Township Board Minutes

MINUTES OF CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
5:30 P.M.

Article 1. Supervisor Julien called to meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Present: Supervisor Julien, Trustees Koessel, Fox, Goldberg, Treasurer Carpenter and Clerk Goodyke.
Absent/Excused: Trustee Beahan
Also Present: Planning Director Peterson, Deputy Clerk Biegalle, Sandra Otey, Mildred Pinder, Andrew Albright and those listed on Supplement #1.

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

Article 3. Township Manager Candidate #1 Interview
Candidate #1 - Jerry Felix was introduced to the Board and the interview proceeded per the pre-determined process.

Article 4. Approval of Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Township Board Minutes
1. Regular Board Meeting Minutes for 8/08/07.
b. Receive and File Various Meeting Minutes
1. Planning Commission Minutes for 8/13/07 and 8/20/07.
c. Receive and File Various Reports
1. Building Department Month End Report for August, 2007.
d. Receive and File Communications
1. Letter from Janesville Acoustics - re: WARN Notice
e. Education Requests
1. Todd Stevenson and Colin Forzely (POC Firefighters) - Firefighter I & II Classes.
2. Jeff Miller and Roger McCarty - MAA Short Course Class Registration - Gaylord, MI.
3. Jeff Miller - State Assessor Board Examination for Property Appraisal Principles Class.
Motion was made by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Clerk Goodyke to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 5. Financial Actions
a. Consider Approval of August 2007 Bills, Payroll, and Transfers.
Motion was made by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Trustee Goldberg to approve the August 2007 Bills, Payroll and Transfers. Motion carried unanimously.
b. Consider Approval of General/Special Funds for August, 2007.
Motion was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Clerk Goodyke to approve the General/Special Funds for August, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.

c. Consider Approval of Public Utilities Funds for August, 2007.
Motion was made by Trustee Goldberg and supported by Treasurer Carpenter to approve the Public Utilities Funds for August, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.
d. Consider Pay Application No. 1 Nagel Construction re: Sanitary Sewer and Water main in Burton Street from Kraft Avenue to Cascade Point Drive.
Motion was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Clerk Goodyke to approve the Pay Application No. 1 Nagel Construction in the amount of $55,677.35. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

Article 6. Public Actions
a. Public Hearing - Rezone approximately 90 acres located at 5800 Thornapple River Dr., 7043 60th St., and 7275 60th St.
Motion was made by Trustee Goldberg and supported by Treasurer Carpenter to convene into Public Hearing. Motion carried unanimously.
Planning Director Peterson reviewed the rezoning request. The current property owner purchased the property about 4 years ago and has been farming it with trees and corn since. They would like to rezone the property in order to protect their ability to continue to farm. The Planning Commission has recommended approval of the rezoning of approximately 90 acres from R1 to ARC. Discussion followed.
Motion was made by Clerk Goodyke and supported by Trustee Koessel to reconvene into regular session. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 7. Public Comments

Article 8. Unfinished Business (None)

Article 9. New Business
067-2007 Consider Approval of the Rezoning of approximately 90 acres located at 5800 Thornapple River Dr., 7043 60th St., and 7275 60th St.
Motion was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Trustee Goldberg to approve the rezoning of approximately 90 acres located at 5800 Thornapple River Dr., 7043 60th St., and 7275 60th St. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

068-2007 Consider Approval of Request from Cashew, Inc. Requesting to Transfer Ownership of Escrowed 2007 Class C Licensed Business, From Mongo, LLC Located at 6246 28th St., S.E. , Grand Rapids, MI.
Motion was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Trustee Goldberg to approve the Request from Cashew, Inc. Requesting to Transfer Ownership of Escrowed 2007 Class C Licensed Business, From Mongo, LLC Located at 6246 28th St., S.E. , Grand Rapids, MI. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

069-2007 Consider Renewal of Assessor (Patricia Armstrong-Bolle) Contract.
Motion was made by Trustee Koessel and supported by Treasurer Carpenter to approve the Renewal of Assessor (Patricia Armstrong-Bolle) Contract. Motion carried unanimously.

Article 10. Township Manager Candidate #2 Interview
Candidate #2 - Rob Beahan was introduced to the Board and the interview proceeded per the pre-determined process.

Article 11. Township Manager Candidate #3 Interview
Candidate #3 - William Cousins was introduced to the Board and the interview proceeded per the pre-determined process.

Article 12. Board Deliberations on Candidates.
Supervisor Julien advised that making a decision this late at night would not be a good idea. Supervisor Julien suggested that a meeting be scheduled next week to talk about the interviews. It was the consensus of the Board to schedule a meeting for Tuesday, September 18th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wisner Center.

Article 13. Manager's Comments (None)

Article 14. Board Member Comments (None)

Article 15. Adjournment
Motion was made by Treasurer Carpenter and supported by Trustee Fox to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Denise M. Biegalle
Township Deputy Clerk

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