on May 4, 2011 at 4:30am.
Board of Trustees Meeting on June 18, 2001
Election Commission
6:40 p.m.
1. Request for approval of language related to the millage request by the Brighton Area Fire Authority.
2. Request for approval of election workers for the August 7, 2001 special election for the Brighton Area Fire Authority and recommendation to the Township Board.
3. Request for approval of salaries for election workers scheduled for August 7, 2001 and recommendation to the Township Board.
Adjournment.
Walnut Hills Public Hearing
6:45 p.m.
1. Public Hearing on the Walnut Hills Road Improvement Project and the establishment of a Special Assessment District.
A. Presentation of cost and description of the plan.
B. Call to property owner.
C. Call to the public.
Adjournment.
Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m. (or immediately following the public hearing)
1. Request for approval of a resolution to proceed with the Walnut Hills project and direct the creation of the special assessment district.
2. Request to amend the plat for Mystic Creek to reconfigure lot 7 of plat and add a metes and bounds parcel to create a new lot 25 as recommended by Township Attorney Heikkinen.
3. Request for approval of Budgets:
A. Amendment to the General Fund Budget for fiscal 2000-2001.
B. Liquor Law Budget #212 for fiscal 2001-2002.
C. Future Road Improvement Fund Budget #261 for fiscal 2001-2002.
D. Fire Authority Budget #262 for fiscal 2001-2002.
E. Road Improvement Advances Budget #264 for fiscal 2001-2002.
F. Salaries for the elected officials for fiscal 2001-2002.
G. General Fund Budget for fiscal 2001-2002.
H. Debt Service Fund Budgets.
4. Request for approval of workers and salaries for the Special Election scheduled for August 7, 2001, as recommended by the Election Commission.
Minutes:
A meeting of the Election Commission was called to order by Skolarus at 6:40 p.m. at the Genoa Township Hall. The following members were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Paulette A. Skolarus, Gary McCririe and Robin Hunt. In addition there were approximately 25 persons in the audience.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Hunt, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
1. Request for approval of language related to the millage request by the Brighton Area Fire Authority.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Hunt, to approve the language of the millage for the authority as discussed. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Request for approval of election workers for the August 7, 2001 special election for the Brighton Area Fire Authority and recommendation to the Township Board.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Hunt, to recommend to the township board the list of persons supplied by the clerk's office to work the special election. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Request for approval of salaries for election workers scheduled for August 7, 2001 and recommendation to the Township Board.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Hunt, to recommend to the township board the salaries for election workers at a cost of $4,140.00. The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting of the Election Commission was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
GENOA TOWNSHIP
Public Hearing on the Walnut Hills Road Improvement Project
MINUTES
Supervisor McCririe called the Public Hearing of the Township Board to order at 6:45 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The following board members were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: McCririe, Skolarus, Hunt, Ledford, Smith, Combs and Mortensen. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and approximately 25 persons in the audience.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Smith, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
1. Public Hearing on the Walnut Hills Road Improvement Project and the establishment of a Special Assessment District.
A. Presentation of cost and description of the plan.
Skolarus advised the board and audience that the bid from the road commission came in at $205,000.00. That estimate would allow for a special assessment district at $169,125.00 divided by 47 parcels over four-year. The annual cost is expected to be approximately $820.00 annually. Should the cost of the project increase by 10%, the annual payment would be approximately $900.00. Two letters of objection were received - one from Dean Jolly and one from Richard Barth.
B. Call to property owner.
A call to property owners was made with the following response: Mark Lunau - I am pleased that the bids came in so low. Elaine Thayer - How could the vacant lot not be assessed, it is a separate parcel. McCririe - That request will be determined by this board.
C. Call to the public.
A call to the public was made with no response.
The Public Hearing of the Walnut Hills Road Improvement Project was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
MINUTES
The regular meeting of the township board was called to order by McCririe at 7:00 p.m. All persons listed above were in attendance at the regular meeting.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the Agenda with he addition of a Public Hearing on the Michigan Development Block Grant Application Program. This request will be heard first.
A Call to the Public was made with the following response: Francisco Solano - Mr. Solano presented the board with a video of an accident that had occurred near his home. In addition he presented a letter signed by nine neighboring residents concerning the speed on Chilson Road. Jim McCartney - I remember three fatalities in that area plus two or three rollovers. It is a bad stretch of road. I do not think speed is the problem. We need enforcement. Terry Lassitor - There is a hill right near my home that does not allow good site distance. The line of vision is another issue. Mark Strayer - I live at the apex of Chilson Road hill. Reducing the speed limit may not be the final solution but it would help.
Jerry Mack - The house next door is burned. I want to sell my home but am not able to do that. McCririe - A Public Hearing on that issue was held this afternoon. We are working on having that property declared unsafe. We can only act under the law. Hopefully, at the next board meeting we will be able to address your concern.
1. Public Hearing on the Michigan Development Block Grant application program as presented by Fred Dillingham.
Dillingham - The grant is for $750,000.00 and is a combination of federal and state funds for infrastructure of water and sewer. The entire project is estimated to cost a little more than 10 million, with 8.5 million of private dollars and the balance from local, state and federal dollars. This program will assist Uniboring for new construction located along Dorr Road. A Call to the Public was made with no response.
2. Request for approval of a resolution to proceed with the Walnut Hills project and direct the creation of the special assessment district.
It was the consensus of the board that McCririe would contact Mr. Barth to see if he was interested in combining his parcels. Tom Klekner - The empty lot has weeds about three feet high. Can anything be done? Archinal - We do not have a weed enforcement ordinance. It would be too difficult to implement in this area.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Combs, to approve the resolution with minor corrections. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Request to amend the plat for Mystic Creek to reconfigure lot 7 of plat and add a metes and bounds parcel to create a new lot 25 as recommended by Township Attorney Heikkinen.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Smith, to amend the plat for lot 7 and create two separate parcels - lots 7a and 7b according the Boss Engineering survey dated 03-09-00. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Request for approval of Budgets:
A. Amendment to the General Fund Budget for fiscal 2000-2001.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Ledford, to amend the 2000-2001 budget as requested by Skolarus. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Liquor Law Budget #212, Future Road Improvement Fund Budget #261, Fire Authority Budget #262 and Road Improvement Advances Budget #264 for fiscal 2001-2002.
Moved by Combs, supported by Hunt, to approve the budgets listed above and as prepared by Skolarus. The motion carried unanimously.
C. Salaries for the elected officials for fiscal 2001-2002.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve salary increases of $3,000.00 for the supervisor, clerk and treasurer. Further, to approve a per diem for trustees at $125.00. The motion carried unanimously.
D. Salaries for the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals for fiscal 2001-2002.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve per diem fees for the Planning Commission and Zoning Board members at $100.00, with $5.00 additional for the chairman. The motion carried unanimously.
E. General Fund Budget for fiscal 2001-2002.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve the General Fund Budget as submitted, correcting salaries for elected officials as previously approved. The motion carried unanimously.
F. Debt Service Fund Budgets.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Smith, to approve the budgets for the Debt Service Funds as submitted by Hunt. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Request for approval of workers and salaries for the Special Election scheduled for August 7, 2001, as recommended by the Election Commission.
Moved by Smith, supported by Combs, to approve the list of election officials as submitted by the clerk's office. The motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Combs, to approve the salaries for persons working the special election as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.
Administrative Business:
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve up to $8,000.00 for the cost of moving the traffic signal pole along the bike path and adjacent to the wetlands as requested by Pete Finkbeiner. The motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve for payment vouchers totaling $282,920.64. The motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Combs, supported by Mortensen, to approve the Minutes of the 06-04-01 regular meeting of the board as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
The regular meeting of the Genoa Township Board was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk