CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, April 9, 2018 | 7 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460

 

CALL TO ORDER       

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
ROLL CALL: Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Breen, Casey, Markham, Mutch, Wrobel
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
PUBLIC HEARING
 
PRESENTATIONS

1. Proclamation in Recognition of National Library Week April 8 – 14, 2018 – Julie Farkas, Library Director and Christina Salvatore, Communications Coordinator

2. Proclamation in Recognition of Arbor Day, Saturday, April 28, 2018 from  9 - 11 a.m. at Rotary Park- Wendy Duvall, Community Outreach & Events Specialist

 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-H) 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. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.286 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 3, Zoning Districts, Section 3.1.10, B-1, Local Business District, in order to allow restaurant uses in the Local Business Zoning District. FIRST READING
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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. March 26, 2018 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval of Pawnbroker License renewal requested by Joseph Haddad, owner of Gold Buy and Jewelry, 41490 Grand River Avenue.
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C. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with DTE Energy (The Detroit Edison Company) for the installation and ongoing operation cost of one (1) street light at the entrance of Beacon Hill Meadows development on Hummingdale Boulevard; and approval of an agreement with Pulte Homes of Michigan and the Beacon Hills Meadows Condominium Association for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.
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D. Approval of Resolution granting the Novi Parks Foundation a one-time exemption from the City’s policy regarding alcohol on public property for purposes of its July 27, 2018 fundraiser at Pavilion Shore Park.
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E. Approval of a three-year Benefit Plan Consulting agreement with Gallagher Benefit Services with two (2) one-year options to renew.
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F. Acceptance of a warranty deed from Doeting Education Company for the dedication of 10 feet of additional R.O.W. for a total of the 60-foot master planned right-of-way along the north side of Grand River Avenue southeast of Twelve Mile Road as part of the Goddard School project (parcel 22-17-126-012); and approval to execute a Quit Claim Deed conveying the dedicated Grand River Avenue right-of-way to the Road Commission for Oakland County.
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G. Acceptance of an Easement and Temporary Grading Permit for Streambank Maintenance for parcel 50-22-25-132-003 as part of the Ingersol Creek Streambank Stabilization Project.
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H. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 1009
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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.
 
April
10 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
11 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – City Council Budget Session – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
19 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – 7 p.m.
23 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – City Council Budget Session (if necessary) – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
May
  7 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  8 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
21 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
24 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – City Offices Closed
 
 
 
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.