City of Southfield
Regular Meeting Agenda of the City Council
November 24, 2025 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

APPOINTMENTS

Appointment of Community Relations Director
Appointment of Deputy City Treasurer

PRESENTATIONS  

Recognition of Employee of the Month

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.    Special Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2025
B.    Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of July 14, 2025
C.    Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of August 18, 2025
D.    Regular Meeting Minutes of September 15, 2025
E.    Regular Meeting Minutes of September 29, 2025
F.    Regular Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2025

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

A.    Authorization for Additional Funds to Cover Change Order Request for Sutphen Aerial Platform Tower Truck

B.    Detroit Regional Partnership Membership for 10/1/25 to 9/30/2026

C.    Request to Retain Services of Airspace Link to Assist with Drone Readiness

D.    Purchase Manhole Inspection Cameras

E.    Authorization to Purchase OEM Ford Parts and Batteries

F.    Auto Body Repair Contract Renewal

G.    Authorization to Purchase Vehicles

H.    Authorize Agreement with MDOT for Traffic Signal Modernization
(Job No. 2261MDOT) (MDOT Contract No. 25-5532)

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

J.    Acceptance of Grant Funding of the 2025-26 DTE Energy Foundation Tree Planting Grant

K.    Authorization to Study Historic District Designation for Congregation Shaarey Zedek – 27375 Bell Road

L.    Senior Center Award of Bids for Pavilion and Marcotte Room Redesign 

M.    Authorization to Purchase Tape Library Expansion Equipment for Tech Services 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS 

A.    PSLU25-0008, the Special Use Request by Worldwide Equipment Sales of Michigan, to
operate a tow truck vehicle dealership at 21380 Telegraph, Southfield, Michigan (Sidwell Parcel 24-33-301-004)

B.    PTZA25-0006 – Zoning Text Amendment, Public Art Requirement Update

Introduce Ordinance No. 1821

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS 

C.    PTZA25-0007 – Zoning Text Amendment, Firearms Sales Establishments and Firearms Shooting Ranges 

Introduce Ordinance No. 1822

D.    Sustainable Southfield 2.0 Comprehensive Master Plan Addendum: Southfield DDA 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

ORDINANCES

A.    Enact Ordinance No. 1818, PZR24-0013, the request to rezone 1.61 acres of land located at 22108 W. 8 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel# 24-33-476-060), from I-L Light Industrial & B-3 General Business to I-1 Industrial (Eagle Landscaping) 

B.    Enact Ordinance No. 1819, Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (PZTA25-0005) – amending Article 4 – Section 5.37-1 Fence Regulations to add a definition and regulations related to publicly installed and maintained fencing along public road rights-of-way

C.    Enact Ordinance No. 1820, Proposed Ordinance Amendment for Hotel and  Motel  Licensing Requirements Title VII, Miscellaneous  Businesses and Trades, Article II Hotels And Motels

COUNCIL

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

A.    John Grace Fifth Amendment

ATTORNEY

A.    Chapter 9 Employee Retirement Ordinance Amendment

Introduce Ordinance No. 1823

B.    Amendment to Title IX, Police Regulations, Chapter 120 Aircraft of the Code of the City of Southfield by adding a New  Section, Section  9.357, Unmanned Aircraft Systems[UAS]

Introduce Ordinance No. 1824

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

A.    Annual Update of Depository Resolution

B.    Annual Update of City's Investment Policy

C.    Travel Expense Report: Irv Lowenberg, MGFOA Fall Training Institute, Muskegon, Michigan, September 29 – October 1, 2025

SCHEDULE

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.