CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
 Monday, May 4, 2009  |  7 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center | 45175 W. Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460

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

1. Proclamation – May is Mental Health Month; Kathleen Kovach, Deputy Executive Director, Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority

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-L) 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. Appointments to Youth Council and Boards and Commissions.
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2. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.236, to amend Ordinance No. 97-18 as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, at Article 34, Amendments to Ordinance, Section 3402, Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) at Section 3402.B, Definitions and at Section 3402.D.3, Approval of Rezoning with Planned Rezoning Overlay, in order to clarify the timeframe and the standards for approval of an extension to a rezoning with Planned Rezoning Overlay. First Reading
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3. Consideration of Ordinance 09-104.07 to amend Chapter 21, "Nuisances" of the City of Novi Code, to shorten the notice requirements for allowing the City to abate certain nuisances from fifteen to ten days, and to add a new Section 21-38 providing for a new voluntary graffiti abatement program.　 First Reading
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4. Provide direction to staff regarding the submission of the City's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Application in the amount of $533,100.
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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:

April 20, 2009 – Special meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of May 4, 2009 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval of the Administrative Board of Appeals decision to change street name in the Main Street area, from Market Street to Main Street.
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D. Approval to award a service contract for the Sanitary Sewer Televising and Cleaning to Metro Sewer Cleaners/Metro Environmental Services, Inc., the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $18,125.
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E. Approval of construction cost share amount of $17,300 for the mast arm signal reconfiguration at the corner of Beck Road and Grand River Avenue per the cost share agreement with the Road Commission for Oakland County.　
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F. Approval of construction cost share amount of $12,890.51 for the signal improvement project at the intersection of Beck Road and Eight Mile Road per the cost share agreement with the Road Commission for Oakland County.
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H. Approval to award 2009 Tree Inventory and GPS Acquisition Contract to ArborPro Inc., the lowest qualified bidder, based on unit pricing, for a total estimated amount of $40,000.
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J. Adoption of Resolution to Amend the VantageCare Retirement Health Savings (RHS) Program to include the Fire Fighters Local 3232 Division 5 (effective for all employees hired after June 1, 2009).
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K. Approval of resolution for changing MERS benefits for the Fire Fighters Union Local 3232 Division 5, pursuant to the contract approved March 9, 2009 for purposes of computation of final average compensation.
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L. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 792
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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.

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

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

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

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

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

25 – City Offices Closed

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

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

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

11 – Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

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

24 – 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.