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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2015-02-02 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,770 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 2, 2015 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. MAD #27-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving the FAT th minutes of the 1,769 Regular Meeting of the Council held January 21, 2015. Nash announced that Boy Scout Troop #271 from St. Michael’s Catholic School was present tonight working on one of their badges. President Brosnan and Vice-President Meakin hosted Boy Scout Troop #271 in the Council Office Chambers before the meeting, she said they had lots of interesting questions. President Brosnan thanked them for coming. Vice-President Meakin wished Councilmembers Pastor and Kritzman, as well as City Attorney Knapp, a Happy Birthday. th Kritzman announced a Chamber of Commerce event coming up on February 19 at Laurel Manor where they recognize Teacher of the Year awards for both the Livonia and Clarenceville School Districts, as well as Small Business of the Year and Community Enhancement Awards, and the newly created Greenleaf Award presented by the Greenleaf Commission on Sustainability. He invited all to attend. th Mayor Kirksey presented a commendation to Gutherie Lumber on their 90 Anniversary celebration. Mel Gutherie was present to accept the award. He was accompanied by his brother Bill, Sales Manager/Vice-President and his nephew Randall, Customer Service Manager. The Mayor then spoke about the record breaking snowstorm that Michigan encountered and its impact on the community. He introduced Kevin Maillard, Director of Public Works, who gave an update on the activities that took place in anticipation of and during the storm, who detailed the factors that were taken into consideration for the declaration nd of the Snow Emergency that went into effect Sunday, February 2 at 11:30 p.m. He thanked the crews for the excellent job they did. President Brosnan announced there are two X items at the end of the meeting as well as new data on Items #5, #7 and #9. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,770 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 2, 2015 The following items were received and filed: Letter from the City Clerk, dated January 7, 2015, as well as a communication from Dianne Laura, Livonia Board of Education Secretary for Livonia Public Schools, dated December 16, 2014, re: Public School District Taxes for the year 2015. Correspondence from Joe and Jeri Dorr, dated January 29, 2015 requesting item to be tabled for future consideration. Communication received from the Assessment Department, dated January 20, 2015, re: the Exemption of Personal Property under PA 328 of 1998 for ActuaPlast NA, Inc. Correspondence from the Department of Law, dated January 28, 2015, re: Robert Domino, et al. v. City of Livonia. The following resolutions were offered by Scheel and Meakin: MAD #28-15 Approving the request of Irene Vaughn, to close Arthur Street, between FAT Parkdale and Orangelawn, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Saturday, June 13, 2015, Poilce with a rain date of Sunday, June 14, 2015 requested, in connection with a graduation party subject to the approval of the Police Department. MAD #29-15 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Livonia FAT and the State of Michigan Department of Community Health, for the purpose of having full access to the Michigan Centralized Birth Certification System (MiCBCS), to enable the City of Livonia to search and view state birth records and to update, edit, print and generate certified copies of Livonia birth records currently not available to the City. MAD #30-15 Approving the appointment of Cathryn White, 9842 Blackburn, Livonia, FAT Michigan 48150, to the Board of Review for a term of three years commencing February Assessr 16, 2015, and expiring February 16, 2018, provided that Ms. White takes the Oath of CivSvc Office, as required by City Charter. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Nash, Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. At the direction of the Chair, Item 5 was removed from the Agenda at the petitioner’s request. (Petition 2014-10-08-14) #31-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving an MAD FAT application for Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate for ActuaPlast NA Inc., covering Assessr new machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures installed at their facility located at Plan 31690 Glendale Street, Livonia, MI 48150 (Industrial Development Overlay District #109) for five (5) years. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,770 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 2, 2015 #32-15 Resolution by Toy and Nash, unanimously adopted, determining to take MAD FAT no further action with respect to an Application for Exemption of Personal Property Assessr submitted by: Doug Madsen, Managing Director, ActuaPlast NA Inc. for their facility Plan located at 31690 Glendale Street, Livonia, MI 48150 (Industrial Development Overlay District #109). #33-15 Resolution by Pastor and Meakin, unanimously adopted, approving MAD Petition 2014-11-01-07, submitted by NPM Acquisitions, LLC, to rezone the properties FAT Insp located on the SW corner of Schoolcraft and Inkster Roads (27403 and 27451 Plan Schoolcraft Road, subject to conditions; FURTHER, referring the matter to the Eng Department of Law to prepare an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. #34-15 Resolution by Toy and Meakin, unanimously adopted, authorizing the MAD Department of Law to resolve the claims brought on behalf of Robert Domino, et al. and FAT Auto Club Insurance Company, et al., in the amount of $5.5 million dollars, as well as Eng make a total $1.5 million dollars of improvements to the Sanitary Sewer System over the course of two years beginning in 2016 and concluding in 2017. MAD #35-15 Resolution by Kritzman and Scheel, 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. #36-15 Resolution by Meakin and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving a MAD FAT Notice of Intent Resolution to issue Revenue Bonds not to exceed $9,400,000 and Eng declaring intent to reimburse, to construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Water Supply System of the City’s existing Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System through the approved State Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Loan to be closed on June 25, 2015. #37-15 Resolution by Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, approving an MAD FAT extension of contract between the Conference of Western Wayne and Livonia Youth ComRes Assistance Program through September 30, 2016, and will provide that the County of Wayne will reimburse the City of Livonia for Youth Assistance Program costs in the amount of $18,046.00. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Toy and Scheel, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,770Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:34 p.m. on February 2, 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.