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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1995-09-21 MINUTES OF THE 22ND REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD tre DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 22nd Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 4:05 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 1995 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Robert D. Bennett Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Dale Summers Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Conrad Carson Mr. Stan Anderson Members Absent: Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Michael Slater, Finance Director Mr. Dan Piercecchi, Planning Commissioner Mr. Gerard Wordhouse,Edwards Glass 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made by Mr. Polsinelli, seconded by Mr. Grace, and unanimously approved, it was #95-31 RESOLVED that,the amended minutes of the 21st Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on September 7, 1995 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman commented that he would like to see two things accomplished by the PRDA within the near future: (1) The hiring of a consultant to start working with the PRDA. (2) The lowering of the utility lines along Plymouth Road. 4. 1995-96 Budget: Mike Slater, Finance Director, was present in response to a request by the PRDA for further discussions with the Mayor and Finance Director regarding the item in the budget of the recaptured monies by taxing entities in the amount of$308,607. Mr. Slater responded he had two thoughts (1) The $450,000 net revenue is about $90,000 more than was expected in the original plan, and (2)How much of that money will the PRDA be able to use in the next year. He further stated since the time of finalizing the budget they were able to add an additional $100,000 to the PRDA budget leaving the recaptured monies at $208,000. The net revenue to the PRDA will be $550,000. Mr. Slater said a new budget will be sent to the PRDA in the near future. The Mayor reinforced what Mr. Slater said by reminding the members there are three sources from which the PRDA can receive their money: (1) Special assessment; (2) A millage can be levied up to 2 mills, and (3) TIFA. The City felt the PRDA should only capture the amount of money through TIFA that they could reasonably spend on projects in the fiscal year, with the balance flowing through to the taxing entities. The City felt the PRDA should not be in the business of banking money, at least not until we have specific projects approved with known anticipated costs, he added. On a motion duly made by Mr. Raby, seconded by Mayor Bennett and unanimously approved, it was #95-32 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby approve the 1995-96 budget, as amended to show the recaptured monies in the amount of$208,607 rather than $308,607. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 5. Super Hi Tech Auto Service Center: This item was brought to the attention of the PRDA by the Planning Commission in connection with this service center's request for storage, rental and parking of U-Haul trucks at their service center. The matter was denied by the Planning Commission and before it was heard by the City Council the Planning Commission requested the PRDA review this matter and report their views and recommendations to the City Council. It was determined no further action was necessary on the part of the PRDA. 6. City-owned property- Plymouth & Laurel: Mr. Nagy reported that the public hearing on the rezoning of this property from C-1 to C-2 was to be held by the City Planning Commission on September 26. The purpose of this rezoning is to permit the possible purchase of the property by the Volkswagen/Mazda dealer. Mayor Bennett reported DPS ran into difficulty retaining an environmental consultant. They are back on track and expect to have someone to do Phase I within two to three weeks. The Mayor wanted the members to be thinking about the PRDA bearing some of the costs for reclamation of the site. -2- 7. Reports from Committees: The sub-committee handling the matter of the Livonia Tire Property/East Side Mario's property exchange reported they had heard nothing from Eastside Mario's. Mr. Nagy stated he would initiate a call to East Side Mario's. The sub-committee handling the RFP handed out copies of the proposal for review and comment. After discussion suggestions were made for a few changes and additions. The RFP will be put in final form and is to be mailed out October 2, 1995. The following schedule was decided on: October 2 - RFPs will be mailed out November 1 - Final date for return of RFPs November 2 - Regularly scheduled meeting of PRDA November 16 -Regularly scheduled meeting of PRDA- Sub-committee will report on top three proposals. November 30 - Special meeting to interview top three consultants-Meeting to be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the Gallery located on the Cof fifth floor of City Hall. 8. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: Mr. Nagy reported Office Depot will be moving into the central portion of the shopping center located at the northeast corner of Plymouth and Middlebelt Roads. They will be remodeling the storefront and repaving and restriping the parking lot. The Mayor had three items to report on: (1) There are two Plymouth Road businessmen who are considering appointments to the PRDA subject to confirmation by the City Council. The two gentlemen were Gerard Wordhouse of Edwards Glass and Don Payne of the Family Buggy Restaurant. (2) Archie's Restaurant had acquired a liquor license. They are now ready to start their remodeling. (3)Ramada Inn is under new ownership. John Glasnak is the new owner. They will be upgrading the rooms and also plan on upgrading the exterior of the building, adding a new entryway and new signage. They have a liquor license in escrow and hope to acquire a major chain as operator of their restaurant. There may be a possibility that they will convert a portion of the building for office purposes. 9. Polling of Board Members: -3- tole (1) Mr. Anderson felt the PRDA needed to have someone that could keep in contact with the Observer to keep them updated on the authority's activities. (2) Mr. McGee passed out an article that appeared in the Detroiter magazine for the information of the members.. The article featured examples of high-profile public events that help to market business districts in Detroit, Birmingham, Dearborn and Royal Oak. (3) Mr. Grace felt the PRDA should look into the demolition of the Livonia Tire building no matter what East Side Mario's decides. 10. Public Comment: No public comment. 11. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 22nd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on September 21, 1995 was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. The next meeting of the PRDA will be held October 5, 1995 at 4:00 p.m. in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. -A L.1 Garvey, Secret. •t1 prda/a:prda921.min tre -4-