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Livonia study session: multiple routine approvals and procurement items cleared for regular meeting
Summary
Council approved or set for regular meeting several routine and procurement items on consent, including a sidewalk waiver, small-business truck-storage waiver, restaurant patios and liquor licensing, printing and IT contracts, public-works equipment purchases, and a settlement with GLWA.
At its study session the Livonia City Council reviewed numerous routine agenda items and approved most on consent for the Dec. 18 regular meeting.
Key consent and routine items included: - Item 1: A sidewalk-waiver request for a newly constructed home at 37601 Ammer Heine Road (petitioner Rami Abdel Noor) — approved for consent because there are no sidewalks in the area. - Item 3: CJ’s Party Rentals (Charice Jones) — waiver to store Budget rental trucks at 37055 Industrial Road; petitioner said maximum trucks parked have been six; council discussed whether the waiver should be tenant-specific and noted language could be added for the Dec. 18 vote. - Item 4: Miguel’s (Steve Savage) — an approximately 2,300 sq ft covered patio adding 68 outdoor seats; staff recommended and council approved on consent with conditions to fix the parking lot and dumpster enclosure. - Item 5: Cooper’s Hawk — Class C and SDM licensing and outdoor dining; entitlements manager Jennifer Lacina described permit timing and the council approved on consent. - Procurement/awards: 2025 Connections printing contract awarded to Hurst; purchase of 73 Extreme Network switches via REMC contract (Delta Network Services); five X Mark mowers ($63,995 total) via SourceWell; a CASE rough-terrain forklift ($109,017.40) via SourceWell; and 2025 city connections printing contract. - Item 12 (funding amendment for lead-line replacements) and other items were included in the packet (see separate article on lead-service-line program). - Item 13: Newburgh Road emergency repairs — approval of $99,349.25 to Great Lakes to close out the project. - Item 14: Settlement with Great Lakes Water Authority for about $170,000 — approved on consent to recover repair costs. - Item 15: Amendment to Resolution 326-24 to include shipping for 40,000 waste and 40,000 recycling carts (Toter) — clerical correction approved on consent.
Several items were moved to the regular meeting or tabled for more information: the Zacks Auto Wash site plan (parking waiver and landscaping details), and the library hourly-rate increase item was tabled because no administration representative was present but later moved to regular due to the imminent statewide minimum-wage change.
Most consent items did not have recorded roll-call votes at the study session; council members repeatedly offered "approval on consent" or moved items to regular when they requested more information. The study session concluded with the chair setting the items for the regular meeting packet.
