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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. 9175 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. 9176 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. 9177 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. 4001 ADDISON W. BACON, Ci,> ,C -rk.