ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Nagy, Paul

1. Recognition of Lynn Kocan for service on Planning Commission

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER – Discussion of City Council Strategic Goal Setting Session for October 2006 and Pre-Work for Community and Staff Input/Background Information – Pearson

3. DEPARTMENTAL

4. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

1. Consideration of Local Commitment (Cabot Drive Public Road Extension Improvement) for Ryder Systems, Inc. to locate Regional Headquarters in Novi (OST District, north side of Thirteen Mile Road, east of M-5).

2. Consideration of Ordinance No. 06-134.02, an Ordinance to amend Chapter 7, Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II, the State Construction Code, for the purpose to designate regulated flood prone hazard areas within Novi and to enforce the State Construction Code regulations pertaining to the flood zones; and resolution to Manage Flood Plain Development for the National Flood Plain Insurance Program. First Reading

3. Consideration of Update to City Council Organization Rules and Standards of Conduct.

4. Consideration of Ordinance 06-104.05, an ordinance to amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances as amended, Chapter 21, Article II, Division 3, Section 21-55 to add definitions of additional terms and phrases; to amend Chapter 21, Article II, Division 3, "Property Maintenance", to add section 21-59 to provide for control of rodents and pests within the City of Novi. First Reading

5. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.206 to amend Ordinance No. 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, to modify drive-through aisle requirements for specific uses under Section 2506. Second Reading

6. Consideration of proposed revisions to Chapter 34 (Utilities), Ordinance 06-28.56, of the Novi Code of Ordinances pertaining to regulation of private and public sewage disposal systems. Second Reading

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

7. Approval to award an engineering services contract for the Beck Road Scoping Study to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber for a not-to-exceed fee of $52,558.

8. Approval to award a construction contract to Consolidated Construction Group, the lowest bidder, for the Eleven Mile Road Pathways Phase II project (north side of Eleven Mile between Beck Road and Wixom Road, and gaps east of Beck Road on the south side of Eleven Mile) in the amount of $139,389.05.

9. Consideration of Zoning Map Amendment 18.662, the request of Amson Dembs for rezoning property in Section 9, east of West Park Drive and north of Twelve Mile Road, from 1-2, General Industrial to OST, Planned Office Service Technology District. The subject property is 16.1 acres.

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

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group.

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

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. July 24, 2006 Regular meeting

B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of August 14, 2006 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.

C. Approval to apply for and accept, if applicable, an Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) grant designed to deter and enforce laws pertaining to underage consumption of alcohol. The grant totals $50,000 to be awarded to four area departments that will work as two separate teams. The Novi Police Department will partner with the Farmington Hills Police Department to share an allocated $25,000.

D. Approval to apply for and accept, if awarded, a grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, administered by the U.S. Army Technology Transfer Program, to provide surveillance equipment and related training.

E. Consideration of amendment of the agreements with Novi Township for use of the Taxable Value to compute fees (instead of State Equalized Value).

F. Approval of License Agreement for the placement of brick pavers within the right-of-way at 40708 Village Oaks.

G. Approval of an amendment to the agreement with Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick in the amount of $5,167.50 for additional engineering services associated with the Village Oaks Lake hydraulic dredging project.

H. Acceptance of Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Easement from SMJ Marketing, Inc. in conjunction with the Country Place Pump Station Rehabilitation project.

I. Approval to purchase asphalt from Cadillac Asphalt in the amount of $90,360 for 2006 asphalt maintenance.

J. Approval to award bid for Toro 580 D Wide Area Mower to Spartan Distributors inc., the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $54,974.00.

K. Approval to extend electrical services contract (1^st renewal) with MTI Lighting, Inc. at the same terms, conditions, and pricing as original bid of June 14, 2005.

L. Approval of Resolution for Charitable Gaming License requested by Novi Athletic Boosters.

M. Resolution approving the revised Purchasing Policy to provide expanded purchasing resources (including e-procurement), and update insurance requirements.

N. Approval of a Completion Agreement for SP#04-07 Staples & Retail East between the City of Novi and Westmarket Square LLC c/o Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC and Jonna Construction LLC in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 26.5.

O. Adoption of a Resolution approving a Declaration of Taking for public easements on the Ward and Smith Properties (Parcel ID No. 22-17-400-028 and 22-17-400-006, respectively) for the purpose of siting a pedestrian safety path on the north side of Eleven Mile Road as part of Phase II of the Eleven Mile Road Pathway Project.

P. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 726

1. Letter from Christina Radcliffe to Council regarding resignation from Public Access Promotional Committee

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

16 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

28 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

4 – City Offices Closed

11 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

13 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

14 – Parks, Recreation & Forestry – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

20 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

25 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

27 – Youth Council – Council Chambers – 3:00 p.m.

27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:30 p.m.

We kindly request that you turn off all cellular phones and pagers while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.