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MINUTES OF THE THREE HUNDRED FIFTIETH REGULAR MISTING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On November 27, 1961, the above meeting was held at 33001 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council at
approximately 8:32 o' clock P. Ivi.. Councilman Salvadore delivered the invocation.
Roll was called with the following result : Present--Sydney B. Bagnall, John T.
Daugherty, William Ir. ponder, Rudolf R. I<.leinert, Austin T. Grant, Jack Salvadore
and James R. McCann.
By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Salvadore and unanimously
adopted, it was
#826A-61 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 349th regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Livonia, held November 20, 1961,are hereby approved.
The following resolution was unanimously offered, supported and adopted
by the Council:
#827-61 RESOLVED that,
WHEREAS, Boris Dimitroff has been selected as a member of the
1961 Detroit News All-State football team; and
WHEREAS, more than 16,000 high school athletes from more than
650 high schools participate annually for such a distinction, and
WHEREAS, by so distinguishing himself, Boris has also brought
honor and recognition to Bentley High School, its athletic program and
to his community as well:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that on behalf of all of the
citizens of the City of Livonia, the Mayor and City Council offers its
congratulations to Boris Dimitroff for his singular accomplishment, to
his coach, Jack Hudnut, for his outstanding leadership and guidance,
and last, but not least, to his parents for having developed in Boris
such highly desirable attitudes and standards of performance and
sportsmanship, the Council also takes this means to sincerely wish
Boris every success for his future.
Boris and Coach Hudnut were present to receive the commendation and the
congratulations of the Council, the Mayor and other City officials.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously
adopted, it was
#828-61 RESOLVED that, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief City
Engineer dated , ovember Z7, 1)61, as approved by the Mayor, the Council
does hereby approve of and accent the offer of the Walter L. Couse Company
to grade certain desi, nated areas within the Civic Center in exchange for
permission to remove certain surplus earth to be used for grading around
the buildings presently under construction in the Civic Center area, all
in accordance with the terms contained in the plan attached to the afore-
mentioned City Engineer's report; and the Engineering Division is hereby
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authorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance
of this resolution.
1' Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Salvadore and unanimously
adopted, it was
#529-61 RESOLVED, that before determining to install sanitary sewers in
Lots 78 through 155, inclusive, and Lots 270 through 35b, inclusive, of
Golden Ridge Subdivision and Golden Ridge Subdivision No. 1, as specifi-
cally set forth in a petition dated March 14, 1959 from owners of property
concerned, located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, the cost of which
is to be defrayed by special assessment, the Chief City Engineer is
hereby requested to ascertain the assessed valuation of all property
affected by the proposed improvement, the number of parcels which show
tax delinquencies, the number of parcels owned by public authorities, the
number of parcels which are now vacant, and to prepare or cause to be
prepared, plans and suecifications therefor and an estimate of the cost
thereof, and to file the same with the City Clerk together with his
recommendation as to what proportion of the cost should be paid by special
assessment and what part, if any, should be a general obligation of the
City, the number of installments in which assessments may be paid and the
land which should be included in the proposed special assessment district,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Ordinance leo. 31, as amended.
By Council Ponder, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously adopted, •
it was
#830-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the letter from the Chief City
Engineer dated November 9, 1961, approved by the Mayor and Director of
Public Works, the Council, being apprised that the improvements have been
installed and completed in accordance with City of Livonia specifications
as set forth in Council Resolution #637-61, does hereby accept the
dedication of the West 30 feet on Purlingbrook, north from Seven Mile Road
as contained in a Quit Claim Deed executed by Jack and Miriam Shenlanan
and George R. and Helen Klein on August 22, 1961; and the City Clerk is
herein authorized to do all things necessary and incidental to the full
performance of this resolution.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Daugherty, it was
#531-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report of the Chief City
Engineer dated lovember 9, 1961, approved by the Mayor and Director of
Public Works, relative to the installation of an eight inch (5n) water
main on Hidden Lane, 1200 feet in length, together with three hydrants
and one water gate or Hidden Lan:; north of Five Mile Road, the Council
does hereby approve this water main extension and the Department of Law
is requested to obtain the necessary easements to extend this water line
and the sum of .,jil0,428.12 is hereby authorized to be paid out of the
Construction Fund of the Water Department, subject to the abandonment of
existing private water lines on Hidden Lane; and the Department of Public
Works is hereby authorized to do all things necessary and incidental to
the full performance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
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AYES: Salvadore, 1.1cCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman McCann, seconded by Councilman Daugherty and unanimously
adopted, it was
#832-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report from the Traffic
Commission dated August 31, 1961 and the report from the Library Com-
mission dated November 11, 1961, the Council does hereby advise these
commissions that money has been appropriated in the budget for expenses
incurred in connection with their official duties and that said members
of the respective commissions are requested to submit a statement of
expenses incurred on a monthly basis for purposes of being reimbursed.
By Councilman Grant, seconded by Councilman Salvadore, it was
#833-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the communication from the
Detroit Edison Company dated October 10, 1961, relative to the cost of
installing street lights on Middlebelt Road from Schoolcraft to West
Chicago in the City of Livonia, the Council does herein authorize and
request the City Clerk to make application to the Detroit Edison Company,
on forms provided by such company, for the installation of street lights
on Middlebelt Road from West Chicago to Schoolcraft in accordance with
and as shown on The Detroit Edison Company Drawing No. S-30340, as corrected,
dated September 14, 1960, it being the determination of the Council that
such lighting is needed to protect the public safety of the residents of
this community.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Salvadore, McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
An Ordinance Amending Sections 24.0, 27.0, 30.0 and 31.0 of Ordinance
No. 12, as amended, of the City of Livonia, Entitled "An Ordinance Regulating and
Licensing Certain Businesses in the City of Livonia and Providing Penalties for
Violation Thereof", introduced by Councilman Poncier on November 20, 1961, was taken
from the table, given its second reading and a roll call vote conducted thereon with
the following result:
AYES: Pone
NAYS: Salvadore, McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
LThe President declared the Ordinance not adopted.
Councilman Ponder introduced the following Ordinance:
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Councilman Ponder introduced the following Ordinance:
**AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 24.0, 27.0, 30.0 **, See Page 5090
AND 31.0 OF ORDINANCE NO. 12, AS AMENDED, OF THE
CITY OF LIVONIA, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
AND LICENSING CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF
LIVONIA AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF."
THE CITY OF LIVONIA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 24.0 of Ordinance No. 12, as amended, of the City of Livonia
entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating and Licensing Certain Businesses in the City of
Livonia and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof," is hereby amended as follows:
Section 24.0 Junk Dealers; Junk Collectors and ,scavengers.
24.1 No person shall engage in the business of dealer in scrap iron,
scrap metal, scrap wood, used auto parts or any form of goods commonly
considered as junk, nor assemble same at one location for the purpose of
sale without first obtaining a license therefor.
24.2 No such license shall be granted:
75- Except upon certification of the Police Chief, the Fire Chief
and the Health Officer;
(b) unless the applicant therefor files with his application the
written consent of seventy per cent of the owners of exclusively resi-
dential property within a radius of 1000 feet of the property where such
business is to be conducted; or
(c) for conducting such business on a vacant lot or in a partially
enclosed structure unless such property is enclosed with a properly
maintained, tight, board or other type fence at least seven (7) feet
above the street grade or, if the fence line grade is higher than that
of the street, at least seven (7) feet above the fence line grade, and
erected in such manner as to conceal the premises from public view.
24.3 Each such license granted shall designate the particular place
where said business is to be conducted and no licensee shall engage in
said business at any place other than that so designated.
24.4 No licensee shall purchase or receive any article:
(a) between the hours of 7:00 P. N. and 7;00 A. M.,
(b) or any Sunday;
(c) from any person under the age of 17 years, without written
consent of parent or guardian; and
(d) from a parson known or suspected to be a thief or a receiver
of stolen property.
24.5 No person shall engage in the business of a scavenger or travel
upon or use the roads, streets or alleys of the City of Livonia for the
purpose of picking up, trading, selling and/or buying scrap metal, scrap
wood, scrap iron, auto parts, papers, magazines or any similar material,
whether it be used or new, which is commonly considered as scrap or junk,
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except an established charitable organization, church or school group,
without first obtaining a license therefor.
24.6 1W such scavenger's license shall be granted by the City Clerk
unless and until the particular applicant is approved of by the Police
Department as to either general business or personal reputation.
24.7 No person or individual licenses of scavengers shall operate
on the highways, streets or alleys of the City of Livonia between the
hours of 5:00 P. M. and 6:00 A.M., nor on any Sunday.
Section 2. Section 27.0 of Ordinance Jo. 12, as amended, of the City of
Livonia, is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 27.0 Transient Merchants, Solicitors, Canvassers or Peddlers.
27.1 The term "transient Merchant" as used in this ordinance shall
mean any person, firm or corporation engaged temporarily in a retail sale
of goods, wares or merchandise, in any place in this City and who, for
the purpose of conducting such business, occupies or uses any lot, build-
ing, room, structure of any kind or any vehicle. Such term shall include:
(a) "Itinerant merchants";
(b) "Itinerant vendors",
(c) persons, firms or corporations who shall be engaged in selling
goods, wares or merchandise at retail in this City and who are
not on the tax rolls of this City, and
(d) ary person, firm or corporation who conoiences a business of
selling g000s, wares ,Ind merchandise at retail within this City
after the first day an January in any year and who is not assessed
on the tax roll for such year.
The term "transient merchant" shall not include any produce merchants to
whom a Class A, B and C License shall have been issued under Section 1/1.0
of this ordinance.
27.2 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either
as principal or agent, to engage in business as a peddler or transient
merchant in the City of Livonia without having first obtained a license
in the manner herein provided.
27.3 No license shall be granted except upon certification of the
Chief of Police and Health Officer.
27.4 Before any license, as provided by this ordinance, shall be
issued for engaging in the business of a peddler or a transient merchant,
the applicant shall file with the City Clerk the following instruments :
(a) A cash or surety company bond running to the City of
Livonia in the sum of One Thousand Dollars (,;1,000.00), conditioned
on full compliance by applicant with all the provisions of the ordin-
ances of the City of Livonia and the statutes of the State of Michigan,
regulating and concerning the sale of goods, wares and merchandise,
and further conditioned on prompt payment by applicant of all judg-
ments rendered against applicant for any violation of said ordinances
or statutes, or any of them, together with all judgments and costs that
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may be recovered against such applicant by any person or persons
for damage growing out of any misrepresentations of applicant or of
applicant's agents or servants, either at the time or sale or through
any advertisement of any character whatsoever.
(b) An instrument appointing the City Clerk as the true and law-
ful agent of applicant with full power and authority to accept service
of process for and on behalf of applicant in respect to any matters
connected with or arising out of the business transacted under said
license and the bond required by this ordinance, or for the performance
or breach of any of the provisions thereof, with the result that ser-
vice on said agent shall be as valid as if personally served on the
applicant.
Said instruments shall be in such Corm as may be approved by the City
Attorney. Action on said bond may be brought in the name of the City
for the use of the aggrieved persons. On receipt of any process, the
City Clerk shall promptly send a copy to applicant, by registered mail
directed to the address stated in the application for such license.
27.5 No license to engage in business as a peddler or transient merchant
shall be granted to any person unless a complete set of fingerprints of
such person and of any person assisting him are on file in the noncriminal
identification file of the Police Department.
27.6 No licensee shall be entitled to more than one helper on foot
for each vehicle used in said business.
27.7 No person shall sell or peddle fresh meat upon any street,
alley or public place.
27.8 No peddler including street vendors shall create any disturbance
by any instrument, horn, bell or device in connection with his operations.
No peddler, including street vendors shall stop or remain in any one place
upon any street, alley or public place longer than necessary to make a
sale for a customer wishing to buy, and in no event shall any such peddler
or street vendor stop for a period longer than twenty (20) minutes at any
time, provided further, that no licensed peddler or street vendor shall
stop for the purpose of selling or offering to sell any food products with-
in a distance of five hundred (500) feet from any public, private or paro-
chial school building or the lands on which such school buildings are located
in the city on any days during which such school is in session or on any
days during which the building is being used for educational or recreational
purposes. hro licensee operating as a peddler or street vendor shall unreason-
ably interfere with traffic or cause or permit large numbers of persons,
particularly children, to congregate upon the public streets of this City.
27.9 It shall be unlawful for any person to use the public streets or
public places for the purpose of engaging in the business, occupation or
pastime of solicitor, canvasser, or peddler as hereinafter defined without
first having registered with the City Clerk and having obtained a license
to do so as hereinafter provided.
27.10 Whenever the term "solicitor," "canvasser," or "peddler" is used
in this ordinance it snail be construed to mean any person whether principal
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or agent who shall go in and upon the public streets, alleys, ways, parks
and places of the City of Livonia, traveling from place to place or from
door to door of homes, apartments or any dwellings, offices, stores, hotels,
motels, restaurants or other places of business, engaged in selling at
retail, or offering or taking orders to sell, barter, canvass or peddle to
members of the public or to regular customers any article of goods or merchan-
dise or services.
27.11 Any person who shall fall within the definition of "solicitor,"
"canvasser" or "peddler" snail be required to register with the City Clerk's
office and furnish the following information: name, residence address,
age, address of principal or organization with which affiliated, type of
vehicular equipment, kind and description of articles to be sold or offered
for sale and method of operation.
27.12 All persons soliciting or canvassing for a commercial purpose
as defined supra, shall be required to furnish an instrument appointing the
City Clerk as true and lawful agent, according to the provisions of this
ordinance. All solicitors and canvassers shall, upon approval of their
application and fulfillment of all necessary prerequisites, be issued an
identification card, in a form to be prescribed by the City Clerk, in con-
junction with Chief of Police. This card shall be carried on the person
at all times while soliciting or canvassing and shall be produced immedi-
ately at the request of any person who is visited or confronted in the
course of the solicitation or canvassing as herein above defined.
Section 3. Section 30.0 of Ordinance No. 12, as amended, of the City of
Livonia is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 30.0 Fees and Bonds Required.
30.1 The fee required to be paid and the amount of any bond required
to be posted to obtain any license to engage in the operation, conduct
or carrying on of any business for which a license is required by the
provisions of this ordinance shall be based upon the type of orders taken,
number of facilities or employees, goods or merchandise sold, or inspection
or regulation required and upon the length of time for which such license
is issuea, and no license shall be issued to any applicant unless he first
pays to the proper authority the fee and posts a bond in the amount required
for the type of license desired, as indicated in the following schedule.
LICENSE, FEF AND BONDS
Bowling Alley:
First Alley, 5.00 per year,
Each additional, $1,00 per year.
Boxing and Wrestling Exhibition, $10.00 per day.
Coal and Coke:
Each truck, $2.00 per year.
Dance School, $5.00 per year.
Dance Hall, $15.00 per year
Dry Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing or Laundry:
For each local plant or place of business, $3.00 per year.
For each delivery vehicle, where plant is not operated
within the City of T,ivonia, $10.00 per year.
Employment:
Agency, X15.00 per year.
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Gasoline Service Station:
First pump, $5.00 per year,
Each additional pump, $1.00 per year
Junk Yards and Junk Dealers, $100.00 per year.
Junk Collectors and Scavengers, $100.00 per year.
Mechanical Music Device, :2.50 per year.
Mechanical Vending Device:
The first machine at any single location or buildingj$3.50 per year,
The next 2 to 5 machines at the single location or building,
$1.25 per machine; per year;
The next 6 to 10 machines at the single location or building,
$1.00 per machine, per year,
The next 11 to 25 machines at the single location or building,
$ .75 per machine, per year;
The next 26 to 50 machines at the single location or building,
$ .50 per machine, per year;
Over 50 machines at the single location or building, 4 .35 per
machine, per year.
Mechanical Amusement Device, 45.00 per year.
A single location shall be defined as a single building and/or contiguous
area owned, leased, and/or under the supervision or control of one
proprietor. A group of buildings shall be considered as one location
only when there exists an enclosed passageway linking the group of
buildings and they are owned, leased and/or under the supervision or
control of one proprietor. Outbuildings such as stables, barns or
service and storage buildings shall be deemed part of a single location
law when the operations conducted therein are completely dependent upon
and related to the operations of the primary location.
A vendor, for the purpose of these provisions, shall be the owner
and/or installer of the vending machines, and shall be deemed the
proprietor of the business or location at which the machine is placed
only when such proprietor, in fact, owns the vending machines and
does not share the proceeds with another vendor. The vendor shall
be primarily responsible for the payment of the fee. It shall, how-
ever, be unlawful for the proprietor of the business or location at
which a vending machine is located to permit or allow a vending machine
which is not properly licensed or for which proper fees have not been
paid to be used or remain upon his premises. The proprietor shall be
secondarily responsible for the payment of fees and may be required to
do so if the party primarily responsible fails to promptly pay the
required fee.
Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors - $1.00 per day; 410.00
per month; 425.00 per year.
Pool and Billiard Rooms :
First table - 45.00 per year,
Lach additional, 4l.00 per year.
Produce Merchants :
Class A - $2.00 per year.
Class B - ;;10.00 per year.
Class C - 435.00 per year.
Secondhand Merchant: 425.00 per year.
__ Skating Rink, $15.00 per year.
Theatre (per seat), $ .03 per year.
Transient Merchant, $1.00 per aay, $10.00 per month;
025.00 per year.
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30.2 Each peddler licensed under this ordinance shall be entitled
to not more than one helper or assistant who shall pay a license fee
equal to one—half of the fee paid by such peddler.
30.3 A separate license and fee shall be required for each place of
business, location or vehicle used by any transient merchant.
Section 4. Section 31.0 of Ordinance No. 12, as amended, of the City of 'Livonia
is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 31.0 Delivery of Merchandise.
31.1 This ordinance shall not in any way affect or regulate trucks or
motor vehicles operated within the City f,_r the following purposes,
(a) for the wholesale distribution and delivery of goods,
wares and merchandise; and
(b) for the delivery to residences of milk, cream, eggs,
dairy products and baked goods.
31.2 This ordinance shall not affect or regulate the sale or distribution
of newspapers.
Section 5. Ordinances lo. 209 and No. 241 are hereby repealed as of the date
this ordinance becomes effective and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent necessary to give this ordinance full
force and effect.
Section 6. Should any oortion of this ordin<nce be held invalid for any reason,
such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
The foregoing Ordinance was placed on the table for consideration at the next regular
meeting of the Council.
An Ordinance amending Section F. or Ordinance No. 140 of the City of Livonia,
known and cited as the "Weed Ordinance", introduced by Councilman Kleinert on
November 20, 1961, was taken from the table, given its second reading, and a roll
call vote conducted thereon with the following result:
AYES: Salvadore, McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
The President declared the Ordinance duly adopted and would become effective on date
of publication.
An Ordinance Amending Section 5.33 of Chapter 5.0 of Ordinance No. 21 of
the City of Livonia, known and cited as "Traffic Ordinance", introduced by Councilman
Iwo
Daugherty on November 20, 1961, was taken from the table, given its second reading
and a roll call vote conducted thereon with the following result:
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AYES: Salvadore, McCann, Dau--;herty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
The President declared the Ordinance duly adopted and would become effective on date
of publication.
At 8:55 o' clock P. M. a recess was called, after which the meeting resumed
with all members present who were named as present in the original roll call of this
meeting.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded b;/ Councilman Daugherty, it was
#834-61 RESOLVED, that Council Resolution #344-60, adopted on June 13,
1960, approving Koloff's Sunnyside Estates Subdivision, is hereby rescinded.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Salvadore, McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.*
NAYS: None.
*Councilman Salvadore abstained from voting, which, in accordance with Ordinance
lio
No. 27, as amended, is recorded as a Yes vote.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was
#835-61 RESOLVED, that Council Resolution #345-60, adopted on June 13,
1960, approving Koloffts Sunnyside Estates Subdivision No. 2, is hereby
amended so as to designate the proposed plat being approved as "Koloffts
Sunnyside Estates Subdivision No. 3".
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: Salvadore, McCann and Daugherty.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Ponder, it was
#836-61 RESOLVED, that Henry Koloff Building Company, 25409 Henley Drive,
Huntington Woods, Michigan, as proprietors, having requested the City
Council to approve the proposed plat of the following Subdivision: Koloff's
Sunnyside Estates Subdivision, located on the North side of Schoolcraft
Road and South of Five Mile Road, approximately 2,000 feet East of Levan
Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, and the Southwest 1/4 of Section
21, City of Livonia, which proposed plat consists of thirty-four (34)
lots, and it appearing that tentative approval of said proposed plat was
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given by the City Planning Commission under date of March 1, 1960, and it
further appearing that said proposed plat, together with the plans and
specifications for improvements therein, have been approved by the Depart-
ment of Public Works under date of June 3, 1960 and in accordance with the
further report and recommendation of the Department of Public Works dated
November 17, 19b1; the City Council does hereby approve said proposed
plat on the following conditions :
(1) All of such improvements shall be installed in conformance
with the Plat Ordinance (io. 135) as amended, of the City of
Livonia, and the rules and regulations of the Department of
Public Works, within a period of two (2) years from the date of
this resolution;
(2) That the installation of such improvements shall be super-
vised and inspected by the Department of Public Works and such
improvements shall not be considered as having been satis-
factorily installed until there is filed with the Council a
Certificate as provided in Section 14 of said Ordinance No. 135,
as amended;
(3) That the City Clerk is not authorized to affix her signature
to said Plat until either said improvements have been satis-
factorily installed or, in lieu thereof, there is filed with her
by said proprietors a bond to the City of Livonia, in such form
as may be approved by the City Attorney, and in the following
im. amount: $103,000.00,of which •x$10,000.00 shall be cash;
it being understood that ,,.25,000.00 of the aforementioned bond
shall be for the express purpose of guaranteeing the installation
of street paving improvements within K_oloffts Sunnyside Estates
Subdivision No. 2; and until all inspection fees and other
charges due to the City of Livonia have been fully paid;
(4) That the proprietor submit to the City Engineer as-built
plans of all improvements installed in the subdivision, on
cloth reproducible material,
(5) On full compliance with the above conditions and with the
provisions of said Plat Ordinance, as amended, the City Clerk
is hereby authorized to affix her signature to said Plat as
evidence of this approval.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: Salvadore, McCann and Daugherty.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Ponder, it was
#837-61 RESOLVED, that Henry Koloff Building Company, 25409 Henley
Drive, Huntington Woods, Michigan, as proprietors, having requested the
City Council to approve the proposed plat of the following Subdivision:
Koloff's Sunnyside Estates Subdivision No. 2, located on the North side
of Schoolcraft Road and South of Five Mile Road, approximately 2,000 feet
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East of Levan Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, and the Southwest
1/4 of Section 21, City of Livonia, which proposed plat consists of forty
(40) lots, and it appearing that tentative approval of said proposed plat
was given by the City Planning Commission under date of March 1, 1960;
and it further appearing that said proposed plat, together with the plans
and specifications for improvements therein, have been approved by the
Department of Public dorks under date of June 3, 1960 and in accordance
with the further report and recommendation of the Department of Public
Torks dated November 17, 1961; the City Council does hereby approve said
proposed plat on the following conditions :
(1) All of such improvements shall be installed in conformance
with the Plat Ordinance (No. 135) as amended, of the City of
Livonia, and the rules and regulations of the Department of
Public Works, within a period of two (2) years from the date of
this resolution;
(2) That the installation of such improvements shall be
supervised and inspected by the Department of Public Works and
such improvements shall not be considered as having been
satisfactorily installed until there is filed with the Council
a Certificate as provided in Section 14 of said Ordinance
No. 135, as amended;
(3) That the City Clerk is not authorized to affix her
signature to said Plat until either said improvements have been
satisfactorily installed or, in lieu thereof, there is filed
with her by said proprietors a bond to the City of Livonia,
in such form as may be approved by the City Attorney, and
in the following amount: $62,000.00, of which $6,200.00 shall
be cash; and until all inspection fees and other charges due to
the City of Livonia have been fully paid;
(4) That the proprietor submit to the City Engineer as-built
plans of all improvements installed in the subdivision on
cloth reproducible material;
(5) Un full compliance with the above conditions and with the
provisions of said Plat Ordinance, as amended, the City Clerk
is hereby authorized to affix her signature to said Plat as
evidence of this approval.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Sagnall.
NAYS: Salvadore, McCann and Daugherty.
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman McCann, seconded oy Councilman Kle_Lnert and unanimously
adopted, it was
#838-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
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from the Chief City Engineer dated November 6, 1961, approved by the
Mayor and Director of Public viorks, relative to the improvement of
Plymouth Road at Levan Road, tne Council does hereby request the City
Clerk to notify the Michigan State Highway Department that the City of
L Livonia does not have money in the 1961-62 City budget to pay for its
proportionate share of the cost of the proposed improvement; however,
this item will be considered in the 1962-63 Budget of the City of Livonia.
By Councilman Crant, seconded by Councilman Ponder, it was
#839-61 RESOLVED, that havint considered the report of the Director of
Public Works dated November 14, 1961, approved by the Mayor, the Council
does hereby extend for a three (3) year period ending December 1, 1964
its water contract dated December 16, 1958 with Michigan Trenching Company,
32599 Greenland Court, Livonia, michigan, for the making of water con-
nections to the Livonia Water Supply System on the same terms and con-
ditions as provided in the said contract; and the Council has determined
pursuant to Section 12 of urdiriance No. 216, not to request bids for this
work for the reasons contained in the report of the Director of Public
Works dated November 14, 1961; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized to do all things necessary and incidental to the full perfor-
mance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Salvadore, mcCann, Daupherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously
Ladopted, it was
#840-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the communication from
Spalding, DeDecker & Associates, Inc. dated November 14, 1961, relative
to the Livonia Drain No. 5 District, the Council does hereby refer said
communication to the City Engineer for his report and recommendation.
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was
#841-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the request dated November 7,
1961 from the Chairman of the Heating Board of Examiners, approved by the
Mayor, relative to the payment of compensation to Heating Board members,
the Council does hereby authorize the payment of Q10.00 per meeting for
each member of the Heating Board of Examiners, not to exceed the sum
of 100.00 per year for each member, effective beginning December 1, 1961,
and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are herein authorized to do all
things necessary and incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
toYES: Salvadore, McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Ponder, it was
L #842-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Superintendent of Operations Division. dated November 9, 1961,
approved by the Mayor and Director of Public ,:lbrks, the Council does
hereby accept the bid of The Taylor Supply Company, 700 Monroe Avenue,
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Detroit 2b, Michigan, for supplying water service parts and fittings to
the City of Livonia for the following stated price, such having been in
fact the lowest bid received for such items :
3/4 Curb Stop 3/4 Corp Stop 3/4 CXC Cplg. 5' Curb Box
$p1.44 $0.49
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES: Salvadore, HcCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: None
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously
adopted, it was
#843-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation
of the Superintendent of Operations Division dated November 14, 1961,
approved by the Mayor and Director of Public Works, relative to the
recommendation on bids for building materials, the Council does hereby
concur with the recommendation of the Department of Public Works and all
bids received for such material are hereby rejected.
By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman McCann, it was
#844-61 RESOLVED, that having considered the report from the Department
of Law dated November 22, 1961 relative to the receipt of a statement
rendered by William E. Wade in connection with the Livonia Publishing
Company vs. City of Livonia, et al., the Council does hereby concur with
the recommendation of the Department of Law and the sum of $956.25 is
authorized to be paid to William E. Wane from the Travel and Education
Account of the City Council of the 1960-61 budget; and the City Clerk
and City Treasurer are herein authorized to do all things necessary and
incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result :
AYES: McCann, Daugherty, Ponder, Kleinert, Grant and Bagnall.
NAYS: Salvauore
The President declared the resolution adopted.
By Councilman Salvadore, seconded by Councilman Daugherty and unanimously
adopted, it was
#d45-61 RESOLVED, that the proposed Charter Amendment relating to the
increase of annual compensation for the City Clerk and City Treasurer is
hereby referred to the Council study meeting to be held on November 29,
1961 for further consideration.
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LOn motion of Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Council McCann and
unanimously adopted, this 350th regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Livonia was duly adjourned at 9:53 otclock P. M. November 27, 1961.
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Iwo ** The amendment to Ordinance No. 12 was voted down by the Council at a meeting
held December Li, 1961.
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