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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2014-02-19 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,747 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brosnan. Present: Susan Nash, Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor, Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, and Maureen Miller Brosnan. Absent: None. #44-14 Resolution by Pastor and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD th FAT minutes of the 1,746 Regular Meeting of the Council held February 3, 2014. Toy recognized all the engineers in the community for their hard work and contributions to the community; it is National Engineers Week, February 16 – 22, 2014. Toy noted that John Hiltz of Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, is the 2014 President of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan. She also recognized Todd Zilincik, City Engineer, for all his hard work and dedication to the City of Livonia. Mayor Kirksey gave an update regarding the expansion of Awrey’s Bakery. He also talked about a serious water main break at 7 Mile and Farmington Road. He said Wayne County will be working with the City on this one. He also noted the many ways Snow Alerts are being announced via the City’s website, Channel 8, Channel 99, Facebook, Twitter, AM 1670, recorded message at (734) 466-2265, local TV, e-mail alerts, and text message alerts. He gave an update on snow removal in the City. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster, expressed his concern with the follow through of a Planning Commission Resolution and a parking lot at his business located at 12275 Inkster. He expressed his desire to have this item scheduled on a Council Study Meeting. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Department of Law, dated February 5, 2014, re: approval of a Brownfield Plan and Reimbursement Agreement for the Livonia Commons Mall. The following resolutions were offered by Toy and Kritzman: MAD #45-14 Accepting the proposal submitted by BS&A Software, 14965 Abbey Lane, FAT Bath, Michigan 48808, to purchase an upgrade to the BS&A Software System (BS&A IS Animal and Business Licensing Software packages) to include conversion, implementation and training services in an amount not to exceed $33,085.00 from budgeted funds. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,747 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 19, 2014 #46-14 Accepting the bid of Netech, 48325 Alpha Drive, Suite 150, Wixom, MAD Michigan 48393, for supplying the Information Systems Department with the Dell FAT IS AppAssure Appliance, with three (3) years of Dell Pro Support in the event the AppAssure Appliance is purchased by February 28, 2014; FURTHER, the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $69,998.00 from budgeted funds; such purchase is made using a State of Michigan Approved Contract under the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. #47-14 Indicating Council’s informal approval of the proposed program and MAD FAT tentative budget for the 2014-2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Hsg Program and does authorize the Housing Commission to conduct a second public hearing on this matter for public comment and to thereafter prepare a final program and budget for submission to the City Council. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. MAD #48-14 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving Petition FAT 2013-10-06-01 to amend Section 2.08(14) of Article II, Section 9.03(m) of Article IX, OrdEnf Section 10.03(m) of Article X, Section 11.03(u) of Article XI and Section 30.04(c) of Police 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; FURTHER, the Department of Law is requested to prepare an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 543, as amended, in accordance with this resolution. (CR 331-13) MAD #49-14 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving a FAT Brownfield Plan for the Livonia Commons Mall located on the southwest corner of Plan Middlebelt Road and Schoolcraft Road (13507 Middlebelt Road). MAD #50-14 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving a FAT Reimbursement Agreement for the Livonia Commons Mall located on the southwest Plan corner of Middlebelt Road and Schoolcraft Road (13507 Middlebelt Road). MAD #51-14 Resolution by Meakin and Scheel, unanimously adopted, accepting cash FAT donations totaling $21,914.00 from various contributors to be used for the purposes ComRes (Community Projects) as designated by the donors. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,747 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 19, 2014 th By Scheel and Meakin, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,747 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:34 p.m. on February 19, 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.