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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2013-10-07 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,738 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 7, 2013 Meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. Present: James McCann, Joe Laura, John Pastor, Thomas Robinson, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Brandon Kritzman, and Laura Toy. Absent: None. MAD #310-13 Resolution by Robinson and Brosnan, approving the minutes of the th FAT 1,737 Regular Meeting of the Council held September 23, 2013. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: McCann, Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, and Toy. NAYS: None. PRESENT: Laura. Brosnan welcomed her son, Rory Brosnan and his classmates, Alex Cosley, and Melissa Downer from Father Gabrielle Richard High School who are in the audience tonight as part of their Law Class. Vice-President Pastor wished Mark Taormina Happy belated Birthday. He also wished th Happy 18 Birthday to Kelsey Gregario. Kritzman congratulated Westland on the ground breaking of their new City Hall. President Toy mentioned the 1835 Livonia City Hall of Fame Class of 2013 ceremony was held last Wednesday at Madonna University’s Franciscan Center. She noted the honorees and thanked those who hosted the event. Brosnan mentioned, Johanna Naimola, owner of Naimola Barbershop on Plymouth Road had passed away. McCann mentioned the upcoming election to be held November 5, 2013, four (4) City Council seats will be filled. Some of the candidates Christopher Martin, Lynda Scheel, and Susan Nash were present in the audience. Councilmember Thomas Robinson and Councilmember Maureen Miller Brosnan will be on the ballot for reelection. President Toy announced a Public Hearing to be held in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following item: Monday, October 28, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. Petition 2013-07-01-04 submitted by Schoolcraft College, to rezone the property at 39201 Seven Mile Road, located on the southeast corner of Seven Mile Road and Haggerty Road in the Northwest ¼ of Section 7, from PO (High Rise Professional Office) to PL (Public Land). th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,738 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 7, 2013 AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster, said he attended the Committee of the Whole meeting held on September 30, 2013 on the subject of tax abatement and complaints regarding the Inspection Department and Zoning Board of Appeals. He agreed that there are problems in the Inspection Department and Zoning Board of Appeals. The following items were received and filed: Letter from the Planning Commission, dated September 18, 2013, re: Administrative Response to CR 269-13 – request to purchase City-owned vacant property at 27560 Joy Road by Ali Albo. (CR 269-13) The following resolutions were offered by Pastor and Kritzman: #311-13 Approving the request of Jeff Shingler, 28652 Grandon Street, to hold a MAD FAT block party and close Grandon Street between Harrison and Brentwood, from 3:00 - Police 10:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 12, 2013, subject to the approval of the Police Department, with a rain date of Sunday, October 13, 2013. MAD #312-13 Approving a request submitted by Xiao Gang Bian, 28172 W.10 Mile FAT Ord Enf Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, for a massage apprentice permit. Police #313-13 Amending and revising Council Resolution #273-13 to update the Livonia MAD FAT Community Transit’s Call Center, FURTHER, the Council does hereby accept a ComRes grant in the amount of $238,594.00 from the Federal Transit Administration for Livonia Community Transit to update and build out the City's Call Center; FURTHER, the Council does hereby appropriate and credit the amount of $238,594.00 to the Capital Outlay Account for the purposes designated by the donor. (CRS 394-12 and 273-13) MAD #314-13 Authorizing participation in the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in FAT conjunction with Wayne County Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to an Police Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Livonia and the County of Wayne, and does, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, accept the 2010 Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $13,986.00, to be used to purchase law enforcement equipment, with no matching funds required, to be deposited and appropriated for its intended purposes. #315-13 Authoring participation in the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in MAD FAT conjunction with Wayne County Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to an Police Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Livonia and the County of Wayne, and does, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, accept the 2013 Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $10,693.00, to be used to purchase law enforcement equipment, with no matching funds required, to be deposited and appropriated for its intended purposes. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,738 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 7, 2013 #316-13 Authoring purchases from EJ USA, Inc., f/k/a East Jordan Iron Works, MAD FAT 13001 Northend Avenue, Oak Park, Michigan 48237, for stormwater, water main and Eng sanitary manhole related items for a period of one (1) year and is not to exceed $60,000.00 annually. #317-13 Accepting the unit price bid of B & J Parking Lot Maintenance, Inc., 12207 MAD Inkster Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, for completing all street sweeping required for FAT the City’s 2013-2015 Leaf Pickup Program, for the estimated cost of $45,800.00 per year; FURTHER, in the event the lowest bidder is unable to perform the services, the Council does hereby accept the unit price bid of G & M Enterprises, Ltd., 19614 W. Eight Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075, as an alternate for completing all street sweeping required for the City’s 2013 - 2015 Leaf Pickup Program, for the estimated total cost of $49,600.00; the final cost being based upon the Public Service Division’s estimate of units involved, and subject to a final payment based upon the actual units completed in accordance with the unit prices accepted herein, said estimated costs and unit prices having been in fact the lowest bids received for this item; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the expenditure of the foregoing amounts from funds already budgeted in the Special Activity – Leaf Pickup Account for this purpose; and the Superintendent of Public Service – Operations and Director of Public Works are hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary. MAD #318-13 Adopting a “Livonia Events Calendar” policy and disclaimer for the City’s FAT website to regulate the posting of local, non-commercial events to the City website. IS A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, and Toy. NAYS: None. McCann gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 2013-05-03-01) (CR 214-13 & CR 277-13) Kritzman stepped down from the podium at 7:15 p.m.to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. #319-13 Resolution by Brosnan and Robinson, authorizing the Mayor and City MAD FAT Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute the contract amendment Eng between the City of Livonia and Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150, to continue as the consultant for the 2014 Asphalt Road Program, in the amount of $294,228.00 ($95,425.00 for Design Engineering and $198,803.00 for Construction Engineering); FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $294,228.00 from funds already budgeted for this purpose; and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as it becomes necessary. (CR 260-10, CR 379-10, CR 336-11 & CR 449-12) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,738 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 7, 2013 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, and Toy. NAYS: None. Kritzman returned to the podium at 7:16 p.m. MAD #320-13 Resolution by Pastor and McCann, unanimously adopted, referring the FAT matter of selling the City-owned lot located at 27560 Joy Road to the interested parties Insp Planning to the Law Department for their report and recommendation. (CR 269-13) Eng #321-13 Resolution by Brosnan and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, accepting MAD FAT cash and gifts from various contributors to be used as designated by the donors. ComRes AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Pastor and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,738 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:21 p.m. on October 7, 2013. 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.