CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, April 1, 2019 | 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 Breen, Casey, Mutch, Poupard, Verma
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
PUBLIC HEARING

 
1.  Jaguar Land Rover Preliminary Site Plan
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PRESENTATIONS
 
1. Proclamation in Recognition of National Library Week April 7 - 13, 2019 – Christina Salvatore, Communications Coordinator
 
2. Proclamation in Recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month; Tricia Schuster, Program Director, Care House of Oakland County
 
3.  2019 Property Tax Projections – Micheal Lohmeier, City Assessor
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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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. The materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
 
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-N) 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 the request of Applicant Erhard Motor Sales, Inc., and Developer Winfried Dahm, JSP 17-65 for a Preliminary Site Plan with a Special Development Option (SDO), Wetland Permit, Woodland Permit, and Stormwater Management Plan in the GE, Gateway East District. The subject property is 9.48 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Grand River Avenue and Meadowbrook Road, in Section 23.  The applicant is proposing a 58,663 square foot car sales facility for Jaguar Land Rover.
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2. Approval of the request of Ramco West Oaks II LLC for JSP 18-33 Starbucks Expansion with a Drive-Through for a Special Land Use, a Preliminary Site Plan with a PD-2, Planned Development Option, and a Storm Water Management Plan. The subject property is located on the west side of Novi Road, south of Twelve Mile Road in West Oaks Shopping Center in Section 15. The applicant is proposing an expansion of the existing Starbucks coffee shop with an addition of a drive-through facility.
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3. Tentative approval of the request of Erickson Living of the Revised Special Land Use permit, Revised Preliminary Site Plan with PD-1 Option, Revised Phasing Plan, Revised Wetlands Permit, Revised Woodlands Permit, and Revised Storm Water Management Plan, JSP 18-18. The property is zoned RM-1 (Low Density Multiple Family) and is approximately 102 acres. It is located in Section 1 of the City on the north side of Thirteen Mile Road, west of M-5 and east of Meadowbrook Road. The applicant is proposing to revise the original approval and layout of Phase 3 of the Fox Run senior community. The four buildings would contain 370 independent living units along with dining, gardens and enrichment facilities.
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4. Approval to award the construction contract for the Crescent Boulevard (NW Ring Road) and the Industrial Spur Road Construction project to Toebe Construction, LLC, in the amount of $4,720,600.01, subject to final review as to form, including any required minor amendments as approved by the City Manager and City Attorney’s Office, and amend the budget.
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5. Approval to award civil engineering services to AECOM for construction engineering services associated with the Crescent Boulevard (NW Ring Road) and Industrial Spur Road Construction project in the amount of $311,728.50.
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6. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with Detroit Edison Company for the installation and ongoing operation cost associated with twenty-five (25) LED street lights along Crescent Boulevard (NW Ring Road) and the Industrial Spur Road off of Crescent Boulevard between Novi Road and Grand River Avenue.
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7. Approval of Change Order No. 1 to Highway Maintenance and Construction Company for Phase 2 of the 2018-2019 Chip Seal Program in the amount of $242,935.12.
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8. Consideration to Introduce Ordinance No. 19-97.04, an Ordinance To Amend The City of Novi Code of Ordinances, CHAPTER 4, “Amusements And Entertainments,” Article III, “Pinball Arcades And Machines”, in order to repeal the regulations and provisions therein in their entirety.  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. 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 12:00 P.M. the day of the meeting. 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 18, 2019 – Regular meeting
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B Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of April 1, 2019 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing property acquisition.
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C. Approval of Resolution for the City of Novi to enter into an agreement with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office for the purpose of providing marine patrol services on the portion of Walled Lake in the City of Novi for an estimated annual cost of $7,600 over a three (3) year period.
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D. Approval of Ordinance No. 19-160.03, an Ordinance To Amend The City of Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 22, “Offenses”, Article VI, “Offenses Against Public Safety”, Section 22-112, “Fireworks”, in order to amend regulations of the times during which consumer fireworks may be discharged, include additional restrictions on the discharge of fireworks, and amend the penalties for violations of this section.  SECOND READING
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E. Approval of Resolution designating the properties at parcels 50-22-30-476-005 and 50-22-31-200-021 – both located along Nine Mile, south of Garfield Road – to be used for park purposes and designated as parkland on the Master Plan for Land Use and/or the Strategic Community Recreation and Master Park Plan.
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F. Approval of Resolution designating the properties at parcels 50-22-30-401-025 (12.18 acres), 50-22-29-326-039 (8.03 acres) and 50-22-29-326-041 (0.186 acres) – all located along Nine Mile, north of Garfield Road – to be used for park purposes and designated as parkland on the Master Plan for Land Use and/or the Strategic Community Recreation and Master Park Plan.
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G. Approval to award a construction contract for the Tennis Court resurfacing located at lTC Community Sports Park & Rotary Park to Goddard Coatings Company, the low bidder, in the amount of $38,100.
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H. Approval of the request of Squeaky Shine LLC, JZ18-50, for Zoning Map Amendment 18.727 to rezone property in Section 35, located on the east side of Novi Road between Eight Mile Road and Nine Mile Road, from the I-1, Light Industrial District to the B-3, General Business District.  The subject area to be rezoned is approximately 0.68 acres.  SECOND READING
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I. Approval of Ordinance No. 19-194, an ordinance to amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances Chapter 32.5, “Telecommunications”, to add a new Article III, Wireless Facilities in Right-of-Way, to establish requirements, standards, and regulations for access to and use of public right-of-way for wireless facilities that are not telecommunication facilities under Article II of Chapter 32.5, together with a related Appendix. SECOND READING
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J. Approval of Ordinance No. 19-157.06, an ordinance to amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances Chapter 31, “Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places", Article 1, In General, to amend and add definitions and amend and add requirements for placement and permitting of structures, equipment, facilities, and other installations in streets. SECOND READING
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K. Adoption of Resolution requesting the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to include the existing bridge on 9 Mile Road over Thornton Creek in the State Local Bridge Program List for Replacement. If MDOT selects this bridge, the City of Novi will accept 100% of the design engineering costs and 5% of the total construction costs.
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L. Approval of the 2019 Summer Maintenance Agreement between the City of Novi and the Road Commission for Oakland County for street sweeping selected County Roads in Novi; and adoption of resolution authorizing Novi to provide summer maintenance on selected County roads.
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M. Approval of the request of TBON, LLC, JSP16-12 for a City Council waiver of Section 5.3.12 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow painted end islands in lieu of the required raised end islands at the end of parking bays that abut traffic circulation aisles, for three locations near the northwest corner of the new addition to the Suburban Collection Showplace to allow for improved loading operations, and other modifications as shown on the revised Final Site Plan.   
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N. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 1033
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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
  9 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Council Budget Session – Council Chambers –
15 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
19 – City Offices Closed
24 – Council Budget Session (if necessary) – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
May
  6 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  8 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
14 – Zoning  Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
16 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
20 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
22 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
23 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – 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.