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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1950-08-07 Page 98 MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA August 7, 1950 The eleventh regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was held on August 7, 1950, at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan The meeting was called to order at approximately 8:02 P M by the President of the Council, Harry S Wolfe Roll was called with the following result: Present-- Harry S Wolfe, Wilson W Edgar, Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John Whitehead Absent--none The minutes of the tenth regular meeting of the Council held on July 31, 1950 were read and approved. The minutes of the First Special meeting of the Council were read On motion of Wilson W. Edgar, seconded by Raymond E Grimm and unanimously carried, it was q /A/ RESOLVED, that the minutes of the First Special meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, held August I , 1950 at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan be and hereby are approved in all respects John Miller, elected Constable, attended the meeting upon the request of the Council and stated the facts briefly about the serving of summons for the Justice Court. Communication from Mr L E Devers, President, Heat Engineering and Stoker Service, Inc , Detroit, Michigan was read In his letter, Mr Devers brought forth some pertinent facts on the electrical and plumbing codes, this communication was turned over to the Committee serving on that board Report from the Planning Coimnission was read, with their action therein stated on rezoning of certain parcels of land Page 99 The Council then, by the unanimous affirmative vote of all of the members listed as present at the roll call, fully approved and adopted the following recommendations of the City Planning Commission. Petition #1 of Walter Wilson and Lucy Wilson is denied Petition #2 of David Newman and Sarah Newman is denied. Petition #3 of Asa E Wilson and his children is granted. Petition #It of Hans A Hartman and Bertha Hartman is granted 110 Petition #5 of William A. Rutenbar is granted Petition #6 of Bernice Lehn is granted Petition #7 of Anne B Slapinska is denied Pursuant to the foregoing action, Councilman Wilson WY Edgar introduced the following ordinance. NO /-f AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND A PORTION OF SECTION 24 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA OF ORDINANCE NO 7, ENTITLED: 411 "AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF LIVONIA; TO REGULATE THE USE OF LAND AND STRUCTURES THEREIN; TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE HEIGHT, THE AREA, THE BULK AND LO- CATION OF BUILDINGS; TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE LOCATION OF TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AND THE LOCATION OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC USES; TO REGULATE AND DETERMINE THE AREA OF YARDS, COURTS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, TO REGULATE THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE A1INISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR A BOARD OF APPEALS, AND ITS POWERS An D DUTIES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE TERMS THEREOF, AND TO ADOPT THE ZONING ORD-NANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LIVONIA, AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ZONING MAP " THE CITY OF LIVONIA ORDAINS. Section 1. A portion of Section 2I of the Zoning Map of the City of Livonia of Ordinance No 7, entitled: "An Ordinance To Establish Districts Page 100 In The City of Livonia; To Regulate The Use of Land and Structures Therein, To Regulate and i•imit The Height, The Area, The Bulk and Location of Buildings; To Regulate and Restrict The Location of Trades and Industries and The Location of Buildings Designed For Specific Uses, To Regulate and Determine The Area of Yards, Courts and Other Open Spaces, To Regulate The Density of Population; To Provide For The Administration and Enforcement Of This Ordinance; To Provide For A Board of Appeals, and Its Powers and Duties; To Provide A Penalty For The Violation of the Terms Thereof; And To Adopt The Zoning Ordinance of The Township of Livonia, Amendments Thereto and Zoning Map " is hereby amended as 46, follows (a) A new section is hereby added to said Ordinance No 7, entitled "Section 3(A) Amendments To Zoned Districts and Classifications," which new section shall immediately follow Section 3 of said ordinance and shall include all classification and district changes hereafter made together with those provided by the present ordinance (b) Petitions to change zoning classifications heretofore filed and numbered 3, L, 5 and 6, are hereby granted, and the zoning classification of the premises described in said petitions is hereby changed from R-U-F-B to C-1 (c) That portion of Section 2L of said Zoning Map which includes property fronting on and lying immediately north of Schoolcraft Road, 410 having a depth of 300 feet from the center of said road, and being more particularly described in said petitions numbered 3, 4, 5 and 6, is hereby amended to conform to the changes made in the foregoing paragraph (b), and the attached Amended Zoning Map No. 1., showing such changes and amendment, is hereby approved and made a part hereof Section 2 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 A roll call vote was taken with the following result• YEAS: Harry S Wolfe, Wilson W Edgar, Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor, and John Whitehead, NAYS: None. The President declared the above ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication rage 101 Communication from W B Frantz was read, in which Mr Frantz asked the permission of the City Council to operate his Diamond Taxi Co in the City The Clerk thereupon was instructed to write Mr Frantz and invite him to attend the Council Meeting of August 21, 1950 Mr L. E Devers was then asked to speak with the Council on his communication which was read earlier in the Minutes of the Meeting Mr Dayton Creedon spoke on behalf of the Special Traffic Police Division Officers who were released from duty as of midnight August 5, 1950. Mr Creedon made the suggestion that the officers should have had one weeks notice and therefore should be entitled to an additional weeks pay On motion of William Taylor, seconded by John Whitehead , and unanimously carried, it was R /-1,2 RESOLVED, that the following men, William Aaron, Dayton Creedon, Thomas Mullaney, Moore Salon, Cardie Nelson, Max Koehler and Alfred Wonnacatt be forwarded the sum of $45.00 each for one weeks wages - and the Council of the City of Livonia appropriates the sum of $315.00 to meet said payroll, and the Treasurer is hereby ordered to issue same after payroll has been duly drawn by the City Clerk The Honorable Charles Oakman, Councilman of the City of Detroit was introduced to the Livonia City Council by Mayor Jesse Ziegler Mr James L Hagen, Director of Public Safety was asked to investigate the residence requirements of the Special and regular police officers. Communication was read from Board of Wayne County Road Commissioners acknowledging the receipt of termination on agreement Communication from Clifford C Brown was read and referred to the Planning Commission Report of Justice Leo 0 Nye was read and ordered placed on file. Councilman Wilson W Edgar reported to the Council that the two pick-up trucks were still entitled to the Livonia Township Board and the two pick-ups and any other motor vehicle should be charged to the City of Livonia Page 10 2 Mr Edgar also reported that Compensation Insurance of Water Department Clerical Help and all Water Board employees should be under the City of Livonia Insurance Plan On motion of Wilson W Edgar, seconded by John Whitehead, and unanimously carried, it was A-la-3 RESOLVED, that any and all motor vehicles previously entitled to the Livonia Township Board, be and hereby are ordered to be entitled to the City of Livonia and that the Water Department Employees be insured under the City of Livonia Compensation plan and that the Water Board be billed their proportionate share of Insurance cost The Clerk presented current operating bills for payment On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously carried, it was fl-1 a'f RESOLVED, that these bills as presented by the Clerk, be and hereby are ordered paid by the City Treasurer Jesse Ziegler, Mayor of the City of Livonia, made his report to the Council of his finding on property for purchase by the City On motion of Wilson W. Edgar, seconded by Nettie Carey, and unanimously carried, it was l- !a✓ RESOLVED, that the City make the offer of $25 00 per foot for 216 feet of property adjoining the present site of the City Hall On motion of William Taylor, seconded by Harvey Jahn, and unanimously carried, it was A-/oto. RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized to make a deposit of $500.00 to William Heyman 1785 Seward Street, Detroit, Michigan on a regular offer to purchase said property under the terms of above resolution. Wilson W Edgar introduced the following ordinance: NO 13 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING :OR THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO ADDITIONAL CONSTABLES ,i Page 103 THE CITY OF LIVONIA ORDAINS: Section 1 In accordance with Section 2, Chapter V, of the Charter and the laws of the State of Michigan, the Council may appoint not more than two constables in addition to the two constables selected by election. Section 2 Argy constable appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council Section 3. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of constable unless he is a duly qualified and registered elector of the City and has continuously resided in the City for at least two years immediately prior to his appointment Section 14 All constables appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance shall have such powers and duties as may be provided by the laws of Michigan, the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Livonia, and any resolutions of the Council All such constables may be required by the Justice Court of the City of Livonia to serve process, civil and criminal, issued by that Court. The Council may appoint as such constable a police officer who may likewise serve as court officer Section 5 Constables appointed pursuant to this Ordinance shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by resolution of the Council, provided, however, that no compensation shall be paid to a constable who is also a police officer except such as he may be entitled to as a police officer Section 6 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed Section 7 In the event any portion of this Ordinance is held invalid for ar{y reason, such holding shall not effect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance Page 104 Section 8 This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency Ordinance necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare and safety and shall take effect immediately upon publication A roll call vote was taken with the following result• YEAS: Wilson W Edgar, Raymond E. Grimm, John Whitehead, Nettie Carey, Harvey Jahn, William Taylor and Harry S Wolfe; NAYS: None The President declared the above Ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication, August 18, 1950. On motion of John Whitehead, seconded by Raymond E Grimm and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned, time of adjournment being 10:38 P M August 7, 3.950 Ste/ _iarie W Clark City Clerk Atteste• /Ear, y S. Wo is, President