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Livonia study session places routine contracts and community items on Oct. 20 consent agenda
Summary
At its Oct. 6 study session, Livonia City Council reviewed a batch of routine contract and community items — block party request, public‑transportation grants, security cameras, a public‑art grant application, senior fitness memberships, storage tanks and vehicle refurbishments — and moved them to the Oct. 20 consent agenda.
Livonia City Council reviewed and placed multiple routine items on the Oct. 20 regular-meeting consent agenda during its Oct. 6 study session. Items discussed briefly and recommended for approval included community events, small capital purchases, service agreements and grant applications.
Block party: Council heard a brief presentation from Christopher Lee asking to close a segment of Bristol Street from 36849 to 36875 for Halloween block‑party activities on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; councilmembers said the request was a typical, low-impact block-party application and indicated no objection to placing the item on consent.
Transportation and housing: The council reviewed two agreements with SMART (the regional transit authority) to support the city’s Live and Go program. Staff sought approval of a specialized services operating assistance contract for $33,386 for lift-equipped transportation and a 2026 agreement for $89,424 to allow municipal and community credits for the program; both were offered for consent.
Parks and public art: Parks staff asked council to support a Detroit Institute of Arts Partners in Public Art mural grant application for Ben Shalani Play Area (proposed location: back of the yellow restroom building). Councilmembers expressed support and placed a resolution of support on the consent agenda.
Facilities and safety: The parks department sought a bid award to purchase and install security cameras at the Jackie Kirksey Recreation Center. Staff recommended awarding the project to low bidder FSS Technologies (Detroit) for $46,011.17 from budgeted funds; the item was placed on consent.
Senior services: The council considered an addendum to an agreement with Optum Health Care Solutions to continue senior fitness/passport memberships at Jackie Kirksey Recreation Center; staff said the addendum is necessary to maintain services for roughly 850 beneficiaries and recommended approval on consent.
Public works purchases and vehicle maintenance: Public Works requested replacement for four above‑ground liquid storage tanks (10,500‑gallon commercial tanks) from Design Plastic Systems, Inc., at $90,731 (budgeted funds) and approval to fully refurbish Vector truck No. 343 with Jack Doheny Companies at $108,694.06. Staff said the tank replacements are required by changed regulations and the truck rebuild is cost‑effective compared with replacing a $600,000+ unit. These items were offered for consent.
Ending: Council members said they would review proposed consent language in advance of the Oct. 20 meeting; any member may remove an item from consent for separate consideration at that regular meeting.
