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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA - 2014-05-07 REGULAR AGENDA nd 1,752 Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia Wednesday, May 7, 2014 7:00 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 a. Communication from the Department of Finance dated April 4, 2014, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending December 31, 2013. b. Communication from the Department of Finance dated April 17, 2014, re: forwarding various financial statements of the City of Livonia for the month ending January 31, 2014. c. Communication from the Department of Law, dated April 9, 2014, re: Holeton v. City of Livonia, et al., Wayne County Circuit Court Case No. 14-000104-CZ. CONSENT AGENDA 1. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Barbara Vicars, re: in order to hold a graduation party with a band at her home located at 16335 Westbrook Street, on Saturday, June 21, 2014, beginning at 3:00 p.m., with a rain date of Saturday, June 28, 2014. 2. REQUEST TO WAIVE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT: Enrico E. Soave, Kucyk Soave & Fernandes, PLLC, re: for the single family home located at 19060 Mayfield. 3. APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY CURTIS TO THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Office of the Mayor, for a three year term, which will expire on May 16, 2018. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of May 7, 2014 2 CONSENT AGENDA 4. PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PRDA) ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2013: Michael T. Slater, Treasurer, as submitted pursuant to Public Act 197 of 1975. 5. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE FIVE (5) 2014 FORD ESCAPE SUV’S UTILIZING STATE OF MICHIGAN PRICING: Inspection Department, re: to replace five (5) 2008 Ford Escapes which will be submitted for trade-in with a value of $33,500.00, from budgeted funds. 6. REQUEST TO APPROVE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (PHASE 2) BETWEEN WAYNE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LIVONIA: Department of Parks & Recreation, re: utilizing grant funds of $13,109.00 towards the installation of a heavy duty vinyl liner for Clement Circle Pool. (CR 279-13 & CR 76-14) 7. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (PHASE 2) BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF WAYNE AND THE CITY OF LIVONIA TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LARRY NEHASIL PARK: Department of Parks & Recreation, re: to increase the practical use and handicapped accessibility of the park. (CR 165-13, CR 293-13 & CR 298-13) 8. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2014-2015 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ANNUAL PLAN AND BUDGET; AND REQUEST TO APPROVE HOLD HARMLESS CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND MR. JOHN V. FARRAR, ED.D. LPC; HEGIRA PROGRAMS INC.; ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM/EASTWOOD CLINICS; FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT; FIRST STEP; AND WAYNE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY: Livonia Housing Commission, re: in connection with the operation of a domestic violence victim assistance program; for the purpose of providing fair housing; and for the mental health counseling program provided for through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs for the 2014-2015 program year. (CR 47-14) 9. REQUEST TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF APPARATUS HEADSETS/INTERCOM SYSTEMS: Livonia Fire & Rescue, re: for the protection of personnel during emergency responses in regards to their hearing and also to facilitate communication between all occupants, other units and dispatch, from budgeted funds. 10. REQUEST TO APPROVE THE EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (SFPC): Livonia Fire & Rescue, re: to replace custom gear that was contaminated in the January 15, 2014 commercial structure fire at 13040 Merriman Road using the previously approved City contract with an approved bidder from budgeted funds. (CR 167- 13) Agenda for the Regular Meeting of May 7, 2014 3 CONSENT AGENDA 11. REQUEST TO APPROVE AN EXPENDITURE ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM AND URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE (USAR) TEAM TO PURCHASE RESPONSE EQUIPMENT: Livonia Fire & Rescue, re: to be utilized for special operations incidents involving building collapse and hazardous materials releases, including WMD’s, with the City of Livonia serving as the fiduciary for the equipment purchases for the two teams, the costs to be covered entirely by a Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Urban Area Strategic Initiative (UASI) grant. 12. REQUEST TO APPROVE A NEW LEASE INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT ON THE LIVONIA POLICE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER: Department of Law, re: with 123.Net, Inc., of Southfield, Michigan to occupy a portion of the Livonia Police Communications Tower, to include the installation of two additional antennas and to place them higher than the 200’ maximum height permitted with the current lease, for which the City will receive $500.00 per month plus communications/internet service to the City’s gun range and various fire stations at no charge for a period of five (5) years, which will automatically renew for five (5) additional five (5) year Term(s) with a 15% increase every five years. (CR 84-06) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 13. SITE PLAN PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2013-09-08-08 submitted by DeMattia Associates, Inc. in connection with a proposal to remodel the exterior of the commercial center (Philmar Plaza) located on the south side of Eight Mile Road between Farmington Road and Gill Road (33467 and 33501 Eight Mile Road) in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 4. 14. VACATING PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2014-02-03-01 submitted by Clarenceville School District, to determine whether or not to vacate a portion of the existing Beatrice Avenue right-of-way located approximately 250 feet south of Norfolk Avenue, adjacent to property owned by Clarenceville Schools including Lots 16 and 17 in the Elmwood Farms Subdivision (20221 and 20210 Beatrice Avenue) located in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2. 15. SITE PLAN PETITION; AND AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL REZONING AGREEMENT/STATEMENT OF VOLUNTARY CONDITIONS DATED APRIL 21, 2010 FROM McLAREN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES IN REGARDS TO PETITION 2009-11-01-02: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2014-03-08-03 submitted by McLaren Performance Technologies/Linamar, in connection with a proposal to construct a three-story office-research and manufacturing facility and erect a parking structure on properties located on the south side of Eight Mile Road between Merriman Road and Hubbard Road (32233 and 32367 Eight Mile Road) in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 3. Agenda for the Regular Meeting of May 7, 2014 4 NEW BUSINESS AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION DATED: April 22, 2014 TERRY A. 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