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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-01-27 41204 MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINTH REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 2020 On January 27, 2020, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by President Kathleen McIntyre at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Cathy White led the meeting in the Pledge with Boy Scout Troop 782. Roll was called with the following result: Cathy White, Brandon McCullough, Rob Donovic, Jim Jolly, Laura Toy, Scott Bahr and President Kathleen McIntyre. Elected and appointed officials present: Mark Taormina, Director of Planning and Economic Development; Dave Lear, Assistant City Engineer; Paul Bernier, City Attorney; Susan M. Nash, City Clerk; Dave Heavener, Fire Chief; Judy Priebe, Director of Legislative Affairs; and Dave Varga, Director of Administrative Services. On a motion by Toy, supported by White, and unanimously adopted, it was: #18-20 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,888th Regular Meeting of Council held January 15, 2020 are approved as presented. The President declared the resolution adopted. Councilmember McCullough wished his wife a Happy Birthday. Vice President Bahr sent birthday greetings to his son Caden. Councilmember Donovic stated he wanted to recognize a high school teacher who is in the audience tonight, Mr. Demarco, who was his teacher, JV football coach, driver’s ed instructor, who he hasn’t seen in a long time and it was nice to see him here tonight. 41205 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 President McIntyre stated there is New Data on Item No. 8. During Audience Communication, James Jackson, Commander of Flotilla 1805 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, came to the podium to address Council. He first asked the members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary who were in the audience to stand and be recognized. He then gave a dissertation of what services the Coast Guard Auxiliary provides on a volunteer basis, being first established in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves, and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941. Today they are 26,000 strong and they donate millions of hours in support of Coast Guard missions. As they support all of these missions, they become a force multiplier, extending the resources and reach of our active duty shipmates in our area. Collectively the Auxiliary contributes over 3.8 million hours of service each year and has completed nearly 500,000 missions in service to support the Coast Guard. Every year Auxiliarists help to save approximately 500 lives, assist 15,000 distressed boaters, conduct over 150,000 safety examinations on recreational vessels and provide boater safety instruction to over 500,000 students. In total the Coast Guard Auxiliary saves taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Last year the Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrated 80 years of service to the Coast Guard and to the nation. Here in Livonia, their Flotilla has celebrated over 25 years of service and to the community. The Flotilla is the basic organizational unit of the Auxiliary and carries out the day to day missions of Team Coast Guard. That is what brings me here this evening. The intent of my visit here tonight is to start what I hope will be a new annual tradition for our unit and with two primary objectives. First and foremost, on behalf of the 53 men and women of Flotilla 1805, he’d like to thank the City of Livonia for being our host and the home of our unit for over 25 years. We truly appreciate the hospitality of the Livonia Senior Center where we meet. The management of the Center has been extremely accommodating to us through the years. Last year, that hospitality was extended further when they provided us space at the center to set up our unit’s quarter deck. In the C- services, the quarter deck is an area neither shore side or afloat where all of the unit awards, citations, and commendations are displayed for the public to see. If you visit the Senior Center, be sure to check out 1805’s quarter deck. I’d also like to thank the Livonia Police Department for providing a space to hold our boating safety classes. Over the years, we’ve provided boating instruction to hundreds of beginning and seasoned recreational boaters. We’d also like to thank Councilwoman Toy for joining us last year at our annual Flotilla picnic where she shared kind and inspiring words on behalf of the City. The second objective of my visit is to highlight for you some of our local initiatives and unit achievements. For the past several years we participate in Livonia’s Passport to Safety Event, along with our active duty shipmates we’ve been able to share important boating information as well as provide an opportunity for members of the community to climb on board an actual Coast Guard Response Boat. As previously mentioned, we have provided boating instructions to hundreds of recreational voters from Livonia and the Greater Metropolitan Area. The next one is scheduled for February 22, 2020 at the Livonia Police Station. The members of 1805 are also engaged in several key Coast Guard missions, including surface 41206 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 operations on the Detroit River, air operations, incident management, and search and rescue. We also provide free vessel safety inspection for local boat owners. I’m proud to report that our Flotilla has been awarded the Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation, Presidential Unit Citation, Coast Guard Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Flotilla Commendation. In addition to that, we were named 2019 Flotilla of the Year by our division. For more information about upcoming classes, requesting a free vessel safety check or even learning more about the Auxiliary you can go to our national website which is www.cgaux.org. We’re always looking for perspective shipmates ready to serve. Looking forward we plan to continue to be an active member of the Livonia community and look for more opportunities to expand our involvement in local events. As I close, I want to again thank you for your support of our Flotilla and our mission. Thank you for continuing to be our partner as we promote recreational boating safety here in Livonia as well as out on the water. The Coast Guard’s core values are honor, respect and devotion to duty. You can be assured that the Coasties of Flotilla 1805, your hometown Coast Guard, will always live by and display those values as we stand the watch and make the City proud. Thank you all for your time and attention. Councilmember White asked Jackson and the members of his Flotilla, with all of the hours of experience that you have, if you could give one piece of advice to the recreational boaters, the swimmers, those folks in our community, what would it be. Jackson replied first and foremost is wear a lifejacket. That’s probably the one thing that we stress the most. Most of the fatalities out on the water are due to the fact that the person in the water did not have on a lifejacket. Councilmember White stated she can attest to the importance of that because she took sailing lessons this summer on the Detroit River and one of our sailors fell out of the boat and fortunately had a life vest on, and we do have boats that circle the students to make sure that if anything happens they can go and grab somebody out of the water so they did that. But the fact that he had a life vest on I think was extremely important. Jackson said it is extremely important, yes, ma’am. President McIntyre thanked Jackson for choosing Livonia and for his volunteer service which reaches far and wide and especially for his participation every year in Passport to Safety. That’s a fantastic program, it draws hundreds and hundreds of local families and the effort that you make in bringing a Coast Guard vessel there for families and kids to see, adds a lot to the excitement of the day and a lot of good education. She then asked him to keep Council apprised of their local events so that they may participate in them. 41207 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 City Clerk, Susan M. Nash, stated she would like the residents to know that this week they’ll be mailing out the first round of absentee ballots for the March Presidential Primary. But she really wants to let people know that there are new envelopes. The State of Michigan, Bureau of Elections changed the envelopes and she wants people to be aware of what they’re looking for. The new envelopes now are white with a blue block on the side, they are no longer the manilla envelope, so please keep an eye out. If you’ve requested a ballot, this is what it will be in now and then the return envelope that is inside clearly says return envelope, it is white with a green block and it has all the instructions on it for you. Again, please keep an eye out, the first batch of ballots goes out this week and then we’ll be continuing to mail up until the Friday prior to the Election. Also, this week the Livonia Magazine will be coming out. Inside the magazine I have put in a tear out page, you can go ahead and fill that out and you can request to be put on the permanent absentee ballot application list. You can copy this or write it down and just drop it off at the Clerk’s office and then we can send you out an application. For every election we have to have a signed absentee ballot application for every election. So this does not stop you from having to sign an application, but this does get you on the list so you will be able to get an application mailed to your house. Thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to say that, I just wanted to let the residents know the new stuff that is coming out. President McIntyre asked for a clarification of the permanent absentee list. If people requested an absentee ballot in the last election which was our first election for no reason absentees, are you automatically on the permanent? Clerk Nash replied only if you requested to be put on the permanent absentee list, that’s correct. McIntyre then expounded on her question by asking just by requesting a no reason absentee ballot at the last election does not put you on the permanent list and Clerk Nash replied that’s correct. Nash went on to state that once you’re on the permanent list, again, that says that you’re going to get an application, we have to have a signed application by law for every election. So you can have one for the August primary and can indicate you want one for the November General as well. President McIntyre thanked Clerk Nash for sharing the information and asked what the date of the election is and Nash replied the Presidential Primary is th March the 10 and they will be mailing absentee ballots up until the Friday before th the election and the office will be open Saturday, March 7 for election purposes only. On a motion by Bahr, supported by Toy, it was: #19-20 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from Robert H. Rais, Knights of Columbus, dated January 2, 2020, which requests permission to waive Section 8.32.070 (Noise Control) of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended, to allow a car show with a DJ 41208 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 at Saint Colette’s Catholic Church, 17600 Newburgh Road, on Saturday, June 6, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Council does hereby grant permission as requested. #20-20 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Fire Chief, dated January 2, 2020, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, to which is attached a proposed Billing Service Agreement between the City of Livonia and AccuMed Billing, Inc., the Council does hereby accept the proposal submitted by AccuMed Billing, Inc., PO Box 2122, Riverview, MI 48192, to perform emergency medical transportation billing services for a period of five (5) years at the rate of 5.9% of each bill collected, such costs to be expended from funds already budgeted in Account No. 101-336- 818-336 for this purpose; FURTHER, the Livonia Fire Department has contracted for professional services for Emergency Medical Transportation billing services with AccuMed Billing Inc. since 2014, and it is imperative that a) the City partner with a company who utilizes best practices with regard to data collection, customer service, cash handling, and training, and b) a cohesive relationship remains intact to ensure the highest quality of patient care while providing the consistent platform to enhance efficiency; FURTHER, AccuMed is proposing to reduce the cost they charge from 6.4% of the amount collected to 5.9%, and this reduced rate represents an approximate savings of $139,000 over the term of the contract; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, to execute a contract with the aforesaid company, 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 the action herein without competitive bidding in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.04.140(D)(2)(a) of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended. #21-20 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated January 2, 2020, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the unit price bids of the following companies for supplying the Parks and Recreation Department with clothing for the 2020 and 2021 Fiscal Years as indicated on the attachment to the aforesaid communication, the same having been the lowest bid submitted for each item listed and meets all specifications: Melcon Group Worldwide Imelda Conste, 1509 Lincoln Ave., Holbrooke, NY 11741 Item 1 Meltees/MGW1000 Adult M-XL $ 5.00 Adult 2XL $ 5.25 41209 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 Adult 3-XL $ 5.50 Item 3 MGW1001 Adults S-XL $10.00 Adult 2XL $10.50 Item 4 MGW1001 Adult M-XL $10.00 Adult 2XL $10.50 Adult 3XL $11.00 Item 7 MGW1002 Adult S-XL Navy $ 6.00 Adult S-XL Red $ 6.50 Estimated Cost: $2,074.25 per year All American Embroidery Sandeep Narang, 31600 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150 Item 5 Jerzees 437MR Adult S-XL Navy $ 6.57 Adult S-XL Red $ 6.57 Item 14 PC54LS Youth S-M $ 5.50 Adult S-XL $ 5.29 Adult 2XL-3XL $ 7.29 Item 15 PC55 Youth S-L $ 3.85 Adult S-XL $ 3.95 Adult 2XL $ 5.95 Item 16 PC55 Youth S-L $ 3.95 Adult S-XL $ 3.95 Adult 2XL $ 5.95 Item 22 K572 Adult M-XL $11.65 Adult 2XL $12.65 Item 26 PC78ZH Adult S-XL $14.45 Adult 2XL $15.45 41210 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 Estimated Cost: $8,287.71 per year Express Press Austin Owens, 1860 E. St. Louis Street, Springfield, MO 6580 Item 2 Anvil 980 Adult M-XL $ 3.93 Adult 2XL $ 5.93 Item 6 Gildan 5000 Adult S-XL $ 3.11 Item 10 Jerzees 29LSR Adult M-3XL $ 6.04 Item 11 Jerzees 437MSR Adult S-XL $ 6.54 Item 13 A&B* Gildan 8000 Youth M-Adult XL $ 3.31 Adult 2XL $ 5.31 Item 17 A&B* Gildan 8000 Youth M-Adult L $ 3.31 Adult 2XL $ 5.31 Item 18 Anvil 156 One size fits all $ 4.82 Item 19 A&B* PC590Q Adult S-XL ¼ zip $14.55 Adult S-XL full zip $14.55 Item 21 PC590Q Adult S-XL $14.55 Item 23 Gildan 8000 Adult S-XL $ 4.35 Estimated Cost: $6,530.84 per year DRN’s Corp. th Stephen Franco, 140 58 St., Brooklyn, NY Item 8 Jerzees Adult Med-XL $ 3.25 Adult 2XL $ 5.40 41211 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 Adult 3XL $ 7.25 Item 9 Jerzees Adult M-XL $ 3.25 Adult 2XL $ 5.40 Item 12 Gildan Adult S-XL $ 3.56 Adult 2XL $ 5.75 Item 20 Fruit of the Loom Adult S-XL $ 4.25 Adult 2XL $ 5.70 Item 24 Jerzees Youth S-XL $ 13.55 Adult 2XL $ 16.15 Item 25 Gildan Adult S-XL $ 3.25 Adult 2XL $ 5.25 Item 27 Jerzees Adult M-XL $ 3.15 Adult 2XL $ 5.55 Item 28 Jerzees Adult M-XL $ 3.15 Adult 2XL $ 5.55 Item 29 Ind. Trading Adult M-XL $19.25 Adult 2XL-3XL $21.15 Estimated Cost: $4,298.55 per year * Lowest bidder when total quantity of shirts is multiplied by prices. FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize such purchases from funds already budgeted in the Department of Parks and Recreation and Community Center Account Nos. 208-755-768-000, 208-717-764-000, 101-711-766-000, 101-707-764-000, 101-709-760-000 and 208-755-776- 040 for this purpose. #22-20 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, dated January 2, 2020, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance and 41212 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of Aquatic Source L.L.C., 190 Summit St., Brighton, MI 48116, for performing all work required in connection with the Botsford Pool Pump replacement in an amount not to exceed $29,635.96, the same having been in fact the lowest bid received and meets all specifications; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $29,635.96 from funds already budgeted in Account No. 208-720-987-000 for this purpose; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute a contract, subject to approval as to form and substance by the Department of Law, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, with the aforesaid bidder and to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. #23-20 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Chief of Police, dated January 1, 2020, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance, is approved as to form by the City Attorney and is approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the bid of Upright Fence, 37915 Ford Road, Westland, MI 48185, for performing all work required in connection with the purchase and installation of perimeter security fencing for the Public Safety Complex of the Police Department in an amount not to exceed $242,790.00; FURTHER, the Council does hereby reject the bids submitted by Action Traffic and Motor City Fence for the reason that a committee from the Police Department identified areas of concern pertaining to prior experience and warranty of product; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $242,790.00 from funds already budgeted in Account No. 401-000-987- 000 (Capital Outlay – Other) for this purpose; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized for and on behalf of the City of Livonia to execute a contract with Upright Fence, approved as to form and substance by the Department of Law, and to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. #24-20 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the Chief of Police, dated January 2, 2020, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance, is approved as to form by the City Attorney and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby accept the quote of Dell, Inc., One Dell Way, Mail Stop 8129, Round Rock, TX 78682, for the purchase of forty (40) Dell Precision 3630 Tower Desktop Workstations, for a total amount not to exceed $36,337.60, to replace approximately 50% of the current workstations which are out of warranty and at the end of their life expectancy, and replacement parts are no longer available; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $36,337.60 from funds already budgeted in the Police Data Processing (Capital Outlay Minor) Account No. 101-306-971-000 for this purpose; FURTHER, the Council does hereby determine to authorize the said purchase without 41213 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 competitive bidding inasmuch as the same is based upon the low State of Michigan Contract Pricing Bid under Contract No. 071B6600111 for the new purchase, and such action is taken in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.04.140.D.4 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result: AYES: White, McCullough, Donovic, Jolly, Toy, Bahr and McIntyre NAYS: None The President declared the resolutions adopted. White took from the table, for second reading and adoption, the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 020 AND 070 OF TITLE 8, CHAPTER 40 (NOXIOUS WEEDS AND REFUSE) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: White, McCullough, Donovic, Jolly, Toy, Bahr and McIntyre NAYS: None The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. A communication from the Director of Finance, dated January 20, 2020, re: delinquent water bill balance for 19265 Victor Parkway, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council. A communication from Anthony G. Antone, Esq., Executive Vice President, Kojaian Management Corporation, dated January 20, 2020, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council. 41214 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 On a motion by Toy, supported by Donovic, it was: #25-20 WHEREAS, pursuant to Act No. 210 of the Public Acts of 2005, as amended, this Council has the authority to establish commercial rehabilitation districts within the boundaries of the City of Livonia; and WHEREAS, a proposal was made by Paul F. Bohn, Fausone Bohn, LLP, on behalf of Livonia Hotel Group, LLC, regarding the establishment of a commercial rehabilitation district encompassing land situated in the City of Livonia and comprised of an area of approximately 3.206 acres lying in the Southeast ¼ of Section 6, as more particularly described in Exhibit A, incorporated by reference herein, which area is hereinafter referred to as "City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5"; and WHEREAS, written notice has been given by certified mail to Paul F. Bohn, Fausone Bohn, LLP, on behalf of Livonia Hotel Group, LLC, of the Council's pending action on this resolution and of said petitioner’s right to a hearing on the establishment of proposed City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5; and WHEREAS, notice has been given to all interested owners, residents and taxpayers in the Livonia area of a public hearing on the establishment of the proposed City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2020 a public hearing was held on the establishment of proposed City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5, at which time Paul F. Bohn, Fausone Bohn, LLP, on behalf of Livonia Hotel Group, LLC, and other taxpayers and residents of the City of Livonia had an opportunity to be heard (a copy of the statements both written and oral made at such hearing being on file with this City Council), attended said hearing and acknowledged receipt of notice of such hearing on behalf of the said corporation; and WHEREAS, the aggregate SEV of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes within the City of Livonia after granting the establishment of proposed City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5 will not exceed 5% of an amount equal to the sum of the SEV of the unit, plus the SEV of personal and real property thus exempted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LIVONIA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. A Commercial Rehabilitation District is hereby established, such district to consist of the area described in Exhibit A. 41215 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 2. Such Commercial Rehabilitation District is hereby designated as the "City of Livonia Commercial Rehabilitation District No. 5." EXHIBIT A (Clerk to Insert description of proposed Commercial Rehabilitation District) 3. It is hereby determined that the subject property meets the statutory requirement of functional obsolescence. 4. The City Assessor has submitted a statement showing the SEV of the property, which indicates that the 2020 SEV of the property is: 19265 Victor Parkway $838,600.00 5. That the City Council, on the basis of the information received from the applicant, Livonia Hotel Group, LLC, finds and determines that the granting of this Commercial Rehabilitation District shall not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the local governmental unit or impairing the financial soundness of any taxing unit which levies an ad valorem property tax in the local governmental unit in which the facility is to be located. Following discussion by Council, a roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: White, McCullough, Donovic, Jolly, Toy, and McIntyre NAYS: Bahr The President declared the resolution adopted. On a motion by Toy, supported by Jolly, and unanimously adopted, it was: #26-20 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Director of Community Resources, dated January 7, 2020, 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 $11,570.66 from the sources indicated therein; FURTHER, the Council does hereby appropriate and credit the amount of $504.00 to Account No. 702-285-219 (Emergency Services); credit $580.00 to Account No. 702- 285-214 (Youth Commission Trust); credit $300.00 to Account No. 724- 000-690-010 (Arts Commission Contribution/Gift/Donations; credit $2,811.66 to Account No. 723-000-690-010 (Historical Commission Contributions-Donations); credit $6,000.00 to Account No. 702-285-135 (Greenmead Restoration), and credit $1,375.00 to Account No. 702-285- 41216 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020 216 (Senior Citizen Programs), representing the total cash donation, for the purposes designated by the donors. On a motion by Jolly, supported by Bahr, and unanimously adopted, it was: #27-20 RESOLVED, that upon the request of Councilmember Jim Jolly at the Study Meeting held January 15, 2020, the Council does hereby refer to the Department of Law the preparation of a proposed ordinance to enable the participation in meetings of City Council and the various boards and bodies of the City by members of same who are absent due to military duties outside the City. President McIntyre announced there will be a Public Hearing being held in the Auditorium of City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter: PETITION 2019-12-01-07 submitted by Unleashed Pet Care Real Estate, L.L.C., requesting to rezone the property located on the east side of Middlebelt Road between Joy Road and West Chicago Avenue (9300 Middlebelt Road) in the Southwest ¼ of Section 36 from OS (Office Services) to C-1 (Local Business). There was no Audience Communication at the end of the meeting. On a motion by Toy, supported by Jolly, and unanimously adopted, this 1,889th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. on January 27, 2020. _____________________ Susan M. Nash, City Clerk