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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSYNOPSIS - 2010-04-12 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 12, 2010 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Laura Toy, Maureen Brosnan, John Pastor, Brian Meakin, Joe Laura and James McCann. Absent: Terry Godfroid- Marecki. #98-10 Resolution by Toy and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the rd minutes of the 1,653 Regular Meeting of the Council held March 24, 2010. President McCann announced the Council will be taking up the issue of the vacant City Clerk position. A special meeting will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Auditorium; for the purpose of voting only. Laura presented Mark LaBerge, President of the Optimist Club, a proclamation recognizing April 2010 as Optimist Internet Safety Month. Eileen McDonnell, Chairperson of the Livonia Chapter of the Optimist International Club, said their next meeting is Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:30 a.m. at the Senate Coney Island located at ndth 34359 Plymouth Road, Livonia. Their club meets every 2 and 4 Tuesday of the month. They would like to invite members of the community to attend. Mayor Kirksey stated there was an article in the Detroit News listing Livonia for their tremendous participation in the U.S. Census. Livonia tops all of the other cities in the entire country with an 82% response. This is a great recognition; the Mayor takes pride in this achievement and hopes the community shares that pride. Mayor Kirksey announced the Town Hall Meeting, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00 th p.m. to discuss possible future uses for the former 16 District Court building. He said he welcomed any and all suggestions for future uses of the building. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: George Boller, 36270 Hammer Lane, addressed Council to express his concern about regulating landscaping companies and the noise they generate. He also pointed out the landscaping companies frequently litter the streets with tree branches and other debris. He also expressed to Council his concern about Curtis Road within the Woodbury Park Subdivision and that he felt it was in bad shape and in need of repair. Mr. Boller concluded by stating he felt the Northville Township Police Department was preying on Livonia residents in the Seven Mile Road and Haggerty Road area and was writing tickets for alleged traffic violations in that area. John Grzebik, 11301 Hubbell, representative of the Livonia P.T.S.A. Council stated the Youth Making a Difference Program is Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Franklin High School. He also announced their general election and workshop will take place at Johnson th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – April 12, 2010 Elementary School on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Additionally, he noted that he coaches the Senior All Night Party at Franklin High School which is kicking up in full gear right now. He encouraged parents of seniors at Franklin High School to purchase their tickets early. This helps the organizers with the financial planning of the party. He said they are having a fundraiser at the Buffalo Wild Wings located in Westland. The following items were received and filed: A communication from the Department of Finance dated March 17, 2010, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending December 31, 2009. A communication from the Department of Finance dated March 29, 2010, re: forwarding the Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia as of February 28, 2010. A Letter of Understanding between the City of Livonia and West on 6, LLC, dated April 4, 2010. A letter from the Director of Finance dated March 10, 2010, re: Annual Investment Activity. An e-mail communication from Laura Cox, Wayne County Commissioner, dated March 29, 2010, re: the feasibility of a bike/walking path along Hubbard Road between Five Mile and Six Mile Roads. (CR 305-09) A communication from the Division of Police, dated June 22, 2007, re: Administrative Response to CR 125-06 – the subject of crime statistics in the area along the south side of Eight Mile Road, between Farmington Road and Gill Road. (CR 48-10) A communication from the Engineering Division, dated March 17, 2010, re: Administrative Response to CR 124-06 – recommendation for additional lighting on the south side of Eight Mile Road, between Farmington Road and Gill Road. (CR 48-10) A map depicting proposed locations of Options 1 and 2 for additional lighting on the south side of Eight Mile Road, between Farmington Road and Gill Road received at the March 22, 2010 committee meeting. (CR 48-10) A communication from the Public Service Division, dated March 15, 2010, re: the Quality-Based Selection Process. (CR 49-10) A communication from the Department of Law dated April 1, 2010, re: proposed amendment to Section 040 of Title 3, Chapter 04 (Financial Procedures) of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended. (CR 49-10) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – April 12, 2010 A communication from the Engineering Division, dated April 9, 2010, re: forwarding a proposed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on the Quality-Based Selection (QBS) Process. (CR 49-10) The following resolutions were offered by Brosnan and Meakin: MAD #99-10 Approving the request of Kathleen A. Fitzgerald to hold a block party and FAT close Cranston, between Elmira and Orangelawn, on Monday, May 31, 2010, from 2:00 Police Insp p.m. to 8:00 p.m., subject to the approval of the Police Department. OrdEnf #100-10 Proclaiming Friday, April 30, 2010 as Arbor Day in the City of Livonia; MAD FURTHER, inviting citizens to join in the commemoration planned by the Tree City FAT Committee at Jaycee Park at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2010 to support efforts to PkRec protect trees and woodlands. #101-10 Approving the request from West on 6, LLC to transfer ownership of a MAD FAT 2009 Class C licensed business with Sunday sales, entertainment without dressing Police rooms, dance permit and Official Permit (Food) from Pick-a-Bone, Inc. for a business Insp located at 30325 W. Six Mile Road. OrdEnf #102-10 Accepting the Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) MAD Grant in the amount of $72,425.00; FURTHER, authorizing the Police Department to FAT Police enter into negotiations regarding a proposed contract with Winbourne & Costas, 1411 K Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, to perform a feasibility study regarding cost and benefits of a City of Livonia-Township of Canton consolidated public safety dispatch operation as outlined in its proposal dated November 5, 2009; FURTHER, to execute an agreement for other documentation which may be required in connection therewith. #103-10 Authorizing a one-year extension of the contract with Dearborn MAD Lithograph, Inc. 12380 Globe Street, Livonia, MI 48150, for a total cost of $25,600.00 for FAT the printing, sorting and delivering to the Post Office, the 16 page publication of the City ComRes Newsletter to be published four times a year, for the price of $6,400.00 per issue, from budgeted funds. (CR 69-07) MAD FAT #104-10 Referring the matter of the feasibility of a bike/walking path along Hubbard Eng Road between Five Mile Road and Six Mile Road to the Public Safety, Education and Police Recreation Committee for its report and recommendation. PkRec #105-10 Accepting the low bid that meets specifications of Playworld Midstates, MAD 19683 Tanglewood Circle, Clinton Township, MI 48038; for supplying the Department of FAT Parks and Recreation with a new play structure and installing such play structure in PkRec Beverly Park, for the total amount of $124,996.69 from budgeted funds. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – April 12, 2010 #106-10 Approving a Lease Agreement between the City of Livonia and the Livonia MAD Junior Athletic League for the Rotary Park Ball Diamonds #1, #2, #3 & #4 starting on FAT May 1, 2010 and ending April 30, 2015. PkRec #107-10 Approving a Lease Agreement between the City of Livonia and the MAD FAT Michigan Wolves and Hawks Soccer Club for the Jaycee Park Soccer Fields starting on PkRec May 1, 2010 and ending April 30, 2015. MAD #108-10 Approving a Sublease Agreement between the City of Livonia and the FAT Livonia Public School System for the gymnastic area at the Community Recreation PkRec Center at an annual lease rate of $62,520.00 to be paid on a month-to-month basis. MAD #109-10 Approving the Bid of Margolis Companies, 9600 Cherry Hill, Ypsilanti, MI FAT 48198, for completing all work required in connection with the City’s 2010 Street Tree Eng Planting Program for the estimated cost of $51,453.00; FURTHER, authorizing expenditures not to exceed $85.000.00 from budgeted funds; FURTHER, Council will accept the next lowest bid, Reliable Landscaping, Inc., 8285 Lilley Road, Canton, MI 48187 in the event the first bidder is unable to supply certain species of trees needed; FURTHER, authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve minor adjustments in the work as necessary. #110-10 Approving payment to Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC), c/o ECT, MAD FAT 719 Griswold Street, Suite 1040, Detroit, MI 48226, in the amount of $29,013.00 for the Eng City’s annual ARC assessment for 2010. #111-10 Accepting the lowest unit prices bid, of Hayball Transport, Inc., 12550 MAD Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48150, to complete all work required with regard to the FAT 2010 Asphalt Paving and Water Main Replacement Program, Contract 10-A, on various Eng streets throughout the City for an amount not to exceed $3,834,243.60 from budgeted funds; FURTHER, authorizing the City Engineer to approve any minor adjustments in the work, as necessary. #112-10 Accepting the lowest unit prices bid, of Tiseo Brothers, Inc., 68660 MAD Hillside, Washington Twp., MI 48095, to complete all work required with regard to the FAT 2010 Concrete Road Repair and Water Main Replacement Program (Contract 10-C), on Eng various streets throughout the City for an amount not to exceed $2,969,754.60 from budgeted funds; FURTHER, authorizing the City Engineer to approve any minor adjustments in the work, as necessary. #113-10 Accepting the lowest unit price bid that meets specifications received of MAD Joe Rotondo Construction, 38807 Ann Arbor Road, Suite 2, Livonia, MI 48150, to FAT Eng complete all work required relating to the 2010 Sidewalk Replacement Program Assessr (Contract 10-G) for a total amount not exceeding $654,298.20 from budgeted funds, based on Engineering Division’s estimate of units involved; FURTHER, authorizing an advance of $264,902.30 from the single lot assessment portion of the program and reimbursed when funds are received from the payment of bills and assessments by th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING 5 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – April 12, 2010 affected property owners; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure of $56,659.57 and $120,788.54 for construction or reconstruction of handicap ramps at major and local roads; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure of $5,552.14 for sidewalk work adjacent to and including water, storm and sanitary structure repairs; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure of $271,825.47 for repair of sidewalks heaved by tree roots; FURTHER, the bid of D. Macro Contractors, Inc. is hereby rejected for the reasons indicated in the aforesaid communication; FURTHER, authorizing the City Engineer to approve minor adjustments in the work as necessary. #114-10 Approving a two-year extension of the site plan approval in connection MAD with Petition 2003-02-08-05, submitted by S & N Development Company, to construct FAT Eng an office building at 37640 Seven Mile Road, on property located on the north side of Planning Seven Mile Road between Newburgh Road and Victor Parkway, in the S.E. 1/4 of Insp Section 6, subject to conditions. (CR 183-03, CR 168-04, CR 535-05, CR 553-06, CR OrdEnf 558-07 and CR 498-08) MAD #115-10 Approving and granting the revision to Petition 2004-08-08-14 submitted FAT by Wireless Toyz which initially received approval on October 13, 2004, requesting to Eng revise the elevation plan in connection with the exterior renovation of the commercial Planning building located on the southwest corner of Ann Arbor Road and Ann Arbor Trail (37950 Insp OrdEnf Ann Arbor Road), in the NE ¼ of Section 31, with conditions. (CR 486-04) #116-10 Approving a two-year extension of the site plan approval in connection MAD with Petition 2008-01-08-02 submitted by LVM Architecture & Planning, on behalf of the FAT Eng Parkview Baptist Church, which initially received approval on March 31, 2008, to Planning expand and renovate the exterior of the existing fellowship hall and expand the parking Insp lot of the church on property located on the west side of Stark Road, between Ann Arbor OrdEnf Trail and Plymouth Road (9355 Stark Road), in the SW ¼ of Section 33, subject to conditions. (CR 130-08) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result: AYES: Toy, Brosnan, Pastor, Meakin, Laura and McCann. NAYS: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: #117-10 Resolution by Brosnan and Toy, unanimously adopted, referring the issue MAD FAT of the need for more lighting on the south side of Eight Mile Road, between Farmington Eng Road and Gill Road, with respect to the matter of road safety, traffic statistics, and crime Police to the Police Department for its report and recommendation. Insp OrdEnf Brosnan gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 140 OF TITLE 3, CHAPTER 04 (FINANCIAL PROCEDURES) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,654 REGULAR MEETING 6 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – April 12, 2010 President McCann relinquished the gavel to Vice President Laura at 8:35 p.m. to speak to the below item. #118-10 Resolution by Brosnan and Toy, unanimously adopted, referring the issue MAD FAT of the proposed amendment to Chapter 63 (Snow Alert) of Title 10 adding Section 100 Eng regarding when civil infractions can be issued in snow alert situations to the Legislative Police Affairs Committee for its report and recommendation. Insp OrdEnf President McCann resumed the gavel at 8:42 p.m. MAD #119-10 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving and FAT adopting a Water Distribution System Master Plan – Drinking Water Revolving Fund Eng (DWRF) Plan; FURTHER designating the Director of Public Works as the authorized representative for all activities associated with the DWRF Plan. NEW BUSINESS: MAD #120-10 Resolution by Toy and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant FAT of Easement from Louella G. Brown, for the development of a new storm water line Eng being constructed at 11863 Stark Road in the South 1/2 of Section 28. Assessor #121-10 Resolution by Meakin and Toy, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant MAD of Easement from Michael and Carolyn Chico, for the development of a new storm FAT Eng water line being constructed at 11965 Stark Road in the South 1/2 of Section 28. Assessor AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Toy and Pastor, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,654 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:52 p.m. on April 12, 2010. MAUREEN COSGROVE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK *The foregoing is a summary of the Council’s proceedings in synopsis form as authorized by CR 1158-68. The full text of the official minutes of this meeting is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and is available to the public upon request.