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Home My WebLink AboutSYNOPSIS - 2016-11-14 th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,813 REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 14, 2016 ______________________________________________________________________ Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President McIntyre. Present: Brian Meakin, Brandon Kritzman, Jim Jolly, Cathy White, Scott Bahr, and Kathleen McIntyre. Absent: Maureen Miller Brosnan. #429-16 Resolution by Jolly and White, unanimously adopted, approving the minutes MAD th FAT of the 1,812 Regular Meeting of the Council held on November 2, 2016. Vice President Kritzman wished his daughter Alexandra a happy 4th birthday coming up on November 26th Councilperson White sent birthday wishes to her twins who celebrate their 24th birthday on November 17th. Councilperson Bahr apologized for his casual attire at this evening’s Council meeting. President McIntyre congratulated Lieutenant Greg Yon from the Livonia Police Department who was honored at the 64th Annual Attorney General Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. and received the prestigious William French Smith Award. She detailed the circumstances leading up to being named the recipient of the award. City Clerk Nash thanked her staff for their outstanding work on the November 8th Presidential Election as well as the poll workers and the over 54,000 citizens who came out to vote. She stated it was truly a team effort by all in making things run smoothly and she commended the Livonia Police Department for their help as well. President McIntyre stated there was new data received on Items 8 and 12 on the Agenda. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: A resident came to the podium to talk about the proposed dog park and was informed that that topic will be covered in the Study Meeting which is to follow at 8:00 p.m. The following items were received and filed: Communication from the Department of Finance dated October 20, 2016, re: forwarding various financial statements for the month ending September 30, 2016. Communication from the Office of the Treasurer, dated October 24, 2016, re: Petition 2016-08-01-05. Communication from the Office of the Treasurer, dated November 10, 2016, re: Petition 2016-08-01-05 taxes being paid to Wayne County. Communication from the Department of Law, dated November 14, 2016, re: Workers’ Compensation Summary. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,813REGULAR MEETING 2 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 14, 2016 The following resolution was offered by Kritzman and Jolly: #430-16 Approving the request of Benjamin Couch, waiving the sidewalk MAD FAT requirement in front of the newly constructed home at 18316 Lathers Street; FURTHER, Eng the Council does hereby reserve the right to require sidewalks at this location in the event that additional sidewalks are installed in this area at some future date. #431-16 Accepting the bids of Library Design Associates, Inc., 1149 S. Main Street, MAD Plymouth, MI 48170 for performing all work required in connection with the carpet FAT Library installation for the Alfred Noble Library and the Carl Sandburg Library at a total cost not to exceed $146,178.00 and SCI Floor Covering, Inc., 30610 Ecorse Road, Romulus, MI 48174 for performing all work required in connection with the carpet installation for the third floor of the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library at a total cost not to exceed $12,008.54, for a total amount not to exceed $158,186.54; the same having been the lowest bids received and meeting all specifications; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize an appropriation and expenditure in an amount not to exceed $158,186.54 from funds already budgeted for this purpose #432-16 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Livonia, MAD to execute the addendum to the Specialized Services Vehicle Agreement between the FAT ComRes Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) and the City of Livonia to cover three (3) 2016 Champion lift equipped buses which have been provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 Grant through SMART for the Livonia Community Transit Program. #433-16 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract for the period MAD FAT December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2018, with York Risk Services Group, 645 West Grand River, Howell, Michigan 48843, to provide the City with claims administrative services for a total estimated premium cost of $42,000.00 in year one and $43,260.00 in year two; with said estimated costs having been in fact the lowest quotation received for this item; FURTHER, the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a Contract for the period December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2018 with Midwest Employers Casualty Company, 14755 North Outer Forty Drive, Suite 300, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, to provide the City with excess insurance coverage when losses from any one claim reach $750,000.00, for a total estimated premium cost of $128,189.00; with said estimated cost having been in fact the lowest quotation received for this item; and the Director of Finance is hereby requested to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. #434-16 Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with the MAD Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA), 14001 Merriman Road, FAT Livonia, Michigan 48154, for the period December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2017, for the City’s Liability and Property Insurance coverage for a total premium of $1,128,312.00 and for the period December 1, 2017 to November 30, 2018, with a premium increase to be based upon reinsurance increases incurred by MMRMA in 2017, not to exceed eight percent (8%); and the Director of Finance is hereby requested to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,813REGULAR MEETING 3 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 14, 2016 #435-16 Authorizing the City Engineer acting as the Street Administrator to apply to the MAD Michigan Department of Transportation for the inclusion of said streets in the City’s local FAT Eng street system for purposed of computing the City’s share of Act 51 revenues; FURTHER, resolved that the street is an approved public street and is open for public purposes; and FURTHER, that said streets are accepted into the City’s local street system and are located within a right-of-way under the control of the City of Livonia and that said streets were open to the public as of December 31, 2016. #436-16 Approving the establishment of improvement bonds to assure the MAD FAT installation of public improvements at Washington Park Site Condominiums, located on Eng the southwest corner of Hix and Ann Arbor Roads (former Washington Elementary School site), in the Southwest ¼ of Section 31. (CR 151-16) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions: AYES: Kritzman, Jolly, White, Bahr, Meakin, and McIntyre. NAYS: None. #437-16 Resolution by Bahr and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving Petition MAD 2016-08-01-05 submitted by Michael Gowen, to rezone a portion of the property located FAT Eng on the south side of Plymouth Road between Newburgh Road and Jarvis Avenue (38105 Insp Plymouth Road), in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, from C-1 (Local Business) to R-1 Plan (One Family Residential) for preparation of the Ordinance for submission to Council and the City Planner is hereby instructed to cause the necessary map for publication to be prepared indicating the zoning change herein approved and to furnish the same to the Department of Law and, upon receipt of such map, the Department of Law is requested to prepare an ordinance amending Ordinance 543, as amended, in accordance with this resolution. #438-16 Resolution by Meakin and Jolly, unanimously adopted, approving MAD FAT Refunding and Contract between the City of Livonia and the Municipal Building Authority of Livonia to refinance the 2007 Municipal Building Authority Recreation Bonds to reduce future debt service obligations of the City. #439-16 Resolution by Meakin and Jolly, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant MAD FAT of Easement executed by Scott Maxwell, General Manager for McLaren Performance Assessr Technologies, Inc., for a 10-foot wide public utility easement in connection with the Eng sanitary sewer constructed at 32367 W. Eight Mile Road in the NE 1/4 of Section 3. MAD #440-16 Resolution by Jolly and White, unanimously adopted, accepting a Grant of FAT Easement executed by Scott Maxwell, General Manager for McLaren Performance Assessr Technologies, Inc., for a 10-foot wide public utility easement in connection with the Eng sanitary sewer constructed at 32205 W. Eight Mile Road in the NE 1/4 of Section 3. AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION: None. th SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE 1,813REGULAR MEETING 4 LIVONIA CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 14, 2016 th By Jolly and Bahr, unanimously adopted, adjourning this 1,813Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia at 7:22 p.m. on November 14, 2016. SUSAN M. NASH 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.