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MARION TOWNSHIP AGENDA and DRAFT MINUTES February 9th, 2006 CALL
TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MEMBERS
PRESENT/ ABSENT: CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Agenda Items Only – 3 minute limit 1. CONSENT AGENDA 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
Agenda b.)
Approval of January 12, 2006 Minutes c.)
January 24, 2006 Planning Commission Report d.)
Treasurers Report e.)
DPW Report f.) Zoning Report 2. MHOG
Water Treatment Plant Sewer Usage 3.
Township’s Handbook Wording of the Retiree Health Benefit 4.
Storing Our Township Data On Line 5.
Kitchen Smoke Alarm and Panic Buttons 6. Resolution to charge Howell Public Schools $3.00 for the Summer Tax Bills. 7.
Planning Commission Priorities for 2006 8.
Subdivision Control General Ordinance 9.
Proposed Text Amendment-Standards for Shooting Ranges (Rifle,
Skeet, Trap, Pistol and Archery) 10. 11.
12.
Peavy Force Main Replacement Bids 13.
Court of Appeals Docket No. 262437 14.
15. Roads - Grip Money 16. ZBA Report FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP CALL
TO PUBLIC: ADJOURNMENT: DRAFT MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey, Sue Lingle, Dave Hamann, Tammy Beal, and Dan Lowe MEMBERS
ABSENT:
None OTHERS
PRESENT:
Phil Westmoreland, OHM
David Schroeder, OHM ************************************************************************************************************************ CALL TO ORDER
Bob Hanvey called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
PLEDGE TO FLAG
MEMBERS PRESENT The members of the board introduced
themselves. CALL TO THE PUBLIC None. CONSENT AGENDA Sue Lingle motioned to approve the
consent agenda. Dave Hamann
seconded. Motion carried 5-0. MHOG WATER TREATMENT PLANT SEWER
USAGE Bob Hanvey reported this item was discussed at the last MHOG meeting. Gary Markstrom was assigned the task of calculating the estimated usage. This should be available for the next board meeting. Mr. Hanvey added that a proposal was received from another operator that is being considered to replace OMI at the MHOG water plant, GO sewer plant, the Lake Edgewood and Oak Pointe
sewer and water plants. TOWNSHIP HANDBOOK WORDING FOR
RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS A copy of the suggested wording for handbook is included in the packets. Tammy Beal asked to have the fourth bullet point removed (elected officials must serve a minimum of 3 terms.) Bob Hanvey asked to have the numeral “1” added at the beginning of the second bullet point. Sue Lingle motioned to accept the new verbiage for the township handbook with the modifications stated above.
Tammy Beal seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. ONLINE TOWNSHIP DATA Bob Hanvey provided information on the options available. His opinion is that the Hamburg Township service, approximately $250 per month, is better than what’s offered by BS&A, and is worth further investigation. Dave Hamann asked what kind of information is available, and the information being so widely available. Sue Lingle said her concern is that
the information isn’t up-to-date, and there should be some type of
disclaimer. KITCHEN SMOKE ALARM Sue Lingle motioned to accept the proposal from Allstar Alarm for one (1) heat sensor at $125 and three (3) panic buttons at $100 each. Dave Hamann seconded. Roll call vote: Dave Hamann, Sue Lingle, Bob Hanvey, Tammy Beal, Dan Lowe—all yes.
Motion carried 5-0. RESOLUTION TO CHARGE HOWELL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS $3 PER PARCEL FOR SUMMER TAX BILLS Sue Lingle motioned to adopt a resolution to accept the agreement for collection of summer school property taxes at $3 per parcel, as outlined in the January 17, 2006 letter from Richard Terres. Tammy Beal seconded. Resolution passed 5-0. 2006 PLANNING COMMISSION PRIORITIES Dave Hamann said that priorities need to be established for the budget process. The Planning Commission is looking for input from the township board. Bob Hanvey said he feels that Article 20 seems to be geared more toward rezoning than it is toward text amendments. The zoning administrator has a spreadsheet that she can provide to the board members. Mr. Hamann also discussed the fact that the zoning map hasn’t been signed and published, and shouldn’t be given out. This item will be postponed until
the February 23, 2006 board meeting. SUBDIVISION CONTROL GENERAL
ORDINANCE Bob Hanvey suggested this should be the first priority for the Planning Commission. Dave Hamann motioned to give the Planning Commission 60 days to finalize recommendations on the Subdivision Control Ordinance. Tammy Beal seconded Motion carried 5-0. TEXT AMENDMENT Dave Hamann motioned to approve the text amendment for Section 17.27—Shooting Ranges (Rifle, Skeet, Trap, Pistol & Archery) as presented, and shall become effective seven (7) days after publication. Sue Lingle seconded. Discussion: Dan Lowe said he would like to see the hours and days limited. Dan Lowe motioned to modify the amendment to limit days to Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Motion failed due to no second. The original motion offered
by Dave Hamann, seconded by Sue Lingle, carried 4-1.
PEAVY FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT BIDS Phil Westmoreland provided a letter dated February 6, 2006 recommending accepting the bid from C&E Construction from Highland for $85,896.50. Bob Hanvey asked if the qualifications and recommendations have been verified; Mr. Westmoreland said yes.
Greg Harris, president of C&E, was present to answer any
questions. Sue Lingle motioned to accept the bid from C&E Construction Co., Inc., for $85,896.50 for the Peavy Road force main replacement. Tammy Beal seconded. Discussion: Dan Lowe asked about a start date. Mr. Harris said the beginning of March. Mr. Lowe asked if there is a completion date. Mr. Westmoreland said yes. Roll call vote: Tammy Beal, Sue Lingle, Bob Hanvey, Dan Lowe,
Dave Hamann—all yes. Motion
carried 5-0. CHARTER TOWNSHIP Dave Hamann asked to have this item added to the agenda. He provided a copy of the MTA’s comparison between General Law and Charter Townships. Some of the neighboring townships are looking at this as their way of meeting some of their new responsibilities in the area of providing services. Mr. Hamann said he would like input from the township accountant and attorney. Bob Hanvey provided additional information that talks about other ways that annexation could happen even for a charter township. Mr. Hanvey said according to Chris Ward, unless the township is willing to provide police and garbage pick-up, the township is still subject to annexation. Tammy Beal said the assessor feels that becoming a charter
township is a good idea because there is such a small commercial tax base.
Charlie Musson, 333 Triangle Lake Road: Mr. Musson said the writing is on the wall on this issue. If the federal government or the state isn’t going to pay for services,
who will. LOVE’S CREEK/SESAME DRIVE Dave Hamann motioned to schedule a public hearing for Love’s Creek/Sesame Drive on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 7:15 p.m.
Tammy Beal seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. COURT OF APPEALS DOCKET NO. 262437 Bob Hanvey provided an update on
this item. The packet includes a
letter from Neal Goodman. HILLCREST TOWER SITE PLAN
REVIEW/PERMIT FEES Tammy Beal motioned to waive township fees on any actions required by the township. Sue Lingle seconded. Motion carried 5-0. ROADS—GRIP MONEY Sue Lingle motioned to invest the GRIP money in Cedar Lake Road, to include ditching, and the township will match the funds. Dave Hamann seconded. Roll call vote: Dan Lowe, Dave Hamann, Sue Lingle, Bob Hanvey, Tammy Beal—all yes.
Motion carried 5-0. ZBA REPORT Dan Lowe reported that no meeting
was held this month. FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP Bob Hanvey provided a copy of a letter from Tom Meagher regarding Chestnut Development. The pretrial conference is scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2006 at 8:30 a.m., and the trial for Monday, February 27, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. Mr. Hanvey will be attending.
Mr. Hanvey also reported that he attended a cable session at the MTA
conference. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Barney Cole, 918 Francis Road: Mr. Cole suggested that the franchise agreement should be shortened up, or kept at a maximum of ten (10) years. Charlie Musson, 333 Triangle Lake Road: Mr. Musson said he has contacted Verizon and offered to pay for the tower if they place it on his
farm. Phil Westmoreland, 2995 Sunset Meadows Drive: Mr. Westmoreland informed the township board that he is running for the Howell School Board, an would appreciate everyone
voting on May 2, and the board’s support as well.
ADJOURNMENT Dave Hamann
motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m.
Sue Lingle seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. |
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