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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVI

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1999, AT 7:30 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS-NOVI CIVIC CENTER-45175 W. TEN MILE ROAD

248-347-0460

 

A G E N D A

CALL TO ORDER:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL: Mayor McLallen, Mayor ProTem Crawford, Council Members DeRoche, Kramer, Lorenzo, Mutch, Schmid

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

PRESENTATIONS:

  1. United States Junior Chamber of Commerce/Novi Jaycee Week Proclamation.
  2. Blizzard Report

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

CONSENT AGENDA (Approval/Removals)

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I

  1. Request for approval of City Council E-Mail Policy.
  2. Request for approval of Ordinance No. 98-111.05 – To increase the volume of fill allowed under the exception to the soil mining and filling permit requirements – II Reading & Adoption.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

BREAK AT 9:30 PM

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part II

  1. Request for approval of Ordinance No. 99-119.08 – Revised Wetland Ordinance – I Reading.
  2. Request for approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment No. 18.146 – Amendment to Section 2520 of Ordinance 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance to provide more extensive façade standards and criteria - I Reading.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: (Consent Agenda items, which have been removed for discussion and/or action)

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES:

  1. City Council’s Rules – Lorenzo
  2. Novi Township Request for Sewer Consideration – DeRoche
  3. Request for Special Study Session to Address Traffic Calming Issues on South Lake Drive - DeRoche

MANAGER’S REPORTS:

ATTORNEY’S REPORTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

CONSENT AGENDA: (Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office)

  1. Approve Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of December 21, 1998.
  2. Approval of Ordinance No. 99-5.02 – to allow Deputy Building Official to perform the duties of the Building Official when the Building Official is unavailable – I Reading.
  3. Adoption of Resolution Number 6 for the Austin Drive/Section 10 Water Main, SAD #151.
  4. Adoption of Resolution authorizing participation in the Road Commission for Oakland County's 1999 Tri-Party Program and the re-allocation of 1998 Tri-Party Program funds for the reconstruction and widening of Grand River Avenue generally from the intersection of the future Crescent Boulevard to Novi Road.
  5. Approval of Traffic Signal No. 1034 Maintenance Agreement between the City of Novi and the Road Commission for Oakland County for the Beck/Eleven Mile Road intersection.
  6. Approval of Traffic Signal No. 1060 Maintenance Agreement between the City of Nov and the Road Commission for Oakland County for the Meadowbrook/Thirteen Mile Road intersection.
  7. Approval of Road Commission for Oakland County SCATS Traffic Signal Installation Agreement (Project No. 95106) for Grand River Avenue/Meadowbrook Road.
  8. Approval of Road Commission for Oakland County SCATS Traffic Signal Installation Agreement (Project No. 95113) for Novi Road/Ice Arena Drive.
  9. Authorization to submit a Local Government Application For Grade Crossing Improvements Projects to the Michigan Department of Transportation for the Railroad Crossing Countermeasure Evaluation Project.
  10. Request for approval to renew Massage Business License for Salon Nadwa, 43236 Eleven Mile Road
  11. Approval of Renewal of Arcade License for Soccer Zone, Inc., 41550 Grand River subject to Fire and Building Department re-inspection and approvals.
  12. Adoption of amended Resolution, Re: Rescheduling the Public Hearing to 7:30 PM on February 22, 1999 to consider establishment of a Downtown Development Authority along Grand River Avenue between Beck Road and Meadowbrook Road
  13. Allow the Consultant Review Committee to proceed with selection process.
  14. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No 533.

COMMUNICATIONS:

1. Letter from James Korte to the Novi Police Department, Re: Austin Street Children

  1. Letter from Douglas Shaeffer, Chief of Police, to Edward Kriewall, City Manager, Re: Snow Storm.
  2. Letter from Rails to Trails Conservancy to Local Government Official, Re: Michigan Greenways Project.
  3. Letter from MDOT to Tonni Bartholomew, Re: Proposed improvements to I-96 with Beck and Wixom Roads Public Hearing scheduled for Thursday January 28, 1999.
  4. Resolution from The Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Re: MR #98274 – Gaming Casinos in Oakland County Michigan.
  5. Letter from Fried, Watson & Bugbee to Tonni Bartholomew, Re: Offenses Ordinance -Uttering and Publishing.
  6. Memorandum from Police Chief Shaeffer to City Manager Kriewall, Re: Architectural Firm.
  7. Memorandum from Police Chief Shaeffer to City Manager Kriewall, Re: Snow Storm

SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council Meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

JANUARY

12-Cable Commission Public Hearing

13-Community Clubs

14-City Council

14-Parks and Recreation Commission

14-Historical Commission

16-Chilly Willy Winter Festival

18-Martin Luther King Jr. Day-City Offices Closed

20-Planning Commission

21-City Council & Building Authority-Activities Room

21-Ordinance Review

23-City Boards & Commissions Dinner

25-City Council

25-Capital Improvements Committee

26-Cable Commission

26-Youth Assistance

30-City Council-9:00 AM-Activities Room

FEBRUARY

1-City Council

2-Zoning Board of Appeals

3-Planning Commission

8-Library Board

10-Community Clubs

11-Parks and Recreation Commission

11-Historical Commission

15-President’s Day-City Offices Closed

17-Planning Commission

18-Ordinance Review

22-City Council

23-Youth Assistance

25-City Council Interviews

27-Novi’s 30th Birthday Party