CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD Synopsis of Minutes of the April 12, 2011
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday April 12, 2011, 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:
1. Public Comment -
a. Christine Maxbauer, Commissioner, gave an update from the County Commission;
b. Sidney Finfrock, Green Things Plus, 1323 South Airport Road, encouraged the Board to quickly adopt standards for Medical Marihuana;
2. Approved Minutes from March 22, 2011 Township Board Meeting;
3. Approved Consent Calendar;
4. Correspondence from Scott Parkhurst, Omelette Shoppe/Flap Jack Shack owner was reviewed;
5. Kay Schumacher of the Building Committee said that more time and utility bills are needed before accurate comparisons can be made reflecting the effectiveness of last year's building repairs;
6. Received Sheriff's Report from Chris Halek;
7. Received Fire Department Report from Terry Flynn;
8. Denise Schmuckal gave update from the Personnel Committee Report;
9. Clerk's Report was received and the 2011 lawn care contract was awarded to JPS;
10. Jennifer Hodges, Gourdie/Fraser, gave the Construction Report;
11. John Nelson, Liaison, gave the Road Commission Report;
12. PD 2011-38 Medical Marihuana was discussed;
13. PD 2011-49 Proposed Fee Schedule for GT Commons Applications was adopted;
14. 2011-12-T Resolution Adopting A Grand Traverse Commons Fee Schedule was approved;
15. PD 2011-50 Support was given for a Conservation Resource Alliance Grant Application to Help Fund Removal of Boardman River Dams;
16. PD 2011-51 Support was given to the County Road Commission for an MDOT Funding Application to Retain a Crossing of the Boardman River;
17. Public Comment-
a. Sid Finfrock, Green Things Plus, spoke again regarding Medical Marihuana;
b. Herb Lemcool, Commissioner, spoke further about the County Commission.
The Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm.
Kay Schumacher, Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 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 - March 22, 2011 (Recommend Approval)
b. Bills -
General Fund $ 34,352.34
(Recommend Approval)
Gourdie-Fraser
Utility Receiving Fund 9,677.70
$ 9,677.70
(Recommend Approval)
c. Re-Appointment of John Racine to Grand Traverse Commons Joint Planning Commission. 3 year term ending May 14, 2014
(Recommend Approval)
d. Collection of Summer Taxes for TCAPS, BATA, TBA ISD and NMC (Recommend Approval
4. Correspondence
a. Scott Parkhurst - Omelette Shoppe/Flap Jack Shack
5. Reports
a. Building Committee Report/Treasurers Report
b. Sheriff's Report
c. Metro Fire Report
d. Personnel Committee Report
e. Clerks Report
f. Construction Report (Gourdie Fraser)
6. Unfinished Business
a. PD 2011-38 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - Medical Marihuana
7. New Business
a. PD 2011-49 - Proposed Fee Schedule for Grand Traverse Commons Applications; 2011-12-T Resolution Adopting A Grand Traverse Commons Fee Schedule Covering Various Planning, Zoning and Land Use Fees
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.
