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City of Southfield 

Regular Meeting 

Agenda of the City Council 

April 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm via WebEx

26000 Evergreen Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

Telephone: 248-796-5150 

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ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS 

• Presentation by District 17 Oakland County Commissioner Yolanda S. Charles
• Presentation of a Joint Mayor and City Council Resolution “April as Fair Housing Month”

APPOINTMENTS

MINUTES

• Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting of April 5, 2021
• Regular Meeting of April 12, 2021

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Approval of Agreement for Rehabilitation of Beech Road from Eight Mile Road to Ten Mile Road and Beech Road Bridge Rehabilitation (Job No. 1956SFLD) (MDOT Job No. 205968, 211624; Contract No. 21-5089) (Routine item for approval)
2. Receipt of Bids for Section 35 Water Main and Road Improvements Phase II (Job No. 1594SFLD) (Routine item for approval)
3. West Nile Virus Prevention Funding Assistance (Routine item for approval)
4. Receipt of Bids for Pool Chemicals, Open and Close Services and Concrete Repair for the Parks and Recreation Department (Routine item for approval)
5. Water Leak Relief Program Annual Report (Routine item for approval)
6. Purchase of Point Blank Alpha Elite Threat Level IIIA Concealable Vests Models AXBIIIA and AXIIIIAF with Vision II Carrier for the Police Department (Routine item for approval)
7. Request of Metro Act Funds for Transit Stop Improvements and Pedestrian Amenities (Routine item for approval)
8. CoStar Database Contract Renewal (Routine item for approval)

PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Hearings, 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, 2021-2026 Five Year Consolidated Plan
2. Single Lot Special Assessment Roll Hearing and Confirmation
3. PZR21-0001, Rezoning Request of Bell’s Event Studio, LLC, on behalf of owner, BaBa Sammy, LLC, to rezone 1.10 acres of land from ERO Education Research-Office to B-2 Planned Business, property located at 24624 W Ten Mile Road, Sidwell Parcel 2420-451-021, located on the northeast corner of W Ten Mile and Grodan Drive, Section 20, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan

Introduce Ordinance No. 1735

4. PSLU21-0002, Special Use Request of the Bell’s Event Studio, LLC, on behalf of owner, BaBa Sammy, LLC, to allow an event center as a place of assembly, property located at 24624 W Ten Mile Road, Sidwell Parcel 2420-451-021, located on the northeast corner of W Ten Mile and Grodan Drive, Section 20, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan
5. PSLU21-0003, Special Use Request of GPD Group, on behalf of owner, RPT Realty, to allow for the construction of a restaurant with a drive-thru on property located at 28550 Telegraph Road, Sidwell Parcel 2417-226-012, on the east side of Telegraph Road between W Twelve Mile and the Northwestern Highway Service Drive, Section 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan
6. PZR21-0002, Rezoning Request of SLT Holding, LLC, to rezone 1.828 acres of land from RMU Multiple Family (High Rise) to B-3 General Business, property located at 27522 Northwestern Highway, Sidwell Parcel 2417-426-014, on the north side of Northwestern Highway between Bell Road and Telegraph, Section 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan

Introduce Ordinance No. 1736

7. PZR21-0003, Rezoning Request of A&S Properties LLC, on behalf of the owners, Al Wazeer Properties Group LLC and Delorean Hughey, to rezone 1.17 acres of land from R-A Single Family Residential, P Vehicular Parking and OS Office Service to P Vehicular Parking and B-3 General Business, property located at 29070 Fairfax, Sidwell Parcel 2412-478-035, on the east side of Fairfax between W Twelve Mile Road and Edwards, and Sidwell Parcel 2412-478-037, on the north side of W Twelve Mile Road between Marshall and Fairfax, Section 12, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan

Introduce Ordinance No. 1737

8. PZTA21-0002, Council initiated Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, by amending Article 4, Section 5.22-3 Overlay Development District, Table 1 Permitted Table of Uses, and other amendments that may become necessary as needed for the City of Southfield

SITE PLANS 

1. PSP21-0001, Site Plan Review Request of Bell’s Event Studio, LLC, on behalf of owner, BaBa Sammy, LLC, to convert an existing bank building to an event center for banquets and other similar uses, property located at 24624 W Ten Mile Road, Sidwell Parcel 2420-451-021, located on the northeast corner of W Ten Mile and Grodan Drive, Section 20, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan
2. PSP21-0003, Site Plan Review Request of GPD Group, on behalf of the owner, RPT Realty, to construct a 4,978 gross square foot Chick-fil-A restaurant with drive-thru on property located at 28550 Telegraph Road, Sidwell Parcel 2417-226-012, on the east side of Telegraph Road between W Twelve Mile and the Northwestern Highway Service Drive, Section 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan
3. PSP21-0002, Site Plan Review Request of SLT Holding, LLC, to convert an existing restaurant to a market related to New Seoul Garden containing 14,465 gross square feet, property located at 27522 Northwestern Highway, Sidwell Parcel 2417-426-014 on the north side of Northwestern Highway between Bell Road and Telegraph, Section 17, Section 07, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan
4. PSP21-0004, Site Plan Review Request of A&S Properties, LLC, on behalf of the owners, Al Wazeer Properties Group LLC and Delorean Hughey for the construction of a 9,400 gross square foot Walgreen’s with pharmacy, property located at 29070 Fairfax, Sidwell Parcel 2412-478-035, on the east side of Fairfax between W Twelve Mile Road and Edwards, and Sidwell Parcel 2412-478-037, on the north side of W Twelve Mile Road between Marshall and Fairfax, Section 12, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan

AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION

1. Southfield Police Department / Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Recognition
2. Receipt of Proposals for Vehicle Towing and Storage Services
3. Authorization to Purchase Human Resources Information Software for the Human Resources Department
4. Proposed Sale of Real Property
5. Approval to Purchase Microsoft 365 for the Southfield Public Library
6. Authorization of a Budget Adjustment for Southfield Public Library
7. Revocation of Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate No. 2019-016, for the Real Property under Public Act 210 of 2005, as Amended, for AmVent Capital Group LLC., NPP 16300 LLC located at 16400 North Park Drive, Ste. 1400
8. Revocation of Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate No. 2019-017, for the Real Property under Public Act 210 of 2005, as Amended, for AmVent Capital Group LLC., NPP 16400 LLC located at 16400 North Park Drive, Ste. 1400
9. Authorization for Additional Repairs of the Mary Thompson House

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.

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COUNCIL

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

• Authorization to Sign Settlement Agreement between Oakland County, Marilyn Stanford, City of Southfield and Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, LLC

ATTORNEY

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

• Receive and File Letter of Resignation from Councilwoman Tawnya Morris

SCHEDULE

ORDINANCES

CLOSED SESSION

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