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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOVI
NOVEMBER 13, 2001, AT 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS-NOVI CIVIC CENTER-45175 W. TEN MILE ROAD
248-347-0460

A G E N D A

SWEARING-IN CEREMONY -  Mayor Clark, Council Members Capello, Landry, Lorenzo Oath of Office to be administered by 52nd District Court Judges:  Honorable Dennis N.  Powers, Honorable Michael Batchik and Honorable Brian W. MacKenzie

CALL TO ORDER:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  Brownie Troop #875
                                                Leader:  Kathy Drew

ROLL CALL: Mayor Clark, Council Members Bononi, Capello, Csordas, DeRoche, Landry, Lorenzo

MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO TEM

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

SPECIAL REPORTS:

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PRESENTATIONS:

PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Vacation of a portion of Owenton Road

REPORTS:
1. CITY MANAGER   
2. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
3. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

CONSENT AGENDA (Approval/Removals)

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part I
1. Planning Commission Appointments
2. Request for adoption of City Council Meeting Schedule for the Year 2002.
3. Approval of request from Great Lakes Dining, Inc. to transfer all stock (2000 licensing year) in 2001 12 months Resort Class C licensed business, located at 43200 Crescent, (T.G.I. Fridays) Novi MI  48375, Oakland County, by dropping SA Holdings, Inc. as stockholder through transfer of its 1,000 shares of stock to new stockholder, Northland Investments, Inc., (Step 1).
4. Adoption of Resolution of support for I-96/Beck Road (Single -Point Urban Interchange)
5. Approval of request from Outback/Detroit-I, Limited Partnership (A Florida limited partnership) to transfer ownership of 1999 Class C licensed business, located in escrow at 30685 W. Twelve Mile, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, Oakland County, from Farmington Hills Management Co., Inc.; and transfer location (governmental unit) (MCL 436.1531(1) to Westmarket Square, Condominium Unit No. 8, Novi, MI 48376, Oakland County.
6. Award Design RFP for the engineering phase related to South Lake Drive Reconstruction to JCK & Associates, the low bidder, in the amount of $221,540.22.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

BREAK AT 9:30 PM

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION - Part II

7. Acceptance of Grading Permits from property owners along Twelve Mile Road for the Twelve Mile Road and Other Roadway Improvements - SAD 155.
8. Adoption of Authorizing Resolution and approval of MDOT Contract No. 01-5492 - Ten Mile Road Non-Motorized Pathway.
9. Adoption of Authorizing Resolution and approval of MDOT Contract No. 01-5281-Ingersol Basin/Beck Road I-96 Interchange Wetland Mitigation.
10. Approval of Resolution and authorization to make an Offer to Purchase Real Estate and approval of Declaration of Taking for the William Eldridge property for the 12 Mile Road GAP Project in the amount of $115,890; Parcel No. 50-22-11-300-003.
11. Approval of Resolution and authorization to make and Offer to Purchase Real Estate and approval of Declaration of Taking for the Redfern Investments Company, Limited Partnership property for the 12 Mile Road GAP Project in the amount of $137,264.00; Parcel No. 50-22-14-200.
12. Approval of Resolution and authorization to make and Offer to Purchase Real Estate and approval of Declaration of Taking for the Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. property for the 12 Mile Road GAP Project in the amount of $94,328.00; Parcel No. 50-22-14-200-035.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION:  (Consent Agenda items, which have been removed for discussion and/or action)

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES
1. Council Organizational Rules and Order of Business
2. Committee Appointments
3. Conflict of interest ordinance - Mayor Clark
4. Schedule an executive session to brief Council members as to what can be said
      publicly about the proposed Sandstone settlement without creating liability for the
      city. - Member DeRoche
5. Creation of a Council policy aimed at increasing competition and bidding for all City
      contracts. - Member DeRoche

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

ADJOURNMENT:

CONSENT AGENDA: (Background information for Consent Agenda items is available for review at the City Clerk's Office)
A. Approve Minutes of:
1.October 15, 2001, Regular meeting
B. Authorization to schedule Public Hearing for Monday, November 25, 2001 to approve the 2002 Program Year application for Community Development Block Grant Funds.
C. Approval of 2001-02 Oakland County Health Division/Office of Substance Abuse $16,400 grant award.
D. Authorize acceptance of $8,000, no matching fund, grant money from the Traffic Improvement Association of Oakland County for enforcement of alcohol driving offenses.
E. Adoption of Resolution Vacating a portion of Owenton, Bernstadt to "Lakeshore Park."
F. Approval of RCOC Traffic Control Device Agreement - Ten Mile at Cortland Blvd.
G. Award bid for Water Service Materials to Gunners Meters & Parts, the low bidder, based on unit pricing.
H. Approval to purchase two (2) patrol vehicles through Oakland County Joint Purchasing from Vollman Ford, in the amount of $41,190.
I. Award bid for Infra Red Heating System for Fire Station #1 to Long Mechanical, the low qualified bidder, in the amount of $13,000.
J. Award bid for Electrical Services to McSweeney Electric, based on hourly rates.
K. Award quotation for Waterway Plumbing for Fire Engine #2 to American LaFrance, the low quotation, in the amount of $4,834.
L. Award bid for Council Chamber Audio Visual upgrade to Roscor, the low bidder, in the amount of $64,135.
M. Approval of Detroit Edison Easement - Novi Ice Arena/Sprint Cell Tower.
N. Approval for the City Attorneys to prepare storm sewer easement vacating documents - Main Street Village Phase II.
O. Approval of Traffic Control Orders 01-21 through 01-33.
P. Approval of Section 1 & 12 Sanitary Sewer Extension Project and authorization to seek construction bids.
Q. Approval of West Park Drive Water Main and South Lake Court Storm Sewer Extension and authorization to seek construction bids.
R. Approval of Draft Environmental Assessment - Grand River Reconstruction (Beck Road to CSX) and authorization to submit to MDOT.
S. Award proposal for Police Department replacement landscaping to Moodys Landscaping, in the amount of $3,510.
T. Award proposal for Snow Removal/Meadowbrook Commons to Real Green, the low quotation, based on unit pricing.
U. Award contract for Vending Machine Contract to Don's Vending based on unit pricing and rate of commission contingent upon attorney approval of contract.
V. Award proposal for fencing for the Police Department to Northern Fencing, low qualified bidder in the amount of $16,740.
W. Award proposal for bulletproof glass to Henderson Glass (Police Department), the low bidder, in the amount of $19,692.27.
X. Approval of Claims and Accounts - Warrant No. 609

COMMUNICATIONS:

1.  Letter to Novi City Council Re:  Property at 47900 W. Nine Mile Road.





SCHEDULED MEETINGS  - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

NOVEMBER

21 - Planning Commission - 7:30 p.m.
22 - Thanksgiving Observed - City Offices Closed
23 - City Offices Closed
26 - City Council  - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers

DECEMBER

  3 - City Council - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
  4 - Zoning Board of Appeals - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
  5 - Planning Commission - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
  6 - Ordinance Review Committee - 6:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
10 - Council Interviews - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
10 - Library Board - 7:00 p.m. - Novi Public Library
11 - Beautification Commission - 7:15 p.m. - Civic Center
13 - Parks & Recreation Commission - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
17 - City Council - 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
19 - Planning Commission - 7:30 p.m.- Council Chambers
20 - Historical Commission - 7:00 p.m. - Civic Center
24 - City Offices Closed
25 - City Offices Closed
31 - City Offices Closed