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MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTIETH
REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2018
On January 17, 2018 the above meeting was held at the City Hall,
33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by
President Laura Toy at 7:00 p.m. Vice President Jim Jolly led the meeting in the
Pledge.
Roll was called with the following result: Vice President Jim Jolly,
Brandon Kritzman, Cathy White, Kathleen McIntyre, and President Laura Toy
Absent: Scott Bahr, Brian Meakin
Elected and appointed officials present: Mark Taormina, Director
of Planning and Economic Development; Todd Zilincik, City Engineer; Don
Knapp, City Attorney; Susan M. Nash, City Clerk; Judy Priebe, Director of
Legislative Affairs; Lynda Scheel, Treasurer; Dave Varga, Director of
Administrative Services; Don Rohraff, Director of Public Services; Police Chief
Curtis Caid and Interim Fire Chief Mike Kelly.
On a motion by White, supported by Jolly, it was:
#01-18 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,839th
Regular Meeting of Council held December 18, 2017 are
approved as submitted.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following
result:
AYES: Jolly, Kritzman, White, McIntyre and Toy
NAYS: None
The President declared the resolution adopted.
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Councilmember McIntyre recognized Livonia business Alpha USA, and the
Livonia School Board and the Livonia School District, the Superintendent’s office,
and all of the middle schools who are participating in a Young Inventor’s Contest
offered by Alpha USA this evening at Schoolcraft College.
President Toy invited Interim Fire Chief Michael Kelly to the podium to discuss
the recent ISO classification that Livonia received.
Interim Chief Kelly came to the podium and stated what an honor it was working
for the past eighteen months on this project to improve the ISO classification and
score for the City of Livonia, and specifically cited the Livonia Police Department,
the DPW under the direction of Don Rohraff, all of the Fire Department personnel
coming together to improve the City’s ratings with the overall goal to work
towards being rated a Class 1.
Councilmember McIntyre read the names of the personnel involved in working
on the improvement of the ISO as follows:
Interim Fire Chief Michael Kelly, Fire Marshal Keith Bo, Training Coordinator
David Heavener, Senior Fire Captain David Bostater, Captain Matt Maurier,
Captain Kevin Church, Senior Fire Inspector, Greg Thomas, Lieutenant Phil
Kamm, Lieutenant Wade Clay, Police Chief Curtis Caid, Jacob Rushlow,
Superintendent of Public Services, Tom Wilson, Water and Sewer Superviosor,
Water Department employees David Robertson, Brian Tutor, Sid Sorenson, Tom
Liacakes, Joey Schuetz, Denis Opsommer, and OHM engineering consultants
Susan Knepper, Engineer, Derek Klenke, Engineer, and Murat Ulasir, PE, PhD,
Practice Leader – Infrastructure Asset Planning.
Councilmember Kritzman congratulated the participants and acknowledged their
hard work on the project.
President Toy announced there will be an X-item at the end of the Regular
Agenda tonight.
There was no Audience Communication at the beginning of the meeting.
A communication from the Office of the Mayor, dated January 8, 2018,
re: forwarding the Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017, which reflects
activities of the Livonia City Departments, Commissions and Boards, was
received and placed on file for the information of the Council.
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On a motion by Jolly, supported by McIntyre, it was:
#02-18 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Information Systems Director, dated December
5, 2017, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is
approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept
the quote of Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC, 48325 Alpha
Drive, Suite 150, Wixom, Michigan 48393, for the purchase of a Dell/EMC
Data Domain 6300 Appliance, with three (3) years of Prosupport Mission
Critical Support, for a total amount not to exceed $39,600.00; FURTHER,
the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to
exceed $39,600.00 from funds already budgeted in the Capital Outlay
Machine Equipment account, Account Number: 101-915-982-000, for
this purpose; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize said
purchase without competitive bidding inasmuch as the same is being
purchased through the State of Michigan approved Midwest Higher
Education Contract (MHEC) and such action is taken in accordance with
the provisions set forth in Section 3.04.140D4 of the Livonia Code of
Ordinances, as amended; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do
all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution.
#03-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated December 12, 2017,
pursuant to council resolution no. 149-17, which bears the signature of the
Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, in
connection with an additional rate being added for Jack E. Kirksey
Recreation Center members for outdoor swim lessons, the Council does
hereby approve the recommended additional rate for outdoor swim
lessons for Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center members in the amount of
$5.25 per lesson as set forth in Parks and Recreation Commission
Resolution No. 3613-17, adopted on December 6, 2017.
#04-18 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated
December 1, 2017, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance
and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby
authorize the purchase of 15,000 pounds of calcium hypochlorite
(chlorine) from Aquatic Source LLC, 190 Summit Street, Brighton,
Michigan 48116, for a cost of $2.10 per pound for a total amount of
$31,500.00 per year, for use at the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center,
Botsford, Clements Circle and Shelden Pools, including installation of
feeders for all municipal pools, for a period of three (3) years, effective
January 1, 2018, with the understanding that such price per pound will
remain in place through December 31, 2020, the same having been the
lowest bid received and meets all specifications; FURTHER, the Council
does hereby authorize an expenditure in the amount of $31,500.00
($19,530.00 from Account No. 208-755-743-000 – Jack E. Kirksey
Recreation Center; $4,410.00 from Account No. 208-720-743-000 –
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Botsford; $4,410.00 from Account No. 208-721-743-000 – Clements
Circle; and $3,150.00 from Account No. 208-722-743-000 – Shelden) from
funds already budgeted for this purpose.
#05-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated December 6, 2017,
which bears the signature of the City Attorney and the Director of Finance
and is approved for submission by the Mayor, to which are attached
Intergovernmental Agreements between the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation (MEDC) and the City of Livonia in connection
with utilizing grant funds totaling $370,000.00 to be used for
improvements at Rotary Park and Botsford Pool, the Council does hereby
approve the proposed Intergovernmental Agreements between the
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the City of
Livonia and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized, for and on
behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute the Intergovernmental Agreements
in the manner and form herein submitted, subject to approval as to form
and substance by the Department of Law, and to do all other things
necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution;
FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize a budget amendment in
the amount of $450,000.00 to fund the Rotary Park Universally Accessible
Playground project, comprised of $300,000.00 from the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), $100,000.00 from Healthy
Livonia, and $50,000.00 from the Livonia Rotary Club; FURTHER, the
Council does hereby authorize a budget amendment in the amount of
$300,000.00 to increase the amount in revenue account no. 208-000-558-
030 (State Grants) from $70,000.00 to $370,000.00, to increase the
amount in revenue account no. 208-000-691-000 (Contributions) by
$150,000.00 and to increase the amount in expenditure account no. 208-
000-987-000 (Capital Outlay-Other) by $450,000.00.
#06-18 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the City Engineer, dated December 20, 2017, which
bears the signature of the Director of Public Works and the Director of
Finance, is reviewed as to form by the City Attorney, and approved for
submission by the Mayor, to which is attached a proposed agreement
between the City of Livonia and the Michigan Department of
Transportation (MDOT) for the Stark Road Rehabilitation project from
Schoolcraft Road to Lyndon Avenue, with 18.15% responsibility of the City
of Livonia estimated to total $124,200.00, the Council does hereby
authorize the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia,
to execute this agreement in the manner and form herein submitted;
FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in the
amount of $124,200.00 from funds budgeted in Account No. 202-463-818-
125 (Major Street Fund - City Participation in County and MDOT Projects)
for this purpose, and the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve
minor adjustments in the work as it becomes necessary but this
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authorization does not entitle the City Engineer to authorize any increase
in the not to exceed amount or to contract with other parties.
#07-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the City Planning Commission, dated December 13, 2017, approved for
submission by the Mayor, which sets forth its resolution no. 12-76-2017,
adopted on December 12, 2017, with regard to a request from The Project
Collaborative, on behalf of The Kroger Company of Michigan, dated
November 6, 2017, for a one-year extension of the approval of Petition
2016-03-08-03, previously granted in Council Resolution No. 227-16,
adopted on June 6, 2016, in connection with a proposal to demolish the
existing gas station and construct a new fueling facility located on the
northeast corner of Five Mile Road and Merriman Road (31338 Five Mile
Road), in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14, the Council does hereby concur
in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and does hereby
grant the requested extension for a one-year period, subject to
compliance with all of the conditions set forth in the original site plan
approval.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following
result:
AYES: Jolly, Kritzman, White, McIntyre and Toy
NAYS: None
The President declared the resolutions adopted.
President Toy, as Chair of the Committee of the Whole, reported out on the meeting of
January 8, 2018.
A communication from Council President Laura Toy, presenting the
Chairpersons and members of the various Council Committees for the years 2018-
2019, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council.
Committee of the Whole Laura M. Toy, Chair
All Councilmembers
Capital Outlay and Infrastructure Committee: Cathy White, Chair
Jim Jolly, Vice Chair
Brian Meakin
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Finance and Budget Committee: Scott Bahr, Chair
Cathy White, Vice Chair
Jim Jolly
Law and Education Committee: Jim Jolly, Chair
Kathleen McIntyre, Vice Chair
Brandon Kritzman
Economic Development, Strategic Planning Brandon M. Kritzman, Chair
and Technology Committee: Scott Bahr, Vice Chair
Kathleen McIntyre
Public Safety, Health and Environment Kathleen McIntyre, Chair
Committee: Brian Meakin, Vice Chair
Cathy White
Senior Citizens and Families Committee: Brian Meakin, Chair
Brandon Kritzman, Vice Chair
Scott Bahr
Pursuant to Council Resolution #14-14, Brian Meakin will remain City Council
representative to the Board of Trustees of the Livonia Employees Retirement
System.
Pursuant to Council Resolution #15-14, Brandon Kritzman will remain City Council
representative on the City’s Hearts of Livonia Board.
Pursuant to Council Resolution #21-16, Brandon Kritzman will remain the
City’s delegate to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
and Cathy K. White as the City’s alternate.
Pursuant to Council Resolution Nos. 09-08 and 23-16, Michael T. Slater will
remain the City’s official representative and voting representative with regard to
the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority and
Scott Bahr as the City’s alternate.
Pursuant to Council Resolution #24-16, Brian Meakin will remain as
Parliamentarian of the City Council.
Pursuant to Council Resolution #272-16, Jim Jolly will remain the City’s delegate
to serve on the St. Mary Hospital Healthy Living Community and Scott Bahr as
the City’s alternate.
On a motion by Jolly, supported by White, and unanimously adopted,
it was:
#08-18 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated January 8, 2018,
submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 498-05, the Council does
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hereby designate Brandon Kritzman to serve as the Council
representative on the City’s Tree Committee on a continuing basis, or until
further order of this Council by council resolution.
On a motion by McIntyre, supported by Jolly, and unanimously adopted,
it was:
#09-18 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, dated January 8, 2018,
submitted pursuant to Council Resolution 498-05, the Council does
hereby designate Cathy K. White to serve as the Council Representative
on the Board of Directors of the Livonia Anniversary Committee (SPREE)
and does further designate Kathleen E. McIntyre as the alternate on a
continuing basis, or until further order of this Council by council resolution.
McIntyre gave first reading to the following Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 060 OF TITLE 10,
CHAPTER 63 (SNOW ALERT) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF
ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED.
The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances
in the Office of the City Clerk, and is the same as if word for word repeated
herein.
McIntyre invoked the Emergency Clause and gave second reading to the
foregoing Ordinance and a roll call vote was taken thereon with the following
result:
AYES: Jolly, Kritzman, White, McIntyre and Toy
NAYS: None
The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would
become effective on publication.
On a motion by White, supported by Kritzman, and unanimously
adopted, it was:
#10-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated December 12, 2017,
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which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for
submission by the Mayor, the Council does, for and on behalf of the City
of Livonia, accept various gifts and cash donations in the amount of
$2,110.00 from the sources indicated therein; FURTHER, the Council
does hereby appropriate and credit the amount of $1,660.00 to Account
No. 208-000-690-010 and $450.00 to Account No. 208-000-651-717,
representing the total cash donation, for the purposes designated by the
donors.
On a motion by Jolly, supported by Kritzman, and unanimously adopted,
it was:
#11-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Chief of Police, dated January 4, 2018, which bears the signature of
the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the
Council does, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, accept a cash
donation in the amount of $3,000.00 from the Ben Roethlisberger
Foundation, the same to be appropriated and credited to Account No.
223-789-698-000, representing the total cash donation, for equipment and
training of the Police Department’s K-9’s.
On a motion by McIntyre, seconded by Kritzman, and unanimously
adopted, it was:
#12-18 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby suspend
their rules for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution 574-82
so as to permit consideration of items that do not appear on the
Agenda.
On a motion by Kritzman, supported by McIntyre, and unanimously
adopted, it was:
#13-18 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from
the Office of the City Clerk, dated January 15, 2018, the Council does
hereby approve the appointment of Lori L. Miller to the position of Deputy
Clerk at a date yet to be determined; FURTHER, the Council does hereby
establish the full-time salary for this position in the amount of $58,614.40
with the understanding that all benefits as previously approved by the
Council for other appointed positions within the City be also extended to
this position.
Don Rohraff, Director of Public Services, spoke about Lori Miller and what an
exemplary employee she is.
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Councilmember McIntyre thanked Director Rohraff and his department of their
hard work during the recent heavy snowfalls.
There was no Audience Communication at the end of the meeting.
On a motion by Jolly, supported by McIntyre, and unanimously adopted,
this 1,840th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned
at 7:38 p.m. on January 17, 2018.
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Susan M. Nash, City Clerk