary to take competitive bids for
the sale of the following properties
Parcel #14 - 9416 Newburgh
Lot 739, except the West 27 feet thereof reserved for
Newburgh Road right-of-way, Supervisor's Livonia Plat No
12, as recorded in Liber 66, Page 65 of Plats, Wayne County
Records, said plat being a part of Section 32, T 1 S , R 9
E , Livonia Township (now City of Livonia) , Wayne County,
Michigan (126-01-0739-000)
Parcel #15 - 9408 Newburgh
The North 100 feet of Lot 740, except the West 27 feet
thereof reserved for Newburgh Road right-of-way,
Supervisor's Livonia Plat No 12 as recorded in Liber 66,
Page 65 of Plats, Wayne County Records, said plat being a
part of Section 32, T 1 S , R 9 E , Livonia Township (now
City of Livonia) , Wayne County, Michigan (126-01-0740-001)
Parcel #16 - 9400 Newburgh
Lot 740, except the North 100 feet of Lot 740, also except
the West 27 feet thereof reserved for Newburgh Road
right-of-way, Supervisor' s Livonia Plat No 12, as recorded
in Liber 66, Page 65 of Plats, Wayne County Records, said
plat being a part of Section 32, T 1 S , R 9 E , Livonia
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Township (now City of Livonia) , Wayne County, Michigan
(126-01-0740-002)
in accordance with the policy and procedure established in
Council Resolution 300-87
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Jurcisin, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#891-94 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby suspend their
rules for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution 574-82 so
as to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the
agenda
Ochala left the podium at 8 45 p m in order to avoid a perceived
impropriety regarding the next Agenda item
On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, it was
#892-94 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the City Clerk, dated December 19, 1994, which indicates that the
proprietor of Victor Hill Subdivision, situated in the Southeast
1/4 of Section 6, has delivered final true plats to the City
Clerk and requested that said plat be presented to Council for
final approval; and the Council having received a communication
from the City Planning Commission, dated December 16, 1994,
wherein said Commission approves the final plat for the said
subdivision in its resolution 12-206-94, adopted on December 13,
1994; and the Council having considered a report from the City
Engineer, dated December 6, 1994, recommending approval of the
final plat of said subdivision, the preliminary plat of which was
approved by the Council in its resolution 580-94, adopted on August
17, 1994, said preliminary plat having been recommended for approval
by the City Planning Commission on April 12, 1994 in its resolution
4-77-94; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council does hereby determine to
grant its approval to the final plat of Victor Hill Subdivision,
located between Northland and Seven Mile Roads, west of Newburgh
Road, in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6, City of Livonia, Wayne
County, Michigan, as submitted by the proprietor thereof, which
proprietor is also hereby required to do all things necessary to
obtain full compliance with the Subdivision Control Act of
Michigan of 1967, as amended, and the ordinances of the City of
Livonia; and FURTHER, the City Clerk is hereby requested to do
all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of
this resolution
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following
result
AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, and Taylor
NAYS None
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The President declared the resolution adopted
Ochala returned to the podium at 8 48 p m
No one from the audience wished to speak at the end of the
meeting
Councilmember Feenstra commended Councilmember Jurcisin's
invocation as being appropriate for this time of the year, and also wished
everyone peace and prosperity
Councilmember Kavanagh again wished his son a Happy 5th Birthday,
since Shane had missed his first birthday greeting the week before
Councilmember Jurcisin asked for a moment of silent prayer for
his brother-in-law, Chuck Dickey, who had recently passed away
On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by McGee, and unanimously
adopted, this 1,287th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia
was adjourned at 8 50 p m , December 21, 1994
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J. :n McCotter, City Clerk