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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2015-11-16 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brosnan. Present: John Pastor, Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash, Brandon Kritzman, and Maureen Miller Brosnan. Absent: None. MAD #352-15 Resolution by Toy and Nash, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes th FAT of the 1,788 Regular Meeting of the Council held November 4, 2015. President Brosnan announced there is new data on Items 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13; also, there is an X-Item that will be discussed following tonight’s agenda. President Brosnan announced there will be one (1) Public Hearing being held on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan: PETITION 2015-09-01-08 submitted by Ashley Capital, L.L.C., to rezone part of the property located on the south side of Schoolcraft Road between Inkster and Middlebelt Roads, (28101 Schoolcraft Road) in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 25, from M-2 (General Manufacturing) to C-4 I (High Rise Commercial – maximum 6 Stories). AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Mayor Kirksey informed everyone that the new trash haulers will start their contract with st the City on December 1 which is a Tuesday. He said details are on the City website. Mayor Kirksey thanked Clerk Hoff for her service to the City as she leaves to go to Westland as their Deputy Clerk. Mayor Elect Wright was brought up and they spoke about the horrific tragedy in France and extended thoughts and prayers to the victims and those that protect us. Mayor Kirksey reminded everyone to be vigilant and exercise caution and to report anything unusual they may see. Christopher Martin, 11327 Hubbard, gave an update on the progress he has made on his Inkster Road property and presented pictures of the property with the new fencing he installed. Chris Hivers, Parklane, commented that she would like to see some changes made to the Livonia Spree and spoke about a fair that she had attended out of state and suggested some ideas she would like to see incorporated at the Spree. The following items were received and filed: th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – November 16, 2015 Communication from the Department of Finance dated October 20, 2015, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending September 30, 2015. Communication from the Department of Law, dated November 12, 2015, with respect to the incorporation of a Conditional Rezoning Statement as part of Petition 2015-06-01-06. Proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment, re: Petition 2015-06-01-06. Memo from the Department of Law, re: Petition 2015-06-01-06, and asking that a first read and emergency clause and second read be done at the November 16, 2015 Regular Meeting. Communication from James C. McCann, dated November 3, 3015, re: Petition 2015-06- 01-06, re: request to amend Petitioner’s name from Charter Real Estate, LTD to Livonia Storage Units, LLC. Revised site plan Sheets L-10, dated November 11, 2015; A1 dated November 10, 2015; A2 dated November 10, 2015; and A3 dated November 10, 2015, received in the Office of the City Clerk on November 13, 2015. Petition 2015-09-08-15) Correspondence from the Public Service Division, dated November 12, 2015, re: request to remove request for additional appropriate and expenditure in connection with the Library Cooling Tower Project, from the agenda. (CR 196-15) Communication from DXU LLC, dated November 11, 2015, re: New Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen restaurant. Communication from Mark Taormina, Planning & Economic Development Director, dated November 16, 2015, re: Revised Resolution A – Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., Email communication from Cindi Quinn-Ventura, dated November 16, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). Email communication from Carina Gaynier, dated November 13, 2015, re: Petition 2015- 09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). Email communication from Ann Carl, dated November 16, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02- 19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). Email communication received from Maureen Blair, dated November 13, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). Email communication received from Stacy Wenderski, 36450 Ladywood, Livonia, MI, dated November 13, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – November 16, 2015 Email communication received from Marie Marvin, 35029 Wood, Livonia, MI, dated November 11, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). Email communication received from Joel Turbiak, 19593 Stamford Drive, Livonia, MI, dated October 28, 2015, re: Petition 2015-09-02-19 (Twin Peaks Restaurant). The following resolutions were offered by Scheel and Toy: MAD #353-15 Approving the reappointment of Kenneth M. Harb, 16788 Westbrook, FAT Livonia, MI 48154, to the Livonia Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a three-year CivSvc term expiring November 24, 2018. #354-15 Approving the reappointment of William Fried, 16009 Riverside, Livonia, MI MAD FAT 48154, to the Livonia Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a three-year term expiring CivSvc November 24, 2018. #355-15 Authorizing Fiore Enterprises, LLC, 3411 West Fort Street, Detroit, MAD FAT Michigan 48216 and Stante Excavating, 46912 Liberty Drive, Wixom, Michigan 48393, to Eng provide snow removal services for City streets during the 2015-2016 snow season for snowfalls of over four (4) inches in accumulation or as authorized by the Mayor, pursuant to the terms stated in the proposals dated September 14, 2015 (Fiore Enterprises, LLC) and October 23, 2015 (Stante Excavating); FURTHER, authorizing the expenditures for such services from funds already budgeted for this purpose. #356-15 Approving the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement between the MAD FAT County of Wayne and the City of Livonia; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby Eng authorized, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement in the manner and form herein submitted; FURTHER authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $56,147.00 from funds budgeted for this purpose; FURTHER, authorizing a Working Capital Advance to the County of Wayne in the amount of $28,074.00 as fifty percent (50%) of the City of Livonia’s participation of the total project cost; and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve any minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary. #357-15 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract for the period MAD FAT December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016, with Citizens Management, Inc. (CMI), 645 CivSvc West Grand River, Howell, MI 48843, to provide the City with claims administrative services for a total estimated premium cost of $44,743.00, FURTHER, rejecting the bid of Safety National and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a Contract for the period of December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016 with Midwest Employers Casualty Company, 14755 North Outer Forty Drive, Suite 300, Chesterfield, MO 63017, to provide the City with excess insurance coverage when losses from any one claim reaches $750,000.00, for a total estimated premium cost of $119,550.00. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – November 16, 2015 #358-15 Approving the 2016 City Council meeting schedule, subject to change with MAD FAT notice. CivSvc A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. Vice-President Meakin gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE Ill OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS "THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING SECTION 3.3934 THERETO. Vice-President Meakin invoked the EMERGENCY CLAUSE and gave SECOND READING to the foregoing Ordinance and a roll call vote was taken: AYES: Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, and Brosnan. NAYS: None #359-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, requesting, through MAD FAT the Administration, a report and recommendation from the Livonia Police Department on Police measures necessary to ensure that the storage facilities are not used for meth labs and other illegal activity. MAD #360-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving Petition FAT 2015-09-08-15, submitted by Charter Real Estate, on behalf of Livonia Storage Units, in Insp connection with a proposal to develop a self-storage facility, located at 28153 Eight Mile Plan Road, subject to conditions. Eng #361-15 Resolution by Scheel and Toy, appropriating and authorizing an MAD FAT expenditure in an amount not to exceed $6,900.00 from the unexpended fund balance of Eng the Road, Sidewalk and Tree Fund (204) for unforeseen issues that arose in connection with the 2015 Street Tree Planting Program to be paid to Greg Davis Landscape Services, Inc., 471 Renaud, Grosse Pointe, Michigan 48236; FURTHER referring the balance of $2,600.00 to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation. (CR 12-15) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, and Kritzman. NAYS: Brosnan. #362-15 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, referring Petition MAD FAT 2015-09-SN-05 submitted by YM Associates, requesting approval for a ground sign for Insp the commercial building located at 19046-19048 Middlebelt Road, to the Committee of Plan the Whole for its report and recommendation. Eng th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789REGULAR MEETING 5 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – November 16, 2015 Pastor stepped down from the podium at 7:36 p.m. to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. #363-15 Resolution by Meakin and Kritzman, approving Petition 2015-09-02-17 MAD FAT submitted by Brodersen Management, on behalf of Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., Insp requesting waiver use approval to construct and operate a freestanding full service Plan restaurant with drive-up window facilities, located at 13050 Middlebelt Road, subject to Eng conditions. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman and Brosnan. NAYS: Toy. Pastor returned to the podium at 7:39 p.m. #364-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving Petition MAD FAT 2015-08-01-07, submitted by Kucyk Soave and Fernandes, P.L.L.C., to rezone the Insp property located on the southwest corner of Hix and Ann Arbor Roads (9449, 9447, 9445, Plan 9443, 9441 and 9439 Hix Road), in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 31, from PL (Public Eng Land) to R-1 (One Family Residential 60’ x 120’ Lots), for preparation of the ordinance for submission to Council. #365-15 Resolution by Pastor and Toy, unanimously adopted, suspending the rules MAD FAT for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution No. 574-82 in order to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the agenda. #366-15 Resolution by Toy and Nash, approving the appointment of Adriane MAD FAT Spencer to the Office of Deputy City Clerk of the City of Livonia, for the period of CivSvc December 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, upon taking the oath of office as required in Chapter X, Section 2 of the City Charter; FURTHER, establishing an annual salary for this position in the amount of $54,142.40 with the understanding that all benefits as previously approved by the Council for other appointed positions within the City be also extended to this position. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Pastor, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, and Brosnan. NAYS: Meakin. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Steve King, 33950 Coventry, addressed Council on matters concerning Christopher Martin and Vice-President Meakin responded. Cindi Quinn-Ventura, 18517 Mayfield, asked for clarification on the mayoral veto process. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,789REGULAR MEETING 6 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – November 16, 2015 Christopher Martin, 11327 Hubbard, indicated he would bring his comments to the Study Meeting. th By Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,789Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:36 p.m. on November 16, 2015. SUSAN A. HOFF 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.