May 11, 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. Recommended Annual Budget and Financial Plan 2015-2016

PRESENTATIONS

1.   Proclamation in recognition  of  National  Police  Week,  May 10 – 16, 2015  and  Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, May 15, 2015 – David Molloy, Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police

REPORTS:

1.  MANAGER/STAFF – City of Novi receives award for financial statement reporting – Carl Johnson

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-H) 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. Approval to purchase a 1-Ton Dump Truck with Plow and Swap Loader system from Jorgensen Ford Sales Inc., the low bidder, in the amount of $108,049.
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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. April 15, 2015 – Special meeting
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2. April 20, 2015 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of May 11, 2015 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing property acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award a construction contract for the Civic Center Parking Lot and Power Park Pathways Rehabilitation project to Nagle Paving Company, the low bidder, in the amount of $96,006, subject to final review and approval of form of agreement by City Manager’s office and the City Attorney, and approval of an additional appropriation in the amount of $41,945 for these budget line items.
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D. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with URS Corporation for construction engineering services for Civic Center Parking Lot and Power Park Pathways Rehabilitation project in the amount of $15,018.
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E. Approval of Resolution, Project Agreement and Grant Acceptance to accept the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant TF14-0235 for the acquisition of an approximately 10-acre parcel located on 12 Mile Road east of Napier, to be known as the Novi Northwest Neighborhood Park property.
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F. Acceptance of a Conservation Easement from Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center for woodland and wetland conservation areas on the Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center site, located on the west side of Taft Road between Grand River Avenue and Eleven Mile Road in Section 16 of the City.
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G. Approval of contract award to University Lithoprinters for printing and design of the Annual Calendar in the amount of $16,491 and approval of a contract award to Accuform for design and printing of Engage! in the amount of $85,320 for one year with the option for two renewals
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H. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 939
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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.

May
12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
13 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
20 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
21 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – City Offices closed
27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.

June
  8 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  9 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
22 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
24 – Planning 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.