CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, December 8, 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, Markham, Mutch, Poupard, Wrobel
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Request of Foresta Architects, LLC to amend the Sandstone Associates Limited Partnership v. City of Novi Consent Judgment to allow the construction of two single-family homes on two separate parcels to be created on the northwest side of Novi Road, south of Thirteen Mile Road within the Vistas PUD.
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PRESENTATIONS
1. Recognition of the Novi High School Cross Country Academic State Champions
2. Recognition of the Novi High School State Championship Boys Tennis Team
INTERVIEWS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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1. Kamran Qadeer – Library Board
2. Datara Michener – Library Board
3. Sandra Kearney – Library Board
4. William Lawler – Library Board
5. Jason Richert – Zoning Board of Appeals, Library Board
6. Cynthia Gronachan – Zoning Board of Appeals
7. Carmela Langley – Library Board
8. John Roznowski – Zoning Board of Appeals
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-F) 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. Consideration of the request of Foresta Architects, LLC to amend the Sandstone Associates Limited Partnership v. City of Novi Consent Judgment to allow the construction of two single-family homes on two separate parcels to be created on the northwest side of Novi Road, south of Thirteen Mile Road within the Vistas PUD.
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2. Consideration of the request of Toll Brothers for JSP 14-18 with Zoning Map Amendment 18.707 to rezone property in Section 26, on the east side of Novi Road, south of Ten Mile Road from I-1, Light Industrial and OS-1, Office Service to RM-1, Low Density Low-Rise Multiple-Family Residential with a Planned Rezoning Overlay. The property totals 20.9 acres and the applicant is proposing a 93 unit attached condominium multiple-family
residential development.
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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. November 24, 2014 – Regular meeting
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B. Approval of resolution in support of Lakes Area Homeowners Association’s request to participate in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Goose Nest Destruction Program.
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C. Approval of the proposed City of Novi Emergency Operations Support Plan, supporting the Oakland County Emergency Operations Plan.
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D. Approval of Ordinance No. 14-124.19, Chapter 11 “Design and Construction Standards”, Articles XI “Bicycle Paths”, and Article XII “Pedestrian Safety Paths”; and Ordinance No. 14-45.30, Appendix C of the City of Novi Code of Ordinance, Article VI, “Design Standards”, Section 4.05, “Pedestrian Safety Paths, Bicycle Paths and Public Walkways”, in order to amend the existing design and construction standards to incorporate the Engineering Design Manual standards for off-road non-motorized facilities and to repeal conflicting Design and Construction Standards for Bicycle Paths, Pedestrian Safety Paths and public walkways. SECOND READING
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E. Approval to set a Public Hearing Date on January 12, 2015 regarding the proposed dissolution of the Lake Improvement Board for Walled Lake as set forth in the City Council resolution to establish the Lake Board on January 12, 2009.
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F. Approval of Claims and Accounts – Warrant No. 929
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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.
December
9 – Zoning Board of Appeals – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
10 – Planning Commission – 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.
24 – City Offices Closed
25 – City Offices Closed
31 – City Offices Closed
January
1 – City Offices Closed
10 – City Council – Council Chambers – 9 a.m.
12 – City Council – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
15 – Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Commission – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
19 – City Offices Closed
21 – Library Board – Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
26 – 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.
We kindly request that you turn off all cell phones while in the Council Chambers. Thank you.