Regular Meeting

Tuesday, February 8, 2011at 6:00pm
Garfield Township Hall
3848 Veterans Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684
Ph: (231) 941-1620
AMENDED 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 - January 11, 2010 - Recommend Approval

b. Bills

General Fund $151,891.21
(Recommend Approval)

Fire Fund $400,690.00
(Recommend Approval)

Gourdie-Fraser (Recommend Approval)

Utility Receiving Fund 375.00
Park Funds 1,000.00
Total $ 1,375.00

Garfield Road Sanitary Sewer Upgrade $ 40,430.50
Progress Payment

c. Schedule Public Hearing for February 22, 2011 meeting to Establish an I.F.T. District for Britten Banners to be located at 2662 Cass Road, Parcel I.D. 28-05-022-027-00. (Recommend Approval)

d. Schedule Public Hearing for February 22, 2011 meeting on the Request of the Minervini Group, the developers of Building 36, Grand Traverse Commons, to be recognized as a "Qualified Project" as defined in the Charter Township of Garfield Amended and Restated Ordinance No. 18 - Payment in Lieu of Taxes (recommend approval)

4. Correspondence

Grand Traverse Conservation District - January Report

5. Reports

a. Treasurers Report

b. Sheriff's Report

c. Metro Fire Report

d. Personnel Committee Report

e. Clerks Report (in packet) /Building Committee Report (no report)

f. Zoning Department

g. Construction Report (Gourdie Fraser)

6. Unfinished Business

a. PD Report 2011-19 Review of Township Commitment to Safe Routes to Schools Sidewalk/Pathway

b. Payment of Gourdie-Fraser Invoice for Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Engineering ($6,180.00) - Tabled from January 11, 2011 Meeting

7. New Business

a. PD Report 2011-14, Revisions to Existing Fee Schedule - Resolution 2011-04-T

b. Tax Tribunal Line Item - Resolution 2011-05-T

c. AT&T Lease

d. Public Hearing - PD Report 2011-13, Revised Land Division Ordinance No. 64 (public hearing may not start prior to 7:00 pm in order to comply with published notice of public hearing)

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.