Unadilla Township Regular Meeting Minutes

November 12, 2009

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.  Pledge to flag.  Present: Walker, Topping, Mahler, Cowan, Weiland.  Absent: None.  Motion Walker support Cowan to approve agenda.  Carried.  Motion Walker support Mahler to approve regular meeting minutes and special meeting minutes as amended.  Carried.  Motion Topping support Mahler to approve payment of bills as presented.  Carried.  Call to Public: None.  Senior Report:  Thank you to Iosco Township for their $500.00 donation to the Senior Center.  Flu clinic issued 42 vaccines.  Recreation Report:  Community Service workers have been trimming and picking up trash on trail.  Thank you to Paul Risner who volunteered to cut some trees and brush down at the Unadilla Park.  Planning Report:  They held public hearing on fence height clarification.   Public Safety Reports:  Chief Cook requesting approval to purchase in-car printers that will automatically print tickets and interface with in-car computers to transmit all information directly to county, cost approximately $1317.00 with an additional $140.00 installation.  Motion Walker support Mahler to approve purchase.  Carried.  They also seized a 94 Thunderbird and $170.00 in cash from a drug forfeiture.  Fire Chief Schroeder requests the board approve new firefighter Sarah Stein.  Motion Walker support Weiland to approve new firefighter.  Carried.  He reports all trucks are currently being serviced and inspected.  All firefighters have been offered the H1N1 vaccine.  Asst. Chief Curtis reports that the ranger is still being outfitted.  He also reports that a grant for turn out gear is looking favorable, he will update board as he hears more.  Correspondence:  Letter from Livingston County Sheriff requesting we contract their services.  Discussion on tone of letter, it was suggested that possibly at next Supervisors meeting they could draft a letter to the County Commissioners regarding this letter.  We also received a letter from MDOT to remove school crosswalk signs on M-106.  School superintendent Brown was contacted for his input, and approved removal of the signs.  Walker to contact MDOT with approval to remove signs.  Unfinished Business:  Arnold Road issue tabled until attorney issue settled.  Discussion on changing paving regulations in zoning ordinance.  All agreed that this was a good idea, consensus was to request Topping take this to the Planning Commission for their review.  Bullis Road Drain issue update.  They are progressing with this, hoping to get started this fall which will relieve spring flooding.  New Business:  Motion Cowan support Weiland to contract attorney services with Foster, Swift.  Discussion, Mahler and Topping concerned with higher fee and using out of county attorney, Walker disagreed. Motion on the table, Topping opposed. Carried.  Recycling update: Cowan reports they were supposed to drop off a small recycling bin in the township.  Discussion on a large recycle drop outside the township in the parking area.  Cost would be $100.00 every time they picked it up when full.  Consensus is to try the large recycling bin and see if it gets used, after contacting the school for their approval at the township’s expense.  If it becomes too costly we will look into assessing residents to offset costs.  Motion Walker support Mahler to approve transfer of all C&C Properties permits, bonds, rights and obligations to Farmers State Bank, terms and conditions to remain the same.  Carried.

Final call to public:  Motion Walker support Mahler to adjourn at 7:45 p.m.  Carried.

Linda Topping, Clerk