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Board of Trustees Meeting on April 17, 1999
Meeting type: Public Hearing & Regular MeetingDate: April 19, 1999
Time: 7:00pm
Agenda:
Presentation of Michigan flag by Judith Scranton.
Public Hearing for the Grand River Road Improvement project with a call to the public and property owners.
Request for approval of resolutions for the Grand River Road Improvement Project.
- Resolution No. 7 (confirming the special assessment roll).
- Resolution No. 8 (Bond authorizing resolution).
Request for approval of a special use permit, site plan and impact assessment for a proposed discount tire store, located on a vacant parcel at the southwest corner of Grand Oaks Drive and Grand River Ave. in Section 05, for Discount Tire (Rich Simmons).
Request for preliminary approval of a 97 unit condominium development known as Lake Villas of Pine Creek, located on the south side of Brighton Road in the Pine Creek Ridge Development in Section 36: River Place/Abbey Limited Partnership, Giffels-Webster (Larry Goss).
Request for final approval of the preliminary plat for Pebble Creek Subdivision, located on 57.6 acres off Hacker Road in Section 12: Desine.
Minutes:
A regular meeting of the Genoa 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, Gary McCririe, Kathy Robertson, Jean Ledford and Craig Jarvis. Also present were Township Manager Mike Archinal, Township Attorney Rick Heikkinen and approximately 25 persons in the audience.
Moved by Ledford, supported by McCririe, to approve the Agenda with the addition of a presentation by John Hanifan and a fire contract with the City of Brighton. The motion carried.
A Call to the Public was made with the following response: Elise Turgeon - I wrote a letter to the board concerning the Evans home on Grand River that may be demolished. Turgeon asked the board to consider an alternate to the destruction of such a beautiful landmark. Murray - Unfortunately, we are not involved in that decision. The responsibility lies with the Evans family and the new owners. We would hope that some action would be taken to preserve that home for the future.
Presentation of Michigan flag by Judith Scranton.
Scranton offered her best wishes and congratulations for continued success and operation of the new Genoa Township facility.
Presentation by John Hanifan (Livingston County Sold Waste Coordinator) for a spring-clean up.
Hanifan offered to print materials for the township in relation to a spring cleanup. The board took no formal action.
Public Hearing for the Grand River Road Improvement project with a call to the public and property owners.
A call to the public was made with the following response: M. McNutt - Isn't Grand River a state highway and why do residents who have five lanes in front of their property have to pay? Murray - Yes, Grand River is a state highway in that location, but the state will not fix the problem in that location. The assessment is not only for widening but also for drainage and an overlay of the entire district. Robert Peterson - I should not be involved in this project. Murray - The township engineer has determined that your property should be in the district. Letters of objection were received from Peterson and Candice Turpin (Prairie House). A letter was received from Reuland Electric asking that a deceleration lane be added in front of his parcel.
Request for approval of resolutions for the Grand River Road Improvement Project.
* Resolution No. 7 (confirming the special assessment roll).
Moved by McCririe, supported by Jarvis, to approve resolution No. 7 as submitted. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, McCririe, Robertson, Jarvis, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None. Absent - Hunt.
* Resolution No. 8 (Bond authorizing resolution).
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve resolution No.8 as submitted. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, McCririe, Robertson, Jarvis, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None. Absent - Hunt.
Request for approval of a special use permit, site plan and impact assessment for a proposed discount tire store, located on a vacant parcel at the southwest corner of Grand Oaks Drive and Grand River Ave. in Section 05, for Discount Tire (Rich Simmons), as recommended by the Planning Commission March 8, 1999.
A. Disposition of special use permit.
Moved by Robertson, supported by Skolarus, to approve the special use for an auto related facility as requested. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Disposition of site plan (03-24-99).
Moved by McCririe, supported by Skolarus, to approve the site plan contingent upon the following: Township Engineer review and approval of all plans and specifications. The petitioner shall provide a 66' wide easement, satisfactory to the township attorney in recordable form, for off site drainage and road improvements. All plans are to be signed and sealed by a registered architect. The monument sign shall be constructed in the same materials as the building and the base placed on an elevation not to exceed the height of the curb of Grand River, and adhere to all township-zoning ordinances. The petitioner shall provide a letter from the Howell Fire Marshall approving the plans and noting that used tires are to be stored on the site. The motion carried unanimously.
C. Disposition of impact assessment.
Moved by Robertson, supported by Ledford, to approve the impact assessment dated 12-02-99 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.
Request for preliminary approval of a 97 unit condominium development known as Lake Villas of Pine Creek, located on the south side of Brighton Road in the Pine Creek Ridge Development in Section 36: River Place/Abbey Limited Partnership, Giffels-Webster (Larry Goss) as recommended by the Planning Commission 04-12-99.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Jarvis, to grant preliminary approval of the Pine Creek Ridge Development contingent upon the following:
- Township engineer review and approval of all plans and specifications.
- Petitioner shall provide documentation regarding the high-water elevations for wetlands and lake areas within the project.
- The plan shall not exceed 97 units and the developer shall provide documentation to the township agreeing to said deviation from the PUD Agreement.
- Petitioner shall note on the plans that no unit shall be riparian owners and that no docks are proposed for any specific units, but they shall provide documentation for the proposed common dock area adjacent to unit 32.
- Roads within the development shall be 27' back-to-back. (Note: McCririe is opposed to the change.)
- Regarding the setback deviations taken from page 12 of the minutes of the September 9, 1996 Planning Commission meeting (with a change to #3):
1. 25' front yard setback from the road easement.
2. 60' separation between opposing rear yards with an allowed 15' deck extension on the rear of those units.
3. 45' rear setback for those sites abutting a landscape buffer or a public street with a 15' deck extension, except where it abuts the landscape easement along the main feeder road.
4. 0' rear yard setback for those abutting a wetland buffer, with an allowed 15' deck extension into the buffer if enhancement of wetland is provided and meets with the planner's approval and the township ordinance.
5. Side yard separation between units to be a minimum of 25'.
6. Location of the pool and tennis court area is conceptually appropriate, subject to modification by discussion of the petitioner and the Planning Commission as to the specific configuration of these two items. The relocation of the tennis courts and pool will be drafted as an amendment to the PUD agreement and forwarded to Heikkinen for review.
7. Approval of the Livingston County Road Commission, MDEQ, Livingston County Health Department, Livingston County Drain Commissioner and the Fire Marshall.
8. Before the next step of the approval process to the Planning Commission, the association documents and by-laws must be submitted.
The motion carried unanimously.
Request for final approval of the preliminary plat for Pebble Creek Subdivision, located on 57.6 acres off Hacker Road in Section 12: Desine, as recommended by the Planning Commission 03-22-99.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Robertson to grant final approval of the preliminary plat for Pebble Creek contingent upon a workable solution being developed between the developer, zoning administrator and attorney concerning the sidewalks and trees on the individual lots. The motion carried unanimously.
Request for approval of a fire contract with the City of Brighton.
Moved by Robertson, supported by McCririe, to approve a fire contract for fiscal 1998-1999 at a cost of $80,000.00 and for fiscal 1999-2000 at a cost of $110,000.00. The motion carried unanimously.
Administrative business:
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Robertson, to approve $2,240.00 for Fund Balance support for the next year provided the support fee would transfer if we should choose to purchase the windows software. The motion carried.
Moved by Robertson, supported by McCririe, to approve a request by Florida for a course study at a cost of $590.00. The motion carried.
Moved by Jarvis, supported by Ledford, to approve $26,980.00 for funding of SELCRA for fiscal 1999-2000. The motion carried.
Moved by Ledford, supported by McCririe, to approve a proposal for lawn maintenance for the township hall at a cost of $75.00 per cut. The motion carried.
Moved by Robertson, supported by Jarvis, to approve for payment vouchers totaling $304,936.36. The motion carried.
Moved by McCririe, supported by Ledford, to approve the Minutes of the April 5, 1999 regular meeting as submitted. The motion carried.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Jarvis, to approve a contract with an independent appraiser at a cost of $28.00 per parcel for residential appraising. Further, to have the contract drawn up by Heikkinen and make sure that the appraiser has adequate insurance on the vehicle that will be used. The motion carried.
The regular meeting of the board was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk