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Scout leader pleads
guilty to sex offense
Breakfast?
Dinner with Henry Ford and Friends set
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 24, 2017
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Celeste Roscoe, William Wadsworth.
Absent:
Sylvia Makowski.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Julie Wojtylko, Chief of Staff
Steve Hitchcock, City Attorney
Absent:
Mayor LeRoy D. Burcroff, Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-235 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on July 10, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-236 2B.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Roscoe
to approve the minutes of the special meeting of the Romulus
City Council held on July 10, 2017 – open session, Neo Network Development, Inc.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
3. Petitioner:
REOC-2016-044, Living by Faith Ministries – Use of Public Right-of-Way, 7066 Waynecourse Road. City
Attorney, Steve Hitchcock presented petition on behalf of Living by Faith Ministries. The public right-of-way
cuts through parking spaces at 7066 Waynecourse Road. Mr. Hitchcock developed an Indemnity Agreement for
property owners to sign if they need to use public right-of-ways for parking and the agreement is revocable. City
ordinance allows the use of public right-of-ways for five parking spaces.
17-237 3A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to grant approval to Living By Faith Ministries for use
of the public right-of-way for five parking spaces at 7066 Waynecourse Road.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Mayor Pro-Tem Barden commented about the new City of Romulus voting equipment and he also spoke about
the fun that was had at the Romulus Community Festival. Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg read a letter from Bronson
Bell, President of the APA, expressing his appreciation to the elected officials for their support during the 2017
Romulus Community Festival.
17-238 4A.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Choate
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Johnnie Lee
Woods.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-239 4B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to recognize Bill Crane on his 34 years of doing busi-
ness in the City of Romulus and request that Mayor Burcroff present a proclamation to Mr. Crane honoring his
years of dedication to this community.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
On behalf of Mayor Burcroff, Chief of Staff Julie Wojtylko provided a video of upcoming City events.
17-240 5A.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and authorize the mayor and
clerk to enter into the Public – Private Partnership Agreement with Neo Network Development, Inc. The agree-
ment is for five (5) years, with the possibility of four (4) five (5) year renewal terms.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
17-241 5B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and appoint Jessica
Workman to the City of Romulus Planning Commission to fulfill the term of recently retired Michael Prybyla.
The term will expire on January 31, 2019.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-242 5B1.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to adopt a resolution to recognize Mike Prybyla for his
years of service on the City Planning Commission.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-243 5C.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter into an agree-
ment with the Wayne County Treasurer to purchase foreclosed homes in the City of Romulus as described in
Exhibit A of the agreement. Discussion: Councilman Wadsworth inquired about foreclosure list.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
17-244 5C1.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter into the
Development Agreement between Realty Transition LLC and the City of Romulus for the rehabilitation of the
properties acquired. Discussion: Councilwoman Abdo asked for an update on the progress of the homes that have
been Rehabilitated.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-245 5D.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration to introduce Budget
Amendment 17/18-3 to allocate funding for the 2016 delinquent and 2017 current property taxes owed on blight
properties acquired from Wayne County through the Property Disposition Committee.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO
.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
GENERAL FUND
Expense
101-243-926.000 City-Owned Property-Property Taxes 3,300
53,618 56,918
Fund Balance
101-000-390.000 Unassigned-Fund Balance 3,154,018 (53,618) 3,100,400
To allocate funding for the 2016 delinquent & 2017 current property taxes owed on blight properties acquired
from Wayne County through the Property Disposition Committee.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report:
17-246 6A1.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 17/18-2, Library Fund.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-247 6A2.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the Property Disposition Committee and
accept the offer to acquire City-owned property: Parcel Numbers 80-020-03-0010-000, 80-020-03-0017-000, and
80-077-15-0050-000.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report: None.
7. Public Comment:
Resident spoke about Relay for Life fundraiser. For details, call Regina Plank, 734-749-5111
8. Unfinished Business:
Councilman Wadsworth spoke about a resident who complimented the Mayor, City Council, and VanAssche
Company on the fine job of removing the blight on Taft Street.
9. New Business: None.
10. Communication:
Councilwoman Abdo gave a reminder of the Romulus Athletic Center’s “Summer Sizzle” which will be held on
Sunday, July 30, 2017 from Noon until 6:00 p.m.
17-248 11.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to pay Warrant 17-14 in the amount of $2,169,889.50.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
– None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
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 July 24, 2017.
RM0208 - 081717 2.5 x 11.906
A former border control agent and Boy
Scout leader has been sentenced to five
years probation after pleading guilty to
felony charges of accosting children for
immoral purposes and criminal sexual
conduct fourthdegree.
David Radecki, 37, of Romulus was
charged with the crimes when allegations
first surfaced in October of last year. The
12-year-old victim told Romulus police
that he had been touched inappropriately
several times by Radecki, the leader of his
Boy Scout Troop.
Radecki was sentenced last Tuesday,
Aug. 8, before Circuit Court Judge
Lawrence Talon to five years probation.
He must serve the first year of probation
in the Wayne County Jail; have no contact
with either the victim or his mother; have
no unsupervised contact with minors
under 16; have no participation in activi-
ties which involve/include minors and he
must register as a sex offender.
Radecki was scheduled for a jury trial
set to begin June 22 in Wayne County
Circuit Court but opted to enter a guilty
plea to the charges and avoid trial.
Radecki was arraigned on the charges
Feb. 16 before 34th District Judge David
Parrott who set bail and allowed him to
leave police custody onlywhile on an elec-
tronic tether.
The Boy Scouts of America released
the following statement immediately after
news of Radecki's arrest was made public:
“The behavior included in these allega-
tions is abhorrent and runs counter to
everything for which the Boy Scouts of
America stands. Upon learning of these
allegations we took action to preclude this
individual from any further participation
in theScouting program.
“The safety of our youth members is of
paramount importance and we seek to
prevent child abuse through a compre-
hensive program of education on the sub-
ject, the chartered organization leader
selection process, criminal background
and other checks, policies and procedures
to serve as barriers to abuse.”
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and
Harvey Firestone are inviting area resi-
dents to dinner.
The three historical figures, players
from Dore Productions in Northville, will
transport guests to 1925 as they discuss
their friendship, their families and their
contributions to American industry, all
witha sense of humor.
The event is a fundraising effort for the
BellevilleAreaMuseum.
Dinner will be Henry Ford's favorite
meal, pancakes, because, who doesn't love
breakfast for dinner? Included on the
menu will be sausage, eggs and orange
juice.
A cash bar will be available serving the
latest varieties of craft beer now brewed
on the campus of Wayne County
CommunityCollege.
Tickets for the dinner are priced at $25
and available on the museum Facebook
page or at the museum, 405 Main St in
Belleville.
The Dinner with Henry Ford and
Friends is planned for 6:30 until 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 at the Ted Scott Campus of Wayne
County Community College District, 9555
HaggertyRoad inBelleville.
For more information or tickets, con-
tact Katie Dallos at (734) 697-1944 or kdal-
Celebration
Family business marks 75th anniversary
Woolf Aircraft in Romulus celebrat-
ed 75 years in business with an open
house where owners proudly displayed
the company history.
Founder, Clarence Woolf, began as a
welder at StinsonAircraft and based on
his expertise, soon became an instruc-
tor at Willow Run. Recognizing the
need for welders, he rented a two-car
garage inWayne to repair parts, specifi-
cally B-24 bomber fuselages. After the
war, his business grew to 55 employees
and expandeduntil his death in 1973.
His son, Dan Woolf continued the
legacy and purchased property on
Cogswell Road in Romulus where he
built a new manufacturing building
that sits on the western boundary of the
forgottenStinsonAircraft.
Woolf Aircraft now employs more
than 100 workers, specializing in build-
ing tubular aircraft parts. Racing
exhaust is also a large part of the busi-
ness and Woolf is the largest stocking
manufacturer of tubular bent elbows in
the US. Welding and full CNC machin-
ing are primary to the business.
The family-owned business contin-
ues into the third generation with Dan
Woolf's son, Adam Woolf, as president,
and son-in-law David Canada as vice
president. They agreed that traditions
of Clarence and Dan Woolf in building
a better community and encouraging
workers to build better lives remain a
primarymission at the company.
Woolf Aircraft's 75th Anniversary Open House began as President Adam Woolf,
presents a commemorative plaque to his father, Chairman Dan Woolf, 6th from
left. The plaque located at the base of the flagpole is inscribed, “Dedicated to the
leadership and generosity of Dan Woolf on the 75th Anniversary of Woolf Aircraft
Products July 19, 2017.”
