Regular Meeting Minutes
February 5, 2008
7:00 p.m. Call to Order
Pledge to the Flag
Present: K. Holk, P. Allagreen, C. Stover, J. Stevens, D. Goulston .
4 Township Residents
Motion by C. Stover to approve Agenda with one (1) addition under Correspondence “C“, Representative-Richmond Lenox EMS meetings. Supported by P. Allagreen. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
Motion by C. Stover to approve Minutes of January 8, 2008 Regular Meeting.
Supported by D. Goulston. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
Motion by J. Stevens to accept Financial Report . Supported by P. Allagreen
5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried. K. Holk inquired as to amount indicated regarding Parks and Rec. C. Stover gave explanation.
Motion by C. Stover to approve Quarterly Report with changes. Supported by D. Goulston. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
Correspondence
A. Attorney Dlsoki/Rondgio Federal Court Case
K. Holk read letter of January 30, 2008 from Attorney Dloski summarizing the
Order by Judge Roberts on January 29, 2008. She advised that Rondigo cannot
get the 18 million dollar damages they were seeking, but if at trial, Rondigo should win any of the other claims, Casco will have to pay their attorney fees. The same would apply if Rondigo should lose, they in turn would have to pay the
Township’s attorney fees.
B. Urban Boundary Agreement
K. Holk handed out maps to the Board members outling the areas agreed upon by
the City of Richmond, and the Townships of Casco, Columbus, Lenox and Rich-
mond. She then outlined the properties involved and agreed upon, and that a
Joint Planning Commission will be formed once the Agreement is finalized.
C. Report - Richmond Lenox EMS meeting
J. Stevens addressed the Board as to the January 23, 2008 meeting between
the Townships of Casco, Wales, Columbus and Richmond with Jeff White, Director of Richmond Lenox EMS. He stated that St. Clair County Emergency Management would like to have a liaison from each municipality. He indicated that Mr. White offered to represent Casco Township. It was the general consensus of the Board that it would be fine to have Mr. White be the liaison, but
that perhaps Joe should check with Eric Reeve. He said he would do so. K. Holk
stated the need for a refresher course on use of the defibulator, as the Board
Secretary, Brenda had not had instruction as to its use.
New Business
A. Amendment to Section 13.04, Article 13 of Township Zoning Ordinance
Accessory Buildings. K. Holk outlined the Staff Report of the St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission of January 16, 2008. She advised that she had had telephone communication with Geoff Donaldson regarding same and he told her it was his thought that the Metro Planning Commission had taken the easy way out, that this was a local issue and to check with surrounding townships on the ordinance. D. Goulston asked why the Board would contradict a unanimous decision by both the Township Planning Commission and the Metro Planning Commission. K. Holk addressed Denise Page and Wayne Baumgarten
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of the Township Planning Commission, inquiring of them what their reason/s Holk found no acceptable rationale for denial. When asked, member Czenkus commented that the Township has been given opinions by both the Planning
Commission and the Metro Planning Commission and it is his thought that
the Township Board should follow those recommendations.
Motion by K. Holk to approve Amendment to Section 13.04 Article
13 Casco Township Zoning Ordinance. Supported by P. Allagreen. 3 Ayes
(Stover, Holk, Allagreen). 2 Nays (Goulston, Stevens). Motion carried
B. Adopting Poverty Income Guidelines
Discussion by Board of the current amounts for Poverty Income Guidelines. It was the consensus of the Board that the baseline amounts were to low. Also, that
the Board of Review can use discretion. Motion by P. Allagreen to increase the amounts of items #1-8 by $4,000.00 and to increase the “additional person” amount of $3,480 to $4,000.00. Supported by C. Stover. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried
C. Resolution 2008-07/Hardship Appeals Asset Levels
Motion by K. Holk to amend proposed Resolution to state at end of second para-
graph and to read as: “ . . . meet Federal Poverty Income standards as amended by
the Township of Casco on February 5, 2008”. Supported by P. Allagreen.
5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried
Motion by K. Holk to adopt Resolution 2008-07 as amended. Supported by P.
Allagreen. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
D. March Board of Review/Date and Time
K. Holk outlined the proposed dates and times for the March 2008 Board of
Review as follows: Tuesday, March 4 Organization Meeting only 10:00 a.m.; Tuesday, March 11, Appeal Hearing 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, March 12, Appeal Hearing 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Motion by C. Stover to approve said dates and times. Supported by P. Allagreen. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
Payment of Bills
Motion by P. Allagreen to approve bills, submitted (#21245-21262) after the January 8, 2008 meeting with two (2) debit charges totaling $8,443.35 and bills submitted (#21263-21313) for bills submitted for the February 5, 2008 meeting that include payments to National City Bank of Michigan 941 e-file, Michigan Dept. of Treasury Withholding tax, and debit charges totaling $42,876.31. Supported by D. Goulston. Roll Call Vote: Holk - Aye, Stover - Aye, Allagreen - Aye, Stevens - Aye, Goulston - Aye. 5 Ayes. Motion carried.
Citizens Comments
W. Ruemenapp of the Planning Commission addressed the Board in that he was disappointed that he was not allowed to speak regarding the Amendment to Section 13.04 Article 13 Township Zoning Ordinance, as he felt that had he been allowed to speak, he\
perhaps could have given information that may have impacted the outcome. J. Stevens commented that he would like to see light usage addressed by the Board. He also asked if any date had been set for the road tour. K. Holk inquired of he and D. Goulston if any
certain dates would be better than others. They both indicated that they were available for any date scheduled except March 11. J. Stevens also commented that Eric Reeve serves on the Haz Mat team and therefore probably wouldn’t be able to serve on the St. Clair County Emergency Management team. The Board then asked if anyone in the
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Township were to be interested to contact the Township offices before the March Board meeting, and if no one is interested they would have no problem with Jeff White representing Casco. J. Stevens gave the Board brief comments on the MTA dinner. He also advised the Board of the Richmond Lenox EMS Awards Recognition/Awards dinner on March 1, 2008 at the Richmond Knights of Columbus. He will be attending and he advised the Board that anyone else interested in going should call (586) 749-7713. He also commented that the response time by Richmond Lenox EMS from either the Lenox Township station or the Richmond station is approximately 7 minutes.
Motion to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. by K. Holk. Supported by D. Goulston. 5 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried.
Patricia M. Allagreen, Casco Township Clerk
