City of Southfield
Regular Meeting Agenda of the City Council
March 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

• Reappointment to the Public Arts Commission – Yvonne Milinsky 

PRESENTATIONS  

• Presentation of Proclamation by State Legislators Recognizing Retired Fire Chief Johnny Menifee
• Legislative Update / Road Funding Update
• Presentation of Michigan Economic Development Corporation Patronicity Crowd Funding
• Business & Economic Development Department 2024 Annual Report
• Presentation of Connected Grant Award to Geniuses On Board Daycare
• Veterans Commission Presentation

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.

MINUTES

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

A.    Authorization to Renew Contract with Governmentjobs.com (dba Neogov) - Government Human Resources Information Software and Management System for the Human Resources Department

B.    Scheduling of Public Hearing for Single Lot Special Assessment Roll 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AND/OR ACTION

A.    Liquor License Request – Request to Transfer Ownership of the Class C and SDM Liquor License with Sunday Sales (PM) Permit, Dance-Entertainment Permit, and Outdoor Service Arca Permit from '{BE Food Group, LLC (Business Id. No. 244173, in Escrow at 29555 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 304, Southfield, Oakland County) to Tri-State Hospitality LLC, to be Located at 29555 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 304, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan; and Request for New Sunday Sales (ANT) Permit

B.    Library Mechanical Upgrades Proposal with Review of Facility Space and Programming Needs

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS 

A.    Brownfield Redevelopment Plan & Tax Increment Financing Plan for Middlepointe Investment Group, 26011 and 26111 Evergreen Road and 20100 Civic Center Drive, Southfield MI  

B.    PSLU24-0023, the Special Use Request by David Oh, to renovate the building and site for use as a bar/dog park at 15640 W 11 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcels 24-13-479-025)

C.    PZRODD25-0001, the request to rezone the parcel at 16400 JL Hudson Drive, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-36-177-001) to ODD Overlay Development District, approve the site plan for the proposal, and create a Master Development Plan and Agreement to permit the renovation and reuse of the vacant hotel for mixed use including apartments and support services for The New Foster Care along with commercial and office uses

Introduce Ordinance No. 1809

D.    Final Recommendation of Denial of Renewal/Revocation of Liquor Licenses

ORDINANCES

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.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO DISCUSS

1.    Audit Discussion  

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