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

Present City Council Members with Library Construction Hard Hats – Julie Farkas

1. Brian Burke
2. Justin Fischer
3. Michael Meyer
4. Marjorie Nanian
5. Leland Prince
6. Ramesh Verma
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1. Karevich Drive Vacation
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1. Recognition of Mayor Pro Tem Kim Capello for years of service on City Council

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-Q) 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 January and February 2009 Policy Meeting Dates.
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2. Approval to renew School Liaison Officer Contract with the Novi Community School District beginning with the 2008-09 school year through the 2010-2011 school year.
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3. Approval of final balancing change order and final payment to Garrison Company in the amount of $131,675.59 for the construction of the Firearms Training Center.
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4. Approval of a Resolution of Support for a transportation enhancement grant application for the construction of a non-motorized pathway on the north side of Nine Mile Road between Meadowbrook and Haggerty Roads.
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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.

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.

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. December 1, 2008 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of December 15, 2008 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations, land acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval of the final balancing change order and final payment to DeAngelis Landscaping, Inc. for　the Dunbarton Regional Stormwater Detention Basin project in the amount of $3,512.60.
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D. Approval to purchase Fire Department protective turn-out gear (clothing) from Apollo Fire Equipment Co. through the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN) and extended by the City of Rochester Hills in the amount of $21,403.95.
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E. Approval of an engineering contract amendment to Orchard Hiltz and McCliment, Inc. for additional engineering services associated with the Bishop and Taft Regional Stormwater Detention Basin Improvements in the amount of $26,781.19 for additional tasks required as conditions of the DEQ permit.
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F. Approval of Resolution Approving Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Project Agreement and Grant Acceptance to acquire 16.2 acres of land located adjacent to Singh Trail Parkland (directly to the south and west).
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G. Approval of Traffic Control Order 08-09 for the installation of a Stop sign for northbound and southbound Foxton Drive to stop at Huntingcross Drive.
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H. Approval of Traffic Control Order 08-10 for the installation of a No Parking from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on School Days Only sign on the north side of Oak Tree Drive between Willowbrook Drive and Valley Star Drive.
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I. Approval to apply for a DTE Energy Tree Planting Grant, for a maximum grant award of $3,000 (City's grant share is $3,000 to be funded from the Tree Fund).
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J. Consideration of City DeFacto Street Acceptance of Junction (440 linear feet), Trestle (820 linear feet), and a portion of Clark Street (638 linear feet) located in the Creek Crossing subdivision.
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K. Consideration of request from Max & Erma's Restaurants, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) to transfer all stock in 2008 Resort Class C licensed business (MCL 436.1531(4); non-transferable), located at Twelve Oaks Mall, 27446 Novi, B237, Novi, MI 48377 Oakland County, from public corporation to new stockholder, G&R Acquisition, Inc. (through merger).
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L. Consideration of the request of Singh Development for Uptown Place, SP 03-40B, for a one-year Preliminary Site Plan extension.　 The subject property is located in Section 14, south of Twelve Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads in the R-C, Regional Center District, utilizing the PD-2 development option.
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M. Approval of　an engineering　contract　amendment to URS Michigan, Inc. to provide additional construction engineering services for the Beck Road and Ten Mile Road Intersection Reconstruction project in the amount of $12,000 for tasks associated with Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) grant requirements.
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N. Acceptance of Haggerty Corridor Corporate Park Phase II streets　and adoption of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting　Cabot Drive and MacKenzie Drive as public, adding 4,422 linear feet or 0.84 miles of roadway to the City's street system.
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O. Acceptance of a Conservation Easement, Wetland Mitigation Easement and Woodlands Conservation Easement from Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc. for the Providence Park Campus, located on the southwest corner of Grand River Avenue and Beck Road, in Section 17, covering a total of 25.98 acres.
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P. Adopt revision to Schedule A of the Resolution Establishing Fees for Motion Picture, Television, Radio, and Photographic Production (Filming Permit) Review, Property Use and Monitoring to reflect adjusted fee schedule.
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Q. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 783
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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.

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

24 – City Offices Closed

25 – City Offices Closed

31 – City Offices Closed

1 – City Offices Closed

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

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

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

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

19 – City Offices Closed

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

28 – 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.