| VIENNA
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING |
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| MONDAY, MARCH 4,
2002, 5:30 P.M. |
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| RICHARD E. SCOTT,
CLERK |
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| Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag |
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| Roll Call: |
Present: |
Supervisor McKerchie,
Treasurer Luttenbacher, |
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Trustees: Corba, Preseau, Ridley, Zinn |
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Absent: |
Clerk Scott |
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| Previous
Minutes: |
Moved by Zinn, seconded by Preseau
to accept the minutes of the February 4, 2002 |
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meeting as presented. |
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All in favor |
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| Building
Report: |
For January, was presented by
Palmer. |
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| Treasurer's
Report: |
For January, was
presented by Luttenbacher. |
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| Bills: |
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Bills in the amount of $114,677.32
were presented. Moved by Luttenbacher
seconded by |
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Zinn to pay the bills in the amount
of $114,677.32. |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - Luttenbacher, Corba, Preseau,
Ridley, Zinn, McKerchie |
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Nays - None |
Motion carried. |
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| Addition
& Changes: |
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Add #11, Set a Public Hearing for
Pool Grant |
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| Sheriff's
Report: |
Was presented by Lt. Becker. |
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| Library
Report: |
Was presented by Zinn. The Library approved their budget beginning
July 1, 2002. |
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| Amphitheater
Report: |
Was presented by Zinn. |
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| Metro
Alliance: |
Was presented by Corba. |
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| Fire
Authority Report: |
Was presented by Preseau. The Fire Authority hired legal councel for
personnel issues. |
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Senior
Ctr. Report: |
Was presented by Ridley. |
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| Correspondance: |
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1. |
A letter from Archie H.
Bailey guaranteeing that he will represent our area with enthusiasm. |
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2. |
A letter from Clerk Scott
expressing his approval of the Used Car Lot Ordinance. |
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A petition with
approximately 800 signatures asking that the Board not pass the Used |
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Car Lot Ordinance |
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A petition with
approximately 700 signatures asking that the Board not build a Fire Station |
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at the proposed price of
2.5 million dollars or any amount without first putting it to public |
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vote. |
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5. |
A petition with
approximately 600 signatures asking that the Board not build a building for |
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C & M ambulance using taxpayer's money. |
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| Supervisor's
Report: |
The
Senate passed a bill that helps the Township, along with the County set the
speed |
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limits on the roads. Vienna Township received an additional
$67,643.00 from G.C. Road |
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Commission for road
projects. |
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| Visitor's
Address the Board: |
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1. |
Dave Wojahn, 12433
Webster Rd., had questions about
Ordinance 241, Regulating Dis- |
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orderly Persons and would
like to see McKerchie, Scott and Luttenbacher resign. |
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2. |
Steve
Pace, 2310 W. Lake, is unhappy with
the Board,s raises, and wants to recall the |
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Board. |
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3. |
Allen
Robb, representative of several residents, stated that the concerns of the
residents are |
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that the cost of the new
Fire Station is obsessive and that there is excessive spending. |
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4. |
Steve Heyink, 2101 Dodge,
is unhappy with the Supervisor's vehicle allowance and that it |
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is full-time
position. He is tired of the spending
and asked for McKerchie's resignation. |
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| NEW
BUSINESS: |
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1. |
American Legion Poppy Drive. Moved by Corba, seconded by Luttenbacher to
allow the |
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American Legion to have their Poppy
drive, May 9, 10 and 11. |
All in favor |
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2. |
Knights of Columbus
Tootsie Roll Drive. Moved by Corba,
seconded by Preseau to allow |
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the Knights of Columbus
to have their Tootsie Roll Drive, March 22, 23 and 24. |
All in favor. |
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All in favor |
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3. |
Supervisors' 2002 Professional
Development Retreat. Moved by Corba,
seconded by |
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Preseau to allow the
Supervisor to go to the conference in Tustin, March 24 - 26. |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - Corba, Zinn, Luttenbacher,
McKerchie, Ridley, Preseau |
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Nays - None. |
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Motion carried |
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4. |
Appointment's for Fire
Authority Board. Moved by Corba,
seconded by Zinn to accept the |
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Supervisor's
reccomendations for the appointments of Luttenbacher to the Fire
Authority |
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and Zinn be the
alternate. |
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All in favor |
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5. |
Telecommunications, Right
of Way Permit. Moved by Corba,
seconded by Luttenbacher to |
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enter into an agreement
with the City of Clio and the City of Mt. Morris to negotiate the new |
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Fiber Link contract, not
to exceed $2,000.00 |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - Zinn, McKerchie,
Luttenbacher, Corba, Preseau, Ridley |
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Nays - None |
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Motion carried |
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6. |
Sports Complex, 2002 Budget
Amount. Moved by Corba, seconded by
Preseau to |
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allocate $7,000.00 to the Sports
Complex from the cell tower fees. |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - McKerchie, Luttenbacher,
Corba, Preseau, Ridley, Zinn |
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Nays - None |
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Motion carried |
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7. |
Operation of Public Sewer Ordinance
No. 331, Final reading. Moved by
Corba, seconded |
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by Preseau to adopt Ordinance No.
331, effective April 1, 2002. |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - Luttenbacher, Corba, Preseau,
Ridley, McKerchie |
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Nays - Zinn |
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Motion carried |
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8. |
Water Supply System Ordinance No.
332, Final reading. Moved by Corba,
seconded by |
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Luttenbacher to adopt Ordinance No.
332, effective April 1, 2002. |
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ROLL CALL: |
Yeas - Corba, Preseau, Ridley, Zinn,
McKerchie, Luttenbacher |
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Nays - None |
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Motion carried |
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9. |
Construction
Ordinance, First reading. Moved by Corba, seconded by Preseau to |
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suspend from the reading. |
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All in favor |
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10. |
Used car lot
Ordinance, No. 333, First reading. |
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| Visitor's
to Address the Board |
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1. |
Dave Wojahn, 12433 Webster, feels
the Board dictates to people's personal |
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lives. |
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2. |
Alan
Robb, residents representative, asked where in the Township the |
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complaints are located. Robb feels McKerchie is not sensitive to
the entire |
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Vienna Township. |
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3. |
Jeanette Beach, 5086 Dodge,
complained about people selling 4 to 5 cars at a |
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time, she feels that it's ok to sell
personal vehicles. |
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Randy Taylor, feels that vehicles
shouldn't have to have plates or be insured |
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to be sold. Taylor feels that there should be more time
for sales. Part of the |
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ordinance is ok, but Taylor feels
that there needs to be some changes. |
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5. |
Dave Wojahn, 12433 Webster, would
like answers to the swearing ordinance. |
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6. |
Miles Abbott, 2464 Wilson, feels
that passing the ordinance would take his |
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livelihood away. |
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7. |
Mike Laurin, 12244 Webster Rd.,
feels that there is selective enforcement of |
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used cars in yards. |
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8. |
Mr. Thompson, Thompson Sales, feels
that the state should regulate car sales |
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not the Township. |
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9. |
Phyllis Short, 14154 Tuscola, would like to be able to use her property |
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without being policed. |
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There was no action taken. |
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11. |
Set
Public Hearing for Pool Grant. Moved
by Corba, seconded by Zinn to set a Public |
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Hearing for Pool Grant on March 18,
2002, at 5:30. |
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All in favor |
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| Comments
from the Floor: |
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| Moved to
adjourn at 7:15 |
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| _________________________ |
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| Kathy
Ridley |
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| Acting
Vienna Township Clerk |
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| CERTIFICATION: |
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| STATE OF
MICHIGAN |
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| COUNTY OF
GENESEE |
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| I, the
undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy
of the minutes of the |
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meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Vienna, Genesee
County, Michigan, held |
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day of March, 2002. |
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| _______________________________ |
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| Anthony R.
McKerchie |
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Kathy Ridley |
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| Vienna
Township Supervisor |
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Acting Vienna Township Clerk |
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