CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 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 shall 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
December 12, 2009 Town Board Meeting Minutes (Recommend Approval)
•b. Bills
General Fund $109,487.00
(Recommend Approval)
Gourdie Fraser
Utility Receiving Fund
$ 2,617.64
SRF Loan
$ 3,764.94
$ 6,382.58
•c. PD Report #2010-01 Copper Ridge PUD Amendment Request: Introduction and scheduling for Public Hearing (Recommend Approval)
•d. PD #2010-02 Land Division Ordinance (Receive and file)
e. Ordinance No. 10, Amendment No. 292, Introduction and schedule for public hearing February 9, 2010.
f. Ordinance No. 10, Amendment No. 293, Introduction and schedule for public hearing, February 9, 2010.
g. Repeal of Fire Hydrant Obstruction Ordinance No. 21, Introduction and schedule for public hearing, February 9, 2010.
4. Correspondence
5. Reports
•a. Building Committee Report/Treasurers Report
•b. Sheriff's Report
•c. Fire Station Report
•d. Personnel Committee Report
•e. Clerks Report
•f. Building Department Annual Written Report
•g. Zoning Department 2009 Report
6. Unfinished Business
•a. Audit - Approval of Second & Third Year
•b. Solid Waste Update
•7. New Business
a. Gourdie-Fraser, Contract Change Order, Project #08522 (SRF #5340-01)
b. Gourdie-Fraser, Garfield Road Sanitary Sewer Bypass, GFA project
No. 08522, Application for Progress Payment-Final Payment.
c. Resolution 2010-01-T Revised Property Maintenance Fee Schedule
d. PD 2010-03 Planning Commission Annual Report for 2009
e. PD 2010-04 Proposed Grand Traverse Commons Master Plan
f. Brownfield 425 Plan
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.
