CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

Monday, October 26, 2009  |  7 P.M.

Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 W. Ten Mile Road

(248) 347-0460

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

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-J) 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 Ordinance 09-40.6, an ordinance to repeal and delete Chapter 8, Business Registration, in its entirety; Consideration of Ordinance 09-119.12, an ordinance to amend Chapter 12, Drainage and Flood Damage Protection, Article V, Wetlands and Watercourse Protection, Division 2, Use Permit, Section 12-171 "Required" and add a new section, Section 12-177, entitled "Registration of Farming Operation;" and Consideration of Ordinance 09-125.21, an ordinance to amend Chapter 37, Woodlands Protection, Article II, Permit, Section 37-27, "Exceptions" and add a new section, Section 37-34, entitled "Registration of Farming Operation." 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.

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. October 12, 2009 – Regular meeting 
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B. Approval to award a contract for design engineering services for the 2010 Major and Local Roads Capital Preventative Maintenance Program to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) for a not-to-exceed design fee of $28,160. 
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C. Approval of final payment of $6,830 to American Sprinkler Inc. for the Twelve Mile Road Irrigation project, located in the median of Twelve Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads; and waiver of the Maintenance and Guarantee Bond requirement for the project.
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D. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for construction staking related to the Twelve Mile Road Reconstruction, Paving, and Roadside Improvements project, to Spalding DeDecker & Associates, Inc., for a not-to-exceed fee equal to $2,700.
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E. Approval of final payment to Rauhorn Electric, Inc., for the Ella Mae Power Park Softball Complex, Police Station and Civic Center Parking Lot Lighting Project in the amount of $22,015.93
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F. Acceptance of Taft Knolls Phase I streets and adoption of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting Jacob Drive and Danyas as public, adding 1,165 linear feet or 0.22 miles of roadway to the City's street system.
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G. Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from Taft Knolls Condominium Association, Inc. for Taft Knolls Condominium located east of Taft Road and south of 11 Mile Road in Section 22.
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H. Adoption of resolution to rename two portions of Grand River Avenue to Old Grand River East and Old Grand River West for the two access roads located on either side of the CSX railroad tracks, on the south side of Grand River Avenue, west of Novi Road in Section 15.
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I. Approval of a resolution of support for the City of Wixom's MDOT Transportation Enhancement Air-Line Trail Grant Application.
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J. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 805
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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.

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

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

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

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

11 – City Offices Closed

12 – Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

26 – City Offices Closed

27 – City Offices Closed

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