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Board of Trustees Meeting on May 15, 2000

Agenda:

1. Public Hearing on the Mt. Brighton Road Improvement Project.

A. Call to property owners.

B. Call to the public.

2. Request for approval of resolutions for the Mt. Brighton Road Improvement Project.

A. Resolution No. 2 (directing the preparation of the special assessment roll).

B. Resolution No. 3 (scheduling the second hearing and directing the issuance of statutory notices).

3. Request for approval of amendments to the General Fund Budget for Fiscal 1999-2000 as submitted by Skolarus.

4. Discussion of the General Fund Worksheet for fiscal 2000-2001.

A. Discussion of worksheet.

B. Consideration of road projects for summer 2000 and authorization to execute the cost sharing agreements.

C. Consideration of the Huron River Watershed Council request for membership at a cost of $858.33.

5. Consideration of a request to purchase:

6. Request for approval of appointments to the Brighton Area Fire Authority Board as recommended by Murray.

Minutes:

A regular meeting of the Township Board was called to order by Supervisor Murray at 7:00 p.m. at the Genoa Township Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said.

The following Board members were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Robert Murray, Paulette Skolarus, Robin Hunt, Jean Ledford, Jim Mortensen and Kathy Robertson. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal, Township Attorney Rick Heikkinen, and approximately 10 persons in the audience.

1. Public Hearing on the Mt. Brighton Road Improvement Project.

A. Call to property owners.

B. Call to the public.

A Call to the Public was made with residents asking questions of Jodie Tedesco of the Livingston County Road Commission concerning the Mt. Brighton Road project. Audience members raised no objections to the project.

2. Request for approval of resolutions for the Mt. Brighton Road Improvement Project.

A. Resolution No. 2 (directing the preparation of the special assessment roll).

Moved by Mortensen, supported by Robertson, to approve Resolution No. 2 with minor corrections. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Hunt, Robertson, Mortensen, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None. Absent - McCririe.

B. Resolution No. 3 (scheduling the second hearing and directing the issuance of statutory notices).

Moved by Ledford, supported by Robertson, to approve Resolution No. 3 with minor corrections. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Hunt, Robertson, Mortensen, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None. Absent - McCririe.

3. Request for approval of amendments to the General Fund Budget for Fiscal 1999-2000 as submitted by Skolarus.

Moved by Hunt, supported by Ledford, to approve the amendment to the General Fund budget as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

4. Discussion of the General Fund Worksheet for fiscal 2000-2001.

A. Discussion of worksheet.

The worksheet for the next fiscal year was discussed with minor changes being made. No formal action was taken on the budget. The budget will be reviewed at a public hearing scheduled for the 2nd meeting of June 2000.

B. Consideration of road projects for summer 2000 and authorization to execute the cost sharing agreements.

• Cunningham Lake Road - $54,939.60

The board took no action.

• Herbst Road - $39,707.20

Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve gravel for Herbst Road and the execution of the contract with the LCRC. The motion carried unanimously.

• Big Barneys for chloride application

The board took no formal action.

C. Consideration of the Huron River Watershed Council request for membership at a cost of $858.33.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve membership as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

5. Consideration of a request to purchase:

• Polo shirts for township employees

Moved by Ledford, supported by Robertson, to approve the recommendation by the administrative committee as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

• A file cabinet for the clerks office

Moved by Hunt, supported by Robertson, to approve the purchase of a file cabinet as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

6. Request for approval of appointments to the Brighton Area Fire Authority Board as recommended by Murray.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to appoint Gary McCririe and Jim Mortensen to the Brighton Area Fire Authority Board with McCririe appointed to a three-year term and Mortensen to a four-year term. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Ledford, supported by Robertson, to allow the supervisor and clerk to execute the agreement for transfer of emergency services as related to the Brighton Fire Authority. The motion carried unanimously.

Administrative Business:

A letter was received from Lisa Scott asking for a light at Brighton Road and the entrance to the Oak Pointe subdivision. It was the consensus of the board to forward that request to the LCRC.

A memo was received from Code Enforcement Officer Adam VanTassell concerning violations of the Wal-Mart PUD agreement. It was agreed to aggressively seek action through the courts against the developer and Wal-Mart.

Moved by Robertson, supported by Ledford, to approve the execution of a purchase agreement out of the Future Development Fund (Fire) for purchase of approximately two acres of land located at Crooked Lake and Nixon Roads for a future fire site at a cost of $30,000.00. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Robertson, supported by Mortensen, to approve for payment vouchers totaling $186868.33 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Ledford, supported by Hunt, to approve the Minutes of the May 1, 2000 regular meeting of the board as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Heikkinen suggested that we amend the township-zoning ordinance to include a time limit for Land Use Permits and to add a definition of channel and stream regarding setbacks for the water.

Moved by Robertson, supported by Mortensen, to deny a request for outdoor sales in the Kroger parking lot for fire works. The developer was denied outdoor sales for that property within the PUD agreement. The motion carried unanimously.

No objections were raised to the Township Newsletter, which will be mailed in mid June.

The regular meeting of the board was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Paulette A. Skolarus

Genoa Township Clerk