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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-09-05 MINUTES OF THE 41st REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 41st Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:10 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Scott Grace Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Dennis Kujawa Mr. Marvin Walkon Members Absent: Mr. Stan Anderson(excused absence) Mr. Jerry Wordhouse(excused absence) Mr. Donald Gelinas (unexcused absence) Others Present: Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary Cw Mr. John Nagy, Planning Director Mr. Michael McGee, City Council Mr. Richard Niedieck, Livonia Economic Development Office Mr. Ron Mays, V.I.P. Floor Covering Mr. Dan DiComo, Representing V.I.P. Floor Covering 1. Roll was called. 2. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman informed the board he had called the gentleman from Detroit Edison who was to furnish prices for lighting along Plymouth Road but his call had not been returned. The Chairman will follow up on this. The Chairman then presented to the board a letter received from Dynamic Group regarding street lighting. This information was passed around to the board for their review. 3. V.I.P Floor Covering: The owner of V.I.P. Floor Covering, Ron Mays, and his architect, Dan DiComo, were in attendance. They were in front of the board to request support in connection with their request to construct a warehouse addition to their commercial building located at 29155 Plymouth Road. They had already received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals to add to a non-conforming building, and also had received a recommendation of approval from the Planning Commission. After viewing the plans the PRDA determined to support their request. C On a motion duly made by Mr. Peterson, seconded by Mr. Kujawa and unanimously approved, it was #96-35 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby recommend to the City Council that they concur with the recommendations of the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission to approve the request by DiComo Associates, on behalf of V.I.P. Floor Covering, to construct a warehouse addition to the commercial building located at 29155 Plymouth Road in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 36. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 4. Budget Report- Mike Slater: Mr. Slater went over the PRDA budget as of 7/31196. The total fund balance as of this date is $807,178. 5. Reports from Committees: George Burns Committee: Mr. Walkon felt after all their various discussions they needed a focus group who would come up with exact figures as to how much it would cost to subsidize the theater in order to get it operating. The Mayor thought possibly they should engage someone to do a feasibility study and then the board could look at the costs and then make a decision as to whether they should attempt to get the theater operating. Mr. Raby suggested he could contact the Manager of the Macomb Center to see what he would charge to come and take a look at the theater to see if they could duplicate the Macomb Center and what it would cost to operate the theater. Public Relations Committee: Mr. Nagy informed the members that an article was going to be printed in the Observer Newspaper concerning the viewing of the conceptual plans that is to be held September 12th at Mama Mia's Restaurant. He also added that letters had been sent out to everyone within the district informing them of the viewing. 6. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: Mr. Nagy reported on the following: Mr. Tanski was well along with his project, "New Car Alternatives"to be located on Plymouth Road between Laurel Avenue and Wayne Road. Mr. Tanski had stated to Mr. Nagy he did have an interest in the City-owned property at that location but had unexpected overruns and may not be able to purchase it at this time. The Volkswagen/Mazda dealer, who had previously shown an interest in the City- owned property, also does not appear to be interested in the property at this time. Mr. Nagy suggested maybe they should put a sign on the property to get some bids. C -2- Office Depot was before the Planning Commission for two freestanding signs, one on Middlebelt Road and one on Plymouth Road. At the Planning Commission meeting the representative of Office Depot promised the parking lot would be paved. Media Play has been working on their building. 7. Polling of Board Members: Chairman Pike reported David Gehm from Lutheran Homes of Michigan had contacted him regarding the old Livonia Nursing Home site. Mr. Gehm stated it is a done deal and they would like to get started on their project soon. He stated the facility to their west may be for sale and they were trying to purchase that property. Mr. Gehm wants to discuss their project with the Mayor and John Nagy after he has everything in order and then they would like to come back to the PRDA to fill them in on their plans. The Chairman suggested the next meeting should be canceled to give the consultants sufficient time to assemble the information they received at the viewing to be held September 12. It was determined the next meeting would be held October 3, 1996. The Chairman suggested that he and John Nagy sit down with the consultants and talk figures for them to continue on with the project. (iw Mrs. Mette inquired about the J&M's Party store's landscaping and Mr. Nagy replied that a letter had been sent to the Inspection Department and they had been given a certain period of time to comply with their conditions. Mrs. Mette also inquired if Mr. Nagy had any information whether anything was going on with the closed Wendy's Restaurant and Mr. Nagy replied nothing he was aware of but he would check with the Inspection Department. Mayor Kirksey requested Beckett&Raeder be contacted to see if the board could get renderings of their proposed entrance markers before they bring them in at the next meeting. Scott Grace questioned since there was money in the PRDA budget for an inspector, what would it take to hire one. He felt they especially needed one for the weekends because that is when all the sandwich boards, signs, banners, etc. come out. He would like to see an inspector to clean that up. It was suggested maybe one of the City inspectors would like to earn overtime money and work on the weekends rather than hiring a new inspector. Mr. Nagy stated he would meet with Mr. Fegan and tell him what they are looking for and see what they can come up with. Mr. Grace then turned the floor over to Bill Fried who was present representing the Livonia Spree Committee. Mr. Fried was there to see how the board members would feel about next year at the opening of the Spree having a parade down Plymouth Road -3- featuring cars that are in the car show. He felt it could end up being a merchandising weekend. Possibly the PRDA could assist in the marketing of all-day passes. He would like to report back to the Spree board that the PRDA would be happy to listen to anything they wanted to offer. Mr. Grace stated he would like to make a request that the PRDA obtain a list of the abandoned buildings along Plymouth Road, with appraised values, for the purpose of pursuing demolition of the buildings. . On a motion duly made by Mr. Grace, seconded by Mr. Raby and unanimously approved, it was #96-36 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby request a list of the abandoned buildings along Plymouth Road, with the appraised values, for the purpose of pursuing demolition of these buildings. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Mr. Polsinelli suggested forming a sub-committee to gather information on the vacant buildings and finding out (1)if the property owner is serious about selling the property, and (2)the cost of purchasing the property, and then making it a specific agenda item. �r On a motion duly made by Mr. Polsinelli, seconded by Mr. Raby and unanimously approved, it was #96-37 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby appoint a sub-committee to gather information on the vacant buildings along Plymouth Road for the purpose of possible demolition. This committee shall consist of Scott Grace, Mike Polsinelli, Marvin Walkon, Rick Niedieck and John Nagy. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 8. Public Comment: There was no public comment. 9. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 41st Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on September 5, 1996 was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on October 3, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. J , Garvey, Secretary -4-