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City joins national
remembrance effort
2 firemen graduate from
staff command school
October 24, 2016
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
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-423 2A.
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Roscoe
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on October 10, 2016.
Motion Carried
.
16-424 2B.
Moved by
Abdo
, seconded by
Roscoe
to approve the minutes of the special meeting of the Romulus
City Council held on October 10, 2016; 7:15 p.m. study session, I.T. Agreement between City of Romulus and
Oakland County.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
–
None.
Abstain
– Wadsworth.
Motion Carried
.
3. Petitioner:
16-425 3A.
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Roscoe
to grant a seven year tax abatement (one year of
construction plus six years abatement) to FCA US LLC, on a $26,650.00 investment for real property improve-
ments at their new facility located at 16950 Pine, Romulus, MI. The effective date would commence December
31, 2016 and the tax abatement would expire on December 30, 2023.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-426 3B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to establish an Industrial Development District for
Daehan Solutions Georgia LLC on property described as follows:
Parcel: 80 052 99 0001 702 Property Address: 10401 Harrison Road
PT OF THE SE 1/4 OF SEC 13 T3S R9E DES AS BEG AT THE E 1/4 COR OF SEC 13 AND PROCEEDING
TH N 89D 45M 45S W 1366.95 FT ALONG THE E AND W 1/4 SEC LINE TH S 0D 32M 49S W 690.07 FT
TO POB TH S 0D 32M 49S W 609.52 FT TH N 89D 46M 39S W 1367.87 FT TH N 0D 35M 14S E 609.52 FT
TH S 89D 46M 39S E 1367.44 FT TO THE POB 19.14 ACRES.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-427 3C.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to approve an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption
Certificate transfer from 4LVentures LLC dba Lee Steel Corporation to Yapp USA Automotive Systems, Inc.
located at 36320 Eureka Rd. Romulus, MI. The life of the certificate shall remain the same – effective December
31, 2012 and expires on December 30, 2019.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-428 3D.
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Roscoe
to grant an eight year tax abatement to Yapp USA
Automotive Systems, Inc. on a $19,757,689 investment for real and personal property improvements at their
existing facility at 36320 Eureka Road, Romulus, MI.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Jazmine Danci, Community Services Director, announced a list of upcoming City events.
16-429 5A.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and authorize the mayor
and clerk to enter into a professional services agreement with ROWE Engineering to handle larger projects the
DPW completes throughout the year.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-430 5A1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and authorize the
mayor and clerk to enter into a professional services agreement with Hennessey Engineers for smaller projects
the DPW completes throughout the year.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-431 5B.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and re-appoint Maria
Lambert, Administrator; and Roger Kadau with terms to expire on October 25, 2020 and appoint Kevin Krause
and Jazmine Danci with terms to expire on October 25, 2020; as well as Merrie Druyor, Steve Dudek and Jill
Lambert with terms to expire on October 25, 2018 to the Digital Sign Commission.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
16-432 5C.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB
13/14-13 to EJ Inc. for fixed pricing on water hydrants and gate valves for the City of Romulus, Department of
Public Works through June 30, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-433 5D.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB 13/14-
14 to HD Supply Waterworks and SLC Meter, LLC extending the 2015 contract pricing through June 9, 2017
respectively for the purchase of JMC 161 (or equivalent) Fabricated Lug all Stainless Steel Clamp Couplings.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-434 5E.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and authorize the mayor
and clerk to enter into a twenty-month contractual services agreement for the printing and city-wide mailing of
quarterly newsletters with Compton Press Industries, at the pricing submitted with their 2014 bid through June
30, 2018.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-435 5F.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and extend Bid ITB
14/15-26 to SLC Meter, LLC extending the 2015 contract pricing for an additional year, through June 30, 2017,
for water system repair parts and soft copper for the City of Romulus, Department of Public Works.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
Clerk’s Report:
City Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg spoke about the upcoming November 8, 2016 Election.
16-436 6A1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to grant the request from ZYNP International
Corporation that the City of Romulus and the State Tax Commission revoke Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption
Certificate 2013-419 granted to ZYNP International Corp., 30610 Ecorse Road, Romulus, MI on the grounds that
the purposes for which the certificate was issued (manufacturing at 30610 Ecorse Road, Romulus) are not being
fulfilled as a result of ZYNP International expanding operations to 27501 Hildebrandt, Romulus, Michigan.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-437 6A2.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to schedule a joint study session on Monday, November
28, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed Master Plan Amendment for Vining Road Development District
with City Council and the Planning Commission. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers,
Wayne Road.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-438 6A3.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to schedule a fifteen minute study session on Monday,
November 14, 2016 at 6:15 p.m. to discuss the City Purchasing Ordinance. The meeting will be held in the City
Hall Council Chambers, Wayne Road.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report
7. Public Comment:
A resident commented on campaign literature from the City of Inkster. A resident urged everyone to vote in the
upcoming election. Jan Lemmon, Cemetery Board Chairperson, announced the Euchre Tournament proceeds
were $2,118, up from last year’s total of $2,040. All donations from the tournament go to the cemetery fund.
Jazmine Danci, Community Services Director, spoke about the election information that can be
accessed from the city website –
. Gina Steward, editor – Telegram
Newspaper – spoke about the Western Wayne NAACP quarterly meeting to be held at WC3. She asked about
the revoking of ZYNP tax abatement.
8. Unfinished Business:
Tim Keyes, Economic Development Director, said the reason the ZYNP tax abatement was revoked was due to
ZYNP moving to another address. (ZYNP actually made the request for the abatement to be revoked.)
9. New Business:
Councilwoman Abdo thanked the staff at Barth Elementary School for their annual Barth Spooktacular, it was a
huge success. She also announced that the Romulus High School Football Team will play in the state playoffs
with the first game on Friday, Oct. 28 th at home against Trenton High School.
10. Communication
16-439 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to pay Warrant 16-20 in the amount of $11,434,962.86.
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 October 24, 2016.
RM111716-0116 2.5 x 13.437
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Mid Michigan Crushing and Recycling
Ecorse Road west of Inkster
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
for the purpose of considering an extension to a temporary use
permit. In accordance with Section 22.03(e)) of the City of Romulus Zoning Ordinance, the Board
of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider an extension to BZA-2015-006; Mid-
Michigan Concrete Crushing temporary use request to allow for a concrete crushing operation for
an additional 6 months (July, 2017).
The subject property is located on the south side of Ecorse Road west of Inkster Road. DP#80-
045-99-0008-008 and DP#80-045-99-0008-009. Copies of the application are available for review
at City Hall during regular business hours.
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an
opportunity to comment on said request. Written comments may be submitted and should be
addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: November 17, 2016
RM111716-0115 2.5 x 6.503
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Ramsey Manor of Performing Arts
11338 Ozga
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
for the purpose of considering use variance for BZA-2016-031;
Ramsey Manor of Performing Arts. In accordance with Section 22.03(d) of the City of Romulus
Zoning Ordinance, the Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider a use vari-
ance to utilize the existing church structure for a performing arts center.
The subject property is located at 11338 Ozga. DP#073-01-0168-005. Copies of the application
are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an
opportunity to comment on said request. Written comments may be submitted and should be
addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: November 17, 2016
RM111716-0114 2.5 x 9.298
Romulus Memorial Cemetery has
joined the national nonprofit Wreaths
Across America(WAA) as an official loca-
tion for 2016. This is the first year that the
cemetery will be participating in this
national event. The cemeterywill join the
more than 1,000 participating locations
across the country on Saturday, Dec. 17,
in an effort to “SayTheirNames.”
Romulus must now collect enough
funding to place 275 remembrance
wreaths on the headstones and announce
the names of all the local heroes laid to
rest there, to ensure that the individuals
who served to protect the freedoms of our
country are not, and never will be, forgot-
ten. This local initiative is being organ-
ized by the Romulus Veterans Outreach
Committee and Romulus VFW Post
#9568.
“Without the thousands of local volun-
teers across the country who give their
time and energy to support the mission,
Wreaths Across Americawould not exist,”
said Karen Worcester, WAA executive
director. “All our supporters understand
the value of remembering the fallen, hon-
oring those who currently serve, and the
need to teach the next generation about
the sacrificesmade for our freedom.”
Those interested in donating for
Wreaths Across America, either locally or
at Arlington National Cemetery, are invit-
ed to visit theWAAwebsite to learnmore.
Wreath sponsorships are $15. Donations
are requested online by Nov. 28. Visit
and
choose, “Sponsor a wreath with a local
fundraising group” option. Then search
for “Romulus VFW”, or MI0129, to find
the local group and donate. There is also
an option to sign up to volunteer for the
day-of.
National Wreaths Across America Day
is a free community event open to all peo-
ple. The local event will begin at 10 a.m.
Dec. 17 with a ceremony and laying
wreaths shortly after.
The Romulus Memorial Cemetery was
established in 1832. More than 250 veter-
ans are buried there including, 25 Civil
War Veterans, and a Medal of Honor
recipient of theSpanishAmericanWar.
For more information on how to get
involved, call (734) 955-8964.
Since 1992, WAA founder Morrill
Worcester has always asked volunteers
placing remembrance wreaths to take
time to read the name on the headstone
aloud. During the escort of wreaths to
Arlington National Cemetery last
December, Worcester stated, “A person
dies twice: the first time, when they stop
breathing, and a second time, when
someone says their name for the last
time.”
Two members of the Inkster Fire
Department have graduated from the
prestigious Staff and Command School at
EasternMichiganUniversity.
Captain Benjamin Ferguson and Sgt.
Eric Ramirez each completed the course
with high honors, according to a prepared
release fromthe department.
"These officers worked very hard to
complete the course and have made the
Inkster Fire Department very proud to
have them as part of our staff and serving
our community,” said Fire Chief Chuck
Hubbard.
“They deserve huge congratulations,”
he added.
The Inkster Fire Department respond-
ed to more than 5400 calls for service last
year with a uniformed staff of 24, accord-
ing to the department website.
Eastern Michigan University School of
Fire Staff and Command is designed to
prepare the professional fire officer to
effectively manage their fire agency. This
management-oriented programconsists of
350 hours of competency-based education
spread over 10months, according to a pre-
pared release.
