Jun 26, 2023

 
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

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. Approval of resolution to authorize Budget Amendment #2023-5
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3. Consideration of approval to award engineering services to OHM Advisors for oversight and administration of the Distribution System Material Inventory for the City’s water service lines, in the amount of $125,500.
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4. Consideration of approval of Change Order No. 1 to LGC Global Inc. for the Novi Road/13 Mile Road PCCP Water Main Repair project in the amount of $123,919.21.
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5. Approval to renew the City’s 2023-2024 property and liability insurance coverage with Kapnick Insurance Group in the amount of $553,954.
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6. Approval to enter into an agreement effective July 1, 2023, to purchase Taser equipment for the Novi Police Department from Axon Enterprise, Inc., sole source provider, for a total of $286,274 over a five-year period.
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7. Consideration of the recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday for the City of Novi.
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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.  

1. Approve Minutes of:
   June 5, 2023 - Regular Meeting
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2. Approval of Text Amendment 18.302 to update the standards for public schools, nonconforming uses of land, and other minor modifications.  SECOND READING
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3. Approval to purchase a 2023 E42 R2 Bobcat compact excavator from Carleton Equipment Co. through the MiDeal Purchasing contract in the amount of $72,552.71.
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4. Approval of the final payment to Bidigare Contractors, Inc. for the Ten Mile Road Water Main, Sidewalk, Culvert & Headwall at Wixom Road project, in the amount of $29,736.76, plus interest earned on retainage.
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5. Approval of the request from Parc Vista subdivision for a variance from Design and Construction Standards Section 11-68(a) to allow a flow of approximately 1,900 gallons per minute instead of the 2,000 gallons per minute required for single-family residential subdivisions.
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6. Approval of a Resolution to close the intersection of Ten Mile and Taft Roads for the 2023 Homecoming Parade from 4:45PM to 6:15PM on Friday, September 29, 2023.
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7. Adoption of Resolution approving the City’s Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP).
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8. Approval of request to transfer ownership of an escrowed 2022 Class C & SDM license with Sunday Sales Permit (AM & PM), Entertainment Permit and Specific Purpose Permit (food) from Taboo Sushi Bar & Grill LLC to Joe Kools of Novi, LLC, 43200 Crescent Blvd., Novi, MI 48375.
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9. Approval of employee contract between the City of Novi and Victor Cardenas as the City Manager of the City of Novi, Michigan.
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10. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of June 26, 2023 in the Council Annex to discuss land acquisition, pending litigation Gerald Orchard v. City of Novi, and written confidential correspondence from labor Counsel
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11. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1134
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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.