Marion Township - Livingston County Michigan

All items listed are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

a.) Approval of March 26, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes

b.) Planning Commission March 24, 2009 Report

c.) Complaint Report

d.) DPW Report

e.) Treasurers Report

f.) Zoning Report

3. Final Review of TXT# 03-08, Section 6.17 Infrastructure and Concurrency Standards

4. Proposed General Ordinance for Stormwater Management with Maintenance Agreement

5. Budget

6. Health Insurance

7. Tornado Sirens

8. Red Flag Policy

9. Park Committee/Buck Pole

10. Marion Retail Center

11. Marion Township Park II Property

12. Flexible Savings Accounts-May 1, 2009

Correspondence/ Updates

Call to the Public

Adjournment

DRAFT MINUTES

MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Hanvey, Paula Wyckoff , Tammy Beal , Les Andersen , Travis Hodge, Scott Lloyd, and Dan Lowe

MEMBERS ABSENT: None

OTHERS PRESENT: Phil Westmoreland , OHM

Annette McNamara , Zoning Administrator

Vickie Moellmann , Assessor

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CALL TO ORDER

Bob Hanvey called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

PLEDGE TO FLAG

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

The board members introduced themselves.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

Richard Dell, 3105 Norton Rd. , was present on behalf of the Board of Review. Mr. Dell provided the board members with rationale for the decisions reached by the Board of Review. He was surprised that the number of petitioners was much less than normal, which he attributes to the work being done by the assessing department to educate residents, information on the website, and the improved assessment notice. He felt the hardship guidelines should be reviewed before next year, as they were too restrictive. Scott Lloyd asked how many hardship cases were heard. Mr. Dell said six to eight , which is two or three more than usual.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Bob Hanvey asked to have the Buck Pole item moved to the top of the agenda. Tammy Beal motioned to approve the agenda as amended. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

CONSENT AGENDA

Les Andersen motioned to approve the consent agenda. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

BUCK POLE

Aaron Regner presented his plans for the buck pole to the board members. Mr. Regner is working to become an Eagle Scout and this would be his service project. Copies of the design and a timeline were included for the board’s review. Cheryl Range , 4899 W Coon Lake Rd. , suggested the fundraiser information be added to the township’s website. Jack Lowe, 345 Woodcreek Dr. , said there is an access problem in the front. He is suggesting the buck pole be constructed so that it can be disassembled on an annual basis. Charlie Musson and Jack Lowe will work with Mr. Regner on this project. Tammy Beal motioned to approve the buck pole project as presented. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

FINAL REVIEW OF TXT #03-08: SECTION 6.17—INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONCURRENCY STANDARDS AND PROPOSED GENERAL ORDINANCE FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WITH MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

Les Andersen motioned to approve TXT #03-08 zoning ordinance as presented. Tammy Beal seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

Tammy Beal motioned to approve the Storm Water Management general ordinance as presented. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

Bob Hanvey said both of these ordinances need to be published (AI #1.)

BUDGET

Budget revisions are included in the packet. Scott Lloyd asked about the amount for state revenue sharing and health care. Les Andersen discussed road projects, and passed out estimates from the road commission to review before the next meeting.

Bob Hanvey also provided the board members with a copy of the county allocation budget.

HEALTH INSURANCE

Tammy Beal said the representative from Burnham & Flower will make a presentation to staff and board members on April 23 at 6:00 p.m.

TORNADO SIRENS

There is one siren in the new budget. This item will be discussed during the budget approval process.

RED FLAG POLICY

A sample policy from Genoa Township is included in the packet. Tammy Beal motioned to accept the Genoa Township Red Flag Policy in connection with collection of sewer money. A similar policy will be provided at the next meeting for Marion Township (AI #2.) Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.

PARK COMMITTEE

Paula Wyckoff noted that the next meeting date in the minutes provided should be April 28.

MARION RETAIL CENTER

Phil Westmoreland and Dan Lowe updated the board on this project. Barney Cole, 918 Francis Road , asked who pays for the repairs. Bob Hanvey said the developer. Mr. Hanvey said the calculations on flow need to be determined, and will work on that with Dan Lowe and Phil Westmoreland (AI #3.)

MARION TOWNSHIP PARK #2 PROPERTY

Bob Hanvey updated the board members on the progress of this project.

FLEXIBLE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

Tammy Beal handed out information on the FSA. The Burnham & Flower representative will answer any questions on this program at the next meeting.

CORRESPONDENCE/UPDATES

The board members were reminded that the Burnham & Flower representative will make a presentation on April 23 at 6:00 p.m.

Information on a Low Impact Development Discussion at Green Oak Township Hall will be held on April 30 from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

A hearing for Chestnut is scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Paula Wyckoff provided a copy of an email from Livingston County Planning regarding her favorable impression of Marion Township Park #1.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

Charlie Musson, 333 Triangle Lake Road , asked for clarification on his role working with Aaron Regner on the buck pole.

Barney Cole, 918 Francis Road , expressed his dissatisfaction with Charter Communications.

Cheryl Range , 4899 W. Coon Lake Road , said she has been on the Board of Review for many years and in her experience, the assessor is one of the best and most thorough that she’s worked with.

John Lowe, 345 Woodcreek Drive , said he’s waiting for an opinion from Mike Kehoe on the bid scenario Marion Township Park #2. Mr. Lowe would like the bidding to be by invitation only. Advertising and bid specifications for a job of this size would cost more than the project itself. Phil Westmoreland said the City of Lansing has language in the bid packet that local businesses will be given preference. Tammy Beal motioned to hire John Lowe as the project manager for the township property cleanup. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Roll call vote: Lowe—yes; Lloyd—no; Beal—yes; Hanvey—yes; Wyckoff —yes; Andersen—no; Hodge—no. Motion carried 4-3. Les Andersen and Scott Lloyd said their “no” votes aren’t because they don’t want Mr. Lowe as project manager.

ADJOURNMENT

Tammy Beal motioned to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Paula Wyckoff seconded. Motion carried 7-0.