Grant Township Board Meeting Minutes
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GRANT TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Held at the Grant Township Hall 230 Gratiot Street Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Minutes for Tuesday, January 09, 2007Call to OrderSupervisor Meg Vivian called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and lead in the pledge of allegiance. Roll CallPresent were Supervisor Meg Vivian, Treasurer Karen Karl, Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustee Gary Barker and Trustee Roxann Smith.
Supervisor’s Remarks and Correspondence
No remarks
Out going correspondence to Commodore Don Kilpela for the donation to our Community Center so our new acoustic tile could be installed. His generous donation covered one third of the project cost.Monthly ReportsTreasurer’s Report
Utility Board The UB met on 12/12/06 for a short meeting, not a lot on the agenda. Operator could not make the meeting so gave a written report. The #6 well has been redeveloped and is pumping fine now. DDA Did not have meeting for lack of quorum. Public SafetyCH Fire Dept. The mid month meeting was held on 12/20/06, with 8 members present. Jeff Coltas attended a meeting with the U.S.C.G. on upcoming ice rescue response. We are fortunate to have three more Ice rescue suits, total of four now. On Sat. 12/23/06 5 members practiced ice rescue and tested the new suits. CHFD purchased 3 Motorola 200cp radios to replace 3 that went in for service. The 3 older radios will be on truck #1 for on SCBA packs. Dick Powers gave an update on snow rescue equipment and the Rural Development Grant for a pumper/tanker. CHFD voted in 2 new members Jason Robinson & Aaron Rogers this will make 3 for in house training in prep for next years class work. ON 1/1/07 we had a call on the generator, it was not kicking in, during a power outage turned out to be the battery (which was 6 years old). On the 1st meeting of the month 11 members present, discussed the ice rescue test/training and up coming training. The officers ran the foam system on truck #1 and gave the new members hands on application of hose and nozzle work. A recap of responses for the year 2006: 2 Structure fires, 7 wildfires, 16 medical assist w/ 1st Responders, 5 service and good intent calls, and 4 other incidents. LLB Fire Dept.
1st Responders No call outs in CH, one in LLB 911 No meeting since the last Twp board Meeting. Off road rescue equipment has been received and is in service at Ahmeek Village. Off road rescue equipment fund drive has been started and is going slowly due to lack of snow. No snow as of January 7th. Old Business Hunter’s Point Update: As part of the preparations for receiving the MNRTF grant for a board walk and viewing deck at the west end of the property we have to select a Prime Professional to manage the project as described in the Development Project Procedures manual that we have received from the MNRTF. Mr. Powers (chairman of the Hunter’s Point Committee) has received a proposal from UPRE to provide this service. This proposal was reviewed at last Thursday’s work session and Mr. Powers is requesting the Board accept this proposal and authorize the Supervisor to sign it.
Employee Handbook: received Joe Langdon’s recommendations for the handbook as well as Gary Barkers and Sharon Powers, they must now be reviewed and brought before the board. New BusinessNew Fire Truck: Originally the plan was for two fire trucks one for LLB and one for CH. The LLB FD does not feel the necessity at this time and wishes to pursue alternate avenues, opting instead for used equipment. The CH FD would like to pursue a new pumper /tanker sighting the need for reliability. The Specifications for a new pumper/tanker for the CHFD have been developed and estimates obtained. They are requesting permission to submit a loan/grant pre-application to the USDA RD. The project total is &250,800.00. Grants and local share bring the loan amount down to approximately $106,000.00. The supervisor opened the floor to discussion with the constituents present. There were a number of differing opinions, from various people.
We have a request from the State Liquor Control Board for a resolution to transfer the Mariner North’s Liquor license. Fifty percent interest each from Shirley M. Kauppi (deceased) to new members, Donald G Kauppi and Peggy A Lanctot-Kauppi.
Meeting re-adjouned ant 6:56 p.m. Fire Report for LLBFire call outs –0, Service calls-0, 1st Responders –1. Monthly meeting on 1/2/07 The LLB FD has picked up two vehicles from the DNR on 1/5/07 from Marquette. 1985 Chevrolet 5/4 ton pickup to be used to carry the skid unit and a 1986 International S7700 Tractor to be used for a tanker chassis, both have lower miles and are in need of some minor repair and service which is being performed by Parkway Chev. Both will be painted red to match the Main pumper. Tanker switch to be done by Rhine fuel and the dept will assist. Skid unit Bid specs being put together after a visit to Quincy Franklin to view their unit, bids to be sought this week. They have three members in FF2 classes and 2 members challenging the FF1. The department is working with the FF1 Challengers reviewing and answering questions. Dave Menominee as been accepted to the LLB FD and is one of the challengers. They went over fire dispatch protocols. The generator Charger is not yet repaired or replaced yet. Bill’s electric is still working on it. The LLB fire department would like to request a transfer of $15,000.00 from the roll over account to the regular budget to pay for their portion of the skid unit and to prepare the two trucks for service, a new light bar, paint, tires and mechanical work.
Joe Langdon will not be able to serve on the Zoning Board after the end of this month, so the TWP Board will have to examine possibilities for replacing him. Ned Hewlcheck (check spelling) is donating land to the Township adjacent to Haven Park for a pavilion to be built on the south side of the township. The Lawyer has contacted him and the process is moving forward to the satisfaction of all parties. Sharon Powers gave a short history moment on the Copper Harbor School. She had found and obituary of a past teacher of the School who taught back in the early twenties. At the time the present school was in disrepair so school was temporarily taught in the local bordello. The Floor was thrown open to public comment: Joe Langdon would like to thank Treasurer Karen Karl for her effort and time to bring him up to speed on the townships accounting practices.
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Meg Vivian Grant Township Supervisor Grant Township Clerk |
