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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1995-10-19 MINUTES OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 24th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia,Michigan was called to order at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 19, 1995 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Robert D. Bennett Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Dale Summers Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Members Absent: Mr. Mike Polsinelli (unexcused) Mr. Con Carson Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director (60 Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Michael McGee, City Council 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #95-34 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 23rd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 5, 1995 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman reported that he had received several phone calls on the RFPs that were mailed out. He repeated that the committee would report on the top three proposals at the November 16th meeting of the PRDA. Chairman Pike reported that Dale Summers will be resigning from the PRDA effective October 31, 1995. Mr. Summers is being transferred out of state. The Chairman thanked him for his help and wished him good luck. Mr. Summers thanked the Mayor and Mr. MeGee for appointing him to the board and stated he had enjoyed working with the group. Mr. Pike then read a letter mailed to Jerry Wordhouse confirming his appointment to the PRDA by the City Council. Mr. Wordhouse's term is to expire May 16, 1999. 4. Reports from Committees: Mr. Nagy, reporting on behalf of the RFP Committee, stated his office had talked to three of the firms that had received the Request for Proposals. Mr. Nagy further reported in talking with Ray Lance of East Side Mario's he was advised that the offer to purchase the old Livonia Tire property by East Side Mario's was rejected. They were not planning on countering the seller's offer because they felt the asking price was ridiculous. Mr. Lance further stated regarding the concept of trading property with the City,they would also decline on that idea. The board suggested Mr. Nagy make an inquiry as to the price of the property because they felt the PRDA might be in a better position to purchase the property than East Side Mario's. Mr. Nagy will report back at the next meeting. Also, Mr. Peterson is going to approach the doctor located on that property to see if there is any chance he would be interested in relocating at another location in Livonia, either on Plymouth Road or somewhere else. Mr. Niedieck reported he had talked to Lou George regarding the George Burns Theater. Mr. George stated within the last two to three weeks everything had fallen through and he is rethinking what he is going to do. Mr. George felt he would like to attend a meeting of the PRDA and he would tentatively set November 2nd as the meeting he would be attending. 5. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: The only new project Mr. Nagy had to report on was a proposal before the Planning Commission by the Volkswagen/Mazda dealership to expand on their dealership by constructing a new showroom for Hyundai products. This item is to appear on the October 24th meeting of the Planning Commission. 6. Polling of Board Members: Toni Mette inquired as to whether there was anything new happening with the Livonia Nursing Home. She stated they were told earlier that someone was interested in developing the property behind the nursing home. Mr. Nagy reported they are still looking into the matter. Mr. Peterson stated a business has moved into the Henderson Glass building. He further stated after reading the articled provided to them by Mr. McGee entitled"Dancing -2- In the Streets", he felt the PRDA should think about getting a committee formed for some kind of promotion as referred to in the article. Mr. Summers wished to extend his best wishes to the board and wished them much success in the future. Mr. Anderson repeated his request that someone should be feeding information about the PRDA to the newspaper. It was determined after a consultant was hired and work was started on a few projects, Mr. Anderson would handle that matter after first clearing the item with the Chairman. Chairman Pike reported he is trying to do something positive by appearing on Channel 8's City Edition. 7. Public Comment: No public comment. 8. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 24th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on October 19, 1995 was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The next meeting of the PRDA will be held November 2, 1995 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Jean Garvey, Secretary C -3-