1/31/05 - Regular
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, January 31, 2005
Roll Call: Supervisor Kozara Present
Clerk Finazzi Present
Treasurer Riley Present
Trustee Stork Present
Trustee Dalton Present
There being a full board, Supervisor Kozara called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Acceptance of Agenda:
It was moved by Kozara and supported by Riley to accept the agenda as amended. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
Public Comments:
Jerry Fritz, 3363 Terry, requested that the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals reports be included in the agenda under Committee Reports for the board to review each month. It was board consensus to include these reports as well as the Recreation Committee report in the Committee Reports section of the monthly regular board meeting.
Nathan Banks, 3577 Jefferson, questioned if the township sewer projects were let out for bid. He also questioned why Spicer Group, Inc. was the only engineering firm hired by the township to do the surveying.
Gene Jolin, Mayor of Zilwaukee, introduced himself to the board. He invited the board members to come to Zilwaukee's meetings and to consider working together on joint projects.
Approval of Minutes:
It was moved by Finazzi and supported by Riley to approve as presented minutes for: December 27, 2004 - regular meeting as corrected [CORRECTION: page 1, Departmental Requests, last sentence, "...Michigan State Police may not..."] and January 10, 2005 - departmental meeting as presented. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
Accounts Payable:
It was moved by Stork and supported by Dalton to approve payment of the January 2005 Accounts Payable as amended for the amount of $277,076.04. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
Correspondence:
It was moved by Finazzi and supported by Stork to receive and file the correspondence as listed for January 2005. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
Committee Reports:
It was moved by Riley and supported by Finazzi to process the delinquent general invoices as follows: write off the Lerner invoice for $1,085.50 to the Sewer Fund as an uncollectible expense; write off the Luntz Corp. invoice for $1,024.50 to the Water and Sewer Funds (50/50) as an uncollectible expense; and write off the Wegner invoice for $450.00 to the General Fund as an uncollectible expense. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
It was moved by Finazzi and supported by Riley to accept Dale Klein's resignation as Zoning Administrator and Saginaw Area Storm Water Authority representative effective December 31, 2004. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
It was board consensus to have the Personnel Committee meet with Fire Chief Czerniak and Deputy Fire Chief Tetloff to create a procedure for fire chief and other firefighter position appointments.
Departmental Requests:
It was moved by Stork and supported by Dalton to allow Chief Czerniak to purchase three coldwater ice rescue suits for $1,299.72 plus shipping from Stearns Inc. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
It was moved by Riley and supported by Stork to allow Czerniak to form a Fire Department Committee in order to research purchasing a new fire truck. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
It was board consensus to approve any overtime hours and to bring in support staff as needed to input all data into the utility billing software on the AS400 system to bring it current.
It was moved by Dalton and supported by Stork to invite representatives from the Saginaw Area Inter-Municipal Water Committee to the February 14 departmental meeting to hear their views on why Carrollton should reconsider their withdrawal. Trustee Stork called for a roll call vote.
Roll call: Stork Yes
Kozara No
Dalton Yes
Riley No
Finazzi No
There being 2 ayes and 3 nays, the motion failed.
It was board consensus to have DPS Superintendent Debby Lopez budget for the Saginaw Area GIS Authority membership fees for FY 2005-2006.
Pending Business:
It was moved by Stork and supported by Finazzi to approve the bid document (copy is attached to these minutes) for the municipal building parking lot lighting upgrade and to put the job out for bid. There being all ayes, the motion carried.
It was moved by Riley and supported by Finazzi to approve Piazza Appraisal Service's engagement letter reference the appraisal review of 341 Sugar Street contingent to a budget amendment. There being all ayes, the motion carried. (A copy is attached to these minutes.)
New Business:
It was moved by Riley and supported by Finazzi to approve Resolution #2005-01 to appoint Marv Kozara as the alternate trustee to the Saginaw Area Storm Water Authority. There being all ayes, the motion carried. (A copy is attached to these minutes.)
It was board consensus to invite Planning Commission Chairperson Richard Dudek to the interviews for the Zoning Administrator position.
Board Comments:
It was board consensus to post the approved meeting minutes on the website for a period of two months.
Public Comments:
Dennis Anklam, 3630 Jefferson, spoke on the weed-cutting ordinance and requested that his name be cleared from the contract awarded to Great Lakes Contracting.
Jerry Fritz, 3363 Terry, thanked the DPW for getting the water turned back on so quickly after the Terry St. water main breaks over the weekend.
Dave Adams, St. Charles, introduced himself to the board and informed them that he would be running for State Senate in 2006.
Adjournment:
It was moved by Stork and supported by Finazzi to adjourn. There being all ayes, the meeting adjourned at 9:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph Finazzi, Clerk
Public in attendance:
Dave Adams St. Charles
Robert Schliska 817 Oakview
Jack Dalton 3634 N Michigan
Jessica Burke 4109 ½ Carrollton Rd.
Doug North 541 Rustic
Robert Tetloff 565 Rustic
Jerry Fritz 3363 Terry
Raymond Jones 3675 Jackson
Robert Gubody 3562 N. Monroe St.
Nathan Banks 3577 Jefferson
Carl Williams 3424 Fulton
Jackie Anklam 3630 Jefferson
Mike Lamia 1438 Flanders
Dennis Anklam 3630 Jefferson
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