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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSYNOPSIS - 2012-01-25 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,697 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 25, 2012 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Maureen Miller Brosnan, Brandon Kritzman, James McCann, Joe Laura, Thomas Robinson and John Pastor. Absent: Laura Toy. #18-12 Resolution by Laura and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD th minutes of the 1,696 Regular Meeting of the Council held January 11, 2011. FAT Vice President Pastor announced there is new data on Items #1 and #12. Vice President Pastor announced there will be a Public Hearing for the following item to be held in the Auditorium of the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI 48154: Monday, February 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Petition 2011-10-06-02, submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 23.01(a) of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended, proposing to amend Subsection (b) of Section 18.50D (Permitted Signs) of Article XXVIII of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance so as to permit and regulate the painting of residential addresses on street curbs in the City of Livonia right-of-way. (CR 321-11) AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: John Grzebik, 11301 Hubbell, gave an update on upcoming events in the Livonia Public Schools; including the Destination Graduation Program which will be held February 2, 2012 from 5pm to 8pm at Franklin High School; all proceeds benefit the All Night Senior Parties the public is invited to attend. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Department of Law, dated January 24, 2012, regarding revenue from any collocators which utilize the cell tower at Jaycee Park and no outstanding violations. (CR 429-99) Communication from the Director of Public Works, dated January 17, 2012, clarifying the letter to the Livonia City Council regarding “Municipal Parks Mowing Contract”. Communication from the Livonia Housing Division, dated January 23, 2012, additional information on 29524 Joy Road. (CR 259-10) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,697 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 25, 2012 An e-mail communication from Mack Bryant, dated January 25, 2012, re: appraisal procedures and homes analyzed for comparable values of homes sold within a community. (CR 259-10) The following resolutions were offered by Robinson and Brosnan: MAD #19-12 Approving an amendment to the lease agreement between the City of FAT Livonia and Global Tower Partners to add four additional five-year terms for a cellular Planning tower within Jaycee Park, with the first extension to begin July 1, 2014. (CR 429-99) Eng MAD #20-12 Approving a request, submitted by Christopher Pullen, 753 Withington, FAT Ferndale, MI 48220, for a Massage Therapist Permit in accordance with Chapter 5.49 of Police the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended. OrdEnf #21-12 Approving the dates and times for the Board of Review to conduct Public MAD Hearings in 2012 in the Conference Room of the City Assessor on the first floor of FAT Livonia City Hall; FURTHER, determining that the daily rate to be paid to the members Assessr of the Board of Review shall be $120.00 for the Chairperson and $100.00 for other members. #22-12 Accepting the low bid of NETech Corporation, 26800 Meadowbrook Road, MAD Suite 119, Novi, MI 48377, for providing the Information Systems Department with an FAT InfoSys upgrade of the City’s virtual server environment in the amount of $67,110.00; FURTHER, authorizing the purchase of VMware Licensing from Merit Networks, 1000 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, in the amount of $13,149.20, for a total expenditure not to exceed $80,259.20 from budgeted funds. MAD #23-12 Accepting quote of Service Express Inc. (SEI), 4845 Corporate Exchange FAT Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512, for providing the Information Systems Department InfoSys with out-of-warranty server maintenance for the period of January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 in the amount of $18,052.80 from budgeted funds. #24-12 Accepting the lowest unit price bid of Greg Davis Landscape Services, MAD Inc., 20525 Fremont, Livonia, MI 48152, for completing all work required in connection FAT Eng with the City’s 2012 Street Tree Planting Program for the estimated total cost of $100,806.00; FURTHER, authorizing expenditures not to exceed $100.806.00 from budgeted funds; FURTHER, accepting the second lowest bidder, Crimboli Nursery, Inc., 50145 Ford Road, Canton, MI 48187, for an amount not to exceed $103,428.00, in the event the low bidder is unable to supply certain species of trees; FURTHER, authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve minor adjustments in the work as necessary. #25-12 Accepting the lowest unit price bid meeting all specifications of Sod MAD FAT Solutions, 14382 Sunbury, Livonia, MI 48154, for completing all work required in Eng connection with the City’s 2012 Tree and Stump Removal Program for an estimated total cost not to exceed $117,171.00; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure in the th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,697 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 25, 2012 amount of $117,171.00 from budgeted funds; FURTHER, authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve minor adjustments in the work as necessary. MAD #26-12 Accepting the proposal submitted by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., 19500 FAT Victor Parkway, Suite 300, Livonia, MI 48152, to perform specialty for Livonia’s Public Eng Act 87 and Type III Landfill sites for a sum not to exceed $28,279.00 per year for a three-year period (2012, 2013 and 2014); FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $28,279.00 from funds budgeted per year and the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work. #27-12 Accepting the low bid of Great Lakes Landscaping, 25212 Ryan Road, MAD Warren, MI 48091, for the City’s 2012-2014 Municipal Mowing Program, for the FAT estimated cost of $31,931.06 per year; FURTHER, accepting the bid of Apartment Services Co., Inc., as an alternate for the estimated cost of $35,420.00 per year, in the event the lowest bidder is unable to perform the services; FURTHER, authorizing the expenditure from funds budgeted; and the Director of Public Works is authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work. #28-12 Awarding contracts to the following: 1) Petroleum Traders, Inc., 7120 MAD Pointe Inverness Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, for truck transport unmetered (over 5000 FAT gallons); 2) RKA Petroleum Companies, Inc., 28340 Wick Road, Romulus, MI 48174, for truck transport unmetered (over 5000 gallons); and 3) Atlas Oil Company, 24501 Ecorse Road, Taylor, MI 48180, for tank wagon metered (under 5000 gallons); these 3 contracts are for the period February 1, 2012 through January 31, 2014, with the option to extend the terms and conditions an additional two years upon mutual consent: FURTHER, waiving the formal bidding process since no advantage to the City would result from a separate competitive bidding process by Livonia. #29-12 Approving the second amendment to the lease agreement between the MAD FAT City of Livonia and New Cingular Wireless PCS, Inc. (d/b/a/ AT&T Wireless Services) to Eng place three additional antennas on the existing LPD Cell Tower for a five-year period, with four additional five-year renewal periods. (CRS 18-97 and 120-98) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Laura, Robinson and Pastor. NAYS: None. #30-12 Resolution by Brosnan and McCann, accepting the offer of Tara Durocher MAD FAT to purchase City-owned property located at 29524 Joy Road, for a total cash purchase Housing price of $29,900.00; FURTHER, directing that the sale proceeds be directed to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program for purposes consistent with the NSP Grant Agreement. (CR 259-10) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann and Pastor. NAYS: Laura and Robinson. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,697 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 25, 2012 #31-12 Resolution by Laura and McCann, unanimously adopted, referring the MAD subject matter of selling City-owned properties to the Economic Development, FAT Community Outreach and Strategic Planning Committee for its report and Planning recommendation. MAD #32-12 Resolution by Brosnan and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, establishing FAT City of Livonia Industrial Development District No. 114 consisting of approximately Assessr 10.43 acres at 19401 Victor Parkway, Livonia. Planning MAD #33-12 Resolution by McCann and Laura, unanimously adopted, accepting a cash FAT donation in the amount of $400.00 from Mr. & Mrs. William Gravel, 19439 Whitby, Fire Livonia, Michigan 48152 for the purposes as designated by the donor. MAD #34-12 Resolution by Brosnan and Robinson, directing that a closed Committee FAT of the Whole meeting be held for the purpose of discussing pending litigation with respect to Middlebelt-Plymouth Venture, LLC (LA Fitness) v City of Livonia (MTT). A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Laura, Robinson and Pastor. NAYS: None. #35-12 Resolution by Laura and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, referring the subject matter of creating a “Downtown Livonia” area to the Economic Development, Community Outreach and Strategic Planning Committee for its report and recommendation. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Edward Collins, 9659 Wayne Road, expressed his concerns regarding the speed limit on Wayne Road between Plymouth Road and West Chicago. th By Robinson and McCann, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,697 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:31 p.m. on January 25, 2012. TERRY A. MARECKI 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.