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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

 Monday, August 8, 2011 |  7 P.M.

Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 W. Ten Mile Road

(248) 347-0460

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Gatt, Council Members Fischer, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

1. Recognize Novi student, Lauren Wilk, as one of five winners in the "Girls On the Run" national essay contest

REPORTS:

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-O) 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. 

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part I

1. Approval of cost participation agreement with Road Commission for Oakland County for Grand River Avenue, Novi Road to Haggerty Road rehabilitation project in the estimated amount of $208,182.
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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.

BREAK

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part II

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

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

COMMUNICATIONS: 

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

A. Approve Minutes of:
     1. July 18, 2011 - Regular meeting
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B. Approval of a one year contract with ImageSoft, Inc. in the amount of $28,176.22 for software and customer care support related to the City's document imagining system. 
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C. Approval to purchase a tax-foreclosed property from Oakland County under Act 123 of 1999, parcel number 50-22-02-357-018, located in the City of Novi Section 2, Chapman's Walled Lake Subdivision along East Lake Drive, for the amount of $6,220.93, plus additional fees, charges, or other costs as determined by the County and as required by law for the property.
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D. Acceptance of a warranty deed from The Soave Corporation for the dedication of approximately 10 additional feet of right-of-way along Grand River Avenue for the Pinebrook Professional Plaza site, located at 25000 Joseph Drive (parcels 22-24-332-001 through -004) and approval to execute a Quit Claim Deed conveying the dedicated 10 feet of additional Grand River Avenue right-of-way to Oakland County.
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E. Acceptance of a covenant deed from Fourteen Corporation for the dedication of 50 feet of right-of-way along the east side of Wixom Road for the Novi Promenade site, located south of Grand River Avenue (parcel 22-17-101-028).
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F. Approval to award a contract for design engineering services for the rehabilitation of West Oaks Drive/Sheraton Drive/Fountain Walk Drive to URS Corporation for a design fee of $41,403.
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G. Approval to award a contract for design engineering services for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation of Capacity Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) program areas B, C1, and G to Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc. for a design fee of $11,500.
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H. Approval to award a contract for engineering services for the Water System Storage Feasibility Study to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) in the amount of $19,300.
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I. Approval of payment of annual dues for continued membership in the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County [RRRASOC) in the amount of $42,647.40.
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J. Approval of Resolution seeking reimbursement from Oakland County for expenses associated with the annual Mosquito Control Project (estimated at $7,600).
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K. Approval of:  1) Traffic Control Orders 11-03 through 11-11 for traffic control devices that are currently installed, 2) Traffic Control Orders 11-12 and 11-13 for the installation of stop signs to replace yield signs at two intersections, 3) Traffic Control Orders 11-14 through 11-16 to create an all way stop at the intersection of Thatcher Drive and Cavendish Avenue West, and 4) Traffic Control Orders 11-17 through 11-19 to create an all way stop at the intersection of Cavendish Avenue East and Perceval Lane—all within Churchill Crossing Phases 1 and 2.
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L. Approval of employment agreement with Sandy Fisher for the position of Senior Center Older Adult Coordinator in the amount of $37,500.
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M. Approval of a request by Lochmoor Village Homeowner's Association to remove the conditions under paragraph 7 of the agreement requiring the Association to pay the City for the cost of replacing the existing decorative signs with standard signs upon termination of the agreement and to terminate the Street Sign Agreement with the City of Novi dated March 12, 1998. 
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N. Approval of a request from Catholic Central High School of Detroit for a temporary variance from Section 11-276(b) of the Design and Construction Standards requiring the installation of a pedestrian safety path along its 12 Mile Road frontage, subject to the applicant installing the sidewalk, together with other required improvements, upon the occurrence of certain future events, and executing the "Agreement Regarding Future Improvements—Conditions for Landscape and Sidewalk Waivers" relating to parcel 22-18-200-022, and approval of said agreement.
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O. Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 849
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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.

ADJOURNMENT

SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.  The following schedule consists of meetings that are routinely held in the Council Chambers.  For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.

August

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

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

11 - Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission - 7:00 p.m.

22 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

24 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

September

  5 - City Offices Closed

  7 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

  8 - Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission - 7:00 p.m.

12 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

13 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

21 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

26 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m. 

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.