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

1. Introduction of Officer Robert Manar and K-9 Alex

2. Recognition of Brent Canup for service on Zoning Board of Appeals
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1. Vacation of unimproved alleys in the Howell's Walled Lake Subdivision
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2. Vacation of unimproved portions of Paramount Street in the Howell’s Walled Lake Subdivision
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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.

1. Consideration of the request of McDonald’s Corporation for approval of a Special Land Use request and approval of a Preliminary Site Plan with PD-2 Planned Development Option.　 The subject property is located in Section 14, on the south side of Twelve Mile Road, east of Novi Road.　 The subject property is approximately 1.35 acres and the applicant is proposing to demolish and rebuild the existing McDonald’s restaurant.
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2. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.226, to amend Ordinance No. 97-18 as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 31, Subsection 3107, "Miscellaneous" to modify the standards for the number of days a Zoning Board of Appeals ruling is valid.　 First Reading　
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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.

3. Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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4. Consideration of the vacation of unimproved alleys in the Howell’s Walled Lake subdivision.
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5. Consideration of the vacation of unimproved portions of Paramount Street in the Howell’s Walled Lake subdivision.
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6. Approval to award a construction contract for the 2008 Neighborhood Road Program to Hard Rock Concrete, Inc., the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $1,349,733.05 (the contract is to be signed on or after July 1, 2008).
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7. Award of the City’s Property and Liability Insurance coverage to Municipal Alliance in the amount of $345,803 for Option C as identified on the attached Summary Proposal Information June 2008.
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

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

Approve Minutes of:

A. June 9, 2008 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of June 23, 2008 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, property acquisition and the City Manager and City Clerk’s evaluations.
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C. Approval of Policy Resolution for Special City-wide Business Signage from July 7 – 26, 2008 in conjunction with the 2008 Michigan 50’s Festival.
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D. Approval of contract for the Ice Arena Pro Shop Lease to Summit Sports, Inc. for a one-year period through June 30, 2009 with an additional two-year option through June 30, 2011.
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E. Ordinance Review Committee recommends the Approval of Ordinance No. 08-1.11 to amend Chapter 30, "Special Assessments", Section 30-16, "Payment in Installments", and Section 30-17, "Delinquent Special Assessments", to change the penalty provision for certain delinquent payments. Second Reading
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F. Approval of Addendum to the original agreement to include printer language in the Live Scan Agreement with Oakland County for the use and maintenance of Live Scan equipment and printer for submission and exchange of fingerprint information.
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G. Approval of a request from　Chase Bank for acceptance of a hold harmless agreement related to an access drive for property located at the northeast corner of Grand River Avenue and Beck Road.
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H. Approval of a contract　amendment to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber for additional engineering services for the Greenwood Oaks Sanitary　Sewer Extension and　Lift Station Abandonment　project in the amount of $8,382.80.
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I. Approval of Traffic Control Order 08-04 to Void TCO No. 92-4 (15 MPH speed limit on Willowbrook Drive from south of Rock Hill Lane to north of Village Wood Road) and Approval of Traffic Control Order 08-05 for 25 MPH speed limit on Willowbrook Drive from south of Rock Hill Lane to north of Village Wood Road.
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K. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 771
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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.

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

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

4 – City Offices Closed

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 – 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.