CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
June 02, 2025 | 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

Presentations from applicants for Boards and Commissions
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  1. John Avdoulos - Planning Commission
  2. Ebony Bagley - PR&CS Commission, Beautification Commission
  3. Gary Becker - Planning Commission
  4. Per Ekevag - Public Utilities & Technology Committee, Economic Development Corporation, Planning Commission
  5. Caren Fifer - Beautification Commission
  6. Hilliard Hampton - Planning Commission, PR&CS Commission, Economic Development Corporation
  7. Salene Riggins - PR&CS Commission
  8. Nicole Rumao - PR&CS Commission, Planning Commission, Beautification Commission
  9. Faisal Sayeed - Public Utilities & Technology Committee, PR&CS Commission, Election Commisssion, Planning Commission
  10. Wendy Scarozza - Election Commisssion, Beautification Commission, Cultural Arts Advisory Committee
  11. David Sherman - Public Utilities & Technology Committee, Planning Commission
  12. Suhanya Subramanian - Election Commisssion, PR&CS Commission
  13. Sumin Thomas - PR&CS Commission, Public Utilities & Technology Committee
  14. Marla Wise - Election Commission

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 Dick’s House of Sport for JSP24-31 Special Land Use and Preliminary Site Plan approval. The plan proposes redevelopment of the lower level of the former Sears store at the Twelve Oaks Mall, with an outdoor activity space.
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  2. Consideration of approval to award the Valve Exercising, Condition Assessment and Repair Program contract to Hydromax USA LLC, the low bidder, in the amount of $1,469,048
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  3. Approval of resolution to authorize Budget Amendment #2025-5
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  4. Approval of the City’s 2025-2026 property and liability insurance coverage with Travelers Insurance in the amount of $620,653.
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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. Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee - Mayor Pro Tem Casey
  2. Environmental Sustainability Committee - Councilmember Smith

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

  1. Future of the Ice Arena - Councilmember Staudt

COMMUNICATIONS

CONSENT AGENDA – Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.

  1. Approve Minutes of:
    May 19, 2025 - Regular Meeting
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  2. Consideration of Amendment #1 to the Transit Enhancement Service Agreement with People’s Express (PEX) to extend use of Civic Center office and parking space through December 31, 2025, and to increase the monthly rent to $600.
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  3. Approval of Pawnbroker License renewal requested by Joseph Haddad, owner of Gold Buy and Jewelry, 41490 Grand River Avenue.
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  4. Consideration for Approval of Zoning Map Amendment 18.751, a City-Initiated Rezoning of 45241 Grand River Avenue to rezone from I-2 General Industrial to I-1 Light industrial, since the Keford Collision and Towing PRO Plan and Agreement are now expired. SECOND READING   
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  5. Approval of a Resolution to close Ten Mile Road from the Civic Center to Taft Road, and Taft Road from 10 Mile to 9 Mile for the Festival of Chariots from 11:45 AM to 1:45 PM on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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  6. Approval of a Resolution to close the west bound lanes of Grand River Ave. between Taft Rd. and 46850 Grand River Ave for the 2025 “Moovin’thru the Midway 5K” from 7:30AM to 9:30AM on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
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  7. Consideration of approval of Resolution authorizing a Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement with Charter Communications, LLC, dba Spectrum.
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  8. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of June 2,2025, in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing City Clerk Performance Evaluation
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  9. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1181
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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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