CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, February 25, 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
 
PRESENTATIONS
 
1.  Recognition of Council Member Wrobel
 
2.  Running Fit Super-5K donation to the Novi Youth Council for Addicted to Movies Not Drugs 2019
 
INTERVIEWS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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1.  Melissa Agosta – Library Board
2.  William Bluford – Zoning Board of Appeals; Building Authority
3.  Michael Longo – Zoning Board of Appeals
4.  Robyn Palmer – Library Board
5.  Christen Pietraz – Library Board; Beautification Commission
6.  Michael Thompson – Zoning Board of Appeals
 
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-O) 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 at the request of McBride Dale Clarion for the Speedway at 14 Mile and Haggerty, JSP 17-63, with Zoning Map Amendment 18.720, to rezone property in Section 1, located at the southwest corner of Fourteen Mile Road and Haggerty Road from OST (Planned Office Service Technology) and B-3 (General Business) to B-3 (General Business) subject to the Amended and Restated Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) Agreement and corresponding PRO Plan. The property totals 2.03 acres and the applicant is proposing to update and rebuild the whole site.
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2. Approval to award the construction contract for the Fire Station 5 Parking Lot Rehabilitation project to Asphalt Specialists, Inc., in the amount of $125,879.00.
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3. Approval of Change Order No. 3 to L.J. Construction, Inc., for Phase 2 of the 2018-2019 Boardwalk Repair Program in the amount of  $316,390, and amend the budget.
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4. Consideration to Introduce Ordinance No. 19-156.03,  an Ordinance To Amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, “Administration”, Article V, “Boards And Commissions”, Division 3, “Board of Review” Sections 2-193, And 2-193.1 Through 2-193.6, relating to poverty exemptions in order to comply with state law requirements and to add an asset test.   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. February 11, 2019 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval of Resolution to Waive the Penalty for Late Filing of Property Transfer Affidavits.
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C. Approval of Resolution to close Karim Boulevard to Grand River to Ten Mile Road from 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Ten Mile Road from Karim Boulevard to Taft Road from 9:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. for the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, 2019.
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D. Approval to authorize additional civil engineering services to AECOM for construction engineering services associated with the Phase 2 of the Boardwalk Repair Program, in the amount of $45,947.30.
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E. Approval to award civil engineering services to Spalding DeDecker for construction engineering services associated with the Fire Station 5 Parking Lot Rehabilitation project in the amount of $18,470.32.
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F. Approval to purchase a highway easement in the amount of $16,600 (parcel 17-36-400-023) for the construction of a right turn lane at the northwest corner of 14 Mile Road and Haggerty Road as part of the Traffic Signal Modernization Project.
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G. Approval of a traffic control device agreement with the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) for the installation and maintenance of a proposed Traffic Signal at the intersection of Crescent Boulevard and Grand River Avenue.
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H. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with DTE Energy (Detroit Edison Company) for the installation and ongoing operation cost of four (4) LED street lights on four (4) 30’ posts; two (2) at the intersection of 14 Mile and Haggerty Road and two (2) at the intersection of Beck Road and Pontiac Trail.
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I. Approval of Traffic Control Orders 19-01 through 19-03 for Speed Limit signs along Cabot Drive from 12 Mile Road to MacKenzie Drive and on MacKenzie Drive from Cabot Drive to Haggerty Road.
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J. Approval of Traffic Control Order 19-04 for a No Passing sign located on the west side of Beck Road between 10 Mile Road and Cider Mill Boulevard.
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K. Approval to advance purchase a 14’ x 7’ Precast Box Culvert for the Flint/Bond Street Culvert Replacement project from Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc., in the amount of $60,588.
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L. Approval to enter into an agreement to purchase 0.30 Acres of emergent wetland credits for the ITC Corridor Regional Trail Phase 2 project from the Huron River Watershed Wetland Mitigation Bank (Capernall Farm) in the amount of $33,000.
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M. Approval to award installation of a Milestone HD Video Security System for the Novi Ice Arena in the amount of $34,065.35 to Security Corporation.
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N. Approval to purchase a temporary construction easement from E&R Novi, LLC, (parcel 50-22-15-476-031) for the proposed extension of the Crescent Boulevard Northwest Ring Road in the amount of $30,000. 
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O. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 1030
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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.
 
February
27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
March
  4 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
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.
21 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – Library Board – 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.