CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

Monday, November 23, 2009  |  7 P.M.

Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 W. Ten Mile Road

(248) 347-0460

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

1.  Business Recognition Award Winners: 
     a.  Hotel Baronette – Business Practices
     b.  Lotus Bank – Corporate Citizenship
     c.  Novi Youth Hockey Association – Business Practices
     d.  Advanced Vein Therapies – Green Technologies
     e.  Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel – Corporate Citizenship

     Mayor’s Economic Ambassador of the Year Honoree:  Sho Nakahama, Executive Director,
     Japanese Business Society of Detroit 
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2.  Financial Audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 - Joe Heffernan and Kristine Ray of Plante & Moran
     ( Click for this packet item 4.2MB) - Part 1 - City of Novi Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - 6/30/09
     ( Click for this packet item 130KB) - Part 2 - Auditors Report to City Council - 11/2/09
     ( Click for this packet item 185KB) - Part 3 - Federal Awards Supplemental Information - 6/30/09
     ( Click for this packet item 110KB) - Part 4 - Economic Development Corporation Financial Report - 6/30/09

3.  Alternatives for SMART Bus Service in Oakland County – Steve Schwartz, Oakland County Commissioner
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REPORTS:

1.   MANAGER/STAFF

     a.  Completion of 2009 Road Construction Improvements
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     b.  2010 Employee Health Insurance Program

2.   ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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.        Approve the Program Year 2010 Community Development Block Grant Application in the approximate amount of $100,547 and authorize the
Mayor to sign the Application and Sub-recipient Agreement.
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2.         Policy discussion regarding levels of service for winter road maintenance.
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AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part II

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

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

COMMUNICATIONS: 

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

A.           Approve Minutes of:

1.    November 9, 2009 – Regular meeting
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B.        Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for additional design phase services related to the Meadowbrook Lake
Dam Modifications project to URS Corporation for a not-to-exceed fee of $16,845.
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C.        Approval of Traffic Control Orders 09-07 for the installation of a stop sign on southbound Town Center to stop at Eleven Mile Road, 09-08 for northbound
Town Center to stop at Eleven Mile Road, and 09-09 requiring that northbound Town Center right lane traffic must turn right to eastbound Eleven Mile Road.
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D.        Approval of the Final Balancing Change Order and Final Payment to Anglin Civil Constructors, Ltd. for the Eleven Mile/Meadowbrook Road Intersection
Widening and Signal Improvements in the amount of $27,945.82.
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E.        Approval of Traffic Control Order 09-13 for the implementation of a 35 mph speed limit on Meadowbrook Road between Eight Mile Road and Ten Mile Road.
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F.         Approval of Traffic Control Order 09-10 for the implementation of a 45 mph speed limit on Beck Road between Eight Mile Road and Grand River
Avenue, and approval of Traffic Control Orders 09-11 and 09-12 to rescind Traffic Control Orders 79-02 and 90-15, respectively for the previous speed limit.
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G.        Approval of Traffic Control Orders 09-14 for the implementation of 35 mph speed limit on Lewis Drive from Cabot Drive to Haggerty Road, and
09-15 for the implementation of 30 mph speed limit on Cabot Drive from 12 Mile Road to 1000 feet north of 12 Mile and implementation of 35 mph
speed limit on Cabot Drive from 1000 feet north of 12 Mile to 13 Mile.
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H.        Approval of Traffic Control Order 09-16 for the implementation of a 35 mph speed limit on Eleven Mile Road from Town Center Drive to Seeley Road.
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I.          Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 807
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AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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

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

November
26 – City Offices Closed
27 – City Offices Closed

December
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 and Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
21 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
24 – City Offices Closed
25 – City Offices Closed
31 – City Offices Closed