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July 3, 2013
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCILMEETING
June 10, 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 LeRoy Burcroff.
Present:
John Barden, LeRoy Burcroff, Linda Choate, William Crova, Celeste Roscoe,
William Wadsworth, Eva Webb.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Alan R. Lambert, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Crova to accept the agenda as amended.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-190 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held June 3, 2013.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-191 3A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Barden to grant a no-fee permit to Minister Minerva Martin of
11024 Wahrman to use the Goddard Road pavilion for a church revival on August 28-30, 2013 starting at 6:30
p.m. and ending by 9:30 p.m.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-192 3B.
Moved by Webb, seconded by Roscoe to grant approval of application for Romulus Rotary 2013
City of Romulus Fireworks Extravaganza to the State of Michigan.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff,
Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-193 3C.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Wadsworth to grant a no-fee permit to the Romulus Rotary for the
2013 City of Romulus Fireworks Extravaganza on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 10:00 p.m.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
-None.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
13-194 4A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve a current POAM retiree to change from tradi-
tional Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance to the PPO1 and this will save the city $5,500
per year.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Barden to accept the chairperson's report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden,
Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
13-195 5A.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to authorize the mayor and clerk to accept the 2013
Justice Assistance Grant Funds from the Wayne County Department of Homeland Security in the amount of
$9,186.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-196 5B.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter into an adden-
dum to the professional services agreement for the Goddard Road Reconstruction Project by Puuri Engineering,
LLC at a cost not to exceed $12,000 for design services and $16,850 for the construction services.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
5C.
No Action Required.
13-197 5D.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Crova to authorize disposal of city-owned vehicles under the guide-
lines of the City of Romulus Obsolete, Worn or Surplus Property Policy through Martin's Towing and Sales with
a disposal fee of $50.00 per vehicle.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-198 6A1.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Choate to schedule a public hearing to review Detroit Thermal
Systems request for an IFTEC to be held on Monday, June 24, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. in the City HallCouncil
Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-199 6B.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to schedule a study session with Mark Rochford to dis-
cuss city investments on Monday, June 24, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. to be held in the City Hall Council Chambers,
11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-200 11.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to authorize the city treasurer to disburse funds as listed in
Warrant 13-11 in the amount of Seven Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventy- Five Dol lars
and Thirty One Cents. ($722,875.31.)
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Abstain
-Crova.
Motion Carried
.
12.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, 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 June 10, 2013.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk, City of Romulus
Publish
: July 3, 2013
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: July 3, 2013
EC070313-0779 2.5 x 1.557
CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 13/14-01 VoIP Telephony System Request for Proposals/Master Agreement
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking proposals from qualified Companies for the above item/items and/or
services.
(1)
Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit proposals
must use the forms provided by the City.
Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @ www.mitn.info. or by
contacting Mary Stegner, RMS Associates, 15760 Nineteen Mile Road, Suite C, Clinton Township, MI
48038 by phone at 586-263-3960
(2)
A mandatory Pre-Bid conference/Site Inspection will commence at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 12, 2013
at the City of Romulus, City Hall building located at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan 48174. All
bidders must be present at the Pre-Bid Conference and the conducted pre-bid site inspection of the
buildings in order to submit a bid.
(3)
Submit three complete copies with one marked "Original", in a sealed envelope to the
City Clerk's Office
no later than 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 5, 2013. All timely received proposals are to be publicly
received.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
RFP 13/14-01 VoIP TELEPHONY SYSTEM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/MASTER AGREEMENT
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
11111 WAYNE ROAD
ROMULUS, MI 48174
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Agent, by calling
(734) 955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us .
Publish:
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
NOTICE:
All items in the Romulus Memorial Cemetery that do not comply with the cemetery rules and regulations must
be removed by July 15, 2013.
Items remaining after July 15th are subject to removal pursuant to the rules and regulations:
2(f) Vegetable planting, Halloween and holiday decorations, yard ornaments, balloons, figurines, wind chimes,
lanterns, solar lights and shepherd's hooks are prohibited.
2(h) Trees and shrubbery of any kind may ONLY be planted by the Dept. of Public Works and are prohibited on
individual grave sites.
Any questions regarding this matter may be directed to the Clerk's office at 734-942-7540.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk, City of Romulus
Publish:
July 3, 2013
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids
at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2013 for the following:
REPAINTING OF DECORATIVE STREETLIGHTS
Bids may be picked up at the Finance & Budget Department, or you may contact Mike Sheppard at: (734) 394-5225. All bids must be
submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company name, address and telephone number and date and
time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 7/3/2013
EC070313-0780 2.5 x 2.078
C
ANTON
- N
ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Canton to host Senior Olympics Basketball Shoot
Food distribution July 18
School fair proves profitable
Area seniors are dusting off their
athletic shoes and sharpening up
their skills for the Ninth Annual
Western Wayne County Senior
Olympics scheduled to take place at
various communities Aug. 12-16. A
variety of activities for men and
women age 50 and older will be
available throughout the competi-
tion week which will see competi-
tors fromthroughout the area.
This year the competitive events
include: 5 and 10-mile bike races,
fun walk, creative writing, baking
contest, photography, softball throw,
Frisbee toss, euchre, tennis, horse-
shoes, bridge, basketball shoot, vol-
leyball, shuffleboard, swimming, bil-
liards, pinochle, ballroom dancing,
football throw, bowling, art, soccer
kick, bocce ball andmanymore.
Canton Township will be hosting
the Basketball Shoot at 2:30 p.m.
Aug.12 at the Summit on the Park,
located at 46000 Summit Parkway.
In addition, Canton will be hosting
the Singles and Doubles Tennis
competition at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Aug. 14 at Griffin Park, located at
Sheldon Road and Cherry Hill
Road. This year, the banquet and
medals presentation, hosted by the
City of Belleville and Sumpter and
Van Buren townships, will take
place at noon Aug. 16. at Belleville
High School. More information is
available at www.wwcso.org.
To register for the competition,
pick up a Senior Olympics packet at
the Canton Senior Center, located in
theParkviewRoomof theSummit.
Last year 99 Canton residents
brought home 112 gold, silver and
bronze medals during the Eighth
Annual Western Wayne County
SeniorOlympics.
For more information, contact
the Canton Senior Center at (734)
394-5485.
Artists sought for competition
There may be families in the Plymouth
and Northville area who now qualify for
EmergencyFoodAssistance.
Income guidelines were adjusted March
18 to allow more individuals and families to
be served. The Emergency Food Assistance
Programprovides low-income Plymouth and
Northville residents with canned, non-per-
ishable, andperishable items.
The next distribution is scheduled for
Thursday, July 18, at St. Kenneth Catholic
Church.
All recipients must pre-register at the
Plymouth Community United Way office, 960
W. AnnArbor Trail.
This is a supplemental food program so it
may be used in addition to other assistance
programs. Bridge Card holders automatical-
ly qualify, but need to register. Recipients not
currently on governmental assistance (food
stamps, ADC and general) need to provide
documentation including proof of income
and residency before receiving food.
Distributions continue the third Thursday
of each month from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St.
KennethCatholicChurch.
For information, call Plymouth
Community UnitedWay at (734) 453-6879, ext.
2 or e-mail cindy.bumgardner@pcuw.org.
This is a United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) program. In accordance
with Federal Law and USDA policy, this
institution is prohibited from discriminating
on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office
of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll
free (866) 632-9992 (voice). Individuals who
are hearing impaired or have speech disabil-
ities may contact USDA through the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339, or (800) 845-
6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportuni-
ty provider and employer.
at the regional headquarters on Concept
Drive.
Reading from a prepared script, Eaton
reported that last year Comcast employees
pledgedmore than $45,000 to the Plymouth
CommunityUnitedWay.
“We're not ashamed to blow our horn at
bit,” Eaton said. He described the taxes
and dues paid to Plymouth Township last
year as, “substantial” saying last year
Comcast paid more than $415,000 in real
and personal property tax, and collected
andpaid $300,000 in franchise fees.
Not specifically outlining any contract or
pending proposal, Eaton emphasized,
“We're currently in a disagreement with the
township over PEG fees.
“They are required under federal law to
be used for only PEG-related capital
expenditures. They can only be used for
capital expenditures for PEG related activ-
ities; they cannot be used for general oper-
ating fundpurposes,” he said.
Eaton closed his comments saying,
“Such fees result in additional fees for your
residents and we are very sensitive to the
imposition to such fees for our customers.
This is the issue we hope to resolve with
the township. We hopewe can come to suit-
able resolution andmove on. Therefore we
look forward to your thoughtful considera-
tion to thematter and a timely response.”
Later, in response to a telephone
inquiry, Comcast spokesperson Randy
Jones said the company is currently con-
ducting negotiations with, and has made
offers to, PlymouthTownship.
“Frankly, Comcast does not collect PEG
fees fromPlymouthTownship.” Jones said.
The Comcast presentationwas not listed
on the meeting agenda, and was a surprise
to many attendees. The reason Comcast
chose a public forum for the presentation
is unknown.
There was no board acknowledgement
or response followingEaton's comments.
Family Fun Night at Moraine
Elementary School proved to be very prof-
itable.
The school was given a check for $580
from Dick Scott Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
as a result of the Chrysler Drive for the
Kids™ program. The fundraising event took
place onMay 31 at theNorthville school.
“The Chrysler brand and our local deal-
erships are committed to giving back to the
communities where we do business,” said
MikeDragojevic, director of theGreat Lakes
Business Center for Chrysler Group LLC.
“We are extremely proud to support both
schools and organizations, as they encour-
age student development and growth.”
Participants earned a $10 contribution to
the school on their behalf from the Chrysler
brand by taking a brief test drive in a 2013
model Town & Country minivan- highest
ranked in loyalty 11 years in a row, aswell as
other Chrysler vehicles made available for
test drives thanks to the Dick Scott Chrysler
Dodge JeepRamdealership.
At the conclusion of the program, the
school with the highest number of test
drives in each one of the five geographic
regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest,
Central, and West) will win an additional
$5,000, for a total of $25,000 in additional
funding fromChrysler through the Drive for
theKids™program.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
now accepting entries for the 21st Annual
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition, which will
take place Oct. 3 -28. Entries for the exhibi-
tionwill be accepted throughAug. 26 online
at www.cantonvillagetheater.org. Interested
artists may also request an entry form by
calling The Village Theater at Cherry Hill
at (734) 394-5300 ext. 8.
All media is accepted for the exhibition.
Only digital image files on CDs will be
accepted for review. No slides will be
accepted for consideration. Paintings and
hangings should not exceed 5 feet wide or 6
feet high, 40 pounds in weight and must be
properly and appropriately framed and
prepared for hanging. Sculpture dimen-
sions must not exceed 5 feet by 5 feet by 6
feet and 200 pounds inweight.
Original works of art must have been
completed in the last three years.
A non-refundable entry fee of $15 for
each submittedpiece is required.
The deadline for entries is Aug. 26.
Juried result notification will be mailed by
Sept. 15.
The Village Theater is located at 50400
CherryHill Road inCanton.
Fees
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