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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

 

CITY OF NOVI

Regular City Council Meeting

 Monday, March 21, 2011 |  7 P.M.

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

(248) 347-0460

CALL TO ORDER       

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Gatt, Council Members Fischer, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

1.  2010  Siemens  Award for  Advanced  Placement  in  science and  mathematics in the state of Michigan - Sandeep Palepu

2.  Novi High School Varsity and JV win Mid-American Pompon State Championship

REPORTS:

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-F) 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. 

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part I

1. Consideration of Ordinance Amendments 11-176 (Chapter 2), 11-99.5 (Chapter 15), and 11-23.26 (Chapter 22) to update and expand cost recovery options for extraordinary or avoidable public safety expenses:
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a) Consideration of Ordinance No. 11-176 to amend Chapter 2,  “Administration,” of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances to add a new Article VIII regarding cost recovery for emergency response.  First Reading

b) Consideration of Ordinance No. 11-99.15 to amend Chapter 15, Article II, “Fire Prevention Code,” of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances to specify in Section 15-16 the penalty for violation, to revise Section 15-17 regarding hazardous materials discharge recovery action, and to refer in Section 15-20 to Chapter 2, Article VIII for cost recovery.  First Reading

c) Consideration of Ordinance No. 11-23.26, to amend Chapter 22, “Offenses,”  Article II, “Offenses Against Public Administration,” of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances to revise the standards for the regulation of alarm systems in Section 22-96 to include fees for responses to false alarms from fire alarm systems.  First Reading 

d) Consideration of a resolution establishing the fee schedule for cost recovery for the determination of the cost of a response under Chapter 2, new Article VIII of the City Code. 

2. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance 11-40.07 to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Novi, Chapter 26, “Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants,” in order to change the title of the Chapter to include commercial handbills, and to include standards for the distribution of commercial handbills.  First Reading
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3. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.245 to allow façade waivers in the TC and TC-1 Districts to be approved by the Planning Commission without review and approval by City Council, and to allow Planning Commission approval without review and approval by City Council of Special Land Use Permits and Site Plans on sites totaling four acres or less in the RC District.  First Reading  
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4. Approval to award a construction contract for the South Lake Drive/Old Novi Rd/13 Mile Intersection Improvements project to Pro Line Asphalt Paving Corp., the low bidder, in the amount of $105,626.
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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.

BREAK

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part II

5. Adoption of resolution to rename Arena Drive as Nick Lidstrom Drive.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION:  Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

COMMUNICATIONS: 

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

A. Approve Minutes of:
   
1. March 7, 2011 - Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of March 21, 2011 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 the second of three one-year renewal options of the water service connection contract with D & D Water and Sewer, Inc., based on the terms, conditions and pricing of the existing contract, for an estimated annual cost of $70,500 and an effective date of April 27, 2011.  
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D. Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Miller Creek Pond Dredging project to Hamlin Grading and Excavating in the amount of $6,560.
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E. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for construction engineering services related to the South Lake Drive/Old Novi Rd/13 Mile Intersection Improvements project to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) in the amount of $17,221.
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F. Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 840
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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.

ADJOURNMENT

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

March

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

April

  4 - City Council - 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 & Cultural Services Commission - 7:00 p.m.

16 - City Council Budget Session - Council Chambers - 8:30 a.m.

18 - City Council - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

20 - City Council Budget Session (if necessary) - Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.

22 - City Offices Closed

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

30 - City Council Budget Session (if necessary) - Council Chambers - 8:30 a.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 cell phones while in the Council Chambers.  Thank you.

 

 

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