Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Supervisor Jacobson
Members Present: Rohr, Hahn, Jacobson, Fisher, Waldron
31 citizens were in attendance
Minutes of the May meeting were approved as published.
Motion by Clerk Hahn to adopt the agenda as presented. Seconded by Trustee Rohr and it carried with 5 yeas.
Police Report: Chief Wagner has given the members a copy of an ordinance addressing road ends and it will be discussed latter on the agenda.
Airport Report: The State has done the inspection. We are awaiting the results of it.
Treasurers Report: $843,557.10 in township funds, $3,458.82 in taxes.
Don Payton Memorial: Supervisor Jacobson will pass the information on to the Board Members as he receives it.
Consumers Power will be contacted about a street light on the corner of Straits Highway and Eaglesnest Road.
In the May meeting changes to our existing Blight Ordinance were presented to the Board. A motion was made by Trustee Waldron to adopt the changes that will affect Section 6; Seconded by Treasurer Fisher and a roll call vote was taken.
Rohr, yes, Hahn, yes, Jacobson, yes, Fisher, yes, Waldron, yes. It carried with 5 yeas. The main change is to section 6. It will allow the landowner to appeal to the board instead of going off to court. If they are not satisfied with the boards decision, then they could appeal to the courts.
The Rural Development preliminary application was presented to the board. They have verbally said we could be awarded a 1,000,000 grant for the proposed sewer project. When the application is approved they will give us a commitment letter of how much they will offer in grant money. Motion by Treasurer Fisher to have Gourdie-Fraser fill out the pre-application grant, seconded by Trustee Waldron and it carried with 5 yeas.
Brett Gourdie gave an overview of the proposed sewer system. He explained how the REU’s have been looked at closely and he feels comfortable with the assignments. A motion was made by Treasurer Fisher to adopt the REU assignment as presented with the concurrence from the DEQ. Trustee Rohr seconded the motion and it carried with 5 yeas.
There was discussion about the term of the debt repayment. The engineer is comfortable with a 25-year pay back. If the best option were Rural Development, the loan would be for 40 years. The board would pay it back in 25. The State Revolving Fund is a 20-year payback. A motion was made by Clerk Hahn not to exceed a 25-year debt payback. Treasurer Fisher seconded the motion and it carried with 5 yeas.
Chief Wagner presented the board with a proposed public road end ordinance. This was tabled until the July meeting.
The Cheboygan County Humane Society is looking for a grant. Typically we receive this in the fall, but for some reason we never received it. A motion was made by Clerk Hahn to grant the grant in the amount of $750.00. The motion was seconded by Treasurer Fisher and carried with 5 yeas.
The budget meeting will be Tuesday June 19th at 7:00pm.
Audience comments:
How much grant money has been held up from the state? None.
We need to reappoint two DDA board members. Phyllis Kristen and Bill Jones are up and would like to continue for the next three years. Motion by Supervisor Jacobson to reappoint, seconded by Trustee Rohr and it carried with 5 yeas.
The library is having Bill Beckman the duct tape guy on June 20th and on the 27th Dan Hall with his old time music. Both in our meeting room.
Motion to pay the bills by Trustee Waldron, seconded by Treasurer Fisher and it carried with 5 yeas.
Motion to adjourn at 8:52pm by Trustee Waldron.
Respectfully submitted by Clerk Diane M. Hahn