1987th Regular Meeting Agenda of the Council of the City of Livonia

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

7:00 p.m. - City Hall Auditorium

33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION OF MINUTES –     Regular Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2024

AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS

a.    Communication from the Department of Finance, dated February 5, 2024, re: forwarding the Departmental Purchases Report, for the month ending January 2024.

CONSENT AGENDA

1.   REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE: Dave Groff, re: in order to host a party with a band, to be held Thursday, July 4, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the homes located at 18111 and 18133 Floral Street.

2.  APPOINTMENT OF MARY CIOLINO TO THE LIVONIA BOARD OF REVIEW: Office of the Mayor, re: for a term which will expire on February 16, 2026.

3.  REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREW LENDRUM TO THE LIVONIA BOARD OF REVIEW: Office of the Mayor, re: for a three-year term, which will expire on February 16, 2027.

4.  REAPPOINTMENT OF JACOB GHANNAM TO THE LIVONIA BOARD OF ETHICS: Office of the Mayor, re: for a three-year term, which will expire on March 1, 2027.

5.  REAPPOINTMENT OF SUZETTE SAMUELS TO THE LIVONIA BOARD OF ETHICS: Office of the Mayor, re: for a three-year term, which will expire on March 1, 2027.

6.  REQUEST TO APPROVE THE LIVONIA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN (POAM) ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATE, THE LIVONIA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, POLICE SERVICE AIDE UNIT - UNIT B TENTATIVE AGREEMENT: Civil Service Department, re: for the period of December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2026.

7.  REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ONE (1) 2024 FORD TRANSIT HIGH ROOF 15 PASSENGER AWD VAN THROUGH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BID PROCESS: Livonia Housing Commission, re: for use by Livonia Community Transit, from budgeted funds.

8. REQUEST TO APPROVE ART IN THE PARK PROGRAM: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: to provide a low-cost framework for introducing art into our public spaces for 2024, from budgeted funds.

9. AWARD OF BID: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: for beverage and snack vending service at the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center for a three-year agreement.

10.  REQUEST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE MICHIGAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE (SHPO) 2024 CLG GRANT: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: for the Rehabilitation Planning for the south barn at Greenmead Historical Park.

11.  REQUEST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024, AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LIVONIA: Douglas L. Moore, Assistant Director of Public Works re: to be celebrated at 3:00 pm at Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School, 36611 Curtis.

12.   REQUEST TO RELEASE DEVELOPMENT BONDS: Engineering Division, re: for Dover Court Site Condominium, located south of Ann Arbor Trail, west of Dover Avenue in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33. (CR 290-19)

13. REQUEST TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH ANDERSON, ECKSTEIN AND WESTRICK, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 2024 CONCRETE ROAD PROGRAM (CONTRACT 24-C): Engineering Division, re: for same. (CR 336-21)

14. REQUEST TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH ANDERSON, ECKSTEIN AND WESTRICK, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 2024 CONCRETE ROAD MAINTENANCE/SELECTIVE SLAB PROGRAM (CONTRACT 24-J): Engineering Division, re: for same. (CR 336-21)

15.  REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND APPROVE THE 2024 LANE LINE MARKING PROGRAM BY EXTENDING CONTRACT 23-H UNIT PRICES WITH PK CONTRACTING, INC.: Engineering Division, re: for Contract 24-H in the amount of $125,000 (CR 230-23)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

16.    COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2024

a.    The subject matter of a proposed amendment to the Livonia Code of Ordinances amending the ordinance so that the Council Administrator would report to and be under the direction of the City Council rather than the City Clerk (CR 03-24)

b. The subject matter of appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeals by Councilmembers. (CR 198-21)

c.    The subject matter of residential blight. (CR 154-21)

d.    The subject matter of the vacant and abandoned fee schedule. (CR 130-23)

e.   The subject matter of raising residential chickens within the City (CR 05-24)

f.    The subject matter of restricting gas stations to two (2) at any intersection. (CR 06-24)

17.    COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26, 2024

a.   The subject matter of the new Senior Citizen Center. (CR 268-23)

b.  The subject matter of a proposed budget adjustment to restore funding for the Government Affairs Director position.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

18.  REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND APPROVE THE 2024 CONCRETE ROAD PROGRAM BY EXTENDING CONTRACT 23-C UNIT PRICES WITH HARD ROCK CONCRETE:  Engineering Division, re: for Contract 24-C in the amount of $4,523,752.63 (CR 120-23)

19.  REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND APPROVE THE 2024 CONCRETE ROAD MAINTENANCE/SELECTIVE SLAB PROGRAM BY EXTENDING CONTRACT 23-J UNIT PRICES WITH GREAT LAKES CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS:  Engineering Division, re: for Contract 24-J in the amount of $1,626,472.54. (CR 409-23)

20.  REQUEST TO WAIVE THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND APPROVE THE 2024 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM BY EXTENDING CONTRACT 23-G UNIT PRICES WITH JOE ROTONDO CONSTRUCTION CORP. AND REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE AN APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE TO PRECISION CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.; Engineering Division, re: for Contract 24-G in the amount of $1,202,750.52 (CR 71-23)

NEW BUSINESS

AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

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LORI L. MILLER, CITY CLERK