Township Board Minutes

MINUTES
CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
7:00 P.M.

Article 1. Supervisor Julien called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Supervisor Julien, Clerk Goodyke, Treasurer Carpenter, Trustees Beahan, Koessel and Currier.
Absent: Trustee Parrish
Others Present: Manager Cravens, Deputy Clerk Biegalle, Building Inspections Director Butch Visser, Reporter Rick Wilson, Engineer Aaron Gill and those listed on Supplement #1.

Article 2. Supervisor Julien led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Article 3. Motion to approve the submitted Agenda was made by Clerk Goodyke and supported by Trustee Koessel. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 4. Approval of Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Township Board Minutes
1. Regular Meeting Minutes of 6/22/05.
b. Receive and File Various Meeting Minutes
1. Grand Valley Metro Council Board Minutes of 6/2/05.
2. Kent County Road Commission Board Minutes of 5/25/05.
3. Cascade Library Construction Sub-Committee Minutes of 7/5/05.
4. Cascade Library Construction Sub-Committee Minutes of 7/7/05.
c. Receive and File Various Reports
1. Building Department Month End Report for June 2005
2. Treasurer's Dept. Bank Balance Report for May 2005
3. Treasurer's Dept. Bank Balance Report / Tax Accounts for May 2005
d. Receive and File Communications
1. Letter from John H. Kennaugh - re: July 4th Parade
2. Letter from Friends of Cascade Library - re: Cascade Library Enrichment Center.
The Consent Agenda was approved on motion by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Trustee Beahan.
Supervisor Julien asked Manager Cravens to have Chief Sigg respond to Item d.1.
Treasurer Carpenter asked that the minutes of the June 22, 2005 Regular Board Meeting be amended to change Article 11 to show the Historical Society was in receipt of the Joyce Kilmer painting.
Motion carried unanimously.

Article 5. Financial Actions
a. Consider Approval General/Special Funds Financial Reports for June, 2005.
Motion to approve General/Special Funds Financial Reports for June, 2005 was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Treasurer Carpenter. Motion carried unanimously.
b. Consider Approval of Bills, Transfers, and Payroll for June, 2005.
Motion to approve the Bills, Transfers, and Payroll for June, 2005 was made by Clerk Goodyke and supported by Trustee Beahan. Motion carried unanimously.
c. Consider Approval of Public Utilities Financial Reports for June, 2005.
Motion to approve the Public Utilities Financial Reports for June, 2005 was made by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Trustee Koessel. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 6 Public Actions
a. Public Hearing - re: Extension of Public Water to Thornapple Elementary School.
Motion by Trustee Koessel and supported by Trustee Beahan to open the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. The motion carried unanimously.
Manager Cravens reviewed the request by Forest Hills Public Schools for the extension of public water to Thornapple Elementary. Manager Cravens introduced Engineer Aaron Gill from Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber to explain the cost estimates for interested property owners on the water connections, to outline the construction time frame and what to expect during construction and to explain the Special Assessment process for those areas outside of the project in case there is interest in extending water. Engineer Gill went over the above mentioned items for the public.
Tom McNamara from Fischbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber was present as representative for Forest Hills Public Schools. Supervisor Julien opened the hearing for questions from residents. Some concerns addressed were the following:
· Was the water line going to the end of the Hillsboro cul-de-sac.
· Water on Bridgewater Dr.?
· Private easement from resident … How wide of an easement is needed?
· Filtering System…why not an option?
· Special Assessments re: refinancing of home.
· Time table of construction.
· Sprinkler systems within right of way.
· Level of arsenic in water.
· Will asphalt road be cut into?
· Do I have to hook-up?
· List of plumbers recommended by Township.
· Where did the $150,000 figure come from?
· Reverse osmosis…was this option looked into?
Motion to close public hearing and re-convene into regular session was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Trustee Beahan. Regular session reconvened at 9:00 p.m.

Article 7. Public Comments
Donald Faass of 7374 Grachen addressed his concern with the intersection at Cascade Rd. and Laraway Lake. He felt there was a safety hazard and suggested that there be "staggered" stop points on Laraway Lake. Mr. Faass also voiced his concern that the Pathway sign obstructs drivers view. Supervisor Julien asked Manager Cravens to look into these issues.

Article 8. Unfinished Business (None)

Article 9. New Business
052-2005 Consider Resolution for Amtrak - Pere Marquette West Michigan Service.
Motion by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Clerk Goodyke to Approve the Resolution for Amtrak - Pere Marquette West Michigan Service. Motion carried.
Ayes - 5 Nays - 1 (Currier) Absent - 1(Parrish)

053-2005 Consider Resolution Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Motion by Trustee Koessel and supported by Clerk Goodyke to approve the Resolution adopting the National Incident Management System. Discission followed. Motion carried unanimously.

054-2005 Consider Award of Contract for Cascade Library Addition.
Clerk Goodyke reviewed the project and introduced Ed Dupke to present the financing options to the Board. Diane Cutler summarized the overwhelming numbers enrolled in the Children's Program's this summer. Debbie Straub from the Friend's of Cascade Library reported they had donated $130,000 to the Library expansion. Lynn Quinlan reviewed the status of the private fund raising. Ed Dupke talked about the recommended low bidder Dan Vos Construction. Discussion followed.
Motion by Trustee Koessel and supported by Clerk Goodyke to award the contract for the Cascade Library Addition to Dan Vos Construction at the bid amount of $1,821,120. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 10. Manager's Comments
Manager Cravens reported on the following:
· Cascade's 2nd Summer Concert was being held this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The Scottville Clown Band will be performing. Trustee Beahan will be the Master of Ceremonies.
· The next Regular Board meeting will be back at the Historical Museum.

Article 11. Board Member Comments
Trustee Beahan relayed an incident that had happened last week regarding Bishop Furniture and all of their "Going out of Business" signs.

Article 12. Adjournment
Motion by Trustee Beahan and supported by Clerk Goodyke to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Denise M. Biegalle
Deputy Clerk

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