CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
 Monday, January 7, 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, Verma
 
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
PUBLIC HEARING
 
PRESENTATIONS

1. Recognition of Council Member Markham

2. Proclamation in recognition of Surya Namaskar (SUN Salutation) Awareness Period, January 12 – 27, 2019 – Srinivas Dundigalla
 
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-C) 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 for a Special Development Option (SDO) Agreement 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 and Developer are proposing a 58,663 square foot car sales facility for Jaguar Land Rover. 
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2. Consideration to Introduce Ordinance No. 19-193, an ordinance to amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 22, “Offenses,” Article 1, “In General,” to add a new Section 22-9, “Marijuana Establishments Prohibited,” to prohibit marijuana establishments within the boundaries of the City pursuant to the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, Initiated Law 1 of 2018, MCL 333.27951, et seq.; and to provide penalties for violation of such ordinance.  FIRST READING
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3. Appointment to City Council.
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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:
    December 17, 2018 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval to award a contract for professional services to Landscape Architects and Planners, Inc. for development of the 2020-2024 Strategic Community Recreation and Master Park Plan, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.
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C. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 1027
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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
12 – City Council Early Input Budget Session – Police Training Center – 8:30 a.m.
17 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
21 – City Offices Closed
23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
24 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
28 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
 
February
11 – 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 Offices Closed
21 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25 – City Council – 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.