HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1983-11-02 20596
MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND AND EIGHTEENTH REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On November 2, 1983, 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 approximately 8:05 p.m. Councilwoman Gundersen delivered the
invocation. Roll was called with the following result. Present. Robert E. McCann,
Alice Gundersen, Robert R. Bishop, Robert D. Bennett, Peter A. Ventura, Gerald
Taylor, Fernon P. Feenstra, absent - none.
Elected and appointed officials present: Robert F Nash, City Clerk,
Harry C. Tatigian, City Attorney; G. E. Siemert, Chief Engineer; H G Shane, Assistant
Planning Director, James Miller, Personnel Director; Barney Knorp, Fire Chief; Jack
Dodge, Finance Director; Russell Gronevelt, Superintendent of Public Service; and
Michael Reiser, Office of Emergency Preparedness.
By Councilman Taylor, seconded by Councilman Feenstra, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#836-83 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,017th Regular Meeting of
the Council of the City of Livonia, held October 24, 1983, are hereby
approved
On a motion by Councilwoman Gundersen, seconded by Councilman Bennett,
and unanimously adopted, it was
#837-83 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby approve and adopt
a corrected page 20493 with respect to the minutes for the Regular
Meeting of the Council conducted on August 22, 1983.
The following resolutions were offered by Councilman Bishop and seconded
by Councilman Bennett:
#838-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Traffic Commission dated October 13, 1983, approved for submission by
the Mayor and which transmits its resolution 38-83, wherein the Com-
mission in part did recommend to the DPW that curb cuts and sidewalk
ramps be installed on the east side of Norman at Allen, Lyndon, and
Donald, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Engineering Division
for consideration and possible inclusion in the 1984 curb cut and sidewalk
program and/or a report and recommendation.
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#839-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the City Clerk
dated October 14, 1983, to which is attached a letter from the County
Clerk dated October 12, 1983, and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 30a of 1963 PA 65 (MOLA 168.30a), as amended, the Council does
hereby appoint Ms. Amy Juntunen, 32215 Meadowbrook Lane, Livonia,
Michigan 48154, as the Democratic member of the Board of Canvassers of
the City of Livonia for a term expiring December 31, 1987.
#840-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the City Clerk
dated October 14, 1983, to which is attached a letter from the County
Clerk dated October 12, 1983, and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 30a of 1963 PA 65 (MCLA 168.30a), as amended, the Council does
hereby appoint Mr. Robert Maynes, 14678 Auburndale, Livonia, Michigan
48154, as the Republican member of the Board of Canvassers of the City
of Livonia for a term expiring December 31, 1987.
*841-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the Michigan
Liquor Control Commission and the report and recommendation of the
Chief of Police dated October 13, 1983, in connection therewith, the
Council does hereby approve of the request from Giulio's Chalet, Inc.,
39305 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan, to add space to 1982 Class "C"
Licensed Premises and for a new dance permit to be held in conjunction
with same; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a certified
copy of this resolution to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
*842-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Personnel Director dated September 29, 1983, approved by the Finance
Director and approved for submission by the Mayor, and to which is
attached a bill from the firm of Riley and Roumell dated September 21,
1983, in the amount of $24,738 for the months of June, July and. August,
1983, the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the transfer
of the sum of $20,000 from the Fines and Forfeiture Account #101-000-
665 to the Labor Relations Account *101-234-813.000 so as to provide
funds sufficient to make payment of same.
#843-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Livonia Historical Commission dated October 22, 1983, which is approved
for submission by the Director of Community Resources and the Mayor and
to which is attached a letter dated October 17, 1983 from Mn & Mrs.
William Smith of 15595 Woodside and Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Ingram of 16536
Ronnie, wherein an offer is submitted to donate and remove the D.U.R.
milk shed/waiting room located at Eight Mile and Gill Roads to the
Historical Village at Greenmead, the Council does hereby accept the
said offer subject to the said building being moved, to the Historical
Village at no cost to the City.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result:
AYES: Gundersen, Bishop, Bennett, Ventura, Taylor, Feenstra, McCann
NAYS: None
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Councilman Taylor took from the table, for second reading and adoption,
Lthe following Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND
PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 83-6-3-5)
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result:
AYES. Gundersen, Bishop, Bennett, Ventura, Taylor, Feenstra, McCann
NAYS: None
The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become
effective on publication.
Councilman Ventura gave first reading to the following Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND
PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 83-8-3-6)
The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the
office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein. The
Labove Ordinance was placed on the table for consideration at the next regular
meeting of the Council.
On a motion by Councilman Feenstra, seconded by Councilman Taylor, it was
*844-83 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Fire Chief dated September 16, 1983, which bears the signature
of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor,
the Council does hereby accept the bid of Sealy Mattress Company, 21450
Trolley Industrial Drive, Taylor, Michigan 4818o, for supplying the
Division of Fire with 31 mattress and box spring units for the price of
$3,255, the same having been in fact the lowest bid received and meets
all specifications, further, the Council does hereby appropriate and
authorize the expenditure of the sum of $3,255 from the 1968 Fire
Department Bond Issue for this purpose.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES Gundersen, Bishop, Bennett, Ventura, Taylor, Feenstra, McCann
NAYS None
On a motion by Councilman Bishop, seconded by Councilman Bennett, it was
L #845-83 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Fire Chief dated October 11, 1983, which bears the signature of
the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the
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Council does hereby accept the bid of Great Lakes Instrument Service,
Incorporated, Box 802 Main Terminal Building - Willow Run Airport,
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 for the overhaul and conversion of Scott
Air Pack II Equipment for a total price of $5,580.05, the same having
been in fact the lowest and only bid received and meets specifications;
further the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the expenditure
of the sum of $5,580.05 from the 1983 Fire Fighting Budget Account No.
101-338-778.000.000 for this purpose.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Gundersen, Bishop, Bennett, Ventura, Taylor, Feenstra, McCann
NAYS: None
On a motion by Councilman Taylor, seconded by Councilman Feenstra, and
unanimously adopted, it was
#846-83 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the City Engineer dated October 6, 1983, approved as to form by the
City Attorney, approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for
submission by the Mayor with regard to a Quit Claim Deed obtained in
connection with the extension of a public storm sewer along Joy Road at
the northwest corner of Joy and Wayne Roads, the Council does hereby
accept, for andon behalf of the City of Livonia, a quit claim deed from
Risko-Ziomek Funeral Home, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, which conveys
certain right-of-way on the North side of Joy Road in the Southwest 1/4
of Section 33 to the City of Livonia, which is described as follows:
The South 60 feet of the following parcel of land:
That part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33, T. 1 S. ,
R. 9 E. , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan,
described as Beginning at a point on the South line of
said section, distant South 89° 20' East 1,068.69 feet
from the Southwest corner of Section 33, and proceeding thence
due North 297.45 feet; thence due East 186.14 feet; thence
South 0°13'10" East along the West line of Wayne Road, 299.63
feet to the South Section line, thence North 89°20' West along
said line, 187.38 feet to the point of beginning. (Part of
Bureau of Taxation Parcel 33D2d1 - Joy Road right-of-way. )
and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have such Quit Claim Deed
recorded in the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office; further, the
Mayor and City Clerk are thereafter requested and authorized to execute
a similar deed conveying the aforesaid right-of-way to the Wayne County
Road Commission as well as to do all other things necessary or incidental
to the full performance of this resolution.
L On a motion by Councilman Taylor, seconded by Councilwoman Gundersen, and
unanimously adopted, it was
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#847-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Personnel Director, dated October 24, 1983, approved by the Finance
Director and approved for submission by the Mayor, and which transmits
a resolution adopted by the Civil Service Commission on September 8,
1983, wherein the Commission recommends that the Council concur in a
proposed three year contract to be entered into by and between the
City of Livonia and the Police Officers Association of Michigan in
behalf of its affiliate the Livonia Police Officers Association for
the period December 1, 1982 through November 30, 1985, and that the
necessary amendment to the Retirement Plan Ordinance, the Compensation
Plan and changes in certain benefits as required to effectuate this
agreement be approved, the Council does hereby determine to approve of
and concur in the aforesaid action; and the Mayor and City Clerk are
hereby authorized to affix their signature to the aforesaid contract
for and on behalf of the City of Livonia and to do all other things
necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
On a motion by Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Taylor, it was
#848-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City
Planning Commission, dated September 14, 1983, which transmits its reso-
lution 8-176-83, adopted on August 30, 1983, with regard to requested
revisions to the site plan submitted in connection with Petition 76-11-2-22
to incorporate a drive-thru addition to the restaurant located on the east
side of Middlebelt Road between Seven Mile and Clarita in the Northwest
1/4 of Section 12, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation
of the Planning Commission and the requested revisions to the site plan
are hereby approved and granted, such approval to be based upon the same
conditions as those set forth in the aforesaid recommendation of the
Planning Commission.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES* Gundersen, Bishop Ventura, Taylor, McCann
NAYS: Bennett, Feenstra
The President declared the resolution adopted.
On a motion by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilwoman Gundersen, it was
#849-83 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Committee of the Whole, dated October 26, 1983, and submitted
pursuant to Council Resolution 698-83 in connection with a communication
from the City Planning Commission, dated May 31, 1983, which sets forth
its resolution 5-86-83, adopted on May 17, 1983, with regard to Petition
83-3-2-10 submitted by Thomas Schuon, requesting waiver use approval to
expand an existing business on the south side of Eight Mile Road between
Merriman and Osmus in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 3, which property is
zoned C-2, and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard
to this matter on July 11, 1983, pursuant to Council Resolution 429-83,
the Council does hereby reject the recommendation made by the City Planning
Commission and Petition 83-3-2-10 is hereby approved and granted, the
approval herein being based on a revised site plan received October 5, 1983.
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A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES. Gundersen, Bennett, Ventura, Feenstra, McCann
NAYS: Bishop, Taylor
The President declared the resolution adopted.
On a motion by Councilman Taylor, seconded by Councilman Bishop, and
unanimously adopted, it was
#850-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Personnel Director, dated October 28, 1983, approved by the Finance
Director and approved for submission by the Mayor, and which transmits
a resolution adopted by the Civil Service Commission on October 27,
1983, wherein the Commission recommends that the Council concur in a
proposed three year contract to be entered into by and between the City
of Livonia and the Livonia Lieutenants and Sergeants Association for
the period December 1, 1982 through November 30, 1985, and that the
necessary amendment to the Retirement Plan Ordinance, the Compensation
Plan and changes in certain benefits as required to effectuate this
agreement be approved, the Council does hereby determine to approve of
and concur in the aforesaid action, and the Mayor and City Clerk are
hereby authorized to affix their signatures to the aforesaid contract
for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, and to do all other things
necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
On a motion by Councilman Feenstra, seconded by Councilwoman Gundersen,
and unanimously adopted, it was
#851-83 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from certain parents
of 5th and 6th grade students at the Marshall School, received by the
office of the City Clerk on October 26, 1983, wherein permission is
requested to place three (3) 2.5' x 4' signs , one each at the southeast
corner of Curtis and Farmington Road, the northwest corner of Curtis and
Farmington Road and at the Marshall School during the period November 4,
1983 through November 13, 1983, in order to publicize a garage sale, the
Council does hereby approve and grant this request in the manner and form
herein submitted.
On a motion by Councilwoman Gundersen, seconded by Councilman Ventura, it was
#852-83 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Planning Director dated October 31, 1983, approved for submission
by the Mayor Pro-Tem with regard to the proposed purchase of a vacant home
located at 11375 Inkster Road, Livonia, Michigan (Lots 303, 304 and the
south 5' of 305 of the New Detroit Subdivision), in the amount of $34,900
plus $200 in closing costs, in connection with the 1983-84 Community
Development Block Grant Program, the Council does hereby determine to
reject and deny the recommended purchase of this property.
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L A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result
AYES Gundersen, Bishop, Bennett, Ventura
NAYS: Taylor, Feenstra, McCann
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Feenstra, and unanimously
adopted, this 1018th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was
duly adjourned at 8:40 p.m. , November 2, 1983.
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ROBERT F. NASH, CITY CLERK