CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARING

PRESENTATIONS

1. Recognition of the 2009 Novi High School Girl's Field Hockey Division Champs – Mayor Landry

2. Property Tax Base Primer 2010 - D. Glenn Lemmon, City Assessor
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REPORTS:

1. MANAGER/STAFF

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. 

MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I

1. Approve Novi's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy for submission to the Department of Energy in the amount of $533,100.
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   ( Click for this packet item 1.8MB) - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy - Civic Center
   ( Click for this packet item 1.6MB) - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy - Executive Summary
   ( Click for this packet item 1.6MB) - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy - Ice Arena

2. Consideration of signage requests of Alaa Sharrak for Sunshine Market located at the southeast corner of 13 Mile and Novi Road, as part of the Sandstone Agreement.
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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.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES

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

COMMUNICATIONS: 

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

1. Approve Minutes of:
   1.    December 7, 2009 – Regular meeting
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2. Approval to award bid for replacement of rooftop furnaces and make-up air unit at the Ice Arena to Delta Temp, the low bidder, in the amount of $36,500.
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3. Approval of the request from TMA Enterprises of Novi, Inc. to transfer all stock in 2009 Resort Class C licensed business located at 44375 W. Twelve Mile, Space G-149, Novi, MI  48377, Oakland County wherein Thomas M. Ansley (40) and Thomas D. Ansley (35) and Steven A. Menker (25) transfer a combined 100 shares to new stockholder, AMC Wings, Inc.
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4. Approval of Sign Ordinance Text Amendment 09-100.39, to amend Chapter 28, Signs, of the City of Novi Code in order to increase the frequency that the text or message on a changeable copy sign can change.  The proposed ordinance will modify the standard from a maximum of one text change per minute to four text changes per minute.  Second Reading  
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5. Approval of Text Amendment 09-149.09 to amend Chapter 3, Alcoholic Liquor, of the Novi Code in order to add a section relating to licensing policy, revise the application process, clarify review criteria, and make other changes relating to application review and revocations/non-renewal.  Second Reading
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6. Approval to award the Generator Preventative Maintenance and Repair Contract to DAC Technologies, the lowest qualified bidder, in the estimated amount of $15,715 (annually).
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7. Approval to award annual tree pruning contract to Owen Tree Service Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $50,000.
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8. Approval to apply for a DTE Energy Tree Planting Grant, for a maximum grant award of $3,000 (City’s grant share is $3,000 to be funded from the Tree Fund).
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9. Approval of the Balancing Change Order No. 2 to Audia Concrete Construction, Inc. for the 2009 Pathway Construction project in the amount of $31,841.98.
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10. Approval of Traffic Control Order 09-19 for the installation of a stop sign requiring northbound Albert Street to stop at 12 Mile Road.
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11. Approval of Traffic Control Order 09-20 for the installation of a stop sign requiring westbound 12 Mile Road to stop at Napier Road.
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12. Approval of the final payment to Nagle Paving Company for the Vista Hills Pavement Resurfacing project in the amount of $18,853.66.
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13. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for additional construction phase engineering services to Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., related to the Vista Hills Pavement Resurfacing project in the amount of $9,100.
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14. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for additional design engineering services to Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., related to the Novi Way and Ten Mile Road Intersection Improvements project in the amount of $11,250.
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15. Approval of the request of Singh Development for Uptown Place, SP 03-40B, for a one-year Preliminary Site Plan extension to January 9, 2011.  The subject property is located in Section 14, south of Twelve Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads in the R-C, Regional Center District, utilizing the PD-2 development option.
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16. Approval of Resolution for Building Authority Bond Refunding and Refunding Contract (Senior Complex – Meadowbrook Commons).
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17. Approval of Resolution authorizing issuance of General Obligation Refunding bonds, Series 2010.
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18. Approval to award bond consulting services for 2010 Refunding Bonds to Bendzinski & Co. (financial advisor), and Miller Canfield (bond counsel).
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19. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 809
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