REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.3 OF THE CITY CHARTER.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of Eight Mile Boulevard Association Beautification Award Winners
APPOINTMENTS
Appointment to the Cornerstone Development Authority – John M. Denha
MINUTES
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting of September 15, 2008
Regular Meeting of September 15, 2008
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting of September 22, 2008
Special Meeting of October 6, 2008
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Request for Recognition – Donna Greene
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 Receipt of Bids on Water Main Installation and Repair Parts for the Water and Sewer Department
Action Requested: Approve the purchase of water main installation and repair parts from H.D. Supply Waterworks of Shelby Township, Michigan, at the unit prices provided, for the period of November 25, 2008 through November 24, 2009 with total expenditures not expected to exceed $195,000
CA-B Bridge Street Bridge Construction Engineering Grant Reimbursement
Action Requested: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) third party construction engineering services certification agreement between the City of Southfield and Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan to obtain reimbursement for Federal Highway Administration High Priority Project grant-eligible construction engineering activities performed on the Bridge Street Bridge Deployment Project in the amount of $668,829.13
CA-C Authorization to Solicit Bids for the Replacement of a Large Format Scanner/Copier
Action Requested: Authorize the Purchasing Department to solicit bids for the replacement of the large format scanner/copier
CA-D Receipt of Proposals on the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Upgrade (Job No. 0805SFLD)
Action Requested: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with Motor City Electric Technologies (MCET), Inc. of Detroit, Michigan for a twenty-five month period of November 24, 2008 through December 31, 2010, in the amount of $230,534.00
CA-E Receipt of Proposals for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSes)
Action Requested: Award all Remote Site Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Monitoring Software to NeTech Corporation of Grand Rapids, Michigan for the not-to-exceed amount of $64,667; award the Enterprise Computer Room Uninterruptible Power Supply to Suntel Corporation of Troy, Michigan for the not-to-exceed amount of $70,493.72; award the purchase of extended warranty, years 3 through 5, for Remote Site UPS’s to NeTech Corporation for a not-to-exceed amount of $13,000; and award the Enterprise Computer Room UPS Extended Warranty, years 2 through 5, to Suntel Corporation for the not-to-exceed amount of $23,000
CA-F Approval of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
Action Requested: Adopt the proposed Neighborhood Stabilization Program Plan and authorize its submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development upon the close of the comment period and prior to the December 1, 2008
CA-G Receipt of Bids for the Beech Road Bridge Guardrail Replacement between Nine Mile Road and Ten Mile Road (Job No. 0905SFLD)
Action Requested: Award the Beech Road Bridge Guardrail Replacement to O’Laughlin Construction Company of Brighton, Michigan for their acceptable low bid of 69,593.00, for a total project cost of $108,000
CA-H 2007-08 Year-End Actions
Action Requested: Establish Designated Fund Balances for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2008
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
PUBLIC HEARINGS
SITE PLANS
1. COUNCIL
A. Expense report of Sylvia Jordan for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Mackinac Policy Conference, Mackinac Island, Michigan, May 28-31, 2008
B. Expense report of Sylvia Jordan for the MML Annual Convention, Mackinac Island, Michigan, October 1-4, 2008
C. Expense report of Myron Frasier for the MML Annual Convention, Mackinac Island, Michigan, October 1-4, 2008
D. Expense report of Donald Fracassi for the MML Annual Convention, Mackinac Island, Michigan, October 1-4, 2008
E. Election of Officers
2. MAYOR
3. ADMINISTRATION
4. ATTORNEY
A. Yousif Hermiz, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Arvin Hermiz, Deceased (United States District Court Case No. 2:08-cv-14111-AJT-VMM)
B. Discussion Concerning Labor Negotiations
5. CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER
A. Expense report of Nancy Banks for the MML Annual Convention, Mackinac Island, Michigan, October 1-4, 2008
B. Amend Council Meeting Schedule
6. SCHEDULE
7. ORDINANCES
A. Ordinance No. 1563. Rezone from R-2, Single Family Residential to O-S, Office-Service, property located at 28004 Evergreen Road, on the east side of Evergreen Road between Eleven and Twelve Mile Roads, Sidwell Parcel 2414-101-009, Section 14, City of Southfield, County of Oakland, State of Michigan. ENACT