CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
May 06, 2024 | 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 Gurumurthy, Heintz, Smith, Staudt, Thomas

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS

1.  FY 2024-25 Budget and 2024 Millage Rates
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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 Recommendation from Council Rules Committee to amend Council Organization and Order of Business.
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2. Consideration of the Recommendation from Council Rules Committee to adopt three resolutions establishing the “City Council Cultural Arts Advisory Committee,” the “Environmental Sustainability Committee,” and the “Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee”.
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3. Consideration to adopt Resolutions Regarding Sunsetting of the Recreation Center Committee, the Municipal Broadband Committee, and the Roads Committee, in accordance with the recommendations of the City Council Rules Committee.
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4. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.296 in order to establish the new City West zoning district, along with associated ordinance changes to reference the new district, and to amend text related to the EXO District, to reflect an underlying zoning of City West. FIRST READING
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5. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.741 to rezone up to approximately 250 acres of property located north and south of Grand River Avenue, east of Beck Road and west of Taft Road, from Light Industrial, Residential Acreage, Office Service and Office Service Technology to City West District. FIRST READING
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6. Approval of Resolution for 2024 Millage Rates
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7. Approval of Resolution for Fiscal-Year 2024-2025 Budget and Acknowledging the Multi-Year Budget, Including Projections of Future Fiscal-Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.
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8. Consideration of recommendation from the Older Adults Needs Committee to support funding for free transportation within the PEX service area for all riders 55+ and all residents experiencing a limiting disability who are unable to drive.
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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

1. Older Adult Needs Committee

2. Ordinance Review Committee

3. PRCS Grant Citizen Advisory Committee

4. Consultant Review Committee

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:
    April 17, 2024 - Special Meeting
    April 22, 2024 - Regular Meeting
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B. Adoption of Resolution seeking reimbursement from Oakland County for expenses associated with the City of Novi’s annual Mosquito Control Program.
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C. Approval of Resolution Amending Annual Assessment for Special Assessment District 108-C Town Center Street Lighting Fund.
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D. Approval of Resolution Amending Annual Assessment for Special Assessment District 109-C West Oaks Area Street Lighting Fund.
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E. Consideration of approval of Resolution Regarding Second Amendment to Sublease Agreement and Memorandum of Amendment for Ice Arena Wireless Communications Tower.
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F. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1155
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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.