CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF NOVI 
Regular City Council Meeting  
 December 19, 2022 | 7:00 PM 
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  Casey, Crawford, Fischer, Smith, Thomas 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

PUBLIC HEARINGS 
1. Program Year 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application
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PRESENTATIONS 
Proclamation in recognition of Surya Namaskar (SUN Salutation) Awareness Period - January 15 - 30, 2023 - Vijay Venugopal

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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. The materials cannot be changed before the meeting. 

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS – 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. Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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2. Consideration of approval to award the construction contract to Pamar Enterprises Inc., the low bidder, for the Sanitary Sewer Upgrades (Lanny’s Influent and Drakes Bay Effluent) and Pump Station Rehabilitation (Drakes Bay and Wixom Pump Stations) in the amount of $5,414,736.53 and amend the budget. 
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3. Consideration of a request from Maples Hospitality, LLC for a new Class C quota license to be located at 31260 Wakefield Dr, Novi, MI 48377 and Agreement on the Prohibition on Profiteering by Class C Liquor License Holders.
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action. 

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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. The materials cannot be changed before the meeting. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES 

COMMUNICATIONS
 
CONSENT AGENDA – Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.   
A. Approve Minutes of:
 December 5, 2022 - Regular Meeting 
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B. Consideration to adopt Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of City Property
(Parcel No. 22-11-101-004) to adjacent property owners for $2,000.
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C. Acceptance of a Woodland Conservation Easement from Catholic Central High School of Detroit for woodland replacement areas being offered as a part of JSP21-17 Catholic Central Connector Road, for property located on the south side of Twelve Mile Road between Wixom Road and Napier Road in Section 18 of the City.
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D. Acceptance of a Woodland and Wetland Conservation Easement from BC Novaplex LLC being offered as a part of JSP19-24 Innova Apartments, for property located on the west side of Haggerty Road north of Twelve Mile Road in Section 12 of the City.
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E. Acceptance of an Open Space Preservation Easement from Singh Development, LLC as a part of JSP18-76, Scenic Pines Estates, located on the south side of Pembine Drive, south of South Lake Drive and east of West Lake Drive in Section 3 of the City.
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F. Final approval of the request of Cambridge of Novi, LLC for a Second Amendment to the previously approved Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) Agreement, JSP 17-52 and JSP 21-12, Terra, associated with Zoning Map Amendment 18.718. The applicant received approval for a 41-unit single-family ranch development on approximately 30.14 acres on the north side of Nine Mile Road, east of Napier Road. The current amendment is requested to make changes to sidewalks in the Phase 2 portion of the project and clarify woodland tree replacement planting.
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G. Approval of Resolution to adopt the City of Novi Emergency Action Guidelines (EAG) in support to the Oakland County Emergency Operations Plan.
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H. Approve the Program Year 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application in the approximate amount of $125,932 and authorize the Mayor to sign the Application.
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I. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1122
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ADJOURNMENT
 
SCHEDULED MEETINGS – All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org. 

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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