CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, September 16, 2013 | 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 Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Casey, Fischer, Margolis, Mutch, Wrobel
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation recognizing Novi Lions Club 40th Anniversary – Bill Barr
REPORTS:
1. MANAGER/STAFF
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. This is not a question-answer session, however, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council.
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-K) 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
1. Approval of Master Agreements for Municipal Street Lighting and corresponding Purchase Agreements with the Detroit Edison Company for the Town Center Area Street Lighting Replacement Project in the amounts of $182,893 (Phase I: Crescent Boulevard, Town Center Drive, Ingersol Drive, and Crowe Drive) and $283,857 (Phase II: Novi Road and Grand River Avenue).
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2. Consideration of the request of Ivanhoe Companies for JSP 13-47 with Zoning Map Amendment 18.704 to rezone property in Section 18, on the west side of Wixom Road south of Grand River Avenue from B-2, Community Business and I-2, General Industrial to RM-1, Low Density Low-Rise Multiple-Family Residential with a Planned Rezoning Overlay. The property totals 29.20 acres and the applicant is proposing an 86 unit single-family residential development.
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3. Approval to award the New Vehicles bid as follows: two (2) 2013 Ford F150 pickup trucks and three (3) 2014 Ford F350 pickup trucks with plows from Varsity Ford in the amount of $131,059, and two (2) 2014 GMC Terrain crossovers from Red Holman Buick GMC in the amount of $45,080.
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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. This is not a question-answer session, however, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES
1. Discussion of City Council liaisons for Novi Youth Council, Older Adults Advisory Board, and Arts and Culture Advisory Board – Mayor Gatt
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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. August 26, 2013 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of September 16, 2013 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing property acquisition.
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C. Approval of the recommendation from the Consultant Review Committee to award a three-year Environmental Services Consulting Services Contract to ECT, Environmental Consulting and Technology (with the option for two additional one-year renewals), and for the adoption of revised fee schedule, effective November 18, 2013.
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D. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment for additional design engineering services related to the Metro Connector Pathway project in the amount of $50,432.
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E. Approval of liquor license request from Big Daddy’s Parthenon LLC (d/b/a Big Tommy’s Parthenon) to transfer ownership of 2013 Class C Resort, SDM with Sunday Sales Permit (PM), Dance Permit & Specific Purpose Permit (Food) with a New Sunday Sales Permit (AM) from Leo’s Bar and Grill, Inc. located at 40380 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48375
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F. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.268 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 19, “I-1, Light Industrial District”, Section 1903, “Principal Uses Permitted In Locations Not Abutting a Residential District and Subject to Special Conditions” in order to permit passenger motor vehicle rental facilities in the I-1 District. Second Reading
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G. Approval to award a contract for design engineering services for a new traffic signal at the intersection of 13 Mile Road and Cabot Drive to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment for a design fee of $13,920 (of which 50% is to be paid by Northern Equities).
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H. Approval to award the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department recreation bid for t-shirts and sports apparel to All American for one (1) year with two (2) renewal options in one-year increments based on unit pricing, with an estimated annual cost of $40,000.
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I. Adoption of a resolution of support for the Application for Trail License on ITC Property from the north property line of ITC Community Sports Park to just south of 10 Mile Road (Phase IA and 1B of the ITC Corridor Regional Trail).
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J. Approval of an amended agreement with the Suburban Collection Showplace to host the 2014 State of the City Address & Breakfast on Thursday, January 16, 2014 for the estimated about of $3,700.
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K. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 899
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ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. The following schedule consists of meetings that are routinely held in the Council Chambers. For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.
September
18 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
19 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services – 7:00 p.m.
30 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
October
8 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
14 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
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16 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
17 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.
28 – City Council – 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.
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