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GRANT TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETINGHeld at the Grant Township Hall 230 Gratiot Street Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Minutes for Tuesday, August12th, 2008Call to OrderSupervisor Meg Vivian called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. Roll CallPresent were Supervisor Meg Vivian, Treasurer Karen Karl, and Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustees Gary Barker and Roxann Smith.
Supervisor’s Remarks and Correspondence
The Millage proposals on the August Primary, A B C & D all failed. Correspondence The DNR Dock in Lac La Belle. The Fort Wilkins manager explained that there are four projects that need an engineer to complete. The Lac La Belle Dock is one of them and is slated to be addressed in the coming year. Monthly ReportsTreasurer’s Report
Utility Board Board met on 7/15/08 discussed finalizing the information for the pond sludge removal this fall. DDA No quorum. Public Safety CH Fire Dept: Monthly meeting held 8/6/08, items discussed: 2008 Copper man Triathlon, 5 members worked the communication for that event. Fat Tire race on August 31st fire department and 1st responders will be working that event. Art in the Park on August 16th & 17th has proven to be a big fundraiser in the last few years and weather permitting will be a repeat this year. On August 9th was the Harbor Music Fest with several members doing the food cooking area. All members were reminded of the M-26 and US 41 road closures. US 41 is still closed. A discussion by members regarding the voted down millage election the day before and how it will affect the departments. Next exercised the trucks and hydrants. At the mid July meeting sign up to help for the listed events was held then exercised equipment. Today truck #2 repairs for the foam refilling system was completed and is now working. No fire call outs Service and good will call outs 5 LLB Fire Dept: Held Meeting on August 5th Have a problem with the furnace a possible sticking zone valve, must be monitored. Air care did the annual inspection of the safety equipment on the boiler that will satisfy the state boiler inspector. New helmets and boots were issued to all members. The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners held their meeting at our hall on 8/6/08 with a good turnout. Meeting held on July 14, all members present practiced with a simulate brush fire exercised equipment. 1st Responders: North end 8 callouts South end 3 call outs 911 AT&T has informed us the batteries and chargers have been replaced in the Copper Harbor, Lac LaBelle and Eagle Harbor SLC huts. The SLC near the Sheriff’s Office is supposed to be wired into the Court House to take advantage of the County Emergency Generator. During the last power outage on July 17th, the local 289 exchange was unable to dial out and thus complete 911 calls. The Keweenaw County 911 Committee has authorized Dick Powers to try and find a solution to this problem. To date AT&T has responded negatively to requests for help. Investigations are continuing. Jeff Nelson, our radio system consultant, spent two days this month working with El-Com Services trouble shooting the Eagle Harbor Tower problem. When the Sheriff attempts to bring up the Eagle Harbor Tower the Eagle Harbor Tower repeater immediately drops out. He identified two components, which may be the problem. Mr. Nelson is researching different components and should give us a recommendation by the end the month. Park and Rec Planning Due to and unanticipated workload Bill Olsen of UPEA has been unable to begin work on the Recreation Plan. Given the failure of the various millage proposals this just as well. Old Business Hunter’s Point: B&B Contracting has completed their work on the Hunter’s Point Board Walk. Pay request #1 was submitted and the first payment received from the MNRTF. The Second and final pay request has been submitted. The final settlement, after an onsite inspection and audit have been completed, is expected to be received in about four months. A representative of Steigerwaldt Land Services toured HP Phase 2 Monday and Tuesday as part of the required appraisal process. Dave Yankee of Yankee Appraisal Associates is scheduled to visit the week of August 18th. The Preliminary Scoring for the second portion of the Hunter’s Point Park Acquisition Phase 2 has been received. We were scored 380 points, same as last year. The grant is assured no matter what the score. NOAAThe transmitter power was increased to 300 Watts on July 15th. There is a noticeable improvement in reception on the fringe areas. A problem was noticed during a recent weather event in which the local weather radios were not responding to announcements. The problem was traced to possible incorrect programming at the transmission end. We should be able to tell at the next weather event if the problem has been solved. Triathlon Thank youTerry Smythe has presented a thank you plaque to the North End Emergency Responders and members of the Keweenaw County Repeater Association who assisted in the recent Triathlon. It has been hung on the “Honor Wall” in the Information Center. Copper Harbor Cable: CHC approached the board last month to request for more space for satellite dishes in the park to update the system for the upgrade transmissions that are about to start. The board asked them to get addition information. Since trees were needed to be removed it was Mr. Westcoat the adjacent property holder would prefer they be removed from the west end.
New BusinessDue to the failure of all proposals on the ballot during the August primary the Board feels it needs to take some immediate steps to insure financial stability in the event that the proposals fail in the November elections as well.
Treasurer Karen Karl will contact various entities such as MTA, the State and our Auditor to see where we will stand when fund balance is exhausted.
Clerk Kelly Coltas will call UPPCO to see if it is possible to reduce street cost.
A motion to resubmit proposals A, B, C&D to the County Clerk for placement on the November Ballot was put forth by Coltas, Trustee Barker asked that each proposal be voted on separately.
Vivian-yes, Coltas-yes, Karl-yes, Barker-yes, and Smith- yes. Motion carried, 5-0.
Vivian-yes, Coltas-yes, Karl-yes, Barker-no, and Smith-no. Motion carried 3-2.
Vivian-yes, Coltas-yes, Karl-yes, Barker-yes, and Smith-yes. Motion carried, 5-0.
Vivian-yes, Coltas-yes, Karl-yes, Barker-no, and Smith-no. Motion carried 3-2. Melissa Davis Coordinator of the New Power Tour “Bio Energy” Electric Company Foundation and Economic Trigger did a presentation. It was an informative presentation.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50p.m. Meg Vivian Grant Township Supervisor |
