Regular Meeting
2/24/2015 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
Synopsis of Minutes of February 24, 2015
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Garfield Township Hall, 3848 Veterans Drive, Traverse City, Michigan.
The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. and the Board transacted the following business:
- Public Comment – None
- Korn added the Building Committee report as Item 5.f. and the Board approved the amended Agenda.
- Since there was no one from LIAA to record the meeting, Korn recommended that the Board go into closed session to discuss item 6.a. Purchases of real estate for Parks and Water Infrastructure projects, while they wait for someone to arrive. Closed session began at 6:08.
- The LIAA representative arrived at 6:30 and began videotaping.
- The closed session ended at 6:59. Unanimously approved a motion to enter into agreement with the Grand Traverse Land Conservancy to purchase the Templeton property and to reimburse the Conservancy for its purchase price. Unanimously agreed to pursue the NW Tank Option #2 for Water Tank property and easement acquisition.
- Approved Minutes from Feb. 10, 2015, Township Board meeting.
- Approved the Consent Calendar as presented.
- Received the Construction Report from Jennifer Hodges of Gourdie-Fraser.
- Received a County Commissioner’s report from Alisa Kroupa regarding the committees on which she serves.
- Received a report from the Clerk regarding new voting machines which will be required.
- Received Supervisor’s Report regarding updates on TC Talus, Metro Fire and the financing of the replacement bridge.
- Received the Building Committee Report updating the Board about the bid for the work on the parking lot.
- Approved a bid of $35,700 for canopy covers and a heated sidewalk for emergency exits.
- Approved Resolution 2015-03-T, a second amendment to the 5-Year Parks and Recreation Plan.
- Approved a contract for Community Police Officers.
The Meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Lanie McManus, Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:00pm
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 – February 10, 2015 (Recommend Approval)
b.Bills -
General Fund $ 460,352.79
(Recommend Approval)
c. PD 2015-16 – Frank Hayes – Proposed Conditional Rezoning from C-2 General Commercial District to MUIBD-G General Mixed-Use Industrial Business District subject to a conditional rezoning agreement. Introduce and schedule for public hearing on March 24, 2015.
(Recommend Approval)
d. PD 2015-18 – 2014 Annual Report (Receive and File)
4. Correspondence
5. Reports
a. Construction Report
b. County Commissioner’s Report
c. Personnel Committee’s Report
d. Clerk’s Report
e. Supervisor’s Report
6. Unfinished Business
a. Discussion of purchases of real estate for Parks and Water Infrastructure projects (Recommend to go into Closed Session)
b. Emergency Exit access
7. New Business
a. Public Hearing – PD Report No. 2015-19 – Proposed Second Amendment to 5-Year Parks and Recreation Plan
b. Consideration of Contract for Community Police Officers
8. Public Comment
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
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Lanie McManus, 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.