EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP BOARD

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP BOARD

October 8, 2001

CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The regular meeting of the Eagle Harbor Township Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on October 8, 2001 by Supervisor Douglas Sherk, at the Eagle Harbor Township Hall in Eagle Harbor. Supervisor Sherk led the Pledge of Allegiance.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Supervisor Sherk, Clerk Olson, Treasurer Johnson, Trustees Ellis and Lantz

MEMBERS ABSENT: None

AGENDA APPROVAL AND ADDITIONS –The Agenda was approved as presented.

CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL

Approve minutes from September 10, 2001 regular meeting

Accept Treasurer’s Report
Approve Payment of Bills

MM/S Dick Lantz/Tom Ellis to approve Consent Agenda

5 Ayes, 0 Nays - Motion Carried

SUPERVISOR’S REMARKS AND CORRESPONDENCE:

Clarence Bach, solid waste manager, passed away September 14, 2001. He will be missed by all who knew him.

MTA Communication on Terrorist Attack. Supervisor Sherk spoke on the State of our Country in the aftermath of the Terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. He informed the residents that measures were being taken to protect and secure the water system and that residents may have less access to certain sensitive areas in the Township.

Letter from DNR –Hunter’s Point-Supervisor Sherk

Letter from Rep. Rich Brown & DNR on Snowmobile Trails

Letter on Census Count Adjustment

Posting Job Openings for Township. Supervisor Sherk asked for direction from the Board on Posting Job Openings in the Township. The Board agreed that posting on the Bulletin Boards at Twp Hall, Solid Waste Site and Community Building as well as Cable Channel 28 and word of mouth (such as announcing it at public Meetings ) would be sufficient. If these methods do not provide applicants then we could advertise in the newspaper.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

BEACH COMMITTEE – Fred and Colleen Geis – No Report

CEMETERY COMMITTEE – Ginny Schubert – No Report

SEXTON COMMENTS –Mike Braman – Two burials this month. Prisoners will be available to do Fall cleanup.

COMMUNITY BUILDING – Nancy Clarkson – There is one event scheduled for October and then the building can be shut down for the winter.

DISASTER MITIGATION COMMITTEE – Chris Callog – Project will take 2-3 years to finish. Tom Ellis will not be able to work on this committee. Rick Finke will be a member of this committee. Coordinate with 911 and County Committees.

HEBARD PLAT COMMITTEE – Jeane Olson – No Report

LAND USE COMMITTEE – Paul Freshwater – Reported that the returns on the survey were at approximately 33% and they still had more coming in.

Mike Wakeman has written a computer program to compile and sort the data from the surveys. A final report will be presented at the November Board meeting. A letter of thanks will be written to Mike Wakeman for the many vacation hours he spent in producing the program.

911 COMMITTEE - Doug Schubert – There was a meeting September 27, 2001. Completion of addressing should be about this time next year. There are still two roads to be named. The Village of Eagle Harbor will not be in the County wide numbering system, but it will be renumbered with a different set of numbers. The Village will keep the street names and signs that they are using now. The Boundaries of the Village are : 7^th Street on the West, the Range Lights on the East, Pine Street on the South and Lake Superior on the North. The Township will have the Expense of signage, estimate $3800. The mailing addresses will be the same as the 911 address - there will be no more HC-1 addresses. The possibility of relocating mail boxes to make it more efficient was mentioned and this will be looked into.

PARK COMMITTEE – George Hite – No Report

RECREATION COMMITTEE – Barb Sickler – New equipment was ordered and has arrived. It will be stored until spring and then installed.

SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE – Bruce Olson –The committee met on October 4, at the township Hall to discuss any problems with the Solid Waste operation. They will be checking for competitive hauling rates and for other places to take scrap metal and othe items that are not allowed at our Solid Waste Site. October 15th is the beginning of Winter Hours at the Solid Waste Site. It will be open from 10 to 12 on Saturdays only until May 15^th.

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT – Mike Radigan – No Report

WATER COMMITTEE – John Wakeman – The Water Committee met on Saturday, September 22, 2001 at the Township Hall. There were some resident water agreements that had not been signed and each committee member was assigned certain agreements to get signatures.

WATER SYSTEM OPERATOR – Rick Finke – Eagle Harbor Water has tested Clean and good to drink.

WELLHEAD PROTECTION – Rick Finke – No Report

OLD BUSINESS

Insurance for Antique Jeep – A written quote was received from State Farm Insurance. Jeane Olson will contact Hannula to see if we can get a lower rate from them for this insurance. It was also suggested we could lower the value of the vehicle and that might get us a lower rate.

Resolution to Return Float Copper to Keweenaw County. –No Action-

Tabled

Cost of Posting Zoning Signs - The County will purchase the Signs for county entrances. The Township should decide if extra signs throughout the township are needed. The Township would bear the cost of these signs.

Future Projects – Although there is a problem with the purchase of the mouth of the Gratiot, This does not affect Eagle Harbor Township’s project of land purchase. Our project is progressing well.

NEW BUSINESS

Petition to Vacate Road Right of Way. – Petition to Abandon that portion of Cedar Street between Block 28 bordering lots 243 and 234 and Block 24 bordering lots 209 and 210. (Between 6^th and 7^th Street) according to the Plat of Eagle Harbor. MM/S Ann Johnson/Tom Ellis to adopt a resolution to abandon said Road Right of Way. Roll Call Vote: Ayes-Sherk, Olson, Johnson, Ellis and Lantz; Nays-None. The Supervisor declared the resolution adopted.

Budget Revisions – Budget revisions were presented and explained by Treasurer Johnson. MM/S Johnson/Lantz to accept budget revisions. Roll Call Vote: Ayes -Johnson, Olson, Sherk, Lantz, and Ellis; Nays – None Motion Carried.

Variance Requests – There were no variance requests.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Marilyn Marshall - Vote for Jean Ellis for Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District Director at UPPCO Building in Houghton before October 13.

Nancy Wakeman – A defibulator is available for this area and we need training for its use. One unit costs between $3000 and $3500. It was suggested that we need one for Eagle Harbor Village and one for Gratiot Lake area. There are grants available through Michigan Department of Community Health to obtain defibulators. Nancy Clarkson offered to donate the proceeds from the next community rummage sale as a match for grant funds to obtain these units. The Township might consider matching funds so units could be purchased without having to wait for a fundraiser. This will be put on November agenda.

ADJOURNMENT

MM/S Lantz/Johnson to adjourn. Ayes - 5, Nays – 0 Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Jeane Olson

Eagle Harbor Township Clerk

- 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 8^th day of October, 2001.

Jeane Olson

Eagle Harbor Township Clerk