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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-08-01 MINUTES OF THE 39th REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 39th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia,Michigan was called to order at 3:10 p.m., Thursday, August 1, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Scott Grace Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Donald Gelinas Members Absent: Mr. Mike Polsinelli (excused absence) Mr. Stan Anderson(excused absence) Mr. Dennis Kujawa(excused absence) Mr. Jerry Wordhouse (excused absence) Mr. Marvin Walkon (unexcused absence) Others Present: Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary Mr. John Nagy, Planning Director Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Tom Wozniak, Old Rosedale Gardens Homeowners Assoc. Mr. Jerry Snyder,Ford Motor Company Mr. Bill Baffling, Ford Motor Company 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-31 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 38th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on July 18, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman reported he had spoken with a gentleman from Detroit Edison and had asked him to provide for the PRDA a price for the lighting along Plymouth Road from Inkster to Newburgh. Mr. Pike had asked for a price for the entire package and also a mile by mile price. The Chairman should have these figures for the first meeting in September. C ♦r The Chairman then passed around, for the information of the board, colored aerials of the Plymouth Road Development Authority district. Mr. Pike also informed the board that a letter had been written to the Inspection Department, per their request, concerning the condition of the parking lot of the Office Depot store. 4. Request by Ford Motor Company: Jerry Snyder, Governmental Relations Manager for Ford Motor Company and Bill Baffling, Tax Counsel for Ford Motor Company, were in attendance. They were before the board to seek support from the Plymouth Road Development Authority for their request in front of the City Council for tax abatement in connection with their proposed purchase of new machinery and equipment at the Livonia Transmission Plant. Mr. Snyder explained Ford was looking at a $45,000,000 investment. He informed the board they had already received support from the Economic Development Corporation of Livonia. If granted, it will bring in $700,000 new money to the City over a 12-year period. Ford will save a like amount. Mayor Kirksey stated he personally supported the request and it also had the support of the Economic Development Corporation. On a motion duly made by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Grace, it was (iire #96-32 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby support Ford Motor Company in their request for a Tax Exemption Facilities Certificate in connection with the proposed purchase of new machinery and equipment for their Livonia Transmission Plant. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Kirksey,Pike, Peterson, Raby, Grace, Mette NAYS: None ABSENT: Kujawa, Wordhouse, Anderson, Walkon, Polsinelli ABSTAIN: Gelinas Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 5. 1996-97 Budget: There was a general discussion on the 1996-97 Budget. It was determined that contractual services should be increased; an estimate should be made for property acquisition and demolition; and the rest should be chunked into different projects. Mr. Slater is to be invited to the next meeting to go over the final budget figures. (tir, -2- 6. Reports from Committees: Rick Niedieck, reporting on behalf of the George Burns Theater Committee, stated Lou George has hired Schostak Brothers to sell this property and they possibly have three to four proposals at this time. Mr. Niedieck did not have any further details at this time. 7. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: The following projects were reported on by Mr. Nagy: Work has been started on"New Car Alternatives" on the south side of Plymouth Road between Laurel and Wayne Roads. Bill Brown is looking at the bank across the street for possible expansion. General Medical has purchased the Hygrade property. They will tear down the existing facility and construct a new warehouse/office building. 8. Polling of Board Members: Mr. McGee stated the 1997 construction season for this year is almost over. The City has come to closure on the Milburn Drive realignment. He questioned what had to happen to get approvals so they could come to fruition with the realignment of the Ann Arbor Road/Newburgh intersection. What did they have to do to get it started and who comes up with a time table? He felt they should have a calendar of projects for next year. tre Mrs. Mette brought up the subject of the Office Depot parking lot and Mr. Nagy responded by saying he had contacted the Inspection Department and Office Depot was completing their landscaping and doing new lighting and when that was completed they would repair their parking lot. Mrs. Mette also asked if there were any requirements put on J&M's Party store when they came to the City requesting a new sign. Mr. Nagy responded by saying he would check with the Inspection Department and report back on that matter. Mr. Peterson asked to have the Inspection Department check on the B & B Drugs as he felt they were not keeping the property up in the same manner as the previous owner. Mr. Nagy responded by saying he would also report back on this matter at the next meeting. Mr. Grace brought up the matter that the Plymouth Road Development Authority had money in their budget for an Inspector for Plymouth Road. He felt they did not want to harass businesses but an Inspector could look into what businesses are not keeping up their property. Mr. Grace also brought up the subject of the PRDA co-sponsoring existing events such as items at the Wilson Barn. This way they could get their name involved and also help sponsor some summer events. C -3- Mayor Kirksey announced that on August 12th a reception will be held on the 5th Floor of City Hall at 7:00 p.m. honoring the Armstrong Buick brothers who will be retiring. This will be followed by the City Council meeting at 8:00 p.m. where a proclamation will be presented to them. He stated all board members were invited to attend the reception. The Mayor further informed the members that on August l lth at 2:00 p.m. the City will host a celebration party for Olympic gold medal winner Sheila Taormina. Cookies and punch will be served and all members were invited. In the event of rain, the event will be held in the Eddie Edgar Arena. The Mayor also mentioned his golf outing to be held September 9th. All members were also invited to this event. Chairman Pike acknowledged Mayor Kirksey's cooperation, dedication and knowledge since he had taken over the office of Mayor. 9. Public Comment: Tom Wozniak stated their homeowner's association was moving as fast as they could with their projects with the amount of money they had. He asked if any of their projects were of interest to the PRDA. Their association is asking for assistance with designs and funds. He realized this might set a precedent with other homeowners associations along Plymouth Road. Mr. Nagy responded they would send a list of their projects to Beckett&Raeder for their review to see if they could be incorporated into their plans for Plymouth Road or find out if any of their plans were in conflict with the plans being formulated by their office. Mr. Nagy's office will get back to Mr. Wozniak when they have the answers to these questions for him. 10. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 39th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on August 1, 1996 was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on August 15, 1996 at 3:00 p.m. in the Gallery on the 5th floor of City Hall. J;"Garvey, Secretary C- -4-