CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
 January 24, 2022 | 7:00 PM
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 Casey, Crawford, Fischer, Smith, Thomas

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PRESENTATIONS
1. 2021 Novi Business Awards Recognition – Mayor with Chamber of Commerce

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 – 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 of approval to award engineering design services to Spalding DeDecker for the replacement of nine segments of Asbestos Cement main in the City’s water distribution system, in the amount of $292,284.00, and amend the budget.
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2. Consideration to approve the purchase agreement and authorize City Administration to proceed with closing for properties located at 329 Elm Court, Parcels 22-03-481-001 and 22-03-477-012, in the amount of $175,000, subject to final review and approval as to form by the City Manager and City Attorney’s office and amend the budget.
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3. Authorization for City Administration to begin negotiations toward a property exchange agreement with Novi Community Schools to exchange approximately 70 acres of land located at the Novi Middle School, Bosco Fields, and the High School/Fuerst Park/Ella Mae Power Park.
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

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

COMMUNICATIONS

CONSENT AGENDA – Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.
A. Approve Minutes of: January 10, 2022 - Regular Meeting 
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of January 24, 2022 in the Council Annex to discuss privileged attorney correspondence.

C. Approval of request to transfer membership in Full Throttle Adrenaline Park-Novi, LLC from Aaron Banfield to Full Throttle Adrenaline Parks, LLC (an Ohio Limited Liability Company), whose membership is Anthony Eckrich, Philip Lewis, D. Kenton Noran and Aaron Banfield in conjunction with 2021 Class C licensed company with Sunday Sales Permit (PM), Direct Connection-1, Participation Permit with JD Racing Indoor Karting, LLC and 2 Bars, located at 44225 W. 12 Mile Road, Ste. C-118, Novi, MI 48377, Oakland County.
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D. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1100
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ADJOURNMENT 

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

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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