April 28th – City Council Committee of the Whole, Regular and Study Meeting

Committee of the Whole: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/…/agenda/3357

Regular Meeting: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/event/551/files

The following items were approved:

Meeting Minutes & Consent Agenda:
Amendment to Livonia Code of Ordinances for pet licensing policies
Amendment to Livonia Code of Ordinances to create a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position
Amendment to Livonia Code of Ordinances to make the CFO the direct manager of the Director of Information Systems
Repealed the Capital Improvement Ordinance
Learn about these new positions and structure of the Finance Department here: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/…/attachment/18051
Language for the Livonia Built Bond Proposal – Learn more here: https://livoniabuilt.org/
Correction to record related o portable toilet program
Acceptance of grant of $1M from State of Michigan for a new ladder fire truck
Acceptance of $100k donations from Bill Brown Ford for redevelopment of Shelden Park
Permission to ask Wayne County to close road on Saturday, May 24th from 8:30am to 10am for Memorial Day Ceremony
Extension of contact with Michigan Humane Society thru December 31, 2027
Water Main Improvement Expenditures for project at Merriman Road between Plymouth and the Railroad

Study Meeting Agenda: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/…/agenda/3295

Items put on the consent agenda:

Multiple block party requests
Requests from the Livonia Spree Committee (Spree is June 24 – 29)
New Senior Housing apartments at Farmington between Lydon and 5 Mile
New drive-up restaurant Cava at 7 Mile and Haggerty
Approval for Livonia AM Rotary to host carnival at Middlebelt and 7 Mile (May 19th – June 8th)
100 Townhome development at 7 Mile and Victory Parkway
Expenditure to use Empco for LPD promotional exams
Acceptance of $89,424 in grant funds from SMART for Liv&Go
Final disbursement of CARES Act funding by CDBG for touchless bathroom equipment at McNamara Towers, Newburgh and Silver Village, funds to First Step and small business grants
Sponsorship and lease agreement with Livonia Junior Athletic League
Perpetual renewal of Livonia’s Art In The Park program
Roof replacement for Pavillion 2 at Rotary Park
Repairs to Newburgh Church at Greenmead
Amendment of contract with OHM for Water and Sewer services
Approval to apply for state funding for Drinking Water Revolving Fund Project Plan – learn more here: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/…/attachment/17972
Settlement agreements for resident claims related to sewer backups, paid for through our insurer MMRMA

The request to waive hard surfacing requirement by Capitol Livonia LLC was put on the regular agenda.

As always, the meeting agendas can be viewed on the city website here: https://livonia.gov/129/Agendas-Minutes

Meetings can be watched unedited on the city’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LivoniaTV