Regular Meeting
7/24/2018 Board of Trustees Meeting
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF GARFIELD
Synopsis of Minutes of July 24, 2018
Township Board Meeting
A Township Board Meeting of the Charter Township of Garfield was held on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 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:
- Public Comment – None
- Approved the Amended Agenda.
- Removed Items a. Minutes, c. MTT Update, e. Letter requesting the addition of a Community Police Officer for Garfield Township and approved the Consent Calendar as amended.
- After Molly Agostinelli clarified that she is a trustee and not the Vice Chair, the Board approved the Minutes from July 10, 2018, Township Board meeting and the Minutes from July 17, 2018 Study Session.
- Treasurer Jeane Blood Law pointed out that there were two added columns on the report and the Board approved the receiving and filing of the report.
- Lieutenant Chris Barsheff gave statistics and rationale for the request for the addition of a Community Police Officer for Garfield Township and the Board approved the request.
- Received the Construction Report from Jennifer Hodges of Gourdie-Fraser.
- Received the Sheriff’s report from Lt. Chris Barsheff.
- Received the GT Metro Fire report from Steve Apostle.
- Received the Northflight report from Daryl Case.
- Received the Treasurer’s report from Jeane Blood Law regarding balances as of June 30, 2018.
- Received Supervisor Chuck Korn’s report regarding “Opportunity Zones”, receiving City and County approval of the Boardman Lake Trail maintenance agreement, Meadowlane mobile home park discussions and GT Metro issues.
- Held a Public Hearing and approved the Amended and Restated Ordinance No. 18 regarding Payment in Lieu of Taxes.
- Approved a Special Assessment Policy
- Directed staff to prepare a resolution of approval for the Ordinance to designate an enforcing agency to discharge the responsibility of the Charter Township of Garfield located in Grand Traverse County, and to designate regulated flood hazard areas under the provisions of the State Construction Code Act, Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended
- Approved that the Supervisor sign the Tower Lease Agreement between Charter Township of Garfield and Grand Traverse Road Commission
- Approved Resolution 2018-21-T, a resolution to enter into a contract with Consumers Energy Company of Jackson Michigan for furnishing lighting service for General Service Unmetered Lighting Rate GUL, Standard High Intensity Discharge within the Township of Garfield for 1 year(s) and thereafter from year to year, in accordance with the terms of the contract heretofor submitted to and considered by this Board.
- Approved Resolution 2018-22-T, a resolution to enter into a contract with Consumers Energy Company of Jackson Michigan for furnishing lighting service for General Unmetered Experimental Lighting Rate GU-XL within the Township of Garfield for 1 year(s) and thereafter from year to year, in accordance with the terms of the contract heretofor submitted to and considered by this Board.
- Approved Resolution 2018-23-T, a resolution to authorize Consumers Energy Company to make changes in the lighting services as provided in the Standard Lighting Contract between the Company and the Township of Garfield, dated 3/1/2017, in accordance with the Authorization for Change in Standard Lighting Contract dated July 26, 2018, heretofor submitted to and considered by this Board.
- Had discussion and decided that the Supervisor would make the decision as to when an attorney’s opinion was necessary on contracts, but an affirmative vote of the Board could always require such.
- Public Comment – Alisa Korn pointed out that a new group Families against Narcotics meets on the 1st Thursday of the month from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m.
The Meeting was adjourned at 7:53 p.m. Lanie McManus, Clerk
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