Regular Meeting
3/25/2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
Synopsis of Minutes of March 25, 2014
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Garfield Township Hall, 3848 Veterans Drive, Traverse City, Michigan.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Board transacted the following business:
- Public Comment: None
- Approved Minutes from Mar. 11, 2014, Township Board Meeting.
- Planning Commissioner’s Report was added to the Agenda as item “e” under Reports.
- Approved the Agenda as amended.
- Approved the Consent Calendar as presented.
- Received Building Committee Report regarding estimates on drainage issues and back door awnings.
- Received Fire Department Report from Assistant Chief Terry Flynn.
- Received County Commissioner’s Report from Herb Lemcool.
- Received Supervisor’s Report regarding the Wastewater Treatment Plant lease, and ideas for the new jail site.
- Received Planning Commissioner’s Report regarding controversial issues discussed at recent meetings.
- Approved rezoning of 1707 Barlow St. to C-1 Local Business District.
- Approved Resolution 2014-04-T(c) Silver Lake Eurasian Water Milfoil Control Special Assessment Roll.
- Public Comment: None
The Meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Kay Schumacher, Clerk
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:00pm
Garfield Township Hall
Ph: (231) 941-1620
A G E N D A
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call meeting to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call of
1. Public Comment
Public Comment Guidelines:
Any person shall be permitted to address a meeting of The Township
2. Review and approval of the Agenda - Conflict of Interest
3. Consent Calendar
The purpose of the Consent calendar is to expedite business by grouping non-controversial items together to be dealt with in one
a. Minutes – March 11, 2014 (Recommend Approval)
b. Bills -
General Fund $ 8,900.11
(Recommend Approval)
4. Correspondence
5. Reports
a. Building Committee Report
b. GT Metro Fire Department’s Report
c. County Commissioner’s Report
d. Supervisor’s Report
6. Unfinished Business
b. Public Hearing - Consideration of Resolution 2014-04-T(c), a resolution of approval of Silver Lake Eurasian Water Milfoil Control Special Assessment Roll
7. New Business
8. Public Comment
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
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The Garfield Township
CHARTER
TOWN BOARD MEETING
March 25, 2014
Chuck Korn, Supervisor, called the Town
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call of
Present: Bob Featherstone, Kit Wilson, Molly Agostinelli, Jeane Blood Law, Denise Schmuckal, and Chuck Korn
Absent and Excused: Kay Schumacher
Also Present: Rob Larrea
1. Public Comment (6:01)
None
2. Review and Approval of the Agenda - Conflict of Interest (6:01)
Wilson asked to add “Planning Commission Report” as Reports item e.
Featherstone moved and Blood Law seconded to approve the agenda as amended.
Yeas: Featherstone, Blood Law, Wilson, Agostinelli, Schmuckal, Korn
Nays: None
3. Consent Calendar (6:02)
a. Minutes
March 11, 2014 (Recommend Approval)
b. Bills
General Fund $ 8,900.11
(Recommend Approval)
Wilson moved and Schmuckal seconded to approve the consent calendar as presented.
Yeas: Wilson, Schmuckal, Agostinelli, Blood Law, Featherstone, Korn
Nays: None
4. Correspondence (6:03)
None
5. Reports
a. Building Committee Report (6:03)
Blood Law said the committee will try to have a meeting this week.
b. GT Metro Fire Department Report (6:04)
Lt. Terry Flynn reported that March has been busy. There have been a great number of calls for unintentional activation of sprinker systems because of the cold weather. There have been 968 calls for service thus far in 2014.
c. County Commissioner’s Report (6:06)
Herb Lemcool reported that there will be a household hazardous waste collection on Thursday from 1-6pm. The county is looking for a Medical Examiner and there have been some budget meetings. The County Administrator presented a three year budget plan and talked with Commissioners about the impacts of decisions on the county budget.
d. Supervisor’s Report (6:11)
Korn reported that the Wastewater Treatment plant is going well and there has already been some feedback on a new jail.
e. Planning Commissioner’s Report (6:12)
Wilson said there are a number of issues that will be coming to the Board for approval in the near future if the Planning Commission approves them. She said that the Planning Commission approved an extension of the Brookside Commons PUD and there is also another PUD being proposed in the same area – Sheffer Farms. The PC realizes that the water supply may be an issue in that particular area of the Township. The Buffalo Ridge Center PUD feedback has thus far been positive, but controversial for some aspects and she asks that the Board be aware that attorneys may need to be consulted. She added that there was discussion of a neighborhood park in Sheffer Farms that which would then be deeded to the Township and that there is still an opening on the Planning Commission. The board discussed connectivity of the roads in the proposed Sheffer Farms PUD and the neighborhood park concept.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Public Hearing – PD 2014-21 - Richard Thomas Bell Trust – Proposed Rezoning to C-1 Local Business (6:25)
Larrea said the applicant is requesting to rezone the two lots fronting Barlow Street to C-1 Local Business while leaving the rear acreage zoned R-1M. The address of the lots is 1707 Barlow Street and they are located at the southeast corner of Barlow and Floresta Streets. Larrea added that the Planning Commission has already approved the rezoning proposal.
Robert Rieck was present for the applicant and said there are plans for a restaurant/deli in the location. Korn opened the Public Hearing at 6:27pm and seeing no one wishing to speak, closed the Public Hearing.
Wilson moved and Schmuckal seconded THAT the Findings of Fact for Application Z-2014-01, be attached to PD report 2014-21 and forming part
of this motion, BE APPROVED.
Yeas: Wilson, Schmuckal, Agostinelli, Featherstone, Blood Law, Korn
Nays: None
Wilson moved and Schmuckal seconded THAT application Z-2014-01, submitted by Richard Rieck to rezone lands at 1707 Barlow Street to the
C-1 Local Business District, BE APPROVED based on the approved Findings of Fact and for reasons set out in report PD-2014-21.
Yeas: Wilson, Schmuckal, Agostinelli, Featherstone, Blood Law, Korn
Nays: None
b. Public Hearing – Consideration of Resolution 2014-04-T (c), a Resolution of Approval of Silver Lake Eurasian Milfoil Control
Special Assessment Roll (6:30)
Korn said that the assessment would be approximately $65 per parcel for the Silver Lake Milfoil Control.
Korn opened the Public Hearing at 6:31pm.
Scott Ogden, who is in charge of the Environmental Committee for Silver Lake commented that this is a very important action since the entire lake would be affected.
Herb Lemcool of Meadow Lane asked whether he would be billed since his subdivision shares a lakefront lot. He also thanked the Silver Lake
Association for their work on the assessment.
Korn closed the Public Hearing at 6:33pm.
Featherstone moved and Wilson seconded to Adopt Resolution 2014-04-T (c), a
Resolution of Approval of Silver Lake Eurasian Milfoil Control Special Assessment Roll.
Yeas: Featherstone, Wilson, Schmuckal, Blood Law, Agostinelli, Korn
Nays: None
Wilson added that a contact from the DNR said this action was crucial to the health of the lake.
7. New Business
None
8. Public Comment: (6:35)
None
9. Other Business (6:35)
None
10. Adjournment
Wilson moved and Schmuckal seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:36pm.