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AGENDA
1,879th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia
Monday, August 26, 2019
7:00 p.m. - City Hall Auditorium
33000 Civic Center Drive
Livonia, Michigan
CALL TO ORDER:
INVOCATION:
ROLL CALL:
PRESENTATION OF MINUTES:
AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION
REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS
Communication from the Department of Finance, dated July 31, 2019, re: forwarding
Quarterly Investment Report of the City of Livonia as of May 31, 2019.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Charles Rostamloo, re:
for a wedding reception with a DJ on Saturday, September 7, 2019, from 5:00 p.m.
to 12:30 a.m. Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 19340 Merriman Court.
2. BLOCK PARTY: Karen Werden, re: to be held Saturday, September 7, 2019,
from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Flamingo Boulevard, between St. Martins and
Bretton, with a rain date of Sunday, September 8, 2019.
3. BLOCK PARTY: Krista Leavens, re: to be held Saturday, September 21, 2019,
from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Grandon, between Harrison and Brentwood, with
no rain date requested.
4. BLOCK PARTY: Katharine Faitel and Nancy Kostin, re: to be held Saturday,
September 28, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Edgewood, between Scone
and Perth, with no rain date requested.
5. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: Daniel R.
Coon, President, Livonia Community Swim Club, re: as required by the State of
Michigan to obtain a Charitable Gaming License to allow raffle fundraisers in the
future.
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CONSENT AGENDA
6. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: Richard
Rich, Treasurer, Livonia Youth Philharmonic of Michigan, re: as required by the
State of Michigan to obtain a Charitable Gaming License to allow raffle fundraisers
in the future.
7. REQUEST TO WAIVE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT: Dean M. DeVonce,
DeVonce Custom Construction, Inc. for the newly constructed single-family home
at 16855 Mayfield Street.
8. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY FOR THE 2019 TAX YEAR: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding
communication dated July 23, 2019, from Michael T. Slater, Treasurer, setting forth
the rate of tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as part of the summer
tax collection.
9. COLLECTION OF LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES FOR THE
YEAR 2019: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a communication from Alison
Smith, Director of Finance, requesting the City to continue to collect one-half of the
district’s taxes with the summer tax collection and the remaining one-half with the
winter tax collection, commencing July 1, 2019.
10. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE CLARENCEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR
THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a
communication from Dave Bergeron, Assistant Superintendent, setting forth the
rate of tax approved by the Board of Education on June 13, 2019.
11. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR: Office of the City Clerk, re:
forwarding a communication from Dr. Glenn Cerny, VP and CFO of Schoolcraft
College, to set the rate of tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a
summer tax.
12. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR OAKLAND SCHOOLS ISD FOR THE 2019-2020
SCHOOL YEAR: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a communication from
Michelle Saunders, Executive Director of Financial Services, to set the rate of tax
to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a summer tax.
13. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR WAYNE COUNTY REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE AGENCY (RESA) FOR THE 2019 SCHOOL YEAR: Office of the City
Clerk, re: forwarding a communication from Tamara Dust, Finance Manager of the
Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency, requesting to set the rate of
tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a summer tax.
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CONSENT AGENDA
14. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE COUNTY OF WAYNE FOR THE YEAR 2019:
Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a communication from Scott T.
Vandermergel, MMAO(4), Director of Assessment and Equalization, requesting
that the City collect 5.6483 Charter authorized mills as part of the summer tax
collection and the remainder as part of the winter tax collection.
15. TAX RATE REQUEST FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE EDUCATION
TAX FOR THE YEAR 2019: Office of the City Clerk, re: forwarding a
communication from Rachael Eubanks, State Treasurer, requesting to set the rate
of tax to be levied and requesting that it be collected as a summer tax.
16. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL: Community Resources, re: for replacement of
the Hinbern House cedar shake roof at Greenmead Historical Park, from budgeted
funds.
17. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL: Department of Management Information
Systems and Parks and Recreation Department, re: from Cellco Partnership, d/b/a
Verizon Wireless, to provide extended cell phone service coverage inside the
Kirksey Recreation Center.
18. REQUEST TO APPROVE EMERGENCY REPAIR: Department of Parks and
Recreation, re: for Bicentennial Park walking path, which has been unusable for a
significant portion of the year.
19. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND AUTHORIZE
PURCHASE OF TWO (2) LUCAS CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEMS FROM
SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER: Livonia Fire & Rescue, re: to provide the community
state-of-the-art, highly efficient CPR and improving patient care, from budgeted
funds.
20. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND AUTHORIZE
PURCHASE OF ONE (1) POWER LOAD COT FASTENING SYSTEM FROM
SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER: Livonia Fire & rescue, re: to add to the department’s
existing fleet of compatible Stryker ambulance cots, from budgeted funds.
21. REQUEST TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS:
Engineering Division, re: to assure the installation of public improvements at Dover
Court Site Condominiums; located on the south side of Ann Arbor Trail between
Norwich Avenue and Wayne Road in the Southwest ¼ of Section 33 (CR 123-19).
22. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Engineering Division, re: for the Hubbard Road
Shoulder Improvement Project, Contract 19-E, Buchanan Elementary to Six Mile
Road, from budgeted funds.
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CONSENT AGENDA
23. REQUEST FOR ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF WAIVER USE APPROVAL:
Planning Commission, re: Petition 2018-05-02-11 submitted by CESO, Inc., on
behalf of Speedway, which previously received approval by the City Council on
July 9, 2018 to renovate the existing gas station, including demolition of the
existing building, construction of a new gas station and the operation of a limited
service restaurant (Speedy Café) on property located on the northwest corner of
Seven Mile and Newburgh Roads (37416 Seven Mile Road), in the Southeast ¼
of Section 6. (CR 255-18 and CR 254-18)
24. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 543 AS AMENDED:
Department of Law, re: small cell wireless facility zoning regulations.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
25. ROLL CALL: Proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 543 , as amended:
Law Department, re: Petition 2019-05-01-03 submitted by A & H Ventures L.L.C.,
to rezone property located on the southwest corner of Six Mile and Farmington
Roads (33411 Six Mile Road) in the Northeast ¼ of Section 16 from C-1 (Local
Business) to C-2 (General Business).
First Read given by Councilmember Cathy White on August 12, 2019.
26. WAIVER PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2019-05-02-08 submitted
by Livonia Healthcare Real Estate, LLC to demolish the existing nursing home (St.
Jude) and construct a new building in its place for the purpose of operating a
nursing and physical rehabilitation facility (Mission Point Livonia) on the north side
of Ann Arbor Trail between Joy Road and Stark Road (34350 Ann Arbor Trail) in
the Southeast ¼ of Section 33.
27. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2019-06-08-10
submitted by CBL & Associates, on behalf of Dunham’s Sports, to renovate the
exterior of one of the units of the Laurel Park Place Shopping Center, located on
the northwest corner of Six Mile and Newburgh Roads (17625 Six Mile Road) in
the Southeast ¼ of Section 7.
28. REZONING PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2019-02-01-02
submitted by Etkin Management, L.L.C. to rezone the property located on the north
side of Seven Mile Road between Newburgh Road and the I-275/96 Expressway
(37640 Seven Mile Road) in the Southeast ¼ of Section 6, from R-U-F (Rural
Urban Farm) to R-8 (High Rise Multiple Family Residential District – Maximum four
(4) Stories).
Public Hearing held on July 17, 2019.
NEW BUSINESS
29. REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
AND TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Department of Finance, re: for
the Annual Budget for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020.
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AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION
DATED: August 14, 2019 SUSAN M. NASH, CITY CLERK
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