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Helping hands
Romulus students join water drive
Driver charged in deaths
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 25, 2016
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, City Clerk
Stacy Paige, City Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-114 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth
, seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on January 11, 2016.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-115 2B.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Makowski to approve the minutes from the Special Council Meeting
held on Monday January 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Study Session, Restated City of Romulus Employee Pension
Ordinance.
Motion Carried Unanimously
3A. Petitioner:
Petitioner, Charles Miller addressed the council with his concerns regarding homes in Romulus that have lead
pipes and testing of the water that comes out of the tap in homes. He also commented on the Flint Water Crisis.
Mr. Miller shared with council information regarding water filters and test kits. Mr. Miller asked the Mayor if he
could make available a pamphlet with general information for residents regarding lead testing and water filters.
*Keith Boc, DPW Assistant, S-1 Certified, reported that the testing in Romulus which was done at the tap has
had good results. The testing results are published in the annual water report.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Mr. Barden commented on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. *Councilman Crout requested a
Memorial Resolution for Willie Watson. Mayor Burcroff, and Council members, Crout, Barden and Wadsworth
shared their memories of Willie Watson.
16-116 4(a).
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Willie
Watson.
Motion Carried Unanimously
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Makowsk
i to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff asked Council to adopt a resolution to recognize February as Black History Month for the City
of Romulus. Dennis Davidson announced community events for the City of Romulus for February and March.
16-117 5(a)
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Roscoe
to adopt a resolution recognizing February as Black
History Month.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-118 5A1
. Moved by
Makowski,
supported by
Roscoe,
to award Bid ITB 15/16-06 for the acquisition of a
13.9/14 yard tandem axle dump truck for the City of Romulus Department of Public Works to Wolverine
Freightliner-Westside, Inc. in the amount of $133,043.00 for the purchase of the base vehicle as specified in the
bid documents ($127,766) along with both Options #1 ($1,237-DC Box vibrator) and #2 ($4,040 - Heated body
kit installed).
Motion Carried Unanimously
6A
.
Clerk’s Report
16-119 6A1.
Moved by
Wadsworth
, seconded by
Crout
, to approve second reading, final adoption of the
Restated City of Romulus Employee Pension Ordinance. This Ordinance was introduced at the Council meeting
of January 11, 2016.
Motion Carried Unanimously
16-120 6A2.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe,
to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 15/16-14. This budget amendment was introduced at the Council meeting of January 11, 2016.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT
BUDGET
General Fund Revenue
01-336-679.000 Fire Dept. Cost Recovery 30,000
10,000 40,000
Expense
101-336-818.000 Fire Dept. Contractual Services 5,000
10,000 15,000
To increase the cost recovery contractual cost with offsetting revenues. - Note: This has no effect on the General
Fund’s fund balance
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report:
16-121 6B1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo,
to approve the City of Romulus Investment Policy.
Motion Carried Unanimously
7. Public Comment
Resident, Jan Lemmon commented on the water crisis in Flint Michigan and announced the Euchre Tournament
Fundraiser which will benefit the Romulus Cemetery
. *
Resident, Virginia Williams commented on the Flint
Water Crisis and thanked everyone who made a donation to purchase water for Flint residents and added that any-
one interested in donating may contact her at 734-673-8396.
*
Resident, Ed Buczkowski thanked the Fire depart-
ment for their prompt response to his call.
8. Unfinished Business
Councilman Wadsworth mentioned that residents were pleased with the clean-up of debris from a house that had
burned down a year ago on Middlebelt and Pennsylvania.
*
Councilman Wadsworth met with about 10 residents
that live near the flea market located on Middlebelt Road concerning a big barn located on the property that is in
poor condition and about to come down. 60% of the roof is gone; children has been seen playing on top of the
roof. The residents provided Mr. Wadsworth with pictures of the building. Mr. Wadsworth gave pictures to the
Mayor and asked if the Ordinance department could go and investigate.
*
Councilman Wadsworth commented
about a house located on Taft Street that is deplorable condition; it has a blue tarp on the roof; no one lives in the
house; it is a negative eye-sore for the residents that live nearby. Mr. Wadsworth asked the Mayor to send
Building department to investigate.
*Councilwoman Abdo mentioned that her students are collecting money for water. Their goal is to raise $100 and
asked if anyone would like to match the $100 in order to purchase a pallet of water.
9. New Business:
Councilwoman Makowski spoke about the various programs at the Romulus Library and thanked everyone who
participated in the Library Fundraiser.
10. Communication
16-122 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Makowski
to pay Warrant 16-02 in the amount of $2,784,631.04.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Wadsworth
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 January 25, 2016.
Publish: February 18, 2016
RM021816-0018 2.5 x 11.506
CITY OF ROMULUS
APPENDIX B
CHAPTER 38
ROMULUS EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN
An Ordinance to amend the City of Romulus Code of Ordinances Chapter 38 Romulus Employee
Pension Plan.
THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
Section 1:
Short Title
This Ordinance shall be known as the Romulus Employees Pension Plan.
Section 2:
An updated, amended and restated Chapter 38, Appendix B, Article 1
through Article 10, Section 38.1-1 through Section 38.10-12 is herby adopted
and shall read as follows:
Section 3:
Repealer
All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordnance are
repealed only to the extent necessary to give this ordinance full force and effect.
Section 4:
Savings
All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired or
incurred at the time this ordinance takes effect are saved and may be
consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced.
Section 5:
Severability
Should any clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection or section of this Article be
declared voice or otherwise invalid, for any reason, by any court, such
declaration shall not affect any portion of this Article other than the part
specifically declared to be void.
Section 6:
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take immediate effect upon publication in the Official Newspaper.
Passed and adopted by the City Council by the City of Romulus, County of Wayne, State of
Michigan, on January 25, 2016.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan, do hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a true copy of an ordinance duly adopted by the Romulus City Council at its regular meeting
held on the 25th day of January.
ATTEST: LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Within forty-five (45) days after the publication of any ordinance duly passed by the Council, a peti-
tion may be presented to the Council protesting against such ordinance continuing in effect. Said
petition shall contain the text of such ordinance and shall be signed by not less than six percent (6%)
of the registered electors at the last preceding election at which the Mayor of the City was elected.
Said ordinance shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from operation and the Council shall
immediately reconsider such ordinance.
INTRODUCTED: 01-11-2016
ADOPTED:
01-25-2016
PUBLISHED:
02-18-2016
RM021816-0017 2.5 x 6.187
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 15/16-19 CONTRACT FOR BUILDING REPAIRS TO RFD STATION #4
(1) The City of Romulus Department of Public works is requesting bids from licensed contractors,
registered with the City of Romulus Department of Building, Safety and Engineering for the con-
struction repairs as outlined in the bid documents to the City of Romulus Fire Station #4 located
at 28777 Eureka Road.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the City
.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
.
(3) Attendance at the mandatory pre-bid conference is a requirement of this invitation to bid. The
conference will be held at the City of Romulus, in the day room of Fire Station #4, 28777 Eureka
Road, Romulus, MI 48174 on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 11:00a.m.
(4) Two (2) copies of the bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's
Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Thursday,
March 17, 2016
. Bids should be submitted in a sealed
envelope and addressed using the Bid package label provided in the ITB documents.
(5) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and
read.
(6) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive irregularities.
(7) The awarded Company will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the ITB doc-
uments.
(8) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
.
Publish: 02/18/2016
RM021816-0016 2.5 x 3.397
A water drive to help the residents of
Flint resulted in one of the largest one-
day efforts seen by officials at Eastern
MichiganUniversity.
According to Mark Edwards, coordina-
tor of school relations for Romulus
Community Schools, the district part-
nered with the student government com-
mittee at Eastern Michigan University
and the Bright Futures after school pro-
gramtohelp the residents of Flint.
“We know that collecting water will
only help in the short term, however it's
what we're able to do,” said Edwards. The
district also showed their students an
educational video produced by the
Romulus middle school Bright Future
program to help educate them about the
environmental and social ramifications of
the crisis inFlint.
Wick Elementary School students
stepped up to do their part by collecting
funds to assist with recycling the thou-
sands of plastic water bottles, which has
been also been an issue in Flint where
the water system has been contaminated
with lead and is unsafe to drink.
Edwards said that word spread quickly
throughout Romulus about theFeb. 6 one-
day water drive which was announced on
social media, through a district-wide auto-
mated robo-call andposters.
“In just over three hours people came
pouring in with cases of water in hand,”
Edwards said. The goal was to fill a bus
with bottled water to be taken to Eastern
MichiganUniversity for the 70mile trip to
Flint.
“I had no idea it would be this success-
ful, it shows the compassion that the peo-
ple in our city have for others. We are a
hardworking group and I thinkwe realize
that it couldbeus,” he said.
James Jameson, operations assistant
for the Convocation Center at Eastern
Michigan University, was also impressed
with the participation from the Romulus
schools. He said that the delivery from
Romulus was the largest one-day drop he
had seen, Edwards said.
A 40-year-old Kent County truck driver
has been criminally charged in the 42-
vehicle pile up on I-94 last month that
claimed the lives of two Northville resi-
dents.
Police said that Timothy Martinez was
driving recklessly Jan. 17 during a heavy
lake effect snow on I-94 between Hartford
and Watervliet. His actions caused a
chain-reaction pileup which included five
semi-trucks and more than 37 other vehi-
cles and closed the roadway for nearly an
entire day after multiple crashes occurred
at about 2 p.m.
MichiganStateTroopers said that more
than 12 people were injured in the pileup
including a Van Buren County Sheriff
deputy who was treating a victim at the
scene when he was struck. The deputy is
reportedly recovering fromthose injuries.
Killed were 78-year-old Carol
Griesemer and her son, 54-year-old
Andrew Griesemer, both of Northville.
Police said that both were critically
injured in the chain reaction collision and
both later succumbed to the injuries sus-
tained in the crash.
Troopers said that more than five
crashes involving semi-trucks and vehicles
were the result of Martinez' driving in an
unsafemanner for the conditions.
The reckless driving charges he now
faces carry a penalty of up to 15 years in
prison.
Students
from
Romulus High School,
along with educators
and members of the
community, worked to
fill a school bus with
bottled water for Flint
residents during a one-
day effort earlier this
month.
On the job
The first new Northville Township police officer in 2016 was sworn in at Township
Hall last Friday when Ofc. Christopher Bachand, center, officially took his oath of
office and signed the 100-year-old registration book witnessed by Northville
Township Clerk Sue Hillebrand. Director of Public Safety John Werth, left, and
Bachand's father, retired Westland Police Lt. Steve Bachand, right, congratulated
the new officer who asked his father to pin his first badge on him at the ceremo-
ny.
