Clark Township Meeting Minutes
Clark Township Board of Trustees

April 17, 2008

7:00 p.m.

Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:03 p.m. Trustees Present: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Leach, Carpenter

Hudson amended the agenda to move New Business 6 to 1, remove the budget amendments from the Consent Agenda, table Old Business #3, and table New Business #3. Hudson moved to accept the agenda as amended. Carpenter supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Public Comments: Mike Patrick said that the 911 for Mackinac County has been changed to the Chippewa County dispatch from the Negaunee dispatch. This will save Mackinac County $120,000 over five years.

Consent Agenda 1. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting March 20; Special March 12 & 25 2. Approval of General Fund Bills of $9,725.06; Fire $698.47 = $10,423.53 3. Approval of Sewer Fund Bills of $8,763.46 5. Attend MTA District Meetings in St. Ignace 5 @ $75 = $375 + mileage 6. Special Event - Wedding at Hessel Marina Gazebo 7. Special Event - Class of 2009

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

Bottomlands Resolution - Loon's

Point Hudson moved to offer the bottomlands resolution for Loon's Point: Whereas, a lease for bottomlands is being applied for by Flotation Docking Systems, Inc on behalf of the Jeff Black/Loon's Point Campground.It is hereby resolved that Clark Township approves the conveyance application. The bottomlands to be conveyed are more fully described as follows: See attached certificate of survey. The undersigned Clerk of the Clark Township Board, hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a portion of the minutes of a regular meeting of the Clark Township Board held the 17th day of April, 2008. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

MCRC Road Agreement - Blindline Road Lofdahl moved to approve MCRC for chip-sealing Blindline Road as stated. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Lion's Club Request Lofdahl moved to grant the Les Cheneaux Lion's Club request to use the Community Center for their whitefish dinner at no charge for this year in exchange for their service and funds for the ballfields. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Ambulance Policy Change Hudson moved to accept the recommended Ambulance Corps policy change requiring background checks. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Ambulance sale proceeds Carpenter moved that the $10,010 from the sale of the ambulance remain in the General Fund. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Cleaning Dept. Status Update, Policy & Proposals Leach moved to hire Northern Transition Janitorial Service to strip and wax our floor at the Community Center for the estimate of $1740. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved that it be added to the current policy for the Community Center that there will be no confetti allowed and if they do use confetti, they will forfeit their entire cleaning deposit. Lofdahl supported. Hudson amended that the proper language be the official policy. Lofdahl supported. All Ayes on the amendment. All Ayes on the motion .Motion Carried.

Policy for Privacy of Complaints Hudson moved to adopt the policy that she proposed regarding the privacy of complainants in the local, state and federal laws and ordinance as stated.Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Summer Help for DPW Lofdahl moved to give Hudson the authority to advertise the position of seasonal DPW employees. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Michigan Small Harbors Meeting in Lansing - 1 day travel Lofdahl moved to approve Linda Hudson to attend the meeting of Michigan Small Harbors Coalition meeting in Lansing on April 29 with paid registration and two meals and shared travel expenses and Dana Leach can jump on later for the same thing if he wants to go. Carpenter supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Spring Clean-Up Day ( Free Dump) Hudson moved to approve Katie Carpenter's recommended plan for free cleanup day of Saturday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with approval of $2000 for the roll-offs with roll-off fees and also to run two ads. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Grinder Repairs Update Carpenter moved to purchase 30 stainless steel valves for $125 each. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Nordquist moved to adjourn. Hudson supported. All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.