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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2014-01-13 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,744 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 13, 2014 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brosnan. Present: Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash, Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor, and Maureen Miller Brosnan. Absent: None. #01-14 Resolution by Toy and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD rd FAT minutes of the 1,743 Regular Meeting of the Council held December 16, 2013. President Brosnan announced that Bill LaPine, former Planning Commission Member, passed away December 17, 2013; she expressed her sympathy to his survivors. Toy announced that Connie Binsfield, former Lieutenant Governor, passed away recently and said she will be greatly missed. President Brosnan announced there is new data on Items #1 and #10. At the direction of the Chair Item #10 is being removed from the Agenda; also there is an X-Item that will be discussed following tonight’s Agenda. President Brosnan announced there will be two (2) Public Hearings held in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following items: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. 1. PETITION 2013-10-06-01 submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Council Resolution 331-13 and Section 23.01(a) of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance No. 543, as amended, proposing to amend Section 2.08(14) of Article II, Section 9.03(m) of Article IX, Section 10.03(m) of Article X, Section 11.03(u) of Article XI and Section 30.04(c) of Article XXX (Licensure of Massage Therapists) in order to comply with State law regarding licensure of massage therapists and to provide for local oversight of compliance with state regulations. (CR 331-13) 2. TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BROWNFIELD PLAN OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR LIVONIA COMMONS MALL: Tobeck Realty Corporation, Maxiune Realty Corporation and the Antonoff Family Trust Partnership, L.L.P., re: for property located on the southwest corner of Middlebelt Road and Schoolcraft Road (13507 Middlebelt Road), pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 1996, as amended. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,744 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 13, 2014 AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Office of the Mayor, dated January 7, 2014, re: forwarding the Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 which reflects activities of the Livonia City Departments, Commissions and Boards. An e-mail correspondence from Felicia Cross, Department of Community Resources, dated January 9, 2014, re: detailed information regarding the number of riders that utilize the City’s transportation services. An e-mail correspondence from Roger Mali, Mission Point Management Services LLC, dated January 8, 2014, re: request to postpone this item until January 27, 2014 to give the petitioner time to resolve the issues with the water bill. (Pet. 2013-09-08-07) List of the 2014-2015 Chairpersons and members of the various Council Committees distributed at the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 6, 2014. The following resolutions were offered by Scheel and Pastor: MAD #02-14 Accepting the proposal of RouteMatch Software, 1201 West Peachtree FAT Street, Suite 3300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Annual Technical Support for Livonia I S Community Transit for Fiscal Year 2014 in an amount not to exceed $15,252.00 per ComRes year from funds budgeted; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize payment in the amount of $15,252.00 to RouteMatch Software, 1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 3300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. MAD #03-14 Accepting the bid of Halt Fire, Inc., 50169 W. Pontiac Trail, Unit 5, Wixom, FAT Michigan 48393, for supplying the Fire Department with one (1) Type 1 Medium-Duty Fire Ambulance for the total amount of $225,502.00, including delivery; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $225,502.00 from funds budgeted; FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine that the current 2006 Medic Master with 129,000 miles shall be considered surplus property and authorize the sale of same at auction upon receipt of the new ambulance. MAD #04-14 Accepting the unit price bid of Greener Still, Inc., 19119 Schoolcraft, FAT Detroit, MI 48223, for completing all work in connection with the City’s 2014 Tree and Stump Removal Program for an estimated total cost not to exceed $238,610.00; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $238,610.00 from funds budgeted; FURTHER, in the event the low bidder is unable to complete the work, accepting the unit price bid of the second lowest bidder, Alpine Tree Service, 313 Pickeral Lake Rd., Newaygo, MI 49337, for an estimated cost not to exceed $248,330.00, and authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve minor adjustments as it becomes necessary; FURTHER, the bid received from Asplundh Tree Expert Co. is hereby rejected. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,744 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 13, 2014 #05-14 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of MAD FAT Livonia, to execute an Animal Sheltering Agreement between the City of Livonia and the Michigan Humane Society for the period December 1, 2013 to November 30, 2014, with boarding fees charged at a monthly rate of $3,250.00 per month. MAD #06-14 Authorizing the purchase of two (2) Toro Zero Turn Mowers (ZTR) – 5000, FAT Model #74933, propane-powered mowers with Kawasaki FX 801V – 852 cc engines, and 60” Turbo Force mowing decks from Commercial Lawnmower, 32098 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150 for a total price of $21,438.69; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $21,438.69 from funds already budgeted. #07-14 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, to execute a contract with MAD FAT Environmental Recycling Group, 13040 Merriman Road, Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48150, OrdEnf for the 2014 through 2016 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Events, the Livonia Event for 2014 being held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Ford Field, in a total amount not to exceed $174,825.00; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $174,825.00 from funds budgeted; FURTHER, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, to execute a contract with EQ Industrial Services, 2701 North I-94 Service Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, to provide back-up services for the 2014 through 2016 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Events for an amount not to exceed $169,470.00 for this purpose in the event Environmental Recycling Group is unable to perform the work requested; FURTHER, authorizing payment to the City of Northville, 215 West Main Street, Northville, MI 48167, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 for Livonia residents’ use of the Northville/Northville Township Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event for the service years 2014 through 2016, from funds budgeted. #08-14 Approving Petition 2013-09-03-02 submitted by Maria and Neil Martinuzzi, MAD FAT determining to vacate a portion of unimproved Curtis Road right-of-way adjacent to Lot Eng 38 in the Green Brier Estates Subdivision, located on the east side of Fairfield Avenue Assr between Six Mile Road and Curtis Road (18150 Fairfield Avenue) in the Southeast 1/4 Plan of Section 10. MAD #09-14 Approving Petition 2013-10-03-03 submitted by Schoolcraft College, FAT determining to vacate the existing water main easement located on the south side of Eng Seven Mile Road between Haggerty Road and the I-275/96 Expressway (38701, 38703 Assr Plan and 38705 Seven Mile Road and 18900 Haggerty Road) in the NW 1/4 of Section 7. MAD #10-14 Approving SEMCOG (Southeast Michigan Council of Governments) FAT Sustainable Community Recognition Program and designating Councilmember Brandon CivSvc M. Kritzman as the primary contact from our community, to improve long-term sustainability of our community and to maximize SEMCOG services available to local governments. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,744 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 13, 2014 AYES: Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. MAD #11-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating FAT Brandon Kritzman as the City’s delegate to the Southeast Michigan Council of CivSvc Governments and does hereby designate Susan Nash as the City’s alternate on a continuing basis or until further order of this Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) MAD #12-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating Susan FAT Nash as the Council Representative on the Board of Directors of the Livonia CivSvc Anniversary Committee (SPREE) on a continuing basis, or until further order of this Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) #13-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating Michael MAD FAT T. Slater as the official Council Representative and Voting Representative of the City of CivSvc Livonia to the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA) and does further designate Lynda Scheel as the alternate on a continuing basis, or until further order of this Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) MAD #14-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating Brian FAT Meakin as the official Council Representative and Voting Representative of the Board of CivSvc Trustees of the Livonia Employees Retirement System on a continuing basis, or until further order of this Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) MAD #15-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating FAT Brandon Kritzman to serve on the Hearts of Livonia Board on a continuing basis, or until CivSvc further order of this Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) MAD #16-14 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, designating Lynda FAT Scheel to serve as Parliamentarian on a continuing basis, or until further order of this CivSvc Council by Council Resolution. (CR 498-05) MAD #17-14 Resolution by Scheel and Nash, unanimously adopted, determining that FAT all Council meetings will be held on the first and third Mondays of every month, except when it conflicts with holidays and/or auditorium availability; FURTHER, the Council does hereby approve the proposed schedule of Council Study and Regular Meetings for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, subject to change with notice; FURTHER, the Council does hereby eliminate Council’s annual two week vacation. (CR 38-12) Meakin gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 020, 060, AND 090 OF TITLE 10, CHAPTER 63 (SNOW ALERT) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,744 REGULAR MEETING 5 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 13, 2014 Meakin invoked the EMERGENCY CLAUSE and gave SECOND READING to the foregoing Ordinance and a roll call vote was taken: AYES: Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, and Pastor. NAYS: Brosnan. MAD #18-14 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, suspending the FAT rules for procedure as outlined in CR 574-82 in order to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the agenda. MAD #19-14 Resolution by Toy and Nash, unanimously adopted, accepting a FAT Delegation Agreement with the State of Michigan, Bureau of Fire Services, giving Fire Livonia Fire and Rescue authorization to inspect consumer fireworks retail sales facilities within the City of Livonia for the year 2014. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Ken Crider, 16381 Fairway, announced his candidacy for State Representative and introduced himself to the Council and audience. th By Scheel and Pastor, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,744 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:42 p.m. on January 13, 2014. 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.