City Council Regular Meeting Monday, June 16, 2025 07:30 PM 27400 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076

1.Call to Order by Mayor Garrett

  1. A.Oath of Office - Maria Mannarino City Council Appointment

2.Roll Call

3.Pledge of Allegiance

4.Approval of Agenda

5.Presentations

  1. A.Proclamation - Juneteenth 2025

  2. B.Proclamation - Pride Month 2025

  3. C.Proclamation - Lathrup Village Tree Committee & Volunteer Appreciation

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. 5-19-25 - Study Session
    2. 5-19-25 - Regular Meeting
    3. 6-2-25 - Study Session

  2. B.Police Department Monthly reports

  3. C.Building & Code Enforcement Reports

  4. D.Finance Department Reports

  5. E.Community & Economic Development Report

  6. F.Request to Approve SOCRRA & SOCWA Appointments

8.Action Requests - For Consideration / Approval

  1. A.Request to Approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Amendments

  2. B.Request to Approve Assessing Services Contract

  3. C.Request to Approve Fire Protection Services Contract Extension

  4. D.Request to Approve Agreement for Police & Fire Dispatch Services

  5. E.First Reading - Ordinance #2025-01 - An Ordinance to Amend the City of Lathrup Village Code of Ordinances at Chapter 77. Urban Redevelopment, by Adding a New Article, Article III. Workforce Housing PILOT, to Provide for Approval of an Exemption From Ad Valorem Property Taxes for Housing, as Authorized by Provisions of the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966, Public Act 346 of 1966, As Amended, MCL 125.1401, ET SEQ.

  6. F.First Reading - Ordinance #2025-02 - An Ordinance to Amend the City of Lathrup Village Code of Ordinances at Chapter 22. Elections, by Amending Section 22-1. Division of City Into Precincts

  7. G.Request to Approve Resolution #2025-15 - Establishing Charter Amendment Ballot Proposal Language

  8. H.Request to Appoint Planning Commissioner

  9. I.Request to Appoint Election Commissioner

9.City Administrator Report

10.City Attorney Report

11.Reports of Boards, Commissions, and Committees

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

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.
  • Stand or raise a hand to indicate that you wish to speak.
  • 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 soudn 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.