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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1995-12-07 (1, MINUTES OF THE 26TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 26th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 4:10 p.m., Thursday, December 7, 1995 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Robert D. Bennett Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Scott Grace Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Mr. Marvin Walkon Members Absent: Mr. Con Carson(excused absence) Mr. Adelard Raby(excused absence) Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary (of Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mayor-Elect Jack Kirksey 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #95-37 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 25th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on November 16, 1995 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman reported that following the last meeting, during which the board interviewed consulting firms, he had received follow-up phone calls from every firm that had been interviewed. The Chairman then acknowledged the presence of Jack Kirksey, Mayor-Elect. 4. Selection of Consulting Firm: There was general discussion among the board members in connection with the consulting firms that were interviewed at the previous meeting of the PRDA. After discussion a ballot vote was taken. The vote was taken on both a weighted by position basis and a non-weighted basis. The firm receiving the majority of votes was Beckett&Raeder, Inc. On a motion duly made by Mayor Bennett, seconded by Mr. Wordhouse and unanimously approved, it was #95-38 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby incorporate the ballot of the PRDA in their selection of Beckett& Raeder, Inc. as consultant to prepare a Master Plan for the implementation of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Finance Plan. FURTHER RESOLVED that the RFP Subcommittee is hereby authorized to negotiate the terms of the contract to be executed by said firm, which contract will subsequently be brought back to the board for their approval. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. It was determined that the RFP Subcommittee will meet Thursday, December 14, 1995 at 3:00 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Conference Room of City Hall for the purposes of drafting a contract to be executed between Beckett& Raeder, Inc. and the PRDA, and also to draft letters to be sent to the firms that were not accepted. 5. Reports from Committees: No reports from any committees. 6. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: Mr. Nagy reported that Media Play will be taking over approximately one half of the vacated Builder's Square building on the north side of Plymouth Road just west of Middlebelt. They will be installing a new facade on the building. They will have to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals to get some relief for their signs. Mr. Nagy informed the board he would have more information on Media Play at a later date. 7. Polling of Board Members: Chairman Pike informed the members that he had an opportunity to update the Chamber of Commerce about the PRDA activities and they were very interested and very positive about the PRDA. Mayor Bennett stated they had received a report from the League of Historic American Theaters, and that Livonia is now identified in their membership list. He stated consultants are listed in the report and there is a reference to theaters by seat capacity. The Mayor also reported that the City has now received a report on the environmental assessment of the City-owned property at Laurel and Plymouth. He stated the report was not too bad and there seemed to be no insurmountable problems. 8. Public Comment: No public comment. C 2 Since this was the last meeting Mayor Bennett would be attending, Chairman Pike thanked him for his leadership. The Mayor then responded that he felt they had put together a great board and felt the group should be commended for the work they had done. 9. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 26th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on December 7, 1995 was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. The next meeting of the PRDA will be held January 4, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall Je./Garvey, Secretary 41 (10 C 3