City Council Regular Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025 07:30 PM 27400 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076

1.Call to Order by Mayor Kantor

2.Roll Call

3.Pledge of Allegiance

4.Approval of Agenda

5.Presentations

  1. A.Lathrup Village Police Department - Chief & Sergeant Oath of Office

  2. B.William H. Beske Jr. Memorial Gift

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. 11-24-25 - City Council Study Session
    2. 11-24-25 - City Council Regular Meeting
    3. 12-1-25 - City Council Study Session

  2. B.Building & Code Enforcement Reports

  3. C.Finance Department Reports

  4. D.Community & Economic Development Reports

  5. E.Police Department Monthly Reports

  6. F.Request to Approve 2026 Board of Review Meeting Dates

8.Action Requests - For Consideration / Approval

  1. A.Request to Approve 2026 Southfield Road Water Main Contractor - DiPonio Contracting, LLC

  2. B.Request to Approve 2026 City Council Meeting Dates & City Observed Holidays

  3. C.Request to Approve Resolution #2025-20 - Tentative Special Assessment Roll For General Purposes & Schedule a Public Hearing

  4. D.Request to Approve Resolution #2025-21 - Southfield Road Improvement Project Preliminary Engineering Commitment

  5. E.Request to Adopt - Ordinance #2025-10 - An Ordinance to Amend Article 18. Business, by Adding a new Article, Article VIII. Outdoor Collection Boxes, to Provide for the Licensing & Regulation of Outdoor Collection Boxes

  6. F.Request to Approve DPS Building Gutter Replacement

  7. G.Request to Approve the Solicitation for Quotes for Lathrup Village Police Department Services

  8. H.TABLED ITEM - Request to Approve the Cancelation of the Library Contract between the City of Lathrup Village and City of Southfield

  9. I.Request to Approve City Council Board/Committee Liaison Appointments

  10. J.Request to Appoint Parks & Recreation Committee Member

9.City Administrator Report

10.City Attorney Report

11.Reports of Boards, Commissions, and Committees

12.Unfinished / New Business

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

14.Mayor and Council Comments

15.Closed Session

  1. A.Request to enter into a closed session for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement per MCL 15.268(c)

16.Request to Approve Letter of Agreement between the City of Lathrup Village & the Lathrup Village Police Officers Association

17.Request to Approve Letter of Agreement between the City of Lathrup Village & the Lathrup Village Command Officers Association

18.Request to Approve Personnel Manual of Employment Regulations Updates

19.Adjourn

ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL

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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 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.