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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTUDY - 2017-08-09 CITY OF LIVONIA – CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF STUDY MEETING HELD AUGUST 9, 2017 Meeting was called to order at 8:12 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Maureen Miller Brosnan, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, Brian Meakin, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: Brandon Kritzman. Elected and appointed officials present: Todd Zilincik, City Engineer; Don Knapp, City Attorney; Susan M. Nash, City Clerk; Scott Miller, City Planner IV; and Jim Inglis, Executive Director, Housing. President McIntyre wished a belated Happy Birthday to Judy Priebe, Director of Legislative Affairs. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None 1. BLOCK PARTY: Karen Werden, re: to be held Saturday, September 9, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Flamingo between St. Martins and Bretton, with a rain date of Sunday, September 10, 2017. Karen Werden, presented her request to Council. They wish to block off Flamingo between St. Martins and Bretton for a block party. White offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT 2. BLOCK PARTY: Theresa McEwen, re: to be held Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Orangelawn between Adams and Richland, with no rain date requested. Norman McEwen, presented the request to Council. They wish to block off Orangelawn between Adams and Richland for a block party. Jolly offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT 3. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE HURON-CLINTON METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY FOR THE YEAR 2017: Office of the City Clerk, re: to set the rate of tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a winter tax. At the direction of the Chair, this item will be received and filed for the information of the Council for the Consent Agenda. 2 DIRECTION: RECEIVE & FILE CONSENT 4. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE PROPOSED SALE OF CITY- OWNED PROPERTY ACQUIRED THROUGH THE WAYNE COUNTY TAX FORECLOSURE PROGRAM USING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM: Livonia Housing Commission, re: for the properties located at 9071 Louise and 9061 Louise to Alicia Cousineau for a sale price of $65,000.00. (CR 334-16 and CR 254-15) Jim Inglis, Executive Director, Housing, presented the request to Council. On August 17, 2015, the City acquired 9071 Louise through the Wayne County right of first refusal as to tax-foreclosed properties program. On August 22, 2016, the City acquired 9061 Louise, also through the Wayne County Right of First Refusal program. The Housing Commission acquired the properties through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and proceeded with rehabilitation through the Livonia Public Schools Building Trades Program. The rehabilitation is complete and the home currently complies with City code and Energy Star standards. Pursuant to regulations stipulated by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the property must be sold for fair market value. The Commission obtained an appraisal of the properties of $60,000. The Commission, through a local realtor, has marketed the home and adjacent lot for sale and a purchase agreement was tendered on July 25, 2017. Ms. Alicia Cousineau submitted a purchase agreement which is attached for your review and consideration. Ms. Cousineau is within the federal income limits (<80% of median income) and has secured financing through Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. The City is awaiting the mortgage appraisal from the financial entity which is required for homebuyer mortgage and, should amount be lower than selling price, the Housing Director and City Attorney are authorized to approve revised sale price. Therefore, the Livonia Housing Commission would respectfully request that the Livonia City Council approve the sale of 9071 Louise and 9061 Louise to Alicia Cousineau, 9010 Newport Way, Livonia, Ml 48150, and further authorize the Law Department to prepare a Quit Claim Deed and authorize the Director of Housing to execute the appropriate sale documents. White offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT 5. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2017-05-08-05 submitted by Leo Soave, in connection with a proposal to develop a site condominium (Adams Court) consisting of two (2) single-family homes located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Alois Avenue and Eckles Road (38801 Plymouth Road), in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30. 3 Scott Miller, City Planner IV, presented the request to Council. He said Adams Court was recently constructed as a 50-foot wide public street. The street extends from Plymouth Road south for a distance of about 300 feet and ends in a cul-de-sac. The eight lots on Adams Court including the property that is the subject of this petition was created last year via lot splits on two original acreage parcels. The subject site is located on the northeast corner of Adams Court and Plymouth Road. The lot presently contains one of the two original residential structures. This structure would be removed as part of this proposal. The proposal would contain two new site condominium lots. The new homes are identified as Units 1 and 2. Unit 1 measures 11,815 square feet and Unit 2 measures 8,205 square feet. Both units fully comply with the R-1 standards and that’s the proposal. Meakin offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. Bahr asked Miller what was unique about these two properties as opposed to the rest of the street. He asked why they are handling just these two as opposed to the rest of the lots. Miller replied indicating the lot splits have already been used up so if he wants to split up any more he must go to site condominiums. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT 6. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2017-06-08-06 submitted by St. Mary Mercy Hospital, in connection with a proposal to construct a chapel addition to the hospital located on the southwest corner of Five Mile and Levan Roads (36475 Five Mile Road), in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 20. Scott Miller, City Planner IV, presented the request to Council. The proposed new chapel would be built on the north side of the existing hospital, the side facing Five Mile Road. It would be adjacent to the existing chapel which is just west of the main north entrance to the hospital. The addition is one story in height. It’s roughly 4,340 square feet in size, and at its highest point would be about 36.5 feet. Primary access into the chapel area would be provided from within the hospital. The floor plan shows the interior space of the chapel is divided into a number of rooms to accommodate various religious denominations. The new chapel would replace the existing chapel at the hospital. The addition would be constructed out of brick to complement the existing materials of the hospital, and then adjacent to the chapel, the plans show a prayer garden. The garden area would be enclosed by the chapel on the east side and then a six to eight-foot high steel wall would frame the remaining part of the garden area. The conceptual plan illustrates that there would be a network of either gravel or stone pathways within the garden. There are raised as well ground level planting areas and then benches throughout. They are a variety of ornamental trees and flowers; and that’s the proposal. 4 Jolly said this is a great project and commends the hospital for their continued investment in the property and community. Jolly offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. Steve Van Brussel, Director of Construction Services for St. Joseph’s St. Mary’s Mercy Livonia, was present to answer any questions Council may have. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT 7. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2017-06-08-07 submitted by the City of Livonia Fire and Rescue Division, in connection with a proposal to construct an addition and remodel the interior of Livonia Fire Station No. 1, located on the east side of Farmington Road between Lyndon Avenue and Five Mile Road (14910 Farmington Road), in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22. Scott Miller, City Planner IV, presented the request to Council. He said this petition involves an addition and alterations to the Fire Department Headquarters here on the Civic Center campus. This is where the offices of the Fire Chief, the Deputy Chief, as well as the Fire Marshal and other investigators are located. The existing fire station is one story in height and about 11,200 square feet in area. The interior of the building, as this plan attempts to illustrate, is really divided into three sections. The northerly section is the area that contains the administrative offices. The middle part is the docking area for the station’s rapid response vehicles, and then the southerly part of the building is devoted to the firefighters’ living quarters. The addition would be to the administrative portion of the building in order to expand and improve the layout of the offices as well as the training facilities. The other two sections, the living quarters and the overhead bay area, would remain unchanged and stay in their current configuration. The addition would be built on the north side of the station. It measures roughly 1,685 square feet in area. This would bring the total size of the fire headquarters building up to about 12,885 square feet. Because the site is zoned PL, Public Lands, there are no minimum standards with respect to setbacks, building height, parking or landscaping. The addition and the renovation will allow for the fire technologies within the building to be brought up to date as well as improvement to HVAC system. The renovations would also rearrange the training rooms so that these functions are segregated from the other offices within that space. This is something that the current facility lacks. In terms of the exterior of the building, it has been done to match the colors and materials of the existing building. It would be a combination of cement plaster board, brick as well as aluminum clad windows. White offered the approving resolution for the Consent Agenda. 5 Stephanie Benzarczyk, 24091 Pheasant Run, Novi, representing Sidock Group the architect for the project, addressed Council. They are excited about the project and look forward to working with the City. She was ready to answer any questions Council may have. DIRECTION: APPROVING CONSENT AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Brian Duggan requested on behalf of Dan Spurling, President, Livonia Spree Committee, that Council schedule a Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the future of the Spree. Jolly offered the resolution referring the subject of Livonia Spree to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation for the Consent Agenda. DIRECTION: REFER SUBJECT OF LIVONIA SPREE CONSENT TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE As there were no further questions or comments, President McIntyre adjourned the Study Session at 8:27 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. DATED: August 10, 2017 SUSAN M. NASH CITY CLERK