Budget Hearing
Republic Township
03-22-07
PRESENT: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
VISITORS: Larry and Bonnie Mattson
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00pm in the Township Hall.
2. PURPOSE OF MEETING: 2007-2008 fiscal year budget.
Comments: question regarding library funding.
3. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was declared adjourned at 6:10pm.
APPROVED: ________________________
DATE : ________________________
SIGNED : ________________________
Regular Meeting
Republic Township Board
03-22-07
PRESENT: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
VISITORS: several area residents
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm in the Township Hall.
2. Salute to Flag
3. Motion by Adams, seconded by Mattila, to approve the agenda as presented. CARRIED.
4. Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to approve the minutes of the 02-22-07 regular meeting as presented. CARRIED.
5. Motion by Mattila, seconded by Hurst, to pay the bills in the amount of $69,173.44. CARRIED.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 3 minutes
7. REPORTS:
a) Trustee Hurst- no report
b) Trustee Adams- attended & reported on Plan. Comm. & Co. Solid Waste meetings.
c) Fire- problems reported at RES building have been taken care of.
d) Ambulance- practical exams will be April 4th at the school.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a) Stubblefield/450-035-00-
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to have our attorney make the offer to Mr. Stubblefield that he pays a portion of the costs and sign the property over to the Township. CARRIED.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Printer Purchase- Supervisor needs a new printer for his home office.
Motion by Skogman, seconded by Adams, to authorize Supervisor to purchase his new printer through the Township and he will pay the bill [there will be no cost to the Township]. CARRIED.
b) Sewer Jet Water Tank- tank needs to be replaced.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to authorize the Supervisor to pursue a new water tank for the sewer jet. CARRIED.
c) Parcel Appraisal- re: Mykkanen proposal; Appraisal Assoc. will do it for approximately $750 & it will be completed 3-4 weeks after they receive copy of survey & faxed authorization. CARRIED.
d) Assessing Assistance/Paperwork-
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to authorize $2,000 for assessing assistance. CARRIED.
e) Dave Gillis/1st Step- Dave Gillis [CUPPAD] has tendered his resignation effective July 1st.
f) End-of-Year Meeting- Scheduled for March 29th at 5pm; meeting is needed to authorize final bills and budget amendments for fy 2006-2007.
g) Meeting Reminder- meeting scheduled for Saturday March 24th at 9am to approve Rec Plan and hold public hearing regarding grant application.
h) Janitorial Job- Board approved job description; 2 applications received.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Skogman, to hire Amy Niemi as Town Hall janitor – as an independent contractor – at a rate of $8 per hour. CARRIED.
i) Alley Abandonment-
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Republic Township request abandonment of the alley that runs through the Town Square parcel.
Motion by Hurst, seconded by Adams, to support the above resolution.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Adams-yes, Hurst-yes, Johnson-yes, Mattila-yes, Skogman-yes. CARRIED.
j) Town Square Grant- we need a Road Commission hold harmless agreement for town square grant.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, allowing the supervisor to work with our attorney on drawing up a hold harmless agreement in which the Road Commission would sponsor the Township’s Enhancement Grant application with the stipulation that a formal contract is entered into between the two agencies and that any costs incurred by the road commission in sponsoring and or administrating this grant will be paid for the Township. CARRIED.
k) County Solid Waste Amendment-
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to reaffirm Republic Township’s support for the Marquette County Solid Waste Plan amendment. CARRIED.
l) Methodist Church Property Purchase- received an offer stating they would like to purchase the lots for a price of $4,500.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to authorize the sale of lots #3 & #4 of the Republic Iron Co. Addition and lot #11 of the village of Republic to the Republic Methodist Church at a price of $4,500. CARRIED.
m) Trash Pickup- Keweenaw Scrap Tire & Metal to attend a board meeting to explain their services.
n) Silver Tent-
Motion by Adams, seconded by Skogman, to purchase a new tent from Northern Tool & Equipment at an approximate cost of $500. CARRIED.
15. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 20 minutes
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Hurst, that there be no per diem payments for anyone who attends the community planning meetings. CARRIED.
16. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was declared at 8:20pm.
APPROVED: ______________________________
DATE : ______________________________
SIGNED : ______________________________
Public Hearing
Republic Township
03-24-07
Present:
Township Board: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
Planning Commission: L. Hurst, Rankinen, Tapio, Adams
Visitors: numerous area residents, Kevin Trevillian [Coleman Eng.]
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 9:02am in the Township Hall.
2. PURPOSE OF MEETING: To accept comments on, and approve, the Republic Township revised Recreation Plan and take public comment on the proposed Michigan Department of Transportation Trust Fund Application.
Ken Salo proposed the following inclusions in the Republic Recreation Plan:
Under Republic
The Iron Ore Heritage Trail is a proposal being actively pursued by the Iron Ore Heritage Recreation Authority and cooperating local units of government. A 40-mile trail from Republic to Marquette is envisioned, with the opportunity for all communities to work under a common theme while highlighting the history of iron mining within their communities. A formal sub-committee of the Republic Township Planning Commission has actively participated in this effort for the past two and a half years. In the very recent past, Republic Township became a participating member of the Recreation Authority. As a trailhead, Republic has opportunities which can be leveraged under the trail concept, including:
* The Republic Wetlands Preserve (discussed in detail in 4.0)
* The eight miles of abandoned railroad grade, owned by the Michigan DNR, between Republic and Humboldt
* The Michigamme River, which to the northwest of Republic, flows through five miles of an area of numerous 1880’s mines and explorations
* The Republic Town Square facility
Under South Republic
Pascoe House Museum: The Republic Area Historical Society maintains this handicapped accessible museum depicting various aspects of Republic’s 135-year-old heritage. The Society is prepared to actively participate in the Iron Ore Heritage Trail concept.
Other comments:
* Wetlands Preserve
* Old bank building – and its possibilities
* The whole concept is “exciting”
Planning Commission
Motion by L. Hurst, seconded by M. Rankinen, to reaffirm the Planning Commission’s recommendation, with the proposed additions, that the Board approve the revised Township Recreation Plan. CARRIED, 4-yes, 0-no.
Township Board
WHEREAS, the Republic Township Board has reviewed and discussed the proposed Republic Township 2007-2011 Recreation Plan, and…
WHEREAS, the Republic Township Board has received public comment on the Republic Township 2007-2011 Recreation Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republic Township Board hereby approves the Republic Township 2007-2011 Recreation Plan.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Mattila, to adopt the above resolution approving said 2007-2011 Republic Township Recreation Plan, with the proposed changes.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Adams-yes, Hurst-yes, Johnson-yes, Mattila-yes, Skogman-yes. CARRIED.
Trust Fund Application
Supervisor Johnson and Mr. Trevillian explained in detail the funding requirements of the Trust Fund program. The Trust Fund grant would be applied concurrently with a MDOT Enhancement grant, eventually funding all project costs less those tasks completed by Republic Township DPW workers. There were no specific grant application public comments.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 8 minutes
4. ADJOURNMENT: the meeting was declared adjourned at 9:40am.
APPROVED: ___________________________________
DATE : ___________________________________
SIGNED : ___________________________________
Special Meeting
Republic Township Board
03-29-07
PRESENT: Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
ABSENT: Adams, Hurst
VISITORS: none
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:03pm in the Township Office.
2. PURPOSE OF MEETING: approve final bills and budget amendments for fy 2006-2007; approve 2007-2008 meeting dates & Transfer St. dates; any other business that may come before the Board.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Mattila, to accept the proposed final budget amendments for 2006-2007. CARRIED.
Motion by Skogman, seconded by Johnson, to accept the amended insurance fee from Hannula Agency [$45,537] for 2007-2008. CARRIED.
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Skogman, to approve the meeting schedule for 2007-2008 and the Transfer Station dates for 2007 [listed below]. CARRIED.
2007
April 26
May 24
June 28
July 26
August 23
September 27
October 25
November 19 [Monday]
December 20
2008
January 24
February 28
March 27
All meetings are held at the Republic Town Hall and begin at 7:00pm. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held on Thursdays. Please be advised that meeting dates are subject to change.
2007 TRANSFER STATION DATES
May 12
19
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 13
20
The Transfer Station is open from 9:00am to 2:00pm on these dates.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Mattila, to participate in a grant to install a generator at the RES Building, in case of a disaster situation. CARRIED.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Mattila, to allow interested Board members, and a guest or spouse, to attend the MCTA Spring Banquet. CARRIED.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Mattila, to approve the contract for Amy Niemi. CARRIED.
RESOLUTION
Republic Township DNR Trust Fund Application
WHEREAS, The Republic Township Board has reviewed and discussed the proposed Republic Township Square and Information Center Development, and
WHEREAS, The Republic Township Board has received public comment and support for the proposed Republic Township Square and Information Center Development,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Republic Township Board hereby committed to the DNR Trust Fund Application.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Skogman, to adopt the above resolution.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Johnson-yes, Mattila-yes, Skogman-yes; 2 absent [Hurst & Adams]. CARRIED.
3. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was declared adjourned at 5:21pm.
APPROVED: __________________________
DATE : __________________________
SIGNED : __________________________
