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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2017-11-13 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,837 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 13, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Maureen Miller Brosnan, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, Brian Meakin, Brandon Kritzman; and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: None. #369-17 Resolution by Jolly and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes th of the 1,836 Regular Meeting of the Council held on November 1, 2017. #370-17 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, renaming the Livonia City Council Chambers after Gerald Joseph Taylor. President McIntyre congratulated the winners of the recent City General Election. She then announced there is new data on Item 8. City Clerk Susan Nash thanked all the residents that voted. She noted there was almost three times the number of absentee ballots that are normally processed for a City General Election. She expressed her gratitude to all the election workers on a job well done. She also recognized the very talented staff in the City Clerk’s office and expressed her appreciation for all their hard work. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. The following item was received and filed: Letter of Resignation from the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated October 20, 2017, submitted by Benjamin A. Schepis, effective October 25, 2017. Communication received from the Public Service Division, dated November 2, 2017, re: bid for Building Automation/Energy Management System for the City of Livonia buildings. The following resolutions were offered by Brosnan and Bahr: #371-17 Approving the appointment of Janice N. Centers, to fill the unexpired term of Benjamin A. Schepis, which expires July 12, 2020 #372-17 Accepting the quote submitted by Suntel Services, for the purchase, implementation and maintenance of telephone system replacement/upgrade not to exceed $256,203.67, from budgeted funds. #373-17 Approving the job level and classification adjustments, as well as wage increases, for various recreation center jobs, in accordance with the State of Michigan minimum wage increase. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,837REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 13, 2017 #374-17 Approving the Livonia Police Officers Association (LPOA) Contract Agreement for the period December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020. #375-17 Authorizing Fiore Enterprises, LLC, and Stante Excavating, to provide snow removal services for City streets during the 2017-2018 snow season for snowfalls of over four (4) inches in accumulation or as authorized by the Mayor. #376-17 Authorizing the emergency purchase of one (1) camera truck controller from Jack Doheny Companies #377-17 Accepting the bid of Johnson Controls, Inc., for the upgrading of the current Building Automation/Energy Management System for the City of Livonia buildings, from budgeted funds. #378-17 Approving the 2018 Road Repair Program as reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee on roads for the sixth year of the ten-year road paving millage approved by Livonia residents. #379-17 Amending the contract with Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., for design and construction engineering services for the 2018 Concrete Road Program. #380-17 Approving the 2018 City Council Meeting Schedule, subject to change with notice. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, Kritzman, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. Meakin gave SECOND READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 050, TO TITLE 9, CHAPTER 32 (ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, Kritzman, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. Vice-President Kritzman stepped down from the podium at 7:12 p.m. to avoid any perceived conflict of interest on the following item. #381-17 Resolution by White and Meakin, amending the contract with Orchard, Hiltz and McClement Advisors, to provide design engineering services for the 2018 Asphalt Road Program. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,837REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 13, 2017 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. Vice-President Kritzman returned to the podium at 7:13 p.m. #382-17 Resolution by Meakin and White, unanimously adopted, repealing and rescinding Council Resolution 268-17. #383-17 Resolution by Meakin and White, approving an amendment to the plans of Petition 2017-06-02-08, which previously received approval requesting a waiver use approval to develop a Planned Residential Development under the Single-Family Clustering option (Bishop Estates) located at 28200 Lyndon Avenue, subject to conditions. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution: AYES: Brosnan, Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, and McIntyre. NAYS: Kritzman. #384-17 Resolution by Meakin and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, approving Petition 2017-09-08-09, to develop a site condominium (Baci’s Estates) consisting of four (4) detached single-family homes located at 10014 Levan Road, subject to conditions. #385-17 Resolution by Jolly and Brosnan, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant of Easement for a 10-foot easement for road purposes, as part of the Amrhein Road/Newburgh Road Improvement Project in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 30. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th By Brosnan and Jolly, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,837Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:19 p.m. on November 13, 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.