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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 Minutes P r1 5 ^, Y C � IiilGP Office of City Clerk City of Lansing Marilynn Slade City Clerk December 29, 1994 Philip M. Sharkey 918 Durant Street Lansing, Michigan 48915 Dear Mr. Sharkey: A certified letter postmarked December 23 , 1994 , from Gerald E. & Tina R. Church, and addressed to the Income Tax Board of Review % the City Clerk's Office, is herewith forwarded for your Board's disposition. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, Dixi L. Gilmore City Clerk's Office Lansing, Michigan /dlg Enclosure Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695 • 517-483-4131 517-483-6066 FAX r - 4,... -address - right of the return 'FLEASGHRISTMATS CERTIFIED EARL�,, UNIT S TAT POSTALL SERVI SERVICE 0000 00039589-01 C.0 lr�-.� Grime _ �� vn �?�u���-mot ���d _ i�� Lansing City Clerk' s Office Marilynn Slade, City Clerk December 22, 1994 Philip M. Sharkey 918 Durant Street Lansing, Michigan 48915 Dear Mr. Sharkey: A letter postmarked December 21, 1994, from the law firm of Howard & Howard, and addressed to you in your capacity as secretary of the Income Tax Board of Review, is herewith forwarded for your Board's disposition. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, r A Dixie L. Gilmore City Clerk's Office Lansing, Michigan /dlg Enclosure (517) 483-4131 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48933-1695 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS The Phoenix Building,Suite 500 222 Washington Square,North R E C E I` }� i) Lansing,Michigan 48933-1817 L A C11 3 I' M•1 Mr. Philip M. Sharkey Secretary City of Lansing Income Tax Board of Review City Clerk's Office, Ninth Floor 124 West Michigan Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48933 LAW OFFICES REID AND REID ,RECFI��rp A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS ONE BUSINESS&TRADE CENTER C1!i E;JIvI _J +j 1�' O 200 WASHINGTON SQUARE, NORTH f SUITE 400LANS1111ju CITY CLERKLANSING, MICHIGAN 48933-I384 (517)487-6566 MARK E. KELLOGG FAX(517)487-1909 November 4, 1994 Ms. Dixie L. Gilmore City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall 124 West Michigan Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48933-1695 RE: CITY OF LANSING INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW Dear Ms. Gilmore: I am in receipt of your correspondence dated November 2, 1994 regarding a letter postmarked November 1, 1994 addressed to Harry Spenny. I am enclosing a copy of that letter for your reference. Please note that it references an appeal filed by Howard & Howard on behalf of Auto-Air Composites, Inc. As far as I am aware, we have never received an appeal filed by Howard & Howard for this taxpayer. Please review your records and advise as to whether there is an appeal which has been filed as referenced in the correspondence. I will await your response, so that I may respond appropriately to Howard & Howard. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Very truly yours, M REI AND REID M rk E. Kello MEK/djr Enclosure HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS Established 1869 The Pinchurst Office Center,Suite 101 The Kalamazoo Building,Suite 400 The Phoenix Building,Suite 500 The Creve Coeur Building,Suite 200 1400 North Woodward Avenue 107 West Michigan Avenue 222 Washington Square,North 321 Liberty Street Bloomfield Hills,Michigan 48304-2856 Kalamazoo,Michigan 49007-3956 Lansing,Michigan 48933-1817 Peoria,Illinois 61602-1403 Telephone(810)645-1483 Telephone(616)382-1483 Telephone(517)485-1483 Telephone(309)672-1483 Fax(810)645-1568 Fax(616)382-1568 Fax(517)485-1568 Fax(309)672-1568 JOHN W. ALLEN $ ' THOMAS L. COOPER WILLIAM H. HONAKER JEFFREY G. RAPHELSON WILLIAM G. HOWARD KELLY A. ALLEN MICHAEL G. CRUSE JOHN C. HOWARD BRAD A. RAYLE (1846-1906) GUSTAF R. ANDREASEN THOMAS R. CURRAN, JR. TIMOTHY J. HOWARD BRIAN J. RENAUD HARRY C. HOWARD WILLIAM G. ASIMAKIS, JR. CHRIS T. DANIKOLAS DIANA M. JAGIELLA- DAVID E. RIGGS (1871-1946) DANIEL L. BAKER MARK A. DAVIS ROBERT B. JOHNSTON BLAKE K. RINGSMUTH WILLIAM J. HOWARD GERRY BARTLETT-McMAHON WILLIAM A. DORNBOS J. MICHAEL KEMP LEONARD W. SACHS - (1904-1993) ROBERT C. BECK JON S. FALETTO P DANIEL N. KING-^ BONNIE Y. SAWUSCH ANTOINETTE BEUCHE STEPHEN C. FERLMANN JON H. KINGSEPP DEBORAH M. SCHNEIDER ROBERT L. BIEDERMAN t RICHARD D. FRIES + STEVEN C. KOHL RAYMOND E. SCOTT o LORI B. BOBBITT JAMES H. GEARY JAMES H. KONING MICHAEL V. SUCAET ALL ATTORNEYS ADMITTED IN MICHIGAN ONLY, EXCEPT AS INDICATED. WALTER J. BORDA JOHN GERALD GLEESON " TIMOTHY E. KRAEPEL THOMAS J. TALLERICO FERNANDO A. BORREGO' EDGAR G. GORDON PETER J. LIVINGSTON LAURA A. TALT ERIC E. BREISACH PAUL GREEN JAMES E. LOZIER SANDRA M. TRAICOFF - 'ALSO ADMITTED IN DELAWARE TAMMY L. BROWN ROGER M. GROVES - D. CRAIG MARTIN DONALD F. TUCKER a ALSO ADMITTED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PHILIP T. CARTER BRUCE R. GRUBB ROBERT F. MELONE PATRICK R. VAN TIFLIN ALSO ADMITTED IN ILLINOIS JEFFREY P. CHALMERS WADE E. HADDAD CLAUDE HENRY MILLER SHAMRA M. VANWAGONER ALSO ADMITTED IN INDIANA TODD D. CHAMBERLAIN MICHELE L. HALLORAN ROBERT D. MOLLHAGEN $ JACQUELINE K. VESTEVICH ALSO ADMITTEDIN IOWA MICHAEL L. CHOJNOWSKI RICHARD L. HALPERT C. DOUGLAS MORAN STEVEN H. WESTON t ALSO ADMITTED IN NEW YORK ALSO ADMITTED IN OHIO KEVIN M. CHUDLER PATRICK D. HANES LAWRENCE J. MURPHY$ JAMES C. WICKENS i ALSO ADMITTED IN PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTOPHER C. CINNAMON ELLEN M. HARVATH THEODORE W. OLDS MYRA L. WILLIS +ALSO ADMITTED IN TEXAS CAROLYN M. CLAERHOUT JOHN G. HAYWARD SUSAN E. PADLEY TIMOTHY M. WITTEBORT •ALSO ADMITTED IN VIRGINIA WILLIAM J. CLEMENS JOSEPH B. HEMKER $ - CHARLES C.S. PARK THOMAS J. WUORI ONLY ADMITTED IN ILLINOIS ONLY ADMITTED IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI DAVID C. COEY FREDERICK G. HOFFMAN - GARY A. PETERS x '• JOHN E. YOUNG o ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE MATTHEW J. COFFEY DAVID L. HOLMES MARTHA A. PROCTOR MARLA G. ZWAS PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE October 28, 1994 Mr. Harry Spenny Reply to: Lansing Secretary City of Lansing Income Tax Board of Review City Clerk's Office, Ninth Floor 124 West Michigan Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48933 Re: Auto-Air Composites, Inc. ("Taxpayer") Taxpayer Identification No. 38-1511826 Calendar Years 1987-1989 Appeal of Lansing City Income Tax Refund Claim Denial Dated November 19, 1993 Dear Mr. Spenny: On December 17, 1993, our office filed an appeal of the determination of City Income Tax Administrator James Goodin concerning the above-referenced matter. I am writing to ask that you acknowledge receipt of our appeal simply because it has been some time since our appeal was lodged and we have at yet not received any response to our appeal. I am completely understanding of the staffing situation within many of the -City departments and wish to emphasize to you that I am not pressing for expedited treatment of this matter. The purpose for my writing is merely to request an acknowledgement of the pendency of our appeal. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Very truly yours, HOW A at c a ' L348\gen\spenny.let pF Lq�, puts Office of City Clerk City of Lansing Marilynn Slade City Clerk November 2 , 1994 Mark E. Kellogg Reid & Reid 200 Washington Square North Suite 400 Lansing, Michigan 48933 Dear Mr. Kellogg: Enclosed you will find a letter postmarked November 1, 1994 and addressed to Harry Spenny, secretary of the Income Tax Board of Review, in care of the Lansing City Clerk. We are herewith forwarding this letter for your board's action. Feel free to contact our office if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dixie L. Gilmore City Clerk's Office Lansing, Michigan /dlg Enclosure cc: Judyth Kehler City Treasurer/Income Tax Administrator Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W_ Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695 • 517-483-4131 • 517-483-4088 TDD HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS The Phoenix Building,Suite 500 222 Washington Square,North RECEIVED Lansing,Michigan 48933-1817 91z NOV --2 PIS O O LANSIING CITY CLERK Mr. Harry Spenny Secretary City of Lansing Income Tax Board of Review City Clerk's Office, Ninth Floor 124 West Michigan Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48933 , ,;,, i;i,:i1�,I,I�i�,,,li,,,►l,,,,Ii,11„Ii,�„I,i,,,1,1�(„?,I,I,! o� u� Office of City Clerk City of Lansing Marilynn Slade City Clerk August 22, 1994 Mark E. Kellogg Reid & Reid 200 Washington Square North Suite 400 Lansing, Michigan 48933 Dear Mr. Kellogg: Enclosed you will find a letter postmarked March 9 , 1994 and addressed to Harry Spenny, Secretary of the Income Tax Board of Review, in care of the Lansing City Clerk. Delay in delivery of this letter resulted from Mr. Spenny's resignation from the Board and your pending term expiration. Now that the Income Tax Board of Review is fully appointed, we are herewith forwarding this letter for your Board's action. Feel free to contact our office if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dixie L. Gilmore City Clerk's Office Lansing, Michigan /dlg Enclosure cc: Judyth Kehler City Treasurer/Income Tax Administrator S. Mel Stern Ameritech 444 Michigan Avenue, Room 1460 Detroit, Michigan 48226 Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695 • 517-483-4131 • 517-483-4088 TDD INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW Harry A Spenny II Term Expiration: 06/30/96 420 W. ' lloughby Lansing, I 48910 '� ' /2-7/r4 Phone: 88 -3779 r AWL Mark E . Kellogg Term Expiration: 06/30/94 11, Reid & Reid 200 Washington Square North Suite 400 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone : 487-6566 Jack Gunther Term Expiration: 06/30/95 211 Black Court Lansing, MI 48906 Phone: 484-6657 - Wava Streeter to the Board of Fire Commissioners for a Term to Expire June 30 , 1998 Appointment of Joseph Marutiak to the Board of Fire Commissioners for a Term to Expire June 30, 1998 Appointment of Luisa Fuentes to the Traffic Board for a Term to Expire June 30 , 1998 2 . TCO-94-25 , Installation of a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of US-27BR (North East Street) and Sheridan Rd. D. BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES 1 . Appointments by the Committee on Public Services : - Wilbur D. Howard to the Parks Board for a Term to Expire June 30 , 1998 - Appointment of Cinda Elzroth to the Public Service Board for a Term to Expire June 30 , 1998 2 . Setting Rates and Fees for Services Furnished by the City Sewage Disposal System 3 . Regarding a Surrender and Release Agreement for the Lansing City Market BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS h +1 for of Harold Moore to the Board of Review or a Term to Expire June 1998 2 . Appointment of Phil Sharkey to the Income Tax Board of Review for a Term to Expire June 30 , 1997 3 . Purchase of Four Properties in the 500 Block of ?` W. Genesee 4 . Change of Intent ; Police Department, Fire Department, Human Relation & Community Services Department, District Court * 5 . Appointment of Thomas Novakowski to the Board of Review for a Term to Expire June 1998 5 t 8/ ACT-03-94, 4900 Tranter Ave . - Reduction in Drain 7 Easement 9/ Collective Bargaining Agreement with FOP Supervisory Unit XI . COMMITTEE REPORTS for Action A. BY THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL SERVICES Regarding Proposed Format for Revision of City Council Rules B . BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Recommending Approval of an Amendment Adding a New Chapter, Chapter 640, Prohibiting Smoking in City Facilities; Violations Punishable as Municipal Civil Infractions XII . RESOLUTIONS for Action A. BY THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL SERVICES 1 . Approval of Licenses and Bonds for: PUBLIC DRIVER: Delbert L. Price, Curtis R. Steele, Mark A. Torres, ✓CABARET: Sammy' s Inc . , Unicorn Tavern, Steve' s .Downtown, Pro Bowl West, Inc . , Green Door Lounge, Red Rail, Inc . 2 . Approval of License and Bonds for: ✓PUBLIC DRIVER: James Aimery 3 . Approval of Revision of Council Rule #19 BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 1 . Reappointment of Mark E. Kellog to the Income Tax Sl Board of Review, Term to Expire June 30 , 1997 +� 2 . Transfer of Funds - City Clerk' s Office to cover expenses of Special Election for the 69th District House of Representative Seat 3 . Establishing a Kids Kamp - Attwood School 4 03-22-94A11 :31 RCVD HARRY A SPENNY II --TAX ACCOUNTING P.O. BOX 40 - HOLT, MICHIGAN 48842 - (517)882-3779 - FAX (517)882-1309 March 21, 1994 Lansing City Clerk's Office 9th Floor, City Hall 124 W Michigan Avenue Lansing, Mi 48933 To Whom It May Concern: I want to inform you that i am no longer a resident of the City of Lansing. As such, don't believe I can serve on the Board of Review for City Income Tax. I am returning the letter you forwarded to me the other day, so that you can pass it on to the current responsible party. It has been a pleasure to serve the City of Lansing on this board for so many years. I will miss the interaction with all of the fine city officials that I was involved with. Win "rely, CSp Harry ny II 711 & VA llylav � `mow 's 444 Michigan Avenue,Room 1460 4,1 Detroit,Michigan 48226 Form 9-585 S" ID -tech Mr. Harry SpennY, Secretary Lansing Income Tax Board of Review C/o Lansing City Clerk 124 W. Michigan Ave. , 9th Floor Lansing, MI 48933