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PARK TOWNSHIP
BOARD MEETING MINUTES - DRAFT
March, 2003
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The
regular meeting of the Park Township Board held on March 13, 2003, at 6
p.m. was called to order by Supervisor Stuart Visser.
Present
were Supervisor Stuart Visser, Clerk Howard VanRaalte, Treasurer Jan
Steggerda, Trustee Amanda Price and Attorney Dan Martin. Absent
were Trustees Ed Marsilje, Gene Koopman and Paul VanDyke. |
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The minutes of February 13, 2003 regular
board meeting and February 27, 2003 budget meeting were approved
as printed. |
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The Treasurer's Report was given as
follows:
Beginning Balance, $2,298,631
Receipts,
$57,978
Disbursement,
$128,502
Ending Balance, $2,228,107
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The Fire
Department report indicated 17 calls were made in the month of February with
$201,500 in property damage. Fire Chief Ken Fought reported everything
is in good working order. |
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The Zoning
Administrator's Report indicated building permits were issued for 14
single-family homes in February and a total of $3,642,000.
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Visser reported that 6 Liquor Inspection reports had been turned in from
February. All establishments were in compliance and good condition. |
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Dale Dunn, 1425 Sandy Run, spoke on behalf of Silver
Ridge South Association in regards to the proposed Wildflower subdivision.
The association does not oppose the revised plan for a pathway
connecting Silver Ridge and Wildflower.
However, he stated some residents have concerns regarding the
liability that their subdivision may incur because of the proximity of
their private lake.
Mike Parker, 1437 Stoneylake Drive, represented
Silver Ridge North Association. He stated they would also support the latest plans for the
pathway.
Tom Werkman, 321 Silver Ridge, President of the Lake
Board, stated they are in favor of the revised pathway for the following
reasons: 1) It promotes and
acts as a sense of community between the two subdivisions, 2) It adds a
sense of safety for the children, and 3) It puts to rest any doubt for a
potential road in the future.
Attorney Jim Poolen of Johnson McNally, PLLC in Grand
Haven, represented Bouwkamp Builders in regards to the proposed moratorium
amendment. He stated if this
moratorium takes place, it would be a disservice to the people of Park
Township. He feels we could
be in violation to the constitution and that moratoriums should be used
only in a case of extreme emergency.
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PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION:
WILDFLOWER
Todd Stuive of Exxel Engineering represented Bosgraaf
Development. The Wildflower
plat was previously approved as a P.U.D. with 42 single-family residential
home sites and is now asking for preliminary plat approval.
Stuive detailed the revised pathway connecting Wildflower to Silver
Ridge subdivision. He also noted the pond has been approved and they submitted a
sign detail.
Steggerda questioned the rear lot lines along the
pathway fence in the back yards.
Stuive noted all back yard lots are 35 feet deep.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by Price and supported by Steggerda to approve
the Wildflower preliminary plat.
Visser noted the pathway is in the Wildflower plat.
Price questioned what is between the Wildflower
pathway and an existing Silver Ridge pathway.
Stuive responded that there is a county drain between
the pathways which will act as a natural barrier.
Steggerda stated she feels the 35 feet back yards are
too small.
Price stated the lot size was negotiated at planning
and they opted to have the smaller back yards for larger frontage.
Martin questioned if the revised pathway plan had
gone to the Planning Commission in terms of an amendment to the P.U.D.
Visser responded that it was not necessary due to the minor change.
There were no changes to the density or roadways. |
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CONTRACT
AWARD: LIFT STATION #8
Visser explained this lift station is in the same general area as the
proposed school site and Wildflower subdivision (east of 160th
Ave. and south side of James St.). It
will serve this subdivision and anything else west or north from this
location. Park Township’s
engineer recommended that we accept the bid from Schippers’ Excavating,
Inc. in the amount of $216,002 subject to receiving the signed deed and
easement from the West Ottawa School District.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by VanRaalte and supported by Steggerda to award
the Lift Station #8 contract to Schippers’ Excavating, Inc. subject to
the receipt of the deed and easement from the West Ottawa School District. |
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CONTRACT AWARD:
FIRE STATION
Visser stated this fire station is commonly being
called the Virginia Park Fire Station. He explained that this is a joint venture between the City of
Holland and Park Township for property located on South 160th
Avenue. The lowest base bid
went to Elzinga & Volkers in the amount of $897,900 with a $20,000
contingency fee.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by VanRaalte and supported by Steggerda to award
the Fire Station contract to Elzinga & Volkers at a cost not to exceed
$966,500.
Steggerda questioned if the architect fees are
additional to what we have already paid.
Visser replied no, the architect fees are paid.
Price asked Visser to explain the nature of the
contract.
Visser explained both Park Township and the City of
Holland have inadequate, aging fire stations.
It did not make economical sense to build two fire stations in
small proximity. Each
department will operate on their own. The costs and use of the station is split 50/50. |
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ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT:
MORATORIUM
Martin stated the Park Township Board received
two articles of correspondence; both dated March 10, from Johnson McNally,
PLLC and Home Builder’s Association.
He clarified certain misunderstandings and statements that may have
caused some confusion from these letters.
Visser stated this moratorium affects only certain
types of developments and for a short duration.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by Price and supported by Steggerda to adopt a
zoning ordinance amendment placing moratorium on certain developments.
Steggerda stated she is on the subcommittee for
zoning board changes. Many questions and circumstances have come up, and
many hours have been put into this committee.
She feels it is necessary to clean up this ordinance and make
things clear for the developers.
ROLL CALL: 4-0
APPROVED
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ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT:
ZBA ALTERNATES
Visser stated this ordinance permits us to use Zoning
Board of Appeals alternates when a member of the ZBA is going to be absent
for a period of 30 days or 2 consecutive meetings.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by Steggerda and supported by VanRaalte to adopt
a zoning ordinance amendment permitting alternant members.
Steggerda questioned if an issue is tabled will the alternant serve at
the next meeting.
Martin replied yes, the alternant would serve on the tabled issue only.
The regular member would participate the rest of the meeting.
Price questioned if someone knew they were going to be absent from the
next month’s meeting, could an alternant attend the previous meeting so
he would understand the issues.
Martin stated the ZBA member could ask an alternant to attend the
previous meeting or the other ZBA members could supply the necessary
information.
ROLL CALL: 4-0 APPROVED |
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APPOINTMENTS:
ZBA ALTERNATES
Visser stated he recommends two former ZBA members for appointment:
Steve Schaftenaar and David Clark.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by VanRaalte and supported by Price to appoint
Steve Schaftenaar as an alternate to the Zoning Board Of Appeals.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by Price and supported by Steggerda to appoint
David Clark as an alternate to the Zoning Board Of Appeals. |
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BUDGET: 1)
HEARING 2) ADOPTION
Visser explained certain areas of the budget and pointed out major
changes. He also noted that
we have not raised local taxes. The
milage that would support this budget is the same as last year at 3.9576.
MOTION MADE, MOTION SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by Steggerda and supported by Price to pass the
resolution to establish the general appropriations for Park Township.
Steggerda commented that she hopes the residents are proud of our
township and the way we handle our money.
She also noted that officials across the state are impressed with
the way Park Township operates. |
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COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Price reported on behalf
of the airport committee that trees are impeding the traffic flow. She
would like to explore the possibility of the Township assisting in
trimming the trees.
Martin will look into the
legalities of this issue. |
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PAYMENT
OF BILLS
MOTION
MADE, MOTION SUPPORT, MOTION CARRIED:
A motion was made by VanRaalte and supported by Steggerda to
approve the check register for February and the bills to be paid for
March.
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ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE & BOARD
No
audience comments.
Visser stated the
original fire station contract with the City of Holland required Park
Township to have a representative and an alternate through the
construction phase. Park
Township’s Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector Kirk Briggs will be
our representative and Fire Chief Ken Fought will be the alternate.
Steggerda questioned the
completion date of the fire station.
Visser replied the end of
November. |
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ADJOURN
MOTION MADE, MOTION
SUPPORTED, MOTION CARRIED: A motion was made by VanRaalte and supported by
Price to adjourn. |
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Julie Northrup, Recording Secretary, 03/20/03 |
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