HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008

The regular meeting of the Handy Township Board of Trustees was called to order in the Handy Township Boardroom by Supervisor Denby at 7:30 P.M.  Members present:  Eisele, Tesch and Redinger. Absent: Vaupel.  Also present:  Zoning Administrator – Anderson, Zoning Assistant – Hummel, Township Attorney – Kehoe, Ted Spaulding, Kevin Swisher, Engineering Technologies – Ken Cousino, Cyrowski Real Estate – Carl Cyrowski, Mark Ruttman, Lindhout Assoc. – Mike Kennedy and resident Ruth Hoag.

Approval of Agenda
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO ACCEPT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.  MOTION CARRIED.

Brief Public Comments                       No comments

Minutes
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 11, 2007 AS PRESENTED.  MOTION CARRIED.

Approval of Bills
MOTION TESCH SUPPORT EISELE TO APPROVE THE BILLS OF 1-08-2008 IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,951.24 TO BE PAID FROM THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS.  MOTION CARRIED.

Pending Business

  1. Engineer’s Report

Ken Cousino presented report.  Discussion concerning work on West Grand River, concerns over safety and contractor. Discussion on waste water treatment plant, project still not closed out, depositions are to be done sometime before June. Pay request E-21 presented for approval.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST E-21 TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,637.28 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE.  MOTION CARRIED.

            Pay request E-33 presented for approval.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST E-33 TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,854.00 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE.  MOTION CARRIED.

  1. Zoning Administrator’s Report

Report presented and reviewed.  Comparisons for 2000 – 2007 were included in report.  Most calls are for home improvement questions. Assistant Hummel has been checking for open permits.

Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-08-2008
Page 2 (Pending Business Cont.)

  1. Assessor’s Report

Report reviewed.

  1. Community Education and Recreation Report
    1. Annual Meeting Scheduled for January 31, 2008, 7:00 P.M. at the Munn Middle School Media Center

Kevin Swisher gave report, enrollment is still down.

  1. Roads                                No report

F)  Attorney’s Report             No report

  1. Fourth of July Committee Request

Board is waiting for member of the committee to come.

  1. Building Remodel
    1. Discussion on Builder for project 

Mike Kennedy – Lindhout Assoc. gave information concerning project and costs. Discussion concerning work to be done on this phase of the
project and estimates from builder, architect and for carpet.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE PROPOSAL FROM TED SPAULDING FOR BUILDING REMODEL WORK IN THE AMOUNT
OF $7,880.00.  MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LINDHOUT ASSOCIATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL WORK FOR AN ESTIMATE OF $1,800.00.  MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE CARPET AND INSTALLATION ESTIMATE FROM THE DECORATING CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $943.50.  MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE ESTIMATED COSTS AS PROVIDED BY LINDHOUT ASSSOCIATE, CLERK WILL HAVE FINAL APPROVAL OF COSTS.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

 

 

Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-8-2008
Page 3

New Business

  1. Hoag & Cotton Conditional Re-Zoning Agreement

Attorney Kehoe gave report on status of agreement. Clerk Eisele presented invoice for $610.00 for attorney costs. Proper signatures have been received. Discussion concerning extension and approval conditional upon payment of bills incurred.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE REAFFIRMATION OF THE CONDITIONAL REZONING AGREEMENT FOR THE COTTON PROPERTY TO TAKE EFFECT UPON PAYMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING INVOICES.  MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE THE REAFFIRMATION OF THE HOAG PROPERTY CONDITIONAL REZONING AGREEMENT TO TAKE EFFECT UPON PAYMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING INVOICES.  MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION TESCH SUPPORT EISELE TO GRANT AN 18 MONTH EXTENSION OF THE CONDITIONAL REZONING FOR THE COTTON PROPERTY CONDITIONAL UPON PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING INVOICES. 
MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION TESCH SUPPORT EISELE TO GRANT AN 18 MONTH EXTENSION OF THE CONDITIONAL REZONING FOR THE HOAG PROPERTY CONDITIONAL UPON PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING INVOICES. 
MOTION CARRIED.

  1. Wireless Livingston Agreement

Discussion concerning provisions in agreement. Will discuss again next month.

  1. 2006-2007 Handy Township Audit

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO ACCEPT THE 2006-2007 HANDY TOWNSHIP AUDIT AS PREPARED.  MOTION CARRIED.

            D)  Supervisor’s Report                      No report

E) Treasurer’s Report
Report presented.  IRS has increased mileage reimbursement to 50 ½ cents per mile.
MOTION TESCH SUPPORT REDINGER TO INCREASE THE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT TO 50 ½ CENTS PER MILE.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-8-2007
Page 4 (New Business Cont.)

  1. Clerk’s Report

Clerk Eisele would like to attend a class on quickbooks, cost is $175.00. Election is coming up, don’t forget to vote.
MOTION REDINGER SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE CLASS IN QUICKBOOKS FOR CLERK EISELE IN THE AMOUNT OF $175.00. 
MOTION CARRIED.

Extended Public Comments                           None

MOTION REDINGER SUPPORT EISELE TO ADJOURN AT 9:08 P.M.
MOTION CARRIED.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Pamela J. Hibbard
Recording Secretary / Handy Township Deputy Clerk

 

Laura Eisele
Handy Township Clerk