Sep 11, 2023

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF NOVI 
Regular City Council Meeting  
 September 11, 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 

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 of Change Order No. 6 to Springline Excavating LLC for construction of walking trails and play structure clearing and grading at Northwest Park in the amount of $240,341.
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2. Consideration of approval of the final payment to D & D Water & Sewer, Inc. for the Hilton Sanitary Sewer Force Main Replacement project, in the amount of $176,191.25, plus interest earned on retainage.
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3. Consideration of approval to award the construction contract to M-K Construction Co., Inc., the sole bidder, for the Middle Rouge Streambank Stabilization and Meadowbrook Lake Dredging project, in the amount of $1,999,454.13. 
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4. Consideration of approval of the final payment to L. D’Agostini & Sons, Inc. for the West Oaks Lift Station Abandonment and I-96 Sanitary Sewer Crossing project, in the amount of $148,396.62, plus interest earned on retainage.
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5. Consideration to approve Purchase Agreement for four vacant properties on Eleven Mile Road, adjacent to Lee BeGole Drive, approximately 14.70 acres total, Parcel I.D. Nos. 22-14-451-012 and -013, and 22-14-451-015 and -017, for $3,500,000, and to amend the budget accordingly.
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6. Consideration of approval of the Purchase Agreement for two vacant properties on Novi Road, north of 12 Mile Road, approximately 2.54 acres and 0.28 acres in area, respectively, Parcel I.D. Nos. 22-11-107-002 and 22-11-127-015, for $135,000 plus closing and other related costs, to amend the budget accordingly, and to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to take such action as is required to close on such purchase.
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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:
 August 28, 2023 - Regular Meeting 
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B. Amend Council Rules
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C. Approval to purchase twelve (12) 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 $42,446.64.
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D. Consideration of approval to purchase (2) 2023 BMW R 1250 RT-P Motorcycles for the Novi Police Department through BMW Motorcycles of SE Michigan as a sole source provider in the amount of $61,119.20.
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E. Approval of a Resolution to Amend Community Development Department Review and Permitting Fees per attached schedule effective for permits invoiced 30 days from date of approval.
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F. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of September 11, 2023, in the Council Annex for confidential written communication from legal counsel and settlement related to Novi v Malles and Labor Negotiations.
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G. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1139
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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.