ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Crawford, Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt

1. Business Recognition Awards – Ara Topouzian & Cindy Uglow
    a. Providence Park - Outstanding Community Leader Winner
    b. Emagine Theater and Fox Run- Large Business Winners
    c. Network Source One and Telcom Credit Union - Small Business Winners
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1. Gerald Bauer – Zoning Board of Appeals
2. Lee BeGole – Board of Review; Historical Commission
3. Derek Blair – Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission
4. David Ghannam – Zoning Board of Appeals
5. Scott Lewis – Public Access Promotion Commission
6. Christopher Palmer – Zoning Board of Appeals; Housing and Community Development
Advisory Committee; Election Commission
7. Ram Ramachandran, Housing and Community Development
8. Laura Schmidt – Beautification Commission
9. Donna Skelcy – Zoning Board of Appeals
10. Raymond Weidenbach – Election Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals
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1. Community Development Block Grant Fund for 2009
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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 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-K) 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. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.682 with Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) SP08-09A from the applicant, J.S. Evangelista, LLC, to rezone property located at the southwest corner of Fourteen Mile and Novi Roads from RA, Residential Acreage with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to RM-1, Low-Density, Low Rise, Multiple-Family Residential, favorable consideration of the PRO Concept Plan, and revocation of the right to develop under the existing Maples of Novi PUD. The subject property is 3.88 net acres.
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2. Approval of Resolution authorizing cost participation in the Michigan Department of Transportation’s 2009 state trunkline projects in the City of Novi, and approval of local cost share contract with MDOT in the amount of $432,400.
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3. Approval of (a) Ordinance 08-42.3, an Ordinance to amend Chapter 24, "Outdoor Gatherings" of the City of Novi Code, to provide new substantive regulations concerning requirements for filming permits within and throughout the city, and related fee resolution.  Second Reading; and (b) Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.231, to amend Ordinance No. 97-18 as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 19, I-1, Light Industrial District and Article 23A, OST, Planned Office Service Technology District, to add provisions for motion picture, television, radio and photographic production facilities. Second Reading
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4. Approval of resolution to authorize Budget Amendment #2009-2.
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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 for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

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

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

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. October 6, 2008 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of October 20, 2008 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations, property acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award Electrical Services Contract to Trinity Electric Inc., the lowest qualified bidder, based on hourly rates for an estimated annual cost of $42,000.
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D. Approval to award contract for municipal Generator Preventative Maintenance and Repair to Precision Generators, LLC, the low bidder, in the amount of $10,575 (annually).
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E. Approval to award a contract for engineering services for the Storm Water Modeling and Analysis of Regional Detention Basins upstream of Meadowbrook Lake project to URS Corporation for a not-to-exceed design fee of $65,000.
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F. Approval of an engineering contract amendment to URS Michigan, Inc. for additional engineering services associated with the design phase of the Meadowbrook Lake Dam Improvement project in the amount of $10,900.
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G. Approval of resolution recognizing Novi Youth Hockey Association as a non-profit organization for purposes of fundraising.
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H. Approval of an agreement with the Sheraton Detroit Novi to host the 2009 Appreciation Dinner, an annual event honoring Boards, Commissions, Committees and Employees for their dedication to Novi, on January 9, 2009 for the estimated amount of $19,325.
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I. Approval of Policy for the Water & Sewer/Treasury Department Identity Theft Prevention Program.
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J. Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the Police Command Officers Association for the contract period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011.
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K. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 779
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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 for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

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

October

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

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

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

11 – City Offices Closed

12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

19 – Library Board – Civic Center – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

27 – City Offices Closed

28 – City Offices Closed

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