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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVI
 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 AT 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS-NOVI CIVIC CENTER-45175 W. TEN MILE ROAD
248-347-0460

A G E N D A

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Mayor Csordas, Mayor Pro Tem Landry, Council Members Capello, Gatt, Lorenzo, Nagy, Paul

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

1. Proclamation for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

REPORTS:

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER – Agreement has been reached to implement 12-hour shifts for Police Sergeants effective January 2, 2005. We can proceed to promote and fill the two additional Sergeant positions, authorized by City Council, effective the same date.

3. DEPARTMENTAL

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – 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 (Approval/Removals)

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I

1. Discussion of Draft Master Plan for Land Use.

2. Approval of settlement agreement to resolve pending Circuit Court litigation initiated by the City against the owners of the Old Dutch Farms Mobile Home Park to: (1) Require a decommissioning of the current sewage treatment plant and lagoon system; and (2) Compel connection of the Park to the public sanitary sewer system.

BREAK AT 9:00 PM

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part II

3. Approval of the request of Paragon (by SR Jacobson/Grand Sakwa, LLC.) for approval of the Final Site Plan (which includes a wetland permit) for Knightsbridge Gate, a single-family residential development, at the southeast corner of Twelve Mile and Napier Roads. The subject property is 74.52 acres and subject to a consent judgment. The applicant is proposing 348 (reduced from the authorized 353) single-family detached units.

4. Consideration of the request from Lucky Strike Novi, Inc. for an Arcade License with 113 machines to be located at 44325 Twelve Mile Road (conditioned upon opening the second floor bowling lanes of the facility within one year of granting the Arcade License).

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – 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 FOR COUNCIL ACTION: (Consent Agenda items, which have been removed for discussion and/or action)

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – 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

CONSENT AGENDA: (Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office)

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. September 13, 2004, Regular meeting

B. Approval of Executive Sessions:

1. Approval to enter into Executive Session in the Council Annex immediately following the regular meeting of September 27, 2004, for the purpose of discussing confidential communication from the City Attorney’s office regarding building code compliance issue at Meadowbrook Townhomes Phase 1.

2. Approval to enter into Executive Session in the Council Annex at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2004 for the purpose of discussing confidential communication from City Attorney’s office related to Zoning Map Amendment 18.638, the request of William Eldridge, for rezoning property at the northeast corner of Novi Road and Twelve Mile Road from R-4, One Family Residential to B-3, General Business.

C. Approval of Resolution No. 2 for the Bentley/Bloomfield Water Main Extension - Special Assessment District Number 172 and setting the Public Hearing for October 18, 2004.

D. Approval to award the Fall 2004 Street Tree Planting bid to Crimboli Nursery Inc., the low bidder, in the amount of $30,320.

E. Approval of 2005 Contract to receive Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (S.M.A.R.T.) Municipal Credit Funds in the amount of $44,713 and approval of the 2005 Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (S.M.A.R.T.) Municipal Credit Funds Resolution.

F. Approval to purchase CORE Technology Corporation Authentication and Encryption Software Server and Support Services, in the amount of $10,100.00 for the Police Department LEIN Connection.

G. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 681

COMMUNICATIONS:

1. Letter from James W. Lawrence, Re: Resignation from the Library Board.

2. Letter from Muqthar and Mahjabeen Ahmed, Re: proposed trail system on Nine Mile.

SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

OCTOBER

4 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

5 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

13 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

14 – Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission – Council Chambers - 7:30 p.m.

18 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

20 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

21 – Historical Commission – Civic Center – 10:00 a.m.

21 – Ordinance Review Committee – Council Chambers – 6:00 p.m.

27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 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 cellular phones and pagers while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.