Oct 10, 2022

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
 
PRESENTATIONS 
Hindu Heritage Month Proclamation - 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. Consideration of approval to award a unit price contract to Downriver Clippers Lawn Maintenance Inc., dba Signature Services, and Major Construction Group Inc., dba Major Cement for as-needed concrete pavement repairs, in the annual estimated amount of $428,187.50.  The contract term is for one year with two one-year renewal options.
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2. Consideration to Introduce Ordinance No. 22-147.02, an Ordinance to Amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances, as amended, Chapter 2, Administration, Article VI, Purchase and Sale of Property, Section 2-201, Authorization for Expenditures, with regard to the expenditure amounts requiring Council approval.  FIRST READING
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3. Consideration of approval to award engineering design services to Spalding DeDecker for phase 2 of the asbestos cement water main replacement program along with ductile iron water main replacement on Roethel Drive, in the amount of $390,312.50.
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4. Consideration 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.
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5. Consideration of a selection process for the next City Manager
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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:
      September 26, 2022 - Regular Meeting 
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B. Approval of Traffic Control Order 22-02 for a Yield sign located on Kingsley Lane at Kingswood Blvd.
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C. Approval of five-year agreement between the City of Novi and Reason Consulting Corporation for Personal Property Assessment Services at a cost of $40,000 for the first year for canvassing and processing of personal property accounts, with an additional $20,000 for audits and special audits as needed.
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D. Consideration to approve the updated Interlocal Agreement For Oakland County’s Designated Assessor for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027.
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E. Approval of amendment to City Manager employment agreement.
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F. Approval to award the Otis Elevator Company the City of Novi Public Safety building elevator modernization project in the amount of $90,476 using a competitively bid contract through the OMNIA Partners Public Sector Purchasing Agreement.
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G. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1117
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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.