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cers at the scene, there had still been no
response from theNorthville city on-call staff
or thePlymouth city ambulance, according to
the taped recordings of the incident.
At 1:54 a.m., the Plymouth Township dis-
patcher, at the urgent request of the police
officers witnessing the desperate efforts to
save the woman's life, paged the fire depart-
ment for the second time. Seconds later,
reverberant radio inquiries from the police
officers prompted the Plymouth Township
dispatcher to call Northville Township
directly to attempt to determine when criti-
cal help might arrive, according to the
recordings obtained under the Freedom of
InformationAct.
Those radio reports indicate that the first
tone signal and the radio broadcast weren't
heard because Northville Township public
safety staff were most likely on their radios
with their own emergency. Northville
Township shares the frequency with the City
of Northville department. The dispatcher,
suspecting there could be an equipment
problem, requested that Northville send out
the alarmtone for a second time.
Sevenminutes later, following that second
alarm, City of Northville responders arrived
in the Plymouth ambulance at the scene at
2:01 a.m., 25 minutes after the initial 911 call,
to find that thewomanhad expired.
Northville Fire Chief James Allen said he
believes the reason the fire department
response was delayed was due to a malfunc-
tion in the radio equipment.
“We weren't notified,” Allen said. “When
they toned it out, no tones went out to the fire
department.” Allen said he believes that
when the early morning call for EMS in
Plymouth came into the City of Northville,
the on-call firefighters could not hear the
page.
“There was a malfunction in the radio
equipment,”Allen said.
Northville Township handles the dispatch
operation for police and fire for both the city
and township of Northville and allows the
City of Plymouth to utilize their antenna to
tone andbroadcast for emergency help.
Public safety officials speculate that the
decision by the City of Plymouth to use a tele-
phone line rather than a microwave antenna
between the dispatch center in Plymouth
Township and Northville could be a flaw in
the system. City of Plymouth dispatch com-
munication capability is now shared with
both the city and township of Northville. If
Northville Township has any ongoing event,
and is using radio communication, the emer-
gency tone or alarm from Plymouth is not
heard. Plymouth city officials opted to share
radio tower access with Northville Township
rather than construct a dedicated municipal
tower despite that condition.
The cost for the dedicated microwave
communication equipment was estimated at
about $25,000.
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MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 25, 2013
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
Invocation- Lead by Pastor William Kren
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, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Wadsworth to accept the agenda as presented.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Roscoe.
Nays
- Crout, Makowski, Wadsworth.
Motion Carried
.
13-377 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to approve the minutes of the regular meeting
of the Romulus City Council held on Nov. 12, 2013.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-378 4A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to adopt a resolution to send to our govern-
ment representatives and neighboring cities expressing the City of Romulus's opposition to the recent
re-opening of the deep injection well.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Crout to accept the Chairperson's Report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
-
Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
13-379 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crout to concur with the administration and author-
ize the the City of Romulus to participate in the City of Troy/MITN bid for acquisition of sidewalk
ice melt compounds for a period of one year (with an option to renew for two additional years) at the
quoted price of $6.25 per bag (for a committed purchase of 1,000 bags) from the lowest bidding com-
pany, Washington Elevator Company.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-380 5B.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Makowski to concur with the administration and author-
ize renewal of the Michigan Municipal League membership dues for January 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2014 in the amount of $6,846.00.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout,
Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-381 5C1.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Wadsworth to approve the appointment of Mayor LeRoy
D. Burcroff to the VantagePort Corporation Board and Robert Dickerson to serve as the City's alter-
nate for a term of four years.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-382 5C2.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Roscoe to approve the appointment of Mayor LeRoy
D. Burcroff to the Executive VantagePort Board, and Robert Dickerson to serve as the City's alter-
nate for a term of three years.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski,
Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-383 5D.
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Crout to concur with the administration and authorize the
mayor and clerk to enter into an agreement for legal services with Joshua A. Kaplan of Fried,
Saperstein & Abbatt, P.C., to serve as the City of Romulus special counsel, at the pleasure of the
mayor, for the performance of legal services in representation of the City in criminal matters at the
34th District Court.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-384 5E.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Choate to concur with the administration, and
authorize disposal of city-owned vehicles as presented under the guidelines of the City of Romulus
Obsolete, Worn or Surplus Property Policy through Martin's Towing and Sales with a disposal fee of
$50.00 per vehicle.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-385 5F.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to award Bid ITB 13/14-07, Official
Publications Newspaper for the publication of all city notices to Associated Newspapers for the cal-
endar year 2014 at a per column inch price of $5.15 per inch.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-386 6A1.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to schedule a study session to discuss the
proposed Codification Ordinance on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall
Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden,
Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-387 6A1(a).
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the
family of Roy A. Rider.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-388 6A1(b).
Moved by Abdo, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a memorial resolution for the family
of Daniel J. Davis.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
13-389 10.
Moved by Crout, seconded by Makowski to recognize Florence Klein for her charitable
work through the Helping Hand Thrift Store in the City of Romulus.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo,
Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
13-39011.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Roscoe to authorize the city treasurer to disburse funds as
listed in Warrant 13-22 in the amount of $324,986.38.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Abdo, Barden, Choate,
Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Crout 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 foregoing to
be a true copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on November
25, 2013.
Publish:
December 12, 2013
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONINGAPPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
27650 Pennsylvania
Cynthia Kind
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
January 2, 2014
for the purpose of considering a height variance request to allow the continuance
of a thirty-two (32) foot high accessory building (tree house). The public hearing will be held at the
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider a variance request in accordance
with Section 3.04(a)(3)b. of the City of Romulus Zoning Ordinance as follows:
1.
Height Variance
- Requesting a variance to allow the continuance of a thirty-two (32) foot high
accessory building (tree house).
The subject property is located on 27650 Pennsylvania Road. DP# 82-80-144-99-0005-701. Copies
of the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 2, 2014 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: December 12, 2013
CITY OF ROMULUS
RFP 13/14-10 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM CONSULTING FIRMS
FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES
The City of Romulus will receive written qualifications for providing Consulting Engineering and
Testing services for the reconstruction of Goddard Road from Romaine to Wayne Road, including
the Wayne and Goddard Road intersection, 500' in each direction.
• The project will consist of the removal and reconstruction of 6,000 feet of major roadway, util-
ity structure adjustments, sidewalk construction, streetscape components, signal moderniza-
tions at two intersections, pavement marking installation, and restoration.
• The construction engineering for this project will include all surveying, staking, field inspec-
tion, construction administration and quality control testing in accordance with MDOT
requirements, specifications and guidelines.
• Consultants considered for these services must hold an approved status on MDOT's pre-qual-
ification list for Road Construction Engineering. All firms must also have working experience
with Field Manager software and the MERL Program.
Request for qualifications documents can be obtained from the City Clerk's office and from the
MITN system (http://www.mitn.info),
Submit Proposals to the City of Romulus for consideration by 2:00pm, Monday, January 06, 2014.
ENVELOPES MUST BE ADDRESSED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
RFP 13/14-10 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM CONSULTING FIRMS
FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES
11111 S. Wayne Road
Romulus, Michigan 48174
Publish:
December 12, 2013
P
LYMOUTH
Emergency food distribution set for December
Spotlight on Youth readies holiday production
The next distribution of emer-
gency food by Plymouth Community
United Way is scheduled Thursday,
Dec. 19. The Emergency Food
Assistance Program provides low-
income Plymouth and Northville
residents with canned, non-perish-
able andperishable items.
All recipients must pre-register
at Plymouth Community United
Way, 960W. Ann Arbor Trail, Suite 2,
Plymouth.
This is a supplemental food pro-
gram that may be used in addition
to other assistance programs.
Bridge Card holders automatically
qualify, but need to pre-register.
Recipients not currently on govern-
mental assistance (food stamps,
ADC and general) must provide doc-
umentation including proof of
income and residency before
receiving food ondistributiondays.
Distributions continue the third
Thursday of each month from 9:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Kenneth
CatholicChurch inPlymouth.
For information and to register,
call (734) 453-6879, ext. 7, or send
email to randi.williams@pcuw.org.
This is a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
program. In accordance with
Federal Law and USDA policy, this
institution is prohibited from dis-
criminating on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, age, or
disability. To file a complaint of dis-
crimination, write USDA, Director,
Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20259-9410 or call
toll free (866) 632-9992. Individuals
who are hearing impaired or have
speech disabilities may contact
USDA through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-
6136 (Spanish).
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer
The whole family can get into the
holiday spirit with the Spotlight on
Youth production A Wonderful
Worldful of Christmas, Dec. 12-15, in
the Biltmore Studio at the Village
Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton.
This show is approximately an hour
in length, plus an intermission.
Santa Claus himself will be there
to take requests from children and
for a photo opportunity. Spotlight on
Youth is asking for a suggested dona-
tion of $5 for the photo with Santa,
whichwill go to the scholarship fund.
Spotlight on Youth comprises
actors 5 and older. The audience will
hear familiar Christmas songs with
new words that help tell the story.
The audience will also hear tradi-
tional songs and even get a chance to
sing along.
The cast includes Plymouth resi-
dents Angela Belanger, Micah
Belanger, Chase Hayes, Marissa
Radtke and Megan Olson. Mary
Benton, Rachel Carravallah, Jaya
Dhande, Megan Johnson, Emma
Mastny, Madison McCann, Zaven
Rutman and Joseph Kosman from
Canton Township will appear in the
production. Dearborn Heights resi-
dent Jacob Elliet is in the cast along
with Southfield residents Derrick
and Mariah Gallagher. Gale
Shrewsbury of Westland and Allison
White of Farmington Hills round out
the cast.
Shows are slated for 7 p.m. Dec. 12
and 13; for 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 14
and 15 at The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road
inCanton.
Tickets are $10 each and are avail-
able by phone at the Village Theater
Box Office at (734) 394-5300 or (734)
394-5460 or online at www.canton-
mi.org/villagetheater or in person at
The Summit on the Park or at the
door! Box office opens 1 hour prior to
show-time.