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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2015-02-18 st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,771 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 18, 2015 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Brosnan. Present: Brandon Kritzman, John Pastor, Brian Meakin, Laura Toy, Lynda Scheel, Susan Nash, and Maureen Miller Brosnan. Absent: None. MAD #38-15 Resolution by Scheel and Kritzman, unanimously adopted, approving the FAT th minutes of the 1,770 Regular Meeting of the Council held February 2, 2015. Kritzman noted that Alex Czjeka with Boy Scout Troop #711 from St. Michael’s was present in the audience. President Brosnan announced there will be two (2) Public Hearings held in the Auditorium of Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI for the following items: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Pravin Sutariya, Vice President, IPS Assembly is requesting approval of an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for building improvements, machinery and equipment at their facility located at 12077 Merriman Road, Livonia, MI 48150. (Industrial Development Overlay District #109) Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Heather Smercina, Director Business Development, McLaren Performance Technologies, Inc., 32233 Eight Mile Road, is requesting the establishment of an Industrial Development District at 20421 Parker, 20446 Hubbard and 32367 Eight Mile, Livonia, Michigan. Pastor wished his sister Mickey a Happy Birthday. Nash congratulated Sheila Taormina, sister of Mark, on her induction into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and on the publication of her book, “Swim Speed Secrets”. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: Christopher Martin commented on an article in the Observer concerning that two new candidates had filed to run for City Council and he spoke on the costs of his unsuccessful campaign in 2013 and thanked the voters who had cast their ballot in his favor. The following resolutions were offered by Toy and Kritzman: st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,771 REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 18, 2015 MAD #39-15 Granting a waiver of the Noise Ordinance and approving the request from FAT the State of Michigan, Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the crack Police treatment on Old M-14 (Plymouth Road) between Market Street and Farmington Road, to allow the contractor to start operations at night, starting at 9:00 p.m. and continuing until 5:00 a.m. – Monday through Thursday, work is expected to begin in or around June of 2015. #40-15 Approving a Lease Agreement between the City of Livonia and Burr MAD Enterprise, Inc., 22165 Averhill Street, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48336, for the FAT P&R Whispering Willows Golf Course Clubhouse Restaurant for a period of eight (8) months, commencing on April 1, 2015 and ending on November 30, 2015, with three (3) optional five (5) year extensions. #41-15 Accepting the bid of AmComm Telecommunications, Inc., 10431 Highland MAD Road, White Lake, MI 48386, for the proposed expansion of the City Fiber Network from FAT IS City Hall to the Livonia Community Recreation Center (LCRC) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) for an amount not to exceed $145,348.91, FURTHER the Council does hereby authorize an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $145,348.91 from funds already budgeted for this purpose. #42-15 Indicating informal approval of the proposed program and tentative budget MAD FAT for the 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; FURTHER, Hsg authorizing the Housing Commission to conduct a second Public Hearing for public comment and prepare a final program and budget for submission to City Council. MAD #43-15 Approving Petition 2014-12-02-15, submitted by Matthew Adamcheck, to FAT operate an indoor training facility (4 Star Strength & Conditioning) located at 30958 Insp Industrial Road, subject to conditions. Plan Eng A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Kritzman, Pastor, Meakin, Toy, Scheel, Nash, and Brosnan. NAYS: None. Toy gave FIRST READING to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE Ill OF ORDINANCE NO. 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS "THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING SECTION 3.___ THERETO. (PETITION 2014-11-01-07) AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. st SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,771 REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – February 18, 2015 Toy spoke about an article she had recently acquired and shared with other Council members concerning the benefits of higher education and the statistics regarding job qualifications going into the future and was proud to say that Livonia hosts nine institutes of higher learning. st By Scheel and Nash, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,771Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:12 p.m. on February 18, 2015. SUSAN A. HOFF 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.