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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2013-01-28 st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,721 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 28, 2013 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Thomas Robinson, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Brandon Kritzman, James McCann, Joe Laura, John Pastor, and Laura Toy. Absent: None. th MAD #19-13 Resolution by Pastor and Robinson, approving the minutes of the 1,720 FAT Regular Meeting of the Council held January 14, 2013. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Pastor, and Toy. NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: Laura. th Robinson wished his grandmother, Stella Robinson, a Happy 100 Birthday. McCann expressed his best wishes to her. President Toy announced Friday, February 1, 2013, is National Wear Red Day to Fight Heart Disease in Women; it is the No. 1 killer of women. She encouraged everyone to support the cause. President Toy said Awrey’s Bakery will be closing and will be missed President Toy announced there will be four (4) Public Hearings to be held Monday, February 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following items: APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE: Robert A. Sakuta, Delta Research Corporation, re: for new equipment being installed at 32971 Capitol, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development Overlay District #109) APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE: Robert A. Sakuta, Delta Gear, Inc., re: for new equipment being installed at 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development Overlay District #110) PETITION 2012-11-06-11 submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Council Resolution 444-12 and Section 23.01(a) of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended, proposing to amend Section 18.42A (Wireless Communication Facilities) of Article XVIII, Definitions, in order to provide for the regulation of wireless communication equipment in accordance with Act No. 143 of the Public Acts of 2012, as amended. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,721 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 28, 2013 PETITION 2012-10-01-06 submitted by RJ Realty Holding Company, L.L.C., to rezone the properties at 37450 and 37478 Schoolcraft Road, located on the north side of Schoolcraft Road between Newburgh Road and Richfield in the Southeast ¼ of Section 19, from OS (Office Services) and RUF (Rural Urban Farm) to C-2 (General Business). McCann congratulated Paul Bernier, the new Assistant City Attorney for the City of Livonia who will be filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Barbara Scherr. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Office of the City Clerk, dated January 7, 2013, re: forwarding a communication from the Secretary of the Board of Education requesting the City to continue to collect one-half of their district’s taxes with the summer tax collection and the remaining one-half with the winter tax collection, commencing July 1, 2013. Handout from Michael Mackey, TriStar Investors, Inc. dated December 10, 2012, re: Cell Tower Opportunity. (CR 35 -12) Handouts from Wade Trim Associates, re: information on visioning projects performed and additional information on the Livonia’s visioning project. (CR 35 -12) Handout from Houseal Lavigne Associates titled “Livonia Tomorrow Potential Funding Sources”. (CR 35 -12) A report titled “Livonia 2000, the Challenge Today is Planning for Tomorrow” dated December 11, 1986. (CR 35 -12) The following resolutions were offered by Robinson and Pastor: MAD #20-13 Approving the location and schedule of dates as well as compensation for FAT members of the Board of Review to conduct Public Hearings in 2013, Pursuant to Public Assessr Act No. 165, Public Acts of 1971 as well as State Equalized Value (S.E.V.) for the year 2013. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Laura, Pastor, and Toy. NAYS: None. #21-13 Resolution by Laura and Brosnan, authorizing the Administration to enter MAD into contract negotiations with Houseal Lavigne Associates, LLC, 134 N. LaSalle Street, FAT EcnDev Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60602, for creating a Community Visioning Project for the City of Livonia from funds budgeted for this purpose. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,721 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 28, 2013 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, Laura, and Toy. NAYS: McCann and Pastor. McCann gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 310 OF TITLE 6, CHAPTER 04 (DOGS) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. (CRS 177-05 and 373-07) Robinson gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 210 OF TITLE 6, CHAPTER 06 (CATS) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. (CRS 177-05 and 373-07) AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. st By Brosnan and McCann, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,721 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:29 p.m. on January 28, 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.