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

1. National Library Week April 15-21, 2007

2. Arbor Day, Saturday, April 28, 2007

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER

3. DEPARTMENTAL – Background on City of Novi Branding options including entryway

signage – Howard English and Sheryl Walsh

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.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-E) 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.

1. Approval to award a contract for design and construction engineering services for the 2007 Beck Road short-term improvement projects (Project 1 – Beck/Ten intersection improvements; Project 2 – Repair and re-pave Beck from Ten Mile to Eleven Mile) to URS Corporation for a not-to-exceed design fee of $36,060 and a construction engineering fee equal to a fixed 6.5% of construction cost (estimated to be $17,940) for Project 1 and 6.0% of construction cost (estimated to be $23,400) for Project 2 for a total of $77,400.

2. Consideration of approval of AT & T Uniform Franchise to provide Video Services to the Novi Community.

3 Consideration of alternatives for bicycle path construction in the City’s right-of-way along the west side of Meadowbrook Road between Eight Mile and Ten Mile Roads.

4. Consideration of request from OISHI LLC to transfer ownership of 2006 Class C Licensed Business, located in escrow at 3348-3354 W. Twelve Mile, Berkley, MI 48072, Oakland County, from Bishmillah, Inc. to OISHI LLC; and transfer location (governmental unit) (MCL 436.1531(1) to 43155 Main, Suite 203, Novi, MI 48375, Oakland County.

5. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.215, the request of the Northern Equities Group to amend Appendix A of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances, Ordinance 97-18, as amended, known as the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, at Article 23A, Planned Office Service Technology, to permit educational facilities in limited instances. First 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.

6. Appointments of Youth to Boards and Commissions

7. Consideration of a request from Nadlan II, LLC to accept Beck North Corporate Park Phase II streets, and adoption of Act 51 New Street Resolution accepting Nadlan Court and the remaining portions of Cartier Drive and Hudson Drive as public, adding 3,199 linear feet or 0.61 miles of roadway to the City’s street system.

8. Consideration of a request from Northern Equities Group, applicant for Haggerty Corridor Corporate Park – Phase II, for a variance from Section 11-68(a)(1) of the Design and Construction Standards requiring water main extensions in office/industrial developments to provide a minimum flow of 4,000 gallons per minute.

9. Approval to award a construction contract for Special Assessment District 170 Phase III Sanitary Sewer project (Singh Development) to Star Contracting, Inc. for $342,790.71.

10. Approval to award a construction engineering services contract for Special Assessment District 170 Phase III Sanitary Sewer project (Singh Development) to Spalding DeDecker for a not-to-exceed fee of $25,886.86.

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. April 2, 2007 – Regular meeting

B. Approval of resolution in support of a fundraising event for the Greater Novi Chamber of Commerce.

C. Approval of Ordinance No. 07-18.214, an amendment to the Novi Code of Ordinances, Ordinance 97-18, as amended, known as the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, Subsection 2506, to modify the standards for parking end islands. Second Reading

D. Consideration of request to set public hearing regarding the vacation of the City’s interests in property described as part of a public highway, located at the intersection of West Lake Drive and South Lake Court.

E. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 743

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

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

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

19 – City Council Budget Work Session – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

21 – City Council Budget Work Session – Council Chambers – 9:00 a.m.

25 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

26 – City Council Budget Work Session – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

9 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

23 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

28 – City Offices Closed

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