City Council Meeting Monday, March 04, 2024 07:00 PM Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center - Council Chambers/Municipal Court, 20025 Mack Plaza, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

1.CALL TO ORDER

1. A.Administrative Memo: February 29, 2024

• 03-04-24 Pink.pdf (0.05 MB)

2.ROLL CALL

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.RECOGNITION OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

5.ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA

6.CONSENT AGENDA

A.      Approval of Minutes

• 1.Council 02/12/24

• 02-12-24 CC Minutes.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 2.Finance Committee 08/21/23

• 08-21-23 Finance Committee.pdf (0.09 MB)

• 3. Planning Commission 01/23/24, 11/28/23

• Planning Commission 1.23.24 Minutes.pdf (0.28 MB)
• Planning Commission 11.28.23.pdf (1.25 MB)

• 4.Beautification Advisory Commission 01/10/24

• BAC Minutes Jan 10 2024.pdf (0.07 MB)

• 5.Citizens' Recreation Commission 01/09/24 with recommendation

• Citizens' Recreation Commission minutes 01-09-24 w REC.pdf (0.15 MB)

• 6.Tree Commission 12/06/23

• Community Tree December 6 2023.pdf (0.09 MB)

B.      Bids/Proposals/Contracts

• 1.Budget Amendment - Worker's Compensation Fund
  a.  Memo 02/07/24 - Treasurer/Comptroller Murphy/City Administrator Schulte

• Budget Amendment - Worker's Comp Fund.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 2.Purchase - Cat 420 XE Backhoe Loader
  a.  Memo 02/23/24 - Director of Public Services Kowalski
  b.  Quote 179323-02 - Michigan CAT

• Purchase - Cat 420 XE Backhoe Loader.pdf (1.35 MB)

C.      Claims and Accounts

• 1.Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (AEW) - City Engineers
  a)  Vernier Road Water Main Replacement - Proj. No. 0160-0446 - Pay Estimate No. 2 - Fontana Construction, Inc. - 02/01/24 - $285,849.94.
  b)  2023 Sewer Rehabilitation by Full Length C.I.P.P. Lining - Proj. No. 0160-0468 - Pay Estimate No. 2 - Insituform Technologies USA, LLC - 02/06/24 - $57,344.58.
  c)  2022 Miscellaneous Concrete Pavement Repair Program - Proj. No. 0160-0450 - Final Pay Estimate - Mattioli Cement Co. LLC - 02/01/24 - $1,000.00.
  d)  2022 Sidewalk Repair Program - Proj. No. 0160-0452 - Final Pay Estimate - JB Contractors, Inc. - 02/08/24 - $5,000.00.
  e)  Vernier Road Water Main Replacement - Proj. No. 0160-0446 - Pay Estimate 3 - Fontana Construction, Inc. - 02/19/24 - $45,157.75.

• AEW - Invoices.pdf (0.87 MB)

• 2.Giffels-Webster - Professional Services - GPW Master Plan Update - Invoice No. 130511 - Proj. # 2034600 - 12/04/23 - $4,625.00.

• Giffels-Webster - Invoice.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 3.Hallahan & Associates, P.C. - Professional Services - Invoice No. 21209 - January 2024 - 02/02/24 - $249.13.

• Hallahan & Associates - Invoice.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 4.Keller Thoma - Legal Services - Invoice No. 125448 - January 2024 - 02/01/24 - $131.25

• Keller Thoma - Invoice.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 5.McKenna - Building/Planning Services
  a)  Invoice No. 21849-87 - Building Services - January 2024 - 02/16/24 - $41,376.10.
  b)  Invoice No. 22-064-22 - Planning Services - January 2024 - 02/15/24 - $7,201.50.

• McKenna - Building-Planning - Invoice.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 6.Rosati, Schultz, Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C. - Legal Services - Invoice No. 1080841 - January 2024 - 02/8/24 - $3,433.85

• Rosati, Schultz, Joppich & Amtsbuechler - Invoice.pdf (0.07 MB)

• 7.WCA Assessing - Assessing Services - Invoice No. 020924 - March 2024 - 02/09/24 - $7,175.58.

• WCA Assessing - Invoice.pdf (0.02 MB)

7.COMMUNICATIONS

1. A.2023 Department of Public Safety Annual Report

• 2023 Department of Public Safety Annual Report.pdf (35.19 MB)

2. B.Resignation - Planning Commission - Stephen Gerhart
   1)  Email 02/20/24 - Planning Commission Chair McNelis

• Resignation - Planning Commission - Stephen Gerhart.pdf (0.02 MB)

8.ORDINANCE

1. A.First Reading: Ordinance Amendment - Chapter 8; Article XI (Structures in Front yards), Section 8-335 (Mini-Library)
   1)  Council Minutes Excerpt 02/05/24
   2)  Planning Commission Minutes Excerpt 11/28/23
   3)  Committee-of-the-Whole Minutes Excerpt 11/20/23
   4)  Council Minutes Excerpt 11/13/23
   5)  Planning Commission Excerpt 09/26/23
   6)  Proposed Ordinance

• 02-05-24 Council Mins Excerpt - Front Yard Structures (Mini-Libraries).pdf (0.01 MB)
• 11-28-23 PC Minutes Excerpt - Front Yard Structures.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 11-20-23 COW Mins Excerpt - Front Yard Structures.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 11-13-23 Council Mins Excerpt - Front Yard Structures.pdf (0.01 MB)
• 09-26-23 PC Minutes Excerpt - Front Yard Structures.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Exempting One Free Mini-Library from the Front Yard Structure Definition.pdf (0.03 MB)

2. B.First Reading:  Zoning Ordinance Amendments - Section 50-5.3 (Off-Street Parking) & 50-5.5 (Semi-circular Driveways)
   1)  Memo 12/12/23 - City Planner Wolf
   2)  Planning Commission Minutes Excerpt 12/12/23
   3)  Proposed Ordinance

• PCRecommended Amendments on Parking and Driveways to Council - GPW - 2024.pdf (0.56 MB)
• 12-12-23 PC Minutes Excerpt - Off-Street Paking & Semicircular dimensions.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Sec 50-5.3 Off-Street Parking.pdf (0.03 MB)

9.NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC COMMENT

10.ADJOURNMENT

Paul P. Antolin, MiPMC

City Clerk

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC ACT 267 (OPEN MEETINGS ACT)
POSTED AND COPIES GIVEN TO NEWSPAPERS

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