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MINUTES OF THE TWO HUNDRED FORTY-NINTH
SPECIAL MEETING OF OCTOBER 22, 2014
On October 22, 2014, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33000
Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by President Brosnan at
7:30 p.m. Councilperson Pastor led the meeting in the Invocation.
Roll was called with the following result: John Pastor, Vice President Brian
Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash, Brian Kritzman, and President Maureen
Miller Brosnan. Absent: None.
Elected and appointed officials present: Mark Taormina, City Planner; Judy
Priebe, Director of Legislative Affairs; Terry Marecki, City Clerk; Don Knapp, City
Attorney.
Councilperson Toy congratulated Daniel Laible from NYX on their growth
and progress.
There was no Audience Communication at the beginning of the meeting.
On a motion by Pastor, seconded by Toy, it was:
#324-14 WHEREAS, the City Clerk has notified in writing the Assessor
of the City of Livonia as well as the legislative body of each taxing unit which
levies ad valorem property taxes in the local governmental unit in which the
proposed facility is to be located, i.e., the City of Livonia, and advised each
of them that the said Application has been received; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has afforded NYX Incorporated, the Assessor,
and a representative of each of the affected taxing units an opportunity for
a hearing on this Application and said hearing having in fact been conducted
at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at the Livonia City Hall, 33000
Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan.
WHEREAS, the aggregate SEV of real and personal property exempt from
ad valorem taxes within the City of Livonia, after granting this certificate, will
not exceed 5% of an amount equal to the sum of the SEV of the unit, plus
the SEV of personal and real property thus exempted; and
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Special Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2014
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
LIVONIA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Council, on the basis of the information received from
the applicant, NYX, Incorporated finds and determines: (a) that the granting
of this Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate shall not have the effect of
substantially impeding the operation of the local governmental unit or
impairing the financial soundness of any taxing unit which levies an ad
valorem property tax in the local governmental unit in which the facility is to
be located; and (b) the applicant has fully complied with the requirements
of Section 9, Act No. 198, P.A. 1974, as amended.
2. That the City Council hereby approves the Application for Industrial
Facilities Exemption Certificate from NYX Incorporated for new machinery
and equipment and improving the building at their facility located at 38900
Plymouth Road within the City of Livonia Industrial Development Overlay
District No. 112 for 12 years.
3. That in accordance with the requirements of Section 22, Act 198,
P.A. 1974, as amended, wherein a letter of agreement between the
applicant and the City is required in order to clarify the understanding and
the commitment between the applicant and the City upon approval of an
Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate, the Council hereby authorizes the
Mayor and City Clerk to sign such Letter of Agreement (as amended) as
duly executed by the applicant and incorporate such Letter of Agreement
as part of the documentation required to process applications for Industrial
Facilities Exemption Certificates.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, Kritzman, and Brosnan.
NAYS: None.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
There was no Audience Communication at the end of the meeting.
On a motion by Meakin, seconded by Pastor, and unanimously adopted,
this 249th Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 7:33
p.m.
Terror . Marecki, City Clerk