CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Crawford, Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

1. Holiday House Decorating Winners – First Place Tie!

Jeff and Carol Seelenbinder – Addington Park
Michael and Karen Cortis – Haverhill Farms

REPORTS:

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER – Setting Final City Council Goal Setting Session for January

3. DEPARTMENTAL

a. Deputy Chief Lindberg return from FBI Academy
b. Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Awards Novi $281,300 Grant

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE COMMENTS – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-I) All items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered at the end of the normal Agenda.

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I

1. Consideration for Process and Issuance of Requests for Proposals to review and develop options for 6.5 acres of City-owned property (Fuerst Farm) at Ten Mile Road and Taft Road.
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2. Approval of Consultant Review Committee’s recommendation to award a two-year agreement for general legal counsel services to Secrest Wardle through December 1, 2009.
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3. Consideration of the final Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) Agreement and Zoning Map Amendment 18.670 SP 07-22 from the applicant, Haggerty Road Development, to rezone property located east of Haggerty Road, north of Eight Mile Road from FS, Freeway Service District to B-3, General Business. The subject property is 0.41 acres.
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4. Consideration of City DeFacto Street Acceptance of Settler’s Creek Court (1,040 linear feet) and Creek Crossing (1,722 linear feet) for a combined total of 2,762 linear feet of roadway surface.
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5. Approval of Interagency Agreement between Wayne County and the City of Novi for Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Round VIII – Part B Funding for Regional Basin Retrofit Projects (Taft & Bishop Regional Stormwater Detention Basins). The grant award amount is $202,500 with a local match of $202,500.
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AUDIENCE COMMENTS – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

BREAK

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

AUDIENCE COMMENTS – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

ADJOURNMENT

CONSENT AGENDA: Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.

A. Approval Minutes of:

1. December 3 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval of the revised City of Novi Investment Policy (to update List of Approved Financial Institutions) and the Statement of Investment Policy, Objectives and Guidelines of the City of Novi Retiree Health Care Fund.
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C. Approval of the resolution setting an option for non-residential water and sewer users requiring more than one (1) tap unit factor to install an irrigation meter for purposes of determining the sewer connection fees.
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D Approval of an agreement with American Images Publishing to produce a second edition Community Profile publication at no cost to the City of Novi.
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E. Approval of the Parks and Recreation facilities donation acknowledgment and acceptance of the agreement with International Transmission Company (ITC).
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F. Approval of Change Orders to T & M Asphalt Paving, Inc. for the 2007 Bituminous Pathway Replacement Project resulting in a net increase to the awarded contract in the amount of $36,713.37, for a total contract price of $168,508.17.
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G. Consideration of the request of Singh Development for Uptown Place, SP 03-40B, for a one-year Preliminary site Plan extension. The subject property is located in Section 14, south of Twelve Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads in the R-C, Regional Center District, utilizing the PD-2 development option.
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H. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 759
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I. Acceptance of a Preservation Easement from Novi Research Park SPE, LLC and International Transmission Company for Novi Research Park, located on the west side of Haggerty Road south of Twelve Mile Road in Section 16 covering 3.36 acres.  THIS ITEM WAS ADDED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA. 

COMMUNICATIONS:

SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

December

20 – Youth Council – Council Chambers – 3:00 p.m.

20 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

25 – City Offices Closed

26 – City Offices Closed

31 – City Offices Closed

January

1 – City Offices Closed

7 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

8 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

10 – Parks, Recreation & Forestry – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

16 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

21 – City Offices Closed

22 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

NOTICE: People with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact the City Clerk (248) 347-0456 at least two working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations.

We kindly request that you turn off all cellular phones and pagers while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.