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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011 AT 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – Mayor Landry called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Mayor Landry, Mayor Pro Tem Gatt, Council Members Fischer, Margolis – absent/excused, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel ALSO PRESENT: Clay Pearson, City Manager Victor Cardenas, Assistant City Manager Tom Schultz, City Attorney APPROVAL OF AGENDA CM-11-02-026 Moved by Gatt, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve the Agenda as presented Roll call vote on CM-11-02-026 Yeas: Gatt, Fischer, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel, Landry Nays: None Absent: Margolis PUBLIC HEARING – None PRESENTATIONS – None REPORTS: 1. MANAGER/STAFF – None 2. ATTORNEY – None AUDIENCE COMMENT – None CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-G) CM-11-02-027 Moved by Gatt, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve the Consent Agenda as presented Roll call vote on CM-11-02-027 Yeas: Fischer, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel, Landry, Gatt Nays: None Absent: Margolis A. Approve Minutes of:
B. Approval to renew Dispatch Contract with the City of South Lyon beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014. C. Approval of five-year contract with Pepsi Beverages Company for beverage products at city facilities, estimated annual expense of $20,594, estimated annual cost recovery of $26,694. D. Adoption of resolution to rename Rock Financial Showplace Drive to Suburban Collection Showplace Drive consistent with the recent renaming of the business. E. Approval to award an amendment to the engineering services contract for additional construction engineering services to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment (OHM) related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act federally funded road projects (Meadowbrook Road and two segments of Nine Mile Road) in the amount of $31,000. F. Consideration of Ordinance 11-108.05, as recommended by the Ordinance Review Committee, to amend Chapter 5 of the City of Novi Code of Ordinances to establish regulations for animals in the City of Novi, to provide the public health, safety, and welfare of the community through the proper control of animals by their owners and others, and to provide the penalties for the violation of such regulations. Second Reading G. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 839 MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part I 1. Approval of Resolution adopting the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Transition Plan for public sidewalks and pathways. Mr. Pearson said this item would be easy to approve tonight but will be a lot of work over multiple years. He said the City is committed to making sure the infrastructure of the sidewalks and such meets the ADA standards and this provided a roadmap on how to do that. He said it identified all the areas and prioritized them. CM-11-02-028 Moved by Fischer, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve the Resolution adopting the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Transition Plan for public sidewalks and pathways Roll call vote on CM-11-02-028 Yeas: Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel, Landry, Gatt, Fischer Nays: None Absent: Margolis 2. Approval to award a one-year contract extension (the first of three potential extensions) to Brien’s Services, Inc. to perform the City’s 2011 Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Services, for an estimated annual amount of $164,000. CM-11-02-028 Moved by Gatt, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve a one-year contract extension (the first of three potential extensions) to Brien’s Services, Inc. to perform the City’s 2011 Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Services, for an estimated annual amount of $164,000 Roll call vote on CM-11-02-028 Yeas: Staudt, Wrobel, Landry, Gatt, Fischer, Mutch Nays: None Absent: Margolis 3. Consideration of the request of Pi’s Property Management, LLC, for Special Land Use Permit, Preliminary Site Plan and Storm Water Management Plan approval for Genji Japanese Steakhouse. The subject property is located in Section 15, at 27155 Sheraton Drive, west of Novi Road and north of I-96, in the C, Conference District, consisting of approximately 5.79 acres. The applicant is proposing additions and façade modifications to the existing restaurant building, and modifications to the parking lot and landscaping. Mayor Landry said that a representative was there and asked if he wished to make a brief presentation or simply stand by for questions. The representative said they would stand by for questions. CM-11-02-029 Moved by Mutch, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve a Special Land Use Permit for Genji Japanese Steakhouse for the reasons stated. Roll call vote on CM-11-02-029 Yeas: Wrobel, Landry, Gatt, Fischer, Mutch, Staudt Nays: None Absent: Margolis CM-11-02-030 Moved by Mutch, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve the Preliminary Site Plan for Genji Japanese Steakhouse subject to the conditions outlined in the memo. Roll call vote on CM-11-02-030 Yeas: Landry, Gatt, Fischer, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel Nays: None Absent: Margolis CM-11-02-031 Moved by Mutch, seconded by Staudt; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve the Storm Water Management Plan for Genji Japanese Steakhouse subject to the condition and items listed in the staff and consultant review letters being addressed on this final site plan. Roll call vote on CM-11-02-031 Yeas: Gatt, Fischer, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel, Landry Nays: None Absent: Margolis Mr. Bonislawski from Ron and Roman, LLC, project architects, said from his review of the package he thought there was a Section 9 waiver based on recommendations of Doug Necci. Mayor Landry said that was part of the Preliminary Site Plan approval. 4. Approval to award a contract for installation of (2) electric car chargers acquired under a grant not to exceed $14,250 and authorization of a contract with Coulomb Technologies for operation and billing for use of a chargers subject to final approval of agreements by City Attorney and Community Development Director. Mr. Pearson said this was a project that had been in the making for some time and was trying to position the City to be in the advanced part of the electric vehicle movement. He said he was proud to say that this was being done through the grant. He said there were two locations to start out which were high visibility and high traffic locations, one at the Novi Public Library and another at the Civic Center, placed in the upper lot by the Police Station Training Center. He said those were selected for visibility and because power was able to be pulled to them rather easily. Member Fischer thanked Andy Gerecke and Charles Boulard from the Community Development Department for putting a lot of work into the grants. He said he thought this was definitely the way the world was going. He said he didn’t think electric vehicles were a fad anymore and this showed that the City was willing to support the initiative and innovations. CM-11-02-032 Moved by Fischer, seconded by Mutch; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY: To approve a contract for installation of (2) electric car chargers acquired under a grant not to exceed $14,250 and authorization of a contract with Coulomb Technologies for operation and billing for use of a chargers subject to final approval of agreements by City Attorney and Community Development Director Roll call vote on CM-11-02-032 Yeas: Fischer, Mutch, Staudt, Wrobel, Landry, Gatt Nays: None Absent: Margolis AUDIENCE COMMENT – None MATTERS FOR COUNCIL ACTION – Part II – None COMMITTEE REPORTS – None MAYOR AND COUNCIL ISSUES – None AUDIENCE COMMENT – None
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 P.M. ________________________________ ________________________________ David Landry, Mayor Cortney Hanson, Deputy City Clerk ________________________________ Date approved: March 21, 2011 Transcribed by Natalie Laitinen
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