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The City of Wayne has hired a consultant
to help with the $2 million deficit budget fac-
ing the community.
The help was in response to a request
from Acting City Manager Ramzi El-Gharib,
who is also the Department of Public Works
director. A four-member committee includ-
ing Wayne Mayor Al Haidous, councilmen
SkipMonit and JamesHawley andEl-Gharib
recommended Farmington City Manager
Vincent Pastue for the position. Pastue and
the council members have agreed to a con-
tract for consulting services at a rate of $75
per hour. Pastue is expected to work 170
hours for a total expense of $12,750, accord-
ing to city documents.
Pastue was to begin meeting with city
council members and department managers
this week regarding budget and financial
issues. The council is expected to adopt a
new budget at the second council meeting in
May.
“The budget is a very important issue. In a
good way, council members have different
view of services,” Haidous said. “I wish we
could implement all their ideas.”
Haidous said that his priority was the
safety of the city. He said the city needs law
enforcement and ordinance enforcement.
“If you don't have a safe city, families won't
buy houses here and we will be in deeper
trouble,”Haidous said.
Haidous and other city officials have
blamed the looming deficit on the crisis in
the housing market which severely impacted
the amount of tax revenue collected by the
city to pay for city services.
The city proposed a millage in November
to fund police and fire pensions which was
defeated soundly by voters.
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January 16, 2014
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCILMEETING
December 23, 2013
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
Present:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, Celeste
Roscoe, William Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
1.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to accept the agenda as presented.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
13-419 2A
. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to approve the minutes of the regular meeting
of the Romulus City Council held on December 9, 2013.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-420 4A.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to approve the road closure of north and
southbound Wayne Road from Wick to Michelle (from the Middle School to the High School) on
Monday, January 20, 2014 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 9:00 a.m. for the
Martin Luther King Celebration March.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-421 4B.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crout to recognize Charles and Anna Lou Miller on
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-422 4C. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to recognize Christine Anderson for her 42
years of service to the City of Romulus Housing Commission.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo,
Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Makowski to accept the Chairperson's Report.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-423 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to award Bid 13/14-10 to establish sixteen
month unit pricing for cold patch for the City of Romulus Department of Public Works to the
DPW/DPS collaborative successful bidder, Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. in the amount of $107.25
per ton pickup price for purchases from January 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout , Makowski , Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-424 5B.
Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to recognize Linda Choate to serve as the
Council representative on the City of Romulus Cemetery Advisory Board of Trustees with her
appointment to run concurrent with her City Council term.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-425 5C.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Makowski to concur with the administration and
approve the appointments of Kathy Abdo, John VanAssche, Diane Poet, Sandy Schwartz Tenney,
William M. Wadsworth, Gregory Ramsey, Merrie Druyor, Anthony Bowers, and Danielle Lloyd to
the Romulus Recreation Commission with terms to expire on January 1, 2017.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe.
Nays
- None.
Abstain
- Wadsworth.
Motion Carried.
13-426 5D.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to authorize the mayor and clerk to accept the
2013 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $21,928 for salary reimbursement for one
full-time police officer assigned to DRANO.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-427 5E.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Wadsworth to authorize ALS Laboratories to complete
the analysis of water specimens submitted by DPW staff in accordance with the EPA Mandated
Water Distribution Testing beginning in March 2014 for four consecutive quarters in the amount of
$3,108.00
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-428 5F.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Makowski to adopt a resolution to authorize the
mayor and clerk to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Van Buren Township for shared
services of the Romulus Animal Shelter.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-429 6A1.
Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to schedule a public hearing for the pur-
pose of receiving comments on proposed Community Development Block Grant projects on
Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6C.
Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg read the minutes from the December 10, 2013 Officers Compensation
Commission meeting; no action required by Council. A complete copy of the minutes are on file in
the Clerk's office.
13-430 10A.
Moved by Crout, seconded by Choate to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Bonnie Alexander.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-431 10B.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Choate to recognize Kevin Beard on earning his
Eagle Scout.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-432 11.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Makowski to authorize the city treasurer to disburse
funds as listed in Warrant 13-24 in the amount of $451,262.40.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo,
Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City
Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
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
23, 2013.
Publish:
January 16, 2014
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE COUNTY,
MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold a
Public Hearing on Monday, February 3, 2014, in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance:
HAMLET PHASE 3 PDD AMENDMENT
- CONSIDER REQUEST TO AMEND THE PDD AS PERMITTED IN SECTION
27.04 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL NO(S). 117 99 0003 705, 118 99 0001 704. The amendment
changes the two remaining parcels replacing 39 attached townhome units with 12 single-family detached units. Property is located
west of Denton Road between Proctor and Geddes Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, January 31, 2014 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper-
January 16, 2014
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ESTLAND
Demmer Group employees
help fund Starfish service
Wayne hires consultant to help with budget reductions
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
celebrated in Westland
Jim Demmer and 10 of the Demmer
Automotive Group employees made a spe-
cial trip to Inkster-based Starfish Family
Services last week to deliver a very special
gift.
Starfish, a nonprofit organization dedicat-
ed to creating brighter futures for the chil-
dren of at risk families in metropolitan
Detroit, received a donation of $22,875 from
the Demmer Automotive Group, raised by
Demmer employees through a holiday raffle.
The Jack Demmer Automotive Group then
matched the employee contributions.This
significant investment will help Starfish
meet the complex needs of local children
and families who face significant barriers
like poverty and low adult educational levels
in western Wayne County, noted Starfish
CEOAnnKalass.
“We are thrilled to offer this sizeable
donation to Starfish Family Services. This is
especially rewarding since our employees
contributed so generously,” said Demmer,
vice president of the Demmer group. “We've
been fans and supporters of Starfish for a
few decades now, and we know what a vital
role Starfish plays in meeting the needs of
children and families in western Wayne
County.”
Starfish is celebrating its 50th anniversary
this year.
“We recognize that our impact and
longevity are made possible only through the
generosity of people and organizations like
the extendedDemmer family including deal-
ership employees,” said Kalass. “To realize
our vision that all children start school ready
to succeed, we need partners in every sector
including local businesses. The Demmers
are great role-models for giving and commu-
nity involvement.”
Founded in 1963, Starfish Family Services
is an Inkster-based nonprofit organization
serving thousands of vulnerable children
and families annually in metro Detroit.
Starfish primary mission is early childhood
development. For more information, visit
www.starfishonline.org.
Jim Demmer presents a check from Jack Demmer Automotive Group to Starfish CEO Ann
Kalass. Demmer employees collected the funds through a holiday raffle and Demmer
matched the funds for a donation of more than $20,000 to Starfish.
Westland will host the Western Wayne
County commemoration of the life and lega-
cy of Dr. MartinLutherKing, Jr.
The remembrance will take place begin-
ning at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Annapolis Park
Church of Christ, located at 30355 Annapolis
Road, south of Michigan Avenue, between
HenryRuff andMiddlebelt roads.
“It is so important that thework and sacri-
fice of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. are
honored each year to remind adults and to
teach our youth about the history of civil
rights,” said Westland Mayor William Wild.
“The City of Westland is proud to be hosting
this event for the communities of Western
Wayne.”
The ceremony will reflect Dr. King Jr.'s
vision for a nation of equality for all races
and religions through inspirational perform-
ances, artistic representations and historical
perspective by Anthony Lucas, a presenter
from Henry Ford Greenfield Village, who
will be delivering excerpts from Dr. King's
most famous speeches, according to Wild's
office.
To honor this day, city and county digni-
taries are inviting community members to
join them for this free and public event. At
the conclusion of the ceremony, guests are
invited to stay for light refreshments.