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MARION TOWNSHIP AGENDA and DRAFT MINUTES MARCH 9, 2006 CALL
TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MEMBERS
PRESENT/ ABSENT: CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Agenda Items Only – 3 minute limit CONSENT AGENDA All items listed are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. a.) Approval of Agenda c.)
February 28, 2006Planning Commission Report d.)
Treasurers Report e.)
DPW Report f.)
Zoning Report 2.
Storing Our Township Data On Line 3.
Lawn Mowing Bids Specs 4. Cemetery
5.
Community Wastewater Utility Systems 6.
Text Amendment Z-09-06 (TXT #11-05;Section 17.16 Group Day
Care Homes) 7.
March 6, 2006 Zoning Board of Appeals Report 8.
Marion Station Preliminary Site Plan Review 9. Township's Share of the Howell Parks & Recreation Authority 10. Grip Road Money 11. Obsolete Computer Donation 12.
Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing Chestnut v. Call to the Public Adjournment MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey, Sue Lingle, OTHERS
PRESENT:
David Schroeder, OHM
Mike Kehoe, Miller, Kehoe & Associates
Tom Meagher, Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith ************************************************************************************************************************ CALL TO ORDER
Bob Hanvey called the meeting to order at PLEDGE TO FLAG
MEMBERS PRESENT The members of the board introduced
themselves. CALL TO THE PUBLIC None. CONSENT AGENDA ONLINE TOWNSHIP DATA data that’s out there.
Dan Lowe seconded. Motion carried 5-0. LAWN MOWING BID SPECS Tammy Beal provided the board with copies of the proposed bid specifications. Sue Lingle motioned to have the clerk place an ad for the 2006 spring clean up and lawn mowing services. Tammy Beal seconded. Motion carried 5-0. CEMETERY LAND ACQUISITION Bob Hanvey said that Harger and section is filled up and the new section doesn’t have much space left. The township has been discussing with some residents whether they would be willing to have the township acquire some property, and at least one of the residents said it’s a
possibility. Dan Lowe said he
was going to talk with Mr. Douglas on Charlie Musson said he has a
proposal for an addition to Musson Hills South.
COMMUNITY WASTEWATER UTILITY
SYSTEMS A note from comments and asked how they should
be presented. board.
TEXT AMENDMENT Bob Hanvey said the wording is “playground equipment shall not be located in front or side yards”, but there has to be an outdoor play area; however, it doesn’t say where the outdoor play area has to be and it also doesn’t say that the playground equipment needs to be inside the outdoor play area. It also doesn’t include requirements for group day care homes in Rural Residential (RR) to have an outdoor play area. Sue Lingle asked what the objective of having one day per week where the
group day care is open between motioned that the township board forward the Group Day Care text amendment back to the Planning Commission to review provide in a memo.
Tammy Beal seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. ZBA REPORT Dan Lowe reported that the ZBA met
on interpretation of the ordinance. The ZBA determined that ITC is performing an essential service and is therefore exempt from the zoning ordinance. plan reviews.
Sue Lingle motioned to adopt a
resolution to pay $63,128 to the City of the period of July 2005 through
June 2006. Tammy Beal seconded.
Roll call vote: Dan Lowe,
Sue Lingle, Tammy Beal, Bob
Hanvey—all yes. Resolution
passed 5-0. GRIP ROAD MONEY Bob Hanvey informed the board that the Livingston County Road Commission (LCRC) decided not to do GRIP money this year. One of the issues is that the LCRC would prefer to have results back from the townships earlier in the year. Another issue is that the township’s selection of the way to spend the money may not be the way the LCRC would have spent it. The LCRC is suggesting a two-year plan rather than a one-year plan. Dan Lowe said or the township board comes up with a two-year plan recommendation based on the current budget. The board members will review the roads to
determine what work should be done. OBSOLETE COMPUTER DONATION Bob Hanvey said the township received a request for donation of an old computer for someone who is home-ridden and trying to do online studies. Tammy Beal motioned to approve donating an obsolete computer to a homebound student.
Sue Lingle seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP Tammy Beal said she got prices on seal coating the basement floor. Dan Lowe suggested carpet. It would keep the sound down and probably be cheaper. Sue Lingle motioned to have the clerk get prices for carpet. Gary Saum, CALL TO THE PUBLIC None. CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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