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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRDA MINUTES 2002-09-05 MINUTES OF THE 138th SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA The 138th Special Meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority of the City of Livonia,Michigan was called to order at 3:15 PM, Thursday, September 5, 2002 in the 4th floor conference room of City Hall. Members Present: Mayor Jack E. Kirksey Mr. Jerry Wordhouse, Chairman Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Mike Polsinelli Mr. Bill Pike Mr. Lowell Peterson Mr. Stan Anderson Mrs. Toni Mette Mr. Duane Wolfgang Mr. Rod Crider Members Absent: Mr. Marvin Walkon(excused) Mr. John Walsh(excused) Mr. Dennis Kujawa(excused) Others Present: Mr. John Nagy, Director Mr. Michael Slater,Finance Director Mr. Rich O'Brien, Beckett &Raeder Mr. Mark Taormina, Livonia Planning Director W. Ralph Williams, Citizen Mrs. Robby Williams, Secretary 1. Roll was called. 2. Comments from Chairman: We are here today to take care of one particular piece of business and that is the budget and the issue of certain demands on the budget on years to come. I also have an announcement to make. Mike Polsinelli has submitted his resignation effective September 6, 2002. He has submitted a letter to Mayor Kirksey, dated August 27, 2002, which reads as follows: "As a result of my change of employment, I regret to inform you that, effective September 6, 2002, I am resigning my position on the Plymouth Road Development Authority. I have greatly enjoyed the camaraderie of the Board and the many accomplishments that we have experienced. It is unfortunate that I will be unable to continue to work on this important and successful endeavor. I wish the PRDA continued success. Sincerely, Michael V. Polsinelli" C 1 Mr. Polsinelli felt that since he would not have any association with Schostak any more that he had to resign. He expressed his feelings of gratitude and appreciation toward the board members and stated that he will miss all of the members. Mr.Nagy turned to the next item which is the reason the special meeting is being held and that is the upcoming budget and at this time turned the meeting over to Mr. Slater. Mr. Slater touched on an issue that was discussed briefly at the August 15, 2002, meeting and that was the reimbursement for the City services that the PRDA receives. Naturally what has transpired is that we are proposing to continue with the status quo with a couple of exceptions, (1)the cost of both the Assessor's and Treasurer's Department services to the P.R.D.A. previously had never been allocated to the PRDA budget. There is a significant effort from both of those departments in the handling of business for the PRDA and explained what those services consisted of. The Department heads estimated that the cost to their respective departments was$21,000 for the Treasurer, $10,000 for the Assessor, $6,000 for Planning and $25,000 for the Accounting Department. Mr. Slater gave a breakdown of the time spent by each department preparing monthly reports, documents, disbursements, minutes and mailings. The total increase to the budget for these services is $62,000. Mayor Kirksey reported that he had some good news and bad news. To begin with, the good news is that with the approval of the road millage by the voters, it will provide for add an additional$90,000 to the PRDA portion of the tax base. The bad news is that Ford Motor Company International has an adjustment they will be making based on the inventory that is no longer on the books. They will be looking to make adjustments in all communities and that will mean some loss of income to PRDA in the corridor relative to their transmission and parts plant located in the corridor. Mr. Slater stated that there would be a loss of$40,000 and an increase of$90,000. There is a substantial amount of taxes to be captured next year. Approximately $1,067,000 due to the appreciation of property. The revenue picture for next year is very substantial for the P.R.D.A. but still not a very positive picture in general for the City of Livonia. Mayor Kirksey expressed his regret that the City is obligated to charge anything. What has happened is that it is a result of revenue sharing and the Governor does not support revenue sharing. We were able to reverse the Governor's action to hold back revenue sharing to the cities. We are worried about other action the governor may take. A hiring freeze is in effect for the City. There are approximately 26 positions that are vacant. The senior citizens were upset when we had to close the Senior Center at Shelden due to the budget limitations we have. (be There was general discussion about different aspects of the budget, from the previous years to current year. Areas of concern were the sod replacement 2 program, the banner replacement program, lighting maintenance and replacement of the ash trees dying of disease. Mr. O'Brien went over the consultant costs for Beckett &Raeder and the costs of the contracts that they oversee. Mr. Pike suggested that Beckett &Raeder not be required to oversee certain types of work. Mr. Slater will submit a budget to the PRDA members at the September 19, 2002, meeting. The budget will be submitted to the Council September 18, 2002. On a motion by Mr. Pike, seconded by Mr. Polsinelli, and unanimously approved it was #2002-20 RESOLVED,that the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby approve the budget, as amended September 5, 2002, for the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 as prepared. Mr. Wordhouse, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion by Mr. Pike, seconded by Mr. Wordhouse, and unanimously approved it was #2002-21 RESOLVED, that the Plymouth Road Development Authority does hereby accept the resignation of Michael V. Polsinelli effective September 6, 2002, for a job well done. (hr Mr. Wordhouse, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 10. Adjournment: On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 138th Special Meeting held by the Plymouth Road Development Authority was adjourned at 4:25 pm. The next meeting of the Plymouth Road Development Authority will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2002. R bby illiams, Secretary /rw kr' 3