Minutes of the Scio DDA meeting held on April 10, 2006
Scio Township Hall
827 North Zeeb Road
Ann Arbor, Mi 48103
Vice Chairman Weaver called the meeting to order at 12:11 PM
Roll Call: Members Present: Colvin, Cornish, Holland, Luckhardt, Nielsen And Weaver
Members Absent: Bliss, Fox and Upton
Others Present: DelVecchio, Fecho and Siddall
Nielsen moved and Luckhardt seconded a motion to approve the minutes of March 13, 2006. The motion passed unanimously.
Luckhard moved and Cornish seconded a motion to receive and file the Road Committee notes from the March 22, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Washtenaw County Road Commission Report:
Siddall gave an overview of the engineering progress for Phase III of the Jackson Road project. They are working on drainage requirements and access management. There will be a need for several easements. The Road Commission Staff and OHM have been meeting with representatives of the utilities (gas, electric, telephone, etc.) to solve any existing problems. It appears that relocation of a major gas line can be avoided. The grading plan is about 80% complete. A refined construction cost estimate should be available in June.
There have been discussions with Semcog and MDOT about the changes in the TIP plan to show federal dollars. Approval is expected so MSU will have the awarded funds available by the end of May.
DelVecchio has meet with several property owners. He passed out the updated Parcel Acquisition Status Report. He reviewed the report and discussed several specific properties as he displayed examples with a power point presentation. He said that several variances would be required for items such as setbacks, sign relocation and parking requirements.
Landscape Consultants Report: There was no report as the Consultant was away on business.
Chairman’s Report: There was no report from the Chairman as he was away on jury duty. Vice Chairman Weaver said that Chairman Upton had asked him the include the reappointment of the Landscape Consultant and the Executive Director on the agenda and to question the reason for the increase in the WCRC estimated charge for ROW administration.
Township Manager’s Report: Manager Fecho said that the two resolutions he wrote are included under new business and could be discussed later in the meeting.
Executive Director’s Report: The following printed reports were included with the agenda:
i. Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2006
ii. Balance Sheet as of April 4, 2006
iii. Cash Flow Summary
iv. Cash Flow Detail
v. Investment Summary-Ann Arbor Commerce Bank 3-31-06
vi. Investment Summary-Ann Arbor Commerce Bank 4-4-06
DeLong explained how funds had been transferred between accounts to maximize the amount of interest received.
Other Reports: None
Old Business: None
New Business: At this point the meeting was turned over to Holland as he was appointed to nominate a slate of officers for this fiscal year. His nominations were:
Chairman: Upton
Vice Chairman: Weaver
Secretary/Treasurer: Bliss
There were no further nominations. Nielsen moved and Cornish seconded that the nomination be closed. The motion passed unanimously.
Colvin moved and Luckhardt seconded that the Board accept the nominees as the incoming officers. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting Chairmanship was returned to Weaver.
Cornish moved and Holland seconded a motion to approve a resolution regarding the payment of funds for local participation in road improvements at the baker Road and I-94 interchange. (See attachment A)
Roll call vote: Bliss absent, Colvin yes, Cornish yes, Fox absent, Holland yes, Luckhardt yes, Nielsen yes, Upton Absent, Weaver yes. The motion passed.
Delvecchio explain why the estimated costs of ROW acquisition had increased for the previous budget year indicating that increased activity was expected.
Nielsen moved and Colvin seconded a motion to recommend approval by the Township Board of the contract between WCRC and Scio Township for ROW acquisition payments. (See attachment B)
Roll call vote: Bliss absent, Colvin yes, Cornish yes, Fox absent, Holland yes, Luckhardt yes, Nielsen yes, Upton Absent, Weaver yes. The motion passed.
Colvin moved and Holland seconded a motion to reappoint Nancy Hedberg as Landscaping Consultant for the 2006-07 fiscal year. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Nielsen moved and Holland seconded a motion to reappoint Richard DeLong as Executive Director for the 2006-07 fiscal year. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Holland moved and Cornish seconded a motion to submit the DDA budget as presented for the fiscal year 2006-07 to the Township Board. (See attachment C)
Roll call vote: Bliss absent, Colvin yes, Cornish yes, Fox absent, Holland yes, Luckhardt yes, Nielsen yes, Upton Absent, Weaver yes. The motion passed.
Cornish moved and Nielsen seconded a motion to continue with Benzinski as the DDA Financial Consultant for Phase III of Jackson Blvd. under an existing contract.
Roll call vote: Bliss absent, Colvin yes, Cornish yes, Fox absent, Holland yes, Luckhardt yes, Nielsen yes, Upton Absent, Weaver yes. The motion passed.
Cornish moved and Colvin seconded the payment of the following invoices:
vii. The Ann Arbor News $217.00
viii. Carlisle/Wortman $3,487.50
ix. Plante & Moran $2,250.00
x. JPMorgan 1988 Bond Interest $12,950.00
xi. JPMorgan 1990 Bond Interest $21,875.00
xii. JPMorgan 1994 Bond Principal $500,000.00
xiii. JPMorgan 1994 Bond Interest $162,450.00
xiv. Richard A. DeLong $800.00
xv. Panera Bread $115.46
Total $704,144.96
Roll call vote: Bliss absent, Colvin yes, Cornish yes, Fox absent, Holland yes, Luckhardt yes, Nielsen yes, Upton Absent, Weaver yes. The motion passed.
Discussion and audience participation:
Nielsen said the incumbent members of the DDA Board whose terms were expiring have been reappointed. A DDA Newsletter is being printed and distributed. All DDA members are encouraged to attend a meeting at the Washtenaw Independent School District Building on April 26th. Nielsen reported that the needed 9 members of the Citizen’s Committee have been selected.
Adjournment:
Holland moved and Nielsen seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:31 PM. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
