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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-10-03 MINUTES OF THE 42nd REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 42nd Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:12 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Donald Gelinas Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Dennis Kujawa Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Members Absent: Mr. Mike Polsinelli (excused absence) Mr. Adelard Raby(excused absence) Mr. Stan Anderson(excused 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. David Gehm, Lutheran Homes of Michigan Mr. Harry McAllister, Architect for Lutheran Homes of Michigan Mr. Chris Ewald, Architect for Lutheran Homes of Michigan Mr. John Iacoangeli, Beckett &Raeder Mr. Bill Fried 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of August 15, 1996 Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-38 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 40th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on August 15, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Adoption of September 5, 1996 Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-39 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 41st Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on September 5, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 4. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman informed the board that he had received a copy of a newsletter printed by the Westland DDA, which he felt was a good idea. This newsletter was passed around for the information of the members. Chairman Pike had also received from Detroit Edison a preliminary estimate for relighting Plymouth Road, copies of which were distributed to the members. The Chairman then read correspondence received from AMC reconfirming their commitment to the George Burns Theater, and informed the board that a letter had been sent to the City Council stating the PRDA supported V.I.P. Floor Covering in their request to construct a warehouse addition to their commercial building. 5. David Gehm - Lutheran Homes of Michigan: Mr. Gehm was in attendance with his architects, Harry McAllister and Chris Ewald, to present their plans to demolish the old Livonia Nursing Home and construct a new nursing home on the property. Mr. Gehm stated there were two reasons they were before the PRDA. The first reason was to receive support from the PRDA in the form of a letter to the Planning Commission stating the PRDA approves of their plans. (61 On a motion duly made by Mr. Wordhouse, seconded by Mr. Walkon and unanimously approved, it was #96-40 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby support Petition 96-9-2-26 by the Lutheran Homes of Michigan to construct a nursing home on property located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Haller and Camden Road in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Mr. Gehm then stated the second reason they were in front of the PRDA was to request financial assistance in connection with the demolition of the present building. Originally the estimate for demolition of the main building was $65,000 but it was found there is asbestos involved so the price would now be between $10,000 and $15,000 higher, which would make the total cost around $80,000. Mr. Gehm stated the cost of demolishing the back two buildings would be approximately $40,000 but they were not asking for assistance with these buildings. The board members said they would like to discuss this matter and get back to Mr. Gehm at a later date. C -2- On a motion duly made by Mr. Wordhouse, seconded by Mrs. Mette, and unanimously approved, it was #96-41 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby determine to hold a closed door session. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. After discussion on the question of whether financial assistance should be offered to the Lutheran Homes in their demolition of the closed Livonia Nursing Home building, the following resolution was offered. On a motion duly made by Mr. Kujawa and seconded by Mr. Wordhouse, it was #96-42 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby determine to pay 50% of the demolition cost, not to exceed $40,000, of the former Livonia Nursing Home building located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Haller and Camden Roads for reasons that: 1) This building has been identified on the overall Plymouth Road Improvement Plan to be removed as the structure is substandard, in poor repair, and visually unattractive. ci‘,„ 2) It is the declared policy of the City of Livonia, as set forth in Zoning Ordinance 543, to discontinue and eliminate non-conforming buildings and uses. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Kirksey, Gelinas, Walkon, Peterson, Wordhouse, Kujawa, Pike NAYS: Grace,Mette ABSENT: Polsinelli, Raby, Anderson Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Wordhouse, seconded by Mr. Walkon and unanimously approved, it was #96-43 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby end their closed door session. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. In addition to the letter to the Planning Commission, Mr. Nagy is to draft a letter to the City Council stating that the PRDA has offered to help the Lutheran Homes of C -3- Michigan with the demolition costs of the existing building on their property, such building being the old Livonia Nursing Home building. 6. Budget Report- Mike Slater: Mr. Slater went over the PRDA budget as of 8/31/96. The total find balance as of this date is $808,942. Mr. Slater informed the board that there had been no change in the 1996-1997 budget by the City Council. 7. Beckett& Raeder, Inc.: John Iacoangeli presented the signage his firm had come up with for both Plymouth Road and also other parts of the City. The Mayor stated he had shown the signage to the Court and they had been very enthusiastic about it. Mr. Iacoangeli had also drawn up a 1997-1998 Implementation Program based on the input received at the Public Informational Workshop held on September 12. This information was distributed to the board members. Chairman Pike told Mr. Iacoangeli that the board had been more than pleased with the work of John Iacoangeli and Beckett & Raeder. The board felt they had done a tremendous job, and would like them to submit a proposal to take them to the next level. They are to submit a Professional Service Agreement for Scope of Work as soon as possible. 8. Reports from Committees: (iw George Burns Theater Committee: It was reported that the committee had met October 2nd but would not have a completed report until the next meeting of the PRDA. The committee was working on a draft of a proposal for a feasibility study. The Chairman stated Butch Raby had called him to say the gentlemen from the Macomb County Theater would attend one of the next meetings of the PRDA to discuss the theater. He possibly will be at the meeting of October 17th. Mr. Walkon stated the gentlemen that runs the Millennium Theater Center in Southfield would also be willing to come to a PRDA meeting and tell of their experience. Mr. Walkon also passed out demographics that deal with the people living around the George Burns Theater such as income level, age, etc. for the information of the board. Public Relations Committee: It was reported that on October 10th Channel 8 would be doing a presentation on the Plymouth Road Development Authority. It was also suggested the board members could possibly think about publishing a newsletter. Vacant Building Committee: Mr. Grace reported he had just received the list of vacant buildings and is planning to meet with the committee within the next couple of weeks. 9. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: Mr. Nagy reported on the following: -4- There had been two meetings with Mr. Tanski who owns the"New Car Alternatives"regarding the City-owned property at Laurel and Plymouth Roads. Mr. Tanski is definitely interested in this property and they are in the process of drawing up an offer to present to the City. Mr. Nagy had met with Mr. Fegan of the Inspection Department regarding the City inspectors working on weekends along Plymouth Road. He stated Mr. Fegan was very much amenable to that. Mr. Fegan will meet with the inspectors and develop something and get back to Mr. Nagy. 10. Polling of Board Members: Mr. Grace questioned since there was a lot of grass and empty parking area in front of the General Motors plant, whether it would be out of line to acquire a portion and develop it into a park for residents. He was informed that General Motors was trying to sell the plant. 11. Public Comment: There was no public comment. 12. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 42nd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on October 3, 1996 was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on October 17, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. . / e. %'Garvey, Secretary / -5-