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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday,
December 19, 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 Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Casey, Fischer, Margolis,
Mutch, Wrobel
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
PRESENTATIONS
1.
Presentation of James Farrell Award of Excellence, to the City of Novi for
ASA National Championship Tournament 2010, Stuart Alderman - Metro Detroit
Amateur Softball Association Commissioner
2.
Property Tax Base Primer - D. Glenn Lemmon, City Assessor
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-T)
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
3. Approval to award a one-year
forestry services contract extension to Asplundh Tree Expert Company for an
estimated annual amount of $142,000.
4. Approval of resolution to authorize
Budget Amendment #2012-2.
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
1. Process and consideration of
naming City public park property at Old Novi Road and Novi Road (The
Landings) - Member Wrobel
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:
B. Enter Executive Session immediately
following the regular meeting of December 19, 2011 in the Council Annex for
the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations, property
acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
C. Approval of the transfer of all rights to renewal escrowed 2010 Class C
Business with Dance-Entertainment permit, located at 25750 Novi, Suite 104,
Novi, MI 48375, Oakland County, from Paradise Entertainment, Inc. to United
Bank and Trust, with license to remain in escrow.
Transfer is for recordkeeping purposes only; license will remain in
escrow until final disposition by the United Bank and Trust.
D. Approval of recommendation from the
Consultant Review Committee to award a two-year Facade/Architectural
Consulting Services Contract to DRN and Associates (with option for a
one-year renewal) and adoption of revised fee schedule
E. Approval to award an engineering
services agreement for design engineering of the Garfield Road Water Main
project to URS Corporation, in the amount of $40,944.
F. Approval of a Storm Drainage
Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from HCP Land, LLC, for the Haggerty
Corridor Corporate Park - Phase II development located between 13 and 14
Mile Roads and between M-5 and Haggerty Road, in Section 1 (parcels
22-01-200-041 & 042 and 22-01-400-022, 025, 026 & 027).
G. Approval of a Storm Drainage
Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement and acceptance of a Warranty Deed
for additional right-of-way along Beck Road from Oakland Baptist Church, a
Michigan ecclesiastical corporation for the Oakland Baptist Church
development located at 23893 Beck Road, just south of Ten Mile Road in
Section 29 (parcel 22-29-226-019).
H. Approval of Traffic Control Order
11-41 requiring northbound traffic on Hudson Drive to yield at Cartier Drive
and Traffic Control Order 11-42 requiring westbound traffic on Nadlan Court
to yield to Hudson Drive.
I. Approval to accept a highway
easement from Gjek & Maria Nuculaj located at 41420 Nine Mile Road as part
of the Meadowbrook Road and Nine Mile Road Traffic Signal Modernization and
Improvement project in the amount of $3,634 (parcel 50-22-26-476-041).
J. Approval of a resolution to vacate
the existing sidewalk easement and pathway easement located at 41420 Nine
Mile Road on property owned by Gjek & Maria Nuculaj to be replaced with a
highway easement containing the existing sidewalk and pathway.
K. Approval to award a contract for design engineering services for the 2012
Neighborhood Road Program to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM)
for a design fee of $63,500.
L. Acceptance of a warranty deed for additional right-of-way on Eleven Mile
Road and a warranty deed for additional right-of-way Taft Road from the
Basilian Fathers of Milford for the Basilian Fathers Residence development
located at 26095 Taft Road, near the northwest corner of Taft and Eleven
Mile Roads in Section 16 (parcel 22-16-451-076).
M. Acceptance of a sidewalk easement from the Nancy Lannom Trust for the
Basilian Fathers Residence development located at the northwest corner of
Taft and Eleven Mile Roads in Section 16 (parcel 22-16-451-077).
N. Approval of a one-year contract renewal to Municipal Web Services to host
and maintain the City of Novi's two public websites and intranet website for
the approximate annual amount of $64,200.
O. Approval to amend the Statement of Investment Policy, Objectives and
Guidelines, City of Novi Retiree Health Care Fund to provide additional
clarification, update the actuarial information (section D), and update the
styles index (benchmark) example (section H).
P. Approval of resolution to add Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church
and Novi Public Library to the City of Novi's polling locations transferring
Precincts 2 and 16 respectively to those Voting Precincts effective August
2012.
Q. Approval of updates to the Administrative Personnel Policy - Amend
employee healthcare premium contribution from 10% to 20%.
R. Approval of contract award for
printing and mailing the utility bills, tax bills, and assessment notices to
360 Services International, for the estimated annual amount of $17,460.
S. Approval of Resolution Appointing a Hearing Officer.
T. Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 858A, 858B and 858
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.
December
23 - City Offices Closed
26 - City Offices Closed
30 - City Offices Closed
January
2 - City Offices Closed
6 - Appreciation Dinner - Novi
Sheraton - 7:00 p.m.
7 - City Council Early Budget
Input Session - Fire Station No. 4 - 10 a.m.
9 - City Council - Council
Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
10 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
16 - City Offices Closed
23 - 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.
We kindly request that you turn off all cell phones while in the Council
Chambers. Thank you.
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