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January 4, 2018
Extinguished?
Plan to dissolve fire department ‘off the agenda’
Area mourns death of hero
Romulus High School
hosts student conference
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ELLEVILLE
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OMULUS
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 11, 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, Celeste Roscoe, Tina Talley, William Wadsworth, Eva Webb, Virginia
Williams.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Talley,
seconded by
Roscoe
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-431 2A.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Talley
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus
City Council held on December 4, 2017.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Wadsworth,
Webb, Williams.
Nays
– None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-432 2B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve the special meeting minutes of the Romulus
City Council held on December 4, 2017; 6:15 p.m. City Quarterly Investment Report, and 6:30 p.m. Water and
Sewer Ordinance updates.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
3. Petitioner: None
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Mayor Pro Tem Barden read a resolution honoring Deacon Eric Talley Sr. and Reverend Rita Talley on 50 years
of marriage.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Webb
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff presented a video of upcoming City events. Mayor Burcroff read a proclamation congratulating
the Romulus Flyers Football Team for their 2017 Peanut Bowl Championship. He presented dog tag necklaces
to all the team members. Mr. John Wester, President of the Romulus Flyers, introduced the head coach, Doug
Clark, and Assistant Coach, Derrick Sudduth. Both coaches spoke highly of the team players. The Flyers pre-
sented Mayor Burcroff with a Flyers T-Shirt and a DVD of their winning game to City Council members.
17-433 5A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Talley
to concur with the administration and adopt the revised
resolution to file a petition on Drain #1 and 3 crossing the Standon Investments Parcels located on Wahrman
Road (south of Eureka Road and North of Pennsylvania Road). As part of that development, a portion of these
Drains will be abandoned and the drain rerouted accordingly. This resolution allows Wayne County to conduct
a public hearing to solicit public comment. This process will be conducted by Wayne County.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
17-434 5B.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Webb
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB 17/18-
14 to the lowest, responsible and responsive bidder, Wolverine Power Systems, for a six-inch discharge pump for
the City of Romulus DPW, in the amount of $28,740.00.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-435 5C.
Moved by
Webb,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB
17/18-15 to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Michigan Cat, for a backhoe and all attachments, in the
amount of $143,425.00.
17-436 5D.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Williams
to concur with the administration and approve the
appointment of Jasmine Noble to the Police, Fire and Safety Commission to replace now Councilwoman
Tina Talley, with a term to expire on July 22, 2018.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-437 5E.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Talley
to concur with the administration to recognize budget line
items with the receipt of the bond proceeds on November 29, 2017 for the Ecorse and Vining Road projects in
relation to the Amazon development.
FUND/DEPT. CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO
.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
Ecorse & Vining Construction
Revenue
402-000-698.000 Bond Proceeds - 11,516,627 11,516,627
Expense
402-000-969.000 Cost of Issuance - 156,000 156,000
402-000-980.001 Project Costs 3,537,290 7,823,337 11,360,627
To recognize budget line items with the receipt of the bond proceeds on November 29, 2017 for the Ecorse and
Vining Road projects in relation to the Amazon development.
Motion Carried Unanimously
6A. Clerk’s Report:
17-438 6
A
1
. Moved by
Roscoe
, seconded by
Talley
to approve introduction/first reading of amended City of
Romulus Water and Sewer Ordinance, Chapter 62, Article IV.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Roscoe,
Talley, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
– Williams.
Motion Carried.
17-439 6
A
2
. Moved by
Wadsworth
, seconded by
Webb
to approve introduction/first reading of amended City
of Romulus Noxious Weed Ordinance, Article III.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report: None.
7. Public Comment: None.
8. Unfinished Business:
Councilman Wadsworth spoke about adoption of animals from the Romulus Animal Shelter.
9. New business: None.
10. Communication: None.
17-440 11.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to pay Warrant 17-23 in the amount of $1,204,027.73.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Wadsworth, Webb, Williams.
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 December 11, 2017.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING SCHEDULE
To all residents and other interested parties: Agendas, Minutes and Board Packets for the Charter Township of Plymouth Board
of Trustee Meetings are available for review online at
under Agendas/Minutes and in the Clerk's Office
at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N Haggerty Road, Plymouth MI 48170
Regular Meeting Dates for 2018 are scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month as follows:
January 9 & 23, February 13 & 27, March 13 & 27, April 10 & 24, May 8 & 22, June 12 & 26, July 10 & 24, August 14 & 28,
September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23, November 13 & 27, December 11.
Special meetings will be scheduled as needed and will likely occur on the first or third Tuesdays of the month when Board
Meetings are not already scheduled.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend all Board of Trustee Meetings. Citizen input is anticipated and encouraged.
Jerry W Vorva
Plymouth Township Clerk
Publish: January 4, 2018
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Belleville Mayor Kerreen
Conley confirmed last week
that a plan to dissolve the city
fire department will not be
moving forward.
Her announcement came at
the beginning of the regular
meeting of the city council last
week. She told the assembled
audience that the fire depart-
ment proposal was not on the
agenda and said, “We don't
anticipate that it will come
back on the agenda.”
The proposal to dissolve the
city fire department and enter
an intergovernmental agree-
ment with VanBuren Township
for fire and emergency services
had been discussed at the Dec.
4 meeting of the council mem-
bers. Residents crowded the
council chambers and the
meeting was moved to the high
school to accommodate citizens
who wanted to speak against
the proposal. Citizens criticized
the plan as not in the best inter-
est of the city. The plan was to
have become effective this
month.
While officials continued to
deny that any decision had
beenmade, members of the fire
department said they had been
informed that the fire depart-
ment would be dissolved in
January.
Conley said that the decision
not to pursue the intergovern-
mental agreement with Van
Buren Township was based on
the number of residents who
spoke out against the plan.
Rather than adopt the pro-
posed fire safety plan, Conley
said that a team would be
appointed to discuss the best
plan for the city. She said that
representatives from both the
city and Van Buren Township
would be asked to serve on the
committee, members of which
will be named this month,
Conley said. She added that the
committee will also include an
outside individual who can
analyze the situation without
“the emotional side of the
issue.”
The Belleville area is mourning the
deathof ahome-townhero.
John Thomas Henderson, Jr., 52, a life-
long Belleville-area resident, died at St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital Dec. 14. Mr.
Henderson was born Aug. 3, 1965 in
Ypsilanti and attendedBelleville schools.
He served in the U.S. Army for 13 years,
serving in a chemical unit during the Gulf
War.
Mr. Henderson was awarded a National
Award of Valor for pulling a 2-year-old girl
from a house fire in December of 2015. He
was a Van Buren Township firefighter for
15 years and earned the 2015 Firehouse
Magazine Michael O. McNamee Award of
Valor. Henderson and other honorees were
honored for displaying great bravery in the
face of dangerous conditions.
The story of Henderson's bravery was
described in the August 2016 issue of
FirehouseMagazine:
“On Dec. 13, 2015, the Van Buren Fire
Department was dispatched to a working
house fire in a tri-level-style home. Lt. John
Henderson arrived with his partner,
Firefighter [Bronson] Campbell, and saw
that the second floor of the home was well
involved with fire. Henderson was alerted
to the fact that a young childwas still inside
the home. He rushed to the front door and
directed his attention to the area where
police officers had first observed a child;
however, he could only see smoke and fire
conditions. With the fire only about 12-18
inches off of the floor, he donned his SCBA,
only to realize he had left his helmet on the
truck. Sensing he only had a matter of sec-
onds to attempt a rescue, he entered the
front door and began crawling on his stom-
ach. Moments later, he felt the soft clothing
of a small toddler. Under intense heat,
Henderson dragged her with him back to
the front door. He was met there by
Firefighter Campbell, who began providing
medical care to the unresponsive girl. The
2-year-old was treated at C.S. Mott
Children's Hospital after suffering burns to
more than 50% of her body. She has since
been released.”
The Van Buren Township Fire
Department presentedMr. Hendersonwith
theMedal of Honor and theMichigan State
Firemen's Association gave Henderson the
2016HeroAward.
He was a teacher of safety procedures
in closed space rescues and for the last two
years cleanedpaint tanks and oil tanks.
Cremation rites were according follow-
ing his funeral service at David C. Brown
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the
American Cancer Society or the Huron
ValleyHumaneSociety.
More than 800 students from 12 differ-
ent schools packed Romulus High School
Dec. 3 for the Health Occupations
Students of America (HOSA) Region 5
LeadershipConference.
Terri Brinston, a 20-year veteran in the
health care industry who serves as
Romulus High School Health
Occupations Instructor, is credited with
coordinating the event.
“I amthankful for themore than 70 vol-
unteers who helped make this event a
success,” she said. “It is important that
we support our students so they can
sharpen their skills and pursue their pas-
sion.”
Each year Michigan HOSA conducts
eight regional-level and one state-level
competitive events conferences. Students
and teachers fromacrossMichigan gather
to compete in events such as Biomedical
Debate, CPR/First Aid, Prepared
Speaking, Medical Terminology and oth-
ers. Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has
grown steadily reaching with more than
200,000 members through 51chartered
HOSA Associations. HOSA is a student-
led organization and has a two-fold mis-
sion, to promote career opportunities in
the health care industry and to enhance
the delivery of quality health care to all
people, according to a prepared release.
