HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1976-10-18 SPECIAL 15901
MINUTES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, Chapter IV of the City Charter,
the above meeting was held October 18, 1976, at the City Hall, 33001 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President at approximately
7:45 P. M.. Roll was called with the following result. Present--Robert E. McCann,
Robert F. Nash, Jerry H. Brown, Jerry Raymond, Robert R. Bishop and Robert D.
Bennett. Absent--Peter A. Ventura.
Elected and appointed officials present: Edward H. McNamara, Mayor;
Addison W. Bacon, City Clerk; Harry C. Tatigian, City Attorney; G. E. Siemert, City
Engineer, John Nagy, City Planner, and Mr. F. Gene Rails.
By Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was
#878-76 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Depart-
ment of Law, dated October 18, 1976, approved by the City Engineer, the
Planning Director, and approved for submission by the Mayor, relative to
the employment of an architect for the proposed construction of the Livcn
is Civic Center Municipal Building and the renovation of the existing City
Hall, the overall construction cost of which is estimated to be in the
amount of $4,840,000.00, the Council does hereby determine to authorize
the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute such a contract for and on behalf
of the City of Livonia with the firm of Rails-Hamill-Becker-Carne, Inc.,
33900 Schoolcraft, Suite U-1, Livonia, Michigan, 48150, for this purpose,
said contract to be in the attached form herein considered, and which
contract shall be conditioned upon and made subject to the approval of an
application of the City of Livonia by the United States Department of
Commerce, Economic Development Administration, for a federal grant-in-aid
in the amount of $4,840,000.00, as a Local Public Works Capital Develop-
ment Project, pursuant to P.L. 94-369, Sec. 107.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result.
AYES: Nash, Brown, Raymond, Bishop, Bennett and McCann.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Brown, it was
#679-76 RESOLVED, that having considered the verbal report of the Mayor,
the Council does hereby determine to authorize the City's labor negotia-
tor to employ the services of Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company of Detroit,
Michigan for actuarial services d.n connection with retirement demands
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submitted by various employee organizations, and, for this purpose, the
Council appropriates a sum not to exceed $1,000.00 from the Unexpendad
Fund Balance Account; and the City Clerk and, the City Treasurer are hereby
authorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the full perform-
ance of this resolution.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES- Nash, Brown, Raymond, Bishop, Bennett and McCann.
NAYS. None.
On motion of Councilman Nash, seconded by Councilman Bennett, and
unanimously adopted, this 165th Special Meeting of the Council of the City of
Livonia was duly adjourned at 7.55 P. M., October 18, 1976.
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