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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-03-21 (60, MINUTES OF THE 32nd REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 32nd Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Marvin Walkon Members Absent: Mr. Con Carson (excused absence) Mrs. Toni Mette(excused absence) Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mr. John Beckett, Beckett & Raeder, Inc. Mr. John lacoangeli, Beckett&Raeder, Inc. Mr. Bill Knighton, Beckett&Raeder, Inc. 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-11 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 31st Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on March 7, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman informed the board members that Judge McCann will be attending the April 18 meeting to speak to the members regarding possible use of probationers for redoing the entrance markers into the City. Chairman Pike stated he had received a phone call from a David Gehm with the Lutheran Church who stated they may be interested in acquiring the closed Livonia Nursing Home for use as a senior citizen home. He told the Chairman he was interested in attending a meeting of the PRDA to discuss their use of this property. He indicated he was possibly looking for the PRDA to contribute towards the demolition of the facility. The Mayor stated he was in support of razing the building and starting fresh. Mr. Nagy had also talked to Mr. Gehm. Mr. Gehm will get together with Mr. Nagy and then come in and talk with the board. They would like a representative of Beckett&Raeder at that meeting. Chairman Pike also informed the board he had talked with the City Manager of the City of Wayne, who stated their theater is doing terrific and is making a profit. 4. Beckett and Raeder, Inc.: Messrs. Raeder, Iacoangeli and Knighton were present from Beckett and Raeder. At the February 15 meeting Mr. Iacoangeli had distributed to each member maps showing the Plymouth Road corridor and had asked each member for their ideas for improvements and also to identify problem areas that needed attention. They had compiled this information and returned with drawings showing the results. They also passed out to the members a pamphlet they had put together identifying the areas of special concern, such as landscaping, overhead utilities, setbacks, circulation and parking, corridor lighting, signage and graphics and intersection identity. The pamphlet also contained other miscellaneous information they had gathered. At the next meeting they will have more detail and information on four areas. 5. Selection of Appraiser for Plymouth and Laurel Property: Mr. Niedieck had obtained an expanded scope of services on the proposal offered by Charles Allen in connection with the price he quoted for his appraisal of the City- owned property at Plymouth Road and Laurel. The members compared the services offered for the price, and it was determined Charles Allen would be their choice. On a motion duly made by Mr. Peterson, seconded by Mr. Grace and unanimously approved, it was #96-12 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby authorize Charles Allen to perform an appraisal of the former Garfield Auto Supply property located at 34601 Plymouth Road for an estimated fee of $2,400.00. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 6. Reports from Committees: -2- Rick Niedieck, reporting for the George Burns Committee, stated Mr. Shepardson had not come to town so they had been unable to meet with him as planned. Mr. McGee stated Mr. Shepardson had sent him some video tapes and other information, which he would be glad to share with the board. He stated Mr. Shepardson is interested in coming to town to see the theater. On behalf of the Public Relations Committee Stan Anderson reported that as a result of the picture of the theater and accompanying article in the Observer he has had many people say to him they certainly hope the PRDA will help to retain the theater. Rick Niedieck had talked to the owner of the theater, Mr. George, who wondered what they thought about the theater after the walk-thru. Mr. Anderson was glad there had been an article and editorial comment about the PRDA and the theater in the Observer. He still felt something should be in the paper about the fact that they had hired Beckett and Raeder as their consultant. Chairman Pike suggested after the next meeting they could try to get something printed in the Observer. 7. Update on current Plymouth Road projects -John Nagy: 1. Mr. Nagy reported he had met with a gentleman who indicated he was going to use the building where Marshall Furniture is located at the present time. Marshall Furniture is going out of business and this gentleman is planning to use it for a furniture store but would rehabilitate the entire building. He also may be negotiating for the balance of the center. 2. Mr. Nagy further reported that Kicker's Restaurant had opened. 8. Polling of Board Members: The Chairman commented that the City of Plymouth now has an Ann Arbor Road Committee, which is a function of their Chamber of Commerce, and also the City of Westland has developed a DDA similar to ours. Mr. Raby commented that the people that are discussing using the old Livonia Nursing facility should be invited to one of the meetings of the PRDA. Mr. Peterson felt the nursing home would be a great project for 1996. 9. Public Comment: No public comment. 10. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 32nd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on March 21, 1996 was adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Jean Garvey, Secre -3-