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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1995-03-08 28704 MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On March 8, 1995, 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 8 00 p m Councilmember Jurcisin delivered the invocation Roll was called with the following result Dale A Jurcisin, Fernon P Feenstra, Michael P McGee, Sean P Kavanagh, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Laura M Toy, and Gerald Taylor Absent None Elected and appointed officials present Gail Karczynski, Director of Administrative Services; John Nagy, City Planner; Gary Clark, Assistant City Engineer; George Weible, Assistant City Attorney; Joan McCotter, City Clerk; Karen A Szymula, Director of Legislative Affairs; Michael Slater, Finance Director; Ronald Reinke, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation; and Kevin Roney, Public Utility Manager On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by Jurcisin, and unanimously adopted, it was #133-95 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,291st Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, held February 22, 1995, are hereby approved as amended The amendment to the February 22, 1995 minutes is to include the following verbiage at the bottom of page 28694 Councilmember Feenstra, challenged, for the record, the advice of the City Attorney on whether or not Toy should vote, explaining that this interpre- tation was drawn from the old Charter, which had been amended by ordinance and which further defined the obligations of councilmembers to vote on each and every issue No one from the audience wished to speak at this time Council President Taylor asked Finance Director Michael Slater to address the subject of derivatives as they relate to the City's finances 28705 it was by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, #134-95 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby refer to the Law Department for its report and recommendation the subject of the forfeiture of automobiles of persons driving under the influence of liquor or driving while their drivers licenses are suspended or revoked On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, it was #135-95 RESOLVED, that having considered communications from David L Watson, Director of Operations of Livonia Public Schools and the City Engineer, dated February 14, 1995 and February 21, 1995 respectively, the Council does hereby refer to the Engineering Department for its report and recommendation the subject of installation of sidewalk on the east side of Merriman between Lyndon and Five Mile Roads On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, it was #136-95 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby refer to the Engineering Department for its report and recommendation the subject of the defective sidewalk on the Schoolcraft Service Drive, west of Hix Road On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, it was #137-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the President of the Livonia Heart Fund, dated February 15, 1995, the Council does hereby determine as follows 1 That the Livonia Heart Fund issa worthy non-profit charity in the community; 2 That the City of Livonia shall be one of the co-sponsors of the 1995 Golf Day Benefit; and 3 That the Livonia Heart Fund is hereby granted approval to use the Whispering Willows, Fox Creek and Idyl Wyld Municipal Golf Courses on Wednesday, August 23, 1995, for the 18th annual golf outing #136-95 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Director of Finance, dated February 16, 1995, approved for submission by the Mayor, and to which is attached recommended final budget adjustments for Fiscal Year 1994, the Council does hereby authorize the said budget adjustments and transfers in the manner and form herein submitted 28706 #139-95 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Director of Public Works, dated February 15, 1995, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the purchase of two (2) 1995 Chevrolet CC31003 4x4 cab and chassis with 9-foot stake body and 9-foot plow from Berger Chevrolet/Geo, Inc , 2525 28th Street, S E , Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512, in the amount of $24, 165 00 each, for a total of $48, 330 00, including delivery, the same to be appropriated and expended from the Equipment Maintenance Capital Outlay Account No 101-446-985-000; FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine to authorize the said purchase without competitive bidding inasmuch as the same is based upon the low State of Michigan bid price (under Contract No 071B5000163) , as well as for the additional reasons indicated in the aforesaid communication; and such action is taken in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3 04 150D4 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended #140-95 RESOLVED, that Gerish Building Company, 9450 S Main Street, #105, Plymouth, MI 48170-4144, as proprietors, having requested the City Council to approve the proposed preliminary plat of the following subdivision Oakcrest Villas Subdivision, to be located north of Six Mile Road between Louise Avenue and Middlebelt Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11, City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, the said proposed preliminary plat being dated August 17, 1994; and it further appearing that tentative approval of such preliminary plat was given by the City Planning Commission, after due notice and a public hearing on July 26, 1994; and it further appearing that such preliminary plat, together with development plans and specifications for improvements therein have been examined and approved by the Engineering Department as is set forth in the report of that department dated February 7, 1995; therefore, the City Council does hereby approve of the said preliminary plat on the following conditions (1) All of the improvements, utilities and grading shall be constructed, installed and accomplished in conformity with the provisions of the ordinances of the City of Livonia, including the Subdivision Control Ordinance, being Title 16, Chapters 16 04 through 16 24 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended; the Subdivision Regulations of the Planning Commission; the regulations and specifications of the Engineering Department and the Development Plans submitted by the proprietor and approved by such department; all such improvements to be constructed, installed, accomplished and completed within a period of two (2) years from the effective date of this resolution; failing this, the approval contained herein shall be considered null, void and of no effect whatsoever; (2) That all inspection fees and other charges due to the City of Livonia shall be fully paid at the time and in the manner provided in the said Subdivision Control Ordinance, as amended; 28707 (3) That the installation of all such improvements shall be subject at all times to the supervision and inspection and final approval of the Engineering Department, and such improvements shall not be considered as having been satisfactorily and completely installed until there is filed with the City Council the certificate as provided in Section 16 24 370 of the said Subdivision Control Ordinance, as amended; (4) That the proprietor enter into an agreement with the City of Livonia agreeing to construct, within the prescribed period of time and in the prescribed manner, all improvements required to the extent required by the City of Livonia and as shown on the approved development plans; (5) That the final true record plat of the aforesaid subdivision shall be submitted and must receive the final approval of the City Planning Commission as evidence that such plat is in compliance with existing Subdivision Regulations; (6) That the final true plat of the aforesaid subdivision shall be submitted and must receive the final approval of the City Council within two (2) years from the effective date of this resolution; the City Council shall approve final plats of the aforesaid proposed subdivision if drawn in substantial conformity with the proposed plat as approved herein, and provided there has been compliance with all other requirements of State Statue, the Subdivision Control Act, the Subdivision Control Ordinance and this resolution; (7) That, for the purpose of obtaining approval of final plats prior to the completion of all required improvements the proprietor may file with the City of Livonia a corporate surety bond, certified check, cash bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other financial assurance in such form as may be approved by the Department of Law guaranteeing the satisfactory installation of all such improvements, utilities and grading by the proprietor within the prescribed period; that in the event the proprietor elects to deposit such financial assurances the same shall be in the following amounts A General Improvement Bond $236, 000 00 of which at least $10,000 00 shall be in cash B Sidewalk Bond $ 14,900 00 of which at least $2,000 00 shall be in cash C Grading & Soil Erosion $ 2,000 00 (all cash) D Monuments & Lot Markers 670 00 (all cash) and require cash payments in the total amount of $19, 360 00 In addition, distribution lines for telephone and electric services are to be placed underground and ornamental street lights are to be provided throughout the subdivision 28708 #141-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated February 14, 1995, which transmits its resolution 1-18-95, adopted on January 31, 1995, with regard to Petition 94-12-3-11, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 731-94, proposing to vacate South Drive located east of Jarvis Avenue in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the City Planning Commission and does grant and approve the said Petition 94-12-3-11, and the Department of Law is hereby requested to prepare the necessary vacating ordinance in accordance with this resolution A communication from the Inspection Department, dated February 13, 1995, re graffiti on the wall abutting the 1-275 Freeway at Hix and Schoolcraft was received and placed on file for the information of the Council #142-95 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Livonia (the "City") has established a Plymouth Road Development Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to Act 197, Public Acts of Michigan, 1975, as amended ("Act 197") ; and WHEREAS, the Authority at the 12th Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 16th day of February 1995 has approved a Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan (the "Plan") , and it is necessary for the City Council to conduct a public hearing with respect thereto as required by Act 197 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 1 There shall be a public hearing on Wednesday, the 12th day of April, 1995, at 8 00 p m , Eastern Daylight Time, in the auditorium in City Hall to consider the adoption of an Ordinance approving the Plan 2 The City Clerk shall cause a Notice of said hearing to be published in the Livonia Observer, a newspaper of general circulation in the City, twice before the hearing, the first publication to be not less than twenty (20) days before the date set for the hearing The City Clerk shall also cause the Notice to be posted in at least 20 conspicuous and public places in the Authority district not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing The City Clerk shall also cause the Notice to be mailed by first class mail to all property taxpayers of record in the Authority district as shown by the most recent tax roll of the City not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing 3 Said Notice shall be in substantially the form set forth below in Exhibit A 4 All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this resolution shall be, and the same hereby are, rescinded, but only to the extent of such conflict EXHIBIT A 28709 NOTICE OF HEARING CITY OF LIVONIA COUNTY OF WAYNE, MICHIGAN ON THE APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CITY OF LIVONIA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Livonia, Michigan, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, the 12th day of April, 1995, at 8 00 o'clock p m , Eastern Daylight Time, in the auditorium in City Hall, located at 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, to consider the adoption of an ordinance approving a Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Plymouth Road business district as submitted by the Plymouth Road Development Authority DISTRICT BOUNDARIES The boundaries of the proposed development area which is the subject of the Plan is generally described as follows (development area boundary marked with heavy black line) 7,,iii , „s„...,„„, -J, toil' _ 1 _,w � �- N� -- __,.. -N. .._ , 1 ;, ..;41r(J'pol, ..2FF: _ • I li R.=u1 ' '-i-- �, �— — la u l �j_ L 1 I r., o r-- - w . 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Maps, plats, the Development Plan and the Tax Increment Financing Plan are available for public inspection at the office of the City Planning Department, 3rd Floor, Livonia City Hall, during regular business hours All aspects of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan will be open for discussion at the public hearing, and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard The City Council also shall receive and consider communications in writing with reference thereto The hearing shall provide the fullest opportunity for expression of opinion, for argument on the merits, and for introduction of documentary evidence pertinent to the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan. LTHIS NOTICE is given by order of the City Council of the City of Livonia, Michigan, in accordance with the requirements of Act 197 of 1975, as amended JOAN McCOTTER City Clerk 28710 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Brosnan, Toy, and Taylor NAYS None McGee gave first reading to the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 060 OF TITLE 3, CHAPTER 16 (PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein The above Ordinance was placed on the table for consideration at the next regular meeting Kavanagh gave first reading to the following Ordinance Lit AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 240 OF TITLE 10, CHAPTER 54 (LOAD LIMITS AND TOWING REGULATIONS) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein On a motion by Kavanagh, seconded by Jurcisin, and unanimously adopted, it was #143-95 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby refer the subject of towing charges to the Legislative Committee for its report and recommendation Toy took from the table, for second reading and adoption, the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 011 TO CHAPTER 36 (OPERATING VEHICLE WHILE UNDER INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR AND/OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) OF TITLE 10 OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED 28711 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Brosnan, Toy, and Taylor NAYS None The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication Kavanagh took from the table, for second reading and adoption, the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 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 94-8-1-19) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Brosnan, Toy, and Taylor NAYS None The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication On a motion by Toy, seconded by Jurcisin, and unanimously adopted, it was #144-95 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Public Utility Manager and the Director of Public Works, dated February 15, 1995, approved by the Director of Finance and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the following contracts 1 A one-year extension beginning December 1, 1994, of the existing City Hall elevator maintenance contract with Millar Elevator Service Company, 21420 Melrose Avenue, Southfield, lbwMichigan 48075, at the monthly rate of $650 94; 2 A one-year extension beginning December 1, 1994, of the existing Civic Center Library elevator maintenance contract 28712 with Otis Elevator Company, 25365 Interchange Court, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335, at the monthly rate of $413 39; 3 A one-year extension beginning December 1, 1994, of the existing Police Headquarters elevator maintenance contract with Schindler Elevator Corporation, 11853 Belden Court, P 0 Box 9166, Livonia, Michigan 48151, at the monthly rate of $149 35; and 4 A one-year contract beginning December 1, 1994, for maintenance of the 16th District Court elevator with Montgomery Elevator Company, 11864 Belden Court, Livonia, Michigan 48150, at the monthly rate of $120 00; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize payments to be made to the three companies for services rendered subsequent to expiration of the previous contracts; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the aforesaid items without competitive bidding in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3 04 140D4 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended On a motion by Jurcisin, seconded by Kavanagh, it was #145-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Engineer, dated February 7, 1995, approved for submission by the Mayor, to which is attached lists of missing sidewalks requiring installation on the west side of Inkster Road from Six Mile Road to Seven Mile Road, said lists being included herein by reference, and for the reasons stated, the Council does hereby require the respective owners of lots and premises referred to above to construct and install sidewalks at such premises, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution which is made pursuant to Title 12, Chapter 4 of Section 340 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended; FURTHER, said notice shall set forth that the respective owners of lots and premises herein referred to shall complete said sidewalks on or before June 1, 1995, after which date the Engineering Department shall arrange for the construction of the said sidewalks in accordance with Section 12 04 350 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended; FURTHER, the Council authorizes an advance of $23,682 30 from the General Obligation Road Improvement Bond Issue, subject to reimbursement from the special assessment receipts, and an amount of $18, 000 00 from the Michigan Transportation Fund (Major Road Account) to pay for the City' s portion of this project A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result AYES Jurcisin, Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Brosnan, and Taylor NAYS Toy 2871 3 The President declared the resolution adopted On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Toy, and unanimously adopted, it was #146-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated February 14, 1995, which transmits its resolution 1-13-95, adopted on January 31, 1995, with regard to Petition 94-12-2-35, submitted by Jack M Freij requesting waiver use approval to utilize an SDD license for an existing store located within the Merri-Five Shopping Center on the north side of Five Mile Road between Merriman Road and Bainbridge Avenue in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14, which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation On a motion by McGee, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, it was #147-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Department of Law, dated February 9, 1995, approved by the City Engineer and the Finance Director and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the Department of Law to acquire a 27 foot strip of property, 105 feet in length, at 29217 Seven Mile Road, owned by Joseph Bernardini which land is more particularly described as follows The North 60 feet of the following described parcel Part of the N W 1/4 of Section 12, T 1 S , R 9 E , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, described as beginning at the N W corner of Section 12; thence North 89°38'20" East, 164 98 feet; thence South 0°19' 54" West, 133 feet; thence South 0°07' 20" West, 65 feet; thence South 89°38'20" West, 164 48 feet; thence North 0°07'20" East, 198 feet to the point of beginning, except the West 60 feet (Seven Mile Road right-of-way) Part of Tax Parcel No 046-99-0001-000 subject to the following conditions 1 That the purchase price shall be in the sum of $2, 834 00; 2 That the City of Livonia shall pay for the cost of title work and any application costs in obtaining a discharge of mortgage on the property in the sum not to exceed $300 00; and 3 That the City's portion of the prorated City, County, County Drain, School and Community College taxes shall be in a sum not to exceed $136 00 2871 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a sum not to exceed $3,300 00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the $12 Million General Obligation Road Improvement Bond Issue approved by the electorate in 1989 for the acquisition of said Seven Mile Road right-of-way; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution On a motion by Toy, seconded by McGee, and unanimously adopted, it was #148-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Department of Law, dated February 10, 1995, approved by the City Engineer and the Finance Director and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the Department of Law to acquire a 27 foot strip of property, 150 feet in length, at 29155 Seven Mile Road, owned by VFW Post 3941, which land is more particularly described as follows The North 60 feet of the following described parcel That part of the N W 1/4 of Section 12, T 1 S , R 9 E , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, described as beginning at a point on the North line of said section distant North 89°38'20" East, 381 98 feet from the Northwest Ler corner of Section 12 and proceeding thence North 89°38'20" East along said North line 150 feet; thence South 0°07'20" West, 450 feet; thence South 89°38' 20" West, 150 feet; thence North 0°0720" East, 450 feet to the point of beginning (Seven Mile Road right-of-way) Part of Tax Parcel No 046-99-0014-000 subject to the following conditions 1 That the purchase price shall be in the sum of $4,050 00; 2 That the City of Livonia shall pay for the cost of title work and any application costs in obtaining a discharge of mortgage on the property in the sum not to exceed $300 00; and 3 That the City's portion of the prorated City, County, County Drain, School and Community College taxes shall be in a sum not to exceed $150 00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a sum not to exceed $4, 500 00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the $12 Million General Obligation Road Improvement Bond Issue approved by the electorate in 1989 for the acquisition of said Seven Mile Road right-of-way; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary ihmo or incidental to the full performance of this resolution 2871 5 On a motion by Toy, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, it was #149-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Department of Law, dated February 27, 1995, submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 873-94, transmitting for Council acceptance a Warranty Deed dated February 23, 1995, executed by Kenneth and Sophia Magnotte and Thomas F Klosowski, conveying to the City certain property described as follows The North 60 feet of the following described parcel The North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, T1S , R9E , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, except the East 30 feet thereof (Seven Mile Road right-of-way) Part of Tax Parcel No 046-99-0041-000 the Council does hereby, for and in behalf of the City of Livonia, accept the aforesaid Warranty Deed; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have the same recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or incidental to fulfill the purpose of this resolution; and FURTHER, that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute a Quit Claim Deed conveying the above described property to the County of Wayne in a form to be approved by the Department of Law On a motion by Jurcisin, seconded by Toy, and unanimously adopted, it was #150-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Treasurer, dated March 3, 1995, regarding the replacement of sidewalks in the City of Livonia on the following parcels in the following amounts Parcels of property and assessment, as outlined in the Treasurer's letter dated March 3, 1995, is included herein by reference; which work was done pursuant to Council Resolutions 73-94 and 166-94 and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 04 340 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended, and the City Treasurer having thereafter sent a state- ment of charges by first class mail to the owners of property to be assessed wherein notice of the meeting by the City Council on this date was given and at least 30 days having expired since the L giving of such notice with such charges remaining unpaid, the Council does hereby pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 08 150 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, Title 3, Chapter 8, adopt this resolution wherein a special assessment is placed upon 28716 such property for said charges; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize installment payments in the number of three (3) installments at 8% interest where assessments exceed $400 and the property owner has requested such installments; FURTHER, the Council does hereby request that the City Treasurer shall give notice of the amounts herein determined to the persons chargeable therewith, such notice to be sent by first class mail to the last known address of such persons as shown on the most current assessment roll of the City, and where payments herein authorized are not made within the specified time, this fact shall be reported by the City Treasurer to the City Assessor who shall charge such amount together with a penalty of 10% of such amounts against the persons or real property chargeable therewith on the next general tax roll; and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution On a motion by Brosnan, seconded by McGee, and unanimously adopted, it was #151-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated February 27, 1995, from the Department of Law transmitting for Council acceptance a Grant of Easement, more particularly described as Grant of Easement dated November 17, 1992, executed by John Lig D Dinan and Jean E Dinan, his wife, to the City of Livonia, for Water Main Easement That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6 being more particularly described as follows A 12 foot water main easement described as beginning at a point distant South 00°05'40" East, 855 00 feet and South 89°38'20" West, 1,458 00 feet and North 00°05'40" West, 25 00 feet from the East 1/4 corner of Section 6, T 1 S , R 9 E , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan Proceeding thence North 00°05'40" West, 608 00 feet; thence North 89°38'20" East, 12 00 feet; thence South 00°05'40" West 608 00 feet; then South 89°38'20" West, 12 00 feet to the point of beginning (Part of 024-99-0006-004 and 024-99-0006-005) the Council does hereby, for and in behalf of the City of Livonia, accept the aforesaid Grant of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have the same recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or Ihr incidental to fulfill the purpose of this resolution On a motion by McGee, seconded by Feenstra, and unanimously adopted, it was 2871 7 #152-95 RESOLVED, that the Development Plan and Tax Increment Finance Plan which was approved by the Board of Directors of the Plymouth Road Development Authority at its 12th Regular Meeting held February 16, 1995, is hereby received and placed on file for the information of the Council On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, and unanimously adopted, it was #153-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated February 10, 1995, approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, accept a cash donation in the amount of $1,200 00 from the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association to be used to purchase permanent soccer goal posts On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, and unanimously adopted, it was #154-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Clerk, dated February 27, 1995, which transmits resolution #90-95, #91-95, #92-95, #93-95, and #94-95, adopted by the Local Officers Compensation Commission at its meeting of January 26, 1995, with respect to the salaries of elected officials, the Council does hereby determine that there shall be no increase/decrease in the salaries for elected officials for the calendar years 1995 and 1996 On a motion by McGee, seconded by Kavanagh, and unanimously adopted, it was #155-95 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby suspend their rules for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution 574-82 so as to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the agenda On a motion by Jurcisin, seconded by Toy, it was RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated December 29, 1994, which sets forth its resolution 12-197-94, adopted on December 13, 1994, with regard to Petition 94-10-1-22, submitted by Ronald M Parz for a change of zoning of property located on the southeast corner of Middlebelt Road and Terrence Avenue in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13, from C-1 to C-2, and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on March 1, 1995, pursuant to Council Resolution 29-95, the Council does hereby approve Petition 94-10-1-22 for preparation of the ordinance for submission to Council; and the City Planner is hereby instructed to cause the necessary map for publication to be prepared indicating the zoning change herein approved and to 28718 furnish the same to the Department of Law and, upon receipt of IL0 such map, the Department of Law is requested to prepare an ordinance amending Ordinance 543, as amended, in accordance with this resolution On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by Kavanagh, it was #156-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated December 29, 1994, which sets forth its resolution 12-197-94, adopted on December 13, 1994, with regard to Petition 94-10-1-22, submitted by Ronald M Parz for a change of zoning of property located on the southeast corner of Middlebelt Road and Terrence Avenue in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13, from C-1 to C-2, and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on March 1, 1995, pursuant to Council Resolution 29-95, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result AYES Feenstra, McGee, Kavanagh, Brosnan, Toy, and Taylor NAYS Jurcisin The President declared the resolution adopted On a motion by McGee, seconded by Feenstra, and unanimously adopted, it was #157-95 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby determine on its own motion in accordance with Section 23 01(a) of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance to refer to and request the City Planning Commission conduct a public hearing on the question of whether an amendment should be made to the Zoning Ordinance to add additional uses to the C-i district regulations (either as permitted uses or as waiver uses) and thereafter submit a report and recommendation to Council On a motion by Feenstra, seconded by McGee, and unanimously adopted, it was #158-95 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated December 29, 1994, which sets forth its resolution 12-198-94 adopted on December 13, 1994, with regard to Petition 94-10-1-23, submitted by Charles G Tangora on behalf of Masoud Shango for a change of zoning of property located on the south side of Schoolcraft Road east of Merriman Road in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 26, from P to C-3, and the 28719 Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on March 1, 1995, pursuant to Council Resolution 29-95, L the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation There was no audience communication at the end of the meeting Councilmember Jurcisin extended birthday greetings to his middle son, Mike, who will turn 18 years old on Saturday (March 11) , and to his son Marc, who will turn 15 on Sunday (March 12) Councilmember Feenstra announced that a benefit dinner will be held for Lisa Petro (Tartaglia) (to help cover the cost of Lisa's bone marrow transplant) at the Italian American Banquet Center on Friday, March 31, 1995, from 6 30 p m to midnight This dinner is being sponsored by the Italian American Club of Livonia with all proceeds to benefit Lisa Petro; tickets are $50 per person The Master of Ceremonies will be Roger Weber of Channel 4 Exotic trips and other prizes will be raffled off On a motion by McGee, seconded by Brosnan, and unanimously adopted, this 1,292nd Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 8 39 p m , March 8, 1995 /an McCotter, City Clerk