MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE GEORGETOWN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD OCTOBER 23, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
The
meeting was called to order at
Prayer
for guidance by Daniel Carlton
Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag
Roll
Call
Present:
VanderKlok
Absent: none
#061023-01 - Public Comments
No one was present to make public comments.
#061023-02 - Approval of
agenda as
presented for October 23, 2006
Moved by Richard VanderKlok, seconded by
MOTION CARRIED.
#061023-03 - Communications,
letters and reports: Received for information, to be filed:
A.
Planning Commission agenda for November
1, 2006
B.
Planning Commission meeting minutes
for October 18, 2006
C.
Library
Report for September 2006
D. Sheriff Department Report for September
2006
E. Letter
from LaSalle Bank regarding $10,000 donation to the Library.
The Supervisor publicly thanked LaSalle Bank for
their contribution.
#061023-04 - Consent agenda
Moved
by Stanley Sterk, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to approve the consent agenda as
presented, with a correction to motion #061009-05 in the October 9, 2006
minutes to read: Yeas:
a. Approval
of minutes of the regular board meeting held on October
9, 2006 and the
special
board meeting held on October
11, 2006
b. Approval
of Monthly
Bills
c. Approval of Final Preliminary Plat (construction) of Cedar
Lake No. 11 (paper
plan available in the Township Office)
d.
Approval of Final Plat of Summerset West (paper plan available in Township
Office)
e. Approval
of the low bid of $11,978.00 from Superior Asphalt, Inc. for the road
resurfacing
for the cemetery (bids)
(Note: This is a budgeted item)
f. Approval
of drain maintenance requests
from the Drain Commissioner (Note: the
Water/Sewer
Committee recommended approval)
g. Approval
of additional drain maintenance requests
from the Drain Commissioner
(Note:
The Finance Committee recommended approval)
MOTION CARRIED.
#061023-05 – Public Hearing and Approval of an Application
for IFEC (ACT 198), for
Cellulose Material Solutions, LLC
“PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL
OF APPLICATION FOR I.F.E.C.
(ACT 198) FOR CELLULOSE
MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC”
Moved
by Richard VanderKlok, seconded by Dale Mohr, to open the public hearing.
MOTION
CARRIED.
No
one was present to make comments.
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to close the public hearing.
MOTION
CARRIED.
At
a regular meeting of the Township Board of Georgetown Charter Township, Ottawa
County, Michigan, held at the Township Office located at 1515 Baldwin Street,
Jenison, Michigan 49428, on Monday, October 23, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., or later,
the following resolution was offered for approval by Daniel Carlton and
seconded by Richard VanderKlok:
Whereas,
Act 198 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1974, as amended, authorized the
Township to approve application for industrial facilities exemption
certificate; and
Whereas,
pursuant to Act 198, and after a duly noticed public hearing held on April 14,
1986, this township established the “Corporate Center Industrial District,” for
the property listed below:
Cellulose Material Solutions, LLC, 2472 Port
Sheldon, Jenison, MI, Georgetown Township
Whereas,
Cellulose Material Solutions, LLC, located at 2472 Port Sheldon Street, Jenison,
Michigan, 49428, hereinafter referred to as “applicant,” has filed an
application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate under the
provisions of Act 198 with respect to a new facility to be located at 2472 Port
Sheldon Street and within an Industrial Development district in Georgetown
Township; and
Whereas,
before acting on said application, the Township held a public hearing on
Monday, October 23, 2006, at 7:30 PM or after, local time, at the Township
Office at 1515 Baldwin Street, Jenison, Michigan 49428, at which hearing the
applicant, the Township Assessor and a representative of each affected taxing
unit were given written notice and were afforded an opportunity to be heard
regarding said application as amended; and
Whereas,
construction of the facility and/or installation of new machinery, equipment,
furniture and fixtures had not begun earlier than six (6) months before the
date of the Township’s acceptance of the application for the Industrial
Facilities Exemption Certificate; and
Whereas,
completion of the facility is calculated to and will at the time of issuance of
the Certificate have the reasonable likelihood to retain, create or prevent the
loss of employment in the Charter Township of Georgetown; and
Whereas,
the aggregate SEW of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes
within the Charter Township of Georgetown, after granting this certificate,
will not exceed 5% of an amount equal to the sum of the SEV of the unit, plus
the SEV of personal and ral property thus exempted;
Whereas,
there were no objections to the approval of the industrial facilities exemption
certificate at the meeting held on October 23, 2006,
NOW
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Township Board of Georgetown Charter
Township as follows:
1. That
this Township Board finds:
a) The proposed facility is
located within an industrial development district which was duly established in
Georgetown Township upon request or on the Township’s own initiative, taken
before commencement of the restoration, replacement, or construction of the
facility.
b) That completion of the
facility shall not have the effect of transferring employment from another
community within the State of Michigan to Georgetown Charter Township.
c) That the aggregate State
Equalized Value of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes
under Act 198 does not exceed 5% of the total State Equalized Value of the
township plus the State Equalized Value of real and personal property thus
exempted.
d) That the granting of industrial
facilities exemption certificate, considered together with the aggregate amount
of industrial facilities exemption certificates previously granted and
currently in force, shall not have the affect of substantially impeding the
operation of the township of impairing the financial soundness of a taxing unit
which levied an ad valorem property tax in the township.
2.
That the application of the applicant for an industrial facilities
exemption certificate with regard to facilities set forth in the application
(described in Schedule
A) to be constructed in the district be and is hereby approved for a period
of twelve (12) years.
Yeas:
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED AND RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.
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Georgetown
Charter Township
#061023-06 - Public Hearing and Approval of an Application
for IFEC (ACT 198), for
NuWool Co., Inc.
“PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATION
FOR I.F.E.C.
(ACT 198) FOR NUWOOL CO.,
INC.”
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to open the public hearing.
MOTION
CARRIED.
No
one was present to speak on this topic.
Moved
by Stanley Sterk, seconded by
MOTION
CARRIED.
At
a regular meeting of the Township Board of Georgetown Charter Township, Ottawa
County, Michigan, held at the Township Office located at 1515 Baldwin Street,
Jenison, Michigan 49428, on Monday, October 23, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., or later,
the following resolution was offered for approval by Daniel Carlton and
seconded by Richard VanderKlok.
Whereas,
Act 198 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1974, as amended, authorized the Township
to approve application for industrial facilities exemption certificate; and
Whereas,
pursuant to Act 198, and after a duly noticed public hearing held on April 14,
1986, this township established the “Corporate Center Industrial District,” for
the property listed below:
NuWool
Co., Inc., 2472
Port Sheldon, Jenison, MI, Georgetown Township
Whereas,
NuWool Co., Inc., located at 2472 Port
Sheldon Street, Jenison, Michigan, 49428, hereinafter referred to as
“applicant,” has filed an application for an industrial facilities exemption
certificate under the provisions of Act 198 with respect to a new facility to
be located at 2472 Port Sheldon Street and within an Industrial Development
district in Georgetown Township; and
Whereas,
before acting on said application, the Township held a public hearing on
Monday, October 23, 2006, at 7:30 PM or after, local time, at the Township
Office at 1515 Baldwin Street, Jenison, Michigan 49428, at which hearing the
applicant, the Township Assessor and a representative of each affected taxing
unit were given written notice and were afforded an opportunity to be heard
regarding said application as amended; and
Whereas,
construction of the facility and/or installation of new machinery, equipment,
furniture and fixtures had not begun earlier than six (6) months before the
date of the Township’s acceptance of the application for the Industrial
Facilities Exemption Certificate; and
Whereas,
completion of the facility is calculated to and will at the time of issuance of
the Certificate have the reasonable likelihood to retain, create or prevent the
loss of employment in the Charter Township of Georgetown; and
Whereas,
the aggregate SEW of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes
within the Charter Township of Georgetown, after granting this certificate,
will not exceed 5% of an amount equal to the sum of the SEV of the unit, plus
the SEV of personal and ral property thus exempted;
Whereas,
there were no objections to the approval of the industrial facilities exemption
certificate at the meeting held on October 23, 2006,
NOW
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Township Board of Georgetown Charter
Township as follows:
1.
That this Township Board finds:
a) The proposed facility is located
within an industrial development district which was duly established in
Georgetown Township upon request or on the Township’s own initiative, taken
before commencement of the restoration, replacement, or construction of the
facility.
b) That completion of the
facility shall not have the effect of transferring employment from another
community within the State of Michigan to Georgetown Charter Township.
c) That the aggregate State
Equalized Value of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes
under Act 198 does not exceed 5% of the total State Equalized Value of the
township plus the State Equalized Value of real and personal property thus
exempted.
d) That the granting of
industrial facilities exemption certificate, considered together with the
aggregate amount of industrial facilities exemption certificates previously
granted and currently in force, shall not have the affect of substantially
impeding the operation of the township of impairing the financial soundness of
a taxing unit which levied an ad valorem property tax in the township.
2.
That the application of the applicant for an industrial facilities
exemption certificate with regard to facilities set forth in the application
(described in Schedule
A) to be constructed in the district be and is hereby approved for a period
of twelve (12) years.
Yeas:
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED AND RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.
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#061023-07 - Interviews and Appointment of Candidate
for Vacated Trustee Position
Interviews
were conducted with Marvin VanSomeren, Brad Cook and Jim Weirenga.
The
ballots submitted for the first vote did not present a majority of the current
board. The person with the lowest number
of votes was eliminated and ballots were cast again. The ballots submitted for the second vote did
not present a majority of the current board.
The ballots submitted for the third vote represented a majority of the
current board and were in favor of appointing Marvin VanSomeren to the trustee
position.
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to appoint Marvin VanSomeren as
trustee for the Georgetown Township Board.
Yeas:
VanderKlok
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED.
Marvin
VanSomeren was sworn in by
#061023-08 - Appoint FOIA Coordinator
Moved
by
Note: The
Finance Committee recommended approval
MOTION CARRIED.
#061023-09 - Boards and Commission Meeting Dates for
2007
Moved
by
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETINGS
All Township Board Meetings
are held the SECOND and FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH beginning at 7:30 p.m.,
*unless noted, as follows:
January 8 May 14 September 10
January 22 *no meeting
Memorial Day September 24
February 12 June 11 October 8
February 26 June 25 October 22
March 12 July 9 *no
meeting Veteran’s Day
March 26 July 23 November 26
April 9 August 13 December 10
April 23 August 27 *no 2nd
meeting Christmas
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS
All Planning Commission
meetings are usually held on the FIRST and THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
beginning at 7:30 p.m., *unless noted, as follows:
January 3 May 2 September
5
January 17 May 16 September 19
February 7 June 6 October 3
February 21 June 20 October 17
March 7 *no meeting 4th
July November 7
March 21 July 18 *no meeting
Thanksgiving
April 4 August 1 December 5
April 18 August 15 December 19
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
All Board of Appeals Meetings
are usually held on the FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH beginning at 7:30 p.m.,
*unless noted, as follows:
January 24 May 23 September 26
February 28 June 27 October 24
March 28 July 25 November 28
April 25 August 22 * no meeting Christmas week
*Denotes rescheduled or
cancelled meeting. Also, if a special meeting
is scheduled, notice will be posted of such a meeting.
Note: The Finance Committee
recommended approval
MOTION CARRIED.
#061023-10 – Public Comment
No
one was present to make public comments.
#061023-11 – Board Open Discussion
There
was discussion regarding funding for the benefit of health care for eligible
retired employees. The consensus was to
review the information and to act on the item at the next Board meeting.
The
applicants for the trustee position were thanked for their interest.
#061023-12 - Reports from Standing Committees
Water/Sewer committee minutes of October
9, 2006
Election
Commission meeting minutes
of October 9, 2006
Finance
Committee meeting minutes of October 20, 2006
#061023-13 - Meeting adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
William Holland, Supervisor