CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, March 18, 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. National Emergency Telecommunicator’s Week April 14 – 20, 2019 – Alan Patterson, Communications Manager
 
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 of the final payment to Toebe Construction, LLC, for the Crescent Boulevard Reconstruction project from Novi Road to Town Center Drive, in the amount of $119,600.19, plus interest earned on retainage.
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2. Approval of the request of Living & Learning Enrichment Center for an Unlisted Use Determination under Section 4.87 of the Zoning Ordinance. The applicant is requesting a determination on the appropriateness of a Non-Profit Educational and Vocational center as a Special Land Use in the RA, Residential Acreage Zoning District.
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3. 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.  FIRST READING
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4. Consideration to Introduce 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.  FIRST READING
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5. Consideration to Introduce 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. FIRST READING
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6. Consideration to Introduce 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. FIRST READING
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7. Approval to purchase Haworth UniGroup Too office furniture for the new Department of Public Works (DPW) building from ISCG Inc., in the amount of $129,391.11 based on State of Michigan MiDeal cooperative purchasing program.
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8. Approval to award the construction contract for the South Lake Drive Storm Sewer Structure Rehabilitation project (Lilley Trail to Old Novi Road) to Great Lakes Contracting Solutions, LLC, in the amount of $122,744.00.
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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 4, 2019 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of March 18, 2019 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations, property acquisition and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval of Beautification Commission’s recommendation on the Neighborhood Entryway Enhancement Matching Grant Program to award the requested grant amount for the following neighborhoods upon successful completion of the entryway work depicted in the applications: Jamestowne Green ($2,875), Mirabella Estates ($5,000), and Westminster Village ($4,000).
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D. Approval to purchase a MILO Range Firearms Training Simulator for the Novi Police Department from FAAC Incorporated for $56,100 and the necessary projector and IT equipment through Bluewater Technologies Group for $14,880.28, both through a General Services Administration (GSA) contract.
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E. Approve Agreement with Oakland County to participate in Corridor Improvement Authority and permit the Authority to capture County taxes, subject to final, minor edits as to form as may be approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
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F. Approval to award civil engineering services to OHM Advisors for design engineering services associated with the DPW Facility Stormwater Management Compliance Project (Vactor Station and Site Improvements) in the amount of $92,882.
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G. Approval to award civil engineering services to Spalding DeDecker for construction engineering services associated with the South Lake Drive Storm Sewer Structure Rehabilitation project (Lilley Trail to Old Novi Road) in the amount of $23,205.80.
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H. Approval of a Street Light Purchase Agreement with DTE Energy for the installation and ongoing operation cost of twenty-three (23) street lights at twenty (20) intersections and convert street lights at 5 intersections to LED Lighting to enhance motorist and pedestrian safety as part of the 2019 Novi Intersection Improvements project.
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I. Approval of a Warranty Deed for Bosco Fields located at the southwest quadrant of the 11 Mile Road and Beck Road intersection to dedicate sixty feet of right-of-way along the south side of 11 Mile Road and the west side of Beck Road (parcel 50-22-20-200-011).
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J. Approval of a Warranty Deed to dedicate 60 feet of right-of-way along the west side of Beck Road and 60 feet of right-of-way along the south side of Eleven Mile Road at the Griffin Funeral Home property (parcel 50-22-20-200-021).
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K. Approval of Warranty Deed to dedicate 43 feet of additional right-of-way along the north side of Nine Mile Road along the frontage of the proposed Terra development (parcels 50-22-30-401-026 and 50-22-29-326-040).
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L. Formal acceptance of land for the purpose of expanding City parkland in the area l described in the attached Warranty Deeds for three parcels adjacent to Terra (formerly known as Villa D’Este), a single family development proposed near the intersection of Nine Mile Road and Garfield Road.  The dedication of land meets the provisions of the Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) Agreement associated with the Terra development.  The dedication consists of three parcels totaling 20.396 acres: 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).
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M. Approval to award a unit price contract to SJR Pavement Repair, Inc., the low bidder, for the Spray Patch Road Repair Program in the estimated annual amount of $81,500. The contract term is one year with two one-year extensions.
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N. Approve amendment to Consent Judgment in the case of Poota d/b/a Novi Party Store v Novi ZBA, Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 02-046233-AA to allow a wall sign instead of a monument sign.
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O. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 1032
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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.
 
March
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.
 
April
  1 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
  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.
 

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.
 
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