HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
The regular Handy Township Board meeting was called to order
by Supervisor Denby at
Approval of Agenda:
To Add to Zoning Administrator’s Report, Item 1) Update on Kandow Zoning Violation
To Add to Attorney’s Report, Item 5) Water and Sewer Ordinance Amendments
To Add Under New Business, Item H) 2006
To Add Under New Business, Item I) Snow Removal for Sewer Plant
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ADDITIONS.
MOTION CARRIED.
Show Cause Hearing:
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
REDINGER TO GO OUT OF REGULAR BUSINESS SESSION AND OPEN SHOW CAUSE HEARING FOR
JOHN AND MARY ZALEWSKI, 6771 SHARPE RD., AT 7:35 P.M. MOTION CARRIED.
Discussion with Mr. and Mrs. Zalewski about the junk car, scrap metal, inoperable farm machinery, and junk piles laying in his yard. Mr. Anderson reported the junk car had been removed but that the rest remained.
Mr. Zalewski stated that he is part of the Right to Farm Act and that no violation exists on his property. He went on to explain that the Right to Farm Act allows farm machinery to be present in the yard and also explained that the scrap metal is actually roofing material. He felt as though he was being singled out based on other violations he sees in the neighborhood that are not being addressed by the board.
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT TESCH TO CLOSE THE SHOW CAUSE HEARING AND RETURN TO REGULAR
BUSINESS SESSION AT
MOTION CARRIED.
A) John
Zalewski,
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
EISELE TO FIND THAT A VIOLATION OF THE HANDY TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE DOES
EXIST ON THE JOHN AND MARY ZALEWSKI PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 6771 SHARPE ROAD,
HAVING INOPERABLE PIECES OF MACHINERY CONSISTING OF A ONE WHEEL PLOW LAYING
UNDER A TREE AND COMBINES.
MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(Zalewski Show Cause Hearing, continued)
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
REDINGER TO GIVE JOHN AND MARY ZALEWSKI 60 DAYS TO WORK WITH ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR ANDERSON IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION OR TO PROVE THAT THE
FARM EQUIPMENT IS LEGITIMATE. MOTION
CARRIED.
Approval of Minutes:
A) Handy
Township Regular Board Meeting Minutes of
On Page 2, Item B), change the date to read November not December
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE
MOTION CARRIED.
B) Handy
Township Special Board Meeting Minutes of
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF
MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF
MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of Bills:
MOTION VAUPEL
SUPPPORT REDINGER TO PAY THE BILLS OF
Pending Business:
A) Utilities Report
a. Water Meters Update
The engineer reported that the meter reads will be available for metered water billing to take place in January for the last quarter of 2005.
b. Quote to remove sewer line from McCurdy property
One more quote was obtained by the engineer for removing the sewer line from the McCurdy property. Before proceeding any further, the board asked that John McCurdy’s signature be obtained for easement onto his property.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(Pending Business, Item A) Utilities Report, continued)
During the utilities report, the following motions were made:
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER
A-17 WITH F. J. JONES
& COMPANY AMENDING THE CONTRACT BY $9,265.58 REVISING FINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT
TO $2,894,336.22
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE
SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE.
MOTION CARRIED. ABSTAIN-VAUPEL.
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST NO. T-10 AUTHORIZING
REIMBURSEMENT TO HANDY TOWNSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,061.05 AND TO AUTHORIZE
THE SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE.
MOTION CARRIED. ABSTAIN-VAUPEL.
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST NO. E-16 TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,958.38 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE.
MOTION CARRIED. ABSTAIN-VAUPEL.
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO AUTHORIZE PAY REQUEST NO. 5 TO
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 WITH
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO AUTHORIZE PAY REQUEST NO. T-2 REIMBURSING ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND THE
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
VAUPEL TO AUTHORIZE CHANGE ORDER
NO. 1 WITH
ROTHENBERGER COMPANY, INC. AMENDING THE CONTRACT BY $9,288.80 AND REVISING THE
CONTRACT TO $1,045,709.31 FOR THE W. GRAND RIVER PUMP STATION AND SANITARY
SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE. MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(Pending Business, Item A) Utilities Report, continued)
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO AUTHORIZE PAY REQUEST NO E-1 TO ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,539.92 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE
SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE. MOTION CARRIED.
Temporary Grant of Easement (Duane T. and Renate T. Myers)
(For the
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT EISELE TO GRANT TEMPORARY EASEMENT CONTINGENT UPON SIGNATURES
FROM DUANE T. AND RENATE T. MYERS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK AND SUPERVISOR’S
SIGNATURES. MOTION CARRIED.
Special Assessment Contracts for
MOTION
VAUPEL SUPPORT TESCH TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR AND CLERK TO SIGN ON BEHALF ON
THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONTRACT FOR CHESTNUT DEVELOPMENT,
LLC. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK AND SUPERVISOR TO SIGN ON BEHALF
OF THE TOWNSHP BOARD THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONTRACT FOR STEELHEAD DEVELOPMENT,
LLC. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK AND SUPERVISOR TO SIGN ON BEHALF
OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CONTRACT FOR NANCY AND THOMAS
STAMP.
MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Design Standards:
A RESOLUTION WAS
OFFERED BY EISELE AND SUPPORTED BY
VAUPEL TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS
TO THE HANDY TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PLAN TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
AMENDMENTS: 1) REVISE THE PRIVATE ROAD
ORDINANCE, 2) THE ADDITION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL
DESIGN STANDARDS, 3) ADDING STANDARD
DETAILS, 4) CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS,
TO
BE EFFECTIVE
5-AYES. 0-NAYS. ABSENT:
NONE. ABSTAIN-NONE.
RESOLUTION DECLARED
ADOPTED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(Pending Business, continued)
B)
Covered under Utilities Report.
C) Community Education and Recreation Report
No report.
D) Zoning Administrator’s Report
The board reviewed a letter received from Richard Perry, renter of the property owned by Timothy Kandow, requesting that the board grant him a little more time to move the truck box currently in violation of the zoning ordinance.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
VAUPEL TO GRANT TIMOTHY KANDOW A 30 DAY EXTENSION
UNTIL
MOTION CARRIED.
E) Assessor’s Report
Submitted and reviewed.
F) Solid Waste Committee
No report.
G) Roads
Supervisor Denby reported of meeting with surrounding township supervisors to discuss roads that need to be targeted for repair. Their recommendations will be forwarded to the LCRC.
H) Attorney’s Report
a. Past Due & Shut Off Notice Procedure for Utility Billing
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
VAUPEL TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO
HANDY
TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 213, UTILITY BILLING, TO BE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION. ROLL CALL VOTE.
EISELE-AYE,
VAUPEL-AYE, REDINGER-AYE, TESCH-AYE, DENBY-AYE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. 5-AYES. 0-NAYS. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Update on Karl Witt (Complaint for Injunctive Relief)
Zoning Administrator Anderson reported the fence has been removed in its entirety from Mr. Witt’s property.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO DIRECT TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY KEHOE TO DISMISS THE LAWSUIT AGAINST
TOWNSHIP RESIDENT,
KARL WITT,
PARCEL NO.
4705-23-300-003. MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(Pending Business, Item H) Attorney’s Report, continued)
c. Update on Sandra McCubbin
(Complaint for Injunctive Relief & Sched/Trial Order)
Attorney Kehoe reported that Ms. McCubbin has 21 days to
answer the complaint she was served with on
Zoning Administrator Anderson reported the unlicensed
vehicles are still on the property as of
No action taken.
d. Transfer of REU’s for James & Anne Garvie
No action taken.
e.
Water and
Sewer Ordinance Amendments
MOTION
EISELE SUPPORT REDINGER TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO HANDY TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 211, SEWERS, TO BE
EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION.
ROLL CALL VOTE.
TESCH-AYE, VAUPEL-AYE, EISELE-AYE, DENBY-AYE,
REDINGER-AYE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. 5-AYES. 0-NAYS. MOTION CARRIED.
New Business:
A) Social Security Privacy Policy
A RESOLUTION WAS
OFFERED BY VAUPEL AND SUPPORTED
BY EISELE ADOPTING
POLICY AND PROCEDURE REGARDING
USE
AND DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO BE EFFECTIVE
ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. 5-AYES, 0-NAYS.
RESOLUTION DECLARED
ADOPTED.
B) Zoning Amendment Z-81-05, Re-Zoning Request from I-1 to MFR
(Ceraso-Palmer Property, #4705-22-200-011)
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
REDINGER TO POSTPONE ANY DECISION ON ZONING AMENDMENT Z-81-05, RE-ZONING OF
PROPERTY FROM I-1 TO MFR, CERASO-PALMER PROPERTY, #4705-22-200-011, TO THE
REGULAR TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2006. MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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(New Business, continued)
C) Zoning Amendment Z-82-05, Re-Zoning Request from AR to MFR
(Hoag Property, #4705-16-300-028)
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
EISELE TO POSTPONE ANY DECISION ON ZONING AMENDMENT Z-82-05, RE-ZONING OF PROPERTY
FROM AR TO MFR, HOAG PROPERTY, #4705-16-300-028, TO THE REGULAR TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2006. MOTION CARRIED.
D)
No action taken.
E) Supervisor’s Report
Supervisor Denby reported of a donation for the purchase of a defibrillator for the fire department had been received by the township from the Parker Foundation. A Thank You card is available for all to sign.
F) Treasurer’s Report
Submitted and reviewed.
G) Clerk’s Report
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
VAUPEL TO RE-APPOINT LARRY HUMMEL TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR ANOTHER 3
YR. TERM ENDING JANUARY 2009. MOTION
CARRIED.
H) 2006
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO ADOPT THE 2006 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.
I) Snow Removal – Sewer Plant
MOITON EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO CONTRACT WITH KLAUS GARDENING ON A PER SEASON BASIS @ 1 1/2 INCHES
OR MORE AT A PRICE OF $750.00 FOR THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT AND $450.00 FOR THE
WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED.
Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of
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Extended Public Comments:
Discussion on inspections fee for water meters.
MOTION EISELE SUPPORT
REDINGER TO AMEND THE WATER METER LINE INSPECTION FEE TO $60.00 PER INSPECTION.
MOTION CARRIED.
Clerk Eisele reported the new phone system up and running. She also reported the insurance company issued a check for approx. $5000.00 as settlement for the claim.
MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT
TESCH TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
Laura A. Eisele
Handy Township Clerk