MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE GEORGETOWN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
The
meeting was called to order at
Prayer
for guidance by Daniel Carlton
Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag
Roll
Call
Present: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, R. J.
Poel, Del South, Richard VanderKlok,
Stanley Sterk, Dale Mohr
Absent: none
#050912-01 - Public Comments
Todd Stuive, Exxel Engineering, represented the
applicants for the rezoning and presented the request with reasons why the HS
district was appropriate.
Randall Kraker, represented the developers
requesting the rezoning and presented further reasons why the property should
be rezoned to HS, including the fact that MDOT would allow curb cuts on M-21.
#050912-02 - Approval of
agenda as
presented for September 12, 2005
Moved by R. J. Poel, seconded by Richard VanderKlok,
to approve the agenda
as presented.
MOTION CARRIED.
#050912-03 - Communications,
letters and reports: Received for information, to be filed:
A. Code
Enforcement Officer’s August 2005 Monthly Report
B. Senior
Center Monthly Activity Report for August 2005
C. Planning
Commission September 7, 2005 minutes (pages for rezoning request)
D. Fire
Department Report for August 2005
#050912-04 - Consent agenda
c. 36th Ave. Payback
agreement
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by R. J. Poel, to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Yeas:
Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, R. J. Poel, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent: none
MOTION
CARRIED.
#050912-05 – Approval of the
Minutes of the August 22, 2005 Board Meeting
Moved by Richard VanderKlok, seconded by Dale Mohr,
to approve the minutes
of the regular board meeting held on August 22, 2005, as presented, with a
correction to Motion #050822-07 for the motion to read to rezone to (HS)
Highway Service Commercial.
MOTION CARRIED.
#050912-06 - Public Hearing
and Consideration of 2006 Budget
Moved by Dale Mohr, seconded by R. J. Poel, to open
the public hearing
MOTION CARRIED.
No one was present to comment on the budget.
Moved by Del South, seconded by Dale Mohr, to close
the public hearing.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Dale Mohr, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to approve
the resolution
for the 2006 Budget
Note: As recommended by the Finance Committee
Yeas:
Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, R. J. Poel, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION CARRIED.
I,
R. J. Poel, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular board meeting held September 12, 2005.
___________________________________
R.J.
Poel, Clerk
Georgetown
Charter Township
#050912-07 - Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m., or after,
for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate for Serviscreen Corporation,
1765 Chicago Dr., Jenison, MI
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by R. J. Poel, to open the public hearing
MOTION
CARRIED.
No
one was present to make comments on this item.
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by R. J. Poel, to close the public hearing
MOTION
CARRIED.
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by R. J. Poel, to approve the resolution as follows
for Serviscreen Inc., 1765 Chicago Dr., Georgetown Township, as follows, for a
project cost of $352,880.00 for twelve years
“HEARING FOR APPLICATION FOR
I.F.E.C.
(ACT 198) FOR SERVISCREEN
CORPORATION”
Whereas, Act 198 of the Michigan
Public Acts of 1974, as amended, authorized the Township to approve application
for industrial facilities exemption certificate; and
Whereas, pursuant to Act 198, and
after a duly noticed public hearing held on April 14, 1986, this township
established the “Corporate Center Industrial District,” for the property listed
below:
P.P.#
70-14-22-400-032 (prior -031), Serviscreen Corporation, 1765 Chicago Dr.,
Jenison, MI, Georgetown Township
Whereas, Serviscreen Corporation,
hereinafter referred to as “applicant”, has filed an application for an
industrial facilities exemption certificate under the provisions of Act 198 and
this township set September 12, 2005, at 7:30 PM or after, local time, as the
time to give the Township Assessor and a representative of each affected taxing
unit an opportunity to be heard regarding said application as amended; and
Whereas, written notification of
this hearing has been given to the Township Assessor and to the legislative
body of each taxing unit which levies ad valorem taxes within the township; and
Whereas, the Township Assessor and a
representative of the affected taxing units have been given an opportunity to
be heard with regard to the approval of an industrial facility exemption
certificate for the applicant; and
Whereas, there were no objections to
the approval of the industrial facilities exemption certificate at the meeting
held on September 12, 2005,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY
RESOLVED, by the Township Board of Georgetown Charter Township as follows:
1. That
this Township Board finds:
a) The proposed facility is
located within an industrial development district which was duly established in
Georgetown Township upon request or on the Township’s own initiative, taken
before commencement of the restoration, replacement, or construction of the
facility.
b) That completion of the
facility shall not have the effect of transferring employment from another
community within the State of Michigan to Georgetown Charter Township.
c) That the aggregate State
Equalized Value of real and personal property exempt from ad valorem taxes
under Act 198 does not exceed 5% of the total State Equalized Value of the
township plus the State Equalized Value of real and personal property thus
exempted.
d) That the granting of
industrial facilities exemption certificate, considered together with the
aggregate amount of industrial facilities exemption certificates previously
granted and currently in force, shall not have the affect of substantially
impeding the operation of the township of impairing the financial soundness of
a taxing unit which levied an ad valorem property tax in the township.
2.
That the application of the applicant for an industrial facilities
exemption certificate with regard to facilities set forth in the application to
be constructed in the district be and is hereby approved for a period of twelve
(12) years.
Yeas: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del South, R. J. Poel, Stanley
Sterk, Richard VanderKlok, Dale
Mohr
Nays: none
Absent: none
RESOLUTION
DECLARED ADOPTED.
Note: All notices and advertisements were published
___________________________________
R.J.
Poel, Clerk
I,
R. J. Poel, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular board meeting held September 12, 2005.
___________________________________
R.J.
Poel, Clerk
Georgetown
Charter Township
#050912-08 - Receive
Application for Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate Application
(Act 198) from
Elenbaas Hardwood Inc., 2363 Port Sheldon Ct., Jenison, MI, P.P. #
70-50-15-027-525
Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by R. J. Poel, to approve
the following resolution to receive an application for an Industrial Facilities
Exemption Certificate and to tentatively schedule a public hearing for October
10, 2005:
“RECEIVING ELENBAAS HARDWOOD
INC.
CERTIFICATE APPLICATION (ACT
198)”
Whereas, Elenbaas Hardwood Inc. has
submitted an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate;
and
Whereas, the Township Board of
Georgetown Township must approve or disapprove said application in accordance
to Act 198 of 1974; and
Whereas, section 5 of Act 198 of
1974 requires the hearing of opinion from the applicant, the assessor and the
affected taxing units.
BE IT RESOLVED, that a public
hearing be held October 10, 2005 to hear public opinion concerning said
application.
Yeas: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del South, R. J. Poel, Stanley
Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent: none
Note: Fee
has been paid
MOTION CARRIED.
#050912-09 - (REZ0503) To change from
(I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a
parcel of land described as P.P. #
70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr. (REZ0504) To change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service
Commercial a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017, located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Moved
by Richard VanderKlok, seconded by R. J. Poel, to deny (REZ0503) To change from
(I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of land described as
P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr. (REZ0504) To change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service
Commercial a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017, located at 1720
Chicago Dr., for the reasons given by the Planning Commission.
Note: The
Planning Commission recommended denial
with the following motion
that
was approved with a five to two vote:
Moved by Poskey, seconded by South, to recommend to
the Township Board denial of (REZ0503) To change from (I) Industrial
to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016,
located at 1720
Chicago Dr., and (REZ0504) To
change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of land
described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017, located at 1720
Chicago Dr., for reasons previously stated, which include: the proposed
zoning designation is not consistent with the Master Plan; the HS zoning district
would allow uses by right and with special use permits that are too intense for
the area; the area could be used as currently zoned and those uses now
permitted would not generate additional excessive traffic; uses allowed in the
HS district would generate increased traffic and even possible backups along a
road that has consistently been viewed as a way to carry traffic in and out of
the Township.
Attachment: Planning
Commission September 7, 2005 minutes (pages for rezoning request)
In
response to questions by Board members, Todd Stuive and Randall Kraker
explained the request and the relationship of the parcels to other zoning
districts and uses in the area.
Yeas: Del South, Richard VanderKlok, R. J. Poel,
Bill Holland
Nays: Dale Mohr, Stanley Sterk, Daniel Carlton
MOTION
CARRIED.
#050912-10 - 2005 Assessments Added to Tax Roll
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by R. J. Poel, to approve the 2005
Assessments Added to Tax Roll
Note: As recommended by the Finance
Committee
Yeas:
Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, R. J. Poel, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED.
I,
R. J. Poel, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular board meeting held September 12, 2005.
___________________________________
R.J.
Poel, Clerk
Georgetown
Charter Township
#050912-11 - Coaching and Consultation Proposal for
Ice Arena
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by R. J. Poel, to approve the proposal from Arette
for a cost of $7,500 plus expenses (not to exceed 10% of fee) for coaching and
consultation, and to amend the budget for the amount
Note: As
recommended by the Finance Committee
MOTION CARRIED.
#050912-12 – Public Comment
Randall
Kraker said that if the Board would rezone one parcel, they would prefer that
the eastern parcel be rezoned to HS.
#050912-13 - Board Open Discussion
a. Sidewalks on PineRidge Dr. and Roger
Dr.-since new information became available
about
sidewalks on 28th Ave. when it is redone in 2007 or 2008, there was
discussion regarding the requirement for sidewalks on some streets in the Industrial
district.
b. Exotic animal ordinance-the decision
was made to research and review possible
ordinances.
#050912-14 - Announcement of any scheduled meeting of
interest to board members
a.
Joint Planning
meeting with Board, ZBA and Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday,
September 14, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
b.
Services
Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2005 at 7:30 a.m.
#050912-15 – Reconsider Motion for (REZ0503) To change from
(I) Industrial to (HS) Highway
Service Commercial a parcel of land
described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr., and (REZ0504) To change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway
Service Commercial a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017,
located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Moved
by Del South, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to reconsider the motion for (REZ0503)
To change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of
land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr. and (REZ0504) To change from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway
Service Commercial a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017,
located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Yeas:
Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, R. J. Poel, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED.
#050912-16 – Reconsideration of (REZ0504) To change
from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway
Service Commercial a parcel of land
described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017, located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Moved
by Del South, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve (REZ0504) To change
from (I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of land
described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-017, located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Yeas:
Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, R. J. Poel, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED.
#050912-17 – Reconsideration of (REZ0503) To change from
(I) Industrial to (HS) Highway
Service Commercial a parcel of land
described as P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Stanley Sterk, to approve (REZ0503) To change from
(I) Industrial to (HS) Highway Service Commercial a parcel of land described as
P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, located at 1720
Chicago Dr.
Yeas:
Daniel Carlton, Stanley Sterk, Richard
VanderKlok, Dale Mohr
Nays: Del South, R. J. Poel, Bill Holland
Absent:
none
MOTION
CARRIED.
#050912-18 - Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
William Holland, Supervisor
R.
J. Poel, Clerk