CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CHESTERFIELD

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

TO BE HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICES, 47275 SUGARBUSH RD.

CHESTERFIELD, MI  48047

 

May 5, 2008

7:00 P.M.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      CALL TO ORDER

 

2.      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

3.      ROLL CALL

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

4.      CONSENT AGENDA:        All items under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the Board and will be enacted in one motion.  There is no separate discussion of these items.  If discussion of any item(s) is required by a Board member, it will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.  Public comments on the Consent Agenda items are permitted.

 

a)           Approval of the Agenda (with Addendum).

b)           Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 21, 2008.

c)            Approval of the Payment of Bills as submitted by the Finance Department.

d)           Supervisor’s Office: Recommends the purchase of two  2008 Ford Focus SE vehicles from Signature Ford for the Assessing Department and sell at auction the two vehicles in the worst condition from that department.

e)           DPW: Request permission to replace the roof on the former DPW Building located at 50177 Gratiot using department employees. The cost not to exceed $7,500.00 for materials from account 591-000-136.

f)              DPW: Request permission to purchase from Bobcat, the low bidder, an Excavator attachment for the department’s skid-loader for $3,561.90. This price reflects the trade-in of the department’s Kubota tractor.

g)           Police Department: Request approval of revisions to Standard Operating Procedures #04-4.615, Traffic Enforcement and #05-4.608, Towing Vehicles.

      h)      Clerk’s Office: Final publication and adoption of Ordinance 132, regulating the application of licenses for “Going out of Business Sales” or similar sales.

 

5.      PRESENTATION (One)

 

2007 Miss Chesterfield, Lauren Jarvis, year-end report and acknowledgements.

 

6.      PROCLAMATION (One)

 

The Charter Township of Chesterfield Board of Trustees proclaim May 17 through May 23 as National Safe Boating Week.

 

7.      PUBLIC HEARING (One)

 

To hear comments on an application submitted by Prototech Laser Inc., located at 46340 Continental Drive, Chesterfield Township for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate.

 

8.   REGULAR AGENDA (Six Items)

     

   A.     Approval of an application for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate for Prototech Laser Inc. located at 46340 Continental Drive Chesterfield, Township.

  

      B.     Adoption of Resolution #2008-07 implementing the M3/M19 Gratiot Avenue Corridor Memorandum of Understanding and authorizing the Supervisor and Clerk to sign Memorandum of Understanding.

 

      C.     Board approval for the Supervisor to appoint Clerk Smolarek to serve on the Gratiot Corridor Steering Committee.

 

D.     Adoption of Resolution #2 allowing the Township to determine annual cost for 26 Mile Detention S.A.D. (Item tabled 3/17/08 and 4/7/08).

 

      E.     Adoption of Resolution 2008-06 supporting passage and enforcement of pending State Legislation involving the theft of, and sale of valuable or scrap metals to scrap metal processors and second hand dealers.

     

      F.    Approval for the lay-off of the least senior building department inspector, effective May 7, 2008.   

 

9.      ADDENDUM (None)

 

10.    PUBLIC COMMENTS (Five minute time limits)

           

11.    BOARD COMMENTS

 

12.    ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS ON May 19, 2008 AT 7 P.M.  REMINDER:  THE AGENDA WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 949-0400 EX. 5

 

POSTED:  May 1, 2008