MEMBERS
PRESENT: Trustee Lantz, Treasurer Johnson,
Supervisor Sherk, Trustee Ellis, and Clerk Olson
AGENDA APPROVAL AND ADDITIONS:
MM/S Olson/Johnson to approve the agenda
with no additions. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays - The Agenda was approved.
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Approve minutes of February 9, 2004 regular
meeting
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Accept Treasurer’s Report
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Approve Payment of
Bills
MM/S Lance/Johnson to approve Consent Agenda 5 Ayes, 0
Nays – Consent Agenda approved.
1.
Correspondence
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Hunter’s Point Letter – no comment
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Wyckoff Zoning Letters – Supervisor Sherk will
send a copy of our present land use map to complete the final task 3.
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Recreation Plan – no comment
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Fire Truck RD Loan Funds - no comment
2. Remarks
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Emergency Liaison to County – Letter was posted
in township office regarding chain of command.
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Resignation/appointment of Deputy Clerk – Chris
black resignation was accepted and Edward Kisiel assumed the duties as the new
Deputy Clerk.
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Land Update Dunes Marshes – received final filed
deed.
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Land Update LLR2 - no comment
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
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BEACH
COMMITTEE – Fred Geis email was read
regarding his resignation as chairman.
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CEMETERY
COMMITTEE – No Report.
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SEXTON
COMMENTS –Mike Braman - No Report
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COMMUNITY
BUILDING – Jeane Olson – No Report.
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FIRST
RESPONDERS – Bruce Olson – CPR Training for the volunteer fire
department on March 27 & 28 2004 at the township hall.
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HAZARD
MITIGATION COMMITTEE - Kris Callog – No Report
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HEBARD PLAT
COMMITTEE – Jeane Olson – Prindle letter reported on.
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911 COMMITTEE
– Ginny Schubert – No Report
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PARK COMMITTEE
– George Hite – No Report
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RECREATION
COMMITTEE – Barb Sickler – No Report
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SOLID WASTE
COMMITTEE – Doug Schubert -No Report
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VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT – Mike Radigan – No Report
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WATER
COMMITTEE – John Wakeman - No Report
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WATER SYSTEM
OPERATOR – Reid Rastello –Everything is running A-OK. Water use is down after past system repairs.
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WELLHEAD PROTECTION –– No Report
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ZONING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE – March 2 meeting was canceled and extention granted until
the end of March.
OLD
BUSINESS
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Sewage Land Purchase –Tabled until Purchase
Agreement is received.
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Fire Truck Financing – Tabled until June
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Traffic Signs – Tabled until Report is Received
from County
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Private Road Ordinance – Tabled/waiting for
advice from attorney
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Recreation Signs – MM/S Johnson/Ellis to use
aluminum plaques instead of routered text, motion passed Unanimously
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Solid Waste Signs - Handout
1. Color
– MM/S Johnson/Olson to accept color scheme of signs as presented. Passed 5-0
2. Location
– MM/S Johnson/Ellis for sign location as described except for compactor sign,
which will be relocated due to continual damage caused by hauler. Passed 5-0
3. Wording
– MM by Trustee Lantz to accept wording failed. MM/S Johnson/Olson to table issue until wording for main sign
item #2 is clarified. Passed 5-0
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Salary Review - no action
NEW BUSINESS
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Amend Fire Assessment Budget - MM/S Johnson/Sherk
to amend debt service principle to reflect actual payment. Motion carried unanimously with a roll call vote.
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Renew Water Operator Contract – MM/S Lantz/Ellis
to extend Rick Fink’s contract for another 7 months until October 2004. Motion carried unanimously with a roll call vote.
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Renew Assessor Contract – MM/S Sherk/Johnson to
table until update received from assessor.
Motion passed 5-0.
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Solid Waste Backup Salary – MM/S Johnson/Lantz to
pay manager’s rate when backup personnel act in that position for 2 or more
consecutive sessions when the manager is unavailable. Motion carried unanimously with a roll call vote.
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Per Diem Reimbursement for Security Training-Rick
Finke – No action needed
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Request to Purchase Jackets for Fire Department
personnel – MM/S Lantz/Ellis to purchase jackets for the Fire Department
personnel at $130 each not to exceed a maximum of $2500. Motion carried unanimously with a roll
call vote.
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Adopt Budget for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 – MM/S
Olson/Johnson to adopt budget. Motion
carried unanimously with a roll call vote.
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Set Meeting Dates for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 –
MM/S Olson/Ellis to accept dates passed 5-0
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Reaffirm Attorney, Auditor and Financial
Institution – MM/S Johnson/Lantz and passed 5-0 to reaffirm the following:
1. Attorney
Mechlin
2. Auditor
John Jukuri
3. Financial
Institutions Superior National Bank and Wells Fargo Bank
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Keys to Solid Waste Facility for Bay Electric –
MM/S Sherk/Lantz to assign keys to Bay Electric failed 2-3
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Disposal of old Slide – MM/S Ellis/Lantz to sell
to anonymous buyer for $1. Motion passed 5-0.
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Insurance Risk Control – MM/S Sherk/Johnson to
table until further information received.
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Conservation Easement – MM/S Olson/Johnson to
table until wording of documents has been presented passed 5-0.
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Art Show – Road Closure (3rd from
North to Center) and Electric use by Band at Twp Hall – MM/S Sherk/Johnson to
allow electric use and support road closure.
The township does not have authorization to close county roads and
therefore Trustee Lantz to advise Nancy McCabe to contact Keweenaw County Road
Commission regarding road closure. Motion carried unanimously.
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Mountain Lodge – MMS/S Johnson/Sherk to authorize
township Supervisor to respond to Western Upper Peninsula Planning and
Development Regional Commission “Notice of Intent Review” form for the Keweenaw
Mountain Lodge project. The board
agreed to general wording for the form approving the applicant and project with
strong support for the presentation of the historical appearance and structure
of the present buildings by a vote of 4-1.
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Water Electrical Ground Ordinance – MM/S
Olson/Johnson and approved 5-0 to revise letter to attorney to reflect
compliance with building codes for safety reasons.
ADJOURNMENT
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MM/S
Lantz/Johnson to adjourn. Motion
carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m.
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Jeane Olson, Clerk
Eagle Harbor Township
- CERTIFICATION –
I, the undersigned, Jeane Olson, the duly qualified and elected
Clerk for the Township of Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of certain proceedings
taken by the Township Board of said Township at a regular board meeting held on
the 8th day of March, 2004.
__________________________,
Jeane Olson, Clerk
Eagle Harbor Township