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Suicide prevention workshop set

Preventing suicide is the ject matter may be disturbing to Suicide Prevention. with a 24/7
focus of a 10 a.m. to noon younger children. Parental dis- telephone number, 1-800-273-
Saturday, May 25, workshop at cretion is advised. TALK (8255). Those with suicide
the Belleville Area District Attendees will learn ways of thoughts are also encouraged to
Library, 167 Fourth St. in the Question, Persuade, Refer text HOME to 741741 at any
Belleville. methods, along with: Ways to time.
The workshop is being co- Prevent Suicide and Help Those The website www.afsp.org for
hosted by SOOAR (Strategies to in Crisis; Warning Signs; Getting the American Foundation for
Overcome Obstacles and Avoid Help for Yourself and Common Suicide Prevention has more
Recidivism), a local nonprofit. Causes of Such Behavior. information. In
This is a free program for all In addition to the Belleville Spanish/Español, call 1-888-628-
interested residents and no reg- program, many health profes- 9454. For the deaf and hard of
istration is required. All ages are sionals emphasize the work of hearing, call 1-800-799-4889.
welcome to attend but the sub- the American Foundation for
Annual Sumpter Country Festival will

take place Memorial Day weekend

More than three decades of that year. the best in theme and the best in
history will be celebrated this The 2019 Sumpter Country show.
year at the 34th Annual Sumpter Fest parade will take place begin- The Honored Citizens of the
Country Festival set, as always, ning at noon on Saturday, May 25. Sumpter Country Festival this
during Memorial Day weekend in The marchers will begin at the year are the Krushlin family, with
the township. Little Town Party store on the six decades of history and service
The annual celebration began corner of Sumpter and Judd in the community.
in 1975 when Adonna Demski roads and will head south to the The event includes musical
organized the one-day event Fairgrounds at Dunn and entertainment with several trib-
staged at Graham Park on Wear Sumpter roads. The theme this ute artists and bands, a beautiful
Road. year is Honoring Our Veterans. baby contest, a midway with rides On a roll
At that first celebration, about The VFW and PLAV will be and entertainment, the raffle of a Romulus City Councilman William Wadsworth and Firepup®
10 volunteers helped Demski the parade Grand Marshalls. handmade patriotic quilt, games are happy with the $2,601 generated this year at the 15th annu-
arrange all the activities, includ- There will be police cars, fire and attractions for youngsters al Animal Shelter Bowling Fundraiser which took place earlier
ing fireworks, crafts, a parade, trucks, floats and many other par- including a bungee jump and this month. The May 10 event at Romulus Lanes was dedicat-
the honored citizens, a small car- ticipants. Awards will be given for large water balls. ed to the memory of Frank Ayers.
nival and a queen contest. The the first and second place win- The festival has continued to
event attracted about 100 visitors ners in each parade category and expand every year and atten-
dance figures have grown to Clarification
approximately 20,000 or more,
organizers noted. A story last week about the The library has a separate budg-
The Country Fest is organized city budget in Romulus could et that is not part of the general
and operated exclusively by vol- have been misinterpreted to fund budget.
unteer members of the Parks and indicate that the millage rate for The millage rate for the
Recreation Commission and the the library would increase. The library will remain the same for
community. library millage did not increase. budget year 2019/20.
The festival
is also a regis- MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
tered non-prof- May 6, 2019
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
it, 501.c 3 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairwoman Pro-Tem Tina Talley.
organization. Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Kathy Abdo, Celeste Roscoe, Tina Talley, William Wadsworth, Eva Webb, Virginia Williams.
Excused: John Barden.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to accept the agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-121 2A. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on April 22, 2019. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-122 2B. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to approve the minutes of the special meeting of the Romulus
City Council, open session, 2019-2020 City Budget, held on April 22, 2019. Motion Carried Unanimously.
3. Petitioner
4. Chairperson’s Report
Chairwoman Pro-Tem Talley filled in for Mayor Pro-Tem Barden.
4. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Abdo to accept the Chairperson’s Report. Motion Carried Unanimously.
5. Mayor’s Report
5A. Moved by Webb, seconded by Williams to postpone this matter until the next Council meeting on Monday,
May 13, 2019. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-123 5A (1). Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Sandra Langley. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-124 5B. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to concur with the administration and authorize no-fee
permits for the use of Elmer Johnson Park on June 7, 2019, for the Romulus Middle School 8 th Grade Picnic;
for the use of the Historical Park/Pavilion on June 29, 2019 for the Historical Society annual flea market; and for
the use of Mary Ann Banks Pavilion on August 10, 2019 by Western Wayne Alano Club for their annual picnic.
Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-125 5C. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Webb to concur with the administration and consent to piggyback
on the U. S. Communities contract #2017001134, with GameTime c/o Sinclair Recreation to purchase play
equipment totaling $53,280.35 to be located along Boice Pathway. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-126 5D. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to concur with the administration and consent to piggy-
back on the U. S. Communities contract #2017001134, with GameTime c/o Sinclair Recreation to purchase play
equipment totaling $27,588.54 to be located in the Beverly Road Tot Lot park. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-127 5E. Moved by Webb, seconded by Roscoe to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB 16/17-
35 with Michael Kasperek, owner of Rey-Mart Asphalt Inc. in the amount of $17,267.50 under the pricing and
terms of their contract with the City (ITB 16/17-35) for an additional 3,187.5 square feet of new walkway and
for the restoration of the existing 6,460 square foot walkway in Fernandez Park. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-128 5F. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB
16/17-35 with Michael Kasperek, owner of Rey-Mart Asphalt Inc. in the amount of $35,516 under the pricing
and terms of their contract with the City for an additional 1,785 square feet of new walkway and for the restora-
tion of the existing walkway for the Boice Pathway. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-129 5G. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Abdo to award ITB 18/19-29 for the purchase of gravel, sand and
limestone on an as-needed basis for two years to the overall lowest bidder, Osburn Industries, Inc. Contract to
expire on May 7, 2021. Motion Carried Unanimously.
19-130 5H. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Webb to concur with the administration and introduce Budget
Amendment 18/19-24 to authorize the transfer of funds from the Court Building Debt Services Fund to
the Court Building Construction Fund as requested by the DPS Director for additional costs for Bid
Package #4 of the project.
FUND/DEPT. CURRENT AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO. ACCOUNT NAME BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
Court Debt Service Fund
Fund Balance
302-000-390.000 Fund Balance 1,449,403 (222,000) 1,227,403
Expense
302-000-999.401 Transfer Out-Court Const. Fund 650,000 222,000 872,000
Court Construction Fund
Revenue
401-000-699.302 Transfer In-Court Debt Service Fund 650,000 222,000
872,000
Expense
401-000-980.000 Project Costs 16,655,540 222,000 16,877,540
To authorize the transfer of funds from the Court Building Debt Service Fund to the Court Building Construction
Fund as requested by the DPS Director for additional costs for Bid Package #4 of the project. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
Clerk’s Report
19-131 6A1. Moved by Webb, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a resolution to distribute the preliminary draft of
the City of Romulus Master Plan. Motion Carried Unanimously.
6B. Treasurer’s Report
7. Public Comment
A resident spoke about the drainage ditch in the Brandt Road corridor.
A resident inquired as to when the veterans’ monument will be reinstalled near the court.
A resident spoke about the need for a grocery store in Romulus.
A resident asked about the number of garbage cans a resident can be issued at no charge to them.
8. Unfinished Business
Councilwoman Williams and Councilwoman Webb spoke about employees’ salaries.
9. New Business
10. Communication
11. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council at
8:36 p.m. 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 May 6, 2019. RM 0398 - 052319 2.5 x 11.41