Clark Township Board Meeting Minutes
Clark Township Board of Trustees January 18, 2007 7:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:03 p.m. Trustees Present: Leach, Nordquist Hudson, Carpenter and Lofdahl,

Hudson amended the agenda to include the Michigan Rural Water Association renewal as New Business #11 and to remove the large bill from Crane Engineering in the Sewer Fund Bills. Carpenter supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to accept the agenda as amended. Leach supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Consent Agenda:

1. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting Dec. 7th, Special Meeting Dec. 21st.

2. Approval of General Fund Bills of $3,718.00

3. Approval of Sewer Fund Bills of $6,486.28 Carpenter moved to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved to do per diems for the Sewer Advisory Board for $25 per meeting. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved for the Town Board to approve our attorney to move onto the next step in the Metzger sewer case. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Leach, Carpenter. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to appoint the airport committee as presented: Dan Carmichael, Tom Coyne, Ken Drench, Fred Massena, Kent Stiner, Linda Hudson, Katie Carpenter. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Carpenter, Hudson, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved to utilize the small room at the Community Center for the senior lunches during the winter months as soon as the room is up to par. This will be done to save on heating bills. Hudson supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to send out the letter about the sewer increase. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Leach, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to approve a bill for Fire Department clothing in the amount of $10,000. Carpenter supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved that the Bike Path Committee be named the Clark Township Bike Path Committee. Lofdahl supported: All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved that the Bike Path be named the Les Cheneaux Bike Path and that on all printed materials have "A project of Clark Township." Nordquist supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved that upon receipt of an invoice billing to Clark Township that we pay the sum total of $650 for design of Les Cheneaux Bike Path logo with $500 going to Up North Studio and $150 to Lynn Brown who paid the initial deposit. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to enter into a Contract for Services with the Les Cheneaux Artisans Cooperative for the Special Event of Art in the Park, and Music and Art Dockside as collaborators for this in our ability to promote the area to tourists with two separate contracts. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved to add 4B to sign to hold a 2007 Chasse for the Ambulance Corps. Hudson supported. All Ayes: Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to sign a letter of commitment ordering a new ambulance for $111,575. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to write a letter of support nominating John Duncan to the County Road Commission if it increases to five members. Leach supported. All Ayes: Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to keep Kathryn Hills as the recording secretary for the Town Board meeting, ZBA meetings, and Planning Commission meetings. Carpenter supported Roll Call Vote: Ayes; Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to make Out of Block amendments of the Fire Fund to move $1,638,53 from the Fire Fund Donations into Equipment Expense and in the Sewer O&M Fund, to move $13,000 out of Revenue and into four various expense items. Carpenter supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to pay the meeting fees for any willing ZBA member to attend either the Northern Lower Michigan or Marquette training, including mileage for up to two vehicles total. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion carried.

Hudson moved to tell Tom Evashevski to proceed with the resolution of the Edison rate increase legal matter following advice of concurrence of Mackinac Island. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist. Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved to pay $275 for the yearly membership for Michigan Rural Water Association for the sewer. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to adjourn. Nordquist supported. Meeting adjourned at 9:36 p.m.