Waterloo Township Board Unapproved Meeting Minutes

Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.

Pledge

Present:  Lance, Kitley, McAlister, Walz.   Absent: Morency.

Public Comment:  None.

Consent Agenda: There was no meeting in March. February minutes were presented.   Kitley motioned with support from McAlister to approve the consent agenda as presented.  Aye/all; no/none.   Absent: Morency.   Motion carried.

Correspondence:  None

Old Business:

• Walz gave a report on the last Parks and Recreation meeting. She said there were two new people on the   Parks and Recreation Committee.  She feels they will add a lot to the committee.  The group will start meeting every other month going forward.  The surveys are being returned.  Deadline has been extended because of the lockdown.  Hoping to tentatively have a meeting in May.  Boys scouts came to work on Township grounds and put in two new bird houses.

New Business:  There was no Planning Commission in April.

• Lance motioned with support from Walz to appoint Randy Heatley to the Land Division Committee replacing Ted Beals who resigned. Aye/all; no/none.  Absent: Morency.  Motion carried.
• Lance motioned with support from McAlister to reappoint Denny Walz, Diane Bice and John Sweet each for two-year terms to the Board of Review. Aye/all; no/none.  Absent: Morency.  Motion carried.
• Date for the May budget workshop is scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2020.
• There was only one mowing quote submitted. Lance motioned with support from Walz to approved the mowing bid submitted by Green Shades Mowing.  Quote was much the same as last year.  Roll call vote:  Yes/Walz, Kitley, Lance, McAlister.  No/none.  Absent: Morency.  Motion carried.
• Bids for demolition of the Musbach Road property were looked at. It was decided to ask for a few more with more detail.
• The proposal for a contract with Jackson County Sheriff for Waterloo Township coverage was discussed. The proposal was very detailed and thorough.  Funding will be discussed further.

Other Business That Comes Before the Board:  Walz motioned with support from McAlister to removed Eric White at White & Hotchkiss law firm from our accounts payable saving us $4800 a year. He represented us at tax tribunals.   We will use a lawyer from our main law firm.

Discussion on the traffic being re-routed because of the tunnel going under M-52 near Green Lake toward Chelsea.  It will begin on May 4, 2020.

Public Comment:  None.

Adjournment:  Walz motioned with support from McAlister to adjourn at 7:50 p.m. Aye/all; no/none.  Absent: Morency.   Motion carried.

The next Planning Commission meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00.  The next regular Board meeting will be on Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m.     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