ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Nagy, Paul

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER

3. DEPARTMENTAL

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-M) 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.

1. Adopt changes to the Articles of Incorporation of the Building Authority; and 2. Adopt Resolution Delegating Responsibilities in Connection with Library Construction to delineate how City bond proceeds will be expended if the measure to expand the Novi Public Library is approved by the voters on November 6, 2007.
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2. Consideration of the request of Hobbs and Black for Gold’s Gym for Preliminary Site Plan approval of a 10,480 square foot addition and faηade modification to the existing Fountain Walk Shopping Center. The subject property is located in Section 15, south of Twelve Mile Road, west of Donelson Drive, in the Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk development in the R-C, Regional Center District.
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3. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.674 of Amson Dembs, LLC to rezone property located in Section 9, east of West Park Drive and south of Dylan Drive, from l-2, General Industrial to OST, Planned Office Service Technology. The subject property is 13.54 acres.
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4. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.675 of Amson Dembs Development, LLC to rezone property located in Section 9, east of West Park Drive and south of Dylan Drive, from l-2, General Industrial to l-1, Light Industrial. The subject property is 1.67 acres.
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5. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.670 with Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) SP 07-22 from the applicant, Haggerty Road Development, to rezone property located east of Haggerty Road, north of Eight Mile Road FS, Freeway Service District to B-3, General Business and consideration of the PRO Concept Plan.  The subject property is 0.41 acres.
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AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

6. Consideration of Ordinance No. 07-124.18, an amendment to the Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11 (Design and Construction Standards) and Ordinance Nos. 07-106.04 and 07-168.01, Chapter 12 (Drainage and Flood Damage Prevention), to add low impact development requirements for stormwater management systems; and consideration of resolution authorizing the City Engineer to prepare, approve and maintain the contents of an Engineering Design Manual that will contain detailed specifications regarding stormwater management systems. First Reading
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7. Consideration of Ordinance No. 07-157.04, an amendment to the Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapters 31 (Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places), to add requirements to address franchise utility construction in the City’s rights-of-way. First Reading
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8. Consideration to award contract to Action Target Inc. for Indoor Range Equipment and Control System for a not to exceed amount of $437,000.
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9. Consideration of amendment to General Contractor services contract with Garrison Company for Indoor Gun Range for a not to exceed fee of $74,600 for brick veneer and bio-swale project alternatives.
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10. Approval of Consultant Review Committee’s recommendation to award the Health Benefits Consulting contract to The Rains Group for a two-year period with an option for a third year effective August 14, 2007.
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

1. Setting joint meeting with Planning Commission for August 27, 2007 to discuss and provide initial questions and thoughts regarding review of Master Plan for Land Use at select locations – Mayor Landry

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

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

A. Approve Minutes of:
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1. July 23, 2007 – Regular meeting

B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of August 13, 2007 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval of appointment of Jane Schimpf (Employee Delegate) as the 2007 City of Novi representative to attend the Annual Michigan Employees Retirement System (MERS) Conference to be held September 18-20, 2007.
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D. Approval of Sewer Abandonment and Sanitary Sewer Cost Sharing Agreement between the City of Novi and Novi Land Company, L.L.C. (Big Boy Property located at Novi Road and Fonda Drive) associated with sanitary sewer improvements to existing service lead.
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E. Approval of the 2007-2008 Winter Maintenance Agreement between the City of Novi and Road Commission for Oakland County for snow and ice control on County-owned roads within Novi’s jurisdiction.
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F. Approval of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Performance Resolution that authorizes the City of Novi to determine the depth of the watermain located near the entrance of eastbound I-96, and to perform water and sewer maintenance within the I-96 right-of-way.
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G. Approval to award a contract for design and construction engineering services for the Crowe Drive/Ingersol Drive Reconstruction project to Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. for a not-to-exceed design fee of $9,250 and a construction engineering fee equal to a fixed 9.5% of the estimated construction cost (estimated to be $19,000) for a total of $28,250.
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H. Acceptance of the Fourth Conservation Easement for the Island Lake of Novi Community from TOLL MI II limited Partnership, located on the west side of Wixom Road and north of Ten Mile Road, covering 25.502 acres of woodlands and wetlands.
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I. Approval to award a procurement contract to Kennedy Industries, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, for three submersible sewage pumps for the Hudson Sanitary Pump Station Improvement project in the amount of $33,440.
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K. Approval of road lane closures on South Lake Dr., Old Novi Rd., Novi Rd., Twelve Mile Rd., and West Park Dr. for the Fit Novi Sprint Triathlon to be held on Saturday, September 8 from approximately 8:15-10:30 a.m.
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L. Approval of road lane closures on Eleven Mile Rd., Meadowbrook Rd., Thirteen Mile Rd. and South Lake Dr. for the Fit Novi Run Fest on Sunday, September 9 from approximately 8 am – Noon. Twelve Mile Rd. traffic will be closed on a rolling basis to allow traffic flow when safe for athletes.
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M. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 750
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

15 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

22 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

27 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

3 – City Offices Closed

5 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

10 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

13 – Parks, Recreation & Forestry – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

19 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

24 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

26 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

We kindly request that you turn off all cellular phones and pagers while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.