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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 2010-01-21 (1w MINUTES OF THE 214TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 214th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan, was called to order at 3:08 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2010, in the 4th floor conference room of City Hall. Members Present: John Hiltz, Chairman Jack Kirksey, Mayor Scott Grace Betsy McCue Greg Meyer Lowell Peterson Jeff Staebler Members Absent: Wayne Glass (excused) Toni Mette (excused) Dan West Others Present: John J. Nagy, Executive Director Scott Miller, City Planner III (lise Carey Baker, Beckett & Raeder Agustin Ochoa, Las Palapas, L.L.C. Steve Levesque, Commercial Mowing Robert Moreo, Resident Robert Auth, Resident Christopher Martin, Resident Margie Watson, Secretary 1. Roll was called. A quorum was present. 2. Audience Communication. (1) Mr. Hiltz acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Livonia Goodfellows, Inc., dated December 24, 2009, thanking the Board for their donation of $700.00 to provide assistance to needy families during the holiday season. (2) Mayor Kirksey requested the attendance of the Board at the State of the City to be held on March 10, 2010, at Laurel Manor from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. He also requested the Board to attend the Livonia Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at Laurel Manor from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bill Ford Jr. will be the featured speaker. 3. Adoption of the 213th Regular Meeting Minutes. On a motion made by Peterson, seconded by Kirksey, and unanimously adopted, it was January 21, 2010 2 #2010-01 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of the 213th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on November 19, 2009, are hereby approved. Mr. Hiltz, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 4. Presentation on the proposal to operate a restaurant at Fountain Park. Scott Miller, Planner III, presented the proposal by Las Palapas, L.L.C. to operate a full service restaurant at 33308 Plymouth Road within the Fountain Park Plaza shopping center, located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Farmington Road and Mayfield Avenue in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Mr. Agustin Ochoa, Las Palapas, L.L.C., explained his plan for the family restaurant that will serve authentic Mexican cuisine. On a motion made by Staebler, seconded by Kirksey, and unanimously adopted, it was #2010-02 RESOLVED, that the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby support the proposed plans as presented by Las Palapas, L.L.C. to operate a full service restaurant with a Class C liquor license at 33308 Plymouth Road within the Fountain Park Plaza shopping center, located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Farmington Road and Mayfield Avenue in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27, subject to compliance with all City codes and ordinances, as such may be modified by the action of the Planning Commission and/or City Council. Mr. Hiltz, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 5. Martin's Yard Accents. Mr. Christopher Martin, Martin's Yard Accents, provided a history of his attempts to obtain City approval to install a fence on the front property line of his business located at 12275 Inkster Road, which is within the PRDA District. The City's Zoning Board of Appeals has tabled his request to install a 7 foot wrought iron fence. Mr. Hiltz requested Mr. Martin to provide the Authority with a written plan and pictures for it's review in order to make a recommendation on his behalf to the ZBA. 6. Election of Officers. Lowell Peterson, on behalf of the Nomination Committee, contacted all members and advised that Wayne Glass expressed interest in the Chairman position and Betsy McCue expressed interest in the Vice Chairman position. On a motion made by Staebler, seconded by Meyer, and unanimously adopted, it was • January 21, 2010 3 #2010-03 RESOLVED, that the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby elect Wayne Glass as the Chairman and Betsy McCue as the Vice Chairman of the Authority for the term January 1 through December 31, 2010. Mr. Hiltz, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 7. Committee Reports: Construction Committee: (a) Carey Baker, Beckett & Raeder, provided a report dated December 10, 2009, on the estimated supplemental cost for replacing Span Wire Signalization with Mast Arms for traffic signals at Stark, Wayne and Levan Roads. (b) Mr. Baker provided a Traffic Signal Inventory, dated December 7, 2009, which identifies the signals as having Mast Arms or Span Wire Signals. The design plans have been submitted and approved by MDOT for improvements at Wayne, Stark and Levan Roads. The design plans for Hubbard and Tech Center have been submitted to MDOT but approval has not been received to date. (c) Mr. Baker advised that MDOT has taken the position that the conversion of the traffic signals, which is estimated at $128,000.00, is not part of the project, although initially it was included in the scope of work. Mr. Hiltz stated that negotiations must continue with the State to determine the cause of this problem, but that the design work and cost estimates will go forward at this time. It was requested that Rauhorn provide an estimate for their work so that a complete review of the costs can be made. (e) Beckett & Raeder will provide an estimate for installing six remaining ornamental street signs from Inkster to Farmington Road. Public Relations Committee: John Nagy advised that Enable Point has completed the changes to the web site, but there is a problem with adding street addresses for the business locator. Jeff Staebler requested that Enable Point provide a report for the next meeting on how the issue will be resolved. 8. Director's Report: (a) Mr. Nagy advised that the holiday banners have been replaced with the regular banners. (b) Two light poles have been damaged by vehicles, one is located by Auto Zone and the other at Stark Road. (c) Commercial Mowing has been doing a good job at snow removal. 9. Polling of Members: John Hiltz stated that he has noticed that several light poles are showing signs of deterioration and rust and asked that the paint warranty be reviewed. January 21, 2010 4 Scott Grace requested that the Public Relations Committee investigate the (lw possibility of hosting the City's "Music Under The Stars" at Sheldon Park this summer. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 214th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on January 21, 2010, was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010. Margie Watson, Secretary