Regular Meeting
9/9/2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
Synopsis of Minutes of September 9, 2014
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Garfield Township Hall,
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Board transacted the following business:
1. Public Comment –None
2. Approved the Consent Calendar as presented.
3. Approved Minutes from August 26, 2014 Township Board Meeting.
4. Received Sheriff’s Report from Lt. Chris Barsheff.
5. Received County Commissioner’s report regarding budget issues, 911 upgrade, and Master Plan workshop.
6. Received Clerk’s Report from Kay Schumacher regarding adding a second absent voter ballot precinct at the Township Hall so that the Township will have 2 AV precincts.
7. Received Supervisor’s Report from Chuck Korn regarding Zimmerman road progress, Buffalo Ridge PUD, and Horizons West potluck.
8. Held a Public Hearing on Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department 2015 Budget and approved the submitted budget at 2.2 mils.
9. Concurred with the street names for Brookside Commons.
10. Set a budget meeting for Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.
The Meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Kay Schumacher, Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 6:00 pm
Garfield Township Hall
3848 Veterans Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
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 – August 26, 2014 (Recommend Approval)
b. Bills -
General Fund $ 39,111.19
(Recommend Approval)
4. Correspondence
a. Grand Traverse Conservation District report for August
5. Reports
a. Construction Report (Gourdie-Fraser)
b. Sheriff’s Report
c. County Commissioner’s Report
d. Personnel Committee Report
e. Clerk’s Report
f. Supervisor’s Report
6. Unfinished Business
a. Public Hearing on the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department 2015 Budget
7. New Business
a. Proposed review and acceptance of Road Names (Brookside Commons PUD)
8. Public Comment
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
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The Garfield Township
CHARTER
TOWN BOARD MEETING
September 9, 2014
Chuck Korn, Township Supervisor, called the Town
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call of
Present: Bob Featherstone, Kit Wilson, Molly Agostinelli, Denise Schmuckal, Jeane Blood Law, Kay Schumacher and Chuck Korn
1. Public Comment (6:01)
None
2. Review and Approval of the Agenda - Conflict of Interest (6:01)
Wilson moved and Schmuckal seconded to approve the agenda as presented.
Yeas: Wilson, Schmuckal, Agostinelli, Blood Law, Featherstone, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
3. Consent Calendar (6:01)
a. Minutes
August 26, 2014 Regular Meeting
(Recommend Approval)
b. Bills
General Fund $39,111.19
(Recommend Approval)
Featherstone moved and Schmuckal seconded to adopt the consent calendar as presented.
Yeas: Featherstone, Schmuckal, Blood Law, Agostinelli, Wilson, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
4. Correspondence (6:03)
a. August 2014 Grand Traverse Conservation
District Report
5. Reports
a. Construction Report (Gourdie-Fraser)
(6:03)
No Report
b. Sheriff’s Report (6:03)
Lt. Chris Barsheff reported that there were a total of 1,877 calls for service in the township in the month of August 2014. The Township is fairly consistent with 40% of all calls. Identity theft presentations will be happening this month. He also alerted the board to a bank scam in the community.
c. County Commissioner’s Report (6:11)
Commissioner Herb Lemcool reported that the Boardman Dams project is awaiting funding and the 2015 County budget may be preliminarily presented soon. A member of the County Commission will be appointed to the Jail Committee very soon.
d. Personnel Committee Report (6:22)
No report
e. Clerk’s Report (6:22)
Schumacher said that the election commission met and decided to split a precinct. There will be no extra costs for equipment and another room in the Township Hall will be used as the voting precinct. She added that 2,400 ballot applications have already been mailed for the November election.
f. Supervisor’s Report (6:24)
Korn said that the Zimmerman Road water extension project has begun and remains on schedule. The Buffalo Ridge PUD appeal phase has passed.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Public Hearing on the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department 2015 Budget (6:26)
Korn opened the Public Hearing at 6:26 p.m. and seeing no one wishing to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
Board members asked questions about the 2015 Metro Fire budget as presented by Metro Fire Chief Pat Parker. He answered questions regarding fund balance and land for the new fire station in Acme. He is budgeting two million for the building cost. The board had concerns that a fee assessment for going into other jurisdictions be levied for the 2016 budget.
Wilson moved to accept the 2015 Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department Budget as proposed levying 2.2 mills and with Township possibly contributing extra funding in the amount of $113,998 and also that Metro Fire look at Fee Assessment for neighboring jurisdictions using our services. Blood Law supported the motion.
Yeas: Wilson, Blood Law, Featherstone, Agostinelli, Schmuckal, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
7. New Business
a. Proposed Review and Acceptance of Road Names (Brookside Commons PUD) (6:40)
These proposed road names do not appear to be in conflict with any other road names. The Board concurred with the proposed names.
8. Public Comment: (6:41)
None
9. Other Business (6:42)
Budget study session – Tuesday September 16th at 4:30
10. Adjournment
Korn moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:43pm.