City of Southfield

Regular Meeting Agenda of the City Council

January 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers

Donald F. Fracassi Municipal Campus

26000 Evergreen Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

Telephone: 248-796-5150 Website: www.cityofsouthfield.com

 

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPOINTMENTS

PRESENTATIONS 

COMMUNICATIONS

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

• Each speaker will have 3 minutes to address the council. 

• Each speaker is responsible for his or her comments and the City of Southfield does not, by permitting such remarks, support, endorse or accept the content, thereof, as being true or accurate. 
• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or City Councilmember or other Elected Official, that is unrelated to the manner in which they perform their 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. If a person addressing the Council refuses 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. 

The Council may not provide responses to public comments during the meeting. If you have provided your contact information when you sign up for public communications, the City will provide a more formal response to you in the near future should it be needed. The Council may respond to comments at the end of communications if they are able to do so. 

MINUTES

A. Regular Meeting Minutes (Budget Meeting) of June 9, 2025 (amended)

B. Regular Meeting Minutes (Joint Meeting) of June 16, 2025

C. Regular Meeting Minutes of June 23, 2025 (amended)

MINUTES (continued)

D. Regular Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2025 (amended)

E. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of July 14, 2025

F. Regular Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2025 (amended)

G. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes (Special Meeting) of August 1, 2025

 

CONSENT AGENDA (these items are considered routine / non-controversial or have previously been discussed)

A. Authorization to Contract for Physical/Medical Examination Services – Fire Department

B. Receive and File Public Act 202 of 2017, Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act, Annual Report 2025

C. Authorization to Purchase Auto Parts

D. Southfield Road - Boulevard Improvement Project

E. Authorization for Additional Preliminary Engineering Services for Nine Mile Shared-Use Pathway, NB Northwestern Service Drive to Greenfield Road (Job No.  2620SFLD)

 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS

ORDINANCES

A. Enact Ordinance No. 1825, PZR25-0003, the request to rezone six contiguous parcels four on the north side of Westhaven Ave (Parcels 24-34-454-013, -014, -021 & -023) and two on the south side of Westhampton Ave (Parcels 24-34-454-003 & -004), Southfield, MI, west of Macauley St, from R-1 Single Family to RT Attached Single Family

B. Enact Ordinance No. 1826, PCZR25-0003, the request to conditionally rezone the parking lot parcel on the south side of Edwards Avenue west of Greenfield, Southfield, MI (Parcel 24-12-479-031) from P - Vehicular Parking and the western twenty feet of 29095-131 Greenfield Road, Southfield, MI (Parcels 24-12-480-025, -026 & -028) from B-3 – General Business to RM Multiple Family (Low Rise)

C. Enact Ordinance No. 1827, PCZR25-0004, the request to conditionally rezone the parcels at 100-200 Galleria Officentre, Southfield, MI (Parcels 24-17-176-008 & -009) from RC – Regional Center to B-3 General Business

 

COUNCIL

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

ATTORNEY

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

SCHEDULE

 

CLOSED SESSION

A. Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act (OMA), Public Act 267 Section 7, MCL 15.268(c), a discussion for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement in a closed session as requested by one of the negotiating parties

B. Discussion pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act - a periodic personnel evaluation of a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual agent

 

Individuals with special needs 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.