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City Council Study Meeting of 09/14/26, September 14, 2026

Votes on Award of contract for 2026 rear yard drainage improvements on Westbrook Drive

1h 19m11,826 words
11 mentionsapprovedzoningmotion to approveLivonia, MI
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How this board votes

The City Council approved 86% of 140 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (8 of 143 recorded votes).

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What happened

This was a Livonia City Council study session that set the agenda for the September 28, 2026 voting meeting; no final votes were taken, but several land-use waiver petitions were reviewed and placed on the consent agenda.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Livonia, MI
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 14, 2026
Decisions
10 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Free sample: decision 1 of 10

Block party request on Brentwood Street

Block party request from Teresa Burgess, 14133 Brentwood, to close Brentwood Street between Meadowlark and Gita Streets on Saturday, October 31, 2026 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Halloween. Placed on consent agenda for September 28, 2026; no vote taken at study session.

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

This was a Livonia City Council study session that set the agenda for the September 28, 2026 voting meeting; no final votes were taken, but several land-use waiver petitions were reviewed and placed on the consent agenda.

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Key Decisions (10)

Other

Block party request on Brentwood Street

Other

Block party and street barricading request on Emerson Court

Other

Waiver use for SDM liquor license at Fogo de Chao, 6 Mile and Fox Drive

Other

Waiver use for secondhand store (Hands of Time) at 19704 Middlebelt Road

Other

Waiver use for mausoleum at Mount Hope Memorial Garden Cemetery, 17840 Middlebelt Road

Conditions attached
Other

One-year cooperative agreement for John Stolmelski Veterans Park

Other

Payment processing agreement with BS&A Software LLC

Other

Extension of QBS engineering contracts with OHM, HRC, Spalding-DeDecker, and AEW

Other

Stormwater facilities maintenance agreement for Bakke Estates

Other

Award of contract for 2026 rear yard drainage improvements on Westbrook Drive

Development Activity (4)

Fogo de Chao Brazilian steakhouse at Shops of College Park

Commercial

Hands of Time secondhand store

Commercial

Mount Hope Memorial Garden Cemetery mausoleum

Other

Bakke Estates storm drain system

Infrastructure

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Livonia is positioning as a restaurant destination, with Fogo de…

Commercial Demand

Secondhand/resale retail is a growing trend in the area, with…

Infrastructure

Livonia continues to actively pursue federal and state grant funding…

Who Spoke (19)

Staff · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 5

On the record: 2 staff members, the applicant's representative, and 5 members of the public.

Agenda results

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