CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF NOVI 
Regular City Council Meeting  
 March 20, 2023 | 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. Foreclosure Prevention - Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg

2. Presentations for applicants of Boards and Commissions 
Adrienne Breznau - Library 
Ajeeta Gawalapu - Library 
Jared Oluoch - Library 
Padmalehka Ramani - Library 
Adam Stevenson - Library 
Ashleigh Taylor - Library 
Rachel Yamakura - Library 
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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. Consideration to approve Purchase Agreement for property at the southwest corner of Eleven Mile Road and Beck Road, approximately 3.93 acres, 25901 Beck Road, Parcel No. 22-20-200-021 and amend the budget.
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2. Approval of Introduction of Ordinance 23-64.04, an ordinance to amend Chapter 2, Administration, Article V, Boards and Commissions, Division 2, Beautification Advisory Commission, Section 2-172., Composition. FIRST READING.
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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 6, 2023 - Regular Meeting
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B. Adoption of Resolutions requesting the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) include the existing bridges on 9 Mile Road over Thornton Creek and on Ashbury Drive over the Middle Rouge River in the State Local Bridge Program List for Replacement. If MDOT selects one or both bridges, the City of Novi will accept 100% of the design engineering costs and 5% of the total construction cost.
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C. Approval of the Zoning Map Amendment 18.739 request of Paradise Park to rezone the south part of the property at 45799 Grand River Avenue, located on the south side of Grand River Avenue and west of Taft Road, from OST, Office Service Technology to I-1, Light Industrial. The area to be rezoned is approximately 4.14 acres of the 8.03-acre site. SECOND READING
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D. Approval of Pawnbroker License renewal requested by Joseph Haddad, owner of Gold Buy and Jewelry, 41490 Grand River Avenue.
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E. Approval to renew Dispatch Agreement with the City of South Lyon beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
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F. Approval for the dissolution of the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee and for it’s responsibilities to be reassigned to the City of Novi Beautification Advisory Committee.
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G. Approval of request for Pyrotechnics Display Permit by Brightmoor Christian Church to be operated by James Herr, on Wednesday, March 29 through Sunday, April 2, 2023  for their daily Easter programs.
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H. Approve the recommendation from the Consulting Review Committee (CRC) to proceed with advertising for Emergency Medical Transport Services.
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I. Approval of participating in the National Opioid Litigation settlements with CVS, Walmart, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AbbVie/Allergan, agreeing to the terms of the settlements and the release of claims against the companies named in the litigation, agreeing that the funds will be used for opioid remediation and authorizing the Interim City Manager to take such further action as is necessary to receive the settlement funds. 
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J. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1128
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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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