CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
July 22, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center | 45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL – Mayor Fischer, Mayor Pro Tem Casey, Council Members Gurumurthy, Heintz, Smith, Staudt, Thomas
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PRESENTATIONS
Older Adult Needs Committee Final Report
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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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. The materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS – 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. Consideration of request for Fireworks Permit by Jason Trudeau to be operated by Gen-X Pyrotechnics, on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at dusk and Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 12:00pm on the campus of Catholic Central High School.
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2. Approval of Proposed Water & Sewer Rate Resolutions for 2024-2025
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3. Consideration of approval to award engineering design services to OHM Advisors for the rehabilitation of Thirteen Mile Road from M-5 to Haggerty Road, and of West Park Road from 12 Mile Road to Pontiac Trail, in the amount of $336,528.00.
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4. Approval of the request of DTN Management/Tricap Holdings for JSP18-10 The Bond development for a Third Amendment of the Development Agreement, and revised Preliminary Site Plan, Storm Water Management Plan and Woodland Permit, to allow 69 additional units. The Subject Property is zoned Town Center One and is approximately 7.99 acres of vacant land in Section 22.
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5. Approve recommendation from the Finance and Administration Committee to amend the Investment Policy for the Retiree Healthcare Fund to change the investment allocation guidelines
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.
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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. The materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Environmental Sustainability Committee
2. Finance & Administration Committee
3. Mobility Committee
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT AGENDA – Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.
A. Approve Minutes of:
July 8, 2024 - Regular Meeting
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B. Approval of amendment to the contract for the City Manager as prepared and approved as to form by the City Attorney.
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C. Approval of amendment to the contract for the City Clerk as prepared and approved as to form by the City Attorney.
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D. Approval of a Resolution to close the intersection of Ten Mile and Taft Roads for the 2024 Homecoming Parade from 4:45PM to 6:00PM on Friday, September 27, 2024.
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E. Approval of a Resolution to close the west bound lanes of Grand River Ave. between Taft Rd. and 46850 Grand River Ave for the 2024 “Moovin’thru the Midway 5K” from 7:30AM to 9:00AM on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
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F. Approval of a Warranty Deed to dedicate 43 feet of half-width right-of-way along the west side of Garfield Road and acceptance of a sidewalk easement from Pulte Homes of Michigan, LLC as part of the Ballantyne residential development (parcel 50-22-31-400-007).
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G. Approval of a Street Lighting Purchase Agreement with DTE Electric Company for the installation and ongoing operation cost of one (1) decorative streetlight located at the entrance of the Parc Vista Subdivision and approval of an agreement with Toll Northeast V Corp. for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.
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H. Approval of request by E & M, Inc. (Society Hill) for one-year extension, to October 9, 2025, of site plan approval for a 312-unit apartment project developed as a PD-1 Option in a multi-family (RM-1) district, located at the southwest corner of Novi Road and 12 ½ Mile Road, previously extended under a consent judgment and subject to annual extension reviews.
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I. Approval of Text Amendment 18.301 to amend various sections of the Zoning Ordinance to fix inconsistencies, clarify ordinance language, remove the unused EXPO Zoning District and associated Sections, modify the requirements for Microbreweries and Brewpubs, update the photometric standards, and other items as deemed necessary. SECOND READING
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J. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.295 to include an option for stand-alone multiple-family residential use in the PD-2, Planned Development Option, subject to conditions. SECOND READING
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K. Approval to authorize vote for the 2024 Michigan Municipal League Workers’ Compensation Fund Trustee Election Ballot.
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L. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1160
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ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED MEETINGS – All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.
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.