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GRANT TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETINGHeld at the Grant Township Hall 230 Gratiot Street Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Minutes for Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Call to OrderSupervisor Ken Stigers called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. and led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. Roll CallPresent were Supervisor Ken Stigers, Treasurer Karen Karl, Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustee Art Davis. Trustee Ned Huwatschek was absent.
Supervisor’s Remarks County Snowmobile Ordinance: The County sent a copy of the ordinance to the Township and it is available to anyone who is interested, the Supervisor did not see any glaring issues with it. The County hopes to ratify it at their next meeting. There had been a request to have an Antique Snowmobile on Bernard. Upon legal advice the Township will take no action. Monthly Reports Treasurer’s Report
The Sewer Sludge removal CD had reached maturity and was cashed out at $89,336.17, it will be rolled over with additional monies into a new CD. The Water Tank Relining CD also has been cashed out at maturity at $33.944.70 and it too will be rolled over with additional monies into new CDs. General Fund is covering the $112,037.81 for the hold back on Hunter’s Point Phase 2. The Township will be reimbursed after the audit for Hunter’s Point Phase 2 purchase is complete. Utility Board The System is working well with no major problems. DDA The DDA will be looking at putting a permanent foundation on the band shell in the spring. They also will be examining the process for projects. Hunter’s Point The purchase of a 121.4 acre tract on December15, 2009 completed the efforts to purchase the addition to Hunter’s Point Park which began in 2006. The purchase includes a 45.4 acre tract adjacent to the Copper Harbor Marina and Hunter’s Point Park and a 76 acre tract immediately south on the north face of Brockway Mountain. Mr. Powers has taken steps to see the project audit is expedited so that our final payment, a 10% hold back of $112,037.81 will be released to us as soon as possible. The Hunter’s Point Committee will meet January 22nd and will discuss a land use plan for the Park and future Park Projects. Any funds remaining from public contributions to help cover the closing costs will be used for land stewardship. Public Safety CH Fire Dept: The regular monthly meeting for the CHFD was held on Wednesday January, 6th 2010 with 10 members present. Items discussed 911 Sheriffs 911 comm. Protocol procedures. CH Hydrant shoveling proposal, use of Sheriffs “2004” snowmobiles for winter incidents. SCBA training. Fundraising activities for 2009. Midmonth meeting for December was held 12/16/09 with 4 members present. Vehicles were exercised. There were 2 page outs in December, one medical and one practice drill for ice rescue. Recap of 2009 17 – 1st responder calls 5 – Fire pages 1 – Wild fire page 2 – Ice rescue drills 15 – Good will/ Service/ Special Events( 4th of July, KML foot race, Art in the Park, Propane training, Drivers Training, Triathlon, Fat Tire Race, Harbor fest, Hog fest) . Total of 41 LLB Fire Dept: December1st, 2009, 4 present, 4 excused. Ran Trucks and checked fluids. Christmas party on the 10th at 6 pm. Red Power Diesel serviced all three trucks and did pump tests, all trucks fine, one truck needs dryer on air brake, which will be replace in the spring. Thank you sent to Judy Davis. 800 MHz radios discussed, re; we do not need to key them monthly, bad information. List of radios sent to 911 committee. Gail Gurtis voted in as new member, is already certified and ready for service. Will be gone in the winter months, but here from May to December. Joe Langdon has retired from the Fire Department on 01/05/2010. December monthly training cancelled because of Holidays. 911 The 911 Committee December Meeting was held on 12/17/09 at Eagle River. Sheriff Lahti announced that a used snowmobile will be transferred to Copper Harbor for use with the off road rescue sled. The Radio inventory delivered to Jack Dueweke was discussed. Jack hopes to replace most of the pagers which cannot be used after the wide/narrow band change over during the next several years through the use of grants. He would also like to help replace VHF radios which cannot be used after the changeover but has nothing scheduled at this time. Since the December 911 meeting we have been told that El-Com Services is requesting contact information so they may contact all Emergency Responders with information concerning a wide/narrow band program they are developing themselves. This request will be discussed at the January 911 meeting. More discussion was held on the topic of reprogramming Keweenaw First Responder radios to allow them to contact Mercy Ambulance directly. Templates have been developed for the North End First Responders and were submitted for approval. The Sheriff is planning on conducting an 800 MHz operation class for the North End First Responders early 2010. Old Business Community Center in LLB Supervisor Stigers met with Ann Young from Rural Development, she feels it would be better to combine the Fire Hall expansion and the Community Center together into one project. The big question still remains on “how to pay for it”. Well Field Expansion Project Stigers explained there have been some significant expense increases in the project and needs to go back to RDA to see where we would stand. We need to understand what will be bond and what will be grant. New BusinessBoard of Review and Training for BOR members. There will be an organization meeting for the BOR in the first week of March, but in the mean time there will be training opportunities available the BOR members. February 10th at the Houghton City Hall, for $20. Per person February 18th thru MTA at $70. Per person. If any members wish to attend, they must let Ken Stigers know.
Meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m. Ken Stigers Grant Township Supervisor |
