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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1950-10-30 Page 185 MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-SECOND REGULAR ;SETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA r.. OCTOBER 30, 1950 The twenty-second regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was held on October 30, 1950, at 33110 Five dile Road, Livonia, Michigan The meeting was called to order at approximately 8:05 P. M. by the President of the Council, Harry S Wolfe Roll iaas 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 twenty-first regular meeting of the Council held October 23, 1950, were read and approved. The president pointed out that when the resignation of Sidney Dethloff as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals was submitted to the Council on r.. October 23, 1950, at its twenty-first regular meeting, the council directed the City Clerk to write a letter thanking Mfr Dethloff for his services on such board and then the council appointed a successor to Mr. Dethloff, but did not specifically accept his resignation. It was agreed by all members of the council that the above action contemplated acceptance of such resignation. On motion of Councilman William Taylor and seconded by Councilman John Whitehead and unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all of the Councilmen named as present in the roll call of this meeting, it was : RESOLVED, that the resignation of Sidney Dethloff as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals is hereby accepted, effective as of October 23, 1950. Mr Al Roth of Hubei, Roth and Clark, Consulting Engineers, made a statement on the progress in the sewer project in the Southeastern section of the City, and presented to the Council a proposed resolution prepared and requested by bow the Water Resources Commission of the State of Michigan. Mayor Ziegler likewise made a statement on this subject City Attorney, Willi Brashear then approved Page 186 the form of resolution. Councilman Harvey Jahn made a motion that said resolution be adopted as follows : a30 WHEREAS, the City of Livonia by reason of its recent incorporation, growth of population, and establishment of interests within its boundaries, is faced with the necessity of providing a system of public sewers for the protection of the health and welfare of its citizens, and it is proposed to construct such a system; and WHEREAS, the City has caused plans to be prepared by which such a system can be installed, the said plans having been filed with the Michigan Department of Health; and as a necessary adjunct to such a system of sewers, a method of treatment or disposal for the sewage product must be provided whereby the waters of the State will be pro- tected against unlawful pollution; and WHEREAS, appropriate petitions have been filed with the ,Payne County Drain Commissioner and a Board of Determination has established the necessity for a County Drain which would receive the discharge from the proposed Livonia City sewers as well as the sewage from other parts of Wayne County lying within the established draihage district; and WHEREAS, arrangnents have been made for the delivery of the sewage from the drainage district including the City of Livonia, through said County Drain to the system of the City of Detroit for treatment and final disposal into the Detroit River; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the Water Resources 64. Commission of the State of Michigan be and is hereby requested to approve this application for new and extended use of the waters of the State for sewage and waste disposal purposes in the manner hereinbefore set forth, with the understanding that delivery of sewage through the said County Drain to the City of Detroit system will begin not later than gay 1, 1953, or at such later date as may be granted to the City of Detroit for the completion of the so-called Southfield Section of the northwestern interceptor; and with the further understanding that during the intervening period, the sewage from the existing and proposed system of the City of Livonia will continue to be delivered to the Parkway Plant of the Wayne County sewage disposal system for treatment and subsequent discharge to the Middle Branch of the Rouge River; or in lieuof either of the above methods, other means of disposal satisfactory to the Water Resources Commission and the State Commissioner of Health will be pro- vided The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman William Taylor and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W. Edgar, Nettie Carey, John Whitehead, Harry S. Wolfe and William Taylor. NAYS: None. Imam The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted. Page 137 The clerk was requested to send a certified copy of said resolution to the Water Resources Commission at Lansing, Liichigan, Attention Mr. Sheppard. The President of the Council requested Er. Roth to submit a written report on progress to date, present status of project and what needs to be done Er Roth then agreed to submit this written report to the Council before its next meeting Letter from Van-Packer Corporation dated October 28, 1950, regarding new safety chimney was read and considered On motion of Councilman Harvey Jahn, seconded by Councilman Raymond E. Grimm and unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all of the Councilmen named as present in the roll call of this meeting, it was. A'a37 RESOLVED, that the letter of the Van-Packer Corporation dated October 28, 1950, be and hereby is referred to the Chief Building Inspector for investigation and report The Clerk read to the Council the letter of the Wayne County Drain Commissioner dated October 3, 1950, concerning the Neumann Drain, in which per- mission was requested to construct a drain in a certain manner The Clerk also read a written report of Herald Hamill, City Engineer, dated October 23, 1950, in which he recommended that the request of the Drain Commissioner be granted The said report of the City Engineer bears the approval of Lester French, Director of Public Works. On motion of Councilman Harvey Jahn, seconded by Councilman Wilson W Edgar and unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all of the Councilmen named as present in the roll call of this meeting, it was: fl-o2.3 P RESOLVED, that the plan of the Neumann Drain, as prepared by the Wayne County Drain Commissioner and approved by the City Engineer and the Director of Public Works, be and hereby is approved; that per- mission is hereby given to construct said drain along Green Lane Avenue and across Reddon Road in the City of Livonia, as indicated in said plan; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign and deliver a right-of-way to the 7,ayne County Drain Commissioner for the construction of said drain. tm. Report of Herald Hamill, City Engineer, dated October 30, 1950, per- taining to Smith Drain was read and placed on file Page 188 Petition of B E Taylor numbered 17 for change of zoning classification was presented by the clerk. On motion of Councilman Harvey Jahn, seconded by Councilman Raymond E Grimm and unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all of the councilmen named as present in the roll call of this meeting, it was : RESOLVED, that petition No. 17 for change of zoning classification be and hereby is referred to the City Planning Commission for report and recommendations Letter from G. A. Bakewell dated October 23, 1950, was presented to the Council and read On motion of Councilman Wilson W. Edgar, seconded by Councilman Nettie Carey and unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all of the council- men named as present in the roll call of this meeting, it was: H-a Xa RESOLVED, that the petition of G A Bakewell dated October 23, 1950, for abandonment of a portion of park drive be and hereby is referred to the City Engineer and City Attorney for investi- gation and report Councilman William Taylor made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: itism s o // RESOLVED, that the regular meetings of the Council of the City of Livonia during the months of November and December, 1950 be held on the following dates : November 8, 1950; November 27, 1950; December 11, 1950, December 18, 1950 at 8 :00 P. M. on each date The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman Raymond E Grimm and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, Nettie Carey, John Whitehead, Harry S. Wolfe and William Taylor NAYS• None. The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted. Councilman Wilson W Edgar made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: A-a Y02 RESOLVED, that all city offices, with the exception of the City Clerk's office, be closed on election day, November 7, 1950, and that all departments be notified accordingly The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman Harvey Jahn and a roll call vote was taken with the following result : Page 189 YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, Nettie Carey, John Whitehead, Harry S. Wolfe and William Taylor. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted Councilman Harvey Jahn made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: A dY3 RESOLVED, that the City of Livonia does hereby request the State Highway Commissioner and the Commissioner of State Police to make a speed survey and investigation of existing zones and districts on Plymouth Road and other State Trunk Line Highways; that the City of Livonia does hereby agree to pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of any necessary new street signs, to change or enact local ordinances to conform with speeds set by State agencies and to assist in the enforcement of the same by motorized patrols The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman William Taylor and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E. Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, Nettie Carey, John Whitehead, Harry S Wolfe and William Taylor. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted Councilman John Whitehead made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: A a / / RESOLVED, that in the event that any police officer of the City of Livonia is accepted by the Michigan State Police for training and during such training is injured or killed, the State of Michigan is hereby released and discharged of any and all liability or responsibility as the result of such injury or death, that all police officers of the City of Livonia be bound by this resolution, that all police officers about to receive such training be required to sign waivers conforming to this resolution and that a copy of this resolution be furnished to the Michigan State Police. The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman Nettie Carey and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, Nettie Carey, John Whitehead, Harry S Wolfe and William Taylor. NAYS: None The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted. Page 190 A discussion took place as to bids for dog tags Councilman Raymond E. Grimm made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: A . 9s5 RESOLVED, that bid No. 1 for 3000 dog tags at a price of $80.40, as recommended by the Chief of Police, be and hereby is accepted, that authority to purchase said 3000 tags for said price is hereby given and that the City Treasurer is hereby directed to pay for the same. The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman Harvey Jahn and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, William Taylor and Harry S Wolfe. NAYS: John Whitehead and Nettie Carey. The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted A recess was taken following which the meeting was resumed with al members of the council present named as present in the roll call of the meeting. Plat of Melody Manor was presented to the Council L. D Theisen, chairman of Civil Service Commission,appeared before the council and requested funds for miscellaneous expenses, such as traveling and phone calls The council unanimously agreed that bills for such miscellaneous expenses should be presented periodically and, when affirmed and approved, be paid from the contingency fund Proposed plat of Craft Manor, Plat No 2 was presented to the council and discussed. Councilman Harvey Jahn made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: /q-099f4 RESOLVED, that the proposed plat of Craft Manor, Plat No. 2, be and hereby is rejected because of not being in compliance with Ordinance No 19 of the City of Livonia. The foregoing motion was seconded by Councilman Nettie Carey and a roll call vote was taken with the following result : YEAS- Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, William Taylor, Harry S Wolfe, John Whitehead and Nettie Carey NAYS. None Page 191 The President declared the foregoing resolution was adopted The following ordinance, which was introduced by Councilman Raymond E. Grimm at the meeting held on October 23, 1950, entitled: "An Ordinance to Amend Portions of Section 31, 32 and 25 of the Zoning Map of the City of Livonia of Ordinance No 7 entitled: !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 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 Vio- lation of the Terms Thereof; and to adopt the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Livonia, Amendments Thereto and Zoning Map ! , and Sections 3(A) and 11 of Said Ordinance No 7 " was read and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Raymond E Grimm, Harvey Jahn, Wilson W Edgar, William Taylor, Nettie Carey, Harry S. Wolfe, and John Whitehead. NAYS: None The President declared the foregoing ordinance passed and effective as of the date of publication On motion of Councilman Harvey Jahn, seconded by Councilman William Taylor and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 10:32 P M , October 30, 1950 ,n are)W , City Clerk Attes ed: / Ade :- ry S W. e, President /