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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterlocal Agreements - 2012.02.16 - 6327Bill Bullard Jr. Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds www.oakgov.com/clerkrod ________________________________________________________________________ Administrative Offices Elections Division Legal & Vital Records Register of Deeds Office 1200 N Telegraph, Dept 415 1200 N Telegraph, Dept 417 1200 N Telegraph, Dept 413 1200 N Telegraph, Dept 480 Pontiac MI 48341-0415 Pontiac MI 48341-0417 Pontiac MI 48341-0413 Pontiac MI 48341-0480 (248) 858-0560 (248) 858-0564 (248) 858-0581 (248) 858-0605 clerk@oakgov.com elections@oakgov.com clerklegal@oakgov.com deeds@oakgov.com May 30, 2012 Michigan Department of State Office of the Great Seal 108 South Washington Square, Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48918 Dear Office of the Great Seal: On February 16, 2012, the Board of Commissioners for Oakland County entered into an agreement per MR #12022 – Sheriff’s Office – Establishment of Standard Police Dispatch Services Agreements, April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2015. As required by Urban Cooperation Act 7 of 1967 - MCL 124.510(4), a copy of the signed agreement with the Village of Wolverine Lake and the authorizing Board of Commissioners Resolution are enclosed for filing by your office. Send confirmation of receipt of this agreement to: Mr. Joseph Rozell, Director of Elections Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds County Service Center, Building #12 East 1200 N. Telegraph Rd. Pontiac, MI 48341 (Please include our Miscellaneous Resolution number on the confirmation of receipt letter for filing purposes.) Contact our office at (248) 858-0564 if you have any questions regarding this matter. Sincerely, COUNTY OF OAKLAND Joseph J. Rozell Director of Elections Cc: Pat Davis, Corporation Counsel, Oakland County Sharon Miller, Village of Wolverine Lake Clerk Enclosures Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 1 of 22 VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 1. CALL TO ORDER President Magee called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL Present: Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek Absent: Stack, Champagne Others: Administrator Miller, Treasurer Kondek, Sergeant Cunningham, Engineer Powell, Attorney Elowsky and approximately 45 members of the public. Administrator Miller stated both Mr. Stack and Ms. Champagne had informed the Village they were out of town and would be unable to attend tonight’s meeting. MOTION by Nedrow, seconded by Malek, to excuse both Stack and Champagne from tonight’s meeting. Nay - Sienkiewicz Motion carried. Sienkiewicz stated at the last Council meeting he brought up that two people were again missing from Council. He was willing to excuse one absence but not again. He is concerned that Council has a terrible attendance record and already this year we have been two short for three meetings and three meeting before that, we were one short. He does not understand because when you take the oath for this position, you know that Council is the second Wednesday of every month. Vacation and work schedules should be worked around this. Seven people are supposed to make decisions for this community. Tonight we have something very important to decide on and all Council members should be here. Especially in an election year and for something that is so controversial. Magee stated he is also getting tired of having a less than full Council. Champagne had some special circumstances, which she notified us of in advance. We agreed to excuse her and she offered her resignation if we asked for it. He feels there were special circumstances involved. Sienkiewicz stated if we excuse that many absences, it puts a hardship on the rest of Council and leaves us short when making important decisions. 4. RC 2/8/2012 17975 CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence from Dennis Kolar appointed by the Board of Oakland County Road Commission to be a new Managing Director. Village of Wolverine Lake www.wolverinelake.com 425 Glengary. Wolverine Lake, Michigan 48390-1404, (248) 624-1710, Fax (248) 624-3536 Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 2 of 22 MOTION by Nedrow, seconded by Stack, to receive and file Correspondence. All in favor. Motion carried. 5. RC 2/8/2012 17976 ADDITIONS TO BUSINESS Administrator Miller stated she had no additions to business. 6. RC 2/8/2012 17977 1ST CALL TO THE PUBLIC – THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS Pat Nagy, 2086 Glen Cove, stated he would like to have the opportunity to speak when Council gets to item 13) H) and L) as he is on the Water Management Board. Dave Renwick, 685 Amenia, stated at the last meeting he heard septic system maintenance ordinance, yet there was talk about septic system inspections. If it’s bad it should be replaced but no one should be coming on his property without his permission to inspect his septic system. That is too much big government. To have a septic system inspection ordinance is way beyond a septic system maintenance ordinance. Interestingly it is not recorded in the minutes. He stated item E) is a noxious weed ordinance and asked if anyone in the public knows that the Village will now be deciding which weeds are noxious. There is no description included; just what the Village thinks is noxious. He asked if this is what is going to happen with the septic ordinance. The Village thinks it’s failing so it has to be replaced. There is a huge difference between maintenance and inspection. An Oak Island resident stated the only way a septic system inspection can occur is with a search warrant. It is government intrusion; you can have a criminal search warrant or an administrative search warrant. The homeowner has the complete right to eject any inspector on their property. He does not think the Village has the power to enact such an ordinance. 7. RC 2/8/2012 17978 CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE Magee stated this is an item we put on the agenda during election years so if we have anyone who is going to appear on the ballot in Wolverine Lake they can come and talk to Council. He stated he did not believe we had any candidates at this time. 8. RC 2/8/2012 17979 CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion Carried. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 3 of 22 9. RC 2/8/2012 17980 APPROVAL OF MINUTES – REGULAR COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2012. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to approve the Regular Council Minutes of January 11, 2012, as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion Carried. 10. RC 2/8/2012 17981 RECEIVE AND FILE WRITTEN REPORTS Police and Marine Report for 1-12 Fire Report 1-12 Code Enforcement Report 1-12 Building Report of 1-12 Park & Recreation Board 1-16-12 Zoning Board of Appeals 1-17-12 MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to receive and file written reports as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion Carried. 11. RC 2/8/2012 17982 APPROVE WARRANTS Approve Payables for the month of February in the amount of $252,866.33 MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to approve payables for the month of January in the amount of $252,866.33, as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion Carried. 12. RC 2/8/2012 17983 PUBLIC HEARINGS – 2012 LAKES AREA #2 SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (SAD). Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 4 of 22 MOTION by Sienkiewicz, seconded by Nedrow, to open the public hearing. All in favor. Motion carried. Engineer Powell introduced himself. He stated he has put together a study and cost analysis to present for this first public hearing. At last month’s Council meeting, Council accepted the petitions from several roads, including Delmonte, Oakview, Oak Island, Canal, a portion of Tampa, Payne Court, Ethel Drive and Ethel Court. Those petitions were received by Council and Council made a motion to have a public hearing so that everyone can air their opinions as to whether or not a Special Assessment District should be established. What that is, is a boundary line of a project that is established by Council so that a public improvement might be able to be done in that district and bonds sold so that the cost can be spread out over 10 years. This act was enacted by the State of Michigan because in the past when a street wanted to do an improvement such as paving, sewers, water, lights, etc., the association or street might get together and want to do something but they could only get 55% or 70% of the people to agree to pay and there was no vehicle to force those that would also benefit to help assist in paying. Special Assessment Districts allow the governing body, or Village Council, to establish a SAD and sell bonds to be able to put those public improvements in those districts and it gives the leeway that if 51% of the area within that district wants that improvement, Council can go forward and make that improvement happen. It forces the other 49% to participate. Anyone that has a benefit in that SAD must participate. There will be another public hearing after this one, assuming Council moves forward and establishes the SAD. The next public hearing would be 2 or 3 months from now and Council would be presented with the exact cost of every single parcel within the SAD. What happens between this public hearing and the next, is the engineering plans will be prepared and we will go out for bids so there is no guess work what the final cost will be. Those costs are then spread out typically over 10 years. He noted a map of the Village that showed yellow for homes that signed the petition in favor of the SAD and a darker color for those that did not sign or were not home when the petitioner went around. In each case except for Oak Island itself, the percentage is substantially over that 51% rule. If 100% of the people in an SAD want to participate, it’s a very easy decision for Council. If you only have 51% then it gets a little bit harder. This is how the process works. Resident at 1675 Delmonte stated the map shows his parcel as yellow and he got a new septic system in 2008 and there is no way he signed the petition. There has to be an error there and he needs to find out how his name got on the list. Powell stated this is exactly what this public hearing is for, so that any errors or concerns can be addressed. Powell passed around the map for all residents to look at. Administrator Miller clarified that the map indicates the infrastructure in the street, not hooking up. Powell stated this is correct. This SAD is for the infrastructure only, and there are only two reasons why you would have to connect. If you want to add on to your home with an addition of over 100 square feet and there is a sewer line in front of your home, then you would have to hook Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 5 of 22 up. The other is if the health department determines your septic system has failed, they do not allow you to repair your system if there is a sewer in the street. Those are the only reasons why you would ever have to connect. We are just talking about putting the sewer infrastructure in the street. Resident at 242 Oak Island stated the paper work shows an estimate of the initial cost and asked what the ongoing costs would be. Powell explained the first hand out that shows the estimated cost per lot is $2,619.47 being spread out over 10 years to be $333.36 per year, for the infrastructure. He stated the second hand out shows the estimated costs for actually hooking up and this is substantially more. Powell stated the ongoing costs are billed quarterly by the Oakland County Drain Commission. Magee stated it is about $105 per quarter. He stated if this SAD proceeds, then Council will open up the opportunity for a second SAD or hook up district and that is for those who choose to hook up at that time. Resident at 1675 Delmonte asked about the cost per lot as some homes are on more than one lot. Powell stated it is a cost per home site. If your home sits on four lots, you are only charged for one home site. If you had adjacent buildable lots with separate sidwell numbers then you would be charged more than once. Resident on Delmonte asked about the different streets and being in one Special Assessment District. Powell stated it is considered one district and if a contractor is bidding on all of it at one time, we get a much better rate per lineal foot for installing the sanitary sewers. There is a fairly major cost savings by grouping everyone together. Sienkiewicz asked why the cost for putting in the infrastructure has increased so much from the last SAD we did. Powell stated due to the economy, we lost a lot of contractors that do this type of work. We are left with fewer contractors that do this work and now that the economy is coming back slightly, those contractors are bidding out more and more and have more work. He clarified that this estimate that he has done is his estimate only and it is critical that he is on the high side. He fully expects that once we bid the project out it will be less. He stated it very well could end up under $2000.00 per home but he cannot present it that way. Powell state that he approached it from the worst case scenario. Resident on Oak Island stated on the map the home next door to him has no color and should not be included. He asked if there have been other instances where a SAD has been as wide spread as this one that is proposed. Powell stated there is no requirement that projects be adjacent to each other. In the past, they have gone all the way from South Commerce Road to Ladd on the southern side of the Village. There have been miscellaneous streets that were done on the eastern district. This is not at all unusual to have them scattered throughout the Village. The resident asked if any SAD had been approved with less than 51%. Powell stated in this Village he is unaware of any SAD that has been approved with less than 51% of the petitions district wide. Magee stated there are portions of streets that had to be included for engineering purposes that did not clear 51% in that portion. Powell stated it becomes very difficult to do half of a street at a time. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 6 of 22 Resident at 242 Oak Island stated his neighbor agreed to the petition for the study but is no way interested in funding this project. He thinks there are a lot of people interested in the study but not actually participating in the SAD. Powell stated anyone who has a difference of opinion from what is being presented needs to contact the Village office to have their name removed. The resident stated it was sold to people as an interest in a study to see how much it would cost and that nothing would proceed beyond that point. Powell stated SAD projects are never approved until the second public hearing. He stated that is the reason for the public hearings. Magee stated if anyone knows of anyone who signed the petition and is not in favor of this proceeding, you need to have them contact the Village office. We want to make sure we have an accurate count. This is why notices went out to everyone in the district and we have this hearing and a second hearing. The resident stated the petition was misrepresented. Sienkiewicz stated he thinks that residents feel this is the final decision. There is still a lot of time and a lot of options. Some people may opt in and some may opt out. It was not Council’s idea to say let’s connect sewers to everyone’s house. This is just to have the line put in the street and we had a lot of people that petitioned Council to do so. Proceeding to the next public hearing just gives us concrete numbers, this is not a do or die meeting tonight. He stated he is not going to vote for anything that nobody wants. Resident at 2566 Tampa stated it sounds like the sewers have been going in over quite some time and a good percentage of the lake has sewers. He asked what the improvement is we are trying to make. He’s not sure if it’s the ecoli or the weeds. It is his understanding that a lot of the ecoli issues are waterfowl related and the weed problem is from people throwing fertilizer down on their grass. He wants to know what the improvement is. Powell stated when he says improvement he is using the technical term and a sewer is considered a public improvement. He stated there is without a doubt documented evidence that sanitary sewers improve the quality of the lake. Here in the Village we have another problem that the current standards of the Oakland County Health Department is you cannot build a home on a lot less than one acre in size and use a septic field. That is the minimum size that they determined is at least ecologically safe to put a septic system in. That is a ground water issue more than a lake issue. The other issue is that the health department now has some standards that if your septic system fails and you are within 50 feet of the water they now require you to put in a pretreatment plant in and a raised bed that costs substantially more than the sewer and the connection. The resident stated he has talked to people with engineered fields and it was less than the total sewer cost. Resident on Delmonte asked about the water quality tests that were done and what percentage came from water fowl as opposed to the septics. She has searched for these results on the web site and cannot find it. She expected them to be posted somewhere tonight and they are not. Magee stated the Water Management Board has compiled that data and he is not sure where it is posted. He suggested contacting the Village office for Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 7 of 22 this information. The resident stated there should be a direct link on the web site to access this information. He stated he would have administration look into this. Resident at 1340 Delmonte asked when the last time the Village went out for bid. Powell stated the last bids were done a year ago. The resident stated he works with a lot of contractors and thinks the bids will be less than the estimate. He suggested Powell go to MITA (Michigan Infrastructure Transportation Association) and they might be able to help drive this total cost to the homeowners down. Powell stated to keep in mind this is just an estimate and when the project actually goes out for bids the cost probably will go down. He made sure he made the estimate on the high end. Resident at 260 Oak Island asked if Oak Island was considered a separate district. Magee stated there are a couple of streets on Oak Island, there is Canal Street and Oak Island Drive. He stated once we make it a SAD it all becomes one district. We certainly have a couple of areas we need to look at as a whole. One of them is Oak Island as a whole and because of the way the roads on Oak Island lay, it is difficult to disentangle parts of Oak Island Drive. The resident asked about the different percentages on the streets of Oak Island or if the island as a whole would be looked at as a percentage. Magee stated legally the SAD is looked at as a whole, when we look at it and choose to put pieces in and when we get feedback from everyone, we can look at some of these individual lots and decide whether or not that sewer gets extended all of the way down Oak Island, part of the way down Oak Island or just up Canal. The resident stated he is concerned that the residents on the Island who want it will not be able to access it if the sewer doesn’t go all the way through. Powell agreed, if it does not extend all the way around Oak Island and if there are resident’s who want it they may not have access. He stated it was his recommendation at the last meeting to consider Oak Island as part of the SAD. The sewage developed on Oak Island has nowhere to go but outward to the lake. No matter what happens tonight for sanitary sewers, he needs to make sure there is a way to serve Oak Island because it is surrounded by other streets. If Oak Island is not part of this SAD process, his educated guess is it will never be because the island alone would not be able to afford it. The resident stated he has an engineered septic system but he would like to have the option of the sewer and would at least like to have the infrastructure there. Resident representing his mother at 294 Oak Island Drive stated the island is below 51%. He stated the petition circulated was represented just as a study. He has talked to residents who had no idea they had signed a legal binding document. His point is, Oak Island is a separate unit of identity from the plots on Canal. They are private lots and not a subdivision. He stated they are below 51% now and there are at least four people that will drop when they get the clear facts. At this time they have the right under the statute to request that Oak Island be removed from the SAD. He stated it has been the Village policy for at least 12 meetings in the past that you have been going by street and if each street does not have 51% you were not forcing. This sets precedence. He stated it could be changed but they want to be treated equally with the other streets. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 8 of 22 Craig Minoletti 1641 Delmonte asked when they would get more detail of the administrative costs, which is about 26% of the cost of the project. Powell stated once the actual costs of the construction are completed, the bonding attorney and the planner who sells the bonds will be able to narrow those prices down. Minoletti asked if there would be more detail to the line items, such as the Engineering, Surveying, Construction Management. Powell stated not typically but for clarification his costs are for surveying all the properties, the road ways, the topographic survey, the easements, the engineering then designs the sanitary sewers, scheduling the contractors, etc. He stated the 15% contingencies is pretty straight forward, it is in case they hit something out of their control. There is the Bond Attorney and Easement Acquisition, which is a new description because Oak Island legally is a property line nightmare. That is an item in there in case we have to obtain some easements in order to get sanitary sewers around that island. The Administration/Bond Sales is the Village costs and the bond sales costs. Minoletti asked if Powell would be billing the Village for work done. Powell stated yes. Minoletti stated so there is a financial incentive for the engineer to allow this to go through. Powell stated he would certainly have a lot of work to do for the Village to put in a sanitary sewer. Dave Renwick 685 Amenia stated that it was stated that people with an attached buildable lot would be charged twice. Powell stated if a parcel has one sidwell number, it is considered one. If there is an attached lot with a separate sidwell number, is considered a buildable lot with separate taxes, it would count as separate. Renwick asked if the people who own a house with a buildable lot attached got two votes for or against the SAD or did they only get one. Powell stated if they signed the petition it is positive vote, if they didn’t their area is then considered a negative vote. It is not a one two count; it is a gross area within that SAD. Renwick stated the residents on Amenia years ago were put in an SAD against their wishes. They had to petition to get out of it. The street was more than 50% against it and they had to fight to get out of it. He suggested to the residents of Oak Island that if they get put in this, to petition to get out of it. He stated it is a shame that they had to do this because Council was ready to force it on them. He asked for the record, regarding the Health Department and health code if anyone can be forced to hook up within 18 months of the sewer becoming active. He stated under Michigan Law it says when a sewer system becomes active; you can be forced to hook up within 18 months. He asked if Council would state for the record that this absolutely will not happen. Powell stated from his experience, he has been designing sanitary sewers for 30 years in the state of Michigan and never once has he ever known of a time when someone was forced to connect into a sanitary sewer by the State or the County short of their septic field failing. Renwick asked if he knew this was a State law. Powell stated he knows that every attorney in every community he has worked in has made that claim. Magee stated it is his understanding that this is a piece of Michigan law that sits back on the books that has never been enforced in Michigan history and that it would be very difficult for the State of Michigan to enforce. Attorney Elowsky stated she agrees. Resident at 2567 Tampa asked when his sewers would be going in. Powell stated best case scenario would be mid-summer. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 9 of 22 Resident at 1205 Delmonte asked what would happen if Oak Island drops out and the rest of the residents in the SAD still want to do the sewers. Powell stated it still can be done. Magee stated it is much easier to remove areas from an SAD than to add them. Resident at 2561 Tampa asked if the infrastructure comes through this summer and someone decided to sell their house, would they be obligated to pay that off before the sale of the home or to hook into the sewer. Powell stated the connection is totally optional and does not have to be done on the sale of a home. The SAD costs, there is no local or state law that it has to be paid off, however, most mortgage companies or title policies request that it be paid off at the time of the sale, so it would be out of the proceeds of the sale it would be paid off. Pat Nagy 2086 Glen Cove stated he is on the Water Management Board and they plan on taking additional water samples this summer to see if there is any improvement in the water quality with the sewers that are being put in along the lake. He hopes to get them posted on the web site. They are being proactive and taking samples every two weeks starting in May. Powell noted that putting in the sewer line does not mean that residents have actually hooked up. When a sewer goes down a street typically only 30% of the residents actually tie in that year and then it usually is 5 or so every year thereafter. Resident at 2566 Tampa stated this was his point before. Other lakes have already done this and they still have problems with ecoli and weeds. It is the fertilizer, run off, waterfowl, etc. There have been enough studies done. Most lakes have already done this and we really do not need more studies. Powell stated it is easy to say there are still problems, but if you go back and compare the problems in those lakes pre sewer and post sewer, you will find a tremendous difference. He stated he was the engineer for the City of Novi when they first put the sewers around Walled Lake. He stated that lake was really in declining condition before the sewers were in. After five years there was a marked improvement. He stated certainly the studies are out there. Resident at 318 Oak Island Drive stated his main objection to this is this is the third time around. This whole system disenfranchises people. He decided to not sign the petition, he didn’t and now he has no rights. It is the people who signed who have rights and he has none. Oak Island has less than 50% which Council said they would not pursue and now it’s a whole district and he has no rights again. He has talked to several residents in areas where sewers were put in and sure enough, within a few years their septics are condemned and they are ordered to hook up. He stated it is black mail as far as he is concerned because if you put this all into a bond, he is forced to do it. Everything he has ever heard about this lake is the ecoli comes from birds and dogs. He stated he is a businessman and he is given information and then he makes a decision. In this case he is forced into it regardless of his decision. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 10 of 22 Ron Cumbo 2450 Oakview stated he is in favor of the SAD going through. He thinks you have to look at the quality of the lake. His overall feeling is that over time as people connect the lake will improve and consequently the values will improve and the general quality of life in this Village will improve. He encouraged Council to not let Oak Island opt out of the overall SAD because if they do, not only would it never happen and the overall goal of improving the lake quality will never be reached because of the island sitting right in the middle of it. He supports the SAD as a complete package. He encourages the Oak Island people to not be too short sighted. The number $18,000- $20,000 keeps coming up and what we are talking about right now is a figure closer to $2,000 over 10 years. It is imperative that everyone look at the quality of the lake and the overall long term standard of living and life style within our Village. Magee read a letter from Councilman Stack – I am out of town on business and will be unable to attend the February Council meeting. There is an issue on the agenda I would like to comment on, the Lakes Area Special Assessment District. During our last Council meeting Mr. Powell showed a map of the streets currently covered with the sewer infrastructure and the proposed additions. Since then it has become very clear to me that we need to include all of Oak Island in the proposed SAD. I cannot see breaking the island into two segments. The island should be considered as a whole. A few reasons Oak Island should be included in the Lakes Area SAD – a) the only area completely surrounded by water, b) limited space and accessibility to meet Oakland County’s requirements for septic systems on lake front lots, c) if a portion of the island is left out of the current SAD, the entire cost will have to be absorbed by the remaining residents in one lump sum without the benefit of a bond to spread the costs over a 10 year period. Even if the remaining residents were able to secure a bond to install the infrastructure at a later date, the attorney fees, bond fees and engineering fees would add a substantial financial burden to the participants in the costs of the project. In summary I feel for the benefit of the community and the lake that all of Oak Island should be added to the Lakes Area SAD. When the first SAD was established it was with the goal of protecting the entire lake front with sewers, let’s fulfill that goal and protect the Village’s number one asset, the lake. Resident on Oak Island stated since Councilman Stack does not live on the island, he does not agree with any of that. He stated he is troubled by some of the verbiage Council is using such as when we establish the SAD or when SAD was established as if it is going to happen. It is clear to everyone in the room what Council’s goal is regarding this matter. He stated in regard to lake quality, there is nothing wrong with our lake quality. The lake is murky and is murky because it was formed out of seven swamps. That is why it is weedy, it is shallow. He stated septic tanks are not designed to bleed into a lake or bleed anywhere. They provide absorption of septic waste in the soil. If there is a problem with a septic system, it is because it has failed and is running down the storm drain into the lake. He stated there has been a lot of conversation from residents on Oak Island and he would encourage Council to separate Oak Island, as has been done in the past, so residents there can choose and not be swept up in this movement toward sewers. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 11 of 22 Resident representing his mother at 294 Oak Island Drive asked about 20 year exemptions from being forced to tie in could be given as was done in Milford. Magee stated he has never heard of this before and would have to find out more about it. Craig Minoletti 1641 Delmonte stated he did not talk to the petitioner who did Delmonte but hearing from the residents from Oak Island, questions if the information given was factually correct. A resident on his street has stated he has a new septic and did not sign but his lot shows as a yes vote. He asked if we were sure that all of the petitions are accurate. Magee stated each petition is on a standard form and needs to be attested to by the petition circulator that it is correct. Minoletti asked who that is. Magee stated it is a resident on the street. He stated this is why we set up the public hearing process so people get notifications they are potentially in an SAD and they can come down and notify the Village if they were listed as a yes and are a no or if they change their mind. Minoletti asked if Council was concerned that all they are hearing from is a small fraction of representation from what is shown on the map Magee stated notices are mailed and it is advertised twice in the Spinal Column. He stated this is the legal process that is established in the State of Michigan and the process that they are following. Resident at 2548 Oakview stated it is $250 a year for 10 years to improve our lake; we pay more than that for garbage removal. He stated we have homes in Oakland County on a beautiful lake and we are talking about $250 a year to improve it. Resident at 260 Oak Island stated looking at the map he can visualize the entire Village and lake having sewer hookup opportunities and then an island that won’t have it. He stated it is an improvement and it makes no sense to him for such a small investment not to do it just to have that insurance. He stated potentially Oak Island could be the last area in Oakland County to at least not have the ability to hook up to sewers. He does not want to be the brown spot in all of Oakland County. Resident on Oak Island stated the reality for him is he has a double lot that he never intends to subdivide. He has a septic field that is more than 50 feet from the water and he can dig it up and replace the entire thing for probably $12,000.00 and it will last another 30 or 40 years. So he will never ever hook into it unless he is forced. He appreciates all the comments about how he should suck it up and throw $2,600 down the toilet but this is not something that he will never need or use. He stated you are forcing people who don’t need it to pay for it so you can have it as insurance. Resident on Oak Island Drive stated she is for the sewers. She does not have a very wide lot so if her septic goes she is sunk. She stated she just wants the infrastructure to come through so they can hook up if they need to. She does not want to be the only area around without the ability to hook up. A resident stated if we are going to be forced to have sewers, we have no reason to be separate from Commerce Township. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 12 of 22 Ron Cumbo 2454 Oakview, stated saying because we have sewers we are just like Commerce is ludicrous. People live here because of the quality of life and the lake. In the long term the security of that investment is tied directly to the quality of this lake. Oak Island will be the big brown spot that will be clearer year by year. It is very important that Council pass the SAD and not break up the SAD. Resident at 2623 Canal Drive stated he is on Oak Island but the other end. He stated the map looks like the majority on Canal signed the petition in favor of the SAD. He is hearing a lot of negativity on the Oak Island side. He asked if Oak Island Drive does not want to participate and Canal does, can it be split up or is the island the island. Magee stated he has not heard any desire to drop Canal Drive out of the petition. Resident at 1675 Delmonte asked what the percentage for the entire district is in favor of the SAD. Magee stated it is 63% for the district as a whole dropping the resident from Delmonte who stated he was not a yes. He stated this comes to 114 lots out of 180 and he does not know if this includes any areas that have more than one lot with separate sidwell numbers. Dave Renwick 685 Amenia stated the condition of this lake is not bad. As far as Oak Island being the big brown spot in this lake, the only big brown spot he has seen on this lake in 27 years here was caused by the sewers down at Penny Lake less than a year ago. The only big brown spot in this lake came from sewers, not septic. John Scott 250 Oak Island Drive stated he was the petioner on Oak Island and has done it three times in the past. He feels it is part of his civic duty to stand where he believes and he believes that even though there isn’t any real proof that sewers will improve the quality of the water in the lake, he likes to believe that having sewers rather than septic drainage will protect his and his neighbors wells. The critical area is that one acre of land is what Oakland County considers to be a safe margin of land to live on when you have a septic field and drawing water from a well. He wants to thank the people involved beyond Oak Island to allow us to come in because we are a unique area with unique cost requirements. He stated this is an opportunity for the people on the island to think clearly about what the history of the country is in a sense. Here we sit in Oakland County possibly with one opportunity to straighten up an issue that has been going on for decades. If we would have done this forty years ago we wouldn’t have this argument, if the people before us would have taken the responsibility to improve the quality of the of the area we stand on everyday and raise our family on. Scott stated that he does not really need it right now but someday someone else might want to move into their house and do something with it. He feels it is his responsibility to at least provide the infrastructure. He stated for around $2000 or $200 a year he will know that he fed an infrastructure improvement in his community. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 13 of 22 Dave Renwick 685 Amenia stated he has heard Oakland County requires one acre for a septic field and a well. He stated Oakland County allowed all of us to put in our septics and wells. He questions the change when Oakland County now has a vested interest in sewers. He stated Council is pushing sewers whether the residents want it or not. He wonders if Oakland County lied to us when they allowed us to put our septic in and if Council is lying to us now. Resident on Oak Island stated the residents need to look at this as a community issue versus a personal issue and the effects on all of the residents. As far as Council pushing for something the residents don’t want, if the total percentage is 63% there are more residents who want sewers than don’t. Resident at 1204 Thurston wondered if there are discrepancies in the petition, if an audit of them could be done. Magee stated he certainly will ask administration to go over and confirm the petitions for Oak Island. The resident asked if we could go even further than that. Magee stated we will before we get to the next public hearing. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Sienkiewicz, to close the public hearing. All in favor. Motion carried. Magee thanked everyone for their attendance for the public hearing. 13. A. RC 2/8/2011 17984 2012 LAKES AREA #2 SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (SAD) Magee asked Powell if the engineering bidding could include the entire district as a whole and the option of just the south side of Oak Island. Powell stated yes, he would suggest doing this. Sienkiewicz stated right now as we stand with the petitions that we have for this entire SAD, what is the percentage as that will affect how he votes. Magee stated the SAD as a whole is 63.3% in favor as of tonight. Kaznecki asked if we were going to verify some of those numbers. She stated if that number were to change dramatically, it may affect how she would vote as well. Magee stated we have the resolution in front of us which would set the second public hearing for our April meeting. At that point we would have final engineering costs bid out and we would be able to go back and verify the signatures on Oak Island. Malek asked about the questions on Delmonte and making sure that all the signatures on all the streets have been verified. Administrator Miller stated everyone has received a letter and everyone will receive a second letter if they are included in the SAD. They will go through again and verify that those people who signed the petition are actually in the SAD. She noted they have advertised it twice and will advertise it twice again. Malek also asked what would happen to Oak Island if they are left out of the SAD and several years down the road Oakland County mandates they must put in the infrastructure Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 14 of 22 because they certainly would not be able to do it for $2,600. It was indicated they would be on their own cost wise. Sienkiewicz stated he has lived on the lake for 38 years and when he first moved here you couldn’t get a row boat off shore because of the weeds. One year they pulled out 400-500 stumps so the lake could be used. These are the kinds of improvements they have made. He thinks it is safe to say that having sewers go around the lake is going to help the lake, how much is very hard to tell. He stated back when he was Council president he pushed to have the roads paved and Oak Island fought it and after it was paved, half the residents said how much they liked it. If you spend this $200 a year and something should happen down the road or you want to sell your house, having the infrastructure there has got to be a selling point. However, wherever the majority is will be how he votes. If it is under 50% at the April meeting, he would vote against it. He thanked everyone for attending the public hearing and encouraged residents to attend Council meetings every month to hear what is going on in their community. He also stated that he is not a liar and does not appreciate being called one. Sienkiewicz asked with the existing sewers that we have in the community, has anybody in the Village been forced to hook up? Powell stated no, the only ones he is aware of have been the opposite in concern, residents who have been just at the outer reaches to access the sanitary sewer have requested us to make provisions for them to tie in when they were not part of the SAD. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Kaznecki, to approve the resolution for the 2012 Lakes Area #2 Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Project Special Assessment District (SAD) as presented, with the addition of confirmation of signatures and to get a final engineering bidding that includes both the full district and the option of just the south side of Oak Island. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek, Nedrow NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. MOTION by Nedrow, seconded by Sienkiewicz, to go into two minutes recess at 9pm. All in favor Motion carried. 13. B. RC 2/8/2012 17985 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDTAIONS FROM ENGINEER POWELL – SANITARY SEWER – VERBAL UPDATE. Powell stated the only thing that has been happening since our last meeting is they are continuing the hook ups and they have been able to start addressing some of the restoration issues with the warmer weather. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 15 of 22 13. C. RC 2/8/2012 17986 RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD – THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPOINT LORI CAPPER TO THE BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2014. Malek stated the Park & Recreation Board felt that Lori Capper would be a very strong asset to the board. MOTION by Sienkiewicz, seconded by Malek, to appoint Lori Capper to the Parks and Recreation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2014. All in favor. Motion carried. 13. D. RC 2/8/2012 17987 RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS – THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPOINT HEATHER O’CONNOR TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AS 1ST ALTERNATE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2012. Craig Minoletti, Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals, introduced Heather O’Connor to Council and stated the Board feels she would make a great asset. Malek, who is also on the Zoning Board of Appeals, stated Heather O’Connor would be a great asset to the Zoning Board. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Sienkiewicz, to appoint Heather O’Connor to the Zoning Board of Appeals as 1st Alternate for a term expiring December 31, 2012. All in favor. Motion carried. Administrator Miller swore both Lori Capper and Heather O’Connor in. 13. E. RC 2/8/2012 17988 ORDINANCE NO. 120-A2 – AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 694, WEEDS, OF PART SIX, GENERAL OFFENSES CODE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 694 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW CHAPTER 694, NOXIOUS WEEDS, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY, NOTICE, COLLECTION AND LEIN OF NOXIOUS WEED REMOVAL WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE. MOTION by Sienkiewicz, seconded by Kaznecki, to adopt Ordinance No. 120-A2 – An ordinance to amend Chapter 694, Weeds, of Part Six, General Offenses Code, of the Code of Ordinances for the Village of Wolverine Lake, by replacing Chapter 694 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 694, Noxious Weeds, in order to establish regulations pertaining to the authority, notice, collection and lien of noxious weed removal within the Village of Wolverine Lake, as presented. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 16 of 22 ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Magee, Kaznecki, Malek, Nedrow, Sienkiewicz NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion Carried. 13. F. RC 2/8/2012 17989 2ND CALL TO THE PUBLIC – APPROXIMATELY 9:00PM OR AT THIS AGENDA ITEM (WHICH EVER COMES FIRST) THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING VILLAGE BUSINESS. Dave Renwick 685 Amenia stated it is nice to hear a councilman saying come to the meetings but when people do come to the meetings you pretty much thumb your noses at them. He stated Council has a history of saying that individual streets will be treated as individual streets in an SAD. And now tonight, Oak Island, they don’t have 50% but we are just going to do it. He stated that smells like a lie to him and if he says lie he means it. He stated Council has a sewer by any means mentality and it is ridiculous and he hopes the residents are smart enough to go out and counter petition or sue. 13. G. RC 2/8/2012 17990 2012-2015 POLICE DISPATCH SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND AND THE VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE. Administrator Miller stated this is the dispatch agreement with Oakland County and it is a renewal for the next three years. The increase is 2.25% or 2% for the next three years. Everything else is the same and we have been very happy with our dispatch. She stated Administration recommends Council approve this. Sienkiewicz asked if this increase was across the board for everyone that uses Oakland County. Administrator Miller stated yes, it is across the board. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Kaznecki, to approve the 2012-2015 Police Dispatch Services agreement between the County of Oakland and the Village of Wolverine Lake at the new rate of $2,203.33 a month with a 2.25% increase in 2012, 2% increase in 2013 and 2% increase in 2014, as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Kaznecki, Malek, Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. 13. H. RC 2/8/2012 17991 OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND THE VILLAGE OF WOLVERINE LAKE REGARDING A WATERCRAFT DISINFECTION STATION AT THE PUBLIC ACCESS SITE. Administrator Miller stated this is an agreement with the State of Michigan for the DNR access site; we have been working on an agreement for at least 6 months. The disinfectant station is for the VHS virus that is in fresh and salt water fish. It is in the Great Lakes and Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 17 of 22 a lot of the inland lakes. It is a virus that attacks the fish and they hemorrhage and die. The disinfectant station is a chemical that would be sprayed on the boats before they enter the lake and when they leave the lake so that they don’t spread to different waters. Once it is in the lake, you cannot get rid of it. It would be voluntary spraying of the boat. The Water Management Board has done a lot of work on this and has copies in the packet of the station itself. There is a 10 to 20 gallon tank that holds the chemical and then there is a one gallon spray container that is attached to that. The Water Management Board would be doing some education and there would be a sign. Regarding the agreement itself, there is no charge to the Village, but we are responsible for the station. It will probably cost about $1000 - $1500 to build the station, after that it would be $500-$800 per year for the chemical. The attorney has looked over the agreement. This agreement is for five years. Sienkiewicz asked if this would be entirely volunteer and not use any Village employees. Administrator Miller stated it would not be manned and the maintenance or upkeep would be by volunteers from the Water Management Board. Sienkiewicz asked where it would be placed. Administrator Miller stated it would be in the tie down area. Sienkiewicz asked about the chemical being used and would it be harmful to the lake in anyway. Nagy stated it would be 150 feet from the lake and it is safe. Sienkiewicz asked if we have tested the lake to see if we have this virus. Administrator Miller stated the only way to test is to test the fish. Magee stated it is his understanding that if we had it we would know quickly. Administrator Miller stated along with the station is a lot of education about the transfer of things from lake to lake. She thinks it is a minimal expense to keep something harmful out of the lake. Nedrow asked how many of these treatment centers are in the State. It was stated that if the DNR could they would mandate it for every public launch that they have, but they are relying on volunteers. Magee stated it is his understanding that this chemical is targeted toward the VHS virus but asked if it would help with other things. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to accept the Operating Agreement between the State of Michigan and the Village of Wolverine Lake regarding a Watercraft Disinfection Station at the public access site, as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Malek, Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. 13. I. RC 2/8/2012 17992 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE REGARDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 18 of 22 Magee stated they have talked about the possibility of using Skype. This would accommodate council people that might be out of state but also to be able to put meetings on line so residents could access the meeting and watch. This is pretty inexpensive technology. Certainly a council person could not participate in a full meeting, vote, speak, etc. The other part of the recommendation is they would like to allow participation in sub committees as they are smaller gatherings. Sienkiewicz stated he was under the impression we were going to investigate costs and what would be involved, not make a decision at this meeting. He is not ready to approve something that would allow people to not be at meetings. He also wants to make sure that no matter what we are discussing, you can watch but not comment. Magee stated this is correct. Sienkiewicz stated reading the Spinal Column article it sounded like it was a done deal and he is not ready to vote on this. He thinks it opens the door wider to absences and he thinks it is a mistake. Malek stated he is on several boards and has concerns as well. Magee stated it is really just letting people see what is going on and would be unobtrusive to the meeting. He noted they did not make a recommendation for other boards at this time, they felt they would see how it worked out. However, they did want to allow Skype at committee meetings and allow the person to speak. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Sienkiewicz, to postpone recommendation from the Administrative Committee regarding electronic communication until we have a full Council. All in favor. Motion carried. Magee stated the Administrative Committee looked at and reviewed what we currently do as far as Community Social Assistance. They decided that we are doing an effective job now. It is difficult to reprogram for specific things and they recommend that we continue to support but make no changes to our current program. 13. J. RC 2/8/2012 17993 REPORT FROM THE FIREWORKS COMMITTEE. Magee stated our Fireworks Committee member is absent from tonight meeting. He stated they are investigating getting an 85 foot long boat on the lake for a week during the 4th of July in the summer to be able to do some fund raisers, community tours, etc. He stated he does not believe they have any financial numbers right now, just something they are looking at. Malek stated he has some concerns about this. As far as where it would be stored, would neighbors have issues with it sitting there for a week. He worries residents may not be thrilled about festivities going on for a full week over the Fourth of July. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Kaznecki, to compliment the Fireworks Committee for stepping up and let them know Council is interested in the idea and would like to see more information including financial numbers and community support. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 19 of 22 All in favor. Motion carried. 13. K. RC 2/8/2012 17994 FISCAL FORECASTING Treasurer Kondek stated five years ago they did a projection study and they thought this would be the last year for dropping property values. Now the feeling is that it may have already bottomed out. It is possible that we may maintain or see an increase and this is a good path for the future. He stated that the steps that Council has taken as far as the budget has paid off and it looks like, unless there is some severe downturn, our general fund should maintain or increase. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Kaznecki, to receive and file Fiscal Forecasting report. All in favor. Motion carried. 13. L. RC 2/8/2012 17995 WEED HARVESTER COMMITTEE. Administrator Miller stated we have had the weed harvester since 1986 and the DPW has been working on it since December. The barge is in really rough shape. Hopefully they will be able to patch some holes in it and drain it as it has taken on a lot of water. Her suggestion is to set up a weed harvester committee to look at possibly finding a new harvester for the Village. Her recommendation is to include herself, one member of Council, one member of the Water Management Board and the treasurer to the committee. Sienkiewicz stated he would be willing to volunteer. Magee stated he would as well. Malek asked if the parts could be replaced. Administrator Miller stated no, the metal has gotten thin and involves the entire frame. She stated there are some problems with the hydraulics as well. Sienkiewicz suggested looking into putting Styrofoam in the pontoons just to hold it together for the time being. Administrator Miller stated this is one of the options they are looking into. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to set up a Weed Harvester Committee consisting of the Administrator, Treasurer, Sienkiewicz, Magee and a member of the Water Management Board to research harvesting options for Wolverine Lake and report back to Council by the April meeting. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS - None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 20 of 22 13. M. RC 2/8/2012 17996 APPROVAL TO SEND SGT. CUNNINGHAM TO THE MACNLOW POLICE SUPERVISION SCHOOL APRIL 24, 25 AND 26, 2012 IN LANSING, MICHIGAN AT A COST OF $375.00 USING CJT FUNDS 101-301- 961.000 (IF AVAILAB LE) OR BUDGTED FUNDS 101-301-960.001. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to approve sending Sgt. Cunningham to the MACNLOW Police Supervision School April 24, 25 and 26, 2012 in Lansing, Michigan at a cost of $375.00 using CJT Funds 101-301-961.000 (if available) or budgeted funds 101-301-960.001, as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. 13. N. RC 2/8/2012 17997 APPROVAL TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AFTER ITEM 18. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to move into closed session to discuss labor negotiations after item 18. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES – Nedrow, Sienkiewicz, Magee, Kaznecki, Malek NAYS – None ABSENT – Stack, Champagne Motion carried. 13. 0. RC 2/8/2012 17997 SET TOPICS FOR THE FEBRUARY 2012 WORK SESSION. Magee stated the February Work Session is the one we discuss Medical Marihuana. It was noted there were several people who would not be able to attend the regular scheduled work session. After discussion it was agreed to change the date of the February Work Session to Tuesday March 6, 2012. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Nedrow, to move the February Work Session to Tuesday March 6, 2012. All in favor. Motion carried. 14. RC 2/8/2012 17998 PENDING BUSINESS Park & Recreation Funding – No discussion. Septic System Maintenance Ordinance – Magee suggested since there was some objection changing this to Septic System Maintenance and Inspection Ordinance. He stated this is Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 21 of 22 something to be discussed at a Work Session and has no idea at this time what that ordinance would entail. Road Endings – No discussion. Community Social Assistance – Magee suggested removing this item from Pending Business since there was a recommendation from the Administrative Committee. Electronic Meeting Communications – Magee stated we should leave this item as it has been postponed. Leaf Pick-up Tink Claw – No discussion. 15. RC 2/8/2012 17999 UPDATE FROM CAPTAIN ELLSWORTH Sgt. Cunningham gave the update and Captain Ellsworth was absent. He stated they had 47 incidents in January. Larcenies have gone down. There was a pedestrian accident at South Commerce. The Fire Department had 11 runs including the pedestrian accident. He stated it has been a fairly quiet month. 16. RC 2/8/2012 18000 UPDATE FROM TREASURER KONDEK Treasurer Kondek stated he had nothing to report. 17. RC 2/8/2011 18001 ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT Administrator Miller stated she researching a Zoning Board of Appeal Training. At this time no one on the board has had any formal training and she is looking into options. 18. RC 2/8/2012 18002 COUNCIL COMMENTS Sienkiewicz wished everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. Malek stated he is happy about the ZBA training as he is on that board. He felt that there were several times that a recommendation was made when perhaps it should have been looked into further. He stated there have been instances where the Building Inspector did not agree with them and felt that the training would be beneficial to all members of the Zoning Board. Magee reminded everyone to be careful on the ice. MOTION by Nedrow, seconded by Sienkiewicz, to go into Closed Session at 10:05pm. All in favor. Motion carried. MOTION by Malek, seconded by Sienkiewicz to return to open session and open the Regular meeting at 10:24 p.m. All in favor Village of Wolverine Lake Regular Council Minutes February 8, 2012 Page 22 of 22 Motion Carried 18. RC 2/8/2012 18003 ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Sienkiewicz, seconded by Nedrow, to adjourn at 10:25 pm. All in Favor. Motion Carried. Sharon A. Miller, Village Clerk John Magee, Village President Recording Secretary Sheila Nicholas