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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

 Monday, April 18, 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 Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Gatt, Council Members Fischer, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

1. Proclamation declaring May 1 - 8, 2011 as Remembrance Days honoring those who lost their lives or loved ones and survivors of the Holocaust
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2. Proclamation in recognition of Armenian Genocide commemorating its 96^th Anniversary
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3. Proclamation in Recognition of Arbor Day - May 7, 2011 from 10 a.m.-noon at Brookfarm Park
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4. Proclamation in Recognition of National Drinking Water Week, May 1 - 7, 2011
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5. Novi High School Varsity Hockey 2011 State Champions

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-I) 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. Approval of adoption of Ordinance 11-40.07 to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Novi, Chapter 26, "Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants," in order to change the title of the Chapter to include commercial handbills, and to include standards for the distribution of commercial handbills.  Second Reading
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2. Approval of Ordinance 11-20.05, as recommended by the Ordinance Review Committee, to repeal and delete Chapter 4, Article II, "Recreational Facilities", in its entirety.  First Reading
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3. Approval to award an engineering services contract for design and construction engineering services related to the 2011 Regional Basin Retrofit Projects (Leavenworth, Lexington Green, and Thornton Creek Regional Storm Water Detention Basins) to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment in the amount of $136,418 (50% offset by grant revenue).
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4. Approval of Interlocal Agreement for Ballot Layout and Programming Services between Oakland County and City of Novi.
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5. Acceptance of a highway easement from DB Development for the vacant property at the northwest corner of Nine Mile Road and Haggerty Road in conjunction with the Nine Mile Pathway project as a donation by the property owner (parcel 50-22-25-400-027).
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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 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.      Nine Mile Pathway - Mayor Pro Tem Gatt

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. April 4, 2011 - Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of April 18, 2011 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations, and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award the contract for the 2011 Spring Tree & Landscape Planting to RC Tuttle Refinishing, Co., the lowest bidder in the amount of $87,115.
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D. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.247 to include provisions to allow for additional height on properties adjacent to limited access freeways.  Second Reading
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E. Approval to participate in regional matching grant for $800 with the Western Wayne County Fire Department Mutual Aid Association from the 2010 Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program. 
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F. Approval of the first year renewal option of the Great Oaks Maintenance agreement with Meadowbrook Commons.
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G. Approval to award a one-year renewal option of the Civil Engineering Field Services contract with Spalding DeDecker with no changes to the terms, conditions, or fees in the contract through May 1, 2012. 
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H. Approval to award one-year Aggregate Materials contract extensions to four aggregate suppliers for separate types of materials at an estimated total annual amount of $97,040.
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I. Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 842
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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 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. 

April

20 - City Council Budget Session (if necessary) - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
22 - City Offices Closed
27 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
30 - City Council Budget Session (if necessary) - Council Chambers - 8:30 a.m.

May

  9 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
10 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
11 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
12 - Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission - 7:00 p.m.
23 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
25 - Planning Commission - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
30 - 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.