MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE GEORGETOWN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD AUGUST 27, 2007, 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: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Stanley
Sterk, Del South, Marvin VanSomeren, Dale
Mohr
Absent: Richard VanderKlok-with notice
#070827-01 - Public Comments
Greg Steigenga, Ottawa County Undersheriff, recognized
Dep. Ray Gress, an eleven year veteran of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s
Department who served in Iraq as an advisor and trainer to the police
department in Bagdad for the past year.
Steigenga also stated that McCaully O’Connor was the new paramedic
deputy and Craig Brace was the new detective.
#070827-02 - Approval of
agenda as
presented for August 27, 2007
Moved by Dale Mohr, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to
add an item to the agenda to recognize Jenison Public School Senior Getaway as
a non-profit entity for gaming.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Marvin
VanSomeren, to approve the agenda as presented with the addition.
MOTION CARRIED.
#070827-03 - Communications,
letters and reports: Received for information, to be filed:
A. 1993
Township Board rule with maximum expenditure $2,000 without Board approval.
B. Sheriff Department Report for
July
2007
C. Planning Commission minutes for August
15, 2007
D.
Jenison
Historical Society Footnotes for August 2007
E.
Ottawa County
Road Commission Primary
Road Improvement Plan 2009-2014
#070827-04 - Consent agenda
Dale
Mohr and Stanley Sterk asked that bid for the non motorized path be removed
from the consent agenda.
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Del South, to approve the consent agenda as
presented.
a. Approval of minutes
of the regular board meeting held on August 13, 2007, the special board
meeting held on August
16, 2007 and the special board meeting held on August
20, 2007
b. Approval
of the regular monthly
bills
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070827-05 - Bid for the Construction of the 44th St./Port Sheldon St. Non-motorized
Path
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Stanley Sterk to approve the low bid of
$321,366.25 from Diversco Construction for the construction of the 44th
St./Port Sheldon St. non-motorized path improvements (bids)
Dale
Mohr questioned the fairness of the ordinance and asked that the ordinance be
reviewed.
MOTION CARRIED.
#070827-06 - Tentatively
Adopt the 2008 Budget and Schedule Public Hearing
Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Marvin
VanSomeren, to approve the resolution
to tentatively adopt the 2008 Budget and schedule a public hearing for
September 10, 2007 as follows:
2008 Budget
The Board of Trustees of Georgetown Charter Township
resolves:
That the 2008 Budget (Copy on File) hereby be tentatively
adopted.
That a public hearing on the proposed budget be held on
September 10, 2007 at 7:30 PM and be published in a newspaper of general
circulation at least seven days prior to the public hearing.
That the Georgetown Charter Township Board shall caused to
be levied and collected the general property tax on all real and personal
property within the township upon the current tax roll an amount equal to
2.2500 mills as authorized under state law and approved by the electorate.
That estimated township general fund expenditures for 2008
for the various township activities are as follows:
Township
Board 53,550
Supervisor’s
Department 126,333
General
Office and Facilities 234,987
Clerk’s
Department 16,570
Board
of Review 3,650
Treasurer’s
Department 115,073
Assessing
Department 117,726
Election
149,400
Cemetery
210,495
Sheriff
Dept./E-Unit 1,502,000
Crossing
Guard 67,700
Fire
Department 1,255,400
Building
Department 228,125
Emergency
Services (Civil Defense) 18,540
Drains
203,000
Highway
and Streets 2,130,000
Street
Lights 351,000
Planning
Commission 52,800
Zoning
Board of Appeals 5,970
Parks
and Recreation 541,950
Community
Projects 67,449
Museum
24,110
Ice
Arena 793,445
Transfer
To Other Funds 749,341
Total
General Fund 9,018,614
That estimated township expenditures for 2008 for the other
various township funds are
as follows:
Library
Fund 1,101,055
Senior
Enrichment 170,585
Water
and Sewer Fund 6,842,730
Perpetual
Care Fund 45,000
That the budget of Georgetown Charter Township is
hereby adopted by reference, with activity expenditures as indicated above.
That the Board of Trustees of Georgetown Charter
Township adopts the 2008-year budget by cost center. Township officials
responsible for the expenditures authorized in the budget may expend township
funds up to, but not to exceed, the total appropriation authorized for each
cost center, and may make transfers among the various line items contained in the
cost center appropriation. However, no transfers of appropriations for line
items related to personnel may be made without prior board approval by budget
amendment.
Those appropriations will be deemed maximum
authorizations to incur expenditures. The fiscal officer shall exercise supervision
and control to ensure that expenditures are within appropriations, and shall
not issue any town order for expenditures that exceed appropriations.
That no obligation shall be incurred against, and no
payment shall be made from any appropriation account unless there is a
sufficient unencumbered balance in the appropriation and sufficient funds are
or will be available to meet the obligation.
Attachment: Tentative
Budget
ROLL CALL
Yeas: Bill
Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del South, Dale Mohr, Marvin VanSomeren,
Stanley
Sterk
Nays: none
Absent: Rich
VanderKlok
MOTION CARRIED.
__________________________
Georgetown Township Clerk
#070827-07 - 48th Ave Sewer Installation
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Marvin VanSomeren, to approve authorizing the
installation of sewer in 48th Ave at no cost to the Township. The sewer will be extended in 48th
Ave to serve the gas station and future car wash at the corner of 48th
and Port Sheldon St.
Note: The Water/Sewer Committee
recommended approval
MOTION CARRIED.
#070827-08 - Special Use Permit (SUP0705) Robert Bruggink, Moore &
Bruggink Inc., for
Georgetown
Christian Reformed Church, 6481 40th Ave.
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Marvin VanSomeren, to approve Special Use Permit
(SUP0705)
Robert Bruggink, Moore & Bruggink Inc., for Georgetown Christian Reformed
Church, 2020 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, to have a church (church addition), under
Sec. 8.3(A), on parcels of land described as P.P. # 70-14-19-400-049, -048,
-017, -018, -053, -056, -021, -022, located at 6425 and 6481 40th
Ave. and 4103, 4096 and 4077 Port Sheldon, in a (LDR) Low Density Residential
district, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, based on the findings that
the request meets the general special use standards listed in Sec. 20.3 and
specific standards listed in Sec. 20.4(E), and all applicable ordinances.
Note: The Planning Commission
recommended approval of the special use permit and
approved
the site plan as shown on the following:
a.
existing
site,
b.
site
plan,
c.
grading
plan,
d.
greenbelt
plan streetscape
plan,
e.
details,
f.
and the sheets dated 6/4/07
identified as A1.1-floor
plan 1, A1.2- floor
plan 2, A1.3- floor
plan 3, AS.1- floor
plan 4,
g.
elevation,
h.
and as per the letter
dated July 17, 2007, and
i.
email
regarding parking, mean height email
and calculations,
Paul
Worden, Dan Vos Construction, represented the applicant and replied to a
question about parking stating that the extra parking was necessary for the
additional functions that would be held at the church.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070827-09 – Recognize Jenison Public Schools as a
Non-Profit Entity for Gambling
Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Dale Mohr, to recognize
Jenison Public Schools as a non-profit entity and charitable organization.
MOTION CARRIED.
#070827-10 – Public Comment
No
one was present to make public comments.
#070827-11 – Board Open Discussion
There
was no Board open discussion.
#070827-12 - Announcement of any scheduled meeting of
interest to board members
Bill
Holland stated that Baldwin and Mill Streets would be closed from August 28 to
August 31, 2007.
#070827-13 - Reports from Standing Committees
Finance Committee meeting cancelled because there were no
agenda items.
Water/Sewer committee minutes of
August 13, 2007
Services
Committee minutes of August
20, 2007
#070827-14 - Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
William Holland, Supervisor
Del
South, Clerk