Aug 28, 2017

CALL TO ORDER    
        
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL:  Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Burke, Casey, Markham, Mutch, Wrobel

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.

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.  

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION

1.  Approve Resolution of Intent to create a Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA) for the Grand River Avenue.
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2.  Approval to award a construction contract for the Eight Mile Road Pathway  project to Koala-T Construction, the low-bidder, in the amount of $447,711.75 subject to final review and approval of the form and agreement by the City Manager’s office and the City Attorney.
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3.  Approval to award a construction contract for the Bishop Creek and Ingersol Creek Streambank Stabilization  project to Anglin Civil, the low-bidder, in the amount of $756,878.25 subject to final review and approval of the form and agreement by the City Manager’s office and the City Attorney.
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4.  Approval to award a construction contract for the Pavilion Shore Additional Parking Lot project to Fonson Company, Inc., the low-bidder, in the amount of $200,414.00 subject to final review and approval of the form and agreement by the City Manager’s office and the City Attorney.
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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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.

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.  August 14, 2017 – Regular meeting
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B.  Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of August 28, 2017 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing property acquisition.
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C.  Approval of adoption of Ordinance 17-16.06, amending Chapter 35, “Vehicles for Hire”, in order to repeal the regulations and provisions in its entirety.  SECOND READING
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D.  Approval of Resolution to close Taft Road from Novi High School (west lot) to Grand River Avenue and Grand River Avenue to 46100 Grand River Avenue (Suburban Collection Showplace) from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 4, 2017 for the Michigan State Fair Parade.
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E.  Approval of a request to transfer ownership of a 2017 Resort Class C Licensed Business issued under MCL 436.1531 (4), non-transferable with Sunday Sales Permit (AM and PM) from Anbe Investments, Inc. d/b/a The Library Pub, to Jasonpub LLC d/b/a Jason’s Pub, located at 42100 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48375.
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F.  Approval to authorize D&D Water and Sewer Inc. to install a fire hydrant along the frontage of 43651 Nine Mile Road, in the amount of $21,900.
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G.  Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with Spalding DeDecker for construction engineering services for the Eight Mile Road Pathway project in the amount of $40,621.26.
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H.  Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with Spalding DeDecker for construction engineering services for the Bishop Creek and Ingersol Creek Streambank Stabilization project in the amount of $60,828.30.
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I.  Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with AECOM (URS Corporation-Great Lakes) for construction engineering services for the Pavilion Shore Additional Parking Lot project in the amount of $30,028.98.
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J.  Acceptance of a sidewalk easement for 42741 W. Fourteen Mile Road and two sidewalk easements and a drainage easement for 1103 East Lake Drive as part of the 2017 Pathways and ADA Compliance project (Parcels 50-22-02-126-010, 50-22-02-126-002 & 50-22-02-126-003).
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K.  Approval of a request from Etkin, LLC for a variance from Chapter 5, Section 2.2.4 (B)(7) of the Engineering Design Manual to allow the construction of a permanent storm water pump station to service drainage for the proposed Fountain Office Park (A123 Systems) development located south of 12 Mile Road and west of Cabaret Drive, subject to the applicant meeting requirements of said section of the Engineering Design Manual.
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L.  Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 994
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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.

September
  4 – City Offices Closed
11 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
13 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
21 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.

October
  9 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
11 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
19 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
23 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 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.