CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
March 04, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center | 45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL – Mayor Fischer, Mayor Pro Tem Casey, Council Members Gurumurthy, Heintz, Smith, Staudt, Thomas
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PRESENTATIONS
I-96 Flex Route - Brian Travis of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
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 a unit price contract to Scodeller Construction, Inc., the sole bidder, for a Concrete Joint Repair Program, in an estimated annual amount of $400,000, for a term of one year with three one-year renewal options.
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2. Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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3. Approval of Traffic Control Orders 24-01 through 24-04 for No Parking signs restricting parking on both sides of Wainwright Street, Linhart Street, Martin Avenue, and Paramount Street.
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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
1. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee
2. Older Adult Needs Committee
3. Rules Committee
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:
   February 12, 2024 - Regular Meeting
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B. Approval of the final payment to Fonson Company, Inc. for the Lakeshore Park Pedestrian Tunnel Replacement project, in the amount of $30,134.74, plus interest earned on retainage.
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C. Consideration of approval to award engineering services to OHM Advisors for the preparation of Novi Ice Arena HVAC Replacement Project, in the amount of $44,000.
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D. Approval to award engineering design services to AECOM for the design of 13 Mile Road Rehabilitation from Meadowbrook Rd to M-5, in the amount of $53,853.92
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E. Approval to purchase a 2024 Intimidator 15XP wood chipper from Bandit Industries, Inc. through the MIDeal Contract, in the amount of $55,810 and a 2024 14’ Poynette Chipper Body from Truck and Trailer Specialties, Inc. through the Rochester Hills RFP, in the amount of $17,705.
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F. Approval of the final payment to Springline Excavating, LLC. for the 12 Mile Paving (Medina to City Limits) project, in the amount of $98,799.28, plus interest earned on retainage.
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G. Approval of participating in the Opioid Litigation settlements with McKinsey & Company, Approving the Bankruptcy organization of opioid manufacturer Endo International plc, and authorizing acceptance of additional opioid settlements and plans.
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H. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of March 4, 2024, for purpose of discussing City Assessor performance evaluations and confidential communications from the City's legal counsel.
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I. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1151
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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.