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levied by a vote of the city council members
anddoes not require a ballot question.
Many residents spoke up at the meeting,
questioning the necessity of the assessment
and complaining about the expense. Others
were critical of or questioned the methodol-
ogy used to determine the individual
amounts to be paid.
English said he certainly understood the
concerns of the residents.
“These are extremely difficult economic
times,” he said. “The city is currently operat-
ing at $10 million less than 10 years ago,” he
said, and at $3.8 million less than five years
ago and the only service affected so far is
leaf pick up in the city. We've managed to
reduce full-time staff members and have cut
and cut and cut,” he said.
English said the city has to find revenue
to operate and cannot continue to cut with-
out impacting on the quality of life inWayne.
He also said the public hearing and com-
ments from residents had an impact on his
thinking.
“I was raised here, I live here, I went to
school here. I try to walk amile in these peo-
ples' shoes and listen to their concerns,” he
said. “We need to find the solution.”
English said the next step in the process
would be a resolution of necessity from the
members of the city council, officially recog-
nizing the need for the special assessment.
After that, plans and methods for assessing
the costs to residents would continue to be
discussed. “We'll continue to work on it,” he
said.
English also said that the one message he
heard from the meeting was that the current
plans for assessment were considered
unpopular and unfair. “People said they
wanted everyone to pay the same amount,”
he said. “Garden City did it that way but in
Westland it is done by frontage and how
close the property is to a street light,” he
added.
One plan, favored byEnglish, removes the
assessment from businesses in the
Downtown Development Authority. The city
would continue to pay about $187,000 a year
for the lighting along Michigan Avenue from
Hannan to Merriman Road and on Wayne
Road fromGlenwood toVanBornRoad.
English said that about 200 or so people
came to themeeting last week after 6,600 let-
tersweremailed to residents.
“That's about 2 percent,” he said. “Does
that mean that 98 percent of the residents
don't have a problemwith it?”
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MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 7, 2012
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 LeRoy D. Burcroff.
Present: LeRoy Burcroff, Linda Choate, William Crova, Celeste Roscoe, William Wadsworth,
Eva Webb.
Excused:
John Barden
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Alan R. Lambert, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
1.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Roscoe to accept the agenda as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff,
Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously.
12-122 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held April 23, 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-123 3A.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Wadsworth to grant a no-fee permit to Meriah Sherek, student at
Romulus High School, in support of her senior project for a concert in Romulus Historical Park Pavilion on
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-124 3B.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Webb to concur with the Planning Commission and approve the
rezoning of PC 2012-007, Romulus Village Rezoning, for Ecorse/Hannan Roads as follows:
Parcel 80-026-99-0021-000, 5.94 acres, from C-2 to C-3
Parcel 80-026-99-0017-000, 0.23 acres, from R-1A/RCOD to C-3
Parcel 80-026-99-0018-000, 0.32 acres, from R-1A/RCOD to C-3
Parcel 80-026-99-0019-000, 0.23 acres, from R-1A/RCOD to C-3
Parcel 80-026-99-0016-000, 0.71 acres, from C-2 to C-3
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
12-125 4A.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Roscoe to grant a no-fee permit to the Romulus Historical Society
for their annual flea market on June 23, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff,
Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Choate to accept the chairperson's report.
Rol l Cal l Vote: Ayes
-
Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-126 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crova to extend bid award 11/12-04 (Resolution #11-263)
for cold patch from Barrett Paving Materials (through the DCC Bid) in the amount of $98.45 per ton pickup
price until September 1, 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-127 5B.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Roscoe to award Bid 11/12-16 for the acquisition of one 30" LCD
Monitor and one Graphics workstation for the City of Romulus Cable Department to the lowest bidder, Inacomp
TSG in the amount of $10,242.00.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-128 5C.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Roscoe to award Bid 11/12-17 for the acquisition of one mobile
workstation fro the City of Romulus Cable Department to the lowest bidder, Tower Computer Systems,
in the amount of $5,894.36.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
-Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-129 5D.
Moved by Wadsworth, second by Crova to award Bid 11/12-19 for the acquisition of a 14TB San
Storage System for the City of Romulus Cable Department to the lowest bidder, Thalner Electronic Laboratories,
Inc. in the amount of $16,160.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-130 5E.
Moved by Webb, seconded by Choate to award Bid 11/12-20 for the acquisition of two commercial
LCD TV monitors to be placed in city hall for the Romulus Cable Department to the lowest bidder, Thalner
Electronic Laboratories, Inc. in the amount of $3,571.00.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-131 5F.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Webb to award Bid 11/12-21 for the acquisition of studio/location
lighting equipment for the City of Romulus Cable Department to the lowest bidder, W.B. Hunt Company, Inc., in
the amount of $6,682.86.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-132 5G(1).
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to concur with the administration and adopt a
resolution accepting long-term maintenance of storm water management systems within the City of Romulus.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-133 5G(2).
Moved by Choate, seconded by Crova to authorize Tom Wilson, DPW Director and Roberto
Scappaticci, Assistant DPW Director to execute long-term maintenance permits on behalf of the City of
Romulus.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-134 6A1.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Webb to authorize the City Clerk to attend the 2012 Clerk's
Conference from June 19-22, 2012 in Traverse City.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-135 6A2.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to schedule a study session to discuss police department
operations, services and crime statistics with police chief, Robert Dickerson, on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 6:00
p.m. to be held in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-136 6A3.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Crova to introduce an ordinance to amend Chapter 5, Building and
Building Regulations - Article XII, Floodplain Management.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-137 6C1.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt an addendum to the existing "Single Hauler
Waste Collection and Disposal Program Contract" between the City of Romulus and Waste Management
to allow the DPW to take municipal solid waste directly to Woodland Meadows landfill with final language of
the addendum subject to the City Attorney's approval.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-138 6C2.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a resolution to authorize the mayor and clerk
to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Inkster for shared services of the Romulus Animal
Shelter.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-139 10(a)
Moved by Choate, seconded by Crova to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of David Scott
Spitza.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-140 10(b)
Moved by Webb, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Nakeya
Pinkston.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe Wadsworth, Webb.
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 May 7, 2012.
Publish: May 24, 2012
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS AGENDA
JUNE 14, 2012
Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
The
meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Township Administration Building located at 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI
48188.
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call:
Randy Blaylock, Jim Cisek, Craig Engel, Steven Johnson, Vicki Welty
Alternate:
Dawn Zuber
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes: April 12, 2012 Minutes
General Calendar:
1.
Shawn Penzak, 43511 Lancelot, Canton, MI 48188 applicant for property located at the same address, between Sheldon and
Morton Taylor, south of Palmer, appealing Building Regulations Chapter 78, Article V Fences, Walls and Borders Section
78 - 131(4a) Zoning District Restriction. (Building) Parcel 105-07-0080-000
2.
Todd Richards, 7952 Thornwood St, Canton, MI 48187 applicant; Acheson Builders, 1483 Newport Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
48103, Jim Acheson project representative for property located at 7952 Thornwood St., Canton, MI 48187, east of Napier
between Joy and Warren Rds. Appealing Article 26 Schedule of Regulations, 26.02 Requirements for agricultural and resi
dential districts - side yard setbacks. (Building) Parcel 023-03-0060-000
3.
Ford Road Associates, LLC - Bacall Development, Eddie Bacall applicant 30407 W. 13 Mile, Farmington Hills, MI 48339;
Huron Sign Co. P.O. Box 980423, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, Jim Anderson, project representative, for property located at 44938-
44968 Ford Road (Canton Landing), Canton MI 48187. North side of Ford Rd. between N. Canton Center and N. Sheldon
roads. Appealing Article 6A Sign Ordinances, Sections 6A.22, 6A.23 and 6A.25. (Planning) Parcel 039-99-0025-001
Written comments need to be submitted prior to 5:00 PM on the date of the hearing. All written comments must be sent to the Charter
Township of Canton, Clerk's Office, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd., Canton, MI 48188.
Publish May 24, 2012
EC052412-0567 2.5 x 4.569
Charter Township of Canton Special Board Proceedings-May 15, 2012
A Special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 1150 Canton Center
S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Bennett, Demopoulos, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Taj, Williams Staff Present: Director Bilbrey-Honsowetz,
Director Trumbull, Director Faas, Director Nemecek, Kristin Kolb, Brad Sharp, Gregg King
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Bennett,
supported by Taj to approve the agenda as amended adding the approval of the minutes for Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Motion carried unan-
imously.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Bennett, supported by Demopoulos to approve the Board minutes for Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
Motion carried unanimously.
Payment of Bills
Motion by McLaughlin, supported by Williams to approve payment of the bills as pre-
sented. Motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Item 1. CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF PERMIT FOR 2012
LIBERTY FEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY. (PSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to authorize the Canton Township
Clerk to sign the permit for Zambelli Fireworks Mfg. Co., authorizing permission to possess, transport and display fireworks at Canton’s
Liberty Fest on June 16, 2012. Motion carried unanimously.
GENERAL CALENDAR: Item 1.
CONSIDER SINGH EXECU-
TIVE PARK 2 REZONING REQUEST. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Taj to adopt the resolution for the rezoning request
of the Singh Development (Unit 2 of Singh Executive Park). Motion carried unanimously.
Item 2. CONSIDER SPECIAL LAND USE
REQUESTS TO LOCATE MEDICAL OFFICES IN THE LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. (MSD)
Motion by
Bennett, supported by Demopoulos to adopt the resolution for special use for 6300 Haggerty, Medical Building. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Item 3. CONSIDER SPECIAL LAND USE REQUEST FOR AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE FACILITY IN A C-3,
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to adopt the resolution
for special use for Michigan Avenue Service Center. Motion carried unanimously.
Item 4. CONSIDER EXTENSION OF AT&T
MICHIGAN METRO ACT PERMIT. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams to authorize the Township Clerk to execute
the two (2) year extension of the AT&T Right-of-Way Telecommunications Permit to be effective through July 31, 2014. Motion car-
ried unanimously.
Item 5. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF
$5,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE MONROE DRAIN. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by
McLaughlin to adopt the resolution regarding expenditures in excess of $5,000 for the maintenance and repair of the Monroe Drain.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 6. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY PROJECT. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the attached resolution authorizing the
Installment Purchase Contract for the Acquisition of Energy Efficiency Property. Motion carried unanimously.
OTHER:
The Board
meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 and Tuesday, May 29, 2012 are cancelled. The next Board study meeting will be
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Administration Building, First Floor, Board Room, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan.
Supervisor LaJoy stated the Soccer Tournament is scheduled for Memorial Weekend. There will be approximately 680 teams partici-
pating.
ADJOURN:
Motion by Demopoulos, supported by Williams to adjourn at 7:35 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. – Philip
LaJoy, Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: May 24, 21012
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: May 24, 2012
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construction. In addition, personalized way-
finding signs were installed on behalf of busi-
nesses that requested signs during the public
meetings.
“One of our main objectives was to keep
access to Goddard at all times during con-
struction,” Scappaticci said. Orchard, Hiltz
and McCliment (OHM), the city consulting
engineers, designed the plans and specifica-
tions with a one-way southbound access
road.
Construction began May 9 with the
removal of 10 to 14 inches of pavement on the
eastern half of Goddard. Four days later,
three-quarters of the concrete had been
removed, Scappaticci said.
He said the new road cross section will
include an all-new aggregate base and 8
inches of asphalt pavement.
“This cross section was chosen due to the
time savings of construction, but also
because the pavement surface can be milled
10 to 15 years after construction to revitalize
the corridor with the least expense,”
Scappaticci said.
During construction of the western half of
Goddard, southbound traffic will be shifted
onto the opposite side of the road into what
wouldbe the traditional northbound lanes.
The project is scheduled to be complete
by Aug. 31, although, “It is anticipated with
the contractor's efficiency that the project
will be completed earlier than expected,”
according to Marcus McNamara, project
managerwithOHM.
“The city is cognizant of the impact on the
downtown area,” said Economic
Development Director Timothy Keyes.
“Everything we're doing is focused on mak-
ing sure no business is financially impacted.”
The cost of the project is estimated at $1
million - although the city will only pay 20
percent through the Romulus Downtown
Development Authority.
Scappaticci said that this is the first of
three phases that would result in a complete-
ly revitalized Goddard Road from Five
Points toWayneRoad - assuming funding can
be obtained. In the future, the second phase
would reconstruct Goddard from Hunt to
Wayne Road. The third phase would replace
Goddard in the downtown area from
Romaine toHunt.
“We'reworkingwithWayne County to seek
federal funding for these sections,”
Scappaticci said. “It is the city's hope that in
the future thesemonieswouldbe awarded.”
For more information on the Goddard
Road reconstruction project, visit the web-
site www.romulusprojects.com. A link to a
detourmaps and project contact phone num-
bers are provided on thewebsite.
Drivers have been cautioned by the
CantonPoliceDepartment towatch for some
road closures during the event which will
see some heavy traffic in and around the
fields.
As a special event, the Professional
Development League 2005 National
Champions, the Michigan Bucks, will play a
Professional Development League US Open
Cup Qualifier match versus Hamilton FC
Rage at noon on Saturday at Independence
Park. This game, sponsored by the Canton
Soccer Club, will be offered for free.
The Canton Soccer Club currently
includes 2,500 players with 160 teams com-
peting in in-house, travel, select and premier
leagues.
For more information on the 30th Annual
Canton Cup Soccer Tournament, visit
www.cantonsoccerclub.com or the tourna-
ment website at www.cantoncup.net.
higher rate of contributions to their retire-
ment fund, reducing the township burden to a
13.5 percent cap and new hires will have a
defined contribution retirement plan, rather
than a guaranteed pension. The arbitrator
also capped longevity pay at $1,000 per year,
rather than the $2,150 annual maximum pre-
viously in place. Longevity pay for new hires
was abolished.
One of the most impactful rulings, along
with the wage decision, was the requirement
that firefighters pay 20 percent of their health
insurance premiums. The township will pay
the other 80 percent.
Firefighters will also lose one-half a paid
holiday and reduces the vacation day accrual
for union members with 10 years or more of
services. With Stevenson's ruling, they will
now receive nine days of vacation after 10
years rather than 10 and 11 vacation days
after 15 years rather than 13.
Stevenson's rulings are only effective until
Marchof 2013.
Soccer
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Decision
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Roads
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We're working with
Wayne County to seek federal
funding for these sections.
”