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ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN PAGE 3 November 13, 2014
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 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, City Clerk
1. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Choate to accept the agenda as amended. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion
Carried Unanimously.
14-436 2A. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to approve the corrected minutes of the
regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on October 13, 2014. Roll Call Vote: Ayes -
Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth Nays - None. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
14-437 2B. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Crout to approve the minutes of the special meet-
ing of the Romulus City Council held on October 13, 2014, 7:15 p.m. study session, Creation of
a special revenue fund. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
3. Petitioner:
14-438 3A. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crout to grant a twelve ( 12 ) year tax abate-
ment to ZYNP International Corp. on a $12,970,000 investment in real and personal property
improvements at their new facility located at 27501 Hildebrandt Road, Romulus, MI. Roll Call
Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None.
Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-439 3B. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to grant approval to ZYNP International
Corp. to transfer certain equipment (approved under Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption
Certificate 2013-419) from 30610 Ecorse Rd. to 27501 Hildebrandt Rd., Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays -
None. Motion Carried Unanimously .
4. Chairperson's Report: Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden announced the EMU Bright Future
Program (after-school programs) meeting to be held at Romulus High School on October 30,
2014 from 4:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Lynn Conway, Purchasing Director, spoke about how City
Charter revision proposals 13.1 and 13.2 will save the city money and encouraged residents to
vote yes on the proposals.
14-440 4A. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Choate to schedule a study session on Monday,
November 3, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss local community support plan. Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
4. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Makowski 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 spoke about the "Boo to Cancer" fundraiser for Saturday,
November 1, 2014.
14-441 5A1. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crout to adopt a memorial resolution for the
family of Beverly J. McAnally. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-442 5A2. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Crout to adopt a memorial resolution for the
family of Lois Kadau. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-443 5A3. Moved by Choate, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the
family of Fred Junior Block. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-444 5A4. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Choate to adopt a memorial resolution for the
family of Ray Cantrell. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-445 5A. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Choate, in compliance with MCLA 95.3, and
Romulus City Council resolution 09-348 (adopted October 26, 2009) to concur with the
Administration and re-appoint Jan Lemmon to the City of Romulus Cemetery Board of Trustees
with a five-year term to expire on November 1, 2019. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-446 5B. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter
into the Intergovernmental Agreement with Wayne County for the Goddard Road, County match
for the Wayne Road intersection. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
14-447 5C. Moved by Choate, seconded by Crout to approve change order #1 for Bid 14/15-01
for additional concrete road repairs to Brandt Street, by the successful bidder, Fiore Enterprises,
in the amount of $81,372.55. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously
5D. Deleted.
14-448 5E. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter
into a three-year contract extension for professional services with Ritter GIS in the amount of
$46,080 per year. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-449 5F. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Crout to approve the re-appointment of Dean Trudeau
and Larry Williams to the Tax Increment Authority, with terms to expire on November 30, 2018.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays -
None. Motion Carried Unanimously .
14-450 5G. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Makowski to approve introduction of Budget
Amendment 14/15-9 for allocation of funds to proceed with the Fire Department fleet upgrades.
Funds have been realized through sales of older fire apparatus and equipment, already budget-
ed funds, and grant match funds. Funds will be used to refurbish two rescue vehicles that are
over 10 years old.
FUND/DEPT. CURRENT AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO. ACCOUNT NAME BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
Motor Vehicle Fund
Revenue
661-0000-410.67-31 Sale of Fixed Assets 50,000 100,000 150,000
Expense
661-4410-744.80-15 MV Fund Machinery 478,190 185,000 663,190
& Equipment
Retained Earnings
661-0000-395.00-00 Unrestricted Fund Balance 166,612 (85,000) 81,612
Allocation of funds to proceed with the Fire Department fleet upgrades. Funds have been real-
ized through sales of older fire apparatus and equipment, already budgeted funds, and grant
match funds. Funds will be used to refurbish two rescue vehicles that are over 10 years old.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously .
6. Clerk's Report: Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg announced a reminder that November 4, 2014 is
Election Day and the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Also, the Clerk's office is
open Saturday, Nov. 1st from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
14-451 6A1. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to approve second reading, final adop-
tion of Budget Amendment 13/14-22, to transfer WDI's fees for a designated use (Council res-
olution #085) into a "Special Revenue Fund" in fiscal year 2013-14, introduced at the Council
meeting of October 13, 2014. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-452 6A2. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Choate to approve second reading, final adoption of
Budget Amendment 14/15-5, to recognize Sunoco Pipeline's donation of $2,000 to the Fire
Department to cover community events, introduced at the Council meeting of October 13, 2014.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously .
14-453 6A3. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to approve second reading, final adop-
tion of Budget Amendment 14/15-7, to recognize Marathon Petroleum's First Responder Grant
award for $5,000 to the Fire Department for the purchase of new personal protective gear, intro-
duced at the Council meeting of October 13, 2014. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-454 6A4. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Roscoe to approve second reading, final adop-
tion of Budget Amendment 14/15-8, to transfer the unused FY 2013-14 balance of WDI's fees
for a designated use (Council resolution #14-085) into fiscal year 2014-15, introduced at the
Council meeting of October 13, 2014. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-455 6A5. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to concur with the Executive Advisory
Commission to appoint Debra Hoffman and re-appoint Shirley Lamberson to the Board of
Review commencing January 1, 2015 with both terms expiring on December 31, 2016.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
14-456 6A6. Moved by Makowski, seconded by Choate to amend City Council Resolution #11-
225 - in the area of authorization to assign the fund balance - to include the finance director's
title instead of the finance director's proper name. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Choate,
Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
6B. Treasurer's Report
7. Public Comment: Resident, Virginia Williams, will be hosting an Expungement Workshop
at the RAC on Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Jan Lemmon,
Cemetery Chairperson, spoke about the cemetery.
8. Unfinished Business
Councilwoman Abdo announced that the "Charlie Lau" sign at the high school has been
replaced. Councilman Wadsworth mentioned that Cogswell, Superior, and Barth Roads need to
be looked at before the snow falls.
9. New Business:
10. Communication Councilwoman Roscoe gave a reminder about the November 1st fundrais-
er - "Boo to Cancer."
14-457 11. Moved by Choate, seconded by Crout to approve Warrant 14-20 in the amount of
$741,982.37. 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 forego-
ing to be a true copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on
October 27, 2014.
Publish: November 13, 2014
INKSTER - ROMULUS
Inkster privatizes housing, rental inspections
County expects to develop VantagePort near Metro
Inkster health meeting planned
The City of Inkster recently
agreed to engage McKenna
Associates of Northville for pro-
fessional services including
building inspections and plan
review of codes for electrical,
mechanical, building, plumbing,
and the residential rental hous-
ing inspection program in the
city.
“It will all be done through
scheduling. We will have access
to more than 10 inspectors on a
daily basis and more could be
added as the volume increases
when the economy does better,”
said City Manager Rich Marsh.
“The city was trying to cover
things with three or four inspec-
tors.” In the past, that could
have meant delays in contrac-
tors getting inspections.
“Residents, the real estate
people and sellers will see
quicker inspections,” said
Marsh.
McKenna will be paid by
inspection fees receiving 70 per-
cent with 30 percent going to the
city to cover clerical and admin-
istrative costs. McKenna staff
members will also be on hand
Monday through Thursday in
city hall to answer questions,
process permits and schedule
inspections.
Privatizing the building
inspection services was spurred
by finances and the need to
improve services and Marsh
noted the lower demand for
inspections due to the mortgage
crisis and vacant buildings.
“Under this arrangement, no
costs to the city are geared to
inspections,” said Marsh, who
estimated a savings to the city in
long termcosts.
Marsh said city officials are
concerned about maintaining
housing stock in the community
because he said that there are
many vacant, neglected proper-
ties in the community. “In the
middle of the night, banks and
speculators just slide people in,”
he said. “Lack of control of
rental properties can create a
cancer in the community,” he
added.
For several years McKenna
has provided similar services to
Garden City and Westland plus
several other Michigan munici-
palities, including Ecorse, Novi,
Royal Oak Township and
LathrupVillage.
“The McKenna firm has an
exceptional, award-winning
track record helping Michigan
communities effectively work to
their potential,” said Marsh.
Named a Small Business of the
Year by Crain's Detroit Business
magazine, McKenna also spe-
cializes in community planning,
landscape architecture and eco-
nomic development to Michigan
and Ohio cities and townships,
he added.
The completion of Wahrman
Road adds to an already prime
location, ripe for development,
according to officials fromWayne
County. The site is conveniently
located off I-75 and I-275, has rail-
way access, Class A Sewer and
Water, is near Metro Airport in
Romulus and is close to the
HuronTownshipPoliceStation.
The land is part of
Aerotropolis, now called
VantagePort, which features
60,000 acres of land between
Metro Airport and Willow Run
Airport inWillowRun. It has gen-
erated hundreds of millions of
dollars in regional development
aswell as hundreds of new jobs.
“With the completion of
Wahrman Road, the site is devel-
opment ready,” said Wayne
County Executive Robert Ficano.
“I commend the efforts of all
involved, particularly our part-
ners from Huron County, the
Michigan Economic
Development Corp. (MEDC), the
Michigan Dept. of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ),
the U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA) and the
Wayne County Airport Authority
(WCAA).”
One company, Load One, LLC,
is expected to locate its world
headquarters on 40 acres of the
site sometime in 2015. Load One
is a leader in the logistics indus-
try looking to invest more than
$10 million into the regional
economy.
“John Elliott (the owner of
Load One) is the type of entre-
preneur we need in Wayne
County,” said Ficano. “His logis-
tics business supports the supply
chain worldwide and utilizes cut-
ting edge technology, a perfect fit
for the Aerotropolis-
VantagePort.”
For information on programs
and initiatives through Wayne
County Economic Development
and Growth Engine (EDGE),
click on http://www.waynecoun-
t y. c om / e d g e / i n d e x . h t m .
Information on VantagePort can
be found at http://www.vantage-
port.org.
for two years in 2013, making it effective
until June of 2015. Gaudior could apply
for a charterwithanother authorizer.
MalverneWindborne, head of the char-
ter school office at Eastern University
said in a letter to the school board mem-
bers that efforts had been made to work
alongside Gaudior leadership and board
members to ensure that the school effec-
tivelymet the needs of students and staff.
“As the educational needs of the stu-
dents evolved, it is my belief that the
Gaudior Academy resources were taxed
beyond their capacity to effectively
address them. This has resulted in
Gaudior Academy's diminished perform-
ance,”Windborne said inher letter.
Eastern is also in jeopardy of losing
charter authorization from Michigan
State School Superintendent Mike
Flanagan. A recent newspaper series
about charter schools exposed the $1 bil-
lion annually that is spent by the state to
support charter schools with little or no
accountability or academic achievement.
The National Kidney Foundation of
Michigan (NKFM)'s Inkster Partnership
for a Healthier Community (IPHC) wel-
comes citizens of Inkster to attend the
monthly coalition meeting at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Gethsemane
Missionary Baptist Church, located at
29066EtonSt inWestland
During National Diabetes Month this
November, the NKFM and IPHC are
encouraging people with diabetes to
“Control theABCs of Diabetes” in order to
prevent diabetes-related health complica-
tions down the road. Diabetes is the lead-
ing cause of kidney failure, causing more
than 40 percent of all kidney failure cases.
The good news is that people with dia-
betes can lower their chance of having
diabetes-related health problems by man-
aging theirDiabetes ABCs:
For more information about this meet-
ing, or about the IPHC coalition, please
contact Sandy Waddell or Kristie King at
734-222-9800.
Charter
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