REGULAR MEETING OF THE SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD

APRIL 17^TH, 2007

7 P.M.

UNAPPROVED

CHAIRMAN JOHN JONES CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE BOARD, JOHN JONES, HEATH GILLHAM, JIM KLOSTER, ALFRED SHENTON, RUSSELL NELSON, CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER LENORE JOHNSON.

THE PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS- DAVE KRAMER AND TAMMY GUISE AND OTHER RESIDENTS FROM ELLINGWOOD AVE APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD WITH A REQUEST TO HAVE THEIR ROAD CHLORIDED. THERE ARE ABOUT 14 RESIDENTS ON THIS ROAD. JIM SPOKE OF THE TRAFFIC COUNT THAT ALLOWS THE HIGHER TRAFFIC ROADS BE CHLORIDED. HE ALSO STATED THAT MAYBE SOME ARRANGEMENT OF COMPANSATION FROM THE RESIDENTS COULD BE ARRANGED IF THE TOWNSHIP CHLORIDED THE ROAD. THE BOARD STATED THAT THE COUNTER COULD BE PUT ON THAT ROAD TO DETERMINE IF NEXT YEAR ELLINGWOOD COUND BE ON THE AGENDA TO BE CHLORIDED. JOHN STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE BRIAN DO A WORK-UP ON THE ROAD TO DETERMINE THE COST OF CHLORIDING IT AND GET BACK TO TAMMY OR DAVE ON THE POSSIBLE COST PER RESIDENT.

REVIEW AND APPROVE OF THE AGENDA-RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS, JIM SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF MARCH MEETING MINUTES-JIM MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF THE ORGANIZAL MINUTES- ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

CLERKS REPORT- CLERK STATED ALL IS IN READYNESS FOR CLEAN UP DAY AND SHE HAS HAD 6 VOLUNTEERS SO FAR CONFIRMED.THE CLEARWATER NEWSPAPER EXPRESSED A INTEREST IN PRINTING OUR MINUTES FOR THOSE OF THE TOWNSHIP THAT LIVE IN CLEARWATER. THE BOARD STATED ONCE A SUPERVISOR APPROVED THE MINUTES THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM HAVING THEM APPEAR IN THE CLEARWATER PAPER. THE CLERK STATED SHE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL FIRE WARDEN MEETING

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AND STATED SOME CHANGES MAY BE IN LINE FOR FUTURE PERMITS WHERE AS ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR PERMIT A NUMBER WILL HAVE TO BE CALLED AND YOU GIVE YOUR PERMIT NUMBER TO THE PARTY ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE BEFORE YOU CAN BURN, OF COURSE THIS STILL HAS TO BE WORKED OUT BUT AS OF NOW PERMITS WILL STILL BE GIVEN WHEN ALLOWED THE OLD WAY. THE CLERK ALSO STATED THAT THE RECYCLING STILL NEEDS TO INCREASE WE ARE ONLY DOING ABOUT HALF FROM WHAT IS NEEDED ACCOURDING TO THE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS. THE FIRST QUARTER WE ONLY DID 22 TONS AND 40 TONS IS WHAT OUR TOWNSHIP SHOULD BE DOING. THE TOWNSHIP HAD FOUR HALL RENTALS IN APRIL AND ASKED TO RETURN THE DEPOSIT CHECKS SINCE ALL WAS IN ORDER, MOTION BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT BY JIM AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL- HEATH MADE A MOTION TO APPROVAL THE CLAIMS AND PAYROLL AND JIM SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

AUDIT OF CLAIMS- CK # 5810 FOR 45.56, CK # 5811 $ 62.00 CK # 5812 $ 2231. MOTION BY JIM TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

TREASURERS REPORT- A CHECK FOR $3,077.90 WAS RECEIVED FROM WRIGHT COUNTY RECYCLING INCENTIVE FOR THE LAST HALF OF 2006. TO BE DEPOSITED ROAD AND BRIDGE $117.68 AND BUILDING $600.00.

REVENUE HAS $139,035.37, ROAD AND BRIDGE $125,745.55 FOR A TOTAL OF AVAILABLE MONIES $264,780.92 IN ACCOUNTS FIRE FUND $7,626.68, CHARITABLE $769.39, BUILDING $4,136.88, CAPITAL IMP $91,442.61 LL-142^ND $30,904.76, CONTINGENCY $20,663.82, CHECKING $493.48, CHECKS OUT $196.61. MOTION BY JIM TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. THE TREASURER SPOKE THAT SINCE NO FURTHER INCOME FROM THE PULL TABS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN OVER A YEAR AND OUT INQUIRES HAVE GONE UNANSWERED SHOULD WE CLOSE THE ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY TO REVENUE? JIM MADE A MOTION TO DO SO AND HEATH SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

NEW BUSINESS

DISCUSSION ON HAVING A CONCENT AGENDA, JOHN SPOKE THAT THIS WOULD STREAM LINE THE AGENDA AND MOVE THE MEETING ALONG,

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JOHN ASKED THAT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER BRING THEIR IDEAS TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.TABLED TILL MAY.

RENEWAL OF THE ON/OFF SALE BEER LICENSE FOR OLSONS CAMP GROUND. JEFF OLSON APPEARED. JOHN QUESTIONED JEFF ON THE CONDITION OF THE GROUNDS AND A 2002 INSPECTION LETTER., ON JOHNS INSPECTION OF THE GROUNDS HE FOUND EXCESS AMOUNTS OF LITTER AND SOME BUILDINGS THAT SEEMED TO HAVE ADDITIONS ON THEM. JEFF REPLYED THAT THE SPRING CLEAN UP HAS JUST BEGUN AND THAT ALL LITTER AND GARBAGE WOULD BE REMOVED BY THE MAY 15^TH OPENING OF THE GROUNDS. HEATH MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LICENSE AT A $75.00 FEE AND JIM SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

WSB CONTRACT FOR ARMITAGE AVE- RANDY KRAMER OF WATKINS WON THE BID FOR $319,715.87. A MOTION BY JIM TO ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AND HAVE THE BOARD SIGN WAS SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. A PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD APRIL 30^TH AT THE TOWN HALL AT 9:30 AM.

BUDDHIST TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION PLANS- LOREN WEESE APPEARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY TO SHOW PLANS FOR THE SITE OF THE TEMPLE FOR WORSHIP. AFTER DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD AND REVIEW OF THE PLANS JIM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANS FOR THE TEMPLE BUT ADDED THAT THE FENCE SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE EXTENDING TO THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST CORNER, ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

OLD BUSINESS- AWARDING THE BID FOR 120^TH AND 127^TH- SEVEN CONTRACTORS SUBMITED QUOTES FOR THE ADVERTISED EQUIPMENT RENTAL FOR THESE PROJECTS. SOME OF THESE WERE REJECTED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN FOR THE BID. THE BOARD AFTER CAREFULL CONSIDERATION OF THE EQUIPMENT QUOTED BY AGE, PRODUCTIVITY ETC WITH HOURS OF USE, RATES, EXPERIENCE. ON ROAD BUILDING AND WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOWNSHIP MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FELT THAT MINNERATH CONSTRUCTION INC. OF COLD SPRING WAS BEST SUITED FOR THE JOB. . ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO AWARD THE BID TO MINNERATH CONSTRUCTION OF COLD SPRINGS AND HAVE THE BIDS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES, JIM SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

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MAINTENANCE REPORT- THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS ON VACATION SO JOHN READ A WRITTEN REPORT FROM BRIAN. IN THIS HE STATED THAT SOME CULVERTS HAD TO BE STEAMED AND WASHOUTS FIXED, ALSO HE HAD A QUOTE FROM ASTECH FOR THE ANNUAL SWEEPING OF THE BLACKTOP ROADS. BRIAN ASKED THE BOARD TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A PURCHASE OF A BROOM FOR SWEEPING BECAUSE MORE OF OUR ROADS OUR BECOMING BLACKTOP AND THERE WOULD BE SAVINGS IN HAVING A BROOM THEN RENTING IN THE FUTURE. JOHN STATED THAT HE SPOKE TO BRIAN ON THIS AND THAT ANY QUOTES FOR A BROOM TO HAVE AT THE MAY MEETING. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT AND HEATH SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY JIM AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR

MOTION CARRIED.

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK