Approved as corrected 1-3-06

DELTA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

                        December 20, 2005

                                          

                                           Escanaba, Michigan

 

     A Regular meeting of the Delta County Board of Commissioners was held this date, pursuant to the following call:

 

                                           December 15, 2005

The Honorable Members of the Delta             

County Board of Commissioners

 

Dear Commissioners:

     A Regular Meeting of the Delta County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Tuesday December 20, 2005, at 5:15 p.m. in the Circuit Courtroom of the Delta County Courthouse.

                                           Sincerely yours,

                                           Nancy J. Kolich

                                           Delta County Clerk

ROLL CALL

PRESENT:  Commissioners Bengry, Elegeert, Nelson, Ruohomaki and Schultz.

ABSENT:   None.

          The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m. in the Delta County Circuit Courtroom by Delta County Clerk, Nancy Kolich.

 

          Moved by Commissioner Ruohomaki and supported by Commissioner Bengry to approve the minutes of the December 6, 2005 meeting as corrected.  MOTION CARRIED.

           

   VI.   PRESENTATATION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

         A.  Received:  No written communications were received.   

         B.  Forwarded: No written communications were forwarded.

 

VII.      REPORTS OF STANDING AND STATUTORY SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND OTHERS

       

        Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson that the Communications and Reports of Standing and Statutory Committees and the Reports of Special Committees and Others be received and placed on file.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

  VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

        None.

Agenda

Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to add 9 items to the agenda.

 

ROLL CALL     BENGRY    YES

                   NELSON   NO

                   RUOHOMAKI YES

                    SCHULTZ   NO

                    ELEGEERT NO

     MOTION FAILED.

 

Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to put items on the next regular meeting agenda.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION ON TRANSFER OF ZONING POWERS TO TOWNSHIPS

Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Schultz to rescind the motion of December 6, 2005 to transfer zoning powers back to the townships to discuss the transfer of zoning powers.

 

ROLL CALL     BENGRY    YES

                   NELSON   YES

                   RUOHOMAKI YES

                    SCHULTZ   YES

                    ELEGEERT YES

     MOTION CARRIED.

 

  

William Farley, Wells Township Supervisor, offered to hold the meeting at Wells Township.  Wells Township Supervisor wanted to go on record as paying more than their share, pays the “county” $1,200,673.85.

 

Bay de Noc, Brampton, Cornell, Baldwin, Fairbanks, Ensign Townships agree that meeting with the County Commissioners and the Zoning Board.

 

Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to designate $315 per township for the MSU Citizen Planner training sessions.     MOTION CARRIED.

 

Request by Kevin Dubord, Escanaba Township Supervisor, that the $315 should also be given to the townships already doing their own zoning.

 

Public Hearing Closed at 5:43 p.m.

 

 

  X.   COMMITTEE REPORTS:

     1. Building and Grounds Committee.

           

2.   Finance Committee.

        a. Minutes of 12-14-05

           V.1. Payment of Bills.

           Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve payment of the bills.  MOTION CARRIED

 

           V.2.  Bittner Billing $776.70.

           Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to approve payment of $776.70 to Bittner Engineering for the mitigation project at the Renaissance Zone.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

           V.3.  Silver and Van Essen billing $594.90.

      Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve payment of $594.90 to Silver and Van Essen for 911 legal services.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

           V.4. Fee Increase in Clerk’s Office.

           Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve increasing the criminal search fee in the County Clerk’s office to $20.00 per search upon judicial administrative order to the State Court Administrator’s Office.   MOTION CARRIED.

 

           V.8.  Oberstar Change Order Pay Request.

           Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to deny request until more information is received.  This request was for Ren Zone utilities.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

           Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to receive the minutes and place on file.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

3. Personnel Committee.  

       

4.   Administrator’s Report.

   UP-EMS

        Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve adoption of a resolution in support of UP-EMS as presented.  UP-EMS provides training and certification to U.P. Emergency Medical Response Services.   MOTION CARRIED.

 

       Social Security Number Privacy Policy

       Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to approve the Social Security Number Privacy Policy as presented.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

        MAC Conference

        Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to approve funding the County Commissioners to attend the MAC Conference in Lansing on February 12-14, 2006.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

        Moved by Commissioner Nelson and supported by Commissioner Schultz to receive the Administrator’s report and place on file.  MOTION CARRIED.

    

   X. GENERAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS

 

      A.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

          1.  Appointments to Solid Waste Planning Committee

              Tabled.

 

 B.  NEW BUSINESS

1.  Payment of Bills.

              None.

 

     2.  Contract with FAA.

          Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to approve 20 year lease with the FAA for FAA Navigational Equipment on Airport property as presented.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

          3.  Terms and Conditions of Accepting Airport Improvement

          Moved by Commissioner Schultz and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the Terms and Conditions of Accepting Airport Improvement Program Grants contract as presented.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

     4.  Peter Mark.

              Asked to be taken off the agenda.  Issue addressed in the Public Hearing.

 

 

    

 

     5.  Set January Reorganizational Meeting.

              Re-organizational meeting will be held January 3, 2006 at 5:15 p.m. in the Circuit Courtroom of the Courthouse.

 

  XI.  GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

    Rory Mattson updated on potential County Timber sales.  The only place that there are valuable timbers is the red pines at the Service Center that will not be cut.  Estimates $20,000 in available timber.  Sac Bay would take a long time to inventory and catalogue each individual tree for veneer value.

    Connie Ness – one loan to the Parks for electrical updating of Parks.

    Peter Mark – need catalogued and inventory of timber.

 

 XII.  COMMISSIONERS CONCERNS

 

Commissioner Bengry:      Requested that Administrator Erickson submit a 5 year plan for Delta County.  Serious Federal cuts have been made to UPSET.  Acknowledged Hannahville Indian Community for grants including a new building at the airport for the Civil Air Patrol.  Merry Christmas.

 

Commissioner Ruohomaki:  Comfortable with taking a step backward                        with the zoning issue.

Commissioner Nelson:  None. 

 

Commissioner Schultz: Happy Holidays.                                           

Commissioner Elegeert:  Reorganization meeting January 3, 2006.

 

 

XIV.  ADJOURNMENT

 

     Moved by Commissioner Nelson and supported by Commissioner Schultz to adjourn at 6:23 p.m. 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

_____________________________  _________________________________

Nancy J. Kolich, County Clerk       Thomas Elegeert, Board Chairperson