AGENDA
The
Georgetown Township Board will meet
on Monday, October 10, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. for the regular meeting at the
Township Office.
The
agenda is as follows:
1. Call
to order by Chairman
2. Prayer
for guidance by Dale Mohr
3. Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Roll
Call
5. Public
Comments
6. Approval
of agenda as presented for October 10, 2005
7. Communications,
letters and reports: Received for information, to be filed:
A. Letter
from Charter Communications regarding rate increase
B. Code
Enforcement Officer’s September 2005 Monthly Report
C. Zoning
Board of Appeals minutes for September 28, 2005
8. Consent
agenda
a. Approval of minutes
of the regular board meeting held on September 26, 2005
9. Waive
Some Sidewalks in the Industrial District
Motion: To waiving the sidewalk requirement for Pine
Ridge, Roger and
Center Industrial Dr.
Note: As
recommended by the Finance Committee
10. Public Hearing at 7:30
p.m., or after, for an Industrial Facilities Exemption
Certificate for Elenbaas Hardwood Inc., 2363 Port Sheldon Ct., Jenison, MI, P.P. #
70-50-15-027-525
Motion: To
open the public hearing (and to close the public hearing)
Motion: To the
resolution as follows for Elenbaas Hardwood Inc., 2363
Port Sheldon Ct., Jenison, MI, P.P. #
70-50-15-027-525, Georgetown Township, for
a project cost of $669,400.00, as follows:
“HEARING FOR APPLICATION FOR
I.F.E.C.
(ACT 198) FOR ELENBAAS
HARDWOOD INC.”
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:
Elenbaas Hardwood Inc., 2363
Port Sheldon Ct., Jenison, MI, P.P. # 70-50-15-027-525
Whereas, Elenbaas Hardwood Inc.,
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 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:
Nays:
Absent:
Note: All notices and advertisements were published, and all fees paid
11. Final Preliminary Plat of Georgetown
Shores No. 6
Motion: To
grant final preliminary plat approval (construction) for Georgetown
Shores
No. 6, Part of the NE ¼ Section 27, T6N, R13W, Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Michigan
Note: Application, Ottawa County Road
and Drain Commission approvals, signed
street
light petition, and signed sidewalk compliance letter are on file in the
office. Lot inspection fees paid.
Attachment: final
preliminary plat map (available in Township Office)
12. Public Comment
(maximum 3 minutes per person)
13. Board Open Discussion
A: Report
on sidewalk and Bike Path.
B: Discussion
about test period of County Wide Wireless Broadband.
14. Announcement of any
scheduled meeting of interest to board members
15. Reports from Standing Committees
Finance
Committee meeting minutes of September 30, 2005
16. Meeting adjourned
at p.m.
11. Final Preliminary and Final
Plat of Lowing Woods No. 3 and 4
Motion: To
grant final
preliminary plat approval (construction) and final plat
approval for Lowing Woods No. 3 and 4, Part of the
NW ¼ Section 9, T6N, R13W, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan,
provided all state, county & local ordinance comply & all fees are
paid.
Note: Letter
of Credit, applications, Ottawa County Road and Drain Commission
approvals, signed street light petition, signed
sidewalk compliance letter were all received and are on file in the
office. All fees are paid to date
(including $50 per lot).
Attachment: Final preliminary and final plat maps (distributed in office