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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2013-02-25 rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,723 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor, Thomas Robinson, Maureen Miller Brosnan, and Laura Toy. Absent: James McCann, and Joe Laura. MAD #38-13 Resolution by Pastor and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the nd FAT minutes of the 1,722 Regular Meeting of the Council held February 11, 2013. Robinson announced that Seedlings Braille Books will be hosting their annual bowling fundraising event on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., at Plaza Lanes, 42001 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth. If anyone would like additional information, they can contact Robinson in the City Council Office or visit their website www.seedlings.org. President Toy announced there will be an X-Item discussed following tonight’s Agenda. President Toy announced there will be a Public Hearing held on Monday, March 18, 2013, at 8:00 p.m., in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following item: 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). AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following resolutions were offered by Robinson and Kritzman: MAD #39-13 Indicating informal approval of the proposed program and tentative budget FAT for the 2013-2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; FURTHER, Housing authorizing the Housing Commission to conduct a second Public Hearing for public comment and prepare a final program and budget for submission to City Council. MAD #40-13 Accepting the quote of Soave Landscape Inc., 12822 Stark Road, Livonia, FAT Michigan 48150, to demolish and remove the structure located at 15104 Lyons, in the Inspection amount of $11,900.00, pursuant to Council Resolution 467-12, adopted on November 21, 2012; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount of $11,900.00. (CR 467-12) rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,723 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 25, 2013 #41-13 Confirming the reappointment of Richard W. McDowell, 19538 Norwich, MAD FAT Livonia, MI 48152, to the Board of Ethics for a three-year term which will expire on CivSvc March 1, 2016. MAD #42-13 Confirming the reappointment of Ronald R. Reinke, 15025 Golfview, FAT Livonia, Michigan 48154, to the Local Officers Compensation Commission for a term CivSvc expiring April 2, 2020. #43-13 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of MAD Livonia, to execute an agreement between Oakland County and the City of Livonia for FAT Eng the maintenance and energy charges of the traffic signal at Eight Mile Road and Brentwood Street, changing the monthly percentage of costs from 25% to 33 1/3% for the City and from 50% to 66 2/3% for Oakland County due to the owner on the north side of this location no longer participating in the funding. #44-13 Indicating that Livonia Exchange Club is recognized as a non-profit MAD FAT organization, for the purpose of affording Livonia Exchange Club an opportunity to Police obtain a charitable gaming license, as required by the State of Michigan. OrdEnf A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Kritzman, Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, and Toy. NAYS: None. MAD #45-13 Resolution by Pastor and Robinson, unanimously adopted, confirming the FAT reappointment of James R. McCann, 15025 Golfview, Livonia, Michigan 48154, to the CivSvc Board of Ethics for a three-year term which will expire on March 1, 2016. MAD #46-13 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, approving the FAT Application for Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate (IFEC), submitted by Robert A. Assessr Sakuta, Delta Research Corporation, for new equipment being installed at their facility Planning located at 32971 Capitol, Livonia, MI 48150, (Industrial Development Overlay District #109), for 12 years. #47-13 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD FAT Application for Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate (IFEC), submitted by Robert A. Assessr Sakuta, Delta Gear, Inc., for new equipment being installed at their facility located at Planning 36251 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150, (Industrial Development Overlay District #110), for 12 years. Robinson gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18.42A OF ARTICLE XVIII OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE. (Petition 2012-11-06-11) rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,723 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 25, 2013 #48-13 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, suspending the MAD FAT rules for procedure as outlined in CR 574-82 in order to permit consideration of items CivSvc that do not appear on the agenda. MAD #49-13 Resolution by Pastor and Brosnan, directing that a Closed Committee of FAT the Whole meeting be held to discuss litigation matters and attorney/client privileged communications in connection with pending litigation, Gregory Montgomery v City of Livonia, et al. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Kritzman, Pastor, Robinson, Brosnan, and Toy. NAYS: None. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. rd By Pastor and Robinson, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,723 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:12 p.m. on February 25, 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.