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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 2015-09-21 39521 MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIFTH REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 On September 21, 2015 the above meeting was held at the City Hall 33000 Civic Center Drive Livonia Michigan and was called to order by President Brosnan at 7.00 p.m Vice President Meakin led the meeting in the Invocation Roll was called with the following result Brian Meakin Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash Brandon Kritzman John Pastor and Maureen Miller Brosnan Absent None Elected and appointed officials present Mark Taormina Director of Economic Development and Planning, Rick Grodek, Civil Engineer III Don Knapp City Attorney Susan A Hoff City Clerk Judy Priebe Director of Legislative Affairs, and Mayor Jack Kirksey On a motion by Scheel supported by Kritzman and unanimously adopted it was #283 15 RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 1 784th Regular Meeting of the Council held September 9 2015 are hereby approved as submitted A communication from the Office of the Mayor dated September 21 2015 re Veto of Council Resolution 278 15 Item #10 Council Regular Meeting of September 9, 2015, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council President Brosnan indicated that Council was in receipt of a letter dated September 21, 2015 from Mayor Kirksey indicating that pursuant to Chapter IV Section 24 of the City Charter, he would be utilizing his Mayoral Veto Power with regard to Resolution No 278 15 authorizing the administration to execute an eight-year contract for providing solid waste collection and disposal services between the City and Rizzo Environmental Services 39522 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21 2015 On a motion by Pastor supported by Toy it was #284-15 RESOLVED that having considered the Veto by the Mayor dated September 21 2015 of Resolution #278 15 adopted by the Council on September 9, 2015 the Council does hereby readopt said Resolution #278 15 the same as if it were word for word repeated herein A roll call vote was taken on the resolution with the following result AYES Meakin, Toy, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor NAYS Scheel Brosnan The President declared the veto overridden President Brosnan stated there will be an X item taken up at the end of the agenda There was no Audience Communication at the beginning of the meeting A communication from the Department of Finance dated August 20, 2015, I IP re forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending July 31, 2015, was received and placed on file for the information of the imusi Council A communication from the Department of Public Works dated September 3 2015 re administrative response to CR 276 15 was received and placed on file for the information of the Council On a motion by Toy supported by Kritzman it was #285 15 RESOLVED that having considered a letter from Kevin Murphy, Athletic Director, Clarenceville High School dated August 26 2015 the Council does hereby approve and recognize the Clarenceville High School Homecoming Parade to be held on Friday, October 9, 2015, beginning at 5:30 P M Further the Council does hereby approve the parade route as follows Exit the west driveway of Botsford Elementary and travel north on Brentwood to Pembroke, west on Pembroke to Weyher south on Weyher to St Martins west on St Martins to Parkville north on Parkville to Bretton west on Bretton to 39523 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21 2015 Middlebelt and north on Middlebelt to the Clarenceville Middle School parking lot FURTHER the Council does hereby request that the Wayne County Department of Public Services allow the City of Livonia to close the necessary roads between the hours of 5.00 p m and 7.00 p.m or until the roads are returned to normal traffic operation that the City of Livonia will assume liability for any damage claims which may arise as a result of the road closure, as to Wayne County only and that Senior Police Officer Michael Arakelian is hereby designated and authorized to sign the road closure permit on behalf of the City of Livonia upon proof that the Board of Education of Clarenceville School District has adopted a resolution assuming liability for any damage claims which may arise as a result of the road closure, as to Wayne County and the City of Livonia only #286 15 RESOLVED that having considered the report and recommendation of the Fire Chief dated August 13 2015 which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, in connection with the repair and reconditioning of the apparatus bay floors at Fire Stations 1 and 6 the Council does hereby authorize a change order in the amount of $5 300 00 payable to Tercon Systems 3555 Jewell Road Howell Michigan 48843 for performing additional work that was outside the scope of original bid for the work on the repair and reconditioning of the bay floors at Station #1 and Station #6 previously authorized in Council Resolution 147 15 FURTHER the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $5,300 00 from Account No 401 000 971 000 (Capital Project Fund) for this purpose #287 15 RESOLVED that having considered the report and recommendation of the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation dated August 24 2015 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 XGD Systems LLC 415 Flagler Ave Unit #302 Stuart, Florida 34994 for completing all work required in connection with the Fairway Drainage Project at Whispering Willows Golf Course in an amount not to exceed $25,500.00 from funds available in Account No 409 000 974 101 for this purpose, FURTHER, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute a contract for and on behalf of the City of Livonia with the aforesaid bidder and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution and the bid of L.J Construction is hereby rejected for the reasons indicated in the aforesaid communication #288 15 RESOLVED that having considered the report and recommendation of the Information Systems Director dated August 21 2015 which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor the Council does hereby accept the quote of Dell Marketing L P c/o Dell Usa L.P P 0 Box 643561 Pittsburgh 39524 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21 2015 Pennsylvania 15264 3561 for the purchase of the Aerohive Wi Fi network in the amount OF $23 742 90 FURTHER the Council does here hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount not to exceed $23 742 90 from funds budgeted in account No 101 915-982 000 for this purpose, FURTHER the Council does hereby authorize the purchase of said items without competitive bidding for the reasons indicated in the aforesaid communication and such action is taken in accordance with Section 3 04 140D4 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances as amended and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution #289 15 RESOLVED that having considered a communication from the Director of Public Works, dated August 21 2015 which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, requesting approval to participate in the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) and for payment of the Annual Assessment for 2015 the Council does hereby approve participation in the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) and for payment to the Alliance of Rouge Communities C/O 46036 Michigan Avenue Suite 126 Canton MI 48188 in the amount of $28,502.00 for the City's Annual Arc Assessment for 2015, FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount of $28,502.00 from funds already budgeted in Account No 592 559 840 030 for this purpose A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result AYES Meakin Toy Scheel, Nash, Kritzman Pastor and Brosnan NAYS None Meakin gave first reading to the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 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 2015 06 01 06) 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 above Ordinance was placed on the table for consideration at an upcoming Regular meeting 39525 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21 2015 On a motion by Meakin supported by Toy and unanimously adopted it was RESOLVED that having considered the report and recommendation of the City Engineer dated August 18, 2015 which bears the signature of the Direction of Inspection and the City Attorney and is approved for submission by the Mayor to which is attached a communication from the State of Michigan Department of Transportation, dated August 8, 2015 requesting the waiver of any applicable City noise ordinance for the Michigan Department of Transportation in order to permit nighttime operations in conjunction with the Plymouth Road (Old M 14) Resurfacing Project, from Farmington Road to Inkster Road tentatively scheduled to begin in spring 2016 the Council does hereby approve this request and does hereby waive all applicable work hour/noise provisions of the Livonia Code of Ordinances in 2016 for this specific project in order to best serve the overall best interests of the public and to promote the prompt completion of this project Following discussion by Council Toy offered a friendly amendment to the foregoing resolution with the following result #290 15 RESOLVED that having considered the report and recommendation of the City Engineer dated August 18 2015 which bears the signature of the Direction of Inspection and the City Attorney and is approved for submission by the Mayor, to which is attached a communication from the State of Michigan Department of Transportation dated August 8, 2015 requesting the waiver of any applicable City noise ordinance for the Michigan Department of Transportation in order to permit nighttime operations in conjunction with the Plymouth Road (Old M 14) Resurfacing Project from Farmington Road to Inkster Road tentatively scheduled to begin in spring 2016, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Infrastructure and Community Transit Committee for its report and recommendation A roll call vote was taken on the resolution with the following result AYES Meakin Toy Scheel Nash Kritzman Pastor and Brosnan NAYS None The President declared the resolution adopted I 39526 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21, 2015 On a motion by Toy supported by Kritzman and unanimously adopted it was h`"' #291 15 RESOLVED that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission dated July 15 2015, which transmits its resolution 07-41 2015 adopted on July 14, 2015 with regard to Petition 2015 06-01-05 submitted by Grenn & Grenn P C on behalf of C & L Development Corporation, to rezone the property located on the south side of Seven Mile Road between Middlebelt Road and Maplewood Avenue (28911 — 29010 Seven Mile Road) (Sunset Office Building) in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12 from OS (Office Services) to C 1 (Local Business) and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on Wednesday September 2 2015 the Council does hereby refer this matter to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation Joseph Grenn attorney for C & L Development was present to answer any questions from Council On a motion by Toy supported by Meakin and unanimously adopted it was #292 15 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 On a motion by Kritzman supported by Toy it was #293 15 RESOLVED and having considered the report and recommendation of the Department of Law and the Department of Parks and Recreation, dated September 17 2015 which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract which is approved as to form and substance by the Law Department with Soil and Materials Engineers Inc ( SME ) 43980 Plymouth Oaks Blvd , Plymouth Michigan 48170 for providing sealed civil plans (topographical demolition site utility and landscaping plans) structural plans (sections details and equipment) geotechnical plans (foundations and drainage) as well as mechanical plans (tanks, filters piping and boiler) for a total of $55,000.00, FURTHER the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract which is approved as to form and substance by the Law Department with Bill Robertson Pool Design/Build Inc 913 Whitegate drive Northville Michigan 48167 for preparing pool drawings for the (1) lap pool and (2) the family pool with splash pad including the specifications set forth on page 1 of his proposal for a total of $45,000 00 FURTHER the Council 39527 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 21 2015 does hereby authorize an appropriation and expenditure in an amount not 111 to exceed $100 000 00 from the unexpended fund balance of the Capital Projects Fund (401) for this purpose FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the purchase of said items without competitive bidding for the reasons indicated in the aforesaid communication and such action is taken in accordance with Section 3 04 140 D 2 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances as amended and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution The following people were present to answer questions on the project Ed Davis Superintendent of Parks & Recreation Eric Murrell Soil and Materials Engineers, 43980 Plymouth Oaks Blvd Plymouth Bill Robertson Robertson Pools 913 Whitegate Drive Northville I Following discussion by Council a roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result AYES Meakin Toy Scheel Nash Katzman and Brosnan NAYS Pastor The President declared the resolution adopted There was no Audience Communication at the end of the meeting On a motion by Toy supported by Scheel and unanimously adopted this 1 785th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 7.41 p.m on September 21 2015 ' •' • Susan A Hoff Ci if erk