MINUTES OF THEREGULAR MEETING OF THE ANTWERP TOWHSHIP BOARD

TUESDAY May 14, 20027:00 PM

The meetingwas called to order at 7:00 PM by SupervisorDaniel J. Ruzick.

The Hedgeof Allegiance to the flag was given.

Board Members Present:Bruce Cutting, Ronald Derhammer, Virg Hendrickson, Bonnie Osborneand

Daniel J. Ruzick.

Board Member Absent: None

Also Present: Nineteenguests.

Motion by Cutting, secondby Derharnmer to approvethe agendaas presentedwith the following changes.

Adding Dr. Millard/Lakeview at "b’, making computer up grade "c" and Van Buren County RoadComm "d°,

adding Mattawan Fire Board appointments at "e", Planning Commission Board Appointments at "1", set date

for budget hearingat "g" and closed session at "h’. All votedin favor. Motion carried.

Motion by Osborne,secondby Derhammer to approvethe minutes of the April 9, 2002 meetingas presented.

All voted in favor. Motion carried.

Action on Planning Commission Recommendations:

None

Pending Business:

None

New Business:

a. Motion by Derhammer, secondby Cutting to grant Kobreekrequest for rezoning from Industrial

andAg/Low Density to Medium Density Residential. Propertynumber is 80-02-002-001-00,tax plate

number is 12, section2. Roll call vote: Hendrickson-yes,Osborne-yes,Ruzick-abstained,

Cutting-yes and Derhammer-yes. Motion carried

b. Dr. Millard’ s presentationof the new partnership of LakeView Comm. Hospital and BronsonHealthcareGroup. This would require LakeView to convert from a hospital authority to a Michigan

non-profit corporation that is recognized as tax-exemptunder Section 50103 of the U.S. Internal

RevenueCode. He will keep us informed as it moves along.

c. Motion by Cutting, secondby Osborneto approve the computer up-grade from CarppoCo

Technologies in the amountof $6,619.67. Roll call vote: Derhammer-yes,Cutting-yes, Ruzick

yes, Osborne-yesand Hendrickson-yes. Motion carried.

d. Motion by Cutting, secondby Derhammerto approveVan Buren County RoadCommission to

sealcoatthirteen local and special roadsand to add 58 th from CR 657 to CR 653. Complete list is

available at the Township Office upon request. Roll call vote: Osborne-yes,Hendrickson-yes,

Ruzick-yes, Cutting-yes and Derhammer-yes. Motion carried.

e. Motion by Hendrickson,second by Osborneto appoint Terron Mclean as Fire Chief and Tim Cole as

Assistant Fire Chief to the Mattawan Fire Board, with terms until theyear2005.

Roll call vote: Cutting-yes, Derhammer-yes,Ruzick-yes, Osborne-yesand Hendrickson-yes

Motion carried.

£ Motion by Derhammer,secondby Osborneto re-appoint Denise M. Schultz to the Planning

Commission for aterm endingJune 1, 2006. All voted in favor. Motion carried.

g. Motion by Osborne,secondby Ruzick to set Budget Hearing date for May 28, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. at the

Township Hall meetingroom.

8:50 p.m. Motion by Osborne,second by Cutting to g into close door session. Roll call vote:

Hendrickson-yes,Osborne-yes,Ruzick-yes, Cutting-yesand Derhammer-yes. Motion carried.

9:05 p.m. back in regularTownship Board session.

Correspondence/Announcements

None

Any other business/ongoing

None

Reportsgiven:Attorney HaroldSchuitmaker: report is attached.

Treasurer- Osborne. reports$23,846.03in the generalfund.

Building Activity - Hendrickson. reports no report.

SunshineBranch Library - Osborne. reports they have 14 children alreadysiguedup for summerreading

somechangeswith electricand mechanicalinspectorswill now let out for bid on addition.

LawtonFire Denartment-Cutting, reports new truck is 99% completed, discussionon infrared camera-they

have two donation, still need funding. Cameraowners may do demo. They are planning appreciation dinner.

MattawanFire Denartment - Hendrickson. reports voted in Board and voted on purchasingnew pumper.

Cemeteries- Hendrickson. reports five burials in the month of April.

Mattawan Ouick Resnonse - Osborne. reports voted in Brian Beckmanas Chief andTreasurerand Terron

McLean as Asst. Chief and Secretary.They had 21 calls / 14 house fires and 7 Car fires.

PlanningCommission -Derhammer. reports discussionon ordinance,meetingon Thursday May 16, 2002,

going through Township Board changes,Linda Anderson working on map of Master Plan up date, looking

forward to setting a hearing date soon.

ZoningBoardof Anneals - Osborne. reportsno meetingin themonth of April.

Recommendationfrom the committee on Antwerp Township, Antwerp SunshineLibrary and Mattawan Fire

DepartmentBills. Motion by Cutting, secondby Derhammer to acceptbills for paymentin the amount of

$35,811.93. Roll call vote: Hendrickson-yes, Osborne-yes,Ruzick-yes, Cutting-yes, and Derbammer-yes.

Motion carried.

Motion by Osborne, secondby Hendrickson to adjourn.

Meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.

Respectfullysubmitted by,

Virg Hendrickson/Clerk

Minute’s taken/transcribed by: Linda Kruizenga