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FROM PAGE 1 Sumpter Township
For more information, visit www.ply- Regular Board Meeting
mouthicefest.com or on social media Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
This year, the Plymouth Ice Festival is @PlymouthIceFestival. 23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111
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The meeting called to order by Supervisor Bowman at 6:54 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sumpter Township A moment of silence was held for former Police Chief James Pierce.
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 6:00 p.m. Roll call: Supervisor Bowman, Clerk Hurst, Treasurer Patterson, Trustees: LaPorte, Oddy, and Rush. Trustee Morgan excused.
23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111 Also showing present: Township Manager Burdick, Attorney Young, Deputy Clerk Armatis, Public Safety Director/Police Chief
Minutes Luke, Fire Chief Brown, Finance Director Holtz, Water Superintendent Danci, and 10 attendees.
The meeting called to order by Supervisor Bowman at 6:33 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Agenda: Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to approve the agenda. Roll Call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion
carried.
Roll call: Supervisor Bowman, Clerk Hurst, Treasurer Patterson, Trustees: Morgan, Oddy, and Rush. Trustee LaPorte excused.
Also showing present: Township Manager Burdick, Attorney Young, Deputy Clerk Armatis, Public Safety Director/Police Chief 4. Public Comment/Open Floor: Three (3) attendees spoke.
Luke, Fire Chief Brown, Finance Director Holtz, Water Superintendent Danci, and 3 attendees.
5. Minutes:
3. Agenda: Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to approve the agenda. Roll Call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion A. Motion by Rush, supported by Oddy to approve the regular board meeting minutes of July 25, 2023. Roll call vote: Yes:
carried. All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
4. Public Comment/Open Floor: One (1) attendee spoke. 6. Warrants:
A. Motion by Oddy, supported by LaPorte to approve warrants totaling
5. Minutes: $765,853.05. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
A. Motion by Rush, supported by Patterson to approve the regular board meeting minutes of June 27th, 2023. Roll call vote: Yes:
All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Motion by Bowman, supported by Hurst to receive and file all reports. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
6. Warrants:
A. Motion by Oddy, supported by Bowman to approve warrants totaling $149,492.68. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: 12. Board Response: Trustee Oddy stated that parks and recreation is looking for volunteers, Trustees Rush and LaPorte
None. Motion carried. agreed.
7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Motion by Hurst, supported by Rush to receive and file all reports. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None.
Motion carried. 13.New Business:
12.Board Response: None. A. Motion by LaPorte, supported by Rush to have Cari Ford conduct a water study. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay:
None. Motion carried.
13.New Business:
B. Motion by Oddy, supported by Hurst to approve obligating and not exceed $35,000.00 in available ARPA funds for the
A. Motion by Morgan, supported by Rush to approve Brian Messer to display fireworks on July 22, 2023, at 41005 Judd relocation and construction of the Township Recycling Center to the Capital Projects Fund. Roll call vote: Yes: Oddy,
Road. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. Hurst, Rush, and Patterson in favor. Nay: Bowman and LaPorte. Motion carried.
B. Motion by Morgan, supported by Oddy to approve removing the remaining township-owned parcels from market list- C. Motion by Oddy, supported by Hurst to approve the quote from AirDoctor to replace the rooftop AC East unit for the
ings for reconsideration. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. township community center at a cost of $37,680.25 and get an estimate for a gas line. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor.
Nay: None. Motion carried.
C. Motion by Morgan, supported by Patterson to approve the initial obligation of $250,000.00 in available ARPA funds for
the Martinsville Cemetery project to the Capital Projects Fund. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion car- 14.Announcements: Stuff-A-Truck Saturday, August 12, 2023, from noon to 4:00 pm
ried.
15. Motion by Rush, supported by LaPorte to go into closed session at 7:18 pm to consider attorney-client privileged material
14.Announcements: None. exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal law referencing current MAFF agreement status, MCL 15.268c. with
LaPorte asking to be excused. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
16.Motion by Patterson, supported by Rush to go into closed session at 6:40 pm to consider attorney-client privileged material
exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal law referencing current MAFF agreement status, MCL 15.268c. Roll 16. Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to come back in session at 7:50 pm. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion
call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. carried.
17.Motion by Rush, supported by Morgan to come back in session at 7:00 pm. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. 17. Motion by Patterson, supported by Oddy to have the negotiation team and the attorney proceed as directed. Roll call vote:
Motion carried. Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
18.Motion by Morgan, supported by Oddy to have the attorney proceed as directed. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. 18. Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to adjourn at 8:51 pm. Motion carried.
Motion carried.
Minutes prepared by: Deputy Clerk K. Armatis Sumpter Township
19.Motion by Morgan, supported by Oddy to adjourn at 7:01 pm. Motion carried.
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Esther Hurst, Clerk Date Timothy Bowman, Supervisor Date ST0173 - 01 11 28 2.5 x 7.775
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Timothy Bowman, Supervisor Date ST0171 - 01 11 28 2.5 x 7.243
Sumpter Township
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Sumpter Township 23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111
Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111 The meeting was called to order by Clerk Hurst at 7:39 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Roll call: Clerk Hurst, Treasurer Patterson, Trustees: LaPorte, Oddy, Morgan and Rush. Supervisor Bowman excused. Also show-
The meeting called to order by Supervisor Bowman at 7:13 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. ing present: Township Manager Burdick, Attorney Young, Deputy Clerk Armatis, Finance Director Holtz, Public Safety
Director/Police Chief Luke, Fire Chief Brown, Water Superintendent Danci and 1 attendee.
Roll call: Supervisor Bowman, Clerk Hurst, Treasurer Patterson, Trustees: Morgan, Oddy, LaPorte, and Rush. Also showing pres-
ent: Township Manager Burdick, Attorney Young, Deputy Clerk Armatis, Public Safety Director/Police Chief Luke, Fire Chief Motion by Patterson, supported by Oddy to have Trustee Rush chair the meeting. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None.
Brown, Finance Director Holtz, Water Superintendent Danci, and 5 attendees. Motion carried.
3. Agenda:Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to approve the agenda with the following additions: 3. Agenda: Motion by Oddy, supported by LaPorte to approve the Agenda with Items C and G tabled. Roll call vote: Yes: All in
H. Consider approval to adopt Resolution 2023-06, Wayne County Millage Funding Allocations FY 2022-2023. favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
I. Consider the purchase offer for parcel #81-016-99-0014-715, Sumpter Road,
$61,000 cash, with re-zoning contingency. 4. Proclamation for Chief James Pierce-read by Public Safety Director/Chief Luke
Roll Call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
5. Public Comment: One (1) attendee spoke.
4. Public Comment/Open Floor: One (1) attendee spoke.
6. Minutes: Motion by Oddy, supported by Patterson to approve Regular Board Meeting Minutes of August 8, 2023. Roll call
5. Minutes: vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
A. Motion by Oddy, supported by Patterson to approve the regular board meeting minutes of May 23rd, 2023; and accept
the Parks and Recreation Meeting Minutes of January 19th, 2023, February 15th, 2023, and April 12th, 2023. Roll call 7. Warrants: Motion by Oddy, supported by LaPorte to approve warrants totaling
vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. $269,164.66. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
6. Warrants: 8. Motion by Oddy, supported by LaPorte to receive and file parks and recreation report. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay:
A. Motion by Rush, supported by Bowman to approve warrants totaling $279,653.17. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
None. Motion carried.
9. Motion by LaPorte, supported by Oddy to accept the water/sewer report as read by Danci. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor.
7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Motion by Bowman, supported by Oddy to receive and file all reports. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Nay: None. Motion carried.
Motion carried.
10.Motion by Patterson, supported by Rush to receive and file the treasurer's report.
12.Board Response: Trustee Rush gave a shout out to all who helped with the recent CWW meeting hosted by Sumpter. Received Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
4 phone calls about how nice it was. Also, CTI video equipment is now working. Trustee Oddy agreed about CWW meeting.
11.Trustee Oddy stated planning commission was having a public hearing on November 9, 2023, for the adoption of a large solar
13.New Business: farm ordinance. Motion by Rush, supported by Patterson to accept the planning/zoning report. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor.
Nay: None. Motion carried.
A. Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to accept the resignation of Firefighter Curtis Lunsford with regrets, effective May 17,
2023. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. 12.Board Response: Rawsonville Road is still closed, the open date is unknown due to a waterline issue. Discussion on ditch
clearing, the homeowner is responsible for cleaning ditches, and the County does the roads.
B. Motion by Morgan, supported by Oddy to approve Monday, July 3rd, 2023, as the AFSCME floating holiday for 2023. Roll
call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. 13.Unfinished Business:
C. Motion by Oddy, supported by Patterson to approve the WCA sketching proposal at a total cost of $125,990, paid over 4 years A. Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to update signage at Sherwood Pond to 3' x 3' signs that state "Swim At Your Own
at $31,497.50 annually. Roll call vote: Yes: Bowman, Hurst, Patterson, Oddy, LaPorte, and Rush. Nay: Morgan. Motion carried. Risk". Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
D. Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to direct Hennessey Engineers to receive bids for consideration of the recommended 14.New Business:
2023 sewer lining program. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
A. Motion by LaPorte, supported by Patterson to accept the resignation of firefighter Richard Landskroener, effective July
E. Motion by Rush, supported by Morgan to transfer the business license for Fox Auto Parts to Fenix Parts due to a merger. Roll 30, 2023, with regrets. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
B. Motion by Oddy supported by Patterson to approve KCI as the 3rd party billing service for all water, sewer & utilities
F. Motion by Rush, supported by Patterson to approve the quote from Innovative Computers for the NVR/DVR replacement billing, at an approximate quarterly billing cost of $2,5000.00 effective October 1, 2023. Roll call vote: Yes: Hurst,
processor and one fisheye camera in the township hall at a total cost of $2,236.25. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: Patterson, LaPorte, Rush and Oddy. Nay: Morgan. Motion carried.
`None. Motion carried.
C. TABLE. Consider approval of the previously provided draft position descriptions and the attached inventory for town-
G. Motion by Oddy, supported by Morgan to proceed with bids for fencing, gates, signage, survey, ground penetrating radar, right ship management and employee direction and use.
of way, roads, and consultant and have the township manager assign a committee for Martinsville Cemetery. Roll call vote: Yes:
All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. D. Motion by Oddy, supported by Patterson to approve the previously provided revised 2014 township employee policy
manual for management and employee direction and use. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
H. ADDED. Motion by Patterson supported by LaPorte to adopt Resolution 2023- 06, Wayne County Millage Funding
Allocations FY 2022-2023. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. E. Motion by Morgan, supported by Patterson to approve D. Hadyniak to attend the MAMC fall conference from November
28, 2023, through November 30, 2023, at a cost not to exceed $1,200.00. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None.
I. ADDED. Motion by Oddy, supported by Bowman to reject purchaser offer for parcel #81-016-99-0014-715, Sumpter Road, Motion carried.
for $61,000 cash with re-zoning contingency. Roll call vote: Yes: Bowman, Hurst, Patterson, LaPorte, Rush, Morgan, and Oddy.
Nay: None. Motion carried. F. Motion to Oddy, supported by LaPorte to accept the planning commission's recommendation to amend the Ponds and
Farm Ponds ordinance section 6.39. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried.
15.Announcements: None.
G. TABLE. Consider approval of the grinder pump purchase program and the planned in-house pump repair program.
16.Motion by LaPorte, supported by Bowman to go into closed session at 7:42 pm to consider attorney-client privileged materi-
al exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal law referencing current MAFF agreement status, COAM agreement 14.Announcements: Chief Luke announced a successful Stuff-A-Truck event. All the school supplies collected were delivered to
per MCL 15.268c, and attorney opinion letter review. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. Motion carried. Brick, Keystone, and Savage elementary schools. Chief Luke thanked all the vendors who brought their "trucks" and Kona Ice
17.Motion by LaPorte, supported by Rush to come back in session at 8:30 pm. Roll call vote: Yes: All in favor. Nay: None. and Red Rooster for refreshments and food. He also thanked the volunteers who helped with the event. JT Crova donated $2,500
Motion carried. to the community outreach program.
18.Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to have the attorney proceed as directed. Roll call vote: Yes: Bowman, Hurst, Patterson, Township Manager Burdick announced the parks and recreation was planning a small event for October a Chili cookoff and BBQ
Oddy, LaPorte, Rush. Nay: Morgan. Motion carried. event for a Friday and Saturday.
19.Motion by Oddy, supported by Rush to adjourn at 8:30 pm. Motion carried. 15.Motion by Morgan, supported by Patterson to adjourn at 8:15 pm. All in favor. Motion carried.
Minutes prepared by: Deputy Clerk K. Armatis Sumpter Township Minutes prepared by: Deputy Clerk K. Armatis Sumpter Township
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Esther Hurst, Clerk Date Esther Hurst, Clerk Date
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Timothy Bowman, Supervisor Date ST0169 - 01 11 28 2.5 x 10.014 Timothy Bowman, Supervisor Date ST0174 - 01 11 28 2.5 x 10.345