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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2012-10-10 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,714 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 10, 2012 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. Present: Joe Laura, John Pastor, Thomas Robinson, Brandon Kritzman, James McCann, and Laura Toy. Absent: Maureen Miller Brosnan. MAD #401-12 Resolution by Pastor and Robinson, unanimously adopted, approving the th FAT minutes of the 1,713 Regular Meeting of the Council held September 26, 2012. Robinson read a proclamation from the Mayor recognizing October 11, 2012, as “Day of the Girl” here in Livonia. Jennifer Alberts, 37706 Jamison, student at Churchill High School, commented on the importance of the “Day of the Girl” and thanked the Mayor and Council for the proclamation. th Pastor wished Kelsey Gregario a Happy 17 Birthday. President Toy wished everyone a Happy Columbus Day. President Toy announced there is new data on Items #10, #11, and #12. President Toy announced two (2) Public Hearings to be held in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following items: Monday, October 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Petition 2012-08-01-04 submitted by Livonia IT Office Building L.L.C. to rezone the property at 19375 Victor Parkway, located on the west side of Victor Parkway between Seven Mile Road and Pembroke Avenue in the Southeast ¼ of Section 6, from PO (High Rise Professional Office) to C-2 (General Business). Monday, October 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Petition 2012-08-06-10 submitted by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 23.01(b) of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended, to determine whether or not to amend Section 2.10(16) of Article II, Definition of Miscellaneous Terms pertaining to the definition of “Mechanical Amusement Devices.” AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Linda Saenz, 30285 Seven Mile, thanked President Toy and Councilmember Robinson for voting against the water rate increase. She expressed her dismay with the increase. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,714 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 10, 2012 Michael and Sheila Bernstein, 29247 Bretton, expressed their concern with cars parking on the easement at Cantoro’s Market on Middlebelt blocking the view of traffic. They wanted to bring it to the attention of the Council and wanted it to be noted as a matter of public record. They are at their wits end with this matter. Esther Alvarado, 13982 Riga Street, expressed her dismay with the water rate increase; she said she is a widow on a fixed income and can’t afford the increase. The following items were received and filed: “Community Needs Assessment” Handout distributed at the September 24, 2012 Meeting of the Economic Development, Community Outreach and Strategic Planning Committee. (CR 35-12) Revised Site Plan, dated September 28, 2012, re: proposed redevelopment of Nicholas Plaza Shopping Center located at 13820-13840 Merriman Road and 31281 Schoolcraft Road. (CR 374-12; Petition 2012-06-08-05) An e-mail communication received from Tyler D. Tennent, Dawda Mann Counselors at Law, dated October 5, 2012, re: information requested from the October 1, 2012 Study Meeting. (Petition 2012-08-02-16) An e-mail communication received from Tyler D. Tennent, Dawda Mann Counselors at Law, dated October 5, 2012, re: information requested from the October 1, 2012 Study Meeting. (Petition 2012-08-02-17) The following resolutions were offered by Pastor and Laura: MAD #402-12 Recognizing Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School PTA as a non-profit FAT organization operating in the Community, enabling them to obtain a Charitable Gaming OrdEnf License to allow them to hold raffles to raise money for the PTA. Police #403-12 Authorizing budget adjustments and transfers in the amount of $65,000.00 MAD FAT for the third quarter of the 2012 Fiscal Year Budget. MAD #404-12 Authorizing the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) FAT from Douglass Safety Systems, LLC, 2655 N. M-30, Suite #6, Sanford, MI 48657, in the Fire total amount of $264,673.60. #405-12 Amending the Plymouth Road Development Authority Bylaws to change MAD FAT the current meeting schedule from monthly to quarterly meetings and to reduce the Planning number of members required for a quorum. MAD #406-12 Confirming the appointment of Ruth Ann Brown, 32222 Plymouth Road, FAT Livonia, Michigan 48150, to the Livonia Plymouth Road Development Authority, as a Planning representative of the business/property owner in the District for a four-year term which CivSvc shall expire on May 16, 2016. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,714 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 10, 2012 MAD #407-12 Confirming the appointment of Omar Faris, 32910 Plymouth Road, FAT Livonia, Michigan 48150, to the Livonia Plymouth Road Development Authority, as a Planning representative of the business/property owner in the District for a four-year term which CivSvc shall expire on May 16, 2016. #408-12 Appropriating and authorizing an additional expenditure of the additional MAD sum of $13,125.56 to be paid to Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc., 905 South FAT Eng Boulevard East, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, for additional design work requested by Wayne County and MDOT in connection with the Middlebelt Road resurfacing project. (CR 503-09) MAD #409-12 Approving Petition 2012-08-02-15 submitted by Costco Wholesale to FAT construct a gas station on a portion of the property located on the east side of Haggerty Planning Road between Seven Mile Road and Eight Mile Road at 19540 Haggerty Road, subject Insp to conditions. Eng A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Laura, Pastor, Robinson, Kritzman, McCann, and Toy. NAYS: None. At the direction of the Chair, Item #13 was removed from the Agenda. MAD #410-12 Resolution by Pastor and Laura, unanimously adopted, suspending the FAT rules for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution 574-82 in order to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the Agenda. MAD #411-12 Resolution by Laura and Pastor, unanimously adopted, amending Council FAT Resolution 398-12, to change the approved interest rate from 6% to 2.5% on the special Assessr assessments levied on the special assessment roll to cover the district portion of the Eng cost for the proposed Rennold’s Ravine Streambank Stabilization Project. (CR 398-12) Councilmember McCann stepped down from the podium at 9:26 p.m. to avoid any perceived conflict of interest on the following item. #412-12 Resolution by Robinson and Pastor, accepting the cash donation for a MAD th monument sign for the 16 District Court to provide needed improvements to court FAT visibility. 16thDistCt A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Laura, Pastor, Robinson, Kritzman, and Toy. NAYS: None. Councilmember McCann returned to the podium at 9:49 p.m. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,714 REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – October 10, 2012 th By Pastor and McCann, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,714 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 9:50 p.m. on October 10, 2012. 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.