CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, April 10, 2017 | 7 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460

 

CALL TO ORDER    
        
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL:
  Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Burke, Casey, Markham, Mutch, Wrobel

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING


1.  2017 Community Development Block Grant Program
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PRESENTATIONS

1.    Proclamation in Recognition of National Library Week, April 9 – 15, 2017 – Julie Farkas, Library Director

2.    Proclamation in Recognition of Arbor Day, Saturday, April 29 from 9 – 11 a.m. at Rotary Park – Wendy DuVall

3.    Villa Barr Art Park Update – David Landry, President – Novi Parks Foundation
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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-K) 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 of Resolution to establish an Industrial Development District for C&S Twelve Mile Center, LLC. for parcel 55-22-14-200-025 on Twelve Mile Road east of Taft Road.
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2. Approval of Resolution authorizing application from Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems I LLC. for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for an approximately 67,364 square foot facility to be located at 41935 Twelve Mile Road and related Agreement concerning Industrial Facilities Tax Abatement.
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3. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with URS Corporation – Great Lakes for construction engineering services for the Beck Road Rehabilitation project (from 8 to 9 Mile Roads) in the amount of $131,084.15.
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4. Adoption of Resolution authorizing cost participation under a Federal Surface Transportation Program grant, and approval of a cost share agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation (with an estimated allocation of $231,189 paid by Federal grant funds and $776,311 to be paid by the City of Novi) for the Meadowbrook Road (I-96 to Twelve Mile Road) Rehabilitation project.
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5. Approval of First Amendment to Open Space Preservation Easement from Toll MI II Limited Partnership for amendment to open space preservation areas as part of the Preserves at Island Lake Phase 8, JSP 13-69, located at the northeast corner of Ten Mile Road and Napier Road in Section 19 of the City.
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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. March 27, 2017 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of April 10, 2017 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing property acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval of Ordinance Review Committee recommendation to adopt Ordinance No. 17-107.04, amending Chapter 18, “Housing,” Article III “Disclosure Requirements for Sale of New Single-Family Residences,” of the City of Novi Code, in order to repeal the regulations and provisions.  Second Reading
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D. Approval of Ordinance Review Committee recommendation to adopt Ordinance No. 17-119.3, amending Chapter 12, “Drainage and Flood Damage Protection,” Article VII “Fertilizer Application,” of the City of Novi Code, in order to delete the requirements of Section 12-274, “Rates and Application Schedule; Prohibitions” relating to required mailings, delete Section 12-276, “Registration Requirement and Procedure,” and renumber the remaining provisions accordingly.  Second Reading
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E. Approval of Ordinance Review Committee recommendation to adopt Ordinance No. 17-189, amending Chapter 7, “Building and Building Regulations,” Article VI, “Business of Renting Buildings,” of the City of Novi Code, in order to repeal the regulations and provisions.  Second Reading
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F. Approve the Amended Program Year 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application in the amount of $100,626.
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G. Approval of a request from Ryan Wright for a variance from Section 11-256(f) of the Design and Construction Standards and Chapter 7 of the Engineering Design Manual to install brick pavers on the sidewalk and driveway at a home at 20850 Turnberry Boulevard (parcel 22-36-451-004).
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H. Approval to award geotechnical services to Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. for the Beck Road Rehabilitation (8 Mile Road to 9 Mile Road) in the amount of $32,000.
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I. Approval of the final payment to Mattioli Cement Company, LLC for the 2016 Neighborhood Road Program-Contract 1 (Dunbarton Pines Subdivision streets) project in the amount of $26,506.02, plus interest earned on retainage.
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J. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services agreement with Spalding DeDecker for design engineering services associated with the 2017 Neighborhood Concrete Panel Replacement Program (NCPRP) in the amount of $31,000.00.
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K. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 985
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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.

April
11 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – City Offices Closed
19 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
20 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission
24 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.

May
  2 – Novi Youth Assistance Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  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.
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.
25 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
29 – City Offices Closed

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.