| VIENNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING | ||||||||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2003, 5:30 P.M. | ||||||||||
| RICHARD E. SCOTT, CLERK | ||||||||||
| Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag | ||||||||||
| Roll Call: | Present: | Supervisor McKerchie, Clerk Scott, Treasurer Luttenbacher | ||||||||
| Trustees: Corba, Preseau, Ridley, Zinn | ||||||||||
| Previous Minutes: | Moved by Corba, seconded by Zinn to omit the second sentence in item 2 under new | |||||||||
| Business. The motion should read, "to sign a 5 yr. Extension with Waste Mgt., including | ||||||||||
| recycling. | All in favor. | |||||||||
| Treasurer's Report: | Was presented by Luttenbacher. | |||||||||
| Building Report: | Was presented by Palmer. | |||||||||
| Bills: | Bills in the amount of $13,488.13 were presented. Moved by Corba, seconded by Preseau | |||||||||
| to approve the bills in the amount of $13,488.13. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Zinn, Ridley, Preseau, Corba, Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried. | |||||||||
| Additions: | 11. | Clio Road Sewer | ||||||||
| 12. | Code Enforcement Officer, Robert McKenna | |||||||||
| Sheriff's Report: | Was presented by Cpt. Compeau. | |||||||||
| Library Report: | Was presented by Zinn. Click here for April Minutes. | |||||||||
| Amphitheater Report: | Was presented by Zinn. | |||||||||
| Park & Rec. Report: | Was presented by Corba. | |||||||||
| Metro Alliance: | Was presented by Corba. Metro All. Had an election of officers. The positions of each | |||||||||
| officer stayed the same. | ||||||||||
| Senior Report: | Was presented by Ridley. The Flint Journal and Tax assistance is available at the Senior | |||||||||
| Ctr. Easter dinner will be served on April 16, at noon. You will need to make reservations. | ||||||||||
| Supervisor's Report: | Was presented by McKerchie. On May 5th, after the Board meeting, Chapin Cook, from | |||||||||
| the G.C. Planning Com. Will be discussing the grant process. S.H.I.P.'s raised over | ||||||||||
| $2,000.00 at their Celebrity Server Dinner. | ||||||||||
| Public Comment: | 1. | Janice Hursh, 4075 Farrand Rd., submitted a petition with 80 signatures, ask- | ||||||||
| ing for a 4-way stop & flashing light at the intersection of Farrand and | ||||||||||
| Jennings Roads. | ||||||||||
| Moved by Corba, seconded by Ridley to state the Township Board supports | ||||||||||
| the request of the residents for a 4-way stop & flashing light at the intersec- | ||||||||||
| tion of Farrand and Jennings Roads. | All in favor | |||||||||
| 2. | Anne Marshall, 11290 Neff, had questions concerning the tree cutting on Neff | |||||||||
| Rd. She also asked for more Sheriff patrols on Neff to control the speeders. | ||||||||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||||||
| 1. | Proposed rezoning Ordinance, Vienna Rd. properties, 1st reading. Moved by Corba, | |||||||||
| seconded by Luttenbacher to suspend from the reading. | All in favor | |||||||||
| 2. | Proposed rezoning Ordinance, 5122 Vienna Rd., 1st reading. Moved by Corba, seconded | |||||||||
| by Preseau to suspend from the reading. | All in favor | |||||||||
| 3. | Proposed Telecommunication Ordinance, 1st reading. Moved by Corba, seconded by | |||||||||
| Preseau to suspend from the reading. | All in favor | |||||||||
| 4. | Clio Rd. @ Herenhuis street lighting, Resolution No. 04-07-03-03. Moved by Corba, second- | |||||||||
| ed by Luttenbacher to adopt the resolution. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Ridley, Preseau, Corba, Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie, Zinn | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried. | |||||||||
| 5. | 10310 & 10287 Ataberry street lighting, Resolution No. 04-07-03-04. Moved by Corba, | |||||||||
| seconded by Ridley to adopt the resolution. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Preseau, Corba, Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie, Zinn, Ridley | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried | |||||||||
| 6. | Authorizing the use of a computerized data base as the tax roll, Resolution No. 04-07-03- | |||||||||
| 05. Moved by Corba, seconded by Luttenbacher to adopt the resolution. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Corba, Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie, Zinn, Ridley, Preseau | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried | |||||||||
| 7. | Biking for Burns, Road Rally, May 10, 2003, Resolution No. 04-07-03-06. Moved by Corba | |||||||||
| seconded by Luttenbacher to adopt the resolution. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie, Zinn, Ridley, Preseau, Corba | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried | |||||||||
| 8. | Wallace Dr. & proposed Wallace Dr. extension be made a public street, maintained by the | |||||||||
| County rather than a private drive maintained by the residents. Moved by Corba, seconded | ||||||||||
| by Preseau that the Township Board recommend that the G.C. Road Commission make | ||||||||||
| Wallace Dr. extension a public street maintained by the County with no curbs or gutters | ||||||||||
| and with no expense to the Township or residents. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Luttenbacher Scott, McKerchie, Zinn, Ridley, Corba, Preseau | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried | |||||||||
| 9. | 10,000-mile block of Jennings and 6,000-mile block of Farrand repair. The board discussed | |||||||||
| whether to repair or repave the road. It was decided to get cost amounts on paving the road | ||||||||||
| and to discuss it further at the next board meeting. | ||||||||||
| 10. | Trolly Line Trail discussion. Even though the Township supports the concept and would | |||||||||
| like to see the trail continued in the future, it was decided against allocating money in | ||||||||||
| advance for the project. It will be discussed further in October, when the grant is up. | ||||||||||
| 11. | Clio Road Sewer (S. of Dutchman's Crossing). Moved by Corba, seconded by Preseau to | |||||||||
| award the contract to the low bid, submitted by Rohde Brothers Excavating, with the cost | ||||||||||
| of the sewer project being $64,690.00. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Scott, McKerchie, Zinn, Ridley, Corba, Preseau, Luttenbacher | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion carried | |||||||||
| 12. | Ordinance Officer, Robert McKenna. McKenna asked for direction from the Board on the | |||||||||
| Sign Ordinance and Retail Used Car Ordinance. The Board determined that it would not | ||||||||||
| allow any temporary signs in the road-right-of-way. A Used Car Lot committee for retail | ||||||||||
| sales was formed. The committee consists of Richard Scott, Mark Corba, Joseph | ||||||||||
| Thompson, Herb Nelson and Robert McKenna. When the committee gathers information | ||||||||||
| they will bring their recommendation back the Township Board. | ||||||||||
| Moved to adjourn at 7:20 p.m. | ||||||||||
| _________________________ | ||||||||||
| Richard Scott | ||||||||||
| Vienna Township Clerk | ||||||||||
| CERTIFICATION: | ||||||||||
| STATE OF MICHIGAN | ||||||||||
| COUNTY OF GENESEE | ||||||||||
| I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the minutes of the | ||||||||||
| regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Vienna, Genesee County, Michigan, held | ||||||||||
| on the 7th day of April, 2003. | ||||||||||
| _______________________________ | ____________________________ | |||||||||
| Anthony R. McKerchie | Richard Scott | |||||||||
| Vienna Township Supervisor | Vienna Township Clerk | |||||||||