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

1. Novi High School Girl’s Soccer State Champions 2007
   ( Click for this packet item 419Kb)

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER

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.

CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-P) 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. Consideration of alternatives related to the process by which City bond proceeds will be expended if the measure to expand the Novi Public Library is approved by the voters on November 6, 2007.
    ( Click for this packet item 981Kb)

2. Approval of Policy Resolution Regarding Maintenance of Current City Millage Rate
   ( Click for this packet item 196Kb)

3. Consideration of request from Benedetto’s Steakhouse, LLC to transfer ownership of 2006 B-Hotel licensed business with dance permit, entertainment permit, from Novi Hotel Fund Limited Partnership (an Oklahoma Limited Partnership), (Gary Kosten, receiver), located at 27000 Sheraton, Novi, Michigan, 48377, Oakland County.
   ( Click for this packet item 1131Kb)

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.

4. Approval to award a contract for General Contractor services for construction of an Indoor Gun Range at the Department of Public Works Field Services Complex to Garrison for a not-to-exceed fee of $963,800.
   ( Click for this packet item 397Kb)

5. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.218, 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 10, EXPO, Exposition District, to clarify the intent and permitted uses within the District. Second Reading
   ( Click for this packet item 1773Kb)

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.

1. Approve Minutes of:

   1. July 2, 2007 – Regular meeting
      ( Click for this packet item 1807Kb)

2. Approval of request by E&M, Inc. (Society Hill) for one-year extension, to October 9, 2008, of site plan approval for a 312-unit apartment project developed as a PD-1 option in a multi-family (RM-1) district, located at the southwest corner of Novi Road and 12 ½ Mile Road, previously extended under a consent judgment and subject to annual extension reviews.
   ( Click for this packet item 321Kb)

3. Approval to purchase two (2) Dodge Charger vehicles for the Police Department Investigative Section from Snethkamp Dodge, of Lansing, Michigan through the State of Michigan cooperative bid purchase program, in the amount of $35,636.72.
   ( Click for this packet item 116Kb)

4. Approval to extend (2^nd renewal) the calcium chloride contract to South Huron Industrial for an additional twelve (12) months at the same pricing, terms and conditions.
   ( Click for this packet item 183Kb)

5. Approval of final payment to Turf Services Inc. for renovation of field number five at Community Sports Park in the amount of $18,071.60.
   ( Click for this packet item 171Kb)

6. Approval of Resolution to approve Amendment to the Agreement between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the City of Novi for the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant number TF 05-165 (Village Wood Lake/Orchard Hills West Acquisition) to extend Project Agreement to January 31, 2008.
   ( Click for this packet item 203Kb)

7. Approval to award bid to Allied Building Service Company of Detroit, the low bidder, in the amount of $9,060; for bi-annual window cleaning of the Civic Center and Police Headquarters building(s).
   ( Click for this packet item 103Kb)

8. Approval to award bid to McNish Sporting Goods, the low bidder for travel soccer uniforms based on unit pricing for a one-year contract with two (2) renewal options in one-year increments.
   ( Click for this packet item 75Kb)

9. Approval to award bid to American Silkscreen, the low bidder for clothing and apparel for a one-year contract with two (2) renewal options in one-year increments based on unit pricing.
   ( Click for this packet item 458Kb)

10.  Approval of the final pay estimate to Galaxy Excavating, Inc. (subcontractor to assignor and prime contractor, Oakland Excavating, Inc.) for the 2003 Neighborhood Road improvement project in the amount of $28,289.12.
    ( Click for this packet item 1059Kb)

11. Approval of Change Order Nos. 3 and 4 to Deangelis Contractors, Inc. for the Dunbarton Regional Stormwater Detention Basin project in the amounts of $62,800.00 and $34,127.55, respectively, to implement the drainage and restoration improvements approved by the project's grant administrator (Rouge Project Office).
    ( Click for this packet item 290Kb)

12. Acceptance of Conservation Easement for Beck North Corporate Park Phase 1, Unit 24, located on the north side of Peary Court, east of Hudson Drive, covering .22 acres of woodlands.
    ( Click for this packet item 1069Kb)

13. Acceptance of Conservation Easement for Re/Max 100 Office Center, located on the east side of Beck Road, south of Grand River Avenue, covering 2.544 acres of woodlands and wetlands.
    ( Click for this packet item 1105Kb)

14. Approval to award a contract for design and construction engineering services for the 2007 Traffic Signal Upgrade project (intersections of Thirteen Mile/Meadowbrook, and Fourteen Mile/Novi) to URS Corporation for a not-to-exceed design fee of $13,851.26 and a construction engineering fee equal to a fixed 5.61% and 4.44% of the estimated construction cost for Thirteen Mile/Meadowbrook and Fourteen Mile/Novi, respectively, (estimated to be $8,655.50) for a total of $22,506.76.
    ( Click for this packet item 1964Kb)

15. Approval of a one-year contract extension with Lukas & Sons Enterprises, Inc., for Debris Removal.
    ( Click for this packet item 2Mb)

16. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 749
    ( Click for this packet item 28Kb)

1. Letter from Robyn E. Veros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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