City Council April 20th Regular Meeting Agenda

City of Southfield

Regular Meeting Agenda of the City Council

April 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers

Donald F. Fracassi Municipal Campus

26000 Evergreen Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

Telephone: 248-796-5150 Website: www.cityofsouthfield.com

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of Award for Oakland County Transit Access to Transit Grant for the

9 Mile Midblock Safety Crossing

City Clerk Upcoming Elections Presentation

Joint Resolution in Opposition of Michigan House Bills 5529-5532 and 5581-5585

Joint Resolution in Support of Michigan House Bills 5660 and 5661

APPOINTMENTS

Reappointment to the Public Arts Commission - Jeffrey Ligan

Appointment to the Public Arts Commission - Devon Hampton

COMMUNICATIONS

The Southfield City Council has established the following Rules of Procedure for all speakers:

• Each speaker will have 3 minutes to address the council.
• Each speaker is responsible for his or her comments and the City of Southfield does not, by permitting such remarks, support, endorse or accept the content, thereof, as being true or accurate.
• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or City Councilmember or other Elected Official, that is unrelated to the manner in which they perform their 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. If a person addressing the Council refuses 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 sign up for public communications, the City will provide a more formal response to you in the near future should it be needed. The Council may respond to comments at the end of communications if they are able to do so.

MINUTES

A. Regular Meeting Minutes of March 30, 2026

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

A. Authorization to Purchase First Due Software Subscription

B. Authorization to Install Mural on South Wall of Municipal Building

C. Acceptance of Art Donation: "Paper Airplanes" Sculptures

D. Acceptance of Award for Oakland County Transit Access to Transit Grant for the 9 Mile Midblock Safety Crossing

E. Contract to Lease "Laughing Elephant" Sculpture

F. Oakland Community College Streetscape Easements

G. Oakland Community College Signage and Utility Easements

H. Receipt of Administrative Civil Service (ACS) Rules

I. Receipt of Bids for Irrigation Services

J. Rescind No Parking Traffic Control Orders (TCO) at Former Schools

K. Authorization to Purchase Data Domain Expansion Licenses for Technology Services

L. Authorization to Purchase Election Management Software

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED

A. Capital Improvement Plan FY26/27 to FY31/32 (CIP)

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SITE PLANS

A. PCZR26-0001, the request to conditionally rezone 4.87 acres in the southeastern corner of 27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI (Parcel 24-17-351-021) from RC Regional Center to I-1 Industrial (8 Mile frontage subdistrict)

Introduce Ordinance No. 1834

B. PSLU26-0002, the Special Use Request to operate a landscape contractor's yard in the southeastern corner of the parcel at 27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-17-351-021)

ORDINANCES

A. Enact Ordinance No. 1832, PCZR25-0005, the request to conditionally rezone 24050 W 9 Mile Road, Southfield, MI (Parcel 24-29-476-025) from I-1 Industrial to B-3 General Business

B. Enact Ordinance No. 1833, PZR26-0001, the request to conditionally rezone 16500 Lincoln Drive, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel# 24-24-251-007) from R-2 Single Family to ERO Education Research-Office

COUNCIL

MAYOR

ADMINISTRATION

ATTORNEY

A. Presentation of Proposed Vacation of Consent Judgment - 29500 Telegraph Road

B. Point of Sale Ordinance

Introduce Ordinance No. 1835

CLERK, TREASURER, PLANNER, ASSESSOR, ENGINEER

SCHEDULE

CLOSED SESSION

A. Discussion of Performance Evaluation - City Planner Terence E. Croad, Jr.

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