City of Southfield 

Regular (Hybrid) Meeting Agenda of the City Council 

December 12, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers

Donald F. Fracassi Municipal Campus

26000 Evergreen Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

Telephone: 248-796-5150    

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

COMMUNICATIONS

The Southfield City Council has established the following Rules of Procedure for all speakers: 

• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or City Council member or other Elected Official, that is unrelated to the manner in which the officer, employee, or City Council member or other Elected Official, performs his or her duties. 
• No person shall use abusive or threatening language toward any individual when addressing the City Council.

Any person who violates this section shall be directed by the presiding officer to be orderly and silent.  If a person addressing the Council refuses to become silent when so directed, such person may be deemed by the presiding officer to have committed a “breach of the peace” by disrupting and impeding the orderly conduct of the public meeting of the City Council and may be ordered by the presiding officer to leave the meeting.  If the person refuses to leave as directed, the presiding officer may direct any law enforcement officer who is present to escort the violator from the meeting.

PRESENTATIONS 

• Resignation of Councilman Jason Hoskins

APPOINTMENTS

• Swearing-In of Councilwoman Coretta Houge effective December 14, 2022
• Temporary Appointment and Swearing-In of Allyson Bettis as City Clerk

MINUTES

1. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2022
2. Regular Meeting Minutes of October 24, 2022

CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS

1. MP-08 – Sustainable Southfield 2.0 Comprehensive Master Plan 2023-2028

ORDINANCES

AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND / OR ACTION

1. Annual Adoption of 2023 Poverty Exemption Guidelines under MCL 211.7U

2. Budget Adjustment – American Rescue Plan Funds for Axon Enterprise, Inc. Contract for Body-Worn Cameras, In-Car Fleet Cameras, Tasers and Interview Room

3. 2021-2022 Year-End Actions; Fund Balance Allocations

4. Approval of Agreement for Roadway and Interchange Reconstruction of Telegraph Road (US-24) from 8 Mile Road (M-102) to Link Road (Job No. 2069MDOT) (MDOT Job No. 132102; Contract No. 20-5446)

5. Authorization to Purchase Dump Trucks for Streets & Highways and Water Division

6. Proposed Lease of Simmons House, 26022 Berg Road

7. Bids for On-Call Electrical Services for the Facilities Maintenance Department

8. Authorization to Host a Reception During Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, June 2, 2023
9. Sale of City-Owned Properties to the Southfield Non-Profit Housing Corporation

COUNCIL

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

ATTORNEY

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

SCHEDULE

ADDITIONAL ITEMS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR DISCUSSION

Individuals with special need for this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 711 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.