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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2017-10-16 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,835 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 16, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Brian Meakin, Brandon Kritzman, Maureen Miller Brosnan, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: None. th #334-17 Resolution by Bahr and Jolly, approving the minutes of the 1,834 Regular Meeting of the Council held on October 2, 2017. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. PRESENT: Kritzman. President McIntyre congratulated the Livonia Symphony Orchestra on the kickoff of their th 45 season, she said their concert last Saturday afternoon titled from the Metropolitan Opera Theatre to Broadway was fantastic and she is looking forward to the rest of their season. President McIntyre announced there are four (4) X-items at the end of the Agenda; also, there is new data on items 7, 9, and 12. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Edwin Koziol, 11790 Jarvis, expressed his frustration over a neighbor running a business out of his garage at 14995 Cavell and wants the City to investigate and shut him down. Deb Treloar, 18701 Deering, expressed her concern about someone stalking her for the past 6 years and is not getting any help from the Police Department and hasn’t had a return call from the Mayor. She said she needs help and was looking for direction. The following item was received and filed: Communication from the Department of Finance dated September 20, 2017, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending August 31, 2017. Communication from the Department of Finance, dated September 25, 2017, re: forwarding the Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia as of August 31, 2017. Communication from the Director of Finance, dated October 5, 2017, re: Council Budget Questions. City of Livonia Preliminary Budget Documents for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. Supplement to Preliminary Budget 2017-2018 Personnel Worksheets. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,835REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 16, 2017 Communication from the Office of the Treasurer, dated October 5, 2017, re: request to waive sidewalk requirement at 34014 Orangelawn. The following resolutions were offered by White and Brosnan: #335-17 Accepting the low bid of Library Design Associates, Inc. for replacement chairs for the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library, from budgeted funds. #336-17 Authorizing a contract addendum with Airport Lighting Employee Owned, LLC, increasing the contract amount due to the poor soil conditions for the replacement of Ford Field lighting Fields 1-3, in the amount of $56,414.39. #337-17 Authorizing the purchase of two (2) 2017 Ford F550 Trucks built as Swap Loaders from Signature Ford and the outfitting of the trucks by Truck and Trailer Specialties, for the primary use of the Water and Sewer Department and also to be shared by other departments within the Department of Public Works, from budgeted funds; FURTHER, authorizing the disposal of the replaced vehicles at public auction hosted by the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) or commercial auction after receipt of the new vehicles. #338-17 Accepting the quote of D’Angelo Brothers, Inc. for emergency repair on a water main pressure reducing valve near Seven Mile and Newburgh Road, from budgeted funds. #339-17 Accepting the quote of MacAllister Rentals for rental of the pumps used to bypass sanitary sewer prior and during the emergency sanitary sewer repair on Ellen Street, from budgeted funds. #340-17 Authorizing restoration of 1971 Diamond Reo Towing Wrecker through the Rochester Hills Cooperative Bid for the Fleet Maintenance Section for a total cost of $47,937.50, from budgeted funds. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Meakin, Kritzman, Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #341-17 Resolution by Bahr and Meakin, unanimously adopted, approving the Annual Budget for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2018. #342-17 Resolution by Bahr and White, unanimously adopted, establishing a tax levy of 4.0337 mills, of the taxable valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year commencing December 1, 2017, and ending November 30, 2018, as well as various additional levies to support the proposed budget. Brosnan gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,835REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 16, 2017 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS “THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE” BY ADDING SECTION 3. ___ THERETO. (Petition 2016-08-01-06) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Meakin, Kritzman, Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #343-17 Resolution by Meakin and Jolly, referring Petition 2017-08-02-09 submitted by S.Y.B. Enterprises, Inc., in connection with a proposal to construct a gas station at 27430 Seven Mile Road, to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Kritzman, Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #344-17 Resolution by Meakin and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving the assessment roll for Washington Park Site Condominiums located south of Ann Arbor Road and west of Hix Road, in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 31. #345-17 Resolution by Jolly and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the Proposed Special Assessment Street Lighting Project, to determine necessity for the Mystic Creek Site Condominiums located east of Wayne Road and south of Curtis Road, in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 9. #346-17 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, directing that the request to waive the sidewalk requirement for the single-family home constructed at 34014 Orangelawn be placed on the agenda for the next Regular Meeting of the Livonia City Council to be held on November 1, 2017. #347-17 Resolution by Meakin and White, unanimously adopted, authorizing an additional contribution to the Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (“VEBA”) Fund in the amount of $933,911.00 to reduce the unfunded liability for retiree health care. #348-17 Resolution by White and Jolly, directing that a closed Committee of the Whole meeting be held for the purpose of discussing litigation matters and attorney/client privileged communications in connection with pending litigation, Estate of Rita Hughes, Deceased v City of Livonia. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Meakin, Kritzman, Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,835REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 16, 2017 #349-17 Resolution by Kritzman and Bahr, 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. #350-17 Resolution by Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, discharging from the Committee of the Whole from further consideration of Council Resolution 74-17, regarding the subject matter of the Comprehensive Master Plan, and does hereby determine to take no further action with regards to this matter. #351-17 Resolution by Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, authorizing a lease agreement for City-owned property at 9071 Louise and 9061 Louise, to Alicia Cousineau on a short-term month to month basis until the City is able to close on the property. #352-17 Resolution by Bahr and Meakin, unanimously adopted, approving the Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting to be held on Sunday, December 3, 2017, beginning at 4:00 p.m.; FURTHER, approving the parade route; FURTHER, requesting that the Wayne County Department of Public Services allow the City of Livonia to close Farmington Road between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. or until the road is returned to normal traffic operation; that the City of Livonia will assume liability for any damage claims which may arise as a result of the road closure, as to Wayne County only; and that Senior Police Officer Michael Arakelian is hereby designated and authorized to sign the road closure permit on behalf of the City of Livonia. #353-17 Resolution by Brosnan and White, unanimously adopted, accepting the bid of Nagle Paving Company for completing all work required in connection with the paving of the Greenmead parking lot, from budged funds. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,835Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:46 p.m. on October 16, 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.