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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1960-10-03 Page 4539 MINUTES OF THE THREE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On October 3, 1960, the above meeting was held at 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President at approximately 8:31 P. M. Councilman Kleinert delivered the invocation. Roll was called with the following result: Present-- Robert Sasser, John T. Daugherty, Sydney B. Bagnall, Rudolf Re Kleinert, A us tin T. Grant and Jack Salvadore. Absent-- Jarres R. McCann. By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously adopted, it was #589-60 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 317th regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia held September 26, 1960, are hereby approved. By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was #590-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the request of the City Clerk dated September 29, 1960, approved by the Mayor, and the letter from the Budget Director dated October 3, 1960, and having also considered the bids received, the Council does hereby accept the bid of International Business Machines Corporation for one (1) new electric typewriter with minimum 1611 carriage at its submitted bid price of $427.50, for use in the Cir Clerk's office. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadoze and Sasser. NAYS' None. By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Salvadore, it was #591-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the request of the City Clerk dated September 30, 1960, approved by the Mayor and Budget Director, the Council does hereby approve the transfer of $6,000.00, as follows: $1,500.00 from Election Commission Account No. 104-70 4,500.00 from Provision for Pay Adjustment to the following: $4,924.71 to Account No. 1C4-1 (Salaries & Wages) 459.15 to Account No. 104-8 (Publishing) 520.38 to Account No. 104-48 (Moving Voting Machines). A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. Page 4540 Councilman Kleinert, as Chairman, read a report dated September 26, 1960, from the Finance and Insurance Committee. By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Bagnall, it was #592-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the report of the Finance Committee dated September 26, 19b0, relative to the Civil Service Com- mission's recommendation dated June 30, 1960, regarding a proposed eight cents per hour raise for certain hourly rated Civil Service employees, the Council does hereby concur with the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission only insofar as the following classifications are concerned, and the hourly rates stated shall be effective for the first full pay period ih June, 1960: Present hourly rate Newly approved hourly rate Light Equipment Operator $2.36 $2.44 Laborer 2.19 2.27 and it is recommended that the Civil Service Commission concur in this recommendation of the C A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. An Ordinance Requiring the City Treasurer aid Deputy City Treasurer and the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk to Furnish Bonds aid Fixing the Amounts Thereof, introduced on September 26, 1960, by Councilman Bagnall, was taken from the table and a roll call vote conducted thereon with the following result: AYES: Daugnerty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. The President declared the forego_ng Ordinance duly adopted and would become effective on puulication. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 51 of the City of Livonia, Known and Cited as the "Building Code of the City of Livonia," by Adding Thereto Sections 5.13, 5.14 and 5.15, introduced on September 26, 1960, by Councilman Bagnall, was taken from the table and a roll call vote conducted thereon with the following result: AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert., Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. Page 1511 The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted and would become effective on publication. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Bagnall and unanimously adopted, it was #593-60 RESOLVED that, the Council having adopted resolution #476-60 at its regular meeting held on August 8, 1960, requiring the City Engineer to ascertain the assessed valuation of all property affected by the pro- posed improvement - pave Levan Road between Plymouth and Schoolcraft Roads in Section 29 in the City of Livonia - the number of parcels which show tax delinquencies, the number of parcels owned by public authorities, the number of parcels which are vacant, and to prepare or cause to be prepared plans and specifications therefor and an estimate for 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; and it appearing to the Council that all of such information, estimate, plans and specifica- tions and recommendations have been properly filed by the City Engineer with the City Clerk under date of September 7, 1)60, and that there has been a full compliance with all of the provisions of Section 6 of Ordinance No. 31, as amended, entitled "An Ordinance to Provide for the Inking of Public Improvements, Defraying the Expense Thereof by Special Assessment and a Special Assessment Procedure," the Council does hereby set WTednesday, October 26, 1960, at 8:00 o'clock p. m., as the date and time of a public hearing on such proposed improvement, which public hearing shall be held before the Council in the City Hall, 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, pursuant to Sections 8 and 9 of said Ordinance No. 31, as amended, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice and publication of such hearing as is required by Section 7 of said Ordinance. By Councilman Salvadore, seconded by Councilman Bagnall and unanimously adopted, it was #594-60 &SOLVED that, having considered the report and recommendation of the 'Water and Sewer Board dated September 27, 1900, relative to the requests of: Eugene Polakowski, 36905 Joy Road, Nankin Township; Ray Blackman, 36851 Joy Road, N_nkin Township; and William Wright, 36827 Joy Road, Nankin Township; to tap in to the Livonia Water Supply System, the Council does hereby approve said requests and permission is granted to Messrs. Polakowski, Blackman and Wright to tap in to the Livonia Water Supply System to ser- vice their residences, as noted above, subject to the following conditions: (1) Messrs. Polakowsd, Blackman and Wright shall each pay the cost of making the water tap to their respective residences; Pae 4542 (2) all charges that are pertinent in compliance with the existing and future ordinances of the City of Livonia sha11 be paid by 'Messrs. FolakowskilBlackman and Wright; and (3) the connection permits shall become null and void at such time as Nankin Township is able to provide water facilities for the property of Messrs. Polakowski„ Blackman and Wright, at which time they agree to terminate their separate water connections to the Livonia dater Supply System at their own expense. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Bagnall and unanimously adopted, it was #595-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the letter from Albert Lach, 19905 Angling Road, Livonia, M:Lchigan, dated September 3,19b0, relative to certain tree damage, the Council does hereby refer Mr. Lach's com- munication to the Director of Public Safety for his report back to the Council By Councilman Grant, seconded oy Councilman Daugherty, it was #596-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the report and recommendation of the Chief City Engirner, dated September z8„ 1960, approved by the Director of Puolic Works, relative to repairs necessary to the Midcilebelt Road sanitary sewer located on the west side of Middlebelt Road, south of Norfolk, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Chief City Engineer, and the Department of i-uolic dorks is authorized to employ the services of a properly equipped contractor for the immediate repair to the sanitary sewer lines and formal bids for such work are hereby expressly waived by the Council, and the expenditure of $4,000.00 from Sewer Division revenues is hereby authorized for such work; and the Director of Public Works, Chief City Engineer and City Clerk are hereby authorized to do all things necessary to the full performance of this resolution. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadoze and Sasser. NAYS: None. By Councilman Bagnall, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was #597-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the request of the Chief City Engineer, dated September 28, 1960, approved by the Director of Public Works, for an appropriation for the Engineering-Inspection Division, and the communication dated October 3, 1960, from the Budget Directors the Council does hereby transfer the sum of $5,000.00, in the following sums from: $3,500.00 - Unappropriated Surplus Account 1,500.00 - Provision for Pay Adjustment Account to Engineering-Inspection Account No. 130-1. (Salaries). A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: Page 4543 AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. The request for transfer of funds for Engineering Division Salary Account was removed from the Agenda. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was #598-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the communication from the Budget Director, dated September 30, 1960, the Council does hereby trans- fer the sum of $8,680.65 from Account No. 150 - Provision for Pay Adjust- ment, to Account No.151 - Provision for Additional Personnel, in order to provide a proper balance in the Provision for Additional Personnel Account for transfers already made by the Council. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following results AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Salvadore and unanimously adopted, it was #599-60 RESOLVED that, the request from the Civil Service Commission regarding authority to enter lease be tabled pending report from the Department of Law and the Civil Service Commission. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Grant and unanimously adopted, it was #600-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the communication dated July 5, 1960, from the Liquor Control Commission, and the recommendation dated September 28, 1960, from the Police Chief and Director of Public SafeVy the Council does hereby approve the request of Louis Sayig to add his wife Dorothy Sayig as partner on 1900 Class C license held by him for the location at 34101 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan. By Councilman Salvadore, seconded by Councilman Daugherty, it was #601-60 RESOLVED that, having considered the letter of nomination from Municipal Judge Robert Lorion, dated June 29, 1960, the Council does hereby appoint Elizabeth Ruth Speer as the Acting Clerk of the Livonia Municipal Court with all the powers and duties prescribed by Section 12 of Chapter VI of the City Charter, at a salary of $111487.00 per annum, which appointment is hereby effective as of July 11, 1960, and shall continue to January 1, 1961, upon the posting of a bond with the City Clerk in the amount of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars, as required by the Charter. Page 4544 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following results AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. By Councilman Daugherty, seconded by Councilman Grant, it was #b02-60 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a letter dated September 30, 1960, from the J. L. Hudson Company addressed to the Fire Chief, the Council does hereby approve the substitution of specifications for inner-spring mattresses as set forth in the bid approved in resolution #558-60, adopted September 12, 1960, to regular commercial box springs, at no change in price. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following results AYES: Daugherty, Bagnall, Kleinert, Grant, Salvadore and Sasser. NAYS: None. On motion of Councilman Salvadore, seconded by Councilman Daugherty and unanimously adopted, this 318th regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was duly adjourned at 9:20 P. M., October 3, 1960, w. Clark, City Clerk