ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Capello, Council Members Crawford, Gatt, Margolis, Mutch, Staudt

1. Recognition of John Avdoulos for service to Planning Commission
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1. MANAGER/STAFF – Update on New Library Project on Behalf of Building Authority
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2. ATTORNEY

AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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-S) 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.

3. Approval to award a construction contract for the Pontiac Trail Water Main Extension project to D & M Contracting, Inc., the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $939,510. 
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4. Approval to award a construction contract for the Orchard Hill Place Reconstruction project to Washtenaw, Inc. Maintenance Services, the lowest qualified bidder, in the amount of $882,981.25. 
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AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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.

5. Approval of Agreement with the Resource Recovery Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC) to maintain a regional recycling drop-off center at the Field Services Complex located on Delwal Drive.
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CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS FOR COUNCIL ACTION: Consent Agenda items which have been removed for discussion and/or action.

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

A. Approve Minutes of:

1. June 23, 2008 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter Executive Session immediately following the regular meeting of July 7, 2008 in the Council Annex for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, labor negotiations, City Manager and City Clerk performance evaluations and privileged correspondence from legal counsel.
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C. Approval to award purchase and installation of a Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 SD A/V Room Switcher to Roscor Corporation Michigan, the sole bidder, for $35,072.
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D. Approval to award a contract for fabrication and installation of six City entryway signs (Novi Road/96 West bound, Novi Road/96 East bound, M-5/14 Mile Road, Grand River Avenue/Haggerty Road, Novi Road/north of Eight Mile Road, and Beck Road/north of Grand River Avenue) to MLS Signs, the low bidder, for $53,847.
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E. Consideration of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.226, to amend Ordinance No. 97-18 as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 31, Subsection 3107, "Miscellaneous" to modify the standards for the number of days a Zoning Board of Appeals ruling is valid.  Second Reading 
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F. Approval of the final balancing change order and final payment to Hard Rock Concrete, Inc. for Contract 1 of the 2007 Neighborhood Concrete Street Reconstruction project in the amount of $4,802.37.
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G. Approval of the 2008/2009 Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) contract for the Senior Center Coordinator position in the amount of $47,336.
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H. Approval to award a contract to Automatic Apartment Laundries beginning September 1, 2008, for laundry service at Meadowbrook Commons.
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I. Approval of the second and last renewal option beginning July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 for subsidized taxi service with Community Cab Company for senior citizens and those with disabilities.
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J. Approval to enter into an agreement with The Detroit Edison Company, to accept $12,000/year rent for the placement of a natural gas generator at Wildlife Woods Park, 11 Mile/Wixom Road.
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K. Approval of a contract amendment to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber for additional design engineering services for the Pontiac Trail Water Main Extension project in the amount of $19,400.
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L. Approval of an Agreement for Emergency Connection to Public Water with the City of Walled Lake for secondary emergency water connection on Pontiac Trail.
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M. Approval of an Agreement for Emergency Connection to Public Water with the City of Wixom for secondary emergency water connection on Beck Road.
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N. Approval to award the Debris Removal Contract to Bob Myers Excavating, Inc., the low qualified bidder, for a not to exceed annual price of $62,000.
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O. Approval of Amended Locker Room (Ice Arena) License Agreement with Northville High School to extend agreement for one additional year to 2011-2012.
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P. Approval to award a construction engineering services contract for Orchard Hill Place Reconstruction project to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber in the amount of $43,178 (equal to a fixed 4.89% of the construction cost).
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Q. Approval of appointment of Jane Schimpf (Employee Delegate) as the 2008 City of Novi representative to attend the Annual Michigan Employees Retirement System (MERS) Conference to be held September 30 – October 2, 2008.
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R. Approval of Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to initiate legal action to contest the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II General Permits (permit number MIG610000 – watershed, and MIS 049000 – jurisdictional) before the Michigan State Office of Administrative Hearings.
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S. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 772
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AUDIENCE COMMENT – 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.

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

8 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

12 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

27 – 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.