Jul 10, 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-R) 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 Resolution to establish an Industrial Development District for Premier-Novi, LLC for parcels 50-22-16-226-004 and 50-22-16-226-008 on Twelve Mile Road.

2.  Approval of Resolution authorizing application from Hino Motors Sales USA, Inc. for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for an approximately 124,000 square foot facility to be located at Twelve Mile Road and related Agreement concerning Industrial Facilities Tax Abatement.

3.  Approval at the request of Novi Town Center Investors, LLC for Building No. 2 Drive Through at Novi Town Center JSP 17-08, for approval of Special Land Use Permit, Preliminary Site Plan and Storm Water Management Plan for a proposed drive-through restaurant.  The subject property is zoned Town Center District (TC) and is located in Novi Town Center in Section 14, near the northeast corner of Grand River Avenue and Novi Road.

4.  Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.284 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 3, “Zoning Districts” Section 3.20, OST Required Conditions and Section 3.14, I-1 Required Conditions, to allow outdoor placement of above-ground storage tanks; and at Article 3, “Zoning Districts” Section 3.18 OSC Required Conditions to allow Outdoor Displays in connection with a permitted general hospital use.  FIRST READING

5.  Approval of resolution to authorize a budget amendment to amend the FY 2017-18 Library Contribution Fund adopted budget to reflect the Library Board approved budget .

6.  Appointments to Boards and Commissions.

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.    June 19, 2017 – Regular meeting

B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of July 10, 2017 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing privileged correspondence from legal counsel and City Clerk and City Manager Performance Evaluations.

C. Approval of the 2018 Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) Municipal Credit Fund Contract and Resolution for the Older Adult Transportation Program in the amount of $54,454.

D. Approval to purchase a Property Room Shelving System for the Novi Police Department from Casper Corporation, Inc., in the amount of $65,630.95 using the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) cooperative purchasing contract.

E. Approval to purchase Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information Systems (CLEMIS) and Fire Records Management System (FRMS) fees and services from Oakland County for the 2017-18 fiscal year in the amount of $64,380.

F.  Approval to purchase hydraulic extrication tools for the Novi Fire Department from Apollo Fire Equipment Company, the sole source provider in Michigan, in the amount of $18,025.

G. Approval to award contract to BlueWater Technologies in the amount of $31,247.55 through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Contract for technology upgrades to the Police Department’s Training Center and the City of Novi’s Emergency Operation Center.

H. Approval to purchase protective turnout gear for the Novi Fire Department from Apollo Fire Equipment based on unit pricing in the amount of $20,701.01 using the City of Troy bid which is extended to all Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) members.

I. Approval of Pawnbroker License renewal requested by Gary Weinstein, owner of Weinstein Jewelers, 41990 Grand River Avenue in the City of Novi.

J. Acceptance of Open Space Easement Agreement and Wetland Conservation Easement from Manchester 13 Mile Road, LLC to protect the existing wetlands and to assure the permanent preservation and maintenance of open space areas, development amenities and common areas as part of the Manchester project site, JSP 15-52, located south of Thirteen Mile road and east of Novi Road in Section 11 of the City.

K. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.281 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 5.15, Exterior Building Wall Façade Materials within Article 5.0, Site Standards, to update the façade ordinance standards, in order to clarify and update the façade materials standards in the zoning ordinance.  Second Reading

L. Acceptance of a Woodland Preservation Easement from Pulte Homes of Michigan, LLC for woodland preservation areas on the Dixon Meadows site, and an Off-site Open Space Preservation Easement from Liberty Park Condominium Association to protect the off-site installation of 117 replacement trees on a portion of the General Common Element Open Space Area of Liberty Park located on the west side of Dixon Road.  Both easements are offered as part of the Dixon Meadows project, JSP 14-46, located north of Twelve Mile Road and east of Dixon Road in Section 10 of the City.

M. Approval to award a construction contract for the 2017 Pathways and ADA Improvements project to JB Contractors, the low-bidder, in the amount of $71,141.00 subject to final review and approval of the form and agreement by the City Manager’s office and the City Attorney.

N. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment for construction engineering services for the 2017 Pathways and ADA Compliance project in the amount of $16,073.56.

O. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with Detroit Edison Company for the installation and ongoing operation costs of three street lights on Acorn Trail in the Island Lake Phase 7B development; and approval of an agreement with Toll MI II Limited Partnership, a Michigan Limited Partnership, and The Reserve of Island Lake Association, a Michigan non-profit corporation, for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.

P. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with Detroit Edison Company for the installation and ongoing operation costs of a street light at the entrance of the Montebello development on Nine Mile Road; and approval of an agreement with Mirage Development, a Michigan corporation, for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.

Q. Approval of Resolution to adopt changes to the Landscape Design Manual consistent with Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.283 previously approved by the City Council.

R. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 991.

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.

July
11 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
12 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
20 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
31 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.

August
  9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
15 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – Novi Public Library Closed
23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
24 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – City Council – 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.