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Board of Trustees Meeting on April 17, 2006

AGENDA

Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. Payment of Bills.

2. Approval of Minutes: April 3, 2006.

3. Request for approval of a resolution, adopting a municipal employees' retirement system of Michigan Defined Benefit Programs for Greg Tatara.

4. Request for approval of a resolution for defining hours per month for MERS retirement purposes for Greg Tatara.

Approval of Regular Agenda:

5. Request to consider approval of a request from the Michigan Townships Association for $3,000.00 to support the litigation costs of Kalamazoo Charter Township versus the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

6. Request that the County Board of Commissioners consider a resolution to waive County Planning Commission review of Township ordinances and amendments as provided in the Township Zoning Act (M.C.L.125.380).

7. Consideration of road projects:

A. Request to authorize a contract with the Livingston County Road Commission to install 4,900 tons of 23A limestone on Kellogg (between McClements and Grand River) at a cost of $128,800.00).

B. Request to authorize a cost sharing agreement with Oceola Township to install surface gravel and complete drainage work on Golf Club Road from Hacker 2,500 feet west with an estimated 50% of Genoa share of $72,450.00.

8. Request for approval of a resolution No. 1 for State Street Road Improvement Project No. 1 at a cost of approximately $20,000.00 with the first public hearing scheduled for May 1, 2006.

MINUTES

Supervisor McCririe called the regular meeting of the Genoa Charter Township Board to order at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The following persons were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Gary McCririe, Paulette Skolarus, Todd Smith, Jean Ledford, Steve Wildman and Jim Mortensen. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and approximately eight persons in the audience.

A Call to the Public was made with the following response: Chris Grabow - I am not happy that power lines will be installed along Latson Road. Hartland Township is opposed to such a project and they are asking that the cable be placed underground. McCririe - A public hearing has been scheduled for April 24, 2006 at the Genoa Woods Conference Center. Our township manager will attend that meeting. Objections should be voiced at that meeting.

Approval of Consent Agenda:
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Wildman, to approve items 1 & 2 from the consent agenda and move 3 & 4 to the regular agenda. The motion carried unanimously.

1. Payment of Bills.

2. Approval of Minutes: April 3, 2006.

Approval of Regular Agenda:
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to approve the regular agenda as amended. The motion carried unanimously.

3. Request for approval of a resolution, adopting a municipal employees' retirement system of Michigan Defined Benefit Programs for Greg Tatara.
Moved by Smith, supported by Mortensen, to approve the MERS retirement system as negotiated. This action is contingent upon review of the planned document by the township attorney and the review of the supporting documents by MERS. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Smith, Wildman, Mortensen, Skolarus and McCririe. Nays - None. Absent - Hunt.

4. Request for approval of a resolution for defining hours per month for MERS retirement purposes for Greg Tatara.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to approve the resolution defining the hours per month for MERS. This action is contingent upon review of all supporting documents by the township attorney. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Smith, Wildman, Mortensen, Skolarus and McCririe. Nays - None. Absent - Hunt.

5. Request to consider approval of a request from the Michigan Townships Association for $3,000.00 to support the litigation costs of Kalamazoo Charter Township versus the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Moved by Smith, supported by Mortensen, to authorize the support of litigation as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

6. Request that the County Board of Commissioners consider a resolution to waive County Planning Commission review of township ordinances and amendments as provided in the Township Zoning Act (M.C.L.125.380).
Moved by Ledford, supported by Wildman, to approve the request to ask the County Board of Commissioners waive their right to review township ordinances and amendments. The motion carried unanimously.

7. Consideration of road projects:
A. Request to authorize a contract with the Livingston County Road Commission to install 4,900 tons of 23A limestone on Kellogg (between McClements and Grand River) at a cost of $128,800.00).
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Smith, to authorize the contract as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

B. Request to authorize a cost sharing agreement with Oceola Township to install surface gravel and complete drainage work on Golf Club Road from Hacker 2,500 feet west with an estimated 50% of Genoa share of $72,450.00.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Smith, to authorize the cost sharing agreement as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

It was the consensus of the board to transfer from Future Roads #261 to Road Improvement Advances #264 approximately $155,000.00 for coverage of the 25% township funding of road projects as previously completed.

8. Request for approval of a resolution No. 1 for State Street Road Improvement Project No. 1 at a cost of approximately $20,000.00 with the first public hearing scheduled for May 1, 2006.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Smith, to approve Resolution No. 1 as requested. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Smith, Wildman, Mortensen, Skolarus and McCririe. Nays - None. Absent - Hunt.

The regular meeting of the Genoa Charter Township Board was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.