ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Crawford, Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt

2. CITY MANAGER

3. DEPARTMENTAL

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE COMMENTS – 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-D) 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.

1. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.676 with Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) SP07-33A from the applicant, Lakeside Oakland Development, to rezone property located south of Twelve Mile Road, west of Wixom Road from I-1, Light Industrial, R-1, One-Family Residential and RA, Residential Acreage to RM-2, High-Density, Mid-Rise, Multiple-Family Residential, or some lesser residential designation, and favorable consideration of the PRO Concept Plan. The subject property is 115.89 acres.
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2. Adoption of the 2008 Economic Development recommendations as outlined in the attached report dated December 7, 2007.
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3. Consideration of request from Etkin White Novi, LLC, doing business as The Hilton Garden Inn, 27355 Cabaret Drive, Novi, for a new quota Hotel B liquor license.
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6. Approval to award a contract for design and construction engineering services for the Regional Basin Retrofit/Water Quality Improvement Project for the Taft and Bishop regional stormwater detention basins to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. for a cost plus fixed fee contract amount of $132,379. 
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AUDIENCE COMMENTS – 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.

AUDIENCE COMMENTS – 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: Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. December 10, 2007 – Special meeting
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2. December 17, 2007 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of January 7, 2008 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award bid to Integrated Design Solutions, the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $34,570 for Engineering, Design and Construction Management Services for Ella Mae Power Park Sports Field Lighting.
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D. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 760
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

1 – City Offices Closed

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

8 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

10 – Parks, Recreation & Forestry – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

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

19 – City Council Goals Session – Fire Station #4 – 8:30 a.m.

21 – City Offices Closed

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

23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

11 – City Council Interviews – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

13 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

18 – City Offices Closed

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

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

27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

We kindly request that you turn off all cellular phones and pagers while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.