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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1950-06-05 Page 11 M/NUTES OF SECOND REGULAR ?FETING imm' OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA June 5, 1950 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was held on June 5, 1950, at 8.00 P.M., at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan. The meeting was celled to order by Council President Harry S Wolfe Roll call then resulted as follows : Present--Harry S. Wolfe, Raymond E. Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John Whitehead; absent Wilson W Edgar The City Clerk read the minutes of the first regular meeting of the Council held on May 29, 1950, and adjourned to June 2, 1950 The President asked for corrections to these minutes but none were offered On motion of Raymond E. Grimm, seconded by John Whitehead and unanimously carried, it was A-36 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the first regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia held on May 29, 1950, and June 2, 1950, be and hereby are approved in all respects. Mr Austin, of Plymouth, Michigan, personally presented to the Council a letter in which he requested permission to operate taxi cabs within the City of Livonia, together with his insurance policy, which was examined by the City Attorney On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously carried, it was A-37 RESOLVED, that, on Mr. Austin having his insurance extended to cover operation in Livonia, he is hereby given a temporary permit to operate taxi cabs within said City and that this temporary permit shall automatically expire on the adoption by the Council of an ordinance governing the operation and licens- ing of taxi cabs. At the request of the President, the Special Traffic Control Officer, John Creedon, made a report concerning traffic conditions in the vicinity of ,.,. the race track On motion of Raymond E Grimm, seconded by Harvey Jahn and unanimously carried, it was Page 12 A-38 RESOLVED, that John Creedon, Special Traffic Control ,,m Officer, be and hereby is given the authority, in his discretion, to temporarily close off by-passes on Schoolcraft Road during the hours of heavy traffic, that this resolution be and hereby is given the effect of an emergency ordinance and that any person who refuses to abide by such temporary closing of by-passes, or who interferes with the same or who otherwise violates the pro- visions of this resolution shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) or imprisonment not to exceed a period of thirty (30) days, or both, in the dis- cretion of the Court John Whitehead read and submitted his report, as requested of him by the Council at its meeting held June 2, 1950, and, with the consent of all present, said report was placed on file. Mr. Waring, of the firm of Waring and Johnson, planning consultants, presented to the Council a new zoning map of the City of Livonia, which had been authorized and approved by the Township Board of Livonia Township, and explained that this new map shows all zoning changes and amendments to date. `... John Whitehead introduced the following emergency ordinance: NO 1 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING TREASURER AND CITY CLERK TO FURNISH BONDS AND FIXING THE AMOUNTS THEREOF. The City of Livonia Ordains : Section 1. That the City Clark and City Treasurer shall each, within ten days following his appointment or election, furnish to the City of Livonia a bond in the penal sum hereinafter fixed, conditioned on the faithful perform- ance of the duties of his office and a complete, true and prompt accounting, payment and delivery to the City of all moneys or property collected or received or otherwise coming into his possession or under his control, belonging to or due to the City Section 2 That the bond of the City Clerk required by this Ordinance shall be in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and the bond of the City Treasurer required by this Ordinance shall be in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000 00) Section 3. That all bonds required under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be corporate surety bonds in such form as may be approved by �"" the Council. Page 13 Section 4 That premiums on all bonds furnished under this Ordinance be paid by the City. ir... Section 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency Ordinance. A roll call vote was taken with the following result: YES--Harry S. Wolfe, Raymond E. Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John 'Whitehead. NO--N one. The President declared the above Ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication, June 9, 1950. The following emergency Ordinance was introduced by Harvey Jahn: NO 2 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ZONING ORDINANCE OF TOWNSHIP OF LIVONIA, AMENTIMENTS THERETO AND ZONING MAP. The City of Livonia Ordains: Section 1. That the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Livonia, adopted by the Township Board of Livonia Township on December 6, 1915, as the said ordinance existed on May 23, 1950, be and hereby is adopted and enacted by the City of Livonia. Section 2 That all amendments and changes to said Zoning Ordinance, heretofore approved by said Township Board, be and hereby are adopted and enacted by the City of Livonia. Section 3 That said Zoning Ordinance, and all amendments and changes to said Zoning Ordinance, be and hereby are made a part hereof, just as if the same were word for word repeated herein. Section 4 That the attached map of the City of Livonia, prepared by Waring and Johnson, planning consultants, and showing the zoned districts and classifications set forth in said Zoning Ordinance as amended, be and hereby is adapted and approved; and said map is authenticated by the signa— ture of the President of the Council. Section 5 That a Board of Appeals consisting of six members is hereby created pursuant to Act 207, Public Acts of Michigan for the year 1921, as amended, and is hereby vested with the powers and duties stated in said Act, as amended, together with such powers and duties set forth in said Zoning Ordinance as are not in conflict with the provisions of said Act, as 6... amended Section 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency Ordinance. Page 1!4 o... A roll call vote was taken with the following results: YES---Harry S. Wolfe, Raymond E. Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John Whitehead NO--None. The President declared the above Ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication, June 9, 1950 The following emergency Ordinance was introduced by Harvey Jahn: NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FCR THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTTFS. The City of Livonia Ordains : Section 1. That a City Planning Commission is hereby created pursuant to Act 285, Public Acts of Michigan for the year 1931, as amended, and is hereby vested with the powers and duties set forth in said Act, as amended, together with such other powers and duties set forth in Ordinance Number 2 of the City of Livonia, entitled "An Ordinance Adopting Zoning Ordinance of Township of Livonia, Amendments Thereto and Zoning Map," as are not in conflict with the provisions of said Act, as amended. Section 2 That said City Planning Commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor as provided in Act 285, Public Acts of Michigan for the year 1931, as amended. Section 3. That said Act 285, as amended, is made a part hereof by this reference, just as if it were word for word repeated herein. Section i . That said City Planning Commission is hereby vested with the powers and duties stated in said Act 285, as amended, together with such powers and duties set forth in the Ordinance Number 2 of the City of Livonia, entitled "An Ordinance Adopting Zoning Ordinance of Town- ship of Livonia, Amendments Thereto and Zoning Yap," as are not in conflict with the provisions of said Act 285, as amended Section 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emer- gency Ordinance. A roll call vote was taken with the following result : YES---Harry S. Wolfe, Raymond E. Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John Whitehead NO--None. Page 15 The President declared the above Ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication, June 9, 1950. A communication was received from the Mayor, Jesse Ziegler, advising the Council of the following proposed appointments, which will become official on June 9, 1950. To The Civil Service Commission: Harry Burton 11037 Ingram 6 year term John Campbell - 9525 Wayne Road, Plymouth 11 year term Laverne D. Theisen - 11306 Cavell, Garden City2 year term. To The City Planning Commission. Carson W. Johnston - 11032 Cranston, Plymouth 3 year term George Bentley - 12)114 Middlebelt Road, 3 year term Dallas Hay - 30425 Seven Mile Rd., Farmington 3 year term Edward Conway - 11326 Hubbard Rd , Plymouth 2 year term Harold Bower - 29539 Six Mile Rd , Farmington 2 year term Walter Russell - 27460 Pickford, Farmington 2 year term Helen Byers - 11)149 Cardwell, Garden City 1 year term 1.... Robert Maclntyre - 8937 Newberg Rd , Plymouth 1 year term Clarence Jahn - 33421 Five Mile Rd , Plymouth 1 year term Written application of Donald M. Burns for position of Electrical Inspector was read, considered and, with the consent of all present, was tabled until such time as an ordinance is enacted regulating electrical inspection. On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by Raymond E. Grimm and unani- mously carried, it was A-39 RESOLVED, that members of the Election Board of Precinct Number 3 be paid an additional sum of Four Dollars (x4.00) each for the extra hours spent by them during the election held May 23, 1950, and that the City Treasurer pay said amounts on receiving written notice of this resolution. Page 16 On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by Nettie Carey and unanimously r.. carried, it was A-40 RESOLVED, that the President appoint a committee to investigate an ordinance regulating plumbing, heating and electri- cal work The President then appointed William Taylor, Nettie Carey and John Whitehead as the last mentioned committee The petition of Walter Wilson and Lucy Wilson was read and considered and on motion of Raymond E. Grimm, seconded by Harvey Jahn and unanimously carried, it was A-41 RESOLVED, that the petition of Walter Wilson and Lucy Wilson be and hereby is referred to the City Plannin Commission for hearing and recommendations as provided by law The written request of Asa Edward Wilson for parking lot license was read and considered On motion of Raymond E Grimm, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously carried, it was A-42 RESOLVED, that said petition of Asa Edward Wilson be denied for the reason that petitioner's property is not presently zoned for business and for the further reason that the City as yet has no ordinance regulating parking lots Written application of Norman H. Stumpf for position of City Clerk was read and considered and placed on file. On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously approved, this meeting was adjourned until June 9, 1950, at 8:00 P M Time of adjournment 10:15 P.M. IT ie Clark, City lerk AITE TED: 47, ry S 41resident�