HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
The Handy Township Special Board meeting was called to order
by Trustee Vaupel at
Approval of Agenda:
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
TESCH TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate Application for
Aisin Holdings of America, Inc.
MOTION TESCH SUPPORT
EISELE TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS SESSION AND THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AT
Attorney Steve Dawson spoke about the application for tax abatement on the land improvements associated with Aisin Corporation proving grounds. He stated that phase one will create 12 new jobs. Phase one should be completed by the end of the summer.
The board entertained various questions from the public in regard to the terms of the abatement and the type of facility it is.
No other comments were made.
MOTION TESCH SUPPORT EISELE
TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO BACK INTO BUSINESS SESSION AT
A) IFT RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT
A RESOLUTION WAS
OFFERED BY EISELE AND SUPPORTED BY
TESCH APPROVING
APPLICATION OF AISIN HOLDINGS OF
AMERICA, INC. FOR AN
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE.
ROLL CALL VOTE. EISELE-AYE,
TESCH-AYE,
VAUPEL-AYE. ABSENT: DENBY, REDINGER. ABSTAIN-NONE.
3-AYES. 0-NAYS.
RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
TESCH TO ENTER INTO PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF
HANDY AND AISIN HOLDINGS OF AMERICA, INC..
ROLL CALL VOTE. EISELE-AYE, TESCH-AYE, VAUPEL-AYE. ABSENT: REDINGER, DENBY.
ABSTAIN: NONE. 3-AYES.
0-NAYS. MOTION CARRIED.
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Brief Public Comments: No comments were made.
Pending Business:
A) Engineers Report on Utilities
a. (joint utility board, contract, F.J. Jones extra, Act 185 Agreement with County and Agreement with Village)
Engineer, Ken Cousino, reported he needed a motion authorizing the Clerk and Supervisor to sign the contract with Davis Construction for the Layton Smith Sanitary Sewer project.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
TESCH TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK AND THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH
MOTION CARRIED.
Trustee Redinger arrived at
Discussion on the sewer expansion from the village into the
township. The Village will have extra
capacity in their sewer affording opportunity to the township to purchase some
of the capacity to serve township resident’s north of I-96. The agreement presented between the township
and the village outlines responsibilities of each party and creates a joint
advisory board consisting of two board members from each entity to oversee and
recommend policies and maintenance of the plant. (Joint Agreement between the Village and
Township will be discussed at the
A RESOLUTION WAS
OFFERED BY EISELE AND SUPPORTED BY
SYSTEM (
REDINGER-AYE,
VAUPEL-AYE, TESCH-AYE, EISELE-AYE.
ABSENT: DENBY. ABSTAIN-NONE.
4-AYES. 0-NAYS.
RESOLUTION DECLARED
ADOPTED.
A RESOLUTION WAS
OFFERED BY EISELE AND SUPPORTED BY
4-AYES. 0-NAYS.
RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.
He also reported that he will be addressing the Utilities
Master Plan at the
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New Business
A) 2005-06 Budget Workshop
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
TESCH TO SCHEDULE A BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR
Extended Public Comments
Clerk Eisele reported she is in need of a cabinet to house the voter registration cards.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO PURCHASE A CABINET FOR HOUSING THE VOTER
REGISTRATION CARDS AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $520.00. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
TESCH TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
Laura A. Eisele
Handy Township Clerk