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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA - 2015-07-08 REGULAR AGENDA th 1,780 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia Wednesday, July 8, 2015 7:00 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 a. Communication from the Department of Finance dated May 20, 2015, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending April 30, 2015. b. Communication from the Department of Finance dated June 12, 2015, re: forwarding the Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia as of May 31, 2015. CONSENT AGENDA 1. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Richard McLain, Old Rosedale Gardens Homeowners Association, re: to show family friendly movies beginning at dusk until the end of the movie, on July 17, 2015, with a rain date of July 18, 2015, and August 21, 2015, with a rain date of August 22, 2015 at Rudolf Kleinert Park. 2 BLOCK PARTY: Ray Franges, re: to be held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Brentwood Street, between Lyndon and Meadowlark, with a rain date of August 16, 2015. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of July 8, 2015 2 CONSENT AGENDA 3. BLOCK PARTY: Michael Johnson, re: to be held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Hees Street, between Georgia and Hubbard, with a rain date of Saturday, August 22, 2015. 4. BLOCK PARTY: Connie Myler, re: to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Westbrook, between Mallory Court and Whitcomb, with a rain date of August 8, 2015. 5. REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY OWNED PROPERTY: Randall W. Gasser, Executive Director, Woodhaven Retirement Community, re: for the 40’ x 160’ parcel of city land (Nature Preserve), located adjacent to 29667 Wentworth (Parcel #056-99-0002-003) in order to allow for the necessary fire lane access to the property in connection with needed facility enhancements. 6. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2015: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a communication from Schoolcraft College, Board of Trustees, setting forth the rate of tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a summer tax. 7. REQUEST TO COMPLETE THE POLICE BUILDING LOBBY RENOVATION PROJECT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS: Division of Police, re: to add security to the police building lobby by Redstone Architects, Inc., the original designer of the police facility, from budgeted funds. 8. AWARD OF BID: Public Service Division, re: for the replacement of the Civic Center Library Cooling Tower. 9. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT: Engineering Division prepared by Planning and Economic Development Department, re: authorizing the submission of a Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) grant application to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on behalf of McLaren Performance Technologies, Inc., for improvements on Hubbard Road south of Eight Mile Road. 10. REQUEST TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIVONIA WEST COMMERCE CENTER, LLC: Department of Planning, re: for providing certain terms and conditions on the re-use and maintenance of 13000 Eckles Road, pursuant to authorization established by Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response (RACER) Trust under a Settlement Agreement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Agenda for the Regular Meeting of July 8, 2015 3 MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEES 11. CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – Meeting of June 3, 2015. REQUEST TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT: Department of Law, re: Alyssa Pelloni v Robert Zarras, et al. Case No.: 2:13-cv-12958 (CR 174-15) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. ROLL CALL: Proposed Amendment to the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended: Public Service Division prepared by Department of Law, re: to Section 180 of Title 13, Chapter 08 (B) (Water Service Rates and Revenues) to provide for changes in the procedures when outside reading device differs from water meter. (CR 199-10) First Reading given by Councilmember John Pastor on June 15, 2015. 13. ROLL CALL: Proposed Amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended: Department of Law, re: Petition 2015-03-01-02 submitted by Trinity Health- Michigan, d/b/a/ St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital, to rezone the property adjacent to the south end of the hospital, located on the west side of Levan Road, between Five Mile Road and Schoolcraft Road (36475 Five Mile Road), in the Northwest 1/4 Section of 20, from RUF (Rural Urban Farm) to PO I (High Rise Professional Office). First Reading given by Councilmember John Pastor on June 15, 2015 14. PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LED STREET LIGHT CONVERSION PROJECT: Department of Assessment, re: for Sherwood Forest Estates Subdivision located north of Six Mile Road and east of Wayne Road, in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 9. (CR 106-15) Public Hearing held on June 22, 2015. NEW BUSINESS AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION DATED: June 23 2015 SUSAN A HOFF, 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 Council agendas are for persons with special needs. Please call (734) 466-2236 if you need assistance. available on the City’s website – www.ci.livonia.mi.us - under Government, City Council, Agendas.