Board of Trustee Minutes

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
September 6, 2005

ITEM #1: APPROVED Board minutes of August 22, 2005 as printed.

ITEM #2: Consider proposed Ordinance 561.

Supervisor Payne reviewed the purpose of Ordinance 561 as one of two proposals to terminate the CSO Special Assessment District, Roll 900. The ordinance, which would amend Ordinance 158, the sewer rate ordinance, increases sewer rates by $.06 ($0.06) per 1000 gallons to cover the remaining 16% of the CSO Special Assessment District, Roll 900 debt retirement,11% of which is for sanitary sewer and 5% for rehabilitation. A copy of the ordinance is on file in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Stefanes and SUPPORT by Barnett to ADOPT Ordinance 561, an ordinance to amend Ordinance 158:

OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 158 AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE CHARGES OR RATES FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT TO PREMISES CONNECTED INDIRECTLY TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD, INCLUDING EVERGREEN AND FARMINGTON SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM."

The Township of Bloomfield Ordains:

SECTION 1.01.

That Ordinance No. 158, as amended, be amended by amending Section 2.01(a) and 2.01(b) thereof to read as follows:

Section 2.01(a). Each premises not connected to the Township water system shall pay a quarterly charge of $96.57 for sewage disposal, unless the premises private water supply system is metered in conformance to the requirements of those premises connected to the Township water system, then such premises shall be charged as specified in Section 2.01 (b).

Section 2.01(b). For those premises connected to the Township water system the quarterly sewage disposal charge shall be $2.61 per 1000 gallons of water used by said premises for that quarter.

SECTION 2.01 Repealer.

Ordinance No. 556 is specifically repealed. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent necessary to give this ordinance full force and effect.

SECTION 3.01 Severability.

Should any section, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared by the court to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.

SECTION 4.01 Savings.

All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory ordinance takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced.

SECTION 5.01 Adoption.

Upon adoption, the provisions of this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper circulated within said Township and shall apply to all bills rendered for sewage disposal on or after October 1, 2005.

AYES: Unanimous

ITEM #3: Consider resolution for CSO Special Assessment District terminating Roll 900 and increasing the millage to pay for the storm component.

Supervisor Payne reviewed the resolution (a copy of which is on file in the Clerk’s office) as one of two methods to terminate the CSO

Special Assessment District, District Roll 900. The resolution calls for approval of the following:

Attorney Hampton asked Treasurer Devine to check for any outstanding liens.

MOTION by Devine and SUPPORT by Roncelli to ADOPT the following Resolution for the CSO Special Assessment District for the Bloomfield Village CSO Drainage District, terminating Special Assessment District Roll 900 and increasing the millage to pay for the storm component:

WHEREAS, the Charter Township of Bloomfield owns and operates a separate and combined sanitary sewer collection system that discharges its

sanitary waste water to the Evergreen Farmington Sewage Disposal System which is a tributary to the Detroit Water and Sewage Department Interceptor System and Waste Water Treatment Plant; and

WHEREAS, the Water Bureau ("WB") of the Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") has determined that further corrective actions to the separate sanitary sewer system were required in order to fully comply with Part 31, Water Resources Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451, as amended, ("NREPA") MCL 324.3101, et seq.; and the rules promulgated under Part 31; and

WHEREAS, the Township and DEQ entered into a Second Amended Consent Order on December 10, 2004 to commence on corrective actions to resolve the town outlet capacity issues that may be contributing to sanitary sewer overflows on the separate sanitary sewer system; and

WHEREAS, the Township in cooperation with Oakland County may be required to construct a Retention Treatment Basin (RTB) to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows and may also elect to provide a wet weather connection from its separate sanitary sewer system to the Bloomfield Village RTB, if warranted, to meet the Township’s town outlet capacity requirements as part of these corrective actions; and

WHEREAS, previous to the agreement of the Second Amended Consent Order, the Township was mandated to control only the overflows from the combined sewer collection system within the Bloomfield Village CSO Drain District for which approximately 84% of the flow contribution was from storm water runoff within the Bloomfield Village CSO Drain District; and

WHEREAS, the property owners within the Bloomfield Village CSO Drain District have been paying an annual special assessment since 1996 for the costs associated to the construction for the Bloomfield Village RTB based upon storm, sanitary, and sewer rehabilitation components; and

WHEREAS, the Township has begun implementing the corrective actions, including sewer rehabilitation, as mandated by the Second Amended Consent Order with the associated costs being paid by the users of both the separate and combined sanitary sewer collection system; and

WHEREAS, the Township is considering the termination of the Bloomfield Village CSO Special Assessment District and substituting in lieu thereof with respect to the 84% storm component an increase in millage payable to the Drains at Large Fund.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Township Board as follows:

ITEM #4: Consider Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition Resolution to designate Monday, September 26, 2005, as Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with your Children.

Supervisor Payne presented the resolution which was provided by the Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition, an agency supported by the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees. As a member of the Coalition Board, Payne encouraged the adoption as did Trustee Stefanes, President-Elect of the Coalition.

MOTION by Buckley and SUPPORT by Savoie to ADOPT the following Resolution designating Monday, September 26, 2005, as Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with your Children:

WHEREAS, the Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition, an organization supported by the Charter Township of Bloomfield, is committed to promoting Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children; and

WHEREAS the use of illegal drugs and the abuse of alcohol and nicotine constitute the greatest threats to the well-being of America's children; and

WHEREAS surveys conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University have consistently found that the more often children and teenagers eat dinner with their families the less likely they are to smoke, drink and use illegal drugs; and

WHEREAS teenagers who rarely eat dinner with their families are 72 percent more likely than the average teenager to use illegal drugs, alcohol and cigarettes; and

WHEREAS teenagers who often eat dinner with their families are 31 percent less likely than the average teenager to use illegal drugs, alcohol and cigarettes; and

WHEREAS the correlation between family dinners and reduced risk for teen substance abuse are well documented; and

WHEREAS parental influence is known to be one of the most crucial factors in determining the likelihood of substance abuse by teenagers; and

WHEREAS family dinners have long constituted a substantial pillar of family life in America.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Bloomfield hereby proclaims Monday, September 26, 2005, Family Day – A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children, and urges all citizens to recognize and participate in its observance.

AYES: Unanimous

ITEM #5: Consider resolution for firefighter assistance in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Fire Chief Leo Chartier made a presentation to the Board describing the urgent need for assistance and the format under which any assistance, if approved, must be provided. The affected states, which are part of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact), are able to request assistance from other states, including Michigan, that are a part of the compact. This compact, headed at the national level by NEMA direction, provides the most organized, responsible, coordinated, and effective means for providing resources and assistance of all types to the affected states, and localities within them. EMAC was ratified during the second session of the 104th Congress and became Public Law 104-321, October 1996.

The Board was advised that all salaries of the volunteer firefighters would be reimbursed by EMAC and the Federal Emergency

Management Agency and liability issues would be handled by these agencies as well. If our application is accepted, Chartier proposed to send two (2) firefighters and one (1) reserve rescue vehicle.

While he does not know the exact date when our firefighters will be needed, the Board will be advised of all future actions.

MOTION by Savoie and SUPPORT by Devine to APPROVE the following resolution:

ITEM #6: Consider resolution in recognition of resident, Leslie A. Murphy.

Trustee Stefanes advised the Board that the request for the recognition was forwarded to Representative Taub’s office from John Lindley, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Assistant Director, State of Michigan.

MOTION by Stefanes and SUPPORT by Buckley to APPROVE the following resolution:

WHEREAS, it is an honor to congratulate Bloomfield Township resident Leslie A. Murphy, CPA, upon the commencement of her term as Chair of the Board of Directors of the 340,000 member, national professional association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); and

WHEREAS, Leslie joined Plante & Moran, PLLC in 1973, and received her CPA certificate in 1975. She became a partner in 1983, specializing in

construction and educational clients. In 1993, Leslie became Managing Partner of Plante & Moran’s Grand Rapids office; and

WHEREAS, Leslie returned to Southfield in 1998, assuming various full-time management positions with the firm, including Managing Partner of all Client Services. She was cofounder of Plante & Moran’s PTA Committee, which is responsible for work-life initiatives. The policies recommended by this group paved the way for the firm’s recognition by Fortune Magazine as one of the nation’s "100 Best Places to Work" for the past 7 years; and

WHEREAS, in addition to being a national speaker the CPA profession, Leslie was honored by the following: Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Southeast Michigan; the National Association of Women Business Owners as one of the Top 10 Women Business Owners; and Corp! Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in Michigan; and

WHEREAS, Leslie’s intense dedication to the CPA profession has been apparent throughout her more than 30-year career. Leslie generously volunteered her time as Chair of the AICPA Finance Committee and member of the Audit, Compensation, and Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) committees. Leslie is active in the American Women’s Society of CPAs, formerly as Chair of the Detroit Chapter’s Advisory Committee; and

WHEREAS, as Audit Committee Chair and Executive Committee member of the United Way for Southeastern Michigan Board of Directors, Past Chair and current member of the Michigan Women’s Foundation Board of Directors, and member of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Leslie has extended her volunteerism into countless realms of business and community life; and

WHEREAS, Leslie and her husband, Terry, reside in Bloomfield Township.

ITEM #8: Amend resolution for liquor license approval, Adnan Matta, to Huda Restaurant, Inc.

Clerk Roncelli advised the Board that the applicant’s legal advisor requested a change for liability purposes. Furthermore, the applicant had applied one year ago to the Liquor Control

Commission under the name of Huda Restaurant, Inc. Changes will be made to the Township’s liquor license application in order to clarify the appropriate name in which to issue all future licenses.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Devine to APPROVE the following amended liquor license:

At a regular meeting of the Charter Township of Bloomfield Township Board called to order by Supervisor Payne, September 6, 2005, at 8:00 p.m.., the following resolution was offered:

Moved by Barnett and supported by Devine.

That the request from Huda Restaurant, Inc. for a new full year Class C license to be located at 43259 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County be considered for approval "ABOVE ALL OTHERS"

Approval Disapproval

Yeas: Unanimous Yeas: None

It is the consensus of this legislative body that the application be recommended for issuance.

ITEM #9: OTHER BUSINESS:

Supervisor Payne provided the Safety Path Budget and paths included for the 2006 program (A copy of which is on file in the Clerk’s office).

Clerk Roncelli announced the first electronic transmittal of the complete Board agenda and asked for suggestions on future transmittals.

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