REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 10, 2023 – 7:00 PM
APPROVED
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Supervisor Slucter with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Slucter, Rumsey, Fritts, Myers, Piper, Pray and Pisano
Absent: None
Piper moved and Pisano seconded
to approve the agenda as written. Motion
carried unanimously.
Myers
moved and Piper seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
General
Fund consisting of Voucher #34443 through Voucher #34498 equaling: $124,177.24
plus digital transfers and payments of $3,272.10 making a Grand Total of $127,449.34.
Payroll Report consisting of Voucher #42327 through #42343 and Direct Deposit
#DD3678 through #DD3744 plus digital payments for a Grand Total of $99,617.04.
Reports:
Sheriff’s Report: Deputy Holliday reported on incidents in the township.
Planning Commission: At last meeting, made recommendations to the Township Board on two Special Use Permits and tabled one Special Use Permit needing additional information.
Sewer Board: Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2023. Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator Contract renewal up for discussion.
Emergency Service Department: Chief Miller reported: 1) Rumsey moved and Piper seconded to approve the request of Anne Marie Cavalcante to move from full time to pool paramedic, approve moving Jeffrey Carrow from pool paramedic to full time paramedic (taking Anne Marie Cavalcante’s shift) and promote the trainee’s John Cattron to POC Firefighter/EMT, Dale Morey to POC Firefighter/EMT and Justin Friesorger to POC Firefighter. Motion carried unanimously. 2) Conveyed the thank you cards and phone calls from the community that have been received recently. 3) The Windsor Township Emergency Services is providing and installing battery operated smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors free of charge from a grant by the State of Michigan Bureau of Fire Services. A Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Request Form and more information is available at the Windsor Township Office and website (www.windsortownship.com), Emergency Services Building, and the Village of Dimondale’s website (villageofdimondale.org).
Assessor/Preston Community Services: The Board of Review was completed on December 13th. There were fewer than normal items due to changes made allowing assessors to handle certain task without going to the Board of Review. A study was done by the State of Michigan and property assessed values will be increasing approximately 3% in Agriculture, 6% in Commercial, 10% in Industrial and 10% in Residential with taxable values increasing approximately 5%.
Public Service Department: 1) For 2022, there were 45 burials in Windsor Township. Since the last meeting we have had 4 burials, 3 cremations and 1 full burial. 2) Due to the mild winter weather, have been doing tree trimming in the cemeteries.
Supervisor’s Report: Issued 52 zoning referrals for different kinds
of construction in 2022. Will be meeting
with a building inspector candidate in the next couple of weeks.
Public Officials:
Village of Dimondale, President Ralph Reznick, announced the Village appointed Robert Campbell as Village Trustee, taking Jacob Toomey’s place as he was elected County Commissioner.
Other Reports & Announcements: None
Hear Public Present for Agenda Items: None
Unfinished Business:
Garry Rowe, representative of the
Tri-County Planning Ground Water Management Board answered questions from the board in referenced to the
ground water samplings taken around the Tri-County area. They have raised funding
to sample six water wells in Windsor Township and are requested assistance in
funding for 14 additional wells for a sum of $3,220.00. Slucter moved and Pisano seconded to
approve funding of $3,220.00 to sample 14 water wells and assistance in mailing
out letters to homeowners. Motion carried
unanimously.
New Business:
Slucter moved and Pisano seconded to
table Creyts Road Exchange Special Use Permit renewal until next regular
meeting, January 24, 2023, to obtain further legal review and allow operations
to continue during this period. Motion
carried unanimously.
Pray moved and Piper seconded to
approve the Planning Commission’s recommendation and deny Unitech Laboratories
Special Use Permit renewal due to not having received any communication from
them in over a year and not completing buildout or occupying space.
Ayes:
Myers Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Motion carried unanimously
Discussion was held Windsor Estates of
Dimondale mobile home community drinking water system. Havenpark Communities, owners of Windsor
Estates, has applied for a public drinking water supply system permit from the
State of Michigan, Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). A resolution is being requested from Windsor
Charter Township endorsing the owners to continue with the responsibility to
provide public drinking water supply system for the Windsor Estates community. After consulting with township’s legal
counsel, notification of Lansing Board of Water and Light bringing public
drinking water supply into this area in the next two years and the township
endorses the application until such a time as there is an available public
drinking water supply system for the property was added to the resolution. EGLE confirmed the additional language with
fine. Piper moved and Pray supported
the adoption of Havenpark Communities owning and operating a drinking water
system serving Windsor Estates of Dimondale Resolution.
Ayes:
Myers Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Resolution adopted.
Hear Public Present on any subject: None
Regarding the case of Green Peak
Industries v Windsor Charter Township Board and Kern Slucter, now pending in
Eaton Circuit Court, Case No. 22-119-AS, Slucter moved and Myers seconded
the Township Board enter closed session to consult with the Township attorney
regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with the specific pending
litigation because an open meeting would have a detrimental financial effect on
the litigation or settlement position of the Township.
Roll Call was taken: Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Absent: 0
Motion Carried
Township Board went into closed session
at 7:36 pm.
Motion by Rumsey, supported by Pisano,
to come out of closed session.
Roll Call was taken: Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Absent: 0
Motion Carried
Township Board came out of closed
session at 8:45 pm.
With no further business Supervisor Slucter adjourned the meeting at 8:46 pm.
Lisa A. Rumsey
Windsor Charter Township Clerk