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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1973-01-10 13449 L, MINUTES OF THE SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On January 10, 1973, the above meeting was held at the City Hall, 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order by the President of the Council at approximately 8:15 P. M.. Councilman Bennett delivered the invocation. Roll was called with the following result: Present--Robert F. Nash, Jerry H. Brown, Peter A. Ventura, Jerry Raymond, Edward G. Milligan, Robert E. McCann and Robert D. Bennett. Absent--None. 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; Robert Tzrner, Police Chief; Ronald Mardiros, LCity Assessor; Stanley Bien, Chief Librarian; and Esther R. Friedrichs �f the City Planning Commission. By Councilman Brown, seconded b,, Councilman Bennett, and unanimously adopted, it was #1-73 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 750th regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, held December 20, 1972, are hereby approved. The communication from the City Clerk, dated January 9, 1973, advising Council of the receipt of a check in the amount of $403,C43.00 from the Treasurer of the United States, representing our share of Federal Revenue Sharing for the entitlement period commencing July 1, 1972 and ending December 31, 1972, was received and filed for the information of the Council. The communication from the Department of Law, dated December 28, 1972, with Lrespect to Supreme Court Case No. 53974 (Korash, Madorsky, and Schostak vs City of Livonia and Frank Kerby), was received and filed for the information of the Council. 13.450 The communication from the Department of Law, dated December 20, 1972, with respect to Employment Relations Commission Case No. C71 K-221 (City of Livonia and Livonia Police Officers Association), was received and filed for the information of the Council. The communication from the Mayor, dated December 22, 1972, with respect to the use of Shared Revenue Funds for the purpose of having a Master Land Use Plan prepared by an outside Land Use planner, as well as the question of declaring a moratorium on multiple development pending the completion of that Master Land Use Plan, was referred by direction of the Chair, to a meeting of the Committee of the Whole to be conducted on February 28, 1973 at 8:00 P. M. By Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Ventura, and unanimously adopted, it was #2-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the comunication frc the Mayor, dated December 27, 1972, as well as the communication from the Director- Secretary of the Livonia Housing Commission with respect to Council Resolu- tion #1051-72, relative to the egress onto St. Martins from the McNamara Towers, the Council does hereby refer this matter to the Livonia Housing Commission for its report and recommendation. The communication from the Planning Commission, dated December 28, 1972, relative to Council Resolution #812-720 which requested a status report relative to the proposed development at the northwest and southwest corners of Six Mile Road and Newburgh Road, was received and filed for the information of the Council. The communication from the Planning Commission, dated January 3, 1973, in response to Council Resolution #887-72 in connection with the disposition of City- owned property at 19080 Middlebelt, was received and filed for the information of the Council. The communication from the Mayor, dated December 28, 1972, transmitting the City of Livonia Annual Report for cne Fiscal Year 1971-1972, was received and filed for the information of the Council. 13451 Councilman McCann gave second reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-142 OF CHAPTER 1 (BUILDING CODES) OF ARTICLE 2, TITLE 7 OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDI- NANCES, AS AMENDED, OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. Councilman Bennett gave second reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 72-8-3-9) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, "Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. Councilman McCann gave second reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 72-8-3-8) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. By Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Ventura, and unanimously adopted, it was 13452 #3-73 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby refer to the Joint City Council - School Board Committee for its consideration the matter of the treatment that the Livonia School Board will provide for the area vacated by action of the City Council on Hubbard Road south of Orangelawn between Fairfield and Cranston in Section 34. Councilman Milligan gave second reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition 72-8-3-10) A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing Ordinance with the following result. AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Ventura, it was #4-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated December 28, 1972 from the Department of Law transmitting for acceptance a document wherein an easement is granted to the City to accommodate the extension of a public water main, which document is more particularly described as a Grant of Easement executed on December 12, 1972 by Russell J. Saputo and Catherine A. Saputo, his wife, granting: A twelve (12) feet wide easement, the center line of said easement being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point distant N. 0° 09' 36" W, 1330.0' and Due West 400' and S. 0° 09' 36" E., 131.95' ; and S. 89° 50' 24" W., 328.03' to the East line of Sears Avenue (60' wide) and being a point on a curve; and 13.22' on the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 477.25', a central angle of 1° 35' 12" and whose chord bears N. 0° 33' 00" E, 13.22' ; and N. 0° 14' 30" W., 312.27' along said east line to the point of beginning from the South 1/4 corner of Section 26, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, thence N. 89° 45' 30" E., 420.0 feet to the point of ending. the Council does hereby for and in behalf of the City of Livonia accept the aforesaid Grant of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have the same recorded in the office of the Wayne County Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. 13453 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Ventura, it was #5-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Depart- ment of Law, dated December 14, 1972, transmitting for acceptance two Grants of Easement granting to the City easements for the purpose of extend- ing public sanitary and water facilities in the S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, west of the proposed freeway area, which Grants were each executed on September 28, 1972 by Meyer Korchak and Dorothy Korchak, his wife, and Seymour D. Finkel and Beverly Finkel, his wife, granting• 1. 12' wide easement over and across that portion of land situated in the City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, being part of the S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., being 12' wide, 6 ft. on eibher side of the following described centerline: Beginning at the easterly terminus of the easement centerline, said point being N. 89° 54' 00" E., 943.15 ft. along the south line of Section 18 and N. 0° 10' 22" W. 869.0 ft. along a line 313.58 ft. west of and parallel to the west line of Blue Grass Farms Sub'n. (L. 89, P. 38, 39 & 40, W.C.R,) from the S. W. corner of Section 18, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., thence continuing N. 0° 10' 22" W, 131.0 ft.; thence N, 52° 07' 03" W., 556.87 ft. to the westerly terminus point of the easement centerline. and 2. A 20' wide easement over and across that portion of land situated in the City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, being a part of the S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., being 20 ft. in width, 10 ft. either side of the following described centerline: Beginning at a point on the west line of Lot 197, Blue Grass Farms Subdivision (L. 89, P. 38, 39 & 40, W.C.R. ), said point being S. 0° 10' 22" E., 65.24 ft. along the west line of said Lot 197 from the N. W. corner of Lot 197; thence N. 30° 10' 22" W., 290.0 ft. to a point; thence N. 54° 27' 00" W., 535.0 ft. to the westerly terminus point of the easement centerline. the Council does hereby for and in behalf of the City of Livonia accept the aforesaid Grants of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested to L, have the same recorded in the Office of the Wayne County Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. 13454 A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Ventura, it was #6-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Depart- ment of Law, dated December 14, 1972, transmitting for acceptance a Grant of Easement granting to the City an easement for the purpose of extending a public water main to service the Robinson Furniture Company which Grant was executed on October 16, 1972 by the Robinson Furniture Company by its chairman Harvey Leach, granting: The West 20 feet of the following described parcel of land: All that part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, de- scribed as: Beginning on the proposed Southerly line of the Michigan State Highway Department Right-of-Way, at a point distant S. 1° 49' 08" E., 288.00 ft. along the North and South 1/4 line of Section 29 and N. 88° 08' 21" E., 60.00 ft. and N. 70° 46' 24" E., 33.50 ft. and N. 88° 08' 21" E., 649.46 ft. and N. 84° 46' 38" E. 285.34 ft. along said existing Southerly Eight-of-Way line from the North 1/4 corner of Section 29; thence continuing along the pro- posed Southerly line of Michigan State Highway Department Right-of-Way, N. 84° 46' 38" E., 215.55 ft. and N. 88° 08' 21" E., 84.82 ft.; thence S. 1° 53' 52" E., 1092.00 ft.; thence along the Northerly line of the existing Livonia Industrial Road, 60 ft. wide, S. 87° 28' 33" W., 300.02 ft.; thence N. 1° 53' 52" W., 1082.83 ft, to the point of beginning. (B. of T. Parcel 29D1a) the Council does hereby for and in behalf of the City of Livonia accept the aforesaid Grant of Easement and the City Clerk is hereby requested to have the same recorded in the Office of the Wayne County Register of Deeds and to do all other things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution; further, the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a xerox copy of the recorded Grant of Easement to: Mr. William J. Zousmer, Attorney, Honigman Miller Schwaetz and Cohn, 2290 First National Building, Detroit, Michigan. 48226. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Brown, it was #7-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Engineer dated December 5, 1972, approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for submission by the Mayor, with respect to the installation of traffic control signal devices to be situated at the following loca- tions: (a) 1-96 (N. Service Road) at Newburgh Road. Signal Permit No. 82122-01-102, (b) 1-96 (s. Service Road) at Newburgh Road Signal Permit No. 82122-01-002; (c) 1-96 (N. Service Road) & 1-96 (S. Service Rd.) at Race Track Entrance Signal Permit No. 82122-01-011; (d) 1-96 (N. Service Road) at Levan Road Signal Permit No. 82122-01-103; (e) 1-96 (S. Service Road) at Levan Road Signal Permit No. 82122-01-003; the Council does hereby agree to and approve of the City of Livonia participating in the cost of the future maintenance (which includes electri- cal energy charges) on a 50% basis with respect to (a), (b), (d) and (e), and on a 33-1/3% basis with respect to (c) above (1-96 N. and S. Service Roads at Race Track Entrance); and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute in behalf of the City of Livonia the attached propos- ed cost agreements for each of the traffic controls listed above; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward two certified copies of this resolution together with the signed cost agreements to the Michigan State Highway Department, 18101 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result. AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was #8-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Engineer dated December 11, 1972, approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for submission by the Mayor, with regard to the relocation of four existing light poles at the south Ford Field parking lot in connection with the installation of asphalt paving at the same, the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $480.00 from the 4.4 Million Dollar Parks and Recreation General Obligation Bond Issue for the purpose of making payment to the Detroit Edison Company for the cost involved in performing the said relocation of these lighting poles; and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. 13456 LA roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Bennett, it was #9-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the communication from the City Engineer dated December 5, 1972, approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for submission by the Mayor, with regard to the installation of a traffic control signal device to be located at Plymouth & Hubbard Rds., Council does hereby agree to and approve of the City of Livonia participa- ting in the actual cost of installation and in the future maintenance (including electrical energy charges) of the aforesaid traffic signal control device to the extent of 50%, the total estimated cost of such installation being in the amount of $1,883.96, and the City's estimated cost of participation being in the amount of $941.98; and further, the Council does hereby appropriate and authorize the expenditure of a sum not to exceed $941.98 from the City's Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (Major Road Account) for the purpose of installation of said traffic control device; and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute in behalf of the City of Livonia the proposed cost agreement for the traffic control in this regard; and further, the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward two certified copies of this resolution together with the signed cost agreement to the Michigan State Highway Department, 18101 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075. A roil call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was #10-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Mayor dated December 6, 1972, with regard to the City's 23rd Birthday Celebration and certain costs which are anticipated will be incurred in connection therewith such as band and choral concerts, parades, firework displays, decorations, publicity and other related expenses, the Council does hereby determine to authorize the advance for this purpose of the sum of $5,000.00 from the Unexpended Fund Balance Account No. 998-956 to Account No.704-880, Parks and Recreation, Community Promotion Account. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Brown, it was 13457 #11-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Director of the Community Commission on Drug Abuse dated December 11, 1972, request- ing payment for continued funding of the 1973 CCODA Program, the Council does hereby determine to request and authorize the City Clerk and City Treasurer to make payment to the CCODA in the amount of $17,200.00, as provided for in the 1972-73 Budget, the Grant herein being made subject to and based upon the same terms and conditions as were previously set forth in Council resolution No, 745-70, adopted on August 3, 1970, as well as the additional condition that the CCODA shall provide the auditors of the City of Livonia with the opportunity of completing an annual audit on a regular basis. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result- AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Bennett, it was #12-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the letter from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission dated November 24, 1972 and the report and recom- mendation of the Chief of Police dated December 14, 1972, in connection therewith, the Council does hereby approve of the request from Cloverlanes Bowl, Incorporated, for a new "A" Permit to be held in conjunction with their 1972 Class C License with Dance and Official Food and Bowling Permits to sell, serve and consume alcoholic beverages in the Concourse Area, in addition to their barroom, cocktail lounge, restaurant or dining room located at 28900 Schoolcraft, Livonia, Michigan; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None, By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Bennett, it was #13-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the letter from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission dated December 7, 1972 and the report and recom- mendation of the Chief of Police dated December 14, 1972, in connection therewith, the Council does hereby approve of the request from Bashara Bowling Enterprises, Incorporated, for a new "A"Permit to be held in conjunction with their 1972 Class C License with Official (Bowling) Permit to sell, serve and consume alcoholic beverages in the Concourse Area, in addition to their barroom, cocktail lounge, restaurant or dining room located at 28455 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. 13458 LA roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS : None. By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Bennett, it was #14-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the letter from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission dated December 5, 1972 and the report and recom- mendation of the Chief of Police dated December 14, 1972, in connection therewith, the Council does hereby approve of the request from Ark Recreation Corporation for a new "A" Permit to be held in conjunction with their 1972 Class C License with Dance and Official (Bowling) Permits and. two Bars, to sell, serve and consume alcoholic beverages in the Concourse Area, in addition to their barroom, cocktail lounge, restaurant or dining room located at 30950 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan; and the City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded. by Councilman McCann, it was #15-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from Unity Construction Company dated December 11, 1972, wherein a request is made for a refund on certain fees in connection with Outlot A of the Madonna Estates Subdivision, 36276 Schoolcraft, which were as follows : Building Permit C1410 dated 8/27/71 $ 82.00 Building Permit C1411 dated 8/27/71 64.00 August 26/71 - Inspection fee 310.00 Total $456.00, the Council does hereby determine to authorize a refund to the aforesaid Unity Construction Company of 60% of the aforesaid fees, for a total in the amount of $273.60, the same to be expended from the Unexpended Fund Balance Account for this purpose, and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby requested to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. 13459 The communication dated December 12, 1972 from Fred D. Forman, 30855 Fargo, requesting that a street light be installed at the corner of Fargo and Sunset Blvd.) was received and filed for the information of the Council. By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Brown, and unanimously adopted, it was #16-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Castle Gardens Civic Association dated December 8, 1972, which transmits a petition bearing seventy-four signatures from certain residents requesting the instRllation of sidewalks on Norman, south of Hix, in Castle Gardens Subdivision, to the Randolph School, the Council does hereby refer the same to the Joint City Council-School Board Committee for its report and recommendation. Councilman McCann gave first reading to the following Ordinance. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-113(c) OF TITLE 3 (NUISANCES), CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 2 (NOISE) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein, Councilman McCann gave first reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-160(b) OF TITLE 6, CHAPTER 1 (TRAFFIC ORDINANCE) OF THE LIVONIA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED. The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein. By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Raymond, and unanimously adopted, it was #17-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Department of Law dated December 14, 1972, which transmits certain proposed alternative ordinance amendments concerning the use of sound amplifying equipment on streets within the City, and Councilman Robert E. McCann having given First Reading to the foregoing Ordinances (1st Alternative- Total Prohibition), the Council does hereby determine to refer the entire matter to the Legislative Committee for its report and recommendation. 13.46o By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was #18-73 RESOLVED, that having considered the report and recommendation dated December 11, 1972 from the City Engineer, approved by the Director of Public Works and approved for submission by the Mayor, the Council does hereby amend Item No. 8 of Council Resolution No. 330-72, adopted on April 12, 1972, and subsequently amended by Council Resolution No. 882-72, so as to further reduce the Financial Assurances now on deposit with the City for General Improvements in Nottingham Woods West Subdivision No. 2, to $61,800.00 to cover the cost of remaining improvements in said subdivi- sion, and the Financial Assurances now on deposit with the City, if any, shall be reduced accordingly; further, the Financial Assurances now on deposit with the City for Sidewalk improvements shall remain the same and unchanged; and the Council does hereby approve and authorize the accept- ance of an Irrevocable Letter of Credit, written by an accredited banking institution and approved as to form by the Department of Law, which has a minimum duration of one year, in order to comply with these requirements; and the City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby authorized to do all things necessary or incidental to the full performance of this resolution. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Brown, it was #19-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a letter dated December 7, 1972 from the Allied Veterans Committee of Livonia, Michigan, regarding the Memorial Day Parade for 1973 to be conducted on May 28, 1973, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, the Council does hereby grant permis- sion to the said Allied Veterans Committee to conduct such parade on Farmington Road beginning south of Six Mile Road and ending south of Five Mile Road; further, the Council does hereby request the Parks and Recrea- tion Commission together with interested citizens to do all things neces- sary ece-sary in organizing and in assisting with such parade and for this purpose to expend a sum not to exceed $500.00 from Account No. 101-885; further, the Council does hereby request the Director of Public Safety-Police to extend all necessary assistance of the Police Department with respect to all matters under its jurisdiction which may be required or pertinent to the conduct and success of the Memorial Day activities. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman. McCann, and unanimously adopted, it was 13461 #20-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication dated December 5, 1972 from the City Planning Commission, which transmits its resolution No. 11-310-72 adopted by the Commission on November 21, 1972 with regard to Petition No. 72-8-2-25, submitted by Rev. Herbert Noe, Galilean Baptist Church, requesting permission to construct and operate a bus garage and a modular classroom building as a waiver use on property zoned RUF located at the southeast corner of Seven Mile Road and Maplewood in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, the Council does hereby concur in the recommendation made by the City Planning Commission and Petition No. 72-8-2-25, as amended to delete the modular classroom, is hereby approved and granted, such action to be based upon the same conditions as are set forth in the aforesaid recommendation of the Planning Commission. By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Brown, and unanimously adopted, it was #21-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the Mayor dated December 5, 1972, to which are attached reports prepared by the Budget Director and Chief Librarian, concerning available methods to finance the construction and operation of the proposed Civic Center Main Library, the Council does hereby determine to refer the same to the Capital Improvement Committee for its report and recommendation. The communication dated December 19, 1972 from the Copernicus Observances Committee, Inc., with respect to the forthcoming observances of the 500th anniversary of Nicholas Copernicus birth, was received and filed for the information of the Council. By Councilman Milligan, seconded by Councilman McCann, and unanimously adopted, it was #22-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the President of the Burton Hollow Civic Association dated December 22, 1972, to which are attached petitions bearing the signatures of certain residents in the area of the Burton Hollow Subdivision adjacent to the Stevenson High School and which concerns parking problems in this area, the Council does hereby determine to refer the same to the Mayor for disposition and handling. By Councilman McCann, seconded by Councilman Bennett, and unanimously adopted, it was #23-73 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby establish the following dates for the purpose of conducting regular meetings of the City Council for the month of February, 1973: Wednesday, February 7, 1973 Wednesday, February 21, 1973. 13.462 By Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Ventura, and unanimously adopted, it was #24-73 RESOLVED, that the Council does hereby suspend their rules for procedure as outlined in Council Resolution ##337-56, so as to permit consideration of several items that do not appear on the agenda. Councilman Milligan gave first reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF STREET, ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND. (Petition No. 72-10-3-14) The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk, and is the same as if word for word repeated herein. Councilman Milligan invoked the Emergency Clause and gave second reading to the foregoing Ordinance and a roll call vote was taken thereon with the following result: AYES: Bennett, Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: None. The President declared the foregoing Ordinance duly adopted, and would become effective on publication. By Councilman Ventura, seconded by Councilman Raymond, it was #25-73 RESOLVED, that having considered a communication from the City Planning Commission dated October 27, 1972, which transmits its resolution No. 10-262-72, adopted by the Commission on October 17, 1972 with regard to Petition No. 72-9-8-32P submitted by Dennis Novara requesting use and site plan approval for the construction of an automatic car wash with gas pumps to be located on the south side of Grand River between Inkster and Rensellor in Section 1, and the Council having conducted a public hearing with regard to this matter on January 8, 1973, pursuant to Council resolu- tion No. 1025-72, the Council does hereby, pursuant to provisions set forth in Section 18.58 of Ordinance No. 543, as amended, reject the recommenda- tion of the Planning Commission and Petition No. 72-9-8-32P is hereby approved; such action to be based upon the condition that the Site Plan submitted by Continental Equipment Corporation, Sheet 1 of 2, dated 10/6/72, be adhered .to. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Brown, Ventura, Raymond, Milligan, McCann and Nash. NAYS: Bennett. The President declared the resolution adopted. 13.463 Councilman Ventura gave first reading to the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 OF THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND AMENDING ARTICLE III OF ORDINANCE NO1, 543, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AND CITED AS THE "CITY OF LIVONIA ZONING ORDINANCE," BY ADDING SECTION 3. THERETO. RE: PETITION NO. 72-8-1-40 FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM RUF TO C-1. The foregoing Ordinance, when adopted, is filed in the Journal of Ordinances in the office of the City Clerk and is the same as if word for word repeated herein. Councilman Ventura requested that the foregoing Ordinance be given the Emergency second reading, but when Councilman Brown objected, the President of the Council ruled that the second reading and the roll cell vote on the foregoing Ordi- nance would take place on February 7, 1973. By Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Brown, and unanimously adopted, this 751st regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia, was duly adjourned at 9:20 P. M. , January 10, 1973. ADDISON W. BA Clerk.