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Back to school
Program provides free backpacks, supplies
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 9, 2018
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:
Kathy Abdo, John Barden, Celeste Roscoe, Tina Talley, William Wadsworth, Eva Webb, Virginia
Williams.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg. Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Talley,
seconded by
Abdo
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
18-235 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on July 2, 2018.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
3. Petitioner
18-236 3A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
to approve the request from Ronda Kosciolek, 6328
Loraine Street, for a block party to be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018 from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Shona Silvey-Baum spoke about the Relay for Life event. Mayor Pro-Tem Barden read a resolution in memory
of Gloria Dean McPhail-Denham.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Williams
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report
Tim Keyes, Economic Development Director, spoke about the meet and greet that Amazon held at the Romulus
Senior Center. Mayor Burcroff presented a video of upcoming City events.
18-237 5A (1).
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and authorize the
City of Romulus to enter into agreements for storm sewer with OHM in the amount of $135,000 for Condition
Assessment and creation of an Asset Management Plan, and in the amount of $182,500.00 for the Condition
Assessment, Asset Management Plan Creation, Level of Service Determination, Revenue Structure
Development.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
18-238 5A (2).
Moved by
Webb,
seconded by
Talley
to concur with the administration and authorize the City
of Romulus to enter into agreements for sanitary sewer with Ritter GIS in the amount of $167,829.00 for the
GPS’ing of structures, creating a base layer and inspecting each manhole in the system and in the amount of
$193,207.00 for the GPS’ing of structures, creating a base layer and inspecting each manhole. Councilwoman
Webb informed that the total of the proposals is $678,536.00; however, all costs will be 90% reimbursable by the
State of Michigan, making the City’s share $67,853.60.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
18-239 5B.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Talley
to concur with the administration and authorize Change Order
Number 2 for site work completed by Nagle Paving for the CDBG Fire Station Rehab project in the amount of
$7,143.23. Councilwoman Williams asked which fire station this includes; it is Fire Station 2 next to City Hall.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
–Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nay
s – Williams.
Motion Carried
.
6A. Clerk’s Report
18-240 6
A
1.
Moved by
Webb
, seconded by
Wadsworth
to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 18/19-01, Court Building Construction Fund, which was introduced at the Council meeting of July
2, 2018.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6
A
2.
No Action Required by Council.
18-241 6
A
3.
Moved by
Roscoe
, seconded by
Wadsworth
to concur with the recommendation of the Property
Disposition Committee and approve the purchase of the following properties included on the Wayne County
Treasurer’s 2018 “Right of Refusal to Purchase Tax Foreclosed Property in Wayne County” list dated July 3,
2018:
Q5657
80 010 01 0014 000 aka 5880 Crystal Lake
$11,949.37
Q5659
80 017 01 0095 000 aka 6031 Wayne
$ 7,493.57
Q5660
80 017 99 0011 700 aka 6363 Wayne
$12,580.88
Q5666
80 020 03 0031 000 aka 6938 Arlene
$ 5,478.63
Q5670
80 032 01 0074 000 aka 9035 Grover
$ 9,551.63
Q5677
80 062 02 0065 000 aka 34967 Julie
$12,210.95
Q5678
80 067 02 0537 300 aka 10139 Miriam
$ 4,529.96
Q5679
80 068 99 0028 000 aka 35945 Herman
$ 6,832.11
Q5682
80 077 14 0006 000 aka 35911 Bibbins
$ 7,233.92
Q5684
80 078 10 0093 000 aka 36773 Bibbins
$ 6,989.80
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
– Williams.
Motion Carried
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer, Stacy Paige, announced that tax bills were mailed to property owners; if anyone has questions, con-
tact the Treasurer’s Office at 942-7580.
7. Public Comment:
A resident commented on the homes to be rehabilitated in Romulus.
8. Unfinished Business
Mayor Burcroff explained that the home rehab program can be found throughout Wayne County and that it is an
excellent program.
9. New Business: None
10. Communication
Councilwoman Williams spoke about employee raises and bonuses. Councilwoman Talley spoke about the great
events that are going on in the City Mayor Pro-Tem Barden spoke about how great the fireworks event was this
year.
18-242 11
. Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Talley
to pay Warrant 18-13 in the amount of $2,626,613.34.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
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 July 9, 2018.
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CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of a Public Hearing
August 20, 2018
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m.
on
Monday,
August 20, 2018
for the purpose of considering amendments to the following:
- RZ-2016-001;
M & M Express Trucking Conditional Zoning Agreement
located at 27732
Ecorse (Parcel ID #80-045-99-0008-009);
- RZ-2014-005;
D & G Building Conditional Zoning Agreement
located at 11457 and 11651
Hannan (Parcel ID #80-074-01-0147-301); and
- PC-2004-028;
Metro Airport Center PDA (Planned Development Area) Agreement
locat-
ed at 11100 Metro Airport Center (Parcel ID #80-082-04-0017 -000).
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485.
A copy of the proposed amendments are available in the Planning Department during regular busi-
ness hours - Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Questions may be addressed to Carol
Maise, City Planner, Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485 or at 734-955-4530.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: August 2, 2018
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Organizers of the second annual
Romulus Relay for Life are hoping a great
turnout and increased participation leads
to success at the signature fundraiser of
theAmericanCancer Society.
The 24-hour event gets under way at 10
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, and concludes at 10
a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Senior Center Park.
The park is located behind the Romulus
Senior Center, off Olive Street between
Grant andBibbins.
Relay brings together people from all
walks of life who have been touched by
cancer. They are part of teams that com-
mit to having at least one person walking
around the path at the park and take part
in a variety of activities and fundraising
events. The event is open to the public.
Admission is free.
“This is a festival environment - and it's
fun for the whole family,” said Shona
Silvey-Baum, volunteer event lead for the
Romulus event. “There's so much to see
and do. We're counting on the public to
come and buy a snow cone or take a pic-
turewith a princess or pirate. You can cre-
ate your own tutu, make your own hobo
pie with the Boy Scouts, get your face
painted and have your hair color changed
with temporary dye.”
There will be a “huge” raffle with all
sorts of items, from theater tickets and
sporting event tickets to barbecue grills.
The raffle will open at 10:30 a.m. The
drawingswill take place at 6 p.m.
Cancer survivors can register on site
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Survivors can pick
up their T-shirts and relay goodies. All
relay participants and the publicwill meet
at the stage for opening ceremonies at 10
a.m. Immediately following the “Survivor
Lap,” survivors and their caregivers are
welcome to join in a free brunch from
10:30 a.m. to noon.
For the next 24 hours, each hour is a
different lap from the “duct tape lap” to a
“salute to heroes,” while teams host all
sorts of activities at their booths, which
will have aDisney theme.
“At noon, we're inviting all military,
police and firefighters for the salute to
heroes lap,” Silvey-Baum said. “At 5 p.m.,
we have a trick or treating lap. Everyone
can trick or treat for candy. At 11 p.m., dur-
ing our movie and TV lap, the “Blues
Brothers” are coming to relay for a per-
formance.”
All thosewho contributedmoney, goods
or services are invited to a reception in
their honor at 2 p.m. onsite at relay.
A full schedule of the 24 hours, can be
found at Romulus Relay for Life on
Facebook.
Throughout the day and night, there
will be live bands, games and food.
Visitors are encouraged to enjoy activities
on themain stage, such as a lip-synch com-
petition, cardio drumming and many
more.
The Luminaria Ceremony takes place
at 9 p.m. It includes a silent lap around the
track with walkers carrying candles. The
track is lined with candlelit paper bags
carrying the names of anyone affected by
cancer. Visitors can see any Romulus
Relayer on site to honor a loved onewith a
Luminaria. Donations are accepted.
Visitors also can help create a memori-
al garden by making their own wind spin-
ner tohonor loved ones affectedby cancer.
The more than 20 teams participating
in the relay this year have been fundrais-
ing throughout the year with the goal of
supporting the American Cancer Society
and all the services provided. Visit
Facebook to learn about where the money
goes and earn “Relay Bucks” to spend at
the 24-hour event. This year, the Relay for
Life of Romulus goal is $50,000.
Teams are spending the night camping
out at the park. Activities will go on
throughout the night.
Silvey-Baumbrought Relay toRomulus
from Monroe after the death of her sister
Cindi. She is amember of TeamCindi.
“We're in a unique situation,” Silvey-
Baum said. “We're new but we're nailing
and exceeding every goal we set. The city
has really stepped up. I'm absolutely
blown away.”
Romulus Deputy Treasurer Tracy
Leininger is captain of the City of
Romulus team, a group of city employees
and their family members and friends.
Last year, under the guidance of Jennifer
and Jerry Frayer, the team won the covet-
ed “most spirited team” award. Jennifer
Frayer is co-captain this year.
In the year since, the team has run a
series of fundraisers, including a bowling
tournament, karaoke night, bake sale and
many others. The fundraising continues
onSaturday at the park.
“Last year was the first year for
Romulus,” Leininger said. “We were just
trying to get the public aware of the event.
It has grown so much since then. We try to
get everybody involved. If you're on a
team, you've got to be involved.”
There is still time to join a team.
“You go there (to relay) and, wow, all
these people come out for one cause,”
Leininger said. “We all know people
affected by cancer in some fashion - family
members, friends or directly. In the city,
we had some very dear co-workers and
friends pass away from colon cancer. It
really affectedus.”
Earlier this year, Silvey-Baum was
named a Romulus Hometown Hero for
everything she has done to make the
RomulusRelay a success.
“Shona spends countless hours leading
the charge for the Relay for Life of
Romulus,” said Kristen Pilon a relay com-
munity manager with the American
Cancer Society. “In the five years I've
known Shona, there hasn't been a time
when she wasn't leading a team of people
to help others. She is dedicated to the City
of Romulus and has shown me what it
means to be a true leader.”
Silvey-Baum praised Romulus as a
“big-hearted city.” She said Relay for Life
participants are an “army of guardian
angels.” She is hoping for “a picture-per-
fect event withpicture-perfect weather.”
“Nobody is unaffected by cancer any-
more,” she said. “Everybody is affected.
Cancer sucks, but fighting back doesn't
have to. We're going to fight and have a
blast doing it.”
To learn more about the Romulus
Relay
for
Life,
visit
. To reach
Silvey-Baum, send an email to
or send a text
to (734) 754-3823.
Relay for Life returns to Romulus Saturday
Participants are led to the stage by the Romulus Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guard
to kick off the 2017 Romulus Relay for Life at Senior Center Park.
Photo by Roger Kadau
Families that include elementary
school students who attend Romulus
Community Schools will benefit from a
new partnership between the school dis-
trict and the Wayne County Airport
Authority. The nearly 1,200 enrolled stu-
dents in kindergarten
through fifth grade
will receive free
backpacks filled with
school supplies. The
backpack giveaway
will take place from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 4, at Romulus High School
during the annual AcademicFunFair.
KennethDobson, vice president of gov-
ernment and external affairs along with
Katie Callahan, senior administrative
analyst of business development and real
estate government and external affairs
for the airport authority, explained the
giveaway program during a regular
school boardmeeting July 9.
The two spoke about the importance of
connecting with the community and serv-
ing students.
“This is just the beginning of what we
want to be a long term relationship,” said
Dobson. Donations were collected from
various airlines and concession vendors
fromDetroitMetroAirport.
“This all started when I received a
phone call fromKatie Callahan. We threw
around a few ideas,
one of which includ-
ed filling a plane with
school supplies. We
decided that a back-
pack giveaway was
more realistic given
our timeline,” said
Karensa Smith, Romulus Community
Schools director of grants and curricu-
lum.
According to the National Education
Association, the average cost for school
supplies including notebooks, scissors,
glue sticks, and other items is about $200,
on average, per elementary student.
“We hope to see all of our families at
the Academic Fun Fair on Saturday, Aug.
4, however for those who cannot attend
their child will receive their backpack at
their designated school, once the school
year begins,” Smith said.
This is just the beginning
of what we want to be
a long term relationship.
”
