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[MUSIC] [BACKGROUND] GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 25,
[1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
2023, REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD FOR THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN.ITEM NUMBER 2 ON OUR AGENDA IS A CALL FOR A CLOSED SESSION.
[2. CLOSED SESSION- Motion to go into a closed session to discuss pending litigation with Township Attorney under MCL 15.268(1)(e). Successful entry into closed session will require a roll call vote.]
I WILL [INAUDIBLE] A MOTION. TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON.>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR. I MOVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION WITH TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY UNDER MCL 15.2681E.
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WE WILL NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> CAN YOU DO THAT? WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEY'RE SUPPORTING THAT SINCE THEY BOTH SAID THAT AT THE SAME TIME.
>> IT WAS NICE. TRAVERSE CITY AT THE RESORT, IT WAS VERY NICE WE MISSED YOU.
>> THIS IS MORE LIKE A REPORT.
>> I GUESS HE'S GIVEN THIS ANNUAL REPORT.
>> IS THAT MOORE? [BACKGROUND]
>> WE'RE BASICALLY DOING EVERYTHING WRONG.
[5. PRESENTATIONS]
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]>> FOUR OR FIVE OF US ARE HERE.
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RESUME. ITEM 3 ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.>> MR. LEMASTER COULD WE HAVE A ROLL-CALL VOTE? I MEAN A ROLL CALL. I'M SORRY.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, CLERK GUTHRIE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST TOWNSHIP CLERK, STAFF MEMBER, ZACHARIE SPURLOCK.
WE NOW HAVE TWO ZACHARY'S, WE'VE GOT ZACHARY LEMASTER AND ZACH SPURLOCK.
BOTH FROM LANSING, YEAH, THAT'S HOW WE SPELL THEM.
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE HIM AND HAVE HIM JUST SAY BRIEF SOMETHING, SOMETHING ABOUT HIMSELF SO YOU KNOW WHO HE WAS WHEN WE GET EVERYTHING SITUATED AND BACK IN THE OFFICE OVER HERE OR IF YOU COME VISIT US OVER THERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, CLERK GUTHRIE.
AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS ZACHARY SPURLOCK.
FORMERLY, I WAS A CLERK OVER AT THE LAND TEAM, PARKS, AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
I VERY THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THAT JOB.
I'M VERY THOROUGHLY ENJOYING THIS JOB.
I'VE GOTTEN TO MEET MOST OF YOU SO FAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WELCOME TO MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP.
>> OUR FIRST PRESENTATION TONIGHT ON THE ITEM 5 IS THE CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. TOM MOORE WITH US TONIGHT TO BEGIN THAT DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW, CAN I PASS THESE AROUND YOU?
AWESOME. WELL, AS THOSE ARE GOING AROUND,
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I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME HERE AND SPEAK TONIGHT.MY NAME IS TOM MOORE. I'M THE REGIONAL HEAD LIBRARIAN FOR THE HASLETT AND OKEMOS BRANCHES OF THE CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARIES.
I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCOTT DUIMSTRA, WHO WILL BE SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ONCE I'M FINISHED HERE.
AS IT HAPPENS AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, IT'S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK THIS WEEK.
YAY, THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING US AND ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.
>> THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IS THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY LOVE.
I THINK IT'S QUITE FITTING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARIES TAGLINE, WHICH IS EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE.
ANYTIME YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN TO ANYONE WHAT THAT EVERYTHING IS THAT CADL OFFERS, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO THE STORY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE OFF.
IT'S QUITE IMPOSSIBLE, BUT WE TRY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE LIKE COMING BACK HERE EACH YEAR SO WE CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE STORY EVERY TIME.
NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT LIBRARIES ARE FULL OF STORIES FROM OUR PICTURE BOOKS TO OUR LARGE PRINT TITLES, FROM OUR EBOOKS TO OUR AUDIOBOOKS.
I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ALSO CIRCULATE A LOT OF THINGS, FROM OUR BUS PASSES IN OUR LIBRARY OF THINGS COLLECTIONS TO OUR ZOO PASSES, OUR BOARD GAMES AND YARD GAMES, HOTSPOTS, AND EVEN AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS THAT YOU CAN BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY HERE.
WE ALL, I THINK, REALIZE THAT THE LIBRARY HAS QUITE A BIT OF PROGRAMMING AND OUR PROGRAMMING HELPS BRING OUR COMMUNITIES TOGETHER THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND THROUGH THE CONNECTIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH PROGRAMS LIKE OUR BOOK CLUBS, OUR STORY TIMES, OUR CRAFTING GROUPS, AND EVEN THINGS LIKE OUR ESL CONVERSATION GROUPS AND OUR CITIZENSHIP CLASSES.
ALL THE OTHER LECTURES AND FUN STEAM PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER.
BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT LAST YEAR IN OUR MERIDIAN BRANCHES, WE HAD OVER 180,000 VISITORS TO OUR TWO LIBRARIES HERE IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP.
OUR SPACES OFFER FUN AND EDUCATIONAL TOYS FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY WITH WHEN THEY COME AND VISIT, WE HAVE TABLES FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND STUDY TOGETHER OR BY THEMSELVES, WE OFFER COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, WI-FI THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, PRINTERS AND SCANNERS, AND WHAT I THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THAT, STAFF WHO ARE WILLING AND READY TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND WORK ON OUR COMPUTERS, AND WILLING TO HELP YOU WITH THEIR OWN TECHNOLOGY OR CELL PHONES OR TABLETS, AND EVEN YOUR OWN LAPTOPS WHEN YOU ARE THERE USING OUR FACILITIES.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD 14,000 COMPUTER SESSIONS AND 16,000 WI-FI SESSIONS IN OUR TWO BUILDINGS.
WHILE THOSE NUMBERS ARE STILL DOWN FROM WHAT THEY WERE PRE-COVID, THEY ARE STILL A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE VITAL ROLE THAT WE'RE PLAYING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT ACCESS.
WE ALSO, LAST YEAR, EXPANDED OUR STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVE TO COVER ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN INGHAM COUNTY, SO IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND WE PROVIDED OVER 20,000 STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO VALUABLE LIBRARY RESOURCES SIMPLY BY USING THEIR STUDENT ID.
OUR ROOMS AT THE TWO LIBRARIES, HELD 760 LIBRARY EVENTS WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 12,000 PEOPLE.
WE ALSO WERE HOST TO 250 RESERVATIONS FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR THEIR OWN MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS. WHILE MANY OF US STILL PICTURE A REALLY AWFUL STEREOTYPE OF THE SHUSHING LIBRARIAN, OUR LIBRARIES AT CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARIES, AND ESPECIALLY HERE IN MERIDIAN, ARE PLACES FULL OF ACTIVITY AND INSPIRATION AND CONNECTIONS.
AT THE CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARIES, THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY, AND OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO LEARN, IMAGINE, AND CONNECT.
I CAN TELL YOU IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO EMPOWER SOMEONE WHEN YOU'RE ALSO SHUSHING THEM.
>> THE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY ARE THE VALUES THAT WE BELIEVE IN AS A LIBRARY SYSTEM: INTEGRITY, PRIVACY, INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, DIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND OPEN ACCESS.
WE KNOW IN ORDER TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY EFFECTIVELY, WE NEED TO CREATE SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACES, AND THAT STARTS WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE COURTEOUS AND FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE OFFER.
WE EMBRACE THE INDIVIDUALITY AND DIVERSITY OF EACH PERSON WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS IS THAT THE LIBRARY PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR RESOURCES REGARDLESS OF WHO PEOPLE ARE,
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WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN, HOW THEY IDENTIFY, OR WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT THOSE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE COLLECTING AND SHARING ARE REFLECTING ALL OF THE DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT ALSO THAT THEY ALLOW FOR THE INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, FOR OUR RESONANCE, SO THAT THEY CAN EXPLORE ALL SIDES OF ANY ISSUE OR IDEA THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.
WE KNOW FOR ALL OF THIS TO WORK, THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY STAFF HAVE TO OPERATE WITH A SENSE OF INTEGRITY, WE HAVE TO BE THAT RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
IT'S NOT JUST IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OUR ASSISTANCE, BUT ALSO THROUGH OUR VALUE OF PRIVACY WHILE WE'RE PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE COMING IN TO USE OUR SPACES AND OUR RESOURCES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY, THERE IS MORE STORY TO TELL, MORE THAN I CAN SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IN THE FEW MINUTES TAKE UP OVER YOUR TIME.
BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ME BECAUSE I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT LIBRARIES AND I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP AND FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE.
IF YOU REACH OUT, WE CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION, OR YOU CAN STOP BY THE LIBRARY AND CHAT UP ONE OF OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF MEMBERS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT, WE PASSED AROUND OUR COPY OF THE HASLETT-OKEMOS ANNUAL REPORT, A SECTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT HERE JUST LAYS OUT SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO SCOTT DUIMSTRA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
TOM TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE VALUES OF THE LIBRARY.
THOSE ARE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE RUN OUR INSTITUTION ON AS WELL, AND WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU PROVIDE SERVICES, WE ALSO WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE VALUE THAT WE BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE.
ONE THING THAT OCCURRED IN 2022 WAS OUR OPERATION MILLAGE WENT OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY VOTED FOR THE LIBRARY TO CONTINUE ITS FUNDING FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THERE'S INITIATIVES THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE A RETURN ON FUNDS THAT WE GET AT OUR LIBRARIES.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS WITH YOU FOR HOW MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS GET THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL CIRCULATION OF MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, THEY PRIMARILY USE THE WONDERFUL BRANCHES THAT TOM MOORE MANAGES.
TOM TALKED ABOUT NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
IT'S ALSO NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY.
IF YOU VISIT ONE OF OUR BRANCHES, YOU HAVE A FAVORITE STAFF MEMBERS SAVVY TOM MOORE, TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THEM AS WELL TOO.
THIS IS THE DAY TO NOT ONLY A WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT LIBRARIES, BUT A DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL TOO.
BUT FOR MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP PRIMARILY, THEY DO VISIT THOSE TWO BRANCHES, BUT THEY ALSO VISIT OUR EARLIEST BRANCH.
OUR BOOKS BY MAIL PROGRAM, WHERE MATERIALS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S HOME.
OUR BOOK MOBILE, THE DAMSEL BRANCH, THE DOWNTOWN LANSING BRANCH, THE FOSTER BRANCH, THE WHOLE BRANCH, THE LESLIE BRANCH, THE MASON BRANCH, THE SOUTHLAND LANSING BRANCH, THE STOCKBRIDGE BRANCH, THE WEBER BILL BRANCH, AND THE WILLIAMSON BRANCH.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT VALUE AND THE BENEFIT OF A DISTRICT LIBRARY.
BUT WHAT IT ALSO MEANS IS THE CIRCULATION OF MATERIALS THAT ARE CHECKED OUT BY MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS.
JUST UNDER 600,000 ITEMS IN 2022.
ONE OF THE STANDARDS THAT WE LOOK FOR IN LIBRARIES IS WHAT'S THE CIRCULATION PER CAPITA? BASED ON THE POPULATION OF AN AREA, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT EACH RESIDENT CHECKS OUT? WE KNOW NOT EVERY RESIDENT CHECKS OUT MATERIALS FROM THE LIBRARY, BUT THAT NUMBER IS AS IF EVERY RESIDENT CHECK SOMETHING OUT.
FOR MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, THAT NUMBER IS 13.
THE CAPITAL AVERAGE IS NINE, THE COUNTRY AVERAGE IS FIVE AND SO IT'S A VERY HIGH NUMBER.
WHEN I DO SHARE THIS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, THEY'RE VERY COMPETITIVE AND THEY ASK WHAT THAT NUMBER IS AS WELL TOO.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU DO HAVE THE HIGHEST.
PER CAPITA NUMBER IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF AS WELL TOO.
BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE VALUE, WHAT STEP RETURN THAT YOUR RESIDENTS GET BASED ON THE MILLAGE DOLLARS? FOR 2022, THE REVENUE THAT CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY RECEIVED FROM MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS WAS JUST OVER $2.9 MILLION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT CIRCULATION OF JUST UNDER 600,000 ITEMS, THE AVERAGE COST THAT WE USE TO TABULATE THE NUMBER THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THE COST OF THE LOWEST PRICE ITEM THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS BOOKS.
THE AVERAGE COST OF A BOOK IS $17.
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THAT'S THE MEDIAN AVERAGE BETWEEN A PAPERBACK AND A HARDCOVER BOOK.THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR SAVING AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS OR THE WI-FI HOT-SPOTS OR THE TELESCOPES THAT OTHER MEMBERS CAN CHECK OUT AS WELL TOO.
BUT EVEN IF YOU JUST FACTOR IN THAT LOWEST COST ITEM, THE RETURN THAT YOUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING BY USING THE LIBRARY AND CHECKING OUT MATERIALS IS $9.4 MILLION JUST BASED ON WHAT THEY CHECKED OUT FROM OUR LIBRARIES IN 2022.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, BY VISITING ALL OF THOSE CATTLE LIBRARIES, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO 500,000 PHYSICAL ITEMS AND JUST OVER 500,000 DIGITAL ITEMS AND OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION AS WELL TOO.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHO ELSE COMES INTO YOUR COMMUNITY FROM VISITING THE HASLETT BRANCH AND THE OKEMOS BRANCH.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT DATA, IT'S ALADIN TOWNSHIP, IT'S A RELIAS TOWNSHIP, ITS BUNKER HILL, IT'S DANSVILLE VILLAGE, DELHI TOWNSHIP, INGHAM TOWNSHIP, CITY OF LANSING, LEROY TOWNSHIP, LOCK TOWNSHIP, CITY OF MASON, ONONDAGA, STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE, VIVE TOWNSHIP.
I'M ALMOST DONE. VILLAGE OF RUBBERVILLE, WHEAT FIELD TOWNSHIP, WHITE OAK TOWNSHIP, CITY OF WILLIAMSTON, AND WILLIAMS TOWN TOWNSHIP.
NOW, SOME OF THE RESEARCH OUT THERE ABOUT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IS CALLED THE HALO EFFECT.
WHEN SOMEONE VISITS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, THEY ALSO VISIT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES AND PARKS AS WELL TOO.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP TO VISIT TOM AND THE WONDERFUL STAFF AT THE HASLETT [INAUDIBLE] BRANCH, THEY'RE ALSO VISITING YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL TOO.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY COME IN TO CHECK OUT LIBRARY BOOKS, THEY'RE ALSO POSITIVELY IMPACTING YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL TOO.
I WANTED TO SHARE THE VALUE WITH YOU AS WELL TOO.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY WAS LIKE 25 YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST FORMED AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE WAS, 25 YEARS LATER, THIS IS OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
WE ARE IN THE TOP FIVE OUT OF THE 45 CLASSICS LIBRARIES IN MICHIGAN.
WE ARE IN THE TOP FIVE BASED IN CIRCULATION, BASED ON THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO MATERIALS.
THAT'S THE MATERIALS THAT PEOPLE GET BACK AND THEN BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CARD HOLDERS AS WELL TOO.
THAT'S UP THERE WITH AN ANN ARBOR DISTRICT, THAT'S UP THERE WITH KENT DISTRICT.
WE WERE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED BY LIBRARY JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE TRADE PUBLICATION FOR LIBRARIES AS ONE OF THE STAR LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES BASED ON THAT USAGE AS WELL TOO.
THE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP IS YOU GO FOR AWARDS AND YOU HIGHLIGHT AWARDS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO DO AS WELL TOO.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PRIDEFUL ABOUT.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY THAT WE WERE AWARDED WITH THAT.
AS TOM SAID, 2022 WAS A YEAR THAT WE SEE BACK FOR OUR LIBRARIES.
IT'S WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF VISITS AND A LOT OF CIRCULATION AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO CONTINUE IN 2019.
THEN A PANDEMIC HAPPENED AND WE WERE UNSURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
THE FUTURE IS LOOKING VERY ROSY RIGHT NOW AS WELL TOO.
THIS FRIDAY AT OUR DOWNTOWN LANSING BRANCH, WE'RE HAVING A CELEBRATION FROM 6-8 PM. YOU ARE INVITED.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PAST CAPITAL STAFF MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO JUST HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE'VE DONE, HOW WE'VE GROWN IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, BUT ALSO CELEBRATE THE FUTURE AS WELL TOO.
I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF THE NUMBERS WITH YOU, SHARE SOME OF THE STORIES, BUT ALSO I VALUE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE AS WELL TOO.
>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MR. DESCHAINE.
>> JUST A QUICK COMMENT. SCOTT, WHEN YOU ANNOUNCED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE TWO HEAD LIBRARIANS OR THE ONE PERSON I WAS, AMONG OTHER PEOPLE SKEPTICAL OF A DE-INVESTMENT IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP AND OUR LIBRARIES.
BUT IN APPOINTING TOM MOORE THAT POSITION YOU'VE REALLY HIT A HOME RUN THERE.
>> I'M NOT SAYING THIS JUST BECAUSE HE'S TO THE LEFT OF ME.
HE'S ONE OF THE BEST STAFF THAT WE HAVE [LAUGHTER]
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH TOM IS WE HAD SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT I WANTED IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AS WELL TOO.
HE WAS ABLE TO HIRE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND BE THE PUBLIC SERVICE HEADS AT OKEMOS AND AT HASLETT.
YOU HAVE TWO OF THE BEST STAFF MEMBERS WHO ALSO WORK UNDER TOM MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THOSE BRANCHES AS WELL, TOO.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE THING I LOVE ABOUT TOM IS TOM IS VERY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY.
I SEE THE WORK THAT HE DOES WITH THE KAUNAS IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP AS WELL TOO.
I LOVE THAT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I ENCOURAGED WITH THEM.
>> TOM IS GOING TO BE THE PERFECT FIT FOR YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO BE ON THE FRIENDS OF OKLAHOMA LIBRARY BOARD.
>> TO WORK WITH TOM, WITH SANDY AND JUST ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND HEARING THAT MONTHLY DURING THE MEETINGS.
IT'S ALSO BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU ON
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HAVING OUR POLLING LOCATIONS AT THE LIBRARIES.WELL, NOT REALLY INSIDE THE HASLETT LIBRARY [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT NEXT TO IT, YOU'VE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US GET OUT OF THE SCHOOLS OVER IN HASLETT AND OVER THERE INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE DO STEP AWAY I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SANDY DRAKE AND BRYAN BEAR, WHO ARE OUR BOARD REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL, TOO. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OKEMOS LIBRARY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF OUR GREEN GRANTS OF REWARD.
MORE THAN THE STORY IS THEY HAVE AN OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR PREDOMINANTLY CHILDREN.
>> ITEM 5B ON OUR AGENDA IS THE 2023 LOCAL ROAD PROGRAM.
>> DEPUTY TOWNSHIP MANAGER OPSOMMER WILL PRESENT THAT TO US TONIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM SUPERVISOR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE 2023 LOCAL ROAD PROGRAM.
JUST AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE 147 MILES OF LOCAL ROADS.
PRIMARILY, THESE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS, BUT THERE ARE SOME COLLECTOR ROADS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT THINK ARE IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: [INAUDIBLE], VAN ATTA, HATCH ROAD, HULETT ROAD, AND TOWNER ROAD.
THIS IS YEAR 4 OF 10-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
OUR GOAL AT THE END OF THIS, JUST TO GIVE YOU A REMINDER, IS TO OBTAIN AN AVERAGE PASER RATING OF AN EIGHT.
ROADS ARE RATED ON A 1-10 SCALE, ONE BEING COMPLETELY FAILED, POOR CONDITION, 10 BEING AN EXCELLENT COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED ROAD.
HERE'S A CHART WITH OUR PASER RATINGS AND AS YOU ALL WILL RECALL, WE UPDATED OUR PASER RATINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ORIGINAL RATINGS WERE COMPLETED IN 2019 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE DID THAT UPDATED PASER RATING IN OCTOBER AND FINALIZED THE MAPS IN NOVEMBER.
THIS REFLECTS THE ACTUAL PASER RATINGS BECAUSE DURING THAT THREE-YEAR TIMES PAN IN-BETWEEN THE RATING UPDATES, WE WERE ONLY UPDATING THE ROADS THAT HAD TREATMENTS OR WORK COMPLETED ON THEM.
THE ROADS OTHERWISE THAT WERE IN THERE, THEIR RATING REMAINS STATIC.
ALL THOSE ROAD MILES THAT WE DID NOT WORK ON ESSENTIALLY WERE UPDATED IN RATING.
WE ARE SLIGHTLY BEHIND, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THAT CURVE, THE BRIGHT BLUE LINE IS TRENDING TOWARDS OUR GOAL, SO THOSE ARE THE BENCHMARKS THAT WE WANT TO HIT.
THE ORANGE LINE IS WHERE WE'RE AT.
YOU CAN SEE WE ARE TRENDING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
AGAIN, WE'RE DEALING WITH SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, INFLATION CAUSED BY EXTREME DEMAND FOR CONTRACTORS DUE TO THE HUGE INFLUX AND FEDERAL FUNDING.
DEMAND FOR CONTRACTORS IS EXCEEDINGLY HIGH.
THE SUPPLY OF THOSE CONTRACTORS REMAINS THE SAME.
WHEN YOU HAVE HIGH DEMAND AND UNCHANGED SUPPLY COSTS GO UP EXTREMELY HIGH.
THE ONE GOOD NEWS IS WHEN THIS PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2020, WE WERE PAYING AROUND $65 PER TON OF ASPHALT.
WE HAVE SEEN INCREASES LEVEL OFF.
LAST YEAR WE WERE PAYING $92-$96 DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ASPHALT MIX.
THIS YEAR WE'RE PAYING $96-$98,SO WE'RE SEEING THOSE PRICES LEVEL OFF.
WITH THAT BALL PARKING, IF WE REALLY SEE THE INFLATION START TO MINIMIZE, WE COULD HIT A 7.5.
ROUGHLY SPEAKING, I DO FEEL LIKE WE ARE ON PACE TO HIT A SEVEN, WHICH IS STILL EXCELLENT, WE STARTED AT A 4.48.
OUR AVERAGE ROAD AT THE INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM WAS A 4.48 ON A 1-10 SCALE.
2022 CONSTRUCTION WORK, JUST REVIEWING THAT, WE DID 3.93 MILES OF ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, JUST UNDER 8.5 MILES OF CRACK FILL AND 7.29 MILES OF CHIP AND FOG FOR A TOTAL OF JUST OVER 24 MILES OF ROAD WORK.
JUST SOME PICTURES OF THE VARIOUS PROJECTS LAST YEAR.
2023, THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR FUNDING, SO WHERE ARE OUR FUNDING SOURCES COMING FROM? AS WE TALK ABOUT EVERY YEAR, PUBLIC ACT 51, UNDER STATE LAW PROVIDES FOR THE TAXATION, FUEL TAXES, AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES.
WHERE DOES THAT REVENUE GO? CLIENTS, COUNTY PRIMARIES AND STATE HIGHWAYS.
IT DOES NOT GO TO LOCAL ROADS AT ALL.
THAT'S PRESCRIBED BY STATE LAW.
WE DO, HOWEVER, GET A VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION FROM THE COUNTY.
THE INGHAM COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT DOES MAKE A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO EVERY TOWNSHIPS LOCAL ROAD PROGRAM.
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WE ARE THE ONLY TOWNSHIP THAT I'M AWARE OF IN THE ENTIRE STATE EVEN BUT DEFINITELY IN THE COUNTY THAT MANAGES AND OVERSEES ITS OWN PROGRAM.WE DID GET A BUMP IN THAT THIS YEAR, THAT'S DUE TO THE POPULATION CHANGE WITH THE CENSUS, THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT SOME OF THE TOWNSHIPS BASED ON POPULATION SHIFTS AND TRENDS.
THEY INCREASE THE FUNDING, THE TOTAL POT OF FUNDING, SO THAT NOBODY WOULD RECEIVE A CUT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN AHEAD REGARDLESS, BUT DUE TO THAT INCREASED POT SO THAT NOBODY WOULD RECEIVE A CUT, WE WILL NEARLY COVER OUR SOFT COSTS, OUR ENGINEERING COSTS AND INSPECTION COSTS AND SURVEYING COSTS FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS EXCELLENT NEWS.
THEN OF COURSE, WE HAD THE $280,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THIS YEAR WE WILL BE USING THE $700,000 THAT THE BOARD APPROVED FOR THE ARP FUNDING AND JUST UNDER $5.5 MILLION IN ROAD BOND REVENUE.
OVERVIEW OF OUR 2023 CONSTRUCTION, WHICH DOES INCLUDE SOME 2022 WORK AS A CARRYOVER, 8.86 MILES OF ROADS BEING RECONSTRUCTED.
THIS IS GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOIL AND THE EARTH AND COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTING THE ROAD.
NEW SANITARY STRUCTURES, NEW DRAINED STRUCTURES, ETC.
3.94 MILES OF CRACK FILL, 14.27 MILES OF REJUVENATOR TREATMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR NEW PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TREATMENTS.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MORE DEPTH HERE SHORTLY.
7.3 MILES OF 1.5 INCH OVERLAY ON THE CHIP AND FOG ROADS AS THE BOARD IS AWARE.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A 1-5 INCH ASPHALT PAVING, SAME ASPHALT MIX THAT GOES ON ALL OF OUR NEWLY RECONSTRUCTED ROADS.
IT'S 36A ASPHALT AND WE WILL PUT THAT DOWN ON THE CHIP AND FOG ROADS.
WE HAVE AN ENGINEER ACTUALLY ARRIVING TOMORROW TO BEGIN THE INSPECTIONS ON THOSE ROADS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PRELIMINARY WORK OR SAW CUTS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE EXISTING ROAD AS THE BASE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BASE IS NICE AND STURDY BEFORE WE DO THE OVERLAYS, AND THAT WORK WILL ACTUALLY COMMENCE TOMORROW.
NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH THE LIST, BUT IT IS THERE, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE LIST LATER ON, THOSE ARE THE ROADS AND THE SCOPE OF THE ROADS THAT WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED IN 2023.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REJUVENATOR BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW TREATMENT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS WILL NOT CHANGE THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD IN ANY WAY.
WITH THE CHIP AND FOG TREATMENT THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, THAT'S A TREATMENT WHERE YOU'RE APPLYING SOMETHING OVER THE ROAD TO TRY TO PROTECT THAT UNDERLYING ASPHALT FROM SUNLIGHT AND FROM WATER.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS LAYERED ON TOP OF THE ROAD.
WHAT THIS REJUVENATOR TREATMENT IS, IS IT'S ACTUALLY CHEMISTRY BASED, SO TRUSTEE WISINSKI WILL ENJOY THIS.
>> MALTENES ARE USED WITHIN ASPHALT AND IT BINDS THE SAND AND THE AGGREGATES TOGETHER.
NINETY FIVE PERCENT OF ASPHALT IS JUST SAND AND AGGREGATE.
BUT WHAT BINDS IT TOGETHER ARE THE MALTENES AND THE CHEMICALS THAT YOU PUT IN.
ESSENTIALLY WE ARE SPRAYING THAT CHEMICAL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE.
IT PENETRATES AND ABSORBS AT ABOUT A QUARTER INCH DEEP, AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT TIGHTENS THAT ROAD SURFACE.
WHEN YOU WALK ON ASPHALT, SOMETIMES YOU SEE IT AND IT LOOKS FRESH AND NEW AND BLACK.
OTHER TIMES YOU SEE IT AND YOU START TO SEE STONES.
THAT SURFACE OF THE ASPHALT STARTING TO OPEN UP, AND THAT MEANS WATER IS GOING TO START TO PENETRATE AND IT'S SLOWLY GOING TO DETERIORATE, AND THEN THE SUNLIGHT'S PENETRATING DEEPER.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE.
WHAT THEY WILL DO AND WE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO OHIO TO INSPECT ROADS THAT HAD A SIDE-BY-SIDE TREATMENT JUST LIKE THIS.
THEY WILL RECONSTRUCT A ROAD AND THEY WILL TREAT HALF OF IT WITH THE REJUVENATOR.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A DIFFERENT CONTROL GROUP BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO WORK AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A ROAD WITH ONE-HALF OF IT, THE EAST HALF HAVING A MUCH LONGER LIFESPAN THAN THE WEST HALF.
WE HAVE LEFT THREE CUL-DE-SACS, RECONSTRUCTED IN DIFFERENT YEARS BEHIND AS OUR CONTROL GROUP FOR THE STUDY.
WE WON'T LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE CUL-DE-SAC BECAUSE THE TURN RADIUS OF VEHICLES PUTS HORIZONTAL PRESSURE.
CUL-DE-SACS ALWAYS DETERIORATE MORE QUICKLY IF YOU'RE IN A RELATIVELY NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE CUL-DE-SAC AND IT'LL BE IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THE REST.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE THROAT OF THAT CUL-DE-SAC AS OUR TEST CASE.
PLUS CUL-DE-SACS MAKES SENSE BECAUSE WE DO KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND RECONSTRUCT THOSE MORE FREQUENTLY ANYWAY, DUE TO THE BACK AND THE TURN RADIUS AND THAT HORIZONTAL PRESSURE.
AGAIN, NO CHANGE IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD IN ANY WAY, SHAPE,
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OR FORM, IT JUST SIMPLY OBSERVES INTO THE ACTUAL ASPHALT.ROUGHLY IT WILL EXTEND THE ROAD LIFE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
IF IT'S WORKING, WE MIGHT DO TEST CASES AND TEST RETESTING 3-5 YEARS OUT AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS ON A SECOND APPLICATION.
BUT WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE ROADS THAT WE SAW DOWN IN OHIO.
COST. IT'S ABOUT $1.20 PER SQUARE YARD, THAT'S 3.5% THE CLASS TO RECONSTRUCT A SQUARE YARD OF ROAD.
TO PUT IT A DIFFERENT WAY, FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE INVEST, WE GET ABOUT SEVEN TIMES THE LIFESPAN FOR THAT DOLLAR WITH THIS TREATMENT VERSUS RECONSTRUCTING THE ROADS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE NEED TO PUSH THESE NINES AND 10S ON THE PASER RATING OUT FURTHER SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE 60-70 MILES OF ONES, TWOS, AND THREES THAT WE STILL HAVE AND THE FOURS AND FIVES THAT ARE SOON TO BECOME ONES, TWOS, AND THREES.
THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE POWERPOINT.
I'M GOING TO EXIT OUT REAL QUICK AND SHOW YOU OUR PASER RATING MAP.
THIS IS THE NORTH HALF OF THEIR TOWNSHIP.
IF YOU FOLLOW MY CURSOR HERE ON THE SCREEN, THIS IS GRAND RIVER AVENUE, HERE'S OKEMOS ROAD, HERE'S MARSH ROAD.
YOU SEE ALL THE PREDOMINANTLY RED, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BLUE.
WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN FROM OUR HOT AND PLACE ROADS, BUT THAT WAS THE PASER RATINGS IN 2019.
THOSE ARE PASER RATINGS TODAY, JUST TO LOOK AT THAT SIDE-BY-SIDE CONTRAST.
THEN GOING DOWN TO THE SOUTH END OF THE TOWNSHIP, THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED, VERY LITTLE GREEN IN THE SOUTH UNDER THE TOWNSHIP BACK IN 2019.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY, SPRING LAKE IS NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENT, IF YOU WANT TO WATCH SPRING LAKE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM THUS FAR, LOOKING AT IT SPATIALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE DOING THIS YEAR, THAT IS, UNLIKE PAST YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ROAD BUILDERS.
WE'VE NEVER HAD TWO ROAD BUILDERS.
THERE'S BEEN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
THERE'S BEEN SOME DRAIN PROJECTS WHERE WE'VE POSTPONE ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO WAIT FOR THE DRAIN OFFICE TO BE PREPARED.
BUT THERE'S ALSO BEEN YEARS WHERE A ROAD BUILDERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE FULL SLATE OF ROADS.
WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THIS OUT IN TWO SEPARATE BID PACKAGES.
WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE LOW BID IN BOTH INSTANCES AND SECURE TWO DIFFERENT ROAD BUILDERS.
THAT WAS OUR PLAN, GOING INTO EVERYTHING AND HOW WE STRUCTURED THE RFPS.
RIETH-RILEY WILL BE WORKING ON ALL OF OUR DITCH ROADS AND CAPITAL ASPHALT, WHICH WAS OUR 2022 CONTRACTOR, WILL BE DOING ALL OF OUR CURB AND GUTTER ROADS.
WERE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE TO ROAD BUILDERS ON.
OUR GOAL IS TO CONCLUDE THIS YEAR WITH ALL 2022 AND 2023 WERE COMPLETED.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND ESPECIALLY FOR EXPLAINING THE CUL-DE-SAC.
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THEY SEEMED SO MUCH WORSE THE REST OF THE ROAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ONE IS ARE THESE THE MAP THAT YOU JUST DEMONSTRATED? ARE THOSE MAPS FOR EACH YEAR AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE SO THE VOTERS CAN SEE HOW THEIR DOLLARS ARE BEING APPLIED YEAR AFTER YEAR.
>> YEAH. THESE WILL GO ON THE WEBSITE TOMORROW.
THE PRESENTATION JUST WENT UP TODAY AND THE MAPS ARE ACTUALLY AT THE VERY END OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> BUT YOU CAN PUT THOSE UP SEPARATELY IF SOMEBODY JUST WANTS TO.
>> WE JUST LAUNCHED THE 2023 PAGE ON THE WEBSITE TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE TOMORROW.
ALL OF THIS SHOULD BE GOING IN YOUR BOARD PACKET ON THE ONLINE BOARD PACKET, IF MEMBERS [INAUDIBLE].
>> THEN MY QUESTION ABOUT THE FOG AND CHIP.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING, BUT I DON'T RECALL BOARD APPROVAL FOR FUNDING OF THAT, FOR SPENDING FUNDS FOR THAT.
WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDED? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BUILT INTO THE PROGRAM? JUST SO I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE SPENT AND WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM.
>> WE HAD ALREADY SELECTED OUR ROADS FOR 2023 IN JUNE OF 2022, AND THE BOARD HAD NOT ACTED ON THE ARP FUNDING, THE ADDITIONAL 700,000 IN ARP FUNDING UNTIL THE LATE FALL.
A LOT OF THAT ARP FUNDING IS GOING TOWARDS THE CHIP AND FOG OVERLAYS, IT DOESN'T COVER THE FULL COST.
BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN
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YOUR FIRST QUARTER BUDGET AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING, ROLLING FUNDING THAT WE DID NOT SPEND LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE DID NOT GET THROUGH ALL OF THE 2020 TO RECONSTRUCT ROADS ROLLING THAT FORWARD ALONG WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND TO COVER THE REMAINING CHIP AND FOG COSTS.>> I FORGOT TO PULL UP THE MAP OF THIS YEAR'S CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, BUT THIS WILL ALSO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR BOARD PACKET SHORTLY.
BUT THIS IS A MAP BREAKING DOWN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TREATMENT TYPES.
ALL THE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS AND WE'VE BROKEN OUT THE 2022 WORLD WORK AS WELL.
>> YOU'RE GETTING REAL DETAILS. I LOVE THAT.
>> YOU CAN STUDY THIS IN DETAIL.
IT SHOULD BE ON THE WEBSITE HERE SHORTLY.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT MANAGER.
YOU DID TOUCH ON THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON WHY ARE WE WORKING ON ROADS THAT AREN'T AS BAD IN SOME AREAS AND NOT OTHERS AND YOU TOUCHED ON THAT, BUT COULD YOU REITERATE THAT A LITTLE BIT?
>> EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE ONE IS WORSE THAN EVERYBODY'S [LAUGHTER]
I CAN ACTUALLY TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY WE HAVE.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 77 MILES OF ROADS THAT ARE ONES, TWOS AND THREES.
WE'RE TRYING TO GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTE IT TO SOME EXTENT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ZIP CODE IS REPRESENTED.
ALSO WITH THE RISING INFLATION, WE ARE TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN ONE PASS.
THE MAP HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE SPATIALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THERE IS A COST TO THAT.
MOBILIZATION TENDS TO BE THE COST.
THE SECOND SET OF BIDS WE GOT IN.
I THINK IT WAS THAT WE CONDENSED THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA DOWN SO THEY WEREN'T MOVING FROM A LITTLE PIECE OF ROAD TO ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF ROAD, QUITE AS MUCH.
ALSO I THINK THIS ROAD BUILDER REALLY WANTED THIS CONTRACT.
I THINK THEY NEEDED ONE MORE CONTRACT TO FILL OUT THEIR WORKLOAD, BUT ON OUR SECOND SET OF BIDS, WE HAD LOWEST MOBILIZATION COST WE'VE EVER SEEN ON ANY OF OUR BIDS.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT RECONSTRUCTING THE ONES AND THE TWOS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AREAS THAT HAVE A LOT OF CONTIGUOUS ROADWAY.
FOR EXAMPLE HERITAGE HILLS, A LOT OF ONES AND TWOS.
ALSO THIS YEAR WE JUST HAD A LOT OF CUL-DE-SACS LIKE SYLVAN GLEN, RIVER TERRACE, COUNTRY DRIVE, CAMDEN, CHIPPING CAMDEN.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF CUL-DE-SACS THAT WERE CLUSTERED AS WELL THAT WE TRIED TO ADDRESS, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO CLUSTER OUR ROAD WORK A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GET IN AND OUT.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, LIKE FOREST HILLS OR BRIARWOOD, THERE'S SIMPLY TOO MANY MILES TO GET IN AND OUT IN ONE YEAR AND IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH, IT WOULD BE OVERWHELMING TO PEOPLE ON A CONSTRUCTION BASIS.
THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS AND THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO LOOK AT IT, BUT WE ARE RECONSTRUCTING ONES AND TWOS ONLY.
THERE'S SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE LOOK AND SAY, OKAY, THERE'S FOREST HERE, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE AND LET THOSE FORESTS FOLLOW THE ONE AND TWOS RATHER THAN GOING THIS YEAR AND HAVE TO COME BACK IN THREE YEARS.
>> YOU ARE DOING SOME PREVENTATIVE LIKE MULTI-INFUSION OR THAT CHIP AND FOG.
>> THE REJUVENATORS ARE GOING TO HELP PUSH THOSE NINES AND 10S AND EXTEND THEIR LIFE 5-10 YEARS.
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US SOME MORE TIME TO CATCH UP BECAUSE IT TOOK FOUR DECADES TO GET HERE, FOUR DECADES OF NO PLAN, BUT A LOT OF SUBDIVISIONS BEING BUILT, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO CRAWL OUT OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. OPSOMMER, WILL THE 2023 PROGRAM ACTUALLY START IN THE TOWNSHIP?
>> VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE'RE HOPING MID MAY, LATE MAY AT THE VERY LATEST.
BUT RIGHT NOW THE ROAD BUILDERS ARE PUTTING THEIR ASPHALT PLANTS ONLINE, STARTING TO GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.
BASICALLY ONCE ASPHALTS IS AVAILABLE WILL BE PUTTING ASPHALT DOWN.
CONCRETE WORK IS COMMENCING RIGHT NOW.
FOR ROADS, WE HAVE A SEPARATE CONTRACTOR FOR ANY CONCRETE.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE CONCRETE WORK THIS YEAR JUST DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EITHER THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS OR THE CONCRETE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, BUT OUR CONCRETE CONTRACTORS ARE GETTING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS NOW TO START WITH CURB AND GUTTER AND RAMP WORK THAT PRECEDES THE ROADWORK.
>> A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT OUR NON-ROUTINE WORK BEING DONE AT GRAND RIVER, CAN YOU GIVE THE COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON THERE NOW,
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AND WHAT LIKELY TO BE GOING ON THE REST OF THE SUMMER ALONG GRAND RIVER?>> IT CAN APPEAR FRUSTRATING AND [LAUGHTER]
>> I UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC'S SENTIMENT.
THE TROUBLE IS RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING IN REALLY SMALL AREAS AND THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDOR.
THEY'RE WORKING ON BUS STOPS, PATHWAY RAMPS, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THEY'RE NOT WORKING STEADILY PAVING A LANE, BUT THEY ARE WORKING STEADILY UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDOR TO INSTALL THOSE BUS STATIONS AND EVERYTHING.
RIGHT NOW, THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE UNTIL PROBABLY THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF JUNE, AND THEN THEY'LL CONCLUDE ALL THEIR CONCRETE WORKS, ALL OF A SIDEWALK AND BUS STOP WORK WILL BE COMPLETED.
THEY STARTED ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THEN NOW YOU'RE SEEING THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRAND RIVER AS WELL.
NORTHSIDE WORK SHOULD CONCLUDE HERE, HOPEFULLY BY THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF MAY, AND THEN THE SOUTHSIDE WORK WILL HOPEFULLY CONCLUDE BY THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF JUNE FOR CONCRETE.
MILLING AND PAVING OF GRAND RIVER AVENUE WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL JUNE 28TH.
THAT WILL GO THROUGH ROUGHLY MID TO LATE AUGUST OR UP IN MID-AUGUST.
THE ROAD BUILDERS WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE TOO BEFORE MSU STUDENTS COME BACK.
>> THEY HAVE ALL THE INCENTIVE IN THE WORLD TO GET THAT OUT, AUGUST 18TH.
>> IT IS MORE ON PAVING COMPARABLE TO RECONSTRUCTION.
THIS WOULD BE LIKE THE WORK THAT OCCURRED EAST OF MARSH ROAD LAST YEAR ON GRAND RIVER.
EVERYTHING THAT OCCURRED WEST OF MARSH ROAD AT THE OKEMOS ROAD INTERSECTION AND AT THE NEKOMA INTERSECTION, WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL WHERE THE ROAD WAS RAISED ABOUT TWO-AND-A-HALF FEET AT ITS HIGHEST LEVELS TO GET IT OUT OF THE FLOODWAY.
FOR THE INTERSECTION AT MARSH ROAD, THERE WILL BE A DETOUR FOR MARSH ROAD TRAFFIC ONLY.
EAST WEST TRAFFIC ON GRAND RIVER WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE WORK.
BUT THIS WILL BE MUCH MORE LIKE THE MILLING AND RESURFACING THAT CONCLUDED, WANT TO SAY IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR EAST OF MARSH ROAD.
A VERY DIFFERENT ANIMAL IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION AND THERE WAS A LOT OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, DRAINS, WATER, SEWER THAT WERE WORKED OUT IN CONCERT WITH THIS PROJECT LAST YEAR AT OKEMOS AND NEKOMA THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T PERHAPS SEE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WITH GETTING SOME DRAIN PIPE AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
>> THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE MILLING AND PAVING IS ROUGHLY FROM IN FRONT OF THE MAYA DOWN TOWARD TOM'S BASICALLY, IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> YOU MEAN TOM'S HOBBY LOBBY? > NO, SORRY.
>> YOU MEAN TOM'S BY [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE AREA THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE MILLING AND PAVING BEGINNING ON JUNE 28TH WILL BE THE MARSH ROAD INTERSECTION EAST TO THE CN RAILROAD BRIDGE, NOT INCLUDING THE BRIDGE.
FROM THE EAST END OF THE BRIDGE, THE RAILROAD BRIDGE TO THE MARSH ROAD INTERSECTION WILL BE MILLED AND RESURFACED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO PORTIONS THAT ARE NOW CONCRETE THAT WERE RECONSTRUCTED LAST YEAR.
NO WORK IMMEDIATELY AT THE OKLAHOMA CENTER SECTION AND NO WORK IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF PLAYMAKERS.
BUT THOSE GAPS IN-BETWEEN THEY WILL MILL AND RESURFACE THE ASPHALT.
MARSH ROAD TO THE CN RAILROAD BRIDGE JUST EAST OF PARK LAKE.
>> THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THEY'RE PUTTING IN BETWEEN ACOMA AND EASTBOUND TO OKEMOS ONE OF THOSE GOING IN.
>> THEY SHOULD BEGIN HERE FAIRLY SOON.
I DON'T HAVE A DATE YET, BUT THERE WILL BE CENTER LANE AND INNER LANE CLOSURE JUST IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY OF THOSE.
THEY'VE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THEIR CONCRETE SUBCONTRACTOR ON THE JOB.
AS SOON AS THE CONCRETE ITSELF IS READY, I SUSPECT THEY'LL START WORKING ON THE ISLAND.
CAMPUS CELL DRIVE BETWEEN MYER AND BEST BUY AND WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
WE'RE JUST BETWEEN WHERE THE HOME DEPOT SIGN IS ON GRAND RIVER.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALONG GRAND RIVER AND THE NORTH SIDE ACROSS FROM PLAYMAKERS, THAT THERE USED TO BE A HOUSE THERE AND THAT WAS TORN DOWN AND THE COUNTY BOUGHT IT AND PUT IT IN A RAIN GARDEN OR A WETLAND.
>> PART OF THE PARCEL IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN
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COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE AS PART OF THEIR LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR THE OKEMOS CONSOLIDATED DRAIN, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANS FOR THAT LARGER DRAIN PROJECT OR ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STILL FOCUSED ON LAND ACQUISITION AND IDENTIFYING LAND WHERE THEY CAN STORE STORM WATER.
THE LAND ALREADY HAD A WETLAND.
THAT WETLAND RIGHT ACROSS FROM PLAYMAKERS, EXTENDS INTO IT BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY LARGE WETLAND.
THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT HAS BEEN USED FOR STAGING.
WE ACTUALLY USED IT FOR OUR WATER MAIN WORK THAT WE DID IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR PRECEDING THE ROAD PROJECT AND THEIR CONTRACTORS HAVE USED IT FOR STAGING FOR THE GRAND RIVER AVENUE CONSTRUCTION.
THE HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED FEBRUARY OF 22.
>> THAT WAS IN THE WETLAND. THE HOUSE WAS?
>> THE HOUSE WAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT.
THE HOUSE WASN'T IN THE WETLAND, BUT I MEAN, YOU COULD THROW A STONE INTO IT FROM THE HOUSE.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE MORE.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN AN OPEN MEETING.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THAT PROCESSING, COULD YOU GIVE US A SHORT SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
>> BEGINNING TOMORROW, WE WILL BEGIN THE ENGINEERING INSPECTIONS ON ALL 7.3 MILES OF THOSE ROADS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANYWHERE WHERE THE ROAD IS FAILING IN A WAY THAT IT'S GOING TO CAUSE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BASE IS STRONG.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO CUT OUT ANY AREAS THAT ARE BIRD BATH THING.
BIRD BATH THING IS WHEN IT RAINS, DOES THE PUDDLE SIT THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE THE MILLER OR THE OVERLAYS THAT WE DO, WILL FILL THAT IN.
THEY'RE GOING TO END UP WITH A PERFECTLY CROWNED NEW ROAD.
SOME OF THESE ROADS DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CROWN IN THEM ANYMORE.
WHEN WE SAY WE'RE DOING A ONE-AND-A-HALF INCH OVERLAY, THAT ISN'T LIKE A SCIENTIFIC FACT.
THAT IS AN ESTIMATE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HIT THAT YIELD.
IT WILL BE THICKER IN ANY RELATIVELY LOW AREAS IN THE ROAD WHERE THERE'S A BIRD BATHING.
IT'LL BE BRAND NEW ASPHALT PAVED OVER.
WE'RE USING THAT EXISTING ROAD AS THE BASE.
THIS ROAD WILL BE EXCEPTIONAL COMPARED TO EVERYTHING IN THE TOWNSHIP THAT ISN'T A BRAND NEW RECONSTRUCT.
BECAUSE MANY OF OUR ROADS, WHERE THERE WAS A FAILURE MANY YEARS AGO WHEN ALL OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE BUILT.
BUT IN MANY CASES THERE WAS A FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSPECT THE ROADS BEFORE PAVING BY THE ROAD DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE NOT FINDING MUCH DEPTH IN ASPHALT.
WE USUALLY FIND TWO TO TWO-AND-A-HALF INCHES.
THIS ROAD WILL BE AS THICK AS THE NEWLY RECONSTRUCTED ROADS.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT EXISTING ASPHALT THAT IS IN GOOD CONDITION TO HELP BOLSTER THAT ROAD.
FOR THE ROADS THAT ARE CURB AND GUTTER, IF YOU HAVE A CURB AND GUTTER NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WILL BE KNOWING RIGHT ALONG THE GUTTER PAN, ONE-AND-A-HALF INCHES DOWN.
THAT'S SO THAT WE GET A NICE FLUSH.
IF THIS IS THE GUTTER PAN, THAT ASPHALT WILL STILL SIT FLUSH.
NOW IF YOU IMAGINE LIKE A BARN ROOF, THE CROWN OF THE ROAD WILL HAVE THAT EFFECT BECAUSE WE'RE MILLING ABOUT 6 FEET INTO THE ROAD FROM THAT CURB AND GUTTER LINE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT FLUSH AT THE CURB AND GUTTER PAN.
ON A DITCH ROAD, WE'RE SIMPLY DOING A ONE-AND-A-HALF INCH OVERLAY MINUS ANY WORK THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR PRIOR TO THAT TO ADDRESS ANY STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITH THE ROAD.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION. GOING BACK TO PACER RATINGS, IS THERE PACER GOAL WHEN YOU FINISH A RESTRUCTURING OR WHEN YOU DO IN THE CASE OF THE CHIP AND FOG WHEN YOU FINISHED THAT TREATMENT THAT YOU'RE PLANNING.
IS THERE A PACER RATINGS THAT YOU ARE AIMING FOR?
>> OUR GOAL WITH THESE IS THAT THERE'LL BE TENS ACTUALLY.
YOU CAN SEE VENETTA IS RIGHT HERE.
WE DID THESE OVERLAYS IN 2020 I BELIEVE.
IF IT WASN'T 2020, IT WAS 2021 AND THERE ARE STILL TENS AS OF LAST OCTOBER WHEN WE DID THIS PACER STUDY.
I BELIEVE IT WAS AN INCH AND A HALF OVERLAY BECAUSE THAT'S ABOUT AS THIN AS YOU CAN GET WITH AN ASPHALT OVERLAY.
THERE'S OTHER SPECIAL MIXES WHERE YOU CAN DO THINNER,
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BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE ANY THING LIKE THAT. GIVEN AN EXAMPLE.BECAUSE THIS IS OLD ENGLISH ESTATES THESE ROADS TODAY ARE RATED IN GOOD.
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NOW, WHAT A RESIDENT SEES IN THE ROAD VERSUS WHAT AN ENGINEER SEES ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.PACER RATINGS ARE MEANT TO MEASURE LIFE EXPECTANCY, NOT NECESSARILY THE TEXTURE OF THE ROAD SURFACE.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT TREATMENT DIDN'T WORK FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
BUT FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT IN TERMS OF RATING THE ROAD FOR LIFE EXPECTANCY THESE ARE EIGHTS.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE END OF THIS YEAR'S PAVING [LAUGHTER]
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EXPLANATIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU, BOARD.
>> ITEM 5C IS THE QUARTERLY TOWNSHIP FINANCIAL REPORT.
I SEE DIRECTOR GARBER [LAUGHTER]
>> COMING INTO THE MICROPHONE.
SHE WILL TAKE US THROUGH THAT.
>> THANK YOU. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN THIS AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, YOU'LL SEE IN A LITTLE BIT.
I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF OUR FINANCIALS SO FAR AND HIT SOME OF THE LARGER ITEMS. FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, WE'VE TAKEN A MAJORITY OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
YOU'LL SEE IT THOSE ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE 25% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE YEAR.
WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST STATE REVENUE SHARING PAYMENT FOR THE YEAR.
OUR CEMETERY LOT SALES ARE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
WE ALSO HAD A LOSS IN FAIR VALUE FOR SOME OF OUR T-BILL INVESTMENTS, THE LOCC, WHICH IS THE LOCAL OFFICIALS COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RELEASED THEIR DETERMINATION ON THE ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN COST FOR OUR LIABILITY AND PROPERTY INSURANCE DUE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CYBER LIABILITIES.
THAT'S NOT JUST MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP.
WE HAVE NEW CHAIRS IN THIS ROOM AT THE DIAS.
WE HIRED A TEMPORARY UTILITY BILLING EMPLOYEE TO HELP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD.
ACTUALLY VERY RECENTLY SHE IS NOW THE NEW HUMAN SERVICES EMPLOYEE.
>> THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN IT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PRICES.
TOWNSHIP MANAGER SALARY INCREASE WHEN THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE PAID I THINK HALF FOR MORE OF OUR DRAIN ASSESSMENTS FOR THE YEAR.
I THINK WE JUST HAD ANOTHER LARGE BILL GO OUT THIS MONTH FOR THOSE.
THE OKEMOS BRIDGE, WHEN THAT WAS DOWN AND WE PUT MORE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING AND THUS ALL FIRE STATION WE HAVE HIGHER OVERTIME LEVELS BECAUSE OF THAT.
WE PAID SOME MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE CHAMBER, MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND LEAP.
OUR WELCOME AND WAYFINDING SIGN PROJECT IS UNDERWAY AND WE'VE STARTED PAYING ON THAT.
THERE WAS SOME REPLACEMENTS OF AXON BODY CAMERAS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE CREATED THE PENSION STABILIZATION AND CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS ON JANUARY 1ST, AND WE TRANSFERRED THE FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND TO CREATE THOSE TWO FUNDS.
OUR INTEREST REVENUE IS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TO THE HIGHER INTEREST RATES.
DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ARE HIGHER THAN WE ANTICIPATED THE COLLECTION ON THOSE.
WE ALSO TOOK IN A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO A PATHWAY.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THAT THEY WOULD CONSTRUCT THE PATHWAY.
BUT IT ENDED UP THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHO TO HIRE TO DO THAT, SO WE DISCUSSED A PAYMENT IN LIEU OPTION FOR TO PAY THE TOWNSHIP AND THEN THE TOWNSHIP WOULD HIRE THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT.
ALSO WITH THE POLICE GRANTS FOR BULLETPROOF VEST, WE HAVE HIGHER REVENUE THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WAS BEHIND ON SOME PAYMENTS.
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WE'RE GETTING PAYMENTS FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEY'RE STARTING TO CATCH BACK UP ON THOSE.WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME REVENUE FROM THE OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT.
THERE'S A FEW OF THOSE, I THINK THERE'S LIKE FIVE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED A PORTION OF APRA FUNDED PROJECTS ARE CONTINUING TO BE UNDERWAY, AND WE HAVE SOME NEW ONES THAT ARE STARTING UP AS WELL.
THE IT NETWORK UPGRADES ARE CONTINUING.
HISTORICAL VILLAGE HAD SOME SMALL EXPENSES THEY HAVE STARTED.
POLICE LOCKER ROOMS, AND THEN THE WIND SCREENS AT THE MARKETPLACE.
THEN ALSO OUR CAPITAL PROJECT FUND IS ALREADY BEING UTILIZED WITH THE RENOVATION IN THIS BUILDING, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCESS CONTROL, AND THE FLOORING UPGRADES OVER THERE AS WELL.
THEN FOR SEWER AND WATER OUR ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION REVENUES ARE UP FROM WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM 6, CITIZENS ADDRESS AGENDA ITEMS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. I HAVE TWO GROWING CARDS.
THE FIRST IS FROM REX HARRINGTON.
IF YOU WILL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR COMMENT.
>> REX HARRINGTON, 820 PIPER ROAD, HASLETT.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE ELDERS CENTER, WHICH I'VE HEARD YOU BRING UP A COUPLE OF TIMES FROM THE BOARD.
I WANT TO GIVE SOME IDEAS SO THAT YOU CAN ADD IT TO YOUR PLANNING.
THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA TO PUT ELDERS AT THE TOP RUN OF YOUR SOCIAL LADDER BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY TRIED AND TRUE METHOD OF ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING AN ELDER CENTER AND MAKING THE ELDERS THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU MAKE AN ELDER CENTER, WHICH IS OFF BY ITSELF WHERE THERE'S THE CARD TABLES AND THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE WRONG IDEA.
NOW, I'M GOING TO ADD SOME OTHER THINGS TO THIS AND I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THE SITE, THE LOCATION OF THIS CENTER TO BE THE CROSSROADS OF HAMILTON AND OKEMOS ROAD, FOR THE OLD HARDWARE STORE WAS.
I KNOW THAT'S OWNED BY A DEVELOPER, BUT YOU WOULD WANT TO ACQUIRE THAT PROPERTY FOR THIS REASON, IT'S THE CENTER OF THE TOWNSHIP, IT'S THE CROSSROADS OF THE TOWNSHIP, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY,
[7. TOWNSHIP MANAGER REPORT]
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SPOT FOR.NOW, MY IDEA IS THAT YOU COMBINE THE CENTER FOR THE ELDERS WITH THE ALCHEMISTS LIBRARY.
YOU GET RID OF THIS OLD MAKESHIFT LIBRARY, WHICH IS NO GOOD, WHICH IS JUST A MAKESHIFT THING TO BEGIN WITH TO MAKE A NEW LIBRARY, AND YOU PUT THE OLDER CENTER WITH IT.
THE THIRD ASPECT OF IT IS THAT WE MAKE IT A COMMUNITY-WIDE DAYCARE CENTER, AND WE TAKE OVER THE FUNCTION OF DAY-CARE FROM THE YOUNG COUPLES REALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT, IS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS THAT WE HAVE YOUNG FAMILIES THAT CAN THRIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT WE NEED TO COMBINE A DAYCARE AND PAY FOR IT SO IT'S FREE.
FREE FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS A FAMILY IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THEY CAN GO FOR THE FIRST FOUR YEARS, WHATEVER I ALSO LIKED THE IDEA THAT THE AUDITORS ARE COMBINED WITH THE CHATTERING BECAUSE THOSE TWO GO TOGETHER.
THEY'RE VERY GENTLE, OLDER PEOPLE AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF SPIRIT HELP STEAL THE PEOPLE TOO. THEN IF THE COMMUNITY HAS A WILL, THEN YOU WOULD ADD A LITTLE BIT OF PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR ARTS AND VISUAL ARTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANGELINE HENDRI.
>> I'D LIVED IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND THIS LAST FEW YEARS,
[8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
IT'S HAS INCREASED THE SOUND OF THE LEAD BALL.I LOOKED INTO IT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES IN THE US THAT HAVE COMPLETELY ELIMINATED LEAF BLOWERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE BEST OPTION WOULD BE FINE WITH ME.BUT I KNOW THAT I LOOKED UP THE DIFFERENT SOUND LEVELS, AND IF WE COULD HAVE A SOUND LEVEL, YOU CAN'T GO ABOVE.
INPUTS THAT AND PERHAPS JUST WITH THE LEAD OR THE YARD PEOPLE BECAUSE OF JUST THESE WARMER DAYS THAT WE'VE HAD.
I'M OUTSIDE AND I'M IN INDIAN HILLS, BUT IT WAS BEYOND INDIAN HILLS THAT I WAS HEARING JUST CONSTANT AND JUST TWO DAYS OF CONSTANT, AND I LOVE MY LEAF BLOWER.
I HAVE A LITTLE ONE, BUT I ONLY DO IT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS MOWING AND I DO IT VERY BRIEFLY BECAUSE THEY DO CLEAN UP QUICK.
BUT THREE DOORS DOWN FROM ME, AND WE HAVE LARGE FRONT YARDS THERE.
WHEN THEY WOULD DO IT THIS WOULD BE JUST MOWING NOT CLEANING UP DUST, AND I NOTICED I'VE WASHED MY CAR, AND THEN AFTER THEY WERE DOWN THERE, I'D GO OUT IN MY CAR FILLED WITH DUST.
IT'S GETTING ON THE HOUSES, IT'S GETTING ON THE ROCKS.
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE BLOWING BECAUSE THEY ARE BEHIND US.
ANYWAY, THERE'S GOT TO BE A HAPPY MEDIUM WHERE WE DON'T HAVE AS POWERFUL AND THEY'RE QUIETER AND, OR JUST GET RID OF THEM COMPLETELY WITH THE YARD PEOPLE, AND MY JOKE IS, HERE I AM, I GET UP, I DON'T HAVE ONE, BUT MY SNOWBLOWER.
I CAN GET MY SUV OUT OF THE GARAGE AND GO TO THE GYM TO WORK OUT.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S HOW RIDICULOUS SOME OF THIS IS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM A LITTLE BIT OF RAKING AND THEY'LL BE, [LAUGHTER]
>> I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME HERE, SO I WOULD DO BE A GOAL FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO.
DOES IT GO ON THE BALLOT? IF YOU GUYS THINK IT SHOULD OR HOW DOES THIS WORK? HOW CAN WE, I MEAN, YOU GUYS LIKE TO HEAR THAT IT'S NOT HEALTHY.
I LOOKED AT WHO NEEDS A STUDY TO KNOW IT'S NOT HEALTHY BUT YEAH.
>> WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE ISSUE AND SOMEONE WILL DECIDE THEY'RE INTERESTED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND CONTACT YOU FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION AND THEN CONSIDERATION.
>> DID YOU GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS.
>> IT'S ON HERE, BUT WOULD YOU SAY FOR THE RECORD.
>> IT'S 4674 NACOMA DRIVE, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THIS IS OPEN.
PEOPLE JUST GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUR SLIDES.
ANYWAY, I SAT OUT THERE WITH MY TEA AND TRIED TO ENJOY THAT.
>> WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR COMMENTS AND YOU MAY HEAR FROM SOMEONE OF US IN NEAR FUTURE.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN THE US THAT HAVE COMPLETELY [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8, ON OUR AGENDA, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
>> I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW, HE WAS HIDING OVER THERE I COULDN'T SEE HIM.
>> I MUST GO BACK TO ITEM 7, THE TOWNSHIP MANAGERS REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
BUT I'M GOING TO BE OVER AN HOUR INTO YOUR MEETING AND I WANT TO BE VERY BRIEF I RESPECT YOUR TIME.
THE RENOVATION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY, IT'S GOING EXTREMELY WELL.
I WANT TO REALLY CREDIT OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
DIRECTOR MASSEY, I'M GOING TO DROP SOME OF THE DIRECTOR GAVE US AND OTHERS WHO HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE WE'RE OPERATING OUT OF THIS TOWN HALL ROOM.
OUR RESIDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO BE SERVED OUT OF THIS TOWN HALL ROOM FROM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER.
A NUMBER OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE DOWN ON BENNETT ROAD NEXT TO THE TWO-FOUR TO CHURCH, AND THEN A NUMBER OF US ARE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EVERYONE RECEIVED A LETTER AND THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN ALSO CALL US IF YOU NEED SERVICE.
I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR SMITH DIRECTOR CLARK TODAY.
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THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC BOARD APPROVED THE STATE BROWNFIELD FOR THE HASSLE VILLAGE SQUARE.I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TWO OF THEM WERE ON A CONFERENCE CALL FOR ALMOST FOUR HOURS GETTING THROUGH THAT.
THAT WASN'T OUR ISSUE IT WAS OTHERS.
WE WERE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE WIND SCREENS OF THE MARKETPLACE ARE UP.
THE CONCERN OF THE CLEANING UP HASLETT AND OKEMOS ROAD FROM THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE NOW IT HAS BEEN ALL CLEANED UP.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU, YOU HAVE A BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY NIGHT, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETING THAT STARTING AT 06:00.
YOUR BOARD MEETINGS AND THEY ARE THE SECOND OF 16TH AND ON MAY 9TH WE'RE HAVING THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.
THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE I COULD GO INTO, BUT IT'D BE RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE THIS EVENING.
WE NOW COME TO ITEM 9, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> YOU GOT TO GO BACK TO EIGHT.
>> AM I SKIPPING THINGS ALL OVER AGAIN? YES.
>> I'M SORRY. BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. MR. DESCHAINE.
>> I WILL BE VERY QUICK. IT WAS A BUSY FEW WEEKS SINCE WE LAST MET.
IN PERSPECTIVE OF THE CAPILLARY TREASURES MEETING WITH THE INCOMING TREASURER ON APRIL 5TH, EDC MEETING ON THE 6TH.
FROM APRIL 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH,
[9. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
I ATTENDED THE MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE.SUPERVISOR JACKSON, CLERK GUTHRIE, AND MANAGER WALSH.
VERY GOOD THREE DAYS OVER 20 HOURS OF EDUCATION, WE PACKED A LOT OF EDUCATION IN THIS YEAR. IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
YESTERDAY I ATTENDED ACADEMY MEETING WHICH WAS EXTENSIVELY TO HAVE AN ORIENTATION FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER OF THIS BOARD APPOINTED FOR THOSE FOLLOWING, SEVERAL OF US WENT AS WELL AND HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH CADA AND THE FUTURE MEANS AS TO HOW CADA CAN SERVE THE RESIDENTS AND BRINGING TOWNSHIP BETTER.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA]
AT YOUR DESK, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE CADA 50TH ANNIVERSARY STONE THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S A REALLY NICE PIECE AND 50 YEARS, SO WE GOT CADA AT 25 YEARS AND CADA AT 50 YEARS.THAT WAS MY REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I ALSO ATTENDED THE CADA MEETING LAST NIGHT.
WE'VE HAD A CRC MEETING AND WE'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS ON OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY EXPO THAT I'M GOING TO PROMOTE AGAIN.
WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY, IS TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW, IS GOING TO BE AT THE MARKETPLACE ON THE GREEN.
THAT'S MAY 10TH, 5:00 -8:00 PM.
WE HAVE 20 VENDORS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR NON-PROFITS, THEIR GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AND THE WHOLE FOCUS IS ON SAFETY AND ON MENTAL HEALTH.
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAVE REALLY SHAKEN PEOPLE OFF.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF LITERATURE.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME TO THAT EVENT. THANK YOU.
>> I ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING ON APRIL 6TH AND YES, MARTHA WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MAY 10TH EVENT.
ALSO, THERE'S AN EVENT I'M SURE AMBER HAS TALKED ABOUT, AMBER CLARK IN THE PAST, THE JUNETEENTH IS GOING TO BE HELD JUNE 16TH, 17TH, AND 18TH AND IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME TALK ABOUT HAVING A PRIDE FESTIVAL IN AUGUST, I THINK THE AUGUST 26, SO THERE'S PROBABLY MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
>> YES. ANYONE ELSE? CLERK GUTHRIE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I KNOW THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITH APPROVING THE BUDGET
[13.A. Ordinance 2022-16-Sign Ordinance Update-Final Adoption]
AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND THE ANNUAL MANAGERS CONTRACT THAT RENEWAL.I THINK THE MANAGER SAID HE WANTED TO STAY BRIEF, SO I WANTED TO STAY BRIEF TOO. I WENT TO THE CONFERENCE.
THERE'S LOT OF THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING AND MOVING OFFICES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT OFTEN IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH AND HOW MUCH THEY HELP US GET THROUGH OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES WHEN WE WORK WITH OTHERS IN THIS BUILDING.
GIVEN THAT THIS BOARD DOES APPROVE THE TOWNSHIP MANAGER'S CONTRACT, THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS ROSES AND BUTTERFLIES AND
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ALL THAT STUFF AND I HAD QUITE A DAY WITH A FAMILY MEMBER TODAY THAT I HAD TO HELP OUT.MANAGER WALSH WAS REALLY THERE FOR ME TODAY.
WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT WHAT HAPPENS ON THE INSIDE, WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE DOORS AND I PROBABLY CALL THEM 10 TIMES TODAY [LAUGHTER] PROBABLY.
BUT HE WAS MY SOUNDING BOARD TODAY.
WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT SIDE.
PEOPLE SEE US UP HERE MAKING POLICIES AND DECISIONS AND WE'RE ALL STIRRED AND SINGULAR POINTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND SO ON.
BEING VULNERABLE THIS EVENING AND SOMETIMES LIFE IS HARD AND YOU'RE STILL WORKING YOUR DAY TO DAY AND MANAGER WALSH WAS REALLY THERE FOR ME TODAY.
HE PROBABLY DOESN'T KNOW IT, BUT NOW HE DOES.
JUST SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS JUST ME CALLING AND THEN BEING FRUSTRATED AS ALL GET OUT OF BEING MY SOUNDING BOARD AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT AND THEN SUPPORTING THAT WE SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THESE ARE THEIR TAX DOLLARS, THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WORK WITH ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. THAT'S MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHERS? TRUSTEE WISINSKI.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE MTA CONFERENCE, APPARENTLY DID NOT HAVE DINNER WITH THE TREASURER.
[LAUGHTER] BUT NEXT TIME WE WILL.
IT WAS MY FIRST MTA CONFERENCE AND IT WAS ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED BY OUR TREASURER AND I DID LEARN A LOT. IT WAS FANTASTIC.
I CAME BACK IN ROAD THREE-AND-A-HALF HOURS WITH SUPERVISOR JACKSON AND WE EXCHANGED NOTES AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.
YES. THE PRIDE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR WILL BE ON AUGUST 26TH FROM, I BELIEVE, 4:00-11:00 AND IT IS FREE AS WELL.
WE'RE EAGERLY PLANNING THAT WITH SOME FANTASTIC STAFF THAT HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP US WITH THAT.
WE'LL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LAND PRESERVATION A LITTLE BIT LATER, SO I'LL LEAVE THAT WE DID HAVE A MEETING THIS MONTH, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS CONTINUING TO WORK ON 2023S APPROVAL OF GREEN GRANTS, AS WELL AS OUR CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTS WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MR. DESCHAINE?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY YES,.
WE NOW COME TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONTAINS COMMUNICATIONS, MINUTES OF OUR APRIL 4TH 2023 REGULAR TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING.
THE MANAGES BILLS AND THE FIRST-QUARTER 2023 INVESTMENT REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
WE'RE ON MOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
>> SUPPORTED BY TRUSTEE WILSON.
>> REGARDING THE INVESTMENTS REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE $11 MILLION IN ROAD BOND INVESTMENTS THERE AND I WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT ON THE ROAD BOND AT OUR NEXT MEETING,
[13.B. Ordinance 2023-04 – Rezone 5677 Cade Street – PO to RB-Introduction]
IN PARTICULAR WITH OUR FIRST.BECAUSE THE LAW IS IT FOR BONDS, YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY IN THREE YEARS.
WE HAVE A 10-YEAR BOND PERIODS.
WE COULDN'T JUST ISSUE ONE SET OF BONDS AND YOU USE THAT FOR 10 YEARS, WE DO EVERY THREE YEARS.
WE'VE NOW COMPLETED THE FIRST CYCLE.
WE'RE ON THE SECOND CYCLE NOW.
FOR THE FIRST CYCLE WE'VE GOT THE ARBITRAGE REPORT, WHICH IS A FANCY WORD FOR OVERPAYMENT OR OVER EXCEEDING OUR INTEREST, THAT EXCEEDED OUR COST FOR THE ROAD BALANCE SQUARE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE SOME MONEY BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE'LL GO INTO THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
BUT YOU DO SEE THE ROAD BONDS ON PAGE 3 OF THAT REPORT.
JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT THAT MONEY IS WELL INVESTED AND WE ALL BOYS EXCITED ABOUT PAYING THOSE BILLS AS THE ROADS GET DONE THIS YEAR.
>> IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MR. LEMASTER, WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE.
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>> THANK YOU. ITEM 11 IS QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY.
WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.
ITEM 12, IT'S BECOME TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. ITEM 13A IS ORDINANCE 2022-16 SIGN-ORDINANCE UPDATE FINAL ADOPTION.
DIRECTOR SCHMITT, WILL GUIDE US THROUGH THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
>> AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR SOME TIME AND AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME ON, THIS REPRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE SIGN-ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S DIRECTION THAT THE APRIL 4TH MEETING WE DID PUBLISH THIS IN NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN ADVANCE OF THE FINAL DECISION BEING MADE.
HAPPY TO GO THROUGH LINE-BY-LINE IF YOU'D LIKE ONE LAST TIME.
[LAUGHTER] OTHERWISE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS AT THIS TIME AS IT DOES BRING US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH WHERE WE BELIEVE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE LEGAL WAY TO REGULATE SIGNS EXISTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR FINAL ADOPTION ZONING AMENDMENT 2022-16 TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTERED TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN TO UPDATE THE SIGNS STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE ORDINANCE.
>> TRUSTEE WISINSKI, PROVIDED AS BEFORE. MR. HENDRICKSON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL END A YEAR-PLUS-LONG [LAUGHTER] ENDEAVOR TO COMPLETELY OVERHAUL OUR SIGN ORDINANCE TO BRING US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL SUPREME COURT DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
STAFF HAS PUT IN AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF WORK INTO THIS ENDEAVOR, AS HAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AS HAVE WE, THIS BEING I THINK BY MY COUNT, THE FIFTH TIME WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
I WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS WITH THEIR FULL UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'LL LIKELY BE SEEING THIS AGAIN OVER THE NEXT YEAR TOO AND A SMALL TWEAKS PRESENT THEMSELVES BUT I THINK THIS IS A JOB VERY WELL DONE BY
[13.C. 1st Quarter Budget Amendments]
THE MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP TEAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT.>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
TO ADD TO, OF COURSE, BEING CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AS A PREVIOUS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBER, THE SIGN ORDINANCE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
I AGREE, DIRECTOR SCHMITT THAT I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON, YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF OVERHAULING THIS AND APPRECIATE THAT, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO APPROVE TONIGHT.
>> ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? MR. DESCHAINE.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR. SCHMITT AND STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS TO US IN A WAY THAT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE.
IT'S A BIG ORDINANCE CHANGE IF THIS SIGNS TOUCHED ON MANY DIFFERENT ORDINANCES.
YOU CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE LARGE ORDINANCE THAT WE COULD SEE IT AS A WHOLE, THAT WAS VERY USEFUL.
I KNOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID DO A LOT OF WORK ON THIS AS WELL.
I THOUGHT WE'D TAKE MORE MEETINGS THAN FIVE TO GET THROUGH IT, BUT IT WAS PRESENTED TO US IN SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER.
I THOUGHT WE WERE ABLE TO ACT AND APPROVE IT VERY QUICKLY, AND THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO THE GOOD WORK OF OUR STAFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. SCHMITT, DID I READ SOMEWHERE IN THE PACKET THAT THE LAST TIME SIGN ORDINANCE WAS UPDATED OR WAS 1974?
>> YEAH, THE MAJORITY OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE HASN'T HAD A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE SINCE 1974.
STAFF IS WORKING ON A WAY THROUGH THAT.
WE EXPECT HOPE TO BRING YOU BOTH SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS AND PARKING REGULATIONS THIS YEAR.
MR. LEMASTER WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. I DIDN'T NOTE IT BEFORE, BUT THE MOTION WAS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
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>> YOU WANT IT AHEAD UPON THAT FINAL ADOPTION.
>> YES, WE WON'T SEE THIS AGAIN SOON.
>> ITEM 13 IS ORDINANCE 2023-04 REZONE.
THIS IS A REZONING FOR 5677 CADE STREET FROM PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL B.
THEN THIS CASE, IT'S AN INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE. AM I CORRECT?
>> YOU'RE CORRECT. THIS WOULD INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTION AT A FUTURE MEETING.
WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE SCHEDULE WILL WORK TO GET IT ON YOUR NEXT MEETING, BUT WE WILL HAVE IT AT A FUTURE MEETING SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THIS EVENING.
JUST TO RECAP, THIS IS A SINGLE PROPERTY ON CADE STREET JUST TO THE SOUTH OF HASLETT ROAD, JUST HAPPENS TO BE ZONED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.
THE REMAINDER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL RB, ONE-FAMILY HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS WOULD BRING PROPERTY INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD ALLOW THE OWNER TO ADD ONTO THEIR HOUSE UNDER THE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING STANDARDS.
PLANNING COMMISSION HAD NO MAJOR CONCERNS AND WERE RAISES OF MAJOR CONCERNS AT THEIR LAST MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THIS, SO WE ARE PREPARED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING.
>> ONE OF THE POINTS THAT THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT POINT IN THIS ISSUE.
>> MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR INTRODUCTION ORDINANCE 2023-04, AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 5677 CADE STREET, PARCEL ID NUMBER 33-02-02-11-304-031 FROM PO, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO RB, ONE-FAMILY HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
>> TRUSTEE SUNDLAND WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION. MS. WILSON.
>> THIS IS ONLY LOGICAL AGAIN TO BRING THIS PROPERTY INTO CONFORMANCE FOR THE PROPER USE, THEY USE THAT IT HAS TODAY, AND ALSO TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO EXPAND THE RESIDENCE TO MAKE IT MORE AMENABLE.
TO ME, THIS IS JUST CORRECTING A WRONG THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED.
>> I BELIEVE IT'S VERY CONSISTENT AT DISSOLVING OUR MASTER PLAN.
>> IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE USE, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THIS CASE.
>> ANYONE ELSE? THEN THE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR INTRODUCTION THE REZONING OF PROPERTY AT 5677 CADE STREET FROM PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH-DENSITY, RB.
I BELIEVE WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR THIS AS WELL, MR. LEMASTER. WE DON'T? THEN ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO INTRODUCE THIS REZONING ORDINANCE, PLEASE SAY YES.?
>> OPPOSE NO? CHAIR VOTES YES AND WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 13C, WHICH IS FIRST-QUARTER BUDGET AMENDMENTS, AND THOSE WILL BE INTRODUCED TO US BY FINANCE DIRECTOR AMANDA GARBER.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST-QUARTER 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE DETAILED IN YOUR PACKET.
JUST TOUCHING ON SOME OF THE LARGER ITEMS, WE HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN HERE FOR THE INCREASE IN THE INSURANCE AS DISCUSSED EARLIER.
ALSO THE POLICE AND FIRE, THE NEW UNION CONTRACT WAGE INCREASES, CARRYOVER, UNUSED FUNDING, [INAUDIBLE] SIGN PROJECT.
WE ELIMINATE THE RECYCLING CENTER PROJECT AND THE RELATED EAGLE GRANT MONIES THAT WE WERE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE FOR THAT.
ESTABLISHING THE PENSION STABILIZATION AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS
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WERE LARGE TRANSFERS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO FUND THOSE.ALSO, AS DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE LOCAL ROADS PROGRAM OVERVIEW, WE ARE BUDGETING FOR THE INCREASE IN THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE ANNE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION AND ALSO CARRYOVER OF THE UNUSED 22 FUNDING AND TO USE SOME OTHER REMAINING 2019 BOND PROCEEDS TO FULLY FUND THE CHIP AND FOG ROAD OVERLAY.
WE HAVE SEVERAL INCREASES RELATED TO INTEREST REVENUE WITH THE INTEREST RATES BEING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
IN THE PARKS MILLAGE FUND, WE HAVE THE PATHWAY CONNECTOR BETWEEN WONCH AND FERGUSON PARKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OKEMOS BRIDGE PROJECT, AND THEN ALSO A SHADE STRUCTURE AT COUNTERPART.
THE PAYMENT IN LOU CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE BIKE PATH AS DISCUSSED EARLIER.
THEN IN THE RPA FUND, WE ARE PUTTING IN BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BACK IN DECEMBER, I BELIEVE.
THEN ALSO THE TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF THE POLICE AND FIRE WAGE INCREASES.
THEN IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND, WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING RENOVATION, AND POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND FLOORING UPGRADES THERE.
THEN THE LAST LARGE ITEM OF NOTE IS IN THE SEWER FUND.
WE HAVE A CARRYOVER OF THE 2022 SANITARY SEWER REHAB PROJECT.
THEN JUST AN OVERVIEW FOR GENERAL FUND, WE'RE EXPECTING OUR FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF DECEMBER OF '22, PER THE AUDIT, TO BE ABOUT 15 POINT, ALMOST 3 MILLION, WITH THE ORIGINAL BUDGET USE OF FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND OF ROUGHLY 1.6 MILLION.
OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER LOOK FAIRLY HIGH BECAUSE OF THE TRANSFERS OUT TO ESTABLISH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THE PENSION STABILIZATION FUND, THOSE ARE AT ALMOST ABOUT $6 MILLION.
FOR A TOTAL PROJECTED USE OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 7.6 MILLION.
WITH THOSE CHANGES WE'RE PROJECTING THE PHONE BALANCE AT THE END OF 2023, TO BE ABOUT 7.68 MILLION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING YOU JUST SAID BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS ON THE PAPER YOU'RE LOOKING JUST AT THE SUMMARY, IT LOOKS A LOT WORSE THAN I THINK IT IS, RIGHT?
[13.D. 2022 Downtown Development Authority Annual Report]
>> WHAT WE'VE DONE BACK IN DECEMBER, WAS WE SET ASIDE $5.5 MILLION FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PENSION STABILIZATION, AND IN THIS REPORT, IN THIS SUMMARY HERE, IT'S SHOWING THAT AS A USE OF GENERAL FUNDS, WHEN IN FACT THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT BEING NECESSARILY USED AT THIS TIME, THEY'RE BEING SET ASIDE AND MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT BUCKET.
BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.
OF THE $6 MILLION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, 5.5 OF IT IS BEING MOVED OUT AS A RESULT OF OUR CREATION OF THOSE TWO BUCKETS.
>> BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO SAY OUT LOUD, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS IT LOOKS LIKE, HEY, WE'VE USED HALF OF OUR FUND BALANCE OVER THE COURSE OF ONE-QUARTER, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
>> MR. WALSH, YOU HAVE A COMMENT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION, A REALLY GOOD POINT, AND IT'S NOT AS THE INITIAL WAS, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT, [LAUGHTER]
>> THEIR PROJECTED USE OF FUND BALANCE IS 7.5 MILLION, OUR FUND BALANCE IS GOING TO EXPECTED AT LEAST 7.6 MILLION.
ACTUALLY, EVEN IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF OUR EXPENSES THAT WE'VE HAD, THE HUGE COSTS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, ALSO THE NUMBER 1 COST.
THAT WOULD BE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING THE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS IN THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN TO PROTECT US DURING THE BRIDGE.
BUT YOU RAISE A REALLY GOOD POINT, TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ON PAPER, AND YOU'RE A GENERALIST, ON THE COMMUNITY YOU WOULD THINK, "OH MY GOSH, WHAT ARE THEY DOING?"
[01:40:01]
BUT ACTUALLY IT'S JUST EARMARKING FUNDS TO CERTAIN PLACES.IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, EVEN THOUGH WITH ALL THE EXPENSES WE HAD, AND I CAN TELL YOU, DIRECTOR GARBER KEEPS A GREAT EYE ON OUR FUND BALANCES AND OUR DOLLARS.
ACTUALLY WE'RE STILL IN A POSITIVE WHITE, AND SOME OF THAT IS DUE TO TREASURE THE SHANE'S INVESTMENTS THAT HE'S MADE, AND THE INTEREST RETURNS HAVE OFFSET THIS.
BECAUSE I EXPECTED THIS TO BE REALLY UPSIDE DOWN TAKING AWAY THOSE TWO THINGS I EXPECTED US TO BE UPSIDE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE THE OVERTIME COST HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT.
IT WAS A GREAT DECISION BY THE BOARD TO DO THAT TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY DURING THE BRIDGE CLOSING.
BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL LOOKING AT A POSITIVE NUMBER. GOOD WORK BY ALL.
>> I STILL NEED A MOTION, I BELIEVE. MR. DESCHAINE.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRST-QUARTER 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENTS WITH A DECREASE IN BUDGETED FUND BALANCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,909,795, WHICH PROJECTS A USE OF FUND BALANCE OF $7,593,386, BASED ON THE 2022 RESULTS, THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31ST, 2023, WILL BE $7,676,520.
>> SUPPORTED BY TRUSTEE WILSON.
>> YOU'LL SEE MANY [INAUDIBLE] ROD HERE OF DIFFERENT FUNDS, AHRQ FUNDS, PUBLIC WORK FUNDS, LAND PRESERVATION, INCREASE IN INTEREST FOR, DIRECTOR GARBER MENTIONED 15 MONTHS AGO, I COULD GET ABOUT ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT EARNINGS ON OUR MONIES.
RIGHT NOW I'M GETTING FIVE PERCENT INTEREST.
THAT'S A 20-FOLD INCREASE IN INTEREST IN JUST A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS.
ALL THESE INVESTMENTS ARE STILL ALLOWED BY OUR INVESTMENT POLICY.
THESE ARE NOT EQUITIES, THESE ARE VERY SAFE CDS, MONEY MARKETS, AND SHORT-TERM CORPORATE PAPER.
MOST OF IT MANAGED BY MICHIGAN CLASS, WHICH IS USED BY 78 COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE AS A POOLED FUNDS.
RATHER THAN HAVING TO PICK OUT THESE INVESTMENTS MYSELF, I CAN USE A POOLED FUND WITH VERY LOW OVERHEAD, AND THEY DO IT FOR US AND PROVIDE US WITH EXCELLENT RETURNS.
>> TRUSTEE WILSON, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS TO ADD?
>> JUST THAT I THINK THIS SHOWS THE GOOD STEWARDSHIP THAT WE HAVE COME TO ADMIRE FROM DIRECTOR GARBER, AND FROM TOWNSHIP MANAGER WALSH, AND FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN CITED BEFORE, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I AGREE, WE DO A VERY GOOD JOB HERE.
I SAY THE TOWNSHIP STAFF DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.
MANAGER WALSH INCLUDED, IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR MONEY IS WELL-PROTECTED.
I HAVE ONE ASKED FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH IS AS WE'VE MOVED THIS OUT, THIS MONEY INTO THE PENSION STABILIZATION FUND AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME IF IN A SUMMARY LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE, IF WE COULD SEE THOSE FUND BALANCES AS WELL ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS, JUST SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE TOO.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, BECAUSE THAT'LL GIVE US THE FULL PICTURE OF THE STATUS OF THOSE THREE FUNDS.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME, PERHAPS MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO OTHERS.
>> BUT I THINK THIS IS REALLY WELL DONE, AND TO MANAGER WALSH'S POINT, A REALLY ROSY FIGURE.
>> DO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMMENTS? THEN THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE FIRST-QUARTER 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WITH A DECREASE, AND FUND BALANCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND DUE TO THE CREATION OF TWO OTHER FUNDS BASED ON 2022 RESULTS, THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE.
DECEMBER 31, 2023, WILL BE 7,676,520.
MR. LEMASTER,I BELIEVE I NEED A ROLL CALL.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GARBER.
>> 13D WILL BE THE 2022 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, OR DDA ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED BY DIRECTOR AMBER CLARK, NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THIS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SIMPLE.
ANNUALLY THE DDA HAS TO PROVIDE THROUGH
[01:45:04]
PUBLIC MEETING BASICALLY A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THEY'VE RE-INVESTED, THEIR CAPTURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE RECEIVE ANNUALLY FROM THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.WE NEED TO SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW WE'VE INVESTED AND HOW ALL OF THOSE BUCKETS HAVE FALLEN OUT FOR THE YEAR.
THIS IS 2022 GOING OVER LAST YEAR.
YOU WILL SEE THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME SUBMITTING AN ANNUAL REPORT WITHOUT ANY CODIFICATION OF DEBT AT ALL.
THE DEBT WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED IN '21, AND THAT ANNUAL REPORT WE HAD TO NOTE WHAT THE DEBT EXPENSE WAS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS YEAR THAT IS NOT INCLUDED, OUR ONLY EXPENSES WERE CONSUMERS ENERGY BILL FOR THE STREETLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE DID TURN THOSE STREET LIGHTS OFF, I WANT TO SAY APRIL OF LAST YEAR, WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE ALCHEMIST BRIDGE, THERE WERE SOME INTERFERENCE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STREETLIGHTS THAT WERE ON, SO WE COMPLETELY SHUT THAT OFF.
EACH MONTH THE DDA CODIFIES THAT, CONSUMERS HAVE ONLY BEEN PAYING ABOUT $23-25 A MONTH NOW FOR JUST ESSENTIALLY BEING ON THE SERVICE.
OUR BILL FOR CONSUMERS YOU WILL SEE IS VERY LOW ONCE WE GET BACK TO UTILIZING OUR STREETLIGHTS FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WINTER, THAT BILL WILL GO BACK UP.
THEN WE DID HAVE TO HAVE A STREET LIGHT REMOVED.
IT'S A DENSE AREA, IT'S A DOWNTOWN.
IT'S ONE OF OUR OLDEST AREAS IN OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
MOST OF OUR STREET LIGHTS ARE ON TOP OF OUR WATER MAINS.
[13.E. Lake Lansing Advisory Committee Appointments]
IT WAS A VERY EASY WAY FOR US TO GET ACCESS TO WATER FOR THE FLOWERS THAT WE HAD ON THE STREET LIGHTS.IT ALSO RUN ON TOP OF CONSUMERS' ENERGY GAS MAINS CONVENIENTLY.
THE CONSUMERS HAD A GAS PROJECT SCHEDULED LAST YEAR.
THEY HAD TWO HOUSES THEY NEEDED TO RECONNECT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET ACCESS TO IT WAS TO REMOVE OUR STREET LIGHT.
THAT WAS A $5,000 EXPENSE TO THE DDA. I'M NOTING THAT.
I'M TRYING TO REMIND US, WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER STREETLIGHTS, AND THE DDA, WHEN YOU DON'T OWN THE STREET, YOU DON'T OWN ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH IT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE'D HAVE TO REMOVE THEM.
I'M JUST NOTING THAT. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT $600,000 IN TOTAL CAPTURE VALUE.
IT'S AN INCREASE IN THE DDA, WHICH IS POSITIVE.
THERE IS A CHANCE WE WILL SEE A SMALL REDUCTION BASED ON AN APPEAL THAT WALGREENS DID RECEIVE IN '22.
A THIRD OF THEIR PROPERTY GOES INTO THE DDA TAX CAPTURE.
IF YOU WANT FURTHER DETAILS, I WILL REACH OUT TO THE ASSESSOR ABOUT HOW SHE SPLITS THAT UP INTO A THIRD AND HOW SHE ALLOCATES THAT.
BUT THERE WILL BE A SMALL PORTION FROM THE DDA SPECIFICALLY TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR THAT.
BALANCE, OUR TOTAL REVENUE FOR 2022 IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 56,000, WHICH IS VERY POSITIVE.
IT WAS $39,000 THE ANNUAL REPORT BEFORE. QUESTIONS?
>> I'M ZACH CAN FLIP PAGE 120 IN MY PACK WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU
>> I'M SORRY. IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION YOU GUYS SQUEEZE ON THE PDF TO GET IN THE PACKET.
IT IS SMALL THAT IF I CAN TRY TO GO OVER SOME DETAILS AND SPECIFICS TO LET YOU KNOW.
OUR ENTIRE TAX INCREMENT REVENUE WAS A LITTLE BIT OVER $41,000, AND THAT THERE'S A BREAKDOWN FROM THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
THERE'S ONLY FIVE JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, THAT ARE IN THE CAPTURE OF THE DDA.
THEN BELOW THAT IS JUST OUR EXPENSES WE USED WHICH I JUST WENT OVER, WHICH IS THE CONSUMERS ENERGY AND THE STREET LIGHT REMOVAL.
>> DEBT PAYING BACK TO THE TOWNSHIP.
BELOW IS JUST THE CURRENT TAXABLE VALUE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 21 MILLION.
>> THIS IS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH YEAR OF THE TIFF. I KNOW WE APPROVED.
>> THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE TIFF.
>> WE LEAVE 16 YEARS LEFT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO BENEFIT FROM THE TIFF.
THE LONGER THEY DELAY, THEN IN ESSENCE, THEY'RE CUTTING THEMSELVES OUT OF NOW FOUR YEARS OF REVENUE.
ARE THEY AWARE OF THAT FACT THAT THE LONGER THEY DELAYED, THE LAST TIFF THEY'RE GOING TO GET?
>> ABSOLUTELY. ANY OF OUR TAX INCREMENT INCENTIVES, INCLUDING BROWNFIELD, ARE PERFORMANCE-BASED, AND THAT THE DEVELOPER IS INCENTIVIZED TO GET STARTED IN ORDER TO GET REIMBURSED.
>> SADLY, THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH FOR THE VILLAGE ALCHEMIST.
WE WILL GET SOME BETTER NEWS ON THE 9TH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS REPORT.
[01:50:03]
WHEN I CAME INTO THE OFFICE TREASURER, THE TIFF WAS BRAND NEW.DDA HAD NEVER DONE TIFF BEFORE AND IT FELL UPON OUR STAFF TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
YOU AND DIRECTOR SCHMITT HAVE TAKEN THIS OVER AND YOU IN PARTICULAR IN THIS CASE.
SINCE YOU KNOW THESE NUMBERS AND YOU KNOW THIS FAR BETTER THAN WE DO, I'M VERY CONFIDENT WITH NUMBERS YOU HAVE, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE FIGURING THIS OUT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU. I DID MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT TO THE TREASURY OFFICE AND ASSASSIN.
[13.F. Section 61 Application-Land Preservation]
THEY JUST MADE SURE ALL OF OUR NUMBERS ARE RIGHT AND THEY DO LOOK STRONG. THANK YOU.>> ONE QUESTION. THIS IS A REPORT THAT HAS TO BE PREPARED BY THE DDA FOR THE STATE EACH YEAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE DONE IT. NO?
>> YOU SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT US RECORDING ANY DEBT.
>> I GET YOU. DOES THE DDA HAVE TO APPROVE IT?
>> THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH [OVERLAPPING]
THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE DDA WITH THE FULL CAPTURE AND THE 56 SHOWN TO THEM AND RUN.
>> ALL THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MADE THE MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN POST IN THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
>> SUPPORTED BY TRUSTEE WISINSKI. MR. HENDRICKSON.
>> I THINK THIS IS A WELL-GENERATED REPORTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE.
>> SUPERVISOR SAID APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I WANT TO THANK MR. LEMASTER FOR BEING JOHNNY ON THE SPOT WITH THOSE BECAUSE MY COMPUTER CRASHED DURING THAT WHOLE PROCESS, I HAD NO PACKET.
THANKS FOR KEEPING THE PACKET UP THERE ON THE SCREEN FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, AMBER, OF COURSE.
DO I NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE HERE?
>> APPROVAL OF THE END REPORT.
>> NO. YOU CAN DO THIS WITH A VOICE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, POST ON THE WEBSITE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
>> CHAIR VOTES. YES. MOTION PASSED.
>> THANK YOU. NOW COME TO 13E LAKE LANSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
OPSOMMER WILL MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR JACKSON AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS A REAPPOINTMENT OF 50% OF THE LAKE LANSING WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT LIVE ON THE LAKE OR IN THE TIER TWO CATEGORY JUST OFF THE LAKE.
YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
ALL THREE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAVE ASKED TO BE REAPPOINTED.
I'M JUST HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> QUESTIONS, A MOTION? JUSTIN WILSON.
>> MOST OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY OWNERS BE REAPPOINTED TO THE LAKE LANSING WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS EXPIRING APRIL 30TH, 2025.
SUZANNE ANDREWS, 6076 COLUMBIA STREET, RONALD ROWE, 6247 EAST LAKE DRIVE, AND LARRY WALKER KNECK, 6097 PARTRIDGE STREET.
>> SUPPORTED BY MR. DESCHAINE.
>> I'M MAKING THIS MOTION ON THE BASIS OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPUTY MANAGER. THANK YOU.
>> I MADE MY SECOND ON THE FACT THAT I KNOW TWO OF THE GENTLEMEN, AND I'VE ACTUALLY OFTEN SEE THIS COMMITTEE MEETING HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP.
IT'S A VERY DEDICATED ADVISORY COMMISSION.
THEY DO THE DIFFICULT WORK OF LOOKING AT VARIOUS TREATMENTS TO THE LAKE TO REDUCE THE SEAWEED, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER WITHOUT IT EVER BE IN TOXIC TO THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE.
IF YOU EVER DRIVE BY PARK LAKE
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UP AND BETH TOWNSHIP AND YOU SEE THE WEEDS ENCROACHING MORE AND MORE.THAT WAS THE STATE OF LAKE LANSING 50 YEARS AGO.
IT'S BEEN A 50-YEAR EFFORT TO BRING THAT BACK.
THEY'VE DONE IT VERY SUCCESSFULLY AND IMAGINE NOTHING ELSE, THAT PROPERTY VALUES ALONE, THE VALUE OF LAKE LANSING IS ENORMOUS, BUT IT'S ALSO A HUGE RECREATION AREA FOR THEIR RESIDENTS AND THE ENTIRE COUNTY FOR THAT MATTER, WE USES LIKE LAKE LANSING.
AS BIG AS INGHAM COUNTY IS WE HAVE A REAL DEARTH OF LAKES AND LAKE LANSING FACT THAT THEY'VE SAVED IT AS IT HAD BEEN SO ESSENTIAL TO THE TOWNSHIP AND TO THE WHOLE COUNTY.
THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS THE GROUP THAT DOES THE NUTS AND BOLTS WORK OF DECIDING WHAT TREATMENTS THEY WILL USE FOR EACH YEAR.
IN THIS LEVEL TIER, AS YOU REMEMBER, ARE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T EVEN ON THE LAKE, THE TIER TWO PEOPLE, THEY'RE OFF IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WELL AWAY FROM THE LAKE, IN SOME CASES OTHER SIDE OF LAKE ROAD.
THEY DRIVE AND THEY CONTRIBUTE, THEY MAY PAY AN ASSESSMENT AS WELL AND THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH OF A LAKE AS WELL.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS ADVISORY COMMISSION.
>> YOU SECONDED. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS? THE MOTION IS TO REPOINT THESE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE LAKE LANSING WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. PLEASE SAY, YES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON ON BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 13F, SECTION 61, APPLICATION FROM THE LAND PRESERVATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM SUPERVISOR AND TOWNSHIP BOARD.
>> THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD IS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING A 2.7-ACRE PARCEL.
IT'S ON CORNELL ON THE EAST SIDE OF CORNELL ROAD, NEAR CORNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD CONDUCTED A SITE VISIT, DID AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW, AND THEY'VE HAD AN APPRAISAL DONE ON THIS PARCEL.
THEY'VE HAD A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF THIS PARCEL.
IT COULD HAVE MAYBE ONE BUILDABLE LOT, BUT I BELIEVE A PERMIT TO ACCESS THAT SITE WOULD BE NEEDED IF SOMEONE WERE TO PURCHASE IT.
AT THIS POINT, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE FOR THE TOWNSHIP BOARD TO FORWARD THIS ONTO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SECTION 61 REVIEW FOR LOCATION CHARACTER AND EXTENT.
THEN WOULD COME BACK HERE FOR A FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE MOVING FORWARD, WE DO HAVE A WILLING SELLER, AND TRUSTEE WISINSKI IS THE APPOINTEE FROM THE TOWNSHIP BOARD TO LAND PRESERVATION.
I THINK SHE'S AWARE OF THIS PARCEL AS WELL FOR SURE.
ONE THING BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY ACTION, I DID NOTICE THAT IN THE MOTION, THE PARCEL NUMBER IS MISSING.
PLEASE ADD THAT, AND THAT IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE STAFF REPORT.
>> MOTION TO FORWARD THE LAND ACQUISITION PARCEL NUMBER 33-02-02-26-202-001.
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SECTION 61 REVIEW.
>> SUPPORTED BY TRUSTEE WILSON.
>> SURE. I JUST SAY THAT THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BY THE ADVISORY BOARD.
IT IS MOSTLY WETLANDS, BUT IT IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM CORNELL ELEMENTARY, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THERE AS DIRECTOR MAISNER MENTIONS IN HER MEMO HERE.
I DID REVIEW THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE 1 SITE ASSESSMENT.
THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WAS A [LAUGHTER]
>> PROBABLY TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WETLANDS.
[02:00:02]
I THINK GIVEN THE LOCATION, GIVEN THE PRICE, I REALLY THINK IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD.CAN I GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO EMMA CAMPBELL? WHO'S OUR STAFF LAYS ON AND PUT TOGETHER ALL THIS WORK AND MAKE SURE THE ADVISORY BOARD IS WELL AWARE OF EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
>> FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT TRUSTEE WISINSKI WENT INTO, AND ALSO I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE ECOLOGICAL STUDY VALUE TO THE ELEMENTARY THAT IS SO CLOSE BY, I THINK CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON'S HAND WAS UP FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH SENDING THIS TO PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE TAKEN UP SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD ACQUISITION OF NEW LAND.
I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT THE TOWNSHIP IS MOVING INTO MORE OF A MAINTENANCE MODE WHEN IT COMES TO LAND ACQUISITION FOR PRESERVATION.
ARE WE MAKING AN EXCEPTION HERE? IS THIS PARCEL UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT THAN OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD ACQUIRE? I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE TWO IDEAS AREN'T JIVING.
>> SURE. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2000.
INITIALLY, AT THE FRONT END, IT WAS ALL ACQUISITION AT THAT POINT.
AS WE MOVE DOWN WHERE THERE'S NEARLY 1,000 ACRES OF LAND PRESERVES NOW THAT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED.
THEN THERE'S BEEN A RENEWAL OF THE MILLAGE AT A REDUCED RATE AND THEN ANOTHER RENEWAL AT EVEN A GREATER REDUCED RATE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE AT A TENTH OF A MILL AT THIS POINT.
CORRECT, OUR FOCUS NOW IS MORE ON STEWARDSHIP.
BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A DIRECTIVE TO THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD THAT THERE WAS NO MORE ACQUISITION.
I THINK IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN, AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD.
I'VE GOT TO SAY AT THIS POINT THEY'RE NOT SEEKING ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES.
I JUST THINK WHEN THINGS ARE BROUGHT TO THEM FOR CONSIDERATION, THAT THEY'RE TAKING A STRONG LOOK AT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A MORATORIUM ON ACQUISITION.
THE PRIORITY AT THIS POINT IS STEWARDSHIP.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
>> I WOULD LIKE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD OR SOME ADVICE AS TO THE DIRECTION THAT THEY THINK THE BOARD SHOULD GO IN REGARDS TO ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE AND WHAT THE COSTS ARE.
[13.G. Pension Legislation-Request to Legislature/Governor]
WE HAVE SOME SORT OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN IT.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN LAND PRESERVES.
I CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF MY OWN YARD.
>> I NEVER LEAVE MY LEAVES OUT DURING THE WINTER AND THEN BREAK THEM UP IN THE SPRING.
BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND WE'RE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER IN THIS ENDEAVOR, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOWNSHIP DO WE HAVE IN LAND PRESERVES, AND WHAT DO THEY RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE, AND WHAT DIRECTION SHOULD WE GO? I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT FROM THEM.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL LAND PRESERVES IN THE TOWNSHIP.
I PROBABLY ANYTIME THERE'S LAND THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND PROBABLY SEND IT TO MANAGER WALSH OR TO GO IN AND SAY, THERE'S THIS EMPTY THING FOR THIS, I DO HIKE AROUND A LOT.
IF I NOTICED SOMETHING LIKE MORE SPACE FOR HIKING AND I APPRECIATE NATURE.
IT'S ALSO IN SUPPORT OF OUR GLOBAL N STATEMENT, OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALSO WANTS TO SUPPORT OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ENDS.
FOR THOSE REASONS AND SUPPORT OF SENDING IT TO THEM FOR REVIEW, THAT COMES BACK TO US.
I WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THEM ABOUT WHERE OUR STATUS IS AT.
>> SURE. I BELIEVE WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS FIRST ADOPTED, I THINK THE NUMBER WAS AROUND 600 ACRES WAS THE GOAL.
>> WHY WAS THAT THE GOAL? WHY ARE WE AT 1,000, AND WHAT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION?
>> FOR SOME REASON I THINK YOU ARE LOOKING AT 10% OF AVAILABLE
[02:05:03]
[NOISE]IT WAS ON EVERYTHING, BUT IT WAS LIKE 10% OF SOMETHING AVAILABLE AND I THINK THAT EQUATED TO AROUND 600 ACRES.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE WISINSKI.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THE CLERK'S REQUESTS.
I HADN'T MENTIONED THIS YET, BUT THE 2023 STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT GOALS OF THE LAND PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD DOES INCLUDE THIS STEWARDSHIP COMPONENT, AND THEY ARE FOCUSING ON INVASIVE SPECIES, EXPANSION OF PRESCRIBED BURNS, NATIVE PLANTINGS, THEY HAVE A BIG COLLABORATION WITH MSU FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, FOR ACADEMICS.
THEY WORK WITH MERIDIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AND THEY UPDATE THAT WEBSITE AS WELL AS PROVIDING SIGNAGE.
THAT'S THE MAIN GOALS GOING IN 2023 WITH REGARDS TO THE STEWARDSHIP UNLESS I MISSED ANYTHING, DIRECTOR MAISNER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. TREASURER DESCHAINE.
>> THIS IS VERY EXCITING THAT IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CORNELL ELEMENTARY ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THAT SCHOOL CAN BE REBUILT IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND IT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS AT LEAST.
BUT BEING A LAND PRESERVE, MY ASSUMPTION DIRECTOR, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO FACILITIES BUILT ON THE PROPERTY.
IT WILL BE THERE TO WALK THROUGH, BUT THEY WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE PATHS OR BENCHES OR TYPICAL PARK AMENITIES LIKE THAT.
>> CORRECT. THEY'RE TYPICALLY THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT EXISTING.
AND ON LAND PRESERVES, THERE ARE A FEW LAND PRESERVES WHO HAVE MORE EDUCATIONAL KIOSKS BUT NO PARKING LOTS AND NO PAVED TRAILS, BUT THERE ARE SOME NATURAL PATHWAYS THROUGH SOME OF THE PRESERVES.
>> IN 2023, THE LAND PRESERVATION GROUP, WE ASSESS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? SUSTAINABILITY.
>> IT WAS GIRLS FOR STEWARDSHIP.
>> STEWARDSHIP. HAVE THEY EVER TAKEN A NEW LOOK AT THE WHOLE ACQUISITION QUESTION AND WHY AND WHY NOT?
>> SURE. I THINK PART OF IT IS THEY TAKE THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD.
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE MILLAGE RENEWAL AT THE REDUCED RATE BECAUSE IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS MONEY SET ASIDE FROM THE ORIGINAL MILLAGE THAT WENT INTO AN ENDOWMENT FUND BECAUSE OF COURSE WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE ACQUIRE THESE LANDS, WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THEM IN PERPETUITY AND NOW I HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK.
WHEN WE WERE DOING ALL THE CALCULATING FOR CAN WE REDUCE IT MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD? WE DID REDUCE IT.
THAT WAS REALLY BASED ON FOCUSING MUCH MORE ON STEWARDSHIP, MUCH LESS ON ACQUISITION.
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I'M THINKING IT NEEDS TO BE AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN ORDER FOR US TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER IT.
>> THAT ANSWERS CLERK GUTHRIE'S QUESTION.
>> WHERE ARE WE? THE MOTION HAS BEEN READ AND SECONDED, IT IS TO FORWARD THE ACQUISITION RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A SECTION 61 REVIEW.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, [NOISE]
>> OPPOSED SAY NO. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL BE BACK FOLLOWING THE MEETING.
>> WE MOVE NOW TO OUR LAST ACTION ITEM, ITEM 13G, HAS TO DO WITH PENSION LEGISLATION AND REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR.
THIS ITEM COMES FROM MANAGER WALSH AND HE WILL INTRODUCE IT TO US.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE.
IT'S A TIMING ISSUE WORKING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND POTENTIALLY THE GOVERNOR ON THIS.
BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH REAL QUICKLY ON LAND PRESERVATION.
WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE WE WERE VERY CLEAR WHEN WE LOWERED THE MILLAGE DOWN THAT WE'RE GOING INTO A MORE OF A STEWARDSHIP AND NOT INTO THE ACQUISITION.
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WE ARE 400 ACRES BEYOND WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, WE ALSO HAVE 1,000 ACRES OF PARKS.IN ALL DUE RESPECT, I ENJOY THE SAME THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY, CLERK GUTHRIE, BUT THERE'S ALSO THOSE WANTS AND NEEDS AND WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND WHAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO BY LOWERING THAT MILLAGE DOWN, AND WE'RE 400 ACRES BEHIND OUR ORIGINAL GOAL, WE JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL ON HOW WE PROCEED ON NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE TOWNSHIP.
FOR INSTANCE, THIS PARCEL, IT'S ALL GREAT AND IT'S A FEEL-GOOD THING, BUT IT'S A LITTLE STRIP OF PROPERTY IN CORNELL ROAD THAT YOU'RE NOT EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE.
YOU'RE GOING TO WALK ON IT, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WALK OUT, IF ANYBODY EVER ACTUALLY WALKS ON IT.
ORIGINAL GOAL OF THIS WAS TO PURCHASE PROPERTIES TO SAVE THEM, STOP THEM FROM DEVELOPMENT; LARGE PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED, PUT INTO A LAND PRESERVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY, IT DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO MATCHING ANY OF THOSE GOALS AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
GETTING ON TO THE PENSION ISSUE, THERE WERE $750 MILLION, IT'S IN THE BUDGET AND IT'S EARMARKED FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
THE $750 MILLION NOW HAS BEEN CHANGED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO ONLY ALLOW IT OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITIES WHO ARE BELOW 60%.
REALLY, WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES LIKE MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP AND OTHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO STABILIZE YOUR PENSION, PUT AN EXTRA FUNDING, RAISE TAXES, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO PENALIZE YOU AND NOT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE $750 MILLION.
THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THAT $750 MILLION BECAUSE IT'S TOO FAR DOWN THE LEGISLATIVE PATH.
THERE'S A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 59 MANAGERS IN THE STATE, TOWNSHIP, CITY, VILLAGE, AND COUNTY MANAGERS TO WHICH I'M A PART OF.
IT'S BEING LED BY THE MANAGERS FROM ROGERS CITY AND AUBURN HILLS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO THE LEGISLATURE AND ASKING THEM TO SET ASIDE $250 MILLION TO MAKE THAT
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AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITIES WHO ARE ABOVE 60% FUNDED SO THAT WE HAVE AN ACCESS ALSO TO FUNDS, TO FUND OUR PENSION SYSTEMS. DON'T PENALIZE US AND DON'T ALLOW US TO PARTICIPATE, GIVE US A CHANCE TO COME TO THE TABLE AS WELL.THE RESOLUTION IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO AUTHOR A MEMO TODAY ABOUT IT.
IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, IT WOULD JUST BE A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT RESOLUTION, BUT WHAT IT DOES IS, THIS RESOLUTION WILL GO OUT TOMORROW WITH THE OTHER 38 OR 40 COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THEM IN MICHIGAN, PUTTING THEM ALL TOGETHER AND YOU'LL HAVE- THERE'S A COPY OF IT IN FRONT OF YOUR DESK.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS? I BELIEVE YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THE MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT.
>> I AM. WE CAN WAIT A WEEK, BUT WE MAY NOT BE THEN PART OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT GETS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD WAIT IF THAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE?
>> YEAH, JUST MOVE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR, INCLUDE FUNDING IN THE 2023 BUDGET FOR COMMUNITIES FILING PENSION BASED PRACTICES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE.
>> SUPPORTED BY TRUSTEE WILSON.
>> I DON'T REALLY THINK THE MANAGER EXPLAINED IT WELL, WHAT THE ISSUE IS HERE AND WHAT'S AT STAKE AND THAT A TOWNSHIP LIKE OURS WHO HAVE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS, SO I FULLY SUPPORT THAT.
>> IS THAT YOUR COMMENT? [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
WE SHOULDN'T BE PENALIZED FOR HAVING DONE THE EXTRA WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PENSION IS FUNDED.
WE'RE ASKING THEM TO REVISIT THE FUNDING MODEL CREATED IN A BILL LAST YEAR FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
WE DON'T ACTUALLY EXPECT THEM TO CHANGE THE WAY THE 2023 BUDGET IS ALLOCATED.
>> BUT WE'RE ASKING THEM, WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER YOUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR FOR 2024, LET'S FIX THIS SO THAT WE DON'T PENALIZE THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DOING WELL.
>> WELL, YES ON THE FIRST PART, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DELVE INTO THE $750 MILLION OR CHANGE THE COURSE ON IT,
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BUT WE'RE ASKING THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO EARMARK TO $250 MILLION IN THIS BUDGET YEAR FROM SURPLUS TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY.THAT'S THE TIMELINESS OF THIS.
WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO THIS BECAUSE THE $750 MILLION IS COMING UP FOR DISCUSSION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SO WE WANT THE $250 MILLION BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
THERE'S SOME VERY ANGRY COMMUNITIES OUT THERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
>> YEAH, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY.
HOW MUCH MONEY PER YEAR HAS THE TOWNSHIP SET ASIDE IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION? [NOISE]
>> OUR REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION IN 2023 WAS $3.2 MILLION AND WE'RE PUTTING IN $5.3 MILLION, SO WE'RE PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION.
>> THAT'S $2 MILLION THAT THIS COMMUNITY COULD BE SPENDING ON A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS, AND WE WOULD BE IN EXACTLY THE SAME POSITION THAT EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY WHO'S ABOUT TO GET MONEY OUT OF THE $750 MILLION.
IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE THAT MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP OR ANY COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN PUTTING MONEY ASIDE, ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY NEEDED TO IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR PENSIONERS WHOLE, SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR THAT ACTIVITY.
I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE MANAGER HAS BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND VERY PLEASED THAT YOU'VE JOINED WITH THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE GET AN EQUITABLE SHARE OF THE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
>> I ALSO THINK THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.
THIS IS BASICALLY A CLASS ACTION BECAUSE YOU HAVE PLUS 40 COMMUNITIES THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY AND THAT GETS ATTENTION.
IT'S NOT JUST MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP OUT HERE SAYING, WE DID THE RIGHT THING.
>> WE'RE ALSO BEING VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT WHAT LEGISLATORS WE NOW GET IN TOUCH WITH TO CARRY THIS TORCH FOR US.
>> TYPICALLY WITH THESE AS IT SOUNDS IN THE RESOLUTION WHERE DOES THIS GET SENT TO?
>> IT'LL JUST GET SIGNED TOMORROW AND SENT TO ME AND THEN I'II FORWARD IT ONTO THE COMMITTEE LEADERS.
>> TO YOUR MANAGERS COMMITTEE?
>> THEN THEY WILL TRANSFER IT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR?
>> ACTUALLY, I PLAN TO SEND IT ON AND ADDITIONALLY TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DIRECTLY.
I THINK WE JUST NEED A VOICE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR AND [NOISE]
>> IS THERE A NO? MOTION PASSES.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING THIS TO BE PUT OUT IN THE LAST HOUR.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 14 ON OUR AGENDA, BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS, 14A, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FOR HASLETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS PERHAPS WILL BE PRESENTED TO US BY CHIEF PLAGA OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> MADAM SUPERVISOR, BOARD MEMBERS, HASLETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE APPLIED AND RECEIVED A GRANT TO FUND 50% OF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
THAT'S AN OFFICER WITH AN OFFICE IN THE HIGH-SCHOOL THAT WORKS DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
THIS GRANT IS A THREE-YEAR GRANT AND THEY HAVE A 50% MATCH.
THEY WOULD THEN FUND THE POSITION OF A POLICE OFFICER FOR THOSE THREE YEARS.
OUR COMMITMENT AS SPELLED OUT IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE TO PROVIDE AN OFFICER THAT WOULD STILL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWNSHIP, WOULD STILL BE A MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS.
THE GRANT IS PRETTY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THOSE DUTIES CAN AND CANNOT BE OF THAT POLICE OFFICER.
THEY'RE NOT DISCIPLINARIANS, THEY'RE THERE TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT, CONNECTION, SECURITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE FOCUS MOSTLY ON POLICE OFFICERS IN SCHOOL AS A SECURITY ASPECT.
THERE'S ALSO A COMMUNITY POLICING ASPECT THAT WE HAVE HAD LIAISONS IN MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FOR YEARS.
THEY'RE NOT FULL-TIME OFFICERS, THEY DON'T SPEND ALL OF THEIR TIME IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT WE'VE HAD LIAISONS THAT HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS.
IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE WHEN THE KIDS COME UP THAT YOU WERE MY DARE OFFICER AND THEY'RE 25 YEARS OLD.
IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE THEY'VE HAD THOSE EXPERIENCES, BUT THEY MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THERE'S MANY BENEFITS BESIDES JUST THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE AN OFFICER
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IN DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR THOSE STUDENTS.THE HASLETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE ASKED THAT THE BOARD CONSIDERS PROVIDING A POLICE OFFICER.
WHAT THE ASK OF THE BOARD IS WE ARE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED AT 41 SWORN.
WE WOULD HAVE TO RAISE THAT TO 42 BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TAKING ONE FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER OUT OF OUR OFFICE AND PUTTING IT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT YEAR ROUND.
THEY WOULD EVEN HAVE ACTIVITIES IN THE SUMMERTIME.
>> YES, MA'AM. JUST QUESTIONS.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
>> COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? MR. DESCHAINE.
>> RAISING THE NUMBER TO 42 IS THE EASY PART.
THE HARD PART IS GOING TO BE FOR YOU TO FIND AN OFFICER.
HOW LUCK IN THESE DAYS AND ARE WE GOING TO BE PULLING OFFICER OFF THE STREETS TO DO THIS?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'VE HAD TWO PEOPLE PUT RESIGNATIONS AND MOVE ON TO NEW CAREERS.
WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE GRADUATING NEXT WEEK OUT OF THE POLICE ACADEMIES AND COMING ON BOARD, AND WE HAVE THREE FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN TRAINING.
OUR NUMBERS WILL BE IN THAT 36, 38 RANGE.
WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN APPLICANTS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN IS WE'VE HAD MORE THAN THE ONE IN TWO APPLICANTS COMING IN.
WE'RE GETTING DOUBLE-DIGIT NUMBERS OF APPLICANTS, AND SOME QUALIFIED FOLKS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH.
I'VE GOT THREE FOLKS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE IN BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR OFFICERS POSITIONS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CADETS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT TO SEND TO THE POLICE ACADEMY, SO IT'S NOT ROSY, BUT IT'S BETTER, IF I CAN SAY.
WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS WE DO COMMIT OUR OFFICERS INTO THE SCHOOLS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE VALUE, EVEN THOUGH THEY COME OFF THE ROAD, THEY GO, AND WE STILL TEACH THE DARE CURRICULUM TO FIFTH GRADE, TO BOTH AUTONOMOUS AND ASTHMA SCHOOLS.
THOSE GRADUATIONS ARE ACTUALLY COMING UP HERE, SO I THINK THE VALUE IS THERE, OR I WOULD NOT BRING IT TO THE BOARD.
I THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF US HAVING AN OFFICER IN THE SCHOOLS MAKING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IS THERE.
>> WHEN THESE OFFICERS ALSO DO THE DARE PROGRAM, WOULD THAT BE A SEPARATE OFFICER?
>> THAT WOULD BECOME PART OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE DARE PROGRAM.
THERE'S ALSO SPECIFIC TRAINING, SOME OF WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE STATE FOR OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SO THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND GRASP ON HOW TO RELATE AND WORK WITH THE KIDS IN THE DISTRICT.
OUR CURRENT OFFICER THAT TEACHES DARE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS ASKED IF THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THAT OFFICER HAS ACCEPTED THIS, A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.
HE'S INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY SO I THINK THAT THAT FIT IS GOOD ESPECIALLY WITH THE DISTRICT.
>> WILL THE OFFICER HAVE HIS OWN OFFICE OR PERMANENT FACILITY THERE EACH SCHOOL?
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES AN OFFICER AN OFFICE IN THE SCHOOL.
THE WAY THE GRANT IS WORDED IS YOU CAN APPLY FOR EACH BUILDING AND THEY APPLIED BEFORE THE HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT OFFICER IS CEMENTED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE AN OFFICE.
NICE, COOL, BUT ARE STILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT AND ALL OF THE BUILDINGS.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM, SUPERVISOR. JUST CURIOUS.
I THINK THAT THEY'VE ASKED US FOR THIS, AND CERTAINLY, I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE SO LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IT IN DOING THIS.
IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM, HAVING SOMEONE IN THE SCHOOLS, IS GOOD TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP EARLY.
ONE THING I NOTICED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS UNDER SRO RESPONSIBILITIES NUMBER 11.
SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE HIGH-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT PERSONS AND CONDITIONS THAT PERTAIN TO CAMPUS SAFETY CONCERNS.
VERY IMPORTANT THAT BUILDING ADMINISTRATION BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL. NO QUESTION.
I DON'T SEE ANY RECIPROCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THEM TO SHARE WITH THE SRO.
IS THAT TYPICAL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE WORDING OF THE AGREEMENT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY PUT IT OUT THERE THAT THEY ARE, BUT IT IS A RECIPROCAL.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR COOPERATION WITH BOTH DISTRICTS IS AMAZING.
BOTH SUPERINTENDENTS HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND CALL ME ON THE REGULAR AT ALL HOURS IS A NICE PRINCIPLES REACH OUT, AND WE SHARE COMMUNICATIONS BACK AND FORTH.
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY HAS PREPARED A PROGRAM THAT'S A NATIONAL-WIDE PROGRAM FOR AN ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS A TEAM APPROACH BETWEEN ADMINISTRATORS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MAY HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T HAVE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT MAYBE THE SCHOOLS, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
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WE WORK IN A IN A COMBINED TEAM APPROACH WHERE OUR OFFICERS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME OF THIS TRAINING AND WOULD CONTINUE ON THIS PATH TO GET MORE ADVANCED TRAINING TO EARLY IDENTIFY THOSE FOLKS THAT MAY BE A SECURITY THREAT AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS PRIOR TO THEIR BEING AN INCIDENT.MAYBE IT'S NOT EVEN A DRASTIC INCIDENT.
MAYBE IT'S JUST SOME ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SOMEBODY A BETTER STUDENT HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
>> THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING I NOTICED WAS THE ASK OF YOU IS HIRE ADDITIONAL OFFICER AND PUT THEM FULL-TIME IN THE DISTRICT.
BUT THIS MEMORANDUM, AND PRESUMABLY THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE COULD BE TERMINATED WITH THREE MONTHS NOTICE.
AS AN EMPLOYER MAKING A COMMITMENT TO AN OFFICER COMING IN, IDEALLY, WE WILL BE AT FULL STAFF.
MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE CASE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT OFFICER SHOULD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVERSE COURSE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING IN A NUMBER OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA.
WHAT HAPPENS SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO CHANGE THAT COURSE?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE BOARD HAS ASKED ME DIRECTLY DO I HAVE ENOUGH STAFF? [LAUGHTER]
>> I'VE SAID I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR MORE STAFF WHEN I CAN'T FILL THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED ME.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL GET TO 42, IF THE SCHOOL WAS TO BACK OUT, AND WE WERE AT 42 SWORN PERSONNEL RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE SO MANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO PUT PERSONNEL IN THAT WOULD PROVIDE VALUE TO THIS TOWNSHIP AND SAFETY AND SECURITY.
VIOLENT CRIME INITIATIVES IS A TASK FORCE THAT IS MADE UP OF MULTI JURISDICTIONS ON THE FOCUSES ON GUN CRIME.
WE HAD A SHOOTING IN DOWNHILL.
THOSE PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO THOSE INVESTIGATORS.
IF I HAD AN INVESTIGATOR ON THAT TEAM, THE INTEL, AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE BEEN VALUABLE.
I'M ASKING FOR 42 SO THAT I CAN GET TO 42.
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THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THROUGH MANAGERS WILL ALSO SUPPORT THAT I WON'T COME BACK AND ASK FOR MORE.>> YOU CAN SAY NO TO ME, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THERE'S THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS. IT SHOULD BE CLEAR.
>> ALL I'M SAYING IS I DON'T WANT US TO FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO AN OFFICER THAT WE'RE ALL A SUDDEN NOT KEEPING BECAUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS DECIDED TO RENEGE ON AN AGREEMENT.
THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO GET AT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THAT OFFICER THROUGH OTHER MEANS.
I'M JUST SAYING, LOGISTICALLY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY MADE THAT DECISION? THAT'S ALL I WAS SAYING.
>> THAT COULD BE A DECISION ON OUR PART TOO, MAYBE THE RELATIONSHIP DOESN'T WORK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE HAVE THE SAME SITUATION WITH OUR CONTRACT WITH WILLIAMSTOWN TOWNSHIP.
BECAUSE OF OUR CURRENT STAFFING, WE HAD TO REDUCE NUMBERS.
THERE'S DID NOTICE WE GAVE WILLIAMSTOWN TOWNSHIP.
I GET ASKED AT THEIR BOARD MEETINGS WHEN CAN WE GET OUR STAFFING BACKUP, AND I REMIND THEM THAT WHEN WE GET TO FULL STAFFING, WHEN WE CAN PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, WE WILL.
>> SURE. HAS THE HASLETT SCHOOL BOARD ALREADY PASSED THIS FROM THEIR END?
>> WITH MY CONVERSATIONS, WELL, THEY APPROVED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT, AND WITH THE GRANT BEING RECEIVED, THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT.
>> YES. I JUST SAW AND THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE.
DO IT IN THE MOST RECENT ENVIRONMENT, WITH THE SCHOOLS BEING VULNERABLE.
I THINK A PRESENCE IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, I WISH WE COULD HAVE ONE IN EVERY SCHOOL.
BUT THIS IS ONE STEP FORWARD, AND I THINK THAT ANYBODY WHO WAS BEING CHALLENGED MENTALLY, I THINK I'M JUST GUESSING THAT THEY WOULD AVOID SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S MORE OF A POLICE PRESENCE, SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I'M I READING THIS MODEL CORRECTLY THAT THERE'S PART-TIME PERSON OVER THERE? IS THAT WHAT THOSE NUMBER WAS SAYING?
>> WE HAVE A LIAISON OFFICER THAT PROVIDES DARE PROGRAMMING,
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AND OTHER SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING.WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CYBER SAFETY WITH CHILDREN TAKING PICTURES AND SENDING THEM BACK AND FORTH, AND KNOWING WHO THEY'RE SPEAKING TO ON THE OTHER HANDS.
BUT IT IS NOT SOMEBODY WHO'S THERE FULL-TIME.
>> OKAY. THE SRO WOULD BE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF POSITION OR SERVICE THAN WHAT THE LIAISON IS, IS WHAT I'M HEARING?
>> WHAT IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE A PRETTY DRASTIC INCREASE IN SERVICE.
THEY WOULD ASSUME THAT THE JOBS THAT WERE THE LIAISON IS DOING NOW AND ADD TO THEM SOME OF THE SAFETY SECURITY ASSESSMENTS.
THEY HAVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THEY TO ANNUALLY REVISIT, REVISE AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING FOR HELP FROM THIS SRO.
>> OKAY. AT THE END OF 2026, I'M I UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY THAT, IF THIS WERE TO END IN 2026, THAT YOU COULD UNFOLD THIS PERSON INTO THE REGULAR PART OF THE POLICE [NOISE]
>> WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IS ONE, IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY MORE STATE FUNDING? OUT OF THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET, THEY'RE PAYING 50 PERCENT RIGHT NOW.
>> BUT IF THERE'S MORE TO END AND THEY HAD NO MONEY, WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT YOU WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD KEEP THIS PERSON HERE BY THIS 41-42 NUMBER?
>> CORRECT. OR WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO SEE WHAT AGREEMENT WE CAN COME INTO FOR SUPPORT OF THAT PERSON REMAINING FULL-TIME IN THE DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. I WOULD JUST MIMIC WHAT TRUSTEE SUNDLAND SAID THAT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH SPECIFICALLY AROUND GUNS, BUT ALSO JUST I HAVE TEENAGERS IN SCHOOL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN I HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE OKEMOS HIGH SCHOOL LIAISON.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT RESOURCES APPARENT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT RESOURCES AS CHILDREN AND SPECIFICALLY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FULL SUPPORT.
>> OTHER COMMENTS. THE NEXT THING TO HAPPEN IS THIS WILL COME BACK TO US UNLESS WE.
>> IT WOULD COME BACK TO YOU AS A MOTION AND THEN WOULD AUTHORIZE MANAGER WALSH, THE CLERK AND I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE TOWNSHIP LEGAL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MOU FIRST AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU WITH A MOTION ONCE THAT WAS FINALIZED BECAUSE NUMBERS WISE TO THERE'S A SPOT IN THERE FOR WHAT'S THAT MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD BUILD A SCHOOL DISTRICT? WELL, THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS, EITHER THE GENEROSITY OF THE BOARD AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE NUMBERS INCLUDING BENEFITS ARE APPROPRIATE.
>> THEN WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THIS IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE HAVE A CONSENSUS THAT WE WILL SUPPORT HAS LET'S PLAN TO YOUR SATISFACTION.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
>> NOW, ITEM 14B MEETING FACILITATION TRAINING, MR. WALSH?
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR AND BOARD.
THIS CAME UP ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
TRUSTEE WISINSKI CONTACTED ME AND I BELIEVE THAT A LAND PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING, ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AND JUST ASKED ABOUT ROBERT'S RULES AND PARLIAMENTARIAN [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE LIKE 12 OR 13 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND IF YOU ADD ALL THE VOLUNTEERS UP, IT'S LIKE 110 VOLUNTEERS AND ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I SEND SOMETHING OUT TO THE BOARD AND CONTACTED SOMEONE WHO DOES THIS THING FOR A LIVING AND TRAINING AND THEN CLERK GUTHRIE CAME TO ME AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHE HAD BEEN PLANNING, SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD BECAUSE I REALLY JUST WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT HOW THE BOARD WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF WAYS TO DO THAT, SO MAYBE CLERK GUTHRIE COULD ENLIGHTEN US ON WHAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW.
MY TEAM AND I, ZACH LEMASTER AND MYSELF HAD BEEN WORKING ON PUTTING TOGETHER A PROGRAM WITH THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I THINK WE ALL SEE THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR THAT.
IT IS IN OUR POLICIES THAT WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT
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SO WE HAD BEEN JUST DISCUSSING THAT MATTER AND WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER SOME TRAINING MATERIAL.I WILL SAY THAT IN ATTENDING THE MTA CONFERENCE AND CINDY DODGE'S PRESENTATION.
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE A PRESENTATION ON TAKING MINUTES AND OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THERE WERE A FEW OTHER PRESENTERS THERE.
THERE WAS REVELATION INTO THE NUMBER OF WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE PROBABLY DOING THINGS WRONG AND NEED AN OUTSIDE PERSON TO PROVIDE TRAINING.
I THROW IT BACK TO YOU IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE THAT WAS BASICALLY WHERE THINGS ENDED.
WE WENT TO THE MTA CONFERENCE, RECEIVED THIS ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
GOODNIGHT, WE REALLY ALL NEED THE TOWNSHIP BOARD AND EVERY SINGLE BOARD AND COMMISSION OUTSIDE OF THE SPORT, SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOUR MODEL IS BEFORE US TONIGHT.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU. EXACTLY THAT PLACES IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP CLERK GUTHRIE BECAUSE CINDY DODGE, I BELIEVE WORKS AT THE MTA, WHO WORKED FOR LARRY MERRILL OR THE LONGTIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
>> YEAH. WHO PROVIDES THIS TRAINING ACROSS THE STATE FACTOR YOU JUST DID ALL THE COUNTY COMMISSIONS FOR THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
I REACHED OUT TO HIM BEFORE I KNEW THAT WE HAD ALL THIS GROWING UP.
I WAS AWARE THAT WAS GOING OUT AND I FORGOT BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN CLEAR THAT YOU WERE DOING THIS TRAINING AT OUR STAFF MEETINGS AND IT JUST SLIPPED BY ME.
BUT MAYBE THE THING TO DO IS IF THE BOARD IS INCLINED, WE WOULD WORK WITH MR. MERRILL FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE GLEANED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT WOULD HELP US IN THE FUTURE FOR ISSUES THAT COME UP.
JUST TONIGHT DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE DOWN THE PATHWAY OF WORKING WITH MR. MERRILL, SETTING SOMETHING UP FOR TRAINING? I'M TRYING TO COME OFF OF WHAT TRUSTEE WISINSKI BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I'VE JUST TRIED TO GET DIRECTION FOR YOU HOW YOU WANT ME TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM TRUSTEE WISINSKI [LAUGHTER]
>> WHERE ALL OF THIS STARTED ABOUT HER INTENT, FIRST OF ALL, AND WHAT SHE FEELS IS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED.
>> SURE. THANK YOU. LET'S JUST HALLWAY CONVERSATION.
>> I HAVE SAT ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS WE ALL HAVE AND MYSELF HAVE NOTICED THAT EACH BURDEN COMMISSION RUNS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
SOME ARE VERY STRICT, ZBA, SOME ARE A LITTLE MORE CONVERSATIONAL LAND PRESERVATION, OR PROBABLY FOR GOOD REASON, BUT I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS AS WELL AS CHAIRS AND ASKED QUESTIONS.
WELL, HOW DO YOU HANDLE THIS AND HOW DO WE WORK WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? QUITE HONESTLY, I'M THE EXPERT, SO I THOUGHT IF I'M STILL QUESTIONING AS A TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, AS WELL AS SITTING ON MULTIPLE OTHER BOARDS THAT I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE PROBABLY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF TRAINING.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY LARGE TURNOVER ON OUR VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THESE BOARDS AND
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COMMISSIONS TOO AND SO I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL MAYBE NOT JUST ONCE, BUT THAT MAYBE YOU COME UP WITH A REGULAR TYPE EVERY TWO YEARS, AND MOST OF OUR TERMS OR TWO YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THAT'S IN ESSENCE WHERE IT DERIVED FROM BOTH WHAT I'VE RECOGNIZED ALSO WHAT OTHER BOARD IN COMMISSIONERS HAVE REQUESTED.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT OBSERVATION WHEN MARY WAS HIRED AND CAME ON BOARD WITH THE CRC AND I WAS THE BOARD LIAISON AT THAT TIME.
IT WAS HER FIRST TIME RUNNING A MEETING AND LUCKILY, I WAS THERE TO GUIDE HER THROUGH THAT MEETING BECAUSE IT'S TOWNSHIP DOESN'T HAVE TRAINING AND ONBOARDING FOR STAFF MEMBERS FOR HOW TO RUN TOWNSHIP MEETINGS AND WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT FOR OUR APPOINTED ELECTED OFFICIALS EITHER AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR POLICIES IS ABOUT THE COST OF GOVERNANCE AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR NEW MEMBERS, MEMBERSHIPS, OUR BOARDS, OUR COMMISSIONS AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY UP TO $25,000 TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR OUR BOARDS AND
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COMMISSIONS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO RUN THESE MEETINGS WELL BECAUSE OTHERWISE, IT'S PRETTY COSTLY.I LIKE THE DISCUSSION, I THANK TRUSTEE WISINSKI FOR REACHING OUT AND FOR MANAGER WALSH BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AND IT'S SOMETHING I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF AND THINK THAT AN OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT MATTER, AND I CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT CONFERENCE AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING US FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON ALSO SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH ALSO, I THINK BROUGHT UP A VERY IMPORTANT POINT AND THAT IS, YOU'D SEND ME AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS TO INCLUDE ALL BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS ORIGINALLY, THAT WAS THE THOUGHT OF LEADERSHIP.
BUT I THINK YOU'D BROUGHT UP A POINT ABOUT HAVING EVERYONE THERE.
IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE TO FIND IT HOLD.
IF WE HAVE 40 OR 50 PEOPLE SHOW UP, WE'LL NEED A DIFFERENT VENUE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR. I THINK THE ALTERNATIVE TO THAT WHICH MIGHT MAKE THIS A LESS RECURRING EXPENSE IS TO SEE A FLURRY WOULD DO A RECORDED SESSION THAT WAY WE COULD TAKE THAT AND PROVIDE IT TO NEW BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS OR EVEN JUST AS A REFRESHER TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE.
HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU MAY BE WORKING ITSELF OUT OF RECURRING REVENUE [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT MAKES US MORE EFFICIENT, IT MAKES THE RECORDS THAT WE PROVIDE BETTER IN CASE WE EVER GET SUED AND WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE, AND IT MAKES US ALL A MORE EFFECTIVE UNIT.
THE REASON I BROUGHT UP THE IDEA ABOUT HAVING EVERYONE DO IT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE A CHAIR KNOWS ALL THE RULES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION DON'T AND LEAVES EVERYONE OUT TO TRY IT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU END UP WITH A DICTATORSHIP.
ONE PERSON KNOWS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE ELSE IS JUST SORT OF GUESSING.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL KNOW IT.
I'VE CERTAINLY BEEN ON COMMISSIONS SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE AND I'M A NERD, SO I'VE GOT A COPY OF ROBERT'S RULES SITTING ON MY NIGHTSTAND [NOISE]
>> BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S INSIDE OF IT.
I DON'T HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE ORDER OF MOTIONS.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AT LEAST FOR THE BASICS THAT WE GET FOLKS TRAINED UP ON THIS SORT OF THING.
>> THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH ALL THAT SAID SO FAR.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S A GOOD IDEA, TRUSTEE WISINSKI.
AN ALTERNATIVE TO A BIG GROUP MEETING PEOPLE ARE ONLY GOING TO SIT THROUGH A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AND NOT GIVE UP A WHOLE DAY OR EVEN A HALF-DAY FOR THIS.
THEY'VE GOT JOBS, THEY ARE BUSY.
WE WILL OFFER TWO OR THREE TIMES OVER A SINGLE DAY, BRING A BREAKFAST GROUP IN, A LUNCH GROUP IN, AND AN AFTERNOON GROUP IN, GIVE THEM ALL SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS, WE'LL MAKE THEM AS COMFORTABLE AS WE CAN, AND THEN WE CAN ALL PARTICIPATE IN THOSE DIFFERENT SESSIONS AS WELL DEPENDING ON WORK SCHEDULES, OTHER THINGS, AND EVEN HAVE STAFF WHO SERVE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ATTEND AS WELL.
WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE 100 PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR THESE THREE SESSIONS.
IF ONLY 60 OF THEM SHOW UP, THAT'S STILL 20 PER CLASS.
I THINK A REUSABLE NATURE OF A VIDEO WOULD CERTAINLY BE VALUABLE BUT I THINK MOST OF US WOULD GET MORE OUT OF A LIVE PRESENTATION BY LARRY IF POSSIBLE.
BUT WE PROBABLY GOT A GOOD DAY RATE FROM HIM AND LET'S TAKE HIM [LAUGHTER]
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'D ALL LIKE TO DO IT, WE ALL THINK WE SHOULD DO IT, AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO.
THE LAST QUESTION YOU RAISED WAS, SHOULD YOU CONTINUE WITH YOUR APPROACH TO MR. MERRILL ABOUT THIS IDEA AND HOW HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IT? I WOULD BE WILLING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
>> I THINK ALL OF US ARE READY TO SUPPORT THAT.
>> GREAT. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I INCLUDE ALL, AS I WORK THROUGH THIS, THE DETAIL SO THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE AND SCHEDULES AND ALL THAT STUFF AS WE WORK THROUGH IT HOW BEST TO DO IT.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE SUGGESTIONS AND I'LL CARRY FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 14C IS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT ANONYMOUS GUN DROP-OFF RESOLUTION.
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NOW, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THIS TABLE BY TRUSTEES HENDRICKSON, WISINSKI, AND CLERK GUTHRIE, I BELIEVE.WOULD ONE OF YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE IT?
>> YES. THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR.
I'D ASK CHIEF PLAGA IF HE COULD JOIN US AS WELL SINCE THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'D BE BETTER AT ANSWERING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED OFF THE CUFF WAS ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT.
THIS IS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT AT OKEMOS HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS OVER AT MSU.
WHAT COULD WE DO TO HELP THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PROLIFERATION OF GUNS AND GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T INFRINGE ON ANYONE'S RIGHT TO OWN A GUN? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED WAS IT WOULD BE NICE IF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD ACCEPT ANONYMOUSLY FIREARMS, GUNS, OR AMMUNITION TO BE DROPPED OFF IF A RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T WISH TO HAVE THEM IN THEIR HOME ANYMORE.
WE BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO CHIEF PLAGA WHO SAID, GUESS WHAT? WE DO THIS ALREADY, BUT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
>> ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES THAT ARE [OVERLAPPING]
>> SOME OF US DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
>> SOME OF US DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT WE ARE BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD FOR IS TO FIRST AND FOREMOST SHINE A LIGHT ON THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY DOING IN THIS REGARD AND HOPEFULLY BY OUR ACTION AND OUR ATTENTION, SHINE A LIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THIS AS WELL.
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS.
I BELIEVE I'LL HAVE CHIEF PLAGA GO OVER THE BASICS OF HOW IT WORKS CURRENTLY.
BUT AT ITS CORE, IT'S ESSENTIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT A FIREARM AMMUNITION THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORT IT SAFELY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND AN OFFICER WILL TAKE THAT FROM YOU.
I'LL LEAVE THE DETAILS TO CHIEF PLAGA WHO WILL I'M SURE BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION THAN THAT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON.
I THINK YOU DESCRIBED IT EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENS.
OFTEN WE HAVE FOLKS THAT EITHER INHERIT FIREARMS OR HAVE THEM NO LONGER WISH TO USE THEM OR HAVE COME INTO POSSESSION OF THEM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, AND SO THEY WILL CONTACT US VIA TELEPHONE AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO COME IN AND DROP THOSE OFF.
THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT TO LEAVE YOUR NAME.
A LOT OF TIMES FOLKS DO LEAVE THEIR NAME AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE POLICE REPORT SO THAT THEY HAVE A RECEIPT THAT WE DID INDEED TAKE THEIR FIREARM AND SEND IT TO THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE FOR DESTRUCTION.
ONCE THAT GUN IS TAKEN IN WE DO CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A STOLEN FIREARM BECAUSE IF THERE IS A LAWFUL RIGHTFUL OWNER TO SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN STOLEN, WE TRIED TO RETURN THAT PROPERTY TO THAT PERSON.
>> IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN WE MAKE A TRIP TO MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AND WHEN WE MAKE A TRIP, WE'RE USUALLY TAKING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 GUNS TO THE STATE POLICE THAT FOR DESTRUCTION AT A TIME.
WE TAKE IN FOR DESTRUCTION VARIES BY YEAR BY YEAR.
SOME YEARS ARE HIGHER, SOME ARE LOWER.
IT COULD BE A DOZEN IN ONE YEAR AND IT COULD BE 25-30 IN ANOTHER YEAR.
GUNS THAT ARE ALSO USED IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES THOSE ARE ALSO DESTROYED.
THE DESTRUCTION RUN IS TAKING ALL THE GUNS THAT WE HAVE, OUR POSSESSION THAT CAN NO LONGER BE POSSESSED LEGALLY.
>> I THINK TRUSTEE SUNDLAND HEADER.
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>> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE FIREARMS WOULD BE TAKEN IN FOR DESTRUCTION, BUT WHAT IF THESE FIREARMS ARE DECENT SHAPE? [LAUGHTER]
>> IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF SAID FIREARM OR THE POSSESSOR OF THAT FIREARM, AND WE CANNOT FIND A LEGAL OWNER OF A FIREARM, AND YOU WILL ASK US TO HAVE IT DESTROYED.
WE TAKE IT TO THE STATE POLICE AND THEY PUT IT IN FOR THE DESTRUCTION.
IT'S AN AMAZING SIGHT TO GO INTO THEIR DESTRUCTION BECAUSE IT'S ALL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TURN THEIR FIREARMS INTO THEM.
IT'S AN OVERWHELMING, IT'S A DAUNTING JOB ACTUALLY.
>> IT'S PROBABLY A COMPLEX ADMINISTRATIVE THING TO PROCESS AS WELL.
>> THEY TAKE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT FIREARMS AND THEY DOUBLE CHECK AND TRIPLE CHECK SERIAL NUMBERS,
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AND TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR GUNS AND REUSING COMMISSIONER CRACKS.AND SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIREARMS WEREN'T USING THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME, AND THEN THEY TAKE THEM FOR DESTRUCTION.
AND I MEAN, THEY TAKE VERY MASSIVE QUANTITIES, TRUCKLOADS FULL OF FIREARMS FOR FAIRLY CERTAINLY HAVE THE MELTED AND FOR SCRAP METAL RECYCLED.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. CHIEF PLAGA CAN YOU TELL US HOW IT WOULD BE ANONYMOUS IF IN FACT, I HAVE A GUN THAT, I WANT TO HANDOVER, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYBODY KNOWING I EVER OWNED A GUN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> YOU CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
WE WOULD COME OUT TO THE CAR AND TAKE IT FROM YOU.
SO DROP BOXES OR NO GO WITH FIREARMS BECAUSE THERE'S JUST THERE'S SO MANY SAFETY CONCERNS THERE.
WE WOULDN'T REQUIRE YOU TO PROVIDE US WITH AN IDENTIFICATION.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO MANDATE THAT YOU TELL US WHO YOU ARE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE GUNS OFF THE STREET.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S A SUCCESS FOR US IF WE TAKE IT OUT OF THE STREET IS SUCCESS, IT'S A SUCCESS FOR YOU TO TURN IT IN.
IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION THERE, SO THERE'S NOBODY IS GOING TO BE MANDATED TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION YOUR NAME.
IT'S LIKE WALK IN, I HAVE THIS GUN.
I DON'T WANT IT. HERE YOU GO AND WALK OUT.
>> NOW, FOR PERSONAL LIABILITY SAFETY, I WOULD PROVIDE MY NAME BECAUSE THIS IS SHOWING THAT I DID TURN IT IN, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM SUPERVISOR, HOW LONG HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN GOING ON? [LAUGHTER]
>> I'VE BEEN 28 YEARS ALMOST IN ITS BIT.
WE'VE BEEN TAKING GUNS FOR DESTRUCTION.
A LOT OF THE GUNS WE TAKE IT FOR DESTRUCTION COME FROM FAMILY MEMBERS.
WHEN SOMEBODY PASSES, AND SO THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE ESTATE, THE FINALIZE FIREARMS, AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE RECENTLY THAT HAVE JUST BROUGHT GUNS AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT THEM ANYMORE.
THEY JUST DON'T WANT THEM IN THEIR HOME. THEY WANT THEM DESTROYED.
>> EMBARRASSINGLY, I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM, SO I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON FOR REALLY LEADING THIS EFFORT TO PUT THOSE BEFORE US AND THEN ENLIGHTEN US ABOUT THOSE.
IT'S DEFINITELY IN LINE WITH COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND I THINK WHAT THIS BOARD REPRESENTS, AND SO I'M HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS ALTHOUGH TRUSTEE HENDRICKSON, REALLY DID THE BULK AND [LAUGHTER]
>> THE WORK AND I'M APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT.
>> THIS IS JUST TIME FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT.
MY GOAL IS TO HAVE IT BACK IN FRONT OF US ON MAY 16TH. FOR ACTION.
I WILL PLUG ONE MORE THING WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC.
WHICH IS I BELIEVE THERE'LL BE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM AVAILABLE AT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXPO ON MAY 10TH, FROM 5-8 AT THE MARKETPLACE AND THE GREEN, WHICH IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT [LAUGHTER]
>> TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A TIME TO BRING YOUR WEAPONS.
>> THIS IS A TIME TO COME PICK UP INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
MAKE THAT PHONE CALLS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BRING IT IN LATER TIME.
>> WHILE ON THAT SUBJECT, AREN'T THERE ALSO LOCKS THAT YOU WILL HAVE AVAILABLE?
>> WE WORK WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GUN LOCKS, WHICH WE WILL HAVE AT THE MAY 10TH [NOISE]
>> AND NOT TO PREVENT YOU FROM COMING TO THE MAY 10TH EVENT, YOU CAN COME INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND REQUESTED GUN LOCK AND SAFETY INFORMATION ANYTIME.
>> AND YOU WON'T COME WITH A HOT DOG SPONSORED.
>> SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF THE MAY 10TH AND THAT HEALTH AND SAFETY EXPO.
WE HAVE GOTTEN A MAIN SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT AND THAT IS SPARROW, SO THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR FOOD AND SOME OTHER EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
AWESOME. KEEP POSITIVE VIBES ABOUT SPARROW.
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE. YES.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE RESOLUTION ACTUALLY IS AN EDUCATIONAL ONE, BUT IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, SINCE 2020, THIS BOARD HAS RECOGNIZED THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE AS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, AND SO IN ADDITION, THIS THE REASON WHY WE'RE NOT VOTING ON TONIGHT IS WE'RE VOTED ON IN OUR LAST MEETING IN MAY TO FORMALLY AGAIN RECOGNIZE THAT FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE AS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY.
WE'RE PUTTING TWO THINGS TOGETHER, WE'RE BEING EFFICIENT, [LAUGHTER]
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>> THEN WE'LL TAKE IT UP AT THE SECOND MEETING.
>> I THANK YOU FOR DOING THE WORK TO BRING IT SOURCE. NEAR THE COMMENTS.
>> WE HAVE 15 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
ITEM 16, OTHER MATTERS AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY?
>> DEPUTY CLERK, ASKED HER ABOUT PAGE 110 BEING UPSIDE DOWN.
I WANT TO THANK YOU. YOU PUBLISHED BUT 150 PAGES, A MEDIUM.
>> MET THE FIRST ONE IS AN UPSIDE DOWN.
>> IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK, AND YOU PUT IT TOGETHER LAST WEEK WHEN THERE WAS JUST SHEER CHAOS HERE ALL WEEK, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY FLIPPED THAT PAGE ON DURING THE CLOSED SESSION 2.
>> ANOTHER COMMENT ABOUT MR. LEMASTER.
I THINK MR. LEMASTER BEFORE EVERY MEETING TRIES TO EDUCATE ME ON THE TYPE OF VOTE I NEED PER EVERY ITEM, AND HE TOOK THAT ON BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY STUDIED TO BE AN OFFICIAL PARLIAMENTARIAN?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. I DID STUDY IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
THE ELECTIONS DID COME UP AT THAT TIME AS WELL, SO I PUT IT OFF FOR THAT.
BUT I AM READY TO TAKE IT AT ANYTIME.
>> MAYBE AFTER OUR AGENCY WIDE REFRESHER COURSE YOU WILL BE READY?
>> THANK YOU. LET'S THEN ADJOURN.
>> I WAS TO THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> AFTER FOUR AND 20 MINUTES NO ONE OPPOSED.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I GET TOO MANY OF THOSE.
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