CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
January 10, 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
- Proposal for Approval of Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Park Improvements Grant Program for Development of Novi Northwest Park.Â
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PRESENTATIONS
- Carefree Campaign Presentation - Vaishnavi Jagalur, Varnika Chandra, and Medha MarojuÂ
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REPORTS
- Manager/Staff
- 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
- Approval of Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Park Improvements Grant Program for Development of Novi Northwest Park. Total estimated development cost, including $100,000 grant, is $569,442.
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 - Consideration for payment to Oakland County Water Resource Commissioner for the Novi Trunk Sewer project, in the amount of $2,200,000.
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 - Approval of change order number 14 for the Lakeshore Park construction contract in the amount of $135,000 and approval of the final payment and final retainage pay out to Demaria Building Company for the Lakeshore Park construction contract in the amount of $161,315.97, plus interest earned on retainage and amend the budget.
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 - Tentative approval of the Request to Amend the Maples of Novi Planned Unit Development (PUD) Agreement and Area Plan at the request of AJSS Property, LLC, for Maple Medical Office, JSP21-33, located on the east side of Novi Road, south of Fourteen Mile Road in Section 2. The applicant is proposing to remove the existing tennis courts and construct a 2,558 square foot medical office on approximately 0.42 acres of property.
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 - Initial review of Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) eligibility of the request of Michigan CAT, for Michigan CAT Catherine Drive Access Parcel, JZ21-22, to rezone from I-1, Light Industrial to I-2, General Industrial on land located on the north side of Catherine Industrial Drive, east of Novi Road in Section 23. The applicant is proposing to utilize the Planned Rezoning Overlay option to rezone and use the site for outdoor storage of construction equipment related to shore and pump operations on approximately 5.29 acres of land. Under the new PRO Ordinance, this initial review by City Council is an opportunity to review and comment on the eligibility of the proposal.
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 - Approval to award a contract for professional services to Beckett & Raeder (BRI), as recommended by the Consultant Review Committee, for review of the Master Plan for Land Use (including review and update of the Thoroughfare Plan) in an amount not to exceed $206,445, and to amend the budget, subject to final review and approval as to form, including any minor changes required, by the City Manager and City Attorney’s office.
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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.
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- Approve Minutes of: December 20, 2021 - Regular Meeting
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 - Approval to purchase materials and labor provided by Garland Industries for the restoration of the roof at Fire Station No. 2 under the OMNIA purchasing agreement in the amount of $83,260.
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 - Approval to purchase materials and labor provided by Garland Industries for the restoration of the roof at Fire Station No. 3 under the OMNIA purchasing agreement in the amount of $66,598.
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 - Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of January 10, 2022 in the Council Annex to discuss acquisition of real estate property.
 - Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1099.
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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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