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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

 Monday, December 20, 2010  |  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. Presentation of James Farrell Award of Excellence, to the City of Novi for ASA National Championship Tournament 2010 - Derek Smith, President, Metro-Detroit ASA

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-K) 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. Consideration of recommendation from Consultant Review Committee to award a contract for General Counsel Legal Services to Secrest Wardle for a two-year term and one-year renewal option, and adoption of associated fees and charges, effective December 31, 2010.
( Click for this packet item 251KB)

2. Approval to award the contract for the City of Novi Building Lighting Project to Rauhorn Electric, Inc. in the amount of $108,755, utilizing Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding.
( Click for this packet item 3.9MB)

3. Approval of the request of Singh Development for Uptown Place, SP 03-40B, for a one-year Preliminary Site Plan extension to January 9, 2012.  The subject property is located in Section 14, south of Twelve Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads in the R-C, Regional Center District, utilizing the PD-2 development option.
( Click for this packet item 609KB)

4. Approval of resolution to authorize Budget Amendment #2011-2.
( Click for this packet item 735KB)

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. City Council Committee Appointments
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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.      November 29, 2010 - Special meeting
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2.      December 6, 2010 - Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of December 20, 2010 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
( Click for this packet item 27KB)

C. Approval to award an amendment to the design engineering services contract for the 2010 Regional Detention Basin Improvements project to include the design of four failing culverts under Christina Lane to URS Corporation (URS) for a not-to-exceed design fee of $3,950.
( Click for this packet item 672KB)

D. Approval to award an amendment to the construction engineering services contract for the Novi Way/Ten Mile Intersection Improvements to Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc (AEW) for a not-to-exceed fee of $8,498.
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E. Acceptance of Fountain Walk Drive right-of-way and adoption  of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting Fountain Walk Drive as public, adding 1,321 linear feet or 0.25 miles of roadway to the City's street system.
( Click for this packet item 502KB)

F. Approval of Traffic Control Order 10-75 to establish a no parking zone on the north side of Island Lake Drive from 700 feet west of Glenwood Drive to 100 feet east of Fieldstone Drive.
( Click for this packet item 1.2MB)

G.  Approval of Non-Development Easement restricting use of certain undeveloped parcels owned by the Island Lake of Novi Community association to open space for tax assessment purposes.
( Click for this packet item 1.5MB)

H.  Approval of Contract to Total Employee Assistance & Management, Inc.(T.E.A.M.) to provide an Employee Assistance Program to employees and their family members in the amount of $2.50 per person per month or an annual amount of approximately $12,000-$15,000 depending upon head count and training utilized.
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I.  Approval of recommendation from Consultant Review Committee to award a contract for Labor Relations and Employee Law to Keller Thoma for a two-year term and one-year renewal option, and adoption of associated fees and charges, effective December 31, 2010.
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J.  Approval of recommendation from Consultant Review Committee to award a contract for Prosecutorial Services to Gabe, Quinn & Seymour for a two-year term and one-year renewal option, and adoption of associated fees and charges, effective December 31, 2010.
( Click for this packet item 163KB)

K.  Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 834
( Click for this packet item 75KB)

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. 

December

23 - City Offices Closed
24 - City Offices Closed
30 - City Offices Closed
31 - City Offices Closed

January

  8 - City Council Goal Setting - Fire Station No. 4 - 10:00 a.m.
10 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
11 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
12 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
13 - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
17 - City Offices Closed
24 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
26 - Planning Commission - 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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