Genoa Township
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Board of Trustees Meeting on September 20, 1999

The Genoa Township Board

Meeting type: Regular
Date: September 20, 1999
Time: 7:00pm

Agenda:

Public Hearing for road improvement to Laurel Street

A. Presentation of cost estimates.

B. Call to property owners.

Request for approval of resolutions for road improvement to Laurel Street.

A. Resolution No. 4 (reimbursement resolution for the Laurel Street Road Improvement Project).

B. Resolution No. 5 (approving the project details and directing the preparation of the special assessment roll).

Presentation by Chuck Breiner, Superintendent of the Howell Public Schools on the upcoming bond issued to be decided on Monday 09-27-99,

Request for approval of the environmental impact assessment corresponding to site plan for a proposed 8,000 sq. ft. golf cart storage facility at 4500 Golf Club, Section 27, petitioned by Oak Pointe/Garbutt, as recommended by the Planning Commission on 09-13-99.

Request for approval of a revised site plan for a proposed addition of car prep bays at 5000 East Grand River, petitioned by Champion Chevrolet, as recommended by the Planning Commission on 09-13-99.

Request for approval of a 1999 Genoa Township Millage Levy of 0.8917 mills as requested by Township Assessor Florida.

Request for approval of resolution No. 4 (to approve the project, scheduling the first hearing and directing the issuance of statutory notices) for the Lake Edgewood Water project (1999).

Discussion of a fall leaf/yard waste collection for November 6th and 20th as provided by Mister Rubbish.

Discussion of a bid from Leo's Custom Sprinkler Service, Inc. to provide water to the memorial garden at a cost of $2,100.00.

Administrative Business:

Approval of Minutes: September 7, 1999 Election Committee Meeting and September 7, 1999 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting.

Adjournment.

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, Robin Hunt, Gary McCririe, Kathy Robertson, Craig Jarvis and Jean Ledford. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and six persons in the audience.

Moved by Hunt, supported by McCririe, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried.

A call to the public was made with no response.

1. Public Hearing for road improvement to Laurel Street

A. Presentation of cost estimates.

The cost of the project will be $1,400.00 per homeowner that will be divided over three years and charged 5% interest.

B. Call to property owners.

A call to property owners was made with no response.

2. Request for approval of resolutions for road improvement to Laurel Street.

A. Resolution No. 4 (reimbursement resolution for the Laurel Street Road Improvement Project).

Moved by Robertson, supported by Ledford, to approve resolution no. 4 as presented. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, McCririe, Hunt, Robertson, Jarvis, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None.

B. Resolution No. 5 (approving the project details and directing the preparation of the special assessment roll).

Moved by Robertson, supported by Ledford, to approve resolution no. 5 as presented. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, McCririe, Hunt, Robertson, Jarvis, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None.

3. Presentation by Rick Terres, finance director, of the Howell Public Schools on the upcoming bond issued to be decided on Monday 09-27-99.

Terres presented facts about the current and anticipated student population that necessitated the need for the bond proposal. It is expected that a new middle school and possibly a new high school would be built in Genoa Township in the near future. He complimented the board on the commercial and industrial district along the Grand River corridor. This development dramatically increased the income for the Howell School District and is just about the only commercial/industrial within the entire district.

4. Request for approval of a revised site plan for a proposed addition of car prep bays at 5000 East Grand River, petitioned by Champion Chevrolet, as recommended by the Planning Commission on 09-13-99.

Moved by Hunt, supported by McCririe, to approve the impact assessment dated 08-02-99 contingent upon the following:

1. Township engineer review and approval of all plans and specifications.

2. All banners currently on the fence shall be removed immediately and no banners shall reappear at any time.

3. The materials and colors for the expansion shall match the materials and colors contained on the existing building.

4. Petitioner acknowledges and accepts the amount of $3,100/REU for connection to the sanitary sewer for a total amount to be determined by the township engineer and staff pursuant to the township schedule of costs and fees.

5. Petitioner shall provide five evergreen trees to screen the overhead doors from I-96, which shall appear on the plan prior to submission to the Township Board.

6. Petitioner shall cooperate with the township for the needed possible easements for the installation of municipal water along their Grand River frontage.

7. Petitioner shall sign the application for site plan review.

8. If there is now, or will be in the future, a water softener used on the site, it shall not be connected to the sanitary sewer system and shall only utilize potassium.

9. The bays shall only be used for car prepping.

10. Petitioner shall install and/or bond for the installation of the sidewalk along Grand River with plans approved by the township engineer.

The motion carried unanimously.

5. Request for approval of the environmental impact assessment corresponding to site plan for a proposed 8,000 sq. ft. golf cart storage facility at 4500 Golf Club, Section 27, petitioned by Oak Pointe/Garbutt, as recommended by the Planning Commission on 09-13-99.

Moved by McCririe, supported by Ledford, to approve the impact assessment dated 06-30-99 for the storage building contingent upon the following:

1. The drainage outlet will be moved outside of the well isolation area and will be corrected on the construction drawings when submitted.

2. Township engineer review and approval of all plans and specifications.

3. Materials as presented this evening are acceptable, except that the roof to the building shall be of a pitch matching the current clubhouse and have the same shingle color as on the clubhouse. Modified materials shall be available at the time of presentation to the Township Board and become the property of the township.

4. The color of the stucco-type material shall be light stone as depicted on the Morton color board as presented this evening and shall be available at the time of presentation to the Township Board.

5. The building shall only have security-type lighting with no additional site lighting.

6. There shall be, at no time, a public address system on the exterior of the building.

The motion carried as follows: Ayes - McCririe, Ledford, Jarvis and Hunt. Nay - Skolarus and Robertson.

6. Request for approval of a 1999 Genoa Township Millage Levy of 0.8917 mills as requested by Township Assessor Florida.

Moved by McCririe, supported by Skolarus to approve the levy of 0.8917 as requested. The motion carried unanimously.

7. Request for approval of resolution No. 4 (to approve the project, scheduling the first hearing and directing the issuance of statutory notices) for the Lake Edgewood Water project (1999).

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to approve resolution no. 4 as presented. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, McCririe, Hunt, Robertson, Jarvis, Skolarus and Murray. Nay - None.

8. Discussion of a fall leaf/yard waste collection for November 6th and 20th as provided by Mister Rubbish.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Jarvis, to approve $1,300.00 for the fall leaf collection. The motion carried unanimously.

9. Discussion of a bid from Leo's Custom Sprinkler Service, Inc. to provide water to the memorial garden at a cost of $2,100.00.

Action is deferred until the next regular meeting of the board.

Administrative Business:

Archinal was asked to respond to the MTA bulletin concerning soil erosion.

Moved by Ledford, supported by Hunt, to approve for payment vouchers totaling $169,086.23. The motion carried.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Hunt, to approve the Minutes of the Election Commission of Sept. 7, 1999 as submitted. The motion carried.

Moved by Jarvis, supported by Ledford, to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of September 7, 1999 as submitted. The motion carried.

The regular meeting of the Genoa Township Board was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Paulette A. Skolarus

Genoa Township Clerk


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