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June 12, 2014
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 27, 2014
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
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Crout to accept the agenda as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
-
Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
14-199 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to approve the minutes of the regular meeting
of the Romulus City Council held on May 12, 2014.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate,
Crout, Makowski, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Abstain
- Roscoe
Motion Carried
.
14-200 2B.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to approve the minutes of the special meeting
study session of the Romulus City Council held on May 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. regarding the City
Fee Schedule.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Abstain
- Roscoe
Motion Carried
.
4.Chairperson's Report
Mayor Pro-Tem Barden recognized the veterans for our freedom.
Councilman Wadsworth recognized the businesses and individuals who supported the annual Animal
Shelter Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser and a special thank you to the City DPW workers.
14-201 4A.
Moved by Makowski, seconded by Choate to accept the memorandum of agreement with
the IAFF Local 4126 which includes implementing 80/20 health care premium share for new hires
and to extend the IAFF labor contract by one year to align the expiration date with all other City union
labor contracts.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Choate to accept the Chairperson's Report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
5. Mayor's Report:
Mayor Burcroff recognized VFW Post 9568 for the veterans service held at the
veteran's memorial in front of city hall. He also recognized City Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg on earning
her Certified Master Municipal Clerk certification.
14-202 5A1.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a resolution recognizing the retire-
ment of Debbie Hoffman.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
14-203 5A2. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a resolution recognizing the retire-
ment of Bill Marcum.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
14-204 5A.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Crout to introduce Budget Amendment 13/14-18 to use
program income to supplement the 2013 CDBG senior services budget to allow the Chore Workers
to continue senior services until the 2014 budget begins on July 1, 2014 and to obtain needed repairs
to the Senior Center parking lot.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Expense
252-2250-722.85-11 Program Income (Senior Services 24) 0
10,000
10,000
Fund Balance
252-0000-390.00-00 CDBG Fund Balance
25,154
(10,000)
15,154
To use program income to supplement the 2013 CDBG senior services budget. 1)This will allow the
Chore Workers to continue senior services until the 2014 budget begins on July 1, 2014 and 2) obtain
needed repairs to the Senior Center Parking Lot.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
14-205 5B.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Makowski to introduce Budget Amendment 13/14-
19 to reflect the Police Department's savings and the contingency dollars used to prevent the lay-offs
of firefighters retained under the previous 2010 SAFER Grant. Their retention was necessary to
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
GENERAL FUND
Expense
101-3410-734.70-20 Fire Regular Wages
695,394
167,606
863,000
101-3410-734.70-24 Fire Part-time Wages
60,000
20,000
80,000
101-3410-734.70-27 Fire Compensated Absences 35,000
15,000
50,000
101-3410-734.71-10 Fire Overtime Wages
131,000
29,000
160,000
101-3410-734.72-xx Fire Fringe Benefits
536,694
95,594
632,288
Expense
101-3110-731.70-20 Police Regular Wages
3,038,807
(147,943) 2,890,864
101-3110-731.71-10 Police Overtime Wages
750,000
(50,000)
700,000
Contingency
101-2920-729.89-01 Contingencies
629,257
(129,257)
500,000
To reflect the Police Department's savings and the contingency dollars used to prevent the lay-offs of
fire fighters retained under the previous 2010 SAFER Grant. Their retention was necessary to main-
tain adequate full-time staffing.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
14-206 6A1.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to approve second reading and final adoption of
Amended Ordinance Chapter 36, Division 4, entitled Controlled Substances, Sections 36-269 which
was introduced at the Council meeting of May 12, 2014.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
7. Public Comment:
Resident commented on man-hole covers that need repair at Carnegie and
Avalon Streets and recognized the good job city workers did repairing a storm drain in the same area.
8. Unfinished Business
Councilwoman Abdo informed that when residents need to report an ordi-
nance violation on holidays and weekends, they may call the non-emergency police department num-
ber - 734-941-8400.
9. New Business
10. Communication
14-207 11.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Makowski to approve Warrant 14-10 in the amount of
$1,312,831.44
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 May 27,
2014.
Publish:
June 12, 2014
CITY OF ROMULUS
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-003
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 DIVISION 4 ENTITLED CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES SECTIONS 36-269 of the CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ROMU-
LUS TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORIZED ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE AQUALIFYING
PATIENT OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER MAY CULTIVATE MARIHUANA RELATED TO
MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY AND FOR TRANSPORTA-
TION OF MARIHUANA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.
THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
Section 1.
Chapter 36 Division 4 entitled Controlled Substances Section 36-269 is amended to
read as follows:
Section 36-269. Possession or use of Marihuana.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally possess Marihuana
except as authorized by the provisions of Article 7 of the Public Health Code (MCL
333.7101 et seq.) and as set forth in this Section of the Code of Ordinances.
B. Cultivation of Marihuana by a Qualifying Patient as defined in MCL 333.26423 shall
be permitted only in RE, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, R-M or HRM Zoning Districts in single,
family detached dwellings which are owned or rented and occupied by the
Qualifying Patient for their residential use.
C. Cultivation of Marihuana by a Primary Caregiver as defined in MCL 333.26423
shall be permitted only in RE, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, R-M or HRM Zoning Districts in
single, family detached dwellings which are owned or rented and occupied by the
Primary Caregiver for their residential use or his/her Qualifying Patients, for their
residential use, to whom they are connected through registration with the Michigan
Department of Licensing and regulatory Affairs.
D. All of the above permitted cultivation of Marihuana plants shall be in compliance
with the applicable Building and Fire Codes, and shall not occupy more than 25% of
the dwelling excluding the basement square footage.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person, facility, or business located in the City of
Romulus to operate a provisionary center to sell Marihuana to (1) Qualified Patients,
(2) Caregivers, or to sell any Marihuana to any Person, facility, or business that oper-
ates a provisionary center that sells Marihuana to Qualified Patients or Caregivers
regardless of any State law that may permit such sales.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to use Marihuana except as authorized by the pro-
visions of Article 7 of the Public Health Code (MCL 333.7101 et seq.)
G. A person shall not transport or possess usable Marihuana as defined in MCL
333.26423 in or upon a motor vehicle or any self-propelled vehicle designed for land
travel unless the usable Marihuana is one or more of the following:
(a) Enclosed in a case that is carried in the trunk of the vehicle;
(b) Enclosed in a case that is not readily accessible from the interior of the vehicle, if the
vehicle in which the person is travelling does not have a trunk.
Section 2.
Penalty.
A person who violates Section 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
Section 3.
Savings Clause.
Nothing in this Ordinance hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any just or legal right or
remedy of any chapter, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any chapter be lost, impaired or
affected by this Ordinance.
Section 4.
Severability.
The various parts, sections and clauses of this Ordinance are declared to be sever-
able. If any part, sentence, paragraph, section or clause is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected.
ADOPTED, APPROVED AND PASSED by the City Council of the City of Romulus this 27 th day
of May, 2014.
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor and Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City
Council of the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Room in said
City on the 27 th day of May 2014.
ELLEN L. CRAIG-BRAGG, City Clerk
I further certify that the foregoing was published in Romulus Roman, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Romulus, on the 12 th day of June, 2014.
ELLEN L. CRAIG-BRAGG, City Clerk
Within forty-five (45) days after publication of any ordinance duly passed by the Council, a petition
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 registered at the last preceding election at which a Mayor of the City was elected.
Said ordinance shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from operation and the Council shall imme-
diately reconsider such ordinance.
INTRODUCED:
05-05-14
ADOPTED:
05-27-14
PUBLISHED:
06-12-14
B
ELLEVILLE
- R
OMULUS
Champions
High school basketball teams
celebrate year of success, wins
Fire victim identified
They are nowpart of history at Romulus
HighSchool.
The varsity girls' basketball team per-
formed better than any team in school his-
tory and won the championship of the
WesternWayne Athletic Conference before
excelling in the Class A state tournament,
winning district and regional titles,
advancing all the way to the Elite Eight
and finishing 21-5.
Team coach Herb Buckley, assistant
coaches and players. Bianca Buckley,
Cierra Bond and Jayla Nichols earned all-
conference honors. Buckley and Bond
were named two of the top 25 players in
Michigan.
Three of the players have signed letters
of intent to extend their playing careers in
college. Bond, who also was a third-team
all-state selection, will attend South
Georgia Technological College. Buckley
and Taylor Wade will attend Mercyhurst
University inPennsylvania.
All of the girls and coaches were guests
at a Romulus City Council meeting recent-
ly, where Coach Buckley - who was All-
West of the Year - presented an auto-
graphedball to the city.
The boys varsity players joined in the
celebration after having another great sea-
son aswell.
As the defending Class A champions
that lost talented players to graduation, the
boys went 8-0 to win the conference title
under Coach Jerret Smith.
They won district and regional champi-
onships and then advanced in the state
tournament to the quarterfinals, where
they lost by one point.
Deonte Bell, Kris Clyburn, Tyron
Hamby and Jaylin Walker were named to
the all-conference team.
Themanwho lost his life in the apartment
fire at the Bellridge Apartments in Van
Buren Township has been identified at
JamirDavis, 20.
According to the office of the Wayne
County Medical Examiner, Davis died from
smoke and soot inhalation. An autopsy was
performed on Sunday, immediately following
the early-morning May 24 blaze. Davis was
positively identifiedby a familymember.
The cause of death has been ruled acci-
dental by themedical examiner's office.
The fire was reported at 3:55 a.m. May 24
to the Van Buren Public Safety Department
and firefighters were immediately dis-
patched to the apartment complex near
Independence and Haggerty roads. When
firefighters arrived, along with several police
patrol cars, a ground floor apartment was
“well involved with fire and the windows
were beginning to break out,” according to
FireChief DanBesson.
Davis was discovered in his bed in the
apartment by fire fighters working to sup-
press the flames and extinguish the blaze,
according toBesson.
Other residents of the complex were tem-
porarily evacuated but only one other family
was displacedby the fire.
Besson said the displaced family was
assisted by the Van Buren Department of
Public SafetyChaplinProgram.
Damage at the 12-unit complex was esti-
mated atmore than $75,000.
Lots of happy smiles accompanied the letter of intent
signing day for Romulus High School girls basketball
stars Bianca Buckley and Taylor Wade.
Photo by Roger
Kadau
Romulus High School varsity girls basketball team members were recognized by elected
officials at Romulus City Hall recently.
Photo by Roger Kadau
Cierra Bond had lots of support
during her signing of a letter of
intent to play college basketball.
Photo by Dave Gorgon