Regular Meeting
8/23/2016 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
Synopsis of Minutes of August 23, 2016
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 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 –Bill Rokos, Mary MacDonald, Larry Sparks, Rod Bell, Kathy Boyd, and Todd Lewis spoke.
- Approved Minutes from July 26, 2016, Township Board meeting.
- Amended the agenda by adding item f. Consideration of bids for exterior building repairs under New Business and adding a new item e. Discussion of Silver Lake Recreational Area Master Plan and the process for making changes and moving current items e. and f. to items f. and g. Approved the amended Agenda.
- Removed item c. MTT Update from the Consent Calendar and moved it to item 4.a. under Items Removed from the Consent Calendar and approved the Consent Calendar as amended.
- Discussed the MTT Report regarding PILOT projects and the Grand Traverse Mall.
- Received a report from Jim Cook, Manager of Grand Traverse County Road Commission.
- Received a Construction report from Jennifer Hodges of Gourdie-Fraser.
- Received the Sheriff’s report from Lt. Chris Barsheff.
- Received the G. T. Metro Fire report from Chief Pat Parker.
- Received the County Commissioner’s report regarding Operation Cherry Tree and candidates recommended for the Pension Advisory Committee.
- Received an additional County Commissioner’s report regarding approval of a Brownfield loan and an incorrect insert from the Commission on Aging sent to their clients.
- Received the Clerk’s report in writing from Lanie McManus.
- Received Supervisor Chuck Korn’s report regarding the budget, work on the water and sewer contracts, GT Metro budget and Bob Featherstone’s progress.
- Mr. Korn reported that the bids for the Oak Terrace Road work had come in over budget and that the work would be rebid in the fall for construction next spring.
- Chief Pat Parker gave an overview of the GT Metro Fire budget.
- Approved Resolution 2016-24-T, a resolution adopting Michigan Township Participating Plan Risk Reduction Grant Program application.
- Referred the request for mobile food vending for events in township parks to the Parks and Recreation Committee.
- Receive a presentation on the West Boardman Lake Trail and approved Resolution 2016-26-T, a resolution of support for the West Boardman Lake Trail.
- Discussed the Silver Lake Recreation Area Master Plan and any changes made to it to require an amendment to the plan and referred the Disc Golf Course back to the Parks and Recreation Committee to begin that process.
- Approved the bid of Surfaces, Inc. for exterior building repairs.
- Public Comment – Dr. Tom Auer, Richard Little, Lisa McManus, Valerie Handy, Todd Lewis, Shana Bradford, Eric Kluzak, Dale Hansen, Devon Johnson, Justin Reed, Paul Wiley, Matt Powers, Alisa Kroupa, Kathy Boyd and Travis Wine spoke.
- Other Business – The Board changed the dates of the November meetings to Nov. 15 and Nov. 29.
The Meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
Lanie McManus, Clerk
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