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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 1996-11-21 MINUTES OF THE 44th REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 44th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:05 p.m., Thursday,November 21, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Donald Gelinas Mr. Scott Grace Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Adelard Raby Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Jerry Wordhouse Members Absent: Mr. Dennis Kujawa Others Present: Mrs. Jean Garvey, Secretary (iw Mr. John Nagy, Planning Director Mr. Michael Slater, Finance Director Mr. Michael Fisher, Law Department Mr. Michael McGee, City Council As the first order of business the members viewed a one-half hour tape of the Channel 8 "Point of View with Mayor Kirksey". This program was part one of a two-part program on the Plymouth Road Development Authority. The members will be viewing part two at their meeting of December 5, 1996. 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of October 17, 1996 Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-54 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 43rd Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 17, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Adoption of October 25, 1996 Minutes: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously approved, it was #96-55 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the Special Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on October 25, 1996 are approved. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 4. Comments from Chairman: The Chairman read various letters sent out on behalf of the Authority. 5. Mike Slater- Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority: Mr. Slater was in attendance to explain to the members that the Plymouth Road Development Authority and its members are covered under the insurance the City has with the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority. Mr. Slater had the insurance agent for the Authority confirm this fact and he provided a letter stating the PRDA directors, volunteers and members are covered by the City's membership with the MMRMA. Mr. Slater also answered a couple of previous questions that were put to him. One question was what was the life of the PRDA? Mr. Slater reported the plan states the term of the PRDA is for 15 years, but state law does not put a specific termination date but states it shall be dissolved upon completion. The other matter was Beckett& Raeder was requested to come up with a figure for the whole plan. The figure came back at thirty million dollars. Mr. Slater stated the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness is ten million dollars. For this reason Mr. Slater cannot see how the PRDA can do thirty million dollars worth of improvements. 6. Beckett & Raeder Contract: After reviewing the Agreement for Professional Services to be entered into between the PRDA and Beckett& Raeder for professional services for design, engineering, and construction of projects contained in the Plymouth Road Corridor Design Plan, the following resolution was adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Raby, seconded by Mrs. Mette and unanimously approved, it was #96-56 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby authorize William Pike, Chairman, and John Nagy, Executive Director, to execute, on their behalf, the Agreement for Professional Services between the Plymouth Road Development Authority and Beckett and Raeder, Inc. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 7. Request for Financial Support for City's Booth at Expo: Mr. Nagy explained to the members that the City has always participated in the Expo. In previous years the Economic Development Corporation has paid for the price of a 10x10 booth. This year the City would like to have a 10x20 booth and feature the PRDA by having some demonstration items to illustrate what will be happening on Plymouth Road. The City is -2- asking the PRDA if they would pay one half the cost of this year's booth, which would amount to $675.00. On a motion duly made by Mr. Polsinelli, seconded by Mr. Walkon and unanimously approved, it was #96-57 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby determine to provide funds in the amount of$675.00 to the City of Livonia to cover one half the cost of renting a booth at the Expo to be conducted by the Livonia Chamber of Commerce on February 18 and 19, 1996 at Burton Manor, with the condition that space be allotted at the table in the City's booth for PRDA matters, thereby giving some exposure to the PRDA in exchange for its financial support, and does hereby authorize the Accounting Department of the City of Livonia to issue a check in the amount of$675.00 made payable to Livonia Chamber of Commerce for one half the rental of a booth at Expo. Mr. Pike, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 8. Showing of tape of"Point of View with Mayor Kirksey" re: PRDA (Part 1) This tape was viewed at the beginning of the meeting. 9. Reports from Committees: George Burns Theater Committee: Mr. Niedieck reported that the Request for Proposal on the George Burns Theater was ready to send out. It was suggested that the committee send a note out to various persons to see if there is interest and then send out the Request for Proposal the first of the year. Public Relations Committee: It was felt the program presented on Channel 8 was considered public relations. The Chairman mentioned he had received many calls after its airing. Mr. Anderson also pointed out that an article appeared in the Observer about the new nursing home to be constructed on Plymouth, east of Middlebelt, and the fact that the PRDA had agreed to pay one half of the demolition. Vacant Buildings Committee: Mike Fisher was in attendance to report on the offer made to purchase the old Livonia Tire property. He stated an offer was made but the Realtor had stated they wanted to make a change in the deposit from $500.00 to $5,000.00. They were told the PRDA would have no problem with that but in the meantime another person had made an offer and the Law Department has not heard anything further on the PRDA offer. It was determined that Mr. Fisher would send out a certified letter with a $5,000.00 check and tell the Realtor they must respond by noon on December 2nd. -3- Mr. Grace reported that the Hi-Fy Station owned by Marathon Oil did a land swap with Ashton who hopefully by February will decide if they are going to either develop it or put it on the market. 10. Update on current Plymouth Road projects: Mr. Nagy reported on the following: The request made by Allen Electric Supply Company for alternations to their building had been approved by the Planning Commission and will now move on to the City Council. The offer made by Mr. Tanski of"New Car Alternatives" on the City-owned property at Laurel and Plymouth Roads was rejected by the City Council. The Council passed a resolution asking the Finance Department to post the property and take competitive bids. The Crosssland Inns Motel to be located on Middlebelt Road north of Plymouth was before the Planning Commission on November 19th and was tabled due to architectural appearance. The Planning Commission had a lot of concerns about the material and overbuilding of the site. 11. Election of Officers: The By-laws state that "at its first regular meeting of each calendar year, the board shall designate one of its members as chairperson and one of its members as vice chairperson." A Nominating Committee was appointed. This committee consists of Butch Raby, Mike McGee and Lowell Peterson. 12. Polling of Board Members: Mr. Raby suggested the By-laws be changed to depict the new meeting time of 3:00 p.m. and the new meeting schedule of the first and third Thursdays rather than the first Thursday of the month. Mr. Grace would like the list of the PRDA members amended to show the expiration date of the term of each member. Mr. Anderson felt the board should think about adopting a plan to start this Spring the street lighting project at Inkster and Plymouth Roads and work down to Middlebelt and Inkster Roads to let the residents and business people get an idea of what the PRDA has in mind for the corridor. On a motion duly made by Mr. Anderson and seconded by Mr. Grace, it was C -4- #96-58 RESOLVED that, the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby determine to start an early Spring project of replacing the street lighting on Plymouth Road starting at Plymouth and Inkster Roads and continuing west to Plymouth and Middlebelt Roads. Mr. Pike, Chairman declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. Mr. Raby suggested it might be a good idea to table this matter until the December 5, 1996 meeting when a representative from Detroit Edison would be present. On a motion duly made by Mr. Raby, seconded by Mr. Wordhouse and unanimously approved, it was #96-59 RESOLVED that, the motion to start an early Spring project of replacing the street lighting on Plymouth Road starting at Plymouth and Inkster Roads and continuing west to Plymouth and Middlebelt Roads be tabled until the meeting of December 5, 1996. Mr. Pike, Chairman declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. It was further requested that John Iacoangeli be present at the next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority in connection with this matter. Mayor Kirksey stated they were in the final process of finding a new owner for the Delphi plant on Plymouth Road. He felt it should be completed the first of next year. The plant currently is one half not operational and within the next year or two will not be operating at all. Mrs. Mette felt the Mayor's presentation on the PRDA, which was shown on Channel 8, was very good and good for the community. She also felt they should look into the single arm light pole Beckett & Raeder had proposed for the intersection of Middlebelt and Plymouth Roads because of the fact it would cost less money and also it would not involve changing the Wonderland sign. She would like to have that light pole brought back to the next meeting. Mr. Polsinelli informed the board that Schostak Brothers is proposing a five to seven million dollar update to the Wonderland Mall located at the southwest corner of Plymouth and Middlebelt Roads. 13. Public Comment: No public comment. C -5- 14. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 44th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on November 21, 1996 was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on December 5, 1996 in the 4th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. 7f-4.1—r 44.--1,4. JeaaGarvey, Secretary C -6-