Regular Meeting

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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
TOWN BOARD MEETING

 

Tuesday, March 9, 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 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 - February 23, 2010 - (Recommend Approval)

b. Bills

General Fund $ 295,160.80

Gourdie Frasier
Utility Receiving Fund $ 1,507.98
Park Funds 431.25
SRF Loan 2,138.30

Total $ 4,077.53

(Recommend Approval)

c. Appointment - Re-Appointment of Carol Hale to a full three-year term, ending May 14, 2013, on the Grand Traverse Commons Joint Planning Commission. (Recommend Approval)

d. Appointment of Rob Larrea to the Building Committee, term ending 12/31/10, replacing Kay Schumacher (Recommend Approval)

e. John Hancock Pension - Addition of a Second Signature in absence of Clerk (Recommend Approval)

4. Correspondence

a. Grand Traverse Area Veterans Coalition

 

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

g. Zoning Department

6. Unfinished Business


a.

7. New Business

a. Resolution 2010-07-T - Approval of Financial Institutions of the Township Treasurer will do business with in 2010

b. PD 2010-27 - The Crown PUD - Major Amendment Request, SUP 2009-09 (Public Hearing)

c. PD 2010-28 - Consideration of Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Permit Recreational Facilities, Amendment # 294 (Public Hearing)

d. PD 2010-29 - Introduction of a Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Permit the Use of LED Lighting, Amendment #295 (Public Hearing)

e. Pilot Application for La Franier Village

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.