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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVI
 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2003 AT 7:30 P.M.
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 Clark, Mayor Pro Tem Bononi, Council Members Capello, Csordas, Landry, Lorenzo, Sanghvi

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

REPORTS

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER

3. DEPARTMENTAL

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

CONSENT AGENDA (Approval/Removals)

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I

1. Approval of the Haggerty Detention Basin Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) with the Rouge Program Office (RPO), to provide funds to complete the final design and construction of the project, and prepare the final report.

2. Approval of Ordinance No. 03-18.172 to amend Ordinance 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, as codified in Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, of the City’s Code of Ordinances, Section 2509, Landscape Standards: Obscuring Earth Berms and Walls, Rights-of-Way Buffers; and Interior and Exterior Landscape Plantings in order to update and revise the entire section.

2nd Reading

3. Approval of Ordinance 03-45.27 to amend Appendix C, Subdivision Ordinance, of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances for the purpose of conforming the ordinance to amendments made to the landscaping provisions of the City’s Zoning Ordinance relating to trees and plantings within subdivisions.

2nd Reading

4. Approval of a request from Art Van Furniture for preliminary site plan approval with a PD-2 (Planned Development) Option (SP 03-12) in order to re-establish the parking requirements under revised parking standards to allow the property to be split. The subject property is located in Section 15 in the West Oaks Shopping Plaza on west side of Novi Road south of Twelve Mile Road in the RC (Regional Center) District. The subject property is 9.96 acres.

5. Consideration of request from Toll Brothers Development to amend the Island Lake Residential Unit Development (RUD) Agreement, Site Plan Number 02-48, for a Third Amendment to the original Agreement to amend the phasing plan for Phase 6 and Phase 2B.

6. Approval of Endorsement and Conditional Acceptance of the Rouge Watershed Assembly Agreement for 2003.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

BREAK AT 9:30 PM

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part II

7. Approval of road paving contract for Pioneer Meadows Subdivision (Sierra Drive, Strath Haven, Glamorgan Drive and Sanford Drive) to the low bidder, Thompson-McCully, in the amount of $334,050.04.

8. Approval of contract for the asphalt portion of 2003 Neighborhood Road Repaving Program to Thompson-McCully, in the amount of $485,975.02.

9. Approval of Resolution Authorizing 2003 Refunding Bonds, Unlimited Tax, in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.

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

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

1. Grease Trap/Interceptor Maintenance Issue – Mayor Pro Tem Bononi

2. Request for information regarding the status/results of fact-finding meetings concerning turning District Court 52-1 into a Municipal Court – Member Lorenzo

3. Request for information regarding status of all pending litigation – Member Lorenzo

4. Request for status of all pending Tax Tribunal matters with specifics regarding amounts owed and amounts in contention – Member Lorenzo

5. Status of request for information from the City Attorney regarding any obligation on City’s part to accept the streets and utilities in Island Lake – Member Lorenzo

6. Administrative communications – Member Lorenzo

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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

A. Approve Minutes of July 7, 2003 – Regular meeting

B. Schedule Executive Session immediately following meeting of July 21, 2003, in the Council Annex, to discuss pending litigation involving property acquisition (Eldridge GAP Property), and other pending litigation (Dixon Road - Freedom of Information Act).

C. Approval of special legal counsel fees to Dykema Gossett in the amount of $2,292.50, relative to Sandstone remediation. (75 acres)

D. Approval of Traffic Control Order 03-07 for installation of No Parking signs along the entire east side of Venture Drive.

E. Approval to award two-year contract for credit card services to Fifth Third Bank, the low bidder.

F. Approval of request from Music & Motor Fest for Fireworks Display Permit to be held at Main Street area on July 26, 2003, subject to Fire Marshal recommendations.

G. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 653

COMMUNICATIONS:

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

JULY

30 – Planning Commission – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

AUGUST

6 – Joint City Council and Planning Commission - 7:00 p.m. – Council Chambers

11 – City Council – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

14 – Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

20 – Planning Commission – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

21 – Ordinance Review Committee – 6:00 p.m. – Council Chambers

25 – City Council – 7:30 p.m. – Council Chambers

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

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