Board of Trustee Minutes

PRESENT: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

Also present, Attorney William Hampton

ABSENT: Stefanes

Supervisor Payne welcomed the public and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

This item was introduced to the Township Board on October 9, 2006. This business is requesting that the property be rezoned from O-1 Office to OR-1 Office-Retail District.

A complete copy of the rezoning request for 2510 Telegraph Road is available in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Buckley to APPROVE the Rezoning Request for 2510 Telegraph Rd.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED

I, JANET M. RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

The Request for Proposal (RFP) has been available on the Township website since September 18, 2006. There were 13 proposals received and submitted to the members of the Architectural Selection Review Team for evaluation.

The following criteria were required in the RFP:

Items 2 & 4 were heavily weighted items.

The proposals were narrowed down to three companies, Redstone/TMP, Yamasaki, and CDPA/Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, who were asked to make oral presentations to the committee on November 3, 2006.

The committee evaluated each presentation, and visited facilities designed by these firms. CDPA was judged to be the most qualified. They cover all important facets of the project as well as have experience juggling construction and sustaining operations.

Principal staff from CDPA/Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas were introduced – Stacy Peterson, President (CDPA); John Argenta, Vice President (CDPA) and Jim Pappas, President (Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas).

Supervisor Payne commended the committee members for their time and hard work.

A complete copy of CDPA’s Architect Proposal is available in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Devine to APPROVE CDPA/Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas as Architect for the Capital Building Project and to AUTHORIZE the Township Supervisor to Execute the Appropriate Contracts.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED

I, JANET M. RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

This amendment would allow the Orchard Lake Road Corridor Advisory Board to incorporate as a Michigan non-profit corporation and an IRS 501(c)3 entity. This status would allow the Board to seek grants.

Several municipalities have already approved this amendment and the Corridor Board cannot approve any expenditures without the participating communities approval.

A complete copy of the Orchard Lake Road Corridor Amendment is available in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Savoie and SUPPORT by Buckley to APPROVE the Orchard Lake Road Corridor Amendment.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED

I, JANET M. RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

Bloomfield Township has been selected to participate, as a pilot community, in a Footing Drain/House Lead Feasibility Study with the Oakland County Drain Commissioner’s Office. Southfield and Farmington Hills are also participating in this study. The total cost of this project is $890,000.00, of which 50 percent will be funded by a grant.

This two-year project will allow for the identification of infiltration into the Evergreen Farmington Sewage Disposal System, as well as rehabilitation. The targeted area is the subdivisions along the Rouge River in Sections 13 and 24.

A complete copy of the Footing Drain/House Lead Feasibility Study Agreement is available in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Buckley and SUPPORT by Barnett to APPROVE the Footing Drain/House Lead Feasibility Study Agreement with the Oakland County Drain Commissioner and to AUTHORIZE the Bloomfield Township Supervisor to Sign the Agreement.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.

I, JANET RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the forgoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

The purpose of this petition is to create a Special Assessment District to extend a public sanitary sewer along Lakecrest Drive. The Township Assessor has reviewed and confirmed the sufficiency of the petition to be 66.56 percent of the landowners. The proposed special assessment district consists of 17 properties with an estimated assessment of $25,500.00 per site.

If approved by the Township Board, the first public hearing will be scheduled for January 22, 2007.

A complete copy of the Lakecrest Sanitary Sewer Petition is available in the Clerk’s office.

MOTION by Savoie and SUPPORT by Barnett to ACCEPT the Lakecrest Sanitary Sewer Petition and AUTHORIZE Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc. (HRC) to Proceed with the Engineering Plans.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.

I, JANET RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the forgoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

A grant has been issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a Flood Mitigation Plan. This plan must be approved by FEMA before any additional funding may be obtained.

The grant requires a 25 percent match ($5300.00) from the community with FEMA matching up to 75 percent.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Buckley to APPROVE the Flood Mitigation Assistance Planning Grant, AUTHORIZE the Bloomfield Township Supervisor to Sign the HRC Project Plan Proposal and to AUTHORIZE HRC to Proceed with the Planning Grant Work.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.

I, JANET RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the forgoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

MOTION by Buckley and SUPPORT by Barnett to APPROVE the 2007 Budget for the 48^th Judicial District.

A complete copy of the 48^th Judicial District 2007 Budget is available in the Clerk’s office.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED

I, JANET M. RONCELLI, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield, County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at their regular meeting held on November 13, 2006.

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JANET RONCELLI
TOWNSHIP CLERK

MOTION by Devine and SUPPORT by Roncelli to APPROVE payroll and vouchers A001908-A001941; B013223-B013658; E002032-E002054 totaling $5,761,390.73.

AYES: Barnett, Buckley, Devine, Payne, Roncelli, Savoie

NAYS: None

Included in Board Packet: Bloomfield Township Fire Dept

August and September 2006 Monthly Reports

Michigan Township Newsletter Article, "Can a Township Regulate Campaign Signs?"

TABLED ITEMS: Innerwoods Lot Split

(Tabled Indefinitely)

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Janet M. Roncelli, Bloomfield Township Clerk