HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1967-12-11 SPECIAL 917+
MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, Chapter IV of the City Charter, the
above meeting was held on December 11, 1967, at the City Hall, 33001 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council at approx-
imately 9:45 P. M.. Roll was called with the following result. Present--Peter A.
Ventura, Rudolf R. Kleinert, Edward H. McNamara, Jerry Raymond, Robert F. Nash and
Edward G. Milligan. Absent--Jack Salvadore.
Elected and appointed officials present. Harvey W. Moelke, Mayor, Addison W.
Bacon, City Clerk; Steve Polgar, City Attorney; Harry C. Tatigian, Chief Assistant
City Attorney; Robert A. Shaw, Director of Public Works, Donald Nicholson, Director
of Public Safety; William J. Strasser, City Engineer; G. E. Siemert, Assistant City
Engineer, Dan Andrew, Industrial Coordinator, Eldon Raymond, Zoning Board of Appeals,
John Nagy, Assistant City Planner, and Mr. E. Daugherty, Mr. Philip Tanguay, Mr. John
Dooley and Dr. Hornbeck of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Nash, it was
#1264-67 WHEREAS, the electorate of the City of Livonia did, on November 21,
1967, at a special election called for said purpose, approve the sale of
$9,800,000.00 worth of bonds to undertake and proceed with a highway improve-
ment plan on various roads in the City of Livonia including roads under the
jurisdiction of the Wayne County Road Commission, and
WHEREAS, because of the favorable response and request of the
electorate that these projects are desirable and necessary for the wellbeing
of the City of Livonia, and
WHEREAS, said projects involve the acquisition of rights-of-way,
the widening of existing roads, the complete re-construction of other roads,
grade separations and intersection betterments, being complicated by reason
of design problems, drainage problems and budgetary requirements, and
WHEREAS, all of said county road projects are deserving of county
L road commission participation,
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Road Commission is hereby requested
to join with the City of Livonia in an agreement under which all such projects
would be undertaken immediately, dependent upon the availability of county
road funds for this purpose.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said agreement include the following
projects .
1. Paving of Five Mile Road from Inkster to Eckles
2. Grade separation at Farmington Road and C & 0 Railroad
3. Widening of Middlebelt from Five Mile to Joy Road
4. Grade separation at Middlebelt Road and C & 0 Railroad
5. Intersection betterments at various locations throughout
the city.
and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this
resolution to the Wayne County Road Commission.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, McNamara, Raymond, Nash, Milligan and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Nash, it was
#1265-67 RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby requested to estimate the total
bonding monies available from the following sources:
1. Street and Highway Bonding propositions approved by the
electors of the City of Livonia at the November 21, 1967
election, authorizing the bonding of a sum not to exceed
9.8 million dollars;
2. What rebate might be anticipated through renegotiation of
city's contributions of the cost involved of 1-96 and I-275
highways;
3. The additional bonding ability which may be available to the
City as a result of the recent passage of the "Good Roads
Package" by the State Legislature at its 1967 Special Session,
and further, such report to include the estimated cost of the city's share
for each recommended street and road improvement project, the same to be
made available to the City Council and to the Capital Improvements Committee
of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result
AYES: Kleinert, McNamara, Raymond, Nash, Milligan and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was
#1266-67 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby authorize the City Engineer
and the Department of Law to proceed with the acquisition of the necessary
rights-of-way for the proposed improvement of Newburgh Road from Plymouth
Road to Eight Mile Road.
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A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result•
AYES: Kleinert, McNamara, Raymond, Nash, Milligan and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
*The President relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, who thereupon
presided for the balance of the meeting.
By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Ventura, it was
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Livonia does hereby
request the Wayne County Road Commission to assume jurisdiction of Newburgh
Road in the City of Livonia from Plymouth Road to Eight Mile Road.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Milligan, it was
#1267-67 RESOLVED, that the request of the City Council to the Wayne County
Road Commission to assume jurisdiction of Newburgh Road in the City of
Livonia, from Plymouth Road to Eight Mile Road, be referred to the Streets,
Roads and Plats Committee.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result•
AYES• Kleinert, McNamara, Milligan and Nash.
NAYS: Raymond and Ventura.
The Vice-President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Milligan, it was
#1268-67 RESOLVED, that the Mayor be requested to provide the City Council
with alternate methods for designing and paving Newburgh Road from Plymouth
Road to Eight Mile Road with the advantages and disadvantages of each
method, and the Administration's recommendation of choice of method; and
further, the Department of Law submit its report on the legality of using
any portion of the 9.8 million dollars in order to add permanent Civil
Service employees to the city's engineering staff who would be employed on
the aforesaid road project.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result•
AYES: Kleinert, McNamara, Raymond, Ventura, Milligan and Nash.
NAYS: None.
The following resolution was unanimously introduced, supported and adopted•
#1269-67 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby commend the Livonia Chamber
of Commerce, and particularly the Capital Improvements Committee of the
Chamber for their unselfish dedication, diligence and efforts in promoting
the several bonding propositions at the November 21, 1967 Special City
Election.
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By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Milligan, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1270-67 RESOLVED, that the Wayne County Road Commission be requested to
meet with the City Council at the earliest possible date.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman McNamara, and unanimously
adopted, this 116th special meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, was duly
adjourned at 11:30 P. M., December 11, 1967.
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ADDISON W. BACON, Ci,> ,C -rk.