MINUTES
Spring Lake Village
January 18, 2010
7:30 P.M.
Barber School Meeting Room
102 West Exchange
Spring Lake, Michigan
I. Call to Order:
President Filber called the meeting to order at 7:30.
II. Pledge of Allegiance:
President Filber led the pledge of allegiance.
III. Roll Call:
A. Present: Filber, Kelly, MacLachlan, Miller, Nauta, VandenBosch & Van Strate
IV. Reports and Statements of Citizens:
No reports or statements of citizens were presented.
V. President Filber presented a resolution of appreciation to former Council member Jeffrey Ferguson.
VI. Consent Agenda:
A. Approved the payment of the bills in the amount of $119,039.39.
B. Approved the minutes for the December 21, 2009 and January 4, 2010 regular Village Council meetings.
C. Approved the periodic invoice for reimbursement of legal costs to the public utilities division of the Ottawa County Road Commission for the Village of Spring Lake’s share of the Northwest Ottawa Water Treatment System south intake litigation in the amount of $925.
D. Approved the annual Sentence Work Abatement Program (SWAP) service agreement with the County of Ottawa. This annual agreement provided for a mutual understanding on when the SWAP crews were available. Twenty-nine days would be included again this year at the same price as last year ($6.10 per hour).
E. Authorized President Filber to submit a proposal for an LED Streetlight Conversion Grant for 51 Sternberg lights to the Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation in the amount of $48,804 with a local match of $9,980 from the Tax Increment Financing fund.
On a motion by Nauta, support from Miller, the Village Council approved the Consent Agenda as presented.
Yes: 7 No: 0
VII. Report By the Village Clerk/Treasurer:
No report was presented.
VIII. Report By the Village Manager:
A. Approved a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to section 20, Special Land Uses and Special Land Use Specific Requirements to permit community support facilities in the P-Public, Semi-Public zoning district.
Subject: The Planning Commission considered this matter at the request of the People Center and Christ Community Church. They recommended approval. The Community Services Director proposed language to prevent a church or non-profit from removing any more property from the tax rolls in order to create a community support facility. The language limited this ordinance’s application to properties that were off the tax rolls as of December 31, 2009.
On a motion by Kelly, support from Miller, the Village Council approved adoption of an amendment to Section 20, Special Land Uses, and Special Land Use Specific Requirements, to permit community support facilities in the P-Public, Semi-Public zoning district and to provide for other neighborhood protection measures as noted in said ordinance.
Yes: 7 No: 0
IX. Reports from the Village Council:
Council member Kelly asked if the Village Ethics policy was on line and if it had been distributed to the Village Council and commissions.
Manager Cotton said that it was distributed to both, but that he would make sure that the Village Council received another copy, since the first was put in with their council packets. He added that it would also be put on the website.
Council member Nauta suggested that the Tanglefoot Park storage fees for trailers should be the same as what the owners had been charged elsewhere in the past. He also said that the neighborhood residents should be informed that storage of the trailers was being considered, so they would have an opportunity to present their feedback to the Village Council.
X. Statements of Citizens:
No statements of citizens were presented.
XI. Adjournment:
On a motion by Van Strate, support from Kelly, the Village Council adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Yes: 7 No: 0
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William Filber, Village President
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Maribeth Lawrence, Village Clerk/Treasurer
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