HomeMy WebLinkAbout1,214 - June 4, 2024 signedMINUTES OF THE 1,214th PUBLIC HEARINGS AND REGULAR MEETING
HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia
held its 1,214th Public Hearing and Regular Meetings in the Livonia City Hall, 33000
Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. lan Wilshaw, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Members present: Wafa Dinaro David Bongero Sam Caramagno
Glen Long Peter Ventura Ian Wilshaw
Members absent: None
Mr. Mark Taormina, Planning Director, Jacob Uhazie, Assistant Planning Director
and Stephanie Reece, Program Supervisor, were also present.
Chairman Wilshaw informed the audience that if a petition on tonight's agenda
involves a rezoning request, this Commission makes a recommendation to the City
Council who, in turn, will hold its own public hearing and make the final
determination as to whether a petition is approved or denied. The Planning
Commission holds the only public hearing on a request for preliminary plat and/or
vacating petition. The Commission's recommendation is forwarded to the City
Council for the final determination as to whether a plat is accepted or rejected. If a
petition requesting a waiver of use or site plan approval is denied tonight, the
petitioner has ten days in which to appeal the decision, in writing, to the City
Council. Resolutions adopted by the City Planning Commission become effective
seven (7) days after the date of adoption. The Planning Commission and the
professional staff have reviewed each of these petitions upon their filing. The staff
has furnished the Commission with both approving and denying resolutions, which
the Commission may, or may not, use depending on the outcome of the
proceedings tonight.
ITEM #1 PETITION 2024-04-08-01 Senior Wellness Center
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda, Petition 2024-
04-08-01 submitted by Hubbel, Roth & Clark on behalf of the City
of Livonia requesting approval of all plans in connection with a
proposal to construct a new Livonia Senior Wellness Center and
make renovations to the Kirksey Recreation Center at 13335
Farmington Road, located at the southeast corner of Five Mile
and Hubbard Roads, in the Northeast'% of Section 22.
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Mr. Taormina: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, this is a request to construct a
new Senior Wellness Center and expand and remodel the
Kirksey Recreation Center at Hubbard and Five Mile Roads. The
Recreation Center was built in the early 2000s after the city
acquired the west half, about 17 acres of the former Bentley High
School property. The existing Rec Center is roughly 140,000
square feet. The Senior Center is currently located on the city
campus along Farmington Road. That structure was built
originally as a church and then expanded in the mid-1980s and
remodeled in the early 2000s. With the construction of the new
Senior Wellness Center as part of the Kirksey Recreation Center,
the old senior center will eventually be torn down to make room
for the future redevelopment of a portion of the city center. The
new Senior Wellness Center will be on the east side of the
Recreation Center. To accomplish this, the city is purchasing an
additional 4.15 acres of property from the Livonia Public School
District. The new Senior Wellness Center will be about 31,000
square feet. This includes a new two-story, 10,600-square-foot
addition to the building, plus the conversion of the former
gymnastic center, which is currently occupied by fitness
equipment. The fitness area will be moved to the main gym,
necessitating the construction of a new gym on the west side of
the Rec Center along Hubbard Street. To familiarize everyone
with the site plan, the existing building is shown in this gray
pattern. The Senior Wellness addition on the east side of the
building is shown in blue, and the new gym addition on the west
side is shown in green. The new gym measures roughly 8,900
square feet. The exterior of both additions will complement the
architecture of the existing structure. This includes the building's
signature triangular brick pattern. The new Senior Wellness
Center will have its entrance facing Five Mile Road, featuring a
two-story glass curtain wall. There will also be a semicircular
vehicle drop-off and pickup area with a covered overhang, like
the feature at the front entrance of the Recreation Center. There
will also be several site changes, including a new entrance drive
from Five Mile Road and a new dedicated parking lot for the
Senior Wellness Center with roughly 120 parking spaces. New
stormwater detention basins will be constructed adjacent to Five
Mile Road. Several pathways and sidewalks must be relocated,
and all new landscaping will be provided for the additional
development. The project architect, Adrianna Me!choir, from
Hubbel, Roth, and Clark, is here this evening, as well as Ted
Davis, the City's Director of Parks and Recreation. Thank you.
With that, Mr. Chairman, I can read out the departmental
correspondence.
Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, please.
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Mr. Taormina: Mr. Taormina: The first item is from the Engineering Division,
dated May 16, 2024, which reads as follows: "In accordance with
your request, the Engineering Division has reviewed the above
referenced petition. We have no objections to the proposed
project at this time, but would like to note the following items: 1.
The subject parcel is assigned the address of #15100 Hubbard
Road. Should additional addresses be needed, the Owner will
need to contact this Department once permitting has been
completed. 2. The existing parcel is currently serviced by public
sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water main. The submitted
drawings indicate proposed additions to the existing systems as
well as on -site detention. Based on the submitted drawings, we
do not believe there will be any negative impacts to the existing
systems, but a full Engineering review will be completed during
the permitting process. 3. The drawings indicate proposed storm
water detention, but do not include detailed information. The
development will be required to provide detention per the latest
version of the Wayne County Stormwater Ordinance, and will be
required to submit drawings to Wayne County for permitting since
they are intending to connect to a Wayne County owned storm
system. 4. In addition to the storm water permit, any disturbances
with the Five Mile Road right -of- way will require permits through
the Wayne County Department of Public Service, including drive
approach and sidewalk removals and placements. All other
permits will be through the City of Livonia."The letter is signed by
David W. Lear, P.E., Assistant City Engineer. The next letter is
from the Livonia Fire & Rescue Division, dated May 21, 2024,
which reads as follows: "This office has reviewed the site plan
submitted in connection with a request to construct a commercial
building on property located at the above referenced address. We
have no objections to this proposal with the following stipulations:
1. Provide an automatic sprinkler system, and on -site hydrants
shall be located between 50 feet and 100 feet from the
unobstructed Fire Department Connection. 2. Please adhere to
code in the official submitted plan set of access parameters for
emergency vehicles including but not limited to: roadway
dimensions, unobstructed access (including parking lots), FIRE
LANE signage, dead-end roadways. T or Y turnaround
arrangements shall be permitted. Access must be maintained
throughout the construction process also. 3. Submit plans and
permits for sprinkler monitoring and fire alarms. 4. Doors powered
by magnetic locks or access by fobs/key cards shall have power
dropped to them with the activation of a fire alarm. A further
detailed plan review will take place when this division receives an
official plan set."The letter is signed by Brian Kukla, Fire Marshal.
The next letter is from the Division of Police, dated May 20, 2024,
Mr. Wilshaw:
Mr. Ventura:
Mr. Taormina:
Mr. Wilshaw:
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which reads as follows: `1 have reviewed the plans in connection
with the petition. I have no objections to the proposal." The letter
is signed by Paul Walters, Sergeant, Traffic Bureau. The next
letter is from the Finance Department, dated May 15, 2024, which
reads as follows: "I have reviewed the addresses connected with
the above noted petition. As there are no outstanding amounts
receivable, general or water and sewer, I have no objections to
the proposal." The letter is signed by Connie Kumpula, Chief
Accountant. The last letter is from the Treasurer's Department,
dated May 29, 2024, which reads as follows: "As of today, all tax
and water bills are current." The letter is signed by Susie Nash,
Treasurer. That is the extent of the correspondence.
Thank you, Mr. Taormina. Are there any questions for our
planning staff?
Mr. Taormina, just to be clear, we're going to put a 10,621 square
foot addition on the east end of the rec center that's two-story.
So, we'll create 20,000 square feet of new space. In addition to
that, we're going to build 8,855 square feet of new space for
gymnasium on the west end. That is how we get to 30,000 square
feet of new construction, correct?
I believe the total floor area of the Senior Wellness Center is
approximately 30,000 square feet. I'm going to let Mr. Davis
clarify that. Not all the area shown in blue is usable floor area on
the second level. Some of that space is open to below. The
architect can describe that further, but I believe the 30,000 is
roughly the total square footage of the new Senior Wellness
Center, including the usable space for both the addition and the
former gymnastics space. Why don't we let the architect or Mr.
Davis clarify that?
Are there any other questions for the planning staff? Okay, no
other questions? Mr. Davis.
Ted Davis, Director or Parks and Recreation, Livonia, MI. Thank you. Good
evening. Good to be here. I think that that 10,000 square foot
addition on the side, most of that is going to be lobby space and
offices. It'll be a two-story opening. The former gymnastic space,
approximately 10,000 square feet, that is getting a second floor.
So, that becomes 20,000 square feet with the additional 10,000.
That gives us roughly 30,000 square feet of the new Senior
Wellness Center.
Mr. Ventura: And then in addition to that, there's 8,800 square feet on the west
end.
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Mr. Davis: That's the gymnasium. Yes.
Mr. Ventura: So, we're close to 40,000 square feet by the time we get done
with all the construction.
Mr. Davis:
Yes, but we're only adding on, I mean, there's some additional
floor space also in the rec center. So, I think we're adding about
50,000 square feet total to the facility.
Mr. Ventura: Thank you, that makes it clear. I'm just trying to get all the
numbers together.
Mr. Wilshaw:
Mr. Davis:
Thank you. Well, if there's no other questions, I think it's time for
Mr. Davis to give his presentation. Good evening, and welcome
to our meeting. Let us know what you're building.
Thank you. I mean, Mr. Taormina did a fantastically thorough job
in going over the proposal before you of the site plan and
everything. I mean, we are again asking to build the addition on
to the current recreation center for the Senior Wellness Center.
And along with that, a gymnasium. There'll be interior renovations
to the Rec Center, as well. Some of the highlights of the project,
and it's difficult because I'm a visual, so I like to see the pictures,
but some of the highlights of the project are...the senior Wellness
Center, really, ifs a bonus, it's an upgrade in every conceivable
way over what we have at the current Senior Center. You're
looking at large multipurpose spaces on the main floor, updated
kitchen, which will be able to accommodate the Meals on Wheels
program that's currently being run out of there. We will be able to
increase party sizes, which are incredibly popular on the second
floor. We will have multiple fitness spaces and then conference
room spaces or meeting room spaces that will be able to
accommodate large groups as well. That's really the key of this,
We were talking about the bathrooms. We go from nine fixtures
to 15 fixtures throughout the facility, and two elevators. One that
will fit 25 to 30 people that's fully accessible and will be able to
accommodate EMS personnel if need be. I mean, this is just such
an upgrade over what we currently have, On the rec center side,
we are getting a brand-new gymnasium. If you've been to the Rec
Center, and you see that we've put equipment into the former
gymnastics space, and it works, but it feels disjointed, and it feels
like that addition to your house that isn't quite right. And with this
new, you know, we're going to break out into the main gym areas,
taking really main gyms one and two over. Main gym one will
basically be an addition of the fit hub, or the fitness area. So it will
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look seamless with a two story elevation. And then the second,
the main court two, that becomes multipurpose space rooms and
then the track gets filled in on the second level, and it really
becomes a cardio studio. So huge upgrades and big fundamental
changes. The Rec Center is really gonna change the way it looks.
but the goal is you're walking in there and you're thinking, this is
how it was always meant to look. Right? It just needed to be
refreshed that way. We're excited about the connections, I mean,
the usefulness of these combining of the spaces. We're not
recreating the wheel, right? We have an existing fitness center,
we have existing pools, we have walking tracks, the seniors now
gain access to all that through a point, you know, through a fob
entry system. So, we're not duplicating services, we're simply
adding on and really helping with economies of scale. And that
just makes our pool, you know, our track, our fitness area, just
that much more user friendly and useful to another population.
Right now there are two very distinct populations that use the two
centers. And over time we see that crossover just growing and
continue to attract new seniors to use the facility. So that's a quick
overview of this. Again, on the west end we're adding the new
gym space to kind of take over to supplement what we're losing
with main gyms one and two, that will be a hardwood floor. That's
going to be a smaller court than what we currently have in main
gym one and two. It'II really be one full size court mostly. You
know, we think that we're not gonna, feel the Toss of the gym
space, because we have so many classes and programs in gyms
right now because we don't have adequate space for those
programs. So with the addition of those multipurpose rooms, you
know, where main two was, we really don't feel we're going to
miss the gym space at all, but we'll have more than adequate gym
space.
Mr. Wilshaw: Okay, great. Thank you, Mr. Davis. And as you're giving your
presentation, Mark is showing on the screen some of the
renderings so our folks at home can see some of these beautiful
renderings that you've been able to provide to us.
Mr. Davis:
So, that is a senior center lobby right there. And that was, you
can see, I mean, one of the things that we're happy about is, if
you've been to the current Senior Center, your point -of -sale
location, or your check in location, is on the complete opposite
side of the offices. Here, you're going to have the offices behind
it. They will be secured, and you'll also be able to have full time
staff actively supporting that front desk reception point of sale
location. You know, seniors asked for a fireplace, that was an add
on. Originally, that was a glass wall, and that was added on to
give them fireplace. And actually, much like DPW space, if you've
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been there, behind that fireplace is a small conference room. And
that's where, again, you'll be able to have small interpersonal
meetings, if you need to meet with someone privately right off the
lobby. We love it for, again, the support it's going to provide, we're
redoing the rec center front desk area. If you've been to the rec
center, it does some things really, really well. One of them is a
choke point, when you come in, it really chokes it off, we think
there's a better way, we're going to hopefully create better flow
through there. More stations to be able to push people through
faster. I mean, that's when we always hear, there's lines. I'll be
the first to say...1 will tell my staff lines are not a problem. Lines
mean, we're popular. Don't worry about lines. But we do want to
move people through faster. So that is, again, that's going to shift
over in the middle of the current space right now. It'II be glassed
all the way, in full door. So, we'll have some security there. And
again, though, you know, frontline staff there will feel
approachable but safe. And again, we have three point of sale
locations right on the front. There'll be a check in on the side for
members and people checking in to utilize the facility. And then
where the former handicap entrance or exit was, that will become
the new exit. So, it'll have an entry -exit flow to the building, which
we think will make it feel a lot better and move people through a
lot quicker. And that's what we want. We want it to be...we want
people to check in. We want to do it as fast as we possibly can,
as well.
Mr. Wilshaw: Excellent. Let's see if there's any questions from any of the
commissioners for Mr. Davis.
Ms. Dinaro: I do. Thank you, Ted, for this presentation. This is really exciting.
And I'm really excited to see the new Senior Center. I have just a
couple of questions for you. One, how much square footage are
we losing on the Rec Center? And how is that going to impact
programming, if at all? And then the second question, can you
talk a little bit about the timeline of the construction and what's
going to happen until we get to the final product? Sure.
Mr. Davis:
I think it's difficult to say we're losing square feet, I mean, we're
losing the gymnastic space. So, we're losing 10,000 square feet
on that side, approximately. We're gaining back at 8,800 square
feet on the west side with a gym edition. But on the Main two,
we're adding a second level. We're adding multipurpose rooms in
the first floor. So, I think we're coming out actually probably a few
thousand square feet ahead and it's not really the space. I mean,
it's always odd because the Rec Center, I would say, is 130,000
square feet and yet somehow we're room poor because again
you have these expansive lobby spaces right? We have two great
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pools. a walking track, four full gymnasiums, but yet when you
look at like, you know, we offer 100 different classes a week
through there, not including swim lessons, and yet we don't have
really great classroom space, you know, whether it's fitness
classes or even, you know, a lecture series or anything like that.
We don't have good spaces for that, so, that was really our goal
with this renovation is to...it's not about losing square footage or
gaining square footage it's about increasing the functionality of
the square footage we do have and we feel we've done that with
this plan. Timeline on construction. So, groundbreaking will occur
second week of July. I feel like I should knock on wood and that's
actual earthmoving. The actual groundbreaking ceremony is July
17, Monday at one o'clock . So, we anticipate actual construction
groundbreaking that second week of July. And you're not going
to feel any impact on that. It's all going to be on the east and west
side. I mean, you'll see the fencing go around, especially on the
north end, and kind of wrap around the sides of the building. But
there'll be no change in the operation until we get to September.
September's when we're going to start to feel it. The gymnastic
space gets cleared out in the beginning of September. So, we
feel we'll be able to move that equipment, spacing it a little tighter
through our current fit hub. We used to have equipment upstairs
on the second level quite a bit. We thinned that out, so we'll put
more equipment back up there. And then we will place a good
portion of the equipment in Mac gym one. That's where it will
remain for the duration of the construction. So that will be the first
thing that rec center members will feel is that loss of the
gymnastic space. But we feel we can accommodate that and still
maintain all the functions. We're still going to have three full
basketball courts that will be operational. Really the only
programs we're planning on cutting right now are our adult
basketball leagues. We've been in contact with our rentals to let
them know things are tight. We've contacted LJL. We've talked
with them already. It's not that we don't want them to use the
facility, but again, things are going to be tight for the period of
time. We will operate that way until July, and we anticipate in July
the West gym will now be complete. And at that point, we will
now...construction will move into main gyms one and two. We will
lose a little portion of the fit hub. They'll have to build a temporary
wall. Somewhere in that timeframe the senior center should be
complete, at the end of summer. We would then complete the
main gyms one and two in that area of the Rec Center early
December of 2025.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you. Is there other questions for our parks and rec
director?
Mr. Ventura:
Mr. Davis:
Mr. Ventura:
Mr. Davis:
Mr. Wilshaw:
Mr. Caramagno:
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Mr. Davis, can you give us kind of a broad -brush overview of the
cost of the project and total sources of funds that are going to be
available to make it happen and then talk a little bit about your
excellent recapture of those funds that are going to retire
whatever debt we're going to incur to do that.
Sure. So, the total cost of the project, I can give you a guess right
now because we don't have a guaranteed maximum price from
our construction manager. We just put out bid packets last week.
We feel right now a good ballpark is $26 million dollars for total
project costs. We have $8 million thanks to Wayne County. We
have $3 million in community project funding from Haley Stevens.
We have $1.25 million in community project funding from
Congresswoman Rashida Tahlib. We have $3 million from the
State of Michigan, and we have $2 million that are from 208 Parks
and Recreation fund balance unexpended fund balance and the
remainder will be offset by it with the general fund. As far as our
current millage, which is sufficient to pay all of our capital and pay
the bond debt. I will say we are incurring no bond debt with this
project right now. So, I mean, I don't want to say, you know, with
absolute certainty, but I don't feel we're gonna be, you know,
increasing our bond debt payments on this project at all. So our
current millage covers our bond payments, our capital and
subsidizes the recreation center operations to the tune of about
15%. The gold standard in community recreation facilities is 70%
cost recovery. We currently run at about 85% cost recovery. So
we are doing it better and more efficiently than the vast majority
of facilities throughout the United States that are community
recreation centers. So, we feel that's a credit to the staff we've
had from Tom Murphy from Ron Ranky, Karen Comchanik, Lyle
Trudell, certainly they've all done a fantastic job and I, you know,
I have kind of been given the keys to a Ferrari and told don't screw
up and I've managed to not do that yet.
Great. Sounds like we've got the finances for this well in hand.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you. Mr. Ventura. Any other questions?
Ted, now that you're putting the senior center with the Rec
Center, what efficiencies will you have from the old senior center
and the Rec Center being separate what type of efficiencies do
you do expect to have?
Mr. Davis:
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I think that's a great question. A great deal. Really, I mean, if you
look at just the physical structure itself, right, where we already
have swimming pools, we're not going to be recreating swimming
pools. We already have a fitness center. We already have a
walking track. Attaching the Senior Wellness Center onto the
existing rec center, you know, gives all of our seniors access to
those facilities, and that was really the big driver of this. And then
you have staffing as well, where, you know, we have a facility
manager that already runs the Rec Center, that person will be
able to run the senior center too. Front desk operations point of
sale, again, it will be the same person overseeing both sides of it.
Part time building supervision, you know, at two separate
physical locations, we're running staff in different locations. Now,
we're going to combine that staff, so we feel there'll be efficiencies
on the user end, meaning our seniors, and what they get access
to and what they'll have to show for this new facility and again,
being attached to the Rec Center. And operationally, we feel
there are great efficiencies, we'll be able to with full-time and part
time staff, to where the hope is even we continue to offer the great
programs we have but even to increase that programming as time
goes on.
Mr. Caramagno: Thank you. Now another question for you. The Senior Center,..so
the seniors have access to the Rec Center, its only one way
access... rec center people can't get into the senior center.
Mr. Davis:
Yes, they can if they are seniors, they certainly can. They can go
both ways, And we think that that traffic is only going to increase
over time. So, I'm not a senior, I would not be able to fob over
now, I'm not a senior yet, but when I am a senior someday, if I
have rec center membership, and I, you know, want access over
the Senior Center, I will certainly be able to fob over and utilize
the senior center. And then I will be able to do the same thing and
fob back. So, imagine your day is you get there, and you take a
water aerobics class at 10 in the morning, and then you decide to
go over the senior center and you want to play some cards. And
then you stay over there and have lunch and then you come back
over, and you walk the track for a little while. Then you go home
and take a nap. Or maybe you hit one of the three golf courses.
Who knows?
Mr. Caramagno: Maybe so thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw:
Any other questions? I've got just a couple, Mr. Davis, that I had
written down. Because the Senior Center currently does not have
elevators, it's basically a one floor structure and now you're gonna
have a two -floor structure. You already mentioned that one of
Mr. Davis:
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them is going to be able to accommodate EMS, if necessary, and
as we know, from City Hall and its woes with elevators going
down, what would happen in the event of elevators not
functioning at this at the Senior Center?
Yeah, the one thing I will say is, I feel this facility in some ways is
such an anomaly. I mean, the Rec Center has an elevator. Has
had an elevator for 20 years, I can count on my one hand and the
nine years I've been here how often the elevator has been down
yet, it seems in other facilities, I can count on my one hand today,
how many times the elevator has been down. I don't feel we're
really going to have the kind of maintenance issues there. But
again, we do have two staircases, and then we do, I think we're
three total staircases up to the second floor. We'll also have
access points in the second floor into the Rec Center where they'll
be able to go around and have access to, again, either stairs or
the Rec Center elevator as well. So, we feel in that in the case of
that situation, we'll have multiple ways to move people in and out.
One thing also is, you know, the generator we're going to have. If
we do lose power, elevators are going to remain operational.
That's one of our goals, right? Second floor will lose some
functionality, but elevators will continue to operate even at a loss
of power. So, we feel confident tha,t just like every building, and
there's a great deal of trepidation I'd say with our senior
population and this, again, anything new, change is always
frightening, right. And I jokingly...1 go there and give a monthly
talk at the Senior Center and there was a great deal of fear
regarding the two stories and I asked the question how many
people had been to St. Mary's? And I said, just show of hands
and everyone raised their hands and I said how many people
have been to the second floor above at St. Mary's? And everyone
raised their hand and so we seem to do it in other places quite
easily and somehow we have this fear in a new building. I think
we're going to be pleasantly surprised at how smoothly it does go
and how few problems we do have.
Mr. Wilshaw: I appreciate that answer. And some of my questions do come
from folks I've talked to from the senior center. So it's not a
surprise to you some of these questions, but you sort of alluded
to it actually with your answer about the elevators in the sense of
the generator. The Rec Center is currently often used during
emergency times in the city as a warming center or as a facility
that people within the city can go to. If they have problems with
their house or need to get away, for some reason and go
somewhere safe. And I'm assuming that the generator will be
expanded to serve the Senior Center and the senior center itself
Mr. Davis:
Mr. Wilshaw:
Mr. Davis:
Mr. Wilshaw:
Mr. Davis:
Mr. Wilshaw:
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can also now become one of those facilities for residence in an
emergency. Is that correct?
It could I think our plan right now is that we would try to maintain
services and programs at the Senior Center. We would let the
Rec Center serve as the emergency shelter if we're in that
scenario. Right now, that is our plan. But of course, things can
change. And it could easily...we could make the senior center the
heating and cooling station if need be. But the goal with the
generator is that both spaces are going to be functional and
comfortable, regardless of the temperature outside. Excellent.
Okay. Very good. And then the last and most important question
I have is, are you still going to have Wii bowling available for the
seniors?
Yeah, I don't see us again, I don't see us eliminating or cutting
any programs. I think the goal is, again, to expand upon what we
currently offer.
Okay, great. Yeah, that's something that I know some people find
very important. They have leagues and everything else.
I like the Wii as much as the next person.
Very good. All right. Well, thank you very much for your
presentation. Is there any other questions from any of our
commissioners? If not, anyone else in the audience wishing to
speak on this item? I see no one else wishing to speak. Thank
you for being here. And if there's no other questions or comments,
then a motion would be an order.
On a motion by Dinaro, seconded by Bongero, and unanimously adopted, it was
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RESOLVED, That the City Planning Commission does hereby
recommend to the City Council that Petition 2024-04-08-01
submitted by Hubbel, Roth & Clark on behalf of the City of Livonia
requesting approval of all plans in connection with a proposal to
construct a new Livonia Senior Wellness Center and make
renovations to the Kirksey Recreation Center at 13335
Farmington Road, located at the southeast corner of Five Mile
and Hubbard Roads, in the Northeast '/ of Section 22., be
approved subject to the following conditions:
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1. The Site Plan identified as Sheet No. C-1A, dated May 6,
2024, as revised and prepared by Hubbell, Roth & Clark,
Inc., is hereby approved and shall be adhered to.
2. All parking spaces, except the required handicapped
spaces, shall be double -striped ten feet (10') wide by twenty
feet (20') in length.
3. That the Landscape Plan identified as Sheet No. C-6, dated
May 6, 2024, as revised and prepared by Hubbell, Roth &
Clark, Inc., is hereby approved, and any modifications
thereto shall be pre -approved by the Planning Department.
4. The Exterior Elevations Plans marked A-201 and A-202,
dated May 3, 2024, as revised, prepared by Hubbell, Roth &
Clark, Inc., are hereby approved.
5. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be concealed from
public view on all sides by screening compatible with the
building's exterior materials, and
6. The three walls of the trash dumpster area shall be
constructed of building materials that complement the
building. The enclosure gates shall be made of solid panel
steel or durable, long-lasting solid panel fiberglass.
Mr. Wilshaw: Is there any discussion?
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted. It will go on to the City Council with an approving
resolution.
ITEM #5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1,213th Public Hearings and
Regular Meeting
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Approval of
the Minutes of the 1,213th Public Hearing and Regular Meeting
held on May 14, 2024.
On a motion by Bongero, seconded by Ventura , and unanimously adopted, it was
#06-22-2024 RESOLVED, That the Minutes of 1,213th Public Hearings and
Regular Meeting held by the Planning Commission on May 14,
2024, are hereby approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
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AYES: Dinaro, Bongero, Ventura, Caramagno, Wilshaw
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Long
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adop ed, the 1,214th Public
Hearings and Regular Meeting held on June 4, 2024, wa : adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
ATTEST:
Ian Wilshaw, Chairman
CITY PL AI(NG COMMISSION
Sam Caramagno, Secretary