CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
 Monday, January 9, 2017 | 7 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460

 

CALL TO ORDER       
                                                                                                                      
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
ROLL CALL: Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Burke, Casey, Markham, Mutch, Wrobel
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
PUBLIC HEARING
 
PRESENTATIONS
 

1. Recognition of 2016 Employee of the Year – Greg Morris

2. 2017 Property Tax Base Projections – Micheal Lohmeier, City Assessor
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3. Upgrades to Lakeshore Park – NSA Architects, Engineers, Planners
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 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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
 
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-L) 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 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.277 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Section 3.1.25 Town Center District, Special Land Uses, and Article IV, Use Standards, Section 4.40 Restaurants in the Character of a Fast Food Carryout, Drive-In, Fast Food Drive-Through, or Fast Food Sit-Down, specifically for the TC and TC-1 Town Center Districts, in order to permit Drive-Through Restaurants in the TC Town Center District.    First Reading
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2. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.279 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance in order to modify the TC, Town Center and TC-1, Town Center-1 Districts to better accommodate mixed-use and residential developments in the Main Street area.    First Reading
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3. Approval to award the bid of $174,994 to Truck & Trailer Specialties on chassis upgrades and two swap loader attachments (V-box spreader and Dump body).
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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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.

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. December 19, 2016 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval to purchase two (2) 2017 Ford Fusions from Gorno Ford in the amount of $33,490 using the State of Michigan MiDeal cooperative purchasing contract.
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C. Reconsideration of votes for Zoning Board of Appeals members.
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D. Approval of the final one-year renewal option for prosecutorial legal services pursuant to agreement with Baker & Elowsky, PLLC through December 31, 2017.
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E. Approval to award civil engineering services to Spalding DeDecker Associates to proceed with preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimate for the pavement repair/rehabilitation Special Assessment District (SAD) within the Vistas of Novi Planned Unit Development for a fee of $7,500 and amend the budget to reflect this new project.
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F. Acceptance of a sidewalk easement from Pinnacle-Novi 12, LLC, as part of the Andelina Ridge Phase 1 development located south of Twelve Mile Road and east of Napier Road (Parcel 22-18-100-007).
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G. Acceptance of a warranty deed from Pinnacle-12 Novi, LLC for the dedication of 10 additional feet of proposed right-of-way for a total of 43 foot half-width master planned right-of-way along the south side of Twelve Mile Road east of Napier Road as part of the Andelina Ridge Phase 1 subdivision development.
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H. Acceptance of a warranty deed from Grand Promenade, LLC for the dedication of 10 additional feet of right-of-way along the south side of Grand River Avenue east of 12 Mile Road for a total 60 foot master planned right-of-way half width as part of the Grand Promenade commercial development; and approval to execute a Quit Claim Deed conveying the dedicated Grand River Avenue right-of-way to the Road Commission for Oakland County.
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I. Acceptance of a sidewalk easement from Beck Ten Land, LLC, as part of the Valencia Estates development located north of Ten Mile Road and west of Beck Road (Parcels 22-20-402-042, 22-20-402-041, and 22-20-402-039).
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J. Acceptance of a warranty deed from Beck Ten Land, LLC for the dedication of a 60 foot master planned right-of-way half width along the north side of Ten Mile Road west of Beck Road as part of the Valencia Estates subdivision development; and approval to execute a Quit Claim Deed conveying the dedicated Ten Mile Road right-of-way to the Road Commission for Oakland County.
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K. Approval of resolution recognizing Celani Family Foundation as a nonprofit organization operating in the City of Novi for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license from the State of Michigan.
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L. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 979
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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.
 
January
10 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
11 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – City Council Goal Setting – Police Training Center 8:30 a.m.
16 – City Offices Closed
19 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – 7 p.m.
23 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
February
  6 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  8 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
16 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – 7 p.m.
20 – City Offices Closed
22 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
23 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 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 cell phones while in the Council Chambers.  Thank you.
 

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