GRANT
TOWNSHIP
BOARD MEETING
At the
Copper
Harbor
Visitor’s Center
Minutes for February 14th, 2006
Call to Order
Supervisor Meg Vivian called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. and lead in the pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call
Present were Supervisor Meg Vivian, Treasurer Karen Karl, Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustees Gary Barker and Trustee Roxann Smith.
§ Motion to adopt Agenda put forth by Karl/Smith, all were in favor 5-0, motion carried.
§ Motion to approve Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of 01/10/06 Coltas/Barker. All were in favor 5-0, motion carried.
Supervisor’s Remarks and Correspondence
§ Remarks
Insurance review: The Board met with representatives from the Hannula Agency and reviewed the insurance plan and rates for this year. The Board was pleased that for the first time since 9/11 the rates will be actually going down (about $27.00) with the exception of the new Lac La Belle fire truck, which will bring them up about $3,300.00.
Keweenaw Ridge Trail: Meeting was held 1/19/06 and a committee was organized, Ed Kisel and Meg Vivian will co chair, Doug Shirk will be thesecretary and there is no treasure as of yet. They are going to try to bring in the chamber of Commerce, the Scenic Byway Committee and the Mountain Lodge, WUPDER is already on board.
Board of Review Dates: Monday March 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday March 15th from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
§ Correspondence
911 signage: The Board has received a letter from the County dealing with the signs of
Grant
Township
. (All Townships have received this letter). Now that the signs are in place, any signs that go missing in the various townships will have to be replaced at the Township expense. Green signs are Township signs whereas blue signs are private road signs and are the responsibility of the owners of said roads. The Road Commission would replace signs and bill the Township. The signs right now run at $75.00 to replace. We will need a list of where ownership lies for all signs
Cell Coverage for
Copper
Harbor
: Charlie Hopper had approached CHIA and the Twp about getting cell coverage in
Copper
Harbor
. After some examination of the project it was rejected for several reasons, one due to the limited range, limited service, and the question of supporting a for –profit company, even indirectly.
Monthly Reports
Treasurer’s Report
§ Motion to accept Treasurers report as given Coltas/Smith, all were in favor, motion carried 5-0.
DDA
Board membership was clarified and services were discussed. Reaffirmed everyone is a confirmed member and discussed the need to have a quorum, everyone agreed and all members but one were present. Reviewed Budget and discussed bringing in a firm to look at Band Shell possibilities. No motions were made.
Utility Board
Dick Supina was a guest at the meeting and all members were present. Mr. Supina gave a report on how the Mountain Lodge project was coming along. He had written up a project cost projection and given it to the Mountain Lodge but has had no response from them, neither has the Twp Board. The Utility Board remains committed to help the Mountain Lodge, but will not be pushed into this project with out the right time line and commitment from the Mountain Lodge, nor will they burden the present water members with any additional costs. The UB also discussed the water loss and came up with a series of ideas to help alleviate the problem. Testing master meters, changing out meters or rebuild them every 10 years, compare master meters with remote meters every spring to calibrate them. New program has meter maintenance built into the program. The UB then addressed the use of township equipment for private use and reaffirmed this cannot be done.
Public Safety
CH Fire Dept.
Had regular meeting and had 5 members present. One fire page out, a mutual aid with
Eagle
Harbor
, the old Foley house was burned to the ground but surrounding buildings were saved with some damage. One assist with first responders. Three new radios have been assigned to some members and the new system is working well. Have CPR Class coming up as well as ice and water rescue with the coast guard. One new member is taking firefighter one. There are discussions going on about the FEMA response system.
While the Lac LaBelle Fire Dept. is gone to get their new truck, the Copper Harbor Fire Dept. and 1st Responders will have to be prepared to take all of the call outs for LLB on Feb 20th thru 22nd.
LLB Fire Dept.
LLB will be getting in their new Fire Truck in on February 22nd 2006. They have a total of 6 members going down to pick up the truck and get training on the new foam system.
Monthly meeting last Tuesday. No call outs. Six assists with 1st responders.
1st Responders
One call out in the CH area, and five call outs in the LLB area.
Trauma class will be on Feb. 18th at 7:00 a.m. there will be 3 responders taking the class, Mary Ann Quackenbush, Lorri LeBlanc and Jeff Coltas.
911
Regular meeting operation and protocol that is handed down to chiefs discussed, insurance was also worked on.
Old Business
Pat Coleman from UP Engineering came up last month and gave a proposal for a Hunter’s Point Development Grant. At the time the Board could not address the issue as they were waiting on the Keweenaw County Road Commission for figures for road improvement in Lac La Belle. The figures were necessary for the Boards budget concerns for the next fiscal year. The Board has since received the necessary information from the Road Commission and also some updated figures from Mr. Coleman from UP Engineering on the proposed Grant and feels confident to approach and move forward with the Grant Proposal.
§ Motion to go forward with the Hunter’s Point Development Grant Application, for the Hunter’s
Point
Park
improvement as per plan presented, with kiosk, pit toilet at trail head and board walk and viewing platform at trails end. The Funding scenario for grant is with a 36% match from Grant Township put forward by Coltas/Baker. All members were in favor, motion carried 5-0.
LLB Road Maintenance Update; Greg Patrick from the Road Commission gave the Twp Board an estimated cost for the chip sealing (two coats) for the following roads in LLB. Superior Street from LLB Lodge to the Fire Hall and 3rd Street from Bete Gris to Superior Street. There will be some culvert work done by the Marina on 3rd Street. The Twp. cost will be $16,000.00 plus. Mr. Boost suggested that the section of road from the end of the pavement of the LLB turn off road to 3rd street should also be done. So the Board will ask for an estimate of that as well. In 3 to 5 years we should see new pavement on the repaired Streets.
New Business
The dates for the FY 2006/07 Budget Hearing/ Special Meeting are set for Saturday, March 18th at 9:00 a.m.
FY 2006/07 Salary Resolutions
Resolution # 2-2006
Trustee Salary to be $150.00 per monthly meeting
With an additional meeting fee of $50.00 per meeting.
Put forth by Coltas/Karl with voting done by roll call, “Aye” Meg Vivian, Karen Karl, Kelly Coltas, Gary Barker, and Roxann Smith. “Nay” none. Resolution adopted 5-0.
Resolution # 3-2005
Treasurer Salary to be $13,000.00
Put forth by Coltas/Smith with voting done by roll call, “Aye” Meg Vivian, Karen Karl, Kelly Coltas, Gary Barker and Roxann Smith. “Nay” none. Resolution adopted 5-0.
Resolution # 4-2005
Supervisor Salary to be $13,000.00
Put forth by Coltas/ Karl with voting done by roll call, “Aye” Meg Vivian, Karen Karl, Kelly Coltas, Gary Barker and Roxann Smith. “Nay” none. Resolution adopted 5-0.
Resolution # 5-2006
Clerk Salary to be $ 10,000.00
Put forth by Karl/Smith with voting done by roll call “Aye” Meg Vivian, Karen Karl, Kelly Coltas, Gary Barker and Roxann Smith. “Nay” none. Resolution adopted 5-0.
§ Motion to pay audited bills and adjourn Coltas/Barker 5-0
Meeting Adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Meg Vivian Kelly Coltas
Grant
Township
Supervisor
Grant
Township
Clerk
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