City of Southfield 

Regular Meeting (conducted as a Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting)

Agenda of the City Council 

May 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Council Conference Room

Donald F. Fracassi Municipal Campus

26000 Evergreen Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

Telephone: 248-796-5150    

ROLL CALL

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.

The Council may not provide responses to public comments during the meeting.  If you have provided your contact information when you signed up for public communications, the City will provide a more formal response to you in the near future.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

1. Presentation and discussion regarding the proposal to demolish an existing gasoline service station and construct a new gasoline service station/convenience store with alcohol sales and a carryout restaurant at 27050 Lahser Road (PSLU25-0001)

2. Presentation and discussion regarding the proposal to add a carry-out restaurant within an existing gas station/convenience store at 25826 Southfield Road (PSLU25-0003)

3. Presentation, Discussion, and Action Regarding Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (PZTA25-0001) – OS Office Service District Use List

4. Proposed Pilot Deer Cull (Rule 10 – immediate need to act)

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO DISCUSS

CLOSED SESSION

1. 1.    Discussion of Pending Litigation pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act,  Closed sessions; permissible purposes 

   Colin Pearce  v the City of Southfield,  Kenneth
   Wheaton, in his personal and official capacity, and James Tack,
   in his personal and official capacity, jointly and severally,  
   Oakland County Circuit Court Case No: 24-209849-CZ

AND ANY OTHER ITEMS DEEMED NECESSARY

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.