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Please note that the Minutes are not posted to the web site until they have been approved. The March 2003 Minutes were approved at the April 2003 Council Meeting. A copy of the current month's minutes can be requested from the Clerk but please be advised that until approved they are subject to corrections and revisions.

March 12, 2003

The March 12, 2003 Village meeting started at 7:30 p.m. at the Bear Lake Village Hall with the scheduled Budget Hearing for 2003/2004. Present were: President; Glen Moore, Treasurer; Connie Guerne, Clerk; Pam Wade, Trustees; Dendra Best, Vern Best, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Joanne Schroeder and Carol Urbanus. Howard Higley.
Regular meeting followed the budget hearing at 7:40 p.m.
Minutes: Motion made by Vern seconded by Carol to accept the February minutes as corrected. Motion carried.

Current Fund Balances
General Fund $25,373.77 Equipment Fund $2,342.51
Major Street Fund $42,111.90 Local Street Fund $15,791.80
Park Fund $28,473.78 Water Fund  $47,459.04
Building Fund $42,730.84 Library $11,620.90

Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to accept the Treasurer’s Report.
Motion carried.
Budget: Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern to accept the 2003/2004 budget as corrected and keep the millage at 10 mills. Motion carried.
Bills: Motion made by Vern seconded by Don to pay bills except for the bill from Keddie Norconk Memorial Library which needs to be resubmitted due to an error in the amount of the bill. Motion carried.
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Council Members: Connie asked the council to consider changing the day of the week that we hold the Village meetings: This will be discussed at the April meeting.
Motion made by Carol seconded by Don to approve Dendra attending the Downtown Improvement work shop in Lansing and to allow reimbursement to Dendra for conference fees of $65, motel fees of $72, and mileage. Motion carried.

New Business:
Motion made by Vern seconded by Carol to reserve our “.gov” domain name for our website, on a recommendation from Dendra. Motion carried.
Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern to authorize Joanne to research the agreement for police protection ordinance with the Manistee County Prosecuting Attorney and the Manistee County Sheriffs Office. Motion carried.
Joanne will work on a policy concerning the use of credit cards by Village trustees and employees, for the April meeting.
New Flags: Motion made by Vern seconded by Joanne to order two (2) Michigan Flags at a cost of $18 each and six (6) U.S. Flags at a cost of $15 each, to replace the ones that we have. Motion carried.

Library: Motion made by Joanne seconded by Vern to accept the amendment to the original agreement to create the Keddie Norconk Library Board.
Motion carried.

Park: Motion made by Vern seconded by Joanne to submit the agreement of a lease/license agreement to Jim Reed as it is written. Yes votes: Dendra, Vern, Jeff, Don, Joanne and Carol. Abstain: Glen. Carol reported that reservations are coming in for this summer camping season.

Sewer: Motion made by Joanne seconded by Vern to sign the document creating the Bear Lake Pleasanton Utilities Authority. Motion carried.

Streets: Joanne reported on the request to Consumer’s Energy to have utility poles removed in the downtown area. The cost to the Village would be approximately $1,100.00 with an additional cost of $300.00 for anchor on the pole at location 3.

Water: Glen reported that the easement agreement with the Carter’s is in progress. Motion made by Dendra seconded by Vern to approve a request by Dendra to investigate a grant application from the Michigan Community Foundation Water Quality Initiative in the amount of $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 to publicicize the educational part of the Wellhead grant.

Equipment: Glen reported that the Village needs a new sander.

Old Business: Carol reported that the new bulletin board for Hopkins Park is here and will be put up as soon as weather permits.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Bills paid for February: Auto Owners Insurance; $782.61, Bear Lake Ace Hardware; $207.58, Marathon Ashland; $344.48, NAPA Auto Parts; $21.90, Dale Stanton, CPA; $575.00, Peninsula Office Furniture and Supply; $701.21.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pam Wade, Village Clerk

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