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The
Genoa Township Board
Regular Meeting
January 18, 2005
6:30 p.m.
AGENDA
Consent Agenda:
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Approval of Minutes: Jan. 3, 2005
3. Request for approval of a resolution allowing the transfer of
ownership for an existing kennel.
4. Request for approval of a resolution for the vacating of a roadway
located between properties located at 2137 Webster Park and 2151 Webster
Park.
Action Items for Discussion:
5. Request for approval of a special use permit, sketch plan and
impact assessment (10/27/04) for a proposal to display all terrain
machines on Grand River Avenue in the parking lot located at 3220 E.
Grand River. Sec. 5, petitioned by William Riddle (Livingston County
Moto Cross) and discussed by the
Planning Commission 11/22/04.
A. Disposition of special use permit.
B. Disposition of impact assessment.
C. Disposition of sketch plan.
6. Request for approval to allow the clerk to execute the initial
report on school district election coordinating and consolidating
subject to an agreement with the individual school district regarding
the reimbursement of cost.
A. Brighton Area School
B. Hartland Consolidated School.
C. Howell Public Schools
D. Pinckney Schools
E. LESA
7. Request for approval to amend the Budget for fiscal 2004-05 as
follows:
A. Purchase furniture for two offices at the township hall.
B. Re-application to the floor of the township fire hall.
C. Hold a school election May 3, 2005.
D. Increase in refuse collection and disposal due to increase in
residential households.
8. Request for approval to award a contract for the demolition of
property located at 1145 Cresthaven, Howell, MI.
MINUTES
Supervisor McCririe called the regular meeting of the Genoa Township
Board to order at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The
following board members were present constituting a quorum for the
transaction of business: Gary McCririe, Paulette Skolarus, Robin Hunt,
Jean Ledford, Jim Mortensen and Steve Wildman. Also present were
Township Manager Michael Archinal and approximately twelve persons in
the audience.
A Call to the Public was made with no response.
Consent Agenda:
Moved by Ledford, supported by Hunt, to approve the consent agenda,
moving the minutes and the kennel request to the regular agenda for
discussion. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes –
Ledford, Hunt, Wildman, Mortensen, Skolarus and McCririe. Nay – None.
Absent – Smith.
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Request for approval of a resolution for the vacating of a roadway
located between properties located at 2137 Webster Park and 2151 Webster
Park.
Action Items for Discussion:
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the regular
agenda as requested. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Request for approval of a resolution allowing the transfer of
ownership for an existing kennel.
A call to the public was made with the following response: Kelly
Woodall – I request that the license not be transferred because of
non-conformity issues as follows:
1. There has been excessive building expansion without permits and which
are non-conforming.
2. No application for a Special Land Use Permit has been acquired.
3. The site does not meet the minimum set back requirements of 150 feet.
4. There are numerous violations of the township noise ordinance.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Mortensen, to table until the next
regular meeting of the board. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Request for approval of a special use permit, sketch plan and
impact assessment (10/27/04) for a proposal to display all terrain
machines on Grand River Avenue in the parking lot located at 3220 E.
Grand River. Sec. 5, petitioned by William Riddle (Livingston County
Moto Cross) and discussed by the
Planning Commission 11/22/04.
The petitioner was not present when this request was called. Moved by
Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to table until the next regular meeting
of the board. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Request for approval to allow the clerk to execute the initial
report on school district election coordinating and consolidating
subject to an agreement with the individual school district regarding
the reimbursement of cost.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Mortensen, to allow the clerk to execute
the initial report for all school jurisdictions within Genoa Township
including the following: Brighton Area Schools, Hartland Consolidated
Schools, Howell Public Schools, Pinckney Schools and LESA. The
motion carried unanimously.
6. Request for approval to amend the Budget for fiscal 2004-05 as
follows:
A. Purchase furniture for two offices at the township hall.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Hunt, to approve the purchase of
office furniture at a cost of $4,398.14 as requested by the
Administrative Committee. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Re-application to the floor of the township fire hall.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Hunt, to approve the proposal from
Venture Specialty Product to shot-blast and install a multi-step, heavy
body product to the Genoa Township Fire Sub-station at a cost of
$13,797.00. The motion carried as follows: Ayes – Ledford, Hunt,
Wildman, Mortensen and McCririe. Nay – Skolarus. Absent – Smith.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to add $20,000.00 to
capital outlay for the general fund budget for fiscal years 2004/05. The
motion carried unanimously.
C. Hold a school election May 3, 2005.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Mortensen, to approve an amendment to the
general fund budget for fiscal year 2004/05 to add $10,000.00 to revenue
for school elections and $6,000.00 to the expenditure column for school
elections. The motion carried unanimously.
D. Increase in refuse collection and disposal due to increase in
residential households.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Skolarus, to add $35,000.00 to
expenditures for refuse collection and disposal. Note: This action is
necessary because of the increase of new homes within the township. The
motion carried unanimously.
8. Request for approval to award a contract for the demolition of
property located at 1145 Cresthaven, Howell, MI.
Mr. Dopkowski advised the board that he had a contractor ready to
demolish the building since the cost to fix the home was more than he
could afford. Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to allow the
administrative committee, the township attorney and code enforcement
officer to determine on 02/14/05 whether the building and debris have
been removed from the site. The foundation is to be removed and refilled
and the site is to be clean and level. If the site is not cleared by
that date, the administrative committee will sign a contract with the
lowest bidder for demolition. The motion carried unanimously.
9. Approval of Minutes: Jan. 3, 2005
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the Minutes of
Jan. 3, 2005 with the following corrections: Para. 2 – Adding, “consent”
agenda and moving Para. 2 to Para. 3; changing “consent” to regular
agenda as “modified”. The motion carried unanimously.
The regular meeting of the Genoa Township Board was adjourned at 7:50
p.m.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk
(PA 01/26/05)
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