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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 2005-10-26 35377 MINUTES OF THE ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY SEVENTH REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 26, 2005 On October 26, 2005, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council at 8 00 p m Councilmember Robinson delivered the invocation Roll was called with the following result. Thomas Robinson, Donald Knapp, Brian Meakin, Frank J Kokenakes, Terry Godfroid-Marecki, James McCann and Gerald Taylor Absent: None Elected and appointed officials present. Jack Engebretson, Mayor; Robert Schron, City Engineer; Mark Taormina, City Planner; Sean Kavanagh, City Attorney, Val Vandersloot, City Clerk, Karen Szymula, Director of Legislative Affairs, Michael Slater, Director of Finance and Stan Dobis, Cable Commission On a motion by Knapp, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 508-05 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 1,546th Regular Meeting of the Council held October 12, 2005 are hereby approved as submitted During the audience communication portion of the agenda, Joe Steele, 9605 Loveland, Livonia, 48150 and Kevin Priddy, 20105 Farmington Road, Livonia, 48152, spoke on behalf of the Livonia Jaycees requesting to place signage in the City of Livonia advertising their Vegas Night fundraiser to be held on November 11, 2005 On a motion by Knapp, seconded by McCann, and unanimously adopted, it was Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35378 CR 509-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from Joe Steele, Chairman of the Board of the Livonia Jaycees, dated October 15, 2005, which requests permission to display 18" x 16" signs advertising their second annual "Vegas for a Night" fundraiser which will be held on Friday, November 11 , 2005, with the signs to be installed on Friday November 4, 2005 and removed no later than Friday, November 11, 2005, at various locations in the City, the Council does hereby grant and approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted with the understanding that the City is not responsible should the signs be removed by Wayne County During the continuation of the audience communication portion of the agenda, Robert Crawford, 14441 Arden, Livonia, 48154, spoke to the Council and stated that he has not received a follow-up to his request that was considered at the Council meeting of October 12, 2005 regarding the drainage problem at his house Councilmember McCann wished Councilmember Frank Kokenakes a "Happy Birthday" Council Vice-President Meakin wished his wife a belated "Happy Anniversary", which they celebrated on October 23 1,1160 City Clerk Val Vandersloot congratulated all 13,000 people who participated in the Detroit Free Press Marathon/Half Marathon that occurred last Sunday, October 23, especially her favorite Livonia runner, her husband, Donald Vandersloot, on his good showing and completion of the race On a motion by Kokenakes, seconded by Knapp, it was CR 510-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from Kristi Richards, on behalf of Botsford Elementary Support Team, dated October 11, 2005, which requests permission to display wire signs, which are approximately 14" x 22" in size, advertising Botsford Elementary School's 5th Annual Bazaar to be conducted on Saturday, November 12, 2005, which signs are to be installed no earlier than Saturday, November 5, 2005, and removed no later than Sunday, November 13, 2005, at various locations in the City of Livonia only, the Council does hereby grant and approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, with the understanding that the City is not responsible should the signs be removed by Wayne County CR 511-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from Jean M Medlen, President, Holy Cross Women of the ELCA, dated October 5, 2005, which requests permission to display 18" x 24" wire signs advertising a book and bake sale fundraiser at Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Friday, November 4, 2005, and Saturday, November 5, Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35379 2005, the purpose of which is to raise money for Habitat for Humanity and a roofing project in Tanzania, which signs are to be installed no earlier than Friday, October 28, 2005, and removed no later than Saturday, November 5, 2005, at various locations in the City, the Council does hereby grant and approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, with the understanding that the City is not responsible should the signs be removed by Wayne County CR 512-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter from Elizabeth Hering, Director of Bands and Orchestra, Churchill High School, dated September 30, 2005, which requests permission to display 22" x 28" signs advertising a rummage sale to be conducted on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at Churchill High School, which signs are to be installed no earlier than Saturday, October 22, 2005, and removed no later than Sunday, October 30, 2005, at various locations in the City, the Council does hereby grant and approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, with the understanding that the City is not responsible should the signs be removed by Wayne County CR 513-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Clerk, dated October 6, 2005, forwarding an application submitted by Brenda Willis, 2915 Oakman Blvd , Detroit, Michigan 48238-2586, for a therapeutic massage permit and in accordance with Ordinance No 2687, effective December 12, 2004, the Council does hereby approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution CR 514-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Clerk, dated October 6, 2005, forwarding an application submitted by Brenda Willis, 2915 Oakman Blvd , Detroit, Michigan 48238-2586, for a therapeutic massage permit and suggested revisions to the Massage Ordinance, the Council does hereby refer the subject of a possible amendment to Chapter 5 49 (Massage) of the Livonia Code of Ordinances to the Department of Law for its report and recommendation CR 515-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Clerk, dated October 10, 2005, forwarding an application submitted by Laura Lerman, 15748 Lola Drive, Redford, Michigan 48239, for a therapeutic massage apprentice permit and in accordance with Ordinance No 2687, effective December 12, 2004, the Council does hereby approve this request in the manner and form herein submitted, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35380 CR 516-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Director of Community Resources, dated October 10, 2005, which bears the signature of the Director of Finance, is approved by the City Attorney and is approved for submission by the Mayor, and to which is attached a proposed Fiscal Year 2006 Municipal Credit and Community Credit Contract between the City of Livonia and SMART (with revised Exhibit D, dated October 14, 2005) for the period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Municipal Credit and Community Credit Contract for and on behalf of the City of Livonia for fiscal year 2006 and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution CR 517-05 WHEREAS thirty-eight cities, villages and townships and three counties signed an August 15, 2003, Memorandum of Agreement as an interim step to establish a permanent mechanism for communities in the Rouge River watershed to cooperatively meet state storm water discharge permit requirements, satisfy the U S District Court's concerns about the river, and encourage restoration of river benefits for residents of the watershed WHEREAS after two years of successful operation of the interim Assembly of Rouge Communities, the members recommended state legislation that would provide formal recognition to communities that chose to volunteer to join collaborative efforts to meet state and federal storm water discharge requirements, and cooperatively develop watershed plans to enhance the management of a river; WHEREAS Watershed Alliance legislation passed the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate and was signed into law by the Governor on January 3, 2005, as Act No 517, Public Acts of 2004, based upon a draft provided and supported by the Rouge River watershed communities, WHEREAS at its meeting on June 8, 2005, the Assembly of Rouge Communities completed drafting of the attached Alliance of Rouge Communities bylaws, and recommended adoption by the appropriate governing bodies of those public agencies within the Rouge River watershed eligible for membership, WHEREAS the formation of the Alliance of Rouge Communities under this new state law will provide the public agencies within the watershed the authority to directly seek grants, enter into contracts, and manage its own resources that have been provided in the past by and through Wayne County with federal funds as part of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35381 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Livonia formally adopts bylaws for, and accepts membership in the Alliance of Rouge Communities FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that consistent with the terms of the Alliance of Rouge Communities bylaws, the City Council of the City of Livonia formally appoints Robert J Beckley, Director of Public Works, as its designated representative to the Alliance of Rouge Communities, James M Zambouris, Superintendent of Public Service, as the alternate representative, and authorizes Robert J Beckley, Director of Public Works, to designate additional persons to represent the City of Livonia, if needed, as an alternate to assure voting representation FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Livonia's continuing membership will be evidenced by payment of its voluntary assessment on an annual basis to the Alliance of Rouge Communities CR 518-05 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation of the City Engineer, dated September 26, 2005, approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby authorize the release to Leo Soave Building Company, Inc , 20592 Chestnut Circle, Livonia, Michigan 48154, the proprietor of Elmira Court Subdivision, located south of Plymouth Road and east of Levan Road between Elmira Avenue dead-end and Arthur Avenue in the northeast 1/4 of Section 32, of the financial assurances previously deposited with respect to the Sidewalk Improvement Bond in the amount of $1,000 00 and a Monuments and Markers Bond in the amount of $545 00, pursuant to Council Resolution 712-99 adopted on October 13, 1999, and the action herein being taken is for the reasons indicated in the aforementioned report of the City Engineer that all these improvements have been satisfactorily installed in accordance with the rules and regulations and ordinances of the City of Livonia A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolutions with the following result. AYES Robinson, Knapp, Meakin, Kokenakes, Godfroid-Marecki, McCann and Taylor NAYS None Councilmember Knapp took from the table, for second reading and adoption, the following Ordinance AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35382 AMENDING ARTICLE III OF ORDINANCE NO 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS "THE CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE" BY ADDING SECTION 3 THERETO (Petition 2005-06-01-04) toe A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES Robinson, Knapp, Meakin, Kokenakes, Godfroid-Marecki, McCann and Taylor NAYS None The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication A communication from the Fire Marshal, dated October 20, 2005, to which is attached a revised site plan dated October 19, 2005, re the Livonia Manor Site Condominiums, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council (Petition 2005-08-08-16) On a motion by Godfroid-Marecki, seconded by Meakin, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 519-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 12, 2005, which transmits its resolution 10-99-2005 adopted on October 11 , 2005, with regard to Petition 2005-08-08-16 submitted by Soave Building Company, Inc , requesting approval of the Master Deed, bylaws and site plan in connection with a proposal to construct a site condominium development (Livonia Manor Site Condominiums) on property located at 31540, 31560 and 31640 Seven Mile Road, on the north side of Seven Mile Road, between Merriman Road and Auburndale Avenue in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 3, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 18 62 of Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission and Petition 2005-08-08-16 is hereby approved and granted and the Open Space Requirement of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations is hereby waived, subject to the following conditions 1 That the Master Deed and bylaws complies with the requirements of the Subdivision Control Ordinance, Title 16, Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35383 Chapter 16 04-16 40 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, and Article XX, Section 20 01-20 06 of Zoning Ordinance No 543, except for the fact that the following shall be incorporated - That the first floor of each condominium unit shall be brick or stone, on all four (4) sides, and the total amount of brick or stone on each two-story unit shall not be less than 65% and not less than 80% on one- story dwellings, - That the brick used in construction shall be full face, four (4) inch brick, - That all exterior chimneys shall be brick, 2 That streetlights shall be installed throughout the development to the satisfaction of the Engineering Department; 3 In the event of a conflict between the provisions set forth in the Master Deed and bylaws and the requirements set forth in the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance requirements shall prevail and petitioner shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance requirements, 4 That the petitioner shall include language in the Master Deed and bylaws or a separate recordable instrument wherein the condominium association shall reimburse the City of Livonia for any maintenance or repair costs incurred for the storm water detention/retention and outlet facilities, and giving the City of Livonia the right to impose liens on each lot owner's property prorata and place said charges on their real estate tax bills in the event said charges are not paid by the condominium association (or each lot owner) within thirty (30) days of billing for the City of Livonia, 5 That the revised Preliminary Site Plan dated October 19, 2005, and as received by the City Council Office on October 19, 2005, showing a "T" turn-around at the west end of the proposed road, prepared by Engineering Services, Inc , is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, 6 That a fully detailed Landscape Plan for the 30 foot wide greenbelt easement along Seven Mile Road shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council for their review and approval, Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35384 7 That an Entrance Marker shown on the site plan is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, except for the fact that the height of the sign shall not exceed five (5) feet, 8 That the petitioner shall secure the necessary storm water management permits from Wayne County, the City of Livonia, and/or the State of Michigan, 9 That the petitioner shall correct to the Fire Department's satisfaction the items outlined in the correspondence dated September 9, 2005, 10 That the Site Plan referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the building permits are applied for; and 11 That all required cash deposits, certified checks, irrevocable bank letters of credit and/or surety bonds which shall be established by the City Engineer pursuant to Article XVIII of Zoning Ordinance No 543, Section 18 66 of the ordinance, shall be deposited with the City prior to the issuance of engineering permits for this site condominium development On a motion by Meakin, seconded by Kokenakes, it was CR 520-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Assessor, dated September 26, 2005, approved for submission by the Mayor, with regard to a request from Pete Bevacqua, 20887 Veranda Dr , Novi, Michigan 48375, and in accordance with the provisions of 1967 PA 288, as amended, as well as Section 18 46 of Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Council does hereby approve of the proposed combination and division of Tax Item Nos 46-005-01-0056-000 and 46-005-01-0057-000 into two parcels, the legal description(s) of which shall read as follows PARCEL A Lot 57 except the South 10 00 feet thereof of Lot 57 of "Storm And Fowler's Country Crest Subdivision" of part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2 T 1 S , R9 E , Livonia Township (now City of Livonia), Wayne County Michigan, as recorded in Liber 42, Page 74 of Plats Wayne County Records Containing 0 194 Acres PARCEL B Lot 56 and the South 10 00 feet of Lot 57 of "Storm And Fowler's Country Crest Subdivision" of part of the Northeast '/ of Section 2 T 1 Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35385 S , R 9 E , Livonia Township (now City of Livonia), Wayne County Michigan, as recorded in Liber 42, Page 74 of Plats Wayne County records Containing 0.216 Acres as shown on the map attached to the aforesaid communication which is made a part hereof by reference, FURTHER, in accordance with Section 16 32 030 of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended, and Section 18 46 of Zoning Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Council does hereby waive the minimum lot width requirements set forth in Zoning Ordinance No 543, as amended, with respect to this property combination and division, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to cause a certified copy of this resolution to be recorded in the Office of the Wayne County Register of Deeds A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES Robinson, Knapp, Meakin, Kokenakes, Godfroid-Marecki, McCann and Taylor NAYS None The President declared the resolution duly adopted New material from the "Citizens For A Better Livonia" re the construction of a Target store, a Wal-Mart Store and multi-tenant commercial buildings on the former Wonderland Mall property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council (Petitions 2005-08-02-14, 2005-08- 02-15 and 2005-08-08-15) On a motion by Godfroid-Marecki, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 521-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 3, 2005, which sets forth its resolution 09-92-2005 adopted on September 20, 2005, with regard to Petition 2005-08-02-14 submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc , requesting waiver use approval to construct a new Target store containing a gross floor area in excess of 30,000 square Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35386 feet, on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation On a motion by Knapp, seconded by Godfroid-Marecki, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 522-05 RESOLVED, that in connection with Petition 2005-08-02- 15, submitted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc , requesting waiver use approval to construct a new Wal-Mart store containing a gross floor area in excess of 30,000 square feet, on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby refer the subject of limiting the hours of stores to the Department of Law for its report and recommendation On a motion by Robinson, seconded by Meakin, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 523-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 3, 2005, which sets forth its resolution 09-93-2005 adopted on September 20, 2005, with regard to Petition 2005-08-02-15, submitted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., requesting waiver use approval to construct a new Wal-Mart store containing a gross floor area in excess of 30,000 square feet, on property located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, which property is zoned C-2, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation On a motion by Kokenakes, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 524-05 RESOLVED, that in connection with Petition 2005-08-08- 15, submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc , on behalf of The Village Shops of Wonderland, requesting site plan approval in connection with a proposal to construct multi-tenant commercial buildings on the former Wonderland Mall property, located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 18 47 of Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Council does hereby refer the subject of a proposed police mini-station on this Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35387 property to the Mayor and Police Department for their respective reports and recommendations On a motion by Kokenakes, seconded by Godfroid-Marecki, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 525-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission, dated October 3, 2005, which transmits its resolution 09-94-2005, adopted on September 20, 2005, with regard to Petition 2005-08-08-15, submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc , on behalf of The Village Shops of Wonderland, requesting site plan approval in connection with a proposal to construct multi-tenant commercial buildings on the former Wonderland Mall property, located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 18 47 of Ordinance No 543, as amended, the Council does hereby refer this item to the Committee of the Whole for its report and recommendation On a motion by McCann, seconded by Knapp, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 526-05 RESOLVED, that in connection with Petition 2005-08-08- 15, submitted by Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc , on behalf of The Village Shops of Wonderland, requesting site plan approval in connection with a proposal to construct multi-tenant commercial buildings on the former Wonderland Mall property, located on the south side of Plymouth Road between Middlebelt Road and Milburn Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, the Council does hereby refer the Traffic Study prepared by Hubbell, Roth and Clarke, and the traffic report from "Citizens For A Better Livonia" and any other traffic information to the Traffic Commission for a report and recommendation, and then to the Traffic Improvement Association for their report and recommendation On a motion by Knapp, seconded by Meakin, and unanimously adopted, it was CR 527-05 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Department of Law, dated October 5, 2005, approved for submission by the Mayor, transmitting for Council acceptance a warranty deed from Randy Kline, for Ann Arbor Trail right-of-way, more particularly described as Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35388 Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33, TIS , R9E, City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan being more particularly described as Commencing at the southwest corner of Section 33, T1 S , R9E , thence S89°18'15"E , along the centerline of Joy Road 390 02 feet; thence N00°02'29"E , 971 03 feet; thence S88°01'30"E , along the centerline of Ann Arbor Trail (width varies) 328 83 feet to the point of beginning, thence S88°01'30"E, along the centerline of said Ann Arbor Trail 169 29 feet; thence S00°01'24"E, along the West line of Roslyn Avenue (60 feet wide) 60 04 feet, thence N88°01'30"W, 169 51 feet; thence N00°11'31"E, 60 03 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0 23 acres more or less Subject to any easements or restrictions of record (Part of 35099 Ann Arbor Trail) Part of Tax ID No 131-99-0022-000 the Council does hereby, for and in behalf of the City of Livonia, accept the aforesaid warranty deed, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have the same recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or incidental to fulfill the purpose of this resolution A communication from the Mayor, dated October 14, 2005, re organizational charts for the Livonia Police Department, as they existed on June 1 , 2004 and then on October 1, 2005, showing the changes that have occurred during that time period, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council The Preliminary 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Budget submitted by the Mayor was received and placed on file for the information of the Council A communication from the Livonia Fire Fighters Union, dated October 25, 2005, re their support to fill the vacant position of Assistant Fire Chief, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35389 A communication from the Finance Director, dated October 24, 2005, re additional budget information for the proposed 2006 fiscal year budget as requested at the Public Hearing of October 10, 2005, was received and placed on file for the information of the Council On a motion by Robinson, seconded by Meakin and unanimously adopted, it was CR 528-05 RESOLVED, that the Council hereby determines that the annual budget for the next fiscal year commencing December 1, 2005, and ending November 30, 2006, as shown in the budget, submitted by the Mayor to the Council on September 15, 2005, as amended to include the adjustments listed in Attachment B to the October 3, 2005 letter from the Finance Director and as amended to increase budgeted expenses in the General Fund, to be allocated at the Mayor's discretion, in the amount of $115,806 00 and to decrease budgeted expenses in Department No 101-336 (Fire Administration) in the amount of $115,806 00, pursuant to Section 3, Chapter VII of the City Charter, be and hereby is determined and adopted, and appropriations made as provided by the City Charter; provided, however, for the monthly reports to the Council, the amounts as shown in Sections III and IV should be used for comparative reporting purposes, and Council approval is required for any modification to the amounts shown in Section I, and that all proceedings on said Budget be and hereby are approved as being in full conformance with the City Charter, a public hearing having been held on October 10, 2005, after proper notice being published in the Livonia Observer and Eccentric, the official newspaper of the City, on September 18, 2005, and provided further that the City Clerk shall publish or cause to be published this resolution together with a summary of said Budget as adopted herein, together with the minutes of this meeting On a motion by Meakin, seconded by Robinson, and unanimously adopted, it was, CR 529-05 RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 5, Chapter VII and Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the City of Livonia, the Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 4 0447 mills, of the taxable valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the next fiscal year commencing December 1, 2005, and ending November 30, 2006, and in addition to the above amount which Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35390 is authorized to be levied for general purposes by the Charter of the City of Livonia (a) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 8088 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the City of Livonia, for the purpose of providing additional revenues for police protection and law enforcement personnel, equipment, supplies and facilities of the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (b) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 1 2134 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the City of Livonia, for the purpose of providing additional revenues for fire, police and snow removal personnel, equipment, supplies and facilities of the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (c) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 8088 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the City of Livonia, for the purpose of providing additional revenues for library services, supplies and facilities in the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (d) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 0107 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, pursuant to the provisions of Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1925, for the purpose of advertising, exploiting and making known the industrial and commercial advantages of the City of Livonia and to establish projects for the purpose of encouraging immigration to, and increasing the trade, business and industries of the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount which is authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (e) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 2 0767 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, pursuant to the provisions of Act 298 of the Public Acts of 1917, for the purpose of establishing, operating, maintaining and Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35391 administering the Municipal Garbage Collection System and/or plant for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse in the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (f) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 2507 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, for the purpose of debt retirement on the 1990 Street Improvement Bond, Series I, Series II, Series III and Series IV, in addition to the amount which is authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (g) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 4979 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, for the purpose of defraying City expenses and liabilities for the collection and disposal activities required for curbside recycling and yard waste composting programs, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (h) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 7855 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, for the purpose of providing additional revenues for a community recreation center, youth and recreation personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities and operations, in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general municipal purposes, (i) The Council does hereby establish a tax levy of 0 8893 mills, of the Taxable Valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the City of Livonia for the fiscal year set out above, for the purpose of providing revenues for repairing or replacing public roads, sidewalks and trees in the City of Livonia, in addition to the amount to be levied for general municipal purposes, AND PROVIDED FURTHER, that the Wayne County Bureau of Taxation, City Assessor, City Treasurer and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution, and the City Clerk is hereby requested to immediately transmit copies of this resolution to each of the above offices Regular Meeting of October 26, 2005 35392 During the audience communication portion of the agenda at the end of the meeting, Victoria Kowaleski, 29960 Orangelawn, Livonia, paid tribute to Rosa Parks and acknowledged her passing on Monday, October 24, 2005 On a motion by Knapp, seconded by Meakin, and unanimously adopted, this 1,547th Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was adjourned at 8 43 p m , October 26, 2005 Val Vandersloot, City Clerk