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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2014-02-03 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,746 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brosnan. Present: Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash, Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor, Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, and Maureen Miller Brosnan. Absent: None. #28-14 Resolution by Toy and Pastor, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD th FAT minutes of the 1,745 Regular Meeting of the Council held January 27, 2014. th Pastor wished a Happy Birthday to Kritzman, February 5, and City Attorney Knapp, th February 4. rd Toy wished a Happy Birthday to Pastor, February 3. Kritzman wished a belated Happy Birthday to Jackie Higham in the Council Office. President Brosnan discussed the 2014 Council Schedule. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster, expressed his opinion regarding free speech and his opinion regarding publishing the audience communication portion of the Synopsis of Regular Council Meetings in the newspaper. Mayor Kirksey gave an update on snow removal in the City. President Brosnan announced that Agenda Item #14 was being removed from the consent portion of the Agenda. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Office of the City Clerk, dated January 14, 2014, forwarding a letter 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, 2014. The following resolutions were offered by Pastor and Kritzman: MAD #29-14 Approving the dates and times, as referenced, for the Board of Review to FAT conduct Public Hearings in 2014 in the Conference Room of the City Assessor on the Assr first floor of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan 48154; FURTHER, determining that the daily rate to be paid to the members of the Board of Review shall be $120.00 for the Chairperson and $100.00 for other members. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,746 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 3, 2014 MAD #30-14 Confirming the appointment of Kathleen McIntyre, to the Planning FAT Commission to fill the unexpired term of office of Ashley Krueger, which will expire on CivSvc June 9, 2015. Plan MAD #31-14 Confirming the appointment of Kathleen McIntyre, to the Livonia FAT Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, for a term expiring on November 24, 2016. CivSvc Plan #32-14 Approving the agreement for the Specialized Services Operating MAD Assistance Program between SMART and the City of Livonia for the period October 1, FAT 2013 through September 30, 2014. ComRes MAD #33-14 Approving the Municipal Credit Contract between SMART and the City of FAT Livonia for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, with all Credits to be used for ComRes the Livonia Community Transit Program. MAD #34-14 Authorizing the purchase of two (2) Rapiscan Secure 1000 Body Scanners FAT through the Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration, State & Federal Police Surplus Property Program, Logistics & Operations Support Division, 3111 W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, Michigan 48917, in the amount of $22,349.60; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the purchase of an initial maintenance fee for one year in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00 ($9,000.00 per unit) for the total amount of $40,349.60; FURTHER, the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 from the Unexpended Fund Balance of State Forfeiture Funds, for this purpose, to be reimbursed 50% of the purchase price of one unit upon receipt of a RAP-Grant offered through MMRMA. MAD #35-14 Authorizing an emergency agreement for prisoner housing with the FAT Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to replace the services of the Isabella County Sheriff’s Police th Office for housing and medical care for prisoners sentenced through the 16 District Court for the period beginning in October 2013 and continuing until the 2014 date when City Council awards the prisoner housing contract, from budgeted funds. MAD #36-14 Accepting the proposal submitted by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, 161 FAT East Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan 49014, to provide housing for Livonia Police misdemeanor prisoners, for a rate of $38.00 per day, for a two-year period, with the option of extending this agreement for two additional years, from budgeted funds. MAD #37-14 Authorizing the purchase of four (4) unmarked vehicles to be utilized by FAT the Intelligence Bureau, (1) 2014 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck at $26,893.00 and (1) 2014 Police Ford Explorer at $26,951.00 from Signature Ford, 1960 E. Main Street, Owosso, MI 48867; (1) 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee at $28,410.00 from Bill Snethkamp Chrysler/Jeep, 445 N. Cedar Street, Mason, MI 48854; and (1) 2014 Dodge Charger at 27,594.00 from Bill Snethkamp Lansing Dodge, 6131 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, MI 48911; FURTHER, authorizing an expenditure in the amount of $109,848.00 from budgeted funds. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,746 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 3, 2014 #38-14 Accepting the unit price bid of Greg Davis Landscape Services, Inc., 471 MAD FAT Renaud, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236, for all work required in connection with the City’s Eng 2014 Street Tree Planting Program for $108,382.00; FURTHER, authorizing the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $108,382.00 from funds budgeted; FURTHER, accepting the unit price bid of the second lowest bidder, Crimboli Nursery, Inc., 50145 Ford Road, Canton, MI 48187 for $112,050.00, in the event the low bidder is unable to supply certain species of trees; final payment is based upon the actual units completed; FURTHER, authorizing the Public Service Division to purchase additional trees at the unit prices bid in connection with the City’s 2014 Street Tree Planting Program not to exceed $112,050.00; and the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary. #39-14 Establishing the evening of June 16, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Livonia City MAD FAT Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, as the time and place when the Eng Council shall meet for the purpose of adopting a resolution placing a special Assr assessment upon properties whose owners have not paid charges connected with the 2013 Sidewalk Program, Contract 13-G, single lot assessments. (CR 127-13) #40-14 Advising the Wayne County Department of Public Services (Permit MAD FAT Section) that the City has approved the storm sewer plans and will accept jurisdiction Eng and maintenance of the storm sewer within the property located on the west side of Assr Middlebelt Road, north of Five Mile Road; FURTHER, authorizing the City Engineer to Plan execute a Wayne County Permit on behalf of the City of Livonia in connection with the above storm sewer construction; FURTHER, authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Maintenance Agreement on behalf of the City. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. Kritzman and Pastor stepped down from the podium at 7:25 p.m. to avoid any perceived conflict of interest on the following resolution. #41-14 Resolution by Meakin and Toy, approving the Development Agreement MAD FAT with East Middlebelt, LLC, 17800 Laurel Park Drive North, Suite 200C, Livonia, MI Eng 48152 and the City of Livonia, providing certain terms and conditions on the re-use and Assr maintenance of the former GM Powertrain Plant, 12200 Middlebelt Road, are met, Plan pursuant to authorization established by Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response (RACER) Trust under a Settlement Agreement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Scheel, Nash, Meakin, Toy, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. Kritzman and Pastor returned to the podium at 7:26 p.m. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,746 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 3, 2014 Nash gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE USE OF PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Pet. 2013-09-03-02) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. Pastor gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE USE OF PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Pet. 2013-10-03-03) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. MAD #42-14 Resolution by Toy and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, accepting a grant FAT of easement from Dr. David M. Pegouske for Pegouske/Moossavi Holdings LLC, in Eng connection with the construction of a new sanitary sewer line at Livonia Dermatology Assr (14801 Farmington Road) for a 20’ wide public utility easement. Plan #43-14 Resolution by Scheel and Toy, unanimously adopted, accepting a grant of MAD FAT easement from Dr. David M. Pegouske for Pegouske/Moossavi Holdings LLC, in Eng connection with the construction of a new water main at Livonia Dermatology (14801 Assr Farmington Road) for a 12’ wide public utility easement. Plan AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster, inquired about elections and expressed his opinion. President Brosnan said the Detroit Water and Sewer Board will hold a Public Hearing on February 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Randolph Building in Detroit, re: water rates. th By Scheel and Pastor, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,746 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:34 p.m. on February 3, 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.