Saturday, March 20, 2010

March 9, 2010

SPECIAL MEETING PLANNED FOR PROPOSED OFFICE BUILDING-MARCH 20, 2010 @ 10am @ TOWNSHIP HALL

March 9, 2010

Pledge began at 7 pm with all board members present.

Minutes for February approved with corrections.

Reports:

Treasurer’s Report by C. Draper showed 195 parcel paid for the Bass Lake SAD out of 207 total parcels.

Assessor’s report: None

Clerk’s report: None

Commissioner’s report: None

Cemetery report: None

Fire Board report by Marilyn Zdebski showed 47 runs/year as of Feb 16th; there will be an Easter egg hunt on April 3rd at Skinner Park in Irons at 11am; we now have two CPR certified instructors; the new assistant chief is Greg Bombich who comes to the area with great experience in fire fighting; and there is a fire board meeting every month on the third Tues at Station 1, Bass Lake.

Citizens Advisory Committee report by L. Fitz: Feb 15th mtg was canceled due to lack of quorum, but the March 1st mtg continued work on a land use map; next mtg will be March 15th at 2pm.

Supervisor report: none

Correspondence: none

Public comment:

Marilyn Zdebski found Chris Bunch to be very informative concerning brownfield management.

Jane Drake from Fremont informed the citizens she is running for State Rep 100th District (Geoff Hansen's seat)

Under Old Biz:

Jay, super of Lake County Road Commission stated Elk twp portion of paving Granger Rd would be $105,644.40, and VanDolsen asked board if they wanted to proceed with the project. VanVleet made a motion to sign the contract with the road commission with 50% up front and 50% after paving is completed, after discussion VanVleet tabled the motion, then after more discussion VanVleet untabled the motion and Fairbanks seconded, and vote passed to go forward with a contract.

Under New Biz:

1 Poverty Exemption Resolution for 2010-2011

Draper made motion to accept as written (with Elk twp citizens complying with federal guidelines with exemptions for 1 vehicle and principle home), Arquette seconded, and motion passed.

2 USDA presentation on grants/loans-Sept 30th is deadline for stimulus $$$, and there is $ available for low income households for necessary repairs.

3 Proposed Rustic Sportsman's Cabin Ordinance-Lake county has adopted such ordinance for more uniformity including sanitary codes and better structural integrity, maximum square footage is 400 feet.

4 Salary resolution for trustees at the annual mtg (March 27th, 2pm)-tabled.

5 Midget Lake homeowners 911 concerns-Tom Elenbaas, fire chief, detailed 3 problems with Midget Lake area: there is already a Twin Lake rd down in Sauble twp, both directions from the T are labeled as W. Twin Lake Dr, this direction becomes confusing when searching for homes during an emergency)-Solutions: rename one or all of W. Twin Lake Dr, or put up a sign at T detailing which numbers go which way. VanDolsen will give such info to equalization.

6 Resolution for Poicy & Procedures of twp administration-Draper made motion to accept resolution, Arquette seconded, and motion passed (Elk Twp will be audited this year).


Public Comment:

Jackie McKellar requested to go to equalization, VanDolsen responded she wouldn't be going down, but she will talk to property owners at Midget Lake concerning problems with signage on their road.

V. Gates requested a notice published in the paper for the March 20th discussion of proposed office building and site planning, VanDolsen said it would be in the paper this week (incidentally, this notice was not in the paper until the following week which was only two days before said meeting).


Motion to adjourn was seconded, and passed at 8:10pm.

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