Regular Meeting
11/25/2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
Synopsis of Minutes of November 25, 2014
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, November 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 – There was no one to speak.
- Trustee Schmuckal asked that Contract Negotiations be added under Other Business and the Board approved the amended agenda.
- Approved the Consent Calendar.
- Approved Minutes from November 10, 2014, Township Board Meeting.
- Received the Supervisor’s Report regarding eight (8) applicants for the Clerk’s position. Discussed letter regarding Cass Road Bridge replacement. Called a Special Meeting to discuss the applicants and a resolution regarding the bridge.
- Approved Resolution 2014-15-T, a resolution recognizing of Out of the Smoke Firefighters Association as a service organization for the purposes of obtaining a charitable gaming license from the State of Michigan.
- Public Comment – Tim Wrede supported the Hartman-Hammond bridge and recognized Clerk Schumacher’s election expertise.
- Went into closed session to discuss contract negotiations. Came out of closed session.
The Meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Kay Schumacher, Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, November 25, 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 Board Members
1. Public Comment
Public Comment Guidelines:
Any person shall be permitted to address a meeting of The Township Board, which is required to be open to the public under the provision of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, as amended. (MCLA 15.261, et.seq.) Public Comment shall be carried out in accordance with the following Board Rules and Procedures: a.) any person wishing to address the Board is requested to state his or her name and address. b.) No person shall be allowed to speak more than once on the same matter, excluding time needed to answer Township Board Member’s questions. Where constrained by available time the Chairperson may limit the amount of time each person will be allowed to speak to (3) minutes. 1.) The Chairperson may at his or her own discretion, extend the amount of time any person is allowed to speak. 2.) Whenever a Group wishes to address a Committee, the Chairperson may require that the Group designate a spokesperson; the Chairperson shall control the amount of time the spokesperson shall be allowed to speak when constrained by available time.
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 Board motion without discussion. Any member of the Board, staff or the public may ask that any item on the Consent Calendar be removed there from and placed elsewhere on the Agenda for full discussion. Such requests will be automatically respected. If any item is not removed from the Consent Calendar, the action noted in parentheses on the Agenda is approved by a single Board action adopting the Consent Calendar.
a. Minutes – November 10, 2014
(Recommend Approval)
b. Bills -
General Fund $ 35, 980.46
(Recommend Approval)
c. PD 2014-74 – Amendment # 311 to Ordinance 10, the Garfield Township Zoning Ordinance – Medical Marihuana Ordinance – Introduce and Schedule for December 9, 2014 public hearing
d. Garfield Township Budgets for 2015 (General Fund, Fire Fund, Public Improvement Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, DPW Fund, Park System Fund, Street Light Fund, and Special Assessment District Fund) – Schedule public hearing for December 9, 2014
4. Correspondence
5. Reports
a. County Commissioner’s Report
b. Personnel Committee Report
c. Clerk’s Report
d. Supervisor’s Report
6. Unfinished Business
a. Consideration of Resolution 2014-15-T, a resolution to recognize Out of the Smoke Firefighters Association as a service organization for the purposes of obtaining a charitable gaming license from the state of Michigan
7. New Business
8. Public Comment
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
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Kay Schumacher, Clerk
The Garfield Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities upon the provision of reasonable advance notice to the Garfield Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Garfield Township Board by writing or calling Kay Schumacher, Clerk, Ph: (231) 941-1620, or TDD #922-4412.
TOWN BOARD MEETING
November 25, 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
Staff Present: Rob Larrea
1. Public Comment (6:00)
None
2. Review and Approval of the Agenda - Conflict of Interest (6:00)
Agostinelli moved and Schmuckal seconded to approve the agenda as amended adding “Closed Session – Negotiations with Union” under Other Business.
Yeas: Agostinelli, Schmuckal, Featherstone, Wilson, Blood Law, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
3. Consent Calendar (6:01)
a. Minutes
November 10, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes (Recommend Approval)
b. Bills
General Fund $35,980.46
(Recommend Approval)
c. PD 2014-74 Amendment #311 to Ordinance 10, the Garfield Township
Zoning Ordinance – Medical Marijuana Ordinance – Introduce and
Schedule for December 9, 2014 Public Hearing.
d. Garfield Township Budgets for 2015 (General Fund, Fire Fund, Public
Improvement Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, DPW Fund, Park
System Fund, Street Light Fund and Special Assessment District
Fund) - Schedule Public Hearing for December 9, 2014.
Wilson moved and Featherstone seconded to adopt the consent calendar as presented.
Yeas: Wilson, Featherstone, Agostinelli, Blood Law, Schmuckal, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
4. Correspondence (6:03)
a. None
5. Reports
a. County Commissioner’s Report (6:03)
No report at this time.
b. Personnel Committee Report (6:03)
No report at this time.
c. Clerk’s Report (6:03)
Schumacher had no report at this time.
d. Supervisor’s Report (6:04)
Korn would like to have a meeting on Tuesday, December 2 at 6:00pm to discuss and rank the eight applicants for the Clerk position. Board members agreed and calendared the date.
He also mentioned that a bridge is proposed to be built over the river at Cass Road when the Sabin Dam is removed. There is not a lot of support for a bridge at that location. Board members discussed the proposed project and felt that it would be inefficient and wasteful to build a bridge in that location if a Hartman/Hammond crossing could be completed. The board directed Planner Rob Larrea to draft a resolution in opposition of the proposed bridge crossing at Cass Road and also to draft a Hartman Road access management resolution to be discussed on December 2nd. Similar resolutions from neighboring townships would also be helpful in convincing the state not to move forward with the project.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Consideration of Resolution 2014-15-T, a Resolution to Recognize Out of the Smoke Firefighters Association as a service organization for the purposes of obtaining a charitable gaming license for the State of Michigan. (6:18)
Tim Wrede from Grand Traverse Metro spoke regarding the Association and explained that this organization has existed for a long time, but needed to reorganize under another name since old financial documentation could not be located. The association does charitable and service projects throughout the community.
Agostinelli moved and Schmuckal seconded to approve Resolution 2014-15-T, a Resolution to Recognize Out of the Smoke Firefighters Association as a service organization for the purposes of obtaining a charitable gaming license for the State of Michigan.
Yeas: Agostinelli, Schmuckal, Featherstone, Wilson, Blood Law, Schumacher, Korn
Nays: None
7. New Business
8. Public Comment: (6:26)
Tim Wrede commented on the Cass Road bridge project. He is in support of passing a resolution in support of declining funding for the Cass Road bridge project. He thanked Schumacher for her work as Clerk during the elections.
9. Other Business (6:28)
Schmuckal moved and Blood Law seconded to go into closed session to discuss Union Negotiations at 6:29pm.
Yeas: Schmuckal, Blood Law, Featherstone, Schumacher, Wilson, Agostinelli, Korn
Nays: None
The Board reconvened at 6:53 p.m.
10. Adjournment
Agostinelli moved and Featherstone seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:54pm.