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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSYNOPSIS - 2016-12-05 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,814 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 5, 2016 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Brian Meakin, Brandon Kritzman, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: Maureen Miller Brosnan. th #441-16 Resolution by Jolly and Bahr, approving the minutes of the 1,813 Regular Meeting of the Council held on November 14, 2016. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, Kritzman and McIntyre NAYS: None PRESENT: Brosnan President McIntyre invited everyone to attend the Annual Tree Lighting being held th Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, with caroling and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, with refreshments being served in the Robert and Janet Bennett Library afterwards. Meakin congratulated Public Service Worker II, David Dugan, on his retirement after 27 years of service. President McIntyre stated there was new data received on Items 11, 13 and 14 on the Agenda. She then extended birthday wishes to Councilmember Meakin as well as Mayor Wright and sent get well wishes to the Mayor as well. Jolly voiced his opposition to the current package of bills being debated in Lansing that affect our school and local employee retirement benefits and that are being presented during the Lame Duck session, thereby not allowing the proper time to study these bills and the negative impact they would have on the Livonia community. st Treasurer Scheel stated that the 2016 Winter Tax Bills were mailed December 1 and that residents should expect to receive theirs. She indicated that taxes are due by th Tuesday, February 14, 2017 and that partial payments are accepted on the outstanding balance as long as the full payment is received by the due date. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: David Danisky, 19675 Brentwood, read an amendment that he wrote to the residential lighting ordinance reflecting the new technology involved in current lighting devices and asked Council to consider making it a part of the ordinance. Vice President Kritzman assured Mr. Danisky that Council would look into the matter and forward it to the Law Department. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,814REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 5, 2016 The following items were received and filed: A new set of plans from PEA, Inc., revised November 30, 2016 (Drawings C-1.0 to C 5.0 and L-1.1); Exterior Elevation drawings from ArcVision, Inc., dated November 28, 2016 (Drawings A301 to A303); and Signage drawings from Mandeville Sign with revisions dated November 28, 2016 (Drawings 28256.2 to 28256.12) A communication from the Department of Law, dated November 14, 2016, re: Petition 2016-08-01-06, submitted by TNA Enterprises A communication from the Department of Parks & Recreation, dated November 30, 2016, re: Placing Dog Park at Bicentennial Park in Soccer Field 1. The following resolutions were offered by Brosnan and Kritzman: #442-16 Recognizing Clarenceville Education Foundation as a non-profit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining a Charitable Gaming License to allow fundraisers in the future. #443-16 Authorizing the purchase of one (1) 2016 Ford Police Interceptor package, to replace a vehicle damaged beyond repair in August 2016, for use by the uniform division, from Signature Ford, 1960 E. Main Street, Owosso, MI 48867, in the amount of $27,087.00; FURTHER, an amount not to exceed $27,087.00 is hereby authorized to be expended from insurance carrier reimbursement and budgeted funds for this purpose. #444-16 Authorizing Fiore Enterprises, LLC, 3411 West Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan 48216 and Stante Excavating, 46912 Liberty Drive, Wixom, Michigan 48393, to provide snow removal services for City streets during the 2016-2017 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 October 14, 2016 (Fiore Enterprises, LLC) and October 19, 2016 (Stante Excavating); FURTHER, authorizing the expenditures for such services from funds already budgeted for this purpose. #445-16 Approving the remaining work developed by Sidock Architects and authorizing them to continue the development of the design and construction of the new Department of Public Works building in an amount not to exceed $245,200.00; FURTHER, authorizing an appropriation and expenditure in an amount not to exceed $245,200.00 from the unexpended fund balance of the Water and Sewer Fund (592) for this purpose, to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Water and Sewer Bond Issuance to be issued in 2017, and the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as it becomes necessary. #446-16 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute an amendment to the Engineering Contract, between the City of Livonia and Spalding Dedecker Associates, Inc. (SDA), 905 South Boulevard East, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307, to provide design services for the Hubbard Road Bike th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,814REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 5, 2016 Lanes Project from Buchanan Elementary to Six Mile Road, in an amount not to exceed $20,694.00, and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as it becomes necessary. (CR 367-13) #447-16 Accepting a $71,176.00 grant from Detroit Edison Company (DTE); for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, FURTHER, appropriating and authorizing an additional expenditure in an amount not to exceed $505,958.00 from funds budgeted to be paid to the Detroit Edison Company, Community Lighting Group, 8001 Haggerty Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111, and included with the agreement with DTE, with the understanding that the Energy Optimization (EO) Rebate in the amount of $109,786.52 will be reimbursed to the City upon completion of the work; FURTHER, authorizing the use of these grant funds and City funds to retrofit 1,329 Mercury Vapor Streetlights to LED along the major roads, which is estimated to produce an energy cost savings of $281,768.21 annually, with a payback of 1.41 years, and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve any minor adjustments in the work as may be necessary; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute the agreement with DTE subject to the approval as to form by the Department of Law, and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. #448-16 Authorizing an additional appropriation and expenditure to D’Angelo Brothers from liquidated damages withheld from Rohl Networks for failing to meet their contractual obligation for the water main improvements which are part of the DWRF Project No. 7356-01, Phase II; and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as it becomes necessary. (CR 127-15) #449-16 Approving Petition 2016-10-SN-05 submitted by Graph-X Lettering, Inc., requesting approval for a wall sign at DFCU Financial located at 37373 Seven Mile Road, subject to conditions. #450-16 Approving Petition 2016-08-08-09 submitted by N.C. Designers & Contracting, on behalf of Michigan Fuels, in connection with a proposal to renovate the existing Mobil gas station, including demolition of the existing building and construction of a new gas station located at 33430 Schoolcraft Road, subject to conditions. #451-16 Approving the 2017 City Council Meeting Schedules, subject to change with notice. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, Kritzman, Brosnan, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #452-16 Resolution by Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving Petition 2016-04-02-07 submitted by Laurel Park Retail Properties, L.L.C., requesting waiver use approval to construct and operate a freestanding full service restaurant with drive-up window facilities (Panera Bread) within the parking lot of the Laurel Park Place shopping center located on the north side of Six Mile Road between Newburgh Road and the I- 275/I-96 Expressway (37700 Six Mile Road), subject to conditions. (CR 401-16) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,814REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 5, 2016 Meakin gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE” BY ADDING SECTION 3. ___ THERETO. (Petition 2016-08-01-05) Brosnan gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE” BY ADDING SECTION 3. ___ THERETO. (Petition 2016-08-01-05) #453-16 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, concurring with the recommendation of the Department of Parks and Recreation and approving its request to establish a location for a dog park. #454-16 Resolution by White and Jolly, unanimously adopted, referring the request to establish a location for a dog park, to the Infrastructure and Community Transit Committee for its report and recommendation regarding the subject of the way that the City catalogs its infrastructure. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Jolly and Bahr, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,814Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:52 p.m. on December 5, 2016. SUSAN M. NASH 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.