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2/28/05 - Regular

CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, February 28, 2005

Roll Call:   Supervisor Kozara       Present
                    Clerk Finazzi                 Present
                    Treasurer Riley             Present
                    Trustee Stork                Present
                    Trustee Dalton              Present

There being a full board, Supervisor Kozara called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Acceptance of Agenda:

It was moved by Stork and supported by Riley to accept the agenda as presented. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Pending Business:

It was moved by Stork and supported by Riley to move forward with the Rustic/Hanchett/Nylon Watermain project. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

It was board consensus to have Kozara contact JoAnn Crary from Saginaw Future on applying for the CDBG grant award in July.

Public Comments:

Richard Dudek, 3355 Elm, questioned why the Planning Commission was listed on the agenda under Commission Reports. Kozara explained that all commissions and boards are listed on the agenda regardless if they have anything specific to report on.

Sharon Fritz, 3363 Terry, suggested that the board retrieve the township income information for the grant award by posting a notice on the website or sending a notice out with the utility bills.

Kathy TenWolde, 1625 Hiawatha, spoke on her experience with HUD regulations.

Greg Dupuis, 1827 Thorntree, questioned the agenda item under new business. He asked if there was going to be a new special assessment district in the township. Kozara explained that it was reference to the police, fire and trash assessments that are set every fiscal year.

Approval of Minutes:

It was moved by Dalton and supported by Stork to approve as presented minutes for: January 31, 2005 – regular meeting, February 10, 2005 – special meeting and February 14, 2005 – departmental meeting as presented. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Accounts Payable:

It was moved by Stork and supported by Finazzi to approve payment of the February 2005 Accounts Payable as amended for the amount of $184,407.19. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Correspondence:

It was moved by Dalton and supported by Riley to receive and file the correspondence as listed for February 2005. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Committee Reports:

It was moved by Kozara and supported by Riley to approve the Township Zoning Administrator Services Agreement with Wilcox Professional Services, LLC with Kimberly S. Hill being the primary Zoning Administrator (a copy is attached to these minutes.) There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Departmental Requests:

It was board consensus to form a partnership with Mid Michigan Waste Authority's OCC Collection Pilot Project (MMWA memo attached) on a six-month trial basis.

It was board consensus to hold a special meeting March 28, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. reference Liqui-Force Services' report on the township sewer system.

Kozara called for a recess at 8:11 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:17 p.m.

Public Recognition:

Kozara presented a plaque to Jack Dalton in recognition of his commitment and service as a Carrollton Township Trustee from November 20, 1992 to November 20, 1996 and November 20, 2000 to November 20, 2004.

Departmental Requests cont.:

It was moved by Kozara and supported by Riley to approve the Agreement for Payment of Funds by Electronic Means with Chemical Bank (a copy is attached to these minutes.) There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Pending Business:

Kozara informed the board that he had spoken with Mr. Mallery regarding his pending rezone request. The issue of whether Mallery was the owner of Granco Investments had been resolved. Kozara explained that there was still a question of whether the notification to all property owners within 300 feet of the Mallery property was done correctly. Board discussion followed. It was board consensus to have DPS Superintendent Lopez give the list of all property owners notified to Kimberly Hill. If Hill approves, the rezone request process can proceed as normal. If not, a second public hearing must be held.

It was moved by Finazzi and supported by Riley to award the township municipal building ADA renovation project to R.C. Hendrick & Sons at the lump sum amount of $36,500.00. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

It was moved by Stork and supported by Dalton to appoint Megan King as representative and David Cook as alternative representative to the Saginaw County GIS authority. There being all ayes, the motion carried.

It was moved by Kozara and supported by Finazzi to accept the Interlocal Agreement Establishing GIS Authority (a copy is attached to these minutes). There being all ayes, the motion carried.

New Business:

It was moved by Kozara and supported by Riley to set the following public hearing dates:

Public Hearing for special assessment district 2005 levies for Police Protection, Fire
Protection and Trash Collection on Monday, March 21, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

Public Hearing for proposed Fiscal Year 2005-2006 township budgets on Monday, March 21, 2005 at 5:15 p.m.

There being all ayes, the motion carried.

Board Comments:

Treasurer Riley asked the board to review the sample evaluation forms for salaried employees. He asked for any feedback and requested that it be put on the March 14 departmental meeting agenda.

Public Comments:

Greg Dupuis, 1827 Thorntree, questioned why the board dropped out of the Saginaw Area Inter-Municipal Water Committee. He also asked that if and when the township accepts credit card payments, would they be for all transaction types. Response: Yes.

Jerry Fritz, 3363 Terry, spoke on the water and sewer rates, which were set as of March 31, 2004.

Adjournment:

It was moved by Finazzi and supported by Dalton to adjourn. There being all ayes, the meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m.

                                                                                              Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                              Joseph Finazzi, Clerk

Public in attendance:

Kim Hill                                   Wilcox Professional Services
Jack Dalton                            3634 N Michigan
Richard Salazar                    3031 Carla Dr
Richard Dudek                      3355 Elm
Sharon Fritz                           3363 Terry
Jerry Fritz                               3363 Terry
Robert Gubody                      3562 N Monroe
Kathy TenWolde                   1625 Hiawatha
Greg Dupuis                         1827 Thorntree
Nathan Banks                       3577 Jefferson

Carrollton Township
1645 Mapleridge Road
Saginaw, MI 48604-1798