CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
May 19, 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

Plante Moran Realpoint Update on 2025 Police and Fire Buildings Bond
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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 of the FIRST READING for a City-Initiated Rezoning Amendment of 45241 Grand River Avenue to rezone from I-2 General Industrial to I-1 Light Industrial.
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  2. Final approval of Sakura East JZ23-41 with Zoning Map Amendment 18.743 to rezone from Light Industrial to Town Center One with a Planned Rezoning Overlay. 
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  3. Initial review of eligibility of Mariella Estates, JZ24-43, to rezone property north of Eight Mile Road, west of Garfield Road, from Residential Acreage to R-1 One Family with a Planned Rezoning Overlay.
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  4. Recommendation to adopt amended Novi Retirement Health Care Fund (OPEB) Investment Policy
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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. Mobility Committee - Councilmember Smith

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

COMMUNICATIONS

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

  1. Approve Minutes of:
    May 5, 2025 - Regular Meeting
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  2. Approval of resolution recognizing the Skating Club of Novi as a nonprofit organization operating in the City of Novi for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license from the State of Michigan 
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  3. Consideration of request to transfer ownership of an existing Class C & SDM license from Novi Park, Inc. to Shiznay Panorama, LLC (dba 29 Novi), located at 43155 Main St. #208, Novi, MI 48375.
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  4. Approval of Resolution for the City of Novi to enter into an agreement with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office for the purpose of providing marine patrol services on the portion of Walled Lake in the City of Novi for an estimated annual cost of $11,400 over a three (3) year period (2025-2027).   
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  5. Approval of the Beautification Commission's recommendation to grant the Neighborhood Entryway Enhancement Matching Grant Program award to Walden Woods II for $4,325.00.
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  6. Approval of the SECOND READING of Text Amendment 18.305 to allow increased capacity in childcare centers per the conditions stated in the amendment
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  7. Consideration of approval of Ordinance Amendment 25-160.04 to amend Section 22-112, “Fireworks”, to add requirements for Commercial Fireworks Permits. SECOND READING
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  8. Approval of claims and warrants – Warrant 1180
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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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