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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2020-05-11 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,896 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2020 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was held via Zoom and called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Rob Donovic, Jim Jolly, Laura Toy, Scott Bahr, Cathy White, Brandon McCullough, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: None. #125-20 Resolution by White and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes th of the 1,895 Regular Meeting of the Council held April 27, 2020. Councilmember Toy indicated Debra Morgan, lifelong resident of Livonia, recently passed away from the Covid-19 virus and offered condolences to the Morgan family. Councilmember Donovic indicated the Blue Angels will be performing a flyover to honor th the front line workers in the Southeast Michigan area on Tuesday, May 12. Donovic also indicated the Air National Guard has scheduled a flyover from the Selfridge Air Force Base later this week for the community’s front line workers. Vice President Bahr wished his daughter, Kelsey, a Happy Birthday. Vice President Bahr also wished his wife, Jamie, a Happy Birthday. Councilmember Toy extended Happy Belated Birthday wishes to Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan. President McIntyre extended belated Happy Birthday wishes to Vice President Bahr and th indicated he recently celebrated his 40 birthday. Councilmember Jolly announced there was one retirement in April, Scott Morgan, who retired from the Police Department after many years of service to the City and wished him well in his retirement. President McIntyre announced four (4) Public hearings scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., on the following items: 1. Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate application submitted by Kris Morris, Oakland Industries, for a facility which will be primarily used as an office and warehouse location for Oakland Automation and Autotac, subsidiaries of Oakland Industries, located at 13107 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development Overlay District #110) 2. Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate submitted by Paul F. Bohn, Fausone Bohn, LLP, Attorneys at Law, on behalf of Livonia Hotel Group, LLC, requesting approval of a Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for the expansion and rehabilitation of the property located at 19625 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152. (Commercial Rehabilitation District #5) 3. Proposed Special Assessment Street Lighting Project for the Capri Court Site Condominiums, located West Farmington Road, South of Eight Mile Road, in the th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,896 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2020 Northeast ¼ of Section 4, in the City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan for the establishment of the assessment roll. 4. Proposed Special Assessment Street Lighting Project for the Dover Court Site Condominiums, locates south of Ann Arbor Trail, between Wayne Road and Norwich, in the Southwest ¼ of Section 33, in the City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan for the establishment of the assessment roll. Mayor Brosnan thanked Council and the community for their adherence to the Governor’s Stay Home-Stay Safe Executive Order. Mayor Brosnan presented an informative update and report on how the City is implementing measures and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor Brosnan discussed the financial impacts of being the second hardest hit City in the State of Michigan, expressing the City will work hard to get its’ fair share of federal, state and county funding for recovery efforts. Mayor Brosnan discussed the actions Livonia has taken to help off-set the financial losses and the future actions being discussed for implementation when the City begins to reopen upon the expiration of the Governor’s Executive Order. Susan Nash, City Clerk, indicated applications for absentee ballots are scheduled to be mailed out the end of May for the August Primary. Clerk Nash encouraged anyone interested in becoming part of the City’s permanent mailing list to receive an absentee ballot application to contact the Clerk’s Office. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION None. The following items were received and filed: None. The following resolutions were offered by Jolly and McCullough: #126-20 Approving renewal of software maintenance agreement with ESRI, Inc. for City’s Geographic Information System (GIS) for one year. #127-20 Approving award of bid for Fox Creek Golf Course Restaurant Drop Ceiling Replacement, from budgeted funds. #128-20 Approving a one-year contract extension with Hydrocorp Services for the cross connection program, and to perform all work necessary to complete the program requirements, from budgeted funds. (CR 97-15) #129-20 Tentatively approving award of contract and request to authorize additional appropriation and expenditure for Water Main Improvements which are part of DWRF Project No. 7452-01, Project Areas 1 & 3, with funds to be reimbursed by the proceeds of the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds. (CR 389-19 and 364-19) #130-20 Approving award of contract and request to authorize additional appropriation and expenditure for Water Main Improvements which are part of DWRF Project No. 7452-01, Project Areas 1 & 3, with funds to be reimbursed by the proceeds of the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds. (CR 389-19 and 364-19) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,896 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2020 #131-20 Tentatively approving award of contract and request to authorize additional appropriation and expenditure for Water Main Improvements which are part of DWRF Project No. 7452-01, Project Area 2, with funds to be reimbursed by the proceeds of the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds. (CR 389-19 and 364-19) #132-20 Approving award of contract and request to authorize additional appropriation and expenditure for Water Main Improvements which are part of DWRF Project No. 7452-01, Project Area 2, with funds to be reimbursed by the proceeds of the Drinking Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds. (CR 389-19 and 364-19) #133-20 Approving designation of consultant through QBS process and amendment to engineering contract with OHM Advisors to provide professional engineering services for the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project No. 7452-01, Project Areas 1, 2 and 3, in an amount not to exceed $594,800.00. (CR 389-19 and 365-16) #134-20 Approving vacating petition submitted by Zeimet Wozniak & Associates, on behalf of Schoolcraft College, to determine whether or not to vacate a section of the existing water main easement within the Schoolcraft College campus, located on the east side of Haggerty Road between Six Mile and Seven Mile Roads (18600 Haggerty Road and 17950 College Parkway) in the Northwest ¼ and Southwest ¼ of Section 14. (CR 319-19) #135-20 Approving vacating petition submitted by Woodhaven Retirement Community, to determine whether or not to vacate a section of the existing water main easement located on the south side of Wentworth Avenue, west of Middlebelt Road (29667 Wentworth Avenue) in the Southeast ¼ of Section 14. (CR 62-20) #136-20 Approving site plan petition submitted by Ventura & Associates, on behalf of Western Wayne Physicians, to construct an addition and remodel the front entrance of the existing building located on the east side of Levan Road between Lyndon Avenue and Five Mile Road (15160 Levan Road) in the Northeast ¼ of Section 20, subject to conditions. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result: AYES: Donovic, Jolly, Toy, Bahr, White, McCullough, and McIntyre. NAYES: None. White gave Second Reading of the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35 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 2019-12-01-07) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Donovic, Jolly, Toy, Bahr, White, McCullough, and McIntyre. NAYES: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,896 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2020 #137-20 Motion by Toy and Bahr, unanimously adopted, approving waiver petition submitted by Unleashed Pet Care Real Estate L.L.C., to operate a veterinary clinic on the east side of Middlebelt Road between Joy Road and West Chicago Avenue (9300 Middlebelt Road) in the Southwest ¼ of Section 36, subject to conditions. (Pet. 2020-03- 02-02) #138-20 Motion by Toy and Bahr, unanimously adopted, approving site plan petition submitted by Lincoln Dental, to construct an addition to the existing building located on the north side of Joy Road between Inkster Road and Harrison Avenue (28000 and 28024 Joy Road) in the Southeast ¼ of Section 36, subject to conditions. (Pet. 2020-03-08-02) #139-20 Motion by Donovic and Jolly, unanimously adopted, referring subject of City’s ability to regulate unsubscribed newspapers and advertisements delivered to residential homes to the Department of Law for its report and recommendation. By Jolly and White, unanimously adopted, approving proposed Ordinance to (1) provide for the acquisition and construction of additions, extensions and improvements to the water supply and wastewater system of the City of Livonia; and (2) to provide for the issuance and sale of $9,170,000.00 of revenue bonds, series 2020 to pay the cost thereof: Department of Finance, re: for the (DWRF) Drinking Water Revolving Fund. (CR #389-19) #140-20 Motion by Jolly and McCullough, unanimously adopted, approving amendment to Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) FY 2019 Annual Action Plan as requested by Livonia Housing Commission to allocate funds received from Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) for activities that address COVID-19 related community needs. (CR 178-19) AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION None. th By Toy and Jolly, unanimously adopted, adjourned this 1,896 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:25 p.m. on May 11, 2020. 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.