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A SSOCIATED N EWSPAPERS OF M ICHIGAN P AGE 5 J ULY 21, 2011

MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCILMEETING

JULY 5, 2011 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: 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

1. Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to accept the agenda as presented.

Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-192 2A. Moved by Barden, seconded by Roscoe to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held July 5, 2011. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Webb. Nays - None Abstain: Wadsworth. Motion Carried. 4. Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to accept the chairperson's report. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-193 5A Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Barden to award Bid 10/11-19 for the acquisition of forty-five (45) Level II, Soft Body Armor Vests, for the City of Romulus Police Department to the best qualified bidder, CMP Distributors, Inc. in the amount of $25,920.00 Roll Call Vote: Ayes -Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-194 5B. Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to authorize payment to SEMCOG in the amount of $2,652.00 for membership dues from June 15, 2011 through June 15, 2012.

Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-195 5C1. Moved by Choate, seconded by Crova to authorize the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) to increase the employee contribution percentage from 5 percent to 7 percent effective July 1, 2011, in compliance with the POLC contract. Roll Call Vote: Ayes -Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - Crova. Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-196 5C2. Moved by Choate, seconded by Crova to authorize the Municipal Employees Retirement System(MERS) to increase the employee contribution percentage from 5 percent to 7 percent effective July 1, 2011 for the Administrative Division. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously. 11-197 6A1. Moved by Webb, seconded by Roscoe to concur with the Property Disposition Committee and do NOT acquire Parcel 065 99 0066 000 from the Wayne County Treasurer's Department. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.

11-198 10. Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the fami-ly of Charles Jernigan. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.

11. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb 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 July 5, 2011.

Publish: July 21, 2011

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF INKSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

RE: Case No. 11-07 (SCU)

In accordance with and pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of 2006, as amended, notice is hereby given that the City of Inkster Planning Commission with hold a public hearing on Monday, August 8, 2011, 7:30 p.m., in the Inkster City Hall Council Chamber, located at 26215 Trowbridge, Inkster, Michigan, 48141, to consider a special conditions use for a proposed indoor gardening facility. Peter Cimeot is the appli-cant. The subject property is located near the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Inkster Road and is legally described as follows:

Lots 165 to 167 incl Westwood Hills Sub, T2S, R10E, L54, P51, WCR. Containing .14 acres. (Commonly identified as 27332 Michigan Avenue; Property ID #018-03-0165-000).

All meetings of the City of Inkster Planning Commission are open to the public. You are invited to attend this meeting. Persons unable to attend the public hearing may send their comments in writing to the attention of the City of Inkster Community Development Director, 26215 Trowbridge Avenue, Inkster, Michigan, 48141. Comments will be received through 12:00 noon, Monday August 8, 2011. Please reference Case No. 11-07 (SCU) in all correspondence. Additional information may be obtained from the Community Development Department at 313563-9760

The City of Inkster will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the public hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon written notice being received at least five (5) business days prior to the public hearing. Individuals with disabilities requir-ing auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Inkster at 313-563-3211.

Velida Guteirrez-Smith City Clerk

PUBLISH: July 21, 2011

C ANTON - N ORTHVILLE - P LYMOUTH

Kiwanis sets date for golf outing

The Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth is preparing for their largest annual fundraiser, the 29thAnnual CharityGolf Outing. The event will begin will a pre-golf break-fast at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Aug. 4 at Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center, 8768 N. Territorial Road in Plymouth. The $150 per person fee for the outing will include golf, music, food, contests, surprises between the holes, and an after-golf dinner program, including a pig roast dinner. The event will help fund Kiwanis contributions to on-going community service projects such as the Plymouth Salvation Army, Mott Children's Hospital, Growth Works, First Step, YMCA of Plymouth, Plymouth's Tonquish Manor, Plymouth Council on Aging, Habitat for Humanity, United Way of Plymouth, Special Olympics, Plymouth Clothing Bank, Plymouth Canton Schools, and many others, according toScott Kappler, the golf outing chairman. The 100 members of the Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth, founded in 1967, take great pride in assisting the community in a number of programs, anything from building a wheelchair ramp for a resident's home, to replacing a roof for a family in need, to host-ing Plymouth's annual Good Morning USA

Parade on July 4, Kappler said.

The Kiwanis rarely have to deny a request for assistance from the community and work regularly withmany other community groups. Themembers of the Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth are committed to serving and build-ing a stronger community. "It is only with the support of generous community friends that we can continue to build strong programs for young people, safe homes for residents in need and a strong community for all," Kappler added.

The Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth continues to lead theway inMichiganwith an organization called Kids Against Hunger. As a group they have assisted in the purchase and packaging of one million meals for food banks, disaster relief andmalnourished areas throughout theworld since getting involved in 2005. The goal is to have one school in each level (elementary, middle, high school) in each district nationwide package food one time a year. If this goal is achieved Kids Against Hunger can nearly wipe out death due to starvation internationally, Kappler said.

For more information, or registration, con-tact Kappler at (743) 751-6188.

Double Up Food Bucks has arrived at the CantonFarmersMarket. The program, an ini-tiative of the Fair Food Network, encourages healthier eating and provides greater access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Michigan families. For every $2 spent on fresh food at participating farmer's markets, Bridge Card holders receive $2 worth of bonus tokens (up to $20 in tokens per visit) which can be used to buy fresh Michigan-grownproduce.

Since the program started as a pilot in the fall of 2009 at Detroit's Eastern Market, it has grown to 42 sites around the state thanks to funding from more than 25 local, state, and national foundations. The program has already proved highly successful: from August to October 2010, low-income families used their federal food assistance dollars, and matching tokens, to purchase $203,451 worth of locally-grown produce from 15 par-ticipating farmers' markets, and those dollars flowed directly to small farmers and their rural communities, officials said.

"Our goal is to help Michigan families in need get twice as much food while stretching their grocery budgets in a healthy direction, and by all accounts it appears that we are

starting to accomplish this objective," said Dr. Oran Hesterman, president and CEO of Fair Food Network. "And the strong collaboration of somany supporters has enabled us to grow the program throughout Michigan on a faster timetable thanwe had anticipated."

Market days at the Canton Farmers Market take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Sunday, through Oct. 16. For informa-tion on getting a Bridge Card, call the Michigan Department of Human Services at 1-888-MIBRIDG, visit www.michigan.gov/mib-ridges or contact your local food bank, Gleaners Community Food Bank at (313) 571-0300 (email snap@gcfb.org) or Forgotten Harvest at (248) 967-1500.

Double Up Food Bucks in Canton is fund-ed by a grant from Americana Foundation, Bank of America, Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan, Erb Family Foundation, Jewish Fund, Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, LISC, Open Society Foundations, Whole Foods Market, Wholesome Wave, United Way for Southeast Michigan andW.K. KelloggFoundation. For more information on Double Up Food Bucks, contact (734) 213-3999 ext. 203, or rchadderdon@fairfoodnetwork.org.

The PlymouthHistorical Museum is team-ing up with MotorCities National Heritage Area to sell raffle tickets for the annual MotorCitiesRaffleProgram.

This program is designed to help many Michigan auto and labor-related venues gen-erate funds for their organizations. Tickets are for sale at the museum for $5 each or three for $10; buyers have a chance to win $20,000 or four chances to win $1,000. Tickets will be on sale until Sept. 26. Winners will be announced at a MotorCities Volunteer Dinner onOct. 8 at theAutoHall of Fame. The Plymouth Historical Museum will

receive 50 percent of the sale price of each ticket sold. The proceeds will be applied toward building upkeep needs, primarily the looming replacement of four rooftop heat-ing/air conditioning units that are beyond their life expectancy. The museum is part of the MotorCities National Heritage Area and includes an exhibit of the only known Alter car, made inPlymouth.

The museum is located at 155 S. Main St., one block north of downtown Plymouth. Museum hours are 1-4 p. m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Visit www.ply-mouthhistory.org formore information.

Museum selling raffle tickets

Market offers ‘double-bucks’

Steven Bill, 13, of Northville, scores the winning run as the Michigan Ambush AAA baseball team captures the Battle of the Branch tournament June 24-25. The Ambush defeated the Lapeer Outlaws 5-4 in a come-from-behind victory. Bill, a pitch-er and outfielder, led with a sin-gle in the seventh inning, stole second base and advanced to third before teammate David Williams hit a clutch single to bring in the winning run. The team then went on in the National Cal Ripken Tournament in Myrtle Beach, SC where they were eliminated in the quarter finals. In those games, Bill bat-ted .334 and stole seven bases.

Multi-Dove Award winning and Grammy nominat-ed trio, The Martins, will appear in concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at the First Baptist Church of Canton. The concert will also feature Beyond The Ashes. The Martins have a new recording titled New Day produced by multi-platinum selling Rascal Flatts member Jay DeMarcus, released earlier this sum-

mer. It is the first new record in a decade for siblings Judy, left, Jonathan and Joyce, at right. The trio has won six Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, a Grammy nomination and had multiple hit songs. The church is located at 44500 Cherry Hill Road. More information is available at (586) 445-0800 or 1-800-800-7817 or visiting www.encoreproductionsonline.com or www.martinsonline.com.