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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2011-10-05 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,690 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 5, 2011 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Brian Meakin, Joe Laura, Laura Toy, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Conrad Schwartz, John Pastor and James McCann. Absent: None. th #312-11 Resolution by Schwartz and Pastor, approving the minutes of the 1,689 MAD Regular Meeting of the Council held September 21, 2011. FAT A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Laura, Schwartz, Pastor and McCann. NAYS: None. PRESENT: Toy and Brosnan th Pastor wished one of his employees, Perry Vellucci, Happy 50 Birthday. nd President McCann wished his parents a Happy 62 Wedding Anniversary. President McCann announced there will be three (3) Public Hearings for the following items to be held in the Auditorium of the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI: Monday, October 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. PETITION 2011-07-01-03 submitted by Kucyk, Soave and Fernandes, P.L.L.C. requesting to rezone property located on the west side of Henry Ruff Road, between Schoolcraft Road and Lyndon Avenue (14341 Henry Ruff), in the Southwest ¼ of Section 23 from RUF to R-3 (Rural Urban Farm – ½ Acre Lot to One Family Residential – 80’ x 120’ Lot). Monday, October 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. APPLICATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE: submitted by Kathy L. Oleski, Chief Financial Officer, Applied Process, Inc., re: refurbished equipment in connection with their facility at 12238 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development District #92) Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: submitted by Charles L. Dardas, President, Chief Operating Officer of Washers Inc., (d.b.a. Alpha Stamping Company), in connection with the purchase of new equipment and machinery for their facility located at 33375 Glendale, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development District #94) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,690 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 5, 2011 President McCann announced there is new data on Item #6. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following item was received and filed: Communication from Public Service Division, dated September 28, 2011, re: information on Fiore Enterprises, LLC, a contractor for the snow removal service for major storms. The following resolutions were offered by Toy and Brosnan: MAD FAT #313-11 Referring the matter whether or not to negotiate a possible sale of the property located at 36413 Parkdale to the Administration. (CR 16-11) MAD FAT #314-11 Recognizing Stepping Up For MS as a non-profit organization, enabling Police them to obtain a Charitable Gaming License. OrdEnf MAD #315-11 Approving request, submitted by Jeffrey Paul Glebe, 33653 Pondview FAT Circle, Livonia, MI 48152, for a Massage Therapist Permit in accordance with Chapter Police OrdEnf 5.49 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended. #316-11 Accepting the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding in the amount of MAD $250,000.00, to purchase eighty-three (83) Motorola APX6000 Model II Portable FAT Radios, which will be integrated into the larger City-wide Motorola Communications Police System; FURTHER, expenditures made under this grant will be reimbursed by the State of Michigan, via Canton Township, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered into by the City of Livonia and Canton Township. (CR 407-10) #317-11 Accepting the unit price bid of the low bidder, B & J Parking Lot MAD Maintenance, Inc., 12207 Inkster Rd., Taylor, MI 48180, for Street Sweeping Services FAT for the Leaf Pickup Program; FURTHER, accepting the unit price bid of Progressive Sweeping, 12564 Inkster Rd., Redford, MI 48239, as an alternate in the event the lowest bidder is unable to perform the services; FURTHER, authorizing the use of the services of B & J Parking Lot Maintenance, Inc., 12207 Inkster Rd., Taylor, MI 48180, to provide emergency street sweeping services if necessary; FURTHER, the Superintendent of Public Service – Operations and Director of Public Works are hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary. #318-11 Authorizing Stante Excavating, 48400 West Rd., Wixom, MI 48398; Nagle MAD Paving Company, 39525 W. 13 Mile Rd., Suite 300, Novi, MI 48377; and Fiore FAT Enterprises, LLC, 3411 West Fort St., Detroit, MI 48216, for providing contracted snow removal service for City streets of over four inches accumulation for the 2011-2012 season. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,690 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 5, 2011 #319-11 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of MAD FAT Wayne and the City of Livonia to modernize traffic signals on Farmington Road at Six Eng Mile and Seven Mile Roads; FURTHER, the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as required. (CR 18-11) #320-11 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of MAD Wayne and the City of Livonia to modernize traffic signals at Six Mile and Haggerty FAT Roads and installing countdown pedestrian signals for West Chicago at Middlebelt and Eng Merriman Roads, along with upgrading sidewalk ramps in order to meet ADA compliance; FURTHER, the City Engineer is authorized to approve minor adjustments in the work, as required. (CR 18-11 and 381-10) MAD #321-11 Referring the matter whether or not to amend the Livonia Code of FAT Ordinances Section 18.50D(b) of Article XVIII Ordinance No. 543, to allow the painting Planning of addresses on the curb to assist in locating a home in an emergency to the Planning OrdEnf Commission to hold a Public Hearing. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Meakin, Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor and McCann. NAYS: None. Pastor gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 010 OF TITLE 12, CHAPTER 16 (PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. (CR #274-11) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Meakin, Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor and McCann. NAYS: None. #322-11 Resolution by Toy and Pastor, unanimously adopted, approving request of MAD Chad Aaron Kundinger for block party closing North Clements Circle between Harrison FAT and Elmira on Saturday, October 15, 2011; rain date Sunday, October 16, 2011, from Police 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., subject to approval of the Police Dept. #323-11 Resolution by Pastor and Schwartz, determining the necessity of the MAD Special Assessment District for the Bell Branch Streambank Stabilization Project a/k/a FAT Rennolds’ Ravine River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Round X, Part “B” Eng grant program for storm water general permit activities, located in the Rennolds’ Ravine Assessr Subdivision of Livonia, Wayne County, MI; FURTHER, defraying the cost of such improvement by special assessment upon the property especially benefited in proportion to the benefits derived or to be derived; FURTHER, upon completion of the assessment roll, a second public hearing will be scheduled. (CR #292-11, #209-11 and #44-99) th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,690 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 5, 2011 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Laura, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor and McCann. NAYS: Toy. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Toy and Laura, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,690 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:15 p.m. on October 5, 2011. TERRY A. MARECKI CITY CLERK *The foregoing is a summary of the Council’s proceedings in synopsis form as authorized by CR 1158-68. The full text of the official minutes of this meeting is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and is available to the public upon request.