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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 2001-10-18 MINUTES OF THE 129th REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 129th Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia, Michigan was called to order at 3:00 PM, Thursday, October 18, 2001 in the 4th Floor Conference Room at City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Kirksey Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Marvin Walkon Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Stan Anderson Mr. Dennis Kujawa Members Absent: Mr. Jerry Wordhouse excused Mr. Duane Wolfgang, excused Mr. Mike Polsinelli, excused Mrs. Toni Mette, excused Mr. Rod Crider, excused Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mr. Scott Reinholt, Beckett& Raeder Mr. Rich O'Brien, Beckett& Raeder Mr. Ralph Williams Dr. Robert Auth, Rosedale Gardens Homeowners Association Mr. Richard Olson, Olson Oldsmobile Joel House, Iron Tree, Inc. d/b/a The CAT Rental Store Mr. Eric Bray Mr. Wally Shay Mrs. Robby Williams, Secretary 1. Roll was called. 2. Adoption of amended 128t6 Regular Meeting Minutes: Mr. Grace asked that the minutes be amended regarding PRDA Resolution#2001-22 to read: "Grant to be awarded only after the sign has been removed." On a motion duly made by Scott Grace, seconded by Lowell Peterson and unanimously adopted, it was #2001-29 RESOLVED,that the amended Minutes of the 128th Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority on September 20, 2001, are approved. Mr. Bill Pike, Acting Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 3. Comments from Acting Chairman: Mr. Bill Pike announced that there had been discussions regarding the PRDA Meetings of November 15 and December 20. Mr. Nagy will be busy getting ready for the holiday parade on November 17 and December 20 is very close to the Christmas holidays. There were no objections from the PRDA Board to I combine these two meetings into one which will be held on December 13, 2001, at 3:00 p.m. with a Christmas party to be held following the meeting. 4. Budget Report-Mike Slater: Per Mr. Nagy, in Mr. Slater's absence,the budget report was distributed to all members. The budget report was accepted as presented. 5. Mr. Nagy introduced Mr. Richard Olson, 33850 Plymouth Road, of Olson Oldsmobile who is the property owner and currently has the property up for sale. Mr. Olson is in the process of selling the property to Mr. Joel House, the Iron Tree, Inc., d/b/a The CAT Rental Store. Mr. House presented his plans to the PRDA board. He is in the caterpillar small equipment rental business. A few years ago Caterpillar decided to go into the smaller end of their line and opened a rental store. They currently have a rental store in Novi located at 24800 Novi Road. Mr. Eric Bray added to the discussion by displaying the program they were going to present to the Planning Commission. They will be taking out some of the parking spaces and adding more landscaping. Some equipment will be displayed in front of the building but most will be stored in back. The present zoning is C- 2, general business,but is also part of an industrial zone. Mr. Taormina announced that this item is scheduled to be before the Planning Commission for a Public Hearing on October 30, 2001. Mr. Grace commented that it was a good use for the area and that nobody wants to see that lot vacant. On a motion by Mr. Scott Grace, and seconded by Mr. Lowell Peterson, and unanimously approved it was #2001-30 RESOLVED,that the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby approve, in concept, the proposed development plans as submitted by The Cat Rental Store of Novi, for the redevelopment of the former Olson Oldsmobile facility located at 33850 Plymouth Road subject to compliance with all applicable ordinances and conditions as may be imposed by the City Planning Commission and City Council of the City of Livonia and further that there be provided piers and wrought iron fencing consistent with the design standards of the Plymouth Road Development Authority placed four(4) feet back of the sidewalk where there is parking directly adjoining the public sidewalk on Plymouth Road. Mr. Bill Pike, Acting Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 6. Beckett&Raeder/Construction Report: Rich O'Brien reported that Phase IV is completed with only a few exceptions. There are a couple of Detroit Edison issues and the holes have been filled in where the telephone poles were removed. Sodding east of Middlebelt is 85%complete. There was a rain delay but the work will be finished by tomorrow. Corby is not quite finished working out issues with the main contractor but should be finished by next week. The park wall issue is a budget concern. The price we are being quoted by Monica Stellis seems high. The center section needs to be replaced. We told them that we wanted it done by this year. It was suggested that the timing for getting quotes for finishing up could probably wait until next. Mr. Peterson mentioned that in front of Auto Zone that the grass is dead. 2 Mayor Kirksey suggested that next year a plan be devised that will keep track of watering schedules, dates and times schedule and who, in fact, did the checking. A full time inspector is needed between May 15 and September 15. Making sure, before it gets hot, that everything is working down the corridor for three full straight months. Scott Reinholt commented that there would have to some type of documentation as to what they did and who did it. It would have to be a testing of the system. Rich O'Brien stated that they normally start checking on the system around the 1'of April but they don't start watering full time until around the middle of May. Mayor Kirksey reported on how well the City fountain is doing now that DPW is documenting a schedule of cleaning and chemicals,just like a swimming pool, and who looked at it and when it was looked at. The same type of procedure is needed for the irrigation system on Plymouth Road. 7. Committee Reports: Public Relations- Stan Anderson - The Fall Newsletter is in its final stage of production and will be turned over to Mette's by the first of the week. We are running on schedule. I thought it would be a good idea to list three or four buildings that have been converted and fixed up. I talked to Bill MacDonald of the Ordinance Enforcement department and asked for a copy of the ordinance pertaining to signs, what is allowed and what is not allowed. We have asked the business owners to give particular attention to the irrigation system and if they spot any problems to call the Hot Line number. Regarding the mailing of the fall newsletter and whether we should include the whole 48150 area, it would be considerably more expensive and I think it would be fir" better if we just did the businesses on Plymouth Road. Highlights in this issue are what we have accomplished to date within the full length of the Plymouth Road Corridor. Vacant Buildings- Scott Grace-No report. Construction Committee- No report. Inspection - Position vacant. Development Assistance Committee - Scott Grace: There was one application for a grant for a partial demolition of an existing business at 32003 Plymouth Road, near DePalma's Restaurant in the Rosedale area. The Development Assistance Committee came to the conclusion that the renovation did not meet the guidelines of our program. The Committee made a distinction between building materials removed for ordinary repairs or maintenance versus demolition activity leading to substantial building improvement. A letter will be written to Rocco J. Scarsella advising him of the Committee's decision. This is more of a remodeling job not a demolition in the since that we treat it. 8. Director's Report: John Nagy: Phase IV is nearly completed. We still have some follow-up to take care of for the landscaping. The spring bulbs still have to be planted at the two intersection plaza areas. The Christmas Parade Committee is working vigorously on that project. Cr We have the same Committee as last year, Carol Swales and Karen Kapchonick are co-chairing the committee. It will be bigger and better than ever. Ameritech is where we gather for the floats and the kids for marching. We, and the Ameritech 3 Company, are really concerned about security this year. We will close down their lot when we set up with our floats, leaving and access to their lot only for their personnel. Other than that it has been very good. Schostak has a sign planted right in front of our plaza wall at the southeast corner of Farmington and Plymouth Road, in our landscape planter. Some of the board members have called this to my attention. 1 have contacted Mr. Hall of the Schostak Company and he assured me the sign will be relocated. 9. Polling of Members: Mr. Peterson-Nothing. Mr. Grace- 1 was wondering when the park benches were going to be installed around the Rosedale Park area and 1 see this morning all the benches have been installed. Now everyone has a park bench. Mayor Kirksey- We were able to get Wayne County to replace dead sod from Farmington Road to Schoolcraft Road three feet from the curb to the sidewalk. They took up the old sod, which died because it didn't get the irrigation it needed. A call was made telling them not to release the bond. If you are persistent, you can be successful. Regarding the grinding of I-275, it has been completed and the State will make their decibel readings at the end of this month. Some people are experiencing a floating sensation while driving on the altered pavement. Hopefully we haven't solved one problem only to create another. There is very little rock salt for this winter and the price reflects that. 10. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 129t Regular Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority of Livonia on October 18, 2001 was adjourned at 4:25 PM. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on December 13, 2001, in the 4th Floor Conference Room at City Hall. • R by illiams, Secretary /rw (le 4