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

1. SPECIAL/COMMITTEE

2. CITY MANAGER - Fall for Novi - September 15th from 10 - 1 p.m.
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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-I) 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 Approval of form of Agreement Regarding Transfer of Land, involving City-owned property on the north side of Twelve Mile west of the CSX Railroad (parcel nos. 22-09-451-008 and 22-09-451-009) and other property located on Nine Mile Road adjacent the City’s Rotary Park (parcel no 22-35-200-016).
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2. Consideration to purchase eight (8) 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors for the Police Department Uniform Patrol Division from Gorno Ford of Woodhaven, Michigan through the Oakland County cooperative bid purchase program, in the amount of $164,152.
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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. To Consider a Completion Agreement for SP#03-46 Provincial Glades RUD in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 26.5.
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5. Consideration of Ordinance No. 07-157.04, an amendment to the Novi Code of Ordinances, Chapters 31 (Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places), to add requirements to address franchise utility construction in the City’s rights-of-way. Second Reading
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

1. Discussion of the following items - Member Mutch

     a. Nine Mile Road Bike Path Grant Opportunity
     b. Entrance Streetlights in new Developments
     c. Active Parkland Acquisition - City of Novi and other communities
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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. August 27, 2007 – Joint Special meeting
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2. August 27, 2007 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of September 10, 2007 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award a contract for design and construction engineering services for the Meadowbrook Lake Dam Modifications project to URS Corporation for a not-to-exceed design fee of $39,885 and a construction engineering fee equal to a fixed 6.0% of the estimated construction cost (estimated to be $17,100) for a total of $56,985.
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D. Approval to extend the Photography Contract (2nd renewal) for a twelve (12) month period to Princeton Studios at the same terms, conditions and pricing as the original contract of September 2005.
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E. Approval of Traffic Control Order #07-03 for the installation of a Do Not Block Intersection sign for northbound Beck Road motorists at Sierra Drive.
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F. Approval of Traffic Control Order #07-04 for the installation of a No Parking sign on the south side of Brownstone Drive from Holmes Road to 100 feet east.
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G. Approval of Traffic Control Order #07-05 for the installation of No Parking signs on the east and west sides of Garfield Road from Eight Mile Road to 500 feet north.
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H. Approval to award the 2007 Chip Seal Maintenance Contract to Highway Maintenance Construction in the amount of $ 44,878.50.
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I. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 752
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 – City Council Interviews – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

24 – Planning Commission – 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.