SOUTHFIELD CITY CENTRE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room A, Southfield Pavilion
26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI

AGENDA

A.    Roll Call: (Heasman, Height; Jawad; Litzler; Nowakowski; Ken Peterson; Kim Peterson; Sioma; Siver; Stevens; & Suardini)

Excused: Nowakowski
•    Welcome & Introduction of Thomas Paison, Deputy City Planner
B.    Approval of Minutes:

• May 9, 2023    

C.    Budget/Approvals:

• FY 2022/23 Budget Status (thru 5/31/23): Receive & File
• FY 2023/24 Budget Adoption: Budget & Narrative
• Processed Project Invoices:  Signgraphix - Birdhouse posts & install $1,627.50, 50% dep.; D&B Landscaping – (13 ct.) Trees & mulch $19,642; Petty Cash - Dog bones $18.54; Banner Sign Co.- Banner arm repair $545; Progressive Irrigation – Spring start-up - $348.79; Progressive Irrigation – CPB repairs $1,317.74; Echo Media – May 2023 Marketing & website $2,000; Juno solutions, LLC – Monarch Butterfly paver plan $1,200; BKJ – (2 ct.) Bench install $875; Signgraphix – Monarch Butterfly (final payment) $59,335; Signgraphix – Trail markers #29 & 30 (final payment) $772; Signgraphix – (5 ct.) Bike & pedestrian signs (final payment) $8,137.50; City Bird – (50 ct.) Wildflower seed pks. $157; City Bird – (300 ct.) Wildflower seed pks. $727; Echo Media – (250 ct.) Earth Day postcards $265; Belvedere Marketing – (5184 ct.) City Centre maxi bags $5,789.52; D&B Landscaping – April Services $1,452.00; ARF #46689 Code Enforcement to City Centre Trash disposal 3rd qtr. $3,120. 

D.    Presentations/Project Status/Approvals: 

• Approval of D & B Landscaping proposal for Flagstone Bluestone installation at the base of the Monarch Butterfly sculpture with drainage (#801.8180 (2A)) $12,488:
• Approval of D & B Landscaping proposal weekly watering service of new tree plantings along NW Highway for 20 weeks (#930.9300 (2)) $4,380:
• Approval of D & B Landscaping proposal to repair Evergreen Traffic Circle garden retaining wall (#930.9300 (2)) $4,936.11: Was damaged in January by automobile and a driver with a medical condition. City Insurance does not pay for damaged landscaping. Insurance proceeds will be used to replace destroyed sculpture.
• Approval of purchase of 8 additional solar powered light bollards from APT Solar Light Fixtures at $500 each (FY23/24) $4,000. To be combined with grant and pilot program of 12 additional light bollards: Background and discussion by Souzan Hanna, Sustainability Planner.

E.    Public/Media Relations

• Echo Media/Shaw Updates:
  • Eat-to-the-Beat Events: 6/8; 7/13; 8/10; & 9/14
    • Evergreen Road Closures (9 am-4 pm) between the round-a-bouts for each event
  • Social Media Analytics:
  • Summer 2023 Newsletter: Distribution
  • Edgeriver Farm – The Barn Fundraiser Report: Mayor
  • Misc. updates:
• LTU Report:

F.    Public Comments:
G.   Board Member Comments:
H.   Adjournment

Note: Next Regular Board Meeting: Next meeting, Sept. 12, 2023, Conference Room A, unless otherwise posted. Note: July and August meetings are typically not held, unless an urgent matter needs to be acted upon, to accommodate summer vacations and project implementation.