BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA
and DRAFT MINUTES
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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 July
10, 2008 Regular Meeting Meeting
b.)
General Fund
Investments
3.
Rurik
Road Maintenance (Set 1st Public Hearing)
4.
Parking Lot Bids
5.
Final Review of
Text Amendment TXT #02-07/Z-22-08 (Home Occupations)
6.
Preliminary
Review of Text Amendment TXT #01-08 (General Provisions)
7.
2008 Marion
Township Road Projects/Norton Road Bids
8.
Norton Road
Water Leads
9.
Tornado Sirens
10.
Fox Fire/Crystal
Wood Water Connection
Correspondence/
Updates
For
the Good of the Township
Call
to the Public
Adjournment
DRAFT
MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey
,
Paula Wyckoff
, Dan Lowe,
Dave Hamann
,
Tammy Beal
,
Les Andersen
, and Travis Hodge
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
None
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CALL TO ORDER
Bob Hanvey
called the meeting to order at
7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE TO
FLAG
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
The board members introduced themselves.
Dave Raymond was present on behalf
of
St. Joseph
Hospital
. He said the hospital has
purchased an option to buy the former Marion Oaks property, and they have a
limited window of time. They
have hired Wayne Perry from Desine Inc. to work on this project, as well as
a landscape architect and an architectural firm.
Bob Sabo, 4303 Irene, asked if the
hospital would be doing road improvements to accommodate the additional
traffic. Mr. Raymond said they
will work with the Livingston County Road Commission and hire a traffic
consultant. Travis Hodge asked
if the hospital would have a higher level trauma center to eliminate
transfers to
Ann Arbor
. Mr. Raymond said the cardiac
services would be enhanced and they would like to eliminate transfers.
Bob Hanvey
suggested that two or three board members, along with two members from the
Planning Commission, form a committee to determine the procedures.
Mr. Hanvey said the current zoning ordinance needs to address some
issues to make this project viable, specifically Article 17.17.
John Lowe and
Jean Root
from the Planning Commission have agreed to participate.
Travis Hodge and
Tammy Beal
, along with
Bob Hanvey
, will represent the township board on this committee.
Les
Andersen
motioned to authorize the
Planning Commission to start reviewing the zoning ordinance, specifically
Article 17.17, uses permitted by Special Use Permit in Suburban Residential,
and height restrictions, to suggest changes.
Travis Hodge seconded. Motion
carried 7-0.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Six residents were present from the
neighborhood.
Bob Hanvey
said the board needs to schedule the public hearings.
The township attorney has suggested that there be two separate
districts: one for road
maintenance and one for snow plowing. The
board members discussed Public Act 188 and the procedures.
Dave Hamann
motioned to adopt a resolution to hold a public hearing on the creation of a
Special Assessment District at the
August 14, 2008
meeting.
Tammy Beal
seconded. Roll call vote:
Hamann, Hodge,
Wyckoff
, Hanvey, Beal, Lowe, Andersen—all yes.
Resolution passed 7-0.
PARKING LOT
BIDS
Two bids were received:
Alan’s Asphalt and D&H Asphalt.
Scott Holmes was present on behalf of D&H Asphalt.
No one was present on behalf of Alan’s Asphalt.
The board members and engineer discussed the project with Mr. Holmes.
Tammy Beal
asked that the work be done after the August 5 election.
Les Andersen
motioned to accept the bid from D&H Asphalt for $12,868.
Travis Hodge seconded. Roll
call vote:
Wyckoff
, Hanvey, Beal, Haman, Hodge, Andersen, Lowe—all yes.
Motion carried 7-0.
FINAL REVIEW OF TEXT AMENDMENT
TXT
#02-07/Z-22-08—HOME OCCUPATIONS
INVESTMENTS
Paula Wyckoff
provided the board with a
letter from Stockbridge State Bank, and a list of stocks showing local banks
and how their stock is performing.
Les Andersen
motioned to add Stockbridge State Bank to the list of approved banking
institutions. Travis Hodge
seconded. Motion
carried 7-0.
COUNTY
FARM
ROAD
REPAIR
Tammy Beal
said the Livingston County Road Commission has
indicated that the repairs on
County Farm Road
will cost more than originally expected.
Les Andersen
motioned to approve sharing the cost overrun on the
County Farm Road
repairs.
Tammy Beal
seconded. Roll call vote:
Hamann, Hodge, Andersen, Hanvey, Beal, Lowe,
Wyckoff
—all yes. Motion carried 7-0.
CORRESPONDENCE/UPDATES
Tammy Beal
provided the board members with information on
placing political signs, and rules for candidates on election day.
An
email was received from Mike Arens indicating his willingness to be an
alternate on the ZBA.
Les Andersen
motioned to appoint Mike Arens and Mike Smith as alternates for the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
Paula Wyckoff
seconded. Motion
carried 7-0.
A
letter is included from the township attorney regarding Lucy Road LLC.
The
work on
Marion
Retail
Center
has been stopped for now. Dan
Lowe said the engineer should be able to stop work immediately.
The procedure will be to contact the township supervisor.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP
Les Andersen
said he was contacted by Howard Lindsey from Barkmore Kennels, who said that
ITC
has installed some type of siren or loudspeaker that is disruptive.
Mr. Andersen told Mr. Lindsey to contact the zoning administrator’s
office to file a complaint.
CALL TO THE
PUBLIC
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Dave Hamann
motioned to adjourn at
8:50 p.m.
Tammy Beal
seconded. Motion
carried 7-0.
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