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June 10, 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. Guests present; Manistee County Sheriff; Dale Kowalkowski and Tim Richards.
Minutes: Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to approve the May minutes as corrected (correcting of the number of seasonal campers to 7.) Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
| General Fund | $13,643.01 | Equipment Fund | $4,352.47 |
| Major Street Fund | $36,942.75 | Minor Street Fund | $8,668.90 |
| Park Fund | $33,856.19 | Water Fund | $53,478.13 |
| Building Fund | $54,878.06 | Library | $11,285.14 |
Motion made by Carol seconded by Don to accept Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.
Motion made by Joanne seconded by Carol to amend the budget as follows:
Local Streets Salaries and Wages from $700 to $2,500.
Local Streets Equipment Rentals from $2,000 to $9,000.
Major Streets Salaries and Wages from $1,000 to $2,000.
Major Streets Equipment Rentals from $4,300 to $8,000.
Park Printing and Publishing from $100 to $600.
General Fund Holiday Decorations from $300 to $600.
Motion Carried.
Bills: Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern to pay the bills presented.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.
Guests: Sheriff Kowalkowski explained the Police Protection Agreement and recommended some changes in the wording of the agreement. He also asked for and received a copy of our ordinances and recommended we reconsider a noise ordinance. Joanne provided the draft version we have been working on.
Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to change the wording of the agreement. Motion carried.(Correcting motion made by Vern at the July meeting to read “accept the Police Protection Agreement with the suggested amended wording.”)
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Joanne brought estimates for the signs for the Library, Post Office and School to be put on the side of the township building and on the billboard next to the Village Hall. Motion made by Dendra seconded by Don to allocate up to $200 for the signs. Motion carried.
New Business: Sam’s calling card for Treasurer and Clerk: Motion made by Dendra seconded by Don to purchase calling cards for the Treasurer and Clerk for official Village use. Motion carried.
Sidewalk Replacement request: Syd Schroeder requested in writing that the Village split the cost of repairing/replacing the sidewalk in front of his residence at a cost of $156.00. Motion made by Jeff seconded by Dendra to honor the request.
Motion carried.
Park: Carol reported that Trustees and other volunteers repainted the Bear Lake sign, fencing and did landscaping down at the public beach. Carol will check into listing the Hopkins Park separately in the telephone book to try to eliminate the confusion of campers who are trying to reach the park. Carol requested help for Howard on the week ends.
The new bulletin board for the park; will be replaced by the company that it was purchased from due to the fact that they mistakenly sent an inside bulletin board when an outside bulletin board was ordered, which is the reason for the leaking.
Sewer: Dendra gave a report on the Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board meeting. Copy of the report is attached. Motion made by Don seconded by Vern to appoint Carol as the alternate Bear Lake/Pleasanton Utilities Authority Board member. Yes; Dendra, Vern, Jeff, Don, Joanne and Glen. No; Carol. Motion carried.
Streets: Vern gave a report concerning the removal of two dead and dangerous trees at a cost of $900.00 each. Motion made by Jeff seconded by Dendra to remove the trees. Motion carried. Vern also reported that several residents have expressed interest in planting trees. This project will take place in the fall.
Water: Dendra reported that letters have been received from Greg Webster, the Principal of the Bear Lake Schools, has agreeing to fence in the area over our water wells and to correct the water line problem. The clerk was asked to write a formal request for the Village to speak at the June 25th School Board meeting, concerning our Well head Protection Program.
Glen reported that the agreement with the Carter’s is near completion.
The Consumer’s Confidence Report will be submitted by July first.
Wellhead Protection Update: The next round of grants is coming up and President Moore signed the application. We have met all of the requirements for the grant application with a newly reformed committee. Acopy of the DEQ accepted report will be posted to our web site.
Equipment: Glen reported that the 8 sections of dock that the Village had for sale, have been sold for a total of $800.00.
Old Business: Update on METRO Act. The Bi-Lateral agreement with CenturyTel concerning the METRO, a contract for 15 years with a renewal option at 5year intervals, has been signed and returned. Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern to create a line item named “Income METRO” and by resolution adopt the guideline that the money received may only be used for road right of way infrastructure improvements. Motion carried.
Joanne reported that the Keddie Norconk Memorial Library Board members are looking for reassurance that the council members are sure about the Village “opting out” of the of the Keddie Norconk Memorial Libarary board. The Village council members are in agreement on the subject.
Carol and Dendra attended the May Bear Lake Township meeting to request speed signs for Potter Road, signage permission for the Township Hall and to reconsider our request to gravel their vacant lot to assist downtown businesses. The Township agreed to consider those issues.
Meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pam Wade, Clerk
Bills paid for May 2003:
Bear Lake Ace Hardware; $52.98, Blue Cross/Blue Shield; $270.04, Dawn Chemical Corp.; $588.71, Haviland; $262.00, Key Energy; $97.65, Kent County Health Department; $60.00, Marathon Ashland; $43.70, McBride Septic Systems; $375.00, 52.50, NAPA Auto Parts; $36.84, Pioneer Press Printing; $118.00, $26.35, Premarc; $137.00, Schafer Excavating; $186.56, Shoreline Waste Services; $69.09, Thompson Tree Removal; $1,080.00, Carol Urbanus; $47.37. for Carol, in the above amounts.
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