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Votes at a glance: Southfield council actions on Sept. 29
Summary
Council approved an emergency moratorium on new firearms sales establishments; adopted standard special assessment resolutions for a Coventry Woods drainage project; approved multiple consent‑agenda purchases and personnel items; reappointed four wildlife advisory commissioners; and approved land‑use items including a special use for Allegra and a
Southfield City Council on Sept. 29 took multiple routine and policy actions. Below are the formal motions recorded on the meeting agenda and in the public record.
Major formal actions (motions and outcomes)
- Emergency moratorium on new firearm sales establishments and firearm shooting ranges - Motion: “Approve emergency moratorium for new firearm sales establishments and firearm shooting ranges” - Mover: Councilman Tim Hicks; Second: Councilwoman Hogue - Outcome: Approved (voice vote) - Notes: 120‑day moratorium; staff to draft zoning amendments and present to Planning Commission on Oct. 8; return to council in November.
- Reappointments to the Southfield Wildlife Advisory Commission - Motion: Reappoint Tiffany Goacher, Janelle Kostan (name spelled in agenda), Joel Milinski, and Jennifer Oramond - Mover: Councilman Tim Hicks; Second: Councilwoman Haynes - Outcome: Approved (voice vote)
- Approval of corrected meeting minutes (multiple dates) - Motion to approve corrected minutes for the budget meeting of June 9, 2025 and regular meetings of June 23, June 30 and July 21, 2025 - Mover: Councilwoman Hogue; Second: Councilman Brightwell - Outcome: Approved (voice vote)
- Consent agenda (items a–h) — routine purchases, agreements, and labor actions - Motion: Approve consent agenda items a through h (includes Oakland County interlocal agreement for animal care services; authorization to purchase animal control vehicle; purchase of secure boxes/software; generator proposals for fire stations 1,2,3 and 5; access pad additions; winter road maintenance agreement; printing bids; and wages/benefits for bargaining units) - Mover: Councilwoman Hogue; Second: Councilwoman Haynes - Outcome: Approved (voice vote) - Notes: Council pulled items b and d for brief discussion (animal control vehicle transport and generator work at stations). Staff provided delivery/installation details and clarified Station 4 did not require generator replacement.
- Special assessment (SAD) — Coventry Woods backyard drainage improvements (SS1177) - Motion: Adopt standard special assessment resolutions 3 and 4 (declare project a necessity and authorize staff to seek competitive bids; set next hearing date) - Mover: Councilman Tim Hicks; Second: Councilwoman Hogue - Outcome: Approved (voice vote) - Notes: Project estimate presented ($175,008.57) with city engineering costs of $27,055; proposed homeowner share and a 10‑year installment option were discussed; next hearing set for Oct. 27.
- Special use request PS LU 25‑0006 — Allegra Marketing Print Mail (24471 W 10 Mile) - Motion: Approve special use to operate a reproduction/duplicating facility (hours corrected to Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.) - Mover: Councilman Tim Hicks; Second: Councilwoman Haynes - Outcome: Approved (voice vote)
- Zoning text amendment PTZA 25‑0004 (adult day services definition and allowed districts) / Ordinance introduction - Motion: Approve the text amendment and introduce ordinance 18‑17 - Mover: Councilman Tim Hicks; Second: Councilman (support noted) - Outcome: Approved and ordinance 18‑17 introduced
How votes were recorded
Most items passed by voice vote with “Aye” and “Motion carries” recorded in the meeting minutes; the transcript does not include roll‑call tallies or named yes/no votes for these motions.
Meeting context
The communications/public comment portion of the meeting drew more than 60 speakers, many addressing the firearm retailer adjacent to two childcare centers. Several other residents raised code‑enforcement, road and park maintenance, stormwater, and neighborhood quality‑of‑life issues. The council handled votes on routine business and simultaneously moved a moratorium and directed staff to pursue regulatory changes.
