Regular Meeting
Republic Township Board
02-28-08
PRESENT: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
VISITORS: Mark & Joanne Antilla, Tom Tuominen, Nancy Kuppin
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm in the Township Hall.
2. Salute to Flag
3. Motion by Hurst, seconded by Adams to accept the agenda as amended. CARRIED [item 7H-Treasurer].
4. Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to accept the minutes of the 01-24-08 regular meeting as presented. CARRIED. [type – date]
5. Motion by Adams, seconded by Johnson, to pay the bills as presented with the exception of check #32846 [Clerk Skogman’s]. CARRIED, 4-yes, 1-no [Skogman]
6. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 13 minutes.
7. REPORTS:
a) Trustee Adams- gave a report on the County Landfill.
b) Trustee Hurst- attended & reported on Recreation Authority and Local Heritage Trail Comm. meetings.
c) Heritage Trail-
Motion by Hurst, seconded by Adams, to authorize an appraisal of the old Republic Bank building and to notify the building’s owner of our intentions. CARRIED.
d) Ambulance – no report
e) Assessor – written report
f) Website – written report
g) DPW – lift station repairs.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to authorize the #4 Lift Station repairs with work to be done by the Mudmen at a cost of $1,220. CARRIED.
h) Treasurer – MCTA Banquet is on May 9th, $25 per person.
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Johnson, to authorize Board member’s and their guests’ attendance at the MCTA Banquet with the Township paying everyone’s $25 fee. CARRIED.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Hurst, to authorize Board members attendance at the NMPSA workshop on March 27th, 9-5pm. CARRIED.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a) Cable America – no proposed lease as of yet.
b) Tower Rental Agreement – with IronBay Computers; received revised lease from Twp Attorney.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Mattila, to authorize Supervisor Johnson to sign the Tower Rental Agreement with IronBay Computers. CARRIED.
c) Filter Plant Maintenance Contract – Roberts Filter is working on it; hopefully it will be ready for April 1st.
d) Dump Truck –
Motion by Adams, seconded by Skogman, to authorize Supervisor Johnson to go out on bids for a new 1 ton 2 ½ yd dump truck w/a Boss plow; bids to be in for a special meeting on March 4th. CARRIED.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Fire Dept Grant –
Motion by Adams, seconded by Skogman, to authorize $3,500 for Fire Dept. radios, with funds coming from Vehicle Fund. CARRIED.
b) Recreation Plan Amendments- the Planning Commission recommends the following changes to the Recreation Plan amendment:
Page 3 – ZBA Chairman-undefined right now so remove Vickie Radcliffe
Page 11- update priorities as follows:
* Add acquisition of Old Bank Building in 2008 as the first priority, with estimated funding of $270,000 supplied by the Township and DNR Recreation Funds.
* Add development of Pavilion on town square and handicap access to School Lake with fishing pier and viewing platforms as the second priority of 2008. Funding of $180,000 again is from the Township and the DNR Recreation Fund.
* Push back opening of non-motorized trail system from 2007 to 2008.
* Put improvements to the beach property before any changes to the dam, both rescheduled to 2010. Also, the language for changes to the dam should be left unspecified until more information is obtained as to what the present owner has in mind. Our goal will be to maintain “historic” levels of the basin to prevent loss of usable waterfront for recreation. It is suggested to increase the proposed cost of dam improvements to $700,000, based on recent proposals.
No public comment was received.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Republic Township Board approves
the proposed amendment to the Republic Township Recreation Plan with
the recommended changes.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to accept the above resolution.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Adams-yes, Hurst-yes, Johnson-yes, Mattila-yes,
Skogman-yes. CARRIED.
c) Zoning Board of Appeals- need to appoint member from Plann. Comm.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Skogman, to appoint Paul Polanski to represent the Planning Commission on the Zoning Board of Appeals. CARRIED.
d) CUPPAD Master Plan Contract-
Motion by Skogman, seconded by Johnson, to authorize a contract with CUPPAD to work on the Township Master Plan, with a maximum expenditure of $5,000. CARRIED.
e) Tower Maintenance Fund-
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Adams, to create a Tower Maintenance Fund with checks received for tower rental to be deposited in this fund. CARRIED.
f) Catastrophic Pay Amendment-
WHEREAS the Republic Township Board wants to ensure that no financial harm will come to either the Treasurer or the Clerk in the event of major medical problems, and…
WHEREAS the benefit year for the Clerk and Treasurer runs concurrent with the budget year,…
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that if either the Treasurer or the Clerk require medical leave which is verified by their physician, they shall receive their regular hourly wages until such time as the doctor releases them to come back to work, contingent on the employee having used all available sick leave for the current budget year.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Adams, to adopt the above resolution.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Adams-yes, Hurst-yes, Johnson-yes, Mattila-no, Skogman-yes. CARRIED.
Motion by Hurst, seconded by Adams, to approve Clerk Skogman’s check [check #32846]. CARRIED, 4-yes, 1-no [Mattila].
g) Town Hall LP Gas Problem-
Motion by Hurst, seconded by Adams, to authorize Supervisor Johnson send a letter to present provider expressing our displeasure with their service and state that any further disruptions in service will result in our looking elsewhere for propane service. CARRIED.
h) Budget Workshop – set for Tuesday March 4th at 5pm.
i) Truth-n-Taxation/Budget Hearing – set for March 27th at 6pm.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 8 minutes
11. ADJOURNMENT: the meeting was declared adjourned at 9:30pm.
APPROVED: ___________________________________
DATE : ___________________________________
SIGNED : ___________________________________
Special Meeting
Republic Township Board
03-04-08
PRESENT: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
VISITORS: Jim Koskiniemi [UPEA]
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:21pm in the Township Office.
2. PURPOSE OF MEETING: Final work on FY 2008-2009 budget; truck bids; water project.
Truck Bids- 2 bids received (1) Frei Chev- $36,778 w/8 ½’ plow (2) Big Valley Ford-$34,785 w/9’ 2” plow.
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to accept the bid from Big Valley Ford for Ford F350 1ton, 2 ½ yd box truck with a 9’2” Boss plow in the amount of $34,785. CARRIED.
Water Project- Jim Koskiniemi [UPEA] gave an overview of the proposed project with projected costs, rates, etc.
Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget- increase Planning Commission/Professional Services by $5,000 to allow for approved CUPPAD contract.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to approve the final budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 with the noted change. CARRIED.
3. ADJOURNMENT: the meeting was declared adjourned at 6:37pm.
APPROVED: _________________________
DATE : _________________________
SIGNED : _________________________
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