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MINUTES OF THE FIVE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On November 24, 1965, 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 8:06 P. M. Councilman Milligan delivered the invocation.
Roll was called with the following result: Present--Rudolf R. Kleinert, Peter A.
Ventura, Charles J. Pinto, Edward G. Milligan, Edward H. McNamara and James R. McCann.
Absent--*John F. Dooley.
Elected and appointed officials present: Addison W. Bacon, City Clerk;
Harry C. Tatigian, first Assistant City Attorney; Victor C. Phillips, Budget
Director; Don Hull, City Planner; David L. Jones, Water and Sewer Commissioner;
William J. Strasser, Chief City Engineer; Robert A. Shaw, Director of Public Works;
John Dufour, Superintendent, Parks and Recreation; Dan Andrew, Industrial Co-ordi-
nator; Thomas J. Griffiths, Jr., Chief Accountant; James Miller, Personnel Director;
Milton Holley, City Assessor, Joel F. LaBo, Director of Public Safety; and Harry
Wrightman, Planning Commission.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Ventura and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1118-65 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 515th regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Livonia held November 17, 1965, are hereby approved.
By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman McCann and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1119-65 RESOLVED that, the letter from the Mayor dated November 24, 1965,
relative to a Charter Amendment to be placed on the ballot in the
spring election to eliminate the possibility of an elected official
who is elected for a four year term running for a different city office
while still retaining his previously elected position, is hereby referred
to the Legislative Committee of the Council.
LThe letter from the Department of Law, dated November 12, 1965, relative
to Frank J. Winton, et al, vs. City of Livonia, et al. (Civil Action #30828) was
received and filed for the information of the Council.
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By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Pinto, it was
#1120-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a report from the Superin-
tendent of Operations dated November 4, 1965, approved by the Mayor,
Director of Public Works and Budget Director, and submitted pursuant to
Council Resolution #977-65, regarding the transfer of funds in order to
effect certain purchases necessary for the operation of the Operations
Division as originally requested in a communication from the Superin-
tendent of Operations dated September 30, 1965, and approved by the
Director of Public Works and Budget Director, the Council does hereby
transfer the sum of $2,400.00 from Labor Account No. 234-1 to the
following accounts in the following amounts:
$100.00 to Account 235-17, Maint. of Office Equipment
300.00 to Account 235-20, Printing
1,000.00 to Account 235-45, Office Supplies
1,000.00 to Account 235-57, Tools and Supplies
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES Milligan, McNamara, McCann, Ventura, Pinto and Kleinert.
NAYS• None.
The report from the Chief City Engineer dated November 2, 1965, relative
to the continuation of existing street names was received and filed for the
information of the Council.
The report from the Director of Public Works dated November 12, 1965,
relative to the seal coating of Hugh Street was received and filed for the infor-
mation of the Council.
The report from the Department of Law, dated November 12, 1965, relative
to the financial status of Superior Ambulance Service was received and filed for
the information of the Council.
*Councilman Dooley arrived at 8 16 P. M.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman McNamara and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1121-65 RESOLVED, that having considered the communication from the
Planning Director dated November 16, 1965, which transmits a copy of a
new street guide map which has been prepared by the Planning Department,
the Council does hereby refer this matter to the Streets, Roads and
Plats Committee of the Council.
By Councilman Pinto, seconded by Councilman McNamara and unanimously
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adopted, it was
#1122-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated Novem-
ber 12, 1965, from the Department of Law and the two Quit Claim Deeds
attached thereto executed by the Reformed Church in America, Church of
the Savior, by its Secretary Rev. Theodore Byland, each dated October 25,
1965, conveying to the City of Livonia:
The East 65 feet of the North 34 feet of the South
94 feet of the following described parcel:
and
The South 60 feet of the following described parcel:
Parcel
The South 581 feet of the East 300 feet of the West 1/3 of
the South 3/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 18, T. 1 S. ,
R. 9 E. , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan;
the Council does hereby accept for and in behalf of the City of Livonia
the aforesaid two Quit Claim Deeds and does hereby request the City Clerk
to have the same recorded with the Register of Deeds office of Wayne
County.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman McCann, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1123-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated Novem-
ber 8, 1965, from the Department of Law transmitting two fully executed
Grants of Easements dated October 14, 1965, from the Chesapeake Realty
Development Corporation, by S. E. Pierce, conveying to the City of Livonia
two 10 foot wide easements for sanitary sewer and public street purposes
in connection with the Amrhein Road Sanitary Sewer Extension in Section 30,
which easements are described as follows:
Sanitary Sewer Easement
The south 10.00 feet of a strip of land 20.00 feet in width
located south of, parallel with, and adjacent to the south
line of Amrhein Road (76.00 feet wide) across and within the
following described parcel of land:
and
Public Street Easement
A strip of land 10.00 feet in width located south of, parallel with,
and adjacent to the south line of Amrhein Road (76.00 feet wide)
across and within the following described parcel of land:
Parcel Description
Part of the Southeast 1/4 and the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30,
Township 1 South, Range 9 East• To locate the place of beginning,
commence at the West 1/4 corner of said Section 30, thence south
89° 47' 00" east, on and along the east-and-west 1/4 line of said
section, a distance of 831.12 feet to a point, which point is the
place of beginning; thence south 89° 47' 00" east, on and along said
east-and-west 1/4 line a distance of 1,743.08 feet to the center of
said Section 30; thence north 89° 59' 30" east, on and along said
east-and-west 1/4 line, a distance of 577.77 feet to a point; thence
south 0° 01' 10" west a distance of 1,732.95 feet to a point in the
center line of Plymouth Road (66.00 feet wide) ; thence north 74° 34'
20" west, on and along said center line of Plymouth Road, a distance
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of 2,404.20 feet to a point; thence north 0° 08' 20" west a distance
of 1,099.88 feet to the place of beginning; containing an area of
75.36 acres, more or less;
the Council does hereby accept same for and on behalf of the City of
Livonia; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to remit the sum of
$1.00 for the sanitary sewer easement to the Chesapeake Realty Develop-
ment Corporation and to record such Grants of Easements with the Wayne
County Register of Deeds office, and to do all other things necessary
and incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Pinto and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1124-65 RESOLVED, that the letter from the Department of Law dated
November 16, 1965 relative to the acceptance of Grants of Easement
and Quit Claim Deed in connection with Areas 4a, 5b and 5c of Phase II,
Master Sanitary Sewer Program, be tabled pending further report from
the Department of Law pertaining to the conditions set forth therein.
By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Milligan and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1125-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated
November 16, 1965, from the Department of Law in regard to three quit
claim deeds attached thereto covering dedications of certain rights-of-
way on Wayne Road and Curtis Road, the Council does hereby accept for
and on behalf of the City of Livonia the aforesaid three Quit Claim
Deeds which are as follows:
1. Dated March 5, 1965, from Harold G. Butler and Frieda L. Butler,
his wife, conveying the west 60 feet of Parcel 09D12f which parcel
is described as: That part of the S. W. 1/4 of Section 9 described
as beginning at a point on the W. line of said Section distant due
South, 868.0 ft. from the West 1/4 corner of Section 9 and proceeding
thence due South along said W. line 197.0 feet, thence S 89°
48' 10" E, 60.0 feet, thence N 83° 46' 40" E, 402.36 feet, thence
S 73° 15' 40" E, 417.22 feet, thence N 10° 21' 40" E, 275.30 feet,
thence N 89° 48' 10" W, 909.0 feet to a point of beginning. (Wayne
Road dedication)
2. Dated April 19, 1965, from Leslie M. Forsyth and Ruth O. Forsyth,
his wife, conveying the west 60 feet and the north 43 feet of
Parcel 09D12a which parcel is described as: That part of the S. W.
1/4 of Section 9 described as beginning at the W. 1/4 corner of
Section 9 and proceeding thence due South along the W. line of said
Section 208.0 feet; thence S 89° 48' 10" E, 810.0 feet; thence N 33°
31' 40" E, 195.27 feet; thence due North 43.0 feet; thence N 89°
48' 10" W, along the E. and W. 1/4 section line, 915.0 feet to the
point of beginning. (60-foot Wayne Road and 43-foot Curtis Road
dedications)
3. Dated August 11, 1965, from Walter H. Kremkow and Edna E. Kremkow,
his wife, conveying the south 43 feet of Parcel 10S2 which parcel is
described as follows: The East 10 acres of the N. W. 1/4 of Section
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10 except the north 530.73 feet thereof, T. 1 S. , R. 9 E., City of
Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan. (Dedication of north half of Curtis
Road east of Fairfield)
and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have such Quit Claim Deeds
recorded in the Wayne County Register of Deeds office and to do all other
things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Ventura and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1126-65 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
dated October 8, 1965, from the City Planning Commission which sets forth
its resolution #8-157-65 in regard to Petition 65-8-1-4, as amended by
Planning Commission resolution #8-156-65, submitted by Harvey Bielfield
of Harben Realty Company for a change of zoning on the southeast corner
of Vassar and Middlebelt in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1 from RUF to
C-1; and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to
this matter on November 22, 1965, pursuant to resolution #997-65, the
Council does hereby concur with the recommendation of the Planning Com-
mission and the said Petition 65-8-1-4, as amended, is hereby approved
and granted; 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 furnish the same to the Department of Law and,
upon receipt of such map, the Department of Law is requested to prepare
an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 543 in accordance with this
resolution.
By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Pinto and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1127-65 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
dated September 13, 1965, from the City Planning Commission which sets
forth its resolution #9-166-65 in regard to Petition 65-8-1-20, initiated
by the City Planning Commission on its own motion, for a change of zoning
on the east and west sides of Camden and west of Hartel, approximately
2,000 feet north of Plymouth Road, in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25
from R-1 to M-1; and the Council having conducted a public hearing with
regard to this matter on November 22, 1965, pursuant to resolution
#997-65, the Council does hereby concur with the recommendation of the
Planning Commission and the said Petition 65-8-1-20 is hereby denied
for the reasons set forth in the Planning Commission's denial.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Milligan and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1128-65 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
dated September 13, 1965, from the City Planning Commission which sets
forth its resolution #9-160-65 in regard to Petition 65-8-1-22, initiated
by the City Planning Commission on its own motion, for a change of zoning
on the north side of Plymouth Road, approximately 823 feet west of
Farmington Road, in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28 from RUF to M-1; and
the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter
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on November 22, 1965, pursuant to resolution #997-65, the Council does
hereby concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the
said Petition 65-8-1-22 is hereby approved and granted; 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
furnish the same to the Department of Law and, upon receipt of such map,
the Department of Law is requested to prepare an ordinance amending
Ordinance No. 543 in accordance with this resolution.
By Councilman McNamara, seconded by Councilman Pinto and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1129-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated October 8,
1965, from the City Planning Commission which sets forth its resolution
#9-173-65 in regard to Petition 65-9-2-5 as submitted by Leonard G. Ryder
and Earl G. Keim, Jr. requesting permission to operate a real estate
office as a waiver use on Lots 245 through 250, inclusive, of Coventry
Gardens Subdivision, located at the corner of Farmington Road and Rayburn
in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, which property is zoned PS, and the
Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on
November 22, 1965, pursuant to resolution #998-65, the Council does hereby
concur with the recommendation of the City Planning Commission and the
said Petition 65-9-2-5 is hereby approved and granted.
By Councilman Dooley, seconded by Councilman Milligan, it was
#1130-65 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated October 14,
1965, from the City Planning Commission which sets forth its resolution
#9-172-65 in regard to Petition 65-8-2-3 as submitted by Carl Langer
requesting permission to construct and operate an auto wash establishment
with accessory gas pump as a waiver use on property located on the south
side of Plymouth Road, approximately 700 feet east of Milburn, in the
Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, which property is zoned C-2, and the Council
having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on November
22, 1965 pursuant to resolution #999-65, the Council does hereby reject
the recommendation of the City Planning Commission and said Petition
65-8-2-3 is hereby approved and granted, the Council having determined
as a matter of fact that the petitioner has complied with the requirements
of the C-2 zoning classification and the standards set forth in Section
19.06 of the Zoning Ordinance.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Milligan, Dooley, McNamara, McCann, Ventura and Pinto.
NAYS: Kleinert.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Ventura and supported
by Councilman Milligan
#1131-65 WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission did at its meeting of
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October 26, 1965, adopt a resolution with respect to wage and salary
adjustments of classifications throughout the Civil Service to be
effective December 1, 1965, which letter of transmittal dated October 27,
1965, was approved by the Mayor and Budget Director; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission did subsequently at its
meeting of November 23, 1965, adopt a resolution amending certain portions
of the aforesaid resolution of October 26, 1965, regarding wage and salary
adjustments of classifications throughout the Civil Service to be effective
December 1, 1965, which was transmitted in a letter dated November 24, 1965;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby
concur in and approve of and authorize, to be effective as of December 1,
1965, such recommendations as were made by the Civil Service Commission in
its resolution of October 26, 1965, as amended and revised by its resolution
of November 23, 1965, with the exception of the following matters:
(a) the recommendation pertaining to the position of Public
Safety Officer is hereby tabled for further consultation with the
Director of Public Safety concerning procedures and plans for
introduction of a Public Safety Officer Program, and
(b) the recommendation made by the Civil Service Commission
with regard to the salary of the Chief of the Fire Department and
the salary of the Chief of the Police Department is approved and
authorized only to the extent and level of Salary Grade 158, such
positions to have a maximum annual compensation of $10,857.00;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk, the City Treasurer
and such other City officials as may be required to do so are requested to
do all things necessary or incidental to fulfill the purpose and intent
of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Milligan, Dooley, McNamara, McCann, Ventura, Pinto and Kleinert.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Dooley, seconded by Councilman Pinto, it was
#1132-65 RESOLVED, that the Council having taken affirmative action in
its resolution #1131-65 regarding wage and salary adjustments of
classifications throughout the Civil Service to be effective December 1,
1965, the Council does hereby request that the Budget Director submit his
report and recommendation to the City Council as to such specific transfers
in the budget which may be required to give effect to the action taken in
the abovementioned resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Milligan, Dooley, McNamara, McCann, Ventura, Pinto and Kleinert.
NAYS: None.
On motion of Councilman Dooley, seconded by Councilman Milligan and
unanimously adopted, this 516th regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Livonia was duly adjourned at 8:54 P. M., November 24, 1965.
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