[0:00] call our August 10th meeting to order. If you all rise for the pledge of

[0:03] allegiance

[0:08] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it

[0:13] stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for

[0:19] all.

[0:25] Kevin Scramlin here. >> Janelle Keller,

[0:28] » excuse me. >> Teresa Bills

[0:30] » here. >> Jim Christopher

[0:31] » here. >> Keith Weerhold

[0:32] » here.

[0:45] All right. Approval of a agenda including additions

[0:50] and changes. The only I need to add on my part is make it letter D. It's just

[0:56] informative. It's less. I see Janelle put it in the packet, but she did not

[1:01] put it on the agenda. So, Kevin, one thing I'd like to add to is

[1:08] a financial audit on the new fire department

[1:16] » on the department or the >> the new station.

[1:19] » Station. Anybody

[1:30] else?

[1:35] » I'll make a motion that we approve the agenda for August 10th with the two

[1:40] additions as noted. >> Second.

[1:44] » All those in favor? I >> opposed.

[1:50] » I'll open public comment. Anybody have a comment at this time?

[1:54] » Mr. D, >> has the bar made a decision on whether

[1:58] to sue Oakland County?

[2:06] » Has the board made a decision on whether or not to sue Oakland County? This is

[2:10] public comment. So, >> uh, regarding your transit

[2:15] Yes, there has been no there's not even been any talk of it yet to be honest

[2:19] with you all. >> Has anybody done the oath of office when

[2:24] you took office? >> Yes.

[2:26] » In there it says that you hold the constitution of the United

[2:32] States. >> I will tell you at this time when I

[2:35] talked to you before our lawyers advised us against that.

[2:38] » I don't care about the lawyer. Well, >> we as a board, we can discuss it at some

[2:45] point. Well, if our legal council is telling us not to drag this township

[2:49] into a financial burden to do it, our board has to take that into

[2:53] consideration. That's the reality. >> Let him pay for it.

[2:57] » Why would our attorney pay for it? >> Because he's our attorney.

[3:02] » Our attorney is not going to take down free.

[3:05] » It's his job to uphold the Constitution. Well, I'm not I'm not here to argue with

[3:10] you. I'm just telling you at this point, the board has not talked about it. Our

[3:13] attorney advises us against it.

[3:19] » It's a fraud. >> I I'm not arguing with you about the the

[3:23] tax. >> You're just going to go ahead and let

[3:27] the fraud happen? Millions of dollars get taken from the taxpayers. I I think

[3:33] in the meeting that you had with Terresa and Bill, it was explained that we have

[3:36] to follow certain guidelines and if we're instructed to collect these taxes,

[3:40] we have to do that at this point. That's true. And you should sue to get the

[3:45] money back or have a new election.

[3:50] That's another possibility. >> As a board, we will discuss it at some

[3:55] point, but at this point, we have not have to do it now.

[3:58] » We don't have to do anything right now. >> Yes, you do. No, we don't.

[4:02] » It's the Constitution. >> Well, we will have it at a meeting.

[4:06] We've been down this avenue with you before, and I'm trying to be polite

[4:08] about this. I really am. And I agree with you on a lot of points. I do. But

[4:12] as a board, we can only do so much. >> You can uphold the Constitution.

[4:19] » If it was that simple, I think everybody would be doing it. And they're not

[4:24] » supposed to represent us. >> And I think we do a good job of

[4:27] representing you. >> I don't think so.

[4:30] Well, that's your opinion. >> Anybody else?

[4:37] » I have a written statement. Um, unfortunately though, my computer is

[4:41] acting slow. Um, and I I'll just wait until the second time. I just had two

[4:47] separate comments today if that's okay. >> Sorry.

[4:52] » Anybody else? I'll post public comment.

[4:58] No consent agenda. So

[5:03] you want me to Okay, the consent agenda. I looked through the um accounts

[5:10] payables, the general fund of just over 94,000 does include uh the Holly Library

[5:18] annual fee which is just under 12,000 and the road commission um 43,000.

[5:26] That's tri county or that for paving for I'm sorrying for something

[5:33] » but it's it's road commission and we do pay that every year. So those two um are

[5:38] account for more than half of the accounts payable for the general um fire

[5:44] [clears throat] is just under 34,000 and trust and agency um that 1,500 is for

[5:51] permits for projects that are on escrow for um rotten manner and other things.

[5:58] And then the revenue and expense report is included in there. Um I didn't see

[6:04] anything out of the ordinary. Um, and then the treasur's investment

[6:09] report. All I can really say about that is um that interest rates are still at

[6:13] about three and a half to 4% for most things that are uh invested right now.

[6:19] So any questions from the board?

[6:25] » I'll just make a motion that we approve the consent agenda as submitted.

[6:31] I'll second.

[6:36] » Chemist Garland. >> Yes.

[6:38] » Teresa Bills. >> Yes.

[6:39] » Jim Christopher. >> Yes.

[6:40] » Keith Leader Hole. >> Yes.

[6:43] » Presentations business

[6:48] would be discussed. Township and fireboard meeting minutes.

[6:56] Laura, I think the only thing I have under The supervisor report you got ROC

[7:03] for road. It should be RC.

[7:20] Nothing else.

[7:27] » I'll make a motion that we approve the ship and fire board minute meeting

[7:31] minutes of July 13, 2026 with the one change as noted.

[7:39] » All those in favor

[7:44] » let's see uh national fitness campaign. So what you will see

[7:54] just how the world works. Janelle and I had talked about maybe looking into

[7:57] putting a uh

[8:01] fitness park back here with our playground.

[8:04] And as luck would have it, National Fitness Campaign reached out to me

[8:08] probably about a month ago now. And what stemmed it was all the uh traffic we

[8:15] have on the trails back here. So, it's a $50,000 grant. Um,

[8:22] and to back up a little bit, some of you may not even know, but the state

[8:25] actually owns half this back here right about the end of the Isn't it?

[8:31] » So, we've talked to the state and the DNR. Uh, so far everything seems

[8:35] promising there. So, I think we're in good shape there.

[8:40] For round numbers, it's about 200,000.

[8:44] But when I tell you that they've got 25,000 figured in for the cement slab,

[8:50] obviously we can get the dirt work and stuff done. um and $30,000

[8:57] to assemble it, which I talked to the guy in Graham Point. They did one that

[9:01] only cost him$10,000. So, there's money we could peel off of that.

[9:06] And I have Damascus, we just had a meeting on the other day to start

[9:10] looking into other revenues, grants, and maybe some corporate partnerships or

[9:15] sponsorships to try to round more money out. But um they only do 10 of these a

[9:21] year in Michigan, so they're gone this year. And they tell me we more than

[9:25] qualify for it. Um but they want us to get our paperwork

[9:30] in. So at the beginning of the year, we can be at the top of the line to try to

[9:34] get one next year. So that's the information. Feel free to

[9:38] look through if you got any questions, ask me. But I need to uh talk about a

[9:42] resolution from the board so that we can apply for this grant. It is nonbinding.

[9:47] If we did the grant next year and we decided it's too much and we can't do

[9:50] it. We don't have to take it.

[9:56] » So, go ahead. >> Did you want

[10:01] » Well, I was just going to say, have you visited the one in Grand Blank?

[10:04] » I have not. >> Do you know where it is?

[10:08] » I think it's right here. that park.

[10:13] » There you go. >> Park.

[10:17] » Um, as long as it's a non-binding,

[10:22] » you know, >> thing, you know, if we can back out of

[10:24] it, it doesn't cost us anything. >> No, it don't.

[10:26] » Um, because I would hate for us to commit to something that

[10:30] » Sure. No, >> doesn't fit nicely back there. And also,

[10:35] » you know, we have to look at the budget as well.

[10:39] » Did you say the was for 50 grand. >> Mhm.

[10:45] » And we're and we're going to talk to some other people about trying to get

[10:48] more money for it. But I do I do think it'd be a great thing for the community.

[10:53] » Well, I definitely like the idea. >> Yeah. Just if we can figure out all the

[10:57] finances, but but the woman has been adamant and about us just trying to get

[11:02] in before the end of the year so that we're at the top of the list because

[11:05] they go they go out quickly. So, have you and Janelle looked at um

[11:10] other options? >> I talked I talked to somebody last week,

[11:14] but they said it probably be two to three weeks before they got any quotes

[11:17] back. >> Okay.

[11:18] » So, sometime in the next couple months, we'll have

[11:22] » So, we will have a few other options as well because this looks like a um

[11:27] a pretty big >> platform like

[11:32] » Yeah, I think it's 38 by 38. >> Use Must

[11:38] be recycled

[11:57] » looks pretty cool. But um I I would like to see it in person myself. Um just to

[12:02] see if I can envision it back there how it's going to look.

[12:17] motion.

[12:21] I'll make a motion that we pass resolution 2026-017

[12:28] authorizing the submission of a grant application to national fitness campaign

[12:33] on behalf of the township of one.

[12:38] » I'll second that. >> All those in favor

[12:50] See biz it's uh Janelle did not I think print off the report. If everybody wants

[12:55] one and get one I can tell you I read through it. It's 50 pages of fund

[13:00] » but ciz is our retirement benefits for the township.

[13:08] » We usually u no problem.

[13:13] » Long story short um we are very well funded. Um

[13:19] the board has always made it a priority and we will continue to too because a

[13:23] lot of municipalities their death blow is getting behind in their retirement

[13:28] cost. So we're actually overfunded by 250%.

[13:33] But that's a little bit misleading because it's starting to peel off a

[13:36] little bit with former supervisor diploma and chief Mason of course are

[13:41] collecting now. We do have more people collecting, but this is the overall

[13:47] summary sheet. You want to read it? We're in a good spot and we continue to

[13:52] stay in a good spot.

[13:58] Um,

[14:01] » no. I mean, I think that that's pretty much the gist of it, but they they do

[14:05] base this on an annual uh wage increase of 3% per year.

[14:11] » And they're saying that our return was 18.86%

[14:17] 6% annual actual rate of return for one year, which obviously we know that that

[14:24] may not be sustainable. So it it is nice to be overfunded, but at some point the

[14:31] market may not be as strong and it it can change. But

[14:38] um at this point if all we're doing is accepting the report

[14:42] » Yeah. There's no changes needed. So

[14:50] motion to accept it. >> We need a motion to accept it.

[14:54] » Oh, I'm sorry. Said we do. I thought >> Do we or don't we?

[14:57] » We don't. Just for information. >> Oh, okay. All

[15:04] right. D Lexiple. Um, so I gave you guys some information. Actually, Stacy

[15:10] brought this to me. So, you're going to see what Lexipole is

[15:15] basically is a giant grant

[15:21] software is basically what it is. So, you can join and have access to it

[15:30] for $1,500 a year. You get five, correct me if I'm wrong, Stacy, five users.

[15:39] I got a good >> sounds right. I don't know if that was

[15:43] the $1,500 one or the one. I made myself.

[15:48] » Yeah, $1,500 a year to get five users. their other programs. Um,

[15:56] so for $14,250 for two years, so it's about it's

[16:01] about7,000 a year. They will write two large grants a year for you. They will

[16:06] also review uh five other grants that you write. You can send it in to them

[16:11] and they'll tell you, I think you should change this or that. Uh you actually get

[16:15] a person assigned to you uh that will come out and meet with us, talk about

[16:19] our township needs and uh and help you that way, too.

[16:25] Like I say, Stacy brought it to me, but the more I looked into it.

[16:29] I mean, we do have a small office and these grants will drive you crazy

[16:34] because you never know when they're starting, when they're coming up, when

[16:37] they're ending. I I don't even know how many grants we miss that we don't even

[16:41] know about to apply for. So, that's what piqu my interest. I know a lot of areas

[16:48] around here like Oxford or I grant you they're bigger than us, but they

[16:52] actually have people on staff that that's all they do is write grants. Um,

[16:56] so I guess what piqu my interest was maybe this is something that could help

[17:00] us get the big deposit money.

[17:04] But it's for information tonight. I want you guys to read through it. If you have

[17:08] any questions, please ask me. Stacy, is there something I'm missing you like?

[17:13] » Did Did they go through all their database and all work together. Yeah,

[17:17] » it's it's a huge database. Every grant both federal, state, local, and

[17:22] foundation grants. Um, and like you said, finding the grants is the hardest

[17:27] part of the job or part of filling them out. Um, and they have a database with

[17:33] all the start and end dates and send, hey, this one's opening up. Um, I mean,

[17:39] we get the big ones, the AFG and the discretionary funding and some of the

[17:43] other stuff we find through MTA or the state of Michigan on

[17:47] Wednesday updates, but they're hard to find. Their database was pretty

[17:52] extensive, but all the grants probably.

[17:56] » Yeah, I did talk to a supervisor by Sageno, one by Mount Pleasant, and and

[18:03] they both had tremendous success with them. In fact, one of them got three new

[18:06] police cars, one got half a fire truck with a million dollars, bought half a

[18:11] fire truck. Um, I I just think it's something the board maybe want to think

[18:16] about. Um, something we can look into, but if you have any questions, please

[18:22] ask them. You want to talk to the lady that I be

[18:26] glad to give you her number, too. >> Is she the lady whose name is here?

[18:31] » Yep.

[18:37] » So, when are you looking at possibly doing this? I'm going to be gone next

[18:42] month, so it'll probably be October or something. We'll bring it that way and

[18:45] see. But I wanted everybody to have time to look at it, do their homework and see

[18:50] what your thoughts were.

[18:54] » And this the same one that I talked to. Y

[18:57] » um if you want to zoom in and she can show you their whole program and how it

[19:01] works. They can do a Zoom meeting and show you all the different areas and

[19:04] what they do. It's >> pretty impressive.

[19:08] » Yeah, it was. I was actually pleasantly surprised when it was done.

[19:12] » They're usually pretty quick. You've got a day, you know, usually about 30

[19:16] minutes or so, they can go through the whole

[19:19] » system that they have. >> Sounds pretty.

[19:22] » Who would be the users? >> Like it says you get five users.

[19:29] » Sure. >> Who are you thinking are the users?

[19:33] » You. I'm assuming me. >> I mean, it says you get at least five.

[19:38] You get like you don't have to use all five, but I'm just wondering who who

[19:42] were you thinking were going to be the users.

[19:48] » You're going to be [laughter] one. Okay. >> Well, I'm sure we'll have to have a

[19:53] couple from the fire department >> in in two or three years.

[19:58] » I mean, everybody might as well do what we can to gain as much as we can.

[20:03] » Yeah. And there are some people Motorola that I talked to last month. Lex Pool

[20:08] has been around for a while. Um I looked into them a couple of years ago.

[20:13] A lot of people only like the Motorola grant only goes through Lex. Oh yeah, we

[20:18] can get you your radios, but they're the ones that help find the grant to pay for

[20:21] the radios. Um and they don't do it any other way for grant services like that.

[20:27] um as one of

[20:32] » Okay. Um well, I will say I noticed how many villages have failed

[20:39] around here recently and you know I don't know

[20:45] what would happen around here, but I like the idea of being able to find

[20:51] funding through alternative sources rather than having to look at possible

[20:57] ing of the mill because we wouldn't we wouldn't need to put that to a vote

[21:00] that's already been approved but we you know we don't want to raise that

[21:04] millillage but I would like to see us get some more money so if this is a way

[21:09] that we could do that without having to look at raising millages then obviously

[21:15] you know >> that's a great thing

[21:18] » that that was my thought and like I've told John and Stacy we got to throw as

[21:21] much stuff at the wall and see what we can get to stick

[21:25] » it just takes an exorbitant amount of time to do these grants. I mean,

[21:28] » especially >> especially the big four months, the big

[21:32] ones are tough. >> Yeah.

[21:34] » The easiest one is the Michigan DNR is one page.

[21:38] » Two sentences. >> Yeah.

[21:42] » And as I talked to other supervisors, I mean, it sounds like the key to them big

[21:47] grants is having the right verbiage in there. And what those words are, I don't

[21:51] know, but that's what them people do. You have to have the hot hot item that

[21:55] they're looking for that here and >> the right wording.

[21:58] » Sure. >> All right.

[22:01] » Okay. So, this is just we're just thinking on this

[22:03] » information. Yep. >> Want to take a look at it? Bring it

[22:07] back. >> Okay.

[22:11] » Keith, you had something you want to do? >> Yeah. I think we're close enough to the

[22:15] end of the project that we should start thinking about a financial audit.

[22:21] There's several reasons why, but um from a construction standpoint, we need

[22:27] to make sure that we've got what we bought.

[22:30] » Sure. >> We need to make sure that everybody's

[22:32] been paid all the subcontractors down the line because they can

[22:37] they can come after us later. As the owner, we're the only ones that have

[22:44] receive any benefit from the property in the end. So, it's it costs more to build

[22:49] it's ultimately us, right?

[22:51] » But, um, we need to just check all those boxes.

[22:56] This is the largest thing we've built here since the last fire station.

[23:01] » It's a pretty pretty big investment. Um, and we it's granted it was before you

[23:07] and I got here, but but this is a little unconventional how how they did it

[23:11] » and how they I'm not sure I don't know what the contracts look downstream, what

[23:16] they look like. >> And when it's public money, I think we

[23:19] need to be pretty transparent with that. >> Sure.

[23:23] » More transparency the better. And um >> yeah, we have we have nothing to

[23:28] » No, I I don't I don't think we do. Would it like

[23:34] » Ken? Probably. >> I think he would.

[23:36] » I think he's I think he would. >> I can call Ken.

[23:39] » Yeah. >> If not, we can go from there. So, before

[23:43] we get 100% done and we release final retention and payments, make sure that

[23:48] we got >> everything that we expected, that it's

[23:51] all that John's satisfied, punch list is done. you know, any defects or anything

[23:57] is taken care of before we release any of that money in that we get. I'm not

[24:01] sure how they did their billings with people that subcontracted to Barry.

[24:07] But in my world, we get a sworn statement,

[24:10] » right? >> We exchange it for

[24:15] » that that has to be done every time we get ourselves in a jackpot.

[24:21] We got diligent the processes

[24:29] this wasn't exactly done with AIA documents or anything there's processes

[24:33] that should be followed that that are well established in the court so we

[24:36] don't get ourselves into a situation being pursued

[24:43] um we had we've got money in our budget line for audits I don't know if that's

[24:48] where it come from the audit legal line but

[24:52] if it's the same line that your audits come

[24:54] financial aid does with you. But there was there was still some money in there

[24:58] for the year. If if we don't need that, maybe we can pull out of there. If not,

[25:01] transfer from general fund included that.

[25:07] » Yeah. And also there might be some money still budgeted for the new station and

[25:12] perhaps it could fall into that bucket as well. I don't know. We have to look

[25:16] into that. >> I'll I'll do some investigation. I was

[25:21] try to figure out what's the move forward,

[25:25] » right? >> So, should we should we make a motion

[25:28] that >> that we'll do one?

[25:30] » Well, we might wait till we get the prices

[25:34] » for an audit. >> Yeah.

[25:36] » So, wait till next month. You want to come back and revisit it?

[25:39] » Yeah. Well, we'll get prices that way. >> Okay. I think that's fair. But I do

[25:46] think that something along these lines is

[25:49] definitely in order because Barry's going to be done and he's going to be

[25:53] walking away from the project and then >> Well, no, I'm all for I have

[25:59] I have no reservation. >> Well, we need to know what we're going

[26:03] to >> Yes, we do.

[26:10] Did you have anything? Okay.

[26:15] Thank you. Keith, >> did you have anything for assistance?

[26:19] The boss needed any reports. >> She didn't leave me with anything. Did

[26:22] she leave you? No. Um, so no, nothing for a year.

[26:27] » Then what do I do for >> uh Brandon? It's very simple. Um,

[26:30] because it's been summer, they didn't meet um they didn't meet in July. And uh

[26:36] tomorrow is the meeting. It's their annual picnic at Crossman Park for um

[26:42] the stakeholders, you know, the board members, etc. Um and then and Kevin and

[26:47] I will both be attending that. Um September Fest on September 12th, uh

[26:54] BGYA will have a booth um I think from 9 to 3. and also the

[27:03] fundraiser at WOJO which took place at the end of May, early June. Um,

[27:10] can't remember the dates, but probably around May 31st or June 1st or

[27:13] something. Um, they raised about $130. So, thank you to anyone who went to WOOS

[27:20] that day for that weekend for um spending and mentioned BGYA.

[27:26] And that's it. Keith Planning Commission.

[27:30] » Um, we approved the project for Stevens Land Trust on on Big Sky Drive.

[27:35] It was approved with no well, no subject.

[27:40] And we work more on the solar ordinance,

[27:45] which is still not complete. Work on it. It's the fourth month.

[27:56] No Z supervisor um task force one funding the

[28:02] Mavis building over there when they did the state budget they cut a million

[28:06] dollars out of their budget. So they've obviously reached out to all

[28:11] fire chiefs and everybody else to uh ground support

[28:16] to try to get this million dollars back. So, if any of you would like to drop a

[28:21] letter to Representative Mark's office because we've talked to uh David about

[28:26] it. Obviously, we all know what a great asset it is to have task force one here.

[28:30] We'd like to keep them here, but I think it was one of them deals. I don't think

[28:34] they had any idea they were going to lose it until it was passed.

[28:40] Anything else on that, John? I know you've talked to other people about it.

[28:44] » No. Well, I haven't heard anything more from Chad. Okay.

[28:49] » So, I mean, he's still looking at doing the training grounds out out and back.

[28:55] So, I think he's hopeful, >> right?

[28:58] » I'm sure they are. >> They they have enough in their coffers

[29:01] to sustain them for a couple years, but it definitely take a hard hit and they

[29:05] won't be doing any out of state. >> Sure.

[29:07] » So, because it takes multiple years to get recoup their funds from that.

[29:11] » Sure. uh road diet. They are going to be here

[29:15] in October to present to the board on Dixie Highway. I've met with some other

[29:20] supervisors about that, trying to figure out what our best avenue is to uh try to

[29:26] handle that. So, lot still to come on that, but they will be here for the

[29:31] October board meeting to present. Um the library, join the library network, and

[29:37] if you don't have new cards, you need to go in there and get new cards. They sent

[29:41] me an email the other day. Did our first tire clean up. We got 439 tires that

[29:46] day. So, it worked out great. Uh the next one will be August 29th in Brandon

[29:51] Township Park on Hadley Road. Uh the last NOAZ is coming up September 12th in

[29:57] Stone Pontiac in Oakland County. That's the last one for the year. So, if

[30:01] anybody's got anything they're looking to get rid of, that will be the spots.

[30:06] Uh community picnic August 29th. Hope everybody can make it that day. We are

[30:11] rounding up some sponsors. I think I got $500 so far. So, we're getting there.

[30:16] We're getting there. And the last thing is Holly School sent a love letter to

[30:20] the clerk's office this morning that they're going to have a millage on the

[30:23] board in November. So, you'll get another one to

[30:28] That's all I got. Laura, did you get a clip report? Um I only and this is

[30:35] coming from Janelle and I. We would really like to thank um our election

[30:39] inspectors. Um every year they do a wonderful job keeping everything in

[30:44] line, following all protocols. So a big shout out to them as well as Neil

[30:49] Lachlin. He uh he was a rock star for us um for early voting and on election day.

[30:56] Um, and then just to let you know, our turnout for early voting, we were only

[31:00] at 34%. Uh, we were 12th lowest in Oakland

[31:05] County for coming out to vote for the primary, which is sad.

[31:12] » What about what? >> That was 34%

[31:17] » overall. >> Overall,

[31:20] » so that that's fairly typical for a primary. Some news counties are a little

[31:24] higher, some are a little lower, but um it has improved with

[31:30] a lot of absentee ballots, but when I first started in this first office back

[31:36] eight years ago, [clears throat] the primary was like 20% turn, maybe 20

[31:42] 24% turn. That's primary. Is that is it because there wasn't anything major?

[31:49] » Well, there there was major

[31:54] It's a primary. I don't know. I don't know what people are thinking.

[31:59] » I do have >> I do have one more thing I'll throw in.

[32:02] Janelle actually gave me this the other day, but 123 net had sent us a letter.

[32:08] Um >> for the bead. Is it bead?

[32:13] » Yeah. >> Did you get it?

[32:15] » Uh I I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[32:17] » Oh, gotcha. Okay. Well, long story short, um it says commencing engineering

[32:22] permitting and construction activities within your jurisdiction uh as part of

[32:27] the federal broad broadband expansion project. Um so the purpose program is to

[32:33] act access to highspeed broadband infrastructure and improve connectivity

[32:38] for residents, businesses and communities institutions with

[32:41] underserved and unserved areas. So maybe in the next

[32:46] couple years we may get more fiber in the township and have a little better

[32:53] internet for everybody. So we just got that. We'll see what they come back

[32:58] with. Uh I just have a couple things. Um just

[33:04] summer taxes are due on Monday, September 14th without penalty. Uh

[33:10] [clears throat] the July board of review took place a couple few weeks ago and um

[33:17] I want to thank my [clears throat] folks who are uh on serving on the tax board

[33:22] of appeals. We do need another person as an alternate which we call them an

[33:28] alternate but you really would be present for all of the things. We have a

[33:32] December board of review coming and then next March I'm definitely going to need

[33:36] another person to be appointed to that board. So, if you feel like maybe this

[33:41] is something you might want to do, um, let let me or supervisor or the assessor

[33:47] know. And we did have three applications uh for poverty exemptions here in the

[33:53] township. Um, one was approved, one was incomplete and

[34:01] given an opportunity to come back to the December board and one was denied. So,

[34:07] as with anything, um, people can go to the Michigan Tax Tribunal if they are

[34:14] not happy with the decision made by the local board of appeals. So, just wanted

[34:19] to let you guys know that because, you know, if if people are exempted, that's

[34:25] um it's not that it costs you more, but we have certain parameters we have to

[34:31] work within. And, you know, we're not allowed to just grant all kinds of

[34:35] things will. So, That's it for me and I do want to do a

[34:40] shout out and thank my deputy Angela because she's very diligent and um she's

[34:46] always that smiling face here when you walk in the building, right?

[34:51] Not the only one, but she's the greeter most of the time.

[34:54] » Well, some days she's the only one. >> Some days

[34:58] » the only happy one for the only one. >> The only happy one.

[35:03] » She does a great job. And that's it.

[35:06] » That's it. >> We'll open public comment.

[35:13] » Your time to go. Are you ready? >> Yes. This is my first one. I just want

[35:19] to say good evening to the members of the board. My name is Carrie Smith and I

[35:24] do reside at 715 East Holly Road in Groen Township and I'm here tonight to

[35:29] establish a critical strategic path ahead of the upcoming planning

[35:33] commission meeting on August 17th. I request that this statement that I'm

[35:38] making along with the detailed regulatory data packages compiled by our

[35:42] active resident coalition GTRA submitted to the township offices be formally

[35:47] entered and attached to tonight's official meeting minutes. As citizens,

[35:52] we have done and will continue to do absolutely everything in our power to

[35:56] protect the community we love. We've invested our time, our energy, and our

[36:00] independent resources to safeguard Groveland's borders. Now, we are asking

[36:06] that this board do its legal due diligence. We formally request that this

[36:12] board direct our township attorney to thoroughly review the GT track

[36:16] documents. The mandate for our legal council must be clear, ensure that every

[36:21] protected measure set back and zoning restrictions slated for review by the

[36:25] planning commission is legally defensible, airtight, and as strict as

[36:30] the law allows under the Michigan zoning enabling act. Furthermore, if other

[36:35] municipalities have successfully implemented ordinances or workable and

[36:39] compatible ordinances that offer a more restrictive protective guideline than

[36:44] what we have found, we ask that this board not settle for the baseline in any

[36:48] area. We ask that you expend your time, your political will, and your legal

[36:53] resources to actively improve upon the foundation that GTRA has built. Our

[36:59] defensive window under the current moratorum is closing and the pressures

[37:04] of the state public act 233 are real. We do not want a legal draft that simply

[37:10] checks a box. We the residents for lack of a better word I wrote demand

[37:15] a regulatory framework that serves as an unassalable shield for our taxpayers,

[37:21] our infrastructure, our natural resources, especially our aquifer and

[37:26] our health and safety. The community has brought a solid foundation to your

[37:30] doorstep through GTRA. We look to this board to apply the necessary

[37:34] administrative and legal scrutiny to turn the citizen research into

[37:38] enforceable law, local law, and improve on it if the township lawyer or any of

[37:43] the board members know of or find more strict safeguards than what is in the

[37:49] GRA documentation. That was what I was going to open with.

[37:54] Can I ask to do a second or not? It's Thank you.

[38:00] » Thank you. I appreciate that. So, I just wanted to tonight address a

[38:05] matter of urgency [clears throat] regarding the um the data center

[38:09] regulatory packet that was presented to the planning commission and ask that

[38:13] this statement would also be entered [clears throat] official meeting record

[38:17] is a community although that we've spent months and the residents of Groveland

[38:21] and community hope are requesting a close review of the July 20th 2026

[38:27] planning commission draft submitted by Wade Trim. It will be deeply concerning

[38:32] if Indian loopholes that favor big business over the safety of Groveland

[38:36] Township residents exist. Please make sure that the use of weak conditional

[38:41] phrasing like to the extent feasible is not written in our final adopted

[38:45] documents and there is no lack of rigid caps on noise or of our aquifer

[38:50] protection that will act as an open invitation for tech companies to exploit

[38:54] our zoning laws. This brings us to a fundamental issue of transparency and

[38:58] accountability with our retained planning consultant. W Shrim planners

[39:02] are hired to serve as technical guides, but some of the language in the packet

[39:07] seems to reflect more corporate friendly framework, not an unsalable shield for

[39:12] our residents. So instead of tailored rigorous protections, we have to make

[39:18] sure that we have not been handled a boilerplate text that reads as if it

[39:22] were written by the data center lobby itself. I read the four pages today on

[39:26] master plan. I'm interjecting that and there are some things in there that were

[39:30] pretty good but it's still only four pages page 42 to 46. It's only a

[39:34] synopsis. So, and that was posted May 19th. I just still like to see because

[39:39] time is ticking for the moratorum that by the way I'm so grateful that you guys

[39:44] did implement. So, I just want to ask this board and remind you to

[39:48] collectively hold a strict fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of

[39:52] Portland. Your ethical structural obligation is to ensure that the

[39:56] professional planners we fund with our tax dollars are working directly for the

[40:00] township and its residents and that they don't hand us anything recycled or

[40:04] boilerplate and don't leave us open for tax companies, utility developers like

[40:09] this and big businesses to mess us up here in place. Thank you. Thank you.

[40:16] That's what I'm prepared. Anybody else?

[40:22] » Any official who cannot live to live up to or care to

[40:31] support people should resign.

[40:36] » Thank you. Anybody else? >> Go ahead.

[40:42] Um, one thing that I want to warn you on as public starts seeing our G track work

[40:51] depending on software you use, you get different answers.

[40:57] We've been challenging each other's work and I had just had one more surprise

[41:02] today.

[41:05] Surprisingly, uh, Google's opinion of

[41:14] I totally disagree with it. It's like they're trying to promote

[41:21] themselves.

[41:24] » So you may get comments from the general public who've only looked at one source

[41:30] that totally contradicts.

[41:37] Oh, I don't trust the surprise from our

[41:41] governor at the very end. Please don't wait till next year.

[41:47] She may fear the change will keep 233 and a half

[41:54] a dozen other horrible things there.

[42:02] Anybody else?

[42:06] All right. Close public comment. Thank you,

[42:11] » Tracy. Favorite motion. >> I'll make a motion that we adjourn the

[42:16] township regular board meeting and we reopen for the fire board meeting.

[42:24] » I second it.

[42:27] » All in favor? >> I opposed.

[42:31] Anybody's John, it's all you.

[42:36] Thank you. Thank you for hearing me tonight. Uh

[42:45] first apparatus and equipment. We finally got the rear leaf springs

[42:49] replaced on engine two and got it put back in service and it's doing much

[42:56] better. Ladder one originally failed its ladder

[43:02] inspection and Jeremy had gone through and tightened up

[43:07] some fittings that were leaking on it and it was retested in his past

[43:12] inspection. Alpha 3 had the patient department

[43:16] heater pump replaced and Alpha 487 also had the same thing. We do have another

[43:22] one on order. Alpha 7's batteries are being replaced.

[43:27] Alpha one front tires are due to be replaced next week. Uh the air trailer,

[43:34] we replaced a battery maintainer and we had MES out to look at the

[43:42] carbon monoxide sensor on it and they're ordering some gas because they I guess

[43:47] in that system it takes an exorbitant amount of gas to to clear out the system

[43:51] and reset that sensor. And I did replace that solenoid and

[43:56] » with no avail. It didn't help. >> You didn't change it?

[43:59] » No. >> Unfortunately.

[44:02] » Got >> they they told me that it didn't have

[44:04] anything to do with the faulty sensor and shut off, but I I'm not quite so

[44:11] sure about that. So, we're still doing more research on it.

[44:15] Seems to be the the never ending gift.

[44:21] order rebuild kits for the intake valves on engine one and two. They should be in

[44:24] by the end of the week and Jeremy will be replacing those. And hose testing is

[44:29] scheduled for tomorrow. And usually they're pretty quick, so they'll should

[44:33] get most all of it done tomorrow. Maybe just a couple little straggler pieces on

[44:37] Wednesday, but uh personnel

[44:43] with ended employment with Sam Oliver and David Watts effective July 31st.

[44:50] Nick Burgess continues to be on leave until September 1st.

[44:56] We also request to reinstate former employees Nate Brown and Ryan Sensor for

[45:03] uh shifts at the Renaissance Festival. Ryan Settzer's a medic full-time on

[45:10] Brandon Fire and and Nate Brown is worked with us last several years

[45:17] the festival >> and they've been here before. I mean,

[45:19] they got all the paperwork and stuff. >> Does it require a motion?

[45:25] » Yes, it does.

[45:31] » Make a motion that we rehire Nate Brown and Ryan for the Renaissance.

[45:37] » Second.

[45:41] » You can give it to Jim.

[45:47] » Teresa Bells. Yes. >> Jim Christopher. Yes.

[45:50] » Keith Beerhold. >> Yes.

[45:51] » Kevin Scramlin. >> Yes.

[45:58] » All right. Kill Kruall has passed his EMT and is now licensed through the

[46:03] state and he is enrolled in Mcome Community College firefighter class.

[46:08] That's he's the individual who we are sponsoring through with the

[46:14] reimbursement. >> Gotcha. Contract.

[46:18] So, he passed his licensing. >> Yep.

[46:20] » Good for him. >> Y smart kid.

[46:22] » Good. >> He'll fit in well once he gets done.

[46:26] » Um, new station IT proposals. John's here. We haven't gotten the other

[46:31] one back. >> Yeah, we were going to decide tonight

[46:33] while John's here. John, would you talk about your proposal?

[46:37] » Sure. >> Because you you've met with me and John,

[46:41] so you know, we know anything about it. [laughter]

[46:44] The um well, what would you like me to do? You talk through the proposal or

[46:48] just talk a little about all about the project and what needs to be done. You

[46:51] can just go through your proposal, what you need to do.

[46:54] » Go through the whole proposal.

[47:21] I'll go through the the scope of work. Um I'll review that for you. I tell you

[47:27] everything that we plan

[47:34] detailed objectives uh are as follows. Provide equipment installation,

[47:39] configuration, and testing of one 48 port uh pro network switch or POE, one

[47:47] smart UPS, one eight outlook outlet PDU, one watch

[47:54] card firewall and two 24 port patch panels

[47:59] to mitigate access looping within that on the configuration provide

[48:05] as many as five VLANs configured and tested. um set up necessary ACL or

[48:12] access control list. These are all security measures um with 802.1x and IP

[48:18] reservations. For the most part, no one's probably going to understand any

[48:21] of this. This is to comply with the Michigan State Police Command Center. Uh

[48:29] yeah, the cyber command center, I'm sorry, their recommendations for

[48:33] wastewater, fire, police, and traffic. for local and city ordinances [snorts]

[48:41] configure uh intrusion detection and protection with whit listing and geo

[48:48] fencing. So these are again measures of um geo fencing is to protect from bots

[48:54] from all around the world that are trying to penetrate your networks.

[48:57] Um and these all comply with MSP cyber command center firewall

[49:03] recommendation best practices. Um remove and replace document all default

[49:09] usernames, passwords and certificates. Ensure all AI connected remote admin

[49:14] access is authenticated and multifactor authenticated.

[49:19] The um provide materials installation testing and labeling of 27 cat 6

[49:25] Ethernet connections and eight cat 6A Ethernet connections. It's a higher

[49:32] grade cabling utilized will provide more bandwidth in the wireless access points

[49:39] to maximize their throughput will require that it's a little bit heavier.

[49:46] Um in addition to that uh provide materials, installation, testing and

[49:50] labeling of one uh cat 6 connection for the county emergency. This is one of the

[49:57] last add-ons. I don't know if you were in the office that day. Um, this is the

[50:01] county radio, the 2A radio updates that they do over the air.

[50:05] » Um, Jeff had reached out to the county. I can't recall his name.

[50:11] » Paul. >> Paul. And he said that you guys needed

[50:14] to provide cabling only. They'll redo the configuration on the so we've

[50:21] included that as well. um provide uh equipment installation configuration

[50:27] testing and an active design. We've done a predictive design right now. An active

[50:33] design is post installation to be able to tune out the system. So the channels

[50:38] correspond with one another. They have optimal overlap. [clears throat]

[50:43] Um of eight um ubiquity triband Wi-Fi 7 wireless access points. Uh also provide

[50:52] three SSIDs including production, guest and IoT.

[50:57] You know what the production is, you know what the or the guest is. The IoT

[51:00] will be for some of your other devices that you have there. Your cameras will

[51:03] probably take that slot for your security system.

[51:07] all provisions within the command center recommendations

[51:11] um implement um pre pre-shared key PPSK for all three networks. Uh WPA3 is

[51:20] available with product. Um there's something that we would probably we've

[51:25] got a couple things in there in the product. There's one thing within the

[51:28] command center um recommendations, the cyber command center recommendations

[51:33] that I shared with Jeff is not at the moment you have to have a radius server

[51:39] and we would need to probably see if you guys have one. He doesn't think that you

[51:43] have one anymore the way that you guys are using email. So, but you have it in

[51:49] the product and the ability where you can update that uh if you end up with

[51:56] previous server Microsoft provides it to you know things that nature. So, um if

[52:02] you guys do have one it's easy to implement um It's just a it's kind of a

[52:07] flip of a switch and rerouting the traffic.

[52:11] In addition to that, we've [clears throat] got uh so we've got some

[52:16] grounding measures with rack and we have um perform those and grounding

[52:24] and then provide Synology NAS um which is a network areas uh I'm sorry network

[52:31] area storage um which rig one this is just everything you guys do uh document

[52:38] wise, pancake breakfast, all you know, anything that goes outside of um storage

[52:43] in your your portals that you have. Um so you can keep those and reuse them. Um

[52:50] [clears throat] and then uh 14 uh provide install configure 14 uh daily

[52:59] desk phones. Uh I think seven of yes, seven of them will be are designed to be

[53:04] mounted. Um the other seven will be on desk uh and providing a phone solution

[53:11] uh that's PCI compliant and HIPPA compliance [cough] to [clears throat]

[53:15] you to carry on any business over the phone um that you need to

[53:20] as well as

[53:28] goes into the call plans. There's there's five of those with designated

[53:32] numbers, full plans. Then you've got the duplicates which is called the resource

[53:36] line. That's for the I think most of them are scattered throughout the uh the

[53:42] non office areas.

[53:52] We'll leverage your existing call flow to start with, but we've got six months

[53:57] to work through that that configuration um and make changes. I know that Jeff

[54:02] already mentioned there's a couple things that he was trying to dabble into

[54:05] recently um to make changes or modifications amongst the different

[54:11] staff at different stations. Um so we can work through those. We configure all

[54:16] those to optimize them with the addition and then [clears throat]

[54:20] um provide project management point contact for all procurement installation

[54:27] that's where this network's going to be configured and segment with sub tenants

[54:33] that gives you scope of work you want to know price or anything like that or any

[54:39] other details. Yeah, you can

[54:45] um the total price tax there. So the total price is $34,474.88

[54:56] And then there's MRC cost as well for phone service. And

[55:04] one thing I didn't mention in here is a 5year extended warranties for all your

[55:11] primary equipment, your access points, your switch, and your firewall.

[55:18] Those are the core components to ensure that

[55:21] So that quote comes fiveyear warranty. >> There's five year extended warranty.

[55:26] It's in the materials list that I didn't go from each.

[55:30] » That's fine. But it is part of that. >> Yep. You can find it in the back.

[55:35] » We're waiting for one more quote and then we're going to have to make a

[55:37] decision. But I appreciate all you kept saying,

[55:43] but I do appreciate all the work you put in and no problem.

[55:49] And as soon as we get to that point, I'll let you know. Okay. Thank you.

[55:53] Chase you.

[55:58] » All right. On to EMS. The ever uh continuing protocol update training. Uh

[56:06] they're really hitting it hard this time around with the implementation of uh

[56:10] different protocols for stroke. So coming up at the beginning of September,

[56:17] all pretty much all strokes will be transported at Trinity Oakland because

[56:22] they're the only comprehensive stroke center in the area. So that'll be

[56:28] [snorts] the big change for us and along with uh different recognition protocols

[56:32] and documentation that goes along with it.

[56:36] » I I see you have it listed here. Is Trinity ready for that?

[56:44] that it's yet to be seen. Hopefully hopefully their construction there is

[56:48] done by the time that starts. But yeah, that's on to the next one. Um, you ever

[56:55] long problem with Trinity along with many of the other hospitals is the uh

[56:58] long turnover times that we have when we arrive there with a patient will be

[57:02] stuck in the hallway uh maintaining them for you know half an hour, 45 minutes,

[57:08] an hour. So, this one was just a straw that broke the camel's back. We had a

[57:14] crew there with a resident that had hip and back pain and they were uh in the ER

[57:21] waiting to do the patient turnover for 138 minutes. And that's just, you know,

[57:27] it it jams our system up and it they had the star unit that was there in front of

[57:33] them was already there for 2 hours and it's just devastating to the system

[57:39] because if we're there and Brandon's there or it just backs us all up and we

[57:44] can't rely on each other. So it's along with the problem that the hospital

[57:49] themselves are having with the inner facility transports. So if they lock the

[57:54] patients up there or ambulances up there, they don't have one to transfer

[57:59] the patients to another facility to distribute the load and uh get them the

[58:04] definitive care they need. So, u long story short, I wrote a letter to the CEO

[58:11] of Trinity and he was quite open and perceptive and we all had a meeting with

[58:17] him and he uh outlined some changes they were going to do in the ER with the

[58:23] patient handover. So, we'll see if it all works out.

[58:27] » Fingers crossed. >> Yes.

[58:35] » Yeah. Yeah.

[58:40] » Um, hospital communications. Uh, the we had a

[58:48] I guess it's in in lie of the recent scanner sites

[58:54] everybody is going nuts with. All of our communications are are being

[59:00] intercepted and posted on Facebook and on these scanner sites where you can

[59:05] just download and app and listen to everybody's radio traffic. So the big

[59:09] one that broke the camels back here was the four fatality PI on 75 where the

[59:15] hospital communication was

[59:18] blasted out and they even put it over the news and everything. That's not

[59:23] something that the family member or even John Key public needs to hear.

[59:31] So, uh, I contacted MDHHS

[59:38] and sent them my concerns and, uh, the communication subcommittee met

[59:44] last week. Uh, the LA area chiefs were on board with it and the discussion with

[59:51] them was that what I put in place is good enough. So,

[59:56] I put in place no longer using the radios. You only use the cell phones to

[1:00:00] contact the hospital on the recorded lines and and they came out with we've

[1:00:05] been utilizing the system ebridge. It's basically an app that we put the patient

[1:00:10] complaint information in and they receive it like a text basically at the

[1:00:15] hospital and then we communicate that way.

[1:00:19] Uh the problem with that is is all this is governed by uh medcom plan. It's it's

[1:00:27] the law in Michigan basically for communications. So the way it stands now

[1:00:34] is our ebridge isn't accepted. Uh we're doing it under a special study and cell

[1:00:41] phones are not recognized at all under the communications.

[1:00:46] You're not supposed to use them at all. you're only supposed to use a landline.

[1:00:49] So, um, with all this in mind, uh, laying out all the problems and

[1:00:55] concerns, they just said, "No, just keep doing it."

[1:00:58] They didn't want to address, uh, remedying the situation or or coming up

[1:01:04] to a unified plan that we could implement in 10 years

[1:01:08] or 15 years, nothing. They're just >> No, it sounds like it's working great.

[1:01:12] So, that's a little bit disheartening. So, um, we plan on pursuing it further.

[1:01:19] Their excuse to that was, well, there's places in the up that only run two or

[1:01:24] three calls a year and they can't afford it, you know, rather than looking at

[1:01:28] systems that we could get funding for in the future to be compliant with all

[1:01:33] these things in mind. So, um, a lot more work on that to let you know. And as

[1:01:40] well kind of tacking on to that um we're also looking at encrypting our channels

[1:01:47] on the north side here. Um we haven't quite presented it to the other

[1:01:51] departments yet but Brandon Springfield North Oakland Holly Village and and

[1:01:56] ourselves are working with the county dispatch on uh possibility of encrypting

[1:02:02] our channel and how it will affect our interoperability with other departments.

[1:02:08] Say if we had blank come down. So, um I think we're in the end stages

[1:02:14] of that. We are probably for now going to encrypt our channel 3.

[1:02:21] So, once after we're initially dispatched, we can all switch over to

[1:02:25] that and use that channel for a little more privacy. Um

[1:02:33] kind of tacking on to that, the the worst part of it is is

[1:02:38] time after that um the brother of

[1:02:45] the guy that died in that four fatality PI he called to to thank the crew. He

[1:02:52] found out it was bruter. So he he called and we talked to him and he did hear

[1:02:57] that the hospital communication and he was very upset by it. So

[1:03:05] it does have its impact and people.

[1:03:13] » Did Did Martin think we could get a hearing over there at some point on it?

[1:03:18] Did he think he could get you in front of a committee?

[1:03:20] » I haven't talked much further with him on that other than that day he was at

[1:03:25] the station, but um he was quite adamant. He he was all for encryting

[1:03:31] » for that reason. So, >> I'll reach out to John.

[1:03:34] » Thank you. [snorts] operations in the hospital

[1:03:39] communications. Uh task force one, we talked about that. Uh station two

[1:03:44] internet, we're testing the Starlink right now because uh

[1:03:49] cable is very spotty. It seems like if the wind

[1:03:55] blows, it goes out over there and it'll be substantially cheaper. Uh we're

[1:03:59] testing on a plan that's $55 right now versus our $170 we're paying for

[1:04:04] Comcast. So, with any luck, it'll work out well for us. And then, uh,

[1:04:11] we'll be able to make a determination whether we can use it, utilize it in the

[1:04:15] new station because it was almost $500 for Comcast and

[1:04:23] » 585. >> 580. Yeah. Almost $600 for AT&T. So, if

[1:04:29] we can save that money there since it's not in the budget at all for that with

[1:04:34] the other increases >> because what was start for commercial

[1:04:37] was what 285 or something to buy the equipment.

[1:04:39] » Yeah, it was it was well below 300. So, >> yeah.

[1:04:45] » No, it'd be a great savings. >> Yeah. Hopefully it works out.

[1:04:49] » Uh it just came in Friday afternoon, so hopefully Jeff can install it this week.

[1:04:54] Gota >> we can start reviewing it.

[1:04:59] Company training as always, the run reports, fire training. We're hitting

[1:05:05] engineer really hard so we can get some people through before it gets cold. It's

[1:05:10] a lot easier to do it while it's warm when people show up. Um the

[1:05:17] continuing on getting everybody on the IC 127 and 800. The county will be here

[1:05:23] the end of next month to do 300 and the following month to do 400.

[1:05:30] So then we'll meet our requirements and

[1:05:35] exceed them actually in most cases. We're continuing with the TIMS training.

[1:05:40] That's the traffic incident management system. Um I think you're about 85%

[1:05:45] compliant with everybody completing that.

[1:05:53] Then we've done our HIPPA bloodborne and protocol updates. The along with the

[1:05:58] paradigm we're still pushing. Um and

[1:06:06] the MTA is holding an e issues in the emergency services contra

[1:06:12] conference. I'm sorry. Um we request that Sergeant Mar and myself attend.

[1:06:21] one of your paper on there. >> Yes. I was just looking. Can you

[1:06:25] remember what the cost was, Jim? >> It was $125.

[1:06:34] » Frank,

[1:06:39] » September 9th.

[1:06:48] I'll make a motion that we approve um sending

[1:06:54] Chief Williams and Sergeant Mar to Frankenmouth for the emerging

[1:07:02] issues in emergency services MTA annual event

[1:07:08] um with the cost covered as well as uh mileage reimburse

[1:07:15] It'll be in the chief's truck. So, >> oh, be in the chief's truck. Okay.

[1:07:19] Scratch that part about mileage reimbursement

[1:07:23] » and uh paid for from >> Chief's

[1:07:27] » Yeah, we take professional development. >> Yeah,

[1:07:32] » I'll second that. Laura, you want a roll call?

[1:07:37] » Uh Jim Christopher, yes. >> Keith Weederold, yes. Kevin Scramlin,

[1:07:40] yes. Theresa Bells, >> yes.

[1:07:45] All right. And then on to grants. I request a board action for a resolution

[1:07:51] authorizing Stacy Malar as designated signatory for the Michigan Department of

[1:07:56] Treasury fire equipment grant application. It's a grant up to $50,000

[1:08:01] for fire equipment that we were going to utilize for turnout here.

[1:08:12] says roughly and I do have the resolution drafted

[1:08:22] number. >> No.

[1:08:25] » Noel number. Oh, you mean page number?

[1:08:30] » No.

[1:08:35] » Resolution. We can just make it

[1:08:53] see

[1:09:04] We'll

[1:09:15] take a motion to approve resolution 2026-018.

[1:09:23] The resolution authorizing designated signatory for the Michigan Department of

[1:09:28] Treasury Fire Equipment Grant Program application

[1:09:33] to the St.

[1:09:37] I'll second it. All those in favor?

[1:09:40] » I opposed.

[1:09:44] Thank you. >> Uh we're still awaiting notification on

[1:09:49] our AFG grant for four cardiac monitors. Hopefully what next month?

[1:09:57] Yeah, possibly may start announcing the awards next month for that along with

[1:10:03] the safer grant and then our DNR grant that that's uh

[1:10:10] just whatever they want to say. So, we're always waiting for that. We have

[1:10:14] for a a sky lift on that. the pipeline safety grant. We applied

[1:10:22] for thermal imagers and we weren't awarded

[1:10:25] unfortunately. Uh the alarms

[1:10:30] for the year were up to 542 versus last year we were 631. And

[1:10:36] there's a breakdown of the reasons. Um predominantly we had a reduction in

[1:10:44] high utilizers. Uh the WO zone gone. We had a drop in

[1:10:49] calls to Mount Holly, uh, Camp Tamarak. There were several larger incidents out

[1:10:55] there last year. So,

[1:10:58] » I see you've actually got more crashes than you had last year.

[1:11:01] » Yeah, it's kind of interesting, isn't it?

[1:11:03] » Yeah, actually, um, the way it was set up last year versus just the cones and

[1:11:09] everything and the way they reduced the lanes was a lot worse this year. People

[1:11:17] tend to get very confused when there's cones there.

[1:11:20] » So, I think that was the main reason for that.

[1:11:26] » I sent an email to the one guy from MDOT last week. I've never heard back.

[1:11:31] Weren't they supposed to be done out there like the end of June or something?

[1:11:34] » Yes. >> And they're still out there.

[1:11:38] » There's no penalty for them this time around. So,

[1:11:41] » you've never responded. Okay.

[1:11:48] And then Township attractions Michigan Renaissance Festival is opening August

[1:11:54] 22nd through October 4th

[1:12:00] and we will be doing first aid there and also the association will be doing the

[1:12:07] ice cream.

[1:12:14] the ice cream stand for several four weekends. So

[1:12:19] hopefully we'll make some profit on that and do well.

[1:12:23] And then Holly Reck continues to be closed for the dam repairs.

[1:12:31] » Yeah, damn.

[1:12:35] » How How's the volunteers on that ice cream

[1:12:40] volunteering [cough] festival? Do you have volunteers of

[1:12:43] people signing up >> or can you tell me what weekends and how

[1:12:48] many people you need? >> Yep, we have a list here. We just got

[1:12:51] it. So, haven't had any chance to work on it yet.

[1:12:55] » Okay. But it's not every single weekend. Um we took the first four weekends

[1:13:00] because we just didn't have enough interest to do all all six days.

[1:13:04] » First four weekends. That closely. >> Okay. So if you want to sign up

[1:13:10] » Well, I may I may want to Can you just pass that over right now? We just keep

[1:13:16] forgetting. >> Yeah, we want to know.

[1:13:18] » It should be fun. >> I know. It's going to be fun.

[1:13:25] » And I'm pretty sure it's in the ice cream booth at the station. So you're

[1:13:28] not standing outside.

[1:13:37] » Uh ticket. They let you in the park, you know, they let you like we don't need a

[1:13:41] ticket to get in in order to go volunteer at the ice cream place. Just

[1:13:46] checking. >> I I'll clarify what ship um you come in

[1:13:49] in the morning. We'll show you how to do the cash and do the credit card machines

[1:13:53] and that kind of stuff. >> Um but I just got him back tonight. I'm

[1:13:57] like, >> "Did you confirm with your girl we're

[1:13:59] good for four weekends?" He's like, "Yeah, you're good to go." I'm like,

[1:14:02] "Thanks. We got like last minute.

[1:14:10] And then the rest is uh about the incident, the OBV part, the article I

[1:14:16] wrote for David Fleet, and then uh just continue

[1:14:23] on more of an explanation of the radio encryption

[1:14:31] topics. And then just hitting again on the uh

[1:14:37] Dixie roadway diet. >> Just want to keep it on everybody's

[1:14:43] radar.

[1:14:47] » I don't think anybody's forgot about it, John.

[1:14:51] » I don't I don't mean to be out of order, but there's a meeting at the Royal

[1:14:55] Commission this week.

[1:15:04] And then the rest is just our report cards. We were excellent as always,

[1:15:09] surprisingly. We work hard, but um they were all good.

[1:15:17] So that is all I have. >> Thank you, John.

[1:15:24] Got any public comment on the fire board meeting?

[1:15:29] I take it we don't Sweet.

[1:15:35] » Motion that we adjourn. >> Second. All those in favor.

[1:15:42] » Thank you.

Groveland Township Board Meeting 8.10.24

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