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AGENDA
1,589th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
8:00 p.m. - City Hall Auditorium
33000 Civic Center Drive
Livonia, Michigan
CALL TO ORDER:
INVOCATION:
ROLL CALL:
PRESENTATION OF MINUTES:
AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION
REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS
CONSENT AGENDA
1. BLOCK PARTY: Barbara Smith, re: to be held Saturday, August 4, 2007, from
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Floral, after the bar and store on the south side of
Seven Mile Road up to Clarita, with a rain date requested of Saturday, August
25, 2007.
2. BLOCK PARTY: Stacie Pettit, re: to be held Saturday, August 18, 2007, from
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Louisiana, between Oregon and Kentucky, with no
rain date requested.
3. REQUEST TO PLACE SIGNS AND BANNERS AT REFERENCED
LOCATIONS: Philip J. Smith, Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan;
Department of Community Resources and the Livonia Historical Commission, re:
to advertise the Mustang Car Show to be held at Greenmead on Sunday, August
12, 2007, of which a portion of the proceeds will be used to preserve and restore
Greenmead.
4. TAX RATE FOR LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE 2007-08 SCHOOL
YEAR: Office of the City Clerk, re: as approved by the Board of Education on
June 18, 2007.
5. REQUEST 10 APPROVF HOURLY RATE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE FIRM OF PIOUMELL, LANGE & CHOLACK, P.L.C.: Civil
Service Department, re: as approved by the Civil Service Commission at their
meeting held June 13, 2007, to provide legal services to the C (^R 1+79-.86)
6. LIVONIA EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 54TH ANNUAL ACTUARIAL
VALUATION REPORT OF DEFINED BENEFIT (DB) PLAN AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 2006: Board of Trustees — Livonia Employees Retirement System, re: same.
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7. LIVONIA RETIREE HEALTH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS PLAN AND TRUST
(VEBA) 9T" ANNUAL ACTUARIAL VALUATION REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 2006: Board of Trustees — Livonia Employees Retirement System, re: same.
8. CHANGE IN THE AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PRE -FUNDING HEALTH
INSURANCE BENEFITS: Board of Trustees — Livonia Employees Retirement
System, re: from 50 years to a 40 year amortization schedule to become
effective December 1, 2007.
9. REQUEST TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND
EXPENDITURE: Engineering Division, re: for work performed by Zuniga
Cement Construction for the emergency repair at the intersection of Gary Lane
and Henry due to its dangerous condition.
10. REQUEST TO APPROVE FINAL COST: Engineering Division, re: for the
Special Assessment Street Lighting Project in the Parkview Site Condominiums,
located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Newburgh Road and Jarvis
Avenue. (CR 461-06)
11. REQUEST TO AMEND SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re:
Petition 2005-08-08-16 submitted by Soave Building Company, Inc., on behalf of
Livonia Manor Site Condominiums, requesting to amend a bylaw in connection
with a proposal previously approved by the City Council to construct a
condominium development on property located on the north side of Seven Mile
Road, between Merriman Road and Auburndale Avenue (31540, 31560 and
31640 Seven Mile Road), in the Southeast % of Section 3. (CR 519-05)
12. WAIVER PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2007-03-02-07
submitted by Stacy Services, Inc., dba New Car Alternatives, requesting approval
to expand the operations of an existing automobile dealership to include the
outdoor display, sales and service of recreational vehicles at the dealership
located on the south side of Plymouth Road, between Laurel Avenue and Wayne
Road (34715 Plymouth Road), in the Northwest % of Section 33.
13. BLOCK PARTY: Julie Hipshier, re: to be held Saturday, August 4, 2007, from
2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Shadyside, between Haldane and Gable, with no rain
date requested.
14. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO WAIVE THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE:
Lisa Lindsay, re: to allow live entertainment in the evening for her daughter's
graduation partv to be :held on Saturday, July 21, 2007, at 34015 Wadsworth.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
15. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2007-05-08-09
submitted by Rockford Development Group in connection with a proposal to
construct a three-story office building on property located on the west side of
Victor Parkway, between Seven Mile Road and Pembroke Avenue (19517 Victor
Parkway), in the Southeast % of Section 6.
NEW BUSINESS
16. WAIVER PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2007-05-02-20
submitted by Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. requesting approval to utilize an SDM
liquor license on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road, between
Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue (29555 Plymouth Road), in the Northeast %
of Section 35.
17. REQUEST FROM THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE THE REQUEST FROM WAL-MART STORES EAST, LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, A/K/A WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P. (A DELAWARE
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP), FOR A NEW SDM LICENSE AND TWO (2) DIRECT
CONNECTIONS: Division of Police, re: for the business located at 29555
Plymouth Road.
AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION
DATED: July 10, 2007 VAL VANDERSLOOT, CITY CLERK
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"X" Items (Regular Meeting of Wednesday, July 18, 2007)
X1. FINANCE INSURANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE —Meeting of July 16, 2007
a. Subject of a local bus transportation system for the City of Livonia
(Transit Committee Update). (CR 917-98)
b. Subject of proactively creating Industrial Development Districts on a larger
scale for vacant buildings within the City, which would include the creation
of six (6) Industrial Development Section -overlay districts for City of Livonia
Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. (CR 82-06)
X2. AWARD OF BID: Engineering Division, re: the construction of a storm relief
sewer at the South End of the St. Michael's School Parking Lot. (CR 74-05)
w X3. PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTIES:
Department of Law, re: properties located at 14200 Beatrice Street
(Tax I.D. No. 46-092-04-0190-000) and 28115 Clements Circle South
(Tax I.D. No. 46-141-03-0242-000).
X4. PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTY: Department
of Law, re: property located at 28550 Joy Road (Tax I.D. No. 46-143-99-0011-
000).
X5. REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MEETING: Department of Law, re: for the purpose of discussing pending
litigation and attorney/client privileged communications with respect to
Crays v City of Livonia.
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