City Council Regular Meeting Monday, August 18, 2025 07:30 PM 27400 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076

1.Call to Order by Mayor Garrett

2.Roll Call

3.Pledge of Allegiance

4.Approval of Agenda

5.Zoning Board of Appeals

  1. A.ZBA Bylaws

  2. B.Public Hearing

    1. Request to Approve Variance Request - 26600 Southfield Road (Holbrook Auto Parts) - Wall Sign

6.Public Comment for Items on the Agenda (speakers are limited to 3 minutes)

7.Consent Agenda
All items listed under “Consent Agenda” are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council and will be approved by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion.  If a discussion is desired, that item(s) will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed separately immediately after consent agenda approval in its normal sequence on the regular agenda.

  1. A.Approval of Minutes

    1. 7-21-25 - Council Study Session
    2. 7-21-25 - Council Regular Meeting
    3. 8-4-25 - Council Study Session

  2. B.Building & Code Enforcement Reports

  3. C.Finance Department Reports

  4. D.LVPD Monthly Reports

  5. E.Community & Economic Development Report

8.Action Requests - For Consideration / Approval

  1. A.Request to Approve Ordinance #2025-03 - An Ordinance to Amend Article 2 Sign Ordinance

  2. B.Request to Approve Ordinance #2025-04 - An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 10. Animals, by Amending Article IV. Chickens, Section 10-131. Number Limits, and Section 10-132. Structure

  3. C.Request to Approve Ordinance #2025-05 - An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 18. Businesses, Article IV. Landlords & Tenants, Section 18-181 Definitions & Section 18-184 Rental Licenses

  4. D.Request to Approve Ordinance #2025-06 - An Ordinance to Amend Article 18. Businesses, by Adding a New Article, Article VII. Short-Term Rentals, to Provide for the Licensing & Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in the City of Lathrup Village

  5. E.Request to Approve Police Department Floor Replacement Project

  6. F.Request to Approve the Purchase of Police Department Body Cameras

  7. G.Request to Approve EGLE Cross Connection Control Contractor

  8. H.Request to Approve Water Meter Cell Tower Gateway Electrical

  9. I.Request to Approve City Hall RTU-2 Compressor Replacement

  10. J.Request to Approve 2007 General Obligation Bond Payment Acceleration

  11. K.Request to Approve Master Plan & Parks/Recreation Plan Update Proposal

9.City Administrator Report

10.City Attorney Report

11.Reports of Boards, Commissions, and Committees

  1. Finance Review Committee
  2. Downtown Development Authority
  3. Planning Commission
  4. Parks & Recreation
  5. Tree Committee
  6. Southfield Public Schools

12.Unfinished / New Business

13.Public Comment (speakers are limited to 3 minutes)

14.Mayor and Council Comments

15.Adjourn

ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL

  • Your comments shall be made during times set aside for that purpose.
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  • When recognized, state your name and direct your comments and/or questions to any City official in attendance.
  • Each person wishing to address the City Council and/or attending officials shall be afforded one opportunity of upt  to three (3) minutes duration during the first and last occassion for citizen comments and questions and one opportunity of up to three (3) minutes during each public hearing. Comments made during public hearins shall be relevant to the subject for which the public hearings are held.
  • In addition to the opportunities described above, a citizen may respond to questions posed to him or her by the Mayor or members of the Council, provided members have been granted the floor to pose such questions.
  • 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 abusinve or threatening language toward any individual when addressing the City Council.
  • Attendees are permitted to make video and sound recordings of the public meeting. However, video recording devices shall only be permitted in a designated area, and the device shall remain there through teh duration of the meeting.
  • Any person who violates this section shall be directed by the Mayor 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 Mayor 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 Mayor to leave the meeting. If the person refuses to leave as directed, the Mayor may direct any law enforcement officer who is present to escort the violator from the meeting.