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July 8, 2003

The regular meeting of the Bear Lake Village Council was called to order by President Glen Moore at 7:30 p.m. at the Bear Lake Village Hall. Present: Treasurer; Connie Guerne, Clerk; Pam Wade, Trustees; Dendra Best, Vern Best, Don Hyrns, Jeff Harthun, Joanne Schroeder, Carol Urbanus. Howard Higley. Guest; Tim Richards.

Minutes: Motion made by Carol seconded by Dendra to accept the June minutes as corrected. (Correcting motion made by Vern to read “accept the police protection agreement with the suggested amended wording.”) Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

Current Fund Balances
General Fund $21,198.46 Equipment Fund $4,357.09
Major Street Fund $35,328.46 Minor Street Fund $1,889.85
Park Fund $33,549.39 Water Fund  $52,723.95
Building Fund $54,936.32 Library $11,294.13

Motion made by Vern seconded by Don to accept Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.

Bills: Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to pay bills presented except for the Utilities Authority bill, until budget issues are resolved. Motion carried.
Motion made by Vern seconded by Jeff to pay the Blue Cross/Blue Shield monthly bill when due as it is a contract bill. Motion carried.


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Council Members: Don expressed parking concerns down at Hopkins Park. Glen will investigate the parking situation.
Dendra reported the Web Site statistics for the month of June as follows: 1,652 visitors, 3,787 visits, 5,301 pages visited and 421 repeat visitors.
Dendra requested the purchase of a CD ROM for Economic Development Grant Funding Programs, a guide to where to look for possible grants that will benefit the Village. Motion made by Carol seconded by Jeff to purchase the CD ROM. Motion carried.
Discussion followed about the corner of Main and Virginia Streets, near the post office. The street committee will investigate the possibility of placing 3-way or 4-way stop signs at those corners and also placing 25mph speed limit signs within the Village. The new 35mph speed limit signs on Potter Rd., requested of the Bear Lake Township, have been installed.

New Business: Audit:The preliminary report from the auditor has been received, with the final report expected to be received on July 17, 2003.
Fence for the leaves: Vern will obtain estimates for a new fence around the leaf compost, while also obtaining an estimate for the fence around the water tower. Reconstruction of the road to the water tower site may also be needed.
Motion made by Don seconded by Jeff for Vern to get estimates for site work and a fence around the water tower site and proceed with the work. Motion carried.

Library:A bill will be sent out to the Keddie Norconk Memorial Library board for expenses incurred, for postage and envelopes, by the Village to pay bills for the Library. Joanne reported that the KNMLB attorney will draw up the legal papers allowing the Village to withdraw from the Keddie Norconk Memorial Library board.

Park: Motion made by Vern seconded by Joanne to give Mike Ledderman [corrected to Biederman]10% ($80) of the price received for the old dock, as commission on the sale of the dock sections.Motion carried.

Sewer: Dendra reported that the Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board approved a provisional budget but the Village has not received it yet, or the requested itemized invoices for the now defunct Sewer Feasibility Board.Motion made by Vern seconded by Jeff to table paying statement from the Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board for $6,100.00, pending receipt of the requested items. Motion carried. Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern for the Clerk to send a letter to the Bear Lake Township Clerk (for the invoices) and the Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board members to inform them of our decision. Motion carried.
The Village has sent a letter to USDA Rural Development in response to the Village of Onekama’s Environmental Report for their proposed irrigation field. Because of it being within 0.6 miles of our Wellhead Protection area we have asked to be kept informed on the hydrology and monitor wells.[ Report to the Council of the June Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board meeting attached]

Streets: Trees: Vern reported that he has not received any requests for removal of dead trees at this time.
Library and Post Office signs: Vern and Howard will investigate a location to place the new signs on the west side of US-31. Village Trustees will attend the next Bear Lake Township board meeting to repeat our request to place a northbound set of signs on their building.
Sidewalks to be replaced: Joanne reported that sidewalks need to be repaired
and/or replaced in various locations in the Village which will amount to approximately $800.00-$1,000.00. Motion made by Joanne seconded by Carol to allocate up to $1,000.00 for the sidewalk repair and/or replacement. Motion carried.

Water: School parking lot:Vern reported that he attended the last School Board meeting. At this time, the school will wait until they confer with the DEQ, before doing anything with the land.
Carters: The agreement between the Carters and the Village for purchasing the property next to the water tank has been finalized. Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to give Glen permission to contact the Village attorney to obtain the legal documents for annexing of the property at the water tower site. Motion carried.
Water Connection at the school: Water superintendent, Gary McBride will supervise the connection shut off. The work will proceed next week. Mr. Webster’s letter indicated it would begin June 13.

Ordinances:
Police ordinance: The Police Protection ordinance is officially in effect. We will now have the Manistee County Police Department protection for the Village. Text is attached and will be posted to the web site.
Noise Ordinance: Joanne presented a draft of the Noise Ordinance for the council to consider and discuss at the next meeting.
The ordinance committee will look in to a sample Special Assessment District ordinance for General Law Villages.

Old Business: James Ledford has been hired to help Howard for the summer.
Dendra requested permission for her and Vern switch committees. President Moore gave the permission. Dendra will now be on the Tree committee and Vern will be on the Park committee.
Motion made by Dendra seconded by Carol to have the outside of the water tank cleaned and inspected at a cost of approximately $300.00. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pam Wade, Clerk

Bills paid for May 2003:
Bear Lake Ace Hardware; $112.09
Bittner, Hyrns, Daly, Riemland, P.C.; $478.00
Marathon Ashland; $47.22
Michigan Municipal League; $477.00
Michigan Paper Products; $117.95
Pleasanton Valley Greenhouses; $67.39
Rathco Safety; $91.46
Ron Brown & Sons; $179.35, $188.05, $200.79
Shoreline Waste Services; 140.10
Syd Schroeder; $156.00
Thompson’s Tree Removal; $1,935.00

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