HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 2014-04-0738994
MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH
REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2014
On April 7, 2014, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33000 Civic
Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council
at 7:00 p.m. Council Vice President Meakin led the meeting with a prayer.
Roll was called with the following result: Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda
Scheel, Susan Nash, Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor and Maureen Miller Brosnan.
Absent: None.
Elected and appointed officials present: Mark Taormina, City Planner;
Judy Priebe, Technical Specialist; Todd Zilincik, City Engineer; Terry Marecki, City
Clerk; Don Knapp, City Attorney; and Mayor Jack Kirksey.
it was:
On a motion by Pastor, seconded by Kritzman, and unanimously adopted,
# 85 -14 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of the 1,749th Regular Meeting
of the Council held March 19, 2014, are hereby approved as submitted.
A communication from the Department of Finance, dated March 3, 2014,
re: forwarding the Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia as of November
30, 2013, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council.
On a motion by Toy, seconded by Kritzman, it was:
# 86-14 RESOLVED, that having considered Petition 2014-02-03-01,
submitted by Dave Bergeron, Assistant Superintendent, Clarenceville
School District, dated February 14, 2014, wherein a request is submitted
for the vacating of the existing Beatrice Avenue right-of-way south of
Norfolk Avenue, adjacent to Lots 16 and 17 in the Elmwood Farms
Subdivision, located in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2, the Council does
hereby refer this item to the City Planning Commission for action and
recommendation in accordance with provisions of Law and City
Ordinance.
Regular Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2014
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# 87-14 RESOLVED, that having considered an e-mail
communication from Dan Steele, dated January 31, 2014, regarding the
replacement of stop signs on Elmira Street, between Merriman and
Hubbard, because of safety issues, the Council does hereby refer this
matter to the Traffic Commission for its report and recommendation.
# 88-14 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Director of Community Resources, dated February
18, 2014, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance, the City
Attorney and the I.T. Director, and is approved for submission by the
Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of RouteMatch Software,
1201 W. Peachtree St., Suite 3300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for
completing all work required in connection with the technology upgrade
and five (5) year maintenance contract for the Livonia Community Transit
call center in the total amount of $266,992.00, the same having been sole
bid received and meets all specifications; FURTHER, the Council does
hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $266,992.00
from funds budgeted in Account No. 218-889-986-010 for this purpose,
with the understanding that the City will be reimbursed $213,594.00 of that
amount under an approved grant from the Federal Transit Administration;
FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
for and on behalf of the City of Livonia to execute a contract with the
aforesaid bidder and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the
full performance of this resolution.
# 89-14 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Service -Utilities and the
Director of Public Works, dated March 10, 2014, which bears the signature
of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor,
the Council does hereby authorize a two-year extension of the Gasoline
and Diesel Fuel Contract for truck transport (over 5000 gallons) with
Petroleum Traders, Inc., 7120 Pointe Inverness Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana
46804 and RKA Petroleum Companies, Inc., 28340 Wick Road, Romulus,
Michigan 48174, and for tank wagon (under 5000 gallons) to Atlas Oil
Company, 24501 Ecorse Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, for the period of
February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016, under the terms and
conditions of the original bid accepted January 25, 2012, with funds to be
expended that are already budgeted in Account No. 101-446-751-000
(Public Service Gas and Oil), Account No. 101-309-751-000 (Police Gas
and Oil) and Account No. 101-338-751-000 (Fire Gas and Oil) for this
purpose; FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine to authorize the
said purchases without competitive bidding for the reasons indicated in the
aforesaid communication; and such action is taken in accordance with the
provisions set forth in Section 3.04.140D4 of the Livonia Code of
Ordinances, as amended.
# 90-14 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the City Engineer, dated March 7, 2014, approved by
Regular Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2014
the Director of Public Works, which bears the signature of the Director of
Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does
hereby accept the unit price bid of Hard Rock Concrete, Inc., 38146
Abruzzi Drive, Westland, Michigan 48185 for performing all work required
in connection with the 2014 Concrete Road Repair Program (Contract 14-
C), for the estimated total cost of $1,679,913.00, based on the
Engineering Division's estimate of units of work involved and subject to
the final payment based on the actual units of work completed in
accordance with the unit prices accepted herein, said estimated cost and
unit prices having been in fact the lowest bid received for this item;
FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the
amount of $1,486,148.00 from funds already budgeted in the Roads,
Sidewalks and Tree Fund in the following accounts for this purpose:
Account No. 204-463-818-110 (Reconstruction) $1,235,760.00
Account No. 204-463-818-114 (Maintenance) $ 250,388.00
FURTHER, the Council hereby appropriate and authorize an additional
expenditure of $193,765.00 from the unexpended fund balance of the
Roads, Sidewalks and Tree Fund (204) for this purpose; and the City
Engineer is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work
as required; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to
execute a contract for and on behalf of the City of Livonia with the
aforesaid bidder and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the
full performance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result:
AYES: Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, Pastor and Brosnan.
NAYS: None.
The President declared the resolutions adopted.
Mayor Kirksey spoke of a meeting between representatives of the City of
Livonia and MDOT to be held at 8:30 a.m. on April 8, 2014, to inform MDOT of
observations made by the public since the construction has begun, especially the noise
factor during early morning hours due to the bridge demolition on Merriman Road.
On a motion by Meakin, seconded by Toy, and unanimously adopted, this
1,750th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
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Teri*. Marecki, City Clerk