REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD TO BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, IN THE COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM AND 7:30 P.M., LOCAL TIME, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.3 OF THE CITY CHARTER.

ROLL CALL 

STUDY SESSION 

(Presentation and discussion of each study item will be limited to ten minutes) 

1. Presentation and Discussion Regarding Proposed Rezoning Request, Special Land Use Request and Site Plan for a Mikvah (ritual bath) at 22960 W Eleven Mile Road (PZR19-0005 PSLU19-0007 PSP19-0006) 

2. Presentation and Discussion Regarding Proposed Text Amendments 

3. Request for Public Hearings for Establishment of Commercial Rehabilitation District & Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, P.A. 210 of 2005, as amended for Foster Financial at 21700 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield MI 48075 

4. Request from RPT Realty, Inc. for Personal Property Tax Exemption under P.A. 328 

5. Approval for Vactor Dumping and Removal Agreement with Oakland County Water Resources Commission 

6. Agreement with Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) for Municipal / Community Credit Service and Funding Contract Period: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 

7. Purchase of Voting Booths 

8. Receipt of Bids on Printing the 2019/2020 Parks & Recreation Activities Booklet 

CLOSED SESSION 

1. Discussion of Faye Atkins v. City of Southfield Case No. 18-167774-NO 

2. Discussion of People of the City of Southfield v. NPT Group, LLC Case No. 18-S-0007596 ON

MOVE TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

PRESENTATIONS 

APPOINTMENTS 

MINUTES 

A. Regular Meeting Minutes of July 15, 2019 

B. Regular Meeting Minutes of July 22, 2019 

CONSENT AGENDA 

A. Request for Public Hearings for Establishment of Commercial Rehabilitation District & Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate, P.A. 210 of 2005, as amended for Foster Financial at 21700 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield MI 48075 

B. RPT Realty, Inc. Application for Tax Abatement Public Act 328 of 1998 Request a Public Hearing 

C. Approval for Vactor Dumping and Removal Agreement with Oakland County Water Resources Commission 

D. Agreement with Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) for Municipal / Community Credit Service and Funding Contract Period: July1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 

E. Purchase of Voting Booths 

F. Receipt of Bids on Printing the 2019/2020 Parks & Recreation Activities Booklet 

G. Application for Charitable Gaming License – National Multiple Sclerosis Society 

PUBLIC HEARINGS 

A. PZR19-0005, Rezoning Request of Lahser Road Mikvah, to rezone .49 acres of land from RT Attached Single Family, to R-4 Single Family Residential, property located at 22960 W Eleven Mile Road, on the northeast corner of W Eleven Mile Road and Bell Road, Sidwell Parcel 2416-453-015, Sly Part of Lot 13, Same Being 201.41 Ft On W Lot Line & 201 Ft On E Lot Line Exc S 27 Ft Thereof Taken for 11 Mile Rd, Supervisors Plat No. 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan 

Introduce Ordinance No. 1706, Rezoning Request for Lahser Road Mikvah, PZR19-0005 

B. PSLU19-0007, Special Use Request of Lahser Road Mikvah to allow for a religious use on Single Family Residential Property located at 22960 W Eleven Mile Road, on the northeast corner of W Eleven Mile Road and Bell Road, Sidwell Parcel 2416-453-015, Sly Part of Lot 13, Same Being 201.41 Ft on W Lot Line & 201 Ft On E Lot Line Exc S 27 Ft Thereof Taken for 11 Mile Rd, Supervisors Plat No. 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan 

C. Hearing of Confirmation for Special Assessment Project SL-1151 for a Street Light Installation at Greenfield Road and Stratford Drive 

D. Brownfield Redevelopment Plan & Tax Increment Financing Plan and Development & Reimbursement Agreement for SF Community Renewal Corporation, Inc., former McKinley School located at 18330 George Washington 

SITE PLANS 

A. PSP19-0006, Site Plan Review Request of Lahser Road Mikvah, to demolish the existing house on site and construct a 1,400gsf Mikvah (ritual bath) with associated parking and other on-site amenities, property located at 22960 W Eleven Mile Road, on the northeast corner of W Eleven Mile Road and Bell Road, Sidwell Parcel 2416-453-015, Sly Part of Lot 13, Same Being 201.41 Ft On W Lot Line & 201 Ft On E Lot Line Exc S 27 Ft Thereof Taken For 11 Mile Rd, Supervisors Plat No. 17, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan 

B. PSP19-0007, Site Plan Review Request of Jackson Dawson/Cityscape Architects, on behalf of the owner, Ari-El Enterprises, Inc, to demolish an existing retail building on site and construct a 3,002gsf Comerica Bank with associated parking and other on-site amenities, property located at 29333 Northwestern Hwy, on the south side of Northwestern Hwy between Franklin Road and Inkster Road, Sidwell Parcel 2407-351-108, Lot 16 & Part Lot 17 Supervisor’s Plat No 2, Also Part of Lots 18 & 19 of Supervisor’s Plat No 25 of Buckland Estates, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan 

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. 

COUNCIL 

MAYOR 

ADMINISTRATION 

ATTORNEY 

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER 

SCHEDULE 

ORDINANCES 

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