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MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 28, 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.
Excused:
Celeste Roscoe, William Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-465 2A.
Moved by
Abdo
, seconded by
Crout
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus
City Council held on November 14, 2016.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout.
Nays
– None.
Abstain
– Makowski (absent).
Motion Carried
.
16-466 2B.
Moved by
Abdo
, seconded by
Crout
to approve the minutes of the special meetings of the Romulus
City Council held on November 14, 2016: 5:15 p.m. closed session, pending union/legal matters; 5:45 p.m. study
session, City Quarterly Investments Report; 6:15 p.m. study session, City Purchasing Ordinance; 6:30 p.m.
closed session, attorney opinion.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout.
Nays
– None.
Abstain
–
Makowski (absent)
Motion Carried
.
3. Petitioner: None.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
16-467 4A.
Moved by
Crout
, seconded by
Makowski
to recognize the 75 th wedding anniversary of Harvey and
Betty Rhodes.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-468 4B.
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Crout
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Arthur Parker
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-469 4C.
Moved by
Makowski
, seconded by
Crout
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Glenn Andersen.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Jazmine Danci, Community Services Director, gave an update on upcoming City events.
16-470 5A1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Bill
Gibson.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-471 5A.
Moved by
Makowksi,
seconded by
Abdo
to concur with the administration and approve the pro-
posed Sub-recipient Agreement between the City of Romulus and Wayne County for the expenditure of
Community Development Block Grant Funds. Term December 1, 2016 through December 30, 2021.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
16-472 5B.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the administration and authorize the clo-
sure of Hunt Street between Goddard Road and Bibbins Street, beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2,
2016 and ending at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016 for the Christmas Tree Lighting in the Historical Park.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-473 5C1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
to concur with the administration and allow the mayor
and clerk to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding – which is an agreement with Dearborn Heights Fire
Department, who is submitting a grant application on behalf of twelve (12) fire departments in Western Wayne
County for Blue Card Incident Management System Training.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-474 5C2.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
to concur with the administration and authorizeKevin
Krause, Deputy Fire Chief, as the representative for requesting funding and agreeing to the provisions of a grant
on behalf of the City of Romulus Fire Department as stipulated in the Memo of Understanding regarding the
Regional FEMAAssistance to Firefighter Grant Application.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-475 5D.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and authorize renewal of
the Michigan Municipal League membership dues for January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 in the amount
of $7,088.00.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-476 5E.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and approve the reap-
pointment of William Crova to the (Employee) Health Care Plan and Trust Committee with a term to expire on
November 29, 2018.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-477 5F.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the administration and approve the
contract between the George Auch Company and the City of Romulus for the construction management servic-
es for the construction of a new 34 th District Court. The cost of the pre-construction services are $20,800. The
cost of general conditions with reimbursables will be $367,472 and a construction management fee of 1.95 per-
cent of the project costs. Discussion: Tim Keyes, Economic Development Director explained reimbursables.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-478 5G.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the administration award Bid ITB 16/17-
05 and allow the mayor and clerk to enter into a contract with Partners in Architecture for the initial phase (pre-
design thru schematic phase) of the 34 th District Court Project at a cost of $38,500, contingent upon the approval
of the contract language by the City’s Corporate Counsel, Stephen J. Hitchcock.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-479 5H.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB 16/17-
08 to the overall lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Associated Newspapers of Michigan, for the printing
and publication of official notices and to establish the City’s official newspaper for 2017.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
16-480 5I.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB
16/17-09 to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Holden Industries, for the acquisition of a $30,000 capac-
ity easy loader trailer and options for the DPW in the amount of $19,160.00.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-481 5J.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB
16/17-10 to the only bidder, Jam Best One Fleet Service, for two years for the purchase of tires on an as-needed
basis.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-482 5K.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration and award Bid ITB
16/17-11 to the lowest bidder, Teddy’s Lawn & Landscaping, LLC in the amount of $14,500 for snow removal
and ice management for the 2016/2017 season for the Romulus Athletic Center.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-483 5L.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to recognize a transfer out from General Fund to the
34 th District Court Construction fund to cover the costs for invoices to Orchard Hiltz and McCliment associat-
ed with work completed through June 30, 2016.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
General Fund
Expenditures:
101-966-999.401
Transfer Out - General Fund -
305,293.00
305,293.00
Fund Balance
101-000-393.401
Assigned Fund Balance
305,293.00
(305,293.00) -
34th District Court - Building Fund
Revenues
401-000-699.101
Transfer in - General Fund -
305,293.00
305,293.00
Expenditures:
401-000-980.000
Project Costs
-
305,293.00
305,293.00
To recognize a transfer out from General Fund to the 34 th District Court Construction Fund to cover the costs
for invoices to Orchard Hiltz and McCliment associated with work completed through June 30, 2016
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-484 5M.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to amend the FY 16/17 Budget to account for the con-
tract for Architectural and Construction Management Services as recommended by the Economic and
Community Development Director.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
34th District Court - Building Fund
Expenditures:
401-000-980.000
Project Costs
305,293.00
60,000.00
365,293.00
Fund Balance
401-000-390.000
Fund Balance
352,231.06
(60,000.00)
292,231.06
To amend the FY 16/17 Budget to account for the contract for Architectural and Construction Management
Services as recommended by the Economic and Community Development Director.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
16-485 5N.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to amend FY 16/17 budgeted expenditures for addition-
al costs incurred for the November 2016 General Election.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
General Fund
Expenditures:
101-262-729.000
Election Supplies
35,150.00
5,663.00 40,813.00
101-262-818.000
Contractual Services
28,000.00
4,200.00 32,200.00
Fund Balance
101-000-390.000
Unassigned - Fund Balance
3,634,563.58 (9,863.00) 3,624,700.58
To amend FY 16/17 budgeted expenditures for additional costs incurred for the November 21016 General
Election.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report:
16-486 6A1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve second reading, final adoption to amend the
City Purchasing Ordinance and to add two new sections – Section 39-14, Local Preference Provisions and
Section 39-15, Insurance Coverages.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report:
16-487 6B1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Crout
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Arthur
Theodore Gorgon.
7. Public Comment:
A gentleman presented himself as a business owner, educator, and physician who is interested in putting a med-
ical marijuana facility together with a group of other physicians. He is asking the City to adopt ordinances to
implement medical marijuana facilities. Jan Lemmon, Chairperson, Cemetery Board of Trustees, gave a reminder
of the December 2, 2016 spaghetti fund-raiser dinner to be held at the VFW Hall. Gina Steward, editor of The
Telegram Newspaper, asked if the 34 th District Court budget amendment (approved this evening) was derived
from fines collected at the court.
8. Unfinished Business:
Mayor Burcroff responded to Gina Steward’s question regarding the court budget amendment (yes, the funds
were derived from court fines.)
9. New Business
10. Communication:
Councilwoman Makowski announced upcoming events to be held at the Romulus Library.
16-488 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to pay Warrant 16-22 in the amount of $2,110,506.17.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
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 November 28, 2016.
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today, and consulted on design projects at
the University of Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin andBaghdad.
He was continually reaching out, too,
said Jack Washka, a long-time friend and
colleague at Schoolcraft. Mr. Gans hosted
the international junior Olympic teams
from China, Yugoslavia and Russia and
alsowatched as former Olympic swimmer
Mark Spitz set a record in the college
pool. He was a great supporter of his staff
and the college,Washka said.
“Dr. Gans was the greatest visionary
I've ever known,” he said. “All he ever did
was for others. He was the most unselfish
and giving type of person. All those of us
he touched, hemade better in someway.”
Mr. Gans served on the township plan-
ning commission for nearly 30 years,
always pushing developers to bring
amenities to the township, to upgrade
their own plans and to be conscientious
neighbors. Hewas elected to the township
board six times-including this November-
and served on important committees
overseeing land acquisition andmore.
Perhaps his greatest legacy is in the
area of parks and recreation. Mr. Gans
worked to secure additional parkland and
athletic facilities, having an impact at
nearly every park within the township
and many in the City of Northville, too. In
1992, he co-founded the Friends of
Northville Parks and Recreation-affec-
tionately referred to in the community as
'the Friends of Marv”-in order to generate
funds to resurface the tennis courts at
Fish Hatchery Park. That effort, which
brought the first Friends auction to the
community, was successful and the
Friends went
on to generate
more than $1
million that
was donated
back to the
communities
in the form of
soccer fields,
walking paths,
playscapes
and
much
more.
“Marv was
always the
quarterback;
he made things happen,” said David
Jerome, a Northville attorney who
worked with Mr. Gans on a number of
projects. “He could pull strings, he could
be tenacious-but you always knew that he
was in it for the betterment of the commu-
nity. Hewas a great citizen. The funds that
were raised have done marvelous, mar-
velous things.”
His most recent passion was Thayer's
Corner Nature Area. He and Banner co-
founded the Friends of Thayer's Corner
Nature Area in 2005 to transform it into a
unique park with a restored historic barn,
picnic area, community gardens and
peaceful walking trails.
“Marv set the example of what being a
community servant is all about,” Banner
said. “He made us all better people. He
taught me and so many others the impor-
tance of giving of ourselves.”
He is survived his wife of 60 years,
Erica 'Rikki'; sons, Russell and Derek;
daughter, Jenny, and four grandsons.
The family is asking memorial contri-
butions be dedicated to the Marv Gans
Legacy, Friends of Thayer's Corner
Nature Area, 41726 Pon Meadow,
Northville, MI 48168.
Gans
FROM PAGE 1
A concept plan for a proposed develop-
ment at Five Mile and Beck roads was
approved by members of the Northville
TownshipBoard of Trustees last week.
The latest plan will include housing,
retail shops, a movie theater, a grocery
store and public spaces as presented by
representatives from the developer,
Redico of Southfield.
The original plan for the area included
a Meijer store, but after public opposition
to that plan, the developer offered a plan
with varied housing to be developed by
Pinnacle Homes, and without a major
anchor store.
The development to be called Village
at Northville is planned for the former
Scott Prison property on the northwest
corner of Beck and Five Mile roads, next
to Northville Township park. The plan
now includes 111 single-family lots; 66
town homes and 190 lofts, some designed
as work-live units. The minimum 6,000
square-foot lots are somewhat smaller
than typical Northville properties but
were described as “fairly typical of an
urbandevelopment.”
As part of the approval, the developer
will be required to build the single family
homes at amaximumof 3,400 square feet.
The town homes will include one or two
car garages and there will be four to eight
units per building. The development will
include 92,000 square feet of retail space
and a central residential common area
described as a 1.35-acre landscaped
urban park.Approval of the Planned Unit
Development (PUD) for the site will allow
Supervisor Bob Nix and Clerk Sue
Hillebrand to finalize the agreement,
although the PUD allows flexibility of
design of the development.
The township bought the property
from the state of Michigan for $1 in 2012
on the condition that it be sold for devel-
opment by Dec. 30 or used for a public
purpose.
Proceeds from the sale are earmarked
to fund the demolition and environmental
cleanup at the defunct Northville
Psychiatric Hospital on Seven Mile Road,
which the township owns. About 40 per
cent of the sale costs will go to the state,
township officials said.
Marvin Gans
Christmas
wishes
Santa and his elves will
be visiting with children
at Maybury Farm from
noon until 3 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday,
Dec. 17 and 18. Santa
will be waiting to meet
with children of all ages
on his antique sleigh in
the Maybury Farm
Welcome
Center.
Santa's elves have
decked the halls of the
Welcome Center with
all kinds of Christmas
cheer and the fire in
the wood stove will
keep everyone toasty
and warm. Children
can bring their wish list
and sit with Santa on
his sleigh while parents
and grandparents take
photos. The Welcome
Center shelves will be
stocked with gifts
including Maybury
Farm honey, jams, jel-
lies, popcorn and
more. Admission is just
a smile and a small
donation used to help to care for the animals at Maybury Farm throughout the
winter months. Maybury Farm is located at 50165 Eight Mile Road, between
Beck and Napier roads (do not enter at the State Park). Parking is free. For more
information, visit
call (248)374-0200, or
find Maybury Farm on Facebook.
