Apr 03, 2023

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
Novi Middle School Robotics Team Rapid Robots
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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. Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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2. Consideration of approval to award the construction contract to DeAngelis Diamond Construction, the low bidder, for the construction of Jessica’s Splash Pad, in the amount of $1,931,416.28, and amend the budget.
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3. Consideration of approval to award a unit price pavement marking services contract to P.K. Contracting LLC., the sole bidder, in the estimated annual amount of $325,750. The contract term is one year with three one-year renewal options.
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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: March 20, 2023 - Regular Meeting
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B. Approval to award a contract for the administration of the 2022 Program Year for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Minor Home Repair Program to McKenna & Associates in the amount of $19,393.60.
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C. Approval to amend the Water Service Connections contract with D&D Water & Sewer, Inc. to adjust select unit costs to reflect the increase in certain material costs.
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D. Acceptance of a sidewalk easement associated with the Innova Apartments project, JSP 19-0024, in the amount of $12,855.12.
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E. Approval to award engineering design services to Spalding DeDecker for the design of walking trails and play structure clearing and grading at Northwest Park in the amount of $26,019.00.
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F. Approval of a resolution regarding Temporary Promotional Signage for businesses throughout the City of Novi during the 2023 Road Construction Season to allow temporary relief from the Sign Ordinance from April 3, through October 31, 2023
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G. Approval of the 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: Ashbury Park ($5,000), Camden Court ($4,306.50) with the condition that the proposed invasive burning bush is changed for a non-invasive shrub, and Knightsbridge Gate ($4,700).  
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H. Approval to provide accounts payable and light accounting services to Michigan High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding after review and final approval of the City Attorney and Interim City Manager.
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I. Approval of a one-year contract extension for employee benefit broker services between the City of Novi and Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.
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J. Approval to change the June 19, 2023 Council meeting to Monday, June 26, 2023.
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K. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of April 3, 2023 in the Council Annex to discuss privileged correspondence from legal counsel and labor negotiations.
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L. Approve revised land exchange agreement between the City of Novi and Novi Community School District, subject to approval of final form by the City Manager and City Attorney's Office
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M. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1129
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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.