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July 10, 2006 Township Board Minutes
JULY 10, 2006
SPRING
ARBOR TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING
The
regular meeting of the Spring Arbor Township Board was held Monday,
July 10, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., with the following members present:
Clerk Randi Holthouse, Treasurer Gloria Melchiori. Trustee Patricia
Short arrived at 7:02 p.m. Trustee Williams arrived at 7:28 p.m.
The Clerk declared a quorum present. Absent: Supervisor Will
DeGraaf, Trustees Marston Fortress and Troy Ganton. The Pledge
of Allegiance was led by Clerk Holthouse. In the absence of the
Supervisor, motion was made by Melchiori and supported by Short
to have the Clerk chair the meeting; carried.
Guests
were: Randall Scott Brown, Tim McEldowney and Russ Ratkiewicz.
Public
Comment: Public comment opened
at 7:30 p.m. There was no public comment.
Expenditures.
Motion was made by Short and
supported by Williams to approve the following expenditures for
June 2006: General Fund expenditures #43514-43664 totaling $60,157.65;
Fire Department Fund expenditures #43516-43663 totaling $30,887.74;
Street Light Fund expenditures totaling $3,283.00; Public Improvement
Fund Expenditures totaling $761.78; Building Inspection Fund expenditures
totaling $5,677.75; Sewer O & M Fund expenditures totaling $78,710.14;
and Water O & M Fund expenditures totaling $11,806.51. Roll
call: 4 yes.
Minutes.
Motion was made by Short and
supported by Williams to approve the regular board meeting minutes
of June 12, 2006; carried. Motion was made by Williams and supported
by Short to approve the special board meeting minutes of June 29,
2006; carried.
Consent
Agenda. Motion was made by
Williams and supported by Short to approve the following items under
the consent agenda consisting of the financial reports for June
2006; general ledger report of revenues and expenditures for June
2006; Senior Center Advisory Board minutes of June 14, 2006; Policy
& Communications Committee minutes of June 26, 2006 and June
27, 2006; Park Committee minutes of June 26, 2006; and Planning
Commission minutes of July 5, 2006; carried. The financial report
showed the following balances as of June 30:
General
Fund Cash
$90,021.11
Certificate
of Deposit
176,660.08
Fire
Operations Cash
(21,544.67)
Fire
Operations CD
369,886.27
Street
Light Fund
10,088.66
Public
Improvement Fund
(12,544.92)
P.I.F.
Certificate of Deposit
30,164.57
Building
Inspection Fund
(3,779.82)
Falling
Waters Endowment Fund
0.00
Falling
Waters Endowment Fund CD
29,775.03
Sewer
Funds 1,300,135.31
Water
Funds
308,549.88
Trust
& Agency Funds
0.00
Current
Taxes
(11.00).
REPORTS:
A.
Police and Fire Report. There
were 42 medical rescue runs, two fire alarms, three mutual aid calls,
10 fire runs, and no bomb threats, carbon monoxide incidents or
Hazmat responses during June. Police statistics include: 193 complaints,
eight accidents, 40 tickets, 40 verbal warnings, six arrests, one
semi ticketed and 15 back-up calls to other departments.
Chief
Ratkiewicz reported that June was a pretty busy month for them.
A Friday night in June saw approximately 15-20 cars with their
windows shot out, and similar incidents were handled by the sheriff’s
department the prior evening. The new patrol car is in service;
the emergency lights are more visible during the day. The department
is still issuing violations for passing on the right on M-60; they
are concentrating more on a vehicle that passes multiple cars that
are stopped in traffic. The department also participated in a
shoot at the city shooting range; instruction was conducted by Sergeant
Adams. Chief Ratkiewicz also worked on some breaking and entering
cases; the perpetrators were found and they also had stolen a car
which was recovered in Waterloo Township. He expects charges to
be filed by the end of July.
Chief
McEldowney reported that the month was fairly normal for the fire
department. Tim has met with the new DEQ Director for Jackson
regarding a burning violation that occurred in the Township. The
new fire truck left on June 14 to be sent by ferry across Lake Michigan
to Wisconsin for final repairs. He expects to hear within the
next week that the truck is ready; he plans to drive there and inspect
the truck before it is returned.
Motion
was made by Williams and supported by Melchiori to accept the police
and fire reports; carried.
B.
MTA E-News for July 2006.
Received the July issue of the MTA E-News.
C.
Building Permit Reports.
The report of building permits issued during the month of June showed
new homes and miscellaneous permits for a total value of $1,105,500.00.
D.
Supervisor’s Report . Advised
the board: of the status of ongoing projects and zoning violations;
of the sale of the retired police car on eBay; of his recommendations
for appointments for alternates to the Board of Review; of his recommendation
for an appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals; of a leaky roof
problem at the Senior Center and the repair estimate; of corrections
needed from the prior months committee reappointments; and, of the
status of revenue sharing received from the State.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
NEW
BUSINESS:
A.
Board of Review Alternate Appointments.
Motion was made by Williams and supported by Short to appoint LeRoy
Holton and Barbara Pohanka as alternates to the Board of Review
for the July 18, 2006 meeting; carried.
B.
Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment.
Motion was made by Short and supported by Williams to appoint
Earl Miller to the Zoning Board of Appeals filling the vacancy left
by David Herlein; carried.
C.
Board & Committee Appointments.
Motion was made by Melchiori and supported by Short to correct the
expiration of the following individual’s terms:
Tom
Zeller, Rental Inspection Review Board, term expiring March 31,
2009,
Tom
Zeller, Sewer Board of Review, term expiring February
28, 2009 ; carried.
D.
Resignation of Ned Philpott as Cemetery Sexton.
Motion was made by Short and supported by Melchiori to accept the
resignation of Ned Philpott as the Cemetery Sexton with regrets
and appreciation for his many years of service to the Township;
carried.
E.
Subdivision Lot Split. Motion
was made by Short and supported by Williams to approve the lot split
requested by Randall Scott Brown for property located at 3130 Reynolds
Rd. at the corner of Riverside Dr. and Reynolds Rd., based upon
the property split meeting the zoning and setback requirements of
the Township’s Zoning Ordinance; carried.
F.
Resolution for Mutual Aid Agreement for the Police Department.
Motion was made by Short and
supported by Williams to approve the police department mutual aid
agreement with the Townships of Concord, Parma, and Sandstone, and
the Villages of Concord and Parma. Roll Call: 4 yes.
G.
Change Order for Rehmann Robson. The Clerk explained
what the increase in the change order presented by Rehmann Robson
for $1,000 was for; noting that she and Trustee Fortress had met
with Stephen Blann to reach a mutual agreement of what additional
services would be performed during the audit process. Motion was
made by Short and supported by Williams to table this item until
the August meeting; carried.
H.
Proposal for Cash Receipting System Upgrades. Treasurer
Melchiori discussed the request to upgrade the cash receipt system
with new equipment which will allow new procedures to be implemented
in this area. Motion was made by Williams and supported by Short
to approve the approximate cost of $3,100.00 for the purchase of
the equipment and training plus the cost for hooking up the scanners.
Roll Call: 4 yes.
I.
Lease Agreement with Hutch’s Food Center (Recycling Site).
Motion was made by Williams and supported by Short to approve the
lease agreement with Hutch’s Food Center for the recycling site;
carried.
J.
Police Department Policy Book. Motion was made
by Short and supported by Williams to table this item until the
August meeting; carried.
K.
Approval of Windows XP Pro Software/License. Motion
was made by Short and supported by Melchiori to pay $135 for the
software and up to $500 for the license, if required. Roll Call:
4 yes.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Various newspaper articles.
Thank you notes.
Letter from Millennium Digital Media.
PUBLIC/BOARD
COMMENT: Public comment opened
at 8:22 p.m. There was no public comment.
Adjournment.
Motion was made by Williams
and supported by Short to adjourn the meeting at 8:229 p.m.; carried.
Signed:______________________________
Randi
Holthouse, Township Clerk
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