Jan 12, 2015

 

CALL TO ORDER       
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
ROLL CALL:  Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Casey, Markham, Mutch, Poupard, Wrobel
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public hearing regarding the possible dissolution of the Lake Improvement Board for Walled Lake as set forth in the City Council resolution to establish the Lake Board on January 12, 2009.
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PRESENTATIONS
 
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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
 
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-I) 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

1. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.273 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 4, R-1 through R-4 One-Family Residential Districts, Section 402, Principal Uses Permitted Subject to Special Conditions in order to allow additional height for places of worship, subject to certain standards.  FIRST READING
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2. Approval of a Resolution Regarding Continuation of the Walled Lake Improvement Board.
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3. Second Quarter Budget Amendment
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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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.

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. December 22, 2014 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval to award a two-year Façade/Architectural Consulting Services Contract to DRN and Associates (with option for two additional one-year renewals) and adoption of revised fee schedule, effective January 13, 2015.
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C. Approval to award an engineering services agreement with URS Corporation for design engineering services related to the 2015 Chip Seal Program in the amount of $16,784.
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D. Approval to award engineering design services to URS Corporation for the design of the Nine Mile Road Water Main Extension between Novi Road and Center Street in the amount of $31,074.
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E. Acceptance of West Park Place subdivision streets and adoption of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting Brush Park Court and Martell Court as public, adding 0.17 miles of roadway to the City’s street system.
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F. Approval of Traffic Control Orders 15-01 and 15-02 for traffic control signs installed in West Park Place subdivision.
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G. Acceptance of a warranty deed from Varsity Lincoln Properties, LLC. for the master planned 60-foot right-of-way along the east side of Wixom Road (parcel 22-17-101-029) as part of the Varsity Lincoln Display Lot development.
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H. Approval of an agreement with Harbor House Publishers to produce a fifth edition Community Profile and accompanying Economic Development complimentary pieces at no cost to the City of Novi.
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I. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 931
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ADJOURNMENT
 
SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.  The following schedule consists of meetings that are routinely held in the Council Chambers.  For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.
 
January
13 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
15 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
19 – City Offices Closed
21 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
February
  9 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
11 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
16 – City Offices Closed
18 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
23 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.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.