Spring
Arbor Township Board - October 8, 2007
The
regular meeting of the Spring Arbor Township Board was held Monday,
October 8, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., with the following members present:
Supervisor Will DeGraaf, Clerk Randi Holthouse, Trustees Marston
Fortress and Brent Williams. Absent: Treasurer Gloria Melchiori,
and Trustees Patricia Short and Troy Ganton. The Pledge of Allegiance
was led by the Supervisor.
Guests
were: Earl Poleski, Darryl Mazur, Joe Filip, Cindy James, Michael
Klaeren, Ken Wyatt, Russ Ratkiewicz and Tim McEldowney.
Public
Comment: Public comment opened at 7:01 p.m.
Joseph
Filip, District Court Judge, informed the board that this is Domestic
Violence Awareness Month and introduced Cindy James. Cindy James
works for an agency that deals with domestic violence. Mr. Filip
also commented on the support their program has received from the
Spring Arbor Chief of Police/
Darryl
Mazur, District Court Judge, deals primarily with aggression-type
offenders in the domestic violence court. He attended the board
meeting to introduce the newly appointed district court judge, Michael
Klaeren.
Michael
Klaeren, District Court Judge, discussed the differences between
district court and circuit court. He also spoke in regards to the
efforts made by the district court judges to impact people’s lives
in a positive way and the setbacks that they encounter throughout
the process.
Earl
Poleski, County Commissioner, discussed the recommendations regarding
the road commission that were approved through the County Affairs
committee. He also talked about the progress of purchasing land
and buildings for a new animal shelter. His final comments addressed
an upcoming meeting regarding the county budget and his continued
prayers for Allan Short.
Public
comment closed at 7:22 p.m.
Expenditures.
Motion was made by Holthouse and supported by Williams
to approve the following expenditures for September 2007: General
Fund expenditures #45422-45565 totaling $64,413.35; Fire Department
Fund expenditures #45425-45566 totaling $29,981.27; Street Light
Fund expenditure #45433 totaling $3,716.66; Building Inspection
Fund expenditures #45423-45564 totaling $3,570.30; Sewer O &
M Fund expenditures #45459-45565 totaling $40,320.62; Water O &
M Fund expenditures #45479-45565 totaling $1,083.54; Trust &
Agency fund expenditures #1891-1892 totaling $633.00; and, Tax Fund
expenditures #4196-4205 totaling $3,666,779.55. Roll call: 4 yes.
Minutes.
Motion was made by Fortress and supported by Williams
to approve the regular board meeting minutes of September 10, 2007;
carried.
Consent
Agenda. Motion was made by Williams and supported by
Fortress to approve the following items under the consent agenda
consisting of the financial reports for September 2007; general
ledger report of revenues and expenditures for September 2007; Planning
Commission minutes of September 10, 2007 and October 2, 2007; Sewer
& Water Committee minutes of September 10, 2007; and, Senior
Center Advisory Board minutes of September 12, 2007. The financial
report showed the following balances as of September 30:
General
Fund Cash
$73,258.92
Certificate
of Deposit
272,279.22
Fire
Operations Cash
(20,120.54)
Fire
Operations CD
403,027.67
Street
Light Fund
72.67
Public
Improvement Fund
50.00
P.I.F.
Certificate of Deposit
36,839.79
Building
Inspection Fund
419.71
Falling
Waters Endowment Fund
0.00
Falling
Waters Endowment Fund CD
31,263.31
Sewer
Funds
1,124,933.34
Water
Funds
316,853.70
Trust
& Agency Funds
0.00
Current
Taxes
151,017.97;
carried.
REPORTS:
A.
Police and Fire Reports. There were 45 medical rescue
runs, four fire alarms, no mutual aid calls, five fire runs, and
no carbon monoxide incidents, bomb threats or Hazmat responses during
September. Police statistics include: 200 complaints, six accidents,
15 tickets, 18 verbal warnings, four arrests, no semis ticketed
and 13 back-up calls to other departments.
The
Chief of Police reported that two different businesses were broken
into in the Township; the department is working with the Sheriff’s
office and has suspects in custody. They also handled a domestic
case involving shots fired at a residence on Carter Rd. Sergeant
Adams attended a three-day supervisor training workshop and also
spoke at a first offenders program. The department also covered
the homecoming at Western High School and participated in some alcohol
compliance checks in Spring Arbor Township and Parma Township.
The
Fire Chief reported that October is Fire Prevention Month and the
department has a planned program for the elementary schools. He
has also been approached by the Boy Scout Troop for an eagle project
which may involve placing identification markers on all hydrants.
He mentioned the upcoming Friday is the homecoming at Spring Arbor
University at which former fire department member John Asbury will
be honored for his service and inducted into the Cougar Hall of
Fame. Chief McEldowney announced that he may have a new candidate
for membership in the fire department and will bring a recommendation
to the board at a later time.
Motion
was made by Fortress and supported by Williams to approve the police
and fire reports; carried.
B.
Building Permit Reports. The report of building permits
issued during the month of September showed miscellaneous permits
for a total value of $204,000. Commercial building permits include
a warehouse for Spring Arbor Coatings. Motion was made by Williams
and supported by Fortress to accept the building permit report;
carried.
C.
Supervisor = s Report . Advised the board: of repairs
completed on the township vehicle; and, of repairs and maintenance
needed at Falling Waters Park.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
NEW
BUSINESS:
A.
Falling Waters Park - Maintenance. Motion was made
by Williams and supported by Fortress to approve the maintenance
and repairs as documented in the Supervisor’s Report for a total
cost of $2,750.68. Roll Call: 4 yes.
B.
Budget Amendment. Motion was made by Fortress and supported
by Williams to approve the budget amendments to the following general
ledger accounts:
Revenue,
Increase 245-000-675.300, $50.00; and
Expense,
Increase 245-756-974.000, $50.00. Roll Call: 4 yes.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Letter
from Broadstripe (formerly Millennium).
Project
Review Notice.
Newspaper
articles and thank-you notes.
PUBLIC/BOARD
COMMENT: Public comment opened at 7:42 p.m.
Commissioner Poleski. Commissioner Poleski
informed the board that a trailhead is being developed for Falling
Waters Trail near the cell tower on Weatherwax Drive.
Trustee Fortress . Trustee Fortress updated
the board members regarding Al Short’s condition.
Trustee Williams. Trustee Williams commented
on the professionalism shown by the fire department during a recent
emergency response to his grandmother’s house.
Adjournment.
Motion was made by Fortress and supported by Williams
to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m.; carried.
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