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Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings-December 3, 2013
A regular study meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton held Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 1150 Canton
Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. and led the pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Bennett, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Sneideman, Williams (arrived 7:06 p.m.), Yack (arrived 6:45 p.m.) Staff
Present: Director Bilbrey-Honsowetz, Director Faas, Director Mutchler, Director Trumbull, Kirstin Kolb, Gwyn Belcher, Mike
Sheppard Guest Present: Brian Spitzbergen, Growth Works
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Anthony, seconded by Sneideman to
approve the agenda as amended adding Item 2. Action Item: Consider Waiving the Purchasing Policy and Approve the Purchase of
Parts for Emergency Repairs to Caterpillar 312 Excavator. Motion carried by all members present.
STUDY SESSION TOPIC Item 1.
Human Services Building Update
The Canton Human Services Center (CHSC) places service to the Canton community in addressing
these critical individual and familial needs at the core of its mission. Human services provided through the CHSC will address the
needs of individuals and families confronted by an array of problems and issues that challenge their resolve and resources. Services are
to be “client centered and driven”, delivered in a coordinated manner, utilizing a wraparound approach to service delivery. They are to
be provided at low cost or no cost to families and individuals. Further, CHSC will endeavor to assess provided services to insure that
they are of high caliber and responsive to the needs of the Canton community, providing ease of access, rapid service response and
appropriateness to meet specific client needs.
Item 2. CONSIDER WAIVING THE PURCHASE POLICY AND APPROVE THE
PURCHASE OF PARTS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO CATERPILLAR 312 EXCAVATOR. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett,
supported by Sneideman to waive the purchasing policy and authorize payment of $5,611.34 (account #661-550.939, Fleet Inventory)
to Michigan Caterpillar. Motion carried by all members present.
Item 3. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
CHAPTER 46, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 3, FIREWORKS, IN ORDER TO BRING THE PENALTY PROVISION INTO COM-
PLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. (LEGAL)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to introduce the first reading amendment to
the Township Code of Ordinances, Chapter 46, Article I, Division 3, “Fireworks”. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by
Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to table for consideration a proposed text amendment to the Township Code of Ordinances, Chapter
46, and schedule a second reading for December 10, 2013. Motion carried by all members present.
Item 4. Review of Goals
The
departments goals were reviewed in detail.
Item 5. Discussion of Road Funding
Trustee Yack reviewed the history of road funding in
Canton Township.
Adjourn
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams at 8:17 p.m. to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. – Philip
LaJoy, Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: December 12, 2013
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: December 12, 2013
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids
at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014 for the following:
PRINTING OF THE FOCUS NEWSLETTER
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company name,
address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all propos-
als. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the
provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish: 12/12/2013
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ELLEVILLE
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OMULUS
Official visit
Mayor speaks to Barth Students
Training wage rate for fire fighters under discussion
City celebrates grand
opening of new Taco Bell
Mayor LeRoy Burcroff made the most of
his first public appearance since his Nov. 5
election. He helped honor more than 30 stu-
dents in the “Red Ribbon Essay and Poster
Contest” winners at Barth Elementary
School.
Burcroff praised the first- through fifth-
graders for their anti-drug and anti-bullying
essays and posters, telling the children that
making positive choices is important every
day.
Burcroff said his parents taught their
seven children the importance of getting
along and respecting one another.
“It's important to respect your body - you
only have one body,” he said.
If everyone respects one another and
gets along, bullying will become a thing of
the past, Burcroff said. He said a key is get-
ting along with classmates now and getting
along with co-workers and neighbors when
the students get older. People who respect
one another create a good community, he
said.
Burcroff - a lifelong Romulus resident
and product of the Romulus schools -
answered student questions, noting that his
mother was a teacher and his wife, Jerilynn,
is a special education teacher at Barth.
He called his election victory “humbling”
and thanked voters for showing support for
him.
“We represent all of the people,” Burcroff
said. “I respect their decision. Had they not
electedme, I wouldhave respected that, too.
NowImust respect their views andmake all
of the work done by city employees is done
with integrity. I want to make sure you can
be proud of everythingwe do at city hall.”
He said the mayor of a city faces many
challenges and has days of “ups and downs”
- much like school days, where some days
are tougher and other days are easier.
Burcroff was impressed when all hands
went up when he asked which students
planned to attend college. He suggested that
the students set goals and do well in school
to get ready for college.
Burcroff, who was a class president dur-
ing his days at Romulus High School, sug-
gested that the young students seek office
when possible and become leaders through-
out their education career.
“Who knows,” he said, “youmight want to
be the nextmayor.”
Burcroff joined first-year Principal David
Thompson in presenting awards to the Red
RibbonContest winners including:
First grade - Madison Johnson, Supawan
Pongpad, Jaylen Johnson, Demond Smith,
KylahSimpson andMakaylaCooley-Moore.
Second grade - Arianna Hackney,
Mackenzie Whitehill, Mekhi Smith and
Malachi Salomonson.
Third grade - Owen Garland, K'Shaun
Patillo, Alexandru Majeri, Miya Garner,
Cameron York, Grace Kadau and Jaylen
Andry.
Fourth grade - Virginia Blanchard,
Feyana Milliner, Daryl Johnson, Bryanna
Langer, Emily Lawrence, Ke'Mi Underwood,
JosiahStewart Jones and JaveonDixon.
Fifth-grade - Alexis Buckley, AdamZabik,
Autumn McCluskey, Matthew Dennis,
Marlek Johnson, La'Tavia Ventress,
DeCarlos Hernandez, Braiden Thompson
and JavonGovan.
“I think teaching kids to make positive
choices is always important,” Thompson
said. “Teaching them to be drug-free and
bully-free is good for themselves and the
community. We're big on making positive
choices at Barth.”
Burcroff and other members of the
Romulus Drug Task Force also took time to
pose for photoswith the students.
Members of the Belleville City
Council attended a special study
session last Monday to discuss a
request from Fire Chief Brian
Loranger to increase training pay
for firefighters.
Loranger requested the hourly
rate for in-training firefighters be
increased from $5 per hour for out-
of-station or a $17 flat fee for in-sta-
tion training to $10 per hour.
Loranger's request was deferred
at previous regular city council
meetings as council members
requested more information about
the impact of the increase.
At a meeting last week,
Councilwoman Kim Tindall sug-
gested the training wage be
increased to meet the state mini-
mumwage of $7.40, which met with
some opposition. Mayor Kerreen
Conley suggested the study session
in an effort to allow more discus-
sion of the pay adjustment request.
Conley said she wanted to empha-
size that the council was not imply-
ing that the firefighters were worth
onlyminimumwage.
Loranger expressed his disap-
pointment with the delay and told
the council, “You'll be setting the
meetingwith someone else because
I'mretiring.”
“This is a nail in the coffin. We
do a lot of work for the community
and it goes unrecognized,”
Loranger said.
Loranger said he estimates 936
man hours of training as the maxi-
mum for 13 firefighters. Loranger
said the estimated total expense of
the increase, including HAZMAT
and USAR at $52,970 for the year.
The chief said that his current
budget is only $52,000, down from a
previous $70,000.
“If you practice, you're ready
when you need it,” Loranger said.
“We need to continue keeping it in
their heads.”
“We all agree they need a raise,”
saidConley.
The outcome of the study session
was not available at press time.
Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff speaks to students at Barth Elementary School during one
of his first official appearances since the Nov. 5 election. Burcroff helped honor more than 30
student essay and poster contest winners.
“OK, on three, everybody say 'Burrito
Supreme!'” exclaimed Romulus Mayor
LeRoyBurcroff.
Instant smiles emerged from city officials
and employees, members of the city
Planning Commission, representatives of
the Greater Romulus Chamber of
Commerce and management from
Sundance Inc. The ceremonial ribbon was
cut, cameras captured the moment and the
grand opening of Romulus' new Taco Bell
was official.
Located at 9920 S. WayneRoad, just north
of I-94 and next door to Romulus High
School, the new Taco Bell has been long
awaitedby the local community.
“I've been involved in city government for
16 years and served on the Planning
Commission for eight of those years,”
Burcroff said. “Of all the developments dur-
ing that time, this is the one my kids are
most excited about.”
Cathy Freitag, chairwoman of the
Planning Commission, said Romulus is
happy tohave aTacoBell in town.
“We've been waiting a long time for this,”
Freitag said. “This is a great day for
Romulus.”
Brighton-based Sundance Inc. owns 120
Taco Bells in three states. The new store
employs 40 people, most of whom are
Romulus residents, according to General
Manager LisaGrondy.
“I feel this is a good location,” said
Grondy, a Romulus resident who has
worked for Taco Bell since 1996. “I love it.
You had to go out of your way to get to a Taco
Bell andnowherewe are.
“It's been a lot of fun. We're seeing a lot of
happy faces. A lot of people have been wel-
coming us to town.”
Linda McNeil, a city employee and local
resident, said “people are very excited about
this.”
“I'm a Taco Bell fan,” said McNeil, a big
fan of the Taco Supreme. “I was going to the
WayneTacoBell twice aweek.”
Kyle Raske, market coach for Sundance
Inc., said the Romulus restaurant is the
newest contemporary design of TacoBell.
Raske and Area Coach David Hulick rep-
resented restaurant owner Pete Lyders and
Sundance Inc. and welcomed officials to the
new Taco Bell. Hulick said the first cus-
tomers - aman andhis sons - were so excited
that they were waiting outside the door 15 to
20minutes before the restaurant opened.
Raske said city officials were “very
friendly and cooperative” from the planning
of the restaurant to the grand opening.
“Everything went very smooth to the end,”
he said.
City Planner Carol Maise said it was a
“pleasure” toworkwithSundance staff.
“They were very professional and very
attune to the proximity to the nearby resi-
dents and the high school,” Maise said.
“There were challenges with the driveway,
with the access in and out of the property.
They worked well with us and the county to
get that resolved.”
“It feels great,” Hulick said. “Our cus-
tomers have been very excited about us
being here. We're excited to be here. We
hope this is the start of a lot of growth in
Romulus.”
Restaurant hours are 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 3
a.m. Friday and Saturday. The dining room
closes at 10 p.m.
The Greater Romulus Chamber of com-
merce is accepting nominations for the 29th
Person of theYear award.
Criteria for nominees included individu-
als who have made significant contributions
to Romulus and residents. A biographical
synopsis should be provided stating reasons
the nominee should be awarded the Person
of the Year designation. The award banquet
is planned for the spring of 2014.
Nomination forms are available at the
chamber office, 11189 Shook road, Suite 200
or email Bill Kren at info@romuluscham-
ber.com.
The deadline for nominations is Dec. 15,
2013.
Chamber seeks nominations
Perfect
ending
Romulus High School
culinary arts students
were able to make local
senior citizens' holiday
very special when they
helped bake and deliver
50 pies for the annual
Thanksgiving luncheon
at the Romulus Senior
Center. Chef Walter
Banks, David Rosen, at
left, and students
including Kaitlyn Sherril,
Najae Moore and
Mar'Keysha Bush offered a variety of delicious holiday treats that were enjoyed by
those who attended the luncheon.