Board of Trustee Minutes

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES – MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007

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.

ITEM #1 Approved Board Minutes of August 13, 2007

ITEM #2 Hearing of Assessment – Indianwood Subdivision/Lochridge Bridge Reconstruction, SAD 398

Wayne Domine, Engineering and Environmental Services Director, made the presentation.

At their last meeting on August 13, 2007, the Board voted to accept the petition for this special assessment district.

The assessments were calculated using a base unit of benefit factor of one for lot widths under 208 feet. Lot widths over 208 feet were assessed more, but capped at 1.30 (unit of benefit). The total cost of the project is $1,393,334.30. The cost per unit of benefit is $39,639.67.

Domine recommended that the Board confirm the assessment roll for a 20-year period, with the first assessment due April 1, 2008. He stated that this timeline corresponds with Oakland County’s collection of assessments. He also recommended that the Board award the contract to Dan’s Excavating in the amount of $948,334.30 with a notice to proceed and start construction in October 2007.

The Public Hearing of Assessment was closed at 8:14 p.m.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Buckley to CONFIRM the Indianwood

Subdivision/Lochridge Bridge Assessment Roll for a Period of 20 Years with an Interest Rate of Six Percent and the First Assessment Payment Due April 1, 2008.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Savoie to AWARD the Indianwood Subdivision/Lochridge Bridge Reconstruction to Dan’s Excavating with a Notice to Proceed and Start Construction in October 2007.

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 August 27, 2007.

ITEM #3 Electronic Waste Recycling and Shredding Services

Meghan Bonfiglio, Environmental Services Manager, made the presentation.

Over the past year, the Engineering & Environmental Service Department and the Clerk’s Office have received an increasing number of calls regarding the desire to have electronic waste recycling and shredding added as additional waste disposal services.

Research was completed on each of the proposed services. It was found that Great Lakes Electronic Corporation would perform the electronic waste recycling for a fee of $0.20 per pound and would provide labor to assist residents for an additional $1000.00. Safeway Shredding provided the lowest cost estimate for paper disposal of $75.00 per hour for equipment and labor costs. In order to keep costs manageable for the shredding services, it was recommended that a limit be set on either weight or number of boxes allowed. The Township’s General Fund would be used to pay for these services and the event would be held November 3, 2007 this year.

MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Savoie to APPROVE an Annual Electronic Waste Recycling and Shredding Service Event to be Funded by the Township’s General Fund and AWARD the Contracts to Great Lakes Electronics Recycling and Safeway Shredding.

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 August 27, 2007.

ITEM #4 Consider Adoption of Ordinance 588, Right-of-Way Regulation

Supervisor Payne advised the Board that the ordinance is being postponed. A meeting had been held between the Township and AT&T to discuss various components of Ordinance 588, Right-of-Way Regulation. AT&T would prefer that the Township not adopt the ordinance, but that is not an option.

Currently, there are 11 AT&T video cabinets in the Township and it is anticipated that another 40 will be constructed - some in subdivisions. It is imperative that the Township has an ordinance that will allow problems to be cited regarding this type of right-of-way work. It is anticipated that the ordinance will be on the September 10, 2007 Board agenda.

ITEM #5 Board Packet Demonstration

A demonstration was given of the Board packet and how bookmarks may be accessed from the Adobe Acrobat file; and how to print sections instead of the entire packet.

ITEM #6 Approve Payroll and Vouchers

MOTION by Savoie and SUPPORT by Roncelli to APPROVE payroll and vouchers A002537-A002558; B017139-B017317; E002361-E002376 totaling $7,908,688.83.

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

NAYS: None

ITEM #9 Public Comment

Stuart Frankel, 1671 Lochridge Rd., addressed the Board regarding agenda item #2.

Included in Board Packet: Bloomfield Twp. Police Dept. Monthly Report – July 2007

Bloomfield Twp. Fire Dept. – Monthly Reports – May & June 2007

AT&T Michigan Letter

Bloomfield Township Public Library Preliminary Budget Approval Letter

TABLED ITEMS: Cost Recovery Resolution (Tabled Indefinitely)

Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

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