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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA and DRAFT MINUTES
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Members Present/ Members Absent
Call to the Public
1.
Approval of Agenda
2.
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 May 28, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes
b.)
Assessing Report
c.)
Complaint Report
d.)
DPW Report
e.)
Park Advisory Committee Minutes
f.)
Treasurers Report
g.)
Zoning Report
3.
Public hearing-Truth in Taxation Millage Rate(0.8216)
4.
Public Hearing 2009-2010 Budget
5.
Adopt/ Amend 2008-2009 Budget
6.
Adopt Millage Rate
7.
Adopt 2009-2010 General Fund Budget
8.
Adopt 2009-2010 Misc.
9.
Planning Commission Budget
10.
Pump Stations
11.
Meeting Schedule/Holiday Hours
12.
Cell Tower Trees
13.
Marion Retail Center
14.
Hometown Village
15.
Marion Township Roads
16.
Parking Lot Resealing
17.
Liquor License Transfer
18.
Marion Township Park II Property
19.
Heritage Days
20.
June 1, 2009 ZBA Report
Correspondence/
Updates
Chestnut
****NOTICE***the
next Board meeting packet will be ready for pick up June 22, 2009 at 3:00
pm.
Call to the Public
Adjournment
DRAFT MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey,
Paula Wyckoff
, Dan Lowe, Scott Lloyd,
Tammy Beal
,
Les Andersen
, and Travis Hodge
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
None
OTHERS
PRESENT:
Phil Westmoreland
, OHM
Chris Arsenault, Pfeffer, Hanniford & Palka
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CALL TO ORDER
Bob Hanvey called the meeting to order at
7:06 p.m.
PLEDGE TO
FLAG
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
The board members introduced themselves.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Tammy Beal
motioned to adopt a resolution to set the 2009-2010 millage rate at 0.8216.
Travis Hodge seconded. Roll
call vote: Lowe, Lloyd, Beal,
Hanvey,
Wyckoff
, Andersen, Hodge—all yes. Resolution
passed 7-0.
PUMP STATIONS
Travis Hodge motioned to install
3-phase monitors at the remaining pump stations.
Les Andersen
seconded. Roll call vote:
Wyckoff
, Hodge, Hanvey, Lloyd, Beal, Andersen, Lowe—all yes.
Motion carried 7-0.
MEETING SCHEDULE/HOLIDAY HOURS
Dan Lowe motioned to have the Board
of Trustees meetings begin at
7:30 p.m.
and approve the remainder of the schedule as presented.
Scott Lloyd seconded. Roll
call vote: Beal—no;
Andersen—yes; Hodge—no;
Wyckoff
—no; Lowe—yes; Hanvey—yes; Lloyd—yes.
Motion carried 4-3.
CELL
TOWER TREES
Dan Lowe said the zoning
administrator asked him to discuss this item with the board.
The trees surrounding the cell tower are dead and she’s been unable
to get them to cooperate. Bob
Hanvey said he will contact them (AI #1.)
MARION
RETAIL
CENTER
A status update from the Livingston
County Road Commission is included in the packet.
HOMETOWN
VILLAGE
Dan Lowe talked with the bank and
said they don’t care whether the township and/or neighbors want the
concrete cleaned up. Bob Hanvey
said he would call them (AI #2.)
Mr. Hanvey also said the township has filed a response to the
tribunal, but it’s not scheduled yet.
TOWNSHIP ROADS
Barney
Cole,
918 Francis Road
, asked about having repairs done on his road.
He said when the road was done, it wasn’t done to specifications.
Les Andersen
said the Road Commission feels there are other roads, such as
Triangle
Lake
, Sexton and Keddle, that have a higher priority.
Charlie Musson,
333 Triangle Lake Road
, said his road was dusty immediately after the dust control application.
Les Andersen
motioned to have an additional dust control treatment on
Triangle Lake Road
from South Oaks to D-19.
Paula Wyckoff
seconded. Roll call vote:
Hanvey, Lowe,
Wyckoff
, Beal, Lloyd, Hodge, Andersen—all yes.
Motion carried 7-0.
PARKING LOT RESEALING
Phil
Westmoreland
said the township paid $825
last year for crack overbanding. The
price is the same as last year, 1500 feet at 55 cents per foot.
Dan Lowe authorized
Phil Westmoreland
to have overbanding done for $825 and to negotiate a price for resealing.
Les Andersen
seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER
Tammy
Beal
said there is a letter from
the Michigan Liquor Control Commission regarding the transfer of a liquor
license from Big John, Inc. (Howell Party Store) to J.K. Blessings, Inc. (Jonna’s.)
No action is required by the board.
TOWNSHIP
PARK
#2 PROPERTY
Paula
Wyckoff
said the road has been
finished and is ready for Heritage Days.
HERITAGE DAYS
Tammy
Beal
said Heritage Days is this
weekend and she still needs volunteers for Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Les Andersen
volunteered to work on Sunday morning.
JUNE
1, 2009
ZBA REPORT
Dan Lowe said the Zoning Board of
Appeals heard one variance request for a pole barn in a front yard.
Due to the location of the house and topography, the variance request
was granted.
Brent Walker,
2050 Fisk Road
, said he wants to build a front porch, but cannot meet the setback
requirements. The porch will
cost approximately $500 and he feels the $400 application fee is too steep.
Mr. Hanvey said that while he feels Mr. Walker’s request is
reasonable, the statute doesn’t allow any board but the ZBA to grant a
variance. The board discussed
various options. Travis Hodge
suggested having the ZBA meet twice a year with no application fee—those
who wanted to wait for the “free” meeting could do so.
Board members didn’t feel that basing the cost of the application
on the cost of the project could be done.
MARION
OAKS
A copy
of a letter from the township attorney to Thomas Kalas is included in the
packet. The attorney suggested
language for an amendment to the consent judgment.
Paula Wyckoff
motioned to authorize the supervisor and clerk to sign an amendment to the
consent judgment if Marion Oaks agrees to the terms.
Les Andersen
seconded. Motion
carried 7-0.
CORRESPONDENCE/UPDATES
A
letter from SEMCOG is included in the packet asking for comment on a project
submitted by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department.
Chestnut’s
motion for an extension to file was granted.
Bob
Hanvey said he attended two days of depositions on
Highland
to prepare for the hearing on July 7-9.
The
next board packet will be available on June 22.
CALL TO THE
PUBLIC
Les Andersen
said the
MTA
newsletter had an interesting article on
Delhi
Township
.
ADJOURNMENT
Les Andersen
motioned to adjourn at
9:53 p.m.
Paula Wyckoff
seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
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