Clark Township Board Meeting Minutes
Clark Township Board of Trustees

August 16, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Call to Order: and Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 p.m. Trustees Present: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach.

Approval of Agenda Hudson amended the agenda to include New Business #10: minor change in employee policy manual. Leach amended the agenda to include New Business #11 Planning Commission request for a legal consult and New Business #12 Neighborhood Watch.

Hudson moved to approve the amended agenda to include New Business #10, #11 and #12. Carpenter supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Consent Agenda 1. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting July 17; Special Meeting July 25. 2. Approval of General Fund Bills of $55,600.37.

Carpenter moved to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Pay Bills: Sewer Fund Hudson moved to remove $2,296.90 from Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge from the Sewer Fund bills and place on the General Fund bills to be paid. Leach supported. Hudson amended her motion to include all future sewer appeal bills will be expenses to 101 as well. Leach supported. All Ayes on Amendment. Roll Call Vote: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved to pay the Sewer Bills in the amount of $21,165.34. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Lofdahl, Carpenter, Hudson, Leach, Nordquist. Motion Carried. Hudson moved to pay the Sewer Bill in the amount of $359.95 to Huff Automotive. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Leach, Hudson, Carpenter, Lofdahl. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to empower the Clerk and the Treasurer to borrow from the General Fund, if necessary, to cover the shortfall in the Sewer Fund. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion carried.

Hudson moved to do New Business #1 before Old Business. Carpenter supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

DEQ Bottom Lands Resolutions Hudson moved to offer the resolution as presented for the Pells with additional wording after the first 'whereas'. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried. Nordquist moved to offer the resolution of support as presented for the Horsburghs. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried. Lofdahl moved to support the Wagner Bottom Lands resolution. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to adopt this resolution for Dollinger for Great Lakes Bottom Land surrounding dock contingent upon the legal being provided and corroborated by this certificate of survey. Carpenter supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Leach, Carpenter.

Hudson moved to offer the resolution for Braham as revised. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to offer the proposed resolution for McMillan with the addition of the amended language which will be placed after the first 'Whereas'. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to offer the proposed resolution as is for Horsburgh. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Downtown Development Authority Lofdahl moved that the Town Board initiate the process of forming a DDA and he would volunteer to be on that. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Carpenter, Hudson, Nordquist, Lofdahl, Leach. Motion Carried.

Airport Manager Lofdahl moved to allow Hudson to contact Laura Dinon and allow her to prepare the Memorandum of Understanding between Clark Township and the Union. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Hudson, Carpenter, Lofdahl, Leach. Motion Carried.

Zoning Administration/

Zoning Fee Schedule Lofdahl moved to keep the position as is now-combined zoning and building officer. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Carpenter, Lofdahl, Hudson. Nays: Leach. Motion Carried. Carpenter moved that Frank gets first option to do that job with a new job description. Leach supported. Carpenter withdrew motion.

Sewer Rate Study Leach moved to accept ACI Finance, Inc. for Sewer Rate Study. Nordquist supported. Hudson amended the motion to not exceed $8,000 without coming back to the Board for approval. Carpenter supported. All Ayes on the amendment. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Hudson, Lofdahl, Carpenter, Leach, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Hessel Bay Inn Dance Permit Hudson moved to deny the application of a dance permit by Hessel Bay Inn on the grounds that there is no occupancy permit for deck with Tiki Bar and the Township has received complaints of loud noise, foul language, vulgar behavior and public intoxication. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl. Motion Carried.

Approve L-4029 Millage

Request Form Carpenter moved to approve the L-4029 Millage Request form as presented. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Brevort Township Agreement Lofdahl moved to enter into the agreement with Brevort Township to repair their grinder pumps with all the stipulations and at the rate presented. Hudson supported. Lofdahl amended the motion to include the approval of the auditors and the attorney. Hudson supported. All Ayes on the Amendment. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl. Motion Carried.

Advertise to Sell Old Ambulance Hudson moved to put a bid specification ad in the St. Ignace News with a minimum bid of $6,000 with a deadline of September 14 at 3:00 p.m. with the specific language normally used. Lofdahl supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Recycle Trailers-Contract for Services Carpenter moved to enter into a Service Contract with the Les Cheneaux Community Schools regarding the recycling trailer for $300. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Dredge Permit Renewal Hudson moved to ask the DEQ for an extension of the dredging permits. Nordquist supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Community Center Repairs Lofdahl moved to proceed with the parking lot repairs as part of the grant for $1,285.00. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to empower Hudson and Nordquist to accept bids determined by price and availability. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Hudson, Carpenter, Lofdahl, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to offer the resolution for sick and vacation time. Carpenter supported. Hudson moved to amend the resolution to include the stipulation of 'one day per pay period'. Nordquist supported. All Ayes. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to allow the Planning commission to seek Legal Counsel for the attorney to compare the Master Deed against our Zoning Ordinances. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved that the Clark Township Board write a letter to the Mackinac County Sheriff's Department endorsing the startup of a neighborhood watch and also requesting the police report to be published in the paper. Lofdahl supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to adjourn. Lofdahl supported. Meeting adjourned at 10:25 p.m.