City Council September 30 Regular Meeting Agenda

September 28, 2024

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City of Southfield 

Regular Meeting Agenda of the City Council 

September 30, 2024 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 to the Total Living Commission – Helena Parker
  • Appointment of Department of Public Works Director
  • Appointment of City Constable – Abdul Siddiqui

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.

PRESENTATIONS 

  • Presentation of Charging Smart Program Award and Food Waste Elimination Study

MINUTES

  1. Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2024
  2. Regular Meeting Minutes of January 29, 2024

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

  1. Acknowledgement of Charging Smart Program Award and Food Waste Elimination Study Updates
  2. Economic Development Initiative – Request Public Hearing for RYCACO INC to Establish District for a Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate under PA 210 of 2005, as amended
  3. Authorization to Purchase a Chipper for the Forestry Division
  4. Authorization to Accept the Institute for Responsive Government Grant
  5. Authorization to Hire Technicians for Anticipated Motor Pool Retirees
  6. Disposition of certain Trust and Agency Funds
  7. Authorization to Restore and Improve Damaged Fishing Pier at Carpenter Lake
  8. Authorization to Award a Bid for Lahser Woods Park Improvements – Phase I: Dog Park and Parking Lot
  9. Authorization to Proceed with Pavilion Redesign for a Space for Seniors
  10. Authorization to Repair Damaged Playlot Structures at Freeway Park
  11. Authorization to replace a failed pressure stabilizing pump with valve at Evergreen Hills Golf Course
  12. E-mail Fraud Defense Services
  13. Authorization to Contract OHM Advisors for Professional Design Services for Library Mechanical Upgrades

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS

  1. PZR24-0009, the request to rezone 2.9 acres of land at 19421 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel# 24-26-126-030) from RE Single Family to OS Office Service

Introduce Ordinance No. 1796

  1. PSP24-0013, the Site Plan Review request by Family Victory Fellowship Church, to add a storage shed at 19421 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-26-126-030)
  2. PZR24-0010, the request to rezone 3.07 acres of land at 25100 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel# 24-22-426-004) from B-3 General Business to RC Regional Center

Introduce Ordinance No. 1797

  1. PSP24-0015, the Site Plan Review request by Tunnels 2 Towers Foundation, to adapt and reuse an existing building for multiple family residential use, property located at 25100 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-22-426-004)

ORDINANCES

AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND / OR ACTION

COUNCIL

  1. Travel Expense Report: Yolanda C. Haynes, National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials 2024, Chicago, IL, June 25-28, 2024

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

ATTORNEY

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

SCHEDULE

CLOSED SESSION

  1. 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

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.