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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1997-10-16 MINUTES OF THE 62ND REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 62nd Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:10 p.m., Thursday October 16, 1997 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall by Vice Chairman Stan Anderson. Members Present: Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Mike Polsinelli* Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Dennis Kujawa Ms. Toni Mette Mr. Don Gelinas Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Marvin Walkon Lowell Peterson Members Absent: Mr. Jerry Wordhouse (excused) Others Present: Mr. John Iacoangeli, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Mr. Carey Baker, Beckett and Raeder Inc. Ms. Sally Shipley, Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Mrs. Doris Urbanski, Secretary Mr. John Nagy, Director 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of the minutes of October 2, 1997: On a motion duly made by Bill Pike, seconded by Lowell Peterson and unanimously adopted, it was #97-59 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 61st Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 2, 1997 are approved. Mr. Anderson, Vice Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. * 3:15 pm. Chairman Polsinelli arrived at this time. 3. Public Comment: None. L (hre 4. Comments from Chairman: Because of the difficulty Mr. Polsinelli has in making the 3:00 meeting time, he asked for discussion on changing the meetings to a later time. On a motion by Bill Pike, seconded by Marvin Walkon and unanimously approved, it was #97-60 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby amend Article II, Section 2, of the Plymouth Road Development Authority Bylaws to change the time of meetings from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. effective November 6, 1997. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Chairman Polsinelli passed to the members copies of thank you letters written to Awrey Bakery and Seven Up Bottling Company, also a response letter to Barbara Caldwell with regard to her comment on the Middlebelt/Plymouth Roads intersection conceptual design. 5. Beckett & Raeder. John Iacoangeli introduced Sally Shipley, who is the field manager of this project, to the members. Sally will be reporting monthly to the Board on the construction progress. Next, Mr. Iacoangeli reported on the Topographical Survey Requests for (110 Proposals. Five RFPs were sent and of the three responses, Washtenaw Engineering Company had the lowest bid at $16,670.00. The question was asked if Beckett and Raeder has worked with Washtenaw Engineering Company in the past, and Mr. Iacoangeli answered yes, and that he believed it to be a good company. On a motion by Mr. Pike, seconded by Mr. Raby and unanimously approved, it was #97-61 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby authorize Beckett and Raeder Inc. to accept the architectural site survey proposal for the area of Plymouth Road from Middlebelt to Merriman Roads in the amount of$16,670.00 as prepared by Washtenaw Engineering Company. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Easement Progress Report: Mr. Iacoangeli reported that Royal Motor Inn has now signed the easement rights and negotiations with Wonderland Auto Wash are underway. Carey Baker is working with the three outstanding businesses, Eternal Tattoo, Livonia Plaza and Lasky Furniture. The driveway between VIP Floorcovering and John's Cleaners will not be shared. Lif Discussion followed regarding the unused canopy at John's cleaners and if the PRDA -2- would suggest to the owner that if he agrees to remove the canopy, the PRDA would help with the cost. On a motion by Mr. Pike, seconded by Mr. Anderson and unanimously approved, it was #97-62 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby authorize Beckett and Raeder Inc. to negotiate with John's Cleaners for the removal of the unused canopy at 29175 Plymouth Road for a 50/50 shared cost. Progress Report from Sally Shipley: Work has started at the NW 1/4 east of Livonia tire, primarily improvements in the right-of-way. They will be going back into private property with landscaping. Also the SE 1/4 in front of the park will have large tree transplanting and sidewalks. They are pleased with the work by TolTest, but Basille and Sons failed to bring a water tank on site and haven't been as cooperative as they would like with the testing technician. BRI is out there at least three times a week monitoring the progress and will continue to do so. John Hill's office directed their contractor to delineate the sidewalks going through the driveway approaches which is not incorporated by BRI. Mr. Hill was called to the meeting to state the City's position on scoring the sidewalks, and he explained that it was Livonia city standard to score across the approach as it is considered a safety factor, alerting the driver that a pedestrian may be walking through the driveway. The scoring is done by saw cutting or tooling, not expansion paper, 1/4"-1/2" deep. Mr. Hill was asked if delineating the sidewalks was carried thoughout the City and he answered affirmatively. He was also asked if he knew of any statistics that would show that this is a safety feature, but he did not, only that this was something always done by his predecessors and he would not have a problem changing it. Mr. Baker was asked what this would do to the Basille and Sons contract and he stated that it would add a small cost. On a motion by Bill Pike, duly seconded and unanimously approved, it was #97-63 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby request that, if there is no violation of any City Ordinance, there shall be no delineation of sidewalks through driveway approaches the length of Plymouth Road, and if delineation is required, these shall be tooled only. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. John Iacoangeli presented a summary of the project costs for the first three phases of construction. Discussion followed regarding these costs and possibly extending the life of the TIFA or consider bonding. It was suggested that Mike Slater and/or Mike McGee attend a meeting for their input in this regard. 6. Reports from Committees: -3- Public Relations Committee: Stan Anderson showed the members a mockup sample of the PRDA newsletter assembled from Fisher Communications and what will be included in the first issue. It was decided not to include a comment card in the first issue. Discussion followed regarding who should receive the newsletter and it was decided that all residents and businesses should receive a copy which would have the purpose of informing the citizens and hopefully interest them in visiting the corridor more. Mayor Kirksey will get the postage cost information and the first newsletter is targeted for a November 12 mailing date. On a motion by Butch Raby, seconded by Scott Grace and unanimously approved, it was #97-64 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby authorize the Public Relations Committee to distribute the PRDA newsletter by mail to all business owners and residences in the City of Livonia. Mr. Polsinelli, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing reolution adopted. Vacant Buildings Committee: None. Construction Committee: None. Inspection Committee: None. 7. Relocation petition from Salvation Army. Mr. Nagy reported that the existing Salvation Army store located on Plymouth Road west of Farmington between Rally's and the Bonanza Party store is requesting to relocate to a free standing building east of Farmington Road which is being vacated by Furniture Direct. They will be making landscaping and parking lot improvements and making repairs to the building. Chimento's will be taking a portion of the present building and another business the other portion. 8. Polling of Board Members: Bill Pike noted that some businesses on Plymouth Road (Bill Brown, Allen Electric and Zerbo's) have already made changes and upgraded their facilities. He suggested it might be appropriate to send a thank you letter or plaque noting that the PRDA appreciates their efforts. Stan Anderson said an appreciation note would also be included in future issues of the Newsletter. Butch Raby suggested a Beautification Award from the PRDA. L -4- Mike Polsinelli reported that Jeepers Family Entertainment Center in Wonderland (ivMall would be opening in November, and the food court will be torn down the first of February for an expected opening in September. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 62nd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 16, 1997 was adjourned at 5:20 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on November 6, 1997 in the 4th floor conference room of City Hall. Doris Urbanski, Secretary L (kw