CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, August 25, 2014 | 7 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0460
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Mayor Gatt, Mayor Pro Tem Staudt, Council Members Casey, Fischer, Markham, Mutch, Wrobel
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Establishment of an Industrial Development District – Northeast corner of M-5 and 13 Mile Road
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PRESENTATIONS
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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA REMOVALS AND APPROVALS (See items A-K) 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
1. Approval of Resolution to establish Industrial Development District for Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. at the northwest corner of M-5 and 13 Mile Road.
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2. Approval of Ordinance Amendment 14-97.03 to amend the City of Novi Code of Ordinances, at Chapter 4, “Amusements and Entertainments,” Article III, “Pinball Arcades and Machines,” in order to remove the requirement for an Arcade License (Division 2) and Machine License (Division 3) and to amend the remaining Division 1 (Generally) to delete references to "License" and "Licensee." FIRST READING
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3. Approval of budget amendment to recognize the increase in payroll, social security and workers compensation expenditures, for the Mayor and City Council associated with the charter amendment approved by the voters on August 5, 2014. The increase in Mayor and City Council costs will be offset by actual property tax revenue received in excess of budget estimates.
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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. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City Council. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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.
A. Approve Minutes of:
1. August 11, 2014 – Regular meeting
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B. Enter into Executive Session in the Council Annex for purpose of reviewing and considering the contents of applications for the employment of a City Manager.
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C. Approval to award engineering design services to Spalding DeDecker Associates for the design of the Eight Mile Road Pathway (Beck to west of Garfield Road) in the amount of $42,119.
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D. Approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.269 to amend the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance at Article 12, “OSC, Office Service Commercial District”, Section 1203, “Required Conditions” in order to permit Outdoor Display Areas in conjunction with a permitted General Hospital Use. SECOND READING
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E. Approval of an Appointment to Youth Council for a vacant position.
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F. Approval of the final payment to Fonson, Inc. for the Novi Road Pathway project (Nine Mile Road to Ten Mile Road) and 2013 ADA Compliance Program in the amount of $17,620.49.
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G. Approval to award engineering design services to Spalding DeDecker Associates for the design of the West Road Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $12,348.
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H. Approval of resolution to designate the Oakland County Emergency Management Coordinator as the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Novi and assign the Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police as the liaison to the Oakland County Emergency Management Coordinator.
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I. Approval to authorize the Interim City Manager to appoint a Director for the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department.
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J. Approval of resolution authorizing the issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2014.
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K. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 922
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ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED MEETINGS - All Regular Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. The following schedule consists of meetings that are routinely held in the Council Chambers. For a complete listing of scheduled meetings, please visit the Event Calendar at cityofnovi.org.
August
27 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
September
1 – City Offices Closed
9 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Planning Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
15 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
18 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
22 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
NOTICE: People with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact the City Clerk (248) 347-0456 at least two working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations.
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