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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-02-01 MINUTES OF THE 29TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 29th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 4:10 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr, Bill Pike Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Con Carson Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Members Absent: Mr. Scott Grace (excused absence) Mr. Mike Polsinelli (excused absence) Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary (iw Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mr. Michael Slater, Finance Director Mr. John Iacoangeli, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Mr. Bill Knighton, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-5 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 28th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on January 18, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: (1) The Chairman stated he had received a call from a gentleman who wanted to talk to the PRDA about aerial photos. Mr. Pike said he would talk to the PRDA about the aerials and see if they felt they could use them and maybe there was a possibility that Beckett&Raeder could use them. 4. PRDA Budget- Mike Slater: Mr. Slater, Finance Director, was present to discuss the PRDA budget with the members. He stated an investment account was opened in January and this would be reflected on the next statement. The total liabilities and fund balance as of December 31, 1995 were $68,503.13. Mr. Slater will attend the first meeting of each month to go over the budget with the board. 5. Kick-off Discussion with Beckett & Raeder re: Contract: Bill Pike started off the meeting by saying they were happy to have John Iacoangeli and Bill Knighton of Beckett& Raeder in attendance. Mr. Iacoangeli had put together an Update, which he passed out to the board members. He further stated he would like to thank John Nagy for providing a lot of information quickly to their firm. Mr. Iacoangeli stated Bill Knighton was an associate. They have been out in the field doing some assessment work, finding out how the corridor is laid out and obtaining background information. He further stated they had contacted, through Mr. Nagy, SEMCOG, State Police, MDOT and the Wayne County Road Commission for traffic counts and accident information. They will be present at the February 15 meeting, which they referred to as an Assessment Workshop, where they will share their assessment of the area with the members and get their input. Chairman Pike asked if they felt the aerials discussed earlier would be of value to them. They replied they would contact the gentleman and evaluate (ire it. Since Mr. Iacoangeli felt their presentation at the February 15 meeting would last 1 1/2 hours, it was determined the meeting would start at 3:00 p.m. on that date. 6. Renewal of Membership in League of Historic American Theatres: There was a general discussion as to whether there was an advantage to renew the PRDA's membership in the League of Historic American Theatres. Since they have recently subscribed to Entertainment Real Estate Report, it was felt it was not necessary to renew their membership in the League of Historic American Theatres. 7. Reports from Committees: The George Burns Theatre Committee reported they were going to take a walk through the theatre. They had also drafted an RFP if they should decide to move in that direction. Mr. McGee said he would like to see an operating budget to see the general costs and expenses to get an idea of what it would cost to run the theater. Mr. Raby had information on the Macomb Theater that he shared with the members. Mr. Raby is to find out how long it took the Macomb Theater to get profitable and get that information back to the board members. The Public Relations Committee felt they should let the Observer know what is going on. The Mayor said the opportunity did not present itself at the last Council meeting to inform the Council about the hiring of Beckett& Raeder as consultants. -2- 8. Update on current Plymouth Road projects - John Nagy: Mr. Nagy reported there was no new activity to report on. He did report that Media Play was approved by Council. He also reported Kicker's Restaurant was making progress. Office Depot will do more landscaping when the weather improves. Mr. Nagy informed the members that Media Play is negotiating with another company to take over the balance of the building. Mr. Niedieck reported on the City-owned property at Plymouth and Laurel where they were told they needed to just clean up one hoist area and they would be ready to go. 9. Polling of Board Members: Mr. Pike acknowledged the article on Mike McGee that appeared in the Detroit News. Mrs. Mette reported the leather shop on Plymouth Road had switched to a tanning salon and asked Mr. Nagy if that had been approved. Mr. Nagy replied he believed it had. She also asked about the nursing home and Mr. Nagy replied the City had entered into discussions with prospective purchasers out of New Jersey, who would like to reopen it as a nursing home and intermediate care facility, but they hadn't heard anything for about 30 Cer days. Mr. Peterson reported that Bob Bennett had joined the George Burns Theater Sub- committee. 10. Public Comment: No public comment. 11. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 29th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on February 1, 1996 was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. The next meeting of the PRDA will be held February 15, 1996 at 3:00 p.m. in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Je Garvey, Secretary C -3-