on May 4, 2011 at 3:21am.
Board of Trustees Meeting on April 18, 2011
GENOA CHARTER TOWNSHIP
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
April 18, 2011
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, Robin Hunt, Steve Wildman, Jim Mortensen, Todd Smith and Jean Ledford. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and four persons in the audience.
A Call to the Public was made with no response.
Approval of Consent Agenda:
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to approve all items listed under the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
1. Payment of Bills
2. Request to approve minutes: 04-04-11
Approval of Regular Agenda:
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Wildman, to approve for action all items listed under the regular agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Presentation from Eric J. Sheffer, P.E. regarding playground equipment on the Township hall property.
It was the consensus of the board to request that the Administrative Committee meet again with Mr. Sheffer and finalize the design and coordinate the colors for the construction and installation of the playground equipment for the township hall.
4. Discussion of the Township's participation in the Southeast Livingston County Recreation Authority.
Archinal - At the last meeting there was discussion indicating the Board's willingness to renew participation in SELCRA. I recommend that we become full members with voting privileges.
Board members raised the following concerns: Exposure to existing and future liabilities is a primary concern, the repair of the soccer field that was damaged when SELCRA leased the site to others, that the township be a full voting member of SELCRA, the chairman of the board should be an elected member of a municipality, and an option to withdraw from membership every year. Archinal was asked to again contact SELCRA to discuss with them the concerns raised this evening and negotiate terms that would be a benefit to Genoa Charter Township.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Mortensen, to table the discussion concerning participation in SELCRA until existing issues could be discussed with members of SELCRA reaching an amicable agreement with the authority. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Discussion regarding the Township's refuse collection contract.
Moved by Smith, supported by Mortensen, to direct staff to prepare a contract between Genoa Charter Township and Duncan Disposal for township wide refuse collection and disposal, including recycling. The contracts should be for five years or three years with an option to renew and right of first refusal. Further, to resolve the cart issue with Waste Management. The motion carried unanimously.
Archinal - The administrative committee met with residents of Pine Creek concerning a request to privatize the roads within their community and put up a gate. The development was designed as a Planned Unit Development and the township board would need to approve any amendments to that PUD. The committee discussed speed bumps to limit the speed. Should the roads be closed to thru traffic, residents would need to seek alternate means of traversing from one section of the community to another. Paving Bauer Road would be an excellent alternative, however Bauer Road extends into Hamburg Township and they have been reluctant in the past to discuss paving that road. It was the consensus of the board to explore the installation speed bumps to alleviate the problem. The township chose to provide activity through Pine Creek when negotiations with the developer were agreed upon in the initial development.
The regular meeting of the Genoa Charter Township Board was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk
(Press/argus 04/22/2011