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MINUTES OF THE FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOURTH REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On April 13, 1966, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33001
Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the
Council at approximately 8:16 P. M. Councilman Kleinert delivered the invocation.
Roll was called with the following result: Present--Peter A. Ventura, Rudolf R.
Kleinert, *Edward H. McNamara, Robert F. Nash, Jack Salvadore, and Edward G. Milligan.
Absent--James R. McCann.
Elected and appointed officials present: Addison W. Bacon, City Clerk;
Steve Polgar, City Attorney; Harry C. Tatigian, first Assistant City Attorney;
Joel LaBo, Director of Public Safety; John Dufour, Superintendent of Parks and
Recreation; Robert A. Shaw, Director of Public Works; Carl E. Demek, Superintendent
of Operations; Richard Jones, Assistant Superintendent of Operations; William J.
L Strasser, City Engineer; Don Hull, City Planner; David L. Jones, Water & Sewer
Commissioner; Avram Rosenthal, Library Director; Victor C. Phillips, Budget Director;
Thomas J. Griffiths, Jr. , Chief Accountant; Henry G. Sieferd, City Assessor; Ronald
L. Nisun, Constable, and Joseph C. Keane, Constable.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Nash, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#371-66 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 533rd regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Livonia held on April 11, 1966, are hereby approved.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Salvadore, it was
#372-66 RESOLVED, that having considered the three letters from the
Mayor, each dated April 13, 1966, relative to the creation of Position
of Assistant Development Coordinator, to the establishment of a
temporary appointed full-time Recreational and Open-Space Co-ordinator,
and the recommendation that the position of Director of Public Safety
be placed on a full time basis, the Council does hereby acknowledge
receipt of same and does refer these matters to the Committee of the
Whole for their report and recommendations.
iiimiA roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
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By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Kleinert, it was
#373-66 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the
Chief City Engineer dated March 28, 1966, approved by the Director of
Public Works, regarding the proper development of Newburgh Road in
a manner so as to provide for the orderly installation of sanitary sewer
lines, water mains and storm sewers, the Council does hereby request
that the Board of Education for the Livonia School District dedicate
the West 60 feet of Bureau of Taxation Parcel 17E1b2„ E2b, Hlb, H2 and
Parcel 08H2a, H2b1 for this purpose without reservations or qualifica-
tions.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Salvadore, it was
#374-66 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated March 31,
1966 from the Department of Law and the Grant of Easement attached thereto,
submitted pursuant to council resolution #320-66, which grant is dated
March 30, 1966 executed by Homer Lucht, also known as Homer Lute and
Viola Lucht, his wife, also known as Viola Lute, conveying an easement
in connection with the construction of the Newburgh Road Water Trans-
mission Main as follows:
The east 10 feet of the west 60 feet of that part of
the S. W. 1/4 of Section 5, T. 1 S. , R. 9 E. , City
of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, described as
beginning at a point on the West line of said section
distant North 1092.75 feet from the S. W. corner of
Section 5 and proceeding thence East, 262.45 feet;
thence North, 186.0 feet; thence West, 262.45 ft;
thence south 186.0 feet to the point of beginning.
(Parcel 05C2)
the Council does hereby accept for and in behalf of the City of Livonia
the aforesaid Grant of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested
to have the same recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office
and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full perform-
ance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Kleinert, it was
#375-66 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated April 7,
1966 from the Department of Law and the Grant of Easement dated April 5,
1966 attached thereto, submitted pursuant to council resolution No.
243-66, executed by William S. Lute and Mary Rose Lute, his wife,
conveying to the City of Livonia an easement in connection with the
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construction of the Newburgh Road Water Transmission Main, as follows:
The East 10 feet of the West 60 feet of the
following described parcel: That part of the
S. W. 1/4 of Section 5, T. 1 S. , R. 9 E. , City
of Livonia described as beginning at a point on
the W. line of said section distant north, 925.40
feet from the S. W. corner of Section 5 and
proceeding thence north along said W. line,
166.39 feet; thence N. 89° 06' E, 261.80 feet;
thence south 166.39 feet; thence S. 89° 06' W,
261.80 feet to the point of beginning.
the Council does hereby accept for and in behalf of the City of Livonia
the aforesaid Grant of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested
to have the same recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office
and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full perform-
ance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Nash, it was
#376-66 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated March 30,
1966 from the Department of Law and the two Grants of Easements attached
thereto, submitted pursuant to council resolution No. 243-66, which grants
convey to the City of Livonia easements in connection with the construction
of the Newburgh Road Water Transmission Main and more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Grant of Easement dated March 25, 1966 executed by
Marion J. Franjac and Grace M. Franjac, his wife,
conveying an easement being more particularly described
as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of
Eight Mile Road (120 feet wide) distant S 0° 00' 50" E,
60.0 feet and N 89° 45' 30" E, 90.94 feet from the N. W.
corner of Section 5, T. 1 S., R. 9 E , City of Ligonia,
Wayne County, Michigan and proceeding thence N 89 45'
30" E, 45.0 feet along said south line of Eight Mile Road;
thence S 44° 45' 30" W, 70.39 feet; thence N 5° 14' 10" E,
50.00 feet to the point of beginning, said easement being
a part of the following described parcel:
That part of the N. W. 1/4 of Section 5, T. 1 S. , R. 9 E. ,
City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, described as
beginning at a point on the W. section line distant S 0°
00' 50" E, 60 ft. from th8 N. W. corner of Section 5
and proceeding thence S 0 00' 50" E along said line,
226.94 ft; thence S 58° 52' 20" E, 159.e ft; thence
N 72° 53' 30" E, 146.98 ft; thence S 88 17' 30" E,
113.32 ft; thence N 0° 00' 50" W, 271 ft; thence S 89°
45' 30" W along the S. line of Eight Mile Road, 390 feet
to the point of beginning.
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Grant of Easement dated March 29, 1966 from Charles Lute,
a single man, conveying the east 10 feet of the west 60 feet
of the following described parcel: The west 75 acres of the
S. W. 1/4 of Section 5, T. 1 S. , R. 9 E. , City of Livonia,
Wayne County, Michigan, except the north 186.0 ft. of the
south 1278.75 ft. of the west 262.45 ft. thereof; also except
the south 478.50 ft. of the west 455.17 ft. thereof ; also
except that part thereof described as beginning at a point
on the W. line of said section distant north, 925.40 feet
from the S. W. corner of Sec. 5 and proceeding thence north
along said line, 166.39 ft. ; thence N 89° 06' E. , 261.80 ft. ;
thence south, 166.39 ft. ; thence S. 89° 06' W. , 261.80 ft.
to the point of beginning; also except that part thereof
described as beginning at a point on the E. and W. 1/4 section
line distant S. 89° 39' 50" E., 511.63 ft. from the W. l/4
corner of Sec. 5 and proceeding thence S 89° 39' 50" E.,
along said line, 742.26 ft. thence S. 0° 25' 35" W. , 1474.06 ft. ;
thence N. 89° 12' 45" W. , 738.25 ft. ; thence N. , 0° 16' 10"
E, 1468.24 ft to the point of beginning.
the Council does hereby accept for and in behalf of the City of Livonia
the aforesaid Grants of Easements and the City Clerk is hereby requested
to have the same recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office
and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full perform-
ance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Salvadore, seconded by Councilman Kleinert, it was
#377-66 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from the Chief City
Engineer dated April 1, 1966, approved by the Mayor, Director of Public
Works and Budget Director, which requests funds sufficient to provide
a desk and chair for an additional Clerk-Typist I employed in the office
of the Engineering Division, the Council does hereby approve and concur
in the said request and the sum of $248.68 is hereby transferred from
Engineering Division Account No. 256-1 to Engineering Division Account
No. 255-70 for this purpose.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
The communication from the Mayor dated March 30, 1966, regarding a meet-
ing to discuss the I-96 location, was received and filed for the information of
the Council.
The communication from Robert F. Nash, dated April 8, 1966, which submits
his resignation from the Zoning Board of Appeals, was received and filed.
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*Councilman McNamara arrived at 8:33 P. M.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Nash, it was
#378-66 RESOLVED, that having considered certain alternate proposals
which were submitted at a meeting conducted on April 12, 1966 by the
Michigan State Highway Department to the City of Livonia as well as
officials of the Schoolcraft College regarding the route location of
the north/south segment of the I-96 Freeway where the same is proposed
to traverse the City of Livonia, the Council does hereby take this
means to advise the State Highway Department that the City of Livonia
prefers and would approve the location of the same as set forth in the
proposed alternate route #3, which location would be along the City's
westerly limits i.e. Haggerty Road, and which route would be developed
in an urban highway treatment, the estimated cost of which would be in
the amount of $12,800,000.00 for this approximately three mile segment,
and which sum compares favorably with the proposed construction of the
said I-96 Freeway for a three mile stretch from Southfield Road to the
westerly limits of the City of Detroit which is estimated to cost in
excess of 37-1/2 million dollars; and further, the Council does hereby
state that it is its understanding that the proposed construction of
the I-96 highway along the Haggerty Road route would be in a manner so
as to provide at least a distance of 143 feet from the edge of the
right-of-way to the nearest building presently constructed on the campus
of Schoolcraft College, the Administration Building, and that the said
building would be in excess of 260 feet from the freeway construction
itself, provided, however, that such approval is contingent upon the
State Highway Department supplying the necessary funds for the widening
and improvement of Plymouth Road in a manner satisfactory to the City
of Livonia; and further, the Council hereby requests that certified
copies of this resolution be transmitted by the City Clerk to the Mich-
igan State Highway Department and to the Board of Trustees of School-
craft College.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Kleinert, McNamara, Salvadore, Nash, Milligan, and Ventura.
NAYS: None.
On motion of Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Nash, and unani-
mously adopted, this 534th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia
was duly adjourned at 8:47 P. M. April 13, 1966.
ADDISON W. BACON, y_ erk