Cottrellville Township, Michigan

PLANNING COMMISSION

Regular Meeting

MINUTES

DRAFT

 

Date: June 27, 2007

 

CALL TO ORDER

By: Mary Agnes Simons    Time:

ROLL CALL

Present: Debbie Hayes, Mary Agnes Simons, Georgia Phelan, Bernie Pelc, Tom Raymond, Bill Jenuwine, Bill Drake

Excused Absence: George Kunnath

Absent: Isla Boskee

Others Present

Mr. Richard Smith, Montgomery & Associates (twp. planning consultant)

MINUTES APPROVAL

Minutes of 5-23-07

Changes:

Motion to approve: Bill Jenuwine

Second: Bernie Pelc

Agenda approved

AGENDA CHANGES

Add Info Note under New Business re: Tom Raymond

Add “Grass Cutting Ordinance” to New Business

CORRESPONDENCE
  1. Article for Summer Township Newsletter
  2. Bill Klaassen, Bldg. Inspector, report on signs at Orchard’s store and Marine City Airport

Orchard’s Store sign: business was in compliance with ordinances at time of installation.

Marine City airport: business was in compliance with ordinances at time of installation.

OLD BUSINESS
  1. Assembly of compilation of ordinance updates.

Further review of proposed ordinance language

NEW BUSINESS
  1. Schedule Public Hearing: Ordinance Updates

Motion by Bill Drake to set the Public Hearing on July 25, 7:00 p.m. at the township hall

Second: Bill Jenuwine

Motion approved

  1. Bill Klaasen, Bldg. Inspector, comments on ordinance updates: included in Old Business discussion
  2. Review of “Engineering Standards” ordinance proposals:
    • Huron Consultants, Port Huron
    • Giffels-Webster Engineers, Roch. Hills/Wash. Twp/Detroit
    • BMJ Engineers & Surveyors, Port Huron
    • Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Shelby Twp
    • Project Control Engineering, Algonac

            Discussion: Need a Request for Proposals sent out instead of           

            these proposals so we can adequately compare proposals and 

            costs.

           Motion by Bill Drake to send to these companies a Request for

           Proposal to develop an engineering ordinance for the township

           Second: Bernie Pelc

           Motion approved

  1. Recommendation to Township Board re: Engineering Firm to prepare “Engineering Standards” ordinance; see Motion in c.
  2. Grass Cutting Ordinance needed?

Discussion: we need one.  Mr. Smith is to research language.

Informational Note: Commissioner Tom Raymond has resigned to take the position of Township Supervisor.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Start time: 9:08 p.m.  Stop time: 9:15 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

Time: 9:15 p.m.

 

 

Presented by:

Georgia Phelan, Secretary