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HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016



The regular meeting of the Handy Township Board of Trustees was called to order

in the Handy Township Boardroom by Supervisor Alverson at 7:00 P.M. Members

present: Tesch, Eisele, and Munsell. Absent: Frazier. Also present: Zoning Administrator-Call, Township Attorney-Kehoe, Mike Boven-Infrastructure Alternatives, Jeffrey Staley -Maner, Costerisan, Elizabeth Hundley-Livingston County Clerk, Bruce Hundley, Ken Donal, Tim Donovan and Lynn and Charnell Downing.

Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.


Approval of Agenda

MOTION TESCH SUPPORT MUNSELL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.


Brief Public Comments

Elizabeth Hundley, the new Livingston County Clerk, introduced herself to the Board.


Audit Report:

Presentation of the July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 Handy Township Audit: Jeffrey Staley, CPA

Jeffrey Staley reviewed the audit with the Board. Brief discussion. Board thanked him for attending.


Minutes

Handy Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes of December 7, 2015

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 7, 2015 AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.


Handy Township Board Special Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2015

MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2015 AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.



Approval of Bills

Bills for January 12, 2016 in the amount of $58,628.04 were presented for approval.


MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE BILLS OF

JANUARY 12, 2016 IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,628.04 TO BE PAID FROM

THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS. MOTION CARRIED.





Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-12-16

Page 2


Pending Business

  1. Sewer / Water Report

Mike Boven-Infrastructure Alternatives was present to discuss an issue with one of the wells. Received two quotes, presented to the Board. Brief discussion of problem.

MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT TESCH TO ACCEPT THE QUOTE FROM BROWN WELL DRILLING. MOTION CARRIED.


MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT EISELE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00 TO PERFORM NEEDED REPAIRS ON WELL AT THE HANDY TOWNSHIP WATER PLANT. MOTION CARRIED.

    1. Water Systems Board Update

Supervisor Alverson gave update on the status of discussions concerning the request from JNB Machining.


  1. Zoning Administrator’s Report

Report reviewed, annual report was also reviewed.


  1. Assessor’s Report

    1. Poverty Tax Exemption, Board of Review Asset Test and Acceptance of Appeals/Petitions in person, by mail, email or fax.

MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT TESCH TO ACCEPT THE POVERTY EXEMPTION GUIDELINES AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO ACCEPT THE BOARD OF REVIEW ASSET TEST AND TO ACCEPT APPEALS/PETITIONS FOR THE HANDY TOWNSHIP 2016 BOARD OF REVIEW IN PERSON, BY MAIL, EMAIL OR FAX. MOTION CARRIED.


  1. Roads

    1. Resident Petition to Limit Truck traffic on Cemetery Road (S. of Grand River)

Resident petition received by Clerk Eisele at 7:45 p.m.

Tim Donovan, resident on Cemetery Road, presented petition to limit truck traffic on S. Cemetery Rd. Discussion concerning speed on road (speed limit posted 25 mph) and concerns with truck routes available. Supervisor Alverson presented traffic counts and traffic stop information for Board to review. Discussion of road maintenance. Treasurer commented the biggest problem seems to be speed. Supervisor would like to keep this item on the agenda.

Discussion of other road repairs, Supervisor met new Road Commission supervisor for Handy Township.

Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-12-16

Page 3 (Pending Business Cont.)


  1. Community Recreation Report

    1. Annual Meeting January 27, 2016

Board members encouraged to attend.


  1. Farmer’s Market

    1. Request for Committee Member from Township to Attend

Discussion concerning attending meetings, Clerk and Treasurer attend as they are able. Will continue to share meeting attendance.


  1. Attorney’s Report

    1. Green Grid Update

Action on land contract has been filed. Appointment with Mr. Van Gamper Thursday to serve papers.


New Business


  1. Appointment of ZBA Member, Dr. Jeffrey Limonoff

Supervisor is recommending the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Limonoff to the Handy Township Zoning Board of Appeals.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPOINT DR. JEFFREY LIMONOFF TO THE HANDY TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR A 3 YEAR TERMS ENDING DECEMBER 2018. MOTION CARRIED.


  1. Resolution Authorizing Public Hearing to Consider Reallocation of 71 REU’s for Sanitary Sewer Special Assessment District No. 1, Originally Assessed to James and Anne Garvie Trust

Brief discussion. Garvie’s owned 2 parcels both in the S.A.D., but there are no REU’s assessed to one of the parcels. This will be an opportunity to resolve any issues with the REU’s.

A RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY MUNSELL AND SUPPORTED BY TESCH TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF REALLOCATION OF 71 REU’S IN S.A.D. #1 FOR THE REGULAR FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL VOTE. TESCH-AYE, EISELE-AYE, MUNSELL-AYE, ALVERSON-AYE. AYES-4, NAYS-0, ABSTAIN-0, ABSENT-FRAZIER. RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.









Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-12-16

Page 4 (New Business Cont.)


  1. Renewal of Security Agreements with First National Bank (Township Funds)

Discussion concerning agreement.

MOTION TESCH SUPPORT EISELE TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH FIRST NATION BANK AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER’S SIGNATURE. MOTION CARRIED.


  1. Ingham Intermediate School District Agreement to Collect Summer Taxes

No action needed, Ingham ISD taxes are not collected in the summer.


  1. Resolution from Local Governing Body for Charitable Gaming License, Re: Livingston County Ultrasound Initiative, Timothy Donovan

Tim Donovan was present to give information on his charity and what the license is used for. Attorney Kehoe had not been able to look at the paperwork, was unable to bring up the documents on the internet for review. Mr. Donovan left to get the papers for Mr. Kehoe’s review. (Board moved to next agenda item pending his return.)


  1. Farmland Rental Agreement: (A) Jim Palmer (B) Jack Sherwood

Discussion concerning renting farmland, concerns with the properties both being for sale, how that affects sale and/or harvesting crops, concern with chargebacks on property. Clerk Eisele made a motion to not rent the land. Motion died for lack of support.

MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT ALVERSON TO APPROVE THE FARM

LAND RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH JIM PALMER. ROLL CALL VOTE. EISELE-NAY, MUNSELL-AYE, TESCH-AYE, ALVERSON-AYE. AYES-3, NAYS-1, ABSENT-FRAZIER, ABSTAIN-0. MOTION CARRIED.


MOTION MUNSELL SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE THE FARM LAND RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH JACK SHERWOOD. ROLL CALL VOTE.

TESCH-AYE, MUNSELL-AYE, EISELE-NAY, ALVERSON-AYE. AYES-3, NAYS-1, ABSENT-FRAZIER, ABSTAIN-0. MOTION CARRIED.


Returned to item E)

Attorney Kehoe stated that the articles of incorporation must have specific language concerning when the charity dissolves, that language is not in the articles. Recommends not approving the license. Mr. Donovan was informed he could come back to Board for approval if the language is changed.






Handy Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of 1-12-13

Page 5 (New Business Cont.)



  1. Supervisor’s Report

Supervisor Alverson reported on the various committees. Also thanked Clerk and Deputy Clerk for their work in putting on the Christmas Dinner for the Township.


  1. Treasurer’s Report

Presented and reviewed.


  1. Clerk’s Report

No report.



Correspondence


Extended Public Comments

Supervisor Alverson had contact with residents in Birch Meadows concerning their road. Wanted to know if the Township could set up a S.A.D. for repaving the road. Brief discussion. Concern that the Township would have to have the finances available up front to pay for the repaving and then be reimbursed through the collection of special assessments. Township does not have the finances available.


MOTION TESCH SUPPORT MUNSELL TO ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M.

MOTION CARRIED.



Respectfully Submitted,




Pamela J. Hibbard

Recording Secretary / Deputy Clerk





Laura A. Eisele

Handy Township Clerk


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