BUENA VISTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP
Regular Board Meeting
June 27, 2005

Clerk Montgomery called the Board Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Hall.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Board of Trustees.

Motioned by Orange second by Martin for Clerk Montgomery to chair meeting in the absence of Supervisor Parker. Motion carried unanimously.

MEMBERS PRESENT Clerk Montgomery, Treasurer Williams, Trustee Martin, Trustee Orange and Trustee O’Steen.

MEMBERS ABSENT Supervisor Parker and Trustee Carter

AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS Dexter Mitchell, Director of BVCT Community Center

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Mrs. Estella Brown

Mr. Carrollton Troutman

(06-27-01-05) Motioned by Martin second by Orange for the approval of the

June 13, 2005 Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Buena Vista Charter Township Board of Trustees. Motion carried unanimously.

(06-27-02-05) Motioned by O’Steen second by Martin for approval to review and approve the statements for accounts payable and payroll as listed below:

General Fund $287,057.67

Sewer Fund $ 25,813.13

Water Fund $135,112.64

Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

(06-27-03-05) Motioned by O’Steen second by Martin to review and approve the bid specifications from Ducre’s Building and Home Remodeling, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $5,500.00 for the repair of the pavilion roof which is housed in the Lion’s Park at 1940 S. Outer Drive. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

(06-27-04-05) Motioned by Martin second by O’Steen to approve the creation of a new non-union administrative position for the Buena Vista Charter Township Police Department at pay grade $24,757.00 - $26, 910.00. NOTE: The creation of this position would allow a full time police officer to return to road patrol. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

(06-27-05-05) Motioned by Orange second by Martin to approve the second reading and adoption of Zoning Ordinance number 244 to amend tax parcel number 10-12-5-02-1006-000 from A-1, Agricultural to M-1, Industrial commonly known as 5600 Becker. Motion carried unanimously.

Motioned by Martin second by Montgomery to accept agenda items 06-27-06-05 through 06-27-09-05 collectively. Motion carried unanimously.

(06-27-06-05) Motioned by Martin second by Montgomery to receive and file the Monthly Summary Report from Wade-Trim from April 2005. Motion carried unanimously.

(06-27-07-05) Motioned by Martin second by Montgomery to receive and file the Monthly Summary Report from Wade-Trim for May 2005. Motion carried unanimously.

(06-27-08-05) Motioned by Martin second by Montgomery to receive and file the monthly minutes from Saginaw Area GIS Authority for May 2005. Motion carried unanimously.

(06-27-09-05) Motioned by Martin second by Montgomery to receive and file the monthly minutes from Saginaw Area GIS Authority for June 2005. Motion carried unanimously.

Trustee O’Steen: I passed out to the Board members a package about Saginaw County Metropolitan Planning Commission dealing with the roads and everyone should have one in front of them. What I highlighted stuff that is happening in Buena Vista Township. I can go down page by page for example, project #85. It will not cost the Township a dime. Project #93, M-81 and I-75 interchange lanes where they are going to put flowers in and leveling out the soil and not going to cost us a dime. Project #92, M-81 and I-75 interchange construct round about and it not going to cost us a dime.

Treasurer Williams: I just wanted to remind everyone that tax season is starting this Friday, July 1, 2005 as scheduled and wanted to bring up every year of any deferred summer tax payments and information sheets are available. Tax payers that are disabled over the age of 62, veterans, widows and widowers, agriculture use land and office, they do qualify if they have a 25,000.00 income or less for a tax deferred. That means where you will deferred not to have penalties after September 15, 2005 and you can also have your payments delayed until March.

Trustee Martin: I am going to be a little lengthy but you all will have to bear with me. However; first of all, I want to preference my statement by saying that I want everyone to know that I am not being critical. I want to talk about the project first that is dear to my heart. As far as I am concern, I know that I am not going to be on this Board forever, but five years is a long time to be with a project and not making any movement whatsoever. I’m saying, if you all agree without me making a motion and if I have to make a motion, I will make it, that I think that this should be done in reference to the playscape. I stand that a concentrated effort should be made with the big boy taxpayers in Buena Vista and to some possible donations for this playscape. I also think that it should be a timeline put on that effort and at the end of that timeline, which it shouldn’t be to long, because it’s been five years already and that’s much too long and I think that a committee should be formed and scale down the playscape to where we can handle it, because 170,000 and 200,000 is to much to ask for and receive and while we are at this point, I’d like to say that money is in the Saginaw Foundation and not Saginaw Future. At the same time, when we get that timetable or whatever, as I stated before, we need to modify what we are going to do with the playscape where it fit with the amount of money that we still have in our pockets. I want to see movement on the playscape. I don’t want it be idled and no one is doing anything. I think also that we should get some kind of sign or something to let everyone know that it would be the future site for the playscape. Thirdly, do you think that we should have a representation on the Saginaw Area GIS?

Trustee Orange: First I would like to thank the Manager and the Board for the love they showed me on the recent death of my Father. You don’t have to be nice and I really appreciate that show of love that you gave me. Second thing was Mr. Troutman is in the audience on today and Mr. Troutman cuts the field on the corner of Bertha and Yauck. He’s been doing it for the last 2 to 3 years and he has done a great job for the last three years.

Mr. Williams: I have one. Just the budget for the month of May this year and we are below 2% of our budget forecast of this year. Just one other reminder that the Rib Cook-Off Festival 2005 is still accepting backyard grilling experts. If you are a backyard griller and know of anyone, we still have room for you.

ADJOURNMENT: Motioned by Martin second by Orange to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.