COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Type of Meeting:

 REGULAR

Date of Meeting:

 April 18, 2006 7:00 PM

Supervisor Bradford called the Regular Meeting of the Columbia Township Board to order. Present were Bradford, Burgett, Fogarty, Hurley, and Harrington. In attendance were 13 citizens.

Treasurer's Report:
General Fund 81.867.18 Road Fund 448.288.77
Fire Fund 150.583.23 Ambulance Fund 13.131.74
Trust & Agency Fund 76.894.01 Tax Fund 5.124.25
Liquor Control Fund 3.692.06 Housing Rehab Fund 46.292.68

Consent Agenda: Regular Meeting Minutes-April 3, 2006; bills through April 18, 2006; Treasurer’s Report. Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve the Consent Agenda. Carried unanimously.

Clerk: No Report

Guest Speaker: Cassie Sikes-Coloma Ambulance-explained services and statistics.

Public Comment: None

Announcements: None

Additions/Corrections to Agenda: Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to remove item #2 under new business. Carried unanimously.

Supervisor: No Report

Sheriff: 74 complaints received in March: 7 accidents, 4 alarm activation, 9 animal at large, 8 assault, 2 ATT pickup, 3 be on the look out, 6 breaking & entering, 1 civil/property disputes, 1 conservation, 2 criminal sexual conduct; 1 delinquent minor, 1 for your info, 1 fraudulent activity, 9 general assistance, 1 harassing/nuisance, 2 health & safety, 1 larceny, 2 MDOP, 3 obstructing justice, 1 reckless firearm, 1 recovered stolen vehicle, 6 suspicious situation, 1 traffic violation, 1 vehicle inspection.

State Police: Kyle Gorham gave a report of the activity in Columbia Township in March.

County Commissioner: No Report.

Fire Chief: 7 calls received in March, 2 personal injury, 2 smoke detector activations, 2 structure assists, and 1 tree down. Average response time was 5.29 minutes.

Planning Commission: At the April 17th meeting a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance amendments for Ag A, Ag B, and Commercial. was held. Proposed changes recommended by the township attorney to the zoning ordinance Article 9 & 10, were reviewed and approved.

Neighborhood Watch: Next meeting-May 4, 2006-7:30 pm. Tonya Schuitmaker will be the guest speaker.

Hospital: May 17 the South Haven Community Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Blood Drive at the Peace Lutheran church. Last year approximately 22,000 hours were worked by over 100 dedicated volunteers.

South Haven Senior Services: No Report.

Recreation/Cemetery: No Report.

Zoning Administrator: 6 Zoning Compliances issued in March: 2 cabins, 1 deck, 1 home, 1 migrant housing, 1 pole building.

Correspondence: None

Discussion: Dale Bradford will be presenting a proposal to the board for a fire board committee.

Old Business: Latchaw Cemetery Lots—Harrington still did not have paperwork.

New Business:

bulletMotion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve $100 fee for an additional ZBA meeting.
bulletMotion by Hurley, second by Burgett, to amend the motion to $150 fee if resident does not have all information.
bulletMotion by Fogarty, second by Hurley, to amend the motion to say if resident submits all required information and ZBA wants additional information, the $150 fee is waived.
bulletMotion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the amended motion. Harrington No. Carried.
bulletRemoved from Agenda.
bulletMotion by Burgett, second by Harrington, to approve $500 for the Hazardous Waste Program. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
bulletMotion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve the additional freight ($272.19) for the skid unit. Carried unanimously.
bulletMotion by Burgett, second by Fogarty to approve the Budget Amendment. Roll call vote: Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.

Notices:

1. Commodities May 12, 2006—9:00 am to Noon

2. Neighborhood Watch Meeting—May 4, 2006

3. Planning Commission Meeting—May 15, 2006

4. Blood Pressure/Sugar Clinic-May 12, 2006-9:30-10:30 am

5.  Low Income Commodities-May 19, 2006-9:00 am to Noon

Public Comment: Homes need to be inspected after they are found to have contained Meth.

Adjourned: 8:51 PM Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty.

Mary Burgett, Clerk--Dale Bradford, Supervisor