Waterloo Township Board Meeting Unapproved Minutes

Off News, Waterloo,

27 November 2018    7:00 P.M.

9773 Mt. Hope Road

Munith, MI 49259

Call to Order:  7:00 p.m.

Present:  Lance, Walz, Kitley, McAlister, Morency.  Also present: 3 residents including John Beck, Zoning Enforcement and Charlie Barnum, Building Inspector.

Public Comment:  

Consent Agenda:  Kitley motioned with support from Walz to accept the consent agenda with changes as presented.  Aye/all; no/none.  Motion carried.  Charlie Barnum said that building is slowing down.  Weather is a factor.  The new SAESA building will be ready to move into by December 15th. 

Correspondence:  None   

Old Business:  None

New Business:  

  • Morency stated that the Planning Commission is still looking over text for solar farms zoning ordinance.  
  • Lance motioned with support from Kitley to approve the application from Charles and Barbara Sullivan for a land division, land combination, and boundary adjustments of two parcels resulting in three re-described parcels:  Tax ID # 000-05-100-005-005-00 with 22.946 acres, Tax ID # 000-00-35-100-006-00 with 3 acres and Tax ID # 000-05-35-251-001-04 with 10.269 acres.  Aye/all; no/none.  Motion carried.
  • An ordinance opting out of marihuana establishments was discussed.  Lance motioned with support from McAlister to table the ordinance for the present time pending clarification of language.  Aye/all; no/none.  Motion carried. 
  • Kitley motioned with support from McAlister to adopt Resolution 18-11-27-01 regarding Credit/Debit Card Use Policy.  Roll call vote:  Yes/Walz, Kitley, Lance, Morency, McAlister.  No/none.  Motion carried.
  • Lance motioned with support from Walz to adopt Resolution 18-11-27-02 regarding Acceptance of Payments by Financial Transaction Device.  Roll call vote:  Yes/Kitley, Lance, Morency, McAlister, Walz.  No/none.  Motion carried.
  • Walz stated that the Parks and Recreation committee is planning to use their grant of $500 from Consumers Energy Group as a down payment toward the person the work bid is awarded to.  The money will be used to cover some work on the walking path that will be surrounding the Town Hall.  Lance stated that Aggregate Industries will donate some gravel to the project.

Other Business That Comes Before The Board:  Walz stated that the auditor had suggested changing the money from the Super Now account to put money into a CD because interest is so low.  Walz suggested  using the stepladder approach to dividing the other CD which becomes available for renewal in January into 1, 2, 3, and 4-year CDs to make the money available more readily with lower penalties for early withdrawal.  A motion may be presented  at the December 20 meeting.

Public Comment:  Peggy Beals spoke on the fact that growing hemp is being confused with the drug itself.  Hemp is used for ropes and many other material items.  It is not the drug form.

Adjournment:  McAlister  motioned with support from Walz to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Aye/all; no/none.  Motion carried.

The next Planning Commission meeting will be on Tuesday, December 18, 20108 at 7:00 p.m.  The next regular Board meeting will be on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.  Change in meeting date due to Christmas holiday.  Minutes will be published in the Stockbridge Community News at the end of each month, on our website at www.waterlootwpmi.com and on our Facebook page at: waterlootownshipmichigan

Submitted by: Janice Kitley, Clerk

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