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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2017-04-10 nd SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,822 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 10, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present Maureen Miller Brosnan, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Brian Meakin, Brandon Kritzman, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: Scott Bahr. #122-17 Resolution by White and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes of the st 1,821 Regular Meeting of the Council held on March 27, 2017. #123-17 Resolution by Jolly and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes of the nd 252 Special Meeting of the Council held on March 27, 2017. President McIntyre announced that there will an X-item at the end of the Regular Agenda and new data on that item as well. #124-17 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, referring the subject matter of local regulation of cellular telephone poles in the rights-of-way to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation. #125-17 Resolution by Jolly and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, referring the subject matter of the future redevelopment of commercial properties to the Economic Development, Community Outreach and Strategic Planning Committee for its report and recommendation. President McIntyre announced that Vice President Kritzman was one of two candidates chosen to receive the Taubman Fellowship for Executive Excellence by the Southeastern Michigan Council on Government to provide local public officials who have proven leadership an opportunity to attend the prestigious program at Harvard University and that he will do so this summer. President McIntyre also spoke about the achievements of the Livonia Warrior Robotics team at the qualification rounds at Churchill High School who qualified for State Competition which will be held at Saginaw State University this coming weekend. She then stated that Monaghan’s Knights of Columbus will be hosting a special breakfast for all First Responders after the St. Aidan 9:30 a.m. mass in their activities center and that the public is also invited at a cost of $10 per person. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Regis Wagner, 15906 Harrison, addressed Council about the issue of hanging tarps and/or blankets on or above privacy fences and asked them to consider adopting an ordinance against the practice. #126-17 Resolution by Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, referring the subject matter of hanging tarps on or above private fences to the Administration for its report and recommendation. Belinda Elison, 28154 Lyndon, inquired about the status of the CB Swim Club. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,821REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 27, 2017 Vice President Kritzman spoke about new GIS technology that is available enabling a city website to share with constituents’ information about construction and updates by means of a map. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Department of Finance dated March 10, 2017, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending December 31, 2016. Communication from the Department of Finance dated March 17, 2017, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending January 31, 2017. Communication from the Department of Finance, dated March 21, 2017, re: forwarding the Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia as of February 28, 2017. Communication received from Richard Wassermann, dated March 17, 2017, re: Petition 2016- 06-02-14. New elevation plan received at the Committee of the Whole meeting on March 29, 2017, re: Petition 2017-01-08-02. The following resolutions were offered by Brosnan and White: #127-17 Approving request from Kathleen Fitzgerald, granting permission to close Cranston Avenue between Elmira and Orangelawn, on Monday, May 29, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for an annual Memorial Day block picnic. #128-17 Waiving the City’s Noise Ordinance for The Basilica of St. Mary Antiochian th Orthodox Church 9 Annual Michigan Fun Fest, to be held Thursday, June 15, 2017 through Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Bryant Park located at 18000 Merriman Road, FURTHER, the Council does hereby grant and approve three (3) 4’ x 4’ signs to be placed on St. Mary’s property facing Merriman Road advertising the festival and removed no later than Tuesday, June 20, 2017. #129-17 Approving a three-year contract with EQ Industrial Services, Inc. (dba US Ecology) and to authorize payment to the City of Northville for Livonia residents' use of the Northville/Northville Township drop-off event scheduled in Livonia for Friday, April 28, 2017 and Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Ford Field from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and in Northville/Northville Township in the fall of 2017 (date to be determined), as well as for 2018 and 2019. #130-17 Accepting the low bids of Nagle Paving Company, Ajax Materials and Ace Paving; FURTHER, in the event the low bidders are unable to furnish the materials, accepting the second lowest bids from Cadillac Asphalt, LLC and Ajax Materials, as alternates, for supplying the Road Maintenance Section with bituminous materials specified at the unit prices for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018, from budgeted funds. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Meakin, Kritzman, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,821REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 27, 2017 #131-17 Resolution by Meakin and White, approving Petition 2016-06-02-14 submitted by Livonia Market II, L.L.C. in connection with a proposal to redevelop, including demolishing the existing building and parking areas, constructing a new 37,000 square foot fitness center (LA Fitness) and a 8,060 square foot freestanding multi-tenant retail building on the property located at 29659 Seven Mile Road, subject to conditions. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Jolly, White, Meakin, and McIntyre. NAYS: Brosnan and Kritzman. #132-17 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, approving the proposed division of Tax Item No. 46-131-99-0009-000 into three (3) parcels, conditioned on Petitioner’s dedicating the Southerly 60 feet of the three (3) parcels for Ann Arbor Trail right-of-way, and the construction of a sidewalk across the proposed Parcel C. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Meakin, Kritzman, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #133-17 Resolution by Brosnan and White, unanimously adopted, approving the proposed wage re-opener in the 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Livonia and the Livonia Police Officers Association (LPOA), for the period December 1, 2016 through November 30, 2017. #134-17 Resolution by Jolly and White, unanimously adopted, approving the proposed wage re-opener in the 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Livonia and the Livonia Police Officers Association (PSA UNIT), for the period December 1, 2016 through November 30, 2017. #135-17 Resolution by Meakin and White, directing that a closed Committee of the Whole Meeting be held for the purpose of discussing litigation and attorney/client privileged communications in connection with pending litigation with respect to Deborah Mato v City of Livonia, et al. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Meakin, Kritzman, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #136-17 Resolution by Jolly and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, suspending the rules for procedure as outlined in CR 574-82 to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the agenda. #137-17 Resolution by Meakin and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving Petition 2017- 01-08-02 submitted by Middlebelt Plaza L.P., requesting to remodel the exterior of the commercial strip center (Middlebelt Plaza) located at 18730-18790 Middlebelt Road, subject to conditions. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. nd By Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,822Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:37 p.m. on April 10, 2017. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,821REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 27, 2017 SUSAN M. NASH 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.