BRADY TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

August 7, 2007

Members Present: Supervisor Philport, Clerk Vermeulen, Treasurer Allgaier and Trustee Guthrie. Absent: Trustee VanderKamp.

Others Present: 22 others.

Call to Order and Pledge: Philport called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. at the Brady Township Hall. Vermeulen gave the invocation. This was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

**        Agenda Approval: The Agenda was approved by a motion from Vermeulen and seconded by Guthrie. Motion Carried.

**        Approval of Consent Agenda: The consent agenda was approved by a motion from Guthrie and seconded by Vermeulen. Motion Carried.

a.  Approval of the minutes of the 7/03/07 Regular meeting.

b.  Approval of Budget Report

c. Approval of Disbursements and Transfers

d. Communications

Motion Carried.

Citizens Time: None.

SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS:

           A.        Certificates of Appreciation: Philport updated on HB4082 and what Townships actually do locally. Certificates of Appreciation for past service were then given out to those in attendance. The others will be sent to those who could not be here.

**        B.        Index and Web Posting of Minutes. After discussion, a Motion was made by Vermeulen and seconded by Allgaier to table this until next meeting, for additional information to be obtained. Motion Carried.

C.        Rental of Hall for Profit Groups: It was brought up that this could be in competition with local businesses. It was decided to have the Clerk poll the other clerks to see what they allow and report back next month.

D.        Alternate date for ZBA Meetings: A resident questioned the possibility of an alternate date for ZBA meetings in addition to the third Tuesday. It was decided to check with the ZBA on the possibility of adding the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. We will address this at the September meeting.

**        E.        Parking Lot Quote: A Motion was made by Guthrie and seconded by Vermeulen to approve the bid of $2286 from Raynes Asphalt to repair and reseal the parking lot at the Township Hall. Motion Carried.

F.        Audit Review: A Motion was made by Vermeulen and seconded by Allgaier to accept the audit draft after checking one item with SCVL. Motion Carried.

Trustee Guthrie was excused from the meeting at 8:40 p.m. due to medical reasons.

G.        2^nd Quarter HHH Waste Report: Philport presented the HHH waste report for the last quarter. He also reported on the recent free pick up.

H.        KCRC 30^th ST. Contract: Philport reported that the contract on 30^th is signed and executed, and that the 32^nd St. project is in process.

I.         South County Sewer & Water Authority Update: Philport reported that there are two projects in the works. One is to provide sewer to the businesses along US 131 in Schoolcraft and into Schoolcraft Township, with approximately 425 hookups. The second would be sewers on Mandigo Road in Portage.

J.        South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority Update: Nothing new to report other than they are working on improving all three stations.

Unfinished Business: Philport reported on the Enbridge vs Wakeshma tax court battle. A settlement was made and adjustments will be done.

New Business: Vermeulen gave the date for the MTA fall district meeting.

Report of Board Members: Vermeulen reported on the recent COG meeting she attended. A new waste hauler agreement is being proposed for the County. Philport updated on the request from Comcast Cable to the FCC to be relieved of paying franchise fees due to the increase in Satellite dishes.

**        Adjournment: With there being no further business, a motion was made at 8:55 P.M. by Vermeulen and seconded by Allgaier to adjourn the meeting. Motion Carried.

Cande Vermeulen

Brady Township Clerk