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ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN PAGE 3 November 21, 2012
CITY OF WAYNE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Wayne, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing
on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Wayne City
Hall, 3355 South Wayne Road, to consider the following request:
1. Karen Sivalski & Thomas Patton, have applied as the property owners at 37501
Glenwood, for permission to construct a garage. The property is located in an
R-1AA, Single-Family Residential District Zone. Section 1288.02(g)(2) of the
Planning and Zoning Code states "Accessory buildings must not exceed fifteen feet
in height".
The plans submitted to the Building Department indicate a garage with a height of
19 feet, 1 3/8 inches, thereby requiring a variance of 4 ft., 1 3/8 inches.
2. Carlos A. Davila, on behalf of Wayne Exchange, has applied as the property owner
at 32413 Michigan Avenue, to establish a regulated use, a money services business
and pawnshop.
Section 1234.12 (d)(7) of the City of Codified Ordinance of Wayne requires a
waiver due to the proximity of residential districts which is dependent upon the
presentation to the ZBA of a validated petition with signatures as specified.
The text and any maps may be examined or written comments may be submitted at the
City Clerk's Office during business hours (10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday).
Members of the public may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel. At the
conclusion of the Public Hearing, the Zoning Board will consider, and may act upon, this
matter.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish: November 21, 2012 City Clerk
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 5, 2012
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 presented. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden,
Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously .
12-331 2A. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held October 22, 2012. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe,
Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None.Motion Carried Unanimously .
12-332 3A. Moved by Crova, seconded by Webb to concur with the recommendation of the City Planning
Director, Carol Maise, and the Planning Commission to approve PC-2012-017 Airport Park Condominiums site
plan approval request. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays - None. Motion Carried Unanimously.
4. Moved by Crova, seconded by Roscoe to accept the chairperson's report. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden,
Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously .
12-333 5A. Moved by Choate, seconded by Barden to award Bid 12/13-13 for an upgrade to the existing airwave
video server for the City of Romulus Cable Department to the only bidder, Thalner Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
in the amount of $15, 933.00. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.
12-334 6A1. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to approve second reading and final adoption of
Budget Amendment 11/12-16, General Fund - introduced at the meeting of October 22, 2012. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried
Unanimously.
12-335 6A2. Moved by Crova, seconded by Barden to approve second reading and final adoption of Budget
Amendment 12/13-03, General Fund - introduced at the meeting of October 22, 2012. Rol l Cal l Vote: Ayes -
Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb. Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.
12-336 10. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crova to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Marcia Seifman. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays - None Motion Carried Unanimously.
11. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Choate 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 November 5, 2012.
Publish: November 21, 2012
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 12/13-18 COPIER/SYSTEM PRINTER FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
(1) The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified vendors for the above item/items and/or
services.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit bids must use the forms provided by the City. Bid
forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @ www.mitn.info.
(3) Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later than 2:00
P.M., Wednesday, December 5, 2012. At approximately 2:15 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be
publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
ITB 12/13-18 COPIER/SYSTEM PRINTER FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 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, November 21, 2012
ROMULUS
‘Helping Hands’ needs help
Steel company brings jobs
New student council
members elected at school
30 experts speak
at career symposium
More than 500 students at Romulus High
School had the opportunity to meet with
more than 30 local professionals for some
serious career advice early thismonth.
The career symposium for 10th grade stu-
dents, titled Revitalizing Michigan, was
organized by Thalia Swint and Terri
Brinston, teachers at the high school and
also attended by career, technical and health
services students.
The guest speakers volunteered their
time to speak to the students in small groups
and gave life-changing presentations. One
student shared that through one guest
speaker's presentation, she was inspired to
recommit to her studies in hopes of reaching
her life-long dreamof becoming a doctor.
One of the presenters, HiramRobinson, a
general supervisor for DTE Energy wrote to
the school following the symposium.
“I just wanted to let you and the Romulus
High School staff members know that my
experience at your career day was very
enjoyable.
“Often times so much attention is focused
on youths who are disrespectful and disin-
terested in education. My experience was
just the opposite. The students I met were
very respectful and polite and showed a gen-
uine interest - from the escorts, who took me
to the room to the students to whom I had
pleasure of speaking with, it is evident that
the staff there is working very hard with
these students and it shows.” Robinson said
inhis letter.
“Congratulations to the students and staff
at RomulusHigh. Keepup the goodwork.”
Among those who volunteered to speak to
students were representatives from: AI, A-PI
Communications, AT and T, BASF, Botsford
Hospital, Community One Stop, Delphi
Corp., Detroit FBI Division, DMC Harper
Hospital, DTE Energy, Eastern Michigan
University, Flagstar Bank, Flood, Lancott,
Conner, and Stablein, Ford Motor Co.,
Fundesign Inc., Lyons Group LLC, Marine
Corps, Oakwood Hospital, Public Service
Credit Union, Romulus Fire Department,
South University, Sterling Heights Fire
Department, The Art Institute, University of
Michigan, U.S. Army and Wayne County -
CommunityMental Health.
The Lee Steel corporation will move to
the City of Romulus, bringing at least 35
new jobswith it.
The Romulus City Council recently
approved two tax abatements to bring the
project to 36320 Eureka Road. It will be
operational next year.
“This will be our main facility on this
side of the state,” said Paul Quayhackx,
president of LeeSteel.
The $25 million project will bring a new
210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility
to the community. Lee Steel is a manufac-
turing company that supplies parts to the
auto industry, which comprises about 70
percent of its client base. The new facility
will replace an older one in the City of
Detroit, which is only about 50,000 square
feet.
The council approved two tax abate-
ments to make the project happen. One for
Lee Steel itself, a seven-year abatement on
the $13 million in personal property taxes
the company will pay, and one for 4L
Ventures, LLC, the company that will con-
struct the building and lease it to Lee Steel.
They received a seven year abatement for
the $12.6 million in real property taxes the
construction would generate. All together,
the tax break is worth about $1.7 million
over the course of seven years.
“We appreciate you coming toRomulus,”
city councilman John Barden told the com-
pany representatives on Monday. “We can
really use the jobs here inRomulus.”
The company has also purchased and
donated 90 acres of wetlands near Eureka
Road andHuronRiverDrive to the city.
“In the future, as funding becomes avail-
able, this property that will be used as some
form of passive park,” said Tim Keyes,
Economic Development Director for the
City of Romulus.
The facility will be partially operational
at the end of February, and fully opera-
tional by the end of August, 2013.
It may not have been as nationally publi-
cized as the presidential elections, but stu-
dents at Romulus Elementary School had
important balloting of their own onOct. 2.
That was the day the
students chose four mem-
bers of the school student
council from a field of 21
candidates.
To be eligible to hold
one of the offices on the
students council at the
school, fifth-grade stu-
dents must be in good aca-
demic standing and pres-
ent a 30-second speech to
the third, fourth and fifth
grade students who then
vote for a president, vice-
president, treasurer and secretary.
In addition, each class in the third through
fifth grades also chooses two representatives
to sit in the general council, for a total of 18
student councilmembers.
Shawn Dickson, fourth grade teacher at
Romulus Elementary, has been the advisor
for student council for six years.
“I like working with the kids. It helps them
take ownership of their educational experi-
ence,”Dickson said.
Student council members must keep a
notebook to report back to their classes on
the topics discussed at the weekly meetings.
Students gain familiarity with formal meeting
processes and agendas, and even take a field
trip to a Romulus School Board meeting dur-
ing the year, Dickson
explained.
Responsibilities for stu-
dent council members at
school revolve around
them being model citizens
for the student body.
Members keep a schedule
and take turns saying the
Pledge of Allegiance and
the School Pledge every
morning and picking up
the garbage and recycling
in classrooms at the end of
each day. They also partici-
pate in at least one service project per month
including taking a field trip to a food pantry,
holding a canned food drive for the Romulus
Helping Hand and a toy drive to benefit the
RomulusGoodfellows.
Students also manage a school store and
bake sale every morning to raise funds for
school beautification. Past items that have
been bought through their fundraisers
include a fish tank for the main office and
plants for landscaping around the school.
This year the student council is raising
money to buy newplayground equipment.
An organization that has helped Romulus
residents for decades now needs a little help
of its own.
The Romulus Helping Hands is about to
enter the holiday season with a pantry that is
low on supplies, according to Harry Crout, a
long-time supporter.
“We need to take care of our residents,
that's theultimate goal,” saidCrout.
He asked Romulus officials and the com-
munity at large to donate to the organization,
which is located at 37510WestHuronDr.
“Even if you can't donate a turkey, you can
donate something,” he said.
Last year, he said the Romulus Helping
Hands handed out about 60 food baskets to
Romulus residents during theholiday season.
“I really believe if you give, the Lord is
going to give back to you,” he said.
“Thanksgiving is for giving.”
The food pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It
serves Romulus residents only who are
referred there either by a social worker,
teacher, minister or other authority figure.
“These are going just to Romulus resi-
dents,” Crout said. “We want to make sure
everybody in our city that needs a
Thanksgiving dinner needs to be taken care
of.”
For more information or to donate, call
(734) 941-5323.
Summit meeting
Five representatives from the City of Romulus attended the Downriver Summit Nov. 13
at the Downriver Campus of Wayne County Community College District in Taylor. Bill
Costick (left) of the city's engineering consulting firm Orchard Hiltz and McCliment
(OHM), Downtown Development Authority Director Maria Lambert, Andrea Dawson of
WH Canon, Economic Development Director Timothy Keyes and Kent Early of OHM
were all in attendance. The summit focused on regional issues, including developing a
brand for the Downriver area and promoting the area to Michigan and beyond. The
event featured such speakers as U.S. Rep. John Dingell and Macomb County
Executive Mark Hackel. Those in attendance represented communities, businesses,
non-profit organizations and others.
I like working
with the kids.
It helps them
take ownership
of their
educational
experience
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