2023rd Regular Meeting Agenda of the Council of the City of Livonia

Monday, August 25, 2025

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 August 11, 2025

AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS

a. Communication from the Office of the City Clerk, dated August 12, 2025, re: City Primary election statistics.

b. Communication from the Department of Finance, dated July 24, 2025, re: forwarding Quarterly Investment Report for the City of Livonia for the quarter ending May 31, 2025.

c. Communication from the Department of Finance dated August 5, 2025, re: forwarding the Departmental Purchases Report, for the month ending July 31, 2025.

CONSENT AGENDA

1.  BLOCK PARTY: Karen Werden, re: to be held Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Flamingo Blvd. between St. Martins and Bretton Streets, with a rain date of Sunday, August 31, 2025. (Approving)

2.  REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE: Nick Cornell, General Manager, Supernatural Spirits and Brewing LLC, re: to host the Wildwood Sourfest event on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with live music on the property located at 36685 Plymouth Road. (Approving)

3. REQUEST TO WAIVE THE CITY’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Jacob Ermete, re: to host a concert event on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with live music and DJs on property located at 9820 Levan Road. (Approving)

4. REQUEST TO APPROVE AND RECOGNIZE THE CLARENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE, PARADE ROUTE, THE CLOSING OF CERTAIN CITY STREETS AND REQUEST TO DESIGNATE AND AUTHORIZE SENIOR POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL ARAKELIAN TO SIGN THE WAYNE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION PERMIT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO CLOSE A PORTION OF MIDDLEBELT ROAD, WITH THE CITY TO ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CLAIMS WHICH MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE ROAD CLOSURE: Kevin Murphy, Athletic Director, re: to be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (Approving)

5.  WAIVER PETITION: Planning Commission, re: Petition 2025-06-02-13 submitted by 3CS Schoolcraft, LLC, requesting waiver use approval to operate an indoor recreational facility, at 37461 Schoolcraft Road, located at the southwest corner of Schoolcraft Road and Newburgh Road, in the northeast ¼ of Section 30. (Approving)

6. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO WAIVE THE SEALED BID PROCESS AND PURCHASE FROM SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER: Department of Parks and Recreation, re: irrigation system upgrades at Fox Creek, Whispering Willows and Idyl Wyld golf courses, from budgeted funds. (Approving)

7. REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE: Department of Public Works, re: for the lease and emergency repair of leased Vactor truck, from budgeted funds. (Approving)

8. REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO DAN'S EXCAVATING, INC. AND AAA UNDERGROUND & GRADING: Engineering Division, re: for the water main replacement under I-96 west of Hix Road, from budgeted funds. (Approving)

9. REQUEST TO EXTEND CONTRACT WITH BIDIGARE CONTRACTORS: Engineering Division, re: to include Pickford and Clarita Avenues in the 2024 Westfield Avenue and Harrison Road Water Main Replacement Project, from budgeted funds. (CR 199-24 and 223-25) (Approving)

10.  REQUEST TO APPROVE CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LIVONIA AND DIRECTV, LLC: Department of Law, re: for a period of (10) ten years from the date issued. (Approving)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE(S)

11.  CAPITAL OUTLAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING OF JULY 9, 2025

a.    The subject matter of the planning, design and construction of the new Civic Center Campus. (CR 330-24)

12.  FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 11, 2025

a.    The subject matter of Advance Budget Reviews Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Pre-Budget Meeting. (CR 161-12)

13.  LAW AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 18, 2025

a.    The subject matter of a proposed amendment to the noise ordinance. (CR 253-24)

b.    The subject matter of potential ordinance amendment(s) related to cloth coverings on fences (CR 157-25).

14.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 18, 2025

a.    The subject matter of the Noble facility and its future development. (CR 132-25)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

15. ROLL CALL: Proposed Amendment to the Livonia Code of Ordinances, as amended: Department of Law, re: to Title 12, Chapter 18 (Naming of Public Places and Buildings), Section 020 to name the new senior facility as the Livonia Senior Wellness Center.

First reading given by Councilmember Lynda L. Scheel on August 11, 2025.

16.  BLOCK PARTY: Wendy Stone, re: to be held Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., within the cul-de-sac of Balmoral Court, with a rain date of Saturday, September 27, 2025.

NEW BUSINESS

17. REQUEST TO SCHEDULE A FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AND TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Department of Finance, re: for the Annual Budget for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026.

18. REQUEST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING: Plymouth Road Development Authority, re: to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the district boundaries of the downtown district of the Plymouth Road Development Authority pursuant to Act 57 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2018.

19. REQUEST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING: Plymouth Road Development Authority, re: to consider the adoption of an ordinance approving an amendment to the Development Plan and termination and adoption of a new Tax Increment Finance Plan pursuant to Act 57 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2018.

20. REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO WAYNE COUNTY FOR PERMANENT HIGHWAY AND TEMPORARY GRADING EASEMENTS: Engineering Division, re: Newburgh Road Reconstruction Project, Ann Arbor Trail to Plymouth Road.

21. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Engineering Division, re: for the 2025 Lane Line Marking Program, Contract 25-H.

22. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE: Engineering Division, re: the 2025 Concrete Maintenance/Selective Slab Program, Contract 25-J.

AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

NOTICE(S)

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LORI L. MILLER, CITY CLERK