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May 5, 2016
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City now offering discount Cedar Point tickets
Mayor’s appointments approved by council members
Appreciation certificates offered
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
April 11, 2016
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
*AMENDED*
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem, John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Present:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, Celeste Roscoe,
Excused:
William Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk City
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Abdo
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-202 2A.
Moved by
Abdo
, seconded by
Roscoe
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus
City Council held on April 4, 2016.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-203 2B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo,
to approve the minutes from the special meeting held on
April 4, 2016 at 7:15, Closed Session to discuss Pending Legal Matter and Personnel Matter.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
3A. Petitioner: None
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Chairman John Barden announced that there were two study sessions, one at 5:45 p.m.to discuss 2 nd Quarterly
Investments and the second one at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the proposed 2016-17 City Budget. Mr. Barden com-
mented that he had a lot of interest regarding the Hazardous Waste dates and would have information at the next
council meeting.
4.
Moved by
Crout
, seconded by
Choate,
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff showed a video of upcoming events in the City of Romulus.
Mayor Burcroff recognized and congratulated the Romulus Swim Club. He invited the coaches and
team members to introduce themselves and take a picture with the Elected Officials.
16-204 5A.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe,
to concur with the administration and authorize the
Mayor and Clerk to enter into the Clinical Contract (with zero cost to the City) to allow firefighters from
Gibraltar Fire Department who are in school to become emergency medical technicians to shadow the Romulus
Fire Department as part of the State required clinical contract hours for the EMT program.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
16-205 5B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo,
to concur with the administration and authorize the Mayor
and Clerk to enter into the updated Auto-Aid Response Agreement with the Wayne County Airport Authority.
Motion Carried Unanimously
16-206 5D.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Abdo,
to authorize a no fee permit for the use of the Historical
Park on June 11, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the Historical Society’s Annual Flea Market.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report
16-207 6A1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
, to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 15/16-19, Downtown Development Authority.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer Stacy Paige remarked on the 2 nd Quarterly Investment Report which she reported at the 6:00 p.m.
study session.
7. Public Comment: None
8. Unfinished Business:
Councilwoman Abdo thanked the Romulus National Honor Society for holding their annual bowling fundraiser
to support the ChadTough Foundation this past weekend. She gave special thanks to Mayor Burcroff, the staff
from the Planning, Community Development and Community Services Departments along with Keith Boc,
Roberto Scappaticci, Bob McCraight, Richard Donahey and J & M Towing for their contributions.
9. New Business:
Councilwoman Makowski announced that the Friends of the Library are having a book sale Thursday, April 14 th
through Saturday, April 16th during regular business hours. She commented that the money is used for summer
programming for the kids and encouraged residents to support the event. Councilwoman Abdo announced that
two students from Romulus High School have organized a bowling fundraiser for April 17, 2016 in memory of
Garrett Garland. The event will be held at Romulus Lanes and the money raised will benefit The Jason
Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
10. Communication
16-208 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout,
to pay Warrant 16-07 in the amount of $680,043.77.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Abdo,
to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on April 11, 2016.
RM050516-0053 2.5 x 8.808
Have a great time, savemoney
and contribute to the local youth
programs:What couldbe better?
This year, Westland Parks and
Recreation can save area resi-
dents nearly $20 per adult ticket
for Cedar Point. There are addi-
tional savings available from
weekends in the early summer
and certain dates during the
annual Halloweekends celebra-
tion at the amusement park
where Valravn, the tallest, fastest
and longest dive coaster in the
worldwill open this year.
A portion of the price for tick-
ets purchased through the
Westland Parks and Recreation
will be used to support the city
youth programming and other
improvements to parks and com-
munity education, officials
announced last week. Tickets
can be purchased by logging in
with the user name WEST-
LANPR
at
The correct password to use is
wpr2016.
Ticket options include: Early
savings through June 19 ($42);
admission and unlimited Coke
beverages ($53.49); single day
tickets (Cedar Point only)
($46.50); junior and senior tickets
($43.50); two Parks, two Days
(Cedar Point and Soak City
$83.49); Soak City single day tick-
ets ($31.50); junior/senior two
parks, two days (Cedar Point and
Soak City) ($59.50); fast lane tick-
ets with admission; Dinosaurs
Alive! interactive exhibition tick-
ets; parking tickets and meal-
only tickets.
Discounted Cedar Point
Tickets are provided through the
Westland membership with
mParks,
the
Michigan
Recreation andParkAssociation.
“Cedar Point is a longtime
favorite destination for Michigan
residents, and we're pleased to
offer this valuable savings offer
through local parks and recre-
ation agencies,” said Mickey
Alderman, a longtime member of
the Michigan parks and recre-
ation community, whowas instru-
mental in establishing the dis-
count ticket program with Cedar
Point.
Hours of operation, point-of-
view videos, local accommoda-
tions and additional information
are available at
-
point.com.
“Westland's Parks and
Recreation is proud to offer local
programs, resident services, and
external partnerships like the
discount Cedar Point Ticket pro-
gram that save money and
improve quality of life for
Westland residents,” commented
Westland Parks and Recreation
Director JohnAdams.
To learnmore about programs
and services, visit
-
ofwestland.com.
Members of the Westland City
Council recently confirmed
appointments to the Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority and the
Economic
Development
Corporation/Tax Increment
FinanceAuthority.
Antoinette Martin was re-
appointed to the Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority. She
and her husband, Daniel, have
lived in Westland for 27 years.
Martin is a financial advisor with
Ameriprise Financial Services in
Dearborn and has served on the
Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority for five years. She also
sits on the board of the Westland
Rotary Club and is a Chamber of
Commercemember.
The
Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority is an 11-
member board appointed by the
mayor and approved by city coun-
cil members. The boardmeets fol-
lowing the submission of a
Brownfield Redevelopment Plan
and facilitates business and prop-
erty owners in redeveloping
brownfield sites throughout
Westland.
James Allen was re-appointed
to the Tax Increment Finance
Authority (TIFA). Allen has been a
financial literacy facilitator and
relationship manager at Fifth
Third Bank in Westland for eight
years. He has been a member of
TIFA for four years and also part-
ners with the city on the WIld
About Youth Works! Summer
Employment Program.
The Tax Increment Finance
Authority is a nine-member board
that is appointed by themayor and
confirmed by city council and is
under the supervision and control
of the Economic Development
Corp. This authority implements
an infrastructure improvement
plan within a specified district.
Improvements to date include con-
struction of the William P. Faust
Public Library and adjacent per-
formance pavilion, numerous road
widening and utility projects and
pedestrian and landscaping
improvements and the new
WestlandCityHall.
“Antoinette's re-appointment
comes at a time where the
Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority will be particularly busy
with the development of the avail-
able 20 acres of FordRoad proper-
ty which was the site of the former
Westland City Hall, Fire Station 1
and Bailey Recreation Center,”
commentedMayorWilliamWild.
“James has been an integral
member of the EDC and TIFA
Board during the new fire station
and new city hall project which
has won numerous awards and
receivedmany accolades.”
The
Northville
Educational
Foundation and the Mothers' Club of
Northville have found a way to thank spe-
cial teachers in the district and help raise
funds at the same time.
The group is offering Certificates of
Appreciation that parents can purchase to
be awarded to teachers in the district, to
thank them for their dedication and hard
work.
The certificates of appreciation can be
ordered online at
OfNorthville.org or by email.
Orders will be accepted through May
19.
A single certificate is priced at $10;
three can be purchased for $25; six for
$50; 10 for $75 and 15 for $100.
All donations will be equally divided
between the Northville Educational
Foundation and Mothers' Club of
Northville to fund teacher grants and
other educational programs that enhance
educational excellence.
Rounding Third now on stage
Tipping Point Theatre continues
the 2015-2016 season with Rounding
ThirdbyRichardDresser.
The play chronicles the hilarious
journey of two Little League coaches
through an entire season, from their
first tentative meeting to the climac-
tic championship game.
Don is the tough, blue-collar, win-
at-all-costs veteran coach whose son
is the star pitcher. Michael is a new-
comer to baseball, who believes that
the job of the coach is to make sure
everyone has fun. Don thinks they
should be teaching the kids how to
win. Out of conflicting philosophies
on competition, character, and punc-
tuality, the real issues of the play
emerge: How should we raise our
children? Do we protect our children
as long as possible?Or dowe prepare
themto be toughenough towin?
Sponsored in part by Plante
Moran, Rounding Third runs through
May 8.
The curtain rises at 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays, with
matinees at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 2
p.m. onSunday.
The theater is located at 361. E.
Cady St. inNorthville.
Tickets are $30 to $33 for adults,
$28 to $31 for students and senior citi-
zens.
For tickets or more information
call the box office from10 a.m. until 5
p.m. Tuesday through Friday at (248)
347- 0003.
A co-production with Williamston
Theatre.
