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
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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See the full board record, member by memberWhat 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.
- 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.
Key Decisions (10)
Block party request on Brentwood Street
Block party and street barricading request on Emerson Court
Waiver use for SDM liquor license at Fogo de Chao, 6 Mile and Fox Drive
Waiver use for secondhand store (Hands of Time) at 19704 Middlebelt Road
Waiver use for mausoleum at Mount Hope Memorial Garden Cemetery, 17840 Middlebelt Road
One-year cooperative agreement for John Stolmelski Veterans Park
Payment processing agreement with BS&A Software LLC
Extension of QBS engineering contracts with OHM, HRC, Spalding-DeDecker, and AEW
Stormwater facilities maintenance agreement for Bakke Estates
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)
On the record: 2 staff members, the applicant's representative, and 5 members of the public.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote19704 Middlebelt Road conditional use permit
17840 Middlebelt Road conditional use permit
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