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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 2013-11-06 38856 MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTIETH REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6, 2013 On November 6, 2013, 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 Brosnan led the meeting with an invocation Roll was called with the following result: Maureen Miller Brosnan, Brandon Kritzman, James McCann, Joe Laura, John Pastor, Thomas Robinson, and Laura Toy 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 On a motion by Pastor, seconded by Brosnan, it was #349-13 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of the 1,739th Regular Meeting of the Council held October 21, 2013, are hereby approved as submitted A roll call vote was taken with the following result: AYES Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Pastor, and Robinson NAYS None PRESENT Toy *ABSTAIN Laura *Councilmember Laura abstained from voting, which is recorded as a "yes" vote under the provisions of Section 2 04 190B of the Livonia Code of Ordinances President Toy declared the resolution adopted President Toy acknowledged three newly elected Councilmembers present in the audience Brian Meakin, Susan Nash and Lynda Scheel, and indicated she looked forward to working with them when they join the Council in January President Toy also took a moment to wish her sister, Carol, a Happy Birthday and indicated she will turn 56 years old on November 7th Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38857 There was no Audience Communication at the beginning of the meeting On a motion by Robinson, seconded by McCann, it was #350-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Clerk, dated October 11, 2013, forwarding an application submitted by Makiea Robinson, 14638 Prairie Street, Detroit, Michigan 48238, for a massage apprentice permit and in accordance with Chapter 5 49 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended, the Council does hereby approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution #351-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Mayor, dated October 1, 2013, the Council does hereby approve of and concur in the reappointment of Jim Cambridge, 32413 Maria Court, Livonia, Michigan 48152, to the Livonia Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a term of three years, which will expire on November 24, 2016 #352-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Mayor, dated October 1, 2013, the Council does hereby approve of and concur in the reappointment of Michael Paul Condon, 31115 Hillbrook, Livonia, Michigan 48152, to the Livonia Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a term of three years, which will expire on November 24, 2016 #353-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Fire Chief, dated October 10, 2013, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of Halt Fire, Inc., 50168 W Pontiac Trail, Wixom, Michigan 48393, for supplying the Fire Department with two (2) replacement Class A Fire Engine Pumpers in the amount of$954,658 00, the same having been in fact the only vendor that met or exceeded the specifications, FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount of $954,658 00 from funds already budgeted in Account No 101-338-985-000 (Fire Capital Outlay — Vehicles), FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine that the City- owned 1994 SMEAL and the 1992 Emergency One Fire Engines are considered surplus property and does hereby authorize the disposal of such equipment by placing vehicles up for auction #354-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Director of Public Works, dated October 9, 2013, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize Fiore Enterprises, LLC, 3411 West Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan 48216 and Stante Excavating, 46912 Liberty Drive, Wixom, Michigan 48393, to provide snow removal services Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38858 for City streets during the 2013-2014 snow season as authorized by the Mayor, pursuant to the terms stated in the attached proposals dated October 1, 2013 (Fiore Enterprises, LLC) and October 4, 2013 (Stante Excavating), FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize said action without competitive bidding in accordance with Section 3 04 140 D 4 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended, in that no advantage would have been realized, FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the expenditures for such services from funds already budgeted in Account No 101-463-818-020 (Road Maintenance Contractual Services) for this purpose #355-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Service — Environment & Utilities, dated October 14, 2013, which bears the signatures of the Director of Public Works and the Director of Finance, and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of Ritter GIS, 42209 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, for completing all work required with the GPS field data collection and updating of the GIS System, in a total amount not to exceed $94,899 98, from funds budgeted in Account No 592-158-034 (Construct in Progress — GIS Update), FURTHER, the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary, 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 things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution FURTHER, the Council does hereby reject the bid of Trine Environmental, Inc for the reasons indicated in the aforementioned report and recommendation #356-13 RESOLVED, that having considered Petition 2013-10-03-03, submitted by John E Wright, Executive Director of Facilities Management, Schoolcraft College, dated July 31, 2013, wherein a request is submitted for the vacating of the existing water main easement located at Schoolcraft College — Partial North Ring Road and East Student Parking located at 18600 Haggerty Road in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 7, 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 #357-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 7, 2013, which transmits its resolution 10-57-2013, adopted on October 1, 2013, with regard to Petition 2013-09-02-22, submitted by Bill Brown Ford, requesting waiver use approval to operate an automobile and truck fleet repair facility, on property located on the south side of Capitol Avenue, between Hubbard Avenue and Farmington Road (32333 Capitol Avenue), in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27, which property is zoned M-1, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Petition Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38859 2013-09-02-22 is hereby approved and granted, subject to the following conditions 1 That the Site Plan submitted by Bill Brown Ford received by the Planning Commission on September 6, 2013, is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 2 That all vehicle repair and maintenance operations shall be performed inside the building and the service operations shall not be open to the general public; 3 That only minor repairs and maintenance work on vehicles be conducted at this site, and that repair work shall not include major collision repair; 4 That outdoor parking of vehicles shall not include dismantled, damaged, abandoned, junked and/or unlicensed vehicles, 5 That there shall be no outdoor storage of auto parts, equipment, scrap material, debris, waste petroleum products or other similar items generated by the subject use, 6 That the restriction specifying that except for the front yard setback, the lot area be enclosed with a fence may be omitted only if this requirement is waived by the City Council by means of a separate resolution in which two-thirds of the members of the City Council concur; and 7 That the plan referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the occupancy and zoning compliance permits are applied for #358-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 7, 2013, which transmits its resolution 10-57-2013, adopted on October 1, 2013, with regard to Petition 2013-09-02-22, submitted by Bill Brown Ford, requesting waiver use approval to operate an automobile and truck fleet repair facility, on property located on the south side of Capitol Avenue, between Hubbard Avenue and Farmington Road (32333 Capitol Avenue), in the Southwest % of Section 27, which property is zoned M-1, the Council does hereby waive the requirement that the lot area be enclosed with a fence as set forth in Section 16 11(a)(1) of Zoning Ordinance No 543, as amended, in connection with the approval of waiver use Petition 2013-09-02-22. #359-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a request from the City Planning Commission, dated October 7, 2013, which transmits its resolution 10-59-2013, adopted on October 1, 2013, requesting approval of Petition 2013-09-SN-03, submitted by SignGraphix, Inc , requesting Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38860 approval for a replacement ground sign with variable electronic message board for Ladywood High School, on property located on the east side of Newburgh Road between Schoolcraft Road and Five Mile Road (14680 Newburgh Road) in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 20, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Petition 2013-09-SN-03 is hereby approved and granted, subject to the following conditions 1 That the ground sign shall be installed in accordance with the Sign Plan submitted by SignGraphix, Inc., as received by the Planning Commission on September 12, 2013, 2. That this approval is subject to the petitioner being granted variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals for excess sign area and height and the inclusion of a variable electronic message board and any conditions related thereto, 3 That the variable electronic message board shall conform to restrictions and limitations as set forth in Section 18 50H(o) of the Zoning Ordinance regarding the duration and transition times of the messages, and on the sign's illumination levels, and 4 That the Sign Plan referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the sign permits are applied for A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result: AYES Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, and Toy NAYS None On a motion by Pastor, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #360-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Office of the Council, to which is attached Schedule A, a proposed schedule of Council Study and Regular Meetings for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, the Council does hereby approve the following dates for City Council Meetings for 2014, (mostly Mondays) subject to change with notice LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE — 2014* Regular Meetings will start at 7.00 P.M. and Study Meetings will start at 8 00 P.M. or immediately following the Regular Meeting Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38861 STUDY MEETINGS REGULAR MEETINGS JANUARY Monday, January 6 (starting time 8PM) Monday, January 13 Monday, January 13 Monday, January 27 FEBRUARY Monday, January 27 Monday, February 10 Monday, February 10 Wednesday, February 26 MARCH Wednesday, February 26 Monday, March 10 Monday, March 10 Monday, March 24 APRIL Monday, March 24 Monday, April 7 Monday, April 7 Monday, April 21 MAY Monday, April 21 Wednesday, May 7 Wednesday, May 7 Monday, May 19 JUNE Monday, May 19 Monday, June 2 Monday, June 2 Monday, June 16 JULY Monday, June 16 Monday, July 7 Monday, July 7 Monday, July 21 AUGUST Monday, July 21 Monday, August 11 Monday, August 11 Monday, August 25 SEPTEMBER Monday, August 25 Monday, September 8 Monday, September 8 Monday, September 22 OCTOBER Monday, September 22 Monday, October 6 Monday, October 6 Monday, October 20 NOVEMBER Monday, October 20 Wednesday, November 5 Wednesday, November 5 Monday, November 17 DECEMBER Monday, November 17 Monday, December 1 Monday, December 1 Monday, December 15 *Subject to Change with Notice On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #361-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution Nos 91-96 and 401-96, regarding the subject of the Alexander Blue House Renovation, the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38862 On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #362-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution No 93-07, regarding the subject of the possible construction of a new building for the 16th District Court, the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #363-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution No 275-02, regarding the subject of the Capital Improvement Program 2003-2008, prepared by the City Planning Commission, the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #364-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution No 15-06, regarding the subject of the Capital Improvement Program 2006-2011, the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was #365-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution No 425-07, regarding the subject of the Capital Improvement Program 2008-2013, the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter On a motion by Kritzman, seconded by Laura, and unanimously adopted, it was Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38863 #366-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the recommendation of the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee, dated October 14, 2013, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution No 49-11, regarding the subject of fees for weed/grass cutting (increased to $75 00 for 1st two services and $125 00 for each subsequent service), the Council does hereby determine to take no further action with regard to this matter Kritzman provided a verbal update on the ad hoc "Commission on Sustainability" and indicated the subject matter would remain in the Capital Improvement, Natural Resources and Waste Management Committee at this time (CR 111-13) Kritzman took from the table, for second reading and adoption, the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 52 (HOTELS, MOTOR COURTS, LODGINGHOUSES, ROOMING-HOUSES, ONE-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS, TWO-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS AND MULTIPLE-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS) OF TITLE 5, OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED (CR 171-13) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, and Toy NAYS None The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication Kritzman stepped down from the podium at 7 26 p m to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. On a motion by McCann, seconded by Brosnan, it was #367-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Engineer, dated October 10, 2013, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance, is approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the proposal to extend the Qualification Based Selection contracts with OHM Advisors, 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150; Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc , 555 Hulet Drive, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48303- 0824, Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc., 905 South Boulevard East, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307-5358, and Anderson, Eckstein and Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38864 Westrick, Inc., 51301 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Township, Michigan 48315, for a three year period commencing December 1, 2013, through November 30, 2016, to perform professional engineering services on various federal, state and locally funded roads, bridges, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, traffic signal modernization and pedestrian signal upgrades and other related projects, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute contracts for and on behalf of the City of Livonia with the aforesaid companies 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 resolution with the following result: AYES Brosnan, McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, and Toy NAYS None The President declared the resolution adopted On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by McCann, it was #368-13 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the City Engineer, dated October 11, 2013, which bears the signature of the Director of Public Works and the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of OHM Advisors, 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150, to provide design and construction engineering services in connection with the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project No 7355-01, in an amount not to exceed $464,000 00, from the Unexpended Fund Balance of the Water and Sewer Fund with reimbursement to the Water and Sewer Fund from the proceeds of the 2014 DWRF Loan proceeds, 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 resolution with the following result: AYES Brosnan, McCann, Laura, Pastor, Robinson, and Toy NAYS None The President declared the resolution adopted Kritzman returned to the podium at 7.28 p m A communication from Kenneth Watkins, President, Architectural Concepts, dated October 23, 2013, re written responses to comments received at the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38865 Council Study meeting held October 21, 2013, relative to the waiver use approval to construct and operate a second-hand store and resale shop (Goodwill) at 12701 Middlebelt Road, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council. (Petition 2013-08-02-21) On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by Robinson, it was. #369-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 7, 2013, which transmits its resolution 10-56-2013, adopted on October 1, 2013, with regard to Petition 2013-08-02-21, submitted by Architectural Concepts, requesting waiver use approval to construct and operate a second-hand store and resale shop (Goodwill), within an outlot on the site of the Menards Home Improvement Store, on property located on the west side of Middlebelt Road between the CSX Railroad right-of-way and Schoolcraft Road, in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 26, which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Petition 2013-08-02-21 is hereby approved and granted, subject to the following conditions 1 That the Site Plan marked Sheet C-1 dated August 27, 2013, prepared by Architectural Concepts, is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 2 That the Enlarged Site Plan marked C-2 dated September 27, 2013, prepared by Architectural Concept, is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 3 That appropriate recordable legal instrumentation, such as a Cross Access Agreement, that gives notice and outlines the terms of how the subject property would share parking and access with abutting property(s), be supplied to the Inspection Department at the time a building permit is applied for; 4 That the Landscape Plan marked Sheet L-1, prepared by Design Scapes, and dated October 23, 2013, as revised, to reflet the changes described in the October 23, 2013 letter of Kenneth Watkins of Architectural Concepts, is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 5 That all disturbed lawn areas shall be sodded in lieu of 6 hydroseeding, That underground sprinklers are to be provided for all landscaped and sodded areas and all planted materials shall be installed to the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38866 satisfaction of the Inspection Department and thereafter permanently maintained in a healthy condition, 7 That there shall be no outdoor sales, storage or display of merchandise, and no storage of merchandise or other materials in any type of temporary or portable unit, structure, trailer or donation receptacle, 8 That the Exterior Building Elevation Plans marked Sheets A-3 and A-4 both dated August 27, 2013, as revised, prepared by Architectural Concepts, are hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 9 That the three walls of the trash dumpster area shall be constructed out of the same brick used in the construction of the building or in the event a poured wall is substituted, the wall's design, texture and color shall match that of the building and the enclosure gates shall be of solid panel steel construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel fiberglass and maintained and when not in used closed at all times, 10 That all light fixtures shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in height and shall be aimed and shielded so as to minimize stray light trespassing across property lines and glaring into adjacent roadways, 11 That only conforming signage is approved with this petition, and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals, 12 That no LED lightband or exposed neon shall be permitted on this site including, but not limited to, the building or around the windows, 13 That the specific plan referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time of application for building permits, occupancy permits and zoning compliance permits, and 14 Pursuant to Section 1910 of Ordinance No 543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a period of one-year only from the date of approval by City Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said period A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES Brosnan, Kritzman, McCann, Pastor, and Robinson Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38867 NAYS Laura and Toy The President declared the resolution adopted Kenneth Watkins, President, Architectural Concepts, 6650 Crossing Drive, S E , Grand Rapids, was present to answer any questions of Council and thanked Council for their time and consideration (Petition 2013-08-02-21) Jeff Ukrainec, Director of Donated Goods, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, 3111 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, was present to answer any questions of Council and thanked Council for their time and consideration (Petition 2013-08-02-21) A communication from Timothy Zawodny, DeMattia Associates, Inc , dated November 5, 2013, re request to remove matter from Council Agenda for the proposed remodel of exterior of commercial center located at 33467 and 33501 Eight Mile Road (Philmar Plaza), was received and placed on file for the information of the Council (Petition 2013-09-08-08) At the direction of the Chair, Agenda Item #16 regarding proposed remodel of exterior of commercial center (Philmar Plaza), was removed from the Agenda (Petition 2013-09-08-08) On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, it was #370-13 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 7, 2013, which transmits its resolution 10-61-2013, adopted on October 1, 2013, with regard to Petition 2013-09-08-09, submitted by N C Designers & Contracting, Inc. requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18 58 of the Zoning Ordinance in connection with a proposal to remodel the exterior of the gas station (Shell) at 36420 Plymouth Road, located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Levan Road and Market Street in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 29, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Petition 2013-09-08-09 is hereby approved and granted, subject to the following conditions. 1 That the Elevation Plans marked 2-6 & 3-6 both dated September 9, 2013, as revised, prepared by N C Designers & Contracting, Inc., are hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 2 That all rooftop mechanical equipment shall be concealed from public view on all sides, including the north elevation (rear), by Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38868 screening that shall be of a maintenance-free vinyl or metal material with a compatible character and color to other exterior materials on the building, 3 That only conforming signage is approved with this petition, and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals, 4 That no LED lightband or exposed neon shall be permitted on this site including, but not limited to, the building or around the windows, 5 That the issues as outlined in the correspondence dated September 23, 2013, from the Assistant Director of Inspection shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the Inspection Department; 6 That no outside storage, placement or display of merchandise shall be permitted at any time on this site, however the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to the display, on the pump islands only, of oil based products as permitted in Section 11 03(12)(a) of the Zoning Ordinance, 7 That free air shall be provided at all times this station is open for business The free air shall be dispensed at the point of service without having to enter the station or the performance of any extra action in order to obtain the air without charge, 8 That the specific plans referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the building permits are applied for; 9 That prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Petitioner shall submit a Site and Landscape Plan to the Planning and Inspection Departments, providing details and a timeline on completing the following needed site improvements a Replacing and repairing damaged light poles, b Replacing dead, dying or diseased landscaping, including new sod, c Repairing, resealing and restriping the drives and parking areas, d Repairing or replacing the ground sign, e Removal of all debris, and 10 Pursuant to Section 1910 of Ordinance No 543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a period of one-year only from the date of approval by City Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said period Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013 38869 Leo Gonzales, Safeway Oil, 8700 Grant Street, Dearborn, Michigan, was present to answer any questions of Council and thanked Council for their time and consideration (Petition 2013-09-08-09) On a motion by McCann, seconded by Brosnan, and unanimously adopted, it was #371-13 RESOLVED, that having received comments and concerns from resident Jerry Morrone concerning parking of vehicles on County and City rights-of-way along Middlebelt Road and Merriman Road, inclusive of both residential properties and business properties, the Council does hereby refer the subject matter to the Traffic Commission for its report and recommendation During Audience Communication, Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster Road, addressed Council to thank the residents who voted for him in the General Election Brosnan thanked Livonia voters for their participation in the General Election and stated it was fairly well-attended Brosnan offered congratulations to City Clerk, Terry Marecki, and all of her staff for their hard work and dedication in preparing for and running a smooth election LOn a motion by McCann, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, this 1,740th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 7 46 p m Terry arecki, City Clerk