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MINUTES OF THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND
SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017
On March 27, 2017, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33000 Civic
Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by President McIntyre at 8:47
p.m. Vice President Kritzman led the meeting in the Pledge.
Roll was called with the following result: Brandon Kritzman, Maureen Miller
Brosnan, James Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, Brian Meakin and Kathleen McIntyre.
Elected and appointed officials present: Mayor Dennis Wright; Judy Priebe,
Director of Legislative Affairs; Susan M. Nash, City Clerk; Don Knapp, City Attorney; Todd
Zilincik, City Engineer; Ted Davis, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation; Michelle
Koppin, Assistant Superintendent of Parks and Recreation.
There was no Audience Communication at the beginning of the meeting.
Ted Davis explained that the Master Parks Plan has already been submitted to the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A council resolution is needed to make the
deadline, prior to March 31, 2017 to make it official and to add it as supplemental
information, and that is why we requested a special meeting.
On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by Bahr, and unanimously adopted, it was:
#121-17 WHEREAS, the Livonia City Council has undertaken a planning
process to determine the recreation and natural resource conservation needs
and desires of its residents during a five-year period covering the years 2017-
2022, and
WHEREAS, the Livonia City Council began the process of developing a Parks
and Recreation Master Plan in accordance with the most recent guidelines
developed by the Department of Natural Resources and made available to local
communities, and
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WHEREAS, residents of the City of Livonia were provided with a well-advertised
opportunity during the development of the draft plan to express opinions, ask
questions, and discuss all aspects of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and
WHEREAS, the public was given a well-advertised opportunity and reasonable
accommodations to review the final draft of the Parks and Recreation Master
Plan for a period of at least 30 days (Feb. 20, 2017 – March 21, 2017), and
WHEREAS, a public meeting was held on March 27, 2017 at City Hall to provide
opportunity for all residents to express opinions, ask questions, and discuss
all aspects of the City of Livonia Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Livonia City Council has developed the plan as a guideline
for improving recreation and enhancing natural resource conservation for the
City of Livonia, and
WHEREAS, after the public meeting, the Livonia City Council met to adopt said
City of Livonia Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2017-2022.
NOW, THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Livonia City Council hereby adopts
the City of Livonia Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2017-2022.
Brosnan explained that the Council doesn’t hold many Special Meetings. They
are for extreme emergency situations, where there are tight deadlines and in this case
not only do we have a deadline, we have grant money on line and we don’t want to be
in a position when we’re not able to take advantage of that.
There was no Audience Communication at the end of the meeting.
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On a motion by Meakin, seconded by Jolly, and unanimously adopted, this 252
Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. on March
27, 2017.
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Susan M. Nash
Livonia City Clerk