AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M., EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.3 OF THE CITY CHARTER.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of Joint Resolution in Recognition of SEMCOG’s 40th Anniversary
Presentation in Recognition of the Emergency Management Division and Southfield Parking Enforcement Agents
APPOINTMENTS
MINUTES
Regular Meeting of July 7, 2008
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting of July 7, 2008
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting of July 21, 2008
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Request for Recognition – Kathryn Williams
B. Request for Recognition – Jonathan Adams, Southfield Parks & Garden Club
CONSENT AGENDA (Any item on the Consent Agenda will be removed for discussion upon the request of a Council Member, the Mayor, or a member of the public.)
CA-A Animal Control Officer
Action Requested: Approve the budget adjustment to provide funding for the expedited hiring of an Animal Control Officer within the Police Department
CA-B Approval of Contract Extension/Amendment with the Southfield Non-Profit Housing Corporation to Reimburse the City for 90% of the Costs of the Senior Citizen Social Worker
Action Requested: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract extension/amendment with the Southfield Non-Profit Housing Corporation to reimburse the City in the amount of $77,374.00 or 90% of the $85,971.00 cost of the Senior Citizen Social Worker for the period of August 25, 2008 through August 24, 2009
CA-C Receipt of Bids for the Demolition of 19410 Birchridge and 20922 Mapleridge
Action Requested: Award the court ordered demolition of 19410 Birchridge and 20922 Mapleridge to J.R. Matthews of Farmington, Michigan, for the acceptable low bids of $8,565.20 for Birchridge and $5,527.20 for Mapleridge, less payment terms of 2% prompt payment discount, for a grand total of $14,092.40
CA-D Approval of Temporary Traffic Control Order for Garner Street
Action Requested: Authorize the Traffic Engineer to sign the Temporary Traffic Control Order making Garner Street a one way street from Edinburgh to 220 feet east for a period of 120 days (through December 23, 2008)
CA-E Beech Woods Stream Bank Stabilization Project – Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project Round VIII Grant Program for Permit Compliance Activities Receipt of Bids
Action Requested: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with Washtenaw, Inc. of Ypsilanti, Michigan for their acceptable low bid of $76,634,45; total project cost including contingency in a not-to-exceed amount of $91,961.34
CA-F Nine Mile Road, Providence Drive, JL Hudson Drive Landscape Enhancement Project Receipt of Bids
Action Requested: Award the construction contract for Nine Mile Road, Providence Drive and JL Hudson Drive Landscape Project to DeAngelis Landscape, Inc. of Woodhaven, Michigan for their acceptable low bid of $376,569; total project cost of $414,225, including contingency
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. ZR:1300/SP:1259 Rezoning request of property owner Hannawa-Lahser Road Development, L.L.C. to rezone property from P, Vehicular Parking, to B-3, General Business, and a site plan review request to demolish a portion of the existing shopping center and construct a stand-alone, 12,900 gross square foot CVS Pharmacy with drive-thru along with associated parking. The property is located at 26980 Lahser Road on the southeast corner of Lahser and Eleven Mile Roads, Sidwell Parcel 2422-101-019, Lot 6 and part of Lot 7, Tudor Estates Subdivision, Section 22, City of Southfield, County of Oakland, State of Michigan. POSTPONE TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
SITE PLANS
1. COUNCIL
A. Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate for the MML’s Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island
B. Proposed Resolution – Support of Local Control Over Construction of Public School Academies/Charter Schools
2. MAYOR
3. ADMINISTRATION
A. Dangerous Tree Removal Loan Program
Action Requested: Authorize the establishment of a $500,000 Dangerous Tree Removal Loan Program to assist property owners with the expense of removing dead, diseased, or dangerous trees or limbs that threaten the safety of the public or are a hazard to adjoining property
4. ATTORNEY
A. Norman Lowe v City of Southfield (Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 08-093216-NI)
5. CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER
A. Taxicab Rate Increase
B. Expense Report of Irv Lowenberg for the Government Finance Officers Association Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 15-18, 2008
C. Expense Report of Irv Lowenberg for the Association of Public Treasurers Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 10-13, 2008
6. SCHEDULE
A. ZR:1301 Rezoning request of Central Business Park II, L.L.C. to rezone from R-2, Single Family Residential, to I-L, Light Industrial, the easterly 200 feet of Lot 23 and all of Lot 24 of W.J. Vaughn’s Small Farms Addition Subdivision (21275 and 21329 Lasher Road). The property is located on the west side of Lahser Road between Eight and Nine Mile Roads, Sidwell Parcels 2433-476-018 and -019, Section 33, City of Southfield, County of Oakland, State of Michigan. SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
7. ORDINANCES