CITY COUNCIL Agenda
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
August 31, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Remote Meeting |(248) 347-0460

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CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CAL
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Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Breen, Casey, Crawford, Fischer, Mutch

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PRESENTATIONS

REPORTS

1.  Manager/Staff
2.  Attorney

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS – 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.  Consideration to approve a fifth amendment to the previously-approved Conditional Agreement of Purchase and Sale on North Grand River City Property, located north of Grand River Avenue, east of Town Center Drive.
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2.  Approval of the request of Hunter Pasteur Homes for a proposed First Amendment to the approved Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) Agreement for Dunhill Park, JSP 15-13, located in Section 32, at the northwest corner of Beck Road and Eight Mile Road with respect to environmental issues.  The property totals 23.76 acres and the applicant is constructing a 31-unit single family residential development in a cluster arrangement with frontage on and access to Eight Mile Road.
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3.  Consideration for Final approval of the request of BC Novaplex, LLC, for Novaplex, JZ19-37, with Zoning Map Amendment 18.733 to rezone from OST, Office Service Technology to RM-2, High-Density Multiple Family Residential under the Planned Rezoning Overlay (PRO) process on land located on the west side of Haggerty Road, north of Twelve Mile Road in Section 12, together with approval of the PRO Plan and PRO Agreement. The applicant is proposing to develop a 272-unit multiple-family residential development on approximately 22 acres of land.
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4.  Consideration of approval of a resolution setting fees for wireless facilities, wireless support structures, and utility poles in the public right-of-way.
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5.  Consideration of approval to purchase six (6) 2021 Ford Police Hybrid Explorer vehicles for the Novi Police Department from Signature Ford through the Macomb County cooperative purchasing contract, in the amount of $218,318.
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6.  Consideration of approval to proceed with refurbishment of the Novi Road Water Tower, including approval of a contract with Protective Coatings Epoxy Systems for painting and other work in the amount of $64,298.00, a letter agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC for temporary removal and replacement of its wireless antennas in the amount of $62,895.00, and a $25,000 contingency fund. Final approval as to the form of such agreements by the City Manager and City Attorney.
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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. August 10, 2020 – Regular meeting
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B.  Approval of (1) a resolution concerning the acquisition of property and approving declaration of necessity and taking and, (2) a declaration of taking for easements with fair market value in the amount of $21,478.50 for a sidewalk easement on parcel 50-22-23-226-033 for the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Meadowbrook Road, south of Eleven Mile Road.
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C.  Approval of (1) a resolution concerning the acquisition of property and approving declaration of necessity and taking and, (2) a declaration of taking for easements with fair market value in the amount of $8,182.35 for a sidewalk easement on parcel 50-22-23-226-020 for the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Meadowbrook Road, south of Eleven Mile Road.
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D.  Acceptance of a sidewalk easement from Mead and Mary Brodrick for construction of a sidewalk along the north side of Ten Mile Road between Dinser Drive and Woodham Road (parcel 50-22-20-401-059) in the amount of $23,069.91.
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E.  Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from Carvana, LLC for Carvana located south of I-96 and west of Novi Road (parcel 50-22-15-478-008).
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F.  Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from Novi Real Estate Group, LLC for Chick-Fil-A located north of I-96 and east of Novi Road (parcel 50-22-14-100-050).
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G.  Approval of request by E & M, Inc. (Society Hill) for a one-year extension, to October 9, 2021, of site plan approval for a 312-unit apartment project developed as a PD-1 Option in a multi-family (RM-1) district, located at the southwest corner of Novi Road and 12 ½ Mile Road, previously extended under a consent judgment and subject to annual extension reviews.
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H.  Adoption of an amended resolution to change the street name from Flint Street to Bond Street.
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I.  Approval to purchase eleven (11) sets of protective turnout gear for the Novi Fire Department from Phoenix Safety Outfitters, an authorized dealer for LION, who holds the National Purchasing Partners (NPP) cooperative purchase agreement for $28,418.83.
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J.  Approval to purchase one (1) 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and retrofits for the Novi Fire Department from Berger Chevrolet through the Oakland County Cooperative purchasing contract in the amount of $77,179.54.
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K.  Approval to purchase one (1) unmarked vehicle for the Novi Police Department from Berger Chevrolet through the Oakland County Cooperative purchasing contract, in the amount of $22,198.
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L.  Approval of a street light purchase agreement with Detroit Edison Company for the installation and ongoing operation cost of one (1) standard street light at the entrance of Heritage Woods Condominiums and approval of an agreement with Pulte Homes of Michigan, LLC for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.
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M.  Approval of a street light purchase agreement with Detroit Edison Company for the installation and ongoing operation cost of one (1) standard street light at the entrance of Villas at Stonebrook Condominiums and approval of an agreement with Pulte Homes of Michigan, LLC for the sharing of installation and ongoing operation costs per the City’s Street Lighting Policy.
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N.  Consideration of approval of the final payment to Cadillac Asphalt, LLC for the Taft Road Rehabilitation (10 Mile Road to Grand River Avenue) project in the amount of $87,439.02, plus interest earned on retainage.
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O.  Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant No. 1066.
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ADJOURNMENT


SCHEDULED MEETINGS – All Regular Council meetings are held via Zoom unless otherwise noted. For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.

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