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Key items included:

- Fire ambulance replacement: The council heard a request from Fire Chief Jenison to purchase a Lifeline Type I Superliner ambulance through cooperative purchasing (Houston-Galveston Area Council) because lead times push delivery into 2027. Chief Jenison said the city’s vehicle-rotation plan would move older vehicles into reserve or auction when the new unit is received.

- McNamara Towers HVAC work: The Livonia Housing Commission requested award of a bid to replace the makeup-air system at Building 2 of McNamara Towers. Staff reported the last replacement was in 2008; the low qualified bid was listed in the packet.

- Leisure pool deck and water-slide refurbishment: Parks and Recreation asked the council to award contracts to refurbish the leisure pool decking at the Jackie Kursky Recreation Center and to refinish and re-examine bolts on the center’s water slide. Staff said pools require periodic heavy maintenance and presented prior experience in selecting qualified contractors rather than lowest bid in one instance.

- Portable-toilet contract resolution amendment: Public Works said a prior resolution mistakenly reflected one year of bid pricing; staff asked the council to amend the authorization so the contract covers the full 2025–2028 four-year period with a corrected total of $524,934.22. Officials confirmed ADA-compliant units are included as required.

- Sidewalk and path projects: Engineering and Parks staff described multiple small public-works projects funded through the general budget or Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), including a Newberg Road sidewalk extension (Pembroke Ave. to Joshua Simmons Drive), a Country Homes Park sidewalk installation, and Clement Circle park path repairs and culvert work to address chronic local flooding. Bids and low-bid amounts were presented in the packet.

- License agreement for courthouse drug testing: The Law Department presented a license agreement allowing Class A Training Center LLC (operating as TAP) to perform court-ordered drug testing at space in the Sixteenth District Courthouse; staff said the licensing change replaces a prior vendor and yields modest license revenue.

Several items were moved for approval on consent or advanced to the regular agenda for the April 28 voting meeting. In most consent cases the study session recorded no formal roll-call vote; staff said individual items will be finalized at the voting meeting.

Officials stressed that cooperative purchasing and sole-source selections were used where permitted: the ambulance purchase leverages a cooperative purchasing contract, and one pool contractor was recommended based on prior performance. Public Works confirmed ADA compliance requirements for portable toilets and said staff will verify site-level ADA placement for specific locations.

Staff and department heads answered technical questions about delivery timelines, warranty and maintenance cycles, and how older vehicles or equipment would be retired or disposed of when replacements arrive. No formal funding changes were made at the study session; items brought forward used previously budgeted funds or CDBG allocations as noted in the packet.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Livonia City Council Study Meeting - April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the study session council members advanced multiple routine awards and purchases on consent or regular agenda, including an ambulance purchase, mechanical and pool repairs, sidewalk projects, and a license agreement for courthouse drug testing services.","taxTitle","Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan","taxId",4046,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6069717,"Livonia mayor asks council to place $150 million ‘Livonia Built’ millage on August ballot; final vote scheduled April 28",6369,930000,7299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3066865-ea70ec206fdf52230e67e8f61cbf3fc5&start=930&end=7299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3066865-ea70ec206fdf52230e67e8f61cbf3fc5/thumbnail_930000.jpg","/articles/6069717/Livonia/Wayne-County/Michigan/Livonia-mayor-asks-council-to-place-150-million-Livonia-Built-millage-on-August-ballot-final-vote-scheduled-April-28","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6069717-75f57f62cd2216864f681aba2d9ecace/orig.mp4?Expires=1770539706&Signature=IRWFeDPNlphFNqZ0PuxEeX4hrWQSM5G~zzVHNK5ZU3rCB-beKV7~FRUBZQiutZrfsdjMaCoWEldab74WS-OgqZWXJjiwiJAsOHmp7LloyjYui15YaY6GfxyqTlnjsvqTeZsfDvaMzbBHa9QBS2xJtaW8DL9EWtNt2gimtuqzYAt81kLUVYhU6rC-zqYTtH0f~9jsteP2WSXiPohVq4kK4sti1-Kv8rnxGlnYuHnxsYFXbb-iQ8ZqE0vhL8ltBseP4UUBRBX9t-Tmfl5nYPuE05kyM1TqhgJgelGDzEU4VhodJ9A2CanIZQTnT0LkxN9QwgjHEJQcoaYwO2hzVn3elQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor and city officials urged the Livonia City Council on Monday to place a 25-year, $150 million municipal bond millage on the August 2025 primary ballot to pay for a combined City Hall/library/police/fire-station project and related infrastructure on the City Center campus.

The administration described the plan — labeled the “Livonia Built” bond proposal — as a municipal facilities bond with a 1.43-mill rate that would fund $150,000,000 in capital projects, issued in two series and repayable over 25 years. City leaders said the package would fund replacement or major renovation of aging municipal buildings, infrastructure work on the civic campus, and park and greenway investments intended to spur private development on other portions of the site.

The mayor’s office framed the proposal as addressing an estimated $97.5 million (updated in discussion to $107 million) in municipal building needs and argued the measure would help the city retain young families and first responders by modernizing public facilities. Administration staff said the proposal would be limited to the items listed in the bond language, audited annually, and that funds must be spent only on the purposes described in the ballot language.

Council members pressed the administration and bond counsel on technical and fiscal points. City bond counsel and city staff clarified that the bond language allows the city to acquire interests in land or easements if needed, explained that the two-series issuance is intended to reduce borrowing costs by taking funds when required rather than all at once, and confirmed the bonds can be refinanced over time if market conditions improve. Officials reiterated the millage rate is projected at 1.43 mills and said the per-household impact would be less than $18 per month for roughly 85% of homeowners, with an average of about $12 per month for the typical homeowner, using conservative assumptions.

Public comment at the study meeting ran long. Supporters said the city needs to modernize aging public facilities and create a downtown gathering place to retain and attract residents and businesses. Opponents and skeptical residents said the scope and scale of the proposed City Center and the privately developed portion raised concerns about privatizing public land, the adequacy of project detail and cost estimates, possible downstream tax or fee impacts, parking for events, and whether the library or other pledged uses would be preserved. Several speakers asked for clearer cost breakdowns and written, prioritized spending plans showing how police and fire needs would be guaranteed within the package.

Council discussion produced a range of suggestions and conditions. Multiple council members said public safety should be prioritized and asked the administration to produce clearer, prioritized budget breakdowns and additional materials for voters between now and the ballot. Several members said they support asking voters to fund municipal facilities rather than repeatedly allocating small repairs to deteriorating buildings.

At the end of the study meeting Councilman Donovic moved to place the millage request on the regular meeting agenda for the April 28 voting meeting so the council may vote then on whether to put the measure before voters in August. That motion was made during the study session and will receive a final council vote at the April 28 regular meeting; the study session did not record a final passage vote on the millage itself.

The administration said additional informational materials and a tax-impact calculator would be published on the dedicated project site (LivoniaBuilt.org) and provided to council members before the regular meeting. Officials also said the proposal excludes most parkside private development costs — those would be borne by private partners if development proceeds — and any future sale or lease of city property would have to be approved by the council at a later date.

Background: The administration said the proposal builds on the Livonia Vision ’21 master plan and several years of facility studies and community engagement. The city said it has already secured approximately $20 million in prior grants and internal savings for earlier phases of the master plan and that the proposed bond is intended to fund municipal campus components that the city will own and operate.

What happens next: The council’s study-session motion put an approving resolution on the regular meeting agenda for April 28. If the council votes in favor on April 28, the city would place the millage question on the August 2025 primary ballot for voter approval. The proposal requires voter approval; the council cannot spend bond proceeds until voters authorize the millage and bonds are sold.","Mayor presented a 25-year, 1.43-mill bond proposal to fund municipal building replacements and City Center campus infrastructure, prompting hours of council questioning and nearly two hours of public comment for and against the plan. Councilmember moved to place the measure on the regular meeting agenda for a final vote on April 28.","actionData","errors"]

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Livonia mayor asks council to place $150 million ‘Livonia Built’ millage on August ballot; final vote scheduled April 28