Q. 2009-04-6 April 6th 2009 PC RegularA. ALMENA TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 6, 2009
Members present: Chairman Brian Rumsey, Marv Flick, Matt Moulds, Steve Manning, Bill Van Tassel, Ron Marvin, and Nina Consolatti.
I CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair
Rumsey.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA –
Chairman Rumsey had one correction to the agenda: APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 1, 2008 should be MARCH 2, 2009 MINUTES.
Chairman Rumsey had one addition to the agenda: under OLD BUSINESS: ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
MOTION: Motion by Ron Marvin to approve the agenda as amended, second by Bill Van Tassel Motion approved.
III CORRECTIONS AND/OR APPROVAL OF MARCH 2, 2009 MEETING MINUTES - MOTION: Motion by Marv Flick to approve the meeting minutes of March 2, 2009 as presented, second by Ron Marvin Motion approved.
IV PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS – No Public in Attendance
V ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE
1. Chair Rumsey reminded the PC of the upcoming joint session with the Township Board and the ZBA on the zoning ordinance rewrite, scheduled for April 13, 2009 at 7:00PM. And asked if there were any concerns or issues to discuss prior to that meeting, there were none. If there are any issues that do arise between now and the joint meeting, Chair Rumsey asked to be notified so that he may notify the planner.
VII NEW BUSINESS
1. Review memo re: public utilities from Zoning Administrator.
According to a memo received from the Zoning Administrator propane distribution can not be considered a public utility as it is not regulated by the State or its Public Service Commission. Chair Rumsey asked if the PC members accepted this memo regarding public utilities and all agreed. A special use permit will be required for this use.
VI OLD BUSINESS
1. Planning Commission By-Laws Update: Chairman Rumsey brought to the attention of the commission the draft of the by-laws update that was prepared by Planner Greg Milliken. The members went through this document, making changes as necessary. The PC secretary will update the document with the changes made and present it back to the commission for approval.
2. Election of Officers: Chair Rumsey opened the floor for nominations
a. Chair:
Marv Flick nominated Brian Rumsey as Chair; Steve Manning 2nd the nomination.
Brian Rumsey nominated Ron Marvin as Chair; Nina Consolatti 2nd the nomination.
With no other nominations a roll-call vote was taken:
Marv Flick: Brian Rumsey
Nina Consolatti: Ron Marvin
Matt Moulds: Brian Rumsey
Steve Manning: Brian Rumsey
Bill VanTassel: Brian Rumsey
Ron Marvin: Brian Rumsey
Brian Rumsey: Ron Marvin
With a vote of 5-2 Brian Rumsey was elected Chair of the Planning Commission
b. Vice-Chair:
Steve Manning nominated Ron Marvin as Vice-Chair; Marv Flick 2nd the nomination
With no other nominations a roll-call vote was taken
Marv Flick: Ron Marvin
Nina Consolatti: Ron Marvin
Matt Moulds: Ron Marvin
Steve Manning: Ron Marvin
Bill VanTassel: Ron Marvin
Ron Marvin: Ron Marvin
Brian Rumsey: Ron Marvin
With a vote of 7-0 Ron Marvin was elected Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission
c. Secretary:
Marv Flick nominated Nina Consolatti as Secretary; Bill VanTassel 2nd the nomination.
With no other nominations a roll-call vote was taken
Marv Flick: Nina Consolatti
Nina Consolatti: Nina Consolatti
Matt Moulds: Nina Consolatti
Steve Manning: Nina Consolatti
Bill VanTassel: Nina Consolatti
Ron Marvin: Nina Consolatti
Brian Rumsey: Nina Consolatti
With a vote of 7-0 Nina Consolatti was elected Secretary of the Planning Commission
3. Bill VanTassel brought up the Tapper Propane preliminary site-plan from the
previous month. He feels that possibly the commission should consider more
fencing as a safety precaution, considering the operation would be unmanned
a majority of the time. Marv Flick feels that the property is pretty well
secured with ditches and that possibly an entrance gate would suffice. Chair
Rumsey stated that a reference to our zoning ordinance will be needed.
4. Nina Consolatti brought up the need for an annual report to the Township Board. She distributed a draft of items that may be included on this report and asked the commission members to take a look at it, indicating which items they are in favor of including and return it to her at next week’s special meeting.
One resident entered the meeting and asked what the status was on the zoning ordinance rewrite. It was stated that the next step was to have the special joint-meeting, any revisions after that will be made, then a public hearing will be set, then the document will be sent to the Township Board for their approval; the process is still at least a few months from being adopted.
VIII ADJOURNMENT -
MOTION: Motion to adjourn by Matt Moulds, second by Marv Flick. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
