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Officials host citizens’ meeting
Reality check
Volunteers at Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan are helping students at
Romulus High School better understand the economics of business. Nearly 100
Romulus High School students recently went on a field trip to the Junior Achievement
Finance Park in downtown Detroit where they learned about money management,
entrepreneurship, and how to balance a real world budget. Students took part in a sim-
ulation where they were assigned to a hypothetical life scenario that included a profes-
sion and a mock family. Senior Melodi Brown who will attend Concordia University-
Chicago in the fall said, "This experience has taught me how to realistically budget my
money as I prepare for adulthood." The hands-on approach provides a foundation for
students to make intelligent lifelong personal finance decisions, a school spokesman
noted.
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
April 3, 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:
John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, William Wadsworth.
Excused:
Kathleen Abdo, Celeste Roscoe.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Excused:
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously.
17-097 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Choate
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on March 27, 2017.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Barden, Choate, Crout, Wadsworth.
Nays
– None.
Abstain
– Makowski.
Motion Carried
.
17-098 2B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to approve the minutes of the special meeting of the
Romulus City Council, 7:00 p.m. closed session, Pending Union Matters - held on March 27, 2017. Roll Call
Vote: Ayes – Barden, Crout, Wadsworth. Nays – None. Abstain – Choate, Makowski. Motion Carried.
3. Petitioner:
None.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Mayor Pro-Tem Barden announced that the Wayne County Hazardous Waste drop-off will be held on Saturday,
April 22, 2017 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Romulus City Hall parking lot.
17-099 4A.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Julie A. Freeze.
Motion Carried Unanimously.
4.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried
Unanimously.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff spoke about the recent halt of the Vining Road development (outlet mall). Dennis Davidson read
a list of upcoming city events.
17-100 5A.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and authorize the
DPW to repair the pump at the pump station located within the Farms Subdivision for their detention system to
discharge in the amount of $9,265.00.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-101 5B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB
13/14-14 to HD Supply Waterworks and SLC Meter, LLC extending the 2015 contract pricing through April 30,
2018, respectively, for the purchase of JMC 161 (or equivalent) Fabricated Lug All Stainless Steel Clamp
Couplings.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-102 5C.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and award Bid 16/17-
30 to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder, Matt Lee’s Lawn Service for a one year contract (contract to ter-
minate April 30, 2018) for the mowing and trimming at the Romulus Memorial Cemetery and the maintenance
of the weeds and grass in the alley located behind the downtown businesses for the City of Romulus, City Clerk
and the DPW.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report
6B. Treasurer’s Report
7. Public Comment:
Lisa Martin, Vice President, Western Wayne County Branch of the NAACP, extended an invitation to everyone
to attend the next general membership meeting of the NAACP on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. The meet-
ing will be held at 27500 Marquette, Garden City.
8. Unfinished Business:
Councilman Wadsworth spoke about a complaint from residents that the Eureka Road railroad tracks were
blocked for over an hour – Mayor Burcroff said he would pass that information on to the appropriate person.
Councilman Wadsworth gave a reminder about the Animal Shelter Bowl-A-Thon to be held on May 12 th
at Romulus Lanes – all proceeds from the Bowl-A-Thon will go directly to the Animal Shelter.
9. New Business
10. Communication
11.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
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 April 3, 2017.
RM0174 - 042017 2.5 x 7.682
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 16/17-28 Speed Trailer and Radar Sign for RPF
The City of Romulus is seeking bids for a Speed Radar Trailer and a Post mounted Radar Speed Sign
for the Romulus Police Department.
(1) 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 @
/. Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the bid-
ding documents.
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion
of the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All
interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It
is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain the any issued addenda and acknowledge any issued
addenda by including a printed copy of the addendum as part of the required documents for this
solicitation and list the addendum in the bid's Table of Contents if required.
(3) Two (2) copies of the bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and returned to the
City
Clerk's Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday,
5/16/2017
. Bids should be submitted in a
sealed envelope and addressed using the Bid package label provided in the ITB documents.
(4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and
read.
(5) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the ITB
documents and copies of all required endorsements.
(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 any minor informality or irregularity in pro-
posals received.
(7) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
.
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CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 16/17-37 THREE YEAR CONTRACT FOR CONTRACTOR/S FOR EMER-
GENCY ON-CALL REPAIRS FOR THE CITY'S SEWER & WATERS SYSTEMS
The City of Romulus, Michigan is hereby soliciting sealed proposals for the purpose of selecting a
qualified firm or firms to provide on-call emergency work for the City's water and sewer systems.
Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Bids may
be rejected unless made on the forms included with the bidding documents.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a proposal
must use the forms provided by
the City
. Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system at
. Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not considered
official copies. Proposals may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the RFP doc-
uments
(2) Questions must be emailed to
and received no later than 5 business
days prior to the deadline for submitting proposals, as indicated in the RFP documents.
(3) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion
of the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All
interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It
is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said
addenda by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of the required documents for
this solicitation and to list the addendum and sign and date the "Acknowledgment of Receipt
Addenda Form: supplied in the bid documents.
(4) A total of three copies (one stamped "ORIGINAL" and two copies stamped "COPY") of the of
the proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no
later than 2:30 P.M.,
May 16, 2017
. Proposals should be addressed using the proposal label
provided.
(5) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received proposals 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) Proposals shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after
the date for submitting bids/proposals.
(8) The successful Company will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the RFP
documents and all required endorsements.
(9) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
.
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CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 16/17-18 SEWER INSPECTION EQUIPMENT - CCTV CAMERA SYSTEM
The City of Romulus Department of Public Works is hereby soliciting sealed proposals from expe-
rienced companies for the acquisition of sewer inspection CCTV equipment and requested options
for the vehicle to be used to for the installation and transportation of the equipment.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a proposal must use the forms provided by
the City. Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system at
/. Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not considered
official copies. Proposals may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the RFP doc-
uments
(2) Questions must be emailed to
and received no later than 5 business
days prior to the deadline for submitting proposals, as indicated in the RFP documents.
(3) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion
of the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All
interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It
is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said
addenda by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of the required documents for
this solicitation and to list the addendum and sign and date the "Acknowledgment of Receipt
Addenda Form: supplied in the RFP documents.
(4) A total of three copies (One original and two marked "Copy") of the proposal must be submit-
ted in a sealed envelope and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later than 2:30 P.M., May
16, 2017. Proposals should be addressed using the proposal label provided in the RFP docu-
ments.
(5) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received proposals 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 proposals and to waive irregularities.
(7) Proposals shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after
the date for submitting bids/proposals.
(8) The successful Company will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the RFP
documents and all required endorsements.
(9) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
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RM0171 - 042017 2.5 x 4.937
State Rep. Kristy Pagan (D-Canton)
was joined by U.S. Congresswoman
Debbie Dingell (MI-12) for a town hall at
Belleville High School last Thursday.
Pagan and Dingell discussed the federal
health care proposal, in addition to sev-
eral federal budget proposals and how
they would impact the people of
Michigan. Following the discussion, the
legislators took questions from the audi-
ence.
“With all the changes happening
under the new administration, I have
heard a lot concerns from residents
about how the decisions made in
Washington will impact Michigan and
our local communities,” Pagan said.
“That is why I was honored to have
Congresswoman Dingell join to help
address these concerns head on. It is so
important that residents feel connected
to those they elected to serve them, and
Congresswoman Dingell has truly been a
champion for our communities. I value
the input and feedbackwe received from
the town hall, as it will certainly help me
better represent our community in the
MichiganLegislature.”
Pagan and Dingell were joined by
Ezinne Ndukwe, a health care analyst
for the Center for Healthcare Research
& Transformation (CHRT), a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization committed to
improving health and informing policy
based on facts, and Timothy Michling, a
research associate with the Citizens
Research Council of Michigan (CRC), a
nonprofit, nonpartisan research organi-
zation that provides factual, unbiased,
independent information.
Pagan and Dingell addressed a full
room on Thursday evening and topics
varied from the failed federal health
care bill to proposed federal cuts to the
Great LakesRestoration Initiative, Meals
onWheels and after-school programs.
“Thursday's discussion addressed the
deep concerns many people have about
the future of our country's healthcare
system and potential budget cuts that
jeopardize critical programs that protect
the environment and allowour seniors to
age with dignity. State Rep. Kristy Pagan
and I understand the importance of pro-
viding Michigan residents the facts,”
Dingell said. “It is critical for all of us on
the federal and local level to work
together to ensure Michigan stays strong
and our residents have their voices
heard.”
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), left, and State Rep. Kristy Pagan, center,
speak with constituents at a town hall meeting last week at Belleville High School.
