Dec 18, 2023

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF NOVI 
Regular City Council Meeting  
 December 18, 2023 | 7:00 PM 
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center | 45175 Ten Mile Road 
(248) 347-0460

CALL TO ORDER 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL –  Mayor Fischer, Mayor Pro-tem Casey, Council Members Heintz, Smith, Staudt, Thomas 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

PUBLIC HEARINGS 

PRESENTATIONS 
Presentations for applicants of Boards and Commissions
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1. Bob Copes - Election Commission

2. Kathy Crawford - Library Board

3. Katherine Dooley - Library Board

4. Karla Halvangis - Library Board

5. Alexis Hart - Library Board

6. Ariana Kabodian - Library Board

7. Kelly Kasper - Historical Commission

8. Randy VanWagnen - Historical Commission

9. Jeffrey Wainwright - Corridor Improvement Authority

10. Debbie Wrobel - Historical Commission

11. Rachel Yamakura - Library Board

PRESENTATIONS

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 our currently contracted vendor, American Generator Sales and Service, LLC, the City of Novi Fire Station #2 and Fire Station #3 generator replacement project in the amount of $163,311.09.
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2. Consideration of approval to purchase a Toro Groundsmaster 4700 Wide Area Mower through Spartan Distributors in the amount of $104,995.02 utilizing a cooperative purchasing agreement with Omnia Partners.
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3. Consideration of Text Amendment 18.303 to amend Section 7.1, Nonconformities, of the Zoning Ordinance to provide the option for expanding a nonconforming use through a Special Land Use to be considered and potentially approved by Planning Commission after a public hearing.  FIRST READING
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4. Consideration of Text Amendment 18.304 to amend Section 4.4, Home Occupations, of the Zoning Ordinance to update and clarify language pertaining to home occupations in the City.  FIRST READING
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5. Appointments to Board of Review & Zoning Board of Appeals
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6. Appointment of City Council Member
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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 11, 2023 - Regular Meeting
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B. Approval of a Michigan Department of Transportation Performance Resolution that authorizes the City of Novi to use state highway right of way for installation of Flock license plate reader cameras within the State right-of-way.
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C. Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from Pulte Homes of Michigan LLC for Ballantyne Development located north of Eight Mile Road and west of Garfield Road (parcel 50-22-31-400-007).
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D. Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from Eight-Haggerty Venture LLC for Tappers Fine Jewelry located on the east side of Haggerty Road, north of Eight Mile Road  (parcel 50-22-36-476-003).
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E. Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement for Vibe Credit Union located on the south side of 12  Mile Road and west of Cabaret Drive (parcel 50-22-15-126-023).
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F. Approval to accept the residential streets as part of Dixon Meadows Phase 1 and 2 and adoption of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting Sedgwick Boulevard, Verona Drive, Billings Drive and Hanover Drive as public. Adding 0.65 miles of roadway to the City's public street system.
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G. Acceptance of a sidewalk easement for completion of sidewalk improvements at 27100 Wixom Road in the amount of $13,200.
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H. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of December 18, 2023, in the Council Annex for confidential written communication for legal counsel and to discuss pending litigation, Novi v Malles.
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I. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1146
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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.