Special Meeting
8/5/2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
August 5, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Fieger Meeting Room (Upstairs)
AGENDA
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Call meeting to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call of Board Members
1. Business to come before the Board
a. Special Use Permit #2014-02, Buffalo Ridge Center – Review and Action
2. Public Comment
3. Adjournment
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Kay Schumacher, Township Clerk
Charter Township of Garfield
3848 Veterans Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
CHARTER
SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
August 5, 2014
Chuck Korn, Township Supervisor, called the Special Town
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call of
Present: Bob Featherstone, Kit Wilson, Molly Agostinelli, Jeane Blood Law, Denise Schmuckal, Kay Schumacher, and Chuck Korn
Also Present: Planning Director Rob Larrea, Township Attorney Peter Doren and Township Attorney Jeffrey Jocks
1. Business to Come Before the Board
a. Special Use Permit #2014-02, Buffalo Ridge Center – Review and Action
Agostinelli moved and Featherstone supported to go into closed session at 4:02pm to discuss attorney opinions.
Yeas: Agostinelli, Featherstone, Wilson, Schmuckal, Schumacher, Blood Law, Korn
Nays: None
The board moved out of closed session at 4:24pm and resumed the meeting at 4:25pm.
Schumacher moved and Agostinelli seconded THAT the Report and Decision Order #2014-02, Buffalo Ridge Center, be adopted.
Yeas: Schumacher, Agostinelli, Wilson, Blood Law, Schmuckal, Featherstone, Korn
Nays: None
2. Public Comment
Pat Heintz commented on behalf of the Grand Traverse Mall citing that the tie vote at the July 31st meeting was a denial under Robert’s Rules of Order. He cited Section 8.10 of the zoning ordinance which states that the board can approve, deny or approve with conditions and said that procedurally, the board was out of order and could not approve the PUD request at this time.
3. Adjournment
Korn moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:29pm.