Sep 25, 2023

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF NOVI 
Regular City Council Meeting  
 September 25, 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. City 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. Approval of resolution to authorize Budget Amendment #2024-1.2
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2. Consideration of approval to award engineering design services to AECOM for the 2024 and 2025 Neighborhood Road Program (NRP) in the amount of$398,062.50.
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3. Consideration of approval to award engineering design services to OHM Advisors for the design of streambank stabilization and restoration measures along the Middle Branch of the Rouge River north of Chattman Road and between 10 Mile Road and Novi Road in the amount of $268,220.
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4. Consideration of Approval of Change Order No. 7 to Pamar Enterprises, Inc. for the replacement of damaged curb along Roethel Drive during the water main replacement project in the amount of $186,315.56. 
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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:
     September 11, 2023 - Regular Meeting
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B. Consideration of Equalization Division Assistance Services Agreement with Oakland County, for Real and Personal Property Assessment Administration Services through June 30, 2024.
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C. Approval of amendment to the contract for the City Clerk as prepared and approved as to form by the City Attorney.
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D. Approval of Agreement for Election Services between Oakland County, Township of Novi, City of Northville, and City of Novi for the purpose of operating an early voting site, subject to final review of the form of agreement by the City Manager’s office and City Attorney.
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E. Acceptance of a Conservation Easement being offered as a part of JSP 22-37 Catholic Central North Campus, for property in Section 18, located west of Wixom Road, and south of Grand River Avenue.
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F. Acceptance of an Off-Site Conservation Easement from Singh Development, LLC being offered as a part of JSP 20-35, Townes at Main Street for property in Section 23 along Main Street. The easement is located north of I-96, west of Meadowbrook Road, along the south side of Twelve Oaks Lake in Section 14.
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G. Acceptance of an Open Space Preservation Easement from Toll Brothers being offered as a part of JSP 21-47 Parc Vista RUD, for property in Section 31, west of Garfield Road and north of Eight Mile Road.
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H. Acceptance of Conservation Easement from Sakura Novi, LLC being offered as a part of JSP 22-09 Sakura Novi, for property located in Section 23, north of Grand River Avenue, south of Eleven Mile Road, and east of Town Center Drive.
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I. Approval of a Storm Drainage Facility Maintenance Easement Agreement from BC Novaplex LLC  for Innova Apartments located north of Twelve Mile Road and west of Haggerty Road (parcel 50-22-12-400-066).
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J. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1140
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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.