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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2011-01-26 rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,673 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 26, 2011 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Joe Laura, Laura Toy, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Conrad Schwartz, John Pastor, Brian Meakin, and James McCann. Absent: None. #15-11 Resolution by Pastor and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the MAD nd minutes of the 1,672 Regular Meeting of the Council held January 12, 2011. FAT AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin, 12275 Inkster, expressed his concern regarding the notice that was sent to property owners regarding his Zoning Board of Appeals case requesting a variance for a seven feet high fence. He suggested a new notice be sent with more detailed information regarding his request. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Engineering Division, dated January 26, 2011, re: survey costs associated with the City-owned property at 36413 Parkdale. Communication from the Department of Law, dated January 26, 2011, re: amended Ordinance relating to Wireless Communication Facilities. (Petition 2010-07-06-01) The following resolutions were offered by Pastor and Meakin: MAD FAT #16-11 Referring the matter of selling City-owned property located at 36413 Assessr Parkdale to adjacent property owner, David Lent, to the administration for its report and Planning recommendation. Eng #17-11 Approving the location and schedule of dates as well as compensation for MAD FAT members of the Board of Review to conduct Public Hearings in 2011, Pursuant to Public Assessr Act No. 165, Public Acts of 1971 as well as State Equalized Value (S.E.V.) for the year 2011. #18-11 Authorizing the City to execute a contract between the City of Livonia and MAD Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc., to provide design services for the traffic signal FAT Eng modernizations at Six Mile Road and Farmington Road, Seven Mile Road and Farmington Road, and Six Mile Road and Haggerty Road in an amount not to exceed $35,950.00; FURTHER authorizing the City Engineer to approve minor adjustments in the work. rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,673 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 26, 2011 MAD #19-11 Authorizing the Department of Law to resolve the claim of Mr. Daryl FAT Reddick for injuries sustained while riding his bicycle on City-owned sidewalk on west Eight Mile Road on August 5, 2009, in the amount of $60,000.00; A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result: AYES: Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann. NAYS: None. Brosnan gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 42 (INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREASE INTERCEPTORS; DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS) TO TITLE 13 OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann. NAYS: None. Brosnan gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 380 OF TITLE 13, CHAPTER 20 (LIVONIA SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann. NAYS: None. MAD #20-11 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, taking no FAT further action on the First Reading of the proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance Eng No. 543 Section 18.42A Subsections (b) and (d) as presented on January 12, 2011. Insp (Petition 2010-07-06-01) Planning Meakin gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (d) OF SECTION 18.42A OF ARTICLE XVIII OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE.” (Petition 2010-07-06-01) Meakin invoked the EMERGENCY CLAUSE and gave SECOND READING to the foregoing Ordinance, and a roll call vote was taken: AYES: Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann. NAYS: None. rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,673 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 26, 2011 MAD #21-11 Resolution by Brosnan and Schwartz, approving rental adjustments of FAT $10.00 per month to become effective March 1, 2011, with respect to City-owned Insp scattered site properties as follows: HsgCom Current Proposed 2-Bedroom $420 $430 29149 Morlock 20121 Floral 27545 Long 3-Bedroom $505 $515 11910 Cardwell 12411 Arcola 31220 Hathaway 19941 Deering 9880 Harrison 11784 Arcola 33916 Five Mile 10033 Garden 35546 Orangelawn 12092 Arcola 20222 St. Francis 4-Bedroom $570 $580 20120 Deering The above rents exclude gas, electric and water utility charges. (CR 13-10) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann NAYS: Laura #22-11 Resolution by Toy and Brosnan, accepting the offer of Ms. Donna Page to MAD purchase City-owned property located at 18660 Floral for a total purchase price of FAT $60,000.00; FURTHER, directing that the sale proceeds be directed to the Insp HsgCom Neighborhood Stabilization Program. (CR 518-08) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, Pastor, Meakin, and McCann NAYS: Laura MAD #23-11 Resolution by Brosnan and Toy, referring the subject of an alternate FAT Zoning Board of Appeals member to the Legislative Affairs Committee for its report and ZBA recommendation. rd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,673 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – January 26, 2011 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Laura, Toy, Brosnan, Schwartz, NAYS: Pastor, Meakin, and McCann. #24-11 Resolution by Toy and Laura, unanimously adopted, recognizing Livonia MAD FAT Rotary Charitable Foundation, Inc., as a non-profit organization operating in the OrdEnf community enabling them to obtain a charitable gaming license or registration from the Police State of Michigan in accordance with provisions of State statute in order to host fundraising events for their organization. MAD #25-11 Resolution by Brosnan and Toy, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant FAT of Easement from Angela Hospice Home Care, Inc., in connection with the development Assessr of a water main at 14100 Newburgh Road in the SW 1/4 of Section 20. Eng AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. rd By Toy and Pastor, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,673 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 8:40 p.m. on January 26, 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.