2040th City Council Regular Meeting, May 4, 2026
Approves Master plan petition to distribute Vision 21 amendments including Book 5 Housing Sustainability, 6-0
How this board votes
The City Council approved 95% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (7 of 113 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Livonia City Council took no new zoning entitlement actions; its substantive land-use items were denial of a charity poker waiver appeal and authorization for the Planning Commission to distribute proposed Vision 21 Master Plan amendments (Book 5, Housing Sustainability) for…
- Jurisdiction
- Livonia, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Purchasing reporting review referral to Committee of the Whole
McDonald moved to refer to Committee of the Whole a review of purchasing reporting for amounts between $15,000 and $19,999, requesting backup documentation, and to expand reporting to the $20,000-$29,999 range given the $30,000 purchasing threshold. Passed 6-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Livonia City Council took no new zoning entitlement actions; its substantive land-use items were denial of a charity poker waiver appeal and authorization for the Planning Commission to distribute proposed Vision 21 Master Plan amendments (Book 5, Housing Sustainability) for…
Key Decisions (7)
Purchasing reporting review referral to Committee of the Whole
Referral of ultralight aircraft item to Law and Education Committee
Consent agenda items one through five
Awarded bid for A.J. Geer store roof replacement at Greenmead Historical Park
Waiver petition appeal for RAC Charity Poker at 28410 Joy Road
Master plan petition to distribute Vision 21 amendments including Book 5 Housing Sustainability
Referral of master plan Book 5 to Law and Education Committee
Market Signals (3)
Sentiment
Residents remain strongly opposed to the Sheetz gas station/24-7 drive-through…
Infrastructure
An upcoming Wayne County transit millage would eliminate Livonia's ability…
Housing Demand
Livonia is developing a Housing Sustainability plan (Book 5 of…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, and 11 members of the public.
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