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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2013-01-14 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 14, 2013 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: John Pastor, Thomas Robinson, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Brandon Kritzman, James McCann, and Laura Toy. Absent: Joe Laura. MAD #01-13 Resolution by Pastor and Robinson, unanimously adopted, approving the th FAT minutes of the 1,719 Regular Meeting of the Council held December 19, 2012. Brosnan presented Tom Wozniak a commendation for his 30 years of service as the President of Old Rosedale Homeowners Association and thanked him for his service to the community. Tom Wozniak, 11407 Cranston, accepted the commendation and said it has been an honor to serve the residents of Old Rosedale Homeowners Association and thanked the Council for the recognition. He added that he will continue to work on other projects with the Livonia Historical Commission. President Toy also thanked Tom Wozniak for his service to the community. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Office of the Mayor, dated January 7, 2013, re: forwarding the Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 which reflects activities of the Livonia City Departments, Commissions and Boards. E-mail communication from Sarah Garchar, dated January 7, 2013, re: a request for a sidewalk extension on the south side of Ann Arbor Trail from Dowling Street to Rosedale Elementary School. The following resolutions were offered by Pastor and Kritzman: #02-13 Approving the request, submitted by Dan Spurling, President, Livonia MAD Anniversary Committee, Inc., for issuance of a permit for Wade Shows to conduct FAT P&R carnival amusement rides at Ford Field and Veterans’ Park, between June 25 and June Police 30, 2013, as part of this year’s SPREE ‘63; FURTHER, authorizing the Anniversary Fire Committee to conduct a fireworks display at Veterans’ Park on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at approximately 10:15 p.m., which will be controlled by American Fireworks, Inc.; FURTHER, authorizing the Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc. to use and/or lease the th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 14, 2013 facilities at Ford Field, Eddie Edgar Arena and Veterans’ Park during the period of the SPREE ‘63 celebration in accordance with the fees/waivers grid for events co- sponsored by the City of Livonia; FURTHER, waiving all above fees prescribed by Ordinance or Law as well as a waiver of all vendors’ license fees for community organizations and/or groups authorized to participate in SPREE’63 by the Anniversary Committee. #03-13 Approving the request submitted by Dan Spurling, President, Livonia MAD FAT Anniversary Committee, Inc., to close Stark Road from the Family Y (14255 Stark Road) P&R to Lyndon and Lyndon from Farmington Road to Stark Road to through traffic from 8:00 Police a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013 through 12:00 noon on Monday, July 1, 2013; FURTHER, Fire approving the request that the City seek permission from the Wayne County Road Commission to allow the closure of Farmington Road between the I-96 overpass and Five Mile Road from 5:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in connection with the SPREE ’63 fireworks display. MAD #04-13 Approving the request submitted by Dan Spurling, President, Livonia FAT Anniversary Committee, Inc., to display banners advertising SPREE’63 on Farmington P&R Road and Five Mile Road and display 4’ x 8’ signs at City Hall and Ford Field from May Police 27, 2013 through June 30, 2013, at no additional cost to SPREE; FURTHER, permitting Fire the Livonia Anniversary Committee, Inc. to acknowledge supporters with banners and OrdEnf signage not to exceed 3’ x 5’ in size on Ford Field and the ball diamonds only from June 22, 2013 to June 30, 2013. MAD #05-13 Accepting the quote of Douglass Safety Systems LLC, 2655 N. M-50, FAT Suite 6, Sanford, MI 48657, in the amount of $30,354.00 for supplying the Fire Fire Department with an integrated electronic firefighter tracking system (ISI Echotracer System); FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $6,070.80 to fund the City’s share (20% of the total project cost). #06-13 Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk for and on behalf of the City of MAD Livonia to execute a Delegation Agreement between the State of Michigan Department FAT of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Fire Services and the City of Livonia, and Fire to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution; FURTHER, authorizing the Livonia Fire and Rescue Division to conduct inspections of consumer fireworks retail sales facilities in accordance with MCL 28.470. #07-13 Authorizing the purchase of 300 buckets of pulsar briquettes from B & B MAD Pools and Spas, 29440 Six Mile Road Livonia, Michigan 48152, for a price of $105.00 FAT P&R per bucket for a total price of $31,500.00 for use at the Community Recreation Center, Botsford, Clements Circle and Shelden Pools, with the understanding that such price per bucket will remain in place through December 31, 2013; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount of $31,500.00 from funds already budgeted for this purpose. (CR 371-11) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 14, 2013 MAD #08-13 Accepting the unit price bid of ID Enterprises, 32788 Five Mile Road, FAT Livonia, Michigan 48154, for design (cover and typesetting), three proofs, editing, ComRes printing and sorting of the “L” Magazine, at the unit prices bid for the estimated cost of $43,000.00 per contract year, for a two year period from April 2013 to March 2015; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $43,000.00 per contract year from funds budgeted. MAD #09-13 Accepting the bid of Advantage Marketing Solutions, LLC, 39500 Orchard FAT Hill Place, Suite 155, Novi, Michigan 48375, for ad solicitation for the “L” Magazine for a ComRes two year period commencing April 2013, through March 2015. #10-13 Accepting the bid of Wolverine Freightliner-Westside, 3000 William, MAD Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198, for supplying the Public Service Division with three (3) 2012 FAT Single Axle Dump Trucks, Freightliner Model 1085D, for a total price of $499,290.00; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure in the amount not to exceed $499,290.00 from funds budgeted for this purpose; FURTHER determining that the old 1995 and 1996 dump trucks shall be considered surplus property and placed up for bid on MITN. #11-13 Approving the lease of five (5) acres of City-owned property located at MAD FAT 32700 Glendale Avenue, as requested by Mid-Michigan Recycling, L.C., G-5310 N. Dort Highway, Flint, Michigan 48505 (“Mid-Michigan”), to grind specific biomass for disposal and transfer woodchip material to an out-source location for a period of two (2) years commencing February 25, 2013, with an option to renew for an additional two year period, subject to conditions. (CR-233-08) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. McCann gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.02 OF ARTICLE IX OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-06) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. McCann gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.03 OF ARTICLE IX OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-06) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 14, 2013 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. Brosnan gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.02 OF ARTICLE X OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-07) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. Brosnan gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.03 OF ARTICLE X OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-07) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. McCann gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.02 OF ARTICLE XI OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-08) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. McCann gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.03 OF ARTICLE XI OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2012-03-06-08) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING 5 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 14, 2013 AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. #12-13 Resolution by Brosnan and Robinson, unanimously adopted, referring the MAD issue of whether more sidewalks are needed in the area along the south side of Ann FAT Arbor Trail from Dowling Street to Rosedale Elementary School and whether there have been police incidents in the area and to look into “Safe Routes to Schools” or additional funding for this to the Administration for its report and recommendation. (CR 470-12) MAD #13-13 Resolution by McCann and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, accepting FAT cash and gifts from various contributors to be used as designated by the donors. P&R #14-13 Resolution by Pastor and McCann, directing that a Closed Committee of MAD the Whole meeting be held to discuss litigation matters and attorney/client privileged FAT communications in connection with pending litigation, Northridge/Laurel LLC v City of Livonia. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Resolution: AYES: Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. MAD #15-13 Resolution by McCann and Robinson, unanimously adopted, accepting a FAT Grant of Easement from RDG-Livonia, LLC, in connection with the development of a Assessr water main constructed at the Victor Park Place Condominium, Unit 1, on Victor Eng Parkway, between Seven Mile and Eight Mile Roads, for the property located in the SE ¼ of Section 6. MAD #16-13 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, accepting a FAT Grant of Easement from Kohl’s Michigan, LP, for a 20’ wide public utility easement in Assessr connection with the development of a water main constructed at the Kohl’s at Livonia Eng Marketplace, for the property located in the Southeast ¼ of Section 2. #17-13 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, accepting a MAD FAT Grant of Easement from Kohl’s Michigan, LP, for a 40’ wide public utility easement in Assessr connection with the re-located Livonia Drain No. 16 at the Kohl’s at Livonia Marketplace, Eng for the property located in the Southeast ¼ of Section 2. Robinson left the podium at 7:34 p.m. to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest regarding the next item. MAD #18-13 Resolution by Pastor and Brosnan, approving the request submitted by FAT Angelo Mauti, for a waiver of the sidewalk requirement in front of a newly-constructed Eng home located at 18935 Laurel; FURTHER, reserving the right to require sidewalks at this location in the event that additional sidewalks are installed in this area at some future date. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,720 REGULAR MEETING 6 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 14, 2013 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Resolution: AYES: Pastor, Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. Robinson returned to the podium at 7:35 p.m. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Pastor and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,720 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:36 p.m. on January 14, 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.